KR20090022093A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-conditioner is provided to separate air and foreign material with simple structure and facilitate installing a dust collecting container and fix the dust collecting container adamantly. An air-conditioner comprises: a main body; a filter arranged in the main body; a suction force generation tool inhaling foreign material in the filter and transmitting the inhaled foreign material; and a dust collecting container(190) connected with the suction force generation tool. The main body comprises an air inlet and an air outlet. The dust collecting container comprises: an inlet(193) inhaling the air and the foreign material transmitted from the suction force generation tool; and an outlet(194) exhausting the air. A partition(195) is faced to the outlet and is apart from the outlet and is formed in the dust collecting container.

Description

Air Conditioner

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner having a partition wall spaced apart from an air outlet through which air is discharged from a dust collector.

In general, an air conditioner is a device for cooling / heating a room by using a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator. When an air purifying unit is installed, the air conditioner also functions to purify the room.

Various types of purifying units are installed in the air conditioner, and in particular, a detachable filter for filtering foreign matters in the air is detachably installed to purify the room while the foreign matters in the air are filtered out by the filter when the air conditioner is operated. Remove the filter and clean or replace it.

The filter as described above reduces the air intake ability when there are a lot of foreign matter, it is necessary to clean or replace periodically, but may cause inconvenience to the user, etc. during cleaning or replacement work, the filter is cleaned or replaced for a long time Since the filter cleaning device is installed in the air conditioner, the filter cleaning device itself may increase the convenience of using the air conditioner.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-99479 has a belt-shaped air filter placed on the suction part from the rear side between feeding and winding shafts respectively disposed on the upper and lower portions of the indoor unit, and one shaft is driven to rotate by a motor or the like. The air filter can be moved up and down by installing a cleaning brush to clean the dust attached to the air filter near the lower end of the air filter, and at the bottom of the cleaning brush, the dust scratched by the cleaning brush is removed. An air filter apparatus in which a dust box for collecting dust is provided is disclosed.

However, in the air filter device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-99479, since the air filter is rotated along the feeding shaft and the winding shaft, a space for the rotation of the air filter is required and cannot be compacted. As the foreign material in the air filter may fall out of the dust box as it rotates, it may be rather messy, and since the entire upper surface of the dust box is open, the foreign material in the dust box may be removed from the dust box during air conditioning operation. There is a problem that can be separated to the outside through the upper surface.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-073666 has a dust collector capable of collecting dust collected by a suction nozzle, and a filter capable of collecting dust on a downstream side of an air passage connected to one of the suction ducts and suctioned. The filter device of the air conditioner which is detachable below the filter and provided with the recessed part which can accumulate dust is disclosed.

However, in the filter device of the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-073666, a separate filter is formed inside the dust collector and a separate recess is provided below the filter, so that the overall configuration of the filter device is complicated. In addition, the cost is increased, and since dust may adhere to the filter when used for a long time, the performance may be degraded. Therefore, the filter needs to be periodically cleaned or replaced.

In addition, the filter device of the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-073666 has the inlet port of the dust collector inclined toward the outlet of the dust collector so that the air and the dust sucked into the inlet port directly go to the outlet, so that most dust Is sent out toward the outlet of the dust collector, there is a problem that dust collection is difficult when the filter is not provided inside the dust collector.

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 to separate the air and foreign matter in a simple structure.

Another object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that is easy to install the dust collector.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which a dust collecting container is firmly fixed.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems and the air inlet and the air discharge port formed body; A filter disposed in the main body; A suction force generating mechanism installed to suck and discharge foreign substances in the filter; A dust collecting tube communicating with the suction force generating mechanism, an intake port through which the air discharged from the suction force generating mechanism and the foreign matter are sucked, and an air discharge port through which the air is discharged, wherein the dust collecting container is opposed to the air outlet and is spaced apart from each other; The partition wall is formed.

The partition wall protrudes downward from the upper part of the dust collecting container so as to form a 'U'-shaped flow path inside the dust collecting container.

The partition wall is formed to be spaced apart from the surface on which the air outlet is formed and is formed larger than the air outlet.

The dust collector is formed on the surface of the inlet and the air outlet are perpendicular to each other.

The dust collecting container includes a box body having the inlet and the air outlet formed at a circumference thereof, and an upper surface of which is opened, and a cover in which the partition wall protrudes on a surface that blocks the upper surface of the box body and faces the inside of the box body.

Hooks protrude from one side of the cover and the box body, and a hook portion is formed on the other side of the cover and the box body.

The suction force generating mechanism includes a suction nozzle disposed to move along the filter, a suction duct through which the suction nozzle communicates, a hose connected to the suction duct, the hose connected to the suction part, and the dust collecting part is discharged to the discharge part. And a cleaning blower connected to suck foreign matter and air to the dust collecting container.

The dust collecting container has a suction flange portion in which the suction hole is inserted into the discharge portion of the cleaning blower.

Supporting means for supporting the dust collecting container is formed in the main body.

The main body includes a chassis installed on a wall, a suction unit having the air intake port, and a discharge unit having the air discharge port, and the supporting means includes a plurality of protrusions protruding rearward from the discharge unit to raise the dust collecting container. Made of support ribs.

At least one of the plurality of support ribs has a locking projection protruding upward so that the dust collecting container is rearwardly disposed.

The dust collector is formed with a slanted portion inclined downward in the lower portion of the front portion, the support rib is formed to be curved hook portion that the inclined portion of the dust collector rides over and the lower end of the inclined portion of the dust collector hangs forward.

The main body and the dust collecting container is provided with a hook means to be mutually caught.

The main body includes a chassis installed on a wall, an intake unit in which the air intake port is formed, and a discharge unit in which the air discharge port is formed, and the hooking means includes a protrusion protruding from the dust collecting container, and the protrusion is caught in an upward direction. And a hook portion formed in the discharge unit.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is formed with a partition wall facing the air outlet and spaced apart from the dust collector, and the foreign matter is separated from the air while bypassing the partition wall to remain at the bottom of the dust collector, inside the dust collector There is an advantage that there is no need to provide a separate filter for dust collection or to clean / replace the dust filter.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has a merit that the partition wall protrudes downward from the upper part of the dust collector so that the 'U'-shaped flow path is formed inside the dust collector, so that air and foreign matter can be separated at a simple structure and low cost. have.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is formed with the partition wall spaced apart from the air outlet is formed and larger than the air outlet, some of the foreign matter does not flow directly toward the air outlet, foreign matter because the bypass flow path of the foreign material is long Has a high separation rate.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is formed in the opening in the direction in which the inlet and the air outlet are orthogonal to the mutually orthogonal surfaces of the dust collector, since the flow direction of air and foreign matter is bent at a right angle by the inlet and the air outlet itself structure, When the inlet and the air outlet are formed to face each other or inclined to face each other, there is an advantage that the separation rate of the foreign matter is higher.

In addition, in the air conditioner according to the present invention, the dust collecting bin is formed of a box body and a cover, and the partition wall is formed to protrude on a surface facing the inside of the box body, thereby providing a simple structure.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has a hook protrudingly formed on one side of the cover and the box body, the hook portion is formed on the other side, there is an advantage that the box body can be opened and closed by a simple operation of the hook operation.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention, the suction nozzle is arranged so that the suction force generating mechanism is moved along the filter, the suction duct through which the suction nozzle is communicated, the hose connected to the suction duct, the hose is connected to the suction unit and the dust collector is Including a cleaning blower connected to the discharge portion to suck the foreign matter and air to the dust collecting container, there is an advantage that can be compact around the filter than moving the filter.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is composed of a suction flange portion that the suction port of the dust collecting container is inserted into the discharge portion of the cleaning blower in a plug type, it is possible to minimize the foreign matter leaking or pinched between the dust collecting passage cleaning blower and to clean the dust collecting passage Since there is no need for a separate fastening structure for fastening the blower, the structure is simple and inexpensive.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has an advantage that the support means for supporting the dust collecting container is formed in the main body, the dust collecting container can be installed in a stable sense.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has a hook means that is mutually caught on the main body and the dust collecting container, there is an advantage that the dust collecting container can be more easily fixed when being fastened by a separate fastening member and easily removable.

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 a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a separate suction unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 4 is a front view of a separate suction unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a part of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes an air inlet 4 and an air outlet 6 formed in the main body 2, and a filter 80 for filtering and purifying foreign substances in the air on the outer surface or the inside of the main body 2; , Cleaner mechanism for cleaning the foreign matter filtered by the filter 80 is installed.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment is applicable to an indoor unit of a stand type air conditioner, an indoor unit of a wall type air conditioner, an indoor unit of a ceiling type air conditioner, and the like. do.

The main body 2 may have an air inlet 4 formed on at least one surface of the front and upper surfaces, and an air inlet 4 may be formed from the front upper surface to the upper surface. In addition to being inclined or rounded, it will be described that the air inlet 4 is formed over the top surface from the inclined portion or the rounded portion.

The main body 2 may have an air discharge port 6 formed on at least one surface of the front surface and the bottom surface thereof, and an air discharge hole 6 may be formed on the lower portion of the front surface thereof, 6) may be formed, hereinafter, the corner portion between the front surface and the lower surface is formed to be inclined or rounded, and the air outlet 6 is formed as the inclined portion or the round portion.

That is, the main body 2 has an air inlet 4 formed in the upper portion and an air outlet 6 formed in the lower portion.

On the other hand, the main body 2 largely includes a chassis 10, a suction unit 20, and a discharge unit 30.

The chassis 10 is a type of case in which a fan motor 52 of a blower 50 to be described later, a cleaning blower 180 to be described later of a cleaner mechanism, and the like are mounted, and a flow path through which air passes is formed.

The chassis 10 may also be directly mounted to a wall by a fastening member such as a screw, and a separate mounting plate 11 may be fastened to a wall by a fastening member such as a screw, and the chassis 10 may be mounted on the mounting plate 11. Of course, it is also possible to be mounted by hooks or the like, or mounted by fastening members such as screws.

The chassis 10 is integrally formed with flow path guides 15, 16 and 17 which form a flow path of a fan 54 which will be described later.

The flow path guides 15, 16 and 17 are center guides 17 between the left and right guides 15 and 16 protruding forward from the chassis 10 and the left and right guides 15 and 16. It includes.

The chassis 10 is provided with a heat exchanger supporter 18 supporting the heat exchanger 60 described later and forming an air flow path.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment functions as a guide / supporter for supporting the heat exchanger 60 while one of the left and right guides 15 and 16 forms an air flow path, and the heat exchanger supporter ( 18 is coupled to the other 15 of the left and right guides 15 and 16.

The suction unit 20 is coupled to the front of the chassis 10, as shown in FIG. 1 to form a space between the chassis 10.

The intake unit 20 has an air intake opening 4 formed therein, and an intake grill 21 for protecting the inside of the air intake opening 4 is formed.

The discharge unit 30 discharges air conditioned in the main body 2, and is assembled to at least one of the chassis 10 and the suction unit 20 by a fastening means such as a fastening member or a hook means such as a hook. do.

The discharge unit 30 has a drain portion 32 which receives condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger 60 to be described later on the upper surface, and the drain portion 32 includes a drain hose for guiding the condensed water to the outside of the main body 2. 33 is connected, and an air outlet 6 is formed in the lower portion of the drain 32.

The discharge unit 30 has left and right side portions protruding downward from both left and right sides of the drain portion 32 such that the air discharge port 6 is disposed between the flow guides 15, 16, and 17 lower portions of the chassis 10. ), The left and right side portions protrude downward from both left and right sides of the drain portion 32, and a lower horizontal portion connecting the lower ends of the left and right side portions is formed to form the drain portion 32 and the left and right sides. It is, of course, also possible that an air outlet 6 is formed between the side portion and the lower horizontal portion.

In the discharge unit 30, a vane 34 for controlling the up and down wind direction of the air passing through the air discharge port 6 and opening and closing the air discharge port 6 is rotatably disposed, and a vane for rotating the vane 34. The motor 35 is provided, and the louver 36 which adjusts the left and right wind directions of the air passing through the air discharge port 6 is rotatably arranged.

 On the other hand, inside the main body 2, a blower 50 for sucking air through the air inlet 4 to pass through the inside of the main body 2, and then discharging the air to the air discharge port 6 and the inside of the main body 2; The heat exchanger 60 is installed to heat exchange the air sucked into the refrigerant.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the blower 50 may include a fan motor 52 seated on the motor installation unit 19 formed in the chassis 10, and a fan 54 installed on a rotating shaft of the fan motor 52. And a motor cover 56 installed on the chassis 10 to cover the fan motor 52.

The fan 54 consists of a cross flow fan formed long left and right between the flow path guides 15 and 16 and especially the left and right flow path guides 15 and 16.

The heat exchanger 60 is disposed so as to be located between the air inlet 4 and the fan 54, in the space of the main body 2, in particular, behind the front of the suction frame 20, and the lower end of the heat exchanger 32. ) It is installed to be located on the upper side.

The heat exchanger 60 includes a vertical portion 62 positioned vertically above the drain portion 32, and a front inclined portion 64 formed to be inclined toward the upper portion of the chassis 10 above the vertical portion 62. And a rear inclined portion 66 formed to be inclined toward the lower portion of the chassis 10 at the top of the front inclined portion 64.

The heat exchanger 60 is connected to a refrigerant pipe 68 for connecting with an outdoor unit (not shown).

On the other hand, the control box 70 for controlling the air conditioner is installed inside the main body 2, particularly around the fan motor 52, the control box 70 is fastened to the chassis 10, such as hooks or strands It is mounted as a member.

The control box 70 is provided with a main PCB 72 for controlling various electric parts required for air conditioning operation of the fan motor 52 and the like, and a cleaning PCB 74 for controlling various electric parts of the vacuum cleaner tool.

The cleaning PCB 74 is connected to the main PCB 72 and the lead wires to control various electric parts of the vacuum cleaner bulb by the control signal of the main PCB 72, and the lead wire is connected through the connector for selective mounting of the vacuum cleaner bulb. It is connected to the main PCB 72.

The control box 70 has an open front face, and an accommodating part for accommodating the main PCB 72 and the cleaning PCB 74 is formed therein, and a box cover 75 for closing the inside thereof is disposed at the front face thereof.

 The filter 80 is a kind of purifying unit that filters foreign substances in the air sucked into the air intake port 4, and may be provided with a single number or may be provided with a plurality of left and right sides.

The filter 80 includes a horizontal portion 82 formed horizontally, and an inclined portion 83 formed to be inclined downward from the tip of the horizontal portion 82.

The main body 2 is provided with a filter frame 90 on which the filter 80 is mounted.

The filter 80 may be detachably attached to the filter frame 90, may be fixedly mounted to the filter frame 90, and may be integrally formed with the filter frame 90. It demonstrates that it attaches or detaches to (90).

The filter frame 90 is installed to be positioned between the air intake 4 and the heat exchanger 60, and an opening 91 through which air passes and the filter 80 is formed.

The filter frame 90 includes a horizontal portion 92 formed horizontally and an inclined portion 93 formed to be inclined downward from the front end of the horizontal portion 92.

The filter frame 90 has a horizontal portion 92 horizontally disposed above the rear inclined portion 66 of the heat exchanger 60, and the inclined portion 93 is the front inclined portion 64 of the heat exchanger 60. It is arranged in parallel with the front inclined portion 64 on the front upper side of the.

The filter frame 90 is a rear end of the horizontal portion 92 is fastened to the chassis 10, the left and right sides of the filter frame 90 is fastened with a fastening hole through which a fastening member 95 such as a screw passes. A part 96 is formed to protrude, and a fastening boss 10a through which the fastening member 95 is fastened to a position corresponding to the fastening hole is formed at an upper portion of the chassis 10, and the filter frame 90 has a horizontal portion 92. Both rear ends of the fastening member 95 are fastened to the chassis 10.

The filter frame 90 is made of an injection molded product such as a synthetic resin, and if too close to the heat exchanger 60 may generate noise due to thermal expansion, etc., it is preferable that the filter frame 90 is spaced apart from the heat exchanger 60 as a whole. As shown in FIG. 2, the inclined portion 93 is fixed to the heat exchanger 60 and is provided to protrude a heat exchanger fixing portion 97 having a predetermined height.

The heat exchanger fixing part 97 is inserted between the refrigerant tubes of the heat exchanger 90 and is formed of protruding ribs, and on one side, the cutout 97a allows partial bending of the part inserted between the refrigerant tubes of the heat exchanger 90. Is formed.

The vacuum cleaner mechanism includes a suction force generating mechanism (100) installed to suck and send foreign substances in the filter (90); It is in communication with the suction force generating mechanism 100, and the air and foreign matters sent out from the suction force generating mechanism 100 is sucked to discharge only the air and includes a dust collecting bin 190 collecting foreign matters.

The suction force generating mechanism 100 allows the dust of the filter 90 to be sucked into the dust collecting container 190 together with the air, hereinafter, the suction nozzle 110, the suction duct assembly 130, the hose 170, It will be described as including a cleaning blower 180.

The suction nozzle 110 moves along the filter 90 to separate foreign matters of the filter 90 from the filter 90 and to suck foreign matters together with air. The suction nozzle 110 is formed to be substantially long up and down to form the filter 90. Accordingly, it is also possible to slide in the left and right direction, is formed to be substantially left and right to slide in the vertical direction, it will be described as long and vertically formed to slide in the left and right as a whole.

The suction nozzle 110 is bent in the same shape as the filter 80 and the filter frame 90. That is, the horizontal portion opposite to the horizontal portion of the filter 80 and the inclined portion opposite to the inclined portion of the filter 80 are bent equal to or similar to the bending angle of the filter 80.

The suction nozzle 110 has a suction part 112 which is an opening on a surface facing the filter 90.

In the suction nozzle 110, a member that separates the foreign matter from the filter 90 from the filter 90 when the suction nozzle 110 moves, that is, the brush 113 is installed on a surface opposite to the filter 90.

The suction nozzle 110 has a passage 114 through which foreign matter and air pass.

The suction nozzle 110 is formed such that the discharge part 115, which is an outlet part through which foreign substances and air are discharged, is positioned substantially below, and protrudes in a rectangular duct shape.

The suction nozzle 110 is combined with the lower body 116A and the lower body 116A having the brush 113 and the suction part 112 and the discharge part 115 formed therein, and the lower body 116A. And an upper body 116B defining a passageway 114 therebetween.

The cleaner mechanism further includes a moving mechanism 120 for moving the suction nozzle 110.

The moving mechanism 120 includes a nozzle moving motor 121 which is a driving source mounted on the suction nozzle 110 so as to move together with the suction nozzle 110, and a drive gear 123 which is rotated by the nozzle moving motor 121. ), A filter 80, a filter frame 90, a fixed gear 124 formed on one side of the suction duct assembly 130 and long in a direction parallel to the moving direction of the suction nozzle 80, and a driving gear. 123 and driven gears 124 and driven gears 125 and 126 that are moved along the fixed gear 124 upon rotation of the drive gear 123.

The nozzle movement motor 121 is formed of a bidirectional rotary motor in which the rotating shaft 121b is rotated forward / backward so that the suction nozzle 110 can be moved in both left and right directions.

The nozzle movement motor 121 may directly rotate the drive gear 123, and the motor gear 121a for rotating the drive gear 123 may also be installed on the rotation shaft 121b.

The driven gears 125 and 126 may be arranged one by one, or may be arranged by a plurality of left and right spaced apart, and a plurality of driven gears 125 and 126 may be spaced apart left and right to stably move the suction nozzle 110 left and right. Is preferably disposed and rotated together.

The suction duct assembly 130 includes a suction duct 135 having a space in which the discharge part 115 of the suction nozzle 110 communicates and an opening surface for moving the suction nozzle 110, and the suction nozzle 110. And a shielding member 150 which is connected to the movable nozzle 110 and is moved by the suction nozzle 110 to block the opening surface 134.

That is, the suction nozzle 110 is disposed such that the discharge part 115 penetrates through the opening surface of the suction duct 135 so that the lower end of the discharge part 115 is positioned inside the suction duct 135. ) Is moved along the longitudinal direction of the opening surface in the state of being inserted into the suction duct 135.

The suction duct 135 is a box type of fixed type formed on the left and right as a whole, and the opening surface is formed in the upper and lower openings on the upper surface, which is a surface facing the suction nozzle 110.

The suction duct 135 includes a duct case 136 having two adjacent surfaces open, and a duct cap 137 that blocks one surface of the duct case 136 and forms an opening surface between the duct case 136.

The shielding member 150 is formed of a closed loop that forms the suction passage 133 inside the suction duct 135 together with the suction duct 135, and the discharge part of the suction duct 135 is formed from the opening surface of the suction duct 135. By blocking all other than 115, the through part 151 through which the discharge part 115 of the suction nozzle 110 penetrates is formed in one side.

The shielding member 150 may be directly fixed to the suction nozzle 110 by an adhesive means such as an adhesive, or may be fixed to the suction nozzle 110 by a separate fixing member 155. It will be described as being fixed by the member 155.

The fixing member 155 is coupled to the suction nozzle 110 to prevent the separation of the shielding member 150, and the suction nozzle 110 is positioned in the inner space of the shielding member 150 when the suction member 110 is coupled to the suction nozzle 110. And a part of the shielding member 150 interposed between the suction nozzle 110 and the shielding member 150 by the suction nozzle 110 and the fixing member 155.

 The fixing member 155 has an opening 156 through which the discharge part 115 of the suction nozzle 110 passes.

The hose 170 guides the foreign matter and the air that has passed through the suction duct assembly 130, one end of which is connected to the suction duct assembly 130, and the other end of which is connected to the blower 180.

The cleaning blower 180 generates suction power to the hose 170, the suction duct assembly 130, and the suction nozzle 110, and collects the foreign matter and air guided through the hose 170 to the suction power as described above. 190, a cleaning fan motor 181 fastened to the chassis 10 by a fastening member such as a screw, a cleaning fan 182 connected to be rotated by the cleaning fan motor 181, and a cleaning fan motor. And cleaning pan housings 184, 185 coupled with 181 and surrounding the cleaning pan 182.

The cleaning fan 182 consists of a turbofan.

The cleaning fan housings 184 and 185 are coupled to the first body 184 and the first body 184 through which the rotating shaft of the cleaning fan motor 181 passes, thereby providing a ventilation passage therebetween. The orifice 186 which consists of the 2nd body 185 which forms, and guides the suction to the cleaning fan 182 which is a turbo fan in the body which faces the suction surface of the cleaning fan 182 among the 1st and 1st body is In addition to being formed integrally, a hose connection portion (not shown) to which the hose 170 is connected is formed to protrude.

The dust collecting container 190 is a kind of air separator and a foreign matter storage unit that separates foreign substances and air discharged from the cleaning blower 180 to contain foreign substances and discharges only air, and has a box body 191 having one surface open and a box body. The cover 192 is coupled to the box body 191 to block the open surface of the 191.

The cleaning mechanism as described above includes the cleaning mechanism 74 and the lead wire such that the moving mechanism 120, in particular, the nozzle moving motor 121 and the cleaning fan motor 181 of the cleaning blower 180 are controlled by the cleaning PCB 74. Is connected.

6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the dust collecting passage cleaning blower shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the dust collecting container shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, and FIG. 9 is a dust collecting shown in FIGS. 2 to 5. It is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main part in which the installation structure of the cylinder is shown.

Dust collector 190 is installed in communication with the suction force generating mechanism 100, in particular the cleaning blower 180.

The dust collecting container 190 is formed with an inlet 193 through which the air discharged from the suction force generating device 100 and the foreign matter are suctioned, and an air outlet 194 through which the air separated from the foreign matter from the dust collecting container 190 is formed. do.

The dust collecting container 190 is configured such that the air and foreign matter sucked into the suction port 193 are not discharged directly to the air discharge port 194, but the foreign matter and air are separated from each other by hitting at least one surface inside the dust collecting container 190. And the air outlet 194 are formed so as not to face each other, are formed on the surfaces orthogonal to each other, and are formed in the opening in the direction perpendicular to each other.

  Dust collector 190 is a structure in which foreign matter is accumulated in the lower portion, the air outlet 194 is formed in the upper portion of the upper and lower sides of the dust collector 190.

Dust collector 190 is the inlet 193 is formed on one side of the front and rear plates 200, 201 of the dust collector 190, the air outlet 194 is the left, right plate portion of the dust collector 190 When the inlet 193 is formed at one side of the left and right plate portions 202 and 203 of the dust collecting container 190, the air outlet ( 194 is formed in the upper or upper plate portion 204 of the front and rear plate portion 200, 201 of the dust collector 190, the air inlet 193 is formed in the upper plate portion 204 of the dust collector 190 Outlet 194 is formed in the upper portion of the front, rear, left, right plate portion 200, 201, 202, 203 of the dust collecting container 190.

The dust collecting container 190 will be described in that both the inlet port 193 and the air outlet port 194 are formed in the box body 191, and the lid 192 covers the opening face of the box body 191.

Hereinafter, the box body 191 forms an upper surface and the front, rear, left, and right plate portions 200, 201, 202, 203 and the lower plate portion 205 of the dust collecting container 190, but before and after. After the left and right plate portions 200, 201, 202 and 203, the inlet 193 and the air outlet 194 are formed in different directions in two orthogonal plates, and the cover 192 is a box body. The upper plate portion 204 covering the upper surface of 191 will be described.

The cover 192 is formed in a plate shape as a whole to cover the upper surface of the box body 191, and is formed to protrude a cover portion 206 surrounding the upper circumference of the box body 191 along the edge.

On the other hand, the dust collecting container 190 has a hook 206 protruding from one side of the box body 191 and the cover 192, the hook portion 207 is formed on the other side is hooked.

The hook 206 protrudes from the cover 192 to extend forward of the box body 191, and the hook portion 207 protrudes forward to catch the hook 195 on the front plate of the box body 191. Or in a recessed shape.

The dust collecting container 190 is formed such that the suction inlet 193 is formed such that the suction flange 193a, which is inserted into the discharge part 187 of the cleaning blower 180, protrudes in a rectangular duct shape, and a box body 191. The suction flange 193a protrudes in the direction toward the discharge part 187 of the cleaning blower 180.

On the other hand, the dust collecting container 190 is opposed to the air outlet 194 and the partition 198 is formed to be spaced apart.

The partition wall 198 is formed to form a 'U'-shaped flow path 198 inside the dust collecting container 190.

The 'U'-shaped flow path 198 is a downward flow path 198a, which is an air / foreign material suction flow path through which the air sucked into the suction port 193 and the foreign matter are moved downward toward the inner lower part of the dust collecting container 190, and the dust collecting container ( 190. The lower end of the partition 198 and the dust collector are connected to each other so as to connect the upward flow path 198b, which is an air discharge flow path, through which the lower air flows upward toward the air outlet 194, and the downward flow path 198a and the upward flow path 198b. It consists of a connection flow path 198c formed between the lower plate portions 205 of the barrel 190.

That is, the partition wall 198 protrudes toward the bottom plate portion 205 of the box body 191 from the cover 192, in particular, the surface 204a facing the inside of the box body 191, and of the box body 191. It is formed at a height spaced apart from the bottom plate portion 205.

The partition wall 198 is located between the surface 202a on which the air outlet 194 of the box body 191 is formed and the opposite surface 203a opposite to each other, and is spaced apart from each of the surfaces 202a and 203a. The front end is formed to be in contact with the rear surface (200a) of the front plate portion 200 of the dust collector (190), in particular the box body 191, the rear end of the dust collector (190), particularly the rear plate portion of the box body (191) ( It is formed to contact the front surface 201a of the 201.

That is, the air and the foreign matter sucked into the air inlet 193 may not immediately move sideways at the air inlet 193, bypass the bottom of the partition 195, and foreign matter that is relatively heavier than air during the bypass. Is dropped downward, and only air passes through the upward passage 198b and is discharged to the air outlet 194.

The dust collecting container 190 configured as described above may have the same volume of the downward flow path 198a and the upward flow path 198b, but the upward flow path 198 to minimize the intake of foreign matter into the air outlet 194 together with the air. It is preferable that the narrower than the downward flow path 198a, and the partition wall 198 has a downward flow path 198a among the dust collector 190, particularly between the left and right plate portions 202 and 203 of the box body 191. The right and left width L1 is formed at a position larger than the left and right width L2 of the upward flow path 198b, and the partition wall 198 is preferably formed at a position where the ratio L1: L2 is 1.5 to 5: 1.

On the other hand, when the bottom of the partition 198 is positioned higher than the bottom of the air discharge port 194 or smaller than the size of the air discharge port 194, some of the foreign matter does not flow to the inner lower portion of the dust collecting container 190 The size S1 of the partition wall 198 may be larger than the size S1 of the air outlet 194, and the lower end 198a may be moved to the air outlet 194 together with the air. 194 has a height located lower than bottom 194A.

In addition, the dust collecting container 190 has a structure that minimizes interference with other parts of the surroundings, for example, the suction unit 20 shown in Figure 1, the front plate portion 200 is the upper vertical portion 200A ) And the lower inclined portion 200B, so that the inclined portion 200B does not interfere with the suction unit 20.

In addition, since the front end of the partition 195 is formed to be in contact with the front end of the dust collecting tube 190, the front end of the partition 195 also includes an upper vertical portion 195b and a lower inclined portion 195c.

On the other hand, the dust collecting container 190 configured as described above is fixed to the inside of the main body 2, the support body for supporting the dust collecting container 190 is formed in the main body (2).

 The support means includes a plurality of support ribs 210 protruding rearward from the discharge unit 30 so that the dust collecting container 190 is raised.

The plurality of support ribs 210 are formed to be long in the front-rear direction in the discharge unit 30, in particular, the drain part 32, and spaced apart from the left and right sides.

  At least one of the plurality of support ribs 210 is provided with a locking projection 212 protrudes upwards so that the dust collecting container 190 is rearward.

  At least one of the plurality of support ribs 210 is formed by the hook portion 214 that the inclined portion 200B of the dust collecting container 190 rides over and the lower end of the inclined portion 200B of the dust collecting container 190 hangs forward. do.

In addition, the main body 2 and the dust collecting container 190 is provided with a hook means that is mutually coupled.

 The hook means is formed in the discharge unit 30 so that the protrusions 199a and 199b protruding from the dust collecting container 190 and the protrusions 199a and 199b are guided sliding in the front and rear directions and the movement in the upward direction is restricted. Hanger parts 216 and 217 are included.

The protruding portions 199a and 199b may protrude sideways from the side plate portion of the dust collecting container 190, and may protrude downward from the lower plate portion of the dust collecting container 190, hereinafter, of the dust collecting container 190. The side plate protrusion 199a as the first protrusion protrudes from the side plate portion, and the lower plate protrusion 199b as the second protrusion protrudes from the lower plate portion 205 of the dust collecting container 190.

The side plate protrusion 199a protrudes from the outer surface of any one of the left and right plate portions 202 and 203 of the dust collecting tube 190 in a longitudinal shape in the front and rear directions, and the lower plate protrusion 199b has a lower plate of the dust collecting tube 190. On the outer surface of the portion 205, it is a 'b' shaped cross section and protrudes in a long shape in the front-rear direction.

And the hook part 216 consists of the side plate hook part 216 which is the 1st hook part which the side plate protrusion part 199a catches upward, and the lower plate hook part 217 which is the 2nd hook part which the bottom plate protrusion part 199b catches upwards. It explains.

The side plate hook portion 216 is formed to be spaced apart from the plurality of support ribs 210 next to the plurality of support ribs 210, and the upper end thereof has a vertical rib 216a formed higher than the plurality of support ribs 210. Protruding from the vertical rib 216, the side plate protrusion 199a of the dust collecting tube 190 is made of a horizontal rib 216b that is slid back and forth and caught in an upward direction.

The side plate hook portion 216 may be formed only at one side of the left and right sides of the plurality of support ribs 210, and may be formed at both sides of the left and right sides of the plurality of support ribs 210.

The lower plate hanger 217 protrudes from one of the plurality of support ribs 210 so that the horizontal portion of the lower plate protrusion 199b is upwardly caught.

That is, the dust collecting container 190 is mounted on the plurality of support ribs 210 while the protrusions 199a and 199b slide back and forth along the hook parts 216 and 217 and the cleaning fan housings 184 and 185. When the discharge portion 187 of) is pushed backward to be inserted into the suction flange portion 193a of the dust collecting container 190, the rear plate portion 200 is discharged portion 187 of the cleaning fan housing 184 (185) And the projections 199a and 199b are hooked portions 216 and 217 while the lower plate portion 205 is mounted on the plurality of support ribs 210. One of the plurality of support ribs 210 is caught in an upward direction and a left and right direction, and the dust collecting container 190 is mounted by the cleaning fan housings 184 and 185 and the discharge unit 30 without a separate fastening member.

6 and 8 is at least one rib protruding forward from the front of the front plate portion 200 of the dust collecting container 190, and functions as a handle to assist the removal of the dust collecting container 190 when the dust collecting container 190 is attached or detached. do.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the main PCB 72 is a filter cleaning command is input through a control panel installed in the air conditioner or a remote controller for remote operation of the air conditioner, or the operating condition of the air conditioner is a filter cleaning condition, or periodically 74) to output the filter cleaning signal.

The cleaning PCB 74 drives the nozzle moving motor 121 when the filter cleaning signal is input, and outputs a control signal for driving the cleaning fan motor 181, and the nozzle moving motor 121 and the cleaning fan motor ( 181 is driven.

When the nozzle movement motor 121 is driven, the driving gear 122 is rotated, the driven gears 125 and 126 are moved along the fixed gear 124 while being rotated by the drive gear 123, and the suction nozzle 110. ) Is moved along the filter 80 in the direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fixed gear 124 is moved from one end of the left and right of the filter frame 90 to the other end, the foreign matter in the filter 80 is brush ( 113 is separated from the filter 80.

When the suction nozzle 110 is moved from one end of the left and right of the filter frame 90 to the other end, the nozzle movement motor 121 is driven back so that the rotational direction of the rotating shaft is rotated in the opposite direction, and the suction nozzle 110 ) Is moved from the other end of the left and right of the filter frame 90 to one end.

On the other hand, with the movement of the suction nozzle 110 as described above and the separation of foreign matter accordingly, the cleaning fan 182 is rotated by the driving of the cleaning fan motor 181, the inside of the hose 170 and the suction duct ( 135 and a suction force by the cleaning fan 182 is applied to the suction nozzle 110.

When the suction force is applied as described above, the foreign matter separated from the filter 80 passes through the suction nozzle 110, the suction duct 135, and the hose 170 together with air to the cleaning fan housings 184 and 185. It is suctioned and then sent to the suction port 193 of the dust collecting container 190 by the cleaning fan 182.

Foreign substances and air sucked into the inlet 193 of the dust collecting container 190 are blocked by the partition wall 195 inside the dust collecting container 190 and are not immediately discharged to the air outlet 194, and move along the downward flow path 198a. do. Air and foreign matter moved along the downward flow path 198a are rotated along the lower end 195a of the partition wall 195, and foreign matters heavier than air collide with the inner wall of the dust collecting container 190, and are relatively relatively lower than the downward flow path 198a. As a result of falling into the inner lower portion of the sieve dust collecting tube 190 that is not raised to the narrow upward flow path (198b).

On the other hand, the air separated from the foreign matter in the inner lower portion of the dust collecting container 190 is moved to the upward flow path (198b) and is discharged to the outside of the dust collecting container 190 through the air outlet (194).

In the present invention, a partition wall is formed to face the air discharge port and is spaced apart from each other, and the foreign matter is separated from the air while bypassing the partition wall to remain in the lower part of the dust collecting container, so that a separate dust collecting filter is provided inside the dust collecting container. Or an air conditioner that does not need to be cleaned / replaced.

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

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

3 is a perspective view of the suction unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 separated from each other;

4 is a front view separating the suction unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

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

6 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the dust collecting passage cleaning blower shown in FIGS. 2 to 5;

7 is a cross-sectional view of the dust collecting container shown in FIGS.

8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a main part of the installation structure of the dust collecting container shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

2: body 4: air intake

6: air outlet 10: chassis

20: suction unit 21: suction grill

30: discharge unit 50: blower

60: heat exchanger 80: filter

90: filter frame 110: suction nozzle

120: moving mechanism 135: suction duct

170: hose 180: cleaning blower

181: cleaning fan motor 182: cleaning fan

184,185 cleaning pan housing 190 dust collecting pail

191: box 192: cover

195: partition 199a, 199b: protrusion

210: support rib 212: locking jaw

214: hanger 216,217: hanger

216a: vertical rib 216b: horizontal rib

Claims (14)

A main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter disposed in the main body; A suction force generating mechanism installed to suck and discharge foreign substances in the filter; A dust collector communicating with the suction force generating mechanism, the suction port through which the air discharged from the suction force generating mechanism is sucked, and an air discharge port through which the air is discharged; The dust collector is opposed to the air outlet and the air conditioner is formed with a partition wall spaced apart. The method of claim 1, The partition wall is an air conditioner protruding downward from the upper portion of the dust collector to form a 'U'-shaped passage in the interior of the dust collector. The method of claim 1, The barrier rib is formed to be spaced apart from the surface on which the air outlet is formed and is formed larger than the air outlet. The method of claim 1, The dust collector is an air conditioner formed in the direction orthogonal to the surface in which the inlet and the air outlet are perpendicular to each other. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The dust collecting container has an air inlet and an air outlet having a periphery formed therein, and an upper surface of the box body, and an air conditioner including a cover on which the partition wall protrudes on a surface of the box body which blocks the upper surface of the box body. group. The method of claim 5, wherein Hooks protrude from one side of the cover and the box body, and an air conditioner having a hook portion for engaging the hooks on the other side. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The suction force generating mechanism includes a suction nozzle disposed to move along the filter, a suction duct through which the suction nozzle communicates, a hose connected to the suction duct, the hose connected to the suction part, and the dust collecting part is discharged to the discharge part. And a cleaning blower connected to suck foreign matter and air to the dust collecting container. The method of claim 7, wherein The dust collecting container is an air conditioner comprising a suction flange portion of the suction port is inserted into the discharge portion of the cleaning blower. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The main body is provided with a support means for supporting the dust collecting container. The method of claim 9, The main body includes a chassis installed on a wall, an intake unit in which the air intake port is formed, and a discharge unit in which the air outlet port is formed. And the support means is a plurality of support ribs protruding rearward from the discharge unit to raise the dust collecting container. The method of claim 10, At least one of the plurality of support ribs air conditioner is formed with a locking projection protruding upward so that the dust collecting container is rearward. The method of claim 10, The dust collector is formed with a slope inclined downward in the lower portion of the front, The support rib is an air conditioner formed to be curved in the hook portion that the inclined portion of the dust collector is riding over and the lower end of the inclined portion of the dust collector is forward. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, An air conditioner, the main body and the dust collecting container is provided with a hook means for catching each other. The method of claim 13, The main body includes a chassis installed on a wall, an intake unit in which the air intake port is formed, and a discharge unit in which the air outlet port is formed. The hook means includes a protrusion projecting from the dust collecting container and a hook portion formed in the discharge unit so that the protrusion is caught in an upward direction.

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