Detachable Air Conditioner Filter Unit With Integrated Dust Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional indoor air conditioner units with air filters and dust removal mechanisms are not easily mountable or removable, limiting their versatility and requiring more maintenance work.
Innovation Solution
The indoor air conditioner unit is designed with a modular structure that includes a main unit, a cleaning unit with an air filter and dust removal means, and an indoor panel, allowing the cleaning unit to be easily attached and detached, featuring dust collecting and transfer mechanisms that reduce maintenance frequency and prevent air flow obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dust removal means is integrated into the indoor unit structure, then dust removal function is improved, but ease of attachment and detachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The indoor unit is divided into a main unit and a detachable cleaning unit. The cleaning unit, which contains the air filter and dust removal means, can be separately attached to or detached from the main unit. This segmentation allows the dust removal function to be integrated when needed while maintaining ease of attachment and detachment through the modular design.
2Reliability
If cleaning mechanism is permanently installed in indoor unit, then dust removal capability is improved, but versatility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning unit is designed to be dynamically configurable - it can be attached to provide dust removal capability or detached to maintain versatility. The attachment structure allows users to configure the system according to their needs, making the dust removal capability available when required while preserving the versatility of the base indoor unit.
3Productivity
If dust collecting means is provided outside air filter, then dust collection efficiency is improved, but air flow obstruction risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collecting means is positioned in a location that is outside the air filter's plan view area, utilizing vertical or lateral space rather than horizontal space. This dimensional arrangement allows dust collection without interfering with the horizontal air flow path through the air filter, thus maintaining both dust collection efficiency and air flow efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enhances the versatility of the indoor unit by simplifying the addition or removal of cleaning mechanisms, reduces maintenance work, and ensures efficient dust collection without obstructing air flow.
Implementation Method 1
dust removal means (50) for removing dust captured by the air filter (30)
Implementation Method 2
dust collecting means (90) for collecting the dust removed by the dust removal means (50)
Data Source
AI summary
An objective of the invention is to obtain a structure which allows a cleaning mechanism, such as dust removal means, for an air filter to be easily mounted in an indoor unit of an air conditioner that has an air filter on the intake side of an indoor fan. The indoor unit is constituted by a main unit (10) including an indoor heat exchanger (22) and an indoor fan (21) for blowing air taken from a room to the indoor heat exchanger (22), a cleaning unit (100) located on the room side of the main unit (10) and including an air filter (30) and dust removal means (50) for removing dust captured by the air filter (30), and an indoor panel (11) for covering the room side of the cleaning unit (100).