KR20070060876A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner is provided to easily separate and couple a sucking grill by coupling the sucking grill to a body in a sliding type, and to easily clean a sucking filter by separating the sucking filter only through separating the sucking grill. An air conditioner includes a body, and a sucking grill. The body has a suction hole. The sucking grill is installed at the suction hole, has a sucking filter(36) in one body, and is coupled with the suction hole of the body in a sliding manner. The suction hole and the sucking grill have rails coupled to each other in the sliding manner at upper and lower ends thereof so as to push and separate the sucking grill. The sucking filter is integrally coupled with the sucking grill through injection-molding.

Description

Air Conditioner {AIR CONDITIONER}

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

2 is a front view of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of part III of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the rear portion of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body, 12: first inlet,

13: second inlet, 14: first outlet,

15: second outlet, 16: heat exchanger,

17: the first blowing fan, 18: the second blowing fan,

21: first guide member, 22: first stabilizer,

23: second guide member, 24: second stabilizer,

31: first suction grill, 32: second suction grill,

36: Suction filter.

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner that facilitates separation and coupling of a suction filter.

An air conditioner as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 08-285312 is provided with a suction filter for filtering foreign matter in the air to be sucked. This is to prevent dust from accumulating in the heat exchanger by filtering out dust in the intake air.

The suction filter of the air conditioner is detachably mounted on the rear of the front suction grill. Therefore, this air conditioner removes the suction filter after opening the suction grill in front of the main body when the user cleans or replaces the suction filter.

However, the air conditioner has a large number of parts because the suction filter and the front suction grill are separate, and the cleaning and replacement of the suction filter is necessary because the front suction grill must be opened or removed before cleaning or replacing the suction filter. There was this troublesome defect.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner to reduce the number of components than the conventional through the improvement of the suction filter.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can easily perform the separation and coupling of the suction filter.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a main body having a suction port, and a suction grill installed on the suction port, wherein the suction grill includes an integrated suction filter.

In addition, the suction grill is characterized in that coupled to the suction inlet of the main body.

In another aspect, the present invention is characterized in that the suction inlet and the suction grill is provided with rails coupled to each other in a sliding manner so that the suction grill can be separated by sliding to the side.

In addition, the suction filter is characterized in that it is integrated with the suction grill in the process of manufacturing the suction grill through injection molding.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body having a suction port, and a suction grill installed in the suction port of the main body, characterized in that the suction grill is coupled to the suction port of the main body in a sliding manner.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body having a rear intake port, a first discharge port in the upper front, a second discharge port in the lower front; A heat exchanger installed inside the rear of the main body; First and second blowing fans configured to blow air passing through the heat exchanger into the first and second discharge ports, respectively; It includes a suction grill coupled to the suction port, the suction grill is characterized in that it comprises an integrated suction filter.

The suction port may include a first suction port provided at the rear upper side of the main body, and a second suction port provided at the rear lower side of the main body, and the suction grill may be coupled to the first and second suction ports in a sliding manner, respectively. And a second suction grill.

In another aspect, the present invention by sliding the first and second suction grill in both sides to the upper and lower ends of the first and second suction grill and the upper and lower ends of the first and second suction grill in a mutually sliding manner. The rails are coupled to each other.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body 10 having a rear surface 11 fixed to a wall surface of a building, and the main body 10 includes first and second rear and upper portions respectively. 2 suction ports 12 and 13, and first and second discharge ports 14 and 15 provided at the upper side and the lower side of the front face, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rear surface 11 of the main body 10 is spaced apart from the wall by the first inlet 12 and the second inlet 13 when the main body 10 is fixed to the wall of the building. The upper and lower sides of the first and second suction holes 12 and 13 are formed to be inclined so that indoor air can be sucked. Here, the example of FIG. 1 shows a case in which two suction ports are located above and below, but when the rear surface of the main body 10 is spaced apart, the suction ports may be configured as one.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first discharge port 14 and the second discharge port 15 are formed to extend in the transverse direction on the upper and lower portions of the front surface of the main body 10, respectively. This is to allow the air to be discharged toward the upper part of the indoor space through the first discharge port 14 and to discharge the air toward the lower part of the indoor space through the second discharge port 15.

As shown in FIG. 1, inside the main body 10, a heat exchanger 16 is installed at a rear surface of the main body 10 adjacent to the first and second suction ports 12 and 13, and above and below the front of the heat exchanger 16. The first blowing fan 17 and the second blowing fan 18 are respectively provided. In addition, the first guide member 21, the first stabilizer 22, and the second blower fan for guiding the air blown by the first blower fan 17 to the first discharge port 14 in the main body 10. The second guide member 23 and the second stabilizer 24 for guiding the air blown by the 18 to the second discharge port 15 are provided.

The heat exchanger 16 is spaced apart from the inner rear side of the body 10. In addition, the upper heat exchanger 16b and the lower heat exchanger 16c which are bent to have an inclination from the upper end and the lower end of the central heat exchanger 16a in order to correspond to the inclination of the first and second suction ports 12 and 13 are provided. Equipped.

The 1st blowing fan 17 and the 2nd blowing fan 18 consist of a normal crossflow fan. In addition, although not shown in the drawing, it is operated by driving motors separately installed. Therefore, the control unit (not shown) of the air conditioner operates the first and second blowing fans 17 and 18 together by controlling the driving motors to operate the first and second blowing fans 12 and 13. One can be operated selectively or alternately. In addition, the first blower fan 17 and the second blower fan 18 may employ the same size to equalize the air flow rates of the first discharge port 14 and the second discharge port 15, the first discharge port 14 ) And different sizes may be employed to change the air volume of the second discharge port 15.

The first guide member 21 extends from the upper end of the first discharge port 14 toward the upper part of the first blowing fan 17 and covers the upper part of the first blowing fan 17. The first stabilizer 22 extends from the lower end of the first discharge port 14 to approach the first blowing fan 17. Therefore, the air blown by the first blowing fan 17 may be blown toward the first discharge port 14 of the upper side.

The second guide member 23 extends from the upper end of the second discharge port 15 toward the upper part of the second blowing fan 18 and covers the upper part of the second blowing fan 18. That is, the second guide member 23 divides the inner space of the main body 10 into an upper space in which the first blowing fan 17 is installed and a lower space in which the second blowing fan 18 is installed. And 16). The second stabilizer 24 extends from the lower end of the second discharge port 15 to approach the second blowing fan 18. Therefore, the air blown by the second blowing fan 18 may be blown toward the second discharge port 15 on the lower side.

In addition, the second guide member 23 has an inclination angle α2 directed downward to be larger than the inclination angle α1 of the first guide member 21, and the second stabilizer 24 also has an inclination angle β2 downward. It is formed larger than the inclination angle β1 of the first stabilizer 22. This is to allow the air blown through the first discharge port 14 to be discharged at a long distance and to allow the air blown through the second discharge port 15 to be discharged at a short distance.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first suction grille 31 and the second suction grille 32 that can be attached and detached to the first suction opening 12 and the second suction opening 13 on the rear side of the main body 10 are attached. These are each installed. The first and second suction grills 31 and 32 are coupled to the upper and lower portions of the first and second suction grilles 12 and 13 in a sliding manner. That is, the first suction grill 31 and the second suction grill 32, as shown in Figure 3, the groove-shaped rails (33a, 33b) formed in the longitudinal direction at the upper end and the lower end of the first and second suction openings It is coupled to the rails (34a, 34b) provided at the top and bottom of (12, 13). Therefore, the first and second suction grills 31 and 32 can be separated by sliding to both sides of the main body 10, as shown in FIG.

This configuration allows the user to separate or engage the first and second suction grills 31 and 32 by pushing or pulling sideways while the main body 10 is fixed to the wall of the building. In addition, by allowing the first and second suction grills 31 and 32 to be separated on both sides, the user can separate the suction grills 31 and 32 from the convenient side (the side without interference with the surroundings).

As shown in FIG. 3, the first and second suction grills 31 and 32 are provided with an integrated suction filter 36 to filter foreign substances in the sucked air. The suction filter 36 is integrally coupled to the suction grills 31 and 32 in the process of forming the first and second suction grills 31 and 32 through conventional resin injection molding. That is, the suction grills 31 and 32 and the suction filter 36 are integrally manufactured by molding the suction grills 31 and 32 in a state in which the suction filter 36 is embedded in the mold.

This configuration allows the suction grills 31 and 32 and the suction filter 36 to be integrated so that the number of components can be reduced as compared with the conventional configuration of the separate suction grill and the suction filter. In addition, when the user performs the cleaning of the suction filter 36, the suction filter 36 is separated together by only removing the suction grills 31 and 32, so that the suction filter 36 can be easily cleaned.

As described in detail above, the air conditioner according to the present invention has an effect that can reduce the number of parts than the conventional because the suction grill and the suction filter is made integral.

In addition, the present invention can be easily separated or combined with the suction grille because the suction grill integrated with the suction filter is coupled to the main body, and the suction filter can be separated only by separating the suction grill. There is an effect that can be easily performed cleaning.

Claims (8)

An air conditioner comprising: a main body having a suction port, and a suction grill installed at the suction port, wherein the suction grill includes an integrated suction filter. The method of claim 1, The suction grill is an air conditioner, characterized in that coupled to the suction inlet of the main body. The method of claim 2, And a plurality of rails coupled to the suction port and the suction grill so as to be separated by pushing the suction grill laterally. The method of claim 1, And the suction filter is integrated with the suction grill in the process of manufacturing the suction grill through injection molding. And a suction grill installed in the suction port of the main body, the suction grill being coupled to the suction port of the main body in a sliding manner. A main body having a suction port in the rear, a first discharge port in the upper front portion, and a second discharge hole in the lower front surface; A heat exchanger installed inside the rear of the main body; First and second blowing fans configured to blow air passing through the heat exchanger into the first and second discharge ports, respectively; And a suction grill coupled to the suction port, wherein the suction grill includes a suction filter that is integrated. The method of claim 6, The suction port includes a first suction port provided at the rear upper side of the main body, and a second suction port provided at the rear lower side of the main body, and the suction grill includes first and second sliding holes coupled to the first and second suction ports, respectively. An air conditioner comprising a second suction grill. The method of claim 7, wherein Rails coupled to the upper and lower ends of the first and second suction grilles and the upper and lower ends of the first and second suction ports so as to be separated by pushing the first and second suction grilles in both sides are mutually slidable. Air conditioner characterized in that provided.

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