KR101305323B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner capable of air conditioning such as cooling, heating, or purifying indoors, and in particular, a kit case provided to be movable on a filter, and the kit case connected to the kit case so that foreign substances on the filter may be placed on the kit case. And a kit case moving unit connected to the kit case and a wire, the kit case moving unit pulling and releasing the wire so that the kit case can be moved by removing the filter. Since it is possible to clean the filter without the need to reduce the emotional quality due to replacement or cleaning of the filter, there is provided an air conditioner that can prevent the filter from being left in a contaminated state.

Air conditioners, indoor units, filters, filter cleaners, filter cleaner kits, agitators, cyclones

Description

Air Conditioner

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

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

3 is a perspective view when the front panel of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened;

4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a first embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

6 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention,

7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating part 'A' of FIG. 4;

8 is a view showing a part of the combination state 'A' of FIG. 4,

9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating '300' shown in FIG. 7;

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D of FIG. 4;

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG. 4.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion 'B' of FIG. 4;

FIG. 14 is an exploded view illustrating a portion 'B' of FIG. 4;

15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E of FIG. 13;

16 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a filter cleaner of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

17 is a combination view of a portion shown in FIG. 16;

18 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F of FIG. 17;

19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G-G of FIG. 17;

20 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a filter cleaner according to a third embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

21 is a cross-sectional view of the filter cleaner damper of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the filter cleaner damper of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

23 is a schematic view of the essential parts of a fourth embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

24 is a cross-sectional view of '580' shown in FIG. 23,

25 is a configuration diagram showing an example of applying the filter cleaner of the fifth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

26 is a sectional view of principal parts of a fifth embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

2 ; Case 3; Bottom air inlet

4 ; Left air inlet 5; Right air intake

6; Front left air outlet 7; Front right air outlet

8 ; Upper air outlet 10; heat transmitter

12; Drain pan 14; Condensate drain hose

20; Blower 31; Left filter

32; Right filter 33,34,35; Bottom filter

36,37,38; Center filter 60; Base

70; Cabinet 80; Front top panel

100; Left suction panel 106; Left filter guide

110; Right suction panel 116; Right filter guide

130; Opening 150; Front panel

200; Service cover 260; Filter door

300; Kit case 302; Agitator

310; Kit case movement unit 312; wire

330; Kit case guide 350; Cyclone

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner capable of air conditioning such as cooling, heating, or purifying a room, and more particularly, to an air conditioner that can be automatically cleaned with a filter mounted on a case.

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 integral type are the same in function but the separate type indoor and outdoor units are connected to each other by a cooling / heat radiating device installed in the indoor unit, a heat radiating / cooling and compressing device installed in the outdoor unit, To integrate the functions of the house walls and holes in the wall of the house is installed directly by hanging device.

Such an air conditioner is provided with a filter for collecting foreign matter in the air to be sucked into the air conditioner in order to protect the parts in the air conditioner as well as to purify the air in the air conditioner.

Since the filter performs the filter function by collecting the foreign substances in the air sucked into the air conditioner as described above, the amount of the foreign substances collected in the filter increases with the use period of the filter, Thereby interfering with the air flow passing through the air conditioner, thereby deteriorating the function of the air conditioner.

Therefore, the filter provided in the air conditioner should be replaced frequently or cleaned to remove the foreign matter collected in the filter.

However, the air conditioner according to the prior art as described above should be installed so that the filter is detachable for the replacement or cleaning of the filter, the layout of the filter or the method of installation, as well as the layout of the components around the filter. There is a problem that is constrained.

In addition, since the consumer or the driver of the air conditioner must directly perform the replacement or cleaning operation of the filter, there is an inconvenience due to the replacement or cleaning operation of the filter and the unpleasantness due to the polluted condition of the filter, There is a problem.

Further, it is difficult to easily check the condition of the filter when the filter is installed inside the air conditioner as well as the inconvenience mentioned above, so that the replacement or cleaning operation of the filter is left for a long time, The performance of the air conditioner may deteriorate due to deterioration of the performance of the air conditioner, and further, the filter or the air conditioner may be damaged.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the filter can be cleaned by a power-operated filter cleaner in the state of being installed in the case which is the exterior of the air conditioner filter, as well as its peripheral parts It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner capable of eliminating the layout constraints of the filter, eliminating the need to replace or clean the filter by hand, and preventing the cleaning operation of the filter to be prevented.

The present invention for solving the above problems is provided with a case provided with an air conditioning unit; A filter installed in the case; A kit case provided to be movable on the filter; A suction force generating unit connected to the kit case and generating a suction force so that foreign matter on the filter can be sucked into the kit case; The air conditioner includes a kit case moving unit connected to the kit case and connected to a wire to pull or release the wire to move the kit case.

In addition, the present invention is the suction port and the discharge port is formed, the air conditioning unit is installed inside; A front panel installed to open and close the front of the case; A filter installed inside the case so as to be positioned at an inlet of the case; A kit case installed on the filter so as to be movable and provided with a suction part on a surface facing the filter; A suction force generating unit connected to the kit case and generating a suction force so that foreign matter on the filter can be sucked into the kit case; The air conditioner includes a kit case moving unit connected to the kit case and connected to a wire to pull or release the wire to move the kit case.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a suction port and a discharge port is formed, the opening is formed, the air conditioner is installed inside; A service cover installed in the case to shield the opening; A filter installed inside the case to be exposed through the opening of the case; A kit case installed on the filter so as to be movable and provided with a suction part on a surface facing the filter; A suction force generating unit connected to the kit case and generating a suction force so that foreign matter on the filter can be sucked into the kit case; The air conditioner includes a kit case moving unit connected to the kit case and connected to a wire to pull or release the wire to move the kit case.

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

1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the air inlet (3) (4) (5) and the air discharge port (6) in the case (2) so that the indoor air is sucked through the case (2) forming the appearance and then discharged to the outside (7) (8) is formed. The case 2 may be formed with an air inlet 3 at the bottom of the front surface, hereinafter referred to as the air inlet 3 of the reference numeral '3' the lower air inlet (3). The case 2 may have air inlets 4 and 5 formed at both sides of the lower side, and air inlets 4 and 5 may be formed at both sides of the inclined front surface. The inlet 4 and 5 will be formed in a limited manner, and the air inlet 4 denotes the left air inlet 4 and the air inlet 4 denotes the right air inlet 5. do. The case 2 may have air outlets 6 and 7 formed on both sides of the front inclined sides, and air outlets 6 and 7 may be formed on both sides. The air outlet 6 and 7 are formed on both sides of the picture, and the air outlet 6 of the reference numeral '6' is referred to as the front left air outlet 6, and the reference numeral '7' The air outlet 7 of this is called the front right air outlet 7. The case 2 may have an air discharge port 8 formed on an upper surface thereof, hereinafter referred to as an air discharge hole 8 by the upper surface air discharge port 8.

3 is a perspective view when the front panel of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of main parts of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an air according to the present invention. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of part 'A' of Fig. 4.

Inside the case 2, a heat exchanger 10 for cooling or heating the air passing through the inside of the case 2 with a refrigerant, and sucking the indoor air into the case 2 to heat the heat exchanger ( After the heat exchange in 10) and the blower 20 for blowing to the outside of the case (2) is installed.

The heat exchanger 10 is installed to be located in the upper side in the case (2). The drain pan 12 receiving the condensed water generated in the heat exchanger 10 is installed below the heat exchanger 10. The drain pan 12 is connected to a condensate drain hose 14 for guiding the condensate collected in the drain pan 12 to the outside of the case 2.

The blower 20 is installed at a position shielded by the lower part of the case 2, in particular, the service cover 200 described later. The blower 20 includes a blower motor 21 installed in the lower part of the case 2, a turbo fan 22 arranged on a rotating shaft of the blower motor 21, and the turbofan 22. ) And a fan housing 25 having an opening hole 123 formed on the front surface and a discharge hole 124 formed on an upper surface thereof, and an orifice installed on the front surface of the fan housing 25 so as to be located in the opening hole 123. It comprises 26.

In addition, the case 2 is provided with at least one filter 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 for purifying the air sucked into the case 2. do. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the left and right filters 31 and 32 provided to be positioned at the left and right air intake ports 4, respectively, and the lower filter 33 to be positioned above the lower air intake port 4 are provided. 34 and 35, and the center filters 36, 37 and 38, which are located in front of the blower 20 and installed in the service cover 200, which will be described later, will be described.

The left and right filters 31 and 32 may each be applied as a pre-filter for filtering large foreign substances in the air. The left and right filters 31 and 32 may be fixedly installed on the case 2, or may be easily installed and detached for service. Hereinafter, the present invention is limited to being detachable in the present embodiment. Will be explained. The lower filters 33, 34 and 35 may be provided in plural numbers stacked in the vertical direction so that different types of filters may be disposed to gradually purify the air. That is, as an example, the lower filter 33, 34, 35 is provided with a total of three filters, the lower filter 33 stacked on the bottom of the three lower filter 33 is a large foreign matter in the air The lower filter 34, which is applied as a pre-filter, and is stacked in the center, is applied as a hepa filter, which is a high-performance filter that filters fine dust, and the lower filter 35, which is stacked on the top, is a nano filter having excellent deodorization or antibacterial performance. Can be applied as

The central filters 36, 37, 38 may be provided in plural numbers stacked in front and rear directions so that different types of filters may be arranged to gradually purify the air. That is, as an example, the center filter (36) (37) 38 is provided with a total of three filters, the center filter 36 stacked in the foremost of the three center filter (36) (37) (38) Is applied as an optional filter such as a yellow dust filter or a deodorizing filter to be selectively mounted, and the central filter 37 stacked at the center is applied as a hybrid filter in which a plurality of polyurethanes having different densities and a nonwoven fabric are combined, and the rearmost. The central filter 38 stacked on the can be applied as a plasma electrostatic precipitating filter that ionizes and collects dust. Each of the central filters 36, 37, 38 may be provided with a filter information display unit (not shown) having filter information such as a filter type, a cleaning method, and whether to replace or replace the filter. Here, the information display portion may be composed of printed matter printed on the central filters 36, 37, 38, and may be composed of information display sheets attached to the central filters 36, 37, 38. It is also possible, of course, may be composed of at least one of letters, numbers, and figures integrally formed in the center filter (36, 37, 38) intaglio or embossed.

On the other hand, the case 2 is formed to be inclined as a whole with respect to the front center each of the front both sides. The case 2 includes a base 60, a cabinet 70 installed on an upper side of the base 60, and a front side, a top side and a bottom side thereof open, and a front upper panel disposed at an upper front of the cabinet 70. 80 and left and right suction panels 100 and 110 disposed between both lower portions of the front upper panel 80 and an upper surface of the base 60.

The cabinet 70 is mounted on the upper surface of the base 60 and then fastened to the base 60 by fastening means such as a screw and vertically disposed above and above the base 60. The cabinet 70 includes a rear surface portion, a left surface portion formed to be orthogonal or inclined forward from the left end of the rear portion, and a right surface portion formed to be orthogonal or inclined forward from the right end of the rear portion. The upper panel 72 is installed on the cabinet 70 so as to block the upper surface of the cabinet 70.

 The front upper panel 80 has a discharge port panel 82 having a front left air discharge port 6 formed on a front left side, a front right air discharge port 7 formed on a front right side, and an upper air discharge port 8 formed on a top surface thereof. It is configured to include. A front left door 83 for opening and closing the front left air outlet 6 is slidably disposed on a front surface of the discharge port panel 82, and a front right door for opening and closing the front right air outlet 7. 84 is arrange | positioned so that left-right sliding is possible. As shown in FIG. 4, the front drive panel 85 is installed on the front upper panel 80 to slide the front left door 83 and the front right door 84 to the left and right. The door driving mechanism 85 allows the front left door 83 to open and close the front left air outlet 6 while sliding left and right along the front surface of the outlet panel 82, and the front right door 84 is closed. As shown in FIG. 4, the motor 86 installed at the center of the front surface of the discharge port panel 82 is configured to open and close the front right air discharge port 7 while sliding left and right along the front surface of the discharge port panel 82. And a pinion 87 arranged on a rotation shaft of the motor 86, a rack engaged with the pinion 87, and a left driving member 88 connected to the front left door 83, and the pinion ( A rack engaged with 87 is formed and includes a right driving member 89 connected to the front right door 84. An upper door 90 for opening and closing the upper air discharge port 8 and an upper door motor (not shown) for rotating the upper door 90 are installed at an upper surface of the discharge port panel 82. The front upper panel 80 further includes a door cover 92 that shields a center of the front surface of the discharge port panel 82.

The left side suction panel 100 is disposed between the left side surface portion of the front upper panel 80 and the top surface of the base 60, the left side surface portion 101 is formed in the left side air inlet (4) lengthwise up and down, and It is composed of a front portion 102 disposed between the front left inclined portion of the front upper panel 80 and the top surface of the base 59. The left suction vane 100 has a left suction vane 104 for opening and closing the left air suction port 4 and guiding indoor air sucked through the left air suction port 4, and the left suction vane. A left suction vane driving motor (not shown) for rotating the 104 is provided. Upper and lower barriers 100A and 100B protruding toward the left filter 31 are formed in the left suction panel 100 to seal the upper and lower sides between the left filter 31. The left suction panel 100 is provided with a left filter guide 106 positioned opposite to the left suction panel 100 with respect to the left filter 31 so that the left filter 31 slides back and forth. The left filter guide 106 is disposed at the right side of the left filter 31 and has a right side surface portion 106B having an air inlet hole 106A, and is disposed at the rear side of the left filter 31 so that the left suction panel ( It consists of the back side part 106C which seals the back side between 100 and the left filter 31. As shown in FIG.

The right side suction panel 110 is disposed between the right side surface of the front upper panel 80 and the top surface of the base 60 and the right side surface 111 having the right side air intake port 5 extending vertically, and the front surface. It is composed of a front portion 112 disposed between the front right inclined portion of the upper panel 80 and the upper surface of the base 60. The right suction panel 110 opens and closes the right side air inlet 5 and guides the right side air vane 112 to guide the indoor air sucked through the right side air inlet 5 and the right intake vane 112. ) Is configured to include a right suction vane driving motor (not shown) for rotating the motor. The upper and lower barriers 110A and 110B protruding toward the right filter 32 are formed in the right suction panel 110 to seal the upper and lower sides between the right filter 32. The left suction panel 100 is provided with a right filter guide 106 positioned opposite to the left suction panel 100 around the left filter 31 so that the left filter 31 slides back and forth. The right filter guide 106 is disposed at the left side of the right filter 32 and has a left side surface portion 116B having an air inlet hole 116A, and is disposed at the rear side of the right filter 32 so that the right suction panel ( It consists of the back side part 116C which seals the back side between 110 and the right filter 32. As shown in FIG.

The case 2 may have an opening 130 formed between the base 60, the front upper panel 80, and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110. That is, the case 2 is formed in one of the opening 130 is large in a rectangular shape on the lower portion of the front portion as a whole. In addition, the case 2 may be provided with a front panel 150 for opening and closing the center of the front left, right, and the center. That is, the front panel 150 is disposed to open and close between an upper end of the front center portion of the front upper panel 80 and an upper side of the lower air intake port 3, which is the front upper end of the base 60. The front panel 150 is rotatably connected to an upper hinge bracket 151 installed on an upper surface of the front upper panel 80, and lower on a lower hinge bracket 152 installed on an upper surface of the base 60. This is connected rotatably.

3 is a perspective view when the front panel of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of main parts of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an air according to the present invention. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

On the other hand, the opening 130 of the case 2 may be provided with a service cover 200 to shield the opening 130.

When the service cover 200 opens the front panel 150 to the front, the aesthetics are not impaired even when the front panel 150 is opened by making the inside of the case 2 not visible through the opening 130. As a member that functions as a stabilizer to shield a user from being touched with various electrical parts located behind the opening 130 and to decorate the user, it is preferable to shield the opening 130 as much as possible.

The service cover 200 may be partially opened in front of the left and right filters 31, 32, the lower filters 33, 34, 35, and the central filters 36, 37, 38. It is also possible to have a structure that shields the opening 130, and the left and right filters 31, 32, the lower filters 33, 34, 35, and the central filter 36, 37, 38 It is also possible to have a structure that shields the opening 130 so that the front of all of them is open, and the left and right filters 31, 32, lower filters 33, 34, 35 and the center filter 36. It is also possible to have a structure that shields all of the (37) and (38), and the following description will be limited to shielding the entire opening portion 130 below.

The service cover 200 shields most of the opening 130 and opens and closes a shielding member 201 having a door hole 210 formed at a front side of the blower, and a door hole 210 of the shielding member 201. And a filter door 260 rotatably mounted to the shielding member 201 and detachable from the central filters 36, 37, 38.

The shielding member 201 is mounted to the case 2 with a fastening screw 202. That is, the case 2 is formed in the fastening part 94 having the fastening hole 93 at the lower portion of the front upper panel 80, and the shielding member 201 is the fastening hole of the fastening part 94 ( A fastening hole 204 corresponding to the fastening hole 204 is formed, and the shielding member 201 is fastened to the fastening screw 202 with the fastening hole 204 coinciding with the fastening hole 93 of the fastening part 94. ) Penetrates through the fastening holes 204 and 93 and is coupled to the front upper panel 80. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the handle 206 is formed in the shielding member 201 so as to facilitate initial installation or service. The handle 206 is formed on the upper left, right and lower left and right of the shielding member 201 so that a user or an operator can easily hold the service cover 200 with both hands. The shielding member 201 may be provided with a remote control storage unit 208 to conceal the remote control for remote control of the air conditioner.

The filter door 260 is connected to the shield member 201 through a hinge 262, the filter door 260 is rotated forward with respect to the lower portion is installed so that the upper portion is opened, the upper portion is a hook that is an example of the state maintaining means It is made to be locked / released on the upper portion of the shield member 201.

The filter door 260 has a function of a door for opening and closing the door hole 210 of the shielding member 201 as well as a function of a filter holder in which the central filters 36, 37, 38 are attached and detached. Left and right central filter guides formed at the front plate 261 for opening and closing the door hole 210 and at the rear of the front plate 261, and the central filters 36, 37, 38 are slidably attached to each other. And 270 and 280. The left and right center filter guides 270 and 280 move the air sucked into the air inlets 3, 4 and 5 of the case 2 in front of the center filters 36, 37 and 38. The left and right side openings 275 and 285 are formed in the front part so as to pass through the center filters 36, 37 and 38. The left and right center filter guides 270 and 280 have a plurality of left and right guide ribs 271 to guide the sliding of the center filters 36, 37 and 38. It is formed to be spaced apart from the front and rear by a thickness of 38).

The filter door 260 further includes a lower plate 290 which is raised after the central filters 36, 37, 38 are slid. The lower plate 290 is the air sucked into the air inlet (3) (4) (5) of the case (2) is moved to the front of the center filter (36) 37 (38) to the center filter (36) ( Openings 291 are formed when it is allowed to pass through 37 (38). The lower plate 290 is formed to protrude rearward from a lower portion of the front plate 261, and the lower surface opening 291 is formed to open upward and downward at a front portion thereof. Here, the left and right center filter guides 270 and 280 and the lower plate 290 may be integrally formed with the front plate 261, and may be formed separately from the front plate 261, and then fastening bolts. Of course, it is also possible to be coupled to the front plate 261 by a coupling means such as a hook.

The filter door 260 is provided with a high voltage generator accommodating portion to accommodate a high voltage generator for applying a high voltage to the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter among the central filters 36, 37, 38.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, the air conditioner includes a filter cleaner for automatically cleaning the filter using power without removing the filter from the case 2. The filter cleaner may be applied to at least one of the left and right filters 31, 32, the lower filters 33, 34, 35, and the central filters 36, 37, 38. In the example, since the attachment and detachment of the left and right filters 31 and 32 are not easy, only the left and right filters 31 and 32 are applied to the left and right filters. The filter cleaner is installed on the left and right filters 31 and 32 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, respectively, and a kit case for collecting the foreign matter on the left and right filters 31 and 32. 300, a kit case moving unit 310 to move the kit case 300 in the up and down direction, and the foreign matter on the left and right filters 31 and 32 connected to the kit case 310 are It is configured to include a suction force generating unit 320 for generating a suction force to be collected by the kit case 310.

6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of part 'A' of FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is a partial combination of part 'A' of FIG. 4. 9 is an exploded perspective view of '310' illustrated in FIG. 7, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4, FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 4, and FIG. It is sectional drawing different to the EE line of FIG.

The kit case 300 has a large amount of foreign matter is collected in the air suction surface and the air suction surface of the left and right filters 31 and 32, the left and right filters, It is preferably located on the side where the air is sucked around the filters 31 and 32. Therefore, one kit case 300 is installed between the left suction panel 100 and the left filter 31, and one kit is installed between the right suction panel 110 and the right filter 32. The kit case 300 has a structure in which the left and right filters 31 and 32 are long in the up and down direction, and the width thereof is relatively smaller than the length in the up and down direction, preferably the left and right filters 31. While moving only up and down on the 32, the left and right filters 31 and 32 may be provided to suck foreign substances. Accordingly, the kit case 300 may clean the entire area of the left and right filters 31 and 32 even if the kit case 300 is moved only up and down on the left and right filters 31 and 32. The front and rear length 300L compared to the front and rear widths of the 31 and 32 may be equal to or longer than the front and rear widths of the left and right filters 31 and 32. Hereinafter, the front and rear length 300L of the kit case 300 is limited to the front and rear widths of the left and right filters 31 and 32. The kit case 300 has a vertical height 300H lower than the vertical lengths of the left and right filters 31 and 32, as well as relative to the front and rear lengths 300L of the kit case 300. To be low, it may be provided. Kit case 300 of this structure is the left, right filter 31, 32 is not required to clean the left, right filter 31, 32 so as not to disturb the air flow through the left, right filter 31, 32 It is preferable to deviate from the upper side or the lower side of the right side filters 31 and 32. The low height 300H of the kit case 300 requires a large space for the cleaning of the kit case 300. It doesn't work.

The interior of the kit case 300 is provided with a collection space (300A) for collecting foreign matter on the left and right filters 31, 32 in the lower center of the kit case (300). In the collection space 300A of the kit case 300, a discharge port 300B connected to the suction force generating unit 320 may discharge the foreign matter collected in the collection space 300A of the kit case 300. Is formed. The discharge port 300B of the kit case 300 may collect foreign materials 300A of the kit case 300 so that foreign matters can be easily discharged from the kit case 300 by the suction force of the suction force generating unit 320. The kit drain hose 326 to be described later for coupling with the suction force generating unit 320 is coupled to the discharge port (300B) of the kit case 300. In addition, in the collection space 300A of the kit casing 300, foreign matters on the left and right filters 31 and 32 are disposed at a portion to be treated with the left and right filters 31 and 32. 300, the suction port 300C is sucked into the inside. The suction port 300C of the kit case 300 has a front and rear length 300C_L such that the entire area of the left and right filters 31 and 32 can be cleaned only by moving the kit case 300 up and down. It is preferable that the left and right filters 31 and 32 are designed to be equal to or longer than the front and rear widths. If the suction port 300C of the kit case 300 is too large, the suction port 300C of the kit case 300 requires a great suction force of the suction force generating unit 320, and the vertical length 300C_H is increased. It is preferable that the kit case 300 is designed to be relatively small compared to the front-rear length 300C_L of the suction port 300C.

In addition, the front and rear of the kit case 300 is partitioned through the collection space 300A and the barrier 300E of the kit case 300, the power space 300D for rotation of the agitator 302, which will be described later, respectively It is provided.

The kit case 300 has a boss portion 300F for coupling to the kit case moving unit 310 at an upper side thereof. Only one boss 300f of the kit case 300 may be provided, or two or more bosses 300f may be provided. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the kit case 300 is firmly and stably supported, and the kit case moving unit 310 does not interfere with the air toward the left and right filters 31 and 32 by the kit case moving unit 310. The boss part 300f of the kit case 300 will be described as limited to one provided at each of the front and rear sides of the kit case 300. A boss hole 300G for coupling with the kit case moving unit 310 is formed in the boss portion 300F of the kit case 300, respectively.

On the other hand, in the kit case 300, the left and right filters 31, 32, foreign matters on the filter case 300 can be more easily sucked into the collection space 300A of the kit case 300, the left and right filters The agitator 302 may be provided while contacting the 31 and 32 to shake off the foreign matter on the left and right filters 31 and 32. The agitator 302 is rotatable to the suction port 300C of the kit case 300 to be in contact with the left and right filters 31 and 32 through the suction port 300C of the kit case 300. It is installed all the time. In addition, the agitator 302 has a front and rear length of at least the left and right filters so as to shake off the entire area of the left and right filters 31 and 32 only by the vertical movement of the filter cleaner kit 310. It may be designed to be equal to the front and rear width of the 31) (32). The agitator 302 is an agitator rotation shaft 302A coupled to the kit case 300 so as to be rotated in the front-rear direction, and the left and right filters 31 and 32 to be in contact with each other. It may be made of agitator hair 302B implanted in the agitator rotation shaft 302A. The agitator rotating shaft 302A may be provided in a structure in which two wires are twisted. The agitator hair 302B may be helically implanted along the axial direction of the agitator rotation shaft 302A. In particular, the spirally implanted agitator hair 302B is provided such that the pitch 302B_P is shorter than the hair length 302B_L of the agitator hair 302B, and thus, on the left and right filters 31 and 32. It can be planted tightly so that the foreign material can be shaken off evenly. The manufacture of such an agitator 302 involves two wires to be the agitator rotational axis 302A overlapping, and the agitator hair 302B along the length of the agitator rotational axis 302B between the two wires. After being arranged in a straight line, the two wires on which the agitator hair 302B is arranged may be twisted.

Meanwhile, the agitator 302 is rotatable in the kit case 300 so that foreign matter on the left and right filters 31 and 32 can be more easily shaken off by the agitator 302. Can be installed. This agitator 302 is connected to the agitator power generator 304 so that it can be rotated by power. The agitator power generator 304 may be implemented as a motor that generates rotational force by electricity. The agitator power generator 304 may be directly connected to the agitator 302, or may be indirectly connected to the agitator 302 through an agitator power transmission unit 306. In the following embodiment, the agitator power generator 304 is limited to indirectly connected through the agitator 302 and the agitator power transmission unit 306. In addition, the agitator power generator 304 may be installed inside the kit case 300, or may be installed outside the kit case 300. In the following embodiment, the agitator power generator 304 will be described as limited to being installed outside the kit case 300. The agitator power generator 304 may be disposed above the kit case 300 and fastened to the kit case 300 by a fastening member 305 such as a screw. The agitator power transmission unit 306 may be implemented in a geared manner, may be implemented in a belt-pulled manner, or may be implemented in various types to meet the purpose of power transmission. In the following embodiment, the agitator power transmission unit 306 is limited to being implemented in a gearing manner. The agitator power transmission unit 306 is a drive gear 306A directly connected to the agitator power generator 304 and an agitator driven gear meshed with the drive gear 306A and directly connected to the agitator 302. 306B. The drive gear 306A may be a spur gear, and may be located at an upper portion of the power space 300D of the kit case 300. In addition, the drive gear 306A may be provided on only one of the front and rear sides of the agitator power generator 304, and the drive gear 306A may be disposed on the front and rear sides of the agitator power generator 304, respectively. It is also possible to provide two. In the present embodiment, only one drive gear 306A is provided. The agitator driven gear 306B is formed of a spur gear and is located in the power space 300D of the kit case 300. It may be located on the lower side.

In addition, the kit case 300 has an agitator foreign material installed to contact with the agitator 302 to remove the foreign matter attached to the agitator 302 and to prevent the foreign substances sucked into the kit case 300. The removal unit 308 may further be included. The agitator debris removal unit 308 protrudes toward the agitator 302 from the debris removal support 308A fixed to the kit case 300 and the debris removal support 308A to the agitator 302. ) May be composed of a plurality of foreign matter removal teeth (TEETH) 308B. The foreign material removal support 308A may be provided to be long in the rotation axis direction of the agitator 302 to remove the foreign material of the entire portion of the agitator 302. That is, the foreign material removing support 308A may be disposed long in the front-rear direction. The debris removal support 308A may have the agitator debris removal unit 308 above the agitator 302 or below the agitator 302 or the agitator 302. It may be located on the left side or the right side of the agitator 302, it will be described below limited to being located below the agitator 302 in the present embodiment. The plurality of foreign matter removing teeth 318B may be arranged in the direction of the rotation axis of the agitator 302 to meticulously remove foreign substances of all parts of the agitator 302. That is, the plurality of foreign matter removing teeth 318B may be arranged in the front-rear direction. The plurality of foreign matter removing teeth 318B may have the same or different separation intervals 308T along the rotation axis direction of the agitator 302, or in the present embodiment, the agitator hair 302B Bar) maintains a constant interval in the rotation axis direction of the agitator 302, it will be described by limiting the mutual separation interval 308T to the same. Preferably, the plurality of foreign matter removing teeth 308B may be disposed at least one between the agitator hairs 302B so as to remove foreign matters caught between the agitator hairs 302B. The plurality of foreign matter removing teeth 308B may be located close to the agitator rotating shaft 302A so as to remove foreign matters deeply embedded in the agitator hair 302B. The plurality of foreign matter removing teeth 308B may be used to determine whether suction force loss of the suction force generating unit 320 or foreign matter remains on the left and right filters 31 and 32 or whether the agitator hair 302B is curled. In consideration, it may be formed in a triangular cross section, may be formed in a square cross section, may be formed in an arc shape, and may be formed in various geometric shapes other than within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the foreign matter removing tooth 308B is formed to have a rectangular cross-sectional shape. The agitator debris removal unit 308 as described above may be integrally formed with the kit case 300, or may be separately formed from the kit case 300 and combined with the kit case 300. In the following embodiment, the kit case 300 will be described as limited to a separate molded and combined.

The kit case moving unit 310 is connected to the wire 312 connected to the kit case 300 and the opposite end of the kit case 300 of the wire 312 and installed to be rotatable inside the case 2. It may be configured to include a reel 314 that can be wound or wound while the wire 312 is rotated, and a reel rotation motor 316 for rotating the reel 314.

The end of the wire case 312 is coupled to the boss part 300F of the kit case 300. At this time, the wire 312 is provided with two so as to stably and stably support the kit case 300 as described above, and to not interfere with the air toward the left and right filters 31 and 32. It may be coupled to the two boss portion 300F of the kit case 300, respectively.

The wire 312 is provided on the wire part 311 which can be easily wound on the reel 314 and the end of the kit case 300 side of the wire part 311, the boss of the kit case 300 It may be made of a connecting rod portion 313 coupled to the portion 300F. The connecting rod part 313 of the wire 312 is fitted with the wire part 311 of the wire 312 and the wire fitting part 313A is formed so as not to penetrate through the boss hole 300G of the kit case 300. And a connecting rod 313B protruding from the wire fitting portion 313A and penetrating through the boss hole 300G of the kit case 300 and penetrating through the boss hole 300G of the kit case 300. One of the connection rods 313B may be formed as a stopper to prevent the connection rod 313B from being separated from the boss hole 300G of the kit case 300. The stopper of the wire 312 may be formed of a screw portion 313C formed on the connection rod 313B and a wire nut 313D that may be screwed to the screw portion 313C.

The reels 314 may be provided in two so as to correspond one-to-one with the two wires 312, or may be provided in one so that the two wires 312 may be wound together. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with only one reel 314 provided. The one reel 314 is installed on the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 in order to wind the wires 312 through the upper sides of the left and right filters 31 and 32. It may be possible, it may be installed in the cabinet 70, it may be installed in the base 60. In the present exemplary embodiment, the reel 314 is installed on the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 to smoothly wind the wire 312. That is, the reel 314 may be installed on the upper barriers 100A and 110A of the left and right suction panels 100 and 110. The reel 314 as described above is coupled to the reel unit 314A, on which the two wires 312 are wound, and to rotate integrally with the reel unit 314A, one end of which is connected to the left and right suction panels 100. It may be composed of a reel rotating shaft 314B coupled to the rotatable 110 and the other end is connected to the reel rotary motor 316. The reel unit 314A includes the two wires 312 and the wire winding unit 314C wound up, and the wire 312 wound around the wire winding unit 314A so as not to be detached. Each of the wire winding portions 314A in the axial direction may be formed as a flange portion 314D protruding in the radial direction of the reel main body 314A, respectively. The wire winding part 314C of the reel unit 314A may be provided in two so as to individually wind the two wires 312 to prevent the twist between the two wires 312. The flange portion 314D of the reel unit 314A may be composed of a plurality of ribs spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the reel unit 314A, or may be formed in a ring shape. In the present embodiment, the flange portion 314D of the reel unit 314A is ring-shaped, so that the detachment of the wire 312 can be reliably prevented.

The reel rotating motor 316 may be installed in the left and right suction panels 100 and 110, may be installed in the cabinet 70, and may be installed in the base 60. . In addition, the reel rotating motor 316 may be directly connected to the reel 314 or may be indirectly connected through the reel 314 and the reel power transmission unit 318. In the present embodiment, the reel rotating motor 316 is installed in the cabinet 70 and will be described as being indirectly connected through the reel 314 and the reel power transmission unit 318. The reel power transmission unit 318 may be implemented in a gear manner, it may be implemented in a belt & pulley manner. In the following embodiment, the reel power transmission unit 318 is limited to being implemented in a belt & pulley manner. The reel power transmission unit 318 as described above includes a drive pulley 318A directly connected to the reel rotating motor 316, a driven pulley 318B directly connected to the reel 314, and the drive pulley 318A. And a belt 318C wound simultaneously on the driven pulley 318B.

Furthermore, the kit moving unit 310 is provided on the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 or the left and right filter guides 106 and 116 to smoothly move the wire 312. A wire guide for guiding the movement path of 312 may be further included. The wire guides are rotatably installed on the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 or the left and right filter guides 106 and 116, respectively, to the wire guide rollers on which the wires 312 can be hooked. Can be implemented. The wire guide roller 340 is a roller body formed with a ring-shaped groove through which the wire 312 can be spread, and is coupled to rotate integrally with the roller body, and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 or the The left and right filter guides 106 and 116 may be formed of a roller rotating shaft rotatably coupled. The wire guide roller may be provided in plural numbers spaced apart in the vertical direction so as to support the wire 312 steadily and stably.

On the other hand, the kit case 300 is the kit case 300 is not close to the left and right filters 31, 32, the suction force loss of the suction force generating unit 320 is large, the left and right filters ( 31) (32) foreign matter is not sucked well, the agitator 302 is not able to sweep the foreign matter on the left, right filter 31, 32, bar, the kit case 300 is left , It may be combined with the kit guide 330 to move in the vertical direction in close contact with the right filter (31) (32).

The kit guide 330 is such that the kit case 300 is spaced apart from and closely adhered to the left and right filters 31 and 32, that is, in the present embodiment, the kit case 300 does not flow in the left and right directions of the case 2. The kit guide protrusion 332 protruding from the kit case 300 and the kit guide rail 334 guides the kit guide protrusion 332 to be inserted and moved. The kit guide protrusion 332 protrudes from the front of the kit case 300 or the rear of the kit case 300 so that the kit case 300 does not flow in the left and right directions of the case 2. The kit case 300 may protrude from the front and rear surfaces of the kit case 300 so as to be firmly supported at both front and rear sides. In addition, the kit guide protrusions 332 are spaced apart in the vertical direction on the front and rear surfaces of the kit case 300 so as to reliably support the kit case 300 in the vertical direction of the kit case 300. It can be provided two by one. Each of the kit guide protrusions 332 may be formed in a round shape such as a hemispherical shape for ease of assembly with the kit guide rail 334 and minimizing friction. The kit guide rail 334 is provided on the left and right suction panels 100 (not shown) for combination with the kit guide protrusion 332 provided on the front of the kit case 300, and the kit case ( It may be provided in the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown) for combination with the kit guide protrusion 332 provided on the rear of the 300. Since the kit guide rail 334 is moved in the vertical direction, the kit case 300 is formed long in the vertical direction. The kit guide rail 334 is manufactured separately from the left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown), so that the left and right suction panel 100 ( It is also possible to be fastened to the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown) by a fastening member such as a screw, and the left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter It may also be manufactured integrally with the guide 106 (not shown). Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the kit guide rail 334 is integrally manufactured with the left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown) to simplify and reduce the structure. It demonstrates only to what becomes. In addition, the kit guide rail 334 may protrude toward the kit guide protrusion 332 from the left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown). The left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown) may be provided in a groove structure. Hereinafter, the kit guide rail 334 will be described as being provided with a groove structure in the left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown). do.

On the other hand, the kit case 300, the position of the kit case 300 may be sensed by the filter cleaner kit position sensing unit for the position control of the kit case 300. The filter cleaner kit sensing unit may sense all positions of the kit case 300, and may sense only a portion of a movement path of the kit case 300. Hereinafter, the filter cleaner kit position sensing unit senses only a partial position of the movement path of the kit case 300 in order to simplify control of the kit case 300, simplify overall structure, and minimize cost. do. The filter cleaner kit position sensing unit as described above senses the upper position of the kit to sense whether the top position of the kit case 300 so as to sense whether at least both ends of the movement path of the kit case 300 A sensor 338 and a kit lower position detection sensor 339 for sensing the lowest position of the kit case 300 may be configured. Each of the kit upper position sensor 348 and the kit lower position sensor 349 may be implemented by a limit switch method, may be implemented by a photo sensor method, may be implemented by an infrared method, and other positions. All detectable technologies are applicable.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 13 is an enlarged view 'B' portion of FIG. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of part 'B' of FIG. 4, and FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 13.

Next, as described above, the suction force generating unit 320 is provided with a blower 20 that performs a suction force generating function inside the case 2, and the blower 20 is configured to generate the suction force generating unit ( It may be provided to serve as a function of 320, it may be provided for the filter cleaner. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the suction force required by the filter cleaner is considerably smaller than the capacity of the blower 20, and for the life of the blower 20, the suction force generating unit 320 is provided exclusively for the filter cleaner. The description will be limited to that. The suction force generating unit 320 includes a kit fan 322 connected to the filter cleaner kit 310 to generate suction force and a kit fan motor 324 to rotate the fan 322.

The kit fan 322 can be applied to any type within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention, such as centrifugal type, axial flow type, sirocco type, and the present invention will be limited to the centrifugal type. The kit fan 322 may be installed outside the case 2, or may be installed inside the case 2, and in the present embodiment, modularization of the air conditioner according to the present invention is performed. For this purpose, the present invention is limited to the case 2 installed inside the case 2. The kit fan 322 may be directly connected through the filter cleaner kit 310 and the kit drain hose 326, or may be indirectly connected through the cyclone 350 to be described later. Hereinafter, the kit fan 322 will be described in a limited manner indirectly connected through the cyclone 350. The kit fan 322 is installed inside the case 2, and it is also possible to directly discharge air sucked into the kit fan 322 into the case 2, and the condensate drain hose described above. It is also possible to be connected to the condensate drain hose 14 to be discharged to the outside of the case 2 through the (14), a kit fan hole is formed in the case (2) to directly or directly with the kit fan hole Is connected through it is also possible to discharge to the outside of the case (2). Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the kit fan 322 is configured such that the air sucked into the kit fan 322 may be discharged to free the installation position of the suction force generating unit 320 and minimize redundant installation of similar functions. It will be described limited to the one connected to the condensate drain hose (14).

The kit drain hose 326 may be provided in a bellows structure so as to be elastically stretched and shrunk as the filter cleaner kit 310 is moved. The kit drain hose 326 may be connected to an upper portion of the kit case 300 of the filter cleaner kit 310, and may be connected to a lower portion of the kit case 300 of the filter cleaner kit 310. It is also possible. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the discharge port 300B is located at the lower side of the kit case 300 of the filter cleaner kit 310, and thus the discharge hole 300B of the kit case 300 of the filter cleaner kit 310 is located. By being coupled to the description will be limited to being connected to the lower side of the kit case 300 of the filter cleaner kit 310. The kit drain hose 326 is connected to the left and right filters 31 and 32 through the lower part of the left and right filters 31 and 32 or the upper part of the left and right filters 31 and 32. It may be piped between the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 to be connected to the filter cleaner kit 310. Hereinafter, in the present exemplary embodiment, the kit drain hose 326 passes through the lower portions of the left and right filters 31 and 32 and the left and right filters 31 and 32 and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110. The pipe is connected between the filter cleaner kit 310 and will be described as limited. The kit drain hose 326 should be sealed between the left and right filters 31 and 32 and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110, and the left and right suction panels 100 and ( Pipes may be piped through the left and right drain hose holes 100C and 110C formed in the lower barriers 100B and 110B of the 110.

On the other hand, the filter cleaner may discharge the foreign matter collected in the filter cleaner kit 310 directly through the suction force generating unit 320, in which case the suction force generating unit 320 is easily damaged, the suction force is generated The unit 320 should be cleaned from time to time, and will damage the environment, such as dust blowing due to foreign substances discharged from the suction force generating unit 320, the suctioned in the kit case 300 of the filter cleaner kit 310 A filter cleaner dust collecting unit may further include a filter cleaner dust collecting unit configured to collect the foreign matter collected in the filter cleaner kit 310 so that the foreign matter discharge processing is easy. The filter cleaner dust collecting unit is installed between the filter cleaner kit 310 and the suction force generating unit 320, the foreign matter collected in the filter cleaner kit 310 by the suction force of the suction force generating unit 320 and the air; After suctioning together to separate the sucked foreign matter and air, it may be implemented as a cyclone 350 to collect the separated foreign matter and discharge the separated air to the suction force generating unit 320. The cyclone 350 may include a separator 352 for separating foreign matter and air sucked into the cyclone 350, and a dust collector 354 for collecting the foreign matter separated from the air in the separator 352.

The separator 352 has a cylindrical portion 352A having a predetermined diameter so that foreign matter and air sucked into the separator 352 can pivot along the inner wall surface of the separator 352, and the cylindrical portion 352A of the cylindrical portion 352A. Connected to the lower side may be divided into a cone portion 352B which gradually decreases in radius toward the lower side. Cylindrical portion 352A of the separator 352 is coupled to the kit drain hose 326 for connection with the filter cleaner kit 310 so that foreign matter collected in the filter cleaner kit 310 is separated from the separator together with air. A suction port 352C suctioned at 352 is provided. The inlet 352C of the separator 352 is a cylindrical portion 352A of the separator 352 so that foreign matter and air sucked by the separator 352 can pivot along the inner wall surface of the separator 352. It is provided in the tangential direction of. The inlet 352C of the separator 352 may protrude in a pipe structure toward the outside of the separator 352 for ease of coupling with the kit drain hose 326. One or more suction ports 352C of the separator 352 may be provided. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the cyclone 350 and the filter cleaner kit 310 correspond to one to one, and the inlet 352C of the separator 352 is limited to one provided in the one separator 352. Explain. The air outlet 352D is connected to the suction force generating unit 320 to the cylindrical portion 352A of the separator 352 so that the air separated from the foreign matter in the separator 352 is discharged to the suction force generating unit 320. It is provided. The air discharge port 352D of the separator 352 may be positioned at the upper axis of the cylindrical portion 352A so that only air separated from the foreign matter in the separator 352 may be discharged to the suction force generating unit 320. The kit fan 322 of the suction force generating unit 320 may be directly coupled to the air discharge port 352D of the separator 352, and is connected to the kit fan 322 of the suction force generating unit 320. It is also possible to combine the flow path for. Hereinafter, the kit fan 322 of the suction force generating unit 320 is directly coupled to the air discharge port 352D of the separator 352. A mesh net 352F may be installed at the air discharge port 352D of the separator 352 to block foreign matter leakage of the suction force generating unit 320. The conical portion 352B of the separator 352 is provided with a foreign matter discharge port 352E so that the foreign matter separated from the air in the separator 352A can be discharged to the dust collector 354. The foreign matter discharge port 352E of the separator 352 is a circle of the separator 352 so that the foreign matter can be well discharged to the dust collector 354 while turning downward along the inner wall of the separator 352 in the separator 352. It may be located below the weight 352B. The dust collector 354 may be directly coupled to the foreign matter discharge port 352E of the separator 352 so that the foreign matter separated from the separator 352 may be well discharged to the dust collector 354. When the dust collector 354 is installed apart from the separator 352 in order to eliminate the constraint of the design position, it is possible that a hose for connection with the dust collector 354 is coupled. Hereinafter, the present exemplary embodiment will be limited to that the dust collector 354 is directly coupled to the foreign matter discharge port 352E of the separator 352. The foreign matter discharge port 352E of the separator 352 may protrude in a pipe structure toward the outside of the separator 352 for easy coupling with the dust collector 354.

The dust collector 354 may be located inside the case 2, or may be located outside the case 2, and in the present embodiment, the case 2 may be used for beautification around the air conditioner. ) To be located inside. In addition, the dust collector 354 may be installed closely to the separator 352, and may be installed to be spaced apart from the separator 352. As described above, the dust collector 354 may be closely connected to the separator 352 in the present embodiment. It will be described as limited to being installed. In addition, the dust collector 354 may be provided as a disposable dust bag and may be provided as a recyclable container structure, in the present embodiment will be described below limited to the container structure. The dust collector 354 may be provided to be detachably attached to the case 2 to facilitate the foreign matter discharge processing in the dust collector 354. That is, as an example, the dust collector 354 may be installed to be detachably attached to the case 2, and may be coupled / separated from the separator 352, and a dust collecting space in which foreign matter separated from the separator 352 may be collected ( A dust collector housing 354B provided with 355A and a dust collector cover 356 for opening and closing the dust collector housing 355 may be formed. The dust collector housing 355 of the separator 352 at a portion corresponding to the foreign matter discharge port 352E of the separator 352 so that the foreign matter separated from the separator 352 can be sucked into the dust collector 354. A suction port 355B is formed that can be matched with the foreign matter discharge port 352E. The upper surface of the dust collector housing 355 is opened so that foreign matters collected in the dust collector housing 355 may be thrown out of the dust collector housing 355. A dust collector handle 357 may be provided at an outer side of the dust collector housing 355 to easily hold the dust collector 354. The dust collector cover 356 is provided to open and close the open upper surface of the dust collector housing 355. The dust collector cover 356 may be detachably attached to the dust collector housing 355 by a hook method, may be detachable by a fastening method such as a screw, or may be detached while being inserted / detached in the vertical direction. It is also possible that the hinge of the dust collector housing 355 can be attached and detached, and may be variously implemented within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The dust collector 354 may be detachably mounted to the base 60 so as to be located at a rear side of the lower filters 33, 34 and 35. Here, the dust collector 354 may be attached to or detached from the base 60 without depending on a separate detachable member, or may be detached from the base 60 by a dust collector detachable member 358 such as a hook. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the dust collector 354 will be limited to being detached from the base 60 by a dust collector detachable member 358 such as a hook.

The dust collector detachable member 358 is provided on the outside of the dust collector housing 355 and the dust collector detachable hook 358A protruding toward the front of the case 2 from the back of the cabinet 70, the dust collector detachable hook 358A may be formed of a dust collector detachable stopping jaw 358B that may be caught. The dust collector detachable member 358 may be variously modified by those skilled in the art in addition to the above-described embodiment.

In addition, the dust collector 354 may be guided when the dust collector 354 is attached to or detached from the base 60 to determine the detachment convenience of the dust collector 354 and the detachment position of the dust collector 354. That is, the base 60 may be provided with a dust collector guide 359 for guiding detachment of the dust collector 354. The dust collector guide 359 may be provided as a pair of dust collector guide rail structures spaced apart to allow the dust collector 354 to enter and exit in the detachable direction of the dust collector 354. The dust collector 354 may be provided with a roller or a ball to reduce friction with the dust collector guide 359.

The dust collector 354 as described above may be attached or detached through the opening 130 of the case 2, and the entrance to the dust collector 354 may be made in the service panel 200 so that the service panel ( It is also possible to be attached and detached through the 200, the left side of the cabinet 70 or the right side of the cabinet 70 to make an entrance for the entrance of the dust collector 354 to the left side of the cabinet 70 or the It is also possible to attach and detach through the right side surface part of the cabinet 70. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the dust collector 354 will be described as being detachable through the opening 130 of the case 2.

In addition, the user of the air conditioner according to the present invention can sense the amount of foreign matter dust collection in the dust collector 354 so that it is possible to determine whether to discharge the foreign matter in the dust collector 354 without removing the dust collector 354. The cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 may be provided. The cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 accumulates the cleaning operation of the left and right filters 31 and 32 by the filter cleaner as the use time of the air conditioner or the filter cleaner according to the present invention is accumulated. Bar, by the accumulated use time of the air conditioner according to the present invention or the accumulated use time of the filter cleaner may be provided to infer the sensing amount of the foreign matter dust collection in the dust collector 354. Alternatively, the cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 may be implemented by a photo sensor method. Alternatively, the cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 may be provided with a camera capable of capturing the upper side of the dust collector housing 355 to sense the amount of foreign matter dust collection in the dust collector 354 according to the photographing result of the camera.

In addition, the user of the air conditioner according to the present invention without sensing the dust collector 354, it is possible to determine whether the foreign matter discharged in the dust collector 354, the sensing of the cyclone dust sensing sensing unit 360 A cyclone dust collecting display 362 may be further included to display the results. The cyclone dust collecting display 362 may be located outside the case 2 to be easily recognized by the user of the air conditioner according to the present invention. The cyclone dust collecting display 362 may be implemented through a medium such as an LCD, a PDP, a light emitting diode, or an animation. In addition, the cyclone dust collecting display 362 may include a sounder so that the sensing result of the cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 may be transmitted by sound.

The operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention will now be described.

When the blower 20 is driven by an operation request of an air conditioner, the outside air of the case 2 is introduced into the case 2 through the air inlets 3, 4, and 5 of the case 2. Is sucked into. At this time, the air sucked into the case 2 is purified while passing through the left and right filters 31 and 32 and the lower filters 33 and 34 and 35, and then the front of the blower 20. Is moved to.

The air moved to the front of the blower 20 passes through the side openings 275 and 285 and the lower surface opening 291 of the filter door 60, and among the central filters 36, 37 and 38. It is sucked forward of the filter 36 located at the foremost side, and is purified in stages while passing through the central filters 36, 37, 38 with shielding.

The air passing through all of the central filters 36, 37, 38 is blown to the upper side of the blower 20 after passing through the blower 20, and heat exchanged by the heat exchanger 10.

The air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 10 is discharged to the outside of the case 2 through the air discharge ports 6, 7, 8 of the case 2.

Looking at the filter cleaner operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the operation of the filter cleaner is requested, the kit case 300 is moved up and down along the left and right filters 31 and 32 by the kit case moving unit 310 and the agitator 302. ) Is rotated, the suction force generating unit 320 is operated.

Then, foreign matters on the left and right filters 31 and 32 are sucked into the kit case 300 by the suction force of the suction force generating unit 320. In addition, the foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300 is sucked into the cyclone 350 together with air, and is then collected in the cyclone 350 by a cyclone principle. The air separated from the foreign matter in the cyclone 350 is sucked into the suction force generating unit 320 from the cyclone 350 and then exhausted from the suction force generating unit 320. Therefore, the left and right filters 31 and 32 may be cleaned while the above process is repeated.

Hereinafter, detailed operations of the kit case moving unit 310, the cyclone 350, and the suction force generating unit 320 will be described in detail.

First, the operation of the kit case moving unit 310 will be described.

When the reel rotary motor 316 is driven, the reel 314 is rotated by the power of the reel rotary motor 316 while the wire 312 is wound on the reel 314 or from the reel 314 At the same time, the wire 312 allows the kit case 300 to be pulled upwards or downwards. At this time, the wire 312 may move along the positive path by the guide of the wire guide roller.

In the kit case moving unit 310 as described above, the rotation direction of the reel 314 is changed according to the power direction of the reel rotating motor 316, and the wire 312 is changed according to the rotation direction of the reel 314. The kit case 300 may be moved upward while being wound on the reel 314, or the kit case 300 may be moved downward while the wire 312 is released from the reel 314.

Next, the operation of the cyclone 350 in detail, as follows.

As described above, when foreign matter is sucked into the kit case 300 on the left and right filters 31 and 32, the foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300 is sucked together with the air generating unit 320. By the suction force of the suction through the kit drain hose 326, the separator 352 of the cyclone 350. The foreign matter sucked into the separator 352 of the cyclone 350 is separated from the air by the cyclone principle, and is then collected by the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350. In addition, the clean air separated from the foreign matter in the separator 352 of the cyclone 350 is discharged to the suction force generating unit 320.

Next, the operation of the suction force generating unit 320 will be described in detail.

The kit fan motor 324 is driven to generate power to operate the suction force generating unit 320, and the power of the kit fan motor 324 rotates the kit fan 322. Therefore, the suction force attracted to the suction force generating unit 320 is generated by the rotational force of the kit fan 322.

The filter cleaner configured as described above and acting can clean the left and right filters 31 and 32 only when the left and right filters 31 and 32 are moved upward, and the left and right filters are The left and right filters 31 and 32 may be cleaned only when the 31 and 32 are moved downward, and the left and right filters 31 and 32 may be cleaned when both the up and down movement are performed. Do.

In addition, when the filter cleaner cleans the left and right filters 31 and 32, the filter cleaner may reciprocate the left and right filters 31 and 32 only once and reciprocate a plurality of times. Here, when the filter cleaner cleans one of the left and right filters 31 and 32 alternately when the left and right filters 31 and 32 are alternately cleaned, the filter cleaner may clean the other one. In addition, when cleaning only when moving upwards and cleaning only when moving downwards, it is also possible to perform cleaning while moving upward in one of the left and right filters 31 and 32 and moving downward in the other.

In addition, the filter cleaner may be operated during the air conditioning operation of the air conditioner, and may also be operated when the air conditioner is not air-conditioning operation, the case (2) when operated during the air conditioning operation of the air conditioner Obstruct the flow of air sucked through the left and right air inlet (4) (5), as well as foreign matter in the air is not collected in the left, right filter 31, 32, the left, right filter ( The foreign matters of 31 and 32 are blown off by the filter cleaner. Therefore, the filter cleaner 300 is preferably operated only when the air conditioner is not air-conditioned.

In addition, the filter cleaner may be performed every time before the air conditioner operation start of the air conditioner or after the air conditioner operation of the air conditioner, or may be periodically performed according to the accumulated number of air conditioner operations of the air conditioner It may be implemented according to the filter cleaner switch signal operated by the user or driver of the air conditioner, or may be implemented according to the degree of contamination of the left and right filters 31 and 32.

In addition, the filter cleaner configured as described above and operating as the foreign matter is collected in the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 as described above, the dust collector of the cyclone 350 by the cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 A dust collection amount of 354 may be sensed, and a sensing result of the cyclone dust collecting sensing unit 360 may be displayed through the cyclone dust collecting display 362.

On the other hand, as described above, the amount of dust that can be collected in the dust collector 352 of the cyclone 350 is limited, the user of the air conditioner according to the present invention refer to the display results of the cyclone dust collecting display 362 Alternatively, the foreign matter collected in the dust collector 352 of the cyclone 350 may be discharged by the sixth sense as follows.

In order to discharge the foreign matter collected in the dust collector 352 of the cyclone 350, first open the front panel 150, and then remove the service cover 200 from the case 2 to remove the case 2. To open the opening 120. Next, the hand is inserted into the case 2 through the open opening 120 of the case 2 to hold the dust collector handle 357 of the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 to hold the cyclone. The dust collector 354 of 350 is pulled out. Then, the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is separated from the separator 352 of the cyclone 350, and the dust collector detachable hook 358A is detached from the dust collector detachable jaw 358B, and the cyclone 350 Dust collector 354 is removed along the dust collector guide 359.

As described above, after the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is removed from the case 2, the dust collector cover 356 of the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is opened to open the dust collector of the cyclone 350. The upper surface of the dust collector housing 355 of 354 is opened. The foreign matter collected in the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 may be discharged through the open upper surface of the dust collector housing 355 of the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350.

When the process of discharging the foreign matter collected by the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is completed, the dust collector cover 356 of the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is again covered with the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350. After the upper surface of the dust collector housing 355 is closed, the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is inserted into the case 2 and the separator 352 of the cyclone 350 along the dust collector guide 359. To the side. At the moment when the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is coupled with the separator 352 of the cyclone 350, the dust collector detachable hook 358A is caught on the dust collector detachable jaw 358B, and the cyclone 350 Dust collector 354 is again mounted on the case 2, the foreign matter discharge processing work collected in the dust collector 354 of the cyclone 350 is completed.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present invention may be detachable through the cyclone entrance to the dust collector of the cyclone separately provided in the cabinet of the case, or removable through the cyclone entrance to the dust cover of the cyclone separately provided in the service cover It is also possible to, and in addition to the removable structure of the cyclone dust collector is not limited to the above embodiments, of course, various implementations are possible within the technical scope to which the present invention belongs.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the filter cleaner of the second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 17 is a combination view of a part of FIG. 16, FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. Is a cross-sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment has the same construction and operation as the agitator rotating structure and the kit moving unit, in the same manner as the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Since the description may be omitted, the same description as the first embodiment of the present invention and the same reference numerals are given together.

The filter cleaner of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is installed to be able to move up and down on the left and right filters 31 (not shown), and a kit case for sucking foreign substances on the left and right filters 31 (not shown). 300, the agitator 302 is installed to be rotatable in the kit case 300, the left and right suction panel 100 (not shown) is rotatably installed and the kit case 300 and the wire ( It comprises a reel 370 connected via 360, a reel rotation motor 380 for rotating the reel 370, and an agitator rotation unit 390 for rotating the agitator 302.

The wire 360 is provided at a wire part 362 that can be wound on the reel 370, and a kit part 300 side end of the wire part 362, and a boss part of the kit case 300. It may be made of a fitting portion 364 to be fitted to the 300F, and a wire clip 366 that can be inserted into or removed from the fitting portion 364 and caught by the boss portion 300F of the kit case 300. have. A ring-shaped groove 364A may be formed in the fitting portion 364 of the wire 362 so that the wire clip 364 may be fitted firmly. The wire clip 366 of the wire 362 may be provided in a ring-shaped structure in which a cutting line 366A is formed at one side to be elastically deformable.

The wire 312 may be guided by a movement path by a wire guide 368 disposed up and down in the left and right suction panels 100 (not shown) or the left and right filter guides 106 (not shown). Can be. The wire guide 368 may include a pair of guide rail ribs 368A and 368B spaced apart from each other so that the wire part 311 of the wire 312 may be inserted therebetween.

The reel rotating motor 380 may be installed next to the reel 314 to be directly connected to the reel 314.

The agitator rotating unit 390 is rotatably installed in the kit case 300 and is in contact with the left and right filter guides 106 (not shown) to move the kit case 300 in the vertical direction. The kit wheel 392 rotates along the right filter guide 106, and an agitator power transmission unit 394 transmitting the rotational force of the kit wheel 362 to the agitator 302.

The kit wheel 392 may be provided in a plural number so as to steadily support the kit case 300 and to smoothly move the kit case 300 in a vertical direction while being balanced and stable. That is, as an example, as shown in the present embodiment, one kit wheel 362 may be provided at each of the front and rear sides of the kit case 300. The two kit wheels 362 may protrude toward the left and right filters 31 and 32 through slots 300S formed in the power space 300D of the kit case 300. The two kit wheels 362 may be separated from each other and may be rotated individually, or may be connected to each other and connected to each other. The description will be limited. The kit wheel rotation shaft 393 may be disposed to cross the collection space 300A of the kit case 300 in the front and rear directions.

The agitator power transmission unit 394 may be embodied in a gearing manner, a belt & pulley method, or may be implemented in various ways for power transmission purposes. In the following embodiment, the power transmission unit 394 is limited to being implemented in a gear method. The power transmission unit 394 is geared with the drive gear 394A coupled to the kit wheel 392 or the kit wheel rotational shaft 393 and the drive gear 394A and directly connected to the agitator 302. Driven gear 394B. The drive gear 394A may be integrated with the kit wheel 392. That is, the drive gear 394A may be implemented by the kit wheel 392 having a gear structure.

On the other hand, the present embodiment is disposed on the left and right filter guide 106 (not shown) for smooth rotation of the kit wheel 392, and is geared with the kit wheel 392 of the gear structure to the kit wheel Guide kit wheel rack gear 396 may be further included.

 Looking at the main operation of the filter cleaner of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment configured as described above are as follows.

When the reel 370 is rotated by the power of the reel rotating motor 380, the kit case 300 is wound while the wire 360 is wound around the reel 370 or released from the reel 370. It moves up and down along the left and right filter 31 (not shown), and at the same time the kit wheel 392 is rotated while being meshed with the kit wheel rack gear 396, the kit wheel 392 and The driven gear 394B is rotated by the rotation of the integral drive gear 394A. Accordingly, the rotational force of the kit wheel 392 may be transmitted to the agitator 302 through the power transmission unit 394 to rotate the agitator 302.

Third embodiment; First Embodiment + Filter Cleaner Damper

20 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the filter cleaner of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the filter cleaner damper of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the filter cleaner damper of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment may be implemented in the same manner as the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the filter cleaner damper added in the first embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the description of the same as the first embodiment of the present invention described above is omitted, and the same reference numerals are given to the same configuration as the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the filter cleaner of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, two kit cases 300 are installed in the left and right filters 31 and 32 respectively for cleaning the left and right filters 31 and 32. And a bone which is connected to the at least two kit cases 300 to impart suction force so that foreign matter on the left and right filters 31 and 32 can be sucked into the two kit cases 300 connected thereto. At least the suction force generating unit 320 and the suction force of the suction force generating unit 320 is less than the number of two kit cases 300 applied to the air conditioner according to the embodiment is connected to one suction force generating unit 320 The filter kit further includes a filter cleaner damper 500 to be selectively provided to only one of the two kit cases 300.

The suction force generating unit 320 may be provided as one such that two kit cases 300 are applied in the present embodiment, less than the two kit cases 300.

The filter cleaner damper 500 may include a damper duct connected to the suction force generating unit 320 and the two kit cases 300 to connect the suction force generating unit 320 and the two kit cases 300, respectively. 510 and a damper valve unit 520 installed in the damper duct 510 to allow the suction force generating unit 320 and each kit case 300 to be connected to or blocked from each other.

The damper duct 510 is branched from the lamination duct part 512 connected to the suction force generating unit 320 and the lamination duct part 512, respectively, and is connected to the respective filter cleaner kits 310. It may be composed of two branch duct 514, 516. The lamination duct part 512 is open at the end of the first and second branch ducts 514 and 516, or a lamination entrance 512 at a part of the end of the first and second branch ducts 514 and 516. ) May be formed. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with the lamination inlet 512 formed at a part of the end portions of the first and second branch duct portions 514 and 516 of the lamination duct portion 512. The first and second branch ducts 514 and 516 are open at the end of the lamination duct 512, or the first and second branch entrances 514A and 516 are formed at a part of the end of the lamination duct 512. ) May be formed. Hereinafter, the first and second branch ducts 514 and 516 will be described in that the first and second branch entrances 514A and 516A are formed at a portion of the end portion of the laminated duct portion 512. . The first and second branch inlets 514A and 516A may be parallel to the inlet and outlet 512 of the inlet duct 512 such that only one of them may be selectively opened by the damper valve unit 520. It may be provided radially. The first and second branch duct portions 514 and 516 are provided such that at least the first and second branch entrance and exit ports 514A and 516A of the first and second branch duct portions 514 and 516 are in contact with each other. Can be.

The damper valve unit 520 is rotated about the center of the radially arranged first and second branch entrances 514A and 516A and is connected to any one of the first and second branch entrances 514A and 516A. And a damper valve plate 522 having a matching entrance hole 521, and a damper valve plate rotating unit 524 for rotating the damper valve plate 522. The damper valve plate 522 may be installed in the lamination duct part 512, and a damper body forming the exterior of the damper valve unit 520 may be separately provided and installed in the damper body. . In the present embodiment, the damper valve plate 522 is limited to being installed in the lamination duct part 512. The damper valve plate 522 may be provided such that the lamination duct portion 512 is partitioned around the damper valve plate 522, but smaller than the inside of the lamination duct portion 512. The first and second branch ducts 514 and 516 may be substantially interviewed to cover the entrances 514A and 516A. In the present exemplary embodiment, the damper valve plate 522 is limited to the first and second branch duct portions 514 and 516 so as to be substantially interviewed. The entrance hole 521 of the damper valve plate 522 may be formed to be matched with the first and second branch entrances 514A and 516A. The damper valve plate rotating unit 524 is directly connected to the damper valve plate 522 or the damper motor 524A indirectly connected to the damper valve plate 522 by a power transmission unit such as a gear type or a belt-pull type. It may be configured to include. In the present embodiment, the rotation shaft 524B of the damper motor 524A is directly connected to the damper valve plate 522. In addition, the damper motor 524A may be installed in the lamination duct part 512, or may be installed outside the lamination duct part 512. In the present embodiment, the damper motor 524A is limited to being installed outside the lamination duct part 512. The damper motor 524A is disposed to face the damper valve plate 522 about the first and second branch duct portions 514 and 516 so that the rotation shaft 524B of the damper motor 524A is located above the damper motor 524A. The first and second branch ducts 514 and 516 may be installed to pass through. At this time, a damper motor bearing 525 for rotation of the rotation shaft 524B of the damper motor 524A between the rotation shaft 524B of the damper motor 524A and the first and second branch duct portions 514 and 516. ) Can be installed.

The filter cleaner damper 500 may be directly connected to the kit case 300 so that only one cyclone 350 may be applied, and may be connected to the suction force generating unit 320 and the cyclone 350.

The operation of the filter cleaner of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail.

When the left filter 31 of the left and right filters 31 and 32 is cleaned, the kit case 300 provided in the left filter 31 is moved upward and downward. Of course, the kit case 300 provided in the right filter 31 is stationary without moving. And the filter cleaner damper 500 is the first and second branch entrances 514A (so that the kit case 300 provided on the left filter 31, 32) can be connected to the suction force generating unit 320. The first branch entrance 514A of 516A is operated to open.

Therefore, foreign matter on the left filter 31 is sucked into the kit case 300 provided in the left filter 31 by the suction force of the suction force generating unit 320, and the foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300 is absorbed. With air, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 24, the first branch duct portion 514 and the lamination duct portion 512 of the filter cleaner damper 500 are sequentially passed through and suctioned into the cyclone 350. do. The foreign matter sucked into the cyclone 350 is separated from the air and is collected in the cyclone 350, the air separated from the foreign matter in the cyclone 350 is discharged from the cyclone 350 and the suction force generating unit 320 ) And then exhausted.

When the right filter 32 is cleaned, the kit case 300 provided in the left filter 31 is stopped, and the kit case 300 provided in the right filter 32 is moved up and down. And the filter cleaner damper 500 is the second branch so that the kit case 300 provided in the right filter 32 can be connected to the suction force generating unit 320, as shown by the hidden line arrow in FIG. The doorway 516A is operated to open. Therefore, the right filter 32 can be cleaned as in the cleaning of the left filter 31 described above.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present invention may be a filter cleaner damper formed to a size that can cover only one of the first and second branch entrances and the damper valve plate of the filter cleaner damper, the damper valve unit of the filter cleaner damper Filter cleaner dampers implemented as solenoid valve types installed at the entrances of the first and second quarters are also possible, and the filter cleaner dampers are not limited to the above embodiments, and various implementations are possible within the technical scope of the present invention. Of course.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating main parts of a fourth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of '580' shown in FIG.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment has other configurations and functions except that the drain unit is applied instead of the cyclone disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention. Since the air conditioner according to the example may be implemented in the same manner, the description thereof will not be repeated with the first embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals will be given for the same configuration as the first embodiment of the present invention.

The drain unit 580 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment allows the foreign matter collected in the kit case 300 to be directly discharged to the outside of the case 2 instead of being collected by the dust collecting unit. The drain unit 580 may allow only the foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300 to be discharged to the outside of the case 2, and the drain pan (not shown) as well as the foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300. It is also possible to allow the condensed water collected in the) to be discharged to the outside of the case (2). Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the drain unit 580 is limited to the foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300 and the condensate discharge in the drain pan together to minimize the redundant installation of the similar configuration. The drain unit 580 includes the condensate drain hose 582 connected to the drain pan, a filter cleaner drain hose 584 connected to the suction force generating unit 320, the condensate drain hose 582 and a filter. The drain drain hose 586 connected to the cleaner drain hose 584 and piped to one side of the case 2 is included. The condensate drain hose 582 may also be connected to a condensate drain pump for easy discharge of condensate, so that the condensate in the drain pan may be naturally dropped by gravity and guided to the drain dust conduit 586. It is also possible to pipe in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, if there is less condensate discharged through the condensate drain hose 582, foreign matter discharged through the filter cleaner drain hose 584 is stuck to the drain dust collecting hose 586 by the condensate to be deposited As the dust collecting hose 586 is blocked, foreign substances sucked into the kit case 300, as well as the condensate, may not be discharged, and odor or bacteria may be generated from the drain collecting hose 586. Accordingly, the drain unit 580 may include the drain dust collecting hose 586 so that the condensate discharged through the condensate drain hose 582 does not mix with the foreign matter discharged through the filter cleaner drain hose 584. It is also possible to include a drain damper to selectively connect with any one of the 582 and the filter cleaner drain hose 584, the condensate discharged through the condensate drain hose (582) to the filter cleaner drain hose (584) When the condensate collected by collecting the foreign matter discharged together through a large amount, it is also possible to include a drain dust collecting unit 588 to be discharged through the drain dust collecting hose 586. In the following exemplary embodiment, the drain unit 580 includes the drain dust collecting unit 588. The drain dust collecting unit 588 collects the condensed water discharged through the condensate drain hose 582 and the foreign matter discharged through the filter cleaner drain hose 584 to discharge through the drain dust collecting hose 586. The dust collecting container 589, the drain collecting water level sensor 590 for sensing the water level in the drain dust collecting container 589, and the dust collecting level 589 collected in accordance with the result of the drain collecting water level sensor 590. A drain collecting opening and closing valve 591 may be included to selectively discharge condensate and foreign matter to the drain collecting hose 586. The drain collector 589 includes a first suction port 589A connected to the condensate drain hose 582, a second suction port 589B connected to the filter cleaner drain hose 584, and the drain dust hose ( A discharge port 589C connected to 586 is formed. The drain dust level sensor 590 is installed at an upper portion of the drain dust collector 589 to sense whether the water level in the drain dust collector 589 is enough to be detected by the drain dust level sensor 590. It may be implemented in a floating manner. The drain collecting opening / closing valve 591 may be installed at the discharge port 589C of the drain collecting container 589 so that the drain collecting container 589 and the drain collecting hose 586 may be connected or disconnected.

The main operation of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment configured as described above is as follows.

The suction force generating unit 320 is connected to any one of the kit cases 300 provided at the left and right sides 31 and 32 by the filter cleaner damper 550, and the suction force generating unit 320 is connected to the suction force generating unit 320. Foreign materials are sucked on the left and right sides 31 and 32 to the connected kit case 300.

The foreign matter sucked into the kit case 300 is collected in the drain dust collecting container 589 via the suction force generating unit 320. At this time, the condensate discharged through the condensate drain hose 582 is also collected in the drain collector 589.

As described above, when the foreign matter sucked by the filter cleaner kit 310 and the condensed water are collected in the drain dust collecting container 589, and the dust collection level is detected by the drain dust collecting level sensor 590, the drain collecting opening and closing is performed. The discharge port 589C of the drain dust collecting container 589 is opened by the valve 591, and foreign matter and condensate collected in the drain dust collecting container 589 are discharged through the drain dust collecting hose 586.

25 is a configuration diagram showing an application example of the filter cleaner of the fifth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of the fifth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment, in addition to the addition of the foreign matter discharge bypass flow path of the filter cleaner in the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the configuration and operation of the kit drain hose other than the change of the pipe structure of the present invention described above, Since the air conditioner according to the first embodiment may be implemented in the same manner, the descriptions thereof will not be repeated with the first embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals will be used for the same components as those of the first embodiment of the present invention. Armory.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment is installed to be able to move upward and downward on the left and right filters 31 (not shown) to suck foreign substances on the left and right filters 31 (not shown), and the suctioned After the foreign matter is bypassed to the lower portion, and includes a filter cleaner kit 600 having a foreign matter discharge bypass flow path to be discharged through the upper portion.

The filter clutter kit 600 having the foreign matter discharge bypass flow path is provided with a suction chamber 612 through which foreign matter is sucked on the left and right 31 (not shown) and is disposed on the left and right 31 (not shown). Kit case 610 that can be moved in the vertical direction, and coupled to the outside of the kit 410 and in communication with the lower side of the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 and the discharge port 622A in the upper side It may include a drain body 620 having a discharge chamber 622 is provided.

The suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 has a suction port 612A on which the foreign matter is sucked on the left and right 31 (not shown) on the surface facing the left and right 31 (not shown). A discharge port 622A is formed at a lower side of the lower surface in which the foreign matter sucked into the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 is discharged to the drain body 620.

The drain body 620 is located on the rear surface of the kit case 610 so as to prevent foreign substances on the left and right sides 31 (not shown) from being sucked into the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610. Can be. The drain body 620 communicates with the discharge port 612B of the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 so that the foreign matter discharged from the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 is sucked, the manufacturing cost The kit may be opened to be interviewed with the kit case 610. The outlet 622A of the drain body 620 may protrude upward and outward of the drain body 620 for easy coupling with the kit drain hose 326. The drain body 620 may be manufactured and molded according to the kit case 610 and then assembled to the kit case 610, or may be integrally formed with the kit case 610. Hereinafter, the drain body 620 is manufactured and molded separately from the kit case 610 and then limited to being assembled to the kit case 610. The drain body 620 may be assembled to the outside of the kit case 610 in a vertical sliding manner, may be assembled to the kit case 610 by a hook method, and screwed in the kit case 610 It is also possible to assemble by a fastening member such as. Hereinafter, the drain body 620 will be limited to being assembled to the kit case 610 in a vertical sliding manner.

In addition, the kit drain hose 326 according to the present embodiment is provided with a foreign matter discharge passage in the filter cleaner kit 600, so that the foreign matter sucked into the filter cleaner kit 600 may be removed from the filter cleaner kit 600. There is no need to worry about weakening the suction force generated by the suction force generating unit 320 when directly discharged through the bar, so as to prevent the kit drain hose 326 from being twisted and prevent the vertical movement of the filter cleaner kit 600. It is coupled to the discharge port 622A of the drain body 620 to be connected to the upper side of the filter cleaner kit 600.

The kit drain hose 326 is connected to the left and right side 31 (not shown) through a lower side of the left and right side 31 (not shown) or an upper side of the left and right side 31 (not shown). A pipe may be connected between the left and right suction panels 100 (not shown) to be connected to the filter cleaner kit 600. In the present embodiment, even if the filter cleaner kit 600 is located at the bottom of the left and right 31 (not shown), the kit drain hose 326 is not limited in space, and the filter cleaner kit 600 ), The left and right filter 31 (not shown) and the left, right through the upper side of the left and right filter 31 (not shown) so that a separate loading space of the kit drain hose 326 is not required at the time of stopping. The pipe is connected between the right suction panel 100 (not shown) and is connected to the filter cleaner kit 600. The kit drain hose 326 may be piped through the left and right kit drain hose through-holes formed in the upper portion of the left and right filter 31 (not shown), and the left and right suction panel ( It is also possible to pipe through the left and right kit drain hose through holes 100D (not shown) formed in the upper barrier 100A (not shown) of 100 (not shown). Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the kit drain hose 326 is limited to be piped through the left and right kit drain hose through holes 100D (not shown) of the left and right suction panels 100 (not shown). Explain. In particular, the kit drain hose 326 may be disposed above the left and right filters 31 (not shown) to prevent the kit drain hose 326 from being twisted and prevent the filter cleaner kit 600 from moving upward and downward. The location may be fixed so that it does not move. As an example, the kit drain hose 326 may be disposed on the left and right side of the left and right kit drain hose through holes 100D (not shown) of the left and right suction panels 100 (not shown). A flange portion 326A, which can be interviewed with an upper barrier 100A (not shown) of the suction panel 100 (not shown), is provided, so that the flange portion 326A of the kit drain hose 326 is disposed on the left, It may be hooked to an upper barrier 100A (not shown) of the right suction panel 100 (not shown), or may be fastened by a fastening member 327 such as a screw. The kit drain hose 326 may be provided in a bellows structure so as to be elastically stretched and shrunk, or may be implemented in a flexible flexible type. In addition, the kit drain hose 326 is a portion wired between the filter cleaner kit 600 and the upper side of the left and right filters 31 (not shown), and the left and right filters 31 (not shown). The parts wired between the upper side and the suction force generating unit 320 side can be molded separately and then assembled together, and the filter cleaner kit 600 and the left and right filters 31 (not shown) A portion wired between the upper side and a portion wired between the upper side of the left and right filters 31 (not shown) and the suction force generating unit 320 side may be integrally molded and manufactured. The kit drain hose 326 may not interfere with the air passing through the left and right filters 31 (not shown) during the air conditioner operation of the air conditioner. It may be installed at either one of the front and rear edges of the).

Referring to the operation of the filter cleaner of the present embodiment configured as described above in detail, as follows.

Foreign substances on the left and right sides 31 (not shown) are sucked into the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 by the suction force of the suction force generating unit 320, and the suction chamber of the kit case 610. Foreign matter sucked into the 612 is bypassed to the lower portion of the kit case 610 through the discharge port 612B of the suction chamber 612 of the kit case 610 to discharge chamber 622 of the drain body 620 Is discharged. The foreign matter sucked into the discharge chamber 622 of the drain body 620 is pulled up from the lower side of the discharge chamber 622 of the drain body 620 to the upper side, and then the discharge port 622A of the drain body 620. Through the kit drain hose 326 is discharged through. The foreign matter discharged to the kit drain hose 326 may be collected in a dust collecting unit such as a cyclone or may be immediately discharged.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured and operated as described above includes a kit case for sucking foreign substances on the filter, and a kit case moving unit for moving the kit case on the filter using a wire to remove the filter. Since the filter can be cleaned without having to be installed, there is no reason for the filter to be detachably installed, and the position and installation method of the filter, as well as the layout of the components around the filter can be eliminated. There is this.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is inconvenient due to the replacement or cleaning operation of the filter and the contaminated state of the filter because the filter cleaner does not need to replace or clean the filter directly by the air conditioner consumer or driver Due to the unpleasant due to there is an advantage that there is no fear of degradation of the emotional quality.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention does not have to worry that the filter is left in a contaminated state because the filter cleaner can automatically clean the filter according to the contaminated state of the filter of the air conditioner due to contamination of the filter. There is an advantage that does not need to worry about deterioration of function, burnout, deterioration of emotional quality.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the filter cleaner is installed in a position that is not easily removable, by causing the foreign matter collected by the filter cleaner to be collected in a removable dust collecting case, the flow path to the dust collecting case and the filter cleaner By connecting through and installing the dust collection case to be easily removable, there is an advantage that can be easily discharged foreign matter without removing the filter cleaner directly.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the filter cleaner is installed in a position that is not easily removable, by allowing the foreign matter collected by the filter cleaner to be discharged directly to the outside of the case, without removing the filter cleaner directly Not only is it easy to discharge the foreign matter, there is no need for the user or driver of the air conditioner to exhaust the foreign matter collected by the filter cleaner, there is an advantage that the convenience and sensitivity quality can be maximized.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, if the filter cleaner kit includes an agitator to shake off the foreign matter on the filter, the filter can be cleaned by the filter cleaner more smoothly can maximize the cleaning performance There is an advantage.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the agitator can be kept clean at all times when the filter cleaner kit includes an agitator debris removal unit for removing the foreign matter stuck to the agitator as well as the agitator have.

In addition, in the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the agitator debris removal unit is located at the inlet of the filter cleaner kit, the foreign material sucked into the filter cleaner kit by the agitator debris removal unit may be prevented. There is an advantage.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the filter cleaner includes a cyclone to collect the foreign matter sucked in the filter cleaner kit by the cyclone principle, it is easier to process the foreign matter sucked into the filter cleaner, the filter Since the air discharged from the cleaner may be discharged in a clean state, there is an advantage of preventing environmental pollution.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, if there are a plurality of filter cleaner kit, the suction force generating unit for generating a suction force is less than the filter cleaner kit, and the suction force generating unit and the plurality of filter cleaner kit filter cleaner damper When connected via, there is an advantage that can be simplified more structurally.

In addition, when the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with a foreign matter discharge bypass flow path to bypass the foreign matter sucked into the filter cleaner kit to the lower side of the filter cleaner kit, and then discharged through the upper part of the filter cleaner kit. Even if the foreign matter is discharged to the upper portion of the filter cleaner kit, there is an advantage that can prevent the performance degradation of the filter cleaner kit.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, the filter cleaner kit connecting the filter cleaner kit and the suction force generating unit is piped to the opposite side of the filter cleaner kit through the upper side of the filter, so that the filter cleaner kit lowers the filter Even if it is located on the side, there is no need for a separate space for loading the kit drain hose, the structure can be simplified and downsized, there is an advantage that can also prevent the kink of the kit drain hose.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the service cover is installed to shield all or part of the opening formed in the case, the filter cleaner kit can be concealed by the service cover, and the safety of the air conditioner in service and In addition, the inside of the case can be neatly organized, the sound insulation effect can be created by the service cover, and the service cover is provided to be able to store accessories such as a remote control, thereby enabling the secret storage of accessories such as the remote control. This has the advantage of being kept clean.

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A case having an air conditioning unit; At least two filters installed in the case; At least two kit cases provided to be movable on the filter; A suction force generating unit connected to the kit case and generating a suction force so that foreign matter on the filter can be sucked into the kit case; A kit case moving unit connected to the kit case by a wire and pulling or releasing the wire to move the kit case; A filter cleaner damper for selectively sucking suction of the suction force generating unit to any one of the plurality of kit cases; The filter cleaner damper A damper duct connected to the suction force generating unit and the plurality of kit cases, respectively; And a damper valve unit installed in the damper duct such that the suction force generating unit selectively communicates with any one of the plurality of kit cases. The method of claim 1, The damper duct is provided with a plurality of branch entrances to which the suction force generating unit communicates with any one of a plurality of kit cases, arranged radially with each other; The damper valve unit may simultaneously cover the plurality of branch entrances and has an entrance hole formed at one side thereof to be matched with any one of the plurality of branch entrances. A damper valve plate which is rotated by; And a damper valve plate rotating unit for rotating the damper valve plate. The method of claim 1, The damper duct is provided with a plurality of branch entrances to which the suction force generating unit communicates with any one of a plurality of kit cases, arranged radially with each other; The damper valve unit is configured to cover any one of the plurality of branch entrances and exits, and a damper valve plate that rotates about an axis of the plurality of radially arranged entrances and exits; And a damper valve plate rotating unit for rotating the damper valve plate. The method of claim 1, The damper duct is provided with a plurality of branch entrances and doors for allowing the suction force generating unit to communicate with any one of a plurality of kit cases; The damper valve unit may include: a damper valve plate sliding in an arrangement direction of the plurality of branch entrances and configured with an entrance hole that may be matched with any one of the plurality of branch entrances and exits; And a damper valve plate sliding unit for sliding the damper valve plate. The method of claim 1, The damper duct has a plurality of branch entrances and ports for allowing the suction force generating unit to communicate with any one of a plurality of kit cases, The damper valve unit includes a plurality of solenoid valves respectively installed in the plurality of branch entrances and exits. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The kit case has an air conditioner having a kit wheel that rotates along the left and right filter guides when the kit case is moved up and down. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The kit case includes a plurality of kit wheels rotated along the left and right filter guides when the kit case is moved upward and downward, and the plurality of kit wheels are connected to a kit wheel shaft. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, An agitator installed in the kit case so as to be rotatable in the kit case to break foreign substances on the filter; An air conditioner having an agitator power generator for rotating the agitator. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The kit case includes a kit wheel which is rotated along the left and right filter guides when the kit case is moved up and down; An agitator rotatably installed in the kit case to break foreign substances on the filter; Air conditioner is provided with a power transmission unit for transmitting the rotational movement of the kit wheel to the agitator. The method of claim 9, The power transmission unit A drive gear integrally provided with the kit wheel; And a driven gear meshed with the drive gear and directly connected to the agitator. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The kit case moving unit includes a reel for winding or unwinding the wire while the wire is connected and rotated; An air conditioner comprising a reel rotating motor for rotating the reel. The method of claim 11, The kit case moving unit further comprises a wire guide for guiding the path of the wire. The method of claim 12, The wire guide is an air conditioner, the wire is walked, and comprises at least one wire guide roller disposed along the path of the wire. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The kit case moving unit is installed above the filter, the air conditioner is provided to move the filter case in the vertical direction. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The air conditioner further comprises a kit guide for guiding the kit case to be moved in the proximity of the filter. 16. The method of claim 15, The kit guide may include a kit guide protrusion protruding from the kit case; Is provided in the filter or case air conditioner comprising a kit guide rail that can be moved by inserting the kit guide projection. 16. The method of claim 15, The kit guide may include a kit guide roller rotatably provided in the kit case; Is provided in the filter or case air conditioner comprising a kit guide rail to which the kit guide roller is inserted and moved. A case having a suction port and a discharge port and having an air conditioning unit installed therein; A front panel installed to open and close the front of the case; At least two filters installed inside the case so as to be located at the inlet of the case; An at least two kit cases installed on the filter so as to be movable and provided with a suction part on a surface facing the filter; A suction force generating unit connected to the kit case and generating a suction force so that foreign matter on the filter can be sucked into the kit case; A kit case moving unit connected to the kit case by a wire and pulling or releasing the wire to move the kit case; A filter cleaner damper for selectively sucking suction of the suction force generating unit to any one of the plurality of kit cases; The filter cleaner damper A damper duct connected to the suction force generating unit and the plurality of kit cases, respectively; And a damper valve unit installed in the damper duct such that the suction force generating unit selectively communicates with any one of the plurality of kit cases. A case in which an inlet and an outlet are formed, an opening is formed, and an air conditioning unit is installed therein; A service cover installed in the case to shield the opening; At least two filters installed inside the case to be exposed through the opening of the case; At least two kit cases installed on the filter so as to be movable and provided with a suction part on a surface facing the filter; A suction force generating unit connected to the kit case and generating a suction force so that foreign matter on the filter can be sucked into the kit case; A kit case moving unit connected to the kit case by a wire and pulling or releasing the wire to move the kit case; A filter cleaner damper for selectively sucking suction of the suction force generating unit to any one of the plurality of kit cases; The filter cleaner damper A damper duct connected to the suction force generating unit and the plurality of kit cases, respectively; And a damper valve unit installed in the damper duct such that the suction force generating unit selectively communicates with any one of the plurality of kit cases.

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