JP2023080299A - Wind direction change member - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a wind direction change member that has an efficient attaching/detaching mechanism.SOLUTION: A wind direction change member 101 is fitted to an air outlet 102 of an air conditioner. The wind direction change member 101 includes: a slide member 122 capable of engaging with an engagement part on a side-wall side of the air outlet; and guide members 121A, 121B for guiding the slide member 122, where a slide axis of the slide member 122 and a slide axis of the guide members 121A, 121B are set on the same axis.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a technology of a wind direction changing member attached near an air outlet of an air conditioner or the like.

Conventionally, various techniques have been proposed regarding wind direction changing members in the vicinity of air outlets of air conditioners and the like. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-71206 (Patent Document 1) discloses an attachment/detachment device for a vertical airflow direction adjusting plate. According to Patent Document 1, a movable shaft piece formed with a support shaft at one end and a handle at the other end is moved while the support shaft is inserted into the support shaft through-holes of the side plates and the middle plate of the vertical airflow direction adjustment plate. It was fixed to the vertical airflow direction adjustment plate.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-71206

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a wind direction changing member having an efficient attachment/detachment mechanism.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a wind direction changing member is provided that is attached to an air outlet of an air conditioner. The wind direction changing member includes a slide member that can be engaged with an engaging portion on the side wall of the outlet, and a guide member that guides the slide member. The slide shaft of the slide member and the slide shaft of the guide member are configured to be on the same axis.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a wind direction changing member having an efficient attachment/detachment mechanism.

1A and 1B are a front view and a perspective view, respectively, of an indoor unit 100 according to a first embodiment, with an air outlet closed by a wind direction changing member 101; FIG. FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the indoor unit 100 according to the first embodiment, with the wind direction changing member 101 lowered (opened) and the outlet 102 opened. 4 is a lower left perspective view showing the drain pan 190 and the wind direction changing member 101 according to the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional view showing the drain pan 190 and the wind direction changing member 101 according to the first embodiment; Fig. 3 is a left perspective view of the wind direction changing member 101 according to the first embodiment; Fig. 3 is a right perspective view of the wind direction changing member 101 according to the first embodiment; 4 is a front cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a left attachment portion 120 of the drain pan 190 and the wind direction changing member 101 according to the first embodiment; FIG. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a slide member 122, a biasing member 123, and a slide cover 124 according to the first embodiment; 4 is a perspective view of a slide member 122 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a slide cover 124 according to the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a procedure for attaching the wind direction changing member 101 to the drain pan 190 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a right perspective view of the wind direction changing member 101 according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a central mounting portion 140 according to a third embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
<First embodiment>
<Overall Configuration of Indoor Unit 100>

First, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, an overview of the overall configuration of an indoor unit 100 of a separate type air conditioner equipped with a wind direction changing member 101 according to the present embodiment will be described. 1(A) and 2(A) is referred to as the right direction of each member, and the left direction as viewed on the paper is referred to as the left direction of each member. The upward direction is called the upward direction of each member, the downward direction toward the paper is called the downward direction of each member, the backward direction of each member is called toward the back of the paper, and the direction toward the paper is called the rearward direction of each member. The front direction is called the front direction of each member. It should be noted that the wind direction changing member 101 will be described using directions in a horizontal state.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the indoor unit 100 according to the present embodiment closes the outlet 102 with the wind direction changing member 101 while the air conditioning operation is stopped. On the other hand, during air conditioning operation, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the air cooled or warmed by the heat pump system is passed through the vicinity of the outlet 102 and the wind direction changing member 101. , blow out into the room. The indoor unit 100 can also perform air blowing operation, air cleaning operation, etc. without operating the heat pump system.
<Installation configuration of the wind direction changing member 101 to the main body of the indoor unit 100>

A configuration for attaching the wind direction changing member 101 according to the present embodiment to the indoor unit 100 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 11 . In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the wind direction changing member 101 is directly or indirectly attached to the drain pan 190 on the main body side of the indoor unit 100 . The drain pan 190 has an outlet 102 and side walls exist on the left and right sides of the outlet 102 .

In this embodiment, the wind direction changing member 101 is detachably connected to the drain pan 190 at four points. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the wind direction changing member 101 includes a panel body 110, a plurality of air passage forming frames 111 formed on the upper surface of the panel body 110, and a frame on the upper surface of the panel body 110. It includes a left mounting portion 120 provided on the left portion, a right mounting portion 130 provided on the right portion of the top surface of the panel body 110, and one or more center mounting portions 140 provided on the center portion of the top surface of the panel body 110. .

The center attachment portion 140 includes ribs 141 and 141 formed on the upper surface of the panel body 110 and an attachment shaft 142 supported between the ribs 141 and 141 . The central portion of the wind direction changing member 101 is fixed to the drain pan 190 by hooking the mounting shaft 142 on the locking member 194 of the drain pan 190 .

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the side walls of the air passage forming frame 111 serve as ribs 141, 141. As shown in FIG. That is, the shaft 142 is supported by the side walls of the air passage forming frames 111 , 111 .

As for the configuration of the right mounting portion 130, for example, there is a configuration in which the locking hole 111X is formed in the right side wall of the air passage forming frame 111 as the right mounting portion 130, or the like. A rotating shaft 193 protruding from a hole in the right side wall of the drain pan 190 may be fitted into the locking hole 111X. The vertical angle of the wind direction changing member 101 is controlled by rotating the rotating shaft 193 by a motor (not shown).
<Structure of Left Mounting Portion 120>

The left mounting portion 120 will be described in detail below. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the left mounting portion 120 is mainly composed of a rib 121 erected from the upper surface of the panel body 110 and a slide member 122. As shown in FIGS.

In the present embodiment, rib 121 is formed by the left side wall of air passage forming frame 111 . As shown in FIG. 4 , the rib 121 , that is, the left side wall of the air passage forming frame 111 is erected in parallel with the direction of airflow from the outlet 102 of the drain pan 190 . In particular, in the present embodiment, ribs 121 are formed outside the end of the airflow path blown out from blowout port 102 of drain pan 190 . For example, in plan cross-sectional view or front view, the right surface of rib 121 is positioned at the same position as the extended surface of left side wall 102X of outlet 102, or to the left of the extended surface of left side wall 102X of outlet 102. is configured to be located. As a result, the slide member 122 and the ribs 121 are less likely to interfere with the blowing of air from the blowout port 102 of the drain pan 190 .

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7, by sliding the slide member 122 away from the rib 121, i.e., toward the outside of the panel body 110 (to the left in this embodiment), the slide member 122 is moved. The wind direction changing member 101 can be rotatably attached to the drain pan 190 by being inserted into the attachment hole 192 of the left side wall 102X of the drain pan 190 . Conversely, by sliding the slide member 122 toward the rib 121, that is, toward the inside of the panel body 110 (to the right in the present embodiment), the slide member 122 is removed from the mounting hole 192 of the left side wall 102X of the drain pan 190. It can be removed to remove the wind direction changing member 101 from the drain pan 190 .

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, an inner guide 121A is formed on the left side surface of the rib 121 toward the left. The inner guide 121A guides the sliding of the slide member 122 in the left-right direction, and is configured to be able to guide the inner peripheral surface of the slide member 122 .

An outer guide 121B is formed on the left side of the rib 121 outside the inner guide 121A. The outer guide 121B guides the sliding of the slide member 122 in the left-right direction, and is configured to be able to guide the outer peripheral surface of the slide member 122 .

That is, in this embodiment, as a guide for slide member 122, rib 121 including inner guide 121A and outer guide 121B is provided on panel main body 110. As shown in FIG. The rib 121 may be provided separately from the air passage forming frame 111, or only one of the inner guide 121A and the outer guide 121B may be provided as a guide.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the slide member 122 is formed by integrally molding a front tubular portion 122A, a rear tubular portion 122B, and a lever 122C. The front tubular portion 122A is a portion that is inserted into the mounting hole 192 of the drain pan 190 . The inner peripheral surface of the rear tubular portion 122B is guided by the outer peripheral surface of the inner guide 121A, and the outer peripheral surface of the rear tubular portion 122B is guided by the inner peripheral surface of the outer guide 121B. That is, the rear tubular portion 122B constitutes the main portion of the slide mechanism.

A biasing member 123 for biasing the slide member 122 and the rib 121 in a direction to separate them is arranged inside the rear tubular portion 122B. In this embodiment, the biasing member 123 is a compression spring, and the inner guide 121A is inserted into the inner space of the spring. In other words, the inner guide 121A is surrounded by springs. The spring is then surrounded by an outer guide 121B. As a result, the slide member 122 is urged in the direction of insertion into the mounting hole 192 .

A slide cover 124 is attached around the slide member 122 . The left end of the slide cover 124 is formed with a hole 124Y through which the front tubular portion 122A of the slide member 122 is inserted. The slide cover 124 is configured such that the claw portions 124X are hooked to the holes of the ribs 121 . In addition, in order to reduce the possibility that the slide cover 124 comes out of the hole of the rib 121 due to contact with the claw portion 124X during maintenance, etc., the right surface of the rib 121 is provided around the claw portion 124X. Moreover, it is preferable to provide a convex portion or a cover, or to dent the vicinity of the hole for the claw portion 124X. Also, ribs or protrusions facing the slide cover 124 may be formed on the upper surface of the panel body 110 . With this configuration, even if the slide cover 124 bends toward the panel main body 110, the slide cover 124 abuts against the ribs and projections facing the slide cover 124, so that the amount of bending can be reduced.

Further, in a state where the slide member 122 is moved leftward, the right end portion of the rear tubular portion 122B and the left end portion of the outer guide 121B are configured to overlap each other in a front view. This reduces the possibility that the user's hand touches the slide cover 124 and the slide cover 124 bends inward.

As a result, the slide member 122 is urged in the direction away from the rib 121 by the urging member 123, and is held by the slide cover 124 so that the slide member 122 is not removed from the rib 121, that is, the wind direction changing member 101. .

Thus, in this embodiment, the slide shaft of the slide member 122, in other words, the shaft of the slide body, that is, the shaft of the rear cylindrical portion 122B, and the slide shaft on the side of the rib 121, that is, the shaft of the guide body, that is, the inner The central axis of the guide 121A and/or the central axis of the outer guide 121B are arranged on the same axis. As a result, the mounting portion of the wind direction changing member 101 can be configured more compactly than conventionally.

In this embodiment, the lever portion 122C includes a rising portion 1221 standing outward from the boundary between the front tubular portion 122A and the rear tubular portion 122B, a bent portion 1222, and an end portion of the bent portion 1222 extending upward. and a finger contact portion 1223 that is drilled. More specifically, the bent portion 1222 is bent toward the rib 121 at a position outside the outer guide 121B, and as a result formed parallel to the sliding direction.

As a result, even if the user pulls the lever portion 122C toward the rib 121, the torque applied to the base portion of the rising portion 1221 of the lever portion 122C with respect to the slide body can be reduced.

The boundary between the bent portion 1222 and the finger contact portion 1223, that is, the bent portion, is preferably rounded or tapered on the outer side, ie, the lower side thereof. This makes it easier for the slide member 122 to slide smoothly when the user pulls the lever portion 122C toward the rib 121 . In other words, the bent portion 1222 is less likely to get caught on the outer guide 121B, and can slide smoothly outside the outer guide 121B.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is preferable to provide a contact area 121Y so that the right surface of the rib 121 can be easily contacted with a finger. More specifically, when pressing the left surface of lever 122C of slide member 122 with the index finger of the left hand, it is preferable to form contact area 121Y large enough to allow the thumb of the left hand to easily press the right surface of rib 121. FIG. More specifically, it is preferable that the contact area 121Y is wide enough to allow the thumb of the left hand to easily press the right surface of the rib 121 without contacting the claw portion 124X.

In addition, a hole is made in the rib 121 on the side of the outlet 102, or the rib 121 on the side of the outlet 102 is notched to form a recess, so that the air from the outlet 102 flows to the outside of the rib 121, that is, to the left side. You may This makes it possible to prevent condensation on the ribs 121 .
<Method for Attaching the Wind Direction Changing Member 101 to the Drain Pan 190>

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a method of attaching the wind direction changing member 101 to the drain pan 190 will be described. First, with reference to (procedure 1) of FIG. This configuration is not particularly limited.

Next, referring to (step 2) of FIG. 11, the lever 122C of the slide member 122 of the left mounting portion 120 of the airflow direction changing member 101 is drawn toward the rib 121 against the biasing force of the biasing member 123. , the central attachment portion 140 of the wind direction changing member 101 is attached to the central portion of the drain pan 190 . This configuration is also not particularly limited. In this state, the slide member 122 of the left mounting portion 120 of the wind direction changing member 101 is positioned to face the mounting hole 192 of the drain pan 190 . That is, the slide axis of the slide member 122 and the insertion axis of the mounting hole 192 are positioned substantially on the same axis.

When the lever 122C of the slide member 122 of the left mounting portion 120 of the wind direction changing member 101 is released, the slide member 122 is separated from the rib 121 by the biasing force of the biasing member 123 and is inserted into the mounting hole 192 of the drain pan 190 ( See (Procedure 1) in FIG. 11). In this manner, the wind direction changing member 101 is attached to the drain pan 190 so as to be vertically rotatable.
<Second Embodiment>

As shown in FIG. 12 , the thumb of the left hand is placed in front of the claw portion 124X so that the thumb of the left hand can easily push the right surface of the rib 121 without contacting the claw portion 124X. A contact area 121Z may be formed. The area 121Z is formed by extending the rib 121 in the downstream direction of the air flow from the outlet 102. As shown in FIG. As a result, the effect of rectifying the air from the outlet 102 can also be obtained.

In this case also, in order to reduce the possibility that the slide cover 124 comes off from the rib 121 due to contact with the claw portion 124X by a finger or other tool during maintenance, etc., the right surface of the rib 121 is provided with a portion around the claw portion 124X. In addition, it is preferable to provide a convex portion 121T or a cover, or to recess the catch portion of the claw portion 124X.
<Third Embodiment>

The right mounting portion 130 and the center mounting portion 140 are not limited to the above embodiment either. For example, like the left mounting portion 120, the right mounting portion 130 may also include a slide member 122 and an inner guide 121A and an outer guide 121B as guide members.

13, the central mounting portion 140 may also include ribs 141 formed on the upper surface of the panel body 110 and shafts 142 supported by the side surfaces of the ribs 141. As shown in FIG. The central portion of the wind direction changing member 101 is fixed to the drain pan 190 by hooking the shaft 142 on the locking member 194 of the drain pan 190 . Also in this case, the air passage forming frame 111 may serve as the rib 141 .
<Summary>

In the above embodiment, the wind direction changing member 101 attached to the outlet 102 of the air conditioner is provided. The wind direction changing member 101 includes a slide member 122 that can be engaged with an engaging portion on the side wall of the outlet 102, and guide members 121A and 121B that guide the slide member 122. As shown in FIG. The slide shaft of the slide member 122 and the slide shafts of the guide members 121A and 121B are configured to be coaxial.

Preferably, an urging member 123 for urging the slide member 122 toward the engaging portion 192 on the side wall of the outlet 102 is further provided.

Preferably, the wind direction changing member 101 is formed with ribs 121 parallel to the blowing direction of the outlet 102 . Guide members 121A and 121B are arranged outside rib 121 .

Preferably, slide member 122 slides outside the airflow path from outlet 102 .

Preferably, a lever 122</b>C is formed outside the slide member 122 to release the engagement with the engagement portion 192 on the side wall of the outlet 102 .

Preferably, the lever 122C has a raised portion 1221 extending from the main bodies 122A and 122B of the slide member 122, a bent portion 1222 bent from the raised portion 1221 toward the rib 121, and a contact portion 1223 with which a finger contacts. including.

Preferably, guide members 121A and 121B include outer guides that guide the outer peripheral surface of slide member 122 in the slide direction. The bent portion 1222 moves in the sliding direction on the outside of the outer guide 121B.

Preferably, the rib 121 is formed with abutting areas 121Y and 121Z for drawing the slide member 122 to the rib 121 .

Preferably, the wind direction changing member 101 further includes a cover 124 for slidably holding the slide member 122 on the guide members 121A and 121B. The cover 124 includes claw portions 124X for fixing the cover 124 to the ribs 121. As shown in FIG. The rib 121 has a part 121T for preventing contact with the claw portion 124X when the cover 124 is attached to the rib 121. As shown in FIG.

It should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims rather than the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

For example, in the present embodiment, an indoor unit of a separate air conditioner is used, but the wind direction changing member of the present embodiment can be applied to the outlet of an air purifier, humidifier, dehumidifier, or the like. good.

100: Indoor unit 101: Wind direction changing member 102: Air outlet 102X: Right side wall 110: Panel main body 111: Air passage forming frame 111X: Locking hole 120: Left attachment part 121: Rib 121A: Inner guide 121B: Outer guide 121T: Convex portion 121Y: Contact area 121Z: Contact area 122: Slide member 122A: Front cylindrical portion 122B: Rear cylindrical portion 122C: Lever 122C: Lever portion 123: Biasing member 124: Slide cover 124X: Claw portion 124Y: Hole 130 : Right mounting portion 140 : Central mounting portion 141 : Rib 142 : Mounting shaft 190 : Drain pan 192 : Mounting hole 193 : Rotating shaft 194 : Locking member 1221 : Rising portion 1222 : Bending portion 1223 : Finger contact portion

Claims (3)

the panel body,
a slide member provided on the upper surface of the panel body and capable of engaging with a side wall of an air outlet of an air conditioner by moving outward in a first direction with respect to the panel body;
a lever fixed to the slide member and having an abutment surface in the outward direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a biasing member that biases the slide member in the outward direction;
a first rib that protrudes from the upper surface in the inward direction more than the slide member and has an inner surface in the inward direction when the direction opposite to the outward direction of the first direction is the inward direction;
The inner surface includes a first portion that overlaps the contact surface when viewed from the first direction,
The wind direction changing member, wherein the first rib has an upper wall extending in the inward direction in the first direction from a position farther from the upper surface than the first portion of the inner surface. Further comprising a second rib protruding from the upper surface in the inward direction more than the first rib,
2. A wind deflector according to claim 1, wherein said top wall connects with said outward facing surface of said second rib. the panel body,
a slide member provided on the upper surface of the panel body and capable of engaging with a side wall of an air outlet of an air conditioner by moving outward in a first direction with respect to the panel body;
a lever fixed to the slide member and having an abutment surface in the outward direction perpendicular to the first direction;
a biasing member that biases the slide member in the outward direction;
a rib protruding from the upper surface of the panel body in an inward direction relative to the slide member when the direction opposite to the outward direction in the first direction is defined as an inward direction, and having an inner surface in the inward direction;
The inner surface includes a first portion that overlaps the contact surface when viewed from the first direction, and a second portion that does not overlap the contact surface when viewed from the first direction,
The wind direction changing member, wherein the second portion is positioned closer to the upper surface than the first portion.

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