KR20090022104A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-conditioner is provided to facilitate mounting a filter to a filter frame and to limit the flow of the filter when the filter is mounted and prevent the filter from being separated from the filter frame. An air-conditioner comprises: a main body; a filter frame(90) installed at the main body; and a filter(80). An air inlet and an air outlet are formed in the main body. An opening(91) which the air passes through is formed in the filter frame. The filter is arranged in the opening. In one side among the side end of the filter and the filter frame, a protrusion(84) is protruded in a right direction and a left direction and in the other side, a coupling part coupled with the protrusion is formed. The protrusion is inserted to the coupling part.

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 in which a filter formed on one side of a filter side and a filter frame is inserted into and caught by a catching hole formed on the other side so that the filter is not detached from the filter frame.

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.

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

As shown in FIG. 14, an indoor unit of a conventional air conditioner includes a chassis 202 and a front grill 210 coupled to a front surface of the chassis 202 and having an air intake 204 and an intake grill 206 formed therein. And a front suction grille 212 rotatably connected to the front of the front grille 210, a blower fan 216 disposed between the chassis 202 and the front grille 210, and the blower fan. And a heat exchanger 218 disposed between the 216 and the air intake 204 and the suction grill 206.

The front grill 210 has a front air inlet 204 formed on the front surface, the top suction grill 206 is integrally formed on the upper surface.

The front grill 210 has a filter 205 for filtering foreign matter in the air sucked into the front air inlet 204 is disposed.

The front suction grille 212 protects the front air suction port 204 and the filter 205, and an upper portion thereof is rotatably connected to an upper portion of the front grille 210.

A discharger having a condensate receiving part 219 receiving the condensate dropped from the indoor heat exchanger 218 and an air outlet 220 formed between the chassis 202 and the lower portion of the front grill 210 ( 222 is mounted.

The heat exchanger 218 is bent inclined toward the top of the chassis 202 at the top of the vertical heat exchanger 218a disposed vertically behind the front portion of the front grill 210 and the vertical heat exchanger 218a. And the inclined heat exchanger 218b disposed under the upper surface of the front grill 210.

The dispenser 224 is provided with a stabilizer 224 that separates the suction flow path and the exhaust flow path of the blower fan 216.

The discharger 224 is configured to include a louver 230 for changing the left and right wind direction of the air discharged to the air discharge port 220, and a vane 240 for changing the up and down wind direction.

Referring to the operation of the conventional air conditioner configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the blower fan 216 is rotated, air in front of the front suction grille 212 passes through the front suction grille 212 and passes through the front air suction port 204 of the front grille 210. While the foreign matter is filtered by the filter 205, it is sucked into the space between the front grill 210 and the chassis 202.

The upper air of the front grille 210 passes through the upper suction grille 206 and is sucked into the space between the front grille 210 and the chassis 202.

The indoor air sucked as described above is cooled or heated by the refrigerant while passing through the vertical heat exchanger 218a and the gradient heat exchanger 218b of the indoor heat exchanger 218, and then flows into the blower fan 216. It is blown to the lower side, the wind direction is controlled by the guide of the louver 230 and the vane 240 is discharged into the room through the air discharge port 220.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of opening the front suction grille illustrated in FIG. 14 and installing a filter on the front grille. FIG.

The front grill 210 has a stepped portion 213 on which the lower end of the filter 205 is raised in the left and right direction at the lower portion of the front part, and inserted into the stepped portion 213 protruding downward from the bottom of the filter 205. The rib 205a is downwardly inserted to form insertion holes 213a that are latched back, front, left, and right.

In addition, the front grill 210 has a sliding guide 214, the upper side end of the filter 205 is guided sliding sliding is formed on the top.

Upper and lower ribs spaced apart from the gap of the filter of the sliding guide 214 are formed on the upper left and right sides of the front grill 210, respectively.

Installation of the filter 205 rotates the front suction grille 212 forward to open the front portion of the front grille 210, while sliding the upper side end portion to the sliding guide 214, the insertion rib ( When the 205a is inserted downward into the insertion hole 213a, the insertion rib 205a is locked to the insertion hole 213a of the front grill 210 in front, rear, left and right and fixed.

On the other hand, in the separation of the filter 205, the insertion rib 205a lifts the lower part or the whole of the filter 205 upwardly so that the insertion rib 205a exits upward from the insertion hole 213a, and the insertion rib ( When 205a exits to the upper side of the insertion hole 213a, the filter 205 is pulled forward.

However, the indoor unit of the conventional air conditioner, if the insertion rib 205a is not correctly inserted into the insertion hole 213a of the front grill 210 at the time of installation of the filter 205, the filter 205 is not installed correctly, Since the filter 205 is only supported by being placed on the front grill 210, the side end of the filter 205 is not fixed. When the air conditioner or the filter 205 is shaken due to vibration or shock, the filter 205 is moved from the front grill 210. There is a problem that can be separated.

In addition, since the filter 205 is mounted on the front grill 210 while sliding, the sliding guide 214 must be separately formed on the front grill 210, so that the molding structure of the front grill 210 is complicated. Since the filter 205 has to be pushed between the upper and lower ribs of the sliding guide 214 while the upper end of the filter 205 is aligned with the sliding guide 214, the mounting operation of the filter 205 is not easy and the filter 205 is There is a problem that can be misassembled.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, it is possible to easily and easily install the filter in a simple structure to the filter frame, and provides an air conditioner that is limited to the flow of the filter or arbitrary removal when mounting the filter. Its purpose is to.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can be easily and simply mounted a filter consisting of a three-dimensional shape of the horizontal portion and the inclined portion.

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 frame installed in the main body and having an opening through which air passes; It includes a filter disposed in the opening, one side of the side of the filter and the filter frame is a projection protruding in the left and right direction, the other side is formed with a fastening portion to which the projection is fastened.

The fastening part is formed of a locking groove formed in the left and right directions on the wall surface forming the opening so that the projection is inserted.

The fastening portion is elastically deformed by the projections and then restored to form a hook protruding to the side of the opening to catch the projections.

On one side of the filter and the filter frame, a protrusion for hanging the filter on the filter frame protrudes in the up and down direction, and on the other side, a locking hole in which the protrusion is inserted is opened in the up and down direction.

The protruding portion has an inclined portion formed on one side of the front portion and the rear portion.

The filter and the filter frame each include a horizontal portion formed horizontally and an inclined portion formed to be inclined downward from a tip of the horizontal portion.

The protrusions protrude from both left and right ends of the inclined portion of the filter, and the fastening portions are formed to face the protrusions of the inclined portion of the filter frame, respectively.

The protruding portion is formed to protrude downwardly from the horizontal portion of the filter, and the locking hole is formed to open up and down the horizontal portion of the filter frame.

The filter frame has a horizontal seating portion in which the horizontal portion of the filter is raised protrudes toward the opening portion, and the locking hole is formed in the horizontal seating portion.

The protrusions protrude on both the left and right sides of the horizontal portion of the filter, and the locking holes are formed on both the left and right sides of the horizontal seating portion, respectively.

The filter frame has a handle groove formed on at least one of the left and right sides of the opening.

The protrusion and the fastening portion are formed in a plurality of sets, the handle groove is formed to be located between the plurality of sets of the protrusion and the locking groove.

The protrusion and the fastening part are formed in plural sets, and the plurality of fastening parts protrude from the handle grooves.

The air conditioner further includes a heat exchanger installed in the main body, and the filter frame is formed by protruding the filter frame fastening portion inserted into and coupled to the heat exchanger.

The heat exchanger includes a plurality of refrigerant tubes through which the refrigerant passes, spaced apart from each other, and the filter frame coupling part includes at least one protrusion inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and supported by the plurality of refrigerant tubes.

The filter frame has a fastening part formed with a fastening hole through which a fastening member penetrates at both rear left and right ends of the horizontal part, and the chassis has a fastening boss for fastening the fastening member to a position corresponding to the fastening hole. The fastening part is fastened to the chassis by the fastening member.

An air conditioner according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter frame installed at the main body and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent; And a filter mounted on the filter frame and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent, wherein the filter has a protrusion formed downwardly protruding from the horizontal portion and inserted into a locking hole formed in an up and down direction in the horizontal portion of the filter frame. The projection protruding in the left and right direction from the side end of the part is mounted to the front frame by being inserted into the engaging groove formed in the left and right direction in the inclined portion of the filter frame.

An air conditioner according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter frame installed at the main body and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent; And a filter mounted on the filter frame and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent, wherein the filter is inserted into and caught in a locking hole formed in a vertical portion of the horizontal portion of the filter frame with a protrusion formed downwardly protruding from the horizontal portion. Projections protruding in the lateral direction from the side ends of the inclined portion are mounted to the front frame by being constrained to the hooks protruding from the inclined portion of the filter frame.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, the protrusion protruding in the left and right direction from one side of the filter frame and the filter frame is fastened to a fastening portion formed at the other end of the filter and the side end of the filter frame, the side end of the filter frame It is firmly fixed to and has the advantage of preventing arbitrary removal of the filter due to vibration or shock.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the filter is firmly fixed to the filter frame by the projection is inserted into the engaging groove formed in the filter, the structure for fixing the projection is simple and low cost.

 In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is elastically detachable to the hook protruding to the filter, there is no need to bend the filter at the time of mounting or detachment of the filter, so that the filter that can be generated when some of the filter bent There is an advantage that can prevent damage or falling of foreign matter.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention fixed the filter to the filter frame by the operation of pushing both sides of the horizontal portion of the filter to the horizontal portion of the filter frame and then pushing both sides of the inclined portion of the filter to the horizontal portion of the filter frame, This has an easy advantage.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is formed in at least one of the left and right sides of the opening of the filter frame to easily hold the filter in the filter frame, the user can easily hold the filter, there is an advantage that the easy removal of the filter. .

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the filter frame fastening portion which is inserted into the filter frame and coupled to the heat exchanger is formed to protrude, so that the filter can be disposed at a position other than the suction unit, and the filter frame is easy to install. .

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.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the air intake port 4 and the air discharge port 6 are formed in the main body 2, and the filter 80 for filtering and cleaning foreign substances in the air on the outer surface or the inside of the main body 2. And, the cleaning 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 discharge port 6 is described as being formed in the inclined portion or the rounded 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 intake unit 20 is disposed in front of the chassis 10, as shown in FIG. 1 to form a space between the chassis 10, the air intake opening 4 is formed in the opening, and the air intake opening 4. Suction grill 21 is formed to protect the inside of the.

The suction unit 20 is rotatably connected to the front panel 26 which opens and closes at the front thereof.

The discharge unit 30 discharges air that is air-conditioned inside the main body 2, and is coupled 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. Are assembled.

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 inlet 4. The filter 80 may be provided with a single number or may be provided with a plurality of left and right spaces. It will be described as being provided.

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 frame 90 may have a structure in which the filter 80 is free to move, or may have a structure in which the filter 80 may be attached or detached. Hereinafter, the filter 90 may be attached or detached. It is described that it is fixed firmly so that any ride or flow is restricted.

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 may be provided as many as the number of filters 80 so that each filter 80 may be disposed in each filter frame 90, and may be smaller than the number of filters 80 so that a plurality of filters ( 80 may be arranged together. Hereinafter, a plurality of openings 91 may be formed in one filter frame 90 such that a plurality of filters 80 may be disposed, and each of the filters 80 may be each of the openings 91. It will be described as being disposed in.

That is, the filter frame 90 is formed with a left opening on which the left filter is disposed and a right opening on which the right filter is disposed, respectively.

On the other hand, the filter frame 90 includes a horizontal portion 92 formed horizontally, and the inclined portion 93 formed to be inclined downward from the tip 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 provided with a filter frame fastening portion 97 having a predetermined height.

The filter frame fastening portion 97 is inserted between the refrigerant tubes of the heat exchanger 90 and is formed of a protrusion, in particular a protrusion rib, supported by the refrigerant tube of the heat exchanger 90, and on one side is inserted between the refrigerant tubes of the heat exchanger 90. The cutout 97a is formed to enable elastic bending of the portion.

The vacuum cleaner mechanism includes a suction force generating mechanism 108 installed to suck and discharge foreign substances from the filter 90; It is in communication with the suction force generating mechanism 108, and the dust and the air discharged from the suction force generating mechanism 108 is sucked to discharge only the air, and includes a dust collecting bin 190 collecting the foreign matter.

The suction force generating mechanism 108 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.

Meanwhile, the suction nozzle 110 further includes a gear box 127 covering the driving gear 123 and the driven gear 125, 126.

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.

Dust collector 190 is in communication with the discharge portion 187 of the cleaning fan housing 184, 185 is formed with an inlet 193 for suction of foreign matter and air, the air is discharged to the outside of the dust collector 190 An air outlet 194 is formed.

The dust collecting container 190 is formed on a surface where the inlet 193 and the air outlet 194 are not opposed to each other.

The dust collecting container 190 is formed with a partition wall 195 for forming a 'U'-shaped separation flow path inside the box body 191, and the partition wall 195 is opposed to the air outlet 194 and is a box body. The cover 192 is formed to protrude toward the inside of the box body 191 so as to be spaced apart from the bottom of the first surface 191.

On the other hand, the cleaning mechanism as described above and the moving mechanism 120, in particular the nozzle movement motor 121, the cleaning fan motor 181 of the cleaning blower 180 is controlled by the cleaning PCB 74 and It is connected by lead wires.

6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the filter and the filter frame illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a fastening portion of the filter and the filter frame illustrated in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is illustrated in FIG. 6. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 8, FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 8.

The filter frame 90 has a horizontal seating portion 98 on which some of the edges of the horizontal portion 82 of the filter 80 are raised, protruding from the wall surface forming the opening 91, and the inclined portion of the filter 80. 83) The inclined seating portion 99 on which some of the edges are raised is formed to protrude from the wall surface forming the opening 91, and a plurality of ribs 100 are formed across the opening 91.

The horizontal seating portion 98 includes a left horizontal seating portion protruding from the left side surface of the horizontal side opening of the filter frame 90, a right horizontal seating portion protruding from the right side surface of the horizontal portion opening of the filter frame 90, and a filter frame 90. It consists of the rear horizontal seating part which protruded from the rear part of the horizontal part side opening part of the back side.

The inclined seating part 99 consists of the left inclined seating part which protruded from the left side surface of the inclination part side opening part of the filter frame 90, and the right inclined seating part which protruded from the right side surface of the inclination part side opening part of the filter frame 90. As shown in FIG.

That is, the filter 80 is inserted toward the opening 91 at the upper position of the filter frame 90, and is mounted on and supported by the horizontal seating part 98, the inclined seating part 99, and the plurality of ribs 100. .

The filter 80 is inserted into the opening 91 to be supported by the horizontal seating part 98, the inclined seating part 99, and the plurality of ribs 100, and at the same time, the horizontal part 82 and the inclined part 83. Are all fixed to the filter frame 90.

Hereinafter, the fixing of the filter 80 and the filter frame 90 and its detachable structure will be described in detail.

The left and right ends of the filter 80 are fixed to the filter frame 90. The protrusions 84 protrude in the left and right directions on one side of the filter 80 and the side end of the filter 80. On the other end of the side of the filter frame 90 and the filter frame 90, a fastening portion to which the protrusions 84 are fastened is formed, so that the side end of the filter 80, that is, the protrusion 84 is mounted on the filter frame 90, or Separated at 90.

In this case, the fastening part is capable of fixing the protrusions 84 and includes a locking groove 104 formed to be opened in the left and right directions so that the protrusions 84 are inserted and caught.

Here, the protrusion 84 protrudes from the inclined portion 83 side end of the filter 80, and the locking groove 104 protrudes on the wall surface forming the opening 91 among the inclined portions 93 of the filter frame 90. It is formed recessed so as to face 84.

On the other hand, the protrusion 84 and the locking groove 104 may be formed only one set at the side end of the filter 80 and the filter frame 90, it is also possible to be formed left and right, and also formed up and down, It is most preferable that a total of four sets of the upper left set, the lower left set, the upper right set, and the lower right set are fixed to the left and right and up and down in a stable manner.

Here, the locking groove 104 is formed at a position higher and lower than the inclined seating portion 99, respectively, the filter 80 is the center portion of the inclined portion 83 is seated on the inclined seating portion 99, the inclination The upper both sides and the lower both sides of the portion 83 is locked to the filter frame 90 is fixed.

Meanwhile, one side of the filter 80 and the filter frame 90 protrudes upward and downward in order to protrude the filter 80 to the filter frame 90, and the protruding portion 85 is inserted and caught on the other side. The hole 105 is opened in the vertical direction.

Here, the protrusion 85 is formed to protrude downward from the horizontal portion 82 of the filter 80, and is formed in a rib shape having a short left and right width and a long height and a front and rear width, and the locking hole 99 is a filter frame ( Openings are formed in the horizontal portion 92 of the upper and lower sides 90.

Only one set may be formed at the side end of the filter 80 and the filter frame 90, but the protrusions 85 and the engaging groove 105 may be formed at left and right sides, and a total of two sets of left and right sets may be provided. It is most preferable that the set is formed and secured stably from side to side.

Here, the locking groove 105 is formed in the horizontal seating portion 98, the horizontal portion 82 is the left, right, rear end is seated on the horizontal seating portion 98, both left and right sides of the filter frame 90 It is jammed in and fixed.

On the other hand, the protrusions 85 are formed in the inclined portion 86 on one side of the front portion and the rear portion so that the protrusions 85 easily come out of the catching hole 99 when the upper portion of the upper portion of the filter 80 is lifted up. do.

That is, the filter 80 is inserted into the engaging hole 99 which is formed in the vertical direction of the projection portion 85 protruding downward from the horizontal portion 82 in the vertical portion 92 of the filter frame 90, the slope The projections 84 protruding in the left and right directions from the side ends of the portion 83 are inserted into the locking grooves 98 formed in the left and right directions on the inclined portions 93 of the filter frame 90 and are mounted on the front frame 90. .

Meanwhile, the filter frame 90 has a handle groove 106 formed in at least one of the left and right sides of the opening 91.

 The handle groove 106 is formed together over the side portions of the inclined seat 99 and the inclined seat 99, the left handle groove is the upper left set and the lower left set of the projection 84 and the locking groove 104 Is formed to be located between, the right handle groove is formed to be located between the upper right set and the lower right set of the projection 84 and the locking groove (104).

Handle groove 106 is formed in the shape of a rectangular groove as a whole.

Referring to the mounting and removal process of the filter configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the filter 80 is mounted, the filter 80 is positioned at an upper position of the filter frame 90, and both sides of the inclined portion 83 of the filter 80 are held by hand and the horizontal portion of the filter 80 The horizontal portion 82 of the filter 80 is seated on the horizontal seating portion 98 while inserting the protrusion 85 formed in the 82 into the locking hole 105 formed in the horizontal seating portion 98 of the filter frame 90. In other words, the filter 80 has the horizontal portion 82 inserted into the opening 91 of the filter frame 90, and the protrusion 85 is moved forward, backward, left, right to the engaging hole 105 of the filter frame 90. Is caught and bound.

As described above, when the protrusion 85 of the filter 80 is hooked to the locking hole 105 of the filter frame 90, and the filter 80 is rotated downward about the protrusion 85 and the locking hole 105. In the filter 80, the inclined portion 83 is inserted into the opening 91, and the protrusion 84 is raised to the side of the opening 91 on the inclined portion 93 side of the filter frame 90.

Subsequently, pressing both sides of the inclined portion 83 of the filter 80 toward the inclined portion 93 of the filter frame 90 causes the filter 80 to partially protrude as the inclined portion 83 is convex or concave. 84 enters the wall 91 of the inclined portion 93 side of the filter frame 90 and enters the opening 91 of the inclined portion 93 side of the filter frame 90, and then the protrusion 84 is caught by the locking groove ( 104 is inserted into the filter 80, the bent portion 83 is restored to the inclined seating portion 99 while the bent portion is restored, and the filter 80 is both the horizontal portion 82 and the inclined portion 83 Is inserted into the inner space of the opening 91 of the filter frame 90, and is fixed to the filter frame 90.

That is, in the filter 80, both left and right sides of the horizontal portion 82 are fixed to the horizontal portion 92 of the filter frame 90, and both left and right sides of the inclined portion 83 are filter frames ( It is fixed to the inclined portion 93 of 90, and the movement in the front, rear, left, right, up and down directions and arbitrary detachment are restricted as a whole.

On the other hand, if you want to remove the filter 80 is fixedly installed as described above in the filter frame 90, the user, etc., put the hand into the handle groove 106, and hold the side end of the filter frame 80, the filter 80 When a part of the slanted part 83 applies convex or concave large force such as a wheel, the filter 80 has the groove 84 104 with the protrusion 84 bent while the inclined part 83 is convex or concave. And the filter 80 is pulled upward toward the opening 91, the filter 80 is in a state where the protrusion 85 formed in the horizontal portion 82 is partially caught by the catching hole 105. When exiting the opening 91 and finally lifting the filter 80 upward, the protrusion 85 exits above the locking hole 105 and the filter 80 is inclined ( Both 83 and the horizontal portion 82 are drawn out of the filter frame 90.

12 is an enlarged perspective view of a fastening portion of a filter and a filter frame of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the filter frame of FIG.

The air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a hook 104 'protruding to the side of the opening 91 so that the fastening portion is elastically deformed by the protrusion 84 and then restored to catch the protrusion 84.

The hook 104 'constitutes a set of the upper hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b so that at least one of the upper hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b is raised by the protrusion 84. Alternatively, the protrusion 84 enters between the upper hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b while being elastically deformed downward, and the protrusion 84 enters deeply between the upper hook 104a portion and the lower hook 104b portion. When the hook portion that has been elastically deformed is restrained and the protrusion 84 is restrained, the protrusion 84 is configured to restrict the arbitrary movement in the opposite direction of entry.

In addition, the protrusions 84 and the hooks 104 'may be left and right, respectively, and may be formed up and down, and a total of four sets of a left upper set, a left lower set, a right upper set, and a right lower set may be formed. It is most preferable to be fixed stably in the right and left and up and down.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the handle groove 106 'is formed in the filter frame 90 as in the embodiment of the present invention, the hook 104' is approximately above or above the handle groove 106 ' It is also possible to be formed in at least one of the following, it is also possible to protrude from the bottom surface of the handle groove 106 ', in particular the handle groove 106', it will be described as protruding from the handle groove 106 '.

That is, the handle groove 106 'is formed to have a longer length than the space between the plurality of protrusions 84 formed at the side end of the filter 80, between the plurality of hooks 104' and the handle groove 106 '. Between the upper end of the hook and the hook positioned above the plurality of hooks 104 ', and the lower end of the handle groove 106' and the lower hook positioned among the plurality of hooks 104 '. This is the space to be inserted.

Hereinafter, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the fastening portion is made of a hook 104 ', and other configurations and actions other than the configuration in which the hook 104' protrudes from the handle groove 106 'and one embodiment of the present invention The same and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the mounting and removal process of the filter configured as described above is as follows.

First, when the filter 80 is mounted, the protrusion 84 is pushed into the hook 104 'while the filter 80 is inserted into the opening 91 of the filter frame 90, and the protrusion 84 is upward. While at least one of the hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b is elastically deformed, the hook portion 104a is inserted into a position between the upper hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b, and the protrusion 84 is attached to the upper hook portion ( When inserted deep between the 104a and the lower hook portion 104b, the elastically deformed hook portion is restored and restrains the protrusion 84, and the filter 80 is inserted into the inner space of the opening 91 of the frame 90. It is fixed to the filter frame 90.

On the other hand, if you want to remove the filter 80 is fixedly installed in the filter frame 90 as described above, the user or the like hand between the plurality of hooks (104 ') of the handle groove (106'), in particular, the handle groove (104 '). Insert the filter frame 80, and then pull the filter 80 upward or forward upward of the opening 91, the filter 80 has a protrusion 84, particularly a hook 104 '. Passing out between the upper hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b while elastically deforming at least one of the upper hook portion 104a and the lower hook portion 104b, the filter 80, in particular the inclined portion 83 ) Is separated from the filter frame 90.

Since the side end of the filter is fixed to the filter frame, the present invention can be used in an air conditioner that is firmly fixed to the filter frame and can prevent any detachment of the filter due to vibration or impact.

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 exploded perspective view of the filter and the filter frame illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a fastening portion of the filter and the filter frame illustrated in FIG. 6;

8 is a perspective view when the filter shown in FIG. 6 is mounted on the filter frame;

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG.

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

12 is an enlarged perspective view of a fastening portion of a filter and a filter frame of another embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view when the filter shown in FIG. 12 is mounted on a filter frame; FIG.

14 is a longitudinal sectional view of an air conditioner according to the prior art;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of opening the front suction grille illustrated in FIG. 14 and installing a filter on the front grille. FIG.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

2: body 4: air intake

 6: air outlet 10: chassis

 20: suction unit 21: suction grill

26: front panel 30: discharge unit

50: blower 60: heat exchanger

80: filter 82: horizontal portion

83: inclined portion 84: projection

85: protrusion 90: filter frame

91: opening portion 92: horizontal portion

93: inclined portion 98: horizontal seating portion

99: inclined seating portion 104: locking groove

105: locking hole 106: handle groove

110: suction nozzle 135: suction duct

Claims (18)

A main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter frame installed in the main body and having an opening through which air passes; A filter disposed in the opening; One side of the filter and one side of the filter frame is a projection projecting in the left and right direction, the other side air conditioner formed with a fastening portion to which the projection is fastened. The method of claim 1, And the fastening part is a locking groove formed in a left and right direction on a wall surface forming the opening so that the protrusion is inserted into the air conditioner. The method of claim 1, The fastening unit is an air conditioner that is elastically deformed by the projections and then restored and hooks protruding to the side of the openings to catch the projections. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, One side of the filter and the filter frame is an air conditioner protruding in the vertical direction, the projection for hooking the filter to the filter frame, the other side of the air conditioner has a locking hole that the projection is inserted into the opening in the vertical direction. The method of claim 4, wherein The protrusion is an air conditioner formed with a slope on one side of the front and rear. The method of claim 4, wherein The filter and the filter frame each includes a horizontal portion formed horizontally and the inclined portion formed to be inclined downward from the front end of the horizontal portion. The method of claim 6, The protrusions protrude on both left and right ends of the inclined portion of the filter, The fastening part is formed on the inclined portion of the filter frame, respectively, the air conditioner formed to face the projection. The method of claim 6, The protruding portion is formed to protrude downward from the horizontal portion of the filter, the engaging hole is formed in the horizontal portion of the filter frame opening the air conditioner. The method of claim 8, The filter frame has a horizontal seating portion in which the horizontal portion of the filter is raised protrudes toward the opening portion, The locking hole is an air conditioner formed in the horizontal seating portion. The method of claim 9, The protrusions protrude on both the left and right sides of the horizontal part of the filter, The locking hole is formed on each of the left and right sides of the horizontal seating air conditioner. The method of claim 1, The filter frame is an air conditioner having a handle groove formed in at least one of the left and right sides of the opening. The method of claim 11, wherein The protrusion and the fastening portion is formed in a plurality of sets, The handle groove is an air conditioner formed to be located between a plurality of sets of the projection and the locking groove. The method of claim 11, wherein The protrusion and the fastening portion is formed in a plurality of sets, And a plurality of fastening portions protruding from the handle grooves. The method of claim 1, The air conditioner further includes a heat exchanger installed inside the main body, The filter frame is an air conditioner in which a filter frame fastening portion protrudes into the heat exchanger. The method of claim 14, The heat exchanger is arranged so that a plurality of refrigerant tubes passing through the spaced apart, The filter frame fastening part is at least one protrusion inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and supported by the plurality of refrigerant tubes. The method of claim 6, The filter frame is formed at the rear end of the horizontal portion on both sides of the fastening portion formed with a fastening hole through which the fastening member penetrates, The chassis has a fastening boss to which the fastening member is fastened to a position corresponding to the fastening hole is formed at the top, The filter frame is an air conditioner, the fastening portion is fastened to the chassis by the fastening member. A main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter frame installed at the main body and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent; A filter mounted to the filter frame and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent; The filter is inserted into the engaging hole formed in the vertical portion of the horizontal protrusion of the filter frame is formed in the projection protruding downward from the horizontal portion, And a projection projecting from the side end of the inclined portion in the left and right direction is mounted to the front frame by being inserted into and engaged in the engaging groove formed in the left and right direction in the inclined portion of the filter frame. A main body having an air inlet and an air outlet; A filter frame installed at the main body and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent; A filter mounted to the filter frame and having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion bent; The filter is caught by the protrusion formed downwardly protruding from the horizontal portion is inserted into the locking hole opening in the vertical portion in the horizontal portion of the filter frame, And a protrusion protruding in the lateral direction from the side end of the inclined portion is mounted to the front frame by being constrained by a hook formed in the inclined portion of the filter frame.

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