KR20060036269A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sealed structure of the air discharge port in the air conditioner having a multi-faceted discharge structure, it is possible to seal the side discharge port is high efficiency of intensive cooling and heating, which can prevent the introduction of contaminants through the side discharge port during long-term storage To provide an air conditioner.

An air conditioner according to the present invention comprises: a casing in which air inlets and outlets are formed; And a discharge opening and closing member installed on the discharge opening to open and close the discharge opening, wherein the discharge opening and closing member is formed around the discharge opening to seal the discharge opening.

Air Conditioner, Three Side Discharge, Side Discharge Outlet, Blade

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an air conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the side discharge port of the air conditioner of FIG. 1 and the blade installed therein; FIG.

Figure 3 is a view showing a side ejection outlet portion of the cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG.

Figure 4a is a view showing the upper portion of the side discharge port of the cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.

Figure 4b is a view showing the lower portion of the side discharge port of the cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

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

100: casing 110: front part

111: front discharge port 113: front panel

120: side portion 121: side discharge port

122: suction port 200: side discharge opening and closing member

210: main blade 220: auxiliary blade                 

230: rib

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a closed structure of an air discharge port in an air conditioner having a multi-faceted discharge structure.

An air conditioner is a device for providing a comfortable indoor environment by properly maintaining an indoor temperature, and is an apparatus for cooling and heating using a refrigeration cycle. The air conditioner is generally composed of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit depending on its function and installation location.

The indoor unit has a heat exchanger built-in, and heats the sucked indoor air and discharges it again.In the past, the air discharge port was formed only on one side of the indoor unit. Is being developed.

As an example of such an air conditioner, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0026720 discloses a three-discharge type air conditioner in which air discharge ports are formed in front and both sides of an indoor unit.

In the air conditioner disclosed in the above patent, both sides of the cabinet protrude obliquely, a front discharge port is formed on the front of the cabinet, and side discharge ports are formed on both sides of the front discharge port, respectively. And the side discharge port is provided with a louver rotatably installed to open and close it. The front discharge port is provided at the front of the cabinet and opened and closed by a front discharge port door that moves up and down.

During operation of the air conditioner, the front discharge port and the side discharge port are controlled to be individually opened and closed. That is, it is controlled to open and cool the target space by opening only the front discharge port or opening only the side discharge port, or even cooling the target space by opening both the front discharge port and the side discharge port.

However, when operating with only the side outlet opening, the front outlet is completely sealed by the front outlet door, so all the discharged air is concentrated to the side outlet, but when operating with only the front outlet opening, the side outlet is opened by the louvers that open and close the side outlet Although it closes, a small amount of air leaks into the gap between the side outlet and the louver. In this case, the efficiency of the concentrated operation through the front discharge port is lowered. In particular, during cooling, the leaked air cools the surrounding air, causing dew to form around the louver surface and the discharge port, thereby contaminating the surroundings. In addition, when the air conditioner is not operated for a long time, foreign matter such as dust penetrates into the gap between the side discharge port and the louver to contaminate the inside of the device and cause a failure.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of sealing the side outlet is high efficiency of intensive cooling and heating, and can prevent the introduction of contaminants through the side outlet during long-term storage will be.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that prevents air from leaking toward the side discharge port during concentrated operation through the front discharge port, and in particular, prevents dew condensation around the side discharge port during cooling.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object and the casing is formed with the air inlet and outlet; And a discharge opening and closing member installed on the discharge opening to open and close the discharge opening, wherein the discharge opening and closing member is formed around the discharge opening to seal the discharge opening.

In addition, the discharge port is formed to be inclined as it goes outward, and the circumference of the discharge opening and closing member is also inclined to correspond to the inclination of the discharge port.

And the air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object and a casing each having a discharge port for discharging the heat exchanged air in the front and both side portions; A front discharge opening and closing member for opening and closing the front discharge opening; A side discharge opening and closing member for opening and closing the side discharge opening; The side discharge port opening and closing member is provided, characterized in that it further comprises a blade having a shape corresponding to the side discharge port.

In addition, the side portion of the casing forming the side discharge port has an extension extending inwardly of the side discharge port, the outer end of the extension is formed to have a constant inclination, the circumference of the blade is inclined the extension It characterized by inclined to correspond to.

In addition, the side discharge port is formed in a long rectangular in the vertical direction, characterized in that the blade also has a rectangular shape corresponding to the side discharge port.                     

The extension part may further include a front extension part located at the front side on the side discharge port and a rear extension part located at the rear side on the side discharge port, and the blade may have a front side part corresponding to the front extension part and the rear extension part. And a rear side portion corresponding to the outer ends of the front extension portion and the rear extension portion, and the front side portion and the rear side portion are inclined toward the front surface of the casing.

The extension part may include an upper extension part located on an upper side of the side discharge port, the blade includes an upper part corresponding to the upper extension part, and the upper extension part is formed to be inclined downward in an outer end thereof. The upper side is characterized in that the inclined blocking piece is formed to correspond to the inclination of the upper extension.

In addition, the blocking piece is characterized in that formed only in the rear portion of the upper portion.

In addition, the side discharge port and the blade is characterized in that it is provided in a vertical symmetric structure.

Hereinafter will be described in detail with reference to the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a casing 100 of a long box-shaped up and down. The front part 110 of the casing 100 is formed in a planar shape, and both side parts 120 are provided in a convex shape in both directions.                     

Although not shown, like a general air conditioner, a casing 100 is provided with a blower fan that provides a blowing force for sucking and discharging indoor air and a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging the sucked air.

The central portion of the front portion 110 of the casing 100 is provided with a front discharge port 111 through which the heat-exchanged air is discharged. The front discharge port 111 is provided in a long rectangular shape in the horizontal direction, on the front discharge port 111 is provided with a blade 112 for adjusting the wind direction of the discharged air. In addition, a front panel 113 driven to move up and down is installed at an upper portion of the front portion 110 of the casing 100. When the front panel 113 ascends, the front discharge port 111 is opened, and when the front panel 113 descends, the front discharge port 111 is closed. A driving mechanism for elevating the front panel 113 is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0007515.

On the other hand, the inlet 122 for sucking the air is formed in the lower portion of both side portion 120 of the casing 100, the side discharge port 121 for discharging the heat-exchanged air is formed. These suction ports 122 and the side discharge port 121 is located close to the front portion 110 side of the casing (100). On the side discharge port 121, a side discharge opening / closing member 200 which opens and closes the side discharge port 121 and guides the discharge direction of the air discharged to the side discharge port 121 is installed.

Next, the structure of the side discharge port 121 and the side discharge port opening and closing member 200 will be described.

As shown in Figure 1, the side discharge port 121 is formed in a rectangular formed vertically long. Referring to Figure 2, the side outlet opening and closing member 200 is the main blade 210 of the rectangular plate shape is provided with a size corresponding to the side outlet (121) to be inserted into the side outlet (121), the main blade ( The auxiliary blade 220 is disposed in parallel with each other to guide the air discharged to the side discharge port 121. The auxiliary blade 220 is provided in a rectangular plate shape that is narrower in width than the main blade 210. The main blade 210 and the auxiliary blade 220 are connected by several ribs 230, and the ribs 230 are horizontally disposed in the horizontal direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, the side discharge opening / closing member 200 is rotatably installed at a center O spaced apart from the rear surface of the main blade 210 by a predetermined distance into the casing 100. To this end, upper and lower bracket portions 240 and lower bracket portions 250 extending vertically from the rear surface of the main blade 210 are formed on upper and lower sides of the side discharge opening / closing member 200. A hinge shaft portion 240a protruding upward is formed in the upper bracket portion 240, and a hinge shaft portion 250a protruding downward is formed in the lower bracket portion 250 and hinged to the inside of the side discharge port 121. . 4a and 4b) and one of the two hinge shaft parts 240a and 250a to rotate the side discharge opening / closing member 200 to open and close the side discharge opening 121. Is connected to).

Casing 100 side portion 120 is extended inward of the side discharge port 121, as shown in Figure 2, according to the position of the front extension portion (120a), rear extension portion (120b), upper extension portion ( 120c) and the lower extension part 120d. The upper extension 120c is shown in Fig. 4A. Correspondingly, the circumference of the main blade 210 will be divided into a front side portion 211, a rear side portion 212, an upper portion 213, and a lower portion 214, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outer ends of the front extension part 120a and the rear extension part 120b are inclined toward the front part 110 of the casing 100 toward the outside. In addition, the front side portion 211 and the rear side portion 212 of the main blade 210 are also formed to be inclined at the same angle so as to be coupled to the front extension portion 120a and the rear extension portion 120b, respectively. As shown in the direction of the arrow in Figure 3, when the side discharge port opening and closing member 200 rotates in a counterclockwise direction, the side discharge port 121 is opened, and when rotated clockwise, the side discharge port 121 is closed. The air discharged to the side discharge port 121 is guided by the side discharge port opening and closing member 200, the front extension part 120a, and the rear extension part 120b and is discharged obliquely toward the front part 110 of the casing 100. . When the side discharge port 121 is closed, the front extension part 120a and the rear extension part 120b are sealed by the front side part 211 and the rear side part 212 of the main blade 210, respectively, to prevent air from leaking. Done.

In addition, as shown in Figure 4a, the outer end portion of the upper extension portion 120c is formed to be inclined downward toward the outside, the lower side toward the outer portion 213 of the main blade 210 so as to conform thereto. The blocking piece 213a inclined in the direction is formed. However, the blocking piece 213a is not formed over the entire length of the upper portion 213 of the main blade 210, but is formed only in the rear portion thereof. When rotating the side outlet opening and closing member 200 to open the side outlet (121), the front side portion 211 of the main blade 210 is protruded to the outside of the side outlet (121) to rotate, if this blocking piece When the 213a is formed over the entire length of the upper side portion 213 of the main blade 210, a portion of the front of the main blade 210 interferes with the inclined portion of the outer end of the upper extension portion 120c to rotate the side discharge opening / closing member 200. Makes it impossible. Therefore, the blocking piece 213a is preferably formed only at the rear part of the entire upper portion 213 of the main blade 210, and more precisely, at the rotation center O of the side discharge opening / closing member 200, the main blade ( It is preferable to form it behind the foot H of the waterline which fell by 210.

4B shows the structure of the side discharge port 121 and the side discharge opening and closing member 200, the lower portion 214, which is the upper side portion of the side discharge opening 121 and the side discharge opening and closing member 200 shown in Figure 4a. (213) symmetrical with structure. Therefore, the outer end of the lower extension portion 120d is formed to be inclined in the upward direction toward the outside, and the lower portion 214 of the main blade 210 is inclined in the upward direction toward the outside so that the lower blade portion 214a of the main blade 210 is joined thereto. Is formed. This blocking piece 214a is not formed over the entire length of the main blade 210 lower part 214, but is formed only in the rear part.

The following describes the operation and operation of the air conditioner according to the embodiment.

The indoor air is introduced through the inlet 122 under the side portion 120 of the casing 100 to be heat exchanged through a heat exchanger built in the casing 100, and then back to the interior through the front discharge port 111 and the side discharge port 121. Discharged.

According to the cold air distribution and cooling load of the indoor space, when the concentrated operation to discharge the air only to the front discharge port 111, the front panel 113 is raised to open the front discharge port 111, and both side discharge ports 121 are It is closed by the side outlet opening and closing member 200. At this time, the front side portion 211 and the rear side portion 212 of the main blade 210 is respectively joined to the front extension portion 120a and the rear extension portion 120b on the side discharge port 121, the main blade 210 on the The blocking pieces 213a and 214a formed on the side part 213 and the lower part 214 are respectively joined to the upper extension part 120c and the lower extension part 120d on the side discharge port 121 to completely close the side discharge port 121. Of course, a small amount of air may leak into the gap around the upper portion 213 of the main blade 210 and the lower portion 214 where the blocking pieces 213a and 214a are not formed. The amount of air leaked from the side discharge port 121 of the conventional air conditioner is very small.

As described in detail above, the air conditioner according to the present invention has a high efficiency of concentrated operation by closing the side discharge port during the concentrated operation in which air is discharged only to the front discharge port, and when the air conditioner is stored without using the air conditioner for a long time, the inside of the apparatus is provided. As a result, pollutants can be prevented from entering.

In addition, when intensive cooling through the front discharge port air leakage to the side discharge port can prevent the phenomenon of dew condensation around the side discharge port and the blade surface.

Claims (9)

A casing formed with an air inlet and an outlet; A discharge opening and closing member installed on the discharge opening to open and close the discharge opening, And the circumferential portion of the discharge opening / closing member is joined to the discharge opening to seal the discharge opening. The method of claim 1, The discharge port is formed to be inclined toward the outside, the air conditioner inclined so as to correspond to the inclination of the discharge port opening and closing member. A casing each having a discharge port for discharging air exchanged with heat in the front part and both side parts; A front discharge opening and closing member for opening and closing the front discharge opening; A side discharge opening and closing member for opening and closing the side discharge opening; The air conditioner provided in the side discharge opening and closing member, the blade comprising a shape corresponding to the side discharge port. The method of claim 3, The side portion of the casing forming the side spout has an extension extending inwardly of the side spout, the outer end of the extension is formed to have a constant inclination, and the circumference of the blade corresponds to the inclination of the extension. Air conditioner inclined to allow. The method of claim 4, wherein The side discharge port is formed in a long rectangular in the vertical direction, the air conditioner having a rectangular shape so that the blade also corresponds to the side discharge port. The method of claim 5, The extension part has a front extension part located on the front side on the side discharge port and a rear extension part located on the rear side on the side discharge port, The blade has a front side portion corresponding to the front extension portion and a rear side portion corresponding to the rear extension portion, And an outer end portion of the front extension portion and the rear extension portion, and the front side portion and the rear side portion inclined toward the front surface of the casing. The method of claim 5, The extension portion has an upper extension portion located on the side on the side discharge port, The blade has an upper side corresponding to the upper extension, The upper extension is formed in the outer end is inclined in the downward direction, the upper side is formed air inclined blocking piece to correspond to the inclination of the upper extension. The method of claim 7, wherein The blocking piece is formed only in the rear portion of the upper portion. The method of claim 8, The side discharge port and the blade is an air conditioner, characterized in that provided in a vertical symmetrical structure.

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