KR20080055454A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes an air guide provided between the air conditioner and the vane, so that at least a part of the air air-conditioned in the air conditioner is guided to the vane side along the air guide to hit the vane, and then the air Since it can be discharged to the front side of the conditioner, not only the side discharge but also the forward discharge is possible, and thus there is an effect capable of more efficient three-dimensional cooling / heating.

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view of an air inlet and an air outlet of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 opened; FIG.

3 is a perspective view when the front panel of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 is opened forward;

4 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1;

6 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper panel and an air guide according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the upper panel seen in the direction A of FIG. 1;

8 is a cross-sectional view of the upper panel shown in FIG.

9 is a sectional view of an upper panel of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a cross-sectional view of the upper panel of the air conditioner according to the third embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

1: air conditioner 10: main body

20: front panel 50: top panel

51: left side portion 52: right side portion

53: front part 54: top part

55, 56: Side air discharge port 57: Left side discharge vane

58: right side discharge vane 170: left side vane cover

171: right side vane cover 180, 200, 300: air guide

181: left air guide 182: right air guide

184: guide protrusion 185: switch cover

190: door switch

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and in particular, air conditioned in an air conditioner is guided by an air guide and is configured to be discharged toward the front center side of the air conditioner after hitting the left and right side discharge vanes, thereby providing more effective three-dimensional cooling. To an air conditioner capable of heating.

In general, an air conditioner is used to cool or heat a room or purify the air by using a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerant consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user. .

The separate type and the integrated type are functionally the same, but the separate type connects the indoor unit and the outdoor unit separated by the refrigerant pipes by installing the cooling / heating unit in the indoor unit and the heat radiating / cooling and compression unit in the outdoor unit, and the integrated type by cooling heat dissipation. Integrate the function of the hole in the wall of the building or by hanging the device on the window is installed directly.

11 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 11, the air conditioner 500 according to the related art includes a base 501, a cabinet 502 disposed above the rear part of the base 501 and having an open front, and the cabinet ( The front upper panel 504 disposed above the front of the front panel 502, the front lower panel 505 disposed below the front of the cabinet 502, the left and right sides of the front upper panel 504 and A suction grill 506 disposed between the base 501, a blower (not shown) disposed inside the cabinet 502 to suck and discharge air, and air blown by the blower (not shown) It includes a heat exchanger (not shown) for heating / cooling.

The front upper panel 504 has a front air outlet 504a formed at the upper front side, and side air outlets 504b are formed at both inclined side surfaces. The front upper panel 504 is provided with a vertical drive panel 510 for opening and closing the front air discharge port 504a. The side air discharge port 504b is rotatably mounted with a vane 512 that opens and closes the side air discharge port 504b.

The air conditioner according to the prior art as described above after the air sucked through the intake grill 506 when the blower (not shown) is heated / cooled by the heat exchanger (not shown), the front air outlet It is discharged through 504a and the side air discharge port 504b. Air passing through the side air outlet 504b is guided by the vane 512 and is discharged in left and right directions of the air conditioner.

However, the air conditioner according to the prior art is because the air sucked through the suction grill 506 is discharged only to the front and side of the air conditioner through the front air outlet 504a and the side air outlet 504b. However, there is a problem that limitations occur in efficient three-dimensional cooling / heating.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of more efficient three-dimensional cooling / heating by guiding the heat-exchanged air to the vane side to be discharged only to the front and side of the air conditioner.

The present invention provides a cabinet having an air conditioning unit, an upper panel installed at an upper portion of the front surface of the cabinet, an air inlet and outlet formed therein, a vane for opening and closing the air inlet and guiding the flow path of the air, and the air conditioning unit and the vane. It is provided between, and provides an air conditioner including an air guide formed to guide the air air-conditioned in the air conditioning unit to the vane side.

The air guide includes a bent portion formed between the side portion and the rear portion of the upper panel.

The air guide may include a portion of the rear surface of the upper panel formed to be inclined toward the side portion of the upper panel in which the air entrance and exit are formed.

The air inlet may include side air outlets formed at left and right side surfaces of the upper panel, and the air guide may be installed at the top panel and inclined toward the side air outlets.

The air guide includes a vane guide for guiding the air conditioned in the air conditioning unit toward the opened vane, and a discharge port guide for extending the vane guide to guide the air hit by the vanes toward the side air outlet. Contains wealth.

The vane guide portion may be inclined toward the left and right side surfaces of the upper panel at the rear portion of the upper panel, and the discharge port guide portion may be inclined toward the side air discharge port at the vane guide portion.

The air conditioner further includes a front panel installed in front of the upper panel to form an appearance, and the upper panel is provided with a switch for detecting opening and closing of the front panel.

The air guide includes a switch cover part formed to prevent cold air from penetrating into the switch.

The upper panel is provided with a receiving portion for receiving the switch,

The switch cover portion is formed to form a predetermined space between the accommodation portion.

The air guide includes a safety net coupled to prevent the user's hand from entering the air entrance and exit.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air inlet and an air outlet of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner (1) according to the present invention comprises a main body (10) for sucking and air conditioning indoor air, and a front panel (20) rotatably connected to the main body (10).

The main body 10 includes a case in which at least one air inlet and outlet is formed, and an air conditioner provided in the case to air-condition air entering and exiting through the air inlet.

The case includes a base 30, a cabinet 40 having an upper surface and a lower surface opened, an upper panel 50 installed on an upper front of the cabinet 40, and lower sides of the upper panel 50; The left and right suction panels 60 and 70 are installed between the base 30.

The base 30 has a stepped portion 32 at the lower portion of the front panel 20 such that when the front panel 20 is closed, there is no gap between the bottom of the front panel 20 and the bottom surface of the room. Is formed to protrude.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front panel 20 is a kind of door that covers or opens the entire front part of the case. The front panel 20 of the upper panel 50 is formed from the bottom of the base 30. It has a height equal to or similar to the height between the upper ends, and the same width as or similar to the width between the left suction panel 60 and the right suction panel 70.

In addition, the front panel 20 is detachably provided with a display 90 for displaying operation information of the air conditioner 1. The display 90 is installed at the rear portion of the front panel 20 to be positioned inside the main body 10 when the front panel 20 is closed, and the transparent portion 21 formed on the front panel 20. The operation information of the air conditioner is displayed through).

3 is a perspective view when the front panel of the air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 1 is opened forward, FIG. 4 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is an air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 1. This is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an indoor unit of an embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cabinet 40 has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front surface. The rear part 41 of the cabinet 40 is vertically disposed on the upper side of the base 30, and the left and right side parts 42 and 43 are formed to be inclined with the rear part 41. An upper panel 44 is installed above the cabinet 40.

The upper panel 50 has left and right side portions 51 and 52 formed to be inclined with the front portion 53, and an upper surface portion 54 is formed orthogonal to the front portion 53. The upper panel 50 has side air outlets 55 and 56 through which air is discharged in each of the left and right side parts 51 and 52, and opens and closes the side air outlets 55 and 56, respectively. Left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 are rotatably installed. The left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 are installed to be rotated by a vane driving motor mounted to the upper panel 50.

In addition, the upper panel 50 has an upper surface air discharge port 80 through which air is discharged in the upper front portion or the upper surface portion 54, and the upper surface discharge vane 81 that opens and closes the upper surface air discharge port 80 is rotated. It is possible to install. Here, the upper surface air discharge port 80 is formed in the upper surface portion 54 of the upper panel 50, the upper discharge vane 81 is in the vertical direction on the upper surface portion 54 of the upper panel 50. It demonstrates only that it was installed so that rotation was possible. The safety net 82 is installed in the upper air discharge port 80 to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside.

The service cover 130 is installed between the lower side of the upper panel 50 and the base 30 so as to cover the front of the air conditioning unit.

The left suction panel 60 is disposed below the left surface portion 51 of the upper panel 50, and the right suction panel 70 is disposed below the right surface portion 52 of the upper panel 50. do. The left and right suction panels 60 and 70 are formed with air suction inlets 61 and 71 through which air is sucked, respectively, and left and right suction vanes 62 for opening and closing the air suction ports 61 and 71. 72 is installed.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front panel 20 is hinged to be rotated about any one of left and right sides of the case. That is, the upper left side of the front panel 20 is rotatably coupled to the upper hinge bracket 151 installed on the upper surface of the upper panel 50, and the lower left side of the front panel 20 is attached to the upper surface of the base. It is rotatably coupled to the installed lower hinge bracket 152. In addition, the upper panel 50 is provided with a bracket cover 153 covering a part of the upper hinge bracket 151.

In addition, the front panel 20 is coupled to the upper panel 50 of the case by a rotation limiting means so as to limit the rotation speed and angle. The rotation limiting means 160 is a slider 161 whose one end is slidably coupled to the front panel 20 and the other end is rotatably coupled to the upper panel 50. The front panel 20 is provided with a guide rail 162 for guiding the movement of the slider 161, the upper panel 50 is provided with a hinge bracket 163 hinged to the slider 161. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the front panel 20 includes a glass 22 disposed at the front, a glass panel 23 disposed at the rear of the glass 22, and the glass 22. And a cover 24 for assembling the glass panel 23. The opaque sheet 25 having a predetermined color or pattern is attached to the back surface of the glass 22 or a printed matter is formed. Hereinafter, the glass 22 will be limited to the opaque sheet 25.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4, the air conditioner, the heat exchanger 100 for heating / cooling the air using a refrigerant, and the air outside the indoor unit of the air conditioner sucks the air inside the indoor unit of the air conditioner to the heat exchange It includes a blower 110 to blow through the air to the outside of the indoor unit of the air conditioner after passing through the machine (100).

The heat exchanger 100 is mounted to at least one of the cabinet 40 and the upper panel 50, and is disposed to be inclined between the cabinet 40 and the upper panel 50.

The blower 110 is mounted to the cabinet 40 to be located below the heat exchanger 100. The blower 110 has an open front surface, a discharge hole is formed on the upper surface thereof, a fan housing 111 mounted to the cabinet 40, and a fan 112 rotatably positioned inside the fan housing 111. And a blower motor 113 having a shaft connected to the fan 112 to rotate the fan 112, and an orifice 114 mounted to the front of the fan housing 111.

In addition, the air conditioning unit includes a purifying mechanism 120 installed in front of the blower 110 to purify the air sucked into the blower 110. The purifying mechanism 120 includes at least one central filter 121 and a filter holder 122 mounted to the blower 110 to attach and detach the central filter 121.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the main body 10 is equipped with left and right suction filters 63 and 73 for purifying the air sucked into the air suction ports 61 and 71. A filter cleaning unit 140 for cleaning the right suction filter 63, 73 is mounted.

The filter cleaning unit 140 is connected to the filter kit 141 installed to be movable on the left and right suction filters 63 and 73, and the filter kit 141 and the dust hose 142 are connected to the filter kit 141. Kit blower 143 for providing a suction force so that contaminants such as dust on the left and right suction filters 63 and 73 can be sucked through the filter kit 141, and a cyclone for separating the sucked foreign matter and air ( 144, a dust box 145 for collecting filter foreign matter separated from the cyclone 144, and a kit control box 146 for controlling the filter cleaning unit 140.

6 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper panel and an air guide according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a rear view of the upper panel viewed from the direction A of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is shown in FIG. 6. Section of the top panel.

6 to 8, the air guide 180 is installed in the upper panel 50, and the air guide 180 is a heat exchanger 100 of the air conditioning unit and the left and right side discharge vanes. It is provided between (57) (58), is formed to guide the air heated / cooled in the heat exchanger 100 toward the left and right side discharge vanes (57) 58 side.

The air guide 180 is installed on the rear portion 50a of the upper panel 50 corresponding to the front of the heat exchanger 100, and the left side of the air guide 180 is installed on the left side of the rear portion 50a of the upper panel 50. The air guide 181 and the right side air guide 182 is installed on the right side of the back portion 50a of the upper panel 50. The left and right air guides 181 and 182 may be fastened and fixed to the rear portion 50a of the upper panel 50 by fastening members such as hooks and bolts. Here, the description will be limited to being fastened by the bolt 183. In addition, a guide protrusion 184 for guiding the assembly position is protruded from the left and right air guides 181 and 182 toward the rear surface 50a of the upper panel 50, and the upper panel ( A guide groove (not shown) corresponding to the guide protrusion 184 is formed in the back portion 50a of the 50.

And, as shown in Figure 7, the side air discharge port 55, 56, the safety net 59 is installed to prevent the user's hand from entering, the safety net 59 is the left, right air guide 181 and 182 are fastened and fixed by fastening members such as bolts 59a.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 have side vane covers 170 so as to surround the outside of the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58. Combined. The left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 are coupled to the side air outlets 55 and 56, respectively, and are formed outside the coupling unit 57a to form the side air outlets. An inner guide which opens and closes and guides the flow of air, and an inner guide which is formed inside the coupling part to guide the flow of air and forms an air flow path between the outer guide and the outer guide 57b. It consists of a part 57c. The side vane cover 170 is formed to surround the upper, lower, left, and right edges of the outer guide part 57b.

The left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 include a flow path switching guide part 57e formed to switch a flow path of air entering and exiting. The flow path switching guide part 57e is formed to switch the flow path of the discharged air so that air is discharged toward the front of the air conditioner, and the outer guide part of the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 ( 57b) is formed to protrude, but is formed to have a predetermined curvature.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the left and right air guides 181 and 182 respectively have the left and right side discharge vanes 57 which open air heated / cooled by the heat exchanger 100. Vane guide portion 181a for guiding toward the 58 and air extending from the vane guide portion 181a and hitting the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 are lateral air discharge ports 55. It consists of a discharge port guide part 181b which guides toward 56. As shown in FIG.

The vane guide portion 181a is formed to be inclined toward the left and right side surface portions 51 and 52 of the upper panel 50 from the back portion 50a of the upper panel 50, and the discharge port guide portion 181b. Is inclined toward the side air discharge port 55 in the vane guide portion (181a). That is, the discharge port guide part 181b is formed to be inclined in a different direction from the vane guide part 181a, and the left and right side discharge vanes 57 are opened when the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 are opened. It is preferable that it is formed in parallel with the outer guide part 57a of (58).

As shown in FIG. 7, the left and right air guides 181 and 182 are elongated in the vertical direction along the side air outlets 55 and 56, and the side air outlets 55 are formed. It is preferably formed longer than or equal to the length of (56).

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6, the upper panel 50 is provided with a switch 190 for detecting the opening and closing of the front panel 20. The lower portion of the upper panel 50 is formed with a receiving portion 191 in which the switch 190 is accommodated. The switch 190 is installed to penetrate the accommodating part 191 and protrudes forward to come into contact with the front panel 20.

The left and right air guides 181 and 182 are switches formed to prevent cold air from penetrating into the switch 190 by air cooled in the heat exchanger, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Cover portion 185 is formed. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the switch cover part 185 is formed to be concave at the front lower portion of the left and right air guides 181 and 182 to form a predetermined space between the receiving parts 191. As shown in FIG.

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

First, when the user requests the operation of the air conditioner 1, the left and right suction vanes 62 and 72 open the air suction ports 61 and 71, and the upper discharge vane 81 ) And the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 open the upper air outlet 80 and the side air outlets 55 and 56, respectively.

When the blower 110 is driven, external air is sucked into the air conditioner 1 through the air inlets 61 and 71 by the blowing force of the blower 110. The air sucked into the air conditioner 1 is purified while passing through the left and right suction filters 63 and 73 and then moved to the front of the blower 110.

The air moved to the front of the blower 110 is purified in stages while sequentially passing through the central filter 121. After passing through the central filter 121, the air passes through the blower 110, and is blown to the upper side of the blower 110 to be heat exchanged by the heat exchanger (100).

The air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 100 is discharged to the outside of the air conditioner 1 through the upper air outlet 80 and the side air outlets 55 and 56.

At this time, since the left and right air guides 181 and 182 are installed at the rear surface 50a of the upper panel 50 corresponding to the front of the heat exchanger 100, the heat exchanger 100 The heat exchanged toward the rear portion 50a of the upper panel 50 exits the side air outlets 55 and 56 along the left and right air guides 181 and 182.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, some of the heat exchanged air in the heat exchanger 100 is guided along the vane guide part 181a of the left air guide 181, so that the left side discharge vane 57 is provided. Bumped into Air hitting the left side vane 57 is switched to the flow path is discharged toward the front center of the air conditioner (1). And, the rest of the heat exchanged air in the heat exchanger 100 passes between the left side discharge vane 57 and the discharge port guide portion 181b of the left air guide 181, the air conditioner (1) Is discharged in the lateral direction. The role of the right air guide 182 is also the same.

Therefore, since the air discharged by heating / cooling can be discharged not only in the side direction of the air conditioner 1 but also in the front center side, more three-dimensional cooling / heating can be achieved.

In addition, the switch cover part 184 is formed at the left and right air guides 181 and 182 to prevent cold air from being directly transmitted to the switch 190, thereby preventing malfunction of the switch 190. You can do it.

9 is a cross-sectional view of the upper panel of the air conditioner according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an air guide 200 formed to guide the air air-conditioned in the heat exchanger 100 toward the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58, and the air The guide 200 has the same configuration and operation as that of the first embodiment except that the guide 200 is integrally formed on the upper panel 50, and thus, description of the guide 200 will be omitted. The same code | symbol is written together about the same structure as an Example.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the air guide 200 according to the second embodiment is formed at the left and right sides of the rear part 50a of the upper panel 50, respectively. Between the side portions 51 and 52 and the back portion 50a is bent, the air guide 200 may be molded together when the upper panel 50 is manufactured.

Therefore, the air heated / cooled in the heat exchanger 100 is guided to the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58 along the air guide 200, and hit the left and right side discharge vanes 58. After the flow path can be switched to the front side of the air conditioner (1).

10 is a cross-sectional view of the upper panel of the air conditioner according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

An air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes an air guide 210 formed to guide the air heated / cooled in the heat exchanger 100 to the left and right discharge vanes 57 and 58, The air guide 210 is integrally formed on the upper panel 50, and a portion of the rear portion 50a of the upper panel 50 is inclined toward the side portions 51 and 52 of the upper panel 50. Except for the formation, other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted and the same reference numerals will be given.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the air guide 210 according to the third embodiment is formed at the left and right sides of the rear part 50a of the upper panel 50, respectively. The left and right sides of the back portion 50a are inclined upwardly toward the side air outlets 55 and 56 so that the air heated / cooled in the heat exchanger 100 is along the air guide 210 along the left and right sides. Guided to discharge vane sides 57 and 58. Therefore, after the discharged air guided by the air guide 210 hits the left and right side discharge vanes 57 and 58, the flow path may be switched to the front side of the air conditioner 1.

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes an air guide provided between the air conditioner and the vane, so that at least a part of the air air-conditioned in the air conditioner is guided to the vane side along the air guide to hit the vane, and then the air Since it can be discharged to the front side of the conditioner, not only the side discharge but also the forward discharge is possible, and thus there is an effect capable of more efficient three-dimensional cooling / heating.

In addition, the air guide is installed on the upper panel to include a switch cover surrounding the switch to detect the opening and closing of the front panel, thereby preventing cold air from penetrating the switch by the air cooled in the air conditioning unit, There is an effect that can prevent malfunction and failure.

In addition, since the air guide is installed to cover the inside of the air inlet and outlet, there is an advantage that the inside of the upper panel can be prevented from being exposed to the outside.

In addition, since the safety net installed in the air entrance and exit can be coupled to the air guide, there is an advantage that the assembly of the safety net is easy.

Claims (10)

A cabinet provided with an air conditioning unit; An upper panel installed at an upper portion of the front surface of the cabinet, the upper panel having an air entrance and exit; A vane that opens and closes the air inlet and guides a flow path of the inflow and outflow air; And an air guide provided between the air conditioner and the vane to guide air air-conditioned in the air conditioner to the vane side. The method according to claim 1, The air guide is formed by bending between the side portion and the rear portion of the upper panel air conditioner. The method according to claim 1, The air guide includes a portion of the rear portion of the upper panel is inclined toward the side portion of the upper panel in which the air inlet is formed. The method according to claim 1, The air inlet includes a side air outlet formed in the left and right side surface portion of the upper panel, The air guide is installed on the upper panel, the air conditioner comprising an inclined toward the side air outlet. The method according to claim 4, The air guide includes a vane guide for guiding the air conditioned in the air conditioning unit toward the opened vane, and a discharge port guide for extending the vane guide to guide the air hit by the vanes toward the side air outlet. Air conditioner, including parts. The method according to claim 5, And the vane guide portion is formed to be inclined toward the left and right side portions of the upper panel from the rear portion of the upper panel, and the discharge port guide portion is formed to be inclined toward the side air discharge port at the vane guide portion. The method according to claim 1, The air conditioner further includes a front panel installed in front of the upper panel to form an appearance, The air conditioner is installed on the upper panel is a switch for detecting the opening and closing of the front panel. The method according to claim 7, The air guide includes a switch cover portion formed to prevent cold air from penetrating into the switch. The method according to claim 8, The upper panel is provided with a receiving portion for receiving the switch, And the switch cover part is formed to form a predetermined space between the accommodating part. The method according to claim 1, And the air guide is coupled to a safety net formed to prevent the user's hand from entering the air entrance.

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