JPH0953838A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an air conditioner which makes it possible to prevent a suspension member from becoming a physical obstruction in the case when it is fitted on the wall of a room or the like and also to promote sales in terms of a design. SOLUTION: This air conditioner has flaps 25a and 25b for changing the direction of air in an outlet 13 and a plurality of suspension members 90 which can suspend hangers or the like are provided on the base plate 15 forming the outlet 13 in such a manner that they do not become obstructions to operations of the flaps 25a and 25b. Therefore the suspension members 90 are prevented from becoming physical obstructions in case when the air conditioner is fitted on the wall of a room or the like, and sales can be promoted thereby in terms of a design.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is capable of suspending hangers for making it possible to dry wet laundry or the like by using warm air or the like blown out from an outlet of an air conditioner. Air conditioner having a simple suspension member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique for drying wet laundry or the like by utilizing the air blown from an air conditioner, the one described in Japanese Patent Application No. 61-99839 is known. ing. According to this, a hanger member is provided in the vicinity of the air outlet of the air conditioner, and wet clothes or the like is hung on the hanger member and dried with warm air or the like blown from the outlet. It is what

[0003]

However, the hanger member provided in the vicinity of the air outlet of the conventional air conditioner is a thin metal rod-like member, and both ends of the left and right side surfaces of the air conditioner have a front appearance. Since it connects like straddling, it protrudes greatly to the front in appearance, so it has a problem that it is physically obstructive when attached to a room etc. and it is not clean in design and is not preferable for sales promotion. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent the suspension member from physically obstructing even when the air conditioner is attached to the wall of the room, and to promote sales in terms of design. It is to provide an air conditioner that can.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an air conditioner having a wind direction changing flap capable of swinging displacement at an outlet, for changing the wind direction. A suspension member capable of suspending hangers protruding from the outlet is provided on the bottom plate forming the outlet so as not to hinder the swinging displacement operation of the flap.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a plurality of the suspension members are provided on the bottom plate at intervals.

According to these inventions, since the suspension member only projects to the air outlet, it is only necessary to suspend the hangers when hanging wet laundry, and when the hangers are not suspended. The suspension member is not conspicuous, the suspension member does not physically obstruct, and the design can be promoted for sales.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, an air conditioner 3 having a suspension member capable of suspending hangers according to an embodiment of the present invention has a case in which a heat exchanger 5 into which a refrigerant is introduced.
The air blower 7 and the air purifier 9 are provided, and a suction port 11 is formed on the front and diagonally upper sides of the case, and an air outlet 13 is formed on the diagonally lower front side of the case. A blowout passage 19 for guiding the air after heat exchange, which is surrounded by a bottom plate 15 and a drain pan 17, is defined in the blowout outlet 13, and an airflow direction changing device 23 is provided in the blowout passage 19. There is. The wind direction changing device 23 includes a large number of vertical blades 21 arranged substantially in the center of the blowout passage 19 and a pair of wind direction changing flaps 25a and 25b arranged on the blowout side. The vertical blades 21 of the wind direction changing device 23 rotate in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet, and the wind direction changing flaps 25a and 25b rotate in the lateral direction T of the air outlet so that each wind direction can be changed. Has been done.

According to this embodiment, however, by using the warm air blown out from the blowout port 13, it is possible to suspend the hangers for drying the wet laundry. A suspension member 90 is provided.

The suspension member 90 is fixed on the bottom plate 15 of the air outlet 13 so as not to interfere with the swinging displacement operation of the wind direction changing flaps 25a and 25b. As shown in FIG. 2, two suspension members 90 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the air outlet 13, and according to this embodiment, a maximum of two wet laundry items or the like can be stored. It is possible to hang hanging clothes. This is because the bottom plate 15 of the outlet 13 is made of resin, and the strength becomes insufficient when a lot of wet laundry is sprinkled. In addition, this suspension member 90
May be a metal fitting, a resin member, or the like that is integrally fixed to the bottom plate 15 of the air outlet 13, or may be integrally molded.

Next, the operation will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the hanger 40 is hung on the suspension member 90 provided in the air conditioner body 3. Wet laundry is hung on the hangers 40, and the wet laundry is dried by the warm air blown from the outlet 13. That is, the air after the heat exchange that has passed through the outlet passage 19 is the vertical blades 21 that are the wind direction changing device.
And a pair of wind direction changing flaps 25 arranged on the outlet side.
The direction of the wind is freely changed by a and 25b, and the laundry is dried by the hot air blown from the blowout opening 13.

In this embodiment, in the winter season, the wind direction changing flap 25a may be faced downward and the hanger 40 may be hung on the suspension member 90. In winter, it is effective as a measure against dryness when using an air conditioner. In the summer or rainy season, the wind direction changing flap 25a may be oriented substantially horizontally so that the laundry is not directly exposed to the wind, and the hanger members 40 may be hung on the suspension member 90. . Since the temperature is high during the summer and rainy season,
Lowering the humidity has the advantage that it dries faster than in winter. Incidentally, it is desirable to set the "laundry drying mode" as the "operation mode".

In short, according to this embodiment, since the suspension member 90 only projects to the outlet 13, when hanging wet laundry, the hanger 40 may be hung there. When the class 40 is not suspended, the suspension member 90 is not conspicuous, the suspension member 90 does not physically obstruct, and it is possible to promote sales in terms of design. is there.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the inventions of claims 1 and 2, unlike the conventional one, the suspension member does not significantly protrude in appearance,
Even if it is attached to the wall of a room, it does not physically obstruct and the design is neat, which is advantageous for sales promotion. Further, when the laundry does not dry outside due to bad weather, etc., but when it is necessary to dry it urgently, it is possible to quickly dry it by applying warm air.

[0017]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an air conditioner including a suspension member capable of suspending hangers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view (a) and a bottom view (b) of an air conditioner including a suspension member capable of suspending hangers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Air conditioner 13 Outlet 15 Bottom plate 19 Outlet passage 25a Wind direction changing flap 25b Wind direction changing flap 40 Hangers 90 Suspension member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner having a wind direction changing flap capable of oscillating displacement at an air outlet, and a bottom plate forming the air outlet so as not to interfere with the oscillating displacement operation of the wind direction changing flap. An air conditioner characterized in that a suspension member capable of suspending hangers protruding from the outlet is provided. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the suspension members are provided on the bottom plate at intervals.