KR100909244B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-conditioner is provided to deliver the conditioned air to the front more effectively while improving the external appearance on the front side. An air-conditioner comprises a main body(2) with an intake and a vent, a front panel(70) which is arranged to be rotated or moved straight in the front of the main body, a vent unit(80) which is arranged in the main body and in which a vent(8) is formed in the front, a front panel control part(74D) controlling electrical components installed on the front panel, a vent unit control part(510) controlling electrical components installed on the vent unit, and a body control part(86) controlling electrical components installed on the main body. The main body houses a heat exchanger and a blower, and has a top opening through which the vent unit protrudes and retracts.

Description

Air Conditioner {Air conditioner}

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an air conditioner in which a front panel is provided in front of a main body for air conditioning the room, and a discharge port unit having an air discharge port formed in the main body is linearly elevated.

 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.

Recently, the air inlet and the air discharge unit are formed in addition to the front surface of the air conditioner for aesthetic appearance, and a front panel which is rotated in front of the air conditioner is installed.

In Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0078882, air inlets are formed at the lower left and right sides of the air conditioner, respectively, and air outlets are formed at the upper and upper sides of the left and right sides, respectively, and the front panel is rotatable in the front. An indoor unit of an installed air conditioner is disclosed. The indoor unit of the air conditioner as described above controls the left and right wind direction of the air discharged to the left and right air outlets on both the left and right sides thereof, and the left and right outlet port panels for opening and closing the left and right air outlets are rotated left and right. The upper surface discharge port panel which controls the up and down wind direction of the air discharged to the upper air discharge port on the upper surface and opens and closes the upper air discharge port is disposed to rotate up and down.

On the other hand, the indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0078882 has the advantage that the front panel is installed in front of the front aesthetics is improved, but when the upper air discharge port is opened, the upper surface discharge port panel is inclined and the upper surface air Since the air passing through the discharge port is guided in the inclined direction above the front of the air conditioner, there is a problem in that it is difficult to directly discharge a large amount of air conditioning air to the area close to the front of the air conditioner.

 In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0014294 has air inlets formed at both the lower left and right sides thereof, and a diffuser having three sides of the front and left and right sides opened at an upper portion thereof is lifted so that indoor air is left in the cabinet. The air conditioner, which is sucked into the lower sides of the right side and heat-exchanged therein, is discharged to three surfaces of the left, right, and front surfaces of the diffuser.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0091801 discloses an air inlet port formed at both lower left and right sides thereof, and an air outlet port is formed at both upper left and right sides thereof, and a discharge port unit having three front and left and right sides open at an upper portion thereof. Arranged to be elevated, the air is discharged to the upper left and right sides of the cabinet and discharged to the three sides of the left, right and front sides of the discharge port unit after the air in the room is sucked into the lower left and right sides of the cabinet and heat exchanged therein. It is.

However, the air conditioner disclosed in the above Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0014294 and the air conditioner disclosed in Publication No. 10-2005-0091801 are discharged to the three sides of the front and left and right sides of the diffuser and the discharge port unit, There is a problem that it is difficult to respond to the user's request for a strong wind.

In addition, Patent Publication No. 0149375 discloses a main body portion; A louver portion supported on the upper portion of the main body so as to be liftable and having a discharge port for discharging the processed air; And a lift mechanism having a screw shaft interposed between the louver portion and the main body portion, a nut member engaged with the male screw portion on the screw side, and a drive motor for driving the screw shaft up and down to raise and lower the louver portion relative to the main body portion. An air conditioner having a liftable louver is disclosed.

However, the air conditioner having a liftable louver disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 0149375 has a problem in that the louver portion is exposed to the upper part of the main body at all times so that the aesthetics are not good when the air conditioner is not used, and foreign matter may penetrate through the louver portion.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is possible to quickly supply the front wind to the area near the front of the air conditioner while improving the front aesthetics of the air conditioner, when the discharge unit is not in front Its purpose is to provide an air conditioner that can be invisible in.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of supplying power to both an electric component installed in a main body and an electric component installed in a discharge port unit.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the air inlet and the air discharge unit is formed, the heat exchanger and the blower is installed therein, the upper surface and the upper surface opening is formed; A front panel disposed to be rotated or linearly moved in front of the main body; And a discharge port unit disposed in the main body so as to linearly move up and down through the upper surface opening and having an air discharge port formed on a front surface thereof.

The discharge port unit may have a discharge port body formed on the front surface thereof, and a lower surface thereof may be opened, a discharge body having a left side, a right side surface, a rear surface and an upper surface blocked, a vane supporter disposed inside the discharge port body, and a vane supporter. And a vane rotating motor connected to the vane so as to rotate the vane and installed at the outlet body or the vane supporter.

The vane includes left and right wind direction control vanes rotatably supported by the vane supporter, and up and down wind direction control vanes rotatably supported by the vane supporter, and the vane rotation motor is installed on the outlet body and the left and right wind direction control vanes. It includes a left and right wind direction control vane motor for rotating the vane, and a vertical wind direction control vane motor installed in the vane supporter to rotate the left and right wind direction control vanes.

The front panel includes a front cover forming a front surface of the air conditioner, a rear frame disposed behind the front cover, and a display installed on the rear frame and displaying information.

The main body, the air intakes are formed on the lower left and right sides, respectively, and the air discharge parts are formed on the upper left and right sides, respectively, and the air intakes formed on the lower left of the main body and the upper left of the main body are formed. A left panel which opens and closes the air discharge unit, an air intake unit formed at the lower right side of the main body and a right panel which opens and closes the air discharge unit formed at the upper right of the main body, a left panel driving mechanism for driving the left vane, and the right side And a main body control unit for controlling the vane, a right panel driving mechanism, a lifting mechanism for lifting the discharge port unit, and a left panel driving mechanism, a right panel driving mechanism, and the lifting mechanism.

A front panel control unit installed in the front panel to control an electrical component installed in the front panel, a discharge unit control unit installed in the discharge port unit to control an electrical component installed in the discharge port unit, and installed in the main body to the main body. And a main body control unit for controlling the installed electrical parts, wherein the main body control unit is connected to the front panel control unit, the discharge port unit control unit, and the lead wire, respectively.

In the air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above, the front panel is installed in front of the main body, so that the front aesthetics of the air conditioner are improved. Since the air is discharged, the front wind can be quickly and intensively discharged to the area near the front of the main body.When the air conditioner stops operating, the discharge unit is lowered into the main body and the air discharge port is concealed. There is an advantage that can be prevented from penetrating through this discharge port unit.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention is provided with a vane for vertically adjusting the air direction of the air conditioning air in the discharge port unit, and a vane rotating motor for rotating the vanes, so that the air conditioning air in front of the upper and lower sides of the discharge port unit, There is an advantage that can be adjusted to the left and right wind direction.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention includes a vane up and down wind direction control vane that can adjust the up and down wind direction of the air conditioning air, the air discharged from the discharge port unit is guided downward by the up and down wind direction control vanes and then passed through the upper side of the front panel There is an advantage that can be concentrated discharged to the area near the front of the front panel.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention has the advantage that the main body control unit installed in the main body can supply power to both the electrical parts such as the display installed in the front panel and the electrical parts such as the vane rotary motor installed in the discharge port unit.

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. After that, it has a flow path for discharging air conditioned through the upper part, and 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.

The cabinet 20 forms an outer appearance of the rear part of the main body 2, and includes a rear plate part 22, a left side part 24, and a right side part 26, and is positioned above the rear part of the base 12. Is installed.

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

The lower panels 30 and 40 include a left lower panel 30 having a left air intake 4 and a right lower panel 40 having a right air intake 6.

The lower left panel 30 is disposed to be disposed above the left side of the front part of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the left part 24 of the cabinet 20, and the left filter case 34 to which the left filter 32 is mounted is provided. Is installed.

The right lower panel 40 is installed to be disposed on the right side of the front part of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the right part 26 of the cabinet 20, and the right filter case 44 on which the right filter 42 is mounted. Is installed.

The upper panel 50 is disposed at the front upper part of the cabinet 20, and consists of approximately the front plate portion 52, the left portion 53, and the right portion 54.

The upper panel 50 has a left inclined portion 55 inclined with respect to the front plate portion 52 and the left portion 53 between the front plate portion 52 and the left portion 53, and is provided on the left inclined portion 55. The left air discharge portion 8 is formed with an opening.

The upper panel 50 has a right inclined portion 56 that is inclined with respect to the front plate portion 52 and the right portion 54 between the front plate portion 52 and the right portion 54, and the right inclined portion 56. The right air discharge port 10 is formed in the opening.

The main body 2 has the left vane 90 and the right vane, which will be described later, while the air passing through the left air ejection section 8 and the right air ejection section 10 does not go straight in front of the upper panel 50. The front cover 60 is installed to prevent it from being directed toward 100.

Meanwhile, the main body 2 configured as described above has a front opening formed between the base 12 and the left and right lower panels 30 and 40 and the upper panel 50.

In front of the main body 2, a front panel 70 is formed to form the front appearance of the air conditioner.

Here, the front panel 70 shields or opens the front surface of the main body 2 including the front opening of the main body 2, and is disposed to be rotated or linearly moved in front of the main body 2, hereinafter referred to as the main body 2 Explain that the front of the left, right side to be rotated sideways to the center of one side.

The front panel 70 is rotatably connected to at least one of the left and right sides of at least one of the base 12, the lower left panel 30, the lower right panel 40, and the upper panel 50, and thus the upper panel 50. And shields or opens between the upper end of the front cover 60 and the front part of the base 12.

The front panel 70 has a plurality of structures in which a plurality of members 71 and 72 positioned inside, outside, or before and after the shielding are coupled to each other to form a front aesthetic view of the air conditioner. 2) the front cover 71 located on the outside, the rear frame 72 located on the inside, the holder 73 for coupling the rear frame 72 to the front cover 71, and the rear frame. And a display 74 installed at 72 to display information.

The front cover 71 forms the front side of the air conditioner, and may include a transparent member formed transparently from a material such as glass or synthetic resin, and a decorative part formed on the front side or the rear side of the transparent member. It is also possible to include an opaque member having a decorative portion, which will be described below as including a transparent member and a decorative portion.

The front cover 71 is made of a screen printing portion formed by screen printing on the front or the back of the transparent member, or made of a decorative sheet or a decorative film attached to the front or the back of the transparent member.

The front cover 71 may be formed on the entire surface of the transparent member including the front of the display 74, it may be formed only in addition to the front of the display (74).

The front cover 71 may be formed so that the front of the display 74 is transparent so that the information of the display 74 can be seen through the front cover 71, and the display 74 is placed in front of the display 74. Of course, it is also possible to form a separate opening that can be seen.

The rear frame 72 is disposed behind the front cover 71 and constitutes the rear surface of the front panel 70.

The rear frame 72 is provided with a display 74 or an opening 72a through which information of the display 74 passes.

The display 74 may be located inside the opening 72a, or may be located behind the opening 72a to view information through the opening 72a.

The display 74 includes a display module 74A composed of LCD, LED, 88 segments, and the like, and a display cover 74B for protecting the display module 74A.

The front panel 70 further includes an operation unit 74C for operating a user or the like to input an operation mode of the air conditioner, wherein the operation unit 74C includes a touch screen disposed in front of the display module 74A, It is also possible to include a coordinate recognition unit for recognizing the coordinates of the touch screen, it is also possible to include a button installed in the periphery of the display module 74A to be operated by a user or the like, and a switch switched by the button, such as a remote control It is also possible to include a receiver for receiving a signal from a remote control mechanism (not shown).

The front panel 70 further includes a front panel controller 74D connected to various electrical components installed on the front panel 70.

Hereinafter, the front panel controller 74D is connected to the display module 74A and receives power from the main body controller 86 to be described later to control the display module 74A, and is connected to the operation unit 74C to control the operation unit 74C. It is explained by applying a signal to the main body control unit 86.

Inside the main body 2, a blower for generating a blowing force to suck the indoor air into the main body 2 and to be discharged to the outside of the main body 2, and to heat exchange the air blown from the blower 310 with the refrigerant Heat exchanger 75.

The blower is a centrifugal blower installed in the inner lower portion of the main body and sucks air in front or rear of the main body and blows the air upwards. The blower is connected to a fan motor 76 and a fan shaft 76 provided with a rotating shaft protruding in the front-rear direction. An opening is formed at one side of the front and rear surfaces surrounding the blower fan 77, the blower fan 77, and the fan motor 76, and a fan housing 78 having a discharge port formed thereon, and an opening of the fan housing 78. Disposed orifice 79.

The heat exchanger 75 is installed to be located above the blower, in particular the fan housing 78.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the discharge port unit 80 is lifted above the main body 2 at the inner upper portion of the main body 2 and the main body 2 above the main body 2. ) Is installed to descend to the inside.

The main body 2 has an opening surface whose entire upper surface is opened in the up and down direction, or has an upper surface opening 81 opened in the upper and lower direction, and the discharge port unit 80 has an opening surface of the main body 2, It drives up and down through the upper surface opening 81.

The main body 2 is provided with an elevating guide 82 through which the discharge port unit 80 is elevated.

The discharge port unit 80 has an air discharge port 83 formed on the front surface thereof, and is lifted and guided up and down by the lifting guide 82 so that the air discharge port 83 is opened / exposed or the lifting guide ( The air discharge port 83 is sealed / hidden while descending to the inside of the 82 to cover the upper surface of the elevating guide 82, that is, the upper surface of the main body 2.

Here, the elevating guide 82 is installed so as to be located above the upper part of the space between the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 52, in particular the heat exchanger 310, the elevating guide 82 and the elevating guide 82 and An upper decorative member 84 having a predetermined height is provided to cover a gap between the cabinet 20 and a gap between the lifting guide 82 and the upper panel 50.

The discharge port unit 80 is provided with a discharge port unit controller 510 for controlling various electrical components installed in the discharge port unit 80, and the discharge port unit controller 510 will be described in detail below.

On the other hand, the main body 2 is provided with a main body control unit 86 for controlling an electric component installed in the main body 2, for example, a fan motor 76 of a blower, a panel motor 161 and the like described later.

The main body control unit 86 is connected to a power supply lead wire 87 that is supplied with power from the outside of the air conditioner, and the front panel control unit 74D provided in the front panel 70 and the discharge unit installed in the discharge port unit 80. Each of the controllers 510 is connected to the lead wires 88 and 89.

That is, the main body control unit 86 is connected to the front panel control unit 74D and the front panel connection lead wire 88 so that power supplied from the outside is installed on the front panel 70 through the front panel control unit 74D. And an electric power supplied from the outlet port control unit 510 and the discharge port unit control unit 510 and the discharge port unit connection lead wire 89, and supplied from the outside, to the discharge port unit 80 through the discharge port unit control unit 510. Control and supply to various electric parts.

In addition, the main body 2 is provided with panels 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 panels 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.

Panels 90 and 100 simultaneously open and close the left air intake 4 and the left air intake 8, guide the air sucked into the left air intake 4, and the left air intake 8. Simultaneously opening and closing the left panel 90, the right air intake 6 and the right air discharge 10, guide the air discharged through the right air intake 6, The right panel 100 is configured to guide the air discharged through the right air discharge unit 10.

 As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 2 is provided with a left panel drive mechanism 159 for driving the left panel 90 and a right panel drive mechanism 160 for driving the right panel.

The left panel drive mechanism 159 is provided on the left side of the main body 2, and the right panel drive mechanism 160 is installed on the right side of the main body 2.

In addition, the left panel 90 and the right panel 100 are generally formed in left and right symmetrical structures, and the left panel driving mechanism 159 and the right panel driving mechanism 160 are formed in left and right symmetrical structures. For convenience of description, the panel driving mechanism 160 will be described in detail.

6 is an exploded perspective view showing a panel driving mechanism of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a panel driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the panel driving mechanism 160 includes a drive link 164 connected to the left and right panels 90 and 100, and a link rotating means for rotating the drive link 164. Include.

The link rotating means includes a panel motor 161 installed in the main body 2 and a power transmission mechanism connected to the panel motor 161 to transfer the driving force of the panel motor 161 to the drive link 164.

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

The panel motor 161 is installed in the base 12, and the base 12 is formed with a motor insertion portion 13 into which the panel motor 161 is inserted.

The panel motor 161 has a rotation shaft 161a protruding from the upper surface of the base 12, and the body is mounted to be embedded in the motor insertion portion 13 of the base 12. The motor insertion portion 13 is Shaped like the body of the panel motor 161 and consists of a groove formed slightly larger in size.

The panel motor 161 is connected to the main body control unit 86 and the lead wire 161b so as to be controlled by the main body control unit 86, and a lead connected to the body of the panel motor 161 on one side of the motor insertion unit 13. The wire groove portion 13a in which the wire 161b is located is formed.

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

The drive link 164 is a panel connection part 166 connected to the link connection part 139 formed on the left and right panels 90 and 100, and is rotatably connected to the base 12, and a driven gear 163 is formed. And a rotation connection part 167 which becomes a rotation center, and a bent part 168 formed between the panel connection part 166 and the rotation connection part 167.

The panel connection part 166 is provided with a fastening hole 166a through which the fastening member 139b penetrates at a position opposite to the fastening boss 139a formed in the link connection part 139.

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 drive link 164 and the left and right panels 90 and 100.

The rotary connector 167 is rotated while the panel 90, 100 is moved backward when the panel 90, 100 is opened, and the panel 90, 100 is closed when the panel 90, 100 is closed. It is disposed to be located inside the main body 2 so that it can be rotated while moving forward.

One of the drive link 164 and the base 12 is formed with a rotating shaft 164a, and the other is formed with a support 16 to which the rotating shaft 164a is inserted and rotatably supported.

The rotating shaft 164a may be directly inserted into the support 16 to be rotatably supported, but a separate boss 164b may be provided therebetween to minimize wear. That is, one of the drive 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 drive link 164 and the base 12 The support part 16 in which the boss 164b is rotatably supported is formed.

Here, the rotation shaft 164a protrudes vertically from the rear side to the lower side of the bent portion 168 of the drive link 164 to form the rotation connecting portion 167 of the drive link 164.

 The bent portion 168 is formed in a bent shape between the rotary connector 167 and the panel connector 166.

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 covering and protecting the driving gear 162 and the driven gear 163. The opening 165a through which the bottom surface is opened and the driving link 164 passes through a portion of the upper plate and the circumference is passed. An opening is formed.

The housing 165 serves as a link guide that guides the rotation of the drive link 164 when the bent portion 168 of the drive link 164 passes through the contact 165a.

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

The housing 165 may serve as a kind of link holder that guides the rotation of the drive link 164 when the drive link 164 is rotatably connected and prevents any detachment of the drive link 164. A rotating shaft 164c is formed at one of the 164 and the housing 165, and a supporting portion 165d is formed at the other to which the rotating shaft 164c is inserted and rotatably supported.

The rotating shaft 164c may be directly supported by the support 165d, but a separate boss 164d may be provided between them to minimize wear. That is, one of the drive link 164 and the housing 165 is formed with a rotating shaft 164c, the rotation shaft 164c is covered with a boss 164d, the other of the drive link 164 and the housing 165. The support part 165d in which the boss 164d is supported is formed.

Here, the rotation shaft 164a protrudes vertically from the rear side to the lower side of the bent portion 168 of the drive link 164 to form the rotation connecting portion 167 of the drive link 164.

8 is an exploded perspective view showing an outlet unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the outlet unit of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in a lowered state. 10 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the discharge unit of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention in an elevated state, FIG. 11 is a front sectional view of the discharge port unit shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is an air conditioner according to the present invention. A control block diagram of one embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, the elevating guide 82 opens and closes the upper and lower surfaces so that the air outlet unit 80 is lowered therein and air blown to the upper portion of the main body 2 passes therethrough. It consists of a box body opened up and down.

The elevating mechanism 170 for elevating and discharging the discharge port unit 80 includes a drive source and a power transmission unit for elevating and discharging the discharge port unit 80 in association with the drive source. The drive source and the power transmission unit are partially connected to the discharge port unit 80. The rest will be provided in the main body 2 and will be described below in the discharge port unit 80 and the elevating guide 82.

The elevating mechanism 170 includes a driving source formed of a lifting motor 172, a power transmission unit consisting of a driving gear 174 connected to the lifting motor 172, and a driven gear 176 engaged with the driving gear 174. , The drive gear 174 is composed of a pinion connected to the rotating shaft of the lifting motor 172, the driven gear 176 is composed of a rack formed long in the vertical direction.

 The lifting motor 172 is installed at the lower left and right sides of the discharge port unit 80, respectively, the driving gear 174 is installed at each of the lifting motor 172, and the driven gear 176 is the lifting guide 82. It is installed on both left and right sides of the.

  The driven gear 176 is slidably inserted into the receiving portion 177 formed on the inner wall of the lifting guide 82, the receiving portion 172 and fastened by a fastening member such as the receiving portion 177 and a screw, 174 includes a gear portion 178 to be engaged.

 On the other hand, the discharge port unit 80 has a groove 85 which is guided along the driven gear 176 or the driven gear 176 is avoided is formed long in the vertical direction, the motor cover 87 covering the lifting motor 172 in the lower portion ) Are combined.

6 to 9, the discharge port unit 80 includes a discharge port body 210 having an air discharge port 83 formed on its front surface, a vane supporter 270 provided inside the discharge port body 210, and a vane. The vanes 220, 230, 240, 250, 300 rotatably supported by the supporter 270, and the vanes 220, 230, 240, 250, 300 are rotated. It is connected to the 220, 230, 240, 250, 300, and includes a vane rotation motor 260, 310 installed in the outlet body 210 or the vane supporter 270.

Discharge port body 210 is to discharge the air to the upper front of the main body after the air blown to the inner upper portion of the main body 2, the lower surface is opened to communicate with the interior of the main body 2, the air discharge port 83 on the front ) Is formed, the left side and the right side and the back and the top is formed clogged.

That is, the discharge port body 210 has a flow path structure in which the air blown from the inside of the main body 2 rises from the bottom and the flow direction is bent in the forward direction, and then discharged to the front of the discharge port unit 80. In addition to the opening, a passage through which air passes is formed between the bottom and the front surface.

Discharge port body 210 is provided with a flow path guide 211 to guide the air raised from the bottom to the rear side of the inside.

When the discharge port body 210 is lowered to the inside of the main body 2, in particular to the inside of the elevating guide 82, the upper surface portion of the air conditioner covering the upper surface of the main body 2, in particular the upper surface of the elevating guide 82 Appearance is formed.

The discharge port body 210 is formed in such a way that the upper surface of the electric field unit 212 on which various electric parts such as motors and PCBs are installed is opened, and the upper surface of the air conditioner is covered with the upper surface of the electric outlet unit 212. The top cover 213 is formed to form an upper appearance.

Here, the vanes 220, 230, 240, 250, and 300 are left and right wind direction control vanes 220, 230, 240, 250 rotatably supported by the vane supporter 270, and the vane supporter. 270 includes a vertical wind vane 300 rotatably supported.

And, the vane rotation motor 260, 310 is installed in the outlet body 210 and the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 for rotating the left and right wind direction control vanes 220, 230, 240, 250, vanes It is installed on the supporter 270 and includes a vertical wind direction control vane motor 310 for rotating the vertical wind direction control vane (300).

Left and right wind direction control vanes 220, 230, 240, 250 are arranged to rotate left and right about a vertical axis of rotation to adjust the left and right wind direction of the air conditioning air passing through the discharge port body 210, the air conditioning air left and right The plurality is spaced apart in the left and right directions to diffuse.

Left and right wind direction control vanes 220, 230, 240, 250, any one of the plurality of 230 is rotated about the vertical axis by the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260, the remaining 220, 240 ( 250 is connected to the left and right wind direction control vane 230 and the interlocking member 264 rotated by the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 is rotated about a vertical axis.

Hereinafter, the left and right wind direction control vanes that are directly rotated by the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 are referred to as drive wind direction control vanes 230, and the other left and right wind direction wind direction control vanes rotated in conjunction with the drive wind direction control vanes 230 are driven wind direction. It will be described as adjusting vanes 220, 240, 250.

Here, the driving wind direction control vane 230 is provided with a rotating shaft 232 connected to the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 on one side of the upper and lower sides, and the rotating shaft 234 rotatably supported by the supporter 270 on the other side of the upper and lower sides. ) Is provided.

In addition, the driven wind direction control vanes 220, 240 and 250 are provided with upper and lower rotation shafts 222, 224, 242, 244, 252 and 254, respectively.

Here, the interlocking member 264 is driven wind direction control vanes 220, 240, 250 when the drive wind direction control vanes 230 are rotated by the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 ) Is a type of link that causes it to rotate in the same direction.

The upper and lower wind direction control vanes 300 may be provided with a plurality of wind direction control vanes such as left and right wind direction control vanes, and a plurality of wind direction control vanes may be interlocked by an interlocking member, and the plurality of vertical wind direction control units 301 and 302 may be provided. Is formed to be spaced apart up and down, and the left and right end portions 303 and 304 are formed at both side ends of the plurality of up and down wind direction control units 301 and 302 so that the plurality of up and down wind direction control units 301 and 302 is left. It is also possible that the right side end portions 303 and 304 are integrally formed, and will be described as integrally below.

The up and down wind direction control vanes 300 may be manually rotated by a user or the like, or may be rotated by an air conditioner, in particular, the up and down wind direction control vane motor 310 installed in the discharge port unit 80. It will be described as being rotated by the vane motor 310.

The upper and lower wind direction control vanes 300 are rotated about the horizontal axis, and one side of the left and right sides is provided to protrude a rotation shaft 305 to which the rotation axis of the upper and lower wind direction control vane motors 310 is connected, and the other of the left and right sides. A rotating shaft 306 rotatably supported by at least one of the discharge port body 210 and the supporter 270 is provided to protrude.

The left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 is installed in the electrical equipment 212 so that the rotation shaft 261 protrudes downward. The left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 is formed with a fastening part 263 to be fastened by a fastening member 262 to a fastening boss 214 having a fastening hole formed in the full length part 212, and formed in the full length part 212. It is installed to be located above the rotary shaft through-hole 215.

Up and down wind direction control vane motor 310 is installed so that the rotating shaft 311 protrudes in the left and right directions.

The vertical wind direction control vane motor 310 has a fastening part 313 fastened by a fastening member 312 such as a screw to the fastening part 282a formed on the supporter 210.

 The supporter 270 is formed of a box body whose front, back and bottom surfaces are opened, and the lower rotary shafts 224, 234, 244 and 254 of the plurality of left and right wind direction control vanes 220, 230, 240 and 250. A plurality of legs 271, 272, 273 and 274 are provided to rotatably support the teeth.

The supporter 270 includes a coupling part 280 coupled to the discharge port body 210. Coupling portion 280 is formed of a plate body formed to the left, right, and long, the fastening hole 280a corresponding to the fastening hole 219a of the fastening portion 219 formed long left and right on the front lower portion of the discharge port body 210 The fastening member 281, such as a screw, which penetrates the fastening hole 219a of the fastening part 219 is fastened.

The supporter 270 is formed with a shaft through-hole 285 through which at least one of the rotating shaft 305 protruding from the up and down wind direction adjusting member 300 and the rotating shaft 311 of the up and down wind direction controlling vane motor 310 is formed. A shaft support 286 rotatably supporting the rotation shaft 306 of the wind direction control member 300 is formed.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the discharge port for controlling the elevating motor 172, the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260, the vertical wind direction control vane motor 310, and the like installed in the discharge port unit 80. The unit control unit 510 further includes.

The discharge unit control unit 510 is installed in the discharge unit 80 and connected to the main body control unit 86 shown in FIG. 3 and the lead wire 89, and the lifting motor 172 shown in FIGS. The wind direction control vane motor 260 and the upper and lower wind direction control vane motor 310 and the like are connected to the lead wires 173, 264, and 314.

The discharge port unit controller 510 is composed of a circuit board 511 on which a plurality of electrical components 512 are mounted, and the circuit board 511 is connected to the main body controller 86 by a lead wire 89, and the lifting motor ( 172, the left and right wind direction control vane motors 260, the up and down wind direction control vane motors 310, and the like, and lead wires 173, 264 and 314.

The circuit board 511 is inserted into and installed in the substrate accommodating part 520 formed behind the air guide 211 of the discharge port unit 80, in particular, the discharge port body 210.

Here, the substrate accommodating part 520 is formed of a space part positioned between the air guide 211 and the rear plate part of the discharge port body 210 and formed to have an upper surface open, and covered by the top cover 213.

That is, the top cover 213 covers the front portion 212 formed at the upper front of the discharge port body 210, and the rear portion covers the substrate accommodating part 520 formed at the rear of the discharge port body 210.

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

First, when a user or the like operates the operation unit 74C, the front panel control unit 74D receives a signal from the operation unit 74C, and accordingly outputs a signal to the main unit control unit 86. FIG.

The main body control unit 86 determines the operation of the user or the like according to the signal output from the front panel control unit 74D, and controls the main body 2, the front panel 70, and the discharge port unit 80 accordingly.

The main body controller 86 drives the fan motor 76 and drives the panel motor 161 of the panel drive mechanisms 159 and 160 in the open mode when the air conditioning operation such as the cooling operation is operated. The discharge port unit control unit 510 provided at 80 outputs a signal for air conditioning operation.

In the open mode of the panel motor 161, the left panel 90 and the right panel 100 are rotated to open the air intakes 4, 6 and the air discharges 8, 10.

The discharge port unit controller 510 receives a signal from the main body controller 86 to operate various electrical components 172, 260, 310 installed in the discharge port unit 80.

Hereinafter, it will be described that the discharge port unit controller 510 drives the lifting motor 172 in the rising mode during the air conditioning operation such as the normal cooling operation.

When the elevating motor 172 is driven in the ascending mode, the discharge port unit 80 is driven by the drive gear 174 along the driven gear 176. At this time, the lift motor 172 and the discharge port unit 80 are lift guides. While being guided by 82, it is raised upward, and the discharge port unit 80 has an air discharge port 83 exposed to the upper front of the main body 2, in particular the lifting guide 82.

When the discharge port unit 80 rises as described above, the air blown by the blower fan 77 inside the main body 2 passes through the discharge port unit 80 and is discharged in front of the air discharge port 83, and the discharge port unit The discharged air passing through 80 passes over the front panel 70.

On the other hand, the main body control unit 86 outputs a signal to the discharge port unit control unit 510 so that the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 and the up and down wind direction control vane motor 310 are driven according to the discharge mode operated through the operation unit 74C. The discharge port unit controller 510 drives the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 and the up and down wind direction control vane motor 310 according to the output signal.

For example, when the rapid mode is operated through the operation unit 74C, the discharge port unit controller 510 may be configured to have a left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 so that the air discharged through the discharge port unit 80 is quickly spread to the surroundings. Up and down wind direction control vane motor 310 is controlled in a swing mode.

In the swing mode as described above, the left and right wind direction control vanes 220, 230, 240, and 250 rotate left and right reciprocally, spreading the discharge air left and right, and the vertical wind direction control vane 300 rotates up and down, The air is diffused up and down, and the discharged air diffuses upward, downward, left and right in front of the discharge port unit 80 to rapidly air the upper front of the air conditioner.

On the other hand, when the remote discharge mode (that is, the long power mode) is operated through the operation unit 74C, the discharge port unit controller 510 moves the air discharged through the discharge port unit 80 up and down to reach a far distance from the air conditioner. The wind direction control vane motor 310 is controlled to the upward inclined discharge mode.

In the upwardly inclined discharge mode as described above, the up and down wind direction control vanes 300 are fixed after being rotated upwardly inclined, and the discharged air is discharged in a front upward direction of the discharge port unit 80 to reach a distance to the air conditioner.

In addition, when the near-discharge mode (ie, the front power mode) is operated through the operation unit 74C, the discharge port unit control unit 510 discharges the air discharged through the discharge port unit 80 to the front near-field of the air conditioner. The up and down wind direction control vane motor 310 is controlled in a downward inclined discharge mode.

In the downward inclined discharge mode as described above, the up and down wind direction control vanes 300 are fixed after being rotated downwardly inclined, and the discharged air is concentrated and discharged in the front downward direction of the discharge port unit 80 to close the front of the air conditioner, In other words, the front vicinity of the front panel 70 is air-conditioned.

On the other hand, the main body control unit 510 outputs the operation information of the air conditioner to the front panel control unit 74D during the air conditioning operation as described above, and the front panel control unit 74D is displayed according to the output signal of the main unit control unit 510. Control module 74A. The display module 74A displays various operation information of the air conditioner.

When the operation stop is operated through the operation unit 500, the main body controller 86 stops the fan motor 76 and drives the panel motor 161 of the panel driving mechanisms 159 and 160 in a closed mode. Then, a signal for stopping operation is output to the discharge port unit control unit 510 provided in the discharge port unit 80.

In the sealed mode of the panel motor 161, the left panel 90 and the right panel 100 are rotated in the opposite directions as in the open mode of the panel motor 161, so that the air intake portions 4, 6 and the air discharge portion are rotated. (8) (10) is closed.

The discharge port unit controller 510 receives the signal from the main body controller 86 to stop various electrical components 172, 260, 310 installed in the discharge port unit 80.

Hereinafter, it will be described that the discharge port unit controller 510 drives the lifting motor 172 in the lowering mode when the operation is stopped.

When the elevating motor 172 is driven in the lowering mode, the discharge unit 80 is driven by the driving gear 174 along the driven gear 176, and at this time, the elevating motor 172 and the discharge unit 80 are lifted and guided. While being guided by the 82, the lower portion of the elevating guide 82 is lowered. In the discharge port unit 80, the air discharge port 83 is located at the rear of the main body 2, in particular the elevating guide 82. Is hidden.

 Then, the discharge port unit control unit 510 drives the left and right wind direction control vane motor 260 and the vertical wind direction control vane motor 310 to the initial setting position.

On the other hand, the main body control unit 510 outputs the operation stop of the air conditioner to the front panel control unit 74D when the operation is stopped as described above, and the front panel control unit 74D is displayed according to the output signal of the main unit control unit 510. Turn module 74A off.

Figure 13 is a perspective view when the operation of the air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention stopped, Figure 14 is a perspective view of the operation of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 15 is a view of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention Figure 16 is a front view of the operation, Figure 16 is a control block diagram of another embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a left upper panel 600 which guides the air discharged to the left air discharge unit 8 when the left air discharge unit 8 formed on the upper left side of the main body 2 is opened and opened. And the left upper panel driving mechanism for rotating the left upper panel 600 and the air discharged to the right air discharge port 10 when opened and opened by opening and closing the right air discharge port 10 formed on the upper right side of the main body 2. And a right upper panel driving mechanism for rotating the right upper panel 610.

The left upper panel drive mechanism is a left upper motor 602 installed on the upper left side of the main body 2 so as to rotate a rotation shaft formed perpendicular to the left upper panel 600.

In addition, the right upper panel driving mechanism is a right upper motor 612 installed on the upper right side of the main body 2 so as to rotate a rotation shaft formed perpendicular to the upper right panel 610.

The left lower panel 620 and the left lower panel 620 for guiding the air sucked into the left air intake unit 4 when the left air intake unit 4 formed at the lower left of the main body 2 are opened and opened. The lower left panel driving mechanism for rotating the lower left panel and the lower right panel for guiding the air sucked into the right air intake part 6 when the right air intake part 6 formed at the lower right of the main body 2 is opened and opened. 630 and a lower right panel driving mechanism for rotating the lower right panel 630.

The left lower panel driving mechanism is a left lower motor 622 installed on the lower left side of the main body 2 so as to rotate a rotation shaft formed perpendicular to the left lower panel 620.

The right upper panel driving mechanism is a right lower motor 632 installed on the lower right side of the main body 2 so as to rotate a rotation shaft formed perpendicular to the lower right panel 610.

In addition, the main body control unit 86 installed in the main body 2 includes the upper left motor 602, the upper right motor 612, the lower left motor 622, and the upper right motor at the time of air conditioning operation such as cooling operation and heating operation. 632 is controlled in the open mode, and when the operation stops, the upper left motor 602, the upper right motor 612, the lower left motor 622 and the upper right motor 632 are controlled in a closed mode, and other configurations Since the same as the embodiment of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

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 exploded perspective view showing a panel driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a panel driving mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an outlet unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

9 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view when the discharge port unit of the embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is lowered;

10 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the air outlet unit of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention in an elevated state;

FIG. 11 is a front sectional view of the discharge port unit shown in FIG. 10;

12 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

13 is a perspective view of the air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention when the operation is stopped;

14 is a perspective view during operation of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

15 is a front view during operation of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

16 is a control block diagram of another 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 intake section 8: left air outlet section

10: right air discharge part 12: base

20: cabinet 30: lower left panel

40: lower right panel 50: upper panel

60: front cover 70: front panel

74: display 74A: display module

74C: Control Panel 74D: Front Panel Controls

80: discharge port unit 86: main body control unit

87,88,89: lead wire 172: lifting motor

173: lead wire 210: discharge port body

220,230,240,250: Left and right wind vane

260: left and right wind vane motor 264: lead wire

300: up and down wind direction control vane 310: up and down wind direction control vane motor

314: lead wire 510: discharge port unit control unit

511: circuit board 512: electrical components

Claims (7)

A main body having an air suction unit and an air discharge unit, a heat exchanger and a blower installed therein, and an upper surface opening formed at an upper surface thereof; A front panel disposed to be rotated or linearly moved in front of the main body; An ejection opening unit disposed in the main body so as to rise and fall linearly through the upper surface opening, and an air ejection opening is formed in a front surface thereof; A front panel controller installed on the front panel to control electrical components installed on the front panel; A discharge port unit control unit installed in the discharge port unit to control an electrical component installed in the discharge port unit; A main body control unit installed in the main body to control an electric component installed in the main body, The main body control unit is an air conditioner connected to the front panel control unit, the discharge port unit control unit and a lead wire, respectively. The method of claim 1, The discharge port unit, the air discharge port is formed on the front surface and the lower surface is opened, the left and right sides, the discharge body and the rear and the upper surface is blocked, A vane supporter installed inside the discharge port body; A vane rotatably supported by the vane supporter; And an electric component installed at the discharge port unit includes a vane rotating motor connected to the vane to rotate the vane and installed at the discharge body or the vane supporter.  The method of claim 2, The vane includes a left and right wind direction control vane rotatably supported by the vane supporter, and a vertical wind direction control vane rotatably supported by the vane supporter. The vane rotating motor is air including a left and right wind direction control vane motor installed on the discharge port body to rotate the left and right wind direction control vanes, and a vertical wind direction control vane motor installed on the vane supporter to rotate the left and right wind direction control vanes. Conditioner. The method of claim 2, The front panel includes a front cover forming a front surface of the air conditioner, and a rear frame disposed behind the front cover, And an electrical component installed at the front panel, the display being installed at the rear frame and displaying information.  The method of claim 4, wherein The main body, the air inlet portion is formed on each of the lower left and right sides, and the air discharge portion is formed on the upper left and right sides, respectively, A left panel which opens and closes the air inlet formed in the lower left of the main body and the air discharge formed in the upper left of the main body; A right side panel which opens and closes the air intake portion formed at the lower right side of the main body and the air discharge portion formed at the upper right side of the main body; A left panel driving mechanism for driving the left panel; A right panel driving mechanism for driving the right panel, The left panel drive mechanism and the right panel drive mechanism include a drive link connected to the left panel or the right panel and having a driven gear, and a drive gear meshed with the driven gear, The electric component installed in the main body includes a panel motor installed in the main body to rotate the drive gear. delete  The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The air conditioner is connected to the main body control unit is a power supply lead wire is supplied with power from the outside of the air conditioner.

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