KR100598217B1 - Open and close apparatus for front panel of Outdoor unit in air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner outdoor unit, and in particular, to allow the heat exchanged air to be discharged therein in the lateral direction of the outdoor unit front panel.

In the outdoor unit front panel switchgear according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the air conditioner outdoor unit including a case having a compressor, a condenser and a blower fan installed therein, the air heat exchanged by the blower fan is discharged from the inside of the outdoor unit case to the outside. A front panel which is opened and closed from the front of the outdoor unit case to make it possible; It characterized in that it comprises a front panel switchgear for controlling the opening and closing of the front panel according to the operation of the air conditioner.

Outdoor unit, front panel, panel opening and closing

Description

Open and close apparatus for front panel of outdoor unit in air conditioner

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a conventional air conditioner outdoor unit.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a conventional air conditioner outdoor unit.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a front panel opening and closing device according to the invention.

5 is a perspective view showing an open state of the front panel of the outdoor air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a view showing the front panel back of the air conditioner outdoor unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a front panel open state of the outdoor unit of Figure 7 of the present invention.

9 is a rear view of the front panel of the present invention Figure 7;

10 is a side cross-sectional view showing a front panel opening and closing device of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

200,250,300 ... Outdoor unit case 210,260,310 ... Condenser

220,270,320 ... blowing fan 221,271,371 ... motor

230,280,330 ... front panel 235,285,331 ... discharge grill

240,390 ... front panel switchgear 242,292 ...

244,294 Pinion 246,296 Drive motor

The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a front panel opening and closing apparatus of an outdoor unit to allow the blowing direction of the outdoor unit to be discharged to the side rather than the front side.

In general, an air-conditioner has a refrigeration cycle device composed of a compressor, a condenser, a capillary tube, and a heat exchanger. It is a device that keeps the atmosphere of the room comfortable.

The air conditioner is classified into a window type air conditioner in which a refrigeration cycle apparatus is mounted in one body and installed in a window, and a separate type air conditioner which is installed in the indoor and outdoor by separating the indoor unit and the outdoor unit. At this time, the outdoor unit of the separate air conditioner is usually configured to include a noise generating a compressor, a condenser, a blowing fan and the like, the indoor unit is configured to include an evaporator and a blowing fan.

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a conventional outdoor unit. As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner outdoor unit includes a case 100 having an area having a square shape, a condenser 110 for heat exchange by air sucked into the rear of the case, and a heat exchanger for the condenser 110. A blower fan 120 that sucks and discharges outside air, a motor 121 for driving the blower fan 120, and a discharge grill easily formed in the discharge direction of the blower fan 120 ( 130 and a compressor (not shown) is installed at one side of the case to compress the refrigerant gas at a high temperature and high pressure.

The conventional air conditioner outdoor unit as described above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The air conditioner outdoor unit is provided with a compressor (not shown), a condenser 110, a blowing fan 120, and the like in a space provided inside the case 100 having a square shape. The compressor is installed at one side of the case and is discharged to the condenser 110 by pressurizing the refrigerant, which is a gaseous state of low temperature, low pressure, discharged from an evaporator (not shown) installed in an indoor unit at a high temperature and high pressure.

Then, the condenser 110 is discharged to the expansion valve (not shown) while making the phase change into the liquid state of the room temperature and high pressure through heat exchange with the external air, the liquid refrigerant introduced into the expansion valve through the evaporator In order to exchange heat with the internal air, the liquid is reduced to a low-temperature low-pressure liquid state, and then introduced into the evaporator mounted in the indoor unit, thereby absorbing the heat of the external air in the evaporator to form cold air. In addition, the waste heat generated from the compressor and heat radiated from the condenser 110 is discharged to the outside through the discharge grill 130 of the outdoor unit case 110 by the rotation of the blower fan 120, the condenser 110 and the compressor. To cool.

The condenser 110 inside the outdoor unit case 100 has a structure stacked in parallel at the rear of the case 100 or bent to both sides, and a blowing fan 120 is installed in front of the condenser 110.

 Here, the suction grill of the outdoor unit case 100 may be installed on the back or both sides of the case.

The blower fan 120 is rotated by the motor 121 and sucks the outside air through the condenser 110 and discharges the air exchanged by the condenser 110 to the discharge grill 130 formed in front of the case. do.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner outdoor unit is directly discharged to the outside by the blower fan 120 through the discharge grille 130 located at the front, and the discharge grille 130 is typically a blower fan ( It is installed to block the danger of the rotation of 120.

The hot air heat-exchanged by the blower fan 120 and the discharge grill 130 is always discharged in all directions. That is, when the outdoor unit is installed on the wall of the building, hot air is discharged directly to the person passing in front of the outdoor unit, thereby causing discomfort to those passing by. It is also a problem that especially adds discomfort to people who cross the street in summer.

And since the discharge grill of an outdoor unit is formed in the whole surface, a blower fan is always exposed and aesthetically unfavorable.

The present invention devised to solve the above problems, the front panel opening and closing apparatus of the outdoor unit is installed so that the flow of the front panel from the outdoor unit case, the direction of the air discharged from the blower fan by the front panel is bent. The purpose is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor unit to open and close the front panel in any one direction.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a front panel opening and closing apparatus of an outdoor unit in which the front panel can be spaced a predetermined distance from the outdoor unit case so that the discharge air of the blowing fan is discharged in all directions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a front panel opening and closing device of an outdoor unit to shield the front panel and insert an image into the front panel outer surface.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a front panel opening and closing apparatus of an outdoor unit in which air discharged by the discharge grill is discharged upward by opening and closing the discharge grill in an inclined structure.

Front panel switchgear of the outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object,

In the air conditioner outdoor unit including a compressor, a condenser, a blower fan installed therein,

A front panel which is opened and closed from the front of the outdoor unit case to discharge the heat exchanged by the blower fan to the outside in the outdoor unit case;

It characterized in that it comprises a front panel switchgear for controlling the opening and closing of the front panel according to the operation of the air conditioner.

Preferably, the front panel is hinged to the lower end of the outdoor unit case, characterized in that the upper end is moved back and forth by the front panel opening and closing device.

Preferably, the rear surface of the front panel is characterized in that a plurality of ribs are formed in a radial shape.

Preferably, the front panel is moved back and forth from the front of the outdoor unit case by the front panel opening and closing device is characterized in that the opening and closing.

Preferably, the rear surface of the front panel is characterized in that a plurality of ribs are formed spaced apart at predetermined intervals in each direction to the outside of the rotation radius of the blowing fan.

Preferably, the front panel is characterized in that the front and rear inclined opening and closing on the basis of the horizontal center line horizontally.

Preferably, the front panel is characterized in that the front and rear inclined opening and closing based on the vertical center line of the left and right.

Preferably, the front panel opening and closing device is formed to protrude vertically on both sides of the rear surface of the front panel and the rack to move back and forth, the pinion to rotate the rack back and forth by engaging the rack, and is installed on the rotating shaft of the pinion It characterized in that it comprises a drive motor for controlling the rotation of the pinion according to whether or not drive.

Preferably, the front of the outdoor unit case is characterized in that the discharge grill is installed between the blowing fan and the front panel.

Front panel switchgear of the air conditioner outdoor unit according to another embodiment of the present invention,

An air conditioner outdoor unit including a compressor, a condenser, and a blower fan installed therein, wherein the outdoor unit is opened and closed from the front of the outdoor unit case to discharge the heat exchanged by the blower fan to the outside. A plurality of discharge grills for guiding the discharge in a direction inclined with respect to the blowing direction of the blowing fan; Drive means hinged to the discharge grille for opening and closing; It characterized in that it comprises a motor for driving the drive means in accordance with the operation of the air conditioner.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

[First Embodiment]

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor unit air conditioner to which the present invention is applied, Figure 4 is a detailed view showing the front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the outdoor unit case 200, the condenser 210 heat exchanged with the outside air sucked and installed at the rear of the outdoor unit case 200, and the outside by driving the motor 221. Blower fan 220 for sucking and discharging air, the front panel 230 which is located in front of the blower fan 220 to open and close to the front of the outdoor unit case 220, and whether the blower fan 220 is driven The front panel opening and closing device 240 for opening and closing the front panel 230 according to.

The front panel opening and closing device 240 is hinged to one side of the front panel 230 is shielded front to be installed to open and close the discharge grill 235, the rack 242 to move the front panel 230 back and forth, It is a structure including the drive means which consists of the pinion 244 and the drive motor 246.

That is, the driving means is formed to protrude perpendicularly to both sides of the rear surface of the front panel 230, the rack 242 penetrating the discharge grill 235, the pinion 244 to rotate in engagement with the rack 242, It is fixed to one side of the front panel 230 is installed on the rotation shaft of the pinion 244 is composed of a drive motor 246 for rotating the pinion 244.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, a front panel opening and closing device of an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, the outdoor unit case 200 includes a condenser 210, a blower fan 220, and a compressor, and a plurality of suction grille structures for suctioning air are formed on the rear and both sides of the outdoor unit case 200.

The condenser 210 is an outdoor heat exchanger, which is heat-exchanged when the outside air is sucked through a suction grill (not shown) formed on at least one side surface facing the case 200, and the heat-exchanged air is a blower fan. Discharged by 220. Here, the blowing fan 220 is rotated by the drive of the drive motor 221 connected on the shaft.

And, the compressor is installed on one side of the outdoor unit case 200, may be installed partitioned into a compression chamber and the other side in the compression chamber on one side of the outdoor unit case 200, in this case, only the compressor is installed, the ventilation chamber The condenser and the blower fan are installed. In addition, the compression chamber and the blower chamber may be installed in one space.

In addition, since the front panel 230 is installed on the front of the outdoor unit case 200 in a structure capable of opening and closing, when the front panel 230 is opened, the air discharged by the blower fan 220 is opened by the front panel 230. It is discharged in the upward direction and laterally along the inclined direction. To this end, the front panel opening and closing device 240 is hinged to the rear surface of the front panel 230 to open and close it.

 The front panel 230 is open when the blower fan 220 is driven, the front panel 230 is blocked when the blower fan 220 is not driven. The front panel 230 has a structure in which only the top 232 is opened and closed while the bottom 231 is coupled in a hinge structure, and the front panel 230 and the blower fan (because the front panel 230 is opened and closed). Discharge grill 235 is preferably provided between the 220. Accordingly, the front panel 230 has a structure in which the discharge grill 235 is opened and closed.

In addition, since the discharge grill 235 is formed in the groove portion formed to gradually widen to the rear, the discharge area can be increased by the inclined surface of the groove portion, so that the heat exchange capacity can be reduced in advance, and on the groove portion The front panel 230 is tightly coupled.

In addition, the front panel opening and closing device 240 is hinged to one side of the front panel 230 is shielded front panel 230 installed to open and close the discharge grill 235 and to move the front panel 230 back and forth It includes a drive means. The drive means consists of a rack 242, pinion 244, drive motor 246.

As shown in FIG. 4, the driving means of the front panel opening and closing device 240 includes a rack 242, a pinion 244, and a driving motor 246. The rack 242 is formed to protrude perpendicularly to both rear surfaces of the front panel 230 and penetrates through the discharge grille 235, and the pinion 244 rotates in engagement with the rack 242 and the driving motor. 246 is fixed to one side of the front panel 230 and is installed on the rotation shaft of the pinion 244 to rotate the pinion 244.

Since the front panel opening and closing device 240 is opened and closed only the upper end 232 of the front panel 230, a single or a plurality of the front panel opening and closing may be installed in the front center.

Brief description of the front panel opening and closing operation is as follows.

When the air conditioner operates, the blower fan 220 is driven by the motor 221 to cool the condenser 210. At this time, the front panel 230 is opened by the front panel opening and closing device 240 before or simultaneously with driving the blower fan 220.

Herein, when the air conditioner is operated, the front panel opening and closing device 240 operates the driving motor 246 to rotate the pinion 244, and thus, the rack 242 engaged with the pinion 244 moves forward to move the rack ( The front panel 230 formed integrally with the 242 is also moved to the front at the same time to open the discharge grill 235.

Then, when the blower fan 220 is operated, the condenser 210 is heat exchanged and cooled, and the hot air exchanged to the rear surface of the front panel 230 through the discharge grill 235 by the blower fan 220. Discharged. At this time, since the front panel 230 is opened in an inclined top / bottom structure, the air discharged to the front panel 230 flows upward and laterally and is discharged to the outside.

Thereafter, when the driving of the blowing fan 220 is stopped, the front panel 230 is placed back to its original state by the front panel opening and closing device 240. That is, the front surface of the discharge grill 235 is closed.

Here, the blower fan 130, the condenser 140, etc. are operated in the above state, and when the user stops the operation of the air conditioner while performing indoor air conditioning, the driving motor 246 rotates in reverse, and thus the pinion 244 Since the reverse rotation also, the rack 242 and the front panel 230 is moved to the rear to close the discharge grill 235.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, the front surface 233 of the front panel 230 is shielded so that an image may be inserted to improve the appearance of the front surface 233.

FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating the rear surface of the front panel 230, and a plurality of rib-shaped ribs 234 are provided on the rear surface of the front panel 230 in the radial direction. The plurality of ribs 234 guides the air discharged by the blower fan 220 to smoothly flow in an upward direction and / or in a lateral direction.

Second Embodiment

7 to 9 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the outdoor unit case 250 includes a condenser 260, a blower fan 270, a front panel 280 that is opened and closed to discharge heat exchanged air, and a front panel that opens and closes the front panel. The switchgear 290 is configured.

The front panel 280 opens and closes the discharge grill 285 configured on the front surface of the outdoor unit case 250. That is, the front panel 280 has a structure in which the front surface 281 is shielded, and the shielded front panel 280 is opened and closed from the outdoor unit case 250 so that the heat-exchanged air discharged to the discharge grill 285 is on each side. Is discharged.

To this end, the front panel 280 is moved back and forth from the discharge grill 285 depending on whether the blower fan 270 is driven, when the front panel 280 is entirely spaced apart from the front of the outdoor unit case 200 when the front panel 280 is opened. It is moved to open the discharge grill 285, and when closed, the entire front panel closes the discharge grill 285 on the front of the outdoor unit case 200.

The front panel opening and closing device 290 is connected to one side of the front panel 280 installed to open and close the discharge grill 285 and includes a driving means to move the front panel 280 back and forth. The drive means consists of a rack 292, pinion 294, drive motor 296.

The rack 292 is formed to protrude perpendicularly to both rear surfaces of the front panel 280 to penetrate the discharge grill 285, and the pinion 294 rotates in engagement with the rack 292, and the drive motor. 296 is fixed to one side of the front panel 280 and is installed on the rotation shaft of the pinion 294 to rotate the pinion 294.

Since the front panel opening and closing device 290 is opened and closed as a whole of the front panel 280, a single dog may be installed at the top / bottom center of the front panel or a plurality of the top panel may be installed at both top and bottom sides.

Brief description of the front panel opening and closing operation is as follows.

When the air conditioner operates, the blower fan 270 is driven by the motor 271 to cool the condenser 260. At this time, the front panel 280 is opened by the front panel opening and closing device 290 before or simultaneously with driving the blower fan 270.

Then, when the blower fan 270 is operated, the condenser 260 is heat exchanged and cooled, and the hot-air exchanged to the rear surface of the front panel 280 through the discharge grill 285 by the blower fan 270. Discharged. At this time, since the front panel 280 is opened in a completely spaced apart structure, the air discharged to the front panel 280 flows in all directions and is discharged to the outside.

Thereafter, when the driving of the blower fan 270 is stopped, the front panel 280 is placed back to its original state by the front panel opening and closing device 290. That is, it is positioned in close contact with the front surface of the discharge grill 285.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 8, since the grille is not formed on the front surface 281 of the front panel 280, an image may be inserted to improve the appearance of the front surface 281.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the back surface of the front panel 280. The back panel of the front panel 280 has a structure in which a plurality of rib-shaped ribs 283 are provided in all directions. The plurality of ribs 283 guide the air discharged by the blower fan 270 to smoothly flow in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The opening / closing structure of the front panel of the present invention may have a structure in which only a ventilation chamber except the compression chamber is installed or opened and closed including a compression chamber.

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Third Embodiment

10 is a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the outdoor unit case 300 includes a condenser 310, a blowing fan 320, a front grill 330, and a compressor not shown.

The outdoor unit case 300 is provided with a suction grill for suction on the back and one side thereof, and a discharge grill 331 is installed on the front surface 330. The condenser 310 is installed at the rear of the blowing fan 320 so that the condenser 310 may have a straight shape or a bent shape.

The discharge grill 331 is opened in an inclined direction on the front surface 330 of the outdoor unit, and a plurality of discharge grills 331 are connected by a link (not shown) so that the discharge grill 331 can be opened and closed by the link.

That is, the suction grill 331 is connected to a plurality of links, when the air conditioner is activated, the discharge grill 331 is opened in the inclined direction to guide the air discharged by the blowing fan 320 in the upward direction, When stopped, the discharge grill 331 is closed and in close contact with the front surface 330. In another embodiment, the blowing fan 320 may be inclined to smoothly discharge the blowing fan 320.

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So far, the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains to the detailed description of the present invention and other forms of embodiments within the essential technical scope of the present invention. Could be implemented. Here, the essential technical scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and all differences within the equivalent range will be construed as being included in the present invention.

According to the front panel opening and closing apparatus of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, the front panel is coupled in a structure that can be opened and closed, so that the air discharged through the front panel is discharged in the lateral direction so as not to cause discomfort to those passing in front of the outdoor unit. .

In addition, since the front panel of the outdoor unit is opened and closed, there is an effect of solving the problem that the discharge grill is clogged by foreign matter introduced from the outside.

In addition, by applying the image on the front panel of the outdoor unit, there is an effect that can give a good image to people passing by.

Claims (10)

In the air conditioner outdoor unit including a compressor, a condenser, a blower fan installed therein, A front panel which is opened and closed from the front of the outdoor unit case to discharge the heat exchanged by the blower fan to the outside in the outdoor unit case; And Includes; a front panel opening and closing device for controlling the opening and closing of the front panel according to the operation of the air conditioner, The front panel opening and closing the front panel of the air conditioner outdoor unit, characterized in that the front panel opening and closing by the front panel opening and closing movement in the front and rear direction of the outdoor unit case. delete The method of claim 1, The front panel opening and closing device of the air conditioner outdoor unit, characterized in that a plurality of ribs are formed in a radial shape on the back of the front panel. delete The method of claim 1, The front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, characterized in that formed on the back of the front panel is a plurality of ribs spaced at predetermined intervals in each direction to the outside of the rotation radius of the blowing fan. delete delete The method of claim 1, The front panel opening and closing device is formed to protrude vertically on both sides of the rear surface of the front panel, the rack is moved back and forth, the pinion to rotate and engage the rack to move the rack back and forth, and is installed on the rotary shaft of the pinion whether the air conditioner driving And a drive motor for controlling the rotation of the pinion according to the front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner. The method of claim 1, The front panel opening and closing device of the outdoor air conditioner, characterized in that the discharge grill is installed between the blower fan and the front panel on the front of the outdoor unit case. delete

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