KR19980057701U - Air Conditioning Equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a separate air conditioner, the air conditioner having a casing, an evaporator installed in the casing, and an evaporator cover provided between the evaporator and an adjacent member provided on the side of the evaporator, wherein the evaporator cover Is characterized in that it has a clearance blocking flange portion extending inclined toward the adjacent member side. As a result, the gap between the evaporator cover and the adjacent member can be blocked to prevent heat loss due to the inflow of air, and a separate air conditioner capable of improving cooling capacity is provided.

Description

Air Conditioning Equipment

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a separate air conditioner including a main body, an evaporator accommodated in the main body, and an evaporator cover installed to block between the main body and the evaporator.

In general, a separate air conditioner is divided into two parts, and the blower, the evaporator, the air filter, and the like are indoors, and the compressor and the condenser are the outdoor units. It is installed. In general, a wall-mounted type is used for cooling a relatively small area, and a custom air conditioner is mainly used for cooling a relatively large area such as an office or a classroom.

The indoor unit has a main body casing that has an exterior and an opening is formed in the front surface, an air discharge port is formed in an upper portion of the main body casing, and an air inlet is provided in a lower portion of the main body casing. An evaporator is provided on the back side of the air inlet, and a duct in which an air flow path is formed is provided on the upper side of the evaporator. In this duct, a blower is provided which has a cylindrical shape and introduces air into the cylinder and discharges it between the wings arranged on the circumference. As the blower rotates, indoor air is introduced into the indoor unit, and the introduced air is cooled while passing through the evaporator, and is provided to the interior through an air outlet provided at the upper portion.

Figure 4 is a cutaway perspective view of a conventional evaporator cover installation area, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. As shown in these figures, the lower part of the main body casing 51 is provided with a drain panel 68 spaced apart from the bottom portion, and an evaporator 67 is provided on the drain panel 68. The upper edge of the evaporator 67 has an almost “a” shape and is provided with an evaporator bracket 73 so as to be connected to both inner walls of the main body casing 51, and between the main body casing 51 and the left edge of the evaporator 67. Insulating member 71 formed of an elastic body is provided along the up-down direction of evaporator 67. Moreover, the heat insulation member 71 is airtightly installed side by side along the up-down direction of the evaporator 67 also in the right inner wall of the main body casing 51. An evaporator cover 69 formed of a rectangular plate-like member is provided at the front right edge of the evaporator 67 to extend toward the heat insulating member 71 attached to the inner wall of the main body casing 51. As such, the evaporator bracket 73 coupled to the upper edge of the evaporator 67, the drain panel 68 installed at the lower end of the evaporator 67, and the evaporator cover 69 coupled to the right edge of the evaporator 67. The upper edge, the right edge, and the lower end are blocked by the air, and the air introduced into the indoor unit is introduced into the duct without passing through the evaporator 67, thereby preventing a decrease in cooling capacity due to heat loss. Doing.

By the way, the conventional evaporator cover 69 is installed to extend toward the right wall of the main body casing 51 side by side on the front of the right edge of the evaporator 67, so that between the evaporator cover 69 and the heat insulating member 71. There is a gap. Therefore, some of the air introduced into the indoor unit is introduced into the duct through this gap without passing through the evaporator 67, so that the heat is generated and the cooling capacity is deteriorated. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a separate air conditioner that can prevent heat loss due to the inflow of air by blocking the gap between the evaporator cover and the adjacent member, and can improve the cooling capacity.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

2 is an enlarged view of the evaporator cover installation area,

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the evaporator cover installation area of the conventional air conditioner,

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: main body casing 3: air outlet

5: Front cover 7: Front casing

9: air filter 11: control panel

17: evaporator 19: evaporator cover

20: flange 21: heat insulation member

24: Information Home

The object is an air conditioner having a casing, an evaporator provided in the casing, and an evaporator cover provided between the evaporator and an adjacent member provided on the side of the evaporator, wherein the evaporator cover extends inclined toward the adjacent member side. It is achieved by an air conditioner characterized in that it has a gap blocking flange portion.

Here, the flange portion of the evaporator cover is preferably formed to face the front of the casing.

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

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit of the separate air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the evaporator cover installation area, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. As shown in these figures, the indoor unit of the present air conditioner includes a main body casing 1 forming an outer appearance and a door blocking the air outlet 3 formed on the front surface of the main body casing 1. ), A front casing 7 installed below the air discharge port 3, and a front cover 5 installed below the front casing 7 and having an air suction opening. The air discharge port 3 is provided with a horizontal blade 13 arranged horizontally along the vertical direction of the air discharge port 3 and a vertical blade 15 arranged vertically along the left and right directions of the air discharge port 3, respectively. . These horizontal blades 13 and the vertical blades 15 are formed of a plate-like member, the rotational axis extending in the longitudinal direction is formed at both edges, each of the horizontal blades 13 and vertical blades 15 are each interlocking member It is connected to (not shown) and interlocked integrally. In addition, the interlocking member of the vertical blade 15 is connected to the drive motor (not shown) to be interlocked in the left and right directions in accordance with the rotation of the drive motor. Thereby, the vertical blade 15 is rotated in the left and right direction, so that the discharged air can be evenly distributed. Then, the air discharge port (3) is opened and closed by a door mounted to slide up and down by the drive motor.

A duct (not shown) is provided on the back side of the front casing 7, and a cylindrical indoor fan (not shown) and a drive motor (not shown) are coupled to the duct. In the indoor fan, a plurality of curved wings are arranged at predetermined intervals along the circumference, and the axial direction is provided so as to face the front surface of the main body casing 1. As the drive motor rotates, the indoor fan sucks air into the cylindrical shape through the side part and discharges it between the wings. The discharged air is blown upward along the duct formed around the indoor fan to be provided indoors through the air discharge port 3 formed on the upper part of the main body casing 1. In addition, a control panel 11 is provided below the front casing 7 so as to control the indoor unit.

On the other hand, the front cover 5 in which the air inlet is formed is mounted on the lower side of the operation panel 11 so as to open and close the lower opening of the main body casing 1. At the rear of the front cover 5, an air filter 9 is installed to filter and collect dust in the air introduced through the air inlet. An evaporator 17 is provided at the rear of the air filter 9, and an insulating member 21, which is an elastic body, is provided side by side along the up and down direction of the evaporator 17 on the left inner wall. The left edge of the evaporator 17 is provided to be in airtight contact with the heat insulating member 21 which is an elastic body. A drain panel 18 is provided below the evaporator 17 at a predetermined distance from the bottom of the main body casing 1, and a main control box 12 is provided in front of the drain panel 18. An evaporator bracket 23 is installed at the upper edge of the evaporator 17 to block a gap between the upper edge of the evaporator 17 and the operation panel 11.

An evaporator cover 19 is provided along the vertical direction at the front right edge of the evaporator 17, and a flange portion 20 bent toward the front of the main body casing 1 is provided at the right edge of the evaporator cover 19. Formed. The flange portion 20 of the evaporator cover 19 is in pressure contact with the heat insulating member 21 formed of an elastic body attached to the right inner wall of the main body casing 1. The heat insulation member 21 attached to the right inner wall of the main body casing 1 is pressurized by the flange portion 20 of the evaporator cover 19 to press the edge of the evaporator 17 side, and contracts along the rear surface of the flange portion 20. Surface contact. Accordingly, the gap between the evaporator cover 19 and the heat insulating member 21 is hermetically blocked. Meanwhile, a guide groove 24 is formed in the central region of the evaporator cover 19 so as to be cut out from the flange 20 so that the refrigerant pipe of the evaporator 17 can enter and exit.

By this configuration, the indoor air is introduced into the indoor unit through the air inlet of the front cover 5 as the indoor fan rotates, and the dust in the air passes through the air filter 9 mounted on the rear side of the air inlet. Will be filtered. The filtered air is blocked by the drain panel 18, the evaporator bracket 23, and the evaporator cover 19 installed around the evaporator 17, thereby cooling the air passing through the evaporator 17. do. The air cooled while passing between the heat transfer tube and the heat transfer fin of the evaporator 17 is fed upward by the indoor fan, and is distributed to the room by the horizontal blade 13 and the vertical blade 15 installed in the air discharge port 3. It is blown.

In this way, by forming the clearance blocking flange portion 20 in the evaporator cover 19, the uncooled air does not pass through the evaporator 17, the gap between the evaporator cover 19 and the heat insulating member 21. It can be prevented from entering into the duct through. Thereby, heat loss can be prevented and a cooling ability can be improved.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the heat loss due to the inflow of air by blocking the gap between the evaporator cover and the adjacent member, there is provided a separate air conditioner that can improve the cooling capacity.

Claims (2)

An air conditioner having a casing, an evaporator provided in the casing, and an evaporator cover provided between the evaporator and an adjacent member provided on the side of the evaporator, The evaporator cover is an air conditioner, characterized in that it has a clearance blocking flange portion extending inclined toward the adjacent member side. The method of claim 1, And the flange portion of the evaporator cover is formed to face the front side of the casing.