KR101385292B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner which provides a slimmer design by reducing the width of the entire air conditioner while preventing the deterioration of emotional quality for consumers by eliminating unevenness in the amount of the air-conditioning air discharged to the left and right sides caused when employing a sirocco fan as a blower.

Description

Air conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, in particular, the left and right width is formed to pursue a high-quality, as well as to balance the air conditioning air discharged through the left and right air discharge portion to prevent the deterioration of the emotional quality of the consumer product It relates to an air conditioner that can be.

Generally, the air conditioner is installed for the purpose of cooling and heating the room by using a heater, a cooler, a purifier, etc., or purifying the air, thereby creating a more comfortable indoor environment for humans.

The air conditioner is provided with an air inlet part through which the air is sucked in and an air discharge part through which the air is discharged, and an air conditioning unit that is capable of changing the temperature, cleanliness, or humidity of the air is installed inside the air conditioner. A blower is installed to suck the air into the air intake unit and to flow it to the air conditioning unit, and to discharge the air conditioned by the air conditioning unit to the air discharge unit.

The air blower is a configuration that provides a suction force for sucking the air-conditioning air that is air-conditioned by the air conditioning unit inside and discharges it to the outside, and is a very important configuration in the air conditioner, depending on the required performance of the air conditioner A blower having a plurality of impellers may be employed.

JP Pyeong 2-13733 (1990.1.18)

The air conditioner according to the prior art has a problem that the amount of left and right discharge air is unbalanced according to the specification of the selected blower in making the left and right widths slim.

A preferred embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is a fan having an orifice for guiding suction of indoor air, and a fan disposed in front of the orifice and having a plurality of ventilation chambers and a plurality of air discharge portions between the orifices. And a plurality of ventilation chambers, each of which comprises: an upper ventilation chamber in which an upper discharge part and at least one side discharge part are formed in the fan housing; a central ventilation chamber in which a left side discharge part and a right side discharge part are formed in the fan housing; The housing includes a lower ventilation chamber in which a lower discharge part, a left side discharge part, and a right side discharge part are formed.

Here, the side discharge portion formed in the upper blower chamber may be formed at a lower portion of the left discharge air through the left side discharge portion and the right discharge air through the right side discharge portion of each of the central blower chamber and the lower blower chamber.

In addition, the left side discharge portion of the central blower chamber and the lower blower chamber extends to one side upper portion, the right side discharge portion of the central blower chamber and the lower blower chamber extends to the lower side of the other side, the side discharge portion formed in the upper blower chamber, The one side and the other side may extend to a portion corresponding to the far of the side discharge portion of the central ventilation chamber.

In addition, a sirocco fan having at least one scroll unit may be disposed in the upper blowing chamber, the central blowing chamber, and the lower blowing chamber.

In addition, the side discharge portion formed in the upper ventilation chamber may extend from any middle portion of the single scroll portion formed in the upper ventilation chamber.

In addition, the side discharge portion formed in the upper ventilation chamber may extend from a lower portion of the single scroll unit formed in the upper ventilation chamber.

In addition, a moving discharge body for opening and closing the upper discharge portion while moving up and down is disposed on the upper portion of the fan housing, the aroma case for opening and closing the lower discharge portion while moving back and forth further comprises a main body disposed below the fan housing Can be.

In addition, a plurality of impellers are arranged in each of the blower chambers to generate the earth output of the air discharged toward the respective air discharge parts, and among the plurality of impellers, a rotation shaft of the upper impellers disposed in the upper blower chamber may include the central blower chamber and Eccentric toward the one of the left or right direction with respect to the rotation axis of the impeller disposed in the lower ventilation chamber, the side discharge portion formed in the upper ventilation chamber, the eccentric direction of the rotation shaft of the upper impeller disposed in the upper ventilation chamber It may be formed to open in the opposite direction with respect to.

In addition, an opening cross-section of the side discharge portion formed in the upper ventilation chamber among the side discharge portions formed in the upper ventilation chamber, the central ventilation chamber, and the lower ventilation chamber may be the smallest.

In addition, the sum of the amount of discharged air discharged through the side discharge portion of the upper blowing chamber and the left side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber is discharged through the right side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber. The sum of the amount of discharge air discharged through the side discharge portion of the upper blower chamber and the right side discharge portion of the central blower chamber and the lower blower chamber is equal to or larger than the sum of the discharged air amounts. It may be equal to or larger than the sum of the amount of discharged air discharged through the left side discharge portion of the seal.

Air conditioner according to the present invention, while meeting the required performance specifications can be implemented by slimming the left and right width of the air conditioner has the effect of improving the quality of the air conditioner and the design freedom of the indoor installation.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the effect of improving the air conditioning performance because it is possible to implement the air conditioning air discharge in various directions from the inside of the air conditioner while realizing the slimming of the advanced trend.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has an effect of preventing the degradation of the emotional quality of the consumer by designing the discharge amount of the air conditioning air discharged to the left and right.

1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view during operation of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the air conditioner one embodiment in accordance with the present invention,
3 is a cross-sectional view of the aroma capsule service in one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
4 is a front view during operation of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a perspective view when driving the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the air conditioner in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a perspective view of the aroma capsule service in one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
8 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
9 is an exploded perspective view of an aroma kit and aroca case of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;
10 is a rear view showing the fan housing of the air conditioner according to the present invention;
11A to 11C are rear views illustrating the discharge of air conditioning air discharged from the upper blowing chamber, the central blowing chamber, and the lower blowing chamber in the configuration of FIG. 10.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the operation of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an air conditioner according to the present invention Example of the aroma capsule service in the longitudinal cross-sectional view, Figure 4 is a front view of the operation of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the operation of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a present invention 7 is a perspective view of the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. 9 is an exploded perspective view of an aroma kit and aroca case of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 10 is a rear view showing the fan housing of the configuration of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 11a 11C are rear views illustrating a state of discharging air-conditioning air discharged from the upper blowing chamber, the central blowing chamber, and the lower blowing chamber in the configuration of FIG. 10.

The air conditioner includes a main body 2 having an air intake part I, a front air discharge part O, and side air discharge parts 34A and 35A, a heat exchanger 4 installed in the main body 2, and air A blower 6 which sucks air into the suction unit I and passes the heat exchanger 4 and discharges it to the front air discharge unit O, and the blower 6 and the front air discharge unit O in the air flow direction Aroma kit (8) located between).

The air conditioner may further include an input unit 10 for inputting various driving commands such as air conditioning driving and aroma driving. The air conditioner may further include a light emitting device 12 that emits light when aroma driving is input. The air conditioner may further include a speaker 14 that generates sound when aroma driving is input. The air conditioner may further include a display 16 which displays the aroma operation when the aroma operation is input.

The aroma operation of the present specification is an operation in which the aroma component is discharged from the aroma capsule (C) containing the aroma generating material, and the discharged aroma component is widely spread into the room together with the air blown from the blower 6. The aroma operation may be performed during the aroma operation time after the aroma operation is input. The aroma operation time is a time set for the air conditioner to perform the aroma operation control. Aroma operation time may be set to a predetermined time, such as 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes. The aroma operation may be performed during the aroma operation time from the time when the aroma operation is input, and may be completed after being performed once.

The air conditioning operation of the present specification may be a cooling operation, an air cleaning operation, a dehumidification operation, and may be one operation selected from among the cooling operation, the heating operation, the air cleaning operation, and the dehumidification operation. The air conditioning operation may be a non-aroma operation in which the aroma kit 8 is not driven.

The air conditioner may optionally perform aroma operation, air conditioning operation, air conditioning and aroma operation.

Operation of the air conditioner may include a first operation of the air conditioning operation, a second operation of the aroma operation, and a third operation of the air conditioning and the aroma operation, and the first operation, the second operation, and the third operation may be selectively performed. Can be implemented.

Hereinafter, when the air conditioning operation is described as an example of the cooling operation, the air conditioner does not discharge the aroma component from the aroma capsule (C) during the first operation, and the air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger (4) is the front air discharge unit (O). Can be discharged through. The first operation of the air conditioner may be air conditioning alone operation. The air conditioner may discharge the aroma component from the aroma capsule (C) during the second operation, and after the air passes through the heat exchanger (4) without temperature change, may be discharged through the front air discharge unit (O) together with the aroma component. . The second operation of the air conditioner may be aroma only operation. In the air conditioner, the aroma component is discharged from the aroma capsule (C) during the third operation, and the air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger (4) is discharged to the front air discharge unit (O) together with the aroma component discharged from the aroma capsule (C). Can be. The third operation of the air conditioner may be air conditioning and aroma simultaneous operation.

The air conditioner may be air-conditioned by the input of the input unit 10 during stop. The air conditioner may be changed to air conditioning and aroma operation when the aroma operation is input to the input unit 10 during the air conditioning operation. The air conditioner may be terminated by the input of the input unit 10 during the air conditioning operation, and may be aroma driven by the input of the input unit 10.

The air conditioner may be aroma driven by the input of the input unit 10 during stop. The air conditioner may be changed to air conditioning and aroma operation by the input of the input unit 10 during the aroma operation. The air conditioner may terminate the aroma operation by the input of the input unit 10 during the aroma operation, and may be air-conditioned by the input of the input unit 10.

The main body 2 may include a suction body 20 in which an air suction unit I is formed. The main body 2 may further include a base 22 on which the suction body 20 is installed. The air conditioner may be a stand type air conditioner, and the suction body 20 may be installed above the base 22. The base 22 may be provided with a control unit 24 for controlling the various electrical components of the air conditioner. Here, the various electronic components of the air conditioner may be a blower 6, an aroma kit 8, a light emitting device 12, a speaker 14, a display 16, or the like.

The air conditioner may further include a purifying unit 26 for purifying the air. Purification unit 26 may be disposed in the suction body (20). Purification unit 26 may be disposed between the suction body 20 and the heat exchanger (4). Purification unit 26 may include a filter for filtering foreign matter in the air. The purification unit 26 may include an ion generator for generating ions in the air. The purifying unit 26 may include an electrostatic precipitator which discharges and collects foreign substances in the air. The purifying unit 26 may include a filter, and may further include at least one of an ion generator and an electrostatic precipitator.

The main body 2 may include an aroma case 28 through which air blown from the blower 6 passes and in which the aroma kit 8 is accommodated. The aroma case 28 may be a discharge body in which the air changed in the air conditioner is discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The aroma case 28 may have an air inlet 27 formed on a surface facing the blower 6 and a front air discharge portion O formed on the front surface thereof. The aroma case 28 may have a shape in which each of the rear and bottom surfaces and the left and right surfaces are blocked. The aroma case 28 may have a space S through which the air introduced into the air inlet 27 passes, and the aroma kit 8 may be disposed in the space S to be movable. Aroma case 28 may be installed so that the front air discharge unit (O) is visible from the outside of the air conditioner. The aroma case 28 may be installed to face the blower 6. The aroma case 28 may be installed under the blower 6. Air blown downward from the blower 6 may be discharged to the outside through the aroma case 28. The aroma case 28 can be formed by one member. The aroma case 28 may be coupled to a plurality of members. The aroma case 28 may include a lower aroma case 29 and an upper aroma case 30 provided on the lower aroma case 29. The upper aroma case 30 may have an air inlet 27 formed in a portion of the upper surface thereof. The aroma case 28 may have a front air discharge portion O formed between the tip of the lower aroma case 29 and the tip of the upper aroma case 30.

The main body 2 may further include a front cover 31 disposed in front of the blower 6. The front cover 31 may protect the blower 6 and may be a front outer cover that forms part of the exterior of the air conditioner. The front cover 31 may have an opening 32 larger than the tip of the aroma case 28. The aroma case 28 may be positioned at the front end of the opening 32, and the air including the aroma component or the air without the aroma component may be disposed in the front air discharge portion (S) in the space S of the aroma case 28. O) can be directly discharged to the outside of the air conditioner. The aroma case 28 may be positioned at the rear end thereof at the opening 32, and the air including the aroma component or the air without the aroma component may be discharged through the front air in the space S of the aroma case 28. After the part O is discharged, the part O may be discharged to the outside of the air conditioner through the opening 32. In the air conditioner, one front cover 31 may form the appearance of the entire front surface of the air conditioner.

In the air conditioner, the front cover 31 is disposed in front of the blower 6 to cover the blower 6, and a lower cover 33 separate from the front cover 31 is disposed below the front cover 31. Can be. The lower cover 33 can be disposed in front of the base 22. The lower cover 33 may include a front panel 33A and a rear panel 33B facing the front panel 32A. The lower cover 33 may further include a film 33C positioned between the front panel 33A and the rear panel 33B. The lower cover 33 may be coupled to the front panel 33A and the rear panel 33B with the film 33C interposed therebetween. The front panel 33A may be formed to be transparent, the rear panel 33B may be formed to be translucent, and a decorative pattern may be formed on the film 33C. The decorative pattern of the film 33C may be formed in a portion of the film 33C. The decorative pattern of the film 33C can be seen from the outside through the front panel 33A.

The air conditioner is capable of discharging air only by the front air discharge portion O formed in the aroma case 28, and separate discharge panels 34 and 35 as well as the front air discharge portion O of the aroma case 28. It is possible to discharge air through The main body 2 may further include discharge panels 34 and 35 installed at different positions from the aroma case 28.

The discharge panels 34 and 35 may be side discharge panels installed to be located next to the blower 6. Side air discharge portions 34A and 35A may be formed in the discharge panels 34 and 35. The discharge panels 34 and 35 may include a left discharge panel 34 having a left air discharge portion 34A and a right discharge panel 35 having a right air discharge portion 35A. The left discharge panel 34 may be disposed on the left side of the blower 6, and may discharge air discharged from the blower 6 in the left direction to the room. The left vane 34B may be rotatably installed on the left discharge panel 34 to adjust the wind direction of the air passing through the left air discharge part 34A. The left vane 34B can open and close the left air discharge portion 34A. The right discharge panel 35 may be disposed on the right side of the blower 6, and may discharge air discharged from the blower 6 in the right direction to the room. A right vane 35B for adjusting the wind direction of the air passing through the right air discharge part 35A may be rotatably installed on the right discharge panel 35. The right vane 35B can open and close the right air discharge part 35A.

The air conditioner may include a left drive mechanism for rotating the left vane 34B, and a right drive mechanism for rotating the right vane 35B. The left drive mechanism and the right drive mechanism may include a drive source such as a motor. The left drive mechanism and the right drive mechanism may be controlled in a closed mode during aroma operation, may be controlled in an open mode during air conditioning operation, and may be controlled in an open mode during air conditioning and aroma operation.

The air conditioner may discharge only the front air discharge portion O formed in the aroma case 28, and the moving discharge body 36 disposed to be movable as well as the front air discharge portion O of the aroma case 28. Of course, it is also possible to discharge the air through. The moving discharge body 36 may be disposed to be elevated above the main body 2. The moving discharge body 36 may be disposed to be elevated above the blower 6. The moving discharge body 36 may discharge the air blown upward from the blower 6 in the forward direction. The moving ejection body 36 may have a moving ejection opening 36A formed at a front surface thereof. When the moving discharge body 36 is raised, the moving discharge port 36A is raised to discharge air, and when the moving discharge body 36 is lowered, the moving discharge port 36A is inserted into the main body 2 to be concealed. The main body 2 may further include a lifting guide 37 for guiding the lifting and lowering of the moving discharge body 36. The lifting guide 37 may be disposed between the suction body 20 and the front cover 31.

The air conditioner may further include an elevating mechanism for elevating the moving discharge body 36. The elevating mechanism may include a driving source such as a motor and a power transmission member for elevating the moving discharge body 36 when the driving source is driven. The power transmitting member may include a pinion installed on the drive source and a rack engaged with the pinion. The elevating mechanism may be controlled in a down mode during aroma operation, may be controlled in a rising mode during air conditioning, and may be controlled in a rising mode during air conditioning and aroma operation.

The heat exchanger 4 may heat exchange the air sucked into the air suction unit I with the refrigerant. The heat exchanger 4 may be installed to be located between the air suction unit I and the blower 6. The heat exchanger 4 may be disposed vertically long in the body 2.

The blower 6 may include a plurality of impellers 61, 62, 63.

8 and 10, the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of blowers between an orifice 68 disposed in front of the air conditioning unit 4 and an orifice 68 disposed in front of the orifice. The fan housing 300 may be formed to vertically form the yarns 310, 220, and 230.

The blower 6 may be installed in the plurality of blower chambers 310, 220, 230, respectively. The blower 6 is configured such that a plurality of impellers 61, 62, 63 are rotated independently of each other, and a set in which one impeller is installed in one fan motor is provided with a plurality of blower chambers 310, 220, 230. A plurality of sets may be installed as many as corresponding to

The blower 6 may include a plurality of fan motors 64, 65, 66 and a plurality of impellers 61, 62, 63. The blower 6 discharges the air passing through the heat exchanger 4 in at least one of the left direction and the right direction and the lower direction, and the lower blower chamber 330 of the plurality of blower chambers 310, 220, 230. The first impeller 61 disposed in the air and the air passing through the heat exchanger 4 is discharged in at least one of a left direction and a right direction, and a central blower chamber among the plurality of blower chambers 310, 220, 230. The second impeller 62 disposed in the 320 and the air passing through the heat exchanger 4 are discharged in an upward direction to the upper blowing chamber 310 among the plurality of blowing chambers 310, 320, 230. It may include a third impeller 63 is disposed.

The blower 6 rotates the first fan motor 66 for rotating the first impeller 63, the second fan motor 65 for rotating the second impeller 62, and the third impeller 61. It may include a third fan motor (64).

The blower 6 may be composed of a centrifugal fan. The blower 6 may be configured as a sirocco fan that blows air in at least one of up, down, left, and right sides while sucking air from the rear while rotating based on the rotation center axis disposed in the front-rear direction.

One embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, the fan housing 300 forming the flow path of the plurality of impellers 61, 62, 63, and the orifice for guiding the air sucked into the fan housing 300 ( 68).

The fan housing 300 forms an upper blower chamber 330, a central blower chamber 320, and a lower blower chamber 310 between the opposing pieces 68 disposed at a rear side thereof, but in one fan housing 300. In order to include all the plurality of ventilation chambers 310, 220, and 230, a single number having a smaller number than the impellers 61, 62, and 63 may be employed.

The upper blower chamber 230 is basically a blower chamber for discharging air conditioning air through the moving discharge body 36 disposed above the main body 2, and the central blower chamber 220 and the lower blower chamber 310 are basically Thus, it may be a blowing chamber for discharging air conditioning air to the left and right side of the main body (2).

However, it does not necessarily have the discharge direction of the air-conditioning air determined for each blowing chamber 310, 220, 230, but balances the whole front air discharge part O and each blowing chamber 310, 220, 230 Of course, various functions can be added or deleted depending on the positional relationship of the).

The fan housing 300 constituting the upper blowing chamber 230 may be formed such that the upper discharge part 311A extends from the single scroll part 315. The first impeller 63 disposed in the upper blower chamber 230 is a configuration of the blower 6 employed as the sirocco fan, and includes a scroll part for guiding air flow and a cut-off part for starting the air flow. In the air conditioner according to the present invention, in the case of the upper ventilation chamber 230, the scroll unit may include a single scroll unit 315, and an upper cut off unit 312A, which is a starting point of the single scroll unit 315, may be formed.

The single scroll unit 315 has an Archimedean spiral that is longer than the scroll units of the central air chamber 220 and the lower air chamber 310 to be described later to form an air flow surface of the entire upper air chamber 230. Can be. The single scroll portion 315 of the upper blower chamber 230 is for totally air-conditioning air discharge to the upper discharge portion 311A which is in communication with the moving discharge body 36 solely due to the air flow design.

The fan housing 300 constituting the central ventilation chamber 220 may be formed such that the center left side discharge part 321A and the center right side discharge part 321B extend from the two scroll parts 325A and 325B, respectively. Can be. One of the two scroll portions 325A and 325B may be a center left scroll portion 325A extending to the center left side discharge portion 321A, and the other one may be a center extending to the center right side discharge portion 321B. It may be the right scroll 325B. The center left scroll portion 325A extending to the center left side discharge portion 321A has the center left cut off portion 323A as the flow start point, and the center right scroll portion 325B extending to the center right side discharge portion 321B. ) May be the center right cut-off portion 323B as the flow start point.

Here, the center left cut off portion 323A and the center right cut off portion 323B may be positioned to face the left and right sides of the inside of the central ventilation chamber 220. This is because the second impeller 62A provided in the central blower chamber 220 is solely responsible for discharging air conditioning air to the side discharge parts 34A and 35A of the air conditioner.

The fan housing 300 constituting the lower ventilation chamber 230 has a lower left side discharge part 331A, a lower right side discharge part 331B, and a lower discharge part at three scroll parts 335A, 335B, and 335C. It may be formed to extend to each of the portions 331C. Two of the three scroll parts 335A, 335B, and 335C are connected to the lower left side discharge part 331A and the lower right side discharge part 331B similarly to the case provided in the central ventilation chamber 220 described above. The lower left scroll portion 335A and the lower right scroll portion 335B may be extended, and the other one may be a lower scroll extending to the lower discharge portion 331C similarly to the case provided in the upper ventilation chamber 310 described above. Portion 335C. The lower left scroll portion 335A extending to the lower left side discharge portion 331A has the lower left cut off portion 333A as the flow start point, and the lower right scroll portion 335B extending to the lower right side discharge portion 331B. The lower right cut off part 333B may be the flow start point, and the lower scroll part 335C extending to the lower discharge part 232C may make the lower cut off part 333C the flow start point.

When the blower 6 is provided as a turbo fan type among centrifugal fans, it is not necessary to have an Archimedes spiral shape inside each blower chamber, and thus the shape of the scroll portion and the cut-off portion described above is unnecessary, and a plurality of blower chambers are provided. In the case of having two blowers, the rotation axis of the impeller of each blower can be arranged in the forward and backward directions at the center of each blower chamber, while the overall front and rear thickness of the air conditioner is increased.

On the other hand, when the blower 6 is provided with a sirocco fan type as in one embodiment of the present invention among the centrifugal fans, the above-described scroll portion and cut-off to generate a blowing force by the impeller of each blower inside each blower chamber. In addition, the air conditioner's left and right widths are increased due to the complexity of the design of designing scroll parts and cut-off parts of different shapes according to the number and positions of the discharge parts, and the required shapes of the scroll and cut-off parts. The overall slim design of the air conditioner is difficult, but has a merit in terms of designing a thin thickness before and after.

When the blower 6 is provided as a sirocco fan type, only a single scroll portion 315 can sufficiently design the flow for air discharge to only one upper discharge portion 311A, such as the upper blower chamber 310. Of course. However, when only one single scroll unit 315 is formed, the rotation shaft 63C of the first impeller 63A is designed to minimize the length of the left and right widths of the air conditioner (that is, for the slimmer design of the air conditioner). Due to the Archimedes spiral shape, the air discharged through the upper discharge portion 311A may be eccentrically disposed on either side (ie, the left side of the fan housing 300 and the right side of the fan housing 300). .

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11A, the length between the left outer line OL and the right outer line OR of the fan housing 300 (ie, the left and right widths of the fan housing 300). Assuming that the air conditioner is set through the optimum design for slimming in the preliminary stage of manufacturing the air conditioner, the rotation shaft 63C of the first impeller 63A of the upper blower chamber 310 is located at one side C2 at the center C1. Should be eccentrically positioned.

On the other hand, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11B and 10 and 11C, at least two or more scroll units (the center left scroll unit 325A and the center right scroll unit 325B in the central ventilation chamber), When the lower left scroll portion 335A, the lower right scroll portion 335B and the lower scroll portion 335C) are provided, and the cut-off portion corresponding to each scroll portion is provided to match, respectively, the central ventilation chamber 220 The rotary shaft 62C of the second impeller 62A and the rotary shaft 63C of the third impeller 63A of the lower blower chamber 230 may be provided at the center C1 of each blower chamber in the front-rear direction.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as described with reference to Figures 10 to 11C, but having been described as having three ventilation chambers as an example, it is not necessarily the case, even if each ventilation chamber is provided with two upper discharge portion In the case where the blower 6 is employed as the sirocco fan, the impeller 63A of the blower chamber 310 located at the top and the lower part of the blower chamber 310 located at the top of the air conditioner are minimized. The rotating shafts of the impeller 62A of the blower chamber 220 are designed to be arranged in a mutually inconsistent position with respect to the left outer line OL and the right outer line OR of the fan housing 300, respectively.

On the other hand, the upper blower chamber 310 has either the left or the right direction at any middle portion of the single scroll portion 315 as long as the soil output of the air-conditioning air discharged through the upper discharge portion 311A does not significantly decrease. It may further include an upper side discharge portion 311B formed to communicate with the outside to one side.

The upper side discharge part 311B includes a center left side discharge part 321A and a center right side discharge part formed in each of the central blower chamber 220 and the lower blower chamber 230 disposed below the upper blower chamber 310. 321B) and a configuration for eliminating unbalanced air discharge through the left and right discharge parts throughout the air conditioner in accordance with the vertical distance difference between the lower left side discharge part 331A and the lower right side discharge part 331B.

The upper side discharge portion 311B is not an air discharge portion in a strict sense, and is an auxiliary discharge portion for solving the imbalance of discharge air discharged to the discharge panels 34 and 35 described above. It is preferable that it is designed so as not to affect the earth output of the air-conditioning air through.

The upper side discharge portion 311B does not perform the same function as the scroll portion, but at least a portion of the flowing air flowing along the single scroll portion 315 is limited so long as there is no large variation in the shape of the single scroll portion 315. The protruding cut off part 312B which makes it hit can be used as a flow start point.

More specifically, the upper side discharge portion 311B formed in the upper ventilation chamber 310 opens to the left and the right in any middle portion of the single scroll portion 315 starting from the upper cut off portion 313A. Is formed.

As described above, the upper side discharge portion 311B is formed of air-conditioning air discharged through the left air discharge portion 34A and the right air discharge portion 35A of the left discharge panel 34 and the right discharge panel 35. It is an auxiliary discharge port for balancing the discharge amount.

When the blower 6 is employed as a sirocco fan in the centrifugal fan, as described above, at least one scroll unit for forming air flow force by each impeller 61A, 62A, 63A rotated in the same direction. And a cut-off part, which is a starting point, should be formed. In particular, the essential shape of such a scroll part and a cut-off part is that each of the blower chambers 310, 320, 330 is arranged up and down. The heights of the left side discharge parts 321A and 331A and the right side discharge parts 321B and 331B formed in the 330 may be differently designed.

At this time, the amount of axioms discharged through the left side air discharge portion 34A and the right side air discharge portion 35A formed in the left discharge panel 34 and the right discharge panel 35 may be the same as a whole. As described above, the amount of emotional wind felt by the consumer may be changed by different heights of the left side discharge parts 321A and 331A and the right side discharge parts 321B and 331B formed in each of the ventilation chambers 310, 320, and 330. have.

The upper side discharge portion 311B is the height of the different left side discharge portions 321A and 331A and the right side discharge portions 321B and 331B in one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention employed as a sirocco fan. It is a structure for solving the different emotional wind amount according to.

The upper side discharge part 311B may be formed at a distance between the left side discharge part 321A and the right side discharge part 321B of the central blower chamber 320 among the left and right sides of the upper blower chamber 310. .

That is, any one of the left side discharge portion 321A and the right side discharge portion 321B formed in the central blower chamber 320 is closer to the upper blower chamber 310 than the other as shown in FIG. 11B. It can be formed remotely. At this time, the left side discharge portion 321A (which is described assuming the left side discharge portion 321A of the two side discharge portions) of the central blower chamber 320 formed close to the upper blower chamber 310 is the upper blower chamber ( The air is discharged while the air is discharged while the air is discharged while the upper side is discharged more in comparison with the right side discharge portion 321B of the central blower chamber 320 which is farther away from the air blower 310. An imbalance will be formed.

In other words, the impeller of the sirocco fan having the above-described scroll portion and cut-off portion is a left side discharge portion 321A of the central blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330 in order to form the earth output during rotational driving. 331A extends to one side upper portion of each of the ventilation chambers 320 and 330, and the right side discharge parts 321B and 331B of the central ventilation chamber 320 and the lower ventilation chamber 330 are each ventilation chamber 320. It extends to the other bottom of the (330). At this time, the upper side discharge portion 311B formed in the upper blower chamber 310 corresponds to the far side (ie, the right side discharge portion 321B) of the side discharge portion of the central blower chamber 320 among one side and the other side. It may be formed to extend to the site.

Here, as described above, the upper side discharge portion 311B is formed at a distance between the left side discharge portion 321A and the right side discharge portion 321B of the central ventilation chamber 320, thereby reducing the imbalance of discharged air. I can eliminate it.

In addition, the upper side discharge portion 311B includes the left air discharge amount and the right side discharge portion 321B (left side discharge portion 321A, 331A) of the central blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330 respectively. If the discharge amount of the right air through 331B is unbalanced for any reason, it may be formed so as to open toward the place where the discharge air amount is small.

In particular, the upper side discharge portion, in terms of the discharge air amount, the sum of the discharge air amount discharged through the left side discharge portion of the upper side discharge portion and the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber is equal to the right side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber. It is formed to be equal to or larger than the sum of the discharged air discharged through (the discharge air amount of the upper side discharge part + the discharge air amount of the upper left side discharge part + the discharge air amount of the lower left side discharge part ≥ the discharge air amount of the center right side discharge part + the lower right side discharge part) Amount of discharge air) or the sum of the amount of discharge air discharged through the side discharge portion of the upper blowing chamber and the right side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber is discharged through the left side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber. Form equal to or greater than the sum of the air volume The discharge air amount + the discharge air amount of the center right side discharge part + the discharge air amount of the lower right side discharge part ≥ the discharge air amount of the center left side discharge part + the discharge air amount of the lower left side discharge part).

The amount of air discharged through the left air discharge portion 34A of the left discharge panel 34 of the air conditioner and the amount of air discharged through the right air discharge portion 35A of the right discharge panel 35 are adopted as a sirocco fan. When the blower 6 is adopted with the same specification having the same performance, the amount of discharged air is actually discharged from each side discharge part 311B formed in each blower chamber 310, 320, 330 of the fan housing 300. 321A, 321B, 331A, 331B may depend on the size of the opening cross section.

Accordingly, assuming that the blower 6 is employed as a sirocco fan having the same performance specification, the upper side discharge portion 311B has the smallest opening cross section compared with each side discharge portion formed in the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber. Can be formed. This means that the upper side discharge portion 311B is the sum of the opening cross-sections of the left side discharge portions 321A and 331A and the right side discharge portions 321B and 331B of the central blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330. This is because it is for compensating for the difference when the discharge air amount occurs for different reasons.

More specifically, the upper side discharge part 311B includes the upper side discharge part 311B of the upper blower chamber 31, and the left side discharge part 321A of the central blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330. The sum of the opening cross sections of the 331A is equal to or larger than the sum of the opening cross sections of the right side discharge sections 321B and 331B of the central ventilation chamber 320 and the lower ventilation chamber 330 (the upper side discharge sections). Aperture cross section + Aperture cross section of the center left side discharge part + Aperture cross section of the lower left side discharge part ≥ Aperture cross section of the center right side discharge part + Aperture cross section of the lower right side discharge part) or an upper side discharge part 311B of the upper ventilation chamber 310 ) And the sum of the opening cross-sections of the right side discharge parts 321B and 331B of the central blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330 are discharged to the left side of the central blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330. Formed to be equal to or larger than the sum of the opening cross sections of the portions 321B and 331B (upper side discharge Of the opening section may be + center right side discharge portion of the opening end face + bottom right-side discharge portion of the opening cross-section ≥ center left side discharge portion of the opening end face + bottom left side discharge portion of the opening cross-section).

As described above, each of the plurality of blower chambers 310, 320, 330 may be provided with a plurality of impellers 61A, 62A, 63A for generating the earth output of the air discharged toward each air discharge unit. have.

Here, the rotary shaft 61C of the upper impeller (first impeller) 61A disposed in the upper blowing chamber 310 among the plurality of impellers 310, 320, 330 is the central blowing chamber 320 and the lower blowing chamber. It has already been described above that it may be eccentrically installed in either the left or right direction with respect to the rotation shafts 62C and 63C of the impellers 62A and 63A disposed at 330.

The upper side discharge part 311B formed in the upper ventilation chamber 310 is the upper ventilation chamber 310 in relationship with the rotating shaft 61C, 62C, 63C of the impeller 61A, 62A, 63A mentioned above. It is preferable that it is formed so as to open in the opposite direction to the eccentric direction of the rotation shaft 61C of the upper impeller 61A disposed in the (). This is because it is a design for harmonizing the air discharge amount of the left and right sides without largely degrading the earth output of the upper discharge portion 311A formed by the single scroll portion 315 and the single upper cut off portion 313A. .

As described above, in one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, the upper side discharge part 311B is a consumer's emotion generated by the amount of air discharged to the left and right sides of the air conditioner or the uneven discharge amount according to the height. It is a configuration that provides an important design indicator to prevent degradation of quality.

The orifices 68 may have a smaller number than the impellers 61A, 62A, 63A, as shown in FIG. 8, and the orifices 68 may include a first impeller (not shown) in the upper blower chamber 310. Orifice portion 68A for guiding the air sucked into 61, orifice portion 68B for guiding the air sucked into the second impeller 62 disposed in the central blowing chamber 220, and the lower blowing chamber 230 Orifice portion 68C for guiding the air sucked into the third impeller 63 disposed in the) may be formed together.

The blower 6 may be a first blower unit in which the first fan motor 64 and the first impeller 61 blow air toward the aroma case 28 and the side discharge panels 34 and 35. The blower 6 may be a second blower unit in which the second fan motor 65 and the second impeller 62 blow air toward the side discharge panels 34 and 35. The blower 6 may be a third blower unit in which the third fan motor 65 and the third impeller 63 blow air into the side discharge panels 34 and 35 and the moving discharge body 36.

The air conditioner may have fewer impellers rotated during the aroma operation than impellers rotated during the cooling operation.

The air conditioner may have fewer impellers rotated during aroma operation than impellers rotated during cooling and aroma operation.

The air conditioner may disperse and discharge air through the aroma case 28, the discharge panels 34, 35, and the moving discharge body 36 during the cooling operation.

In the air conditioner 6, the first, second and third fan motors 64, 65 and 66 may all be driven, and the first, second and third impellers 61, 62 and 63 may be driven. All can be rotated. The blower 6 may drive both the first, second and third fan motors 64, 65 and 66 during air conditioning and aroma operation. The blower 6 may rotate all of the first, second, and third impellers 61, 62, and 63.

The air conditioner may discharge air through the aroma case 28 during aroma operation, and may not discharge air to the discharge panels 34 and 35 and the moving discharge body 36. The blower 6 may drive only the first fan motor 64 and the second fan motor 65 and the third fan motor 66 when the aroma is driven. The blower 6 may rotate only the first impeller 61, and the second impeller 62 and the third impeller 63 may be stationary.

The aroma kit 8 is moved to a first position P1 that blocks the front air outlet O, as shown in FIG. 2, or to open the front air outlet O, as shown in FIG. 1. It may be arranged to move to the second position (P2). The first position P1 may be an air outlet shielding position and the second position may be an air outlet opening position. Aroma kit (8) can function as an air outlet door for opening and closing the front air outlet (O), the air conditioner is kept clean without a separate air outlet door for opening and closing the front air outlet (O) Can be.

The aroma kit 8 includes an aroma capsule holder 82 to which the aroma capsule C containing the aroma generating material is attached and detached; When the aroma capsule (C) is mounted, it may include terminals 85 and 86 in contact with the aroma capsule (C). The aroma kit 8 may further include a high voltage generator 88 that is electrically connected to the terminals 85, 86.

Aroma capsule (C) may be contained a functional material that is an aroma generating material therein. When a high voltage is applied from the outside of the aroma capsule (C), the functional material may be atomized and sprayed to the outside. Aroma capsule (C) may be an electrostatic spray capsule that sprays the functional material in the form of a mist by charging the functional material that is an aroma generating material to form a potential difference. The functional material may be contained in the aroma capsule (C) in the liquid state, and the droplets may be atomized and sprayed by the electric force generated by high voltage application. The functional material may be various aromatic oils such as rosemary aroma oil, peppermint aroma oil, lemon aroma oil, basil aroma oil, and the aroma released from the aroma capsule (C) may relieve stress of the user and improve concentration. have.

Aroma capsule (C) may include a container 200 in which the functional material is contained. The container 200 may have a discharge hole 202 through which the aroma component in the form of mist passes. Aroma capsule (C) is disposed in the container 200 and a high voltage applying terminal (not shown) for applying a high voltage to the functional material in the container 200; It includes a porous electrode (not shown) disposed inside the container 200 and the functional material is raised by a capillary phenomenon, and a ground electrode (not shown) disposed in the container 200 and generating a potential difference with the porous electrode when a high voltage is applied. do.

The container 200 may include a body 204 having an upper surface open and a space in which a functional material is contained, and a cover 206 covering the upper surface of the body 204 and having a discharge hole 202 formed therein.

Aroma capsule (C) may include a stopper 310 to block the discharge hole 202 when not in use. The aroma capsule (C) may be transported or stored in a state in which the discharge hole 202 is blocked by the stopper 310, and the container 200 is the aroma kit 8 with the stopper 310 separated from the container 200. ) Can be mounted. The aroma capsule C may be mounted to the aroma capsule holder 82 of the aroma kit 8.

The aroma capsule holder 82 may protect the aroma capsule C and may move the aroma capsule C. The aroma capsule holder 82 may be formed with an aroma capsule mounting groove 83 into which at least a portion of the aroma capsule C is inserted. The aroma capsule holder 82 may be composed of one member, and may include a lower aroma capsule holder 82A and an upper aroma case 82B provided on the lower aroma capsule holder 82A. The aroma capsule mounting groove 83 may be formed in the upper aroma case 82B.

The terminals 85 and 86 may include a high voltage connection terminal 85 in contact with the high voltage applying terminal of the aroma capsule C, and a ground connection terminal 86 in contact with the ground electrode of the aroma capsule C. . When the aroma capsule (C) is inserted into the aroma capsule mounting groove 83, the high voltage applying terminal of the aroma capsule (C) may be in contact with the high voltage connection terminal 85, the ground electrode of the aroma capsule (C) is grounded It may be in contact with the connecting terminal 86. Terminals 85 and 86 may be installed so that a portion thereof is positioned in the aroma capsule mounting groove 83. The terminals 85 and 86 may be installed in the upper aroma case 82B. The terminals 85 and 86 may be connected to the high voltage generator 88 by lead wires.

When the high voltage generator 88 outputs an on signal from the control unit 24, the high voltage generator 88 may generate a high voltage and apply the high voltage to the high voltage connection terminal 85. can do. The high voltage generator 88 may be installed in the aroma capsule holder 82. The high voltage generator 88 may be installed to be positioned between the lower aroma capsule holder 82A and the upper aroma case 82B, and may be protected by the aroma capsule holder 82.

The aroma kit 8 may further include an aroma deco 89 installed in the aroma kit holder 82. The aroma deco 89 can be installed in front of the aroma kit holder 82, it can be seen through the space (S) when viewing the space (S) from the outside. The aroma deco 89 may look bright by the light irradiated from the aroma kit luminaire 130 to be described later, and may enhance the decoration of the aroma kit 8. The aroma deco 89 may be advanced with the aroma kit holder 82 upon stopping the air conditioner and may form part of the exterior of the air conditioner.

The aroma kit 8 may start driving when aroma driving is input, and apply a high voltage to the aroma capsule (C). The aroma kit 8 may be started driving later than at least one of the light emitting device 12 and the speaker 14. Here, the set time may be an aroma kit operation waiting time to wait for the start of operation of the aroma kit (8). The set time may be set shorter than the aroma operation time. The set time may be set equal to or slightly longer than the time required for the aroma kit 8 to move to the air discharge portion opening position P2. The setting time may be set as, for example, 20 seconds.

The aroma kit 8 can be driven on and off. The aroma kit 8 may apply a high voltage to the aroma capsule (C) during the driving operation, the aroma component of the mist form may be discharged from the aroca capsule (82). The aroma kit 8 may block the high voltage applied to the aroma capsule C during the off operation, and the aroma component in the form of mist may be stopped.

The aroma kit 8 can be turned on and off in a set cycle. The on time of the aroma kit 8 may be shorter than the off time of the aroma kit 8. For example, when the on time of the aroma kit 8 is set to 20 seconds, the off time of the aroma kit 8 may be set to 1 minute, and the aroma kit 8 may be turned on and off in a setting cycle of 1 minute. have.

The aroma kit 8 may be turned on and off a set number of times during the aroma operation time. Here, the specific number of times may be set, such as 10 times. The aroma kit 8 may be turned off before reaching the aroma operation time and then maintained off until the aroma operation time is reached. For example, when the aroma operation time is set to 15 minutes, the aroma kit 8 is repeatedly turned on and off a plurality of times in a set cycle, and then turned off 1 to 3 minutes before reaching the aroma operation time 15 minutes, and in the off state. Can be maintained.

The air conditioner includes an aroma kit moving mechanism 90 installed in the main body 2 to move the aroma kit 8 to the first position P1 or to move the aroma kit 8 to the second position P2. do. The aroma kit moving mechanism 90 may be installed in the aroma case 28.

The aroma kit moving mechanism 90 may be directly connected to the aroma kit 8 to directly move the aroma kit 8 to the first position P1 and the second position P2.

The aroma kit moving mechanism 90 may include an aroma kit carrier 92 on which the aroma kit 8 is seated. The aroma kit moving mechanism 90 may move the aroma kit 8 to the first position P1 or the second position P2 by moving the aroma kit carrier 92. The aroma kit moving mechanism 90 may include a driving source 94 installed in the aroma case 28 and a power transmission member 96 connected to the driving source 94 to linearly move the aroma kit carrier 92.

The driving source 94 may be configured as a motor installed in the aroma case 28.

The power transmission member 96 may be configured as a link member in which a rotation shaft 96A is connected to the driving source 94 and a driven shaft 96B is slidably connected to the aroma kit carrier 92.

The aroma kit carrier 92 may be formed with a guide rail 93 to which the driven shaft 96B is slid and guided along the driven shaft 96B when the driven shaft 96B is moved. At least a portion of the driven shaft 96B may be inserted into the guide rail 93 so that the driven shaft 96B may be positioned within the guide rail 93, and the guide rail 93 may be driven when the driven shaft 96B is moved. 96B). The number of the guide rails 93 may be equal to the number of the driving sources 94.

The air conditioner may include a pair of drive sources 94 and a pair of power transmission members 96, and a pair of guide rails 93 may be provided in the aroma kit carrier 92.

The aroma kit moving mechanism 90 includes a first drive mechanism 90A in which one power transmission member is connected to any one drive source of the pair of drive sources 94, and a drive source of the other of the pair of drive sources 94. It may include a second drive mechanism (90B) connected to the other one power transmission member. The first driving mechanism 90A and the second driving mechanism 90 may be installed in the aroma case 28 to be spaced apart in the left and right directions.

One of the pair of guide rails may be slidably inserted into a driven shaft 96B formed in the power transmission member 96 of the first driving mechanism 90A, and the second of the pair of guide rails may be inserted into the other one of the pair of guide rails. The driven shaft 96B formed in the power transmission member 96 of the drive mechanism 90B can be slidably inserted.

The pair of guide rails 93 may be spaced apart in the left and right directions. The pair of guide rails 93 may be formed such that the distance between each other gradually toward the front, and gradually closer to each other toward the rear.

The drive source 94 of the first drive mechanism 90A and the drive source 94 of the second drive mechanism 90B are driven shaft 96B and the second formed on the power transmission member 96 of the first drive mechanism 90A. The driven shaft 96B formed in the power transmission member 96 of the drive mechanism 90B can be rotated in a direction away from each other. The air conditioner drives the drive source 94 of the first drive mechanism 90A such that the power transfer member 96 of the first drive mechanism 90A and the power transfer member 96 of the second drive mechanism 90B face in opposite directions to each other. And the drive source 94 of the second drive mechanism 90B. In this case, the power transmission member 96 of the first driving mechanism 90A and the power transmission member 96 of the second driving mechanism 90B may be rotated such that each of them is arranged long in the horizontal direction. When driving the first driving mechanism 90A and the second driving mechanism 90B as described above, any one of the pair of guide rails 93 is rearward by the driven shaft 96B of the first driving mechanism 90A. Can be pulled back, the other of the pair of guide rails 93 can be pulled rearward by the driven shaft 96B of the second drive mechanism 90B, and the aroma carrier 92 can be pulled backwards. .

The drive source 94 of the first drive mechanism 90A and the drive source 94 of the second drive mechanism 90B are driven shaft 96B and the second formed on the power transmission member 96 of the first drive mechanism 90A. The driven shaft 96B formed in the power transmission member 96 of the drive mechanism 90B can be rotated in a direction approaching each other. The air conditioner drives the drive source 94 of the first drive mechanism 90A such that each of the power transfer member 96 of the first drive mechanism 90A and the power transfer member 96 of the second drive mechanism 90B faces forward. ) And the drive source 94 of the second drive mechanism 90B can be driven. In this case, the power transmission member 96 of the first driving mechanism 90A and the power transmission member 96 of the second driving mechanism 90B are each long to be disposed in the direction toward the front air discharge portion O. Can be rotated. When driving the first driving mechanism 90A and the second driving mechanism 90B as described above, any one of the pair of guide rails 93 is moved forward by the driven shaft 96B of the first driving mechanism 90A. Can be pushed forward, the other of the pair of guide rails 93 can be pushed forward by the driven shaft 96B of the second drive mechanism 90B, and the aroma carrier 92 can be advanced forward. .

The aroma kit 8 may be slidably disposed in the aroma kit carrier 92. The aroma kit 8 may be slidably moved further forward than the aroma kit carrier 92 with the aroma kit carrier 92 moved forward. The aroma kit 8 may be partially out of the aroma case 28 when the aroma capsule C is serviced, and may protrude in the front direction of the main body 2. 3 and 7, the aroma capsule C may be detachable from the aroma kit 28 when a portion of the aroma kit 28 is protruded out of the main body 2.

The air conditioner may include an elastic mechanism 97 connected to the aroma capsule holder 82 and the aroma kit carrier 92 to elastically press the aroma capsule holder 82 in the forward direction. The elastic mechanism 97 may include a roller rotatably installed in the aroma capsule holder 82 and an elastic member having one end connected to the aroma kit carrier 92 and elastically wound around the roller.

And locking mechanisms 98 and 99 for attaching and detaching the aroma kit 8 from the aroma kit carrier 92. The locking mechanism 98, 99 may lock and unlock the aroma capsule holder 82 to the aroma kit carrier 92. The locking mechanisms 98 and 99 are provided with a push latch 98 installed in the aroma kit carrier 92 and the aroma capsule holder 82 to move together with the aroma capsule holder 82 and push the latch 98. ) May include a latch 99 that is locked and unlocked. The latch 99 may be installed to protrude rearward to the aroma capsule holder 82, and the push latch 98 may be installed to be fixed to the aroma kit carrier 92. The latch 99 can be restrained by the latching mechanism of the push latch 98 when the aroma capsule holder 82 is retracted, and the push latch 98 is aroma capsule holder by which the latching mechanism restrains the latch 99. 82 can be secured in position to the aroma kit carrier 92.

The user can push the aroma kit 8 backwards when the air conditioner is stopped, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, where the latch 99 can actuate the push latch 98, The latch 99 may be unlocked by the push latch 98. The aroma kit 8 may be pushed forward by the elastic force of the elastic mechanism 97, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a part of the aroma kit 8 may be drawn out in front of the front air discharge unit O. FIG. The aroma kit 8 is advanced so that some protrude forward of the main body 2, at which time the aroma capsule C may be exposed to the outside. The user can take out the aroma capsule (C) from the aroma kit (8), the new aroma capsule (C) or aroma capsule (C) supplemented with an aroma generating material can be mounted on the aroma kit (8) again. The user can push the aroma kit 8 in the direction of the body 2 after mounting the aroma capsule C, wherein the elastic mechanism 97 can be elastically deformed, and the latch 99 is the push latch 98. The aroma kit 8 can be locked in position to the aroma kit carrier 92.

The input unit 10 may include a remote controller 102 spaced apart from the main body 2. The input unit 10 may include a remote controller receiver for receiving an output signal of the remote controller 102. The remote control receiver may be provided in the main body 2.

The input unit 10 may include a main body controller installed in the main body 2. The main body controller may be installed in the main body 2 to directly receive a user's command. The main body controller may be configured as a control panel installed separately from the display 16 on the main body 2, and may include at least one of a touch screen provided in the display 16. When the main body controller includes a touch screen, the main body controller may be disposed on the front cover 31.

The input unit 10 may include a Wi-Fi module that communicates with a mobile terminal or a computer. The Wi-Fi module may be provided in the main body 2. A user can input various commands through an air conditioner operation app installed in a portable terminal or a computer, and an output signal of a command input through the air conditioner operation app can be received by the Wi-Fi module.

The input unit 10 may include a voice recognition module for recognizing a voice command of the user. Voice recognition module may be provided in the main body (2). The voice recognition module may recognize a preset voice command and output the result to the controller 24. The voice recognition module can recognize commands such as the operation of the air conditioner such as "cooling", "air cleaning", "dehumidification", aroma operation ", etc., and recognize commands of air volume such as" strong wind "and" wet wind ". can do.

The input unit 10 may include at least one communication module 104 capable of communicating with an external device such as a remote controller 102 or a mobile terminal or a computer. The communication module 104 may communicate with the control unit 24. The communication module 104 may include at least one of a remote control receiver, a Wi-Fi module, and a voice recognition module. A plurality of communication modules may be installed in the air conditioner. It is needless to say that the remote control receiver, the Wi-Fi module, and the voice recognition module may be installed in one communication module and may be distributed to a plurality of communication modules. The communication module 104 may be installed in the front cover 31.

The light emitting device 12 may be a lighting device that brightens the main body 2 or the front air discharge part O.

The light emitting device 12 may include a main body lighting device 122 that forms an illumination pattern PT on the main body 2 when aroma driving is input. The body luminaire 122 may be connected to the control unit 24 and controlled by the control unit 24.

The body luminaire 122 may include a light emitting module 124 provided with a light emitting source and a diffusion cover 126 in which light emitted from the light emitting module 124 is diffused. The body luminaire 122 may further include a rear cover 128 that blocks the rear of the diffusion cover 126.

The body luminaire 122 may be installed inside the body 2 to illuminate the body 2. The main body luminaire 122 may be installed to be located behind the lower cover 33. When the light emitting module 124 is turned on, the lighting pattern PT formed by the diffusion cover 126 may include the lower cover 33. Can be seen through.

The light emitting module 124 may be installed on an upper portion of the rear cover 128. The light emitting module 125 may include a printed circuit board and at least one light emitting source installed in the printed circuit board. The light emitting source may be an LED. The light emitting source may be installed to face the space L of the diffusion cover 126. The light emitting module 124 may further include a substrate cover covering the printed circuit board.

The right and left widths of the diffusion cover 126 may be longer than the left and right widths of the lower portion. The diffusion cover 126 may be formed to have smaller left and right widths from the top to the bottom. The diffusion cover 126 may have a front and rear width longer than the front and rear widths of the lower portion. The diffusion cover 126 may be formed to have a smaller front and rear width from the top to the bottom. The diffusion cover 126 may have an open top surface. The diffusion cover 126 may have a space L through which light emitted from the light emitting module 124 passes. The body luminaire 122 may have a shape of the lighting pattern PT according to the shape of the edge of the diffusion cover 126. The diffusion cover 126 may be spaced apart from the lower cover 33, and when the lower cover 33 is viewed from the outside, the illumination pattern PT may be expressed in a shape having a three-dimensional effect inside the main body 2.

The rear cover 128 prevents light emitted from the light emitting module 124 toward the space L from being irradiated backward. Light emitted from the light emitting module 125 may be reflected by the rear cover 128 to the diffusion cover 126.

The body luminaire 122 may be located between the lower cover 33 and the base 22. The body luminaire 122 may be coupled to at least one of the lower cover 33 and the base 22. The body luminaire 122 may be coupled to the lower cover 33 to be integrated with the lower cover 33, and may be separated from the main body 2 together with the lower cover 33 when the lower cover 33 is separated. . The main body luminaire 122 may have a rear cover 128 coupled with the lower cover 33, and the main body luminaire 122 and the lower cover 33 may be disposed at the lower front side of the main body. Can function as

The light emitting device 12 may include an aroma kit lighting device 130 that illuminates the aroma kit 8 when aroma driving is input.

The aroma kit luminaire 130 may be installed in the main body 2 to brightly illuminate the aroma kit 8. The aroma kit luminaire 130 may be connected to the control unit 24 and controlled by the control unit 24. The aroma kit luminaire 130 may illuminate the aroma kit 8 by illuminating the space S of the aroma case 28. Aroma kit lighting fixture 130 is installed outside the aroma case 28 can irradiate light to the air inlet 27 of the aroma case 28, the light irradiated to the air inlet 27 is an air inlet (27) Can be irradiated into the space (S). The light irradiated into the space S may brightly illuminate the aroma kit 8. Aroma kit lighting device 130 may illuminate the air discharge unit (C), it may function as an air discharge unit lighting fixture.

Aroma kit lighting fixture 130 may be installed in a position facing the aroma case 28 of the inside of the main body (2). Aroma kit lighting fixture 130 may be installed to face the aroma case 28 to the blower (6). The aroma kit lighting device 130 may include a printed circuit board and at least one light emitting source installed on the printed circuit board. The light emitting source may be an LED. At least one light emitting source may irradiate light to the aroma case 28 while facing the aroma case 28. Aroma kit lighting fixture 130 may be installed in the lower portion of the blower (6).

The light emitting device 12 may be turned off before the other one of the main body luminaire 122 and the aroma kit luminaire 130. When the aroma driving is input, the main body luminaire 122 and the aroma kit luminaire 130 may be turned on together, and either one may be turned on first and then the other may be turned off later. The aroma kit luminaire 130 may be first turned off after the aroma operation is input and before the aroma operation time is reached, and the body luminaire 122 may be turned off when the aroma operation time is reached after the aroma operation is input. .

When the aroma driving is input, the speaker 14 may emit at least one of a music sound and an aroma driving guide sound. The speaker 14 may be connected to the control unit 24 and controlled by the control unit 24. The speaker 14 may generate the aroma driving sound only during a part of the aroma driving time. The speaker 14 may generate the music sound only during a part of the aroma driving time. The speaker 14 is capable of continuously producing music sounds during the aroma driving time. The speaker 14 starts aroma driving, "aroma driving." Aroma driving sound such as can occur. Speaker 14 is capable of generating a sound of music that can provide comfort to the user during aroma driving, it is preferable to generate a music sound of a slow tempo. The speaker 14 may be installed in the main body 2, and may be installed in the lifting guide 37.

The display 16 may display information of the air conditioner to the outside. The display 16 may be connected to the control unit 24 to communicate with the control unit 24. The display 16 may be a main body display installed in the main body 2. The display 16 may be installed in the front cover 31. The display 16 may be installed to be located between the front cover 31 and the blower 6. The front cover 31 may be partially or semitransparently formed in a portion positioned in front of the display 16, and the display 16 may display information through the front cover 31. have. When the aroma driving is input, the display 16 may display a guide phrase for notifying the aroma driving to the outside. The guide phrase may be displayed in letters and may display guide phrases of aroma operation such as “aroma driving” or “AROMA”. The display 16 may display a guide for the aroma operation during the aroma operation time of the aroma operation. When the aroma driving is input, the display 16 may display a separate icon for notifying the aroma driving to the outside.

Briefly describing the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the user inputs various driving commands such as air conditioning driving or aroma driving through the input unit 10, the blower 6 is operated.

In particular, when the long power operation is input, the moving discharge body 36 pops up to the upper side of the main body 2 so that the upper discharge part 311A of the upper blower chamber 310 is opened through the moving discharge port 36A. When the air-conditioning operation is input, the discharge panel 34, 35 is turned, and the center left side discharge part 321A and the center right of the central air blowing chamber 220 through the left air discharge port 34A and the right air discharge port 34B. The side discharge part 321B, the lower left side discharge part 331A and the lower right side discharge part 331B of the lower ventilation chamber 230 are opened, and when the aroma operation is input, the aroma kit 8 is physically moved and physically moved. The lower discharge part 331C of the lower blower chamber 230 is opened.

Each impeller 61A, 62A, 63A of the blower 6 provided in each blower chamber 310, 220, 230 may be provided to operate simultaneously for each operation mode or to operate each blower chamber. The 310, 220 and 230 may be provided to satisfy the optimized driving design conditions for each driving mode.

Accordingly, the rotary shafts 61C, 62C, 63C of the impellers 61A, 62A, 63A provided in each of the ventilation chambers 310, 220, 230 are left outer line OL of the fan housing 300. ) And the right outer line (OR) can be provided at the center (C1), but in the design of slimmer air conditioner, due to the characteristics of the sirocco fan type impeller (61A) 62A (63A), the upper ventilation chamber ( The rotary shaft 61C of the first impeller 61A provided at 310 may be provided at a position eccentrically from the center C1 to one side.

On the other hand, in the upper blowing chamber 310, the discharge amount of air conditioning air through the left side discharge part 321A, 331A and the right side discharge part 321B, 331B of the center blower chamber 320 and the lower blower chamber 330. Since the upper side discharge part 311B is formed to eliminate the nonuniformity of the air conditioner, it is possible to harmonize discharge of air conditioning air to the left and right sides of the air conditioner, thereby preventing deterioration of consumer's emotional quality.

As such, one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention can implement a slim design in order to impart high quality of the air conditioner, as well as air when adopted as a sirocco fan type when adopting the blower 6 In addition to providing a basic step for the overall slim design of the front and rear thickness and the left and right width of the harmonizer, the discharge air to the left and right sides are harmonized to have an advantage of eliminating consumer dissatisfaction.

In the above, an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is obvious that various modifications and equivalents can be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. will be. Therefore, it is to be understood that the true scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims. That is, in the description of one embodiment of the present invention, the names are given for each component, but in the claims below, notation of numbers such as "first", "second", etc. is possible, of course, by function and positional relationship. The scope of the rights should be interpreted from the technical scope derived from the literary meaning of the claims and not limited to the configuration name.

2: body 4: heat exchanger
6: blower 8: aroma kit
10: input unit 12: light emitting mechanism
14: Speaker 16: Display
28: aroma case 61,62,63: impeller
82: aroma kit holder 85,86: electrode
90: aroma kit moving mechanism 122: main body light fixture
130: aroma kit light fixture 300: fan housing
310: upper blowing chamber 320: central blowing chamber
330: lower ventilation chamber

Claims (11)

An orifice for guiding suction of indoor air;
A fan housing disposed in front of the orifice and having a plurality of ventilation chambers and a plurality of air discharge portions therebetween;
The plurality of ventilation chambers,
An upper blower chamber having an upper discharge portion and at least one side discharge portion formed in the fan housing;
A central blower chamber having a left side discharge portion and a right side discharge portion formed in the fan housing;
And a lower blower chamber having a lower discharge part, a left side discharge part, and a right side discharge part in the fan housing.
The method according to claim 1,
The side discharge portion formed in the upper ventilation chamber,
And an air conditioner formed at a lower portion of the left discharge air through the left side discharge portion and the right discharge air through the right side discharge portion of each of the central air blowing chamber and the lower air blowing chamber.
The method according to claim 1,
The left side discharge portion of the central blower chamber and the lower blower chamber extends to one upper side, and the right side discharge portion of the central blower chamber and the lower blower chamber extends to the lower side of the other side,
The air conditioner of the side discharge portion formed in the upper blower chamber extends to a part corresponding to a distant part of the side discharge portion of the central air blower of the one side and the other side.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,
And a sirocco fan having at least one scroll portion extending from each of the upper blowing chamber, the central blowing chamber, and the lower blowing chamber.
The method of claim 4,
And a side discharge portion formed in the upper blower chamber, which extends from any middle portion of the single scroll portion formed in the upper blower chamber.
The method of claim 5,
And a side discharge portion formed in the upper blowing chamber, extending from a lower portion of a single scroll portion formed in the upper blowing chamber.
The method according to claim 1,
A moving discharge body for moving the upper discharge part while moving up and down is disposed above the fan housing, and the aroma case for opening and closing the lower discharge part while moving back and forth further comprises a main body disposed below the fan housing. group.
The method according to claim 1,
A plurality of impellers are arranged in each of the air blowing chambers to generate the earth output of the air discharged toward each air discharge unit.
The rotation axis of the upper impeller disposed in the upper blowing chamber among the plurality of impellers is eccentric to any one of the left or right direction with respect to the rotating shaft of the impeller disposed in the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber,
And the side discharge part formed in the upper blower chamber is formed to be opened in a direction opposite to an eccentric direction of the rotation axis of the upper impeller disposed in the upper blower chamber.
The method according to claim 1,
The air conditioner having the smallest opening cross section of the said side discharge part formed in the said upper ventilation chamber among each side discharge part formed in the said upper ventilation chamber, the said central ventilation chamber, and the said lower ventilation chamber.
The method according to claim 1,
The sum of the amount of discharged air discharged through the side discharge portion of the upper blowing chamber and the left side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber is discharged through the right side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber. Is equal to or greater than the sum of the air volume,
The sum of the amount of discharged air discharged through the side discharge portion of the upper blowing chamber and the right side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber is discharged through the left side discharge portion of the central blowing chamber and the lower blowing chamber. An air conditioner equal to or greater than the sum of the air volumes.
The method according to claim 1,
The sum of the opening cross-sections of the side discharge portion of the upper ventilation chamber and the left side discharging portions of the central ventilation chamber and the lower ventilation chamber is equal to the sum of the opening cross-sections of the right side discharge portions of the central ventilation chamber and the lower ventilation chamber. Big,
The sum of the opening cross-sections of the side discharge portion of the upper ventilation chamber and the right side discharging portion of the central ventilation chamber and the lower ventilation chamber is equal to the sum of the opening cross-sections of the left side discharge portion of the central ventilation chamber and the lower ventilation chamber. Large air conditioner.

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