KR20100025357A - Air conditioner and control process of the same - Google Patents

Air conditioner and control process of the same Download PDF

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KR20100025357A
KR20100025357A KR1020080084073A KR20080084073A KR20100025357A KR 20100025357 A KR20100025357 A KR 20100025357A KR 1020080084073 A KR1020080084073 A KR 1020080084073A KR 20080084073 A KR20080084073 A KR 20080084073A KR 20100025357 A KR20100025357 A KR 20100025357A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0011—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets
    • F24F1/0014—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets having two or more outlet openings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
    • F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • F24F13/1426—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
    • F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • F24F13/1426—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
    • F24F2013/1433—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means with electric motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/10—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
    • F24F13/14—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • F24F13/1426—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
    • F24F2013/1446—Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means with gearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F2120/00—Control inputs relating to users or occupants
    • F24F2120/20—Feedback from users

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioner which controls the wind direction and the air discharge area of a vertically moving outlet unit and an operation method thereof are provided to increase the discharge distance of conditioned air by installing a front wind direction controller on a vertically moving outlet unit. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioner comprises a main body, a vertically moving outlet unit(41), a left wind direction controller(50), a right wind direction controller(60), and a front wind direction controller(70). The main body comprises an air inlet. An opening is formed in the upper side of the main body. The vertically moving outlet unit is arranged to be ascended and descended through the opening. The air outlet is formed on left, right and front side of the vertically moving outlet unit. The left wind direction controller, the right wind direction controller, and the front wind direction controller are mounted on left, right and front side of the vertically moving outlet unit in order to control the wind direction.

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Air conditioner and its operation method {Air conditioner and Control process of the same}

 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to an air conditioner and a method of operating the air conditioner, each of which has a wind direction control mechanism provided on each of the left, right, and front parts of the elevating discharge unit that is elevated above the main body.

  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.

Conventional air conditioners have an air inlet for opening indoor air in the lower part of the front part of the cabinet, and an air outlet is formed in the upper part of the front part of the cabinet, and a wind direction control member for controlling the air direction of the air passing through the air outlet. Is rotatably installed.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0025476 discloses an air conditioner capable of adjusting the wind direction of the discharged air as described above. In the air conditioner disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0025476, a front panel having an air outlet opening is disposed at the front of the cabinet, and a wind direction control member for adjusting the air direction of the air passing through the air outlet at the front panel is rearward from the front panel. It is rotatably supported by the upper support member and the lower support member disposed to protrude from the air, the air direction control member during the air-conditioning inside the air conditioner passes through the upper support member and the lower support member of the front upper portion of the air conditioner It is guided to and its wind direction is controlled.

However, the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0025476 has a fixed position where the height of the air discharge port is fixed, so that the overall height cannot be lowered. In addition to falling, there is a problem that foreign matters such as dust may be introduced into the air conditioner through the air outlet.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0091801 discloses an air outlet unit of an air conditioner that rises to the upper side of the cabinet and descends to the inside of the cabinet. The discharge unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0091801 has a front space, a left side, a right side, and a bottom surface of which are opened, and an empty space through which air passes, and the left, right, and front openings The grill which diffuses air passing through the spherical surface is fixedly positioned at the hanger formed up and down on the outer portion of the discharge port unit, and the air raised in the cabinet passes through the inside of the discharge port unit. As it diffuses, it is discharged.

However, the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0091801 has a problem in that the grill is mounted in a fixed structure rather than a structure in which the grille is rotated in the discharge port unit, so that the wind direction cannot be adjusted.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the air can be adjusted to the air direction of the air discharged to the three sides of the elevating discharge port unit while the elevating discharge port unit can discharge the air conditioning air farther from the upper side of the main body The purpose is to provide a harmonic.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating an air conditioner in which air conditioning air discharged through a lift discharge unit is concentrated in a direction in which a human body is located or distributed in a plurality of directions.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the air intake is formed and the main body formed with an opening on the upper surface; A lift discharge unit configured to be lifted and lowered through the opening and having air discharge holes formed at left, right, and front surfaces thereof; A left wind direction adjusting mechanism installed on a left side of the elevating discharge port unit to adjust a wind direction of air discharged through a left side air discharge port of the elevating discharge unit; A right wind direction adjusting mechanism installed on the right side of the lifting discharge port unit to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the air discharge port on the right side of the lifting discharge unit; And a front wind direction adjusting mechanism installed at a front portion of the elevating discharge port unit to adjust a wind direction of air discharged through the front air discharge port of the elevating discharge unit.

The front wind direction adjusting mechanism includes a front left wind direction adjusting mechanism for adjusting the wind direction of air discharged through the left side of the front discharge port of the lifting discharge port unit, and a wind direction of the air discharged through the right side of the front discharge port of the lifting discharge port unit. It includes a front right wind direction adjustment mechanism.

The apparatus may further include a controller configured to independently control the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism.

The air conditioner further includes an operation unit for manipulating the discharge direction, and the control unit independently controls the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism, and the front wind direction control mechanism according to the operation result of the operation unit.

The air conditioner further includes a human body sensing unit for sensing a human body, and the controller independently controls the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism, and the front wind direction control mechanism according to the detection result of the human body detection unit.

Each of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of wind direction adjusting members disposed to be rotated in the lifting discharge port unit, a wind direction adjusting motor installed at the lifting discharge port unit, and the wind direction adjusting motor. And a driving gear installed, a driven gear connected to each of the wind direction adjusting members, and a moving gear that is engaged with the driving gear and the driven gear and is rotated when the driving gear rotates.

The moving gear holder is installed on the elevating discharge port unit to prevent the removal of the moving gear.

The elevating discharge port unit may include a left guide rail for guiding the movement of the moving gear of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, a right guide rail for guiding the moving gear of the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and guiding the moving gear of the front wind direction adjusting mechanism. The front guide rail is spaced apart.

The lifting and discharging opening unit is recessed in the lower guide portion with the left guide rail, the right guide rail and the front guide rail.

The elevating discharge unit is provided with a drive gear receiving portion for receiving the drive gear and a driven gear receiving portion for receiving the driven gear.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an air conditioner, including: an elevating discharge port raising step of raising an elevating discharge unit during operation of an air conditioner; A human body sensing step of sensing a human body after the elevating discharge opening step; And a wind direction control mechanism independent control step of independently controlling the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism installed in the elevating discharge port unit so that the wind direction is adjusted to the position of the human body detected in the human body detecting step. do.

In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is positioned on the left side of the air conditioner, the left wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism are controlled in the open mode, and the right wind direction adjusting mechanism is controlled in the closed mode.

In the independent control of the wind direction control mechanism, when the human body is positioned in front of the air conditioner, the front wind direction control mechanism is controlled in the open mode, and the left wind direction control mechanism and the right wind direction control mechanism are controlled in the closed mode.

In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is positioned on the right side of the air conditioner, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism are controlled in the open mode, and the left wind direction adjusting mechanism is controlled in the closed mode.

In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is positioned on the left side of the air conditioner, the left wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism are controlled in the front left inclined discharge mode, and the right wind direction adjusting mechanism is controlled in the closed mode.

In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is positioned on the right side of the air conditioner, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism are controlled in the front right inclined discharge mode, and the left wind direction adjusting mechanism is controlled in the closed mode.

The air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above is disposed so that the lifting discharge port unit is raised to the upper side of the main body, the left, right, front wind direction control mechanism is installed in the lifting discharge port unit, to improve the discharge distance of the air conditioning air While there is an advantage that can be variously adjusted the wind direction of the air discharged through the lifting discharge port unit and the discharge area of the lifting discharge port unit.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is a front wind direction control mechanism is composed of a front left wind direction control mechanism, a front right wind direction control mechanism, it is possible to more variously control the wind direction of the air discharged through the front air discharge port of the lifting outlet unit And, there is an advantage that the opening area of the front air discharge port of the lift discharge port unit can be adjusted.

 In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism and the front wind direction control mechanism can be independently controlled according to the operation result of the operation unit, the maximum response to the needs of the user.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the wind direction is automatically adjusted according to the position of the human body, because the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism and the front wind direction control mechanism is independently controlled according to the detection result of the human body detection unit. There is an advantage that the convenience of such an increase.

In addition, in the air conditioner according to the present invention, since the plurality of wind direction adjusting members are rotated by the gears, the rotation angle can be precisely controlled, and the plurality of driven gears are rotated together when the moving gears move according to the rotation of the drive gears. There is an advantage that the rotation angle error between the plurality of wind direction control member is minimized.

 In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage of having a high reliability of the movable gear holder is installed in the elevating discharge port unit to prevent the removal of the moving gear.

 In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with a guide rail for guiding the movement of the moving gear in the elevating discharge rule unit, the moving gear can be moved stably, there is an advantage that the shaking of the plurality of wind direction control member is minimized.

In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the guide rail is recessed in the lower plate portion of the elevating discharge rule unit, the movable gear can be protected by the elevating discharge rule unit itself.

 In addition, the air conditioner according to the present invention has the advantage that the driving gear receiving portion and the driven gear receiving portion is formed in the lower plate of the elevating discharge port unit can be protected the drive gear and the driven gear.

The control method of the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a left wind direction control mechanism, a right wind direction control mechanism, and a front wind direction control mechanism to raise the elevating discharge port unit during operation of the air conditioner and to adjust the wind direction to the position of the human body. Since the air conditioning air is concentrated to the position of the human body, the user's satisfaction can be improved, and the air conditioning air discharged to the region where the human body is not located can be minimized.

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 inlet (2) (3) as shown in Figs.

Further, in the main body 1, discharge vanes 8 and 9 for guiding air discharged through the air discharge ports 4 and 5 are opened and closed, and discharge vanes 8 are arranged. 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 directions 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) The discharge vanes protrude forward while one of the 9 is disposed in the front-rear direction as in the front wind mode, and the other of the discharge vanes 8 and 9 is disposed in the left-right direction as the side wind mode. To control the motor.

The main body 10 is installed on the base 21, the cabinet 22 installed above the rear part of the base 21, and above the front part of the base 21, and the air inlets 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. It is connected to be rotated to one side of the left and right to open / shield the parts together.

On the other hand, the main body 1 has an upper surface opening 10 formed on the upper surface, and the main body 1 is lifted through the upper surface opening 10 and air that is air-conditioned in the main body 1 at the upper side of the upper body 1 A lift discharge unit assembly 40 for discharging to the room is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the air conditioner stops, the lifting discharge unit unit assembly 40 is lowered to the inside of the main body 1 so as to cover the upper opening 10 and conceal the air discharge port. 2 to 5, the air discharge port is exposed by being raised above the main body 1.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the elevating outlet unit assembly according to the present invention, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of the air outlet opening of the elevating outlet unit assembly according to the present invention, Figure 8 is an air outlet of the elevating outlet unit assembly according to the invention 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the elevating discharge unit assembly assembly according to the present invention, FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the elevating discharge unit unit assembly descending according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention. FIG.

The elevating discharge unit unit 40 includes an elevating discharge unit 41 which is discharged through three surfaces of the front, left and right sides after the air-conditioning air blown through the inside of the main body 1 is sucked through the bottom.

The lifting discharge port unit 41 has an opening 42 formed on its bottom surface, and air discharge ports 43, 44, 45 are formed on each of the front, left and right surfaces thereof, and the top and rear surfaces thereof are blocked.

That is, the air discharge ports 43, 44 and 45 are respectively formed on the left side, the right side, and the front surface of the elevating discharge unit 41.

Each of the elevating discharge port units 10 allows the respective air direction control mechanisms to independently control the air direction of the air discharged to the left side air discharge port 43, the right side air discharge port 44, and the front air discharge port 45, respectively. Wind direction adjusting mechanisms 50, 60, 70, 80 are respectively installed in the air discharge ports 43, 44, 45 of the air outlets.

That is, the lifting discharge port unit 10 is provided on the left side of the lifting discharge port unit 10 and is provided with a left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50 for adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged through the left side air discharge port 43, and the lifting discharge unit ( 10 is installed on the right side of the right air direction control mechanism 60 for adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged through the right side air discharge port 44, and the front air discharge port 45 is installed in the front of the lifting discharge unit (10) Front wind direction control mechanism (70, 80) is installed to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through.

The left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50 may control the direction of the entire air discharged from one set to the left side air outlet 43, and the plurality of sets divide the air discharged into the left side air outlet 43 to adjust the wind direction. In addition, it will be described below that one set of the left wind direction control mechanisms 50 controls the entire air discharged to the left side air outlet 43.

The right wind direction adjusting mechanism 60 may control the air direction of one set of the entire air discharged to the right side air outlet 44, and the plurality of sets divide the air discharged to the right side air outlet 45 to adjust the wind direction. Also, hereinafter, one set of the right wind direction adjusting mechanism 60 will be described as adjusting the wind direction of the entire air discharged to the right side air outlet 44.

 The front wind direction adjustment mechanisms 70 and 80 can also control the direction of the entire air discharged by one set to the front air discharge port 45, and a plurality of sets divide the air discharged to the front air discharge port 45 to wind direction. It is also possible to adjust, the front left wind direction control mechanism 70 for adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged through the left side of the front air discharge port 45 of the elevating discharge unit unit 41, and the front of the elevating discharge unit 41 It will be described as including a front right wind direction control mechanism 80 for adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged through the right side of the air discharge port (45).

Each of the left wind direction regulating mechanism 50, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism 60, the front left wind direction adjusting mechanism 70, and the front right wind direction adjusting mechanism 80 are arranged in a plurality of wind directions rotatably disposed at the lifting lowering discharge unit 41. Adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81, wind direction regulating motors 52, 62, 72, 82 provided in the elevating outlet unit 41, and wind direction regulating motors 52, 62. Drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83 installed in the 72, 82, and driven gears 54, 64 connected to each of the wind direction control members 51, 61, 71, 81. 74, 84, drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83, driven gears 54, 64, 74, 84, and meshed with drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83, and moving gears 55, 65, 75, 85 that rotate the driven gears 54, 64, 74, 84 while being rotated.

 The plurality of wind direction adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81 may be composed of horizontal vanes having a rotation axis arranged horizontally, or may be composed of vertical vanes having a rotation axis arranged vertically. It will be described as a vertical vane that also serves as a discharge port door that can be rotated orthogonal to the discharge direction to block the air discharge port.

The plurality of wind direction adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81 are rotatably supported by the elevating discharge port unit 41, either of an upper rotating shaft formed at an upper portion thereof and a lower rotating shaft formed at a lower portion thereof. Follower gears 54, 64, 74, 84 are provided in the shaft.

The wind direction regulating motors 52, 62, 72, and 82 are driven by the driving gears 53, 63, 73, 83 moving the movable gears 55, 65, 75, 85. The moving gears 55, 65, 75 and 85 cause the driven gears 54, 64, 74 and 84 to be rotated so that their rotation axes are arranged in the vertical direction.

The drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83 are rotatably disposed around the movement paths of the movable gears 55, 65, 75, 85.

The driven gears 54, 64, 74 and 84 are mounted on the opposite side of the drive gears 53, 63, 73 and 83 with respect to the movable gears 55, 65, 75 and 85. However, the same number as the wind direction adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81 are installed, and are spaced apart from each other.

The moving gears 55, 65, 75 and 85 are horizontally arranged, and are installed to be guided to the elevating discharge unit 41.

The shift gears 55, 65, 75 and 85 are arranged such that the shift gear 55 of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50 is long in the front and rear direction on the left side of the elevating discharge port unit 41, and the right wind direction adjusting mechanism The moving gear 65 of the 60 is disposed on the right side of the elevating discharge port unit 41 in a lengthwise forward and backward direction, and the moving gear 75 and the front right wind direction adjusting mechanism 80 of the front left wind direction adjusting mechanism 70 are provided. Moving gears 85 are arranged long in the approximately left and right directions in front of the elevating discharge unit 41.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment further includes a movement gear guide means for guiding the movement of the movement gears 55, 65, 75, 85, the movement gear guide means guides the movement of the movement gear And guide rails 56, 66, 76, and 86 formed on the elevating discharge port unit 41.

The elevating discharge port units 56, 66, 76 and 86 have a left guide rail 56 for guiding the movement of the movement gear 55 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50, and the right wind direction control mechanism 60. Right guide rail 66 for guiding the shift gear 65 of the front, front left guide rail 76 for guiding the shift gear 75 of the front left wind direction adjusting mechanism 70, and front right wind direction adjusting mechanism 80; The front left guide rail 86 for guiding the shifting gear 85 of) is formed.

The lifting discharge unit 41 has a left guide rail 56 formed on the left in an approximately front and rear direction, a right guide rail 66 formed on the right in an approximately front and rear direction, and a front left guide rail 76 on the front side. And the front right guide rail 86 are arranged long in the approximately left and right directions.

The lifting outlet unit 41 has a left guide rail 56, a right guide rail 66, a front left guide rail 76, and a front right guide rail 86 recessed at the top or bottom of the lifting outlet unit.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment other than the plurality of air direction control members (51, 61, 71, 81) of each of the wind direction control mechanism (50, 60, 70, 80) is a discharge outlet It is installed on one side of the upper and lower portions of the unit 41, the shift gears (53) (63) (73) (83) are a plurality of air direction adjusting members (51) (61) (71) (81) below the plurality of When the wind direction adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81 are rotated, the plurality of wind direction adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81 can be rotated with a sense of stability, and thus the elevating discharge unit 41 It is preferable to be installed at the bottom of the).

The lifting discharge unit 41 has a lower plate portion 46 having a lower opening portion 42 formed therein, and drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83, and driven gear 54 on the lower plate portion 46. 64, 74, 84 are movable gears 55, 65, 75, 85, and guide rails 56, 66, 76, 86 are formed.

The elevating discharge port unit 41 is formed with the guide rails 56, 66, 76, 86 recessed on the lower surface of the lower plate portion 46 so as to be concise when raised above the main body 1, and the shift gear 55. 65, 75, 85 are movably housed in the guide rails 56, 66, 76, 86.

Then, the elevating discharge port unit 41 includes a drive gear accommodating portion 47 in which the drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83 are rotatably accommodated on the lower surface of the lower plate portion 46, and the driven gear 54. (64) 74, 84 is formed a driven gear receiving portion 48 is rotatably received.

That is, the wind direction control motors 52, 62, 72, 82 are rotated through the through holes formed through the upper and lower through the lower plate portion 46 of the elevating discharge port unit 41 is accommodated in the drive gear receiving portion 47 It is connected to the drive gears 53, 63, 73, 83.

In addition, the plurality of wind direction adjusting members 51, 61, 71, 81 are driven through the through-hole formed through the through hole formed in the lower plate 46 of the lower plate 46 of the elevating earth outlet unit 41, the lower rotary shaft ( It is connected to the driven gears 54, 64, 74, 84 housed in 48.

On the other hand, the elevating discharge port unit 41 is provided with moving gear holders 57, 67, 77 and 87 which prevent arbitrary removal of the moving gears 55, 65, 75 and 85.

The shift gear holders 57, 67, 77 and 87 are provided with shift gears 55, 65, 75 and 85 movably accommodated in the guide rails 56, 66, 76 and 86. The guide rail 56 is fastened with a fastening member such as a screw to the lower plate portion 46 of the elevating discharge unit 41 so as not to fall downward, and is mounted on the movable gears 55, 65, 75, 85. 66, 76, 86 are moved along.

The shift gear holders 57, 67, 77 and 87 are formed longer than the widths of the shift gears 55, 65, 75 and 85, and the shift gears 55, 65 and 75 and 85. A plurality are spaced apart from each other in the direction of movement.

The discharge port unit assembly 40 is raised or lowered by the lifting mechanism 90, and is lifted and guided by the lifting guide 91 provided on the inner upper part of the main body 1.

The elevating mechanism 90 is connected to the elevating motor 92 and the elevating motor 92 so that the driving force of the elevating motor 92 is transmitted to the elevating discharge unit 41. ).

The power transmission members 94 and 96 are driven gears 96 provided on the rotary shaft of the lifting motor 92 and driven gears 96 that are engaged with the driving gears and are formed long in the vertical lifting direction of the lifting discharge unit unit 41. Is done.

The lifting guide 91 is provided with a motor mounter 93 on which the lifting motor 92 is installed.

The motor mounter 93 may be formed of a rib formed in the front or rearward direction or the left or right direction of the lifting guide 91 or formed of a grill disposed on the inside or the bottom of the lifting guide 91.

On the other hand, the lift discharge port unit 41 is formed with a driven gear forming portion 49 in which the driven gear 96 projects downward.

The driven gear forming portion 49 is formed to extend through the lower surface opening 42 in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction, and the driven gear 96 protrudes downward on a portion of the lower surface thereof.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a heat exchanger (97) which is installed on the inner upper portion of the main body 1 to exchange heat between the air and the refrigerant, and is installed in the lower inner portion of the main body (1) and the air intake port (2) A blower 98 that sucks air into the upper part of the main body 1 and blows it into the upper portion of the main body 1, a human body detecting unit 100 for detecting a human body, an operation unit 102 for operating an air conditioner, and air conditioning It includes a control unit for controlling the group.

The human body detecting unit 100 is fixedly installed or rotatably installed on the main body 1 or the elevating discharge unit 41 to detect the presence and the position of the human body, and is composed of an infrared sensor or a camera unit.

The operation unit 102 may include a remote control device such as a remote controller for remotely operating an air conditioner, and a reception unit provided in the main body 1 and the front panel 30 to receive a signal from the remote control device, or the front panel 30. It is installed in the control panel to input the operation and various commands of the air conditioner.

The operation unit 102 is provided with a discharge mode input unit through which a user or the like manipulates the discharge mode of the main body 1 and the lift discharge unit assembly 40.

Here, the control unit according to the detection result of the human body detecting unit 100, the left discharge vane 8, the right discharge vane 9, the left wind direction control mechanism 50, the right wind direction control mechanism 60 and the front wind direction control mechanism ( It is also possible to independently control the 70 and 80, and according to the operation result of the operation unit 102, the left discharge vane 8, the right discharge vane 9, the left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50 and the right wind direction adjusting mechanism 60 ) And the front wind direction control mechanism (70, 80) can be controlled independently.

The control unit is installed in the elevating discharge unit 41 and controls the electrical component installed in the elevating discharge unit 41 (hereinafter referred to as "elevating discharge unit control unit"), and the main body 1 is provided in the main body (1) A control unit 106 (hereinafter referred to as a 'main control unit') for controlling the electrical components installed in the).

Here, the elevating discharge port unit control unit 104 preferably controls the left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism 60, and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism 70, 80 provided in the elevating discharge unit 41. The main control unit 106 preferably controls the lifting mechanism 90, the blower 98, the suction vane motor, the discharge vane motor, and the like installed in the main body 1.

On the other hand, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment can select any one of the discharge mode by the human body detecting unit 100 and the discharge mode by the operation unit 102 by the operation of the operation unit 102.

That is, when a user or the like inputs the automatic discharge mode through the operation unit 102, the controller adjusts the discharge mode according to the detection result of the human body detecting unit 100, and the user or the like discharges the manual discharge mode through the operation unit 102. In the case of inputting the control unit, the control unit adjusts the discharge mode according to the operation of the operation unit 102.

First, an example in which the discharge mode is performed according to the detection result of the human body detecting unit 100 will be described first.

FIG. 13 is a plan sectional view when the elevating outlet unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air to the left side, and FIG. 14 is a plan sectional view when the elevating ejection unit assembly according to the present invention ejects air to the left front, FIG. 15 is a cross sectional plan view of the elevating discharge unit unit according to the present invention when discharging air to the front, FIG. 16 is a plan sectional view of the elevating discharge unit unit according to the present invention when discharging air to the right front, Fig. 17 Is a plan sectional view when the lifting discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air to the right. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating an air conditioner according to the present invention.

First, when a user or the like operates the operation unit 102 to operate the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular, the main control unit 106 drives the lifting motor 92 in the rising mode. In the ascending mode of the elevating motor 92, the drive gear 94 installed in the elevating motor 92 is rotated, and the driven gear 96 engaged with the drive gear 94 is raised, and the elevating discharge unit unit assembly ( 40 is raised above the main body 2. (S1) (S2)

In addition, the control unit, in particular, the main control unit 106 drives the suction vane motor in the open mode so that the left and right air inlets 2 and 3 of the main body 2 are opened, and drives the blower 98.

In operation of the air conditioner as described above, the human body detecting unit 100 detects the human body and transmits the detection result to the controller.

The control unit controls the main body 1 and the elevating discharge unit assembly 40 to discharge the air conditioning air to the position of the human body.

Here, the human body detecting unit 100 may detect the position of the human body in two areas of the left and right, and may also detect the three areas of the left, front, and right, and the left, left front, front, and right front. It is also possible to detect the five areas of the right and the right, below, the human body detection unit detects that the human body is located in the left area on the left or left front, and when the human body is located in the right or right front area on the right area It is sensed to be located in the, and it will be described as detecting the location between the left front and the right front in the front region.

 On the other hand, if it is detected that the human body is located in the left region of the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular, the main control unit 106, as shown in Figure 5, the left and right discharge vanes (8) 9, the air conditioning air to the main body ( The left and right discharge vane motors are controlled to the left / front discharge mode so as to guide the left and the front of 1).

That is, the main control unit 106 controls the left discharge vane motor for rotating the left discharge vane 8 in the left discharge mode, and the right discharge vane motor for rotating the right discharge vane 9 in the front discharge mode.

As shown in FIG. 14, the plurality of wind direction control members 51 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 may include the air outlet 43 of the left side of the lift outlet unit 41. The wind direction control motor 52 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 is opened in an open mode so as to open the plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80. The wind direction control motors 72 and 82 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are opened in the open mode to open the front air discharge port 45 of the front panel 41, and the plurality of wind direction controls of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 are opened. The member 61 controls the wind direction control motor 62 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 in the closed mode so as to seal the air discharge port 44 on the right side of the elevating discharge port unit 41. (S4) (S5)

Here, the elevating discharge unit unit control unit 104 in the open mode of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 and the front wind direction control mechanisms 70, 80, the plurality of wind direction control members 51 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 is elevated The left wind direction control mechanism 50 is controlled to the left discharge mode to guide the air discharged to the left side air discharge port 43 of the discharge port unit 41 to the left side, and a plurality of front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are provided. It is also possible to control the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 in the front discharge mode so that the wind direction control members 71 and 81 guide the air discharged to the front air discharge port 45 of the elevating discharge port unit 41 to the front. It is possible.

In addition, the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104 is a plurality of left wind direction control mechanism 50, as shown in Figure 14, in the open mode of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 and the front wind direction control mechanism (70, 80). In addition to controlling the left wind direction control mechanism 50 to the left front inclined discharge mode so that the wind direction control member 51 guides the air discharged to the left side air discharge port 43 of the elevating discharge port unit 41 to the left front inclinedly. The front wind direction control mechanism so that the plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 incline the air discharged to the front air discharge port 45 of the elevating discharge port unit 41 to the front left side. It is also possible to control the 70 and 80 in the left front oblique discharge mode.

In the discharge mode control as described above, some of the air sucked into the main body 1 and heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 97 passes through the left and right air outlets 4 and 5 of the main body 1. Disperse and discharge to the left and the front of the).

Then, the rest of the heat exchanged air in the heat exchanger 97 flows into the lift discharge unit 41, and then the lift discharge unit through the left side air discharge port 43 and the front air discharge port 45 of the lift discharge unit 41. Disperse discharged to the left and front of the 41 or concentrated discharge to the left front.

On the other hand, when it is detected that the human body is located in the left area of the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular, the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104, the air discharged to the lifting discharge unit unit assembly 40 as described above is the lifting discharge unit unit assembly 40 It is also possible to control the discharge to the left of the. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the elevating discharge unit unit control unit 104 opens the air discharge port 43 of the left side of the elevating discharge unit 41 by the plurality of wind direction adjusting members 51 of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50. The wind direction control motor 52 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 is controlled in the open mode, and the plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are elevated and discharge unit 41. The air direction control motors 72 and 82 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are sealed in a sealed mode so as to seal the front air outlet 45 of the plurality of wind direction control members 60 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60. Of course, it is also possible to control the wind direction control motor 62 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 in a sealed mode so that the 61 seals the air discharge port 44 on the right side of the elevating discharge port unit 41.

On the other hand, if it is detected that the human body is located in the front region of the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular, the main control unit 106, as shown in Figure 3, the left and right discharge vanes (8) 9, the air conditioning air ( The left and right discharge vane motors are controlled to the forward discharge mode so as to guide the vehicle forward.

That is, the main control unit 106 controls the left discharge vane motor for rotating the left discharge vane 8 in the forward discharge mode, and the right discharge vane motor for rotating the right discharge vane 9 in the forward discharge mode.

And, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit, in particular the lift discharge unit unit control unit 104, has a plurality of air direction control members 51 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 at the left side air discharge port 43 of the lift discharge unit unit 41. The air direction control motor 52 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 is controlled in a closed mode so as to seal the air, and a plurality of wind direction control members 61 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 are provided on the right side of the elevating discharge unit 41. The air direction control motor 62 of the right wind direction adjustment mechanism 60 is controlled in a sealed mode to seal the 44, and the plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are elevated. Opening the front air discharge port 45 of the discharge port unit 41 and controlling the wind direction control motors 72 and 82 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 in the open mode to guide the discharge air forward. (S6) (S7)

In the discharge mode control as described above, some of the air sucked into the main body 1 and heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 97 passes through the left and right air outlets 4 and 5 of the main body 1. Disperse discharges left and right toward the front of the

Then, the rest of the heat exchanged air in the heat exchanger 97 flows into the elevating discharge unit 41, and then concentrates toward the elevating discharge unit 41 through the front air discharge port 45 of the elevating discharge unit 41. Discharged.

On the other hand, if it is detected that the human body is located in the right area of the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular, the main control unit 106, the left and right discharge vanes (8) (9) guides the air conditioning air to the right and front of the main body (1) The left and right discharge vane motors are controlled to the right / front discharge mode.

That is, the main control unit 106 controls the left discharge vane motor for rotating the left discharge vane 8 in the forward discharge mode, and the front discharge vane motor for rotating the right discharge vane 9 in the right discharge mode.

And, as shown in FIG. 16, the control unit, in particular the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104, has a plurality of air direction adjusting members 51 of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism 50 on the left side of the air outlet 43 of the lifting discharge unit unit 41. The air direction control motor 52 of the left wind direction control mechanism 50 is controlled in a closed mode so as to seal the air, and the plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are elevated in the discharge outlet unit ( The wind direction control motors 72 and 82 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are opened in the open mode to open the front air discharge port 45 of the front panel 41, and the plurality of wind direction controls of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 are opened. The member 61 controls the wind direction control motor 62 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 in the open mode so as to open the air discharge port 44 on the right side of the elevating discharge port unit 41. (S8) (S9)

Here, the elevating discharge unit unit control unit 104 in the open mode of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 and the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80, the plurality of wind direction control member 61 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 is raised and lowered. The right wind direction control mechanism 60 is controlled to the right discharge mode so as to guide the air discharged to the air discharge port 44 on the right side of the discharge port unit 41 to the right side, and the plurality of wind directions of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80. It is also possible to control the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 in the forward discharge mode so that the adjustment members 71 and 81 guide the air discharged to the front air discharge port 45 of the elevating discharge port unit 41 to the front. Do.

In addition, the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104 is a plurality of the right wind direction control mechanism 60, as shown in Figure 16, in the open mode of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 and the front wind direction control mechanism (70, 80). The wind direction control member 61 controls the right wind direction control mechanism 60 to the right front inclined discharge mode so that the air discharged to the air discharge port 44 on the right side of the elevating discharge port unit 41 is inclined to the right front, and the front A plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 guides the air discharged to the front air discharge port 45 of the elevating discharge port unit 41 to be inclined toward the right front side. It is also possible to control the 70 and 80 in the right forward oblique discharge mode.

In the discharge mode control as described above, some of the air sucked into the main body 1 and heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 97 passes through the left and right air outlets 4 and 5 of the main body 1. Disperse and discharge to the right and the front of).

Then, the rest of the heat exchanged air in the heat exchanger 97 flows into the lift discharge unit 41, and then the lift discharge unit through the air discharge port 44 and the front air discharge port 45 on the right side of the lift discharge unit 41. Disperse discharged to the right and front of the 41 or concentrated discharged to the right front.

On the other hand, when it is detected that the human body is located in the right area of the air conditioner, the control unit, in particular, the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104, the air discharged to the lifting discharge unit unit assembly 40 as described above is the lifting discharge unit unit assembly 40 It is also possible to control the discharge to the right of the). That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the elevating discharge unit unit control unit 104 allows the plurality of wind direction adjusting members 61 of the right wind direction adjusting mechanism 60 to open the air discharge port 44 on the right side of the elevating discharge unit 41. The wind direction control motor 62 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 is controlled in the open mode, and the plurality of wind direction control members 71 and 81 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are moved by the elevating discharge unit 41. Wind direction control motors 72 and 82 of the front wind direction control mechanisms 70 and 80 are sealed in a sealed mode to seal the front air outlet 45, and a plurality of wind direction control members 61 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 are provided. Of course, it is also possible to control the wind direction control motor 62 of the right wind direction control mechanism 60 in a sealed mode such that the air outlet port 44 on the right side of the elevating discharge unit unit 41 is sealed.

 Hereinafter, an example in which the discharge mode is performed in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 102 will be described first.

Here, the operation unit 102 may operate the discharge mode in two modes of left and right, and may operate in three modes of left, front, and right, and may operate in the left, left front, front, right, front, and right sides. It is also possible to operate in 5 modes, and the operation part 102 is demonstrated below by operating in 3 modes of left side, front side, and right side.

When the left discharge mode is input through the operation unit 102, the control unit, in particular, the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104 may detect the human body 100 as being located at the left side of the air conditioner. , Adjust the front wind direction control mechanism (50) (60) (70) (80).

In addition, when the front discharge mode is input through the operation unit 102, the control unit, in particular, the lifting discharge unit unit control unit 104 is left as in the case where the human body detecting unit 100 detects that the human body is located in front of the air conditioner. Adjust the right and forward wind direction control mechanisms 50, 60, 70 and 80.

In addition, when the right discharge mode is input through the operation unit 102, the control unit, in particular, the elevating discharge unit unit control unit 104 is left as if the human body detecting unit 100 detects that the human body is located on the right side of the air conditioner. Adjust the right and forward wind direction control mechanisms 50, 60, 70 and 80.

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;

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the elevating discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional plan view of the air discharge opening of the lifting discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention;

8 is a cross-sectional plan view of the air outlet opening of the lifting outlet unit assembly according to the present invention;

9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the elevating discharge unit unit assembly rise according to the present invention;

10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the elevating discharge unit unit assembly lowering according to the present invention;

11 is a bottom view of the elevating discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention;

12 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

13 is a plan sectional view when the lifting discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air to the left;

14 is a cross-sectional plan view when the elevating discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air to the left front;

15 is a plan sectional view when the elevating discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air forward;

16 is a cross-sectional plan view when the elevating discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air to the right front;

17 is a plan sectional view when the lifting discharge unit unit assembly according to the present invention discharges air to the right;

18 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of operating an air conditioner according to the present invention.

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  1: body 10: top opening

40: elevating discharge unit unit 41: elevating discharge unit

42: lower surface opening 43: left side air discharge port

44: Right side air outlet 45: Front air outlet

50: left wind direction adjusting mechanism 60: right air discharge port

70: front left wind direction adjusting mechanism 80: front right wind direction adjusting mechanism

90: lift mechanism 98: blower

100: human body detection unit 102: operation unit

104: elevating discharge unit unit control unit 106: main control unit

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 A main body having an air suction unit and an opening formed at an upper surface thereof; A lift discharge unit configured to be lifted and lowered through the opening and having air discharge holes formed at left, right, and front surfaces thereof; A left wind direction adjusting mechanism installed on a left side of the elevating discharge port unit to adjust a wind direction of air discharged through a left side air discharge port of the elevating discharge unit; A right wind direction adjusting mechanism installed on the right side of the lifting discharge port unit to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the air discharge port on the right side of the lifting discharge unit; And a front wind direction adjusting mechanism installed at a front portion of the elevating discharge port unit to adjust a wind direction of air discharged through the front air discharge port of the elevating discharge unit. The method of claim 1, The front wind direction adjusting mechanism is a front left wind direction adjusting mechanism for adjusting the wind direction of the air discharged through the left side of the front discharge port of the lifting discharge port unit, and the air direction of the air discharged through the right of the front discharge port of the lifting discharge port unit. An air conditioner comprising a front right wind direction adjustment mechanism.  The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a controller for independently controlling the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism, and the front wind direction control mechanism. The method of claim 3, wherein The air conditioner further includes an operation unit for manipulating the discharge direction, And the control unit independently controls the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism, and the front wind direction control mechanism according to the operation result of the operation unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The air conditioner further includes a human body detecting unit for detecting a human body, The control unit is an air conditioner for independently controlling the left wind direction control mechanism, the right wind direction control mechanism and the front wind direction control mechanism according to the detection result of the human body detection unit. The method of claim 1, Each of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of wind direction adjusting members disposed to be rotated in the lifting discharge port unit, a wind direction adjusting motor installed at the lifting discharge port unit, and the wind direction adjusting motor. And an installed driving gear, a driven gear connected to each of the wind direction adjusting members, and a moving gear meshed with the driving gear and the driven gear and rotating when the driving gear rotates. The method of claim 6, And a moving gear holder installed at the lifting discharge unit to prevent the moving gear from being removed. The method of claim 6, The elevating discharge port unit may include a left guide rail for guiding the movement of the moving gear of the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, a right guide rail for guiding the moving gear of the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and guiding the moving gear of the front wind direction adjusting mechanism. Air conditioner with spaced front guide rail. The method of claim 8, The lifting discharge unit is an air conditioner formed in the lower plate recessed the left guide rail, the right guide rail and the front guide rail. The method of claim 8, The lifting and lowering discharge unit is an air conditioner having a driving gear receiving portion for receiving the drive gear and a driving gear receiving portion for receiving the driven gear. An elevating discharge port elevating step of elevating the elevating discharge port unit during operation of the air conditioner;  A human body sensing step of sensing a human body after the elevating discharge opening step; And a wind direction control mechanism independent control step of independently controlling the left wind direction adjusting mechanism, the right wind direction adjusting mechanism, and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism installed in the elevating discharge unit, such that the wind direction is adjusted to the position of the human body detected in the human body detecting step. How to operate an air conditioner. The method of claim 11, In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is located on the left side of the air conditioner, a method of operating the air conditioner for controlling the left wind direction control mechanism and the front wind direction control mechanism in the open mode and controlling the right wind direction control mechanism in the closed mode. . The method of claim 11, In the independent control of the wind direction control mechanism, when the human body is positioned in front of the air conditioner, the front wind direction control mechanism is controlled in the open mode, and the left wind direction control mechanism and the air conditioner controlling the right wind direction control mechanism in the closed mode are operated. Way. The method of claim 11, In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is positioned on the right side of the air conditioner, the air conditioner controls the right wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism in the open mode and controls the left wind direction adjusting mechanism in the closed mode. Way. The method of claim 11, In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is located on the left side of the air conditioner, the air direction controlling the left wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism in the front left inclined discharge mode and the right wind direction adjusting mechanism in the closed mode How to drive a flag. The method of claim 11, In the independent control of the wind direction adjusting mechanism, when the human body is located on the right side of the air conditioner, the air direction controlling the right wind direction adjusting mechanism and the front wind direction adjusting mechanism in the front right inclined discharge mode and the left wind direction adjusting mechanism in the airtight mode are controlled. How to drive a flag.
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