JP2000065388A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate cleaning work and to mount/demount a panel while holding in stabilized state by coupling a plurality of supporting members with a cover and clamping the supporting members by means of a plurality of stoppers arranged on the cover. SOLUTION: Arms 14a, 14b are provided at the opposite ends of a panel 3 and supporting shafts 15a, 15b, serving as the rotary shafts of front and rear panels 3, are fixed to the arms. Holes 17a, 17b to be inserted with the supporting shafts are made in a case 4 provided with stoppers 16a, 16b for holding the front panel 3 in a state opening at a specified angle. Arm stoppers 18a, 18b are arranged oppositely to the stoppers. Since the arms 14a, 14b of the front panel 3 are camped by the arm stoppers formed integrally with the case 4, they can be removed easily from the holes 17a, 17b by flexing the arm stoppers 18a, 18b and cleaning can be performed easily by removing the front panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home air conditioner, and more particularly to an indoor unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air conditioner is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-843.
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 39, the front panel has a mechanism that can be opened and closed with respect to a front cover that covers the front surface of the air conditioner.

[0003]

In the above prior art, the suction grill is opened and closed, but no consideration is given to a mechanism for removing the suction grill from the front cover.

The suction grill located in front of the air conditioner and located on the windward side of the ventilation path is the one to which dust and the like are most likely to adhere, and therefore needs to be cleaned and cleaned periodically. However, air conditioners are generally installed at relatively high altitudes, making it difficult to remove the front panel, making it impossible to sufficiently remove dust and the like, resulting in unsanitary conditions. There was a problem of the decrease. The opening / closing mechanism is also complicated because it is composed of a plurality of parts.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention not only to open and close the front panel, but also to make it easy to clean and clean by making it detachable from the front cover, and to provide an arm stopper near the rotation axis of the front cover. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner capable of detaching while maintaining a stable open state of a front panel.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having a front panel provided with an air inlet and a front cover provided with the front panel. This is achieved by rotatably connecting the plurality of support members provided to the front cover and sandwiching the support member between a first stopper and a second stopper provided on the front cover.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an indoor unit of the air conditioner. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an indoor unit of the air conditioner. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the front panel 3 of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 2 is open.

In the figure, an indoor unit 1 of an air conditioner is shown.
Inside the rear case 2 serving as a base of the indoor unit 1
Is provided. 5 is a heat exchanger. Reference numeral 7 denotes an air blower including a once-through fan and a motor for rotating the once-through fan. Reference numeral 8 denotes a dew tray for receiving the drain water of the heat exchanger 5. Reference numeral 9 denotes a horizontal blade for controlling the wind generated by the blower 7 up and down. Numeral 10 is a vertical blade for controlling the wind to the left and right. The components of these indoor units are covered by the front case 4. The front case 4 comprises a filter 6 for adsorbing dust floating in the air and a front panel 3 integrally formed with a front suction port 11 and a top suction port 12 for taking indoor air into the unit. You. 13 is a cool air outlet.

Front suction port 11 and top suction port 1
The front panel 3 formed integrally with the front panel 3 has a structure that can be easily attached and detached by an arm 14 provided on the front panel 3 and a guide mechanism provided on the front case 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the support shaft 15 provided at the tip of the arm 14 engages with the hole 17 and opens at a fixed angle around the engagement portion as a fulcrum.
It can be fixed by the arm 14 and the convex stopper 16 in the opened state.

The structure and operation for opening and closing the front panel 3 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7, FIG. Arms 14a and 14b are provided at both ends of the front panel 3, and support shafts 15a and 15b serving as rotation axes of the front panel 3 are attached to the arms 14a and 14b. The front case 4 includes support shafts 15a,
Holes 17a and 17b into which the holes 15b are inserted are formed, and stoppers 16a and 16b are provided to enable the front panel 3 to be kept open at a certain angle. On the opposite side of the stoppers 16a, 16b, arm stoppers 18a, 18b with the front case 4 are provided. still,
The arm stoppers 18a and 18b do not have to be integrated with the front case. When the front panel 3 is closed as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the arms 14a and 14b
a, 16b. When the front panel 3 is opened, the arms 14a and 14b pass through the stoppers 16a and 16b while bending inward as shown in FIG. The vehicle stops on the top surfaces of the front panels 16a and 16b, and the open state is maintained even after the operation for opening the front panel 3 is completed. In order to be held more stably, guide stoppers 18a and 18b having spring properties are provided on the opposite sides of the stoppers 16a and 16b, and the front panel 3 slightly moves left and right by pressing the arms 14a and 14b. However, since the arms 14a, 14b are pressed down and fixed, the stoppers 16a, 16b
A stable operation can be performed without the arms 14a and 14b coming off from the arm. When closing, the opposite operation force is applied to the front panel 3 so that the arms 14a, 14b and the arm stoppers 18a, 18b bend inward and pass through the stoppers 16a, 16b to close the front panel 3. Next, the attachment / detachment operation of the front panel 3 will be described. Conventionally, since the support shafts 15a and 15b were merely inserted into the holes 17a and 17b from the front panel 3 to the ends of the arms 14a and 14b, the front panel 3 was slightly displaced obliquely when trying to remove. There was an unstable case that came off. Therefore, in the present invention, the arm stoppers 18a and 18b are formed integrally with the front case 4, and the arms 14a and 14b of the front panel 3 are sandwiched therebetween. When the arm stoppers 18a and 18b are to be removed, the arm stoppers 18a and 18b are bent. The arms 14a, 14b of the front panel 3 are provided with the holes 17a,
It was made easier to remove than 17b. Also, it was not easy to remove without taking action to remove it. This allows the front panel to be securely attached and detached for easy cleaning, and reduces dust and dirt to reduce clogging, thereby suppressing a decrease in performance and keeping the indoor unit clean. It is.

In this embodiment, the contents formed by the front and upper suction ports are described. However, the same effect can be obtained even if the suction ports are formed only on either the front surface or the upper surface.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, by forming the arm stopper integrally with the front case,
The front panel can be attached and detached stably for easy cleaning, removing dust and dirt reduces clogging, suppresses a decrease in performance and keeps the indoor unit clean forever. Also, by integrating the components, inexpensive components can be supplied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an indoor unit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the indoor unit showing a state where a front panel is opened and closed.

FIG. 4 is an exploded plan view of the indoor unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partially detailed view showing a closed state of the front panel.

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the embodiment of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a partial detailed view showing an opened state of a front panel.

9 is a partial sectional view of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view showing an arm stopper.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Indoor unit of an air conditioner, 2 ... Front case, 3 ... Front panel, 4 ... Indoor heat exchanger, 5 ... Filter, 6 ... Blower, 7 ... Dew tray, 8 ... Horizontal, 9 ... Vertical,
10: Front suction port, 11: Top suction port, 12 ...
Outlet, 13 ... arm, 14 ... support shaft, 15
... stopper, 16 ... hole, 17 ... arm stopper.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner having a front panel provided with a front panel having an air inlet and a front cover provided with the front panel, wherein a plurality of support members provided on a back surface of the front panel are provided. While being rotatably connected to the front cover,
An air conditioner comprising the support member sandwiched between a first stopper and a second stopper provided on the front cover.