KR100334637B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes a front panel which forms an exterior of a front portion of an air conditioner, a suction grill which is hinged to one side of the front panel, and is opened and closed by an opening and closing manner, and is detachably supported by the suction grill. An air conditioner having a filter for filtering air, wherein the filter comprises a filter net for filtering the air sucked into the air conditioner, and the filter net is attached to the rear side of the suction grill and detachably supported. It characterized in that it comprises a frame formed with a handle protruding to the outside through the boundary between the suction grill and the front panel, it is possible to minimize the unnecessary operation and at the same time filter by the vibration generated during the operation of the air conditioner To minimize vibration and noise.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

The present invention relates to a window type air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner installed on the front panel to allow the suction grill to be opened and closed in a lateral opening and closing manner by a handle of a filter.

In the conventional air conditioner, as illustrated in FIG. 1, an evaporator 20 is installed in front of the upper surface of the base panel 10 so as to heat exchange the sucked indoor air with cold air. At the top of one side (right) of the blade) is installed a blade frame 30 for partitioning the discharge area to discharge the cold heat exchanged indoor air to the front of the product while passing through the evaporator 20, the product below the blade frame 30 The control box 40 is installed to control the operation of the electronic component and also to accommodate the electronic components.

At this time, the evaporator 20 and the blade frame 30 are simultaneously coupled by the indoor casing 50 seated on their upper surface, the control box 40 is the side of the evaporator 20 and the blade frame Coupled to the lower surface of the 30, a plurality of vertical blades 60 are installed in the blade frame 30 to adjust the flow of heat-exchanged air discharged through the area of the blade frame 30 in the left and right directions have.

On the other hand, the outer panel 70 having a plurality of inlets 71 on both sides to cover the remaining portion except the front of the product on the upper portion of the base panel 10 to form the exterior and the outside air flows into the product. The front panel 80 is coupled to the front panel of the outer panel 70 so as to cover the front surface of the product to form an exterior and simultaneously suck and discharge indoor air.

At this time, the front panel 80, as shown in Figure 2, the suction grill 110 is hinged at a position corresponding to the front surface area of the evaporator 20 is formed so that the inlet opening 81 is opened and closed in the opening and closing manner A discharge port 82 is formed at a position corresponding to the front area of the blade frame 30 with respect to the front panel 80 so that heat-exchanged air is discharged to the outside of the product. A through hole 83 is formed at a position corresponding to the front area of the control box 40.

Here, the suction port 81 is formed with a recess portion 81a having a predetermined depth so that the suction grill 110 is inserted through the front surface thereof, and the indoor air passes through the front surface of the recess portion 81a. A grid-shaped diaphragm 81b is integrally formed so that the filter 120 detachably supported on the rear surface of the suction grill 130 is not in contact with the evaporator 20. The upper and lower surfaces of the recess 81a are formed inside. With respect to one side end (left end), hinge grooves 81c which are vertically symmetrical are formed, respectively, so that one side end (left end) of the suction grill 110 is hinged.

In the discharge port 82, a plurality of horizontal blades 90 are provided to swing up and down at regular intervals so as to adjust the flow of indoor air discharged through the area in the vertical direction.

The filter 120 is supported by the support brackets 110c attached to upper and lower ends of the rear side of the front panel 80, and is installed to be detached while sliding to one side end.

On the other hand, in the suction grill 110, the hinge shaft (110a) is respectively protruded so as to be coupled to the hinge groove (81c) formed on the front panel 80 on the upper and lower sides of the suction end 110, the front end of the other end The groove 110b is formed to easily take out the filter 120.

However, the conventional air conditioner configured as described above has the suction grill 110 hinged in the suction port 81 by the first operation when taking out the filter 120 stored in the suction port 81 of the front panel 80. First, open and close by opening and closing so that one end of the suction grill 110 is exposed to the outside, and then pull out the filter 120 supported on the rear side of the suction grill 110 by the secondary operation in a lateral direction. Therefore, when cleaning the filter, it was troublesome to go through several steps of separation.

In addition, the filter 120 is supported to be in close contact with the rear side surface of the suction grill 110 by the support brackets 110c attached to the upper and lower ends of the rear side of the suction grill 80, but the structure 120 is such that the filter 120 Since only two places of the suction grill 110 are clamped, there is a problem that the side end of the filter 120 is severely shaken when the vibration generated during the operation of the air conditioner is transmitted to the filter 120, causing severe noise.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to separate the filter from the suction grill immediately while opening and closing the suction grille and the filter from the front panel by a pull operation followed by a rotation operation when cleaning the filter. It is to provide an air conditioner to minimize the unnecessary operation to give a user convenience.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a air conditioner so that the filter is clamped at three places of the suction grill, so that the filter does not cause vibration and noise by vibration generated when the air conditioner is operated.

1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a front surface of a conventional air conditioner;

Figure 2 is a front view showing the assembly state of the conventional front panel and the suction grill;

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the front of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is a front view showing an assembled state of a front panel and a suction grill according to the present invention;

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

200: front panel 300: suction grill

320: locking hole 330: recess

400: filter 410: knob

420: obstruction 430: filtering network

440: frame

Air conditioner according to the present invention made to achieve the above object, the front panel to form an appearance of the front portion of the air conditioner, the suction grill which is hinged to one side of the front panel opening and closing in the opening and closing manner, the suction grill An air conditioner having a filter for filtering air sucked in and detachably supported by the filter, wherein the filter includes a filter net for filtering the air sucked into the air conditioner, and the filter net is attached to and detached from the rear side of the suction grill. It is possible to be supported and on one side thereof characterized in that it comprises a frame formed with a handle protruding to the outside through the boundary of the suction grill and the front panel.

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.

The front structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 3 to 6, is installed on one side of the front panel 200 to be detached when rotated at a predetermined angle and at the same time the front panel 200 and Intake grill 300 to prevent the boundary line for the upper and lower ends and one side end (left end) in contact with each other and the air sucked through the suction grill 300 is detachably supported on the rear side of the suction grill 300 It consists of the filter 400 which filters the foreign matter suspended in the inside.

In this case, the front panel 200, the grill seating portion 210 is formed on one side (left side) so that the suction grill 300 is seated, the other side (right upper side) is the blade frame (described above) A discharge port 220 is formed to correspond to the front area of 30, and a through hole 230 is formed below the discharge port 220 to correspond to the front area of the control box 40 described above.

Here, the grill seating portion 210, the plate 400 so that the filter 400 is in contact with the evaporator 20 while the filter 400 detachably supported on the rear side of the suction grill 300 is located in the center thereof. A suction port 212 having a 211 is formed, and a hinge portion 213 is formed at one side end (left end) of the suction grill 300 so that one side end (left end) of the suction grill 300 is detachable.

On the other hand, the suction grill 300, a plurality of suction holes 310 are formed in the horizontal direction at a vertical interval so that the outside air is sucked in the center of the front, respectively, one side end (left end) with respect to the rear side When the suction grill 300 is coupled (closed) to the front panel 200, the upper and lower hinge hinges (not shown) to be coupled to the plurality of hinge portions 213 installed on the grill seating portion 210, respectively. ) Is integrally protruded from each other, and the recess 330 having the locking hole 320 is caught at the center height with respect to the other side thereof so that the handle, which will be described later, of the filter 400 is protruded to the outside and not flows. The support bracket 340 is attached to the upper and lower ends of the rear surface of the filter 400 so that the upper and lower ends of the filter 400 are caught and slid in the left and right directions.

Here, the engaging hole 320 is formed in the center of the side of the recess 330, the recess 330 is formed at the boundary portion where the front panel 200 and the suction grill 300 contact each other. .

In addition, the filter 400 is formed with a filter net 430 for filtering the air sucked into the suction grill 300, the filter net 430 is attached to be detachable to the rear side of the suction grill 300. The frame 440 is formed on one side thereof and has a handle 410 protruding to the outside through the boundary between the suction grill 300 and the front panel 200.

That is, the handle 410 is bent at a right angle to the front shape so as to conform to the concave portion 330 formed on one side end of the suction grill 300 and to protrude outwards through the concave portion 330. .

In addition, at one side of the handle 410, the locking projection 420 is integrally protruded so as to be coupled or separated corresponding to the locking hole 320 formed in the recess 330.

Next, the operation and effect of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

In order to separate and clean the suction grill 300 and the filter 400 coupled to the front panel 200 in the state shown in Figure 4, first through the recess 330 formed on one side of the suction grill 300 Holding the handle 410 of the exposed filter 400 and pulling in the direction of the arrow (P1) shown in Figure 5, the handle 410 rotates the suction grill 300 in the opening and closing the suction grill ( The filter 400 supported on the rear side of the 300 is simultaneously rotated in one direction.

At this time, when the suction grill 300 pulls the filter 400 side handle 410, one side end of the hinge portion 213 and the suction grill 300 formed at one end (left end) of the front panel 200. (Left end) Grill formed on the front panel 200 while the other end (right end) with the handle 410 is rotated in a hinged manner around the hinge point of the hinge lever (not shown) As well as opening the seating portion 210, the filter 400 makes a state that can be separated to the outside.

That is, the suction grill 300 has a hinge lever 213 formed at one end of the front panel 200 with a hinge lever (not shown) protruding from one side end of the suction grill 300 only when the rotation angle is maintained within a predetermined range. ) And the hinge state is completely separated from the front panel 200, so the suction grill 300 and the filter 400 can be cleaned with water.

In addition, the filter 400 is separated from the front panel 200 while the suction grill 300 is separated from the front panel 200 or the suction grill 300 is opened at a predetermined angle (for example, when the opening angle is 30 ° or less). If the handle 410 is pulled in the lateral direction (right direction) when it is not in a state, the suction grill 300 and the suction bracket 300 are completely separated from the support brackets 340 respectively attached to the upper and lower rear sides of the suction grill 300. You can wash the water separately.

Therefore, when the filter 400 is cleaned, the filter 400 and the suction grill 300 are simultaneously rotated using the handle 410 formed on the filter 400, and at the same time, the filter 400 is separated from the suction grill 300. It is designed to be able to minimize unnecessary operation.

On the other hand, in order to reassemble the suction grill 300 and the filter 400, which has been separated and cleaned, to the front panel 200, first, the filter 400 is disposed through one side of the suction grill 300 by the reverse operation described above. When pushed in, the filter 400 is suction grill 300 while the remaining portion except the handle 410 is guided by the support bracket 340 attached to the rear upper and lower ends of the suction grill 300, respectively, and sliding sideways. It is fixed closely to the rear side of the.

In addition, the locking protrusion 420 protruding from the handle 410 of the filter 400 has a locking hole 320 formed in the recess 330 when the handle 410 is seated in the recess 330 of the suction grill 300. Is automatically inserted into the coupling) as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, by holding the handle 410 and pushing it toward the front panel 200 side (that is, the reverse direction of P1), the suction grill 300 is closely coupled to the front of the front panel 200. The filter 400 is not exposed to the outside, the handle 410 formed on one side of the filter 400 is exposed to the outside through the recess 330 formed in the suction grill (300).

Accordingly, the filter 400 is supported by two support brackets 340 respectively attached to the upper and lower ends of the suction grill 300 at the upper and lower ends thereof, and at the same time, the locking protrusion 420 formed at the handle 410 is sucked. The filter 400 is vibrated and noised due to the vibration generated when the air conditioner is operated because it is coupled by the engaging hole 320 formed in the recess 330 of the grill 300 to support one additional position. It can minimize the cause.

As described above, since the air conditioner according to the present invention has a structure in which the filter and the suction grill can be simultaneously rotated using the handle formed on the filter when the filter is cleaned, the filter can be separated from the suction grill. There is an effect that can be minimized.

In addition, the upper and lower ends of the filter are supported by the upper and lower ends on the rear side of the suction grill, and at the same time, the locking projection formed on the handle of the filter is coupled by the locking hole formed in the recess of the suction grill, so that one additional support is provided. Therefore, the vibration caused by the vibration generated during the operation of the air conditioner is effective to minimize the vibration and noise.

Claims (4)

(correction) A front panel which forms an exterior of a front portion of an air conditioner, a suction grill which is hinged to one side of the front panel and opened and closed in a opening and closing manner, and a filter which filters the sucked air detachably supported by the suction grill. In one air conditioner, The filter, A filtering network for filtering the air sucked into the air conditioner; The filter net is attached to be detachably supported on the rear side of the suction grill, and one side includes a frame formed with a handle protruding to the outside through the boundary between the suction grill and the front panel, The handle of the frame is provided with a locking projection for close contact of the suction grill, The suction grill is provided with a recess corresponding to the handle is formed in a portion where the handle of the frame protrudes, the recess is formed with a catching hole for accommodating the locking projection of the handle. (delete) (delete) (delete)