Air conditioner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ceiling-type air conditioners are difficult to maintain due to their installation in ceilings, requiring disassembly and extensive manpower for services like part replacement or inspection, which is time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
An air conditioner design featuring a first and second air conditioning unit that can be detachably coupled and guided through a guide device, allowing them to move between spaces for easy access and maintenance, with a locking and unlocking mechanism for separation and reassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If ceiling-type air conditioner is installed suspended from or buried into the ceiling, then the aesthetics of indoor space is improved, but maintenance becomes difficult requiring disassembly and significant time and manpower
Solution Approach 1:
The air conditioner is divided into separable components including a ceiling panel and a main body that can be detached from each other. The ceiling panel remains installed in the ceiling for aesthetic purposes, while the main body can be removed for maintenance without requiring disassembly of the entire unit embedded in the ceiling.
2Area of stationary object
If ceiling-type air conditioner is installed suspended from or buried into the ceiling, then the visible ceiling panel area is minimized, but service operations become cumbersome requiring extensive manpower
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the ceiling-mounted panel from the serviceable main body, allowing the panel to remain minimally visible in the ceiling while the main body can be easily accessed for service operations through simple detachment rather than requiring extensive manpower to access embedded components.
3Stability of the object's composition
If ceiling-type air conditioner requires disassembly for maintenance, then the integrated structure is maintained, but maintenance time and effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The air conditioner is designed with separable components where the main body can be detached from the ceiling panel without compromising the overall integrated structure when assembled. This segmentation allows rapid maintenance by simply detaching and reattaching components rather than performing time-consuming disassembly of an integrated unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the ceiling panel and main body uses a dynamic locking mechanism that allows easy attachment and detachment. The locking device secures the integrated structure during operation but can be quickly released for maintenance, enabling the system to transition between stable integrated state and easily serviceable state.
Data Source
AI summary
An air conditioner may include: a first air conditioning unit disposed in a first space formed between a first ceiling and a second ceiling that is spaced downward from the ceiling inner wall and lower than the first ceiling, the first air conditioning unit configured to suction air from a second space recessed from the second ceiling toward the first ceiling; a second air conditioning unit disposed in the first space and to communicate with the first air conditioning unit and configured to discharge air introduced from the first air conditioning unit; and a guide device configured to guide the first air conditioning unit and the second air conditioning unit to move from the first space toward the second space or to move from the second space toward the first space.