KR101345263B1 - Air conditioner and Control method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes a filter frame installed in the air conditioner; A filter disposed in the filter frame; A mobile cleaning kit disposed to be moved along the filter and having a foreign material inlet formed therein and moving along the filter to collect foreign materials and to discharge the collected foreign materials; A moving mechanism for moving the moving cleaning kit; A vacuum cleaner installed fixed to the air conditioner and having a suction unit to which the foreign substance discharge unit is connected when the mobile cleaning kit is moved; Including a vacuum reinforcing member installed to reinforce the vacuum inside the mobile cleaning kit when the foreign material discharge unit and the suction unit, the vacuum of the mobile cleaning kit is improved during operation of the vacuum cleaner, thereby minimizing the amount of foreign matter remaining in the mobile cleaning kit and In addition, the mobile cleaning kit can be kept clean, there is an advantage that the foreign matter cleaning ability can be improved when the filter after the mobile cleaning kit is connected to the vacuum cleaner to clean again.

Air conditioner, filter frame, filter, mobile cleaning kit, moving device, vacuum cleaner, vacuum reinforcing member

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to an air conditioner connected to a vacuum cleaner in which a moving cleaning kit for cleaning a filter while being moved along a filter is installed and fixed.

Background Art [0002] Generally, an air conditioner is a device for cooling / heating an indoor space by using a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and functions to purify the room when a purification unit for purifying the air is installed.

The air conditioner is provided with various kinds of purifying units. In particular, a filter for filtering out foreign substances in the air is detachably installed, so that foreign substances in the air are filtered by the filter during operation of the air conditioner, Remove filter to clean or replace.

Such a filter is required to be cleaned or replaced periodically because it lowers the suction ability of air when there is a large amount of foreign matter. However, it may cause inconvenience to a user during cleaning or replacement work, and the filter may be cleaned or replaced for a long time If the filter cleaning device is installed in the air conditioner and the filter cleaning device itself is used to clean the filter, the convenience of using the air conditioner is increased.

On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2001-99479, a band-shaped air filter is disposed between the feeding / winding spools disposed on the upper and lower portions of the indoor unit, A cleaning brush for cleaning the dust adhered to the air filter is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the air filter, and a dust scraped off by the cleaning brush is collected under the cleaning brush, A dust box is provided in the air filter unit.

However, in the air filter device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-99479, since the air filter is rotated along the feeding axis and the winding axis, a space for rotating the air filter is required and the air filter can not be made compact. The foreign matter in the air filter may fall down to the outside of the dust box while being rotated along with the dust filter, and thus the dust filter may be rather dirty. Further, since some of the dust scraped off the cleaning brush adheres to the cleaning brush, there is an inconvenience that the cleaning brush must be periodically cleaned to prevent the deterioration of the cleaning ability of the air filter.

Korean Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 10-2005-0114640 discloses an air cleaner comprising a suction nozzle which is slidable for sucking dust adhering to an air filter, a suction and exhaust device for sucking and exhausting dust together with air connected to the suction nozzle, And a suction hose that is flexible and flexible to communicate the suction and exhaust device with the suction nozzle.

The suction hose is made of a bellows structure which is free to be stretched or expanded, and the one end is connected to the suction exhaust device and the other end is connected to the side opposite to the suction nozzle as viewed from the suction exhaust device.

However, in the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0114640, when the middle portion of the suction hose is bent in a substantially U-shape, the space occupied by the suction hose becomes large and the suction hose is not compacted, The air conditioning efficiency is low when air-conditioning operation such as cooling operation is performed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, while cleaning the filter, foreign matter collected in the mobile cleaning kit is sucked as much as possible with a vacuum cleaner to minimize the possibility of foreign matter remaining in the mobile cleaning kit, as well as the mobile cleaning kit The object is to provide an air conditioner that can be kept clean.

 Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can be compact and has high space utilization around the filter, and that the configuration for cleaning the filter does not interfere with air intake.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of an air conditioner which minimizes the possibility of foreign matter remaining in the suction part of the vacuum cleaner while minimizing power consumption used in the vacuum cleaner.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the filter frame installed in the air conditioner; A filter disposed in the filter frame; A mobile cleaning kit disposed to be moved along the filter and having a foreign material inlet formed therein and moving along the filter to collect foreign materials and to discharge the collected foreign materials; A moving mechanism for moving the moving cleaning kit; A vacuum cleaner installed fixed to the air conditioner and having a suction unit to which the foreign substance discharge unit is connected when the mobile cleaning kit is moved; And a vacuum reinforcing member installed to reinforce the vacuum inside the mobile cleaning kit when the foreign substance discharge unit and the suction unit are connected.

The vacuum reinforcing member is a plate body formed with a plurality of through holes.

The moving cleaning kit has the foreign matter inlet formed on a surface facing the filter, and the vacuum reinforcing member is installed at a position opposite to the moving cleaning kit when the moving cleaning kit is a connection position of the foreign substance discharge part and the suction part. do.

The vacuum reinforcing member is installed in such a way that the foreign matter inlet and the filter are partially overlapped with the vacuum reinforcing member when the mobile cleaning kit is a connection position of the foreign matter discharge unit and the suction unit.

The vacuum reinforcing member is formed larger than the foreign material inlet.

At least one of the foreign matter discharge unit and the suction unit is provided with a sealing means for sealing between the two.

The moving cleaning kit is moved by the moving mechanism, and the foreign matter inlet and outlet are formed, and a cleaning kit case in which a foreign matter collection space is formed between the foreign matter inlet and the foreign matter outlet, and rotatably in the cleaning kit case. A foreign matter separating member disposed to separate the foreign matter of the filter from the filter when the cleaning kit case is moved; It is installed on the cleaning kit case and includes a foreign material hair to shake off the foreign matter of the foreign matter separating member to the foreign matter collection space.

The foreign matter inlet is formed at an opening facing the filter, and the foreign matter outlet is protruded in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving cleaning kit on a surface other than the surface on which the foreign matter inlet is formed.

The foreign matter separating member is a rubber formed in a screw shape.

The moving mechanism includes a motor installed in the moving cleaning kit; A drive shaft connected to the motor and disposed long in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction of a moving cleaning kit; A fixed gear formed in the filter frame in parallel with a moving direction of the moving cleaning kit; And a moving gear installed on the driving shaft to move while being rotated along the fixed gear, and the foreign matter separating member is disposed to be in line with the moving gear on the driving shaft.

The air conditioner includes: a position sensor for detecting a connection position to which the foreign substance discharge unit and the suction unit are connected; The controller may further control the motor and the vacuum cleaner according to the detection result of the position sensor.

A control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a first step in which a moving cleaning kit movably disposed in an air conditioner is moved along a filter; A second step of operating the vacuum cleaner when the mobile cleaning kit reaches a connection position connected to a vacuum cleaner which is fixedly installed in the air conditioner; And a third step of stopping the vacuum cleaner after a set time elapses after the vacuum cleaner reaches the connection position.

In the control method of the air conditioner, after the third step, the first step, the second step and the third step are repeated for a set number of times.

In the first step, the mobile cleaning kit reciprocates between the connection position and the opposite of the connection position.

The set time is the time when the moving cleaning kit is moved along the filter to reach the connecting position and then moved toward the opposite of the connecting position to be located between the connecting position and the opposite of the connecting position. Set equal.

The third step stops the vacuum cleaner when the set time has elapsed since the mobile cleaning kit finally arrived at the connection position.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is improved in the degree of vacuum inside the mobile cleaning kit by the vacuum reinforcing member when the mobile cleaning kit is connected to the vacuum cleaner and the foreign matter collected in the mobile cleaning kit is sucked into the vacuum cleaner, As much of the foreign matter collected in the mobile cleaning kit is sucked into the vacuum cleaner as much as possible, the amount of foreign matter remaining in the mobile cleaning kit can be minimized, and the mobile cleaning kit can be kept clean, and the filter after the mobile cleaning kit is connected to the vacuum cleaner can be cleaned. When cleaning again, there is an advantage that the ability to clean foreign matter can be improved.

 Since the air conditioner according to the present invention is connected to a vacuum cleaner in which the mobile cleaning kit is fixed in position, it is not necessary to arrange a suction hose along the filter to guide the suction of foreign substances in the mobile cleaning kit along the filter, thereby increasing the space utilization around the filter. In addition, there is an advantage that can eliminate the flow resistance by the suction hose during the air conditioning operation has the advantage that the air conditioning performance is improved.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention, the vacuum reinforcing member is composed of a plate body having a plurality of through holes, while the vacuum is enhanced by the vacuum reinforcing member, while a small amount of air is sucked into the mobile cleaning kit through the vacuum reinforcing member and the foreign substance suction unit. After being sucked into the vacuum cleaner, the foreign matter separation member or the remaining foreign matter stuck to the foreign material hair may be moved to the vacuum cleaner, thereby minimizing the possibility of foreign material remaining in the mobile cleaning kit.

Air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with a sealing means for sealing between the two at least one of the foreign matter discharge portion and the suction portion, there is an advantage that can prevent the reduction of the suction force generated by the vacuum cleaner.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention, since the motor is installed in the moving cleaning kit, and the foreign matter separating member and the moving gear are disposed in a line in one drive shaft, there is an advantage of minimizing the number of parts.

In the control method of the air conditioner according to the present invention, when the mobile cleaning kit is connected to the vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner is operated to minimize power consumption when the vacuum cleaner is continuously operated during the movement of the mobile cleaning kit. Even after the cleaning kit is separated from the vacuum cleaner or after the movement of the moving cleaning kit is completed, the vacuum cleaner is further operated and stopped, so that all foreign substances located in the vacuum cleaner inlet are sucked into the vacuum cleaner and processed. There is an advantage of being kept clean.

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

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

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, an air intake part 4 and an air discharge part 6 are formed in a main body 2 forming an external appearance, and the air intake air is sucked into the air intake part 4 to be air-conditioned inside. After the discharge through the air discharge unit 6, it will be described by taking the wall-mounted air conditioner as an example.

In the main body 2, the air inlet 4 is formed on the front and upper surfaces of the main body 2, and the air discharge part 6 is formed on the lower surface of the main body 2, and the front panel 200 moves forward. It is also possible to form an air intake passage between the front surface of the main body 2 by rotating around the upper or lower portion, the air intake portion 4 is formed on the upper surface of the main body 2 and the air discharge portion ( 6) is formed on the lower surface of the main body 2, it is also possible that the front panel 200 is disposed so as to cover the front of the main body 2, the air intake (4) is the upper part of the main body 2 in particular It is formed on the upper surface side of the sieve 2, and it demonstrates that the air discharge part 6 was formed in the lower part of the main body 2, especially the lower surface side of the main body 2. As shown in FIG.

The main body 2 includes a chassis 10, a front frame 20, a suction grill 21, a discharge unit 30, and a front panel 40.

The chassis 10 is a kind of a case in which various components are installed and installed in a wall of a room, an air flow path through which air passes, and the like.

The front frame 20 forms a space with respect to the chassis 10 and is disposed in front of the chassis 10.

The suction grille 21 protects the lower side of the indoor air while being sucked into the interior of the main body 2 and is formed in a grill shape on the air suction portion 4 which is the upper surface opening of the front frame 20.

The discharge unit 30 discharges and guides the air ventilated inside the main body 2 and is connected to at least one of the chassis 10 and the front frame 20 by fastening means such as a fastening member or hooking means such as a hook Assembled.

The front panel 40 protects the front surface of the front frame 20 and is rotatably connected to one of the upper and lower portions of the front frame 20.

Inside the main body 2, a blower that sucks external air into the air intake unit 4 to pass through the inside of the main body 2, and then blows it outside through the air discharge unit 6, and blows the air by the blower. A heat exchanger is installed to heat or cool the air.

2 is a front view schematically showing a filter and a filter cleaning mechanism of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view when the mobile cleaning kit shown in FIG. 2 is spaced apart from a vacuum cleaner. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa of FIG. 2.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes: a filter frame 50 installed inside the main body 2; A filter 60 disposed on the filter frame 50; The mobile cleaning kit 70 is disposed to be moved along the filter 60 and the foreign matter inlet 66 is formed to move along the filter to collect foreign matter and to discharge the collected foreign matter 68. )and; A moving mechanism (80) for moving the moving cleaning kit (70); It is installed to be fixed to the inside of the main body 2, and includes a vacuum cleaner (90) having a suction unit 88 to which the foreign matter discharge unit is connected when the moving cleaning kit 70 is moved.

The filter frame 50 is installed between the air intake part 4 formed in the main body 2 shown in FIG. 1 and the heat exchanger installed inside the main body 2, and in the air intake direction to allow air to pass therethrough. An opening is formed.

The filter 60 may be arranged to the left and right in the interior of the main body 2, it may be arranged to be vertically long, may be formed in a shape in which a portion is bent, left and right for convenience of the description below It will be described as being placed long.

The moving cleaning kit 70 is moved by the moving mechanism 80, and the foreign matter inlet 66 and the foreign substance outlet 68 are formed, and the foreign matter inlet 66 and the foreign substance outlet 68 are collected between the foreign substances. Separation of foreign matter that is disposed rotatably in the cleaning kit case 72 and the cleaning kit case 72 having the space 71 to separate the foreign matter of the filter 60 from the filter 60 when the cleaning kit case 72 is moved. Member 73; It is installed in the cleaning kit case 72 includes a foreign material hair 74 to shake off the foreign matter of the foreign matter separating member 73 to the foreign matter collection space 71.

The cleaning kit case 72 has an opening formed on a surface of the foreign substance inlet 66 facing the filter 60, and the foreign substance discharge part 68 is moved to a surface other than the surface on which the foreign substance inlet 66 is formed. It protrudes in the direction orthogonal to the moving direction M of 70.

 The foreign matter separating member 73 is made of rubber formed in a screw shape.

The moving mechanism 80 includes a motor 81 installed in the moving cleaning kit 70; A drive shaft 82 connected to the motor 81 and disposed long in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction M of the moving cleaning kit 70; A fixed gear 83 formed in the filter frame 50 or the filter 60 in parallel with the moving direction M of the moving cleaning kit 70; It includes a moving gear 84 installed on the drive shaft 82 to move while being rotated along the fixed gear 83 when the motor 81 is driven.

The foreign matter separating member 73 is installed to be arranged in a line with the moving gear 84 on the drive shaft 82 of the moving mechanism 80 so that the structure of the moving cleaning kit 70 is simple and the number of parts is minimized.

Foreign substance hair 74 is made of a kind of dust hair brush installed to contact the outer surface of the foreign material separating member 73.

On the other hand, the moving mechanism 80 moves the moving cleaning kit 70 between the left and right sides of the filter frame 50, and moves the moving cleaning kit 70 from the start of the filter cleaning operation to the completion of the filter frame 50. It is also possible to stop in one direction (B) of the left and right of the filter frame 50 to the other side (A) of the left and right of the filter frame 50, and then stop the moving cleaning kit 70 of the filter frame 50 After moving from one side (B) of the left and right to the other side (A) of the left and right of the filter frame 50, the direction of movement is reversed and returned to one side (B) of the left and right of the filter frame (50). It is also possible to stop, it is also possible to reciprocate the movement cleaning kit 70 a plurality of times between the left and right sides (B) (A) of the filter frame 50, the following movement cleaning kit 70 It demonstrates by making it reciprocate twice.

In addition, the moving mechanism 80 has a connection position A, which is a position where the moving cleaning kit 70 is connected to the vacuum cleaner 90, is an initial position, and an opposite side B of the connection position A has an inverted position. It is also possible to control the movement cleaning kit 70 so as to control the movement cleaning kit 70 such that the opposite side B of the connection position A is the initial position and the connection position A is the reverse position. The moving cleaning kit 70 is controlled so that the connecting position A is an initial position and the opposite side B of the connecting position A is an inverted position.

  The vacuum cleaner 90 is a kind of foreign material inhaler that induces a vacuum inside the mobile cleaning kit 70 when the mobile cleaning kit 70 is connected, and sucks foreign substances collected in the mobile cleaning kit 70. It is connected to the 88 and the suction unit 88 is applied to the suction force to suck the foreign matter and send out, and a dust collecting unit for collecting the foreign matter sucked out by the blower.

The air blowing unit includes a fan housing in communication with the suction unit 88, a fan disposed to be rotated inside the fan housing, and a fan motor for rotating the fan.

The dust collecting part may be made of a dust collecting network communicating with the fan housing, or may be made of a dust collecting container detachable from the fan housing.

The vacuum cleaner 90 is formed such that the suction part 88 is disposed in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving cleaning kit 70 on one side of the left and right sides of the filter frame 50.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a vacuum reinforcing member 100 installed to reinforce the vacuum inside the moving cleaning kit 70 when the foreign matter discharge unit 68 and the suction unit 88 are connected.

 Vacuum reinforcement member 100 is made of a plate body formed with a plurality of through holes (102).

 The vacuum reinforcing member 100 is installed at a position opposite to the moving cleaning kit 70 when the moving cleaning kit 70 is a connection position A between the foreign substance discharge unit 68 and the suction unit 88.

The vacuum reinforcing member 100 is vacuum-reinforced with a part of the foreign substance inlet 66 and the filter 60 when the cleaning kit 70 is the connection position A of the foreign substance discharge unit 68 and the suction unit 88. It is provided to overlap in the order of the member 100.

The vacuum reinforcing member 100 is formed larger than the foreign matter inlet 66.

At least one of the foreign matter discharge unit 68 and the suction unit 88 is provided with a sealing means 110 for sealing between the two.

The sealing means 110 is formed of a sealing member formed only at one end of the foreign matter discharge portion 68 and the suction portion 88, when the foreign matter discharge portion 68 and the suction portion 88 are located in a straight line It is also possible to communicate with the other end of the foreign matter discharge portion 68 and the suction portion 88, the sealing member 112, 114 provided at each end of the foreign matter discharge portion 68 and the suction portion 88. Of course, when the foreign matter discharge portion 68 and the suction portion 88 is positioned in a straight line, it is also possible that one of the sealing member 112 is in communication with the other sealing member 114 of course to be.

The sealing members 112 and 114 are all made of an elastic material, and any one of the two sealing members 112 may be inserted into and communicated with the other one 114. As the two sealing members are combined, foreign matter is formed between the two members. It is of course also possible to form passages.

5 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

An air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes: a position sensor for detecting a position of the moving cleaning kit 70; According to the detection result of the position sensor further comprises a control unit 120 for controlling the moving mechanism 80, in particular the motor 81 and the vacuum cleaner 90, in particular the fan motor.

The position sensor includes a first detection unit 122 that detects a connection position A, which is a position at which the foreign substance discharge unit 68 and the suction unit 88 are connected, and a connection position of the movement path of the movement cleaning kit 70. It includes a second sensing unit 124 for detecting the opposite end position (B) of the, for convenience of description below, the first sensing unit 122 is referred to as a connection position sensing unit, the second sensing unit 124 The inversion position detecting unit will be described.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

First, when a filter cleaning command is directly input through an input unit (not shown) for inputting various operation commands of the air conditioner or when the condition of the preset cleaning operation is satisfied, such as when the operation integration time of the air conditioner is longer than the set time. The controller 120 drives the motor 81 of the movement mechanism 80 forward rotation. (S1) (S2)

When the motor 81 of the movement mechanism 80 is driven forward rotation, the drive gear 84 is rotated together with the drive shaft 82 while being connected to the connection position A along the fixed gear 83 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Is moved toward the reversal position B, wherein the moving cleaning kit 70, in particular the cleaning kit case 72, is moved from the connection position A toward the reversal position B together with the motor 81. In addition, the foreign matter separating member 73 is rotated by the drive shaft 82 while being moved together with the cleaning kit case 72 to separate the foreign matter of the filter 60 from the filter 60, and the foreign material hair 74 is rotated. The foreign matter adhering to the foreign matter separating member 73 and attached to the foreign matter separating member 73 is collected by shaking off the foreign matter collecting space 71.

That is, the moving cleaning kit 70 is moved toward the inverted position B from the connecting position A while collecting the dust of the filter 50, and is reversed when the moving cleaning kit 70 reaches the inverted position B. The position detecting unit 124 outputs a signal according to the control unit 120, and the control unit 120 drives the motor 81 in reverse rotation according to the signal of the inverted position detecting unit 124. (S3) (S4). )

When the motor 81 of the movement mechanism 80 is driven in reverse rotation, the drive gear 84 is rotated in the opposite direction as when the motor 81 is rotated forward, and the movement cleaning kit 70 is connected at the inverted position B. While moving toward the position A, foreign matters are collected in the same manner as in the forward rotation of the motor 81, and when the moving cleaning kit 70 reaches the connection position A, the foreign matter discharge unit 68 is vacuum cleaner ( Located in a line with the suction unit 88 of the 90 is opposed to, the foreign matter discharge unit 68 and the suction unit 88 is communicated while being sealed by the sealing means 110, wherein the mobile cleaning kit 70 In particular, the foreign matter suction unit 66 of the cleaning kit case 72 is disposed to face the vacuum reinforcing member 100 with the filter 60 interposed therebetween.

On the other hand, the connection position detection unit 122 outputs a signal according to the control unit 120 when the moving cleaning kit 70 is located in the connection position as described above, the control unit 120 of the connection position detection unit 122 In response to the signal, the motor 81 is stopped in reverse rotation, and the vacuum cleaner 90, in particular, the fan motor is operated. (S5) (S6)

During operation of the vacuum cleaner 90, a suction force is applied to the suction unit 88 and the inside of the cleaning kit case 70, in particular, the cleaning kit case 72, so that the foreign matter collected in the foreign matter collection space 71 is attracted by the suction force. It is discharged to the discharge unit 68, and then sucked into the vacuum cleaner 90 through the suction unit 88 of the vacuum cleaner 90 is processed.

On the other hand, during the operation of the vacuum cleaner 90 as described above and the treatment of foreign matters accordingly, the vacuum reinforcing member 100 is a small amount of air while blocking the foreign material suction portion 66 with a portion of the filter 60 in between. Only the suction through the plurality of through-holes 102 and the filter 60 to the foreign matter suction unit 66 to reinforce / enhance the vacuum degree of the mobile cleaning kit 70, in particular the foreign matter collection space 71, the mobile cleaning kit Foreign matter collected at 70 is sucked into the vacuum cleaner 90 as much as possible, and residual foreign matter in the mobile cleaning kit 70 is minimized.

If the number of times that the mobile cleaning kit 70 is connected to the connection position A after the initial movement of the operation of the vacuum cleaner 90 as described above is less than the set number (for example, three times) The reciprocating movement of the movement cleaning kit 70 is repeated.

That is, the control unit 120, when a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses after the moving cleaning kit 70 is stopped at the connection position A, the moving cleaning kit 70 is reset again at the connection position A. The motor 81 of the moving mechanism 80 is forward-re-driven so as to move to the inverted position B. (S7) (S8)

The moving cleaning kit 70 collects by collecting the foreign substances remaining in the filter 50 while moving the motor 81 of the moving mechanism 80 as described above when the motor 81 is rotated forward. When the set time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed since the moving cleaning kit 70 reached the connection position A during the movement of the moving cleaning kit 70 as described above, the vacuum cleaner 90 (S9) (S10)

The control unit 120 may stop the vacuum cleaner 90 at the moment when the mobile cleaning kit 70 leaves the connection position A, but the suction cleaning kit 70 may be sucked immediately before the mobile cleaning kit 70 leaves the connection position A. It is also possible to temporarily stop the vacuum cleaner 90 even after the moving cleaning kit 70 leaves the connection position A so that the foreign matter sucked into the unit 88 is transferred to the dust collecting unit without remaining in the suction unit 88. .

That is, the setting time may be set equal to the time at which the mobile cleaning kit 70 is located at the connection position A, and after the mobile cleaning kit 70 reaches the connection position, the opposite side of the connection position may be set. It is of course also possible to set the same as the time when moved toward and positioned between the connection position and the opposite of the connection position.

On the other hand, when the movement cleaning kit 70 is moved back toward the inversion position B and reaches the inversion position B again, as described above, the motor 81 of the moving mechanism 80 is driven in reverse rotation. When the moving cleaning kit 70 reaches the connection position A again, the motor 81 of the moving mechanism 80 is stopped again, and the vacuum cleaner 90 is operated. (S3) (S4) (S5) (S6)

The vacuum cleaner 90 sucks and processes the foreign matter collected by the mobile cleaning kit 70 as in the case where the mobile cleaning kit 70 first reaches the connection position A. FIG.

On the other hand, if the number of times the controller 120 is connected to the connection position A after the moving cleaning kit 70 is first moved during the operation of the vacuum cleaner 90 is less than the set number (for example, three times), The motor 81 and the vacuum cleaner 90 of the moving mechanism 80 are controlled to repeat the reciprocating movement of the moving cleaning kit 70 and the stop / operation of the vacuum cleaner 90 as described above, and the vacuum cleaner 90 When the number of times the moving cleaning kit 70 is connected to the connecting position A reaches the set number of times after the initial movement of the moving cleaning kit 70 starts, the driving mechanism of the motor 81 of the moving mechanism 80 is completed, and the moving cleaning kit is connected. The vacuum cleaner 90 continues to operate until the position is finally reached, that is, the mobile cleaning kit reaches the set position by the set number of times and reaches the set time.

Thereafter, the controller 120 stops the vacuum cleaner 90 when the mobile cleaning kit 90 reaches the set time (for example, 30 seconds) after finally arriving at the connection position.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 9 is a bottom plan cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. 10 is a top plan cross-sectional view of another embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an enlarged view of an air intake part of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the air inlets 204 and 206 are formed in the main body 202 and the inside of the main body 202. The air outlets 208 and 210 are formed to discharge air-conditioned air, such as heated, cooled, or purified, and will be described below by using a stand type air conditioner as an example.

The main body 202 has air inlets 204 and 206 formed at a lower portion thereof, and air outlets 208 and 210 formed at an upper portion thereof. It has a flow path for discharging the air conditioned through the air, and includes a base 212, the cabinet 220, the suction panel 230, 240, and the discharge panel 250.

The base 212 forms an outer appearance of the bottom of the main body 202 and supports the cabinet 220, the suction panels 230, 240, and the like.

The cabinet 220 forms an outer appearance of the rear part of the main body 202, and includes a rear plate part 222, a seat plate part 224, and a right plate part 226. The cabinet 220 is positioned above the rear part of the base 212. Is installed.

The intake panels 230 and 240 constitute an air intake unit, and the left intake panel 230 having the left air intake port 204 extended vertically and the right intake panel formed with the right air intake port 206 extended up and down ( 240).

The left suction panel 230 is installed to be disposed on the left side of the front portion of the base 212, which is the lower front position of the seat plate portion 224 of the cabinet 220, and the left air intake port 204 is formed to be opened in the left and right directions or left It is formed to open in the forward direction.

The left suction panel 230 is provided with a left filter frame 234 on which the left filter 232 is mounted, and a space between the left suction panel 230 and the left filter frame 234 is provided with the left suction panel 230 and the left. A left moving cleaning kit 236 that lifts along at least one of the filter 232 and the left filter frame 234 and cleans the foreign matter of the left filter 232 is disposed to be liftable.

The left filter 232 is disposed long up and down like the left air inlet 204.

The left filter frame 234 is formed with an opening facing the left air inlet 204, and a vacuum reinforcing member 238 (hereinafter, referred to as a left vacuum reinforcing member) is disposed as the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The left moving cleaning kit 236 is disposed to be elevated in the vertical direction.

The right intake panel 240 is installed to be disposed on the right side of the front portion of the base 212, which is a lower front position of the right plate portion 226 of the cabinet 220, and the right air inlet 208 is opened or formed in the left and right directions. It is formed to open in the forward direction.

The right suction panel 240 is provided with a right filter frame 244 on which the right filter 242 is mounted, and the right suction panel 240 and the right are disposed in a space between the right suction panel 240 and the right filter frame 244. A right moving cleaning kit 246 that lifts along at least one of the filter 242 and the right filter frame 244 and cleans the foreign matter of the right filter 242 is disposed to be liftable.

The right filter 242 is disposed long up and down like the right air inlet 206.

The right filter frame 244 is formed with an opening facing the right air inlet 206 and a vacuum reinforcing member 248 (hereinafter, referred to as a right vacuum reinforcing member) according to one embodiment of the present invention is disposed.

The right movement cleaning kit 246 is disposed to be elevated in the vertical direction.

Meanwhile, the left moving cleaning kit 236 and the right moving cleaning kit 246 differ only in the moving direction from one embodiment of the present invention, and the configuration and the configuration of the moving mechanism for moving each of them are the same as those of the present invention. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

The discharge panel 250 is disposed on the front upper part of the cabinet 220, and includes the front plate part 252, the left plate part 253, and the right plate part 254.

In the discharge panel 250, a left discharge part 255 inclined with respect to the front plate part 252 and the left plate part 253 is formed between the front plate part 252 and the left plate part 253, and the left discharge part 255 is formed. ), The left air discharge port 208 is opened in the left and right directions or is formed in the left front direction.

In the discharge panel 250, a right discharge part 256 inclined with respect to the front plate part 252 and the right plate part 254 is formed between the front plate part 252 and the right plate part 254. The right air discharge port 210 is formed in the opening 256 in the left and right directions or is formed in the right front direction at the 256.

The main body 202 is provided with a front cover 260 in front of the discharge panel 250.

Here, the front cover 260 is installed to shield the front of the discharge panel 250, the overall shape is formed in a rectangular plate shape so that the air passing through the left air discharge port 208 and the right air discharge port 210 goes straight in the forward direction. Instead, it acts as an air guide to guide the vehicle to the side.

In addition, the front panel 270 is connected to the front of the main body 202 to be rotated to the center to one side of the left and right.

On the other hand, in the main body 202 of the present embodiment, the discharge port unit 280 in which the air discharge port 278 is formed is raised above the main body 202 at the inner upper part of the main body 202, and the main body 202 is above the main body 202. It is made of a structure that is lowered to the inner upper portion.

The main body 202 is provided with a lifting guide 282 for elevating the discharge port unit 280 is guided, the discharge port unit 280 is elevated to the upper position of the lifting guide 282 while being guided up and down the lifting guide 282 to air The discharge port 278 is opened / exposed or lowered to the inside of the lifting guide 282 so as to cover the top surface of the lifting guide 282, that is, the top surface of the body 22, and the air discharge port 278 is sealed / hidden.

Here, the elevating guide 282 is installed so as to be positioned in the upper portion of the space between the cabinet 220 and the discharge panel 252, the upper guide member 284 covering the upper end of the elevating guide 282 in the elevating guide 282. Is installed.

On the other hand, the main body 202 is provided with vanes 290 and 300 for guiding air while opening and closing the air intake ports 204 and 206 and the air discharge ports 208 and 210.

Hereinafter, the vanes 290 and 300 open and close the air inlets 204 and 206 and the air outlets 208 and 210 at the same time, and guide both the intake air and the discharge air. Is formed.

That is, the vanes 290 and 300 serve as suction vanes for guiding the air sucked into the air inlets 204 and 206 while the lower part opens and closes the air inlets 204 and 206. It opens and closes the discharge ports 208 and 210 and serves as a discharge vane for guiding the air discharged to the air discharge ports 208 and 210 and is formed to be long in the vertical direction as a whole.

The vanes 290 and 300 simultaneously open and close the left air inlet 204 and the left air outlet 208, guide the air sucked into the left air inlet 204, and are discharged through the left air outlet 208. The left vane 290 for guiding air, the right air inlet 206 and the right air outlet 210 are opened and closed at the same time, guide the air sucked into the right air inlet 206, and the right air outlet 310 It consists of a right vane 300 for guiding the air discharged through.

The main body 202 has a heat exchanger 302 for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the air, and the air inlets 204 and 206 suck air into the main body 202 to pass through the interior of the main body 202 and then discharge the air 208 and 210. A blower 310 for discharging air and a vacuum cleaner 320, which is a kind of foreign matter processing apparatus for treating foreign matters cleaned by the mobile cleaning kits 236 and 246, are installed.

The blower 310 is a blower that sucks air in the front or the rear and blows it upwards, and includes a fan motor 312 installed so that the rotating shaft protrudes in the front and rear directions, and a blower fan 314 connected to the rotating shaft of the fan motor 312. , A fan housing 316 surrounding the blower fan 314 and the fan motor 312 and having an opening formed at one side of the front and rear surfaces thereof, and having a discharge port formed thereon, and an orifice 318 disposed at the opening of the fan housing 316. It includes.

The vacuum cleaner 320 is installed on the upper surface of the base 212 to treat the foreign matter between the left moving cleaning kit 236 and the right moving cleaning kit 246.

The vacuum cleaner 320 includes a left suction part 322 to which the left moving cleaning kit 236 is connected or disconnected, and a right suction part 324 to which the right moving cleaning kit 246 is connected or disconnected.

The vacuum cleaner 320 is connected to the air separator 326 to which the left suction part 322 and the right suction part 324 are connected, and the air separator 326 and the left and right suction parts 322 connected to the air separator 326. A suction force generating unit 328 such as a blower for generating suction force in the 324, a foreign matter container 330 in which the foreign matter separated from the air separator 326 is contained, a left moving cleaning kit 236 and a right moving cleaning kit 246 and a cleaning control unit 332 for controlling the suction force generating unit 328.

The vacuum cleaner 320 is installed in the base 212 adjacent to the left and right suction panels 230 and 240, and the left suction part 322 is installed to be fixed to the lower part of the left filter frame 234. The right suction part 324 is installed to be fixed to the lower part of the right filter frame 244.

That is, the left suction part 322 and the right suction part 324 are always connected to the left and right moving cleaning kits 232 and 242 to move together with the left and right moving cleaning kits 232 and 242. Rather, it is installed to be fixed to the inner lower part of the main body 2, in particular, to the lower part of the left and right filter frames 234 and 244, and when the left and right moving cleaning kits 232 and 242 are moved up and down. It is connected to the left and right moving cleaning kits 232 and 242.

 The air conditioner according to the present embodiment collects and transports foreign substances in the left and right filters 232 and 242 while the left and right moving cleaning kits 236 and 246 are moved up and down, and the left and right moving cleaning kits ( When the left and right vacuum reinforcing members 238 and 248 are connected to the left and right suction units 322 and 324 fixedly positioned at the lower part of the main body 202, the left and right vacuum reinforcing members 238 and 248 move and clean. The vacuum of the kits 236 and 246 is reinforced, and the foreign matter collected by the left and right moving cleaning kits 236 and 246 from the left and right filters 232 and 242 is sucked into the vacuum cleaner 320 and treated. do.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, the fixed gear of the moving mechanism may be formed in the filter or the suction panel, the filter frame and the suction panel may be integrally formed, and within the technical scope of the present invention. Of course, the various implementations are possible.

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

2 is a front view schematically showing a filter and a filter cleaning mechanism of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

3 is a front view when the mobile cleaning kit shown in FIG. 2 is spaced apart from a vacuum cleaner;

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line a-a of FIG. 2;

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

6 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of a control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

9 is a plan sectional view of another embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

2: Main body 4: Air intake part

6: air discharge portion 10: chassis

20: front panel 21: suction grill

30: discharge port unit 50: filter frame

60: filter 66: foreign material suction

68: foreign substance discharge part 70: mobile cleaning kit

71: foreign material collection space 72: cleaning kit case

73: foreign matter separating member 74: foreign material hair

80: moving mechanism 81: motor

82: drive shaft 83: fixed gear

84: moving gear 88: suction part

90: vacuum cleaner 100: vacuum reinforcing member

102: through hole 120: control unit

122: connection position detection unit 124: inversion position detection unit

A: connection position B: reverse position

Claims (16)

A filter frame installed in the air conditioner; A filter disposed in the filter frame; A mobile cleaning kit disposed to be moved along the filter and having a foreign material inlet formed therein and moving along the filter to collect foreign materials and to discharge the collected foreign materials; A moving mechanism for moving the moving cleaning kit; A vacuum cleaner installed fixed to the air conditioner and having a suction unit to which the foreign substance discharge unit is connected when the mobile cleaning kit is moved; And a vacuum reinforcing member installed to reinforce the vacuum inside the moving cleaning kit when the foreign substance discharge unit and the suction unit are connected.    The method of claim 1, The vacuum reinforcing member is an air conditioner is a plate body formed with a plurality of holes.    The method of claim 1, The moving cleaning kit has the foreign material inlet is formed on the surface facing the filter, The vacuum reinforcing member is an air conditioner installed at a position opposite to the moving cleaning kit when the moving cleaning kit is a connection position of the foreign matter discharge unit and the suction unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The vacuum reinforcing member is an air conditioner installed in such a way that the part of the foreign matter inlet and the filter and the vacuum reinforcing member overlap when the moving cleaning kit is the connection position of the foreign matter discharge unit and the suction unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The vacuum reinforcing member is formed larger than the foreign matter inlet. The method of claim 1, At least one of the foreign matter discharge unit and the suction unit is provided with a sealing means for sealing between the two.    The method of claim 1, The cleaning kit is moved by the moving mechanism and the foreign matter inlet and discharge portion is formed, the cleaning kit case formed with a foreign matter collection space between the foreign matter inlet and the foreign matter discharge portion; A foreign matter separating member rotatably disposed in the cleaning kit case and separating foreign matters of the filter from the filter when the cleaning kit case is moved; The air conditioner is installed in the cleaning kit case and includes a foreign matter duster to shake off the foreign matter of the foreign matter separating member to the foreign matter collection space. The method of claim 7, wherein The foreign matter inlet is formed in the opening facing the filter, The foreign matter discharge unit is formed on a surface other than the surface on which the foreign matter inlet is formed protruding in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving cleaning kit. The method of claim 7, wherein The foreign matter separating member is a rubber formed in a screw shape air conditioner. The method of claim 7, wherein The moving mechanism includes a motor installed in the moving cleaning kit; A drive shaft connected to the motor and disposed long in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction of a moving cleaning kit; A fixed gear formed in the filter frame in parallel with a moving direction of the moving cleaning kit; It includes a moving gear installed on the drive shaft to move while rotating along the fixed gear, The foreign matter separating member is installed in the drive shaft to be arranged in line with the moving gear.    11. The method of claim 10, The air conditioner includes: a position sensor for detecting a connection position to which the foreign substance discharge unit and the suction unit are connected; And a controller for controlling the motor and the vacuum cleaner according to the detection result of the position sensor. A first step in which a moving cleaning kit movably disposed along the filter is disposed in the air conditioner; A second step of operating the vacuum cleaner when the mobile cleaning kit reaches a connection position connected to a vacuum cleaner which is fixedly installed in the air conditioner; And a third step of stopping the vacuum cleaner after a set time elapses after the vacuum cleaner reaches the connection position.    13. The method of claim 12, The control method of the air conditioner is a control method of the air conditioner, the first step, the second step and the third step is repeated for a set number of times after the third step.    14. The method of claim 13, The first step is a control method of an air conditioner, the mobile cleaning kit reciprocating between the connection position and the opposite of the connection position.    15. The method of claim 14, The set time is the time when the moving cleaning kit is moved along the filter to reach the connecting position and then moved toward the opposite of the connecting position to be located between the connecting position and the opposite of the connecting position. Control method of air conditioner set equally.    16. The method of claim 15, The third step is a control method of an air conditioner to stop the vacuum cleaner when the set time has elapsed after the mobile cleaning kit finally arrives at the connection position.

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