Detachable Wind-Visor for Ceiling Air Conditioner Uniform Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ceiling type air conditioners often concentrate discharged air into specific areas, leading to uneven air distribution and potential discomfort or health issues, and existing wind guide devices have complex structures that can be unsafe and difficult to install, with potential durability and aesthetic concerns.
Innovation Solution
A detachable wind-visor is integrated into the air conditioner's front panel, featuring a coupling part and guide part to direct air away from the suction hole, using magnets for secure attachment and a lightweight design to prevent air concentration and enhance safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a cover is used to cover the discharge hole, then foreign substances are prevented from entering the air conditioner, but the cover cannot uniformly discharge air in various directions causing air concentration in specific positions
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is divided into multiple discharge holes instead of a single opening, allowing air to be discharged uniformly in various directions while still preventing foreign substances from entering when closed
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is made rotatable to dynamically adjust the discharge direction of air, enabling uniform distribution of conditioned air throughout the indoor space rather than concentrating it in specific positions
2Ease of operation
If a wind guide device with multiple components is used, then air discharge direction can be controlled, but the structure becomes complex and components may fall down causing safety accidents
Solution Approach 1:
The wind guide device is integrated with the cover as a single unified structure rather than separate components, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining the ability to control air discharge direction through rotation
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated cover-wind guide structure serves multiple functions: preventing foreign substance entry when closed, controlling air discharge direction when open, and guiding air flow patterns, eliminating the need for separate safety fixation mechanisms
3Reliability
If components are strongly fixed using screws or adhesion material, then components are prevented from falling down, but attachment and detachment become difficult and punched holes remain deteriorating the exterior
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical fastening system (screws or adhesion material) is replaced with a magnetic field-based fixation system, allowing the wind guide device to be securely held while enabling easy attachment and detachment without leaving permanent marks or requiring punched holes
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
The wind-visor ensures uniform air distribution, simplifies manufacturing, reduces the risk of safety accidents, and maintains air conditioner durability by preventing air backflow and eliminating the need for additional holes in the exterior.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet disposed on the wind-visor and a magnet disposed on the front panel, which are selectively coupled to each other
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AI summary
An air conditioner (10) including a main body (100), a blower fan (130) for generating an air flow and a heat exchanger (120) for heat exchange with air blown by the blower fan (130), a front panel (110) including a suction hole (111) through which the air introduced into the blower fan is suctioned and a discharge hole (113) for discharging the air heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger (120), and a wind-visor (200) detachably disposed on a side of the discharge hole (113).