CN1831434B

CN1831434B - Air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN1831434B
Application number: CN2006100086807A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金祉训; 柳重吉
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2005-03-09
Filing date: 2006-02-21
Publication date: 2010-06-16
Anticipated expiration: 2026-02-21
Also published as: WO2006095962A1; ATE425423T1; DE602006005532D1; KR20060098917A; KR101054623B1; ES2322666T3; EP1707894A1; EP1707894B1; CN201021828Y; CN1831434A; US20060201042A1

Abstract

There is provided an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a front frame, a cabinet, indoor and outdoor blower fans, a rotating drive motor, a heat exchanger portion, and a panel assembly. The front frame includes an intake slot for suctioning indoor air through. The cabinet is coupled at a rear of the front frame and includes an intake slot for suctioning outdoor air through. The indoor blower fan and the outdoor blower fan respectively suction the indoor air and the outdoor air. The rotating drive motor is axially connected to the indoor and outdoor blower fans. The heat exchanger portion includes an indoor heat exchanger for heat exchanging the suctioned indoor air and an outdoor heat exchanger for heat exchanging the suctioned outdoor air. The panel assembly is installed in front of the front frame for allowing replacing of an image.

Description

Air-conditioner

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of air-conditioner, more particularly, relate to a kind of indoor section of air-conditioner, it can change the picture or the photograph that are presented at its front easily, thereby is functional benefit interpolation upholstery aesthetic factors of air-conditioner.

Background technology

Compression, condensation, expansion and the evaporation stage of the cold-producing medium experience kind of refrigeration cycle that in air-conditioner, circulates.In air-conditioner, cold-producing medium at first is compressed into high temperature and high pressure, and in condenser heat is discharged into the outside, and then, cold-producing medium turns cold and the pressure reduction gradually by expansion valve.The cold-producing medium of this cooling and step-down flows through evaporimeter, and one the tunnel absorbs heat, turns back to compressor then.

Here, compression, condensation and expansion stage carry out in the outdoor section of air-conditioner; And evaporation stage is finished in indoor section by blower fan and heat exchanger.

Air-conditioner is divided into two kinds of fundamental types: window air conditioner and detachable air conditioner, window air conditioner is made of the single unit of finishing whole kind of refrigeration cycle in the wall opening that is installed in such as window, and detachable air conditioner has the indoor and outdoors unit of the separation that is installed in indoor and outdoors respectively.

Air-conditioner indoor unit according to prior art has the front portion of only playing cover.That is to say that the front shroud that is installed in the indoor unit front portion plays a part to avoid not to be exposed on the outside such as various parts such as blower fan, heat exchangers, and prevents that the children that hand may be reached in this unit from being shocked by electricity or being hurt.Therefore, the front of indoor unit has dull and stiff sensation, and with indoor inharmonious.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the present invention relates to overcome basically because the restriction of prior art and the air-conditioner of one or more problems that shortcoming causes.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of air-conditioner indoor unit that improves structure that has, it can be easy to picture, photo etc. is installed on the blank front shroud and from it and take off, so that this unit implements fully its air conditioning function, and the decoration of the additional interior space.

Other advantage, purpose and a feature part of the present invention set forth in the following description, and a part will become clear to those skilled in the art by checking following specification, or acquire from the practice of the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantages can realize and obtain by the structure of specifically noting in printed instructions and claim and accompanying drawing.

In order to realize that these purposes are with other advantages and according to purpose of the present invention, as what comprise with generalized description here, air-conditioner according to the present invention comprises: front baffle, and it comprises that being formed on the room air that room air that its side is used for being sucked passes through sucks slotted hole; Be connected the casing at this front baffle rear portion, it comprises that being formed on the outdoor air that outdoor air that its side is used for being sucked passes through sucks slotted hole; Be installed in the indoor fan in this front baffle, be used to suck room air; Be installed in the outdoor fan in this casing, be used for the suction chamber outer air; Drive motors, it axially is connected in this indoor fan and outdoor fan; Heat exchange section, it comprises the indoor heat converter and the outdoor heat converter that is used for carrying out heat exchange with the outdoor air that sucks that is used for carrying out with the room air that sucks heat exchange; And panel assembly, it is installed in to front distance front baffle preset distance place, makes image to be replaced, and wherein this panel assembly comprises: the front panel that is installed in this front baffle front; Be contained in this front panel front and have the artistic panel that is connected its epigraph; With the front shroud that covers this art panel front, wherein said artistic panel can be dismantled from described front panel, and at least three back edge surface of this front shroud are separated so that change artistic panel from described front panel.

Should be appreciated that general description and following detailed to front of the present invention all are examples and illustrative, and be intended to the invention provides further instruction.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawing that is comprised provides further to be understood the present invention, and accompanying drawing is included in the application and constitutes the application's a part, and accompanying drawing illustrates embodiments of the invention, and is used for explaining principle of the present invention with explanation.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view with air-conditioner of the single haplotype of panel assembly according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the air-conditioner decomposition diagram of the single haplotype of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of first embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of second embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of third embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 is the perspective view that has according to the air-conditioner of the single haplotype of fourth embodiment of the invention panel assembly;

Fig. 7 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of fifth embodiment of the invention; And

Fig. 8 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of sixth embodiment of the invention.

The specific embodiment

Below will be carefully with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the example of preferred embodiment is shown in the drawings.Every in the possibility part, what same Reference numeral was used in institute's drawings attached middle finger is same or similar parts.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view with air-conditioner of the single haplotype of panel assembly according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the air-conditioner decomposition diagram of the single haplotype of Fig. 1.

With reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2; the single haplotype air-conditioner 100 that has according to panel assembly of the present invention comprises the front baffle 110 that stretches out and protect the parts of this air-conditioner the inside towards house interior; be connected these front baffle 110 back, stretch to the casing 190 of this outside, room, and be mounted to the panel assembly 200 with this front baffle 110 spaced apart preset distances.

Specifically, panel assembly 200 is mounted to and front baffle 110 spaced apart preset distances along direction forward, and forms around its peripheral outlet 113, also comprises a kind of structure in its front, and picture or photo are installed on this structure replaceably.

In more detail, this single haplotype air-conditioner 100 comprises: be installed in and be used for the indoor heat converter 120 that carries out heat exchange with room air (A) in this front baffle 110; Be installed in these indoor heat converter 120 back, be used to guide the baffle plate 140 of the indoor air stream of suction; Be installed in the indoor fan 130 that these baffle plate 140 fronts are used to suck room air; Be connected the drive motors 145 of the back of this baffle plate 140, indoor fan 130 is installed in the one side.This baffle plate 140 prevents that the room air that sucks from mixing with the outdoor air (B) that sucks by this casing 190.

In addition, this single haplotype air-conditioner 100 comprises: be connected drive motors 145 opposite sides be used to rotate and the outdoor fan 160 of suction chamber outer air; Be connected these outdoor fan 160 back be used to guide the flow of outside air of suction and therein the heart have the shield 170 of opening 171; Be installed in the outdoor heat converter 180 that these shield 170 back are used for and the outdoor air of suction carries out heat exchange; Indoor heat converter 120 is connected with outdoor heat converter 180, is used for and will becomes the expansion coil 155 of low temperature/low-pressure state by cold-producing medium wherein; And the base 195 that is formed for installing the base plate of each element.

In more detail, front baffle 110 has to be formed on the suction slotted hole 112 that room air that its side is used for being sucked passes through and to be formed on these front baffle 110 centers and is used for the opening 111 that discharges back this interior space by the room air of indoor heat converter 120 with being inhaled into.Compressor 150 is installed on the part of this base 195, is used for the cold-producing medium by indoor heat converter 120 is compressed into the high temp/high pressure state.And casing 190 has and is formed on the suction slotted hole 191 that outdoor air that its side is used to be inhaled into passes through and is formed on the tap 192 that its rear portion is used to discharge the outdoor air of suction.This panel assembly 200 be configured to front baffle 110 along the spaced apart preset distance of direction forward, and have the outlet 113 that is formed on its neighboring area.

In order to describe the operation of above-mentioned single haplotype air-conditioner 100, the user at first presses " connection " button with rotary drive motor 145.Cold-producing medium cycles through compressor 150,

heat exchanger

120 and 180 and expansion coil 155 then.

In more detail, the operation of drive motors 145 makes the motor shaft rotation, and this motor shaft makes indoor fan 130 and outdoor fan 160 rotations.The rotation of indoor fan 130 and outdoor fan 160 sucks room air in the air-conditioner 100 by the suction slotted hole 112 that is formed on front baffle 110 sides, and outdoor air is sucked air-conditioner 100 by the suction slotted hole 191 that is formed on casing 190 sides.

In addition, the room air that is sucked by the indoor fan 130 that rotates carries out heat exchange by indoor heat converter 120 and cold-producing medium wherein, makes air turn cold.On the contrary, the outdoor air that is sucked by the outdoor fan 160 that rotates carries out heat exchange so that the air heating by outdoor heat converter 180 and cold-producing medium wherein.The air that turns cold by indoor heat converter 120 by baffle plate 140 guiding, and discharges back this interior space by the outlet 113 that is formed between this panel assembly 200 and the front baffle 110 along forward direction then.Air by outdoor heat converter 180 heating is guided by shield 170, and discharges go back to the outside by the tap 192 that is formed on casing 190 back.

Below description is flow through the cold-producing medium of air-conditioner 100 inside.Cold-producing medium is compressed in compressor 150 after the high temp/high pressure state of gaseous state, flow to outdoor heat converter 180.The high temp/high pressure cold-producing medium of this gaseous state flows through in outdoor heat converter 180, and heat is passed to the outdoor air of suction, and becomes the high temp/high pressure liquid condition.This liquid refrigerant from outdoor heat converter 180 becomes gaseous state and liquid bifurcation by expansion coil 155.This bifurcation cold-producing medium inflow indoor heat exchanger 120 also absorbs heat from the room air that sucks, with liquefy.Then, this cold-producing medium leaves indoor heat converter 120, and turns back to compressor to finish circulation, repeats this circulation subsequently.

Fig. 3 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of first embodiment of the invention.

With reference to figure 3, panel assembly 200 according to the present invention comprises front panel 210, is connected the front shroud 220 of these front panel 210 front portions in advance, and is connected in the artistic panel 230 that these front panel 210 front portions are used to install picture or photo.

In more detail, this front panel 210 has the artistic panel holding portion 211 that is formed on its front, is used to hold this art panel 230.An edge of this front shroud 220 is supported on the hinge 240, is used for can the pivot mode being installed in this front panel 210.Back edge (relative with hinge 240) at front shroud 220 has at least one magnet 221, so that when front shroud 220 is closed, an end of this front shroud 220 and this front panel 210 are spaced apart and not mobile.

Fig. 4 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of second embodiment of the invention.

With reference to figure 4, panel assembly 200 usefulness hooks according to the present invention force together this front shroud 220 and front panel 210.

Specifically, front shroud 220 usefulness hinges pivotally are fixed on the front panel 210.At least one hook 222 is installed on the rear portion periphery of this front shroud 220, so that when front shroud 220 is closed, this front shroud 220 is pressed against on the front panel 210.Also have, the hook container is formed on the front surface of this front panel 210, is used for hook 222 is inserted wherein.

In said structure, for conversion is installed in artistic panel 230 in this front panel 210, the user draws this front shroud 220 forward, and hook 222 is thrown off from hook container 212.After reapposing artistic panel 230, front shroud 220 pivots around the axle that hinge 240 forms, and hook 222 is inserted in this hook container 212 again.

Fig. 5 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of third embodiment of the invention.

With reference to figure 5, panel assembly 200 according to the present invention is characterised in that front shroud 220 can be fully from its front panel 210 dismountings.

Specifically, the position (Fig. 3 and Fig. 4) that a side of this front shroud 220 is connected in the hinge 240 of front panel 210 is hook and hook container.

A plurality of hooks 222 are formed on the rear portion periphery of this front shroud 220, and hook container 212 is formed on the front surface of front shroud 210 accordingly, are used to make hook 222 to insert wherein.And the artistic panel holding portion 211 that is formed on the front of this front panel 210 holds artistic panel 230.Hook 222 can be formed on four corners of radiator grille 220, makes front shroud 220 can be securely fixed in the front of this front panel 210.

In said structure, the user is pressed against the front of this front panel 210 with front shroud 220, makes the hook 222 that is formed on place, front shroud 220 rear portions insert in the hook containers 212.For front shroud 220 is pulled down from front panel 210, catch front shroud 220 and draw this front shroud 220 forward.

Here, the another kind of method of pulling down front shroud fully from front panel 210 is to utilize magnet rather than hook 222.In other words, magnet is installed in the position of hook 222, and front shroud 220 can be installed on the front panel 210 by enough magnetic force.By changing the number of magnet, can be with the magnetic force of suitable size so that the user can be easy to pull down front shroud 220 from front panel 210.On the contrary, the size of magnetic force can be regulated, so that front shroud 220 can automatically not separate with front panel 210 and drop on the floor.

Fig. 6 is the perspective view that has according to the single haplotype air-conditioner of the panel assembly of fourth embodiment of the invention.

With reference to figure 6, panel assembly 200 according to the present invention comprises: front panel 210, and it is mounted to the previous space of front baffle and opens predetermined distance; Be arranged on the pivotal axis 250 on these front panel 210 front surfaces; Be installed in the front shroud 220 on this pivotal axis 250, pivot with or inhour clockwise in the front of this front panel 210; And the artistic panel 230 that is contained in these front panel 210 front portions and is covered by front shroud 220.In more detail, this art panel 230 is protected from the influence of external impact and dust by front shroud 220.As mentioned above, picture or photo are installed in the front of this art panel 230.

Hook 213 is formed on the front of front panel 210 and relative with pivotal axis 250, is used to prevent front shroud 220 motions.And hook container 223 is formed on the rear portion of front shroud 220, is used to admit insertion hook 213 wherein, to prevent to put moving of front shroud 220.On the contrary, hook 213 can be formed on the front shroud 220, and hook container 223 can be formed on the front panel 210.

In above-mentioned structure, in order to change artistic panel 230, the user rotates the radian that this front shroud 220 is scheduled to, so that should separate from hook container 223 by hook 213.After changing artistic panel 230, by making front shroud 220 turn back to original position, engage and insert wherein with pin hole 223 so that link up with 213 along opposite direction rotation.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view according to the panel assembly of fifth embodiment of the invention.

With reference to figure 7, panel assembly 200 according to the present invention is characterised in that and comprises the cavity that is formed in this front panel 210, so that artistic panel 230 is inserted wherein, so that artistic panel 230 can be inserted from the end face or the side of this front panel 210.

In more detail, front panel 210 is by the transparent material manufacturing that can see its inside.The cavity that forms the three-dimensional dimension that can hold artistic panel 230 is formed in the front panel 210.Also have, artistic panel insertion groove 214 is formed on the top edge or lateral edges of this front panel 210, so that artistic panel 230 is inserted in this cavity.

The manufacturing cost that said structure can be easy to change artistic panel 230 and reduce panel assembly 200.

With reference to figure 8, air-conditioner 100 according to the present invention comprises and being installed in from the front panel 210 of the front of front baffle 110 preset distance with such as the display 300 of LCD (LCD), plasma display panel (PDP) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED).

In more detail, front panel 210 or display 300 have the cable 310 at its sidepiece, are used to transmit data, so that can show the data image signal by cable 310 transmission on display 300.Therefore, the user does not need directly to install picture or photo, but a large amount of pictures, photo or other digital pictures can be stored as digital document, and selectively shows these images on display 300.

For example, with preferred picture, photo or mobile image as file storage on computers after, the user can be presented at them on the display 300 by cable 310.By on display 300, providing numeral to show, do not need manual replacing picture or photo, and monitor can be played in the front of air-conditioner 100.

Not only carry out the function of correlation technique indoor section according to the indoor section of air-conditioner of the present invention, but also can show the image of changing easily in its front, for example mounted art print and family's photo become and intersperse indoor a piece of furniture.

By showing photo or picture replaceably in its front, the structure of air-conditioner indoor section can increase the upholstery in room according to the present invention, and therefore has the industrial usability of height.

Though describe and show the present invention with reference to its preferred embodiment here, those skilled in the art should be understood that and can carry out various modifications and variations and do not depart from the scope of the present invention it.Therefore, the present invention is intended to cover the various modifications and variations that belong in claim of the present invention and the equivalent scope thereof.

Claims

1. air-conditioner, its circulating refrigerant is to absorb heat and to reject heat to outdoorly from room air, and this air-conditioner comprises:

Front baffle, it comprises the room air suction slotted hole that is formed on its side, is used for sucking by it room air;

Be connected the casing of this front baffle back, it comprises that the outdoor air that is formed on its side, is used for by its suction chamber outer air sucks slotted hole;

Be installed in the indoor fan in this front baffle, be used to suck room air;

Be installed in the outdoor fan in this casing, be used for the suction chamber outer air;

Drive motors, it axially is connected in this indoor fan and outdoor fan; And

Heat exchange section, it comprises the indoor heat converter and the outdoor heat converter that is used for carrying out heat exchange with the outdoor air that sucks that is used for carrying out with the room air that sucks heat exchange;

It is characterized in that this air-conditioner comprises:

Panel assembly, it is installed in to front distance front baffle preset distance place, makes image to be replaced;

Wherein this panel assembly comprises:

Be installed in the front panel of this front baffle front;

Be contained in this front panel front and have the artistic panel that is connected its epigraph; With

Cover the front shroud of this art panel front,

Wherein said artistic panel can be dismantled from described front panel, and at least three back edge surface of this front shroud are separated so that change artistic panel from described front panel.

2. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein this front shroud is hinged through the hinge to this front panel.

3. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 1, the front portion that also comprises the rear portion that is installed in this front shroud and this front panel be at least one conjunction on one of them at least, and this conjunction is used for this front shroud is combined in this front panel.

4. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 3, wherein this conjunction is magnet or hook.

5. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 1, wherein this panel assembly also comprises:

Pivotal axis, it is used in the mode that can pivot this front shroud being installed in this front panel.

6. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 5, wherein this panel assembly comprises that also the motion that is formed on this pivotal axis relative position prevents parts, is used to prevent the motion of this front shroud with respect to this front panel.

7. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 5, wherein this panel assembly also comprises:

Be formed on the hook of position relative on this front panel, be used to prevent of the motion of this front shroud with respect to this front panel with this pivotal axis; With

Be formed on this front shroud, be used to hold the hook container of this hook.

8. air-conditioner as claimed in claim 5, wherein this panel assembly also comprises:

Be formed on the hook of position relative on this front shroud, be used to prevent of the motion of this front shroud with respect to this front panel with this pivotal axis; With

Be formed on this front panel, be used to hold the hook container of this hook.