KR20070044164A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an air conditioner that can easily open and close the front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body and can be completely opened.

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body forming an appearance and a front panel for opening and closing the front surface of the main body, wherein the front panel is provided at a lower portion of the first roller device and the front panel installed at an upper portion of the front panel. It is opened and closed by sliding in the left and right directions by a second roller device installed. In addition, the first and second roller devices each include a guide rail installed on one side of the main body and the front panel and a plurality of rollers provided on the other side.

Description

 Air Conditioner {AIR-CONDITIONER}

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

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the air conditioner showing the first and second roller devices respectively installed on the top, bottom of the front panel.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first guide rail is coupled to the rear of the front panel.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a first roller and a supporter supporting the same;

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a first roller is inserted into a first guide rail so that the first guide rail is supported by the first roller.

6 is a perspective view of a second guide rail and a second roller constituting the second roller device;

7 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 3 and a perspective view of a door provided at a side of the front panel;

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

10: Main Unit 11: Front Panel

30: first roller device 40: first guide rail

50: first roller 51: shaft

52: roller bearing 53: supporter

56: hinge cover 60: second roller device

70: second guide rail 80: second roller

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an opening and closing 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 removed 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 conditioner 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 cleaner filter.

In a conventional air conditioner, the heavy 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 because the heavy front panel had to be lifted and detached from 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 work such as cleaning.

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 that can fully open the front of the main body to secure a sufficient working space.

      In order to achieve the above object, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body forming an appearance, and a front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body, the front panel is opened and closed in a sliding manner.

In addition, the front panel is slid left and right by a first roller device installed on the top of the front panel and a second roller device installed on the bottom of the front panel.

In addition, the first and second roller devices each include a guide rail installed on one side of the main body and the front panel and a plurality of rollers provided on the other side.

In addition, a first guide rail is installed on an upper portion of the front panel, and a first roller that rotates while supporting the first guide rail is installed on the main body to transfer the first guide rail.

In addition, the first roller has a circular cross section of the central portion and the cross section on both sides includes an angular shaft and a roller bearing coupled to both sides of the shaft to rotate together with the shaft.

In addition, the central portion of the shaft is rotatably received by the supporter and the shaft cover coupled to the upper portion of the supporter is a load of the front panel transmitted to the first roller.

In addition, the supporter is formed to be bent in an L-shape, and includes a support for supporting the load of the front panel and a fixing portion fixed to the main body to transfer the load transmitted to the support to the main body.

In addition, the first guide rail has a bar shape having a plurality of bent surfaces, and the supporter is inserted into one of the bent surfaces so that the first guide rail and the first roller can move relative to each other. An insertion hole is formed in the longitudinal direction of the first guide rail.

In addition, a plurality of screw fastening holes are formed on both side surfaces of the first guide rail for fastening the first guide rail to the rear surface of the front panel with screws.

In addition, a second roller is installed below the front panel, and a second guide rail for rolling motion is formed in the bottom plate of the main body by inserting the second roller.

In addition, one end of the second guide rail is provided with a locking jaw to limit the rolling motion of the second roller so that the front panel is opened in only one direction, the other end of the second guide rail is the front panel is the main body An air conditioner extending to the side of the bottom plate so that it can be completely released from the.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body to form an appearance, and a front panel for opening and closing the front of the main body, the front panel is on the top and bottom of the front panel It is opened and closed by sliding in the left and right directions by the first and second roller devices respectively installed.

The first roller apparatus may include a first guide rail installed at an upper portion of the front panel and a plurality of first rollers supported at the main body, and the second roller apparatus may include a plurality of second rollers installed at a lower portion of the front panel. A roller and a second guide rail formed on the bottom plate of the main body.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a front panel 11 and a main body 10 installed below the front surface of the main body 10 and the main body 10 forming an overall appearance. It is provided on the upper front and provided with a vertical drive panel 12 for moving up and down and opening and closing the front discharge port (16). On both sides of the lower part of the main body 10 is provided with a suction grill 13 for inhaling air, and on both sides of the upper part of the main body 10 an auto shutter for opening and closing the side discharge port 14 and the side discharge port 14 through which air is discharged ( 14a) 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 the heat exchanger 13 is heat-exchanged while passing through the heat exchanger, and the heat-exchanged air is discharged back into the room through the discharge ports 14 and 16.

Inside the suction grill 13, a pre-filter (not shown) for removing large dust in the air introduced through the slit 15 formed in the suction grill 13 is detachably installed. An electrostatic precipitating filter 17 for filtering fine dust in the air sucked through the blowing fan is detachably installed.

As such, the front panel 11 needs to be opened and closed to clean the prefilter or electrostatic precipitating filter 17 provided inside the main body 10 or to repair the air conditioner. The panel 11 is slid and opened and closed in the left and right directions.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first roller device 30 is installed on the upper portion of the front panel 11 so that the front panel 11 opens and closes the front lower portion of the main body 10 in a sliding manner, and the lower portion of the front panel 11 is provided. The second roller device 60 is installed.

The first roller device 30 includes a first guide rail 40 installed on the front panel 11 and a plurality of first rollers 50 supported and rotated by the main body 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first guide rail 40 installed at the upper rear side of the front panel 11 has a bar shape having a plurality of bending surfaces formed by bending one plate a plurality of times. An insertion hole 41 is formed in the lower surface 40a of the bent surface in the longitudinal direction of the first guide rail 40.

In addition, a screw fastening hole in which a plurality of screws 43 for fastening the first guide rail 40 to the rear surface of the front panel 11 are fastened to both side surfaces 40b of the bent surface of the first guide rail 40. A 42 is provided, and a boss 21 having a screw groove formed therein protrudes from the rear surface of the front panel 11 so that the first guide rail 40 may be coupled with the screw 43. In addition, the side surface 11a of the front panel 11 is provided with a door 22 that rotates in the left and right directions so that the first roller 50 can pass through when the front panel 11 is opened and closed. As such, the width of the first guide rail 40 coupled to the rear surface of the front panel 11 is narrower than the width of the side surface 11a of the front panel 11, so that the first guide rail 40 is outside the front panel 11. It is desirable not to be exposed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first roller 50 has a circular cross section of the central portion 51a and a cross section of both sides 51b coupled to the angular shaft 51 and both sides 51b of the shaft 51. A roller bearing 52 that rotates with the 51.

The central portion 51a of the shaft 51 is rotatably supported by the supporter 53 which transmits the load of the front panel 11 transmitted to the first roller 50 to the main body 10. The supporter 53 is bent in an L shape, and the supporter 54 in the vertical direction supporting the load of the front panel 11 and the load transmitted to the supporter 54 to the main body 10 to transmit the load to the main body. It is composed of a fixing portion 55 is fixed.

The upper end of the support portion 54 is provided with a first accommodating groove 54a, which is a semi-circular groove, for rotatably accommodating the central portion 51a of the shaft 51, and the support portion 53 is provided at the fixing portion 55. The screw fastening hole 55a to which the screw 57 fixed to 10 is fastened is provided.

The upper end of the support portion 54 prevents the central portion 51a of the shaft 51, which is partially accommodated in the first accommodation groove 54a, from being separated from the first accommodation groove 54a, and prevents rotation of the shaft 51. The guide shaft cover 56 is coupled. A second accommodating groove 56a, which is a semicircular groove symmetrical with the first accommodating groove 54a, is provided in the central portion of the shaft cover 56 to surround the central portion 51a of the shaft 51, and on both sides of the supporter 53. A screw fastening hole 56b to which the screws 58 for fixing are fastened is provided.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 2, and the first roller 50 is inserted into the first guide rail 40 so that the first guide rail 40 is supported on the upper portion of the first roller 50. In this state, when the front panel 11 to which the first guide rail 40 is coupled is pushed in the left or right direction, the first roller 50 rotates to transfer the first guide rail 40. At this time, since the insertion hole 41 is formed in the first guide rail 40 and the supporter 53 is inserted into the insertion hole 41, the first guide rail 40 and the first roller 50 move relative to each other. No interference.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second roller device 60 is formed on the second roller 80 and the bottom plate 10a of the main body 10 installed below the front panel 11 to form the second roller 80. It includes a second guide rail 70 for guiding the rolling motion of the).

The lower part of the front panel 11 is provided with a plurality of second rollers 80 to move the rolling while transmitting the load of the front panel 11 to the bottom plate (10a). The lower surface of the front panel 11 has a groove portion 25 is formed so that the second roller 80 is rotated, the rotation shaft 81 of the second roller 80 is formed of the groove portion 25 It is rotatably supported on both sides. In addition, the cover 26 is coupled to the lower end of the front panel 11 so that the rotation shaft 81 is not separated from the recess 25.

The second guide rail 70 is provided on the bottom plate 10a of the main body 10 so that the second roller 80 is inserted and rolls. Since the second roller 80 is guided to the second guide rail 70 and rolls, the front panel 11 slides and opens along the trajectory formed by the second guide rail 70. One end of the second guide rail 70 is provided with a locking jaw 71 for limiting the rolling motion of the second roller 80 so that the front panel 11 can be opened and closed only in one direction, the second guide rail ( The other end of the 70 extends to the side surface 10a 'of the bottom plate 10a so that the front panel 11 is completely separated from the main body 10 so as to completely open the lower front surface of the main body 10.

7 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 3 and a portion of the side surface 11a of the front panel 11 is cut at both sides 11a of the front panel 11 and is rotatable by hinges 23 provided at the upper and lower portions. The door 22 which is supported is provided. In addition, the door 22 is coupled so that one end is elastically supported by a torsion spring 24 supported on the rear surface of the front panel 11.

Thus, since the door 22 which can rotate to the left and right on the side surface 11a of the front panel 11 is installed, when the front panel 11 slides and opens and closes, the side surface 11a of the front panel 11 is opened. The first roller 50 and the supporter 53 are prevented from being caught.

In the above embodiment, the first guide rail 40 and the second roller 60 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the front panel 11, respectively, and the first roller 50 and the upper and lower portions of the main body 10, respectively. Although the second guide rail 70 is provided, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but the first roller device 50 is installed on the upper portion of the front panel 11 and the second guide is disposed on the lower portion of the front panel 11. The rail 70 is installed, and the first guide rail 40 and the second roller 80 are installed to correspond to the upper and lower portions of the main body 10, respectively.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first and second guide rails 40 and 70 are all linear, and a plurality of first and second rollers 50 and 80 corresponding thereto are also arranged in a straight line, but the present invention is always implemented. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the first and second guide rails 40 and 70 are all curved, and the plurality of first and second rollers 50 and 80 corresponding to the first and second guide rails 40 and 70 are also curved. Various embodiments are possible, such as being arranged to form a curve such as that formed by 70).

As described above, according to the air conditioner according to the present invention, the front panel can be opened and closed easily and easily, and the lower part of the front surface of the main body can be completely opened, thereby ensuring sufficient working space.

Claims (13)

And a front panel for opening and closing the front surface of the main body, wherein the front panel is opened and closed in a sliding manner. The method of claim 1, The front panel is slid in the horizontal direction by the first roller device is installed on the upper portion of the front panel and the second roller device is installed on the lower portion of the front panel. The method of claim 2, The first and second roller devices each include a guide rail installed on one side of the main body and the front panel and a plurality of rollers installed on the other side. The method of claim 3, The first guide rail is installed on the upper portion of the front panel, the main body is installed on the main roller to support and rotate the first guide rail to convey the first guide rail. The method of claim 4, wherein The first roller is an air conditioner including a circular cross section of the central portion and the cross-section on both sides is an angular shaft and a roller bearing coupled to both sides of the shaft to rotate with the shaft. The method of claim 5, And a central portion of the shaft is rotatably received by a supporter under load of the front panel delivered to the first roller and a shaft cover coupled to an upper portion of the supporter. The method of claim 6, The supporter is bent to form an L-shape, air conditioner including a support for supporting the load of the front panel and a fixing portion fixed to the main body for transmitting the load transmitted to the support to the main body. The method of claim 4, wherein The first guide rail has a bar shape having a plurality of bent surfaces, and the supporter is inserted into one of the bent surfaces so that the first guide rail and the first roller can move relative to each other. 1. An air conditioner having an insertion hole formed in a longitudinal direction of a guide rail. The method of claim 4, wherein Air conditioning unit is formed on both sides of the first guide rail is formed with a plurality of screw fastening holes for fastening the first guide rail by a screw on the rear of the front panel. The method of claim 3, A second roller is installed below the front panel, and a second guide rail is formed in the bottom plate of the main body to insert the second roller to perform rolling motion. The method of claim 10, One end of the second guide rail is provided with a locking jaw for limiting the rolling motion of the second roller so that the front panel is opened in only one direction, and the other end of the second guide rail has the front panel completely off the main body. An air conditioner extending to the side of the bottom plate to be separated. And a front panel for opening and closing the front surface of the main body, the front panel being slid in the left and right directions by the first and second roller devices respectively installed on the upper and lower portions of the front panel. Air conditioner. The method of claim 12, The first roller device includes a first guide rail installed on an upper portion of the front panel and a plurality of first rollers supported on the main body, and the second roller device includes a plurality of second rollers installed on a lower portion of the front panel. And a second guide rail formed on the bottom plate of the main body.

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