KR20080101474A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-conditioner is provided to prevent a gap between a vein and an air outlet port from increasing in size by minimizing the moving of a vein caused by the ventilation air when a vein was arranged to shut an air outlet port tightly. The air-conditioner is composed of a vein opening and closing an air outlet port(6) formed in a main body, a hinge(92) pivotally connecting the vein to the main body, a guide rail(94) formed in the location separated from the hinge in the vein, and a vein revolving unit(95) having a slider which rotates the vein while being moved according to the guide rail.

Description

Air Conditioner

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

2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention stops operation,

4 is a cross-sectional view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is the top discharge;

5 is a cross-sectional view when one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention is a lower discharge;

6 is an enlarged perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

7 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present embodiment;

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

9 is a cross-sectional view when the air discharge port of the air conditioner according to the prior art is closed;

10 is a cross-sectional view when the air discharge port of the air conditioner according to the prior art is opened.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

2: main body 4: front air intake

6: top air outlet 8: bottom air outlet

10: chassis 20: front frame

24: front panel 50: blower

52: centrifugal fan 54: fan motor

56: orifice 60: left scroll housing

62: cut off 70: right scroll housing

72: cut off 82: upper vane

90: upper vane opening and closing device 92: upper hinge

93: upper vane drive mechanism 94: upper guide rail

95: upper vane rotating mechanism 96: upper vane motor

98: upper rotary lever 102: lower vanes

110: lower vane opening and closing device 112: lower hinge

113: lower vane drive mechanism 114: lower guide rail

115: lower vane rotating mechanism 116: lower vane motor

118: lower rotary lever 120: input unit

130: control unit

The present invention relates to a vane opening and closing device and an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a vane opening and closing device and an air conditioner in which a vane rotation center and a vane receive a driving force of a motor.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art, Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view when the air outlet of the air conditioner according to the prior art is closed, Figure 10 is an air outlet of the air conditioner according to the prior art is open This is a cross section when

8 to 10, the air conditioner according to the prior art is coupled to the chassis 202, the front surface of the chassis 202, the front air inlet 204 is formed on the front surface and the suction grill ( 206 is formed and the front frame 210, the air discharge port 208 is formed on the lower front side, the front suction grille 212 connected to the front of the front frame 210 to be rotatable, and mounted to the chassis 202 A heat exchanger 218 disposed between the motor 214, the blower fan 216 connected to the motor 214, and the blower fan 216, the air inlet 204, and the suction grille 206. It is configured to include.

The front frame 210 is provided with a pre-filter 205 for filtering foreign matter in the air sucked into the front air inlet 204.

The intake grill 212 protects the front air intake 204 and the prefilter 205, and an upper portion thereof is connected to an upper portion of the front frame 210.

A louver for forming a condensate receiver 219 for receiving condensate dropped from the indoor heat exchanger 218 and changing the left and right wind directions of the air discharged to the air outlet 208 in the lower portion of the front frame 210. A discharge grill 224 including a 220 and a vane 222 for changing the vertical wind direction is mounted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge grill 224 rotates the vane 222 in a direction orthogonal to the air outlet 208 to seal the air outlet 208 or as illustrated in FIG. 3. A vane motor (not shown) is installed to rotate the vane 222 in a side-by-side direction with respect to the air outlet 208 to open the air outlet 208.

The vane 222 opens and closes the air discharge port 208 while only the rotation center is connected to the rotation shaft of the vane motor and rotates around the rotation shaft of the vane motor.

However, since the air conditioner according to the related art rotates only the center of rotation of one side of the vane 222 before and after the vane 222 is directly connected to the vane motor, an end relatively far from the center of rotation is shaken or blown by air during the rotation operation. There is a problem that can be shaken.

In addition, since indoor air is sucked through the front and top surfaces thereof, cooled and heated in the heat exchanger 218, and then discharged through the bottom surface thereof, the air conditioner has a low installation height. If the discharge time is lowered to evenly spread throughout the room up and down, and the installation height is high, there is a problem in that the warmth is discharged to the user's face during heating operation increases discomfort.

On the other hand, Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0015872 (published February 21, 2004) is provided with a plurality of motor 114 and the blowing fan 116, the indoor air is sucked to the front side and discharged through both sides and the bottom surface An air conditioner is disclosed which eliminates the discomfort caused by direct discharge of warm air and evenly spreads cold air. There is a problem that it takes a long time to reach the distance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can operate the vane in a stable manner.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner which prevents the gap between the vane and the air outlet being arranged to close the air outlet by minimizing the movement of the vane by the blowing air when the vane is arranged to seal the air outlet. .

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of varying the discharge direction of air by simple control of the upper and lower vane driving mechanisms and enabling more efficient cooling / heating.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the vane for opening and closing the air discharge port formed in the main body; A hinge rotatably connecting the vane to the main body; A guide rail formed at a position spaced apart from the hinge among the vanes; And a vane rotation mechanism having a slider that moves along the guide rail to rotate the vane.

The vane rotating mechanism includes a vane motor installed inside the main body; It includes a rotary lever rotated by the vane motor and the slider protrudes.

An air conditioner according to the present invention includes: a main body having an air intake port formed on a front surface thereof, and an air discharge port formed on at least one side of an upper surface and a lower surface thereof; A vane positioned at the air outlet and rotatably connected to one side of the front and rear by a hinge; And a vane rotating mechanism connected to a position spaced apart from the hinge among the vanes.

The vane is formed with a guide rail spaced apart from the hinge; The vane rotating mechanism includes a vane motor installed inside the main body; And a rotary lever connected to the vane motor so as to be rotated by the vane motor and provided with a slider for rotating the vane while being moved along the guide rail.

The guide rail is formed long in the front and rear width direction of the vane on one surface of the vane.

The hinge is provided at the rear portion of the vane, and the guide rail is formed in front of the hinge.

The air conditioner according to the present invention is the air intake port is formed on the front surface and the upper air discharge port is formed on the upper surface and the lower surface air discharge port formed on the lower surface; An upper vane rotatably connected to the main body by a hinge to open and close the upper air discharge port; An upper vane driving mechanism connected to the front of the hinge to rotate the upper vane among the upper vanes; A lower surface vane rotatably connected to the body by a hinge to open and close the lower surface air discharge port; A lower vane driving mechanism connected to the front of the hinge among the lower vanes to rotate the lower vanes; In the cooling operation, the upper vane rotating mechanism is controlled in the open mode, and the lower vane rotating mechanism is controlled in the sealed mode. In the heating operation, the upper vane rotating mechanism is controlled in the sealed mode. And a control unit for controlling in the open mode.

Each of the upper vane and the lower vane is provided with a rear portion of the hinge and a guide rail is elongated in the front-rear direction in front of the hinge, and each of the upper vane rotating mechanism and the lower vane rotating mechanism is driven by the controller. And a rotation lever having a motor and a slider connected to be rotated about the motor and moved along the guide rail.

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

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention when the operation stops. 4 is a cross-sectional view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is an upper discharge, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is a lower discharge.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, an air suction port through which the indoor air is sucked is formed in the front of the main body 2, and the air that is air-conditioned is discharged in the upper or upper surface of the front. A discharge port is formed, and an air discharge port through which air that is air-conditioned is discharged is formed in the front lower or lower surface, and indoor air is sucked into the front of the main body 2 to be air-conditioned inside the main body 2, and then through at least one of the upper and lower sides. Discharged.

Hereinafter, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment will be described by taking a wall-mounted air conditioner as an example, and the main body 2 is a kind of casing which forms an external appearance of the air conditioner and forms an air flow path, and the front air is provided on the front of the air conditioner. The intake port 4 is formed, and the upper surface air discharge port 6 is formed in the upper surface, and the lower surface air discharge port 8 is formed, it demonstrates only.

The main body 2 includes a chassis 10 installed on the wall of the room by an installation member mounted on the wall of the room, and a front frame 20 coupled to the front of the chassis 10.

The chassis 10 has an opening forming an upper air discharge port 6, and an opening forming a lower air discharge port 8 in a lower portion thereof.

The front frame 20 may be formed in a plate shape as a whole, or may be formed in a hexahedral shape with an open rear surface.

The front frame 20 is preferably formed in the shape of a hexahedron having an open rear surface to form a space together with the chassis 10, and a front air intake port 4 is formed on the front surface.

The front frame 20 may be formed in a plate-like upper surface portion, an opening is formed in front of the opening portion formed in the lower surface portion of the chassis 10, so that the upper air outlet 6 is the chassis 10 and the front frame 20 Of course, it is also possible to be formed at all.

In addition, the front frame 20 may have a lower surface portion in the shape of a plate, and if the opening portion is formed in front of the opening portion formed in the lower surface portion of the chassis 10, the air outlet 8 may have the chassis 10 and the front frame ( Of course, it is also possible to form all of the 20).

The front frame 20 is disposed with a filter 22 for purifying the air sucked through the front air inlet (4).

In addition, the main body 2, in particular, the front frame 20 is provided with a front panel 24 that opens and closes the front air intake 4.

The front panel 24 is rotatably connected to the front frame 20 and can be opened and closed in a rotational manner. The front panel 24 can be opened and closed in a forward and backward direction and can be opened and closed horizontally. Of course, it is possible to arrange.

The front panel 24 opens the front air intake opening 4 while forming an air intake passage by opening a gap with the front portion of the front frame 20, and the front portion of the front frame 20 is narrowed to open the front air intake opening. Seal the air inlet (4).

The front panel 24 and the main body 2, in particular, the front frame 20 are provided with panel drive mechanisms 30 and 40 for opening and closing the front panel 24.

The panel drive mechanisms 30 and 40 include an upper panel drive mechanism 30 connected to the upper portion of the front panel 24 and a lower panel drive mechanism 40 connected to the lower portion of the front panel 24.

The panel driving mechanisms 30 and 40 may operate both the upper panel driving mechanism 30 and the lower panel driving mechanism 40 to move the front panel 24 forward and backward horizontally, and the upper panel driving mechanism 30 ) And the lower panel driving mechanism 40 is not driven, so that the front panel 24 is inclined upwardly as a whole, so that the left and right ends and the top of the front panel 24 are connected to the front frame 20 and the air intake passage. It is also possible to form, and the upper panel driving mechanism 30 is not driven, only the lower panel driving mechanism 40 is driven so that the front panel 24 is inclined downward downward as a whole, the left and right sides of the front panel 24 and It is of course also possible that the lower end forms the front frame 20 and the air intake passage.

The upper panel driving mechanism 30 is respectively installed on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 20 and connected to the upper left and right sides of the front panel 24.

The lower panel driving mechanism 40 is installed at the lower left and right sides of the front frame 20 and is connected to the lower left and right sides of the front panel 24.

The inside of the main body 2 includes a heat exchanger 46 for heating or cooling the air sucked into the main body 2 with a refrigerant, and a drain for receiving condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger 120. The mechanism 48 is installed.

The heat exchanger 46 is formed to have a rectangular parallelepiped shape formed to extend from the rear upper side to the lower side of the front air inlet 4 to the lower side so that all the air sucked into the front air inlet 4 passes.

The drain mechanism 48 is located below the heat exchanger 46 and is formed long to the left and right.

Then, the inside of the main body (2) sucks indoor air through the front air inlet (4) to pass through the interior of the main body (2) and at least one of the upper air outlet (6) and the lower air outlet (8) The blower 50 which discharges through is provided.

The blower 50 blows air to the upper air discharge port 6 by the upper blower fan disposed in the upper part of the main body, and blows the air to the air discharge port 8 when the lower blower fan disposed in the lower part of the main body blows air. It is also possible, one blower fan which is rotated in both directions is disposed inside the main body (2) to blow air to the upper air discharge port (6) when rotated in one direction or to the air discharge port (8) when the air is rotated in the other direction It is also possible to blow the air, and one blower fan which is rotated in one direction may be disposed inside the main body 2 to blow air toward both the upper air discharge port 6 and the lower air discharge port 8. As described above, only one blower fan blows air to both the upper air discharge port 6 and the lower air discharge port 8.

The blowing fan is composed of a centrifugal fan 52 that can blow air in various directions.

The blower 50 guides the suction of air when the air is sucked in front of the fan motor 54 installed in the chassis 10 and the centrifugal fan 52 so as to rotate the centrifugal fan 52, and increases the pressure of the sucked air. The note includes an orifice 56.

The orifice 56 is installed to be positioned between the original fan 52 and the heat exchanger 46.

The blower 50 further includes scroll housings 60 and 70 which form a flow path of air flowed by the centrifugal fan 52.

Here, the scroll housing 60, 70 is a kind of fan housing that surrounds a part of the circumference of the centrifugal fan 52, the left and right scroll housings 60, 70 are formed to be spaced apart in the left and right directions.

The left scroll housing 60 and the right scroll housing 70 are symmetrically formed with respect to the center of the centrifugal fan 52.

The left scroll housing 60 and the right scroll housing 70 have one cutoff 62 positioned higher than the center of the centrifugal fan 52 and the other cutoff 72 is located at the centrifugal fan 52. The height is formed lower than the center of the.

The left scroll housing 60 and the right scroll housing 70 are formed such that the distance from the centrifugal fan 52 is gradually moved downward from the cutoff 62 of one of the 60, and the other of the other 70. The distance from the centrifugal fan 52 is gradually increased from the cut off 72 to the top.

The left scroll housing 60 and the right scroll housing 70 are formed such that the distance between the two gradually increases toward the upper side with respect to the cut off 62 of the one 60, and the cut off of the other 70. The distance between the two toward the lower side relative to the (72) is formed to be gradually.

Here, the left scroll housing 60 and the right scroll housing 70 may be integrally protruded from the rear plate portion of the chassis 10 during molding of the chassis 10, and may be formed separately from the chassis 10 and then bonded. Of course, it is also possible to be attached to the front of the rear plate portion of the chassis 10 by means.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, the main body 2 has an upper vane 82 which opens and closes the upper air outlet 6 and controls the wind direction of the air discharged to the upper air outlet 6. ; The lower vane 102 further controls the wind direction of the air discharged to the lower air discharge port 8 while opening and closing the lower air discharge port 8.

Here, the upper vanes 82 and the lower vanes 102 function as a blow passage along with the left and right scroll housings 60 and 70, and when one of the two is sealed and the other is opened, The upper discharge flow path of the centrifugal fan 52 is formed or the lower discharge flow path is formed together with the right scroll housings 60 and 70, and when both are opened, the left and right scroll housings 60 and 70 are centrifuged together. The upper and lower discharge passages of the fan 52 are formed.

In detail, when the upper vane 82 opens the upper air discharge port 6 and the lower vane 102 seals the lower air discharge port 8, the left schole housing ( 60 and the upper vane flow path of the centrifugal fan 52 leading to the lower vane 102 and the right scroll housing 70, and the air blown in the radial direction from the centrifugal fan 52 is the centrifugal fan 52 and the left side. It is discharged through the upper air discharge port 6 passing between the schol housing 60, the lower vane 102 and the right scroll housing 70.

On the contrary, when the lower vane 102 opens the lower air discharge port 8 and the upper vane 82 seals the upper air discharge port 6, the right scaffold housing 70 is provided inside the main body 2. And a lower discharge flow path of the centrifugal fan 52 leading to the upper vane 82 and the left scroll housing 60, and the air blown in the radial direction from the centrifugal fan 52 is the centrifugal fan 52 and the right schole. Passing between the housing 70 and the upper vane 82 and the left scroll housing 60 is discharged through the air discharge port (8).

In addition, when the upper vane 82 opens the upper air discharge port 6 and the lower vane 102 opens the lower air discharge port 8, the cut off of the right scroll housing 70 is performed inside the main body 2. An upper discharge flow path is formed between the 72 and the upper portion of the cut off 62 of the left schol housing 60, and the cut off 62 of the left scroll housing 60 and the cut of the right schol housing 70. A lower discharge flow path is formed between the lower portions of the off 72.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, the upper vane opening and closing device 90 for opening and closing the upper vane 82, and the lower vane opening and closing device for opening and closing the lower vane 102 ( 110).

 Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of one embodiment of the vane opening and closing device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the upper vane opening and closing device 90 includes an upper hinge 92 rotatably supporting the upper vane 82, and an upper vane 82 centering on the upper hinge 92. Rotating in, but in addition to the upper hinge 92 includes an upper vane drive mechanism (93) connected.

The upper vane opening and closing device 90 may be provided with an upper hinge 92 and an upper vane driving mechanism 93 on each of the left and right sides of the upper air discharge port 6, and the left and right sides of the upper air discharge port 6. Each of the upper hinge 92 and the upper vane driving mechanism 93 may be provided on only one side of the upper and left air outlets 6, of course.

Hereinafter, the detailed structure of the upper hinge 92 and the upper vane drive mechanism 93 is demonstrated.

The upper hinge 92 includes a hinge shaft 92A formed at one side of the upper vane 82 and the main body 2, and an upper vane 82 and the main body 2 such that the hinge shaft 92A is rotatably supported. And shaft support portions 92B such as hinge holes and hinge grooves formed on the other side.

Protruding portions 92C orthogonal to the upper vanes 82 protrude on both sides of the inner side surface of the upper vanes 82, and one of the hinge shafts 92A and the shaft supporting portions 92B is formed in the left and right directions on the protruding portions 92C. do.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the hinge shaft 92A is protruded laterally from the side surface portion of the protrusion 92C, and the shaft support portion 92B is formed to be opened in the left and right directions on the side surface of the upper air discharge port 6. Will be explained.

The upper vane driving mechanism 93 interacts with the upper guide rail 94 and the upper guide rail 94 formed to be spaced apart from the upper hinge 92 in front of or behind the upper hinge 92 among the upper vanes 82. While including the upper vane rotating mechanism (95) for rotating the upper vane (82).

The upper vane opening and closing device 90 has an upper hinge 92 provided at the rear of the upper vane 82 when the upper vane 82 is rotated about the rear, and the upper guide rail 94 has an upper hinge 92. Is formed in front of the upper vane 82, the upper vane 82 is provided in the front of the upper vane 82 and the upper guide rail 94 is the upper hinge 92 when the upper vane 82 is rotated about the front The upper hinge 92 is provided at the rear of the upper vane 82 and the upper guide rail 94 is formed at approximately the front of the upper hinge 92.

The upper guide rail 94 is provided to protrude on the inner side of the upper vane 82, and is formed to be long in the front-rear direction as a whole.

The upper guide rail 94 has a guide hole portion 94A through which the slider 97, which will be described later, slides, opens in the left and right direction, and is formed long in the front and rear directions.

The upper guide rail 94 has a rear end portion 94B protruding downward from approximately rear of the upper vane 82, a front end portion 94C protruding downwardly from approximately forward of the upper vane 82, and the rear end 94B. And a lower end portion 94D connected between the lower end of the distal end portion 94C and spaced apart from the inner side surface of the upper vane 82.

The upper guide rail 94 is spaced apart from the inner surface of the upper vane 82 with a slightly larger interval than the thickness of the slider 97 to be described later.

That is, the space formed by the inner side of the upper vane 82, the rear end 94B, the front end 94C and the lower end 94D forms the guide hole 94A.

The upper vane rotating mechanism 95 is connected to the upper vane motor 96 installed on the main body 2 and the rotary shaft of the upper vane motor 96 so as to be rotated by the upper vane motor 96 and connects the upper guide rail 94. The upper rotation lever 98 is provided with a slider 97 for moving along the upper vane 82.

The upper vane motor 96 is fastened to the outer surface portion of the upper air discharge port 6 by a fastening bolt or the like.

Slider 97 is to move along the guide hole 94A to lift the upper vanes 82 or pull down the upper guide rail 94, protrudes laterally in a cylindrical shape on the side of the upper rotary lever (98).

The upper rotary lever 98 protrudes from the shaft connecting portion 99 which is connected to the rotating shaft of the upper vane motor 96.

The upper rotary lever 98 is gradually thicker from the portion where the slider 97 protrudes to the portion where the shaft connecting portion 99 of the upper vane motor 96 protrudes.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5, the lower vane opening and closing device 110 includes a lower hinge 112 rotatably supporting the lower vane 102 and a lower vane 102 having a lower hinge 112. Is rotated about, but includes a lower vane driving mechanism 113 connected in addition to the lower hinge (112).

The lower vane opening and closing device 110 may be provided with a lower hinge 112 and a lower vane driving mechanism 113 on each of the left and right sides of the lower air outlet 8, and the left and right sides of the lower air outlet 8. The lower hinge 112 is provided on each of the lower vanes, and the lower vane driving mechanism 113 may be provided only on one side of the left and right sides of the air outlet 8.

Hereinafter, the detailed structure of the lower hinge 112 and the lower vane drive mechanism 113 is demonstrated.

The lower hinge 112 includes a hinge shaft 112A formed at one side of the lower vane 102 and the main body 2, and the lower vane 102 and the main body 2 such that the hinge shaft 112A is rotatably supported. It includes a shaft support portion 112B, such as a hinge hole portion or a hinge groove portion formed on the other side.

Projections 102C orthogonal to the lower vanes 102 protrude from both sides of the inner side of the lower vane 102, and one of the hinge shaft 112A and the shaft support portion 112B is formed in the left and right directions on the protrusion 102C. do.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the hinge shaft 112A is formed to protrude laterally from the side portion of the protrusion 112C, and the shaft support portion 112B is formed to be opened to the side of the air discharge port 8 in the left and right directions. Will be explained.

The lower vane driving mechanism 113 interacts with the lower guide rail 114 and the lower guide rail 114 which are spaced apart from the lower hinge 112 at the front or rear of the lower hinge 112 among the lower vanes 112. And a lower vane rotating mechanism 115 for rotating the lower vane 102.

The lower vane opening and closing device 110 has a lower hinge 112 provided at the rear of the lower vane 102 when the lower vane 102 is rotated about the rear, and the lower guide rail 114 has a lower hinge 112. Formed in front of the lower vane 102 and the lower vane 102 is rotated about the front, the lower hinge 112 is provided at the front of the lower vane 102 and the lower guide rail 114 is lower hinge 112 The lower hinge 112 is provided at the rear of the lower vane 102 and the lower guide rail 114 is formed at approximately the front of the lower hinge 112.

The lower guide rail 114 is provided to protrude on the inner surface of the lower vane 102 and is formed to be long in the front and rear direction as a whole.

The lower guide rail 114 has a guide hole portion 114A through which the slider 117, which will be described later, is slid, is opened in the left and right direction and is formed long in the front and rear direction.

The lower guide rail 114 has a rear end portion 114B projecting downwardly from the rear of the lower vane 102, a front end portion 114C projecting downwardly from the front of the lower vane 102, and a rear end portion 114B. It consists of a lower end 114D which is connected between the lower end of the front end part 114C, and is spaced apart from the inner side surface of the lower vane 102.

The lower guide rail 114 is spaced apart from the inner side surface of the lower vane 102 with a slightly larger interval than the thickness of the slider 117 to be described later.

That is, the space formed by the inner side, the rear end 114B, the front end 114C, and the lower end 114D of the lower vane 102 forms the guide hole 114A.

The lower vane rotating mechanism 115 is connected to the lower vane motor 116 installed on the main body 2 and the lower vane motor 116 and moved along the lower guide rail 114 to rotate the lower vane 102. And a lower rotary lever 118 provided with 117.

The lower rotary lever 118 is gradually thicker in width from the protruding portion of the slider 117 to the portion connected to the rotating shaft of the lower vane motor 116.

As the slider 117 moves along the guide hole 114A, the lower vane 102 is pushed down or the lower guide rail 94 is raised. The slider 117 protrudes laterally in a cylindrical shape from the side of the lower rotating lever 118. .

The lower rotary lever 118 protrudes from a shaft connecting portion (not shown) connected to the rotating shaft of the lower vane motor 116.

The upper rotary lever 98 is formed with a width gradually increasing from the portion where the slider 97 protrudes to the portion where the shaft connecting portion of the upper vane motor 96 protrudes.

3 to 5 is an upper through portion formed so that the axial connection portion of the upper rotary lever 98 penetrates in a position substantially forward than the shaft support portion 92B of the upper hinge 92.

3 to 5 is a lower through portion formed so that the shaft connection portion of the lower rotation lever 118 penetrates in a position substantially forward than the shaft support portion 112B of the lower hinge 112.

7 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present embodiment.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes an input unit 120 including a remote controller or a control panel for inputting operation commands such as cooling operation and heating operation, and an upper vane motor 96 and a lower portion of the upper vane driving mechanism 90. The control unit 130 further controls the lower vane motor 116 of the vane driving mechanism 110.

The control unit 130 controls both the upper vane driving mechanism 90 and the lower vane driving mechanism 110 in the open mode during the cooling operation or the heating operation of the air conditioner, so that the cool air or the warmth is lowered from the upper air discharge port 6. It is also possible to distribute the discharge to the air discharge port (8), depending on whether the cooling / heating operation control either one of the upper vane drive mechanism 90 and the lower vane drive mechanism 110 in the open mode and the other closed mode It is also possible to control.

In addition, the controller 130 controls both the upper vane driving mechanism 90 and the lower vane driving mechanism 110 in the open mode at the initial stage of the cooling / heating operation regardless of the cooling operation and the heating operation. When the set time elapses or the load in the room decreases below the set value, either one of the upper vane driving mechanism 90 and the lower vane driving mechanism 110 is controlled in the open mode and the other is closed depending on whether the cooling / heating operation is performed. It is also possible to control.

Hereinafter, when the cooling operation of the air conditioner is input through the input unit 120, the control unit 130 controls the upper vane motor 96 of the upper vane driving mechanism 90 in the open mode, and the lower vane driving mechanism ( The lower vane motor 116 of the 110 is controlled in a closed mode so that cold air is discharged only through the upper air discharge port 6, and the upper vane motor 96 of the upper vane driving mechanism 90 during the heating operation of the air conditioner. ) And the lower vane motor 116 of the lower vane drive mechanism 110 in the open mode, so that the warmth is discharged through the air discharge port (8).

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, during the cooling operation of the air conditioner, the controller 130 controls the upper vane motor 92 in the open mode, controls the lower vane motor 112 in the closed mode, and drives the fan motor 54.

In the open mode of the upper vane motor 92, the upper vane motor 96 rotates the upper rotary lever 98 in a direction substantially close to vertical as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the upper rotary lever 98 Slider 97 of the upper guide rail 94 to the upper end of the upper vane 82, while sliding sliding toward the upper end (82), the upper vane 82 toward the front upper side about the upper hinge (92) It is rotated inclined to open the upper air discharge port (6).

Meanwhile, in the closed mode of the lower vane motor 92, the lower vane motor 116 rotates or maintains the lower rotary lever 118 in a direction substantially horizontal to the lower vane, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. When the rear part is connected to the lower hinge 112 and the front part of the lower guide rail 114, that is, the front part of the lower vane 102 is constrained to the lower rotating lever 118, the air outlet 8 ) Will be sealed.

In addition, the centrifugal fan 52 is rotated when the fan motor 54 is driven.

When the centrifugal fan 52 is rotated as described above, the air around the main body 2 passes through the gap between the front frame 20 and the front panel 24 and is sucked into the front air inlet 4, and the filter 22 After being purified by), it is exchanged with the heat exchanger 46 and cooled, and is sucked into the centrifugal fan 52 through the orifice 56.

The air sucked into the centrifugal fan 52 is blown in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan 52, and the air blown toward the right scroll housing 70 flows along the upper portion of the cut-off 72 and is roughly upward. The air is blown in the direction, and then spreads left and right while passing between the cut-off 62 of the left scroll housing 60 and the upper part of the left scroll housing 60, and then is discharged upward through the upper air discharge port 6.

Meanwhile, the air blown toward the left scroll housing 60 among the air blown in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan 52 is blown downward while being flowed along the lower portion of the cut-off 62, and then the lower vane. Blocked by 102, the flow direction is directed to the lower portion of the right scroll housing 70, and passes between the cut off 72 and the centrifugal fan 52 of the right scroll housing 70, the cut off 72 It is blown upwards as it flows along the upper part of. As described above, the air flowing into the right scroll housing 70 by the lower vanes 102 merges with the air blown from the centrifugal fan 52 to the right schole housing 70, and the cut of the left scroll housing 60 is performed. After passing between the off 62 and the upper portion of the right scroll housing 70 is spread to the left and right is discharged upward through the upper air discharge port (6).

That is, during the cooling operation of the air conditioner, the air blown in the radial direction from the centrifugal fan 52 is pivotally flowed along the left scroll housing 60, the lower vane 102, and the right schole housing 70, and then the upper surface thereof. Passing through the air discharge port (6), while being guided by the upper vane 82 is discharged toward the upper part of the room to cool down the room while falling from the upper part of the room.

As described above, during the cooling operation, since the upper vanes 82 are connected to two spaced points, that is, the rear part and the front part, the discharge vanes are stably guided to the discharged air without being pushed or shaken by the blown air. In addition, since the lower vanes 102 are spaced apart from each other, that is, both the rear part and the front part are connected to each other, when the front part or the rear part of the lower vane 102 is not pushed or shaken by the blown air, the air outlet 8 ) Is sealed with a sense of stability, the gap between the lower vane 102 and the lower air discharge port (8) is not opened.

On the other hand, during the heating operation of the air conditioner, the controller 130 controls the upper vane motor 92 in a sealed mode, the lower vane motor 112 in an open mode, and drives the fan motor 54.

In the closed mode of the upper vane motor 92, the upper vane motor 96 rotates or maintains the upper rotary lever 98 in a substantially horizontal direction as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, and the upper vane 82 The rear part is connected to the upper hinge 92 and at the same time, the front part of the upper guide rail 94, that is, the front part of the upper vane 82 is constrained to the lower rotating lever 98 to open the upper air outlet 6. It will be sealed.

On the other hand, in the open mode of the lower vane motor 92, the lower vane motor 116 rotates the lower rotary lever 118 in a direction substantially close to vertical as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, and the lower rotary lever ( The slider 117 of 118 slides down the lower vanes 112 while sliding toward the rear end 114B of the lower guide rail 114, and the lower vanes 102 are moved forward and downward about the lower hinge 112. When it is rotated inclined toward the side, the air discharge port 8 is opened.

In addition, the centrifugal fan 52 is rotated when the fan motor 54 is driven.

When the centrifugal fan 52 is rotated as described above, the air around the main body 2 has a gap between the front frame 20 and the front panel 24, the front air suction port 4, and the filter as in the cooling operation. 22, the heat exchanger 46, and the orifice 56 are sucked into the centrifugal fan 52 and blown in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan 52 by the centrifugal fan 52.

The air blown from the centrifugal fan 52 toward the left scroll housing 60 is blown in a substantially downward direction while swirling along the lower portion of the cut off 62, and then the cut off of the right scroll housing 70 ( After passing between the 72 and the lower portion of the left scroll housing 60 is spread to the left and right is discharged downward through the air discharge port (8).

And, the air blown toward the right scroll housing 70 among the air blown in the radial direction of the centrifugal fan 52 is blown upwards while being flowed along the upper portion of the cut-off 72, and then the top It is blocked by the vanes 82 and its flow direction is directed to the top of the left scroll housing 60 so as to pass between the cut off 62 and the centrifugal fan 52 of the left scroll housing 60, and the cut off 62. It is blown upwards as it flows along the lower part of the bottom. The air flowing into the left scroll housing 60 by the upper vanes 82 is merged with the air blown from the centrifugal fan 52 to the left schole housing 60 as described above, and the cut of the right scroll housing 70 is performed. After passing between the off 72 and the lower portion of the left scroll housing 60 is spread to the left and right is discharged downward through the air discharge port (8).

That is, during the heating operation of the air conditioner, the air blown in the radial direction from the centrifugal fan 52 is pivoted along the right schol housing 70, the upper vanes 82, and the left scroll housing 60, and then turns. After flowing, the air passes through the air discharge port 8 and is discharged toward the lower part of the room while being guided by the lower vanes 102 to raise the room from the lower part of the room to the upper part.

As described above, during the heating operation, since the upper vanes 82 are spaced apart from each other, that is, the rear and front portions are connected, the upper vanes 82 are not pushed or shaken by the air blown by the front portion or the rear portion. In the upper air discharge port (6) is sealed with a sense of stability, the gap between the upper vane 82 and the lower air discharge port (8) is not opened. In addition, since the lower vanes 102 are spaced apart from each other, that is, the rear part and the front part are connected to each other, the lower vane 102 guides the discharged air stably without being pushed or shaken by the blown air.

In the air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above, one side of the vane is rotatably connected to the main body by a hinge, a guide rail is formed at a position spaced apart from the hinge, and the slider of the vane rotating mechanism is moved along the guide rail. By rotating, since the vanes are opened and closed in a state in which two spaced apart points of the vanes are connected, there is an advantage that the vanes are stably operated without shaking when the vanes are operated.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention includes a vane motor having a vane rotating mechanism installed inside the main body; Including a rotary lever rotated by the vane motor and the slider protrudes, the structure for the stable operation of the vane has a simple advantage.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention, the air inlet is formed on the front surface of the main body and the air discharge port is formed on at least one side of the upper and lower surfaces, one side of the front and rear of the vane is rotatably connected to the main body by a hinge, the vane rotating mechanism is It is connected to the position of the vane, which is spaced apart from the hinge, and the two spaced apart points of the vane are connected to the hinge and the vane rotating mechanism, respectively, so that the vane is pushed or shaken by the blowing air when the vane is in the open mode to guide the blowing air. The air discharged through the upper or lower surface of the main body can be stably guided, and when the vane is in a sealed mode that blocks the blowing air, a gap is formed between the air outlet and the vane without being pushed or shaken by the blowing air. There is an advantage not to lose.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention is a guide rail spaced apart from the hinge on one side of the vane is formed long in the front and rear direction, the vane rotating mechanism is provided inside the main body; Including the rotary lever is rotated by the vane motor, the rotary lever is provided to move the vane while moving along the guide rail, there is an advantage that the vane is smoothly rotated as the slider slides along the guide rail.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention, when the hinge is provided at the rear of the vane, the guide rail is formed in front of the hinge, the vane is rotated around the rear portion of the vane in any of the open mode and the closed mode, Since the weight of the vane acts, the vane motor can be driven with low power consumption.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention, the front air intake port, the upper air discharge port and the lower air discharge port is formed in the main body, the upper vane is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the main body to open and close the upper air discharge port, the lower portion of the main body When the vane is rotatably connected to the hinge, the vane opens and closes the air outlet port, and the control unit controls the upper vane rotating mechanism in the open mode during cooling operation, and controls the lower vane rotating mechanism in the closed mode, and rotates the vane when heating operation. The upper vane rotating mechanism and the lower vane rotating mechanism can be used to determine the discharge direction of the air conditioning air by controlling the mechanism in the closed mode and the upper vane rotating mechanism in the open mode. There is an advantage that can be evenly coordinated the top and bottom of the.

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Vanes for opening and closing the air discharge ports formed in the main body; A hinge rotatably connecting the vane to the main body; A guide rail formed at a position spaced apart from the hinge among the vanes; And a vane rotating mechanism having a slider for rotating the vane while being moved along the guide rail. The method according to claim 1, The vane rotating mechanism includes a vane motor installed inside the main body; And a rotation lever rotated by the vane motor and the slider protruding from the vane motor. An air inlet is formed on the front surface and an air outlet is formed on at least one side of the upper and lower surfaces; A vane positioned at the air outlet and rotatably connected to one side of the front and rear by a hinge; And a vane rotating mechanism connected to a position spaced apart from the hinge among the vanes. The method of claim 3, wherein The vane is formed with a guide rail spaced apart from the hinge; The vane rotating mechanism includes a vane motor installed inside the main body; And a rotary lever connected to the vane motor so as to be rotated by the vane motor, and having a slider for moving the vane while being moved along the guide rail. The method according to claim 4, The guide rail is formed on one surface of the vane elongated in the front and rear width direction of the vane. The method according to claim 4, The hinge is provided at the rear of the vane, The guide rail is formed in front of the hinge air conditioner. An air inlet is formed on the front surface, an upper air outlet is formed on the upper surface, and an air outlet is formed on the lower surface; An upper vane rotatably connected to the main body by a hinge to open and close the upper air discharge port; A top vane driving mechanism connected to a front of a hinge among the top vanes to rotate the top vane; A lower surface vane rotatably connected to the body by a hinge to open and close the lower surface air discharge port; A lower vane driving mechanism connected to the front of the hinge among the lower vanes to rotate the lower vanes; In the cooling operation, the upper vane rotating mechanism is controlled in the open mode, and the lower vane rotating mechanism is controlled in the sealed mode. In the heating operation, the upper vane rotating mechanism is controlled in the sealed mode. An air conditioner including a control unit for controlling in an open mode. The method according to claim 7, Each of the upper vane and the lower vane is provided with a rear portion of the hinge and a guide rail is elongated in front and rear directions in front of the hinge. Each of the upper vane rotating mechanism and the lower vane rotating mechanism includes a motor driven by the controller, and a rotary lever connected to the motor to be rotated about the motor and moved along the guide rail.

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