JP2002168510A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner including a blade in which blade air direction is easily changed over, and which blade is demounted with ease. SOLUTION: An air conditioner is provided, which comprises a demountable blade section which is mounted across a blow-off outlet from which cold air/ warm air heat exchanged in a heat exchanger is blown off, and changes the direction of cold air/warm air blown out from the blow-off outlet, and an anchorage section for anchoring the demountable blade section to the blow-off outlet. In the air conditioner, the demountable blade section and the anchorage section are provided demountably across the blow-off outlet, and the anchorage section has an operation piece that facilitates demounting thereof from the blow-off outlet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a wind direction control device for an outlet for blowing out temperature-controlled air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, air conditioners mounted on a wall have been widely used.

An air conditioner described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-4916 has been proposed for controlling the wind direction of a blade portion of this type of air conditioner.

[0004] This air conditioner has a blade portion detachably provided at an air outlet, and by removing the blade portion, the blower fan can be easily cleaned. However, the driving method of the blade portion is manual. there were.

[0005]

For this reason, when changing the wind direction of the air conditioner, it is necessary to go to the installation location of the air conditioner and directly operate it by hand.

[0006] Therefore, there has been a strong demand that the blade section be driven by a motor and the wind direction be switched by a remote controller.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above points,
An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which a wind direction can be easily switched and which has a detachable blade portion.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is attached to an outlet for blowing cold air / hot air that has been heat-exchanged by a heat exchanger, and is blown from the air outlet. In an air conditioner provided with a detachable blade part for changing the direction of cold air / hot air and a fixed part for fixing the detachable blade part to the outlet, the detachable blade part and the fixed part are detachably provided at the outlet. The fixing portion is provided with an operation piece for facilitating attachment and detachment from the outlet.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the operation piece of the fixing portion is provided in a direction along the flow of the wind from the outlet.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a support rib for connecting the upper and lower sides of the air outlet is provided substantially at the center of the air outlet, and the operation piece of the fixed part is located substantially downstream of the support rib. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the detachable blade portion is driven by a motor.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the side surface of the operation piece has a substantially arc shape, and the fixing portion can be easily removed from the outlet by engaging a finger with the arc portion. Features.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the opening of the arc portion of the operation piece is directed toward the inside of the outlet.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Two embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a substantially central cross section of an air conditioner showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) by piping between units to constitute an air conditioner.

The case of the indoor unit 1 includes a front case portion 2A on the front side, a suction panel 2B provided at the front of the front case portion 2A and having an air intake port for indoor air, and a rear case on the rear side. 2C.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a heat exchanger for heating / cooling indoor air.
It functions as a cooler during the dehumidifying operation and as a heater during the heating operation.

Numeral 5 is a blower fan which sucks room air from the suction panel 2B, heats / cools it with the heat exchanger 4, and circulates the room again.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a drain pan for storing and discharging drain water from the heat exchanger 4, reference numeral 7 denotes an air filter for removing relatively large dust from room air sucked by the blower fan 5, and reference numeral 8 denotes an air filter 7. This is an air purifying filter that further removes relatively fine dust from room air that has passed through.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an outlet for the cool / hot air accelerated by the blower fan 5 and blown back into the room. Reference numeral 9A denotes a flap attached to the outlet 9 for controlling the vertical direction of the cool / hot air blown from the outlet 9. Unit 10 is a blade unit that also controls the left and right wind direction. The drain pan 6 and the outlet 9 are formed integrally as shown in FIG.

Here, the blade section 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory top view of the disassembled blade portion of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory sectional view of an air outlet of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory bottom view illustrating a procedure for attaching and detaching a blade portion of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The blade section 10 includes a direct-acting blade section 11 directly driven by a motor 11A, a detachable blade section 13 connected and driven via an interlocking section 11B of the direct-acting blade section 11 and the direct-acting blade section 11, and And a fixing portion 14 for fixing the detachable blade portion 13.

The direct-acting blade section 11 includes a motor 11A,
A blade 11C driven by a motor 11A, a fixed portion 11D rotatably supporting the blade portion 10, and an interlocking portion 11B connecting the blade 11C and the detachable blade portion 13
It is composed of

The detachable blade portion 13 has a base portion 13A fitted with a claw (not shown) of the outlet 9, and a plurality of blades 13B rotatably supported by the base portion 13A at intervals.
And each of the blades 13B
And an interlocking plate 13 </ b> C that rotates in the left-right direction. The blade 13B at the left end of the detachable blade portion 13 is connected to the blade 11C of the direct acting blade portion 11 via the interlocking portion 11B. The above-mentioned blade 13B and interlocking plate 13C
Is easy to assemble by being integrally molded with PP resin or the like.

The fixing portion 14 is provided with a hole (not shown) of the air outlet 9.
14A for fixing the detachable blade portion 13 by fitting with
And an operation piece 14B that stands upright in the center of the base 14A. The fixed part 14 is provided in the outlet 9 in a detachable manner. The operation piece 14B is provided in a thin plate shape along the flow of the wind from the air outlet, and is provided at a substantially central portion of the air outlet 9 so as to connect the upper and lower sides of the air outlet 9 to each other.
By being provided on the substantially downstream side of A (see the dashed line in FIG. 2), it is possible to reduce the ventilation resistance, eliminate the wind noise, and make the appearance clear.

Since the blade unit 10 is configured as described above, by preparing a remote controller, a user can operate the wind direction of the air conditioner with the remote controller.

Here, the attachment / detachment of the blade section 10 will be described.

First, the user turns off the air conditioner,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the connection of the interlocking portion 11B at the left end of the air outlet 9 of the indoor unit 1 with the detachable blade portion 13 is disconnected (see FIG. 4A).

Next, the fixed portion 14 in the lower center of the outlet 9
Is removed by holding the operation piece 14B (see FIG. 4B).

Next, the blades 13B at both ends of the detachable blade portion 13 at the lower portion of the blow-out port 9 are held with both hands and removed while pulling forward (see FIG. 4C).

At this time, a microswitch 15 is provided at the outlet 9 on the lower left end of the detachable blade portion 13 so that the user may accidentally forget to turn off the power of the air conditioner. When the detachable blade portion 13 is removed, the microswitch 15 is removed. There is provided control means for turning off the power supply by the operation of the power supply 15 (see FIG. 3).

For mounting the blade section 10, the above-described method may be reversed.

By removing the blade portion 10 and turning the flap portion 9A downward as described above, the blower fan 5 can be easily cleaned from the blow-out port 9. (Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 1 of Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described.
The operation piece 14B of the fixed portion 14, which is a difference from the first embodiment, will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory sectional view of an air outlet of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an explanatory bottom view showing a procedure for attaching and detaching a blade portion of the air conditioner according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

A fixing section 14 for fixing the detachable blade section 13
Is composed of a base 14A that fits into a hole (not shown) of the outlet 9 to fix the detachable blade section 13 and an operation piece 14B that stands upright at the center of the base 14A. The air outlet 9 is provided detachably. As shown in FIG. 5, the side surface shape of the operation piece 14 </ b> B has a substantially arc shape with the opening facing the inside of the outlet.

Here, the attachment and detachment of the blade section 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. Although the basic attachment / detachment method is the same as that of the first embodiment, the fixing portion 14 is easily removed from the outlet 9 by engaging the finger 16 with the arc portion 14C of the operation piece 14B and pulling it toward the user. be able to.
(Refer to FIG. 6B.) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0038]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cool air / hot air blown from the air outlet is attached to the outlet for blowing the cool air / hot air heat exchanged by the heat exchanger. In an air conditioner provided with a detachable blade part for changing the direction of the wind and a fixing part for fixing the detachable blade part to the outlet, the detachable blade part and the fixing part are detachably provided at the outlet and fixed. The air conditioner provided with the blade portion that can be easily attached and detached can be provided by providing the operation portion that facilitates attachment and detachment from the outlet.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the operation piece of the fixing portion is provided in the direction along the flow of the wind from the outlet, the blade portion which is quiet and easy to attach and detach is provided. The present invention can provide an air conditioner provided with the air conditioner.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a support rib for connecting the upper and lower sides of the air outlet is provided substantially at the center of the air outlet, and the operation piece of the fixed portion is located substantially downstream of the support rib. It is possible to provide an air conditioner provided with a blade part that is quiet and easily detachable.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner in which the wind direction can be easily switched can be provided by driving the detachable blade portion with a motor.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the side surface of the operation piece has a substantially arc shape, and by engaging a finger with the arc portion, the fixing portion can be easily removed from the outlet. Thus, an air conditioner in which the wind direction can be easily switched can be provided.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an air conditioner in which the direction of the wind can be easily switched because the opening of the arc portion of the operation piece faces the inside of the air outlet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a substantially central cross section of an air conditioner showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory top view of a disassembled blade portion of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory sectional view of an air outlet of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for attaching and detaching a blade portion of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory sectional view of an air outlet of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for attaching and detaching a blade portion of the air conditioner according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor unit 2A Front case part 2C Rear case part 4 Heat exchanger 5 Blower fan 6 Drain pan 7 Air filter 9 Outlet 9A Support rib 10 Blade part 11 Linear blade part 13 Detachable blade part 14 Fixed part 14B Operation piece 14C Arc part 15 microswitch 16 fingers

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenichi Nakajima 1 Otsukicho, Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Kitamura 1 Otsukicho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning (72) Inventor Susumu Sato 1 Otsuki-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takashi Kawanabe 1-Otsuki-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3L081 AA02 FA04 FA06 FB06 HA01 HB02

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A detachable blade portion attached to an outlet for blowing cold / hot air heat exchanged by a heat exchanger and changing a direction of cold / hot air blown from the outlet, and blowing the detachable blade portion. In the air conditioner provided with a fixing portion fixed to an outlet, the detachable blade portion and the fixing portion are detachably provided to the outlet, and the fixing portion facilitates attachment and detachment from the outlet. An air conditioner comprising a piece. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the operation piece of the fixing portion is provided in a direction along a flow of wind from the outlet. 3. A support rib for connecting the upper and lower sides of the outlet at a substantially central portion of the outlet, and an operation piece of the fixing portion is located substantially downstream of the support rib. Or the air conditioner according to 2. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the detachable blade is driven by a motor. 5. A side face of the operation piece is substantially arc-shaped, and a finger can be engaged with the arc portion so that the fixing portion can be easily removed from the outlet. Item 5. The air conditioner according to items 1 to 4. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the arc portion of the operation piece has an opening facing the inside of the outlet.