CN-122015183-A - Left-right air inlet embedded air conditioner and control method thereof

CN122015183ACN 122015183 ACN122015183 ACN 122015183ACN-122015183-A

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to an embedded air conditioner with left and right air inlets and a control method thereof. The air conditioner indoor unit comprises an air conditioner indoor unit, wherein a casing of the air conditioner indoor unit comprises a front panel, and an air outlet, a first air inlet and a second air inlet which are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the air outlet are formed in the front panel. The control method comprises the steps of obtaining a set operation mode and indoor environment temperature of the air conditioner, controlling the air supply direction of an air outlet according to the set operation mode, and controlling the air supply quantity of a first air inlet and the air supply quantity of a second air inlet according to the set operation mode and the indoor environment temperature so that the air conditioner operates in the set operation mode. The invention realizes the adjustment of the air supply direction of the air outlet and the air supply quantity of the left air inlet and the right air inlet, avoids the problem of insufficient participation degree of indoor air in heat exchange caused by single air inlet and outlet form, and improves the heat exchange efficiency of the indoor air, thereby improving the uniformity of indoor temperature and further improving the use experience of users.

Inventors

HOU FUYU
HAO BENHUA
ZHANG DEMING
DAI BOCHANG
SUN PENGFEI

Assignees

青岛海尔空调器有限总公司
海尔智家股份有限公司

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20241031

Claims (12)

1. The control method of the air conditioner comprises an air conditioner indoor unit, wherein the air conditioner comprises a machine shell, the machine shell comprises a front panel, an air outlet, a first air inlet and a second air inlet which are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the air outlet are formed in the front panel, and the control method comprises the following steps: Acquiring a set operation mode of the air conditioner and an indoor environment temperature; And controlling the air supply direction of the air outlet according to the set operation mode, and controlling the air supply quantity of the first air inlet and the air supply quantity of the second air inlet according to the set operation mode and the indoor environment temperature so as to enable the air conditioner to operate in the set operation mode.
2. The control method of claim 1, wherein the indoor unit further comprises a plurality of first air intake fans disposed at the first air inlet for adjusting an air intake of the first air inlet and a plurality of second air intake fans disposed at the second air inlet for adjusting an air intake of the second air inlet, wherein each air intake fan is configured to guide an air flow in an area thereof into the cabinet, and Controlling the air inlet amount of the first air inlet and the air inlet amount of the second air inlet according to the set operation mode and the indoor environment temperature comprises the following steps: determining a target heat exchange area of the air conditioner according to the set running mode and the indoor environment temperature; and starting an air inlet fan positioned in the target heat exchange area to control the air inlet quantity of the first air inlet and the air inlet quantity of the second air inlet.
3. The control method according to claim 2, wherein the target heat exchange area is at least one of a plurality of sub-areas spatially divided by an indoor environment based on an orientation of the air conditioner indoor unit, the indoor environment temperature including a temperature within the plurality of sub-areas, and According to the set operation mode and the indoor environment temperature, determining the target heat exchange area comprises: determining a target heat exchange direction of the air conditioner according to the set operation mode; judging whether the difference value between the temperature in each subarea positioned in the target heat exchange direction and the set temperature is greater than or equal to a preset temperature threshold value; if yes, determining the subarea with the difference value larger than or equal to a preset temperature threshold value as the target heat exchange area.
4. The control method according to claim 3, wherein the set operation modes include a direct blow mode, a left blow mode, and a right blow mode, and According to the set operation mode, determining the target heat exchange direction of the air conditioner comprises: under the condition that the set operation mode is a front blowing mode, determining the target heat exchange direction of the air conditioner as the left front and the right front of the air conditioner indoor unit; Determining the target heat exchange direction of the air conditioner as the left front of the air conditioner indoor unit under the condition that the set operation mode is a left blowing mode, and And when the set operation mode is a right blowing mode, determining that the target heat exchange direction of the air conditioner is the right front of the air conditioner indoor unit.
5. The control method according to claim 4, wherein, The first air inlets and the second air inlets are rectangular openings extending in the vertical direction, the first air inlet fans are arranged at the first air inlets at intervals in the vertical direction, and the second air inlet fans are arranged at the second air inlets at intervals in the vertical direction; The plurality of sub-areas includes an indoor left upper area and an indoor left lower area located at a left front of the air conditioning indoor unit, and an indoor right upper area and an indoor right lower area located at a left front of the air conditioning indoor unit, and Starting the air inlet fan positioned in the target heat exchange area comprises the following steps: Starting at least one first air inlet fan positioned at the upper part of the first air inlet under the condition that the target heat exchange area comprises the upper area of the indoor left side; Starting at least one first air inlet fan positioned at the lower part of the first air inlet under the condition that the target heat exchange area comprises the lower area at the left side of the indoor; Starting at least one second air inlet fan positioned at the upper part of the second air inlet under the condition that the target heat exchange area comprises the upper area of the right side of the indoor; And starting at least one second air inlet fan positioned at the lower part of the second air inlet under the condition that the target heat exchange area comprises the lower area of the right side of the indoor.
6. The control method of claim 1, wherein the air conditioning indoor unit further comprises a first air inlet cover plate and a second air inlet cover plate, the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate being configured to be positioned at a front side of the air outlet in an opened state to guide a flow direction of an air flow flowing out from the air outlet, and Controlling the air supply direction of the air outlet according to the set operation mode comprises the following steps: And controlling the rotation directions of the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate according to the set operation mode.
7. The control method according to claim 6, wherein, Controlling the rotation directions of the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate according to the set operation mode comprises the following steps: when the set operation mode is a forward blowing mode, the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate are controlled to rotate to a position vertical to the front panel, so that air flow flowing out of the air outlet flows forwards; under the condition that the set operation mode is a left blowing mode, controlling the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate to rotate leftwards so as to enable air flow out of the air outlet to flow leftwards and forwards, and And under the condition that the set operation mode is a right blowing mode, controlling the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate to rotate rightwards so as to enable air flow flowing out of the air outlet to flow rightwards and forwards.
8. An air conditioner, comprising: The air conditioner indoor unit comprises a casing, a first air inlet and a second air inlet, wherein the casing comprises a front panel, an air outlet, and a first air inlet and a second air inlet which are respectively arranged at the left side and the right side of the air outlet are arranged on the front panel, and The control system comprises a processing module and a storage module, wherein the storage module stores a machine executable program, and the machine executable program is used for realizing the control method according to any one of claims 1-7 when being executed by the processing module.
9. The air conditioner of claim 8, wherein the air conditioner indoor unit further comprises: the first air inlet cover plate and the second air inlet cover plate are configured to be positioned at the front side of the air outlet in an opened state so as to guide the flow direction of air flow flowing out of the air outlet; A plurality of first air inlet fans arranged at the first air inlet for adjusting the air inlet quantity of the first air inlet, and The second air inlet fans are arranged at the second air inlet and used for adjusting the air inlet quantity of the second air inlet.
10. The air conditioner of claim 9, wherein the air conditioner indoor unit further comprises: A first temperature detecting device and a second temperature detecting device which are arranged at the first air inlet at intervals in the vertical direction, wherein the first temperature detecting device is used for detecting the temperature of the upper area of the indoor left side, the second temperature detecting device is used for detecting the temperature of the lower area of the indoor left side, and The third temperature detection device and the fourth temperature detection device are arranged at the second air inlet at intervals in the vertical direction, the third temperature detection device is used for detecting the temperature of an upper area on the right side in the room, and the fourth temperature detection device is used for detecting the temperature of a lower area on the right side in the room.
11. The air conditioner of claim 9, wherein, The first air inlet and the second air inlet are rectangular openings extending along the vertical direction, and The first air inlet fans are arranged at the first air inlet along the vertical direction at intervals, and the second air inlet fans are arranged at the second air inlet along the vertical direction at intervals.
12. The air conditioner of claim 9, wherein, The air conditioning indoor unit is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the household appliance.

Description

Left-right air inlet embedded air conditioner and control method thereof Technical Field The invention relates to the technical field of air conditioning, in particular to an embedded air conditioner with left and right air inlets and a control method thereof. Background In the trend of integration of home, appliances such as refrigerators and dish washers are installed in an embedded manner, and air conditioners are used as large home appliances of living room appliances, and the trend of integration is required to be complied with, so that cabinet air conditioners can be hidden in the home environment. Through embedded design, the air conditioner cabinet can be 'hidden' in the house environment, not only can promote whole pleasing to the eye degree, reinforcing the harmonious sense and the comfort level of house, can also optimize space utilization to satisfy the demand of modern family to brief, clean and tidy space better. Because the other side surfaces except the front side surface of the embedded air conditioner are shielded by furniture and/or walls, in order to ensure the smoothness of the air inlet and the air outlet of the embedded air conditioner, the prior embedded air conditioner is generally provided with an air inlet and an air outlet at the front side at the same time. However, an air inlet is usually formed below the front side of an indoor unit, an air outlet is formed above the front side of the indoor unit, the air inlet and outlet modes are single, rich air supply functions cannot be realized, and the problem of indoor temperature non-uniformity caused by poor left and right air supply capability easily occurs in the embedded air conditioner in the market at present. Disclosure of Invention In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an embedded air conditioner for right and left air intake and a control method thereof, which overcome or at least partially solve the above problems. An object of the present invention in a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a control method of an air conditioner capable of adjusting a left and right intake air amount, so as to improve indoor temperature uniformity, thereby improving a user experience. A further object of the present invention is to ensure accuracy of the air intake adjustment, thereby ensuring improved air intake efficiency. Another further object of the present invention is to improve the accuracy of adjusting the direction of the air supplied from the air outlet, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency of the indoor unit of the air conditioner. An object of a second aspect of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner using the above control method, so as to improve the use experience of a user. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of an air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner includes an air conditioner indoor unit, the air conditioner includes a casing, the casing includes a front panel, an air outlet and a first air inlet and a second air inlet respectively located at left and right sides of the air outlet are formed on the front panel, and the control method includes: Acquiring a set operation mode of an air conditioner and an indoor environment temperature; And controlling the air supply direction of the air outlet according to the set operation mode, and controlling the air supply quantity of the first air inlet and the air supply quantity of the second air inlet according to the set operation mode and the indoor environment temperature so as to enable the air conditioner to operate in the set operation mode. Further, the indoor unit of the air conditioner further comprises a plurality of first air inlet fans and a plurality of second air inlet fans, wherein the plurality of first air inlet fans are arranged at the first air inlet and used for adjusting the air inlet quantity of the first air inlet, the plurality of second air inlet fans are arranged at the second air inlet and used for adjusting the air inlet quantity of the second air inlet, each air inlet fan is used for guiding the air flow in the area where the air inlet fans are arranged to enter the machine shell, and the air inlet fans are arranged at the second air inlet The control of the air inlet amount of the first air inlet and the air inlet amount of the second air inlet according to the set operation mode and the indoor environment temperature comprises the following steps: determining a target heat exchange area of the air conditioner according to a set running mode and the indoor environment temperature; and starting an air inlet fan positioned in the target heat exchange area to control the air inlet quantity of the first air inlet and the air inlet quantity of the second air inlet. Further, the target heat exchange area is at least one of a plurality of sub-areas of the indoor environment divided in space based on the orientation of the air conditione