KR20210073018A - Air management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air management apparatus. A housing (10) of the air management apparatus installed on the floor of a living room has a shape of a hexahedron which is extended long to the left and right sides. There is an inlet (11') formed on a floor plate (11) facing the floor of the living room at a certain interval. For purifying the air absorbed through the inlet (11'), a filter unit (300) is installed. The filter unit (300) enters/exits the housing (10) by a drawer-type method. A cleaner (370) is installed on a bottom surface of the floor plate (11) for removing dust and foreign substances from a surface of a filter (320) by moving along an area of the inlet (11'). The cleaner (370) is fixed on the floor plate, and is guided along a cleaner rail (380) crossing the inlet (11'). Around an edge of a cleaner inlet (373), through which the air is absorbed into the cleaner (370), an elastic brush (375) is installed to prevent a suction force from being lost between the cleaner inlet (373) and the filter (320). The present invention aims to provide an air management apparatus which is able to improve the performance of a filter.

Description

Air management apparatus

The present invention relates to an air management apparatus, and more particularly, to an air management apparatus having a filter cleaner claiming a filter used in the air management apparatus.

The air management device maintains air in a predetermined space in a desired state to provide a comfortable environment for people in the space. An air conditioner is a typical example of an air management device. Recently, it is required to set not only the temperature and humidity of the air, but also the quality of the air related to odor, dust, and the like to a desired condition.

For this purpose, filters are used in air conditioners. A filter prevents foreign substances such as dust from entering the inside of the air conditioner from going to the heat exchanger. Therefore, as the use time elapses, there are a lot of dust and foreign substances in the filter, and there is a problem that the flow of air is blocked by these dust and foreign substances.

Accordingly, the user must replace the filter whenever necessary, and it is difficult for the user to replace the filter at an appropriate time. To solve this problem, a filter cleaning device that automatically cleans the filter when necessary is employed in the air conditioner.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2008-0014591, which is a prior document, periodically cleans the filter by installing a filter cleaner inside the stand-type air conditioner. Here, the filter cleaner is movable with respect to the filter erected in the vertical direction, and the filter cleaner is positioned between the filter and the suction panel constituting the exterior to clean the filter while the filter cleaner is in close contact with the surface of the filter.

And Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2009-0082732 discloses a ceiling-type air conditioner in which a brush assembly for cleaning a filter is installed inside a base panel constituting an exterior. However, here, the surface of the filter faces in the direction of gravity, and the brush assembly is installed on the surface of the filter to receive gravity, so sagging may occur. However, it is possible to prevent the brush assembly from sagging more than a certain level due to the presence of the base panel.

However, when the filter cleaning device is in a state where it can sag by its own weight and the filter cleaning device is not supported by the external structure, it sags by its own weight and cannot be in close contact with the filter, making it impossible to properly suction foreign substances in the filter. There is a need to solve this.

And, in the prior literature, there was a cumbersome point that the filter cleaning device must be separated in order to replace or maintain the filter, and in order to prevent the filter cleaning device from being exposed to the outside, the filter and the filter cleaning device must be shielded. There was also a problem in that the flow in which the air was sucked in was disturbed.

Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0014591 Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0082732

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to satisfy the above needs, so that the inlet of the cleaner in the air management device is in close contact with the surface of the filter.

Another object of the present invention is to allow air to more smoothly pass through a filter in an air management device.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the performance of a filter in an air management device.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate handling of a filter in a filter unit in an air management system.

Another object of the present invention is to reduce the size of a cleaner used in an air management device.

According to the features of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention as described above, in the present invention, even if the cleaner installed on the bottom plate of the housing of the air management device sags by its own weight and there is a gap with the filter surface, the suction power at the cleaner inlet is Since a leak blocking member is used to prevent leakage, the cleaner can reliably remove dust and foreign substances from the filter without loss of suction power.

In one embodiment of the present invention, elastic bristle is used as a leakage blocking member, but the tip of the elastic bristle is closely adhered to the surface of the filter in an elastically deformed state, so that even if the cleaner sags by its own weight, only the degree of elastic deformation is changed, and the suction power of the cleaner suction port remains the same. to keep it

In addition, the filter can be maintained without removing the cleaner by allowing the filter to enter and exit in a drawer-type manner through the doorway formed on the front side of the housing while seated on the filter frame.

A first filter, a second filter and a third filter are stacked and installed on the filter frame, and the surface of the first filter and the cleaner inlet of the cleaner face each other to reliably remove dust and foreign substances from the surface of the first filter .

In the present invention, a storage case surrounding the edge of the first filter is provided, and the second filter and the third filter are stacked in the storage space in the storage case. With this structure, the filter unit can be maintained more easily. can

The cleaner is installed on the bottom plate of the housing in a space between the bottom plate of the housing and the floor of the living room where the housing is installed. It works smoothly.

The cleaner rail is installed across the center of the cleaner and separates the cleaner inlet formed at the bottom of the cleaner. This structure reduces the flow cross-sectional area of one cleaner inlet to relatively reduce the suction power leakage and increase the size of the cleaner. It can be relatively miniaturized.

The cleaner rail traverses the center of the suction port of the housing, and both ends are fixed to the bottom plate of the housing. According to this structure, since the center of the cleaner coincides with the center of the suction port of the housing, the size of the cleaner can be minimized.

In the present invention, the cleaner rail may cross both ends of the suction port of the housing, both ends may be fixed to the bottom plate of the housing, and the cleaner rail may cross both ends of the cleaner. According to such a structure, the cleaner rail does not interfere with the flow of air in the area of the inlet.

The air management device according to the present invention has at least one or more of the following effects.

The air management device according to the present invention has at least one or more of the following effects.

In the present invention, elastic shaving hair is installed around the cleaner inlet so that there is no gap even if there is a change in the distance between the surface of the filter and the cleaner inlet of the cleaner. Even when the distance between the surface of the filter and the surface of the filter is changed between the surface of the filter and the inlet of the cleaner due to the elastic abrasive hair, suction power is not leaked, so that the cleaning of the filter is constantly performed.

In the present invention, since the cleaner constituting the filter cleaning device is installed on the lower surface of the bottom plate of the housing, there is no configuration for shielding the cleaner, and the suction port of the air management device is located at the bottom of the housing, the suction port can be made open without a separate configuration and a filter unit can be positioned therein. Therefore, the air in the indoor space can enter the filter unit without hesitation through the inlet and pass through a plurality of filters, thereby facilitating air flow in the air management device.

And, in the present invention, a cleaner for cleaning the filter is installed on the lower surface of the bottom plate of the housing, and the filter unit enters and exits the housing through the entrance on the front of the housing. Therefore, even if a cleaner value is used, there is an effect that the maintenance of the filter can be performed very quickly.

1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of an air management device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view showing the inside of the air management device shown in Figure 1 by removing the top plate.
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an important part of the housing of the air management device shown in Figure 1;
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D4-D4 of FIG. 1 ;
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D5-D5 of FIG. 3;
6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a fan guide used in the air management device shown in FIG.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a driving fan positioned in the fan guide shown in Fig. 6;
8 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration for discharging air through a discharge port on the front side of the housing in an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the louver used in the embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D10-D10 of FIG. 1 showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a perspective view showing the first space frame and the peripheral configuration constituting the embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a perspective view of the first space frame shown in FIG. 11 independently;
13 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of an important part of an additional discharge unit constituting an embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a perspective view of the elevating box shown in FIG. 13 viewed from another direction;
15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D15-D15 of FIG. 1 showing the configuration of an important part of the embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a side cross-sectional view showing a configuration for elevating and rotating the pop-up duct in the embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a perspective view showing a filter unit used in an embodiment of the present invention;
18 is an exploded perspective view showing a filter unit used in an embodiment of the present invention;
19 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an important part of the filter unit used in the embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a perspective view showing an example of a rail assembly used in an embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a bottom view showing the bottom of the embodiment of the present invention.
22 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an important part of the embodiment of the present invention;
23 is a side view showing a state in which the elastic crushing hair in the cleaner of the embodiment of the present invention is in close contact with the filter.
24 is a perspective view showing a configuration for humidification in an embodiment of the present invention.
25 is a perspective view showing the configuration shown in FIG. 24 from another direction;
Figure 26 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the water tank seat on which the water tank is seated in the embodiment of the present invention.
27 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the water tank seat shown in FIG.
28 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration for guiding the tilting of the tilting table with respect to the base frame among the configurations shown in FIG. 26;
29 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration for guiding the tilting of the tilting table with respect to the base frame in the embodiment of the present invention.
30 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D30-D30 of FIG. 2 showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention;
31 is a perspective view showing a configuration related to a drain pump according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 32 is an operation state diagram showing that the air in the living space in the embodiment of the present invention is heat-exchanged in the air management device and discharged through the louver.
33 is an operation state diagram showing that air is simultaneously discharged through the first to third outlets in the embodiment of the present invention;
34 is an operation state diagram showing that the pop-up duct protrudes from the housing and is used in the embodiment of the present invention.
35 is an operation state diagram showing a state in which the second discharge port is opened and the pop-up ducts on both sides protrude from the second discharge port in the embodiment of the present invention;
36 is an operation state diagram showing a state in which the filter unit protrudes from the housing in the embodiment of the present invention;
37 is an operation state diagram showing that humidified air is discharged through a pop-up duct on one side in an embodiment of the present invention;
38 is a view showing a state of use in which the first movable door is opened and the tilting table is inclined in the embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 39 is an operation state diagram showing a tilted state of the tilting table of the bucket seat in the embodiment of the present invention.
40 is an operation state diagram showing that the tilting table is driven in an inclined state in the embodiment of the present invention;
41 is an operation state diagram showing that the condensed water is discharged in the embodiment of the present invention.
42 is a block diagram of an air management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
43 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an air management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
44 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an air management device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
45 to 47 are flowcharts showing a control method of an air management device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are indicated on different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the essence, order, or order of the components are not limited by the terms. When it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but another component is between each component. It will be understood that may also be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

The housing 10 forms the exterior of the air management device of the embodiment of the present invention. The housing 10 has a hexahedral shape extending left and right. The lower surface of the housing 10 faces the floor of the residential space, and the rear surface of the housing 10 faces the wall surface of the residential space. The upper surface of the housing 10 has a rectangular flat surface with a predetermined area as a whole. The upper surface of the housing 10 is located at a height that an adult can stand and look down.

As described above, the housing 10 has a hexahedral shape extending from side to side long, has a left and right width that is more than twice the height, has a height slightly larger than the front and rear length, and has a flat top surface. When describing the dimensions of the more detailed housing 10 as an example, the left and right widths are 2000 mm, the front and rear lengths are 450 mm, and the height is 600 mm.

A bottom plate 11 forms the bottom of the housing 10 . The bottom plate 11 is a rectangular plate, and is positioned at a predetermined distance from the floor of the living space. There are side plates 12 on both sides of the bottom plate 11 , and these side plates 12 constitute both sides of the housing 10 .

A rear plate 13 forms the rear surface of the housing 10, and the rear plate 13 includes the rear end of the bottom plate 11, the rear end of the side plate 12, and the upper plate 14 to be described below. ) is combined with the bottom plate 11, the side plate 12 and the top plate 14 at a position moved a predetermined length from the rear end of the. Therefore, when the housing 10 is installed in the living space, a predetermined gap is formed between the wall surface and the back plate 13, and the bottom plate 11, the side plate 12, the back plate 13, A rear space 13s is formed by the upper plate 14 and the wall surface.

A hose through hole 13' through which the supply hose 510 and the discharge hose 506 pass is formed at a position corresponding to the machine room 500 to be described below in the rear plate 13, and the working fluid flows. Piping through-holes 13" through which the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe pass are formed adjacent to each other.

The upper plate 14 forms the upper surface of the housing 10 . The upper plate 14 is a flat plane and a rectangular plane. Various articles may be placed on the upper surface of the housing 10 , which is the surface of the upper plate 14 . Of course, the article should be placed at a position that does not interfere with the additional discharge unit 200 to be described below.

A front plate 15 forms the front surface of the housing 10 . The front plate 15 does not form the entire front surface of the housing 10, but the front plate 15 forms a position corresponding to the air flow space 20 to be described below. The first to third outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 are formed side by side on the upper end of the front plate 15. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 serve to communicate the air flow space 20 of the housing 10 and the interior of the living space. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 have a rectangular shape extending left and right to correspond to the shape of the housing 10 .

An input unit 17 to which a user's manipulation is input may be formed on the front surface of the housing 10 . Although the drawing shows an example in which the input unit 17 is formed at the lower front end of the housing 10 as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the formation position of the input unit 17 may be changed. For example, it may be formed on a part of the front plate 15 of the housing 10 . The input unit 17 may be formed such that a portion of a portion receiving a user's manipulation is displayed outside, and the remaining main portion may be formed in an internal space (not shown).

The input unit 17 may receive a user's manipulation for the overall operation of the air management device of the present invention. Accordingly, the user can input a user operation for ON/OFF of the air management device through the input unit 17, the temperature of the discharged air, the air volume, the wind direction, and the operation of various components to be described later. have.

In an embodiment, the user may input a user operation by directly touching the input unit 17 . As another embodiment, the input unit 17 may receive a user manipulation input from an external device (not shown) through a wireless signal. To this end, the input unit 17 may include a wireless communication module for performing wireless communication with such an external device.

The wireless communication may use various methods. For example, a communication method such as infrared (IR), near field communication (NFC), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, BLE, LTE, etc. may be used.

In this embodiment, a user's operation may be input through infrared communication using, for example, a general remote controller as an external device.

Meanwhile, a display (not shown) may be formed on the front plate 15 of the housing 10 . The overall operation and status information of the air management device may be displayed on the display.

In an embodiment, the input unit 17 may be implemented in the form of, for example, a button or a touch pad. In another embodiment, the input unit 17 may be implemented in the form of a touch screen on the display. In another embodiment, the input unit 17 and the display may be implemented integrally. In this case, a touch panel to which a user's manipulation input is applied through a touch may be formed on the display.

In addition, the display may include a flat panel display. The display may display a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to driving and operation of the air management device.

The display is, for example, a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display ( 3D display).

Meanwhile, when the display and the touch sensor for sensing a touch operation form a touch screen by forming a mutual layer structure, the display may be used as an input device in addition to an output device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, and a touch pad.

A first moving plate 16 and a second moving plate 16 ′ are formed on the front surface of the remaining area of the housing 10 except for the front plate 15 . The first moving plate 16 and the second moving plate 16' are a kind of door that opens and closes the first space 22 and the second space 24, which will be described below.

The lower surface of the housing 10 is to have a predetermined distance from the floor surface of the living space. At least four corners of the housing 10 have legs 18 for this purpose. The leg 18 has a predetermined height and serves to support the housing 10 on the floor of the living space, and forms a space in which air can be smoothly sucked through the suction port 11 ′ formed in the floor plate 11 . to form That is, the leg 18 serves to secure a space between the floor of the living space and the lower surface of the housing 10 . In the illustrated embodiment, the legs 18 are at the four corners of the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 , but may be formed at positions spaced apart from the corners of the bottom plate 11 . There may be a greater number of legs 18 .

The outer surface of the housing 10 is to have a shape of furniture. For example, a material constituting the outer surface of the housing 10 is wood or a material having a wood appearance. That is, at least the side plate 12, the top plate 14, the front plate 15, the first moving plate 16, and the second moving plate 16' among those constituting the exterior of the housing 10 have an external appearance. It is made of wood or having the appearance of wood.

The interior of the housing 10 is divided into three spaces by a first partition wall 19 and a second partition wall 19' when the housing 10 is viewed from the front or from above. As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the air flow space 20 and the first space 22 are partitioned by the first partition wall 19 , and the air flow space is partitioned by the second partition wall 19 ′. (20) and the second space (24) is partitioned.

An air flow space 20 is formed inside the housing 10 . The air flow space 20 is a place where the air in the residential space sucked through the inlet 11' flows while exchanging heat, and the air in a desired state through heat exchange is transferred to the outlets 15'-1 and 15'-2. ,15'-3) and discharged into the living space.

The first space 22 is formed by being partitioned by the air flow space 20 and the first partition wall 19 . The first space 22 is a portion in which one of the additional discharge units 200 and the humidifier 400 to be described below are located. A portion of the first space 22 where the humidifier 400 is located is opened and closed by the first moving plate 16 .

A second space 24 is formed by being partitioned by the air flow space 20 and the second partition wall 19'. The second space 24 is a portion in which one of the additional discharge units 200 to be described below is located and a machine room 500 in which a control unit and the like are installed. A portion in which the machine room 500 is located is closed by the second moving plate 16 ′.

The left and right widths of the air flow space 20 are more than twice the left and right widths of the first space 22 and the second space 24 . The left and right widths of the air flow space 20 are set to secure the number of outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 formed on the front plate 15 of the housing 10. .

In the air flow space 20, as shown in FIG. 4, a heat exchange device 100 is installed, which has a configuration for exchanging heat with the air sucked through the suction port 11' and the air is transferred to the discharge port 15 '-1,15'-2,15'-3) includes a configuration to be discharged through. A filter unit 300 is installed at a position passing through the suction port 11'.

The air passing through the filter unit 300 flows through the air flow path 102 formed in the air flow space 20 . A heat exchanger 104 is installed in the air flow path 102 . The heat exchanger 104 exchanges heat between the air flowing through the air flow path 102 and the working fluid of the heat exchange cycle. For example, in the case of a cooling operation, the working fluid of the heat exchanger 104 receives heat from the air, transfers it to the outdoor unit, and discharges the heat to the outside. In the case of the heating operation, the heat may be transferred from the working fluid while the air passes through the heat exchanger 104 and delivered into the residential space. Of course, heat may be supplied from a separate configuration without using the heat exchanger 104 in the heating operation. To the heat exchanger 104, the working fluid transferred from the outdoor unit is transferred through an inlet pipe, and the working fluid passing through the heat exchanger 104 is transferred to the outdoor unit through an outlet pipe.

A drain pan 108 is provided under the heat exchanger 104 . The drain pan 108 collects and discharges condensed water condensed from the air passing through the heat exchanger 104 .

In order to form the air flow path 102, the air flow space 20 has components for guiding the flow of air. First, there is an inlet guide 110 facing the filter unit 300 . The inlet guide 110 is in a region corresponding to the inlet 11'. The inlet guide 110 faces most of the area of the inlet 11'. A guide inclined surface 110 ′ is formed on the inlet guide 110 so that the air passing through the suction port 11 ′ adjacent to the front end of the housing 10 can flow well toward the rear plate 13 . The guide inclined surface 110 ′ moves away from the suction port 11 ′ toward the rear plate 13 .

The front end of the inlet guide 110 extends toward the rear plate 13 , and the front end position of the inlet guide 110 is about 2/3 of the inlet 11 ′ based on the front-rear direction of the housing 10 . to be in the position of The tip of the inlet guide 110 is set in this way so that the air is transmitted to the rear of the air passage 102 inside the housing 10 as much as possible. The drain pan 108 and a fan guide 120 to be described below may be positioned on the upper surface of the inlet guide 110 .

The air passage 102 has an upper guide 112 . The upper guide 112 forms the ceiling of the air flow path 102 . The upper guide 112 starts from the rear plate 13 and extends to a fan guide 120 to be described below. The upper guide 112 has a curved surface so as not to generate a vortex at a portion where it meets the rear plate 13 . That is, it is preferable that the rear plate 13 and the upper guide 112 are not perpendicular to each other.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, a portion corresponding to the air flow path 102 among the inner surfaces of the rear plate 13 may be curved. That is, the rear plate 13 and the upper guide 112 are to have a continuous curved surface. To this end, the rear surface of the rear plate 13 may be formed to protrude to the outside.

It is preferable that the inlet guide 110 and the upper guide 112 are made of a material having good thermal insulation properties. If the inlet guide 110 and the upper guide 112 themselves are not made of good heat insulating material, it is necessary to prevent heat exchange with the surroundings by placing a member having good heat insulating properties on the surface. The upper guide 112 is in close contact with the upper end of the heat exchanger 104 and extends to the fan guide 120 .

A fan guide 120 is installed in front of the heat exchanger 104 . The fan guide 120 is well illustrated in FIG. 6 . The fan guide 120 is a drive that provides a driving force so that air is sucked in and flows into the air flow path 102 and discharged into the indoor space through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3. Fans 130, 130' and 130" are located inside. The fan guide 120 separates and flows the air that has passed through the heat exchanger 104. In this embodiment, the air flows by dividing it into three paths. make it possible

The fan guide 120 is made of a material having good thermal insulation properties. This is to ensure that the state of the heat exchanged air passing through the heat exchanger 104 is maintained and transferred to the indoor space.

A fan guide body 122 made of a material having good thermal insulation properties forms the skeleton of the fan guide 120 . The fan guide body 122 has a predetermined thickness in the front and rear directions, and a plurality of fan spaces 124, 124' and 124" are formed therein. As shown, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" to be described below are respectively installed. The fan spaces 124, 124', 124" are provided so that the driving fans 130, 130', 130" can be rotated therein. It is made in a cylindrical shape. The fan spaces 124 , 124 ′ and 124 ″ are all open on the side facing the heat exchanger 104 to form an inlet 126 . However, in the fan spaces 124, 124' and 124", only a part of the side corresponding to the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 is open. That is, the fan spaces 124, 124', The outlet 128 is formed at a position corresponding to the relatively upper side of 124"). The outlets 128 are formed at positions corresponding to the first to third outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 of the front plate 15 . The flow cross-sectional area of the outlet 128 is made smaller than the flow cross-sectional area of the fan spaces 124, 124', 124". The outlet 128 is formed at the relatively upper end of the fan spaces 124, 124', 124".

On the other hand, a branch flow path 129 is formed on one side of inner surfaces of the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124". The branch flow path 129 includes the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124". It is a part that transfers air to the additional discharge unit 200 to be described below as the air in the fan space 124 ″ can flow. The branch passages 129 are opened to both sides of the fan guide 120 , respectively, and are connected to the first space 22 and the second space 24 .

7, driving fans 130, 130' and 130" are installed in the fan spaces 124, 124', and 124", respectively. The driving fans 130, 130', and 130" are rotated by corresponding fan motors 132 to provide motive power for air flow. The fan motors 132 are controlled by a control unit 600 to be described later. Therefore, in this embodiment, the control unit 600 operating the driving fans 130, 130', 130" or controlling the driving fans 130, 130', 130: means that the control unit 600 is It means to operate (rotate) the driving fans 130, 130' and 130" by driving the fan motor 132. In this embodiment, all three driving fans 130, 130', 130" are used. Of course, the number of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" may be any number as long as it is at least two or more. For example, 4 driving fans may be used or 5 driving fans may be used. (130, 130") each allow to send air to the additional discharge unit 200 to be described below, and the entire drive fans 130, 130', 130" make it possible to send air to the front of the housing 10. These drives The fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ are referred to as a first driving fan 130 , a second driving fan 130 ′, and a third driving fan 130 ′. For reference, as the driving fans 130 , 130 ′, and 130 ″, a turbo fan that sucks air in a rotational axis direction and discharges it in a centrifugal direction is used.

In this embodiment, the three driving fans 130, 130', 130" and the corresponding positions, that is, the first to third outlets (15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3), respectively, louvers ( 141, 142, 143 are installed, the first louver 141 to the first outlet 15'-1, the second louver 142 to the second outlet 15'-2, and the third outlet 15'-3 to A third louver 143 is installed.These louvers 141, 142 and 143 are each driven by a separate driving source to open and close the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3, and set the direction

The opening of the louvers (141, 142, 143) is made by driving the drive motors (141', 142', 143'). The output shafts of the driving motors 141', 142', and 143' are connected to the rotational central shafts of the louvers 141,142,143, and as the rotational central shafts are rotated, the louvers 141,142,143 are rotated. The driving motors 141 ′, 142 ′, and 143 ′ are driven by the control unit 600 . Therefore, that the control unit 600 opens and closes and operates the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 or controls the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 means that the control unit 600 drives the driving motors 141 ', 142 ', 143 '. This means that the louvers 141, 142, and 143 are operated. The driving motors (141', 142', 143') can also adjust the opening angle together with the opening of the louvers (141, 142, 143).

On the rear surface of the louvers 141, 142, and 143, there is a rotation center piece 145 coupled to the driving motors 141', 142', and 143'. A center hole 145 ′ is formed in the rotation center piece 145 . The rotation center piece 145 is formed two by one in one louver (141, 142, 143), the output shaft of the drive motor (141', 142', 143') is coupled to one of the center hole (145').

The driving motors 141 ′, 142 ′, and 143 ′ are fixed to the installation groove 150 formed in the fan guide 120 . There is a motor block 146 for installing the driving motors 141 ′, 142 ′, 143 ′ in the installation groove 150 of the fan guide 120 . As such, the motor block 146 has a shape capable of accommodating a portion of the driving motors 141', 142', and 143' on one side thereof, and thus is coupled to the driving motors 141', 142', and 143'. In this state, it is fixedly installed in the installation groove 150 .

One louver (141, 142, 143) has two rotation center pieces 145 each, one is coupled to the drive motors (141', 142', 143') and the other is a rotation center shaft 147 is installed. The rotation center shaft 147 is the rotation center of the louvers (141, 142, 143). The rotation center shaft 147 has support pieces 149 at both ends, and the support pieces 149 are fixed to the installation groove 150 of the fan guide 120 and installed. One rotation center shaft 147 may pass through the two rotation center pieces 145 at the same time.

On the other hand, the structure in which the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 are installed to be positioned at the outlets 15 '-1, 15'-2, 15 '-3 are installed in the fan guide 120 as in the illustrated embodiment. In addition, there may be various structures, such as being installed on the rear surface of the front plate (15). And, through the operation of the louvers (141, 142, 143), the direction of the air discharged through the outlet (15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3) may be different, for example, the outlet (15'- 1,15'-2,15'-3), air can be directly discharged toward the front. In this case, the heat-exchanged air is delivered directly to the user. In addition, the air can be discharged from the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 to the front upper part. In this case, the air heat-exchanged is not directly transmitted to the user and air management is indirectly performed. can do. Controlling the direction in which the heat-exchanged air is discharged through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 may be performed through a predetermined operation mode.

And the output shafts of the drive motors 141', 142', and 143' are operated by setting the speed and torque by the speed reduction unit therein. The rotation angle of the louvers 141, 142, 143 is set by the operation degree of the output shaft of the drive motors 141', 142', and 143'. Here, the rotation angle of the louvers 141 , 142 , and 143 is set by the user selecting the corresponding operation mode because there is a preset operation mode.

The driving fans 130, 130' and 130" may be all operated at the same time, or may be selectively combined and operated together. That is, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" may be operated in various combinations according to the operation mode of the air management device. It works.

First, all the driving fans 130 , 130 ′, 130 ″ are operated, and all the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 are opened to discharge the heat-exchanged air to the front of the housing 10 . At this time, the branch of the fan guide 120 . The flow path 129 is closed using the first damper 206 to prevent air from being supplied from the branch flow path 129 to other parts.

The first damper 206 is operated by a damper driving motor (not shown). The damper driving motor is driven by the control unit 600 . Accordingly, when the controller 600 opens and closes the first damper 206 or controls the first damper 206 , the controller 600 drives the damper driving motor to drive the first damper 206 . ) means that it works.

Then, only one of the three driving fans 130, 130 ', 130" is operated and the corresponding louvers 141, 142, 143 are opened to discharge the heat-exchanged air forward. Even at this time, the fan guide 120 The branch flow path 129 is closed using the first damper 206 to prevent air from being supplied to the branch flow path 129 .

And, it is possible to supply air to the additional discharge unit 200 to be described below in a state in which all the louvers (141, 142, 143) are closed. At this time, the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130" are operated so that the air is delivered to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch passage 129 and discharged into the indoor space. Of course, the branch The first damper 206 should be opened so that air flows through the flow path 129 .

On the other hand, in a state in which air is supplied to the branch flow path 129 by the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130 ″, the second driving fan 130 ′ is also operated and the second louver By opening the 142 , the heat-exchanged air can be discharged even to the front of the housing 10 .

As can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 , additional discharge units 200 are provided on both sides of the upper surface of the housing 10 . The additional discharge unit 200 allows a pop-up duct 234 to be described below to protrude from the upper surface of the housing 10 to send the heat-exchanged air farther and to a wider area.

The configuration of the additional discharge unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 16 . An additional discharge unit 200 may be installed on at least one side of the first space 22 and the second space 24 of the housing 10 . In the drawings, the additional discharge unit 200 is installed in both the first space 22 and the second space 24 , and it will be described based on the installation in the first space 22 .

In the first space 22, the first space frame 202 shown in FIG. 11 is installed. The first space frame 202 can also be seen in FIG. 2 . The first space frame 202 partitions the first space 22 so that the additional discharge unit 200 and the humidifier 400 to be described below are located. A frame space 203 is formed on one side of the first space frame 202 , and the frame space 203 is opened and closed by the first moving plate 16 . The first moving plate 16 is moved left and right with respect to the housing 10 to open and close the frame space 203 .

As can be seen in FIGS. 10 and 11 , a connection duct 204 is installed on the right side of the first space frame 202 . One end of the connection duct 204 communicates with the branch passage 129 of the fan guide 120 . The connecting duct 204 is bent in a 'L' shape as shown in FIG. 10 . The connecting duct 204 does not have to be bent as shown, but may be made in various shapes.

The other end of the connecting duct 204 communicates with a vertical duct 208 to be described below. A connection passage 205 through which air flows is formed inside the connection duct 204 . The flow of air into the connection passage 205 is controlled by the first damper 206 . The first damper 206 is located at the inlet of the connection passage 205 . When the first damper 206 is operated, air supply to the connection passage 205 is controlled.

The first space frame 202 has a vertical duct 208 . The vertical duct 208 is formed in the first space frame 202 itself. The vertical duct 208 is not necessarily formed in the first space frame 202 . The vertical duct 208 may be separately made and installed in the first space 22 . The vertical duct 208 extends in the vertical direction to guide the elevation of the elevation box 214, which will be described below, so that the pop-up duct 234 goes up and down along a predetermined trajectory.

Inside the vertical duct 208, there is a vertical flow path 210 through which the lifting box 214 and the pop-up duct 234 are located and ascending and descending. A pop-up duct 234 and a lifting box 214 are accommodated in the vertical passage 210 to be liftable. In a state in which the pop-up duct 234 and the elevating box 214 are raised, the vertical flow path 210 becomes a path through which air flows.

Along one side of the inner surface of the vertical passage 210, there is a lifting rack gear part 212 from the lower part to the upper part. The elevating rack gear unit 212 is engaged with the elevating drive gear 232 to be described below, so that the elevating drive gear 232 moves up and down. The lifting rack gear unit 212 can be seen in FIGS. 15 and 16 .

An elevating box 214 is installed inside the vertical flow path 210 . The shape of the lifting box 214 can be seen well in FIGS. 13 and 14 . The lifting box 214 is lifted up and down along the vertical flow path 210 . The cross-sectional shape of the elevating box 214 is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the vertical flow path 210 except for the indentation 221 to be described below. The outer surfaces of the elevating box 214 are moved in contact with the inner surface of the vertical flow path 210 , respectively.

Penetrating the lifting box 214 up and down, as shown well in FIG. 14, there is a rotation support ring 216. The rotation support ring 216 is made in a cylindrical shape, and a communication passage 218 is formed therein. The rotation support ring 216 rotatably supports the rotation support part 238 of the pop-up duct 234 to be described below. The communication passage 218 communicates the vertical passage 210 with the pop-up passage 236 of the pop-up duct 234 to be described below. A rotation support 238 at the lower end of the pop-up duct 234 to be described below is rotatably fitted to the rotation support ring 216 .

There is a fan installation part 219 inside the communication passage 218 . The fan installation part 219 is made in a cross shape in this embodiment. A pop-up driving fan 224 for pressurizing the air discharged from the additional discharge unit 200 is installed in the fan installation unit 219 . The pop-up driving fan 224 is driven by a pop-up driving motor (not shown). The pop-up driving motor is driven by the control unit 600 . Accordingly, when the control unit 600 operates the pop-up driving fan 224 or controls the pop-up driving fan 224 , the control unit 600 drives the pop-up driving motor and the pop-up driving fan 224 . ) means to operate (rotate).

A rotation motor accommodating part 220 is formed in the rotation support ring 216 of the elevating box 214 , and a rotation motor 226 to be described below is installed. An indentation portion 221 is formed on the outer surface of one side of the lifting box 214 , and, as can be seen in FIG. 14 , in the indentation portion 221 , a lifting motor accommodating portion 222 is formed. The indentation portion 221 is formed so that the outer surface of the elevating box 214 and the inner surface of the vertical passage 210 are in contact over a wide area as possible.

As shown in FIG. 10 , a pop-up driving fan 224 is installed in the fan installation part 219 of the elevating box 214 . The pop-up driving fan 224 pressurizes the air in the communication passage 218 to send the air farther away. That is, the first driving fan 130 or the third driving fan 130 ″ serves to pressurize the air that has passed through the connecting duct 204 and the vertical duct 208 by being delivered to the branch flow path 219. Pop-up The driving fan 224 performs this.

A rotating motor 226 is installed in the rotating motor accommodating part 220 of the elevating box 214 . The output shaft of the rotation motor 226 has a rotation drive gear 228 . The pop-up duct 234 to be described below is rotated by driving the rotary motor 226 .

The elevating motor 230 is installed in the elevating motor housing 222 of the elevating box 214 . An elevating drive gear 232 is installed on the output shaft of the elevating motor 230 to engage the elevating rack gear unit 212 . The elevating drive gear 232 is engaged with the elevating rack gear unit 212 to move up and down along the elevating rack gear unit 212 . Accordingly, the lifting box 214 is lifted. The pop-up duct 234 is lifted together by the elevating of the elevating box 214 . The lifting motor 230 is driven by the controller 600 . Accordingly, when the controller 600 elevates the pop-up duct 234 or controls the elevating of the pop-up duct 234 , the controller 600 drives the elevating motor 230 to drive the pop-up duct 234 . ) means to elevate.

The pop-up duct 234 may pass through the upper plate 14 of the housing 10 to ascend upward and descend again. The pop-up duct 234 and its internal configuration are well illustrated in FIG. 13 . The pop-up duct 234 has a cylindrical shape in this embodiment. However, the pop-up duct 234 may have a hexahedral shape or may have various shapes. Of course, the portion for rotation of the pop-up duct 234 should be cylindrical.

There is a pop-up flow path 236 inside the pop-up duct 234 to communicate with the communication flow path 218 . The lower portion of the pop-up duct 234 has a rotation support 238 , which is relatively rotatably inserted into the rotation support ring 216 of the elevating box 214 . The outer diameter of the rotation support 238 may be the same as or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the rotation support ring 216 to rotate with respect to the rotation support ring 216 . The rotation support ring 216 is a cylindrical portion for rotation of the pop-up duct 234 .

A driven gear unit 240 is formed around the outer surface of the rotation support unit 238 . The driven gear unit 240 is a kind of rack gear unit. A rotation driving gear 228 of the rotation motor 226 is engaged with the driven gear unit 240 to operate. When the rotation driving gear 228 is engaged with the driven gear unit 240 by driving the rotation motor 226 and operated, the pop-up duct 234 is rotated. The configuration of the driven gear unit 240 and the rotation driving gear 228 is well illustrated in FIG. 16 . The rotary motor 226 is driven by the control unit 600 . Therefore, when the control unit 600 rotates the pop-up duct 234 or controls the rotation of the pop-up duct 234, the control unit 600 drives the rotation motor 226 to the pop-up duct ( 234) is rotated.

A pop-up outlet 242 is formed around the outer surface of the pop-up duct 234 . The pop-up outlet 242 is formed only in a portion of the outer surface of the pop-up duct 234 . This is to allow the air flowing through the pop-up flow path 236 to be more strongly discharged in a specific direction. Accordingly, the area in which the pop-up outlet 242 is formed is preferably less than half of the outer surface of the pop-up duct 234 . It is preferable that the pop-up outlet 242 be formed over an area smaller than 180 degrees with respect to the center of the pop-up flow path 236 .

Meanwhile, a plurality of control blades 244 are installed inside the pop-up flow path 236 . The control blade 244 is to adjust the vertical direction of the air discharged through the pop-up discharge port (242). The adjustment blade 244, as shown in FIG. 13, has a semi-disk shape, and the angle can be adjusted in the vertical direction by a separate driving source or manually.

The additional discharge unit 200 having such a configuration is further installed in the second space 24 in the same configuration in the illustrated embodiment. In addition, the pop-up duct 234 in the additional discharge unit 200 may be in the form of a hexahedron, such as a square column, or another form, rather than a cylindrical shape. Here, the shape of the pop-up duct 234 needs to be suitable to be able to send the heat-exchanged air to a desired location further away. When the pop-up duct 234 is formed in the shape of a square column, a pop-up outlet 242 may be formed on any one of the four sides of the pop-up duct 234 .

There is a filter unit 300 to enter and exit the housing 10 in a drawer type at the lower center of the front side. The filter unit 300 is installed in the inlet 11' formed in the bottom plate 11 to purify the air passing through the inlet 11'.

The suction port 11 ′ is formed on the lower surface of the housing 10 and faces the bottom surface on which the housing 10 is placed, so there is no separate configuration for shielding the filter unit 300 . That is, when the housing 10 is installed on the living room floor, the user cannot see the inlet 11', and therefore it is difficult for the user to access the inlet 11'. ) does not need to be configured to protect

On the other hand, the filter unit 300, as shown in FIG. 3, enters and exits through the doorway (reference numeral not assigned) formed on the lower portion of the front plate 15. Accordingly, the operation for replacing the filter at the end of its life in the filter unit 300 can be very simple.

17 and 18 , the filter frame 301 forms the skeleton of the filter unit 300 . The filter frame 301 has a flat hexahedron shape, and a plurality of passage areas 302 are formed to penetrate vertically. The passage area 302 is a path through which air passes. The passage area 302 is divided into three in the illustrated embodiment. The passage area 302 has a square shape in plan view. The shape and size of the pass region 302 are set so that no sagging occurs in the filters 320 , 330 , and 340 positioned therein. In the pass region 302 , a first filter 320 , a second filter 330 , and a third filter 340 to be described below are sequentially stacked and positioned.

A front wall 303 forms the front surface of the filter frame 301 . The front wall 303 forms a partial exterior of the housing 10 when the filter unit 300 is installed in the housing 10 . At the lower center of the front wall 303 is a handle 303'. The handle 303' is a part held by the user's hand when the filter unit 300 is removed and inserted through the doorway.

There are side walls 305 extending rearward from both ends of the front wall 303 . There is a rear wall 307 to connect the rear ends of the side walls 305 on both sides. The rear wall 307 extends parallel to the front wall 303 . There is a filter partition wall 309 connecting the front wall 303 and the rear wall 307 to partition the passage region 302 . A plurality of passage areas 302 passing through the filter frame 301 vertically are divided by the filter partition wall 309 .

A seating end 311 is provided at the lower end of the side wall 305 and the filter partition wall 309 . The seating end 311 is a portion on which the edge of the first filter 320, which will be described below, is seated. The seating end 311 is not necessarily formed on the side wall 305 and the filter partition wall 309 , but may be formed on the front wall 303 and the rear wall 307 , for example. Of course, the seating end 311 may be formed on all of the side wall 305 , the filter partition wall 309 , the front wall 303 , and the rear wall 307 . However, in order not to narrow the flow cross-sectional area through which the air flows, it is preferable to be formed only on the walls facing each other as in the illustrated embodiment.

Support ribs 313 are formed at the upper end and lower end of the rear wall 307 to protrude to the rear of the filter frame 301 . The support rib 313 is to prevent the filter frame 301 from arbitrarily coming out by being supported inside the doorway when the filter frame 301 is pulled out from the entrance to the extent that the filter can be replaced. Of course, although the filter frame 301 is held by the housing 10 also by the rail assembly 350 to be described below, the support rib 313 cooperates to cause the filter frame 301 to protrude from the housing 10 . so that the status quo can be maintained.

The filters 320 , 330 , and 340 installed in the pass region 302 will be described. A first filter 320 is installed in the pass region first. The first filter 320 is a kind of pre-filter, and serves to filter dust. The structure of the filtering unit 322 in the first filter 320 is in the form of a mesh network to filter out dust. A storage case 324 is integrally formed with the first filter 320 . The storage case 324 is made of a rectangular wall surrounding the edge of the filtering unit 322 .

Accordingly, a predetermined accommodating space 325 is formed on the filtering unit 322 . A second filter 330 and a third filter 340 to be described below are installed in the receiving space 325 . The height of the storage case 324 protrudes more than the third filter in a state in which the second filter 330 and the third filter 340 are stacked on the filtering unit 322 of the first filter 320 . This can be seen well in FIG. 19 . Such a structure allows an operator to easily separate the storage case 324 from the passage area 302 of the filter frame 301 .

A second filter 330 is installed in the storage space 325 . The second filter 330 has a flat hexahedral shape corresponding to the shape of the storage space 325 . The second filter 330 is a HEPA filter is used. Accordingly, the second filter 330 removes dust from the air by blocking and collision by fibrous tissue, particle sedimentation by gravity, Brownian motion of particles, and adsorption by electrostatic force, depending on the size of the particles.

A third filter 340 is installed on the second filter 330 in the receiving space 325 . The third filter 340 is a deodorizing filter is used. In the case of deodorizing filters, activated carbon components are mainly used. The third filter 340, which is a deodorizing filter, removes odors such as malodorous gas in the air.

In order for the filter frame 301 to enter and exit the housing 10 in a drawer manner, a rail assembly 350 is installed between both sides of the filter frame 301 and the corresponding inner surface of the housing 10 . The configuration of the rail assembly 350 is well illustrated in FIG. 20 .

The rail assembly 350 has a frame fixing part 352 fixed to the side of the filter frame 301 . The frame fixing part 352 extends long in the front-rear direction, and there are moving guide rails 354 at the upper end and lower end. There is a housing fixing part 356 corresponding to the frame fixing part 352 . The housing fixing part 356 is fixed to the inside of the housing 10 . A fixed guide rail 358 is provided at the upper end and lower end of the housing fixing part 356 . The fixed guide rail 358 faces the moving guide rail 354 . In this embodiment, there is a fixed guide rail 358 facing the inner surface of the moving guide rail 354.

A connecting rail 360 is movably installed inside the frame fixing part 352 . A plurality of ball support pieces 362 are provided at the upper end and lower end of the connecting rail 360, and the ball 364 is rotatably installed on the ball support piece 362, so that the movable guide rail 354 and the fixed guide are rotatably installed. While being rotated in contact with the rail 358, the movement of the guide rail 354 is smooth. The connecting rail 360 may protrude from the frame fixing part 352 at the same time as moving along the frame fixing part 352 , so that the movement stroke of the filter frame 301 is relatively long.

4 and 21 , a cleaner 370 for removing dust and foreign substances in the filters 320 and 330 from the suction port 11 ′ formed on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 is provided. is installed The cleaner 370 is installed on the bottom plate 11 and linearly reciprocates along the entire area of the suction port 11'. The cleaner 370 may be regarded as a kind of vacuum cleaner. The cleaner body 317 forms the exterior and skeleton of the cleaner 370 . A portion of the cleaner body 317 facing the bottom plate 11 is a bottom portion 372 . The bottom portion 372 has a predetermined area and is generally flat, and the width is preferably equal to or slightly larger than the width of the suction port 11'.

As shown in FIG. 22 , the bottom part 372 has a cleaner suction port 373 . The cleaner suction port 373 is formed by dividing into both sides based on a portion through which the cleaner rail 380, which will be described below, passes. Of course, when the cleaner rail 380 is installed on the bottom plate 11 corresponding to both ends of the inlet 11', the cleaner inlet 373 may be one. However, when the size of the cleaner 370 increases, the weight may become heavy, so it is preferable to make the size of the cleaner 370 small by allowing the cleaner rail 380 to cross the suction port 11'. In addition, when the cleaner inlet 373 is divided into a plurality of pieces, the flow cross-sectional area of each cleaner inlet 373 is reduced, and leakage of suction power due to the sagging of the cleaner 370 can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 22 , elastic grinding hair 375 is installed around the edge of the cleaner suction port 373 . The elastic grinding hair 375 rubs against the filter surface and acts as if a broom uses dust, so that the dust on the filter surface can enter the cleaner suction port 373 well. The elastic shaving hair 375 is also densely installed around the edge of the cleaner suction port 373 to prevent the suction force formed in the cleaner suction port 373 from leaking.

The elastic crushing hair 375 is made of a material capable of elastic deformation in a straight shape having a predetermined diameter and cut to a predetermined length. Of course, the elastic shaving hair 375 may be made of a natural material such as hair that is slightly stiff and capable of elastic deformation to a certain extent. The elastic crushing hair 375 is arranged to surround the cleaner suction port 373 to form a kind of wall. It is better to arrange it in multiple lines rather than to be arranged in one line to eliminate leakage of suction power.

An air outlet 377 is provided at one side of the outer surface of the cleaner body 371 . It is preferable that the air outlet 377 is positioned relatively far from the cleaner inlet 373, and after dust or foreign matter is removed from the air sucked into the cleaner inlet 373, the air is discharged to the outside. Of course, the dust may be collected in a dust tank located at a separate location by connecting a discharge hose to the air outlet 377 without collecting dust inside the cleaner 370 .

Inside the cleaner body 371, there is a configuration for moving the cleaner 370 and for suction of dust, and the cleaner suction port 373 has a configuration to shake off the dust attached to the surface of the filter 310 like an agitator. have.

The cleaner rail 380 is installed across the suction port 11 ′ on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11 . The cleaner 370 linearly reciprocates along the cleaner rail 380 .

In the present invention, the cleaner 370 is installed on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 and is not shielded by a separate configuration. Accordingly, the suction port 11' is exposed as it is and is not shielded by other components. Such a configuration allows the air in the living room to flow smoothly into the air passage 102 .

Also, since the cleaner 370 is not covered by a separate configuration, the air flow to the suction port 11' is also smooth. However, since the cleaner 370 is supported only by the cleaner rail 380 , sagging may occur depending on the position due to the weight of the cleaner 370 . However, the elastic crushing hair 375 may always be in close contact with the surface of the first filter 320 in an elastically deformed state, so that leakage of the suction force does not occur. That is, when the cleaner 370 is kept in close contact with the surface of the first filter 320 while the degree of elastic deformation of the elastic shaving hair 375 is reduced at the position where the sagging occurs due to gravity, the leakage of the suction force is reduced. doesn't happen

On the other hand, the bottom portion 372 of the cleaner 370 faces the surface of the first filter 320 , and the elastic bristle hair 375 at the edge of the cleaner inlet 373 is elastic on the surface of the first filter 320 . It is deformed and becomes tight. If the length of the elastic grinding hair 375 is too long, leakage of suction force may occur through between the elastic grinding hair 375, so that between the surface of the first filter 320 and the bottom 372 of the cleaner 370 The distance should be less than a certain value.

Since the filter unit 300 is located inside the intake port 11' of the housing 10, and the cleaner 370 is located on the lower surface of the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10, there is a certain distance between them. exist. In order to minimize this distance, a step may be placed on the edge of the first filter 320 so that the surface of the first filter 320 protrudes so as to be close to the bottom 372 of the cleaner 370 .

A configuration for humidification will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 29 . There is an air inlet duct 401 passing through the first partition wall 19 and communicating with the air passage 102 . The air inlet duct 401 extends into the first space frame 202 . A part of the air of the air flow path 102 is delivered to the air inlet duct 401 . Here, the air flowing into the air inlet duct 401 passed through the filter unit 300 but did not pass through the heat exchanger 104 . Accordingly, the air in the living room passes through the filter unit 300 and is transferred to the air inlet duct 401 in a purified state.

There is an inlet fan unit 403 connected to the air inlet duct 401 . The inlet fan unit 403 has a fan (not shown) installed therein. The air of the air passage 102 is sucked into the air inlet duct 401 by the operation of the fan.

There is an air delivery duct 405 through which the air pressurized by the inlet fan 403 flows, and there is a steam generator 407 connected to the air delivery duct 405 . The steam generator 407 generates steam by heating water supplied from a bucket 419 to be described below. In this embodiment, steam is generated using the heated steam generator 407 for humidification, but water molecules may be vaporized using ultrasonic waves. That is, various humidification means can be used instead of the steam generator 407 .

The steam generator 407 has a first exhaust duct 409 . The first discharge duct 409 is discharged in a state in which the steam generated by the steam generator 407 and the air delivered through the air inlet duct 401 are mixed. The first discharge duct 409 is connected to the connection duct 204 . The humidified air flowing through the first discharge duct 409 is delivered to the connection duct 204, flows through the vertical flow path 210, the communication flow path 218, and the pop-up flow path 236 in sequence, and the pop-up discharge port It is discharged to the indoor space through (242).

In the steam generator 407 , as shown in FIG. 25 , a second exhaust duct 411 is in a direction different from that of the first exhaust duct 409 . Of course, the second discharge duct 411 is not necessarily present. The second discharge duct 411 delivers humidified air to the humidification connection duct 413 . The humidification connection duct 413 communicates with the vertical flow path 210 of the vertical duct 208 in the second space 24 . The humidification connection duct 413 is located in the rear space 13s formed between the rear plate 13 and the wall surface. Here, the first exhaust duct 409 and the second exhaust duct 411 have humidification dampers (not shown), respectively, to control the discharge of air for humidification.

In the frame space 203 formed in the first space frame 202 , there is a water tank seat 415 . The bucket 419 is seated on the bucket seat 415 . In order to deliver the water supplied from the water tank 419 to the steam generator 407 , a humidification pump 417 is installed adjacent to the water tank seat 415 .

The bucket seat 415 may tilt the bucket 419 . The bucket seat 415 is operated so that the upper end of the bucket 419 protrudes to the outside in the frame space 203 . This is to make it easier to put the bucket 419 into and out of the frame space 203 .

As shown in FIG. 27 , there is a base frame 421 on the bucket seat 415 . The base frame 421 is a part on which the parts constituting the bucket seat 415 are mounted and supported. The base frame 421 is installed on the bottom of the frame space 203 of the first space frame 202 . A pair of guide columns 423 are erected at the rear end of the base frame 421 . In a space between the guide columns 423 , there are guide rails 425 and guide slots 427 . The guide rails 425 are integrally formed on the inner surfaces of the guide columns 423 facing each other, and a space between the guide rails 425 becomes a guide slot 427 . The guide rail 425 has a curved shape having a predetermined radius of curvature.

There is a water reservoir 429 protruding from the upper surface of the base frame 421 . A water storage space 431 is formed in the water storage unit 429 to temporarily store water supplied from the water tank 419 .

A water reservoir top plate 433 is installed on the upper surface of the water reservoir 429 of the base frame 421 . The water storage plate 433 serves to shield the water storage space 431 . A seal (not shown) is installed between the water storage plate 433 and the base frame 421 to prevent water leakage. There are rotation center holes 435 on both sides of the water storage plate 433 . The rotation center hole 435 becomes a center at which the tilting table 449 to be described below is tilted.

The rotation center hole 435 is located on the side of the seating wall 437 protruding from the water storage plate 433 . The seating wall 437 serves to support the tilting table 449 in a state in which the tilting table 449 is not tilted. The seating wall 437 is formed symmetrically on both sides of the water reservoir inlet 441 to be described below.

There is a tilting stopper 439 extending from the seating wall 437 . The tilting stopper 439 is inclined downward toward the front end of the water storage board 433 . The tilting stopper 439 serves to support the lower surface when the tilting table 449 is tilted.

There is a water reservoir inlet 441 passing through the water reservoir top plate 433 . The water storage inlet 441 is an entrance of the water storage space 431 . The water reservoir inlet 441 has a valve opening 443 . The valve opening 443 serves to open a valve in the water tank 419 .

Components provided on the water storage plate 433 may be integrally formed with the base frame 421 . For example, the rotation center hole 435 may be formed on both sides of the water reservoir 429 of the base frame 421 .

The rotation center shaft 447 of the rotation center member 445 is positioned in the rotation center hole 435 . The rotation center member 445 is fixed to a tilting table 449 to be described below, and the rotation center shaft 447 is positioned in the rotation center hole 435 . Accordingly, the rotation center hole 435 becomes the rotation center of the tilting table 449 .

The tilting table 449 is installed to be tiltable on the base frame 421 . The tilting table 449 may be in a state in which its upper surface is horizontal and a state in which it is tilted downward toward the tip. This is performed by rotating the tilting table 449 at a predetermined angle about the rotation center axis 447 .

The driving force for the tilting operation of the tilting table 449 is transmitted through the tilting rack gear part 451 . 28 , the tilting rack gear part 451 is located at the rear end of the tilting table 449 . The entire shape of the tilting rack gear part 451 is a curve having a predetermined radius of curvature. The shape of the tilting rack gear part 451 is curved so as to be interlocked with the guide rail 425 of the base frame 421 . A rack gear 453 is formed on the outer surface of the tilting rack gear part 451 . The rack gear 453 is operated by meshing with the output gear 467 of the tilting reducer 463 to be described below.

There are interlocking channels 455 having a curved shape on both sides of the tilling rack gear part 451 . A guide rail 425 of the base frame 421 is positioned and guided in the interlocking channel 455 .

A reservoir cover 457 is installed on the tilting table 449 . A water supply hole 459 is formed in the water storage cover 457, and a bellows-type connecting hose (not shown) is connected between the water supply hole 459 and the water storage inlet 441. It allows water to be delivered to the water storage space 431 without leakage. That is, the water from the water tank 419 seated on the tilting table 449 is transferred to the water storage space 431 through the water supply hole 459 .

The driving force for the operation of the tilting table 449 is provided by the tilting drive source 461 shown in FIGS. 26 and 29 . The tilting driving source 461 may be an electric motor. The tilting driving source 461 is installed at the rear of the base frame 421 . A tilting reducer 463 for decelerating and transmitting the driving force of the tilting drive source 461 is connected to the output shaft of the tilting drive source 461 and installed. A reducer housing 465 forms an external appearance of the tilting reducer 463 , and a plurality of gears are installed in the reducer housing 465 . The last gear in the gear train of the tilting reducer 463 is the output gear 467 . The output gear 467 is operated by meshing with the rack gear 453 of the tilting table 449 .

On the other hand, there is a proximity sensor 470 on the front side of the housing 10 . The proximity sensor 470 serves to recognize a user to replace the water bottle (419). That is, when the user approaches the proximity sensor 470 in front of the first moving plate 16, the first moving plate 16 is automatically opened by recognizing this, and the tilting table ( 449 is tilted so that the upper end of the bucket 419 protrudes from the frame space 203 . Here, a button may be used instead of the proximity sensor 470 . That is, any sensing means may be used in place of the proximity sensor 470 as long as it can recognize the intention to replace the bucket 419 .

Next, the internal configuration of the machine room 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31 . A second space frame 202 ′ is installed in the second space 24 . The second space frame 202 ′ has a configuration similar to that of the first space frame 202 , and there is a vertical duct 208 constituting the additional discharge unit 200 , so that the pop-up duct 234 can be raised and lowered. is installed The configuration related to the additional discharge unit 200 is the same as that in the first space frame 202 .

A machine room 500 is formed on one side of the second space frame 202'. The machine room 500 is a portion including the frame space 203 of the first space frame 201 . The machine room 500 is located in the remaining area of the second space frame 202' except for the portion where the vertical duct 208 is formed. The upper partition plate 501 constituting the ceiling of the machine room 500 is positioned at a position that can have a predetermined distance between the upper plate 14 of the housing 10 and the upper partition plate 501 and The lower partition plate 501 ′ facing each other and forming the floor of the machine room 500 is positioned to have a predetermined distance from the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 .

A drain pump 502 is installed on the lower surface of the lower partition plate 501'. The drain pump 502 is positioned lower than the bottom of the drain pan 108, as shown in FIG. 30 . That is, a portion of the drain pump 502 to which the connection hose 504 is connected is at a position equal to or lower than the extension surface of the bottom of the drain pan 108 .

Accordingly, the connection hose 504 connecting the drain pan 108 and the drain pump 502 to deliver condensed water to the drain pump 502 has an end connected to the drain pan 108 and the drain pump 502 . ) is at a higher position than the end connected to it. This allows the condensed water to naturally move by the action of gravity through the connecting hose 504 . In the illustrated embodiment, the connection hose 504 passes through the side surface of the drain pan 108 . The bottom surface of the drain pan 108 and the corresponding inner surface of the connection hose 504 are are at the same height. Alternatively, the connection hose 504 is positioned lower than the bottom of the drain pan 108 and communicates with the inside of the drain pan 108 . The connection hose 504 may be connected through the bottom of the drain pan 108 . Preferably, the drain pan 108 is inclined so that the bottom surface of the drain pan 108 is gradually lowered toward the side connected to the connection hose 504 .

In the present invention, the connecting hose 504 is largely divided into an upper end 505, a connecting portion 505', and a lower end 505". The upper end 505 is a part connected to the drain pan 108, and the lower end (505") and has a predetermined height difference. The connecting part 505' connects the upper end 505 and the lower end 505". The lower end 505" is a part connected to the drain pump 502 and is located at the lowest position in the connecting hose 504. have. In the connecting hose 504 , the connecting portion 505 ′ may be directly connected to the bottom of the drain pan 108 without the upper end 505 .

The drain pump does not allow all of the condensed water filled in the lower end 505″ of the connecting hose 504 to be sucked into the drain pump 502, and the drain pump until the condensed water remains in the lower end 505″ or the connecting portion 505′. It is good to let 502 work.

A discharge hose 506 is connected to the drain pump 502 . The discharge hose 506 serves to transfer the condensed water pressurized by the drain pump 502 to the outside. The maximum height (H) of the discharge hose 506 is at least 400mm or more. The discharge hose 506 extends through the rear plate 13 of the housing 10 to the outside. The highest position among the positions of the hose through hole 13 ′ through which the discharge hose 506 passes through the rear plate 13 (the maximum height H of the discharge hose 506 ) is the uppermost end of the rear plate 13 . It is good to be This is because the design of the configuration for discharging the condensed water on the outside of the housing 10 to the outside becomes easy.

The maximum height (H) of the discharge hose 506 is at least 400 mm or more, so that condensed water can flow even by using only gravity action in the section of the discharge hose 506 after this maximum height (H). to be. That is, from the part of the discharge hose 506 extending from the machine room 500 to the outside of the housing 10 , the condensed water flows and can be discharged by gravity regardless of the pressure applied by the drain pump 502 .

The machine room 500 has a supply hose 510 . The supply hose 510 supplies air containing oxygen or negative ions to the air passage 102 . Through this, more diverse operation modes are provided to users in the residential space. The supply hose 510 includes a portion corresponding to one of the second space frame 202' corresponding to the second partition plate 19' and the hose through hole 13' of the rear plate 13. installed through Accordingly, the supply hose 510 communicates with the supply source of the outdoor unit and the air flow path 102 .

Hereinafter, the operation of the air management device according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

First, it will be described with reference to FIG. 32 that the air in the indoor space exchanges heat while passing through the heat exchanger 104 in the air management device of the present invention. Indoor air is sucked in through the suction port 11' by operation of at least one of the driving fans 130, 130' and 130". The indoor air is drawn between the floor of the room and the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10. It is moved to the space of the housing 10 through the suction port 11' flows into the air flow path 102 of the housing (10).

In this process, the air passes through the filter unit 300 to remove dust, foreign substances, and odors. The air that has passed through the filter unit 300 flows along the air passage 102 and then passes through the heat exchanger 104 . The flow of the air sucked through the inlet 11 ′ to the relatively rear end of the air passage 102 is achieved by the inlet guide 110 . Since the guide inclined surface 110 ′ of the inlet guide 110 is inclined upward toward the rear plate 13 , the air passing through the filter unit 300 is mainly guided toward the rear plate 13 . This is because the space between the guide inclined surface 110 ′ and the filter unit 300 gradually becomes wider toward the rear plate 13 .

The air flowing to the rear end of the air flow path 102 near the rear plate 13 passes through the heat exchanger 104 by the operation of the driving fans 130 and 130' and the driving fans 130 and 130'. , 130") into the fan spaces 124, 124', 124" of the fan guide 120.

At this time, the upper guide 112 guides the air flowing in the air flow path 102 so that the air is transferred to the heat exchanger 104 . In particular, the upper guide 112 prevents air from flowing beyond the upper portion of the heat exchanger 104 and allows all of the air flowing in the air flow path 102 to pass through the heat exchanger 104 .

The air passing through the heat exchanger 104 enters specific fan spaces 124, 124' and 124" by driving the respective driving fans 130, 130' and 130', and the flow path is separated. The fan spaces 124 and 124' , 124"), the air exits through the outlet 128, and the air flows to the corresponding outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3. When the louvers 142, 142, 143 of the corresponding outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 are opened and stood at a predetermined angle, the air is guided by the louvers 141, 142, 143 and discharged into the indoor space.

In the present invention, air is discharged through the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 by the operation of the driving fans 130, 130', and 130'. At this time, the discharge of air through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 may be independently set according to whether the specific driving fans 130, 130', 130" are operated.

For example, only the first driving fan 130 may be operated and the first louver 141 may be opened to discharge the heat-exchanged air only through the first outlet 15'-1. Alternatively, only the second driving fan 130 ′ may be operated and the second louver 142 may be opened to discharge the heat-exchanged air only through the second outlet 15 ′-2 . Alternatively, only the third driving fan 130 ″ may be operated and the third louver 143 may be opened to discharge the heat-exchanged air only through the third outlet 15 ′-3 .

Of course, at least two or more of the driving fans 130, 130' and 130" may be combined and operated. In this case, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" and corresponding louvers 141, 142, 143 are operated to operate. air can be expelled.

On the other hand, by varying the rotation angle of the louvers (141, 142, 143) it is possible to independently control the distance through which the air discharged through the discharge port (15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3) is transmitted. As described above, depending on whether the driving fans 130 , 130 ′, and 130 ″ operate and the rotation angle of the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 , air management can be performed in various ways for the front region of the housing 10 . The illustrated embodiment In the louvers (141, 142, 143) is to control the discharge of air through the vertical angle adjustment, but when viewed from the front, each of the outlets (15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3), left and right A separate control blade may be provided to discharge air in the same direction.

When explaining an example in which the air management device is operated in the present invention, three users in front of the housing 10 are positioned at positions corresponding to the respective outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3. When sitting, the operation of the driving fans 130, 130 ', 130" and the rotation angle of the louvers 141, 142, 143 can be set differently according to the needs of each user to perform air management.

The operation of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" and the opening and angle adjustment of the louvers 141, 142, 143 can be made in various combinations. And by varying the rotational speed of the driving fans 130, 130', 130", air It is also possible to change the discharge speed. Through such various combinations, it is possible to variously discharge air through each of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3.

33, while operating all the driving fans 130, 130', 130", the air by operating the louvers 141, 142, 143 to open all three outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 Discharge to the indoor space is shown as an example, At this time, when the air goes toward the pop-up duct 234 through the branch flow path 129 formed in the fan guide 120, the first damper 206 closes the connection duct Air does not flow to 204. Therefore, the air flow formed by the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130" does not flow to the branch flow path 129, and all of the outlets 128 ) through the first outlet (15'-1) or the third outlet (15'-3).

The opening and angle adjustment of the louvers (141, 142, 143) are made by driving the drive motors (141', 142', 143'). As the rotation center piece 145 of the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 connected to the output shaft of the driving motors 141 ′, 142 ′, and 143 ′ rotates, the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 are rotated. The output shafts of the driving motors 141', 142', and 143' are operated by setting the speed and torque by a reduction unit therein. The rotation angle of the louvers 141, 142, 143 is set by the operation degree of the output shaft of the drive motors 141', 142', and 143'. Here, the rotation angle of the louvers 141 , 142 , and 143 is set by the user selecting the corresponding operation mode because there is a preset operation mode. Through this operation, the heat-exchanged air discharged through the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 may be delivered directly to a specific user or may be delivered indirectly. For example, when the heat-exchanged air is discharged in the forward direction of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3, it is directly transmitted to the user in front of the housing 10. Then, by adjusting the installation angle of the louvers (141, 142, 143) so that the heat-exchanged air is discharged from the outlets (15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3) to the front upper part of the housing 10, the user Air is not transmitted directly to the air, but is transmitted indirectly.

Meanwhile, it will be described that air is discharged through the pop-up outlet 242 of the pop-up duct 234 . The additional discharge unit 200 may send the heat-exchanged air relatively farther than sending the heat-exchanged air into the indoor space through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3. As the pop-up duct 234 protrudes from the upper portion of the housing 10 and rotates, air may be sent to a desired location. Thus, it is possible to direct air farther and over a larger area. That is, the heat-exchanged air may be sent to another space adjacent to the space in which the air management device is installed. For example, the air management device of the present invention is used in the living room, the air coming out through the pop-up duct 234 can send the heat-exchanged air to the adjacent kitchen.

It is shown in FIGS. 34 and 35 that air is discharged through the pop-up duct 234 . In order for air to be discharged into the indoor space through the pop-up outlet 242 of the pop-up duct 234 , air must be supplied to the pop-up duct 234 through the branch flow path 219 . To this end, the first damper 206 opens the branch flow path 219 so that the branch flow path 219 and the connection duct 204 communicate with each other.

And, at least one of the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130 ″ is operated. That is, the heat-exchanged air may be discharged through the pop-up ducts 234 on both sides, but any one of the pop-up ducts may be discharged. Air may be discharged only through the duct 234. Only the configuration related to the first driving fan 130 is shown in Fig. 34, which is illustratively shown for convenience of the city. In Fig. 35, pop-up ducts on both sides It is shown that air is discharged by protruding 234 to the upper portion of the housing 10. Of course, in Fig. 35, the second louver 142 of the second discharge port 15'-2 is operated and the second driving is also performed through this. It is shown that air is discharged by the operation of the fan 130' However, the second louver 142 is also closed like the first louver 141 or the third louver 143, and the pop-up ducts ( 234) may be operated to discharge air.

It will be described that air is discharged through the additional discharge unit 200 on the left side of the housing 10 . When the first driving fan 130 is operated and the first damper 206 is opened, the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 104 flows to the branch flow path 219 by the first driving fan 130 . do. The air flowing into the branch passage 219 passes through the open first damper 206 and goes to the connection passage 205 of the connection duct 204 . The connection passage 205 communicates with the vertical passage 210 of the vertical duct 208 , so that air passing through the connection passage 205 flows into the vertical passage 210 .

On the other hand, the pop-up duct 234 protrudes to the upper portion of the housing 10 when in use, and the protrusion of the pop-up duct 234 is a lifting motor installed in the elevating rack gear unit 212 and the elevating box 214 ( 230) by the lift drive gear 232. That is, when the elevating motor 230 rotates in one direction, the elevating drive gear 232 rotates and moves along the elevating rack gear unit 212 to operate the elevating box 214 . In order to discharge the heat-exchanged air through the pop-up duct 234 , the pop-up duct 234 is raised so that the pop-up duct 234 protrudes above the housing 10 as shown in FIG. 34 .

35 shows that the pop-up duct 234 can be raised and lowered in the direction of the arrow A and can be rotated in the direction of the arrow B. That is, the pop-up duct 234 is raised to protrude, and the pop-up outlet 242 is directed in a desired direction by rotating after the lift. The related configurations are well illustrated in FIGS. 15 and 16 .

In order to rotate the pop-up duct 234 , a rotation motor 226 installed in the elevating box 214 is driven. When the rotation motor 226 is driven, the rotation drive gear 228 rotates and the pop-up duct 234 rotates in conjunction with the driven gear unit 240 formed on the rotation support unit 238 of the pop-up duct 234 . . By rotating the pop-up duct 234 in a protruding state, it is possible to easily send the heat-exchanged air to a location that a user wants to send.

At this time, the pop-up outlet 242 is formed in an area less than half when the outer surface of the pop-up duct 234 is viewed from the front, and the pop-up flow path 236 in the direction in which the pop-up outlet 242 of the pop-up duct 234 faces. ) can be discharged to the outside air. The pop-up duct 234 can rotate 360 degrees. However, since the rear surface of the housing 10 is installed adjacent to the wall of the living space, the pop-up duct 234 can substantially discharge air over a rotational area of about 180 degrees. For example, when the user is in front of the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3, the pop-up outlet 242 is rotated to position the user in the direction of the user, and air can be discharged to the users. , when air is sent to a separate space, the air may be discharged in a state in which the pop-up outlet 242 faces the corresponding space direction by rotating in the corresponding space direction.

On the other hand, the pop-up duct 234 does not discharge air only in a state in which the pop-up outlet 242 faces in a specific direction, but also discharges air while the pop-up duct 234 rotates by a predetermined angle. That is, when the pop-up outlet 242 of the pop-up duct 234 is viewed from the front, air may be discharged while continuing to reciprocate in a predetermined angle range from side to side. And, since there are adjusting blades 244 in the pop-up flow path 236 that can adjust the direction of the air discharged from the pop-up outlet 242 up and down, the vertical direction of the air discharged from the pop-up outlet 242 is controlled. By adjusting it, the distance through which the heat-exchanged air is transmitted can be adjusted.

When air is discharged through the pop-up duct 234, the pop-up driving fan 224 may be selectively operated. The pop-up driving fan 224 pressurizes the air in the communication passage 218 to send the air discharged through the pop-up duct 234 farther away. Air can be flowed and discharged only by the driving of the first driving fan 130 or the third driving fan 130", and when sending air farther away, the pop-up driving fan 224 is operated to pressurize the air. It may be discharged through the pop-up discharge port 242 .

On the other hand, when the air is discharged using the pop-up ducts 234 on both sides while discharging the heat-exchanged air through the first to third outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, the above Air management may be performed under different conditions at the same time for more users in the front of the housing 10 . This is possible because the additional discharge part 200 is located adjacent to both ends of the housing 10 . That is, more users sitting side by side with the first to third outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 and these additional outlets 200 in the upper center of the front of the housing 10 in cooperation They will be able to manage air under independent conditions for each of them.

As the air passes through the filter unit 300, the purifying action of the air is as follows. The air delivered to the inlet 11 ′ directly passes through the first filter 320 . This is because the inlet 11' does not have a separate shielding configuration. That is, since the suction port 11' faces the living room floor, there is no need for a special shielding configuration such that the user cannot see it directly.

Since the first filter 320 , the second filter 330 , and the third filter 340 are sequentially stacked on the filter frame 301 , the air flows through the first filter 320 and the second filter 330 . , While passing through the third filter 340 sequentially, dust, fine dust, and odor are removed. The air passing through the filter unit 300 enters the air flow path 102 .

The first filter 320, the second filter 330, and the second filter of the filter unit 300 in the process of repeating that the air management device is operated and the air in the living space is repeatedly sucked into and discharged from the air management device. 3 The filter 340 collects dust and odor components. In order to maintain the performance of the filter unit 300 above a certain level, the cleaner 370 is operated. The cleaner 370 is installed on one side of the lower surface of the bottom plate 11, which is an area outside the suction port 11', and moves along the cleaner rail 380 when an operation signal is received. ) through the area.

As the cleaner 370 passes through the suction port 11 ′, dust and foreign substances are sucked through the cleaner suction port 373 . That is, dust and foreign substances in the filter 320 enter the cleaner suction port 373 by the suction force of the cleaner 370 . As the dust and foreign substances in the filter 320 are removed by this operation, the performance of the first filter 320 is particularly improved.

Meanwhile, since the cleaner 370 has a predetermined weight, it tends to move toward the living room floor by gravity, and the middle portion of the cleaner rail 380 may sag due to gravity. Accordingly, the cleaner 370 may be farthest from the filter 320 when it goes to the middle of the cleaner rail 380 .

However, since the cleaner suction port 373 of the cleaner 370 is surrounded by the elastic bristle hair 375, even if the distance between the surface of the filter 320 and the cleaner 370 is different, the suction force at the cleaner suction port 373 is No leakage occurs. This is because the elastic crushing hair 375 surrounds the cleaner inlet 373 while maintaining the elastically deformed state as the tip is in close contact with the surface of the filter 320 . Even if the distance between the surface of the filter 320 and the cleaner 370 is changed, only the elastically deformed degree of the elastic shaving hair 375 is changed.

The cleaner 370 cleans the filter 320 while linearly reciprocating along the cleaner rail 380, and when the cleaning state for the filter 320 is finished, the cleaner 370 is located outside the suction port 11'. It is located on the lower surface of the bottom plate (11).

Meanwhile, in order to replace the filters 320 , 330 , and 340 , the filter frame 301 must be removed from the housing 10 . When the user grabs and pulls the handle 303', the filter frame 301 comes out of the housing 10 like a drawer. That is, while the rail assembly 350 is operated, it comes out of the front of the housing 10 of the filter frame 301 . This is best illustrated in FIG. 36 .

When the filter frame 301 exits the front of the housing 10, the support rib 313 at the rear end of the filter frame 301 is hung inside the doorway, so that the rear end of the filter frame 301 is supported. The tip will not fall off. Of course, since the rail assembly 350 is connected to the filter frame 301 and the housing 10 at the same time, the filter frame 301 does not come off arbitrarily.

When the storage case 324 is lifted in this state, the second filter 330 and the third filter 340 in the storage space 325 are removed from the filter frame 301 together with the first filter 320 at the same time. . The filters 320 , 330 , and 340 in the three pass areas 302 can all be taken out in this way, and maintenance work can be performed.

Maintenance or new filters 320 , 330 , 340 are placed back in the pass area 302 of the filter frame 301 . That is, the second filter 330 and the third filter 340 are sequentially stacked in the storage space 325 of the storage case 324 and positioned in the passage area 302 , respectively. Next, the filter frame 301 is pushed into the housing 10 .

On the other hand, the discharge of the humidified air through the pop-up duct 234 can be largely divided into two cases as follows. First, it is possible that only humidification is independently performed in a state where heat exchange through the heat exchanger 104 is not made. And, secondly, it is also possible to add humidification for all heating operation modes. In the present invention, since the humidified air flows through the connection duct 204, the vertical duct 208 and the pop-up duct 234 and is discharged, the use of the additional discharge unit 200 is essential in the humidification operation.

First, when only humidification is performed independently, the air in the air flow path 102 is sucked through the air inlet duct 401 by operating the inlet fan 403 . The air pressurized by the fan in the inlet fan unit 403 is sent to the steam generator 407 through the air transfer duct 405 . In the steam generator 407, steam and air produced by heating the water delivered from the bucket 419 are mixed. The humidified air in this way may be delivered through the first exhaust duct 409 or the second exhaust duct 411 . When the humidified air is discharged only through one of the pop-up ducts 234, only the corresponding discharge ducts 409 and 411 are opened.

When the humidified air is discharged through the pop-up duct 234 on the left side of the housing 10, the first discharge duct 409 is opened to allow air to flow into the connection passage 205 of the connection duct 204. make it move In this case, the first damper 206 may close the branch flow path 219 .

37 shows the humidification operation in a state in which the branch flow path 219 is closed and the first driving fan 130 is not operated, so that the heat-exchanged air is not transferred to the connection flow path 205 . In this case, the humidified air from the first discharge duct 409 passes through the connection flow path 205 and the vertical flow path 210 to the pop-up flow path 236 so that the pop-up duct 234 is formed in the housing 10 . It is discharged through the pop-up discharge port 242 in a state protruding upward. The pop-up duct 234 can be rotated while protruding from the upper portion of the housing 10, so that the humidified air can be sent to a farther and wider area. And, by driving the pop-up driving fan 224, it is possible to pressurize the humidified air to be discharged further.

Next, humidification may be additionally performed for all heating operation modes. In this case, heat exchange is performed in the heat exchanger 104 , and the heat-exchanged air flows through at least one of the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 and the additional outlet 200. While being discharged through the , the humidified air passes through the connection flow path 205 , the vertical flow path 210 , and the pop-up flow path 236 sequentially and is discharged into the indoor space.

On the other hand, when the user selects the humidification operation, the fan of the inlet fan unit 403 is operated. When the fan of the inlet fan unit 403 is operated, a portion of air flows from the air passage 102 to the air inlet duct 401 . The air flowing into the air inlet duct 401 is transferred to the steam generator 407 through the air transfer duct 405 . The steam generator 407 is supplied with water delivered from the bucket 419 to generate steam. The steam is mixed with the air delivered through the air delivery duct 405 and delivered to the first exhaust duct 409 and the second exhaust duct 411 .

The air delivered to the first discharge duct 409 passes through the vertical flow path 210 along the connection flow path 205 of the connection duct 204, and passes through the communication flow path 218 to the pop-up flow path 236. And it is discharged through the pop-up outlet (242).

The humidified air delivered to the second exhaust duct 411 is delivered to the humidification connection duct 413, passes through the humidification connection duct 413, and the vertical duct 208 on the right side of the housing 10 is It is delivered to the vertical flow path 210 and is discharged through the pop-up duct 234 .

On the other hand, water is required for humidification. Water for humidification is supplied through the water tank (419). The bucket 419 is seated on the bucket 415 in the frame space 203 . When the user contacts the proximity sensor 470, the proximity sensor 470 recognizes the user and moves the first moving door 16 to the left as shown in FIG. 38 .

Then, the tilting table 449 of the bucket seat 415 is operated to be inclined downward toward the front of the housing 10 . As such, when the tilting table 449 is inclined, the user can easily remove the water bottle 419 from the frame space 203 or put it into the frame space 203 . After the water tank 419 is inserted or removed, it contacts the proximity sensor 470 again so that the tilting table 449 is in a horizontal state and the first moving door 16 closes the frame space 203 .

Here, the operation of the tilting table 449 will be described in detail. The tilting table 449 is inclined when the first movable door 16 is open, as can be seen in FIG. 39 , and becomes horizontal when the first movable door 16 is closed. To this end, the tilting table 449 is rotated about the rotation center axis 447 with respect to the base frame 421 .

A driving force for rotation of the tilting table 449 is provided by the tilting drive source 461 . When the tilting drive source 461 operates, the tilting reducer 463 is operated by the driving force of the tilting drive source 461 to operate the gear train in the tilting reducer 463 . As shown in FIG. 40 , the output gear 467 of the tilting reducer 463 is rotated while meshing with the rack gear 453 of the tilting table 449 to form a tilting rack gear part ( 451 is moved along the guide rail 425 of the base frame 421 . When the guide rail 425 is positioned in the interlocking channel 455 of the tilting rack gear part 451 and guides the movement of the tilting rack gear part 451 by the output gear 467, the tilting table ( 449 is rotated based on the rotation center shaft 447 .

As described above, as the tilting table 449 rotates with respect to the rotation center axis 447, the tilting table 449 is selectively positioned between a horizontal state and an inclined state. The water bottle 419 is positioned on the tilting table 449, and when the first moving door 16 is opened, the tilting table 449 is in an inclined state, and the tilting table 449 is horizontal. In this state, the first movable door 16 is in a state in which it can be closed.

In the water tank 419 seated on the tilting table 449 , the valve in the water tank 419 is opened by the valve opening 443 , and water is delivered to the water storage space 431 . The water in the water storage space 431 is transferred to the steam generator 407 by the humidification pump 417 to be heated and vaporized.

Meanwhile, when the working fluid and air exchange heat in the heat exchanger 104 , moisture in the air may be condensed and formed on the surface of the heat exchanger 104 . When the diameter of the condensed water condensed on the heat exchanger 104 increases, as shown in FIG. 41 , it flows down the surface of the heat exchanger 104 and is collected in the drain pan 108 .

The condensed water collected in the drain pan 108 flows through the connecting hose 504 by gravity. When condensed water is transferred to the drain pump 502 through the connection hose 504 , the drain pump 502 operates to pressurize the condensed water. The pressurized condensate rises along the inside of the discharge hose (506). The condensed water flowing along the inside of the discharge hose 506 only needs to be pressurized by the drain pump 502 up to the highest height H of the discharge hose 506 and move. After the condensed water is delivered to the highest height (H) of the discharge hose 506, thereafter, it can be discharged by allowing the flow of the condensed water to occur by the action of gravity.

On the other hand, in the present invention, since the end of the connecting hose 504 connected to the drain pan 108 is lower than the end connected to the drain pan 108, the condensed water flows along the connecting hose 504 by gravity. It goes to the drain pump 502 . Accordingly, when condensed water is generated, it is unconditionally moved from the drain pan 108 to the connection hose 504 , and is first filled from the connection hose 504 and later filled in the drain pan 108 .

As such, condensed water is first filled in the connection hose 504 rather than the drain pan 108, and then the drain pump 502 is operated after condensed water is collected in the drain pan 108 for a certain period or more. air intake can be minimized. For reference, whether to operate the drain pump 502 when condensed water is collected in the drain pan 108 can be achieved by providing a sensing means in the drain pan 108 . If condensed water remains in the drain pan 108 for a long time, there is a sanitary problem such as bacterial growth. Therefore, it is necessary to minimize the time the condensed water is on the drain pan 108, and the air to the drain pump 502 is In order to minimize suction, it is necessary to stop the operation of the drain pump 502 while water remains in the lower end 505 ″ of the connection hose 504 .

It is preferable that the condensed water remains inside the connecting hose 504 up to the position indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 41 . The position indicated by the arrow A is the minimum level of condensate in the connecting hose 504 . The highest water level in the connection hose 504 is the upper end of the connection part 505'.

42 is a block diagram of an air management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 44 is another embodiment of the present invention It is a flowchart showing a control method of an air management apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG.

First, a control method of the air management device for discharging the heat-exchanged air forward in the air management device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 43 .

In the air management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, an input unit 17 for receiving a user's manipulation is formed on the front surface of the housing 10 forming the exterior of the air management apparatus. The user may input and set the operation of the air management device through manipulation of the input unit 17 .

Here, the user may input a user operation by directly touching the input unit 17 , or may input a user operation through wireless communication with an external device.

When it is determined that a valid user operation is input through the input unit 17, the control unit 600 starts operation control for air discharge in the air management device [S101: user operation input step]

The control unit 600 drives a fan motor (not shown) when a user's manipulation for air discharge of the air management device is input through the input unit 17 . These fan motors can rotate the driving fans 130, 130' and 130". The driving fans 130.130' and 130" are connected to the respective fan motors and the driving fans 130 and 130' are driven by the fan motors. , 130") can provide driving force. [S103: Fan motor driving step]

Meanwhile, a heat exchanger 104 for heat exchange of air is disposed inside the housing 10 , and a fan guide 120 is installed in front of the heat exchanger 104 . The driving fans 130, 130', 130" are installed in the fan guide 120. When the fan motor is driven, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" installed in the fan guide 120 are rotated. [S105: Driving fan operation stage]

When the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ operate, air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11 ′. The suction port 11 ′ is installed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 , and the housing 10 . (10) is placed at a certain height from the floor of the indoor residential space seated.

As the driving fans 130, 130', and 130" rotate, air from the outside is sucked through the suction port 11' and introduced into the air flow space 20 inside. [S107: Air intake step]

When air is introduced into the air flow space 20 through the suction port 11 ′, heat exchange is performed in the heat exchanger 104 disposed inside the housing 10 . To this end, the control unit 600 drives the heat exchanger 206 to perform heat exchange.

Specifically, the air passing through the suction port 11 ′ flows through the air flow path 102 formed in the air flow space 20 . The heat exchanger 104 is installed in the air flow path 102 , and the heat exchanger 104 exchanges heat with the air flowing through the air flow path 102 . [S109: heat exchange step]

During the above processes, the driving fans 130, 130' and 130" continue to operate. As a result, the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 104 by the rotation of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" is transferred to the housing ( 10) is delivered to the plurality of outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 installed on the front plate 15.

In one embodiment, first, second, and third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 are formed side by side on the front plate 15. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 serve to communicate the air flow space 20 of the housing 10 and the interior of the living room. [S111: Step of supplying air to the outlet]

In the drawings, for example, three outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 are installed, but the present invention is not limited thereto and the number may be two or more.

Next, the control unit 600 controls the outlets 15'-1, 15' to allow the air heat-exchanged through the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 to be discharged to the outside. -Open each louver (141,142,143) installed in -2,15'-3).

In this embodiment, the three driving fans 130, 130', 130" and the corresponding positions, that is, the first, second, and third outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, respectively, are Louvers 141, 142, 143 are installed These louvers 141, 142, 143 are driven by separate driving motors 141', 142', 143', respectively, and the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'- 3) Open and close them, and set the direction of the discharged air.

Since the louvers 141, 142, and 143 determine the opening and closing of the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3, the louvers 141, 142, and 143 must be opened to open the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2. ,15'-3) can be discharged to the outside. [S113: Louver opening stage]

Meanwhile, the heat-exchanged air as described above may be supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch flow path 129 . The branch flow path 129 is a passage through which the air in the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124 ′ can flow, and it can be a passage for transferring the heat-exchanged air to the additional discharge unit 200 . have. The branch passages 129 are opened to both sides of the fan guide 120 , respectively, and are connected to the first space 22 and the second space 24 .

The additional discharge units 200 are disposed on both sides of the upper surface of the housing 10 . The additional discharge unit 200 allows the pop-up duct 234 to protrude from the upper surface of the housing 10 to send the heat-exchanged air farther and to a wider area.

The control unit 600 is the louver as described above to discharge the air heat-exchanged inside through the plurality of outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 to the front of the housing 10. (141, 142, 143) is opened while closing the first damper (206). This is to prevent the heat-exchanged air from being supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch flow path 129 by closing the first damper 206 .

Because when air is discharged to the front of the housing 10, the heat-exchanged air is not supplied to the additional discharge unit 200, and the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'- 3) is for supply only. [S115: first damper closing step]

As described above, in a state in which the louvers 141 , 142 , and 143 are opened and the first damper 206 is closed, the air heat-exchanged inside the plurality of outlets 15 ′-1 installed on the front plate 15 of the housing 10 . ,15'-2,15'-3) to be discharged forward. [S117: air discharge step]

Through this control process, the air management device can discharge the heat-exchanged air forward. At this time, the angle of the louvers (141, 142, 143) can be adjusted. That is, the control unit 600 can adjust the degree of opening of the louvers (141, 142, 143) by adjusting the current supplied to the drive motors (141', 142', 143').

A control method of the air management device for discharging heat-exchanged air through an additional discharge unit in the air management device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 44 .

In the air management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may input an operation by the user through the input unit 17 . When it is determined that a user operation for air discharge through the additional discharge unit 200 is input through the input unit 17 , the control unit 600 discharges air through the additional discharge unit 200 in the air management device. You can start motion control for [S201: User operation input step]

The control unit 600 drives respective fan motors (not shown) to operate the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ when a user manipulation for air discharge is input through the input unit 17 . The driving fans 130, 130' and 130" are connected to the respective fan motors and may provide driving force to the driving fans 130, 130', 130" according to the driving of the fan motors. [S203: Fan motor driving step]

As such, as the fan motor is driven, the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ connected to the fan motor 132 operate. That is, the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ rotate. Specifically, a heat exchanger 104 for exchanging air is disposed inside the housing 10 , and a fan guide 120 is installed in front of the heat exchanger 104 . Driving fans 130, 130', 130" are installed in the fan guide 120. When the fan motor is driven in this way, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" installed in the fan guide 120 rotate. . [S205: driving fan operation step]

When the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ operate, air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11 ′. The suction port 11 ′ is installed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 , and the housing (10) is placed at a certain height from the floor of the indoor residential space seated.

As the driving fans 130, 130', and 130" rotate, air from the outside is sucked in through the suction port 11' and introduced into the air flow space 20 inside. [S207: Air intake step]

When air is introduced into the air flow space 20 through the suction port 11 ′, heat exchange is performed in the heat exchanger 104 disposed inside the housing 10 . To this end, the control unit 600 controls the heat exchanger 206 to perform heat exchange. [S209: heat exchange step]

It is for discharging air to the outside through the additional discharge unit 200 rather than the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 installed on the front plate 15 of the housing 10. The louvers 141 , 142 , and 143 installed in the discharge ports 15 ′-1 , 15 ′-2 and 15 ′-3 are closed. This is to prevent air from being discharged through the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 by closing the louvers 141, 142, and 143. [S211: Louver closing stage]

In this way, the control unit 600 closes the louvers 141, 142, and 143 and simultaneously or sequentially controls the first damper 206 to supply air to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch flow path 129. make it open [S213: first damper opening step]

As described above, the louvers 141 , 142 , 143 are closed and the first damper 206 is opened, so that the air heat-exchanged inside is supplied to the branch flow path 129 . [S215: Air supply stage to the basin oil]

Then, the air supplied to the branch oil 129 is supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch passage 129 . [S217: Additional discharge part air supply step]

The air heat-exchanged inside as described above is discharged to the outside through the additional discharge unit 200 installed on one side of the upper surface of the housing 10 . [S219: air discharge step]

A control process for the operation of the additional discharge unit according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 45 .

The user may input a user operation for lifting and rotating the additional discharge unit 200 through the input unit 17 . When it is determined that a user operation for air discharge through the additional discharge unit 200 is input through the input unit 17, the control unit 600 controls air discharge through the additional discharge unit 200 in the air management device. You can start motion control for [S301: User operation input step]

When a user's manipulation according to the operation of the additional discharge unit 200 is input, the control unit 600 drives the elevating motor 230 to protrude the additional discharge unit 200 to the upper surface of the housing 10 . do. [S303: Elevating motor driving step]

The additional discharge unit 200 is raised by the driving of the elevating motor 230 to protrude from the upper surface of the housing 10 . [S305: additional discharge part rising step]

When the additional discharge unit 200 rises to the upper surface of the housing 10 , the control unit 600 drives a pop-up driving fan 224 that pressurizes the air discharged from the additional discharge unit 200 . The pop-up driving fan 224 is to pressurize the air in the communication passage 218 to send the air farther away. That is, the air delivered to the branch flow path 219 is pressurized and delivered through the additional discharge unit 200 so that the air can be sent further. [S307: Pop-up driving fan driving step]

As described above, the air supplied through the branch flow path 129 through heat exchange in the heat exchanger 104 is discharged through the pop-up outlet 242 by the driving of the plate-up driving fan 224 . [S309: Air discharge step]

Meanwhile, the additional discharge unit 200 may be rotated at a predetermined angle. A user may input a user manipulation for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 through the input unit 17 . When it is determined that a user operation for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 is input through the input unit 17 , the control unit 600 controls an operation for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 in the air management device. can start [S311: User operation input step]

The control unit 600 may drive the rotation motor 226 that provides rotational force to the additional discharge unit 200 when a user's manipulation for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 is input. [S313: Rotating motor driving step]

In this way, the additional discharge unit 200 may be rotated by the driving of the rotation motor 226 . As the additional discharge unit 200 rotates, the air heat-exchanged inside the heat exchanger 104 may be discharged to the outside through the additional discharge unit 200 . [S315: additional discharge unit rotation step]

46 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an air management plant according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 47 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling an air management apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

42 and 46 , in the air management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 17 for receiving a user's operation is formed on the front plate of the housing 10 forming the exterior of the air management apparatus do. The user may input and set the operation of the air management device through manipulation of the input unit 17 .

Here, the user may input a user operation by directly touching the input unit 17 , or may input a user operation through wireless communication with an external device.

When it is determined that a valid user operation is input through the input unit 17, the control unit 600 starts operation control for humidification in the air management device [S401: user operation input step]

When a user's manipulation for humidification is input through the input unit 17, the control unit 600 includes the additional discharge unit 200 to discharge the humidified air through the additional discharge unit 200 to the outside of the housing. The lifting motor 230 is driven so that it protrudes to the upper surface of (10) and rises.

In detail, the elevating motor 230 is installed in the elevating motor accommodating part 222 of the elevating box 214 . An elevating drive gear 232 is installed on the output shaft of the elevating motor 230 to mesh with the elevating rack gear unit 212 . The elevating drive gear 232 is engaged with the elevating rack gear unit 212 to elevate along the elevating rack gear unit 212 , and accordingly, the elevating box 214 elevates. The pop-up duct 234 is lifted together by the elevating of the elevating box 214 . [S403: Additional discharge part rising step]

In addition, the control unit 600 drives each fan motor (not shown) so that the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ operate to supply indoor air to the inside through the suction port 11 ′. Each of the fan motors is connected to the driving fans 130, 130', and 130", respectively, and may provide driving force to the driving fans 130, 130' and 130" according to the driving of the respective fan motors.

As described above, as the fan motors are driven, the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130″ connected to the respective fan motors operate. That is, the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130″ are rotated. Specifically, the heat exchanger 104 for heat exchange of air is disposed inside the housing 10 , and the fan guide 120 is installed in front of the heat exchanger 104 . The driving fans 130, 130', 130" are installed in the fan guide 120. As such, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" installed in the fan guide 120 are driven by the driving force transmitted from the fan motor. it will rotate [S405: Driving fan operation step]

When the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ operate, air is sucked into the housing 10 from the outside through the suction port 11 ′. The suction port 11 ′ is the bottom of the housing 10 . It is installed on the plate 11 and disposed at a constant height from the floor surface of the indoor residential space on which the housing 10 is seated. As the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ rotate, air from the outside is drawn into the intake port 11 ′ ) and introduced into the air flow space 20 inside. [S407: Air intake step]

When air is introduced from the outside through the suction port 11', the control unit 600 is located at the inlet of the branch flow path 129 to supply air to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch flow path 129. The installed first damper 206 is opened.

As described above, when the first damper 206 is opened, the air inside is supplied to the branch passage 129 . [S409: Branch oil supply step]

The air supplied to the branch flow path 129 is pressurized by a fan in the inlet fan unit 403 and sent to the steam generator 407 through the air transmission duct 405 . The humidification pump 417 supplies water from the bucket 419 to the steam generator 407 under the control of the controller 600, and the steam generator 407 supplies water from the bucket 419 to the steam generator 407. It is heated to produce steam. The steam generated in this way is mixed with the air delivered through the air delivery duct 405 . [S411: humidified air generation step]

The bucket 419 is seated on the bucket seat 415 . The bucket seat 415 may tilt the bucket 419 . When the proximity sensor 470 detects a user, the control unit 600 tints the water bottle seat 415 so that the upper end of the water bottle 419 protrudes outside the frame space 203 . This is to make it easier to put the bucket 419 into and out of the frame space 203 .

The humidified air generated in this way is supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 . Specifically, the humidified air may be delivered to the pop-up duct 234 through the first exhaust duct 409 or the second exhaust duct 411 . [S413: Delivery to the humidified air additional discharge unit]

The humidified air delivered to the additional discharge unit 200 is discharged to the outside through the additional discharge unit 200 . That is, specifically, the humidified air is discharged to the outside through the pop-up duct 234 formed in the additional discharge unit 200 . At this time, when the humidified air is discharged only through one of the pop-up ducts 234 , only the corresponding discharge ducts 409 and 411 are opened.

For example, when the humidified air is discharged through the pop-up duct 234 on the left side of the housing 10, the first discharge duct 409 is opened to the connection flow path 205 of the connection duct 204. to allow air to flow. In this case, it is preferable that the first damper 206 closes the branch flow path 219 . [S415: humidified air discharge step]

Thereafter, when a user's manipulation for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 is selectively input, the control unit 600 starts to control the rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 . [S417: User operation input]

The control unit 600 operates the rotation motor 226 to rotate the additional discharge unit 200 according to a user input for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 to rotate the additional discharge unit 200 . make it possible [S419: Additional discharge part rotation step]

As a result, the additional discharge unit 200 is raised and rotated to discharge the humidified air to the outside, thereby uniformly humidifying in a desired direction.

Next, a control method for simultaneously performing air temperature setting and humidification in the air management device in another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 42 and 47 .

A user may input user manipulations for air temperature setting and humidification in the air management device through the input unit 17 formed on the front surface of the housing 10 of the air management device. In this case, the user may input a user operation by directly touching the input unit 17 , or may input a user operation through wireless communication with an external device.

When it is determined that a valid user operation is input through the input unit 17 , the control unit 600 starts operation control for humidification of the air management device. [S501: User operation input step]

The control unit 600 drives a fan motor (not shown) to operate the driving fans 130 , 130 ′, and 130 ″ when a user's manipulation of air temperature setting and humidification is input through the input unit 17 . The operation of the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ is to suck indoor air into the housing 10 .

The fan motors are respectively connected to the plurality of driving fans 130, 130' and 130" and may provide driving force to the driving fans 130, 130' and 130" according to the driving of each fan motor. In this way, as the respective fan motors are driven, the respective driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ connected to the respective fan motor 132 operate. That is, the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ rotate. do.

Specifically, the heat exchanger 104 for heat exchange of air is disposed inside the housing 10 , and a fan guide 120 is installed in front of the heat exchanger 104 . Drive fans 130, 130', 130" are installed in the fan guide 120. The drive fans 130, 130', 130" installed in the fan guide 120 rotate by the driving force transmitted from the fan motor. will be. [S503: Driving fan operation stage]

When the driving fans 130 , 130 ′ and 130 ″ operate, air is sucked into the housing 10 from the outside through the suction port 11 ′. The suction port 11 ′ is the bottom of the housing 10 . It is installed on the plate 11 and is disposed at a constant height from the floor surface of the indoor living space in which the housing 10 is seated.

As the driving fans 130, 130', 130" rotate, air is sucked in from the outside through the suction port 11' and introduced into the air flow space 20 inside. [S505: Air suction step]

When air is introduced into the air flow space 20 through the suction port 11 ′, heat exchange is performed in the heat exchanger 104 disposed inside the housing 10 . To this end, the control unit 600 drives the heat exchanger 104 to perform heat exchange.

Specifically, the air passing through the suction port 11 ′ flows through the air flow path 102 formed in the air flow space 20 . The heat exchanger 104 is installed in the air flow path 102 , and the heat exchanger 104 exchanges heat with the air flowing through the air flow path 102 . [S507: heat exchange step]

During the above processes, the driving fans 130, 130' and 130" continue to operate. As a result, the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 104 by the rotation of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" is transferred to the housing ( 10) is delivered to the plurality of outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 installed on the front plate 15.

In one embodiment, first, second, and third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 are formed side by side on the front plate 15. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 serve to communicate the air flow space 20 of the housing 10 and the interior of the living room. [S509: Step of supplying air to the outlet]

In the drawing, for example, three outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 are installed, but the present invention is not limited thereto and the number may be two or more. The control unit 600 controls the outlets 15'-1 and 15'-2 so that the air heat-exchanged through the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 can be discharged to the outside. , 15'-3), open each louver (141, 142, 143) installed.

In this embodiment, each of the three driving fans 130, 130', 130" and the corresponding positions, that is, the first, second, and third outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, respectively Louvers 141, 142, and 143 are installed The louvers 141, 142, and 143 are driven by separate driving motors 141', 142', and 143', respectively, and the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 ) and set the direction of the discharged air.

Since the louvers 141, 142, and 143 determine the opening and closing of the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3, the louvers 141, 142, and 143 must be opened to open the outlets 15'-1, 15'-2. ,15'-3) can be discharged to the outside. [S511: Louver opening stage]

Meanwhile, the heat-exchanged air as described above may be supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch flow path 129 . The branch flow path 129 is a passage through which air in the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124 ′ can flow, and transfers the heat-exchanged air to the additional discharge unit 200 . can be The branch passages 129 are opened to both sides of the fan guide 120 , respectively, and are connected to the first space 22 and the second space 24 . In order to supply air to the branch flow path 129 , the first damper 206 must be opened.

The additional discharge units 200 are disposed on both sides of the upper surface of the housing 10 . The additional discharge unit 200 allows the pop-up duct 234 to protrude from the upper surface of the housing 10 to send the heat-exchanged air to a farther and wider area.

The control unit 600 discharges the internally heat-exchanged air through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3 to the front of the housing 10 while controlling the additional discharge unit 200. The louvers 141 , 142 , 143 and the first damper 206 are opened to discharge the humidified air through the louvers. This is to allow the heat-exchanged air to be supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 through the branch flow path 129 by opening the first damper 206 .

This is because the humidified air is discharged to the additional discharge unit 200 while discharging the heat-exchanged air to the front of the housing 10 . As described above, when the first damper 206 is opened, the heat-exchanged air is supplied to the branch passage 129 . [S513: Branch oil supply step]

The air supplied to the branch flow path 129 is pressurized by a fan in the inlet fan unit 403 and sent to the steam generator 407 through the air transmission duct 405 . The steam generator 407 heats the water delivered from the bucket 419 to make steam, and the steam produced in this way is mixed with the air delivered through the air delivery duct 405 . [S515: humidified air generation step]

Meanwhile, in order to discharge the humidified air to the outside through the additional discharge unit 200 , the lifting motor 230 is driven so that the additional discharge unit 200 protrudes to the upper surface of the housing 10 and rises. Specifically, the elevating motor 230 is installed in the elevating motor housing 222 of the elevating box 214 . An elevating drive gear 232 is installed on the output shaft of the elevating motor 230 to engage the elevating rack gear unit 212 . The elevating drive gear 232 is engaged with the elevating rack gear unit 212 to elevate along the elevating rack gear unit 212 , and accordingly, the elevating box 214 elevates. The pop-up duct 234 is lifted together by the elevating of the elevating box 214 . [S517: Additional discharge part rising step]

In this way, the generated humidified air is supplied to the additional discharge unit 200 . Specifically, the humidified air may be delivered to the pop-up duct 234 through the first exhaust duct 409 or the second exhaust duct 411 . [S519: Delivery step to the humidified air additional discharge unit]

The humidified air delivered to the additional discharge unit 200 is discharged to the outside through the additional discharge unit 200 . That is, specifically, the humidified air is discharged to the outside through the pop-up duct 234 formed in the additional discharge unit 200 . At this time, when the humidified air is discharged only through one of the pop-up ducts 234 , only the corresponding exhaust ducts 409 and 411 are opened.

For example, when the humidified air is discharged through the pop-up duct 234 on the left side of the housing 10, the first discharge duct 409 is opened to the connection flow path 205 of the connection duct 204. to allow air to flow. In this case, it is preferable that the first damper 206 closes the branch flow path 219 . [S521: humidified air discharge step]

Thereafter, when a user's manipulation for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 is selectively input, the control unit 600 starts to control the rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 . [S523: User operation input]

The control unit 600 operates the rotation motor 226 to rotate the additional discharge unit 200 according to a user input for rotation of the additional discharge unit 200 to rotate the additional discharge unit 200 . make it possible

As a result, the additional discharge unit 200 discharges the humidified air to the outside while rotating in a state raised to the upper portion of the housing 10 so as to evenly humidify in a desired direction. [S525: Additional discharge part rotation step]

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to discharge the humidified air to the outside while rotating after the additional discharge unit 200 is raised.

In the above, even though it has been described that all components constituting the embodiment of the present invention operate as one combined or combined, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this embodiment. That is, within the scope of the object of the present invention, all the components may operate by selectively combining one or more. In addition, terms such as "comprises", "comprises" or "have" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent, unless otherwise stated, excluding other components. Rather, it should be construed as being able to further include other components. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms such as terms defined in the dictionary should be interpreted as being consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art, and are not interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical spirit of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

In the illustrated embodiment, there are three discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, and 15'-3, but this is not necessarily the case, and there may be at least two or more. For example, when there are two outlets, the air can be sent in a desired direction by opening the louver to the front of the housing 10 and sending air to the additional outlet 200 at the same time. That is, the first damper 206 may be opened and the louvers may be opened at the same time to allow air to flow. In addition, by closing the first damper 206 and independently controlling the two outlets, air can be delivered in a desired direction in front of the housing 10 .

And when there are four or more outlets, for example, air can be sent to the additional outlet 200 by the operation of a driving fan corresponding to the outlets at both ends, and air can also be sent through the outlet to the front of the housing by opening the louver. can send The remaining outlets may be used to send air to the front of the housing 10 like the second outlets 15'-2 of the illustrated embodiment.

In the illustrated embodiment, the branch flow path 129 communicates with the vertical duct 208 through the connection duct 204 . However, the branch flow path 129 and the vertical duct 208 may be directly connected with the first damper 206 interposed therebetween. In the illustrated embodiment, since the position of the vertical duct 208 in the first space frame 202 is relatively far from the air flow space 20 and is biased toward the end of the housing 10, the connection duct 204 However, if the position of the vertical duct 208 is adjacent to the air flow space 20, the connection duct 204 may not be present.

And, when there is no connection duct 204 , the first discharge duct 409 may be directly connected to the vertical duct 208 .

Although it has been described that the first moving plate 16 is automatically opened and closed in the illustrated embodiment, it is not necessary. A user may directly open and close the first moving plate 16, and the tilting table 449 of the water bottle seat 415 may be tilted by the proximity sensor 470 or a separate button.

In addition, a lift driving source 224 is installed in the pop-up duct 214 for elevating the pop-up duct 214 and the elevating rack gear unit 212 is formed in the vertical flow path 210 . However, the lifting drive source 224 may be installed at the uppermost end of the vertical flow path 210 , and the lifting rack gear unit 212 may be formed on the rear surface of the pop-up duct 214 in the vertical direction.

In the illustrated embodiment, three filters 320 , 330 , and 340 are used, but this is not always the case, and at least two or more filters may be used. In addition, three pass regions 302 are formed in the filter frame 301, but this may also be at least two or more.

In the illustrated embodiment, the rail assembly 350 is used to help the filter frame 301 enter and exit the housing 10 in a drawer type, but the rail assembly 350 is not necessarily used. That is, the filter frame 301 may be entered and exited in a drawer type without the rail assembly 350 .

And, in the illustrated embodiment, the suction force from the cleaner suction port 373 is prevented from leaking by using the elastic crushing hair 375, but various leakage blocking members such as an elastic seal are used instead of the elastic crushing hair 375. can achieve the same purpose.

10: housing 11: bottom plate
11': inlet 12: side plate
13: rear plate 13': hose through hole
13": plumbing hole 14: top plate
15: front panel 15'-1: first outlet
15'-2: second outlet 15'-3: third outlet
16: first movement 16': second movement plate
18: leg 19: first partition wall
19': second partition wall 20: air flow space
22: first space 24: second space
100: heat exchanger 102: air flow path
104: heat exchanger 108: drain pan
110: entrance guide 110': guide slope
112: upper guide 120: fan guide
122: fan guide body 124: first fan space
124': second fan space 124": third fan space
126: inlet 128: outlet
129: branch euro 130: first driving fan
130': second drive fan 130": third drive fan
132: fan motor 141: first louver
142: second louver 143: third louver
200: additional discharge unit 202: first space frame
203: frame space 204: connecting duct
205: connection passage 206: first damper
208: vertical duct 210: vertical flow path
212: lifting rack gear unit 214: lifting box
216: rotation support ring 218: communication passage
219: fan installation unit 220: rotation motor storage unit
221: recessed part 224: pop-up driving fan
226: rotation motor 228: rotation drive gear
230: elevating motor 232: elevating drive gear
234: pop-up duct 236: pop-up euro
238: rotation support 240: driven gear unit
242: pop-up outlet 244: control wing
300: filter unit 301: filter frame
303: front wall 303': handle
305: side wall 307: rear wall
309: filter partition wall 311: seating end
313: support rib 320: first filter
322: filtering unit 324: storage case
325: storage space 330: second filter
340: third filter 350: rail assembly
352: frame fixing part 354: moving guide rail
356: housing fixing portion 358: fixed guide rail
360: connecting rail 362: ball support piece
364: ball 370: cleaner
371: cleaner body 372: bottom part
373: cleaner inlet 375: elastic shaving
377: air outlet 380: cleaner rail
401: air inlet duct 403: inlet fan unit
405: air delivery duct 407: steam generator
409: first exhaust duct 411: second exhaust duct
413: humidification connection duct 415: water tank seat
417: humidification pump 419: water tank
421: base frame 423: guide column
425: guide rail 427: guide slot
429: water reservoir 431: water storage space
433: water storage plate 435: rotation center hole
437: seating wall 439: tilting stopper
441: water reservoir inlet 443: valve opening
445: rotation center member 447: rotation center shaft
449: tilting table 451: tilting rack gear unit
453: rack gear 455: interlocking channel
457: water reservoir cover 459: water supply hole
470: proximity sensor 500: machine room
501: upper partition plate 501': lower partition plate
502: drain pump 504: connecting hose
505: upper part 505': connection part
505": lower part 506: exhaust hose
510: supply hose 600: control unit

Claims (9)

An air management device for cleaning a filter in an intake port formed on a bottom plate of a housing positioned at a predetermined interval on the living room floor, comprising:
a cleaner that is located on the bottom plate and sucks dust and foreign substances in the filter while moving linearly and reciprocating along the suction port area;
a cleaner rail installed on the bottom surface of the bottom plate across the suction port area and guiding the movement of the cleaner;
and a leakage blocking member installed around the edge of the cleaner inlet through which air is sucked into the cleaner and blocking the suction power of the cleaner inlet from leaking.
The air management device according to claim 1, wherein the leakage blocking member is elastically crushed hair, and the front end thereof is elastically deformed to the surface of the filter.
The air management device according to claim 1, wherein the filter enters and exits in a drawer type through an entrance formed on the front surface of the housing while seated on the filter frame.
The air management device according to claim 3, wherein a first filter, a second filter and a third filter are stacked on the filter frame, and the surface of the first filter and the cleaner inlet of the cleaner face each other.
The air management device according to claim 4, wherein a storage case surrounding an edge of the first filter is provided, and the second filter and the third filter are stacked in a storage space in the storage case.
The air management device of claim 1, wherein the cleaner is installed on the bottom plate of the housing in a space between the bottom plate of the housing and the floor of the living room where the housing is installed.
The air management device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner rail is installed across the center of the cleaner to separate the cleaner inlet formed at the bottom of the cleaner.
The air management device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner rail crosses the center of the suction port of the housing in a lateral direction and both ends are fixed to the bottom plate of the housing.
The air management device according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner rail crosses both ends of the suction port of the housing, both ends are fixed to the bottom plate of the housing, and the cleaner rail crosses both ends of the cleaner.

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