JPH08226665A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an air conditioner in which covers are mounted at the front surface and the bottom of a body to be easily observed, and the covers can be easily removed to be cleaned. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioner comprises a holding part 4 provided at the upper part of the front surface of a body 1 having a suction port 1a and an air outlet 1b, a holding piece 3 corresponding to the part 4, and a front surface cover 2 having a suction grill corresponding to the port 1a and detachably covered, wherein a substantially L-shaped extended part 2a is integrally formed along the lower surface of the front surface of the body 1 except the outlet 1b and the bottom at the lower part of the cover 2. Or, substantially L-shaped bottom covers 2a covering the lower part of the front surface of the body 1 and the bottom is provided, and the body 1 is detachably covered with the cover and the cover 2 and or the cover 2a can be easily removed to be cleaned.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly to a front cover and / or a bottom cover mounting structure which is detachably provided on the front and bottom surfaces of a main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An indoor unit of a conventional air conditioner has a main body 1 having an inlet 1a and an outlet 1b as shown in FIG.
The holding part 4 is provided on the front upper part of the same, and the locking part 6 is provided below the holding part 4, while the holding piece corresponding to the holding part 4 is provided and the locking piece 5 corresponding to the locking part 6 is provided. And a front cover 2 having a suction grill corresponding to the suction port 1a is provided, the holding piece is rotatably and detachably held by the holding portion 4, and the engaging portion 6 holds the engaging piece. The front cover 2 is attached to the front surface of the main body 1 by locking the stopper 5. With the above configuration, when it is desired to remove the front cover 2 from the main body 1 for cleaning, the locking piece 5 is released from the locking portion 6 and the front cover 2 of the front cover 2 is centered around the holding portion 4. The front cover 2 is removed from the main body 1 by rotating the lower end portion upward and separating the holding piece from the holding portion 4. However, when the bottom surface of the main body 1 that is most noticeable to the user is dirty, there is a need to remove the bottom surface portion of the main body 1 from the main body 1 and wash the same as the front cover 2. A cover that covers the front and bottom parts of the main body 1 that are most noticeable by extending the removable front cover 2 along the bottom surface of the main body 1 or by providing a removable bottom cover. It has been desired that the above can be easily removed from the main body 1.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, in the present invention, a cover is detachably attached to the front surface and / or the bottom surface of the main body 1 which is the most visible, and the cover can be easily removed from the main body. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can be detached and washed.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, a holding portion is provided on an upper portion of a front surface of a main body having a suction opening and a blowout opening, and a holding piece corresponding to the holding portion is provided, and the suction portion is provided. An air conditioner comprising a front cover having a suction grille corresponding to a mouth, and the front cover rotatably and detachably held by the holding portion being attached to the front surface of the main body. An extension part extending along a lower part and a bottom face of the front surface of the main body is provided at a lower part of the front surface of the front cover, and a locking part is provided at a bottom part of the main body.
A locking piece is provided on the extending portion corresponding to the locking portion, and the front cover is fixed by locking the locking piece on the locking portion. Further, while a holding portion is provided on an upper portion of the front surface of the main body having a suction opening and a blowout opening, a holding piece corresponding to the holding portion is provided, and a front cover having a suction grill corresponding to the suction opening is provided, In an air conditioner in which the front cover rotatably and detachably held by a holding portion is attached to the front surface of the main body, a second holding portion is provided at a lower portion of the back surface of the main body, and While providing a second locking portion in the lower portion, a second holding piece corresponding to the second holding portion and a second locking piece corresponding to the second locking portion are provided, and a lower portion and a bottom surface of the front surface of the main body are provided. By providing a bottom cover formed along with the second holding piece, the second holding piece is rotatably and detachably held, and the second locking piece is locked to the second locking portion. The bottom cover is attached. Further, the front cover and the extending portion are integrally formed. Further, a plurality of the locking portions and the locking pieces corresponding to the locking portions are provided, respectively. Also, the second locking portion,
A plurality of the second locking pieces corresponding to the second locking portion are provided, respectively. Further, the locking piece is formed integrally with the extending portion. Further, the second locking piece is formed integrally with the bottom cover.

[0005]

With the above construction, an air conditioner is provided in which the cover is attached to the front surface and / or the bottom surface of the main body, which is the most visible, and the cover can be easily removed and washed.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 (A) (B) (C) (D), FIG. 2 (A)
In (B), (C), (D), and (E), 1 is an indoor unit body of an air conditioner, 1a is a suction port provided in the body 1, 1b is an air outlet provided in the body 1, and 2 is 1 as an example
As shown in (A) and (B), the front cover is detachably attached to the front surface of the main body 1 with a suction grill corresponding to the suction port 1a, and 2a is the same front cover except the outlet 1b. 2 is a substantially L-shaped extending portion along the bottom surface of the main body 1, and is an extending portion integrally formed with the front cover 2.
By forming the extending portion 2a integrally with the front cover 2, it is advantageous in terms of cost, and the front cover 2 is, as an example, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 1 (B), When the holder 2 described later is rotated about the holding part and is removed from the main body 1, the extension part 2a can be also removed and washed. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B as another embodiment, the front cover 2 is provided with a suction grill corresponding to the suction port 1a and is detachably attached to the front surface of the main body 1. On the other hand, a bottom cover 2a formed in a substantially L shape is provided along the lower portion and the bottom portion of the front surface of the main body 1 excluding the air outlet 1b, and is detachably attached to the lower portion and the bottom portion of the front surface of the main body 1. Cover 2 and the bottom cover 2a
As shown by a broken line in FIG. 2B, the holder and the second holder, which will be described later, are respectively rotated to be detached from the main body 1 for cleaning. 3 is shown in FIG.
2B and 2C, the front cover 2 is rotatably and detachably held on the upper portion of the front cover 2 in correspondence with a holding portion described later. It is a plurality of convex holding pieces formed for this purpose. 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2 (C) and 2 (B) (C), the front cover 2 is formed on the upper part of the main body 1 so as to be rotatable and detachably held corresponding to the holding piece 3. It is a plurality of concave holding portions. The holding piece 3 and the holding portion 4
By forming a plurality, the front cover 2 can be stably held, smoothly rotated, and smoothly attached and detached. 5 is an example of FIG.
As shown in (B) and (D), the front cover 2 and the front cover 2 are formed integrally with the rear end portion of the extending portion 2a corresponding to a locking hole described later and are locked in the locking hole. It is a plurality of convex locking pieces for attaching the extending portion 2a to the main body 1. Also,
As another embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
Is the lower part of the front cover 2 and the bottom cover 2a.
Are integrally formed on the upper part of the front cover 2 and the second cover and the front cover 2 and the bottom cover.
2a is a plurality of convex second locking pieces for attaching the body 2a to the main body 1, respectively. 6 is an example of FIG. 1 (B) (D).
, The front cover 2 is formed integrally with the main body 1 in correspondence with the locking piece 5, and the locking piece 5 is locked.
And a plurality of recessed locking portions for attaching the extending portions 2a to the main body 1. In addition, as another embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (B) and (D), 6 is attached to the main body 1 in correspondence with the second locking piece 5 integrally formed on the lower part of the front cover 2 and the upper part of the bottom cover 2a. The front cover 2 is integrally formed and the second locking piece 5 is locked.
And a plurality of concave second locking portions for attaching the bottom cover 2a to the main body 1, respectively. The front cover 2 and the bottom cover 2a are stabilized on the main body 1 by forming a plurality of the locking pieces 5 and the second locking pieces 5, and a plurality of the locking portions 6 and the second locking portions 6, respectively. Then, it is structured such that it can be detachably locked. As shown in FIGS. 2 (B) and 2 (E) as another embodiment, a plurality of substantially C-shaped members 7 are integrally formed at the rear end of the bottom cover 2a so as to correspond to a second holding portion described later. It is a second holding piece of the shape. The second holding piece 7
Is formed integrally with the bottom cover 2a,
This is advantageous in terms of cost, and the dimension and shape are accurately finished so that the bottom surface cover 2a can be smoothly rotated about a second holding portion described later. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2E as another embodiment, 8 is integrally formed with the main body 1 in correspondence with the second holding piece 7 and holds the second holding piece 7. Is a concave second holding portion for attaching the bottom cover 2a to the main body 1. Since the second holding portion 8 is formed integrally with the main body 1, it is advantageous in terms of cost, and the dimension and shape are accurately finished so that the bottom cover 2a is attached to the second holding portion 8. It is configured so that it can be smoothly rotated around the center 8.

With the above structure, FIG.
As shown in (A), (B), (C), and (D), the front cover 2 and the extending portion 2a are held by the holding portion 4 such that the holding piece 3 is rotatable and detachable. When the locking piece 5 is locked by the locking portion 6 and is removed from the state in which the locking piece 5 is attached to the main body 1, as shown by the broken line in FIG. The front cover 2 which is released from the stopper 6 and integrally formed around the holding portion 4 is rotated upward, and the holding piece 3 is lifted from the holding portion 4 to be detached, The front cover 2 and the extending portion 2a can be removed from the main body 1 to simultaneously wash the air conditioner. Further, as another embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E,
The front cover 2 and the bottom cover 2a are held by the holding portion 4 and the second holding portion 8 so that the holding piece 3 and the second holding piece 7 are rotatable and detachable, respectively. 2 (B) when the locking piece 5 and the second locking piece 5 are respectively locked by the stopper 6 and the second locking portion 6 and removed from the state in which they are attached to the main body 1. As shown by the broken line, the locking piece 5 and the second locking piece 5 are released from the locking portion 6 and the second locking portion 6, respectively, and the holding portion 4 and the second holding portion 8 are released. The front cover 2 and the bottom cover 2a are respectively rotated around the center in the vertical direction to lift the holding piece 3 and the second holding piece 5 upward from the holding portion 4 and the second holding portion 8, respectively. The front cover 2 and the bottom cover 2a. Removed from the main body 1, and at the same time, or separately cleaned can air conditioner. As a result, the air conditioner can easily remove and clean the front cover 2 and / or the bottom cover 2a detachably attached to the front surface and the bottom surface of the main body 1 which are most noticeable to the user.

[0008]

As described above, according to the present invention, an air conditioner in which a cover can be easily attached to the front surface and the bottom surface of the main body, which is most noticeable to the user, and the cover can be easily removed and washed. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of an indoor unit body of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the body, and FIG.
Is a side view of the main body, (C) is an explanatory view of an A portion shown in (B), and (D) is an explanatory view of a B portion shown in (B).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the indoor unit body of the air conditioner according to the present invention, (A) is a perspective view of the body,
(B) is a side view of the main body, (C) is an explanatory view of an A portion shown in (B), (D) is an explanatory view of a B portion shown in (B),
(E) is explanatory drawing of the C section shown to (B).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an indoor unit body of an air conditioner according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Indoor unit body 1a Suction port 1b Air outlet 2 Front cover 2a Extending part, bottom cover 3 Holding piece 4 Holding part 5 Locking piece, 2nd locking piece 6 Locking part, 2nd locking part 7 2nd holding Piece 8 Second holding part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A front cover having a holding portion provided on an upper portion of a front surface of a main body having a suction opening and an air outlet, a holding piece corresponding to the holding portion, and a front cover having a suction grill corresponding to the suction opening. An air conditioner provided with the front cover, which rotatably and detachably holds the holding piece by the holding section, is attached to a front surface of the main body, wherein the front surface of the main body is provided at a lower portion of the front surface of the front cover. An extension part extending along the lower part and the bottom surface of the main body, a locking part is provided on the bottom part of the main body, and a locking piece is provided on the extension part corresponding to the locking part.
An air conditioner characterized in that the front cover is fixed by locking the locking piece to a locking portion. 2. A front cover having a holding portion provided on an upper portion of a front surface of a main body having a suction port and a blowout port, a holding piece corresponding to the holding portion, and a suction grill corresponding to the suction port. An air conditioner provided with the front cover that rotatably and detachably holds the holding piece by the holding part, wherein a second holding part is provided on a lower part of the back face of the main body in an air conditioner. And a second retaining portion provided on the lower portion of the front surface, and a second retaining piece corresponding to the second retaining portion and a second retaining piece corresponding to the second retaining portion, and a lower portion of the front surface of the main body. A bottom cover formed along the bottom surface is provided, the second holding piece is rotatably and detachably held by the second holding part, and the second locking piece is locked to the second locking part. An air conditioner characterized in that the bottom cover is attached to the air conditioner. 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the front cover and the extending portion are integrally formed. 4. The locking portion and a plurality of locking pieces corresponding to the locking portion are provided in plural numbers, respectively.
Air conditioner described. 5. The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the second locking portions and a plurality of the second locking pieces corresponding to the second locking portions are provided, respectively. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the locking piece is formed integrally with the extending portion. 7. The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the second locking piece is formed integrally with the bottom cover.