KR100550540B1 - An air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention generates and discharges oxygen using indoor air, thereby creating a comfortable indoor environment, and relates to an air conditioner capable of intensively inhaling oxygen when the user moves or is located at a distance from the indoor room. An indoor unit in which an air inlet and an air outlet are formed to suck air, and are discharged by heat exchange and are equipped with a blower and a heat exchanger; An oxygen generating unit mounted inside the indoor unit; Oxygen guiding means for guiding the oxygen generated by the oxygen generating unit to be discharged toward the front of the air discharge port; And an oxygen intake headset detachably connected to the oxygen guiding means.

Air Conditioner, Oxygen Generator Unit, Indoor Unit, Blower, Front Panel, Air Discharge Port, Oxygen Guide Hose, Oxygen Jet, Oxygen Suction Headset

Description

Air Conditioner {An air-conditioner}             

1 is a perspective view of directly discharging oxygen into an indoor air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of an oxygen intake headset connected to an indoor unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a silencer of an oxygen suction headset according to the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram showing the oxygen and nitrogen discharge process through the first nitrogen adsorption unit of the oxygen generating unit according to the present invention,

6 is a schematic block diagram showing an oxygen and nitrogen discharge process through the second nitrogen adsorption unit of the oxygen generating unit according to the present invention;

7 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the oxygen generating unit according to the present invention,

8 is a schematic perspective view showing an air conditioner according to the prior art.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: indoor unit 51: base

60: cabinet 62: air intake

64: air discharge port 64a: front discharge port

64b: side outlet 70: front panel

80: blower 81: air filter

82: electric dust collector 90: heat exchanger

100: oxygen generating unit 101: air intake

101a: first suction closing valve 101b; 2nd suction opening and closing valve

102a and 102b: first and second nitrogen adsorption units 103: oxygen discharge unit

104: oxygen discharge pump 105: nitrogen outlet

105a: first exhaust on-off valve 105b: second exhaust on-off valve

106: vacuum pump 107: filter

108a: first check valve 108b: second check valve

110: oxygen guide means 111: oxygen guide hose

112: first hose 114: second hose

116: silencer 120: oxygen nozzle

121: nozzle unit 130: holder

140: oxygen suction headset 142: fitting

144: hose part 146: oxygen discharge port

148: head portion 150: silencer

170: nitrogen guide hose 180: air intake hose

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner capable of directly inhaling oxygen by an indoor unit and a remote user.

In general, an air conditioner uses a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerant consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user. type) and one type (window type).

The separate type and the integrated type are functionally the same, but the separate type is a cooling / heating device installed in the indoor side and a heat dissipation / cooling and compression device installed in the outdoor side to connect the two separated devices with refrigerant piping. It integrates the function of cooling heat dissipation and installs it by drilling a hole in the wall of the house or hanging the device on the window.

Recently, an air conditioner that adds an air cleaning function to remove dust and foreign matter from indoor air or an oxygen generating function to generate indoor air by generating oxygen is used, and generates only oxygen separately from a cooler or a heater. And an oxygen generating unit equipped with an oxygen generating air conditioner and a cooler or heater.

8 is a schematic perspective view showing an air conditioner according to the prior art.

In the conventional air conditioner, as shown in FIG. 7, the indoor unit 2 and the outdoor unit 10 are connected to the refrigerant pipe 12 so that the refrigerant is circulated inside the indoor unit 2 and the outdoor unit 10 to provide air in the room. Cool or heat.

And the oxygen generation unit 20 is attached to the outdoor unit 10, and the oxygen supply hose 30 which supplies oxygen between the oxygen generation unit 20 and the indoor unit 2 is arrange | positioned.

Referring to the operation of the conventional air conditioner configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the oxygen generating unit 20 is operated, outdoor air is sucked into the oxygen generating unit 20 to generate oxygen, and the generated oxygen is inside the indoor unit 2 through the oxygen supply hose 30. Is supplied.

Then, when the indoor unit 20 is driven, the indoor air is sucked into the indoor unit through the air inlet 3 and then heat-exchanged and discharged back into the room through the air discharge port 4, and inside the indoor unit through the oxygen supply hose. The oxygen supplied to the gas is discharged into the room through the air discharge port 4.

However, in the conventional air conditioner, since the oxygen generating unit 20 is mounted on the outdoor unit 10 and generates oxygen by using outdoor air, outdoor odors are introduced into the room together with oxygen to create an unpleasant feeling. Since the oxygen passes through the inside of the indoor unit 2 and is discharged through the air discharge port 4 of the indoor unit 2, in order for the user to intensively inhale the oxygen generated by the oxygen generating unit 20, the air discharge port 4 of the indoor unit 4 may be discharged. ) There is inconvenience to be located near.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, it generates and discharges oxygen by using the indoor air, it is possible to create a comfortable indoor environment, when the user moves or located in the indoor unit and remote An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of intensively inhaling oxygen.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is an indoor unit having an air inlet and an air discharge port is formed and the blower and the heat exchanger is formed so as to suck the indoor air and then discharge it by heat exchange; First and second nitrogen adsorption units mounted inside the indoor unit, in which an air intake unit, an oxygen outlet unit, and a nitrogen outlet unit communicate with each other, wherein nitrogen in the indoor air sucked into the air intake unit is adsorbed and oxygen passes; An air conditioner including a vacuum pump mounted on the nitrogen discharge unit for discharging nitrogen adsorbed to the first and second nitrogen adsorption units through the nitrogen discharge unit, allowing the indoor air to be sucked into the air intake unit; An oxygen discharge pump mounted to the oxygen discharge unit to discharge oxygen in the first and second nitrogen adsorption units through the oxygen discharge unit; First and second check valves mounted to the oxygen discharge unit to prevent oxygen backflow between the first and second nitrogen adsorption units; Oxygen guiding means for guiding the oxygen discharged to the oxygen discharge unit toward the air discharge port; And an oxygen intake headset detachably connected to the oxygen guiding means.

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

1 is a perspective view in which an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention directly discharges oxygen into a room, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view in which an oxygen suction headset is connected to an indoor unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention. An exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with an air inlet 62 and an air outlet 64 so as to discharge and heat the air after intake, and blower 80 and heat exchanger. The indoor unit 50 to which the machine 90 is mounted, the oxygen generating unit 100 mounted inside the indoor unit 50, and the oxygen generated from the oxygen generating unit 100 are provided in front of the air discharge port 64. Oxygen guide means 110 for guiding to be discharged toward and the oxygen suction head set 140 is detachably connected to the oxygen guide means (110).

The indoor unit 50 includes a base 51, a cabinet 60 disposed above the base 51 and having an open front, mounted on the front of the cabinet 60, and having the air inlet 62 and the air outlet. A heat exchanger disposed between the front panel 70, the blower 80 disposed between the cabinet 60, and the front panel 70, and the blower 80 and the air discharge port 64; Group 90.

The front panel 70 has a front upper panel 72 having both sides protruded obliquely to form a front discharge port 64a at an upper part of the front surface, and both discharge ports 64b formed at both upper parts of the front panel, and a front surface of the front upper panel 72. And a front lower panel 74 disposed between the front surface of the base 50 and forming an air inlet 62 between the lower portion of the cabinet 50, the sides of the front lower panel 74, and the It is composed of a suction grill 76 disposed between the lower portion of the cabinet 50 to protect the inside of the air inlet 62.

The front upper panel 72 includes an up and down drive panel 72a mounted in a liftable manner to open and close the front discharge port 64a, and a front and rear drive panel mounted in a movable manner when the up and down drive panel 72a moves up and down ( 72b).

In addition, the front upper panel 72 is equipped with a lift drive mechanism (not shown) for elevating the vertical drive panel 72a, and a forward and backward drive mechanism (not shown) for advancing the front and rear drive panels 72b.

The blower 80 is mounted on the lower part of the cabinet 60 close to the suction grill 76 so as to easily blow air into the heat exchanger 90 after inhaling indoor air, and the upper surface of the base 51 Spaced apart a predetermined distance.

On the other hand, the indoor unit 50 is provided with an air purifying mechanism between the suction grill 76 and the blower 80, the air filter to filter foreign substances in the air sucked on the back of each of the suction grill 76 81 is mounted, and on both sides of the front surface of the blower 80, an electric dust collector 82 in which air is ionized and collected is mounted.

The heat exchanger 90 is composed of a refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant passes and a plurality of fins spaced apart from the refrigerant pipe, and connected to the outdoor unit and the refrigerant pipe 90a.

Below the heat exchanger 90, a drain pan 91 is formed on the surface of the heat exchanger 90 and receives condensate that is dropped. The drain pan 91 is configured to drain the condensate outside the indoor unit. A drain hose 92 extending to the outside of the indoor unit is connected.

The oxygen generating unit 100 is disposed below the blower 80 to suck the indoor air and separate nitrogen and oxygen, and discharge the separated oxygen and nitrogen through respective outlets, separated from the nitrogen. The oxygen guiding means 110 for guiding oxygen is connected to the outside through one of the base 50, the cabinet 60, and the front panel 70 to guide the nitrogen separated from the oxygen to the outside. An extended nitrogen guide hose 170 is connected.

In addition, the oxygen generating unit 100 may be disposed inside the indoor unit 50 through which the air is sucked, or may penetrate the indoor unit 50 so that air outside the indoor unit may be sucked into the oxygen generating unit 100. An air intake hose 180 extending outside the indoor unit 50 is connected.

On the other hand, the oxygen generating unit 100 is preferably mounted on the upper surface of the base 51 which is a lower position of the blower (80).

That is, the base 51 has a protrusion 53 having a first fastening hole 52 formed thereon, and a second fastening hole communicating with the first fastening hole 52 in the oxygen generating unit 100. The fixing part 100b in which 100a) is formed is formed.

In addition, the oxygen generating unit 100 has the fastening member 100c mounted on the protrusion 53 so that the first and second fastening holes 52 and 100a coincide with each other. 2 is fastened through the fastening holes 52 and 100a.

Here, the oxygen generating unit 100 is preferably a plurality of protruding portion of the fixing portion (100b) to the lower periphery of the oxygen generating unit 100, the projections 53 and the first and second fastening holes ( A plurality of 52, 100a is formed, it is preferable that a plurality of fastening members (100c) is fastened.

On the other hand, one end of the oxygen guide means 110 is connected to the oxygen generating unit 100, is disposed long vertically on the rear surface of the front panel 80, the other end of the front discharge port (64) It is arranged to face the front of 64a).

The oxygen guide means 110 is connected to the oxygen guide hose 111 for guiding the oxygen discharged from the oxygen generating unit 100 to the vicinity of the front discharge port 64a and the oxygen guide hose 111 at one end. And an oxygen injection port 120 having a nozzle unit 121 at which the oxygen suction headset 140 is detachably fitted at the other end.

The oxygen guide hose 111 is divided into a first hose 112 connected to the oxygen generating unit 100 and a second hose 114 connected to the oxygen injection hole 120, and the first hose ( A silencer 116 is disposed between 112 and the second hose 114.

The silencer 116 has a larger inner diameter than the first hose 112 and the second hose 114.

The oxygen injection hole 120 is surrounded by a holder 130 coupled to the front discharge port 64a and fixed to one side wall of the front discharge port 64a.

The holder 130 has hooks 131 formed at both lower ends of the holder 130 and surrounds a part of the oxygen injection hole 120 from above, and is forced into a hook hole 64c formed at one side of the bottom surface of the front discharge port 64a. It is fitted to firmly fix the oxygen injection port 120 to one side of the bottom portion of the front discharge port (64a).

On the other hand, the oxygen intake headset 140 is connected to the nozzle portion 121 of the oxygen injection port 120 to directly inhale oxygen into the user's nose or mouth, the fitting fitted to the nozzle portion 121 The part 142, the fitting portion 142 and one end of the hose 144 is in communication with each other, the other end of the hose portion 144 and is worn on the head (H) of the user (P) user (P) The head portion 148 is formed around the respirator of the oxygen discharge port 146.

The fitting portion 142 is hollow so as to be extrapolated or interpolated to the nozzle portion 121 of the oxygen injection hole 120, the inner diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the nozzle portion 121 of the oxygen injection hole 120, or The outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the nozzle portion 121 of the oxygen injection port 120.

The hose 144 is preferably made of a flexible hose to facilitate the storage and use of the oxygen intake headset 140.

The hose portion 144 may be made of one hose is long, a plurality of hoses may be connected in series or in parallel, the head portion 148 when the hose portion 144 is connected in parallel A plurality is provided so that a plurality of users can inhale oxygen together.

Preferably, the head portion 148 has a plurality of oxygen discharge holes 146 formed therein, and preferably extends to a predetermined length so that the oxygen discharge hole 94a can be positioned around a user's respirator.

In addition, the head portion 148 may include an ear hook portion so as to be hooked to the user's ear, and of course, the head portion 148 may be worn on the user's head by spreading the ends between the two ends.

On the other hand, one side of the hose unit 144 is equipped with a silencer 150 to block the transmission of noise through the oxygen intake headset 140.

4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the silencer of the oxygen suction headset according to the present invention.

The hose part 144 is divided into a plurality, and the silencer 150 is installed in communication with each of the hose parts 144a and 144b between the divided plurality of hose parts 144a and 144b.

The silencer 150 has a resonance space formed inside the hose connection parts 152a and 154a communicating with the hose parts 144a and 144b and more wider than the hose parts 144a and 144b and the hose connection parts 152a and 154a. It is configured to include the formed expansion portion (152b, 154b).

The silencer 150 further includes Helmholtz resonators 152c and 154c formed inside the expansion pipes 152b and 154b to communicate with the hose connecting parts 152a and 154a.

On the other hand, the silencer 150 is divided into two, the first hose connecting portion 152a is connected to one end of any one of the hose portion (144a, 144b) (144a) than the first hose connecting portion (152a) A first silencer 152 having a first expansion pipe 152b extending therein and having a first Helmholtz resonator 152c formed in communication with the first hose connecting portion 152a inside the first expansion pipe 152b; The second hose connecting portion 154a is connected to one end of the other one 144b of the hose portions 144a and 144b, and a second expansion portion 154b is formed to extend than the second hose connecting portion 154a. The second silencer 154 has a second Helmholtz resonator 154c in communication with the second hose connecting portion 154a inside the second expansion pipe 154b.

One of the first expansion portion 152b and the second expansion portion 154b has one of the two interpolated to the other, the male thread is formed on the outer periphery of the inserted expansion portion 152b and the extrapolated expansion portion 154b A female screw thread is formed in the inner circumference of the first expansion tube 152b and the second expansion tube 154b so that the first Helmholtz resonator 152c and the second Helmholtz resonator 154c face each other. Combined.

On the other hand, each of the first Helmholtz resonator 152c and the second Helmholtz resonator 154c may be spaced up and down when the first expansion unit 152b and the second expansion unit 154b are coupled to each other. The tube portion 152b and the second enlarged tube portion 154b are smaller than each other.

On the other hand, the silencer 150 is a fragrance is added to the oxygen supplied through the oxygen suction headset 140 when the fragrance is stored therein, thereby improving the user's comfort.

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

First, when the compressor mounted in the outdoor unit is driven, the refrigerant is circulated between the indoor unit 50 and the outdoor unit, and the air around the heat exchanger 90 inside the indoor unit 50 is connected to the heat exchanger 90. Heat or cool with heat exchange with the refrigerant passing through).

When the blower 80 is driven while the refrigerant is circulated and the air is cooled or heated, indoor air is sucked into the indoor unit through the suction grill 76 to be electrically connected to the air filter 81. It is purified while passing through the dust collector 82, and is heat-exchanged while passing through the blower 80 and the heat exchanger 90 is discharged into the room through the air discharge port (64).

Meanwhile, when the oxygen generating unit 100 is driven, indoor air or air inside the indoor unit 50 is sucked into the oxygen generating unit 110 through the air suction hose 180 to separate nitrogen and oxygen. .

The nitrogen separated from the oxygen is discharged to the outside through the nitrogen guide hose 170, and the oxygen separated from the nitrogen is the first hose 112, the silencer 116, and the second hose 114, which are the oxygen guide means 110. ) And the oxygen injection hole 120 in order to be discharged directly into the room through the nozzle unit 121 of the oxygen injection hole 120, the discharged oxygen improves the comfort of the room.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, the user P inserts the fitting part 142 of the oxygen suction headset 140 into the nozzle part 121 of the oxygen injection hole 120, and the user P. When the head portion 148 is worn on the head H, the oxygen passing through the nozzle portion 121 of the oxygen injection hole 120 is not directly discharged into the room, but the hose portion 144 and the head portion ( 148 and the oxygen discharge port 146 is discharged to the periphery of the user (P), the user is able to intensively suck oxygen while moving or away from the indoor unit.

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram showing the oxygen and nitrogen discharge process through the first nitrogen adsorption unit of the oxygen generating unit according to the present invention, Figure 6 is oxygen and nitrogen through the second nitrogen adsorption unit of the oxygen generating unit according to the present invention Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram showing the discharge process, and Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the oxygen generating unit according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the oxygen generating unit 100 communicates with an air intake unit 101 through which air is sucked and branches in two directions, and a branch of the air intake unit 101, respectively. The first and second nitrogen adsorption units 102a and 102b to which nitrogen is adsorbed, and the first and second nitrogen adsorption units are branched into two branches to communicate with each of the first and second nitrogen adsorption units 102a and 102b. Oxygen discharge unit 103 for discharging oxygen separated from nitrogen while passing through 102a and 102b, Oxygen discharge pump 104 for pumping oxygen discharged to the oxygen discharge unit 103, and the first and second Nitrogen outlet portion 105 branched into two branches to communicate with each of the nitrogen adsorption portion (102a, 102b) and extended to the outside through the indoor unit, and adsorbed to the first and second nitrogen adsorption portion (102a, 102b) Including a vacuum pump 106 mounted on the nitrogen discharge portion 105 to discharge the nitrogen by vacuum pumping the outdoor It is composed.

The air suction unit 101 may be disposed in the interior of the indoor unit to suck the air sucked into the indoor unit, the air suction hose may be connected to directly suck the air in the room. Of course.

The first and second nitrogen adsorption units 102a and 102b include a case in which an inlet and an outlet are formed, and a collecting powder which collects nitrogen in air that is received and passed through the case and increases oxygen content of the air.

The capture powder is a zeolite that uses a difference in the collection power of a plurality of molecules constituting the air, and since nitrogen is easily collected compared to oxygen or other molecules, the ratio of nitrogen in the air passing through the capture powder This decreases and the air with increased oxygen content is discharged.

Reference numerals 101a and 101b are first and second suction opening / closing valves mounted to the branch portions of the air intake unit 101, and reference numerals 105a and 105b are attached to the branch portions of the nitrogen outlet portion 105 respectively. And first and second exhaust opening / closing valves, and reference numeral 107 denotes a filter mounted on the air intake unit 101 to purify the air, and reference numerals 108a and 108b denote the first and second exhaust opening / closing valves. The 1st, 2nd nitrogen adsorption part 102a, 102b is a 1st, 2nd check valve which prevents oxygen backflow between each other.

On the other hand, the nitrogen and oxygen discharge process of the oxygen generating unit 100 will be described in detail as follows.

First, the first suction open / close valve 101a and the second exhaust open / close valve 105b are opened, the second intake open / close valve 101b and the first exhaust open / close valve 105a are sealed, and the oxygen discharge pump When the 104 and the vacuum pump 106 are driven, the air inside the indoor unit or the indoor air passes through the air intake hose 180, the air intake unit 101, and the filter 107 in order to adsorb the first nitrogen. Nitrogen is sucked into the unit 102a to adsorb the nitrogen, and oxygen separated from the first nitrogen adsorption unit 102a is discharged to the outside of the oxygen generating unit 100 through the oxygen discharge unit 103. Nitrogen adsorbed to the 2 nitrogen adsorption unit 102b is discharged through the nitrogen discharge unit 105 by a vacuum inside the second nitrogen adsorption unit 102b driven by the vacuum pump 106.

When the nitrogen adsorption of the first nitrogen adsorption unit 102a as described above is performed for a long time, the second intake opening / closing valve 101b and the first exhaust opening / closing valve 105a are opened, and the first intake opening / closing valve is opened. When the 101a and the second exhaust opening / closing valve 105b are sealed and the oxygen discharge pump 104 and the vacuum pump 106 are driven, the air inside the indoor unit or the indoor air is supplied to the air suction hose 180. And the air intake unit 101 and the filter 107 pass through the second nitrogen adsorption unit 102b and are adsorbed to nitrogen, and the oxygen is separated and oxygen is oxygen generated through the oxygen discharge unit 101 through the oxygen discharge unit 101. The nitrogen is discharged to the outside, and the nitrogen adsorbed to the first nitrogen adsorption unit 102a is discharged by the vacuum inside the first nitrogen adsorption unit 102a by the driving of the vacuum pump 106. Through 105).

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is equipped with an oxygen generating unit for generating oxygen to suck indoor air to generate oxygen, so that outdoor odors are not introduced into the room to improve the comfort of the room. And an oxygen intake headset which allows a user to directly inhale the oxygen generated by the oxygen generating unit, so that the user can inhale the oxygen while moving or away from the indoor unit. have.

Claims (4)

An indoor unit having an air intake port and an air discharge port, and equipped with a blower and a heat exchanger, to suck the indoor air and discharge the heat by heat exchange; First and second nitrogen adsorption units mounted inside the indoor unit, in which an air intake unit, an oxygen outlet unit, and a nitrogen outlet unit communicate with each other, wherein nitrogen in the indoor air sucked into the air intake unit is adsorbed and oxygen passes; In the air conditioner comprising a vacuum pump mounted to the nitrogen discharge unit for discharging the nitrogen adsorbed to the first and second nitrogen adsorption unit through the nitrogen discharge unit, An oxygen discharge pump mounted to the oxygen discharge unit to allow indoor air to be sucked into the air suction unit and to discharge oxygen in the first and second nitrogen adsorption units through the oxygen discharge unit; First and second check valves mounted to the oxygen discharge unit to prevent oxygen backflow between the first and second nitrogen adsorption units; Oxygen guiding means for guiding the oxygen discharged to the oxygen discharge unit toward the air discharge port; And an oxygen suction head set detachably connected to the oxygen guide means. The method of claim 1, The oxygen guiding means includes an oxygen guide hose for guiding oxygen generated in the oxygen generating unit to the vicinity of the air discharge port, and a nozzle in which one end is connected to the oxygen guide hose and the oxygen suction headset is detachably fitted at the other end. An air conditioner comprising an additionally formed oxygen injection port. The method of claim 2, The oxygen suction headset has a fitting portion fitted with the nozzle portion, a connection hose at which one end is in communication with the fitting portion, a communication hose connected to the other end of the connection hose and worn on the user's head, and an oxygen discharge port is provided around the user's respirator. An air conditioner characterized by consisting of the formed head portion. The method of claim 3, wherein The connection hose is an air conditioner, characterized in that the flexible hose.

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