KR20200078444A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner and, more specifically, to an air conditioner which can individually drive guide vanes according to the characteristics of an air conditioning space, and simultaneously provide rotating and fixed air currents to the air conditioning space. And, the air conditioner can prevent unnecessary power usage and increase user convenience.

Description

Air conditioner {Air conditioner}

The present invention relates to an air conditioning apparatus.

In general, an air conditioner performs a function of cooling or/and heating an indoor space according to a process of compressing, condensing, expanding, and evaporating a refrigerant.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a general air conditioning apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 1, the air conditioner 1 includes an outdoor unit O and a plurality of indoor units I: I11 to I19 connected to the outdoor unit O, and the outdoor unit O and indoor units I: I11 To I19).

In addition, ceiling-type air conditioners (I: I11 to I19) that are installed and operated on the ceiling of the indoor space are widely used. Space coordination is possible.

The ceiling-type air conditioners (I: I11 to I19) have a plurality of outlets, and guide vanes are provided at each outlet. At this time, the discharge angle and discharge distance of the air stream discharged according to the opening angle of the guide vane are changed.

In the case of a large building such as a building, a plurality of indoor units may be installed in a single air conditioning space in consideration of the air conditioning capacity of individual indoor units.

At this time, when the indoor units are operated at the same operating temperature for the entire air conditioning space or the opening angles of the guide vanes of a specific indoor unit are set to be the same, unnecessary power waste may occur.

Therefore, it is important to efficiently control the opening angle of the guide vane according to the characteristics of the air conditioning space, such as the location of the occupants and the temperature distribution of the air conditioning space, in order to prevent unnecessary waste of electricity and provide a comfortable air conditioning environment.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of providing an air conditioning device capable of individually driving the guide vanes according to the characteristics of the air conditioning space.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to solve the problem of providing an air conditioning apparatus capable of simultaneously providing a rotating air stream and a fixed air stream in an air conditioning space.

In addition, the present invention is to solve the problem of providing an air conditioning apparatus that can prevent unnecessary use of power and increase user convenience.

In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, the base panel provided with a plurality of discharge ports, respectively; and provided at each discharge port, to adjust the flow direction of the air discharged according to the opening angle to the discharge port A plurality of guide vanes; And a first driving mode in which the guide vanes are maintained at a predetermined opening angle and a second driving mode in which the opening angle of the guide vanes is changed within a predetermined angle range, respectively. An air conditioning apparatus including a control unit is provided.

In addition, the air conditioning device is communicatively connected to the control unit, and may further include a remote controller provided with a display unit for displaying driving information of the guide vane and an input unit for determining a driving mode of the guide vane, respectively.

In addition, the input unit, a first input unit for selecting a guide vane; and a second input unit for selecting a driving mode of the guide vane; And a third input unit for selecting the open angle or angular range.

In addition, the angle range may include a starting angle and a return angle.

In addition, when the guide vane is selected, driving information of the guide vane and status information of an air conditioning space may be respectively displayed on the display unit.

In addition, the air conditioning device may further include at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor for sensing state information of the air conditioning space.

In addition, the controller may individually drive a plurality of guide vanes, respectively, based on the sensed state information.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a plurality of guide vanes for adjusting the flow direction of the air discharged according to the opening angle to the respective discharge ports; ; And a first driving mode in which the opening angle of the guide vane changes within a first angle range and a second driving mode in which the opening angle of the guide vane changes within a second angle range in which the first angle range is different, respectively. There is provided an air conditioning apparatus including a control unit for individually driving at least two guide vanes, respectively.

In addition, at least one of the starting angle and the return angle may be different from each other in the first angle range and the second angle range.

In addition, the air conditioning device is communicatively connected to the control unit, and may further include a remote controller provided with a display unit for displaying driving information of the guide vane and an input unit for determining a driving mode of the guide vane, respectively.

In addition, the input unit, a first input unit for selecting a guide vane; and a second input unit for selecting a driving mode of the guide vane; And a third input unit for selecting an angular range.

In addition, when the guide vane is selected, driving information of the guide vane and status information of an air conditioning space may be respectively displayed on the display unit.

In addition, the air conditioning device may further include at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor for sensing state information of the air conditioning space.

In addition, the controller may individually drive a plurality of guide vanes, respectively, based on the sensed state information.

As described above, according to the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the guide vanes may be individually driven according to the characteristics of the air conditioning space.

In addition, according to the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously provide a rotating airflow and a fixed airflow in an air conditioning space.

In addition, according to the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, unnecessary use of power can be prevented, and user convenience can be increased.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a general air conditioning apparatus.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the installation state of the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of an air conditioning system related to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of an air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an operating state of the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another operating state of the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A and 7B are plan views illustrating an embodiment of a remote controller constituting an air conditioning system related to the present invention.
8A and 8B are plan views showing still another embodiment of a remote controller constituting an air conditioning system related to the present invention.
9 is a plan view showing another embodiment of a remote controller constituting the air conditioning system related to the present invention.

Hereinafter, an air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings illustrate exemplary forms of the present invention, which are provided to describe the present invention in detail, and are not limited to the technical scope of the present invention.

In addition, the same or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numbers regardless of the reference numerals, and duplicate description thereof will be omitted, and for convenience of description, the size and shape of each component shown may be exaggerated or reduced. have.

On the other hand, terms including an ordinal number such as a first or a second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms may be used to remove one component from another component. It is used only for differentiation purposes.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the installation state of the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram of an air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is the present invention It is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment.

The air conditioning apparatus 100 related to an embodiment of the present invention may be a ceiling-type air conditioning apparatus provided on the ceiling C of the indoor space S, and a reference numeral W denotes a side wall of the indoor space S , B represents the floor surface (B) of the indoor space.

The air conditioner 100 includes a compressor 101 for compressing refrigerant, an indoor heat exchanger 105, an outdoor heat exchanger 106, an expansion valve 102, and a refrigerant pipe 104. In addition, the air conditioning device 100 may further include a flow path switching valve (for example, a four-way valve) for changing the flow path of the refrigerant during cooling or heating.

In addition, the air conditioning apparatus 100 includes a blower fan 140, and the blower fan 140 includes a first blower fan 141 and an outdoor heat exchanger 106 provided on the indoor heat exchanger 105 side. It includes a second blowing fan 142 provided on the side.

Meanwhile, the air conditioning apparatus 100 may be divided into an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, as described with reference to FIG. 1, and the ceiling air conditioning unit 100 may be used only to refer to an indoor unit. In this case, the indoor unit may be provided with an indoor heat exchanger 105, a first blowing fan 141, and an expansion valve 102, and in the outdoor unit, a compressor 101, an outdoor heat exchanger 106, and a second blowing fan ( 142) may be provided.

The air conditioning apparatus 100 includes a base panel 110 provided with a plurality of outlets 111 to 114, respectively, and the base panel 110 forms an exterior exposed as an indoor space. A suction grill 115 may be provided on the base panel 110.

In addition, the air conditioning apparatus 100 is provided at each of the discharge ports 111 to 114, and a plurality of guide vanes 121 to 124 for adjusting the flow direction of the air discharged according to the opening angle to the discharge port It can contain.

In addition, the air conditioning apparatus 100 may provide airflow to different areas of the air conditioning space S through a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of guide vanes, respectively.

In addition, the air conditioning apparatus 100 includes a plurality of driving units 131 to 134 for individually driving each guide vane, each driving unit may include a motor, and the number of driving units is the same as the number of guide vanes Can be configured.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the ceiling-type air conditioning apparatus 100 includes a base panel 110 having a first bet fourth outlet and first to fourth guide vanes 121 to 124 mounted to be opened and closed at each outlet. And first to fourth driving units 131 to 134 for adjusting the opening angle of each guide vane 121 to 124, for example.

In addition, the air conditioning apparatus 100 is located inside the ceiling (C), and includes a housing 116 mounted to the base panel 110. The above-described indoor heat exchanger 105 and the first blowing fan 141 may be provided between the base panel 110 and the housing 116, respectively.

On the other hand, the air conditioning apparatus 100 includes a control unit 180 for controlling the operation of the compressor 101, the blowing fan (140: 141, 142) and the valve 102, respectively.

In addition, the controller 180 is provided with a communication unit 181 for wired or wireless communication with a remote controller (not shown), and a memory unit 182 in which setting information and schedule information is stored may be provided.

In addition, the air conditioning apparatus 100 further includes a sensor for sensing the state information of the air conditioning space, and in one embodiment, the human body sensor 185, the illuminance sensor 186, and the temperature sensor 183 At least one or more may be included.

As described above, the plurality of guide vanes 121 to 124 provide airflow to different areas of the air conditioning space. At this time, the human body sensing information, illuminance information, and temperature information of each area may be different, and the controller 180 may individually drive the plurality of guide vanes 121 to 124 based on the sensed state information.

For example, when a predetermined guide vane is maintained at a predetermined opening angle or reciprocated within a specific angular range (rotational wind mode), if the occupant position is changed and occupants are not detected within the angular range, the controller 180 May change the opening angle or the angular range of the guide vane in the direction in which the occupant is located.

In addition, when the current temperature of a specific area of the air conditioning space is largely different from the set temperature, the controller 180 may change the opening angle or angle range of the guide vane so that airflow occurs in the corresponding area.

5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an operating state of the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The air conditioning apparatus 100 is provided on the base panel 110 and the respective discharge ports 111 to 114, each of which has a plurality of discharge ports 111 to 114, respectively, depending on the opening angle of the corresponding discharge ports 111 to 114. It includes a plurality of guide vanes (121 to 124) for adjusting the flow direction of the discharged air.

In addition, the air conditioner 100 is at least two, such that the guide vanes are respectively driven in a first driving mode in which a predetermined opening angle is maintained and a second driving mode in which the opening angle of the guide vanes changes within a predetermined angle range. It includes a control unit 180 for driving each of the guide vanes, respectively.

On the other hand, the first driving mode may also be referred to as a fixed wind mode in which the guide vanes are maintained at a predetermined opening angle, and the second driving mode may cause the opening angle of the guide vanes to rotate as the guide vanes reciprocate within a predetermined angle range. It may be referred to as a changing wind mode.

As described above, the plurality of guide vanes 121 to 124 provide airflow to different areas of the air conditioning space. In this case, the air conditioning characteristics of each region may be different, and the controller 180 may provide different air flows for two different regions of the air conditioning space by separately driving at least two guide vanes.

Specifically, the control unit 180 may drive one guide vane in a fixed wind mode, and may drive another guide vane in a rotating wind mode.

That is, the guide vane providing airflow to the area requiring intensive air conditioning may be driven in a fixed wind mode, and the guide vane providing airflow to the area requiring intermittent air conditioning may be driven in a rotating wind mode.

In addition, the guide vane providing airflow to the occupied area may be driven in the fixed wind mode, and the guide vane providing airflow to the widely distributed area may be driven in the rotational wind mode.

Referring to FIG. 5, the control unit 180 may drive the second guide vane 122 in a fixed wind mode maintaining a predetermined opening angle, and at the same time, operate the fourth guide vane 124 within a predetermined angle range. It can be driven in rotating wind mode to change the opening angle.

On the other hand, constraints depending on the installation space or airflow arrival destination may be changed, and characteristics of the air conditioning space may be changed. In this case, by driving each guide vane 121 to 124 individually, it is possible to prevent unnecessary waste of energy and provide a comfortable air conditioning environment.

Meanwhile, as described above, the air conditioner 100 further includes at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor for sensing the state information of the air conditioning space, and the controller 180 detects A plurality of guide vanes may be individually driven based on the status information.

So far, an embodiment in which one guide vane is driven in a fixed wind mode and another guide vane is driven in a rotary wind mode has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another operating state of the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the air conditioning apparatus 100 is provided on the base panel 110 and the respective discharge ports 111 to 114 provided with a plurality of discharge ports 111 to 114, respectively, and corresponding discharge ports 111 to 114 It includes a plurality of guide vanes (121 to 124) for adjusting the flow direction of the air discharged according to the opening angle for.

In addition, the air conditioner 100 is a first drive mode in which the opening angle of the guide vane is changed within the first angle range and the second angle in which the first angle range is different is changed from the opening angle of the guide vane. It includes a control unit 180 for driving each of the at least two guide vanes, so as to be respectively driven in two driving modes.

That is, both guide vanes may be individually driven in the automatic wind mode, and in this case, the angle range of each guide vane may be determined differently in the automatic wind mode.

Referring to FIG. 1, the air conditioning apparatus 100 may be installed close to the side wall W of the air conditioning space in some cases. At this time, if all the guide vanes are operated in the automatic wind mode within the same angular range, in the case of the guide vanes close to the side walls W of the air conditioning space, air flow is provided only to the side walls W of the air conditioning space within a predetermined angle range. Accordingly, unnecessary power may be wasted.

Therefore, when the two guide vanes are individually driven in the automatic wind mode, it is important that the angle range of each guide vane is determined differently.

Meanwhile, the angular range can be determined in two ways.

First, the angle range may include a starting angle and a return angle, and in the case of the second guide vane 122 illustrated in FIG. 6, two angles of the first angle (1) to the seventh angle (7) each start The angle range can be formed by determining the angle and the return angle.

Second, the angular range may be divided into a plurality of rotation zones A1 to A3 with respect to the entire rotation area A4. At this time, the angular range of the selected rotation zones A1 to A3 may be determined.

That is, the meaning that the angular range is determined differently in this document includes not only the case where the rotation zones of the two guide vanes are different, but also the case where at least one of the starting and return angles of the two guide vanes is different.

In one embodiment, the second guide vane 122 may be driven in an automatic wind mode in the range of 30˚ to 60˚, and the fourth guide vane 124 in an automatic wind mode in the range of 60˚ to 90˚ Can be driven.

In addition, the second second guide vane 122 may be driven in an automatic wind mode in the range of 30˚ to 45˚, and the fourth guide vane 124 may be driven in an automatic wind mode in the range of 30˚ to 60˚. Can be.

Meanwhile, as described above, the air conditioner 100 further includes at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor for sensing the state information of the air conditioning space, and the controller 180 detects A plurality of guide vanes may be individually driven based on the status information.

So far, an embodiment in which the controller 180 individually drives a plurality of guide vanes according to a preset value or sensed state information has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the controller 180 is selected according to a user's selection. A plurality of guide vanes may be individually driven.

7A and 7B are plan views illustrating an embodiment of a remote controller 200 constituting an air conditioning system related to the present invention.

The air conditioning device 100 is communicatively connected to the control unit 180, and the driving modes of the display unit 210 and the guide vanes 121 to 124 for displaying driving information of the guide vanes 121 to 124 are displayed. The input unit 220 for determining may further include a remote controller 200 provided respectively.

The input unit 220 includes a first input unit 221 for selecting a guide vane, a second input unit 222 for selecting a driving mode of the guide vanes, and a third input unit for selecting an open angle or angle range. 222, and at least two or more input units may be configured with the same button.

In addition, as described above, the angle range may include a starting angle and a return angle, or may include a rotation zone. That is, the user may select the starting angle and the return angle, respectively, or a specific rotation zone.

In addition, when the guide vane is selected, driving information of the guide vane and status information of an air conditioning space may be respectively displayed on the display unit 220.

In one embodiment, referring to Figure 7a, the user can select any one guide vane through the "wind angle adjustment" button, the driving mode of the guide vane through the "temperature control" button (fixed wind mode, rotating wind mode ).

In addition, the opening angle or angle range can be input through the up and down arrow keys of the "temperature control" button, and the set value can be stored through the "release setting" button.

Meanwhile, the air conditioning apparatus 100 may further include at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor for sensing state information of the air conditioning space. At this time, for user convenience, it is preferable that the display unit 220 displays status information of the detected air conditioning space. Therefore, the user can effectively select the driving mode of the guide vane according to the state information of the air conditioning space.

So far, the remote controller 200 having the input unit 220 and the display unit 210 separately described has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

8A and 8B are plan views illustrating another embodiment of a remote controller 300 constituting an air conditioning system related to the present invention.

The remote controller 300 may be provided with an input unit and a display unit on a single display, and the display may enable a user's touch input.

The remote controller 300 may display identification information 301 to 304 of the guide vanes, driving states 311 to 313 of each guide vane, and driving modes 321 to 323 of the guide vanes, respectively. In addition, the remote controller 300 may display an opening angle or an angle range 331 to 333 corresponding to the driving mode of the guide vane.

At this time, the user can select the identification information of any one guide vane, and select the driving state of the corresponding guide vane and the opening angle or angle range according to the driving mode and driving mode.

For example, when the user selects the fourth guide vane 304, the remote controller 300 includes an opening angle according to the driving modes 351 and 352 and the driving modes 351 and 352 of the guide vane 304. Each input unit for selecting 361 or the angular range 362 may be displayed, and the input unit may include letters, numbers, and/or icons.

In addition, for the convenience of the user, the remote controller 400 may display status information 371 of the air conditioning space and driving information 372 of the air conditioning device, respectively.

That is, the air conditioning apparatus 100 may further include at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor, and a temperature sensor for sensing state information of the air conditioning space. At this time, for user convenience, it is preferable that the display unit 220 displays status information of the detected air conditioning space. Therefore, the user can effectively select the driving mode of the guide vane according to the state information of the air conditioning space.

9 is a plan view showing another embodiment of a remote controller 400 constituting an air conditioning system related to the present invention.

The remote controller 400 may include a display unit 410 and an input unit 420, and the display unit 410 and the input unit 420 may be provided in separate bodies. That is, the remote controller 400 may include two bodies connected in a slide type or a folder type.

Alternatively, the remote controller 400 may be composed of a single body of a bar type, and the display unit 410 and the input unit 420 may be provided on a single display, and the display is touched. Input may be possible.

At this time, the desired temperature 411, the wind strength 412, and the driving mode 413 of the guide vane may be displayed on the display unit 410, respectively.

In addition, the input unit 420 includes a first input unit 423 for selecting a guide vane, a second input unit 422 for selecting a driving mode of the guide vanes, and a third for selecting an open angle or angle range. An input unit 422 may be included, and at least two or more input units (eg, second and third input units) may be configured with the same button.

In addition, as described above, the angle range may include a starting angle and a return angle, or may include a rotation zone. That is, the user may select the starting angle and the return angle, respectively, or a specific rotation zone.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 9, the user may move to the wind angle setting menu through the “function setting” button 421.

Thereafter, the user can select any one guide vane through the left/right direction keys of “room temperature”, and the driving mode (fixed wind mode, rotating wind mode) of the guide vane through the up/down direction keys of “indoor temperature”. You can choose.

In addition, an open angle or an angle range may be input through the up/down arrow keys of the “room temperature” button, and the set value may be stored through the “unset” button 424.

As described above, according to the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to individually drive the guide vanes according to the characteristics of the air conditioning space.

In addition, according to the air conditioning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously provide a rotating airflow and a fixed airflow in an air conditioning space.

In addition, according to the air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, unnecessary use of power can be prevented, and user convenience can be increased.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art having various knowledge of the present invention will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. And additions should be considered to fall within the scope of the following claims.

110: base panel
111 to 114: first to fourth discharge ports
115: suction grill
131 to 134: first to fourth drive
121 to 124: first to fourth guide vanes
180: control unit
200, 300, 400: remote control

Claims (12)

A base panel provided with a plurality of discharge ports, respectively;
A plurality of guide vanes provided at each of the plurality of discharge ports and for adjusting a flow direction of air discharged according to an opening angle with respect to the corresponding discharge port;
A control unit for driving each of the plurality of guide vanes in a first driving mode for setting the rotation range of the guide vane in a first method and a second driving mode for setting the rotation range of the guide vane in a second method different from the first method ; And
It includes a remote controller that is communicatively connected to the control unit and provided with an input unit for determining a driving mode of the guide vane.
The control unit,
When the first driving mode is input, the guide vane is driven to a selected rotation zone among a plurality of preset rotation zones,
When the second driving mode is input, an air conditioning apparatus characterized in that the guide vane is driven in a rotation range formed by selecting a starting angle and a return angle. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
Air conditioning apparatus characterized in that independently driving the rotation range of each of the plurality of guide vanes according to the input of the first driving mode or the second driving mode. According to claim 2,
The plurality of guide vanes,
It includes a first guide vane, a second guide vane, a third guide vane and a fourth guide vane,
The air conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation range of the first guide vane, the rotation range of the second guide vane, the rotation range of the third guide vane, and the rotation range of the fourth guide vane are set independently of each other. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
When the first driving mode is input, one of the preset rotation zones is input to drive a guide vane,
When the second driving mode is input, an air conditioning apparatus characterized in that the guide vane is driven by receiving a starting angle and a return angle, respectively. According to claim 4,
The air conditioner of claim 2, wherein the rotation range of the guide vane to which the second drive mode is input and the rotation range of the guide vane to which the first drive mode is input are partially overlapped. According to claim 4,
The input unit,
A first input unit for selecting any one of the plurality of guide vanes;
A second input unit for selecting a driving mode of the selected guide vane; And
And a third input unit configured to set a rotation range of the guide vane in which the driving mode is selected. The method of claim 6,
When the first driving mode is input from the second input unit, the third input unit receives one rotation region among a plurality of preset rotation regions,
When the second driving mode is input from the second input unit, the third input unit receives the starting angle and the return angle, respectively. The method of claim 6,
The remote controller is further provided with a display unit for displaying driving information of the guide vane,
The air conditioning device, characterized in that each of the display unit and the input unit is provided. The method of claim 8,
When the guide vane is selected, the air conditioning device, characterized in that the driving information of the selected guide vane and status information of the air conditioning space are respectively displayed on the display unit. According to claim 1,
Further comprising at least one of a human body sensor, an illuminance sensor and a temperature sensor for detecting the status information of the air conditioning space,
The control unit, the air conditioning apparatus, characterized in that for driving each of the plurality of guide vanes based on the sensed state information. According to claim 1,
The rotation range of the guide vane set by the first method forms a first angular range,
The rotation range of the guide vane set by the second method forms a second angular range,
The first angular range and the second angular range, the air conditioning apparatus, characterized in that some overlap. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
The air conditioning device for driving the guide vane to which the first drive mode is input and the vane to which the second drive mode is input are independently driven.

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