| Air conditioner -> Monitor Keywords |
|
|
 
Air conditionerRelated Patent Categories: Refrigeration, Gas Controller Or Director, Cooled Gas Directed Relative To Cooled Enclosure, With Adjustable Gas Flow ControllerAir conditioner description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20050279118, Air conditioner. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a discharge port of an indoor unit of an air conditioner, in which air can be discharged smoothly. More particularly, the present invention relates to a structure of a discharge port in an indoor unit of an air conditioner, capable of making a user feel more comfortable by properly changing a direction of air according to operation states of the air conditioner. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] An air conditioner is a device for maintaining optimized inside air according to purpose. For example, in the case where inside air becomes high temperature in summer, the air conditioner blows wind of low temperature to cool down the inside. On the contrary, in winter, the air conditioner blows warm wind of high temperature to heat the inside air. [0005] The air conditioners are roughly divided into an integral type and a separation type. An integral type air conditioner has one unit as a whole and a separation type air conditioner separately has an indoor unit installed inside a space that needs air-conditioning and an outdoor unit installed in the outside. Particularly, recently, a separation type air conditioner is widely used considering noise and installation environment of an air conditioner. [0006] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a separation type air conditioner of a related art and FIG. 2 is a view illustrating air is sucked into and discharged from an indoor unit of a separation type air conditioner of a related art. [0007] Referring to the drawings, a main chassis 1 forms a frame of an indoor unit. The main chassis 1 has a front panel 3 formed on a front side thereof to form the outer appearance of the indoor unit. The main chassis 1 having the front panel 3 is mounted on a wall in the inside. [0008] A space in which parts that will be described below are mounted is formed between the main chassis 1 and the front panel 3. [0009] In the meantime, the outer appearance of the indoor unit formed by the main chassis 1 and the front panel 3 is protruded toward the front side as a whole as illustrated in FIG. 1. [0010] A suction panel 7 having a front suction grill 5 is provided on the front of the front panel 3 to form a front appearance of the indoor unit. A hinge member (not shown) is provided at the upper end of the suction panel 7 to allow the suction panel 7 to rotate. [0011] The front suction grill 5 is a path through which air sucked from a space that needs air-conditioning is sucked into the inside of the indoor unit. The front suction grill 5 is integrally formed with the suction panel 7. In the meantime, an upper suction grill 3' is formed long left and right on the upper side of the front panel 3. The upper suction grill 3' is integrally formed with the front panel 3 or separately formed. [0012] A heat exchanger 9 is installed at the back of the front panel 3. The heat exchanger 9 allows air sucked through the front suction grill 5 and the upper suction grill 3' to exchange heat while passing through the exchanger 9. A filter 9' for purifying sucked air is installed on the front of the heat exchanger 9. [0013] A cross-flow fan 10 is installed at the back of the heat exchanger. The cross-flow fan 10 sucks air from a space that needs air-conditioning and discharges air back to the space that needs air-conditioning. A fan motor 10' for providing rotational power to the cross-flow fan 10 is installed on the right side of the cross-flow fan 10 and a member for guiding flow created by the cross-flow fan 10 is further integrally formed in the inside of the main chassis 1. [0014] In the meantime, air that has heat-exchanged while passing through the heat exchanger 9 is discharged to a space that needs air-conditioning through the cross-flow fan 10. For that purpose, a discharge grill 11 is installed at the lower end of the main chassis 1 and the front panel 3. [0015] In the meantime, a discharge port 13 for guiding air that has passed through the cross-flow fan 10 to a space that needs air-conditioning is formed in the inside of a discharge grill 11. [0016] A discharge vane 15 for vertically controlling the direction of discharged air and a louver for horizontally controlling the direction of discharged air are installed in the inside of the discharge port 13. The louver 16 is provided in plurals and the louvers 16 are connected to each other by a link 17 to operate simultaneously. [0017] Also, a display part 19 for displaying an operation state of an air conditioner is provided at an about center on the lower portion of the front panel 3. [0018] Description will be made for the air conditioner having the above-described construction and operating in a cooling mode. [0019] When the air conditioner operates, air for air-conditioning is sucked into the inside of an indoor unit by the cross-flow fan 11. That is, air is sucked into the inside of the indoor unit through the front suction grill 5 and the upper suction grill 3' to pass through the heat exchanger 9. [0020] The air that has passed through the heat exchanger 9 exchanges heat with working fluid (refrigerant) flowing in the inside of the heat exchanger 9. [0021] The air that has exchanged heat with the heat exchanger 9 becomes relatively low temperature and is sucked into the cross-flow fan 10. The air sucked into the cross-flow fan 10 is discharged to the lower direction and guided to the side of the discharge port 13. [0022] The air guided to the inside of the discharge port 13 changes a discharging direction thereof using the discharge vane 15 and the louver 16 installed inside the discharge port 13 and is discharged to a space that needs air-conditioning through the discharge grill 13. At this point, since the vane 15 and the louver 16 allow the discharged air to be distributed vertically and horizontally, the air is uniformly discharged to the space that needs air-conditioning. [0023] To fix the heat exchanger 9, a fixing bracket 8 is provided to the left of the main chassis 1 and a fixing end 8' that corresponds to a screw-coupling end 9a of the heat exchanger 9 is provided to the right of the main chassis 1. A screw-coupling hole 8" should be punched in the inside of the fixing end 8'. Continue reading about Air conditioner... Full patent description for Air conditioner Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Air conditioner patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Air conditioner or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Heat pump type air conditioner having an improved defrosting structure and defrosting method for the same Next Patent Application: Air conditioner Industry Class: Refrigeration ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Air conditioner patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.30561 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Medical: Surgery , Surgery(2) , Surgery(3) , Drug , Drug(2) , Prosthesis , Dentistry 174 |
 * Protect your Inventions * US Patent Office filing 
PATENT INFO |
|
