KR100256417B1 - Left and right air direction control device of airconditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air blowing direction adjusting apparatus for air conditioner is provided to reduce molding cost and improve productivity by integrally forming a plurality of swing blades with a connection portion by an injection molding process. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus comprises a plurality of swing blades(210) arranged to be rotatable in right/left directions by coupling a support member and a cover member; a connection unit(220) arranged above swing blades so as to allow swing blades to swing at the same time; and a bent unit(230) which integrally connects swing blades and connection unit through an injection molding process. The swing blade has at the top thereof a hinge axis(214) with flanges(212,213), and at the front portion thereof a handle(215) for manual swing operation of blades. One of handles has a contact protrusion(216) contacting a stepped portion formed at the lower portion of the support member. The bent unit includes a plurality of first protruded surface(231) protruded forward from the flange of swing blade, a plurality of second protruded surface(232) protruded toward the front of the of the connection unit, and an L-shaped bent surface(233) connected from the first protruded surface in such a manner as to be bent in horizontal direction and the second protruded surface in such a manner as to be bent in vertical direction.

Description

Left and right wind direction control device of air conditioner

The present invention relates to a left and right wind direction control device of the air conditioner, and more particularly to a left and right wind direction control device for adjusting the flow of air discharged into the room through the discharge port of the indoor unit in the left and right direction.

In general, well-known air conditioners are classified into various types according to their function or configuration of the unit. In the classification by function, they can be classified into cooling only, cooling and dehumidification only, and cooling and heating. And an integrated air conditioner integrated with a heat dissipation function and installed in a window or the like, and a separate air conditioner for separately installing a cooling device on an indoor side and a heat dissipation and compression device on an outdoor side.

The air-conditioning combined air conditioner is an indoor unit installed indoors and an outdoor unit installed outdoors, and can be heated and cooled as needed.

Here, in the conventional split type air conditioner, the indoor unit 10, as shown in Figure 1, the front panel 20 and the rear panel 30 is coupled to form the appearance.

A front grill 40 is provided at the front of the front panel 20 to open and close the parts so that the parts of the indoor unit 10 can be easily exchanged and repaired. A discharge port 50 is formed to exchange heat from the indoor unit 10 to discharge cold air back to the room. The discharge port 50 has a direction of air when the heat exchanged cold air or hot air is discharged to the room. Up and down wind direction control means 60 for adjusting the wind direction in the up and down direction is installed.

In addition, an error filter 70 is installed inside the indoor unit 10 to cleanly filter foreign matters suspended in the indoor air sucked through the suction port 41 of the front grill 40, and the air filter ( An evaporator 80 is installed at the rear side of the evaporator 80 to heat-exchange the indoor air filtered by the air filter 70 with cold air, and suctions the indoor air through the suction port 41 at the rear side of the evaporator 80. At the same time, a blower 90 for discharging air heat-exchanged by the evaporator 80 to the room through the discharge port 50 is provided.

The discharge port 50 is provided with a plurality of left and right wind direction control means 100 for controlling the flow of the air in the left and right directions when the air is discharged to the outside through the discharge port (50).

Here, the up and down wind direction control means 60 is automatically adjusted by a drive motor (not shown) installed on one side of the indoor unit 10, the left and right wind direction control means 100 is on the other side of the indoor unit 10 It is installed and can be adjusted manually.

That is, the left and right wind direction control means 100, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, a plurality of left and right wing blades 110 for controlling the flow of air discharged through the discharge port 500 in the left and right directions. ) And the condensed water generated from the evaporator 80 at one side of the front panel 20 with respect to the lower part of the evaporator 80 to be collected in one place and drained to the outside. The support member 120 installed to support the swingable, and the plurality of left and right swing wing plate 110 on one side of the support member 120 is supported to swing left and right while covering to cover one side of the support member 120. The plurality of left and right wing blades 110 simultaneously swing in the cover member 130 and the space P formed by the coupling of the support member 120 and the cover member 130. Consists of a connecting member 140 installed to be adjusted have.

At this time, the upper and lower flange surfaces 112a and 112b on the upper and lower ends of the body 111 of the plurality of left and right wing blades 110 to be coupled to the left and right swingable by the coupling of the support member 120 and the cover member 130. Hinge shaft 112 having a) is formed integrally, the fixed shaft 113 is integrally formed so as to be fluidly coupled to the connecting member 140 at a position eccentric with respect to the upper end of the hinge shaft 112. Is protruded, the front side of the body 111, the handle 114 is integrally protruded so that the consumer can manually swing the left and right swing wing plate 110 a plurality.

At the upper end of the support member 120, a condensed water flowing down from the evaporator 80 is collected and a drainage 121 is formed to drain to the outside through a drain hose (not shown). At the inner end of the 121, a plurality of locking protrusions 122 are integrally protruded with a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction so as to be coupled to each other by the locking method by the upper end of the cover member 130 and the elastic force. A plurality of hinges having a semicircular shape with a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction to support the left and right swing around the outer peripheral surface half of the hinge shaft 112 formed on the plurality of left and right swing wing plate 110 on one side of the bottom surface of the receiving surface 121. The groove 123 is formed.

In addition, the other side of the bottom of the drain receiving surface 121 has a plurality of locking grooves 124 at regular intervals along the lengthwise direction such that the lower end of the cover member 130 is coupled via a locking method and a fastening screw 150. And screw holes 125 are dispersed.

The cover member 130 is bent in a counterclockwise shape is coupled to the plurality of engaging projections 122 formed on the support member 120 on one side of the upper side to be coupled with a plurality of engaging grooves in a longitudinal direction along the roll length direction 131 is formed, and has a semicircular shape with a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction so as to support the left and right swinging of the outer circumferential surface half of the hinge shaft 112 formed on the plurality of left and right wing blades 110 at a lower side thereof. A plurality of hinge grooves 132 are formed.

In addition, the lower end of the cover member 130 has a plurality of locking projections 133 having an elastic force at a predetermined interval along the longitudinal direction to be coupled to the locking groove 124 formed on the other side of the bottom of the support member 120 Is integrally protruded, the other side of the lower end of the plurality of at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction to be coupled to the plurality of fastening screws 150 while being matched to the screw hole 125 of the support member 120 The bracket 134 protrudes integrally.

The connecting member 140 is formed in a rod shape having a predetermined thickness and a plurality of predetermined intervals along the lengthwise direction such that the fixed shaft 113 formed on the plurality of left and right swing wing plates 110 is coupled to one side of the plane. Fixing holes 141 are formed.

However, according to the air conditioner configured as described above, the plurality of left and right swing wing plate 110 of the left and right wind direction adjusting means 100 is a fixed shaft 113 respectively protruding on the upper end of the body 111 is connected to the member ( The hinge shafts 112 formed on the plurality of right and left swing wing plates 210 are fitted to each of the plurality of fixing holes 141 formed on the plurality of fixing holes 141. The combination of the 120 and the cover member 130 is a structure that is coupled to each of the swing grooves 123, 132 to form a pair of circular shape at the same time, respectively, but the structure is a plurality of left and right wing wings ( 11) and the connection member 140 is divided into two parts by different molds and thus injection molding, there is a problem that the mold cost is increased and productivity is greatly reduced.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to reduce the mold cost by injection molding the plurality of left and right wing wing height connecting members to be integrated into one part by one mold and At the same time, to provide a left and right wind direction control device for an air conditioner to increase productivity.

The left and right wind direction control apparatus of the well-known air conditioner according to the present invention made to achieve the above object, the air flow when the heat exchanged air is discharged to the outside through the discharge port through the evaporator is sucked into the interior of the indoor unit; A left and right wind direction control device of an air conditioner having a plurality of left and right wing wings and a connection part supported by both the support part and the cover member so as to be adjusted in the left and right directions, the plurality of left and right wing wings and one The connection part is characterized in that the plurality of left and right wing blades are bent in the left and right at the same time as the assembly is molded to be integrated into one component by one mold during injection so that one connection part is bent in the vertical direction.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an indoor unit of a conventional air conditioner.

2 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a bottom state of the left and right wind direction adjustment means according to the prior art.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional left and right wind direction adjusting means.

Figure 4 is a partial perspective view showing the left and right wind direction adjusting means according to the present invention.

5 is a development view showing the left and right wind direction adjusting means according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a plurality of left and right wing blades are bent at 90 ° in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which the connecting member is bent at 90 ° in FIG.

8 is a plan view of FIG. 7.

9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the left and right wind direction adjusting means according to the present invention is attached to the drainage means.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

200: left and right wind direction control means 210: a plurality of left and right wing wings

215: handle 216: contact protrusion

220: connecting portion 230: bend

231, 232: first gusset second projection surface 233: bending surface

234: bending groove

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

For reference, the same components and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as the conventional components in the drawings, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 200 is injection molded to be integrally formed as one component in one mold to control the flow of air discharged from the left and right by being coupled to the left and right by a combination of the support member 120 and the cover member 130. It shows the left and right wind direction control means.

That is, the left and right wind direction control means 200, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, and the support member 120 to adjust the flow of air discharged through the discharge port 50 in the left and right directions A plurality of left and right wing blades 210 supported by the coupling of the cover member 130 so as to rotate left and right, and a plurality of left and right wing blades 210 at the upper end of the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 are left or right. The connection part 220 for simultaneously swinging to the right side, and the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 and the connection part 220 is composed of a bent portion 230 that is freely bent to be integrally connected by injection molding.

At this time, the upper and lower flange surfaces 212 and 213 on the upper end of the body 211 of the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 so as to be coupled to the left and right swingable by the coupling of the support member 120 and the cover member 130. Hinge shaft 214 having a) is formed integrally, the front side of the body 211, the handle 215 integrally to allow the consumer to manually swing the left and right swing wing portion 210 manually left and right It is insulated.

In addition, the handle 215 of any one of the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 is adjusted by a predetermined angle in the left or right direction by a plurality of left and right wing wings 210 by a manual method, and predetermined by frictional force. The contact protrusion 216 which is in frictional contact with the slip jaw 121 integrally protruded from the lower surface of the support member 120 is vertically integrally protruded so as to be accurately stopped at the position, and the contact protrusion 216 protrudes. The handle 215 is formed to extend longer than the other plurality of handles 215 to facilitate manual operation.

On the other hand, the connecting portion 220 is formed in the shape of a rod so that the plurality of left and right wing blades 210 are respectively positioned at a predetermined interval in the left and right directions to be reciprocated in the left and right directions.

In addition, the bent portion 230 includes a plurality of first protrusion surfaces 231 protruding horizontally toward the front from the upper flange surfaces 212 of the plurality of left and right swing wings 210 in the state of FIG. 4. The plurality of second protrusions 232 protruding in a horizontal direction toward the front of the connection part 220 and the second protrusions 232 are connected to each other so as to be bent in a horizontal direction from the first protrusions 231. It consists of a "b" shaped bent surface 233 connected so as to be bent upward and downward from the.

At this time, between the bending surface 233 and the first and second protrusions 231 and 232, when the injection molding, the thickness of the "V" or "U" shaped bent groove for easy bending 234 are formed, respectively.

Next, the bending method of the left and right wind direction adjusting means 200 according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of left and right wing wings 210, a connecting portion 220, and a bent portion 230, which are formed by injection molding and being developed by one mold, are bent at an angle required for assembling. When the swing blades 210 are folded in the left direction as shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of left and right swing wings 210 may be connected to the upper ends of the plurality of left and right swing wings 210. The first protruding surface 231 and the bending surface 233 are folded to a position of 90 ° as gently bent about the bending groove 234 formed therebetween.

Then, when the connecting portion 220 is folded in the downward direction as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting portion 220 is formed with the second projection surface 232 and the bending surface 233 therebetween. By bending gently around the bending groove 234, it is folded up to a position of 90 °.

Therefore, the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 and the connecting portion 220 is converted to a state that can be left and right swingably coupled by the support member 120 and the cover member 130, that is, as shown in FIG. .

Next, the operation and effect of controlling the flow of the discharged air using the left and right wind direction control means 200 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 9, a handle 215 used for manual operation among a plurality of left and right wing wings 210 in order to swing the left and right wing wings 210 in a direction desired by a consumer by a manual method. ) To the left or right direction, the pushing force of the handle 215 is transmitted to one of the left and right swing wing 210 and at the same time injection to connect the plurality of left and right wing wing 210 and the connecting portion 220. The connection part 220 is moved to the left or the right by being transferred to the bent portion 230 integrated by molding.

And, when the connecting portion 220 is moved to the left or right, the moving force is evenly distributed and transmitted to the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 through the bent portion 230, the plurality of left and right wing wings 210 Is swinging to the left or right around the rotary shaft 214 hinged by the coupling of the support member 120 and the cover member 130.

At this time, the contact protrusion 216 protruding from the handle 215 used during manual operation is moved simultaneously when adjusting the swing angles of the plurality of left and right swing wings 210 by moving the handle 215 left or right. Since the support member 120 is always in close contact with the slip surface 121 protruding from one side of the support member 120, the handle 215 is prevented from being returned back to the state before the initial adjustment, and at the same time, the plurality of left and right swing wing plates ( 210 is caught by the air pressure discharged so as not to cause friction noise.

As described above, according to the left and right wind direction control apparatus of the air conditioner according to the present invention, since the left wing swing portion and the connecting portion are formed integrally by one mold during injection molding, the mold cost can be reduced. At the same time, there is an effect that can increase productivity.

Claims (3)

A plurality of left and right wing blades supported by the support member and the cover member to simultaneously swing left and right when the air exchanged by the inside of the indoor unit is discharged through the evaporator to discharge the heat exchanged out through the discharge port to the left and right directions In the left and right wind direction control device of the air conditioner having a portion and a connecting portion, the plurality of left and right wing blades and one connecting portion when assembling a plurality of left and right wing blades in the left and right direction at the same time one connecting portion in the vertical direction It is molded to be integrally formed into one component by one mold during injection so as to be bent and used. A bent part is integrally formed to bend freely between the plurality of left and right swing wings and one connection part, and the plurality of left and right One of the swing wing parts is a manual method of a plurality of left and right swing wings After adjusting at a predetermined angle in the left or right direction by the contact protrusions in contact with the friction surface of the lower surface of the support member so as to stop exactly at a predetermined position by the friction force, the bent portion to the plurality of left and right wing wings A plurality of first projection surfaces projecting in a horizontal direction from the top toward the front, a plurality of second projection surfaces projecting in a horizontal direction toward the front of the connecting portion, and bendable from the first projection surface in a left and right direction; Right and left wind direction control device of the air conditioner, characterized in that composed of a bent surface connected to be bent at the same time in the vertical direction from the second projection surface. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the handle protruding from the contact protrusion extends longer than the plurality of handles to facilitate manual operation. According to claim 1, Between the bending surface and the first and second projection surface between the first and second projection surface is formed by bending grooves for easy bending by thinning the thickness when injection molding, respectively, characterized in that the air conditioner .

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