KR101325767B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

In the air conditioner of the present invention, the display is located in front of the main body, the moving panel is connected to the display, the elastic member is installed on any one of the main body and the moving panel, and the elastic member is elastic on the other of the main body and the moving panel. Holder is installed to lock / unlock, not only does not need electric equipment such as motor to move the position of the display, but also the structure is simple, the elastic force is applied during the display movement to prevent the sudden movement of the display, the display is elastic It is advantageous to be fixed or movable by the elastic force of the member so that the display can be manually moved stably.

Air Conditioner, Main Body, Display, Moving Panel, Elastic Member, Holder, Hanger, Hanging Groove

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view of an air inlet and an air outlet of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention open;

2 is a front view of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention opened;

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

4 is a perspective view when the front of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is opened forward and the inner bottom is opened;

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

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A shown in Fig. 2,

7 is an exploded perspective view of the display and the elastic mechanism shown in FIG. 6;

8 is a perspective view of the elastic mechanism shown in FIG.

9 is a perspective view when the moving panel shown in FIG. 8 is lowered,

10 is a perspective view when the moving panel shown in FIG. 8 is raised;

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

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

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

1: body 2: display

10: air conditioning unit 20: front panel

21: glass 22: glass panel

210: display cover 220: display PCB

222: PCB 224: display parts

230: display rear 236: display connection

300: elastic mechanism 310: moving panel

311: elastic member mounting portion 312: through portion

313: through hole 314: left locking jaw

315: right side jaw 316: panel connection

317: fastening member 320: elastic member

321: hook portion 330: holder

334: left holder 335: right holder

336: lower holder

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner in which a display positioned outside of the main body is elastically fixed / released to the main body to adjust the position of the display.

 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.

11 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art, and FIG. 12 is a front view of the air conditioner according to the prior art.

11 and 12, the conventional air conditioner, the base 501, the cabinet 502 is disposed above the rear portion of the base 501, the front is open, and the cabinet 502 The front upper panel 504 is disposed above the front part, and the front air discharge holes 504a are formed in the upper part of the front part, and the left and right air discharge holes 504b and 504c are formed in the inclined both side surfaces, and the front upper panel ( The front lower panel 505 disposed between the front portion of the front panel 504 and the base 501, and the left and right side portions disposed between the left and right side portions of the front upper panel 504 and the base 501, Right suction grills 506 and 507.

An upper and lower driving panel 510 is provided in the front upper panel 504 so as to open and close the front air discharge port 504a, and when the upper and lower driving panel 510 is raised, The front and rear drive panel 12 is removably installed on the front surface of the front upper panel 504 so as to eliminate the step of the upper and lower drive panels 510, and open and close the left and right air outlets 504b and 504c. In addition, left and right vanes 514 and 516 are rotatably mounted on both upper sides of the front upper panel 504 to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the left and right air outlets 504b and 504c.

On the other hand, a display 517 for displaying the operation information of the air conditioner is fixedly installed on the upper side of the front lower panel 505 which is substantially the front side of the air conditioner.

The display 517 includes a display panel 518 having a display window 518a installed to be exposed to the outside of the air conditioner and a button 518b for operating and operating the air conditioner, and the display panel 518. It is configured to include an LED (not shown) installed behind the display window (518a).

However, since the air conditioner according to the related art is installed such that the display 517 is fixedly positioned at the center of the front side of the air conditioner, information of the display window 518a is not easily identified at a position lower or higher than the display window 518a. There may be a problem that the information of the display window 518a may not be easily identified due to ambient lighting, light, or the like.

In addition, since the display 517 is exposed to the outside of the front of the air conditioner, there is a possibility that the display 517 may be damaged by an external impact or the like, and there is a gap between the front of the air conditioner and the display window 518a of the display 517. There is a problem that the inside of the display 517 may be damaged by penetration of dust or water through the 518c.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0402619 discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner, in which a control unit is integrally provided at both ends of the discharge grill and is introduced into the indoor unit together with the discharge grill when the discharge grill is lifted. When the indoor unit is not in use, when the discharge grille is positioned inside the indoor unit, the control unit is not exposed to the outside, and thus there is a problem that its operation and information display are difficult.

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

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and is an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that is easy to service of a display, the display is moved stably using elasticity, and an operation feeling when the display is moved is improved. .

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the main body for air conditioning the room; A display movably positioned outside of the main body; A moving panel connected to the display; An elastic member installed on one side of the main body and the moving panel; And a holder installed on the other side of the main body and the moving panel to elastically lock / release the elastic member.

The holder is disposed vertically long on the main body, and the elastic member is installed on the moving panel.

The holder is provided with a plurality of locking grooves to which a part of the elastic member is inserted.

The elastic member is provided to protrude a hook portion is inserted into the engaging groove portion.

The main body has an air inlet and an air outlet formed therein; And a front panel rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit, wherein the display is located in front of the front panel, and the moving panel is located behind the front panel.

It further includes a connection for connecting the display and the moving panel.

The connection part surrounds a part of the edge of the front panel.

Air conditioner according to the present invention and the main body for air conditioning the room; A display positioned at the front of the main body to display information; And an elastic mechanism installed in the main body such that the display is elastically fixed / released so that the position of the display is moved.

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

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a main body 1 for air conditioning the interior of the air conditioner, and a display 2 provided to be movable in position outside the main body 1. do.

The main body 1 includes an air conditioner 10 and an air conditioner 10 in which air inlets 3, 4, and air outlets 5, 6, and 7 are formed to suck the air in the room and discharge the air back into the room. It includes a front panel 20 rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit 10 to open or close part or all of the front.

The air conditioner 10 includes a base 30, a cabinet 40, an upper panel 50, and a lower panel 70, 80, and will be described below using the stand type air conditioner as an example.

The base 30 is disposed in such a manner that a gap is not large between the bottom of the front panel 20 and the bottom surface S of the room when the front panel 20 is disposed in parallel to the front surface of the air conditioning part 10, The step portion 32 is protruded to the lower portion of the base portion 20.

The upper panel 50 has a left air outlet 5 formed at the left side, a right air outlet 6 formed at the right side, and an upper air outlet 7 formed at the upper side thereof.

Here, the air conditioner 100 has a left air outlet 5 formed on the front left side of the upper panel 50, a right air outlet 6 formed on the front right side, and the front panel 20 has an upper panel 50. It is also possible to be arranged to open and close the center of the left, right, center of the left side, the left side air inlet (5) is formed on the left side of the upper panel 50 and the right side air outlet (6) is formed on the right side and the front panel 20 may be arranged to open and close the front of the upper panel 50, it is also possible that the left side and the right side may be formed to be inclined.

Hereinafter, the upper panel 50 is formed with the left side and the right side inclined so that the left air outlet 6 is formed at the inclined left side and the right air outlet 7 is formed at the inclined right side, and the front panel 20 is at the top. The panel 50 will be limited to being arranged to open and close a portion between the inclined left portion and the inclined right portion.

In addition, the air conditioner 10 may have an upper air outlet 7 formed on an upper surface of the upper panel 50, and an upper air outlet 7 may be formed on an upper surface of the upper panel 50. Of course.

Hereinafter, the upper panel 50 will be described as having an upper air outlet 7 formed on the upper surface thereof.

On the other hand, in the upper panel 50, a left discharge port vane 51 which opens and closes the left air discharge port 5 and adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the left air discharge port 5 is rotatably disposed, and the left air is rotated. A left air discharge port vane motor for rotating the discharge port vane 51 is provided.

The upper panel 50 has a right discharge port vane 52 rotatably disposed to open and close the right air discharge port 6 and to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the right air discharge port 6, and the right air discharge vane Right air outlet vane motor for rotating 52 is installed.

The upper panel 50 has an upper discharge port vane 53 rotatably arranged to open and close the upper air discharge port 7 and to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the upper air discharge port 7 and the upper air discharge vane An upper air outlet vane motor for rotating the 53 is provided.

The lower panels 70 and 80 include a left lower panel 70 disposed between the left portion of the upper panel 50 and the base 30 and formed with the left air intake port 3, And a right lower panel 80, which is disposed between the base 30 and the right air inlet 4.

On the left lower panel 70, a left air inlet vane 71 for opening and closing the left air inlet 3 is rotatably disposed, and a left air inlet vane motor for rotating the left air inlet vane 71 is installed. A left filter 72 is mounted to purify the air sucked into the air intake port 3.

A right air intake vane 81 for opening and closing the right air intake port 4 is rotatably disposed on the right lower panel 80 and a left air intake port vane motor for rotating the left air intake port vane 81 is provided, And a right filter 82 for purifying the air sucked into the air inlet 4 is mounted.

Meanwhile, the display 2 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be disposed in front of the front panel 20 so as to be movable in position, and may be moved by a manual moving mechanism for manually moving by a user or the like. It is also possible to automatically move the position by the automatic moving mechanism including a motor, etc., and will be described below by being limited to the position moving by the manual moving mechanism.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view when the front portion of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention opened forward and the inner bottom is opened, Figure 5 is in the present invention A schematic exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to one embodiment.

The front panel 20 is a kind of door installed to open or close part or all of the front surface of the air conditioning unit 10, and is formed at a height of opening and closing from the front upper part of the base 30 to the upper end of the front part of the upper panel 50. As shown in FIG. 3, the glass 21 disposed at the front, the glass panel 22 disposed at the rear of the glass 21, and the cover 23 for assembling the glass 21 and the glass panel 22 are assembled. ).

The cover 23 surrounds the corners of the glass 21 and the glass panel 22 and is fastened to the glass panel 22 by fastening means such as a hook or fastening bolt.

The cover 23 has a cross-section having a substantially 'c' shape, and covers the four left, right, top, and bottom edges of the glass 21 and the glass panel 22, respectively. It consists of two covers, and is disposed in an approximately 'ㅁ' shape as a whole along the edges of the glass 21 and the glass panel 22.

The front panel 20 may be formed on the back of the glass 21, the opaque portion 24 having a predetermined color or pattern by printing, or the opaque sheet may be separately attached to the back of the glass 21. The following description will be given of the opaque part 24.

The front panel 20 is hinged to the front and side of the air conditioning unit 10 so that the upper and lower parts to rotate forward around one side of the left, right.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front panel 20 is connected to the air conditioner 10, in particular the upper panel 50, by a coupling mechanism at one of the left and right sides of the front panel 50. It is made of a structure that operates smoothly without opening and closing suddenly.

The connection mechanism includes a slide member 25 slidably connected to one side of the front panel 20 and the upper panel 50 and hinged to the other side of the front panel 20 and the upper panel 50, and the front panel One side of the 20 and the upper panel 50 is formed with a hinge connection portion 54 to which the slide member 25 is rotatably hinged, and the other side of the front panel 20 and the upper panel 50 includes a slide member ( A slide guide 26 on which 25 is slide guided is formed.

The front panel 20 slides along the slide guide portion 26 while the slide member 25 is rotated about the hinge connecting portion 54 when the front panel 20 is rotated, and the front panel 20 when the slide member 25 slides. The friction force is applied, the front panel 20 is limited by the sudden opening and closing of the friction with the slide member (25).

That is, the front panel 20 has upper, middle, and lower portions on one side of the left and right sides connected to and supported by the air conditioning portion 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front panel 20 is provided with a remote control box 27 in which a remote controller for remotely operating an air conditioner is stored.

The remote control box 27 is provided on the rear side of the front panel 20 so as not to be exposed to the outside of the main body 1.

When the insertion / extraction direction of the remote control is vertical in the vertical direction, the remote control box 27 may be in contact with the rear surface of the front panel 20 during the insertion / extraction operation of the remote control, and thus the appearance of the remote control may be easily damaged. On the other hand, if the insertion / withdrawal direction of the remote control is inclined in the up and down direction, the damage of the remote control is prevented and the insertion / withdrawal operation is easy, and the remote control is inserted / withdrawn in an inclined direction. Is made of.

The remote control box 27 is fixedly mounted to the glass frame 22 of the front panel 20 and the rear side of the fixed box 28 and the fixed box 28 are disposed perpendicular to the rear of the fixed box 28 It consists of a rotation box 29 which closes the rear surface or rotates obliquely backward about the lower portion of the fixed box 28 to open the rear surface of the fixed box 28.

The rotation box 29 is hinged to the lower portion of the fixed box 28.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a lower hinge bracket 34 having a lower hinge bracket 34 rotatably connected to one side of the left and right sides of the front panel 20 may be connected to a fastening member such as a fastening bolt. Is installed by.

The base 30 is provided with a lower bracket cover 35 for covering a part of the lower hinge bracket 34, in particular, a portion to be fastened to the base 30.

The base 30 is provided with a box attaching / detaching portion 36 in which a dust box 95 of a cleaning mechanism 90, which will be described later, is slidably mounted / detached in the front / rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cabinet 40 is vertically disposed above and behind the rear part of the base 30, and the front and top and bottom surfaces are opened, and the left and right side parts 41 and 42 are formed on the rear part ( 43) is formed to be inclined.

An upper panel 44 is disposed above the cabinet 40.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper panel 50 has a lower surface and a rear surface, and as shown in FIG. 5, the left portion 55 and the right portion 56 are formed to be inclined with the front portion 57. The upper surface portion 58 is formed orthogonal to the front surface portion 57.

3 to 5, the upper hinge bracket 59, which is connected to the lower left and right sides of the front panel 20 so as to be rotatable, is installed by fastening members such as bolts. do.

The upper panel 50 is provided with an upper bracket cover 60 that covers a portion of the upper hinge bracket 58.

The left lower panel 70 and the right lower panel 80 are provided with a filter frame 73 to which the left filter 72 and the right filter 82 are fixedly mounted.

On the other hand, the air conditioning unit 10 is provided with a cleaning unit 90 for automatically cleaning the left and right filters 72, 82, as shown in Figs.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning unit 90 is disposed on the left lower panel 70 and the right lower panel 80 so as to be moved along the left and right filters 72 and 82, respectively. And the filter kit 91 collecting dust of the left and right filters 72 and 82, and the filter kit 91 and the dust hose 92 to connect the dust of the left and right suction filters 92. A kit blower 93 for allowing a back filter foreign matter to be sucked in, a cyclone 94 for separating the suctioned filter foreign matter and air, a dust box 95 for collecting filter foreign matter separated from the cyclone 94, And a cleaning unit control box 96 for controlling the cleaning unit, in particular the filter kit 91 and the kit blower 93.

3 and 5, the air conditioner 10 includes a heat exchanger 100 for heating / cooling air using a refrigerant, and air outside the air conditioner 10. The blower 110 is sucked into the inside of the heat exchanger 100 and then blown to the outside of the air conditioning unit 10.

The heat exchanger 100 is mounted to at least one of the cabinet 40 and the blower 110 so as to be inclined between the top of the cabinet 40 and the upper panel 50.

The blower 110 is mounted in the cabinet 40 so as to be positioned below the heat exchanger 100.

The blower 110 includes a blower motor 111 mounted at a lower portion of the cabinet 40, a blower fan 112 connected to the blower motor 111, and an opening 113 formed at a front surface thereof, and a discharge portion at an upper surface thereof. 114 is formed and includes a fan housing 115 mounted to the cabinet 40 and an orifice 116 disposed at the front of the fan housing 115.

A drain pan 117 is formed on the top of the fan housing 115 to receive the condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger 100 and to lift and support the heat exchanger 70.

On the other hand, the front of the blower 110 is provided with a purifying mechanism 120 for purifying the air sucked into the orifice 116 when the blowing fan 112 rotates.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the purifying mechanism 120 may be detached from at least one purifying unit 121, 122, 123 and at least one purifying unit 121, 122, 123. It is configured to include a purifying unit holder 130 mounted to the blower (110).

Purification unit holder 130 has a structure in which air is sucked through the front and left, right and top surfaces and discharged through the rear surface.

The purifying unit holder 130 is a blower 110 during the inserting / drawing operation of the purifying units 121, 122, 123 when the inserting / drawing direction of the purifying units 121, 122, 123 is vertical in the vertical direction. Can be in contact with the front surface or the drain pan 117, so that the purifying units 121, 122 and 123 are not easily damaged, and their insertion / drawout operations are not easy, and the purifying units 121 and 122 ( If the insertion / draw direction of the 123 is horizontal in the front-rear direction, it is inconvenient to bend the waist for the insertion / withdrawal operation of the purification units 121, 122, and 123, whereas the purification unit 121 ( When the insertion / drawing direction of the 122/123 is inclined in the vertical direction, the damage of the purifying unit 121, 122 and 123 is prevented and the insertion / drawing operation is facilitated. (122) 123 is made of a structure for inserting / withdrawing in the inclined direction.

The purifying unit holder 130 includes a rear purifying unit holder 140 fixedly mounted to the blower 100, and a front purifying unit holder 150 rotatably connected to the rear purifying unit holder 140. Holder 150 is made of a structure that is inclined forward.

On the other hand, the air conditioning unit 10 is formed between the base 30, the upper panel 50 and the left and right lower panels 70, 80, the opening 160 is opened in the front and rear directions, the opening 160 The purge unit 121, 122, 123 through the inlet and out of the cleaning unit 121, 122, 123 can be cleaned or replaced, and the kit blower installed in the inner lower portion of the air conditioning unit 10 ( 93) and various components such as the cleaning unit control box 96 are serviced.

The air conditioner 10 includes an inner cover 162 that closes the opening 160 to enhance aesthetics and increase safety when the front panel 20 is opened forward.

The inner cover 162 is preferably assembled to the lower portion of the upper panel 50 by fastening means such as fastening bolts.

Reference numeral 170 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 denotes a control unit for controlling various electric components for controlling the air conditioner, and includes a cleaning unit control box 96, a blower motor 111, a display 2, and a cable such as an electric wire. When the front panel 20 is opened to the front and the inner cover 160 is separated from the air conditioner 10, the front panel 20 is disposed at a position exposed to the outside through the opening 160, for example, in front of the blower 110. It is preferable.

Reference numeral 300 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is a manual moving mechanism provided in at least one of the main body 1 and the display 2 to move the display 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It may be made of a magnetic force mechanism using, and may be made of an elastic mechanism 300 using elasticity, and will be described below by being limited to the elastic mechanism 300.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the display and the elastic mechanism shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the elastic mechanism shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view when the moving panel shown is lowered, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view when the moving panel shown in FIG. 8 is raised.

 The display 2 includes a display cover 210, a display PCB 220, and a display rear 230.

Here, the display 2 is provided with a display window and a button on the front, and a switch that is switched by the display parts and buttons, such as LED assembly or LCD assembly for displaying various operation information of the air conditioner through the display window therein It is also possible to install an input component of the display, the opening 212 is formed in the front portion of the display PC 220 made of an LCD PCB assembly with a touch screen for inputting the operation command of the air conditioner is installed It is also possible, and will be described below limited to the display PC 220 is made of the LCD PCB assembly provided with a touch screen.

The display cover 210 is formed in a rectangular box shape with a rear surface open as a whole, and an opening 212 is formed in the front portion.

The display PCB 220 includes a PCB 222 and a display component 224 installed in the PCB 222 and displaying information.

The PCB 222 is connected to the control unit 170 shown in FIG. 4 by a cable 226 such as an FPC.

The display component 224 may be disposed such that a tip thereof is positioned behind or in front of the opening 212 of the display cover 210 or surrounded by the display opening 212.

The display rear 230 is a display box or a display housing that forms a space in which the display fish 220 is accommodated together with the display cover 210. The display rear 230 is formed in a rectangular box shape having an open front surface.

On the other hand, the display 2 has a cable through hole through which the cable 226 connected to the display PCB 220 is formed in at least one of the display cover 210 and the display rear 230.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 6 to 9, the elastic mechanism 300 is located behind the glass panel 22 that is outside of the front panel 20.

And, at least one of the display 2 and the elastic mechanism 300 is provided with a display connecting portion 236 for connecting the elastic mechanism 300 and the display (2).

The display connection part 236 may be integrally formed with any one of the display 2 and the elastic mechanism 300 and coupled to the other, and may be formed separately from the display 2 and the elastic mechanism 300, thereby displaying the display 2. It is also possible to be coupled to each of the elastic mechanism 300, and will be described below limited to being integrally formed in one of the display 2, in particular, the display cover 210 and the display rear 230 to be coupled to the elastic mechanism 300 do.

The display connection unit 236 is preferably formed on one side or inside the cable receiving portion that is arranged to accommodate the cable 226 connected to the display PCB 220.

Here, the display connecting portion 236 is formed in a shape surrounding a part of the corner of the front panel 20, the rear portion 237 is the front when the front panel 20 is closed in parallel with the front portion of the air conditioning unit 10 It is connected to the elastic mechanism 300 through a gap between the edge portion of the panel 20 and the air conditioner 10.

  Meanwhile, the display 2 further includes a roller 240 installed on the rear surface of the display casing 110 so that the display casing 110 easily slides along the front surface of the front panel 60 when the display 2 is moved to move up and down. Include.

The roller 240 includes a support 242 disposed on the rear surface of the display rear 230 in a lateral direction, and a wheel 244 rotatably connected to the support 242.

The wheel 244 is formed such that a support hole in which a portion of the support 242 is inserted is opened in the left and right directions.

It is preferable that a plurality of rollers 240 are spaced apart from left and right or up and down on the rear surface of the display rear 230.

Meanwhile, the elastic mechanism 300 includes a moving panel 310 connected to the display 2, an elastic member 320 installed on one side of the main body 1 and the moving panel 310, and the main body 1 and the moving panel ( The holder 330 is installed on the other side of the 310 and the elastic member 320 is elastically locked / released.

That is, the elastic mechanism 300 may be detachable from the holder 330 by the elastic member 320, and the holder 330 may be moved along the holder 330. It is also possible to adjust the position of the moving panel 310 is fixed to one side of the position, will be described in detail below the position adjustment of the moving panel (310).

Here, the moving panel 310 is a kind of carrier for carrying the display 2, and may be formed separately from the display 2 to be combined with the display 2, and formed integrally with the display 2 to display the display ( Of course, it is also possible to constitute a part of 2).

When the moving panel 310 is integrally formed with the display 2, one of the elastic member 320 and the holder 330 is installed in the display 2, and the other is installed in the main body 1.

Hereinafter, the moving panel 310 is formed by being separated from the display 2 and connected to the display 2.

And, the moving panel 310 is preferably disposed to be located between the front panel 20 and the air conditioning unit 10 which is a position that is not easily visible from the outside when the front panel 20 is closed, the front panel It is located at the back of the (20).

In addition, the elastic mechanism 300 has a moving width of the moving panel 310 and the display 2 in proportion to the length of the holder 330, the holder 330 is installed on the moving panel 310 and the elastic member ( When the 320 is installed in the main body 1, in particular, the front panel 20, the moving panel 310 becomes heavy due to the weight of the holder 330, and thus the moving panel 310 may fall off without being attached to the holder 330. On the other hand, when the holder 330 is installed in the main body 1, in particular the front panel 20, and the elastic member 320 is installed in the moving panel 310, because the moving panel 310 is relatively light, the holder ( Bar 330 is unlikely to fall, the following description, the holder 330 is installed on the back of the main body 1, in particular the front panel 20, the elastic member 320 is installed on the moving panel 310 do.

The moving panel 310 is formed with an elastic member mounting portion 311 on which the elastic member 320 is mounted.

The elastic member mounting portion 311 may be disposed to protrude forward in front of the moving panel 310 to move along the holder 330.

The elastic member mounting portion 311 has a space portion 311A in which the elastic member 320 is inserted and received therein, and penetrates between the left holder 334 and the right holder 335 which will be described later. It includes a through portion 312.

The through part 312 is formed with a through hole 313 through which the hook part 321 of the elastic member 320 passes.

In the elastic member mounting portion 311, left and right locking jaws 314 and 315 which are caught in the rear direction by the holder 330, in particular, the left holder 334 and the right holder 335 are formed to protrude left and right.

The moving panel 310 has a panel connection part 316 connected to the display connection part 236.

Here, the panel connection part 316 may be integrally protruded from the moving panel 310 or may be formed separately from the moving panel 310 to be combined with the moving panel 310.

Hereinafter, the connection of the moving panel 310 and the display 2 will be described in detail.

One of the display connection part 236 and the panel connection part 316 is formed with an insertion groove part into which the other is inserted and coupled, and a fastening member such as a screw is fastened to the display connection part 236 and the panel connection part 316 after insertion. To be firmly assembled by the fastening member 317.

Meanwhile, the elastic member 320 and the holder 330 fix the moving panel 310 and the display 2 to a specific position of the main body 1, in particular, the front panel 20, and fix the variable position thereof. As a kind of fixing means, when a user or the like moves the moving panel 310, the elastic member 320 is moved along the holder 330 to be in contact with the holder 330, and the moving panel 310 and the display 2 are moved. Sudden movement is limited by resistance due to contact.

That is, the elastic member 320 and the holder 330 allows the moving panel 310 to move, but the moving panel 310 is not moved suddenly.

In addition, the elastic member 320 and the holder 330 is a moving panel 310 by maintaining the state in which the elastic member 320 is locked to a specific position of the holder 330 when no external force is applied to the moving panel 310. This function prevents random movement of).

The elastic member 320 and the holder 330 is preferably disposed to be positioned between the front panel 20 and the air conditioner 10 which is a position that is not easily seen from the outside when the front panel 20 is closed.

Here, the elastic member 320 may be composed of a coil spring provided in the elastic member mounting portion 311 and a kind of detent mechanism made of a ball held by the coil spring and caught by the holder 330, and the elastic member mounting portion 311. It is also possible to be made of a leaf spring protruding from the hook portion 321 is mounted to the holder 330 is protruded, will be described below limited to made of a leaf spring.

 The elastic member 320 is bent such that the hook portion 321 protrudes in one of left and right directions at a substantially center position.

The elastic member 320 is inserted into and installed into the space portion 311A of the elastic member mounting portion 311, and the hook portion 321 is disposed to protrude through the through portion 312 of the elastic member mounting portion 311.

The holder 330 is preferably provided on the rear surface of the glass panel 22 constituting the front panel 20.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, when the holder 330 is disposed to be long in the vertical direction, the elastic member 320 is moved up and down together with the moving panel 310 and the display 2. Since the member 320 is moved left and right together with the moving panel 310 and the display 2, it will be described by only lifting and moving the display 2 for convenience of description.

That is, the holder 330 is provided on the rear surface of the front panel 20 vertically long.

The holder 330 is fastened to the rear surface of the glass panel 22 by a fastening member 331 such as a screw, and a fastening hole 333 through which the fastening member 331 penetrates is formed, and a rear surface of the glass panel 22. The fastening part 22D to which the fastening member 331 is fastened is formed in correspondence with the fastening hole 333 of the holder 330.

The holder 330 is formed such that the left holder 334 and the right holder 335 are spaced left and right.

Here, the left holder 334 and the right holder 335 has a fastening hole 333 is formed to be fastened to the glass panel 22, 334A, 335A and the fastening portion 334A, 335A end face It consists of rail parts 334B and 335B which are bent in this "a" shape.

The holder 330 is spaced apart from the left holder 334 and the right holder 335 so as to form a gap larger than the left and right widths of the penetrating portion 312 of the elastic member mounting portion 311.

The holder 330 connects a lower portion of the left holder 334 and the right holder 335, and a lower holder 336 is formed in which the penetrating portion 312 of the elastic member mounting portion 311 is downwardly engaged.

On the other hand, the holder 330 is provided with a plurality of engaging grooves 337, 338, 339 to which the hook portion 321 of the elastic member 320 is inserted.

The holder 330 is provided with a plurality of locking grooves 337, 338 and 339 spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the holder 330. Each of the locking grooves 337, 338 and 339 has a left holder 334. It is formed in one of the right holder 35 in the lateral direction.

The holder 330 may be adjusted in various positions as the number of the locking grooves 337, 338 and 339 increases, and at least two locking grooves are formed.

The holder 330 is not limited to the number of locking grooves 337, 338 and 339, and the upper locking groove 337, the central locking groove 338 and the lower locking groove 339 are provided for convenience of description below. It demonstrates only what was formed.

The elastic mechanism 300 may be provided with a set of the elastic member 320 and the holder 330, it is also possible that a plurality of sets of the elastic member 320 and the holder 330 are spaced from side to side. to be.

In addition, the elastic mechanism 300 may stably position the display 2 while minimizing the number of holders 330 when the plurality of elastic members 320 are caught / released by one holder 330. The bar is most preferably provided with a plurality of elastic member mounting portion 311 and the elastic member 320 in the moving panel 310 spaced up and down.

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

First, when the user or the like grasps the display 2 or the display connecting portion 236 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 by hand and moves downward, the moving panel 310 descends together with the display 2 and the elastic member 320. ) Is pressed by the portion located below the center locking groove 338 of the holder 330 and elastically deformed while the hook portion 321 exits from the center locking groove 338.

At this time, the elastic member 320 is released from the locking with the central locking groove 338 of the holder 330, the hook portion 321 is in contact with the portion located below the central locking groove 338 of the holder 330. While falling down, the elastic member 320 is lowered in a stable sense with the moving panel 310 and the display (2) without falling sharply by the resistance due to the contact.

As the lowering continues and the hook portion 321 of the elastic member 320 is located next to the lower locking groove 339 of the holder 330, the elastic member 320 is elastically deformed while the hook portion ( 321 protrudes toward the lower locking groove 339 of the holder 330 and is inserted into the lower locking groove 339 to be caught in the up and down direction. In this case, the moving panel 310 is positioned as shown in FIG. 9. In the lowered state is fixed by the constraint of the elastic member (320).

In this case, the display 2 may be lowered together with the moving panel 310, and the user may check information displayed on the display 2 through the display 2 having a lowered height.

On the other hand, when the user or the like grabs the display 2 or the display connecting portion 236 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8 by hand and lifts them upward, the moving panel 310 is raised together with the display 2 and the elastic member ( 320 is pressed by a portion positioned above the center locking groove 338 of the holder 330 and elastically deformed, so that the hook part 321 exits from the center locking groove 338.

At this time, the elastic member 320 is released from the locking of the central locking groove 338 of the holder 330, the hook portion 321 is in contact with the portion located above the central locking groove 338 of the holder 330. While being raised while being raised, the elastic member 320 is gradually raised in a stable sense together with the moving panel 310 and the display 2 without being sharply increased by the resistance caused by the contact.

As described above, when the hook portion 321 of the elastic member 320 is positioned next to the upper locking groove 337 of the holder 330, the elastic member 320 is elastically deformed and the hook portion ( 321 protrudes toward the upper locking groove 337 of the holder 330 and is inserted into the upper locking groove 337 is caught in the vertical direction, the moving panel 310 is shown in Figure 10, the position thereof In the elevated state is fixed by the constraint of the elastic member (320).

At this time, the display 2 is increased along with the moving panel 310, and the user can check the information displayed on the display 2 through the display 2 having the increased height.

The air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above, the display is located in front of the main body, the moving panel is connected to the display, the elastic member is installed on any one of the main body and the moving panel, the other of the main body and the moving panel The holder that elastically locks / releases the elastic member is installed, not only does not need electric equipment such as a motor to move the position of the display, but also the structure is simple, and the elastic force acts upon the display to prevent sudden movement of the display. And, the display is fixed or movable by the elastic force of the elastic member has the advantage that the display is manually moved position stably.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention is formed with a plurality of catching grooves to be caught by a portion of the elastic member is inserted into the holder, it is possible to adjust the position of the display in multiple stages, when a part of the elastic member is inserted into the catching groove in the user, etc. There is an advantage that can feel the operation feeling can be fixed to the display in the correct position that the elastic member is locked to the holder.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention can be moved position irrespective of the lifting or discharging of the air conditioning unit of the discharge port unit, the display is moved position while the display is attached to the main body side by the magnetic force to move the position of the display There is an easy advantage.

In addition, since the display is moved in front of the main body of the air conditioner according to the present invention, it is possible to position the display in the stand-type air conditioner, there is an advantage that can service the display without disassembling the main body.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the magnetic mechanism is directly connected to the display does not need to elevate the discharge port unit to move the position of the display.

Claims (8)

A main body for air conditioning the room; A display movably positioned outside of the main body; A moving panel connected to the display; An elastic member installed on one side of the main body and the moving panel; A holder installed on the other side of the main body and the moving panel and elastically engaging / released by the elastic member, The main body has an air inlet and an air outlet formed therein; A front panel rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit, The display is located in front of the front panel, The moving panel is located at the rear of the front panel. The method of claim 1, The holder is disposed vertically long in the main body, The elastic member is an air conditioner installed in the moving panel.  The method of claim 1, The holder is an air conditioner is formed with a plurality of engaging groove portion is inserted into a portion of the elastic member. The method of claim 3, wherein The elastic member is an air conditioner provided with a protruding hook portion is inserted into the engaging groove portion. delete The method of claim 1, Air conditioner further comprises a connection for connecting the display and the moving panel. The method of claim 6, The connector is a shape that surrounds a portion of the edge of the front panel. A main body for air conditioning the room; A display positioned at the front of the main body to display information; An elastic mechanism installed in the main body such that the display is elastically fixed / released so that the position of the display is moved; The elastic mechanism includes a moving panel connected to the display; An elastic member installed on one side of the main body and the moving panel; And a holder installed on the other side of the main body and the moving panel and configured to elastically engage / release the elastic member.

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