KR100487474B1 - The Wall Type Air Washing System - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a wall-mounted air conditioner capable of lowering the suction filter without providing an opening or the like in the air conditioner body.

In the wall-mounted air conditioner provided with the suction grille 11 on the front surface of the air conditioner main body 1, the suction filter 13 is held inside the suction grille 11 so as to be lifted and lowered, and the remote controller is provided. In accordance with the signal input from the back, the suction grill 11 is opened from the front surface of the main body 1, and the suction filter 13 is lowered to a predetermined position through the gap 100.

Description

Wall-mounted Air Conditioning System {The Wall Type Air Washing System}

The present invention relates to a wall-mounted air conditioner having a suction filter that can be lifted and lowered with respect to an air conditioner body.

Generally, a wall-mounted air conditioner with a suction grill on the front face of the air conditioner body is known. In this type, the suction filter is held inside the suction grill so as to be lifted and lowered, and when the suction filter is cleaned, the suction filter is lowered to a predetermined position, and the filter material can be detached from the position for cleaning. One is proposed.

In this conventional structure, the structure which covers an elongate opening part for lowering a suction grill in the lower part of an air conditioner main body, and normally covers this elongate opening part with a flap type cover member is employ | adopted.

However, in the above structure, since the elongated opening is provided in the lower part of the air conditioner main body, and the flap-shaped cover member covering the elongated opening is provided, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the manufacturing cost increases.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wall-mounted air conditioner that can lower the suction filter without eliminating the problems of the conventional technology described above and providing an opening or the like.

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In the invention according to claim 2, in the wall-mounted air conditioner provided with a suction grill on the front face of the air conditioner main body, a lifting mechanism which holds the suction filter in such a manner as to be capable of lifting and lowering is provided. The lifting mechanism starts lowering the suction filter in response to a signal input from a remote controller or the like, and simultaneously moves the lower end of the suction grille to the front of the main body in association with the lowering operation of the suction filter. And forming a gap having a size lowering the suction filter between the front surface of the main body and lowering the suction filter to a predetermined position through a gap formed between the lower end of the suction grill and the front surface of the main body. do.

In the invention according to claim 3, the lifting mechanism is a part of the lifting mechanism that rotates in contact with the suction filter during the lowering of the suction filter, and moves the lower end of the suction grill in front of the main body. And a cam member which opens from the main body front face.

In the invention according to claim 4, in the second aspect, the suction filter is fixed to the inner surface of the suction grill, a filter holding part configured to be inserted into the filter holding part, and a discharge part that descends from the gap; It is characterized by including the filter material attached to this take-out part.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described based on drawing.

1 to 3 are longitudinal cross-sectional views of the wall-mounted air conditioner. Reference numeral 1 shows an air conditioner main body, which is fixed to the wall 3. In the main body 1, an indoor side heat exchanger 5 and a cross flow fan 7 are provided. An upper suction port 9 is formed in a grill shape in the upper portion 1A of the main body 1, and a suction grill 11 supports an upper end portion 11A in the leading edge portion 1B of the upper portion 1A. The lower end part 11B is attached so that opening is possible from the front surface of the main body 1 in the state hinged about 12.

Inside the suction grill 11, a suction filter 13 having a filter material is attached to the suction grill 11 so as to be lifted and lowered.

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the suction filter 13 having the filter material 14 is lowered, corresponding to FIG. 3.

In the lower part of the air conditioner main body 1, the air outlet 21 enclosed by the scroll part 17 and the tongue part 19 is formed, and the wind direction change board 23 is arrange | positioned in this air outlet 21. It is. The wind direction changing plate 23 has a narrow lower horizontal plate 23A extending in the lower longitudinal direction of the air outlet 21 and an upper number extending in the upper longitudinal direction of the air outlet 21. The flat plate 23B and the plurality of vertical plates 23C extending in the short length direction of the air outlet 21 are provided.

5A to 5C show the lifting mechanism of the suction filter 13.

In this embodiment, this lifting mechanism is guide 41 fixed to the inner surface of the suction grill 11, the filter holding part 43 which can be guided up and down by this guide 41, and this filter holding part 43 And a take-out part 45 configured to be inserted into the take-out part, and a filter material 14 mounted on the take-out part 45. Guides 41 are disposed on both sides of the suction grill 11 to guide the filter holding portion 43 from both sides. In addition, reference numeral 47 denotes an upper guide, and the upper guide 47 guides only the upper end portion 14A of the filter material 14, and referring to FIG. 1, the upper guide 47 is an upper portion of the main body 1. It curves and extends between 1A and the upper side of the indoor heat exchanger 5.

Next, the drive system of the suction filter 13 is demonstrated.

The suction filter 13 is fixed to the inner surface of the suction grill 11 via a pair of left and right guides 41, and a fixing portion 51 is disposed at each lower end of the pair of guides 41. A pinion 52 is disposed in each of the fixing parts 51, and each pinion 52 is connected to a connecting shaft 53 for synchronous rotation, and the pinion 52 can rotate in a reverse direction to the right side of the pinion 52. The stepping motor is connected.

Each pinion 52 is engaged with the rack 43A fixed to the outer wall of the filter holding portion 43, and when the direct current stepping motor is driven, the pinion 52 rotates in synchronization, and the filter holding portion ( 43) is elevated.

In addition, one end 54A of the belt 54 is fixed to the upper end of the fixing part 51, and the other end 54B of the belt 54 is fixed to the upper end of the filter holding part 43. Wound around 56 and extended downward, and the substantially middle portion 54C of the belt 54 is fixed to the upper end of the take-out part 45, and further extended downward to be fixed to the lower end of the filter holding part 43. It is wound around the lower roller 57 and extends upward, and is fixed to the lower end of the fixing part 51. According to this, when the direct current stepping motor is rotated positively, the filter holding portion 43 is lowered by the meshing of the rack 43A and the pinion 52 described above, and at the same time almost 54C of the belt 54. ) Is fixed to the upper end of the takeout part 45, the filter holding part 43 descends to the lowest point of the filter holding part 43 and at the same time as shown in Fig. 5C. 45 descends further to the lowest point of the extraction part 45 below. On the other hand, when the DC stepping motor is reversely rotated, the filter holding portion 43 is pulled upward by the engagement of the rack 43A and the pinion 52 and the take-out portion 45 by the belt 54. Then, it is pulled up into the filter holding part 43 and stored in a predetermined position.

In the present embodiment, for example, when the suction filter 13 starts lowering in response to a signal input from a remote controller (not shown), as shown in Fig. 2 in conjunction with this lowering operation. Similarly, the suction grille 11 is opened from the front surface of the air conditioner body 1 so that a gap 100 having a constant size is formed between the lower end of the suction grille 11 and the air conditioner body 1. The suction filter 11 is lowered to a predetermined position via the gap 100.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the cam member 61 is provided in the vicinity of the lifting path of the filter holding part 43 (suction filter), and one end 61A of this cam member 61 is the support point 62. As shown in FIG. It is hinged to the fixed part of the suction grille 11 via.

The other end 61B of this cam member 61 is integrally formed with a contact portion 63 protruding into the movement path of the filter holding portion 43. Then, when the filter holding portion 43 is lowered, and as shown in FIG. 7, the lower end portion 43A of the filter holding portion 43 contacts the contact portion 63, the contact portion 63 is pushed over and the cam is turned over. The member 61 is rotated in the direction of arrow A about the support point 62. When the filter holding part 43 further lowers, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the contact part 63 is dropped from the lower end part 43A of the filter holding part 43, and the cam member 61 is supported by the support point 62. ) Is further rotated in the direction of the arrow A, the pressing portion 61C of the cam member 61 is in contact with the fixing portion 65 of the air conditioner main body 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, as the filter holding part 43 descends, the dimension between the fixing | fixed part 65 of the air conditioner main body 1, and the filter holding part 43 is carried out. Is set to be narrow. Therefore, when the filter holding part 43 descends to a predetermined position, it will be pushed over by the cam member 61 located between the fixing part 65 and the filter holding part 43, and the suction grill 11 will And a gap 100 having a size for lowering the suction filter 11 is formed between the lower end of the suction grill 11 and the air conditioner main body 1, which is opened from the front surface of the air conditioner main body 1. .

In the above configuration, when the suction filter 11 starts lowering in response to a signal input from a remote controller or the like, the suction grill 11 is opened from the front surface of the main body 1 in conjunction with the lowering operation, thereby Since the suction filter 11 is lowered to a predetermined position through the gap 100 formed by the gap, an elongated opening for lowering the suction grille is provided in the lower part of the air conditioner main body 1, or the opening is blocked. Since the cover member does not need to be provided, the structure is simplified and the number of parts is reduced, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Moreover, since a cover member etc. are not exposed to an external appearance, the effect of obtaining the product excellent in aesthetics, etc. can be acquired.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on one Embodiment, it is clear that this invention is not limited to this.

In the present invention, the suction grille is opened from the front face of the main body in accordance with a signal input from a remote controller or the like, and the suction filter is lowered to a predetermined position through the gap, so that the suction filter is not complicated as in the prior art. It can descend to a predetermined position.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a wall-mounted air conditioner according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the suction filter starts to descend.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the suction filter is completely lowered.

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the suction filter is completely lowered.

Figure 5 (a) to (c) is a cross-sectional view showing the process of the suction filter is lowered.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing an initial state of a cam member.

7 shows a state in which the cam member starts to rotate.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing the final state of the cam member.

Fig. 9 shows the final state of the cam member.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: air conditioner body

11: suction grill

13: suction filter

14: filter material

41: guide

43: filter holding part

45: outlet

61: cam member

100: gap

Claims (4)

delete In the wall-mounted air conditioner having a suction grill on the front face of the air conditioner body, An elevating mechanism is provided inside the suction grill so as to be able to elevate, and the elevating mechanism starts lowering the suction filter in response to a signal input from a remote controller or the like, and lowers the suction filter. Move the lower end of the suction grill toward the front of the main body in association with the gap, and form a gap having a size lowering the suction filter between the lower end of the suction grill and the main body front surface, and the lower end of the suction grill and the main body front surface; A wall-mounted air conditioner, wherein the suction filter is lowered to a predetermined position through a gap formed therebetween. 3. The cam according to claim 2, wherein the lifting mechanism rotates when a portion of the suction filter descends in contact with the suction filter, thereby moving the lower end of the suction grill in front of the main body to open the suction grill from the main body front face. A wall-mounted air conditioner, comprising a member. 3. The filter holding portion according to claim 2, wherein the suction filter has a filter holding portion fixed to an inner surface of the suction grill, a takeout portion configured to be inserted into the filter holding portion and descending from the gap, and a filter material mounted on the takeout portion. Wall-mounted air conditioner, characterized in that provided.