Air conditioner

Abstract

This invention provides an air conditioner wherein the front panel, for the sake of slim size, is closed in non-use condition of the air conditioner and opened in use condition of the air conditioner for sufficient intake of air. The drive of the front panel is not by the use of the combination of gears, but by a simple mechanism so as to enable the front panel .An air conditioner comprises an air conditioner body (2) and a front panel (7) covering the front of the air conditioner body. The front panel (7) is supported on the air conditioner body (2) as reciprocally movable by a drive mechanism (27) between a first state closed and a second state open to ensure a certain air intake. The drive mechanism (27) includes a drive cum member (33) provided on the air conditioner body (2) and operative to reciprocally swing by an electrically driven mechanism (34), and a follower cum member (35) provided to impinge on the drive cum member (33) and operative to reciprocally swing by the drive cum member (33).

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an air conditioner provided with an opening and closing mechanism for changing a suction port through which air flows into a heat exchanger arranged in the air conditioner. Background technique [0002] A heat exchanger and a blower are arranged in the air conditioner. During the operation of the air conditioner, as a mechanism to open the front panel of the air conditioner and send a sufficient amount of air to the heat exchanger to expand the air suction port, there is a suction grille. It is divided into upper and lower parts, and gears are respectively set on the two sides of the suction grille, and the intermediate gear meshed with the one gear is driven by a motor to make the one gear rotate, and at the same time, the rack meshed with the intermediate gear is actuated. , to rotate the other gear, thereby opening and closing the mechanism of the two suction grilles. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). [0...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The structure of Patent Document 1 is that the driving force driven by the motor is transmitted to the suction grille as the driven side through gears. Therefore, in the assembly of the suction grille and the air conditioner body side, these gears must be assembled so that they are positioned at The state of the specified meshing position, for this reason, the installation position of the suction grille is required to be correct, and it is difficult to assemble during manufacture and internal repair inspection.

In addition, multiple gears and racks are required, complicating assembly and increasing cost

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