KR20070044161A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can facilitate opening and closing of the front panel, it is possible to fully open the front lower portion of the main body discloses an air conditioner that can secure a sufficient working space.

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body forming an appearance, a front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body, a hinge for hinge-engagement of the front panel and the main body to open and close the front of the main body, the front panel The hinge forms a space for separating the center of rotation of the front panel and the front panel so as not to interfere with the main body when the rotation is performed. In addition, the hinge includes a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the main body, a fastening portion fastened to the front panel, and a body connecting the rotating shaft and the fastening portion, wherein the body extends rearward of the rotating shaft. And an inner extension portion which is bent and extended from one end of the rear extension portion to the inside of the main body and a front extension portion which is bent forward from one end of the inner extension portion.

Description

 Air Conditioner {AIR-CONDITIONER}

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

2 is a perspective view showing a lower hinge;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a coupling portion formed on the rear of the front hinge hinge.

4 is a perspective view showing an upper hinge;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the combination of the lower hinge and the upper hinge coupled to the front panel.

Figure 6a, 6b is a perspective view of the lower hinge groove and the upper hinge groove rotatably supported by the lower hinge and the upper hinge, respectively.

7 is a perspective view of the hinge cover.

8 is a front view of the hinge cover is coupled to the hinge receiving space.

Figure 9a, 9b is a plan view showing the front panel is hinged to the main body rotates.

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

10: main body 11a: front panel

20a: lower hinge 20b: upper hinge

21: fastening portion 21a: fixing groove

21b: insertion groove 22a, 22b: rotating shaft

23: body 23a: rear extension

23b: inner extension part 23c: front federal part

24: parting line 25: rib

27: space 30; Coupling

31: Block 32: Rib

35: assembly 40a: lower hinge groove

40b: upper hinge groove 41: hinge receiving space

42: hinge cover 43: protrusion

44: insertion space 45: screw

50: fixture

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a coupling structure of the front panel for opening and closing the front of the air conditioner.

In general, an air conditioner is a device for cooling or heating a room by using vaporization heat and liquefaction heat generated when a refrigerant is vaporized or liquefied in a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator are connected to a refrigerant pipe to form a closed circuit. One type of air conditioner includes a compressor and a condenser, and a separate type air conditioner having an outdoor unit installed outdoors and an evaporator and separated into an indoor unit installed indoors. Such a separate type air conditioner is divided into a stand type installed on the floor and a wall grain type attached to a wall of the room.

Among these, the present invention relates to an indoor unit of a stand type air conditioner, hereinafter abbreviated to "air conditioner".

The air conditioner includes a main body having an approximately front opening and a front panel opening and closing the front of the main body having a box shape. The front panel is the first part to be opened or separated when the air conditioner is installed indoors or when the air conditioner is broken and needs to be repaired. In addition, in the case of an air purifier integrated air conditioner which is widely used in recent years, it is often necessary to open and close the front panel to clean the air conditioner or air purifier filter.

In the conventional air conditioner, a heavy and bulky front panel is completely removed from the main body for cleaning or repairing the filter, or only the upper side of the front panel is opened to secure a working space. However, when the front panel was completely removed from the main body, it was inconvenient to attach and detach the heavy front panel to the main body. When opening only the upper side of the front panel, the working space was not sufficiently secured. It was inconvenient to do the same work.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can easily and easily open and close the front panel.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of fully opening the front surface of the main body to sufficiently secure a working space.

In order to achieve the above object, the air conditioner according to the present invention is hinged to the front panel and the main body to open and close the main body, the front panel for opening and closing the front of the body, and the main body to form an appearance The hinge includes a hinge, and the hinge forms a space spaced apart from the center of rotation of the front panel and the front panel so as not to interfere with the main body when the front panel rotates.

The hinge may include a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the main body, a fastening portion fastened to the front panel, and a body connecting the rotating shaft and the fastening portion.

The body may further include a rear extension portion extending rearward of the rotation shaft and an inner extension portion bent inwardly of the main body at one end of the rear extension portion and a front extension portion bent forward at one end of the inner extension portion. Include.

In addition, the front panel is provided with a coupling portion to which the hinge is coupled, one of the coupling portion and the coupling portion of the hinge is provided with a plurality of blocks, the other side is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves that the block is inserted and fixed. do.

In addition, the coupling portion is formed with a plurality of bosses formed with a screw groove, the fastening portion of the hinge is provided with a plurality of insertion grooves into which the boss is inserted.

In addition, the hinge is integrally manufactured through an injection mold, and the hinge is provided with a plurality of ribs which are vertically symmetrical and cross each other with respect to a parting line appearing during injection.

In addition, the front panel is coupled to the main body in the vertical direction by the upper hinge installed on the top and the lower hinge provided on the lower side to open and close the front lower portion of the main body in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the upper and lower hinges are fixed to the rear inner side of the front panel so that the front panel is not exposed to the outside when the front panel is closed.

In addition, the rotating shaft formed on the upper hinge is protruded upward, downward and the rotating shaft formed on the lower hinge protrudes only downward.

In addition, the main body is provided with a hinge receiving space for receiving the upper hinge, the height of the hinge receiving space is higher than the height of the upper hinge.

In addition, the hinge receiving space is fixed to the rotating shaft protruding to the upper portion of the upper hinge, the hinge cover for pressing the upper surface of the upper hinge is coupled, the hinge cover to limit the rotation range of the upper hinge to the front panel Projections are provided to limit the open range of the.

In addition, the other side of the front panel is coupled to the hinge is provided with a fixing device for maintaining the closing of the front panel, the fixing device is made of a magnet installed on one side of the body and the front panel and a metal plate installed on the other side. .

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body forming an appearance, a front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body, a hinge for hinge-engagement of the front panel and the main body to open and close the front of the main body, When the front panel rotates, hinges are formed at upper and lower sides of the front panel to form a space for separating the center of rotation of the front panel and the front panel so as not to interfere with the main body.

In addition, each hinge includes a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the main body, a fastening portion fastened to the front panel, and a body connecting the rotating shaft and the fastening portion.

The body may further include a rear extension portion extending rearward of the rotation shaft and an inner extension portion bent inwardly of the main body at one end of the rear extension portion and a front extension portion bent forward at one end of the inner extension portion. Include.

In addition, the front panel is provided with a coupling portion to which the respective hinges are coupled, a plurality of blocks are provided on one side of the fastening portion and the coupling portion, and a plurality of fixing grooves on which the blocks are inserted and fixed are provided. .

In addition, each hinge is integrally manufactured through an injection mold, and each hinge is provided with a plurality of ribs which are vertically symmetrical and cross each other with respect to a parting line appearing during injection.

In addition, a fixing device is provided on the other side of the front panel to which the hinges are coupled to keep the front panel closed.

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

An air conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 of the front panel 11a and the main body 10 which is installed in the lower front of the main body 10 and the main body 10 to form an overall appearance It is provided on the upper front and provided with a vertical drive panel (11b) for moving up and down and opening and closing the front discharge port (15). Inlet grills 12a through which air is sucked are provided at both lower sides of the main body 10, and auto shutters for opening and closing the side discharge port 13 and the side discharge port 13 through which air is discharged are provided at both upper sides of the main body 10 ( 12b) is provided.

In addition, a blower fan (not shown) is installed below the inner space of the main body 10, and a heat exchanger (not shown) is installed above the inner space of the main body 10. The indoor air introduced into the main body 10 through 12a is heat-exchanged while passing through the heat exchanger, and the heat-exchanged air is discharged back into the room through the discharge ports 13 and 15.

Inside the suction grill 12a, a pre-filter 16 for detaching a large dust in the air flowing through the slit 14 formed in the suction grill 12a is detachably installed, and a blowing air is provided in front of the blowing fan. An electrostatic precipitating filter 17 for filtering fine dust in the air sucked through the fan is detachably installed.

As such, the front panel 11a is easily opened and closed when the prefilter 16 and the electrostatic precipitating filter 17 installed inside the main body 10 are cleaned or replaced, and the front panel 11a is opened and closed. A hinge 20 is hingedly coupled to one side of the front panel 11a and one side of the main body 10 so that the panel 11a and the main body 10 do not interfere with each other.

The hinge 20 is composed of a lower hinge 20a installed on the lower portion of the front panel 11a and an upper hinge 20b installed on the upper portion of the front panel 11a, and the lower hinge 20a and the upper hinge 20b. Is installed in the vertical direction, the front panel 11a opens and closes the front lower portion of the main body 10 in the left and right directions.

Since the lower hinge 20a and the upper hinge 20b which hinge-couple the front panel 11a to the main body 10 are basically the same in structure, the lower hinge 20a will be described first, and then the upper hinge 20b will be described. In the following description, only the configuration different from the lower hinge 20a will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is used about the same component as the lower hinge 20a, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

The lower hinge 20a coupled to the lower portion of the front panel 11a to hinge the front panel 11a to the main body 10 has an overall U shape as shown in FIG. 2, and the front panel 11a. And a rotating shaft 22a rotatably supported by the fastening portion 21 and the main body 10 fastened with a screw, and a body 23 connecting the fastening portion 21 and the rotating shaft 22a in a curved shape.

The body 23 includes a rear extension part 23a extending rearwardly of the rotation shaft 22a and an inner extension part 23b extending from one end of the rear extension part 23a to the inside of the main body 10. The front extension part 23c is bent forward from one end of the inner extension part 23b and extends. At this time, the length of the front extension portion 23c is formed longer than the length of the rear extension portion 23a so that the fastening portion 21 is positioned diagonally forward from the rotation shaft 22a and the fastening portion 21 and the rotation shaft 22a. A spaced space 27 surrounded by a portion of the body 23 is formed therebetween.

As described above, the body 23 is bent a plurality of times without connecting the fastening portion 21 and the rotational shaft 22a in a straight line to form the space 27. The front panel 11a rotates when the front panel ( This is to increase the open range of the front panel 11a by preventing the 11a) or the lower hinge 20a from interfering with the main body 10.

In addition, it is preferable that the outer surface of the body 23 is rounded in a curved shape so as not to interfere with the main body 10 when the lower hinge 20a rotates.

The lower hinge 20a is preferably manufactured integrally through an injection mold so as to have rigidity. The upper and lower portions of the lower hinge 20a are formed at a point where a mold divided into upper and lower parts meets. It is symmetrical, and a plurality of ribs 25 intersecting each other at the top and the bottom to minimize deformation due to shrinkage and bending that may occur during molding.

Hinge coupling portion 30 is formed on the rear surface of the front panel 11a to which the lower hinge 20a is coupled.

A plurality of blocks 31 are formed in the hinge coupling part 30, and a plurality of fixing grooves are formed in the fastening part 21 of the lower hinge 20a so that the block 31 is inserted and fixed thereto. 21a) is formed.

In addition, a plurality of bosses 32 having a screw groove 32a are formed in the hinge coupler 30, and correspondingly, the bosses 32 are inserted into the fastening portion 21 of the lower hinge 20a. Insertion groove 21b is provided. In addition, a screw hole 22 is formed at one side of the insertion groove 26 so that the screw can be fastened to the boss 32 inserted into the insertion groove 21b.

By such a configuration, when the plurality of blocks 31 formed in the hinge coupling portion 30 are inserted into the plurality of fixing grooves 21a formed in the fastening portion 21 of the lower hinge 20a corresponding thereto, the lower hinge 20a is temporarily fixed to the hinge coupling portion 30, and the position of the screw hole 22 formed in the fastening portion 21 and the screw groove 32a formed in the boss 32 of the hinge coupling portion 30 coincide with each other. Done. When the screw is fastened through the screw hole 22 of the fastening part 21 in this state, the lower hinge 20a is firmly coupled to the hinge coupling part 30 of the front panel 11a. In addition, as the block 31 is inserted into the fixing groove 21a and the contact area increases, the shear force received by the screw due to the weight of the front panel 11a can be reduced.

As described above, a plurality of blocks 31 are formed in the hinge coupler 30 and a plurality of fixing grooves 21a corresponding to the fastening portions 21 of the lower hinges 20a are formed. It is only one embodiment for coupling the lower hinge 20a to the front panel 11a, and a plurality of blocks 31 are formed at the lower hinge 20a, and the plurality of blocks (at the hinge coupler 30). The lower hinge 20a may be coupled to the front panel 11a in various ways, such as to form the fixing groove 21a into which the 31 is inserted.

The upper hinge 20b fixed to the upper portion of the front panel 11a is basically the same as the lower hinge 20a in its structure as shown in FIG. 4. However, while the rotating shaft 22a of the lower hinge 20a protrudes only downward, the rotating shaft 20b of the upper hinge 20b has a lower rotating shaft 22b 'protruding downward and an upper rotating shaft protruding upward ( 22b ''). The reason why the upper rotary shaft 22b ″ protrudes upward only in the upper hinge 20b is to allow the upper rotary shaft 22b ″ to be guided by the hinge cover 32 to be described later.

FIG. 5 shows a combination 35 in which the lower hinge 20a and the upper hinge 20b are coupled to the front panel 11a. When the hinge 20 is coupled to the front panel 11a, when the front panel 11a closes the front lower part of the main body 10, the hinge 20 is not exposed to the outside to the rear inner side of the front panel 11a. It is preferable to combine.

As described above, the lower and upper sides of the main body 10 are rotatably coupled to the lower part of the front surface of the main body 10 in order to couple the hinge 35 to the front panel 11a. As shown in the drawing, the lower hinge grooves 40a and the upper hinge grooves 40b are rotatably supported by respective rotation shafts 22a and 22b formed in the lower hinges 20a and the upper hinges 20b. . In addition, the hinge accommodating space 41 is provided above the upper hinge groove 40b so that the assembly 35 is easily assembled to the main body 10.

In order to assemble the front panel 11a to which the hinge 20 is coupled to the main body 10, the rotating shaft 22a of the lower hinge 20a is rotated to the lower hinge groove 40a and the rotating shaft 22b 'of the upper hinge 20b. Insert each into the upper hinge groove (40b). At this time, the height of the hinge accommodating space 41 is higher than the height of the rotating shaft 22b of the upper hinge 20b, so that the rotating shaft 22b protruding up and down when accommodating the upper hinge 20b is attached to the main body 10. It is not caught.

However, since the hinge accommodation space 41 is formed, when the hinge 35 and the front panel 11a are coupled to each other by lifting the coupling body 35 upward, the rotation shafts 22a and 22b are hinge grooves 40a and 40b. Since it is separated from, the assembly 35 can be separated from the body 10. In this way, the front panel 11a rotatably assembled to the main body 10 is coupled to the hinge accommodating space 41 so as not to be detached to support the upper rotating shaft 22b '' of the upper hinge 20b and the upper hinge. A hinge cover 42 for pressing 20b is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the hinge cover 42 supports a curved portion 42a in contact with the inner surface 41a of the hinge accommodation space 41 and an upper rotary shaft 20b ″ of the upper hinge 20b. 42b is provided. In addition, a lower portion of the hinge cover 42 has protrusions 43 for limiting the rotation range of the upper hinge 20b when the front panel 11a rotates to prevent the front panel 11a from being opened beyond a predetermined range. The front surface of the hinge cover 42 is provided with an insertion space 44 into which the screw 45 is inserted to couple the hinge cover 42 to the inner surface 41a of the hinge accommodation space 41.

8 is a front view showing a state in which the hinge cover 42 is coupled to the hinge accommodation space 41 to prevent the upper hinge 20b from being separated from the hinge accommodation space 41.

As shown in FIG. 1, a fixing device 50 is provided on the other side of the front panel 11a having one side hinged to the main body 10 as described above to maintain the closed state of the front panel 11a. The fixing device 50 corresponds to the magnet 50a provided on the bottom plate 10a of the main body 10 and the upper side of the front panel 11a and the front panel 11a corresponding to the position where the magnet 50a is installed. The metal plate 50b is provided on the lower side of the side and the upper side of the main body 10. The above configuration shows an embodiment of the fixing device 50, and the magnet 50a and the metal plate 50b may be installed oppositely.

The configuration of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Hereinafter, the operation of the suction panel 11a of the air conditioner will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, when the front panel 11a is rotated counterclockwise about the hinge 20 to open the lower front side of the main body 10, the hinge 20 is rotated by the rotation shaft 22. Rotate around.

If the front panel 10a is directly connected to the rotary shaft 22, the suction of one side of the front panel 11a provided on the side of the main body 10 when the front panel 11a rotates about the rotary shaft 22 is provided. Interference with components such as the grill 12a may cause damage to components of the air conditioner. However, since the front panel 11a is hinged to the main body 10 by the U-shaped hinge 20 having the separation space 27, even if the front panel 11a is rotated to open the front panel 11a. The front panel 11a is rotated while being pushed forward by the U-shaped hinge 20 so as to be spaced apart from the main body 10 by a predetermined distance. Therefore, the problem that the front panel 11a interferes with the main body 10 is eliminated.

In addition, the front panel (11a) can be opened by more than 90 degrees so that the front lower portion of the main body 10 is fully open, so the work space for cleaning the filter or repairing the interior of the air conditioner is widened.

In addition, since the front panel 11a rotates in the left and right direction and is hinged to open and close the front lower portion of the main body 10, the front panel 10a can be easily opened and closed.

As described in detail above, according to the air conditioner according to the present invention, the front panel can be easily opened and closed even with a small force.

In addition, since the front of the main body is fully open, a sufficient working space can be secured, which is easy when cleaning the filter or repairing the inside of the air conditioner.

In addition, since the hinge is not exposed to the outside of the main body when the front panel is closed, the appearance of the air conditioner is also beautiful.

Claims (20)

The main body forming the appearance, A front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body, A hinge for hinge-engagement of the front panel and the main body to open and close the front of the main body, And the hinge forms a space for separating the center of rotation of the front panel from the front panel so that the front panel does not interfere with the main body when the front panel rotates. The method of claim 1, The hinge includes a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the main body, a fastening portion fastened to the front panel, and a body connecting the rotating shaft and the fastening portion. The method of claim 2, The body includes a rear extension portion extending rearward of the rotary shaft and an inner extension portion bent inwardly of the main body at one end of the rear extension portion and a front extension portion bent forward from one end of the inner extension portion. Air conditioner. The method of claim 2, The front panel is provided with a coupling portion to which the hinge is coupled, one of the coupling portion and the coupling portion is provided with a plurality of blocks, the other side is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves in which the block is inserted and fixed. The method of claim 4, wherein The coupling portion is formed with a plurality of bosses formed with a screw groove, the fastening portion is provided with a plurality of insertion grooves for inserting the boss air conditioner. The method of claim 2, The hinge is integrally manufactured through an injection mold, and the hinge has an air conditioner having a plurality of ribs vertically symmetrical and intersecting with each other about a parting line appearing during injection. The method of claim 1, The front panel is coupled to the main body in the vertical direction by the upper hinge installed on the top and the lower hinge installed on the lower air conditioner to open and close the front lower portion of the main body in the left and right directions. The method of claim 7, wherein The upper and lower hinges are fixed to the rear inner side of the front panel so that the front panel is not exposed to the outside when the front panel is closed. The method of claim 7, wherein The rotary shaft formed in the upper hinge is protruded up and down, and the rotary shaft formed in the lower hinge protrudes only downward. The method of claim 9, The main body is provided with a hinge receiving space for receiving the upper hinge, the height of the hinge receiving space is higher than the height of the upper hinge air conditioner. The method of claim 10, And a hinge cover coupled to the hinge accommodation space to fix a rotating shaft protruding to an upper portion of the upper hinge, and pressing an upper surface of the upper hinge. The method of claim 11, The hinge cover has an air conditioner provided with a projection for limiting the opening range of the front panel by limiting the rotation range of the upper hinge. The method of claim 1, The other side of the front panel coupled to the hinge is provided with a fixing device for maintaining the front panel closed. The method of claim 13, The fixing device is an air conditioner consisting of a magnet installed on one side of the main body and the front panel and a metal plate installed on the other side. The main body forming the appearance, A front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body, A hinge for hinge-engagement of the front panel and the main body to open and close the front of the main body, When the front panel is rotated so that the hinge does not interfere with the main body to form a separation space separating the central axis of rotation of the front panel and the front panel is installed on each of the upper and lower sides of the front panel Conditioner. The method of claim 15, Each hinge includes a rotating shaft rotatably supported by the main body, a fastening portion fastened to the front panel, and a body connecting the rotating shaft and the fastening portion. The method of claim 16, The body includes a rear extension portion extending rearward of the rotary shaft and an inner extension portion bent inwardly of the main body at one end of the rear extension portion and a front extension portion bent forward from one end of the inner extension portion. Air conditioner. The method of claim 16, The front panel is provided with a coupling portion to which each hinge is coupled, one of the coupling portion and the coupling portion is provided with a plurality of blocks, the other side is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves are inserted into the fixed air conditioner . The method of claim 15, Each hinge is integrally manufactured through an injection mold, and each hinge has a plurality of ribs which are vertically symmetrical and cross each other with respect to a parting line appearing during injection. The method of claim 15, The other side of the front panel is coupled to each hinge air conditioner is provided with a fixing device for maintaining the closing of the front panel.

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