KR20080078199A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

Since the present invention includes a filter, a cleaning unit for cleaning the filter, a foreign substance guide hose for guiding foreign substances cleaned by the cleaning unit, and a holder for binding the foreign substance guide hose and a cable connected to the cleaning unit, Provided is an air conditioner that can be cleaned by the cleaning unit while the filter is mounted on the main body, and in particular, the wiring / piping of the foreign matter guiding hose and cable can be simplified and can be avoided from interfering with the surroundings.

Description

Air Conditioner

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 2.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

6 is an enlarged view of a portion 'A' of FIG. 2.

Figure 7 is a side view showing a part of the holder of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

2 ; Main body 4; Front panel

10; Base 20; cabinet

30; Upper panel 40; Bottom panel

50; Left suction panel 60; Right suction panel

70; Heat exchanger 80; Air conditioning blower

90; Center filter 100; Left suction filter

110; Right suction filter 200; Cleaning unit

210; Kit 211; Dust chamber

216; Foreign substance guide hose 218; Cleaning unit wheels

220; Cleaning unit suction device 230; Cleaning member

240; Foreign material separation unit 250; Foreign Material Collection Unit

280; Cable 290; holder

291; Incision 292; Hose insert

294; Cable insert

The present invention relates to an air conditioner capable of air conditioning such as cooling, heating, or purifying a room, and more particularly, to an air conditioner that can be cleaned with a filter mounted on a main body.

In general, an air conditioner is used to cool or heat a room or purify the air by using a refrigeration cycle of a refrigerant consisting of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator to create a more comfortable indoor environment for a user. .

The separate type and the integrated type are functionally the same, but the separate type connects the indoor unit and the outdoor unit separated by the refrigerant pipes by installing the cooling / heating unit in the indoor unit and the heat radiating / cooling and compression unit in the outdoor unit, and the integrated type by cooling heat dissipation. Integrate the function of the hole in the wall of the house or hang the device on the window is installed directly.

Such an air conditioner is provided with a filter which collects foreign substances in the air sucked into the air conditioner for protecting the components in the air conditioner as well as purifying the air in the air conditioning chamber.

As the filter performs the filter function by collecting the foreign matter in the air sucked into the air conditioner as described above, the amount of the foreign matter collected in the filter increases as the period of use of the filter is deteriorated, Interfering with the air flow through the air conditioner is reduced to the function of the air conditioner.

Therefore, the filter provided in the air conditioner should be replaced frequently or cleaned to remove the foreign matter collected in the filter.

However, the air conditioner according to the prior art as described above should be installed so that the filter is detachable for the replacement or cleaning of the filter, the layout of the filter or the installation method, as well as the layout of the components around the filter. There is a problem that is constrained.

In addition, since the air conditioner consumer or the driver needs to replace or clean the filter directly, the inconvenience of replacing or cleaning the filter, and the discomfort caused by the contamination of the filter may adversely affect the emotional quality. There is a problem.

In addition, in addition to the inconvenience described above, when the filter is installed inside the air conditioner, it is difficult to easily check the condition of the filter, so that the replacement or cleaning of the filter is often left unattended for a long time. There is a problem in that the emotional quality may be adversely affected by deterioration of the function of the air conditioner, and further, the filter or the air conditioner are burned out.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can be automatically cleaned by the cleaning unit with the filter mounted on the main body.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can be neatly organized and the foreign matter guide hose and cable connected to the cleaning unit.

The present invention is a filter to solve the above problems; A cleaning unit for cleaning the filter; A foreign substance guide hose for guiding the foreign substance cleaned by the cleaning unit; It provides an air conditioner including a holder for tying the foreign matter guide hose and the cable connected to the cleaning unit.

The holder may be separated from the hose insert portion into which the foreign substance guide hose is inserted and the cable insert portion into which the cable is inserted.

The hose insert and the cable insert communicate with each other; The boundary width of the hose inserting portion and the cable inserting portion may be smaller than the width of at least one of the foreign matter guide hose and the cable corresponding to the boundary width.

The holder may be formed with a plurality of incision along the longitudinal direction of the holder.

The cut line may be formed at least in a portion in which the foreign substance guide hose is inserted along the circumferential direction of the holder.

The cut line may extend to a part of the portion where the cable is inserted.

The end of the incision can be extended.

The end of the incision may extend in a circular shape.

The air conditioner has an air intake port through which air is sucked and includes a suction panel to which the filter is mounted; The holder may have a cut line spacing of a portion inserted into the suction panel along a length direction of the holder, which is smaller than the cut line spacing of the remaining portions.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For reference, for convenience of description, the up and down directions, left and right directions, and the front and rear directions are indicated based on the indoor unit of the air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 1, and the up and down directions are arrow Z, the left and right directions are arrow Y, and the front and rear directions are arrow X. Instructed by

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an air conditioner according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the appearance of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is a main body 2 having an air conditioning unit for sucking and air conditioning the indoor air, and the front panel rotatably connected to the main body forward It includes (4).

The main body 2 includes a base 10, a cabinet 20, an upper panel 30, a lower panel 40, and left and right suction panels 50 and 60.

The upper panel 30 is formed with side air outlets 32 through which air is discharged in each of the left and right side parts, and the left and right outlet port 34 for opening and closing each of the side air outlets 32 is rotated. It is possibly installed. The upper panel 30 has an upper air outlet 33 through which air is discharged, and an upper outlet panel 36 for opening and closing the upper air outlet 33 is rotatably installed.

The lower panel 40 is disposed to shield a part of the space between at least the upper panel 30 and the left and right suction panels 50 and 60.

The left and right suction panels 50 and 60 are installed to shield the left and right spaces between the cabinet 20 and the front panel 4, respectively, and the left and right air inlets 51 and 52 are formed. , The right suction grille 52 and 62, the left and right suction vanes 54 and 64 that open and close the left and right air intakes 51 and 52, and are located inside the main body 2. Left and right filter panels 56 (not shown) combined with the left and right suction grille 52 and 64, respectively.

The front panel 4 is a kind of door covering or opening the front surface of the main body 2, and has a height equal to or similar to a height between the lower end of the base 10 and the upper end of the upper panel 30. And a width equal to or similar to a width between the left and right suction panels 50 and 60. The front panel 4 is hinged to be rotated about any one of the left and right sides of the main body (2). That is, the upper left side of the front panel 4 is rotatably coupled to the upper hinge bracket 38 installed on the upper surface of the upper panel 30, and the lower left side of the front panel 4 is the base 10. Is rotatably coupled to the lower hinge bracket 12 installed on the upper surface of the. In addition, the front panel 4 is coupled to the main body 2 by a rotation limiting means 6 such that the rotational speed and angle are limited. The pivot limiting means 6 is a slider whose one end is slidably coupled to the front panel 4 and the other end is pivotally coupled to the upper panel 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air conditioner according to the present invention has a heat exchanger 70 for heating / cooling air by using a refrigerant, and the outside air is sucked into the air conditioner for the heat exchanger. And an air conditioner blower 80 for allowing air to pass through the air 70, a purifying unit for purifying air sucked into the air conditioner, and a main control box 85 for controlling the air conditioner. .

The heat exchanger 70 is mounted to at least one of the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 30 to be inclinedly positioned between the cabinet 20 and the upper panel 30.

The air conditioning blower 80 is mounted to the cabinet 20 to be positioned below the heat exchanger 70. The air conditioning blower 80 has an open front surface and a discharge hole formed in an upper surface thereof, the air conditioning fan housing 81 mounted in the cabinet, and an air conditioning fan 82 rotatably positioned inside the air conditioning fan housing 81. ), An air conditioning blower motor having a shaft 83 connected to the air conditioning fan 82 to rotate the air conditioning fan 82, and an orifice 84 mounted to the front surface of the air conditioning fan housing 81. .

The purifying unit is provided at the front of the air conditioning blower 80 and is sucked into the central filter 90 and the left and right air intake ports 51 and 52, respectively, to purify the air sucked into the air conditioning blower 80. Left and right suction filter 100 (not shown) for purifying the air to be included.

The central filter 90 is preferably arranged so that different kinds of purifying step by step to purify the air, and is not limited to the kind, the pre-filter to filter out large foreign substances in the air, and the high-performance filter to filter out fine dust Hybrid filter which combined phosphate filter, nanofilter superior in deodorization and antibacterial performance, optional filter such as yellow dust filter or deodorization filter to attach selectively, and plural polyurethanes with nonwoven fabric and density, and dust At least one of the plasma electrostatic precipitator which is ionized and collected. The central filter 90 may be attached to or detached from the central filter holder 92 provided to be rotatable in the front-rear direction in front of the air conditioning blower 70.

The left and right suction filters 100 (not shown) may be combined with the left and right filter panels 56 (not shown), respectively. The left and right suction filter 100 (not shown) may be provided to be detachably attached to the left and right filter panels 56 and 66 in a sliding manner, and the left and right filter panels as in the present embodiment. It is also possible to be fixed to 56 (not shown).

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the inside of the air conditioner according to the present invention for cleaning at least a portion of the filter of the purification unit, that is, the central filter 90 and the left and right suction filter (100, 110) The cleaning unit 200 is provided. Hereinafter, only the present embodiment, the cleaning unit 200 will be described as cleaning the left, right suction filter (100, 110).

The cleaning unit 200 may be a method of using a cleaning tool such as a brush, a mop, such as manual / automatic operation, a method using a suction force, and various cleaning methods may be used. Hereinafter, only the present embodiment, the cleaning unit 200 will be described as using a suction force and a cleaning tool. Accordingly, the cleaning unit 200 is provided in the left and right suction filters 100 and 110, respectively, and includes a kit 210 having a space in which foreign substances are sucked, that is, a dust chamber, and the dust chamber. The cleaning suction device 220 to generate, and a cleaning member 230 which is a cleaning tool provided in the kit 210. The kit 210 is the left and right suction grille 52, 62 and the left and right filter panel 56 (not shown) to directly clean the foreign matter of the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown). Si).

The kit 210 includes the left suction grille 52 and the left filter panel 56 so that foreign matters of the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown) can be directly cleaned by the cleaning unit 200. It may be located between the right suction grille 62 and the right filter panel 66, respectively.

The kit 210 is provided with a smaller size than the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown) as in the present embodiment, and can be moved along the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown). have. Therefore, when the cleaning waiting for the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown), the kit 210 is located in one corner to prevent the air flow sucked into the left and right air inlets 51 and 61. It has the advantage of not being able to. The kit 210 may be moved in various ways. The left and right suction filters (not shown) 110 are long in the vertical direction and narrow in the front and rear directions. The kit is limited to the present embodiment. It will be described that the 210 is moved only in the up and down direction.

The cleaning suction device 220 may be provided as a blower type so that foreign matters of the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown) may be sucked into the kit 210 together with air. The cleaning suction device 220 may be structurally spaced from the kit 210 and connected through the kit 210 and the foreign matter guide hose 216 as in the present embodiment. It is also possible to integrate with). The foreign substance guide hose 216 may be provided in a bellows structure to facilitate bending deformation. The cleaning suction device 220 may be located at the side of the base 10 so as to be close to the kit 210 and to make the overall structure of the air conditioner compact and compact. The cleaning suction device 220 may be shared by two or more kits 210 so that the overall structure can be simplified and compact.

The cleaning unit 200 may be controlled by the main control box 85, but is controlled exclusively by the cleaning unit control box 205 provided separately from the main control box 85 as in the present embodiment. Can be. The cleaning unit control box 205 may be operated in conjunction with the main control box 85, or may be operated independently. The cleaning unit control box 205 may be mounted to the base 10 to be positioned close to the cleaning unit 200.

The foreign matter cleaned by the cleaning unit 200 may be discharged directly to the outside of the air conditioner through the cleaning suction device 220, by the foreign matter separation unit 240 to be described later as in this embodiment It is also possible to be separated and discharged without passing through the cleaning suction device 220. The foreign matter separation unit 240 may be provided to separate the foreign matter between the kit 210 and the cleaning suction device 220 by using the cyclone principle. The foreign matter separation unit 240 may be located on the base 10 side so as to be close to the cleaning unit 200, to be easily removable, and to have a compact and compact structure of the air conditioner as a whole.

In addition, the foreign matters cleaned by the cleaning unit 200 may be discharged directly to the outside of the air conditioner through the hose, the foreign matter collection unit 250 provided inside the air conditioner as in this embodiment It is also possible to collect and process separately. The foreign matter collection unit 250 may be provided as a box as in the present embodiment, or may be provided as a dust bag other than the present embodiment. The foreign matter collection unit 250 may be located on the base 10 side so as to be close to the cleaning unit 200, easy to attach and detach, and the overall structure of the air conditioner may be compact and compact.

On the other hand, as will be described later, when the kit 210 is movable, the position detecting unit 252 may be included for controlling the movement of the kit 210. The position detecting unit 252 may be applied to various types such as an infrared sensor, a switch, a photosensor, and the like will be described as a photosensor only in this embodiment. The position detecting unit 252 is the left and right suction panel 50 to correspond to both ends of the movement path of the kit 210 so that at least the position of both ends of the movement path of the kit 210 can be detected. Each of the upper and lower parts of the 60 may be provided one by one.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG.

3 and 4, the kit 210 may be configured such that the dust chamber 211 is independently provided in a part of the kit 210 as in the present embodiment. That is, the kit 210 includes a kit body 212 forming an appearance of the kit 210 and a dust chamber body 214 provided inside the kit body 212 to partition the dust chamber 211. Can be done. The dust suction port 212A into which the foreign substances of the left and right suction filters 100 are sucked into the kit body 212 at portions corresponding to the left and right suction filters (not shown) 110 and the dust chamber 211. ) Is formed. The foreign substance guide hose 216 is coupled to the dust chamber body 214. As described above, when the dust chamber body 214 for the dust chamber 211 is provided in the kit 210, the suction force in the dust chamber 211 may be sufficiently maintained, and the dust chamber 211 may be provided. The contamination of the kit 210 due to the foreign matter collected in the) has the advantage that can be prevented. Of course, in the kit 210, in addition to the present embodiment, the entire interior of the kit 210 may be the dust chamber 211. That is, the kit 210 may not have a separate dust chamber body 214.

The cleaning member 230 may be provided with a brush type that is effective for cleaning foreign matters of the left and right suction filters (not shown) 110 among various cleaning tools. In particular, the brush-type cleaning member 230 may be provided to be rotatable so that the cleaning efficiency of the left and right suction filter (not shown) 110 is good. Accordingly, the cleaning member 230 may include an agitator 232 having a spiral tuft 232 ′ that may be in frictional contact with the left and right suction filters (not shown) 110, and the agitator 232. ) May be composed of an agitator shaft 234 to be rotatably coupled to the kit 210. The agitator 232 is positioned in the dust chamber 211 so that the spiral tufts 232 'may protrude toward the left and right suction filters (not shown) 110 through the dust suction ports 213A. do. Therefore, foreign matters cleaned by the cleaning member 230 may be directly sucked into the dust chamber 211. The cleaning member 230 may be rotated manually or may be automatically rotated.

On the other hand, the foreign matter stuck to the cleaning member 230 may be removed from the cleaning member 230 by a cleaning member foreign material removal projection 236 to be described later. The cleaning member debris removing protrusion 236 is provided in the kit 210 so as to remove the debris of the cleaning member 230 while being in frictional contact with the spiral tufts 232 ′ of the cleaning member 230. . The cleaning member debris removing protrusion 236 may be located at the dust suction port 213A so that the foreign matter removed from the cleaning member 230 may be sucked into the dust chamber 211. When the cleaning member foreign material removal protrusion 236 is included as described above, a service operation for cleaning the cleaning member 230 is not necessary, so that convenience can be improved, and the cleaning member 230 always performs its role. Has the advantage to be.

For reference, reference numeral 60 in FIGS. 3 and 4 denotes the right suction panel 60 described above, reference numeral 62 denotes the right suction grill 62 described above, and reference numeral 64 denotes the right suction vane 64 described above. Reference numeral 66 denotes a right filter panel 66 described above, and reference numeral 262 denotes a kit guide rail 262 which will be described later. In addition, reference numeral 260 of FIG. 3 is a cleaning unit wheel rack gear 260 to be described later, and reference numeral 270 is a second interlocking gear to be described later. In addition, reference numeral 252 of FIG. 4 denotes the position detecting unit 252 described above, and reference numeral 218A denotes a cleaning unit wheel shaft 218A which will be described later.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG.

The kit 210 may be provided with a cleaning unit wheels 218 to facilitate the movement of the kit 210. The cleaning unit wheels 218 may be rotated manually or may be automatically rotated by power. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the cleaning unit wheel 218 is limited to being rotated by power for convenience of use of the cleaning unit 200.

The cleaning unit wheels 218 may be located outside the kit 210 or may be located inside the kit 210. In this embodiment, a part of the cleaning unit kit 218 may be It will be described limited to that inserted in the kit 210. The cleaning unit wheels 218 may be provided in plural numbers so as to steadily support the kit 210 and to smoothly move the kit 210 in a vertical direction while being balanced and stable. That is, as an example, the cleaning unit wheels 218, as in this embodiment, one each on the front and rear sides of the kit 210 so as to be spaced apart from each other about the left and right suction filter (not shown) 110. It may be provided. The two cleaning unit wheels 218 may be combined through the cleaning unit wheel shaft 218A so as to be interlocked with each other.

The cleaning unit wheel 218 may be provided in the form of a pinion gear and may move along the cleaning unit wheel rack gear 260 provided in the left and right suction panels (not shown) 60. Then the vertical movement of the kit 210 is smooth, it has the advantage that the fall of the kit 210 can be prevented.

In addition, the kit 210 is coupled to the kit guide rail 262 provided in the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 before and after the kit 210 so as to smoothly move the kit 210. Guide protrusions 219 may be provided. Therefore, the kit 210 may be maintained in close contact with the left and right suction filters (not shown) 110, and the kit 210 may not be separated from the escape path of the kit 210.

The cleaning unit wheels 218 may be linked with the cleaning member 230 at a predetermined revolution ratio. That is, the interlocking unit may be included to interlock the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230. The interlocking unit may be implemented in various types of interlocking systems such as a gear set, a belt & a pulley, and the following description will be limited to the gear set only in the present embodiment. That is, the interlocking unit includes a first interlocking gear 270 integrated with the cleaning unit wheel 218 and a second interlocking gear 270 integrated with the cleaning member 230 and engaged with the first interlocking gear at a predetermined gear ratio. Can be. The first interlocking gear may be formed by providing the cleaning unit wheel 218 itself in the form of a gear as in the present embodiment. That is, the cleaning unit wheel 218 may be the first interlocking gear. As described above, when the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the first interlocking gear are configured as shared components, the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the first interlocking gear may be structurally simple, compact, and lightweight, and manufacturing costs may be reduced. The second interlocking gear 270 may be coupled to rotate integrally with the agitator shaft 234. The second interlocking gear 270 may firmly support the cleaning member 230, and may be provided in plural numbers so that the rotation of the cleaning member 230 is smooth, balanced and stable. That is, the second interlocking gear 270 may correspond one-to-one with the cleaning unit wheels 218 serving as the respective first interlocking gears.

The number of revolutions of the cleaning unit wheels 218 serving as the first interlocking gears and the second interlocking gears 270 may be the number of revolutions of the cleaning unit wheels 218 serving as the first interlocking gears. May be combined with each other to be greater. That is, the cleaning unit wheels 218 serving as the first interlocking gear are structurally larger than the second interlocking gear 270 and have more gears. Therefore, the kit 210 can be moved relatively slowly compared to the rotational speed of the cleaning member 230, the left and right suction filter (not shown) can be meticulously cleaned, and the cleaning member ( Since the 230 may rotate faster than the moving speed of the cleaning unit 200, the left and right suction filters (not shown) 110 may be cleaned by the cleaning member 230. . In addition, the cleaning unit wheel 218 has the advantage that it can be easily combined with the second unit gear 270 as well as the cleaning unit wheel rack gear 260.

As the cleaning unit wheels 218 and the cleaning member 230 are interlocked as described above, when only one of the cleaning unit wheels 218 and the cleaning member 230 is operated by manual or power, the other one is automatically Since the operation of the cleaning unit 200 can be easily operated and using power, one power source is sufficient to provide a simple structure as well as structural compactness and compactness, and manufacturing cost can be saved. Even if 218 and the cleaning member 230 are interlocked, the cleaning member 230 can be operated at a suitable speed. In addition, even if the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 is interlocked with each other has the advantage that can be operated at a suitable speed, respectively.

Meanwhile, the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 may be automatically operated by power as in the present embodiment. The cleaning unit power source that is the power of the cleaning unit 200 may be provided as a motor that is inexpensive, light and easy to apply among various types such as an engine and a motor.

The cleaning unit power source may be combined with the kit 210 so that the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 can be simply connected. In this case, the cleaning unit power source may be built in the kit 210 as in the present embodiment, or may be installed outside the kit 210 in addition to the present embodiment.

The cleaning unit power source may be connected to the above-described main control box 85 or cleaning unit control box 205 shown in FIG. 2 through a cable 280 to receive power.

The cleaning unit power source may be directly coupled to the cleaning unit wheels 218 and the cleaning member 230, respectively, or may be indirectly coupled through a power transmission mechanism such as a gear set or a belt & pulley. In the following embodiment, the cleaning unit power source will be described as being indirectly coupled to the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 through a gear set. Therefore, a drive gear 282 integrally combined with the cleaning unit power source and interlocked with at least one of the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 at a predetermined revolution ratio may be included. As described above, the drive gear 282 may be bitten by only one of the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 as the cleaning unit wheel 218 and the cleaning member 230 are interlocked with each other. It is also possible to be located between the cleaning unit wheels 218 and the cleaning member 230, the cleaning unit wheels 218 and the cleaning member 230 may be crawled together. In the present exemplary embodiment, the drive gear 282 is limited to the gear bite of the cleaning unit wheel 218. The drive gear 282 may be larger than the cleaning unit wheels 218, or may be smaller than the cleaning unit wheels 218 as in this embodiment.

For reference, reference numeral 60 in FIG. 5 denotes the right suction panel 60 described above, reference numeral 62 denotes the right suction grill 62 described above, and reference numeral 66 denotes the right filter panel 66 described above. , Reference numeral 216 denotes the foreign substance guide hose 216 described above, reference numeral 252 denotes the position detecting unit 252 described above, and reference numeral 262 denotes the kit guide rail 262.

An enlarged portion 'A' of FIG. 3 and FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a holder 290 for organizing the foreign substance guide hose 216 and the cable 280.

As shown in Figure 3 and 6, 7, the foreign material guide hose 216 is one end is connected to the kit 210, in particular the dust chamber 211, the other end is the foreign matter separation unit ( It is coupled to the foreign matter separation unit 240 to be connected to the cleaning unit suction device 220 through the 240. The foreign substance guide hose 216 may have a substantially circular cross-sectional shape, and may be provided in a bellows structure so that it can be easily elastically deformed. The foreign material guide hose 216 may be fixed to the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 corresponding to a lower portion of the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60. Therefore, even if the kit 210 is moved, since only a part of the foreign matter guide hose 216 inserted into the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 moves, the twist or the periphery of the foreign matter guide hose 216 is moved. Interference with and can be excluded, there is an advantage that the separation of the foreign matter guide hose 216 and the kit 210 or the foreign matter separation unit (not shown) can be prevented. The foreign material guide hose 216 has a portion inserted into the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 is provided on one side of the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 (left and right hose guide ( Not shown) 60 '.

The cable 280 may be provided in a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape.

The cable 280 is for the purpose of eliminating interference with the foreign matter guide hose 216 and preventing twisting, and interference interference with the surroundings of the left and right suction panels (not shown) 60 and the kit 210. It is tied to one by the holder 290, it can be wired along the foreign matter guide hose 216.

The holder 290 may be separated into a hose insertion unit 292 into which the foreign substance guide hose 216 is inserted, and a cable insertion unit 294 into which the cable 280 is inserted. The hose inserting portion 292 of the holder 290 may be provided in a substantially circular shape to fit the outer shape of the foreign matter guide hose 216 to prevent the flow of the foreign matter guide hose 216 in the holder 290. . The cable inserting portion 294 of the holder 290 may be provided in a substantially square shape to fit the outer shape of the cable 280 to prevent the flow of the cable 280 in the holder 290.

The holder 290 may be provided in a structure in which the hose insertion unit 292 and the cable insertion unit 294 are separated. Therefore, the foreign material guide hose 216 and the cable 280 in the holder 290 can be easily combined, and the interference and twist of the foreign material guide hose 216 and the cable 280 in the holder 290 Has the advantage that can be avoided.

Furthermore, the hose inserting portion 292 and the cable inserting portion 294 of the holder 290 communicate with each other, so that the hose inserting portion 292 and the cable inserting portion (2) of the holder 290 can be separated from each other. The boundary width L1 of 294 may be smaller than the width L2 or L3 of at least one of the foreign substance guide hose 216 and the cable 280 corresponding to the boundary width L1. In the present embodiment, the boundary width L1 of the hose insertion portion 292 and the cable insertion portion 294 of the holder 290 may be smaller than the width L2 of the foreign substance guide hose 216. As such, when the hose inserting portion 292 and the cable inserting portion 294 of the holder 290 are separated from each other and are in communication with each other, the cross section of the holder 290 may be elastically deformed so that the foreign substance guide hose 216 may be used. Or a combination of the cable 280 and the holder 290 may be easier and the molding of the holder 290 has an advantage.

The holder 290 can also take the form of a closed ring along the circumferential direction (arrow W) of the holder 290, and take a form cut out in a portion of the circumferential direction (arrow W) of the holder 290. It is also possible. In the present embodiment, an example in which a ring-shaped form is closed along the circumferential direction (arrow W) of the holder 290 of the holder 290 is disclosed.

The holder 290 may be made of a plastic material so as to securely protect the foreign substance guide hose 216 and the cable 280.

The holder 290 may be provided in a bendable structure so that the foreign material guide hose 216 and the cable 280 can be deformed as the kit 210 is moved. That is, the holder 290 has a plurality of stress concentrations along the longitudinal direction (arrow L) of the holder 290 so that the stress concentration at the bending deformation of the holder 290 may be small and the degree of bending freedom of the holder 290 may be large. An incision 291 may be formed.

Each of the plurality of incisions 291 of the holder 290 may be formed at least in the hose insertion portion 292 of the holder 290 along the circumferential direction (arrow W) of the holder 290. As a result, the foreign matter guide hose 216 is relatively thicker than the cable 280, and the foreign matter guide hose 216 has an advantage of being able to bend and deform more easily.

Furthermore, at least a portion of the plurality of incisions 219 of the holder 290 extends to a portion of the cable insertion portion 294 of the holder 290 along the circumferential direction (arrow W) of the holder 290. Can be. Therefore, the holder 290 and the foreign matter guide hose 216 and the cable 280 in the holder 290 has an advantage that can be bent more smoothly bending deformation. According to the present embodiment, all of the plurality of cut lines 219 of the holder 290 are formed in the cable insertion portion 294 of the holder 290 along the circumferential direction (arrow W) of the holder 290. An example that extends to a portion is disclosed.

In addition, each of the plurality of incision lines 291 of the holder 290 may have an incision end portion 291 ′ extended therein. Therefore, when bending deformation of the holder 290, the stress applied to the incision end portion 291 'of each incision 291 of the holder 290 may be dispersed. The shape of the incision end portion 291 ′ of each incision line 291 may be variously applied, such as a triangle, a rectangle, and an oval. In this embodiment, among the various embodiments, each incision 291 of the holder 290 so that the stress concentration at the incision end portion 291 'of each incision 291 of the holder 290 can be minimized An example in which the incision end 291 ′ of the () is expanded in a substantially circular shape is disclosed.

In addition, the plurality of incision lines 291 of the holder 290 may have a constant interval G between the incision lines, which are spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction (arrow L) of the holder 290, or It may not be irregular at all times. In this embodiment, an example in which the gap G between the incisions of the holder 290 is not constant is disclosed. In particular, in the present embodiment, in the portion (section A of FIG. 7) inserted into the left and right suction panels (not shown) 60 of the holder 290, the gap G between the incisions of the holder 290 is shown. The interval G between the incision lines of the holder 290 is constant in the portion (section B of FIG. 7) positioned outside the left and right suction panels (not shown) 60, but the holder ( The interval G between the incision lines of the holder 290 in the portion (290 A section of FIG. 7) inserted into the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 of the 290 is the left and right suction panel ( It is smaller than the gap G between the incisions of the holder 290 in the portion (outer section B of FIG. 7) located outside 60. Therefore, a portion (section A of FIG. 7) inserted into the left and right suction panel (not shown) 60 having a relatively high movement as the holder 290 is linked with the movement of the kit 210. It can be deformed smoothly and easily, and the part outside the left and right suction panels (not shown) 60 (Section B of FIG. 7) fixed to the main body 2 has an advantage that rigidity can be secured.

The plurality of incisions 291 of the holder 290 may all have the same shape, or may have various shapes regularly or irregularly. In this embodiment, the plurality of incisions of the holder 290 291) all have the same form.

Hereinafter, the air conditioning operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

When the air conditioning operation is requested, the air conditioning blower 80 is driven. Therefore, the outside air of the main body 2 is sucked into the main body 2 through the left and right air inlets 51 and 61 of the main body 2. The air sucked into the main body 2 is purified while passing through the left and right suction filter 100 (not shown) and the central filter 90, and then sucked into the air conditioning blower 80. The air sucked into the air conditioning blower 80 is blown to the upper side of the air conditioning blower 80 to be heat exchanged by the heat exchanger 70. Air heat exchanged by the heat exchanger 70 is discharged to the outside of the main body 2 through the side air discharge port 32 and the upper air discharge port 33 of the main body 2. Therefore, cooling / heating may be achieved by the air heat exchanged in the heat exchanger 70.

Hereinafter, the operation of the filter cleaning function of the air conditioner according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

When the filter cleaning function is requested to be performed, power is applied to the cleaning unit suction device 220 and the cleaning unit power source. Then, a suction force is generated by the cleaning unit suction device 220 to attract foreign substances in the left and right suction filters 100 and 110 to the dust chamber 211 of the cleaning unit 200. And the drive gear 282 is rotated by the power of the cleaning unit power source, the cleaning unit wheel 218 is rotated in conjunction with the drive gear 282, the second interlocking gear 270 and the cleaning The member 230 rotates in association with the cleaning unit wheel 218.

Therefore, since the cleaning unit wheels 218 and the cleaning unit wheel rack gear 260 are in the state of being bitten, the cleaning unit wheels 218 are rotated along the cleaning unit wheel rack gear 260 as the kit ( 210 is moved in the vertical direction (arrow Z). At this time, if the kit 210 is located at the top or bottom of the movement path of the kit 210, the position of the kit 210 is sensed by the position detecting unit 252, wherein the kit ( The movement direction of the 210 may be switched or the movement of the kit 210 may be stopped.

In addition, the agitator 232 and the left and right suction according to the suction force generated by the cleaning unit suction device 220 and the rotation of the agitator 232 at the same time as the kit 210 is moved as described above. By frictional contact of the filters 100 and 110, foreign matters of the left and right suction filters 100 and 110 are sucked into the dust chamber 211 of the cleaning unit 200.

The foreign matter sucked into the dust chamber 211 of the cleaning unit 200 is transported to the foreign matter separating unit 240 along the foreign substance guide hose 216 by the suction force of the cleaning unit suction device 220. The foreign material conveyed to the foreign matter separation unit 240 is collected by the foreign matter collection unit 250 after being centrifuged with air by the cyclone principle. At this time, the foreign matter and the centrifuged air in the foreign matter separation unit 240 is pumped to the cleaning unit suction device 220, and then exhausted from the cleaning unit suction device 220.

Since the air conditioner according to the present invention as described above can be cleaned by the cleaning unit while the filter is mounted on the main body, the maintenance of the filter is convenient, the discomfort caused by the contaminated state of the filter and the contaminated filter The neglect of the filter can be prevented, and the filter does not need to be attached or detached, so that the layout restriction of the filter or the installation method thereof, as well as the layout constraints of the components around the filter can be eliminated.

In addition, since the present invention includes a holder for tying the cable connected to the foreign matter guide hose and the cleaning unit, there is an advantage that the wiring, piping can be concisely arranged, and the interference with the surroundings can be avoided.

In addition, since the holder is separated into the hose insert and the cable insert, the foreign matter guide hose and the cable can be easily combined with the holder, and there is an advantage that interference between the foreign matter guide hose and the cable in the holder can be excluded.

In addition, in the present invention, since the hose insertion portion and the cable insertion portion of the holder communicate with each other, and the hose insertion portion and the cable insertion portion of the holder can be separated by adjusting the boundary width of the hose insertion portion and the cable insertion portion of the holder, It is simple and easy to form the holder, and there is an advantage of high degree of deformation freedom such as bending of the holder.

In addition, in the present invention, since a plurality of incision lines are formed in the holder along the length direction of the holder, the degree of freedom of deformation, such as bending of the holder, is high, so that wiring and piping work is easy, and the kit is smoothly moved. In order to secure the straightness, there is an advantage that the holder can be manufactured from a plastic material.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage that the incision end portion of the holder is expanded, the damage due to the concentration of stress on the incision end side of the holder during deformation such as bending of the holder can be prevented.

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A filter; A cleaning unit for cleaning the filter; A foreign substance guide hose for guiding the foreign substance cleaned by the cleaning unit; An air conditioner including a holder for tying the foreign matter guide hose and the cable connected to the cleaning unit. The method according to claim 1, The holder is an air conditioner in which the hose insert portion into which the foreign substance guide hose is inserted and the cable insert portion into which the cable is inserted are separated. The method according to claim 2, The hose insert and the cable insert communicate with each other; And a boundary width of the hose insertion portion and the cable insertion portion is smaller than at least one of the foreign matter guide hose and the cable corresponding to the boundary width. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The holder is provided with a plurality of incision along the longitudinal direction of the holder. The method according to claim 4, The cut line is formed at least in the portion in which the foreign substance guide hose is inserted along the circumferential direction of the holder. The method according to claim 5, The cut line extends to a part of the portion into which the cable is inserted. The method according to claim 4, An air conditioner having an extended end portion of the incision line. The method according to claim 7, An end portion of the incision is extended in a circular air conditioner. The method according to claim 4, The air conditioner has an air intake port through which air is sucked and includes a suction panel to which the filter is mounted; The holder has an air conditioner along a lengthwise direction of the holder, wherein a cutoff gap of a portion inserted into the suction panel is smaller than a cutoff gap of the remaining portion.

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