KR100596256B1 - Air purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a frame-type air purifier that sucks and purifies air from outside (indoor space) from the rear and then discharges the air in various directions.

The air purifier 100 according to the present invention has a configuration in which air is sucked in from the rear and air is discharged to various surfaces. More specifically, the air sucked in from the rear is discharged to the side and the bottom. On the other hand, the air sucked from the rear of the air purifier 100 is characterized in that the discharge to at least one of the side and downward. In addition, in the air purifier 100 of the present invention, the air sucked into the inside is introduced through the suction grille 132 formed in the rear frame 130, and the discharged air is discharged from the side surface outlet 124 of the front frame 120. It is characterized in that it is selectively discharged through the lower surface discharge port (126). The air purifier according to the present invention has the advantage that the air purification efficiency is improved.

Air Purifier, Filter, Frame Type, Rear Suction, Discharge

Description

Frame air purifier {Air purifier}

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a conventional general air purifier.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the side discharge vane showing the front appearance of the preferred embodiment of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention in a closed state.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the side discharge vane open state showing the front appearance of a preferred embodiment of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the rear appearance of a preferred embodiment of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of a preferred embodiment of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the filter device that is the main configuration of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

7 is an exploded perspective view of a filter assembly which is a main component of a frame type air purifier according to the present invention;

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the discharge opening and closing device of the frame type air purifier according to the present invention is installed on the front frame.

Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the discharge opening and closing device and the side discharge vane of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

Figure 10 is a front perspective view of the mounting arm constituting the discharge opening and closing device of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

11 is a rear perspective view of the mounting arm constituting the discharge opening and closing device of the frame type air purifier according to the present invention;

12 is a perspective view of a link gear constituting a discharge opening and closing device of a frame type air purifier according to the present invention;

Figure 13 is a perspective view of a second gear constituting the discharge opening and closing device of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

14 is a perspective view of a first gear constituting a discharge opening and closing device of a frame type air purifier according to the present invention;

Figure 15 is a perspective view of the rear cover constituting the discharge opening and closing device of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

Figure 16 is a rear perspective view of the front frame with a drive motor for driving the opening and closing device of the frame air purifier according to the present invention.

17 is a perspective view of a state in which the discharge port opening and closing device of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention is closed with the side discharge vane.

18 is a perspective view of a state in which the discharge port opening and closing device of the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention opens the side discharge vane.

19 is a perspective view showing a state in which air is sucked backward and discharged laterally in the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

20 is a front view showing a state in which air is discharged to the side and downward from the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention.

Figure 21 is a bird's eye view showing a frame-type air purifier according to the present invention installed inside the building.

22 is an operation state showing the state that the frame type air conditioner according to the present invention is operated in conjunction with the air conditioner.

Figure 23 is a perspective view showing a state in which the frame-type air purifier according to the present invention installed in the corner (corner) of the building inner wall.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Air purifier 110. Front panel

112. Display Window 114. Avatar Window

120. Front Frame 122. Side Discharge Outlet

124. Side discharge vane 126. Bottom discharge outlet

128. Rear discharge vane 130. Rear frame

132. Suction grill 134.

134 '. Locking bolt 136. Secondary vent

138. Filter seat 140. Filter device

142. Filter Assembly 144. Filter Frame

144 '. Filter insert 150. Display

152. Avatar Display 154. Control Window

156. Panel Hanger Home 160. Blower Fan

170. Orifice 172. Orifice Ball

174. Guide Guide 176. Ozone Generator

178. Discharge loop 200. Switchgear

210. Front cover 220. Rear cover

230. Mounting arm 240. First gear

250. Second Gear 260. Link Gear

300. Step motor S1. Gas sensor

S2. Humidity Sensor S3. Dust sensor

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air purifier, and more particularly, to a frame-type air purifier that inhales and purifies air from the rear (interior space) and discharges it in various directions.

In general, an air purifier is a device for creating a pleasant indoor environment by removing impurities such as dust, gas, odor, and smoke contained in indoor air.

1 shows an example of a general air purifier according to the prior art, which is placed and used on a part of a building interior (table, etc.).

As shown in the drawing, the air purifier includes a cabinet 16 having a suction grill 12 mounted on the front side and a discharge grill 14 for discharging the purified air on an upper side thereof, and the suction grill 12. A filter 18 mounted inside and collecting various impurities such as dust and gas contained in the air sucked through the suction grill 12, a fixed panel 20 to which the filter 18 is fitted, and indoor air Blowing fan 22 for blowing and discharging blowing to the filter 18 side, and the blowing fan 22 is built and mounted inside the cabinet 16 is generated by the blowing fan 22 And a fan housing 24 for guiding the blowing pressure.

Here, the filter mounting structure to be fitted to the fixed panel 20 is a guide for guiding the upper and lower sides of the filter 18 so that the filter 18 can be fitted to the fixed panel 20 in the lateral direction. Grooves 26 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the fixed panel 20, respectively, and push buttons 28 are formed on one side of the fixed panel 20, and the other side and the fixed panel 20 of the filter 18 are formed. At the side end of the filter 18 is pressed once the locking action, and once again is equipped with a push fastening mechanism to release the locking action.

The push fastening mechanism includes a locking hook 30 protruding from the other side of the filter 18, and a locking member 32 mounted on the side of the fixing panel 20 to insert and lock the locking hook 30. .

That is, such a filter mounting structure is such that the locking hook 30 formed in the filter is inserted into the locking member 32 mounted on the fixed panel when the filter 18 is pushed from the side along the guide groove 26 of the fixed panel. do. Pressing the pushbutton 28 again in this state releases the locking hook 30 from the locking member 32 to separate the filter 18.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems. That is, the conventional air purifier having the configuration as described above has a configuration that the air is sucked from one direction and discharged in the other direction, there is a problem that does not effectively clean the air in the indoor space.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, to provide a frame-type air purifier, the air is sucked from the rear to the inside.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a frame-type air purifier in which air purified inside is discharged in multiple directions.

Air purifier according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above is characterized in that the air is sucked in from the rear, the air is discharged in various ways.

Air sucked from the rear is characterized in that the discharge to the side.

Air sucked from the rear is characterized in that discharged downward.

The air sucked in from the rear side is discharged to at least one of the side and the bottom side.

The suctioned air is introduced through the suction grille formed in the rear frame, and the discharged air is selectively discharged through the side discharge port and the bottom discharge port of the front frame.

The air purifier according to the present invention has the advantage that the air purification efficiency is improved.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 2 and 3, the front perspective view of the air purifier according to the present invention is shown in the discharge vane closed and open state, respectively, and in Fig. 4 the rear appearance of the air purifier according to the present invention is shown in perspective view.

As shown in these figures, the front exterior of the air purifier 100 is formed by the front panel 110 of the square flat plate, the lower portion of the front panel 110, the display unit 150 to be described below is external The display window 112 is viewed through. In addition, an avatar window 114 through which the avatar display unit 152 to be described below is projected is formed above the display window 112. That is, the display window 112 and the avatar window 114 are made of a transparent material so that the state of the inside is easily recognized from the outside.

On the other hand, the front panel 110 may be added to the image (image), such as an arbitrary picture or photo according to the consumer's choice. That is, it is also possible to add a photograph of a famous painter to the front panel 110 by coating or printing in order for the user to look beautiful in the room. In addition, the front panel 110 may be equipped with an electronic picture frame or a plasma display panel (PDP) so that the user can configure a display (eg, a portrait of a person or a family picture) or a picture desired by the user. will be.

The front frame 120 is provided at the rear of the front panel 110 to cover the front and support the front panel 110. Therefore, the front panel 110 is fixed to the front frame 120 by walking. A predetermined inclined surface 120 'is formed at both ends of the front surface of the front frame 120, and a side discharge port 122 through which the purified air is discharged is formed at the inclined surface 120'.

The side discharge vane 122 is provided with a side discharge vane 124 that is selectively opened and closed depending on the operation of the air purifier 100. On the other hand, the discharge outlet 178 to be described below is further installed inside the side discharge port 122 to control the direction of the discharged air.

The rear side of the front frame 120 is provided with a rear frame 130 to form a rear appearance of the air purifier 100. A central portion of the rear frame 130 has a shape protruding to a rear portion, the suction grill 132 is formed integrally formed in the central portion of the rear frame 130, a plurality of vent holes (132 ').

The rear frame 130 is provided with a plurality of purification parts including a filter device for purifying air and various sensors to be described below. The filter device 140 is installed to slide upward of the rear frame 130.

Four hook protrusions 134 are formed on the suction grill 132. The locking protrusion 134 is formed to protrude to the rear portion from the left and right end of the lower end of the suction grill 132, the locking protrusion 134 is further formed with a locking bolt (134 '). Therefore, although not shown, the locking bolt 134 ′ is inserted into the locking hole of the mounting plate installed on the wall of the building. In this case, the air purifier 100 is fixed at an arbitrary position on the building wall surface.

An auxiliary vent 136 penetrating the front and rear is formed in the upper portion of the rear frame 130. The auxiliary vent 136 serves to guide the outside (indoor) air to easily contact the dust sensor (S3) or gas sensor (S1) to be described below.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the air purifier 100 according to the present invention. With reference to this in detail the respective components installed between the front frame 120 and the front frame 120 and the rear frame 130, the lower portion of the front frame 120 to guide the purified air downward The lower surface discharge port 126 is formed to penetrate up and down. The lower surface discharge outlet 126 is provided with a lower surface discharge vane 128 to selectively open and close the lower surface discharge outlet 126.

On the other hand, the front surface of the front frame 120 is provided with a display unit 150 for displaying the operating state of the air purifier 100. The display unit 150 is composed of an LCD (LCD) or LED (LED), and is connected to the control box 174 to be described below to control the operation of the air purifier 100, while the user is in this operation state This is what makes it recognizable.

The avatar display unit 152 is further provided above the display unit 150. The avatar display unit 152 is a place where a set avatar is displayed. The avatar display unit 152 is composed of an LCD (LCD) or an LED (LED) like the display unit 150.

The avatar displayed on the avatar display unit 152 refers to a character on the cyber called 'my alter ego', and can be downloaded from the Internet or other external device and used in various shapes. Therefore, the avatars of various shapes or expressions are displayed on the avatar display unit 152 according to the operation state of the air purifier 100.

The control window 154 is formed on the front upper portion of the front frame 120. The control window 154 is a part from which various parts of the control box 174 provided in the orifice 170 to be described below protrude.

The front of the front frame 120 is further provided with a discharge opening and closing device 200 to be described in detail below to open and close the side discharge vane 124. In addition, upper and lower edges of the front frame 120 are formed with panel hanger grooves 156 on which the front panel 110 is fixed.

The rear side of the front frame 120 is installed with a blowing fan 160 to suck the indoor air. The blowing fan 160 sucks air in the room through the suction grill 132 and discharges the air in the circumferential direction.

In addition, an orifice 170 for guiding the air flowing by the blowing fan 160 is provided. An orifice hole 172 for guiding the air sucked into the blower fan 160 is formed in the center of the orifice 170 so as to penetrate back and forth, and around the orifice hole 172 by the blower fan 160. A guide guide 173 for guiding the discharged air is formed. The guide guide 173 is formed in a predetermined form and at a predetermined position according to the position or shape of the discharge holes 122 and 126 formed in the front frame 120.

The control box 174 for controlling the overall operation of the air purifier 100 including a fan motor (not shown) is built in the front upper portion of the orifice 170 to rotate the blowing fan 160. Is provided.

The ozone generator 176 is installed at the right side of the control box 174. The ozone generator 176 generates ozone (O ₃ ) by an applied power source to eradicate bacteria in the air sucked in or bacteria living in the filter assembly 142 described below.

The left and right ends of the orifice 170 is provided with a discharge lube 178 for guiding the discharge direction of the air discharged by the blowing fan 160. The discharge lube 178 is installed to allow a predetermined flow to control the direction of air discharged through the side discharge port 122.

A plurality of sensors are installed at the upper end of the front side (inner side) of the rear frame 130. That is, the gas sensor (S1), the humidity sensor (S2) and the dust sensor (S3) is installed above the auxiliary vent hole (136).

The gas sensor (S1) is to measure the pollution level of the air by detecting a variety of gases contained in the air sucked through the auxiliary vent 136 of the front frame 120. Therefore, the gas sensor S1 transmits the air pollution measurement value to the control box 174, and the control box 174 adjusts the operating condition of the air purifier according to the air pollution degree.

The humidity sensor S2 is further installed on the left side of the gas sensor S1. The humidity sensor S2 functions to measure moisture in the air sucked through the auxiliary vent 136 and transmit it to the control box 174.

Meanwhile, a dust sensor S3 may be further installed on the left side of the humidity sensor S2. The dust sensor S3 measures the degree of foreign matter in the air and transmits it to the control unit of the control box 174 to control the intensity of the air purifier 100.

The front of the rear frame 130 is formed with a filter seat 138 to which the filter device 140 will be described below. The filter seat 138 is formed to have a thickness corresponding to the filter device 140 having a predetermined thickness, and the filter guide 138 ′ for sliding and fixing the filter device 140 is provided at left and right ends of the tip part. Each is formed at a predetermined interval. And at the lower end of the rear frame 130, the filter attachment and exit 138 "is formed so that the filter device 140 to be described below to enter and exit upward.

The filter seat 138 is equipped with a filter device 140 as shown in FIG. The filter device 140 includes a multifunctional filter assembly 142 and a filter frame 144 into which the filter assembly 142 is inserted and fixed.

The filter insert 144 ′ in which the filter assembly 142 is inserted and seated in the filter frame 144 is formed to have a size corresponding to the outer shape of the filter assembly 142, and a filter frame 144 is disposed at the bottom of the filter frame 144. The filter handle 144 ″ to be easily attached to or detached from the rear frame 130 is formed to recess forward.

The filter assembly 142 is formed in a rectangular shape and installed in the filter inserting portion 144 ′, and serves to purify the air sucked from the outside (inside space) of the air purifier 100. That is, the filter assembly 142 is composed of a plurality of filter assemblies, as well as remove foreign matter in the air, as well as various functions such as bacteria eradication and antibacterial action.

The filter assembly 142 is shown in detail in FIG. As shown in the drawing, a prefilter 142a for removing a relatively large dust among the dust included in the inhaled air forms the front surface of the filter assembly 142. The prefilter 142a is made of a mesh having a relatively large hole, and a separate product may be added to the mesh surface to have an antibacterial effect.

A HEPA filter 142b for secondarily filtering fine dust that has passed through the prefilter 142a is provided at the rear side of the prefilter 142a. The hepa filter 142b is a high-performance filter coated with a catechin component of green tea having an antibacterial effect, and can remove almost 99.97% of fine dust of 0.3 micrometer (μm).

The rear side of the HEPA filter 142b is provided with a deodorizing filter 142c that primarily filters odor particles in the air. The deodorizing filter 142c may be mainly used as a super strong activated carbon filter, and has an effect of deodorizing the smell of tobacco and food in the air.

The rear side of the deodorizing filter 142c is provided with a carbon nanoball (CNB) filter 142d for removing kimchi odor, tobacco odor and fishy fish smell with excellent odor removal power than the existing deodorizing filter.

Carbon nanoballs (CNB) are spherical carbon structures of 200 to 500 nm in size, and have high surface adsorption areas because they contain pores of several nanometers in size. As such, the high surface adsorption area means that the ability to adsorb odorous components and organic substances is excellent.

Meanwhile, the carbon nanoballs used in the carbon nanoball filter 142d can arbitrarily control the thickness and pore size of the carbon structure through a seven-step synthesis method using silica precursors, thus maximizing adsorption capacity for various pollutants. You can do it.

In addition, the carbon nanoball filter 142d has a characteristic of simultaneously adsorbing and decomposing contaminants by adding a catalyst that decomposes malodorous substances to an internal empty space of the carbon structure, and removes malodorous gases as compared to existing activated carbon. The capacity is 8 ~ 12 times higher and the adsorption power related to water pollutant removal is 15 times higher.

An ozone removal filter 142e is provided on the rear side of the carbon nanoball filter 142d. The ozone removal filter 142e removes ozone (O ₃ ) in the air. In particular, the ozone removal filter 142e prevents ozone generated from the ozone generator 176 from entering the indoor space so as to provide a healthy and comfortable environment.

On the rear side of the ozone removal filter 142e, a nanosilver filter 142f is formed to form a rear surface of the filter assembly 142. The nano silver filter 142f is to coat silver, which is the strongest antimicrobial metal on the earth, to inhibit bacterial propagation at the corner of the filter, and has a structure in which silver nano silver is bonded to the nano silica.

The nanosilver filter 142f is manufactured by coating nanosilver on a net formed of a resin or adding nanosilver particles when forming a net with a resin.

Meanwhile, a separate air filter 146 is further provided in front of the filter assembly 142. The air filter 146 primarily filters the foreign matter in the air flowing into the filter assembly 142 and is generally made of a prefilter. Therefore, when the air filter 146 is provided, the filter assembly 142 may not include the prefilter 142a.

The front frame 120 is provided with a discharge opening and closing device 200 for opening and closing the side discharge port 122 by flowing the side discharge vane 124, Figure 8 is a perspective view of the installation state of such a discharge opening and closing device 200 Is shown. And 9 to 18 is shown in detail the configuration of the discharge opening and closing device 200.

As shown in these figures, the discharge opening and closing device 200 is protected by the front cover 210 and the rear cover 220, the side discharge vane 124 is located on both sides of the opening and closing device 200. In addition, the side discharge vane 124 is formed on the side of the engaging ring 410 is coupled to the mounting arm 230 to be described below.

The rear side of the front cover 210 is provided with a mounting arm 230 that flows left and right. That is, as shown in Figure 10 and 11, the mounting arm 230 is a shape similar to the boomerang, two are paired. And, at both ends is provided with a hook hook 231 for coupling with the hook 410 provided in the side discharge vane 124. Here, the shape of the mounting arm 230 is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and all shapes to which the same idea is applied to move the side discharge vane 124 in the horizontal direction are included in the scope of the present invention. do.

In addition, the center portion of the mounting arm 230 includes a tie wrap gear 234 is formed to extend in a predetermined length, the gear is formed on the upper side or the lower side. In addition, a lower side of the tie wrap gear 234 is formed horizontally with a predetermined length, and includes a horizontal guide groove 232 to allow the mounting arm 230 to reciprocate horizontally horizontally. More specifically, the gear teeth formed on the upper or lower surface of the tie wrap gear 234 mesh with the gear teeth of the first gear, which will be described later. In addition, as the first gear rotates, the tie wrap gear 234 reciprocates from side to side.

In addition, the tie wrap gear guide groove 235 is formed in the upper or lower side of the tie wrap gear 234 is formed horizontally recessed to a predetermined depth. The guide groove 235 is formed in order to allow the tie wrap gear 234 to pass through the upper side (front) of the mounting arm 230 without causing interference with the mounting arm 230.

On the other hand, looking at the rear surface of the mounting arm 230, the mounting arm guide rib 236 having a predetermined height and length is formed on the upper side of the horizontal guide groove 232. The mounting arm guide rib 236 is formed to perform the same function as the horizontal guide groove 232. In other words, the mounting arm 230 can be easily reciprocated in the horizontal direction, and is provided so as not to leave the track.

12 is a front view of the link gear constituting the opening and closing structure according to the spirit of the present invention. As shown, the link gear 260 according to the present invention moves vertically up and down, and a second gear 266 and a first gear 265 are formed on one side thereof. The first gear tooth 265 is engaged with a second gear (to be described later) connected to a motor (to be described later) for driving the opening and closing device to receive a driving force.

Therefore, by the rotation of the second gear, the link gear 260 is to move vertically up and down. In addition, the first gear 240 engaged with the second gear 266 rotates by the vertical vertical movement of the link gear 260. As described above, the tie wrap gear 234 provided in the mounting arm 230 reciprocates left and right by the rotation of the first gear.

In addition, a vertical guide groove 261 having a predetermined width and length is formed at an approximately center portion of the link gear 260, and the vertical guide groove 261 is inserted with a vertical guide rib fixedly fixed to a lower cover which will be described later. . By the action of the vertical guide ribs and the vertical guide grooves 261, the link gear 260 helps to avoid leaving the track while moving vertically up and down.

Figure 13 is a side view showing a first gear that is a component of the opening and closing structure according to the present invention, Figure 14 is a side view showing a second gear that is a component of the opening and closing structure. As shown in these figures, the second gear 250 according to the present invention is formed on the gear shaft 251 and the outer circumferential surface of the gear shaft, and is formed with a predetermined diameter on the top thereof to form the tiewrap gear 234. An upper gear 252 meshed with a gear tooth formed in the upper gear 252, a lower gear lower than the upper gear 252, and a second gear 266 formed in the link gear 260. An interlocking lower gear 253 is included.

The lower gear 253 rotates by the vertical movement of the link gear 260, and the second gear 250 rotates the upper gear 252 together as the lower gear 253 rotates. do. Accordingly, the tie wrap gear 234 meshed with the upper gear 252 moves in the left and right directions.

On the other hand, the first gear 240 has a gear shaft 241 connected to the shaft of the step motor (to be described later) mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 120, and predetermined on the outer peripheral surface of the gear shaft 241 Gear 242 is provided having a diameter.

As the step motor rotates, the gear shaft 241 rotates, and as the gear shaft 241 rotates, the first gear teeth 265 of the link gear 260 engaged with the gear teeth 242 are rotated. Will move up and down.

15 is a front view of the rear cover to which the opening and closing device according to the spirit of the present invention is seated. Referring to Figure 15, the rear cover 220 of the opening and closing device according to the present invention is a cover fixing ribs 221 is formed on the upper and lower and / or left and right borders, the role to be tightly coupled with the front cover 210 Do it. In detail, it is evident from the embodiment of the present invention that the cover fixing ribs 221 may be formed on the edge of the front cover 210 in the same manner.

In addition, the rear cover 220 is formed in the upper portion of the central portion of the second gear through hole 243 and the second gear through hole 243 through which the gear shaft 241 of the first gear 240 passes. A first gear through hole 254 is formed below the first gear to allow the gear shaft 251 of the second gear 250 to pass therethrough.

In addition, the portion in contact with the side of the link gear 260 is formed vertically with a predetermined length and height, the link gear side departure preventing ribs 263 to prevent the link gear 260 is separated from the left and right Is formed.

Further, in the state where the link gear 260 is located at the lowest point, a lower departure preventing rib 264 having a predetermined length and height and being formed horizontally is further formed at a portion in contact with the bottom surface of the link gear 260. More specifically, the lower departure preventing rib 264 not only prevents the link gear 260 from moving up and down, but also functions to set a limit at which the link gear 260 can descend to the maximum. .

In addition, the left and right sides of the rear cover 220 is provided with a mounting arm departure prevention ribs 222 formed along the outer surface shape of the mounting arm. That is, the mounting arm leaving prevention rib 222 is formed where the mounting arm 230 is positioned in the state where the side discharge vane 124 is completely closed, and is formed along the outer surface of the mounting arm 230.

The mounting arm detachment prevention rib 222 as described above serves to set a limit to which the mounting arm 230 can be extended to the outside as much as possible, and the mounting arm 230 may move away from the left and right movable sections. It serves to prevent.

On the lower left and right sides of the back cover 220, a horizontal guide boss 233 is inserted into the horizontal guide groove 232 formed to be horizontal to the lower side of the mounting arm is formed, the upper side of the horizontal guide boss 233 A mounting arm guide rail 224 is formed to allow the mounting arm guide rib 236 to be inserted and movable sideways.

The horizontal guide boss 233 is inserted into the horizontal guide 232 to allow the mounting arm 230 to always reciprocate in the same section. In addition, the mounting arm guide rib 236 also functions to move along the mounting arm guide rail 224 so that the mounting arm 230 reciprocates in the same section.

In addition, tie wrap gear guide ribs 223 are formed on the upper side and the lower side of the first gear through hole 254 horizontally with a predetermined length and height. The tie wrap gear guide rib 223 is formed at a position in contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the tie wrap gear 234 while the tie wrap gear 234 is engaged with the second gear 250. This prevents the tiewrap gear 234 from being separated from the second gear 250 during the left and right reciprocating motion while the tiewrap gear 234 is engaged with the second gear 250. do.

16 is a rear view illustrating a rear surface of a front frame to which a driving motor for driving a discharge opening and closing device according to the spirit of the present invention is attached. As shown, the drive motor for driving the discharge opening and closing device 200 according to the present invention is used a step motor 300 capable of simultaneously forward and reverse rotation.

The step motor 300 is attached to the upper rear surface of the front frame 120, the motor shaft of the step motor 300 is connected to the gear shaft 241 of the first gear 240, the step motor The rotational force of 300 is transmitted to the link gear 260.

Hereinafter, the operation of the air purifier according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described.

When the air purifier 100 of the present invention is operated, the side discharge vane 124 and the bottom discharge vane 128 open the side outlet 122 and the bottom discharge outlet 126, respectively, and the fan motor (not shown). The air in the indoor space is introduced into the air purifier 100 through the suction grill 132 formed on the rear frame 130 as the blowing fan 160 is rotated by the driving of the air.

The air sucked into the air purifier 100 as described above passes through the filter assembly 142 via the air filter 146. In this case, since the filter assembly 142 is composed of a plurality of filter assemblies and has various functions, the filter assembly 142 removes foreign substances such as dust in the air, as well as odors.

That is, in the prefilter 142a, dust of a relatively large size contained in the inhaled air is first filtered out, and fine dust passing through the prefilter 142a is filtered by the HEPA filter 142b. More than 99.97% of fine dust of 0.3 micrometer (micrometer) is almost eliminated.

And odor particles contained in the air passing through the hepa filter (142b) is first removed by the deodorizing filter (142c), and then carbon nano with a stronger odor removal than the deodorizing filter (142c) It is removed again by the ball (CNB) filter 142d.

In the ozone removal filter 142e, ozone generated in the ozone generator 176 is removed, and in the nanosilver filter 142f, bacteria propagation in the filter is suppressed.

On the other hand, ozone is generated in the ozone generator 176 and is injected into the suction air introduced through the suction grill 132. Accordingly, the ozone (O ₃ ) is inhaled and the air and sterilizes the filter assembly 142.

While passing through the filter assembly 142, the purified air from which foreign substances and odors have been removed is guided by the orifice 170 and introduced into the center of the blower fan 160, and then in the centrifugal direction of the blower fan 160. Discharged. The air discharged from the blower fan 160 is discharged to the outside (indoor space) through the side discharge port 122 and the lower surface discharge port 126.

At this time, the side discharge vane 124 and the bottom discharge vane 128 for opening and closing the side discharge port 122 and the lower surface discharge port 126 can be controlled separately according to the user's selection. That is, when the air pollution is severe, both the side discharge port 122 and the bottom discharge outlet 126 are opened, and when the air purification is not necessary as at bedtime, the bottom discharge outlet 126 is closed, and the side It is also possible to open only the discharge port 122.

After the air purifier 100 is used for a long time, the filter assembly 142 needs to be replaced. In this case, the filter handle 144 " formed on the filter frame 144 is lifted upward while holding the filter by hand. The device 140 is separated from the rear frame 130. In the present invention, since a plurality of filters are coupled to one filter assembly 142, a plurality of filters can be replaced at a time. ) In the reverse order of separation described above.

In addition, for the after-sales service of the air purifier 100 according to the present invention, it is possible to work only by removing the front panel 110. That is, the front frame 120 is formed with a control window 154 through which the control box 174 protrudes, and the display unit 150 and the avatar display unit 152 are also provided on the front of the front frame 120. Therefore, most of the after-sales service operation is possible only by removing the front panel 110.

On the other hand, the side discharge vane 124 is opened and closed by the discharge opening and closing device 200, the operating state of the opening and closing device 200 is shown in Figs. That is, FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating a discharge opening and closing device in a state where the discharge port of the indoor unit according to the present invention is closed, and FIG. 18 is a perspective view illustrating the discharge opening and closing device of the discharge hole in the open state.

Hereinafter, the operation of the outlet opening and closing device will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18. First, the process of opening the side discharge vane 124 will be described.

When power is applied to the air purifier 100, the step motor 300 mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 120 is operated. When the step motor 300 operates, the first gear 240 axially connected to the step motor 300 rotates counterclockwise.

When the first gear 240 rotates, the first gear 265 meshed with the first gear 240 is raised, and the link gear 260 is raised. As the link gear 260 rises, the second gear 250 also rotates counterclockwise.

As the left tie wrap gear 234 engaged to the lower side of the second gear 250 is moved to the right side, the mounting arm 230 provided on the left side is also moved to the left side. On the contrary, while the right tie wrap gear 234 meshed with the upper side of the second gear 250 is moved to the left side, the mounting arm 230 provided on the right side is moved to the right side.

In the process of closing the side discharge vane 124, the step motor 300 rotates in the reverse direction so that the first gear 240 rotates clockwise, and the side discharge vane 124 is opened. The reverse is done.

19 shows an air flow state when the side discharge vane 124 opens the side discharge port 124 by the discharge opening / closing device 200 as described above. That is, when the side discharge port 124 is opened while the lower surface discharge port 126 is closed, the air sucked into the interior from the rear through the suction grill 132 is purged and then the left discharge side through the side discharge port 124. It is discharged to the right side.

In addition, FIG. 20 illustrates an air discharge state when the side discharge port 124 as well as the lower surface discharge port 126 are opened. That is, the side discharge vane 124 is moved by the opening and closing device 200 to open the side discharge port 124 and the lower discharge discharge vane 128 is rotated by a separate motor (not shown). When 126 is opened, the air sucked into the air purifier 100 and purified as shown in the drawing is discharged laterally and downwardly.

Meanwhile, the air conditioner 100 having the above configuration may be configured to operate in conjunction with an air conditioner installed indoors. FIGS. 21 and 22 show a state in which the air conditioner and the air conditioner 100 operate in conjunction with each other. Is shown.

As shown in the figure, when the user operates the indoor unit 310 of the air conditioner using the remote controller R or the like, a signal is transmitted from the signal generator built in the indoor unit 310, and the signal is facing each other. It is received in the signal receiver of the air purifier 100. As such, when the operation signal of the indoor unit 310 is received at the signal receiving unit of the air purifier 100, the operation of the air purifier 100 starts.

At this time, the outdoor unit 320 that is in communication with the indoor unit 310 is also operated at the same time, when the operation of the indoor unit 310 is stopped, such a signal is transmitted to the air purifier 100, the operation of the air purifier 100 is also automatically Is stopped.

In addition to the air purifier 100, a separate air purifier 330 may be provided and used indoors. That is, as shown, the frame-type air purifier 330 is installed on one side of the inner room may be configured to operate in conjunction with the indoor unit 310, similar to the operation of the air purifier 100. In addition, another frame-type air conditioner 310 'is installed in the interior of the room may be configured to work together.

In addition, the air purifier 100 may be installed at a corner inside the building. That is, as shown in FIG. 23, the mounting plate (not shown) corresponding to the corner (corner) is installed on the wall surface and then the locking projection 134 and the locking bolt 134 'formed on the rear frame 130. To the mounting plate.

In addition, the avatar display unit 152 of the air purifier 100 appears in the avatar of various expressions to represent the current indoor state. That is, the state of the indoor air is sensed by the plurality of sensors S1, S2, and S3 from the air sucked through the auxiliary vent 136, and the expressions of various avatars appear according to the state of the indoor air.

For example, when the indoor air is relatively clean, the avatar smiles brightly. On the contrary, when the indoor air is contaminated, the avatar is displayed in various shapes such as a crying or frowning expression.

In addition, the air purifier 100 may be provided with a recording function. Therefore, the user can record his or her voice or a separate sound to be replaced with the set voice. Therefore, it is possible to guide the operating state of the air purifier 100 and the state of the current room with its own voice, or guide the operating state using a separate melody.

The avatar is basically programmed when the product of the air conditioner is released, but is configured to be made and used by a user later. In other words, the user may download and use the avatar program through an external device such as a computer or a mobile phone.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

According to the air purifier according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, air from the outside of the booker (indoor space) is sucked backward and discharged to the side and the bottom. It is also possible to control the air to be discharged selectively laterally or downwardly. Therefore, the air purifier of the present invention has the advantage that the air purification ability is improved, the discharge area of the purified air is increased.

And the air purifier of the present invention can be easily separated from the front frame, the internal repair of the control box, etc. only by removing the front panel has the advantage that the after-sales service is more convenient.

On the other hand, the air purifier according to the present invention can be installed on the wall, especially the corner of the room by the locking projection and the locking bolt protruding rearward to the rear frame. Therefore, there is an advantage that the indoor space can be utilized efficiently.

In addition, the present invention can operate in conjunction with an air conditioner, an air purifier, etc., the air conditioning of the indoor space is made by a plurality of devices having a variety of functions as a whole. Therefore, it is possible to create a living space more effectively.

In addition, since the front panel of the present invention can add a picture of a family or a picture of a famous painter, there is an effect of improving the aesthetics of the interior space, it is expected to improve the consumer's desire to buy a unique avatar.

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A front frame forming a front appearance and having a plurality of discharge holes formed therein; A filter device provided at the rear of the front frame to purify the sucked air; Framed air purifier having a configuration comprising a; the rear frame is formed, the suction grill is formed integrally formed with a plurality of ventilation holes, the rear frame is provided with a filter detachable outlet for the filter device is detachable. A rear frame which forms a rear exterior and in which a suction grill having a plurality of ventilation holes is integrally formed; A filter device installed in front of the rear frame and configured to purify the air sucked through the suction grill; A front frame forming a front appearance and having a plurality of discharge holes formed therein; And a discharge opening / closing device for opening and closing the discharge opening. The discharge port of claim 1 or 2, Framed air purifiers are formed on the side and bottom of the front frame, respectively, so that the air sucked through the suction grill is discharged to at least one of the side and the bottom. The frame type air purifier of claim 3, wherein the filter seat is mounted on the front of the rear frame. The frame type air purifier of claim 4, wherein the filter seat further comprises a filter guide for sliding and fixing the filter device. The method of claim 1, wherein the filter attachment and exit, Framed air purifier, characterized in that formed in the lower portion of the rear frame to allow the filter device to enter and exit upward. The frame type air purifier of claim 1 or 2, wherein an auxiliary vent hole penetrating the front and rear is formed at an upper end portion of the rear frame. The frame type air purifier of claim 7, wherein a plurality of sensors are installed at an upper end of the rear frame to measure a state of air. The frame-type air purifier of claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of discharge ports is controlled to be selectively opened and closed according to the degree of contamination of the air. The method of claim 9, wherein one side of the discharge port, A discharge vane that is selectively opened and closed depending on the operation of the air purifier; Frame type air purifier, characterized in that further provided with a discharge louver for controlling the direction of the discharged air. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the filter device, Multifunctional filter assembly composed of a plurality of filter combinations, Frame type air purifier, characterized in that having a configuration including a filter frame is inserted into the filter assembly is fixed. The method of claim 11, wherein the filter frame, A filter insertion part into which the filter assembly is inserted and seated; Frame type air purifier, characterized in that the filter handle is further formed so that the filter frame is easily removable to the rear frame. The frame type air purifier of claim 1 or 2, wherein inclined surfaces are formed at both front ends of the front frame, and the discharge holes are formed at the inclined surfaces.

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