KR100814026B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

By improving the structure of the front grill is disclosed an air conditioner that can be easily assembled and detached to the front grill. The front grill is configured to separate the upper plate and the lower plate, the hinge member is provided on the upper portion of the front panel, the coupling member is detachably coupled to the hinge member on the back of the upper plate. The hinge member has an elastic piece formed by connecting the upper and lower ends of the hinged hole formed on the front panel to be elastically deformable in the lateral direction, and a hinge axis protruding from the elastic piece. The coupling member is inserted into the hinge hole and is formed to protrude from the rear surface of the upper plate toward the front panel so as to rotate in the front-rear direction. One side of the coupling member is provided with a position fixing groove for engaging the coupling member to be fixed to the hinge shaft and a guide groove for guiding the coupling member to be rotated in the front-rear direction about the hinge shaft.

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view of a conventional air conditioner showing that the front grill is composed of one member and coupled to the front panel.

2 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention showing that the front grill is separated into an upper plate and a lower plate and coupled to the front panel.

3 is an enlarged view of portion “A” of FIG. 2 showing a coupling structure provided on the front panel to detachably couple the top plate.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the rear surface of the portion “B” of FIG. 2 showing the coupling structure provided on the upper plate corresponding to the coupling structure of FIG. 3 provided on the front panel.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of Figure 2 to show the opening and closing operation of the top plate, Figure 5A is a view showing the top plate closed the top of the front panel, Figure 5B is the top plate is rotated upwards front The figure which shows the state which opened the upper part of the panel.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

 20: front panel 22: hinge hole

 23: Hook hole 30: Front grill

 31: upper plate 32: lower plate

 40: hinge member 41: elastic piece                 

 42: hinge shaft 50: coupling member

 51: position fixing groove 52: guide groove

 54: hook member

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to improve the structure of the front grill attached to the front panel to facilitate the coupling and separation of the front grill, and to improve the appearance of the air conditioner It relates to an air conditioner.

In general, an air conditioner uses an endothermic action and an exothermic action caused by vaporization or liquefaction of a refrigerant circulating in a closed circuit in a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a condenser, a refrigerant expansion valve, and an evaporator are connected to each other by a refrigerant pipe to form a closed circuit. It is a device for cooling or heating the surroundings.

Such an air conditioner includes a compressor and a condenser, and is divided into an outdoor type installed outdoors, an evaporator, and a separate type configured by separating an indoor unit installed indoors, and an integrated type in which the above elements are installed in one housing. do.

The present invention relates to a separate type air conditioner, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit (hereinafter referred to as 'air conditioner') of the conventional air conditioner showing that the front grill is composed of a single member attached to the front panel .                         

As shown in the drawing, a conventional air conditioner forms an approximately box-shaped appearance by a main body 1 having an open front face and a front panel 2 attached to a front face of the open main body 1. In addition, the front grill 2 is coupled to the front of the front panel 2, the front grill 3 provided with a suction port 4 for suctioning the indoor air to the main body (1).

An upper end of the front panel 2 is provided with an intake port 5 through which the indoor air is sucked into the main body 1 together with the intake port 4 provided in the front grill 3, and the main body is provided at the lower end of the front panel 2. A discharge port 6 for discharging the purified air back to the indoor space through a filter (not shown), a blowing fan (not shown), and a heat exchanger (not shown) built in (1) is provided.

Therefore, when the blower fan operates, the indoor air flows into the inside of the main body 1 through the intake port 4 provided in the front grill 3 and the intake port 5 provided in the front panel 2, and then heat exchanges through a heat exchanger. The discharge port 6 provided at the lower end of the front panel 2 is discharged back to the indoor space to maintain the indoor temperature at an optimal state.

However, in the conventional air conditioner configured as described above, since the front grill is composed of one member, and the front grill is not easily separated and combined, the operation of separating and cleaning the front grill becomes very cumbersome, and also the inside of the front panel. Checking the contamination state of the filter disposed in the and there is a disadvantage that the work of cleaning the filter is very inconvenient.

In addition, the conventional air conditioner has a disadvantage that the front grill is composed of one member and has a structure covering the entire area of the front surface of the front panel, thereby preventing various changes in the appearance of the air conditioner.

That is, since the conventional front grill is molded and manufactured by one member, the front of the air conditioner has only a single design and color, so that the appearance of the air conditioner is monotonous, and accordingly, the conventional air conditioner is designed for the consumer. It is impossible to expand the choices, which will limit the purchasing power of consumers.

The disadvantage of the conventional air conditioner is that the design of the product is a factor that reduces the competitiveness of the product in view of the reality that the product is applied as an important criterion of product selection.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can be easily assembled and detached to the front grill to improve the structure of the front grill.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can improve the appearance of the front grill by improving the structure of the front grill.

The air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving this object is provided with a main body having a front open, a front panel coupled to the front of the body, a front grill coupled to the front of the front panel, the front grill and The lower plate is separated and characterized in that it covers the upper and lower portions of the front panel respectively.

A hinge member for rotatably coupling the upper plate is provided at an upper portion of the front panel, and a coupling member detachably coupled to the hinge member is provided at a rear surface of the upper plate corresponding to the upper panel. To be combined and separated.

The hinge member is formed by connecting the upper and lower ends of the hinge hole in a state spaced apart from both side ends of the hinge hole formed in the front panel and elastically deformable in the lateral direction, and one of the hinge hole from the elastic piece It is provided with a hinge axis protruding toward the side wall to allow the coupling member to be rotatably coupled.

The coupling member is formed by protruding a curved surface with a predetermined curvature toward the front panel from the rear surface of the upper plate to be inserted into the hinge hole to rotate in the front and rear direction.

In addition, a guide for guiding the coupling member to be rotated in the front-rear direction about the hinge shaft and the position fixing groove to the side of the coupling member corresponding to the hinge shaft to fix the position to the coupling member by the hinge shaft A groove is provided.

The position fixing groove is formed in a substantially circular shape to receive the hinge axis, the guide groove is formed spaced apart from the position fixing groove and a predetermined length is formed in a curved shape, the position fixing groove is formed on the hinge shaft When the top plate is pushed downward while being coupled to the top plate while keeping the top plate open to the front panel, the top plate closes the upper part of the front panel as the guide groove is coupled to the hinge shaft and rotates downward. Done.

In addition, a cutout is formed at the tip of the coupling member so that the coupling member is easily coupled to the hinge shaft along the cutout or easily separated from the hinge shaft.

In addition, a lower portion of the hinge hole is provided with a supporting jaw protruding forward, so that the lower end of the coupling member is supported by the supporting jaw while the position fixing groove is coupled to the hinge shaft so that the upper plate is attached to the front panel. Allow it to be placed open.

At least one hook member protruding toward the front panel is provided below the rear surface of the upper plate, and the front panel is provided with a hook hole at a position corresponding to the hook member, so that the upper plate is an upper portion of the front panel. The hook member is fitted into the hook hole in a closed state so that the lower portion of the upper plate is detachably fixed to the front panel.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention showing that the front grill is separated into an upper plate and a lower plate and coupled to the front panel. As shown in the drawing, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body 10 having an open front face and a front panel 20 coupled to an open front face of the main body 10 to provide a generally box-shaped appearance. To form.                     

The front surface of the front panel 20 is open and is not shown in FIG. 2, but a filter 24 for filtering dust and the like from the sucked air inside the front and upper surfaces of the front panel 20 (FIG. 5) will be installed.

The upper end and the lower end of the front panel 20 respectively have an inlet 21 for introducing air into the body 10 and a discharge port 27 for discharging air heat-exchanged inside the body 10 to the room (FIG. 5) is formed.

The open front of the front panel 20 is detachably coupled to the front grill 30 according to the present invention, the front grill 30 is the top plate 31 covering the upper portion of the front panel 20, The lower plate 32 covers the lower portion of the front panel 20 is configured to be separated. Thus, the front grill 30 is separated into the upper plate 31 and the lower plate 32 to facilitate the coupling and separation of the front grill 30, as well as design using the upper plate 31 and the lower plate 32 Various colors and colors can be produced to improve the appearance of the air conditioner.

In the lower part of the upper plate 31 is provided with an inlet port 21 provided in the upper end of the front panel 20 for introducing air into the body 10, the upper plate 31 is provided at the upper end In order to further improve the appearance of the front grill 30, metal-plated strips 34 such as silver are arranged at regular intervals to decorate the gap between the upper plate 31 and the lower plate 32. The decorative strips 34 may have the same effect even if they are formed at the lower end of the upper plate 31. In addition, the decorative strip 34 may be made of the same length as the horizontal length of the lower plate (32).

In order to detachably couple the top plate 31 to the front panel 20, coupling members 50 and hook members 54 (see FIG. 4) are provided at both sides of the top and bottom of the rear surface of the top plate 31, respectively. It is formed integrally with the upper plate 31, the front panel 20 is formed with a hinge member 40 and a hook hole 23 corresponding to the coupling member 50 and the hook member 54, respectively. .

3 is an enlarged view of the structure of the hinge member and the hook hole formed on one side of the front panel, Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing the structure of the coupling member and the hook member formed on one side of the top plate. Here, the hinge member and the hook hole are formed in the same structure on both sides of the front panel, and the coupling member and the hook member are formed in the same structure on both sides of the top plate, respectively, on one side of the front panel and the top plate, respectively. Only the structure of the arrangements will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the hinge member 40 is installed in the hinge hole 22 provided in the upper portion of the front panel 20. The hinge hole 22 is formed in a rectangular shape having a predetermined size, and the hinge member 40 is disposed in the longitudinal direction in a state spaced apart from both ends of the hinge hole 22 by a predetermined interval.

The hinge member 40 has an elastic piece 41 having an upper end and a lower end connected to the upper end and the lower end of the hinge hole 22, respectively, and toward the one end of the hinge hole 22 from the center of the elastic piece 41. The hinge shaft 42 is formed to protrude. Since the elastic piece 41 is formed to have a thin thickness and is spaced apart from both ends of the hinge hole 22, the elastic piece 41 may be elastically deformed in the left and right directions.

The hook hole 23 formed at an intermediate point of the front panel 20 has a size that can accommodate the hook member 54 of the upper plate 31, so that the hook member 54 is separated from the hook hole 23. It is possible to be hooked so that the bottom of the upper plate 31 can be fixed.

In addition, to support the lower end of the coupling member 50 in the lower portion of the hinge hole 22 in which the hinge member 40 is installed so that the upper plate 31 is not rotated downward by its own weight in a state where the upper plate 31 is opened at a predetermined angle. The support jaw 43 is formed to protrude a predetermined length forward.

As shown in FIG. 4, the coupling member 50 is formed to protrude into a curved surface at a predetermined curvature toward the front panel 20 at the upper end of the rear surface of the upper plate 31, thereby forming a hinge hole of the front panel 20. At 22, the hinge shaft 42 of the hinge member 40 is fitted so as to protrude and is rotated in the front-rear direction.

Position fixing grooves 51, guide grooves 52, and cutouts 53 are formed on the side surfaces of the coupling member 50 facing the hinge shaft 42 of the hinge member 40. The cutout 53 is formed by cutting the front end of the coupling member 50, and the coupling member 50 may be coupled to or separated from the hinge member 40 through the cutout 53. The position fixing groove 51 is disposed inside the cutout 53, has a substantially circular shape, and has a size that can accommodate the hinge shaft 42. In addition, the guide groove 52 forms a curved surface of a predetermined length between the position fixing groove 51 disposed at the front end of the coupling member 50 and the rear end of the coupling member 50 (the portion where the coupling member is in contact with the upper plate). Is formed.

When the coupling member 50 configured as described above is inserted into the hinge hole 22, the position fixing groove 51 is coupled to the hinge shaft 42 through the cutout 53 so that the upper plate 31 is opened. The position is fixed in the state, and when the top plate 31 is pushed inward by applying a slight force to the inside, the guide groove 52 is coupled to the hinge shaft 42, the coupling member 22 is the front panel 20 Will be rotated to the inner side.

In addition, a hook member 54 protruding toward the front panel 20 is provided below the rear surface of the upper plate 31. The hook member 54 is elastically deformable in the left and right directions of FIG. 3, so that when the upper plate 31 is pushed or pulled, the hook member 54 may be coupled to or separated from the hook hole 23 formed in the front panel 20. .

Hereinafter, a process of coupling and separating the top plate to the front panel will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of Figure 2 to show the opening and closing operation of the top plate, Figure 5A is a view showing the top plate closed the top of the front panel, Figure 5B is the top plate is rotated upwards front The figure which shows the state which opened the upper part of the panel.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the lower end of the upper plate 31 is pulled forward while the upper plate 31 is coupled to the front panel 20, the hook member 54 is elastically deformed laterally and the front panel ( 20 is separated from the hook hole (23). In this state, when the upper plate 31 is lifted up, the coupling member 50 is rotated forward by receiving the guide groove 52 of the coupling member 50 coupled to the hinge shaft 42 so that the upper plate ( 31) to open.

When the upper plate 31 is rotated at a predetermined angle and a slight force is applied to the front while the tip of the guide groove 52 of the coupling member 50 is located on the hinge shaft 42, the elastic piece 41 is hinged. The guide groove 52 of the coupling member 50 is separated from the hinge shaft 42 while elastically deformed to the opposite side of the support shaft 42, and the position fixing groove 51 of the coupling member 50 is the hinge shaft 42. The upper plate 31 is fixed to the open state at an angle as shown in FIG. 5B. Thus, the movement of the coupling member 50 from the guide groove 52 to the position fixing groove 51 about the hinge shaft 42 is performed by the hinge hole in which the coupling member 50 is disposed. 22, the coupling member 50 does not come off from the hinge hole 22.

As shown in FIG. 5B, in a state where the position fixing groove 51 of the coupling member 50 is coupled to the hinge shaft 42 and the upper plate 31 is opened at an angle, the lower end of the coupling member 50 is The lower end of the hinge hole 22 is supported by the support jaw 43 formed to protrude forward from the front panel 20 so that the upper plate 31 does not rotate downward by its own weight.

As described above, when the position fixing groove 51 is coupled to the hinge shaft 42 and lifted slightly upward, the elastic piece 41 is elastically deformed to the opposite side of the hinge shaft 42 again. The fixing groove 51 is peeled off from the hinge shaft 42, and the coupling member 50 is removed from the hinge hole 22 through the cutout 53 so that the upper plate 31 is the front panel 20. It is easily separated from.

Thus, the upper plate 31 can be easily separated from the front panel 20 separately from the lower plate 32 to facilitate the cleaning operation of the intake port 33 of the upper plate 31 and at the same time, It is possible to easily check the clean state of the filter 24 disposed inside.                     

As described above, the operation of recombining the upper plate 31 separated from the front panel 20 proceeds in the reverse order of the above-described separation process. That is, when the front end of the coupling member 50 is inserted into the hinge hole 22 to align the cutout portion 53 with the hinge shaft 42 and then pushes the upper plate 31 toward the front panel 20, the elastic piece 41 ) Is elastically deformed and the position fixing groove 51 of the coupling member 40 is coupled to the hinge shaft 42 to be positioned in the state shown in FIG. 5B. When the upper plate 31 is pushed toward the front panel 20 in this state, the coupling groove 50 rotates downward while the guide groove 52 is coupled to the hinge shaft 42 so that the upper plate 31 is front The upper part of the panel 20 is to be closed. When the lower end portion of the upper plate 31 is pushed toward the front panel 20 in the closed position, the hook member 54 provided at the lower portion of the upper plate 31 is attached to the hook hole 23 formed in the front panel 20. It will be caught and the closing operation of the upper plate 31 is completed.

As described in detail above, the air conditioner according to the present invention is made of a top plate covering the top of the front panel is separately from the bottom plate has a structure that is easily coupled and separated on the front panel is made easy to clean the top plate In addition, there is an effect that can easily check the contamination state of the filter disposed inside the top plate by opening the top plate.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is configured by separating the front grille installed on the front of the front panel into the upper plate and the lower plate to produce the upper and lower portions of the front grill in different colors and designs, thereby improving the appearance of the air conditioner. It is possible to improve, and accordingly the consumer's purchasing power is increased.

Claims (12)

Body with open front, A front panel coupled to the front of the main body, It has a front grill coupled to the front of the front panel, The front grill includes an upper plate provided with an inlet for introducing air into the main body and covering the upper portion of the front panel; and a lower plate separated from the upper plate to cover the lower portion of the front panel. The upper plate is rotatably coupled to the front panel separately from the lower plate to be easily separated and coupled to the front panel air conditioner. According to claim 1, The upper portion of the front panel is provided with a hinge member for rotatably coupling the upper plate, The rear surface of the upper plate corresponding to the hinge member is coupled to the hinge member detachably coupled An air conditioner, characterized in that the member is provided. According to claim 2, The hinge member is formed by connecting the upper and lower ends of the hinge hole in a state spaced apart from both side ends of the hinge hole formed in the front panel and elastically deformable in the lateral direction, and the elastic And a hinge shaft which protrudes from one side toward one side wall of the hinge hole so that the coupling member is rotatably coupled to the air conditioner. The air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the coupling member protrudes from the rear surface of the upper plate toward the front panel at a predetermined curvature so as to be inserted into the hinge hole and rotated in the front-rear direction. According to claim 4, The side of the coupling member corresponding to the hinge axis in the positioning grooves and the coupling member is rotated in the front and rear direction around the hinge axis to position the coupling member is fixed to the hinge shaft. Air conditioner characterized in that the guide groove is provided to guide. The method of claim 5, wherein the position fixing groove is formed in a substantially circular shape to receive the hinge axis, the guide groove is disposed spaced apart from the position fixing groove at a predetermined interval and formed a curved surface with a predetermined length, the position fixing When the groove is coupled to the hinge shaft and the top plate is pushed downward while the top plate is kept open to the front panel, the guide groove is coupled to the hinge axis and rotated downward so that the top plate is rotated downward. An air conditioner, characterized in that to close the top of the front panel. 6. The air conditioner of claim 5, wherein a cutout is formed at a tip of the coupling member so that the coupling member is easily coupled to the hinge shaft along the cutout or easily separated from the hinge shaft. . The lower side of the hinge hole is provided with a supporting jaw protruding forward, so that the lower end of the coupling member is supported on the supporting jaw while the position fixing groove is coupled to the hinge axis, Air conditioner characterized in that to be positioned in the open state on the front panel. According to claim 2, At least one hook member protruding toward the front panel is provided on the bottom of the back of the upper plate, the front panel is provided with a hook hole at a position corresponding to the hook member, the upper And the hook member is fitted into the hook hole while the plate closes the upper portion of the front panel so that the lower portion of the upper plate is detachably fixed to the front panel. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a decorative strip is integrally formed at a lower end of the upper plate or an upper end of the lower plate to improve aesthetics. delete The filter of claim 2, wherein a filter for filtering dust from the air sucked is installed inside the front panel, and the contamination state of the filter can be easily checked by opening the upper plate separately from the lower plate. Air conditioner.

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