KR20100025329A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioner for controlling a lighting mode according to an operation mode and a driving indication method are provided to control the color of lights according to the operation mode of the air conditioner. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioner comprises a main body, a front panel(30), a lighting unit, a controller, and a display unit. The main body comprises air inlets(2,3) and outlets(4,5). The front panel comprises an optical transmission unit and is arranged in the front of the main body. The lighting unit emits the light through the optical transmission unit. The controller controls the color of the lighting unit according to the operation mode of the air conditioner. A main control unit is installed in the main body. A display controller is mounted on the front panel, is connected to the main control unit, and controls the display unit.

Description

 Air conditioner and operation indication method {Air conditioner}

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner and a driving display method thereof, and more particularly, to an air conditioner and a driving display method in which a lighting device installed in the air conditioner controls the lighting mode differently according to the driving mode 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 connects the indoor unit and the outdoor unit separated by the refrigerant pipes by installing the cooling / heating unit in the indoor unit and the heat radiating / cooling and compression unit in the outdoor unit, and the integrated type by cooling heat dissipation. Integrate the function of the hole in the wall of the house or hang the device on the window is installed directly.

13 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the prior art, and FIG. 14 is a front view of the air conditioner according to the prior art.

A conventional air conditioner, as shown in Figure 13 and 14, the base 501, the cabinet 502 is disposed above the rear portion of the base 501, the front is open, and the base 501 A front upper panel 504 disposed above the front part, and having a front air discharge port 504a formed on an upper part of the front part, and having left and right air discharge ports 504b and 504c formed on both inclined side surfaces; ), The front lower panel 505 disposed between the front part of the front panel and the base 51, and the left and right suctions disposed between the left and right side parts of the front panel 504 and the base 501. Grills 506 and 507.

An upper and lower driving panel 510 is provided on the front of the front cabinet 504 so that the front upper panel 504 can open and close the front air discharge port 504a. The front and rear drive panels 512 are installed on the front surface of the front cabinet 504 so as to be retractable so as to eliminate the step between the front cabinet 504 and the upper and lower drive panels 510 during the ascending, and the left and right air outlets ( The left and right vanes 514 and 116 are rotated on both sides of the front upper panel 504 so as to open and close the 504b and 504c and adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the left and right air outlets 504b and 504c. Possibly mounted.

On the other hand, a display 517 for displaying the operation information of the air conditioner is fixedly installed on the upper side of the front lower panel 505 which is substantially the front side of the air conditioner.

The display 517 is provided with a display panel 518 installed to be exposed to the outside, a display window 518a installed on the display panel 518 to display operation information of the air conditioner, and an air conditioner on the display panel 518. A button 518b for driving operation and an LED provided behind the display window 518a of the display panel 518 are included.

However, since the air conditioner according to the related art has not only a small display window 518a of the display 517 but also a display 517 displaying the cooling / heating operation in letters, the air conditioner of the air conditioner may be used to confirm operation information. There is a problem of approaching the display window 518a.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that enables a user or the like to easily check driving information at a long distance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which the LED assembly and the purification unit are installed in one member to minimize the number of parts.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for displaying an operation of an air conditioner, which enables a user or the like to easily confirm an operation mode of the air conditioner.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the air inlet and the air discharge unit formed body; A front panel disposed in front of the main body and having a light transmitting portion; A lighting device installed in the main body to irradiate light through the light transmitting part; It includes a control unit for controlling the illumination color of the lighting fixture differently according to the operation mode of the main body.

The air conditioner includes a display installed in the front panel, the control unit includes a main control unit installed in the main body, a display control unit installed in the front panel and connected to the main control unit to control the display, and the luminaire Is connected to and controlled by one of the main controller and the display controller.

The front panel is rotatably connected to one side of the left and right, the main body includes an inner panel installed on the main body to be located behind the front panel, and the luminaire includes an LED assembly installed on the inner panel.

The LED assembly includes a plurality of LEDs of varying colors, LED LEDs on which the LEDs are installed, and LED covers protecting the plurality of LEDs and mounted to the inner panel.

The air conditioner further includes a purifying unit detachable from the inner panel.

The inner panel is provided with an air passage hole through which air sucked into the air intake port passes, and a purge unit detachment guide through which the purge unit slides.

The inner panel is formed with an opening in front of the purification unit provided in the purification unit detachment guide.

The LED assembly is disposed in a ring shape along the opening.

Operation display method of the air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the operation mode input step of inputting the operation mode of the air conditioner; And a luminaire control step of controlling the luminaire to have different lighting colors of the luminaire installed in the air conditioner for each mode input in the operation mode input step.

Operation display method of the air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the operation mode input step of inputting the operation mode of the air conditioner; If the operation input in the operation mode input step is a cooling operation, the luminaire installed in the air conditioner controls the luminaire to illuminate the first color, and if the operation input in the operation mode input step is the air purification operation, the illumination A luminaire control step of controlling the luminaire so that the appliance illuminates a second color different from the first color.

Operation display method of the air conditioner according to the present invention comprises the operation mode input step of inputting the operation mode of the air conditioner; If the operation input in the operation mode input step is a cooling operation, the luminaire installed in the air conditioner controls the luminaire to illuminate the first color, and if the operation input in the operation mode input step is an air purification operation, the The luminaire controls the luminaire to illuminate a second color different from the first color, and if the operation input in the operation mode input step is a heating operation, the luminaire differs from the first color and the second color. A luminaire control step of controlling the luminaire to illuminate a third color.

In the air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above, the lighting fixture visualizes the operation mode of the air conditioner and the lighting color of the lighting fixture is differently adjusted according to the operation mode of the air conditioner, so that the user or the like illuminates the lighting fixture. Since the operation mode of the air conditioner can be checked through the color, there is an advantage that the operation mode of the air conditioner can be easily checked at a long distance.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention, since the luminaire irradiates light through the light transmitting portion of the front panel, the luminaire is protected by the front panel, so that the luminaire to the front panel while making the light of the luminaire easily visible from the outside There is an advantage that can be protected by.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention can be shared by one of the main control unit and the display control unit is controlled by one of the main control unit is installed on the main body and the display control unit is installed on the front panel and controls the display. There is no need to install a separate control unit for controlling the lighting fixture, etc., there is an advantage that can efficiently control the lighting fixture while minimizing the number of the control unit.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention, since the inner panel and the lighting fixture are exposed to the outside when the front panel is rotated sideways, there is an advantage that can easily service the lighting fixture without disassembling the main body.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention, since the purifying unit is installed on the inner panel together with the luminaire, the inner panel also functions as the luminaire mounting member and the purifying unit mounting member, thereby minimizing the number of parts, the luminaire and the purification The advantage is that any one of the units can be sold as an optional item.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention is formed with an air passage hole in the inner panel, the air sucked into the main body can be purified by the purification unit while passing through the inner panel, the purification unit detachment guide is formed on the inner panel to purify There is an advantage that the unit can be easily removed.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention can visually check the purifying unit through the light transmitting portion formed in the front panel and the opening formed in the inner panel, there is an advantage that it is easy to check the presence or absence of the purifying unit in the front panel closed state.

In addition, the air conditioner of the present invention has an LED assembly is arranged in a ring shape along the opening, the illumination area irradiated to the front of the front panel is wide, there is an advantage that can easily check the illumination color at a long distance.

In addition, in the operation display method of the air conditioner of the present invention, when the operation mode of the air conditioner is input, since the luminaire is illuminated with different colors according to the operation mode, the air conditioner can display the operation mode in color. There is an advantage.

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

1 is a perspective view when the operation of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention stops, Figure 2 is a front view of the operation of the temporary air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention Figure 4 is a perspective view of the front discharge, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the side discharge of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the front and side discharge of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, air inlets 2 and 3 through which the indoor air is sucked into the main body 1 are formed in the main body 1, and the main body ( 1) The air discharge ports 4 and 5 through which the air-conditioned air is discharged are formed.

The main body 1 has air inlets 2 and 3 respectively formed at the lower left and right sides thereof, and air outlets 4 and 5 are respectively formed at the upper left and right sides thereof.

The main body 1 is provided with suction vanes 6 and 7 which open and close the air inlets 2 and 3 and guide the air sucked through the air inlets 2 and 3, and the suction vanes 6 A suction vane driving mechanism for operating 7) is installed.

The suction vane driving mechanism is composed of a suction vane motor installed on the main body 1 and connected to the suction vanes 6 and 7 so that the suction vane motor can operate the suction vanes 6 and 7 directly. The suction vane motor and the power transmission member connected to the suction vane 6 and 7 and the suction vane motor may be configured to operate the suction vane when the suction vane motor is driven.

The suction vane driving mechanism is controlled by the main control unit, which the suction vane motor will be described later.

The main control unit controls the suction vane motor so that the suction vanes 6 and 7 close the air inlets 2 and 3 when the air conditioner is stopped, as shown in FIG. The suction vane 6, 7 controls the suction vane motor to open the air intake openings 2, 3 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.

In addition, the main body 1 is provided with discharge vanes 8 and 9 for opening and closing the air discharge ports 4 and 5 and guiding the air discharged through the air discharge ports 4 and 5, and the discharge vanes 8 A discharge vane driving mechanism for operating the 9 is provided.

The discharge vane driving mechanism includes a discharge vane motor installed in the main body 1 and connected to the discharge vanes 8 and 9 so that the discharge vane motor can directly operate the discharge vanes 8 and 9, and the main body 1 And a power delivery member connected to the discharge vane 8, 9 and the discharge vane motor, it is also possible for the power transfer member to operate the discharge vane when the discharge vane motor is driven.

In the discharge vane driving mechanism, the discharge vane motor is controlled by the main control unit.

The main control unit controls the discharge vane motor so that the discharge vanes 8 and 9 at the stop of the air conditioner close the air discharge ports 4 and 5, as shown in FIG. The discharge vane motor is controlled so that the discharge vanes 8 and 9 open the air discharge ports 4 and 5 as shown in Figs.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a front wind mode for discharging the air conditioned in the main body 1 to the front, a side wind mode for discharging the air to the left and right sides together, and discharges it to one of the front, left and right sides together. Has a front / side wind mode.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in the front wind mode, the main controller controls the discharge vane motor to protrude forward while all of the discharge vanes 8 and 9 are disposed in the front-back direction, and in the side wind mode FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 5, all of the discharge vanes 8 and 9 are disposed in the left and right direction to control the discharge vane motor to protrude laterally, and as shown in FIG. 5 in the front / side wind mode, the discharge vane 8 Discharge vane motor with one of the 9) 9 protruding forward while being disposed in the front-rear direction as in the front wind mode, and the other of the discharging vanes 8 and 9 being projected to the side as being disposed in the left-right direction as in the side wind mode. To control.

 On the other hand, in the main body 1, the upper surface opening part 10 is formed in the upper surface, and the discharge port unit 12 which elevates through the upper surface opening part is arrange | positioned.

The discharge port unit 12 is raised or lowered by a lifting mechanism (not shown) operated by the main controller, and the lifting mechanism is connected to the lifting motor and the lifting motor so that the driving force of the lifting motor is discharged to the discharge unit 12. And a power transmission mechanism to be transmitted to the.

Discharge port unit 12 has a front air discharge port 14 is formed on the front surface, as shown in FIG. 1 when the air conditioner is stopped, lowered into the interior of the main body 1 to cover the front opening 10 The air discharge port 14 is concealed, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 when the air conditioner is operated, the air discharge port 14 is lifted upward and the front air discharge port 14 is exposed.

The main body 1 is provided with a base 21, a cabinet 22 installed above the rear part of the base 21, and an upper side of the front part of the base 21, respectively, and an air inlet 2 and 3 are formed and suction Suction panels 23 and 24 with vanes 6 and 7 disposed thereon, and air outlets 4 and 5 are formed in front of the cabinet 22 and discharge vanes 8 and 9 are formed. And a discharge panel 25 arranged.

The suction panels 23 and 24 include a left suction panel 23 disposed in the lower left front of the cabinet 22 and a right suction panel 24 disposed in the lower right front of the cabinet 22.

The discharge panel 25 is formed integrally with the front plate portion, the left plate portion and the right plate portion or are integrally coupled, and the air discharge port 4 for discharging air conditioning air to the left side of the main body 1 is formed in the left plate portion. The air discharge port 5 which discharges air conditioning air to the right side of the main body 1 is formed in the right side board part.

The main body 1 has an opening formed between the base 21, the left suction panel 23, the right suction panel 24, and the discharge panel 25, and the front panel 30 is provided in front of the main body 1. Is placed.

The front panel 30 forms the front appearance of the air conditioner, and includes an opening formed between the left suction panel 23, the right suction panel 24, and the discharge panel 25 and the front panel of the discharge panel 25. Open or shielded together, and is connected to rotate to one side of the left and right to facilitate the service of the lighting device 40 or the purification unit 50 to be described later.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 7 is a plan sectional view of one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 8 is an open front of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention 9 is a perspective view when the inner panel shown in FIG. 8 is rotated inclined forward, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view when the purifying unit is drawn out from the inner panel shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11. Is an enlarged perspective view of the inner panel shown in FIG. 8.

The front panel 30 has a light transmitting part 31 through which light emitted from the luminaire 40 is transmitted forward, and an opaque part 32 around the light transmitting part 31.

When the front panel 30 is closed, the front frame 33 disposed in front of the main body 1, the front cover 34 disposed in front of the front frame 33, and the front cover 34 are front framed. And a front holder 35 which is fixed with 33.

The front panel 30 has a front frame 33 forming a rear exterior of the front panel 30, a front cover 34 forming a front exterior of the front panel 30, and a front holder 35 having a front panel. The edge appearance of 30 is formed.

The front panel 30 has a connection part rotatably connected to the main body 1 in at least one of the front frame 33, the front cover 34, and the front holder 35.

The front frame 33 is made of a plastic injection molding, and an opening 36 through which light of the lighting device 40 to be described later is transmitted is formed at one side.

The front cover 34 includes a transparent member 37 disposed in front of the front frame 33 to form a front appearance of the front panel 30; It includes a decorative portion 38 disposed behind the transparent member 37.

The transparent member 37 is made of glass such as tempered glass or made of synthetic resin such as transparent acrylic, and is coupled to the front frame 33 to be positioned in front of the front frame 33.

The decorative part 38 functions as an aesthetic part for improving the aesthetics of the front panel 30 while being visible through the transparent member 37 in a state located behind the transparent member 37, and is provided on all the rear parts of the transparent member 37. It is not located but is located only behind a part of the transparent member 37.

The decorative part 38 may consist of the printing part formed in the back surface of the transparent member 37 by screen printing, etc., and may also consist of a film, a sheet | seat, a plate body, etc. which were attached to the back surface of the transparent member 37. As shown in FIG.

The front panel 30 is a portion where the decorative portion 38 is not located behind the transparent member 37, and a portion where the decorative portion 38 is located behind the transparent member 37 is formed. It becomes the opaque part 32.

 The front panel 30 has an opening 36 of the front frame 33 formed at a front position of the luminaire 40, a decoration 38 is not formed in front of the opening 36, and the luminaire 40 The light is transmitted forward through the opening 36 and the transparent member 37 of the front frame 33.

 The front holder 35 may be formed integrally with any one of the front frame 33 and the front cover 34, and the other may be coupled to each other. The front holder 35 may be formed separately from the front frame 33 and the front cover 34 to form a front. The frame 33 and the front cover 34 may be coupled to one of the screws or hooks while enclosing the edges of the frame 33 and the front cover 34. Hereinafter, the frame 33 and the front cover 34 will be described as being formed separately from the front frame 33 and the front cover 34.

 On the other hand, the front panel 30 is disposed behind the front cover 34, and the display assembly 39A which displays various driving information of the air conditioner through the front cover 34 through symbols, letters, numbers, and avatars. And a display cover 39B that protects the display assembly 39A.

The display assembly 39A is disposed in the opening 33A formed in the front frame 33, and the display cover 39B is coupled to the front frame 33 to cover the opening 33A formed in the front frame 33. .

The display assembly 39A is provided with a display 39C such as an LCD or LED, a receiver 39D for receiving a signal from a remote control device such as a remote controller, a display 39C and a receiver 39D, and a display 39C. And a display control unit 39E connected to the main control unit 90 and a cable 39F.

In addition, the main body 1 has an inner panel 60 installed in the main body 1 so as to be located behind the front panel 30, and an air inlet port after passing the inside of the main body 2 through the air inlets 2 and 3; (4) and (5) a blower (70), a heat exchanger (78) for cooling or heating the heat passing through the interior of the main body (2) with a refrigerant, and an air inlet (2) (3). Filters 80 and 82 disposed in the suction panels 23 and 24 to purify the sucked air, and a main control unit 90 for controlling the air conditioner are provided.

The inner panel 60 is installed at the front position of the blower 70 which is a position visible from the outside when the front panel 30 is opened sideways.

The inner panel 60 has a lower left and right sides connected to the main body 1 in a rotatable and detachable manner, and the rotation shafts 61 and 62 protrude horizontally in the lower left and right sides of the inner panel 60. In the lower left and right suction panels 23 and 24, which are lower left and right sides of the main body 1, shaft support parts (not shown) are rotatably supported by rotatable shafts 61 and 62 to be rotatably supported. Or boss shape.

The inner panel 60 has upper left and right sides detachably connected to the main body 1, and hooks are formed on upper left and right sides of the inner panel 60, and both left and right sides of the main body 1 are provided. The upper and left upper and lower suction panels 23 and 24 are provided with hook hooks for elastically hooking the hooks.

That is, the inner panel 60 is installed to be inclined while protruding forward from the bottom.

The blower 70 is installed to be located behind the opening of the main body 1.

The blower 70 surrounds the turbo fan 72 together with the fan motor 71 installed in the lower part of the cabinet 22, the turbo fan 72 arranged on the rotation shaft of the fan motor 71, and the cabinet 22. An opening hole 73 is formed on the front surface and a fan housing 75 having a discharge hole 74 formed on the upper surface, and an orifice 76 is installed on the front surface of the fan housing 75 to be located in the opening hole 73. It is configured by.

The heat exchanger 78 is installed to be located between the front plate portion of the discharge panel 25 and the top of the cabinet 22.

The filters 80 and 82 are provided between the filter frames 81 and 83 provided on the suction panels 23 and 24 and the suction panels 23 and 24.

The main controller 90 is mounted to the front of the blower 70, which is a position where the service is possible when the front panel 30 is opened to the side and the inner panel 42 to be described later is separated from the main body 1, and the suction vane motor And electrical components for controlling the discharge vane motor, fan motor 71 and the like.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, as shown in Figures 6 to 9, is installed to irradiate light through the light transmitting portion 31 and the illumination mode is adjusted differently according to the operation mode of the main body (1) It further comprises a luminaire 40 and a purifying unit 50 for purifying the indoor air that is sucked into the air inlet (2) (3) and flows toward the blower (70).

The lighting fixture 40 is controlled to be different from the lighting color according to the driving mode of the main body 1, made of a variable color light fixture that can be changed in the illumination color, and includes a plurality of LEDs of the following color is variable It will be described as consisting of the LED assembly.

The lighting device 40 includes a plurality of LEDs 41 of varying colors, an LED PC 42 having the LEDs installed therein, and an LED cover 43 protecting the plurality of LEDs 41.

The LED cover 43 includes a front LED cover 44 and a rear LED cover 45 having a space in which the plurality of LEDs 41 and the LEDs 42 are accommodated between the front LED cover 44 and the front LED cover 44. .

The lighting fixture 40 is connected to and controlled by any one of the main control unit 90 and the display control unit 39E with a cable 39G.

When the luminaire 40 is connected to the display control unit 39E by a cable 39G, the display control unit 39E controls the display 39C and the luminaire 40 together to provide cooling operation / heating operation / air purification operation / Operation information such as dehumidification operation / filter cleaning operation may be displayed through the lighting color of the lighting fixture 40 while being displayed as symbols, letters, numbers, avatars, etc. on the display 39C.

The luminaire 40 is mounted to the LED PC 42 and the cable 39G is connected and further includes a connector 46, and the connector 46 is disposed to penetrate the through-hole formed in the LED cover 43. .

The luminaire 40 is connected to the rear portion of the luminaire 40 so that the connector 46 and the cable 46 are not visible from the outside through the light transmitting portion 31 of the front panel 30. Preferably, the connector 46 is preferably disposed through the through portion formed in the rear LED cover 45.

 The luminaire 40 has an overall outer shape formed in a ring shape so that the user can easily check the lighting even at a long distance.

The purification unit 50 includes a filter case 51 and a filter body 52 disposed inside the filter case 51.

The filter case 51 includes a front filter case 53 in which a suction grill is formed, and a rear case 54 connected to the front filter case 53 so as to be openable and close, and in which a discharge grill is formed.

On the other hand, the inner panel 60 is formed through the opening 63 in front of the purification unit 50 so that the purification unit 50 can be seen through the light transmitting portion 31 and the inner panel 60.

The inner panel 60 has an opening 63 formed in a circular shape, and the luminaire 40 is disposed in a ring shape along the opening 63.

Meanwhile, the inner panel 60 is provided with a purification unit detachment guide 64 in which the purification unit 50 is slidably attached or detached so that the purification unit 50 can be selectively detached from the inner panel 60, and the suction panel 23 is formed. Air passage hole 65 is formed so that the air passing through the (24) can be sucked into the blower 70 after passing through the purification unit 50 installed in the inner panel (60).

The inner panel 60 is formed to have an upper surface and a rear surface, and includes a front plate portion 66, left and right side plate portions 67 and 68, and a lower plate portion 69.

The inner panel 60 is formed in the front plate portion 66 so that the opening portion 63 is opened in the front-rear direction, and the purification unit detachment guide 64 is disposed on the left and right side plate portions 67 and 68 in the vertical direction. It is formed long, and the air passage hole 65 is opened in the vertical direction in the left and right side plate portions 67 and 68 and the lower plate portion 69.

The inner panel 60 has an air passage hole 65 opening in a left and right direction in front of the left and right side plate portions 67 and 68, and is purified at a rear portion of the left and right side plate portions 67 and 68. The unit detachment guide 64 is formed to protrude.

As for the inner panel 60, the air passage hole 65 opens to the front part of the lower board part 69 in an up-down direction, and the purification unit 50 is mounted to the rear part of the lower board part 69. As shown in FIG.

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

12 is a flowchart illustrating a driving display method of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

The driving display method of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a driving mode input step S1 and a luminaire control step S2 to S7.

First, when a user or the like drives the air conditioner through a remote control device such as a remote controller and inputs an operation mode, the display control unit 39E of the display assembly 39A confirms the input of the operation mode and the main control unit 90. Sends a signal according to the operation mode input to the (S1).

The main control unit 90 receives the signal transmitted from the display control unit 39E and controls the main body 1, and the air conditioner operates the cooling operation / heating operation / air purification operation / dehumidification operation / filter cleaning operation inputted by the user. It is controlled according to the operation mode of the lamp.

During operation of the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular the main control unit 90, drives the suction vane motor in the open mode so that the air inlets 2 and 3 are opened, and the discharge vane motor so that the air outlets 4 and 5 are opened. Drive in the open mode, drive the lift motor in the lift mode so that the discharge port unit 12 is raised, and drive the blower (70).

In the above operation, the indoor air passes through the air inlets 2 and 3 to be sucked into the main body 2, and is then filtered and cleaned by the filters 80 and 82.

The indoor air purified as described above flows in front of the blower 70 and passes through the air passage hole 65 formed in the inner panel 60, and then passes through the purification unit 50 in the inner space of the inner panel 60. While it is purified again.

The re-arranged indoor air is drawn into the blower 70 and blown upwards, and then contacted with the heat exchanger 78 and then discharged into the room through the air discharge ports 4 and 5 and the discharge unit 12. do.

The air conditioner as described above is discharged into the room after the indoor air is cooled by the low-temperature refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger 78 and the indoor air is purified by the filter 80, 82 and the purification unit 50 during the cooling operation, In the heating operation, the indoor air is purified by the filters 80 and 82 and the purifying unit 50 and heated by the high temperature refrigerant passing through the heat exchanger 78 and then discharged into the room. After being purified by the filters 80 and 82 and the purifying unit 50, the heat is exchanged by the heat exchanger 78 without changing the temperature.

On the other hand, during operation of the air conditioner as described above, one of the control unit, in particular, the main control unit 90 and the display control unit 39E controls the lighting device 40, the cooling operation / heating operation which is the operation mode of the air conditioner. The lighting fixture 40 is controlled differently according to the air purifying operation, the dehumidification operation, the filter cleaning operation, etc. (S2 to S7).

The control unit controls the lighting device 40 so that the lighting device 40 illuminates the first color when the operation of the air conditioner is a cooling operation, and the lighting device 40 is operated when the operation of the air conditioner is an air purification operation. The luminaire 40 is controlled to illuminate a second color different from the one color.

And if the operation of an air conditioner is heating operation, the control part controls the lighting fixture 40 so that the lighting fixture 40 may illuminate a 3rd color different from a 1st color and a 2nd color.

Here, the first color is preferably set to a blue color such as blue or sky blue, which provides a cool feeling so that the user can easily recognize the cooling operation of the air conditioner, and the second color is set by the user or the like. In order to easily recognize the air purifying operation of the air conditioner, it is preferable to set it to a white color such as white, which is bright and provide a clean feeling, and the third color is warm so that the user can easily recognize the heating operation of the air conditioner. It is preferably set to a reddish color such as red, pink, or orange, which gives a feeling. Hereinafter, the first color is set to blue, the second color is set to white, and the third color is set to red.

One of the main control unit 90 and the display control unit 39E controls the illuminator sphere 40 to emit the first index blue color during the cooling operation, and the luminaire 40 emits the second index white color during the air purification operation. Control, and controls the luminaire 40 to emit the third index red color during heating operation.

In the lighting device 40, a plurality of LEDs 41 emit a first index blue color during cooling operation, and blue light, which is a color emitted from the LEDs 41, is radiated forward through the LED cover 43. The blue light irradiated as described above is sequentially transmitted through the opening 36 and the transparent member 37 of the front frame 33, which is the light transmitting part 31 of the front panel 30, and is irradiated forward. Looking at the blue light irradiated through the light transmitting part 31 of 30 makes it possible to easily check the cooling operation of the air conditioner at a long distance. (S2) (S3)

In addition, the luminaire 40 emits white light of the plurality of LEDs 41 as the second color during the air purifying operation, and white light of the color emitted from the LEDs 41 passes through the LED cover 43 and irradiates forward. do. The white light irradiated as described above is irradiated forward through the light transmitting portion 31 of the front panel 30 like the blue light during the cooling operation, and the user or the like is illuminated through the light transmitting portion 31 of the front panel 30. Looking at the irradiated white light it is easy to check the air purification operation of the air conditioner at a distance. (S4) (S5)

In addition, the luminaire 40 emits a red color of the third color from the plurality of LEDs 41 during the air purifying operation, and the red light of the color emitted from the LEDs 41 is radiated forward through the LED cover 43. . The red light irradiated as described above is irradiated forward through the light transmitting portion 31 of the front panel 30 like the blue light in the cooling operation, and the user or the like is irradiated through the light transmitting portion 31 of the front panel 30. By viewing the red light, it is easy to check the heating operation of the air conditioner at a long distance. (S6) (S7)

As described above, the luminaire 40 visualizes the purifying unit 50 while making the periphery and the opening 63 appear bright while irradiating the first to third colors.

On the other hand, when the user or the like rotates sideways to the front panel 30, the air conditioner is exposed to the front plate portion of the discharge panel 25 in the upper portion of the front, and the luminaire 40 and the inner panel 60 and purification in the lower portion of the front The unit 50 is exposed, and since the inner panel 60 and the purifying unit 50 cover the inner lower part of the main body 1, the inner lower part of the main body 1 is shown in FIG. 8 when viewed from the outside. Likewise, it can look succinct.

On the other hand, when a user or the like grasps the upper portion of the inner panel 60 and pulls the inner panel 60 forward, the inner panel 60 is rotated about the lower portion and disposed to be inclined as shown in FIG. 9.

Thereafter, when the purification unit 50 installed on the inner panel 60 is lifted in the inclined arrangement direction of the inner panel 60, the purification unit 50 slides up along the purification unit detachment guide 64, and the user The purification unit 50 installed in the panel 60 can be easily taken out.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, it is also possible to control the lighting device 40 to illuminate different colors, such as cooling operation / air purification operation / heating operation, during operation such as dehumidification operation, filter cleaning operation, etc. And, of course, various implementations are possible within the technical scope to which this invention belongs.

1 is a perspective view when the operation of the air conditioner stops one embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a front view during operation of the air conditioner temporary example according to the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of the front discharge of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is a perspective view of the side discharge of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a perspective view of the front and side discharge of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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

7 is a plan sectional view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

8 is a perspective view when the front of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention is opened;

9 is a perspective view when the inner panel shown in FIG. 8 is rotated inclined forward;

10 is a perspective view of the purge unit taken out from the inner panel illustrated in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of the inner panel shown in FIG. 8;

12 is a flowchart illustrating a driving display method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

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

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

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

  1: body 2, 3: air intake

4.5: Air outlet port 30: Front panel

31: light transmitting part 32: opaque part

33: Front frame 34: Front cover

36: opening 37: transparent member

38: decoration 39A: display assembly

39C: Display 39D: Receiver

39E: Display Control 39G, 39F: Cable

40: light fixture 41: LED

42: LED Fish 43: LED Cover

46: connector 50: purification unit

60: inner panel 63: opening

64: Purification unit removal guide 65: Air passage hole

66: front panel 67: left panel

68: right side plate 69: lower plate

70: blower 78: heat exchanger

90: main control unit

Claims (11)

A main body having an air suction unit and an air discharge unit; A front panel disposed in front of the main body and having a light transmitting portion; A lighting device installed in the main body to irradiate light through the light transmitting part; And a controller configured to differently control lighting colors of the lighting device according to an operation mode of the main body. The method of claim 1, The air conditioner includes a display installed in the front panel, The control unit includes a main control unit installed in the main body, a display control unit installed in the front panel to control the display and connected to the main control unit, The luminaire is connected to and controlled by one of the main control unit and the display control unit. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The front panel is rotated to one side of the left and right, The air conditioner further includes an inner panel installed on the main body to be located behind the front panel, The luminaire includes an LED assembly installed on the inner panel. The method of claim 3, wherein The LED assembly includes a plurality of LEDs of a variable color, LED LEDs are installed the LED, and the LED cover to protect the plurality of LEDs mounted on the inner panel air conditioner. The method of claim 3, wherein The air conditioner further comprises a purifying unit detachable from the inner panel. The method of claim 5, wherein And the inner panel is provided with an air passage hole through which air sucked into the air inlet passes, and a purge unit detachment guide through which the purge unit slides. The method of claim 6, The inner panel is an air conditioner having an opening formed in front of a purification unit installed in the purification unit detachment guide. The method of claim 7, wherein The LED assembly is arranged in a ring shape along the opening. An operation mode input step of inputting an operation mode of the air conditioner; And a luminaire control step of controlling the luminaire to have different lighting colors of the luminaire installed in the air conditioner for each mode input in the operation mode input step.  An operation mode input step of inputting an operation mode of the air conditioner; If the operation input in the operation mode input step is a cooling operation, the luminaire installed in the air conditioner controls the luminaire to illuminate the first color, And a luminaire control step of controlling the luminaire so that the luminaire illuminates a second color different from the first color if the operation input in the operation mode input step is an air purifying operation. .  An operation mode input step of inputting an operation mode of the air conditioner; If the operation input in the operation mode input step is a cooling operation, the luminaire installed in the air conditioner controls the luminaire to illuminate the first color, If the operation input in the operation mode input step is an air purifying operation, the luminaire controls the luminaire to illuminate a second color different from the first color, And an luminaire control step of controlling the luminaire so that the luminaire illuminates a third color different from the first and second colors if the operation input in the operation mode input step is a heating operation. How to show driving.

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