KR100881124B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner is provided to make a vane operate stably without bending or vibration by guiding the vane operation by a holder along a holder guide. A vane(100) opens or closes an air inlet and an air outlet of a main body and guides air flow. A holder is movably mounted to the vane. A holder guide(184) is formed in the main body for guiding the holder. The vane has a receiving part(230) for movably receiving the holder.

Description

Air Conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner in which a vane is opened and closed together with an air inlet and an air discharge part formed in a main body, and the vane is guided by the guide mechanism and the guide mechanism does not interfere with the installation of the vane. .

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.

The air conditioner as described above is formed with an air inlet port through which air is sucked from the inside of the air conditioner, and an air outlet port through which air that is air-conditioned is discharged from the air conditioner. It is a trend to install a plate-shaped vane rather than a grill in each of the air discharge ports.

In addition, when a separate suction vane motor is installed to rotate the suction vane disposed at the air inlet, and a separate discharge vane motor is installed to rotate the discharge vane disposed at the air outlet, the air conditioner itself is connected to the air inlet. The air discharge port can be opened and closed, thereby increasing convenience of use.

However, when the vane is provided in each of the air intake port and the air discharge port as described above, and the intake vane motor and the discharge vane motor are installed, respectively, there is a problem in that the number of parts increases and the cost increases.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031568 discloses an air conditioner in which an air inlet and an air outlet are opened and closed together by one vane.

The one vane is formed between the upper and lower ends of the plurality of vertical parts to form a passage through which air passes between the plurality of vertical parts, the upper rotating shaft is formed protruded on the upper end is rotatably supported on the body At the bottom thereof, a lower rotary shaft protrudes and is connected to a vane motor installed at a lower portion of the air conditioner.

The one vane is rotated in the left and right directions about the upper and lower rotary shafts when the vane motor is driven to seal or open the air inlet and the air outlet together, and to open the air inlet and the air outlet. To guide the suction and discharge.

However, in the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031568, the vane is disposed long in the vertical direction, the vane motor is connected to the lower rotary shaft of the vane, and the vane rotates in the left and right directions about the upper rotary shaft and the lower rotary shaft. Therefore, when the vane is operated, some of the vanes, in particular, the upper and center portions of the vanes may be operated while being bent or shaken, and there is a problem that they may not be operated stably.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, it is possible to guide the vanes during operation of the vanes to operate the vanes in a stable manner, by limiting the over-rotation of the vanes arbitrary vanes or overheating of the vanes The object is to provide an air conditioner that can be prevented.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which vanes are easily installed.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the air inlet and the air discharge unit formed body; Vanes arranged to open and close the air inlet and the air outlet together to guide air; A holder movably disposed at the vane; And a holder guide formed in the main body to guide the holder, wherein the vane is provided with a receiving portion in which the holder is movable.

It is further provided with a spring installed on the vane for holding the holder in the direction guided by the holder guide.

The main body has the air suction part formed at the bottom and the air discharge part formed at the upper part, and the receiving part is formed at the center part of the upper part, the lower part and the center part of the vane, and the holder guide is formed in the main part. It is formed between the air discharge parts.

The holder has a handle portion formed to protrude, the receiving portion is opened on the lower side, the opening portion in which the handle portion is guided to one side of the circumference is formed long in the vertical direction.

A protrusion is formed in the holder, and the receiving portion is provided with a slit hole portion in which the protrusion is disposed to move and prevents any detachment of the protrusion.

The holder guide is formed on the bottom surface of the air discharge portion, the receiving portion is formed at a position to be inserted into the air discharge portion when the vane is closed, the holder is disposed to be moved up and down the receiving portion, The spring is disposed inside the receiving portion.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is provided with a holder in the vane and a holder guide for guiding the holder in the main body, so that the holder guides the vane along the holder guide during operation of the vane, so that the vanes are bent It has the advantage of operating stably without shaking or shaking.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention can be moved to a position where the holder for guiding the vanes does not interfere with the mounting of the vanes, and because the holder is moved to the position for guiding the vanes by the elasticity of the spring, The holder does not interfere with the mounting of the vanes, there is an advantage that the mounting work of the vanes is easy.

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

1 is a perspective view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is stopped, FIG. 2 is a perspective view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in operation, and FIG. 3 is an air conditioner according to the present invention. 4 is a bottom exploded cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a top plan cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the air intake portions 4 and 6 through which the air in the room is sucked are formed in the main body 2 and the inside of the main body 2. Air discharge portions 8 and 10 are formed to discharge air-conditioned air such as heated, cooled, or purified.

The main body 2 may be applied to any case such as a stand-type air conditioner, a wall-mounted air conditioner, or a ceiling-type air conditioner, but will be described below by taking a stand-type air conditioner as an example.

Hereinafter, the main body 2 has air intakes 4 and 6 formed in the lower portion, and air discharge portions 8 and 10 formed in the upper portion. Thereafter, a flow path for discharging air conditioned through the upper portion thereof includes a base 12, a cabinet 20, a lower panel 30, 40, and an upper panel 50.

The base 12 forms an outer appearance of the bottom of the main body 2 and supports the cabinet 20, the lower panel 30, 40, and the like, and has an inclined portion 14 that gradually widens toward the lower portion at the periphery thereof. ) Is formed.

The cabinet 20 forms the exterior of the rear part of the main body 2, and is composed of a rear plate part 22, a seat plate part 24, and a right plate part 26, and is positioned above the rear part of the base 12. Is installed.

In the cabinet 20, the seat plate 24 and the right plate portion 26 may be bent at right angles to the rear plate portion 22. The cabinet 20 may be bent at an angle to the rear plate portion 22 in a direction in which the width thereof gradually increases away from the front plate portion 24. Of course it is also possible.

The lower panels 30 and 40 are composed of a left lower panel 30 constituting the left air intake 4 and a right lower panel 40 constituting the right air intake 6.

The lower left panel 30 is disposed to be disposed on the left side of the front part of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the seat plate part 24 of the cabinet 20, and the left air inlet 31 is formed to be left-opened in the left-right direction or leftward. It is formed to open in the forward direction.

The left lower panel 30 is provided with a left filter case 34 on which the left filter 32 is mounted. In the space between the left lower panel 30 and the left filter case 34, the left lower panel 30 and the left side are disposed. The left cleaning unit 36 which lifts along at least one of the filter 32 and the left filter case 34 and cleans the foreign matter of the left filter 32 is disposed to be liftable.

The lower right panel 40 is disposed to be disposed on the right side of the front part of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the right plate part 26 of the cabinet 20, and the right air inlet 41 is formed to be opened in the left or right direction or is formed on the right side. It is formed to open in the forward direction.

The right lower panel 40 is provided with a right filter case 44 on which the right filter 42 is mounted, and the right lower panel 40 and the right in the space between the right lower panel 40 and the right filter case 44. A right cleaning unit 46 for lifting up and down along the at least one of the filter 42 and the right filter case 44 to clean the foreign matter of the right filter 42 is arranged to be liftable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the left lower panel 30 and the right lower panel 40 have link links 38 and 48 through which the links 164 of the vane driving mechanism 160 to be described below are penetrated. It is formed in a groove portion, a hole portion or a stepped shape.

The upper panel 50 is disposed above the cabinet 20, and the left air discharge unit 8 is formed on the left side, and the right air discharge unit 10 is formed on the right side. It consists of a left side plate part 53 and a right side plate part 54.

As for the left side air discharge part 8, the left side inclined part 55 inclined with respect to the front plate part 52 and the left side plate part 53 is formed between the front plate part 52 and the left side plate part 53, and the left inclined part The left air discharge port 56 is formed in the opening 55 in the left and right directions or is formed in the inclined direction in the left front direction.

The left air discharge portion 8 is inclined left so as to have a left space portion S1 into which the left wind direction adjusting portion 92 provided to protrude in the left vane 90 is inserted when the left vane 90 is closed, which will be described later. The portion 55 is formed to be inclined with respect to the front plate portion 52 and the left plate portion 53 while being recessed in the inward direction of the main body 2.

The right air inlet 10 has a right inclined portion 57 inclined with respect to the front plate 52 and the right plate 54 between the front plate 52 and the right plate 54, and the right inclined portion 57. The right air discharge port 58 is formed in the opening 57 in the left and right directions or is formed in the right front direction in the 57.

The right air discharge part 10 is inclined right so as to have a right space part S2 into which the right wind direction adjusting part 102 provided to protrude into the right vane 100 is inserted and closed when the right vane 100 to be described later is closed. The portion 57 is formed to be inclined with respect to the front plate portion 52 and the right plate portion 54 while being recessed in the inward direction of the main body 2.

In addition, the upper panel 50 has a link through portion 59 through which the link 171 of the support mechanism 170 to be described later passes through the upper portion of the left and right portions, as shown in FIG. 8) It is formed in the upper position of the air discharge port 56, 58 or spaced apart from the air discharge portion (56, 58).

The main body 2 is provided with a front cover 60 in front of the upper panel 50.

Here, the front cover 60 is installed to shield the front of the upper panel 50, and is formed in a rectangular plate shape as a whole, so that a portion 62 on the left shields the front of the left space S1 and a portion on the right. 64 shields the front of the right side space S2.

The front cover 60 is a kind of air guide that prevents the air passing through the left air outlet 56 and the right air outlet 58 from being directed toward the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 without going straight ahead. When the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 are in the closed position, the left wind direction control unit 92 and the right wind direction control unit 102 serve as a kind of shielding member that prevents the view from the front. do.

In addition, the front panel 70 is connected to the front of the main body 2 to be rotated to the center to one side of the left and right.

 The front panel 70 forms a front side appearance of the air conditioner, and is rotatably connected to at least one of the base 12 and the lower left panel 30 and the lower right panel 40 and the upper panel 50. The top panel 50 and the front cover 60 are disposed to open and close between the front portion of the base 12.

Here, the front panel 70 is coupled to the inner member 72, the outer member 71, the inner member 72 and the outer member 71 positioned on the outside relative to the main body (2). The holder 73 is included.

At least one opening hole 72a is formed in the inner member 72, and a display for displaying operation information of the air conditioner through the outer member 71 in the rear position of the opening hole 72a or the opening hole 72a. 74 is installed.

On the other hand, the main body 2, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the separate discharge port unit 80, the air discharge port 78 is formed is raised above the main body 2 from the upper inside of the main body 2, It is made of a structure that descends from the upper portion of the main body 2 to the inner upper portion.

The main body 2 is provided with an elevating guide 82 through which the ejection opening unit 80 is elevated. The ejection opening unit 80 is elevated to the upper position of the elevating guide 82 while being guided by the elevating guide 82. The discharge port 78 is opened / exposed or lowered to the inside of the lifting guide 82 to cover the upper surface of the lifting guide 82, that is, the upper surface of the main body 2, and seal the air discharge port 78.

Here, the elevating guide 82 is installed in the upper portion of the space between the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 52, the elevating guide 82 is the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 52 of the elevating guide 82. The upper decorative member 84 covering the portion projecting upward between the () is provided.

On the other hand, the main body 2 is provided with vanes 90 and 100 for guiding air while opening and closing at least one of the air intakes 4 and 6 and the air discharges 8 and 10.

Hereinafter, the vanes 90 and 100 open and close the air intakes 4 and 6 and the air discharges 8 and 10 at the same time, and guide both the intake air and the discharge air. It is formed long.

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 serve as suction doors and suction vanes that guide the air sucked into the air suction parts 4 and 6 while the lower part opens and closes the air suction parts 4 and 6. The upper part opens and closes the air discharge parts 8 and 10 and serves as a discharge door and discharge vanes for guiding the air discharged to the air discharge parts 8 and 10, and are formed to be long in the vertical direction as a whole. do.

The vanes 90 and 100 simultaneously open and close the left air intake 4 and the left air discharge 8 together to guide the air sucked into the left air intake 4 and the left air intake 8 The left vane 90 and the right air inlet 6 and the right air outlet 10 are simultaneously opened and guided through the air discharged through the right air inlet 6. The right vane 100 guides the air discharged through the right air discharge unit 10.

The left vane 90 is moved to the right direction around the center of rotation perpendicular to the outside of the main body 2, in particular at the front left side of the main body 2, to cover the left air intake and the left air discharge 8 together. The left air inlet part 4 and the left air outlet part 8 are closed together, and the left air inlet part 4 and the left air outlet part 8 are moved to the left about the vertical rotation center at the position covering both. In addition, the left air inlet 4 and the left air outlet 8 are opened together and arranged to guide the sucked air and the discharged air.

The left vane 90 is a kind of front left side panel which, when closed, forms a front left side appearance of the front side of the air conditioner, and both the left side of the lower left panel 30 and the left side of the top panel 50 are closed. It is formed in a size and shape to cover, and is rotated next to the left side of the left lower panel 30 and the left side of the upper panel 50 while the left side of the left lower panel 30 and the left side of the upper panel 50 as a whole. Open and close.

That is, the left panel 90 has a height higher than the distance between the lower end of the left air inlet 31 and the upper end of the left air outlet 56, and the front and rear widths of the left air inlet 31 and the left air outlet ( The front and rear widths are longer than the front and rear widths of the 56, and are formed to cover the entire surface on which the left air inlet 31 and the left air outlet 56 are formed.

In addition, the left panel 90 adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the left air discharge unit 8 when the left panel 90 is opened at a position corresponding to the left air discharge unit 8, in particular, the left space S1. When closed, the left wind direction adjusting unit 92 inserted into the left space S1 is received to protrude.

On the other hand, the right vane 100 is moved to the left side around the center of rotation perpendicular to the outside of the main body 2, in particular at the front right side of the main body 2, so that the right air intake 6 and the right air discharge part are moved. By covering all 10 together, the right air intake part 6 and the right air discharge part 10 are closed together, and the vertical rotation is performed at a position covering the right air intake part 6 and the right air discharge part 10. It is moved to the right around the center to open the right air inlet 6 and the right air outlet 10 together, and is arranged to guide the sucked air and the discharged air.

The right vane 100 is a kind of front right side panel which forms the front right side appearance of the front side of the air conditioner when it is closed, and has a size and shape covering both the right side surface of the lower right panel 40 and the right side surface of the upper panel 50. It is formed as, the right side of the lower right side panel 40 and the right side of the upper panel 50 is rotated while opening the entire right side of the right side of the lower right panel 30 and the upper panel 50.

That is, the right vane 100 has a height higher than the distance between the lower end of the right air inlet 41 and the upper end of the right air outlet 58, and the front and rear widths of the right air inlet 41 and the right air outlet ( The front and rear widths are longer than the front and rear widths of 58, and are formed to cover the entire surface on which the right air inlet 41 and the right air outlet 58 are formed.

The right vane 100 adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the right air discharge unit 10 when the right vane 100 is opened at a position corresponding to the right air discharge unit 10, in particular, the right space S2, and closes the air vane 100. The right wind direction adjusting unit 102 inserted into and received into the right space part S2 is provided to protrude.

On the other hand, each of the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 is composed of a combination of a plurality of members (120, 130, 140).

In addition, when the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 are each composed of a member having high aesthetics such as glass, wood, metal, or a synthetic resin having a metal or a decorative part, the outer member 120, which is a part mainly visible from the outside, is made of glass or wood. B. The aesthetics of metals or synthetic resins may be improved, and new designs may be realized by replacing glass, wood, or synthetic resins.

Reference numeral 300 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 is a heat exchanger which is installed on the inner upper portion of the main body 2 and positioned below the elevating guide 82 to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the air. The reference numeral 310 shown is a blower installed inside the lower part of the main body 2, and the reference numeral 320 shown in FIG. 3 is installed on the inner lower part of the main body 2, in particular, the base 12, and the cleaning units 36 and 46 are provided. It is a foreign matter handling device that handles foreign matters cleaned in.

3 and 4, the blower 310 is a centrifugal blower that sucks air in the front or the rear and blows the air upwards, and includes a fan motor 312 and a fan installed so that the rotating shaft protrudes in the front-rear direction. A blowing fan 314 connected to the rotation shaft of the motor 312, a fan housing 316 surrounding the blowing fan 314 and the fan motor 312 and having an opening formed at one side of the front and rear surfaces thereof, and having a discharge opening formed thereon; An orifice 318 disposed in the opening of the fan housing 316.

As shown in FIG. 3, the foreign matter treatment device 320 is connected to the left cleaning unit 36 and the left hose 322, and the foreign matter separator 326 connected to the right cleaning unit 46 and the right hose 324. And a suction force generating unit 328 connected to the foreign substance separator 326 to generate suction power to the foreign substance separator 326 and the hoses 322 and 324 and the left cleaning unit 36 and the right cleaning unit 46; And a cleaning control unit 332 which controls the foreign matter container 330 in which the foreign matter separated from the foreign material separator 326 is contained, and controls the left cleaning unit 36, the right cleaning unit 46, and the suction force generating unit 328. .

6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the vanes illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, and FIG. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the vanes illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and 5, the left wind direction adjusting unit 92 is an inner surface of the left vane 90, that is, The right wind direction control unit 102 is provided on the right side and is provided on the inner side of the right vane 100, that is, the left side, and is made of a left and right symmetrical structure as a whole. The wind direction control unit will be described in detail.

The vanes 90 and 100 are configured in a double structure in which the inner member 110 and the outer member 120 are arranged to overlap inside, outside or left and right.

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 are a kind of inner body to inner panel which the inner member 110 faces the main body 2 and form the inner appearance of the vanes 90 and 100, and the outer member ( The 120 is disposed so as to face the outside of the main body 2 and constitutes a kind of exterior member or decorative member constituting the outer exterior of the vanes 90 and 100.

In addition, the vanes 90 and 100 have an upper and lower dual structure in which the inner member 110 includes a lower inner member 130 and an upper inner member 140 positioned above the lower inner member 130. The lower inner member 130 and the upper inner member 140 are combined to form the inner member 110.

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 are the lower body or the lower panel where the lower inner member 130 constitutes the lower part of the vanes 90 and 100, and the upper inner member 140 is the vane 90 ( The upper body or upper panel constituting the upper portion of the 100, the outer member 120 is formed long vertically up and down the upper portion of the vanes 90 together with the upper inner member 140 while the lower portion of the lower inner It consists of an exterior member or a decorative member which constitutes the lower part of the vane 90 together with the member 130.

In addition, the vanes 90 and 100 have edge portions 132 and 142 protrudingly formed along the circumference of the inner member 110, and the outer member 120 has all or part of the edge portions 132 and 142. It is inserted and disposed inside of.

When the vanes 90 and 100 are configured as described above, air is guided to a surface of the inner member 110 toward the main body 2 side, so that the inner member 110 mainly serves as an air guide. The outer member 120 mainly serves as an exterior member mainly visible from the outside.

The vanes 90 and 100 are formed with an empty space 136 and 146, ie between the inner member 110 and the outer member 120, ie the inner member 110 and the outer member 120. When at least one is formed in a three-dimensional shape rather than a plate shape, the empty spaces 136 and 146 form a thermal insulation layer as described above, so that the outer member may be generated when cold air is guided to the inner member 110. 120) it is possible to prevent the dew condensation of the outer surface, and also because the thickness of the vanes (90, 100) is thick, rather it is possible to minimize the shaking or bending during its driving.

Here, the empty spaces 136 and 146 of the vanes 90 and 100 may be formed as open spaces communicating with the outside of the vanes 90 and 100, and the vanes 90 and 100, that is, the inner members. The vanes 90 and 100 surrounded by the outer member 120 and the outer member 120 may be formed in a closed space, but in the open space, foreign matters may penetrate, so that the closed space may be formed. Preferably, the empty spaces 136 and 146 will be described as enclosed spaces surrounded by the inner member 110 and the outer member 120, and the vanes 90 and 100 may be three-dimensionally defined by the inner member 110. It demonstrates that it is formed in a shape.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the vanes 90 and 100 are formed of a plate portion 112 in which a center portion of the inner member 110 protrudes toward the main body 2, and a plate portion of the center portion. An inclined portion 114 is formed around the 112.

The vanes 90 and 100 are formed between the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 50, which is a gap between the rear end and the inclined portion 114 of the edge portions 132 and 142 on the side surface of the main body 2. A rear side plate portion 116, which is a shield covering the gap between the gap and the lower panel 30, 40 and the cabinet 20, is formed, as shown in Figs.

The vanes 90 and 100 have a central plate body 112 and an inclined portion 114 of the inner member 110 spaced apart from the outer member 120 to form spaces 136 and 146, and the inner member ( The rear plate body portion 116 of the 110 is in close contact with the outer member 120.

Since the vanes 90 and 100 have a portion of the outer member 120 spaced apart from the inner member 110, a portion of the outer member 120 may be pressed toward the spaces 136 and 146, and thus, the inner member ( 110 has at least one rib 138, 148 supporting the outer member 120 so that a portion of the outer member 120 that is not in close contact with the inner member 110 is not pressed into the spaces 136,146. It protrudes toward the member 120.

The outer member 120 is in contact with the ribs 138 and 148 and the outer part is in contact with the inner member 110, in particular the rear side plate portion 116 and the rim 132, 142.

On the other hand, the vanes 90 and 100 may be coupled to the inner member 110 and the outer member 120 by an adhesive means such as bonding, or may be fastened by a fastening member such as a screw. It is also possible to be coupled by a locking structure such as a locking jaw.

When the inner member 110 and the outer member 120 are coupled by a locking structure, the hook portions 134 and 144 on which the outer member 120 is caught by the edge portions 132 and 142 of the inner member 110. It is formed to have.

On the other hand, when the outer member 120 is made of a member with a high aesthetics, such as glass or wood or metal or a synthetic resin having a decorative part, the overall aesthetics, in particular, the aesthetics when the vanes 90 and 100 are closed can be greatly improved. As described below, the vanes 90 and 100 may be formed of glass, and the vanes 90 and 100 may have a decorative part such as a printing paper or a printing layer or a coating layer having a decoration between the outer member 120 and the inner member 110. 122) is formed.

The decorative part 122 may be made of a sheet material such as printing paper, and may be attached to one of the glass and the inner member 110 by an adhesive or the like, and may be directly formed on one of the glass and the inner member 110 as the printing layer or the coating layer. It is also possible, and will be described below that the outer member 120 is composed of a glass and a decorative portion (122).

On the other hand, the wind direction control unit 102, the discharge flow path guide 103 provided to protrude to the inner member 110, which is a surface facing the air discharge portion (8) (10) of the vanes (90, 100), and the discharge flow path guide A discharge vane 104 disposed to rotate left and right in the 103 and a discharge vane motor 105 for rotating the discharge vane 104.

The wind direction control unit 102 is provided at a position corresponding to the air discharge units 8 and 10, and is provided to protrude from the upper inner member 140 of the lower inner member 130 and the upper inner member 140. .

The discharge flow path guide 103 includes a curved guide 106 formed to protrude substantially on top of the vanes 90 and 100 and having a curved surface, and a horizontal guide 107 horizontally formed on the curved guide 106. do.

The curved guide 106 has a rear end close to the distance from the air discharge unit 8 and 10 so that the air passing through the air discharge unit 8 and 10 can be smoothly flowed forward, and the air discharge unit 8 toward the front end thereof. It is formed in a curved shape away from the (10).

The horizontal guide 107 guides the air passing through the air discharge portions 8 and 10 to go straight ahead without spreading upward, and is formed to protrude in a plate shape.

The horizontal guide 107 is coupled to the upper rotary shaft formed at the upper end of the discharge vane 104 to form a shaft support 107a rotatably supporting the upper rotary shaft 104a.

In addition, the vanes 90 and 100 are provided with a motor accommodating part 109 in which the discharge vane motor 105 is accommodated under the curved guide 106.

Here, the motor accommodating part 109 may be formed of a box part having an open upper surface, and the discharge vane motor 105 may be inserted into the motor accommodating part 109 and installed directly in the motor accommodating part 109. The motor 105 may be mounted on a separate motor mounter 108, and the motor mounter 108 may be inserted into the motor accommodating part 109 to be mounted therein. Hereinafter, a separate motor mounter 108 may be provided. It explains.

The discharge vane motor 105 is connected to the lower rotation shaft 104b of the discharge vane 104 by the rotating shaft 105a passing through the shaft through hole 108a formed in the motor mounter 108 and formed on the motor mounter 108. The fastening boss 108b is fastened to a fastening member 105b such as a screw.

In addition, the motor mounter 108 is inserted into the motor accommodating part 109 at an upper position of the motor accommodating part 109 to be assembled to the motor accommodating part 109.

The vane according to the present embodiment further includes coupling means 150 for coupling the lower inner member 130 and the upper inner member 140, which are the plurality of inner members 130 and 140.

The coupling means 150 may include a first coupling part 152 protruding from one surface of the plurality of inner members 130 and 140, for example, the lower inner member 130, and a plurality of inner members 130. The other one of the 140, for example, includes a second coupling portion 154 protruded on one surface of the upper inner member 140 and coupled to the first coupling portion 152.

The coupling means 150 has an insertion space 156 in which one of the first coupling portions 152 and the second coupling portion 154 is inserted and restrained by inserting the other 152 in the vertical direction. .

Coupling means 150 each of the first coupling portion 152 and the second coupling portion 154 includes at least two plate body portion, the first coupling portion 152 is joined to the second coupling portion 154 By being mutually supported and constrained by the above, it will be described as having a structure in which the first coupling portion 152 is inserted into the second coupling portion 154 for convenience of description.

The coupling means 150 will be described in detail. The first coupling portion 152 has a three-dimensional shape having at least a front plate portion, a rear plate portion and a side plate portion, and the second coupling portion 154 has an insertion space 156 formed therein. The opening portion is larger than the space formed by the front plate portion, the rear plate portion, and the side plate portion of the first coupling portion 152, and the second coupling portion 154 has a front plate portion, a thick plate portion, and a side plate to which the first coupling portion 152 is in close contact. It consists of a three-dimensional shape with wealth.

The second coupling part 154 has an upper plate part 155 on which an upper end of the first coupling part 152 is caught in an upward direction.

 On the other hand, the coupling means 150 is coupled to the first coupling portion 152 and the second coupling portion 154 as well as the first coupling portion 152 and the second coupling portion 154, such as the screw The first fastening hole 153 through which the fastening member 158 penetrates is formed in the first coupling part 152, and the first coupling hole (154) is fastened to the member 158. A second fastening hole 155 to which the fastening member 158 penetrated 153 is coupled is formed.

Here, the second fastening hole 155 may be formed in the upper plate portion 155 formed in the second coupling portion 154, or may be formed in the boss 157 protruding from the plate body portion.

On the other hand, since the vanes 90 and 100 are generally long in the vertical direction, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the vane driving mechanism 160 is connected to at least one of the upper, lower, and central portions, and the vane driving mechanism 160 is shown. The support mechanism 170 for supporting the vanes 90 and 100 in a movable manner and the guide mechanism 180 for guiding the vanes 90 and 100 in a movable manner are installed in other portions to which the vanes 90 and 100 are not connected.

That is, while the vanes 90 and 100 receive a driving force to the lower part, either the upper part or the center part is supported by the support mechanism 170, and the other part of the upper part and the central part is guided by the guide mechanism 180. It is possible to be, and while receiving the driving force to the central portion, either one of the upper and lower portion is supported by the support mechanism 170, and the other of the upper and lower portion may be guided by the guide mechanism 180, While the driving force is transmitted to the upper portion, any one of the center portion and the lower portion may be supported by the support mechanism 170, and the other portion of the center portion and the lower portion may be guided by the guide mechanism 180.

Here, the vanes 90 and 100 may be connected to one of the upper and lower vane driving mechanisms 160, and the supporting mechanism 170 may be connected to the other of the upper and lower portions, but the present embodiment and Likewise, when the vanes 90 and 100 have a long length, if the center portion is not supported or guided, the opposite side (for example, the upper portion) of the center portion and the portion (for example, the lower portion) to which the driving force is transmitted is slightly struck or Since it can be moved while shaking, it is preferable that the support mechanism 170 is connected to the center portion or the guide mechanism 180 is formed.

 The vanes 90 and 100 have a vane driving mechanism 160 connected to the lower portion of the vanes 90 and 100, and either of the support mechanism 170 and the guide mechanism 180 is the vanes 90 and 100. Is connected to any one of the top and the center of, the other one of the support mechanism 170 and the guide mechanism 180 is provided in the other of the top and the center of the vanes 90, 100 can be operated more stably. Hereinafter, the vane driving mechanism 160 is connected to the lower portion of the vanes 90 and 100, and the support mechanism 170 is connected to the upper portion of the vanes 90 and 100, and the vanes 90 and 100 are provided. It will be described that the guide mechanism 180 is provided in the center of the.

On the other hand, the vanes 90 and 100 have a lower connection portion 210 to which the vane driving mechanism 160 is connected to the lower portion, and an upper connection portion 220 to which the support mechanism 170 is connected to the upper portion, and a central portion thereof. An accommodation unit 230 in which the guide mechanism 180 is accommodated is formed.

The lower connection part 210 is a link connection part to which a link 164 which will be described later among the vane driving mechanism 160 is connected. When the link 164 is rotated about a rotation center, the vanes 90 and 100 are connected to the link ( The vanes 90 and 100 are formed on the surface of the vanes 90 and 100 facing the main body 2, ie, the lower inner member 130, so that the vanes 90 and 100 and the link 164 are screwed or the like. It includes a fastening boss 212 is fastened to the fastening member 211 to be fastened to the fastening member 211.

The upper connection part 220 is a link connection part to which a link 171 to be described later among the supporting mechanisms 170 is connected, and together with the link 171 while pulling or pushing the link 171 when the vanes 90 and 100 rotate. The vanes 90 and 100 are formed on the surface of the vanes 90 and 100 so as to be rotated about the center of rotation of the link 171, that is, the upper inner member 140, in particular, the horizontal guide 107, and the vanes 90. ) 100 and the link 171 includes a fastening boss to which the fastening member 221 is fastened to be fastened by a fastening member 221 such as a screw.

The accommodating part 230 may protrude from one of the lower inner member 130 and the upper inner member 140 of the vanes 90 and 100 facing the main body 2 such that the guide mechanism 180 is installed. And protruded from the upper inner member 140, in particular, the second coupling part 154.

Meanwhile, the vanes 90 and 100 are driven, supported, and guided by the vane driving mechanism 160, the supporting mechanism 170, and the guide mechanism 180 such that the center of rotation thereof is positioned inside the main body 2. The vane drive mechanism 160, the support mechanism 170, and the guide mechanism 180 may drive, support, and guide the vanes 90, 100 at approximately side positions of the vanes 90, 100. The vane drive mechanism 160, the support mechanism 170, and the guide mechanism 180 will be described below in detail.

8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a vane driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the vane driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

8 and 9, the vane drive mechanism 160 includes a link 164 connected to the vanes 90 and 100, and a link rotating means for rotating the link 164, and the link rotation All means are the motor 161 installed in the main body (2); It is connected to the motor 161 consists of a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the motor 161 to the link 164.

The power transmission mechanism includes a drive gear 162 connected to the motor 161, and a driven gear 163 meshed with the drive gear 162 and formed in the link 164.

Here, the vane driving mechanism 160 may be directly connected to the motor 161 without the link 164 interlocked with the motor 161 through the power transmission mechanism, in which case the link 164 is connected to the motor 161. ) Or the vanes 90 and 100, and thus, the assembly of the motor 161, the link 164, and the vanes 90 and 100 is not easy, and thus the assembly of the vanes 90 and 100 is not easy. When one of the 161 and the link 164 is broken or misassembled, the coupling between the motor 161 and the link 164 must be separated, and thus the service is not easy. Therefore, the link 164 and the motor 161 are not directly connected. It is preferable to be linked by a power transmission mechanism without.

On the other hand, the motor 161 is installed in the base 12, the base 12 is formed with an insertion portion 13 into which the motor 161 is inserted.

The motor 161 is mounted such that the rotation shaft 161a protrudes from the upper surface of the base 12 and the body is embedded in the insertion portion 13 of the base 12. The insertion portion 13 is the motor 161. It consists of a groove part which is shaped like a body and is slightly larger in size.

In addition, a wire groove portion 13a in which the lead wire 161b connected to the body of the motor 161 is positioned is formed at one peripheral side of the insertion portion 13.

The driving gear 162 is connected to the rotation center of the rotation shaft 161a of the motor 161.

The link 164 is a vane connecting portion 166 connected to the vanes 90, 100, in particular the lower connecting portion 210, and rotatably connected to the base 12, a driven gear 163 is formed, and becomes a rotation center. The rotary connector 167, and the bent connector 166 and the bent portion 168 formed in a bent shape between the rotary connector 167.

The vane connection part 166 is provided with a fastening hole 166a through which the fastening member 211 penetrates at a position opposite to the fastening boss 212 of the lower connection part 210.

The rotation connection part 167 is rotatably connected to the base 12, which is the lower part of the main body 2, to become a rotation center of the links 164 and the vanes 90 and 100.

In other words, the vane driving mechanism 160 moves the vanes 90 and 100 by pushing and pulling the lower portions of the vanes 90 and 100 at the lower side of the vanes 90 and 100, thereby moving the motor. When driving 161, the link 164 is rotated about the center of rotation next to the bottom of the vanes 90, 100, and pushes or pulls the bottom of the vanes 90, 100.

On the other hand, one of the link 164 and the base 12 is formed with a rotating shaft 164a, the other is formed with a supporting portion 16 is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 164a is inserted.

Here, the rotation shaft 164a may be directly inserted into the support 16 so as to be rotatably supported, and a separate boss 164b may be provided between them to minimize wear. That is, one of the link 164 and the base 12 is formed with a rotation shaft 164a, the rotation shaft 164a is covered with a boss 164b, the other of the link 164 and the base 12 boss A support portion 16 on which 164b is rotatably supported is formed.

On the other hand, the main body 2 is provided with a housing 165 covering the drive gear 162 and the driven gear 163 to protect the drive gear 162 and the driven gear 163.

The housing 165 is a kind of gear cover that covers and protects the driving gear 162 and the driven gear 163. ) Is an opening.

The housing 165 serves as a link guide for guiding the rotation of the link 164 when the bent portion 168 of the link 164 is penetrated while contacting the link through portion 165b.

 Meanwhile, the housing 165 is fastened to the base 12 by the fastening member 166. The housing 165 is provided with a fastening part 165a through which the fastening member 166 penetrates, and the base 12 has a housing. A fastening hole 15 to which the fastening member 166 penetrating the fastening portion 165a of 165 is fastened is formed.

In addition, the housing 165 may serve as a kind of link holder that guides the rotation of the link 164 when the link 164 is rotatably connected and prevents any detachment of the link 164. The rotating shaft 164c is formed in one of the and the housing 165, and the supporting portion 165c is inserted into the rotating shaft 164c to be rotatably supported.

In this case, the rotation shaft 164c may be directly supported by the support 165c, but a separate boss 164d may be provided between them to minimize wear. That is, one of the link 164 and the housing 165 is formed with a rotation shaft 164c, the rotation shaft 164c is covered with a boss 164d, the other of the link 164 and the housing 165 A support 165c on which the boss 164d is supported is formed.

When the support part 165c is formed in the housing 165, a plurality of left and right sides of the support part 165c may be formed in the housing 165 so that the support part 165c may be commonly installed on the left and right sides of the main body 2.

On the other hand, the vane drive mechanism 160 as described above further includes a roller 169 installed on the link 164 to roll along the upper surface of the main body 2, in particular the base 12.

Here, the roller 169 is a friction reducing means for reducing the friction between the link 164 and the main body 2, in particular the base 12, the load of the vanes 90, 100 is the rotation connection portion 167 of the link 164 The bottom portion of the link 164 is to allow the link 164 to rotate smoothly without major friction with the main body 2, in particular the base 12, while being distributed to the main body 2, in particular the base 12. Is installed on.

In addition, the roller 169 includes an shaft portion 169a that is bent upward at both ends and fixed to a link 164, and a wheel portion 169b rotatably disposed at the center circumference of the shaft portion 169a.

 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a support mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a support mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the support mechanism 170 rotatably supports the link 171 connected to the vanes 90 and 100, and the link 171 installed on the main body 2. And a link guide 172 to guide the link 171.

The support mechanism 170 assists the moving of the vanes 90 and 100 by supporting the upper portions of the vanes 90 and 100 in the upper approximately lateral position of the vanes 90 and 100, and the vane motor 161. When the vanes 90 and 100 are moved by the driving of the vanes, the link 171 is rotated while being supported and guided to the link guide 172 at the upper side of the vanes 90 and 100 to the vanes 90 and 100. Help the operation of).

The link 171 is a vane connection part 173 fastened to the vanes 90 and 100, in particular, the upper connection part 220, a rotation connection part 174 rotatably connected to the link guide 172 and used as a rotation center, And a bent portion 175 bent between the vane connection portion 173 and the rotary connection portion 174.

That is, the link 171 is connected to the upper inner panel 140, which is the inner surface of the vanes 90 and 100, with the vane connector 173 and the rotatable connector 174 rotatably supported by the link guide 172. In the state, the bent portion 175 is disposed through the link through portion or the air discharge ports 8 and 10 formed separately around the air discharge ports 8 and 10.

The vane connection part 173 is provided with a fastening hole 173a through which the fastening member 221 penetrates at a position opposite to the fastening boss that is the upper connection part 220 of the vanes 90 and 100.

The vane connecting portion 173 is formed in a box shape with an open bottom surface as a whole, and the fastening hole 173a is formed in the upper plate portion in an opening in the vertical direction.

The vane connecting portion 173 is mounted on the upper surface of the upper inner vane 140 as well as being mounted on the upper surface of the horizontal guide 107 of the vanes 90 and 100 to surround the fastening boss that is the upper connecting portion 220 of the vanes 90 and 100. It is installed in contact.

On the other hand, the upper connection portion 220 of the vanes (90, 100) is formed with a plurality of fastening boss spaced apart, the plurality of fastening boss is formed with a reinforcing rib 226 for reinforcing its strength and reinforcing rib 226 The end portion of is in close contact with the inner wall of the link connecting portion 173 when connecting the link connecting portion 173 of the link 171 to increase its bonding strength.

On the other hand, the vane connection portion 173 is formed so that the plurality of fastening holes 173a are spaced apart from the fastening boss corresponding to the upper connection portion 220. In addition, the fastening boss 173a of the fastening boss and the vane connection part 173 of the upper connection part 220 may be positioned in a plurality or in a triangular structure, and may be positioned in a line when the triangular structure is positioned. Since it can be tightened more firmly than the case, it is preferably formed to be located in a triangular structure.

 The link guide 172 has a space 172a through which the link 171 can be rotated within a predetermined angle range, and a link through portion 172b through which the link 171 penetrates is formed in a portion of the circumference. .

Here, the link guide 172 accommodates all the bent portions 175 of the link 171 in the closed mode of the vanes 90 and 100, and supports the entire bent portion 175 of the links 171. During the rotation of the vanes 90 and 100, the bent part 175 of the link 171 is guided, and the bent part 175 of the link 171 passes through the vane 90 and 100 in the open mode. Protruding to support a portion of the bent portion 175 of the link 171, the space 172a is formed larger than the rotary connection portion 174 and the bent portion 175, the link through portion 172b It is open from one side of the left and right of the front portion of the front of the front.

The link guide 172 includes a lower guide 176 having an open top surface, and an upper guide 177 having an open bottom surface facing the lower guide 176 and having a space 172a formed between the lower guide 176. do.

One of the link 171 and the link guide 172 is provided with rotation shafts 174a and 174b, and the other is supported by the support portions 176a and 177a to which the rotation shafts 174a and 174b are inserted and rotatably supported. Is formed.

Here, the rotating shafts 174a and 174b may be directly supported by the support parts 176a and 177a, but it is also possible to provide separate bosses 176b and 177b therebetween to minimize wear. That is, one of the link 171 and the link guide 172 is formed with rotation shafts 174a and 174b, and the rotation shafts 174a and 174b are covered with bosses 176b and 177b, and the links 171 and The other one of the link guides 172 is formed with support parts 176a and 177a on which bosses 176b and 177b are supported.

 On the other hand, the link guide 172 is the lower guide 176 and the upper guide 177 is fastened by a fastening member 178, such as a screw bar, the lower fastening portion formed with a fastening hole in the circumference of the lower guide 176 ( 176c protrudes, and an upper fastening part 177c corresponding to the lower fastening part and formed with a fastening hole is formed on the periphery of the upper guide 176, and the fastening member 178 is fastened with the lower fastening part 176c. It is fastened to the other through one of the portions 177c.

 The link guide 172 is fastened to the inside of the main body 2 by the fastening members 179a and 179b. The fastening member 179a is attached to the fastening boss 58 protruding from the inner surface of the upper panel 50. The fastening parts 176d and 177d fastened by the 179b are protruded from the circumference.

The reference numeral 222 shown in FIG. 10 is formed to extend upward from the tip of the vanes 90, 100, in particular the horizontal guide 107, so that the vanes of the upper connecting portion 220 and the link 171 of the vanes 90, 100. A connection shield that covers the front of the connection portion 173 and contacts the vane connection portion 173 of the link 171, and reference numeral 224 illustrated in FIG. 12 denotes a connection shield portion 222 of the vanes 90 and 100. It is formed in the upper position of the space shielding portion that covers the space front between the upper portion of the connection portion shielding portion 222 and the upper portion of the main body (2).

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a guide mechanism of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged plan view when the vane of the embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in a closed mode, and FIG. Is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view when the vane of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in an open mode, and FIG. 15 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view when the vane of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is guided while being rotated. Figure 16 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view when the vane of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is installed, Figure 17 is a cross-sectional view showing a guide mechanism of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

The guide mechanism 180 includes a holder 181 movably disposed in the vanes 90, 100, in particular the receiving portion 230, as shown in FIGS. 12-17.

The guide mechanism 180 assists the moving of the vanes 90 and 100 by guiding the center of the vanes 90 and 100 at the lower approximately center position of the vanes 90 and 100, and the vane motor 161. The holder 181 is guided along the main body 2 at the center side position of the vanes 90 and 100 when the vanes 90 and 100 are driven by driving of the vanes 90 and 100 to move the vanes 90 and 100. Help

Here, the accommodating part 230 of the vanes 90 and 100 has a box shape in which the holder 181 is accommodated to be movable up and down.

 The handle 182 is protruded from the holder 181.

The receiving part 230 of the vanes 90 and 100 has a lower surface open, and a handle part guide 231 in which the handle part 182 is guided on one side of the circumference is formed long in the vertical direction.

In addition, the holder 181 has a removal preventing protrusion 183 formed at one side of the circumference, and the removal prevention protrusion 183 is disposed at the receiving portion 230 of the vanes 90 and 100 so as to be movable up and down, and is removed. The slit hole part 232 is formed in which the upper and lower ends are blocked so that the protruding protrusion 183 is restrained in the vertical direction to prevent any detachment.

On the other hand, a holder guide 184 for guiding the holder 182 is formed in the main body 2, especially the upper panel 50.

The holder guide 184 is formed to be positioned at a height between the air inlets 4 and 6 and the air outlets 8 and 10 of the main body 2, and the receiving portion 230 is vanes 90 and 100. Is formed in the center of the upper and lower and the central portion of the vanes 90, 100 can be inserted into the inside of the left and right air discharge portion (8) 10, which is the upper position of the holder guide 184 when the vane (90) 100 is closed Formed in position.

That is, the holder guide 184 is formed to be located at a height between the air intakes (4) 6 and the air discharges (8) 10 of the main body (2), the air discharges (8, 10) It is formed in the shape of the groove portion recessed downward in the bottom portion of the.

On the other hand, the holder guide 184 includes a rail 185 to guide the lower end of the holder 181 in the opening and closing operation of the vanes (90, 100).

When the vanes 90 and 100 are rotated excessively open, the rail 185 has an end portion of the holder 181 to block the vanes 90 and 100 so that one end of the rail 185 is limited.

The holder guide 184 further includes a groove 186 having an upper surface opened such that a lower end, which is an end of the holder 181, is positioned when the vanes 90 and 100 are closed.

Here, the groove portion 186 has a much larger space than the lower end of the holder 181 so that the lower end, which is the end of the holder 181, can be comfortably positioned when the vanes 90 and 100 are initially mounted, and the holder ( The upper surface is formed in an open box shape so that the lower end of the end portion 181 is raised.

Meanwhile, the rail 185 enters the lower end of the holder 181 positioned in the groove 186 to the rail 185, and the lower end of the holder 181 guided to the rail 185 enters the groove 186. The other end is formed in communication with the groove 186.

That is, one end of the rail 185 is blocked, the other end is formed in communication with the groove 186, and is formed of a groove formed long in a streamline shape along the rotation trajectory of the vanes 90, 100.

On the other hand, the guide mechanism 180, when the holder 181 is located inside the upper portion of the receiving portion 230, the lower end of the holder 181 may not be guided to the holder guide 183, holder 181 It further includes a spring 187 is disposed in the receiving portion 230 so as to be touched in the direction guided by the holder guide 183.

Referring to the vane operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, during operation such as cooling operation of the air conditioner, the vane driving mechanism 160, in particular, the vane motor 161 is operated in the open mode, and the drive gear 162 of the vane driving mechanism 160 is rotated, and the vane driving is performed. The driven gear 163 of the mechanism 160 is rotated by the drive gear 162, and the link 164 of the vane drive mechanism 160 is rotated about the rotation shafts 164a and 164c, which are the centers of rotation, so that the vanes ( 90) 100 are pushed outwardly, in the lateral direction, of the body 2.

When rotating the link 164 as described above, the vanes 90 and 100 simultaneously move the air inlets 4 and 6 and the air outlets 8 and 10 with their front portions away from the front of the main body 2. Open together.

Meanwhile, in the opening operation of the vanes 90 and 100 as described above, the link guide 171 of the support mechanism 170 is connected to the upper portion of the vanes 90 and 100 and the link guide 172. Rotational axes 174a and 174b, which are the centers of rotation thereof, are rotated about the 172 and the vanes 90 and 100 are rotated with their upper portions supported by the links 171 and the link guides 172. In addition, the holder 181 of the guide mechanism 180 is guided along the rail 185 at the lower end thereof enters the rail 185 at the groove 186 position in the state in which the holder 181 of the guide mechanism 180 is mounted. The vanes 90 and 100 have a central portion thereof guided to the body 2.

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 are supported by the link 171 and the link guide 172 of the support mechanism 170 while the lower part thereof pushes toward the outer direction, in particular, the lateral direction of the main body 2, In addition, since the center portion thereof is guided to the main body 2 together with the guide mechanism 180, the whole is stably opened without shaking or bending.

On the other hand, when operation such as cooling operation of the air conditioner is stopped, the vane driving mechanism 160, in particular the vane motor 161 is operated in the closed mode, the drive gear 162 of the vane driving mechanism 160 is reversed The driven gear 163 of the vane drive mechanism 160 is reversely rotated by the drive gear 162, and the link 164 of the vane drive mechanism 160 is centered on the rotation shafts 164a and 164c, which are rotation centers. Reverse rotation to pull the vanes 90, 100 in the inner direction of the main body (2).

When the reverse rotation of the link 164 as described above, the vanes 90 and 100 have an air inlet 4 and 6 and an air outlet 8 and 10 as their front portions are brought closer to the front of the body 2. Cover together at the same time.

Meanwhile, in the closing operation of the vanes 90 and 100 as described above, the link guide 171 of the support mechanism 170 is connected to the upper part of the vanes 90 and 100 and the link guide 172. Rotation axis 174a, 174b, which is the center of rotation around 172, is reversely rotated, and vanes 90, 100 are reversely rotated with their upper portions supported by the link 171 and link guide 172. . In addition, the holder 181 of the guide mechanism 180 is moved from the rail 185 to the groove 186 while the lower end thereof is guided along the rail 185 while being mounted to the vanes 90 and 100. 90, 100 has a central portion thereof guided to the body 2.

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 are supported by the link 171 and the link guide 172 of the support mechanism 170 while the lower portion thereof is pulled toward the inner side of the main body 2, and the Since the center portion is guided to the main body 2 together with the guide mechanism 180, the whole is stably closed without shaking or bending.

Hereinafter, the operation of the guide mechanism 180 when the vane is mounted or disassembled will be described.

First, when the vane is mounted, the link 164 of the vane driving mechanism 160 is rotatably installed on the base 2 and the housing 165 or the fastening member is connected to the lower connection portion 210 of the vanes 90 and 100. In addition to fastening to the 211, the link 171 of the support mechanism 170 is fastened to the upper connection portion 220 of the vanes 90 and 100 by the fastening member 221. Then, when the vanes 90 and 100 are pushed in a direction in which the vanes 90 and 100 are in close contact with each other, the vanes 90 and 100 have a lower end of the holder 181 hanging on the upper panel 50, so that The vanes 90 and 100 do not completely cover the air inlets 4 and 6 and the air outlets 8 and 10 and have a gap between the main bodies 2.

At this time, when the hand or tool is inserted between the gaps to raise the handle portion 182 of the holder 181 upward, the holder 181 compresses the spring 187 while the lower end thereof is an inner space of the receiving portion 230. When the vanes 90 and 100 are pushed in a direction in which the holder 181 is moved upward, the vanes 90 and 100 are in close contact with the main body 2 as described above. The lower end of the upper panel 50 is not caught by the upper panel 50, and the holder 181 and the receiving unit 230 are inserted into the upper side of the holder guide 183, that is, the left and right discharge parts 8 and 10.

As described above, when the holder 181 and the receiving portion 230 are positioned above the holder guide 183 and the handle 182 is released, the spring 187 is pushed downward while the holder 181 is tensioned. The holder 181 has a lower end protruding to the lower end of the receiving unit 230, and the protruding lower end of the holder 181 is provided with a rail 185 of the holder guide 184, which is a position guided by the holder guide 184. It is inserted into one of the groove portions 186.

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 may be guided by the main body 2 while the holder 181 and the receiving portion 230 are positioned above the holder guide 183, and the air intakes 4 and 6 may be provided. ) And the air outlets 8 and 10 may be completely covered by the vanes 90 and 100.

On the contrary, when the vanes 90 and 100 are rotated to the open position for the service of the vanes 90 and 100, the vanes 90 and 100 have the front part of the main body 2 far away from the front part of the main body 2. There is a gap between the front part of (2). At this time, the holder 181 is caught by the end of the rail 185 to limit the over-opening of the vanes (90, 100).

As described above, when the vanes 90 and 100 are rotated to the open position, a hand or a tool is inserted into the gap to raise the handle 182 of the holder 181 upward, and the holder 181 is a spring ( The lower end is positioned in the inner space of the receiving portion 230 while compressing the 187, and the lower end of the holder 181 is not constrained to the holder guide 184, especially the rail 185. When the 90 and 100 are rotated more than the open position, the vanes 90 and 100 have the holder 181 and the receiving portion 230 at the upper side of the holder guide 183, that is, the left and right air discharge portions 8. Out of the (10), the vanes 90, 100 can be moved to a position that is easy to remove the work.

1 is a perspective view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention stops operation,

2 is a perspective view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in operation;

3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is a bottom plan view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a top plan cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the vanes shown in FIGS. 1 to 3;

7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the vanes shown in FIGS.

8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a vane driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

9 is a sectional view showing a vane driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

10 is an exploded perspective view showing a support mechanism of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

11 is a cross-sectional view showing a support mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

12 is an exploded perspective view showing a guide mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

13 is a partially enlarged plan sectional view when the vane of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is in a closed mode;

14 is a partially enlarged plan sectional view when the vane of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is in an open mode;

15 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view when the vane of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is guided while rotating;

16 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view when the vanes of the air conditioner according to the present invention are installed;

17 is a cross-sectional view showing a guide mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

2: base 4: left air intake

6: right air inlet 8: left air outlet

10: right air outlet 12: base

14: inclined portion 20: cabinet

30: lower left panel 40: lower right panel

50: upper panel 60: front cover

70: front panel 90: left vane

92: left wind direction control unit 100: right vane

102: right wind direction control unit 103: discharge flow path guide

106: surface guide 107: horizontal guide

110: inner member 120: right member

130: lower inner member 140: upper inner member

180: guide mechanism 181: holder

182: handle 183: stripping prevention projection

184: holder guide 185: rail

186: groove 187: spring

230: accommodating portion 231: handle portion guide

232: slit hole

Claims (6)

A main body having an air suction unit and an air discharge unit; Vanes arranged to open and close the air inlet and the air outlet together to guide air; A holder movably disposed at the vane; A holder guide formed in the main body to guide the holder; The vane is an air conditioner formed with a receiving portion for receiving the holder to be movable. The method of claim 1, And a spring installed on the vane and holding the holder in a direction guided by the holder guide. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The main body is formed with the air intake portion at the bottom and the air discharge portion is formed at the top, The receiving portion is formed in the center of the upper and lower and the center of the vane, The holder guide is formed between the air inlet and the air discharge portion of the air conditioner. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The holder has a handle portion protruding, The accommodation unit has an open bottom surface, the handle of the handle guide guides the handle portion on one side of the circumference formed in the vertical direction long air conditioner. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The holder is formed with a projection, The air conditioner of the receiving portion is provided with a slit hole is arranged to move the projection and prevent any removal of the projection. The method of claim 2, The holder guide is formed on the bottom surface of the air discharge portion, The accommodation portion is formed at a position to be inserted into the air discharge portion when the vane is closed, The holder is disposed to be movable up and down in the receiving portion, The spring is an air conditioner disposed inside the receiving portion.

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