Air conditioning apparatus

Abstract

The invention provides a structure wherein a panel covering a front surface having a blow out port of a cabinet is freely opened/closed and the opened panel is not easily removed from the cabinet. In a wind guide panel (20), an upper shaft (23) is arranged on the upper section and a lower shaft (22) is arranged on a lower section. The air conditioning apparatus is provided with a pair of upper and lower hooks (52, 53) for holding the upper and lower shafts (22, 23), respectively; an interlocking section (55) for operating the hooks (52, 53) by interlocking them; and a switching section (54) for switching opening directions by regulating operation of the hooks (52, 53). When the wind guide panel (20) opens upward, the lower hook (53) turns to release the lower shaft (22), and the upper hook (52) locks the upper shaft (23) and turnably holds the upper shaft. When the wind guide panel opens downward, the upper hook (52) turns to release the upper shaft (23), and the lower hook (53) locksthe lower shaft (22) and turnably holds the lower shaft. When the wind guide panel (20) is in a closed posture, the upper and lower hooks (52, 53) lock the upper and lower shafts (22, 23).

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an air conditioner in which an indoor unit has a panel that is switched on and off according to the operation of a cooling and heating device. Background technique [0002] The indoor unit of the air conditioner has an air outlet formed on the front of the casing thereof, and warm air or cold air is blown out from the air outlet. And there is a panel that switches the direction of the blown air according to the operation of the air-conditioning and heating device. [0003] For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-315536 ​​) describes a first panel provided with a switch outlet and a second panel provided together with the first panel. By controlling the direction of the two panels, the two panels are connected to the blowing outlet so that the blowing air path is concentrated within a specified range. In addition, when the air conditioner is in operation, the first panel is moved ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] Thus, if the panel becomes longer, the user's hand is more likely to touch the

Thus external force can easily act on the panel

For example, if the panel is a shaft-mounted structure, it is possible for the panel to simply come off if a user accidentally touches the open panel, or if something hits the panel during cleaning

[0006] In addition, in the above-mentioned air conditioner, the panel only moves when the air conditioner is in operation, and the panel does not move when the heater is in operation, so there is no benefit to blowing out the wind. effect

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