Indoor unit of air conditioning system

专利摘要:
PURPOSE: An indoor unit of an air conditioner is provided to improve assemblability and to reduce manufacturing cost. CONSTITUTION: A fixing unit fixes a magnet assembly(60) to a suction grill(50), and includes a magnet fixing part(70) formed on a rear side of the suction grill to form a space in which the magnet assembly is mounted; and a separation preventing part(80) placed on the magnet fixing part, deformed to allow joining of the magnet assembly, and restored after the joining to prevent separation of the magnet assembly. The magnet fixing part is formed on the rear side of the suction grill as a box, and has parts of a rear side and a lower part facing a cabinet open for both ends of the magnet assembly to be fixed thereto. The separation preventing part comprises an elastic fixing protrusion formed integrally with a front wall of the magnet fixing part to support the magnet assembly. The magnet assembly is fixed by the magnet fixing part and the separation preventing part formed integrally with the suction grill so as to make assembly of the magnet easier.
公开号:KR20030038033A
申请号:KR1020010069438
申请日:2001-11-08
公开日:2003-05-16
发明作者:신문선
申请人:삼성전자주식회사；
IPC主号:

专利说明:

Indoor unit of air conditioning system
[11] The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an indoor unit of an air conditioner having a suction grill that is maintained in a state attached through a magnet in front of a cabinet.
[12] In general, the air conditioner is a condition that harmonizes air using a refrigeration cycle, and is classified into an outdoor unit installed outdoors and an indoor unit installed indoors. The outdoor unit is provided with a compressor, a condenser, and a fan constituting the refrigeration cycle, and condenses the condenser by sucking outdoor air during the cooling operation. On the other hand, the indoor unit is provided with an evaporator and a fan of a refrigeration cycle, and during the cooling operation, the indoor air is heat-exchanged while passing through the evaporator, and is continuously discharged back into the room to perform cooling.
[13] The indoor unit of the conventional air conditioner that performs this function is provided with a cabinet constituting the outer body, a fan casing installed in the middle of the cabinet and a fan built-in, and a heat exchanger disposed under the fan casing to exchange heat with the intake air. have.
[14] The cabinet is formed of an enclosure having an open front surface, and an upper part of the upper part of which is opened is a discharge grill having a discharge port, and a lower part of the lower part of the cabinet is provided with a suction grill which is formed of a suction port so as to be detachable for cleaning the filter.
[15] In order to easily attach and detach such a suction grill using a magnet, the present applicant has an installation structure of a suction grill assembly for a separate type air conditioner that attaches a magnet of the suction grill assembly to a predetermined position of the suction grill fixing bracket attached to the cabinet. No .; Thread 1996-023470, Publication No .; Thread 1998-010131.
[16] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the installation structure of the suction grill assembly for the separate type air conditioner disclosed in Publication No. 1998-010131 is air sucked into a heat exchanger (not shown) installed under the front of the cabinet 10. In the separate type air conditioner provided with a filtration filter (not shown) and a suction grill assembly 13 to filter foreign substances, the suction grill fixing bracket (suction grill fixing bracket) is formed on the suction grill 131 constituting the suction grill assembly 13. A magnet 132 provided through the 133 is detachably attached to a predetermined position of the suction grille fixing bracket 1 fixed to the front part 101 of the cabinet 10.
[17] Therefore, when the lower part of the suction grill assembly 13 is fitted and pushed in the cabinet 10, the magnet 132 of the suction grill assembly 13 is reliably attached to the magnetic contact portion 1d of the suction grill assembly fixing bracket 1. While attached, it is easily disassembled from the cabinet 10 by pulling the suction grill assay 13 forward.
[18] However, in the conventional suction grill assembly 13 structure, since the magnet 132 is installed through the suction grill fixing bracket 133 manufactured separately, assembling workability of the suction grill assembly 13 in the production line is, of course, inferior. The increase in the number of parts causes a rise in manufacturing costs. In addition, considerable care must be taken when assembling the suction grill fixing bracket 133 so that an assembly tolerance does not occur.
[19] The present invention is to solve this problem, the object of the present invention is to securely fix the magnet assembly to the suction grill without adding a separate component, an air conditioner that can improve the assembly workability and reduce the manufacturing cost To provide the indoor unit.
[1] 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a suction grille fixing bracket is attached to an indoor unit cabinet of a conventional air conditioner.
[2] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of Figure 2, showing a state in which the suction grille is attached.
[3] 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the indoor structure of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.
[4] 4 is a perspective view illustrating a suction grill back structure in the “V” direction of FIG. 3.
[5] 5 is a perspective view showing a part of the magnet fixing part according to the present invention.
[6] 6 and 7 are cross-sectional views taken along the line VI-VI of Figure 5, showing the assembly process of the magnet assembly according to the present invention sequentially.
[7] * Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *
[8] 20. cabinet 50. suction grill
[9] 53. Frame 60. Magnetic assembly
[10] 70. Self-government government 80. Departure prevention department
[20] The present invention for achieving this object is;
[21] In the indoor unit of the air conditioner having a cabinet formed so that the front is open, a suction grill attached to the front surface of the cabinet via a magnet assembly to be detachable, and a fixing means for fixing the magnet assembly to the suction grill,
[22] The fixing means is provided with a magnet fixing part formed on the rear surface of the suction grill to form a space in which the magnet assembly is housed and coupled to the magnet fixing part. It characterized in that it comprises a departure prevention portion to prevent.
[23] In addition, the magnet fixing part is formed on the back of the suction grill, and the rear wall and the lower portion facing the cabinet is partially open, characterized in that both ends of the magnet assembly is fixed to be caught.
[24] In addition, the separation prevention portion is characterized in that made of an elastic locking jaw integrally formed on the front wall of the magnet fixing portion to support the magnet assembly.
[25] According to this configuration, the magnet assembly is fixed through the magnet fixing portion and the separation prevention portion integrally formed in the suction grill, thereby making it easier to assemble the magnet assembly.
[26] Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[27] As shown in FIG. 3, the indoor unit of the separate air conditioner according to the present invention includes a cabinet 20 forming an outer body, and a heat exchanger installed inside the cabinet 20 to generate cold air by heat exchange with intake air ( 30, hereinafter referred to as an 'evaporator', and a blower (not shown) disposed above the evaporator 30 to force cool air to the indoor side.
[28] The cabinet 20 is formed of an enclosure having a front face open so that refrigeration cycle components and electrical components are installed therein, and a discharge grill 40 having a discharge port formed therein for guiding cooling air to the inside of the cabinet 20. And, the suction grill (50) formed with the suction port 51 so as to suck the indoor air toward the evaporator (30) is installed at the upper and lower, respectively.
[29] In addition, the back of the suction grill 50 is provided with an air filter 52 for removing the foreign matter from the suction air, the air filter 52 should be periodically cleaned by disassembling from the suction grill (50). To this end, the suction grill 50 is easily installed on or detached from the front surface of the cabinet 20 through the magnet assembly 60. Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the fixing structure of the magnet assembly 60 according to the present invention is described. More detailed description is as follows.
[30] First, as shown in FIG. 3, the suction grill 50 is provided with a suction port 51 and is made of a plastic injection molding having a rectangular frame shape, and a suction air is disposed on the rear surface of the frame 53. An air filter 52 for filtering is provided.
[31] In order to easily attach and detach the suction grille 50 from the cabinet 10, a pair fixed to the locking grooves 22 formed at the front side of the base panel 21 of the cabinet 20 is fixed to both sides of the lowermost end of the frame 53. The locking portion 54 is provided symmetrically from side to side, and the magnet assembly 60 is fixed to both sides of the top end of the frame 53. (On the other hand, the front surface of the cabinet 20 corresponding to the magnet assembly 60). Is provided with a metal bracket 23 to which the magnet assembly 60 is attached.)
[32] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the magnet assembly 60 includes a magnet 61 having a rectangular rod shape, and a metal plate 62 attached through an adhesive to cover both upper and lower sides of the magnet 61. . The metal plate 62 is for preventing the magnet 61 from directly hitting the front surface of the cabinet 20 and being damaged.
[33] In order to fix the magnet assembly 60 to the suction grill 50 easily and reliably, the magnet 71 has a space 71 formed therein so that the magnet assembly 60 is housed on both rear surfaces of the top end of the frame 53. The government 70 is integrally formed.
[34] The magnet fixing part 70 is composed of a housing having a rear wall face 73 and a lower part facing the front face of the cabinet 20 partially open and having a front wall face 72, an upper face 74 and both side faces 75, The magnet assembly 60 is inserted into the space 71 through the open lower portion. At this time, part of the rear wall surface 73 of the magnet fixing part 70 is opened to attach the magnet assembly 60 to the front surface of the cabinet 20 with a stronger force.
[35] In addition, the magnet fixing portion 70 is formed with a departure preventing portion 80 for preventing the separation of the magnet assembly 60 is inserted into the space 71, which is the front wall 72 of the magnet fixing portion 70 It consists of an elastic locking jaw integrally formed in). At this time, the height h2 between the uppermost end of the elastic locking jaw 80 and the upper surface 74 of the magnet fixing part 70 is configured to be the same as the height h1 of the magnet assembly 60. Accordingly, when the magnet assembly 60 is inserted into the space 71 of the magnet fixing part 70, the elastic locking jaw 80 supports it.
[36] Next, the process of assembling the magnet assembly to the suction grill according to the present invention configured as described above and the effects thereof will be described.
[37] First, as shown in FIG. 6, the magnet assembly 60 is pushed upward through the open lower portion of the magnet fixing part 70 (arrow A direction). Accordingly, both ends of the magnet assembly 60 enter the space 71 and are supported by the inside of the rear wall 73 of the magnet fixing part 70.
[38] In addition, the elastic locking jaw 80 is elastically deformed to the front side of the suction grill 50 in the process of entering the magnet assembly 70 into the space 71, allowing the insertion of the magnet assembly 70.
[39] Subsequently, when the magnet assembly 60 completely enters the space 71, as shown in FIG. 7, the elastic latching jaw 80 is elastically restored while supporting the lower portion of the center of the magnet assembly 60. As a result, the magnet assembly 60 is firmly fixed to the upper portion of the suction grill 50.
[40] On the other hand, while lowering the magnet assembly 60 in the reverse order of the assembly while pressing the elastic locking jaw 80, the magnet assembly 60 is easily disassembled from the magnet fixing portion 70 of the suction grill (50). Accordingly, when the repair request is made due to breakage of the magnet assembly 60, the magnet assembly 60 may be easily replaced without using an auxiliary tool.
[41] As described in detail above, according to the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, the magnet assembly is supported by the release preventing portion having an elastic restoring force as it enters into the magnet fixing portion formed integrally with the rear surface of the suction grill. Accordingly, the magnet assembly can be easily and reliably fixed on the back of the suction grill without additional fixing parts, thereby improving the workability of the assembly, and also reducing the manufacturing cost by reducing the number of parts for fixing the magnet assembly. There is this.

权利要求:
Claims (3)
[1" claim-type="Currently amended] An indoor unit of an air conditioner having a cabinet having a front surface opened, a suction grill attached through a magnet assembly to be detachably attached to a front portion of the cabinet, and fixing means for fixing the magnet assembly to the suction grill. ,
The fixing means,
A magnet fixing part formed on a rear surface of the suction grill to form a space in which the magnet assembly is received and coupled;
The indoor unit of the air conditioner is provided on the magnet fixing portion and deformed when the coupling of the magnet assembly to allow the coupling and is restored after coupling to prevent the departure of the magnet assembly.
[2" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
The magnet fixing part is formed on the rear surface of the suction grill, and the rear wall and the lower part facing the cabinet are partially opened,
Indoor unit of the air conditioner, characterized in that both ends of the magnet assembly is fixed.
[3" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
The separation unit is an indoor unit of the air conditioner, characterized in that made of an elastic locking jaw integrally formed on the front wall of the magnet fixing portion to support the magnet assembly.

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引用文献:

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法律状态:
2001-11-08|Application filed by 삼성전자주식회사

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2001-11-08|Priority to KR10-2001-0069438A

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2003-05-16|Publication of KR20030038033A

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2004-07-21|Application granted

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2004-07-21|Publication of KR100441001B1

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