KR101420321B1 - Air conditioner and Control method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes: a moving mechanism for moving a mobile cleaning kit; A foreign matter separator for separating foreign objects cleaned by the mobile cleaning kit from the mobile cleaning kit; A processing mechanism for sucking and treating the foreign object cleaned by the moving cleaning kit; And a controller for controlling the moving mechanism so that the moving cleaning kit is moved back and forth a plurality of times in the foreign matter separator after being moved to the foreign material separator along the filter, wherein foreign matter adhering to the moving cleaning kit The moving cleaning kit can be kept clean and the filter cleaning ability can be improved during the subsequent filter cleaning operation since the foreign matter is cleaned by the foreign material separator while being rubbed with the foreign matter separator a plurality of times.

An air conditioner, a moving cleaning kit, a moving apparatus, a foreign matter separator, a processing apparatus,

Description

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

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner and a filter cleaning method thereof, and more particularly, to an air conditioner and a filter cleaning method thereof, in which a mobile cleaning kit for cleaning a filter contacts a foreign matter separator plural times, will be.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an air cleaner which can minimize the flow resistance during air conditioning operation, The purpose is to provide a harmonizer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of an air conditioner in which a mobile cleaning kit can be kept clean and filter cleaning ability is further improved.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a control method of an air conditioner that minimizes foreign matter in a filter frame while minimizing power consumption.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a main body having an air suction part and an air discharge part for air-conditioning and discharging indoor air; A filter frame mounted on the main body; A filter disposed in the filter frame; A moving cleaning kit disposed movably in the filter frame to clean the filter; A moving mechanism for moving the moving cleaning kit; A foreign matter separator disposed in the filter frame to separate foreign matter cleaned by the moving cleaning kit from the moving cleaning kit; A processing mechanism communicating with the filter frame for sucking and treating foreign matter cleaned by the moving cleaning kit; And a control unit for controlling the moving mechanism such that the moving cleaning kit is moved to the foreign material separator along the filter and then reciprocated plural times in the foreign material separator.

The filter and the foreign matter separator are disposed between the left and right ends of the filter frame.

The filter frame is formed with a space portion whose upper surface is opened below the movement path of the moving cleaning kit, and the foreign matter separator is disposed in the space portion.

The control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a first step of cleaning the filter while moving a mobile cleaning kit for cleaning a filter disposed in an air conditioner from a starting position to a foreign matter separation area where a foreign matter separator is disposed; And a second step of reciprocating the moving cleaning kit moved to the foreign matter separation area a plurality of times in the foreign matter separation area.

The control method of the air conditioner operates a processing mechanism for generating a suction force in the foreign matter separation area and treating the foreign matter during the second step.

The control method of the air conditioner activates a processing mechanism for processing a foreign substance by generating a suction force not only in the middle of the first step but also in the foreign matter separation area during the second step.

The control method of the air conditioner may include operating a processing mechanism that processes foreign matter by generating a suction force to the foreign matter separation area when the mobile cleaning kit moves to the foreign matter separation area and moves the moving cleaning kit to the foreign matter separation area And stops the processing mechanism when the suction set time has elapsed.

The control method of the air conditioner further includes a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the initial position after the second step, wherein the second step is performed during the foreign matter separation setting time, The time is set to be longer than the foreign matter separation setting time so that the treating apparatus is operated even after the moving cleaning kit is moved out of the foreign matter separation area.

The control method of the air conditioner further includes a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the initial position after the second step.

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes a first step of moving a mobile cleaning kit for cleaning a filter disposed in an air conditioner from a first position to a second position; And a second step of reciprocating the moving cleaning kit a plurality of times to the third position and the second position when the moving cleaning kit is moved to the second position.

 The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 1, characterized in that the third position is a position between the first position and the second position, and the filter moves the movement cleaning kit from the first position to the third position And a foreign matter separator disposed between the second position and the third position for separating the foreign substance of the moving cleaning kit from the moving cleaning kit is disposed in the air conditioner so as to be in contact with the moving cleaning kit, .

The control method of the air conditioner is applied to an air conditioner provided with a space between the second position and the third position in which a foreign matter cleaned by the moving cleaning kit drops.

The control method of the air conditioner activates a processing mechanism for processing a foreign substance by generating a suction force between the second position and the third position during the second step.

The control method of the air conditioner activates a processing mechanism for processing foreign matter by generating a suction force not only in the middle of the first step but also in the second step between the second position and the third position.

The control method of the air conditioner operates a processing mechanism that processes a foreign substance by generating a suction force between the second position and the third position when the mobile cleaning kit reaches the second position, When the suction setting time has elapsed after reaching the 2 position, the processing mechanism is stopped.

The control method of the air conditioner further includes a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the first position after the completion of the second step and the second step is performed during the foreign matter separation setting time, The set time is set to be longer than the foreign matter separation setting time so that the processing apparatus is operated even after the moving cleaning kit has passed the third position.

The control method of the air conditioner further includes a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the first position after completion of the second step.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, since the moving cleaning kit sweeps the foreign matters of the filter, it is possible to make the air conditioner compact, thereby minimizing the flow path resistance during the air conditioning operation and removing the brush of the mobile cleaning kit a plurality of times, The mobile cleaning kit can be kept as clean as possible and the cleaning ability in the subsequent filter cleaning operation can be improved.

 In the control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention, the mobile cleaning kit is contacted with the foreign matter separator a plurality of times while reciprocating the moving cleaning kit a plurality of times, and the foreign substances attached to the mobile cleaning kit are shaken a plurality of times, This has the advantage of being minimized.

In addition, the control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention is advantageous in that foreign materials are easily separated from the moving cleaning kit because the processing mechanism is operated when the foreign substance is shaken in the moving cleaning kit, and friction force and suction force act on the moving cleaning kit side , The processing mechanism is operated only in a part of the period during which the mobile cleaning kit is moved, so that the power consumption can be minimized while efficiently sucking foreign substances.

Further, the control method of an air conditioner according to the present invention is advantageous in that, even after a foreign matter is shaken in a moving cleaning kit, a processing mechanism is operated and a suction force acts on a space portion so that foreign matter remains in the space portion and the space portion is kept clean have.

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

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

1, an air suction unit 4 and an air discharge unit 6 are formed in the main body 2 to suck air into the air suction unit 4, And then discharged through the air discharge unit 6. Hereinafter, a wall-mounted type air conditioner will be described as an example.

The main body 2 is formed such that the air suction portion 4 is formed on the front and top surfaces of the main body 2 and the air discharge portion 6 is formed on the bottom surface of the main body 2. The front panel 200 is forward The air suction passage 4 may be formed on the upper surface of the main body 2 and the air discharge passage may be formed on the upper surface of the main body 2, 6 may be formed on the lower surface of the main body 2 and the front panel 200 may be arranged to cover the front surface of the main body 2. The air suction portion 4 may be disposed on the upper surface of the main body 2, The air discharge portion 6 is formed on the lower surface of the main body 2 and particularly on the lower surface side of the main body 2. [

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of a front portion of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged exploded perspective view of the filter frame shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a major portion when the filter of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is collected. And FIG. 7 is a main part cross-sectional view when the dust of the filter of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is collected.

The chassis 10 is provided with an air flow guide 12 for guiding the air sucked into the air suction part 4 to the air discharge part 6 and is provided on one side of the left and right sides of the air flow guide 12 And a front portion 13 on which various electric parts are installed is formed.

The airflow guide 12 formed in the chassis 10 forms a flow path of a fan 54 to be described later and includes left and right guides 15 and 16 projecting forward from the chassis 10, And a central guide 17 between the guides 15 and 16. One of the left and right guides 15 and 16 supports a heat exchanger 60 and a heat exchanger supporter (18).

The chassis 10 is provided with a motor mounting portion 14a on which a fan motor 52 to be described later is mounted and supported and which protrudes forward and a fan housing 181 of a cleaning mechanism The housing mounting portion 14b is protruded forward.

The chassis 10 is provided with a fan motor 52 of a blower 50 to be described later and a moving motor 121 of a moving mechanism 120 and a suction motor 182 of a cleaning suction force generator 180 And a control unit 70 for controlling a control box.

The front frame 20 forms an air duct along with the chassis 10 and protects the front portion 13 formed on the chassis 10.

The front frame 20 is formed with openings on its upper surface and its front surface so that the upper surface opening serves as an air suction portion 4 and the front opening 5 serves as a service hole for services and the like.

The front frame 20 has front and rear openings 5 formed in front of the flow guide 12 of the chassis 10 and upper and lower openings formed on the upper side of the flow guide 12 of the chassis 10.

The drain unit 32 is provided with a drain connection hose 32 for guiding the condensed water to the outside of the main body 2. The drain unit 32 is provided on the upper surface of the discharge unit 30 to receive the condensed water dropped by the heat exchanger 60, And an air discharge opening 6 is formed in the lower portion of the drain portion 32.

The discharge unit 30 is provided with a vane 34 for controlling the airflow direction of the air passing through the air discharge unit 6 and for opening and closing the air discharge port 6, A vane motor 35 is provided and a louver 36 for adjusting the left and right air direction of the air passing through the air discharge portion 6 is rotatably disposed.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes an air blower 50 for sucking air into the air suction part 4 to allow the air to pass through the inside of the main body 2 and then discharging the air to the air discharging part 6, And a heat exchanger 60 for exchanging heat with the refrigerant.

The blower 50 has a fan motor 52 mounted on the chassis 10 and particularly on the motor mounting portion 14a formed on the front portion 13 and a fan motor 52 mounted on the rotary shaft of the fan motor 52, And a motor cover 56 mounted on the chassis 10 so as to cover the fan motor 52. [

The fan 54 is composed of a cross flow fan elongated horizontally between the flow guides 15, 16 and 17, in particular, between the left and right flow guides 15 and 16.

The heat exchanger 60 is disposed in the space of the main body 2 to be positioned between the air suction portion 4 and the fan 54 and particularly at the rear of the front portion of the front frame 20, (32).

The heat exchanger 60 includes a vertical portion 62 vertically positioned on the upper side of the drain portion 32, a forward inclined portion 64 formed obliquely upward from the upper side of the vertical portion 62, And a rear inclined portion 66 formed to be inclined toward the rear lower side from the upper portion of the rear end portion 64.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a filter 80 disposed inside the main body 2 to purify the air sucked into the air suction unit 4 and a filter 80 disposed inside the main body 2, A moving mechanism 120 for moving the moving cleaning kit 110 to the left and right and a foreign substance removing foreign matter cleaned by the moving cleaning kit 110 from the moving cleaning kit 110. [ A separator 162, and a processing mechanism for sucking and treating the foreign object cleaned by the mobile cleaning kit 110. [

The filter 80 includes a horizontal portion 82 formed horizontally and an inclined portion 83 formed downwardly inclined forward from the front end of the horizontal portion 82.

The main body 2 is provided with a filter frame 90 on which the filter 80 is mounted.

The filter frame 90 is installed between the air intake part 4 and the heat exchanger 60 and has an opening 91 through which air is passed and the filter 80 is disposed.

The filter frame 90 includes a horizontal portion 92 formed horizontally and an inclined portion 93 formed to be inclined downward from the front end of the horizontal portion 92 toward the front.

The filter frame 90 has a horizontal portion 92 disposed horizontally above the rear inclined portion 66 of the heat exchanger 60 and an inclined portion 93 disposed horizontally above the rear inclined portion 66 of the heat exchanger 60, And is disposed in parallel with the forward slope portion 64 on the upper front side of the front slope portion 64. [

The filter frame 90 is formed with a space portion 98 whose upper surface is opened below the movement path of the moving cleaning kit 110 so that the foreign matter separated from the moving cleaning kit 110 falls.

The space portion 98 is elongated in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving cleaning kit 110 on one side of the left and right sides of the filter frame 90 and extends across the horizontal portion 92 and the inclined portion 93 .

Here, the space portion 98 is a kind of foreign matter storage portion in which, if the cleaning suction force generating unit described later is not operated, foreign substances swept by the mobile cleaning kit 110 and foreign matters separated from the moving cleaning kit 110 are contained, The filter frame 90 may be formed of a groove or a box integrally formed with the filter frame 90. The filter frame 90 may be formed of a box body formed separately from the filter frame 90 and detached from the filter frame 90, And a box portion formed as a hollow.

The moving cleaning kit 110 is moved along the filter 80 to separate the foreign matters of the filter 80 from the filter 80 and sweep the separated foreign matter from the filter 80 in the leftward and rightward direction to transport the space portion 98 And is formed so as to face the filter 80 as a whole.

The moving cleaning kit 110 includes a cleaning body 112 connected to the moving mechanism 120 to be moved by the moving mechanism 120 and bent in the same shape as the filter 80 and the filter frame 90, And a brush 114 formed to horizontally sweep the separated foreign matters while separating the foreign matter of the filter 80 from the filter 80.

The cleaning body 112 is formed with a horizontal portion opposed to the horizontal portion of the filter 80 and an inclined portion opposed to the inclined portion of the filter 80. The horizontal portion and the inclined portion include the filter 80 and the filter frame 90, The bending angle is equal to or similar to the bending angle.

The cleaning body 112 is formed in a size and shape that covers the upper surface of the space portion 98 when the moving cleaning kit 110 is moved to the upper side of the space portion 98 of the filter frame 90. [

The brush 114 is formed such that a part of the brush 114 is in contact with the horizontal portion of the filter 80 in the horizontal portion of the cleaning body 112 and the rest is in contact with the inclined portion of the filter 80 in the inclined portion of the cleaning body 112 .

The brush 114 has a length that allows the lower end thereof to be partially inserted into the space portion 98 when the cleaning body 112 of the moving cleaning kit 110 is positioned above the space portion 98 of the filter frame 90 And a plurality of these are arranged so as to be spaced apart in the left and right directions.

The moving mechanism 120 may be installed on the upper part of the filter frame 90 or the upper part of the chassis 10 or may be installed in a separate case 130. Hereinafter, The case 130 is provided with the filter frame 90 and the moving mechanism 120. The moving mechanism 120 and the case 130 will be described later in detail.

The foreign matter separator 162 is provided to remove the foreign matter adhered to the brush 114 of the moving cleaning kit 110 from the moving cleaning kit 110 and to be in contact with the moving cleaning kit 110 moved along the filter frame 90 Is disposed on one side of the filter frame (90).

The foreign matter separator 162 is provided to remove dust adhering to the brush 114 while rubbing against the brush 114 of the moving cleaning kit 110. The foreign matter separator 162 is provided with a plurality Each of the plurality of separators 165 and 166 includes a plurality of protrusions 167 and a groove 168 which are alternately formed in the longitudinal direction of each of the separators 165 and 166 Concave and convex structure.

The plurality of separators 165 and 166 are alternately formed with the projecting portion 167 and the groove portion 168 in the moving direction of the moving cleaning kit 110.

That is, at the position of the left separating portion 165 of the plurality of separating portions 165 and 166 beside the protruding portion 167, the groove portion 168 of the right separating portion 166 of the plurality of separating portions 165 and 166 And a protrusion 167 of the right side separating portion 166 of the plurality of separating portions 165 and 166 is positioned at a position of the left side separating portion 165 of the plurality of separating portions 165 and 166, As shown in FIG.

The plurality of separators 165 and 166 are bent in the same manner as the moving cleaning kit 110. The plurality of separators 165 and 166 are separated from each other by the rear end of the horizontal portion, And the lower end of the inclined portion is connected to the rounded lower end connecting portion 162b so as to be integrally formed as a whole.

The foreign material separator 162 is provided with a horizontal fixing part 169a for fixing the plurality of separating parts 165 and 166 at positions between the rear end and the tip end of the horizontal part of the plurality of separating parts 165 and 166, And a plurality of separating portions 165 and 166 are disposed at positions between the upper end of the inclined portion and the lower end connecting portion of the plurality of separating portions 165 and 166, Is arranged in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the moving cleaning kit (110).

The foreign material separator 162 is welded and fixed to each of the plurality of separators 165 and 166 with the horizontal fixing portion 169a and the inclined fixing portion 169b.

The foreign matter separator 162 removes foreign matter adhered to the brush 114 when the moving cleaning kit 110 is moved to the upper side of the space portion 98, As shown in FIG.

The upper end of the protrusion 167 is formed at the highest position of the interior of the space 98 and the upper end of the cleaning body 112 and the protrusion 167 when the cleaning body 112 is moved to the left and right, As shown in FIG.

 The rear end connecting portion 162a of the separating member 162 is connected to the filter frame 90 in the filter frame 90 so that the filter separator 162 is mounted inside or around the space portion 98 of the filter frame 90, A lower end mounting portion 98b is formed in which the lower end connecting portion 162b of the separating member 162 is mounted to the filter frame 90 and the lower end mounting portion 98b of the separating member 162 is fitted to the left end of the horizontal fixing portion 169a, A right horizontal attaching portion 98d is formed in which the right end of the horizontal fixing portion 169a is attached to the filter frame 90, A left inclined portion mounting portion 98e on which the left end of the fixing portion 169b is mounted to the filter frame 90 is formed and a right inclined portion mounting portion 98e on which the right end of the inclined fixing portion 169b is mounted on the filter frame 90, (98f) are formed.

The treatment instrument includes suction guide means arranged to guide foreign matters separated from the moving cleaning kit (110); And a suction mechanism connected to the suction guide means for applying a suction force to the suction guide means.

The suction guiding means is made up of the suction duct 170 provided to communicate with the filter frame 90, in particular, the space portion 98. [

An opening 99 through which the suction duct 170 communicates is formed in the space portion 98 of the filter frame 90 and the suction duct 170 is installed in the filter frame 90 so as to communicate with the opening 99.

The suction duct 170 includes a lower duct 171 having an opened upper surface and an upper duct 172 having a passage through which foreign matter and air pass between the lower duct 171 and the lower duct 171.

The suction duct 170 is formed such that the lower duct 171 and the upper duct 172 are opposed to each other and the inlet of the lower duct 171 and the upper duct 172 is provided with an opening 99 formed in the side plate portion of the space portion 98 And the outlet of the lower duct 171 and the outlet of the upper duct 172 are formed in a protruding shape.

The suction duct 170 further includes a connector 173 to which the lower duct 171 and the outlet of the upper duct 172 are inserted and connected and which is connected to a suction hose 184 to be described later.

The suction mechanism includes a cleaning suction force generator 180 for generating a suction force in the suction duct 170 and a dust collecting box 190 for separating the foreign matter and air discharged from the cleaning suction force generator 180 and discharging only air, .

The cleaning suction power generator 180 is a kind of blower which includes a fan housing 181, a cleaning fan arranged to rotate inside the fan housing 181, and a cleaning fan disposed inside or outside the fan housing 181 to rotate the cleaning fan. And a suction hose 184 is connected to an inlet portion 183 formed in the fan housing 181 and an outlet portion 186 is formed to communicate with the dust collector 190.

2, the dust collecting box 190 includes a dust collecting box 191 having an opened upper surface, in particular, a dust collecting box 191 coupled to a dust collecting box 191 for opening / (192).

The dust collecting box 190 is connected to the outlet 186 of the fan housing 181 to form a suction port 193 through which the foreign substances and air are sucked and the air separated from the foreign substance is discharged to the outside of the dust collecting box 190 An air outlet 194 is formed, and a partition wall 195 forming a U-shaped separating flow passage is formed therein.

The dust collecting box 190 is formed on the surface of the suction port 193 and the air discharging port 194 which are not opposed to each other and is provided with a suction port 193 and an air discharge port 194 And a suction port 193 and an air discharge port 194 are formed in addition to the bottom surface portion.

When the suction port 193 is formed on the upper surface of the dust collecting box 190, the air sucked down through the suction port 193 can scatter foreign matter accumulated on the bottom of the dust collecting box 190, Left, and right sides of the dust collection box 191, that is, one of front, back, left, and right sides.

The dust collecting box 190 is opened by opening the front panel 40 and inserting the dust collecting box 190 in the backward direction from the front of the front frame 20 to draw the dust collecting box 190 forward of the front frame 20 A suction port 193 is formed in the back surface of the dust collecting box 190, particularly the dust box 191, in the front-rear direction.

The dust collecting box 190 has a suction port 193 formed in the front portion of the dust box 191 and an air outlet 194 formed on the surface of the dust box 191 that is not opposed to the suction port 193, The dust collecting box 192 may be formed to have a left or right opening on one of the left and right sides of the dust collection box 191 or an opening in the up and down direction on the dust collection cover 192. In the left and right sides of the dust collection cover 192, The air outlet 194 is formed in the dust cover 192 when the air inlet 193 is formed in the rear portion of the dust cover 192. In this case, The air outlet 194 is formed on the upper surface of the dust collector 190, that is, the dust cover 192 is opened upward and downward, since the foreign matter is least likely to be discharged through the air outlet 194.

The partition wall 195 is formed to protrude from the dust cover 192 toward the inner bottom portion of the dust box 191 so as to be spaced apart from the bottom portion of the dust box 191 and spaced apart from the inner bottom portion of the dust box 191 Respectively.

In other words, the dust collecting container 190 is provided with a suction port 193 formed at the rear of one space of the left and right spaces with respect to the partition wall 195 in the front-rear direction, Air and foreign substances sucked through the suction port 193 are introduced into one of the left and right spaces with reference to the partition wall 195 so as to circulate the lower end of the partition wall 195, And the separated air is separated from the dust box 191. The air separated from the foreign material passes through the other space of the left and right spaces with respect to the partition wall 195 and then passes through the air outlet 194 And is discharged to the upper side of the dust cover 192 via the dust cover 192.

The dust collecting box 190 is provided with a foreign matter drawing net 196 which is formed with a foreign substance in the air discharging opening 194 so that a foreign matter can be partially discharged through the air discharging opening 194. The foreign matter drawing net 196 is disposed on the dust collecting cover 192, respectively.

8 is an exploded perspective view of the moving mechanism shown in Fig.

8, the moving mechanism 120 includes a wire 124 for moving the movable cleaning kit 110 and a wire driving mechanism for driving the wire, which moves the moving cleaning kit 110 left and right. do.

The wire 124 is formed of a wire-shaped member, and fixing members 124a and 124b fixed to the carrier 127, which will be described later, are fixed to both ends thereof.

The wire driving mechanism includes a moving motor 121, a driving roller 122 connected to the moving motor 121 and wound with the wire 124, and a driving roller 122 disposed apart from the driving roller 122, 122, and a supporting roller 123 wound on the opposite side.

The moving motor 121 is inserted and accommodated in a motor receiving portion 131 protruding from the case 130 and is fastened to a boss 132 as a fastening member formed in the motor receiving portion 131. The fastening member 133, Respectively.

The driving roller 122 is connected to be rotated together with the rotation axis of the moving motor 121.

The support roller 123 is rotatably connected to the roller connecting portion 134 formed on the opposite side of the motor receiving portion 131 in the case 130.

The moving mechanism 120 may be configured such that the wire 124 is directly connected to the moving cleaning kit 110 but is connected through a separate carrier 127 so that the wire 124 moves the carrier 127 left and right It is also possible that the cleaning kit 110 is moved to the left and right along with the carrier 127. The carrier 127 is moved in the direction of the wire 124 for the later installation of the guide roller 129, And the carrier 127 is connected to the moving cleaning kit 110.

Fixed wire fixing portions 127a and 127b to which the fixing members 124a and 124b of the wire 124 are fixed are formed on the carrier 127 in the left and right directions, And a connecting portion 127c connected to the member 126 is protruded.

The connection portion 127c is formed in a three-dimensional shape of the upper plate portion, the left plate portion and the right plate portion so as to surround the upper plate portion and the left and right plate portions of the cleaning body 112 of the moving cleaning kit 110, A fastening hole 127d is formed.

 A connector 128 is connected to the carrier 127 and a guide roller 129 is rotatably connected to the connector 128.

The connector 128 is elongated in the left-right direction, and the guide roller 129 is rotatably provided on the left and right sides of the connector 128, respectively.

The case 130 is provided with a guide rail 136 in which a connector 128 and a guide roller 129 are positioned inside and a guide roller 129 is guided.

The guide rail 136 is installed between an angle 137 that is fastened to the case 130 by a fastening member such as a screw and an upper plate portion 138 formed on the upper end of the case 130.

The guide rail 136 is opened at the front and the upper plate portion 136b is bent forward at the upper end of the thick plate portion 136a and the lower plate portion 136c is bent forward at the lower end of the thick plate portion 136a, And the connector 128 and the roller 129 are guided by the guide rail 136 between the upper plate portion 136b and the lower plate portion 136c.

FIG. 9 is a control block diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a view schematically illustrating movement control and suction control of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes an input unit 210 for inputting commands such as various air-conditioning operation commands and filter cleaning operations such as cooling operation of the air conditioner, and a detection mechanism for detecting the position of the mobile cleaning kit 110 .

The detection mechanism includes an initial position detection mechanism 222 installed at one side of the left and right of the filter frame 90 to detect a first position A where the mobile cleaning kit 110 is waiting for filter cleaning, (B), which is a position where the mobile cleaning kit 110 is moved to separate foreign objects cleaned by the cleaning cleaning kit 110 from the cleaning cleaning kit 110, And a separation position sensing mechanism 224.

The first position is a position at which the mobile cleaning kit 110 is positioned at the start of the filter cleaning operation and is referred to as an initial position. The second position is a reverse position for reversing the mobile cleaning kit 110, Position.

The control unit 70 controls the air conditioner according to the input of the input unit 210. The control unit 70 moves the mobile cleaning kit 110 from the initial position A to the separation position B at the start of the cleaning operation, And when the movable cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B, the mobile cleaning kit 110 reciprocates a plurality of times on the foreign matter separator 162 to move the foreign matter separator The movable cleaning unit 110 repeatedly performs the inverse / normal rotation of the moving motor 121 of the moving mechanism 120 so that the movable cleaning unit 110 is brought into contact with the movable cleaning unit 110 a plurality of times And controls the moving motor 121 of the moving mechanism 120 to rotate back so as to return to the initial position A. [

The moving region of the moving cleaning kit 110 is moved from the initial position (A: first position) to a third position (C: hereinafter referred to as a separation start position) where the moving cleaning kit 110 starts to contact the foreign matter separator 162 And the movable cleaning kit 110 is moved from the separation start position C to the separation position B where the movable cleaning kit 110 is the position for switching on the separation position sensing mechanism 224. Second position) is a foreign matter separation region.

The controller 70 can operate the cleaning suction force generator 180 while the moving cleaning kit 110 moves the foreign matter separation area as well as moving the filter cleaning area like the T1 period shown in Fig. 10, when the mobile cleaning kit 110 first reaches the separation position B to switch the separation position sensing mechanism 224, the cleaning suction power generator 180 is operated, It is also possible to stop the cleaning suction force generator 180 when the movement cleaning kit 110 is returned to the initial position A again after the reciprocation of the cleaning suction head 110 is completed a plurality of times, , The cleaning suction power generator 180 is operated from when the mobile cleaning kit 110 first reaches the separation position B to switch the separation position sensing device 224 and then the mobile cleaning kit 110 is initialized When returning to the position (A), the suction suction force It is also possible to stop the lifter 180. When the movable cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time and switches the separation position sensing mechanism 224 as in the period T4 shown in Fig. It goes without saying that it is also possible to operate the suction force generator 180 and then stop the cleaning suction force generator 180 when the mobile cleaning kit 110 is in the middle of passing through the filter cleaning area.

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

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

First, when the condition of the predetermined cleaning operation is satisfied, for example, when a cleaning command is directly input through the input unit 210 or when the operation time of the air conditioner is longer than a predetermined time, the controller 70 controls the moving unit 120 to move And drives the motor 121. (S1) (S2)

The control unit 70 determines that the mobile cleaning kit 110 is moving toward the separation position B when the mobile cleaning kit 110 is positioned at the upper left side of the filter frame 90 which is the initial position A shown in Fig. The mobile cleaning kit 110 is slid to the right toward the separation position B from the initial position A, while the moving cleaning motor 110 is driven to forwardly move the movement motor 121 to the forward mode.

Foreign matter such as dust adhering to the filter 80 is separated from the filter 80 by the right, center and left brushes 114 of the moving cleaning kit 110 when the slide cleaning kit 110 is slid to the right .

The foreign substance separated from the filter 80 is moved while being moved in the rightward direction by being stuck on the right, center and left brushes 114 of the moving cleaning kit 110, The foreign matter scraped by the moving cleaning kit 110 and the foreign matter adhered to the moving cleaning kit 110 move to the separating position B while passing through the separation start position C, And is separated from the movable cleaning kit 110 by contact with the projecting portion 167 of the movable cleaning plate 162.

That is, the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 and the foreign substance adhering to the brush 114 come into contact with the protrusion 167 of the separating member 162 while rubbing against the brush 114, 114 are bent by the projecting portions 167 and then elastically restored, so that they are separated while being whisked by the brushes 114.

When the movable cleaning kit 110 is moved to the separation position B as described above, the movable cleaning kit 110 switches the separation position sensing mechanism 224, A signal indicating that the moving cleaning kit 110 has reached the separation position B is input to the control unit 70. [

The control unit 70 stops the one-way movement of the mobile cleaning kit 110 when detecting the separation position of the mobile cleaning kit 110 as described above and causes the remaining foreign matter of the mobile cleaning kit 110 to come into contact with the foreign matter separator 162 again (S3) and S4 (S4) so as to repeat the reverse rotation / forward rotation control of the movement motor 121 by the set number of times so as to be separated

Hereinafter, the repetition of forward / reverse rotation of the moving motor 121 and the subsequent separation of foreign matter will be described in detail.

The mobile cleaning kit 110 that was located at the separation position B in the reverse rotation of the mobile motor 121 is retracted from the separation position B toward the separation start position C, The brush 114 is bent in a direction opposite to the direction when the brush 114 is moved from the position C to the separation position B and is elastically restored. At this time, the foreign matter remaining in the brush 114 is restored to the opposite direction As shown in Fig.

The control unit 70 stops the reverse rotation of the movement motor 121 when the reverse rotation set time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses after the movement motor 121 is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction, 110 stop at the separation start position C.

Here, the reverse rotation set time is a time set by an experiment or the like when the moving cleaning kit 110 starts from the separation position B and arrives at the separation start position C.

On the other hand, the control unit 70 stops the reverse rotation of the movement motor 121, and then rotates the movement motor 121 forward again. The mobile cleaning kit 110 located at the position C for starting the rotation of the movable motor 121 is advanced again from the separation start position C toward the separation start position B, The brush 114 is again bent and resiliently restored in the same direction as when the moving cleaning kit 110 is first moved toward the separation position B. The foreign matter remaining in the brush 114 at this time is deflected as described above The brush 114 is separated from the brush 114 by repetition of the elastic restoration and the brush 114 is increased in the number of bending and elastic restoration as described above.

Thereafter, the control unit 70 can stop the normal rotation of the movement motor 121 when the normal rotation setting time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses after the movement motor 121 is controlled for forward rotation, It is also possible to stop the forward rotation of the movement motor 121 when the movement cleaning kit 110 switches the separation position detection mechanism 224 after the motor 121 is controlled for forward rotation. When the forward rotation control of the motor 121 is performed and the forward rotation setting time (for example, 10 seconds) elapses, the forward rotation of the movement motor 121 is stopped. At this time, the movement cleaning kit 110 is moved to the separation start position C ) And arrived at the separation position (B).

 When the mobile cleaning kit 110 starts moving from the separation position B to the separation position B after being reversed at the separation start position C as described above, the single reciprocating movement of the movement cleaning kit 110 And the control unit 70 repeats the reciprocating movement of the mobile cleaning kit 110 as described above for the set number of times.

When the set number of times is two, the movable cleaning kit 110 reciprocates the separation position B and the separation start position C twice. When the set number of times is three, the movable cleaning kit 110 moves to the separation position B and the separation start position C three times, and is set three times so as to cleanly remove the foreign matter of the mobile cleaning kit 110 and to minimize the entire time of the cleaning operation.

When the mobile cleaning kit 110 is moved back and forth a predetermined number of times and the mobile cleaning kit 110 is placed at the separation position B as described above, the control unit 70 controls the mobile cleaning kit 110 to move to the initial position A And controls the motor 121 for reverse rotation so as to be retracted. (S5)

The moving cleaning kit 110 moves between the separation position B and the separation start position C between the separation position B and the initial position A so that the brush 114 of the movement cleaning kit 110 Finally, the bristles 114 come into contact with the protrusions 167 of the foreign material separator 162 while rubbing, and finally the bristles 114 are elastically bent and then restored to shake the foreign matter.

When the reverse rotation control of the moving motor 121 as described above is continued, the moving cleaning kit 110 passes the separation start position C and moves out of the foreign matter separation area, and then passes the filter cleaning area to the initial position A Lt; / RTI >

The mobile cleaning kit 110 is moved to the initial position A to switch the initial position sensing mechanism 222 and a signal indicating that the mobile cleaning kit 110 has reached the initial position A is input to the controller 70 (S8). (S9) (S10) When the control of the moving cleaning kit 110 is completed, the filter cleaning operation is completed.

Meanwhile, in the filter cleaning method of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the movement control of the moving cleaning kit 110 as described above is performed, and the processing mechanism, in particular suction control of the suction force generating mechanism 180, The suction control of the suction valve 180 will be described in detail.

 First, the control unit 70 can also operate the suction suction force generator 180 while the moving cleaning kit 110 moves the foreign matter separation area, as well as while moving the filter cleaning area, as in the period T1 shown in FIG. 10 Do.

That is, when the filter cleaning operation is started, that is, when the mobile cleaning motor 110 is driven to rotate forward in the forward mode and the mobile cleaning kit 110 turns off the initial position detecting mechanism 222, 182), and after the completion of the filter cleaning operation, that is, the reverse rotation / forward rotation drive of the moving motor 121 is repeated a predetermined number of times, the reverse rotation driving is performed in the reverse mode toward the initial position (A) 110 stops the suction motor 182 when switching the initial position sensing mechanism 222 on.

When the suction motor 182 and the suction motor 182 are driven, the cleaning fan is rotated all the way through the moving cleaning kit 110 to generate a suction force in the suction hose 184, the suction duct 170 and the space 98 The foreign substance which has been swept into the space portion 98 by the brush 114 of the moving cleaning kit 110 when the moving cleaning kit 110 passes between the separation start position C and the separation position B as foreign substance separation regions And the foreign material separator 162 are passed through the space portion 98 and the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 in order along with the air in the brush 114 of the moving cleaning kit 110, 181). The air and the foreign substances sucked into the fan housing 181 pass through the fan housing 181 and are moved into the dust collecting cylinder 190. Thereafter, air and foreign matter are separated while passing through the internal passage of the dust collecting cylinder 190. The air separated from the foreign matter is discharged to the outside of the dust collecting box 190 through the air outlet 194 of the dust collecting box 190 and the foreign matter separated from the air is accumulated in the lower part of the inside of the dust collecting box 190.

On the other hand, when the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time to turn on the separation position sensing mechanism 224, as in the T2 period shown in FIG. 10, the controller 70 controls the suction force generator It is also possible to stop the cleaning suction force generator 180 when the movable cleaning kit 110 is returned to the initial position A again after the movement cleaning kit 110 has been reciprocated a plurality of times.

That is, when the filter cleaning operation is started, that is, when the mobile cleaning motor 110 is driven to rotate forward in the forward mode and the mobile cleaning kit 110 turns off the initial position detecting mechanism 222, The suction cleaning motor 182 is driven from the time when the movable cleaning kit 110 first reaches the separation position B and the separation position sensing mechanism 224 is switched on without driving the cleaning cleaning kit When the mobile cleaning kit 110 is switched on for the first time by turning on the separation position sensing mechanism 224 by a predetermined number of times, that is, when the reverse rotation / The suction motor 182 is stopped.

When the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time in the space 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 during the control of the suction motor 182, And the foreign matter dropped into the space portion 98 from this time passes through the space portion 98, the suction duct 170, and the suction hose 184 in order, and is processed as described above. Suction force is continuously applied to the space portion 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 while the movable cleaning kit 110 reciprocates the separation position B and the separation start position C a predetermined number of times The foreign matter remaining in the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 is separated and processed in the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 by the friction and suction force with the foreign matter separator 162. On the other hand, when the movable cleaning kit 110 is moved toward the initial position A after reciprocating the separation position B and the separation start position C a predetermined number of times, the suction motor 182 is stopped, Do not inhale foreign objects.

10, when the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time and turns on the separation position sensing mechanism 224, the control unit 70 controls the suction force generator It is also possible to stop the cleaning suction force generator 180 when the movable cleaning kit 110 is returned to the initial position A.

That is, when the filter cleaning operation is started, that is, when the mobile cleaning motor 110 is driven to rotate forward in the forward mode so that the mobile cleaning kit 110 turns off the initial position detecting mechanism 222, The suction cleaning motor 182 is driven from the time when the moving cleaning kit 110 first reaches the separation position B and the separation position sensing mechanism 224 is switched on without driving the suction cleaning motor 182, The mobile cleaning kit 110 repeats the reverse rotation / forward rotation of the mobile motor 121 for a set number of times and then drives the reverse rotation in the retraction mode toward the initial position A, When switching on, the suction motor 182 is stopped.

When the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time in the space 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 during the control of the suction motor 182, And the foreign matter dropped into the space portion 98 from this time passes through the space portion 98, the suction duct 170, and the suction hose 184 in order, and is processed as described above. Suction force is continuously applied to the space portion 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 while the movable cleaning kit 110 reciprocates the separation position B and the separation start position C a predetermined number of times The foreign matter remaining in the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 is separated and processed in the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 by the friction and suction force with the foreign matter separator 162. Thereafter, while the movable cleaning kit 110 is moved out of the separation position B and the separation start position C and is moved toward the initial position A between the separation start position C and the initial position A The suction force is continuously applied to the space 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184, and the remaining foreign matter remaining in the space 98 continues to flow through the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 Passed and processed. The suction and treatment of the foreign matter as described above continues until the moving cleaning kit 110 reaches the initial position A and the moving cleaning kit 110 reaches the initial position A and the initial position sensing mechanism 222 The suction motor 182 is stopped, and the suction force is no longer applied to the space portion 98.

10, when the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time and switches the separation position sensing mechanism 224, the control unit 70 controls the suction force generator 180 When the mobile cleaning kit 110 is moved from the initial position A to the initial position A (i.e., between the separation start position C and the initial position A) when the mobile cleaning kit 110 is in the middle of passing through the filter cleaning area, It is also possible to stop the cleaning suction force generator 180 during the movement of the cleaning suction force generator 180. (S4) (S5)

That is, when the filter cleaning operation is started, that is, when the mobile cleaning motor 110 is driven to rotate forward in the forward mode and the mobile cleaning kit 110 turns off the initial position detecting mechanism 222, The suction motor 182 is driven from the time when the moving cleaning kit 110 first reaches the separation position B and the separation position sensing mechanism 224 is switched on without driving the moving motor 121 And then stops the suction motor 182 during the reverse rotation driving in the retraction mode toward the initial position A. [

The control unit 70 senses the position of the mobile cleaning kit 110 from the signal of a separate intermediate position sensing mechanism provided between the separation start position C and the initial position A for the above- It is possible to stop the movement cleaning kit 110 from moving to the separation start position C after the movement cleaning kit 110 first reaches the separation position B to switch on the separation position sensing mechanism 224, The moving cleaning kit 110 is used to measure, set, and store the time during which the separation cleaning unit 100 is reciprocated a plurality of times and the separation position B is located between the separation start position C and the initial position A, It is also possible to stop the suction motor 182 when the time after reaching the separation position B for the first time and switching on the separation position sensing mechanism 224 reaches the set time, The separation position sensing mechanism 224 reaches the separation position B for the first time, It will be described by comparing the time since that referred to one and the set time.

The control unit 70 stops the suction motor 182 if the time after the mobile cleaning kit 110 first turns on the switching position detection mechanism 224 for the set time (for example, 2 minutes). (S6) (S7)

When the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the separation position B for the first time in the space 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 during the control of the suction motor 182, And the foreign matter dropped into the space portion 98 from this time passes through the space portion 98, the suction duct 170, and the suction hose 184 in order, and is processed as described above. Suction force is continuously applied to the space portion 98, the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 while the movable cleaning kit 110 reciprocates the separation position B and the separation start position C a predetermined number of times The foreign matter remaining in the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 is separated and processed in the brush 114 of the mobile cleaning kit 110 by the friction and suction force with the foreign matter separator 162. Thereafter, even when the moving cleaning kit 110 is moved between the separation position B and the separation start position C and is moved toward the initial position A between the separation start position C and the initial position A If the time after the mobile cleaning kit 110 has switched on the separation position sensing mechanism 224 for the first time is shorter than the set time (for example, 2 minutes) The remaining foreign substances remaining in the space portion 98 are continuously passed through the suction duct 170 and the suction hose 184 to be treated And the time after the mobile cleaning kit 110 first switches on the separation position sensing mechanism 224 before the mobile cleaning kit 110 reaches the initial position A is the set time (for example, 2 Min), the suction motor 182 is stopped, and the suction force is no longer applied to the space portion 98.

In addition to the control as described above, the control unit 70 also controls the time during which the mobile cleaning kit 110 passes through the separation start position C for the first time after starting the initial position A, as in the period T5 shown in FIG. And sets and stores the time to pass through the separation start position C as an inhalation start setting time and the time to pass through the separation start position C through an experiment or the like to set and store the inhalation completion setting time as the inhalation completion setting time, , The suction motor 182 is driven and the initial position sensing mechanism (not shown) is driven when the time from when the mobile cleaning kit 110 turns off the initial position sensing mechanism 222 reaches the suction start set time 222 can be stopped, the suction motor 182 can be stopped.

10, it is possible to control the time for stopping the driving of the suction motor 182 to be longer than the period of T1 shown in FIG. 10 but longer than the period of T5 shown in FIG. 10 to be.

That is, the control unit 70 measures the time before the mobile cleaning kit 110 passes the separation start position C for the first time after starting the initial position A, And finally sets and stores the time before passing through the separation start position C and before reaching the initial position A through experiments or the like to set the suction completion setting time and moves the movement motor 121 to the forward mode When the time from when the mobile cleaning kit 110 turns off the initial position sensing mechanism 222 reaches the suction start set time, the suction motor 182 is driven and the initial position sensing mechanism 222 It is possible to stop the suction motor 182 when the suction completion time reaches the suction completion time.

In the suction control of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, power consumption is minimized as the driving time of the suction motor 182 is shortened during the periods T1 to T6 shown in FIG. 10, It is desirable that driving and stopping of the suction motor 182 minimize the remaining foreign matter in the space portion 98 while minimizing power consumption.

When the suction force generating mechanism 180 operates during the period T2 shown in FIG. 10, during the filter cleaning operation, the moving cleaning kit 110 is firstly passed through the separation start position C and the separation position B, The suction force is not applied to the space portion 98 during the passage through the separation start position C and the separation position B so that the foreign matter suction capability is somewhat lowered but the power consumption is the least. When the generating mechanism 180 operates, the suction force is not applied to the space portion 98 while the mobile cleaning kit 110 first passes through the separation start position C and the separation position B during the filter cleaning operation It is possible to suck foreign substances dropped into the space portion 98 although power consumption is relatively higher than in the case where the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T2 without being able to quickly suck foreign matter from the beginning. Continue until the foreign matter reaches the position (A) and can be inhaled, possible foreign materials remaining in the space portion (98) is less than if the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated for the period T2.

On the other hand, when the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T4 shown in FIG. 10, during the filter cleaning operation, while the moving cleaning kit 110 first passes through the separation start position C and the separation position B The suction force is not acted on the space portion 98 and the foreign substance can not be sucked in from the beginning, and the power consumption is relatively higher than when the suction force generation mechanism 180 is operated during the period T2. However, It is possible to continuously suck foreign matter for a certain period of time even after the moving cleaning kit 110 is moved out of the foreign object separation area, particularly the separation start position C, so that the possibility of foreign matter remaining in the space part 98 Is smaller than when the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T2 and consumes less power than when the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T3.

On the other hand, when the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T5 shown in FIG. 10, while the moving cleaning kit 110 is moving between the separation start position C and the separation position B, The foreign matter is sucked and processed until the moving cleaning kit 110 is finally released from the separation start position C so that the possibility of foreign matter remaining is minimized while minimizing power consumption The suction force is not applied to the space portion 98 after the movement cleaning kit 110 is moved out of the separation start position C so that the foreign matter at the moment when the movement cleaning kit 110 moves out of the separation start position C Some may remain.

In the case where the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T6 shown in FIG. 10, when the suction force generating mechanism 180 is operated during the period T5, the possibility of foreign matter remaining is low, but a relatively high power consumption is used .

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, in addition to the suction control as described above, after the movement cleaning kit 110 is completely moved, that is, when the mobile cleaning kit 110 leaves the initial position A, It is also possible to stop the suction motor 182 after the suction motor 182 is driven for the suction set time after returning to the initial position A after all the separation of the suction motor 182 is completed.

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,

FIG. 3 is a front view of a front portion of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the filter frame shown in Fig. 2,

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a filter of the air conditioner according to the present invention when dust is collected, FIG.

FIG. 7 is a main part cross-sectional view of a filter of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention when dust is collected, FIG.

8 is an exploded perspective view of the moving mechanism shown in Fig. 2,

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

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the movement control and the suction control of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

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

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

2: Main body 4: Air intake part

6: air discharge portion 10: chassis

20: front panel 21: suction grill

30: Discharge port unit 70:

80: filter 90: filter frame

98: space part 110: moving cleaning kit

112: cleaning body 114: brush

120: moving mechanism 121: moving motor

162: Foreign matter separator 167:

170: Suction duct 180: Cleaning suction power generator

182: Suction motor 222: Initial position sensing mechanism

224: Detachment position detection mechanism A: initial position

B: separation position C: separation start position

Claims (17)

delete delete delete delete delete A first step of cleaning the filter while moving a moving cleaning kit for cleaning a filter disposed in the air conditioner from an initial position to a foreign matter separation area in which a foreign matter separator is disposed; And a second step of reciprocating a moving cleaning kit moved to the foreign matter separation area a plurality of times in the foreign matter separation area, And a processing mechanism for processing foreign matter by generating a suction force not only in the middle of the first step but also in the middle of the second step. A first step of cleaning the filter while moving a moving cleaning kit for cleaning a filter disposed in the air conditioner from an initial position to a foreign matter separation area in which a foreign matter separator is disposed; And a second step of reciprocating a moving cleaning kit moved to the foreign matter separation area a plurality of times in the foreign matter separation area, When the moving cleaning kit is moved to the foreign matter separation area, a processing mechanism for processing the foreign matter by generating a suction force to the foreign matter separation area is operated, and when the suction setting time has elapsed after the movement cleaning kit is moved to the foreign matter separation area And stops the processing mechanism. 8. The method of claim 7, The control method of the air conditioner further includes a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the initial position after the second step, The second step is performed during the foreign matter separation setting time, Wherein the suction setting time is set longer than the foreign matter separation setting time so that the processing mechanism is operated even after the mobile cleaning kit is moved out of the foreign matter separation area. 8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, Wherein the control method of the air conditioner further comprises a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the initial position after the second step. delete delete delete delete delete A first step of moving a mobile cleaning kit for cleaning a filter disposed in the air conditioner from a first position to a second position; And a second step of reciprocating the moving cleaning kit a plurality of times to the third position and the second position when the moving cleaning kit is moved to the second position, When the mobile cleaning kit reaches the second position, operates the processing mechanism to process the foreign substance by generating a suction force between the second position and the third position when the mobile cleaning kit reaches the second position, And stops the processing mechanism when the time elapses. 16. The method of claim 15, The control method of the air conditioner further includes a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to the first position after the completion of the second step, The second step is performed during the foreign matter separation setting time, Wherein the suction setting time is set longer than the foreign matter separation setting time so that the processing mechanism is operated even after the mobile cleaning kit passes the third position. 16. The method of claim 15, Wherein the control method of the air conditioner further comprises a third step of returning the mobile cleaning kit to a first position after completion of the second step.

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