Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a perspective view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is stopped, FIG. 2 is a perspective view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in operation, and FIG. 3 is an air conditioner according to the present invention. 4 is a bottom exploded cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a top plan cross-sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the air inlets 4 and 6 through which the air in the room is sucked are formed in the main body 2 and inside the main body 2. Air outlets 8 and 10 through which air-conditioned air such as heated, cooled, or purified are discharged are formed.
The main body 2 may be applied to any case such as a stand-type air conditioner, a wall-mounted air conditioner, or a ceiling-type air conditioner, but will be described below by taking a stand-type air conditioner as an example.
Hereinafter, the main body 2 has air inlets 4 and 6 formed at the lower part, and air outlets 8 and 10 formed at the upper part thereof. It has a flow path which discharges air-conditioned air through an upper part, and includes the base 12, the cabinet 20, the lower panel 30, 40, and the upper panel 50 largely.
The base 12 forms an outer appearance of the bottom of the main body 2 and supports the cabinet 20, the lower panel 30, 40, and the like, and includes a cleaning unit (to be described later) installed on the lower panel 30, 40. A foreign matter treatment apparatus for treating the foreign matters cleaned at 46 and 46 is installed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the foreign matter treatment apparatus is connected to the left cleaning unit 36 and the left hose 13, the foreign matter separator 15 connected to the right cleaning unit 46 and the right hose 14, and the foreign matter. A suction force generating unit 16 connected to the separator 15 to generate suction power to the foreign matter separator 15 and the hoses 13 and 14 and the left cleaning unit 36 and the right cleaning unit 46, and a foreign matter separator ( And a cleaning controller 18 for controlling the foreign matter container 17 in which the foreign matter separated in 15) is contained, the left cleaning unit 36, the right cleaning unit 46, and the suction force generating unit 16.
The cabinet 20 forms the exterior of the rear part of the main body 2, and is composed of the rear plate part 22, the left part 24, and the right part 26, and is installed to be located above the rear part of the base 12. do.
In the cabinet 20, the left part 24 and the right part 26 may be bent at right angles to the rear plate part 22, and the cabinet 20 may be bent at an angle to the rear plate part 22 in a direction in which the width thereof gradually increases away from the front part. Of course it is possible.
The lower panel 30, 40 is composed of a left lower panel 30 having a left air inlet 4 and a right lower panel 40 having a right air inlet 6.
The lower left panel 30 is disposed to be disposed above the left side of the front portion of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the left portion 24 of the cabinet 20, and the left air intake port 4 is formed in an opening in the left-right direction or the left front side. It is formed to open in the direction.
The left lower panel 30 is provided with a left filter case 34 on which the left filter 32 is mounted. In the space between the left lower panel 30 and the left filter case 34, the left lower panel 30 and the left side are disposed. A left cleaning unit 36 which is lifted along at least one of the filter 32 and the left filter case 34 to clean the foreign matter of the left filter 32 is disposed to be liftable.
The lower right side panel 40 is installed to be disposed on the right side of the front side of the base 12, which is the lower front position of the right side 26 of the cabinet 20, and the right air inlet 8 is formed to be opened in the left and right directions or to the right side. It is formed to open in the forward direction.
The right lower panel 40 is provided with a right filter case 44 on which the right filter 42 is mounted, and the right lower panel 40 and the right in the space between the right lower panel 40 and the right filter case 44. A right cleaning unit 46 for lifting up and down along the at least one of the filter 42 and the right filter case 44 to clean the foreign matter of the right filter 42 is arranged to be liftable.
The upper panel 50 is disposed at the front upper part of the cabinet 20, and consists of approximately the front plate portion 52, the left portion 53, and the right portion 54.
The upper panel 50 has a left discharge part 55 inclined with respect to the front plate part 52 and the left part 53 between the front plate part 52 and the left part 53, and is provided on the left discharge part 55. The left air discharge port 8 is opened in the left and right directions or is opened in the left front direction.
Here, the left discharge part 55 is recessed in the inward direction of the main body 2 so that the left wind direction control unit 92 provided to protrude in the left vane 90 is inserted and received when the left vane 90 is closed. Is formed.
The upper panel 50 has a right discharge part 56 inclined with respect to the front plate part 52 and the right part 54 between the front plate part 52 and the right part 54, and the right discharge part. The right air discharge port 10 is formed in the opening 56 in the left-right direction or the opening in the right front direction.
Here, the right discharge part 56 is recessed in the inward direction of the main body 2 so that the right wind direction control unit 102 provided to protrude in the right vane 100 is inserted when the right vane 100 is closed, which will be described later. Is formed.
The main body 2 is provided with a front cover 60 in front of the upper panel 50.
Here, the front cover 60 is installed to shield the front of the upper panel 50, but is formed in a rectangular plate shape as a whole, so that a part 62 on the left shields the front of the left discharge part 55, and a part on the right side. 64 shields the front of the right discharge part 56.
Here, the front cover 60 is a kind of preventing the air passing through the left air outlet 8 and the right air outlet 10 to be guided toward the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 without going straight ahead. It serves as an air guide, and when the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 are in the closed position, a kind of shield member which prevents the left wind direction control unit 92 and the right wind direction control unit 102 from being visible from the front. Play a role.
On the other hand, the main body 2 may be installed so that the front cover 60 covers only the front of the upper panel 50, the front cover 60 is not only the front of the upper panel 50 but also the left and right lower panels ( It is also possible to cover the front between the front of the 30 and 40 and the left and right lower panels 30 and 40 together. Hereinafter, the front cover 60 covers only the front of the upper panel 50.
In addition, the front panel 70 is connected to the front of the main body 2 to be rotated to the center to one side of the left and right.
The front panel 70 forms a front side appearance of the air conditioner, and is fixedly mounted to at least one of the base 12 and the lower left panel 30 and the lower right panel 40 and the upper panel 50. It is also possible to include at least one of the base 12 and the left lower panel 30 and the right lower panel 40 and the upper panel 50 to open and close the space between the lower left panel 40 and the lower right panel 50. Of course, one can be rotatably connected to one side of the left and right.
Hereinafter, the front panel 70 is rotatably connected to at least one of the base 12, the lower left panel 30, the lower right panel 40, and the upper panel 50, and thus, the upper panel 50 and the front cover. It explains by opening and closing between the upper end of 60 and the front part of the base 12. FIG.
Here, the front panel 70 has a plurality of structures in which a plurality of members 71 and 72 positioned inside, outside or before and after the closing time is coupled to each other to form a front aesthetic appearance of the air conditioner. And an outer member 71 positioned outside on the basis of the main body 2, an inner member 72 positioned inside, and a holder 73 for coupling the outer member 71 with the inner member 72. do.
The outer member 71 may be made transparent, and a plate, a sheet or a layered decoration may be formed on the rear surface thereof, and the outer member 71 may be configured to have a color, a pattern, or the like so as to be translucent.
The outer member 71 is formed of a material such as glass, fabric or ceramic.
At least one opening hole 72a is formed in the inner member 72, and a display for displaying operation information of the air conditioner through the outer member 71 in the rear position of the opening hole 72a or the opening hole 72a. 74 is installed.
The inside of the main body 2 includes a blower for generating a blowing force to suck the indoor air into the main body 2 and to be discharged to the outside of the main body 2, and the air blown from the blower 310 to the refrigerant. And a heat exchanger 75 for heat exchange.
The blower is a centrifugal blower installed in the inner lower portion of the main body and sucks air in front or rear of the main body and blows the air upward. An opening is formed at one side of the front and rear surfaces surrounding the blower fan 77, the blower fan 77, and the fan motor 76, and a fan housing 78 having a discharge port formed thereon, and an opening of the fan housing 78. Disposed orifice 79.
The heat exchanger 75 is installed to be located above the blower, in particular the fan housing 78.
On the other hand, the main body 2 is provided with vanes 90 and 100 for guiding air while opening and closing at least one of the air intake ports 4 and 6 and the air discharge ports 8 and 10.
Hereinafter, the vanes 90 and 100 open and close both the air inlets 4 and 6 and the air outlets 8 and 10 simultaneously, and guide both the intake air and the discharge air, and are generally long in the vertical direction. Is formed.
That is, the vanes 90 and 100 serve as suction vanes for opening and closing the air inlets 4 and 6 and guide the air sucked into the air inlets 4 and 6, respectively. It opens and closes the discharge ports 8 and 10 and serves as a discharge vane for guiding the air discharged to the air discharge ports 8 and 10 and is formed to be long in the vertical direction as a whole.
The vanes 90 and 100 simultaneously open and close the left air inlet 4 and the left air outlet 8, guide the air sucked into the left air inlet 4, and are discharged through the left air outlet 8. The left vane 90 for guiding air, the right air inlet 6 and the right air outlet 10 are opened and closed at the same time to guide the air sucked into the right air inlet 6, and the right air outlet 10 is It consists of a right vane 100 for guiding the air discharged through.
The left vane 90 is moved to the right direction around the center of rotation perpendicular to the outside of the body 2, in particular to the front left side of the body 2, so that the left air inlet 4 and its surroundings and the left air outlet 8 ) And the surroundings together to close the left air inlet 4 and the left air outlet 8 together, and at the position to cover both the left air inlet 4 and the left air outlet 8, It is moved to the left side toward the center to open the left air inlet 4 and the left air outlet 8 together, and is arranged to guide the sucked air and the discharged air.
The left vane 90 is a kind of front left side panel which forms a front left side appearance of the front side of the air conditioner when the left vane 90 is closed. The left vane 90 has a left side of the left lower panel 30 and a left side of the upper panel 50. It is formed in a size and a shape covering both, and is rotated by the left side of the left lower panel 30 and the left side of the upper panel 50, while the left side of the left lower panel 30 and the left side of the upper panel 50 Open and close the whole.
The left vane 90 adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the left air discharge port 4 when the vane 90 is opened at a position corresponding to the left air discharge port 8, and is inserted into the left discharge part 55 when the vane 90 is closed. The left wind direction control unit 92 to be received is provided to protrude.
On the other hand, the right vane 100 is moved to the left side around the center of rotation perpendicular to the outside of the body 2, in particular at the front right side of the body 2, so that the right air intake 6 and its surroundings and right air By covering both the outlet 10 and its periphery together, the right air inlet 6 and the right air outlet 10 are closed together, and the vertical rotation is performed at a position covering the right air inlet 6 and the right air outlet 10. It is moved to the right around the center to open the right air inlet 6 and the right air outlet 10 together, and is arranged to guide the sucked air and the discharged air.
The right vane 100 is a kind of front right side panel which forms the front right side appearance of the front side of the air conditioner when it is closed, and has a size and shape covering both the right side surface of the lower right panel 40 and the right side surface of the upper panel 50. It is formed as, the right side of the lower right side panel 40 and the right side of the upper panel 50 is rotated while opening the entire right side of the right side of the lower right panel 30 and the upper panel 50.
In addition, the right vane 100 adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged through the right air outlet 10 when opened at a position corresponding to the right air outlet 10, and is inserted into the right outlet 56 when the right vane 100 is closed. The right wind direction control unit 102 to be received is provided to protrude.
On the other hand, each of the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 is not easy to produce and transport when composed of one member long in the up and down direction, and is partly shaken when installed on the main body 2 or moving On the other hand, when the entire body is vertically long and composed of an assembly in which a plurality of members are coupled to each other, the production and transportation of each member is easy, and the shaking and bending of parts are minimized when installed on the main body 2. Hereinafter, each of the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 will be described as being composed of a combination of a plurality of members.
In addition, when the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 are each composed of a member having high aesthetics such as glass, wood, metal, or a synthetic resin having a metal or a decorative part, the outer member 120, which is a part mainly visible from the outside, is made of glass or wood. B. The aesthetics of metals or synthetic resins may be improved, and new designs may be realized by replacing glass, wood, or synthetic resins.
The left vane 90 and the right vane 100 may be configured such that both the inner member 110 and the outer member 120 are formed in a plate shape, and the inner member 110 and the outer member 120 are in close contact with the whole. At least one of the inner member 110 and the outer member 120 is formed in a three-dimensional shape instead of a plate body so as to have empty spaces 94 and 104 inside the inner member 110 and the outer member 120. Of course it is also possible.
On the other hand, the left vane 90 and the right vane 100 have an empty space 94, 104 formed between the inner, in particular, between the inner member 110 and the outer member 120, that is, the inner member ( When at least one of the 110 and the outer member 120 is formed in a three-dimensional shape rather than a plate shape, the thickness becomes thicker, but as the empty spaces 94 and 104 form a thermal insulation layer, cold air It is possible to prevent dew condensation on the outer surface of the outer member 120 which may be generated when guided to the inner member 110, and also because the thickness of the vanes 90 and 100 is thick, the shaking or bending during the driving may be It can be minimized.
Meanwhile, in the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the discharge unit 80 having the air discharge port 78 is raised above the main body 2 from the inner upper part of the main body 2. It is possible to be installed to descend to the inside of the main body 2 from the top of the main body 2, it is also provided that the discharge port unit 80, the air discharge port 78 is formed is rotated up or down or left and right at the upper position of the main body (2) The discharge port unit 80 having the air discharge port 78 formed therein may be installed to be fixed without being elevated or rotated above the main body 2, and the discharge port unit 80 will be described below.
Here, the main body 2 has an opening surface in which the entire upper surface thereof is opened in the vertical direction, or an opening opening in the upper and lower direction is formed on the upper surface thereof, and the discharge port unit 80 is used to open the opening surface or the opening of the main body 2. Driven up and down.
The main body 2 is provided with an elevating guide 82 through which the ejection opening unit 80 is elevated. The ejection opening unit 80 is elevated to the upper position of the elevating guide 82 while being guided by the elevating guide 82. The discharge port 78 is opened / exposed or lowered to the inside of the lifting guide 82 to cover the upper surface of the lifting guide 82, that is, the upper surface of the main body 2, and seal the air discharge port 78.
Here, the elevating guide 82 is installed to be located above the upper part of the space between the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 52, in particular, the heat exchanger 310, the elevating guide 82 and the elevating guide 82 and the cabinet An upper decorative member 84 having a predetermined height is provided so as to cover the gap between the gaps 20 and the gap between the lifting guide 82 and the upper panel 50.
Here, the ejection opening unit 80 is moved up and down by the ejection opening unit driving mechanism (not shown). The ejection opening unit driving mechanism will be described later.
Reference numeral 600 denotes a control box which is provided in the main body 2 and is a main control unit for controlling various electric parts installed in the fan motor 76 and the discharge port unit 80 of the blower.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an outlet unit of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the outlet unit of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in a lowered state. 8 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the discharge unit of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention in an elevated state, and FIG. 9 is a front cross-sectional view of the discharge unit illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8.
As illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 9, the elevating guide 82 has an upper surface and a lower surface opened so that the air outlet unit 80 is lowered therein and air blown to the upper portion of the main body 2 passes therethrough. It consists of a box body opened up and down.
In addition, the discharge port unit driving mechanism 150 for elevating the discharge port unit 80 is composed of a drive source and a power transmission unit for lifting and lowering the discharge port unit 80 in conjunction with the drive source. It is explained that it is provided in the unit 80, the rest is provided in the main body 2, and is provided in the discharge port unit 80 and the lifting guide 82 below.
Discharge port unit driving mechanism 150 is a drive source is made of a motor 152, the power transmission unit is made of a drive gear 160 connected to the motor 152, and the driven gear 170 is meshed with the drive gear 160 , The drive gear 160 is composed of a pinion connected to the rotary shaft of the motor 152, the driven gear 170 is composed of a rack formed long in the vertical direction.
The discharge port unit driving mechanism 150 may include a motor 152 installed in the lifting guide 82 and a driven gear 170 installed in the discharge port unit 80, and conversely, the motor 152 may include the discharge port unit 80. Of course, it is also possible that the driven gear 170 is installed on the lifting guide 82, the following driven gear 170 is installed on the lifting guide 82, the motor 152 is provided to the discharge port unit 80 It is limited to being installed and lifted together with the discharge port unit 80 during its driving.
Here, the motor 152, the drive gear 160 and the driven gear 170 is at least four corners of the discharge port unit 80 and the lifting guide 82, the left and right sides of the position that does not interfere with the flow of air at least It is preferable to be installed at one side, and it is preferable that a plurality of sets are provided so that the discharge port unit 80 can be elevated up and down more stably, and the motor 152 is installed in the lower left and right sides of the discharge port unit 80, respectively, The driving gears 160 are installed at each of the 152, and the driven gear 170 is most preferably installed at both the left and right sides of the lifting guide 82.
The driven gear 170 may be integrally protruded from the inner wall of the circumferential part of the elevating guide 82, or may be installed to protrude by being fastened by a fastening member such as a screw to the inner wall of the circumferential part of the elevating guide 82. , Hereinafter, the receiving portion 172 is formed to protrude on the inner wall of the lifting guide 82, the sliding portion is inserted into the receiving portion 172 and fastened by a fastening member such as the receiving portion 172 and a screw, the drive gear 160 is It will be described as including a gear unit 180 to be engaged.
On the other hand, the discharge port unit 80 has a groove portion 85 that is guided along the driven gear 170 or the driven gear 170 is avoided is formed long in the vertical direction, the motor cover 87 to cover the motor 152 in the lower portion Is combined.
And, the discharge port unit 80 according to the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 6 to 9, the discharge port body 210, the left and right wind direction control member 220, 230, 240, 250, The left and right rotation mechanism 260, the supporter 270, and the up and down wind direction control member 300 are included.
The discharge port body 210 is to discharge in at least one of the front, rear, left and right sides of the upper body after the air blown to the inner upper portion of the main body 2 passes, and communicates with the inside of the main body 2. An air discharge port 58 is formed in at least one of the circumferential surfaces.
The discharge port body 210 may have a flow path structure for discharging and discharging in various directions, such as the front, left, and right sides, and may have a flow path structure for discharging in one direction, such as the front, and discharge in the forward direction. It demonstrates having a flow path structure.
The discharge port body 210 has a flow path structure in which the air blown from the inside of the main body 2 rises from the bottom and the flow direction is bent in the forward direction, and then discharged toward the front of the discharge port unit 80. In addition, the left, right, rear, the upper surface is blocked and a flow path through which air passes between the bottom and the front surface is formed.
Discharge port body 210 is provided with a flow path guide 211 to guide the air raised from the bottom to the rear side of the inside.
When the discharge port body 210 is lowered to the inside of the main body 2, in particular to the inside of the elevating guide 82, the upper surface portion of the air conditioner covering the upper surface of the main body 2, in particular the upper surface of the elevating guide 82 The exterior of the air conditioner is formed in the upper part of which the upper part of the electric part 212, in which various electric parts such as a motor, a PCB, and the like are installed, is opened, and the upper part of the electric part is covered with the upper part of the electric part 212. The top cover 213 is formed to form an upper appearance.
The discharge port unit 80 has a flow path structure in which the air blown from the inside of the main body 2 rises from the bottom and the flow direction is bent in the forward direction and then discharged to the front of the discharge port unit 200, and thus has a vertical guide surface. The wind direction control members 220, 230, 240 and 250 are installed to be located behind the vertical wind direction control member 280 having a horizontal guide surface.
That is, the left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, 250 are vertical center of rotation is located in the center or rear portion of the front, rear, center of the discharge port body 210, the upper and lower wind direction control member 280 has its horizontal center of rotation located approximately in front of the outlet body 210.
The left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, 250 are disposed to be left and right rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to the inside of the discharge port body 210 to arrange the air conditioning air passing through the discharge port body 210. As a guide in the direction, the plurality is arranged to be spaced apart in the left and right directions so as to diffuse the air conditioning air from side to side.
The left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, 250, any one of a plurality of 230 is rotated about the vertical axis by the left and right rotation mechanism 260, the remaining 220, 240, 250 Is rotated about the vertical axis in conjunction with the left and right wind direction control member 230 is rotated. Hereinafter, the left and right wind direction control member directly rotated by the left and right rotation mechanism 260 is referred to as the drive wind direction control member 230, and the other left and right wind direction wind direction control member rotated in conjunction with the drive wind direction control member 230 is driven wind direction control. It describes with the members 220, 240, 250.
Here, the driving wind direction control member 230 is provided with a rotating shaft 232 connected to the left and right rotating mechanism 260 on one side of the up and down, the rotating shaft 234 is rotatably supported by the supporter 270 on the other side of the up and down It is provided, the connecting shaft 236 for connecting the driven wind direction control member 220, 240, 250 and the interlocking member 264 is formed.
In addition, the driven wind direction control members 220, 240 and 250 are provided with rotation shafts 222, 224, 242, 244, 252 and 254 on the upper side and the lower side, respectively, and the driving wind direction control member 230. ) And connecting shafts 226, 246, and 256 for connection with the interlocking member 264.
Here, the interlocking member 264 is driven wind direction control member 220, 240, 250 together with the drive wind direction control member 230 when the driving wind direction control member 230 is rotated by the left and right rotation mechanism 260 As a kind of connection link which rotates in the same direction, the left and right rotation mechanisms 260 are configured together with a motor to be described later.
The interlocking member 264 is disposed long in the left and right direction at a lower rear position of the left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, and 250, and the left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, 250 are provided. The connecting holes 265, 266, 267 and 268 of the connecting shafts 226, 236, 246 and 256 are inserted into and connected to the left and right wind direction adjusting members 220, 230, 240 and 250. Spaced apart).
The up and down wind direction control member 300 may be provided with a plurality of control members, such as the left and right wind direction control member, and the plurality of control members may be interlocked by an interlocking member, and the plurality of up and down wind direction control units 301 and 302 may be The left and right end portions 303 and 304 are formed at both side ends of the plurality of up and down wind direction control units 301 and 302, and are spaced up and down, and thus the plurality of up and down wind direction control units 301 and 302. The right side ends 303 and 304 may be formed integrally, and will be described below as being integrally formed.
The up and down wind direction control member 300 may be manually rotated by a user or the like, or may be rotated by an up and down rotation mechanism 300 installed in the air conditioner, in particular, the discharge port unit 80, and the up and down rotation mechanism 300 is described below. It will be described as being rotated by).
The up and down wind direction control member 300 is rotated about a horizontal axis, and the rotary shaft 305 to which the rotary shaft of the vertical rotation mechanism 310 is connected is protruded on one side of the left and right, and the discharge port on the other side of the left and right. A rotating shaft 306 rotatably supported by at least one of the body 210 and the supporter 270 is provided to protrude.
On the other hand, in the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the left and right rotation mechanism 260 rotates the driving wind direction control member 230 in the lower position or the upper position of the discharge port body 210, the structure of the discharge port body 210 Since it is open and the driving wind direction adjusting member 230 is located deep inside the outlet body 210, the left and right rotating mechanism 260 preferably rotates the driving wind direction adjusting member 230 at an upper position of the outlet body 210. And, it will be described below to be installed in the upper portion of the discharge port body 210, in particular in the electrical equipment 212.
The left and right rotation mechanisms 260 are formed of a motor installed in the electrical equipment 212 so that the rotation shaft 261 protrudes downward, and the coupling member 262 is connected to the coupling boss 214 having the coupling holes formed in the electrical equipment 212. A fastening part 263 is formed to be fastened to and is installed to be positioned above the rotating shaft through hole 215 to be described later.
Here, the left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, 250 are the upper rotary shafts 222, 242, 252 of the driven wind direction control members 220, 240, 250 and the supporter 270 and It may be rotatably supported by at least one of the discharge port body 210, the lower rotary shaft 234 of the driving wind direction control member 230 and the lower rotary shaft 224 of the driven wind direction control members 220, 240, 250 244 and 254 may be rotatably supported by at least one of the supporter 270 and the outlet body 210, and the upper rotary shafts 222 and 242 of the driven wind direction control members 220, 240 and 250. 252 is preferably supported by the discharge port body 210, and the lower rotary shafts 224, 234, 244 and 254 have a structure in which the bottom surface of the discharge port body 210 is open, so that only the supporter 270 is supported. It is desirable to be supported.
In addition, the up and down wind direction control member 300 may be rotatably supported on at least one of the support shaft 270 and the discharge port body 210, the rotation shaft 305, 306, discharge outlet body that is an outer portion of the discharge port unit 250 Since the structure 210 is inserted into the elevating guide 82, the up and down rotation mechanism 310 is preferably installed to be located inside the discharge port body 210, and the up and down wind direction adjusting member 300 is a supporter ( 270 is only rotatably supported.
On the other hand, the supporter 270 is a leg (271) (272) (27) for supporting the lower rotating shafts (224) (234) (244) (254) of the plurality of left and right wind direction control members (220, 230, 240, 250) ( A passage between the plurality of legs 271, 272, 273, 274, including a plurality of legs 273, 274 and allowing air to pass between the plurality of legs 271, 272, 273, 274. (276) (277) 278 are formed.
The plurality of legs 271, 272, 273, and 274 include lower rotational shafts 224, 234, 244, 254 of the plurality of left and right wind direction control members 220, 230, 240, and 250. Axial supports 271a, 272a, 273a and 274a are formed in the shape of a hole that is rotatably penetrated.
The supporter 270 includes a coupling part 280 coupled to the discharge port body 210, and the plurality of legs 271, 272, 273 and 274 protrude from the coupling part 280 so as not to shake to adjust the wind direction. It extends below the members 220, 230, 240, 250.
The supporter 270 is coupled to the coupling portion 280 to one side of the front portion and the rear portion of the discharge port body 210, a plurality of legs (271) 272 (273) 274 in the coupling portion 280 It is formed to protrude toward the opposite side of the coupling portion 280 and spaced apart in the left and right directions to form the passages 276, 277, 278.
The supporter 270 includes a plate body in which the coupling part 280 is elongated left and right, and the discharge port body 210 is positioned at a position other than a portion where the plurality of legs 271, 272, 273 and 274 protrude. Fastening member 280a corresponding to the fastening hole 219a of the fastening part 219 formed long to the left and right of the front surface of the fastening member, such as a screw penetrating the fastening hole 219a of the fastening part 219 The boss 280b to which the 281 is fastened protrudes backward.
In the supporter 270, the left leg 271 positioned at the leftmost side is spaced apart from the left side 281 of the supporter 270 or the left side of the discharge port body 210, and the left passage 275 is located at the left side of the left leg 271. The right leg 274 positioned at the far right is spaced apart from the right side 282 to be described later of the supporter 270 or the right side of the discharge port body 210 to the left side of the right leg 274. Has
On the other hand, the supporter 270 is the left side 282 which is located next to the inner side of the left side of the discharge port body 210 and the right side of the discharge port body 210 for installation of the up and down wind direction control member 300 and the up and down rotation mechanism 310 It includes a right side portion 283 which is located next to the inner side of the plate, and further includes an upper plate portion 284 for reinforcing the strength of the left side portion 282 and the right side portion 283, as a whole of the box body with the front, the back and the bottom open Is done.
Here, the supporter 270 guides the air passing through the sides and rear of the legs 271, 272, 273 and 274 to the left side 282, the right side 283, and the top plate 284. And a kind of flow guide guided to the front surface, in particular, to pass through the coupling portion 280, and is installed to be located in front of the flow guide 211 formed at the inner rear of the discharge port body 210.
The supporter 270 has a space with a left side and a right side of the outlet body 210 for installing the vertical rotation mechanism 310 and supporting the vertical wind direction control member 300 at the left side 282 and the right side 283. Made of structure.
The vertical rotation mechanism 310 is installed on one of the inner wall of the discharge port body 210 and the outer wall of the supporter 210 so as to be located between the inner wall of the discharge port body 210 and the outer wall of the supporter 210. 311 is made of a motor which is installed to protrude in the horizontal direction.
The motor, which is a vertical rotation mechanism 310, includes a fastening part 313 fastened by a fastening member 312, such as a screw, to a fastening boss having a fastening hole formed in one of the left part 282 and the right part 283 of the supporter 210. ) Is formed.
In addition, the upper and lower wind direction adjusting members 300 are disposed to be rotated up and down at the upper positions of the plurality of legs 271, 272, 273 and 274, and the supporter 270 is the left portion 282 and the right portion 283. At least one of the rotating shaft 305 protruding to one side of the left and right of the up and down wind direction adjusting member 300 and the shaft through hole 285 through which at least one of the rotating shaft 311 of the vertical rotating mechanism 310 is formed is formed. On the other of the left side 282 and the right side 283, a shaft support 286 rotatably supporting the rotary shaft 306 protruding from the left and right sides of the up and down wind direction control member 300 is formed. .
On the other hand, the supporter 270 is disposed in the upper plate portion 284 so that the plurality of left and right wind direction adjusting members 220, 230, 240, 250 of the upper rotation shaft 222, 232, 242, 252 rotatably penetrates. Rotating shaft through holes 287, 288, 289 and 290 are formed.
The discharge port body 210 penetrates a rotating shaft through which at least one of the upper rotating shaft 232 of the driving wind direction adjusting member 230 which is one of the plurality of left and right wind direction adjusting members 230 and the rotating shaft 261 of the left and right rotating mechanism 260 passes. The shaft support 216 on which the hole 215 and the upper rotary shafts 222, 242, 252 of the driven wind direction adjusting members 220, 240, 250, which are the remaining ones of the plurality of left and right wind direction adjusting members, are rotatably supported. 217 and 218 are formed.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the discharge port unit 80 is provided with a lighting device 400 for illuminating the outside of the discharge port unit 80.
Here, when the lighting apparatus 400 is operated when the air conditioning air is discharged through the discharge port unit 80, the lighting device 400 may be located at a distance from the air conditioner or even when the room where the air conditioner is installed is dark. The position and the discharge of the air conditioning air can be easily confirmed. Hereinafter, the conditions under which the lighting device 400 operates and its operation will be described in detail later.
The lighting device 400 is an LED lighting device, and includes a circuit board 410 and at least one LED 420 installed on the circuit board 410, and the LED 420 is positioned above the circuit board 410. Is formed.
The lighting device 400 may include LEDs whose colors are changed to represent various colors of illumination, and may include a plurality of LEDs representing different colors, and are irradiated from a plurality of LEDs and a plurality of LEDs. Of course, it is also possible to provide a color unit such as a film having a color on the upper side of the LED, in particular, the lighting cover 440 to be described later so that the light is illuminated with different colors. In this case, the lighting device 400 is controlled to express blue lighting in the cooling operation, and is controlled to express red lighting in the heating operation, and is controlled to express the white or green lighting in the purifying operation.
And, the lighting fixture 400 is preferably made of a structure in which the brightness is adjusted, one LED is installed when one LED is made of an adjustable LED brightness, when a plurality of LEDs are installed, the light of the plurality of LEDs It is of course possible to adjust the brightness by the number of LEDs to be irradiated (that is, the number of LEDs to which power is input and irradiated with light).
The discharge port unit 80, particularly the discharge port body 210, is provided with a detection mechanism 470 that detects an operation or a position of a user or the like when the discharge port unit 80 is raised.
The sensing mechanism 470 includes a photographing mechanism 472 such as a camera or a sensor, and a circuit board 474 provided with the photographing mechanism 472.
The detection mechanism 470 is preferably installed at the front upper part of the discharge port unit 80, in particular, the electric field part 212, and the tip of the imaging mechanism 472 is formed in the opening hole 212a formed at the upper front of the discharge port unit 80. It is disposed to penetrate through, and is disposed long left and right in front of the motor of the left and right wind direction adjustment mechanism 260.
10 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 10, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes an operation unit 500 for inputting various commands of the air conditioner, and a lighting device according to an input of the operation unit 500 or detection of the detection mechanism 470. The controller 510 further includes a control unit 510.
The operation unit 500 may be configured as an operation unit installed in the main body, or may be configured as a remote controller made separately from the main body.
The control unit 510 is a discharge unit unit control unit installed in the discharge port unit 80 and connected to the control box 600 installed in the main body 2, and may control only the lighting device 400, as shown in FIG. 10. In addition, the lighting apparatus 400 may control both the motor of the left and right rotating mechanism 260, the motor of the vertical rotating mechanism 310, and the motor 152 of the discharge port unit lifting mechanism 150.
The controller 510 is connected to the control box 600 and the lead wire 601 shown in FIG. 3, the motor of the left and right rotating mechanism 260 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, and the motor of the vertical rotating mechanism 310. And a motor 152 of the discharge port unit elevating mechanism 150, the lighting apparatus 400, and each of the sensing mechanism 470 and lead wires 264, 314, 154, 414 and 476. do.
The control unit 510 may be configured to directly receive a signal of the operation unit 500 to operate the lighting device 400, etc., the control box 600 receives the signal of the operation unit 500 and the control box 600 It is also possible that the control unit 510 installed in the discharge port unit 80 to receive a signal of the) to operate the lighting device 400 and the like.
In addition, the control unit 510 may operate the lighting device 400 to illuminate the room regardless of the operation of the air conditioner by a light control command input to the operation unit 500 by a user, or the like. When the user or the like is detected, the lighting apparatus 400 is turned on so that the user can easily check the location of the air conditioner even when the surroundings of the air conditioner are dark and illuminate the room. It is also possible to operate the lighting device 400 by the command of the air conditioning operation such as, it will be described below to operate the lighting device 400 in conjunction with the operation of the air conditioner.
Here, when the discharge command of the air-conditioning air, that is, the operation command such as the cooling operation, the heating operation, or the purification operation is input through the operation unit 500, the control unit 510 raises the discharge port unit 80 to the upper side of the main body 2. In addition, the motor 152 of the discharge port unit lifting mechanism 150 is controlled in the rising mode, and the power is applied to the lighting device 400, particularly the LED 420, thereby turning on the lighting device 400.
Here, the controller 510 may turn on the lighting device 400 while the discharge port unit 50 is raised or lowered, that is, while the motor 152 of the discharge port unit lift mechanism 150 is driven. The user can easily confirm that the discharge port unit 80 is being raised or lowered even when the air conditioner is dark.
In addition, the controller 510 may turn on the lighting device 400 after the discharge port unit 50 is raised, that is, after the motor 152 of the discharge unit lift mechanism 150 is stopped. The user or the like can easily confirm the ascending completion of the discharge port unit 80 even when the surroundings of the air conditioner are dark.
In addition, the control unit 510 may turn on the lighting device 400 while the discharge port unit 80 is raised and air conditioning air is discharged through the discharge port unit 80. Even when the surroundings are dark, the rise of the discharge port unit 80 and the discharge of the air conditioning air can be confirmed, and the reliability of the air conditioner is increased.
In addition, the control unit 51 adjusts the brightness of the lighting device 400 in accordance with the strength of the blowing mode during the operation of the air conditioner.
Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, the control unit 510 installed in the discharge port unit 80, in particular, the discharge port body 210 may include a plurality of electrical components 512 mounted therein and installed in the discharge port unit 80. The circuit board 511 is connected to various motors, which are components, by lead wires.
The circuit board 511 is inserted into and installed in the substrate receiving part 520 formed behind the air guide 211 of the discharge port unit 80, in particular, the discharge port body 210.
Here, the substrate accommodating part 520 is formed of a space part located between the air guide 211 and the rear plate part of the discharge port body 210 and formed to have an upper surface open, and the top cover 213 will be described later on the opened upper surface. It is covered by the lighting fixture mounting portion 430.
Reference numeral 530 denotes a fitting portion formed on the upper portion of the discharge port unit 80, in particular the discharge port body 210 so that the lighting fixture mounting portion 430 formed on the top cover 213 is inserted into the fitting.
11 is an exploded perspective view showing a top cover of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
The lighting device 400 is installed on the top cover 213 that is the upper part of the discharge port unit 80 so as to irradiate light to the upper side of the discharge port unit 80, in particular, above the top cover 213, and to the top cover 213. A lighting fixture installation part 430 is formed to receive and install the fixture 300.
The lighting fixture mounting portion 430 is formed in a box shape with an upper surface opened on the top cover 213, and the lighting fixture 400 is inserted into the lighting fixture mounting portion 430 and installed.
The lighting fixture mounting unit 430 is provided with a lighting fixture fastening means 440 to which the lighting fixture 400, in particular the circuit board 410, is fastened. The lighting fixture fastening means 440 includes a boss 442 protruding from the lower plate of the lighting fixture installation portion 430 and having a fastening hole 441 formed therein.
Here, the boss 442 is a circuit board 410 is raised so that the circuit board 410 is spaced apart from the lighting fixture mounting portion 430 and the circuit board 410 is fastened by the fastening member 412, the circuit board A rear left boss on which the rear left side of the 410 is raised, a rear right boss on which the rear right side of the circuit board 410 is raised, a front left boss on which the front left side of the circuit board 410 is raised, and a circuit board ( 410 includes a front right boss on which the front right side is raised.
The lighting fixture mounting portion 430 is formed such that a reinforcing rib 443 for reinforcing the strength of the boss connects the plurality of bosses 442. Here, when the reinforcing rib 443 is equal to the protruding height of the boss 44, the reinforcing rib 443 serves as a support portion on which the circuit board 410 is mounted.
The through hole 411 is formed at the position corresponding to the boss 442, and the circuit board 410 is mounted on the four bosses 442, and the fastening member 412 is provided through the through hole 411. ) Is fastened to the boss 442 and installed in the lighting fixture installation unit 430.
Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lighting apparatus installation unit 430 protrudes downward from the rear portion of the top cover 213, which is a position covering the upper surface of the substrate accommodating part 520 of the discharge port body 210. Is formed.
In addition, the discharge port unit 80 is provided with a lighting cover 440 that protects the lighting device 400 and transmits light of the lighting device 400.
The lighting cover 440 is made of a transparent material such as a transparent resin material or glass for the transmission of light, and the detachable means 450 detachable from the discharge port unit 80 is formed, hereinafter, a part of the detachable means 450 It demonstrates that it consists of a transparent resin material to make formation easy.
The lighting cover 440 has a size covering the opened upper surface of the lighting fixture installation unit 430, the periphery of the edge portion 442 for strength reinforcement is formed to protrude.
When the lighting cover 440 is mounted, an edge portion 442 is inserted into the lighting fixture mounting portion 430.
On the other hand, the detachable means 450 is formed on the hook 452 protruding from any one of the discharge port unit 80 and the lighting cover 440, and the other of the discharge port unit 80 and the lighting cover 440, the hook ( 452 includes a hook hook portion 454 in the shape of a hole or a groove, and the hook 452 protrudes downward from each of the left and right edges of the cover 444, and the hook hook 454 is illuminated. When the edge portion of the cover 440 is inserted into the hook 452 is elastically squeezed after being formed of a hole formed in both the left and right sides of the top cover 213, in particular the lighting fixture mounting portion 430.
In addition, the discharge port unit 80, in particular, the lighting fixture mounting portion 430, when the lighting cover 440 is mounted as described above, the stepped portion of the lighting cover 440 is prevented from being inserted into the lighting fixture mounting portion 430. 444 is formed. The stepped portion 444 is formed so that the lower portion protrudes on the front, rear, left and right sides of the lighting fixture installation portion 430 so that the edge portion 442 of the lighting cover 440 is raised.
A reference numeral 432 shown in FIG. 11 is a lead wire through hole formed in the lighting fixture installation unit 430 such that the lead wire 414 connected to the lighting fixture 400 passes through.
Hereinafter, the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.
First, when an air conditioning operation command such as a cooling operation is input through the operation unit 500, the control box 600 drives the vane driving mechanism (not shown) for driving the vanes and drives the fan motor 76. In addition, a signal of the air conditioning operation is output to the control unit 510 installed in the discharge port unit 80, and the control unit 510 receives the signal and various electrical components 152, 260, 310 (installed in the discharge port unit 80) ( 400) 470 is operated.
Hereinafter, during the air conditioning operation such as a normal cooling operation, the control unit 510 raises the motor 152 of the discharge port unit elevating mechanism 150 among the electrical components 152, 260, 310, 400, 470. It will be described as driving the lamp, and turning on the lighting fixture 400.
When the motor 152 of the ejection opening unit lifting mechanism 150 is driven in the rising mode, the ejection opening unit 80 is driven by the driving gear 160 along the driven gear 180, and at this time, the ejection opening unit lifting mechanism 150 The motor 152 and the discharge port unit 80 of the motor 152 and the discharge port unit 80 is raised upward while being guided by the lifting guide 82, and the air discharge port 80 has an air discharge port 78 of the main body 2, in particular the lifting guide 82. It is exposed upward.
The air blown in the inside of the main body 2 at the discharge port unit as described above passes through the discharge port unit 80 and is discharged in front of the air discharge port 78.
When the above-mentioned discharge port unit 80 rises, the lighting device 400 is turned on so that the LED 420 irradiates light, and the irradiated light passes through the lighting cover 440, in particular, on the upper side of the top cover 213. The upper side of the illumination cover 44 is made bright.
That is, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment may illuminate the inside of the air outlet unit 80 together with the discharge of the air conditioning air to visually express whether the air conditioning air is discharged and illuminate the interior. Since the upper side of the light source 80 is bright, even when the air conditioner is located at a long distance or when the room is dark, the rise of the discharge port unit 80 and the discharge of air conditioning air can be confirmed.
When the air conditioning air is discharged and the top of the discharge port unit 80 is illuminated, and a stop command such as a cooling operation is input through the operation unit 500, the control box 600 is a vane driving mechanism (not shown). ) And stop driving the fan motor 76, and outputs a signal of the operation stop to the control unit 510 installed in the discharge port unit 80, the control unit 510 receives the signal to the discharge port unit ( Various electrical components 152, 260, 310, 400, 470 installed in the 80 are operated.
Hereinafter, when the operation is stopped, such as a normal cooling operation, the controller 510 lowers the motor 152 of the discharge port unit elevating mechanism 150 among the electrical components 152, 260, 310, 400, 470. It will be described as driving the light fixture, and turning off the light fixture 400.
When the motor 152 of the ejection opening unit lifting mechanism 150 is driven in the lowering mode, the ejection opening unit 80 lowers the driving gear 160 along the driven gear 180, and at this time, the ejection opening unit lifting mechanism 150 Of the motor 152 and the discharge port unit 80 are lowered to the inside of the lift guide 82 while being guided by the lift guide 82, and the discharge port unit 80 moves the air discharge port 78 to the main body 2, in particular the lift. It is located behind the guide 82 and hidden inside the main body 2.
When the lowering of the outlet unit 80 as described above, the lighting device 400 is turned off, and the user can confirm that the lowering of the outlet unit 80 and the operation of the air conditioner are completed by turning off the lighting device 400. Will be.
In addition, when a user or the like inputs only the lighting command through the operation unit 500 while the air conditioner is stopped, the control box 600 outputs a signal according to the input of the lighting command to the controller 510 and the controller 510. ) Turns on the lighting device 400 even when the discharge port unit 80 is lowered into the main body 2, and the upper side of the discharge port unit 80 is illuminated. That is, the discharge port unit 80 can function as an indoor illuminator during the stop of operation of the air conditioner.
