JP5143112B2 - Air conditioner indoor unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an indication of a movable or removable method of a movable or detachable part when cleaning or repairing the indoor unit of an air conditioner.

  Conventionally, a linear symbol (arrow) is displayed on the surface in the vicinity of a movable or detachable component for a display of a direction that is an example of a display for instructing a method of moving (movable or detachable) a movable or detachable component. In some cases, simple convex marks or concave marks are used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-89874 A (2nd to 3rd pages, FIG. 1)

  In the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1, the display of the movable or detachable method of the movable or detachable parts as described above is because the linear symbol (arrow) is displayed only by a simple convex or concave stamp. When cleaning or repairing the indoor unit of an air conditioner, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to recognize this symbol. As a result, there is a risk of erroneous operation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a method for moving or detaching movable or removable parts when cleaning or repairing an indoor unit of an air conditioner. In order to prevent misoperation, it is easy to understand.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is disposed in the vicinity of the indoor unit body of the air conditioner, a movable or detachable part housed in the indoor unit body, and the movable or detachable part, comprising a pedestal made by the mold processing, and the pedestal, the cleaning of the indoor unit main body, work procedure of dismantling and mounting of movable or removable component, method tables to symbol is displayed at the time of repair, the symbol Among the plurality of side walls constituting the shape, the draft angle of the side wall that intersects the user's line of sight and does not oppose the line of sight is set larger than the draft angle of the other side walls .

  According to this invention, the air conditioner has a draft angle of the side wall formed in the vicinity of the movable or removable part of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and formed with a symbol that indicates a work procedure, a method, etc. by mold processing. It has the effect of being easy to confirm from the user's viewpoint.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an external view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner seen from the user's line of sight in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a figure after the movement of the indoor unit movable part of the air conditioner in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the movable part operation part seen from the user's gaze direction in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is detail drawing of the symbol showing the working method displayed on the base near the movable component shown in FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner of FIG.
In the figure, an indoor unit body 1 of an air conditioner is disposed from the front to the top, and a rear panel 5 that engages with a front panel 3 having a suction port 2 and a mounting plate 4 attached to a wall on the back side. And a side face 6, a front panel 3, a back face 5, and a blower 7 that sucks air by rotation and covers the blower 7 in an inverted V shape. A heat exchanger 8 provided on the front panel 3, a filter 9 provided between the front panel 3 and the heat exchanger 8 for removing dust in the air, and a part of the back surface portion 5. The air path component 11 forming the air path 10, the drain pan 13 provided in the air outlet 12 of the air path 10 below the heat exchanger 8, and the two upper and lower parts provided in the air outlet 12 below the drain pan 13. It is comprised from the wind direction board 14 and the right and left wind direction board 15.
Further, the movable part 16 is attached to the left and right wind direction plates 15 provided in the outlet 12, the drain pan 13, the shaft 17 that pivotally supports the left and right wind direction plates 15, and the pedestal that is interposed between the drain pan 13 and the shaft 17. 18. The user's line-of-sight direction 19 is the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. One end of the pedestal 18 is pivotally supported by the indoor unit body 1 and the other end is opened.

  Next, the air flow will be briefly described. The air sucked from the suction port 2 in front of or above the front panel 3 by the suction force of the blower 7 flows through the heat exchanger 8 when passing through the heat exchanger 8 after the dust is removed by the filter 9. Heat exchange with the refrigerant takes place. Thereafter, the blower 7 is rotated and sent out from the outlet 12 via the air passage 10.

Next, the movable part will be described.
FIG. 3 is an external view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner as viewed from the user's line of sight, and FIG. 4 is a diagram after the movable parts are moved. In the drawing, the vertical wind direction plate 14 is omitted for easy illustration of the movable part 16. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the movable part operation unit viewed from the user's line of sight.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the user reaches his / her hand from the user's line-of-sight direction 19 to the movable part operation unit 20 of the movable part 16 and holds it with his / her finger, the left and right movable parts 16 are pivotally supported at one end. It is pulled out to the user side by rotating around a shaft (not shown).
When the user cleans or repairs the movable part 16, the user recognizes the working direction by looking at the arrow displayed on the pedestal 18 in FIG. 5 and then touches the movable part operation unit 20 with a finger (usually an index finger and a thumb). 5) and the user moves the movable part 16 up to 90 degrees by pulling the base of FIG. 5 between the normal thumb and forefinger and pulling it in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Can be pulled out to the side.
FIG. 6 is a detailed view of a symbol (movable component operation unit display 21) representing a work method displayed on the pedestal 18 near the movable component shown in FIG. 5, and the symbol in this case is a movable symbol for cleaning and repairing. It is an arrow indicating the drawing direction of the component 16. In FIG. 6, the user's line-of-sight direction 19 is a direction from the upper front to the lower back in a plane perpendicular to the paper surface.

Next, the structure of the present embodiment will be described.
When a symbol is generated by die processing as shown in FIG. 6, an inclination angle (draft angle) of the side wall 22 that intersects the user's line of sight and does not face the line of sight among the plurality of side walls formed by the shape of the symbol. Was configured to be larger than the other side walls. Moreover, the groove | channel 23 was made in the root of the side wall 22 which cross | intersects a user's eyes | visual_axis and does not oppose a eyes | visual_axis.
Specific examples are shown. When the symbol of the arrow is shaped by die machining, when viewed from the user's line of sight 19 as shown in FIG. The draft of two sides constituting the two sides was made larger than that of a general injection molded product. In die machining, a draft angle of about 1 degree is often adopted, but here it is set to 10 degrees, for example, which is larger than that.
As a result, the horizontal distance between the surface of the pedestal 18 and the bottom of the concave marking can be increased, and the user can see the side formed on the surface of the pedestal 18 and the side formed on the bottom, The arrow appears to be surrounded by another line. Further, by forming the groove 23 at the base of the side wall 16, it is possible to make the symbol appear to be surrounded by a double line or a triple line, and the visibility is further improved. Further, the same effect can be obtained by changing the gradient of the side wall 16 in the middle. In the present embodiment, it is very difficult for a user to see a symbol such as an arrow by using only a simple convex stamp or a concave stamp. The presence of the movable part operation unit display 21 can be easily recognized and the operation direction can be clearly recognized. Therefore, an erroneous operation by the user can be prevented beforehand.
When it is desired to make a part of the symbol stand out, it can be realized by setting the draft of the part to be made conspicuous larger than other parts.

In the above example, the movable part has been described as an example, but the same applies to the detachable part, and the same effect can be obtained.
In the above example, the symbols indicate the work direction, but the work content need not be limited to the direction. For example, the work procedure may be indicated using numbers as symbols.
In the above example, the case where the symbol is provided in the indoor unit has been described, but the symbol may be provided in the outdoor unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner indoor unit, 2 Air inlet, 3 Front panel, 4 Mounting plate, 5 Back surface, 6 Side surface, 7 Blower, 8 Heat exchanger, 9 Filter, 10 Air path, 11 Air path components, 12 Outlet Mouth, 13 Drain pan, 14 Vertical wind direction plate, 15 Left and right wind direction plate, 16 Movable parts, 17 axes, 18 pedestals, 19 User gaze direction, 20 Movable part operation unit, 21 Movable part operation unit display, 22 Crossing with user gaze And side walls that do not face the line of sight, 23 grooves.

Claims (4)

The indoor unit of the air conditioner,
Movable or detachable parts housed in the indoor unit body;
A pedestal that is arranged in the vicinity of this movable or detachable part and manufactured by mold processing;
With
Said pedestal, cleaning of the indoor unit main body, work procedure of dismantling and mounting of the movable or removable parts during repair method displays a table to symbols, a plurality of side walls that constitute the shape of the symbol An air conditioner indoor unit characterized in that a draft angle of a side wall that intersects a user's line of sight and does not oppose the line of sight is set larger than a draft angle of other side walls . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a groove is formed at a root of a side wall that intersects the line of sight of the user of the symbol and does not face the line of sight . The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the symbol is an arrow indicating a work method such as a movable or removable direction. The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the symbol is a symbol such as a number representing a work procedure of the movable or removable part.

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