KR20040033125A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioner is provided to simplify the assembling and disassembling of a cover for a connection refrigerant tube with respect to a main body. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioner includes covers(30) for connection refrigerant tubes. The covers have first and second side surfaces(31,32) respectively and are coupled with each lower corner of the main body, thereby realizing a rectangular shape with a main body. The first and second side surfaces respectively make plane surfaces with a side surface(21) and a lower surface(22) of the main body and are connected to the surfaces by first and second connection plates(23,24) integrally extended from the main body. The first and second side surfaces respectively have first and second hooks(34,35) to be fitted into first and second hook holes(25,26) of the first and second connection plates. Both of the hooks are formed with holding parts(34a,35a) at each end part to be captured in the first and second hook holes.

Description

Air Conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner that can be easily assembled and disassembled in the main body of the connection refrigerant pipe cover provided to extend the refrigerant pipe of the indoor unit to the outside of the indoor unit.

In general, an air conditioner uses an endothermic action and an exothermic action caused by vaporization or liquefaction of a refrigerant circulating in a closed circuit in a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor, a condenser, a refrigerant expansion valve, and an evaporator are connected to each other by a refrigerant pipe to form a closed circuit. It is a device for cooling or heating the surroundings.

Such an air conditioner includes a compressor and a condenser, and is divided into an outdoor type installed outdoors, an evaporator, and a separate type configured by separating an indoor unit installed indoors, and an integrated type in which the above elements are installed in one housing. do. In addition, the separate type air conditioner is a stand type installed on the floor of the room for cooling or heating a large indoor space, and a wall-hung type mounted on the wall of the room for cooling or heating a small indoor space. Separated by.

The present invention relates to a wall-mounted air conditioner, Figure 1 is a indoor unit of a general wall-mounted air conditioner shown by separating the front panel from the main body.

As shown therein, the air conditioner forms an approximately box-shaped appearance by the main body 1 with the front open and the front panel 2 attached to the front of the open main body 1. The front of the front panel is provided with a suction inlet (3) for sucking the indoor air into the main body (1), and a discharge port (4) for discharging the heat-exchanged air into the indoor space on the left and right sides of the body (1) have. Inside the main body 1, a blowing fan 5 for sucking and discharging indoor air and a heat exchanger (not shown) for heat-exchanging the sucked indoor air are provided.

In addition, the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 for passing a refrigerant pipe (not shown) of the heat exchanger is coupled to both sides of the lower part of the main body 1. Therefore, the refrigerant pipe connected to the heat exchanger is guided to the outside of the main body 1 through any one of the pair of connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 to be connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) disposed outdoors.

2 and 3 show the assembly structure according to the prior art in which the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 is coupled to the main body 1, Figure 2 is a state in which the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 is separated from the main body (1) 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a coupling refrigerant pipe cover 10 coupled to the main body 1 in a coupled perspective view.

As shown in FIG. 2, in order to couple the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 to the main body 1, the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 is provided on both sides of the tip thereof, and a pair of fitting grooves 11a are formed. A first coupling protrusion 11 and a pair of second coupling protrusions 12 provided at both sides of the rear end thereof, and the main body 1 includes fitting grooves 11a of the pair of first coupling protrusions 11. Corresponding to the pair of the third coupling protrusion 13 and the pair of second coupling protrusions 13 formed to protrude a predetermined length from the front end is provided in the rear end and the fitting groove (14a) is formed And a pair of fourth coupling protrusions 14.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the first coupling protrusions 11 and each of the second coupling protrusions 12 of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 respectively corresponds to the respective third coupling of the body 1. When the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 10 is coupled from the front of the main body 1 to the rear in the state where the arrangement position is coincident with the front of each of the protrusions 13 and the fourth coupling protrusion 14, the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 10 The fitting grooves 11a of the first coupling protrusions 11 of the fitting are fitted to the respective third coupling protrusions 13 of the main body 1, and each second coupling protrusion of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 10 is formed. 12 is fitted into the fitting grooves 14a of the fourth coupling protrusions 14 of the main body 1 to be assembled.

However, in the conventional air conditioner configured as described above, in order to assemble the connection refrigerant pipe cover to the main body, the four coupling protrusions provided in the connection refrigerant pipe cover correspond to these four coupling protrusions provided in the main body to correspond to the arrangement position. Since at the same time to be inserted and combined at the same time, the assembly work is very cumbersome, there is a disadvantage that the assembly work can not be quickly.

In addition, in the conventional air conditioner, each of the coupling protrusions of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover may not be securely mounted to each of the coupling protrusions of the main body, and if it is not securely mounted, the front panel is not coupled to the main assembly. Even when the furnace body is transported, there is a disadvantage that the connection refrigerant pipe cover is easily removed from the body even by a slight impact.

In addition, a conventional air conditioner has a disadvantage in that it is necessary to remove the connection refrigerant pipe cover after detaching the front panel attached to the front of the main body in order to separate the connection refrigerant pipe cover from the main body for repair inspection. Is there.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can be easily assembled and disassembled the connection refrigerant pipe cover to the body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that allows the connection refrigerant pipe cover to be firmly coupled to the main body.

1 is a perspective view of a general air conditioner showing the main body and the front panel separated.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover and the body according to the prior art.

3 is a perspective view of the combination of FIG.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover and the main body according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which one side of the connection refrigerant pipe cover of the present invention is assembled to the main body.

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the connection refrigerant pipe cover of the present invention is completely assembled to the main body.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

20: main body 23: first connecting plate

24: second connecting plate 25: first hook hole

26: second hook hole 30: connection refrigerant pipe cover

31: first side 32: second side

34: first hook 35: second hook

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the air conditioner having a main body and a connecting refrigerant pipe cover coupled to one side of the lower portion of the main body,

The connection refrigerant pipe cover has a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side is provided with a first hook and a second hook, respectively, the body has the first hook and the second hook A first hook hole and a second hook hole for fitting are provided, so that the connection refrigerant pipe cover is hooked to the main body.

The first hook is formed to extend toward the first hook hole at the distal end of the extension piece extending vertically inwardly from the first side of the connection refrigerant pipe cover, and the second hook is the second hook of the connection refrigerant pipe cover. It extends horizontally from the end of the side toward the second hook hole.

A locking jaw is provided at the front end of the first and second hooks so as to be hooked to the first and second hook holes.

In addition, the connection refrigerant pipe cover is made of a flexible material and when the first hook is coupled to the first hook hole and then the second side is pushed toward the main body, the second hook is the second hook hole. Coupled to and assembled.

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

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly structure of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover and the main body according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 according to the present invention is coupled to both sides of the lower body 20, respectively, the refrigerant pipe connected to a heat exchanger (not shown) installed inside the body 20 ( Not shown) to guide the outside of the main body 20 through the left or right of the main body 20. The connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 is provided with a first side 31 and a second side 32 to be coupled to each corner of the lower portion of the main body 20, as shown in Figure 1, the main body 20 and Together, it will form a rectangular box shape.

The first side surface 31 of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 extends toward the side plate 21 of the main body 20 to form a plane with the side plate 21 when combined with the main body 20, and the connection refrigerant The second side surface 32 of the tube cover 30 extends toward the bottom plate 22 of the main body 20 to form a plane with the bottom plate 22 when engaged with the main body 20. The side plate 21 and the lower plate 22 of the main body 20 are connected to each other by the first connecting plate 23 and the second connecting plate 24 provided integrally extending inwardly therefrom.

An extension piece 33 extending vertically inward is provided at an end portion of the first side surface 31 of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30, and the extension piece 33 has a first connecting plate 23 of the main body 20. The first hook 34 is formed to protrude toward the (), the first connecting plate 23 of the main body 20 is provided with a first hook hole 25 for accommodating the first hook 34. .

Therefore, when the first side 31 of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 is coupled to the side plate 21 of the main body 20, the extension piece 33 is in close contact with the first connection plate 23. The hook 34 is to be fitted to the first hook hole (25).

In addition, a second hook 35 extending toward the second connecting plate 24 of the main body 20 is provided at an end portion of the second side surface 32 of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30. 24, a second hook hole 26 is formed at a position corresponding to the second hook 35.

The connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 configured as described above is made of an elastic flexible material so that the ends of the first side surface 31 and the second side surface 32 can be bent outwardly or bent inwardly. In addition, the locking hooks 34a and 35a are formed at the end portions of the first hook 34 and the second hook 35, respectively, so that the first hook hole 25 and the second hook hole ( 26) to get caught.

Next, referring to FIG. 5 showing one side of the connection refrigerant pipe cover assembled to the main body and FIG. 6 showing the connection refrigerant pipe cover completely assembled to the main body, the connection refrigerant pipe cover is assembled and separated from the main body. Will explain.

First, when the first side 31 is aligned with the side plate 21 of the main body 20 in a state where the second side 32 of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30 is slightly opened to the outside, the first The extension piece 33 of the side surface 31 comes into contact with the first connecting plate 23 of the main body 20. In this state, the first side 31 of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30 is upwardly shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the first hook 34 is inserted into the first hook hole 25 so that the locking jaw 34a of the first hook 34 is inside the first hook hole 25. It will be fixed by hanging on it.

In this state, the first hook 34 is coupled to the first hook hole 25 so that the second side 32 of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 is pushed upward in FIG. 5 so that the second hook 35 is second. After engaging the second hook hole 26 formed in the connecting plate 24, the second hook 35 is pushed when the first side 31 of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30 is pushed to the left side of FIG. The assembly is completed as shown in FIG. 6 by being completely fitted into the second hook hole 26 so that the locking jaw 35a of the second hook 35 is caught inside the second hook hole 26.

On the other hand, in order to perform maintenance check in a state where the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 is assembled to the main body 20, the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 must be separated from the main body 20. The operation of separating the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30 from the main body 20 may be performed in the reverse order of the above-described assembly operation. That is, when the second side 32 of the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 is pulled to the right side of FIG. 6, the second hook 35 is connected to the second connection plate 24 of the main body 20 as shown in FIG. 5. When the first side 31 of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30 is pulled downward in FIG. 5, the first hook 34 is separated from the formed second hook hole 26. It is to be separated from the first hook hole 25 formed in the first connecting plate (23).

As described above, the connection refrigerant pipe cover 30 according to the present invention is to be easily assembled and separated by being pushed and pulled laterally to one side of the lower body (20).

Here, in the present embodiment, the separation operation of the connecting refrigerant pipe cover 30 is described as separating the second side 32 and then the first side 31, but on the contrary, the first side 31 is first Even if the second side 32 is separated after the separation, the separation can be performed smoothly.

As described in detail above, the air conditioner according to the present invention has an advantage that the connection of the connection refrigerant pipe cover can be made quickly because the connection refrigerant pipe cover is easily assembled on one side of the lower body.

In addition, since the air conditioner according to the present invention has a structure in which the connection refrigerant pipe cover is coupled to the main body in a hooked manner, there is an advantage of maintaining a firmly coupled state.

In addition, since the air conditioner according to the present invention has a structure in which the connection refrigerant pipe cover is laterally coupled to and separated from the main body, the connection refrigerant pipe cover can be detached from the main body in a state where the front panel is coupled to the main body, so that the repair inspection can be performed. There is an easy advantage.

Claims (5)

In the air conditioner having a main body and a connecting refrigerant pipe cover coupled to one side of the lower portion of the main body, The connection refrigerant pipe cover has a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side is provided with a first hook and a second hook, respectively, the body has the first hook and the second hook And a first hook hole and a second hook hole to be fitted, such that the connection refrigerant pipe cover is hooked to the main body. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the first hook extends toward the first hook hole at a tip of an extension piece vertically extending inwardly from the first side of the connection refrigerant pipe cover. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the second hook extends horizontally from the end of the second side surface of the connection refrigerant pipe cover toward the second hook hole. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a catching jaw is provided at the front end of the first and second hooks so as to be caught and coupled to the first and second hook holes. The method of claim 1, wherein the connecting refrigerant pipe cover is made of a flexible material, so that when the second hook is pushed toward the main body after engaging the first hook to the first hook hole, the second hook is And an air conditioner coupled to the second hook hole.