Air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10544947-B2
Application number	US-201615394440-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

An air conditioner that includes a control box accommodating a control board and having an open surface, and a base panel having an air inlet and an air outlet, the control box being mounted on the base panel by seating the open surface thereof on the base panel, wherein the base panel includes a first water-blocking rib surrounding an outer surface of a lower edge defining the open surface of the control box so as to prevent water from flowing into the control box.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air conditioner comprising:
a control box accommodating a control board, the control box having a bottom end surface that defines an opening; and
a base panel having an air inlet, an air outlet, and a water blocking rib,
wherein the bottom end surface of the control box is mounted to and in contact with the base panel, and the water-blocking rib is protruded upward from an upper surface of the base panel to at least partially surround the bottom end surface of the control box.

2. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the base panel further comprises a second water-blocking rib, the second water-blocking rib being disposed inside the control box when the control box is mounted to the base panel such that the second-water blocking rib at least partially surrounds an inner surface of the bottom end surface of the control box.

3. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the water-blocking rib has a shape corresponding to a shape of the bottom end surface of the control box.

4. The air conditioner of claim 2 , wherein the second water-blocking rib has a shape corresponding to a shape of the bottom end surface of the control box.

5. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the base panel on which the control box is mounted is inclined upward, with increasing distance toward an outer edge of the base panel.

6. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the water-blocking rib is configured to define a water discharge opening.

7. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the water-blocking rib is configured to define a wire opening to receive a wire for connection to the control board.

8. The air conditioner of claim 1 , wherein the control board comprises a receiver to receive a control signal, and a light source to emit light when a specific control signal is received by the receiver.

9. The air conditioner of claim 8 , wherein the base panel is formed having a receiver hole configured to receive the receiver, and
wherein the air conditioner further comprises a receiver window to cover the receiver hole, and an inspection opening cover attached to the base panel, the inspection opening cover having a window hole formed so that the receiver window is exposed therethrough.

10. The air conditioner of claim 9 , wherein the receiver window is disposed between the base panel and the inspection opening cover.

11. An air conditioner comprising:
a control box accommodating a control board, the control box having a bottom end surface that defines an opening; and
a base panel comprising:
a first edge part having an air outlet,
a second edge part having an air inlet,
an isolating plate part disposed between the first edge part and the second edge part so as to separate the air outlet from the air inlet,
a third edge part disposed at a first side of the first edge part,
a fourth edge part disposed at a second side of the first edge part, the control box being mounted on the fourth edge part with the bottom end surface of the control box in contact with the fourth edge part,
a fifth edge part disposed at a first side of the second edge part and the isolating plate part, the fifth edge part having at least one inspection opening, and
a sixth edge part disposed at a second side of the second edge part and the isolating plate part, the sixth edge part having at least one inspection opening,

wherein the fourth edge part includes a water-blocking rib, the water-blocking rib being protruded upward from an upper surface of the base panel to at least partially surround the bottom end surface of the control box.

12. The air conditioner of claim 11 , wherein the fourth edge part further comprises a second water-blocking rib at least partially surrounding an inner surface of the bottom end surface of the control box.

13. The air conditioner of claim 11 , wherein the water-blocking rib has a shape corresponding to a shape of the bottom end surface of the control box.

14. The air conditioner of claim 12 , wherein the second water-blocking rib has a shape corresponding to a shape of the bottom end surface of the control box.

15. The air conditioner of claim 11 , wherein the fourth edge part is inclined upward with increasing distance toward an outer edge of the fourth edge part.

16. The air conditioner of claim 11 , wherein the water-blocking rib is configured to define a water discharge opening.

17. The air conditioner of claim 11 , wherein the water-blocking rib is configured to define a wire opening to receive a wire for connection to the control board.

18. The air conditioner of claim 11 , wherein the control board comprises a receiver to receive a control signal, and a light source to emit light when a specific control signal is received by the receiver.

19. The air conditioner of claim 18 , wherein the fourth edge part has a receiver hole configured to receive the receiver, and
wherein the air conditioner further comprises an inspection opening cover attached to the fourth edge part and the sixth edge part, the inspection opening cover having a receiver window to cover the receiver hole and a window hole formed so that the receiver window is exposed therethrough.

20. The air conditioner of claim 19 , wherein the receiver window is disposed between the fourth edge part and the inspection opening cover.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Jeong Changhoon
• Kim Yunho

Classifications

• F24F11/89

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• F24F13/22

  Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F24F2221/26

  improving the aesthetic appearance · CPC title

• F24F11/62

  characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values · CPC title

• F24F13/1486

  characterised by bearings, pivots or hinges · CPC title