KR100732040B1 - Indoor unit of air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner that is easy to change color and minimizes deformation due to weight and other usage environments, and includes: a base; A rear cabinet disposed above the base; A front cabinet disposed at a front surface of the rear cabinet, air inlets are formed at side surfaces and a bottom surface thereof, and air outlets formed at sides; A blowing unit and a heat exchanger disposed between the front cabinet and the rear cabinet; And a front panel mounted on the front of the front cabinet so as to be openable and closed, wherein the front panel comprises: a front glass; A rear panel disposed behind the front glass and having a hook formed thereon; It is characterized in that it comprises a cover surrounding the edge of the front glass and the rear panel and the hook hole is formed that the hook is inserted and locked.

Air Conditioner, Indoor Unit, Front Panel, Front Glass, Rear Panel, Hook, Hook Hole

Description

Indoor unit of air conditioner             

1 is a perspective view of an air inlet and an air outlet of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention opened;

2 is a front view of the air inlet and the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention opened;

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

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the front panel of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention opened;

5 is a sectional view showing a front panel for an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

6 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the front panel for the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

7 is a perspective view of a sealed air discharge port of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the prior art,

8 is a perspective view of the air discharge port of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the prior art opened;

9 is a front view of the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the prior art is opened.                 

10 is an exploded perspective view of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the prior art.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: base 50a: lower air intake guide

52: front suction vane 60: rear cabinet

70: front cabinet 70a: left air intake

70b: right air inlet 70c: bottom air inlet

72a: upper air outlet 72b: left air outlet

72c: right air outlet 73: hinge groove

75: top discharge vane 76: left vane

77: right vane 80: front panel

80a: hinge lever 81: front glass

82: rear panel 82a: hook

83: cover 83a: front part of the cover

83b: rear portion of cover 83c: hook hole

88: display 90: blower

100: air purifier 102: hepa filter

103: left air filter 104: right air filter

105: left electric dust collector 106: right electric dust collector

110: heat exchanger

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an indoor unit of an air conditioner in which color or design can be easily changed.

In general, an air conditioner is used to cool or heat a room or purify the air by using a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerant consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user. .

The separate type and the integrated type are functionally the same, but the separate type connects the indoor unit and the outdoor unit separated by the refrigerant pipes by installing the cooling / heating unit in the indoor unit and the heat radiating / cooling and compression unit in the outdoor unit, and the integrated type by cooling heat dissipation. Integrate the function of the hole in the wall of the house or hang the device on the window is installed directly.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the indoor unit of the conventional split type air conditioner includes a base 1, a cabinet 2 arranged longitudinally above the base 1 and having an open front surface; It is coupled to the front surface of the cabinet (2), the front air discharge port (4a) and the upper side of the side air discharge port (4b, 4c) is formed on both sides, the front surface of the air inlet (4d, 4e) formed on both sides And a panel 4, a blower 20 disposed below the cabinet 2 and the front panel 4, and a heat exchanger 30 disposed above the blower 20.                         

On the other hand, the front panel 4 is provided with a vertical drive panel 10 in the front of the front panel 4 so as to open and close the opening and closing the front air discharge port (4a), the vertical drive panel 10 In order to eliminate the step between the front panel 4 and the up and down drive panel 10 at the time of rising, the front and rear drive panel 12 is installed on the front of the front panel 4 to be retracted, and the side air outlet 4b The left and right vanes 14 and 16 are rotatable on both sides of the front panel 4 so as to control the wind direction of the air discharged through the side air discharge ports 4b and 4c and to open and close the 4c. Is mounted.

In addition, the front panel 4 has a front upper panel 5 having both sides inclined and formed with the front air outlets 4a and side air outlets 4b and 4c, and a central lower portion of the front top panel 5; The front lower panel 6 is disposed between the base 1 and forms the air inlets 4d and 4e between the lower sides of the cabinet 2, and the front lower panel 6. Left and right suction grills 7 and 8 for protecting the suction ports 4d and 4e are mounted between the side ends of the cabinet and the lower part of the cabinet 2 so as to be openable and closed.

An air filter 9 is mounted on the rear of each of the left and right suction grills 7 and 8 so that foreign matters in the air passing through the air inlets 4d and 4e can be filtered.

In addition, the front panel 4 has a lifting mechanism composed of a motor and a gear for elevating the vertical drive panel 10, a retraction mechanism composed of a motor, a gear, etc. for advancing the front and rear drive panel 12, A rotating mechanism composed of a motor or the like for rotating each of the left and right vanes 14 and 16 is mounted.

Meanwhile, left and right electrostatic precipitators 21 and 22 ionize and collect foreign substances in the air passing through the left and right suction grills 7 and 8 and the air filter 9 on both sides in front of the front part of the blower 20. ) Is placed.

In the conventional air conditioner indoor unit configured as described above, when the blower 20 is driven, indoor air is sucked into the indoor unit through the left and right suction grills 7 and 8 and the air filter 9. Foreign materials such as dust are ionized and collected while passing through the left and right electrostatic precipitators 21 and 22, and blown to the heat exchanger 30 by the blower 20.

The air blown by the heat exchanger (30) is cooled by heat exchange with the refrigerant, and then is discharged back into the room through the front air outlet (4a), the left air outlet (4b), and the right air outlet (4c). Cool / heat.

However, in the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the prior art, the front panel 4 is divided into a plurality of up and down, and the up and down drive panel 12 and the front and rear drive panel 12 for opening and closing the front air outlet 4a are Arranged to be movable, the structure of the front panel 4 is complicated, there is a problem that the color, design, etc. are not easy to change.

In addition, recently, in order to improve the aesthetics of the front panel, the front panel is composed of a front glass and a rear panel, and after attaching the adhesive paper to the front surface of the rear panel, attaching the front glass to the adhesive paper to attach the front glass. Possible, but in this case there is a problem that the front glass or the rear panel is not easy to replace and change the color of the front glass and the front glass or the rear panel is separated according to the weight of the front glass and other usage environments.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner that is easy to change the color or design of the front panel and minimize the deformation of the front panel according to the weight and other use environment. There is a purpose.

In order to solve the above problems, the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention has air inlets formed in the lower left and right sides, respectively, and air outlets formed in the upper left and right sides, respectively, to inhale the air after A main body discharging to the room; And a front panel disposed in front of the main body, wherein the front panel comprises: a front glass; A rear panel disposed behind the front glass; And a cover for engaging the front glass and the rear panel by surrounding front and rear edges of the front glass and the rear panel.
The front panel is connected to the front of the main body to rotate in front of one side of the left, right to open and close the front portion of the main body.
The cover includes a front part of which the front glass is fastened forward and a rear part of which the rear panel is fastened backward.
Hooks protrude from the rear part of the rear panel, and hook holes through which the hook is inserted are formed in the rear part of the cover.

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

1 is a perspective view in which the air inlet and the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention are opened, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the air inlet and the air outlet of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.                     

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a base 50, a rear cabinet 60 disposed above the rear part of the base 50, and the base 50. The front cabinet 70 is disposed above the front part of the front panel, and the front panel 80 is disposed in front of the front part of the front cabinet 70.
Here, the base 50, the rear cabinet 60 and the front cabinet 70 is composed of a main body that forms the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner.

The base 50 is formed to be recessed rearward so that a part of the front part thereof is spaced apart from the lower end of the front cabinet 70 so that the lower air suction guide 50a is disposed between the base 50 and the lower end of the front cabinet 70. And a lower front vane 52 is rotatably mounted to open and close the lower air intake guide 50a and guide the intake of air.

The rear cabinet 60 has a front surface and a bottom surface open so that a ventilation flow path is formed between the front cabinet 70, and an upper surface portion is formed orthogonal to the rear portion, and both side portions are formed or inclined perpendicularly to the rear portion. Is formed.

The front cabinet 70 has a rear surface and a bottom surface open so that a ventilation flow path is formed between the rear cabinet 60, an upper surface portion is formed orthogonal to the front portion, and both side portions are formed orthogonal to the front portion. Or beveled.

In addition, the front cabinet 70 has left and right air inlets 70a and 70b formed at the lower sides of both side portions, air inlets 70c formed on the lower surface thereof, and upper air outlets 72a formed on the upper surface thereof. Left and right air outlets 72b and 72c are formed at upper portions of both side portions.

In addition, the front cabinet 70 is rotatably mounted to the upper surface of the front panel 70 so as to open and close the upper air discharge port 72a to guide the discharge of air. The left vane 76 is rotatably mounted on the left side of the front cabinet 70 to open and close the left air inlet 70a and the left air outlet 72b together and to guide the intake / exhaust of air. In addition, the right vane 77 is rotatably mounted on the right side surface of the front cabinet 70 to open and close the right air inlet 70b and the right air outlet 72c together and to guide the intake / exhaust of air.

That is, the indoor unit of the air conditioner sucks indoor air through the left and right air inlets 70a and 70b and the bottom air inlet 70c of the front cabinet 70, and the top air of the front cabinet 70. Since it is possible to discharge through the discharge port 72a and the left and right air discharge ports 70b and 70c, the air is sucked to three surfaces and the air is discharged to the three surfaces for more efficient three-dimensional cooling / heating.

On the other hand, the front panel 80 forms the front side of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, preferably made of a structure that is easy to change the color or design.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

The front panel 80 has a hinge lever 80a rotatably connected to the front cabinet 70 at either one of the left side and the right side, and the hinge lever 80a rotates at the front cabinet 70. It is preferable that the hinge groove 73 is formed to be mounted.

In this case, the front panel 80 is able to open and close the front part of the front cabinet 70, and functions as a door.                     

In addition, the front panel 80 is preferably made so that the hinge lever 80a is detachable to the hinge groove 73 so that the color of the front side of the front panel 80 can be easily changed.

On the other hand, the front panel 80 is the front glass 81 is disposed on the foremost side, the rear panel 82 is disposed behind the front glass 81, the front glass 81 and the rear panel 82 ) Is surrounded by the cover 83, the color is changed by the replacement of the front glass 81 or the rear panel 82.

That is, when the front glass 81 is formed to have a color, the front panel 80 may change the front side color of the indoor unit by changing the front glass 81 to a front glass having a different color. When the front glass 81 is transparent and the rear panel 82 has a color, the front panel color of the indoor unit can be changed by changing the rear panel 82 to a rear panel of another color.

The cover 83 has a cross-sectional shape of a 'c' shape and surrounds the front and rear edges of the front glass 81 and the edge of the rear panel 82, and covers any one of the front portion 83a and the rear portion 83b. The front portion 83a or the rear portion 83b is bendable so that it can be bent to replace a new front glass or rear panel.

Reference numeral 88 is a display mounted to the front panel 80 to display whether the indoor unit, the operation information of the air conditioner, the operation temperature and the like desired.

In addition, the indoor unit of the air conditioner and the air blower 90 for injecting air through the air inlet (70a, 70b, 70c) and then discharge the air through the air outlet (72a, 72b, 72c), and the air And an air purifier 100 for purifying the air sucked into the inlets 70a, 70b, and 70c, and a heat exchanger 110 for heat-exchanging the air blown by the blower 90 with the refrigerant.

The blower 90 is mounted on one side of the lower side of the rear cabinet 60, and the blower motor is disposed so that the rotary shaft protrudes toward the front, the blower fan installed on the rotary shaft of the blower motor, and the blower fan A fan housing is formed around the upper surface of the fan housing, and a discharge hole is formed on the upper surface, and an orifice is mounted on the front of the fan housing to guide the intake of air. A protection grill is mounted on the front of the orifice.

The air purifier 100 is a HEPA filter 102 disposed between the front air intake port 50a and the blower 90 to purify the air sucked through the front air intake port 50a, and the left and the right, Left and right air filters 103 and 104 disposed between the left and right air intake ports 70a and 70b and the blower 90 so that foreign matters in the air sucked into the right air intake ports 70a and 70b are filtered. The left and right air dust collectors 105 and 106 are disposed next to the left and right air filters 103 and 104 such that foreign matters in the air sucked into the left and right air intake ports 70a and 70b are ionized and collected.

The HEPA filter 102 may be fixed to a filter guide (not shown) formed in the base 50, and may be pulled out through the opening hole 74a formed in the front cabinet 70 to draw the base 50. Of course, it is also possible to be attached to or removed from the filter guide (not shown) formed in.                     

The left and right air filters 103 and 104 may be fixed to a filter guide (not shown) formed in the front cabinet 70 or the blower 90, and opening holes 74b and 74c formed in the front cabinet 70. Of course, it is also possible to be attached to and removed from the filter guide formed in the front cabinet 70 or the blower 90 through the drawer type.

The left and right electrostatic precipitators 105 and 106 may be fixed to the front cabinet 70 or the blower 90, and may be pulled out through an opening hole (not shown) formed in the front cabinet 70 so that the front side may be fixed. Of course, it is also possible to attach or detach the filter guide (not shown) formed in the cabinet 70 or the blower 90.

The heat exchanger 110 is preferably disposed above the blower 90 so as to be positioned between the blower 90 and the air discharge ports 72a, 72b, and 72c, and a coolant tube through which the coolant passes. Composed of a plurality of fins of the refrigerant pipe, the refrigerant pipe 111 for guiding the evaporated or condensed refrigerant to the outdoor unit while being heat-exchanged with air is connected.

A drain pan 112 is disposed below the heat exchanger 110 to receive condensed water that is generated on the surface of the heat exchanger 110 and falls. One side of the drain pan 112 includes condensed water in the indoor unit. A drain hose 113 is connected to guide the drain to the outside.

4 is a perspective view of the indoor unit front panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention opened, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the indoor unit front panel of the air conditioner according to the present invention.                     

The front panel 80 may be easily assembled with the rear panel 82 and the cover 83, and the rear panel 82 may be firmly fixed to the rear panel 82 and the cover 83. A hook 82a is formed at the hook portion, and a hook hole 83c is inserted into the cover 83 to lock the hook 82a.

Here, the plurality of hooks 82a may protrude from the rear portion of the rear panel 82, and the hook holes 83c may be formed in the rear portion 83b of the cover 83.

Looking at the assembly operation of the front panel according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the front glass 81 and the rear panel 82 are overlapped with each other, the front part 83a of the cover 83 is made vertical, and the rear part 83b of the cover 83 is made horizontal. In the state, the cover 83 is disposed outside the edge of the front glass 81 and the rear panel 82.

The back portion 83b of the cover 83 is vertically bent while the hook 82a of the rear panel 82 is inserted into the hook hole 83c of the cover 83.

At this time, the front glass 81 and the rear panel 82 is restricted to the front side by the front portion (83a) of the cover 83, the rear portion (83b) of the cover 83 Departure to the rear side is limited.

In addition, the rear panel 82 is hooked to the hook hole (83a) is limited to the front and rear, up and down, left and right movement is firmly fixed to the cover (83).                     

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the assembly order as described above, of course, it is also possible to assemble the front glass 81, the rear glass 82 and the cover 83 in a different order.

That is, the front glass 83a of the cover 83 is in a horizontal state so that the hook 82a of the rear panel 82 is engaged with the hook hole 83c of the cover 83, and then the front glass. It is also possible to arrange the front and back 81 in close contact with the front surface of the rear panel 82, and finally to bend the front portion 83a of the cover 83 vertically.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the front panel for the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

The indoor unit front panel 80 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment further includes an insulating material 84 disposed between the front glass 81 and the rear glass 82.

The insulating material 84 may reinforce the strength of the front panel 80 and increase the thermal insulation performance.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention constituted as described above is composed of a front panel and a rear panel disposed at the rear of the front glass and having a hook, and surrounds the edge of the front glass and the rear panel. The hook is inserted into the hook hole is formed to further include a cover, it is possible to easily replace the front glass or the rear panel by detaching the hook and bending of the cover, the indoor unit front side of the air conditioner The advantage is that you can easily change the color.

In addition, since the cover surrounds the edges of the front glass and the rear panel, the rear panel and the cover are hooked, and thus, there is an advantage that the cover can be firmly assembled without bending or separation.

In addition, an insulating material is disposed between the front glass and the rear glass, thereby reinforcing the strength of the front panel and increasing the heat insulating performance.

Claims (15)

delete delete An air inlet is formed at each of the lower left and right sides, and an air outlet is formed at each of the upper left and right sides, and the air inlet and the air are discharged to the room; It is configured to include a front panel disposed in front of the main body, The front panel includes a front glass; A rear panel disposed behind the front glass; The indoor unit of the air conditioner including a cover for engaging the front glass and the rear panel by surrounding the front and rear edges of the front glass and the edge of the rear panel. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 3, wherein The front panel indoor unit of the air conditioner is connected to rotate in front of one of the left and right, in front of the main body to open and close the front portion of the main body. The method according to claim 3 or 13, The cover includes an indoor unit of an air conditioner including a front part of which the front glass is fastened forward and a rear part of the rear panel which is fastened backward. The method of claim 14, Hooks protruding from the rear portion of the rear panel, and hook holes are formed in the rear portion of the cover is inserted into the hook is the air conditioner indoor unit.

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