CN101231025A

CN101231025A - Air conditioner

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Publication number: CN101231025A
Application number: CNA2007101424805A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 朴贤喆; 阳承勋
Original assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Current assignee: LG Electronics Inc
Priority date: 2007-01-26
Filing date: 2007-08-27
Publication date: 2008-07-30
Also published as: KR20080070405A; KR101356486B1; EP1950500A3; EP1950500A2

Abstract

The present invention relates to air conditioners. More specifically, the present invention relates to an air conditioner in which air suction openings are opened/closed selectively by a plurality of separated front panels, moving backward and forward by a driving unit, to discharge conditioned air upward/downward, for securing an adequate air flow rate to be heat exchanged, not being interfered with an air inflow from front, and making convenient opening/closing control of a flow passage according to various modes. For this, the present invention provides an air conditioner including a case having a heat exchanger and a fan mounted thereto, a front panel movably mounted in front of the case for opening/closing a plurality of air suction openings, an air discharge opening in a top and/or a bottom of the case, and a driving unit for moving the front panel backward/forward.

Description

Air-conditioner

Technical field

The present invention relates to air-conditioner.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of like this air-conditioner, in this air-conditioner, by driver element tightly and reposefully backward with proal a plurality of front panels air-breathing opening of opening/closing optionally, to realize the available heat exchange of room air, and under the situation of the flow resistance that reduces, discharge room air up and down, with according to required mode optimization room air, and can not interfere with input air-flow from the front side.

Background technology

Usually, all by utilize kind of refrigeration cycle the room is cooled off or the air-conditioner that heats in, detachable air conditioner and cabinet air conditioner are arranged, wherein kind of refrigeration cycle has compressor, cross valve, outdoor heat converter, expansion gear and indoor heat converter.

Though with regard to function, detachable air conditioner is identical with cabinet air conditioner, detachable air conditioner has: indoor unit, and it has cooling/heat abstractor, indoor fan and is installed in indoor fan motor on the indoor fan; Outdoor unit, it has heat radiation/cooling device, outdoor fan and is installed in outdoor fan motor on the outdoor fan; And refrigerant tubing, it is connected between indoor unit and the outdoor unit, and cabinet air conditioner has the cooling/heat sinking function of one, is used for by fixture directly being installed to the opening or the window of house wall.

Figure 16 represents the section of the assembly of the open cube display of air-conditioner of prior art and the air-conditioner that Figure 17 represents prior art.

With reference to Figure 16 and Figure 17, the air-conditioner of prior art is provided with housing 102, be installed in the front baffle 110 of housing 102 fronts, be rotatably connected to the air intake grill 112 of the front side of front baffle 110, be installed in the motor 114 on the housing 102, be connected to the fan 116 on the motor 114, and be arranged in heat exchanger 118 between fan 116, preceding air-breathing opening 104 and the air intake grill 106, wherein this housing 102 has air-breathing opening 104, air intake grill 106 and the exhaust port in the downside of front side or bottom side.

Front baffle 110 has preceding air-breathing opening 104 in the front side, the air intake grill 106 that forms as one at the top and be used to filter prefilter 105 by the airborne foreign matter of air-breathing opening 104 suction.

Air intake grill 112 is used for preceding air-breathing opening of protection and prefilter 105, and the top of this air intake grill is rotatably connected to the top of front baffle 110.

Condense water disk 119 and discharging grid 124 are installed on the inboard of the downside of former frame frame 110, condense water disk is used to receive from the condensed water of indoor heat converter 118 drippages, the discharging grid have be used to change from the shutter 120 of a left side/right of the air of exhaust port 108 and be used to change this air/blade 122 of following direction.

In the air-conditioner of prior art, if fan 116 rotates by motor 114, the room air of air intake grill 112 front sides has foreign matter, along with this room air process air intake grill 112 and preceding air-breathing opening 104, foreign matter is filtered device 105 and filters out, and room air is inhaled into by the space between front baffle 110 and the housing 102 then.

Cross the last air intake grill 106 of room air process of front baffle 110, and be inhaled into then by the space between front baffle 110 and the housing 102.

Therefore, the room air that sucks is cooled by the cold-producing medium through indoor heat converter 118 when its process indoor heat converter 118 or heats, and room air is discharged into indoor through exhaust openings 108 being guided by shutter 120 and blade 122 after passing through fan 116 then.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem

But the air-conditioner of above-mentioned prior art has following defective.

Because the air-conditioner of prior art is attracted by preceding air intake grill and last air intake grill room air, and after heat exchanger 118 places are cooled/heat and be discharged into indoor by the bottom side, therefore the air-conditioner of prior art is owing to underlying cause has problem, if the air-conditioner of prior art is installed in lower position, then when cooling off, evenly to run through the required time that distributes longer indoor in order to make the cooling air, if and this air-conditioner is installed in higher position, then when heating, air is discharged into the user on the face, and this can make the user feel under the weather.

Technical scheme

In order to address the above problem, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of control that makes cooling operation air-conditioner easily, and the setting height(from bottom) of this air-conditioner does not have big restriction, the cooling air is distributed in the throughout chamber equably, and can also put heating installation carrying out running in heat time heating time, feel under the weather thereby eliminate the user, and can reduce the flow channel resistance, and cooling room air fully.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of air-conditioner, and wherein front panel can be tightly and motion swimmingly, and can be fixed on the position of restriction exactly, and fixed drive motor and fixture easily.

In order to realize that these purposes and other advantages and basis comprise and the purpose of the present invention of generalized description herein, air-conditioner comprises: have the heat exchanger mounted thereto and the housing of fan, be installed in the front side of described housing movably, with the front panel of a plurality of air-breathing openings of opening/closing, be arranged in the exhaust port of the top of described housing and/or bottom and be used to make described front panel backward/proal driver element.

In described a plurality of mutual separated front panel each all is provided with described driver element.

Described driver element comprises: be used to produce the drive source unit of driving force, be used for driving force is sent to from described drive source unit the power transmission unit of described front panel, and in described a plurality of front panel each is provided with described power transmission unit.

Described power transmission unit is arranged on each the place, relative bight in described a plurality of front panel.

Preferably, described power transmission unit couples together by engagement unit, so that described power transmission unit is by a drive source unit drives.

Described drive source unit is a drive motors, and power transmission unit comprises the pinion that is connected with the rotating shaft of described drive motors, with the rack rails that is connected with described front panel, this rack rails and described pinion.

Described pinion is connected with each other by connecting axle, thereby described pinion is driven by a drive motors simultaneously.

Preferably, described air-breathing opening is formed on the front side of described housing.

More preferably, described driver element is arranged on each front panel, and front panel forms a pair of, and be arranged in/below makes progress, and separates certain space each other.

And described driver element transmits driving force, so that described front panel forward/backward motion.

According to a further aspect in the invention, air-conditioner comprises: housing, this housing have heat exchanger and the fan that is mounted thereon; A plurality of front panels are positioned at the front side of described housing, are used for the air-breathing opening of opening/closing when described front panel moves by driver element; Exhaust unit is used for the exhaust port that opening/closing respectively is positioned at the top and the bottom of described housing; And control module, be used for controlling respectively the exhaust unit at top and bottom place, make that when carrying out indoor cooling, the opening degree of described exhaust unit is different.

Described control module is opened the exhaust port at top and/or place, bottom when described front panel travels forward, and closes the exhaust port at top and/or place, bottom when described front panel moves to the home position.

Described control module makes described fan running when described front panel travels forward, and described fan is stopped.

Preferably, described control module makes the front panel that is positioned at the place, top in the front panel travel forward when carrying out indoor cooling, and the front panel that is positioned at the place, bottom is travelled forward.

Described control module is used in the fan running of proal front panel, and other fans are stopped.

Simultaneously, when carrying out indoor cooling, described control module travels forward the front panel that is positioned at the place, top in the front panel, and make the front panel that is positioned at the place, bottom move to the home position, and when carrying out indoor heating, described control module travels forward the front panel that is positioned at the place, bottom, and makes the front panel that is positioned at the place, top move to the home position.

Described control module is closed the place, bottom when sleep exhaust port.

Perhaps, described control module is controlled front panel, the operation of fan and driver element according to the instruction of user by the input unit input.

Described control module is closed the exhaust port at place, bottom when carrying out indoor cooling, and closes the exhaust port at place, top when heating.

Simultaneously, described control module is controlled described exhaust unit, makes when carrying out indoor heating, and the opening degree of the exhaust port at place, bottom is greater than the exhaust port at place, top, and when carrying out indoor cooling, the opening degree of the exhaust port at place, top is greater than the exhaust port at place, bottom.

Beneficial effect

The present invention has following beneficial effect.

At first, can guarantee room air at the enough flow velocitys in heat exchanger place, the control of the opening/closing of the flow channel of various patterns is convenient, the front panel motion stabilization, and air discharged can evenly spread in the cooling operation, and air-conditioner is not subjected to the restriction of the setting height(from bottom) of air-conditioner substantially simultaneously.

Second, reduce from the flow resistance of the air of indoor introducing, make that the discharging of up/down is more smooth and easy, and discharge hot-air indirectly, the indirect discharging of hot-air simultaneously can not flow into the air from the front side and interfere, and has solved the problem that the user feels under the weather.

The 3rd, driver element has the rack rails that is connected to each front panel of separating and the combination of pinion, this make front panel flatly forward/backward do tightly and motion smoothly, and can accurately be fixed on the restriction site place.

Description of drawings

The included accompanying drawing of present disclosure is used for further understanding present disclosure and in conjunction with in this application, it has constituted the application's a part, and accompanying drawing shows the embodiment of present disclosure and is used from the principle of present disclosure with specification one.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 represents the open cube display of air-conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 represents the stereogram of air-conditioner assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 represents the cutaway view of air-conditioner assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 represents the front view of air-conditioner according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 represents the cutaway view of air-conditioner assembly according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 all represent the stereogram of the driver element of air-conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 all represent the stereogram of the driver element of air-conditioner according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 represents the profile of the driver element of air-conditioner according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;

The block diagram of the air-conditioner in Figure 11 presentation graphs 1;

Figure 12 to Figure 15 all represents to be used for the stereogram of state of each pattern of the air-conditioner of Fig. 1;

Figure 16 represents the open cube display of the air-conditioner of prior art; With

Figure 17 represents the cutaway view of assembly of the air-conditioner of prior art.

The specific embodiment

With reference to specific embodiments of the invention the example of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawing is elaborated below.Under possible situation, identical Reference numeral all is used to represent identical or similar parts in institute's drawings attached.

Referring to figs. 1 through Fig. 3, air-conditioner comprises: housing 200, and front baffle 300, front panel 400, driver element 500 is formed with the inspiratory flow passage 700 of exhaust unit 600, heat exchange flow passage 800 and discharge flow passage 900.

The part of each is all opened wide in the inboard of housing 200, front side, upside and the downside, and housing has and is parallel to described front side, is vertically mounted on the heat exchanger 210 in the housing, with a pair of fan 220 that is installed in heat exchanger 210 rear sides, this arranges along last/following direction fan 220, and between at regular intervals.

Preferably, the mid portion of heat exchanger 210 has can make the shape that reduces and make air generation oblique movement from the indoor flow resistance that is incorporated into the air of heat exchanger, and in addition, as shown in Figure 5, heat exchanger 210 can be the rectangular shape for ease of making.

A pair of front baffle 300 is fixed on the front side of housing 200 along last/following direction, between at regular intervals, and display unit 310 transversely direction be arranged between these two front baffles 300.

Front baffle 300 has air-breathing opening 320 in the front side, be used for the past side and suck indoor air, and have filter 325 to be installed on the front baffle 300.

Corresponding with front baffle 300, a pair of front panel 400 arranges along last/following direction, and display unit 310 is between them, and this is used for forward/backward motion to front panel, with the air-breathing opening 320 in the front side of opening/closing front baffle 300.

Each front panel 400 includes flat front portion 410 and the sweep 420 that is positioned on the opposite side, and each sweep is crooked backward and extend out from the opposite edges of flat 410, moves along the inclination opposite side of front baffle 300.

With reference to Fig. 4, it is as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, if be furnished with a pair of front panel 400 in a lateral direction, and between vertical space is arranged, then preferably, display unit 310 is arranged between the left and right sides front panel 400 along vertical direction.

With reference to Fig. 6 to Fig. 9, driver element 500 is set, be used to make front panel 400 from front baffle 300 flatly backward/travel forward, this driver element comprises drive source unit 510 and power transmission unit 520.

Preferably, driver element 500 is installed on the relative bight of each front panel 400.

Drive source unit 510 for example can be the drive motors 511 that is used to produce driving force, and power transmission unit 520 can be pinion 521 and the rack rails 522 that is used for driving force is sent to from drive source unit 510 front panel 400.

Pinion 521 is fixed on the rotating shaft 512, is used to accept the revolving force from drive motors 511, and rack rails 522 has body part 5221, and leader 5222 and coupling part 5223 are used for the revolving force of pinion 521 is converted to reciprocating motion.

Body part 5221 has and is formed on its bottom side, is used for the tooth bar 5221a with pinion 521 engagement, leader 5222 is arranged to be parallel to body part and is spaced from, and coupling part 5223 vertically connects in body part 5221 and the leader 5222 side of each.

That is to say to have body part 5221, the rack rails 522 whole [shapes that form of leader 5222 and coupling part 5223.

Housing 200 has the bullport (not shown), is used for moving into along with the rotation of pinion 521 at rack rails 522/admittance rack rails 522 when going out front baffle 300.

Specifically, body part 5221 has shoulder 5221b at the place, top, and its body part support 240 with the place, top that is formed on housing 200 contacts, to be used for forward/backward motion swimmingly.

Body part 5221 has hinge hole 5221c at place, the top of front end, and front panel 400 is connected to the top of described front end by swivel pin 5221d, and body part 5221 can be with front panel 400 forward/backward motion like this.

Be positioned at leader 5222 contact of bottom side and the body part support 240 downward isolated leader supports 245 of housing 200,, thereby guide whole rack rails 522 with forward/backward motion swimmingly.

Simultaneously, body part 5221 has hook-shaped retainer 5221e in the rear end, is used for keeper 250 is remained on the top of housing 200, thereby makes that body part 5221 no longer travels forward when rack rails 522 moves to the front side restriction.

With reference to Figure 10, it is as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, is positioned at pinion 521 on the opposite side of front panel 400 and can does to such an extent that match by engagement unit (such as, trunnion axis 530).

Like this, even for every side of front panel 400 only is provided with a drive motors 511, also can drive two power transmission units 520 simultaneously.

Though relative pinion 521 can be done to such an extent that cooperatively interact by connecting axle 530, but relative power transmission unit 520 can certainly be as required, by adopt other power transmitting mechanisms (such as, pulley and belt, sprocket wheel and chain, gear-box etc.) and cooperatively interact.

Exhaust unit 600 has discharging panel 610, and this discharging panel rotatably is hinged to the upside and the downside of housing 200, is formed on exhaust port 620 between housing 200 and the front baffle 300 with opening/closing.

For not directly to user's blow air, this air blowing is not interfered with air-flow from the front side, discharging front 610 becomes predetermined angular to rotate on front/rear direction with the bottom side of housing 200 respectively, thus opening/closing exhaust port 620.

Though there is shown the top that is positioned at housing 200 and two exhaust units 600 of bottom, exhaust unit 600 also can be arranged on in top and the bottom one as required.

Though in the above-described embodiments, front panel 400 of the present invention is arranged on/downside or a left side/right side in a pair of mode, but as another embodiment, front panel 400 also optionally is arranged on/downside or a left side/right side in the mode of three or more three parts certainly, or exhaust port 620 above or below.

Inspiratory flow passage 700 is the passages that are used to guide from the room air of the front side of air-breathing opening 320, when making that plate travels forward in front, by air-breathing opening 320 this room air is introduced in housing 200.

Because have a plurality of front panels 400, thus also form a plurality of inspiratory flow passages 700 between former frame frame 300 and the front panel 400, make a plurality of inspiratory flow passages 700 along with the forward/backward motion of front panel 400 opening/closing.

Specifically, as one embodiment of the present of invention, if at upside and downside a pair of front panel is set, and display unit 310 is positioned at middle, then along with the motion of front panel 400, the middle part in the space of inspiratory flow passage 700 between housing 200 and front panel 400, upper and lower form.

Specifically, because the pars intermedia office in the space of inspiratory flow passage 700 between housing 200 and front panel 400 is divided into both sides, upside and downside, so the room air of q.s can be introduced between the front panel 400.

In more detail, the mid portion (from the left hand edge to the right hand edge) that inspiratory flow passage 700 runs through the space between housing 200 and the front panel 400 forms, this inspiratory flow passage 700 is divided into upside and downside, and runs through the upper and lower (from the left hand edge to the right hand edge) of housing 200 along with the motion of front panel 400.

In this case, preferably, the opposite side in the space between housing 200 and the front panel 400 is closed with relative sweep 420 when plate 400 travels forward in front.

As another preferred embodiment of the present invention, arrange in a lateral direction at a pair of front panel 400, and have under the situation in intermediate vertical space, inspiratory flow passage 700 can be formed on the middle part in the space between housing 200 and the front panel 400 along with the forward/backward motion of front panel 400, and sidepiece.

In the present invention, the mobile passage 800 of heat exchange is such passage, its guiding room air makes room air be introduced into housing 200 by air-breathing opening 320 through inspiratory flow passage 700, and carries out heat exchange during through the heat exchanger 210 in the housing 200 at room air.

When front panel 400 travels forward, when opening inspiratory flow passage 700, the heat exchange passage 800 that flows is formed on the rear side of air-breathing opening 320 by front baffle 300 and housing 200.

Specifically, because heat exchanger 210 is vertically mounted in the mobile passage 800 of heat exchange and the mid portion of heat exchanger 210 has＞shape, therefore is incorporated into this heat exchanger from the place ahead and is become more smooth and easy by the oblique discharging of the up/down of the room air of heat exchange.

Simultaneously, in the present invention, discharge flow passage 900 is discharged into indoor passage once more for the air that is used for being conditioned during through over-heat-exchanger 800 at air.

Exhaust unit 600 opening/closings that discharge flow passage 800 is located with the upper and lower of housing 200 respectively, and it has the exhaust port 620 that is formed by front baffle 300 and housing 200.

With reference to Figure 11, air-conditioner of the present invention also comprises the control module 1500 that is used for parts (such as fan 220, driver element 500, exhaust unit 600 etc.) are carried out the mini-computer of total control.

Use description to the operation of the air-conditioner of each pattern below.

With reference to Figure 12, when carrying out indoor cooling down operation, among a plurality of front panels that are separated from each other out 400, control module 150 travels forward the front panel 400 that is positioned at the top side, to open upside inspiratory flow passage 700.

In this case, among a plurality of front panels that are separated from each other out 400, control module 1500 makes the front panel 400 that is positioned at the bottom side move to home position (motion backward), to close downside inspiratory flow passage 700 (front panel 400 and front baffle 300 tight state of contact).

With reference to Figure 13, when carrying out indoor heating operation, among a plurality of front panels that are separated from each other out 400, control module 1500 travels forward the front panel 400 that is positioned at the bottom side, to open downside inspiratory flow passage 700.

In this case, among a plurality of front panels that are separated from each other out 400, control module 1500 makes the front panel 400 that is positioned at the top side move to home position (motion backward), to close upside inspiratory flow passage 700 (front panel 400 and front baffle 300 tight state of contact).

In front the 400 proal whiles of plate, control module 1500 makes the fan running that is positioned at front panel 400 rear sides, and when plate 400 moved to home position (motion) backward in front, control module 1500 can make the fan 220 that is positioned at front panel 400 rear sides stop.

With reference to Figure 12 and Figure 13, when front panel 400 travels forward, control module 1500 is opened the exhaust unit 600 of contiguous front panel 400, and when front panel 400 moved to home position (motion backward), control module 1500 can make the exhaust unit 600 of contiguous front panel 400 close.

By optionally controlling a plurality of panels 400, fan 220, exhaust unit 600, thereby make when carrying out indoor cooling, room air is conditioned on top and is upwards discharged, and when carrying out indoor heating, room air is conditioned in the bottom and is discharged downwards, thereby can carry out quick and uniform room air cooling.

As one embodiment of the present of invention, in sleep operation, for the air-conditioning that prevents to be conditioned directly blows to the user, cooling no matter, control module 1500 can be closed the base bleed opening and be opened the top exhaust port.

Simultaneously, with reference to Fig. 2, only travelling forward when being not enough to the cooling room by the front panel of selecting among top and bottom front panel 400 400, control module 1500 can make whole front panels travel forward.

When all front panel 400 travelled forward, control module 1500 made whole fans 220 runnings that are arranged in the place, upper and lower, and optionally opens or closes exhaust unit and following exhaust unit.

Simultaneously, as shown in figure 14, when carrying out indoor heating, control module can be controlled exhaust unit 600, make the opening degree of base bleed opening 620 greater than top exhaust port 620, perhaps as shown in figure 15, when carrying out indoor cooling, control module can be controlled exhaust unit 600, makes the opening degree of top exhaust port greater than the base bleed opening.

Preferably, the ratio of base bleed opening 620 and the opening degree of top exhaust port 620 is 7: 3 when carrying out indoor heating, and is 3: 7 when carrying out indoor cooling.

Air-conditioning of the present invention can optionally be operated a plurality of front panels 400 that are separated from each other out according to various operator schemes, fan 220 and exhaust unit 600, and described various patterns comprise cooling incessantly, heating, and sleep also comprise and ventilating and exercise.The Instruction Selection operator scheme that can import by independent input unit according to the user.

Unaccounted Reference numeral is among the figure: fan spindle bearing unit 221, bearing keeper 297 keeps projection 523, retainer 524, exhaust unit main frame 630, discharging panel guide unit 650, opening/closing guiding piece 1000, insertion groove 1010, drive motors fixture 1100, body 1110, receiving portion 1120 is installed leg 1150 and drain pan 1700.

The operation of various details air-conditioner.

A plurality of front panels that are separated from each other out 400 are forward/backward motion by driver element 500 and flatly, and room air is introduced in the housing 200 by the air-breathing opening 320 in front baffle 300 front sides along with the motion of front panel 400.

In this case, when plate 400 travelled forward in front, a plurality of inspiratory flow passages 700 that are formed between front panel 400 and the front baffle 300 had played the effect that is used for room air is guided to the passage of air-breathing opening 320.

Therefore, owing to the motion of a plurality of inspiratory flow passages 700 along with front panel 400 is opened/closes, therefore can carry out air conditioning to the room air of q.s, by optionally make a plurality of front panels 400 backward/travel forward, can in cooling, heating and various other patterns (sleep is ventilated or the like), realize effective flow channel control.

That is to say, can conveniently control air-conditioner, wherein by when carrying out indoor cooling, regulating and discharge room air from top, with by when carrying out indoor heating, regulate and discharging from the room air of bottom, can carry out uniform indoor cooling, and in sleep pattern,, can realize the safety of air-conditioner and comfortable use by making air after the adjusting only by top discharge.

Especially, the driver element with the pinion 521 that is connected to front panel 400 and combination of rack rails 522 can make the forward/backward motion of front panel 400 stable, and not vibration is not subjected to the influence of inspiratory flow.

And, be discharged under the situation of the top of housing 200 and the exhaust port in the bottom 620 at the room air that the inspiratory flow passage 700 by housing 200 front sides is introduced into, can realize the even diffusion of air discharged in the cooling operation, the setting height(from bottom) of air-conditioner is unrestricted substantially simultaneously.

Simultaneously, the heat exchanger 210 in the housing 200＞the shape mid portion reduced to attracted to the flow resistance of air in passage is flowed in heat exchange on the heat exchanger, thereby can realize that the air of up/down discharges more smoothly.

And, discharging panel 610 is with respect to the forward/backward rotation of housing 200, rear side opening/closing discharge flow passage 900 along discharging panel 610, this makes and can discharge hot-air indirectly in heating operation, the hot-air of discharging can not interfere with the air-flow from the front side indirectly simultaneously, thereby has solved the problem that the user feels under the weather.

It will be apparent for a person skilled in the art that and under the situation that does not deviate from the spirit or scope of the present invention, can make various modifications and variations the present invention.Therefore, the present invention has covered all modifications of the present invention and the modification in the scope that drops on appended claims and equivalent thereof.

Industrial applicibility

Air-conditioning of the present invention has following advantages.

At first, guarantee that room air at enough flow velocitys at heat exchanger place, has made things convenient for various moulds The control of the opening/closing of the flow channel of formula, the front panel motion stabilization, and operate in cooling/heating In can realize the even diffusion of discharged air, the setting height(from bottom) of air-conditioner is substantially unrestricted simultaneously.

The second, reduce from the flow resistance of the air of indoor introducing, so that the discharging of up/down More smooth and easy, and hot-air discharged indirectly, simultaneously indirectly the hot-air of discharging not with from front The air-flow of side interferes, and has solved the problem that the user feels under the weather.

The 3rd, have the combination of the rack rails that is connected to each front panel of separating and pinion Driver element allows front panel to carry out tightly and fortune stably along the direction of horizontal forward/backward Moving, and can accurately be fixed in the restriction position.

Claims

1. air-conditioner, it comprises:

Housing, it has heat exchanger mounted thereto and fan;

Front panel, it is installed in the front side of described housing movably, with a plurality of air-breathing openings of opening/closing;

Exhaust port, it is positioned at the top and/or the bottom of described housing; With

Driver element, be used to make described front panel backward/travel forward.

2. air-conditioner according to claim 1, wherein, each in described a plurality of mutual separated front panels all is provided with described driver element.

3. air-conditioner according to claim 1, wherein, described driver element comprises:

The drive source unit is used to produce driving force;

Power transmission unit is used for driving force is sent to described front panel from described drive source unit, and

In described a plurality of front panel each all is provided with described power transmission unit.

4. air-conditioner according to claim 3, wherein said power transmission unit are arranged on each the place, relative bight in described a plurality of front panel.

5. air-conditioner according to claim 4, wherein, described power transmission unit couples together by engagement unit, so that described power transmission unit is by a drive source unit drives.

6. air-conditioner according to claim 3, wherein, described drive source unit is a drive motors, and

Described power transmission unit comprises:

Pinion, its be connected with the rotating shaft of described drive motors and

Rack rails, it is connected with described front panel, this rack rails and described pinion.

7. air-conditioner according to claim 6, wherein, described pinion is connected with each other by connecting axle, thereby described pinion is driven by a drive motors simultaneously.

8. air-conditioner according to claim 1, wherein, described air-breathing opening is formed on the front side of described housing.

9. air-conditioner according to claim 1, wherein, described driver element is arranged on each front panel, front panel forms a pair of and be arranged in/below upwards, and separate a determining deviation each other.

10. air-conditioner according to claim 1, wherein, described driver element transmits driving force, so that described front panel forward/backward motion.

11. an air-conditioner, it comprises:

Housing, this housing have heat exchanger and the fan that is mounted thereon;

A plurality of front panels are positioned at the front of described housing, to be used for the air-breathing opening of opening/closing when described front panel moves by driver element;

Exhaust unit is used for the exhaust port that opening/closing respectively is positioned at the top and the bottom of described housing; With

Control module is used for controlling respectively the exhaust unit at top and place, bottom, thereby makes that when carrying out indoor cooling, the opening degree of described exhaust unit is different.

12. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is opened the exhaust port at top and/or place, bottom when described front panel travels forward.

13. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is closed the exhaust port at top and/or place, bottom when described front panel moves to the home position.

14. air-conditioning according to claim 11, wherein, described control module makes described fan running when described front panel travels forward, and described fan is stopped.

15. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module makes the front panel that is positioned at the place, top in the front panel travel forward when carrying out indoor cooling.

16. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module makes the front panel that is positioned at the place, bottom in the front panel travel forward when carrying out indoor cooling.

17. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is used in the fan running of proal front panel, and other fans are stopped.

18. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, when carrying out indoor cooling, described control module travels forward the front panel that is positioned at the place, top in the front panel, and makes the front panel that is positioned at the place, bottom move to the home position.

19. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, when carrying out indoor heating, described control module travels forward the front panel that is positioned at the place, bottom in the front panel, and makes the front panel that is positioned at the place, top move to the home position.

20. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is closed the place, bottom when sleep exhaust port.

21. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is closed the exhaust port at place, bottom and is opened the exhaust port at place, top when sleep.

22. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, control module is controlled front panel, the operation of fan and driver element according to the instruction of user by the input unit input.

23. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is closed the exhaust port at place, bottom when carrying out indoor cooling.

24. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is closed the exhaust port at place, top when heating.

25. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is controlled described exhaust unit, makes when carrying out indoor heating, and the opening degree of the exhaust port at place, bottom is greater than the exhaust port at place, top.

26. air-conditioner according to claim 11, wherein, described control module is controlled described exhaust unit, makes when carrying out indoor cooling, and the opening degree of the exhaust port at place, top is greater than the exhaust port at place, bottom.