JPH01169246A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic opening of a panel without applying any manual operation and enable a filter to be freely removed by a method wherein the filter is provided with an engaging part, and the engaging part is provided with a cam to be engaged with, and a panel is provided with an engaging part and a cam to be engaged with the engaging part is provided. CONSTITUTION:When a filter removing buttom is pushed, a solenoid 20 is energized, a shaft 20a of the solenoid is moved upwardly, a filter cam 21 is rotated around a rotary shaft 21 of the filter cam and a claw 21b of the filter cam is disengaged from a claw 17b of the filter. A filter damper supporting part 17a is pushed downwardly with a downward force of an air damper 19a. A lower end surface of the filter 17 pushes down the flat surface 22b for use in pushing a filter for a panel cam 22, and the claw 22a for the panel cam is removed from a panel claw 14c. Then, the panel 14 is pushed forward by a forward force of the air damper 19b and kept opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an air conditioner, particularly to attachment and detachment of a filter.

[Conventional technology]

When dust and dirt in the air adheres to the filter of an air conditioner, it is necessary to remove the main filter and clean it. A handle is provided at the bottom of the filter to remove it, but it becomes unsightly if the outside edge of the handle is visible. Therefore, the filter is housed inside the main body panel so that the handle is not visible on the outside.

When cleaning the filter, I pulled the main body panel forward and opened it.

A conventional air conditioner filter will be described below with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17.

The fifteenth factor is a front view of the appearance of a conventional air conditioner, FIG. 16 is a sectional view of the AeA section of FIG.

In FIGS. 15 and 16, a panel 2 is provided at the upper front of the main body 1, and the panel 2 is connected to a rotating shaft 2 provided therein.
It can be opened and closed manually around point a. Body l
An operating section 3 is provided on the lower right front side of the main body, and a main body transmitting/receiving section 4 is provided on the operating section 3.

The main body transmitting/receiving section 4 receives signals from a remote control device (not shown) and sends signals to the remote control device. Reference numeral 05 is an air intake port provided at the upper part of the main body 1 and the panel 2. 6 is a filter disposed in front of a heat exchanger 8 whose main body is 1 yen, and dust and dirt in the air sucked in from the suction port 5 is removed by the filter 6. 7
is the crossflow fan installed inside the main body,
The air sucked into the cross-flow fan 7 is passed through a filter 6 and a heat exchanger 8, and cold or warm air is blown out through an outlet 9 provided at the bottom of the main body 1.

The air outlet 9 has a vertical wind direction adjustment plate lO and a left and right wind direction adjustment plate 1.
1 is provided. In FIG. 17, a filter 6 is disposed inside the main body 1 on the left front side, and an electrical equipment box 12 is disposed on the right side. The filter 6 is inserted into the filter guide plate I3, and when removing the filter 6,
Pull the handle 6a downward. Filter 61 - When installing, insert the filter 6 into the filter guide plate 13.

The operation of removing the filter from the conventional air conditioner configured as described above will be described below. First, open the panel 2 by holding the lower side 2b of the panel 2 and pulling it forward. Then, hold the handle 6aXt of the filter 6 with your fingers and pull it downward to remove it. After cleaning the filter 6, remove the filter guide plate 13.
Insert and install filter 6.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

To remove the filter from an air conditioner with a filter stored inside the main unit that removes dust and dirt from the air, as described above, open the lower side of the front panel by hand, and then pull the filter handle downward to remove it. This invention was made to solve the above problem, and when removing the filter, there is no need to manually open the panel and pull the filter handle downward to remove it. The aim is to improve this.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, in the air conditioner of the present invention, an engaging portion is provided on the filter, a cam is provided that engages with the engaging portion, and an engaging portion is provided on the panel, and the engaging portion is provided with a cam that engages with the engaging portion. It is configured to have an engaging cam and an air damper that constantly applies force to the panel forward and the filter downward.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the air damper is designed so that a force is constantly applied to the panel forward and the filter downward.

As a result, it is possible to automatically open the panel and remove the filter without having to open it manually.

[*Example]

Hereinafter, one example thereof will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 14.

The same parts as in the conventional example are given the same numbers and numerals, and the details are omitted. Fig. 1 is an external front view of the air conditioner of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an external front view of the air conditioner with the main body edge panel removed, and Fig. WJ4 is an external front view of the air conditioner of the present invention. 5 is an external front view of the filter, FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the panel, FIG. 7 is a right side view of main body 1, FIG. 8 is a left side view of main body 1, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view showing the relationship between the filter, the filter cam, and the solenoid. The ilO figure is a side view showing the engagement state of the filter, the filter cam, and the solenoid. Figure 1F is the panel cam, the panel cam frame, and the spring. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the engagement state of the panel cam, the frame of the panel cam, and the spring. FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing the engagement state of the panel claw and the panel cam. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the engaged state of the filter and the air damper.

In Figures 1 and 2, the panel 1 is located at the top of the front of the main body l.
4, and the panel 14 has a rotating shaft +
It is centered around 4ak and can be opened and closed. An operating section 15 is provided on the lower right front side of the main body 1, and the operating section 15 is provided with a main body transmitting/receiving section 4 and a filter removal button 16. The main unit transmitting/receiving section 4 receives signals from a remote control device (not shown) and sends signals to the remote control device.

When the filter removal button 16 is pressed, the panel 14 opens three seconds later, and the filter 17 disposed in front of the heat exchanger 8 in the main body 1 is pushed out downward. Reference numeral 5 denotes an air suction port provided at the upper part of the main body 1 and the panel 14, and dust and dirt in the air sucked in from the suction port 5 is removed by the filter 17. Reference numeral 7 designates a companion cross flow fan provided inside the main body 1. The cross flow fan 7KL passes the sucked air through a filter 17 and a heat exchanger 8, and blows cold or hot air to the lower part of the main body 1. It blows out from 9 outlets. The air outlet 9 is provided with a vertical wind direction adjustment plate lO and a left and right wind direction adjustment plate 11.

In FIG. 3, a filter 17 is disposed on the left front of the third portion of the main body 11F, and an electrical equipment box 18 is disposed on the cloth portion.

Reference numeral 19 denotes air dampers provided as engagement/disengagement means, and the air dampers 19 are disposed on the left and right sides.

The force that tries to open the panel 16 forward also causes the filter 1
7 damper support I 7ae A downward force is always applied. 20 is a solenoid, and when the solenoid 2o is energized, the holding state between the filter cam 21 and the filter engaging portion (hereinafter referred to as a claw) +7b is released. 22 is a panel cam, and the panel cam 22 is an engaging part (hereinafter referred to as a claw) of the panel 14.
14c. 23 is a connecting rod, which transmits the rotational motion of the filter cam 21 provided on the right side to the filter cam 2I provided on the left side.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, the filter 17 includes a tamper
Support 17a (!: Filter claw + 7bt is provided.

In FIG. 6, the panel 14 is provided with rotating shafts 14a and 4b for opening the panel 14't, and a claw 14c that engages with the panel cam 22.

In FIG. 7, a panel rotation hole 1a is provided in the main body 1,
Insert the rotation shaft +4b of the panel 14 into the rotation hole 1a.

In FIG. 8, a panel rotation notch 1b is provided in the main body I, and the rotation shaft 14a of the panel 14 is inserted into the rotation notch 1b.

In FIG. 9, a solenoid shaft 20a is provided which slides when the voltage is applied to the solenoid 20 so that Lv1 is reduced, and the solenoid shaft 20a is inserted into a solenoid spring 24. The filter cam 21 is rotatably mounted by a solenoid pin 25 press-fitted into the tip of the solenoid shaft 20a. The filter cam 21 is connected to the rotation shaft 21be of the filter cam.
It can be rotated freely around the center. and filter 1
7 is inserted into the filter guide plate 13, a filter claw 17b is provided which engages with the filter cam claw 2+a.

In FIG. 10, the solenoid spring 24 connects the filter cam pawl 21a and the filter pawl +
7b holds.

In FIG. 11, the panel cam 22IC is provided with a panel cam claw 22a, a filter holding flat part 22b, a panel cam shaft 22c, a panel cam rotation shaft 22d, and a spring hole 22e. Panel cam frame 26
is provided with a rotation hole 26a and a frame ceiling 26b for a panel cam. 27 is a spring for the panel cam, and the spring 27 is attached to the shaft 22c of the panel cam and the spring mounting hole 22E. Then, the rotating shaft 22D of the panel cam is inserted into the rotating hole 26a by expanding the resin frame of the panel cam in the direction of the arrow.

In FIG. 12, the spring 27 of the panel cam is attached to the flat part 22b of the panel cam 22 for pressing the filter.
The panel cam is assembled so that the panel cam is always in contact with the frame ceiling 26b and a force is exerted in the direction of the arrow. In FIG. 13, when the panel 14 is closed, the claw +4c of the panel engages with the claw 22a of the panel cam.

In FIG. 14, the air damper 19a exerts a force constantly pushing down the filter damper support 17a' (in the direction of the arrow).

The operation of removing the filter of the air conditioner of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

The case of removing the filter will be described below. When filter removal button I6 is pressed, solenoid 20
is energized, the shaft 20a of the solenoid moves upward, and the filter cam 21 rotates toward the rotation shaft 21b' of the filter cam.
The filter cam claw 21b is separated from the filter claw +7b by the downward force of the air damper 19a, and the damper support of the filter is pushed downward. Then, the lower end surface 17c of the filter is pushed downward against the filter holding flat part 22b' of the panel cam 22, and the claw 22a of the panel cam is disengaged from the panel claw 14c. And air damper +
The forward force of 9b pushes the panel 14 forward and opens it. That is, in FIG. 2, forces act in the directions of the arrows in the order of ■ to {circle around (2)}.

Next, the case of attaching a filter will be described below.

When the filter 17 is inserted into the filter guide plate 13 with the panel I4 open, the filter claw +7b engages with the filter cam claw 21a and is held. Then, press the front of the panel 14 with your hand, and then press the claw 14c on the front panel.
is engaged with and held by the pawl 22a of the panel cam.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the present invention, when cleaning the entire filter, there is no need to manually open the front panel of the locking/disengaging means.
It is possible to create an air conditioner that can be opened automatically and the filter can be removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external front view of the air conditioner of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an external front view of the air conditioner with the main body rainbow panel removed, and Fig. 4 5 is an external front view of the filter, FIG. 5 is an external side view of the filter, FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the panel, FIG. 7 is a right side view of the main body 1, and FIG. 8 is a left side view of the main body 1. Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the filter, filter cam, and solenoid. Figure 10 is a side view showing the engagement state of the filter, filter cam, and solenoid. The 11th cause is the frame of the panel cam and the panel cam. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing how the panel cam is engaged with the frame of the panel cam and the spring. FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing the engagement state between the panel claw and the panel cam. , Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing the fitted state of the filter and air damper, Fig. +5 is an exterior front view of a conventional air conditioner, Fig. 161W is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. i15, and Fig. 17 is a FIG. 2 is an external front view of the air conditioner with the main body panel removed. I... Main body 17... Filter 19... Air damper 21... Filter cam representative Patent attorney Takeshi Matsuyama (and 1 other person) Figure 2 outside Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure q Figure 12 /[/ Figure 16

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an air conditioner equipped with a filter for dust collection on the front side of the main body, an engaging part is provided on the filter, and an engaging/disengaging means is provided at an appropriate position on the main body side opposite to the engaging part. An air conditioner equipped with 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, characterized in that an air damper is provided as the engagement/disengagement means.