KR100345004B1 - A apparatus for opening and shutting grille of window type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

In the grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner according to the present invention, the grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner hinged to the side of the front panel in a lateral opening manner, the suction grill is provided on one side of the front panel. It is characterized in that the hinge parts corresponding to each other are detached when rotated at a predetermined angle and minimized so that the boundary lines formed in contact with the front panel are not exposed to the front, so the front appearance of the air conditioner is visually beautiful and united. The suction grill can be cleaned with the filter to keep the suction grill clean at all times.

Description

Grill opening and closing device of window type air conditioner {A APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND SHUTTING GRILLE OF WINDOW TYPE AIR CONDITIONER}

The present invention relates to a grill opening and closing device of a window type air conditioner, and more particularly, to a grill opening and closing device of a window type air conditioner installed on the front panel so that the suction grill opening and closing in a lateral opening manner is detachable with a filter.

In the conventional grill opening and closing device of the window type 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. A blade frame 30 is formed at an upper end of one side (right side) of the evaporator 20 so as to partition a discharge area so as to discharge cold air heat exchanged to the front of the product while passing through the evaporator 20, and the blade frame 30. The lower side of the control box 40 for controlling the operation of the product and also accommodates electronic components is installed.

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.

In this case, the suction panel 110 is hinged to the front panel 80 at a position corresponding to the front area of the evaporator 20 as shown in FIGS. 2, 3A, and 3B to open and close in a case opening manner. A discharge opening 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 with respect to 80.

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. The hinge grooves 81c are formed at one side end (left end) so that the hinge shafts 110a protruding from the upper and lower sides of the suction grill 110 are fitted to each other.

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.

However, the grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner according to the prior art configured as described above, when the front panel 80 and the suction grill 110 is assembled, the outer thickness surface of the suction grill 110 is formed in the front of the front panel 80 While being inserted into the portion 81a, one side (left) is hinged and opened and closed in a lateral opening manner, but this structure has a concave portion 81a and a suction grill as shown in FIG. 2 when viewed from the front of the air conditioner. Since the boundary lines P1, P2, and P3, which are in contact with each other, are visible, the front appearance of the air conditioner does not have a visually beautiful feeling.

In addition, when the front panel 80 and the suction grill 110 are assembled, the hinge shafts 110a protruding from one side end (left end) of the suction grill 110 are respectively inner side end (left side) of the recess 81a. However, the upper and lower sides of the hinge grooves 81c are formed so as to correspond to the opening and closing in a lateral opening manner, but the structure is such that the suction grill 110 can not be separated from the front panel 80, the suction grill ( There is also a problem in that it is not possible to clean the water separately to separate 110), as well as to reduce the reliability of the product, such as when the stain is accumulated due to dust on the suction grill 110 for a long time, such as discoloration.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to visually beautify the appearance of the front of the air conditioner by assembling the border line generated by the front panel and the suction grill to minimize the contact when viewed from the front It is to provide a grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a grill opening and closing device of a window type air conditioner, which allows the suction grill to be separated when the suction grill is opened at a predetermined angle or more from the front panel so that the suction grill can be cleaned with the filter. .

1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a conventional window type air conditioner,

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

Figure 3a is a plan view showing a state in which the suction grill closed on the front panel according to the prior art,

Figure 3b is a plan view showing a state in which the suction grill is open in the front panel according to the prior art,

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a front panel, a suction grill, and a filter according to the present invention;

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

Figure 6 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which the suction grill is assembled to the front panel according to the present invention,

7 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which the suction grill is separated from the front panel according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

200: front panel 210: grill seat

212: suction port 213: hinge shaft

214: insertion hole 215: base jaw

216: locking groove 300: suction grill

320: lever 321: hinge hinge groove

321a: circular space portion 321b: opening

330: rib 340: jam jaw

400: filter 410: knob

The grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the window type air conditioner comprising a front panel with a suction port, the suction grill coupled to the front of the front panel, the suction grill is the front panel And a plurality of insertion holes formed at one side of the front panel so as to be detachably coupled to the front panel so as to be rotated and opened, and having a hinge shaft provided therein, and entering the insertion hole to be detachably coupled to the hinge shaft. A plurality of levers extending a predetermined length from an inner surface of the suction grill corresponding to the position of the suction grille and having a hinge groove having an opening at an end thereof, and minimizing frontal exposure of a boundary line formed by the suction grill and the front panel contacting each other; Vertical height of the suction grill is vertical height of the front panel Characterized in that in the corresponding size.

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 grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 5 to 8, is installed in the front of the air conditioner to form the appearance and at the same time the indoor panel is sucked and discharged, and Suction grill is installed on one side of the front panel 200 to be detached when rotated at a predetermined angle and at the same time so that the boundary line for the upper and lower ends and one side (left end) in contact with the front panel 200 is not exposed to the front. It consists of 300, for this purpose, the suction grill 300 is formed in a size corresponding to the vertical height of the vertical height of the front panel 200.

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 diaphragm 211 is formed, and a hinge shaft 213 is detached to one side end (left end) of the suction grill 300 at an upper side and a lower side with respect to a front side of one side end (left end). Each of the insertion holes 214 having a) is formed.

At this time, the hinge shaft 213 is a rod-shaped vertically centered at the rear end center with respect to the inside of the insertion hole 214, the upper and lower ends are integrally fixed to the inner upper surface and the lower surface of the insertion hole 214, the outer circumference It consists of an arc surface 213a and the flat surface 213b.

That is, the circular arc surface 213a is formed to face each other at an angle of 180 degrees forward and backward with respect to the outer circumference of the hinge axis 213, and the flat surface 213b is left and right with respect to the outer circumference of the hinge axis 213. It is formed to face each other at an angle of 180 °, and is formed such that the outer circumferential width of the flat surface 213b is smaller than the outer circumferential width of the circular arc surface 213a.

In addition, the grill seating portion 210, when the suction grill 300 is coupled (closing operation) to the front panel 200 in the upper and lower with respect to the front of the other end (right end) to the corresponding grip force As a result, the supporting jaw 215 is integrally protruded toward the front horizontal direction so that the other end (right end) of the suction grill 300 does not sag downward, and the other end (right end) of the upper and lower inner surfaces thereof. When the suction grill 300 is coupled (closing operation) to the front panel 200, the engaging groove 216 is cut out so that one end of the suction grill 300 is caught by the elastic force.

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 at an upper portion and a lower portion thereof, the suction grill 300 is inserted into the insertion holes 214, respectively, corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes 214 installed in the grill seating portion 210. The lever 320 having the hinge groove 321 is integrally protruded from each other so as to fit on the outer circumference of the installed hinge shaft 213, and the front panel 200 is provided at the upper and lower ends of the other side (right end) with respect to the rear side thereof. When the suction grill 300 is coupled (closing operation) to the plurality of support jaws 215 protruding from the grill seat 210, the ribs 330 integrally protrude from each other, Suction grill 300 on the front panel 200 at the upper and lower side ends (right end) Bond (closing operation) when there pawls 340 are formed such that each resilient detachable with the locking groove 216 cut in the grille mounting part 210.

Here, the hinge groove 321 is formed so that the circular space portion 321a penetrates up and down at the end of the lever 320, and on one side of the circular space portion 321a from the front panel 200. The opening 321b is formed to be detached when the suction grill 300 is opened and closed, for example, when the detachable angle α maintains an angle of 30 ° ≦ α ≦ 40 °. That is, the opening 321b of the hinge groove 321 is formed at a position that is predetermined angled with respect to the longitudinal direction of the lever 320.

In addition, the filter 400 is guided to a support member (not shown) installed on the rear side of the suction grill 300 and detached while sliding in a lateral direction, and the handle 410 is the grill seat 210. And the suction grill 300 protrude toward the center of one side (right end) with respect to the interface generated by contact with each other, and is configured to open and close the suction grill 300 and the filter 400 in a simultaneous opening and closing manner.

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 FIG. 5, first, a boundary line formed by the front panel 200 and the suction grill 300 is in contact with each other. Pulling the handle 410 of the filter 400 protruding outward through the portion to the front, the filter 400 is a support member (shown in the remaining area except the handle 410 is installed on the rear side of the suction grill 300 (not shown) Not open) in a simultaneous opening and closing manner with the suction grill 300 toward the front.

At this time, the suction grill 300 is opened in a lateral opening manner around the hinge point in the state shown in FIG. 6 in which one side end of the front panel 200 and the suction grill 300 are hinged as shown in FIG. Is maintained in the range of 30 ° ≤α≤40 °, the hinge shaft 321 formed in the one end lever 320 of the suction grill 300 and the hinge shaft installed in the one end insertion hole 214 of the front panel 200. The suction grill 300 is completely detached from the front panel 200 by the hinge state 213 and the hinge state is separated, and thus the suction grill 300 may be cleaned.

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 placed, the filter 400 guided to the support member (not shown) installed at the rear side of the suction grill 300 is smoothly guided and is shown in FIG. 4. As shown in the drawing, the water can be cleaned separately from the suction grill 300.

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 the filter 400 is pushed in at the same time, the filter 400 is laterally guided by a support member (not shown) installed at the rear upper and lower portions of the suction grill 300 except for the handle 410. While sliding, it is fixed to the rear side of the suction grill 300.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, one end of the suction grill 300 is positioned closer to the front panel 200 with respect to the front side of the front panel 200, and gradually moves away from the front panel 200. While maintaining the angle (eg, the detachable angle α is 30 ° ≤α≤40 °), the front ends of the plurality of levers 320 protruding from one side end (left end) of the rear side of the suction grill 300 The opening width of the hinge groove 321 side opening portion 321b formed at the end of the lever 320 is inserted when corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes 214 drilled at one front end (left end) of the front surface of the panel 200. And the outer circumferential widths of the hinge shaft 213 side flat surface 213b installed in the insertion hole 214 are matched with each other, and when the suction grill 300 is rotated to the closing operation side, the hinge groove ( The hinge shaft as the opening 321b side of the 321 is moved from the flat surface 213b side of the hinge shaft 213 to the arc surface 213a. 213 and the hinge groove 321 is placed in a state that is not separated from each other.

Then, the plurality of ribs 330 installed at the other end (right end) of the suction grill 300 are located at one side of the front panel 200 when the suction grill 300 is coupled (closed) with the front panel 200. They are placed on the upper surface of the protruding pedestal 215, respectively, so as to catch each other so as not to cause sagging of the suction grill 300 to occur.

In addition, the plurality of locking jaws 340 provided at the side of the other end (right end) of the suction grill 300 is the grill of the front panel 200 when the suction grill 300 is coupled (closed) with the front panel 200. When contacted with the inner surface of the seating portion 210 is pushed back to reach the plurality of locking grooves 216 formed in the grill seating portion 210 by the self-elastic force, the locking jaw 340 and the locking groove 216 mutually Correspondingly coupled, thereby maintaining a tightly coupled state between the suction grill 300 and the front panel 200.

Therefore, the suction grill 300 is coupled to the front panel 200 and the suction grill 300 because three sides of the boundary line that is in contact with each other, that is, the upper, lower and side (left side) is located around the side of the front panel 200. As shown in FIG. 5, the boundary line between the suction grill 300 and the front panel 200 can be minimized when viewed from the front, so that the overall frontal appearance of the air conditioner is more beautifully felt and united. I can give it.

In addition, since the suction grill 300 is detachable when the suction grill 300 is opened at a predetermined angle from the front panel 200, the suction grill 110 may be cleaned with water.

As described above, the grill opening and closing device of the window type air conditioner according to the present invention is visually beautiful because the front panel and the suction grille are assembled so as to minimize the boundary between the front panel and the suction grill when viewed from the front. There is an effect that can give a sense of unity.

In addition, since the suction grill is separated from the front panel when the suction grill is opened at a predetermined angle or more, the suction grill can be cleaned with the filter, thereby maintaining the suction grill clean at all times.

Claims (6)

In the window type air conditioner including a front panel formed with a suction port, and a suction grill coupled to the front of the front panel, The suction grill is detachably coupled to the front panel and at the same time is formed on one side of the front panel so that it can be rotated to open and close, and a plurality of insertion holes provided with a hinge shaft therein, and enters the insertion hole into the hinge shaft It has a plurality of levers extending a predetermined length from the inner surface of the suction grill corresponding to the position of the insertion port to be detachably coupled, the hinge groove having an opening at its end, Grill opening and closing device of the window-type air conditioner, characterized in that the vertical height of the suction grill to the size corresponding to the vertical height of the front panel so as to minimize the front exposure of the boundary line generated by the suction grill and the front panel. The method of claim 1, And a support jaw formed so as to protrude from the front panel opposite the insertion hole so as not to sag downward when the suction grill is closed, and a rib formed in the suction grill so as to be seated on the support jaw. Grill opening and closing unit of air conditioner. The method of claim 1, The hinge shaft is fixed to the upper and lower ends of the inside of the insertion hole integrally fixed, the outer surface of the grill opening and closing device of the air conditioner, characterized in that the circular surface and the flat surface. The method of claim 1, In order to maintain the suction grill closed state of the window air conditioner further comprises a locking groove formed in the front panel on the opposite side of the insertion port, and a locking jaw formed in the suction grill to elastically catch the locking groove Grill opening and closing device. The method of claim 1, The opening and closing device of the window-type air conditioner, characterized in that the opening of the hinge groove is formed at a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the lever to be separated when the suction grill is opened 30 to 40 ° from the front panel. delete