KR20060124148A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner is provided to support a front cover by a link part for preventing the front cover from being closed even when a user does not catch the same, thereby helping user to change pictures or photographs of a decoration panel conveniently. An air conditioner includes a panel unit(200) having a front panel(210) fixed to a front frame of an indoor unit of a refrigerator, a decoration panel(230) secured to a front surface of the front panel and attached with a picture or a photograph, and a transparent front cover(220) rotatively coupled with a side of the front surface of the front panel by hinges(221) for protecting the decoration panel. Link elements(240) are mounted to the front panel and the front cover and rotate in the engagement with each other for supporting the front cover, when the other side of the front cover, which is not coupled with the front panel by the hinges, is lifted up for changing the picture or photograph with a new one.

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a panel member according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the link unit according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the link unit according to the present invention.

6 is a view showing a state in which the link unit is inserted into the front panel according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: panel member 210: front panel

220: front cover 225: link seat

241: first link 242: second link

245: projection

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and in detail, the function of the air conditioner can be performed at the same time as the function of the air conditioner to be detachably freely detachable to the front or rear of the indoor unit of the air conditioner. This relates to an equipped air conditioner.

In general, the air conditioner performs a refrigeration cycle of the refrigerant circulating in the compression process, the condensation process, the expansion process and the evaporation process. In particular, in the case of an air conditioner, the refrigerant is compressed to high temperature and high pressure, and then heat is released to the outside from the condenser and passes through an expansion valve, whereby the temperature and pressure drop significantly. The low temperature and low pressure refrigerant passes through the evaporator, absorbs heat, and then enters the condenser again.

Here, the compression process, the condensation process, and the expansion process are performed in the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, and the evaporation process is performed by the blower fan and the heat exchanger of the indoor unit.

In addition, the air conditioner is largely divided into a window type air conditioner in which a refrigeration cycle apparatus is mounted in one body and installed in a window, and a separate air conditioner installed in the indoor and outdoor by separating the indoor unit and the outdoor unit.

In addition, in the case of the separate type air conditioner, it is classified into a wall-mounted type, an upper tooth type, a ceiling-hanger type, and a ceiling buried type according to the installation method.

In addition, the indoor unit of the structure that can be used as a wall-mounted or upper teeth type, and can be utilized as a ceiling-hanging type according to the needs of the user is called a convertible indoor unit.

On the other hand, the indoor unit of the air conditioner is classified in various ways depending on the position of the indoor air inlet and outlet. For example, in the case of an indoor unit in which indoor air is sucked to the side and discharged to the front side, a discharge louver is installed at the front side to disperse the indoor air discharged while rotating up and down or left and right evenly in the room.

Here, the indoor unit of the general air conditioner is configured such that the front part simply performs the function of the cover. That is, the front cover member mounted on the front of the indoor unit has a function of preventing the components such as the suction fan, the heat exchanger, etc. mounted inside the indoor unit from being exposed to the outside, and the electric shock by children touching or touching by hands. It will only perform a function that prevents it. Therefore, the front of the indoor unit gives a monotonous feel to the exterior and does not match the indoor atmosphere gives a hard feeling.

Therefore, an air conditioner capable of attaching or detaching a picture or a picture to the front of the indoor unit is required, and in particular, an air conditioner is required to easily replace the user with both hands when replacing the picture or picture.

The present invention was created to solve the problems as described above, by improving the structure to attach or detach the picture or photograph on the cover of the indoor unit of the air conditioner remaining in the blank state, to perform the function of the air conditioner At the same time, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can also perform indoor interior functions.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that allows a user to easily attach or detach a picture or a picture.

Air conditioner according to the present invention; A front panel mounted at the front of the main body and having one side opened to form a suction port; A deco panel mounted on the front of the front panel and attachable to a picture or a photo; A front cover rotatably coupled to the front panel to protect a picture or a photo attached to the decor panel; And support means for supporting the front cover when the front cover is opened.

The air conditioner as described above has an effect that the front part of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is equipped with an interior possibility to meet the indoor atmosphere by deviating from the conventional product which merely performs a function of protecting only the internal parts of the room. Users can easily attach or detach pictures or photos.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described a specific embodiment of the present invention. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can easily implement other embodiments within the scope of the same idea.

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner indoor unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner indoor unit according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the air conditioner indoor unit 100 according to the present invention is coupled to the front frame 120 and the rear surface of the front frame 120, and has a discharge port 172 and a discharge louver on at least one side thereof. 171 is formed, the blowing fan 150 mounted on the front of the base 170 to suck the indoor air, and the blowing fan 150 is coupled to the blowing fan 150 It is mounted to the motor 160 to rotate, and the front portion of the blowing fan 150, the air guide hole 141 is formed in the center of the air sucked by the blowing fan 150 in the discharge port 172 direction An orifice 140 for guiding and an electric component 145 formed at an upper side of the orifice 140 to control driving of the electric component are included.

In addition, the filter is mounted on the front of the orifice 140 to filter the impurities contained in the heat exchanger 130 and heat exchange with the suction of the indoor air, and the indoor air is sucked into the front of the front frame 120 110 and a panel member 200 mounted on the front surface of the filter 110 and detachable from a picture or a photo, the indoor air is sucked between the front frame 120 and the panel member 200. Inlet port 190 is formed. A drain pan 135 is formed at a lower end of the heat exchanger 130 to collect and drain the condensed water generated by the heat exchanger 130.

In addition, the upper inner surface of the base 170, the low-temperature air sucked into the blowing fan 150 through the orifice 140 is not discharged to the upper side, the air is discharged to the left and right sides of the indoor unit (100) A flow guide 180 for guiding the flow of the seat is seated.

Hereinafter, the operation of the indoor unit 100 will be described briefly.

When power is applied to the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner, the inlet 190 is formed while the panel member 200 mounted on the front part of the front frame 120 is spaced a predetermined distance from the front frame 120. The motor 160 is driven, and the refrigerant circulates inside the heat exchanger 130.

In detail, the indoor air is introduced into the indoor unit 100 through the suction port 190 by the rotation of the blower fan 150, and the sucked indoor air filters impurities such as dust while passing through the filter 110. Lose. The indoor air passing through the filter 110 is lowered in temperature while passing through the heat exchanger 130. Then, the air passing through the heat exchanger 130 is guided to the discharge port 172 of the base 170 by the orifice 140 is discharged again to the room.

3 is a perspective view of a panel member according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the panel member 200 according to the present invention is mounted on the front surface of the front frame 120.

In detail, the panel member 200 includes a front panel 210 fixedly mounted to the front surface of the front frame 120, a front cover 220 rotatably coupled to the front surface of the front panel 210, and It is seated on the front of the front panel 210, the deco panel 230 is attached to the picture or photo, and the front cover 220 to support the front cover 220 when the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 is separated Link portion 240 is formed.

More specifically, the front panel 210 is formed on the front panel 210, the decoration panel mounting portion 211 for mounting the deco panel 230 is formed, one of the front cover 220 and / or front panel 210 The side surface is formed with a link seating portion 225, which is a predetermined space for mounting the link portion 240.

On the other hand, the link unit 240 is composed of the respective links fixed to the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 and the links are engaged with each other to rotate.

On the other hand, the front cover 220 is rotatably mounted from the front panel 210 as described above, the front cover 220 is coupled by a hinge 221. Here, the hinge 221 may be made of a spring hinge 221 having a predetermined elastic force, when the front panel 210 and the front cover 220 is separated by the user by the front cover 220 by hand. It is possible to facilitate the replacement of the decor panel 230 by automatically rotating at a predetermined angle without lifting.

In addition, the front cover 220 prevents foreign matters from adhering to the decor panel 230 and prevents the decor panel 230 from being damaged by an external impact.

Hereinafter, the operation of the link unit 240 will be briefly described.

The user separates the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 in order to replace a picture or a photo attached to the decor panel 230. The user lifts the front cover 220 to separate the front cover 220 and the front panel 210. As the front cover 220 is lifted, the link unit 240 is extended.

In detail, the link coupled to the front cover 220 and the link coupled to the front panel 210 are rotated in engagement with each other, and when the link is rotated to a predetermined angle, the front cover 220 is placed. Then, the link unit 240 supports the front cover 220 to fix the front cover 220. When the front cover 220 is supported by the link unit 240, the user can freely replace the picture or picture.

Hereinafter, the structure of the link unit 240 will be described in detail.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the link unit according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the link unit 240 according to the present invention includes a first link 221 coupled to the front cover 220 and a second link 222 coupled to the front panel 210. do.

In detail, the end of the first link 241 and / or the second link 242 is provided with a projection 245 for setting the limit of rotation during the rotation of the first link 241 and the second link 242 Is formed. Accordingly, when the first link 241 and the second link 242 are rotated by a predetermined angle, the protrusions 245 formed at the ends of the respective links 241 and 242 meet each other and cannot be rotated any more. . Here, when the respective links 241 and 242 are no longer rotated by the protrusion 245, the front cover 220 is supported and fixed by the link unit 240.

Meanwhile, one side end of the first link 241 and one side end of the second link 242 are rotatably coupled by a hinge.

In more detail, the other end of the first link 241 is pivotally coupled to the front cover 220 by a hinge, and the other end of the second link 242 is hinged to the front panel 210 and the hinge. Combined and rotated. Here, the hinges used to be coupled to the respective links 241 and 242 and the front panel 210 and the front cover 220 are rotated of the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 as described above. One having the same type and structure as that of the hinge 221 may be used.

In addition, a hinge used to be coupled to each of the links 241 and 242 and the front panel 210 and the front cover 220 may use a spring hinge. In detail, when using the spring hinge, when the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 are separated, the user does not need to lift the front cover 220 by hand, and the respective links are automatically driven by the spring force. 241 and 242 are rotated, and the front cover 220 is lifted by the rotation of each of the links 241 and 242.

Hereinafter, the operation of the link unit 240 will be described in detail.

5 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the link unit according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, first, the user separates the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 in order to replace a picture or a photo seated on the decor panel 230. Here, the user lifts the front cover 220 to separate the front cover 220 and the front panel 210. Then, as the front cover 220 is lifted, the link unit 240 is extended.

In detail, the first link 241 coupled to the front cover 220 and the second link 242 coupled to the front panel 210 are rotated by a hinge, and the user links each of the links 241. Raise 242 until it is straight. Thereafter, the hands of the front cover 220 are released when the contacts of each of the links 241 and 242 are placed under the straight line. Then, the link part 240 supports the front cover 220, and the links 241 and 242 are no longer rotated by the protrusion 245 so that the front cover 220 is self-weighted. It is fixed not to close by. When the front cover 220 is supported by the link unit 240, the user can freely replace the picture or picture.

On the other hand, after the user replaces a picture or photo, etc., the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 are combined again.

6 is a view illustrating a state in which a link unit is inserted into a front panel according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, in order to couple the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 to the front cover at a predetermined angle ( The link unit 240 supporting the 220 is pushed toward the front panel 210. When the link unit 240 is pushed toward the front panel 210, each of the links 241 and 242 rotates in a direction opposite to that rotated when the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 are separated. Done. Then, the second link 242 is first seated on the link seat 225, after which the first link 241 is in contact with the second link 242 and the link seat 225. It will settle on.

As described above, when the front cover 220 and the front panel 210 are separated from each other, the link cover 240 supporting the front cover 220 is formed, so that the user can replace the front cover 220 while replacing a picture or a photo. It is not necessary to hold 220 by hand, so that it is possible to replace a picture or a picture more conveniently.

By the air conditioner according to the present invention, in the step of performing only the function of the air conditioner indoor unit, by attaching a work of art, a family picture, etc. on the front of the indoor unit, or freely replaceable, one in harmony with the indoor atmosphere The furniture function is also effective.

In addition, since the front cover is supported by the link portion, the front cover is not closed even if the user releases the hand, thereby enabling the user to easily attach or detach a photo or picture with both hands.

Claims (6)

main body; A front panel mounted at the front of the main body and having one side opened to form a suction port; A deco panel mounted on the front of the front panel and attachable to a picture or a photo; A front cover rotatably coupled to the front panel to protect a picture or a photo attached to the decor panel; And Air conditioner includes a support means for supporting the front cover when the front cover is opened. The method of claim 1, And the front cover is hinged to the front panel. The method of claim 1, Air conditioner comprising a recess for receiving the support means on one side of the front panel and / or front cover. The method of claim 1, The support means includes an air conditioner comprising a first link hinged to the front cover and a second link hinged to the front panel. The method of claim 4, wherein And the first link and the second link are connected to each other by a hinge. The method of claim 4, wherein An air conditioner protruding from one end of the first link and / or the second link, the projection to keep the front cover open.

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