KR102637783B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

This embodiment includes a discharge panel having an air discharge port; It includes a suction panel assembly detachably coupled to the discharge panel, the suction panel assembly comprising: a suction panel having an air intake port; At least one filter mounter mounted on the suction panel; A filter with a circular outer circumference; There is an advantage in that a filter having a circular outer circumference can be easily and stably mounted, including a filter fitting portion formed on at least one of the filter and the filter mounter to rotate the filter into the filter mounter.

Description

Air conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more specifically to an air conditioner with a removable filter.

An air conditioner is a device that creates a more comfortable indoor environment for users.

An air conditioner can cool or heat a room using a refrigeration cycle device having a compressor, condenser, expansion device, and evaporator through which refrigerant circulates.

Air conditioners can be classified into stand-type air conditioners, wall-mounted air conditioners, and ceiling-type air conditioners depending on their installation location.

The air conditioner may include an intake panel with an air intake port for sucking indoor air into the interior of the air conditioner. Additionally, the air conditioner may include a filter mounted on the intake panel to purify the air sucked through the air intake port.

The filter may be mounted on the suction panel by a fastening member such as a screw or a hanging part such as a hook.

It is also possible for the suction panel to be provided with a guide rail along which the filter is slidably guided. In this case, the filter can be mounted on the suction panel by sliding in the longitudinal direction.

KR 10-1007-0060876 A (published on June 13, 2007) KR 10-2016-0091290 A (published on August 2, 2016)

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which a filter with a circular outer circumference can be installed with high reliability.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a discharge panel having an air discharge port; It includes a suction panel assembly detachably coupled to the discharge panel, the suction panel assembly comprising: a suction panel having an air intake port; At least one filter mounter mounted on the suction panel; A filter with a circular outer circumference; It includes a filter fitting portion formed on at least one of the filter and the filter mounter to rotate the filter into the filter mounter.

The suction panel assembly may further include a hook that is fastened to at least one of the suction panel and the filter mounter and is detachable from the discharge panel.

A hook insertion hole into which a hook is inserted may be formed in the discharge panel. The hook may be inserted into the hook insertion hole and caught around the hook insertion hole.

The discharge panel includes a lower body in which a hook insertion hole is formed; It may include a flow path body that is coupled to the lower body, has an air discharge port, and has a hook receiving groove for receiving the hook.

The intake panel includes a lower intake body that has a plurality of air intake ports and covers the bottom of the lower body; It may include an outer ring that protrudes upward from the outer circumference of the lower suction body and surrounds the lower outer circumference of the flow path body.

The hook may include a fastening part that is fastened to at least one of the suction panel and the filter mounter as a fastening member, and a hook part that protrudes stepwise from the fastening part and is spaced apart from the filter mounter and is inserted into the hook insertion hole and hung around the hook insertion hole. .

A fastening boss to which a fastening member is fastened may be formed in the suction body. The filter mounter may have an inner housing surrounding the fastening boss and formed with an inner through hole through which the fastening member penetrates, and may protrude. The fastening unit may include an outer housing in which a space for receiving the inner housing is formed, surrounding the inner housing, and an outer through hole through which the fastening member penetrates is formed.

The filter mounter may be arc-shaped. Additionally, a plurality of filter mounters may be arranged along a circular virtual line.

The filter fitting portion includes a protrusion formed on one of the outer circumference of the filter and the filter mount; It is formed on the other one of the outer circumference of the filter and the filter mount and may include an insertion rail into which the protrusion is inserted when the filter rotates.

The protrusion may include a first protrusion that protrudes on the outer periphery of the filter, a locking protrusion on one side of the filter, and the other side of which is seated on the filter mounter, and a second protrusion that protrudes on the outer circumference of the filter to be spaced apart from the locking protrusion.

The fitting rail includes a support portion protruding from the filter mounter; It may include a fitting portion that protrudes from the support unit, goes over the locking protrusion when the filter rotates, and is then restrained by each of the locking protrusion and the second protrusion between the locking protrusions and the second protrusion. The fitting rail may further include a seating part that protrudes from the support part to be spaced apart from the fitting part and the other surface of the first protruding part is seated.

The support portion may have an arc-shaped cross-sectional shape.

The filter includes a circular outer support; an inner support that is smaller in size than the outer support and is located inside the outer support; It may include a connection support connecting the outer support and the inner support. The protrusion may be formed to protrude on the outer circumferential surface of the outer support.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage that a filter with a circular outer circumference can be easily and stably mounted.

In addition, there is an advantage that the height of the suction panel assembly can be minimized and the suction panel assembly can be compactized.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a bottom view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a bottom view of the indoor unit shown in Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a discharge panel and suction panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view when the suction panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated from the discharge panel;
7 is an exploded perspective view of a discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is an exploded perspective view showing a suction panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the suction panel assembly and discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part when the suction panel, filter mounter, and hook according to an embodiment of the present invention are combined;
Figure 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the protrusion of the filter shown in Figure 8;
Figure 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the fitting rail of the filter mounter shown in Figure 8;
Figure 13 is a plan view when the protrusion shown in Figure 11 is seated on the filter mounter;
Figure 14 is a plan view when the protrusion shown in Figure 11 is inserted into the filter mounter.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail along with the drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a bottom view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The air conditioner may include a discharge panel (2) and a suction panel assembly (3). The air conditioner may include an indoor unit (1) that conditions the air sucked in through the suction panel assembly (3) and then discharges it to the discharge panel (2).

The indoor unit 1 may be connected to at least one of the discharge panel 2 and the suction panel assembly 3. An air conditioning unit such as a heat exchanger, humidifying unit, dehumidifying unit, or cleaning unit may be installed inside the indoor unit 1, and the indoor unit 1 may be the main body of the air conditioner.

The indoor unit 1 may have a flow path through which air passes inside, and may have a polygonal outer shape.

An air discharge port 25 may be formed in the discharge panel 2. The discharge panel 2 may be a circular discharge panel whose outer circumference 2A has a circular shape. The air discharge port 25 may be formed in a circular shape on the discharge panel 2.

An air intake port 31 may be formed in the intake panel assembly 3. The suction panel assembly 3 may be a circular suction panel assembly whose outer circumference 3A has a circular shape. A plurality of air intake ports 31 may be formed in the intake panel assembly 3.

The air conditioner of this embodiment may be a ceiling-type air conditioner, a stand-type air conditioner, a wall-mounted air conditioner, etc. Hereinafter, the ceiling-type air conditioner will be described as an example, but the air conditioner of this embodiment is limited to a ceiling-type air conditioner. Of course it doesn't work.

The discharge panel (2) can be coupled to the indoor unit (1) while being coupled to the suction panel assembly (3). The discharge panel 2 and the suction panel assembly 3 may form a lower body assembly (L) disposed at the lower part of the indoor unit (1).

<Indoor unit>

The indoor unit 1 can be installed suspended from the ceiling. The indoor unit 1 may be supported by a fastening member (hereinafter referred to as a fastening member) such as an anchor bolt fastened to the ceiling. A fastening member coupling portion 12 to which a fastening member is coupled may be installed in the indoor unit 1, as shown in FIG. 1 .

The indoor unit 1 may include a chassis 11 that forms the exterior. The chassis 11 may be an indoor unit body that forms the exterior of the indoor unit 1.

The chassis 11 may be mounted on the ceiling using a fastening member. A fastening member coupling portion 12 to which a fastening member is coupled may be provided to protrude from the chassis 11 . The fastening member coupling portion 12 may be provided to protrude from the outer surface of the chassis 11.

The chassis 11 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members. The chassis 11 may be formed in a polyhedral shape with an open bottom and a space formed inside.

Indoor air may be sucked into the indoor unit (1) through the air intake port (31) of the suction panel assembly (3). Additionally, the air blown from the indoor unit 1 may pass through the air discharge port 25 of the discharge panel 2 and be discharged into the room.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a bottom view of the indoor unit shown in Figure 3, and Figure 5 shows a discharge panel and suction panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a perspective view when the suction panel assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated from the discharge panel, Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 8 is an implementation of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view showing a suction panel assembly according to an example, and Figure 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the suction panel assembly and discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The indoor unit (1) may be equipped with a blower (4) and a heat exchanger (5). The indoor unit (1) can suck air, exchange heat with the refrigerant, and then blow it to the discharge panel (2). The indoor unit 1 may form the main body of a ceiling-type air conditioner.

An inner suction hole 6 may be formed in the indoor unit 1 through which air sucked through the suction panel assembly 3 is sucked into the interior of the indoor unit 1. Additionally, a plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be formed in the indoor unit 1 to guide the discharge of air that has passed through the heat exchanger 5. Here, the plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be passages that blow the air heat-exchanged in the indoor unit 1 to the discharge panel 2.

The indoor unit 1 can discharge air in a downward direction through a plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10. The indoor unit 1 can form a plurality of discharge air streams that are blown in parallel directions through a plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10.

The indoor unit 1 may have a polygonal shape, and a plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be formed on the bottom of the indoor unit 1 to be open in the vertical direction. The indoor unit 1 may discharge a plurality of vertical air currents blowing downward through the bottom.

<Chassis>

The chassis 11 may have a space inside which the blower 4 and the heat exchanger 5 are accommodated. The chassis 11 may have a shape in which each of the four front, rear, left, and right sides and the top surface are closed and the bottom surface is open.

<Blower>

The blower 4 may be placed inside the chassis 11. The blower 4 may be mounted on the top of the chassis 11.

The blower 4 may be mounted on the chassis 11 so that at least a portion of the blower 4 is located inside the heat exchanger 5.

The blower 4 may be mounted above the opening 20 of the discharge panel 2, which will be described later.

The blower 4 may be configured as a centrifugal blower that sucks air from its lower side and blows it in a centrifugal direction.

The blower 4 may include a motor 41 and a centrifugal fan 42 connected to the motor 41. The blower 4 may include an orifice 43 that guides air sucked into the centrifugal fan 42.

The motor 41 may be mounted so that the rotation shaft connected to the centrifugal fan 42 protrudes downward.

The centrifugal fan 42 may be configured as a turbo fan.

The orifice 43 may be installed to be located inside the chassis 11. The orifice 43 may be installed in the indoor unit euro body 13, which will be described later. The inner suction hole 6 may be formed in the orifice 43.

The air that has passed through the suction panel assembly (3) can be sucked into the centrifugal fan (42) through the inner suction hole (6) of the orifice (43), and can be sucked into the centrifugal fan (42) by the centrifugal fan (42). It can be blown in any direction.

Air blown in the centrifugal direction from the centrifugal fan 42 may flow to the heat exchanger 5 disposed surrounding the outer circumference of the centrifugal fan 42 and exchange heat with the heat exchanger 5.

<Heat exchanger>

The heat exchanger 5 may be bent at least once. The heat exchanger 5 may be formed to be smaller in size than the chassis 11 and placed inside the chassis 11.

The heat exchanger 5 may be arranged inside the chassis 11 in a square shape or a hollow cylindrical shape.

The heat exchanger 5 may be installed spaced apart from each other on the inner surface of the chassis 11. A passage through which air is guided to blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10, which will be described later, may be formed between the heat exchanger 5 and the inner surface of the chassis 11.

The heat exchanger 5 may be bent to form a space S1 inside which the blower 4 is accommodated. The heat exchanger 5 may include four heat exchange units facing different sides of the chassis 11. The heat exchanger 5 may surround the outer circumferential surface of the blower 4 on the outside of the blower 4.

<Indoor unit Eurobody>

The indoor unit 1 may further include an indoor unit flow path body 13 that partitions an area where air is sucked into the indoor unit 1 and an area where air inside the indoor unit 1 is blown to the discharge panel 2.

The indoor unit euro body 13 may be disposed on the inner lower part of the chassis 11. The indoor unit euro body 13 can form the bottom exterior of the indoor unit 1.

<Multiple ventilation passages>

Each of the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 formed in the indoor unit 1 may have a polygonal cross-sectional shape. Each of the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may have a rectangular cross-sectional shape.

A plurality of ventilation passages (7) (8) (9) (10) may be formed to be spaced apart from the inner suction hole (6).

Referring to FIG. 4, the plurality of blowing passages (7) (8) (9) (10) include a left blowing passage (7), a right blowing passage (8), a front blowing passage (9), and a rear blowing passage (9). It may include a blowing passage (10).

The left air passage 7 may be located close to the left side 1A of the left side 1A and the right side 1B of the indoor unit 1 and may be long in the front-back direction.

The right blowing passage 8 may be located close to the right side 1B of the left side 1A and the right side 1B of the indoor unit 1, and may be long in the front-back direction.

The front blowing passage 9 may be located close to the front side 1C of the front side 1C and the back side 1D of the indoor unit 1 and may be long in the left and right directions.

The rear blowing passage 10 may be located close to the rear surface 1D of the front surface 1C and the rear surface 1D of the indoor unit 1 and may be long in the left and right directions.

A plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be formed in the indoor unit flow path body 13 to be spaced apart from each other. A plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be formed to be spaced apart from each other between the indoor unit euro body 13 and the inner surface of the chassis 11.

A plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be formed on the lower surface of the indoor unit 1 to discharge air through four opening areas at different positions. The indoor unit 1 may be a 4-way discharge type indoor unit whose discharge directions form four vertical airflows parallel to each other.

<Discharge panel>

The discharge panel 2 can be coupled to the indoor unit 1 and can guide the air that has passed through the plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 to be discharged to the outside. The discharge panel (2) may be disposed below the indoor unit (1) together with the suction panel assembly (3).

The discharge panel 2 may be coupled to the lower part of the indoor unit 1, and may guide air blown downward through a plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 into the room. .

The discharge panel 2 can receive air blown in four directions parallel to each other from the indoor unit 1 and guide the discharge around the lower part of the discharge panel 2.

The discharge panel 2 can guide the discharge of air blown from the indoor unit 1 in the vertical direction, especially in the downward direction, by converting it to the horizontal direction H1, as shown in FIG. 3 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the air flow of air blown vertically, especially downwardly, from the indoor unit 1 is converted to a downward inclined direction (H2) having an acute inclination angle (θ) with the horizontal direction (H) and discharged. I can guide you.

At least one inlet may be formed in the discharge panel 2. The discharge panel 2 may be formed with a plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, 24 communicating with a plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10.

An arc-shaped or circular air outlet 25 may be formed in the discharge panel 2. A connection passage 26 may be formed in the discharge panel 2 to connect a plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 and the air discharge port 25.

A plurality of inlets (21) (22) (23) (24), a connecting passage (26), and an air discharge port (25) are formed on the discharge panel (2) to guide the air blown from the indoor unit (1) into the room. It can function as an air discharge channel.

<Entrance>

The inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 formed in the discharge panel 2 may correspond 1:1 to the blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 formed in the indoor unit 1.

The inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 formed in the discharge panel 2 are the left inlet 21 communicating with the left blowing passage 7 in the up and down direction, and the left inlet 21 communicating with the right blowing passage 8 in the up and down direction. A right inlet (22) that communicates, a front inlet (23) that communicates in the up and down direction with the front blow passage (9), and a rear inlet (24) that communicates in the up and down direction with the rear blow passage (10). It can be included.

The cross-sectional size of each of the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be the same as the cross-sectional size of each of the plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10.

The cross-sectional shape of the inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be the same as the cross-sectional shape of the ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10.

The cross-sectional shape of the inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be polygonal. The cross-sectional shape of the inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be square, particularly rectangular, like the cross-sectional shape of the blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10.

<Air outlet>

The air discharge port 25 may be an opening through which air passing through the connection passage 26 is discharged to the outside of the discharge panel 2.

The number of air discharge ports 25 may be smaller than that of the inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24. The air outlet 25 may be larger than each of the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24.

When the air discharge port 25 is arc-shaped, a plurality of air discharge ports 25 may be formed on the discharge panel 2. When the air outlet 25 has an arc shape, a plurality of air outlets 25 may be formed along a circular virtual line.

When the air outlet 25 has an arc shape, the arc shape may include an arc shape such as a 'C' shape, an arc shape, or a semicircle shape.

When the air outlet 25 is circular, one air outlet 25 may be formed in the discharge panel 2. Here, the circular shape of the air outlet 25 may include an oval shape, and the cross-sectional shape may be formed in a closed loop shape.

The discharge panel 2 may be exposed to the interior while coupled to the lower part of the indoor unit 1, and the air discharge port 25 may be exposed to the interior.

<Connection path>

The connection passage 26 can guide the air flowing into the inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 to the air discharge port 25.

The connection passage 26 may be an air flow conversion discharge passage that converts the air flow of air sucked through the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 and guides it to the air discharge port 25. The connection passage 26 may be an airflow mixing discharge passage that mixes the air sucked through the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 and guides it to the air discharge port 25.

A plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be located at one end of the connection passage 26 in the air flow direction, and the air outlet 25 may be located at the other end of the connection passage 26 in the air flow direction. can do.

The connection passage 26 may have a closed-loop cross-sectional shape in the horizontal direction. The connection passage 26 may be formed in a shape whose cross-sectional area gradually increases as it goes downward.

The connection passage 26 may have a curved vertical cross-sectional shape so as to convert vertical airflow into horizontal airflow.

<Detailed structure of discharge panel>

The discharge panel 2 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members. The discharge panel 2 may include a lower body 62 and flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70 coupled to the lower body 62 and having an air discharge port 25.

<Lower Body>

A passage P through which air sucked through the suction panel assembly 3 passes may be formed in the lower body 62. The passage P may be located below the opening 20 and may be in communication with the opening 20.

The lower body 62 may be combined with the inner euro body 60, which will be described later, among the flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70.

The lower body 62 may include a lower reinforced body 62A coupled to the lower surface of the inner euro body 60, and an upper reinforced body 62B interpolated into the hollow portion 68 of the inner euro body 60. there is. The lower body 62 may further include a strength reinforcement rib 62C protruding from the upper reinforcement body 62B.

<Lower reinforcement body>

The lower reinforcement body 62A may be composed of a ring-shaped plate body with a hollow portion formed in the center.

<Upper reinforcement body>

The upper reinforcement body 62B may be formed to protrude upward from the inner circumference of the lower reinforcement body 62A.

The upper reinforcement body 62B may be formed in a hollow cylindrical shape.

The passage P of the lower body 62 may be formed inside the upper reinforcement body 62B.

<Strength reinforcement rib>

The strength reinforcing rib (62C) may be inserted into a fitting slot formed on the inner circumferential surface of the inner euro body (60) and may be coupled to the inner euro body (60).

<Euro Body>

The euro bodies 50, 60, and 70 may include a main euro body 50 and an inner euro body 60 coupled to the main euro body 50. The flow body (50) (60) (70) may further include an outer cover (70) that guides the air passing through the blowing passage (7) (8) (9) (10) to the connection passage (26). .

<Main Eurobody>

An opening 20 penetrating in the vertical direction may be formed in the main euro body 50. The main euro body 50 may have a plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 formed between the outer circumference and the opening 20.

The opening 20 may form a passage through which air passing through the suction panel assembly 3 is sucked into the indoor unit 1. The opening 20 may be located above the suction panel assembly 3 and below the inner suction hole 6 of the indoor unit 1.

The main euro body 50 includes an upper body portion 51 having an opening 20, an outer body portion 52 that is lower in height than the upper body portion 51 and larger than the upper body portion 51, and an upper body portion. It may include a connection portion 53 connecting (51) and the outer body portion 52.

<Upper body part>

The upper body portion 51 may be formed with an opening 20 in the center penetrating in the vertical direction. The upper body portion 51 may be formed in a closed loop cross-sectional shape.

The upper body portion 51 may form the upper passage of the connection passage 26 together with the outer cover 70, which will be described later, and the inlet 21, 22, 23, and 24 together with the outer cover 70. can be formed.

<Outer body part>

The outer body portion 52 may form the lower flow path of the inner flow path 60 and the connecting flow path 26.

The outer body portion 52 may include a mounting portion 56 formed in a ring shape and an outer guide 54 formed around the inner circumference of the mounting portion 56.

The mounting portion 56 may be formed in a ring-shaped plate shape. The mounting portion 56 may be equipped with an outer cover 70, a decor cover 90, and an elevating guide 94.

The outer guide 54 may be formed to be spaced apart from the inner guide 64, and a connection passage 26 may be formed between the outer guide 54 and the inner guide 64.

<Connection part>

The upper part of the connection part 53 may be connected to the upper body part 51, and the lower part may be connected to the outer body part 52.

The upper part of the connection part 53 may be connected to the outer circumference of the upper body part 51, and the lower part may be connected to the top of the outer body part 52. The lower part of the connection part 53 may be connected to the upper end of the outer guide 54.

A plurality of connection portions 53 may be formed between the upper body portion 51 and the outer body portion 52. The plurality of connection portions 52 may be formed to be spaced apart from each other. The number of connection parts 53 may be the same as the number of inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24.

A space (S2) with an open bottom may be formed inside the main euro body 50. The main euro body 50 may have a space S2 with an open bottom formed inside the outer guide 54. The space S2 of the main euro body 50 may be formed to be larger than the opening 20 . The space S2 of the main euro body 50 may be an empty space surrounded by the connection portion 53 and the outer guide 54.

<Slit in the main Eurobody>

The main euro body 50 may be formed with a slit 57 through which the air guide 92 passes. A slit 57 may be formed on the side of the air outlet 25. The slit 57 may be formed in the outer body portion 52. The slit 57 may be formed in the mounting portion 56 of the outer body portion 52. The slit 57 may have the same shape as the air guide 92. When the shape of the air guide 92 is arc-shaped, the slit 57 may be arc-shaped. The slit 57 may be formed slightly larger than the air guide 92. The number of slits 57 may be the same as the number of air guides 92.

<Inner Eurobody>

The inner euro body 60 may be coupled to the periphery of the opening 20 to form the main euro body 50, the connecting passage 26, and the air outlet 25.

The upper surface of the inner euro body 60 may be coupled to the periphery of the opening 20. The upper end of the inner euro body 60 may be coupled to the lower part of the upper body portion 51.

The upper part of the inner euro body 60 may be inserted and accommodated in the space S2 of the main euro body 50 and the lower end may be lower than the main euro body 50.

The inner euro body 60 may be formed to gradually expand downward.

The inner euro body 60 may have a hollow portion 68 formed through it in the vertical direction.

At least a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the inner euro body 60 may be disposed to face the main euro body 50 to form the main euro body 50, the air outlet 25, and the connecting passage 26.

An inner guide 64 may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner euro body 60. The upper end 66 of the inner guide 64 may face the outer guide 54 in the horizontal direction. And, the lower end 67 of the inner guide 64 may face the outer guide 54 in the vertical direction. A concavely recessed inner curved surface 65 may be formed on the outer circumference of the inner euro body 60. The inner guide 64 may include an inner curved surface 65.

The air outlet 25 may be formed between the lower outer circumference of the inner flow path body 60 and the main flow path body 50.

<Outer Cover>

The outer cover 70 may be combined with the main euro body 50 and may form an inlet 21, 22, 23, or 24 together with the main euro body 50.

<Deco Cover>

The discharge panel 2 may further include a deco cover 90 coupled to the flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70.

The deco cover 90 is a part of the discharge panel 2, and the outer circumference of the deco buffer 90 may be the outer circumference 2A of the discharge panel 2. The outer circumference of the decor cover 90 may be circular. Also, the bottom of the decor cover 90 may be flat.

The deco cover 90 may be arranged to cover the bottom of the mounting portion 56. The decor cover 90 may be formed with a central hollow portion 93 penetrating in the vertical direction. The hollow portion 93 may be formed to a size such that the slit 57 is exposed to the outside. The deco cover 90 may be arranged to surround the outer circumference of the main euro body 50.

<Tightening of suction panel assembly>

Meanwhile, the discharge panel 2 may be formed with a fastening portion for fastening the suction panel assembly 3 to at least one of the lower body 62 and the inner flow path body 60. The fastening part may be composed of a hook fastening part to which a hook 160, which will be described later, is detachably fastened. The hook fastening unit may include a hook insertion hole 62D into which the hook 160 is inserted.

The suction panel assembly (3) may be coupled to the lower part of the discharge panel (2). The suction panel assembly 3 can be detachably coupled to the discharge panel 2, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. As shown in FIG. 6, the suction panel assembly 3 can be separated from the discharge panel 2 in a downward direction of the discharge panel 2.

<Detailed structure of suction panel assembly>

The intake panel assembly (3) includes an intake panel (110) with an air intake port (31) formed thereon; At least one filter mounter 120 mounted on the suction panel 110; It may include a filter 130 with a circular outer circumference.

<Suction panel>

The intake panel 110 includes a lower intake body 112 having a plurality of air intake ports 31 and covering the bottom of the lower body 62; It may include an outer ring 114 that protrudes upward from the outer circumference of the lower suction body 112 and surrounds the lower outer circumference of the flow path body.

The lower suction body 112 may be formed in a disk shape. The central portion (112A) of the lower suction body (112) faces the passage (P). The outer peripheral portion 112B of the lower suction body 112 may face the bottom of the inner euro body 60.

A plurality of air intake ports 31 may be formed in the center of the lower intake body 112. The air intake port 31 may be formed in an area facing the passage (P). The air intake port 31 may be formed to be open in the vertical direction in the area of the lower intake body 112 facing the passage P.

As shown in FIG. 9, the outer ring 114 may cover the gap between the upper surface of the lower suction body 112 and the lower surface of the inner flow path body 60. The upper end of the outer ring 114 may be disposed close to the lower end 67 of the inner guide 64.

<Filter Mounter>

The filter mounter 120 may have an arc shape. The suction panel assembly 3 may include a plurality of filter mounters 120. A plurality of filter mounters 120 may be arranged along a circular virtual line.

The filter mounter 120 can be placed on the upper surface of the lower suction body 112.

<filter>

The filter 130 includes a circular outer support 131; an inner support 132 that is smaller in size than the outer support 131 and is located inside the outer support 131; It may include a connection support 133 connecting the outer support 132 and the inner support 131.

The filter 130 may further include a filter member (not shown) that is placed on the connection support 133 and filters dust in the air as air passes through it.

The outer support 131 may form the outer circumference of the filter 131.

The filter 130 can be rotatably mounted on and detached from the filter mounter 120. The filter 130 can be placed on the filter mounter 120 to be located on the upper side of the suction panel 110, and is rotated around the central axis of the filter 130 while seated on the filter mounter 120 to form a filter mount ( 120).

<Rotary attachment and detachment of filter>

The suction panel assembly 3 may further include filter fitting portions 140 and 150 that rotate and insert the filter 130 into the filter mounter 120. The filter fitting portions 140 and 150 may be formed on at least one of the filter 130 and the filter mounter 120.

The filter 130 may be mounted on the filter mounter 120 while rotating in the circumferential direction of the filter 130. The filter 130 may be mounted on the filter mounter 120 while rotating in either clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The filter 130 can be separated from the filter mounter 120 by rotating in the opposite direction to its mounting direction.

<Detailed structure of the filter insertion part>

The filter fitting portions 140 and 150 have a protrusion 140 formed on one of the filter 130 and the filter mounter 120, and the filter 130 is formed on the other one of the filter mounter 120 so that the protrusion 140 ) may include a fitting rail 150 that restrains the.

<Comparative example>

The filter 130, which has a circular outer circumference, can also be moved horizontally or linearly in the horizontal direction and mounted on a filter mounter. In this case, the suction panel assembly 3 may require a pair of linear guide rails to guide the linear movement of the filter 130. In addition, the suction panel assembly 3 may further include a separate stopper that restrains the filter disposed between the pair of guide rails to prevent the filter moved linearly along the pair of guide rails from being randomly removed. When the suction panel assembly 3 includes both a guide rail and a stopper, the overall thickness of the suction panel assembly can be increased by the height of the guide rail, and the number of parts can increase.

<Effect of rotary attachment and detachment of filter>

As described above, when the filter 130 is rotated and inserted into the filter mounter 120, the filter 130 may be mounted on at least one of the suction panel 110 and the filter mounter 120 and then rotated at a predetermined angle. In this case, the overall height of the suction panel assembly 3 can be minimized.

When the filter 130 is mounted on the filter mounter 120 by the filter fitting portions 140 and 150, all or part of the filter 130 may be arranged to face the air intake port 31, and the filter 130 may be disposed to face the air intake port 31. It can purify the air that passes through it. Foreign substances such as dust contained in the air passing through the air intake port 31 may be filtered out while passing through the filter 130.

Meanwhile, the suction panel assembly 3 may be a circular suction panel assembly whose outer circumference 3A has a circular shape, and the suction panel assembly 3 may be rotatably mounted on the discharge panel 2.

<Attachment and removal of the suction panel assembly>

The suction panel assembly 3 may further include a hook 160 that is attached to and detachable from the discharge panel 2. The hook 160 may be fastened to at least one of the suction panel 110 and the filter mounter 120.

The hook 160 can be caught on the discharge panel 2 while being fixed to at least one of the suction panel 110 and the filter mounter 120, and the suction panel assembly 3 has the hook 160 connected to the discharge panel ( When caught on 2), it can be supported on the discharge panel (2). The suction panel assembly 3 may be supported on the discharge panel 2 by a hook 130.

The suction panel assembly (3) can be mounted by hooking the hook (160) onto the discharge panel (2).

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the discharge panel 2 may be formed with a hook insertion hole 62D into which the hook 160 is inserted.

The hook 160 may be inserted into the hook insertion hole 62D and caught around the periphery 62E of the hook insertion hole 62D.

The hook insertion hole 62D may be formed in the lower body 62.

As shown in FIG. 9, the discharge panel 2 may include a hook receiving groove 69 that accommodates the hook 160 inserted into the hook insertion hole 62D.

The hook receiving groove 69 may be formed in the flow path body 50, 60, and 70. The hook receiving groove 69 may be formed in the inner euro body 60 of the flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70. The hook receiving groove 69 may be formed in the shape of a recessed groove on the bottom of the inner euro body 60.

The hook 160 may be hung on the discharge panel 2 while being fastened to at least one of the suction panel 110 and the filter mounter 120.

The hook 160 has a fastening part 162 that is fastened to at least one of the suction panel 110 and the filter mounter 120 as a fastening member, and protrudes stepwise from the fastening part 162 to be spaced apart from the filter mounter 120. It may include a hook 164 that is inserted into the hook insertion hole 62D and is caught around the periphery 62E of the hook insertion hole 62D.

<Air Guide>

Meanwhile, the air conditioner may further include an air guide 92 that guides the air discharged through the air outlet 25.

The air guide 92 is arranged to be raised and lowered on the flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70 and can vary the airflow of air discharged through the air outlet 25.

The air guide 92 may be placed to be raised and lowered on the main flow path body 50 among the flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70.

When the air guide 92 is lowered, the air discharged through the air discharge port 25 may hit the air guide 92 and then be guided in the direction guided by the air guide 92. When the air guide 92 rises, the air discharged through the air outlet 25 may pass through the lower end of the air guide 92. The air guide 92 may be a flow guide that can change the air flow path while being raised and lowered.

The air guide 92 may be arranged to be able to be lifted up and down in the slit 57 formed in the discharge panel 2.

The slit 57 may be formed in the main flow path body 50 among the flow path bodies 50, 60, and 70. The slit 57 may be formed in the mounting portion 56 of the main euro body 50.

<Elevating guide and lifting mechanism>

The air conditioner may further include a lifting guide 94 that guides the raising and lowering of the air guide 92.

The air conditioner may further include a lifting mechanism 96 that raises and lowers the air guide 92. The lifting mechanism 96 may be disposed on at least one of the main euro body 50, the outer cover 70, and the lifting guide 94.

A rack 93 may be formed in the air guide 92.

The lifting mechanism 96 may include a pinion 97 engaged with the rack 93 and a motor 98 that rotates the pinion 97.

Hereinafter, the mounting operation of the suction panel assembly 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 9 as follows.

The operator can hold the suction panel assembly 3 by hand, move it to the lower side of the discharge panel 2, and position the hook 160 below the hook insertion hole 62D. The operator can insert the hook 164 of the hook 160 into the hook insertion hole 62D while raising the suction panel assembly 3, and the hook 164 of the hook 160 can be inserted into the hook insertion hole 62D. ), the suction panel assembly (3) can be rotated in either clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

The hook 160 can be seated by raising the hook 164 above the periphery 62E of the hook insertion hole 62D by rotating the suction panel assembly 3, and the hook 160 is attached to the hook 164. Can be hung around the periphery (62E) of the hook insertion hole (62D).

When the hook 160 is installed as described above, the suction panel assembly 3 can be hung on the discharge panel 2, and the installation of the suction panel assembly 3 can be completed.

The removal operation of the suction panel assembly 3 may be in the reverse order of the installation operation of the suction panel assembly 3, and the hanging portion 164 of the hook 160 is moved above the hook insertion hole 62D, and then the hook is inserted. It can pass through the ball (62D) and come out under the hook insertion hole (62D).

The operator can mount and detach the suction panel assembly (3) from the discharge panel (2) by simply rotating the suction panel assembly (3).

Figure 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part when the suction panel, filter mounter, and hook according to an embodiment of the present invention are combined.

A fastening boss 112 to which the fastening member S is fastened may be formed in the suction panel 110.

The filter mounter 120 may have an inner housing 122 surrounding the fastening boss 112 and having an inner through hole 121 through which the fastening member S penetrates to protrude.

The fastening portion 162 of the hook 160 is an outer housing ( 163) may be included.

The fastening boss 112 can fix the hook 160 and the filter mounter 120 to the suction panel 110.

When the filter mounter 120 is seated on the suction panel 110, the inner housing 122 may surround the fastening boss 112.

The hook 160 can be placed on the filter mounter 120 so that the outer housing 163 surrounds the inner housing 122.

The fastening member S may sequentially penetrate the outer through hole 161 of the outer housing 163 and the inner through hole 121 of the inner housing 122 and be fastened to the fastening boss 112.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the protrusion of the filter shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of the fitting rail of the filter mounter shown in FIG. 8, and FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of the protrusion shown in FIG. 11 of the filter mounter. It is a top view when it is seated, and FIG. 14 is a top view when the protrusion shown in FIG. 11 is inserted into the filter mounter.

The filter fitting portions 140 and 150 may include a protrusion 140 formed on either the outer circumference of the filter 130 or the filter mounter 120 .

The filter fitting portions 140 and 150 are formed on the other of the outer circumference of the filter 130 and the filter mounter 120 and may include a fitting rail 150 into which the protrusion 140 is rotated and fitted.

<Protrusion>

The protrusion 140 may be formed to protrude from the outer circumferential surface of the outer support 131.

The protrusion 140 includes a first protrusion 142 that protrudes on the outer periphery of the filter 120, a locking protrusion 141 protrudes on one side 142A, and the other side 142B is seated on the filter mounter 120, and a filter. The outer circumference of 120 may include a second protrusion 144 that protrudes to be spaced apart from the locking protrusion 141 .

<Insert rail>

The fitting rail 150 may include a support portion 152 protruding from the filter mounter 120. The support portion 152 may have an arc-shaped cross-section.

The fitting rail 150 protrudes from the support portion 152 and includes a fitting portion 154 between the locking protrusion 141 and the second protrusion 144 that restrains each of the locking protrusion 141 and the second protrusion 144. It can be included.

When the filter 130 rotates, the fitting portion 154 may pass over the locking protrusion 141 and then enter between the locking protrusion 141 and the second protrusion 144. Each of the protrusions 144 may be contacted.

The locking protrusion 141 can be hung on one end (154A) of the fitting portion 154 in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and the second protrusion 144 is attached to the other end (154B) of the fitting portion 154. It can be hung in either clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

The fitting portion 154 may engage with the locking protrusion 141 and the second protrusion 144, and the filter 130 has the fitting portion 154 positioned between the locking protrusion 141 and the second protrusion 144. When doing so, its arbitrary rotation may be limited.

The fitting rail 150 may further include a seating portion 156 that protrudes from the support portion 152 to be spaced apart from the fitting portion 154 and onto which the other surface 142B of the first protruding portion 142 is seated.

The seating portion 156 can support the first protruding portion 142 so that the first protruding portion 142 does not sag downward, and the first protruding portion 142 mounted on the seating portion 156 is positioned on the locking protrusion 141. ) can be maintained, and the locking protrusion 141 can be maintained on the fitting portion 154.

Hereinafter, the process of mounting the filter 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14 as follows.

The worker can hold the filter 130 with his hand and seat the filter 130 on the upper surface of the filter mounter 120. The protrusion 140 protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the filter 130 can be raised and seated around the fitting rail 150 of the filter mounter 120, and the operator can use the filter 130 mounted on the filter mounter 120. can be rotated.

When the filter 130 rotates, the first protrusion 142 of the protrusion 140 may enter below the fitting part 154 and pass under the fitting part 154. At this time, the stopping protrusion 141 is The fitting portion 154 may be pressed upward while sliding along the bottom of the fitting portion 154.

The fitting portion 154 protruding from the support portion 152 may be deformed and pushed upward by the locking protrusion 141.

As the rotation of the filter 130 continues, the first protrusion 142 may enter the seating portion 156 and be placed on the seating portion 156. When the filter 130 is rotated at a predetermined angle, the first protrusion ( The locking protrusion 141 protruding from 142) may be moved to the side of one end 154A of the fitting portion 154, as shown in FIG. 14. When the locking protrusion 141 is located next to one end 154A of the fitting part 154, the external force applied to the fitting part 154 is removed or minimized, and the fitting part 154 can be restored.

When the locking protrusion 141 is located next to one end (154A) of the fitting portion 154, as shown in FIG. 14, the second protrusion 144 is located next to the other end (154B) of the fitting portion 154. It can be, and the fitting part 154 can be restrained in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions between the locking protrusion 141 and the second protrusion 144.

That is, the operator can mount the filter 130 on the filter mounter 120 by simply seating the filter 130 on the filter mounter 120 and then rotating it.

Meanwhile, when removing the filter 130, the operator can rotate the filter 130 in the opposite direction to its mounting direction, and the protrusion 140 is located next to the fitting rail 150, as shown in FIG. 13. The operator can separate the filter 130 from the filter mounter 120 by simply rotating the filter 130 and then lifting it.

The above description is merely an illustrative explanation of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but rather to explain it, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted in accordance with the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the scope of rights of the present invention.

2: Discharge panel 3: Suction panel assembly
25: air outlet 31: air intake port
110: Suction panel 120: Filter mounter
130: Filter 140,150: Filter insertion part

Claims (13)

a discharge panel having an air discharge port;
Comprising a suction panel assembly detachably coupled to the discharge panel,
The suction panel assembly is
An intake panel with an air intake port;
At least one filter mounter mounted on the suction panel;
A filter with a circular outer circumference;
A filter fitting part formed on at least one of the filter and the filter mounter to rotate the filter into the filter mounter,
The suction panel assembly further includes a hook fastened to at least one of the suction panel and the filter mounter,
The discharge panel is
a lower body having a hook insertion hole into which the hook is inserted; and
A flow path body is coupled to the lower body, has the air outlet, and has a hook receiving groove for receiving the hook,
The hook is inserted into the hook insertion hole and caught around the hook insertion hole, and is attached to and detached from the lower body.
Air conditioner. delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The suction panel is
a lower intake body having a plurality of air intake ports and covering the bottom of the lower body;
An air conditioner including an outer ring that protrudes upward from the outer circumference of the lower suction body and surrounds the lower outer circumference of the flow path body. According to claim 1,
The hook is
A fastening part fastened to at least one of the suction panel and the filter mounter with a fastening member,
An air conditioner including a hook portion that protrudes stepwise from the fastening portion and is spaced apart from the filter mounter, is inserted into the hook insertion hole, and is hung around the hook insertion hole. According to claim 6,
A fastening boss to which the fastening member is fastened is formed on the suction panel,
The filter mounter has an inner housing surrounding the fastening boss and having an inner through hole through which the fastening member penetrates, and the inner housing protrudes.
The fastening part is an air conditioner including an outer housing in which a space for receiving the inner housing is formed, surrounding the inner housing, and an outer through hole through which the fastening member penetrates is formed. According to claim 1,
The filter mounter has an arc shape,
An air conditioner in which a plurality of the filter mounters are arranged along a circular virtual line. According to claim 1,
The filter insertion part
a protrusion formed on one of the outer circumference of the filter and the filter mount;
An air conditioner comprising an insertion rail formed on the other of the outer circumference of the filter and the filter mount and into which the protrusion is inserted when the filter rotates. According to clause 9,
The protrusion is
a first protrusion that protrudes on the outer circumference of the filter, has a locking protrusion on one side, and is seated on the filter mounter on the other side;
It includes a second protrusion on the outer periphery of the filter that protrudes to be spaced apart from the locking protrusion,
The fitting rail is
a support portion protruding from the filter mounter;
An air conditioner comprising a fitting part that protrudes from the support unit and enters between the locking protrusion and the second protrusion when the filter rotates to restrain each of the locking protrusion and the second protrusion. According to claim 10,
The fitting rail is
The air conditioner further includes a seating portion that protrudes from the support portion to be spaced apart from the fitting portion and is seated on the other surface of the first protruding portion. According to claim 10,
The support portion is an air conditioner whose cross-sectional shape is arc-shaped. According to clause 9,
The filter is
A circular outer support;
an inner support that is smaller in size than the outer support and is located inside the outer support;
It includes a connection support connecting the outer support and the inner support;
The protrusion is an air conditioner in which the protrusion is formed to protrude from the outer circumferential surface of the outer support.

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