KR20030043052A - A control box assembly of the window type air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A control box assembly of a window type air conditioner is provided to reduce the initial installation cost and time and to facilitate maintenance by improving the structure of the control box assembly. CONSTITUTION: A control box assembly(70) of a window type air conditioner includes a case(71) with plural devices controlling the operation state of the air conditioner, and a control box cover(73) with one side rotatably installed to the inlet of the case, to be opened and shut in a sliding door method. More than one of the surfaces of the case is open. A pair of fixing rings(72) are formed on one side of the front of the case. The cover box is formed into a panel shape with size capable of covering the front side of the case, and fitting protrusions are formed at the upper and lower edges of the control box cover. A pair of the fitting protrusions are rotatably fitted into the fixing ring and the other pair is secured to or separated from the space between a front panel(52) and the case, and thus the control box cover is opened and shut.

Description

Control box assembly of the window type air conditioner

The present invention relates to a window type air conditioner in which an outdoor side heat exchanger and an indoor side heat exchanger are installed in one cabinet and installed in a window, and in particular, by improving the structure of a control box assembly for controlling the operation of the air conditioner, The parts included in the control box are omitted, and the control box of the window type air conditioner is not only easy to remove and open the control box, but also to reduce the cost and time required for the initial installation, and to facilitate work during repair and replacement. It is about assembly.

In general, the air conditioner is a device for forcibly sucking the air in the room and discharging it to the room by heating, cooling, dehumidifying, etc., and maintaining the air in the room comfortably. There are many kinds of air conditioners such as integrated type, detachable type, ceiling buried type, wall-mounted type, duct type, etc. due to their structural characteristics, but here, the description is limited to window type air conditioners that are integrally formed and installed on windows. .

1 is a perspective view showing a window type air conditioner according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner according to the related art includes a cabinet 10 having a front surface opened, a suction grill 14, and a discharge grill 16 formed on the front panel of the cabinet 10. The appearance is made with (12).

The cabinet 10 includes a heat exchanger (not shown) for heat exchanging indoor air therein, a blower fan (not shown) for forcibly flowing air exchanged with the indoor air, and the blower fan is built-in and blown. A fan housing (not shown) having a flow path for guiding the indoor air flowed by the fan back to the discharge grill 16 is mounted, and the flow path under the discharge grill 16 controls the power supplied to each component. The control box assembly 30 is mounted.

The front panel 12 has a hole formed in the lower side of the discharge grill 16 so that the control box assembly 30 is disposed inside.

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner according to the prior art.

The control box assembly 30 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 2, and a case 31 having one side and a rear side thereof open, and a bolt coupled to the front of the case 31 to the front panel 12. And a control box cover 35 disposed in a hole of the front panel 12 and inside the front side of the case 31, and an operation shaft thereof penetrates the case 31 and the control box cover 35 so as to face the front panel 12. Is installed to protrude to the outside of the rotary switch 32 and the thermostat 33 to control the air conditioner, and the rotary switch 32 and the thermostat 33 is installed on the operating shaft of the user It is configured to include a lever 36 for transmitting the operating force.

In addition, the window type air conditioner is configured to further include an outdoor side heat exchanger, an outdoor side blowing fan, and a compressor in the case 31.

Looking at the operation of the window type air conditioner according to the prior art configured as described above are as follows.

First, when power is applied, the blower fan is driven to forcibly suck the indoor air, and the sucked air is discharged back into the room through the discharge grill 16 through the indoor heat exchanger, thereby performing an air conditioning function.

At this time, the refrigerant supplied from the compressor is circulated back to the compressor through the expansion valve, the indoor heat exchanger passing through the outdoor heat exchanger to form a refrigeration cycle.

In addition, when the user operates the lever 36, it is possible to control the operating state of the blower fan and the heat exchanger to perform the air conditioning action according to the user's taste.

However, the control box assembly of the window type air conditioner according to the prior art is a device such as a rotary switch 32, a thermostat 33, etc. inside the sealed case 31 in which the control box cover 35 is installed. Is installed, and the control box cover 35 is installed on the front side in a bolted manner, so that the control box is not easily attached or detached, so it is difficult to reduce the time and cost required for initial installation, and the repair and replacement work is also easy. There is a problem.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, one side of the case of the control box is opened, the control box cover is installed to be detachable in the open area, it is easy to install the control box assembly, It is also easy to attach and detach the device installed inside, which saves time and cost for initial installation, repair, and replacement, and also reduces the material cost due to the open case. The purpose is to provide a control box assembly.

1 is a perspective view showing a window type air conditioner according to the prior art,

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner according to the prior art;

3 is a perspective view showing a window type air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a window type air conditioner according to the present invention;

5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of part A illustrated in FIG. 5.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: cabinet 52: front panel

54: suction grill 56: discharge grill

60: fan housing 62: blowing fan

70: control box assembly 71: case

72: hook 73: control box cover

74: jamming 75: groove

76: rotary switch 77: thermostat

The control box assembly of the window type air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a case in which one or more surfaces are opened to accommodate a plurality of devices for controlling the operating state of the air conditioner, and at the entrance of the case The side is rotatably installed, characterized in that the control box cover is made to include opening and closing in a sliding door method.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a window type air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a window type air conditioner according to the present invention.

The window type air conditioner according to the present invention is mounted on an open surface of the cabinet 50 and an open surface of the cabinet 50, and an intake grill 54 and a discharge grill 53 are formed so that indoor air flows. The front panel 52 to form a flow path, a blowing fan 62 installed inside the suction grill 54 to forcibly suck the indoor air, and the suction fan 62 while fixing the blowing fan 62. A flow path is formed from the discharge grill 56 to the fan housing 60 installed in the cabinet 50 and the air introduced by the blower fan 62 is heat-exchanged so as to be discharged into the room. A heat exchanger (not shown) and a control box assembly 70 for controlling the driving degree of the apparatus to adjust the operating state of the air conditioner are included.

The front panel 52 has the suction grille 54 formed in a relatively wide portion from the center to one side, and the discharge grille 56 is formed relatively small on the upper side of the suction grille 54. In addition, a square hole 58 is formed in the lower portion of the discharge grill 56, the control box assembly 70 is installed inside.

The fan housing 60 is provided with a mounting portion of the blower fan 62 so that the blower fan 62 is disposed at a portion facing the suction grille 54, and blows the air from the rear surface of the discharge grille 56. A flow path communicating with the fan 62 is formed, and a space portion in which the control box 70 is installed is formed at a portion facing the hole 58.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a detailed view of part A shown in FIG.

The control box assembly 70 is built in the space portion to form a control box and the control box 71, one side is rotatably fixed to the front of the case 71, the other side is installed to be removable The control box cover 73, the rotary switch 76 and the thermostat 77 installed at the rear of the control box cover, and the operating shaft of the rotary switch 76 and the thermostat 77 are the control box cover. It is provided so as to protrude to the outside of the 73, the lever 78 is provided on the working shaft to rotate the user, so that the operation operation of the air conditioner can be included.

The case 71 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the front side and one side and the rear side are opened to form a 'c' shape, and the control box cover 78 is rotatably mounted on one side of the front side. A pair of hooks 72 are formed.

The control box cover 73 is formed in a panel shape of a size that can cover the front of the case 71, a pair of protrusions formed on both sides of the upper and lower corners and the lower both sides of the pair formed on one side The locking protrusion 74 is rotatably fitted to the locking ring 72, and the other pair of locking protrusions 74 may be seated or separated into the space between the front panel 52 and the case 71. Is formed so that the control box cover 78 can be opened and closed.

In addition, since the rotary switch 76 and the thermostat 77 are mounted on the rear surface of the control box cover 78 by a bolt coupling method, the panel forming the front of the control box may be omitted.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a portion of the control box cover 78 in which the locking protrusions 74 are formed may have elasticity in which the locking protrusions 74 are inserted into the control box cover 73. A pair of grooves 75 are formed on both sides of the locking protrusion 74 to control a predetermined amount when the pair of locking protrusions 74 formed on one side of the control box cover 73 are fastened to the locking ring 72. Since it is inserted into the inside of the box cover 73 can be easily mounted. In addition, the pair of engaging projections 74 formed on the other side to facilitate the opening and closing of the control box.

In addition, the window type air conditioner includes a compressor for compressing the refrigerant supplied to the heat exchanger at high temperature and high pressure, an outdoor heat exchanger for exchanging the refrigerant supplied from the compressor with outdoor air, and an outdoor air supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger. It is configured to further include an outdoor blower fan for forced suction.

Looking at the operation of the window air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when power is applied, the blower fan 62 is driven to forcibly introduce indoor air through the suction grille 54, and the introduced indoor air is heat-exchanged while passing through a heat exchanger. It is discharged back into the room through air conditioning.

At this time, the refrigerant compressed to high temperature and high pressure in the compressor is heat exchanged with the outdoor air introduced by the indoor blower fan while passing through the outdoor heat exchanger, and is supplied to the heat exchanger to perform heat exchange with the indoor air.

In addition, when the user operates the lever 78, the operation degree of the blower fan 62 and the compressor is controlled to achieve an operation state of the air conditioner desired by the user, and repair and replacement of the device installed in the control box. When the operation is performed, the locking protrusion 74 may be inserted into the control box cover 73 by a predetermined amount to easily open the control box.

In the control box assembly of the window type air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, the front of the case forming the control box is opened, and the control box cover is rotatably installed on the open side of the case, thereby simplifying the shape of the case. The material cost is reduced, and the installation of the control assembly is easy to improve the workability at the time of initial production, and the easy opening and closing of the control box has the advantage of easy repair and replacement work.

Claims (6)

A case having a plurality of devices in which one or more surfaces are opened to control an operating state of the air conditioner; The control box assembly of the window type air conditioner, characterized in that the entrance of the case is rotatably installed comprises a control box cover to achieve opening and closing in a sliding door method. The method of claim 1, The case is a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner, characterized in that the front and right side, the rear side is opened in a rectangular parallelepiped long in the front and rear direction is formed in the 'c' shape. The method of claim 1, The case is a control box assembly of a window type air conditioner, characterized in that a pair of hooks are formed on one side of the front side. The method of claim 1, The control box cover is formed in the shape of a panel size that can cover the front of the case control box assembly of the window type air conditioner, characterized in that the locking projections are fastened to the locking ring on both the upper and lower sides. The method of claim 1, A pair of grooves are formed on both sides of the locking projections, so that the locking projections can flow in and out of the control box cover. The method of claim 1, The inner wall of the control box cover is provided with a rotary switch and a thermostat, the operating shaft of the rotary switch and the thermostat is installed so as to pass through the control box cover, the window type, characterized in that the lever is installed at the end of the operating shaft Control box assembly of the air conditioner.