KR100437050B1 - Front panel open and close structure of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a front panel opening and closing structure of an air conditioner to facilitate fastening of the front panel and the discharge grill.

The present invention includes a front panel in which air is sucked out and a first fastening hole is formed in a lower portion of the front surface; A suction panel connected to a lower portion of the first fastening hole of the front panel by a removable hinge to open and close a front center of the front panel; A discharge grille formed with a second fastening hole corresponding to the first fastening hole of the front panel and disposed below the front panel; A motor installed at the front panel; When the suction panel is detached from the front panel to rotate the suction panel in conjunction with the motor and fasten the fastening members to the first and second fastening holes, the lower end of the suction panel is located above the first fastening hole. And a link means connected to the suction panel so that the suction panel can be positioned at the suction panel, and when the disassembly or assembly of the front panel and the discharge grille is possible, the suction panel can be raised to a position above the fastening portion of the front panel and the discharge grille. The disassembly or assembly has an advantage that can be made easily.

Description

Front panel open and close structure of air conditioner

The present invention relates to a front grille opening and closing structure of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a front panel opening and closing structure of an air conditioner for facilitating fastening of a front panel and a discharge grille.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an open state of the front panel of the air conditioner according to the prior art, and FIG. 3 is a main part of the air conditioner according to the prior art. An exploded perspective view showing the configuration.

Conventional air conditioners, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, is coupled to the chassis 10, the front of the chassis 10, the blower 5 and the heat exchanger 6 between the chassis 10 Intake ports 20a and 20b are formed on the front and upper surfaces with a receiving space therein, and a front panel 20 having a discharge port 23 formed at a lower portion thereof, and a hook 21 formed at an upper end of the front surface of the front panel 20. The suction panel 30 is rotatably connected to the front part 20, and the grill panel 32 is elongated in the horizontal direction so that the indoor air is sucked, and the front panel is rotatably connected to the front panel 20. The discharge grill 40 which is fastened to the lower portion of the front panel 20 and the fastening member 42 so as to be disposed below the 20 to discharge the heat-exchanged air back to the room and at the same time controls the wind direction of the discharged air. Include.

The front panel 20 passes through the air filter 22 and the air filter 22 through which the bulky foreign matter mixed in the air sucked through the suction grille 32 of the suction panel 30 is filtered. The dust collector 24 which ionizes and collects dust in air is detached.

In the conventional air conditioner configured as described above, when the blower 5 is driven, the air in front of the air conditioner passes the intake grill 32 and the front inlet 20b of the front panel 20 in turn, and then the air conditioner. The air is sucked into the inside, and the air above the air conditioner is sucked into the air conditioner through the top suction port 20a of the front panel 20. The air sucked in this way passes through the air filter 22 and the dust collector 24, and after the dust and other foreign matter is filtered through the periphery of the heat exchanger (6) and is guided by the discharge grill (40) It is discharged back to the room.

On the other hand, when the air conditioner disassembles or assembles the front panel 20 and the discharge grille 40, the front panel 20 is fastened in a state in which the suction panel 30 is separated from the front panel 20. The fastening member 42 is fastened to the fastening hole 49 of the ball 29 and the discharge grill 40, or the hook portion 34 of the suction panel 30 is shown in FIG. The fastening member 42 is fastened in a state of being fastened to the groove 21 of the panel 20.

However, the conventional front panel opening and closing structure separates the suction panel 30 from the front panel 20 or disassembles the suction panel 30 for disassembly and assembly of the front panel 20 and the display grill 40. There is an inconvenience to disassemble and assemble while holding by hand.

In addition, the hook portion 34 of the suction panel 30 or the groove portion 21 of the front grill 20 is worn out in the process of performing the above operation several times, so that the suction panel 30 is frequently separated from the front panel 20. There is a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner to facilitate the fastening of the front panel and the discharge grill.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art,

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front of the front panel of the air conditioner according to the prior art is opened,

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part configuration of an air conditioner according to the prior art,

4 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

5 is a cross-sectional view at the time of stopping the driving of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a cross-sectional view when driving the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a cross-sectional view when the front center of the air conditioner according to the present invention is partially opened,

8 is a perspective view of the front center of the air conditioner according to the present invention partially opened;

9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention when the driving stop, FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 11 is a partially cutaway perspective view when lifting the suction panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention,

12 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

52: chassis 53: inlet

53a: top suction grill 53b: front suction hole

54: discharge port 56: front panel

56a: upper decorative panel 56b: lower decorative panel

56c: through hole 56e: hinge rod

57: air filter 58: dust collector

59: safety wall 61a: hinge hook

62: suction panel 64: motor

66: first link 66a: shaft fitting

66b: link connection 66c: projection

67: second link 67c: hinge rod

78: discharge grill 78a: condensate receiver

78b, 78c: Wind direction control louver 91: First fastening hole

92: second fastening hole 94: fastening member

The front panel opening and closing structure according to the present invention according to the present invention for solving the above problems is the front panel and the air is sucked out and the first fastening hole is formed in the lower front; A suction panel connected to a lower portion of the first fastening hole of the front panel by a removable hinge to open and close a front center of the front panel; A discharge grille formed with a second fastening hole corresponding to the first fastening hole of the front panel and disposed below the front panel; A motor installed at the front panel; When the suction panel is detached from the front panel to rotate the suction panel in conjunction with the motor and fasten the fastening members to the first and second fastening holes, the lower end of the suction panel is located above the first fastening hole. It characterized in that it comprises a link means connected to the suction panel to be located in.

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

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention stops, Figure 6 is an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention 7 is a cross-sectional view when driving, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view when the front center of the air conditioner according to the present invention is partially opened, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the front center of the air conditioner according to the present invention partially opened.

4 to 8, the air conditioner of the present embodiment, the chassis 52 mounted on the wall of the room, and the upper surface suction grill 53a is coupled to the front of the chassis 52 and the air is sucked to the upper surface Is formed, a front suction hole 53b is formed at the center of the front surface, and a discharge hole 54 through which air is discharged is formed at a lower surface thereof, and a front fastening hole 91 is formed at a lower position of the front suction hole 53b. 56); A suction panel 62 connected to a lower portion of the first fastening hole 91 of the front panel 56 by a removable hinge to open and close a front center of the front panel 56; A discharge grill 78 disposed below the front panel 56 and having a second fastening hole 92 corresponding to the first fastening hole 91 of the front panel 56, and the chassis 52. A fan 70 which is rotatably supported by a fan) for forcibly blowing indoor air between the front panel 56 and the chassis 52, a fan motor 71 for rotating the fan 70, and the suction port A heat exchanger 76 supported by the chassis 52 so as to be disposed between the 53 and the fan 70 and converting ambient air into cold by a refrigerant; and a motor 64 disposed in the front panel 56; ; The front panel of the suction panel 62 is interlocked with the motor 64 to rotate the suction panel 62 and to fasten the fastening member 94 to the first and second fastening holes 91 and 92. When disconnected from (56) includes a link means (66,67) connected to the suction panel 62 so that the lower end of the suction panel 62 can be located above the first fastening hole (91).

On the other hand, inside the front suction hole 53b of the front panel 56, an air filter 57 through which a large volume of foreign matter in suctioned air is filtered, and a dust collector which ionizes and collects dust in the sucked air with electricity ( 58 is attached and detached, upper and lower decorative panels 56a and 56b are disposed in the horizontal direction on the front upper and lower portions of the front panel 56, and the links (front and bottom sides of the front panel 56). Through-holes 56c through which the 66 and 67 penetrate are formed.

Here, the hinge of the suction panel 62 and the front panel 56 is a fork-shaped hinge hook 61a protruding from the lower end of the suction panel 62, and a groove formed in the front lower portion of the front panel 56. The hinge rod 61a is detachably fitted to the hinge rod 56e by being comprised of the hinge rod 56e inside.

That is, when the suction panel 62 is rotated, the hinge hanger 61a is rotated while being fitted to the hinge rod 56e, and the suction panel 62 is detached from the front panel 56 to remove the suction panel 62a. When the panel 62 is lifted up, the hinge hanger 61a is separated from the hinge rod 56e.

Here, the suction panel 62 is an inner plate 62a having the links 66 and 67 connected to the rear surface, and disposed on the front surface of the inner plate 62a, and formed transparently by either tempered glass or plastic, and emits light on the rear surface. The outer plate 62c is coated with a reflective reflecting film 62b to enhance the aesthetics of the front side of the air conditioner.

The reflective film 62b is a thin metal film such as silver or aluminum that is applied by polishing the back surface of tempered glass or plastic, or is made of a dielectric multilayer film to be deposited, and the outer plate 62c acts as a mirror.

In addition, the suction panel 62 is disposed without a step between the decorative panels 56a and 56b to stop the front suction hole 56b as shown in FIG. 5 when the air conditioner stops driving. As shown in FIG. 6, the front panel 56 is inclined forward of the front panel 56 at the center of the hinge to allow the indoor air to be sucked into the front suction hole 56b. 7 and 8, when the discharge grille 78 and the discharge grille 78 are fastened, they are separated from the front panel 56 so that the lower end thereof is positioned above the first fastening hole 91. do.

In addition, when the suction panel 62 is lifted, the upper decorative panel 56a protrudes a hooking protrusion 56a 'which can temporarily hang the suction panel 62, and the suction panel 62 is provided. The hooking groove portion 62 'is formed at the hooking protrusion 56a'.

The discharge grill 78 has a condensate receiving portion 78a formed at an upper portion thereof to receive the condensed water falling from the heat exchanger 76, and to adjust a wind direction of air discharged to the discharge hole 54 at a lower portion thereof. 78b and 78c are installed.

The motor 64 is a step motor fixed to the inner side of the front panel 56 and controlled by a controller (not shown) of the air conditioner, and the rotation angles of the links 66 and 67 when the airflow amount is adjusted. By varying the arrangement angle of the suction panel 56 is adjusted.

The links 66 and 67 are rotatably connected to the first link 66 connected to the shaft 64a of the motor 64 and the first link 66 to the first link 66. It is composed of a second link (67) rotatably connected at the other end to the back.

Here, the motor 64 and the first and second links 66 and 67 are installed at both sides of the front suction hole 56b to rotate and support both sides of the suction panel 62 more stably.

9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention when the drive is stopped, FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a suction panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention. This is a partially cutaway perspective view when lifted up.

9 to 11, a safety wall 59 for protecting the inner side of the front panel 56 is formed on the inner side of the front panel 56 in a square shape next to the through hole 56c. Protrudingly formed, the motor 64 is fixed to the side of the safety wall 59 by a screw 64b, the shaft 64a of the motor 64 is a hole formed in one side wall of the safety wall 59 It is arranged to penetrate through 59a.

The first link 66 has a shaft fitting portion 66a in which the shaft 64a of the motor 64 is fitted and is horizontally disposed, and protrudes perpendicularly to one side of the shaft fitting portion 66a, and is formed at the end of the first link 66. One end 67a of the two links 67 is comprised by the link connection part 66b rotatably fitted.

In the link connecting portion 66b, the second link 67 is pushed toward the suction panel 62 when the motor 64 is driven, and the suction panel 62 is separated from the front center of the front panel 56. A projection 66c is formed to engage the second link 67 so that the second link 67 can be rotated within the range of less than 180 with the link connecting portion 66b.

The second link 67 has the other end 67b hingedly connected to the upper rear surface of the suction panel 62.

That is, the second link 67 has a hinge hole 67d through which a hinge bar 67c penetrates at the other end 67b, and a hinge hole of the second link 67 is formed in the suction panel 62. The hinge hole 61b corresponding to 67d) is formed to face the left and right protrusions 61c through which the hinge rod 67c penetrates at a distance greater than the thickness of the other end 67b of the second link 67. The protruding end of the second link 67 is placed between the left and right protrusions 61c and the hinge rods 67c pass through the hinge holes 61c and 67d in turn.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the air conditioner is driven, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, when the motor 64 is driven to rotate the first link 66, the link connecting portion 66b is connected to the motor 64. Is rotated about the shaft 64a. At this time, the projection 66c formed in the link connecting portion 66b is caught by the second link 67 to push the second link 67 in the direction of the suction panel 62, and the suction panel 62 is The hinge is rotated about a predetermined angle with respect to the front panel 56 to open the front suction hole 53b of the front panel 56.

At this time, when the fan motor 71 is driven and the fan 70 is rotated, indoor air is sucked into the front panel through the front suction hole 53b and the upper suction grill 53a. The inhaled air passes through the air filter 57 while the bulky foreign matter is filtered out, and the foreign matter such as dust is ionized and collected while passing through the dust collector 58. The air passing through the air filter 57 and the dust collector 58 in turn is cooled by heat exchange with the refrigerant while passing around the heat exchanger 76, and guides the chassis 52 and the discharge grill 78. Receiving is discharged back to the room through the discharge port 54.

Meanwhile, when the driving of the air conditioner is stopped, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the driving of the fan motor 71 is stopped so that the fan 70 does not rotate, and the motor 64 is stopped. As opposed to when the air conditioner is driven, the first link 66 is reversely rotated. At this time, the link connecting portion 66b of the first link 66 pulls the second link 67, and the second link 67 moves the suction panel 62 in the direction of the front suction hole 53b. Pulls. The suction panel 62 is rotated while the hinge hanger 61a is fitted to the hinge rod 56e to be in close contact with the front center of the front panel 56 to seal the front suction hole 63b.

On the other hand, in order to assemble or disassemble the front panel 56 and the discharge grill 78, the upper part of the suction panel 62 is pulled in the opposite direction of the air filter 57, and then lifted in the upper direction, the hinge hanger 61a is separated from the hinge rod 56e and the suction panel 62 is separated from the front center of the front panel 56.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 11, the suction panel 62 has a lower end in front of the upper position of the first fastening hole 91, and the front panel 56 is made of the first panel. 1 fastening hole 91 the front is to be opened.

Since the suction panel 62 is not placed in front of the first fastening hole 91 of the front panel 56, the user can easily fasten or detach the fastening member 94 to the fastening holes 91 and 92. .

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 11, the first link 66 is rotated in the opposite direction as the front suction hole 53b is opened since the protrusion 66c is pushed by the second link 67. .

12 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

In the front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, when the protruding position of the hooking protrusion 56a 'is high and the forming position of the locking groove 62' is low, the suction panel 62 is decorated with an upper portion. When the panel 56a is engaged, the lower end of the suction panel 62 is positioned higher than the lower part of the air filter 58, and the lower part of the air filter 58 is opened to facilitate attachment and detachment of the air filter 58. .

On the other hand, the front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, the suction panel is the inner plate (62a), the outer plate of opaque material disposed on the front surface of the inner plate (62a) It is also possible to be configured as, and may be applicable to various types of air conditioners, such as a stand-type air conditioner standing upright in the room in addition to the wall-hung type as described above.

The front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention constituted as described above, since the suction panel opens the front suction hole when the air conditioner is driven, and closes the front suction hole when the air conditioner is stopped. It is possible to protect the inside of the front suction hole during driving stop of the conditioner, and when disassembling or assembling the front panel and the discharge grille, the suction panel can be raised to the upper front position of the fastening portion of the front panel and the discharge grille. Or there is an advantage that the assembly operation can be made easily.

In addition, the suction panel is an inner plate having a link means connected to the rear side, and an outer plate which is disposed on the front side of the inner plate and formed of a transparent material of any one of tempered glass and plastic, and is coated with a reflective film reflecting light on the rear side to act as glass. There is an advantage that can be configured to improve the aesthetics of the front of the air conditioner.

In addition, the motor is a step motor controlled by the control unit of the air conditioner, there is an advantage that can adjust the air intake amount by adjusting the inclination angle of the suction panel when the air flow amount is adjusted.

In addition, the upper portion of the front panel, when the suction panel is lifted up the hook projection for hanging the suction panel protrudes, the suction panel is formed with a locking groove for engaging the hook projection is formed, the suction panel Can be temporarily suspended on the top of the front panel has the advantage of easy disassembly or assembly of the front panel and the discharge grille.

In addition, there is an advantage that the first link connected to the shaft of the motor and the second link connected to the rear of the suction panel is rotatably connected to facilitate the separation operation of the suction panel.

In addition, the link connecting portion of the first link is formed with a projection that is engaged with the second link so that the second link can be rotated within the range of less than 180 when the suction panel is lifted, the link of the first link and the second link There is an advantage that the rotation operation is made naturally.

Claims (6)

A front panel in which air is sucked out and a first fastening hole is formed in a lower portion of the front surface; A suction panel connected to a lower portion of the first fastening hole of the front panel by a removable hinge to open and close a front center of the front panel; A discharge grille formed with a second fastening hole corresponding to the first fastening hole of the front panel and disposed below the front panel; A motor installed at the front panel; When the suction panel is detached from the front panel to rotate the suction panel in conjunction with the motor and fasten the fastening members to the first and second fastening holes, the lower end of the suction panel is located above the first fastening hole. And a link means connected to the suction panel so as to be located at the front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner. The method of claim 1, The suction panel includes an inner plate connected to the rear surface of the suction unit, and an outer plate disposed on the front surface of the inner plate and formed of a transparent material and coated with a reflective film reflecting light on the rear surface. rescue. The method of claim 1, The front panel and the suction panel is a front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner, characterized in that the hook means is formed to lift the suction panel to the upper portion of the front panel. The method of claim 1, The motor is a front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner, characterized in that the step motor for varying the placement angle of the suction panel in accordance with the control of the blowing amount. The method of claim 1, The link means comprises a first link connected to the shaft of the motor and a second link one end rotatably connected to the first link and the other end rotatably connected to the rear surface of the suction panel. Front panel opening and closing structure. The method of claim 5, wherein The first link includes a shaft fitting portion arranged horizontally by fitting the shaft of the motor, and a link connecting portion projecting perpendicularly to one side of the shaft fitting portion to one end of the second link rotatably fitted to an end thereof. , The link connecting portion is a protrusion which pushes the second link in the direction of the suction panel when the motor is driven, and the second link is engaged so that the second link can be rotated within a range of less than 180 with the link connecting portion when the suction panel is separated. Front panel opening and closing structure of the air conditioner, characterized in that formed.