KR100236342B1 - Convertible type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a flow path formed by replacing the blower fan with a cross flow fan, and a convertible air conditioner for recovering the total amount of condensate generated from the heat exchanger.

The present invention for this purpose, the front of the body has a suction port and a discharge port, respectively, in the heat exchanger and the blowing fan is installed in the body;

The blower fan is applied as a cross flow fan and installed near the discharge port,

Around the blower fan is provided with a flow path guide for guiding the air passing through the heat exchanger to the discharge port,

The flow guide located in front of the flow guide has a first collecting part for receiving condensate generated by the heat exchanger when the body is in a horizontal state, and a second collecting part for receiving condensate generated by the heat exchanger when the body is in a vertical state. With

One end of the heat exchanger is supported by the second water collecting unit.

Description

Convertible type air conditioner

The present invention relates to the field of air conditioners, and more particularly, to a convertible air conditioner that can be installed and used in any place (wall, ceiling, floor, etc.) without being limited to the installation place.

In general, an air conditioner is an air conditioner that circulates air and heats the circulated air to cool a specific place. Up to now, an air conditioner is a wall mount type that is supported on a wall depending on an installation location, and a window type that is supported on a window, and a floor surface. The air conditioner was divided into upper and lower support types, and each air conditioner had to be installed only at a specific place.

Therefore, in recent years, with the development of technology by the research of each maker, a convertible air conditioner that can be selectively supported and installed in a specific place without being limited to a specific place has been developed. Is showing.

The conventional structure of the convertible air conditioner described above is sucked on one side of the support surface opposing part of the support body 11 which is integrally pressed as a press and supported on a specific support as shown in FIGS. (12) is rotatably hinged and the discharge grill 13 is coupled to the other side, and the suction and discharge grill (12) (13) between the suction grill 12 and the discharge grill (13) The front panel 14 is coupled to form an appearance together with, and the heat exchanger 15 is installed in the space between the support body 11 and the front panel 14 to perform heat exchange by the supplied refrigerant. On the inner surface of the front panel 14, a collecting plate 16 is fixed to collect the condensed water generated as the heat exchanger 15 performs heat exchange, and the heat exchanger 15 and the suction grill 12 To rotate under the driving force A plurality of sirocco fans 17 are installed, and each sirocco fan is surrounded by a fan cover 18 so as to provide a blowing force during rotation, and the collecting plate 16 has a sirocco fan 17. ) And a plurality of through holes 19 are formed to move the wind provided by the fan cover 18 to the heat exchanger 15.

Therefore, when the user supports the pressed body (11) integrally pressed as a press using a separate structure to the wall surface, the ceiling surface or the floor surface to meet the characteristics of the installation place, the installation of the device is completed, In the drawings it will be revealed in advance that it was limited to the state supported by the wall installed.

When the cooling operation mode is selected in this state, the motor (not shown) is driven under the control signal of the controller, so that the plurality of sirocco fans 17 simultaneously rotate by this driving force, and each sirocco fan 17 is rotated. Since it is enclosed as a fan cover 18, as the blowing force is provided by the rotation of the sirocco fan 17, the indoor air is hinged coupled to one side of the support surface opposing part of the support body 11 ( 12, the sucked air exits the fan cover 18 and continuously passes through the through hole 19 formed in the drain plate 16 and the heat exchanger 15, and then the other of the support body 11 It is discharged into the room through the discharge grill 13 coupled to one side.

In this process, since the heat exchanger 15 exchanges heat by the refrigerant, the air passing through the heat exchanger 15 is heat-exchanged and cooled, and thus the air discharged into the room through the discharge grill 13 is below a predetermined temperature. It can be understood that the room is cooled down and the room is cooled, in which the condensate is generated in the heat exchanger 15, and the generated condensate is lowered by its own weight and accumulated in the collecting plate 16 first, and then continues to the collecting plate. It is drained to the outside through the connected drain hose (20).

However, in the conventional convertible type air conditioner, since the support body is integrally pressed as a press, in order to install a heat exchanger and other parts on the support body, a component made separately from the support body must be fixed to the support body. Of course, since the components providing the blowing force are a plurality of sirocco fans and a fan cover surrounding each of the sirocco fans, the number of parts according to the configuration has a problem in that the assembly performance is lowered and the productivity decreases.

In addition, considering that the components providing the blowing power is a plurality of sirocco fan and the fan cover surrounding the sirocco fan as mentioned above, there was also a problem that the power consumption rate is increased compared to the blowing capacity.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object is to form a flow path by replacing the blower fan with a cross flow fan, and to recover the total amount of condensate generated from the heat exchanger.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object has a suction port and a discharge port in the front of the body, respectively, in the heat exchanger and the blowing fan is installed in the body;

The blower fan is applied as a cross flow fan and is installed near the discharge port, and a flow path guide for guiding air passing through the heat exchanger to the discharge port is installed around the blower fan, and a flow path guide located in front of the flow guides. Has a first collecting part for receiving condensate generated in the heat exchanger when the body is in a horizontal state, and a second collecting part for receiving condensate generated in the heat exchanger when the body is in a vertical state, and the second collecting part It is provided with a convertible air conditioner in which one end of the heat exchanger is supported.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional converter flame-type air conditioner

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional convertible air conditioner

3 is a perspective view showing a convertible air conditioner of the present invention

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a convertible air conditioner of the present invention

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

101. Body 102. Discharge Grill

103. Front panel 104. Suction grill

105. Heat exchanger 106. First collecting part

107. Cross Flow Fan 108. Euro Guide

108a. Front guide plate 108b. Rear guide plate

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view showing the convertible air conditioner of the present invention, Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the convertible air conditioner of the present invention, the present invention is a cross flow fan (cross flow fan) as a blowing fan for flowing air In addition, the installation position of the cross flow fan was changed from the existing suction grill 104 side to the discharge grill 102 side.

The cross flow fan 107 has an advantage of greatly reducing the noise level while reducing the aperture in the same amount of air as the sirocco fan.

In addition, since the cross flow fan 107 does not have a flow guide by itself like a sirocco fan, this is usually solved by changing the structure of the periphery thereof.

In particular, in the present invention, since the structure of the discharge side is easier to change than the suction side due to the internal structure of the body 101, a cross flow fan 107 is installed on the discharge side to form a flow path guide.

The flow guide 108 is installed in a streamlined shape to surround the cross flow fan 107, but the front guide plate 108b located on the front side and the rear guide plate located on the rear side from the state in which the body 101 stands up. 108a).

In particular, the front guide plate (108b) extends at least than the heat exchanger 105, the first collecting portion 110 and the lower end of the shape recessed toward the front side compared to the flow path guide portion formed in the upper portion in the extended portion The second collecting part 111 of a shape bent into a hook shape was formed together.

The lower end of the heat exchanger 105 is supported by the second collecting part 111.

The first collecting unit 110 is for collecting the condensed water falling from the heat exchanger 105 when the body 101 is installed in a horizontal state, that is, the ceiling, and the second collecting unit 111 is used to collect the body 101. It is for collecting condensate falling from the heat exchanger 105 when installed in a vertical state, that is, a wall.

In addition, the heat insulating member 112 is installed in close contact with the outer surface of the front guide plate 108b, thereby preventing dew formation on the surface by preventing heat exchange between the inside and the outside of the front guide plate 108b.

Reference numeral 103 is a front panel.

According to the present invention configured as described above, when the cross flow fan 107 rotates, external air is introduced through the suction grill 104 by the rotational force, and the introduced air is exchanged with cold air while passing through the heat exchanger 107. .

This cold air is guided by the front guide plate 108b and the rear guide plate 108a installed in the periphery of the fan by the rotational force of the cross flow fan 107 to be discharged to the outside through the discharge grill 102. Done.

At this time, the reason why the cross flow fan 107 is provided on the suction grill 104 side is that the flow path guide 108 composed of the front guide plate 108b and the rear guide plate 108a can be easily installed as a part thereof. to be.

In particular, the front guide plate (108b) is formed in the lower portion (suction grill side) to be recessed forward than the flow path guide portion formed in the upper portion to form the first catching portion (106), the lower end of the second collection bent in the shape of a hook By forming the water portion 111, when the body 101 is installed in a horizontal state, the condensed water flowing down from the heat exchanger is collected by the first water collecting portion 106.

In addition, the lower end of the heat exchanger 105 is supported by the second water collecting unit 111 so that when the body 101 is installed vertically, it is possible to effectively collect the condensed water from the heat exchanger.

Therefore, even when the convertible air conditioner is installed on the ceiling or the wall, it is possible to collect all the condensed water generated in the heat exchanger 107.

In addition, the second water collecting unit 111 is formed with a drain hole, the condensed water collected is discharged to the outside through the drain hose 109.

As described above, the present invention can reduce the size of the product by replacing the blower fan with a cross flow fan from the conventional sirocco fan, and the amount of condensate generated even when the convertible air conditioner is mounted at different positions such as ceiling or wall surface. Since it can be collected, the quality of the product can be upgraded.

Claims (5)

The front of the body has a suction port and a discharge port, respectively, in the heat exchanger and the blowing fan is installed in the body; The blower fan is applied as a cross flow fan and installed near the discharge port, Around the blower fan is provided with a flow path guide for guiding the air passing through the heat exchanger to the discharge port, The flow guide located in front of the flow guide has a first collecting part for receiving condensate generated by the heat exchanger when the body is in a horizontal state, and a second collecting part for receiving condensate generated by the heat exchanger when the body is in a vertical state. With A convertible air conditioner in which one end of the heat exchanger is supported by the second water collecting unit. The method of claim 1, Euro guide, A convertible air conditioner comprising a front guide plate located at the front side of the body and a rear guide plate located at the rear of the body, centering on the blowing fan. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A convertible air conditioner in which the front guide plate and the first and second collecting parts are integrated. delete The method of claim 1, Convertible air conditioner with heat insulation on the outer surface of the front guide plate to prevent dewing.

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