KR100721832B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner equipped with a drain pan for receiving condensate generated in a heat exchanger.

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes a case in which a heat exchanger is installed therein, and a drain pan installed in the case to receive condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger. The support member is disposed to sandwich the drain pan between the two support members so that the drain pan is indirectly supported on the inner surface of the case through the two support members, so that the installation of the drain pan is completed. It works.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

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

2 is a cross-sectional view showing a drain pan installation structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: case 20: heat exchanger

30: blower 40: drain pan

40a: drip tray 50: support member

51: lower surface support 52: side support

53: rib

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having a drain pan for collecting condensate generated in a heat exchanger.

In general, an air conditioner includes a refrigeration cycle component such as a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, and an expansion device, and is a device for cooling an indoor space by supplying cool air generated through a refrigeration cycle to an indoor space.

Conventional air conditioners include a rectangular cylindrical case forming the exterior, a heat exchanger installed in the case to exchange heat with indoor air passing through the case, a blowing fan through which the indoor air circulates inside the case, and a heat exchanger. And a drain pan disposed under the machine to receive the condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger.

At this time, since the drain pan is configured to collect low-temperature condensate dropped from the low-temperature heat exchanger, the drain pan is maintained at a low temperature by the condensate temperature. Therefore, when the drain pan is directly installed in the case, the temperature of the case is lowered by the temperature of the low drain pan, and condensate may form on the outside of the case.

Therefore, the conventional air conditioner installs a separate fixing bracket for installing the drain pan in the case, and then fixes the drain pan to the fixing bracket so that the drain pan can be kept spaced apart from the inner surface of the case. The condensate temperature prevents condensate from forming on the outer surface of the case.

However, in the conventional air conditioner, as described above, after installing a fixing bracket for fixing the drain pan in the case, the drain pan must be fixed to the fixing bracket again through a fastening member such as a screw. The problem is that the work is difficult.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can be installed a drain pan more easily.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object is formed of a case having a heat exchanger installed inside, a drain pan installed inside the case to receive condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger, and a material having heat insulating ability. And a support member to allow the drain pan to be indirectly supported on the inner surface of the case.

In addition, the support member includes a lower surface support portion for supporting between the lower surface of the drain pan and the inner surface of the case, and a side support portion extending from one side of the lower surface support portion to an upper side to support the side surface of the drain pan and the inner surface of the case. Characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the support member is provided with a pair so that both ends of the drain pan can be supported, respectively, wherein the lower surface support portion provided in each of the pair of support members is characterized in that each support a portion of both lower surfaces of the drain pan It is done.

The support members may further include a pair of ribs connecting the both ends of the lower support portion and the side support portion to each other so that a seating groove for receiving the drain pan is formed therebetween.

In addition, the support member is formed of a material having an elastic force is characterized in that the drain pan is elastically supported in the case.

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

In this embodiment, a case where the air conditioner is applied to a duct type air conditioner will be described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner according to the present invention heat-exchanges with indoor air in a case 10 forming an exterior, and heat exchanger 20 for cooling the indoor air, and indoor air circulates in the case 10. And a blower (30) for exchanging heat with the heat exchanger (20). A drain pan (40) is disposed below the heat exchanger (20) to collect and collect the condensed water generated by the heat exchanger (20). .

The case 10 is provided with an intake port 11 through which the indoor air is sucked from the indoor side on one side thereof, and a discharge port through which the indoor air heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger 20 is discharged back into the indoor space on the other side thereof. 12 is provided, and the heat exchanger 20 is arranged to partition the flow path between the inlet 11 and the outlet 12 so as to exchange heat with the air moving from the inlet 11 through which the outlet 12 passes. It is.

The blower 30 rotates to generate a suction force and a blowing force, and a pair of blowing fans 31 and an air outlet 12 to accommodate the blowing fan 31 therein and to discharge the indoor air discharged from the blowing fan 31. It includes a pair of fan case 32 to guide to.

The drain pan 40 is provided with a drip tray portion 40a that is opened upward and collects condensed water dropped from the upper heat exchanger 20, and is installed in the case 10 to install the drain pan 40. The support member 50 is formed of a material having a heat insulating ability to allow the drain pan 40 and the inner surface of the case 10 to be supported by each other.

The support member 50 is interposed between the side and bottom surfaces of the drain pan 40 and the inner surface of the case 10 so that the drain pan 40 is indirectly supported on the inner surface of the case 10 through the support member 50. It is installed to prevent the temperature of the case 10 from being affected by the condensate temperature contained in the drain pan 40. In this embodiment, a pair of both sides of the drain pan 40 can be supported. The support member 50 is included.

Each supporting member 50 is interposed between the lower surface of the drain pan 40 and the inner surface of the case 10 to support the lower surface of the drain pan 40 and the lower surface support 51 and one side of the lower surface support 51. Each support member 50 includes a side support portion 52 extending upwardly to support the side surface of the drain pan 40 so as to support a portion of the side surface and both bottom surfaces of the drain pan 40, respectively.

In addition, each support member 50 has a lower support portion 51 and a side support portion (50) in order to stably maintain the state in which the drain pan 40 is supported inside the case 10 through the support member 50. A pair of ribs 53 are arranged so that both ends of the pair 52 are connected to each other so that a seating portion 50a for seating the drain pan 40 is formed therebetween.

In this embodiment, the support member 50 is formed of an elastically deformable material, the distance between the inner side surfaces of the case 10 is the thickness of the side support portion 52 of the two support members 50 and the length of the drain pan 40 It is slightly smaller than the sum.

Therefore, after the support members 50 are disposed on both sides of the case 10, and the drain pan 40 is inserted into the seating portions 50a provided in the support members 50, the side support portions 52 of the support members 50 are disposed. 2) both ends of the drain pan 40 are accommodated in the two support members 50 and the seating portions 50a, respectively, so that the drain pan 40 is supported by the support member 50 as illustrated in FIG. The case 10 is supported on the inner surface. In this state, since the support member 50 is elastically deformed, the inner surface of the drain pan 40 and the case 10 are supported by the elastic restoring force of the support member 50 so that the drain pan 40 is seated. It is possible to stably maintain the state of being seated and supported in 50a.

In addition, since the support member 50 is formed of a material having a heat insulating ability, even if the drain pan 40 is maintained at a low temperature by the condensate, the case 10 is not affected by the temperature of the drain pan 40. (40) Problems such as condensation water generated outside the case 10 due to the temperature do not occur.

As described in detail above, in the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the drain pan is inserted between two support members having heat insulating ability, the drain pan is supported on the inner surface of the case through the two support members, thereby completing the installation of the drain pan. There is an effect that the installation of the drain pan can be made simply.

Claims (5)

A case having a heat exchanger installed therein, a drain pan installed inside the case to receive condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger, and a material having heat insulating ability so that the drain pan is indirectly supported on the inner surface of the case. In an air conditioner including a support member to be installed, The support member includes a lower surface support portion for supporting between the lower surface of the drain pan and the inner surface of the case, and a side support portion extending upward from one side of the lower surface support portion to support the side surface of the drain pan and the inner surface of the case. Air conditioner characterized in that delete The method of claim 2, The support member is provided with a pair so that both ends of the drain pan can be supported, respectively, the lower surface support portion provided in the pair of support members, respectively, characterized in that for supporting a part of both lower surfaces of the drain pan, respectively Air conditioner. The method of claim 2, Each of the supporting members further comprises a pair of ribs connecting the two ends of the lower support and the side support portion to each other to form a seating groove for receiving the drain pan. The method of claim 1, The support member is formed of a material having an elastic force so that the drain pan is elastically supported in the case.

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