JP4848882B2 - Inhalation panel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an inhalation panel including a display unit that displays an operation state with light.

  Conventionally, this type of inhalation panel has been provided with a display unit that displays the operation state with light, and provided with an opening for allowing light to pass through the inhalation panel and a hook for fixing the decoration stand. A claw shape is provided and fixed at a position opposite to the hook portion to constitute a display portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a main part of a conventional suction panel described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the suction panel 3, the opening 9 through which light passes through the suction panel 3, the decoration stand 5, the hook 10 for fixing the opening 9 and the decoration stand 5, and the decoration stand 5 Is formed with a claw shape 11 at a position facing the hook 10 of the suction panel 3.

  In addition, in an unpublished prior application, Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-085491, an opening is provided at a position facing the display material of the suction panel, a transparent sheet is pasted on the back of the opening, and a light guide is provided on the surface. An invention in which a decorative stand is pasted is described.

  FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an air conditioner equipped with a conventional auto clean unit described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-085491. As shown in FIG. 6, there is an auto-clean unit 1 on the back of the suction panel. When the unit 1 moves left and right, the LED 2 installed in the center of the unit 1 moves to the left and right, so that the opening 9 at the center of the suction panel 3 is moved. Therefore, the movement of the unit 1 can be visually recognized.

  FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view of a conventional air conditioner equipped with an auto clean unit. The suction panel 3 is molded with a transparent resin, and only the part where the movement of the central LED 2 can be visually recognized is painted, and the part where the movement of the central LED 2 can be visually recognized with an opaque resin is molded as an opening 9 There is. Among them, the suction panel 3 made of an opaque resin is characterized in that a transparent seal 4 is pasted on the back surface of the opening 9 and a decoration stand 5 having a light guide portion on the front surface is pasted. FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the main part of the suction panel composed of an opaque resin, a transparent seal, and a decoration stand.

With the above configuration, it is possible to form a display unit by moving light in a long range, provide a front panel excellent in design, and provide an opening to enable molding with an opaque material cheaper than a transparent material. In addition, a transparent seal 4 is pasted on the back surface of the opening of the front panel, a light guide material 6 formed of a transparent resin is fitted, and a decoration stand 5 having a light guide portion on the surface is pasted. With this configuration, the light guide member 6 is also adhered to the transparent seal on the back surface and the front surface decoration stand 5 to increase the strength of the display unit.
JP 2000-193268 A

  In the conventional configuration, a step of inserting a light guide material has occurred to reinforce the suction panel opening. However, since the opening is very long, the opening is deformed after molding, and the opening area at the center may be narrowed. Since the opening is originally designed to be rectangular, if only the center of the opening is bent and narrowed, it becomes difficult to insert the light guide material. For this reason, the conventional structure of the suction panel requires special attention when molding a resin and inserting a transparent material in a factory line.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, improves the structural strength of the opening at the center of the suction panel, prevents deflection, further eliminates the need for light guide material insertion, and provides cost rationalization and simplification of the assembly process. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, vertical ribs are provided at equal intervals in the central opening of the suction panel of the present invention. The thickness of the vertical rib is set to a width of about 1/3 of the diameter of the LED of the auto clean unit to ensure the visibility of the LED. Conventionally inserted transparent material is omitted, and a seal that transmits LED light is attached to the opening from both sides of the panel.

  The suction panel of the present invention can improve the structural strength of the suction panel and suppress the occurrence of deflection during resin molding by providing longitudinal ribs at equal intervals in the longitudinal opening of the conventional suction panel. It becomes. For this reason, it is not necessary to insert a light guide material for reinforcement into the suction panel opening, and the light guide material can be omitted. Thereby, rationalization of material cost, simplification of the assembly process, and prevention of process defects can be achieved.

In the first aspect of the invention, the longitudinal ribs are provided in the opening portion of the suction panel, thereby improving the structural strength of the suction panel and improving the deflection of the central portion. the can and Do Ri, further opening longitudinal ribs, from a surface dropped 2mm from the front decorative label affixing surface, provided toward the back side transparent sealing bonding surface, since those pasted seal from both sides, from the rib surface Since the clearance is generated up to the decorative seal surface, the light is more easily diffused when the LED light of the auto clean unit is irradiated from the back surface of the panel, and the division of the light due to the influence of the rib is alleviated and the visibility is improved.

  In the second invention, a gradient is provided on the side surface of the opening vertical rib of the first invention, and the seal is attached from both sides. Thereby, when the LED light of the auto clean unit is irradiated from the rear surface of the panel, the light is diffused, and the light division due to the influence of the rib is alleviated, and the visibility of the LED light is improved.

A third invention, the opening longitudinal ribs, the corner R is provided, seal all SANYO pasted from both sides, liable to be more light diffusing, visibility is improved.

4th invention provides an opening vertical rib, and gave diffusion printing to the LED window part of the front side decorative seal. Due to the effect of diffusion printing, the LED light passing through the decorative seal is diffused, so that the light fragmentation due to the influence of the ribs is alleviated. Further, by diffusion printing, the reinforcing ribs are not visually recognized from the surface of the suction panel, and the design can be improved at the same time.

    Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
Since the partially broken perspective view of the air conditioner on which the auto clean unit according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted has the same configuration as FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is used as it is.

  In FIG. 6, there is a suction grill with a built-in opening / closing mechanism at the front of the auto clean unit 1, and the suction panel 3 is located at the forefront of the air conditioner. The auto clean unit 1 has a built-in LED 2 and is configured such that the LED 2 can be visually recognized from the opening 9 at the center of the suction panel 3 when the unit 1 moves left and right.

  FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the suction panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a sectional view of the central portion of the suction panel.

  In FIG. 1, vertical ribs 8 are provided at equal intervals from the surface on which the front side decorative seal 7 is attached to the surface on which the transparent transparent seal 4 is attached to the opening 9 of the suction panel 3, and the seals 4 and 7 are attached from both sides. . By providing the vertical rib 8, the structural strength of the suction panel is improved and the deflection of the central portion is improved, so that it is possible to omit the light guide material that has been conventionally inserted.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the suction panel according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view of the central portion of the suction panel.

  In FIG. 2, the side surfaces of the vertical ribs 8 of the opening 9 are provided with a gradient, and the seals 4 and 7 are pasted from both sides. Thereby, when the light of LED2 of the auto clean unit 1 is irradiated from the back surface of the panel 3, the light is diffused, the division of light due to the influence of the rib 8 is relaxed, and the light visibility of the LED2 is improved.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the suction panel according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of the central portion of the suction panel.

  In FIG. 3, the vertical rib 8 of the opening 9 is provided from the surface dropped 2 mm from the surface to which the front side decorative seal 7 is attached to the surface to which the transparent transparent seal 4 is attached, and the seals 4 and 7 are attached from both sides. . As a result, a clearance is generated from the surface of the rib 8 to the surfaces of the decorative seals 4 and 7. The light splitting due to the light is eased and the visibility is improved.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 4A is a perspective view of the suction panel according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view of the central portion of the suction panel.

  In FIG. 4, the corner rib R is provided on the vertical rib 8 of the opening 9, and the seals 4 and 7 are pasted from both sides. The division of light is relaxed by the corner R, and the light is more easily diffused, and the visibility by the ribs 8 is improved.

  Further, by performing diffusion printing on the front side decorative seal 4, the light of the LED 2 passing through the decorative seal 4 is diffused, so that the division of light due to the influence of the ribs 8 is alleviated. Further, by the diffusion printing, the reinforcing rib 8 is not visually recognized from the surface of the suction panel 3, and the design can be improved at the same time.

  The inhalation panel of the present invention can reinforce the horizontally long hole-shaped display unit without blocking the light of the display unit auxiliary LED, and thus can be applied to various mechanisms that transmit light in a rectangular slit shape.

(A) Perspective view of the suction panel according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention (b) Cross section of the central portion of the suction panel (A) Perspective view of the suction panel in the second embodiment of the present invention (b) Cross-sectional view of the central portion of the suction panel (A) Perspective view of the suction panel according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention (b) Cross section of the central portion of the suction panel (A) Perspective view of suction panel according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention (b) Cross-sectional view of the central portion of the suction panel Perspective view of main part of conventional suction panel Partially broken perspective view of an air conditioner equipped with a conventional auto clean unit Cross section of a conventional air conditioner equipped with an auto clean unit Cross-sectional view of the main part of the suction panel composed of opaque resin, transparent seals, and a decoration stand

1 Auto clean unit 2 LED
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Suction panel 4 Transparent seal 5 Decoration stand 6 Light guide material 7 Cosmetic seal 8 Reinforcement rib 9 Opening part 10 Hook part 11 Claw shape

Claims (4)

A suction panel of an indoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising an opening at a central portion of the suction panel, and when the auto clean unit provided on the back surface of the suction panel moves in the left-right direction, The provided LED is configured to be visible from the opening, and a plurality of vertical ribs are provided in the left-right direction of the opening, and a front side decorative seal is provided on the front surface of the opening, and the vertical rib and the front side makeup are provided. An inhalation panel , wherein a clearance is provided between the seal and the seal . The suction panel according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of the vertical rib is inclined. The inhalation panel according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the front surface of the vertical rib has an R shape . Suction panel as claimed in any one of claims 1 3, characterized in that the Mejumu printed on the front side decorative seal.

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