CN111322677A

CN111322677A - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN111322677A
Application number: CN201911137921.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 西田光德
Original assignee: Sharp Corp
Current assignee: Sharp Corp
Priority date: 2018-12-17
Filing date: 2019-11-20
Publication date: 2020-06-23
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-20
Also published as: JP2020098051A; JP7246911B2; CN111322677B

Abstract

An air conditioner with improved maintenance performance is realized. The air conditioner (1) has a configuration in which a drive means is provided between a plurality of airflow direction adjustment means (120) having airflow direction plates (vertical louvers (122)) in an elongated air outlet (B), and the drive means rotates the plurality of airflow direction plates of the plurality of airflow direction adjustment means that are detachably provided.

Description

Air conditioner

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an air conditioner.

Background

An air conditioner is known which includes an indoor fan that causes an indoor unit to generate an airflow, and blows the airflow from an elongated air outlet into a room. The air outlet is provided with an air direction adjusting means (vertical louver means) including a plurality of air direction plates (vertical louvers) for adjusting the direction of the air flow in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet. The air outlet is also provided with an airflow panel that adjusts the direction of airflow in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the air outlet. The longitudinal louver and the airflow panel are configured to be rotatable in a desired direction by a driving force provided by the respective driving portions, and the airflow direction can be appropriately adjusted by an automatic or user selection. An air conditioner is also proposed in which the wind direction adjusting unit is detachable and can be detached by a user and cleaned.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2018-48791

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved by the invention

In order to adjust the direction of the air flow in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet, a plurality of vertical louvers need to be arranged along the longitudinal direction of the air outlet. In addition, these multiple longitudinal slats need to be turned neatly in the same direction. Therefore, the structure of the wind direction adjustment unit is complicated and easily enlarged. Therefore, it is desirable that the wind direction adjusting unit has a structure that is easier to operate so that a user can detach it more easily and clean it easily.

An object of one aspect of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that includes an airflow direction adjustment unit that is attachable to and detachable from an air conditioner main body and that is easy for a user to operate, and that has improved maintenance performance.

Means for solving the problems

In order to solve the above problems, an aspect of the present invention relates to an air conditioner including: an elongated air outlet that blows out an air flow; a plurality of airflow direction adjusting units that are detachably provided at the air outlet; and a drive unit that is provided between the plurality of airflow direction adjustment units of the air outlet, the airflow direction adjustment unit having a plurality of airflow direction plates for adjusting the direction of the airflow in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet, the drive unit having a configuration that rotates the plurality of airflow direction plates of the plurality of airflow direction adjustment units.

Effects of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner is provided with an airflow direction adjustment unit that is attachable to and detachable from an air conditioner main body and that is easy for a user to operate, and maintenance performance is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which an airflow panel and a wind direction adjustment unit are removed.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which an airflow panel is removed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which an airflow panel is closed.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and shows a state in which an airflow panel is opened.

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 (a) is an exploded view of the air outlet module of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a partially enlarged view of a part of the drawing.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an air outlet module of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 (a) is a perspective view showing an airflow direction adjustment unit of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, (b) is a plan view thereof, and (c) is a bottom view thereof.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing movable components of a drive unit of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an air outlet module of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 (a) is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a partial enlarged view of a part of the figure.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

[ first embodiment ]

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 10. In the present embodiment, as shown in the external view of fig. 3, an air conditioner 1, which is an indoor unit of a separate wall-mounted air conditioner including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, will be described as an example. In the air conditioner according to one aspect of the present invention, the outlet B of the air flow to be adjusted has an elongated shape extending in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of wind direction plates for adjusting the wind direction in the positive direction and the negative direction of the predetermined direction may be provided with wind direction adjusting means arranged in the predetermined direction. Therefore, the air conditioner may be a ceiling type, a floor type, or an indoor exclusive type (window type air conditioner or the like) having no outdoor unit.

In addition, although the drawings show various components of the air conditioner 1, descriptions of components not related to the embodiment are omitted. It is to be understood that these components whose description is omitted are the same as those of the known components. In addition, although the drawings are intended to schematically illustrate configurations showing shapes, structures, positional relationships, and the like of the respective members, the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in the drawings. These points are also the same as in the other embodiments.

(overview of air conditioner 1)

First, a schematic configuration of the air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 5.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the air conditioner 1, and shows a state in which the air outlet B of the airflow is closed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the air conditioner 1, and shows a state in which the air conditioning operation is performed, the airflow panel 140 is opened, and the outlet B of the airflow is visible from the outside. The air conditioner 1 includes a front cabinet 20, a rear cabinet 30, and a blow-out port module 10, and a casing of the air conditioner 1 is configured by these. Fig. 5 is an exploded view showing the air conditioner 1 disassembled into the front side casing 20, the rear side casing 30, and the air outlet module 10. Fig. 5 also shows a cross flow fan 40 installed inside the air conditioner 1.

The rear cabinet 30 is fixed to a wall surface of a room to be air-conditioned. The air conditioner 1 has a rectangular box shape as a whole, and has an elongated air outlet B provided in the longitudinal direction thereof. As shown in the drawings, the longitudinal direction of the air outlet is the X direction, and the Y direction and the Z direction are defined so that the XZ plane is parallel to the wall surface on which the rear casing 30 is mounted. The Y-axis direction is a direction from the mounting wall surface toward the front surface of the air conditioner 1. When the air conditioner 1 is mounted on a wall surface parallel to a vertical surface so that the X axis is horizontal, the Z axis direction is upward in the vertical direction. In the present application, the longitudinal direction (parallel to the X axis) of the air outlet B is referred to as the lateral direction or the left-right direction, the X axis direction is the left direction, and the direction opposite to the X axis direction is the right direction. The direction of the Y axis is also referred to as a front direction, and the direction opposite to the Y axis is also referred to as a rear direction. This is because the user faces the air outlet B (the front of the air conditioner 1) and corresponds to the front side and the rear side, respectively, when viewed from the user.

Further, in the present application, for the sake of easy understanding of the description, a direction parallel to the Z axis is sometimes referred to as an up-down direction, a direction of the Z axis is sometimes referred to as an up direction, and a direction opposite to the Z axis is sometimes referred to as a down direction. This is a description method that is easy to understand when the air conditioner 1 is mounted on a wall surface parallel to a vertical surface in such a manner that the X axis is horizontal, and the mounting method of the air conditioner 1 is not limited to this condition.

As shown in fig. 3 and the like, an air inlet I formed by a plurality of bars and gaps therebetween is provided above (in the positive Z-axis direction) the front cabinet 20 and the rear cabinet 30. As shown in fig. 5, the cross-flow fan (cross-flow fan) 40 is a fan that generates a cylindrical airflow with a horizontal axis (a rotation axis is parallel to the X axis). The cross flow fan 40 includes a plurality of blades for sucking and sending air in a circumferential direction. Although not shown, a heat exchanger is provided so as to surround the upper periphery of the cross flow fan 40. By rotating the cross-flow fan 40, an airflow is created in which air is sucked into the air conditioner 1 from the inlet I and the sucked air is blown out into the room from the outlet B by the heat exchanger. The fan for generating the air flow is not limited to the cross flow fan, and other types of fans such as a propeller fan and a sirocco fan may be used.

As shown in fig. 5, the air outlet module 10 is provided below the front casing 20 (Z-axis negative direction). The air outlet module 10 is configured by assembling an air direction adjusting unit 120 including a plurality of vertical louvers (air direction plates), an airflow panel 140, and the like to a housing 100 constituting the air outlet B. Details of the structure of the air outlet module 10 will be described later. The air flow blown into the room is directed by the air flow panel 140 and the longitudinal louver 122 of the wind direction adjusting unit 120.

The airflow panel 140 is controlled to open and close by a control device (not shown) in the air conditioner 1 according to the operating state of the air conditioner 1. As shown in fig. 3, when the airflow panel 140 is closed, the air outlet B of the airflow is closed, and the airflow panel 140 functions as a housing panel of the air conditioner 1. When the airflow panel 140 is rotated in the direction around the X axis and opened, as shown in fig. 4, the outlet B, which is a flow path of the airflow, is exposed. The airflow panel 140 adjusts the orientation of the airflow blown into the room from the air outlet B in the vertical direction (parallel to the Z axis) according to the rotation angle thereof.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the air conditioner 1, and shows a state in which the airflow panel 140 is detached from the air conditioner 1.

The airflow panel 140 is a substantially plate-shaped member having a horizontal length, and has a short shaft 141 as a rotation axis at one end and an engagement hole 142 at the other end. The short shaft 141 can be pushed inward and removed from the shaft hole of the frame 100 provided in the air outlet module 10,

the user can detach the airflow panel 140 from the main body of the air conditioner 1. The engagement hole 142 engages with an engagement shaft of an airflow panel rotation unit 150 (described later) attached to the main body side (the casing 100 side) of the air conditioner 1.

The airflow panel 140 obtains a driving force in a rotation direction from the engagement shaft 151 of the airflow panel rotation unit 150, and performs adjustment of the rotation angle to adjust the orientation of the airflow in the up-down direction (parallel to the Z axis). The airflow panel 140 is a substantially plate-shaped member, and has a relatively simple structure with almost no movable parts therein, and is light in weight, so that it can be easily attached and detached by a user, and is easy to clean and clean.

In the air outlet B, a plurality of vertical louvers 122 whose orientation is changeable in the left-right direction are provided on the back side of the airflow panel 140, and the air outlet B can be easily visually recognized from the outside in a state where the airflow panel 140 is detached. Further, in the outlet B, an ion generating unit 110 is disposed at an upper portion near the central portion.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the air conditioner 1, and shows a state in which the air direction adjusting unit 120 including the plurality of vertical louvers 122 is further removed from the state of fig. 2. As is apparent from fig. 1 and 2, the air conditioner 1 includes two air direction adjusting units 120 arranged on the left and right sides in the air outlet B. The airflow direction adjusting means 120 adjusts the direction of the airflow blown from the air outlet B into the room in the left-right direction in accordance with the direction of the vertical louvers 122. Inside the air outlet B, a guide column 106 is formed vertically on the back side of the position where the airflow direction adjustment unit 120 is attached.

(outline of the wind direction adjusting unit 120 and the outlet module 10)

Next, the configuration of the air direction adjusting means 120 and the configuration of the air outlet module 10 will be described in detail with reference to fig. 6 to 10, and the air outlet module 10 includes a housing 100 in which the air direction adjusting means 120 and the like are disposed.

Fig. 6 (a) is a perspective view showing the air outlet module 10, and shows the air outlet module 10 in an exploded manner. Fig. 6 (b) is a partially enlarged view of a part of the screen. The air outlet module 10 is roughly composed of a housing 100, an ion generating unit 110, two airflow direction adjusting units 120, a driving unit 130, an airflow panel 140, and an airflow panel rotating unit 150. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the ion generating unit 110, the driving unit 130, the left wind direction adjusting unit 120, and the airflow panel rotating unit 150 are attached to the housing 100. The ion generating unit 110 is an integrated unit having openings for blowing out ions on the left and right sides, respectively. The airflow direction adjustment unit 120 is detachably fitted to the installation portion 102 at the bottom of the outlet B in the housing 100. Fig. 8 (a) is an enlarged perspective view showing the airflow direction adjustment unit 120, fig. 8 (b) is a plan view thereof, and fig. 8 (c) is a bottom view thereof. Further, the number of the ion generating units 110 is not limited to one, and may be plural.

The airflow direction adjustment unit 120 is configured such that a plurality of vertical louvers 122 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet B on the support plate 121. The plurality of longitudinal louvers 122 may be erected with respect to the support plate 121 and can swing within a certain angle range around an axis perpendicular to the support plate 121. The portion corresponding to each axis is located at the innermost side (opposite direction to the Y-axis direction) of the airflow direction adjusting unit 120, and the portion corresponding to the blade tip is located at the near side (Y-axis direction). The respective blade tip portions of the plurality of vertical louvers 122 are connected by a connecting rod 123, and thus the plurality of vertical louvers 122 are swung in the wind direction adjustment unit 120 in such a manner that the horizontal directions thereof are the same. The entire wind direction adjustment unit 120 is formed substantially in bilateral symmetry.

Two longitudinal louvers 122a of the plurality of longitudinal louvers 122 located at both ends of the wind direction adjusting unit 120 have rotation axes, and the entire longitudinal louvers 122a perform a rotational motion. On the other hand, the longitudinal louvers 122b other than the both ends (in other words, the longitudinal louvers 122b sandwiched by the longitudinal louvers 122a located at both ends) are constituted by a shaft 1221 standing substantially perpendicularly from the support plate 121, a blade 1223 which is a main part of the longitudinal louvers 122b, and a flexible portion 1222 between the shaft 1221 and the blade 1223. The base (root) of the shaft 1221 is fixed to the support plate 121. When the vertical louver 122b does not swing left and right, the flexible portion 1222 and the blade portion 1223 have a plate-like shape substantially parallel to the shaft portion 1221. The shaft portion 1221 and the blade portion 1223 are formed of a portion (hard portion) having a relatively large thickness and poor flexibility with respect to the soft portion 1222.

The shaft 1221 corresponding to the axis of the vertical louver 122b is fixed to the support plate 121, but the flexible portion 1222 allows the vertical louver 122b to be bent in the left-right direction and also allows the blade 1223 to be oriented in the left-right direction. In this way, the vertical louver 122b is configured to be able to perform the above-described swinging movement (rotational movement) with a simple configuration. Therefore, the entire wind direction adjusting unit 120 can be constructed to be compact and light.

As shown in fig. 8 (c), the rotation shafts 124 of the longitudinal louvers 122a at both ends pass through the lower side of the support plate 121. When the airflow direction adjustment unit 120 is attached to the installation portion 102 of the housing 100, the lower end portion of any one of the rotation shafts 124 is configured to engage with the transmission shaft 131 of the drive unit 130.

(Transmission of Driving force to longitudinal louver 122)

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the driving unit 130 with only the movable portion taken out. The reciprocating motion in the rotational direction by the motor 133 is transmitted to the two transmission shafts 131 through the link 132. The two transmission shafts 131 are members that are exposed and protrude upward in the drive unit 130 shown in fig. 6. As shown in fig. 7, the driving unit 130 is disposed in the central lower portion of the outlet B of the housing 100 so as to be in contact with the back side of the surface of the installation portion 102 on which the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 is provided. Here, the position of the driving unit 130 in the left-right direction is between the two wind direction adjusting units 120. This means not only that the driving unit 130 is configured to be sandwiched between the two wind direction adjustment units 120, but also that it is configured to include at least a region sandwiched between the two wind direction adjustment units 120.

When the drive unit 130 is assembled to the housing 100, the two transmission shafts 131 are configured to protrude from the through holes 103 provided in the respective installation portions 102. As shown in fig. 6, the through hole 103 in which the transmission shaft 131 is disposed is positioned at the left end in the right installation portion 102 and at the right end in the left installation portion 102. That is, in the air outlet module 10, two transmission shafts 131 are provided near the center portion of the air outlet B.

In the airflow direction adjustment unit 120 provided in the right installation section 102, the rotating shaft 124 on the left end is engaged with the transmission shaft 131, and the rotating shaft 124 on the right end is not engaged with any member. In the airflow direction adjustment unit 120 provided in the left installation portion 102, the right rotating shaft 124 is engaged with the transmission shaft 131, and the left rotating shaft 124 is not engaged with any member.

According to the above configuration, the single motor 133 (drive unit 130) provided between the two airflow direction adjustment units 120 can perform the swing operation of the vertical louvers 122 of the two left and right airflow direction adjustment units 120. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a driving source for each of the two wind direction adjusting units 120, and the control of the airflow in the left-right direction can be performed at low cost.

In this way, the vertical louvers 122 provided in the air outlet B are configured to be swingable by the single motor 133 (drive unit 130) and to be divided into two air direction adjusting units 120, each of which is separately attachable and detachable, according to the above configuration. Further, since the link mechanism for driving force between the driving force source and the left and right airflow direction adjusting units is formed on the main body side of the air conditioner 1, each of the airflow direction adjusting units 120 has a light weight. Therefore, the user can easily detach the vertical louver 122 and divide it into two units, so that the air conditioner is smaller in size, lighter in weight, and easier in cleaning and cleaning work than a case where the air conditioner is configured by one unit over the entire air outlet B.

Further, in each wind direction adjustment unit 120, since the rotation shafts 124 are formed on both right and left sides, the louver blades can be mounted on the housing 100 even if they are replaced with each other, and the driving force for the swing motion of the longitudinal louver blades 122 can be transmitted from the driving unit 130 even in this case. Therefore, compared to the case where the air direction adjusting units having different shapes are provided on the left and right sides, the components are made common, and therefore, a lower-cost air conditioner can be realized. In addition, the convenience of the user for the installation work is also improved.

Further, since the driving force is transmitted while being divided into left and right portions from the central driving unit 130, the driving force can be transmitted to all the vertical louvers more reliably than the case where the driving force is supplied from one end portion of the air outlet B.

(locking mechanism for wind direction adjusting unit 120)

Next, a lock mechanism that can attach and detach the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 will be described. As shown in fig. 6 a and 8, as the lock mechanism, bolts 126 that are slidable in the left-right direction (X-axis direction) together with knobs 125 are provided at both ends of the airflow direction adjusting unit 120. When the plug 126 is pressed toward the inside of the wind direction adjustment unit 120 by the sliding of the knob 125, it is biased toward the outside by a spring. When the user moves the knobs 125 at both ends inward of the air direction adjusting unit 120 against the urging force in a state where the air direction adjusting unit 120 is attached to the main body (housing 100) of the air conditioner 1, the engagement between the plug hole 104 and the plug 126 provided in the housing 100 of the outlet module 10 is released. Then, the user can detach the air direction adjustment unit 120 from the main body (housing 100) of the air conditioner 1. Further, the attachment of the wind direction adjusting unit 120 to the main body of the air conditioner 1 (the housing 100) can be performed by engaging the wind direction adjusting unit 120 with a portion on the back side of the installation portion 102 of the housing 100 and performing an operation reverse to the detachment of the lock mechanism. In this way, the user can reliably attach and detach the airflow direction adjustment unit 120.

The lock mechanism is not limited to the above, and may be a member that does not apply a force in the sliding direction of the plug, and fixes the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 only according to the position of the plug. Even in this case, it is desirable to lock the wind direction adjustment unit 120 in the mounted state thereof so as not to slide unless a small force is applied to the knob (bolt). The lock mechanism is not limited to being provided on the wind direction adjustment unit 120 side, and may be provided on the main body side (the casing 100 side) of the air conditioner 1. In this case, for example, the support plate 121 may be sandwiched and fixed in the center of the airflow direction adjustment unit 120.

(other constitution of the wind direction adjusting unit 120)

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the frame body 100 and the wind direction adjustment unit 120 corresponding to the a-a position in fig. 7. However, unlike fig. 7, fig. 9 shows a state in which the airflow direction adjustment unit 120 is removed from the main body (housing 100) of the air conditioner 1. Fig. 8 (c) also shows the position of the corresponding a-a section of the wind direction adjustment unit 120. As shown in fig. 10 and 8 (c), the lower surface of the support plate 121 of the wind direction adjusting unit 120 is provided with a protrusion 127 at the center in the left-right direction. When the wind direction adjusting unit 120 is mounted on the main body (the frame 100) of the air conditioner 1,

the protrusion 127 of the airflow direction adjustment unit 120 is gently fitted into the gently fitting hole 105 (see fig. 6 b) provided near the center of the installation portion 102 of the housing 100. Then, when the user performs the detachment of the wind direction adjusting unit 120, the protrusion 127 continues to be fitted into the relief hole 105 even in a state where the wind direction adjusting unit 120 slightly floats from the setting portion 102 of the housing 100. Therefore, when the user releases the lock mechanism of the wind direction adjustment unit 120 during detachment, the wind direction adjustment unit 120 is prevented from falling from the air conditioner 1 main body. Further, as illustrated in fig. 10, the protrusion 127 is formed to be slightly bent to the inner side, and it is considered that the wind direction adjustment unit 120 is smoothly mounted.

Further, when the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 is attached to the main body (the housing 100) of the air conditioner 1, the housing 100 is provided with a switch 107 that is pushed by the tip of the protrusion 127. In order to reliably press the switch 107, it is desirable that the front end of the protrusion 127 has a rod shape slightly longer in the lateral direction (X-axis direction) and has a small protrusion (rib) at the center thereof. In other words, it is desirable that the protrusion 127 has a T-shape when viewed from the distal end side.

When the switch 107 is pressed, a control unit (not shown) of the air conditioner 1 determines that the air direction adjusting unit 120 is mounted based on a signal from the switch 107. If it is determined that both the air direction adjusting units 120 are mounted, the control unit of the air conditioner 1 may operate the air conditioner 1. When the pressing of any of the switches 107 for the two airflow direction adjusting units 120 is released, the control section of the air conditioner 1 cannot determine that both the two airflow direction adjusting units 120 are attached. In this case, the control unit of the air conditioner 1 does not permit the operation of the air conditioner 1. Since the air conditioner 1 does not operate when the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 is detached, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the user mistakenly puts a hand, foreign matter, or the like into the air outlet B of the air conditioner 1 that is in operation.

[ second embodiment ]

Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiments are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will not be repeated. The same applies to the following embodiments.

The air conditioner 2 according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as the air conditioner 1 shown in fig. 1 to 10. However, the configurations of the airflow direction adjusting unit 220 and the driving unit are different from those of the air conditioner 1. Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the air conditioner 2. As in the case of the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 according to the first embodiment, the plurality of vertical louvers of the air conditioner 2 are also configured to be divided into two right and left louvers. However, in the air conditioner 2, the connecting rod 223 is configured to be directly connected to each other between the two left and right airflow direction adjusting units 220.

The method of installing the airflow direction adjusting unit 220 in the air conditioner 2 is as follows. When the user mounts two airflow direction adjusting units 220 to the main body of the air conditioner 2 in the same manner as the air conditioner 1 according to the first embodiment, the connecting rods 223 of the left and right airflow direction adjusting units 220 are further connected to each other at the connecting portions 228 at the end portions. Therefore, the drive shaft 231 of the drive unit of the air conditioner 2 may be one, the inner link 132 is not required, and the structure is simpler than that of the drive unit 130 of the first embodiment. As shown in fig. 11, the transmission shaft 231 is disposed on only one of the sets 102. The air conditioner 2 according to the second embodiment can also obtain the same effects as those described in the first embodiment.

[ third embodiment ]

The air conditioner 3 according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as the air conditioner 1 shown in fig. 1 to 10. However, the configurations of the airflow direction adjusting unit 320 and the housing installation section 302 are different from those of the air conditioner 1. Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the air conditioner 3. As in the case of the airflow direction adjusting unit 120 according to the first embodiment, the plurality of vertical louvers of the air conditioner 3 are also configured to be divided into two left and right airflow direction adjusting units 320. However, in the air conditioner 3, the wind direction adjusting unit 320 does not have the support plate 320. Therefore, the installation portion 302 of the air conditioner 3 is flat as compared with the installation portion 102 of the first embodiment.

In the air conditioner 3, the user mounts the wind direction adjusting unit 320 to the main body of the air conditioner 2 such that the root of each of the longitudinal louvers 122 is directly inserted into the setting portion 302. The transmission of the driving force to the vertical louvers 122 is the same as in the air conditioner 1 according to the first embodiment. Since the installation portion 302 of the air conditioner 3 is more flat, the user can easily clean the air outlet B, and the same effects as those described in the first embodiment can be obtained by the air conditioner 3 of the third embodiment.

[ Note attached ]

In each of the above embodiments, an example is shown in which the air outlet B is configured by integrating air outlet modules provided with respective members. However, for example, the air outlet B may be configured by assembling separate members on the upper side (positive Z-axis direction) and the lower side (negative Z-axis direction) of the air outlet B.

[ conclusion ]

An air conditioner according to embodiment 1 of the present invention includes: an elongated air outlet that blows out an air flow; a plurality of airflow direction adjusting units that are detachably provided in the air outlet; and a driving unit provided between the plurality of airflow direction adjusting units of the air outlet, the airflow direction adjusting unit having a plurality of airflow direction plates (vertical louvers 122) for adjusting the direction of the airflow in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet, the driving unit having a configuration for rotating the plurality of airflow direction plates of the plurality of airflow direction adjusting units.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize an air conditioner that includes an air direction adjusting unit that is attachable to and detachable from an air conditioner main body and that is easy for a user to operate, and that has improved maintenance performance such as cleaning and component exchange.

In the air conditioner according to aspect 2 of the present invention according to aspect 1, the wind direction adjustment unit may include a rotation shaft that transmits a rotational force to the plurality of wind vanes at an end portion thereof, and the drive unit may include a transmission shaft that outputs a rotational force, and the rotation shaft may be engaged with the transmission shaft.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize an air conditioner in which the wind direction adjustment unit is attached to and detached from the air conditioner main body and the wind direction plate is rotated.

In the air conditioner according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in aspect 2 described above, the plurality of airflow direction adjusting units may be mounted to the air outlet so as to be interchangeable.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize an air conditioner at low cost in which convenience for a user is improved when a plurality of airflow direction adjusting units are attached to an air conditioner main body, or in which the airflow direction adjusting units are detachable from the air conditioner main body.

In the air conditioner according to aspect 4 of the present invention according to aspect 2 or 3, the airflow direction adjusting unit may include the rotating shaft at both ends thereof, the drive unit may include a plurality of the transmission shafts, and each of the transmission shafts may be engaged with the rotating shaft of a different one of the airflow direction adjusting units.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to realize an air conditioner in which the wind direction plate can be rotated even if the plurality of wind direction adjusting units are attached to the air conditioner main body instead of the wind direction adjusting units.

In the air conditioner according to aspect 5 of the present invention, in any one of aspects 2 to 4, the turning shaft may be shared with a turning shaft of a louver provided at an end portion of the plurality of louvers.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner in which an airflow direction adjusting unit that can be attached to and detached from an air conditioner main body is compactly configured can be realized.

In the air conditioner according to aspect 5 of the present invention, the airflow direction adjusting unit may include a support plate on which the plurality of airflow direction plates are provided, and the airflow direction plates other than the airflow direction plates provided at end portions of the plurality of airflow direction plates may include a shaft portion having a base portion fixed to the support plate, a flexible portion, and a blade portion connected to the shaft portion by the flexible portion and including a configuration in which the blade portion is rotated by bending the flexible portion.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an air conditioner can be realized in which an airflow direction adjusting unit that is attachable to and detachable from an air conditioner main body is configured to be compact and lightweight.

In the air conditioner according to aspect 7 of the present invention, in any one of aspects 1 to 6, the airflow direction adjusting unit may include a support plate on which the plurality of airflow direction plates are provided, and a protrusion protruding from a surface of the support plate opposite to a surface on which the plurality of airflow direction plates are provided, and the installation portion of the airflow direction adjusting unit of the air outlet may be provided with a hole into which the protrusion is fitted.

According to the above configuration, the air conditioner can be realized in which the air direction adjusting unit is prevented from falling off when the air direction adjusting unit is attached to and detached from the air conditioner main body.

The air conditioner according to aspect 8 of the present invention may be configured such that in any one of aspects 1 to 7,

the air direction adjusting unit includes a support plate on which the plurality of air direction plates are provided, and a protrusion protruding from a surface of the support plate opposite to a surface on which the plurality of air direction plates are provided, and a switch pressed by the protrusion is provided in a portion of the air outlet where the air direction adjusting unit is provided.

According to the above configuration, since the air conditioner does not operate when the airflow direction adjustment unit is removed, it is possible to realize the air conditioner that reduces the possibility that the user mistakenly puts a hand, a foreign object, or the like into the air outlet of the air conditioner that is in operation.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Further, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical methods disclosed in the respective embodiments.

Description of the reference numerals

1. 2, 3 air conditioner

10 air outlet module

100 frame body

101 axle hole

102. 302 setting part

103 through hole

104 bolt hole

105 Slow embedding hole (hole)

106 guide post

107 switch

110 ion generating unit

120. 220, 320 wind direction adjusting unit

121 supporting plate

122. 122a, 122b longitudinal slats

1221 shaft part

1222 flexible part

1223 blade part

123. 223 connecting rod

228 connecting part

124 rotating shaft

127 projecting part

130 drive unit

131. 231 propeller shaft

132 link

133 motor

140 airflow panel

141 minor axis

142 clamping hole

150 airflow panel rotating unit

151 engaging shaft

20 front side machine shell

30 rear side machine shell

40 cross flow fan

Claims

1. An air conditioner characterized by comprising:

an elongated air outlet that blows out an air flow;

a plurality of airflow direction adjusting units that are detachably provided in the air outlet; and

a drive unit provided between the plurality of airflow direction adjustment units of the air outlet,

the airflow direction adjustment unit has a plurality of airflow direction plates for adjusting the direction of the airflow in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet,

the driving unit rotates the plurality of wind direction plates of the plurality of wind direction adjusting units.

2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the wind direction adjusting unit has a rotation shaft at an end thereof that transmits a rotation force to the plurality of wind vanes,

the driving unit has a transmission shaft outputting a rotational force,

the rotating shaft is clamped with the transmission shaft.

3. The air conditioner according to claim 2,

the plurality of airflow direction adjusting units are interchangeably mounted to the air outlet.

4. The air conditioner according to claim 2 or 3,

the wind direction adjusting unit has the rotation shafts at both ends thereof,

the drive unit has a plurality of the transmission shafts, and each of the transmission shafts is engaged with the rotation shaft of a different one of the wind direction adjustment units.

5. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 2 to 4,

the rotation shaft is common to rotation shafts of wind direction plates provided at ends of the plurality of wind direction plates.

6. The air conditioner according to claim 5,

the wind direction adjusting unit has a support plate provided with the plurality of wind direction plates,

the wind direction plates other than the wind direction plates provided at the end portions of the plurality of wind direction plates have shaft portions, soft portions, and blade portions,

the base of the shaft portion is fixed to the support plate,

the blade portion is connected to the shaft portion through the soft portion,

the soft portion is bent, so that the blade portion rotates.

7. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the wind direction adjusting unit includes a support plate on which the plurality of wind direction plates are provided, and a protrusion protruding from a surface of the support plate on a side opposite to a surface on which the plurality of wind direction plates are provided,

the installation portion of the air direction adjustment unit of the air outlet is provided with a hole into which the protrusion is fitted.

8. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the air direction adjustment unit of the air outlet is provided with a switch that is pushed by the protrusion.