KR20190078003A - Stand type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stand type air conditioner. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the stand type air conditioner comprises: a stand type main body having a suction hole sucking outdoor air and a plurality of discharge holes vertically spaced from each other while discharging sucked air after cooling the sucked air; and a plurality of air blowing devices installed in each of the discharge holes for cooled air to be discharged through the discharge holes. Each of the air blowing devices comprises: a fan facing the discharge holes to be coupled to the discharge holes to rotate; an air blowing motor rotating the fan; and a rotation unit rotating the air blowing motor and the fan in a cone direction for the discharge direction of the cooled air to be rotated.

Description

{STAND TYPE AIR CONDITIONER}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stand-type air conditioner, and more particularly, to a stand-type air conditioner capable of uniformly cooling air by rotating the discharge direction of cooling air and adjusting the discharge direction and angle to a desired position.

The air conditioner is a device for cooling / heating the room or purifying the air using a refrigerating cycle of a refrigerant composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for the user.

Such an air conditioner is classified according to its installation type, such as a wall-mounted air conditioner installed on a wall, a stand-type air conditioner installed in an indoor space, and a ceiling-mounted air conditioner installed on a ceiling.

1 is a schematic view of a conventional stand type air conditioner.

1, a conventional stand-type air conditioner 1 includes a main body 2, a front panel 3 provided on the front surface of the main body 2, And a lift unit 7 having a front discharge port 8 formed therein.

The main body 2 is provided with suction ports 4a and 4b through which air is sucked and these suction ports 4a and 4b are opened and closed by the rotation of the vanes 5a and 5b and opened and closed by the vanes 5a and 5b Side discharge ports 6a and 6b are further provided so as to discharge air to the side surface of the main body 2. [

In the conventional stand type air conditioner 1, an air blower (not shown) is provided inside the main body 2. The air blower feeds the air introduced through the air inlets 4a and 4b to the side air discharge portions 6a , 6b and the front discharge portion (8).

However, such a conventional stand-type air conditioner 1 is provided with a discharge port (for example, a front discharge port 8, side discharge ports 6a and 6b, etc.) through an upper portion and a side surface of the main body, A motor-driven guide collar is additionally used.

However, in order to control the airflow direction more precisely, at least one guide pin and an angle-adjusting motor must be further used for each discharge port, so that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated, and the problem of cost increase may follow.

Further, in the case of such a conventional stand-type air conditioner 1, there is a disadvantage in that a rectangle area of flow exists at a position close to the front of the main body 2 and the main body 2.

A related prior art is Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0049692 (published on May 17, 2012), which discloses a blower for an air conditioner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a stand type air conditioner capable of uniformly cooling the cooling air by rotating the discharge direction and adjusting the discharge direction and angle to a desired position.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned can be understood by the following description and more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The stand type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a stand type main body having a suction port for sucking outside air, a plurality of discharge ports for discharging after cooling the sucked air and vertically spaced apart from each other, And a plurality of air blowing devices provided for each of the plurality of air outlets so as to discharge the cooled air through the plurality of air outlets, wherein each of the plurality of air blowing devices includes a fan rotatably coupled to the plurality of outlets, And a rotating unit for rotating the blowing motor and the fan in the conical direction to rotate the discharge direction of the cooled air.

At this time, the suction port may be formed on both sides through the lower end of the main body.

The air conditioner may further include a heat exchanger for cooling the air sucked through the suction port, wherein the heat exchanger is disposed at a lower end of the main body in such a manner that an inner flow path of the main body provided between the suction port and the plurality of air blowing devices is obliquely blocked .

The apparatus may further include a filter for filtering the air sucked through the suction port, and the filter may be disposed closely to the rear of the suction port.

Each of the plurality of air blowing apparatuses further includes a discharge grille provided so as to face the fan, and configured to discharge the air pressure-fed by the fan through the discharge port.

Further, the discharge grille can be rotated in the conical direction in conjunction with the fan.

Also, the fan includes a plurality of blades and a hub connecting the plurality of blades, and the rotary shaft may be fixedly coupled to the blowing motor through a center of the hub.

In addition, the rotation unit may include a housing having a receiving groove for surrounding at least a part of the blowing motor, the housing being fixed to an inner upper end of the body, a direction changing motor provided at the upper end of the housing for rotating, A spinner for rotating the blowing motor in a conical direction using a rotational force, and a hinge connected between the housing and the blowing motor to allow rotation of the blowing motor in a conical direction.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stand type air conditioner including a stand type main body having a suction port for sucking outside air, a discharge port for discharging the sucked air after cooling the sucked air, The fan unit includes a fan rotatably coupled to the discharge port, a blower motor for rotating the fan, and a fan motor for rotating the fan motor and the fan in a conical direction, And a rotating unit for rotating the discharge direction of the air.

According to the stand type air conditioner of the present invention, the discharge direction of the cooling air is rotated, uniform cooling can be performed, and the discharge direction and angle can be adjusted to a desired position by the user. In the conventional stand type air conditioner, a discharge port (for example, a front discharge port, a side discharge port, etc.) is provided through an upper portion and a side surface of the main body, and a guide collar driven by a motor is further used . Particularly, in order to control the blowing direction of the discharge wind more precisely, the guide vanes and the motors have to be provided for each of the plurality of discharge ports, so that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated and there is a problem of cost increase and the like. .

Further, according to the stand type air conditioner of the present invention, unlike the conventional stand type air conditioner, the rectangle area of the flow is reduced, and uniform cooling performance can be secured in front of the main body or near the main body.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a stand-type ceiling-mounted air conditioner.
2 is a front view schematically showing a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view briefly showing a blowing device of a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling structure between a rotating unit and a blower motor constituting a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a conical rotating operation of a blowing motor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing an air flow by a blower of a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 are views illustrating a blowing direction adjusting function using a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification. Further, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements throughout the drawings, even if they are shown on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, when an element is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component But it should be understood that other components may be "interspersed " between each component, or that each component may be" connected ", "coupled ", or" connected "through other components.

In the drawings, FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view schematically showing a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, a stand-type air conditioner 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 600 and a plurality of fan units 100 and 100 '. 3), a rotating unit 400 (see FIG. 3), a discharge grill 500 (see FIG. 3), and a plurality of blowers 100 and 100 ' ).

The main body 600 refers to the case of the air conditioner 1000 which is vertically installed upright so as to have a predetermined height as shown in FIG. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the shape of the main body 600 shown in FIG.

The main body 600 may be provided with a suction port 610 for sucking outside air.

Specifically, the suction port 610 may be formed on both sides through the lower end of the main body 600. The air in the room can be introduced into the main body 600 through the inlet 610. The suction force of the air required at this time can be generated by the rotation of the fan 200 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later.

The main body 600 may further include a heat exchanger 620 (see FIG. 3).

The heat exchanger 620 (see FIG. 3) serves to cool the air sucked through the inlet 610 (see FIG. 2) provided on both sides of the lower end of the main body 600.

Specifically, the heat exchanger 620 (see FIG. 3) is connected to the internal flow path 630 (see FIG. 3) of the main body 600 provided between the air inlet 610 (see FIG. 2) and the air blowing apparatus 100 or 100 ' As shown in FIG. The heat exchanger 620 (see FIG. 3) may be disposed at a lower end of the main body 600.

3), is cooled to a temperature set by the user, and the cooled air flows through the internal flow paths 630, 630, 3) of the main body. Thereafter, the cooled air is fed by the blowers 100, 100 'and can be discharged to the room through the discharge port.

Meanwhile, the stand type air conditioner 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a filter (not shown) for filtering the air sucked into the main body 600 through the suction port 610 (see FIG. 2) can do.

Such a filter (not shown) is disposed in close contact with the rear of the suction port 610 (see FIG. 2) to filter foreign matter in the air passing through the suction port 610 (see FIG. 2).

In addition, the main body 600 may include at least one discharge port 650, 650 '. Although not shown separately, only one discharge port 650 or 650 'may be formed through the upper end of the main body 600, and as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of discharge ports 650 and 650' . In the following description, the stand type air conditioner 1000 (see FIG. 2) in which the main body 600 has two outlets 650 and 650 'will be described.

Two blowers 100 and 100 'may be provided on the two outlets 650 and 650' provided in the main body 600. These air blowing apparatuses 100 and 100 'serve to discharge the cooled air flowing through the internal flow path 630 of the main body 600 through the two outlets 650 and 650'.

Hereinafter, the blower 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view briefly showing a blowing device of a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, one of the two blowing devices 100 and 100 ' Fig.

2, the fan unit 100 includes a fan 200, a fan motor 300, and a rotation unit 400, and may be installed through a discharge port 650 (see FIG. 2) provided in the main body 600 .

Particularly, the air blowing apparatus 100 further includes a discharge grill 500 installed to face the fan 200 and configured to discharge the air pressure-fed by the fan 200 through the discharge port 650 (see FIG. 2) .

The fan 200 is rotatably coupled to a circular-hole-shaped discharge port 650 (see FIG. 2) formed through the front surface of the main body 600.

The fan 200 pressurizes the air cooled through the inlet 610 (see FIG. 2), the filter (not shown) and the heat exchanger 620 (see FIG. 3) 600 to the outside.

For example, the fan 200 may include a plurality of blades 210 and a hub 220 that fixes the plurality of blades 210 centrally.

On the other hand, the fan 200 is rotated by receiving rotational force from the blowing motor 300. The rotary shaft 310 of the blower motor 300 may be inserted and fixed in the shaft coupling groove 221 provided in the hub 220 of the fan 200. [

The blower motor 300 may be connected to the rear of the fan 200 to rotate the fan 200.

The rotation unit 400 serves to rotate the fan motor 300 and the fan 200 in the conical direction. In other words, the rotating unit 400 rotates the fan motor 300 and the fan 200 in the conical direction (R direction in FIG. 6). As a result, the blowing direction of the cooling air discharged through the discharge grill 500 is It can be rotated 360 degrees. The detailed structure of the rotation unit 400 will be described later with reference to Fig.

The discharge grill 500 is disposed in a shape blocking the discharge port 650 (see FIG. 2) provided in the main body 600, and may have a circular grill shape. Further, a shroud 510 may be further provided on the outer side of the discharge grill 500.

This discharge grill 500 may be arranged to face the fan 200. Fig.

The discharge grill 500 may be configured to be rotatable together with the rotation of the fan 200 and the blower motor 300 in the conical direction.

However, according to another embodiment, the fan 200 and the blowing motor 300 are rotated in the conical direction by the rotation unit 400, and the discharge grill 500 is positioned and fixed at a distance from the fan 200 ≪ / RTI > In the opposite case, only the discharge grill 500 may be formed in a rotating form, and may have various embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupling structure between a rotating unit and a blower motor that constitute a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross- Fig.

5 and 6, the rotating unit 400 rotates the fan motor 300 connected to the fan 200 (see FIG. 4) and the rotating shaft 310 in the conical direction (R direction in FIG. 6) . To this end, the rotating unit 400 includes a housing 410, a direction changing motor 420, a spinner 430, and a hinge 440.

The housing 410 of the rotation unit 400 has a receiving groove for surrounding at least a part of the blowing motor 300 and may be provided in a form fixed to the rear surface of the main body 600 (see FIG. 4).

More specifically, the housing 410 of the rotation unit 400 may have a receiving groove having a shape and size such that a part of the rear end of the blowing motor 300 (that is, the opposite part of the rotating shaft 310) have.

The direction changing motor 420 of the rotating unit 400 is installed at the center of the housing 410, that is, at the center of the receiving groove provided in the housing 410, and the rotational direction and speed can be adjusted according to the user's setting. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated form and may be arranged in a different form.

The spinner 430 of the rotation unit 400 connects between the direction changing motor 420 and the rear end of the blowing motor 300 and uses the rotational force provided from the direction changing motor 420 to blow the air to the blowing motor 300 (See Fig. 4)) can be rotated in the conical direction (R direction in Fig. 6).

The hinge 440 of the rotation unit 400 is a member that connects between the peripheral portion of the housing 410 of the housing 410 and the side surface portion of the air blowing motor 300. The air blowing motor 300 is operatively connected in two degrees of freedom, Direction rotation is smoothly performed.

Referring to FIG. 6, a blowing motor 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention can rotate in a conical direction by a rotation unit 400.

4) and the blower motor 300 (see FIG. 4) are firmly supported by the housing 410 of the rotation unit 400, and the spinner 430 rotates the direction changing motor 420, And rotates the air blowing motor 300 in the conical direction (R direction) by using the rotation of the direction changing motor 420 in the single direction. As a result, the fan 200 (see FIG. 4) connected to the blowing motor 300 rotates in the conical direction (R direction), thereby rotating the discharge direction of the cooling air by 360 degrees and performing a uniform cooling function.

7 is a view showing the air flow by a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, the blowing device 100 of the stand type air conditioner generates suction force by rotating the fan 200 by the rotational force of the blowing motor 300, and the suction ports 610, See Fig. 2). The air sucked through the inlet port 610 (see FIG. 2) passes through a filter (not shown) and the heat exchanger 630 (see FIG. 3) and is cooled to a user-set temperature. The cooled air a moves to the upper end of the main body 600 along the inner flow path 630 of the main body 600. Thereafter, the cooled air (a) can be discharged through the discharge grill 500 by the rotation of the fan 200.

The air blowing motor 300 and the fan 200 are rotated in the conical direction by the action of the rotation unit 400 and the direction of discharging the cooled air a through the discharge grill 500 can be rotated 360 degrees have. Thus, uniform discharge of cooling air can be achieved.

At this time, when the user controls the rotating direction of the rotating unit 400, more specifically, the direction changing motor 420, the rotating angle and the rotating speed, it is possible to perform intensive cooling at a position where cooling is required.

8 and 9 are views illustrating a blowing direction adjusting function using a stand-type air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, an operation example of concentrating the cooled air in the right direction (that is, the left direction in FIG. 8) of the main body 600 is shown. At this time, by concentrating the plurality of fan units 100 and 100 'at the same time in the right direction of the main body 600 (that is, the left direction in FIG. 8), it is possible to perform centralized cooling for the corresponding region.

In contrast, referring to FIG. 9, an operation example of concentrating the cooled air in the left direction (that is, the right direction in FIG. 9) of the main body 600 is shown. At this time, by concentrating the plurality of fan units 100 and 100 'at the same time in the left direction of the main body 600 (that is, the right direction in FIG. 9), it is possible to perform centralized cooling for the corresponding region.

As described above, according to the structure and the operation of the present invention, there is an advantageous technical effect that the discharge direction and angle of the cooling air can be adjusted to the desired position by the cooling air can be uniformly cooled.

In the conventional stand type air conditioner, a discharge port (for example, a front discharge port, a side discharge port, etc.) is provided through an upper portion and a side surface of the main body, and a guide collar driven by a motor is further used .

Particularly, in order to control the blowing direction of the discharge wind more precisely, the guide vanes and the motors have to be provided for each of the plurality of discharge ports, so that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated and there is a problem of cost increase and the like. .

Further, according to the structure and operation of the present invention, unlike the conventional stand-type air conditioner, the rectangle area of the flow is reduced, thereby achieving an advantageous cooling effect even in the front of the main body or near the main body.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the scope of the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It is obvious that a transformation can be made. Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the effects of the present invention are not explicitly described and described, but it is needless to say that the effects that can be predicted by the configurations should also be recognized.

1000: stand type air conditioner
100, 100 ': blower
200: Fan
210: blade
220: Hub
221: shaft fastening groove
300: blowing motor
310: rotation axis
400: rotation unit
410: Housing
420: direction conversion motor
430: spinner
440: Hinge
500: discharge grill
510: Shroud
600:
610:
620: heat exchanger
630:

Claims (12)

A stand type main body having a suction port for sucking outside air, and a plurality of discharge ports for discharging after cooling the sucked air and being vertically spaced apart; And
And a plurality of air blowing devices provided for each of the plurality of air outlets so as to discharge the air cooled through the plurality of outlets,
Wherein each of the plurality of blowing apparatuses comprises: a fan rotatably coupled to the plurality of discharge ports;
A blowing motor for rotating the fan; And
A rotating unit rotating the fan motor and the fan in a conical direction to rotate the discharge direction of the cooled air;
Wherein the air conditioner is a stand-type air conditioner.
The method according to claim 1,
The suction port
And formed on both sides through the lower end of the main body
Stand type air conditioner.
The method according to claim 1,
And a heat exchanger for cooling the air sucked through the suction port,
The heat exchanger
And an inner flow path of the main body provided between the suction port and the plurality of air blowing devices is disposed obliquely
Stand type air conditioner.
The method according to claim 1,
And a filter for filtering the air sucked through the suction port.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein each of the plurality of blowing apparatuses comprises:
Further comprising a discharge grill installed to face the fan and configured to discharge the air pressure-fed by the fan through the discharge port.
6. The method of claim 5,
The discharge grill rotates in the conical direction in association with the fan
Stand type air conditioner.
The method according to claim 1,
The fan includes a plurality of blades and a hub connecting the plurality of blades,
The blowing motor has a rotation shaft fixedly coupled through a center of the hub
Stand type air conditioner.
The method according to claim 1,
The rotation unit includes:
A housing having a receiving groove for surrounding at least a part of the blowing motor, the housing being fixed to an inner upper end of the main body;
A direction changing motor provided at an upper end of the housing and rotating;
A spinner for rotating the blowing motor in a conical direction by using a rotational force provided from the direction changing motor; And
A hinge coupled between the housing and the blower motor to allow rotation of the blower motor in a conical direction;
The air conditioner comprising:
A stand type main body having an intake port for sucking outside air, and a discharge port for discharging the air after cooling the sucked air; And
And a blower installed to discharge the cooled air through the outlet,
The fan unit includes: a fan rotatably coupled to the discharge port;
A blowing motor for rotating the fan; And
A rotating unit rotating the fan motor and the fan in a conical direction to rotate the discharge direction of the cooled air;
Wherein the air conditioner is a stand-type air conditioner.
10. The method of claim 9,
In the above blowing device,
Further comprising a discharge grill installed to face the fan and configured to discharge the air pressure-fed by the fan through the discharge port.
10. The method of claim 9,
The fan includes a plurality of blades and a hub connecting the plurality of blades,
The blowing motor has a rotation shaft fixedly coupled through a center of the hub
Stand type air conditioner.
10. The method of claim 9,
The rotation unit includes:
A housing having a receiving groove for surrounding at least a part of the blowing motor, the housing being fixed to an inner upper end of the main body;
A direction changing motor provided at an upper end of the housing and rotating;
A spinner for rotating the blowing motor in a conical direction by using a rotational force provided from the direction changing motor; And
A hinge coupled between the housing and the blower motor to allow rotation of the blower motor in a conical direction;
The air conditioner comprising:

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