JP2003028483A - Container of remote controller for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller for air conditioner in which no gap is present around the remote controller when it is contained in the air conditioner and the door at the switch section is closed and the open angle of the door at the switch section can be increased not to cause a trouble in the switching operation while ensuring the design by making the remote controller flush with the body. SOLUTION: The container of remote controller for air conditioner comprises a remote controller containing section provided in the front face of the body, and a remote controller contained in the containing section while having a single swing door opening forward wherein the pivot is movable arcuately to a position for increasing the open angle when the door is released from closed state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door of a switch section of a remote controller (remote control) housed in a front panel of an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which a remote controller of a conventional air conditioner is housed, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a switch section door of the remote controller is opened, and FIG. It is an expansion perspective view. In the figure, 101 is an air conditioner body, 102 is a remote controller housed in the upper part of the front panel of the air conditioner body 101, and 103 is a remote controller 102.
The door of the switch portion 104, 105 is a circular shaft portion provided at both lower ends of the front surface of the remote controller 102, and 106 is a circular bearing portion provided at both lower ends of the door 103 that fits with the shaft portion 105.

Next, the operation will be described. When the door 103 of the switch unit is opened with the remote controller 102 as shown in FIG. 9 housed in the air conditioner body 101, the bearing unit 106 of the door 103 is circular as in the shaft unit 105 as shown in FIG. Since there is no, the lower end of the door 103 is the remote control 1.
The switch No. 02 comes into contact with the switch unit 104 and opens only about the angle shown in FIG. Therefore, the operability of the switch below the switch unit 104 is poor.

[0004]

Since the conventional air conditioner is constructed as described above, the door 10 of the switch section is housed with the remote controller 102 housed in the air conditioner body 101.
When opening 3, the lower end of the door 103 abuts on the main body of the remote controller, so that the opening angle cannot be increased and the operability of the switch is poor. In addition, if a gap is provided between the lower end of the door 103 and the remote controller main body in order to increase the opening angle of the door, there is a problem that the design is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. When the remote controller is housed in an air conditioner and the switch door is closed, there is no gap around the remote controller and the remote controller and the main body are closed. An object of the present invention is to provide a remote controller for an air conditioner, which has the same surface and secures the design, and can increase the opening angle of the door of the switch unit so as not to hinder the operation of the switch.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control storage device for an air conditioner, which has a remote control storage portion provided on the front surface of the main body and a front open door which is stored in the remote control storage portion and which is opened and closed by rotation. And, when the door is opened from the closed state, the fulcrum of opening and closing can be moved in an arc shape to a position where the opening angle increases.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to the first aspect, wherein the door is opened and closed in a vertical direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to the first aspect, wherein the door is opened and closed in the left and right directions.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to the second or third aspect, wherein one end of the door is engaged with an end of the remote control main body and the other end of the door is opened and closed. It is a thing.

[0010]

The remote controller storage device for an air conditioner according to claim 1 is
When the door is released from the closed state, the opening angle increases because the opening and closing fulcrum moves in an arc shape.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote control storage device for an air conditioner, when the door is opened vertically from the closed state,
The opening angle increases as the opening and closing fulcrum moves vertically.

According to a remote control storage device for an air conditioner of a third aspect, when the door is opened in the left-right direction from the closed state,
The opening angle increases as the fulcrum of opening and closing moves in the left-right direction.

In the remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the door is opened from the closed state, the fulcrum of opening and closing moves inward to increase the opening angle.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1. Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a remote controller for an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing a state where the remote controller is housed in the air conditioner, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the remote controller. 4 and 5 are views for explaining the opening / closing operation of the door of the remote controller. In the figure, 1 is an air conditioner main body, 1a is a remote control housing for housing a remote control 2 on a front panel of the main body 1,
Reference numeral 1b constitutes a lower portion of the remote control storage portion 1a, a corner is a curved first guide portion, 2a is an outer case (remote control body) of the remote control 2, and 3 is a lower portion which engages with the remote control body 2a and an upper portion. When it is closed by the front-opening door, the switch section 4 of the remote controller 2 is covered with the same surface as the front surface of the remote controller main body 2a without any gap. Reference numeral 5 denotes a shaft portion that extends forward and to the left and right below the front surface of the remote control body 2a, and 6 is provided inside the lower portion of the left and right side walls 7 of the door 3.
An arcuate bearing portion curved on the back surface side (switch portion 4 side in the closed state) and provided for a predetermined length in the vertical direction of the door 3, 7a is a peripheral side wall formed outside the bearing portion 6, and 8 is The door-side engagement melon 10 provided on the top end of the door 3 and engaging with the main-body-side engagement melon 9 on the remote-control body 2a side is provided on the lower front surface of the remote-control body 2a, and the remote-control 2 is stored in the body 1. In this case, it is the second guide portion which is placed on the first guide portion 1b of the front panel and whose corner portion forms a curved surface which is substantially mirror-symmetrical to the first guide portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the door 3 is closed with the remote controller 2 housed in the remote controller housing 1a of the main body 1,
The shaft portion 5 is fitted to the upper end portion of the bearing portion 6 of the door 3, and the door side engagement melon 8 and the main body side engagement melon 9 are engaged and stored. In this state, the remote controller 2 and the remote controller housing portion 1a of the front panel are combined so that the clearance between them is minimized.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the door 3 of the remote controller 2
When the door is opened to the maximum, the shaft portion 5 is fitted with the lower end portion of the bearing portion 6 of the door 3, and the front surface of the door 3 is placed on the front edge portion of the first guide portion 1b of the remote control storage portion 1a. It is opened about 150 degrees.

Next, the operation will be described. When the door 3 of the remote controller 2 is closed, when the door 3 is opened, the upper end of the door 3 is held by a hand to disengage the door-side engagement melon 8 and the main-body-side engagement melon 9. When the door 3 starts to rotate, the lower end surface of the side wall 7a of the door 3 first comes into contact with the curved first guide portion 1b, but the door 3 is slightly moved by a larger force (albeit a slight force) to the reaction force. When rotated, the bearing portion 6 starts to rotate and moves along the shaft portion 5 fixed to the remote controller main body 2a, the door 3 is pushed forward, and the first guide portion 1 on the lower end surface of the side wall 7a of the door 3
The contact point with b also moves upward. When the door 3 is opened at a certain angle or more, the same operation is continuously performed by the rotating force of the own weight of the door 3, and finally the door 3 rotates with the shaft portion 5 fitted to the lower end portion of the bearing portion 6. The front surface of the door 3 is placed on the front edge of the first guide portion 1b and opened about 150 degrees. In this state, the lower part of the switch unit 4 can be easily operated.

In order to close the door 3 from the opened state at the maximum angle, the door 3 is lifted and rotated by hand, and when it reaches a certain angle or less, after that, the door 3 is moved downward by its own weight and the bearing portion 6 and the shaft portion 5 are provided. Along with the shaft portion 5 fitting to the upper end portion of the bearing portion 6, and the door side engagement melon 8 and the main body side engagement melon 9 are engaged with each other, It returns to the state in which it is attached to the original remote control body 2a with the minimum gap.

According to this embodiment, the door 3 covering the switch portion 4 of the remote controller 2 is provided with the arc-shaped bearing portion 6 extending from the lower part to the center, and in the closed state, the remote controller main body 2a.
The shaft portion 5 which is provided in the lower part of the front portion and extends forward is fitted to the upper end portion of the bearing portion 6 so that the door 3 is mounted with a minimum clearance, and as the door 3 starts to open, the door 3 functions by its own weight and the first guide portion 1b. Since the bearing portion 6 is pushed forward by the rotation, the bearing portion 6 rotates and moves along the shaft portion 5, and finally the shaft portion 5 is fitted to the lower end portion of the bearing portion 6 and the door 3 moves upward. The door 3 can be opened by about 150 °, and the operability of the switch unit 4 is improved.
In the case of closing, when the angle is less than a certain angle, the door 3 moves downward by its own weight and the gap in the lower part can be minimized, and a remote control storage device excellent in terms of design can be obtained.

Embodiment 2. About 15 doors in the first embodiment
We have described a remote control storage device that can be opened 0 degrees, has good operability of the switch part, and minimizes the clearance between the remote control and the remote control storage part when the door is closed. Since there is about 150 degrees, there is a space of about 30 degrees from the front panel of the air conditioner body, and if force is applied to the door in the open state, the shaft portion or the bearing portion may be damaged. In order to solve this problem, a slope is provided at the lower end of the arc-shaped bearing, and when force is applied to the door in the open state, the shaft disengages from the bearing at this slope and the door falls off to prevent damage. .

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a remote control door of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention with a door open, and FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the door. In the figure, 6a is an inclined surface provided at the lower end portion of the bearing portion 6 that engages with the shaft portion 5 with the door 3 opened to the maximum opening degree. Further, the joint portion of the shaft portion 5 with the remote controller main body 2a is designed to have a width narrower than that of the first embodiment, and is easily bent.

Next, the operation will be described. When an external force is applied to the door 3 with the door 3 opened at the maximum angle, the sloped surface 6a formed at the lower end of the bearing portion 6 fitted with the shaft portion 5 causes the shaft portion 5 designed to bend easily. The shaft portion 5 or the bearing portion 6 is prevented from being damaged by the inwardly pushing shaft portion 5 coming off the bearing portion 6 and the door 3 falling off.

According to this embodiment, since the inclined surface 6a is formed at the lower end of the bearing portion 6 and the shaft portion 5 is made to be easily bent, a force is applied to the door 3 when the door 3 is opened. Even in this case, the door 3 can be prevented from falling off from the remote controller main body 2a to prevent the shaft portion 5 or the bearing portion 6 from being damaged.

Embodiment 3. In the first and second embodiments, the bearing 6 is provided on the side wall 7 of the door. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. A shaft portion 5 provided with a portion 6 and fitted to this
The same effect can be obtained even if the above is provided on the lower part of the front surface of the remote controller main body 2a at a position corresponding to this.

Fourth Embodiment In the above-described embodiment, the door 3 of the remote controller 2 is shown to rotate in the vertical direction, but of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and as the laterally opening door 3 rotating in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. Also has the same effect.

[0026]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control storage device for an air conditioner, comprising: a remote control storage portion provided on a front surface of the main body; and a remote control having a front door which is stored in the remote control storage portion and rotates and opens and closes. , When the door is opened from the closed state, the opening and closing fulcrum can be moved in an arc shape to the position where the opening angle increases, so the door opening angle can be increased, so the operability of the remote control is good, Moreover, since the gap between the remote control and the remote control housing when the door is closed can be minimized, an excellent design can be obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to the first aspect, since the door is configured to rotate and open in the vertical direction, the opening angle of the door in the vertical direction can be increased. The operability is good, and the vertical gap between the remote control and the remote control housing when the door is closed can be minimized, so that the design is excellent.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to the first aspect, since the door is configured to rotate and open in the left and right direction, the opening angle in the left and right direction of the door can be increased. The operability is good and the left and right gaps between the remote control and the remote control housing when the door is closed can be minimized, so that the design is excellent.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the remote control housing for an air conditioner according to the second or third aspect, one end of the door is engaged with the end of the remote control main body and the other end of the door is opened and closed. With this configuration, the opening angle of the door can be increased and the operability of the remote control is good, and the gap between the remote control and the remote control storage part when the door is closed can be minimized, resulting in excellent design. To be

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a remote controller of a remote controller storage device for an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a remote control storage device for an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view for explaining the operation of the remote control storage device for the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a remote controller of the remote controller storage device for the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial plan sectional view of a remote controller storage device for an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a remote controller of a remote controller storage device for an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a remote controller of a remote controller storage device for an air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an overall perspective view of a conventional air conditioner.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a remote controller of a conventional air conditioner.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a conventional remote controller for an air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Air conditioner body, 1a Remote control housing, 1b First guide, 2 Remote control, 2a Remote control body, 3
Door, 5 shaft part, 6 bearing part, 6a slope, 7 side wall, 10
Second guide.

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] July 4, 2002 (2002.7.4)

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Claim 1

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control storage device for an air conditioner, which has a remote control storage portion provided on the front surface of the main body and a front open door which is stored in the remote control storage portion and which is opened and closed by rotation. And, the door is the remote control body
Opened and closed directly engages with the, if the door is to be opened from the closed state, the fulcrum of the opening and closing to a position opening angle becomes larger door side
It is movable in an arc shape.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0026

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0026]

The remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to claim 1 is the remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, and the remote control storage part provided on the front surface of the main body and the remote control storage part are stored and rotated. A remote control having a front-opening door that opens and closes, the door directly engages the remote control body to open and close,
When the door is opened from the closed state, the fulcrum of opening and closing can be moved in an arc shape on the door side to a position where the opening angle increases, so the opening angle of the door can be increased and the operability of the remote control is improved. Good, and since the gap between the remote control and the remote control housing when the door is closed can be minimized, the design is excellent.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kazunobu Sekiguchi             3-18-1, Oga, Shizuoka-shi Mitsubishi Electric stock             Company Shizuoka Factory F-term (reference) 3L051 BG06                 3L061 BB02

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A remote control storage unit provided on the front surface of a main body, and a remote control having a front-opening door that is housed in the remote control storage unit and rotates and opens / closes, wherein the door is opened from a closed state. In addition, a remote control storage device for an air conditioner characterized in that the opening and closing fulcrum can be moved in an arc shape to a position where the opening angle becomes large. 2. The remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the door is opened and closed in a vertical direction. 3. The remote control storage device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the door is opened and closed in the left-right direction. 4. The door is characterized in that one end of the door engages with an end of the remote control main body and the other end of the door opens and closes.
Alternatively, the remote control storage device of the air conditioner according to claim 3.