KR101362318B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter for purifying the air sucked into the air intake; A cleaning unit movably disposed in the air suction unit to move along the filter and to clean the filter; A suction duct provided in the air suction unit, the suction duct comprising: a duct case having an opening; A connector in which the cleaning unit is connected in communication and disposed through the opening; A sealing member that closes the opening and is disposed to move together with the connector; Including the inner duct disposed inside the duct case to form a suction force action space between the sealing member, since the suction duct is made of a dual structure of the duct case and the inner duct, there is an advantage that can minimize the suction loss have.

Air Conditioner, Air Intake, Filter, Cleaning Unit, Suction Duct, Duct Case, Sealing Material, Internal Duct, Connector

Description

Air Conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner in which a cleaning unit for cleaning a filter is connected to a suction duct provided in an air intake part.

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 Therefore, when 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, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0114655 discloses a suction nozzle, a suction duct in which one end of the suction duct is kept airtight, and a sliding movement is freely connected, and connected to the suction duct to suck and exhaust dust together with air. An air conditioner having an indoor unit with an air filter automatic cleaning function including an intake and exhaust device is disclosed.

However, an air conditioner having an indoor unit with an air filter automatic cleaning function described in Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0114655 is described simply as that the suction duct keeps airtight, No configuration or airtight method is described at all. Particularly, FIG. 4 of Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2005-0114655 shows that the entire upper surface of the suction duct is opened so that the sliding movement of the suction nozzle is free. In operation, air around the suction duct is sucked through the upper surface of the suction duct so that suction force does not work or suction force acts on the suction nozzle, but rather the cleaning ability is low.

On the other hand, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-284044 discloses a filter device for an air conditioner having a sheet- or strip-shaped seal means capable of shielding an upper surface of the suction duct to the suction duct. In operation, suction force is applied to the entire inner space of the seal means and the suction nozzle, and foreign matter is sucked into the suction device through the suction nozzle and the inner space of the seal means. In addition, a roller for supporting or rotating the seal means is provided inside the suction duct to smoothly rotate the seal means or to move the seal means and the suction nozzle. In addition, the suction duct has a structure in which a plurality of members are combined to install the seal means.

However, in the filter device of the air conditioner described in JP 2006-284044, since the suction force acting space where the suction force acts is formed by the seal means and the suction duct, suction is caused by a gap between the plurality of members constituting the suction duct. There is a problem that loss occurs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can minimize the suction loss.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which a cleaning unit can be moved stably.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which the hose and the cleaning unit can be connected to the suction duct outside the air intake.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the air inlet and the air discharge unit formed body; A filter for purifying the air sucked into the air intake; A cleaning unit movably disposed in the air suction unit to move along the filter and to clean the filter; A suction duct installed in the air suction unit, the suction duct comprising: a duct case having an opening; A connector in which the cleaning unit is connected in communication and disposed through the opening; A sealing member that closes the opening and is disposed to move together with the connector; It is disposed inside the duct case includes an internal duct to form a suction force action space between the sealing member.

The connector includes a slider arranged to slide guide along the inner duct.

The connector further includes a communication member protruding from the slider to communicate the slider and the cleaning unit.

The communication member includes a tubular portion connected to the cleaning unit, and an expansion portion formed so that a flow path is expanded than the tubular portion.

The communication member further includes a detachable part detachable from the slider.

The inner duct is a box body in which an opposite surface of the opening is opened, the remaining surface is blocked, and an outlet portion at which one side of the foreign material guided to the suction force acting space is discharged.

The suction duct further includes a roller rotatably installed on the box body to which the sealing member is wound.

The air suction unit includes a suction panel having a suction hole through which indoor air passes; And a filter case mounted to the suction panel and arranged with the filter, wherein the duct case is installed between the suction panel and the filter case.

The air conditioner further includes a foreign matter processing device installed inside the main body, and a hose connected to the foreign matter processing device, and the suction duct is installed in the filter case so as to communicate with the outlet and a hose connected to the hose. It further comprises a connection member.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, the suction duct is a dual structure of the duct case and the inner duct, and the suction force acting space is formed between the inner duct and the sealing member disposed inside the duct case, thereby minimizing suction loss. There is an advantage to this.

In addition, since the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a slider in which the connector slides along the inner duct, the connector is stably guided by the inner duct, so that the cleaning unit can be stably moved without shaking.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that can be easily connected to the hose and the cleaning unit and the suction duct connected to the foreign matter treatment device.

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

1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a bottom plan cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention. 4 is a top plan sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the air intake portions 4 and 6 through which the air in the room is sucked are formed in the main body 2, and the inside of the main body 2. Air discharge portions 8 and 10 are formed to discharge air-conditioned air such as heated, cooled, or purified.

The main body 2 can be applied to any of a stand-type air conditioner, a wall-mounted air conditioner and a ceiling-type air conditioner, but the stand type air conditioner will be described below as an example.

The main body 2 has air intakes 4 and 6 formed in the lower portion, and air discharge portions 8 and 10 formed in the upper portion. It has a flow path structure for discharging the compressed air, and includes a base 12, a cabinet 20, suction panels 30 and 40, and a discharge panel 50.

The base 12 forms an outer appearance of the bottom of the main body 2 and supports the cabinet 20, the suction panels 30, 40, and the like.

The cabinet 20 is formed of a rear plate portion 22, a left plate portion 24 and a right plate portion 26 to form an outer appearance of a rear portion of the main body 2, Respectively.

 The suction panels 30 and 40 are composed of a left suction panel 30 constituting the left air suction portion 4 and a right suction panel 40 constituting the right air suction portion 6. [

The left intake panel 30 is installed to be disposed on the left side of the front portion of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the seat plate portion 24 of the cabinet 20, and the left air intake port 31 is formed in an opening in the left and right directions. It is formed to open in the left front direction.

The left suction panel 30 is provided with a left filter case 34 constituting a left air suction part 4 and a left filter 32 to which the left suction panel 30 and the left suction panel 30 are attached.

A space is formed between the left suction panel 30 and the left filter case 34 and the space is moved along at least one of the left suction panel 30 and the left filter 32 and the left filter case 34, A left cleaning unit 36 for cleaning foreign matters of the filter 32 is movably disposed.

On the other hand, while allowing the suction force to be applied to the left cleaning unit 36 to the left air suction unit 4 as described above to guide the foreign matter sucked through the left cleaning unit 36 to the foreign matter processing apparatus 130 to be described later. The left suction duct is fixed and the left suction duct will be described later.

The right suction panel 40 is disposed on the front right side of the base 12 which is the lower front position of the right side plate 26 of the cabinet 20 and the right air suction port 41 is formed in the left- And is formed to open in the forward direction.

The right side suction panel 40 is provided with a right side filter case 44 which constitutes the right side air intake 6 together with the right side suction panel 40 and on which the right side filter 42 is mounted.

A space is formed between the right suction panel 40 and the right filter case 44, and the right side moves along at least one of the right suction panel 40, the right filter 42, and the right filter case 44. The right cleaning unit 46 for cleaning the foreign matter of the filter 42 is arranged to be movable.

On the other hand, while allowing the suction force to be applied to the right side cleaning unit 46 to the right side air suction unit 6 as described above to guide the foreign matter sucked through the right side cleaning unit 46 to the foreign matter processing apparatus 130 to be described later. The right suction duct is fixed and the right suction duct will be described later.

The discharge panel 50 is disposed on the front upper portion of the cabinet 20 and has a left air discharge portion 8 formed on the left side and a right air discharge portion 10 formed on the right side. And includes a left side plate portion 53 and a right side plate portion 54.

The left air discharge portion 8 is provided with a left inclined portion 55 inclined with respect to the front plate portion 52 and the left plate portion 53 between the front plate portion 52 and the left side plate portion 53, The left air discharge port 56 is formed in the left side air outlet 55 in the left-right direction or is opened in the left-side front direction in the oblique direction.

The right air discharge portion 10 is provided with a right side inclined portion 57 inclined with respect to the front plate portion 52 and the right side plate portion 54 between the front plate portion 52 and the right side plate portion 54, A right air outlet 58 is formed in the right side airbag 57 in the left-right direction or in the right-side direction.

The main body 2 is provided with a front cover 60 in front of the discharge panel 50. The front cover 60 is a kind of air guide which guides the air that has passed through the left air discharge port 56 and the right air discharge port 58 to the side without being advanced in the forward direction and has a left air discharge port 56 and a right air discharge port 56. [ (58) serves as a kind of shielding member which blocks the invisible from the front.

The front panel 70 is connected to the front of the main body 2 so as to be rotatable about one side of the left and right sides. The front panel 70 forms a front side appearance of the air conditioner, and is rotatably connected to at least one of the base 12 and the left suction panel 30, the right suction panel 40, and the discharge panel 50. This will be described as opening and closing between the upper end of the discharge panel 50 and the front cover 60 and the front part of the base 12.

The main body 2 is configured such that the discharge port unit 80 in which the air discharge port 78 is formed is lifted above the main body 2 from the upper inside of the main body 2 and descends from the upper side of the main body 2 to the inside upper side of the main body 2 .

The main body 2 is provided with an elevation guide 82 on which the discharge port unit 80 is guided by the elevation guide 80. The discharge port unit 80 ascends to the upper position of the elevation guide 82 while being guided by the elevation guide 82, The air outlet 78 is opened / exposed or lowered into the elevation guide 82 to cover the upper surface of the elevation guide 82, that is, the upper surface of the main body 2, and the air outlet 78 is sealed / concealed.

The main body 2 is provided with a vane 90 (100) for air-tightening the air intake portions 4 and 6 and the air discharge portions 8 and 10 together and guiding the air.

The vanes 90 and 100 simultaneously open and close the air suction portions 4 and 6 and the air discharge portions 8 and 10 and guide both the suction air and the discharge air. .

That is, the vanes 90 and 100 serve as suction doors and suction vanes that guide the air sucked into the air suction parts 4 and 6 while the lower part opens and closes the air suction parts 4 and 6. The upper part opens and closes the air discharge parts 8 and 10 and serves as a discharge door and discharge vanes for guiding the air discharged to the air discharge parts 8 and 10, and are formed to be long in the vertical direction as a whole. do.

The vanes 90 and 100 simultaneously open and close the left air intake portion 4 and the left air discharge portion 8 to guide the air sucked into the left air intake portion 4 and the left air discharge portion 8 And the right air intake portion 6 and the right air discharge portion 10 are simultaneously closed and the air sucked into the right air intake portion 6 is guided by the left vane 90, And a right vane 100 for guiding the air discharged through the right air discharge portion 10.

Reference numeral 110 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is a heat exchanger that is installed on the inner upper portion of the main body 2 and is positioned below the elevating guide 82 to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the air. The reference numeral 120 shown is a blower installed in the inner lower part of the main body 2, and the reference numeral 130 shown in FIG. 2 is installed in the inner lower part of the main body 2, in particular, the base 12, and the cleaning units 36 and 46 are provided. It is a foreign matter handling device that handles foreign matters cleaned in.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the blower 120 is a centrifugal blower that sucks air from the front or the rear and blows the air upward, and includes a fan motor 122 and a fan motor installed so that the rotating shaft protrudes in the front-rear direction. Fan fan 124 connected to the rotary shaft of the 122, the fan motor 122 and the fan fan 124 surrounding the fan housing 126, the opening is formed on one side of the front and rear and the discharge port is formed in the upper fan, An orifice 128 disposed in the opening of the housing 126.

As shown in FIG. 2, the foreign matter processing apparatus 130 includes a left hose 132 through which the foreign matter cleaned by the left filter 32 is guided, and a right hose 134 through which the foreign matter cleaned by the right filter 42 is guided. ), The foreign substance separating device 135 which is a cyclone separator connected to the left hose 132 and the right hose 134, and the foreign substance separating device 135 and the foreign substance separating device 135 and the left and right hoses 132. 134 and the foreign matter container 137 which is a dust collecting container in which the foreign matter separated by the suction force generating unit 136 and the foreign matter separating apparatus 135 which generate the suction force in the left cleaning unit 36 and the right cleaning unit 46 are contained. And a cleaning control unit 140 for controlling the left cleaning unit 36, the right cleaning unit 46, and the suction force generating unit 136.

The suction force generation unit 136 is a cleaning blower including a fan, a fan motor, and a housing. When the cleaning control unit 140 drives the fan motor, the fan is rotated to generate a suction force.

On the other hand, in the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the left cleaning unit 36 is movably connected to the left air intake unit 4 so that the suction force is applied to the left cleaning unit 36 and the left cleaning unit 36 is provided. The left side suction duct (not shown) for guiding the foreign matter cleaned by the left hose 132 is fixedly installed, and the right side cleaning unit 46 is movably connected to the right side air inlet 6 so that the right side cleaning unit ( The right suction duct (not shown) which acts on the suction force at 46 and guides the foreign matter cleaned by the left cleaning unit 46 to the right hose 134 is fixedly installed.

For convenience of description below, the left air intake 4 and the right air intake 6 are referred to as air intakes 6, and the left cleaning unit 36 and the right cleaning unit 46 are described as cleaning units. Reference will be made to 46, and the left suction duct and the right suction duct will be referred to as the suction duct 140, and the left hose 132 and the right hose 134 will be referred to as the hose 134.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a part of the air intake of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the air intake of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 7 is an air in accordance with the present invention 8 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an air intake unit of one embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an air intake unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

 In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the suction duct 140 is installed in the air suction part 6.

The suction duct 140 allows the cleaning unit 46 to move while maintaining the cleaning unit 46 in communication with the foreign matter treatment device 130. Is installed.

That is, the suction duct 140 is a connection passage through which the suction force generated in the foreign matter treatment device 130, in particular, the suction force generating unit 136, is transferred to the cleaning unit 46, and the cleaning unit 46 is formed by the suction force as described above. It functions as a kind of foreign matter guide passage to guide the foreign matter sucked in from the foreign matter processing device 130.

The suction duct 140 may be installed outside the air suction unit 6, but may be installed inside the air suction unit 6 to clean the suction panel 40, the filter 42, and the filter case 44. It is also possible to configure the suction panel assembly together with the unit 46, which will be described below as being installed between the suction panel 40 and the filter case 44.

The suction duct 140 blocks the duct case 160 having the opening 162, the connector 180 which is connected in communication with the cleaning unit 46, and is disposed through the opening 162, and the opening 162. A sealing member 200 disposed so as to be disposed, an inner duct 220 disposed inside the duct case 160 and forming a suction force working space 222 together with the sealing member 200, and a hose 134 connected thereto. It includes a connection member 240.

The duct case 160 protects the sealing member 220 and the internal duct 220 and the like, and is fixedly positioned between the suction panel 40 and the filter case 44.

The duct case 160 is a box body which is formed to be vertically long as a whole, and a space in which the sealing member 200, the internal duct 220, and the like are built, is formed to be vertically long.

The duct case 160 has an opening 162 formed on a surface of the duct case 160 facing the movement path of the cleaning unit 46.

Here, the opening 162 avoids the connector 180 when the connector 180 moves and guides the movement of the connector 180. The opening 162 is elongated in a direction parallel to the movement path of the cleaning unit 46.

The duct case 160 may be formed of a single box-shaped member, or may be formed by combining various members, and various members are combined to facilitate the installation of the sealing member 200 and the internal duct 220. It is preferable.

The duct case 160 includes a duct body 164 having an opening 162 formed on one surface thereof, and an opposite side of the opening 162 opened, and a duct cap 166 blocking an open surface of the duct body 164. .

6 to 8, the opening 162 is formed in the rear surface portion, the front portion is opened, and the sealing member 200 is formed between the left plate portion and the right plate portion and the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. And a space in which the internal duct 220 and the like may be formed, and the duct cap 166 blocks the front surface of the duct body 164.

The connector 180 is movably connected with the cleaning unit 46 and disposed through the opening 162 to keep the cleaning unit 46 always connected to the suction duct 140, in particular to the suction force working space. It includes a slider 182 disposed to move along the inner duct 220 inside the inner duct 220, and a communication member 190 for communicating the cleaning unit 46 and the slider 182, the slider ( At least one of the 182 and the communication member 190 is disposed to penetrate the opening 162 of the duct case 160, and the communication member 190 will be described as passing through the opening 162 of the duct case 160. do.

The slider 182 has a lower surface 183, an upper surface 184, and a front surface, and includes a rear plate 185, a left plate 186, and a right plate 187.

The slider 182 functions as a left guide surface on which the left side of the left side plate 186 is guided to the left side right side of the inner duct 220, and the right side of the right side portion 187 is on the left side of the right side of the inner duct 220. It functions as a guided right guide surface.

That is, the slider 182 guides the left plate portion 186 and the right plate portion 187 to the inner duct 220 in a wide contact area when the communication member 190 moves by the movement of the cleaning unit 46. Since the left and right side plates 186 and 187 are slide guided, shaking and sagging that may occur when the cleaning unit 46 and the communication member 190 are moved can be minimized, and the cleaning unit 46 is more stable. To help them move.

The slider 182 has a communication hole 189 communicating with the communication member 190 in the rear plate portion 185.

When the slider 182 is in contact with the inner duct 220 when the tip of the left plate 185 and the tip of the right plate 186 are in surface contact with the inner duct 220 when the slider 182 is moved along the inner duct 220, the friction area becomes large. It is also possible to form a straight rib which is a line contact means which is in line contact with the back of the front plate part of the inner duct 220 at the tip of the left plate 185 and the tip of the right plate 186, and the tip and the right of the left plate 185. It is also possible to form a circular protrusion 188, which is a point contact means that is in point contact with the back of the front plate portion of the inner duct 220 at the tip of the plate portion 186, it will be described as a circular protrusion 188 is formed below.

The slider 182 is formed in a plurality of spaced apart in the vertical direction on the front end of the left plate 185 and the front end of the right plate 186 so that the upper and lower portions of the slider 182 are guided with stability. .

The communicating member 190 is a kind of moving duct which communicates with the suction duct 140 and the cleaning unit 46 while being moved together with the cleaning unit 46, and a tubular part to which the connection portion 47 formed on the cleaning unit 46 is connected. 191, and the expansion portion 192 formed to extend the flow path than the cylindrical portion 191.

The expansion part 192 is an inclined part 192a formed so that an inner flow path gradually expands from the cylinder part 191 to the slider 182 so that air and foreign substances guided to the cylinder part 191 are easily moved to the slider 182. And a straight portion 192b extending from the inclined portion 192a and having a sealing member 200 fitted to the outer circumference and having a constant internal flow path, and protruding from the tip of the straight portion 192b to be in surface contact with the slider 182. And a flange portion 192c.

The communication member 190 further includes a detachable portion 193 detachable from the slider 182.

Detachable portion 193 is inserted into the communication hole 189 formed in the rear plate portion 185 of the slide 182 is made of a hook portion protruding from the communication member 190 to be caught around the communication hole 189, 193A) 193B are provided spaced apart from each other up and down.

The detachable portion 193 includes a horizontal protrusion protruding forward from the top of the flange portion 192c of the communication member 190 and an upper detachable portion 193A consisting of a vertical protrusion bent upward at the tip of the horizontal protrusion, and the communication member 190. It consists of a lower detachable portion 193B consisting of a horizontal projection projecting forward from the flange portion 192c of the () and a vertical projection bent downward at the tip of the horizontal projection.

  On the other hand, the communication hole 189 of the slider 182 is made of a stepped opening when the upper hook portion 193A and the lower hook portion 193B pass and slide sideways.

That is, the communication hole 189 of the slider 182 is larger than the width between the upper end of the upper hook portion 193A and the lower end of the lower hook portion 193B so that the upper hook portion 193A and the lower hook portion 193B pass. The first opening portion having a large width and the upper hook portion 193A positioned next to the first opening portion and passing through the first opening portion and the upper hook portion 193A when the lower hook portion 193B is moved laterally. It is larger than the width between the horizontal portion of the upper hook portion 193A and the horizontal portion of the lower hook portion 193B so that the vertical portion of the upper portion and the lower hook portion 193B is rearward, A second opening portion having a width smaller than the width between the lower ends of the vertical portions of the lower hook portion 193B, and a horizontal portion and a lower hook portion of the upper hook portion 193A positioned next to the second opening portion and moved to the second opening portion. Width width between the horizontal portion of the upper hook portion 193A and the horizontal portion of the lower hook portion 193B so as to latch the horizontal portion of the 193B. It includes a third opening having a smaller width.

The sealing member 200 is disposed to move together with the connector 180 and closes the opening 162 to form a space inside the suction duct 140 or a suction passage suction force, and is formed in a band shape that is a closed loop as a whole.

The sealing member 200 is made of an elastic material such as rubber or a flexible material such as a film to rotate along the rollers 230 and 232 which will be described later.

The sealing member 200 blocks all of the openings 162 of the duct case 160 except for the portion where the connector 180 is located, and a through portion 202 through which the connector 180 penetrates is formed at one side.

Meanwhile, in the connector 180, the slider 182 is positioned in the inner space of the sealing member 200, and the communicating member 190 penetrates the through part 202 to protrude from the sealing member 200. do.

  The sealing member 200 may be fixed to the connector 180 by an adhesive means such as an adhesive material, and a part of the sealing member 200 may be interposed between the slider 182 and the communication member 190. Of course, the connector 180 may be simply disposed to penetrate the sealing member 200.

The inner duct 220 is a sealing member supporter which is disposed inside the duct case 160 to support the sealing member 200, and functions as a slider guide for guiding the movement of the connector 180, particularly the slider 182. The rear surface, which is a surface opposite to the opening 162 of the duct case 160, is opened for the movement of the 180.

The inner duct 220 is a box body in which a surface facing the opening 162 of the duct case 160 is opened and all the remaining surfaces are closed. Hereinafter, the rear surface is opened and the front, top, bottom, left and right sides are blocked. Explain that the chain.

The inner duct 220 has rollers 230 and 232 rotatably installed on the box body in which the sealing member 200 is wound and guided, and the sealing member 200 has a front and an upper side and a rear side of the inner duct 220. It is arranged to surround the lower side.

The inner duct 220 has sealing member support parts 226 and 228 which support the sealing member 200 so that the sealing member 200 is supported between the periphery 163 of the opening 162 of the duct case 160. Is formed.

The sealing member support parts 226 and 228 are straight plate-shaped left sealing member support parts 226 formed up and down on the left rear end of the inner duct 220 and up and down on the right rear end of the inner duct 220. The left sealing member support part 226 supports the left side of the sealing member 200 to the left side of the opening 162 of the duct case 160, including the straight sealing member support part 228 having a long straight plate shape. The sealing member support part 228 supports the right side of the sealing member 200 to the right side of the opening 162 of the duct case 160.

The rollers 230 and 232 are rotatably connected to an upper portion of the inner duct 220, and the upper roller 230 and the inner portion of the sealing member 200, which are guided in a state where the upper curved portion is wound, and the inside of the sealing member 200. The lower roller 232 is rotatably connected to the lower portion of the duct 220 and is guided in a state in which the lower curved portion of the sealing member 200 is positioned, in particular, the lower curved portion.

The inner duct 220 is formed so that the upper roller mounting portion 231, the upper roller 230 is rotatably installed on the upper side, and the lower roller mounting portion, the lower roller 232 is rotatably installed on the lower portion ( 233 is formed to protrude.

The inner duct 220 is not limited to the function of supporting the sealing member 220 and guiding the connector 180, and also allows the suction force generated by the foreign matter treatment device 130 to be transferred to the cleaning unit 46. As a function of the foreign matter passage through which the foreign matter sucked in 46 passes, the space formed by the sealing member 200 and the inner duct 220 is referred to as a suction passage or a suction force action space 222 (hereinafter, referred to as a suction force action space). Function.

The inner duct 220 has an outlet portion 224 formed on one side of the upper and lower portions of the suction force acting space 222, the outlet portion 224 is formed in a duct shape protruding to one side of the left and right.

The outlet portion 224 is preferably formed at a position capable of minimizing the length of the hose 134, and the foreign matter treatment device 130 is installed in the base 12 as in this embodiment, and the air intake portion 6 In the case where is disposed long in the vertical direction above the base 12 is preferably formed to be located below the inner duct 220, the outlet 224 is located below the inner duct 220 Explain as.

On the other hand, the inner duct 220 is made of a hexahedron in which only the side (that is, the back) of the box body facing the opening 162 of the duct case 160 and all other surfaces are blocked, and the suction force is opposite to the open surface ( That is, it does not act as a front plate portion, the portion of the sealing member 200 located in front of the front of the inner duct 220 is blocked by the front plate of the inner duct 220 does not bend backward. That is, the inner duct 220 functions as a supporting means for the opposite side (ie, the front plate) of the open surface to block the sealing member 200.

The hose connecting member 240 communicates the hose 134 and the inner duct 220, and has one end 242 (hereinafter, a hose connecting part) to which the hose 134 is connected to be connected from the outside of the air intake part 6. The other end 244 (hereinafter, referred to as a duct connection part), which is located outside the air intake part 6 and connected to the outlet part 224, is installed in the filter case 44 to be located inside the air intake part 6.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 45 is a through portion formed in the filter case 44 such that at least one of the duct connecting portion 244 of the hose connecting member 240 and the outlet portion 224 of the inner duct 220 penetrates. .

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 168 is a through portion formed in the duct case 160 so that at least one of the duct connecting portion 244 of the hose connecting member 240 and the outlet portion 224 of the inner duct 220 passes therethrough.

On the other hand, the cleaning unit 46, as shown in Figure 6, the filter case 360 and the suction panel 40 to move along the filter 42 in the space between the filter case 44 and the suction panel 40. The cleaning case 360 formed smaller than the space between the cleaning case 360, the cleaning motor 370 installed in the cleaning case 360, and the cleaning case 360 installed in the cleaning case 360 to remove foreign substances from the filter 42 when the cleaning unit 46 moves. And a foreign matter separator 380 for separating.

In addition, the air suction unit 6 and the cleaning unit 46 are provided with power transmission means for interlocking with the motor 370 to move the cleaning unit 46.

The power transmission means includes a fixed gear 390 consisting of a rack formed in at least one of the suction panel 40, the filter case 44, and the filter 42 in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the rotation shaft 372 of the cleaning motor 370. It includes a motor gear 400 connected to.

The fixed gear 390 is formed long in the vertical direction on the surface of the filter case 44 facing the filter 42.

The fixed gears 390 are formed to be spaced apart from each other back and forth.

The cleaning case 360 has a cleaning opening 361 in which a part of the foreign matter separator 380 protrudes from a surface of the cleaning case 360, and a portion of the power transmission means is formed on the surface of the cleaning case 360. A protruding moving opening 362 is formed.

The cleaning case 360 has an accommodating space in which the motor 370, the motor gear 400, and the like are positioned, and a passage through which the air sucked into the cleaning opening 361 and the foreign matter pass through the filter 42, and faces the filter 42. A kit body 363 with openings for cleaning 361 and moving openings 362 formed therein; And a kit housing 364 associated with the kit body 363 and having a receiving space and a passage therebetween.

The cleaning case 360 is provided at one of the kit body 363 and the kit housing 364 with a connection 47 connected to the suction duct 140, in particular, the communication member 190.

On the other hand, the power transmission means may be moved directly along the fixed gear 390 as the motor gear 400 is directly engaged with the fixed gear 390, the motor gear 400 is rotated when the motor 370 is driven, A separate case shift gear 410 or the like is rotatably installed in the cleaning case 360 so that the motor gear 400 rotates the case shift gear 410 and the like and the case shift gear 410 or the like is the fixed gear 390. Of course, it is also possible to move up and down along the fixed gear 390, it will be described as the case movement gear 410 is rotatably installed in the cleaning case 360 hereinafter.

A part of the case shift gear 410 is disposed to protrude through the moving opening 362 of the filter cleaning case 360.

A plurality of case shift gears 410 are disposed to be spaced apart from each other, such as the fixed gear 390, and a plurality of case shift gears 410 are rotatably supported by the filter cleaning case 360. And the moving gear shaft 414 is horizontally disposed in the front-rear direction to be positioned next to the filter 42.

In addition, the power transmission means, the motor gear 400 may be directly engaged with the case shift gear 410, the bevel gear 420 is provided between the motor gear 400 and the case shift gear 410 It is also possible, and will be described below bevel gear 420 is installed.

Here, when the bevel gear 420 is in a direction in which the rotating shaft 372 of the motor, which is the center of rotation of the motor gear 400, and the moving gear shaft 414, which is the center of rotation of the case shift gear 410, are orthogonal to each other, 400) 410 is a kind of intermediate gear to be interlocked.

Meanwhile, the foreign material separator 380 includes at least one brush gear 382 engaged with the case shift gear 410 and a brush shaft connected to the brush gear 382 and rotatably supported by the filter cleaning case 360. 384 and a brush member 386 installed on the outer circumference of the brush shaft 384 to separate foreign substances from the filter 42 from the filter 42 while being rubbed with the filter 42 when the cleaning unit 46 moves. Is done.

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

First, the cleaning control unit 140 cleans the filter such that a filter cleaning command is inputted through a control panel installed in the air conditioner or a remote controller for remotely operating the air conditioner, or the operation integration time of the air conditioner has elapsed a predetermined time. The condition is satisfied or the cleaning motor 370 of the cleaning unit 46 is driven at regular intervals, and the fan motor of the suction force generating unit 136 is driven.

When the cleaning motor 370 is driven, the motor gear 400 is rotated and its rotational force is transmitted to the case shift gear 400 through the bevel gear 420, and the case shift gear 400 moves the fixed gear 390. It moves up and down along, and the cleaning unit 46 is moved up and down along the filter 42.

When the cleaning unit 46 is moved as described above, the brush gear 382 is rotated by the case shift gear 400, and at this time, the brush member 386 contacts the filter 42 to filter foreign substances in the filter 42. Separate at 42.

When the suction force generating unit 136 is driven, suction force is applied to the foreign matter separating device 135 and the hose 134, and the suction force is between the inner duct 220 and the sealing member 200 and the inner duct 220. ) And the foreign matter separated from the filter 42 by the brush member 386 between the slider 182, the communication member 190, and the cleaning unit 46, and the cleaning unit 46. Sucked into

Air and foreign matter introduced into the cleaning unit 46 pass through the cleaning unit 46 and the communication member 190 as a shield, and then pass through the communication hole 189 of the slider 182 to move the slider 182 and the internal duct ( Suction between the 220, and after passing between the inner duct 220 and the sealing member 200 is discharged to the outlet 224 of the inner duct 220, and then the hose connecting member 240 and the hose ( 134 is sequentially passed through the foreign matter separation device 135.

The foreign matter and air introduced into the foreign matter separating device 135 are separated from the foreign matter separating device 135, and the air is discharged into the body 2 through the suction force generating unit 136, and the foreign matter is contained in the foreign matter container 137. Lose.

Meanwhile, when the suction force generating unit 136 is driven as above, the suction force inside the suction duct 140 is applied to the suction force action space 222 which is a closed space between the internal duct 220 and the sealing member 200. Since the suction duct is not applied to the outside of the inner duct 220 and the suction force is not applied to the outside of the duct case 160, the suction duct 140 guides suction of air and foreign matter without suction loss.

In addition, during the movement of the cleaning unit 46 and the cleaning of the filter 42 as described above, the left and right plate portions 185 and 186 of the connector 180, in particular, the slider 182, are disposed on the left and right sides of the inner duct 220. Since the right plate is moved while being guided, it is moved stably without shaking left and right, and the cleaning unit 46 connected to the connector 180 is stably moved as the connector 180 is guided to the inner duct 220.

In addition, when the connector 180 is moved, the sealing member 200 is drawn by the connector 180 to move together with the connector 180, and the inner duct 220 moves the sealing member 200 to the opening 162 of the duct case 160. ), The sealing member 200 does not bend due to its own weight, and the sealing ability of the sealing member 200 is always kept constant.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the filter 42, the filter case 44, the cleaning unit 46, and the suction duct 140 are not installed in the air suction part 6, but the air suction part is not provided. 6 and the blower 310 can also be installed, of course.

In addition, in the present invention, the heat exchanger 300 is located between the air intake 6 and the blower 310, not between the blower 310 and the air discharge unit 10, and the filter 42 and the filter cable. Of course, it is also possible that the switch 44, the cleaning unit 46 and the suction duct 140 is installed between the air intake 6 and the heat exchanger 300.

In addition, in the present invention, the communication member 190 constituting the connector 180 is integrally formed with the cleaning unit 46, so that the communication member 190, which is part of the cleaning unit 46, is an opening of the duct case 160. It is also possible to penetrate through 162, a portion of the slider 182 rather than the communicating member 190 may penetrate through the opening of the duct case 160, and various implementations are possible within the technical scope of the present invention. Of course.

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a bottom plan sectional view of one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention,

4 is a top plan cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

5 is a perspective view showing a part of the air intake of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an exploded perspective view of an air intake unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the air intake of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

2: body 6: air intake

40: suction panel 42: filter

44: filter case 46: cleaning unit

47: connection 134: hose

130: foreign matter treatment device 136: suction force generating unit

135: foreign matter separation device 140: suction duct

160: duct case 162: opening

164: duct body 166: duct cap

180: connector 182: slider

185: thick plate portion 186: left plate portion

187: right side plate 188: circular projection

189: communication hole 190: communication member

191: tube portion 192: expansion portion

193: detachable portion 200: sealing member

202: through part 220: guide

226, 228: sealing member receiving portion 230: upper roller

232: lower roller

Claims (9)

A main body having an air suction unit and an air discharge unit; A filter for purifying the air sucked into the air intake; A cleaning unit movably disposed in the air suction unit to move along the filter and to clean the filter; A suction duct installed in the air suction unit, The suction duct includes a duct case having an opening;  A connector in which the cleaning unit is connected in communication and disposed through the opening; A sealing member that closes the opening and is disposed to move together with the connector; And an inner duct disposed inside the duct case to form a suction force acting space therebetween. The method of claim 1, The connector includes a slider arranged to slide guide along the inner duct. The method of claim 2, The connector further comprises a communication member protruding from the slider to communicate the slider and the cleaning unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The communication member includes a tubular portion connected to the cleaning unit, and an expansion portion formed to extend the flow path than the tubular portion. 5. The method of claim 4, The communication member further comprises a detachable portion detachable from the slider. The method of claim 1, The inner duct is a box body air conditioner, the opposite side of the opening is opened, the other side is blocked, the outlet portion is formed with an outlet portion is discharged to the suction force acting space on one side. The method of claim 6, The suction duct further comprises a roller rotatably installed on the box body to which the sealing member is wound. The method of claim 6, The air suction unit includes a suction panel having a suction hole through which indoor air passes; A filter case mounted to the suction panel, wherein the filter is disposed; The duct case is an air conditioner installed between the suction panel and the filter case. 9. The method of claim 8, The air conditioner further includes a foreign matter processing device installed inside the main body, and a hose connected to the foreign matter processing device. The suction duct further comprises a hose connecting member installed in the filter case in communication with the outlet portion is connected to the hose.

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