KR20200051945A - Indoor Unit for Air Conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indoor unit for an air conditioner. According to the present invention, the indoor unit for an air conditioner includes: a cabinet forming a space therein, and having an open bottom; a front panel covering the open bottom of the cabinet, and including an inlet formed to suction air into the cabinet, and an outlet formed to discharge the air in the cabinet to the outside; an air blow fan placed in the cabinet, and moving the air in the cabinet from the inlet to the outlet; a fan motor fixed to the cabinet, and rotating the air blow fan; a heat exchanger placed inside the cabinet, and exchanging heat between the air flowing to the outlet and a refrigerant; a drain pan placed in the cabinet, and collecting condensate water produced from the heat exchanger; a drain pump placed in the cabinet, and discharging the condensate water collected by the drain pan to the outside; a bracket fixed in the cabinet, and equipped with the drain pump; and a supporter connected to be fixed to the drain pump in a vertical direction, and connected to be fixed to the bracket in a vertical direction. Therefore, the indoor unit for an air conditioner is capable of increasing working efficiency by simplifying manufacturing processes.

Description

Indoor unit for air conditioner {Indoor Unit for Air Conditioner}

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an indoor unit of a ceiling type air conditioner.

An air conditioner is a device that changes air into a comfortable environment by flowing, cooling, heating, cleaning or humidifying air. The air conditioner mainly performs the cooling function or the heating function to maintain the optimal temperature and humidity depending on the climatic conditions according to the season and the indoor environment, and indoor and outdoor units such as stand-type and wall-mounted type, frame type and ceiling cassette type, etc. Various types of products are being launched, such as a separate type installed to be separated from each other and an integrated type such as a window type in which indoor units and outdoor units are integrated.

In the case of the ceiling cassette type, since the indoor unit is mounted on the ceiling surface of the indoor space, it may have a drain pan and a drain pump structure for discharging condensate condensed in the heat exchanger. In the case of a drain pump, it may have a structure mounted on the inside of the indoor unit through a screw.

Korean patent KR19990033901A discloses a structure for mounting a drain pump by fastening a screw.

However, this screw fastening method has a problem in that efficiency of work is reduced due to the time and cost required for fastening, since equipment for screw fastening is required.

In addition, in the case of fastening through a screw, there is a problem in that the fastening force may be weakened or noise may be generated due to vibration due to operation of the drain pump.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a convenience of operation by simplifying the fastening structure of the drain pump mounted in the indoor unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner capable of maintaining a fastening force even when vibration is caused by the operation of a drain pump.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, a space is formed inside, the bottom of the open cabinet; A front panel covering an opened bottom surface of the cabinet, an inlet through which air is sucked into the cabinet, and an outlet through which air inside the cabinet is discharged to the outside; A blower fan disposed inside the cabinet to flow air inside the cabinet from the suction port to the discharge port; A fan motor fixed to the cabinet and rotating the blowing fan; A heat exchanger disposed inside the cabinet and exchanging air flowing through the outlet with a refrigerant; A drain pan disposed inside the cabinet to collect condensate generated in the heat exchanger; A drain pump disposed inside the cabinet to discharge condensate collected by the drain pan to the outside; A bracket fixedly disposed inside the cabinet and equipped with the drain pump; And a supporter fixedly connected to the drain pump in the vertical direction, and a supporter fixedly connected to the bracket in the vertical direction, so that the drain pump is stably fixed to the cabinet and less affected by vibration.

The supporter is coupled to each of the drain pump and the bracket in a hook manner, so that the combination of the drain pump and the bracket can be facilitated.

Arranged between the drain pump and the supporter, and further comprising a damper to dampen the vibration of the drain pump, the vibration of the drain pump can be transmitted by the relaxation of the cabinet.

The supporter has a pillar shape, and a supporter body is inserted into a central hole formed along the center of the damper; A damper support portion disposed on an upper portion of the supporter body and contacting one side surface of the damper; A damper fixing unit that presses the other side formed on the opposite side of the one side of the damper when one side of the damper contacts the damper supporting portion; A bracket support abutting one side of the bracket; And when the bracket support is in contact with one side of the bracket, it includes a bracket fixing unit for pressing the other side formed in the opposite direction to one side of the bracket.

The damper support portion and the bracket support are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals, so that the vibration of the drain pump can be relaxed and transmitted to the cabinet.

The damper fixing portion, the damper fixing body extending downward from the supporter body; And at least two damper fixing hooks which are bent at the lower end of the damper fixing body and are inclined upwardly, and when one side of the damper contacts the damper supporting portion, the at least two dampers. Each end of the fixed hook is disposed to abut against the other side of the damper, so that the supporter can be fixed to the damper in the vertical direction.

The bracket fixing portion, the bracket fixing body extending in the opposite direction to the supporter body from the center of the bracket support; And at least two bracket fixing hooks which are formed to be inclined in the direction of the bracket support from the upper end of the bracket fixing body, and when one side of the bracket contacts the bracket support, the at least two bracket fixing hooks Each end is disposed in contact with the other side of the bracket, the supporter can be fixed to the bracket in the vertical direction.

The bracket support has an umbrella shape extending from the upper portion of the supporter body in an upward direction and an outer direction of a radius, so that vibration transmitted from the drain pump to the supporter can be alleviated and transmitted to the bracket.

At each end of each of the at least two bracket fixing hooks, a step portion formed to abut on an inner surface of the bracket hole formed in the bracket so as to insert the bracket fixing portion and two surfaces of the other side of the bracket is formed, so that the supporter supports the bracket. It can be fixed stably.

The drain pump includes a pump housing forming an outer shape; A suction unit through which water collected in the drain pan is sucked into the pump housing; A drain unit for draining water sucked into the pump housing; A drain pump driving part that sucks the water collected in the drain pan through the suction part and sends it to the drain part; And a fastening part connected to the supporter through the damper so that the pump housing is mounted on the bracket.

The fastening part has a shape surrounding the periphery of the damper, and an entrance hole formed to fit a damper is formed at one side of the fastening part, and a damper may be mounted to the fastening part through the access hole.

The damper is formed with a ring-shaped fastening groove formed horizontally along the outer circumferential surface, and the fastening part is formed with a protruding insertion protrusion protruding from the inner circumferential surface contacting the outer circumferential surface of the damper into the fastening groove of the damper As a result, the damper can be stably fixed to the fastening portion.

Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the indoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention, there are one or more of the following effects.

First, the supporter is fastened to the drain pump and the bracket of the cabinet by a hook method, so that the production is simple and the efficiency of the work is increased.

Second, the supporter is fixedly connected to the drain pump in the vertical direction, and is fixedly connected to the bracket in the vertical direction, and has the advantage of being stably fixed to the vibration of the drain pump when fastening.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a bottom perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the internal structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing the arrangement of a drain pump according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a drain pump according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a bracket.
5A is a perspective view of a supporter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5B is a front view of FIG. 5A.
5C is a side view of FIG. 5A.
5D is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V 'of FIG. 5C.
Figure 6a is a view for explaining the fastening of the supporter, drain pump, damper, bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6b is a cross-sectional view of Figure 6a for explaining the fastening of the supporter, drain pump, damper, bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to completely inform the person having the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

The upper and lower marks shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are for explaining the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment. In the case of the internal configuration of the indoor unit shown in FIGS. 1 to 6B, the standard will be described based on the vertical direction in the state mounted on the indoor unit. The setting of the direction indicated in the drawings does not limit the scope of the invention, and the direction may be formed differently according to the reference setting.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to embodiments of the present invention.

<Overall configuration>

1 is a bottom perspective view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the internal structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a view showing the arrangement of a drain pump according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The indoor unit (1) of the air conditioner according to this embodiment forms an outer shape, covers the cabinet (10) with the bottom open, the opened bottom of the cabinet (10), and the inlet (23a) and outlet (( 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) to form the front panel 20, the inside of the cabinet 10 to flow the air inside the inlet 23a from the inlet 23a to the outlet 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) A heat exchanger that heats and heats the air flowing from the blowing fan 30 that is rotatably disposed, the fan motor 32 that rotates the blowing fan 30, and the discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d from the suction port 23a to a refrigerant. Base (36), the suction grill (23) covering the suction port (23a), detachably mounted on the upper side of the suction grill (23), through the suction port (23a) the foreign matter in the air flowing into the cabinet (10) It includes a filtering suction filter (23b).

The cabinet 10 forms a space in which a blowing fan 30, a heat exchanger 36, a fan motor 32, and the like are disposed, and a bottom surface is opened. The cabinet 10 may be installed to hang on the ceiling of the indoor space through a hanger (not shown).

A bracket 14 on which a drain pump 40 to be described below is mounted is disposed inside the cabinet 10 according to the present embodiment. The bracket 14 according to the present embodiment may be disposed to protrude toward the inner side of the circumferential surface of the cabinet 10. The bracket 14 may be integrally formed with the cabinet 10 or may have a structure that is fastened to the inside of the cabinet 10 as a separate member.

The bracket 14 according to the present embodiment may have a structure mounted on the lower side of the drain pump fixing part 13 protruding to the inside of the cabinet 10. The bracket 14 is integrally formed with the drain pump fixing portion 13, or formed in a plate shape at the lower side of the drain pump fixing portion 13, or in a 'c' shape at the top of the drain pump fixing portion 13 It can be fixed inside. That is, the bracket 14 is fixed inside the cabinet 10, and various shapes can be changed if the supporter 100 to be described below is inserted.

The front panel 20 according to the present embodiment is disposed to cover the opened bottom surface of the cabinet 10. The front panel 20 is arranged toward the floor of the room. The front panel 20 is formed with a suction port 23a through which air is introduced into the cabinet 10 and a discharge port 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d through which the air inside the cabinet 10 escapes into the indoor space.

The inlet 23a according to this embodiment is disposed in the center of the front panel 20, and the outlets 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d are spaced apart from the inlet 23a on the circumferential side of the inlet 23a. In the front panel 20 according to the present embodiment, one suction port 23a is formed, and four discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d are formed. However, this is one embodiment, and one inlet 23a is formed, and one or two or more outlets may be disposed.

The discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d may be formed in the form of long slits along the edge of the suction port 23a. A vane 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d for adjusting the wind direction of the discharged air may be disposed in each of the discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d. Vane (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d) is the position and angle is arranged in the discharge port (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) is changed, it is possible to adjust the wind direction of the air discharged to the discharge port (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) have.

The front panel 20 according to this embodiment is coupled to the cabinet 10, the front body 22 forming the discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, and a plurality of grill holes are formed, and the suction port 23a It includes a suction grill 23 to cover the.

A suction grill 23 in which a plurality of grill holes are formed is disposed in the suction port 23a of the front panel 20 according to the present embodiment. A plurality of grill holes having a lattice shape are formed in the suction grill 23 according to the present embodiment. A suction filter 23b may be disposed on the upper side of the suction grill 23 according to the present embodiment to filter out foreign substances in the air flowing into the suction port 23a.

The blowing fan 30 is disposed inside the cabinet 10 to form an air flow inside the cabinet 10. The blowing fan 30 is disposed above the suction port 23a. The blower fan 30 according to the present embodiment may use a centrifugal blower that sucks air to the center and discharges air in a circumferential direction.

The fan motor 32 is fixed to the inner upper portion of the cabinet 10, and rotates the blowing fan 30 connected to the lower side.

The indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes a bell mouse 34 that guides air introduced from the intake 23a to the blowing fan 30. The bell mouse 34 is disposed between the suction grill 23 and the blowing fan 30.

The heat exchanger 36 is disposed around the blower fan 30. The heat exchanger 36 heat exchanges the air flowing from the suction port 23a to the discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d with a refrigerant. The heat exchanger 36 according to the present embodiment can divide the inside of the cabinet 10 into inside and outside. A blower fan 30 is disposed inside the heat exchanger 36.

A discharge flow path through which air flows through the discharge ports 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d may be formed outside the heat exchanger 36. The heat exchanger 36 may be arranged in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the upper or lower side.

Inside the cabinet 10, a drain fan 12 for temporarily storing condensate generated in the heat exchanger 36 and a drain pump 40 for discharging condensate collected in the drain fan 12 to the outside may be disposed. .

The drain pan 12 according to the present embodiment may be mounted on the heat exchanger 36. The drain pan 12 may be formed with an inclined surface having directionality to collect and store condensate flowing from the indoor heat exchanger 36 to one side. The drain pump 40 according to this embodiment discharges condensate collected in one direction by the drain pan 12 to the outside of the cabinet 10.

Referring to FIG. 3, the drain pump 40 according to the present exemplary embodiment may be disposed at a corner portion inside the cabinet 10. The drain pump 40 may be disposed outside the heat exchanger 36. The drain pump 40 may be fixedly disposed in the drain pump fixing portion 13 protrudingly disposed inside the cabinet 10. The drain pump 40 may be fixedly placed on the bracket 14 disposed inside the cabinet 10.

<Drain pump connection configuration>

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a drain pump according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on a bracket. 5A to 5D are perspective views, front views, side views, and short views of supporters according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6a is a view and a cross-sectional view for explaining the fastening of the supporter, drain pump, damper, bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6B, the construction of the drain pump and the supporter according to this embodiment and their fastening relationship including brackets will be described.

The drain pump 40 according to this embodiment is fixedly arranged inside the cabinet 10. The drain pump 40 may discharge the condensate inside the cabinet 10 to the outside through the condensate drain hose 50.

The drain pump 40 according to the present embodiment includes a pump housing 42 forming an outer shape, a suction part 44 through which water collected in the drain pan 12 is sucked into the pump housing 42, and a drain pan 12 ) Is connected to the plotter 46, the drain hose 50, which grasps the amount of water collected in the drainage part 48 for discharging condensate sucked into the drain pump 40, and the water collected in the drain pan 12 And a drain pump driving unit (not shown) that sucks the suction unit 44 and sends it to the drain unit 48.

The drain pump 40 is fastened to the bracket 14 disposed inside the cabinet 10 by the supporter 100. The drain pump 40 according to this embodiment is mounted on the bracket 14 by the supporter 100 and the damper 60. The drain pump 40 according to this embodiment further includes a fastening portion 54 connected to the supporter 100 to mount the drain pump 40 to the bracket 14.

The drain pump 40 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of fastening portions 54 mounted to the bracket 14 through a plurality of supporters 100.

The fastening part 54 is connected to the supporter 100 through a damper 60. The fastening part 54 according to the present embodiment has a form surrounding the damper 60. The fastening part 54 is formed in a form surrounding the damper 60 in a cylindrical shape. The inner circumferential surface of the fastening portion 54 surrounds at least a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the damper 60.

On one side of the fastening portion 54 according to the present embodiment, an entrance hole 54 formed to fit the damper 60 is formed. The fastening part 54 according to the present embodiment is formed with a protruding insertion protrusion 56 protruding to be inserted into the fastening groove 64 of the damper 60 at the inner circumferential surface contacting the outer circumferential surface of the damper 60. The insertion protrusion 56 protrudes in the horizontal direction from the inner circumferential surface of the fastening portion 54. When the damper 60 is inserted into the fastening portion 54, the insertion protrusion 56 is fitted into the fastening groove 64.

The damper 60 is disposed between the supporter 100 and the fastening portion 54 to dampen the vibration caused by the drain pump 40. The damper 60 according to the present embodiment has a cylindrical shape in which the supporter 100 is inserted.

The damper 60 is formed with a fastening groove 64 into which the insertion protrusion 56 of the fastening part 54 is inserted on the circumferential surface. The fastening groove 64 has an annular shape formed horizontally along the circumferential surface of the damper 60. In the center of the damper 60, a center hole 62 opened in the vertical direction is formed. The supporter 100 is inserted into the center hole 62 of the damper 60.

The supporter 100 according to the present embodiment fixes the drain pump 40 to the bracket 14. The supporter 100 according to the present embodiment is connected to the damper 60 to fix the drain pump 40 to the bracket 14. The supporter 100 according to the present embodiment includes a drain pump connecting portion 101 connected to a fastening portion 54 of the drain pump 40 through a damper 60, and a bracket connecting portion 111 connected to the bracket 14 It includes.

The supporter 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a drain pump connection part 101 fixedly connected to the drain pump 40 in the vertical direction through the damper 60, and a bracket 14 fixedly connected to the vertical direction in the vertical direction. It includes a connecting portion 111.

The drain pump connection portion 101 and the bracket connection portion 111 are spaced at regular intervals based on the supporter body 102 described below.

The supporter 100 according to this embodiment is coupled to each of the drain pump 40 and the bracket 14 in a hook manner. Here, the hook-type coupling means that the damper fixing portion 106 is inserted along the center hole 62 of the damper 60, and the damper supporting portion 104 abuts on one side surface 60a of the damper 60. When limiting the one-way movement of the damper 60, the damper fixing hook 110 of the damper fixing portion 106 is in contact with the other side 60b of the damper 60 to move in the other direction of the damper 60 It can mean a combination of restrictive ways. Similarly, in the hook-type coupling, the bracket fixing part 114 is inserted along the bracket hole 16, and the bracket support 112 abuts on one side 14a of the bracket 14 so that one side of the bracket 14 When limiting the direction movement, the bracket fixing hook 118 of the bracket fixing portion 114 also contacts the other side 14b of the bracket 14 to also limit the movement of the other side of the bracket 14.

The supporter 100 according to the present embodiment has a column shape, is disposed on the supporter body 102, the supporter body 102 is inserted into the center hole 62 of the damper 60, the damper 60 of When one side surface (60a) and the damper support portion 104, one side surface (60a) of the damper 60 is in contact with the damper support portion 104, formed on the opposite side of one side surface (60a) of the damper (60) The damper fixing portion 106 for pressing the other side 60b, the bracket support 112 contacting one side surface 14a of the bracket 14, and the bracket support 112, one side surface 14a of the bracket 14 When it comes into contact with, it includes a bracket fixing portion 114 for pressing the other side (14b) formed in the opposite direction to one side (14a) of the bracket (14).

The supporter body 102 has a substantially cylindrical shape. The supporter body 102 is inserted into the center hole 62 of the damper 60. On the outer circumferential surface of the supporter body 102 according to this embodiment, vertical grooves 102a may be formed in the vertical direction inserted into the damper 60. Vertical groove (102a) is formed in the vertical direction on the outer circumference of the supporter body 102, it is possible to facilitate the supporter body 102 is inserted into the center hole 62 of the damper (60).

The supporter body 102 may be extended to the upper side of the damper support portion 104. The supporter body 102 is extended to the upper side of the damper support portion 104, and may be connected to the bracket support 112.

The damper supporting portion 104 is formed to protrude in the radially outward direction of the outer circumferential surface of the supporter body 102 from the top of the supporter body 102. When the supporter body 102 is inserted into the center hole 62 of the damper 60, the damper support portion 104 comes into contact with one side 60a of the damper 60 so that the damper 60 is in one direction. Limit movement. The damper support portion 104 has a disc shape and comes into contact with one side surface 60a of the damper 60.

The damper fixing part 106 is the other side (60b) formed in the opposite direction to one side (60a) of the damper 60, when one side (60a) of the damper 60 is in contact with the damper support portion 104 Pressurize. The damper fixing part 106 is a damper fixing body 108 extending downward from the supporter body 102, and a damper fixing hook 110a formed to be inclined upward from the lower end of the damper fixing body 108. 110b). The damper fixing part 106 according to the present embodiment includes at least two damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b. The damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b are protruded from the end of the damper fixing body 108 toward the supporter body 102. The two damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b are arranged in opposite directions based on the damper fixing body 108.

The damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b are arranged such that as the distance from the end of the damper fixing body 108 connected to the damper fixing body 108 increases, the spaced apart from the damper fixing body 108 increases. do. Damper fixing hooks (110a, 110b), the farther the end of the damper fixing body 108 connected to the damper fixing body 108, the greater the thickness of the damper fixing hook (110a, 110b).

The upper ends of the damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b may move in the direction of the damper fixing body 108 by external force. When the supporter 100 is inserted into the damper 60, the arrangement of the damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b is changed close to that of the damper fixing body 108, so that the damper fixing portion and the supporter body of the supporter 100 ( 102) may be inserted into the center hole 62 of the damper 60.

On the other hand, in the state in which the damper 60 is inserted, the arrangement of the form in which the damper fixing hooks 110a and 110b press the other side 60b of the damper 60 is not changed, so that the damper 60 is supported. It can be fixed to (100).

The bracket support 112 is disposed on the upper side of the damper support portion 104. The bracket support 112 is spaced apart from the damper support portion 104. The bracket support 112 according to this embodiment may be disposed at the upper end of the supporter body 102.

The bracket support 112 may have an umbrella shape extending from the top of the supporter body 102 in an upward direction and an outer direction of a radius. The end of the bracket support 112 is in contact with one side (14a) of the bracket (14). Referring to Figure //, the bracket support 112 has a shape in which the cross section protrudes in the outer direction and the upper direction. The bracket support 112 according to the present embodiment has a shape extending from the top of the supporter body 102 having the shape of a cylinder in the outer and upward directions of the radius. The bracket support 112 may form a space in which a portion of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b of the bracket fixing portion 114 to be described below is disposed.

The bracket fixing part 114, when the bracket support 112 and one side 14a of the bracket 14 abut, the other side 14b formed on the opposite side of the one side 14a of the bracket 14 Pressurize. The bracket fixing portion 114 is formed to be inclined downward from the upper end of the bracket fixing body 116 and the bracket fixing body 116 extending in the opposite direction from the supporter body 102 at the center of the bracket support 112. Includes bracket fixing hooks (118a, 118b). The bracket fixing part 114 according to the present embodiment includes two bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b. The bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b are formed to protrude in the direction of the bracket support 112 at the end of the bracket fixing body 116. Each of the two bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b is disposed in opposite directions based on the bracket fixing body 116.

The bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b are arranged such that the spaced apart from the bracket fixing body 116 increases as the distance from the end of the bracket fixing body 116 connected to the bracket fixing body 116 increases. do. As the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b are further away from the end of the bracket fixing body 116 connected to the bracket fixing body 116, the thickness of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b becomes larger.

The bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b may move the lower end portion in the direction of the bracket fixing body 116 by external force. When the supporter 100 is inserted into the bracket 14, the arrangement of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b is changed close to the bracket fixing body 116, so that the bracket fixing portion 114 of the supporter 100 is It can be inserted into the bracket hole 16 of the bracket (14).

On the other hand, in the state in which the damper 60 is inserted, the arrangement of the form in which the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b press the other side 14b of the bracket 14 is not changed, so that the bracket 14 is a supporter. It can be fixed to (100).

At the ends of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b, a step is formed to abut on two surfaces of the inner side 16a of the bracket hole 16 formed in the bracket 14 and the other side 14b of the bracket 14. Includes part 122. The step portion 122 has a structure in which a part of the inner side extends downward from the lower end portions of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b.

When the bracket fixing portion 114 is fixed to the bracket 14, the lower end portion 120 of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b includes the other side 14b of the bracket 14 and the bracket hole 16. It is fixed in contact with the inner surface 16a.

Of the lower end portions of the bracket fixing hooks 118a and 118b, a portion of the outside where the step portion 122 is not formed is in contact with the other side surface 14b of the bracket 14, and the outer circumferential surface of the step portion 122 ( 122a) is disposed to contact the inner surface 16a of the bracket hole 16.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical idea or prospect of the present invention.

1: Indoor unit 10: Cabinet
12: drain pan 14: bracket
16: Bracket hole 20: Front panel
23: suction grill 30: blower fan
40: drain pump 42: pump housing
52: fastening part 54: entrance hall
56: insertion protrusion 60: damper
62: center hole 64: fastening groove
100: supporter 102: supporter body
104: damper support 106: damper fixing
112: bracket support 114: bracket fixing

Claims (12)

A cabinet having a space formed therein and an open bottom;
A front panel covering an opened bottom surface of the cabinet, an inlet through which air is sucked into the cabinet, and an outlet through which air inside the cabinet is discharged to the outside;
A blower fan disposed inside the cabinet to flow air inside the cabinet from the suction port to the discharge port;
A fan motor fixed to the cabinet and rotating the blowing fan;
A heat exchanger disposed inside the cabinet and exchanging air flowing through the outlet with a refrigerant;
A drain pan disposed inside the cabinet to collect condensate generated in the heat exchanger;
A drain pump disposed inside the cabinet to discharge condensate collected by the drain pan to the outside;
A bracket fixedly disposed inside the cabinet and equipped with the drain pump; And
The indoor unit of the air conditioner including a supporter fixedly connected to the drain pump in the vertical direction and fixedly connected to the bracket in the vertical direction. According to claim 1,
The supporter is an indoor unit of an air conditioner coupled to each of the drain pump and the bracket by a hook method. According to claim 1,
The indoor unit of the air conditioner further comprising a damper disposed between the drain pump and the supporter to dampen the vibration of the drain pump. The method of claim 3,
The supporter,
A supporter body having a column shape and inserted into a central hole formed along the center of the damper;
A damper support portion disposed on an upper portion of the supporter body and contacting one side surface of the damper;
A damper fixing unit that presses the other side formed on the opposite side of the one side of the damper when one side of the damper contacts the damper supporting portion;
A bracket support abutting one side of the bracket; And
When the bracket support is in contact with one side of the bracket, the indoor unit of the air conditioner including a bracket fixing unit for pressing the other side formed in the opposite direction to one side of the bracket. The method of claim 4,
The damper support portion and the bracket support are indoor units of the air conditioner which are arranged to be spaced apart from each other at regular intervals. The method of claim 4,
The damper fixing part,
A damper fixing body extending downward from the supporter body; And
And at least two damper fixing hooks which are bent at the lower end of the damper fixing body and are inclined upward.
When one side of the damper is in contact with the damper support, each end of each of the at least two damper fixing hooks is arranged in contact with the other side of the damper. The method of claim 4,
The bracket fixing part,
A bracket fixing body extending in a direction opposite to the supporter body from the center of the bracket support;
And at least two bracket fixing hooks which are inclined in the direction of the bracket support from the upper end of the bracket fixing body.
When one side of the bracket is in contact with the bracket support, each end of each of the at least two bracket fixing hooks is arranged in contact with the other side of the bracket, the indoor unit of the air conditioner. The method of claim 7,
The bracket support, the indoor unit of the air conditioner having an umbrella shape extending from the upper side of the supporter body in an upward direction and an outer direction of a radius. The method of claim 8,
At each end of each of the at least two bracket fixing hooks, an air conditioner having a stepped portion formed to abut on an inner surface of the bracket hole formed in the bracket so as to insert the bracket fixing portion and two surfaces of the other side of the bracket is formed. Indoor unit. According to claim 2,
The drain pump,
A pump housing forming an outer shape;
A suction unit through which water collected in the drain pan is sucked into the pump housing;
A drain unit for draining water sucked into the pump housing;
A drain pump driving part that sucks the water collected in the drain pan through the suction part and sends it to the drain part; And
An indoor unit of an air conditioner including a fastening part connected to a supporter through the damper so that the pump housing is mounted on the bracket. The method of claim 10,
The fastening portion has a shape surrounding the circumference of the damper,
An indoor unit of an air conditioner in which an entrance hole formed to fit a damper is formed on one side of the fastening unit. The method of claim 10,
The damper is formed with a ring-shaped fastening groove formed horizontally along the outer circumferential surface,
The fastening unit is an indoor unit of an air conditioner in which an insertion protrusion protruding to be inserted into a fastening groove of the damper is formed on an inner circumferential surface contacting the outer circumferential surface of the damper.

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