Air conditioner

Abstract

Provided is an air conditioner that can include a housing, a protruding portion protruding outwardly from the housing and defining an accommodating cavity, and a controller, at least a portion of the controller being arranged in the accommodating cavity, wherein: the protruding portion is provided with an operating hole communicated with the accommodating cavity, an operating surface of the controller is arranged in the operating hole so that the operating surface is exposed, or the operating surface of the controller is arranged on an outer side surface of the protruding portion.

1 . An air conditioner comprising:
 a housing;   a protruding portion protruding outwardly from the housing and defining an accommodating cavity; and   a controller, at least a part of the controller being arranged in the accommodating cavity,   wherein:
 the protruding portion is provided with an operating hole communicated with the accommodating cavity, an operating surface of the controller being arranged in the operating hole so that the operating surface is exposed, or 
 the operating surface of the controller is arranged on an outer side surface of the protruding portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the housing comprises a housing body,   wherein the protruding portion comprises a handle casing configured to be detachably arranged on the housing body, and the handle casing comprises an end plate and a surrounding plate surrounding the end plate, and   wherein:
 the operating hole is defined in the end plate, and the controller is detachably connected with the handle casing, or, 
 the operating surface is arranged on the end plate and integrated with the end plate. 
   
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein a part of the end plate is recessed inwards, relative to another part of the end plate, to form a handle slot.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the controller comprises an operating panel, the operating panel has the operation surface, at least a part of the operating panel is fitted in the operating hole, a remaining part of the controller is located at a rear side of the operating panel and is located in the accommodating cavity, and the remaining part of the controller abuts against a part of the end plate around the operating hole, so that a movement of the controller is limited in a forward direction.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner according to  claim 4 , further comprising a controller support member,
 wherein the controller support member is connected to a rear wall surface of the end plate and surrounds the remaining part of the controller, and   wherein the remaining part of the controller is fitted into the controller support member, so that a movement of the controller is limited in up, down, left and right directions.   
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner according to  claim 5 , further comprising a limiting part,
 wherein the air conditioner further comprises a limiting part that is connected with the controller support member and that abuts against the controller in a front-and-rear direction so that a movement of the controller limited in a backward direction, or   wherein the air conditioner further comprises a controller limiting member, the controller limiting member is connected with the controller support member or is connected with the rear wall surface of the end plate, and the controller limiting member comprises a part abutting against the controller in the front-and-rear direction, so that the movement of the controller is limited in the backward direction.   
     
     
         7 . The air conditioner according to  claim 4 , further comprising a sealing ring,
 wherein the sealing ring is fitted between the operating panel and the end plate.   
     
     
         8 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the operating hole is defined in the end plate, and   wherein the air conditioner further comprises a controller mounting box, the controller mounting box defines a mounting cavity, a front side of the mounting cavity is open, the controller is configured to be mounted in the mounting cavity so that the operating surface is exposed, and at least a part of the controller mounting box is located in the accommodating cavity and connected to the end plate.   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , further comprising a cover plate,
 wherein the cover plate is connected to the controller mounting box in a rotatable manner between a covering position of covering the operating surface and an exposing position of exposing the operating surface.   
     
     
         10 . The air conditioner according to  claim 2 , further comprising a cover plate,
 wherein the cover plate is connected to the handle casing in a rotatable manner between a covering position of covering the operating surface and an exposing position of exposing the operating surface.