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IX. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an air conditioner having an automatic cleaning function of an air filter. [Prior Art] In an air conditioner, indoor air taken in by a blower fan is cooled or heated by a heat exchanger, and is returned to the room, but the heat exchanger is prevented from contaminating the heat exchanger floating in the room, and the heat exchanger is used. An air transition is provided on the front side. When dust is attached to the transition device to block the mesh so that the ventilation resistance is increased, the air conditioner of the air conditioner is lowered, and the power consumption is increased. In order to eliminate the above-mentioned undesirable phenomena, various air conditioners equipped with a filter automatic cleaning device have been proposed. In order to automatically clean the filter, the method is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 62-14501 No. 9 (JP62-145G19U). The method adopts a pair of belt-shaped dampers which are formed into a ring shape by a pair of pros and supports the rotation of the belt by the motor, thereby moving the belt-shaped filter, and in the process, cleaning and filtering by using a rotating cleaning brush Hey. Further, as a method of moving the (four) device, there is also a method shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2__99479 ((4) gi frequency).

The method of 'far' method is to wind a ribbon filter wound on your sputum A 卷绕 on another roller. In the process, the brake field, the main & ^ A cleaning brush is used to clean . In this case, after the cleaning, the (four) device is wound from the other roller to the above-mentioned rollers. In the wrist-(10)(4), remove the gray brush from the filter before the surface or underneath it. *** Place the dust box (dust box), ♦ clean it when it is full of dust, or the field Use the dust collector to vacuum and periodically clean the I24305.doc 1322252. In the 'm2-145Q19U, install the dust box in the air conditioner body so that it can be cleaned from the air conditioner body. Cleaning. However, since the cleaning brush is connected to the drive motor, the cleaning brush cannot be removed from the air conditioner main body. The air conditioner of JP62-145019U has the following problem, that is, when the dust box is detached from the main body side, The accumulated dust is easy to fly. 〃 [Invention content]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been developed to solve the above problems of the prior air conditioner, and an object thereof is to provide an air conditioner having an automatic cleaning function of an air transition device, which can avoid self-filtering The dust removed on the device is scattered around and can be easily processed. [Technical means to solve the problem]

In order to prevent the dust removed from the filter from scattering around, consider the case of the air conditioner of JP62-145019U, for example, to cover the opening and closing of the dust box. However, it is difficult to arrange the cover in the event of a conflict with the cleaning brush*, and it is difficult to perform the opening and closing operation. On the other hand, it is also considered that the cleaning can be arbitrarily set on the dust box: ' and the dust box can be attached and detached together with the cleaning brush. In this case, the cleaning brush replaces the cover, so that the dust in the dust box is difficult to fly. However, the cleaning brush obstructs the operation when the dust in the dust box is thrown away or when the dust collector vacuums. Even if the cleaning brush is detachably mounted on the dust box, the configuration is complicated and the loading and unloading operation is troublesome. Therefore, the air conditioner of the present invention is provided with a cleaning brush for removing dust attached to the filter 124305.doc 1322252, and a dust box for accommodating the removed dust, and the air conditioner is characterized in that The dust box is detachably mounted in the body unit & of the air conditioner, and the dust box is disposed on the cover body and the cover body and the cover body freely opened and closed on the cover body The cleaning brush described above is rotatably provided. According to the above configuration A, the dust box can be detached from the air conditioner main body in a state in which the lid body is covered with the lid body. Therefore, the accumulation in the dust box

Dust will not scatter. The lid of the dust box removed from the air conditioner body can then be opened, and the dust can be sucked into the body of the box by the dust remover, thereby facilitating handling. At this time, since the cleaning brush is attached to the lid side, it is easy to clean the casing body. In one embodiment, the lid body is rotatably coupled to the box body by a hinge. Therefore, the lid body can be easily opened and closed without losing the lid body. Bearing slippery claw piece solid

In one embodiment, the cleaning brush is rotatably supported by the cover and is attached to the cover. This configuration is simple, and the installation work of the cleaning brush is simple. [Embodiment] The air-conditioning 1 type air conditioner of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the detailed embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the assembled state of the gas conditioner, Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the dust box around Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the state of opening the dust box, Fig. 5 Fig. 4 is an enlarged view and a cross-sectional view showing the mounting state of the cleaning brush, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid of the dust box is closed. ^ Air shown I24305.doc 1322252 The blender has a body single WO, a transition unit 2G, a front lattice panel 5, a front panel 60, and a dust box 70. The main body unit 1 has a bottom mi as a strength member suspended on a wall or the like, and an indoor heat exchanger 12, a blower fan (cross flow fan) (symbol 13 of FIG. 2), and a power component box are attached to the bottom frame u. Therefore, the air can be sucked into the air, and blown out from the air outlet 15 through the indoor heat exchanger, thereby performing air-conditioning operations such as cooling, heating, and humidity control. Each of the left and right sides of the filter unit 20 is provided with an air filter 2 (10) disposed on the upper surface of the indoor heat exchanger 12 to prevent the dust from floating in the air when the indoor air is sucked from the upper portion. Contamination of the indoor heat exchanger 12. Further, the sputum and the smashing sputum 20 have a moving mechanism for moving the filter 21 downward to clean the dust and remove the dust adhering to the transition unit 2U. The moving mechanism moves the filter 21 disposed from the upper surface to the front surface of the main body unit 1 to the bottom surface and the back surface, and is bent into a U-shape and moved upward (see FIG. 2). As described in the prior art, it is a well-known ring type, wound type, and the like. The constitution of the transitioner 21 will be described below. The dust box 7 has the function of cleaning the filter _. The specific constitution will be described below. A filter unit 2 is mounted on the bottom frame of the body single TL 10, and the transition unit 2 is mounted on the transition unit 2 to cover the transition plate unit 2: a lattice plate 5 〇. The front panel 60 is opened and closed to cover the suction port 51 on the suction inlet 51 of the front surface of the front lattice plate 5'. Further, the dust box 7 is attached to the lower portion of the front lattice panel 50. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the dust box 7 is placed on the air outlet 15 of the front panel unit 10. Step on the body again. At the P position, the surface is exposed to the outside and 124305.doc 1322252 is installed. The dust box 7 is detachably mounted in a state where the front panel 60 is kept closed, and does not collide with the front panel 6A. As shown in FIG. 4, the dust box 70 includes a box-shaped box body 71, a lid body 73 that is openably and closably connected to the box body 71 by a hinge 72, and a cleaning brush 9 that is rotatably supported by the lid body 73. Hey. In the present embodiment, the arcuate hinge 72 is used, but other types of hinges such as a universal joint hinge and a butterfly hinge may be used. The box body 71 is constituted by a bottom plate 74 which serves as an exterior panel of the air conditioner, and left and right side walls 75 and front and rear walls 76 which are respectively raised from the inner surface of the bottom plate 74. The side wall 75 and the front and rear walls are from the inner side i of the outer edge of the bottom plate 74. The space surrounded by the bottom plate 74 and the walls 75, 76 serves as a dust accommodating portion 77. The body 73 has a shallow box-like shape covered by the upper ends of the walls 75, 76, which are closed at the upper ends of the closing walls 75, 76 and rotatably support the cleaning brush 90. The ribs are provided in four places on the inner surface of the lid body 73, and the bearings 92 swayed on the rotating shaft 9 1 of the cleaning brush are detachably attached to the respective ribs 78. As shown in detail in Figs. 6A and 6B, the rib 78 is formed with a substantially U-shaped or rectangular-shaped notch 8〇, and is formed parallel to the port 80 and opposite to the inner edge around the bearing %. It is desirable to fit the slot 93. Further, a claw piece 82 is protruded from the rib 78, and the claw piece is fitted with elastic deformation when the bearing 92 is mounted, and is fastened and fastened to the engaging portion 94 formed on the bearing ring. So far. As shown in Fig. 3, the entire bottom plate 83 of the body 73 forms a mountain-shaped cross section, and a portion thereof becomes a concave surface so that the transition piece 21 is bent while traveling sideways. Further, as shown in Fig. 7, an opening portion 84 is formed in the center portion of the bottom plate 83 so that one portion of the cleaning brush 9 is etched out. As shown in Fig. 4, the cleaning brush 90 is separated into two short brushes 9〇a and 9〇b 'each of the short brushes 90a and 9〇1), and the rotating shaft 91' is rotated from h to The above-mentioned bearings at both ends of the rotating shaft 91 and the four rows of the hair-growing rows 95 (see FIG. 4) are arranged radially around the rotating shaft 9'. In order to prevent the bearing 92 from being detached from the rotating shaft 91, the short brushes 90a, 9013 can be attached to the cover 73 together with the bearing 92. As shown in Fig. 7, the end portion disposed on the outer side of the rotating shaft of the left short brush 9A protrudes from the side wall of the cover 73. The end portion is mounted with a driving mechanism (not shown) for transmitting a motor or the like. Force gear 96. The rotation of the right and left short brushes 9〇a, 9〇b, the shafts 91 and 9丨 are mutually connectable to each other at the tenth portion by the joint 97 and detachably coupled. As shown in FIG. 7, the dust box 7〇 configured as described above is attached to the main body unit 1 in a state in which the dust accommodating portion 77 is covered by the lid 73 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In this state, the outside of the gear of the cleaning brush 91 is engaged with the drive gear provided on the body unit 1A. When the filter 21 is in the cleaning mode, the filter 21 is lowered, and the dust adhering to the transitional device is collected on the planting line 95 of the cleaning brush 90 that rotates in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the filter, and is housed in the tank body 71. Inside the dust accommodating portion 77. At this time, as shown in Fig. 3, the sweeping ribs 85 provided on the lid body 73 can sweep off the dust adhering to the cleaning brush 9. When the dust in the dust containing portion 77 exceeds a fixed amount, the user removes the dust box 70 from the body unit 1 . At this time, as shown in Fig. 7, the dust accommodating portion 77 is closed by the body 73, so that the dust does not scatter. The user then places the dust box 124305.doc 70 in a horizontal state and opens the cover 73. In this state, as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, since the cleaning brush 90 is attached to the lid body 73 side, it is easy to exert the suction effect of the dust on the inside of the tank body 71 by the dust remover. When the cleaning of the dust box 7 is completed, as shown in Fig. 7, the user closes the lid 73 and attaches the dust box 7 to the body unit 1A. In the above embodiment, the lid body 73 is hingedly coupled to the box body 71. However, the lid body 73 may be detachably provided, and the cleaning brush 9 may be divided into two, but may be one continuous. type. Fig. 8 to Fig. 12 show a modified example of a support structure for rotatably supporting the cleaning brush on the lid of the dust box. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the casing body Μ, the cleaning brush 3〇, and the lid body 31. The cleaning brush 3 is attached to the hollow rotating shaft and is provided with bristles 33 (planting rows). In this case, the rotating shaft 32 is formed as a root, and the bristles 33 are implanted in the central portion of the rotating shaft 32 and two The total length remaining outside the end portion is throughout the entire circumference. In addition, the gear member 34 is attached to one end of the rotating shaft, and the end member 35 is attached to the other end. In the figure, the lid body 31 is shown in a state in which the tank body 29 side faces upward. The lid body 31 has an opening portion 36 and a sweeping rib 37 for projecting the bristles 33 outward. In this case, a thin concave-convex shape is formed at the end portion before the sweeping rib 37. Further, the cleaning brush 3 is located in the cleaning brush 3 The rotating shaft 32 and the end member 35 in the vicinity of the center portion and the gear 34 are rotatably supported by the lid body 31. Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the state in which the cleaning brush is attached to the lid body 31 (the opening opposite to the box body) The part is in an upward state.) Fig. 1A shows a sectional view of the support portion in the vicinity of the gear (Fig. 9 χ χ χ sectional view). Between the support ribs 38 provided on the side wall opposite to the sweep rib 37 on the upper side of the above-mentioned 124305.doc 12 1322252, and the elastic claw piece 39 provided at a specific interval from the rib 38, as shown in the figure, * Brush the rotating shaft 32 of 3 turns. Further, the support rib 38 and the elastic claw piece are extended on the opening side. At the front end portion of the elastic claw piece 39, a stopper pin portion 4b projecting toward the side of the rib 38 is formed. That is, when the rotating shaft 32 is inserted between the standing rib 38 and the elastic claw piece 39, the elastic claw piece 39 elastically expands the shaft 32 across the stopper pin projection 4G, and thereafter, is restored to the elastic claw piece 39. The lower side is prevented from falling off by the stopper pin protrusion 4〇. Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the support portion of the central portion of the cleaning brush 30 (sectional view taken along line XI-X of Fig. 9). As shown in the figure, a pair of grip claw pieces 41, 41 are provided to extend toward the opening side. Further, in the central portion of the grip claw pieces 41, 41, the holding portions 〇, 42 which are supported by the rotating shaft 32 from both sides are formed, and the scooping is carried out. A rotating shaft 32 is supported in M2, 42. The grip claw piece 4 i4 1 is elastically opened when the second rotation shaft 32 is inserted, and then restored. Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the surface of the cleaning brush 3 (the 端-ΧΠ cross-sectional view of Fig. 9). On the end member 35, a mounting pin 43 is integrally formed, and the cymbal mounting pin 43 is elastically The inner peripheral portion of the end portion of the rotating shaft" is fitted, whereby the end member 35 is attached to the rotation (four). Further, a support tube portion 44 extending toward the side of the cleaning brush 3 is formed at the end wall portion of the lid body 31, and four support ribs 45 are provided on the inner peripheral portion of the branch portion 44. Each of the support ribs 45 is disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction. On the other hand, the end member 35 of the rotary shaft 32 is inserted into the inner side of the support (4) to rotatably support the rotation shaft 321. In the example, the cleaning brush 3 is rotatably supported by the cover 3 by the above-described respective structures. 124305.doc. ++ clarifies the embodiment, but it is apparent that the various variants of the invention are P τ nt; The above-mentioned changes are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the invention is obvious.便,便,,申 [Simplified description of the drawings] The present invention can be more fully described by the following detailed description and with the accompanying drawings

understanding. The drawings are only for the purpose of illustration and are not intended to limit the invention. In the drawings, Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, which is an exploded perspective view of the entire air conditioner. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the assembled state of the air conditioner. Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the dust box of Figure 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid of the dust box is opened. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view showing a mounting portion of the cleaning brush of Fig. 4; Fig. 6A is an enlarged view showing a state in which the cleaning brush is mounted.

Fig. 6B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the cleaning brush is mounted. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid of the dust box is closed. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a modification of the support structure for supporting the cleaning brush on the lid of the dust box, and a perspective view of the box body, the cleaning brush and the lid. Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the above modified example. Fig. 1 shows a support structure in the vicinity of a gear, and Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the port of Fig. 9 showing a support structure of the center portion. Fig. 12 is a sectional view, taken along the line of Fig. 9, showing the support structure of the counter gear side. I24305.doc 14 1322252

[Main component symbol description] 10 Main unit 11 Bottom frame 12 Indoor heat exchanger 13 Fan fan 14 Power module box 15 Air outlet 20 Filter unit 21 Transactor (air filter, unit) 50 Front grid plate 5 1 Front inlet 60 Panel 70 Dust bin 71 Box body 72 Hinge 73 Cover body 74 Base plate 75 Side wall 76 Front and rear wall 77 Dust receiving portion 78 Rib 80 Notch 82 Claw piece 83 Base plate 124305.doc -15 - 1322252 84 85 90 90a > 90b 91 92 93

94 95 96 97 Openings Sweeping ribs Cleaning brush Short brush Rotary shaft Bearings Fitted groove Fastening part Flocking line Gear Connector

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Claims (1)

1322252 Patent Application No. 096132108. Replacement of Chinese Patent Application (November 1998) X. Patent Application Range: ' 1. An air conditioner equipped with dust for removing dust attached to the filter (21) The cleaning brush (90) and the dust box (70) for accommodating the removed dust are characterized in that the dust box (70) is detachably mounted in the body unit (10) of the air conditioner And the dust box (70) is configured by a box body (71) and a lid body (73) that is openably and closably provided on the box body, and an opening portion (84) is formed in the lid body (73). Inside the dust box 70, the cleaning brush (90) is rotatably supported by the lid body (73), and the bristles are protruded outward from the opening portion (84). 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the cover (73) is rotatably coupled to the case body (73) by a hinge (72). 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the bearing (92) rotatably supporting the cleaning brush (90) is slidably attached to the cover (73) and disposed on the cover (73). The claw piece (82) is fixed. 124305-981117.doc