KR20100086307A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air-conditioner is provided to efficiently distribute exhausted air by a vane and to minimize a space wherein a wind direction control vane is placed. CONSTITUTION: An air-conditioner comprises a main body(2) which is formed toward the vertical direction; and a wind direction control vane(28) and wherein an air inlet is formed in the bottom of the main body and an air outlet is formed in the top of the main body and which includes vanes in which the left part, the right part, the top part, and the bottom part are integrated. The vanes are located on the air outlet in order to be integrally rotated and are arranged in order to be rotated to the left and the right around a vertical shaft. The cross-sectional shape of the vanes is a long hook shape to the horizontal direction. When the wind direction control vane faces to the left side, the right side of the wind direction control vane is projected to the front of the air outlet. When the wind direction control vane faces to the right side, the left side of the wind direction control vane is projected to the front of the air outlet. When the wind direction control vane faces to the front side, all the vanes are placed in the inner side of the air outlet.

Description

 Air Conditioner

 The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner in which a wind direction control vane is rotated at an air discharge port.

 In general, an air conditioner uses a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerant consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user. It is divided into stand type and ceiling type.

The air conditioner as described above has an air inlet and an air outlet formed in a main body forming an exterior, and a heat exchanger and a blower are installed therein, and a plurality of vanes for distributing air while controlling the wind direction of the air discharged to the air outlet. Is placed.

 The plurality of vanes includes at least one up and down wind direction control vane disposed to be long to the left and to be rotated up and down, and at least one left and right wind direction control vane to be arranged to be long and vertically arranged to be rotated to the left and right. The left and right wind direction control vanes determine the up and down wind direction and the left and right wind direction while dispersing the air discharged to the air outlet.

The plurality of vanes are disposed to be spaced apart in the front and rear directions so that the top and bottom wind direction vanes and the left and right wind direction vanes do not interfere.

However, in the air conditioner according to the prior art, since the top and bottom wind direction control vanes and the left and right wind direction control vanes are spaced apart in the forward and rear directions to control the wind direction while efficiently discharging the discharged air, the space in which the vanes are positioned is unnecessarily large, and the vanes are unnecessary. If the space where the location is narrow, the shape of one of the upper and lower wind direction control vanes and the left and right wind direction control vanes has a complicated problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can efficiently disperse the discharged air while minimizing the space in which the wind direction control vane is located.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can increase the maximum discharge distance when the air is inclined to one side of the left, right.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having a simple structure.

The air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the main body is formed long in the vertical direction, the air inlet is formed in the lower portion, the air discharge port is formed in the upper portion; A plurality of vanes composed of a left part, a right part, an upper part, and a lower part are integrally positioned at the air discharge port, and include a wind direction control vane which is connected to be integrally rotated and is rotated left and right about a vertical axis.

The vane has a ring shape in which the cross-sectional shape is long in the horizontal direction.

The wind direction control vanes are disposed such that the right side protrudes toward the front of the air outlet when facing toward the left side, and the left side protrudes toward the front of the air outlet when facing toward the right side, and all of the wind direction control vanes are positioned inside the air outlet.

The wind direction control member includes a lower vane having a lower vertical axis protruding from a lower surface thereof, an upper vane positioned above the lower vane and having an upper vertical axis protruding from the upper surface thereof, and a vane connecting portion connecting the lower vane and the upper vane apart from each other. .

It further includes a wind direction control vane motor for rotating one of the upper vertical axis and the lower vertical axis to rotate the wind direction control vanes left and right.

The lower vertical axis is formed to protrude downward in the center of the lower portion of the lower vane.

The upper vertical axis is formed to protrude upward in the center of the upper portion of the upper vane.

The vane connection part is formed between the upper part of the lower vane and the lower part of the upper vane so as to be spaced apart from each other.

The main body includes a rear body having a protrusion formed at an upper portion thereof, and a front body installed at the front of the rear body so as to be positioned at a lower side of the protrusion and having an air discharge port formed therebetween.

The front body includes a left side plate forming a left flow path portion of the air discharge port, a right side plate forming a right flow path portion of the air discharge port, and a lower plate portion forming a lower flow path portion of the air discharge port. An opening between the plate and the lower plate and its upper side is opened, and the protrusion forms an upper flow path portion of the air discharge port.

The wind vane motor is installed in one of the protrusion and the front body.

One of the protrusion and the front body is formed with a through hole through which the rotational axis of the wind vane motor is connected to any one of the lower vertical axis and the upper vertical axis.

The other of the protrusion and the front body is formed with a support hole in which the other of the lower vertical axis and the upper vertical axis is rotatably supported.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above, the vane can effectively disperse the discharged air up, down, left, right, and the wind direction control vanes when the left and right wind direction control vanes and the up and down wind direction control vanes are provided separately, respectively. This has the advantage of minimizing the space in which it is located.

 In addition, the main body is formed long in the vertical direction and can be enlarged and installed more securely, the air is sucked to the lower side and discharged to the upper side, the cold air reaches the far distance in the room to provide a user comfort There is this.

In addition, when the wind direction control vane is rotated inclined, a part of the air flow exits the air outlet so that the air is guided by the wind direction control vanes at a position outside the air outlet, so that the air conditioner air can be discharged to a maximum distance.

In addition, the plurality of vanes are integrally rotated by one wind vane motor, thereby minimizing the number of wind vane motors.

In addition, since the upper vane and the lower vane divide and disperse the upper and lower portions of the air discharge port, it is possible to efficiently distribute / wind the air.

In addition, since the upper vane and the lower vane are connected by a plurality of vane connecting portions, the upper vane is stably positioned on the upper side of the lower vane, thereby minimizing shaking and having a firm advantage.

In addition, an air discharge port is formed between the protrusion formed on the upper portion of the rear body and the front body, and since the protrusion serves as a flow path guide, the structure is simple and the front upper portion of the air conditioner is simple.

In addition, since the heat exchanger is located on the upper side of the blower, the heat exchanger does not have to be formed in a complicated shape, space utilization is high, and when the heat exchanger is formed in a shape surrounding the blowers, the blower or the heat exchanger is easier to install.

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

1 is a cross-sectional view during operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view when stopping the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view during operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 4 Is a perspective view of the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention and when the air conditioning air is discharged toward the left, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention and when the air conditioning air is discharged toward the right, Figure 6 7 is a perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention when stopped, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is provided with a main body 2 that forms an exterior spaced from a floor on a wall of the room, and indoor air is installed in the main body 2. In addition, air inlets 4, 6, and 8 that are sucked into the inside of the main body 2 are formed, and an air outlet 10 through which air that is air-conditioned is discharged.

When the air conditioner is formed long in the left and right directions, the main body 2 is formed long in the vertical direction so that the air conditioner is installed more stably and can be enlarged.

The main body 2 is provided with air inlets 4, 6 and 8 at the lower part to provide coolness to the user as cold air is discharged and dropped from a high position in the room, and cold air can be discharged to a long distance from the air conditioner. It is formed, the air discharge port 10 is formed on the top.

The main body 2 has a rear body 12 and a front body 20 which is located in front of the rear body 12 and has a space in which the blower 50 and the heat exchanger 60 are installed between the rear body 12. ).

The main body 2 has air inlets 4, 6 and 8 and an air outlet 10 formed in at least one of the rear body 12 and the front body 20.

The main body 2 sucks the air located at the center of the room more quickly when the air inlets 4, 6, 8 are formed in the front body 20 of the rear body 12 and the front body 20. As such, air inlets 4, 6, and 8 are formed in the front body 20.

When the air outlet 10 is formed in the front body 20 of the rear body 12 and the front body 20, the main body 2 can discharge air more rapidly toward the center side of the room. 10 is formed in the front body 20.

The main body 2 has a front cover 30 having a size that shields the front surface of the front body 20 is disposed in front of the front body 20.

The main body 2 is formed at a position where the air intake openings 4, 6 and 8 are not blocked by the front cover 30, that is, the positions are not shielded by the front cover 30. 10 is formed at the position which is opened / closed by the front cover 30.

That is, the main body 2 has an air inlet 4 formed in the front of the lower part of the front body 20, and the air outlet 10 is formed in the front of the upper part of the front body 20.

Meanwhile, the main body 2 may be a wall-mounted air conditioner, a buried type air conditioner, or a stand type air conditioner, and may be selectively installed according to the user's convenience.

When the main body 2 is installed as a wall-mounted air conditioner or a buried air conditioner, the rear body 12 may be directly mounted on the wall W of the room by a fastening member such as a screw. An installation plate (not shown) fastened by a fastening member of the back is installed, and the rear body 12 is installed on the mounting plate or fastened by a fastening member such as a screw to the mounting plate.

Here, the rear body 12 is installed at the height (H1) having a gap with the bottom (B) of the room in the case of a wall-mounted or air-conditioning air conditioner, when the front cover 30 is lowered to the maximum falling height The cover 30 is installed at a height H1 that does not interfere with the floor B of the room.

That is, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is formed such that the rear body 12 and the front body 20 and the front cover 30 are vertically long and spaced apart from the floor B of the room on the wall W of the room. When installed, the wall-mounted air conditioner can be made larger, and when it is formed long in the left-right direction, it can be installed more stably.

Meanwhile, when the main body 2 is installed as a stand type air conditioner, the main body 2 includes a rear body 12 and a front body (not shown) on which at least one of the rear bidder 12 and the front body 20 is placed. 20) is located at a height apart from the floor of the room.

Here, the pedestal has a height H1 such that the front cover 30 does not interfere with the floor B of the room when the front cover 30 to be described later is lowered to the maximum falling height.

Hereinafter, it demonstrates that the main body 2 is installed in the wall.

The rear body 12 forms a rear exterior of the main body 2 and is a kind of base on which a blower 50, a heat exchanger 60, and the like, which will be described later, are installed. Longer than

The rear body 12 includes the rear plate portion 13, the left portion 14 formed on the left side of the rear plate portion 13, the right side portion 15 formed on the right side of the rear plate portion 13, and the rear plate portion 13. The upper portion 16 formed to block the upper portion between the left portion 14 and the right portion 15 on the upper side, and the lower portion formed to block the lower portion between the left portion 14 and the right portion 15 on the lower side of the rear plate portion 13 ( 17).

The rear body 12 is installed at a height H1 having a gap with the floor B in the room, and the front cover 30 is in contact with the floor B in the room when the front cover 30 is lowered to the maximum falling height. It is installed in the height H1 which does not interfere.

The rear body 12 is installed at a position where the distance from the indoor floor B is higher than the height H2 of the air discharge port 10.

The rear body 12 has a protrusion 18 positioned above the front body 20 at an upper side thereof, and a display 19 for displaying operation information of the air conditioner is disposed in front of the protrusion 18. .

The protruding portion 18 includes a horizontal portion 18a protruding horizontally forward than the lower portion 17 of the rear body 12 and a vertical portion 18b protruding upward from the front portion of the horizontal portion 18a. do.

The display 19 is disposed perpendicular to the front of the vertical portion 18b.

The front body 20 is a box body having a rear surface and an upper surface open and extending in the vertical direction. The front body 20 is coupled to be disposed below the protrusion 18 so as to cover the lower side of the protrusion 18 of the rear body 12, and the rear body 12. ), The height in the vertical direction is longer than the width in the left and right directions or the width in the front and rear directions.

The front body 20 includes a front plate portion 23, a left portion 24 formed on the left side of the front plate portion 23, a right portion 25 formed on the right side of the front plate portion 23, and a front plate portion 23. The lower side includes a lower portion 27 formed to block the lower portion between the left portion 24 and the right portion 25.

The front body 20 has an air inlet 4 formed in addition to the front of the front body 20 so as to suck indoor air regardless of the position of the front cover 30. An air inlet 4 is formed in at least one of the lower part and the lower part 27 of the part 25.

The front body 20 has a left air inlet 4 formed at the bottom of the left side 24 so that indoor air can be sucked into the main body 2 quickly regardless of the position of the front cover 30, and the right side of the front body 20 is provided. The right air intake 6 is formed at the bottom of 25.

The front body 20 is arranged with a left inlet door 4 'that opens the left air inlet 4 and a right inlet door 6' that opens the right air inlet 6.

When the front body 20 is sucked indoor air to the three sides, the indoor air can be sucked more quickly to be air-conditioned, the lower side 27 is further formed with an air inlet (8).

The left air inlet 4 is formed long in the vertical direction while being opened in the left and right directions on the left portion 24 of the front body 20 so as to be positioned between the front body 20 and the rear body 12.

The right air inlet 6 is formed long in the vertical direction while opening in the left and right directions 25 of the front body 20 to be positioned between the front body 20 and the rear body 12.

The lower air inlet 8 is formed to be long in the left and right direction while being opened in the upper and lower directions in the lower portion 27 of the front body 20 so as to be positioned between the front body 20 and the rear body 12.

On the other hand, the air discharge port 10 is formed between the front body 20 and the protrusion 18.

That is, the main body 2 has a protrusion 18 on the upper portion of the rear body 12 and is positioned above the front body 20, and between the protrusion 18 of the rear body 12 and the front body 20. An air discharge port 10 is formed.

The front body 20 includes a left side plate 10A that forms the left flow path portion of the air discharge port 10, a right side plate 10B that forms the right flow path portion of the air discharge port 10, and a lower flow path of the air discharge port 10. The lower plate part 10C which forms a part is included.

 The front body 20 is opened between the upper side of the left side plate, the right side plate and the lower plate portion.

Meanwhile, the rear body 12 forms an upper flow path portion of the air discharge port 10 while serving as a function of the flow path guide of air discharged from the main body 2 toward the air discharge port 10 inside the main body 2.

That is, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment has a simple structure because a separate flow guide or an upper flow path part is unnecessary, and the front upper part of the air conditioner may have a simple appearance.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment adjusts the wind direction of the air discharged to the air discharge port 10 and is disposed to protrude forward of the air discharge port 10 when the air conditioner is rotated obliquely. Wind direction control vanes 28; It further includes a wind direction control vane motor 29 for rotating the wind direction control vanes 28.

The wind direction control vanes 28 have vertical axes 28a and 28b respectively formed on the top and the bottom thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wind direction control vanes 28 are disposed to be positioned inside the air discharge port 10 when facing forward, and as shown in FIG. 4, the air is turned to the right when facing forward left. The discharge port 10 protrudes forward, and as shown in FIG. 5, the left side protrudes forward of the air discharge port 10 when facing toward the front right side.

The wind direction control vane motor 29 rotates the vertical shafts 28a and 28b to rotate the wind direction control vanes 28 left and right, and is installed at one of the protrusions 18 and the front body 20.

The main body 2 has a rotational axis of the wind vane motor 29 at any one of the protrusion 18 and the front body 20 of the rear body 12 and any one of the upper vertical axis 28a and the lower vertical axis 28b. A through hole 18 'penetrated to be connected is formed, and the other of the upper vertical axis 28a and the lower vertical axis 28b is formed on the other of the protrusion 18 and the front body 20 of the rear body 12. A support hole 20 'rotatably supported is formed.

The front cover 30 forms the front appearance of the air conditioner, and has a size that shields the front surface of the front body 20 including the air discharge port 10.

The front cover 30 is formed long in the vertical direction, such as the rear body 12 and the front body 20, and is the same size or larger than the front surface of the front body 20 including the air discharge port 10.

The front cover 30 is disposed such that an upper portion of the front cover 30 is positioned in front of the air discharge port 10 or moved outside the front of the air discharge port 10.

The front cover 30 has a high space utilization in front of the front body 20 without disturbing the flow of the air discharged to the air outlet 10, and also minimizes the moving width of the front cover 30. Is moved from the front position P1 of the air discharge port 6, which is a position of shielding to the lower side, to the position P2 for opening the air discharge port 6, and the position P2 for opening the air discharge port 6; Is moved to the front position P1 of the air outlet 6 that shields the air outlet 6.

The front body 20 has a through hole 28 through which the guide part 32 to be described later of the front cover 30 penetrates on the front plate part 23, and guides to guide the moving of the front cover 30. A guide rail 29 for guiding the 32 is protruded.

The guide rail 29 is formed to protrude rearward from the rear surface of the front plate part 23 of the front body 20.

The guide rail 29 is formed with a rail hole 29A that guides the guide part 32 and prevents the guide part 32 from being raised or lowered in the vertical direction and is open in the left and right directions.

The front cover 30 is provided so that the guide portion 32 protrudes to the rear side.

The guide part 32 is formed such that the guide protrusion 34 guided along the rail hole 29A on one side of the left and right sides protrudes in the left and right directions.

In the air conditioner according to the present exemplary embodiment, a plurality of sets of the through holes 28, the guide rails 29, and the guide part 32 are spaced apart in the left and right directions so that the front cover 30 may be stably lifted without moving left and right.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment further includes a front cover elevating mechanism (not shown) for elevating the front cover 30. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the front cover elevating mechanism is lowered to a height at which the air outlet 10 is opened, or as the front cover 30 is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 6. The front cover 30 is raised and lowered to a height that shields the air outlet 10, and the front cover 30 has a moving width H3 of the front cover 30 that is greater than or equal to the height H2 of the air outlet 6. Move (30).

The main body 2 is provided with a blower 50 which sucks air through the air inlet 4, passes the inside of the main body 2, and then discharges the air to the air outlet 10, and the main body 2 by the blower 50. A heat exchanger 60 is installed to heat exchange the air sucked into the refrigerant with the refrigerant.

The blower 50 is installed to be positioned between the lower portion of the rear body 12 and the lower portion of the front body 20.

The blower 50 surrounds the fan motor 51 installed at the lower portion of the rear body 12 as a motor mounter, the fan 52 installed at the rotation shaft of the fan motor 51, and the fan 52, and opens at the front part. 53 is formed and includes a fan housing 55 having a discharge hole 54 formed thereon, and an orifice 56 provided at the front portion of the fan housing 55.

The blower 50 is formed with a drain pan portion 57 for receiving condensate dropped from the heat exchanger 60 in the upper front, and the condensed water dropped to the drain pan portion 47 in the drain pan portion 47 to the outside of the main body 2. The guiding drain hose is connected.

The drain pan portion 57 is integrally formed with the fan housing 56 in a shape projecting forward on the upper portion of the fan housing 56.

The heat exchanger 60 is installed to be located between the top of the rear body 12 and the top of the front body 20.

The heat exchanger 60 has a lower portion mounted on the drain pan part 47, and an upper portion thereof is fixed to the upper portion of the rear body 12 by a heat exchanger bracket 62.

The heat exchanger 60 is formed in a hexahedral shape as a whole, and is inclined at an upper side of the blower 50.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 3.

The front cover elevating mechanism 36 includes an elevating motor 37 installed on any one of the front body 20 and the front cover 30, a drive gear 38 provided on the elevating motor 38, and the front body 20. And a driven gear 39 installed on the other of the front cover 30 and extending in the vertical direction, and in which the driving gear 38 is engaged.

The front cover elevating mechanism 36 is a pinion installed in the rotation shaft of the elevating motor 37 when the elevating motor 37 is installed on the front body 20, and the driven gear 39 is the front cover. Comprising a rack formed in the longitudinal direction in the vertical direction (30), the rack which is the driven gear 39 when the lifting motor 37 is driven is lifted with the front cover (30).

The front cover elevating mechanism 36 is a pinion installed in the rotation shaft of the motor 38 when the elevating motor 37 is installed on the front cover 30, the driven gear 39 is the front body ( The pinion and the lift motor 37, which are the drive gears 38, are lifted together with the front cover 30 when the lift motor 37 is driven in a rack formed vertically in 30.

The front cover elevating mechanism 36 is positioned between the front plate part 23 of the front body 20 and the front cover 30, and the lifting motor 37 is installed on the front plate part 23 of the front body 20. In this case, the driven gear 39 is formed long in the vertical direction on the rear surface of the front cover 30, the drive gear 38 is driven at a position between the front plate portion 23 and the front cover 30 of the front body 20 It is arranged to engage with the gear 39.

 In addition, the front cover elevating mechanism 36 is positioned between the front plate portion 23 of the front body 20 and the front cover 30, and is driven when the elevating motor 37 is installed on the rear surface of the front cover 30. The gear 39 is elongated in the vertical direction on the front of the front body 20, the drive gear 38 is a driven gear at a position between the front plate portion 23 and the front cover 30 of the front body 20 ( 39) is arranged to mate.

On the other hand, when the front cover lifting mechanism 36 is located behind the front plate part 23 of the front body 20 and the lifting motor 37 is installed on the front plate part 23 of the front body 20, the driven gear ( 39 is formed long in the vertical direction at the portion of the front cover 30 located behind the front plate portion 23 of the front body 20, the drive gear 38 is the front plate portion 23 of the front body 20 It is arranged to engage with the driven gear 39 in the rear position.

 The front cover elevating mechanism 36 is located behind the front plate part 23 of the front body 20, and the lifting motor 37 is located behind the front plate part 23 of the front body 20 of the front cover 30. When installed in the portion, the driven gear 39 is formed long in the vertical direction on the back surface of the front plate portion 23 of the front body 20, the drive gear 38 is the front plate portion 23 of the front body 20 It is arranged to engage with the driven gear 39 in the rear position.

Hereinafter, when the front cover elevating mechanism 36 is positioned behind the front plate part 23 of the front body 20, the lifting motor 37 is installed in the guide part 32 of the front cover 30. It is not necessary to form the guide portion 32 long in the vertical direction to form the driven gear 39 in the 32, and to form a separate protrusion for forming the driven gear 39 in the front cover 30. Since there is no need, the structure of the front cover 30 is simplified.

When the elevating motor 37 is installed in the guide part 32 and the driven gear 39 is formed on the rear surface of the front plate part 23 of the front body 20, the elevating motor 37 is left of the guide part 32. , The right side is installed on the opposite side of the guide projection 34 and the driven gear 39 is formed to be engaged with the driven gear 38 on the side rear of the through-hole 28. That is, the guide part 32 and the lifting motor 37 are lifted up and down stably in a position between the guide rail 29 and the driven gear 39, and the front cover 30 is minimized while the shaking operation is performed. It is lifted up stably,

9 is an enlarged front view of the wind direction control vane of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

9 is a plurality of vanes 70, 71 of the plurality of vanes 70, 71 are positioned up and down in the air discharge port 10, and each of the vanes 70, 71 is a left portion 73 and The right portion 74, the upper portion 75 and the lower portion 76 is formed integrally.

The vanes 70 and 71 have a distance between the left side 73 and the right side 74 of each vane shorter than the left and right widths of the air outlet 10, and between the upper side 75 and the lower side 76. The distance is shorter than 1/2 of the upper and lower widths of the air discharge port 10.

The vanes 70 and 71 each have a ring shape in which the cross-sectional shape is long in the left and right directions.

The vanes 70 and 71 have a straight line shape in which the cross sections of the upper portion 75 and the lower portion 76 are horizontal, and the cross sections of the left portion 73 and the right portion 74 are formed in an arc shape. It is formed in a vertical straight shape.

 The vanes 70 and 71 are formed between the upper portion 75 and the left portion 73 in order to smoothly flow the discharged air when the cross sections of the left portion 73 and the right portion 74 are vertically formed. And between the upper portion 75 and the right portion 74 and between the lower portion 76 and the left portion 73 and between the lower portion 76 and the right portion 74 are rounded.

The wind direction control vanes 28 are connected to the vane 70 located at the upper side and the vane 71 positioned at the lower side so that the plurality of vanes 70 and 71 are integrally rotated.

The wind direction control vanes 28 have vertical axes 28a and 28b formed on the uppermost vanes 71 and the lowermost vanes 70 among the plurality of vanes 70 and 71, and the vertical axes 28a and 28b. It is arranged to rotate left and right about.

Hereinafter, the wind vane 28 is described as two vanes 71 and 72 are positioned up and down.

The wind vane control vane 28 includes a lower vane 70 having a lower vertical axis 28b protruding from the lower surface thereof, an upper vane 71 positioned above the lower vane 70 and having an upper rotating shaft 28a protruding from the upper surface thereof; And a vane connecting portion 77 connecting the lower vanes 70 and the upper vanes 71 to be spaced apart from each other.

The lower vane 70 has a space S1 formed between the left side 73 and the right side 74, the upper side 75, and the lower side 76, and the left side 73 and the right side 74. The lower portion 76 is spaced apart from the front body 20 with the space S2, and the upper portion 75 has the lower portion 76 and the space S3 of the upper vane 71.

The upper vane 70 has a space S4 formed between the left side 73 and the right side 74 and the upper side 75 and the lower side 76, and the left side 73 and the right side 74 are formed. The front body 20 is spaced apart to have a space S5, and the upper side 75 is spaced apart to have a protrusion S18 and a space S6 of the rear body 12.

The upper vertical axis 28a is formed to protrude upward in the center of the upper portion 75 of the upper vane 71.

The lower vertical axis 28b is formed to protrude downward in the center of the lower portion 76 of the lower vane 70.

The vane connecting portion 77 is formed between the upper portion 75 of the lower vane 70 and the lower portion 76 of the upper vane 71 to be spaced apart from the left and right.

10 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of a method of operating an air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a display 19, a wind direction control vane motor 29, and a front cover lift mechanism 36 according to an operation of the operation unit 80 and the operation unit 80. ) And a control unit 90 for controlling the blower 50.

The operation unit 80 may include a remote controller and a remote control receiver installed in the air conditioner, or may be formed of a control panel installed in the air conditioner and having various input units.

The control unit 90 drives the blower 50 during operation of the air conditioner, drives the front cover elevating mechanism 36 in the ascending mode, stops the blower 50 when the air conditioner stops, and The cover elevating mechanism 36 is driven in the lowering mode.

In addition, the controller 90 rotates the wind direction control vanes 28 when the air conditioner is operated and the left inclined discharge mode is input through the operation unit 80, the right inclined discharge mode is input, or the left and right swing discharge modes are input. When the wind direction control vane motor 29 is driven in the inclined mode, and the air conditioner is stopped or the front discharge mode is input through the operation unit 80, the wind direction control vane 28 is not inclined. In non-inclined mode.

On the other hand, the control unit 90 controls the front cover elevating mechanism 36 and the wind direction control vane motor 29 as described above, the front cover 30 is lowered to a height (P2) for opening the air outlet (10). While in position, the wind vane motor 29 controls the wind vane motor 29 to rotate the wind vane 28 obliquely.

That is, when the left inclined discharge mode is input through the operation unit 80, the right inclined discharge mode is input, or the left and right swing discharge modes are input, the wind direction control vane 28 is rotated to be inclined. Is driven in the inclined mode, while the front cover elevating mechanism 36 is in the ascending mode, that is, while the front cover 30 is located in front of the air discharge port 10, the front cover elevating mechanism ( While 36 is in the lowering mode, that is, while the front cover 30 is located at the front lower side of the air outlet 10, the inclined mode is executed.

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

First, during operation of the air conditioner, the control unit 90 drives the lifting motor 37 of the front cover moving mechanism 36 in the lowering mode.

In the lowering mode of the elevating motor 37, the driving gear 38 is rotated and lowered along with the elevating motor 37 along the driving gear 39, and the front cover 30 provided with the elevating motor 37 has an air discharge port ( It is moved downward in the front position P1 of 10).

When the lower portion of the front cover 30 as described above, the guide portion 32 is lowered while being guided by the through hole 28 and the guide rail 29, and the front cover 30 is positioned at the front lower side of the air outlet 10. When the phosphorus air outlet 10 is opened at the position P2, the driving of the lifting motor 37 is stopped.

As described above, after the lifting motor 37 is driven in the lowering mode, the controller 90 drives the fan motor 51 of the blower 50.

When the fan motor 51 is driven, the air in the room gathers to the left side of the left side air inlet 4 and to the right side of the right side air inlet 6 and to the lower side of the bottom side air inlet 8. 6 and the lower surface is sucked into the front body 20 through the three surfaces of the air inlet (8).

The air sucked into the front body 20 is blown upwards by the blower 50, and then heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger 60 and then blown upwards of the heat exchanger 60.

The air blown to the upper side of the heat exchanger 60 is an air discharge port that is between the protrusion 19 of the rear body 12 and the left plate 10A and the right plate 10B and the bottom plate 10C of the front body 20. Passing through 10, the air direction control vanes 28 are discharged and guided toward the direction while being dispersed by the wind direction control vanes 28.

The air dispersion by the wind direction control vanes 28 will be described in detail. The air passing through the lower portion of the air discharge port 10 in the air has an upper portion with the left portion 73 and the right portion 74 of the lower vane 70. The inner space S1 of the lower vanes 70, the space S2 between the lower vanes 70 and the front body 20, and the lower vanes 70, while striking the side 75 and the lower portion 76. The air dispersed in the space S3 between the upper vane 71 and the air passing through the upper portion of the air discharge port 10 in the air is left 73 and right 74 and upper 74 of the upper vane 71. The inner space (S4) of the upper vane (71), the space (S5) between the upper vane (71) and the front body (20), and the upper vane (71) while striking the 75 and the lower portion (76). The space S6 between the protrusions 18 and the lower vanes 70 and the upper vanes 71 are dispersed (S3).

 On the other hand, when a user or the like inputs the discharge mode through the operation unit 80, the wind direction control vane motor 29 rotates / stops the wind direction control vanes 28 according to the input discharge mode.

For example, when a user or the like enters the front discharge mode or one of the left inclined discharge mode, the right inclined discharge mode, and the left and right swing discharge mode through the operation unit 80, the wind direction adjusting vane motor 29 The wind direction control vanes 28 are kept facing forward, wherein the wind direction control vanes 28 are all located inside the air outlet 10, and the air passing through the air outlet 10 is the wind direction control vanes 28. Guided to and discharged toward the front of the air discharge port (10).

Then, when the user or the like inputs the left inclined discharge mode through the operation unit 80, the wind direction control vane motor 29 is rotated inclined in the direction toward the front left to stop the wind direction control, at this time The vane 28 has a right side protruding toward the front of the air outlet 10, and the air discharged to the air outlet 10 is guided to the wind direction control vane 28 which is inclined in the left direction and is forward of the air outlet 10. Discharged toward the left.

Then, when a user or the like inputs the right inclined discharge mode through the operation unit 80, the wind direction control vane motor 29 is stopped after rotating the wind direction control vanes 28 inclined in the direction toward the front right, and at this time, the wind direction control The vane 28 has a left side protruding toward the front of the air outlet 10, and the air discharged to the air outlet 10 is guided to the wind direction control vane 28 which is inclined in the right direction and is in front of the air outlet 10. Discharged toward the right side.

Then, when a user or the like inputs the left and right swing discharge mode through the operation unit 80, the wind direction control vane motor 29 rotates the wind direction control vanes 28 in a direction toward the front left side, and then the wind direction control vanes 28. Rotate obliquely in the direction toward the front right side, and rotate the wind direction control vanes 28 again.

At this time, the wind direction control vane 28 is the right side protrudes in front of the air discharge port 10, all of which are located inside the air discharge port 10, and then the left side protrudes in front of the air discharge port 10, again It works in reverse.

The air discharged to the air discharge port 10 while the wind direction control vane 28 is rotated left and right is guided to the wind direction control vane 28 and is widely discharged toward the front left side, front side, and front right side of the air discharge port 10.

On the other hand, when a portion of the wind direction control vane 28 is rotated to protrude forward as described above, the air discharged to the air discharge port 10 is not only the position inside the air discharge port 10 of the air direction control vane 28 but also the air discharge port ( 10 is also guided by the wind direction control vane 28 in the front position, and only when the direction of the wind direction control vane 28 in the inner position of the air discharge port 10 can be discharged to a farther distance than guided, The maximum discharge distance is increased.

On the other hand, when the air conditioner is stopped, the control unit 90 stops the blower 50 and drives the lifting motor 37 of the front cover moving mechanism 36 in the rising mode.

When the air conditioner vane 28 is rotated in the left inclined direction or rotated in the right inclined direction when the air conditioner is stopped, the control unit 90 may move the wind vane 28 in front of the air outlet 10. The wind direction control vane motor 29 is driven to be positioned inside the air discharge port 10 without protruding into the air outlet, and when the wind direction control vane motor 29 is completed, the lift motor 37 is driven in the rising mode.

In the ascending mode of the elevating motor 37, the driving gear 38 is elevated together with the elevating motor 37 along the driving gear 39 while being reversely rotated in the opposite direction as when the front cover 30 is descending, and the elevating motor 37. ) Is installed, the front cover 30 is moved upward from the front lower position (P2) of the air outlet (10).

When the front cover 30 is raised as described above, the guide part 32 is raised while being guided by the through hole 28 and the guide rail 29, and the front cover 30 is a front position of the air outlet 10. When the position P1 that closes the air discharge port 10 is reached, the driving of the lifting motor 37 is stopped.

1 is a cross-sectional view during operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

2 is a cross-sectional view at the stop of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of the air conditioner in operation according to the present invention;

4 is a perspective view of the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention and when air-conditioning air is discharged toward the left side,

5 is a perspective view of the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention when the air-conditioning air is discharged toward the right,

6 is a perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention when stopped;

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

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 3;

9 is an enlarged front view of the wind direction control vane of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

10 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of a method of operating an air conditioner according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

  2: body 4: left air intake

6: right air intake 8: lower air intake

10: air outlet 12: rear body

18: projection 19: display

20: front body 28: wind vane

28a: upper vertical axis 28b: lower vertical axis

29: Wind direction vane motor 30: Front cover

36: front cover lifting mechanism 50: blower

60: heat exchanger 70: lower vane

71: upper vane 77: vane connection

80: operation unit 90: control unit

Claims (11)

A main body which is formed to be long in the vertical direction, has an air intake port formed in the lower portion, and an air discharge port formed in the upper portion thereof; And a plurality of vanes having a left portion, a right portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion integrally positioned at the air discharge port and connected to be integrally rotated, the wind direction adjusting vanes being disposed left and right about a vertical axis. The method of claim 1, The vane is an air conditioner having a cross-sectional shape long in the left and right directions. The method of claim 1, The air vane control vane is disposed so that the right side protrudes toward the front of the air outlet when facing toward the left side, and the left side protrudes toward the front of the air outlet when facing toward the right side, and the air is disposed to be positioned inside the air outlet when facing toward the front. Conditioner. The method of claim 3, wherein The wind direction control member has a lower vane protruding from the lower vertical axis, An upper vane positioned above the lower vane and having an upper vertical axis protruding from the upper vane; And a vane connection part connecting the lower vane and the upper vane to be spaced apart from each other. The method of claim 4, wherein And a wind direction control vane motor for rotating one of the upper vertical axis and the lower vertical axis to rotate the wind direction control vanes left and right. The method of claim 5, The lower vertical axis is formed to protrude downward in the center of the lower portion of the lower vane, The upper vertical axis is an air conditioner protruding upward in the center of the upper side of the upper vane. The method of claim 6, The vane connection unit is a plurality of air conditioners are formed between the upper side of the lower vane and the lower side of the upper vane spaced apart left and right. The method of claim 5, The main body has a rear body with a protrusion formed thereon, And a front body installed in front of the rear body so as to be positioned below the protrusion, and having the air discharge port formed therebetween. The method of claim 8, The front body includes a left side plate forming a left flow path portion of the air discharge port, a right side plate forming a right flow path portion of the air discharge port, and a lower plate portion forming a lower flow path portion of the air discharge port. Between the plate and the lower plate and the upper side thereof is opened, And the protruding portion forms an upper flow path portion of the air discharge port. The method of claim 9, The wind vane motor is an air conditioner installed on one of the protrusion and the front body. The method of claim 10, One of the protrusion and the front body is formed with a through hole through which the rotation axis of the wind direction control vane motor is connected to any one of the lower vertical axis and the upper vertical axis, An air conditioner having a support hole rotatably supported by the other of the lower vertical axis and the upper vertical axis in the other of the protrusion and the front body.

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