Air conditioner and method for removing filter module of air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ceiling-mounted air conditioners face installation and maintenance challenges, particularly during mounting and repair, due to their space-efficient design.
Innovation Solution
The air conditioner features a detachable filter module with a support frame and cover grill, allowing for easy removal and installation of dust collecting and deodorizing filters, facilitated by a guide portion and movable frames for efficient filter replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If ceiling-mounted air conditioners are installed on the ceiling for space efficiency, then space utilization is improved, but installation and maintenance convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The air conditioner is divided into multiple detachable modules including a filter module with support frame, cover grill, and fixing members. This segmentation allows the filter module to be easily removed and installed from below without requiring ceiling access, thus maintaining space efficiency while improving maintenance convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter module is extracted as a separate, independently detachable component from the main air conditioner body. The support frame includes fixing members that can be removed from below, allowing the filter module to be taken out for maintenance without disassembling the entire ceiling-mounted unit, thereby improving accessibility while preserving compact installation.
2Ease of repair
If the filter module is made detachable for easy maintenance, then maintenance convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filter module is segmented into the support frame, dust collecting filter, deodorizing filter, and cover grill, with fixing members positioned on the support frame. This segmentation enables simple attachment and detachment through fixing member engagement with the panel frame, achieving ease of maintenance without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing members are extracted as separate components that can be independently removed from below the panel. This allows the filter module to be detached without complex disassembly procedures, improving maintenance ease while adding minimal structural complexity through the addition of simple fixing mechanisms.
3Reliability
If multiple filters (dust collecting and deodorizing) are integrated in one module, then air purification effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collecting filter and deodorizing filter are merged into a single integrated filter module supported by a common support frame. This merging ensures both filters work together as a unified air purification system, improving effectiveness while the modular design keeps structural complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame serves multiple functions: supporting both the dust collecting filter and deodorizing filter, providing fixing members for attachment, and enabling downward detachment. This multi-functionality consolidates multiple components into one structure, improving air purification effectiveness without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
An air conditioner may include: a body including a heat exchanger and a blow fan, and a panel assembled with a lower portion of the body, wherein the panel may include: a panel frame assembled with the body and including an inlet through which air flows into the body and an outlet through which air is discharged to outside of the body; a filter module including at least one dust collecting filter positioned in the inlet and configured to collect a foreign material in air received through the inlet, and a support frame supporting the dust collecting filter and assembled with the panel frame to be downwardly detachable; and a cover grill covering the inlet with which the filter module is assembled, the cover grill being detachably assembled with the panel frame.