KR101300921B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a mobile air conditioner with improved assembly.

The air conditioner according to the present invention constitutes a lower surface of a case forming an outer shape, and is separated from a base on which a plurality of parts are seated on an upper surface, and disposed in a central portion of the case to partition an inner space of the case into an upper part and a lower part. A plate, an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the lower space of the separator and mounted on the upper right side of the base, and having outdoor air exchanged with the refrigerant, and an outdoor blower mounted on the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger to flow air; A compressor provided on the left side of the outdoor blower to compress the refrigerant, an indoor heat exchanger mounted in an upper space of the separator in a direction orthogonal to the outdoor heat exchanger, and the outdoor air exchanged with the refrigerant; It is characterized in that it is configured to include an indoor blower mounted to the front to flow the air.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above has the advantage that the productivity is increased by improving the assembly.

Mobile Air Conditioner, Indoor Side, Outdoor Side, Control Box, Capacitor

Description

Air conditioner

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a mobile air conditioner according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the interior configuration of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the outdoor configuration of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100.Case 110.Front case

112. Front Discharge Outlet 114. Front Discharge Grill

116. Control Panel 118. Moving Handle

120. Rear case 121. Outside air intake

122. Outside air outlet 123. Rear grill

124. Rear filter compartment 125. Rear filter

126. Outdoor Guide 130. Base

140. Wheels 150. Separator

152. Separating plate protrusion 154. Separating plate hole

200. Indoor side 210. Indoor heat exchanger

220. Suction filter 230. Indoor blower

231. Indoor fan 232. Indoor motor

233. Indoor fan housing 234. Indoor orifice

235. Indoor orifice plate 236. Indoor air guide

237. Indoor orifice cover 238. Indoor motor mounting work

240. Control box 250. Capacitor box

252.Capacitor 300. Outdoor side

310. Outdoor heat exchanger 320. Drain pan

322. Drain hole 330. Outdoor blower

331. Outdoor motor 331 '. Outdoor motor mount

332. Outdoor fan 333. Outdoor fan housing

334. Outdoor Orifice 335. Outdoor Orifice Hall

336. Outdoor orifice cover 336 '. Fan Housing Soil Exit

337. Outdoor Motor Mount 340. Compressor

350. sump

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a mobile air conditioner with improved assembly.

An air conditioner is a cooling / heating device installed in an indoor space such as an office or a house, or mounted on a wall to cool or heat air in an indoor space. do. The air conditioner is mainly divided into an outdoor unit installed outdoors and an indoor unit mainly installed in an indoor space. The outdoor unit is responsible for compression and condensation, and the indoor unit is responsible for expansion and evaporation.

As is well known, an air conditioner may be broadly divided into a separate type air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are separately installed, and an integrated air conditioner in which the outdoor unit and the indoor unit are integrally installed. In addition to cooling / heating, air conditioners have recently been equipped with air purifying functions that suction and filter indoor contaminated air, and then return clean air to the room, and dehumidification function to re-inject humid air into wet and dry air. Performing additional functions

In addition, since a general air conditioner becomes impossible to move after installation, the ease of use is deteriorated. Recently, a portable air conditioner capable of moving by a certain range has been developed by attaching a caster to a lower surface.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described for example an integrated air conditioner that can be moved.

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of a conventional mobile air conditioner according to the prior art.

Looking at the mobile air conditioner with reference to the drawings, the mobile air conditioner is a plurality of parts are mounted in the interior space of the housing 10 forming the exterior to harmonize the interior space.

An inner space of the housing 1 is partitioned into an indoor side 20 and an outdoor side 30, and the indoor side 20 and an outdoor side 30 block the membrane 40 that divides the housing 10 up and down. Is partitioned by The barrier layer 40 is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion, and an indoor side 20 is provided at an upper portion and an outdoor side 30 is provided at a lower portion thereof.

The outdoor unit 30 is equipped with a compressor 31 for compressing a refrigerant, and on one side of the compressor 31, an outdoor heat exchanger which serves to condense the refrigerant compressed at high temperature and high pressure from the compressor 31 ( 32) is mounted. The outdoor heat exchanger 32 plays a role of converting a refrigerant, which is a gas of high temperature and high pressure, into a liquid state of high temperature and high pressure while passing through the compressor 31.

The air outlet 33 is formed in the outdoor side 30 perforated. A duct 34 is installed in the air discharge port 33, and the duct 34 communicates the outside with the outside 30 to receive high temperature air generated by the outdoor heat exchanger 32. It will blow into the outside space.

An expansion valve 35 is connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 32. The expansion valve 35 converts the refrigerant that has become a high pressure liquid state in the outdoor heat exchanger 32 into a low pressure liquid state, and the refrigerant is converted into a low temperature low pressure gas state while passing through the expansion valve 35. .

The control box 36 is provided below the outdoor heat exchanger 32. The control box 36 is formed into a rectangular box shape having an internal space, and a plurality of electrical components are mounted in the control box 36 to control the operation of the air conditioner, and one side of the control box 36. It is equipped with a capacitor (not shown) for stably supplying the power supplied to the compressor (31).

The indoor side 20 is provided on an upper side of the outdoor side 30, and a front suction hole through which the air of the indoor space is sucked into the internal space of the indoor side 20 is provided on the front side of the indoor side 20. 21) is molded. The front suction opening 21 is shaped while being cut at predetermined intervals to serve as a passage through which the indoor air is sucked into the interior space of the indoor side 20.

The rear side of the front suction port 21 is equipped with an indoor heat exchanger 22 in which the indoor air sucked through the front suction port 21 is heat-exchanged. The indoor heat exchanger (22) is connected to the expansion valve (35) by a pipe and passes through the expansion valve (35), the refrigerant which is in a state of low temperature and low pressure flows into the interior heat exchanger (22). As such, the refrigerant flowing into the indoor heat exchanger 22 and the indoor air passing through the outside of the indoor heat exchanger 22 exchange heat.

An indoor fan 23 is mounted to the rear side of the indoor heat exchanger 22. The indoor fan 23 is rotated to generate a suction force in the interior of the indoor side 20, by the suction force to suck the air in the indoor space into the interior space of the indoor side 20, the indoor heat exchanger ( Passing 22, the harmonized air flows backward.

On the rear surface of the indoor side 20, the rear discharge port 24 is cut and shaped to have a predetermined interval so that the harmonious air is discharged to the indoor space while passing through the indoor heat exchanger 22.

That is, the suction force is generated in the internal space of the indoor side 20 by the rotational movement of the indoor fan 23, and the air in the indoor space is sucked into the internal space of the indoor side 20 by the suction force. The air in the indoor space is harmonized and flows backward while passing through the indoor heat exchanger 22, and the harmonized air flowing backward is discharged to the indoor space through the rear discharge port 24 to supply air in the indoor space. To be harmonized.

The indoor heat exchanger 22 is connected to the compressor 31 and flows inside the indoor heat exchanger 22 while the refrigerant heat-exchanged with the indoor air flows into the compressor 31 to be converted into a state of high temperature and high pressure again. do. This cycle is repeated to harmonize the air in the room.

Meanwhile, a caster 12 is attached to the lower surface of the case 10 to move to a desired position of the user, thereby harmonizing the indoor space desired by the user.

However, the following problems occur in the air conditioner according to the prior art configured as described above.

In the conventional air conditioner, the control box 36 is mounted below the outdoor heat exchanger 32, that is, under the internal space of the outdoor side 30. As such, since the control box 36 is mounted below the inner space of the outdoor side 30, the wires connected to a plurality of components mounted in the interior space of the indoor side 20 are complicated to be entangled, thereby degrading assembling. Problems will arise.

In addition, an operation unit (not shown) for operating the air conditioner by the user is generally provided on the front or upper surface of the housing 1, so that the distance between the operation unit (not shown) and the control box 36 is spaced apart. The wires between the control panel and the control box 36 are intricately entangled, resulting in a problem of lengthening of the wires.

In addition, there is a problem that the cost of the product increases as the length of the wire is extended, and the price of the product increases with the increase in the cost of such a product, causing a problem that worsens the competitiveness of the product.

In addition, as the wires are intricately entangled, problems may arise such that workability of the product is degraded, and there is a possibility that the wires may be damaged during service work. Such a short circuit may cause a problem that may cause injury to a user.

Since the wires are entangled, the reliability of the product is reduced, and the recognition of the product is deteriorated.

The purpose of the air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide an air conditioner with improved assembly.

Another object of the air conditioner according to the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that is easy to service.

The air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a base that forms a lower surface of the case forming the outer shape, the base on which a plurality of parts are seated, and a central portion of the case is disposed inside the case. A separator for dividing the space into upper and lower portions, an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the lower space of the separator and mounted on the upper right side of the base, and having an outdoor air heat exchanged with a refrigerant, and mounted on the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger. And an outdoor blower for flowing air, a compressor provided on the left side of the outdoor blower to compress the refrigerant, and mounted in a direction perpendicular to the outdoor heat exchanger in an upper space of the separator plate so that the outdoor air exchanges with the refrigerant. It is characterized in that it comprises an indoor heat exchanger, and an indoor blower mounted in front of the indoor heat exchanger to flow air. It is gong.

The front left side of the indoor blower is characterized in that the control box is provided with a built-in electrical components for controlling the operation of the air conditioner.

The front right side of the indoor blower is characterized in that a capacitor is provided to facilitate the operation of the compressor.

The capacitor is provided on the upper side of the compressor to facilitate the operation of the compressor.

The base is characterized in that the condensate collection groove is formed to collect the condensate.

The upper side of the outdoor heat exchanger is characterized in that it further comprises a drain pan for collecting the condensate generated in the indoor heat exchanger.

A drain hole is formed in the bottom surface of the drain pan so that the condensed water falls down the drain pan.

The condensate collection groove may further include a drain pump for moving the condensed water collected to the drain pan.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above has the advantage that the productivity is increased by improving the assembly.

In general, the portable air conditioner is relatively compact to be easily moved and used by the user, and the outdoor unit performing the condensation process and the indoor unit performing the evaporation process are suitably configured in one case, and easily moved. It is equipped with a wheel for.

Hereinafter, an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present invention has an inner space and is formed by a case 100 that is formed in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped that is long in the longitudinal direction, and the case 100 is relatively formed in front of the front case 110. ) And a base (130 of FIG. 4) forming a rear case 120 and a bottom surface of the front case 110 mounted at the rear of the front case 110.

The front case 110 is formed so that the rear surface is opened in the shape of a long rectangular parallelepiped in the longitudinal direction, and the rear case 120 is mounted on the rear surface. Thus, the front case 110 forms the front and upper and side surfaces of the case 100 at the same time, the rear case 120 forms a rear appearance.

The front surface of the front case 110 is rounded so that the center portion protrudes forward in order to enhance the appearance of the front case, the upper portion of the front passage for discharging the air harmonized in the interior of the case 100 into the space for air conditioning The front discharge hole 112 is formed to be perforated in a long rectangular shape in the horizontal direction, the front discharge port 112 to prevent the relatively large dust or foreign matter from entering or discharged into the inner space of the case 100 The front discharge grill 114 is mounted.

On the upper surface of the front case 110, the operation unit 116 is formed so that the user can directly operate the air conditioner, the operation unit 116 is a display unit for displaying the environment in which the air conditioner operates and the user directly air There may also be a control button and the like that can be operated to operate the conditioner.

On both sides of the front case 110, the movement handle 118 is formed recessed inward to facilitate gripping when the user moves the case 100 to a desired place, and each corner of the bottom surface of the base 130 In the vicinity, the wheel 140 is installed to facilitate the movement of the case 100.

Therefore, the user grips the movable handle 118 and then moves the case 100 to a desired place by a rolling motion of the wheel 140 while pulling or pushing the case 100 in a desired direction. do.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Looking at the internal configuration of the air conditioner with reference to Figure 3, the discharge louver for controlling the discharge direction of the air harmonized in the interior of the case 100 through the front discharge port 112 at the rear side of the front discharge port (112) And discharge vanes (not shown) are provided.

The discharge vanes (not shown) are formed in a rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness and are long in the vertical direction, and are harnessed with air to be discharged through the front discharge port 112 by being fastened by a hinge so that the upper end and the lower end are rotatable. It is to control the discharge direction of the.

The discharge louver (not shown) is formed into a rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness in a horizontal direction, and the left end and the right end are fastened by a hinge so as to be rotatable and discharged through the front discharge port 112. It is to control the discharge direction of the air.

Accordingly, by controlling the rotation angles of the discharge vane and the discharge louver, it is possible to control the discharge direction of the harmonized air discharged through the front discharge port 112.

In the central portion of the case 100 is mounted a separation plate 150 for partitioning the inner space of the case 100 to the top and bottom. An indoor side heat exchanger 210 is installed in the upper space of the separation plate 150 so as to absorb and harmonize air in the space for air conditioning, and then discharge the harmonized air into the space for air conditioning. Is formed, and the lower space of the separator plate 150 is equipped with an outdoor heat exchanger 310 to suck outside air to cool the outdoor heat exchanger 310 and then discharge the outdoor heat exchanger 310 to an external space. Is formed.

The rear of the rear case 120 is formed to have an inclined surface that is rounded toward the rear from the upper end to the lower end in order to have a beautiful appearance, the outside air inlet 121 is formed in the center of the rear perforated to have a diameter corresponding to each other And the outside air outlet 122 is provided.

Although not shown, the outside air inlet 121 and the outside air outlet 122 may be equipped with a duct formed to be flexible to guide outside air to enter the interior space of the outdoor side 300 or to the outdoor side 300. It is guided to discharge from the inner space of the) to the outer space.

That is, air outside the building is guided and introduced into the interior space of the outdoor side 300 by a duct (not shown) mounted on the outside air inlet 121, and a duct (not shown) mounted on the outside air outlet 122. Air in the outside space 300 is guided to the outside space of the building and discharged.

An air inlet (not shown) is formed in the upper portion of the rear surface of the rear case 120 in a perforated shape having a long rectangular shape in a horizontal direction, and the rear grill 123 is detachably formed in the air inlet (not shown).

The air intake port (not shown) serves as a passage through which the air in the space for air conditioning is sucked into the interior space of the interior side 200 by the attraction force generated in the interior space of the interior side 200, When the air sucked by the rear grill 123, which is cut down a plurality of times and formed into a grill shape while having an area corresponding to the air intake port, is sucked, it filters out a relatively large dust and foreign material sucked at the same time as the air.

The front edge of the air inlet (not shown) is provided with a rear filter mounting portion 124 on which the rear filter 125 is mounted. The rear filter mounting part 124 is formed to protrude forward while having a width corresponding to the rear filter 125, and then the left and right surfaces are formed to be bent inward to extend forward.

Therefore, the front surface of the rear filter 125 is supported by the rear filter mounting part 124, and the rear surface is supported by the rear grill 123 to pass through the rear grill 123 to the interior of the indoor side 200. The air sucked into the space is purified by clean air.

The outside guide 126 is provided in front of the outside air suction opening 121. The outer guide 126 is formed into a rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and the lower surface is mounted while contacting the bottom surface of the rear case 120.

The left side of the outer guide 126 is mounted while contacting the inner rear of the rear case 120. The left side of the outside guide 126 is located in the left side of the outside air suction opening 121. When the external air guide 126 thus mounted is viewed from above, the external air guide 126 is mounted in a substantially " 형상 " shape.

The separating plate 150 is molded into a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface while being molded into a rectangular plate having a predetermined thickness. The upper space of the separator plate 150 becomes the indoor side 200, and the lower space becomes the outdoor side 300.

The indoor heat exchanger 210 is mounted at the rear end of the separator plate 150, and the separation plate protrusion 152 is upwardly disposed on the bottom surface of the separator plate 150 at which the indoor heat exchanger 210 is mounted. It is shaped to protrude. The separation plate protrusion 152 is to prevent the bottom surface of the indoor heat exchanger 210 from contacting the top surface of the separation plate 150. The condensate wall may be further formed in front of the separating plate protrusion 152 so that the condensate does not flow forward.

The lower end of the rear end of the separation plate 150 on which the indoor heat exchanger 210 is mounted is formed to have a downward slope toward the right side. This is to facilitate drainage of the condensate generated in the indoor heat exchanger (210). In the right end of the rear end of the separator plate 150, a separator plate hole 154 is formed so that the condensed water is drained downward.

On the rear end of the upper surface of the separation plate 150, an indoor heat exchanger 210 that heat-exchanges the air in the space for air conditioning according to the user's intention is mounted on the upper surface of the separation plate protrusion 152. The indoor heat exchanger 210 is bent and molded a plurality of cylindrical pipes having a predetermined diameter, and is formed into a rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness as a whole.

The indoor heat exchanger 210 is mounted from the left side to the right side in the interior space of the indoor side 200, and a refrigerant, which is a working fluid, flows inside the indoor heat exchanger 210.

The suction filter 220 is mounted on the rear side of the indoor heat exchanger 210. The suction filter 220 is connected to the indoor air when the air of the space for air conditioning passes through the rear filter 125, and the air filtered with relatively large dust and foreign matter is sucked into the interior space of the indoor side 200. It plays a role of filtering the relatively small dust and foreign matter sucked together, and is formed in a size corresponding to the indoor heat exchanger (210).

Therefore, the air in the space for air conditioning is filtered by the rear filter 125 and the suction filter 220 so that only the air in a clean state is sucked into the interior 200.

In front of the indoor heat exchanger 210 is provided with an indoor blower 230 for flowing air in the interior space of the indoor side 200. The indoor blower 230 provides a rotational power to the indoor fan 231 by generating a rotational power by the indoor fan 231 for generating a suction force in the interior of the indoor side by the rotational movement, and the external power applied It is configured to include an indoor motor 232, and the indoor fan 231 is formed to surround the indoor fan 231 and guides the air flowing by the rotational movement of the indoor fan 231.

The indoor fan 231 is a sirocco fan which is a kind of multi-role fan, and the indoor fan 231 has a perforated rear center portion, and a plurality of fan blades 231 'are mounted along the outer circumferential surface to receive air from the rear. A flow path of air to be sucked and discharged to the outside is formed.

In front of the indoor fan 231 is mounted an indoor motor 232 for generating rotational power when external power is applied. As the indoor fan 231 is axially coupled to the indoor motor 232, the indoor fan 231 rotates by the rotational power generated by the indoor motor 232.

The indoor fan housing 233 includes an indoor orifice 234 for guiding air flowing through the rotational movement of the indoor fan 231, and an indoor orifice cover 237 for shielding a part of the front surface of the indoor orifice 234 at all times. It is configured to include.

The indoor orifice 234 is formed in a rectangular orifice plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and is formed in a substantially "∪" shape on the front surface of the indoor orifice plate 235 and protrudes forward. It is configured to include an indoor air guide (236).

The indoor orifice plate 235 is molded into a rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness, and is formed to have an area corresponding to that of the indoor heat exchanger 210, and the upper end portion is formed to be bent forward and inclined. To guide the flow of air forward, the upper end of the indoor orifice plate 235 is formed to contact the inner upper surface of the front case 110.

The central orifice of the indoor orifice plate 235 is formed with a perforated indoor orifice plate hole 235 'such that the harmonious air flows forward while passing through the indoor heat exchanger 210, and thus, the indoor orifice plate hole 235' is perforated. The indoor air guide 236 is formed by being spaced outward along the outer circumferential surface of the backplane.

That is, the indoor air guide 236 is formed in a shape corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the indoor fan 231 is spaced apart from the outer circumferential surface of the indoor fan 231 is a member of a plate shape having a predetermined thickness, the upper end Is formed to be bent outwardly to expand the area of the upper surface toward the top.

Harmonized air passing through the indoor orifice plate hole 235 'is guided upward by the indoor air guide 236 and is discharged to the space for air conditioning through the front discharge port 112.

The indoor orifice cover 237 is molded in a shape corresponding to the indoor air guide 236, is formed to have a width corresponding to the indoor air guide 236, and the front surface is recessed forward. The center portion of the indoor orifice cover 237 is perforated to form the indoor motor mounting hole 238 to have a diameter corresponding to the indoor motor 232 so that the indoor motor 232 is mounted.

On the other hand, looking at the components to be mounted on the outdoor side 300, the outdoor heat exchanger 310 is mounted on the upper right side of the base 130 spaced apart from the inside of the right side of the case 100 by a predetermined interval. .

The outdoor heat exchanger 310 is formed such that a cylindrical pipe having a predetermined diameter is bent a plurality of times, and is formed into a rectangular plate shape having a predetermined thickness as a whole. The outdoor heat exchanger 310 is mounted in a standing state from the inside of the front end of the base 130 to the inside of the rear end. Therefore, the outdoor heat exchanger 310 is mounted upright in a state perpendicular to the indoor heat exchanger 210.

A refrigerant, which is a working fluid, flows inside the outdoor heat exchanger 310, and a drain pan 320 is disposed above the outdoor heat exchanger 310 to collect condensed water collected by the separator 150. . The drain pan 320 is formed to have a width and length corresponding to that of the outdoor heat exchanger 310, and is formed into a rectangular box shape having an open upper surface.

A plurality of drain holes 322 are formed in the lower surface of the drain pan 320 so that the condensed water collected in the drain pan 320 may fall into the outdoor heat exchanger 310. When the condensed water falls into the outdoor heat exchanger 310 as described above, the outdoor heat exchanger 310 cools the outdoor heat exchanger 310, thereby enabling more efficient condensation of the refrigerant.

The left side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310 is provided with an outdoor blower 330 for forcibly flowing air in the interior space of the outdoor side 300. The outdoor blower 330 generates a suction force so that the outside air is sucked into the outdoor space 300 through the outside air suction port 121.

The outside air sucked through the outside air inlet 121 is guided by the outside guide 126 and flows to the right side of the outdoor heat exchanger to the left side from the right side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310 to the left side. 310). The outside air passing through the outdoor heat exchanger 310 is sucked into the outdoor blower 330 and guided by the outdoor blower 330 and discharged to the outside air outlet 122.

The outdoor blower 330 is coupled to the outdoor motor 331 which generates rotational power when external power is applied and the outdoor motor 331 is axially coupled to rotate by the rotational power of the outdoor motor 331. It is configured to include an outdoor fan 332 to be exercised, and an outdoor fan housing 333 formed to surround the outside of the outdoor fan 332 to guide the air flowing while protecting the outdoor fan 332.

The outdoor fan housing 333 is guided by the outdoor orifice 334 and the outdoor orifice 334 for guiding air flowing by the rotational movement of the outdoor fan 332 to the center of the outdoor fan 332. It is configured to include an outdoor orifice cover 336 for guiding the flow direction of air flowing into the outdoor fan 332.

The outdoor orifice 334 is formed in a shape in which a square plate having a predetermined thickness is erected, and is formed to protrude to the left side of the outdoor orifice 334 to guide the flow of air to an outdoor air guide (not shown). Is provided.

In the central portion of the outdoor orifice 334, the outdoor orifice hole 335 is formed so that the outside air flows. The outdoor orifice hole 335 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and the right side surface of the outdoor orifice 334 is formed to be recessed toward the left side toward the outdoor orifice hole 335.

That is, the right side of the outdoor orifice 334 is inclined to protrude to the left toward the center portion. Therefore, when the outdoor orifice 334 is viewed from the front, the center portion is formed with an inclination so as to round to the left side as a whole. This is to smoothly flow the air flowing to the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310 to the outdoor orifice hole 335 while the outside air passes through the outdoor heat exchanger 310.

Looking at the mounting of the outdoor blower 330, the outdoor orifice 334 is mounted on the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310 in a shape corresponding to that of the outdoor heat exchanger 310. The outdoor fan 332 is mounted to the left side of the outdoor orifice 334.

The outdoor fan 332 is a general sirocco fan is used, the outdoor fan 332 is formed in a cylindrical shape lying horizontally, the outdoor fan 332 is the right side is opened, a plurality of fan wings are provided along the outer peripheral surface do. In addition, the left side of the outdoor fan 332 is coupled to the outdoor motor 331 by the axial coupling to rotate.

The outdoor fan 332 is rotated to generate a suction force to the center portion of the outdoor fan 332, the air is sucked into the right side of the outdoor fan 332 to generate a flow of air discharged to the outside.

The outdoor orifice cover 336 is mounted to the left side of the outdoor fan 332. The outdoor orifice cover 336 is shaped in a disc shape having a predetermined width with the right side opened, and the outdoor fan 332 is accommodated in the opened right side. The outdoor orifice cover 336 is mounted while being engaged with the outdoor air guide (not shown).

The outdoor motor mounting hole 337 in which the outdoor motor 331 is mounted is formed in the center of the left side of the outdoor orifice cover 336. A portion of the outdoor motor 331 is inserted into the outdoor motor mounting hole 337 while being inserted into the outdoor motor mounting hole 337, and the outdoor motor 331 is mounted with the outdoor fan 332 and the shaft. The coupling is fastened to provide rotational power to the outdoor fan 332.

An outdoor motor mount 331 ′ may be provided between the outdoor motor 331 and the outdoor orifice cover 336. The outdoor motor mount 331 ′ is mounted while being supported on the upper surface of the base 130.

The left side of the outdoor blower 330 is provided with a compressor 340 for compressing a refrigerant, which is a working fluid, at a high temperature and high pressure. The compressor 340 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined diameter, and the compressor 340 is mounted while the lower surface thereof is supported on the left rear half of the upper surface of the base 130.

A compressor mounting protrusion (not shown) is provided on an upper surface of the base 130 on which the compressor 340 is mounted. The compressor mounting protrusion (not shown) is provided to prevent the lower surface of the compressor 340 from contacting the upper surface of the base 130. When the lower surface of the compressor 340 contacts the upper surface of the base 130, the base Since the condensed water collected on the upper surface of the 130 and the compressor 340 are in contact with each other, damage to the compressor and electric shock may occur, so that the compressor 340 is mounted on the compressor mounting protrusion to prevent this from happening.

A water collecting tank 350 is provided in front of the compressor 340. The sump container 350 is formed into a rectangular cylindrical shape having an approximately empty interior, and is formed to have an internal space having a predetermined height.

The base 130 has a predetermined width and is formed into a rectangular box shape having an upper surface opened, and condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger 210 and the outdoor heat exchanger 310 by being molded to have a lower surface recessed downward. Will be collected. The base 130 is equipped with a drain pump 360 for forcibly flowing the condensed water collected into the drain pan 320.

A drain hose 362 is mounted to the drain pump 360 to guide the condensed water collected on the upper surface of the base 130 to the drain pan 320 by the operation of the drain pump 360.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the interior side of the air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment according to the present invention. Looking at the indoor side 200 with reference to Figure 4, the upper end of the indoor orifice plate 235 is molded to be bent forward.

That is, the indoor orifice plate 235 is formed to protrude upward at a height corresponding to the height of the indoor heat exchanger 210, and is predetermined forward from the height corresponding to the upper end of the indoor heat exchanger 210 upwards. Shaped to be inclined to have an angle of, the upper end is formed by bending forward to have a predetermined length.

This is for the harmonized air guided by the indoor air guide 236 to flow forward, and the harmonized air flowing forward by the indoor orifice plate 235 is It is discharged to the space for air conditioning through the front discharge port 112 formed in the upper half of the front surface.

A control box 240 for controlling the air conditioner is mounted in front of the indoor blower 230. The control box 240 is mounted to the front left side of the indoor blower 230, that is, the left end of the front end of the separation plate 150. The interior space of the control box 240 is equipped with a plurality of electrical components, including a control panel (not shown) that the circuit is configured.

Power is supplied to a plurality of components mounted in the inner space of the case 100 through the control box 240, and transmits / receives a plurality of components and signals. The control box 240 is provided to control the operation of the air conditioner when the air conditioner is operated, such a control box 240 is molded into a rectangular box shape, the electric component mounted inside the control box 240 To protect them.

The capacitor box 250 is mounted on the right side of the control box 240. The capacitor box 250 is shaped into a rectangular box shape in which an inner space is formed, and a capacitor 252 is provided inside the capacitor box 250 to supply a stable current to the compressor 340.

The capacitor 252 is formed in a horizontally lying cylindrical shape having a predetermined diameter, and is mounted to be fixed to the bottom of the capacitor box 250. When the capacitor 252 is supplied such that the voltage supplied by storing electricity differs by a predetermined level or more, the capacitor 252 additionally supplies electricity stored in the capacitor 252, or supplies electricity supplied to the inside of the capacitor 252. It stores and supplies a more stable current to the compressor 340.

The capacitor 252 may be mounted at the lower end of the inner space of the control box 240, or may be mounted on the lower side of the control box 240, that is, on the bottom surface of the separation plate 150.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing the outdoor configuration of an air conditioner employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Looking at the outdoor configuration of the air conditioner with reference to Figure 5, the outdoor heat exchanger 310 is mounted on the upper right end of the base 130, the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310, the outdoor blower ( 330 is mounted.

The compressor 340 is mounted on the left side of the outdoor blower 330, and the water collecting tank 350 is provided in front of the compressor 340. The outdoor fan housing 333 provided in the outdoor blower 330 has a fan housing discharge outlet 336 ′ in which air introduced into the outdoor blower 330 is discharged upward at an upper end of an outer circumferential surface thereof.

The fan housing discharge outlet 336 ′ is formed to communicate with the inside of the outdoor fan housing 333, and upwards the outside air discharged to the outside of the outdoor fan 332 by the rotational movement of the outdoor fan 332. It is molded to discharge to the outside through the outside air outlet 122 to guide to. Accordingly, the outer diameter of the fan housing discharge outlet 336 'is formed to correspond to the inner diameter of the outside air discharge outlet 122 so that the fan housing discharge outlet 336' is engaged with the outside air discharge outlet 122 formed in the rear case 120. .

Hereinafter, the operation of the air conditioner configured as described above will be described with reference to the cooling mode.

A user operates a plurality of operation buttons including a power button provided in the operation unit 160 to operate an air conditioner. When a user manipulates the operation button, external power is applied to the inside of the case 100, and power is applied to a plurality of components mounted inside the case 100.

When power is applied to the inside of the case 100, power is also applied to the inside of the control box 240 and the capacitor box 250, and as the power is applied to the inside of the control box 240, the control box 240 is applied. ) Are powered by a number of components.

At this time, power is supplied to the indoor motor 232 and the indoor motor 232 generates rotational power by the supplied power. The indoor fan 231, which is coupled to the indoor motor 232 and axially coupled by the rotational power generated by the indoor motor 232, is rotated.

When the indoor fan 231 rotates, the interior space of the indoor side 200 generates a suction force, and due to this suction force, air conditioning is performed through the rear grill 123 formed on the rear case 120. Air in the space for suction is sucked into the interior space of the indoor side (200).

At this time, the intake air is filtered through the rear filter 125, dust and foreign matter, and again through the intake filter 220, the dust and foreign matter is filtered once more to clean the air only the indoor side 200 Is sucked into the inner space of the. The indoor air passing through the suction filter 220 passes through the indoor heat exchanger 210.

The indoor air passing through the indoor heat exchanger 210 is heat-exchanged with the refrigerant flowing inside the indoor heat exchanger 210 and then harmonized with the center portion of the indoor fan 231 through the indoor orifice hole 235 '. Is sucked into and discharged to the outside of the indoor fan 231. The harmonized air discharged to the outside of the indoor fan 231 is guided by the indoor orifice plate 235 to flow forward, and the harmonized air flowing to the front is front of the front case 110. It is discharged to the space for air conditioning through the front discharge port 112 is molded to harmonize the indoor air.

On the other hand, power is applied to the outdoor motor 331 by the power applied to the inside of the control box 240 so that the outdoor motor 331 generates rotational power. The outdoor fan 332 axially coupled to the outdoor motor 331 by the rotational power of the outdoor motor 331 is rotated, the internal space of the outdoor side 300 by the rotational movement to generate a suction force do.

Outside air is introduced into the interior space of the outdoor side 300 through the outside air suction opening 121 formed in the rear case 120 by the suction force generated in the interior space of the outdoor side 300. The outside air introduced through the outside air inlet 121 is guided by the outside guide 126 to flow to the right side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310, and the outside air flows to the right side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310. Is flown to the left by the rotational movement of the outdoor fan (332).

The outside air passing through the outdoor heat exchanger 310 while flowing from the right side to the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger 310 exchanges heat with the refrigerant flowing inside the outdoor heat exchanger 310, and thus the outdoor orifice 334. It is guided by and flows to the center portion of the outdoor fan 332 while passing through the outdoor orifice hole 335 and flows outward of the outdoor fan 332.

The outside air flowing outwardly of the outdoor fan 332 is guided by the outdoor fan housing 333 and is formed in the rear case 120 through the fan housing discharge outlet 336 ′. Guided by). The outside air guided to the outside air outlet 122 is discharged to the rear of the case 100 through the outside air outlet 122, and is guided by a duct fastened to the outside air outlet 122 and discharged to the outside space.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, the control box is mounted at the left end of the interior-side interior space and is located at the center of the interior space of the case. Therefore, a plurality of components and a control box mounted in the inner space of the case are located close to each other.

As the positions of the plurality of components mounted in the control box and the inner space of the case are closer to each other, the control box and the plurality of components are connected to transmit power or transmit / receive signals, thereby avoiding complicated entanglement. have.

That is, the position of the control box and the operation unit is closer, the position of the compressor and the control box is also closer. In addition, the location of the indoor fan and the outdoor fan and the control box is also close, and also close to the discharge vane and the discharge louver provided on the rear side of the front discharge port 112, the wires for connecting a plurality of parts and the control box As the length of the wire becomes shorter, the wire consumption is reduced.

As such, as the length of the wire is shortened, as the wire is not entangled intricately, an assembly effect for producing an air conditioner is improved. The improvement of the assembly is also effective to bring the productivity of the product, the improvement of the productivity has the effect of reducing the consumption of energy consumed in the production of the product to improve the efficiency of energy consumption.

In addition, as the length of the wire is shortened, the consumption of the wire is reduced, thereby reducing the cost of the product, and reducing the cost of the product has the effect of improving the competitiveness of the product.

In addition, as the length of the wire is shortened, the wires are not entangled in a complicated manner, thereby improving the workability during service of the product, and also preventing the damage of the wire during service work.

As the damage to the wire is prevented, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent safety accidents such as a short circuit of the power supply and a user's risk of electric shock due to a short circuit.

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A base constituting the lower surface of the case forming the outer shape, and having a large number of parts seated thereon; A separation plate disposed at the center of the case and partitioning an inner space of the case into an upper portion and a lower portion; An outdoor heat exchanger disposed in a lower space of the separator and mounted on an upper right side of the base, wherein the outdoor air exchanges heat with the refrigerant; An outdoor blower mounted on the left side of the outdoor heat exchanger for flowing air; A compressor provided on the left side of the outdoor blower to compress the refrigerant; An indoor heat exchanger mounted in an upper space of the separator in a direction orthogonal to the outdoor heat exchanger, in which outdoor air is exchanged with a refrigerant; And an indoor blower mounted at the front of the indoor heat exchanger to flow air. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the front left side of the indoor blower is provided with a control box in which electrical components for controlling the operation of the air conditioner are incorporated. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein a capacitor for smoothly operating the compressor is provided at the front right side of the indoor blower unit. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein a capacitor is provided on an upper side of the compressor to facilitate operation of the compressor. The air conditioner of claim 1, wherein a condensate groove in which condensate is collected below the outdoor heat exchanger is recessed downward. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a drain pan on the upper side of the outdoor heat exchanger for collecting condensate generated by the indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner of claim 6, wherein a drain hole is formed in a lower surface of the drain pan so that condensed water may fall down the drain pan.

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