KR20080056514A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air conditioner is provided to minimize the number of molding devices in a glass panel and to install a display at various positions by forming plural display mounting parts at the glass panel. An air conditioner comprises an air conditioning part, a front panel(12), and a display(200). The air conditioning part discharges air to an interior of a room. The front panel, which is connected to the air conditioning part to open and close a front surface of the air conditioning part, includes a glass(14), a glass panel(15), a display mounting part formed at the glass panel. The displays are mounted on the display mounting part. The glass panel has the display mounting part positioned at various positions of the glass panel to mount the display at any one of the various positions in the glass panel selectively. The display mounting part consists of opening parts(22,24) corresponding to the display and display mounting parts(23,25) mounted with the display at the rear of the opening parts.

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view of an air inlet and an air outlet of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention open;

2 is a front view of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention opened;

3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is a perspective view when the front of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is opened forward and the inner bottom is opened;

5 is a schematic exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

6 is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted on the right side among the upper left, right, and center of the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 to 5;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view when the display is mounted on the right side among the upper left, right, and center of the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 to 5;

8 is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted at the center of the upper left, right, and center of the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 to 5;

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view when the display is mounted at the center of the upper left, right, and center of the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 to 5;

10 is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted on the right side of the front panel upper left, right, and center of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

11 is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted at the center of the front panel upper left, right, and center of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

12 is a cross-sectional view when a plurality of displays are installed on the front panel of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

13 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art,

14 is a front view of an air conditioner according to the prior art.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

1: body 10: air conditioning unit

12: front panel 14: glass

15: glass panel 16: cover

17,17 ': opaque portion 22: first opening

23: first display fastening portion 24: second opening

25: second display fastening portion 27, 27 ′: transparent portion

200,200 ′: Display 220,220 ′: Display PCB

230,230 ′: display cover

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner capable of varying an installation position of a display and having one glass panel installed on all models of air conditioners.

13 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art, and FIG. 14 is a front view of the air conditioner according to the prior art.

A conventional air conditioner, as shown in Figure 13 and 14, the base 501, the cabinet 502 is disposed above the rear portion of the base 501, the front is open, and the cabinet 502 The front upper panel 504 is disposed above the front part, and the front air discharge holes 504a are formed in the upper part of the front part, and the left and right air discharge holes 504b and 504c are formed in the inclined both side surfaces, and the front upper panel ( The front lower panel 505 disposed between the front portion of the front panel 504 and the base 501, and the left and right side portions disposed between the left and right side portions of the front upper panel 504 and the base 501, Right suction grills 506 and 507.

An upper and lower driving panel 510 is provided in the front upper panel 504 so as to open and close the front air discharge port 504a, and when the upper and lower driving panel 510 is raised, The front and rear drive panel 12 is removably installed on the front surface of the front upper panel 504 so as to eliminate the step of the upper and lower drive panels 510, and open and close the left and right air outlets 504b and 504c. In addition, left and right vanes 514 and 516 are rotatably mounted on both upper sides of the front upper panel 504 to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the left and right air outlets 504b and 504c.

On the other hand, a control panel 517 for driving operation of the air conditioner is provided on the upper side of the front lower panel 505 which is substantially the front side of the air conditioner.

The control panel 517 has a display window hole 518c in which the display window 518a is disposed at an upper center, and a button hole 518d in which a button 518b is disposed at an approximately lower center.

The display window 518a is a kind of display unit for displaying operation information of the air conditioner, and is installed to be exposed to the outside of the front of the air conditioner.

The rear side of the control panel 517 is mounted with an LED for displaying the operation information of the air conditioner through the display window 518a and a substrate on which the switch switched by the button 518b is mounted.

However, the air conditioner according to the related art is provided such that the display portion 518a is exposed to the outside only at the center of the front portion of the air conditioner so that the front portion of the air conditioner does not give a sense of unity as a whole and the display portion 518a is the front side of the air conditioner. There is a problem in that it cannot cope with various requests such as a user who wishes to be disposed other than the central part.

In addition, when manufacturing a model of the air conditioner with the display unit 518a in addition to the center of the front of the air conditioner and the display unit 518a is provided in the center of the front of the air conditioner as described above, respectively Since the control panels having different positions for forming the openings 518c must be manufactured, the number of molding apparatuses such as molds for forming the control panel 517 is increased or the structure is complicated, and the control panel 517 is misassembled. Problems may occur.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of responding to various needs of the user by varying the installation position of the display.

Another object of the present invention can be equipped with one type of glass panel in each of the various air conditioners with different display positions, thereby minimizing the number of molding apparatus of the glass panel and can prevent the misassembly of the glass panel To provide a flag.

An air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the air conditioning unit for discharging the air back to the room after the air conditioning; A front panel rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit to open and close the front surface of the air conditioning unit, including a glass and a glass panel, and having a display mounting portion formed on the glass panel; And a display mounted to the display mounting unit, wherein the glass panel is provided with a plurality of display mounting units such that the display is selectively mounted at any one of various positions of the glass panel.

Each of the plurality of display mounting parts includes an opening formed in the glass panel to correspond to the display, and a display fastening part formed to fasten the display to a rear surface of the periphery of the opening.

The glass panel has at least one of different sizes and shapes of the plurality of openings.

The front panel further includes a cover blocking an opening in which the display is not disposed among the plurality of openings.

The glass further includes an opaque portion formed in addition to the front of the opening in which the display is disposed among the plurality of openings.

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes: an air conditioner that sucks and air-conditions indoor air and discharges the air back into the room; A front panel rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit to open and close the front surface of the air conditioning unit and having a plurality of transparent parts; And a plurality of displays respectively disposed behind the plurality of transparent portions.

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

1 is a perspective view of an air inlet and an air outlet of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the air inlet and air outlet of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the air inlet (3) (4) and the air discharge port so that the main body (1) forming the appearance sucks the indoor air and discharges it back to the room (5) (6) (7) includes an air conditioning unit 10 and a front panel 12 rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit 10 to open or close part or all of the front surface of the air conditioning unit 10.

The air conditioning unit 10 includes a base 30, a cabinet 40, an upper panel 50, and a lower panel 70, 80.

The base 30 is disposed so that the front panel 20 is placed side by side on the front side of the air conditioner 10 so that the front panel 20 does not have a large gap between the bottom of the front panel 12 and the floor surface S of the room. The stepped part 32 protrudes from the lower part of 12.

The upper panel 50 has a left air outlet 5 formed at the left side, a right air outlet 6 formed at the right side, and an upper air outlet 7 formed at the upper side thereof.

Here, the air conditioner 100 has a left air outlet 5 formed on the front left side of the upper panel 50, a right air outlet 6 formed on the front right side, and the front panel 20 has an upper panel 50. It is also possible to be arranged to open and close the center of the left, right, center of the left side, the left side air inlet (5) is formed on the left side of the upper panel 50 and the right side air outlet (6) is formed on the right side and the front panel ( 20 may be arranged to open and close the front of the upper panel 50, the left side and the right side may also be formed to be inclined.

Hereinafter, the upper panel 50 is formed with the left side and the right side inclined so that the left air outlet 6 is formed at the inclined left side and the right air outlet 7 is formed at the inclined right side, and the front panel 20 is at the top. The panel 50 will be limited to being arranged to open and close a portion between the inclined left portion and the inclined right portion.

In addition, the air conditioner 100 may have an upper air outlet 7 formed on an upper surface of the upper panel 50, and an upper air outlet 7 may be formed on an upper surface of the upper panel 50. Of course.

Hereinafter, the upper panel 50 will be described by limiting the upper air discharge port 7 formed in the upper surface portion.

On the other hand, in the upper panel 50, the left air outlet vane 51 which opens and closes the left air outlet 5 and adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the left air outlet 5 is rotatably disposed, and the left air is rotated. A left air discharge port vane motor for rotating the discharge port vane 51 is provided.

The upper panel 50 has a right discharge port vane 52 rotatably disposed to open and close the right air discharge port 6 and to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the right air discharge port 6, and the right air discharge vane A right air outlet vane motor for rotating 52 is provided.

The upper panel 50 is rotatably disposed with an upper discharge port vane 53 which opens and closes the upper air discharge port 7 and adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the upper air discharge port 7. An upper air outlet vane motor for rotating the 53 is provided.

The lower panel 70, 80 is disposed between the left side of the upper panel 50 and the base 30 and the left lower panel 70 on which the left air inlet 3 is formed, and the right side of the upper panel 50. And a lower right panel 80 disposed between the base 30 and the right air inlet 4.

On the left lower panel 70, a left air inlet vane 71 for opening and closing the left air inlet 3 is rotatably disposed, and a left air inlet vane motor for rotating the left air inlet vane 71 is installed. A left filter 72 is mounted to purify the air sucked into the air intake port 3.

In the lower right panel 80, a right air inlet vane 81 for opening and closing the right air inlet 4 is rotatably disposed, and a left air inlet vane motor for rotating the left air inlet vane 81 is installed. A right filter 82 is mounted to purify the air sucked into the air intake 4.

Reference numeral 200 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is a display for displaying the operation information of the air conditioner, the back of the front panel 12 to be located inside the main body 1 when the front panel 12 is closed. It is provided at the side and displays information, such as operation information of an air conditioner, through the transparent part 27 formed in the front panel 12. As shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view when the front portion of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention opened forward and the inner bottom is opened, Figure 5 is in the present invention A schematic exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to one embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front panel 12 includes a glass 14 disposed at the front, a glass panel 15 at which the glass 14 is disposed at the front, a glass 14, and a glass panel 15. It includes a cover 16 to assemble.

The cover 16 surrounds the edges of the glass 14 and the glass panel 15 and is fastened to the glass panel 15 by a fastening means such as a hook or fastening bolt.

The cover 16 has a cross-section having a substantially 'c' shape, and covers the four left, right, top, and bottom edges of the glass 14 and the glass panel 15, respectively. It consists of two covers, and is generally disposed in a substantially 'ㅁ' shape along the edges of the glass 14 and the glass panel 15.

The front panel 12 may be formed on the back of the glass 14, the opaque portion 17 having a predetermined color or pattern may be formed by printing or the like, and the opaque sheet may be separately attached to the back of the glass. It demonstrates only to the opaque part 17. FIG.

The front panel 12 is hinged to the front and side of the air conditioning unit 10 so that the upper and lower parts to rotate forward around one side of the left, right.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front panel 12 is connected to the air conditioner 10, in particular the upper panel 50, by a coupling mechanism at one of the left and right sides of the front panel 50. It is made of a structure that operates smoothly without opening and closing suddenly.

The connection mechanism includes a slide member 18 slidably connected to one side of the front panel 12 and the upper panel 50 and hingedly connected to the other side of the front panel 12 and the upper panel 50. One of the 12 and the upper panel 50 has a hinge connection portion 54 to which the slide member 18 is rotatably hinged, and the other side of the front panel 12 and the upper panel 50 has a slide member ( A slide guide 19 on which 18 is slide guided is formed.

The front panel 12 slides along the slide guide 19 while the slide member 18 is rotated about the hinge connecting portion 54 when the front panel 12 is rotated, and the front panel 20 slides on the slide member 18. A frictional force is applied, and the front panel 12 is limited to a sudden opening and closing by friction with the slide member 18.

That is, the front panel 12 is connected to and supported by the upper, middle and lower portions of the air conditioning unit 10 on one side of the left and right sides.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front panel 12 is provided with a remote control box 19 in which a remote control for remotely operating an air conditioner is stored.

The remote control box 19 is provided on the rear side of the front panel 12 so as not to be exposed to the outside of the main body 1.

When the insertion / extraction direction of the remote control is vertical in the vertical direction, the remote control box 19 may be in contact with the rear surface of the front panel 12 during the insertion / extraction operation of the remote control, and thus the appearance of the remote control may be easily damaged. On the other hand, if the insertion / withdrawal direction of the remote control is inclined in the up and down direction, the damage of the remote control is prevented and the insertion / withdrawal operation is easy, and the remote control is inserted / withdrawn in an inclined direction. Is made of.

The remote control box 19 is fixedly mounted to the glass panel 15 of the front panel 12 and is open at the rear of the fixed box 20, and is disposed perpendicular to the rear of the fixed box 20 so that It is made of a rotation box 21 to close the back or rotate inclined backward around the lower portion of the fixed box 20 to open the back of the fixed box 20.

The rotating box 21 is hinged to the lower portion of the fixed box 20.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower hinge bracket 34 to which the lower end of one side of the front panel 12 is rotatably connected to the base 30 includes fastening members such as fastening bolts. Is installed by

The base 30 is provided with a lower bracket cover 35 that covers a part of the lower hinge bracket 34, in particular, a part fastened to the base 30.

The base 30 is provided with a box attachment / detachment portion 36 in which the dust box 95 of the cleaning mechanism 90 described later is slide-attached in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cabinet 40 is vertically disposed above and behind the rear part of the base 30, and the front and top and bottom surfaces are opened, and the left and right side parts 41 and 42 are formed on the rear part ( 43) is formed to be inclined.

The upper panel 44 is disposed above the cabinet 40.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the upper panel 50 has a lower surface and a rear surface, and left and right side portions 55 and 56 are formed to be inclined with the front portion 57, and the upper surface portion 58 is a front portion. It is formed orthogonal to (57).

3 to 5, the upper hinge bracket 59, which is connected to the lower left and right sides of the front panel 12 so as to be rotatable, is installed by fastening members such as bolts. do.

The upper panel 50 is provided with an upper bracket cover 60 covering a part of the upper hinge bracket 58.

The left lower panel 70 and the right lower panel 80 are provided with a filter frame 73 on which the left filter 72 and the right filter 82 are fixed.

On the other hand, the air conditioning unit 10 is provided with a cleaning unit 90 for automatically cleaning the left and right filters 72, 82, as shown in Figs.

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning unit 90 is disposed on the left lower panel 70 and the right lower panel 80 so as to be moved along the left and right filters 72 and 82, respectively. And the filter kit 91 collecting dust of the left and right filters 72 and 82, and the filter kit 91 and the dust hose 92 to connect the dust of the left and right suction filters 92. A kit blower 93 for allowing a back filter foreign matter to be sucked in, a cyclone 94 for separating the suctioned filter foreign matter and air, a dust box 95 for collecting filter foreign matter separated from the cyclone 94, And a cleaning unit control box 96 for controlling the cleaning unit, in particular the filter kit 91 and the kit blower 93.

3 and 5, the air conditioner 10 includes a heat exchanger 100 for heating / cooling air using a refrigerant, and air outside the air conditioner 10. The blower 110 is sucked into the inside of the heat exchanger 100 and then blown to the outside of the air conditioning unit 10.

The heat exchanger 100 is mounted to at least one of the cabinet 40 and the blower 110 so as to be inclined between the top of the cabinet 40 and the upper panel 50.

The blower 110 is mounted to the cabinet 40 to be located below the heat exchanger 100.

The blower 110 includes a blower motor 111 mounted at a lower portion of the cabinet 40, a blower fan 112 connected to the blower motor 111, and an opening 113 formed at a front surface thereof, and a discharge portion at an upper surface thereof. A 114 is formed and includes a fan housing 115 mounted to the cabinet 40 and an orifice 116 disposed at the front of the fan housing 115.

A drain pan 117 is formed on the top of the fan housing 115 to receive the condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger 100 and to lift and support the heat exchanger 70.

On the other hand, the front of the blower 110 is provided with a purifying mechanism 120 for purifying the air sucked into the orifice 116 when the blowing fan 112 rotates.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the purifying mechanism 120 may be detached from at least one purifying unit 121, 122, 123 and at least one purifying unit 121, 122, 123. It comprises a purification unit holder 130 mounted to the blower (110).

Purification unit holder 130 has a structure in which air is sucked through the front and left, right and top surfaces and discharged through the rear surface.

The purifying unit holder 130 is a blower 110 during the inserting / drawing operation of the purifying units 121, 122, 123 when the inserting / drawing direction of the purifying units 121, 122, 123 is vertical in the vertical direction. Can be in contact with the front surface or the drain pan 117, so that the purifying units 121, 122 and 123 are not easily damaged, and their insertion / drawout operations are not easy, and the purifying units 121 and 122 ( If the insertion / draw direction of the 123 is horizontal in the front-rear direction, it is inconvenient to bend the waist for the insertion / withdrawal operation of the purification units 121, 122, and 123, whereas the purification unit 121 ( When the insertion / drawing direction of the 122/123 is inclined in the vertical direction, the damage of the purifying unit 121, 122 and 123 is prevented and the insertion / drawing operation is facilitated. (122) 123 is made of a structure that is inserted / withdrawn in the inclined direction.

The purifying unit holder 130 includes a rear purifying unit holder 140 fixedly mounted to the blower 100, and a front purifying unit holder 150 rotatably connected to the rear purifying unit holder 140. Holder 150 is made of a structure that is inclined forward.

On the other hand, the air conditioning unit 10 is formed between the base 30, the upper panel 50 and the left and right lower panels 70, 80, the opening 160 is opened in the front and rear directions, the opening 160 The purge unit 121, 122, 123 through the inlet and out of the cleaning unit 121, 122, 123 can be cleaned or replaced, and the kit blower installed in the inner lower portion of the air conditioning unit 10 ( 93) and various components such as the cleaning unit control box 96 are serviced.

The air conditioner 10 includes an inner cover 162 that closes the opening 160 to enhance aesthetics and increase safety when the front panel 20 is opened forward.

The inner cover 162 is preferably assembled to the lower part of the upper panel 50 by fastening means such as fastening bolts.

Reference numeral 170 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 denotes a control unit for controlling various electric components for controlling the air conditioner, and includes a cleaning unit control box 96, a blower motor 111, a display 2, and a cable such as an electric wire. When the front panel 20 is opened to the front and the inner cover 160 is separated from the air conditioner 10, the front panel 20 is disposed at a position exposed to the outside through the opening 160, for example, in front of the blower 110. It is preferable.

6 is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted on the upper left, right and center of the front panel of FIGS. 1 to 5, and FIG. 7 is a top left and right of the front panel of FIGS. 1 to 5. , Is an exploded perspective view when the display is mounted on the right side of the center, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted on the center of the upper left, right, and center of the front panel shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, and FIG. 1 to 5 are exploded perspective views when the display is mounted at the center of the upper left, right, and center of the front panel shown in FIGS.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, one of the plurality of displays 200 and 200 ′ is selectively mounted on one side of various positions of the front panel 12.

The front panel 12 has a glass panel 15 as shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, in which the display 200 is in a first position at the rear of the glass panel 15, for example, at the top of the rear of the glass panel 15. It may also be mounted to an air conditioner mounted on the right side, and as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the display 200 ′ is in a second position on the rear side of the glass panel 15, for example on the rear side of the glass panel 15. It is made of a structure that is also mounted to the air conditioner mounted on the upper center.

That is, the glass panel 15 has a structure in which all of the air conditioners having different mounting positions of the displays 200 and 200 ′ are provided in common.

Here, the glass panel 15 may have a structure in which one of the plurality of displays 200 and 200 ′ having the same size and shape is selectively mounted by changing only its mounting position, and the plurality of glass panels 15 having different sizes or shapes. It is also possible to have a structure in which one of the displays 200, 200 ′ is selectively mounted.

Hereinafter, only one of the plurality of displays 200 and 200 ′ having different sizes or shapes will be described as being selectively mounted on the glass panel 15. For convenience of description, the first rear surface of the glass panel 15 will be described. The display 200 mounted at the position will be referred to as a first display, and the display 200 'mounted at the rear second position of the glass panel 15 will be described as a second display.

In this case, the first display 200 and the second display 200 ′ are formed such that any one of the two 200 is shorter in width and lower in height than the other 200 ′.

For example, when the second display 200 ′ is formed in a square shape, the first display 200 is formed in a long rectangular shape.

The glass panel 15 has a first mounting portion on which the first display 200 is mounted on a right side of the first position, for example, on the upper left, right, and center of the upper surface, and shows an example of the second position of the rear surface. For example, a second mounting part on which the second display 200 is mounted is substantially formed in the middle of the upper left, right, and center.

The first mounting part includes a first opening 22 formed to correspond to the display component 224 of the first display 200, and a first display 200 to which the first display 200 is fastened to a rear surface of the first opening 22. It consists of a display fastening part 23.

The first display fastening part 23 is a first fastening boss to which the first display 200 is fastened by fastening screws 231 such as screws, and a plurality of first display fastening parts 23 are spaced apart from each other.

The second mounting portion may include a second opening portion 24 formed at a position different from the first opening portion 22 in the glass panel 15 so as to correspond to the display component 224 'of the second display 200', The second display fastening part 25 is fastened to the rear surface of the periphery of the opening 24.

The second display fastening part 25 is a second fastening boss to which the second display 200 'is fastened by fastening screws 231' such as a screw, and a plurality of second display fastening parts 25 are spaced apart from each other.

Meanwhile, the first display 200 and the second display 200 ′ selectively mounted at the first position and the second position of the glass panel 15 are each of the PCB 222, the 222 ′ and the PCB 222. 222 'and display PCBs 220 and 220' including display components 224 and 224 'for displaying information, and display PCBs 220 and 220' and containing a glass panel ( And a display cover 230 (220 ') mounted to the rear surface of the base plate 15).

Here, the display parts 224 and 224 'are one of ordinary display parts such as LCD or LED, and the display parts of the first display 200 and the second display 200' are different from each other. It is possible to provide the same kind of display parts, and both of them will be described below by being made of LCD.

The display component 224 of the first display 200 is disposed so that its front end is surrounded by the first opening 22 or positioned behind the first opening 22.

The display cover 230 of the first display 200 is a kind of display box or display housing formed in a rectangular box shape having an open front surface as a whole, and is formed to face the first fastening boss 23 and has a fastening hole formed therein ( 232 is formed.

Terminal units are installed on the first display 200 so as to be connected to the control unit 170 and the cable 226 shown in FIG. 4.

In addition, the display component 224 ′ of the second display 200 ′ is disposed so that its front end is surrounded by the second opening 24 or is located behind the second opening 24.

The display cover 230 ′ of the second display 200 ′ is a kind of display box or display housing formed in a rectangular box shape having an open front surface, and is formed to face the second fastening boss 25 and has a fastening hole. A portion 232 'is formed.

The second display 200 ′ is provided with a terminal unit to be connected to the controller 170 shown in FIG. 4 by a cable 226.

 6 to 9, the opaque parts 17 and 17 ′ are formed only at portions other than the front side of the display 200 and 200 ′. The part in which the opaque part 17 (17 ') is not formed in the back surface becomes the transparent part 27 (27') among the 14.

In the case of the air conditioner in which the first display 200 is mounted, the front panel 12 has an opaque portion 17 formed only in front of the display part 224 of the first display 200, and the second display ( In the case of the air conditioner 200 ', the opaque portion 17' is formed only in front of the display part 224 'of the second display 200'.

 7 to 9 is a cable guide portion formed in the glass panel 15 so that the cable 226 connected to the control unit 170 shown in FIG. 4 is guided along the glass panel 15. Reference numeral 29a denotes a first cable cover which is covered at an end of the cable guide 28 close to the first opening 22, and reference numeral 29b denotes a second opening 24 among the ends of the cable guide 28. It is a 2nd cover which covers the near end.

Hereinafter, an assembly process of the first display 200 and the second display 200 ′ will be described in detail.

First, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first display 200 is mounted on a rear first position of the glass panel 15, for example, an air conditioner mounted on an upper right side of the rear surface of the glass panel 15. In this case, the glass 14 and the glass panel 15 having the transparent portion 27 are assembled to the cover 16 at the front position of the first opening 22 of the glass panel 15.

Thereafter, the display cover 230 is positioned behind the first position of the glass panel 15 in a state where the display PCB 220 of the first display 200 is accommodated in the display cover 230, and the fastening screw 231 is disposed. To the first fastening boss 23 by penetrating the fastening portion 232 of the display cover 230, the first display 200 is mounted on the front panel 12, and at this time, the first display 200 The display component 224 can be identified through the transparent portion 27.

Meanwhile, when the first display 200 is mounted as described above, the second opening 24 is covered by the opaque portion 17 formed in the glass 14 and the second opening 24 is closed when the front panel 12 is closed. 24) becomes invisible from the outside.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the second display 200 ′ is mounted on the rear second position of the glass panel 15, for example, the air mounted in the upper middle of the rear surface of the glass panel 15. In the case of the conditioner, the glass 16 and the glass panel 15 provided with the transparent portion 27 'at the front position of the second opening 24 of the glass panel 15 are assembled by the cover 16.

Thereafter, the display cover 230 'is positioned behind the second position of the glass panel 15 in a state where the display PCB 220' of the second display 200 'is accommodated in the display cover 230'. When the screw 231 'passes through the fastening portion 232' of the display cover 230 'and fastens to the second fastening boss 25, the second display 200' is mounted on the front panel 12, and The display component 224 ′ of the second display 200 ′ may be identified through the transparent portion 27 ′.

On the other hand, when the second display 200 'is mounted as described above, the first opening 22 is covered by the opaque portion 17' attached to the glass 14 and is closed when the front panel 12 is closed. 1 opening part 22 is not visible from the outside.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a front panel upper left, right, and right side of a center of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a front panel upper left side of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. , Right, is a cross-sectional view when the display is mounted in the center of the center.

As shown in FIG. 10, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a second opening that blocks the second opening 24 when the first display 200 is mounted on the glass panel 15 of the front panel 12. The cover is mounted, and as shown in FIG. 11, when the second display 200 ′ is mounted on the glass panel 15 of the front panel 12, the first opening cover which blocks the first opening 22 is mounted. Since other configurations and operations other than the second opening cover and the first opening cover are the same or similar, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the second opening cover has the same fastening structure as that of the display cover 230 'of the second display 200' of the first embodiment of the present invention so as to be fastened to the second fastening boss 25 of the glass panel 15. It is also possible to have a separate cover having, and the display cover 230 'itself of the second display 200' of the first embodiment of the present invention can also be used as the second opening cover.

In addition, the first opening cover may have a same fastening structure as that of the display cover 230 of the first display 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention so that the first opening cover may be fastened to the first fastening boss 23 of the glass panel 15. It is also possible that the cover of the present invention, the display cover 230 itself of the first display 200 of the first embodiment of the present invention can also be used as the first opening cover.

12 is a cross-sectional view when a plurality of displays are installed on the front panel of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12, the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment has all of the plurality of displays 200 and 200 ′ mounted at different positions of the front panel 12, respectively.

That is, the front panel 12 is provided with a plurality of transparent parts 27, 27 ′ spaced apart from one glass 14, and a plurality of displays 200, 200 ′ are spaced apart from the glass panel 15. Is fitted.

In addition, the front panel 12 includes a panel glass 15 having a plurality of openings 22, 24, and fastening portions 23, 25 formed therein, and disposed in front of the panel glass 15, and having the opening 22. In addition to the front of each of the 24, the glass 14 includes an opaque portion 17 ″.

When one display 200 is mounted on the front panel 12, the number of parts may be minimized than when the plurality of displays 200 and 200 ′ are mounted. However, the plurality of displays may be disposed on the rear surface of the front panel 12. In the case of mounting both the 200 and 200 ′, more information may be displayed than when the one display 200 is mounted.

 For example, if the second display 200 'displays weather information or functions as a player such as a video while the first display 200 displays driving information of the air conditioner, the air is displayed on one display. When displaying the operation information and other information of the unit, it is easier to check the information.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, one front panel 12 protects the plurality of displays 200 and 200 'together, and the user controls the air conditioner through the plurality of transparent parts 27 and 27'. There is an advantage that you can check a variety of information, including the information at once.

Meanwhile, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and a separate information display sheet or the like through which information of the display parts 224 and 224 'is transmitted to the front side or the rear side of the transparent portions 27 and 27' is provided. It is also possible that the information display printing unit or the like is attached, and various implementations are possible within the technical scope of the present invention.

In the air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above, the front panel that opens and closes the front surface of the air conditioning unit includes a glass and a glass panel, and a plurality of display mounting portions are formed on the glass panel, and the display is selectively provided on any one of the plurality of display mounting portions. Since the mounting position of the display can be varied, it is possible to respond to various needs of the user, and the glass panel can be used in common with various types of air conditioners with different mounting positions of the display. There is an advantage that can be minimized.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention comprises an opening formed in each of the plurality of display mounting portions corresponding to the display in the glass panel, and a display coupling portion formed to fasten the display to the back of the periphery of the opening, the plurality of display mounting portion size of the opening At least one of a and a shape is differently formed, and there is an advantage in that the glass panel can be shared even when the size or shape of the display is different.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention has the advantage that a plurality of displays are protected by one glass and the user can check various information at once through a plurality of transparent parts.

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 An air conditioning unit that sucks and air-conditions the indoor air and discharges the air back into the room; A front panel rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit to open and close the front surface of the air conditioning unit, including a glass and a glass panel, and having a display mounting portion formed on the glass panel;  A display mounted to the display mounting unit; The glass panel has a plurality of the display mounting portion is formed in a plurality of positions of the glass panel so that the display is selectively mounted at any one of the various positions of the glass panel. The method of claim 1, Each of the plurality of display mounting units includes an opening formed in the glass panel to correspond to the display, and a display coupling unit formed to fasten the display to a rear surface of the periphery of the opening. The method of claim 2, The glass panel has an air conditioner in which the plurality of openings are different in size and shape. The method of claim 2, The front panel further includes a cover that blocks an opening in which the display is not disposed among the plurality of openings. The method of claim 1, The glass further comprises an opaque portion formed in addition to the front of the opening in which the display is disposed among the plurality of openings. An air conditioning unit that sucks and air-conditions the indoor air and discharges the air back into the room; A front panel rotatably connected to the air conditioning unit to open and close the front surface of the air conditioning unit and having a plurality of transparent parts; And a plurality of displays respectively disposed behind the plurality of transparent portions.

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