KR20100012304A - Air conditioner and controlling method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air-conditioner and a control method thereof are provided to increase the distance travelled by air discharged through an air outlet by projecting a louver formed on an air outlet. CONSTITUTION: An air-conditioner comprises a main body, an elevation outlet unit(100), an elevating mechanism, a louver, and a mechanism for moving a louver forward and backward. The main body comprises an air inlet. An opening is formed on the upper side of the main body. The elevation outlet rises through the opening. The elevating mechanism raises the elevation outlet. The louver is discharged through the air outlet of the elevation outlet unit or is inserted into the elevation outlet unit.

Description

Air conditioner and control method

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner capable of discharging air farther by advancing a louver formed in an air discharge portion of a main body during operation of the air conditioner.

In general, an air conditioner is used to cool or heat a room or purify the air by using a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerant consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user. .

The separate type and the integrated type are functionally the same, but the separate type installs the indoor unit of cooling / heating function on the indoor side and the outdoor unit of heat dissipation / cooling and compression function on the outdoor side to connect the two separated devices with refrigerant piping. The one-piece type integrates the function of cooling heat dissipation compression, and is directly installed by drilling a hole in the wall of the house or hanging the device on the window.

In general, the air conditioner is formed with an air intake portion through which the indoor air is sucked in the lower part of the front part of the cabinet, and an air discharge port is formed in the upper part of the front part of the cabinet. Discharge through the top.

However, there is a problem that the distance that the discharged air can reach is shortened by discharging the air that is air-conditioned in the conventional air conditioner to the outside on the surface of the air discharge portion formed in the main body.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to provide an air conditioner that can increase the moving distance of the air discharged from the air discharge portion formed in the main body.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of variously adjusting the moving distance of the air discharged from the air discharge unit according to the cooling state of the room desired by the user.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the air suction unit is formed, the main body is formed with an opening on the upper surface, the elevating discharge port unit is disposed to be elevated through the opening and formed with an air discharge port, elevating the elevating discharge unit And a louver disposed in the lift discharge unit so as to protrude through the air discharge port of the lift discharge unit, or to be inserted into the lift discharge unit.

The louver retracting mechanism includes a driving source installed in the elevating discharge unit, a driving gear connected to the driving source, and a driven gear meshed with the driving gear and formed in the traveling direction of the louver to be installed in the louver. And a louver retraction guide formed in the lifting discharge port unit to guide the retraction of the louver. And a control unit installed in the air conditioner to control the lifting mechanism and the louver retracting mechanism.

Meanwhile, the air conditioner further includes an operation unit for inputting the protruding length of the louver, and the control unit drives the louver retracting mechanism so that the protruding length of the louver is variable according to the operation of the operation unit.

The louver includes a horizontal louver for guiding the wind direction in a vertical direction and a vertical louver for guiding the wind direction in a left and right direction.

The vertical louver is located in a space between the air discharge portion and the horizontal louver, and the louver retraction mechanism may advance the vertical louver forward and backward of the air discharge portion. The horizontal louver may be located in a space between the air discharge portion and the vertical louver, and the louver retraction mechanism may advance the horizontal louver forward and backward of the air discharge portion.

In addition, the horizontal louver is located in the space between the air discharge portion and the vertical louver, the louver retraction mechanism is a horizontal louver retraction mechanism for advancing the horizontal louver to the front and rear of the air discharge portion, and the vertical louver forward and backward And a vertical louver retraction mechanism for advancing and retracting.

On the other hand, the air conditioner further comprises a vertical louver rotating mechanism for rotating the vertical louver and a horizontal louver rotating mechanism for rotating the horizontal louver, is installed in the air conditioner, the lifting mechanism, the louver retracting mechanism, the vertical louver rotation And a control unit for controlling the mechanism and the horizontal louver rotation mechanism.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention includes a main body having an air intake unit and an air discharge unit, a louver disposed to move forward and backward through the air discharge unit, and a louver retraction mechanism for moving the louver forward and backward.

The control method of the air conditioner of the present invention includes a louver disposed to move forward and backward to the lift discharge unit after the lift discharge unit unit raising step of elevating the lift discharge unit disposed to be lifted on the main body, and the lifting discharge unit unit rising step. And a louver advancing step of advancing and projecting forward of the elevating discharge unit.

In addition, the elevating discharge unit unit raising step is performed when the air conditioner is in operation, and the louver forward step is performed when the operation of the air conditioner is in the remote discharge mode.

The apparatus further includes a louver retreat step of retracting and inserting the louver into the elevating discharge unit after the louver advance step, and a lowering elevating discharge unit unit lowering step of lowering the elevating discharge unit to the inside of the main body after the louver retracting step. .

The louver withdrawal step is performed when the distant discharge mode is completed during the louver advance step. When the air conditioner is stopped in the middle of the louver advance step, the louver retreat step and the lift discharge unit lowering step are sequentially performed.

The air conditioner according to the present invention having the above configuration has the following effects.

First, the louver formed in the air discharge portion formed in the body during the operation of the air conditioner protrudes on the surface formed by the air discharge portion. Therefore, the moving distance of the air discharged through the air discharge portion can be increased.

Second, the distance that the louver protrudes may be adjusted according to a desired indoor cooling state. Therefore, it is possible to implement various cooling modes according to the needs of the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration, and additional description thereof will be omitted.

First embodiment

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the air conditioner when the air conditioner stops operating according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the air conditioner when the air conditioner of the first embodiment operates. Fig. 3 is a first embodiment. The perspective view in the concentrated discharge mode of the air conditioner of an example.

1 to 3, the main body 2 of the air conditioner of the present embodiment includes an air intake unit 106 through which indoor air is sucked in and an air discharge unit through which air conditioned indoor air is discharged from the inside of the main body 2. 104 is formed at left and right. The air intake unit 106 and the air discharge unit 104 are opened or closed by the left and right panels 108 and 110.

Specifically, during operation of the air conditioner, the left and right panels 108 and 110 are opened to open the air intake unit 106 and the air discharge unit 104. When the operation is stopped, the left and right panels 108 and 110 are air intake units. And the air discharge unit 104 is sealed. Therefore, when the air conditioner is not operated, foreign matters such as dust can be prevented from entering the air intake unit 106 and the air discharge unit 108. In addition, it may form a sense of unity of appearance when the air conditioner is not in operation.

Meanwhile, the discharge vanes 112 are rotatably formed in the air discharge units 104, respectively. The discharge vane 112 serves to control the direction of the air discharged from the air discharge unit 104 and to block the air discharge unit 104 during the operation of the concentrated discharge mode to be described later.

On the other hand, the upper surface of the main body 2 is opened, and the elevating discharge port unit 100 is provided to be movable up and down through the opening surface. In addition, an air discharge part 102 is formed on a front surface of the elevating discharge unit 100, and air that is air-conditioned inside the main body 2 is discharged into the room. That is, the lift discharge unit 100 is configured to seal the opening on the upper surface of the main body 2 when the air conditioner is not in operation, and ascends through the opening of the upper surface of the main body 2 when the air conditioner is in operation. The air conditioned air is discharged through 102).

In the remote discharge mode, which will be described later, the vertical louver 20 protrudes as described later to send the air conditioned farther.

4 is a perspective view of the lift discharge unit 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the lift discharge unit 100 of the first embodiment, Figure 6 is an air conditioner of the present embodiment in the normal mode Fig. 7 is a side sectional view of the elevating discharge unit when the air conditioner of the present embodiment is operating in the remote discharge mode when it is in operation.

4 to 7, the elevating outlet unit 100 of the present embodiment includes a cabinet 11, an elevating mechanism 10, a horizontal louver 20, a vertical louver 30 and a louver fixing part 40. do.

The cabinet 11 forms an external appearance of the lift discharge unit 100, and the air discharge unit 102 is formed on the front thereof with an opening. And the upper surface of the main body 2 is formed smaller than the opening surface so that a vertical movement is possible through an opening surface. An opening is formed in the bottom surface, and the air sucked into the main body 2 flows in. A groove 16 into which the fixed gear 15 to be described later is inserted is formed.

The lifting mechanism 10 moves the lifting discharge unit 100 in the vertical direction. And in this embodiment, a pair is provided on the left and right sides of the cabinet 11, the number and position of the elevating mechanism 10 may be variously changed according to the weight and structure of the elevating discharge unit 100.

The lifting mechanism 10 includes a lifting motor 18, a motor cover 12, a moving gear 14, and a fixed gear 15.

Lifting motor 18 is installed on the lower left and right of the cabinet 11, the motor cover 12 is positioned so as to cover each motor. And each lifting motor 18 is provided with a moving gear 14, respectively. The moving gear 14 is meshed with the fixed gear 15. Meanwhile, the fixed gear 15 is fastened to the upper inner wall of the main body 2 by a fastening member.

Therefore, when the air conditioner does not operate, the cabinet 11 is inserted into the main body 2. And the fixed gear 15 is inserted into the groove 16 formed in the side surface of the cabinet 11.

Meanwhile, when the air conditioner is operated, the lifting motor 18 rotates, and the moving gear 14 coupled with the lifting motor 14 also rotates. The moving gear 14 rotates upward along the fixed gear 15 fixed to the upper inner wall of the main body 2 while rotating. As a result, the lifting discharge unit 100 is moved to the upper portion of the main body (2).

The louvers 20 and 30 are moved to protrude through the air discharge unit 102 in the remote discharge mode while adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged into the room through the air discharge unit 102. Therefore, in the remote discharge mode, the moving distance of the air discharged through the louvers 20 and 30 can be increased.

In the remote discharge mode, the air discharge unit 104 formed in the main body 2 of the present embodiment is blocked by the discharge vanes 112, and the air-conditioned air discharge unit 102 formed in the lift discharge unit 100 is discharged to discharge air-conditioned air. It is an operation mode that intensively cools the space formed in front of the air conditioner. That is, in the remote discharge mode, the space that can be cooled becomes larger as the moving distance of the air discharged through the air suction unit 102 increases.

Therefore, in the present invention, the louvers 20 and 30 are moved to protrude in front of the air discharge unit in the remote discharge mode so that the discharged air can be moved to a farther distance.

On the other hand, the louvers (20, 30) in the present embodiment includes a horizontal louver 20 for adjusting the wind direction of the air in the vertical direction and a vertical louver 30 for adjusting in the left and right directions.

The position of the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 may be located between the vertical louver 30 and the air discharge part 102 and the horizontal louver 20. However, in this embodiment, the horizontal louver 20 is air. It is located between the discharge part 102 and the vertical louver 30.

In addition, although the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 may both move forward in the long discharge mode, in this embodiment, only the horizontal louver 20 located in front of the vertical louver 30 moves forward. do.

Meanwhile, the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 may be installed in the cabinet 11 so as to be rotatable and move forward. However, the lifting discharge unit 100 in the present embodiment includes a louver supporter 40 in which the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 can be rotatably installed.

The vertical louver 30 adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged from the air discharge unit 102 in the left and right directions. In the present embodiment, the plurality of vertical louvers 30 are arranged to be spaced apart in left and right directions, but a plurality of vertical louvers 30 may be integrally formed.

The vertical louver 30 is formed in the upper part of the wing part 33 and the wing part 33 which are erected in the vertical direction so as to adjust the wind direction of the discharged air in the left and right directions, and is formed on the upper surface of the louver supporter 40. It includes a rotating shaft 34 rotatably fitted to (not shown).

In addition, the vertical louver 30 further includes two rotation shafts 31 and 32 in the front and rear directions at the lower portion of the wing portion 33. The rotating shaft 31 located at the front side is rotatably coupled to the groove 42a formed in the louver supporter 40. And the rotating shaft 32 located in the rear is rotatably coupled to the groove formed in the linking member (36).

On the other hand, the driving mechanism for rotating the plurality of vertical louvers 30 are provided in each vertical louver 30 may drive each vertical louver 30 individually. However, the present embodiment includes a drive motor 35 connected to one of the plurality of vertical louvers 30, and the rotational force by the rotation of the drive motor 35 is driven by the interlocking member 36 to drive the motor 35. It is delivered to a vertical louver 35 that is not connected. As a result, one driving motor 35 is connected to the rotating shaft 34 formed above one of the wings 33 of the plurality of vertical louvers 30.

In addition, the upper surface of the louver supporter 40 has a motor hole 44 through which the driving motor 35 can pass. That is, the drive motor 35 is installed in the space inside the cabinet, and is rotatably connected to the vertical louver 30 positioned in the louver supporter 40 through the motor hole 44.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the plurality of vertical louvers 30 rotate by interlocking with one driving motor 35 and the interlocking member 36. However, a plurality of vertical louvers 30 may be controlled by a motor installed in each of the plurality of vertical louvers 30. In this case, the discharge distance may be increased by adjusting an angle formed by the plurality of vertical louvers 30 in the remote discharge mode. That is, if the flow path formed by the plurality of vertical louvers 30 is adjusted in the direction in which the indoor air is discharged and the rotation angle between the vertical louvers 30 is adjusted, the moving distance of the discharge air is increased.

The horizontal louver 20 serves to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged from the air discharge unit 102 in the vertical direction. The horizontal louvers 20 may be arranged to be spaced apart in the vertical direction like the vertical louver 30, but in this embodiment, a pair of horizontal louvers 20 may be integrally formed. However, the number of horizontal louvers 20 formed integrally may be variously formed in consideration of the size of the air discharge unit 102 and the air blowing amount of the entire air conditioner.

Rotating shafts 21 and 22 are formed at both sides of the horizontal louver 20, respectively. In addition, a groove 41 is formed at one side of the louver supporter 40 so that the rotation shaft 22 formed at one side of the horizontal louver 20 is rotatable and movable in the front-rear direction.

And the other side of the louver supporter 40 is formed with a hole 43 to which the rotary shaft 21 formed on the other side of the horizontal louver 20 is rotatable and movable in the front-rear direction. That is, the drive motor 23 for rotating the horizontal louver 20 in the vertical direction and the rotation shaft 21 formed on the other side of the horizontal louver 20 are connected through the hole 43 formed on the other side of the louver supporter 40. do.

Meanwhile, the drive motor 23 is positioned inside the cabinet 11 and moves as the horizontal louver 20 moves in the front and rear directions. Therefore, the groove 11a is formed in the cabinet 11 in which the drive motor 23 is located so that the drive motor 23 can move in the front-rear direction.

As described above, in this embodiment, since only the horizontal louver 20 is configured to advance and retreat, the louver retraction mechanism in this embodiment corresponds to the horizontal louver retraction mechanism. Therefore, the horizontal louver retracting mechanism includes a driven gear 25 installed in the horizontal louver 20, a driving source installed in the elevating discharge unit 100, and a driving gear 24 connected to the driving source.

The drive source may be provided with a drive source of various forms, in the present embodiment is composed of a drive motor (24). The drive gear 26 is coupled to the drive motor 24.

The driven gear 25 is formed long in the advancing direction of the horizontal louver 20 and meshes with the drive gear 26. And the driven gear 25 is installed in the horizontal louver 20 to move the horizontal louver 20 in the front and rear direction in accordance with the rotation of the drive motor 24 and the drive gear 26.

On the other hand, the number of horizontal louver retractor mechanism may be provided in various ways depending on the size, shape, etc. of the louver, in this embodiment is provided with a pair of horizontal louver retractor mechanism. Specifically, driven gears 25 formed long in the advancing direction of the horizontal louvers 20 are formed at lower ends of both side surfaces of the horizontal louvers 20, and the drive gears 16 are engaged thereto. In addition, the driving motor 24 is fixed to both lower ends of the louver supporter 40.

In the present embodiment, the pair of horizontal louvers 20 is provided as a pair. The front end of each horizontal louver 20 includes a protrusion 20a which protrudes in the discharge direction of air. The protrusion 20a extends a flow path of air discharged from the horizontal louver 20 to a predetermined distance in front of the horizontal louver 20, thereby increasing the moving distance of the discharged air. In addition, the pair of protrusions 20a may be formed to narrow the flow path formed between the protrusions 20a in the direction in which air is discharged, thereby increasing the discharge distance.

On the other hand, a plurality of horizontal louvers 20 in the present embodiment is provided integrally, but a plurality of horizontal louvers 20 are disposed apart from each other like the vertical louver 30 of the present embodiment, the horizontal louvers 20 are independent Each may be controlled by a driving source. In this case, by adjusting the rotation angles of the plurality of horizontal louvers 20 in the remote discharge mode, the flow path formed by the plurality of horizontal louvers 20 may be made smaller in the air discharge direction. Therefore, it is possible to increase the moving distance of the discharge air in the remote discharge mode.

The louver supporter 40 serves to secure the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 to be rotatable. The horizontal louvers 20 and the vertical louvers 30 may be rotatably coupled to the inner surface of the cabinet 11 or movably coupled to the front and rear directions. However, the lifting and discharging unit 100 in the present embodiment includes a louver supporter 40 inserted into the cabinet 11 and installed, and the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 to the louver supporter 40. Is rotatably or movable in the front-rear direction.

 The louver supporter 40 is formed to have a size that can be inserted into the cabinet 11, the front surface thereof is opened to correspond to the air discharge portion 102 formed in the cabinet 11, and the bottom portion having the opening of the cabinet 11 is formed. Correspondingly, the bottom face is formed with an opening.

 The motor hole 44 is formed on the upper surface of the louver supporter 40 so that the driving motor 35 driving the vertical louver 30 and the rotation shaft formed on the upper side of the wing 33 of the vertical louver 30 can be connected. .

In addition, grooves 41 are rotatably coupled to one side of the horizontal shaft 20 of the horizontal louver 20 so as to be rotatable and move in the front-rear direction. In addition, the hole 43 is formed long in the front-rear direction so that the other rotation shaft 21 of the horizontal louver 20 can be connected to the driving motor 23 of the horizontal louver 20.

At the lower end of the front opening surface of the louver supporter 40, a vertical louver coupling portion 42, to which the rotational shaft 31 located at the lower front of the vertical louver 30, can be rotatably coupled, is opposite to the air moving direction in the opening surface. It is formed to protrude in the direction. The vertical louver coupling portion 42 is formed with a groove 42a to which the rotation shaft 31 of the vertical louver is coupled.

The air conditioner of this embodiment includes a control unit (not shown) for controlling the elevating mechanism 10 and the horizontal louver retracting mechanism. That is, it controls whether the elevating motor 18 for raising and lowering the elevating mechanism 10 and the driving motor 24 for advancing and retracting the horizontal louver 20. The controller may also control the vertical louver rotating mechanism and the horizontal louver rotating mechanism. That is, the controller may control the driving motor 23 for rotating the horizontal louver 20 and the driving motor 35 for rotating the vertical louver 30.

On the other hand, the air conditioner of the present embodiment includes an operation unit (not shown) that allows a user to input the operation of the horizontal louver retracting mechanism, the lifting mechanism, the vertical louver rotating mechanism and the horizontal louver rotating mechanism. Therefore, the user may externally input the lifting and lowering of the elevating discharge unit 100, the rotation and the retraction of the horizontal louver 20, and the rotation of the vertical louver 30. In addition, the user may input the retreat distance of the horizontal louver 20 in the manipulation unit, and thus, the protrusion distance of the horizontal louver 20 may vary according to the user's input.

12 is a view schematically showing a procedure for a control method associated with the operation of the lift discharge unit of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, a control method associated with operation of the lift discharge unit of the air conditioner of the present embodiment will be described according to the determination of the controller in response to an input of the manipulation unit by the user.

When the user inputs the operation of the air conditioner through the operation unit, the elevating motor 18 of the elevating mechanism is driven to raise the elevating discharge unit 100 to the upper portion of the main body. ). That is, when the user inputs the operation of the air conditioner through the operation unit of the air conditioner, the lifting outlet unit 100 is raised at the same time as the left and right panels 108 and 110 are opened.

On the other hand, after the elevating discharge unit unit raising step (S10), the user can selectively enter the remote discharge mode through the external control unit, and then the controller (not shown) determines whether the remote discharge mode is On (On). (S20).

And when the remote discharge mode is On (On), includes a louver advance step (S30) for projecting the louvers (20, 30) to the front of the elevating discharge unit unit 100. That is, the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 may protrude forward in front of the elevating discharge unit 100, but in this embodiment, only the horizontal louver 20 moves forward.

In addition, as described above, after the horizontal louver 20 is advanced, the protruding length of the horizontal louver 20 may vary according to a user input.

On the other hand, during the remote discharge mode operation, the user can selectively input the off of the remote discharge mode through an external control panel (not shown), the control unit (not shown) whether the remote discharge mode is off (Off) Determine (S40).

And a louver retraction step S50 for retracting the louvers 20 and 30 in front of the elevating discharge unit 100 to insert the louvers 20 and 30 into the air discharge unit 120 when the remote discharge mode is turned off. do. In the present embodiment, only the horizontal louver 20 advanced in the louver forward step S30 is retracted.

On the other hand, although not shown, the air conditioner control method of the present embodiment may further include a lifting discharge unit lowering step for lowering the lifting discharge unit 100 to the inside of the main body 2 after the louver retraction step (S50). Can be. In the descending step of the elevating discharge unit, the elevating discharge unit 100 is lowered to seal the upper opening surface of the main body 2.

Meanwhile, in the flowchart of FIG. 12, the elevating discharge unit unit raising step S10 is illustrated to operate when the user inputs the operation of the air conditioner through the operation unit. However, if only the left and right panels 108 and 110 are open and operating, and the user selects the remote discharge mode, the left and right panels 108 and 110 are closed and the lift discharge unit 100 is closed. Only can climb. When the user selects the remote discharge mode at the same time when the air conditioner is not operated, only the lift discharge unit 100 is lifted without opening the left and right panels 108 and 110. In this case, the elevating discharge unit unit raising step S10 and the louver advancing step S30 operate sequentially.

Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, on the other hand, when the air conditioner is stopped while the remote discharge mode is in progress, the louver retreat step S50 and the lift discharge unit lowering step may be sequentially performed.

Second embodiment

8 is an exploded perspective view of the elevating discharge unit 100 'according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view of the elevating discharge unit when the air conditioner of the present embodiment is operating in the normal mode, and FIG. Side cross-sectional view of the elevating discharge port unit when the air conditioner of this embodiment is operating in the remote discharge mode.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10.

The lifting discharge unit 100 'of the air conditioner of the present embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the lifting discharge unit 100 of the first embodiment, but with the advance of the horizontal louver 20 in the long discharge mode, the vertical louver 30 Will also move forward.

Therefore, the elevating discharge port unit 100 'of the present embodiment further includes a vertical louver 30 advancing mechanism. The vertical louver retraction mechanism includes a driven gear 55 provided in the interlocking member 36, a drive source provided in the lifting discharge unit 100 ', and a drive gear 56 connected to the drive source.

The drive source may be provided with a drive source of various forms, in the present embodiment is composed of a drive motor (54). The drive gear 56 is coupled to the drive motor 54.

The driven gear 55 is formed long in the advancing direction of the vertical louver 30 and meshes with the drive gear 56. In addition, the driven gear 55 is installed in the interlocking member 20 to move the interlocking member 36 and the plurality of vertical louvers 30 back and forth according to the rotation of the driving motor 54 and the driving gear 56.

On the other hand, the number of vertical louver retractor mechanism may be provided in various ways depending on the size, shape, etc. of the louver, in this embodiment is provided with a pair of horizontal louver retractor mechanism. Specifically, driven gears 55 formed long in the advancing direction of the vertical louver 30 are formed at the lower ends of both side surfaces of the interlocking member 36, and the drive gears 56 are engaged therewith. The driving motor 54 is fixed to both lower ends of the louver supporter 40 '.

Grooves (not shown) formed in the upper surface of the louver supporter 40 ', which is formed in the louver supporter 40' and coupled to the rotation shafts 31 and 34 of the vertical louver 30, and the vertical louver coupling part 42 '. The holes 42a 'formed in the grooves are elongated along the moving direction of the vertical louver, unlike the first embodiment. Therefore, the vertical louver 30 is rotatably coupled to the louver supporter 40 ′ and movable in the front-rear direction.

In addition, the motor hole 44 ′ formed in the louver supporter 40 ′ is also elongated in the longitudinal direction along the moving direction of the vertical louver 30.

On the other hand, the drive motor 35 for rotating the vertical louver 30 is installed on the inner upper surface of the cabinet (11). Therefore, although not shown, a groove (not shown) similar to the groove 11a formed on the side surface is formed on the upper surface of the cabinet 11 to guide the movement of the driving motor 35 along the vertical louver 30.

And the control unit (not shown) can also control the vertical louver retraction mechanism, the user can input the moving distance of the vertical louver 30 through the operation unit (not shown), the control unit in accordance with the input of the operation unit The protrusion distance of the vertical louver 30 can be controlled to be variable.

 And the operation of the lift discharge unit 100 'by the control method of the air conditioner of the second embodiment is similar to the lift discharge unit 100 by the control method of the air conditioner of the first embodiment, but the louver advance step There is a difference in that the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 advance simultaneously.

That is, in the long distance discharge mode, the vertical louver 30 moves to the empty space by moving the horizontal louver 20. Therefore, the discharge distance of the air discharged through the air discharge unit 102 can be increased.

Since the other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Third embodiment

11 is a perspective view of a remote discharge mode of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 11, the air conditioner of the present embodiment does not include a lift discharge unit separately, and the air discharge unit 102 "is formed in the front of the main body 2". The horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 are rotatably provided in the inner space of the air discharge part. When the remote discharge mode is input, the horizontal louver 20 and the vertical louver 30 protrude toward the front of the air discharge unit, thereby increasing the moving distance of the discharged air.

The operation by the control method of the air conditioner of this embodiment is the same except that there is no rising step of the lift discharge unit 100 in the operation step of the air conditioner in the first and second embodiments. It will work.

And since the other configurations and operations are the same as the first embodiment of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

1 is a perspective view at the time of stopping operation of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of an air conditioner in operation of the air conditioner of the first embodiment;

3 is a perspective view in a concentrated discharge mode of the air conditioner of the first embodiment;

4 is a perspective view of the lift discharge unit 100 of the first embodiment;

5 is an exploded perspective view of the lift discharge unit 100 of the first embodiment;

Fig. 6 is a side sectional view of the elevating discharge port unit when the air conditioner of the first embodiment is operating in the normal mode;

Fig. 7 is a side sectional view of the elevating discharge port unit when the air conditioner of the first embodiment is operating in the remote discharge mode;

8 is an exploded perspective view of the lift discharge unit 100 'according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a side sectional view of the elevating discharge port unit when the air conditioner of the second embodiment is operating in the normal mode;

Fig. 10 is a side sectional view of the elevating discharge port unit when the air conditioner of the second embodiment is operating in the remote discharge mode;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view in a remote discharge mode of the air conditioner according to the third embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

12 is a view schematically showing a procedure for a control method associated with the operation of the lift discharge unit of the air conditioner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

2: body 10: lifting mechanism

11: cabinet 11a: groove

12: motor cover 14: moving gear

15: fixed gear 16: groove

18: lifting motor 20: horizontal louver

20a: protrusion 21, 22: axis of rotation

23: drive motor 24: drive motor

25: driven gear 26: drive gear

30: vertical louver 31,32,34: axis of rotation

33: wing 35: drive motor

36: linkage member 40: louver supporter

41: groove 42: louver coupling

42a: home 43: hall

44: motor hole 54: drive motor

55: driven gear 56: drive gear

100: lifting and lowering discharge unit 102,104: air discharge

106: air intake 108,110: left and right panels

112: discharge vane

Claims (17)

A main body having an air suction unit and an opening formed at an upper surface thereof; An elevating discharge unit configured to be elevated through the opening and having an air discharge port; An elevating mechanism for elevating the elevating discharge unit; A louver disposed in the lift discharge unit so as to protrude through the air discharge port of the lift discharge unit or be inserted into the lift discharge unit; And A louver retracting mechanism for retracting the louver; Air Conditioner Including The method according to claim 1, The louver retracting mechanism includes a drive source installed in the lifting discharge port unit, a drive gear connected to the drive source, and a driven gear meshed with the drive gear and formed long in the traveling direction of the louver and installed in the louver. The method according to claim 1, And a louver retreat guide formed in the elevating discharge port unit to guide the retreat of the louver. The method according to claim 1, And a control unit installed in the air conditioner to control the lifting mechanism and the louver retracting mechanism. The method according to claim 4, Further comprising a control unit for inputting the protruding length of the louver, And the control unit drives the louver retracting mechanism to vary the protrusion length of the louver according to an operation of the operation unit. The method according to claim 1, The louver includes a horizontal louver for guiding the wind direction in the vertical direction and a vertical louver for guiding the wind direction in the left and right directions. The method according to claim 6, The vertical louver is located in the space between the air discharge portion and the horizontal louver, The louver retraction mechanism is an air conditioner for advancing and retreating the vertical louver to the front and rear of the air discharge portion. The method according to claim 6, The horizontal louver is located in the space between the air discharge portion and the vertical louver, The louver retraction mechanism is an air conditioner for advancing and retreating the horizontal louver to the front and rear of the air discharge portion. The method according to claim 6, The horizontal louver is located in the space between the air discharge portion and the vertical louver, And the louver retraction mechanism includes a horizontal louver retraction mechanism for advancing and retreating the horizontal louver to the front and rear of the air discharge unit, and a vertical louver retraction mechanism for advancing and retreating the vertical louver to the rear. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, And a vertical louver rotating mechanism for rotating the vertical louver and a horizontal louver rotating mechanism for rotating the horizontal louver. The method according to claim 10, The air conditioner is installed in the air conditioner, the air conditioner further comprises a control unit for controlling the lifting mechanism, the louver retracting mechanism, the vertical louver rotating mechanism and the horizontal louver rotating mechanism. A main body having an air suction unit and an air discharge unit; A louver disposed to retreat through the air discharge portion; And a louver retracting mechanism for retracting and operating the louver. An elevating discharge unit unit elevating step of elevating the elevating discharge unit arranged to be elevated on the main body; And a louver advancing step of advancing and forwarding the louver arranged to advance forward to the lifting discharge port unit after the lifting discharge port unit raising step. The method according to claim 13, The elevating discharge unit unit raising step is carried out during the operation of the air conditioner, The louver advance step is performed when the operation of the air conditioner is a remote discharge mode. The method according to claim 13, A louver retracting step of retracting and inserting the louver into the lifting discharge unit after the louver forwarding step; And And a lowering and lowering discharge unit unit lowering step for lowering and lifting the elevating discharge unit to the inside of the main body after the louver retracting step. The method according to claim 13, And the louver withdrawal step is performed when the distant discharge mode is completed during the louver advance step. The method according to claim 13, And if the air conditioner is stopped in the middle of the louver advance step, the louver retreat step and the lift discharge unit lowering step are sequentially performed.

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