KR100496707B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner capable of improving appearance quality.

The air conditioner according to the present invention forms an appearance and a main body provided with a display unit which is provided on the front side of the suction inlet and the lower side of the suction port and displays an operating state, a drive motor installed on the main body and generating rotational force, and a driving motor It is provided with a transfer member for moving forward and backward obliquely toward the front upper side by, and the opening and closing member installed on one end of the transfer member to move forward and backward obliquely with the transfer member to open and close the suction port and at the same time open and close the front side of the display unit. The display unit is exposed only when the air conditioner is in use by the opening / closing member, so that the exterior of the air conditioner indoor unit can be configured in various ways.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner capable of improving appearance quality.

In general, an air conditioner is a device for conditioning air using a refrigeration cycle, and is classified into an outdoor unit installed outdoors and an indoor unit installed indoors.

The outdoor unit is provided with a compressor, a condenser, and a blower fan forming a refrigeration cycle therein, and when the cooling operation is performed, the outdoor air is sucked in by using a blower fan and condensed the condenser. Etc., the indoor air is heat-exchanged while passing through the evaporator by the blowing force of the blower fan during the cooling operation, and is continuously discharged back to the room to perform cooling.

In such an air conditioner, a display unit made of a liquid crystal screen or the like is provided in front of a main body of an air conditioner, which is noticeable to the user, so that the operating state of the air conditioner is displayed on the display unit. It is easy to grasp.

However, the display unit of such an air conditioner is used only when the air conditioner is in operation, but is installed on the front side of the main body so that the user can easily see the air conditioner, which is closely related to the appearance quality regardless of the operation of the air conditioner. Since it occupies a certain area of the front of the main body there is a problem that the configuration of various designs to improve the appearance quality of the air conditioner is difficult.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can improve the appearance quality.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the main body having a display unit for displaying the intake port and the operation state in which the air is sucked, and is installed on the main body so as to move forward and backward, the intake port and the display It is provided with an opening and closing member for closing the front of the part and moving forward and opening the suction port and at the same time to expose the display, wherein the opening and closing member is a guide member, a guide protrusion and a guide slot for guiding the guide protrusion. Characterized in that it comprises a.

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In addition, the suction port is provided on the front side of the main body and the display unit is provided below the suction port of the main body, the main body is a driving motor for generating a rotational force, one end is installed in the opening and closing member and the power from the drive motor The receiving member is provided with a transfer member moving forward and backward toward the front upper side of the main body, so that the opening and closing member moves forward and backward toward the front upper side of the main body.

In addition, a rack is formed on each side of the transfer member so as to receive power from the rotating shaft, and the drive motor is provided with a pinion to transfer power to the racks respectively provided on the transfer member.

In addition, an auxiliary rack is provided on the other side of the plurality of transfer members to stably move forward and backward of the transfer member, and the auxiliary pinion installed on the auxiliary rack to support the other end of the transfer member is rotatable. It is installed.

In addition, the guide member of the opening and closing member is formed obliquely extending from the bottom of the opening and closing to the rear lower side and move forward and backward with the opening and closing member, the guide protrusion is formed extending from the end of the guide member to the side, the guide The slot is formed to extend to the rear lower side of the main body to guide the guide projection is characterized in that it is to guide the forward and backward movement of the opening and closing member.

In addition, the drive motor is provided with a stepping motor capable of precisely controlling the rotation speed.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is formed with a main body 10 that forms the appearance and the refrigeration cycle components are installed therein, the main body 10 is the front The rear case 10R, which is open to the side and whose rear surface is attached to the wall surface, and the front case 10F that covers the open portion of the rear case 10R, are formed by combining with each other.

In the front case 10F, suction ports 11 and 12 are respectively provided on the upper surface and the front surface to suck the indoor air into the main body 10, and the indoor air introduced through the two suction ports 11 and 12 is cooled down. The discharge port 13 discharged after is provided.

In this case, the suction port 11 formed on the upper surface of the front case 10F is called the first suction port 11, and the suction port 12 provided on the front surface of the front case 10F is called the second suction port 12. Inside the suction ports 11 and 12, a filter is provided to remove contaminants such as dust from the air flowing through the suction ports 11 and 12.

In addition, a front surface of the front case 11F is provided with a display unit 14 made of a liquid crystal screen, an LED, and the like below the second suction port 12. The display unit 14 displays an operating state of the air conditioner such as wind speed, room temperature, and set temperature, thereby allowing the user to check the operating state and set state of the air conditioner from the front side.

In the main body 10, a heat exchanger 15 for exchanging heat with indoor air introduced through the two inlets 11 and 12 and cooling the indoor air, and a blower for forcibly circulating the indoor air through the main body 10. A fan 16 and a fan motor (not shown) for rotating the blower fan 16 are provided.

Therefore, when the blowing force is generated by the fan motor and the blower fan 15, the indoor air flows into the main body 10 through the two suction ports 11 and 12 to exchange heat with the heat exchanger 15, and then discharge the discharge port 13. It will be discharged through it to cool the room.

The air conditioner indoor unit is provided with an opening and closing device for opening and closing the front side of the second inlet 12 and the display unit 14 in accordance with the operation of the air conditioner.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the opening and closing device is a flat opening and closing member 20 installed in the front case 10F so as to be movable forward and backward to open and close the front of the second suction port 12 and the display unit 14. And, the opening and closing member 20 is moved forward and backward toward the upper and consists of a drive device 30 to open and close the front of the second suction port 12 and the display unit (14).

In this embodiment, the driving device 30 is provided on each side of the second suction port 12 of the front case 10F so as to be installed on both sides of the opening and closing member 20, as shown in FIG. The drive device 30 has a drive motor 31 for generating a rotational force, a pinion 32 which rotates by receiving a rotational force from the drive motor 31, and one end is fixedly installed to the opening / closing member 20, and the other end is the front case. Each of the transfer members 33 is formed to be inclined toward the rear lower side through 10F to receive power from the pinion 32 so that the opening / closing member 20 moves forward and backward obliquely toward the front upper side. .

The driving motor 31 is installed on each side of the second inlet 12, respectively, and stepping capable of precisely controlling the rotational speed and the rotational speed so that the two driving motors 31 installed on both sides can be operated substantially the same. It consists of a motor.

The conveying member 33 is formed as a bar having a rectangular cross section, one end of which is fixed to the opening and closing member 20, and one side of the rack 33a is configured to receive power from the pinion 32. It is formed to move forward and backward according to the rotation direction of the pinion 32 and to move the opening and closing member 20 forward and backward.

In the front case 10F, a first through hole 19a is provided to install the transfer member 33 so that the transfer member 33 moves forward and backward through the first through hole 19a.

In addition, the auxiliary rack 33b is provided on the other side of the transfer member 33, and the auxiliary pinion 17 fitted to the auxiliary rack 33b is rotatably installed on the front case 10F, and the auxiliary pinion 17 is provided. Engaging with the auxiliary rack (33b) while supporting the other side of the conveying member 33 allows the forward and backward movement of the conveying member 33 can be made smoothly.

Thus, when the opening and closing member 20 is supported only by the two conveying members 33, the opening and closing member 20 is shaken back and forth around the conveying member 33 by the inertial force, which may give the user anxiety about product quality. There is.

Therefore, the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with a guide device so that the opening and closing member 20 can move forward and backward substantially the same without shaking.

As shown in FIG. 4, the guide member 21 extending from the rear side of the opening and closing member 20 to the lower rear side and installed through the front case 10F and the side wall of the front case 10F is illustrated. It is provided in the but is formed long to the rear lower side to correspond to the guide member 21 has a guide slot 18 for guiding the movement of the guide member 21. At this time, a circular guide protrusion 22 is provided at the end of the guide member 21 so that the guide protrusion 22 moves along the guide slot 18 as the opening and closing member 20 moves forward and backward.

That is, when the upper portion of the opening and closing member 20 is moved forward and backward by the transfer member 33, the guide protrusion 22 is moved along the guide slot 18 so that the opening and closing member 20 can be stably moved without shaking. Will be.

In the front case 10F, the second through holes 19b are provided at both sides so that the guide members 21 can be installed, so that the guide members 21 can move forward and backward through the second through holes 19b.

Next, the operation and effect of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, when the use of the air conditioner is started, power is supplied to the drive motor 31 so that the pinion 32 is rotated by the drive motor 31 so that the conveying member 33 is advanced obliquely toward the front upper side.

If the opening / closing member 20 also moves obliquely inclined toward the front upper side of the front 10 according to the movement of the conveying member 33, the second suction port 12 is opened and at the same time the display unit provided below the second suction port 12. The front side of 14 is opened so that the display 14 is exposed to the front side of the main body 10. Therefore, the user using the air conditioner can check the operation state of the air conditioner through the display unit 14.

Subsequently, when the air conditioner is used, power is supplied to the driving motor 31 again, and the pinion 32 is rotated in the reverse direction by the driving motor 31, so that the conveying member 33 backwards obliquely toward the rear lower side. do.

As the transfer member 33 moves, the opening / closing member 20 is also inclined obliquely toward the rear lower side to cover and close the second suction port 12. At the same time, the display unit 14 covers the display unit 14. Invisible

As described in detail above, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes an opening and closing member that moves obliquely toward the front upper side, so that the display unit is exposed only when the air conditioner is in use, thereby varying the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner. There is a working effect that can be configured.

In addition, since the movement of the opening and closing member is guided by the guide device when the opening and closing member is moved, there is an effect that the shaking of the opening and closing member is greatly reduced.

In addition, since the configuration that inhibits the flow of air is eliminated in the inlet, there is an effect that the air flows smoothly to reduce the suction noise.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of the opening and closing apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view of a guide device according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on main parts of drawing

10: main body 11: first inlet

12: second suction port 13: discharge part

14: display unit 17: auxiliary pinion

18: guide slot 20: opening and closing member

21: guide member 30: drive device

31: drive motor 32: pinion

33: transfer member 33a: rack

33b: auxiliary rack

Claims (6)

A main body having an intake port through which an air is sucked in and an display unit displaying an operation state, and installed on the main body so as to move forward and backward, the front of the inlet port and the display unit is moved forward, and the inlet port is opened. Simultaneously with the opening and closing member to expose the display unit, The opening and closing member includes a guide member, a guide protrusion, and a guide slot for guiding the guide protrusion. The method of claim 1, The suction port is provided on the front side of the main body and the display unit is provided below the suction port of the main body, The main body has a driving motor for generating a rotational force, and a transfer member having one end installed in the opening and closing member and receiving power from the driving motor to move forward and backward toward the front upper side of the main body. And the member moves forward and backward toward the front upper side of the main body. The method of claim 2, Racks are formed on one side of the transfer member to receive power from the rotating shaft, The drive motor is an air conditioner, characterized in that the pinion is provided so as to transfer power to each of the rack provided in the transfer member. The method of claim 3, wherein On the other side of the plurality of transfer member is provided an auxiliary rack so that the forward and backward movement of the transfer member can be made stable, And an auxiliary pinion rotatably mounted to the main rack to support the other end of the transfer member. The method of claim 2, The guide member of the opening and closing member is formed obliquely extending from the lower portion of the opening and closing to the rear lower side, and move forward and backward with the opening and closing member, the guide protrusion is formed to extend laterally from the end of the guide member, The guide slot is formed to extend to the rear lower side of the main body so as to guide the guide projections, characterized in that to guide the movement of the opening and closing member. The method of claim 2, The drive motor is an air conditioner having a stepping motor capable of precisely controlling the rotational speed.