KR100722994B1 - Stand type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stand-type air conditioner, in particular, by arranging the air inlet and outlet port on the side of the housing and configured to open and close at the same time through a single shutter can easily implement the internal structure of the product compared to the conventional method It relates to a stand-type air conditioner that can be slimmed and miniaturized.

Description

Stand type air conditioner {STAND TYPE AIR CONDITIONER}

1 is a perspective view showing a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the suction port and the discharge port of Figure 1 is open.

3 is a side view of the evaporator shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

100 housing 102 suction port

104: discharge port 110: shutter

112: closed portion 210,220: upper and lower fans

212,222: upper and lower guide 500: evaporator

510a, 510b: pipe 520a: upper tube

520b: lower tube 530: pin

540: end plate 550: drain pan

The present invention relates to a stand-type air conditioner, and more particularly, to a stand-type air conditioner that can easily implement the internal structure of the product compared to the conventional method, and slimmer and downsized the product.

As a conventional general stand type air conditioner, there is one disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0020591. Conventional stand type air conditioners form a main body consisting of a front panel and a rear panel that form an exterior, and the front panel is divided into a lower panel and an upper panel, respectively. The lower panel side area is formed with a suction port for suctioning indoor air into the main body, and a discharge port for discharging cold air formed by heat exchange by a heat exchanger is formed in the upper panel. The lower side of the inside of the main body is provided with a first blowing fan installed by a blower housing, the purifier housing is provided with a second blowing fan therein to introduce external air when opening the front suction cover. In addition, the heat exchanger extends the connection pipe downward to guide the refrigerant to the outdoor unit. On the other hand, the blower housing is formed integrally extending around the knob, the knob is fastened by a bolt in contact with the inner surface of the main body by the blower housing is fixedly installed inside the main body. According to the above configuration, the power is rotated when the power is applied to the motor, and the blower fan connected to the motor rotates according to the rotation of the motor, so that outside air is sucked into the air conditioner through the inlet. Inhaled air flows through the fan to the heat exchanger as the fan continues to rotate, and as it passes through the heat exchanger, the refrigerant inside the heat exchanger deprives the air of the temperature and flows to another element of the system with the temperature raised. This will be repeated.

However, the conventional stand-type air conditioner having the above-described configuration has a limitation in supplying cold air evenly to the entire interior space because the inlet and outlet are installed only at the front of the main body, and the type of heat exchanger applied is limited to a certain size. There is a limitation in miniaturizing the size of the air conditioner product, low thermal shear efficiency, there is a problem that the device is not compact.

 The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, the object of the present invention is to arrange the inlet and outlet port through which air enters in the stand-type air conditioner on the side of the housing and configured to be opened and closed at the same time through one shutter Compared to the present invention, the internal structure of the product can be easily realized and the stand type air conditioner can be made slimmer and smaller.

Stand type air conditioner of the present invention for achieving the above object is a housing formed with a suction port and a discharge port; A fan disposed inside the housing to suck air into the suction port and discharge the air to the discharge port; An evaporator installed inside the housing; A shutter for opening and closing the suction port and the discharge port; It includes a motor for driving the shutter, characterized in that the suction port and the discharge port is configured to be opened and closed at the same time through the one shutter.

In this case, the suction port and the discharge port may be configured to be disposed on the side of the housing.

On the other hand, the evaporator may be configured to include a pipe disposed in the vertical direction on both sides, the upper tube and the lower tube installed in communication with the pipe on both sides, and the pin disposed between the upper tube and the lower tube. have.

In addition, a turbo fan may be employed as the fan, and at least two or more turbo fans may be installed in the housing.

In addition, any one of the suction port and the discharge port may be arranged on the upper side of the housing and the other may be arranged on the lower side of the housing.

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

For reference, among the configurations of the present invention to be described below, the same configuration as the prior art will be referred to the above-described prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 illustrates a stand type air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which shows a closed state of a shutter, and FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which the shutter of FIG. 1 is opened. 3 is a side view of the evaporator shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the stand type air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a housing 100 having an inlet port 102 and an outlet port 104 formed therein, and disposed inside the housing 100 to supply air to the inlet port ( Fans 210 and 220 which are sucked into the discharge port 104 and discharged to the discharge port 104, an evaporator 500 installed inside the housing 100, and one opening and closing the suction port 102 and the discharge port 104. It comprises a shutter 110, and a motor (not shown) for driving the shutter 110.

The inlet 102 is formed under the side of the housing 100 and the discharge port 104 is formed on the upper side of the housing 100 where the inlet 102 is located.

In addition, the suction port 102 and the discharge port 104 are configured to be opened and closed at the same time through one shutter 110.

The shutter 110 is rotatably installed to cover the entire side surface of the housing 100 including the suction port 102 and the discharge port 104. The shutter 110 is a motor that is a driving means. It is operated through the inlet 102 and the outlet 104 to open and close at the same time.

At this time, the central portion of the housing 100 except for the suction port 102 and the discharge port 104 forms a closed structure through the closing part 112, and when the shutter 110 is opened, the suction port 102 is opened. ) And only the discharge port 104 is opened.

On the other hand, the upper fan 210 and the lower fan 220 to guide the flow of air from the suction port 102 to the discharge port 104 is installed on the inner, upper and lower portions of the housing 100, respectively.

In this case, a turbo fan is employed as the upper fan 210 and the lower fan 220.

In addition, a plate-shaped upper guide 212 and a lower guide 222 are installed around the upper fan 210 and the lower fan 220 to guide air flow to the discharge port 104.

On the other hand, the evaporator 500 is disposed on the lower side of the lower fan 220, a plurality of pipes (510a, 510b) arranged in the vertical direction on both sides and installed in plurality in communication with the pipes (510a, 510b) on both sides The upper tube 520a and the lower tube 520b, and the pin 530 disposed between the upper tube 520a and the lower tube 520b.

Inlets and outlets through which refrigerant flows are formed in the pipes 510a and 510b on both sides, respectively.

The fin 530 is formed in a wavy shape and is connected to the tubes 520a and 520b having the wavy curved portions at the upper and lower portions thereof.

The endplates 540 are disposed on the top and bottom to support the outermost pin 530.

A baffle for blocking the flow of the refrigerant in the pipes 510a and 510b at a predetermined position in the pipes 510a and 510b to induce the refrigerant to pass through the plurality of tubes 520a and 520b in a zigzag form at the same time. (Not shown) are staggered.

At this time, the baffle is disposed such that the number of tubes 520a and 520b gradually decreases toward each outlet side of the refrigerant to prevent the pressure drop of the refrigerant.

The evaporator having the above-described structure is a super compact type evaporator used in a vehicle air conditioner, which is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-208215.

Meanwhile, a drain pan 550 is detachably installed at a lower portion of the evaporator 500 to receive water that is generated during the heat exchange process inside the evaporator 500 and falls.

In the stand type air conditioner of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the inlet port 102 and the outlet port 104 located at the side of the housing 100 are simultaneously closed by the shutter 110 in a closed state as shown in FIG. 1 when not in use. maintain.

However, when used, the suction port 102 and the discharge port 104 are simultaneously opened as the shutter 110 is rotated and opened by driving a motor (not shown), and the upper fan 210 and the lower fan 220 rotate. Air is sucked through the suction port 102 and is transferred to the discharge port 220 side.

In this process, the air sucked through the inlet 102 is transferred to the evaporator 500 and cooled while passing between the fins 530 and the tubes 520a and 520b of the evaporator 500 to be discharged to the outlet 220. do.

At this time, the air cooled through the evaporator 500 is stably guided by the upper guide 212 and the lower guide 222 to be guided to the discharge port 104 side, generated on the surface during the heat exchange process of the evaporator 500 The collected water falls to the lower drain pan 550 and is collected.

As described above, in the stand-type air conditioner of the present invention, the inlet port 102 and the outlet port 104, through which air enters and exits, are disposed on the side of the housing 100 and configured to be opened and closed simultaneously through one shutter 110. Compared to the method, the internal structure of the product can be simplified and the product can be made slimmer.

In addition, since the present invention employs a super compact evaporator used in a vehicle air conditioner as an evaporator provided in the air conditioner, the product is slim and compact.

On the other hand, the stand-type air conditioner of the present invention described above has been described with an air conditioner having an upper discharge method as an example, it can also be applied to the lower discharge method as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in Figure 4, the inlet 102 is disposed on the upper side of the housing 100 and the discharge port 104 is disposed on the lower side of the side of the housing 100 where the inlet 102 is located, the housing 100 The air sucked from the top of the can be configured to be discharged to the bottom.

At this time, the direction of the upper guide 212 and the lower guide 222 surrounding the upper fan 210 and the lower fan 220 is installed in the opposite manner to the above-described embodiment of the first fan 210 and the lower fan ( It is preferable to allow the flow of air by 220 to be directed to the discharge port 104 side of the lower portion.

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications or variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below Can be carried out.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, by arranging the inlet and outlet ports through which air enters and exits at the side of the housing and simultaneously open and close through one shutter, the internal structure of the product is simpler and the product is slimmer than the conventional method. Can be obtained.

In addition, since the present invention employs a super compact evaporator used in a vehicle air conditioner as an evaporator provided in the air conditioner, the internal structure of the product can be simplified, the size of the product can be reduced, and the product can be made compact. .

In addition, by employing at least two or more turbofans in the housing as a fan to be applied to the present invention, there is an advantage that can significantly increase the amount of air discharged to improve the performance of the product.

In addition, the evaporator according to the present invention includes a pipe disposed up and down on both sides, an upper tube and a lower tube installed in communication with the pipes on both sides, and a pin disposed between the upper tube and the lower tube. By employing a super compact evaporator, the product is miniaturized and the thermal shear efficiency is increased.

In addition, when the inlet port is disposed in the upper side of the housing and the discharge port is formed in the lower discharge structure disposed on the lower side of the housing, the condensed water condensed by the evaporator can be easily moved to the drain pan located at the lower side by the force of the wind flowing downward. There is an effect that can fall.

Claims (5)

A housing formed with a suction port and a discharge port; A fan disposed inside the housing to suck air into the suction port and discharge the air to the discharge port; An evaporator installed inside the housing; A shutter for opening and closing the suction port and the discharge port; It includes one motor for driving the shutter, Stand air conditioner characterized in that the inlet and the discharge port is configured to be opened and closed at the same time through the one shutter. The stand type air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the suction port and the discharge port are configured to be disposed on a side surface of the housing. The evaporator of claim 1 or 2, Stand-type air conditioner comprising a pipe disposed on both sides in the vertical direction, the upper tube and the lower tube in communication with the pipe on both sides, and the pin disposed between the upper tube and the lower tube. The stand type air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the fan is a turbo fan and at least two fans are installed in the housing. The stand-type cooling device of claim 4, wherein one of the suction port and the discharge port is disposed at an upper side of the housing, and the other is disposed at a lower side of the housing.

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