KR20070013827A - Display mounting structure of airconditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

A display mounting assembly of an air conditioner is provided to function as a link capable of operating the display by rotatably connecting a lower end portion of a front frame to a display bracket. A display mounting assembly of an air conditioner includes a control cover, a display(148), a display bracket(160), and a connection unit. The control cover is installed in a front frame forming the appearance of an indoor unit of the air conditioner. The display is installed on the front side of the control cover to display the operation state of the air conditioner. The display bracket is provided in the front frame so as to support the display. The connection unit is provided in the interior of the indoor unit so that the display can be prevented from being separated from the front frame by a predetermined distance. An engagement section for engaging the connection unit is formed in the control cover. Engagement recesses are formed on both side surfaces of the display to install the front panel in a hook engaging method.

Description

Display mounting structure of air conditioner

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

2 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view when the front of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened.

Figure 4 is a perspective view when the front of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is sealed.

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

6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front panel of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is separated.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the connection means connected to the display bracket of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing a connecting means according to the invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

110: front frame 120: discharge grill

130: blowing motor 132: blowing fan

134: indoor heat exchanger 140: front panel

148: display 148a: fastening groove

149: control cover 149a: fastening portion

150: connecting means 151: first connecting portion

152: second connecting portion 153: bent portion

160: display bracket

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner provided with a connecting means between a display bracket for supporting a display of an indoor unit of an air conditioner and a control cover detachably attached to a front frame. will be.

In general, an air conditioner is a heater, air conditioner, or air purifier that is installed to cool or heat a room or purify the air, and to create a more comfortable indoor environment for human beings. The air conditioner is divided into a broad type and a separate or split type. There is).

The one-piece type and the separate type are functionally the same, but the one-piece type integrates the function of cooling heat dissipation, and is directly installed by drilling a hole in the wall of the house or by hanging the device on the window. By installing a heat dissipation and compression device, the two separate devices were connected by refrigerant pipes.

The separate type of the air conditioner is an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger to perform a cooling function largely, an outdoor heat exchanger performing a heat dissipation and compression function, an outdoor unit having a compressor and an expansion device, and an indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected to each other. It consists of refrigerant piping.

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

An indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a chassis 10 fixed to a wall of a building, an air inlet formed at a front surface and an upper surface thereof, and a front frame 20 coupled to the chassis 10, and a front of the front frame 20. It is configured to include a front panel 30 installed in.

A display (not shown) is connected to and fixed to a rear surface of the front panel 30 by a fastening member such as a screw.

In addition, the front panel 30 is formed with a transparent part 31 so that the display (not shown) installed on the rear side can be seen from the outside.

However, since the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the related art configured as described above is integrated with the front panel and the display by a screw or the like, there is a problem in that the display is separated when the front panel is separated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an assembly for mounting a display of an air conditioner that prevents the display from being separated from the front frame as the front panel is separated.

Display mounting assembly of the air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a control cover installed on the front frame constituting the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and installed in front of the control cover and the air conditioner A display showing an operating state of the display frame, a display bracket provided on the front frame to support the display, and link means provided inside the indoor unit to prevent the display from being separated from the front frame by a predetermined distance or more. Characterized in that configured.

In addition, the control cover is characterized in that the fastening portion for fastening the link means is formed.

In addition, the display is characterized in that the fastening groove is formed so that the front panel can be installed in a hook fastening method on both sides.

In addition, the display bracket is characterized in that the lower end is rotatably connected to the front frame.

In addition, the link means is characterized in that connecting between the control cover and the display bracket.

In addition, the link means is characterized by consisting of a first connecting portion fastened to the fastening portion, a second connecting portion connected to the display bracket, and a bent portion formed to bend between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. .

In addition, the bent portion is characterized in that it is formed thinner than the first connection portion and the second connection portion to facilitate bending.

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

2 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to the present invention.

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes an indoor unit 100 and an outdoor unit 200, a ventilation unit 170 formed in the indoor unit 100 to discharge indoor air to the outside, and an indoor unit 200 formed in the indoor unit 200. And an oxygen supply 250 for supplying oxygen O ″ through the room 100.

The air conditioner includes a cooling / heating operation in which cold or warm air I ′ is discharged from the indoor unit 100, a ventilation operation in which indoor air I is sucked into the indoor unit 100, and discharged to the outside, Oxygen O &quot; is supplied through the indoor unit 100, and the cooling / heating operation, the ventilation operation, and the oxygen operation are performed together or independently.

The indoor unit 100 includes an indoor heat exchanger 134 for exchanging indoor air while refrigerant is evaporated / condensed, and sucks indoor air into the indoor unit 100 to pass the indoor heat exchanger 134 to the interior. An indoor blower for blowing air is installed.

The ventilation unit 170 includes a ventilation blower 172 installed inside the indoor unit 100 and a ventilation duct 174 for guiding the indoor air I ″ blown by the ventilation blower 172 to the outside. It is configured to include).

The ventilation blower 172 is installed at one side of the left, right inside of the indoor unit (100).

One end of the ventilation duct 174 is disposed inside the indoor unit 100, and passes through the duct through hole 103a formed in the indoor unit 100, and the other end thereof is extended to the outside.

The outdoor unit 200 includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger in which the refrigerant is condensed / evaporated by the outdoor air, an expansion device for expanding the refrigerant, and outdoor air being sucked into the outdoor unit to pass through the outdoor heat exchanger. An outdoor blower for blowing air to the outside is installed.

The oxygen supplier 250 guides the oxygen generating unit 252 to generate oxygen by sucking outdoor air and oxygen O ″ generated by the oxygen generating unit 252 to the inside of the indoor unit 100. And an oxygen hose 254.

The oxygen generating unit 252 separates nitrogen (O ′) and oxygen (O ″) from the outdoor air (I), and oxygen (O ″) is supplied to the oxygen hose (254), and nitrogen (O ′) Is discharged back to the outside, it is installed on the upper surface of the outdoor unit (200).

 One end of the oxygen guide hose 254 is connected to the oxygen generator 252 and passes through the hose through hole 103b formed in the indoor unit 100, and the other end is the indoor heat exchanger 134 of the indoor unit 100. It is arranged in front or above.

Figure 3 is a perspective view when the front surface of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is open, Figure 4 is a perspective view when the front surface of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 5 is in the present invention Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the front panel of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is separated, Figure 7 is a display of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the connection means connected to the bracket, Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the connection means according to the invention.

The indoor unit (100) includes a chassis (102); A front frame (110) installed in front of the chassis (102); A discharge grill 120 installed below the front frame 110; An indoor blower comprising a blowing motor 130 and a blowing fan 132 installed in the chassis 102; It is configured to include an indoor heat exchanger 134 installed between the blowing fan 132 and the front frame 110.

The chassis 102 has a refrigerant pipe passage hole 102a through which the refrigerant pipe 135 connected to the indoor heat exchanger 134 passes, and a refrigerant pipe 135 passing through the refrigerant pipe passage hole 102a. The pipe holder 102b which supports this is installed.

The chassis 102 is provided with a rear air inlet 102c to allow indoor air to be sucked through the rear top of the indoor unit.

A left flow path guide 104 is formed at the front left side of the chassis 102 to form a flow path of the air heat exchanged by the indoor heat exchanger 134.

The heat exchanger supporter 105 supporting the left side of the indoor heat exchanger 134 forms a flow path of the air heat-exchanged by the indoor heat exchanger 134 and fastens the screws on the front left side of the chassis 102. Is fastened to the member.

A right flow path guide 106 is formed on the front right side of the chassis 102 to support the right side of the indoor heat exchanger 134 and form a flow path of air heat exchanged by the indoor heat exchanger 134.

On the other hand, the first drain portion 107 for receiving and draining the condensed water dropped from the indoor heat exchanger 134 is formed in the upper front of the chassis (102).

The first drain part 107 may include a left and right drain part 108 formed to extend left and right on an upper surface of the chassis 102; One side of the left and right drain portion 108 is configured to include a front and rear drain portion 109 protruding to the side of the heat exchanger supporter 105.

The front frame 110 has an air inlet 111 formed on the front surface, and the front prefilter 112 is installed to be located at the front air inlet 111, and an upper air inlet 113 is formed on the top surface. A top suction grille 114 is installed to be located at the top air suction port 113.

On the bottom of the upper suction grille 114, upper left and right pre-filters 115 and 116 are disposed to filter foreign substances in the air passing through the upper suction grille 114.

Deco panel 118 is installed around the front of the front frame 110.

The front frame 110 is provided with a suction guide 119a to guide the indoor air sucked into the front air inlet 111 and the upper air inlet 113 to the indoor heat exchanger 134 without leaking sideways. do.

The suction guide 119a is formed at the left and right sides of the suction guide 119a, and a part of the indoor air I sucked into the indoor unit 100 is located at the ventilation unit 170, in particular, the ventilation blower. A plurality of ventilation holes 119c are formed to be sucked into 172.

The discharge grill 120 has a discharge main body formed with a second drain portion 121 for receiving and draining condensed water dropped from the indoor heat exchanger 134 on the upper surface of the discharge grill 120. 123, a louver 124 installed to adjust the left and right wind directions of the air discharged to the air outlet 122, and a vane 125 installed to adjust the up and down wind direction of the air discharged to the air outlet 122. It is configured by.

The discharge main body 123 is connected to a drain hose 126 in which the condensed water of the second drain portion 121 is drained to the outside of the air conditioner.

The indoor heat exchanger 134 includes a vertical portion 134a disposed vertically behind the front air inlet 111 and a first inclined portion 134b disposed to be inclined upwardly from the top of the vertical portion 134a. And a second inclined portion 134c disposed to be inclined downward from the upper end of the first inclined portion 134b.

The lower portion of the vertical portion 134a is disposed above the second drain portion 121 of the discharge grill 120.

A lower end of the second inclined portion 134b is disposed in the first drain portion 121 of the chassis 102, particularly the left and right drain portions 108.

On the other hand, the indoor unit 100 is configured to further include a front panel 140 rotatably installed on the front of the front frame 110 to open and close the front air inlet 111.

The front panel 140 is pivotally connected to the front surface of the front frame 110 and is detachably connected to the panel frame 140a having an opening hole 140c formed at one side for the transparent part to be described later, and the panel frame 140a. It includes a door glass 140b disposed in the front and a printed matter 140d printed on the rear surface of the door glass 140 but not printed in front of the opening hole 140c.

A hook rib 140e protrudes from the bottom of the rear surface of the front panel 140 so that the lower portion of the front panel 140 can be rotated forward while being caught by the front lower portion of the front frame 110. Hook ribs 110a are formed at the lower portion of the front surface of the hook rib 140e in the left, right, bottom, and forward directions, and are not caught in the upward direction and the rotational direction of the front panel 140.

In addition, hook members 140c 'are formed on the left and right sides of the opening hole 140c formed in the panel frame 140a to be hooked to the fastening groove 148a formed in the display 148, which will be described later.

The front panel 140 is connected to the lower portion of the front surface of the front frame 110 by a link means.

The link means may include a first link 141 hinged to a lower front surface of the front frame 110, and a second link hinged to the first link 141 and hinged to a rear surface of the front panel 140. 142 and a link supporter 143 that rotatably hangs the second link 142 on the rear surface of the front panel 140.

The front frame 110 and the front panel 140 are provided with front panel driving means for rotating opening and closing the front panel.

The front panel driving means includes a rack 144 detachably mounted on an upper rear surface of the front panel, a front panel driving motor 145 installed on the front frame 110, and a front panel driving motor 145. And a pinion 146 which is arranged on a rotating shaft of the rack and is engaged with the rack 144.

The front panel 140 has a transparent portion formed by the opening hole 140c and the door glass 140b of the panel frame 140a, and a display 148 displaying operation information of the air conditioner behind the transparent portion. ) Is installed.

Fastening grooves 148a are formed on both sides of the display 148 so that the front panel 140 can be fastened by a hook coupling method.

On the front left side of the panel frame 140a, the control cover 149 which maintains the display 148 on the front side of the front frame 110 when the front panel 140 is separated from the front frame 110. Detachable installation is possible.

The control cover 149 covers the control box 190 to be described later from the front, when removed from the front frame 110, the control cover hole (110b) is formed in the front frame 110 and the control cover hole The service of the control box 190 is received through 110b.

In addition, the front of the control cover 149 is formed in a ring shape fastening portion 149a for connecting with the connecting means 150 to be described later.

Connection means 150 is connected to the fastening part 149a formed in the control cover 149 to prevent the display 148 from being spaced apart from the front frame 110 by a predetermined distance or more.

The connecting means 150 includes a first connecting portion 151 connected to the fastening portion 149a, a second connecting portion 152 connected to the display bracket 160 to be described later, and the first connecting portion 151. It is composed of a bent portion 153 formed to be bent between the second connecting portion 152.

The first connection portion 151 is formed in the rear end portion is formed in a '∨' shaped projection so that it can be pushed up from the bottom to the fastening portion 149a formed in a ring shape, the lower portion is further pushed up Projections are formed in the transverse direction so as to prevent them.

The second connector 152 has a hook portion formed on one surface thereof to be fixed to the display bracket 160 to be described later.

The bent portion 153 is formed to be thinner than the first connector 151 and the second connector 152 to bend easily.

The second connector 152 is connected to the display bracket 160 supporting the display 148. The display bracket 160 is rotatably connected to the front frame 110 at a lower end thereof.

Reference numeral 180 shown in FIG. 5 is a motor cover which is fastened to the chassis 102 by screws or hooks to cover the blowing motor 130.

Reference numeral 190 shown in FIG. 5 is a control box mounted with a control component for controlling the air conditioner and disposed at the front or the upper side of the motor cover 180.

The display mounting assembly of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is a control cover installed in the front frame constituting the appearance of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, and installed in front of the control cover and the operation of the air conditioner And a display bracket provided on the front frame to support the display, and a connecting means provided inside the indoor unit to prevent the display from being separated from the front frame by a predetermined distance. When replacing the front panel, the display can be prevented from being separated like the front panel.

In addition, since the lower end of the display bracket is rotatably connected to the front frame, there is an advantage that it can serve as a link for operating the display.

In addition, the display has a fastening groove is formed so that the front panel can be installed in a hook fastening method on both sides, there is an advantage that the front panel is easy to remove.

Claims (7)

A control cover installed on the front frame constituting the exterior of the indoor unit of the air conditioner; A display installed in front of the control cover and showing an operation state of the air conditioner; A display bracket provided on the front frame to support the display; And a connecting means provided inside the indoor unit to prevent the display from being spaced apart from the front frame by more than a predetermined distance. The method of claim 1, The control cover is a display mounting assembly of the air conditioner, characterized in that a fastening portion for fastening the connecting means is formed. The method of claim 1, The display assembly assembly for mounting the air conditioner, characterized in that the fastening groove is formed so that the front panel can be installed in a hook fastening method on both sides. The method of claim 1, The display bracket is a display mounting assembly of the air conditioner, characterized in that the lower end rotatably connected to the front frame. The method of claim 1, The connecting means is a display mounting assembly of the air conditioner, characterized in that for connecting between the control cover and the display bracket. The method according to claim 1 or 5, The connecting means includes a first connecting part fastened to the fastening part; A second connector connected to the display bracket; The display mounting assembly of the air conditioner, characterized in that consisting of a bent portion formed to be bent between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The method of claim 6, The bending portion assembly for mounting the display of the air conditioner, characterized in that the first connection portion and the thinner than the second connection portion is formed to facilitate bending.

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