JP4739512B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a wind direction control device for an outlet that blows out temperature-controlled air.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, air conditioners that are attached to a wall surface and used have become widespread.
[0003]
An air conditioner described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-4916 has been proposed for controlling the wind direction of the blade portion of this type of air conditioner.
[0004]
This air conditioner was provided with a blade portion detachably attached to the air outlet and was able to easily clean the blower fan by removing the blade portion, but the driving method of the blade portion was manual.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, when changing the air direction of the air conditioner, it is necessary to go to the place where the air conditioner is installed and directly operate it by hand.
[0006]
Therefore, there has been a strong demand to switch the wind direction with a remote controller by driving the blade part with a motor.
[0007]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner including a blade portion that can be easily switched in wind direction and is detachable in consideration of the above-described points.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is attached to a blowout outlet that blows out cool air / hot air that has been heat-exchanged by a heat exchanger, and is attached / detached to change a wind direction of the cold / hot air blown out from the blowout opening. In an air conditioner including a blade portion and a fixing portion configured by a member separate from the detachable blade portion and fixing the detachable blade portion to the air outlet, the detachable blade portion is a base portion that is fitted to the air outlet. And a plurality of blades pivotally supported at intervals on the base portion, and an interlocking plate for connecting the blades and rotating the blades in the left-right direction, and the fixing portion includes the blower It is provided with the base part which fits an exit and fixes the base part of the said detachable blade part, and the operation piece which is provided in this base part and makes this attachment part easy to attach or detach from the said blower outlet.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the operation piece of the fixed portion is provided in a direction along the flow of the wind from the outlet.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that 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. .
[0013]
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the opening of the arc portion of the operation piece faces the inside of the outlet.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, two embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Example 1
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a substantially central cross section of an air conditioner showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
[0015]
In FIG. 1, 1 is an indoor unit of an air conditioner showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) by inter-unit piping to constitute an air conditioner.
[0016]
The case of the indoor unit 1 includes a front case part 2A on the front side, a suction panel 2B provided at the front part of the front case part 2A and provided with an air inlet for indoor air, and a rear case part 2C on the back side. It consists of
[0017]
Reference numeral 4 denotes a heat exchanger that heats / cools indoor air, and functions as a cooler during a cooling / dehumidifying operation and as a heater during a heating operation when a refrigerant passes through the pipe.
[0018]
A blower fan 5 sucks indoor air from the suction panel 2B, heats / cools it with the heat exchanger 4, and circulates it again indoors.
[0019]
6 is a drain pan for accumulating and discharging drain water from the heat exchanger 4, 7 is an air filter for removing relatively large dust in the indoor air sucked by the blower fan 5, and 8 is passed through the air filter 7. It is an air cleaning filter that further removes relatively fine dust from indoor air.
[0020]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a cold / warm air outlet that is accelerated by the blower fan 5 and is blown out again into the room, and 9A is a flap portion that is attached to the outlet 9 and controls the vertical wind direction of the cold / warm air blown from the outlet 9. Is a blade part for controlling the right and left wind directions. The drain pan 6 and the air outlet 9 are integrally formed as shown in FIG.
[0021]
Here, the blade portion 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[0022]
FIG. 2 is a top view of the disassembled blade portion of the air conditioner showing the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the air outlet of the air conditioner showing the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory bottom view illustrating a procedure for attaching and detaching the blade portion of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0023]
The blade unit 10 includes a linear motion blade unit 11 that is directly driven by a motor 11A, a detachable blade unit 13 that is connected and driven via an interlocking part 11B of the linear motion blade unit 11 and the linear motion blade unit 11, and a detachable blade unit. And a fixing portion 14 for fixing 13.
[0024]
The linear motion blade unit 11 includes a motor 11A, a blade 11C driven by the motor 11A, a fixing unit 11D that pivotally supports the blade unit 10, and an interlocking unit that connects the blade 11C and the detachable blade unit 13. 11B.
[0025]
The detachable blade portion 13 includes a base portion 13A that fits with a claw (not shown) of the air outlet 9, a plurality of blades 13B that are pivotally supported by the base portion 13A with a space therebetween, and the blades 13B. The detachable blade portion 13 is detachably provided at the air outlet 9. The interlocking plate 13 </ b> C is connected to rotate each blade 13 </ b> B 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 linear motion blade portion 11 via the interlocking portion 11B. The blade 13B and the interlocking plate 13C described above can be easily assembled by being integrally formed of PP resin or the like.
[0026]
The fixing portion 14 includes a base portion 14A that fits into a hole (not shown) of the air outlet 9 and fixes the detachable blade portion 13, and an operation piece 14B that stands upright in the center of the base portion 14A. The part 14 is detachably provided at the air outlet 9. The operation piece 14 </ b> B is provided in a thin plate shape along the flow of the wind from the air outlet, and substantially downstream of the support rib 9 </ b> A provided so as to connect the upper and lower sides of the air outlet 9 to the approximate center of the air outlet 9. By being provided on the side (see the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2), it is possible to reduce the ventilation resistance and eliminate the wind noise and make the appearance clean.
[0027]
Since the blade unit 10 is configured as described above, by preparing a remote controller, the user can operate the wind direction of the air conditioner with the remote controller.
[0028]
Here, the attachment / detachment of the blade part 10 will be described.
[0029]
First, the user turns off the air conditioner, and disconnects the connection with the detachable blade portion 13 of the interlocking portion 11B at the left end of the outlet 9 of the indoor unit 1 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (FIG. 4A). reference).
[0030]
Next, the fixing portion 14 at the lower center of the air outlet 9 is removed by holding the operation piece 14B (see FIG. 4B).
[0031]
Next, the blades 13B at both ends of the detachable blade portion 13 at the lower part of the blowout port 9 are held with both hands and removed while pulling forward (see FIG. 4C).
[0032]
At this time, a microswitch 15 is provided at the air outlet 9 on the lower surface of the left end of the detachable blade 13 so that the user may accidentally forget to turn off the air conditioner. When the detachable blade 13 is removed, the microswitch 15 is activated. Control means is provided to turn off the power (see FIG. 3).
[0033]
The method described above may be reversed for mounting the blade unit 10.
[0034]
As described above, the blower fan 5 can be easily cleaned from the outlet 9 by removing the blade portion 10 and directing the flap portion 9A downward.
(Example 2)
Next, the operation piece 14B of the fixing portion 14 which is a difference from the first embodiment in the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0035]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the air outlet of the air conditioner showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an explanatory bottom view illustrating a procedure for attaching and detaching the blade portion of the air conditioner according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[0036]
The fixing portion 14 for fixing the detachable blade portion 13 includes a base portion 14A that fits into a hole (not shown) of the air outlet 9 and fixes the detachable blade portion 13, and an operation piece that stands upright in the center of the base portion 14A. 14B and the fixing | fixed part 14 is provided in the blower outlet 9 so that attachment or detachment is possible. As shown in FIG. 5, the side surface of the operation piece 14 </ b> B has a substantially arc shape with the opening facing the inside of the air outlet.
[0037]
Here, the attachment / detachment of the blade part 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The basic attaching / detaching method is the same as that in the first embodiment, but 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 forward. be able to. (Refer to FIG. 6 (B))
In addition, this invention is not limited to the Example mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cool air / warm air blown out from the air outlet is attached to the air outlet that blows out the cold air / hot air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger, and changes the direction of the cold air / warm air blown out from the air outlet. In an air conditioner including an attaching / detaching blade part and a fixing part configured to be separate from the attaching / detaching blade part and fixing the attaching / detaching blade part to the air outlet, the attachable / detachable blade part is fitted to the air outlet. A base, a plurality of blades pivotally supported with a space between the base, and an interlocking plate that connects the blades to rotate the blades in the left-right direction, and the fixing portion includes Since it is provided with a base part that fits into the air outlet and fixes the base of the detachable blade part, and an operation piece that is provided on the base part and makes it easy to attach and detach the fixing part from the air outlet, it is easy to attach and detach Air conditioner with blade It can be provided.
[0039]
According to the second aspect of the invention, the operation piece of the fixed portion is provided in a direction along the flow of the wind from the air outlet, so that the air is provided with a blade portion that is quiet and easy to attach and detach. A harmony machine can be provided.
[0042]
According to the invention of claim 3, 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. An air conditioner with easy wind direction switching can be provided.
[0043]
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the circular arc part of an operation piece can provide the air conditioner with which wind direction switching is easy because the opening has faced the inner side of the blower outlet.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a substantially central cross section of an air conditioner showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top explanatory view of a disassembled blade portion of the air conditioner showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the air outlet of the air conditioner showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for attaching and detaching a blade portion of an air conditioner showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional explanatory view of an air outlet of an air conditioner showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for attaching and detaching a blade portion of an air conditioner showing Embodiment 2 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 Direct acting blade part 13 Detachable blade part 14 Fixed part 14B Operation piece 14C Arc part 15 Microswitch 16 Finger

Claims (4)

A detachable blade part that is attached to a blowout outlet that blows out cool air / hot air that has been heat-exchanged by a heat exchanger and changes the direction of the cold air / hot air blown out from the blowout outlet, and a separate member from the detachable blade part In the air conditioner provided with a fixing portion that fixes the detachable blade portion to the air outlet,
The detachable blade portion includes a base portion that fits into the air outlet, a plurality of blades that are pivotally supported at intervals with the base portion, and these blades are connected to rotate each blade in the left-right direction. With interlocking plate,
The fixing part includes a base part that fits into the air outlet and fixes the base of the detachable blade part, and an operation piece that is provided on the base part and makes it easy to attach and detach the fixing part from the air outlet. Air conditioner characterized by.   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 air outlet.   The side surface shape of the operation piece is a substantially arc shape, and the fixing portion can be easily detached from the air outlet by engaging a finger with the arc portion. Air conditioner. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the arc portion of the operation piece has an opening facing the inside of the air outlet.

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