KR101555199B1 - air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The air conditioner according to the present invention comprises a main body having a front air inlet formed at a front portion thereof, an air outlet formed at an upper portion thereof, and a lower air inlet formed at a lower portion thereof to communicate with a rear portion of the front air inlet; A blower installed in the main body so that indoor air is sucked into the front air inlet and the lower air inlet and discharged to the air outlet; And an air conditioning unit for air-conditioning the front air intake port and the air sucked by the lower air intake port to quickly and stereoscopically suck and air the front and lower air of the air conditioner, So that the room can be cooperated widely while reaching the air conditioner at a long distance.

Air conditioner, main body, front air inlet, air outlet, lower air inlet, blower, air conditioning unit

Description

 Air conditioner

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner that sucks indoor air into a front and a lower room,

 BACKGROUND ART [0002] Generally, an air conditioner changes a temperature, a humidity, a cleanliness, and the like of a room. The air conditioner includes a radiator for cooling the room, a radiator for heating the room, a dehumidifier for dehumidifying the room, a humidifier for humidifying the room, And purifiers that change cleanly.

The air conditioner includes a heat exchanging unit for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the room air in the case of a cooler, a heater or a dehumidifier, and a purifier unit for purifying indoor air in the case of a purifier. In the case of a humidifier, Unit.

The air conditioner may be installed on the floor of the room, or may be installed on a wall or a ceiling, or may be embedded in a wall so as to suck indoor air, change the temperature, humidity or cleanliness, and then discharge the room back into the room.

The wall-mounted type air conditioner or the wall-mounted type air conditioner installed on the wall of the air conditioner may have a front suction / lower discharge passage structure for sucking air to the front and discharging the air to the bottom, Upper and lower discharge flow path structures for sucking and discharging to the lower portion, and front suction / upper and lower discharge path structures for sucking air to the front and discharging the air to the upper and lower portions.

However, in the air conditioner according to the related art, in the case of the front suction / lower discharge path structure, air is sucked only to the front surface and not sucked quickly, and the air discharged to the lower portion can not be quickly reached to the air conditioner In the case of the front and top suction / lower discharge passage structure, there is a problem that the air discharged to the lower portion can not be quickly reached to the air conditioner and a remote range. In the case of the front suction / There is a problem that it can not be sucked.

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 an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of quickly ventilating room air and ventilating a large area of the room while air- The purpose is to provide.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can be made slim and compact by minimizing the front and rear width.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner for purifying a room by humidifying it by natural evaporation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a wall; a front air inlet formed at a front portion thereof; an air outlet formed at an upper portion thereof; a lower portion communicating with a rear portion of the front air inlet; A main body having an air inlet formed therein; A blower installed in the main body so that indoor air is sucked into the front air inlet and the lower air inlet and discharged to the air outlet; And an air conditioning unit for air-conditioning the front air inlet and the air sucked by the lower air inlet.

The blower is a centrifugal blower having a suction part formed at a front side thereof and a discharge part formed at an upper side thereof. The lower air suction port is formed to be inclined in a direction toward the upper front side, and the discharge part is inclined in a direction toward the upper front side.

The air outlet port and the lower air inlet port are formed at positions overlapping each other in the vertical direction.

The air blower is a centrifugal air blower having a suction part formed at a front side thereof and a discharge part formed at an upper side thereof. The air conditioning unit includes a humidifying filter disposed in front of the suction part, and a purification unit disposed in front of the humidifying filter.

The front air inlet is larger than the humidifying filter and the purifying unit.

The lower air intake port is formed to have a smaller lateral width than the purifying unit.

The lower air intake port is formed such that its lower end is smaller in area than the upper end.

The lower air intake port is formed by a front and rear plate portions spaced apart from each other in the front and rear direction at a lower portion of the main body, and left and right plate portions spaced laterally from the lower portion of the main body.

 The air conditioner further includes a water guide on which the humidifying filter is mounted and a water reservoir for supplying water by the water guide, and the main body is horizontally formed with a seating part on which the water guide is mounted on the upper end of the thick plate part.

The blower is a centrifugal blower having a suction part formed in a front side thereof and a discharge part formed in an upper part thereof, and the air conditioning unit includes a heat exchanger disposed in front of the suction part and performing heat exchange between the refrigerant and the air.

And a front door rotatably connected to the main body so as to cover or expose the front air inlet, the air inlet passage being formed in the front door.

The front door includes a left door rotatably connected to the left side of the main body; A right door disposed to the right side of the main body and rotated to the left and right; And a display installed in one of the left and right doors so as to form the air suction passage between the left door and the right door and between at least one of the left and right doors.

And a front door rotatably connected to the main body to cover or expose the front air inlet and having an air suction passage between the front and the front of the main body.

The front door includes a left door rotatably connected to the left side of the main body; A right door disposed to the right side of the main body and rotated to the left and right; And a display installed at one of the left and right doors so as to cover the space between the left door and the right door, wherein one of the left door and the right door and the display has an air intake passage And is spaced apart from the main body.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, the room air is sucked into the front and the bottom, and is ventilated and discharged to the upper part, so that the room air can be quickly sucked and air- And the whole room can be air-conditioned evenly.

In addition, since the lower air intake port is inclined in the direction toward the upper front side, the discharge portion of the blower is inclined in the direction toward the upper front side, and the circulation area of the air- It is possible to perform air conditioning quickly, and there is an advantage in that it is possible to minimize the direct re-suction of the air discharged to the upper air inlet.

In addition, the air outlet and the lower air inlet are formed at positions partially overlapping with each other in the vertical direction, so that the front and rear widths of the air conditioner can be made as slim as possible and can be made compact. Further, the area of the lower air inlet is wide, There is an advantage to be able to do.

In addition, because the room air is humidified by the natural evaporation method and the water vapor is not visible, it is small and light, so it spreads quickly to every corner of the room, provides a comfortable indoor air without damp place, As shown in Fig.

Further, since the humidifying filter and the purifying unit can be sucked through the front air inlet, the front air inlet serves as an air suction unit during operation and serves as a service hole during service, so that a separate service hole for accessing the humidifying filter and the purifier unit There is an advantage in that the structure is simpler than when it is formed.

In addition, since the purifying unit can not be drawn out to the outside through the lower air inlet and the lower air inlet can be located inside the air conditioner, the purifying unit can be positioned outside the air conditioner during transportation or assembly of the air conditioner. There is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the detachment of the purifying unit and to prevent the purifying unit from being lost.

In addition, the width of the lower air intake port is shorter toward the upper side, thereby minimizing the appearance of the inside of the air conditioner below the lower air intake port.

In addition, since the lower air inlet port is formed by a duct structure surrounded by the front, rear, left and right plate portions, and the front, rear, left and right plate portions guide the suction of the room air, It is possible to prevent a sudden break in the inside of the machine, and there is an advantage that noise can be minimized.

Further, there is a merit that the structure is simple and the cost is lower than that in the case where the seating portion on which the water guide is seated is formed at the upper end of the thick plate portion and the seating portion is separately manufactured and attached.

In addition, since the front door covers the front air inlet port, air can be sucked into the front air inlet port, so that the structure is simpler than when the front door is rotated or moved during operation of the air conditioner. There is an advantage that it can be kept clean.

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

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioner according to the present invention. Is a perspective view schematically illustrating the water flow of one embodiment.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a front air inlet 4 formed at the front portion of the main body 2 and an air outlet 6 formed at an upper portion thereof and a rear air inlet 4 communicating with the rear of the front air inlet 4 And a lower suction / upper discharge type air conditioner in which room air is sucked into the front air inlet 4 and the lower air inlet 8 and then discharged to the air outlet 6 .

The main body 2 is composed of a wall-mounted type air conditioner installed so that the main body 2 is spaced apart from the floor of the room so that room air is sucked into the lower air intake port 8, and partly embedded or suspended in the wall W .

A blower 50 for sucking indoor air into the front air inlet 4 and the lower air inlet 8 and discharging the indoor air to the air outlet 6, And air conditioning units (100, 110) for air-conditioning the air sucked into the air inlet (8) are provided.

The blower 50 is composed of a centrifugal blower in which a suction portion 57 is formed in front and a discharge portion 58 is formed in an upper portion.

The blower is arranged such that the suction portion 57 is located at the rear position of the front air inlet 4 and at the rear rear side of the lower air suction port 8 and the discharge portion 58 is located at the upper discharge port 6 of the main body 2 And the detailed structure of the blower 50 will be described later in detail.

The air conditioning units 100 and 110 include a humidifying filter 100 for humidifying air, a purifying unit 110 for purifying the air, a dehumidifying unit for dehumidifying the air, and a heat exchanger unit for cooling or heating the air At least one of the humidifying filter 100 and the purifying unit 110 will be described below.

The humidifying filter 100 is installed in front of the suction portion 57 of the blower 50 so as to supply moisture to the air flowing toward the suction portion 57 of the blower 50.

The purifying unit 110 is installed in front of the humidifying filter 100 to purify the air flowing toward the humidifying filter 100.

The front air intake port 4 is formed so that the humidifying filter 100 and the purifying unit 110 can be drawn out to the outside through the front air intake port 4. The front air intake port 4 is connected to the air conditioner And serves as a service hole for service of the air conditioner.

That is, the front air inlet 4 is formed to be larger than the humidifying filter 100 and the purifier unit 110, and the humidifier filter 100 and the purifier unit 110 pass through the front air inlet 4, (2), or is drawn out to the outside of the main body (2) through the front air suction part (4).

 It is preferable that the air outlet 6 is located at a position farthest from the wall at the front of the main body 2 as far as possible and the blower 50 is disposed inside the main body 2 in order to make the air conditioner compact and slim. The discharge portion 58 is formed to be inclined toward the front upper side.

The lower air inlet 8 is formed to be shorter in width than the purifier unit 110 and the purifier unit 110 can not pass through the lower air inlet 8 due to being caught by the lower air inlet 8 during transportation or assembly.

  The lower air intake port 8 is formed such that the lower end thereof is smaller in area than the upper end so that the inside of the air conditioner can not be seen as much as possible from the lower side of the lower air intake port 8.

The lower air intake port 8 may have a hole structure formed in the lower plate portion of the main body 2 and may have a duct structure elongated in the vertical direction at the lower portion of the main body 2, It is preferable that the duct structure is minimized to minimize the appearance of the inside of the air conditioner through the duct structure.

That is, the lower air intake port 8 includes front and rear plate portions 8a and 8b spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction on the lower portion of the main body 2, left and right plate portions 8c and 8d.

The area of the lower air inlet 8 in the circulation region of the air discharged through the air outlet 6 and the inside of the lower air inlet 8 in the room is determined according to the forming direction of the lower air inlet 8, The air circulation area of the air discharged through the air outlet 6 is narrow and the inside of the lower air inlet 8 is visible and the forming direction of the lower air inlet 8 is perpendicular to the up and down direction The air circulation region of the air discharged through the air outlet 6 is wide and the inside of the lower air inlet 8 is relatively small and the forming direction of the lower air inlet 8 is perpendicular to the up and down direction, As shown in Fig. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the lower air intake port 8 is formed so as to be inclined forward and upward.

The lower air intake port 8 is preferably formed as large as possible so as to suck in the room air as quickly as possible and a part of the air intake port 8 is formed at a position overlapping with the air outlet 6 in the vertical direction.

The main body 2 is provided with a front door which is rotated forward of the front air intake port 4 to cover or cover the front air intake port 4 or to rotate outside the front air intake port 4 to expose the opening 4, (10) are connected.

The front door 10 may be rotated to the left or to the right around the vertical axis to cover or expose the front air inlet 4 and may be rotated up and down around the horizontal axis to cover or expose the front air inlet 4 Do.

The front door 10 includes a plurality of doors 12 and 14 that are rotated in opposite directions to each other and are spaced apart when rotated forward of the front air intake port 4 and one of the doors 12 and 14 And has air intake passages 16 and 18 between at least one of the plurality of doors 12 and 14 and a plurality of doors 12 and 14 And a display 20 that is exposed through a plurality of doors 12,

The front door 10 includes a left door 12 connected to the left side of the main body 2 by a plurality of doors 12 and 14 so as to rotate leftward and a right door 12 connected to the right side of the main body 2, 14 and at least one of the left door 12 and the right door 14 is provided at one of the left door 12 and the right door 14, It is also possible to include the display 20 having the air intake passages 16 and 18 in the air intake passages 16 and 18.

The front door 10 includes an upper door connected to the upper portion of the main body 2 so as to be rotated upward, a lower door connected to the lower portion of the main body 2 to be rotated downward, And a display installed in one of the lower doors and formed to be laterally elongated and having an air suction passage between at least one of the upper door and the lower door.

The front door 10 needs to maintain the opened state of the left door 12 and the right door 14 when the doors 12 and 14 include the left door 12 and the right door 14 When the left door 12 and the right door 14 are rotated to the side of the main body 2, the left door 12 and the right door 14 are provided on the left and right sides of the main body 2, respectively, It is necessary to provide a space for preventing the right door 14 from interfering with walls or furniture.

On the other hand, when the front door 10 includes the upper door and the lower door, a structure such as a pedestal is required to maintain the open state of the upper door and the upper door of the lower door And the upper door can be inconveniently operated. On the other hand, the left and right sides of the main body 2 do not need a free space for not interfering with the furniture or the wall.

Hereinafter, the front door 10 will be described as including the left door 12, the right door 14, and the display 20.

The left door 12 is installed on the left side of the main body 2 so as to rotate leftward to cover or expose the left side of the left, right, and center of the opening 4.

The right door 14 is installed on the right side of the main body 2 so as to rotate to the right so as to cover or expose the right side of the left, right, and center of the front air inlet 4.

The display 20 is installed in one of the left door 12 and the right door 14 so as to cover the center of the left, right and center of the front air inlet 4.

The left door 12 and the right door 14 are spaced apart such that the display 20 is exposed through the space between the left door 12 and the right door 14, And the right door 14 is provided so as to cover the right end of the display 20.

The display 20 includes at least one display section 21, 22, 23, 24 for displaying information of the air conditioner, a remote control receiving section 25 for receiving a signal of the remote control, And is disposed so as to be exposed through the space between the left door 12 and the right door 14. In addition,

The display 20 is formed with a display fastening portion 27 that is fastened to one of the left door 12 and the right door 14 in a spaced apart manner.

 A plurality of display fastening portions 27 are provided on the display 20 so as to be vertically spaced.

The display fastening part 27 can be fastened to the door 14 on which the display 20 is installed by a fastening member such as a screw or the like and can be fastened by a fastening part such as a hook or the like, .

The display fastening portion 27 includes forward and backward projecting pieces formed to project forward from the side portions of the display 20 on the side surface of the display 20 and right and left projecting pieces projecting in the left and right direction from the front end of the forward and backward projecting portions, A fastening hole through which the fastening member 29 such as a screw passes is formed.

 The door 14 on which the display 20 is installed is formed with a fastening part 15 formed of a boss or a fastening hole having fastening holes for fastening the fastening members 29 penetrating the fastening holes of the right and left projecting pieces 28.

When the display 20 has the air intake passage 18 between the display 20 and the door 14 on which the display 20 is installed the display engaging portion 26 is positioned between the display 20 and the door 20 (14).

 The front door 10 is formed such that the air suction passages 16 and 18 are positioned in front of the front air inlet 4. [

Hereinafter, the main body 2 will be described in detail.

The main body 2 includes a rear case 30 and a front case 40 disposed in front of the rear case 30. [

The rear case 30 forms an outer appearance of a rear portion of the air conditioner. The rear case 30 may be formed in the shape of a plate, or may be formed in the shape of a box with the front open. As shown in Fig.

The rear case 30 includes a thick plate portion 31, a left plate portion 32, a right plate portion 33, an upper plate portion 34, and a lower plate portion 35.

The rear case 30 is formed with a hooking groove 36 at the rear of its upper portion and a hooking groove 36 is mounted on a wall 37 of a mounter 37 fastened to the wall W by a fastening member.

 The front case 40 forms a front outer tube of the air conditioner and is formed into a box shape whose rear surface is opened.

The front case 40 is formed with a front air inlet 4 at a front portion thereof, a lower air inlet port 8 at a lower portion thereof, and an air outlet 6 at an upper portion thereof.

The front case 40 is formed such that the front air inlet 4 is smaller than the front size of the front door 10 at the rear of the front door 10.

The front case 40 is provided with an air outlet port 6 in the upper plate 44 and a lower air inlet port 8 in the lower portion in which the air below the front case 40 is sucked into the front case 40 Is vertically or vertically sloped toward the front upper side.

  The front case 40 is horizontally formed with a seating part 45 on which the water guide 90 to be described later is mounted on the upper end of the thick plate part 8b forming the lower air intake port 8. [

When the left door 12 and the right door 14 are closed, the left door 12 and the right door 14 are arranged as close as possible to the front case 40, The display inserting portions 47 and 48 into which the display 20 is inserted are formed in the main body 2 in particular so that the air suction passages 16 and 18 are formed between the front case 40 and the front case 40.

 The fan 50 is connected to the rear case 30 through a fan motor 54 installed as a motor mount 52, a fan 56 installed on the rotary shaft of the fan motor 54, And a fan housing 60 disposed to surround the fan motor 54 and the fan 56 and having a suction portion 57 formed on the front portion and a discharge portion 58 formed on the upper portion.

The fan housing 60 includes a front plate portion 62 formed with a suction hole 57 and a peripheral portion 64 formed to protrude rearward from the back surface of the front plate portion.

The fan housing 60 has a grill formed in the suction portion 57.

The fan housing (60) is formed with a scroll portion in the peripheral portion (64).

  The fan housing 60 is formed with a partition wall 65 for partitioning the front plate portion 62 into a space through which air passes in front of the fan housing 60 and a space in which a water tank 82 described later is placed.

The fan housing (60) is provided with a safety net (66) in the discharge portion (58).

The fan housing 60 is provided with a wind direction adjusting mechanism 70 for adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged to the air outlet 6.

 The wind direction adjusting mechanism 70 includes a discharge vane 72 disposed in the discharge portion 58 of the fan housing 60 so as to be vertically rotated about a horizontal axis and a discharge vane 72 for rotating the discharge vane 72 And a vane motor 74 provided in the discharge portion 58.

A main body 2 is provided with a water tank 82 which is received in and out through the front air intake port 4 and is disposed so as to be obscured by one of the left door 12 and the right door 14; A water guide 90 provided inside the main body 2 is disposed so as to contain water flowing out from the water tank 82.

The water bottle 82 provides water to be contained in the humidifying filter 100, and a hole for receiving water is formed. A cap 84 for interrupting the water is disposed in the hole.

The cap 84 is disposed so that a passage through which water passes is formed and the valve body is moved to the cap 84 so as to open and close the passage.

The water bottle 82 is mounted on the water guide 90 while being raised.

  The water guide 90 has a water passage through which the water drained from the water tank 82 flows so that the water tank 82 and the humidifying filter 100 are seated on the upper surface.

The humidifying filter 100 includes a filter member 101 functioning to absorb water of the flow guide and a filter case 102 or 103 protecting the filter member 101. The filter case 102, A front filter case 102 having a front grill and a rear filter case 103 having a rear grill.

The humidifying filter 100 is mounted on the water guide 90 so that the lower portion of the filter member 101 is positioned on the water guide 90.

Hereinafter, the purification unit 110 will be described in detail.

The purifying unit 110 purifies the air flowing toward the humidifying filter 100 and enters and exits through the front air inlet 4. The purifying unit 110 includes a filter case 111 and a filter case 111, And a plurality of filters 113, 114, and 115 installed therein.

The filter cases 111 and 112 include a front filter case 111 having a front grill and a rear filter case 112 having a rear grill.

The filter cases 111 and 112 are formed with a front sliding guide 116 in which a part of the filters 113, 114 and 115 are vertically slidably mounted on the front surface of the front filter case 111.

The front sliding guide 116 is vertically formed on both sides of the front filter case 111 on the left and right sides.

The filter case 111 (112) has a handle 117 protruding from the lower end thereof.

The plurality of filters 113, 114, and 115 include a pre-filter for filtering foreign substances in the air, a heparin filter for filtering fine foreign substances in the air, an electrostatic precipitator for electrolytically ionizing and collecting fine foreign substances in the air, An allergy filter such as an Ag allergy shielding filter for removing the smell, a deodorizing filter such as an active plate filter for removing the smell or a deodorization filter for photocatalytic deodorization filter, hereinafter referred to as a pre-filter 113, an allergy filter 114, 115).

 The pre-filter 113 is attached to and detached from the front surface of the front filter case 111 by a front sliding guide 106.

The pre-filter 113 has a handle 118 protruding from one side of the front, top and bottom.

The allergen filter 114 and the deodorization filter 115 are located inside the front filter case 111 and the rear filter case 112 so as to be protected by the front filter case 111 and the rear filter case 112,

The purifying unit 110 is connected to the fan housing 60 of the blower 50 in the interior of the main body 2 through the front air intake port 4 in a state where the plurality of filters 113, And between the front air intake port 4 and the front panel portion 62 of the fan housing 60 of the air blower 50 and the upper air intake port 8.

The main body 2 is provided therein with a control unit 160 for controlling the air conditioner.

The control unit 160 controls the fan motor 54 and the like according to the reception result of the remote control receiving unit 25 and the input of the operation key 26. The control unit 160 includes a box body 162 whose front face is opened, And a cover 166 covering the front surface of the box body 162. The cover 166 is provided with a cover 166,

The control unit 160 includes a box body 162 and a cover 166 made of a metallic material.

The control unit 160 is fastened to the upper portion of the front surface of the front plate portion 62 of the blower 50, particularly the fan housing 60, with a fastening member such as a hook and a screw.

The display 20 includes a display case 180 having a front face opened and a plurality of LEDs inserted in the case 180. The display body 20 includes a remote control receiver 25, And a display panel 184 which covers the front surface of the display case 180 so as to protect the display panel 182.

In the display panel 184, a light transmitting portion through which light of the LED is transmitted is formed in front of each of the LEDs, a transmitting portion through which a signal transmitted from the remote controller passes is formed in front of the remote control receiving portion 25, .

 The display 20 further includes a light guide 186 for guiding the light irradiated by the LED and protecting the LED.

The light guide 186 is mounted on the back of the display panel 184 or in the display package 182.

7 is a front view of the air conditioner according to the present invention when the front surface of the air conditioner is exposed.

  One of the left door 12 and the right door 14 is rotated sideways to open the front of the water tank 82 of the front air intake port 4 when the water bottle 82 comes in and out The left door 12 and the right door 14 and the display 20 open all of the front air inlet 4 when the purifier unit 110 enters and exits.

The left door 12 and the right door 14 are formed of a flat plate and are hingedly connected to the front plate 40 of the front case 40 so as to be rotated left and right so as to open and close only a part of the front surface of the front case 40, And is rotatably connected to the side plate portion of the front case 40 and the side plate portion of the rear case 30 so that the front portion 40 and the front portion of the front case 40 can be opened and closed together. The front surface of the front case 40 and the left door 12 and between the front surface of the front case 40 and the right door 14 are not visible and foreign substances are not penetrated between them. And is rotatably connected to the side plate portion of the front case 40 and the side plate portion of the rear case 30, respectively.

The left hinge shaft 42 'is formed on one of the left door 12 and the left side plate 42 of the front case 40 and the other is formed with a left hinge shaft 42' rotatably connected to the left hinge shaft 42 ' A hook 12 'is formed.

 The right hinge shaft 43 'is formed on one of the right door 14 and the right side plate 43 of the front case 40 and the other hinge shaft 43' is formed on the right hinge shaft 43 ' The hook 14 'is formed.

The left door 12 is formed with a left stopper 122 for restricting the rotation of the left door 12 when the left door 12 is rotated to the left, A right stopper 142 for restricting the overrun of the right door 14 is formed.

When the left door 12 is rotated 90 degrees from the position where the left door 12 covers the left side of the opening 4, the left stopper 122 is moved to the left side of the main body 2, 42).

When the right door 14 is rotated 90 degrees from the position where the right door 14 covers the right side of the opening 4, the right stopper 142 is moved to the right side of the main body 2, 43).

 The air conditioner according to the present embodiment further includes a door closing and holding mechanism for keeping the left door 12 and the right door 14 closed to the main body 2, particularly to the front case 40.

The door closing and holding mechanism includes a left magnet 123 provided at a position covered by the left door 12 of the front case 40 and a left magnetic body 123 installed at the left door 12, A right magnet 14 disposed at a position covered by the right door 14 of the front case 40 and a right magnetic body 144 mounted on the right door 14 and acted upon by the right magnet 143 ).

 Protrusions 125 and 145 protrude from the left door 12 and the right door 14 and protrusions 125 and 145 are inserted into the main body 2, 126) 146 are formed.

The stamper prevention portions 126 and 146 are formed in the main body 2, particularly the front case 40, and the protrusions 125 and 145 are inserted into the protrusion insertion grooves.

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

First, when an operation command is inputted through the remote controller or the operation key, the controller 160 drives the fan motor 54 and drives the vane motor 74 of the wind direction adjusting mechanism 70 in the open mode.

When the vane motor 74 is driven in the open mode, the discharge vane 72 is arranged to guide the airflow direction of the air discharged to the air discharge opening 6 while opening the air discharge opening 6.

The fan 56 is rotated and the air in front of the front door 10 in the room is guided to the air suction passage 16 between the left door 12 and the display 20, The air is sucked to the rear of the front door 10 through the air suction passage 18 between the display 14 and the display 20 and then sucked into the front case 40 through the front air inlet 4. The air in the lower part of the main body 2 of the room is sucked to the rear of the front air inlet 4 through the lower air inlet 8 and mixed with the air sucked through the front air inlet 4. [

That is, the air in the room is sucked three-dimensionally in two directions, that is, the front and the bottom of the air conditioner.

As described above, the air sucked into the front air inlet 4 and the lower air inlet 8 is purified while passing through the purifier unit 110, and then the moisture is supplied from the humidifier filter 100 while passing through the humidifier filter 100 Receive.

The air that has been purified and supplied with moisture by the natural evaporation method is introduced into the blower 50 and discharged to the discharge portion 58 and discharged toward the upper front of the air conditioner while being guided by the discharge vane 72 .

The water in the water bottle 82 is discharged into the water guide 90 and flows into the humidifying filter 100 and is then absorbed into the humidifying filter 100. The humidifying filter 100 is disposed in the purifying unit 100 110), and continuously supplies moisture to the air.

  The air discharged to the air outlet 6 during the air conditioning is discharged to the upper front side of the room and reaches the air conditioner at a long distance and falls down to the lower part of the room to uniformly air the entire room, The air is circulated to the lower portion of the air conditioner and re-sucked into the air conditioner, where it is purified and humidified again and discharged into the room.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has the air intake passages 16 'and 18' between the front side of the main body 2 and the front side of the main body 2 so as to be rotatably connected to the main body 2 so as to cover or expose the front air inlets 4, And other components and functions of the front door 10 'other than the front door 10' are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same reference numerals are used and the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The front door 10 'includes a left door 12' connected to the left side of the main body 2 so as to be rotatable in the left and right direction; A right door 14 'disposed on the right side of the main body 2 so as to rotate left and right; Includes a display 20 'installed on one of the left and right doors 12' and 14 'so as to cover the space between the left door 12' and the right door 14 ', and the left door 12' One of the right door 14 'and the display 20' is provided with the air suction passages 16 'and 18' between the main body 2 and the front case 40, (40).

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and that a suction grille for protecting the rear side can be formed on the front air inlet 4 and a separate suction grille can be provided on the front side of the main body 2, It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the details of the illustrated embodiments, but may be variously embodied within the technical scope to which the present invention pertains.

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

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

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

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 6 is a front view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a water flow of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

8 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention,

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

 DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

2: Main body 4: Front air inlet

6: air outlet 8: lower air inlet

10: front door 12: left door

14: right door 16, 18: air intake passage

20: display 30: rear case

40: front case 45: seat part

50: blower 57: suction part

58: Discharging section 82: Bucket

90: water guide 100, 110: air conditioning unit

Claims (14)

A main body having a front air inlet formed at a front portion thereof, an air outlet formed at an upper portion thereof, and a lower air inlet formed at a lower portion thereof to communicate with a rear portion of the front air inlet; A blower installed in the main body so that indoor air is sucked into the front air inlet and the lower air inlet and discharged to the air outlet; And an air conditioning unit for air-conditioning the front air inlet and the air sucked by the lower air inlet, Wherein the blower is a centrifugal blower having a suction portion formed at a front side thereof and a discharge portion formed at an upper portion of the blower so as to incline in a direction toward a front side, Wherein the air conditioning unit includes a humidification filter disposed in front of the suction unit and a purification unit disposed in front of the humidification filter, Wherein the lower air intake port is formed to be inclined in a direction toward the front upper side and the lower end is formed smaller in area than the upper end. delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the front air inlet is larger than the humidifying filter and the purifying unit. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the lower air intake port is surrounded by a front and rear plate portions spaced apart from each other in the front and rear direction by a lower portion of the main body and by left and right plate portions spaced apart from each other in the left and right direction at a lower portion of the main body. 9. The method of claim 8,  Wherein the air conditioner further comprises a water guide for raising the humidifying filter and a water reservoir for supplying water with the water guide, Wherein the main body is horizontally formed with a seating portion on which the water guide is mounted on an upper end of the thick plate portion. delete 10. A method according to any one of claims 1, 6, 8, and 9, Further comprising a front door rotatably connected to the main body so as to cover or expose the front air inlet, the air inlet passage being formed in the front door. 12. The method of claim 11, The front door includes a left door rotatably connected to the left side of the main body; A right door disposed to the right side of the main body and rotated to the left and right; And a display installed in one of the left and right doors so as to form the air suction passage between at least one of the left and right doors while covering the space between the left door and the right door. 10. A method according to any one of claims 1, 6, 8, and 9, And a front door rotatably connected to the main body to cover or expose the front air inlet and having an air suction passage between the front and the front of the main body. 14. The method of claim 13, The front door includes a left door rotatably connected to the left side of the main body; A right door disposed to the right side of the main body and rotated to the left and right; And a display installed at one of the left and right doors so as to cover the space between the left door and the right door, wherein one of the left door and the right door and the display has an air intake passage An air conditioner placed apart from the main body.

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