CN101634473B

CN101634473B - Air-conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN101634473B
Application number: CN200910134825.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张演相; 崔元硕; 朴允奭
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2008-07-25
Filing date: 2009-04-13
Publication date: 2014-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-13
Also published as: KR20100011570A; CN101634473A

Abstract

The present invention discloses an air-conditioner, which aims at providing an air-conditioner having a structure capable of minimizing the sizes of through-holes and enlarging the space detecting region of a space detecting sensor. The air-conditioner of the present invention comprises: a housing; a front panel, which is arranged at the front of the housing and is provided with a sensor hole; a space detecting unit, which is provided with a sensor part for detecting the existing region of a predestinated object in the space, and one side of the space detecting unit projects from the sensor hole.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical field

The present invention relates to air conditioner, the front that relates in particular to air conditioner is provided with the air conditioner of the space detecting sensor for grasping the human body domain of the existence.

Background technology

Usually, air conditioner is by sucking room air, and to the air sucked carry out cooling or heating or purify after again be discharged into indoor, thereby the device that room air is regulated.

And release recently the existence that has for grasping human body whether and the air conditioner of the space detecting sensor of human body domain of the existence, with execution, make to discharge air direction misalignment user between the people detection air-flow operation that the direction of controlling or make to discharge air aims at the user of giving a dinner for a visitor from afar.

This air conditioner with space detecting sensor, be formed with through hole in the front of main body, and the space detecting sensor is exposed to outside and left rotation and right rotation by this through hole, with the human body domain of the existence in this sonde body the place ahead.

Above-mentioned air conditioner, in order to amplify the space surveyed area of space detecting sensor, need to enlarge the size of through hole.

And the air be conditioned, after flowing into the space detecting sensor, the dewfall phenomenon can occur, thereby reduce the confidence level of product.

Summary of the invention

The present invention proposes in order to address the above problem, and its purpose is to provide a kind of air conditioner of space surveyed area that can the expansion space detecting sensor when minimizing hole size.

In addition, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of air conditioner that can prevent from occurring on the air space detecting sensor because being conditioned the dewfall phenomenon.

In order to reach the foregoing invention purpose, air conditioner of the present invention comprises: shell; Front panel, it is arranged at the front of described shell and is formed with gauge hole; Spatial detection unit, it has the sensor section for detection of the domain of the existence of predetermined object in space, and a side of this spatial detection unit is protruded from described gauge hole.

And the adjacency section that is formed at the described gauge hole of described front panel can form with plane configuration.

And described sensor section comprises circuit substrate and is installed on the sensor unit of this circuit substrate, and this sensor unit is tiltedly arranged to dip down towards the place ahead.

And described spatial detection unit comprises sensor housing for wrapping up described sensor section and for rotating the drive unit of described sensor section and described sensor housing.

And the top of described sensor housing is protruded and arranges from described gauge hole.

And, also comprise over cap, with for wrapping up described sensor housing and described drive unit, thereby prevent that cold air from flowing into the inside of described spatial detection unit.

And described over cap holds described spatial detection unit and is incorporated into the back side of described front panel.

And, also comprise the decoration panel with the decoration panel gauge hole be connected with described gauge hole, and a side of described sensor section is protruded and arranges from described decoration panel gauge hole.

And described decoration panel consists of tempered glass.

In addition, according to the air conditioner of the present invention of another angle, comprise: shell; The first panel, it is arranged in the front of described shell and is formed with opening; The second panel, it is arranged in the front of described the first panel and is formed with gauge hole; Spatial detection unit, the one side is protruded from described gauge hole, with the domain of the existence of predetermined object in detection space.

And described the second panel consists of tempered glass, described spatial detection unit is adjacent with the back side of described the second panel by described aperture arrangement.

And described spatial detection unit comprises sensor section for detection of the domain of the existence of human body, for the sensor housing that holds described sensor section, for rotating the drive unit of described sensor section and described sensor housing.

And described spatial detection unit can also comprise for wrapping up described sensor housing and described drive unit and being incorporated into the over cap at the back side of described the first panel.

And described sensor housing comprises and has through the head in hole and the support portion that extends to described drive unit side from this head.

And described head forms with the size corresponding to described gauge hole, and direction tilts and arranges forward.

And described gauge hole can be rounded.

In addition, according to the air conditioner of the present invention of another angle, comprise: shell; The first panel, it is arranged at the front of described shell and is formed with opening; The second panel, it is arranged at the front of described the first panel, and has circular gauge hole; Head, it is arranged in described gauge hole with the size corresponding to described gauge hole; Sensor section, it is housed inside described head, for detection of the domain of the existence of predetermined object.

And protrude to the place ahead of described gauge hole on the top of described head, and described head can be arranged to be inclined upwardly.

And, also comprise the drive unit of positive and negative rotation described sensor section and described head at a predetermined angle.

According to air conditioner of the present invention, because the head of sensor housing protrudes from gauge hole, therefore there is more broad detection range, thereby the existence of human body etc. whether more exactly.

In addition, because the present invention has over cap, therefore from the inner area of air conditioner, mark spatial detection unit, thereby prevent from occurring on the electric component of spatial detection unit because of the cold air by heat exchange the phenomenon of dewfall.

The accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the stereogram illustrated according to the general structure of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view illustrated according to the installation process of the spatial detection unit of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the sectional view according to the spatial detection unit side of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the front elevation according to the spatial detection unit installment state of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the sectional view according to the spatial detection unit side of the air conditioner of second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the sectional view according to the spatial detection unit side of the air conditioner of third embodiment of the invention.

[description of reference numerals]

10: shell (housing) 20: air-supply arrangement

30: heat exchanger 40: front panel

44: the second panels of 42: the first panels

42a, 44a: gauge hole 50: spatial detection unit

60: sensor section 62: sensor unit

70: sensor housing 71: head

72: support portion 80: drive unit

90: over cap

The specific embodiment

Below, describe preferably first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.

The present invention goes for the common air conditioners such as vertical, wall-hanging, and as example, by vertical air conditioner, describes in the present embodiment.

Fig. 1 is the stereogram illustrated according to the general structure of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention.

With reference to Fig. 1, according to the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention, comprise: the shell 10 of open at its front; Be arranged at the air-supply arrangement 20 of the lower space of shell 10 inside; Be arranged at the heat exchanger 30 of the upper space of shell 10 inside; Be arranged at movably the front panel 40 of the front of shell 10 with front and back; For following the trail of the spatial detection unit 50 of movement of front panel 40 the place aheads (surveyed area) endogenous pyrogen.

Shell 10 forms the roughly lineal hexahedral shape long with the state lower-upper length of front openings, and its inside is formed for installing the space of the devices such as heat exchanger 30, air-supply arrangement 20.

The side of shell 10 bottoms and back are formed with for making room air flow into the suction inlet 11 of air conditioner inside, the filtering bodies (not shown) that can be provided for filtering dust etc. on each suction inlet 11.

The front edge of shell 10 openings is equipped with the frame section 12 of forwards protruding.

Shell 10 can form as one with frame section 12, or combines after forming with independent parts respectively again.

Downside by the inner space of shell 10 and frame section 12 formed air conditioners has air-supply arrangement 20, and the upside of inner space is equipped with the heat exchanger 30 that the air to supplying with from air-supply arrangement 20 carries out heat exchange.

The front of shell 10 and frame section 12 is provided with the front that forms air conditioner the front panel 40 arranged movably with fore-and-aft direction, is provided with the panel mobile device (not shown) that moves front panel 40 for fore-and-aft direction between front panel 40 and frame section 12.

Panel mobile device (not shown) can be fixed in frame section 12, because the formation as the panel mobile device for the mobile front panel 40 of advancing and retreat belongs to known technology, so omit detailed description thereof at this.

The two sides of front panel 40 bottoms are formed with for sucking a pair of side suction inlet 41 of room air.

When air conditioner does not drive, the state of front panel 40 in rearward retreating and side is inserted into frame section 12, thus side suction inlet 41 and outlet 13 are closed.

When air conditioner drives, front panel 40 is front and then state that protrude from frame section 12 in front panel 40 forwards, the side suction inlet 41 of front panel 40 lower side is opened thus, and the separated space between the top of front panel 40 and frame section 12 becomes outlet 13.Under this state, air-supply arrangement 20 is driven and produce air-supply power, carry out heat exchange when flowing through heat exchanger 30 by 11 leaked-in airs of suction inlet of side suction inlet 41 and shell 10 accordingly, and be discharged to the outside of air conditioner by the air of heat exchange by outlet 13.

The both sides of front panel 40 top rear face have air-flow guiding parts 43, and the place ahead to shell 10 while discharging by outlet 13 with the air for when by heat exchange guides this air.

Air-flow guiding parts 43, if front panel 40 moves to closed position, enter the inside of shell 10, if front panel 40 moves to enable possition, is exposed to the side of air conditioner.Thereby even front panel 40 is positioned at closed position or enable possition, during from the forward observation of air conditioner, air-flow guiding parts 43 can not reveal outside.

At this, during according to front panel 40 reach, the opening degree of formed outlet 13 and the degree of crook of air-flow guiding parts 43 are controlled the discharge air-flow.That is,, when front panel 40 is forwards mobile more, the width of outlet 13 becomes larger and discharges air and discharge to the place ahead of the side inclination of outlet 13.In addition, the wind speed that the width of outlet 13 hour is discharged air can accelerate, and now discharge air, along the air-flow guiding parts 43 of curved shape, flows and forms forwards mobile air-flow.

In the present embodiment, show according to the degree of opening of air-flow guiding parts 43 and outlet 13 and control the formation of discharging air-flow, but, in order to carry out more neatly air-flow control, also can be provided for regulating the blade (not shown) of discharging the air wind direction at outlet 13.

Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view illustrated according to the installation process of the spatial detection unit of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is the sectional view according to the spatial detection unit side of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 is the front elevation according to the spatial detection unit installment state of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention.

According to the front panel 40 of the air conditioner of first embodiment of the invention, comprise the first panel 42 and be installed on the second panel 44 of the first panel 42 for the beautiful appearance that makes air conditioner.

The first panel 42 consists of the resin material injection article approximately be rectangle, and covers the front region of frame section 12 openings.

The central upper of the first panel 42 is formed with the gauge hole 42a for installing space detecting unit 50.

The second panel 44 that is fixed in the front of the first panel 42 is installed for the front face beautiful appearance that makes air conditioner, thereby the second panel 44 can consist of various materials such as glass or metals.

In the present embodiment, the second panel 44 consists of tempered glass as decoration panel, and is formed with the gauge hole 44a corresponding to the gauge hole 42a of the first panel 42 in the center upper portion of the second panel 44.

The gauge hole 42a of the first panel 42 is greater than the gauge hole 44a of the second panel 44 relatively, and spatial detection unit 50 arranges in abutting connection with the back side of the second panel 44 after by the gauge hole 42a of the first panel 42, thus can minimize spatial detecting unit 50 space is set.

The gauge hole 44a of the second panel 44 forms with the circle of pre-sizing, thereby makes the part of will sensor housing 70 described later spherical head 71 protrude from the place ahead of gauge hole 44a, and can make head 71 rotate freely.At this, in the time of the satisfied condition as mentioned above of the gauge hole 44a of the second panel 44, also should possess the size that can as far as possible reduce the foreign matter by entering between gauge hole 44a and head 71.

In addition, the adjacency section that is formed at gauge hole 42a, the 44a of first and second panel 42,44 forms the plane same with panel 42,44 separately.

The center upper portion of front panel 40 arranges the spatial detection unit 50 of one side from gauge hole 42a, the 44a protrusion of front panel 40, so that the position of the thermal source in space (surveyed area) to be set for not only following the trail of air conditioner, but also the front and back of tracking thermal source/move left and right.

As shown in Figure 2,3, spatial detection unit 50 comprises: sensor section 60, the infrared ray of being launched with all thermals source (comprising the people) for being received in surveyed area the emission fixed wave length and output voltage, and will after this voltage amplification, as temperature detection voltage, export; Sensor housing 70, with for wrapping up sensor section 60; Drive unit 80, with for pressing predetermined angular turn-sensitive device housing 70.

Sensor section 60 comprises: for the circuit substrate 61 that various parts are installed; Possesses the sensor unit 62 on circuit substrate 61.

Sensor housing 70 comprises: the head 71 that is spherical and inner formation hollow bulb; Extend and be incorporated into the support portion 72 on the rotating shaft 81 of drive unit 80 to the downside of head 71.

The head 71 of sensor housing 70 forms the size corresponding to the gauge hole 44a of the second panel 44, internal sensor unit 62 at head 71 is fixed with the state be received, as the place ahead with sensor unit 62, the front of the head 71 of the sensor housing 70 of corresponding position is formed with through hole 71a, so that the infrared transmitting that results from people or other objects is to sensor unit 62.

See through hole 71a and be provided with light-filter 73, permeate by the hole 71a that sees through of opening to prevent outside moisture or foreign matter.

The filter that light-filter 73 is polyethylene (Polyethylene) or organosilicon (Silicone) material, so that infrared transmitting is to sensor unit 62.

And then, opening see through hole 71a owing to being sealed by light-filter 73, therefore can prevent that outside moisture or foreign matter etc. from entering and cause sensor section 60 impaired by seeing through hole 71a.

At this, although diagram not, 72 front, support portion forms columnar curved surface, thus when sensor housing 70 rotates, be not subject to the second panel 44 the back side obstruction and can rotate smoothly.

As mentioned above, the sensor housing 70 of sensor section 60 is installed with the state that direction tilts forward in inside, predetermined width is protruded from gauge hole 44a in the top that is arranged as the head 71 of sensor housing 70.Now, sensor unit 62 is arranged as at a predetermined angle (with reference to the A of Fig. 3) and tilts and towards the downside in the place ahead, in order what highly higher vertical air conditioner was installed, indoorly people in sitting posture or the state that couches etc. easily to be detected, it is the angle of 10 °～30 ° that sensor unit 62 should preferably be in tilted layout.

Predetermined width is protruded from gauge hole 44a in the top of the head 71 of sensor housing 70, therefore as shown in Figure 4, sensor section 60 can make the detection angles of sensor section 60 become large, in the situation that also can guarantee required detection angles by drive unit 80 B rotation at a predetermined angle.

Predetermined angular B preferably can be 30 °～45 °.

Because a side of the head 71 of sensor housing 70 is protruded from gauge hole 44a, therefore the adjacency section of gauge hole 44a is not recessed to form and, with in the formed situation of flat panel, can guarantees predetermined detection angles yet.

Drive unit 80 can positive and negative rotation, and is combined and left rotation and right rotation sensor housing 70 with the support portion of sensor housing 70 72 phase axles, with the movement for according to sensor unit 62 real-time tracing thermals source.

Drive unit 80 angle corresponding with the angle of inclination with sensor housing 70 tilts and arranges, to such an extent as to be combined with the sensor housing 70 phase axles that direction tilts forward.

For this drive unit 80, as long as can realize interim direction conversion and the conversion of continuity direction of sensor unit 62, any drive unit can use.And in the present invention, this drive unit 80 is the outstanding stepper motor of anglec of rotation capacity of decomposition, in order to freely realize arbitrarily the scan pattern that needs stage or continuity to move.

And then, because the head 71 of sensor housing 70 protrudes from gauge hole 44a, and can left rotation and right rotation, therefore be fixed in the sensor unit 62 of sensor housing 70 inside, even in the situation of rotating by drive unit 80, sensor unit 62 can not be subject to the obstruction of gauge hole 44a adjacency section yet and be scanned, so have comparatively wide detection range, whether the existence of human body etc. more exactly.

The rear of spatial detection unit 50 is provided with over cap 90, with the cold air guard space detecting unit 50 of the inside for from shell 10.

Over cap 90 forms with the shape corresponding to spatial detection unit 50, to such an extent as to obtain effect of heat insulation in the inner sealing spatial detection unit 50 of shell 10.

The top of over cap 90 is formed with the joint portion 91 at the back side for over cap 90 being attached to the first panel 42, and the both sides of over cap 90 are formed with the first screw hole 92.

Corresponding to this, the back side of front panel 40 is formed with for holding the combined hole 42b of joint portion 91, and is formed with the second screw hole 42c be connected with the first screw hole 92.

Thus, after the joint portion of over cap 90 91 being inserted into to the combined hole 42b of front panel 40, aiming at the screw binding site of over cap 90, and utilize screw over cap 90 to be fixed to the back side of front panel 40.

Over cap 90 is the inside zoning from air conditioner by spatial detection unit 50, thereby can prevent because of the phenomenon of the cold air by heat exchange in the generation dewfall such as electric component of spatial detection unit 50.

Now, in order to improve the effect of heat insulation of over cap 90, obviously can append heat-barrier material is set to over cap 90.

Fig. 5 is the sectional view according to the spatial detection unit side of the air conditioner of second embodiment of the invention.

The second embodiment of the present invention, than the first embodiment, only have the structure of sensor housing and over cap different, and remaining structure is identical with the first embodiment.

Below, the formation identical with the first embodiment gives same Reference numeral and their description is omitted.

According to the spatial detection unit 150 of the air conditioner of the second embodiment, comprise: sensor section 60; For wrapping up the sensor housing 170 of sensor section 60; Be used for the drive unit 80 of turn-sensitive device housing 170 at a predetermined angle.

Different from the first embodiment, drive unit 80 is fixed with level, causes rotating shaft 81 to be arranged with vertical direction.

Sensor housing 170 comprises: support portion 172, with the rotating shaft 81 for being attached to drive unit 80; Head 171, it extends to 172 top, support portion, and the place ahead is spherical, and inside is formed with hollow bulb.

For the rotating shaft 81 of arranging with vertical direction combines, the direction to rotating shaft 81 forms in the support portion 172 of sensor housing 170, and 172 heads 171 that extend are arranged as the form of protruding to the outside of gauge hole 44a from support portion.

The top of head 171 is formed with and the projection 174 will over cap 190 described later combined.

Now, the sensor section 60 of inside of being fixed in sensor housing 170 as the first embodiment to arrange obliquely, as the place ahead with sensor unit 62, the front of the head 171 of corresponding position is formed with through hole 171a, so that the infrared transmitting that results from people or other objects is to sensor unit 62, and be provided with light-filter 173 through on the 171a of hole, to prevent outside moisture or foreign matter, by the hole 171a that sees through of opening, permeate.

The over cap 190 that is arranged at the rear of spatial detection unit 150 forms with the shape corresponding to spatial detection unit 150.

The top of over cap 190 is formed with the protruding hole 191 corresponding with the projection 174 of sensor housing 170, thereby the projection of sensor housing 170 174 can be inserted to 191 li, the protruding hole that be fixed to over cap 190.

And then, after spatial detection unit 150 is installed to over cap 190, can spatial detection unit 150 and over cap 190 one screws be fixed to as the first embodiment to the back side of the first panel 42.

Accordingly, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment, the rotating shaft 81 of drive unit 80 is not obliquely installed, but vertically to arrange, therefore can be by drive unit 80 in abutting connection with the back side that is set to the first panel 42, thereby can minimize spatial detecting unit 150 space is set the time, also can bring into play the effect same with the first embodiment.

The third embodiment of the present invention, than the first embodiment, only have the structure of front panel different, and the structure of spatial detection unit and over cap is identical with the first embodiment.

Below, the formation identical with the first embodiment given same Reference numeral and omitted its description.

According to the air conditioner of the 3rd embodiment, its front panel does not form with a plurality of panels, but forms with single panel.

That is,, in not thering is front face beautiful appearance for making air conditioner and being arranged at the air conditioner of decoration panel in the place ahead, can be suitable for the third embodiment of the present invention.

Front panel 40 is formed with the gauge hole 40a with the gauge hole formed objects of the second panel that is formed at the first embodiment, and after this is fixed to the back side of front panel 40 by spatial detection unit 50, head 70 protrudes from gauge hole 40a.

That is, insert the joint portion 91 of over cap 90 to the combined hole 40b of front panel 40, and utilize screw to carry out combination as the first embodiment, thereby the third embodiment of the present invention also can be adapted on the air conditioner with single panel.

Claims

1. an air conditioner is characterized in that comprising:

Shell;

Front panel, it is arranged at the front of described shell and is formed with gauge hole;

Spatial detection unit, it has the sensor section for detection of the domain of the existence of predetermined object in space, and a side of this spatial detection unit protrudes from described gauge hole,

Described spatial detection unit comprises sensor housing for wrapping up described sensor section and for rotating the drive unit of described sensor section and described sensor housing,

The top of described sensor housing is protruded and arranges from described gauge hole, and the top of described sensor housing can left rotation and right rotation according to described drive unit.

2. air conditioner according to claim 1, the adjacency section that it is characterized in that being formed at the described gauge hole of described front panel forms with plane configuration.

3. air conditioner according to claim 1, it is characterized in that described sensor section comprises circuit substrate and is installed on the sensor unit of this circuit substrate, and this sensor unit is tiltedly arranged to dip down towards the place ahead.

4. air conditioner according to claim 1, is characterized in that also comprising over cap, with for wrapping up described sensor housing and described drive unit, thereby prevents that cold air from flowing into the inside of described spatial detection unit.

5. air conditioner according to claim 4, is characterized in that described over cap holds described spatial detection unit and is incorporated into the back side of described front panel.

6. air conditioner according to claim 1, is characterized in that also comprising the decoration panel with the decoration panel gauge hole be connected with described gauge hole, and a side of described sensor section is protruded and arranges from described decoration panel gauge hole.

7. air conditioner according to claim 6, is characterized in that described decoration panel consists of tempered glass.

8. an air conditioner is characterized in that comprising:

Shell;

The first panel, it is arranged at the front of described shell and is formed with opening;

The second panel, it is arranged at the front of described the first panel and is formed with gauge hole;

Spatial detection unit, the one side is protruded from described gauge hole, with the domain of the existence of predetermined object in detection space,

Described spatial detection unit comprises sensor section for detection of the domain of the existence of human body, for the sensor housing that holds this sensor section, for rotating the drive unit of described sensor section and described sensor housing,

9. air conditioner according to claim 8, is characterized in that described the second panel consists of tempered glass.

10. air conditioner according to claim 8, is characterized in that described spatial detection unit is adjacent with the back side of described the second panel by described aperture arrangement.

11. air conditioner according to claim 8, is characterized in that described spatial detection unit also comprises for wrapping up described sensor housing and described drive unit and being incorporated into the over cap at the back side of described the first panel.

12. air conditioner according to claim 8, is characterized in that described sensor housing comprises and has through the head in hole and the support portion that extends to described drive unit side from this head.

13. air conditioner according to claim 12, it is characterized in that described head forms with the size corresponding to described gauge hole, and direction has a down dip and arranges forward.

14. air conditioner according to claim 8, is characterized in that described gauge hole is rounded.

15. an air conditioner is characterized in that comprising:

Shell;

The second panel, it is arranged at the front of described the first panel, and has circular gauge hole;

Head, it is arranged in described gauge hole with the size corresponding to described gauge hole;

Sensor section, it is housed inside described head, for detection of the domain of the existence of predetermined object;

Drive unit,

Wherein, protrude to the place ahead of described gauge hole on the top of described head, and described head tiltedly arranges to dip down, and described drive unit positive and negative rotation described sensor section and described head at a predetermined angle.