KR20230001973A - Air diffuser with washing means - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an air diffuser equipped with a washing means. The air diffuser equipped with the washing means comprises: a housing forming an outer frame; vanes erected perpendicular to an inner surface of the housing in up/down and left/right directions; and a cleaning means installed on one side of the housing and sliding in the longitudinal direction of the vane to remove foreign substances attached to surfaces of both sides of the vane.

Description

Air outlet equipped with washing means {AIR DIFFUSER WITH WASHING MEANS}

The present invention relates to an air outlet equipped with a cleaning means, and more specifically, to an air outlet equipped with a cleaning means capable of easily removing and cleaning dust adhering to grid-shaped vanes of the air outlet in an installed state without removing the air outlet. It's about the outlet.

In general, air conditioning in a room such as a home or office means that the indoor air is maintained at a temperature, humidity, and cleanliness suitable for the purpose, and at the same time, various dusts and harmful gases are excluded. It is also called air-conditioning, and in particular, it is recognized as meaning both cooling and heating to maintain the indoor atmosphere in a state suitable for the user's life throughout the four seasons through cooling in summer and heating in winter. It is becoming.

The most widely used method for indoor air conditioning as described above is to install an air conditioner that can change the air condition into cold or hot air according to the need in a machine room provided in a place such as a basement, A blower is used to blow cold and warm air generated by an air conditioner into the relevant room through a duct. To blow cold and warm air through the room, a duct is installed on the wall, ceiling, or floor. Various types of outlets connected to are installed.

These air outlets are openings for taking the conditioned air out of the duct into the room in the air conditioner, and are attached to ceilings, walls, window frames, floors, etc., and there are also some that are assembled to lighting fixtures. At this time, it is divided into an axial flow outlet and a double flow outlet according to the direction and shape of the air flow. The former includes a nozzle, a right wood panel outlet, a slot outlet, and a perforated plate outlet, and the latter includes a plate outlet and a ceiling diffuser.

On the other hand, there is a vane lattice type outlet as the most frequently used outlet. The vane lattice outlet is a rectangular frame with vanes (wings) attached, and there are horizontal, vertical, and vertical types depending on the direction in which the vanes are attached.

The vane lattice type air outlet includes a fixed type in which the vane is fixed and an angle adjustable type in which the angle of the vane is adjusted, and the amount and angle of the discharged wind are adjusted by adjusting the angle of the vane.

On the other hand, if the vane lattice type air outlet is used for a long time, dust flows in through the duct in the process of passing cold and warm air, or dust adsorbed from the room accumulates, and oil and dust adhere together, making it difficult to clean. When this situation persists for a long period of time, dust accumulated on the vane of the air outlet obstructs air discharge or polluted air and fine dust are introduced into the room, resulting in a sanitary problem.

In order to remove the dust accumulated on the vanes of the outlet, washing is performed while they are installed on the ceiling or wall, or the frame itself in which the vanes are installed is removed, cleaned, and then reassembled. As such, it is difficult to remove dust accumulated in the outlet and clean it.

Conventionally, a 'detachable louver (Korean Patent Registration 10-0668113)', which is easy to clean and remove dust accumulated in vanes such as an air outlet, has been proposed.

The conventional detachable louvers are arranged horizontally with blades (vanes) obliquely at predetermined intervals, and are used for purposes such as lighting, artificial lighting, solar adjustment, ventilation, ventilation, etc., and easy cleaning of the blades It is characterized in that it is made of a detachable structure for.

However, the conventional detachable louver has a problem in that each blade is separated for cleaning and then reassembled again after cleaning is completed. That is, there is a problem in that work efficiency is reduced because a lot of time is taken to clean and assemble the blades.

Korean registered patent 10-0668113

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems, and to provide an air outlet equipped with a cleaning means capable of easily removing and cleaning dust adhering to grid-shaped vanes of the air outlet in an installed state without removing the air outlet and vanes. is to do

An outlet equipped with a washing means according to an embodiment of the technical idea of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a housing forming an outer frame; vanes erected perpendicular to the inner surface of the housing in up/down and left/right directions; and cleaning means installed on one side of the housing and sliding in the longitudinal direction of the vane to remove foreign substances attached to surfaces of both sides of the vane.

In addition, the washing means may include a bar body disposed outside the vane between the inner surfaces of the housing and extending in a horizontal or vertical direction; and protrusions protruding from one side of the bar body towards the vanes at regular intervals, each having an insertion groove formed in the center thereof to split into two branches, and a close contact protrusion into which the vane is inserted into the insertion groove between the two branches; can include

In addition, rail grooves are formed on the inner surface of the housing to face both sides in the horizontal or vertical longitudinal direction, and rail projections are formed on both sides of the bar body to correspond to the rail grooves, and the rail projections are fitted into the rail grooves. The bar body may be coupled to the inner surface of the housing, and the bar body may slide vertically or horizontally on the inner surface of the housing.

In addition, the bar body may have elastic support portions formed to be bent to have elasticity on both sides thereof, and rail protrusions fitted into the rail grooves may be formed outside the elastic support portions on both sides.

In addition, the close contact protrusion may further include an elastic pad having elasticity to be in close contact by pressing both sides of the vane into the insertion groove.

In addition, the elastic pads are installed on both sides of the two protrusions split into two, so that the central portion is in contact with each other, and the upper and lower portions are gradually narrowed toward the central portion, so that the upper and lower portions of the central portion that are in contact with each other A 'V' shaped V groove may be formed.

In addition, the elastic pad may have saw-toothed irregularities formed on both side surfaces of the elastic pads that come into contact with each other.

In addition, the elastic pad may include a base elastic material selected from silicone, urethane or rubber-based materials having elasticity; 4 to 8% by weight of a salt of an inorganic component applied externally to the base elastic material and formed from a cation selected from the group consisting of zinc and calcium and an anion selected from the group consisting of silicate, phosphate, carbonate and oxide, and alkalinity as a corrosion inhibitor A corrosion-resistant coating material containing 2 to 15% by weight of a poly(3-ammoniumpropylalkoxysiloxane)carboxylic acid salt; and a rust-preventive coating material formed on the outer layer of the corrosion-resistant coating material and in which the salt of the inorganic component and the poly(3-ammoniumpropylalkoxysiloxane)carboxylate are suspended in a residue containing a polymeric resin.

In addition, the elastic pad may include a fragrance release agent including a disinfectant and disinfectant provided on one side contacting the vane to emit fragrance when the vane and the elastic pad rub against each other.

In addition, the housing includes a spring installed therein to provide restoring force by elasticity; and a wire having one side installed on one end of the spring and the other side installed on one side of the upper part of the bar body; a position restoring means including a wire is further installed, and after the bar body slides through the position restoring means, the spring It can be restored to the initial position before the sliding movement by the restoring force of .

In addition, on the front and rear surfaces of the housing, rail members having rail grooves formed opposite to both sides in the horizontal or vertical longitudinal direction are provided, and rail protrusions are formed on both sides of the bar body to correspond to the rail grooves of the rail member. The bar body may be coupled to the front and rear surfaces of the housing by fitting the rail protrusion into the rail groove, and the bar body may slide vertically or horizontally on the front and rear surfaces of the housing.

In addition, a protruding stopper may be installed in the rail groove so that the bar body can be caught and fixed at a specific position in the rail groove.

The air outlet equipped with the cleaning means according to the present invention can easily remove and clean dust adhering to the lattice-shaped vanes of the air outlet through the cleaning means in the installed state without removing the air outlet and vanes, if necessary, thus increasing the speed of operation. And there is an effect that can provide user convenience.

1 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the outlet equipped with a washing means according to another embodiment of the present invention in which an elastic support is installed in a bar body.
3 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with an elastic pad and a cleaning means according to another embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to another embodiment of the present invention in which unevenness is formed on an elastic pad;
5 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a washing means according to another embodiment of the present invention in which a position restoring means is installed;
6 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to another embodiment of the present invention equipped with a rail member;

In order to fully understand the present invention and its operational advantages and objectives achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention and the description in the drawings.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by describing preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in each figure indicate like members.

An outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to an embodiment of the technical idea of the present invention is provided with a cleaning means that can easily remove and clean dust adhering to the lattice-shaped vanes of the outlet without removing the outlet and vanes. It's about the outlet.

1 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an outlet 1 equipped with a cleaning means according to an embodiment of the present invention may largely include a housing 10, a vane 20, and a washing means 100.

First, the housing 10 is a part constituting the overall outer frame, and may be configured to form a square frame structure with a combination of vertical and horizontal frames.

The housing 10 may be installed to be connected to an exhaust duct, and may be installed by perforating a ceiling or a wall surface. In addition, each frame of the housing 10 may be formed in an 'L' shape or a 'C' shape in cross section, and may be installed corresponding to the structure of the installation space.

Next, the vane 20 has a function of filtering bulky foreign substances contained in the air flowing through the duct, reducing the flow velocity friction of the incoming air, and stabilizing the flow of the air discharged from the blower, thereby part to reduce noise.

The vanes 20 are erected at right angles in the up/down and left/right directions on the inner surface of the housing 10, and a plurality of vanes 20 are erected vertically or horizontally at regular intervals on the front and rear surfaces of the housing 10, respectively. can be installed

Next, the cleaning means 100 is installed on one side of the housing 10 and slides in the longitudinal direction of the vane 20 to remove foreign substances attached to both surfaces of the vane 20 .

The cleaning means 100 is disposed outside the vane 20 between the opposite inner surfaces of the housing 10 toward the bar body 110 and the vane 20 extending horizontally or vertically. It is installed to protrude to correspond to the number and position of the vanes 20 on one side at regular intervals on one side of the bar body 110, and each has an insertion groove 121 formed in the center to split into two branches, , It may include a close contact protrusion 120 into which the vane 20 is inserted into the insertion groove 121 between the two prongs.

The bar body 110 has a bar-shaped body disposed orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the vane 20 on one side, and the length of the bar body 110 is opposite to both sides or up and down of the housing 10. It may be formed to correspond to the width between them.

The close contact protrusion 120 is a part that protrudes from one side of the bar body 110, and corresponds to each of the vanes 20, and is formed to protrude so that the two prongs are in close contact with the vane 20 as the center. can

At this time, the insertion groove 121 portion of the close protrusion 120 may be formed so that the width of the groove gradually narrows toward the bar body 110 from the outside.

On the other hand, on the inner surface of the housing 10, rail grooves 11 are formed to face each other in the horizontal or vertical longitudinal direction, and rail protrusions 111 are formed on both sides of the bar body 110 to correspond to the rail grooves 11. ) is formed, and the rail protrusion 111 is fitted into the rail groove 11 so that the bar body 110 is coupled to the inner surface of the housing 10, and the bar body 110 is coupled to the housing 10 ) can be made slidable in a vertical or horizontal direction on the inner surface.

That is, in a state in which the rail protrusion 111 is coupled to the rail groove 11, the bar body 110 is capable of sliding movement on the housing 10 in a vertical or horizontal direction coupled to the cleaning The means 100 is installed without being separated from the housing 10 so that the vane 20 can be cleaned.

For example, in a state in which the bar body 110 is located on one side of the housing 10, that is, the top or bottom, the insertion groove 121 of the close protrusion 120 is inserted into the vane 20 When the bar body 110 is moved in a vertical or horizontal direction, foreign substances such as dust adhering to the vane 20 are removed by the cleaning means 100 so that cleaning can be easily performed.

At this time, a stopper 113 protruding from the rail groove 11 may be installed so that the bar body 110 can be caught and fixed at a specific position (top or bottom) of the rail groove 11. That is, while the rail protrusion 111 is caught on the stopper 113, the bar body 110 may be fixed at a specific position on the rail groove 11.

In this case, the stopper 113 restricts the sliding movement of the rail protrusion 111 so that it is caught, but when the user wants to slide the bar body 110 and slides with a force greater than the set amount, the rail protrusion 111 ) is applied with a greater force than the resistance of the stopper 113, so that the stopper 113 is crossed and sliding movement is possible. Accordingly, the stoppers 113 are formed on both sides of the opposite rail grooves 11 on both sides, and are installed at different heights on both sides so that the bar body 110 is not easily separated from the rail grooves 11 in a coupled state. can do.

In this way, the stopper 113 can keep the bar body 110 in a stopped state so that it is not easily moved in the vertical or horizontal direction, and when the cleaning operation is not performed, the movement of the bar body 110 is prevented. It is possible to maintain a fixed state by limiting it.

2 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to another embodiment of the present invention in which an elastic support is installed in a bar body.

Referring to FIG. 2, as another embodiment, the bar body 110 has elastic support parts 112 formed to be bent to have elasticity on both sides, and the rail grooves are installed on the outside of the elastic supports 112 on both sides. 11) may be formed with rail protrusions 111'.

The elastic support part 112 is formed in a folded state by bending the center portion in a state extending from both ends of the bar body 110 toward the side of the vane 20, and forming rolls spaced apart from the bent center portion by a set interval. As a result, it may have a plate-shaped spring shape having elasticity.

That is, the elastic support part 112 is configured to generate an elastic force from the outside to the inside, and when the bar body 110 is inserted into the inner surface of the housing 10, the rail protrusion 111' is moved to the rail by elasticity. Doedoe is easily inserted and coupled while being caught in the groove 11, but may not be easily separated by elastic force after being coupled. Conversely, when the bar body 110 is to be separated from the housing 10, pressing both sides of the elastic support part 112 compresses the elastic support part 112 and inserts it into the rail groove 11. The rail protrusions 111' are easily separated so that the bar body 110 can be easily separated.

3 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means equipped with an elastic pad according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in another embodiment, the close contact protrusion 120 may further include an elastic pad 130 having elasticity to be brought into close contact by pressing both sides of the vane 20 into the insertion groove 121 .

The elastic pad 130 is installed on both sides of the protruding part 120 so that the center portion is in contact with each other, and the upper and lower portions are gradually narrowed toward the center portion, so that the upper portion of the center portion in contact with each other And a 'V' shaped V groove 131 may be formed at the bottom.

The elastic pad 130 is made of a material having elasticity and forms a contact area to be in close contact with both sides of the vane 20 to improve the ability to remove foreign substances such as dust adhering to the vane 20 . In addition, when the elastic pad 130 is cracked or adhered to by foreign matter as a result of repeated washing operations for a long period of time, it is possible to easily separate and remove only the elastic pad 130 from the close contact protrusion 120 and replace it.

4 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to another embodiment of the present invention in which unevenness is formed on an elastic pad.

Referring to FIG. 4 , as another embodiment, the elastic pad 130 may have saw-toothed irregularities 132 formed on both side surfaces of the elastic pad 130 that come into contact with each other.

The unevenness 132 is the part where the vane 20 is located between both sides of the elastic pad 130 and is in close contact with maintaining the ability to remove foreign substances such as dust while maintaining the adhesion in the process of washing according to the sliding motion. By minimizing the contact surface, it is possible to reduce frictional resistance and prevent noise caused by friction when the bar body 110 slides.

At this time, the irregularities on both sides may be formed so that the protruding parts do not exactly contact each other, but protrude at positions shifted from each other.

Meanwhile, the elastic pad 130 may be coated to improve durability against repeated frictional resistance.

In this case, the elastic pad 130 is applied to the outside of a base elastic material (not shown) in which any one of silicone, urethane or rubber-based materials having elasticity is selected, and the base elastic material, from the group consisting of zinc and calcium 4 to 8% by weight of a salt of an inorganic component formed from a selected cation and an anion selected from the group consisting of silicate, phosphate, carbonate and oxide, and 2 to 15% by weight of an alkaline poly(3-ammoniumpropylalkoxysiloxane)carboxylic acid salt as a corrosion inhibitor A corrosion-resistant coating material (not shown) comprising a corrosion-resistant coating material and formed on the outer layer of the corrosion-resistant coating material, wherein the salt of the inorganic component and the poly(3-ammoniumpropylalkoxysiloxane)carboxylate are suspended in a residue containing a polymeric resin to prevent corrosion. A coating material (not shown) may be included.

That is, in the elastic pad 130, a corrosion resistant coating material is applied to the outside of the base elastic material, which is basically a base, and an anticorrosive coating material is applied to the outside of the corrosion resistant coating material, thereby adding corrosion resistance and antirust performance to withstand repeated frictional resistance. durability can be improved.

On the other hand, the elastic pad 130, in addition to improving durability as described above, is provided on one side in contact with the vane 20 so as to emit fragrance when the vane 20 and the elastic pad 130 rub against each other. A flavoring agent (not shown) including a disinfectant (not shown) may be included.

That is, when the scent diffuser is accommodated in a liquid or solid state on one side of the elastic pad 130 and is rubbed in contact with the vane 20, the scent diffuser may be smeared on the vane 20. Accordingly, in the cleaning means 100, the cleaning operation is performed while the elastic pad 130 is in close contact with both sides of the vane 20 according to the sliding motion during the cleaning process, and the vane 20 contains a disinfectant. Since the fragrance agent can be applied, cleaning, sterilization and fragrance effects can be obtained at the same time.

5 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a washing means according to another embodiment of the present invention in which a position restoring means is installed.

Referring to FIG. 5, as another embodiment, the washing means 100 is a position restoration means 140 so that the bar body 110 is automatically restored to the initial position after the washing operation is performed by manually sliding the operator. ) may be made to include

That is, a spring 141 installed inside the housing 10 to provide restoring force by elasticity and one side installed on one end of the spring 141, and the other side installed on one side of the upper part of the bar body 142 can include

Through the position restoring means 140, after the bar body 110 slides, it can be restored to the initial position before the sliding movement by the restoring force of the spring 141.

6 is a perspective view of an outlet equipped with a cleaning means according to another embodiment of the present invention equipped with a rail member.

Referring to FIG. 6 , as another embodiment, as described above, the rail groove 11 may not be formed on the inner surface of the housing 10 but may be configured separately in a different form.

On the front and rear surfaces of the housing 10, rail members 150 having rail grooves 151 formed opposite to both sides in the horizontal or vertical longitudinal direction are provided, and correspond to the rail grooves 151 of the rail member 150. Rail protrusions 111" are formed on both sides of the bar body 110 as much as possible, and the rail protrusions 111" are fitted into the rail grooves 151, so that the bar body 110 moves in front and behind the housing 10. It is coupled to the rear surface, and the bar body 110 can slide vertically or horizontally on the front and rear surfaces of the housing 10.

In this way, the rail member 150 can be installed in a separate configuration without being formed in the housing 10, so that the outlet 1 that is not equipped with the cleaning means 100 can also use the same By attaching the rail member 150 and installing the washing means 100, it can be used as an outlet equipped with the washing means.

On the other hand, the cleaning means 100 of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings as being installed only on the front side of the outlet 1 as an example, but is not limited thereto, and may be installed on the front and rear sides of the outlet 1. there is. That is, along the longitudinal direction of the vane 20, one side may be configured to slide in a vertical direction, and the other side may be configured to slide in a horizontal direction.

The outlet 1 equipped with the cleaning means according to various embodiments according to the technical idea of the present invention is installed without removing the outlet 1 and the vane 20 through the cleaning means 100 when necessary. Dust adhering to the lattice-shaped vanes 20 of (1) can be easily removed and washed, which has the effect of providing speed of work and user convenience.

As described above, the optimum embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specifications. Although specific terms are used herein, they are only used for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the meaning or the scope of the present invention described in the claims. Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1: outlet 10: housing
11: rail home 20: vane
100: washing means 110: bar body
111, 111', 111 ": rail protrusion 112: elastic support
113: stopper 120: contact protrusion
121: insertion groove 130: elastic pad
131: V groove 132: unevenness
140: position restoration means 141: spring
142: wire 150: rail member
151: rail home

Claims (12)

a housing forming an outer frame;
vanes erected perpendicular to the inner surface of the housing in up/down and left/right directions; and
and a washing means installed on one side of the housing and sliding in the longitudinal direction of the vane to remove foreign substances adhered to surfaces of both sides of the vane. According to claim 1,
The washing means,
a bar body disposed outside the vane between inner surfaces of the housing and extending in a horizontal or vertical direction; and
A contact protrusion protruding from one side of the bar body towards the vane at regular intervals, each having an insertion groove formed in the center thereof to split into two branches, and the vane being inserted into the insertion groove between the two branches; An outlet equipped with a washing means, characterized in that it comprises a. According to claim 2,
Rail grooves are formed on the inner surface of the housing to face each other in the horizontal or vertical longitudinal direction,
Rail protrusions are formed on both sides of the bar body to correspond to the rail grooves,
When the rail protrusion is inserted into the rail groove, the bar body is coupled to the inner surface of the housing, and the bar body is slidable in a vertical or horizontal direction on the inner surface of the housing. According to claim 3,
The bar body,
An elastic support formed to be bent to have elasticity is installed on both sides,
Rail protrusions fitted into the rail grooves are formed outside the elastic supports on both sides. According to claim 2,
The close protrusion,
The outlet with washing means further comprising an elastic pad having elasticity to be brought into close contact by pressing both sides of the vane into the insertion groove. According to claim 5,
The elastic pad,
The central part is installed on both sides of the two protrusions split into two, respectively, so that the center part is in contact with each other, and the upper and lower parts are gradually narrowed in width toward the center part. An outlet equipped with a cleaning means, characterized in that a groove is formed. According to claim 6,
The elastic pad,
An outlet equipped with a washing means, characterized in that saw-toothed concavo-convex surfaces are formed on both sides of each contacting each other. According to claim 5,
The elastic pad,
A base elastic material selected from silicone, urethane or rubber-based materials having elasticity;
4 to 8% by weight of a salt of an inorganic component applied externally to the base elastic material and formed from a cation selected from the group consisting of zinc and calcium and an anion selected from the group consisting of silicate, phosphate, carbonate and oxide, and alkalinity as a corrosion inhibitor A corrosion-resistant coating material containing 2 to 15% by weight of a poly(3-ammoniumpropylalkoxysiloxane)carboxylic acid salt; and
It is formed on the outer layer of the corrosion-resistant coating material, and an anticorrosive coating material in which the salt of the inorganic component and the poly (3-ammonium propylalkoxysiloxane) carboxylate are suspended in a residue containing a polymeric resin; characterized in that it comprises a An outlet equipped with a cleaning means. According to claim 8,
The elastic pad,
The air outlet with a cleaning means comprising a fragrance smell agent containing a disinfectant provided on one side in contact with the vane to emit fragrance when the vane and the elastic pad rub against each other. According to claim 2,
In the housing,
A spring installed inside to provide restoring force by elasticity; and
One side is installed on one end of the spring, and the other side is a wire installed on one side of the upper part of the bar body; a position restoration means including a is further installed,
After the bar body slides through the position restoring means, it can be restored to the initial position before the sliding movement by the restoring force of the spring. According to claim 2,
On the front and rear surfaces of the housing,
A rail member having rail grooves formed opposite to both sides in the horizontal or vertical longitudinal direction is provided,
Rail protrusions are formed on both sides of the bar body to correspond to the rail grooves of the rail member,
When the rail protrusion is inserted into the rail groove, the bar body is coupled to the front and rear surfaces of the housing, and the bar body can slide vertically or horizontally on the front and rear surfaces of the housing. . The method of claim 3, 4 or 11,
In the rail groove,
An outlet equipped with a washing means, characterized in that a protruding stopper is installed so that the bar body can be caught and fixed at a specific position in the rail groove.

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