KR20180090011A - Ceiling type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a ceiling type air conditioner comprises: a discharge panel in which an exit is formed for air to be discharged to the outside; and an air guide assembly mounted in the discharge panel, and guiding the air discharged through the exit. The air guide assembly comprises: an air guide having an air guide surface to guide air, and provided with a rack; a lifting apparatus lifting the air guide; an air guide housing having a first space in which the air guide is lifted to be accommodated, and a rack through hole through which the rack is penetrated; and an outer cover coupled to the air guide housing, and having a second space in which the lifting apparatus is accommodated. The outer cover protects at least one of the air guide, the lifting apparatus, and the aid guide housing from the outside.

Description

Ceiling type air conditioner

The present invention relates to a ceiling-type air conditioner, and more particularly, to a ceiling-type air conditioner including an air guide for guiding air, an elevator for lifting and lowering the air guide, and an outer cover for protecting the air guide and elevator .

The air conditioner is a device that creates a more comfortable indoor environment for the user.

The air conditioner can cool or heat the room using a refrigeration cycle apparatus having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator in which refrigerant is circulated.

The air conditioner may be classified into a stand type air conditioner, a wall-mounted type air conditioner, and a ceiling type air conditioner depending on the installation position.

The ceiling type air conditioner is installed on the ceiling and can discharge cold or warm air into the room.

The ceiling-mounted air conditioner may have an air outlet through which air is discharged, and the air outlet may be provided with a wind direction adjusting member for adjusting the direction of the air discharged toward the room. The wind direction adjusting member may be rotatably disposed on the air outlet.

The wind direction adjusting member can adjust the upward and downward directions of the air discharged to the air outlet, and the air flow of the air discharged from the ceiling type air conditioner can be determined according to the arrangement angle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a ceiling-type air conditioner which can reliably protect components for determining a discharge airflow.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a discharge panel having an outlet through which air is discharged to the outside; And an air guide assembly mounted on the discharge panel and guiding air discharged to the outlet, wherein the air guide assembly includes an air guide having a rack and an air guide surface for guiding air; An elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering the air guide; An air guide housing in which a first space is formed in which the air guide is lifted and accommodated and in which a rack through hole is formed; And an outer cover coupled to the air guide housing and having a second space in which an elevator is received.

The air guide housing comprises: a first side wall; A second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall; Wherein the first space is formed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and the width between the first sidewall and the second sidewall is an air May be greater than the thickness of the guide.

One side of the rack may be formed with a gear portion that engages with the elevating mechanism. The air guide housing may include a rack guide portion facing the opposite side of the gear portion and guiding the raising and lowering of the rack.

The rack guide portion may be longer than the rack.

The elevating mechanism includes a motor and a pinion connected to the motor and meshed with the rack, and the air guide housing can be formed with a motor mounting portion on which the motor is mounted.

The outer cover includes an upper cover portion covering the upper surface of the air guide housing and the elevating mechanism, an inner passage portion extending downward from the upper cover portion, and a lower portion extending downward from the upper cover portion, And a side cover portion covering a part of the side cover portion.

A pair of guide walls for guiding the up and down movement of the air guide is formed in the mounting portion. The air guide passes between the pair of guide walls to be lowered to the vicinity of the outlet, A slit can be formed.

The shape of the slit is the same as the shape of the air guide and may be larger than the air guide.

The mounting portion may be formed with an insertion groove into which the lower portion of the air guide housing and the lower portion of the outer cover are inserted and accommodated.

The discharge panel includes an outer guide extending from the mounting portion and guiding air below the slit; And an inner guide spaced apart from the outer guide to form an outer guide and an outlet.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the air guide for guiding the discharged air is protected by the air guide housing, and the air guide housing and the lift mechanism can be protected by the outer cover.

Further, since the air guide, the air guide housing, the elevating mechanism and the outer cover are assembled and assembled, there is an advantage that the assembling process is simple and the service is easy.

Further, since the air guide is lifted and raised from the outside of the outlet, there is an advantage that a vertical airflow can be easily formed with a simple structure.

In addition, since the pair of guide walls guides the air guide and the rack guide guides the rack, the air guide can be raised and lowered more stably, and the air guide can be minimally moved up and down while being shaken.

In addition, since the lower portion of the air guide housing and the lower portion of the outer cover are inserted into the insertion groove formed in the mounting portion of the discharge panel, the air guide housing and the outer cover are easily assembled.

1 is a perspective view of a ceiling type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a bottom view of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the indoor unit shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the discharge panel shown in Figs. 1 to 3. Fig.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the discharge panel shown in Fig. 5 when the suction panel is detached. Fig.
7 is a perspective view showing a discharge path of the discharge panel according to the embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a plan view showing a suction path and a discharge path of the discharge panel according to the embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a sectional view taken along the line X-X 'in Fig.
10 is a sectional view taken along the line Y-Y 'in Fig.
11 is an exploded perspective view showing a discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a perspective view illustrating a main flow body of a ceiling-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of a main flow body according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the outer cover shown in FIG. 11, the air guide housing, and the air guide together.
15 is a perspective view of the outer cover shown in Fig. 14 when it is separated from the air guide housing.
16 is a perspective view of the air guide housing shown in Fig. 15 when it is separated from the air guide.
17 is a perspective view in which the guide member and the upper mounter shown in Fig. 16 are enlarged.
18 is a perspective view when the light emitting mechanism is coupled to the inclined surface of the guide member shown in Fig.
Fig. 19 is a front view showing a view from the front of the guide member and the assembler shown in Fig. 17; Fig.
20 is a sectional view of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention when horizontal airflow is formed.
21 is a sectional view of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention when a vertical airflow is formed.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ceiling-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a ceiling-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the indoor unit shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig.

The ceiling type air conditioner of the present embodiment includes an indoor unit 1 and a discharge panel 2. [ The ceiling-mounted air conditioner may further include a suction panel (3) provided on the discharge panel (2).

<Indoor unit>

The indoor unit (1) may include a blower (4) and a heat exchanger (5). The indoor unit 1 can blow air to the discharge panel 2 after sucking the air and exchanging heat with the refrigerant. The indoor unit 1 can constitute the main body of the ceiling-type air conditioner.

The indoor unit 1 has a region 15 in which air is sucked into the indoor unit 10 and regions 7, 8, 9 and 10 in which the air in the indoor unit 1 is blown to the discharge panel 2 And an indoor unit flow body 13 for partitioning the indoor unit.

The indoor unit (1) may further include a drain unit (14) disposed at a lower portion of the heat exchanger (5).

<Air intake of indoor unit and air discharge of indoor unit>

The indoor unit 1 may be provided with an inner suction hole 6 through which the air sucked through the suction panel 3 is sucked into the indoor unit 1. [ The indoor unit 1 may be provided with a plurality of air passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 for discharging and guiding the air that has passed through the heat exchanger 5.

The indoor unit 1 can discharge the air in the downward direction through the plurality of air passages 7, 8, 9, and 10. The indoor unit 1 can form a plurality of discharge air streams blown from the inside of the indoor unit 1 in the downward direction. Such a plurality of discharge airflows can be blown in a side-by-side direction.

The outer periphery of the indoor unit 1 may have a polygonal shape. The plurality of air passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be formed to be open in the vertical direction on the bottom surface of the indoor unit 1. The indoor unit 1 can discharge a plurality of vertical air flows blown downward through the bottom surface.

The indoor unit 1 can be installed on the ceiling. The indoor unit 1 can be supported by a fastening member such as an anchor bolt fixed to the ceiling. The indoor unit (1) can be formed with a fastening portion (12) for fastening the fastening member, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

The indoor unit 1 may include a chassis 11 forming an appearance. The chassis 11 may be an indoor unit body that forms the appearance of the indoor unit.

<Chassis of indoor unit>

The chassis 11 can be mounted on the ceiling with fastening members such as anchor bolts. The chassis 11 may be provided with a fastening portion 12 to which a fastening member such as an anchor bolt is fastened.

The chassis 11 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members. The chassis 11 may be formed in a polyhedral shape having a bottom open and a space therein.

The chassis 11 may have a space in which the blower 4 and the heat exchanger 5 are accommodated. The chassis 11 may have a shape in which front, rear, left, right sides and upper surfaces are clogged.

<Blower of indoor unit>

The blower 4 may be disposed inside the chassis 11. The blower 4 can be mounted on the top plate of the chassis 11. [

The blower 4 may be mounted to the chassis 11 such that at least a portion of the blower 4 is located inside the heat exchanger 5.

The blower 4 can be mounted above the upper hollow portion 20 of the discharge panel 20, which will be described later.

The blower 4 may be composed of a centrifugal blower that sucks the air on the lower side thereof and blows the air in the centrifugal direction. The blower 4 may include a motor 41 and a centrifugal fan 42 connected to the motor 41. The blower 4 may include an orifice 43 for guiding air sucked into the centrifugal fan 42.

The rotation shaft connected to the centrifugal fan 42 may be mounted on the motor 41 so as to protrude downward.

The centrifugal fan 42 may be configured as a turbo fan.

The orifice (43) can be installed inside the chassis (11). The orifice 43 may be provided in the indoor unit flow body 13 described later. The inner suction hole 6 may be formed in the orifice 43.

The air that has passed through the suction panel 3 can be sucked into the centrifugal fan 42 through the inner suction hole 6 of the orifice 43 and can be sucked by the centrifugal fan 42 in the centrifugal direction of the centrifugal fan 42 .

The air blown in the centrifugal fan 42 in the centrifugal direction can flow into the heat exchanger 5 disposed around the outer periphery of the centrifugal fan 42 and can be heat-exchanged with the heat exchanger 5.

<Heat exchanger of indoor unit>

The heat exchanger 5 may be at least once bent. The heat exchanger 5 may be formed to be smaller in size than the chassis 11 and disposed inside the chassis 11.

The heat exchanger (5) may be arranged in a rectangular or hollow cylindrical shape inside the chassis (11).

The heat exchanger (5) may be installed so as to be spaced apart from the inner surface of the chassis (11). Between the heat exchanger 5 and the inner surface of the chassis 11, a passage may be formed in which air is guided to the blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 to be described later.

The heat exchanger 5 may be bent so that a space S1 in which the blower 4 is accommodated is formed therein. The heat exchanger (5) may include four heat exchangers facing different surfaces of the chassis (11). The heat exchanger 5 can surround the outer circumferential surface of the blower 4 from the outside of the blower 4. [

<Drain unit of indoor unit>

The drain unit 14 may be formed so that the upper surface thereof is opened, and a space in which the lower portion of the heat exchanger 5 can be accommodated may be formed therein.

<Indoor unit air conditioner body of indoor unit>

The indoor unit flow body 13 may be coupled to the drain unit 14. The indoor unit flow body 13 may have a hollow portion 15 through which air can pass in the vertical direction. The hollow portion 15 may be an indoor air intake port for sucking the air in the lower portion of the indoor unit 1 into the indoor unit 1. [ The hollow portion 15 may be a region where air is sucked into the indoor unit 1.

&Lt; a plurality of ventilation passages of the indoor unit &

The indoor unit flow body 13 may be disposed at an inner lower portion of the chassis 11. The indoor unit flow body 13 can form an appearance of the bottom surface of the indoor unit 1.

Each of the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 formed in the indoor unit 1 may have a polygonal cross-sectional shape. Each of the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may have a rectangular cross-sectional shape.

The plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be a region where the air inside the indoor unit 1 is blown to the discharge panel 2.

The plurality of air passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 may be spaced apart from the inner suction holes 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the plurality of blower passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 can be formed along the rectangular imaginary line 19A, and the plurality of blower passages 7, 8, 9 ) 10 may be formed on each side of the rectangular virtual line 19A.

The left air blowing passage 7 can be positioned close to the left side face 1A of the left side face 1A and the right side face 1B of the indoor unit 1 and can be formed long in the front and rear direction.

The right air blowing passage 8 can be positioned close to the right side face 1B of the left side face 1A and the right side face 1B of the indoor unit 1 and can be formed long in the front and rear direction.

The front side air passage 9 may be positioned close to the front surface 1C of the front and rear surfaces 1C and 1D of the indoor unit 1 and may be formed long in the left and right direction.

The rear air passage 10 may be located close to the front surface 1C of the indoor unit 1 and the rear surface 1D of the rear surface 1D and may be elongated in the left and right direction.

&Lt; Positioning of a plurality of blowing passages &

A plurality of air passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 can be formed in the indoor unit flow path body 13 and a plurality of air flow paths 7, 8, 9 and 10 can be formed in the indoor unit flow path body 13, respectively.

The plurality of air passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 can be formed between the indoor unit flow path body 13 and the inner surface of the chassis 11, (10) may be spaced apart from each other between the indoor unit flow path body (13) and the inner surface of the chassis (11).

The plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 may be four opening areas in which the positions are different and the opening directions are parallel to each other. (9) and (10).

The indoor unit 1 may be a 4-way discharge type indoor unit which forms four vertical air flows whose discharge directions are parallel to each other.

The discharge panel 2 may have a circular shape in the circumference 2A. In the discharge panel 2, the bottom surface 2B may be flat.

The discharge panel 2 can be coupled to the indoor unit 1 and can guide the air that has passed through the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 to the outside. The discharge panel 2 may be disposed under the indoor unit 1 together with the suction panel 3. [ The discharge panel 2 together with the suction panel 3 can constitute a lower body assembly disposed under the indoor unit 1.

The discharge panel 2 can be coupled to the lower portion of the indoor unit 1 and can guide the air blown downward through the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9, 10 to the room .

The discharge panel 2 can receive the air blown in four directions parallel to each other in the indoor unit 1 and can guide the discharge to the lower periphery of the discharge panel 2. [

The discharge panel 2 switches the air flow of the air blown in the vertical direction, particularly in the downward direction, in the indoor unit 1 to the horizontal direction H1 as shown in Fig. 3 and discharges it or guides it in the horizontal direction H1 and acute angle To the lower inclination direction H2 having the inclination angle [theta] of the inclination angle [theta].

The outer periphery 2A of the discharge panel 2 may be circular. In the discharge panel 2, the bottom surface 2B may be flat.

The discharge panel 2 may be composed of a combination of the plurality of members 50, 60, 90 and 140.

The ceiling-mounted air conditioner may include an air guide 100 which is arranged to be raised and lowered on the discharge panel 2 and guides air passing through the outlet 25. The ceiling-mounted air conditioner may further include an air guide housing 110 for raising and lowering the air guide 100 and an elevator 120 for raising and lowering the air guide 100.

The discharge panel 2 is provided with a slit 57 in which the air guide 100 can be lowered around the outlet 25 of the discharge panel 2 or can be raised inside the discharge panel 2, Can be formed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the discharge panel shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, FIG. 6 is a perspective view when the suction panel is separated from the discharge panel shown in FIG. 5, 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X 'in Fig. 6, and Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X-X' in Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Y-Y 'in FIG.

<Discharge panel>

The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a suction passage 16 for sucking and guiding the air having passed through the suction panel 3 to the inside of the indoor unit 1. The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a discharge passage 18 for discharging and guiding the air discharged from the plurality of air blowing passages 7, 8, 9, and 10 to the indoor unit 1.

&Lt; Suction flow path of discharge panel &

The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a suction passage 16 for guiding the air that has passed through the suction panel 3 to the hollow portion 15 (see FIG. 3) of the indoor unit 1. The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a hollow portion through which the air having passed through the suction panel 3 passes to be sucked into the indoor unit 1. The hollow portion of the discharge panel 2 may be formed to pass through the discharge panel 2 in the vertical direction. The hollow portion may be the suction passage (16) of the discharge panel (2). Hereinafter, the suction passage of the discharge panel 2 and the hollow portion of the discharge panel 2 will be described with reference numeral 16 '.

The suction passage 16 may be located inside the discharge passage 18 and may be formed separately from the discharge passage 18 as shown in FIG.

The suction passage 16 may have a circular or rectangular cross-sectional shape in the horizontal direction. The quadrangular shape of the suction passage 16 may include a quadrangular shape close to a circle. Here, a quadrangle close to a circle may mean a quadrangle having two pairs of opposite sides and having four vertices rounded.

The suction passage H having a circular sectional shape is smaller in size than the suction passage 16 having a rectangular sectional shape and the suction passage 16 having a rectangular sectional shape has a larger suction area inside the discharge panel 2 So that the air can be sucked in quickly.

5 and 8, the ceiling type air conditioner can accommodate an electric component 17 such as a sensor, a motor, or a user's body in the suction flow path 16. In this case, It can be arranged so as not to disturb the flow of air to the suction flow passage 16 whose shape is a square or a shape close to a square.

The electric component 17 may receive a control unit for controlling the overall operation of the ceiling-mounted air conditioner. Particularly, the electric component 17 can receive a control unit for controlling the elevation of the air guide 100.

On the other hand, when the electric component 17 has a quadrangular shape, the quadrilateral electric component 17 may not easily be mounted on the suction passage H having a circular sectional shape. The quadrilateral electrical component 17 may block an area of the circular suction flow passage H, and the air suction amount through the circular suction flow passage H may be reduced.

That is, it is preferable that the suction passage 16 of the discharge panel 2 is formed in a shape having a quadrangular cross section or a quadrilateral shape at the maximum.

&Lt; Discharge channel of discharge panel >

At least one inlet may be formed in the discharge panel 2. The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, 24 corresponding to the plurality of blowing passages 7, 8, 9, The discharge panel 2 may be formed with an arc-shaped or circular-shaped outlet 25. The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a connecting flow passage 26 for connecting the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23, 24 and the outlet 25.

The discharge passage 18 of the discharge panel 2 may include a plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24, a connecting passage 26 and an outlet 25.

The air discharged from the air blowing passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the indoor unit 1 can be introduced into the connecting flow passage 26 through the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 And the air that has passed through the connection passage 26 can be discharged to the outside of the discharge panel 2 through the outlet 25. [

<Inlet of ejection panel>

The inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 formed in the discharge panel 2 can correspond one to one with the ventilation passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 formed in the indoor unit 1.

The inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 formed in the discharge panel 2 are provided with a left inlet 21 communicating with the left ventilation passage 7 in the vertical direction and a left inlet 21 communicating with the right ventilation passage 8 in the vertical direction A front side inlet 23 communicating with the front side airflow passage 9 in the vertical direction and a rear side inlet 24 communicating with the rear side airflow passage 10 in the vertical direction, .

The left inlet 21 and the right inlet 22 may be spaced apart in the left-right direction with the hollow portion 16 formed in the discharge panel 2 interposed therebetween. The left inlet 21 and the right inlet 22 may be elongated in a direction parallel to each other. Each of the left inlet 21 and the right inlet 22 may be elongated in the front-rear direction.

The front side inlet 23 and the rear side inlet 24 can be spaced apart in the front-rear direction with the hollow portion 16 formed in the discharge panel 2 interposed therebetween. The front side inlet 23 and the rear side inlet 24 may be elongated in a direction parallel to each other. Each of the front side inlet 23 and the rear side inlet 24 may be elongated in the left-right direction.

<Size and shape of inlet>

Sectional size of each of the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be equal to the cross-sectional size of each of the plurality of ventilation passages 7, 8, 9,

Sectional shapes of the inlet ports 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be the same as those of the blowing passages 7, 8, 9,

The sectional shapes of the openings 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be polygonal. Here, the polygonal shape of the inlets 21, 22, 23, and 24 may include a shape in which at least one vertex portion is rounded to have a predetermined curvature.

The sectional shapes of the inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be rectangular, in particular rectangular, as in the sectional shape of the air passage 7, 8, 9, Here, the rectangular shape of the openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be a long rectangular shape in the horizontal direction, and at least one side or at least one vertex may include a rounded shape.

Hereinafter, the entrances 21, 22, 23 and 24 will be described as the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24, respectively.

The polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 of the plurality of polygonal openings are arranged in a rectangular imaginary line 19B (Figs. 7 and 8), as in the case of the ventilation passages 7, 22, 23, and 24 may be formed on each side of the rectangular virtual line 19B. The polygonal openings 21, 22, 23, and 24 may be formed along one side of the rectangular virtual line 19B.

The rectangular imaginary line 19B of the discharge panel 2 shown in Figs. 7 and 8 and the rectangular imaginary line 19A of the indoor unit 1 shown in Fig. 4 are equal in size and can be aligned in the vertical direction .

&Lt; Exit of discharge panel &

The outlet 25 may be an air outlet through which air circulated in the ceiling-type air conditioner is discharged to the outside of the ceiling-type air conditioner.

The outlet 25 may be smaller in number than the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24. The outlet 25 may be larger than each of the plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24.

<Shape and number of outlet>

The outlet 25 may be arc-shaped, and in this case, a plurality of outlets may be formed in the discharge panel 2. When the outlet 25 is arc-shaped, the plurality of outlets 25 may be spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the discharge panel 2, and may be formed along a circular imaginary line. In the case where the outlet 25 is arc-shaped, the arc-like shape may have the same shape as a 'C' shape, or a shape including a heat or semicircular shape.

The outlet 25 may have a circular shape, and in this case, one outlet 25 may be formed in the discharge panel 2. Here, when the outlet 25 is circular, the circle may have an elliptical shape, and its cross-sectional shape may be formed in a closed loop shape.

The outlet 25 may be an opening through which the air having passed through the connecting passage 26 is discharged to the outside of the discharge panel 2. [

The discharge panel 2 can be exposed to the room while being coupled to the lower portion of the indoor unit 1 and the outlet 25 can be exposed to the room together with the bottom surface of the discharge panel 2. [

&Lt; Connection channel of discharge panel >

The connecting flow passage 26 can guide the air introduced into the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 to the outlet 25.

The connection passage 26 may be an air flow switching discharge passage for switching the air flow of the air sucked into the plurality of polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 and guiding the air flow to the outlet 25. The connecting flow passage 26 may be an air flow mixed discharge passage for mixing the air sucked into the plurality of polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 and guiding the mixed air to the outlet 25.

<Relationship between inlet and connection channel and relationship between outlet and connection channel>

The plurality of polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be located at one end of the connecting flow passage 26 in the air flow direction and the outlet 25 may be located at the other end of the connecting flow passage 26 in the air flowing direction can do.

<Shape of connection channel>

The connecting passage 26 may have a closed cross-sectional shape in the horizontal direction.

The connecting passage 26 may be formed in such a shape that the cross-sectional area gradually increases toward the lower side.

The connecting passage 26 may be formed to convert the vertical airflow into the horizontal airflow, and the vertical sectional shape thereof may be curved. The connecting passage 26 may have a shape in which the cross-sectional shape in the vertical direction extends in the outward direction toward the lower side.

7 and 8, the rectangular imaginary line 19B in which the plurality of polygonal inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 are located is formed not only higher than the outlet 25 but also smaller than the outlet 25 . In this case, the first distance D1 between the sides of the quadrangular imaginary line 19B and the outlet 25 may be different from the second distance D2 between the vertex of the quadrangular imaginary line 19B and the outlet 25 have.

The first distance D1 may be longer than the second distance D2 and the distance between the quadrilateral imaginary line 19B and the circular exit 25 may repeat the increase and decrease along the circumferential direction. The first distance D1 can be gradually reduced as it approaches the vertex of the rectangular virtual line 19B.

The connecting flow paths 26 may be formed such that their horizontal widths D3 and D4 in the circumferential direction are not the same in consideration of the distance difference D1-D2.

The horizontal widths D3 and D4 of the connecting flow passage 26 can be alternately increased and decreased along the outlet 25 and repeatedly increased and decreased.

The connecting flow path 26 has a first region 26A formed under the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 in accordance with the positional relationship with the polygonal openings 21, 22, And a second area 26B formed below the periphery of the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24.

The second region 26B may be positioned beside the first region 26A in the horizontal direction.

The first region 26A and the second region 26B may be alternately disposed along the outlet 25 in the circumferential direction of the discharge panel 2. [

7 and 8, the horizontal width D3 of the first region 26A may be greater than the horizontal width D4 of the second region 26B. Here, the horizontal widths D3 and D4 are compared at the same height.

The horizontal width D3 of the first region 26A can be gradually reduced as it gets closer to the second region 26B.

7, the horizontal width D3 of the first region 26A is increased and decreased clockwise along the outlet 25 and the horizontal width D4 of the second region 26B is increased Can be decreased clockwise along the axis 25 and then increased. In this case, the horizontal direction D3 average of the first region 26A may be larger than the horizontal direction D4 average of the second region 26B.

The upper end 26C of the connecting passage 26 is connected to a plurality of polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 among the plurality of polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 and an outlet 25, May be closer. The cross-sectional shape of the upper end 26C is formed in a rectangular ring shape as a whole, and the vertex portion of the upper end 26C may be curved.

The lower end of the connecting passage 26 may be the outlet 25, and the sectional shape thereof may be a circular shape.

The connection passage 26 may be formed to have a shape gradually becoming round from the upper end 26C to the outlet 25 so as to correspond to the shape of the upper end 26C and the shape of the outlet 25 have.

The upper end 26C of the connecting flow passage 26 is divided into a region having a first curvature (hereinafter referred to as a first curvature region 26D) located below the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24, (Hereinafter referred to as a second curvature region 26E) located below the periphery of the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23, 24 and having a second curvature larger than the first curvature.

The second curvature region 26E may be a region extending in the horizontal direction in the first curvature region 26D. That is, the first curvature region 26D and the second curvature region 26E can be alternately disposed in the horizontal direction along the upper end 26C of the coupling flow path 26. [

And the outlet 25 may have a third curvature greater than the first curvature. The third curvature of the outlet 25 may be equal to, less than, or greater than the second curvature.

The cross-sectional shape of the connection passage 26 gradually becomes closer to the circular shape as it goes downward.

The flow path located below the first curvature region 26D of the connection flow path 26 may have a shape in which the curvature gradually increases.

The flow path located below the second curvature region 26E of the coupling flow path 26 may have a shape in which the curvature thereof is constant or gradually decreases or gradually increases in a downward direction.

When the second curvature is equal to the third curvature, the flow path located below the second curvature region 26E of the coupling flow path 26 can be kept constant in the downward direction.

When the second curvature is smaller than the third curvature, the curvature of the flow path located below the second curvature region 26E of the coupling flow path 26 may gradually increase toward the lower direction.

When the second curvature is larger than the third curvature, the curvature of the flow path located below the second curvature region 26E of the coupling flow path 26 may gradually decrease toward the lower direction.

In operation of the ceiling type air conditioner, the air passing through the plurality of polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 can be dropped into the first area 26A, (26A) to the outlet (25) and then through the outlet (25). On the other hand, the rest of the air that has fallen into the first region 26A can be discharged from the first region 26A to the second region 26B and then discharged through the outlet 25 from the second region 26B .

That is, in the present embodiment, the air introduced into the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 can be discharged to the outlet 25 while spreading in the horizontal direction in the connection passage 26, Type air conditioner can discharge conditioned air to the entire area of the outlet 25.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a discharge panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a main flow body of a ceiling-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a main flow body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The discharge panel 2 may include a main flow body 50 and an inner flow body 60 coupled to the main flow body 50. The discharge panel 2 may further include an outer cover 140 for guiding the air having passed through the air blowing passages 7, 8, 9 and 10 to the connecting flow path 26. The discharge panel 2 may further include a decor cover 90 coupled to the main flow body 50.

Air can be introduced into and passed through a pair of guides 54, 64 spaced apart from the discharge panel 2. The air can be discharged and guided in the direction in which the pair of guides 54, 64 guide.

<One pair of guides>

Any one of the pair of guides 54 and 64 may be formed in the main flow path body 50 and the other one of the pair of guides 54 and 64 may be formed in the inner flow path body 60 have.

The pair of guides 54 and 64 includes an outer guide 54 positioned on the outer side and an inner guide 64 positioned on the inner side of the outer guide 54 so as to be spaced apart from the outer guide 54 can do.

&Lt; Location of each outer guide and inner guide and connecting channel >

The outer guide 54 may be formed in the main flow path body 50. The outer guide 54 may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the main flow path body 50.

The inner guide 64 may be formed in the inner passage body 60. The inner guide 64 may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner passage body 60.

The connection passage 26 may be formed between the inner guide 64 and the outer guide 54. The connecting flow passage 26 can guide the air introduced into the inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24 to the outlet 25.

<Hollow section of discharge panel>

The discharge panel 2 can be formed with a hollow portion 16 opened in the up and down direction and the hollow portion 16 is formed so that the plane F1 and the curved surface R1 alternate along the inner circumference of the discharge panel 2. [ As shown in FIG.

The hollow portion 16 can be connected by a curved surface R1 and a pair of curved surfaces R1 can be connected by a plane F1. The hollow portion 16 may be formed by four planes F1 and four curved surfaces R1.

The hollow portion 16 may be formed in the main flow path body 50 and the inner flow path body 60, respectively. The upper hollow portion 20 formed in the main flow path body 50 and the lower hollow portion 68 formed in the inner flow path body 60 can communicate with each other in the vertical direction.

The upper hollow portion 20 and the lower hollow portion 68 may have the same shape and each may include a plane F1 and a curved surface R1.

<Main Eurobody>

The main channel body 50 may be formed with an upper hollow portion 20 penetrating in the vertical direction. The upper hollow portion 20 can function as a suction passage 16 through which the air having passed through the suction panel 3 passes to be sucked into the indoor unit 1. [ The upper hollow portion 20 can be positioned above the suction panel 3 and can be positioned below the inner suction hole 6 of the indoor unit 1. [

The main flow path body 50 may have an opening formed between the outer periphery and the upper hollow portion 20 to form a plurality of inlets 21, 22, 23 and 24.

<Size of main main body>

The main flow path body 50 may be formed larger than the indoor unit 1 and may cover the indoor unit 1 at a lower portion of the indoor unit 1. [ The main flow body 50 may include a region facing the indoor unit 1 in the vertical direction and a region facing the periphery of the indoor unit 1 in the vertical direction.

<Service hall and deco cover of Main Eurobodies>

A service hole 59 may be formed in the main flow path body 50 so as to face the coupling part 12 for coupling the indoor unit 1 to the ceiling. The service holes 59 may be formed in the main flow path body 50 by the number of the fastening portions 12. The service hole 59 may be an opening formed to be opened in the up-and-down direction. The service hole 59 may be open at its side.

The discharge panel 2 may further include a decor cover 90 coupled to the main flow path body 50 to cover the service hole 59. The decorative cover 90 can form the rim appearance of the discharge panel 2. [

The decorative cover 90 may include a lower plate 91 covering the lower surface of the mounting portion 56 and a hollow cylindrical portion 92 protruding from the outer periphery of the lower plate 91. [ The hollow cylinder portion 92 may be formed larger than the outer body portion 52. The hollow cylindrical portion 92 can surround and protect the outer peripheral surface 52A of the outer body portion 52. [

<Detailed structure of main flow body>

The main flow body 50 may include an upper body portion 51, an outer body portion 52, and a connecting portion 53.

The upper body part 51 may be formed so that the upper hollow part 20 passes through in the vertical direction at the center. The upper body portion 51 may be connected to the outer body portion 52, which is larger than the upper body portion 51,

The outer body portion 52 may be formed larger than the upper body portion 51. The height of the outer body portion 52 may be lower than the height of the upper body portion 51.

The connecting portion 53 can connect the upper body portion 51 and the outer body portion 52, which are different in height and size.

<Upper body part of main flow body>

The upper body portion 51 may be formed in a closed loop cross-sectional shape. The inner circumferential surface 51A of the upper body portion 51 can form the upper hollow portion 20. [

The upper hollow portion 20 may have a rectangular cross-sectional shape, and four vertexes may be rounded. The inner circumferential surface 51A of the upper body portion 51 may be formed alternately with the plane F1 and the curved surface R1 along the inner circumferential surface.

The upper body part 51 may constitute an upper flow path of the connection flow path 26 together with the outer cover 140.

The upper body portion 51 can form the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 and the lower portion of the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23, The upper flow path of the connection flow path 26 can be formed together with the first flow path 140.

The outer circumferential surface 51B of the upper body portion 51 may form the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 together with the connecting portion 53 and the outer cover 140. [ The polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be formed between the upper body portion 51 and the connecting portion 53 and the outer cover 140.

The outer circumferential surface 51B of the upper body portion 51 may be spaced apart from the one surface 140A of the outer cover 140. [ The polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 may be formed to penetrate vertically between the outer peripheral surface 51B of the upper body portion 51 and one surface 140A of the outer cover 140 .

The upper body part 51 is formed in a rectangular shape, and four vertexes may be rounded.

The outer peripheral surface of the upper body portion 51 may include an upper plane F2 and lower curved surfaces R3 and R4 lower than the upper plane F2. The outer cover 140 may have one surface 140A facing the upper plane F2 and the lower curved surfaces R3 and R4 in the horizontal direction.

The upper plane F2 can form the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 together with the connecting portion 53 and the outer cover 140. [

The lower curved surfaces R3 and R4 may form an upper flow path of the connection passage 26 together with the outer cover 140. [

The upper body portion 51 may include an upper guide 51C formed with an upper plane F2 and a lower guide 51D formed with lower curved surfaces R3 and R4 along an outer circumferential surface.

The upper plane F2 may be a horizontally long plane and face one side 140A of the outer cover 140 in the horizontal direction.

The polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape between the upper plane F2 and the side ends 53C of the connecting portions 53 and one surface 140A of the outer cover 140 .

The lower curved surface R3 (R4) may be a curved surface having a curvature close to the flat surface. The air that has passed through the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 can be guided to the lower curves R3 and R4.

The lower curved surface R3 and the lower curved surface R3 are divided into a region R3 facing the one surface 140A of the outer cover 140 in the horizontal direction and a region facing the connecting portion 53 in the horizontal direction R4, hereinafter referred to as a fourth region).

Between the third area R3 and one surface 140A of the outer cover 140 may be an area through which the air having passed through the polygonal openings 21, 22, 23 and 24 flows.

The space between the fourth region R4 and the connecting portion 53 may be a space in which the air sucked through the adjacent polygonal openings can be mixed.

The third region R3 and the fourth region R4 may be configured such that their curvatures are different from each other.

The third region R3 may be a curved surface close to the plane and the curvature of the third region R3 may be smaller than the curvature of the fourth region R4.

The fourth region R4 may be more curved than the third region R3.

An empty space may be formed in the radial direction of the discharge panel 2 between the lower curved surface R3 of the upper body portion 51 and one surface 140A of the outer cover 140, The direction width can be repeatedly increased and decreased in the circumferential direction of the discharge panel 2.

<Outer body part>

The main channel body 50 may include an outer guide 54 that is spaced apart from the inner guide 64. The outer guide 54 may include an outer curved surface 55 which is convex toward the inner guide 64. The outer guide 54 may be a part of the outer body 52.

The outer body portion 52 may include an annularly formed mounting portion 56 and an outer guide 54 formed on the inner periphery of the mounting portion 56. [

<Mounting portion of outer body portion>

The mounting portion 56 extends from the outer guide 54 and can be formed in the shape of an annular plate. The outer cover 140, the decor cover 90, and the air guide housing 110, which will be described later, may be mounted on the mounting portion 56.

<Outer guide of outer body part>

The outer guide 54 can face the outer circumferential surface of the inner passage body 60. The outer guide 54 may be formed with an outer curved surface 55 which is convex toward the inner passage body 60.

The outer guide 54 may include a first guide 54A having an outer curved surface 55 which is convex toward the inner channel body 60. [ The outer guide 54 may further include a second guide 54B connected to a side connection portion 53B described later.

The first guide 54A and the second guide 54B may be alternately disposed along the outer guide 54. [

The first guide 54A may be an enlarged portion that gradually expands in size.

The outer curved surface 55 may be a surface of the first guide 54A facing the outer circumferential surface of the inner flow body 60.

The second guide 54B may be a non-expanding portion whose size is constant in the vertical direction.

<Connection>

The upper portion of the connection portion 53 may be connected to the upper body portion 51, and the lower portion may be connected to the outer body portion 52.

The upper portion of the connection portion 53 may be connected to the outer periphery of the upper body portion 51 and the lower portion may be connected to the upper end of the outer body portion 52. The lower portion of the connecting portion 53 may be connected to the upper end of the outer guide 54.

The connecting portion 53 may include an upper connecting portion 53A and a side connecting portion 53B.

The upper connecting portion 53A may extend horizontally at the upper end periphery of the upper body portion 51. [ The upper connecting portion 53A may be formed orthogonal to the side connecting portion 53B.

The upper connecting portion 53A can face the outer circumferential surface of the inner flow body 60 in the vertical direction.

The upper connecting portion 53A may have a side end 53C perpendicular to the upper plane F2 and the polygonal openings 21, 22 and 23 may have an upper plane F2 of the upper body portion 51, And may be formed in a polygonal shape by a side end 53C of the connecting portion 53A and a side 140A of the outer cover 140. [

The side connection portion 53B may extend downward from the upper connection portion 53A and may be connected to the outer body portion 52. [ The side connection portion 53B may be connected to the upper portion of the outer body portion 52. [

The side connection portion 53B may be formed long in the vertical direction and may face the fourth region R4 formed on the outer peripheral surface 51B of the upper body portion 51 in the horizontal direction.

<Number and position of connection parts>

A plurality of connection portions 53 may be formed between the upper body portion 51 and the outer body portion 52. The plurality of connection portions 53 may be spaced apart from each other. The number of the connection portions 53 may be equal to the number of the inlets 21, 22, 23, The discharge panel 2 may have an inlet formed between a pair of adjacent connection portions 53.

<Internal space of main main body>

The main flow path body 50 may have a space S2 in which a bottom surface is opened. The main flow path body 50 may have a space S2 opened at the bottom thereof on the inner side of the outer guide 54. [ The space S2 of the main flow path body 50 may be formed to be larger than the outer circumference of the upper hollow portion 20. [ The space S2 of the main flow path body 50 may be an empty space surrounded by the connecting portion 53 and the outer guide 54. [

The outer body 52 may form the lower flow path of the inner flow path body 60 and the connecting flow path 26.

The lower end of the outer body portion 52 may form the lower end of the outer peripheral surface of the inner flow body 60 and the outlet 25.

<Inner Euro Body>

The inner passage body 60 may be disposed below the upper body portion 51.

The inner channel body 60 may be coupled to the periphery of the upper hollow portion 20 to form the main channel body 50, the connection channel 26 and the outlet 25. The outlet 25 and the connecting passage 26 may be formed between the inner passage body 60 and the outer body portion 52.

The inner channel body 60 may be formed with a lower hollow portion 68 through which the air passes, in the vertical direction. The lower hollow portion 68 can function as a suction passage 16 through which the air having passed through the suction panel 3 passes to be sucked into the indoor unit 1. [

Air that has passed through the lower hollow portion 68 of the inner flow body 60 can be sucked into the indoor unit 1 through the upper hollow portion 20 of the main flow path body 50 when the blower 4 is driven have.

The outer cover 140 may be coupled to the main flow body 50 and may form an inlet 21, 22, 23, 24 together with the main flow body 50.

&Lt; Position and shape of inner flow body >

The upper end of the inner flow body 60 may be inserted into the space S2 of the main flow body 50 and the lower end of the inner flow body 60 may be lower than the main flow body 50. [

The inner passage body 60 may be gradually expanded toward the lower portion. The upper end of the inner guide 64 can face the outer guide 54 in the horizontal direction. The lower end of the inner guide 64 can face the outer guide 54 in the vertical direction.

The inner passage body 60 may have an inner guide 64 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. An inner curved surface 65 may be formed on the outer circumference of the inner flow body 60. The inner guide 64 may include an inner curved surface 65.

The inner guide 64 may include an inner curved surface 65 recessed and recessed. The inner curved surface 65 can face the outer curved surface 55 in the horizontal direction. The lower end 67 of the inner curved surface 65 can face the outer curved surface 55 in the vertical direction.

A lower flow path of the connecting flow path 26 may be formed between the inner guide 64 and the outer guide 54. [

The outlet 25 may be formed between the outer periphery of the inner guide 64 and the outer guide 54.

The inner flow body 60 may include an outer guide 67 and an outlet end 67 spaced apart from the outer guide. The outlet end 67 can form an outer guide 54 and an outlet 25. That is, the outlet 25 may be formed between the outlet end 67 and the outer guide 54.

The outer circumferential surface 65 of the inner passage body 60 is formed so as to correspond to the outer circumferential shape of the upper surface of the inner passage body 60 and the shape of the outlet end 67 of the inner passage body 60, And may be formed in a shape that gradually becomes closer to a circular shape from a quadrangular annular shape toward an outlet end 67 of the inner flow body 60 from the upper surface outer circumference.

&Lt; Outlet end of inner body and outer guide &

The outlet end 67 can form an outer guide 54 and an outlet 25. That is, the outlet 25 may be formed between the outlet end 67 and the outer guide 54.

The outlet end 67 of the inner flow body 60 may be the lower outer periphery of the inner guide 64. The lower end of the inner guide 64 may be the lower outer edge of the inner guide 64 and the outlet end 67 of the inner flow path body 60 may be the lower end of the inner guide 64. [

The inner passage body 60 may be composed of a combination of a plurality of members.

At least a part of the outer circumferential surface of the inner oil body 60 faces the main flow body 50 to form a flow path forming body 61 for forming the main flow body 50 and the outlet 25 and the connecting flow path 26 And an intensity-strengthening body 62 coupled with the flow-path forming body 61.

<Flow forming body>

The upper portion of the flow path forming body 61 may be coupled to the lower portion of the upper flow path body 51. The flow path forming body 61 may have a hollow portion opened in the up and down direction inside thereof. An inner guide 65 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flow path forming body 61.

<Strength reinforcement body>

The strength reinforcing body 62 includes a lower reinforcing body 62A coupled to a lower surface of the flow path forming body 61 and a lower reinforcing body 62B formed to protrude upward in the inner circumferential direction of the lower reinforcing body 62A, And an upper reinforcing body 62B interpolated into the hollow portion. The strength reinforcing body 62 may include a strength reinforcing rib 62C protruding from the upper reinforcing body 62B. The strength reinforcing rib 62C can be inserted into the fitting slot formed on the inner circumferential surface of the flow path forming body 61 and can be engaged with the flow path forming body 61. [

<Suction panel>

The suction panel 3 may be disposed below the inner channel body 60. The suction panel 3 may be arranged such that a portion of the suction panel 3 faces the lower hollow portion 68. The suction panel 3 may be disposed on the bottom surface of the inner passage body 60. The suction panel 3 may be formed with a plurality of through holes 31 through which air is sucked into the lower hollow portion 68. The plurality of through holes may be all or part of the lower hollow portion 68.

Here, the through hole 31 may be an air intake port through which the air in the room is sucked into the ceiling-type air conditioner.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the outer cover, the air guide housing and the air guide shown in FIG. 11 together, FIG. 15 is a perspective view when the outer cover shown in FIG. 14 is separated from the air guide housing, 17 is a perspective view showing the guide member and the upper mounter shown in Fig. 16 in an enlarged scale, Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing the guide member and the guide shown in Fig. 17, FIG. 19 is a front view of the guide member and the assembler shown in FIG. 17 viewed from the front, FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a ceiling type FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of a ceiling-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention when a vertical airflow is formed. FIG.

The ceiling type air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention may include an air guide assembly T as shown in FIG.

<Air guide assembly>

The air guide assembly T may be mounted on the discharge panel 2. [

The air guide assembly T according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an air guide 100, an elevator 120 for raising and lowering the air guide 100, an air guide housing 110 And an outer cover 140 for protecting the elevating mechanism 120 from the outside.

<Air guide>

The air guide 100 is disposed on the main flow body 50 so as to be elevated and lowered, and can change the air flow of the air discharged to the outlet 25. The air guide 100 may be a flow guide capable of switching the flow path of air while being lifted and lowered.

The air guide 100 may have a curved shape. The air guide 100 may be formed in a circular shape or in an arc shape.

The ceiling-mounted air conditioner can be configured such that a circular air guide having a circular shape can be raised and lowered, and a plurality of arc-shaped air guides 100 can be independently elevably arranged.

<Shape of Single Air Guide and Air Guide>

When the ceiling type air conditioner includes one circular air guide, the ceiling type air conditioner can form a horizontal air flow when one circular air guide is lifted, and when one circular air guide is lowered, Can be formed. That is, when one circular air guide is raised and lowered, the ceiling-type air conditioner can form only one horizontal air flow or only one vertical air flow.

<Shape of a plurality of air guides and air guides>

The ceiling type air conditioner may include a plurality of arcuate air guides, and a plurality of arcuate air guides may be independently raised and lowered. In this case, a part of the plurality of air guides may be raised to form a horizontal air flow, and the remaining air guides may be lowered to form a vertical air flow. That is, when a plurality of arcuate air guides 100 are independently raised and lowered, the ceiling-mounted air conditioner can form a three-dimensional air flow in which a horizontal air stream and a vertical air stream are mixed, and these three- have.

A plurality of air guides 100 may be disposed along the outlet 25. In this case, the virtual circle O connecting the plurality of air guides 100 may be larger than the inner guide 64. [ The plurality of air guides 100 can face different areas of the outlet 25.

<Detailed Structure of Air Guide>

The air guide 100 may include a guide member 104 having an inner guide surface 101 for guiding air discharged to the outlet 25 and a light emitting device 108 for irradiating light to the guide member 104 have. The air guide 100 may further include a rack 106 which is engaged with the lift mechanism 120. The air guide 100 may further include an upper mount 107 which is coupled to the upper portion of the guide member 104 and to which the light emitting mechanism 108 and the rack 106 are mounted.

&Lt; Guide member of air guide &

The guide member 104 may be formed in a circular shape or arc. When the air guide 100 has a circular shape, the guide member 104 may have a circular shape. When the air guide 100 has a circular shape, the guide member 104 may have a circular arc shape.

The guide member 104 may be formed of a material having translucency.

The guide member 104 may be formed with an inner guide surface 101 for guiding air discharged to the outlet 25. The inner guide surface 101 can orient the outlet 25 in the horizontal direction when the air guide 100 is lowered. The inner guide surface 101 may be a concave surface facing the outlet 25 in the horizontal direction.

The inner guide surface 101 may be a guide surface for directly guiding the air that has passed through the outlet 25 when the air guide 100 is lowered. The inner guide surface 101 may be a vertical guide surface for switching the air that has passed through the outlet 25 to flow downward.

The inner guide surface 101 may be a curved surface in the horizontal direction and a plane in the vertical direction.

The outer surface 102 may be formed on the opposite side of the inner guide surface 101. The outer surface 102 may be a convex surface located on the opposite side of the inner guide surface 101.

The outer surface 102 may be provided with a light guide pattern 105 for guiding light emitted from the light emitting device 108.

The guide member 104 may be curved convexly toward the outer surface 102 where the light guide pattern 105 is formed.

The light guide pattern 105 may include a plurality of grooves 105a formed along the longitudinal direction of the guide member 104.

The plurality of groove portions 105a may be spaced apart from each other in the height direction of the guide member 104. [ The distance between the grooves 105a may be constant.

The plurality of groove portions 105a may be deeper toward the lower surface of the guide member 104. Therefore, the light projected in the direction of the top surface of the guide member 104 can be uniformly diffused throughout the guide member 104 along the groove portion 105a having a different depth.

Specifically, when the depths of the plurality of grooves 105a are all the same, the light projected in the direction of the top surface of the guide member 104 can be all reflected in the grooves 105a located at the top. Accordingly, the amount of light reflected by the lower portion of the guide member 104 may be small. On the other hand, when the depth of the groove portion 105a is deeper toward the lower surface of the guide member 104, a part of the light is reflected by the groove portion 105a located on the upper portion of the guide member 104, A part of the light can be reflected also in the groove portion 105a. That is, the plurality of trenches 105a can uniformly reflect light. Therefore, the light projected on the guide member 104 can be uniformly reflected in the vertical direction of the guide member 104.

Referring to FIG. 18, each of the plurality of groove portions 105a may be divided into a first region 105a-1, a second region 105a-2, and a third region 105a-3. The first area 105a-1 may be horizontal or inclined at a predetermined angle. The second area 105a-2 is closer to the light emitting device 108 than the first area 105a-1 and may be more inclined than the first area 105a-1. The third area 105a-3 may connect the first area 105a-1 and the second area 105a-2. The groove portion 105a may be formed in the order of the first region 105a-1 and the third region 105a-3 and the second region 105a-2 in the longitudinal direction of the guide member 104. [

The guide member 104 may be divided into a pair of side regions E1 and a central region E2. The central region E2 may be located between the pair of side regions E1.

The length of the central region E2 may be longer than the length of the side region E1. The height h of the central region E2 may be lower toward the center direction from the pair of side regions E1.

The pair of side regions E1 may be formed with an incident surface through which the light emitted from the light emitting mechanism 108 is incident. The incident surface may be inclined in a curved shape and the light emitted from the light emitting device 108 may reach the central region E2 evenly along the inclined plane.

Specifically, the side end 104a of the guide member 104 can form an inclined surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the side surface 104a of the guide member 104 may form an inclined surface such that the upper end length L1 is shorter than the lower end length L2.

&Lt; Light emitting mechanism of air guide &

Referring to Fig. 18, a side end 104a of the guide member 104 having an inclined surface can be engaged with the light emitting device 108. [

The light emitting mechanism 108 may be installed to irradiate light toward one end of the guide member 104. The light emitting device 108 may include a package 108b and a light emitting source 108b that emits light to the guide member 104. [

The facsimile 108a may be disposed side by side with the side 104a. The PCB 108a can be disposed in parallel with the inclined surface of the side end 104a.

The light emitting source 108b may be provided on the surface of the glass substrate 108a facing the one end of the guide member 104. [ That is, the light emitting source 108b may be provided on the face of the PCB 108a facing the side end 104a of the guide member 104. [

The light emitting source 108b may include an LED or the like.

The PCB 108a may include at least one light emitting source 108b. If there are a plurality of light emitting sources 108b, the plurality of light emitting sources 108b may be spaced apart. Specifically, the light emitting source 108b may be spaced apart in a direction parallel to the direction in which the plurality of groove portions 105a are spaced apart.

When there are a plurality of light emitting sources 108b, the number of light emitting sources 108b may be the same as the number of the groove portions 105a. Alternatively, when there are a plurality of light emitting sources 108b, the number of light emitting sources 108b may be smaller than the number of the groove portions 105a. When the number of the light emitting sources 108b is smaller than the number of the groove portions 105a, the power consumption can be reduced.

The light emitting source 108b can irradiate light toward the guide member 104. [ More specifically, the inclination of the side end 104a of the guide member 104 can be formed to be the same as the inclination of the third region 105a-3.

The light emitting source 108b can irradiate light toward the second region 105a-2 of the guide member 104 when engaged with the guide member 104. [ Thus, the light emitted from the light emitting source 108b can be uniformly projected onto the guide member 104. [

The air guide 100 may include a pair of light emitting devices 108. Any one of the pair of light emitting devices 108 may be installed to face one end of the guide member 104 and the other to face the other end of the guide member 104. [

The air guide 100 may include an upper mount 107 on which the light emitting device 108 is mounted. The upper mounter 107 can be mounted with at least one of the light emitting mechanism 108 and the rack 106.

<Rack of air guide>

A rack 106 may be formed in the air guide 100. The rack 106 may be provided on the upper portion of the guide member 104 so as to protrude upward. More specifically, the air guide 100 may have a receiving groove S3 in which the guide member 104 is received when the guide member 104 is lifted. The rack 106 may be disposed through the through-hole 111 of the top body 114 forming the receiving groove S3.

The number of racks 106 may be the same as the number of air guides 100, or the number of racks 106 may be larger than that of air guides 100. At least two racks 106 may be formed in the air guide 100.

As the number of the racks 106 formed in the air guide 100 increases, the air guide 100 can be stably lifted and lowered.

The rack 106 is engaged with an elevating mechanism 120 to be described later so that the raising and lowering of the air guide 100 can be controlled by the elevating mechanism 120. [

The rack 106 can be mounted on the upper mount 107.

<Air mover upper mounter>

The upper mounter 107 can be engaged with the upper portion of the guide member 104. [ The upper mounter 107 may include a light emitting mechanism accommodating portion 109 coupled to a side end 104a of the guide member 104. [ The upper mounter 107 may further include a rack mounting portion 106a on which the rack 106 is mounted. The rack 106 may be integrally coupled to the rack mounting portion 106a. Alternatively, the rack 106 may be detachably attached to the rack mounting portion 106a.

The light emitting mechanism accommodating portion 109 may include a swash plate 109a facing the side end 104a of the guide member 104 and a lower plate 109b formed below the swash plate 109a to cover the user's face 108a .

The swash plate 109a may be provided with an opening. The light emitting device 108 can be coupled to the guide member 104 through the opening. That is, the swash plate 109a is mounted on the side end 104a of the guide member 104, the light emitting mechanism 108 is mounted on the swash plate 109a, and the light emitting mechanism 108 is guided through the opening of the swash plate 109a Can be connected to the side end (104a) of the member (104).

The upper mounter 107 is formed of an opaque material, so that light may not be projected. Therefore, the light irradiated from the light emitting mechanism 108 is projected only on the guide member 104, and may not be projected on the upper mount 107.

Further, a lower plate 109b may be formed below the swash plate 109a of the light emitting mechanism accommodating portion 109. [ The lower plate 109b may be disposed under the light emitting device 108. [ The lower plate 109b may be shielded from the lower portion of the ceiling-mounted air conditioner such that the user's face 108a is not visible. Therefore, the light emitting device 108 can not be seen under the ceiling-mounted air conditioner. Further, in the lower part of the ceiling-type air conditioner, the light irradiated by the light emitting device 108 can not be seen directly, and only the light projected through the guide member 104 can be seen.

<Main features of air guide>

The air guide 100 can guide air escaping from the outlet 25 while being positioned outside the outlet 25. The air guide 100 can be an outer air guide, an outer wind direction adjusting member, or an outer flow guide. The air guide 100 can be disposed on the discharge panel 2 so as to be able to descend to the side of the outlet 25 to guide the air discharged to the outlet 25. [

The air discharged to the outlet 25 may flow along the lower end 103 of the air guide 100 or hitting the air guide 100 according to the height of the air guide 100 and then the flow direction thereof may be switched.

20, when the air guide 100 is lifted, the air discharged to the outlet 25 may pass through the lower end 103 of the air guide 100. [ In this case, the air that has passed through the outlet 25 is guided along the lower end 103 of the air guide 100 and the bottom surface of the decor cover 90, The air can be dispersed widely into the room.

21, when the air guide 100 descends, the air discharged to the outlet 25 hits the inner guide surface 101 of the air guide 100, and then the air guide 100 is guided in the direction guided by the air guide 100 .

Air striking the inner guide surface 101 of the air guide 100 is clogged by the air guide 100 and can not flow in the horizontal direction and flows in the downward direction in the direction in which the inner guide surface 101 of the air guide 100 guides The direction can be broken. The air discharged to the outlet 25 can be guided to the air stream near the vertical while being guided by the air guide 100. In this case, the air discharged to the outlet 25 passes through the vicinity of the outlet end 67, It can be concentratedly ejected.

The air guide 100 can be raised and lowered by the elevating mechanism 120.

<Lift mechanism>

The elevating mechanism 120 may be installed in at least one of the main flow body 50, the outer cover 140, and the air guide housing 110.

The lift mechanism 120 may include a motor 122 and a pinion 124 rotated by a motor 122. [

The pinion 124 may be coupled to the motor 122 and to the rack 106 at the same time. The motor 122 may be coupled to the side surface of the pinion 124 and the outer circumferential surface of the pinion 124 may be formed to mesh with the rack 106. [

The motor 122 may be coupled to the motor mount 116 and the motor mount 116 may be formed in the air guide housing 110.

A gear portion 106a may be formed on one surface of the rack 106 to mate with the pinion 124. [ The outer circumferential surface of the pinion 124 and the gear portion 106a can move with each other to move the rack 106 up and down.

The motor 122 can rotate the pinion 124 and the air guide 100 including the rack 106 can be raised or lowered by the rotating pinion 124. [

20, the elevating mechanism 120 can elevate the air guide 100 to the side of the outlet 25 in the elevation mode. Specifically, the air guide 100 can be raised so that the lower end 103 of the air guide 100 is aligned with the lower end 54C of the outer guide 54 in the horizontal direction. When the air guide 100 is raised deeply into the slit 57, the portion located under the slit 57 can be absent or minimized. The air guided by the outer curved surface 55 of the outer guide 54 can be guided to the bottom surface of the decor cover 90 along the lower end 103 of the air guide 100. [

Referring to FIG. 21, in the lowering mode, the elevating mechanism 120 can lower the air guide 100 to the side of the outlet 25. The air guide 100 can be lowered so that the lower end 103 of the air guide 100 is spaced apart from the outlet end 67, It is possible to strike the inner guide surface 101 of the guide member 101. [

The elevating mechanism 120 may be provided in plurality such as the air guide 100, and each of the air guides 100 may be independently raised and lowered by the elevating mechanism 120, which are different from each other.

When there are two air guides 100, the number of the elevating mechanism 120 may be at least two. The ceiling type air conditioner can raise and lower the air guide 100 having the arc shape by a plurality of elevator mechanisms 120. In this case, the elevator mechanisms 120 can move the air guide 100 having the arc shape more stably .

Thus, the ceiling type air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention can control the air flow direction of the discharged air by controlling the lifting and lowering of the air guide 100.

Specifically, the air guide housing 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention can guide the air guide 100 to move up and down.

<Air guide housing>

The ceiling type air conditioner can be arranged such that a plurality of air guides 100 are lifted and lowered together in one air guide housing 110 and the air guide housings 110 are provided for each of the plurality of air guides 100 It is possible.

When a plurality of air guides 100 are disposed on one air guide housing 110 so as to be able to move up and down, one air guide housing 110 may have a circular shape as a whole.

On the other hand, when each air guide housing 110 is provided for each of the plurality of air guides 100, the air guide housing 110 may be formed in an arc shape like the air guide 100.

In this embodiment, each of the air guide 100 and the air guide housing 110 may be in the shape of an arc, in which case a plurality of air guide housings 110 may be arranged along a circular imaginary line have.

The air guide housing 110 includes a rack guide portion 115 for guiding the lifting and lowering of the air guide 100 and a rack 112 for forming a receiving groove S3 for receiving the air guide 100 when the air guide 100 is lifted. And may include a receiving body.

<Rack Acceptance Body>

The rack receiving body may include a first side wall 112, a second side wall 113, and a top body 114. The first sidewall 112 may be located at a position closer to the connection channel 26 and the second sidewall 113 may be located at a position closer to the dico-cover 90, based on the receiving groove S3. The top body 114 may connect the first sidewall 112 and the second sidewall 113.

A portion of the top body 114 may be formed with a rack through hole 111 through which the rack 106 is passed as the rack 106 is lifted and lowered. The size of the rack through hole 111 may be larger than the size of the rack 106.

The rack accommodating body can be accommodated in the accommodating space S4 formed by the outer cover 140. [

<Rack guide section>

The rack guide portion 115 may be disposed in parallel with the rack 106 of the air guide 100. Therefore, the rack guide portion 115 can guide the raising and lowering of the rack 106 when the air guide 100 is raised or lowered.

One surface of the rack 106 is formed with a gear portion 106a to be engaged with the elevating mechanism 120 and the other surface of the rack 106 can face the rack guide portion 115. [ The other surface of the rack 106 may be the opposite surface of the surface on which the gear portion 106a is formed. Therefore, the rack guide portion 115 can guide the raising and lowering of the rack 106 without interfering with the raising and lowering of the rack 106.

The rack guide portion 115 may be longer than the rack 106. Therefore, the rack guide portion 115 can guide the lifting and lowering of the rack 106 more stably.

The rack guide portion 115 can be brought into contact with the mounting portion 56.

The receiving groove S3 may be formed by the first side wall 112, the second side wall 113, and the top body 111 so that the bottom surface is opened.

Further, the upper surface of the receiving groove S3 may be partially opened. Specifically, a through hole 111 may be formed in a part of the top body 111. The rack 106 can move up and down the through hole 111 as the air guide 100 moves up and down.

The width between the first sidewall 112 and the second sidewall 113 may be greater than the thickness of the air guide 100. The receiving groove S3 is capable of receiving the air guide 100.

The lower end of the second side wall 113 can be in contact with the mounting portion 56. The second side wall 113 may be in contact with the mounting portion 56 or the outer cover 140.

<Outer cover>

The outer cover 140 can guide the air that has passed through the plurality of inner flow paths 7, 8, 9, and 10 to the connection flow path 26. The outer cover 140 may be coupled to the main flow path body 50 and may form the inlet ports 21, 22, 23 and 24 together with the main flow path body 50.

The outer cover 140 may be disposed on at least one of the air guide housing 110 and the outer body 52.

One side 140A of the outer cover 140 forms an entrance, and the upper one of the side 140A may be a non-curved plane.

The outer cover 140 may form a receiving space S4 in which the elevating mechanism 120 is received. The receiving space S4 of the outer cover 140 may be opened at the bottom. The accommodation space S4 can further accommodate the air guide housing 110 and the air guide 100 together with the elevating mechanism 120. [

The outer cover 140 may cover the elevating mechanism 120 accommodated in the accommodating space S4. The outer cover 140 may be an elevating mechanism cover for protecting the elevating mechanism 120.

The outer cover 140 may cover the air lift housing 120 and the air guide housing 110 together.

The outer cover 140 includes an upper cover portion 141 covering the upper surface of the air guide housing 110 and the elevating mechanism 120, an inner flow path portion 142 extending downward from the upper cover portion 141, And a side cover portion 143 extending downward from the upper cover portion 141 and covering all or part of the outer circumferential surface of the air guide housing 110.

The inner passage portion 142 is opposed to the outer surface of the upper body portion 51 and is provided with an inlet 21, 22, 23, 24 between the outer surface of the upper body portion 51 and the inner passage portion 142 May be formed.

The number of the outer covers 140 may be equal to the number of the openings 21, 22, 23,

The inner passage portion 142 may constitute an upper passage of the coupling passage 26 together with the upper body portion 51 and the connecting portion 53. The lower end of the inner passage portion 142 may be in contact with the upper end of the outer guide 54. [ The lower end of the inner passage portion 142 may be seated and supported on the upper end of the outer guide 54. [ The upper flow path of the connection flow path 26 may be formed between the upper body portion 51 and the inner flow path portion 142.

The accommodation space S4 may be formed between the inner passage portion 142 and the side cover portion 143.

The lower end of the side cover portion 143 may be in contact with a part of the second side wall portion 114 or the mounting portion 56. [ The lower end of the side cover portion 143 may be seated and supported on the second side wall portion 114 or the mounting portion 56.

<Mounting part>

The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a mounting portion 56 on which the air guide assembly T is seated.

The mounting portion 56 may be formed with an insertion groove S5 into which the lower portion of the air guide housing 110 and the lower portion of the outer cover 140 are inserted and accommodated. Specifically, the insertion groove S5 can receive the lower portion of the second side wall 113 and the lower portion of the outer cover 140. [

The thickness of the insertion groove S5 may be larger than the sum of the lower thickness of the second side wall 113 and the lower thickness of the outer cover 140. [

A pair of guide walls 58 for guiding the up and down movement of the air guide 100 are formed in the mounting portion 56. Air guides 100 are provided between the pair of guide walls 58 to the periphery of the outlet 25 A slit 57 passing therethrough can be formed. The slit 57 is opened in the vertical direction so that the air guide 100 can pass through.

<Slit>

The discharge panel 2 may be provided with a slit 57 through which the air guide 100 passes. The slit 57 may be formed on the side of the outlet 25.

The slit 57 may be formed in the outer body portion 52 and may be formed in the mounting portion 56 of the outer body portion 52.

The shape of the slit 57 may be the same as the shape of the air guide 100. When the shape of the air guide 100 is arc-shaped, the slit 57 may be arc-shaped. The slit 57 may be formed larger than the air guide 100. The number of the slits 57 may be the same as the number of the air guides 100.

The air guide 100 can be guided by the pair of guide walls 58 while passing through the slit 57 and the air guide 100 can be more stably lifted and lowered by the pair of guide walls 58 have.

<Multiple Air Guide Assemblies>

The ceiling type air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of air guide assemblies T.

A plurality of air guide assemblies A, B, C, and D may be mounted on the discharge panel 2 to guide the air discharged to the outlet 25.

The air guides 100 of the plurality of air guide assemblies A, B, C, and D can form imaginary circles. The imaginary circle formed by the air guide 100 of the plurality of air guide assemblies A, B, C, and D may be larger than the outlet 25.

The plurality of air guides 100 can face different areas of the outlet 25.

The elevating mechanism 120 may be provided in plurality such as the air guide 100, and each of the air guides 100 may be independently raised and lowered by the elevating mechanism 120, which are different from each other.

Further, each of the outer covers 140 can accommodate the air guides 100, the air guide housing 110, and the elevator 120, which are different from each other.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

2: Discharge panel T: Air guide assembly
100: air guide 106: rack
S3: Air guide housing groove 111: Rack through hole
110: air guide housing 120: elevating mechanism
S4: Lift chamber accommodating space 140: Outer cover

Claims (10)

A discharge panel having an outlet through which air is discharged to the outside;
And an air guide assembly mounted on the discharge panel and guiding air discharged to the outlet,
The air guide assembly
An air guide having an air guide surface for guiding air and having a rack;
An elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering the air guide;
An air guide housing in which a first space is formed in which the air guide is lifted and accommodated, and a rack through hole through which the rack is passed;
And an outer cover coupled to the air guide housing and having a second space in which the elevator mechanism is received. The method according to claim 1,
The air guide housing
A first side wall;
A second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall;
And a top body connecting the top of the first sidewall and the top of the second sidewall,
Wherein the first space is formed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and the width between the first sidewall and the second sidewall is greater than the thickness of the air guide. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein one surface of the rack is formed with a gear portion engaged with the elevating mechanism,
And the air guide housing includes a rack guide portion facing the opposite surface of the gear portion and guiding the raising and lowering of the rack. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the rack guide portion is longer than the rack. The method according to claim 1,
The elevating mechanism
A motor,
And a pinion coupled to the motor and engaged with the rack,
Wherein the air guide housing has a motor mounting portion on which the motor is mounted. The method according to claim 1,
The outer cover
An upper cover portion covering the upper surface of the air guide housing and the elevating mechanism,
An inner passage portion extending downward from the upper cover portion,
And a side cover portion extending downward from the upper cover portion to cover all or a part of the outer circumferential surface of the air guide housing. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the discharge panel is formed with a mounting portion on which the air guide assembly is mounted,
The mounting portion is formed with a pair of guide walls for guiding the air guide up and down,
Wherein a slit is formed between the pair of guide walls to allow the air guide to pass downward to the periphery of the outlet. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the shape of the slit is the same as the shape of the air guide and the size of the air guide is larger than that of the air guide. 8. The method of claim 7,
And a lower portion of the air guide housing and a lower portion of the outer cover are inserted into the insertion groove. 8. The method of claim 7,
The discharge panel
An outer guide extending from the mounting portion and guiding air under the slit;
And an inner guide spaced apart from the outer guide to form the outer guide and the outlet.

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