Air conditioner with cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132554-B2
Application number	US-201414465254-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2014
Priority date	Aug 22, 2013
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

An air conditioner includes a cabinet forming an external appearance of the air conditioner and is provided with an opening, and a cover to open and close the opening. The cover includes a cover body to cover the opening and includes a first cover body and a second cover body that are spaced apart from each other, and a spacing rib provided between the first cover body and the second cover body such that the first cover is spaced apart from the second cover body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioner comprising:
a cabinet which forms an external appearance of the air conditioner and which is provided with an opening; and
a cover to open and close the opening,
wherein the cover comprises:
a cover body to cover the opening and including a first cover body and a second cover body that are spaced apart from each other to form a double walled structure; and
a spacing rib provided between the first cover body and the second cover body,
wherein the cover body is formed in a first direction that corresponds to a lengthwise direction of the cover body, and has the first cover body spaced apart from the second cover body by a distance that varies along a second direction perpendicular to the first cover body, and
wherein the spacing rib includes a plurality of spacing ribs having a different height that corresponds to the distance.

2. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the second cover body is provided in an arc shape that is convex toward the first cover body.

3. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the spacing ribs are formed along the first direction from one end of the cover body to the other end of the cover body.

4. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the spacing rib is integrally formed with the cover body through extrusion.

5. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the cover further comprises heat insulation grooves that are partitioned by adjacent spacing ribs disposed between the first cover body and the second cover body.

6. The air conditioner of claim 5 , wherein the cover further comprises a heat insulator provided on the heat insulation grooves to prevent heat exchange between one side of the cover body and the other side of the cover body.

7. The air conditioner of claim 5 , further comprising a pair of subsidiary covers that are provided at both end portions of the cover with respect to a first direction, which is a lengthwise direction of the cover, to close ends of the heat insulation grooves.

8. The air conditioner of claim 7 , wherein the subsidiary cover comprises a sealing rib formed in a second direction, which is a widthwise direction of the cover, to close an end of the heat insulation groove, the heat insulation groove being formed in the first direction.

9. The air conditioner of claim 7 , wherein the subsidiary cover includes guide flanges to surround at least one portion of an upper side of the first cover body and a lower side of the second cover body to be coupled to the both end portions of the cover with respect to the first direction.

10. The air conditioner of claim 1 , further comprising a path connecting an inlet port allowing air to be introduced therethrough to an outlet port allowing air to be discharged therethrough,
wherein the opening is provided to expose at least one portion of the path.

11. The air conditioner of claim 10 , wherein the cover body is formed in a first direction that corresponds to a lengthwise direction of the cover body, and
the path is formed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

12. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein:
the cabinet comprises a guide protrusion that is formed along a periphery of the opening while protruding toward inside of the opening; and
the cover body is coupled to the guide protrusion.

13. The air conditioner of claim 12 , wherein:
the cover is provided at both end portions thereof with guide grooves that are recessed between the first cover body and the second cover body; and
the guide protrusion is coupled to the guide groove.

14. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein:
the cabinet is provided with a first edge and a second edge that are provided along the opening while facing each other; and
the cover comprises a first cover having one side slidably coupled to the first edge and a second cover having one side slidably coupled to the second edge.

15. The air conditioner of claim 14 , wherein:
the cabinet is provided with a cover mount which is formed in a lengthwise direction of the cover and on which at least one portion of the cover is mounted; and
the other side of the first cover and the other side of the second cover are mounted at an upper portion of the cover mount.

16. The air conditioner of claim 15 , wherein:
the cabinet further comprises cover fixing protrusions that protrude toward the cover to fix the cover while extending in the first direction; and
the first cover and the second cover are fixedly coupled to each other as the fixing protrusions are respectively coupled to a first coupling groove and a second coupling groove that are provided at the other sides of the first and second covers, respectively, the first and second coupling grooves recessed while extending in the first direction.

17. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the spacing rib is provided in the form of a honeycomb between the first cover body and the second cover body.

18. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes plastic.

19. An air conditioner comprising:
a cabinet which forms an external appearance of the air conditioner and includes a path connecting an inlet port which draws in air to an outlet port which discharges air, and an opening provided at one side of the path;
a heat exchanger provided on the path to perform heat exchange on air flowing through the path; and
a main cover to open and close the opening and to thermally insulate the path from outside of the cabinet, the main cover being slidably coupled to the cabinet,
wherein the main cover comprises:
a first cover body and a second cover body forming a double layer structure to close the opening; and
a plurality of spacing ribs having different heights to space apart the first cover body from the second cover body.

20. The air conditioner of claim 19 , wherein:
the cabinet is provided at end portions thereof with a first edge corresponding to a first direction that is a lengthwise direction of the main cover, and a second edge facing the first edge, respectively; and
the main cover is slidably coupled to the cabinet along the first edge and the second edge.

21. The air conditioner of claim 20 , wherein:
the cabinet comprises coupling protrusions protruding from the first and second edges toward an inside of the opening, respectively, the coupling protrusions being continuously formed along the first direction; and
the main cover is provided at both sides thereof with coupling grooves that are recessed so as to correspond to the coupling protrusions while being continuously formed along the first direction.

22. The air conditioner of claim 20 , wherein the main cover comprises:
a first main cover coupled to the first edge; and
a second main cover coupled to the second edge,
wherein the first main cover and the second main cover are spaced apart from each other.

23. The air conditioner of claim 20 , wherein:
the cabinet further comprises:
a pair of third edges connecting the first edge to the second edge; and
a pair of subsidiary covers disposed at the third edges, respectively, to couple the cabinet to the main cover.

24. The air conditioner of claim 20 , wherein: the main cover further comprises
heat insulation grooves formed between the first cover body and the second cover body.

25. The air conditioner of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of spacing ribs are formed along the first direction from one end of the main cove

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Do Hoon
• Lim Young Seok
• Gwon Hyuk Jin
• Lee Jong Mun

Classifications

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F13/0281

  Multilayer duct · CPC title

• F25D23/028 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• F25D17/042

  Air treating means within refrigerated spaces (air conditioning in general F24F) · CPC title

• F24F1/0007

  Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units (self-contained units F24F1/02) · CPC title