KR100396969B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to improve the workability of the air filter disposed inside the front panel in the air conditioner, to improve the workability of the front panel, and to make it cheaper.

In the air conditioner provided with the front panel 41 which forms the front surface part of the horizontally long housing member 2, and the air filter 5 detachably arrange | positioned inside the front panel 41, the front panel ( At the same time, the side end portion is rotatably and detachably supported in the horizontal direction.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and is particularly suitable for an air conditioner having a front panel disposed at an elevated position and openable to the front face of the housing member.

A conventional air conditioner includes an air filter, a heat exchanger, and a perfusion fan inside a horizontally long housing member, the housing member having a resin molded housing member body constituting the rear portion and a resin molded makeup cover constituting the front portion. The makeup cover has a makeup cover body and a front panel attached to the front face of the makeup cover body, wherein the makeup cover body has a grille-shaped suction port on its upper surface and a frame shape having a blowout port on its lower surface. The front panel is detachably attached to the makeup cover body so that the upper panel is opened to open downward as the support point, and at the same time, the support point and the lower end portions of both sides can be released (prior art 1).

In the case of the prior art 1, when cleaning the filter, lift both sides of the lower part of the front panel with both hands and rotate it upward to open the filter, or clean the filter directly from the opening, or remove the filter from the opening. To clean.

As related to such prior art 1, there exist some which were described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 9-210401, for example.

In addition, another conventional air conditioner includes a resin molded front panel that forms a front face portion of a horizontally long housing member, and an air filter detachably disposed inside the front panel, and divides the front panel into two left and right sides. At the same time, there is a case in which each side end of the divided front panel is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction (prior art 2).

Moreover, in this prior art 2, when cleaning a filter, a front panel is rotated to open to both sides, a filter is taken out, and it cleans.

As related to such prior art 2, there exist some which were described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 8-285314, for example.

However, this kind of air conditioner is generally installed near the ceiling, which is generally a high place, and in order to open the front panel greatly in opening the lower side with the upper part of the front panel as a supporting point, as in the air conditioner of the prior art 1 The lower part of the front panel had to be lifted high up to the ceiling near the hand, which was very difficult to open. Therefore, the cleaning operation of the filter or the removal operation of the filter shown in FIG. 23 in the high place where the front panel is barely opened becomes inevitable, and there is a problem in the cleaning workability.

In addition, in the case of opening the front panel, in order to release the engagement of both lower end portions of the front panel, the front panel needs to be lifted with both hands open, and there is a problem in the cleanability as well.

Moreover, since the front panel is formed as one whole, the resin molding of the front panel becomes large and expensive, and when the front panel is removed and washed in a sink or the like of a dishwasher, a large front panel as shown in FIG. It was difficult to simply wash the entire front panel that protruded greatly from the sink and the like, and thus there was a problem in the workability of cleaning.

In addition, since the front panel is formed with a suction port on the upper surface of the makeup cover body of a separate member, when cleaning the upper surface suction port of the makeup cover body, the air conditioner is further separated from the front panel. It became the cleaning work of the highest position of, and also in this point, there was a problem in the cleaning workability.

Moreover, since the makeup cover main body is formed in a frame shape, the resin molding die is large and expensive, and in the case of manufacturing various air conditioners, a resin molding die as large as the number of variations is required. Was doing.

On the other hand, in the air conditioner of the prior art 2, it is not possible to attach or detach a front panel, and it is not considered about removing a front panel and washing with water.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to obtain an air conditioner that can improve the cleaning efficiency of the front panel while improving the cleaning workability of the air filter disposed inside the front panel, and can be manufactured more inexpensively.

1 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner of a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a front view of the air conditioner of FIG.

3 is a right side view of the air conditioner of FIG.

4 is a plan view of the air conditioner of FIG.

5 is a bottom view of the air conditioner of FIG.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the air filter taken out by opening the front panel of the air conditioner of Fig. 1;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an essential part of the air conditioner of FIG. 1; FIG.

8 is a sectional view of the hinge portion of the front panel of the air conditioner of FIG.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a state in which the air filter is taken out by opening the front panel showing the air conditioner of the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the air conditioner of the third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner of a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 16 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of the ninth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 17 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of the tenth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 18 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 19 is a schematic perspective view of a makeup cover of the air conditioner of a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 20 is a schematic perspective view of the makeup cover of the air conditioner of the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 21 is a perspective view of a state in which the front panel of the air conditioner of Fig. 1 is being cleaned by a cleaner;

Fig. 22 is a perspective view of the front panel of the air conditioner of Fig. 1 being removed and being cleaned in the sink;

Fig. 23 is a perspective view of a state in which a front panel of a conventional air conditioner is being cleaned by a cleaner;

Fig. 24 is a perspective view of a state in which the front panel of the conventional air conditioner is removed and being cleaned in the sink.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: indoor unit

2: housing member

3: housing member body

4: makeup cover

5: air filter

6: heat exchanger

7: perfusion fan

30: rear casing

30a, 41a, 41b: inlet

31: front casing

32: driving display unit

32a: base portion

32b: liquid crystal display

32c: lower coupling part

40a: cutout

40b: outlet

40c: upper coupling

41: front panel

41i: Handrest part

42a: horizontal wind direction plate

44: upper hinge portion

48: lower hinge portion

71: suction cup

72: blowout cooker

In order to achieve the above object, in the representative invention of the present invention, a horizontally elongated housing member having a front panel on the front surface, and the front panel is formed by dividing the front panel left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, and the housing member An air conditioner having support means for supporting the front panel to be opened and closed with respect to the front surface of the housing member at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the front panel, wherein the front panel has a front surface portion facing the front surface of the housing member, and An upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the housing member, wherein the housing member has a cutout portion for coupling the upper surface portion of the front panel to the upper surface thereof, and a state in which the upper surface portion of the front panel portion is coupled to the cutout portion; An upper grain that couples the side end of the front panel upper surface to the upper surface of the housing member in Comprising a, and the support means is so provided with a supporting member which rotatably supports at the ends of the longitudinal direction of the housing member to the end portion of the front surface of the front panel.

In another aspect, the support means is a support portion for forming a gap between the longitudinal end of the housing member and the end of the front surface portion of the front panel, and also rotatably supporting the end of the front surface portion of the front panel. To be equipped.

Further, another aspect of the invention provides that the support means rotatably supports an end portion of the front surface portion of the front panel at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing member, and detachably supports the front panel in a state where it is rotated to a predetermined angle. Have a support.

Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the embodiment after a 2nd Example, illustration of the structure common to 1st Example, and overlapping description are abbreviate | omitted. In addition, the same code | symbol in the drawing of each Example shows the same or equivalent.

First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, 21 and 22. FIG. Moreover, the left and right side surfaces of the air conditioner of this 1st Example are symmetrical.

Initially, the whole structure of the air conditioner which concerns on a present Example is demonstrated using FIGS.

The indoor unit 1 includes a horizontally elongated housing member 2 constituting its external appearance, an air filter 5 disposed inside the suction ports 30a, 41a, 41b formed in the housing member 2, and this air. A heat exchanger 6 (see Fig. 6) disposed further inside the filter 5, and the indoor air are sucked out through the air filter 5 and the heat exchanger 6 from the intake ports 30a, 41a, 41b. It is comprised by the perfusion fan 7 etc. which blow out from 40b (refer FIG. 7). The size of the indoor unit 1 is in the range of 690 mm ≤ L ≤ 100 mm in width width L, 240 mm ≤ H ≤ 320 mm in height dimension H, and 140 mm ≤ W ≤ 220 mm in depth dimension W. It is common to have a set horizontally long external dimension, and the indoor unit 1 according to this embodiment has a horizontally long external dimension having a width of 798 mm, a height of 270 mm, and a depth of 183 mm, The width dimension is more than twice the height dimension.

The indoor unit 1 is generally installed in the vicinity of the ceiling of the upper part of the indoor wall, etc., and is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) arranged outdoors through a refrigerant pipe, a power connection line, a signal connection line, or the like. The air conditioner is configured to perform cooling, heating, dehumidification, air cleaning, blowing, and other operations.

The housing member 2 has a housing member main body 3 constituting the rear portion and a makeup cover 4 constituting the front portion. The makeup cover 4 is detachably attached to the housing member main body 3. In the concrete mounting structure of the makeup cover 4, the upper portion has a coupling structure with a protrusion and a coupling portion, and the lower portion has a fastening structure with screws. In order to remove this makeup cover 4 from the housing member main body 3, after removing the lower screw, the lower part of the makeup cover 4 is rotated forward and upward, and the cosmetic cover 4 is lifted upwards, It can be stripped by breaking the bond.

The housing member main body 3 includes a rear casing 30, a front casing 31 attached to the front of the rear casing 30, and a driving display portion 32 attached to the front casing 31. (See Figs. 4 and 5). The housing member main body 3 can be manufactured at low cost by integrally forming the rear casing 30, the front casing 31, and the base 32a of the driving display portion 32 integrally.

In the rear casing 30, the suction air passage 32, the rear dew receiver 33, the rear fan casing 34, and the blow air passage 35 are integrally formed by resin molding ( See FIG. 7). In addition, the rear dew receiver 33 and the rear fan casing 34 have a shared portion.

In addition, the front part casing 31 receives the dew of the front part nose part 36 with respect to the perfusion fan 7 and the dew condensation which condensed to the heat exchangers 61 and 62 of the front part by resin molding. Has (37). A perfusion fan 7 is arranged between the front nose portion 36 of the front casing 31 and the rear fan casing portion 34 of the rear casing 30 (see FIG. 7). Thereby, the perfusion fan 7 sucks indoor air through the suction air passage 71 formed in the front and the upper part thereof, and blows out the blower air passage 72 formed below.

The suction air passage 71 is formed by the suction air passage 32 of the rear casing 30, the upper portion of the cosmetic cover body 40, and the front panel 41. An air filter 5 and a heat exchanger 6 are disposed in the suction air passage 71. On the other hand, the blowout air passage 72 is formed by the blowout air passage portion 35 of the rear casing 30 and the lower surface of the dew receiving portion 37 of the front portion casing 31, and the blowout opening of the makeup cover main body 40. It communicates with 40b.

The driving display part 32 is arrange | positioned large in the front surface center part of the housing member 2, the lower end part is attached to the front surface part of the front part casing 31, and the upper end part is extended above a front surface. In addition, the driving display unit 32 has a function of displaying a driving state and a function of receiving a control signal from a remote controller. In addition, the driving display unit 32 may include only a function for displaying a driving state, and may have a reception function in a separate place. In addition, the driving display portion 32 includes a base portion 32a attached to the front portion casing 31, a large liquid crystal display portion 32b provided in the center of the front surface of the base portion 32a, and the front panel 41. Has a lower coupling portion (32c) provided on both sides of the base portion (32a) for coupling. By this lower engaging portion 32c, the front panel 41 can be securely coupled to the makeup cover body 40. Therefore, vibration of the housing member 2 in operation can be suppressed, and noise can be made low. Moreover, this liquid crystal display part 32b has a reception function part.

The makeup cover 4 has a makeup cover body 40, a plurality of front panels 41 attached to the front face of the makeup cover body 40, and a wind direction blown out from the blowout air passage 72 and the blowout opening 40b. It has a wind vane to change. This wind direction plate is comprised by two horizontal wind direction plates 42a and many vertical wind direction plates 42b. The horizontal wind direction plate 42a changes the vertical direction of the blowing air, and is rotated by the horizontal wind direction plate motor to be in a state in which the ejection opening 40b of the makeup cover main body 40 is substantially closed when the operation is stopped. The state which rotates to predetermined opening degree and stops or the state which repeats rotation is becoming selectable. In addition, the vertical wind direction plate 42b changes the left-right direction of the air which blows out, and is arrange | positioned so that the inside of the blowing wind path 72 can rotate left and right inside the horizontal wind direction plate 42a.

The cosmetic cover body 40 is formed in a frame shape by resin molding, has a cutout portion 40a that is largely cut out from the front surface side, and has a blowout opening 40b that communicates with the blowdown air passage 72 at the lower surface portion. Have In addition, the makeup cover body 40 is integrally formed with an upper coupling portion 40c protruding from the center portion of the cutout portion 40a to engage the front panel 41. By this upper coupling part 40c, the front panel 41 can be reliably couple | bonded with the makeup cover main body 40. As shown in FIG. Therefore, vibration of the housing member 2 in operation can be suppressed, and noise can be made low.

The front panel 41 is formed in a substantially reverse L-shape by forming a front surface portion and an upper surface portion extending from the front surface portion, and forms part of the front surface portion and the upper surface portion of the housing member 2 by resin molding. In addition, the front panel 41 has a suction port 41a facing the front lower heat exchanger 61 at the front central portion, and has a suction port 41b mainly opposed to the front upper heat exchanger 62 at the upper surface portion. Have. These suction ports 41a and 41b are formed in a grill shape. Alternatively, a gap 43 is formed between both end portions of the front panel 41 and the makeup cover body 40. In addition, the structure concerning the front panel 41 is mentioned later in detail.

In this way, the housing member 2 has a plurality of suction ports 30a, 41a, 41b, 43 on the front surface, the upper surface and the side surface, and since the suction port is formed over the front surface, the upper surface and the side surface, the suction resistance is small. It is composed.

As shown in Fig. 6, the air filter 5 is divided into left and right, and is arranged inside the front panel 41 over the inlets 30a, 41a, 41b, and furthermore, the heat exchanger 6 It is mounted to be disposed on the suction side. This air filter 5 is resin-molded in the same shape as the state attached to the makeup cover main body 40, and specifically, it is formed in reverse cross section L shape. Thereby, since this air filter 5 can be attached or detached simply by operation from the front in the state which opened the front panel 41, without carrying out operation which draws out below, the cleaning workability of the air filter 5 is carried out. Can be made favorable.

In addition, the air filter 5 has lower end engaging projections on both sides of the lower end, a central hand holding portion 5a on the front center, and a locking projection 5b on the rear side thereof, while a heat exchanger On the front face of (6), a locking member 64 having a locking fixing recess is attached to a position opposite to the locking fixing protrusion 5b. Thereby, the air filter 5 has its center hand-holding part 5a, and couple | bonds the lower end engaging protrusion to the makeup cover main body 40, and hangs and fastens the locking fixing protrusion 5b to the locking fixing recessed part. It can be attached by pressing from the front and can be detached by this reverse operation. Thereby, the cleaning workability of the air filter 5 can be made still more favorable.

As shown in FIG. 7, the heat exchanger 6 constituting part of the refrigeration cycle is configured by combining a plurality of heat exchangers, specifically, the front lower heat exchanger 61 and the front upper heat exchanger 62. ) And rear heat exchanger (63). The front lower heat exchanger 61 is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the inlet 41a mainly. The front upper heat exchanger 62 mainly faces the suction port 41b, and is disposed to be inclined upwardly. The rear heat exchanger 63 is mainly opposed to the suction port 63, and is arranged to be inclined downward. Further, the front upper heat exchanger 62 and the rear heat exchanger 63 are formed in a substantially inverted V shape. Any heat exchanger 61, 62, 63 consists of a cross fin type heat exchanger having a plurality of heat dissipation fins 6a side by side at a narrow interval and penetrating the heat exchange pipe 6b, and each heat exchanger 61, 62, It connects between the heat exchange pipes 6b of 63 by the connection pipe, and is comprised as one heat exchanger 6 by communicating.

Thus, since the heat exchanger 6 is comprised by the some heat exchanger 61, 62, 63 facing each inlet port 30a, 41a, 41b, the suction area can be made large.

The perfusion fan 7 for blowing indoor air is provided behind the front lower heat exchanger 61 and below the front upper heat exchanger 62 and the rear heat exchanger 63. By rotating this perfusion fan 7, indoor air is sucked in from the suction air passage 71 side, and the air is blown out from the air blow passage 72 side.

Next, the basic operation of such an air conditioner will be described.

Here, it demonstrates on behalf of cooling operation. The cooling operation is performed by operating the refrigeration cycle and rotating the fan of the outdoor unit and the perfusion fan 7 of the indoor unit 1. The heat exchanger 6 becomes low temperature by the operation of this refrigeration cycle. In addition, indoor air is sucked from the inlets 30a, 41a, 41b, and 43 by the rotation of the perfusion fan 7, and dust is removed from the air filter 5, and then the respective heat exchangers 61, 62, and 63 are removed. When it passes, it cools and dehumidifies, reaches | attains to the perfusion fan 7, and it blows in the room from the blower outlet 40b through the blower | air blower 72. Thereby, predetermined cooling operation is performed. In this cooling operation, the horizontal wind direction plate 42a is opened to stop or rotate at a predetermined position.

In this cooling operation, dew condensed on the front lower heat exchanger 61 and the front upper heat exchanger 62 flows to the front dew receiver 37 of the front casing 31, and this front portion It collects from the dew receiving part 37 in the lower back of the indoor unit 1, and is drained to the outside. On the other hand, dew condensed on the rear heat exchanger 63 flows into the rear dew receiver 33 and is collected from both sides of the rear dew receiver 33 at the bottom of the rear surface of the indoor unit 1 and drained to the outside. do.

Next, the details of the configuration related to the front panel 41 will be mainly described using Figs.

The front panel 41 is divided in the horizontal direction, and in this embodiment, is composed of two front panels divided left and right. Therefore, the size of the front panel 41 divided into two sheets is half the size compared with that of one sheet. Specifically, the front panel 41 is formed in a size of between 240 mm and 320 mm in height dimension and between 340 mm and 500 mm in width dimension. The two front panels 41 are arranged to sandwich the driving display portion 32 and the upper engaging portion 40c. In addition, the front panel 41 is rotatable in the horizontal direction, and the upper and lower portions on each side end side located on the side of the housing member 2, and in this embodiment, the upper and lower portions on the side end portions on both the left and right sides are rotatable and detachable. Elastically supported. This support structure will be described later in detail.

In addition, the front panel 41 is coupled to the upper engaging portion 40c at the upper side of each side end portion located at the center side of the housing member 2 so as to be detachably coupled, and the lower portion thereof to the driving display portion 32. It is coupled so as to be separated. In the coupling structure of this embodiment, coupling protrusions 41g and 41h are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the rear end of the front end of the front panel 41, and the upper coupling portion 40c and the driving display unit (40c) of the makeup cover body 40 are opposed thereto. The coupling recesses 40e and 32d are formed in the lower coupling portion 32c of the 32, respectively, and the coupling protrusions 41g and 41h and the coupling recesses 40e and 32d are elastically coupled. .

In addition, the front panel 41 is provided with a handrail portion 41i on the lower front surface of each side end portion located at the center side of the front surface. The hand rest portion 41i is formed as a concave portion so that a finger can be hooked from the upper side.

In such a configuration, by engaging the finger on the handrest portion 41i of the front panel 41 and pulling it forward, the upper and lower front panels 41 can be opened by releasing the up and down engagement on the front center side thereof. .

The support structure at the side end of the front panel 41 is provided with the upper hinge part 44 and the lower hinge part 48, as shown in FIG.

The upper hinge portion 44 constituting the support structure of the side end portion of the front panel 41 is provided on the upper support portion 41c provided on the upper side of the front end portion 41 and on the upper surface of the upper support portion 41c. To the upper support part 40d of the makeup cover main body 40 to support the convex upper rotating shaft 41d and the upper rotating shaft 41d to slide in the upper rotating shaft 41d direction (arrows P3 and P4). It is provided in the upper bearing part 45 to be attached, the bearing holding part 46 which hold | maintains this upper bearing part 45 so that the sliding cover main body 40 can slide, and the upper bearing part 45, The coil spring 47 is attached to the upper bearing portion 45 to always hold the rotating shaft 41d by pushing the upper bearing portion 45 in the direction of arrow P3, and is mounted on the upper bearing portion 45 to slide together with the bearing portion 45. Possibly exposed to the lever hole 46a of the bearing retainer 46 It consists of a detachable lever (45a) that value.

According to the upper hinge portion 44 according to this embodiment, the rotating shaft 41d is connected to the makeup cover body 40 via the bearing portion 45 pushed out in the direction of arrow P3 by the stress of the coil spring 47. Is retained. In addition, since the rotary shaft 41d is rotatably supported by the bearing portion 45, the front panel 41 can be rotated to open and close when the air filter 5 is directly cleaned or removed. In addition, the fitting of the rotating shaft 41d and the bearing part 45 moves the detachable lever 45a in the direction of arrow P4 with a finger or the like while the front panel 41 is opened at a predetermined angle or more, preferably 45 degrees or more. Or by pushing the front panel 41 upward.

Moreover, the lower hinge part 48 which comprises the support structure of the side end part of the front panel 41 is provided in the lower support part 41e provided in the lower part of the side end part of the front panel 41, and the lower surface of this support part 41e. It is comprised from the convex rotation shaft 41f provided, and the lower bearing part 140e of the makeup cover main body 40 which clamps and supports this rotation shaft 41f.

According to the lower hinge portion 48 according to this embodiment, since the rotary shaft 41f is rotatably supported by the lower bearing portion 140e, the front panel (for example, when cleaning or detaching and cleaning the air filter 5 directly) It can be opened and closed by rotating 41).

When the front panel 41 is removed and washed with water, first, the front panel 41 has a lower portion of the front panel 41 in a state in which the front panel 41 is rotated by a predetermined angle or more, in this embodiment by 45 degrees or more. By pushing upward, the upper bearing part 45 is pushed up against the spring force of the coil spring 47, and the fitting of the lower rotating shaft 41f and the lower bearing part 140e is released. Subsequently, the lower part of the front panel 41 is moved forward to pull the front panel 41 downward, thereby releasing the fitting between the upper rotary shaft 41d and the upper bearing portion 45. In this way, the front panel 41 can be easily removed from the makeup cover body 40.

Moreover, after lifting the detachable lever 45a upward and releasing the fitting of the upper rotary shaft 41d and the upper bearing part 45, the upper part of the front panel 41 is moved forward, and then lifted upwards. As a result, the front panel 41 can be easily removed from the makeup cover main body 40 by releasing the fitting between the lower rotary shaft 41f and the lower bearing portion 140e.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the air filter 5 is detachably disposed inside the front panel 41, the front panel 41 is divided into two left and right sides, and each side end of the front panel 41 is detached. Since the side is rotatable and detachably supported in the horizontal direction, even if the air conditioner is installed at a high position, as shown in FIG. 21, the two front panels 41 can be easily opened and operated to both sides. At the same time, the front surface of the air filter 5 can be largely opened to facilitate the cleaning of the air filter 5, and the front panel 41 can be manufactured in a compact and inexpensive resin molding, or the front When the panel 41 can be removed and cleaned, and the water is washed in a general sink, etc., as shown in Fig. 22, the front panel 41 can be easily divided into half pieces. It can be washed.

And since the front panel 41 is detachably supported in the state which opened more than the predetermined rotation angle, the front panel 41 is peeled off by mistake in the state which closed the front panel 41 and is operating the air conditioner. It can be prevented from falling and can be made into the state which can remove the front panel 41 by the simple operation of rotating the front panel 41 more than a predetermined angle.

Alternatively, the front panel 41 is divided into two left and right, and at the same time, the upper and lower portions of the side end side of each front panel 41 positioned on the side of the housing member can be rotated in a horizontal direction and detachably attached to the housing member. It is elastically supported with respect to, and the upper and lower parts of the center end side of each front panel 41 located on the center side of the housing member is elastically supported with respect to the housing member that can be detachably coupled, so that the front panel divided into two left and right ( Each of the four places 41 is elastically supported by the housing member, thereby preventing the front panel 41 from spontaneously rotating or generating a vibration sound due to the vibration of the air conditioner during operation.

In addition, since the front panel 41 is divided into two sides, the front panel 41 has a height dimension of 240 mm to 320 mm and a width dimension of 340 mm to 500 mm, so that the size is about 600 mm (JIS standard). It can be put in a sink or the like of a dishwashing stand, and water washing of the front panel 41 can be performed remarkably easily.

Alternatively, since the suction port 41b is extended to form the upper surface portion of the housing member 2 and the suction port 41b is provided on the extended upper surface portion, the side end portion of the front panel 41 is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction. Even if 41 is extended to form the upper surface portion of the housing member 2, the front surface portion and the upper surface portion of the air filter 5 are not collided with the ceiling of the room where the extension portion is installed when the front panel 41 is rotated. At the same time, the air filter 5 can be greatly opened, which makes it easier to clean the air filter 5. In addition, by removing the air filter 5, the upper surface portion of the heat exchanger 6 is also opened, and the air conditioner cleaner can be sprayed from the upper surface portion of the heat exchanger 6 to clean it.

In addition, the side end of the front panel 41 is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction, and the opposite side of the supporting portion is rotatably coupled, and the handrail portion 41i is provided at the lower side of the engaging portion side. Therefore, by engaging one hand to the handrail portion 41i of the front panel 41 and rotating the front panel 41, the engagement portion can be easily released.

Alternatively, the side end portion of the front panel 41 is rotatably supported in the horizontal direction, and a gap is provided between the side end portion and the housing member side, so that the side end portion of the front panel 41 is rotatably supported. And a space for rotation can be secured, and furthermore, by using this gap as the air intake port 43, the suction resistance can be reduced and the performance of the air conditioner can be improved.

In addition, the front panel 41 is divided into two sides, and the driving display unit 32 is disposed between the divided front panels 41 so that the front surface portion of the housing member 2 is located in the front panel 41 and the driving display unit 32. Since the driving display portion 32 can be largely secured, and the size of the front panel 41 can be reduced by only the driving display portion 32, it can be molded into a more compact resin molding type. .

Next, a second embodiment of the air conditioner of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The air conditioner of the second embodiment is different from the housing member body 3 and the makeup cover 4 as compared with that of the first embodiment, and is basically the same in other respects, and therefore mainly different points will be described.

The rear casing 30 of the housing member main body 3 is integrally formed with side mounting portions 39 projecting forward from both side front ends of the rear casing 30 to mount the side panel 40A. In addition, in order to engage the upper portion of the front panel 41, the upper engaging portion 38 protruding forward from the upper front end is formed integrally. Moreover, similarly to the first embodiment, the upper engaging portion 38 is provided with a joining recess 38a facing the engaging projection 41g of the front panel 41, and the engaging projection 41g. And coupling recesses 38a are elastically coupled.

In the driving display portion 32, the base portion 33a and the lower engaging portion 33c are integrally formed from the upper end portion of the front portion of the dew receiving portion 37 of the front portion casing 31. Thereby, it can manufacture cheaply. Moreover, even if the base part 32a is integrally molded with the dew receiver part 37, the liquid crystal display part 32b is a member separate from the base part 32a, and since it is detachably attached, it is easy to remove and repair it. can do.

The makeup cover 4 is comprised by dividing into 40 A of side panels, the front panel 41, and the under panel 40B.

The side panel 40A is attached to the side mounting portion 39 of the rear casing 30 with a screw or the like and constitutes a side surface as the makeup cover 4, but both sides of the heat dissipating fin portion of the heat exchanger 6 are provided. In other words, it extends so that the upper surface and the lower surface as both sides of the makeup cover 4 located in the both sides of the part which indoor air circulates may comprise.

The front panel 41 extends as much as the portion where the upper surface of the makeup cover body 40 of the first embodiment is missing. The front panel 41 is rotatably supported by the side panel 40A at the side end portion located on the side of the housing member 2, and detachably supported so that the side end portion at the front side center portion side is at the upper engaging portion 38. ) And the lower coupling portion 33c are detachably coupled to each other. This supporting structure and the coupling structure are the same as in the first embodiment.

The under panel 40B is attached to the lower end of the side panel 40A, and forms the blowout opening 40b. Moreover, two horizontal wind direction plates are attached to this blower outlet 40 so that rotation is possible.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the front panel 41 that forms the front and upper portions, the side panel 40A that forms both side portions, and the under panel 40B that forms the bottom outlet 40b are provided. Since the makeup cover 4 is constituted in combination, the constituent members of the makeup cover 4 can be miniaturized and handling becomes easy, and various various makeup covers 4 can be obtained by changing the components. At the same time, the resin molding of the structural member can be downsized, and the equipment cost can be reduced.

Next, a third embodiment to a fifth embodiment of the air conditioner of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The air conditioners of this third to fifth embodiments relate to the handhold portion 41i of the front panel 41.

The air conditioners of the third to fifth embodiments are merely different from each other in comparison with the first embodiment, and are otherwise identical to the first embodiment.

In the air conditioner of the third embodiment, as shown in Fig. 10, the hand rest portion 41i is of a touch panel type. By placing a finger on the touch panel hand-holding portion 41i, the built-in control device and the engaging device can be operated to automatically release the engagement of the front panel 41. FIG.

As shown in Fig. 11, the air conditioner of the fourth embodiment is such that the handrail portion 41i is an end portion in the clamping portion of the driving display portion 32 of the front panel 41. The front panel 1 is opened by placing a finger on the end portion 41i of the front panel 41 from the gap between the front panel 41 and the driving display device 32.

In the air conditioner of the fifth embodiment, as shown in Fig. 12, the hand rest portion 41i is latched. By pulling a finger on the latch hand portion 41i, the latch engagement between the built-in front panel 41 and the makeup cover body 40 is released, and the front panel 41 can be easily opened.

Next, the sixth to thirteenth embodiments of the air conditioner of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. The air conditioner of this sixth to thirteenth embodiments relates to the opening manner of the front panel 41. In each of these embodiments, the grille-type air intake port is provided in the center of the front panel 41 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, but is omitted in each drawing.

In the air conditioner of the sixth embodiment, as shown in Fig. 13, the driving indicator is not in the front portion of the makeup cover 4, and the front surface portion of the makeup cover 4 is two pieces in comparison with the first embodiment. The panel 41 is entirely covered by the panel 41, and differs from each other in that the side end surface on the center side of the front panel 41 in the front surface of the makeup cover 4 is formed to face in a straight line. Thereby, the resin molding of the front panel 41 can be made simple. In addition, the driving display unit is provided on the lower surface of the cosmetic cover body 40.

As shown in FIG. 14, the air conditioner of the seventh embodiment integrally forms the suction port 40f on the upper surface of the makeup cover body 40, and the front panel 41 on the upper surface, as shown in FIG. I removed the extension. Thereby, the front panel 41 can be made into a simple flat shape, and the cleaning operation of the front panel 41 in the sink of the dishwasher can be made easier, and the resin molding of the front panel 41 can be made easier. It is small and can be inexpensive.

As shown in Fig. 15, the air conditioner of the eighth embodiment combines the sixth and seventh embodiments. That is, the air conditioner integrally forms the suction port 40f on the upper surface of the makeup cover body 40, removes the extension portion on the front panel 41 from the upper surface, and removes the driving display portion from the center of the front surface. The entire front face is covered by the front panel 41 of the hawk. This has the advantages of the sixth and seventh embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 16, the air conditioner of the ninth embodiment integrally forms the suction port 40f on the upper surface of the makeup cover main body 40 as compared with the eighth embodiment, and the front panel 41 has the upper surface. The front panel which covers the driving display part 32 while eliminating the extension part of the front part, or providing the driving display part 32 in a belt shape extending up and down in the front center part at the inside of the front panel 41. The parts facing the liquid crystal display portion 32b of 1) are different from each other in that the transmissive portion 41 is used. Moreover, this permeation | transmission part 41j is formed of the transparent synthetic resin. By such a configuration, the front panel 41 can be made into a simple flat shape, and the cleaning of the front panel 41 in the sink or the like of the dishwasher can be made easier, and the resin of the front panel 41 can be made easier. The molding can be made compact and inexpensive, or the center side of the air filter 5 can be easily mounted by using both side portions of the operation display portion 32, and the front side portion can be made simple. Can be.

As shown in Fig. 17, the air conditioner of the tenth embodiment integrally forms the suction port 40f on the upper surface of the makeup cover main body 40 as compared with the first embodiment, and the front panel 41 on the upper surface. Or the driving display unit 32 is formed integrally with the makeup cover body 40 on one side of the front surface, and the front panel 41 is provided adjacent to the driving display unit 32. will be. As a result, the front panel 41 can be made compact in a simple flat shape, thereby making it easier to clean the front panel 41 in the sink or the like of the dishwasher, and at the same time, the resin molding of the front panel 41 Can be made small and inexpensive, or it is not necessary to provide the driving display unit 32 independently.

As shown in Fig. 18, the air conditioner of the eleventh embodiment is provided with the upper surface suction port 40f separate from the makeup cover body 40 so as to be rotatably mounted, and the suction port 40f compared with the eighth embodiment. The inside is different from the point which detachably attached the air cleaning exclusive filter 5A inside. Thereby, the air cleaning exclusive filter 5A can be easily attached or detached. Moreover, by attaching the air cleaning exclusive filter 5A to the outside of the air filter 5, the presence or absence of the air cleaning exclusive filter A can be selected, and the air cleaning function can be made more convenient.

As shown in FIG. 19, the air conditioner of the twelfth embodiment is provided with a small panel 41A rotatably provided on the front face of the driving display unit 32 to cover the driving display unit 32, as shown in FIG. The points are different. Thereby, the normally unnecessary part of the operation display part 32 can be covered.

The air conditioner of the thirteenth embodiment differs from the one in that the driving indicator 32 is integrally formed with the makeup cover main body 40 in the lower front side as compared with that of the eighth embodiment as shown in FIG. The front panel 41 can be made compact in a simple flat shape, which makes it easier to clean the front panel 41 in the sink or the like of the dishwasher, and at the same time, the resin molding of the front panel 41 can be made small. This can be inexpensive, and there is no need to provide the driving display unit 32 independently.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the cleanability of the front panel while improving the cleanability of the air filter disposed inside the front panel, and to obtain an air conditioner that can be manufactured at low cost.

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A horizontally elongated housing member having a front panel on the front surface thereof, and the front panel divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, wherein the front panel is formed at the end of the housing member in the longitudinal direction; An air conditioner having support means for supporting the opening and closing of the front face thereof, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the housing member and an upper surface portion extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the housing member, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The housing member has a cutout for coupling the top surface of the front panel to its upper surface, and a side end portion of the top surface of the front panel coupled to the top surface of the front panel with the cutout coupled to the top surface of the housing member. With an upper coupling, And said support means comprises a support portion for rotatably supporting an end portion of the front face portion of the front panel at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing member. A horizontally elongated housing member having a front panel on the front surface thereof, and the front panel divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, wherein the front panel is formed at the end of the housing member in the longitudinal direction; An air conditioner having support means for supporting the opening and closing of the front face thereof, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the housing member and an upper surface portion extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the housing member, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The said support means is provided with the support part which forms the clearance gap between the longitudinal direction part of the said housing member, and the edge part of the front surface part of the said front panel, and rotatably supports the edge part of the front surface part of the said front panel. Air conditioner. A horizontally elongated housing member having a front panel on the front surface thereof, and the front panel divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, wherein the front panel is formed at the end of the housing member in the longitudinal direction; An air conditioner having support means for supporting the opening and closing of the front face thereof, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the housing member and an upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the housing member, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The supporting means is rotatably supporting an end portion of the front face portion of the front panel at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing member, and includes a support portion detachably supporting the front panel in a state where it is rotated to a predetermined angle. Air conditioner, characterized in that. A horizontally elongated housing member having a front panel on the front surface thereof, and the front panel divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, wherein the front panel is formed at the end of the housing member in the longitudinal direction; An air conditioner having support means for supporting the opening and closing of the front face thereof, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the housing member and an upper surface portion extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the housing member, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The front face portion of the front panel has a coupling protrusion formed on its rear surface to couple the front face portion of the front panel to the front face of the housing member, The housing member has a driving display portion attached to the front surface thereof and positioned in the divided portion of the front panel, and a coupling recess formed around the driving display portion to engage with the engaging projection portion. The housing member may further include an upper coupling part formed on an upper surface thereof to engage an upper surface portion of the front panel with an upper surface of the housing member. The support means engages the engaging projection and the engaging recess, and supports a rotatably supporting end portion of the front surface portion of the front panel at the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing member so that the front panel sandwiches the driving display portion. An air conditioner, characterized in that provided with. An air conditioner with a transversely long housing member having a heat exchanger and an air filter and a fan inside, The housing member includes a housing member body constituting the rear portion thereof, a makeup cover constituting the front portion of the housing member, The makeup cover includes a makeup cover body attached to the front of the housing member main body, and a front panel provided on the front surface of the makeup cover body and divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the makeup cover body and an upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the makeup cover body, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The cosmetic cover body includes a cutout for coupling the upper surface of the front panel to an upper surface thereof, and a side end portion of the upper surface of the front panel in a state where the cutout is coupled to the upper surface of the front panel. And an upper coupling portion for engaging, and support means for rotatably supporting the front panel at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing member. An air conditioner with a transversely long housing member having a heat exchanger and an air filter and a fan inside, The housing member includes a housing member body constituting the rear portion thereof, a makeup cover constituting the front portion of the housing member, The makeup cover includes a makeup cover body attached to the front of the housing member main body, and a front panel provided on the front surface of the makeup cover body and divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the makeup cover body and an upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the makeup cover body, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The cosmetic cover body is provided with support means for forming a gap between the longitudinal end portion and the front end portion of the front panel, and rotatably supporting the end portion of the front surface portion of the front panel. Air conditioner. An air conditioner with a transversely long housing member having a heat exchanger and an air filter and a fan inside, The housing member includes a housing member body constituting the rear portion thereof, a makeup cover constituting the front portion of the housing member, The makeup cover includes a makeup cover body attached to the front of the housing member main body, and a front panel provided on the front surface of the makeup cover body and divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the makeup cover body and an upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the makeup cover body, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The makeup cover body is provided with support means for rotatably supporting the front panel at a longitudinal end of the makeup cover body and detachably supporting the front panel while being rotated to a predetermined angle. Air conditioner. An air conditioner with a transversely long housing member having a heat exchanger and an air filter and a fan inside, The housing member includes a housing member body constituting the rear portion thereof, a makeup cover constituting the front portion of the housing member, The makeup cover includes a makeup cover body attached to the front of the housing member main body, and a front panel provided on the front surface of the makeup cover body and divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the makeup cover body and an upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the makeup cover body, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The front face portion of the front panel has a coupling protrusion formed on its rear surface to couple the front face portion of the front panel to the front face of the housing member, The cosmetic cover body is attached to the front surface of the driving display portion located in the division of the front panel, the engaging recess formed around the driving display portion and engaging with the engaging projection, and the upper surface of the cosmetic cover body An upper coupling portion formed to engage the upper surface portion of the front panel with the upper surface of the housing member, In addition, the makeup cover body engages the support means for rotatably supporting the front panel at the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the makeup cover body so that the front panel engages the engagement recess and the front panel sandwiches the driving indicator. The air conditioner characterized by the above-mentioned. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the front panel includes a hand rest recess formed on a lower front face of each side end portion located at the center side of the front face portion. group. The said front panel is provided with the rotating shaft formed in the edge part of the front surface part, And said supporting means is provided at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of said makeup cover body, and has a supporting portion for rotatably supporting said rotating shaft. A horizontally elongated housing member having a front panel on the front surface thereof, and the front panel divided into left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the housing member, wherein the front panel is formed at the end of the housing member in the longitudinal direction; An air conditioner having support means for supporting the opening and closing of the front face thereof, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the housing member and an upper surface portion extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the housing member, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The support means rotatably supports the front panel at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the housing member, and pushes the front panel upward in the direction of the upper surface of the housing member while the front panel is rotated to a predetermined angle. An air conditioner configured to be detachable from a housing member. It is an air conditioner consisting of a transversely long housing member having a heat exchanger and an air filter and a fan inside, The housing member is composed of a housing member body constituting the rear portion thereof, and a makeup cover constituting the front portion of the housing member. The makeup cover includes a makeup cover body attached to the front of the housing member body, and a front panel provided on the front surface of the makeup cover body and formed by dividing left and right with respect to the longitudinal direction of the makeup cover body, The front panel includes a front surface portion facing the front surface of the makeup cover body and an upper surface portion formed extending from the front surface portion along the upper surface of the makeup cover body, The front surface portion and the upper surface portion has a suction portion, respectively The cosmetic cover body rotatably supports the front panel by support means provided at an end portion thereof in the longitudinal direction, and the support means rotates the front panel of the cosmetic cover body while the front panel is rotated to a predetermined angle. An air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner is configured to be detached from the cosmetic cover body by pushing upward. The hand panel according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the front panel is provided with a hand recessed recess in a lower front surface of each side end portion located at the center side of the front surface portion thereof. And the hand panel opens on the front panel to open the front panel. According to claim 11 or 12, wherein the front panel has a rotation axis is formed at the end of the front surface portion, The rotating shaft is supported by the support portion formed in the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the makeup cover body, And the front panel is detached by removing the rotating shaft from the support in a state in which the front panel is rotated to a predetermined angle. delete