Air management device

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air management device. In the present invention, air taken in through an air inlet duct (401) and gas generated by vaporizing water delivered from a water tank (419) provided in a first space (22) of one end portion of a housing (10) are mixed in a space in which a heat exchanger (104) is provided inside the housing (10), and the mixture is discharged to an indoor space through additional discharge portions (200) of both end portions of the housing (10), whereby humidification is performed. As a humidification means for vaporizing water, a steam generator (407) is provided in a space separated from the space in which the heat exchanger (104) is provided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to an air managing device, and more particularly to an air managing device installed on the floor of a living room space to manage the air of the living room space, which maintains the humidity inside the living room at a set value. BACKGROUND

[0002] The air managing device of the present invention is a device that maintains the air in a prescribed space in a desirable state and provides a comfortable environment to people in the space, and an air conditioner is a typical example of the air managing device.

[0003] There are many kinds of air conditioners, such as an integrated air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit constituting the air conditioner are integrated and installed at a window or the like, and a separated air conditioner in which the indoor unit and the outdoor unit are separated, the indoor unit is installed in an indoor space, and the outdoor unit is installed outdoors. The separated air conditioner has a ceiling type air conditioner installed on the ceiling of an indoor space, a standing type air conditioner installed vertically in an indoor space, and a wall-hanging type air conditioner installed on the upper end of a wall in an indoor space.

[0004] Recently, as living spaces such as living rooms, bedrooms, rooms, kitchens, and studies are connected, the demand for products that can maximize the efficiency and functions of living spaces is gradually increasing. As the trend of integrating living spaces and the trend of nuclear families overlap each other, the demand for various home electronic products is gradually increasing. The air managing device is a typical home electronic product that can maintain the temperature, humidity, and degree of purification in a living space, and it is necessary to provide products in consideration of the connection of living spaces and the trend of nuclear families.

[0005] To this end, there is a demand for a device that can provide various functions such as cooling, heating, dehumidification, and humidification, and many components that can provide the functions are required to provide such various functions.

[0006] In Patent Document 1, a humidifying device of an air conditioner is disclosed in which a humidifying means is separately manufactured from an indoor unit of the air conditioner and provided, and thus there is a problem of inconvenience in management.

[0007] In Patent Document 2, an air conditioner having a humidifier is disclosed in which a humidifying tray that receives condensed water generated by an evaporator is provided, the humidifying tray is covered with a cap in which an atomizing water ejection hole is formed, and an electronic vibrator is provided inside the humidifying tray to atomize water and provide it. However, the condensed water can be contaminated by dust or various bacteria of the evaporator, and thus there is a problem of unsuitability for humidification.

[0008] In addition, the device having the humidification function transfers water for humidification to a space having a heat exchanger in most cases, and thus there is a problem of corrosion of the heat exchanger and components around the heat exchanger by the water.

[0009] Patent Document 1: Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1998-060350

[0010] Patent Document 2: Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1999-0035832 SUMMARY

[0011] The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and aims at performing overall management of air in a living room in an air management device.

[0012] Another object of the present invention is to flow humidified air separately from a space for heat exchange in an air management device.

[0013] Another object of the present invention is to blow humidified air to a larger area.

[0014] Another object of the present invention is to supply humidifying water using a separately provided water tank.

[0015] Another object of the present invention is to facilitate access to a water tank for humidification in an air management device.

[0016] Another object of the present invention is to minimize a space required for opening and closing a space in which a water tank is provided in an air management device.

[0017] The present invention, in order to achieve the objects as described above, is characterized in that, in the present invention, a water tank is provided in one side of the inside of a housing disposed on the floor of a living room, a humidifying means vaporizes water transferred from the water tank and mixes the vaporized water with air transferred from an air flow path in which a heat exchanger for managing air is provided, and the mixed gas is discharged through a pop-up pipe rising to the upper portion of the housing. Therefore, in the air management device of the present invention, overall management of air related to cooling, heating, humidification, etc. can be performed, and air for humidification flows separately from a portion in which the heat exchanger is provided.

[0018] In the present invention, as the humidifying means, a steam generator that mixes steam generated by heating with air is used. Therefore, the structure for humidification is maintained hygienic.

[0019] In the present invention, humidified air generated in the steam generator is discharged through a first discharge pipe and transferred to a vertical flow path of a vertical pipe for transferring heat-exchanged air transferred from the air flow path to the pop-up pipe. Therefore, humidified air is prevented from flowing to a region in which the heat exchanger is provided, and components for heat exchange are prevented from being affected by moisture.

[0020] In the present invention, the humidified air generated by the steam generator is discharged through the second discharge pipe and is transferred to the discharge flow path of the discharge pipe located at the opposite end of the housing through the humidification connection pipe. According to such a configuration, the humidified air is discharged at both ends of the housing, and thus, the humidification can be performed to a wider area.

[0021] In the present invention, the humidification connection pipe is located in the space between the back plate of the housing and the wall surface, and thus, a separate space for blowing the humidified air to a wider area is not required.

[0022] In the present invention, the steam generator is provided in the first space which is separated from the air flow space in which the flow path space is formed by the partition wall in the housing. According to such a structure, the components for heat exchange and the components for humidification are separately arranged, and thus, the mutual influence is prevented.

[0023] In the present invention, the discharge pipe is provided in the vertical flow path of the vertical pipe which is integrally formed with the first space frame in which the steam generator is arranged. According to such a structure, the discharge pipe can be smoothly raised and lowered.

[0024] In the present invention, the discharge pipe is provided in the raising and lowering case which is raised and lowered along the vertical flow path of the vertical pipe in a rotating manner. Thus, the discharge pipe can be raised and lowered together with the raising and lowering case and can be rotated with respect to the raising and lowering case, and thus, the rotational movement of the discharge pipe becomes smooth.

[0025] In the present invention, a discharge driving fan which pressurizes the air discharged through the discharge pipe is further included. Thus, the humidified air can be discharged to a further area in the living room.

[0026] In the present invention, the discharge driving fan is provided in the communication flow path formed in the raising and lowering case. Thus, the discharge driving fan is raised and lowered together with the discharge pipe, and thus, the air discharged from the discharge pipe can be reliably pressurized.

[0027] In the present invention, an inflow fan portion having a fan for transferring the air to the steam generator is used in the air flow path, and the inflow fan portion and the air flow path are connected by an air inflow pipe. According to such a structure, the air purified by the filter is transferred to the steam generator and is used.

[0028] According to other features of the present invention, a water tank is provided at one side in the housing, and a mixed gas which is gasified by mixing the water transferred from the water tank and the air transferred from the air flow path in which the heat exchanger for adjusting the air is provided is discharged by rising to the upper portion of the housing through the discharge pipe. Thus, in the air management device of the present invention, the overall management of the air related to cooling, heating, humidification, and the like can be performed, and the air for humidification is separated from the portion in which the heat exchanger is provided and flows.

[0029] In the present invention, the humidified air generated by the steam generator is discharged through the first discharge pipe and is transferred to the vertical flow path of the vertical pipe, which is further transferred to the ejection flow path of the ejection pipe. Thus, the humidified air is prevented from flowing to the area where the heat exchanger is provided, and the components for heat exchange are protected from moisture.

[0030] In the present invention, the humidified air generated by the steam generator is transferred to the ejection flow path of the ejection pipe located at the opposite end of the housing through the humidification connection pipe. According to such a structure, the humidified air is discharged at both ends of the housing, and thus, the humidification can be performed to a wider area.

[0031] In the present invention, the humidification connection pipe is located in the space between the back plate of the housing and the wall surface. Thus, a separate space for blowing the humidified air to a wider area is not required.

[0032] In the present invention, the ejection driving fan for pressurizing the air discharged through the ejection pipe is further included, and thus, the humidified air can be discharged to a further area inside the living room.

[0033] In the present invention, the filter unit for purifying the air drawn into the housing is further included in the air flow path. Thus, the air for humidification can be purified using the filter unit for purifying the air for heat exchange.

[0034] The air management device according to the present invention has at least one or more of the following effects.

[0035] The air management device according to the present invention is installed on the floor of the living room to perform cooling, heating, humidification, etc. Thus, according to the present invention, the effect of being able to comprehensively manage the air quality in the living room is achieved.

[0036] In the present invention, in a state where the air for humidification is purified by the filter, the humidified air is guided to the steam generator before passing through the heat exchanger and is mixed with the steam, and the humidified air is discharged from the upper portion of the housing to the inside of the living room through another space different from the space where the heat exchanger is provided. Thus, the air for humidification and the space for heat exchange with the heat exchanger are separated and flow, and thus, the components for heat exchange are prevented from being damaged or the characteristics of heat exchange are prevented from being affected due to moisture, and the effect of improving the durability of the air management device is achieved.

[0037] In the present invention, the ejection pipe of the additional discharge portion blows the humidified air to a desired area far from the height position where the housing rises. Thus, the humidified air is blown not only to the area where the air management device is provided but also to the adjacent peripheral space, and thus, the humidification effect is improved.

[0038] Also, in the present invention, the pop-up duct rotates while ascending to the upper portion of the top surface of the housing, and can deliver air to a relatively wide area. Therefore, air is delivered to a relatively wide area desired by the user while the air management device operates in various modes, thereby satisfying the needs of the user.

[0039] Also, in the present invention, the pop-up driving fan is separately provided to pressurize air flowing in the pop-up duct of the additional discharge portion, and thus, air exchanged by the additional discharge portion is delivered to a further area, thereby having an effect of air conditioning a space around.

[0040] In addition, in the present invention, the water tank for supplying water for humidification is installed in the inclined stage of the water tank installation seat, and the inclined stage is selected in one of a horizontal state and an inclined state. According to such a structure, if the inclined stage is inclined, the water tank installed in the installation stage is extended to the outside of the housing, and thus, has an effect that the user easily operates the water tank.

[0041] In particular, in the present invention, the ceiling of the first space formed in the housing is relatively low, but because the inclined stage of the water tank installation seat is automatically inclined, has an effect that the operation of installing or separating the water tank in the inclined stage within the frame space becomes easy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0042] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the air management device of the present invention.

[0043] Figure 2 is a plan view showing Figure 1 the air management device shown in FIG. 1, in which the top plate is omitted to expose the inside.

[0044] Figure 3 is a perspective view showing Figure 1 an important part structure of the housing of the air management device shown in FIG. 1.

[0045] Figure 4 is a sectional view of D4-D4 line of Figure 1 .

[0046] Figure 5 is a sectional view of D5-D5 line of Figure 3 .

[0047] Figure 6 is a perspective view showing Figure 1 a structure of the air guide portion used in the air management device shown in FIG. 1.

[0048] Figure 7 is a perspective view showing Figure 6 the air guide portion shown in FIG. 1, in which the driving fan is provided in the air guide portion.

[0049] Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the air discharge through the discharge port of the front surface of the housing in the embodiment of the present application.

[0050] Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the blade structure used in the embodiment of the present application.

[0051] Figure 10 is a perspective view showing the structure of the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 is a sectional view of D10-D10 line section of

[0052] Figure 11 is a perspective view showing the first space frame and the peripheral structure constituting the embodiment of the present application.

[0053] Figure 12 is independently shown Figure 11 is a perspective view of the first space frame shown in

[0054] Figure 13 is an exploded perspective view showing the important part structure of the additional discharge portion constituting the embodiment of the present application.

[0055] Figure 14 is a perspective view showing the lifting box body shown in Figure 13

[0056] Figure 15 is a perspective view showing the important part structure of the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 is a sectional view of D15-D15 line section of

[0057] Figure 16 is a side sectional view showing the structure for lifting and rotating the ejection tube in the embodiment of the present application.

[0058] Figure 17 is a perspective view showing the filter unit used in the embodiment of the present application.

[0059] Figure 18 is an exploded perspective view showing the filter unit used in the embodiment of the present application.

[0060] Figure 19 is a sectional view showing the important part structure of the filter unit used in the embodiment of the present application.

[0061] Figure 20 is a perspective view showing an example of the track assembly used in the embodiment of the present application.

[0062] Figure 21 is a bottom view showing the bottom surface of the embodiment of the present application.

[0063] Figure 22 is a perspective view showing the important part structure of the embodiment of the present application.​

[0064] Figure 23 is a side view showing the state in which the elastic bristles of the dust collector according to the embodiment of the present application are in close contact with the filter.

[0065] Figure 24 is a perspective view showing the structure for humidification according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0066] Figure 25 is a perspective view showing the structure according to the embodiment of the present application from another angle. Figure 24

[0067] Figure 26 is a perspective view showing the water tank mounting seat structure in which the water tank is mounted according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0068] Figure 27 is an exploded perspective view showing the water tank mounting seat structure according to the embodiment of the present application. Figure 26

[0069] is an exploded perspective view showing the structure according to the embodiment of the present application, which guides the tilting of the tilting table with respect to the base frame. Figure 28 Figure 26 is a sectional view showing the structure according to the embodiment of the present application, which guides the tilting of the tilting table with respect to the base frame.

[0070] Figure 29 is a sectional view showing the structure according to the embodiment of the present application, which is D30-D30 line sectioned.

[0071] Figure 30 Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the structure according to the embodiment of the present application.

[0072] Figure 31 is a perspective view showing the structure according to the embodiment of the present application, which is related to the drain pump.

[0073] Figure 32 is a state view showing the state according to the embodiment of the present application, in which the air in the living space is discharged through the blades after heat exchange in the air management device.

[0074] Figure 33 is a state view showing the state according to the embodiment of the present application, in which the air is simultaneously discharged through the first to third discharge ports.

[0075] Figure 34 is a state view showing the state according to the embodiment of the present application, in which the ejection tube is used after being protruded from the housing.

[0076] Figure 35 is a state view showing the state according to the embodiment of the present application, in which the air is discharged by opening the second discharge port and protruding the ejection tubes on both sides.

[0077] Figure 36 ​​​is an action state diagram showing a state in which the filter unit protrudes from the housing in an embodiment of the present application.

[0078] Figure 37 is an action state diagram showing a state in which humidified air is discharged through the one-side ejection tube in an embodiment of the present application.

[0079] Figure 38 is a use state diagram showing a state in which the first moving door is open and the tilt table is tilted in an embodiment of the present application.

[0080] Figure 39 is an action state diagram showing a state in which the tilt table of the water tank mounting seat is tilted in an embodiment of the present application.

[0081] Figure 40 is an action state diagram showing a state in which the tilt table is driven in a tilted state in an embodiment of the present application.

[0082] Figure 41 is an action state diagram showing a state in which condensed water is discharged in an embodiment of the present application.

[0083] Figure 42 is a structure diagram of an air management device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0084] Figure 43 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air management device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0085] Figure 44 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air management device according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0086] Figures 45-47 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air management device according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0087] Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0088] 10: housing 11: bottom plate

[0089] 11': suction inlet 12: side plate

[0090] 13: back plate 13': hose through-hole

[0091] 13": pipe through-hole 14: top plate

[0092] 15: front plate 15'-1: first discharge outlet

[0093] 15'-2: second discharge outlet 15'-3: third discharge outlet

[0094] 16: first moving plate 16': second moving plate

[0095] 18: leg 19: first partition wall

[0096] 19': second partition wall 20: air flow space

[0097] 22: first space 24: second space

[0098] 100: heat exchange device 102: air flow path

[0099] 104: heat exchanger 108: drain pan

[0100] 110: inlet guide 110': guide inclined surface

[0101] 112: upper guide 120: air guide portion

[0102] 122: air guide portion main body 124: first fan space

[0103] 124': second fan space 124": third fan space

[0104] 126: inflow portion 128: outflow portion

[0105] 129: branch flow path 130: first drive fan

[0106] 130': second drive fan 130": third drive fan

[0107] 132: fan motor 141: first blade

[0108] 142: second blade 143: third blade

[0109] 200: additional discharge portion 202: first space frame

[0110] 203: frame space 204: connection pipe

[0111] 205: connection flow path 206: damper

[0112] 208: vertical pipe 210: vertical flow path

[0113] 212: lifting rack portion 214: lifting box

[0114] 216: rotating support ring 218: communication flow path

[0115] 219: fan setting portion 220: rotating motor housing portion

[0116] 221: recessed portion 224: ejecting drive fan

[0117] 226: rotating motor 228: rotating drive gear

[0118] 230: lifting motor 232: lifting drive gear

[0119] 234: ejection tube 236: ejection flow path

[0120] 238: rotation support portion 240: driven gear portion

[0121] 242: ejection discharge port 244: adjustment wing

[0122] 300: filter unit 301: filter frame

[0123] 303: front wall 303': handle

[0124] 305: side wall 307: rear wall

[0125] 309: filter partition wall 311: mounting end

[0126] 313: support rib 320: first filter

[0127] 322: filter portion 324: housing case

[0128] 325: housing space 330: second filter

[0129] 340: third filter 350: rail assembly

[0130] 352: frame fixing portion 354: movement guide rail

[0131] 356: case fixing portion 358: fixed guide rail

[0132] 360: connecting rail 362: ball support piece

[0133] 364: ball 370: dust collector

[0134] 371: dust collector main body 372: bottom

[0135] 373: dust collector suction inlet 375: elastic bristles

[0136] 377: air discharge port 380: dust collector rail

[0137] 401: air inflow tube 403: inflow fan portion

[0138] 405: air transfer tube 407: steam generator

[0139] 409: first discharge tube 411: second discharge tube

[0140] 413: humidification connection tube 415: water tank mounting seat

[0141] 417: humidification pump 419: water tank

[0142] 421: base frame 423: guide post

[0143] 425: guide rail 427: guide groove

[0144] 429: water storage portion 431: water storage space

[0145] 433: water storage portion top plate 435: rotation center hole

[0146] 437: mounting wall 439: tilt stopper

[0147] 441: water storage portion inlet 443: valve opening

[0148] 445: rotation center portion 447: rotation center shaft

[0149] 449: tilt stage 451: tilt rack portion

[0150] 453: rack 455: connection passage

[0151] 457: water storage portion cover 459: water supply hole

[0152] 470: proximity sensor 500: mechanical chamber

[0153] 501: upper partition plate 501': lower partition plate

[0154] 502: drain pump 504: connection hose

[0155] 505: upper end portion 505': connection portion

[0156] 505": lower end portion 506: discharge hose

[0157] 510: supply hose 600: control portion DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0158] Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that, in assigning reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components are assigned the same reference numerals whenever possible even if the drawings are different. Also, in describing the embodiments of the present application, detailed description of related known functions or constructions will be omitted if such a detailed description is deemed to unnecessarily obscure the essence of the embodiments of the present application.

[0159] In describing the components of the embodiments of the present application, the terms first, second, A, B, (a), (b), and the like can be used herein. Such terms are used only to distinguish one component from another component, and do not limit the nature, order or sequence of the corresponding components. When a certain component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "linked" to another component, it should be understood that the former can be directly connected or linked to the latter, but it can also be understood that the former is "connected", "coupled" or "linked" to another component between the components.

[0160] The appearance of the air management device of the embodiment of the present application is formed by a housing 10. The housing 10 is a hexahedron shape extending longer in the left-right direction. The bottom surface of the housing 10 faces the floor of the living space, and the back surface of the housing 10 faces the wall surface of the living space. The entire top surface of the housing 10 is a rectangular plane having a prescribed area. The height of the top surface of the housing 10 is a height from which an adult can look down while standing.

[0161] As described above, the housing 10 is a hexahedron shape extending longer in the left-right direction, the left-right length is more than twice the height, the height is slightly larger than the front-rear width, and the top surface is a flat plane. The dimensions of the housing 10 are, for example, 2000 mm in the left-right length, 450 mm in the front-rear width, and 600 mm in the height.

[0162] The bottom surface of the housing 10 is formed by a bottom plate 11. The bottom plate 11 is a rectangular plate spaced apart from the floor of the living space by a prescribed distance. Side plates 12 are provided on both sides of the bottom plate 11, and these side plates 12 constitute the two side surfaces of the housing 10.

[0163] The back surface of the housing 10 is formed by a back plate 13, which is combined with the bottom plate 11, the side plates 12, and a top plate 14 described later at positions spaced apart from the rear end of the bottom plate 11, the rear end of the side plates 12, and the rear end of the top plate 14 by prescribed distances. Thus, when the housing 10 is disposed in the living space, a prescribed gap is formed between the wall surface and the back plate 13, and thus a back surface space 13s is formed by the bottom plate 11, the side plates 12, the back plate 13, the top plate 14, and the wall surface.

[0164] In the back plate 13, at a position corresponding to a mechanical chamber 500 described later, a hose through-hole 13' is formed through which a supply hose 510 and a discharge hose 506 pass, respectively, and a pipe through-hole 13" is formed adjacent to the hose through-hole 13' through which an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe pass, in which working fluid flows.

[0165] The top surface of the housing 10 is formed by a top plate 14. The top plate 14 is a flat surface, and is a rectangular flat surface. Various articles can be placed on the surface of the top plate 14, i.e., the top surface of the housing 10. Of course, the articles should be placed in a position not interfering with the additional discharge portion 200 described below.

[0166] The front surface of the housing 10 is formed by a front plate 15. The front plate 15 does not form the entire front surface of the housing 10, and is formed in a position corresponding to an air flow space 20 described below. First to third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are formed side by side to the left and right of the upper end portion of the front plate 15. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 function to communicate the air flow space 20 of the housing 10 and the living space. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are rectangular long surfaces extending long in the left-right direction in correspondence with the shape of the housing 10.

[0167] The front surface of the housing 10 can be formed with an input portion 17 that inputs a user operation. In the drawings, as an example, a structure is shown in which the input portion 17 is formed in the lower end portion of the front surface of the housing 10, but the present application is not limited to this, and the formation position of the input portion 17 can be changed. For example, it can also be formed in a portion of the front plate 15 of the housing 10. The input portion 17 can be formed such that a portion receiving a user operation is exposed to the outside, and the remaining main portion is formed in an internal space (not shown).

[0168] The input portion 17 can receive a user operation for all the operations of the air management device of the present application. Therefore, the user can input the on / off of the air management device, and can also input the operation of the temperature, air volume, air direction of the discharged air, and the operation of various constituent elements described below, through the input portion 17.

[0169] In one embodiment, the user can directly contact the input portion 17 to input the operation. In another embodiment, the input portion 17 can receive a user operation from an external device (not shown) through a wireless signal. To this end, the input portion 17 can include a wireless communication module that performs wireless communication with these external devices.

[0170] The wireless communication can be performed in various ways, such as infrared (IR), near field communication (NFC), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Zigbee, BLE, LTE, etc.

[0171] In the present embodiment, as the external device, for example, a general remote controller can be used to input a user operation through infrared communication.

[0172] In addition, a display (not shown) can be formed in the front plate 15 of the housing 10. Such a display can display all actions and state information of the air management device.

[0173] In one embodiment, the input portion 17 can be embodied in the form of a button or a touch pad, for example. In another embodiment, the input portion 17 can be embodied in the form of a touch screen in the display. In yet another embodiment, the input portion 17 and the display can be embodied as one body. At this time, the display can be formed with a touch panel that receives a user's operation by touch.

[0174] Also, the display can include a flat display. The display can display driving of the air management device and a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to actions.

[0175] The display includes at least one of, for example, a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, and a 3D display.

[0176] In addition, when the display and a touch sensor that senses a touch action are stacked with each other to form a touch screen, the display can be used as an output device as well as an input device. The touch sensor can have a shape such as a film, a sheet, a plate, or the like.

[0177] The front surface of the housing 10 except for the front plate 15 is formed by a first moving plate 16 and a second moving plate 16'. The first moving plate 16 and the second moving plate 16' are a door for opening and closing a first space 22 and a second space 24 described below.

[0178] The bottom surface of the housing 10 has a predetermined distance from the floor of the living space. For this purpose, support legs 18 are provided at at least four corners of the housing 10. The support legs 18 have a predetermined height, serving to support the housing 10 on the floor of the living space and creating space for the smooth intake of air into the intake port 11' formed in the base plate 11. In other words, the support legs 18 ensure space between the floor of the living space and the bottom surface of the housing 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the support legs 18 are located at the four corners of the base plate 11 of the housing 10; however, they may also be formed at positions separate from the corners of the base plate 11; more support legs 18 may also be provided.

[0179] The exterior of the housing 10 has a furniture shape. For example, the material constituting the exterior of the housing 10 can be wood or a material with a wood-like appearance. That is, at least the exterior of the components constituting the exterior of the housing 10, such as the side panel 12, top panel 14, front panel 15, first movable panel 16, and second movable panel 16', is made of wood or a material with a wood-like appearance.

[0180] When viewed from the front or top, the interior of the housing 10 is divided into three spaces by a first partition wall 19 and a second partition wall 19'. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As can be seen, the first partition wall 19 divides the airflow space 20 and the first space 22, and the second partition wall 19′ divides the airflow space 20 and the second space 24.

[0181] An airflow space 20 is formed inside the housing 10. The airflow space 20 is a place where air from the living space is drawn in through the intake port 11′ and flows while undergoing heat exchange. After heat exchange, the air, in an ideal state, is discharged into the living space through the exhaust ports 15′-1, 15′-2, and 15′-3.

[0182] A first space 22, separated from the airflow space 20, is formed by a first partition wall 19. The first space 22 is a portion containing one of the humidification device 400 and the additional exhaust portion 200 described below. The portion of the first space 22 containing the humidification device 400 is opened and closed by the first movable plate 16.

[0183] A second space 24, separated from the airflow space 20, is formed by a second partition wall 19'. This second space 24 is a portion where one of the additional discharge sections 200 described below is located, and where a mechanical chamber 500 for housing a control unit or similar equipment is located. The portion of the mechanical chamber 500 is opened and closed by the second movable plate 16'.

[0184] The left and right length of the airflow space 20 is more than twice the left and right length of the first space 22 and the second space 24. The left and right length of the airflow space 20 is set to ensure the number of exhaust ports 15′-1, 15′-2, and 15′-3 formed on the front plate 15 of the housing 10.

[0185] like Figure 4 As shown, a heat exchange device 100 is provided in the airflow space 20, including a structure for heat exchange with the air drawn in through the intake port 11′ and a structure for air to be discharged through the exhaust ports 15′-1, 15′-2, and 15′-3. A filter unit 300 is provided after the intake port 11′.

[0186] Air passing through the filter unit 300 flows through the airflow path 102 formed in the airflow space 20. A heat exchanger 104 is provided on the airflow path 102. The heat exchanger 104 is a device that facilitates heat exchange between the air flowing in the airflow path 102 and the working fluid of the heat exchange cycle. For example, during cooling operation, heat from the air is received by the working fluid of the heat exchanger 104 and transferred to the outdoor unit before being discharged to the outside. During heating operation, air passes through the heat exchanger 104 while receiving heat from the working fluid and transferring it to the living space. Of course, during heating operation, the heat exchanger 104 can be omitted and heat can be received from other devices. The working fluid transferred from the outdoor unit is transferred to the heat exchanger 104 through the inlet pipe, and the working fluid that has passed through the heat exchanger 104 is transferred back to the outdoor unit through the outlet pipe.

[0187] The lower part of the heat exchanger 104 has a drain pan 108. The drain pan 108 collects and drains condensate from the air passing through the heat exchanger 104.

[0188] To form the airflow path 102, the airflow space 20 has a structure for guiding airflow. First, it has an inlet guide 110 opposite to the filter unit 300. The inlet guide 110 is located in the region corresponding to the intake port 11'. The inlet guide 110 is mostly opposite to the intake port 11'. The inlet guide 110 has a guiding inclined surface 110', allowing air passing through the intake port 11' region near the front end of the housing 10 to flow smoothly towards the back plate 13. The closer the guiding inclined surface 110' is to the back plate 13, the further away it is from the intake port 11'.

[0189] The front end of the inlet guide 110 extends toward the back plate 13, and the front end of the inlet guide 110 is located at approximately 2 / 3 of the distance from the intake port 11', based on the front-rear direction of the housing 10. This positioning of the front end of the inlet guide 110 aims to maximize airflow to the rear of the airflow path 102 inside the housing 10. The top surface of the inlet guide 110 may be provided with the drain tray 108 and the air guide section 120 described below.

[0190] The airflow path 102 has an upper guide member 112. The upper guide member 112 forms the ceiling of the airflow path 102. The upper guide member 112 extends from the back plate 13 to the air guide portion 120 described below. The portion where the upper guide member 112 intersects with the back plate is formed as a curved surface to avoid vortices. Preferably, the back plate 13 and the upper guide member 112 are avoided to be perpendicular.

[0191] Although not shown in the figure, the portion of the inner surface of the back plate 13 corresponding to the airflow path 102 can be formed as a curved surface. That is, the back plate 13 and the upper guide member 112 can be formed as a continuous curved surface. For this purpose, the back surface of the back plate 13 can be formed to bulge outward.

[0192] The inlet guide 110 and the upper guide 112 are preferably made of a material with good thermal insulation properties. If the inlet guide 110 and the upper guide 112 are not themselves made of a material with good insulation properties, it is necessary to form a material with good thermal insulation properties on their surfaces to prevent heat exchange with the surrounding environment. The upper guide 112 is in close contact with the upper end of the heat exchanger 104 and extends to the air guide section 120.

[0193] An air guide section 120 is provided in front of the heat exchanger 104. Figure 6 The air guide section 120 is described above. The air guide section 120 is internally equipped with drive fans 130, 130′, and 130″, which provide power to draw air into the airflow path 102 and allow it to flow, then discharge it into the indoor space through outlets 15′-1, 15′-2, and 15′-3. The air guide section 120 branches the airflow that has passed through the heat exchanger 104. In this embodiment, the air flows along three separate paths.

[0194] The air guide section 120 is made of a material with good thermal insulation properties. This is to ensure that the air being heated by the heat exchanger 104 maintains its state and is transferred to the indoor space.

[0195] The frame of the air guide 120 is formed by an air guide body 122 made of a material with good thermal insulation. The air guide body 122 has a predetermined thickness in the front-to-back direction and forms a plurality of fan spaces 124, 124', and 124″ inside.Figure 7 As shown, the fan spaces 124, 124', 124" are provided with driving fans 130, 130', 130" described below, respectively. The fan spaces 124, 124', 124" are formed in a cylindrical shape so that the driving fans 130, 130', 130" can be rotated inside thereof. The side of the fan spaces 124, 124', 124" opposite to the heat exchanger 104 is opened to form an inflow port 126. However, only a part of the side of the fan spaces 124, 124', 124" corresponding to the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 is opened. That is, the flow outlet 128 is formed at a position relatively close to the upper end in the fan spaces 124, 124', 124". The flow outlet 128 is formed in the front panel 15 at a position corresponding to the first to third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3. The flow cross-sectional area of the flow outlet 128 is smaller than that of the fan spaces 124, 124', 124". The flow outlet 128 is formed at a position relatively close to the upper end of the fan spaces.

[0196] In addition, branch flow paths 129 are formed on the inner side of the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124", respectively. The branch flow paths 129 are portions through which air of the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124" can flow and through which air is delivered to an additional discharge portion 200 described below. The branch flow paths 129 are opened to both sides of the air guide portion 120, respectively, and are connected to the first space 22 and the second space 24, respectively.

[0197] As Figure 7As shown, the fan spaces 124, 124', 124" are respectively provided with driving fans 130, 130', 130". The driving fans 130, 130', 130" are rotated by respective fan motors 132, thereby providing a motive force for air flow. The fan motors 132 are driven by a control section 600 described later. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control section 600 causes the driving fans 130, 130', 130" to operate or controls the driving fans 130, 130', 130", which means that the control section 600 causes the driving fans 130, 130', 130" to operate (rotate) by driving the fan motors 132. In the present embodiment, three driving fans 130, 130', 130" are used in total. Of course, the number of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" is not limited to three, and at least two or more driving fans 130, 130', 130" can be used. For example, four driving fans or five driving fans can be used, in which the driving fans 130, 130" at both ends can be arranged to deliver air to an additional discharge section 200 described later, and all the driving fans 130, 130', 130" can be arranged to deliver air to the front of the housing 10. These driving fans 130, 130', 130" are respectively referred to as a first driving fan 130, a second driving fan 130', and a third driving fan 130". Note that the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are turbo fans that suck in air from the direction of the rotation axis and discharge the air in a centrifugal direction.

[0198] In the present embodiment, vanes 141, 142, 143 are respectively provided at positions corresponding to the three driving fans 130, 130', 130", i.e., the first to third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3. The first vane 141 is provided at the first discharge port 15'-1, the second vane 142 is provided at the second discharge port 15'-2, and the third vane 143 is provided at the third discharge port 15'-3. These vanes 141, 142, 143 are driven by driving sources provided separately to open and close the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, thereby setting the discharge direction of air.

[0199] The opening of the blades 141, 142, 143 is achieved by driving the driving motors 141', 142', 143'. The output shafts of the driving motors 141', 142', 143' are connected to the rotating central shafts of the blades 141, 142, 143, and the rotating central shafts rotate to rotate the blades 141, 142, 143. The driving motors 141', 142', 143' are driven by the control unit 600. Therefore, the control unit 600 opens and closes or operates the blades 141, 142, 143, or controls the blades 141, 142, 143, which means that the control unit 600 operates the blades 141, 142, 143 by driving the driving motors 141', 142', 143'. The driving motors 141', 142', 143' can adjust the opening angle while opening the blades 141, 142, 143.

[0200] The back of the blades 141, 142, 143 has a rotating central piece 145 combined with the driving motors 141', 142', 143'. The rotating central piece 145 has a central hole 145' formed therein. Two rotating central pieces 145 are formed in one blade 141, 142, 143, and the output shaft of the driving motor 141', 142', 143' is combined with the central hole 145' of one of the rotating central pieces 145.

[0201] The driving motors 141', 142', 143' are fixed in the mounting groove 150 formed in the air guide part 120. In order to arrange the driving motors 141', 142', 143' in the mounting groove 150 of the air guide part 120, a motor seat 146 is required. Thus, one side surface of the motor seat 146 has a shape capable of accommodating a portion of the driving motors 141', 142', 143', and the driving motors 141', 142', 143' are fixedly arranged in the mounting groove 150 in a state of being combined with the driving motors 141', 142', 143'.

[0202] One blade 141, 142, 143 has two rotating central pieces 145, one of which is combined with the driving motor 141', 142', 143', and the other of which has a rotating central shaft 147 arranged thereon. The rotating central shaft 147 becomes the rotating center of the blade 141, 142, 143. The rotating central shaft 147 has a support piece 149 at both ends thereof, and the support piece 149 is fixedly arranged in the other mounting groove of the air guide part 120. One rotating central shaft 147 can penetrate through both rotating central pieces 145.

[0203] In addition, the vane 141, 142, 143 can be provided in various structures such as being provided on the back of the front panel 15, in addition to being provided outside the air guide portion 120 as in the embodiment shown in the drawing. The direction of the air discharged through the discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 can be varied by the operation of the vane 141, 142, 143, for example, the air can be directly discharged forward of the discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3. At this time, the air that has been heat-exchanged is directly delivered to the user. Also, the air can be discharged from the discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 to the upper portion of the front, at which time the air that has been heat-exchanged is not directly delivered to the user, so that air management is indirectly performed. The direction of the air that has been heat-exchanged and discharged through the discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 can be controlled by a pre-set operation mode.

[0204] In addition, the output shaft of the drive motor 141', 142', 143' is operated by setting the speed and torque by the reduction portion inside thereof. The rotation angle of the vane 141, 142, 143 is set according to the degree of operation of the output shaft of the drive motor 141', 142', 143'. Here, the setting of the rotation angle of the vane 141, 142, 143 can be performed by the user by selecting the corresponding operation mode from the pre-set operation modes.

[0205] The drive fans 130, 130', 130" can be simultaneously driven, or can be selectively combined and driven. That is, the drive fans 130, 130', 130" can be driven in various combinations according to the operation mode of the air management device.

[0206] First, all of the drive fans 130, 130', 130" are operated, all of the vanes 141, 142, 143 are opened, and the air that has been heat-exchanged is discharged to the front of the housing 10. At this time, the branch flow path 129 of the air guide portion 120 is closed using the damper 206, so that the air is prevented from being supplied from the branch flow path 129 to other portions.

[0207] The damper 206 is operated using a damper drive motor (not shown). The damper drive motor is driven by the control portion 600. Therefore, the control portion 600 opens and closes the damper 206, or controls the damper 206, which means that the control portion 600 operates the damper 201 by driving the damper drive motor.

[0208] Then, only one of the three driving fans 130, 130', 130" is driven, and the vane 141, 142, 143 corresponding thereto is opened, to discharge the air, which has been heat-exchanged, to the front. At this time, the branch flow path 129 of the air guide portion 120 is closed by the damper 206, to prevent the air from being supplied to the branch flow path 129.

[0209] Then, in a state where all the vanes 141, 142, 143 are closed, the air is supplied to the additional discharge portion 200 described below. At this time, the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130" are driven, to pass the air to the additional discharge portion 200 through the branch flow path 129 and discharge the air to the indoor space. Of course, the damper 206 needs to be opened to allow the air to flow through the branch flow path 129.

[0210] In addition, in a state where the air is supplied to the branch flow path 129 by the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130", the second driving fan 130' is also driven, and the second vane 142 is opened, to discharge the air, which has been heat-exchanged, to the front of the housing 10.

[0211] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the additional discharge portion 200 is provided on both sides of the top surface of the housing 10. The additional discharge portion 200 can allow the ejection pipe 234 described below to protrude from the top surface of the housing 10, to pass the air, which has been heat-exchanged, to a further and wider area.

[0212] The structure of the additional discharge portion 200 will be described in detail with reference to Figures 10 to 16 . The additional discharge portion 200 can be provided in at least one of the first space 22 and the second space 24 of the housing 10. In the drawing, the additional discharge portion 200 is provided in both the first space 22 and the second space 24, and the additional discharge portion 200 provided in the first space 22 will be described below as an example.

[0213] As shown in Figure 11 , the first space 22 is provided with a first space frame 202. In Figure 2 , the first space frame 202 can be seen. The first space frame 202 separates the first space 22 to configure the additional discharge portion 200 and the humidifying device 400 described below. One side of the first space frame 202 is formed with a frame space 203, which is opened and closed by the first moving plate 16. The first moving plate 16 moves left and right with respect to the housing 10 to open and close the frame space 203.

[0214] As shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11As shown, a connection pipe 204 is provided on the right side of the first space frame 202. One end of the connection pipe 204 communicates with the branch flow path 129 of the air guide portion 120. As shown in FIG. 2, the connection pipe 204 is connected to the branch flow path 129 of the air guide portion 120. The connection pipe 204 is connected to the branch flow path 129 of the air guide portion 120. Figure 10 As shown, the connection pipe 204 is bent into a shape. The connection pipe 204 is not necessarily bent into the shape as shown in the figure, but can be made into various shapes.

[0215] The other end of the connection pipe 204 communicates with a vertical pipe 208 described below. The inside of the connection pipe 204 is formed with a connection flow path 205 through which air flows. An air door 206 is provided at the entrance of the connection flow path 205 to control the flow of air into the connection flow path 205.

[0216] The first space frame 202 has the vertical pipe 208. The vertical pipe 208 is formed in the first space frame 202 itself. The vertical pipe 208 is not necessarily formed in the first space frame 202. The vertical pipe 208 can be separately manufactured and then provided in the first space 22. The vertical pipe 208 extends in the vertical direction and guides the lifting of a lift box 214 described below so that a pop-up pipe 234 is lifted along a prescribed track.

[0217] The lift box 214 and the pop-up pipe 234 are provided inside the vertical pipe 208, and a vertical flow path 210 through which air flows is also provided. The pop-up pipe 234 and the lift box 214 are housed in the vertical flow path 210 in a liftable manner. In a state in which the pop-up pipe 234 and the lift box 214 have been lifted, the vertical flow path 210 becomes a path through which air flows.

[0218] A lift rack portion 212 is provided along the inner side of the vertical flow path 210 from the lower portion to the upper portion. The lift rack portion 212 engages with a lift drive gear 232 described below to move the lift drive gear 232 up and down. From Figure 15 and Figure 16 The lift rack portion 212 can be seen.

[0219] The lift box 214 is provided inside the vertical flow path 210. From Figure 13 and Figure 14 The shape of the lift box 214 can be clearly seen. The lift box 214 is lifted up and down along the vertical flow path 210. The cross-sectional shape of the lift box 214 is the same as that of the vertical flow path 210 except for a recessed portion 221 described below. The outer side of the lift box 214 moves while being in contact with the inner side of the vertical flow path 210.

[0220] As Figure 14 shown, a rotation support ring 216 is provided through the lift box 214. The rotation support ring 216 is cylindrical and has a communication flow path 218 formed therein. The rotation support ring 216 supports and rotates a rotation support portion 238 of an ejection pipe 234 described below. The communication flow path 218 communicates the vertical flow path 210 and an ejection flow path 236 of the ejection pipe 234 described below. The rotation support portion 238 of the lower end of the ejection pipe 234 described below is rotatably inserted into the rotation support ring 216.

[0221] The communication flow path 218 has a fan setting portion 219 provided therein. In the present embodiment, the fan setting portion 219 is formed in a cross shape. An ejection drive fan 224 is provided in the fan setting portion 219 and serves to pressurize air discharged from the additional discharge portion 200. The ejection drive fan 224 is driven by an ejection drive motor (not shown). The ejection drive motor is driven by the control portion 600. Therefore, the control portion 600 causes the ejection drive fan 224 to operate, or controls the ejection drive fan 224, by driving the ejection drive motor to cause the ejection drive fan 224 to operate (rotate).

[0222] A rotation motor housing portion 220 is formed in the rotation support ring 216 of the lift box 214 and houses a rotation motor 226 described below. A recessed portion 221 is formed in the outer surface of the lift box 214, and a lift motor housing portion 222 is formed in the recessed portion 221 as Figure 14 shown. The recessed portion 221 is formed so as to maximize the contact area between the outer surface of the lift box 214 and the inner surface of the vertical flow path 210.

[0223] As Figure 10 shown, the ejection drive fan 224 is provided in the fan setting portion 219 of the lift box 214. The ejection drive fan 224 pressurizes air in the communication flow path 218 to blow the air further. That is, the ejection drive fan 224 serves to pressurize air that has been transferred to the branch flow path 129 by the first drive fan 130 or the third drive fan 130" and that has passed through the connection pipe 204 and the vertical pipe 208.

[0224] The rotation motor 226 is provided in the rotation motor housing portion 220 of the lift box 214. The output shaft of the rotation motor 226 is provided with a rotation drive gear 228. The ejection pipe 234 described below is rotated by driving the rotation motor 226.

[0225] A lift motor 230 is provided in a lift motor housing portion 222 of the lift box 214. A lift drive gear 232 is provided on an output shaft of the lift motor 230 and engages with the lift rack portion 212. The lift drive gear 232 engages with the lift rack portion 212 and is lifted along the lift rack portion 212. Thus, the lift box 214 can be lifted. The ejection tube 234 is lifted together with the lift box 214 by the lift of the lift box 214. The lift motor 230 is driven by the control portion 600. Thus, the control portion 600 lifts the ejection tube 234 or controls the lift of the ejection tube 234, which means that the control portion 600 lifts the ejection tube 234 by driving the lift motor 230.

[0226] The ejection tube 234 is raised upward to an upper portion of the housing 10 and then lowered. Figure 13 The ejection tube 234 and its internal structure are clearly shown in FIG. 6. In the present embodiment, the ejection tube 234 is cylindrical. However, the ejection tube 234 can be hexahedral or can be various shapes. Of course, the portion of the ejection tube 234 for rotating the ejection tube 234 should be cylindrical.

[0227] The inside of the ejection tube 234 communicates with the communication flow path 218 because of the ejection flow path 236. The lower portion of the ejection tube 234 has a rotation support portion 238 and can be inserted into the rotation support ring 216 of the lift box 214 so as to be relatively rotatable. The outer diameter of the rotation support portion 238 is the same as or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the rotation support ring 216 and can be rotated relative to the rotation support ring 216. In order to rotate the ejection tube 234, the rotation support ring 216 is a portion that should be formed in a cylindrical shape.

[0228] A driven gear portion 240 is formed around the outer surface of the rotation support portion 238. The driven gear portion 240 is a kind of rack portion. The rotation drive gear 228 of the rotation motor 226 engages with the driven gear portion 240 and operates. The rotation drive gear 228 engages with the driven gear portion 240 and operates by the driving of the rotation motor 226, so that the ejection tube 234 is rotated. Figure 16 The driven gear portion 240, the rotation drive gear 228, and the like are clearly shown in FIG. 6. The rotation motor 226 is driven by the control portion 600. Thus, the control portion 600 rotates the ejection tube 234 or controls the rotation of the ejection tube 234, which means that the control portion 600 rotates the ejection tube 234 by driving the rotation motor 226.

[0229] A discharge port 242 is formed around the outer surface of the discharge tube 234. The discharge port 242 is formed only in a partial region of the outer surface of the discharge tube 234. This is to cause air flowing through the discharge flow path 236 to be discharged more strongly in a specific direction. Therefore, the region in which the discharge port 242 is formed is preferably less than half of the outer surface of the discharge tube 234. It is preferable that the discharge port 242 be formed in a region of less than 180 degrees from the center of the discharge flow path 236.

[0230] In addition, a plurality of adjustment wings 244 are provided inside the discharge flow path 236. The adjustment wings 244 adjust the up-and-down direction of air discharged through the discharge port 242. As shown in Figure 13 the adjustment wings 244 are semicircular plate-shaped, and the angle is adjusted in the up-and-down direction by a separately provided drive source or manually.

[0231] In the illustrated embodiment, the additional discharge portion 200 having such a structure is also provided in the second space 24 in the same structure. Also, in the additional discharge portion 200, the discharge tube 234 is not cylindrical but is a hexahedron such as a quadrangular prism or another shape. Here, it is necessary for the discharge tube 234 to be formed in a shape that sends air that has been heat-exchanged to a more distant ideal position. If the discharge tube 234 is formed in a quadrangular prism shape, the discharge port 242 can be formed on one of the four side surfaces of the discharge tube 234.

[0232] The filter unit 300 is drawn out and in of the lower portion of the front center of the case 10 in a drawer form. The filter unit 300 is provided in the suction port 11' formed by the bottom plate 11, and functions to purify air that passes through the suction port 11'.

[0233] The suction port 11' is formed in the bottom surface of the case 10, and is opposite the floor on which the case 10 is placed, and thus, no additional structure is needed to shield the filter unit 300. That is, when the case 10 is placed on the floor of a living room, the user cannot see the suction port 11', and thus, the user cannot easily access the suction port 11', and no structure is needed to protect the filter unit 300 in the suction port 11'.

[0234] In addition, as shown in Figure 3 the filter unit 300 is drawn out and in through a door (not labeled with a reference numeral) formed in the lower portion of the front plate 15. Therefore, the filter unit 300 is simply and easily replaced for maintenance work of a filter that has reached the end of its life.

[0235] As shown in Figure 17 and Figure 18As shown, the frame of the filter unit 300 is formed by a filter frame 301. The filter frame 301 is a flat hexahedron shape in which a plurality of passage regions 302 are formed through from top to bottom. The passage regions 302 are paths through which air passes. In the embodiment shown, the passage regions 302 are three. In plan view, the passage regions 302 are in the shape of a regular quadrangle. The shape and size of the passage regions 302 are set so as to prevent sagging of the filters 320, 330, 340 disposed therein. The passage regions 302 are provided in order from the bottom with the first filter 320, the second filter 330, and the third filter 340, which are described below.

[0236] The front surface of the filter frame 301 is formed by a front wall 303. When the filter unit 300 is disposed in the casing 10, the front wall 303 forms part of the external appearance of the casing 10. A handle 303' is provided in the center of the lower end of the front wall 303. The handle 303' is a portion for the user to grasp when pulling out the filter unit 300 through the access port.

[0237] Side walls 305 extend rearward from both end portions of the front wall 303. A rear wall 307 connects the rear ends of the side walls 305 on both sides. The rear wall 307 extends parallel to the front wall 303. A filter partition wall 309 connects the front wall 303 and the rear wall 307 to divide the passage regions 302 through the filter frame 301. The passage regions 302 through the filter frame 301 are divided into a plurality of regions by the filter partition wall 309.

[0238] Mounting ends 311 are provided in the lower ends of the side walls 305 and the filter partition wall 309. The mounting ends 311 are portions in which the edges of the first filter 320, described below, are mounted. The mounting ends 311 are not necessarily formed in the side walls 305 and the filter partition wall 309, but can be formed in the front wall 303 and the rear wall 307, for example. Of course, the mounting ends 311 can be formed in all of the side walls 305, the filter partition wall 309, the front wall 303, and the rear wall 307. However, in order to avoid narrowing the flow cross-sectional area of the air flow, it is preferable that the mounting ends 311 be formed only in mutually opposing walls, as in the embodiment shown.

[0239] Support ribs 313 that project rearward of the filter frame 301 are formed in the upper end and the lower end of the rear wall 307, respectively. The support ribs 313 function to support the filter frame 301 inside the access port when the filter frame 301 is pulled out to the extent of the replaceable filter from the access port, so as to avoid falling out at random. Of course, the filter frame 301 can be clamped to the casing 10 by the rail fitting 350, described below, but the state in which the filter frame 301 projects from the casing is maintained with the assistance of the support ribs 313 as well.

[0240] Next, the filters 320, 330, 340 provided in the passage area 302 will be described. The first filter 320 is provided first in the passage area 302. The first filter 320 is a pre-filter that functions to filter dust. The filter portion 322 of the first filter 320 is a mesh structure that filters dust. The housing 324 is integrally formed with the first filter 320. The housing 324 is formed as a quadrangular wall that surrounds the edges of the filter portion 322.

[0241] Thus, a prescribed housing space 325 is formed above the filter portion 322. The second filter 330 and the third filter 340 described below are provided in the housing space 325. The height of the housing 324 is more protruding than the third filter in a state in which the second filter 330 and the third filter 340 are stacked above the filter portion 322 of the first filter 320. In this regard, reference can be made to Figure 19 According to this structure, the worker easily separates the housing 324 from the passage area 302 of the filter frame 301.

[0242] The second filter 330 is provided in the housing space 325. The second filter 330 has a flat hexahedral shape that corresponds to the shape of the housing space 325. The second filter 330 uses a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Thus, the second filter 330 removes dust in the air according to the size of the particles, using the blocking of the fiber organization and the particle sedimentation caused by the collision and gravity, the Brownian motion of the particles, and the adsorption caused by static electricity.

[0243] The third filter 340 is provided above the second filter 330 in the housing space 325. The third filter 340 uses a deodorizing filter. The deodorizing filter mainly uses an activated carbon component. The third filter 340 as the deodorizing filter removes malodorous smells and the like in the air.

[0244] In order to allow the filter frame 301 to be drawn in and out of the housing 10 in the form of a drawer, a rail assembly 350 is provided between both sides of the filter frame 301 and the corresponding inner surfaces of the housing 10. Figure 20 The structure of the rail assembly 350 is clearly shown in the middle.

[0245] The track assembly 350 has a frame fixing part 352 fixed to the side of the filter frame 301. The frame fixing part 352 extends relatively far in the rear-forward direction and has movable guide rails 354 at its upper and lower ends, respectively. A housing fixing part 356 is provided corresponding to the frame fixing part 352. The housing fixing part 356 is fixed inside the housing 10. Fixed guide rails 358 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the housing fixing part 356, respectively. The fixed guide rails 358 are opposite to the movable guide rails 354. In this embodiment, the fixed guide rails 358 are provided opposite to the inner surface of the movable guide rails 354.

[0246] A connecting rail 360 is movably disposed on the inner side of the frame fixing part 352. Multiple ball support pieces 362 are respectively provided at the upper and lower ends of the connecting rail 360. A ball 364 is rotatably disposed on each ball support piece 362. The ball 364 rotates in contact with both the moving guide rail 354 and the fixed guide rail 358, allowing the moving guide rail 354 to move smoothly. As the connecting rail 360 moves along the frame fixing part 352, a portion of it can protrude from the frame fixing part 352, thereby relatively lengthening the travel distance of the filter frame 301.

[0247] like Figure 4 and Figure 21 As shown, a dust collector 370 is provided at the suction port 11' formed on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 for removing dust and foreign objects from the filters 320 and 330. The dust collector 370 is disposed on the bottom plate 11 and moves back and forth in a straight line along the entire area of ​​the suction port 11'. The dust collector 370 can be regarded as a vacuum cleaner. The appearance and frame of the dust collector 370 are formed by the dust collector body 317. The part of the dust collector body 317 opposite to the bottom plate 11 is the bottom 372. Preferably, the bottom 372 has a predetermined area, is generally flat, and its amplitude is the same as or slightly larger than that of the suction port 11'.

[0248] like Figure 22As shown, the dust collector 370 has a dust collector suction port 373 in the bottom 372. The dust collector suction port 373 is formed on both sides with a portion through which a dust collector rail 380, which will be described later, passes as a reference. Of course, the dust collector suction port 373 can be provided one when the dust collector rail 380 is provided at positions of the bottom plate 11 corresponding to both end edges of the suction port 11'. However, if the size of the dust collector 370 becomes large, the weight can become heavy, and thus, it is preferable to make the dust collector 370 small by making the dust collector rail 380 cross the suction port 11'. Further, if the dust collector suction port 373 is provided a plurality of, the flow cross-sectional area of each of the dust collector suction ports 373 becomes small, and thus, it is possible to prevent the suction force from leaking due to the dust collector 370 sagging or the like.

[0249] As shown, the dust collector 370 has a dust collector suction port 373 in the bottom 372. The dust collector suction port 373 is formed on both sides with a portion through which a dust collector rail 380, which will be described later, passes as a reference. Of course, the dust collector suction port 373 can be provided one when the dust collector rail 380 is provided at positions of the bottom plate 11 corresponding to both end edges of the suction port 11'. However, if the size of the dust collector 370 becomes large, the weight can become heavy, and thus, it is preferable to make the dust collector 370 small by making the dust collector rail 380 cross the suction port 11'. Further, if the dust collector suction port 373 is provided a plurality of, the flow cross-sectional area of each of the dust collector suction ports 373 becomes small, and thus, it is possible to prevent the suction force from leaking due to the dust collector 370 sagging or the like. Figure 22 As shown, the dust collector 370 has a dust collector suction port 373 in the bottom 372. The dust collector suction port 373 is formed on both sides with a portion through which a dust collector rail 380, which will be described later, passes as a reference. Of course, the dust collector suction port 373 can be provided one when the dust collector rail 380 is provided at positions of the bottom plate 11 corresponding to both end edges of the suction port 11'. However, if the size of the dust collector 370 becomes large, the weight can become heavy, and thus, it is preferable to make the dust collector 370 small by making the dust collector rail 380 cross the suction port 11'. Further, if the dust collector suction port 373 is provided a plurality of, the flow cross-sectional area of each of the dust collector suction ports 373 becomes small, and thus, it is possible to prevent the suction force from leaking due to the dust collector 370 sagging or the like.

[0250] The elastic bristles 375 are formed by cutting a material that is elastically deformed into a straight line shape having a predetermined diameter to a predetermined length. Of course, the elastic bristles 375 can be formed of a natural material that has a certain strength and elastically deforms to a certain degree like a hair. The elastic bristles 375 form a kind of wall around the dust collector suction port 373. It is preferable that the elastic bristles 375 are not arranged in one row but in a plurality of rows to eliminate the leakage of the suction force.

[0251] The dust collector body 371 has an air flow outlet 377 on one side of the outer surface thereof. The air flow outlet 377 is preferably provided at a position separated from the dust collector suction port 373, and is a portion that discharges air to the outside after removing dust or foreign matter from air suctioned into the dust collector suction port 373. Of course, it is also possible to collect dust not in the inside of the dust collector 370 but in a dust box at another position connected to the air flow outlet 377 by a discharge hose.

[0252] The dust collector body 371 has a structure for moving the dust collector 370, a structure for suctioning dust, and a structure for sweeping dust falling on the surface of the filter 310, such as an agitator, in the inside thereof.

[0253] The dust collector rail 380 is provided across the suction port 11' on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 11. The dust collector 370 performs linear reciprocating motion along the dust collector rail 380.

[0254] In the present application, the dust collector 370 is provided on the bottom surface of the floor 11 of the housing 10 and is not covered by other structures. Therefore, the suction port 11' is not covered by other structures and is directly exposed. According to such a structure, the air in the living room flows smoothly to the air flow path 102.

[0255] Also, the dust collector 370 is not covered by other structures and the air still flows smoothly to the suction port 11'. However, if the dust collector 370 is supported only by the dust collector rail 380, the dust collector 370 can sag at a certain position due to its own weight. However, the elastic bristles 375 can always adhere to the surface of the first filter 320 in a state of elastic deformation, so that leakage of suction force can be prevented. That is, at a position where the dust collector 370 sags due to gravity, although the degree of elastic deformation of the elastic bristles 375 decreases, as long as the state of adhesion to the surface of the first filter 320 is maintained, leakage of suction force does not occur.

[0256] In addition, the bottom 372 of the dust collector 370 is opposite to the surface of the first filter 320, and the elastic bristles 375 around the dust collector suction port 373 adhere to the surface of the first filter 320 in a state of elastic deformation. If the length of the elastic bristles 375 is too long, leakage of suction force can occur through the gaps between the elastic bristles 375, and therefore the distance between the surface of the first filter 320 and the bottom 372 of the dust collector 370 should be a distance of a predetermined value or less.

[0257] Since the filter unit 300 is located inside the suction port 11' of the housing 10 and the dust collector 370 is located on the bottom surface of the floor 11 of the housing 10, there is a certain distance between them. In order to reduce this distance, a step is provided around the first filter 320 so that the surface of the first filter 320 protrudes and is close to the bottom 372 of the dust collector 370.

[0258] Referring to Figures 24 to 29 The humidification structure is described. The air inflow pipe 401 communicates with the air flow path 102 through the first partition wall 19. The air inflow pipe 401 extends to the inside of the first space frame 202. A portion of the air in the air flow path 102 is transferred to the air inflow pipe 401. Here, the air flowing into the air inflow pipe 401 is air that has passed through the filter unit 300 but has not passed through the heat exchanger 104. Therefore, the air in the living room is transferred to the air inflow pipe 401 after being purified by the filter unit 300.

[0259] The inflow fan section 403 is connected to the air inflow pipe 401. A fan (not shown) is installed inside the inflow fan section 403. Driven by the fan, air from the airflow path 102 is drawn into the air inflow pipe 401.

[0260] Air pressurized by the inflow fan section 403 flows through the air transfer pipe 405, and a steam generator 407 is connected to the air transfer pipe 405. The steam generator 407 heats water supplied from the water tank 419 (described below) to generate steam. In this embodiment, a heated steam generator 407 is used to generate steam for humidification; alternatively, ultrasonic vaporization of water molecules can be used. That is, various humidification methods can be used instead of the steam generator 407.

[0261] The steam generator 407 has a first discharge pipe 409. Steam generated in the steam generator 407 and air supplied through the air inlet pipe 401 are discharged from the first discharge pipe 409 in a mixed state. The first discharge pipe 409 is connected to the connecting pipe 204. The humidified air flowing through the first discharge pipe 409 is supplied to the connecting pipe 204, flows sequentially through the vertical flow path 210, the connecting flow path 218, and the ejector flow path 236, and is then discharged into the indoor space through the ejector outlet 242.

[0262] like Figure 25 As shown, in the steam generator 407, the second discharge pipe 411 is configured in a different direction than the first discharge pipe 409. Of course, a second discharge pipe 411 is not always necessary. The second discharge pipe 411 delivers humidified air to the humidification connection pipe 413. The humidification connection pipe 413 communicates with the vertical flow path 210 of the vertical pipe 208 located in the second space 24. The humidification connection pipe 413 is located in the back space 13s formed between the back panel 13 and the wall. Here, the first discharge pipe 409 and the second discharge pipe 411 each have a humidification damper (not shown), thus allowing control over the air discharged for humidification.

[0263] A water tank mounting base 415 is provided in the frame space 203 formed by the first spatial frame 202. A water tank 419 is mounted on the water tank mounting base 415. A humidifying pump 417 is provided adjacent to the water tank mounting base 415 in order to transfer water supplied from the water tank 419 to the steam generator 407.

[0264] The water tank mounting base 415 allows the water tank 419 to tilt. The water tank mounting base 415 operates such that the upper end of the water tank 419 extends outward within the frame space 203. This is to facilitate the entry and exit of the water tank 419 into the frame space 203.

[0265] likeFigure 27 As shown, the water tank mounting seat 415 has a chassis 421. The chassis 421 is a part that mounts and supports components for constituting the water tank mounting seat 415. The chassis 421 is disposed at the bottom of the frame space 203 in the first space frame 202. The rear ends of the chassis 421 are respectively vertically disposed with a pair of guide posts 423. The space between the guide posts 423 has a guide rail 425 and a guide groove 427. The guide rail 425 is integrally formed on the inner faces of the pair of guide posts 423 opposite to each other, and the space between the guide rails 425 becomes the guide groove 427. The guide rail 425 is a curved shape having a prescribed radius of curvature.

[0266] A water storage portion 429 is protrusively disposed on the top face of the chassis 421. The inside of the water storage portion 429 is formed with a water storage space 431 that temporarily stores water supplied from the water tank 419.

[0267] A water storage portion top plate 433 is disposed on the top face of the water storage portion 429 of the chassis 421. The water storage portion top plate 433 functions to shield the water storage space 431. A sealing member (not shown) is disposed between the water storage portion top plate 433 and the chassis 421 to prevent water leakage. The water storage portion top plate 433 has a rotation center hole 435 on each of the side faces. The rotation center hole 435 becomes the center of inclination of an inclination table 449 described below.

[0268] The rotation center hole 435 is located on the side face of a mounting wall 437 protrusively formed on the water storage portion top plate 433. The mounting wall 437 functions to support the inclination table 449 in a state in which the inclination table 449 is not inclined. The mounting wall 437 is symmetrically formed on both sides of a water storage portion inlet 441 described below.

[0269] An inclination stopper 439 extends from the mounting wall 437. The inclination stopper 439 is inclined lower as it is closer to the front end of the water storage portion top plate 433. When the inclination table 449 is inclined, the inclination stopper 439 functions to support the lower face of the inclination table 449.

[0270] A water storage portion inlet 441 is formed through the water storage portion top plate 433. The water storage portion inlet 441 becomes the inlet of the water storage space 431. The water storage portion inlet 441 has a valve opening 443. The valve opening 443 functions to open the valve of the water tank 419.

[0271] The structure of the water storage portion top plate 433 can be integrally formed in the chassis 421. For example, the rotation center hole 435 can be formed on both side faces of the water storage portion 429 of the chassis 421.

[0272] A rotation center shaft 447 is provided with a rotation center member 445 at the rotation center 435. The rotation center member 445 positions the rotation center shaft 447 at the rotation center hole 435 in a state of being fixed to a tilt table 449 described later. Thus, the rotation center hole 435 becomes a rotation center of the tilt table 449.

[0273] The tilt table 449 is tiltable provided at the base frame 421. The tilt table 449 can be in a state of a top surface being horizontal and a state of being inclined downward more as it approaches the front end. This state is achieved by the tilt table 449 being rotated by a prescribed angle with the rotation center shaft 447 as a center.

[0274] A driving force for making the tilt table 449 perform an inclination action is transmitted to the tilt table 449 through a tilt rack portion 451. As shown in Figure 28 , the tilt rack portion 451 is positioned at the rear end of the tilt table 449. The entire shape of the tilt rack portion 451 is a curve having a prescribed radius of curvature. The shape of the tilt rack portion 451 is formed as a curve so as to be able to cooperate with the guide rail 425 of the base frame 421. The outer surface of the tilt rack portion 451 is formed with a rack 453. The rack 453 meshes with an output gear 467 of a tilt reduction gear 463 described later to operate.

[0275] The both side surfaces of the tilt rack portion 451 have a curved shape of a connection passage 455. The guide rail 425 of the base frame 421 is provided at the connection passage 455 to be guided.

[0276] A water storage portion cover 457 is provided at the tilt table 449. A water supply hole 459 is formed at the water storage portion cover 457, and a connection pipe (not shown) of a bellows shape is connected between the water supply hole 459 and the water storage portion inlet 441 to transmit water to the water storage space 431 without leakage. That is, water flowing out from the water tank 419 installed at the tilt table 449 is transmitted to the water storage space 431 through the water supply hole 459.

[0277] By using the water supply hole 459, the water supply hole 459 is provided at the water storage portion cover 457, and the water supply hole 459 is connected to the water storage portion inlet 441 through the connection pipe (not shown) of the bellows shape, so that water can be supplied to the water storage space 431 without leakage. Figure 26 , and Figure 29The tilt drive source 461 shown provides a driving force for operating the tilt table 449. The tilt drive source 461 can use an electric motor. The tilt drive source 461 is disposed at the rear of the base frame 421. A tilt speed reducer 463 that reduces and transmits the driving force of the tilt drive source 461 is connected to the output shaft of the tilt drive source 461. A reducer housing 465 that forms the appearance of the tilt speed reducer 463 is provided with a plurality of gears inside. The last gear in the gear train of the tilt speed reducer 463 is an output gear 467. The output gear 467 meshes with the rack 453 of the tilt table 449 to operate.

[0278] In addition, the front surface of the housing 10 is provided with a proximity sensor 470. The proximity sensor 470 functions to recognize a user who replaces the water tank 419. That is, when a user approaches the proximity sensor 470 in front of the first moving plate 16, the user is recognized and the first moving plate 16 is automatically opened, the tilt table 449 of the water tank mounting seat 415 is tilted, and the upper end of the water tank 419 is extended from the frame space 203. Here, instead of the proximity sensor 470, a button can be used. That is, any sensing means can be used instead of the proximity sensor 470 as long as the intention to replace the water tank 419 can be recognized.

[0279] Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 30 and Figure 31 The structure inside the machine chamber 500 will be described. The second space frame 202' is provided in the second space 24. The second space frame 202' has a similar structure to the first space frame 202, has the vertical pipe 208 constituting the additional discharge portion 200, and has the ejection pipe 234 provided so as to be liftable. The structure related to the additional discharge portion 200 is the same as that of the first space frame 202.

[0280] One side of the second space frame 202' forms the machine chamber 500. The machine chamber 500 is a portion of the frame space 203 including the first space frame 201. The machine chamber 500 is located in the remaining area of the second space frame 202' except for the area where the vertical pipe 208 is formed. The upper partition plate 501 constituting the ceiling of the machine chamber 500 is located at a position having a predetermined interval from the ceiling 14 of the housing 10, and the lower partition plate 501' opposing the upper partition plate 501 and forming the floor of the machine chamber 500 is located at a position having a predetermined interval from the floor 11 of the housing 10.

[0281] A drain pump 502 is provided on the bottom surface of the lower partition plate 501'. As shown in FIG. 30, the drain pump 502 is connected to the drain pipe 206 of the additional discharge portion 200. Figure 30As shown, the drain pump 502 is positioned at a lower position than the bottom of the drain pan 108. That is, the portion of the drain pump 502 to which the connection hose 504 is connected is positioned at the same height or a lower position than the extension surface of the bottom of the drain pan 108.

[0282] Therefore, the end portion of the connection hose 504 connected to the drain pan 108 is positioned at a higher position than the end portion connected to the drain pump 502, in order to allow the condensed water to naturally move by gravity through the connection hose 504. In the illustrated embodiment, the connection hose 504 appears to pass through the side of the drain pan 108, but the bottom surface of the drain pan 108 and the corresponding inner surface of the connection hose 504 are positioned at the same height. Alternatively, the connection hose 504 can be positioned at a lower position than the bottom of the drain pan 108 and communicate with the interior of the drain pan 108. The connection hose 504 can pass through the bottom of the drain pan 108 and be connected to the drain pan 108. The bottom of the drain pan 108 is preferably formed to be inclined such that the side closer to the connection with the connection hose 504 is lower.

[0283] In the present application, the connection hose 504 is generally divided into an upper end portion 505, a connection portion 505', and a lower end portion 505". The upper end portion 505 is the portion connected to the drain pan 108 and has a predetermined height difference from the lower end portion 505". The connection portion 505' connects the upper end portion 505 and the lower end portion 505". The lower end portion 505" is the portion connected to the drain pump 502 and is positioned at the lowest position in the connection hose 504. The upper end portion 505 can be omitted from the connection hose 504, in which case the connection portion 505' is directly connected to the bottom of the drain pan 108 and communicates with the drain pan 108.

[0284] Preferably, the drain pump 502 is operated such that the drain pump 502 does not need to completely suck up the condensed water filled in the lower end portion 505" of the connection hose 504, and leaves condensed water in the lower end portion 505" or the connection portion 505".

[0285] An exhaust hose 506 is connected to the drain pump 502. The exhaust hose 506 functions to deliver the condensed water pressurized in the drain pump 502 to the outside. The maximum height H of the exhaust hose 506 is at least 400 mm or more. The exhaust hose 506 extends to the outside through the back plate 13 of the casing 10. Preferably, the highest position in the position (maximum height H of the exhaust hose 506) of the hose through-hole 13' for the exhaust hose 506 to pass through the back plate 13 is at the top end of the back plate 13. In this way, the structure for discharging the condensed water inside the casing 10 to the outside is easily designed.

[0286] The reason why the maximum height H of the exhaust hose 506 is at least 400 mm or more is that the section of the exhaust hose 506 after the maximum height H can be caused to flow by the gravity of the condensed water. That is, the section of the exhaust hose 506 extending from the mechanical chamber 500 to the outside of the casing 10 starts to flow by the gravity of the condensed water regardless of the pressurization of the drain pump 502.

[0287] A supply hose 510 is provided in the mechanical chamber 500. The supply hose 510 supplies, for example, air containing oxygen or negative ions to the air flow path 102. In this way, various operation modes are provided for the user in the indoor space. The supply hose 510 is provided through a section of the second space frame 202' corresponding to the second partition plate 19' and one of the hose through-holes 13' in the back plate 13. Therefore, the supply hose 510 connects the supply source on the outdoor unit side and the air flow path 102.

[0288] Hereinafter, the operation of the air management device of the present application having the above-described structure will be described in detail.

[0289] First, the operation of the air management device of the present application will be described with reference to FIG. 1. Figure 32 In the air management device of the present application, the heat exchange of the air in the indoor space is performed while passing through the heat exchanger 104. The indoor air is sucked in through the suction port 11' by driving at least one or more of the drive fans 130, 130', 130". The indoor air moves to the space between the indoor floor and the bottom plate 11 of the casing 10, and flows to the air flow path 102 of the casing 10 through the suction port 11'.

[0290] In this process, air passes through the filter unit 300 while removing dust and foreign matter, odor, and the like from the air. The air that has passed through the filter unit 300 flows along the air flow path 102 and then passes through the heat exchanger 104. The air drawn in from the suction port 11' is guided to a position relatively close to the rear end in the air flow path 102 by the inlet guide 110. Since the guide inclined surface 110' of the inlet guide 110 is inclined upward toward the back plate 13, the air that has passed through the filter unit 300 is mainly guided toward the back plate 13. This is because the space between the guide inclined surface 110' and the filter unit 300 becomes wider as it gets closer to the back plate 13.

[0291] The air that has flowed into the rear end near the back plate 13 in the air flow path 102 passes through the heat exchanger 104 by the operation of the driving fan 130, 130', 130" and then enters the fan space 124, 124', 124" provided with the air guide portion 120 of the driving fan 130, 130', 130" that is being driven.

[0292] At this time, the upper guide 112 guides the air flowing in the air flow path 102 and delivers it to the heat exchanger 104. In particular, the upper guide 112 prevents the air from flowing over the upper portion of the heat exchanger 104, thereby causing all of the air flowing in the air flow path 102 to pass through the heat exchanger 104.

[0293] The air that has passed through the heat exchanger 104 is branched in flow paths by the driving of the respective driving fans 130, 130', 130" into the specific fan spaces 124, 124', 124". The air flows out from the flow outlet 128 of the fan space 124, 124', 124" and then toward the corresponding discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3. If the blades 141, 142, 143 of the corresponding discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are opened at a prescribed angle, the air is guided by the blades 141, 142, 143 and discharged toward the indoor space.

[0294] In the present application, the air is discharged from the discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 by the operation of the driving fan 130, 130', 130". At this time, the discharge of the air through the discharge port 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 can be independently set according to whether the specific driving fan is driven.

[0295] For example, only the first driving fan 130 can be driven, the first vane 141 can be opened, and the air that has been heat-exchanged can be discharged only through the first discharge port 15'-1. Alternatively, only the second driving fan 130' can be driven, the second vane 142 can be opened, and the air that has been heat-exchanged can be discharged only through the second discharge port 15'-2. Alternatively, only the third driving fan 130" can be driven, the third vane 143 can be opened, and the air that has been heat-exchanged can be discharged only through the third discharge port 15'-3.

[0296] Of course, two or more of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" can be driven in combination. At this time, the air is discharged by operating the vanes 141, 142, 143 corresponding to the driving fans 130, 130', 130" that are driven.

[0297] In addition, the distance through which the air discharged from the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 is delivered can be independently controlled by making the rotation angles of the vanes 141, 142, 143 different. In this way, various air management of the front region of the housing 10 can be performed according to whether the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are operated and the rotation angles of the vanes 141, 142, 143. In the illustrated embodiment, the discharge of the air is controlled by adjusting the angles of the vanes 141, 142, 143 in the up-and-down direction, but when each of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 is viewed from the front, an adjustment wing can be additionally provided to discharge the air in the left-and-right direction.

[0298] In the present application, the operation of the air management device is illustrated. It is assumed that three users are seated at positions corresponding to each of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 in front of the housing 10, and at this time, the driving of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" and the rotation angles of the vanes 141, 142, 143 can be set differently according to the needs of each user to perform air management.

[0299] The driving of the driving fans 130, 130', 130", the opening of the vanes 141, 142, 143, and the adjustment of the angles can be combined in various ways. Also, the rotation speeds of the driving fans can be set differently to make the speeds of the discharged air different. Through such various combinations, the air is discharged from each of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 in various modes.

[0300] In Figure 33In the middle, as an example, it is illustrated that all of the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are driven at the same time, and all of the vanes 141, 142, 143 are operated to fully open the three discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, thereby discharging air to the indoor space. At this time, the reason why air does not flow to the ejection pipe 234 through the branch flow path 129 formed in the air guide portion 120 is because air is prevented from flowing to the connection pipe 204 by closing the damper 206. Therefore, the air flow formed by the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130" does not flow to the branch flow path 129, but flows to the first discharge port 15'-1 or the third discharge port 15'-3 through the corresponding flow port 128, respectively.

[0301] The opening and angle adjustment of the vanes 141, 142, 143 are performed by driving the driving motors 141', 142', 143'. The rotation of the rotation center piece 145 of the vane 141, 142, 143 connected to the output shaft of the driving motor 141', 142', 143' drives the vane 141, 142, 143 to rotate. The output shaft of the driving motor 141', 142', 143' operates at a speed and torque set by the reduction portion inside thereof. The rotation angle of the vane 141, 142, 143 is set according to the degree of operation of the output shaft of the driving motor 141', 142', 143'. Here, an operation mode is set in advance, and by the user selecting a corresponding operation mode, the setting of the rotation angle of the vane 141, 142, 143 can be completed. By such operation, the heat-exchanged air discharged from the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 is directly or indirectly delivered to a specific user. For example, if the heat-exchanged air is discharged to the front of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, it is directly delivered to a user in front of the housing 10. If the setting angle of the vane 141, 142, 143 is adjusted so that the heat-exchanged air is discharged from the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 to the upper front of the housing 10, it is not directly delivered to a user, but is indirectly delivered.

[0302] Next, the operation of air being discharged through the discharge ports 242 of the blow-out ducts 234 will be described. The air that has been heat-exchanged is delivered relatively farther to the indoor space through the additional discharge portion 200 than through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3. The blow-out ducts 234 rise toward the upper portion of the casing 10 and rotate at the same time, delivering air to a desired position. Therefore, air can be delivered to a farther and wider area. That is, the air that has been heat-exchanged can be delivered to other spaces adjacent to the space in which the air managing apparatus is installed. For example, when the air managing apparatus of the present application is used in a living room, air flowing from the blow-out ducts 234 can be delivered to an adjacent kitchen.

[0303] As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, air is discharged from the blow-out ducts 234. In order to discharge air through the discharge ports 242 of the blow-out ducts 234 to the indoor space, air should be supplied to the blow-out ducts 234 through the branch flow path 219. To this end, the damper 206 should open the branch flow path 219, allowing the branch flow path 219 and the connection duct 204 to communicate with each other. Figure 34 Figure 35 As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, air is discharged from the blow-out ducts 234. In order to discharge air through the discharge ports 242 of the blow-out ducts 234 to the indoor space, air should be supplied to the blow-out ducts 234 through the branch flow path 219. To this end, the damper 206 should open the branch flow path 219, allowing the branch flow path 219 and the connection duct 204 to communicate with each other.

[0304] Further, at least one of the first driving fan 130 and the third driving fan 130" is operated. That is, the air that has been heat-exchanged is discharged through both of the blow-out ducts 234, but can be discharged through only one of the blow-out ducts 234. Figure 34 In Figs. 10 and 11, only the structure related to the first driving fan 130 is shown for convenience of illustration. As shown in Figs. 12 and 13, both of the blow-out ducts 234 rise toward the upper portion of the casing 10 and discharge air. Of course, Figure 35 In Figs. 10 and 11, only the structure related to the first driving fan 130 is shown for convenience of illustration. As shown in Figs. 12 and 13, both of the blow-out ducts 234 rise toward the upper portion of the casing 10 and discharge air. Of course, Figure 35 In Figs. 10 and 11, only the structure related to the first driving fan 130 is shown for convenience of illustration. As shown in Figs. 12 and 13, both of the blow-out ducts 234 rise toward the upper portion of the casing 10 and discharge air. Of course,

[0305] Next, the operation of air being discharged through the additional discharge portion 200 on the left side of the casing 10 will be described. The first driving fan 130 is driven, and the damper 206 is opened, allowing the air that has been heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 104 to flow through the branch flow path 219 toward the connection duct 204. The air flowing through the branch flow path 219 flows toward the connection flow path 205 of the connection duct 204 after passing through the opened damper 206. The connection flow path 205 communicates with the vertical flow path 210 of the vertical duct 208, and the air that has passed through the connection flow path 205 flows toward the vertical flow path 210.

[0306] ​In addition, the pop-up duct 234 ascends to the upper portion of the housing 10 in use, and the ascending of the pop-up duct 234 is achieved by the ascending rack portion 212 and the ascending driving gear 232 of the ascending motor 230 provided in the ascending box 214. That is, when the ascending motor 230 rotates in one direction, the ascending driving gear 232 rotates while moving along the ascending rack portion 212, so that the ascending box 214 operates. As shown in FIG. 6, in order to discharge the air that has been heat-exchanged through the pop-up duct 234, the pop-up duct 234 ascends to the upper portion of the housing 10. Figure 34

[0307] As shown in FIG. 7, the pop-up duct 234 can ascend in the direction of the arrow A and rotate in the direction of the arrow B. That is, the pop-up duct 234 ascends and then rotates, so that the pop-up discharge port 242 faces a desired direction. Figure 35 Figure 15 Figure 16 The structure related thereto is shown in FIG. 8.

[0308] In order to rotate the pop-up duct 234, the rotating motor 226 provided in the ascending box 214 is driven. When the rotating motor 226 is driven, the rotating driving gear 228 rotates while being linked with the driven gear 240 formed in the rotating support portion 238 of the pop-up duct 234, so that the pop-up duct 234 rotates. Since the pop-up duct 234 rotates in the state of having ascended, the air that has been heat-exchanged is easily delivered to a position desired by the user.

[0309] At this time, when the outer surface of the pop-up duct 234 is viewed from the front, the pop-up discharge port 242 is formed in a region below half of the outer surface of the pop-up duct 234, and the air delivered to the pop-up flow path 236 is discharged to the outside in the direction in which the pop-up discharge port 242 of the pop-up duct 234 faces. The pop-up duct 234 can rotate by 360 degrees. However, since the back surface of the housing 10 is provided in the wall surface adjacent to the living space, the pop-up duct 234 substantially discharges air to a rotation region of about 180 degrees. For example, when the user is in front of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, the pop-up discharge port 242 is rotated to face the direction in which the user is located, so that air can be discharged to the user; if air is to be delivered to other spaces, the pop-up discharge port 242 is rotated to the direction in which the corresponding space is located, so that the pop-up discharge port 242 discharges air in the state of facing the direction of the corresponding space.

[0310] ​​​In addition, the ejection duct 234 not only ejects air in a state in which the ejection discharge port 242 faces a specific direction, but also can eject air while rotating at a prescribed angle. That is, the ejection discharge port 242 of the ejection duct 234 can be rotated back and forth to the left and right within a prescribed angular range to eject air when viewed from the front. Also, the ejection flow path 236 has an adjustment wing 244 therein that adjusts the direction of air ejected from the ejection discharge port 242 upward and downward, for adjusting the upward and downward directions of air ejected from the ejection discharge port 242, so that the transfer distance of the already heat-exchanged air can be adjusted.

[0311] The ejection driving fan 224 can be selectively operated when air is ejected through the ejection duct 234. In order to blow air ejected through the ejection duct 234 further, the ejection driving fan 224 pressurizes air within the communication flow path 218. Only the first driving fan 130 or the third driving fan 130" can be driven to flow and eject air, and when air is blown further, the ejection driving fan 224 can be activated to pressurize air, and air can be ejected through the ejection discharge port 242.

[0312] If air is ejected through the ejection ducts 234 on both sides while the already heat-exchanged air is ejected from the first to third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, air management can be simultaneously performed in different conditions for more users in front of the housing 10. This is due to the fact that the additional discharge portion 200 is located adjacent to both end portions of the housing 10. That is, by causing the first to third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 of the front central upper end of the housing 10 and the additional discharge portion 200 to be cooperatively operated, air management can be performed in independent conditions for more users who are seated side by side, respectively.

[0313] Air is purified while passing through the filter unit 300 because air transferred to the suction port 11' directly passes through the first filter 320. This is because there is no additional shielding structure provided at the suction port 11'. That is, the suction port 11' does not need to be particularly provided with a shielding structure because it is opposite to the floor of the living room and is not directly visible to users.

[0314] Since the first filter 320, the second filter 330, and the third filter 340 are sequentially stacked in the filter frame 301, air sequentially passes through the first filter 320, the second filter 330, and the third filter 340 to remove dust, fine dust, and odors. Air that has passed through the filter unit 300 enters the air flow path 102.

[0315] In the process in which the air management device operates while the air in the living room space is repeatedly drawn into and discharged from the air management device, dust and odor components are collected in the first filter 320, the second filter 330, and the third filter 340 of the filter unit 300. In order to maintain the performance of the filter unit 300 to a certain degree or more, the dust collector 370 starts to operate. The dust collector 370 is provided in a side region of the lower surface of the bottom plate 11, which is separated from the suction port 11', and moves along the dust collector rail 380 and passes through the region of the suction port 11' when a reception operation signal is received.

[0316] The dust collector 370 passes through the region of the suction port 11' while sucking dust and foreign matter through the dust collector suction port 373. That is, dust and foreign matter adhered to the filter 320 are sucked into the dust collector suction port 373 by the suction force of the dust collector 370. Through such an action, the dust and foreign matter on the filter 320 are removed, and the performance of the first filter 320 is improved, in particular.

[0317] In addition, the dust collector 370 has a predetermined weight, and the middle portion of the dust collector rail 380 can sag due to the weight. Therefore, the dust collector 370 can be located farthest from the filter 320 when it is located in the middle portion of the dust collector rail 380.

[0318] However, since the elastic bristles 375 surround the dust collector suction port 373 of the dust collector 370, even if the distance between the surface of the filter 320 and the dust collector 370 changes, the leakage of the suction force does not occur at the dust collector suction port 373. This is because the elastic bristles 375 surround the periphery of the dust collector suction port 373 while the front ends thereof are in close contact with the surface of the filter 320 in a state of maintaining elastic deformation. Even if the distance between the surface of the filter 320 and the dust collector 370 changes, only the degree of elastic deformation of the elastic bristles 375 changes.

[0319] The dust collector 370 performs linear reciprocating motion along the dust collector rail 380 while cleaning the filter 320, and is located again in the position in the lower surface of the bottom plate 11, which is separated from the suction port 11', after the cleaning of the filter 320 is completed.

[0320] In addition, in order to replace the filters 320, 330, 340, the filter frame 301 is pulled out of the housing 10. When the user grasps the handle 303' and pulls it out, the filter frame 301 is removed from the housing 10 like a drawer. That is, the rail assembly 350 operates to move the filter frame 301 to the front of the housing 10. For this, refer to Figure 36 .

[0321] After the filter frame 301 is moved out to the front of the casing 10, the support ribs 313 at the rear end of the filter frame 301 contact the inner side of the entrance and exit, and the rear end of the filter frame 301 is supported so that the front end of the filter frame 301 does not fall down. Of course, since the rail assembly 350 is connected to both the filter frame 301 and the casing 10, the filter frame 301 is not moved out at will.

[0322] In this state, when the housing 324 is lifted, the second filter 330 and the third filter 340 in the housing space 325 are taken out of the filter frame 301 together with the first filter 320. According to this manner, the filters 320, 330, 340 in the three passage areas 302 are all taken out, and maintenance work can be performed.

[0323] By the maintenance, new filters 320, 330, 340 are reinstalled in the passage areas 302 of the filter frame 301. That is, after the second filter 330 and the third filter 340 are stacked in the housing space 325 of the housing 324, they are arranged in the passage areas 302, respectively. Then, the filter frame 301 is pushed into the inside of the casing 10.

[0324] In addition, the discharge of the humidified air through the blowout pipe 234 can include the following two cases. First, in a state where heat exchange through the heat exchanger 104 is not performed, only humidification can be performed independently. Second, for all heating operation modes, humidification can be additionally performed. In the present application, since the humidified air flows and is discharged through the connection pipe 204, the vertical pipe 208, and the blowout pipe 234, the additional discharge portion 200 must be used in the humidification operation.

[0325] First, in the case where only humidification is performed independently, the inflow fan portion 403 is operated, and air in the air flow path 102 is sucked through the air inflow pipe 401. In the inflow fan portion 403, the air pressurized by the fan is blown to the steam generator 407 through the air transfer pipe 405. In the steam generator 407, steam generated by heating water transferred from the water tank 419 is mixed with air. The thus humidified air can be transferred through the first discharge pipe 409 or the second discharge pipe 411. When the humidified air is discharged through only one of the blowout pipes 234, only the corresponding discharge pipe 409, 411 is opened.

[0326] When the humidified air is discharged through the pop-up tube 234 on the left side of the casing 10, the first discharge tube 409 is opened to allow the air to flow to the connection flow path 205 of the connection tube 204. At this time, preferably, the damper 206 closes the branch flow path 219.

[0327] Figure 37 A case of the humidification operation in a state where the humidified air is not delivered to the connection flow path 205 because the branch flow path 129 is closed and the first driving fan 130 is not operated is shown. At this time, the humidified air flowing from the first discharge tube 409 flows through the connection flow path 205, the vertical flow path 210, and is delivered to the pop-up flow path 236, and is discharged through the pop-up discharge port 242 in a state of rising to the upper portion of the casing 10. Since the pop-up tube 234 can be rotated in a state of rising to the upper portion of the casing 10, the humidified air can be delivered to a more distant and wider area. Also, the pop-up driving fan 224 is driven to pressurize the humidified air to be delivered to a more distant place.

[0328] Second, the humidification can be additionally performed for all the heating operation modes. At this time, the heat-exchanged air is discharged through at least one or more of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 and the additional discharge portion 200 of the heat exchanger 104 while the humidified air is sequentially discharged to the indoor space through the connection flow path 205, the vertical flow path 210, and the pop-up flow path 236.

[0329] In addition, when the user selects the humidification mode, the fan of the inflow fan portion 403 starts to operate. When the fan of the inflow fan portion 403 operates, a part of the air in the air flow path 102 flows to the air inflow tube 401. The air flowing to the air inflow tube 401 is delivered to the steam generator 407 through the air delivery tube 405. The water delivered from the water tank 419 is supplied to the steam generator 407 to generate steam. The steam is mixed with the air delivered through the air delivery tube 405 and is delivered to the first discharge tube 409 and the second discharge tube 411.

[0330] The air delivered to the first discharge tube 409 flows along the connection flow path 205 of the connection tube 204, passes through the vertical flow path 210 of the vertical tube 208 on the right side of the casing 10, and is discharged from the pop-up tube 234.

[0331] The humidified air delivered to the second discharge tube 411 is delivered to the humidification connection tube 413, flows through the humidification connection tube 413, and is delivered to the vertical flow path 210 of the vertical tube 208 on the right side of the casing 10 and is discharged from the pop-up tube 234.

[0332] Water is required for humidification. The humidification water is supplied from a water tank 419. The water tank 419 is installed on a water tank installation seat 415 of the frame space 203. As shown in Figure 38 When the user contacts the proximity sensor 470, the proximity sensor 470 recognizes the user and moves the first moving door 16 to the left.

[0333] Then, the inclined stage 449 of the water tank installation seat 415 is inclined downward toward the front direction of the housing 10. When the inclined stage 449 is inclined, the user easily takes out or puts in the water tank 419 from or into the frame space 203. After the water tank 419 is put in or taken out, the inclined stage 449 is again brought to the horizontal state by contacting the proximity sensor 470, and then the first moving door 16 closes the frame space 203.

[0334] Here, the operation of the inclined stage 449 is explained in detail. As shown in Figure 39 The inclined stage 449 is inclined in the state that the first moving door 16 is opened and is brought to the horizontal state in the state that the first moving door 16 is closed. To this end, the inclined stage 449 is rotated with the rotation center 447 as the center with respect to the base frame 421.

[0335] The inclined driving source 461 provides a driving force for rotating the inclined stage 449. When the inclined driving source 461 is operated, the inclined decelerator 463 is operated by the driving force of the inclined driving source 461, and the gear train of the inclined decelerator 463 is operated. As shown in Figure 40 The output gear 467 of the inclined decelerator 463 is engaged with and rotated by the rack gear 453 of the inclined stage 449, and the inclined rack portion 451 in which the rack gear 453 is formed is moved along the guide rail 425 of the base frame 421. The guide rail 425 is located at the connection passage 455 of the inclined rack portion 451, and when the movement of the inclined rack portion 451 is guided by the output gear 467, the inclined stage 449 is rotated with the rotation center axis 447 as the reference.

[0336] Thus, as the inclined stage 449 is rotated with the rotation center axis 447 as the reference, the inclined stage 449 is selectively brought to the horizontal state or the inclined state. The water tank 419 is located at the inclined stage 449, and in the state that the first moving door 16 is opened, the inclined stage 449 is brought to the inclined state, and when the inclined stage 449 is brought to the horizontal state, the first moving door 16 is brought to the closable state.

[0337] In the water tank 419 installed in the inclined table 449, the valve of the water tank 419 is opened by the valve opening 443, and water is delivered to the water storage space 431. The water of the water storage space 431 is delivered to the steam generator 407 through the humidifying pump 417 and is heated to be vaporized.

[0338] In addition, when the working fluid and the air perform heat exchange in the heat exchanger 104, the moisture in the air is condensed and adheres to the surface of the heat exchanger 104. As shown in the figure, the condensed water of the heat exchanger 104, if its diameter becomes large, flows down on the surface of the heat exchanger 104 and is collected in the drain pan 108. Figure 41

[0339] The condensed water collected in the drain pan 108 flows to the inside of the connecting hose 504 under the action of gravity. When the condensed water is delivered to the drain pump 502 through the connecting hose 504, the drain pump 502 operates to pressurize the condensed water. The pressurized condensed water rises along the inside of the discharge hose 506. The condensed water flowing along the inside of the discharge hose 506 is moved to the highest height H of the discharge hose 506 after being pressurized by the drain pump 502. After the condensed water is delivered to the highest height H of the discharge hose 506, it flows out under the action of gravity.

[0340] In addition, in the present application, the end of the connecting hose 504 connected to the drain pump 502 is lower than the end connected to the drain pan 108, and thus the condensed water flows to the drain pump 502 along the connecting hose 504 under the action of gravity. Therefore, once the condensed water is generated, it is moved from the drain pan 108 to the connecting hose 504 unconditionally, and the connecting hose 504 is filled first and then the drain pan 108 is filled.

[0341] In this way, the connecting hose 504 is filled with the condensed water earlier than the drain pan 108, and then the drain pan 108 is accumulated to a certain degree, and then the drain pump 502 is started, so that the amount of air sucked into the drain pump 502 can be controlled to be the minimum. It should be noted that when the drain pump 502 is started, how much condensed water is accumulated in the drain pan 108 can be achieved by providing a detection means in the drain pan 108. If the condensed water exists in the drain pan 108 for a long time, a health problem such as bacterial proliferation can occur, and thus it is necessary to control the time of the condensed water in the drain pan 108 to be the minimum, and in order to control the amount of air sucked into the drain pump 502 to be the minimum, it is necessary to stop the operation of the drain pump 502 in the state that the water is reserved in the lower end 505" of the connecting hose 504.

[0342] Preferably, in the inside of the connecting hose 504, it is better to reserve the condensed water to Figure 41 ​The position indicated by the arrow A is the lowest water level of the condensed water in the inside of the connection hose 504. The highest water level in the connection hose 504 is the upper end position of the connection portion 505'.

[0343] Figure 42 is a configuration diagram of an air managing device according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 43 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air managing device according to an embodiment of the present application, Figure 44 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air managing device according to another embodiment of the present application, Figure 45 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air managing device according to still another embodiment of the present application.

[0344] First, referring to Figure 42 and Figure 43 a control method of an air managing device for discharging the air that has been heat-exchanged to the front will be described.

[0345] According to the air managing device of the embodiment of the present application, an input portion 17 for inputting a user operation is provided on the front surface of a housing 10 that forms the appearance of the air managing device. The user can input and set the operation of the air managing device by operating the input portion 17.

[0346] Here, the user can input the user operation by directly touching the input portion 17, or can input the user operation by wirelessly communicating with an external device.

[0347] If the control portion 600 determines that a valid user operation has been input through the input portion 17, the control portion 600 starts controlling the operation of the air managing device for discharging the air (S101: input user operation step).

[0348] If a user operation for discharging the air of the air managing device is received through the input portion 17, the control portion 600 drives a fan motor (not shown). This fan motor can rotationally drive the fans 130, 130', 130". The fans 130, 130', 130" are respectively connected to the corresponding fan motors, and driving force is supplied to the fans 130, 130', 130" by driving the fan motors (S103: drive fan motor step).

[0349] In addition, a heat exchanger 104 for air heat exchange is arranged inside the housing 10, and an air guide portion 120 is provided in front of the heat exchanger 104. The driving fans 130, 130', 130" are provided in the air guide portion 120. When the fan motor is driven, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" provided in the air guide portion 120 are rotated (S105: drive fan operation step).

[0350] If the driving fan 130, 130', 130" is operated, air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11'. The suction port 11' is provided to the floor 11 of the housing 10, and is disposed at a position spaced apart from the floor surface of the indoor living space in which the housing 10 is installed by a certain height.

[0351] As the driving fan 130, 130', 130" rotates, air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11', and flows into the air flow space 20 (S107: air suction step).

[0352] If air flows into the air flow space 20 through the suction port 11', the heat exchanger 104 disposed inside the housing 10 performs heat exchange. To this end, the control unit 600 drives the heat exchanger 206 to perform heat exchange.

[0353] Specifically, air that has passed through the suction port 11' flows in the air flow path 102 formed in the air flow space 20. The heat exchanger 104 is provided to the air flow path 102, and performs heat exchange with air flowing in the air flow path 102 (S109: heat exchange step).

[0354] During the above-described process, the driving fan 130, 130', 130" is always operated. Thus, air that has performed heat exchange in the heat exchanger 104 is delivered to the plurality of discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 provided to the front plate 15 of the housing 10 by rotation of the driving fan 130, 130', 130".

[0355] In one embodiment, the first, second, and third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are formed side by side to the left and right of the front plate 15. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 function to communicate the air flow space 20 of the housing 10 and the living room space (S111: air supply to discharge port step).

[0356] In the drawing, three discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are provided as an example, but the present application is not limited thereto, and the number thereof can be two or more.

[0357] Next, in order to discharge the air that has performed heat exchange to the outside through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, the control unit 600 opens each of the vanes 141, 142, 143 provided to the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3.

[0358] In this embodiment, the vanes 141, 142, 143 are provided at positions corresponding to the three driven fans 130, 130', 130", i.e., the first, second, and third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, respectively. These vanes 141, 142, 143 open and close the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 by being driven by the separately provided drive motors 141', 142', 143', thereby setting the direction of the discharged air.

[0359] Since the vanes 141, 142, 143 determine the opening and closing of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, the air supplied to the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 can be discharged to the outside only when the vanes 141, 142, 143 are open (S113: vane opening step).

[0360] As described above, the air that has been heat-exchanged can be supplied to the additional discharge portion 200 through the branch flow path 129. The branch flow path 129 is a flow path in which the air of the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124' can flow, and can become a passage that transmits the air that has been heat-exchanged to the additional discharge portion 200. The branch flow path 129 is open to both sides of the air guide portion 120, respectively, and communicates with the first space 22 and the second space 24.

[0361] The additional discharge portion 200 is provided on both sides of the top surface of the housing 10. The additional discharge portion 200 can transmit the air that has been heat-exchanged to a further wider area by causing the ejection pipe 234 to rise from the upper portion of the housing 10.

[0362] In order to discharge the air that has been heat-exchanged inside to the front of the housing 10 through the plurality of discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, the control portion 600 opens the vanes 141, 142, 143 while closing the damper 206, as described above. This is to prevent the air that has been heat-exchanged from being supplied to the additional discharge portion 200 through the branch flow path 129 by closing the damper 206.

[0363] The reason for this is that, when the air is to be discharged to the front of the housing 10, the air that has been heat-exchanged is prevented from being supplied to the additional discharge portion 200, and is supplied only to the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 in the front (S115: damper closing step).

[0364] Thus, in the state where the vanes 141, 142, 143 are open and the damper 206 is closed, the air that has been heat-exchanged inside is discharged to the front through the plurality of discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 provided in the front panel 15 of the housing 10 (S117: Step of discharging air).

[0365] Through these control processes, the air management device can discharge the heat-exchanged air to the front. At this time, the angles of the vanes 141, 142, 143 can be adjusted. That is, the control section 600 can adjust the degree of opening of the vanes 141, 142, 143 by adjusting the current supplied to the drive motors 141', 142', 143'.

[0366] Referring to Figure 42 and Figure 44 A control method of an air management device for discharging heat-exchanged air through an additional discharge section in the air management device according to the embodiment of the present application is described.

[0367] In the air management device according to the embodiment of the present application, a user can input a user's operation through the input section 17. If the control section 600 determines that the user's operation to discharge air through the additional discharge section 200 is input through the input section 17, the control of the operation of discharging air through the additional discharge section 200 in the air management device is started (S201: Step of inputting user's operation).

[0368] If the user's operation to discharge air is input through the input section 17, the control section 600 drives each fan motor (not shown) in order to start the drive fans 130, 130', 130". The drive fans 130, 130', 130" are connected to the corresponding fan motors, and driving force can be supplied to the drive fans 130, 130', 130" as the fan motors are driven (S203: Step of driving fan motor).

[0369] Thus, as the fan motor is driven, the drive fans 130, 130', 130" connected to the fan motor 132 are operated. That is, the drive fans 130, 130', 130" are rotated. Specifically, the heat exchanger 104 for air heat exchange is disposed in the inside of the housing 10, and the air guide section 120 is provided in front of the heat exchanger 104. The drive fans 130, 130', 130" are provided in the air guide section 120. Thus, when the fan motor is driven, the drive fans 130, 130', 130" provided in the air guide section 120 start to rotate (S205: Step of driving fan operation).

[0370] When the driving fan 130, 130', 130" is operated, air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11'. The suction port 11' is provided to the bottom plate 11 of the casing 10, and is disposed at a position having a certain height from the floor of the indoor living space in which the casing 10 is installed.

[0371] As the driving fan 130, 130', 130" rotates, air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11', and flows into the air flow space 20 inside (S207: air suction step).

[0372] If air is sucked into the air flow space 20 through the suction port 11', the heat exchanger 104 provided inside the casing 10 performs heat exchange. For this purpose, the control section 600 controls the heat exchanger 206 to perform heat exchange (S209: heat exchange step).

[0373] When air is to be discharged to the outside through the additional discharge section 200, not through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 provided to the front plate 15 of the casing 10, the vanes 141, 142, 143 provided to the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are closed. This is to prevent air from being discharged from the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 by closing the vanes 141, 142, 143 (S211: vane closing step).

[0374] Thus, while the control section 600 closes the vanes 141, 142, 143, the damper 206 is opened in order to supply air to the additional discharge section 200 through the branch flow path 129 in turn (S213: damper opening step).

[0375] Thus, the vanes 141, 142, 143 are closed, and the damper 206 is opened, so that air that has been heat-exchanged inside is supplied to the branch flow path 129 (S215: air supply to branch flow path step).

[0376] Next, the air supplied to the branch flow path 129 is supplied to the additional discharge section 200 through the branch flow path 129 (S217: air supply to additional discharge section step).

[0377] Thus, air that has been heat-exchanged inside is discharged to the outside through the additional discharge section 200 provided to the top surface side of the casing 10 (S219: air discharge step)

[0378] Reference Figure 42 and Figure 45 A control process for controlling the operation of the additional discharge section according to still another embodiment of the present application will be described.

[0379] The user can input an operation for raising and rotating the additional discharge portion 200 through the input portion 17. If the control portion 600 determines that the user operation for causing air to be discharged through the additional discharge portion 200 is input through the input portion 17, the operation of discharging air through the additional discharge portion 200 can be started to be controlled in the air management device (S301: input user operation step).

[0380] If the user operation for operating the additional discharge portion 200 is input, in order to raise the additional discharge portion 200 to the upper portion of the housing 10, the control portion 600 drives the raising motor 230 (S303: drive raising motor step).

[0381] The additional discharge portion 200 is raised and raised to the upper portion of the housing 10 by the driving of the raising motor 230 (S305: additional discharge portion raising step).

[0382] If the additional discharge portion 200 is raised to the upper portion of the housing 10, the control portion 600 drives the pop-up driving fan 224 that pressurizes air discharged from the additional discharge portion 200. The pop-up driving fan 224 is a device that pressurizes air in the communication flow path 218 to blow air farther. That is, by pressurizing air transferred to the branch flow path 219, the air is transferred through the additional discharge portion 200 to be transferred farther (S307: drive pop-up driving fan step).

[0383] As described above, under the driving of the pop-up driving fan 224, air supplied through the branch flow path 129 is discharged from the pop-up discharge port 242 by heat exchange in the heat exchanger 104 (S309: discharge air step).

[0384] In addition, the additional discharge portion 200 can be rotated by a certain angle. The user can input an operation for rotating the additional discharge portion 200 through the input portion 17. If the control portion 600 determines that the user operation for rotating the additional discharge portion 200 is input through the input portion 17, the operation of rotating the additional discharge portion 200 can be started to be controlled in the air management device (S311: input user operation step).

[0385] When the user operation for rotating the additional discharge portion 200 is input, the control portion 600 can drive the rotation motor 226 that provides a rotating force to the additional discharge portion 200 (S313: drive rotation motor step).

[0386] Thus, by driving the rotary motor 226, the additional discharge portion 200 is rotated. While the additional discharge portion 200 is rotating, the air that is heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 104 inside is discharged to the outside through the additional discharge portion 200 (S315: Rotating Additional Discharge Portion Step).

[0387] Figure 46 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air managing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application, Figure 47 is a flowchart showing a control method of an air managing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application.

[0388] With reference to Figure 42 and Figure 46 , the input portion 17 for inputting a user operation in the air managing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application is formed on the front plate of the housing 10 constituting the appearance of the air managing apparatus. A user can input and set the operation of the air managing apparatus by operating the input portion 17.

[0389] Here, the user can input a user operation by directly touching the input portion 17, or can input a user operation by wirelessly communicating with an external apparatus.

[0390] If the control portion 600 determines that a valid user operation is input through the input portion 17, the control portion 600 starts to control the humidifying operation of the air managing apparatus (S401: Inputting User Operation Step).

[0391] When a user's operation for humidifying is input through the input portion 17, in order to discharge the humidified air to the outside through the additional discharge portion 200, the control portion 600 drives the lifting motor 230 to lift the additional discharge portion 200 to the upper portion of the housing 10.

[0392] In detail, the lifting motor 230 is provided in the lifting motor housing portion 222 of the lifting box body 214. A lifting driving gear 232 that engages with the lifting rack portion 212 is provided on the output shaft of the lifting motor 230. The lifting driving gear 232 engages with the lifting rack portion 212 and is lifted along the lifting rack portion 212, and thus the lifting box body 214 is lifted. According to the lifting of the lifting box body 214, the ejection pipe 234 is also lifted (S403: Lifting Additional Discharge Portion Step).

[0393] Further, in order to supply indoor air to the inside through the suction port 11', the control section 600 drives each fan motor (not shown) to operate the driving fan 130, 130', 130" driven thereby. Each fan motor is connected to the driving fan 130, 130', 130" driven thereby.

[0394] Thus, with the driving of the fan motor, the driving fan 130, 130', 130" connected to the fan motor is operated. That is, the driving fan 130, 130', 130" is rotated. Specifically, the heat exchanger 104 for air heat exchange is arranged inside the housing 10, and the air guide section 120 is provided in front of the heat exchanger 104. The driving fan 130, 130', 130" is provided in the air guide section 120. Thus, the driving fan 130, 130', 130" provided in the air guide section 120 is rotated by the driving force transmitted from the fan motor (S405: driving fan operation step).

[0395] When the driving fan 130, 130', 130" is driven, air is sucked from the outside to the inside of the housing 10 through the suction port 11'. The suction port 11' is provided in the floor 11 of the housing 10 and arranged at a position having a certain height from the floor of the indoor living space in which the housing 10 is installed. With the rotation of the driving fan 130, 130', 130", air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11' and flows to the indoor air flow space 20 (S407: air suction step).

[0396] When air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11', in order to supply the air to the additional discharge section 200 through the branch flow path 129, the control section 600 opens the damper 206 provided at the inlet of the branch flow path 129.

[0397] Thus, with the opening of the damper 206, the indoor air is supplied to the branch flow path 129 (S409: air supply to branch flow path step).

[0398] The air supplied to the branch flow path 129 is pressurized by the fan in the inflow fan section 403 and flows to the steam generator 407 through the air transmission pipe 405. The humidifying pump 417 supplies water from the water tank 419 to the steam generator 407 under the control of the control section 600, and generates steam by heating the water transmitted from the water tank 419 in the steam generator 407. The steam thus generated is mixed with the air transmitted through the air transmission pipe 405 (S411: humidified air generation step).

[0399] The water tank 419 is installed in the water tank mount 415. The water tank mount 415 inclines the water tank 419. When the proximity sensor 470 detects a user, the control section 600 inclines the water tank mount 415 to project the upper end of the water tank 419 outside in the frame space 203. This is to make the water tank 419 easy to enter and exit the frame space 203.

[0400] The humidified air thus generated is supplied to the additional discharge section 200. Specifically, the humidified air is transferred to the ejection pipe 234 through the first discharge pipe 409 or the second discharge pipe 411 (S413: humidified air supply step to additional discharge section).

[0401] The humidified air transferred to the additional discharge section 200 is discharged outside through the additional discharge section 200. Specifically, the humidified air is discharged outside through the ejection pipe 234 formed in the additional discharge section 200. At this time, when the humidified air is to be discharged through only one of the ejection pipes 234, only the corresponding discharge pipe 409, 411 is opened.

[0402] As an example, when the humidified air is discharged through the ejection pipe 234 on the left side of the housing 10, the first discharge pipe 409 is opened, and the air flows to the connection flow path 205 of the connection pipe 204. At this time, preferably, the damper 206 closes the branch flow path 219 (S415: humidified air discharge step).

[0403] After that, when a user operation for rotating the additional discharge section 200 is selectively input, the control section 600 starts to control the rotation of the additional discharge section 200 (S417: input of user operation).

[0404] In order to rotate the additional discharge section 200 according to the operation input by the user, the control section 600 starts the operation of the rotation motor 226 to rotate the additional discharge section 200 (S419: rotation of additional discharge section step).

[0405] Thus, the additional discharge section 200 is raised and rotated to discharge the humidified air outside and to uniformly supply the humidified air in a desired direction.

[0406] Next, a control method of an air management device in which air temperature setting and humidification are simultaneously performed according to another embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to Figure 42 and Figure 47 a control method of an air management device in which air temperature setting and humidification are simultaneously performed according to another embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to

[0407] The user inputs an air temperature setting and a humidification operation to the air managing device through the input portion 17 formed on the front surface of the housing 10 of the air managing device. At this time, the user directly touches the input portion 17 to input the operation, or the user operation can be input by wireless communication with an external device.

[0408] If the control portion 600 determines that a valid user operation is input through the input portion 17, the control portion 600 starts to control the humidification operation of the air managing device (S501: input user operation step).

[0409] When the user operation for the air temperature setting and the humidification is input through the input portion 17, the control portion 600 drives a fan motor (not shown) in order to start driving the fan 130, 130', 130". The operation of driving the fan 130, 130', 130" is performed in order to suck the air in the room into the inside of the housing 10.

[0410] The fan motor is connected to the plurality of driving fans 130, 130', 130", and driving force is supplied to the driving fans 130, 130', 130" according to the driving of each fan motor. In this way, as the driving of each fan motor, each driving fan 130, 130', 130" connected to each fan motor 132 is operated. That is, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are rotated.

[0411] Specifically, the heat exchanger 104 for heat exchanging the air is arranged in the inside of the housing 10, and the air guide portion 120 is provided in front of the heat exchanger 104. The driving fans 130, 130', 130" are provided in the air guide portion 120. The driving fans 130, 130', 130" provided in the air guide portion 120 are rotated by the driving force transmitted from the fan motor (S503: driving fan operation step).

[0412] When the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are operated, the air is sucked from the outside into the inside of the housing 10 through the suction port 11'. The suction port 11' is provided in the floor 11 of the housing 10 and is arranged at a position having a certain height from the floor of the room living space in which the housing 10 is installed.

[0413] As the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are rotated, the air is sucked from the outside through the suction port 11' and flows into the inside air flow space 20 (S505: suck air step).

[0414] When the air flows into the air flow space 20 through the suction port 11', heat exchange is performed by the heat exchanger 104 provided inside the housing 10. For this purpose, the control section 600 drives the heat exchanger 104 to perform heat exchange.

[0415] Specifically, the air that has passed through the suction port 11' flows in the air flow path 102 formed in the air flow space 20. The heat exchanger 104 is provided in the air flow path 102, and the heat exchanger 104 performs heat exchange with the air flowing in the air flow path 102 (S507: heat exchange step).

[0416] In the above process, the driving fans 130, 130', 130" are continuously operated. Thus, by the rotation of the driving fans 130, 130', 130", the air that has been heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 104 is delivered to the plurality of discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 provided in the front plate 15 of the housing 10.

[0417] In one embodiment, the first, second, and third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are formed side by side to the left and right of the front plate 15. The discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 function to communicate the air flow space 20 of the housing 10 and the living room space (S509: air supply to discharge port step).

[0418] Three discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 are illustrated as an example in the drawings, but the present application is not limited to this, and the number thereof can be two or more. The control section 600 opens the respective vanes 141, 142, 143 provided in the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 in order to discharge the heat-exchanged air to the outside through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3.

[0419] In the present embodiment, the respective vanes 141, 142, 143 are provided at positions corresponding to the respective driving fans 130, 130', 130", i.e., the first, second, and third discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3. The vanes 141, 142, 143 are respectively driven by the driving motors 141', 142', 143' provided separately therefrom, and thereby open and close the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 to set the direction of the discharged air.

[0420] Since the vanes 141, 142, 143 determine the opening and closing of the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, only the vanes 141, 142, 143 are opened, and the air supplied to the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3 can be discharged to the outside (S511: open vane step).

[0421] As described above, the air that has been heat-exchanged can be supplied to the additional discharge portion 200 through the branch flow path 129. The branch flow path 129 is a flow path of air flow from the first fan space 124 and the third fan space 124', and becomes a passage for transferring the air that has been heat-exchanged to the additional discharge portion 200. The branch flow path 129 is opened to both sides of the air guide portion 120, and communicates with the first space 22 and the second space 24. In order to supply air to the branch flow path 129, the damper 206 should be opened.

[0422] The additional discharge portion 200 is provided on both sides of the top surface of the housing 10. The additional discharge portion 200 can be configured so that the pop-up tube 234 rises from the top surface of the housing 10, and transfers the air that has been heat-exchanged to a more distant and wider area.

[0423] In order to discharge the air that has been heat-exchanged to the front of the housing 10 through the discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, and to discharge the humidified air through the additional discharge portion 200, the control portion 600 opens the vanes 141, 142, 143 and the damper 206. This is to supply the air that has been heat-exchanged to the additional discharge portion 200 through the branch flow path 129 by opening the damper 206.

[0424] This is to discharge the air that has been heat-exchanged to the front of the housing 10, and to discharge the humidified air through the additional discharge portion 200. In this way, the air that has been heat-exchanged is supplied to the branch flow path 129 by opening the damper 206 (S513: supply air to branch flow path step).

[0425] The air supplied to the branch flow path 129 is transferred to the steam generator 407 through the air transfer tube 405 after being pressurized by the fan in the inflow fan portion 403. The steam generator 407 generates steam by heating the water transferred from the water tank 419, and the steam thus generated is mixed with the air transferred through the air transfer tube 405 (S515: generate humidified air step).

[0426] In addition, in order to discharge the humidified air to the outside through the additional discharge portion 200, the lift motor 230 is driven to lift the additional discharge portion 200 to the top surface of the housing 10. Specifically, the lift motor 230 is provided in the lift motor housing portion 222 of the lift box 214. A lift drive gear 232 is provided on the output shaft of the lift motor 230 and engages with the lift rack portion 212. The lift drive gear 232 is lifted along the lift rack portion 212 by engaging with the lift rack portion 212, and the lift box 214 is lifted accordingly. The ejection pipe 234 is lifted together with the lift of the lift box 214 (S517: additional discharge portion lifting step).

[0427] In this way, the generated humidified air is supplied to the additional discharge portion 200. Specifically, the humidified air is transferred to the ejection pipe 234 through the first discharge pipe 409 or the second discharge pipe 411 (S519: humidified air supply to additional discharge portion step).

[0428] The humidified air transferred to the additional discharge portion 200 is discharged to the outside through the additional discharge portion 200. Specifically, the humidified air is discharged to the outside through the ejection pipe 234 formed in the additional discharge portion 200. At this time, when the humidified air is discharged through only one of the ejection pipes 234, only the corresponding discharge pipe 409, 411 is opened.

[0429] For example, when the humidified air is discharged through the ejection pipe 234 on the left side of the housing 10, the first discharge pipe 409 is opened and the air flows to the connection flow path 205 of the connection pipe 204. At this time, preferably, the damper 206 closes the branch flow path 219 (S521: humidified air discharge step).

[0430] Subsequently, if a user operation for rotating the additional discharge portion 200 is selectively input, the control portion 600 starts to control the rotation of the additional discharge portion 200 (S523: user operation input).

[0431] According to the user input operation for rotating the additional discharge portion 200, the control portion 600 activates the rotation motor 226 in order to rotate the additional discharge portion 200.

[0432] Thus, the additional discharge portion 200 is rotated while being lifted to the upper portion of the housing 10, and the humidified air is discharged to the outside, thereby uniformly discharging the humidified air in the desired direction (S525: additional discharge portion rotation step).

[0433] As described above, in the embodiment of the present application, the additional discharge portion 200 is rotated while rising to discharge the humidified air to the outside.

[0434] In the above, the case where all the constituent elements constituting the embodiment of the present application are combined into one or operate by being combined is described, but the present application is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, all the constituent elements can be selectively combined into one or more to operate within the scope of the object of the present application. Further, the terms such as "include", "comprise", or "have" described above mean that the corresponding constituent element is included in the scope of the term and should be interpreted as not excluding other constituent elements but further including other constituent elements. If not otherwise defined, all the terms including technical or scientific terms have the same meaning as commonly understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present application belongs. It should be interpreted that the commonly used terms have the same meaning as defined in the dictionary, consistent with the meaning in the context of related art, unless otherwise defined in the present application, and should not be interpreted as an idealized or over-formalized meaning.

[0435] The above description is only an example of illustrating the technical idea of the present application, and those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present application belongs can make various modifications and changes within the scope of not departing from the essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present application are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present application, but to illustrate the technical idea of the present application, and the scope of the technical idea of the present application is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present application should be interpreted according to the claims, and all the technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as falling within the scope of the present application.

[0436] In the illustrated embodiment, there are three discharge ports 15'-1, 15'-2, 15'-3, but it is not limited thereto, and at least two or more can be provided. For example, when there are two discharge ports, air is delivered to the front of the housing 10 while the vane is opened to deliver air, and air can be delivered to the desired direction. That is, the vane is opened while the damper 206 is opened to flow air. In addition, by closing the damper 206, the two discharge ports can be individually controlled to deliver air to the desired direction of the front of the housing 10.

[0437] Also, when there are four or more discharge ports, for example, by operating the driving fan corresponding to the discharge ports located at both ends, air is delivered to the additional discharge portion 200, and air can also be delivered to the front of the housing through the discharge ports by opening the vane. The remaining discharge ports, such as the second discharge port 15'-2 of the illustrated embodiment, are used to deliver air to the front of the housing 10.

[0438] In the illustrated embodiment, the branch flow path 129 communicates with the vertical flow path 208 through the connection pipe 204. However, the branch flow path 129 and the vertical flow path 208 can be directly connected with the damper 206 interposed therebetween. In the illustrated embodiment, the vertical flow path 208 is positioned relatively apart from the air flow space 20 toward the end portion of the housing 10 in the first space frame 202, and thus the connection pipe 204 is required. However, if the vertical flow path 208 is positioned close to the air flow space 20, the connection pipe 204 can not be required.

[0439] In addition, in the absence of the connection pipe 204, the first discharge pipe 409 can be directly connected to the vertical flow path 208.

[0440] In the illustrated embodiment, the case where the first movable plate 16 is automatically opened and closed is described, but the present application is not limited thereto. The first movable plate 16 can be manually opened and closed by a user, and the tilting table 449 of the water tank mounting seat 415 can be tilted by the proximity sensor 470 or a separately provided button.

[0441] Further, in order to raise and lower the pop-up pipe 214, a raising and lowering drive source 224 is provided to the pop-up pipe 214, and a raising and lowering rack portion 212 is formed in the vertical flow path 210. However, the raising and lowering drive source 224 can be provided to the uppermost end of the vertical flow path 210, and the raising and lowering rack portion 212 can be formed in the back of the pop-up pipe 214 in the up and down direction.

[0442] In the illustrated embodiment, three filters 320, 330, and 340 are used, but the present application is not limited thereto. At least two or more filters can be used. In addition, three passage regions 302 are formed in the filter frame 301, but two or more passage regions can be formed.

[0443] In the illustrated embodiment, the track fitting body 350 is used in order to facilitate the drawer-like entry and exit of the filter frame 301 from the housing 10, but the track fitting body 350 is not necessarily used. The filter frame 301 can be configured to be drawn out and in as a drawer without the track fitting body 350.

[0444] Further, in the illustrated embodiment, the elastic bristles 375 are used to prevent the suction force from leaking from the dust collector inlet 373, but instead of the elastic bristles 375, various leakage blocking members such as a sealing member having elasticity can be provided to achieve the same purpose.

Claims

1. An air management device, wherein, include: A housing is placed on the living room floor. The housing includes an airflow space and a first space. The airflow space has an airflow path with an internal heat exchanger. The first space is separated from the airflow space by a partition wall. A water tank is located on one side of the first space of the housing and enters and exits through the front of the housing; The humidification means is provided in the first space of the housing, and a portion of the air drawn from the outside of the housing and flowing to the heat exchanger in the air flow path is separated and transferred to the air and a gas formed by vaporizing the water transferred from the water tank is mixed. as well as An ejector tube, disposed within the first space of the housing, rises to the upper part of the housing to receive and discharge air delivered from the humidification means; The humidified air generated in the humidification means is discharged through a first discharge pipe connected to the humidification means and is transmitted to the vertical flow path of a vertical pipe provided in the first space, the vertical flow path of the vertical pipe causing the air transmitted from the air flow path to be transmitted to the ejector pipe.

2. The air management device according to claim 1, wherein, The humidification method is a steam generator that produces steam by heating and then mixes the steam with air.

3. The air management device according to claim 2, wherein, The humidified air generated by the steam generator is discharged through the second discharge pipe and transmitted through the humidification connecting pipe to the ejection path of the ejection pipe located at the opposite end of the housing.

4. The air management device according to claim 3, wherein, The humidification connection pipe is located in the space between the back plate of the housing and the wall.

5. The air management device according to claim 2, wherein, The ejector tube is vertically and retractably positioned in the vertical flow path of the vertical tube, which is integrally formed with the first spatial frame on which the steam generator is located.

6. The air management device according to claim 5, wherein, The ejector tube is rotatably disposed in a lifting box that moves up and down along the vertical flow path of the vertical tube, and a connecting flow path is formed in the lifting box that connects the ejector flow path of the ejector tube and the vertical flow path of the vertical tube.

7. The air management device according to claim 6, wherein, Also includes: A pop-up drive fan is used to pressurize the air discharged through the pop-up tube.

8. The air management device according to claim 7, wherein, The pop-up drive fan is located in the connecting flow path formed in the lifting box.

9. An air management device, wherein, include: A housing is placed on the living room floor. The housing includes an airflow space and a first space. The airflow space has an airflow path with an internal heat exchanger. The first space is separated from the airflow space by a partition wall. A water tank is disposed on one side of the first space of the housing, and flows in and out of the housing. A filter unit is provided in the airflow path to purify the air drawn into the housing; A steam generator, located in the first space, draws in a portion of the air that is purified by the filter unit and flows through the airflow path to the heat exchanger, and then separates and delivers the air to the heat exchanger, and mixes it with the gas generated by vaporizing the water delivered from the water tank. The air flows into the fan section and is disposed in the first space, causing air to flow toward the steam generator in the airflow path; An ejector tube, positioned within the first space and rising towards the upper part of the housing, receives and discharges humidified air from the steam generator and air exchanged with heat from the heat exchanger.

10. The air management device according to claim 9, wherein, The humidified air generated by the steam generator is discharged through the first discharge pipe and passed to the vertical flow path of the vertical pipe, which in turn passes to the ejector pipe.

11. The air management device according to claim 9, wherein, The humidified air generated by the steam generator is transmitted through the humidification connecting pipe to the ejection path of the ejection pipe located at the opposite end of the housing.

12. The air management device according to claim 11, wherein, The humidification connection pipe is located in the space between the back plate of the housing and the wall.

13. The air management device according to claim 12, wherein, Also includes: A pop-up drive fan is used to pressurize the air discharged through the pop-up tube.

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