KR20110012358A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An air conditioner and an operation method thereof are provided to prevent malfunction by protruding a wind direction control member after an outlet unit is ascended and by descending the outlet unit after the wind direction control member is inserted. CONSTITUTION: An air conditioner comprises a main body(8), an outlet unit(10), a lifting unit, a wind direction control member(40), a moving unit for the a wind direction control member. An air inlet is formed in the bottom of the main body. An opening(6) is formed on the top surface of the main body. The outlet unit is arranged on the top of the main body and has an air outlet. The lifting unit lifts the outlet unit. The wind direction control member is movably arranged in the outlet unit. The moving unit inclinedly moves the wind direction control member or inserts the wind direction control member into the outlet unit.

Description

Air conditioner and its operation method {Air conditioner}

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 in which a discharge port unit is lifted to an upper side of a main body and a wind direction control member is installed in the discharge port unit.

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. .

Conventional air conditioners are provided with an air inlet for inhaling 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 to inhale the air in the room through the lower part of the front side, and then to air conditioner inside. Discharge through the top.

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.

In Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0014293, air inlets are formed at the lower left and right sides of the cabinet, and air outlets are formed at the upper and upper sides of the left and right sides of the cabinet, and the left air inlet and the left are at the left side of the cabinet. An air conditioner including a left vane that opens and closes an air outlet, a right vane that opens and closes a right air inlet and a right air outlet, and a top vane that opens and closes an upper air outlet is provided on the right side of the cabinet. .

The air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0014293 is an intake / exhaust structure in which indoor air is sucked into the lower left and right sides of the cabinet and discharged to the left air outlet and the right air outlet when the left and right vanes are opened. When the left vane is closed, the left air inlet and the left air outlet are closed together. When the right vane is closed, the right air inlet and the right air outlet are closed together.

However, the air conditioner disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0014293 has a top air discharge opening formed in an up and down direction, and a top vane is horizontally disposed to seal the air discharge opening or to be inclined toward the front upper side. Since the air conditioning air is guided in the inclined direction above the front of the main body, there is a problem that it is difficult to directly discharge a large amount of air conditioning air to the user located near the main body in the front center of the main body.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0014294 discloses an air conditioner in which air inlets are formed at lower left and right sides, and a diffuser having three front and left and right sides open at an upper portion thereof is elevated. The air is sucked into the lower left and right sides of the cabinet and heat-exchanged therein, and then is discharged to three sides of the left, right, and front surfaces of the diffuser.

However, since the air conditioner disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2005-0014294 is discharged to the front surface of the diffuser and three surfaces of both the left and right sides, it is difficult to meet the user's request for strong front wind, and the diffuser Discharges the air in front of the cabinet at a height higher than that of the cabinet, so that the air is provided to the user located at a distance from the cabinet in a shower type, and it is difficult to meet the needs of the user to directly receive the air from the cabinet and the local area. There is this.

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 selectively supply the air conditioning air to the user located in the main body and the remote location.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating an air conditioner such that the wind direction control member is operated without malfunction without interference with the main body when the air conditioner is stopped.

Air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is the air inlet is formed in the lower portion and the upper surface is formed with an opening surface; An ejection opening unit disposed to be elevated on an upper portion of the main body and having an air discharge opening; An elevating mechanism for elevating the discharge port unit; A wind direction control member disposed on the discharge port unit to move; And a wind direction control member moving mechanism installed to protrude to the front of the air discharge port inclined toward the front lower side or to be inserted into the discharge port unit.

The wind direction control member is disposed so that the rotation center is located above the air discharge port.

The wind direction control member moving mechanism includes, for example, a wind direction control motor for rotating the wind direction control member such that the wind direction control member is rotated from a position orthogonal to the air discharge direction of the discharge port unit to a position protruding upwardly inclined forward of the air discharge port. to be.

The wind direction control member has the same shape as the air discharge port.

The wind direction adjusting member has a plate shape.

The wind direction adjusting member is disposed to move in the discharge port unit.

The wind direction control member moving mechanism may further include a wind direction control motor installed at the discharge port unit, a pinion installed at the wind direction control motor, and a rack engaged with the pinion and formed in a round shape at the wind direction control member.

The rack is rounded in a curved shape toward the lower side toward the front.

The wind direction control member moving mechanism may further include a wind direction control motor installed at the discharge port unit, a pinion installed at the wind direction control motor, a rack engaged with the pinion and formed at the wind direction control member, wherein the rack is straight And a round part roundly formed at one end before and after the part and the straight part.

Further comprising a guide guide for guiding the position movement of the wind direction control member.

The wind direction adjusting member is a duct in which a passage is formed between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion and the seat plate portion and the right plate portion.

And an operation unit capable of operating and stopping the air conditioner, the remote discharge mode and the near discharge mode, and a control unit controlling the wind direction control motor according to an operation of the operation unit.

A method of operating an air conditioner according to the present invention includes: an ejection opening unit raising step of raising an ejection opening unit installed at an upper portion of a main body; A wind direction control member downwardly inclined projecting step of the wind direction control member disposed at the discharge port unit after the discharge port unit rising step protrudes forward of the air discharge port of the discharge port unit and is inclined in a direction toward the front lower side of the air discharge port; A wind direction control member insertion step of inserting the wind direction control member into the discharge port unit after the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion; And a lowering of the discharge port unit in which the discharge port unit descends into the main body after the wind direction control member insertion step.

The step of raising the discharge unit and the step of downwardly inclining the wind direction control member are sequentially performed when the operation of the air conditioner and the near-field discharge mode are input through the operation unit. If a stop command is input through the operation part during the step of inclining the wind direction adjusting member, the step is sequentially performed.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the wind direction control member is disposed to be inclined toward the front lower side while partially protruding toward the front of the discharge port unit, so that the heat-exchanged air can be collected and discharged toward the front lower side of the discharge port unit. It can meet the needs of the user who wants to receive the supplied air directly, the wind direction control member is inserted into the discharge port unit, there is an advantage that the wind direction control member does not interfere with the main body when the air conditioner is stopped. have.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage of preventing the malfunction of the wind direction control member and the discharge port unit since the wind direction control member is protruded after the discharge port unit is raised, and the discharge port unit is lowered after insertion of the wind direction control member.

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

1 is a perspective view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is stationary, FIG. 2 is a perspective view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is normal operation, and FIG. 3 is an air conditioner according to the present invention. One embodiment is a front view when in normal driving.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes: a main body 8 having air inlets 2 and 4 formed at a lower portion thereof and an opening surface 6 formed at an upper surface thereof; The discharge port unit 10 is disposed to be elevated on the upper portion of the main body 8 and the air discharge port is formed.

The air conditioner is a stand type air conditioner installed in a room such as a living room, and a left air inlet 2 is formed on the left side of the lower part, a right air inlet 4 is formed on the right side of the lower part, and on the left side of the upper part. The left air outlet 12 is formed, and the right air outlet 14 is formed on the upper right side.

The main body 8 has a base 3, a cabinet 5 installed above the rear part of the base 3, and a left side suction in which a left air inlet 2 is formed and positioned to be located at the lower front left side of the cabinet 5. The panel 7, the right intake panel 9, which is installed at the lower front right side of the cabinet 5 and is formed with the right air intake 4, and the left inlet, which is installed at the upper front side of the cabinet 5. The air discharge port 12 is formed and includes a discharge panel 11 having a right air discharge port 14 formed on the right side.

The main body 8 covers an opening through which the discharge port unit 10 passes between the left and right suction panels 7 and the front panel 13 which opens and closes the front surface of the discharge panel 11, and the upper surface of the lifting guide described later. It further has a top cover 15 having.

The inside of the main body 8 is provided with a blower (not shown) for sucking and discharging indoor air, and a heat exchanger for exchanging the air blown by the blower with the refrigerant, and the blower is located in front of the lower part of the cabinet 5. The heat exchanger is installed to be located in front of the upper part of the cabinet 5.

The main body 8 has a left door 16 for opening and closing the left air inlet 2 and the left air outlet 12 together and guiding air at the time of opening, and a left door driving mechanism for opening and closing the left door 16 (not shown). ), A right door 18 for opening and closing the right air inlet 4 and the right air outlet 14 together and guiding air at the time of opening, and a right door driving mechanism for opening and closing the right door 18 (not shown). ) Is installed.

The left door 16 has a left vane 20 and a left vane 20 that open and close between the left air outlet 12 and the left door 16 and adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the left air outlet 12. The left vane motor 22 is rotated.

The right door 18 has a right vane 24 and a right vane 24 that open and close between the right air outlet 14 and the right door 18 and adjust the wind direction of the air discharged through the right air outlet 14. The right vane motor 26 is rotated.

The ejection opening unit 12 is exposed to the outside while protruding to a position higher than the main body 8 when raised, and is inserted into the main body 8 when the lowering thereof is concealed in the main body 8 while blocking the opening surface 6. do.

The discharge port unit 12 has a bottom surface open to allow the air lifted from the main body 8 to flow therein, an air discharge port 28 is formed on the front surface, and a flow path through which air passes between the bottom surface and the air discharge port 28 is formed. .

Figure 4 is a perspective view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in the remote discharge mode, Figure 5 is a perspective view when one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in the near-discharge mode, Figure 6 is FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when the air conditioner according to one embodiment is stopped, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when the air conditioner according to the present invention is a remote discharge mode, and FIG. An air conditioner according to an embodiment is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when the short-distance discharge mode.

One of the main body 8 and the discharge port unit 10 is provided with a lifting mechanism 30 for lifting the discharge port unit 10 up and down.

The lifting mechanism 30 is meshed with the lifting motor 32 provided in any one of the main body 8 and the discharge port unit 10, the driving gear 34 provided in the lifting motor 32, and the driving gear 34. And a driven gear 36 provided on the other of the main body 8 and the discharge port unit 10.

The elevating mechanism 30 includes a pinion in which a drive gear 34 is installed on a rotation shaft of the elevating motor 32, and a driven gear 36 is engaged with the pinion and is arranged long in the vertical direction.

The main body 8 further includes a lifting guide 38 for guiding the lifting of the discharge port unit 10, and the lifting guide 38 is positioned between the upper part of the cabinet 5 and the upper part of the discharge panel 11. Is installed.

The elevating guide 38 is a box body having a larger size than the discharge port unit 10 and having an upper surface and a lower surface open. When the elevating motor 32 is installed in the discharge port unit 10, the driven gear 36 moves up and down the guide 38. ), And when the lifting motor 32 is installed on the lifting guide 38, the driven gear 36 is installed on the discharge port unit 10.

The lifting guide 38 is installed to be located above the heat exchanger 39.

On the other hand, the discharge port unit 10 is provided with a wind direction control member 40 for adjusting the wind direction of the air passing through the discharge port unit 10, and a wind direction control member moving mechanism 50 for operating the wind direction control member 40. .

The wind direction adjusting member 40 can also adjust the wind direction by being rotated about the rotation center, it is also possible to adjust the wind direction by being moved, this embodiment is rotated around the rotation center in this embodiment It explains.

The wind direction control member moving mechanism 50 is installed to incline the wind direction control member 40 to the front of the air discharge port 28 and to be inclined toward the front lower side or to be inserted into the discharge port unit 10.

The wind direction control member 40 is disposed such that the rotation center O is positioned above the air discharge port 28.

The wind direction control moving mechanism 50 is a position where the wind direction control member 40 protrudes upwardly inclined upward from the position P1 orthogonal to the air discharge direction E of the discharge port unit 10 from the air discharge port 28 (P2). By rotating to), it is also possible to comprise a wind direction control motor 50 is connected to the rotation axis of the wind direction control member 40, the driven gear connected to the rotational center of the wind direction control member 40, and driven gear It is also possible that the drive gear and the wind direction control motor is connected to the rotation shaft is connected to the drive gear, it will be described as consisting of the wind direction control motor 50 is connected to the rotation axis of the rotation direction of the wind direction control member (40).

The wind direction control motor 50 is a shielding mode that shields the air discharge port 28 when the wind direction control member 40 is at a position P1 orthogonal to the air discharge direction E of the discharge port unit 10, and the wind direction control is performed. When the member 40 is a position P3 protruding downwardly inclined toward the front of the air discharge port 28, the air discharged from the discharge port unit 10 is guided forward and downward to guide the wind direction to a position close to the main body 8. When the direction of the wind direction adjustment mode, the wind direction control member 40 is a position (P4) protruding horizontally toward the front of the air discharge port 28 and a position (P2) protruding upwardly inclined toward the front of the air discharge port 28, Remote wind direction control mode is achieved.

That is, in the turn mode of the wind direction control motor 50, the wind direction control member 40 functions as a discharge door door to prevent the discharge of air through the air discharge port 28 and the infiltration of foreign matter, the wind direction control member 40 It is preferable that it is formed in the same shape as the air discharge port 28, and has a plate shape.

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

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment is an operation unit 60 capable of operating and stopping the air conditioner, a remote discharge mode, a near discharge mode, and the like, and an elevating motor 32 according to the operation of the operation unit 60. And a control unit 70 for controlling the left vane motor 22, the right vane motor 26, the wind direction control motor 50, and the blower 62.

Here, when the operation command of the air conditioner is input, the control unit 70 controls the lift motor 32 to the rising mode, and when the distant discharge mode is input, the left vane motor 22 and the right vane motor 26. Control the wind direction control motor 50 to the remote wind direction control mode while controlling the sealed mode, and when the near-discharge mode is input, the wind vane control while controlling the left vane motor 22 and the right vane motor 26 in a sealed mode. The motor 50 is controlled in the near wind direction control mode.

The controller 62 drives the blower 62 according to the operation command of the air conditioner.

When the stop command of the air conditioner is input, the controller 70 controls the lifting motor 32 to the lowering mode, and controls the wind direction control motor 50 to the shielding mode.

Since the wind direction control member 40 protrudes in front of the air discharge port 28 in the remote discharge mode or the near discharge mode, the control unit 70 may operate the air direction control motor 50 after the lift mode is completed. When the air conditioner stops in the middle of the long-distance or short-distance discharge mode as described above, and is controlled in the long-distance direction control mode or the short-range wind direction control mode as described above, the lifting mode 32 ) To the descent mode.

The control unit 62 stops the blower 62 according to the stop command of the air conditioner.

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

In the operating method of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the discharge port unit raising step (S1) (S2), the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion step (S3) (S4) (S5), and the wind direction control member insertion step (S6) (S7), and the discharge port unit descending step (S8).

The discharge port unit raising step (S1) (S2) is a step in which the discharge port unit 10 is raised, and when the operation command of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60, the control unit 70 raises the lifting motor 32. Run in mode.

In the rising mode of the lifting motor 32, the lifting motor 32 rotates the drive gear 34, the driving gear 34 is rotated while being engaged with the driven gear 36, and the discharge port unit 10 As it is exposed to the outside with the wind direction control member 40, it is raised to the upper side of the main body (8).

Wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion step (S3) (S4) (S5) is a wind direction control member 40 protrudes toward the air discharge port 28 of the discharge port unit 10 after the discharge unit unit raising step (S2) (S2). While being inclined in a direction toward the front lower side of the air discharge port 28, it is performed when the near-field discharge mode is input through the operation unit 60.

When the short-distance discharge mode is input through the operation unit 60, the control unit 70 does not drive the left vane motor 22 and the right vane motor 26 in the open mode, and sets the airtight mode regulating motor 50. Control to near wind direction control mode.

Here, the short-range discharge mode may be input together with the input of the operation command of the air conditioner, may be input while the discharge port unit 10 is raised after the operation command of the air conditioner is input, and the discharge port unit 10 The controller 70 may be input after being raised, and the controller 70 does not control the wind direction control motor 50 in the near wind direction control mode if the outlet of the outlet unit 10 is completed. When the increase is completed, the wind direction control motor 50 is controlled in the near wind direction control mode.

That is, the discharge port unit raising step (S1) (S2) and the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion step (S3) (S4) (S5) is sequentially operated when the operation of the air conditioner and the near-field discharge mode is input through the operation unit 60. Is carried out.

The wind direction control motor 50 rotates the wind direction control member 40 at the position P1 which blocks the air outlet 28 in the near wind direction control mode so as to protrude forward, and the wind direction control member 40 moves forward. When rotated at a predetermined angle (for example, 50 °) inclined position P3 toward the lower side, the rotation of the wind direction control member 40 is stopped, and the discharge port unit 10 rotates the wind direction control member 40. The air discharge port 28 is opened by this.

The controller 70 drives the blower 62 in a state where the wind direction adjusting member 40 is inclined toward the front lower side after the discharge port unit 10 is raised.

The air in the room is sucked into the main body 8 through the left and right air inlets 2 and 4, and heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 39, and then passes through the flow path of the discharge unit 10 so that the flow direction is forward. It changes and passes through the air discharge port 28.

Air passing through the air discharge port 28 is in contact with the wind direction control member 40 disposed inclined toward the front lower side and the flow direction is bent in the direction toward the wind direction control member 40, that is, the front surface of the main body 8, It is discharged toward the front of the front panel 13 through the upper side of the front panel 13.

When the air is discharged as described above, the user located near the front panel 13 in front of the front panel 13 receives the air discharged from the air conditioner directly, and the air conditioner is separately provided through the operation unit 60. If there is no input as described above, the wind direction control member 40 continues to operate in a state inclined toward the front lower side.

On the other hand, the air discharged from the discharge port unit 10 is disposed to be inclined toward the front lower side in a state in which the wind direction control member 40 protrudes forward of the discharge port unit 10, the wind direction control member 40 is discharge port unit ( 10, the straightness can be secured more than when located inside, and the flow direction is discharged downward concentrated in front of the main body 8 while minimizing the spread in the upward direction.

Wind direction control member insertion step (S6) (S7) is a step in which the wind direction control member 40 is inserted into the discharge port unit 50 after the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion step (S3) (S4) (S5), It is executed when a stop command of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 while the air conditioner intensively discharges the heat-exchanged air to a position close to the main body 8.

When the stop command of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60, the controller 70 inserts the wind direction control member 40 into the discharge port unit 10 before the discharge port unit 10 descends, thereby decreasing the wind direction control member ( 40 does not interfere with the main body 8, the wind direction control motor 50 is controlled in a closed mode.

The air direction control motor 50 rotates the air direction control member 40 at a position P3 inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, 50 °) toward the front lower side in the closed mode in the opposite direction to the near discharge mode. When the air discharge port 28 is rotated to a position P1 to block, and the wind direction control member 40 reaches a position P1 to block the air discharge port 28, the rotation of the wind direction control member 40 is stopped. The adjusting member 40 is inserted into the discharge port unit 10 to seal the air discharge port 28.

The discharge port unit descending step S8 is a step in which the discharge port unit 10 descends after the wind direction control member inserting step S6 and S7.

That is, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is a wind direction control member insertion step (S6) (S7) and a stop command is input through the operation unit 60 in the middle of the wind direction control member inclined protrusion step (S3) (S4) (S5) and The discharge port unit descending step S8 is performed sequentially.

The control unit 70 drives the lifting motor 32 in the lowering mode, the lifting motor 32 rotates the drive gear 34 in the opposite direction as when the discharge port unit 10 is raised, and the discharge port unit 10 adjusts the wind direction. It descends inside the main body 8 together with the member 40.

Then, the control unit 70 stops the blower 62.

On the other hand, the operation method of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, when the operation of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 and the remote discharge mode is input, the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion step (S3) (S4) ( Instead of performing S5), instead of the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion steps S3, S4 and S5, the wind direction control member horizontal protrusion steps S9, S10, S11 or the wind direction control member upward slope protrusion steps are performed. As in the case where the operation of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 and the short-range discharge mode is input, except for the wind direction control member horizontal protrusion step S9, S10, S11 or the wind direction control member upward inclined protrusion step. Is carried out.

That is, when the operation of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 and the remote discharge mode is input, the discharge unit unit raising step S1 (S2) is performed, and the control unit 70 raises the discharge unit 10. When it is completed, the left vane motor 22 and the right vane motor 26 are set to the closed mode without driving in the open mode, and the wind direction regulating motor 50 is controlled in the remote wind direction adjusting mode.

The wind direction control motor 50 rotates the wind direction control member 40 in the position P1 blocking the air outlet 28 in the long distance wind direction control mode, so as to protrude forward, and the wind direction control member 40 forwards. When rotated to a position P2 inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, 100 °) toward the upper side or to a horizontal position P4 toward the front, the rotation of the wind direction adjusting member 40 is stopped, and the discharge port unit 10 ) Is the air discharge port 28 is opened by the rotation of the wind direction control member (40).

The controller 70 drives the blower 62 in a state where the wind direction adjusting member 40 is inclined toward the front upper side or horizontally disposed toward the front side after the discharge port unit 10 is raised.

As in the near-field discharge mode, indoor air is sucked into the main body 8 through the left and right air inlets 2 and 4 to be heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 39, and then to the flow path of the outlet unit 10. Passing through the air discharge port 28 while the flow direction is changed to the front, and in contact with the wind direction control member 40 disposed inclined toward the front upper side or horizontally disposed toward the front in the direction toward the wind direction control member 40 It is guided and discharged toward the front of the discharge port unit 10 or the front of the discharge port unit 10 through the front surface of the main body 8, that is, the upper side of the front panel 13.

Air discharged as described above is blown strongly toward the front upper side of the discharge port unit 10 or the front of the discharge port unit 10 to reach the main body 8 and a long distance, the air conditioner is separated through the operation unit 60 If there is no input, as described above, the wind direction control member 40 continues to operate in a state inclined toward the front upper side or horizontally disposed toward the front.

On the other hand, since the air discharged from the discharge port unit 10 is disposed inclined or horizontally toward the front upper side in a state in which the wind direction control member 40 protrudes forward of the discharge port unit 10, the wind direction control member 40 The linearity can be ensured more than when the inside of the discharge port unit 10, the concentration is discharged to the front or the front of the discharge port unit 10 while the flow direction is minimized to spread downward.

When the stop command of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 during the remote discharge mode and the operation according to the above, the wind direction adjusting member insertion step S6 and S7 and the discharge port unit lowering step S8 are performed. , Detailed description of the wind direction control member insertion step (S6) (S7) and the discharge port unit descending step (S8) will be omitted. Then, the blower 62 is stopped.

On the other hand, in the operation method of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, when the operation of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 and one of the near-discharge mode and the remote discharge mode is not input, the left and right air discharge ports are opened. Step S12 is carried out and the wind direction control member horizontal protrusion step (S9) (S10) (S11) or the wind direction control member upwardly inclined protrusion step.

That is, when the operation of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 and one of the near-discharge mode and the remote-discharge mode is not input, the control unit 70 performs the discharge port unit raising step (S1) (S2) first. When the ascending of the discharge port unit 10 is completed, the left vane motor 22 and the right vane motor 26 are driven in the open mode, and the wind direction control motor 50 is controlled in the remote wind direction control mode.

When the left vane motor 22 and the right vane motor 26 are in the open mode, the left vane 20 is rotated to open between the left air outlet 12 and the left door 16, and the right vane 22 is opened. Is rotated to open between the right air outlet 14 and the right door 18.

The wind direction control motor 50 rotates the wind direction control member 40 in the position P1 blocking the air outlet 28 in the long distance wind direction control mode, so as to protrude forward, and the wind direction control member 40 forwards. When rotated to a position P2 inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, 100 °) toward the upper side or to a horizontal position P4 toward the front, the rotation of the wind direction adjusting member 40 is stopped, and the discharge port unit 10 ) Is the air discharge port 28 is opened by the rotation of the wind direction control member (40).

The control unit 70 is a state in which the wind direction control member 40 is inclined toward the front upper side or horizontally disposed forward after the discharge port unit 10 is raised, the left vane 20 and the right vane 22 is In the state rotated to the open position, the blower 62 is driven.

The indoor air is sucked into the main body 8 through the left and right air inlets (2) and (4) to be heat exchanged in the heat exchanger (39), and a part of the heat exchanged air is left and right air outlets (12) (14). The left vane 20 and the right vane 24 are discharged and guided in the direction guided by the left and right vanes, and the remaining heat exchanged air passes through the flow path of the discharge port unit 10 to change the flow direction to the front. It passes through the discharge port 28.

The heat-exchanged air passing through the air discharge port 28 is in contact with the wind direction control member 40 disposed to be inclined toward the front upper side or horizontally disposed toward the front, and guided in the direction in which the wind direction control member 40 is directed. It is discharged toward the front upper side of the discharge port unit 10 or the front of the discharge port unit 10 through the front surface of 8, ie, the upper side of the front panel 13 ,.

That is, the air discharged as described above is partially discharged from the upper portion of the main body 8 to the left and right sides, and the rest is discharged toward the front upper side of the discharge port unit 10 or the discharge port unit 10, When there is no separate input through the operation unit 60, the air conditioner disperses and discharges the heat-exchanged air in three directions as described above.

 When the stop command of the air conditioner is input through the operation unit 60 during the normal discharge mode and the operation according to the above, the wind direction adjusting member insertion step S6 and S7 and the discharge port unit lowering step S8 are performed. , Detailed description of the wind direction control member insertion step (S6) (S7) and the discharge port unit descending step (S8) will be omitted. The left vane 20 closes between the left air outlet 12 and the left door 16, and the right vane 24 closes between the right air outlet 14 and the right door 18. A step is performed and the blower 62 is stopped.

 FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in the remote discharge mode, and FIG. 12 is a view showing a discharge unit when the air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention is the near discharge mode. 13 is a plan sectional view showing an outlet unit of another embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the wind direction control member 40 'is disposed to move in the discharge port unit 10, and the wind direction control member moving mechanism 50' moves the wind direction control member 40 ', Position and movement of the wind direction control member 40 'and other configurations and actions other than the wind direction control member moving mechanism 50' is the same as the embodiment of the present invention, but the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

 The discharge port unit 10 includes an outer case 10a forming an outer appearance and a discharge guide 10b provided inside the outer case 10a.

Wind direction control member moving mechanism (50 '), as in the embodiment of the present invention, while moving the wind direction control member 40' in front of the air discharge port 28 inclined toward the front lower side or moving of the discharge port unit 10 By inserting inward, the whole of the wind direction control member 40 'is positioned inside the discharge port unit 10, and the position P5 facing the front of the air discharge port 28 and a part of the wind direction control member 40'. The wind direction control member 40 'is moved so as to protrude toward the front of the air discharge port 28 and move in a circular trajectory between the positions P6 facing the front lower side of the air discharge port 28.

The wind direction adjusting member 40 ′ is disposed to be moved within the discharge guide 10 b.

The wind direction control member moving mechanism 50 ′ is fitted to the wind direction control motor 52 installed on the discharge port unit 10, the pinion 54 installed on the wind direction control motor 52, and the pinion 54, and the wind direction control member ( 10) includes a rack 56 formed in a round shape.

Wind direction control member moving mechanism (50 ') is preferably installed in the discharge port unit 10, two sets of left and right.

The wind direction control motor 52 is installed in the discharge guide 10b to be positioned between the outer case 10a and the discharge guide 10b.

Here, the rack 56 is formed to be round in a curved shape toward the lower side from the rear end to the front end.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment further includes a guide guide 58 for guiding the positional movement of the wind direction control member 40 '.

The guide guide 58 may be guided while the wind direction control member 40 ′ is in contact with each other when the wind direction control motor 52 is driven forward / reverse, or may be guided while the rack 56 is in contact.

The guide guide 58 is composed of a projection 58a protruding horizontally from the side of the wind direction control member 40 'or the rack 56 in a horizontal direction, and a projection guide groove 58b for guiding the projection 58a. It is also possible to lose, it is also possible to consist of a rack guide groove for guiding the rack 56.

The projection 58a is formed to protrude sideways at both ends of the left and right sides of the wind direction control member 40 'or the rack 56.

The protrusion guide groove 58b and the rack guide groove are formed to be rounded in a shape bent toward the front lower side from the rear end to the front end, and are recessed in the inner wall of the discharge port unit 10, in particular, both the left and right side walls of the discharge guide 10b. Grooves or through-holes.

The wind direction adjusting member 40 'may be formed in a plate shape, and may also be formed of a duct in which a passage is formed between the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion and the seat plate portion and the right plate portion.

When the wind direction control member 40 'is formed in a plate shape, the degree of dispersing the air up and down is low, and when it is formed in the duct shape, the air dispersing member 40' is formed in the duct shape.

The air conditioner according to the present embodiment further includes an operation unit 60 and a control unit 70, as in an embodiment of the present invention. When the remote discharge mode is input through the operation unit 60, the control unit 70 winds up. When the control motor 52 is driven in the remote wind direction control mode, and the short-distance discharge mode is input through the operation unit 60, the wind direction control motor 52 is driven in the near wind direction control mode.

On the other hand, the control unit 70 drives the wind direction control motor 52 in the remote wind direction control mode, such as when the air conditioner is stopped, in the normal discharge mode, the remote discharge mode, and only in the near discharge mode 52. ) In the near wind direction control mode.

The wind direction control motor 52 rotates the pinion 54 in the clockwise direction so that the wind direction control member 40 'is horizontally positioned in the long distance wind direction control mode, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the wind direction control member 40 ′ rotates the pinion 54 counterclockwise in an inclined manner.

The wind direction control member 40 ′ is moved in the long distance direction control mode, as shown in FIG. 11, while all of them are moved forward while being located inside the discharge port unit 10, and in the near direction control mode, FIG. 12. As shown, a portion thereof is moved toward the front lower side of the air discharge port 28 while protruding the front of the air discharge port 28.

  In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, in the long discharge mode, the heat-exchanged air introduced into the discharge port unit 10 is dispersed by the wind direction control member 40 ′ in the discharge port unit 10, and thus, the wind direction control member. It is guided in the direction toward 40 ', that is, the front direction, is discharged toward the front of the discharge port unit 10, and falls in a shower while reaching the far distance of the room.

On the other hand, in the short-distance discharge mode, the heat-exchanged air introduced into the discharge port unit 10 is dispersed by the wind direction control member 40 'in the discharge port unit 10, and the direction in which the wind direction control member 40' is directed. That is, it is guided in the front lower direction, discharged toward the front lower side of the discharge port unit 10, and falls down intensively toward the front of the main body 2. As shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention when the discharge port unit in the remote discharge mode is shown, and FIG. 15 is the middle of the moving direction control member shown in FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in the short-range discharge mode.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment forwards the wind direction control member 40 ′ in the discharge port unit 10 when the wind direction control member moving mechanism 50 ″ is in the near discharge mode. After rotating obliquely downward, a portion thereof is advanced to protrude forward of the air discharge port 28, and the wind direction control member 40 'is moved to the discharge port unit 10 when the remote discharge mode or the normal discharge mode or the air conditioner is stopped. It is also possible to horizontally rotate backward after retreating inside. On the contrary, in the short-distance discharge mode, the wind direction control member 40 'is advanced so that a part thereof protrudes toward the air discharge port 28 and then rotates obliquely toward the front lower side. In the remote discharge mode, the normal discharge mode or when the air conditioner is stopped, the wind direction control member 40 'can be horizontally rotated and then retracted into the discharge port unit 10.

The wind direction control member moving mechanism 50 ″ has a rack 56 'having a straight portion 56A and a round portion 56B, and the round portion 56B is a straight portion 56A for the above-mentioned advancing and rotating. It is rounded at one end before and after.

When the round portion 56B is bent downward from the front end of the straight portion 56A toward the front lower side, the rack 56 'is advanced after the wind direction control member 40' is rotated and then retracted and then reversed. When the round part 56B is bent downward from the rear end of the straight part 56A toward the rear lower side, the wind direction control member 40 'is rotated forward and then reversed and then retracted.

The wind direction adjusting member moving mechanism 50 ″ increases the linear movement width of the wind direction adjusting member 40 'as the linear portion 56A of the rack 56' is longer, and the round portion 56B of the rack 56 'is formed. The longer the length and the smaller the curvature, the larger the downward discharge guide angle of the wind direction control member 40 '.

In order to advance and rotate the wind direction control member 40 'as described above, one of the wind direction control member 40' and the rack 56 'is formed with a protrusion projecting horizontally in the left and right direction, and the discharge port unit 10 In the projections, projection guide grooves or projection guide holes are formed.

Here, the projection guide groove or the projection guide hole is a round portion for guiding the projections so that the projections turn along the trajectory of the curve during the rotation of the wind direction control member 40 ', and the projections when the retreat of the wind direction control member 40' is straight. The guide includes a straight portion to be guided.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, other components except the wind direction control member moving mechanism 50 ″ are the same as or similar to other embodiments of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, since the wind direction adjusting member 40 'moves in a straight line and rotates in parallel, the width of the wind direction adjusting member 40' protruding forward of the air outlet 28 can be maximized. Heat exchanged to the position as close to the front of the main body 2 as possible while minimizing the heat-exchanged air discharged and guided toward the front lower side to the wind direction control member 40 'against the front of the main body 2, in particular the front panel 13 It is possible to guide the air.

 1 is a perspective view when one embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention is stationary;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in normal operation,

3 is a front view when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in normal operation,

4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in the remote discharge mode;

5 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention in a near-discharge mode;

6 is a cross-sectional view showing the discharge port unit when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is stopped;

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in the remote discharge mode,

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention in the near discharge mode;

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

10 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method of operating an air conditioner according to the present invention;

11 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in the remote discharge mode;

12 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in the near discharge mode;

13 is a plan sectional view showing an outlet unit of another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention;

14 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in the remote discharge mode;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view when the wind direction control member shown in FIG. 14 is in the middle of moving for a near-field discharge mode; FIG.

16 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge port unit when another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention is in the short-range discharge mode.

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A main body having an air suction port formed at a lower portion thereof and an opening surface formed at an upper surface thereof; An ejection opening unit disposed to be elevated on an upper portion of the main body and having an air discharge opening; An elevating mechanism for elevating the discharge port unit; A wind direction control member disposed on the discharge port unit to move; And a wind direction control member moving mechanism installed to allow the wind direction control member to protrude forward of the air discharge port and to be inclined toward the front lower side or to be inserted into the discharge port unit. The method of claim 1, The air direction control member is an air conditioner disposed so that the rotation center is located above the air outlet. The method of claim 2, The wind direction control member moving mechanism is air which is a wind direction control motor which rotates the wind direction control member so that the wind direction control member is rotated from a position orthogonal to the air discharge direction of the discharge port unit to a position protruded upwardly forward of the air discharge port. Conditioner. The method of claim 3, wherein The air direction control member is an air conditioner having the same shape as the air discharge port. The method of claim 3, wherein The wind direction control member is an air conditioner of the plate shape. The method of claim 3, wherein An operation unit for inputting operation and stop of the air conditioner, a distant discharge mode and a near-field discharge mode; The air conditioner further comprises a control unit for controlling the wind direction control motor in accordance with the operation of the operation unit. The method of claim 1, The air direction control member is disposed to move the position in the discharge unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The air direction control member moving mechanism includes a wind direction control motor installed at the discharge port unit, a pinion installed at the wind direction control motor, a rack engaged with the pinion and formed in a round shape at the wind direction control member. The method of claim 8, The rack is rounded toward the bottom toward the front bent air conditioner. The method of claim 7, wherein The wind direction control member moving mechanism includes a wind direction control motor installed at the discharge port unit, a pinion installed at the wind direction control motor, a rack engaged with the pinion and formed at the wind direction control member, The rack includes an air conditioner including a straight portion and a round portion roundly formed at one end before and after the straight portion. The method according to claim 8 or 10, Air conditioner further comprises a guide for guiding the position movement of the wind direction control member. The method according to claim 8 or 10, The air conditioner is an air conditioner is a duct formed between the upper plate and the lower plate and the seat and the right plate. The method according to claim 8 or 10, An operation unit for inputting operation and stop of the air conditioner, a distant discharge mode and a near-field discharge mode; The air conditioner further comprises a control unit for controlling the wind direction control motor in accordance with the operation of the operation unit. An ejection opening unit raising step of raising the ejection opening unit installed on the upper portion of the main body; A wind direction control member downwardly inclined projecting step of the wind direction control member disposed at the discharge port unit after the discharge port unit rising step protrudes forward of the air discharge port of the discharge port unit and is inclined in a direction toward the front lower side of the air discharge port; A wind direction control member insertion step of inserting the wind direction control member into the discharge port unit after the wind direction control member downward inclined protrusion; And a discharge port unit descending step of lowering the discharge port unit into the main body after the wind direction control member insertion step. The method of claim 14, The step of raising the discharge unit and the step of downwardly inclining the wind direction control member are sequentially performed when the operation of the air conditioner and the short-range discharge mode are input through the operation unit. The wind direction control member insertion step and the discharge port unit descending step is a method of operating the air conditioner is executed sequentially when a stop command is input through the operation unit during the inclined protrusion step of the wind direction control member.

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