KR20070044163A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner is disclosed in which a gap between a main body and an open / closed door is uniformly maintained when the open / close door is closed to provide a beautiful appearance. The air conditioner includes a main body having a discharge port and an open / close door installed to be liftable on the main body to open and close the discharge port, the air conditioner comprising a closing guide protrusion provided on the open / close door and It includes a closing guide groove provided in the main body to enter the closing guide projection when the closing is completed.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the discharge opening and closing device of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing in detail the configuration of the first hook portion and the second hook portion of the air conditioner discharge port opening and closing apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing in detail the configuration of the first hook portion and the second hook portion of the air conditioner discharge port opening and closing apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 5 shows the closing guide projection and the closing guide groove of the air conditioner discharge port opening and closing apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body, 11: heat exchanger,

12: blower, 14: inlet,

15,16: side discharge outlet, 17: front discharge outlet,

18, 19: blower guide plate, 30: discharge opening and closing device,

31: open and close door, 32: horizontal member,

33: vertical member, 34: lifting member,

35: rack gear, 36: first hook portion,

37: drive motor, 38: pinion gear,

39: lifting rails, 40: second hook portion,

50: door guide groove, 51: guide projection,

63: closing guide projection, 64: closing guide groove.

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having an opening and closing device for opening and closing a discharge port.

Modern air conditioners have a discharge opening and closing device that can open the discharge port when in use and close the discharge port when not in use. This is to close the discharge port when not in use to prevent foreign substances from entering the discharge port. Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0341457 discloses an air conditioner equipped with such a discharge opening and closing device.

The discharge opening and closing device disclosed in the above publication is a front panel formed with a discharge port, a shutter mounted to the rear of the front panel to be elevated, an operation link connected to the lower end of the shutter, a connector connected to the operation link at the top, and a drive equipped with a pinion gear. Contains a motor. In addition, a pair of rails formed on the guide panel at the rear of the front panel to guide the shangdong of the connector, a rack gear mounted on the rail side to engage with the pinion gear, and guide grooves formed at both sides of the guide panel to guide the lifting and lowering operation of the shutter. Include. When the pinion gear rotates by the operation of the drive motor, the outlet opening / closing device opens and closes the outlet opening while the connector is lifted along the rail, and the shutter connected to the connector is lifted along the guide groove through the operation link.

However, the opening and closing device of the discharge opening and closing device may not be closed correctly due to the friction generated when the opening and closing door, such that the gap between the main body and the opening and closing door after closing the opening and closing door could be a bad appearance.

In addition, this outlet opening and closing device is equipped with a shutter, an operation link, a connector, a driving motor, and the like on the guide panel when assembling the outlet opening and closing device in the manufacturing process, and after coupling the guide panel to the main body, The panel had to be mounted, which made installation difficult. In addition, when the shutter is to be removed for troubleshooting, the shutter can be removed only after the front panel is removed.

The present invention is to solve such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner to provide a beautiful appearance by maintaining a uniform gap between the main body and the opening and closing door when the opening and closing door is closed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can easily perform the installation and separation of the discharge opening and closing device.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object in the air conditioner including a main body having a discharge port, and an opening and closing door installed to be elevated on the main body for opening and closing of the discharge port, the accurate closing of the opening and closing door And a closing guide protrusion provided in the opening and closing door, and a closing guide groove provided in the main body so that the closing guide protrusion enters at a time when the closing of the opening and closing door is completed.

In addition, the closing guide protrusion is provided in the upper central portion of the opening and closing door, the closing guide groove is characterized in that provided in the upper body.

In addition, the opening and closing door includes an extension extending from the upper end to cover a part of the upper end of the main body, the closing guide projection is characterized in that protruding downward from the extension.

In addition, the closing guide projection is characterized in that the tip is conical.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, the main body having a discharge port, the opening and closing door installed in the main body for opening and closing the discharge port, the elevating device for elevating the opening and closing door, the first hook provided in the elevating device And a second hook portion provided on the inner side of the opening and closing door so as to be caught and coupled to the first hook portion when the opening and closing door is lowered, and a closing guide protrusion provided on the opening and closing door for accurate closing of the opening and closing door. It characterized in that it comprises a closing guide groove provided in the main body to enter the closing guide projection at the time when the closing of the door is completed.

The first hook portion may include a front extension portion extending forward from the elevating device and an upper extension portion extending upward from the front extension portion, and the second hook portion may be hooked in a horizontal direction spaced apart from an inner surface of the opening / closing door. And a connecting portion connecting both ends of the rod and the hooked door to an inner surface of the opening / closing door.

In addition, the elevating device has a predetermined length in the transverse direction and the lifting member including a horizontal member provided with the first hook portion on each side, and a vertical member extending downward from the central portion of the horizontal member and provided with a rack gear in the longitudinal direction Absence; A lifting rail provided in the main body to support the vertical member to be liftable; And a drive motor coupled to the main body for elevating the vertical member and having a pinion gear meshed with the rack gear.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a door guide grooves provided on both sides of the main body so as to support both sides of the opening and closing doors and guide protrusions provided on both sides of the opening and closing doors to enter the door guide groove.

In addition, the door guide groove is extended to the upper end of the main body so that the opening and closing door is separated from the main body when the opening and closing the door is characterized in that the top is open.

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

1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present invention, the heat exchanger 11 is installed on the inner upper portion of the main body 10, and the blower installed in the inner lower portion of the main body 10 for blowing air (12) is provided. In addition, the front surface of the main body 10 is closed by the lower panel 13, the upper portion is covered by the opening and closing door 31 which will be described later.

Inlet ports 14 for suctioning indoor air are formed at both side surfaces of the lower part of the main body 10, and side discharge ports 15 and 16 for discharging the air harmonized therein at both sides of the upper part of the main body 10. Is formed. In addition, the front discharge port 17 is formed on the front surface of the main body 10 to the upper side of the lower panel 13 so that harmonized air can be discharged forward.

The blower 12 sucks air from the suction port 14 side on both sides of the main body and blows it toward the heat exchanger 11 at the upper side. The blower 12 includes a centrifugal blower fan 12a, a motor 12b for driving the blower fan 12a, and a fan casing 12c for guiding the blown air toward the heat exchanger 11.

The heat exchanger 11 is provided in a flat shape so that the air blown from the blower 12 can be heat-exchanged while passing therethrough, and the heat exchanger 11 is installed to be inclined to partition the inner upper space of the main body 10. Harmonized air passing through the heat exchanger 11 is supplied to the indoor space through both side discharge ports 15 and 16 and the front discharge port 17.

Blowing guide plates 18 and 19 are installed at the front of the main body 10 to guide the air passing through the heat exchanger 11 to the side discharge ports 15 and 16 and the front discharge port 17 on both sides. The blowing guide plates 18 and 19 protrude in a mountain shape toward the rear so that the central part can guide the blown air to both side discharge ports 15 and 16. In addition, slopes 18a and 19a are provided on the lower side of the upper blower guide plate 18 and the upper portion of the lower blower guide plate 19 toward the front discharge port 17 for smooth blowing toward the front discharge port 17, respectively. In addition, the upper blower guide plate 18 functions to partition the space in which the discharge opening and closing device 30 for elevating the open / close door 31 from the blower flow passage, and the lower blower guide plate 19 controls the operation of the device. The space in which the panel 20 is installed is partitioned from the air flow passage.

As shown in FIG. 2, the side discharge ports 15 and 16 are provided with blowing vanes 21 and 22 that guide the discharge direction of the airflow while rotating by the operation of a motor (not shown). The blowing blades 21 and 22 also function to close the side discharge ports 15 and 16 by rotationally closing when the operation of the air conditioner is finished.

The front discharge port 17 is opened and closed by a discharge opening / closing device 30 provided in front of the upper blow guide plate 18. As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge opening / closing device 30 opens and closes the front discharge port 17 while raising and lowering a predetermined section and simultaneously covering the upper front of the main body 10 to provide a beautiful appearance. And a lifting device for elevating the open / close door 31 and a guide device for guiding the lifting and lowering of the open / close door.

The elevating device extends in the horizontal direction and extends downwardly from the center of the horizontal member 32 and the horizontal member 32 provided with first hook parts 36 for coupling the opening / closing doors 31 to both ends thereof, and extends in the longitudinal direction. The elevating member 34 including the vertical member 33 provided with the rack gear 35, and the front blowing guide plate 18 in order to support the vertical member 33 of the elevating member 34. The lifting rail 39 is provided. In addition, the elevating device includes a drive motor 37 installed on the side of the elevating rail 39 for elevating the vertical member 33 and having a pinion gear 38 meshed with the rack gear 35 of the vertical member 33. do. In this lifting device, when the driving motor 37 rotates in the forward or reverse direction, the lifting member 34 moves up and down along the lifting rails 39. Therefore, the opening / closing door 31 can be raised and lowered.

The elevating member 34 has a first hook portion 36, a horizontal member 32, the vertical member 33 is integrally formed through the injection molding of the resin material. This is to facilitate the manufacture by simplifying the configuration compared to the conventional outlet opening and closing device, it is to improve the assembly productivity during manufacturing by reducing the number of parts. This also reduces manufacturing costs.

The opening / closing door 31 has second hook parts 40 provided on both inner surfaces so as to correspond to the positions of the first hook parts 36 of the lifting device. Therefore, the opening and closing door 31 can be easily mounted in such a manner as to hang the second hook portion 40 to the first hook portion 36 of the elevating member 34.

3 and 4 show the first hook portion 36 and the second hook portion 40 in more detail. As shown, the first hook portion 36 is bent upward from the front end portion 36a extending forward from both sides of the horizontal member 32 of the elevating member 34 and the front end portion 36a. It includes an extended upward extension portion 36b. Therefore, the first hook portion 36 forms a hook groove 36d on which the second hook portion 40 is caught between the front surface of the horizontal member 32, and the upper portion of the hook groove 36d is open. Becomes In addition, the inclined surface 36c is formed at the upper end of the upper extension portion 36b so that the second hook portion 40 easily enters the hook groove 36d. The second hook portion 40 has a lateral hook rod 40a spaced apart from the inner surface of the open / close door 31 and a connecting portion 40b connecting both ends of the hook rod 40a to the inner surface of the open / close door 31. Include.

Such a configuration hangs the hook rod 40a of the second hook portion 40 to the upper extension portion 36b of the first hook portion 36 while lowering the open / close door 31 when the opening / closing door 31 is mounted. Giving can be easily installed only by the operation, and when you want to remove the opening and closing door 31 for troubleshooting, etc. It is to be easily separated by only pulling the opening door 31 upward. In addition, this configuration is such that the second hook portion 40 on both sides of the inner surface of the opening / closing door 31 is caught and supported by the first hook portion 36 on both sides of the long horizontal member 32 in the lateral direction. When you get up and down, you will not shake from side to side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guide device for guiding the lifting and lowering of the opening / closing door 31 is a door guide formed on both sides of the front part of the main body 10 in a vertical direction so as to support the both sides of the opening and closing door 31. And a plurality of guide protrusions 51 provided to be spaced apart from each other on both sides of the opening and closing door 31 to enter the groove 50 and the door guide groove 50. In addition, the door guide groove 50 extends to the upper end of the main body 10 and the top is opened. Therefore, when mounting the opening and closing door 31 can be mounted by lowering from the top, when removing the opening and closing door 31 can be separated by pulling upward.

In addition, the discharge opening and closing device 30 is shown in Figures 2 and 5, and the closing guide projection 63 provided in the upper end of the opening and closing door 31 so as to induce an accurate closing when the opening and closing door 31 is closed; , The closing guide protrusion 63 includes a closing guide groove 64 provided at the top of the front portion of the main body 10. For this configuration, an upper portion of the opening / closing door 31 is provided with an extension portion 61 covering a part of the upper portion of the main body 10 when it is closed. The part 62 is provided. The closing guide protrusion 63 is formed to protrude downward from the left and right center portions of the extension portion 61, and the closing guide groove 64 is the central portion of the stepped portion 62 so as to correspond to the position of the closing guide protrusion 63. Is formed. In addition, the closing guide projection (63) is smoothly enters the closing guide groove (64) when the opening / closing door (31) is formed so that the tip is formed in a conical shape so as to induce an accurate closing.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the opening / closing door 31 is closed, the closing guide protrusion 63 enters the closing guide groove 64 so that the correct closing is performed. The gap between) is uniform to provide a beautiful appearance.

Next, a description will be given of the method of mounting and detaching the discharge opening and closing device.

When installing the elevating device, as shown in FIG. 2, a drive motor 37 having a pinion gear 38 coupled to the upper blower guide plate 18 is installed, and the vertical member 33 of the elevating member 34 is elevated. The rails 39 are coupled to each other by fitting. At this time, the rack gear 35 formed in the vertical member 33 is meshed with the pinion gear. The elevating member 34 is coupled in such a way that it can be easily separated by only pulling the upper portion when performing a later repair.

When installing the opening and closing door 31, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper portion of the main body 10 so that the guide protrusions 51 on both sides of the opening and closing door 31 enter the door guide groove 50 of the main body 10. Mount in a descending manner from the side. As described above, in the process of mounting the opening / closing door 31, the second hook portion 40 on the inner surface of the opening / closing door 31 is caught by the first hook portion 36. Therefore, the opening and closing door 31 can be completed by simply inserting the door guide groove 50 to lower the operation.

When the elevating member 34 is raised by the operation of the driving motor 37, the discharge opening / closing device 30 also increases with the opening and closing door 31 coupled with the elevating member 34. Therefore, the front discharge port 17 is opened. When the elevating member 34 is lowered by the operation of the drive motor 17, the opening / closing door 31 is also lowered, so that the front discharge port 17 is closed. When such an operation is made, the opening and closing door 31 is supported by the first hook portions 36 on both sides of the horizontal member 32 of the lifting device, so that the left and right shakes do not occur, and the opening and closing door 31 ) As the guide protrusions 51 on both sides are lifted and guided by the door guide groove 50, there is no shaking back and forth. Therefore, the lifting operation of the opening and closing door 31 is made smooth and stable.

In addition, when the opening and closing door 31 is closed, the closing guide protrusion 63 of the upper and closing doors enters the closing guide groove 64 of the upper body 10 and leads to the correct closing, so the opening and closing door 31 and the main body 10 are closed. The gap between them becomes uniform throughout.

As described above in detail, the air conditioner according to the present invention is precisely closed as the closing guide protrusion of the opening / closing door enters the closing guide groove of the body when the opening / closing door is closed. The gap is kept uniform throughout. Therefore, there is an effect that can provide a beautiful appearance.

In addition, the present invention can be mounted only by the operation of inserting the opening and closing door to the main body, and can be separated only by the operation of pulling the opening and closing door upward, there is an effect that can easily perform the installation and separation of the opening and closing device opening and closing.

Claims (11)

In the air conditioner comprising a main body having a discharge port, and an opening and closing door mounted to the main body to be liftable to open and close the discharge port, Air conditioning, characterized in that it comprises a closing guide protrusion provided in the opening and closing door and the closing guide groove provided in the main body to enter the closing guide projection when the closing of the opening and closing door is completed for accurate closing of the opening and closing door. group. The method of claim 1, The closing guide protrusion is provided in the upper central portion of the opening and closing door, the closing guide groove is air conditioner, characterized in that provided on the upper body. The method of claim 2, And the opening / closing door includes an extension part extending from an upper end thereof so as to cover a part of the upper end of the main body when the door is closed, and the closing guide protrusion protrudes downwardly from the extension part. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The closed guide protrusion is an air conditioner, characterized in that the tip of the cone. A main body provided with a discharge port, an opening / closing door installed in the main body to open and close the discharge port, an elevating device for elevating the opening / closing door, a first hook portion provided in the elevating device, and lowering the opening / closing door When the second hook portion is provided on the inner surface of the opening and closing door to be coupled to the first hook portion, and the closing guide projection provided in the opening and closing door for the accurate closing of the opening and closing door, when the closing of the opening and closing door is completed And a closing guide groove provided in the main body so that the closing guide protrusion enters. The method of claim 5, The opening and closing door includes an extension extending from the upper end to cover a portion of the upper end of the main body when closed, the closing guide protrusion protrudes downward from the extension, the closing guide groove is provided on the upper end of the main body Air conditioner. The method of claim 6, The closed guide protrusion is an air conditioner, characterized in that the tip of the cone. The method of claim 5, The first hook portion includes a front extension portion extending forward from the elevating device, and an upward extension portion extending upward from the front extension portion, and the second hook portion includes a hook rod in a lateral direction spaced apart from an inner surface of the opening / closing door. And a connecting portion connecting both ends of the hook rod to the inner surface of the opening / closing door. The method of claim 5, The elevating device includes a horizontal member having a predetermined length in the horizontal direction and including a horizontal member having the first hook portions on each side thereof, and a vertical member extending downward from a central portion of the horizontal member and provided with a rack gear in the longitudinal direction. Wow; A lifting rail provided in the main body to support the vertical member to be liftable; And a drive motor coupled to the main body for elevating the vertical member and having a pinion gear meshed with the rack gear. The method of claim 5, And air guiding grooves provided on both sides of the main body so as to support both sides of the open and close doors, and guide protrusions provided on both sides of the open and close doors to enter the door guide grooves. The method of claim 10, And the door guide groove extends to an upper end of the main body so that the open / close door is separated from the main body when the door is pulled upward.

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