KR100748172B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an air conditioner capable of easily mounting and detaching a front panel and a front cover, and easily mounting a wind vane on an outlet side. The air conditioner includes a cabinet, a front panel coupled to the front of the cabinet and having discharge ports at both sides thereof, a discharge port frame detachably installed at the front sides of both discharge ports, a front cover covering the front panel and the front of the discharge frame, It includes a wind vane rotatably installed in the discharge port frame, a first coupling device for fastening the front panel to the cabinet, and a second coupling device for fastening the front cover to the discharge port frame.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a front cover mounting structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the first and second wind direction blades and the discharge port frame of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting structure of the first and second wind direction blades and the discharge port frame of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view showing a first coupling device for coupling the front panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a first coupling device for coupling the front panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing a second coupling device for coupling the front cover of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing a second coupling device for coupling the front cover of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: cabinet, 12: top front panel,

13: side spout, 14: lower front panel,

19: front cover, 20: heat exchanger,

21: the first wind vane, 22: the second wind vane,

30: blower, 40: discharge port frame,

41: support member, 42: support protrusion,

43: insertion hole, 60: the first coupling device,

61: first locking groove, 62: first locking hook,

70: second coupling device, 71: second locking groove,

72: second hook.

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner for easily mounting the front panel and the front cover coupled to the front of the front panel.

Many stand-type air conditioners installed in an upright space in the interior space are provided with suction and discharge ports on the side. By providing a suction port and a discharge port on the side to provide a beautiful front appearance.

Such an air conditioner typically includes a front panel coupled to the front of the cabinet and provided with discharge ports at both sides thereof, and a front cover mounted to the front panel to cover the front part of the front panel. The front panel is fixed to the cabinet by fastening a plurality of fixing screws, the front cover is also fixed to the front panel by fastening a plurality of fixing screws. The front cover is painted or colored in the user's preferred color.

In addition, the wind direction blades for controlling the wind direction of the discharged air is installed in the discharge port on both sides of the front panel.

However, such an air conditioner has a drawback in that the manufacturing process is complicated and assembly productivity is low because it requires fastening a plurality of fixing screws for mounting the front panel and the front cover. In addition, when the front panel and the front cover are removed for troubleshooting, a number of fixing screws have to be loosened. In addition, since the air conditioner has to be mounted inside the narrow discharge port, it is complicated to install the wind vane.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can easily perform the mounting and removal of the front panel and the front cover.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner for easily mounting the wind vane installed on the discharge port side.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving this object is a cabinet, a front panel coupled to the front surface of the cabinet and the discharge port is formed on both sides, the discharge port frame is detachably installed on the front side of the both discharge port, and the front surface A front cover covering the front surface of the panel and the discharge port frame, a wind vane rotatably installed on the discharge port frame, a first coupling device to secure the front panel to the cabinet, and the front cover to the discharge port frame It characterized in that it comprises a second coupling device for fixing on the foot.

In addition, the first coupling device includes a plurality of first locking grooves provided on both sides of the cabinet, and a plurality of first locking hooks provided on both sides of the front panel to be caught by the first locking groove, and the second coupling The apparatus may include a plurality of second locking grooves provided on the front side of the discharge port frame, and a plurality of second locking hooks provided on an inner surface of the front cover to be caught by the second locking grooves.

In addition, the present invention is a plurality of support members coupled to the front panel in the form of crossing the discharge port for the support of the discharge port frame, and a plurality of protruding from the inner surface of the discharge port frame for coupling with the plurality of support members It characterized in that it comprises a support projection, and the insertion hole formed in each of the support members to be coupled to each of the support projections.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of fastening screws fastened to fix the discharge port frame to the front panel.

In another aspect, the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of wing coupling portion provided on the inner surface of the discharge port frame for the combination of the wind vane.

The first locking hook may include a first locking portion which protrudes from the front panel to enter the first locking groove, wherein the first locking portion extends downward, and the first locking portion has the first locking groove. Characterized in that the entry guide portion of the chamfer is provided in the portion entering.

In addition, the second locking hook protrudes from the inner surface of the front cover and the second locking portion which enters into the second locking groove is extended in the downward direction, and the second locking groove facilitates easy engagement of the second locking hook. The width of the upper portion is larger than the width of the lower portion, and the upper portion is opened so that the second catching hook easily enters the second catching groove when the front cover is moved from the upper portion to the lower portion.

In addition, the present invention includes a box-shaped protruding member protruding from the front surface of the discharge port frame and the upper surface and the lower surface is open for the formation of the second locking groove, the second locking groove is formed on the front surface of the protruding member It is done.

The second locking groove may further include a V-shaped entry guide portion having a narrower width from an upper portion to a lower portion thereof, and a binding portion formed at a lower portion of the entry guide portion in a width corresponding to the width of the second locking hook. do.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present invention, the heat exchanger 20 installed on the inner upper portion of the main body 10, and the blower installed in the inner lower portion of the main body 10 for blowing air 30 is provided.

The main body 10 is coupled to the cabinet 11 at the rear of which the front is open, the upper side of the front of the cabinet 11, and the upper front panel 12 and the front side of the cabinet 11 having side ejection openings 13 formed at both sides, respectively. It is coupled to the lower side includes a lower front panel 14 formed on each side of the inlet 15. In addition, a front discharge port 16 is formed between the upper front panel 12 and the lower front panel 14 so that harmonized air can also be discharged forward.

As shown in FIG. 2, the blower 30 sucks air from both suction ports 15 and blows air toward the upper heat exchanger 20. The blower 30 has an inlet 31 formed on its front surface and a fan duct 33 having an outlet 32 formed thereon, and an air sucked through the inlet 31 and installed inside the fan duct 33. Blower fan 34 for blowing air toward the outlet 32, and a motor 35 for driving the blower fan 34. The motor 35 is fixed to the inner rear side of the main body 10.

The heat exchanger 20 is provided in a flat shape so that the air blown from the blower 30 can be heat-exchanged while passing therethrough, and is inclinedly installed to partition the inner upper space of the main body 10. Although not specifically illustrated in the drawings, the heat exchanger 20 includes a tube through which a refrigerant flows and a plurality of cooling fins coupled to an outer surface of the tube.

The upper front panel 12 is provided with a blowing guide member 18 for guiding air blown forward through the heat exchanger 20 to both side discharge ports 13 or front discharge ports 16. As shown in FIG. 3, the blowing guide member 18 includes blowing guide surfaces 18a, 18b, and 18c which have a central portion projecting toward the rear and inclined on both sides and below. This is because the blowing guide member 18 distributes the air blown forward through the heat exchanger 20 toward both side discharge ports 13 and the front discharge port 16, so that the air blows smoothly toward each discharge port 13 and 16. It was to lose. The blowing guide member 18 may be integrally formed with the upper front panel 12 or separately molded and then coupled to the upper front panel 12.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front cover 19 is provided on the front surface of the upper front panel 12, and each side discharge port 13 on both sides of the upper front panel 12 is provided. The first wind vane 21 and the second wind vane 22 for adjusting the wind direction of the discharged air is provided. Each side discharge port 13 is formed long on both sides of the upper front panel 12 in the vertical direction, and the first and second wind direction blades 21 and 22 also extend in the vertical direction to correspond to the vertical length of the side discharge port 13. It is formed long.

In addition, the present invention can rotate the first coupling device 60 for fixing the upper front panel 12 to the front surface of the cabinet 11, and the first wind direction blade 21 on each side discharge port 13 on both sides. And a second coupling device 70 for fixing the discharge port frame 40 for mounting the same, and the front cover 19 to be fixed to the front of the discharge port frame 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, the discharge port frame 40 has a vertical length corresponding to the vertical length of each side discharge port 13, and as shown in FIG. 5, the front part of each side discharge port 13 is formed. It is provided on both sides of the upper front panel 12 in a screened form.

A plurality of supports are provided in each side discharge port 13 to cross the side discharge port 13 for mounting the discharge frame 40 and both ends are fixed to both sides of the side discharge port 13 of the upper front panel 12, respectively. The member 41 is provided, and a plurality of support protrusions 42 coupled to the support member 41 are provided on the inner surface of the discharge port frame 40. In addition, as shown in Fig. 5, each support member 41 of the side discharge port 13 is formed with an insertion hole 43 into which the support protrusion 42 is inserted. It is installed in such a manner that each of the support protrusions 42 is inserted into the insertion hole 43 of each of the support members 41 when the ejection outlet frame 40 is mounted. It is intended to be installed. 4, the discharge port frame 40 is fixed to the upper front panel 12 by a plurality of fixing screws 44 fastened from the front thereof.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first wind vane 21 installed at the side discharge port 13 is rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the discharge port frame 40. To this end, a plurality of wing coupling portions 45 are provided on the inner surface of the discharge port frame 40 to support the first wind vane 21. The second wind vane 22 is rotatably coupled to the upper front panel 12 behind the side discharge port 13. As shown in FIG. 4, a first wing driving motor 23 for driving the first wind direction blade 21 is installed on the upper side of the discharge port frame 13, and second sides of the upper front panel 12 are provided on both sides of the discharge port frame 13. A second wing drive motor 24 for driving the wind vane 22 is installed. The first and second wing drive motors 23 and 24 are configured as motors capable of forward rotation and reverse rotation, respectively.

These configurations allow the first and second wind vanes 21 and 22 to be installed at both side discharge ports 13 before the upper front panel 12 is mounted to the cabinet 11. When the first and second wind vanes 21 and 22 are installed, the second wind vanes 22 are installed on both sides of the upper front panel 12, and then the first wind vanes 21 are mounted on the discharge port frame 40. By mounting the discharge hole frame 40 to the upper front panel 12 in the mounted state, the first and second wind direction blades 21 and 22 can be easily installed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first coupling device 60 for coupling the upper front panel 12 to the cabinet 11 includes a plurality of first locking grooves 61 formed at both edges of the cabinet 11. And a plurality of first catching hooks 62 provided at both ends of the upper front panel 12 so as to enter and catch the first catching groove 61.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first locking hook 62 includes a first locking portion 62a protruding backward from the upper front panel 12 to enter the first locking groove 61. The first locking portion 62a extends a predetermined length in the downward direction. This is because when the upper front panel 12 is mounted in the cabinet 11, the first locking hook 62 enters the first locking groove 61, and then the upper front panel 12 is moved downward. 62a is to be secured to the first locking groove (61). In addition, the first catching portion 62a has a chamfering shape at both sides and the lower end of the rear end that first enters the first catching groove 61 so that the first catching hook 62 can easily enter the first catching groove 61. Entry guides 62b and 62c are formed to be inclined to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front cover 19 is in the form of a rectangular flat plate having a size enough to cover the front surface of the upper front panel 12 and the front surface of the ejection opening frame 40 on both sides. The second coupling device 70 for coupling the front cover 19 is caught by the plurality of second locking grooves 71 and the second locking grooves 71 provided on the front surface of the discharge port frame 40. And second catching hooks 72 provided on an inner surface of the front cover 19.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the second locking hook 72 protrudes rearward from the inner surface of the front cover 19. In addition, the second catching hook 72 has a second catching portion 72a extending into the second catching groove 72 and extending downward.

The second locking groove 71 protrudes forward from the discharge port frame 40 and is formed on the front surface of the box-shaped protruding member 74 whose upper and lower portions are open. In addition, the second catching groove 71 is open at the top thereof and is narrowed in width from the top to the bottom thereof. That is, the second locking groove 71 corresponds to the width of the second locking hook 72 at the lower portion of the entry guide portion 71a of the V-type, which becomes narrower from the upper portion to the lower portion, and the lower portion of the entry guide portion 71a. The binding part 71b formed in width is provided.

These configurations are such that the second catching hook 72 enters the second catching groove 71 when the front cover 19 is moved from the top to the bottom while the front cover 19 is in close contact with the discharge port frame 40. It is easy to catch. That is, when the front cover 19 is mounted, the entrance of the second locking hook 72 is guided by the V-shaped entry guide part 71a having an open upper portion so that the front cover 19 can be easily mounted. . Therefore, the present invention can be easily coupled to the front cover 19 even when the second locking hooks 72 and the second locking grooves 71 are not visible to the operator.

In this configuration, the front cover 19 is formed by allowing the second locking hook 72 to enter and bind to the binding portion 71b of the second locking groove 71 at the time when the engagement of the second locking hook 72 is completed. Is to be combined in the correct position without shaking.

As shown in FIG. 3, lower ends of the front cover 19 are provided with a screw fastening portion 82 for fastening the fixing screw 81. The front cover 19 is fastened by fastening the fixing screw 81 to the screw fastening portion 82 while the front cover 19 is coupled by using the second locking hook 72 and the second locking groove 71. It can be fixed.

The following describes a method of assembling the upper front panel of the air conditioner and its surrounding components.

Before coupling the upper front panel 12 to the cabinet 11, the first and second wind direction blades 21 and 22 are assembled at the side discharge ports 13 on both sides of the upper front panel 12. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, first, the second wind vane 22 is assembled on both sides of the upper front panel 12. Next, the first wind vane 21 is assembled to the discharge port frame 40 in a state separated from the upper front panel 12. Then, the discharge port frame 40 having the first wind vane 21 assembled thereon is mounted on the upper front panel 12. In this way, the first and second wind direction blades 21 and 22 can be easily mounted on the side discharge port 13 side.

After coupling of the first and second wind vanes 21 and 22 to the discharge port frame 40 is completed, the upper front panel 12 is coupled to the cabinet 11. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first catching hook 62 is coupled to the first catching groove 61 in such a manner that the upper front panel 12 can be easily mounted.

After the upper front panel 12 is mounted, the front cover 19 is coupled to the front surface of the upper front panel 12. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 3, 8, and 9, the second locking hook 72 is coupled to the second locking groove 71 by walking. Finally, the fixing screw 81 is fastened to the screw fastening portion 82 at the bottom of the front cover 19 to fix the front cover 19 to the front panel 12.

As described in detail above, the air conditioner according to the present invention is coupled to the front panel and the front cover by a structure in which a plurality of hooks and a plurality of catching grooves are mutually coupled to the front panel and the front cover when assembling the air conditioner It can be easily mounted. Therefore, it is possible to improve the assembly productivity in the manufacturing process of the air conditioner.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that can be easily separated when the front panel and the front cover to be removed for troubleshooting, such as the front panel and the front cover in a state in which the fastening screw is minimized.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the wind vane can be easily mounted because the wind vane can be coupled to the upper front panel in a state in which the wind vane is coupled to the discharge port frame when assembling the wind vane on the side discharge port.

Claims (9)

A cabinet, a front panel coupled to the front surface of the cabinet and having discharge ports at both sides, a discharge port frame detachably installed at the front sides of the both discharge ports, a front cover covering the front panel and the front surface of the discharge port frame, It includes a wind vane rotatably installed in the discharge port frame, a first coupling device for fixing the front panel to the cabinet by hanging, and a second coupling device for fixing the front cover to the discharge opening frame Air conditioner characterized by. The method of claim 1, The first coupling device includes a plurality of first catching grooves provided at both sides of the cabinet, and a plurality of first catching hooks provided at both sides of the front panel to be caught by the first catching groove, The second coupling device includes a plurality of second catching grooves provided on the front side of the discharge port frame, and a plurality of second catching hooks provided on the inner surface of the front cover to be caught by the second catching grooves. group. The method of claim 1, A plurality of support members provided on the front panel to cross the discharge holes to support the discharge hole frames, and a plurality of support protrusions protruding from the inner surface of the toe exit frame for coupling with the plurality of support members; And an insertion hole formed in each of the supporting members to be coupled to each of the supporting protrusions. The method of claim 3, And a plurality of fixing screws fastened to fix the discharge port frame to the front panel. The method of claim 3, Air conditioner comprising a plurality of wing coupling portion provided on the inner surface of the discharge port frame for coupling the wind vane. The method of claim 2, The first catching hook has a first catching part which protrudes from the front panel to enter the first catching groove, and the first catching part extends downward, The first catching part is an air conditioner, characterized in that the entry guide portion of the chamfer type is provided in the portion entering the first catching groove. The method of claim 2, The second locking hook protrudes from the inner surface of the front cover and the second locking portion which enters into the second locking groove and extends downward, The second catching groove has a width of an upper portion larger than a width of a lower portion for easy coupling of the second catching hook, and the second catching hook is caught by the second catching hook when the front cover is moved from the top to the bottom. An air conditioner, characterized in that the top is open to easily enter the groove. The method of claim 7, wherein And a box-shaped protruding member protruding from the front surface of the discharge port frame and opening the upper and lower surfaces thereof to form the second locking groove, wherein the second locking groove is formed on the front surface of the protruding member. group. The method of claim 8, The second locking groove may include a V-shaped entry guide portion having a narrower width from an upper portion to a lower portion, and a binding portion formed at a lower portion of the entry guide portion in a width corresponding to the width of the second locking hook. Air conditioner.

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