KR101280376B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

Air conditioner according to the present invention and the main body for air conditioning the room; It includes a display moving mechanism for moving the display in front of the front portion of the main body, or vice versa by pivoting one side of the front, rear, left, right of the front portion in the rear position of the front portion of the main body, Since the display moving mechanism moves only the display alone, power consumption can be minimized, and even in the case of a stand type air conditioner, the display can be efficiently concealed / exposed.

Air Conditioners, Main Units, Displays, Front Panels, Cabinets, Display Mobility Devices

Description

Air conditioner

1 is a front view of a first embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

5 is an enlarged perspective view when the display of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is moved in front of the front part of the air conditioner;

6 is an enlarged perspective view when the display of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is moved to be exposed to the outside of the air conditioner;

7 is an enlarged perspective view when the display of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is concealed inside the air conditioner;

8 is a perspective view when the front panel of FIGS. 1 to 4 is rotated forward;

9 is an exploded perspective view showing a display moving mechanism of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

10 is a cross-sectional view showing a display moving mechanism of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

11 is a perspective view when the front panel of the second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened forward;

12 is a perspective view when the front panel of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened forward;

13 is an exploded perspective view showing a display moving mechanism of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

14 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art,

15 is a front view of an air conditioner according to the prior art.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

20: main body 30: cabinet

32: rear cabinet 33: front cabinet

34: Front top panel 35: Left suction panel

36: right suction panel 41: blower

42: heat exchanger 43: left pre-filter

44; Right Prefilter 45: Front Lower Panel

45a: through hole 60: front panel

60a: front part 60b: side part

60c: opening 68a: bracket

68b: through hole 80: main body input unit

90: receiving portion 92: display door

100: display 110: case

120: LCD PCB assembly 130: flexible printed circuit

200: display moving mechanism 210: conveyor mechanism

220: forward and reverse motor 230: drive wheel

240: driven wheel 250: belt

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner in which a display is disposed in front of a front part of a main body by turning one side of the front, rear, left, and right sides of the front part of the front part of the main body.

In general, an air conditioner is divided into a separable type and an integral type in which a room is cooled or cleaned by using a refrigerating cycle of a refrigerant composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for the 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 the cooling radiant unit. Integrate the function of the hole in the wall of the house or hang the device on the window is installed directly.

14 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art, and FIG. 15 is a front view of the air conditioner according to the prior art.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a conventional air conditioner includes a base 1, a cabinet 2 disposed above the rear portion of the base 1 and having a front surface open, and a base of the base 1. The front upper panel 4 is disposed above the front part, and the front air discharge port 4a is formed on the front upper part, and the left and right air discharge ports 4b and 4c are formed on both inclined side surfaces, and the front panel 4 ), The front lower panel 5 disposed between the front portion of the front panel and the base 1, and the left and right suctions disposed between the left and right side portions of the front panel 4 and the base 1, respectively. And grills 6 and 7.

In the front upper panel 4, a vertical driving panel 10 is provided on the front surface of the front cabinet 4 so that the front air discharge port 4a can be opened and closed, and the upper and lower driving panels 10 may be lifted up and down. In order to eliminate the step between the front cabinet 4 and the upper and lower drive panel 10 during the lift, the front and rear drive panel 12 is removably installed on the front of the front cabinet 4, and the left and right air outlets ( Left and right vanes 14 and 16 on both sides of the front upper panel 4 so as to open and close 4b and 4c and adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the left and right air outlets 4b and 4c. This is rotatably mounted.

On the other hand, the display 17 for displaying the operation information of the air conditioner is fixedly installed on the upper side of the front lower panel 5 which is approximately the center of the front part of the air conditioner.

The display 17 includes a display panel 18a for displaying operation information of the air conditioner, a display panel 18 having a button 18b for driving and operating the air conditioner, and a display panel 18 of the display panel 18. It is configured to include an LED (not shown) installed behind the display window (18a).

However, in the air conditioner according to the prior art, the display panel 18 is always exposed to the front side of the air conditioner, and between the display window 18a and the display panel 18 and the button 18b and the display panel 18. Since there are gaps 18c and 18d therebetween, when the air conditioner is not in use, dust may get stuck in the gaps, resulting in poor cleanliness.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0402619 discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner, in which a control unit is integrally provided at both ends of the discharge grill, so that the control unit enters the interior of the indoor unit together with the discharge grill when the discharge grille is lifted and lowered. Since the discharge grille must be raised and lowered even when the discharge grille does not need to be lifted, such as when a reserved driving command is input, power consumption is large.

In addition, in recent years, the control unit is not limited to simply display the operation information of the air conditioner, and a data storage device may be built in the control unit or a data storage device may be connected to perform a function of listening to music or watching a video. It is a trend to perform various additional functions not directly related to the operation of the air conditioner, there is a problem that its use is inconvenient when the discharge grill is elevated every time for external exposure of the control unit.

In addition, the indoor unit of the air conditioner has a problem that it is difficult to lift and lower the discharge grill and the control unit in the case of the stand-type air conditioner because the discharge grill is passed out through the bottom portion of the indoor unit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an air conditioner that minimizes power consumption used for concealing and exposing a display by moving only the display alone.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of concealing / exposing a display efficiently even in the case of an air conditioner in which an air discharge port is not formed in the bottom portion, such as a stand type air conditioner.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the main body for air conditioning the room; And a display moving mechanism for moving the display to the front of the front of the main body or vice versa by pivoting one side of the front, upper, lower, left, and right sides of the front of the main body.

The main body includes a cabinet and a front panel disposed at the front of the cabinet to form a front portion of the air conditioner, and at least one of the cabinet and the front panel includes a receiving portion for receiving the display and the display moving mechanism. All.

The air conditioner further includes a door that opens and closes the accommodation portion.

The air conditioner further includes a spring that grips the door in the closing direction.

The front panel is rotatably connected to one side of the left and right sides of the cabinet, and the display moving mechanism is installed at the other side of the left and right sides of the cabinet and the front panel.

The display moving mechanism includes a conveyor mechanism installed on at least one of the front panel and the cabinet, and a connection member connected to the display and the conveyor mechanism.

The conveyor mechanism includes a forward and reverse motor capable of forward and reverse rotation; A drive wheel connected to the stationary motor; A driven wheel spaced apart from the driving wheel; The belt is wound around the driving wheel and the driven wheel, and the connection member is connected.

The conveyor mechanism further includes a supporter for rotatably supporting the driven wheel.

The belt is arranged such that the distance between the front panel and the back of the front panel is greater than the thickness of the display so that the display can be positioned between the belt and the front panel.

The connecting member includes an extension part formed rearward from the display, and a bent part bent from the extension part and spaced apart from a rear surface of the display and connected to the conveyor mechanism.

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

1 is a front view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment has air inlets 23 and 24 through which air is sucked into the main body 20, and the main body 20 is formed in the main body 20. Air discharge ports 25, 26, 27 are formed to discharge the air that is air-conditioned inside the main body 20 to the outside of the main body 20. .

The main body 20 has an air inlet formed on at least one side of a lower left side, a lower right side, and a front lower side, and an air outlet is formed on at least one side of an upper left side, an upper right side, and an upper front side and an upper surface portion.

That is, the main body 20 may have an air inlet formed in each of the lower left side, the lower right side, and the lower front side, and an air inlet may be formed only in the lower left side and the lower right side, respectively. 23) is formed, and the right air intake port 24 is formed in the lower right.

In addition, the main body 20 may have air discharge holes formed in the upper left and upper right portions, the front upper part and the upper surface, respectively, and the air discharge holes may be formed only in the upper left and right upper parts and the upper front, respectively, and the upper left part. Only the upper right side and the upper surface portion may be formed with the air discharge port, respectively, the air discharge port may also be formed only in the upper left and upper right, below, the left air discharge port 25 is formed in the upper left, the upper right The right air discharge port 26 is formed in the upper portion, and the upper air discharge port 27 is formed in the upper surface portion.

 On the other hand, the main body 20 has air inlets 23, 24 and air outlets 25, 26, 27, and forms an appearance other than the front side of the air conditioner, and heat exchange for air conditioning therein. The cabinet 30 is provided with a tile blower and a front panel 60 disposed on the front surface of the cabinet 30 to form a front side appearance of the air conditioner and constitute the front portion of the main body 20.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment is a stand-type air conditioner, the cabinet 30 is in front of the base 31, the rear cabinet 32 disposed above the base 31, the rear cabinet 32 It is comprised including the front cabinet 33 arrange | positioned.

The front cabinet 33 is installed on the front upper part of the rear cabinet 32 so as to be spaced apart from the base 31, and air outlets 25 and 26 are formed on the left and right sides, and the front upper part is formed with the air outlets 27 on the upper surface. It includes a panel 34 and left and right suction panels 35 and 36 which are installed between the left and right sides of the base 31 and the front upper panel 34 and have air inlets 23 and 24 formed therein. do.

The front upper panel 32 opens and closes the left air outlet 25, and opens and closes the left discharge vane 37 and the right air outlet 26 that control the wind direction of the air discharged through the left air outlet 25. In addition to opening and closing the right discharge vane 38 and the upper air discharge port 27, which controls the wind direction of the air discharged through the right air discharge port 26, the air discharged through the upper air discharge port 27 An upper discharge vane 39 for adjusting the wind direction is provided.

The left intake panel 35 is provided with a left intake vane 39 for opening and closing the left air intake 23, and the right intake panel 36 is provided with a right intake vane 40 for opening and closing the right air intake 24. do.

On the other hand, the inside of the cabinet 20, the air blower 41 for sucking the indoor air through the air intake port (23, 24) to pass through the interior of the cabinet 20, and then discharges through the air discharge port (25, 26) And a heat exchanger 42 for heating or cooling the air passing through the cabinet 20.

The blower 41 is installed in the inner lower part of the cabinet 20, and includes a motor 41a mounted on the rear cabinet 32, a blower fan 41b built in the rotation shaft of the motor 41a, and an inner side thereof. The fan housing 41d rotatably positioned and the air discharge hole 41c is formed on the upper surface thereof, and the orifice 41f coupled to the front surface of the fan housing 41d and having the air suction hole 41e formed therein. It consists of.

The heat exchanger 42 is installed at the upper inside of the cabinet 20.

Meanwhile, the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 are provided with purifying means 43 and 44 for purifying the air sucked through the air suction ports 23 and 24, and the purifying means 43 and 44 are provided. Consists of left and right pre-filters that filter out foreign matter from the air.

Each of the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 is provided with filter guides 35a and 36a on which the left and right pre-filters 43 and 44 are installed, respectively.

Meanwhile, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is disposed to rotate the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 about the rear end or the lower end for cleaning the left and right prefilters 43 and 44. After rotating the suction panels 35 and 36 sideways, the left and right pre-filters 43 and 44 can be detached from the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 up and down or forward and backward. The pre-filters 43 and 44 enter and exit through the space between the base 31 and the front upper panel 34 and the left and right suction panels 35 and 36, thereby allowing left and right suction panels 35 and 36 to pass through. It is possible to put on and take off in the back and forth.

In addition, the air conditioner includes an edge data separator for separating dust from the left and right pre-filters 43 and 44, and a processor for sucking and collecting dust separated by the edge data or exhausting the dust to the outside of the air conditioner. Of course, it is also possible to automatically clean the right pre-filter 43, 44.

Meanwhile, the front cabinet 33 further includes a base 31, a front upper panel 34, and a front lower panel 45 blocking the left and right suction panels 35 and 36.

Here, the front lower panel 45 blocks an opening between the base 31, the front upper panel 34, and the left and right suction panels 35 and 36, and serves as a decorative function to prevent aesthetics from being impaired. In addition, it functions as a stabilizer to shield a typical user from contacting various electrical components located behind the opening.

In addition, the front lower panel 45 is assembled with at least one of the base 31, the front upper panel 34, and the left and right suction panels 35 and 36, and stands at the inner lower portion of the casing 30. The base 31 and the front top panel are opened so that the opening between the biscuy base 31 and the front top panel 34 and the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 is opened, and the separation thereof is too easy. 34) and at least one of the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 are preferably fastened with a fastening member such as a screw.

The front lower panel 45 has a filter holder 50 to which various filters 46, 47 and 48 which purify the air sucked through the left and right suction panels 35 and 36 are detachable. Is installed.

Here, the filters 46 and 47 and 48 attached to and detached from the filter holder 50 are preferably arranged such that different types of filters are gradually purged with air, and are not limited thereto. An optional filter 46 such as a yellow dust filter or a deodorizing filter, a hybrid filter 47 including a nonwoven fabric and a plurality of polyurethanes having different densities, and a plasma electrostatic filter 48 which ionizes dust and collects them. It demonstrates only what was comprised.

The filter holder 50 has an opening 51 at both side and bottom surfaces thereof so that the air sucked into the left and right air inlets 23 and 24 can flow into the front of the filters 46, 47, and 48. 52) 53 are formed.

And inside the cabinet 30, the control box 54 which is a control part which controls various electrical components, such as the motor 41a of the blower 41, the display 100 mentioned later, is provided.

The control box 54 is preferably installed at the rear side of the opening so as to be exposed to the outside when the front lower panel 45 is opened, and is installed at the fan housing 41d side of the blower 41.

On the other hand, the front panel 60 is a kind of door that covers or opens the entire front portion of the front cabinet 33, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, the front top panel 34 from the bottom of the base 31 It has a height equal to or similar to the height between the top of the, and the width equal to or similar to the width between the left suction panel and the right panel.

The front panel 60 includes a front glass 62 and a rear panel 64 disposed behind the front glass 62.

The front panel 60 surrounds the upper, lower, left, and right four edges of the front glass 62 and the rear panel 64 back and forth with a cover of a rectangular frame shape (not shown) so that the front glass 62 and the rear panel are covered. Combine (64) before and after overlap.

The front panel 60 is connected to the cabinet 30 by a hinge 68 on one side of the left and right sides so that the front panel 60 is rotated forward with respect to one side of the left and right sides of the cabinet 30.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is provided with a display 100 for displaying various operation information of the main body 20 or input various operation commands of the air conditioner.

The display 100 is a kind of control unit, and only a display part (hereinafter referred to as a display part) such as an LED or an LCD which displays operation information of the main body 20 may be installed to function only as a display unit. Only input parts (hereinafter referred to as input parts) such as a button or a switch for inputting various operations of the device may be installed to function only as input parts, and display parts and input parts may be separately provided, or display parts may be touch screens. Of course, the input unit may be installed to serve as an input unit and a display unit.

 Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 2, the display 100 is limited to a case 110 and an LCD PC assembly 120 installed in the case 110 and provided with a touch screen.

The display 100 includes a flexible printed circuit (FPC) 130 that connects the LCD assembly 120 and the control box 54.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a remote control mechanism for remotely operating the air conditioner is provided on the side of the main body 20, the input unit 80 and a separate input unit 80 is provided separately from the main body 20 do.

An input unit 80 (hereinafter referred to as a main body input unit) provided at one side of the main body 20 includes a power input unit 81 for turning on the power of the air conditioner, and a display for inputting a movement command such as exposure / hiding of the display 100. The input unit 82 and the like.

The main body input unit 80 is preferably installed on the front panel 60 so as to facilitate its operation, and most preferably, it is provided on the side surface side of the front panel 60.

5 is an enlarged perspective view when the display of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is moved in front of the front portion of the air conditioner, and FIG. 6 is a display of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. An enlarged perspective view when moved to be exposed to the outside of the conditioner, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view when the display of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is concealed inside the air conditioner.

As shown in FIG. 5, the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment moves the display 100 to the front of the front part of the main body 20 to be exposed and passes through the main body 20 as shown in FIG. 6. As shown in FIG. 7, the inside of the main body 20 is moved and concealed. The main body 20 includes the display 100 at the rear of the front part of the front part of the main body 20, up, down, The display moving mechanism 200 is installed to rotate one side of the left and right to move the position forward of the front portion of the main body 20, or vice versa.

Hereinafter, the display moving mechanism 200 will be described as being limited to moving by turning one side of the front left and right sides of the main body 20.

 When the hinge 68 is provided at approximately the left side of the front panel 60, the display movement mechanism 200 is positioned at approximately the right side of the main body 20 so that the display 100 is moved by turning the right end of the front panel 60. Preferably, the hinge 68 is provided at approximately the right side of the front panel 60, and is installed at approximately the left side of the main body 20 so that the display 100 is moved by turning the left end of the front panel 60. FIG. It is preferable to be.

Here, the display moving mechanism 200 functions as a driving mechanism for driving the display 100 when the display 100 is automatically pivoted, and is displayed when the display 100 is pivoted manually by a user or the like. Since it functions as a guide mechanism for guiding the movement of the 100, the following description will be limited to the display movement mechanism 200 to automatically rotate the display 100.

On the other hand, the main body 20 is formed with a receiving portion 90 for receiving the display 100 and the display moving mechanism 200.

The accommodating part 90 is a kind of space part formed in the main body 20, and is preferably formed above or below the main body input part 80, and the display 100 protrudes to the side of the main body 20 to move. A portion of the side of the body 20 is formed to be open so that it can be.

Receiving portion 90 may be made of a gap between the cabinet 30 and the front panel 60, may be made of a groove portion formed in the recessed at least one of the cabinet 30 and the front panel 60, Hereinafter, the opening is formed of a recessed portion formed in the rear side of the front panel 60, and the display 100 enters a part of the side portion 60b of the front portion 60a and the side portion 60b of the front panel 60. It demonstrates only that 60c is formed so that it may open to a left-right direction.

  The main body 20 is provided with a door 92 (hereinafter referred to as a "display door") for opening and closing the receiving portion 90, in particular, the opening 60c.

The display door 92 is provided with a hinge 94 to be rotatably connected to the front panel 60 at the rear end side.

 And, in the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, when the display 100 is moved to the outside of the receiving portion 90, the display door 92 automatically opens the receiving portion 90, the display 100 is the receiving portion If the display door 92 automatically closes the receptacle 90 when accommodated in 90, there is no need to manually rotate the display door 92 to expose or conceal the display 100. Hereinafter, a description will be given of a door opening / closing mechanism for automatically closing the display door 92.

The door opening and closing mechanism includes a motor for rotating the display door 92 so that the motor opens the display door 92 before the display moving mechanism 200 exposes the display 100 to the outside of the main body 20. It is also possible to rotate and reversely rotate the display door 92 in the direction of the motor after the display movement mechanism 200 inserts the display 100 into the main body 20.

Alternatively, the door opening / closing mechanism may be formed of a spring which is hardened in the direction in which the display door 92 is closed, so that the display door 92 may be spring when the display movement mechanism 200 exposes the display 100 to the outside of the main body 20. Rotates in the direction of being pushed by the display 100 while compressing the pressure, and when the display movement mechanism 200 inserts the display 100 into the main body 20, the compressed spring opens the display door 92 by the elastic force. It is also possible to reverse the rotation in the closing direction.

8 is a perspective view when the front panel of FIGS. 1 to 4 is rotated forward, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a display moving mechanism of a first embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. Is a cross-sectional view showing a display moving mechanism of the first embodiment of the air conditioner.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a bracket 68a of the hinge 68 is formed at one side of the cabinet 30 and the front panel 60, and the bracket 68a is formed at the other side. A through hole 68b is formed therein and a support part (not shown) to which the bracket 68a is rotatably supported is formed.

In addition, the cabinet 30, in particular, the front cabinet 33 includes electrical components installed on the outside of the cabinet 30, such as the display 100, and a control box 54 and an electric wire, which are located inside the cabinet 30. The through hole 45a is formed to be connected to a cable, a flexible printed circuit (FPC), or the like.

That is, at least one of the front upper panel 34, the front lower panel 45, and the filter holder 50 has a through hole 45a through which an electric wire, a cable, a flexible printed circuit (FPC), and the like pass. It is formed to open in the direction.

In addition, the display door 92 is connected to the front panel 60 by a hinge 94, and one side of the display door 92 and the front panel 60 has a hinge rod 94a, and the other side is a hinge rod. A hinge hook portion 94b on which the 94a is rotatably supported is formed.

On the other hand, the display moving mechanism 200 is provided on the back side of the front panel 60, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the display moving mechanism 200 includes a conveyor mechanism 210 installed on the front panel 60, and a connection member 260 connecting the display 100 to the conveyor mechanism 210. It is configured to include.

  The conveyor mechanism 210 includes a forward and reverse motor 220 capable of forward and reverse rotation; A drive wheel 230 connected to the forward and reverse motor 220; A driven wheel 240 spaced apart from the driving wheel 230; It is configured to include a belt 250 wound around the driving wheel 230 and the driven wheel 240 and the connection member 260 is connected.

The forward and reverse motor 220 is provided with a motor mounter 222 fastened to a rear side of the front panel 60 by a fastening member such as a screw.

The driving wheels 230 are formed at the upper end and the lower end, respectively, and locking jaws 232 and 234 for preventing the separation of the belt 250 and guiding the belt.

The driving wheel 230 is formed with a fixing hole 235 is inserted into the rotating shaft 221 of the forward and reverse motor 220 is fixed.

The driven wheel 240 is spaced apart from the driving wheel 230.

Follower wheels 240 are formed on each of the upper and lower locking jaw 242, 244 to prevent the separation of the belt 250 and guide the belt 250, respectively.

A support hole 245 is inserted into the driven wheel 240 to support and support the support shaft 247, which will be described later, of the supporter 246.

The conveyor mechanism 210 further includes a supporter 246 for rotatably supporting the driven wheel 240.

The supporter 246 may be integrally formed with the front panel 60, may be manufactured separately from the front panel 60, and may be fastened to the front panel 60. Hereinafter, the support wheel 240 may be supported. It will be described as being limited to the support shaft 247 and the fastening piece 248 connected to the support shaft 247 and fastened to the rear surface of the front panel 60 by a fastening member.

The belt 250 has a connecting portion 252 to which the connecting member 260 is connected.

The connecting portion 252 is formed convexly on the outer circumferential surface side of the belt 250 and a connecting hole 254 is formed.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 10, the conveyor mechanism 210 is disposed between the belt 250 and the front panel 60 so that the display 100 may be positioned between the front panel 60 and the belt 250. The front and rear gap L1 of the display is larger than the thickness T1 of the display.

That is, the stationary motor 220 and the supporter 246 are spaced apart from the front panel 60 by the rotation shaft 221 and the support shaft 247, but greater than the thickness T1 of the display.

On the other hand, the connecting member 260 is extended from the display unit 270 formed rearward 270, bent from the extension 270 to be spaced apart from the back of the display 100, the conveyor mechanism 210, in particular the belt 250 It includes a bent portion 280 connected to.

The connection member 260 may be formed integrally with the case 110 of the display 100, and may be manufactured separately from the case 110 of the display 100, and then the case 110 of the display 100 may be a fastening member. It is also possible to combine with).

The extension part 270 is a front panel (when the display 100 is located in front of the front panel 60 so that the display 100 and the bent portion 280 can be positioned back and forth with the front panel 60 interposed therebetween). The width L2 is larger than the thickness T2 of the front portion 60a of the 60.

The bent portion 280 is provided with a hook rod 282 that is inserted into the connection hole 254 of the connection portion 252 of the belt 250.

The connecting member 260 is inserted into the hook rod 282 to be rotated in the connecting hole 254 is supported by the connecting portion 252.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

First, when a user inputs a power on command of the air conditioner through the main body input unit 80 installed in the main body 20 or inputs an exposure command of the display 100, the air conditioner, in particular, the control box 54 is The stationary motor 220 is controlled in the display exposure mode.

The forward and reverse motor 220 rotates the driving wheel 230 in the clockwise direction of FIG. 10, the belt 250 is operated along the driving wheel 230, and the connecting member 260 has the bent portion 280 with the belt 250. It is moved in the right direction of FIG.

The connection member 260 protrudes to the side of the main body 20 while pushing the display door 92 so that the display door 92 opens the opening 60c as shown in FIG. 6. In this case, the display 100 The part protrudes to the side of the main body 20 is exposed to the outside.

When the forward and reverse motor 220 continues to rotate the driving wheel 230, the connecting portion 252 of the belt 250 and the bent portion 280 of the connecting member 260 rotate forward from the rear of the driving wheel 230 to the front. In this case, the display 100 moves out of the opening 60c together with the extension 270 of the connecting member 260, and then moves to the front of the front panel 60 by turning the side of the front panel 60. It is moved, and the forward and reverse motor 220 is stopped driving.

That is, the display 100 is moved from the rear of the front panel 60 to the front of the front panel 60 to display driving information of the main body 20 or to input a driving command of the main body 20.

On the other hand, when the user inputs the power-off command of the air conditioner through the main body input unit 80 or the display 100 installed in the main body 20, or inputs the concealment command of the display 100, the air conditioner, in particular, The control box 54 controls the forward and reverse motor 220 in the display innic mode.

The forward and reverse motor 220 rotates the driving wheel 230 in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 10, the belt 250 is operated along the driving wheel 230 in the opposite direction as the display is exposed, and the connecting member 260 is bent. The unit 280 is moved in the right direction of FIG. 10 while the unit 280 is located in front of the belt 250.

The connecting portion 252 of the belt 250 and the bent portion 280 of the connecting member 260 are moved from the front side of the driving wheel 230 to the rear side, and the display 100 of the connecting member 260 With the extension part 270, the side of the front panel 60 is inserted into the opening 60c to be moved to the rear of the front panel 60, and the forward and reverse motor 220 stops driving.

When the display 100 is moved as described above, the display door 92 seals the opening 60c by the elastic force of the spring, and the display 100 is located at the rear of the front panel 60. Is concealed inside.

11 is a perspective view when the front panel of the second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened forward.

As shown in FIG. 11, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is not installed on the rear surface of the front panel 60, but is installed in the cabinet 30, particularly the front cabinet 33.

That is, the display moving mechanism 200 is mounted on the front cabinet 33 with a fastening member such as a screw and the motor mounter 222 ′ of the forward and reverse motor 220.

Other configurations other than the mounting position of the display moving mechanism 200 are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention, so that the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

12 is a perspective view when the front panel of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened forward, and FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing the display moving mechanism of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

 12 and 13, the conveyor mechanism 210 ″ of the display moving mechanism 200 ″ includes a plurality of guide wheels 230 ″ and 240 ″ and a plurality of guide wheels. And a belt 250 wound around the guide wheels 230 ″ and 240 ″ and connected to the display 100 and the connection member 260.

Each of the plurality of guide wheels 230 ″ and 240 ″ is provided with locking jaws 232, 234, 242, and 244 for preventing separation of the belt 250 and guiding the belt, respectively.

The plurality of guide wheels 230 ″ and 240 ″ are provided with support holes 235 ″ and 245 ″ through which support shafts 247 and 257 described later are inserted and supported.

The conveyor mechanism 210 ″ further includes a supporter for rotatably supporting the plurality of guide wheels 230 ″ and 240 ″.

Here, the supporters 246 and 256 may be supported by one supporter together with the plurality of guide wheels 230 ″ and 240 ″, and each of the supporters 246 and 256 may be guide wheels 230 ″. It is also possible to support each of 240 ″.

The supporters 246 and 256 may be integrally molded with the front panel 60, and may be manufactured separately from the front panel 60 and fastened to the front panel 60, respectively. 230 ″ and 240 ″ supporting shafts 247 and 257, and fastening pieces 248 connected to the support shafts 247 and 257 and fastened to the rear surface of the front panel 60 by fastening members. It will be described as being limited to (258).

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment does not include the forward and reverse motor of the first embodiment of the present invention, and manually moves the display 100, and other configurations and actions other than the conveyor mechanism 210 ″ may be applied to the first embodiment of the present invention. Since the same or similar to and use the same reference numerals and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, one of the display 100 and the connecting member 260 is opened after the user rotates the display door 92 to open the opening 60c and inserts a hand into the opening 60c. Holding and pulling in the lateral direction of the main body 20, the display 100 and the connection member 260 is partially protruded to the side of the main body 20 to be exposed to the outside.

When the display 100 and the connecting member 260 are pulled out in the lateral direction of the main body 20 as much as possible, the connecting portion 252 of the belt 250 and the bent portion 280 of the connecting member 260 may be formed of the driving wheel 230. It is moved from the rear to the side, and the display 100 is completely moved out of the opening 60c while being slightly moved to the front.

Thereafter, when the display 100 is pushed in the opposite direction to the initial exposure of the display 100 while pulling the display 100 forward, the display 100 is connected to the connecting portion 252 and the connecting member 260 of the belt 250. The bent portion 280 of the) is moved forward in the side of the driving wheel 230, the display 100 is moved in front of the front panel (60).

On the other hand, when the user moves the display 100 in the reverse order of when the display 100 is exposed, the display 100 is moved to the rear of the front panel 60 by turning the side of the front panel 60 and then displaying the display. When the door 92 closes the opening 60c, the display 100 is hidden inside the main body 20 in a state located behind the front panel 60.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, it is applicable to the case where the front panel 60 is fixedly installed on the front of the cabinet 30, it is applicable even when the front panel 60 is not separately installed. Of course, various implementations are possible within the technical scope of the present invention.

The air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above has the advantage of minimizing power consumption because the display moving mechanism conceals or exposes the display by moving only the display alone.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is displayed in the case of a stand-type air conditioner because the display is located in front of the front part of the main body by turning one side of the front, bottom, left, right of the front part in the rear position of the front part of the main body. There is an advantage that can effectively conceal / exposure.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention comprises a cabinet, and the front panel is disposed in front of the cabinet to be rotated to the center of one side of the left, right, the display moving mechanism is a left, one of the cabinet and the front panel, Installed on the other side of the right, there is an advantage that the display can be moved without being disturbed by the structure for connecting the front panel and the cabinet.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is configured by the display moving mechanism including a conveyor mechanism installed on at least one of the front panel and the cabinet, and a connecting member for connecting the display to the conveyor mechanism, it is possible to rotate the display with a simple structure There is an advantage to that.

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delete A main body for air conditioning the room; And a display moving mechanism for moving the display to a front portion of the front portion of the main body, or vice versa by pivoting one side of the front portion up, down, left, and right in the rear portion of the front portion of the main body. The main body is configured to include a cabinet and a front panel disposed in front of the cabinet to form the front portion, At least one of the cabinet and the front panel air conditioner, characterized in that the receiving portion for receiving the display and the display moving mechanism. The method of claim 2, The air conditioner is characterized in that it further comprises a door for opening and closing the receiving portion. The method of claim 3, wherein The air conditioner is characterized in that it further comprises a spring for holding the door in the closing direction. The method of claim 2, And the front panel is rotatably connected to one side of the left and right sides of the cabinet, and the display moving mechanism is installed at the other side of the left and right sides of one of the cabinet and the front panel. The method of claim 2, The display moving mechanism includes a conveyor mechanism installed on at least one of the front panel and the cabinet; And a connecting member for connecting the display to the conveyor mechanism. The method of claim 6, The conveyor mechanism includes a forward and reverse motor capable of forward and reverse rotation; A drive wheel connected to the stationary motor; A driven wheel spaced apart from the driving wheel; An air conditioner comprising a belt wound around the driving wheel and the driven wheel and connected to the connection member. The method of claim 6, The conveyor mechanism further comprises a supporter for rotatably supporting the driven wheel. The method of claim 7, wherein The conveyor mechanism is characterized in that the distance between the belt and the back of the front panel is greater than the thickness of the display so that the display can be positioned between the front panel and the belt. The method of claim 6, And the connecting member includes an extension part formed rearward from the display, and a bent part bent from the extension part and spaced apart from a rear surface of the display and connected to the conveyor mechanism.

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