Air-conditioning indoor unit and air conditioner

Abstract

An air-conditioning indoor unit and an air conditioner are provided. The indoor unit has a surface frame, a breezeless member, an outer deflector, a heat exchanger, and a fan. The surface frame has a first air outlet defined on a front lower part of the surface frame. The first air outlet penetrates a front part and a bottom of the surface frame. The breezeless member is disposed at a front side of the surface frame. The outer deflector is capable of opening and closing a bottom side of the first air outlet. The breezeless member is configured to open a front side of the first air outlet when located at a first position, and to close the front side of the first air outlet when located at a second position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air-conditioning indoor unit comprising:
 a surface frame comprising an air inlet and a first air outlet, wherein the first air outlet is defined on a front lower part of the surface frame, wherein the first air outlet penetrates forwardly a front part of the surface frame and downwardly a bottom of the surface frame;   a breezeless member configured to scatter air and arranged at a front side of the surface frame in a manner that the breezeless member is movable between a first position and a second position;   an outer deflector movably disposed at the first air outlet, wherein the outer deflector is configured to open and close a bottom side of the first air outlet;   a heat exchanger disposed within the surface frame; and   a fan disposed within the surface frame,   wherein:   when the breezeless member is at the first position, the breezeless member is configured to open a front side of the first air outlet, and   when the breezeless member is at the second position, the breezeless member is configured to close the front side of the first air outlet.   
     
     
         2 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the surface frame further comprises a second air outlet, and   the second air outlet is defined on at least one of a left end or a right end of the surface frame.   
     
     
         3 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 a panel is disposed at the front side of the surface frame,   a receiving chamber is defined between the panel and the surface frame, and   the breezeless member is received within the receiving chamber when the breezeless member is at the first position.   
     
     
         4 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 when the air-conditioning indoor unit is in an OFF state, the bottom side of the first air outlet is closed by the outer deflector, and the front side of the first air outlet is closed by the breezeless member, and the breezeless member abuts the outer deflector by an abutting line located at a front side of the first air outlet.   
     
     
         5 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , further comprising a first operation mode group,
 wherein when the air-conditioning indoor unit is in the first operation mode group, the front side of the first air outlet is opened by the breezeless member, and the bottom side of the first air outlet is at least partially opened by the outer deflector.   
     
     
         6 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the first operation mode group comprises at least one of a first operation mode or a second operation mode;   in the first operation mode, the front side of the first air outlet is opened by the breezeless member, and the bottom side of the first air outlet is partially opened by the outer deflector; and   in the second operation mode, the front side of the first air outlet is opened by the breezeless member, the bottom side of the first air outlet is opened by the outer deflector, and air blown from the first air outlet is guided downwardly by moving and positioning the outer deflector at the front side of the first air outlet.   
     
     
         7 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second operation mode group,
 wherein when the air-conditioning indoor unit is in the second operation mode group, the front side of the first air outlet is closed by the breezeless member, and the bottom side of the first air outlet is at least partially closed by the outer deflector.   
     
     
         8 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 the second operation mode group comprises at least one of a third operation mode or a fourth operation mode;   in the third operation mode, the front side of the first air outlet is closed by the breezeless member, and the bottom side of the first air outlet is closed by the outer deflector; and   in the fourth operation mode, the front side of the first air outlet is closed by the breezeless member, and the outer deflector has one end abutting the breezeless member and another end spaced apart from the bottom of the surface frame to partially open the bottom side of the first air outlet.   
     
     
         9 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer deflector is rotatably disposed at the first air outlet. 
     
     
         10 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer deflector is disposed on the bottom side of the first air outlet and configured to move forwardly and backwardly. 
     
     
         11 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 10 , further comprising a drive mechanism for driving the outer deflector to move forwardly and backwardly, the drive mechanism comprising:
 a motor;   a gear disposed on an output shaft of the motor; and   a rack disposed on the outer deflector and extending in a forward-backward direction, the gear being adapted to be engaged with the rack.   
     
     
         12 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 11 , further comprising an accommodation chamber defined on a lower end of the surface frame, wherein the motor and the gear are disposed within the accommodation chamber, and wherein the rack is at least partially accommodated within the accommodation chamber. 
     
     
         13 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 12 , wherein when the bottom side of the first air outlet is opened by the outer deflector, the rack is entirely accommodated within the accommodation chamber, and the outer deflector is at least partially accommodated within the accommodation chamber. 
     
     
         14 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the breezeless member comprises: an air-scattering plate; and an air-scattering device disposed on the air-scattering plate and located on an inner side of the air-scattering plate,   the air-scattering plate comprises a first air-scattering structure, and   the air-scattering device comprises: a mounting plate having a plurality of first ventilation holes and connected to the air-scattering plate; and a first air-scattering mechanism disposed within the plurality of first ventilation holes and comprising at least one of a first stationary blade or a first rotatable blade, the first stationary blade being opposite to the first rotatable blade.   
     
     
         15 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer deflector comprises a second air-scattering structure. 
     
     
         16 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 the second air-scattering structure comprises a plurality of air-scattering holes formed on the outer deflector; or   the outer deflector is formed in a grid form having a hollow structure as the second air-scattering structure; or   the second air-scattering structure comprises a plurality of second ventilation holes formed on the outer deflector and a plurality of second air-scattering mechanisms respectively disposed in the plurality of second ventilation holes, each of the plurality of second air-scattering mechanisms comprising at least one of a second stationary blade or a second rotatable blade, the second stationary blade being opposite to the second rotatable blade.   
     
     
         17 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer deflector is driven to move by a first drive motor disposed on the surface frame or on a base of the air-conditioning indoor unit. 
     
     
         18 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the surface frame has an air outlet passage in communication with the first air outlet;   a rotation flow guide device is provided in the air outlet passage, the rotation flow guide device being rotatable and configured to distribute a volume of air blown from the air outlet passage towards each of the front side and the bottom side of the first air outlet; and   
       a second drive motor disposed on the surface frame or on a base of the air-conditioning indoor unit for driving the rotation flow guide device to rotate. 
     
     
         19 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 18 , wherein:
 the rotation flow guide device comprises an inner deflector that is rotatable, the inner deflector having a rotation axis located at or close to a middle of the inner deflector; or   wherein the rotation flow guide device comprises: an inner deflector that is rotatable, and a louver disposed on the inner deflector.   
     
     
         20 . The air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 18 , wherein when the air-conditioning indoor unit is in an OFF state, an air outlet end of the air outlet passage is closed by the rotation flow guide device. 
     
     
         21 . An air conditioner comprising the air-conditioning indoor unit according to  claim 1 .