JPH0623615B2 - Makeup cover for air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a decorative cover for an air conditioner, and more particularly to a decorative cover suitable for improving the appearance and improving the design effect.

[Background of the Invention]

A conventional makeup cover for an air conditioner will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a base, which is integrally formed with a casing 1a. A blower 2 is attached to the cabinet 1 together with the heat exchanger 3. 4 is a makeup cover, and a horizontal lattice 5 is on the top.
Are arranged horizontally and a suction grill 6 is provided integrally with a discharge port 7 in the lower part, and a wind direction conversion plate 8 is rotatably attached to the discharge port 7. Reference numeral 9 is a filter, and the suction grill 6 is formed by integrally forming a frame 9a and a net 9b formed of synthetic resin.
It is detachably attached to the rear of the. Numeral 10 is a filter guide so that the attachment / detachment device of the filter 9 can be smoothly carried out. A space for mounting the filter 9 is provided between the center of the suction grill 6 and the left and right ends of the horizontal lattice 5 between them by heat welding or screwing. It is fixed to the makeup cover 4.
In recent years, the air conditioner has a thin shape with a reduced depth dimension, and the filter 9 is thinned, and the filter 9 and the heat exchanger 3 are close to each other and the gap between them is extremely small.

In the above-mentioned decorative cover, since the horizontal lattice 5 is horizontal, the aluminum of the heat exchanger 3 is not only observed when viewed horizontally from the front, but also when installed on a wall surface or looked up from a little below. The ground color is visible through the nets 9b of the filter 9 through the openings 11 between the horizontal grids, impairing the appearance. Here, in order to make the heat exchanger 3 invisible, the horizontal grid 5
When the wall thickness is increased to increase the depth dimension, or when the opening 11 is narrowed, the ventilation resistance increases and the air volume decreases, resulting in poor performance. Further, since an axial fan is generally used as the blower 2, the air in the room is sucked in as indicated by the arrow, but since the horizontal lattice 5 is horizontal, the horizontal lattice 5 causes the horizontal direction by the horizontal lattice 5 when passing through the opening 11. Since it is bent, the flow of suction air is disturbed, the air volume is reduced, and noise is increased.

[Object of the Invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic cover that has a beautiful appearance and improved performance.

[Outline of Invention]

That is, the present invention is a decorative cover for an air conditioner in which the horizontal lattice of the suction grill is inclined upward.

Example of Invention

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The same reference numerals as in the conventional example indicate the same. Reference numeral 12 denotes a makeup cover, which has a suction grille 14 having a plurality of horizontal lattices 13 tilted upwardly provided at the upper part and a discharge port 15 integrally provided at the lower part. Reference numeral 16 is a filter guide, and a space for mounting the filter 9 is provided between the center of the suction grille 14 and the left and right ends of the suction grille 14 to the rear of the horizontal lattice 13 so that the filter 9 can be attached and removed smoothly. It is fixed to the makeup cover 12 by the above.

According to the decorative cover having such a structure, since the horizontal lattice 13 of the suction grille 14 is inclined upward, when the air conditioner is installed on a wall surface or the like and is looked up slightly from below, the horizontal lattice 13 is installed.
The front surface is covered with the inclined surface 13a, and the heat exchanger 3 at the rear cannot be seen, so that the appearance becomes sharp and beautiful.
Further, the air in the room is sucked in from the upper left as shown by the arrow by the axial fan generally used as the blower 2, but since the horizontal lattice 13 is inclined upward, it passes through the opening 17 between the horizontal lattices. The direction of the air flow and the inclination of the horizontal lattice 13 become substantially parallel to each other, and the suction air draws a smooth arc. Therefore, since the suctioned air is rectified, it is possible to increase the air volume and reduce the noise.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, since the horizontal lattice 13 of the suction grill 14 is inclined upward, the heat exchanger 3 cannot be seen when the air conditioner is installed, and the appearance becomes sharp and beautiful. Further, since the direction of the intake air and the inclination of the horizontal lattice 13 are substantially parallel to each other and the intake air is rectified, there is an effect that an increase in the air volume and a reduction in noise can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional perspective view of an air conditioner having a conventional decorative cover, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional perspective view of an air conditioner having a decorative cover of the present invention. 1 ... Base, 2 ... Blower, 3 ... Heat exchanger, 4 ...
Conventional makeup cover, 5, 13 ... Horizontal grid, 6, 14 ...
Suction grille, 7, 15 ... Discharge port, 8 ... Wind direction conversion plate,
9: filter, 10, 16: filter guide,
11, 17 ... Opening portion, 12 ... Decorative cover of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner having a front cover covered with a decorative cover which is equipped with an air suction grill and a discharge port and has a filter detachably attached to the rear of the suction grill. A decorative cover for an air conditioner, which is characterized by the horizontal lattice of the book tilted upward.