Decorative panel and air-conditioner indoor unit provided with same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10352582-B2
Application number	US-201414787921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Priority date	Apr 30, 2013
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a decorative panel for a ceiling-mounted indoor unit of an air conditioning device, and the panel is configured to improve the design of a suction grill without increasing the number of manufacturing process steps. The decorative panel includes: a panel body having a suction port; and a suction grill attached to the suction port of the panel body. The suction grill has a grill body which is formed in the shape of a grid to have a large number of suction holes and is positioned over the suction port. A large number of recesses are formed in a lower surface of the decorative panel so as to be arranged along, and to surround, the grill body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A decorative panel for an air conditioning device, the decorative panel being attached to a bottom of an indoor unit body mounted on a ceiling, and comprising:
a panel body having a suction port; and
a suction grill having a grill body which is formed in the shape of a grid having a plurality of suction holes and which is positioned over the suction port, the suction grill being attached to the suction port of the panel body, wherein
a plurality of indentions are formed in a lower surface of the decorative panel so as to be arranged along, and to surround the grill body, and
the plurality of indentions are formed such that two or more lines of the indentions are formed so as to be arranged along, and to surround, the grill body, and that their opening area decreases gradually from the innermost one of the lines toward the outermost one.

2. The decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of indentions are formed to have an opening area smaller than a transverse cross-sectional area of the plurality of suction holes.

3. The decorative panel of claim 2 , wherein
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

4. The decorative panel of claim 2 , wherein
the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°,
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

5. The decorative panel of claim 2 , wherein
the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°,
the grill body is configured such that outer ones of the suction holes arranged in an outer peripheral portion of the grill body have a narrower width than the other inner suction holes arranged inside the outer suction holes,
the suction pill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

6. The decorative panel of claim 2 , wherein
the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°,
the grill body is configured such that outer ones of the suction holes arranged in an outer peripheral portion of the grill body have a narrower width than the other inner suction holes arranged inside the outer suction holes,
the grill body is configured such that the inner suction holes have a width of 11 mm to 15mm,
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

7. The decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°.

8. The decorative panel of claim 7 , wherein the grill body is configured such that outer ones of the suction holes arranged in an outer peripheral portion of the grill body have a narrower width than the other inner suction holes arranged inside the outer suction holes.

9. The decorative panel of claim 8 , wherein the grill body is configured such that the inner suction holes have a width of 11 mm to 15 mm.

10. The decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

11. The decorative panel of claim 10 , wherein the suction grill is made of an injection-molded resin.

12. The decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein
the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°,
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

13. The decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein
the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°,
the grill body is configured such that outer ones of the suction holes arranged in an outer peripheral portion of the grill body have a narrower width than the other inner suction holes arranged inside the outer suction holes,
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

14. The decorative panel of claim 1 , wherein
the grill body is configured such that each of the suction holes has a square transverse section, and that a surrounding wall forming at least two of the suction holes has a height which is not less than a product of a width of the suction holes and tan 30°,
the grill body is configured such that outer ones of the suction holes arranged in an outer peripheral portion of the grill body have a narrower width than the other inner suction holes arranged inside the outer suction holes,
the grill body is configured such that the inner suction holes have a width of 11 mm to 15mm,
the suction grill has an extension extending outward from an entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body, and
the indentions are formed in the extension.

15. An indoor unit for an air conditioning device, the indoor unit comprising:
an indoor unit body mounted on a ceiling; and
a decorative panel attached to a bottom of the indoor unit body, wherein
the decorative panel is configured as the decorative panel of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Kojima Nobuyuki
• Nouchi Yoshiteru

Classifications

• F24F13/20 Primary

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F24F1/0047

  mounted in the ceiling or at the ceiling · CPC title

• F24F1/0014

  having two or more outlet openings · CPC title

• F24F2013/0616

  Outlets that have intake openings · CPC title

• F24F2013/205

  Mounting a ventilator fan therein · CPC title