KR20100052202A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioner is provided to prevent a careless operation by arranging a display unit at the top of a main body. CONSTITUTION: An air-conditioner comprises a main body(2), an air outlet unit(97), a lifting guide(99), a display unit(102), and a front panel(90). An air inlet is formed at the main body. The air outlet unit is installed at the top of the main body to be able to be lifted and includes a front air outlet(96). The lifting guide guides the lifting of the air outlet unit. The display unit is located at the upper front of the lifting guide, and is installed at the top of the main body or the lifting guide. The front panel is hinge-coupled with the main body in order to rotate centered on the left side or any side of the main body. An avoiding part for avoiding the hinge is formed at the display unit.

Description

Air Conditioner

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to arrange a display unit on an upper portion of a main body so that an inexperienced user such as a child does not operate the indoor unit inadvertently, and electrically connect the display unit and the power supply unit. The present invention relates to an air conditioner capable of reducing flow path resistance by forming a fixing part at a rear portion of a front inner panel to fix a wire.

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

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

In the air conditioner according to the prior art, an air inlet is formed in which the indoor air is sucked under the front part of the cabinet, and an air outlet is formed in the upper part of the cabinet to suck air in the room through the lower part of the cabinet, After air conditioning, it has a structure to discharge through the upper part of the front.

In recent years, the air discharge port is formed on the upper left and right sides and the upper surface of the cabinet without forming the air discharge portion in the upper part of the front surface of the cabinet.

On the other hand, the front of the cabinet is provided with a display unit is provided with a control unit for the operation of the indoor unit while the visualization of the operating state of the indoor unit so that the user can confirm.

However, the air conditioner according to the prior art, the display unit is installed on the front of the front panel corresponding to the front of the cabinet which is the position where the operation of the indoor unit, such as children, inexperienced user touches the indoor unit carelessly There is a problem that can be operated to operate.

In addition, it is also pointed out that the display unit is disposed on the front surface of the cabinet, which damages the front aesthetics of the indoor unit.

In addition, the front panel may be provided with a decorative part for aesthetics, the display unit is disposed on the front panel has a problem that it is difficult to install the decorative part.

In order to prevent such a problem, a method of arranging the display unit on the upper part of the cabinet may be conceived so as not to be touched by an inexperienced user such as a child. In this case, power is supplied to the display unit and the display unit. In order to supply the wires, the wires electrically connecting between the power units disposed in the cabinet are positioned in the flow path of air flowing in the cabinet, thereby causing a problem of unnecessary flow resistance.

The present invention is to arrange the display unit in the upper portion of the main body so that inexperienced users such as children do not operate the indoor unit inadvertently, and the wires of the front inner panel can be fixed so that the wire connecting the display unit and the power supply unit can be fixed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can reduce the flow path resistance by forming a fixed portion on the back surface of the front plate.

An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body having an air intake port, an ejection opening unit disposed on an upper portion of the main body and having a front air discharge port, a lifting guide for guiding the lifting of the discharge port unit; It includes a display unit installed in the upper portion of the main body or the elevating guide to be located in front of the elevating guide.

The apparatus may further include a front panel hinged to be rotated about one of the left and right sides of the main body, and the avoidance unit may be integrally formed in the display unit to avoid the hinge.

The left and right full length of the display unit may be formed to have a length corresponding to the left and right full length of the upper portion of the main body or the front left and right full length of the elevating guide.

The elevating guide may include a front guide groove protruding forward of the elevating guide to guide the elevating of the discharge port unit, and a mating groove for joining the front guide groove on the rear portion of the display unit.

The discharge port unit may be disposed to be inclined upwardly or downwardly inwardly of the main body, and a rear portion of the display unit in which the matching groove is formed may be disposed above or inside the main body corresponding to the discharge port unit. It may be formed to be inclined.

An air conditioner according to still another embodiment of the present invention includes a main body having an air intake port, a front panel disposed to rotate about one side in front of the main body, and a main body which is a position that does not interfere with the rotation of the front panel. And a display unit disposed to protrude upward from the upper portion of the display unit, and the left and right full lengths of the display unit are formed to have lengths corresponding to the entire lengths of the upper left and right sides of the main body.

Here, the main body further includes a control unit installed at a lower position than the display unit, and a wire for electrically connecting the display unit and the control unit, and a fixing part supporting the wire is formed along the wire inside the main body. Can be.

The fixing part may be a pair of ribs formed on the rear surface of the front plate part of the main body along an arrangement path of the wire.

The air conditioner according to the present invention has an advantage that the display unit is prevented from being inadvertently operated by being disposed on an upper portion of the main body which is not touched by a user who is inexperienced in driving operation such as a child.

In addition, the present invention, by forming a fixing portion on the back of the front plate of the main body to fix the wire for electrically connecting between the display unit and the power supply, there is an effect that can block the problem that the flow path resistance of air increases.

In addition, the present invention, by placing the display unit in a space other than the front of the main body provides an advantage that the installation work of the decorative portion installed for the front aesthetics of the main body is easy.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view when the front of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is opened, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is provided with an air inlet (not shown) through which air is sucked into the main body 2 for air conditioning the room. An air discharge port (not shown) through which air that is air-conditioned is discharged.

In more detail, the main body 2 has the above-described air intake openings formed at the lower left and right sides, respectively, and the above-described air discharge openings are formed at the upper left and right sides, respectively, and the base 12 and the cabinet 20 are formed. ), A suction panel assembly (not shown) to open and close the air inlet, and a discharge panel assembly (not shown) to open and close the air outlet.

Here, the suction panel assembly is mechanically connected to both left and right sides of the main body 2 to open and close the left and right air intake ports, and the discharge panel assembly also has left and right sides of the main body 2. It is mechanically connected to both sides, and serves to open and close the left and right air outlets.

In front of the main body 2 is a front panel 90 that forms the front appearance of the air conditioner. The front panel 90 is connected by a hinge 90a to be rotated to one side of the left and right sides to open and close the entire front surface of the main body 2. Here, the term “hinge 90a” refers to a link member that is connected to the fastening member and supports the front panel 90 to the main body 2 in addition to the fastening member that connects the front panel 90 to rotate. Can be used as a concept to include together.

The front panel 90 may be fixedly mounted to at least one of the base 12, the left suction panel assembly, the right suction panel assembly, and the discharge panel assembly, and the left suction panel assembly and the right suction panel may be fixed. The base 12 and the left suction panel assembly, the right suction panel assembly, and the discharge panel assembly may be rotatably connected to one side of the left and right sides to open and close the space between the panel assemblies.

That is, the left suction panel assembly and the right suction panel assembly, which are not shown, constitute an upper front surface of the main body 2, and the front inner panel disposed on the rear portion of the front panel 90. The front panel mounting portion is mechanically coupled to the left and right side plate portions of 55, and the front panel is installed on one side of the front plate portion of the front inner panel 55 so that the front panel 90 is coupled to the hinge 90a. 55a is formed.

Hereinafter, the front panel 90 is rotatably connected to at least one of the base 12, the left suction panel assembly, the right suction panel assembly, and the discharge panel assembly. It explains by opening and closing between the front parts of (12). However, it is obvious that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

The front panel 90 is provided with a transparent transparent member through which light is transmitted to form a front aesthetic appearance of the air conditioner, or a decorative part such as a film or sheet formed on the back of the transparent member and having a color and a decoration. Can be.

3 and 4 are cross-sectional views showing the operation of the discharge port unit of the configuration of the present invention, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the discharge port unit of the configuration of Figure 1, Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the front panel mounting portion of FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a display unit in the configuration of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating a front side of a front part of the front inner panel illustrated in FIG. 2, and FIG. 9 is a front side of the front part of a front inner panel of FIG. 8. It is sectional drawing which shows the wire installed in.

According to a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, it is arranged to move in an oblique direction on the upper portion of the main body 2, the air outlet 96 in the front It comprises a discharge port unit 97 inclined downward with respect to.

The discharge port unit 97 has a structure which is raised above the main body 2 from the inner upper part of the main body 2 and lowered to the inner upper part of the main body 2 above the main body 2.

Hereinafter, the air discharge port 96 formed in the discharge port unit 97 is different from the left air discharge port and the right air discharge port that discharge air to the side surface of the main body 2. Since the air that is air-conditioned forward is discharged, it will be referred to as "front air discharge port 96" for convenience of description.

More specifically, the discharge port unit 97 is the main body (2) in the upper upper portion of the main body (2) to facilitate the concentrated discharge of air conditioned to the occupants located in the lower front relative to the upper portion of the main body (2) It is arranged to move in the upward or downward inclined direction with respect to the front of 2).

In this case, the front air discharge port 96 formed in the discharge port unit 97 also has an air discharge port surface on the main body 2 so that it can be properly guided during the concentrated discharge of air-conditioned air with respect to the occupants located in the front lower part. It may be formed to be inclined upward or downward with respect to the front of the. That is, the air discharge port surface corresponding to the front end of the front air discharge port 96 may be inclined in the moving direction of the discharge port unit 97.

On the other hand, the air conditioner is disposed on the upper portion of the main body 2, and further comprises a lifting guide 99 having an upper and lower openings 98 guide the discharge port unit 97 in the inclined direction.

The discharge port unit 97 is guided up and down by the elevating guide 99 and ascends to an upper position of the elevating guide 99 so that the front air discharge port 96 is opened / exposed or the elevating guide 99 is closed. The front air outlet 96 is sealed / hidden while being lowered to cover the top opening 98 of the lifting guide 99, that is, the top surface of the main body 2.

Here, the lifting guide 99 is installed so as to be located in the upper portion of the space between the cabinet 20 and the front inner panel 55, as shown in Figure 8, the lifting guide 99 is the lifting A protrusion guide part 100 protruding upward between the cabinet 20 and the front inner panel 55 of the guide 99 is formed.

The protruding guide part 100 is a part for allowing the discharge port unit 97 to be elevated up and down even at a position higher than the front inner panel 55 and the cabinet 20 for stably guiding the discharge port unit 97. A front protrusion 100A protruding from the upper end of the front plate of the elevating guide 99 may include a rear protrusion 100B protruding from the upper end of the rear plate of the elevating guide 99.

In the state where the discharge port unit 97 is lowered into the main body 2, the height of the upper end of the discharge port unit 97 is increased so that the upper surface of the main body 2 can be formed when the air conditioner is not running. It is preferable that the upper end of the protruding guide 100, that is, the upper height of the front protruding portion 100A and the rear protruding portion 100B, is formed to have the same height as the upper end of the air conditioner as a whole.

The discharge port unit 97 configured as described above is inclined in an oblique direction along the lifting guide 99, and when raised, the position of the front air discharge port 96 rises in a direction perpendicular to the discharge port unit 97. If the discharge port unit 97 is raised in the vertical direction, the air conditioning air can be sent farther than in the case where the discharge port unit 97 is raised in the vertical direction, and at the same time, other structures (for example, In general, the front panel 90 may be discharged to the occupants in the lower part of the main body 2 while avoiding interference.

In addition, the air conditioner of the preferred embodiment according to the present invention has the advantage of maximizing the forward discharge distance of air-conditioned air by the inclined elevation of the discharge port unit 97.

In more detail, the air discharged through the front air discharge port 96 is discharged to the front chamber of the room, the air conditioner according to the present invention by elevating the discharge port unit 97 by moving obliquely forward The air discharged through the front air discharge port 96 can be guided farther.

The air conditioner according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, when a user or the like inputs an operation command of the air conditioner using an operation unit, as shown in FIG. The discharge port unit 97 is raised to the upper portion of the main body 2 in the rising mode.

At this time, the front air discharge port 96 is exposed to the outside at the same time as the discharge port unit 97 is raised.

At the same time, the control unit controls the suction panel assembly and the discharge panel assembly to open the left air inlet and the right air inlet, and the left air outlet and the right air outlet, respectively, so that the main body 2 is open. After the indoor air is sucked into the heat exchanger, the heat-exchanged air is discharged back to the interior of the main body 2.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, when a user or the like inputs an operation stop command of the air conditioner by using an operation unit, the control unit causes the discharge port unit 97 to be in a lowering mode and the main body 2. Lower the inner side of the main body (2) at the top.

At this time, the discharge port unit 97 is moved to the inside of the main body 2 along the lifting guide 99, the front air discharge port 96 is lowered to the discharge port unit 97 and the main body 2 ) Is concealed to form an upper surface of the main body 2.

An air conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention further includes a display unit 102 for manipulating the operation of the main body 2 and displaying various information such as operation information of the main body 2.

The display unit 102 is installed in a portion other than the front panel 90 so as to design the appearance of the front panel 90 more simply (simple), and is inexperienced in the operation of the main body 2. A child user may be installed in the lifting guide 99 corresponding to the upper part of the main body 2 so that a child user does not manipulate the driving of the main body 2 using the display unit 102. As such, the embodiment in which the display unit 102 is installed in the elevation guide 99 in the state where the discharge port unit 97 is provided will be referred to as a first embodiment for convenience of description.

However, the display unit 102 does not necessarily need to be installed in the lifting guide 99. That is, according to the exemplary embodiment, the display unit 102 may be a portion of the front panel 90 which is not provided with the discharge port unit 97 and is out of reach of children and the like. It is also possible to be installed on the upper part of the main body (2). As described above, a case in which the display unit 102 is installed above the main body 2 in a general air conditioner without the discharge port unit 97 will be referred to as a second embodiment for convenience of description. .

In the air conditioner according to the first embodiment, the display unit 102, the display case 103 fixed to the lifting guide 99 corresponding to the upper portion of the main body 2, and the display case A display panel 106 coupled to the front surface of the display panel 103 to visualize an operation state of the main body 2, and a display cover coupled to the front surface of the display case 103 to shield the display panel 106; 107).

Here, the display unit 102 is installed in the lifting guide 99, it is preferable to be installed in a position that does not interfere with the lifting of the discharge port unit 97, more preferably of the lifting guide 99 It may be installed to be located in front of the front projection (100A) protruding from the top of the front plate.

More specifically, the lifting guide 99 is located below the display case 103 in front of the upper part of the main body 2 (where the main body 2 corresponds to the front inner panel 55 to be described later). A seating end 102a is formed to be seated at the engaging portion, and the front end of the seating end 102a is formed to be bent downward so that the seating end 102a is not visible from the front.

The display unit 102 is installed in such a manner that the seating end 102a is seated on a portion protruding forward of the elevating guide 99.

In this case, when the display unit 102 is installed in the front protrusion 100A, the display unit 102 is formed in a size and shape that covers the front protrusion 100A so that the front protrusion 100A is not visible from the front. That is, the left and right full length of the display unit 102 is formed to have a length corresponding to the left and right full length of the lifting guide 99.

On the other hand, as described above, the lifting guide 99 is formed with a front guide groove 215 protruding forward of the lifting guide 99 to guide the lifting of the discharge port unit 97, the display case ( The back portion of the 103 is formed with a matching groove portion 103 ′ in which the front guide groove portion 215 is formed to be coupled to be able to improve the assembling of the assembler.

The back portion of the display case 103 in which the matching groove 103 'is formed may also be formed to be inclined to the upper side or the inside of the main body 2 in correspondence to the discharge port unit 97.

The display panel 106 may include a printed circuit board 108, an input unit 105 disposed on one side of the printed circuit board 108 to apply a predetermined electrical signal by a user's operation, and the input unit ( It may include a display 104 for visualizing the operating state of the main body 2 that is driven in accordance with the electrical signal applied by the 105.

The display panel 106 is positioned between the display case 103 and the display cover 107 as described above and shielded from the front by the display cover 107. Here, the input unit 105 is configured to switch operation by the user.

In more detail, the display unit 102 may be disposed to penetrate the display cover 107 and move in and out of the display cover 107 to provide an electrical signal by the input unit 105. An inner operation knob 109a for switching, and an outer operation knob 109b disposed on the front surface of the display cover 107 to move the inner operation knob 109a by a user's pressing operation. Here, the inner operation knob 109a serves as a switching function for switching an electrical signal.

On the other hand, the display cover 107 so that the user can visually check the driving state of the main body 2 from the front by the display 104 disposed between the display cover 107 and the display case 103. ) May include a light transmitting portion 107 ′ that transmits light forwardly.

The light transmission unit 107 ′ transmits light emitted from the display 104 to the front and protects the display 104 from the outside.

The display unit 102 having such a configuration is a portion other than the front surface of the front panel 90, that is, the upper portion of the main body 2 or the front protrusion of the lifting guide 99 as in the first embodiment. As described above, the effect of being disposed on the 100 or the upper part of the main body 2 which is not interfered with the rotation of the front panel 90 as in the second embodiment is derived. This is not just to prevent the operation of inexperienced users.

That is, the embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention simplifies the front appearance of the main body 2 by disposing the display unit 102 on the upper part of the main body 2 instead of the front panel 90. At the same time, it is easy to install a decorative part (not shown) installed to transmit light to the front surface of the front panel 90 or the front panel 90 so as to improve the front aesthetics of the main body 2. There is one advantage.

On the other hand, the air conditioners according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, both of which is disposed above the front of the cabinet 20 of the main body 2 to form a skeleton of the upper portion of the front of the main body 2 A power supply unit 114 disposed under the front inner panel 55 corresponding to the rear of the front inner panel 55 or inside the main body 2 to apply power to the display unit 102, and the display It may further include a wire 113 for electrically connecting the unit 102 and the power supply 114.

Here, a plurality of fixing parts 115 for fixing the wires 113 may be formed along the wires 113 at the rear of the front plate part of the front inner panel 55.

Inside the body 2 corresponding to the rear of the front inner panel 55 to form a flow path of air passing through the heat exchanger 110, the fixing portion 115 is the wire 113 Is fixed to the rear surface of the front plate portion of the front inner panel 55 while avoiding an air passage.

The fixing part 115 may be a pair of ribs formed on a rear surface of the front plate part of the front inner panel 55 along an arrangement path of the wire 113.

On the other hand, in the air conditioner according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, both the upper portion of the front panel 90 is hinged (90a) so that the front panel 90 is rotated It includes a front panel mounting portion 55a formed on the upper one side of the front inner panel 55 to be installed by.

In more detail, the front panel mounting portion 55a is formed at one upper side of the front inner panel 55, and the upper one side of the front inner panel 55 is lower than the other portion and is opened forward. It is formed in the shape of a groove. Here, the upper portion of the front panel 90 and the front panel mounting portion 55a are connected by a hinge 90a, and the front panel 90 is rotated about the hinge 90a.

By the way, the display unit 102 is formed in a size and shape that covers the upper portion of the main body 2 or the protrusion 100 of the lifting guide 99 as described above, the front panel 90 is rotated The avoidance part 700 is formed at one lower side of the display unit 102 so as not to interfere with the moving link 90a.

The avoiding part 700 may be formed by stepping the lower one side of the display unit 102 into a roughly '-' shape so as to be formed at a position higher than another portion of the lower end of the display unit 102.

One preferred embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention having such a configuration, when the front panel 90 shields the front inner panel 55 corresponding to the front of the main body 2, the front Since the panel mounting portion 55a is covered by the front panel 90, the front panel mounting portion 55a is visible only when the front panel 90 opens the front inner panel 55. It has the advantage of not impairing the aesthetics of the main body 2.

In the above, a preferred embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited thereto, and it is obvious that various modifications or other embodiments falling within the scope equivalent to the present invention may be implemented by those skilled in the art. . Therefore, the true scope of the present invention will be defined by the claims that follow.

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

2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

3 and 4 are cross-sectional views showing the operation of the discharge port unit of the configuration of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view illustrating a discharge port unit in the configuration of FIG. 1;

6 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating an enlarged front panel installation unit of FIG. 1;

7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a display unit in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating a rear surface of a front part of a front inner panel shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a wire provided on a rear surface of a front plate part of the front inner panel of FIG. 8.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

2: body 12: base

20: case 55: front inner panel

55a: front panel mounting section 90: front panel

90a: hinge 96: front air outlet

97: discharge port unit 98: opening part

99: lifting guide 100: protrusion

100A: front protrusion 100B: rear protrusion

102: display unit 102a: seating end

700: evasion

Claims (8)

A main body having an air inlet; An ejection opening unit disposed on the upper portion of the main body so as to be liftable and having a front air ejection opening; An elevation guide for guiding the elevation of the discharge port unit; And a display unit installed at an upper portion of the main body or the elevating guide to be positioned in front of the elevating guide. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a front panel hinged to be rotated about any one side of the left and right of the main body, The air conditioner of the display unit is formed integrally with the avoiding portion to avoid the hinge. The method according to claim 1, The left and right full length of the display unit is an air conditioner formed to have a length corresponding to the left and right full length of the upper portion of the main body or the front left and right full length of the lifting guide. The method according to claim 1, The lifting guide is provided with a front guide groove protruding forward of the lifting guide to guide the lifting of the discharge port unit, An air conditioner on a rear portion of the display unit, in which a matching groove portion into which the front guide groove portion is fitted is formed. The method according to claim 4, The discharge port unit is disposed to be inclined upwardly or downwardly inclined toward the upper side of the main body, And a rear portion of the display unit in which the matching groove is formed is inclined to the upper side or the inside of the main body corresponding to the discharge port unit. A main body having an air inlet; A front panel disposed to be rotated about one side in front of the main body; And a display unit disposed to protrude upward from an upper portion of the main body, which is a position that does not interfere with rotation of the front panel. The left and right full length of the display unit, the air conditioner formed to a length corresponding to the full length of the upper left and right of the main body. The method according to claim 1 or 6, A control unit installed in the main body at a lower position than the display unit; Further comprising a wire for electrically connecting the display unit and the control unit, An air conditioner having a fixing part supporting the wire in the main body along the wire. The method of claim 7, The fixing part, And a pair of ribs formed on a rear surface of the front plate part of the main body along an arrangement path of the wires.

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