JPH1137497A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner in which a removable suction grill can be easily removed from a front panel and can be cleaned. SOLUTION: In an air conditioner in which bearings 3a are arranged at both ends of an upper surface front section of a front surface panel 3 installed at a front surface of a main body base, and provided with a suction port at its front surface and a blowing-out port at a lower part of the front surface, a rear surface of the upper part is provided with a supporting shaft 4a inserted into each of the bearings 3a from above and there are provided a suction grill 4 to be installed at the front surface of the front surface panel 3 and a holding member 5 for rotatably holding the supporting shaft 4a with the bearings 3a, opening or closing upper openings at the bearings 3a while being slid in a forward or rearward direction and restricting an engagement or a disengagement of the suction grill 4, there is provided a handle member 7 at an extremity end while being continuous to the holding member 5, an operating lever 6 moved up and down along the front surface of the front panel 3 is arranged and then the suction grill 4 is restricted in its engagement or disengagement under the upward-directed or downward-directed operation of the handle member 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to the structure of a suction grill attachment / detachment mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air conditioner indoor unit is mounted on a front surface of a base 2 of a main body 1, as shown in FIGS. And a suction grille 4 mounted on the front surface of the front panel 3 while a bearing portion 3a is provided on an upper portion of the front panel 3 provided with a support shaft 4a corresponding to the bearing portion 3a on the upper portion. While holding the support shaft 4a rotatably with the bearing portion 3a,
The suction grill 4 was constituted by a holding member 5 ′ for restricting the attachment and detachment of the suction grill 4 and preventing the suction grill 4 from dropping.

[0003] The holding member 5 'is provided on the upper surface of the opening of the bearing portion 3a, is held by a guide 3b provided on the front panel 3, and is formed by a knob 9 integrally formed on the front side of the bearing portion 3a. It is configured with a slide structure that opens and closes the opening of the front and back. With the above configuration, the suction grille 4 is half-opened, and by pulling the knob 9 forward, the lock of the support shaft 4a is released, and the suction grille 4 can be removed. Conversely, if the knob 9 is pushed forward, it is locked, and the support shaft 4a is held by the bearing 3a. However, since the knob 9 of the holding member 5 'for locking the support shaft 4a is provided on the upper part of the main body 1, when the suction grille 4 is to be removed from the main body 1 and it is desired to wash it, it must be lifted up to a chair or the like and removed. The scaffolding is not stable and there are safety issues,
Removal work was troublesome.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which a detachable suction grill can be easily removed from a front panel for cleaning. .

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a front panel mounted on a front surface of a base of a main body, having a suction port on a front surface, an air outlet on a lower front portion, and bearings at both ends of a front upper surface. A suction grille which is inserted into the bearing portion from above and is rotatably held on the upper back surface, and which is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the front panel, and which is detachably mounted on the front panel; An air conditioner comprising a holding member that is slidably held back and forth by a guide provided at an upper portion, opens and closes above the bearing portion, and regulates attachment and detachment of the suction grill. Continuously, a guide provided on the upper part and the front face of the front panel is provided with an operating rod that hangs down along the front face of the front panel, and has a handle at the tip thereof, which slides up and down. Of the handle It has a configuration which is formed so as to restrict detachment of the suction grille by the following operation.

The holding member can release the lock of the support shaft when the suction grille is in a half-open state.
When the suction grill is closed, the support shaft is locked.

Further, the holding member and the operating rod are formed integrally.

Further, the holding member and the operating rod are formed of a material having elasticity. Further, a corner portion that is continuous from the upper portion to the lower portion of the operating rod is formed by a thin portion.

A front panel mounted on the front surface of the base of the main body, having a suction port on the front surface, a blow-off port on the lower front surface, and having bearings at both ends at the upper front portion, and inserted into the bearing portion from above at the upper back surface. A suction grille, which is rotatably and rotatably held, and is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the front panel, and is slidable back and forth by a guide provided on an upper portion of the front panel. And a holding member which opens and closes the upper part of the bearing portion and regulates the attachment and detachment of the suction grille. A through-hole for inserting the operation piece is provided at the upper part of the panel, a solenoid coil is attached to the operation piece via a connecting rod, and the holding member is slid back and forth using the magnetic force of the solenoid coil, and the suction is performed. And it has a configuration that regulates the attachment and detachment of the drill.

[0010] Further, the solenoid coil can be operated by a remote controller.

Also, a front panel mounted on the front surface of the base of the main body, having a suction port on the front surface, an air outlet on the lower front surface, and having bearings at both ends at the front upper surface, and being inserted into the bearing portion from above at the upper back surface. A suction grille, which is rotatably and rotatably held, and is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the front panel, and is slidable back and forth by a guide provided on an upper portion of the front panel. And a holding member that opens and closes the upper part of the bearing portion and regulates the attachment and detachment of the suction grille. A through hole for inserting the operation piece is provided at the upper part of the panel, and a stepping motor is attached to the operation piece via a connecting rod,
Using the power of the stepping motor, the holding member is slid back and forth to regulate attachment and detachment of the suction grille. Further, the stepping motor is configured to be operated by a remote controller.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The air conditioner according to the present invention can be easily cleaned by detaching the removable suction grille from the front panel.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side showing an embodiment when a suction grill is closed. FIG. 4 is a sectional side view showing the embodiment when the suction grille is in a half-open state. In the figure, 1 is an indoor unit main body of an air conditioner, 2 is a base constituting the main body 1, 3 is a front panel mounted on a front surface of the base 2 and provided with a suction port on the front surface and an outlet at a lower part of the front surface; Reference numeral 4 denotes a suction grill mounted on the front of the front panel.

Provided at both ends of the front surface of the front panel 3 are concave bearing portions 3a having an open upper surface, and are inserted into the bearing portions 3 at both ends of the upper rear surface of the suction grille 4 and held rotatably. The suction grill 4 is provided with a convex support shaft 4a
Is mounted on the front surface of the front panel so as to be openable, closable and detachable.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a holding member for opening and closing the opening of the bearing portion 3a of the front panel 3 by sliding it back and forth, thereby restricting the attachment and detachment of the support shaft 4a of the suction grille 4. An operating rod 7 which is continuous and hangs down along the front surface of the front panel 3. Reference numeral 7 is a handle connected to the lower end of the operating rod 6 and sliding the holding member 5 back and forth. The operating rod 6 and the handle 7 are integrally formed of a material having elasticity, and the operating rod 6 is held by a plurality of guides 3b provided on the upper and front surfaces of the front panel 3.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
A through hole 3c is provided in the front panel 3 on the bottom surface of the holding member 5, while an operation piece 7a that protrudes below the bottom surface of the holding member 5 and is inserted through the through hole 3c is provided. The operation piece 7a is connected via a connecting rod 8a. The operation coil 7a is slid back and forth by the magnetic force of the solenoid coil 8, and the holding member 5 is connected to the bearing 3a of the front panel 3 in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
The opening and closing of the suction grille 4 is restricted by opening and closing by sliding back and forth. Although not shown, a stepping motor may be used so that the operation piece 7a can be operated with the power of the motor. Then, the solenoid coil and the stepping motor may be operated by a remote controller.

In the above configuration, when the suction grille 4 is half-opened and the lever of the operating portion 7 below the front panel 3 is pulled downward, the holding member 5 moves to the front side, and the opening of the bearing 3a of the front panel 3 is opened. Can be opened and the support shaft 4a of the suction grille 4 can be unlocked.
4a is locked. As described above, the support shaft 4a is provided at the lower part of the front panel 3.
By arranging the operation unit 7 of the lock mechanism, an air conditioner that can easily and safely remove the suction grille 4 for cleaning can be provided.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the suction grill is easily and easily provided by disposing the operating rod having the handle for operating the lock mechanism of the support shaft of the suction grill at the lower part of the front panel. An air conditioner that can be safely removed for cleaning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of an indoor unit main body of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part when the suction grille is closed showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a main part when the suction grille according to the embodiment of the present invention is half-opened.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an indoor unit main body of an air conditioner according to a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part according to a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a main part according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor unit main body 2 Base 3 Front panel 3a Bearing 3b Guide 3c Through hole 4 Suction grill 4a Support shaft 5 Holding member 6 Operating rod 7 Handle 7a Operating piece 8 Solenoid coil

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A front panel mounted on a front surface of a base of a main body, provided with a suction port on a front surface, an outlet on a lower part of the front surface, and bearings at both ends at a front upper portion, and inserted into the bearing portion from above at an upper back surface. And a support shaft rotatably held,
A suction grille that is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the front panel and is detachably held by a guide provided at an upper portion of the front panel, and is slidably held back and forth by opening and closing the upper part of the bearing portion; An air conditioner comprising a holding member for restricting attachment and detachment of a grill, wherein a guide provided on an upper portion and a front surface of the front panel is provided along a front surface of the front panel, following the holding member. An air-operating rod having a handle portion provided with a handle portion at a tip end thereof is provided so as to regulate the attachment / detachment of the suction grill by operating the handle portion up and down. Harmony machine. 2. The holding member according to claim 1, wherein the lock of the support shaft can be released when the suction grill is in a half-open state, and the support shaft is locked when the suction grill is closed. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the holding member and the operating rod are formed integrally. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the holding member and the operating rod are formed of a material having elasticity. 5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a corner portion continuous from an upper portion to a lower portion of the operation rod is formed by a thin portion. 6. A front panel which is mounted on the front surface of the base of the main body, has a suction port on the front surface, a blowout port on the lower front surface, and has bearings at both ends at the front upper surface, and is inserted from above into the bearings on the upper back surface. And a support shaft rotatably held,
A suction grille that is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the front panel and is detachably held by a guide provided at an upper portion of the front panel, and is slidably held back and forth by opening and closing the upper part of the bearing portion; An air conditioner comprising a holding member that regulates the attachment and detachment of the grill, an operation piece that hangs down from a bottom surface of the holding member, and a through hole through which the operation piece is inserted is provided at an upper part of the front panel, A solenoid coil is attached to the operation piece via a connecting rod, and the holding member is slid back and forth by using the magnetic force of the solenoid coil to regulate attachment and detachment of the suction grill. Harmony machine. 7. The air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the solenoid coil can be operated by a remote controller. 8. A front panel which is mounted on the front surface of the base of the main body, has a suction port on the front surface, a blowout port on the lower front surface, and has bearing portions at both ends at the front upper surface, and is inserted into the bearing portion from above at the upper rear surface. And a support shaft rotatably held,
A suction grille that is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the front panel and is detachably held by a guide provided at an upper portion of the front panel, and is slidably held back and forth by opening and closing the upper part of the bearing portion; An air conditioner comprising a holding member that regulates the attachment and detachment of the grill, an operation piece that hangs down from a bottom surface of the holding member, and a through hole through which the operation piece is inserted is provided at an upper part of the front panel, A stepping motor is attached to the operation piece via a connecting rod, and the power of the stepping motor is used to slide the holding member back and forth to regulate attachment and detachment of the suction grill. Harmony machine. 9. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the stepping motor can be operated by a remote controller.