CN102032659A

CN102032659A - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN102032659A
Application number: CN2010101081402A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 裴永周
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2009-10-08
Filing date: 2010-01-29
Publication date: 2011-04-27
Also published as: KR20110038401A; KR101666452B1

Abstract

The present invention provides an air conditioner which comprises the following components: an air conditioning part which discharges after air suction and conditioning; a front frame which is equipped in front of the air conditioning part; a front cover which is equipped in front of the front frame and is light-penetrable; a decoration plate which is equipped behind the front cover and is separately provided with a plurality of decoration patterns; and a lighting unit which is equipped behind the decoration plate and is respectively provided with a light emitting diode irradiation part behind each of the plurality of decoration patterns, wherein the plurality of light emitting diode irradiation parts are separately equipped in a lighting box. The air conditioner according to the invention does not require a size corresponding with the decoration plate body thereby obtaining an advantage of low cost.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of air conditioner, particularly a kind of have an air conditioner that comes the lighting unit of irradiates light by decorative panel.

Background technology

Usually, air conditioner is that a kind of compressor, condenser, expansion mechanism and rapid steamer of utilizing comes the equipment that freezes or heat indoor.

Recently, at the fixing photo frame structure body of photo etc. of the front part setting of air conditioner, the function that illuminating lamp makes air conditioner have both ligthing paraphernalia perhaps is set on air conditioner becomes a kind of trend in order to improve the attractive in appearance or superior of air conditioner front.

Disclose the indoor set that comprises with the type-dividing conditioner with illumination functions of lower part in Korea S's publication communique 10-2006-0057361 number, that is, this air conditioner comprises: indoor set, and it is formed with open pore; Illuminating lamp, it is arranged in the indoor set in the mode by above-mentioned open pore irradiates light; Decoration panel, it is configured in the place ahead of illuminating lamp and constitutes in the mode that the light of illuminating lamp can pass through.

Indoor set with type-dividing conditioner of aforesaid illumination functions, when power supply was input to illuminating lamp, the illuminating lamp irradiates light was from the place ahead irradiation to the indoor set of type-dividing conditioner by seeing through decoration panel behind the open pore of the light of illuminating lamp irradiation.

But, there are the following problems according to the air conditioner of prior art, that is: be difficult to make illuminating lamp only the characteristic of decoration panel to be shown brightly, and when wanting area illumination light to the broad of decoration panel, need to increase the size of illuminating lamp the decoration panel irradiates light.

Summary of the invention

The present invention makes in order to solve above-mentioned the problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to provide a kind of air conditioner that can show decorative pattern brightly and can reduce the printed circuit board material expense to greatest extent.

Another object of the present invention is, a kind of air conditioner that is easy to carry out the maintenance of lighting unit is provided.

Another object of the present invention is, a kind of air conditioner that can put the lead of lighting unit compactly in order is provided.

The air conditioner of making in order to achieve the above object of the present invention comprises: air-conditioning portion, and it sucks air and regulates the back and discharge; The front framework, it is arranged on the place ahead of above-mentioned air-conditioning portion; Front shroud, it is arranged on the place ahead of above-mentioned front framework and can makes light transmission; Decorative panel, it is configured to be positioned at the rear of above-mentioned front shroud, and is separated by to turn up the soil and disposes a plurality of decorative patterns; Lighting unit, it is configured to be positioned at the rear of above-mentioned decorative panel, and disposes led lighting portion respectively at the rear separately of above-mentioned a plurality of decorative patterns, and a plurality of led lighting portion is separated by to turn up the soil and is arranged in the illumination box.

Above-mentioned led lighting portion comprises light emitting diode and the light emitting diode printed circuit board of above-mentioned light emitting diode is set; Above-mentioned illumination box forwards is formed with the printed circuit board (PCB) arrangement portion that settles above-mentioned light emitting diode printed circuit board projectedly.

Above-mentioned front framework forwards hollowly forms the lighting unit incorporating section of inserting above-mentioned illumination box and taking in.

Above-mentioned lighting unit incorporating section is formed with the peristome that light can see through at the rear separately of above-mentioned a plurality of decorative patterns.

Above-mentioned lighting unit also comprises the lighting control section of the above-mentioned a plurality of led lighting of control portion.

Above-mentioned lighting control section is set in the above-mentioned illumination box, and is connected by each of lead and a plurality of led lighting portion.

On above-mentioned illumination box, protrude the wire guides that ground forms to be had the above-mentioned lead of insertion and fix.

Above-mentioned air conditioner also comprises preceding control part, and this preceding control part is connected with above-mentioned lighting control section by lead, so that control above-mentioned lighting unit.

In above-mentioned lighting unit incorporating section, protrude the wire guides that ground forms the lead that insertion and fixedly connected above-mentioned lighting control section and preceding control part are arranged.

In above-mentioned lighting unit incorporating section, be formed with the through hole that the lead that connects above-mentioned lighting control section and preceding control part runs through.

Many above-mentioned decorative panels of group and lighting unit are separated by up and down to turn up the soil and are arranged on the framework of above-mentioned front.

Control part is configured to be located at the upside lighting unit of upside and between the downside lighting unit of downside before above-mentioned.

Protruding ground formation on the side in the left and right sides of above-mentioned illumination box has the protrusion sheet, is formed with the protrusion sheet block button hole that inserts above-mentioned protrusion sheet and block on the framework of above-mentioned front.

Protrude ground on the opposite side in the left and right sides of above-mentioned illumination box and form hook is arranged, on the framework of above-mentioned front, be formed with above-mentioned hook by strain and jammed hook block button hole.

Protrude the binding projection that ground forms has the binding parts to run through on above-mentioned illumination box, above-mentioned illumination box is fixed on the framework of above-mentioned front by linking parts.

According to air conditioner of the present invention, led lighting portion is configured to be arranged in the rear of decorative pattern of decorative panel rather than the rear of whole decorative panel, therefore, the situation that is set at the rear of whole decorative panel with led lighting portion is accordingly compared, and has the advantage that can reduce fee of material.

In addition, the printed circuit board (PCB) installation portion forwards is formed in the illumination box projectedly, thereby can confirm the assembling position of led lighting portion easily, prevents wrong assembling led lighting portion and illumination box, therefore, has the advantage that led lighting portion is set easily.

In addition, insert illumination box in the lighting unit incorporating section that forms on the framework in front and take in, thereby the slit between front framework and the air-conditioning portion is minimized.Therefore, has the minimized advantage of whole width that can make air conditioner.

In addition, the lighting control section of controlling a plurality of led lighting portion together is arranged in the illumination box, thereby the number to the lead of outside elongation of lighting unit is minimized.Therefore, the advantage that has the maintenance that is easy to carry out lighting unit.

In addition, wiring has the wire guides of the lead that connects led lighting portion and lighting control section to be formed in the illumination box projectedly, thus the wiring that can put lighting unit inside compactly in order.Therefore, has the advantage that is easy to be provided with lead.

In addition, wiring has the wire guides of the lead that connects lighting unit and preceding control part to be formed on projectedly in the illumination box, therefore, has the advantage that the wiring of the lead that connects lighting unit and preceding control part becomes easy and firm.

In addition, after the side in the left and right sides of illumination box is stuck, the opposite side elasticity combination in the left and right sides, therefore, the assembling with illumination box is easy to advantage and has the minimized advantage of number of the binding parts that can make bolt etc.

In addition, illumination box by protrude sheet and hook assembled after, binding parts by bolt etc. are bonded, thereby lighting unit can be securely fixed on the framework of front, and when linking parts, the position of lighting unit is in the state that is fixed, and therefore, has the advantage of the binding operation of the binding parts that are easy to carry out lighting unit.

Feature of the present invention and advantage will be by the embodiment of the invention described later detailed description and appended accompanying drawing become and should be readily appreciated that more.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view of an embodiment of the air conditioner that the present invention relates to when showing decorative pattern;

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of an embodiment of the air conditioner that the present invention relates to when showing decorative pattern;

Fig. 3 is the stereogram of an embodiment of the air conditioner that the present invention relates to when not showing decorative pattern;

Fig. 4 is an X-X cutaway view shown in Figure 2;

Fig. 5 is a Y-Y cutaway view shown in Figure 2;

Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view of Fig. 1 to front panel shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is Fig. 4 and the front shroud shown in Figure 5 and the amplification view of decorative panel and lighting unit;

Fig. 8 is the rearview of Fig. 1 to front panel shown in Figure 7;

Fig. 9 is the front view of Fig. 4 to lighting unit shown in Figure 7;

Figure 10 is one one the amplification stereogram of Fig. 4 to front panel shown in Figure 7.

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, the embodiment of the invention that can the specific implementation above-mentioned purpose is described.

Fig. 1 is the front view of an embodiment of the air conditioner that the present invention relates to when showing decorative pattern; Fig. 2 is the stereogram of an embodiment of the air conditioner that the present invention relates to when showing decorative pattern; Fig. 3 is the stereogram of an embodiment of the air conditioner that the present invention relates to when not showing decorative pattern; Fig. 4 is an X-X cutaway view shown in Figure 2; Fig. 5 is a Y-Y cutaway view shown in Figure 2; Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view of Fig. 1 to front panel shown in Figure 5; Fig. 7 is Fig. 4 and the front shroud shown in Figure 5 and the amplification view of decorative panel and lighting unit.

The air conditioner that present embodiment relates to comprises: air-conditioning portion 2, and it ejects by the suction air and after regulating room air is regulated; Front panel 3, it is arranged on the place ahead of air-conditioning portion 2.

Be formed with in the air-conditioning portion 2: the air suction inlet 4,6 that sucks room air; The

air outlet

8,10 of the air of discharge after the internal regulation of air-conditioning portion 2.

Air-conditioning portion 2 is formed with

air suction inlet

4,6 respectively in bottom, the left and right sides, be formed with

air outlet

8,10 respectively on top, the left and right sides.

In the air-conditioning portion 2, left side air suction inlet 4 and left side air outlet 8 are opened and closed together by offside door 12, and right side air suction inlet 6 and right side air outlet 10 are opened and closed together by offside door 14.

Air-conditioning portion 2 comprises base 20, housing 22,

suction panel

30,40 and discharges panel 50.

Base 20 forms the outward appearance of the bottom surface sections of air-conditioning portion 2, and support housing 22 etc.

Housing 22 forms the back quadrate part outward appearance of air-conditioning portion 2, and is configured to be positioned at the back quadrate part upside of base 20, is made of back board 23, left board 24 and right panel portion 25.

Suction panel

30,40 comprises left side suction panel 30 that is formed with left side air suction inlet 4 and the right side suction panel 40 that is formed with right side air suction inlet 6.

Left side suction panel 30 is configured to be positioned at the place ahead, bottom of the left board 24 of housing 22, thereby is positioned at the left side downside of discharging panel 50.

Right side suction panel 40 is configured to be positioned at the place ahead, bottom of the right panel portion 25 of housing 22, thereby is positioned at the right side downside of discharging panel 50.

Discharge in the panel 50, be formed with left side air outlet 8 in the left side, be formed with right side air outlet 10 on the right side.

Discharge panel 50 and be configured in the place ahead, top of housing 22, and have preceding board 52, left side board 53 and right side board 54.

Discharge in the panel 50, preceding board 52, left side board 53 and right side board 54 can be integrally formed, and the clamping part that also can form after the independent parts binding parts by bolt etc. or hook etc. respectively comes combination.

On the left side board 53 of discharging panel 50, be formed with left side air outlet 8, on right side board 54, be formed with right side air outlet 10.

Air-conditioning portion 2 also comprises: heat exchanger 110, and the inside upper part that it is arranged on air-conditioning portion 2 makes cold-producing medium and air carry out heat exchange; Pressure fan 120, it is arranged on the lower inside of air-conditioning portion 2, and sucks the air and the upside of blowing in the place ahead; Clean unit 130, it is arranged on the place ahead of pressure fan 120, to purifying from pressure fan 120 inhaled airs.

Front panel 3 is positioned at the place ahead of air-conditioning portion 2 and forms the front face side outward appearance of air conditioner, can be fixedly mounted on the place ahead of air-conditioning portion 2, can be the place ahead that the center can be installed in to left rotation and right rotation air-conditioning portion 2 with it by hinge also.

Front panel 3 also can be fixedly mounted on base 20, left side suction panel 30, right side suction panel 40 and discharge in the panel 50 at least one.

Front panel 3 with the mode of a sideway swivel that can be in left and right side and base 20, left side suction panel 30, right side suction panel 30, discharge in the panel 40 at least one be connected, thereby can open and close between left side suction panel 30 and the right side suction panel 40 and the front of discharging panel 50.

Front panel 3 is the place ahead that the center can be installed in air-conditioning portion 2 rotatably to the side with the side in the left and right sides preferably, to be convenient to carry out the maintenance of lighting unit 170 described later.

Below, with following situation is that example describes, that is, front panel 3 rotatably is connected in base 20, left side suction panel 30, right side suction panel 40, discharges at least one in the panel 50, and can open and close between the front face to the upper end of discharging panel 50 and base 20.

Front panel 3 comprises: front framework 140, and it is configured in the place ahead of air-conditioning portion 2; Front shroud 150, it is configured in the place ahead of front framework 140; Decorative panel 160, it is arranged to be positioned at the rear of front shroud 150; Lighting unit 170, it is arranged to be positioned at the rear of decorative panel 160.

Decorative panel 160 has a plurality of decorative pattern A, B, C that separate setting, and each decorative pattern A, B, C form by the combination of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164.

A plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 form cluster and form a decorative pattern.

Decorative panel 160 is in order to form a plurality of decorative pattern A, B, C and a plurality of light transmission decorative element is configured to a plurality of clusters.

Decorative panel 160 forms: a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 that can see through a plurality of decorative pattern A, B, C from the light of lighting unit 170 irradiations.

Lighting unit 170 constitutes: dispose the D of led lighting portion, E, F on the rear position separately of a plurality of decorative pattern A, B, C respectively.

The D of led lighting portion, E, F comprise light emitting diode 172 and the light emitting diode printed circuit board 174 of light emitting diode 172 are set.

The D of led lighting portion, E, F are set up the identical number of cluster with a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, and each D of led lighting portion, E, F throw light on to decorative pattern A, B, C respectively.

Lighting unit 170 also comprises illumination box 176, and this illumination box 176 is provided with particularly light emitting diode printed circuit board 174 of the D of led lighting portion, E, F.

A plurality of led lighting D of portion of lighting unit 170, E, F are spaced from each other distance and are set up.

That is, front panel 3 is with 1: N: 1: N has accordingly: illumination box 176, the D of led lighting portion, E, F, decorative panel 160 and decorative pattern A, B, C.

For example, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, has the Big Dipper decorative pattern A that forms Big Dipper constellation at decorative panel 160, form under the situation of the cup decorations pattern B of cup constellation and the north side crown constellation decorative pattern C that forms north side crown constellation, the rear position of Big Dipper decorative pattern A in the rear of decorative panel 160 is provided with the D of led lighting portion to a plurality of light transmission decorative element irradiates lights of Big Dipper decorative pattern A, the rear position of cup decorations pattern B in the rear of decorative panel 160 is provided with the E of led lighting portion to a plurality of light transmission decorative element irradiates lights of cup decorations pattern B, and the rear position of the north side crown decorative pattern C in the rear of decorative panel 160 is provided with the F of led lighting portion to a plurality of light transmission decorative element irradiates lights of north side crown decorative pattern C.

In the front panel 3, light emitting diode printed circuit board forms the whole big or small corresponding size with decorative panel, a light emitting diode printed circuit board (not shown) is provided with under the situation of a plurality of light emitting diodes 172, the size of light emitting diode printed circuit board and fee of material increase, but as mentioned above, in order to make light emitting diode printed circuit board 174 only be arranged in the decorative pattern A of illumination box 176, B, the rear position of C, and be spaced from each other each D of led lighting portion is set, E, F, thus the size of light emitting diode printed circuit board 174 and the overall weight that fee of material also can reduce front panel 3 can be reduced.

The D of led lighting portion of front panel 3, E, F are switched on and forwards during irradiates light, after the light transmission decorative panel that shone 160 a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 are thrown light on, thereby the place ahead that makes a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 seems brighter from the place ahead of front panel 3.

Promptly, the light emitting diode 172 of front panel 3 carries out background illumination from the rear of decorative panel 160 to a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, thereby make a plurality of light transmission decorative element 162,164 each seem brighter, a plurality of light transmission decorative element 162,164 formed decorative patterns forwards show brightly by protecgulum 150.

Below, the concrete formation of front panel 3 is described.

Front framework 140 forms the back appearance of front panel 3, and its size is the size that can cover the front of air-conditioning portion 2.

The upper and lower of front framework 140 can be connected with air-conditioning portion 2 rotatably by hinge respectively.

, be formed with on the framework 140 in front and make from the light transmission front framework 140 of lighting unit 170 irradiations and the peristome 141 of directive decorative panel 160 to shown in Figure 7 as Fig. 4.

The rear opening in a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162, the 164 residing zones in the decorative panel 160 of framework 140 is formed with peristome 141 in front, and the part beyond the rear in a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162, the 164 residing zones in the decorative panel 160 forms the enclosed construction of shading light.

The rear separately of decorative pattern A, the B of framework 140, C is formed with peristome 141 in front.

In the front panel 3, the front of framework 140 is equipped with decorative panel 160 in front, and the back side of framework 140 is equipped with lighting unit 170 in front.

The front of framework 140 is formed with the decorative panel linking part 142 of binding projection of linking by binding parts 161 such as bolts etc. in front.

The back side of framework 140 is formed with in the mode of depression forwards that to insert lighting unit 170 be the illumination box 176 and the lighting unit incorporating section 143 of taking in front.

Front framework 140 is formed with peristome 141 in lighting unit incorporating section 143, peristome 141 and a plurality of decorative pattern A, B, C are respectively formed on the rear position of a plurality of decorative pattern A in the lighting unit incorporating section 143, B, C accordingly.

Front shroud 150 forms the front outward appearance of front panels 3, and its size is for identical with front framework 140 or be slightly less than front framework 140.

Front shroud 150 is fixed on the front framework 140 by cover frame 152.

Front shroud 150 forms as follows and can make light transmission, that is, during to decorative panel 160 irradiates lights, the decorative pattern of decorative panel 160 can be seen from lighting unit 170 from the outside; During to decorative panel 160 irradiates lights, the decorative pattern of decorative panel 160 be can't see from the outside from lighting unit 170.

To shown in Figure 7, front shroud 150 comprises preceding transparent component 154 and the preceding layer 156 that sees through that is formed on preceding transparent component 154 back sides as Fig. 4.

Before transparent component 154 constitute by glass such as synthetic resin such as transparent acrylic panel or tempered glasses.

Before see through layer 156 and have following light transmission rate (below, be called " transmitance " and describe), that is, under light emitting diode 172 pent situations, block decorative panel 160; Under the situation that light emitting diode 172 is switched on, can make the light transmission that sees through a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164.

The preceding layer 156 that sees through is a kind of steam plating part on the back side of transparent component 154 before being vacuum evaporated on, and it forms on the back side of transparent component 154 before whole in large area.

Preceding is to form by silicon evaporation or nickel evaporation through layer 156, regulates decorative aesthetics by regulating transmitance.

For example, under the situation of low transmission, reflectivity is high and make front shroud 150 look like a mirror, and under the situation of high permeability, reflectivity is low and also can see decorative panel 160 under lighting unit 170 pent situations.

Before see through layer 156, be under 0 the situation in transmitance, can't see the decorative pattern of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 that shone by light emitting diode 172 from the place ahead of front shroud 150.

Before see through layer 156, under the identical situation of transmitance and preceding transparent component 154, with the closing/connect irrespectively of light emitting diode 172, the past can enough be seen the decorative pattern of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164.

Before see through layer 156 transmitance be set to be lower than before transparent component 154 and be higher than 0.

The preceding transmitance that sees through layer 156 under light emitting diode 172 pent situations, makes front shroud 150 look like a mirror under 5 to 25 situation; Be switched under the situation at light emitting diode 172, can see the decorative pattern of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 that shine by light emitting diode 172 by front shroud 150.Therefore, be preferably the preceding transmitance that sees through layer 156 is set at 5 to 25.

To shown in Figure 7, decorative panel 160 is configured to the number of the number of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 more than light emitting diode 172 as Fig. 4.

For example, be configured under the situation of decorative pattern, the individual light emitting diode 172 to seven light transmission decorative element 162,164 irradiates lights of odd number is set at the rear of decorative panel 160 as the Big Dipper 162,164 7 of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements.The light that forwards shines from light emitting diode 172 disperses irradiation, the decorative pattern that decorative pattern of a plurality of light transmission decorative element 162,164 shinny and whole together formation is the Big Dipper via the rear separately of the light transmission decorative element the decorative panel 160 162,164 to each light transmission decorative element 162,164.

In a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, the light transmission decorative element 162 that is positioned at the place ahead of light emitting diode 172 forms other light transmission decorative elements 164 greater than the place ahead periphery that is positioned at light emitting diode 172.

A plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 are realized the superior of decorative aesthetics as follows, promptly, relatively compare brighter more dodge greatlyyer with other light transmission decorative elements 164 greater than other light transmission decorative elements 164 and the light transmission decorative element 162 that is positioned at the place ahead of light emitting diode 172, a certain star in the constellation of the Big Dipper is brighter more to be dodged greatlyyer thereby make.

In a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, the relatively large light transmission decorative element 162 of size is positioned at substantial middle, and the less relatively light transmission decorative element 164 of size is positioned at the periphery of the relatively large transparent member 162 of size.

Front at decorative panel 60 is formed with the insertion groove 163,165 that inserts light transmission decorative element 162,164 in the mode that caves in, and insertion groove 163,165 rears in the back side of decorative panel 60 are formed with illumination groove 166,167 in the mode of depression.

Insertion groove 163,165 hollowly forms towards the rear in the front of decorative panel 160, illumination groove 166,167 hollowly forms towards the place ahead at the back side of decorative panel 160, and insertion groove 163,165 and the formation on fore-and-aft direction of illumination groove 166,167 with separating.

The thickness that decorative panel 160 forms the part between insertion groove 163,165 and the illumination groove 166,167 is thinner than insertion groove 163,165 and the thickness of the peripheral part of the groove 166,167 that throws light on, be introduced in the illumination groove 166,167 from the light of light emitting diode 172 irradiations, after seeing through between the illumination groove 166,167 of decorative panel 160 and the insertion groove 163,165, incide light transmission decorative element 162,164 via insertion groove 163,165.

Decorative panel 160 can form the shape in insertion groove 163,165 and the hole that is connected of illumination groove 166,167, but considers the convenience of processing and do not form the shape in hole, and insertion groove 163,165 and illumination groove 166,167 are formed with separating.

In insertion groove 163,165, the insertion groove 163 that inserts the relatively large light transmission decorative element 162 of size forms greater than the insertion groove 165 that inserts the less relatively light transmission decorative element 164 of size.

In illumination groove 166,167, the illumination groove 166 that is positioned at the rear of the relatively large insertion groove 163 of size forms the illumination groove 167 greater than the rear that is positioned at the less relatively insertion groove 165 of size.

Part in the back side of decorative panel 160 except illumination groove 166,167 is formed with background illumination groove 168. in the depression mode

When a plurality of light transmission decorative element 162,164 is shinny, background illumination groove 168 forms the dark slightly background illumination of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 of its peripheries of brightness ratio, and be formed in the back side of decorative panel 160 in the mode that forwards caves in, its number is more than illumination groove 166,167.

Background illumination groove 168 is not formed in the back side of whole decorative panel 160, only is formed in the specific region of periphery of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, and its formed degree of depth is shallower than illumination groove 166,167 for background illumination.

Decorative panel 160 comprises: decorate transparent component 180, it is formed with insertion groove 163,165, illumination groove 166,167, illumination background groove 168; Decorate and see through layer 182, it is formed on the back of decorating transparent component 180 and has light emitting diode 172 and is switched on the transmitance that the time can forwards see through.

Decorate the preceding transparent component 154 of transparent component 180 and front shroud 150 the same by transparent acrylic panel etc. synthetic resin or the glass of tempered glass etc. constitute.

Decoration sees through layer 182 and has following transmitance,, under the situation that light emitting diode 172 is closed, can block lighting unit 170 that is; Under the situation of light emitting diode 172 connections, the light that shines from light emitting diode 172 can shine to a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, and the preceding light that rearward reflects on the layer 156 that sees through at front shroud 150 is forwards reflected once more.

Decorating and seeing through layer 182 is vacuum evaporation a kind of steam plating parts on the back side of decorating transparent component 180, and large tracts of land is formed on the whole back side of decorating transparent component 180, and is formed on illumination groove 166,167 and the illumination groove 168.

Be under 0 the situation in the transmitance that decorate to see through layer 182, can't shine a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 from the light of light emitting diode 172 irradiations; Under the identical situation of the transmitance that decorate to see through layer 182 and preceding transparent component 154, seeing through the light of layer 156 reflection rearward forwards the light of secondary reflection from front shroud 150 preceding is reduced again, therefore, be set at less than decoration transparent component 182 and greater than 0 decorating the transmitance that sees through layer 182.

Decorating and seeing through layer 182 is to form by silicon evaporation or nickel evaporation, by regulating the decorative aesthetics that its transmitance is regulated decorative pattern.

For example, under the lower situation of transmitance, reflectivity height, the light that therefore forwards sees through reduce and demonstrate dim decorative pattern; Under the transmitance condition with higher, the light that sees through to a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 becomes many, thereby demonstrates decorative pattern brightly.

It is different with front shroud 150 that decoration sees through layer 184, and the light of light emitting diode 172 is seen through to light transmission decorative element 162,164, therefore, preferably will decorate the transmitance that sees through layer 184 and be set at the preceding transmitance through layer 156 that is higher than front shroud 150.On the other hand, decorative panel 160 also comprises the light occlusion part 186 that blocks as follows, that is, light by light emitting diode 172 irradiation is only focused in illumination groove 166,167 and the background illumination groove 168 and not to illumination groove 166,167 and background illumination groove 168 with external exposure.Light occlusion part 186 is formed on illumination groove 166,167 and background groove 168 part in addition.

Light occlusion part 186 constitutes by being formed on the illumination groove 166,167 and background illumination groove 168 Printing Department in addition of decorating in the back that sees through layer 182, and constitutes by forming screen printing department by silk-screen printing technique.

The decoration of decorative panel 160 forms transmitance through layer 184 and is higher than light occlusion part 186, and light occlusion part 186 forms opaque.

The part of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 is inserted in the insertion groove 163,165, and sticks on the insertion groove 163,165 by bonding methods such as bonding agents, and remainder is configured to protrude to the place ahead of decorative panel 160.

The illumination box 176 of lighting unit 170 forms the box shape of open-front and is set at the back side of front framework 140, is inserted in the lighting unit incorporating section 143 in the mode of the peristome 141 that covers front framework 140.

Be formed with the printed circuit board (PCB) arrangement portion 179 that settles light emitting diode printed circuit board 174 that inserts in the inside of illumination box 176.

Printed circuit board (PCB) arrangement portion 179 is made of a plurality of ribs of installing and inserting four corners of light emitting diode printed circuit board 174.

Light emitting diode 172 is separated by to turn up the soil with decorative panel 160 on fore-and-aft direction and is arranged on the rear position of the relatively large decorative element 162 of some i.e. sizes in a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164.

Lighting unit 170 also comprises the lighting control section 190 of a plurality of led lighting D of portion of control, E, F.

Lighting control section 190 is connected with a plurality of led lighting D of portion, E, F respectively by first lead 192.

Lighting control section 190 also comprises the control assembly printed circuit board (PCB) 196 that is used to control the lighting control section part 194 of a plurality of led lighting D of portion, E, F and is provided with lighting control section part 194.

Lighting control section 190 is being set in the illumination box 176 with the mode that a plurality of led lighting D of portion, E, F one turn to a unit.

Protruding ground formation in illumination box 176 has printed circuit board (PCB) arrangement portion 198, and lighting control section 190 especially control assembly printed circuit board (PCB) 196 is inserted into and is installed in this printed circuit board (PCB) installation portion 198.

Printed circuit board (PCB) arrangement portion 198 is made of a plurality of ribs of installing and inserting four corners of control assembly printed circuit board (PCB) 196.

Front panel 30 also comprises: display 200, and it shows operation information by front shroud 150; Preceding control part 210, it is that display 200 and lighting unit 170 are controlled to the various electronic units that are set on the front panel 3.

The place ahead of control part 210 before display 200 is configured to be positioned at.

Preceding control part 210 comprises: preceding printed circuit board (PCB) wherein is provided with the control assembly of controlling display 200 and lighting unit 170; Preceding control part box wherein is provided with preceding printed circuit board (PCB).

The preceding control part 210 of front panel 3 is connected by second lead 212 with lighting control section 190, when signal when control part 210 is applied to lighting control section 190 by second lead 212 in the past, signal is applied to a plurality of led lighting D of portion, E, F via lighting control section 190 by first lead 192.

According to the air conditioner of present embodiment, to overlap decorative panel 160 and lighting unit 170 more and be arranged on separatedly up and down on the front framework 140, a plurality of lighting units incorporating section 143 also is formed on the front framework 140 up and down separatedly.

Preceding control part 210 is configured between a plurality of lighting units 170, promptly is set between the upside lighting unit and the downside lighting unit at downside of upside.

Be formed with the preceding control part incorporating section 214 of control part 210 before inserting and taking in front on the framework 140.

Preceding control part incorporating section 214 forwards hollowly forms, so that insert and take in display 200 and preceding control part 210.The place ahead at the display 200 of preceding control part incorporating section 214 is formed with peristome 215, thereby makes the demonstration information of display 200 can be shown on the front shroud 150.

Fig. 8 is the rearview of Fig. 1 to front panel shown in Figure 7; Fig. 9 is the front view of Fig. 4 to lighting unit shown in Figure 7; Figure 10 is the local amplification stereogram of Fig. 4 to front panel shown in Figure 7.

In lighting unit incorporating section 143, be formed with the lighting unit dismounting portion 144,145 of lighting unit 170 dismounting to the front framework 140.

Lighting unit dismounting portion 144,145 comprises protrudes sheet block button hole 144 and hook block button hole 145.On lighting unit 170, protrude protrusion sheet 171 that ground forms and be inserted in the lacing film block button hole 144 and be stuck, on lighting unit 170, protrude hook 173 that ground forms and be inserted in the hook block button hole 145 and have flexibly and be stuck.

Be formed with on the side in the left and right sides of illumination box 176 and protrude sheet 171, be formed with hook 173 on the opposite side in left and right sides and dismounting to front framework 140.

After the protrusion sheet 171 of illumination box 176 is inserted in the protrusion sheet block button hole 144 of front framework 140, be the center rotation, link up with 173 this moment and be inserted into by strain and link up with in the block button hole 145, thereby be stuck to protrude sheet block button hole 144.

Front framework 140 is formed with the illumination box linking part 143a that the binding parts 177 by bolt etc. link in lighting unit incorporating section 143; In control part incorporating section 214, be formed with the preceding control part linking part 214a that control part 210 links before 216 pairs of the binding parts by bolt etc.

Be formed with the binding parts through hole 176a that the binding parts 177 of bolt etc. are run through respectively in the upper and lower of illumination box 176, illumination box 176 links parts 177 and runs through binding parts through hole 176a and be linked to illumination box linking part 143a by protruding under sheet 171 and hook 173 states that are assembled on the front framework 140.

Be formed with the binding parts through hole 210a that the binding parts 216 of bolt etc. run through on the left side of preceding control part 210 and right side respectively, preceding control part 210 runs through and links parts through hole 210a and be linked on the control part linking part 214a by linking parts 216.

First lead 192 of front panel 3 is routed in the inside of illumination box 176, the part of second lead 212 is routed in lighting unit incorporating section 143, thereby running through illumination box 176, front framework 140 and preceding control part 210 ground is connected up, when opening front panel 3, first lead 192 and second lead 212 do not expose.

In illumination box 176, protrude ground formation insertion first lead 192 and fixing wire guides 218,220 are arranged.

First lead 192 is configured to and the D of led lighting portion, number that E, F are identical.

The first long lead of distance that is provided with between the position of lighting control section 190 and the D of led lighting portion, E, F is inserted into and is fixed on the wire guides 218,220 in first lead 192; The first short lead of distance that is provided with between the position of lighting control section 190 and the D of led lighting portion, E, F is not inserted in the wire guides 218,220.

Wire guides 218,220 is made of a pair of rib, and a pair of rib is with identical with the thickness of first lead 192 or separate greater than the interval of the thickness of first lead 192.

On illumination box 176, be formed with the through hole 222 that second lead 212 runs through.

On lighting unit incorporating section 143, protrude the wire guides 224 that ground forms to be had insertion second lead 212 and fix.

On lighting unit incorporating section 143, be formed with the through hole 226 that second lead 212 runs through.

On preceding control part incorporating section 214, be formed with the through hole 228 that second lead 212 runs through.

Promptly, one end of second lead 212 is connected with preceding control part 210, run through the through hole 228 of front framework 140, the through hole 226 of lighting unit incorporating section 143, the through hole 222 of illumination box 176, be routed on the wire guides 224 of lighting unit incorporating section 143, the other end is connected with lighting control section 190.

Below, as follows to the Action Specification of the air conditioner of the present invention that as above constitutes.

At first, if make air-conditioner operation or connect decorative mode by the operating portion of remote controller etc., then lighting unit 170 is connected light emitting diodes 172.

When light emitting diode 172 is connected, as shown in Figure 7, light forwards shines with peripheral direction widely from light emitting diode 172, shine the back side of decorative panel 160 after the peristome 141 of the light that is shone by front framework 140, and disperse to see through outside the light occlusion part 186 in the back side of decorative panel 160.Light incides a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164, and a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 glitter because of the light that sees through decorative panel 160.

Front panel 3, when light emitting diode 172 was connected, the decorative pattern of a plurality of light transmission decorative elements 162,164 seemed brighter, thus front shroud 150 can demonstrate superior decorative beauty.

Lighting unit 170, under the situation of a part of light emitting diode 172 in optionally connecting a plurality of led lighting D of portion, E, F, light only shines to the front side of the light emitting diode 172 that is switched on, therefore, among decorative pattern A, B, the C only some seems brighter by front shroud 150.

Lighting unit 170, under the situation of connecting all a plurality of led lighting D of portion, E, F, the light emitting diode 172 that is switched on is to being positioned at its front side decorative pattern A, B, C irradiates light in the place ahead separately, and all decorative pattern A, the B, the C that are formed on the decorative panel 160 seem brighter by front shroud 150.

On the other hand, if stop air conditioner or close decorative mode by the operating portion of remote controller etc., then lighting unit 170 is closed light emitting diode 172.

Under the situation that light emitting diode 172 is closed, can be from light emitting diode 172 direction irradiates light forwards, thus can see the preceding layer 156 that sees through of the front shroud 150 of the anterior position that is positioned at front panel 3, front shroud 150 plays the effect as mirror.

Claims

1. an air conditioner is characterized in that, comprising:

Air-conditioning portion, it sucks air and regulates the back and discharge;

The front framework, it is arranged on the place ahead of above-mentioned air-conditioning portion;

Front shroud, it is arranged on the place ahead of above-mentioned front framework and can makes light transmission;

Decorative panel, it is configured to be positioned at the rear of above-mentioned front shroud, and is separated by to turn up the soil and disposes a plurality of decorative patterns;

Lighting unit, it is configured to be positioned at the rear of above-mentioned decorative panel, and disposes led lighting portion respectively at the rear separately of above-mentioned a plurality of decorative patterns, and a plurality of led lighting portion is separated by to turn up the soil and is arranged in the illumination box.

2. air conditioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that,

Above-mentioned led lighting portion comprises light emitting diode and the light emitting diode printed circuit board of above-mentioned light emitting diode is set;

Forwards be formed with the printed circuit board (PCB) arrangement portion that above-mentioned light emitting diode printed circuit board is installed on the above-mentioned illumination box projectedly.

3. air conditioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned front framework forwards hollowly forms the lighting unit incorporating section of inserting above-mentioned illumination box and taking in.

4. air conditioner according to claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned lighting unit incorporating section is formed with the peristome that light can see through at the rear separately of above-mentioned a plurality of decorative patterns.

5. air conditioner according to claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned lighting unit also comprises the lighting control section of the above-mentioned a plurality of led lighting of control portion.

6. air conditioner according to claim 5 is characterized in that above-mentioned lighting control section is set in the above-mentioned illumination box, and is connected by each of lead and a plurality of led lighting portion.

7. air conditioner according to claim 6 is characterized in that, protrudes the wire guides that ground forms to be had the above-mentioned lead of insertion and fix on above-mentioned illumination box.

8. air conditioner according to claim 5 is characterized in that above-mentioned air conditioner also comprises preceding control part, and this preceding control part is connected with above-mentioned lighting control section by lead, so that control above-mentioned lighting unit.

9. air conditioner according to claim 8 is characterized in that, protrudes the wire guides that ground forms the lead that insertion and fixedly connected above-mentioned lighting control section and preceding control part are arranged in above-mentioned lighting unit incorporating section.

10. air conditioner according to claim 8 is characterized in that, is formed with the through hole that the lead that connects above-mentioned lighting control section and preceding control part runs through in above-mentioned lighting unit incorporating section.

11. air conditioner according to claim 8 is characterized in that, organizes above-mentioned decorative panel and lighting unit more and is separated by up and down to turn up the soil and is arranged on the framework of above-mentioned front.

12. air conditioner according to claim 8 is characterized in that, above-mentioned before control part be configured to be located at the upside lighting unit of upside and between the downside lighting unit of downside.

13. air conditioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that, protruding ground formation on the side in the left and right sides of above-mentioned illumination box has the protrusion sheet, is formed with the protrusion sheet block button hole that inserts above-mentioned protrusion sheet and block on the framework of above-mentioned front.

14. air conditioner according to claim 13 is characterized in that,

Protruding ground formation on the opposite side in the left and right sides of above-mentioned illumination box has hook,

On the framework of above-mentioned front, be formed with the hook block button hole that above-mentioned hook is blocked by strain.

15. air conditioner according to claim 14 is characterized in that, protrudes the binding projection that ground forms has the binding parts to run through on above-mentioned illumination box, above-mentioned illumination box is linked on the framework of above-mentioned front by linking parts.