KR100977368B1 - Front panel fixing structure of indoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner indoor unit, and more particularly, to a front panel fixing structure of an air conditioner indoor unit for preventing the front panel from closing when opening the front panel of the indoor unit and removing the filter.

Front panel fixing structure of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the spirit of the present invention is a front panel; A front grill formed at a rear side of the front panel and having a filter seated thereon; And a front panel fixing member formed on at least one side of the front grill, wherein the front panel fixing member is fixed to at least one corner of the front grill and a cylinder is fixedly attached to one end of the front panel. A sliding bar sliding in the cylinder is included when the front panel is opened and closed.

By the front panel fixing structure of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the present invention as described above, after opening and fixing the front panel, there is an effect that the filter can be replaced with both hands.

In addition, since the filter can be replaced with both hands as described above, there is an effect that the filter can be safely and easily made.

Front panel, front frame, sliding bar, cylinder, pusher, retainer

Description

Front panel fixing structure of indoor unit of air conditioner

1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner indoor unit sucked to the front and discharged to the front.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit.

Figure 3 is an embodiment showing a filter disassembly method of the ultra-thin air conditioner indoor unit taking the front suction front discharge method.

4 is an embodiment showing a method of assembling the disassembled filter.

5 is a perspective view of the air conditioner indoor unit showing a state in which the front panel is fixed by the front panel fixing structure according to the spirit of the present invention.

6 is a side view of the air conditioner indoor unit showing the state of the front panel fixing structure when the front panel is closed.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a front panel fixing member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the front panel fixing member according to the spirit of the present invention.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a front panel fixing member according to the spirit of the present invention.                 

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: indoor unit 200: front panel 210: sliding bar

215: push projection 220: cylinder 225: fixed projection

230: elastic projection 240: elastic hook 245: irregularities

300: filter 350: front frame 360: front grill

400: base

The present invention relates to an air conditioner indoor unit, and more particularly, to a front panel fixing structure of an air conditioner indoor unit for preventing the front panel from closing when opening the front panel of the indoor unit and removing the filter.

In general, air conditioners are classified into a window type in which a refrigeration cycle device is mounted in one body and installed in windows, and a separate type installed in a city and an outdoor unit by separating an indoor unit and an outdoor unit.

In addition, in the case of the separate type air conditioner, it is divided into a wall-mounted type, an upper tooth type, a ceiling-hanger type, and a ceiling-embedded type according to the installation method.

In addition, the indoor unit of the structure that can be used as a wall-mounted or upper teeth type, and can also be used as a ceiling-mounted type according to the needs of the user is called a convertible indoor unit.

1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of the air conditioner sucked into the front and discharged to the front, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit.

1 and 2, the indoor unit 10 of the air conditioner, which is sucked to the front and discharged to the front, includes a front panel including a display unit 21 for receiving a signal from a remote controller and displaying whether the air conditioner is operating. 20), the filter 30 which contacts the indoor air sucked from the upper side of the front panel 20 to filter foreign matter contained in the suction air, and the filter 30 and the front panel 20 A front frame 35 seated and forming a front part, a heat exchanger 60 lowering the temperature of the intake air by contacting purified air through the front frame 35, and a rear side of the heat exchanger 60; A blower fan (50) formed at the upper side to suck the low-temperature indoor air passing through the heat exchanger (60), and an orifice (70) for guiding the flow of low-temperature air sucked by the blower fan (50); Air guided by the orifice 70 The base 40 equipped with the discharge part to be discharged is included.

In detail, a drain pan 80, which condenses on the outer wall of the heat exchanger 60 and collects moisture in the air, is included, and an upper portion 75 of the orifice 70 controls the driving of electrical components. It is seated.

In more detail, the upper inner surface of the base 40, the low-temperature air sucked into the blowing fan 50 through the orifice 70 is not discharged to the upper side, the air flows so as to discharge to the left and right sides of the indoor unit The flow guide 90 for guiding is seated.

Looking at the operation of the indoor unit 10 as described above, when the power is applied to the indoor unit 10, the blowing fan 50 is to operate. Then, the front frame 20 is opened to suck the indoor air.

Meanwhile, the sucked air is filtered out by the filter 30, and the filtered air is lowered while passing through the heat exchanger 60. In addition, the lowered indoor air is discharged back into the room through the discharge hole formed in the base 40.

Figure 3 is an embodiment showing a filter disassembly method of the ultra-thin air conditioner indoor unit taking a front suction front discharge method, Figure 4 is an embodiment showing a method of assembling the disassembled filter.

3 and 4, the configuration of the ultra-thin air conditioner indoor unit is the same as described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and in order to replace or remove the filter 30 installed in the indoor unit 100 for cleaning, Open the front panel 20 and then remove the filter 30.

Referring to the procedure of removing the filter of the indoor unit 100, first, the front panel 20 is pushed upward and pulled forward. Then, by holding the filter 30 by hand and pulling it down, the filter 30 is separated from the indoor unit 100.

On the contrary, in order to clean the separated filter 30 and then replace it or replace and replace it with a new filter, the filter separation procedure described above may be performed in the reverse order. In other words, the filter 30 is first inserted into the front frame 35 and then the front panel 20 is closed. Then, the front panel 20 is closed and then pulled down.                         

When the front panel 20 is detached or coupled as described above, the front panel is pushed up or pulled down, as shown, the front panel hook 25 is attached to the inner side of the front panel, The hook frame 26 is attached to the front frame 35 to accommodate the front panel hook 25.

In addition, since the front panel hook 25 has a ring shape of “a” shape, the front panel hook 25 is closed after the front panel 20 is fitted in order to be fitted to the hook hanger 26. You have to go down. On the contrary, in order to be separated from the hook hanger 26, the front panel 20 should be pushed upward and pulled to the front.

However, in the case of the ultra-thin indoor unit 100 as described above, in order to clean the filter 30, the front panel is lifted up, and then held in one hand and the filter is pulled out in the other hand.

Therefore, when the filter is separated by one hand, the force acting on one side of the filter does not fall well, and the problem of not being properly combined when assembling occurs.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, by installing a hook member for fixing the front panel on one side of the front grill, open the front panel to fix it, then separating or assembling the filter with both hands An object of the present invention is to provide a front panel fixing structure of an indoor unit for an air conditioner.

Front panel fixing structure of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the spirit of the present invention for achieving the object as described above is a front panel; A front grill formed at a rear side of the front panel and having a filter seated thereon; And a front panel fixing member formed on at least one side of the front grill, wherein the front panel fixing member is fixed to at least one corner of the front grill and a cylinder is fixedly attached to one end of the front panel. A sliding bar sliding in the cylinder is included when the front panel is opened and closed.

By the front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention having the above configuration, when the front panel needs to be opened in order to replace or clean the filter, by fixing the front panel, the filter is fixed with both hands. The effect is removable.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

5 is a perspective view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner showing the front panel is fixed by the front panel fixing structure according to the spirit of the present invention, Figure 6 shows the state of the front panel fixing structure when the front panel is closed Side view of indoor unit of air conditioner.

5 and 6, the air conditioner indoor unit 100 according to the present invention may include a front panel 200, a front frame 350 formed at a rear side of the front panel 200, and A filter 300 which is formed at the rear side of the front frame 350 and is disposed between the base 400 having a discharge port and is seated between the front panel 200 and the front frame 350 and cleans inhaled indoor air. It includes a front grill 360 is seated.

In detail, the front panel fixing structure according to the present invention has a cylinder 220, one end of which is fixed to the lower edge of the front grill 360 and coupled to rotate by a predetermined angle, and sliding inside the cylinder 220. It includes a front panel fixing member reciprocating, consisting of a sliding bar 210, one end of which is fixed to the inside of the front panel 200.

When the indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner according to the present invention having the above configuration is operated, the upper part of the front panel 200 is opened to suck the indoor air, and at least one side surface of the base 400. Indoor air sucked through a discharge port (not shown) formed in the air is discharged.

In addition, to clean or replace the filter 300 provided in the indoor unit 100, the lower part of the front panel 200 is lifted and opened as shown.

Here, the front panel fixing member, as shown in the present invention, in addition to the case where one fixing member is installed, it should be noted that it is also possible to propose to install two on both side edges of the front grill (360).

On the other hand, when the front panel 200 is opened, the sliding bar 210 is slid out from the cylinder 220, and conversely, when the front panel 200 is closed, the sliding bar 210 ) Slides back into the cylinder 220.

In addition, in order to prevent the front panel 200 from being closed again in the opened state, the sliding bar 210 has to come out of the cylinder 220 by a predetermined length and remain stopped.

Hereinafter, a structure for maintaining the state in which the sliding bar 210 exits from the cylinder 220 by a predetermined length and remains stopped.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a front panel fixing member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the front panel fixing member according to the present invention includes a cylinder 220 and a sliding bar 210 reciprocating in the cylinder, and an inner wall of the cylinder 220 includes a plurality of fixing protrusions ( 225 is formed, the end of the sliding bar 210 is a pressing projection 215 is formed. The fixing protrusion 225 is formed by cutting the periphery, and thus the fixing protrusion 225 may be elastically deformed.

In detail, when the front panel 200 is opened, the sliding bar 210 is released while sliding the inner wall of the cylinder 220, and when the predetermined length is removed, the push protrusion 215 and the fixing protrusion 225 are removed. Is encountered. In this state, when the push protrusion 215 is exceeded by the fixing protrusion 225 with a little more force, the sliding bar 210 is no longer returned to the inside.

In addition, the inner diameter of the cylinder 220 is the sliding bar 210 when the pressing protrusion 215 of the sliding bar 210 is located at the highest point of the fixing protrusion 225, the cylinder 220 It is desirable to be a size in close contact with the.

As described above, when the front panel 200 is closed and pushes the sliding bar 210 by force, the push protrusion 215 slides inward beyond the fixing protrusion 225.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a front panel fixing member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the front panel fixing member according to the present invention includes a sliding bar 210 having a pressing protrusion 215 formed at an end thereof, and a cylinder having an elastic protrusion 230 having a predetermined elastic modulus formed at an inner wall thereof. 220).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the sliding bar 210 slides the inner wall of the cylinder 220 when the front panel 200 is opened and closed.

However, in the present embodiment, an elastic protrusion 230 having an elastic modulus of a predetermined value is formed on the inner wall of the cylinder 220. Therefore, when the pressing protrusion 215 formed at the end of the sliding bar 210 comes into contact with the elastic protrusion 230, the elastic protrusion 230 is pressed. When the sliding bar 210 passes through the elastic protrusion 230, the elastic protrusion 230 is returned to its original state. As a result, it does not require much force to open and close the front panel 200.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a front panel fixing member according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the front panel fixing member according to the present invention includes a sliding bar 210 having an elastic hook 240 formed at an end thereof, and the sliding bar 210 reciprocating therein, and having irregularities on an inner wall thereof. A cylinder 220 in which 245 is formed is included.

As shown in the figure, the hook 240 having elastic force is formed at the end of the sliding bar 210 so as to be unfolded when passing through the unevenness 245 formed on the inner wall of the cylinder 220, and then back to its original state. To come.

Here, the shape of the elastic hook 240 is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, it turns out that the elastic hook of various ways and various shapes can be proposed.

In addition, the protrusions or unevennesses formed on the inner wall of the cylinder 220 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be formed in various places without being limited to the embodiment presented in the present invention in the position where they are formed. Leave it on.

By the front panel fixing structure of the air conditioner indoor unit according to the present invention as described above, after opening and fixing the front panel, there is an effect that the filter can be replaced with both hands.

In addition, since the filter can be replaced with both hands as described above, there is an effect that the filter can be safely and easily made.

Claims (7)

Front panel; A front grill formed at a rear side of the front panel and having a filter seated thereon; And A front panel fixing member is formed on at least one side of the front grill, The front panel fixing member includes a cylinder fixedly attached to at least one edge of the front grille, and one end fixedly attached to the front panel, and a sliding bar sliding in the cylinder and reciprocating when the front panel is opened and closed. , One end of the sliding bar is fixed to the front panel, the other end is a pressing projection is formed, a plurality of fixing projections are formed on the inner wall of the cylinder, the fixing projections are formed around the incision Front panel fixing structure of air conditioner indoor unit. The method of claim 1, When the front panel is opened, the sliding bar is removed while sliding the inner wall of the cylinder, and if the predetermined length is missing, the pressing projection and the fixing projection is in contact with the front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit. Front panel; A front grill formed at a rear side of the front panel and having a filter seated thereon; And A front panel fixing member is formed on at least one side of the front grill, The front panel fixing member includes a cylinder fixedly attached to at least one edge of the front grille, and one end fixedly attached to the front panel, and a sliding bar sliding in the cylinder and reciprocating when the front panel is opened and closed. , One end of the sliding bar is fixed to the front panel, the other end is formed with a pressing projection, the inner wall of the cylinder is a front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner includes a plurality of elastic projections. The method of claim 3, wherein When the front panel is opened, the sliding bar is removed while sliding the inner wall of the cylinder, and if the predetermined length is missing, the pressing projection and the elastic projection is in contact with the front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit. Front panel; A front grill formed at a rear side of the front panel and having a filter seated thereon; And A front panel fixing member is formed on at least one side of the front grill, The front panel fixing member includes a cylinder fixedly attached to at least one edge of the front grille, and one end fixedly attached to the front panel, and a sliding bar sliding in the cylinder and reciprocating when the front panel is opened and closed. , One end of the sliding bar is fixed to the front panel, the other end is provided with an elastic hook, the inner wall of the cylinder is a front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner is formed with a plurality of irregularities. The method of claim 5, When the front panel is opened, the sliding bar is removed while sliding the inner wall of the cylinder, if a predetermined length is missing the elastic hook and the concave-convex front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The front panel fixing member is a front panel fixing structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner, characterized in that formed on one side and / or both sides of the front grill.

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