Air Conditioner Outdoor Unit and Air Conditioning Device

Abstract

An air conditioner outdoor unit includes a housing including a heat-exchange air duct with a fan provided within the heat-exchange air duct, an electric control box connected to the housing, and a heat-dissipation air duct system configured to dissipate heat from the electric control box and including a heat-dissipation air duct arranged independent of the heat-exchange air duct and in communication with the heat-exchange air duct.

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         25 . An air conditioner outdoor unit comprising:
 a housing, including a heat-exchange air duct, a fan being provided within the heat-exchange air duct;   an electric control box, connected to the housing; and   a heat-dissipation air duct system, configured to dissipate heat from the electric control box, and including a heat-dissipation air duct arranged independent of the heat-exchange air duct and in communication with the heat-exchange air duct.   
     
     
         26 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 25 , further comprising:
 an air guide member, disposed in the heat-exchange air duct and together with the electric control box enclosing the heat-dissipation air duct; and   a radiator, positioned in the heat-dissipation air duct, connected to the electric control box, and configured to dissipate heat from the electric control box.   
     
     
         27 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 26 , wherein the heat-dissipation air duct is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is in communication with an external space, and the air outlet is in communication with the heat-exchange air duct. 
     
     
         28 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 27 , wherein:
 the air inlet is provided at a bottom of the heat-dissipation air duct, and a top of the heat-dissipation air duct is left open to form the air outlet;   the air inlet includes a plurality of strip-shaped holes provided in a shape of a louver; and   the bottom of the heat-dissipation air duct is provided with a ventilation port, and the ventilation port is in communication with the heat-exchange air duct.   
     
     
         29 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 28 , wherein the air guide member is provided with a plate-like air guide part located at the air outlet, and the air guide part extends obliquely in a direction away from the electric control box and away from a bottom wall of the housing along a direction of airflow in the heat-dissipation air duct. 
     
     
         30 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 28 , wherein the heat-dissipation air duct includes:
 a transverse section, one end of the traverse section being provided with the air inlet; and   a vertical section, in communication with another end of the transverse section and extending in a direction toward a top wall of the housing, the radiator being located in the vertical section, an end of the vertical section close to the top wall of the housing being left open to form the air outlet, and an end of the vertical section away from the top wall of the housing being provided with the ventilation port.   
     
     
         31 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 30 , wherein:
 the electric control box includes an electric control part and an extension part, the electric control part is connected to the radiator, the extension part is connected to a bottom wall of the housing;   the air guide member includes a side enclosure plate and a bottom plate;   the side enclosure plate is hooded over the radiator and encloses the vertical section with the electric control part and the bottom plate, and an upper end of the side enclosure plate encloses the air outlet with the electric control part; and   the bottom plate is connected to a lower end of the side enclosure plate, the bottom plate, a bottom wall of the electric control part, and the extension part enclose the transverse section, the air inlet is provided in the extension part, the bottom plate is lower than the air inlet, and the ventilation port is provided in the bottom plate.   
     
     
         32 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 31 , wherein one end of the side enclosure plate is snap-fitted to the radiator, another end of the side enclosure plate is connected to the radiator by a first fastener, and the bottom plate is connected to the extension part by a second fastener. 
     
     
         33 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to claim  1 , wherein:
 the heat-dissipation air duct is a first heat-dissipation air duct; and   the heat-dissipation air duct system further includes a second heat-dissipation air duct provided in the electric control box.   
     
     
         34 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 33 , wherein:
 the second heat-dissipation air duct is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is in communication with an external space, and the air outlet is in communication with the heat-exchange air duct; and   the air outlet includes a plurality of strip-shaped holes provided in a shape of a louver, and an opening of the air outlet faces upward.   
     
     
         35 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 34 , further comprising:
 an air guide member provided in the heat-exchange air duct and disposed opposite to the air outlet;   wherein:
 the air guide member shields the air outlet and an air guide space is formed between the air guide member and the air outlet; 
 the air guide space has an air discharge port in communication with the heat-exchange air duct; 
 the air discharge port is located at a bottom of the air guide space; 
 the air inlet faces a bottom wall of the housing; and 
 the air guide member has a plate-like structure, and a bottom of the air guide member extends obliquely in a direction toward the electric control box. 
   
     
     
         36 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 35 , further comprising:
 a water baffle plate provided in the air guide space;   wherein:
 the water baffle plate shields the air outlet and a first air-passing passage is formed between the water baffle plate and the air outlet; 
 a second air-passing passage is formed between the water baffle plate and the air guide member; and 
 along a direction of airflow, the first air-passing passage extends in a direction away from the air discharge port, and the second air-passing passage extends in a direction toward the air discharge port. 
   
     
     
         37 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 36 , wherein:
 a bottom of the water baffle plate is lower than the air outlet, and a top of the water baffle plate is not lower than the air outlet; and   a bottom of the air guide member is lower than the bottom of the water baffle plate.   
     
     
         38 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 37 , wherein the bottom of the water baffle plate is connected to the electric control box, and the top of the water baffle plate extends obliquely in a direction toward the air guide member. 
     
     
         39 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 35 , wherein the housing includes:
 a cabinet body connected to the electric control box and provided with an air inlet;   a chassis connected to a bottom of the cabinet body and a bottom of the electric control box; and   a top cover, provided on and covering a top of the cabinet body and a top of the electric control box, the top cover being provided with an air outlet, and the air guide member being connected to the top cover and arranged along a circumference of the air outlet.   
     
     
         40 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 25 , wherein:
 a side wall of the housing is provided with an installation notch; and   the electric control box includes:
 a box body connected to the housing and capping an upper part of the installation notch; 
 a first cover plate provided on and covering the box body and enclosing an installation space with the box body, a bottom of the installation space being left open; 
 an electric control board provided within the installation space; and 
 a second cover plate capping a lower part of the installation notch and a bottom open end of the installation space, the second cover plate being provided with an avoidance notch for avoiding a refrigerant pipe. 
   
     
     
         41 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 40 , further comprising:
 a radiator connected to the box body;   wherein the box body, the first cover plate, and the electric control board form an electric control part of the electric control box, and the second cover plate forms an extension part of the electric control box.   
     
     
         42 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 40 , wherein:
 the heat-dissipation air duct is a first heat-dissipation air duct;   a second heat-dissipation air duct is provided within the electric control box, and the second heat-dissipation air duct is provided with an air inlet in communication with an external space and an air outlet in communication with the heat-exchange air duct;   the air outlet is provided in the box body; and   the air inlet includes at least one of an air intake port provided in the second cover plate, a wire pass-through hole provided in the second cover plate, an assembly gap between the second cover plate and the box body, or an assembly gap between the second cover plate and the first cover plate.   
     
     
         43 . The air conditioner outdoor unit according to  claim 42 , wherein the electric control box further includes:
 a radiator provided on the electric control board, a distance between the radiator and the air outlet being smaller than a distance between the radiator and the air inlet.   
     
     
         44 . An air conditioning device comprising:
 an air conditioning indoor unit; and   an air conditioner outdoor unit connected to the air conditioning indoor unit and including:
 a housing, including a heat-exchange air duct, a fan being provided within the heat-exchange air duct; 
 an electric control box, connected to the housing; and 
 a heat-dissipation air duct system, configured to dissipate heat from the electric control box, and including a heat-dissipation air duct arranged independent of the heat-exchange air duct and in communication with the heat-exchange air duct.