KR101349310B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

Air conditioner according to the present invention is installed so that the cover is formed to cover all or part of the opening formed in the main body to improve the safety and to simplify the inside of the main body, and at least one of the filter and the cover or The filter information display unit which displays information such as whether to replace or not is provided, so that the user can easily check the filter information such as how to clean or replace the filter, and minimizes the possibility of mishandling the filter. The control method of the air conditioner according to the present invention accumulates the operation time of the air conditioner and informs whether to replace or clean the filter installed in the air conditioner when the accumulated time reaches the set time, so that the cleaning according to the actual operation of the air conditioner Or replace the filter and clean or replace the filter periodically, regardless of the actual operation of the air conditioner. In this case, there is an advantage that can prevent overuse of the filter, unnecessary cleaning or replacement.

Air Conditioner, Main Unit, Opening, Cover, Filter Door, Filter, Filter Information Display

Description

Air Conditioner

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

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

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

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

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

6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the inner cover shown in FIGS. 3 to 5;

7 is a perspective view when the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is opened forward;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 7 before withdrawing at least one filter; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view after drawing out at least one filter to the outside in the air conditioner shown in FIG. 8; FIG.

10 is a cross sectional view of a second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

11 is a longitudinal sectional view of a second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of drawing out at least one filter to the outside in the air conditioner shown in FIG. 12; FIG.

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

15 is a perspective view of the air conditioner shown in FIG. 14 before drawing out at least one filter to the outside;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of drawing out at least one filter to the outside in the air conditioner shown in FIG. 15; FIG.

17 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

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

20 is a longitudinal sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

22 is a perspective view when the front panel shown in FIG. 21 is opened forward;

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

24 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

2: body 3, 4, 5: air intake

6,7,8: air outlet 60: base

70: cabinet 80: front upper panel

100: left suction panel 110: right suction panel

130: opening 131: left filter

132: right filter 133: lower pre-filter

134: HEPA filter 135: Nano filter

136: optional filter 136a: filter information display unit

136b: filter case 137: hybrid filter

137a: filter information display section 137b: filter case

138: plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138a: filter information display unit

138b: filter case 150: front panel

200: inner cover 201: shielding member

210: door hole 260: filter door

261: front plate 270: left filter guide

271,272,273,274: Left filter guide rib 275: Side opening

280: right filter guide

281,282,283,284: Right filter guide rib 285: Side opening

290: lower plate 291; Bottom opening

300: filter display 302: passive

304A, 304B, 304C: Display part 306: Display cover

308: Windows 320: control unit

310: speech device 330: timer

340: operation time reset input unit

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner provided with a filter information display unit in which an opening formed in a main body is shielded by a cover and information of the filter is displayed on at least one of the filter and the cover.

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.

Recently, in consideration of three-dimensional cooling / heating, an air inlet for intake of indoor air and an air outlet for co-operation of air are formed in addition to the center of the front side of the indoor unit. The trend is to install panels.

In Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031566, an indoor unit of an air conditioner including the front panel is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031565.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031566 has a front cabinet disposed throughout the front of the rear cabinet, and the front panel is rotatably connected to the front cabinet.

The front cabinet is provided with a separate opening hole for service in the front position of the blower or the heat exchanger, and is equipped with a separate shielding plate for shielding the opening hole.

The front cabinet has a HEPA filter, a left and right air filter, and a left and right electrostatic precipitating filter 136 in and out of the front part, and the HEPA filter and the left and right air filter, and the left and right electric A plurality of opening holes are formed which are blocked by the front part of each dust collecting filter 136.

However, the indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-31566 has a front cabinet disposed vertically long in front of the rear cabinet, and an opening hole for service of the heat exchanger or blower is formed, and the HEPA filter Since a plurality of left and right air filters and a plurality of opening holes through which the left and right electrostatic precipitating filters 136 enter and exit each other are formed, the labor of the front cabinet is increased, the manufacturing cost is high, and the user or the like has opened the front panel. When the HEPA filter and the left, right air filter and the left, right electric dust filter is difficult to distinguish easily, there is a problem that the replacement or cleaning is not easy.

On the other hand, the indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031565, the front cabinet is arranged up and down long in the entire front of the rear cabinet, and the HEPA filter and the left and right air filter in the lower portion of the front cabinet A plurality of opening holes are formed to be fitted into each of the left and right electrostatic precipitating filters, and a separate shielding plate for shielding the plurality of opening holes at once is overlapped with the front cabinet.

However, the indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0031565 has a front cabinet vertically arranged long in front of the rear cabinet, a HEPA filter, a left and right air filter in the lower part of the front cabinet, A plurality of opening holes are formed in which each of the left and right electric dust filters are inserted in and out, thereby increasing the labor of the front cabinet, and the shielding plate is installed to overlap the front cabinet. Even when only one of the filter and the left and right electrostatic precipitating filters are taken out, there is an inconvenience in that the shielding plate must be separated every time.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-78882 discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner in which a front upper panel is disposed only in an upper portion of a rear side of a front panel, and an opening is formed in a rear lower portion of the front panel.

However, the indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-78882 can save material costs by the size of the opening, and various types of filters can be visually identified when the front panel is opened to selectively filter various filters. It can be replaced and cleaned, but the whole inside of the lower part of the indoor unit is opened, and various components, for example, a blower, an electric dust filter, a drain hose, various electric wires, etc., are exposed to a complicated state. It can be in contact with a variety of wires, such as a low safety, there is a problem that can provide a discomfort to the user when the front panel is opened when some foreign matter such as dust accumulated in various parts.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is possible to improve the safety and to clean up the interior of the main body, the user can easily check the filter information, such as how to clean or replace the filter The purpose is to provide an air conditioner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of an air conditioner that can inform a user or the like when the filter is substantially cleaned or replaced.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is the air inlet and the air outlet is formed and the main body formed with an opening; A filter disposed inside the main body through the opening to purify the air sucked into the air inlet; A cover mounted to the main body to shield all or part of the opening; And a filter information display unit provided on at least one of the filter and the cover to display information of the filter.

The filter information display unit is provided in the cover to display a display of the information of the filter.

The display includes a PCB installed in the cover and a display component installed in the PCB.

The display further includes a PCB cover on which the PCB is mounted, and a window covering the PCB cover to protect the PCB and the display component.

The air conditioner further includes a control unit which determines whether to replace or clean the filter by using the operation information of the air conditioner, and controls the display to inform the determined replacement or cleaning.

The filter information display unit may include a printed matter printed on at least one of the filter and the cover.

The filter information display section includes an information display sheet attached to at least one of the filter and the cover.

The filter information display unit includes at least one of letters, numbers, and figures formed on at least one of the filter and the cover.

The air conditioner includes a plurality of filters, and the cover is mounted to open at least one front of the plurality of filters among the openings of the main body.

The cover includes a shielding member mounted to shield the opening of the main body and having an opening formed at one side thereof, and a filter door rotatably installed at the shielding member to open and close the opening of the shielding member, and the filter door detachable from the filter. .

The filter is provided with the filter information display on a surface exposed to the outside when the filter door is rotated forward.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner further includes a front panel configured to open and close at least a part of a surface of the main body in which the opening is formed.

The air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; The filter is disposed inside the main body to purify the sucked air through the air inlet, and comprises a filter on the outer surface of which the cleaning method or the cleaning method is indicated.

The filter includes a filter case in which an opening through which air passes and a filter case in which the filter type, a cleaning method, and whether to replace the filter is displayed on the outer surface, and a filter body accommodated in the case.

A control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes an operation time integration step of integrating an operation time of an air conditioner; When the accumulated time reaches the set time, it is configured to include a filter replacement or cleaning notification step to indicate whether to replace or clean the filter installed in the air conditioner.

In the control method of the air conditioner, the time operated each time the operation of the air conditioner is off is added up with the time accumulated in the previous operation and stored.

The operation time integration step accumulates only the time for which the purification mode is performed among the various operation modes of the air conditioner.

The filter replacement or cleaning notification step is displayed through a display installed in the air conditioner.

The filter replacement or cleaning notification step is notified through the voice device installed in the air conditioner.

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

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment has air inlets 3, 4, 5 and an air outlet in the main body 2 such that indoor air is sucked through and discharged to the outside. (6) (7) (8) are formed.

The main body 2 is formed to be inclined as a whole with respect to the front center both sides of the front.

The main body 2 may have air inlets 4 and 5 formed at both sides of the lower side, and air inlets 4 and 5 may be formed at both sides of the inclined front surface. The inlet 4 and 5 will be formed in a limited manner.

The main body 2 may have air outlets 6 and 7 formed on both sides of the front inclined sides, and air outlets 6 and 7 may be formed on both side surfaces. The description will be given only on the fact that the air discharge ports 6 and 7 are formed on both sides of the photograph.

The main body 2 includes a base 60, a cabinet 70 installed on an upper side of the base 60 and having a front surface, an upper surface and a lower surface opened; The front upper panel 80 disposed at the upper front of the cabinet 70 and the left and right lower panel 100 disposed between both lower sides of the front upper panel 80 and an upper surface of the base 60 ( 110).

3 is an exploded perspective view of main parts of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a first embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. Example cross-sectional view.

The base 60 is formed such that the lower air inlet 3 is rounded in a recessed shape from the front to the top thereof.

The base 60 has left and right filter guides in which at least one of a plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 to be described later is detached in a front-rear direction. 64) 66 are installed.

 The cabinet 70 is mounted on the upper surface of the base 60 and then fastened to the base 60 by fastening means such as a screw and vertically disposed above and above the base 60.

The cabinet 70 includes a rear surface portion, a left surface portion formed to be orthogonal or inclined forward from the left end of the rear portion, and a right surface portion formed to be orthogonal or inclined forward from the right end of the rear portion.

The upper panel 72 is installed on the cabinet 70 so as to block the upper surface of the cabinet 70.

 The front upper panel 80 has a discharge port panel 82 having a front left air discharge port 6 formed on a front left side, a front right air discharge port 7 formed on a front right side, and an upper air discharge port 8 formed on a top surface thereof. It is configured to include.

A front left door 83 for opening and closing the front left air outlet 6 is slidably disposed on a front surface of the discharge port panel 82, and a front right door for opening and closing the front right air outlet 7. 84 is arrange | positioned so that left-right sliding is possible.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front drive panel 85 is installed on the front upper panel 80 to slide the front left door 83 and the front right door 84 to the left and right.

The door driving mechanism 85 allows the front left door 83 to open and close the front left air outlet 6 while sliding left and right along the front surface of the outlet panel 82, and the front right door 84 is closed. As shown in FIG. 4, the motor 86 installed at the center of the front surface of the discharge port panel 82 is configured to open and close the front right air discharge port 7 while sliding left and right along the front surface of the discharge port panel 112. And a pinion 87 arranged on a rotation shaft of the motor 86, a rack engaged with the pinion 87, and a left driving member 88 connected to the front left door 83, and the pinion ( A rack engaged with 87 is formed and includes a right driving member 89 connected to the front right door 84.

An upper door 90 for opening and closing the upper air discharge port 8 and an upper door motor (not shown) for rotating the upper door 90 are installed at an upper surface of the discharge port panel 82.

The front upper panel 80 further includes a door cover 92 that shields a center of the front surface of the discharge port panel 82.

The left lower panel 100 is disposed between the left surface portion of the front upper panel 80 and the upper surface of the base 60 and the left surface portion 101 having the left side air intake port 4 extending vertically, and the It is composed of a front portion 102 disposed between the front left inclined portion of the front upper panel 80 and the top surface of the base 59.

As shown in FIG. 5, the left lower panel 100 includes a left suction vane for opening and closing the left side air inlet 4 and guiding indoor air sucked through the left side air inlet 4. 104 and a left suction vane driving motor (not shown) for rotating the left suction vane 104 are provided.

The left suction panel 100 includes a left filter guide 106 in which at least one of the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 slides back and forth. Is installed.

The right lower panel 110 is disposed between the right side surface portion of the front upper panel 80 and the top surface of the base 60 and the right side surface portion 111 having the right side air inlet 5 extending vertically and the front surface, It is composed of a front portion 112 disposed between the front right inclined portion of the upper panel 80 and the upper surface of the base 60.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the right lower panel 110 opens and closes the right side air inlet 5, and the right inlet vane 114 guides indoor air sucked through the right side air inlet 5. And a right suction vane driving motor (not shown) for rotating the right suction vane 114.

The right suction panel 110 has a right filter guide 116 in which at least one of the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 slides back and forth. Is installed.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the main body 2 includes a heat exchanger 118 for cooling or heating the air passing through the inside of the main body 2 with a refrigerant, and the air intake port 3 ( 4) (5) is provided with a blower (120) for sucking the indoor air to heat exchange in the heat exchanger (118) and then blowing the air to the air outlet (6) (7) (8).

The heat exchanger 118 is installed to be located between the front upper panel 80, in particular, the outlet panel 82 and the top of the cabinet 70.

The blower 120 is installed at a position shielded by the inner cover 200 which will be described later, and is installed below the cabinet 70.

The blower 120 is a blower motor 121 is installed in the lower portion of the cabinet 70, the turbo fan 122 and the turbo fan 122 arranged on the rotating shaft of the blower motor 121, and the turbo fan 122 A fan housing 125 having an opening hole 123 formed on the front surface and a discharge hole 124 formed on an upper surface thereof, and an orifice 126 installed on the front surface of the fan housing 125 to be positioned in the opening hole 123. It is configured to include).

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, an opening 130 is formed between the base 60, the front upper panel 70, and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110. .

That is, the main body 2 is formed at one lower portion of the front portion as a large rectangular opening.

The air conditioner includes a plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137 and 138 for purifying the air sucked through the air inlets 3, 4, and 5. It is configured to include).

The plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 may include pre-filters 131, 132, and 133 that filter out large foreign substances in the air. Hepa filter 134, which is a high-performance filter for filtering dust, nano filter 135 with excellent deodorization and antibacterial performance, and optional filter 136 such as a yellow dust filter or deodorization filter to be selectively attached, and a nonwoven fabric and a different density Hybrid filters 137 in which a plurality of polyurethane and the like are combined, and plasma electrostatic precipitating filters 138 for ionizing and collecting dust are applied.

The main body 2 is provided with a front panel 150 for opening and closing the center of the front left, right, and the center.

That is, the front panel 150 is disposed to open and close between an upper end of the front center portion of the front upper panel 80 and an upper side of the lower air intake port 3, which is the front upper end of the base 60.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front panel 150 is rotatably connected to an upper hinge bracket 151 installed on an upper surface of the front upper panel 80, and installed on an upper surface of the base 60. The lower hinge bracket 152 is connected to the lower end in a rotatable manner.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the main body 2 is equipped with a cover 200 (hereinafter, referred to as an “inner cover”) that shields the opening 130.

6, when the front panel 150 is opened forward as shown in FIG. 6, the inner cover 200 makes the front panel 150 invisible through the opening 130. In addition to the decorative function to prevent aesthetics from being impaired even when opened, and also serves as a stabilizer function to shield the user from contacting various electrical parts located behind the opening 130, the opening 130 is It is desirable to shield as much as possible.

The inner cover 200 shields the opening 130 so that a part of the front of the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137 and 138 is opened. It is also possible to have a structure, a structure for shielding the opening 130 so that the front of all of the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 is open. It may be made of a, it is also possible to have a structure that shields all of the plurality of filters (131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138), the opening ( 130) The description will be limited to shielding the whole.

In addition, the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 are left and right filters mounted on the left and right suction panels 100 and 110. 131 and 132; Lower filters 133, 134, 135 mounted on the base 60; It will be described as being configured to include a central filter 136, 137, 138 mounted on the inner cover 200 to be described later to be disposed in front of the blower 120.

The left filter 131 is a left pre-filter disposed in the left filter guide 106 of the left suction panel 100, as shown in FIG. 5 to filter foreign matter in the air sucked into the left air intake port 3. .

The right filter 132 is a right pre-filter disposed in the right filter guide 116 of the right suction panel 110, as shown in FIG. 5 to filter foreign matter in the air sucked into the right air intake 4. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower filters 133, 134, 135 are arranged so that different types of filters are gradually purified by air, and the lower filters 133, 134, 135 are not limited thereto. The lower prefilter 133 disposed between the left and right filter guides 64 and 66 provided on the base 60 so as to be positioned above the lower part 3, and positioned above the lower prefilter 133. Hepa filter 134, which is a high performance filter disposed between the left and right filter guides 64 and 66 installed on the base 60 and filters out fine dust, and the base to be positioned above the hepa filter 134. It is disposed between the left and right filter guides 64 and 66 provided in the 60, and comprises a nano filter 135 excellent in deodorization or antibacterial performance.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the central filter 136 is preferably arranged so that different types of filters are gradually purified in air, and is not limited thereto. It is limited to a hybrid filter 137 including an optional filter 136 such as a deodorizing filter, a plurality of polyurethanes having different densities and a nonwoven fabric, and a plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138 that ionizes and collects dust. Will be explained.

The inner cover 200 shields most of the opening 130 and a shielding member 201 having a door hole 210 formed at a front side of the blower; The plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, and 136 rotatably installed in the shielding member 201 to open and close the door hole 210 of the shielding member 201 ( At least one of 137 and 138 is configured to include a filter door 260 detachable.

The shielding member 201 is mounted to the main body 2 by a fastening screw 202.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 2 is formed in a fastening part 94 having a fastening hole 93 at a lower portion of the front upper panel 80, and the shielding member 201 is the fastening part. A fastening hole 204 corresponding to the fastening hole 93 of the 94 is formed, and the shielding member 201 has a fastening hole 204 corresponding to the fastening hole 93 of the fastening part 94. The fastening screw 202 penetrates through the fastening holes 204 and 93 and is coupled to the front upper panel 80 in the attached state.

On the other hand, the shielding member 201, as shown in Figure 3 to facilitate the initial installation or service, the handle 206 is formed.

The handle 206 is formed on the upper left, right and lower left and right of the shielding member 201 so that a user or an operator can easily hold the inner cover 200 with both hands.

6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the inner cover illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5.

The filter door 260 is connected to the shielding member 201 and the hinges 262 and 264 so that the filter door 260 can be rotated about one side thereof, and retained state means 266 and 268 to maintain the closed state. Is connected.

Hereinafter, the filter door 260 has a lower portion connected to the shielding member 201 and hinges 262 and 264 are rotated forward with respect to the lower portion, and the upper portion is opened, and the upper portion is closed state maintaining means 266. 268 is made to be caught / released on the shield member 201.

The hinges 262 and 264 may rotatably support the hinge rod 262 and the hinge rod 262 protruding from one of the shielding member 201 and the filter door 260. The filter door 260 and the shield member 201 is configured to include a hinge groove 264 formed on the lower one of the other 201.

The closed state maintaining means 266 and 268 may include hooks 266 protruding from one of the shielding member 201 and the filter door 260, and the shielding member 201 and the filter door 260. It is configured to include a hook hanger 268 formed on the top of the other one (201).

The hook hanger 268 preferably has a structure in which the hook 266 is elastically inserted / drawn.

7 is a perspective view when the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is opened forward, FIG. 8 is a perspective view before drawing out at least one filter in the air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is FIG. The perspective view after drawing out at least one filter from the air conditioner shown to the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the filter door 260 is partially selected from the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138. In addition to the function of the filter holder to which the central filter 136, 137, 138 is attached and detached as well as the door to open and close the door hole 210 of the shielding member 201, the door hole 210 The front plate 261 that opens and closes, and the filter guide 270, 280 is formed in the rear of the front plate 261 and the filter 136, 137, 138 is sliding detachable.

The filter guides 270 and 280 are formed on the left rear side of the front plate 261, and the left guide ribs 271 on which the left side of the center filters 136, 137 and 138 slide up and down on the right side thereof. A left filter guide 270 having 272, 273, and 274 formed thereon, and a right side of the center filter 136, 137, 138 formed at the right rear side of the front plate 261 and up and down And a right filter guide 280 formed with slide guided right guide ribs 281, 282, 283, and 284.

The filter guides 270 and 280 may move the air sucked into the air inlets 3, 4, and 5 of the main body 2 to the front of the center filters 136, 137, and 138 so that a center filter ( Side openings 275 and 285 are formed to pass through 136, 137, and 138.

The filter guides 270 and 280 are formed to have the side openings 275 and 285 open at the front and left and right sides thereof, and the left guide ribs 271, 272, 273 and 274 at the rear. Each of the right guide ribs 281, 282, 283, and 284 is formed to be spaced apart from each other by the thickness of the center filter 136, 137, and 138.

The filter door 260 further includes a lower plate 290 that is lifted after the central filters 136, 137 and 138 are slid.

The lower plate 290 moves air sucked into the air inlets 3, 4, and 5 of the main body 2 to the front of the center filters 136, 137, and 138 so that the center filter 136 ( Openings 291 are formed when it is allowed to pass through 137 and 138.

The lower plate 290 is formed to protrude rearward from a lower portion of the front plate 261, and the lower surface opening 291 is formed to open upward and downward at a front portion thereof.

Here, the filter guides 270 and 280 and the lower plate 290 may be integrally formed with the front plate 261, and may be formed separately from the front plate 261, and then, such as fastening bolts or hooks. Of course, it is also possible to be coupled to the front plate 261 by a coupling means.

The filter door 260 includes a power supply terminal 292 for supplying power to the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138 among the central filters 136, 137 and 138, and the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138. The power supply terminal 294 which is in contact with the power supply terminal 292 when the filter door 260 is mounted is provided.

Here, the power supply terminal 292 and the power supply terminal 294 may be mounted to the side portions of the filter door 260 and the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138, respectively, the filter door 260 and the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter Of course, it is also possible to be mounted on the lower surface portion of the (138).

The power supply terminal 292 and the power supply terminal 294 is most preferably mounted at a position close to the installation position of the high voltage generator 143, which will be described later, the upper surface of the bottom plate 290 of the filter door 260 The power supply terminal 292 is provided at the bottom, and the power supply terminal 294 is provided at the lower surface of the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138.

On the other hand, each of the central filters 136, 137, 138 is provided with filter information display units 136a, 137a, 138a having filter information such as filter type, cleaning method, replacement or the like.

Each of the center filters 136, 137, and 138 includes filter cases 136b, 137b, and 138b having openings through which air passes.

The filter cases 136b, 137b, and 138b are formed in a box shape as a whole, and are formed of a front case and a rear case, and have a structure in which the inside and the back are opened and closed. do.

The filter cases 136b, 137b, and 138b are provided with the information display units 136a, 137a, and 138a at positions that can be easily identified from the outside when the door filter 260 is opened.

Here, the information display unit 136a, 137a, 138a may be composed of printed matter printed on the filter cases 136b, 137b, 138b, and the filter cases 136b, 137b, 138b. It is also possible to include an information display sheet attached to the, and may be composed of at least one of letters, numbers, and figures integrally formed in an intaglio or embossed on the filter case (136b) (137b) (138b).

In addition, the center filters 136, 137, and 138 are preferably provided with the information display units 136a, 137a, and 138a on a surface exposed to the outside when the filter door 260 is rotated forward. In addition, it is preferable that the said information display part 136a, 137a, 138a is provided in each of the upper surfaces of filter cases 136b, 137b, 138b.

Reference numeral 143 shown in FIG. 4 is a high voltage generator for applying a high voltage to the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138, in particular, the power supply terminal 294, and may be installed in the filter door 260, and the base It is also possible to be installed in one of the 60 and the blower 120 and the shielding member 201, and it is most preferable to be installed on the filter door 260 side, especially the lower surface of the lower plate 290 in consideration of service.

Reference numeral 208 shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 to 9 stores a remote controller formed on the inner cover 200 to store the remote controller for remotely controlling the air conditioner on the inner cover 200 instead of the front panel 150. It is wealth.

Reference numeral 296 shown in FIG. 4 denotes a high voltage generator accommodating portion formed in the lower plate 190 so that the high voltage generator 143 is accommodated, and reference numeral 298 denotes an accommodating cover covering the high voltage generator accommodating portion.

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

First, when the blower 120 is operated, indoor air is sucked into the air inlets 3, 4, and 5 of the main body 2, and then the left and right filters 131 and 132 and the lower filter ( It is purified while passing through 133, 134, 135, and then moved to the front of the blower 120.

The air moved to the front of the blower 120 passes through the side openings 275 and 285 and the lower surface opening 291 of the filter door 60, and among the central filters 136, 137 and 138. It is sucked forward of the filter 136 located at the foremost side, and is purified stepwise while passing through the central filters 136, 137 and 138 as a shield.

After passing through the central filters 136, 137, and 138, the air passes through the blower 120 and is blown upwards of the blower 120 to be heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 118. The air is discharged back into the room through the air discharge ports 6, 7 and 8 of 2).

Meanwhile, when the front panel 150 is rotated forward during the cleaning or replacement of the center filters 136, 137, and 138, the air conditioner includes a front center and an inside of the front upper panel 80. The cover 200 is exposed to the front.

At this time, the main body 2 is entirely shielded by the inner cover 200, the opening 130 of the lower front, the inside is not exposed to the front, the user is located behind the opening 130 Electric wires and various electrical parts are not easily accessible.

Pulling the filter door 260 forward while the front panel 150 is rotated forward, the filter door 260 is an optional filter 136, hybrid filter 137 and plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138 And rotates forward about hinges 262 and 264.

When the filter door 260 is rotated, a part of the shielding member 201 or a part of the filter door 260 elastically bends, so that the hook 264 comes out of the hook hanger 268, and the filter door ( As illustrated in FIG. 8, the 260 is disposed to be inclined at an angle with respect to the shielding member 201 and the filter door 260 is opened at an upper surface thereof.

In the state where the upper surface side of the filter door 260 is opened, the user may, as illustrated in FIG. 8, filter information display units 136a, 137a, 138a provided in each of the central filters 136, 137, 138. ) Can be easily checked with the naked eye, and each of the central filters 136, 137, and 138 is a filter to be cleaned or a filter to be replaced.

When the at least one of the center filters 136, 137 and 138 is lifted upward, the left guides formed on the left and right filter guides 270 and 280 are lifted. Guided by ribs 271, 272, 273 and 274 and right guide ribs 281, 282, 283 and 284, they are easily drawn upwards, as shown in FIG. 9.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 9, at least one of the central filters 136, 137, and 138 is disposed with the filter door 260 inclined forwardly with respect to the shielding member 201. In between the left and right filter guides 270, 280, in particular, between the left guide ribs 271, 272, 273, 274 and the right guide ribs 281, 282, 283, 284, The center filters 136, 137, 138 are guided by the left guide ribs 271, 272, 273, 274 and the right guide ribs 281, 282, 283, 284. As shown in FIG. 8, the left guide ribs 271, 272, 273 and 274 are inserted deeply between the right guide ribs 281, 282, 283 and 284.

At this time, when the plasma electrostatic precipitating filter 138 is inserted as described above among the central filters 136, 137 and 138, the power supply terminal 294 is in contact with the power supply terminal 292 to supply power. It becomes possible state.

As described above, after the central filters 136, 137, 138 are mounted on the filter door 260, the filter door 260 filters in the direction in which the door hole 210 of the shielding member 201 is sealed. When the door 260 is rotated, the filter door 260 is rotated with the center filters 136, 137 and 138 around the hinges 262 and 264, and the front plate 261 is shown in FIG. As shown, the door hole 210 of the shielding member 200 is shielded, wherein the central filters 136, 137, 138 are blowers 120, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. It is disposed side by side with the front of the orifice and the front and rear with the orifice 126 is the suction side of the blower 120.

When the filter door 260 shields the door hole 210 of the shielding member 201, the hook 264 or the hook hook 268 elastically bends so that the hook 264 hook hook 268. ), The filter door 260 is limited in its arbitrary rotation.

On the other hand, the operator loosens the fastening screw 202 fastening the shielding member 201, and hold the handle 206 with both hands and pull the shielding member 201 forward, the shielding member 201 is the opening 130 Easily separated in the front of the opening to open the opening 130, the operator service the blower 120 through the opening 130, or left, without disassembling the cabinet 70 or the front upper panel 80 The right filter 131, 132 or the lower filter 133, 134, 135 can be cleaned / replaced.

10 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of a second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a front view of the second embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. Fig. 13 is a perspective view when the panel is opened forward, and Fig. 13 is an attempt when the at least one filter is taken out to the outside in the air conditioner shown in Fig. 12.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment has an inner cover 200 formed at a front of the left and right filters 131, 132 and the lower filters 133, 134, 135. Since the opening 130 is shielded to be opened, other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 10, the inner cover 200 includes a gap 130A through which the left and right filters 131 and 132 enter and exit between the left and right suction panels 100 and 110. The left and right width L1 is shorter than the left and right width L2 of the opening 130 to have 130B, and as shown in FIG. 11, the lower filter 133 and 134 between the base 60. The height H1 is formed to be lower than the height H2 of the opening 130 so as to have the gap 130C through which the 135 is entered.

Reference numeral 131A denotes a handle formed to protrude to the right of the front end and the bottom of the left filter 131, and reference numeral 132A denotes a handle protruded to the left of the top and bottom of the right filter 132.

Reference numeral 206 denotes an evacuation portion formed in the inner cover 200, particularly the shielding member 201 to easily grip the handles 131A and 132A of the left and right filters 131 and 132 by hand. The handle 131A of 131 and the handle 132A of the right filter 132 are bent or formed to be inclined backward so as to easily hold the handle 131A, and serve as a handle of the inner cover 200.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the front panel 150 is rotated forward, the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a front center of the front upper panel 80, an inner cover 200, and the plurality of filters. Some of 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 are exposed forward, As shown, when the filter door 260 is rotated forward, the rest of the plurality of filters 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, and 138 is 136. 137 and 138 are exposed upward as in the first embodiment of the present invention.

When the user withdraws the left and right filters 131 and 132 through the gaps 130A and 130B between the inner cover 200 and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110, the air conditioning is performed. Since the front of the left and right filters 131 and 132 is not blocked by the inner cover 200, the left and right filters 131 and 132 can be easily drawn out to the front.

On the contrary, when the left and right filters 131 and 132 are inserted into the gaps 130A and 130B between the inner cover 200 and the left and right suction panels 100 and 110, the left and right filters are disposed. 131 and 132 are guided by the left and right filter guides 106 and 116 installed on the left and right suction panels 100 and 110 to the sides of the left and right air inlets 4 and 5. Sliding insert.

On the other hand, when the user withdraws the lower filter 133, 134, 135 through the gap 130C between the inner cover 200 and the base 60, the air conditioner is the lower filter 133, 134 Since the front of the) 135 is not blocked by the inner cover 200, the lower filters 133, 134, 135 can be easily withdrawn to the front.

 On the contrary, when the lower filters 133, 134 and 135 are inserted into the gap 130C between the inner cover 200 and the base 60, the lower filters 133, 134 and 135 are The left and right filter guides 64 and 66 installed in the base 60 are guided by sliding to the upper side of the lower air inlet 3.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view when the front panel of the third embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened forward, FIG. 15 is a perspective view before drawing out at least one filter to the outside in the air conditioner shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 15 when at least one filter is taken out.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a left filter door 220 and an inner cover 200 that shield between the right end of the inner cover 200 and the left suction panel 100. ) And a right filter door 230 shielding between the left end of the right suction panel 110 and a lower filter door 240 shielding between the inner cover 200 and the upper end of the base 60. .

Other configurations other than the left filter door 220, the right filter door 230, and the lower filter door 240 are the same as in the second embodiment of the present invention, and thus the same reference numerals are used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The left filter door 220 is hinged to one of the left side suction panel 100 and the inner cover 200 so that one end of the left and right sides is opened to rotate forward.

The right filter door 230 is hinged to one of the right side suction panel 110 and the inner cover 200 so that one end of the left and right sides is opened to rotate forward.

The lower filter door 240 is hinged to one of the upper and the load one end of the base 60 and the inner cover 200 so as to rotate forward.

When the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is opened by rotating the front panel 150 to the front, the opening 130 is shown in FIG. 14, the inner cover 200, the left door 220, and the right door 230. ) And the lower door 240, the appearance and stability are more improved than the second embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, when one of the left filter door 220, the right filter door 230, and the lower filter door 240 is rotated forward as shown in FIG. 15, the left and right filter 131 are rotated forward. 132 and one of the lower filters 133, 134, 135 and the central filter 132 are exposed forward, and the user is exposed filter 132, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. ) Can be easily withdrawn to the front.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 18 is a perspective view when the front panel of the fourth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened forward, and FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the present invention. Main part of an air conditioner according to a fourth embodiment is an exploded perspective view.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, left and right side portions 2A and 2B of the main body 2 are formed to be inclined, and the main body 2 as shown in FIG. 18. An opening 130 is formed in the lower portion of the front portion, and as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the front panel 150 is installed to open and close the entire front surface of the main body 2.

The main body 2 has a base 60, a cabinet 70 installed on the upper side of the base 60, and a front upper part installed on an upper part of the front part of the cabinet 70 and having a flat front part and inclined both sides. Left and right suction panels 100 'installed between the panel 80' and the inclined left and right side portions of the front upper panel 80 'and the base 60 and having air inlets 4 and 5 formed therein. 110 ').

The front upper panel 80 ′ is provided with air discharge holes 7 ′ in inclined left and right side portions, respectively.

The front upper panel 80 ′ has vanes 84 ′ rotatably disposed at the air outlet 7 so as to control the wind direction of the air discharged to the air outlet 7 and to open and close the air outlet 6. It comprises a vane motor for rotating the left vane.

An upper surface air discharge port 8 is formed at an upper surface portion of the front upper panel 80 ′.

The front upper panel 80 ′ controls an air volume of air discharged to the upper air outlet 8, and an upper vane 90 for opening and closing the upper air outlet 8, and an upper surface for rotating the upper vane. It further comprises a vane motor.

The front panel 150 is installed to open and close between the upper end of the front portion of the front upper panel 80 ′ and the base 60.

The front panel 150 is formed to be slightly larger than the size of the front portion and the opening 130 of the front upper panel 80 ′.

The opening portion 130 is formed between the base 60, the front upper panel 80 ′, and the left and right suction panels 100 ′ and 110 ′.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has the same configuration and operation as the first to third embodiments of the present invention except for the front upper panel 80 'and the left and right lower panels 100' and 110 '. The same code is used and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

20 is a longitudinal sectional view of the fifth embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 20, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a high voltage generator storage box 296 ′ in which a high voltage generator 143 is installed on an upper surface of the blower 120, and the high voltage generator storage box. A power supply terminal 292 'is installed at 296', and a power supply terminal that contacts the power supply terminal on the upper surface of the electrostatic precipitating filter 136 to receive power supplied from the power supply terminal 292 '. 294 'is provided, and other configurations and actions other than the high voltage generator accommodating box 296', the power supply terminal 292 'and the power supply terminal 294' are the same as those of the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The same code is used and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

Reference numeral 298 'denotes a box cover covering the opening face of the high voltage generator accommodation box.

FIG. 21 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sixth embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the front panel shown in FIG. 21 when opened, and FIG. 23 is a sixth air conditioner according to the present invention. A control block diagram of an embodiment.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a filter information display unit 300 that displays information on replacement or cleaning of the filters 316, 317, and 318 on the inner cover 200.

Hereinafter, the filter information display unit 300 will be limited to displaying information of the filters 316, 317, and 318 installed in the filter door 260.

The filter information display unit 300 is formed of at least one of a display such as an LED, an LCD, or the like, hereinafter referred to as a filter display.

Hereinafter, the filter display 300 includes a PCB 302, display parts 304A, 304B and 304C installed in the PCB 203, a PCB cover 306 on which the PCB 304 is mounted, And a window 308 covering the PCB cover 306 to protect the PCB 302 and the display component 304.

The filter display 300 is installed on the front surface of the inner cover 200.

The filter assembly 300 is provided on either side of the front surface of the shield member 201 or the front surface of the filter door 260.

The filter display 300 preferably displays the type of each filter, the cleaning method thereof, and whether or not the filter is replaced.

The filter display 300 displays a cleaning method or a replacement thereof in front of the display components 304A, 304B, and 304C in the window 308, so that the filter 316, 317, 318 can be displayed. Of course, it is also possible to indicate whether to clean or replace, along with how to clean or replace.

Here, the filter display 300 is formed when the window 308 is transparent, and a sheet having letters, numbers, shapes, etc. is attached at an intaglio in addition to the front of the display parts 304A, 304B, 304C, respectively. The light irradiated from the display parts 304A, 304B and 304C is irradiated forward while passing through the window and the engraved letters, numbers, and shapes, and the user or the like not only cleans or replaces the filter but also cleans or replaces the filter. You can easily check whether or not.

 On the other hand, the display parts (304A, 304B, 304C) is composed of one LED for each filter, when the replacement or cleaning, it is possible to turn on and blink other than that, it consists of two LEDs for each filter If one needs to be cleaned, it is possible that one of the two lights up and the other one blinks.

The air conditioner further includes a voice device 310 such as a buzzer or a speaker for notifying whether to replace or clean the filter.

The display 300 or the utterance device 310 to determine whether to replace or clean the filter 316, 317, 318 by using the operation information of the air conditioner, and to inform whether the filter is replaced or cleaned. It further comprises a control unit 320 for controlling.

Reference numeral 330 denotes a timer configured together with or separately from the control unit 320 to count the operating time of the air conditioner.

Reference numeral 340 is an operation time reset input unit installed to reset the operation time of the air conditioner to 0, and preferably comprises a button installed on the filter display 300 and a switch switched by the button.

24 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present invention.

First, when the operation command of the air conditioner is input, the control unit 320, when the operation command of the air conditioner is input, operates the air conditioner and outputs a control signal so that the timer 330 counts the operation time. (S1)

Here, the control unit 320 may accumulate only the time for which the air purification mode is performed among various operation modes such as the cooling mode, the heating mode, the dehumidification mode, and the purification mode of the air conditioner, and operates regardless of the operation mode. It is also possible to add up the accumulated time.

When the air conditioner is arranged to allow air to pass through only when the filters 316, 317, 318 are in the air purification mode, the air conditioner accumulates only the time for which the air purification mode is performed, and the filters 316, 317. If 318 is arranged to allow air to pass through regardless of the driving mode, the run time is accumulated regardless of the driving mode.

 Hereinafter, the filters 316, 317, and 318 are arranged to allow air to pass regardless of the driving mode, and the control unit 320 will be limited to accumulating the operated time regardless of the driving mode.

The timer 330 outputs the time counted according to the control signal input from the controller 320 to the controller 320.

The controller 320 integrates the time output from the timer 330 with the time accumulated in the previous operation, and compares the accumulated time with the set time T1 (T2) (T3) (S2) ( S3)

Here, the set time (T1) (T2) (T3) is a time set to determine whether to clean or replace the filter 136, 137, 138, the type of filter (136, 137, 138) Irrespective of this, all of the filters 136, 137, and 138 may be set differently.

Since the filters 136, 137 and 138 are different in cleaning or replacement time depending on the type or capacity, the set time T1, T2 and T3 are the respective filters 136, 137 and 138. Each of the filters 136, 137, 138 is set to be different from each other.

The controller 320 displays the filter when the accumulated time reaches a set time T1 (T2) (T3) of at least one of the filters 136, 137, and 138 (136, 137, and 138). The filter display 300 is controlled to notify the outside of cleaning or replacement of the filters 136, 137 and 138 whose operation integration time has reached the set time.

Hereinafter, the case where the accumulated time reaches the set time T1 of any one of the filters 136, 137, and 138 will be described.

The filter display 300 turns on the display component 304A corresponding to the filter 136 whose time accumulated in the display components 304A, 304B and 304C reaches the set time T1.

The controller 320 controls the voice device 310 to control the filter display 300 so that the voice device 310 notifies the cleaning or replacement of the filter to the outside.

When the user opens and rotates the front panel 150 to the front, the air conditioner filters 136 and 137 while the filter display 300 is installed on the front side of the inner cover 200 and exposed to the outside. The cleaning or replacement of the 138 is displayed, and the user can easily check whether the filters 136, 137 and 138 are cleaned or replaced by looking at the filter display 300.

On the other hand, when the filter 136, 137, 138 is cleaned or a new filter is mounted on the inner cover 200 side, and the driving time reset input unit 340 is inputted, the controller 320 controls the filter. Reset the operation integration time to O (S6).

In addition, the controller 320 outputs a control signal such that the timer 330 newly counts the driving time.

Thereafter, when the operation stop command of the air conditioner is input, the controller 320 stores the newly counted time after the reset and stops the operation of the air conditioner (S7) (S8).

The stored operation integration time is summed up with the operation time of a subsequent air conditioner and used to determine whether to clean or replace the filters 136, 137 and 138.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, it is also possible to remove only the center filter to the filter door without a left, right filter or a lower filter, and not only the center filter but also the left and right filters or the bottom filter It is also possible to be provided with a filter information display to indicate how to clean or replace the filter, it is also possible to display the cleaning or replacement of the filter in a separate display on the front panel instead of the filter display installed on the cover, as well as air conditioning It is also possible to display the information of the filter on the filter display when the air conditioner is in operation stop without displaying the information of the filter on the display during operation of the machine, and a separate switch for detecting the opening and closing of the front panel is provided. It is also possible to display the information of the filter on the display only at the time of the present invention. Of course, various implementations are possible within the technical scope.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is installed so that the cover covers all or a part of the opening formed in the main body, thereby improving safety and condensing the inside of the main body, and filtering at least one of the filter and the cover. A filter information display unit is provided to display information such as type, cleaning method or replacement, so that the user can easily check the filter information such as how to clean or replace the filter and minimize the possibility of mishandling the filter. There is one advantage.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has an advantage that the filter information display is made of a display provided on the cover, it is easy to check the actual cleaning time or replacement time of the filter without drawing the filter to the outside.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, the filter information display portion is made of printed matter printed on at least one of the filter and the cover, the information display sheet attached to at least one of the filter and the cover, or at least one of the filter and the cover It consists of at least one of letters, numbers and figures formed in the, and has the advantage of displaying the information of the filter in a low cost and simple structure.

In addition, the control method of the air conditioner according to the present invention by integrating the operating time of the air conditioner when the integrated time reaches the set time to inform whether the filter installed in the air conditioner replacement or cleaning, the actual operation of the air conditioner According to the present invention, it is possible to perform cleaning or replacement according to the present invention, and there is an advantage of preventing overuse or unnecessary cleaning and replacement of the filter than periodically cleaning or replacing the filter regardless of the actual operation of the air conditioner.

In addition, the control method of the air conditioner according to the present invention, because it informs the information of the filter through the voice device installed in the air conditioner, the user has an advantage that can check the information of the filter without opening the front panel.

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A main body having an air inlet and an air outlet and having an opening; A cover mounted to the main body to shield all or part of the opening; A filter mounted to the cover to purify the air sucked into the air intake; And a filter information display unit provided on the cover to display information of the filter. The method of claim 1, And the filter information display unit is a display installed on the cover to display information of the filter. The method of claim 2, And the display comprises a PCB installed on the cover and a display part mounted on the PCB. The method of claim 3, wherein And the display further comprises a PCB cover on which the PCB is mounted, and a window covering the PCB cover to protect the PCB and the display parts. The method of claim 2, The air conditioner further comprises a control unit configured to determine whether to replace or clean the filter using the operation information of the air conditioner, and to control the display to inform the determined replacement or cleaning. Conditioner. The method of claim 1, And the filter information display unit is a printed matter printed on the cover. The method of claim 1, And the filter information display unit is an information display sheet attached to the cover. The method of claim 1, And the filter information display unit is at least one of letters, numbers, and figures formed on the cover. delete The method of claim 1, The cover is mounted to shield the opening of the main body and the shield member is formed with a door hole on one side, And a filter door rotatably installed in the shield member to open and close the door hole of the shield member, and the filter door detachable from the filter. delete The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and 10, And a front panel configured to open and close at least a part of a surface of the body in which the opening is formed. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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