KR100361190B1 - Control box for air conditioner and manufactureing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control box for an air conditioner and a method for manufacturing the same, and in particular, to share a part of the components constituting the control box.

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes an upper plate and a lower plate, and a side plate connecting the upper plate and the lower plate, and in the control box for an air conditioner in which various electrical components are coupled to the upper plate and the lower plate, the electric field coupled to the upper plate. The lower plate and the side plate are integrally provided so that the upper plate can be replaced according to the mounting structure of the component, and the upper plate is detachable from the side plate.

Description

CONTROL BOX FOR AIR CONDITIONER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF {CONTROL BOX FOR AIR CONDITIONER AND MANUFACTUREING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a control box for an air conditioner and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a control box for an air conditioner and a method for manufacturing the same, which allow a part of the components constituting the control box to be shared.

In general, a window type air conditioner is provided with a control box incorporating electrical components for controlling the operation of the device in the indoor side of the main body provided with the inlet and outlet for the suction and discharge of indoor air.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the control box includes a box body 1 in which an upper plate 1a and a lower plate 1b and one side plate 1c connecting the upper plate 1a and the lower plate 1b are integrally formed. And a manipulation panel 2 coupled to the box body 1 front opening. In the box body 1, a condenser 3 and a circuit board 4 for driving the device are installed, and a motor for driving the guide blade (not shown) at the air conditioner discharge port on the inner surface of the upper plate 1a. (5) is mounted. The operation panel 2 is provided with various function selection switches and temperature control switches for controlling the operation of the air conditioner. In this case, the control box illustrated in FIG. 1A employs an electronic operation panel 2, and a motor 5 for driving the guide blades is disposed to face the operation panel 2.

On the other hand, Figure 1b shows a configuration of a control box of a different form from the control box of Figure 1a, the configuration of the built-in parts and the box body 6 is similar to the above example, but the mechanical operation panel on the front of the box body (6) (8) is adopted. In addition, the motor 9 coupled to the upper plate 6a is disposed to be rearwardly oriented to drive the guide blades, and the coupling structure of the operation panel 8 and the box body 6 is different.

By the way, as described above, the control box for the air conditioner is the motor (5, 9) according to the model of the air conditioner to be applied, although the appearance of the parts and the box body (1,6) is generally similar to each other mounted therein Since the mounting structure and the coupling structure of the operation panel (2,8) is different, it is difficult to share the box body (1,6), there was a big cost loss. In other words, depending on whether the mounting position of the guide blade driving motors 1 and 6 is changed or the operation panels 2 and 8 are mechanical or electronic, some structure of the box body 1 and 6 should be changed. Since the entire bodies 1 and 6 must be newly manufactured, there is a problem in that the manufacturing costs of the box bodies 1 and 6 are increased.

In addition, in the production line that produces various kinds of control boxes together, when assembling the control box, the operator must select and assemble the box body (1,6) that meets the specifications of the product among the various box bodies (1,6). There was a complicated and cumbersome assembly work.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a control box for an air conditioner and a method of manufacturing the same to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the assembly by sharing a part of the components constituting the box body. It is.

Figure 1a and Figure 1b is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a control box for a conventional air conditioner, each showing a different example.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of the air conditioner to which the present invention is applied.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a control box for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of a control box for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of a control box for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body, 11: upper case,

13: front panel, 14: indoor air intake,

15: indoor air outlet, 17: evaporator,

18: evaporator fan, 19: partition plate,

22: condenser, 23: condenser fan,

25: compressor, 30: control box,

31: box body, 32, 32a: top plate,

33: bottom plate, 34: side plate,

35, 35a: operation panel, 36: condenser,

37: circuit board, 38, 38a: motor for driving the guide blades.

Control box for an air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object, including a top plate and a bottom plate, the side plate for connecting the top plate and the bottom plate, the control box for an air conditioner coupled to the various electrical parts to the top plate and the bottom plate In the, according to the mounting structure of the electrical component coupled to the top plate is provided so that the top plate is separable from the side plate to replace the top plate, characterized in that the bottom plate and the side plate are integrated.

In addition, the control box for an air conditioner according to the present invention includes an upper plate and a lower plate, the side plate connecting the upper plate and the lower plate, in the control box for an air conditioner coupled to the various electrical parts to the upper plate and the lower plate, the upper plate and the side plate The lower plate is provided to be separated from the side plate so as to replace the, characterized in that the upper plate and the side plate is integrated.

In addition, the control box manufacturing method for an air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the steps of manufacturing the lower plate and the side plate of the control box integrally, the step of installing a plurality of electrical components on the lower plate, the installation of electrical components on the upper plate of the control box And coupling the top plate to the side plate, and coupling the operation panel to the top plate coupled to the side plate.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner to which the present invention is applied forms a skeleton of the main body 10, and the upper case 11, the bottom plate 12, and the front panel which are integrally formed with both top and side surfaces thereof. 13, a rear panel (not shown) is provided. At this time, the front panel 13 side of the main body 10 is disposed on the indoor side of the building, the rear panel side is disposed on the outdoor side of the building.

An indoor air suction port 14 and an indoor air discharge port 15 for suctioning and discharging indoor air are formed in the front panel 13 on the indoor side, and the upper case 11 and both sides of the upper case 11 on the outdoor side suck in the outside air. The outside air suction port 16 is formed. And although not shown, the air outlet is formed on the rear panel.

In addition, an evaporator 17 is installed inside the indoor air inlet 14 of the front panel 13 to generate heat by heat-exchanging the indoor air, and an evaporator fan 18 for suctioning indoor air to the rear of the evaporator 17. ) Is installed. In addition, the rear panel of the evaporator fan 18 is provided with a partition plate 19 for dividing the internal space of the main body 10 into an indoor side and an outdoor side, and is sucked through the evaporator 17 around and around the evaporator fan 18. A duct 20 is formed to form a flow path so that the compressed air is guided toward the indoor air outlet 15.

In addition, a condenser 22 and a condenser fan 23 are installed inside the outdoor side of the main body 10 for heat exchange and circulation of outside air, and an evaporator fan 18 and a condenser fan (rear side) adjacent to the partition plate 19 are provided. A motor 24 for driving 23 and a compressor 25 for compressing the circulating refrigerant to high temperature and high pressure are provided. In addition, a control box 30 in which various electric components for starting and operation control of an air conditioner are installed is disposed below the discharge port 15 toward the front panel 13.

Meanwhile, even though the air conditioner has the same basic configuration, a part of the structure of the control box 30 described above may be applied according to the model of the product to be produced. The present invention provides various types of control box 30 in manufacturing the control box 30. Some of the components of the control box 30 by using a common feature to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the assembly. Hereinafter, the gist of the present application will be described while comparing a plurality of embodiments of the control box 30 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first embodiment has one side plate 34 which connects the upper plate 32 and the lower plate 33 and the upper plate 32 and the lower plate 33 so as to incorporate various electric components. The box body 31 and the electronic control panel 35 is coupled to the box body 31 front opening. At this time, the box body 31 has a lower plate 33 on which the condenser 36 and the circuit board 37 and the like are mounted integrally with the side plate 34, and the guide blades 15a installed in the discharge port 15 are referred to FIG. The top plate 32 on which the motor 38 for driving) is mounted is provided to be detachable from the side plate 34. In addition, the operation panel 35 is provided with various function selection buttons, temperature control buttons, etc. for controlling the operation of the air conditioner. The upper end of the operation panel 35 is fitted with the upper plate 32 of the box body 31 to be coupled. do. That is, the locking member 39 of the upper end of the operation panel 35 is fitted into the locking groove 40 of the upper plate 32. In addition, in the first embodiment, the guide blade driving motor 38 coupled to the upper plate 32 of the box body 31 is installed to face the operation panel 35.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement of the lower plate 33 and the side plate 34 is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and the condenser 36, the circuit board 37, and the like disposed thereon are arranged. Are the same, but the configuration of the upper panel 32a coupled to the side plate 34 and the configuration of the operation panel 35a are different. That is, in the upper plate 32a of the second embodiment, the mounting position of the guide blade driving motor 38a is located at the rear side, and the mechanical panel is adopted as the operation panel 35a. And the upper panel and the upper panel (32a) of the operation panel 35a is to be coupled through the fastening of the fixing screw 41.

In this configuration, the lower panel 33 and the side plate 34 and the electrical components 36 and 37 coupled thereto are applied in the same manner to the first and second embodiments, and the operation panel 35 having different structures from each other. Since only 35a) and the upper plates 32 and 32a are applied differently, among the components constituting the control box 30, the lower plate 33 and the side plate 34 and the electrical components 36 and 37 coupled thereto may be shared. It was made.

In addition, Figure 5 shows a third embodiment of the control box according to the present invention, the upper plate 32a and the side plate 34 is configured to be integrated. This shows an example in which the lower plate 33 and the electrical components 36 and 37 coupled thereto can be shared, and the technical idea is the same as in the above-described embodiments.

Next, a method of manufacturing and assembling a control box according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to the first and second embodiments.

When manufacturing a large amount of control box 30 of different types, after manufacturing a large number of integral lower plate 33 and side plate 34 that is applied equally to all kinds of condenser 36 and the circuit board commonly applied thereto (37) is combined. Next, the upper plates 32 and 32a to which the guide blade driving motors 38 and 38a are coupled to the assembly of the lower plate 33 and the side plate 34 are appropriately selected according to the installation structure of the motor, and this is the side plate 34. ) To complete the box body 31. Then, electronic or mechanical operation panels 35 and 35a may be selected and coupled to the front surface of the box body 31.

As described above, since the lower plate 33 and the side plate 34 can be commonly applied, the present invention can reduce the manufacturing cost according to the box body 31 and easily assemble various control boxes.

As described in detail above, the control box for an air conditioner according to the present invention is not only reduce the manufacturing cost by common use of the lower plate and the side plate which is integrally formed among the components constituting the box body or the lower plate to which many electrical components are combined. Rather, the assembly productivity is greatly improved in the manufacturing process.

Claims (5)

In the control box for an air conditioner including an upper plate and a lower plate, the side plate connecting the upper plate and the lower plate, the various electrical components are coupled to the upper plate and the lower plate, The control box for an air conditioner, characterized in that the top plate is detachably provided from the side plate in order to replace the top plate according to the mounting structure of the electrical component coupled to the top plate. The method of claim 1, Air box control box, characterized in that the lower plate and the side plate is integrated. In the control box for an air conditioner including an upper plate and a lower plate, the side plate connecting the upper plate and the lower plate, the various electrical components are coupled to the upper plate and the lower plate, Control box for an air conditioner, characterized in that the lower plate is provided to be separated from the side plate so that the upper plate and the side plate. The method of claim 3, Control box for an air conditioner, characterized in that the top and side plates are integrated. Manufacturing the lower plate and side plate of the control box integrally, installing a plurality of electrical components on the lower plate, installing electrical components on the upper plate of the control box, and coupling the upper plate to the side plate. And, Method of manufacturing a control box for an air conditioner comprising the step of coupling the operation panel to the top plate coupled to the side plate.