BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus
and, more specifically, to an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus mounted
on a wall surface.
2. Description of the Related Art
[0002] In the related art, an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus (hereinafter,
referred to as "indoor unit") includes a fan having a body formed of a housing and
an air course formed therein, and a heat exchanger arranged in the air course accommodated
therein. There is disclosed an invention in which a gloss coating is applied on the
surface of an opening-and-closing panel (the same as a front grill) to be arranged
in the front, and a transparent decorative panel applied with texturing is provided
in the front of the coated surface in order to enhance the design characteristics
(for example, Patent Literature 1).
[0004] However, the invention described in Patent Literature 1 has a problem such that the
design characteristics cannot be enhanced satisfactorily as described below.
- (a) Since a rib and a catch fixing portion projecting to the back side are formed
on the back surface of the transparent decorative panel, a cavity of die for molding
the transparent decorative panel requires a draft angle and may become complicated.
Therefore, molding by heat and cold molding (weldless molding) described later cannot
be performed, and hence injection-molding is performed in the method of the related
art, so that the high-gloss surface cannot be obtained.
- (b) Although side surfaces or a bottom surface of the housing are exposed and are
visible by the user, since they have complex shapes, molding by the heat and cool
molding (weldless molding) described later cannot be employed in the same manner as
described above. Therefore, they are molded by the injection molding in a manner of
the related art, and hence the high-gloss surface cannot be obtained.
- (c) Even when the transparent decorative panel applied with texturing is arranged
in the front to add a high-quality appearance thereto, since the side surfaces and
the bottom surface of the housing do not have high gloss, the integral design characteristics
are not sufficiently improved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] In order to solve the problem as described above, the invention is intended to provide
an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus having improved design characteristics.
[0006] An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to the invention including:
a frame body as a framework; side panels mounted respectively on both side surfaces
of the frame body; a front opening-and-closing panel mounted in the front of the frame
body so as to be openable and closable; L-shaped panels mounted respectively near
the side panels so as to straddle a lower area of the front of the frame body below
the front opening-and-closing panel and a front-side area of a bottom surface; and
a bottom panel mounted between the L-shaped panels on the bottom surface of the frame
body.
[0007] As described above, the invention includes the frame body which is the framework
of the body of the indoor unit, the side panels, the front opening-and-closing panel,
the L-shaped panels, and the bottom panel mounted respectively on the surfaces of
the frame body. Therefore, since the respective panels can be formed into simple shapes
apart from the shape of the frame body, a molding method which improves design characteristics
(for example, heat and cool molding) can be employed, and hence the surfaces of these
panels can be formed into high-gloss weldless surfaces. cool molding (weldless molding)
described later cannot be employed in the same manner as described above. Therefore,
they are molded by the injection molding in a manner of the related art, and hence
the high-gloss surface cannot be obtained.
[0008] (c) Even when the transparent decorative panel applied with texturing is arranged
in the front to add a high-quality appearance thereto, since the side surfaces and
the bottom surface of the housing do not have high gloss, the integral design characteristics
are not sufficiently improved.
[0009] Document
JP 2002-054821 discloses the problem that, for an air conditioner, there is a need to cut all sides
except one side contained at its end face during cutting of the notched plate of an
L-shaped cover and the cutting work is not easy to make. This problem is solved by
providing a wall hang type air conditioner comprising a panel being a decorative part
and a body casing at which an internal part is fixed, the air-conditioner is provided
with an L-shaped cover forming the corner part of the body casing and a notch plate
formed in the L-shaped cover and containing the two sides, adjoining each other, of
the L-shaped cover.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] In order to solve the problem as described above, the invention is intended to provide
an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 and having improved
design characteristics.
[0011] An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus according to the invention includes,
among other technical features: a frame body as a framework; side panels mounted respectively
on both side surfaces of the frame body; a front opening-and-closing panel mounted
in the front of the frame body so as to be openable and closable; L-shaped panels
mounted respectively near the side panels so as to straddle a lower area of the front
of the frame body below the front opening-and-closing panel and a front-side area
of a bottom surface; and a bottom panel mounted between the L-shaped panels on the
bottom surface of the frame body.
[0012] As described above, the invention includes the frame body which is the framework
of the body of the indoor unit, the side panels, the front opening-and-closing panel,
the L-shaped panels, and the bottom panel mounted respectively on the surfaces of
the frame body. Therefore, since the respective panels can be formed into simple shapes
apart from the shape of the frame body, a molding method which improves design characteristics
(for example, heat and cool molding) can be employed, and hence the surfaces of these
panels can be formed into high-gloss weldless surfaces.
[0013] Fig. 7B is an exploded perspective view illustrating the remote control receiving
window of the indoor unit shown in Fig. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Embodiment 1
[0014] Fig. 1 to Fig. 7B are drawings for explaining an indoor unit of an air-conditioning
apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the invention. Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective
view illustrating the entire part of the indoor unit, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional
view illustrating a cross section viewed from the side, Fig. 3A is a plan view illustrating
the entire part, Fig. 3B is a front view illustrating the entire part, Fig. 3C is
a side view illustrating the entire part, Fig. 4A is a perspective view illustrating
a panel frame body, Fig. 4B is a perspective view illustrating a panel design surface,
Fig. 5A is a perspective view illustrating a front opening-and-closing panel, Fig.
5B is a perspective view illustrating a frame body; Fig. 5C is a perspective view
illustrating a left side panel, Fig. 5D is a perspective view illustrating a right
side panel, Fig. 6A is a perspective view illustrating a left L-shaped panel, Fig.
6B is a perspective view illustrating a right L-shaped panel, Fig. 6C is a perspective
view illustrating a bottom panel, Fig. 7A is a perspective view illustrating a remote
control receiving window 18, and Fig. 7B is a perspective view illustrating the remote
control receiving window 18.
[0015] The respective drawings are diagrammatically illustrated, and the shapes and the
sizes of the respective members are not limited to those illustrated in the drawings.
The same parts or corresponding parts of the respective drawings are designated by
the same reference numerals and parts of the description may be omitted.
(Indoor Unit of Air-conditioning apparatus)
[0016] In Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, an indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus (hereinafter,
referred to as "indoor unit") 100 is configured to cause indoor air taken from an
inlet opening 2 formed on an upper surface of a frame body (the same as a "framework")
1 to pass through a heat exchanger 6 and to be heat-exchanged (conditioned), and deliver
the air after being heat-exchanged (conditioned) (hereinafter, referred to as "conditioned
air") indoors from an outlet opening 3 formed on the frame body 1 so as to extend
to a substantially bottom surface via an air course 4 by the rotation of a fan 7.
[0017] The air course 4 is defined by a front air course member 8 on the front (left) side
of the body and a back air course member 9 on the back (right) side of the body, and
the front air course member 8 is provided with a horizontal wind-direction control
panel 10. The outlet opening 3 is provided with a front vertical wind-direction control
panel 11a and a bottom vertical wind-direction control panel 11b, which are configured
to close the outlet opening 3 in an area on the front side of the body and an area
on the lower side of the body, respectively.
[0018] The frame body 1 is the frame body (framework) of a rectangular parallelepiped shape,
and is formed with the inlet opening 2 over part of a body top surface 1A having a
rectangular flat surface and the outlet opening 3 extending so as to straddle part
of a body bottom surface 1B having a rectangular flat surface and part of a body front
surface 1 F having a rectangular flat surface.
[0019] Then, a left L-shaped panel 17L and a right L-shaped panel 17R having an L-shaped
cross section (formed by a pair of rectangular flat surfaces orthogonal to each other)
are attached so as to straddle part of the body bottom surface 1B and part of the
body front surface 1F on opposite sides of the outlet opening 3 when viewed from the
front, and a center bottom panel 17C having a rectangular flat surface is mounted
to the back side of the outlet opening 3 of the body bottom surface 1B.
[0020] Mounted to an area close to the body front surface 1F of a left body surface 1L is
a left side panel 16L having a rectangular flat surface, and mounted to an area close
to the body front surface 1F of a right body surface 1R is a right side panel 16R
having a rectangular flat surface.
[0021] At this time, the left side panel 16L projects leftward by an amount corresponding
to a difference in level g16 with respect to the left body surface 1L, and the right
side panel 16R projects rightward by an amount corresponding to the difference in
level g16 with respect to the right body surface 1R. The center bottom panel 17C projects
downward and rightward from the body bottom surface 1B by an amount corresponding
to a difference in level g17 (see Figs. 3A, 3B, and 3C).
[0022] In addition, a front opening-and-closing panel 15 (the same as a grill) is attached
to a body front opening 5 formed on the body front surface 1F of the frame body 1
so as to be openable and closable.
(Front Opening-and-Closing Panel)
[0023] In Figs. 4A and 4B, the front opening-and-closing panel 15 includes a panel frame
body 13 and a panel design surface 14 integrated into one piece.
[0024] The panel frame body 13 includes a front frame body portion 13C as the frame body
(framework) having a rectangular flat surface, a left body frame surface 13L having
a rectangular flat surface and a right body frame surface 13R having a rectangular
flat surface formed respectively on a left edge and a right edge of the front frame
body portion 13C and both projecting backward, and has a substantially angular C-shape
(substantially a square bracket shape) in cross section.
[0025] The panel design surface 14 has a rectangular shape, and is a substantially flat
surface having an inclined rim which improves design characteristics around the periphery
thereof.
[0026] Formed on the front side (the surface visible from the outside) of the front frame
body portion 13C are combining locking portions 13a for combining the panel design
surface 14, and tilt centers 13b supported so as to be tiltable. On the other hand,
formed on the back side (the surface which is not visible from the outside) of the
panel design surface 14 are combining locked portions 14a configured to be locked
with the combining locking portions 13a and tilt bearings (not illustrated) which
tiltably support the tilt centers 13b so as to be tiltable.
[0027] Therefore, the panel frame body 13 and the panel design surface 14 are integrated
only by pressing the panel design surface 14 against the front side of the front frame
body portion 13C, so that the front opening-and-closing panel 15 is formed.
[0028] When the front opening-and-closing panel 15 is molded integrally, a specific draft
angle for plastic molding is necessary, and hence the front opening-and-closing panel
15 cannot be formed into a rectangular parallelepiped, which is a simple shape, (a
rectangular parallelepiped, one direction of which is longer, or a quadratic prism).
However, according to the invention, the panel design surface 14 of a simple shape
is achieved by forming the front opening-and-closing panel by combining two components,
namely, the panel frame body 13 and the panel design surface 14 in combination. Therefore,
formation by heat and cool molding is enabled as described later and, with such molding,
the high-gloss surface with no weld line is obtained.
[0029] In addition, in the indoor unit 100 of the invention, the frame body 1 is formed
into the framework instead of the housing formed of such face plates, and face plates
are mounted to the framework. In other words, since the face plates such as the left
side panel 16L, the right side panel 16R, the left L-shaped panel 17L, the center
bottom panel 17C, and the right L-shaped panel 17R (hereinafter, these panels may
collectively or individually be referred to as "separate-piece design panel") are
formed of a rectangular flat surface, formation by the heat and cool molding is enabled
as described later and, with such molding, the high-gloss surface with no weld line
is obtained.
(Heat and Cool Molding)
[0030] As described above, the panel design surface 14 and the separate-piece design panel,
having a simple shape, can be manufactured by the heat and cool molding, and hence
are manufactured by the heat and cool molding. Therefore, in the case of general molding,
even when the design surface of the die is finished into a mirror surface, there is
a limit on gloss of the molded product. In contrast, since the panel frame body 13
and the panel design surface 14 are manufactured by the heat and cool molding, they
have high-gloss surfaces.
[0031] Since the panel design surface 14, which is easily visible by a user, is formed into
a high-gloss surface which adds a high-quality design, the separate-piece design panels
(the left side panel 16L, the right side panel 16R, the left L-shaped panel 17L, the
center bottom panel 17C, and the right L-shaped panel 17R) as well as the front vertical
wind-direction control panel 11a and the bottom vertical wind-direction control panel
11b adjacent thereto are manufactured by the heat and cool molding, whereby a high-gloss
design with a sense of unity is realized in an area easily visible by the user.
[0032] In addition, the left body surface 1L and the right body surface 1R of the frame
body 1, being not easily visible by the user, are positioned at a level lower than
the left side panel 16L and the right side panel 16R respectively by an amount corresponding
to the difference in level g16 and, furthermore, are applied with texturing.
[0033] Therefore, the left body surface 1L and the right body surface 1R being applied with
texturing give an impression of being set back and, in contrast, the high-gloss left
side panel 16L and right side panel 16R give an impression of protruding to the front,
so that the high-gloss is further accentuated.
[0034] When performing the heat and cool molding in order to obtain a high-gloss molded
product, it is required to arrange steam pipes and cooling pipes for controlling the
temperature of the die uniformly on the product surface of the die. Therefore, in
the case of the molded product having a complex shape, it is very difficult to arrange
the steam pipes and the cooling pipes. In other words, according to the invention,
since the shapes of the respective molded products are simplified, arrangement of
the steam pipes and the cooling pipes are enabled and hence the heat and cool molding
is enabled.
[0035] The heat and cool molding is also referred to as "weldless molding", and is a molding
method used in the injection molding of thermoplastic resin, which heats the surface
of the die (hereinafter, referred to as "cavity surface") to temperatures higher than
a glass transition temperature (or load-deformation temperature) of the resin to delay
cooling and solidifying the injected resin. In other words, when the resin is merged
in the die from a plurality of directions, substantially V-shaped spaces are formed
between respective parts of resin and the cavity surface, and hence the substantially
V-shaped spaces are collapsed while the solidified layer of the resin is still soft
to restrict generation of weld lines.
[0036] In addition, by injecting resin in a high-temperature state, transferability from
the cavity surface is improved, so that a high-gloss surface without shrinkage or
color irregularities is obtained. In particular, by polishing the cavity surface to
the order of 10000 to 15000, an injection molded product having a mirror surface can
be obtained (the normal cavity surface is on the order of 2000, which does not provide
sufficient gloss).
[0037] Then, in order to uniformly control the temperature of the cavity surface, it is
necessary to arrange die heating pipes and die cooling pipes uniformly at regular
spacings from the cavity surface. Therefore, if the cavity surface is formed into
a complex shape, or a sliding structure is employed for molding an overhung portion,
the die heating pipes and the die cooling pipes cannot be arranged uniformly at regular
spacings.
[0038] Therefore, in the invention, the panel design surface 14 and the separate-piece design
panels are formed into simple shapes, so that the die heating pipes and the die cooling
pipes can be arranged uniformly at regular spacings, and hence the panel design surface
14 and the separate-piece design panels are manufactured by the heat and cool molding.
[0039] Although the left side panel 16L and the right side panel 16R both have an L-shape
cross section, they have a shape including simple-shaped rectangular flat surfaces
orthogonal to each other and not including any hook or wall. Therefore, uniform arrangement
at regular spacings of the die heating pipes and the die cooling pipes is enabled.
(Remote-Control Receiving Window)
[0040] The right L-shaped panel 17R having an L-shape cross section is formed with a corner
notch 17a at a corner portion thereof, and a remote-control receiving window 18 having
an L-shape cross section is mounted to the corner notch 17a. The remote-control receiving
window 18 is configured to be fitted from the outside of the right L-shaped panel
17R inward (toward the inside of the frame body 1), and is held from the inside toward
the outside by a operation indicator light-window component 19 formed with an corner
notch 19a.
[0041] In other words, with a two-surface configuration of the remote-control receiving
window 18 having the L-shaped cross section, deterioration of receiving performance
which may occur when the remote-control receiving window has a single surface configuration
resulting from the indoor unit 100 formed into the parallelepiped shape is avoided,
and the same receiving performance as the remote-control receiving window having a
single surface configuration in the indoor unit having shapes other than the parallelepiped
is ensured.
[0042] Also, the remote-control receiving window of the related art is fitted from the inside
of the product and is fixed by claw shapes formed inside the frame body. However,
in order to manufacture the same by the heat and cool molding, it is required to have
a simple shape for the mounting of die temperature adjusting pipes. Therefore, since
the claw shapes cannot be formed, the remote-control receiving window is configured
to be fitted from the outside and held by the operation indicator light-window component
19 from the inside instead of the fixation with the claws.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
[0043] 1: frame body, 1A: body top surface, 1B: body bottom surface, 1F: body front surface,
1L: left body surface, 1R: right body surface, 2: inlet opening, 3: outlet opening,
4: air course, 5: body front opening, 6: heat exchanger, 7: fan, 8: front air course
member, 9: back air course member, 10: horizontal wind-direction control panel, 11a:
front vertical wind-direction control panel, 11b: bottom vertical wind-direction control
panel, 13: panel frame body, 13C: front frame body portion, 13L: left frame body surface,
13R: right frame body surface, 13a: combining locking portions, 13b: tilt center,
14: panel design surface, 14a: combining locked portion, 15: front opening-and-closing
panel, 16L: left side panel, 16R: right side panel, 17C: center bottom panel, 17L:
left L-shaped panel, 17R: right L-shaped panel, 17a: corner notch, 18: remote-control
receiving window, 19: operation indicator light-window component, 19a: corner notch,
100: indoor unit, g16: difference in level, g17: difference in level.
1. An indoor unit (100) of an air-conditioning apparatus comprising:
a frame body (1) as a framework;
side panels (16L, 16R) mounted respectively on both side surfaces of the frame body
(1);
a front opening-and-closing panel mounted in the front of the frame body (1) so as
to be openable and closable;
L-shaped panels (17L, 17R) mounted respectively near the side panels (16L, 16R) so
as to straddle a lower area of the front of the frame body (1) below the front opening-and-closing
panel and a front-side area of a bottom surface (1B); and
a bottom panel (17C) mounted between the L-shaped panels (17L, 17R) on the bottom
surface (1B) of the frame body (1);
wherein the front opening-and-closing panel includes a panel frame body (13) having
a substantially flat surface of a rectangular shape and a panel design surface (14)
attached to the panel frame body (13);
characterized in that
the frame body (1) is a parallelepiped,
the side panels (16L, 16R), the panel design surface (14), and the bottom panel (17C)
are each formed of a rectangular single flat surface, and
each of the L-shaped panels (17L, 17R) is formed of a pair of rectangular flat surfaces
orthogonal to each other.
2. The indoor unit (100) of the air-conditioning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the side
panels (16L, 16R), the panel design surface (14), the L-shaped panels (17L, 17R),
and the bottom panel (17C) are molded by heat and cool molding.
3. The indoor unit (100) of the air-conditioning apparatus of claim 1 or 2, comprising
a front vertical wind-direction control panel (11a) mounted in an area between the
L-shaped panels (17L, 17R) below the front opening-and-closing panel so as to be tiltable
and a bottom vertical wind-direction control panel (11b) mounted in a front-side area
of the bottom panel (17C) between the L-shaped panels (17L, 17R) so as to be tiltable,
wherein the front vertical wind-direction control panel (11a) and the bottom vertical
wind-direction control panel (11b) are molded by heat and cool molding.
4. The indoor unit (100) of the air-conditioning apparatus of claim 3, wherein the side
panels (16L, 16R), the panel design surface (14), the L-shaped panels (17L, 17R),
the bottom panel (17C), the front vertical wind-direction control panel (11a), and
the bottom vertical wind-direction control panel (11b) are molded from the same type
of thermoplastic resin.
5. The indoor unit (100) of the air-conditioning apparatus of any one of claims 1 to
4, wherein the side panels (16L, 16R) project sideward with respect to the side surfaces
of the frame body (1), and
the bottom panel (17C) projects downward with respect to the bottom surface of the
frame body (1).
6. The indoor unit (100) of the air-conditioning apparatus of any one of claims 1 to
5, wherein a remote-control receiving window (18) is formed in at least one of the
L-shaped panels (17L, 17R), including a pair of flat-surface-shaped receiving surfaces
orthogonal to each other.
1. Inneneinheit (100) einer Klimaanlage, umfassend:
einen Rahmenkörper (1) als Rahmen;
Seitenplatten (16L, 16R), die jeweils auf beiden Seitenflächen des Rahmenkörpers (1)
befestigt sind;
eine vordere Öffnungs- und Schließplatte, die an der Vorderseite des Rahmenkörpers
(1) so befestigt ist, dass sie geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann;
L-förmige Platten (17L, 17R), die jeweils in der Nähe der Seitenplatten (16L, 16R)
befestigt sind, um einen unteren Bereich der Vorderseite des Rahmenkörpers (1) unterhalb
der vorderen Öffnungs- und Schließplatte und einen Vorderseitenbereich einer Bodenfläche
(1B) zu überbrücken; und
eine Bodenplatte (17C), die zwischen den L-förmigen Platten (17L, 17R) auf der Bodenfläche
(1B) des Rahmenkörpers (1) befestigt ist;
wobei die vordere Öffnungs- und Schließplatte einen Plattenrahmenkörper (13) mit einer
im Wesentlichen flachen Oberfläche in rechteckiger Form und einer an dem Plattenrahmenkörper
(13) angebrachten Plattendesignoberfläche (14) beinhaltet;
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Rahmenkörper (1) ein Parallelepiped ist,
die Seitenplatten (16L, 16R), die Plattendesignoberfläche (14) und die Bodenplatte
(17C) jeweils aus einer rechteckigen einzelnen ebenen Fläche ausgebildet sind, und
jede der L-förmigen Platten (17L, 17R) aus einem Paar rechteckiger ebener Flächen
ausgebildet ist, die orthogonal zueinander sind.
2. Inneneinheit (100) der Klimaanlage nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Seitenplatten (16L,
16R), die Plattendesignoberfläche (14), die L-förmigen Platten (17L, 17R) und die
Bodenplatte (17C) durch Wärme- und Kühlformung geformt sind.
3. Inneneinheit (100) der Klimaanlage nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, umfassend eine vordere
vertikale Windrichtungssteuerplatte (11a), die in einem Bereich zwischen den L-förmigen
Platten (17L, 17R) unterhalb der vorderen Öffnungs- und Schließplatte kippbar befestigt
ist, und eine untere vertikale Windrichtungssteuerplatte (11b), die in einem Vorderseitenbereich
der unteren Platte (17C) zwischen den L-förmigen Platten (17L, 17R) kippbar befestigt
ist, wobei die vordere vertikale Windrichtungssteuerplatte (11a) und die untere vertikale
Windrichtungssteuerplatte (11b) durch Wärme- und Kühlformung geformt sind.
4. Inneneinheit (100) der Klimaanlage nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Seitenplatten (16L,
16R), die Plattendesignoberfläche (14), die L-förmigen Platten (17L, 17R), die Bodenplatte
(17C), die vordere vertikale Windrichtungssteuerplatte (11a) und die untere vertikale
Windrichtungssteuerplatte (11b) aus der gleichen Art von thermoplastischem Harz geformt
sind.
5. Inneneinheit (100) der Klimaanlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei die Seitenplatten
(16L, 16R) in Bezug auf die Seitenflächen des Rahmenkörpers (1) seitlich vorstehen,
und
die Bodenplatte (17C) in Bezug auf die Bodenfläche des Rahmenkörpers (1) nach unten
vorsteht.
6. Inneneinheit (100) der Klimaanlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei in mindestens
einer der L-förmigen Platten (17L, 17R) ein Fernsteuerung-Empfangsfenster (18) ausgebildet
ist, das ein Paar flachflächenförmiger Empfangsflächen beinhaltet, die orthogonal
zueinander sind.
1. Unité intérieure (100) d'un climatiseur comprenant :
un corps de bâti (1) en tant que structure ;
des panneaux latéraux (16L, 16R) respectivement montés sur deux surfaces latérales
du corps de bâti (1) ;
un panneau d'ouverture et de fermeture frontal monté à l'avant du corps de bâti (1)
pour pouvoir s'ouvrir et se fermer ;
des panneaux en forme de L (17L, 17R) respectivement montés à proximité des panneaux
latéraux (16L, 16R) afin d'être à cheval sur une zone inférieure de l'avant du corps
de bâti (1) au-dessous du panneau d'ouverture et de fermeture frontal et une zone
latérale avant d'une surface inférieure (1B) ; et
un panneau inférieur (17C) monté entre les panneaux en forme de L (17L, 17R) sur la
surface inférieure (1B) du corps de bâti (1) ;
dans laquelle le panneau d'ouverture et de fermeture frontal comprend un corps de
bâti de panneau (13) ayant une surface sensiblement plate de forme rectangulaire et
une surface de conception de panneau (14) fixée sur le corps de bâti de panneau (13)
;
caractérisée en ce que :
le corps de bâti (1) est un parallélépipède,
les panneaux latéraux (16L, 16R), la surface de conception de panneau (14) et le panneau
inférieur (17C) sont chacun formés avec une surface plate unique rectangulaire, et
chacun panneau en forme de L (17L, 17R) est formé avec une paire de surfaces plates
rectangulaires orthogonales entre elles.
2. Unité intérieure (100) d'un climatiseur selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle les
panneaux latéraux (16L, 16R), la surface de conception de panneau (14), les panneaux
en forme de L (17L, 17R) et le panneau inférieur (17C) sont moulés par moulage à chaud
et à froid.
3. Unité intérieure (100) d'un climatiseur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant
un panneau de commande vertical frontal dans le sens du vent (11a) monté dans une
zone située entre les panneaux en forme de L (17L, 17R) au-dessous du panneau d'ouverture
et de fermeture frontal afin de pouvoir s'incliner et un panneau de commande vertical
inférieur dans le sens du vent (11b) monté dans une zone latérale avant du panneau
inférieur (17C) entre les panneaux en forme de L (17L, 17R) afin de pouvoir s'incliner,
dans laquelle le panneau de commande vertical frontal dans le sens du vent (11a) et
le panneau de commande vertical inférieur dans le sens du vent (11b) sont moulés par
moulage à chaud et à froid.
4. Unité intérieure (100) d'un climatiseur selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle les
panneaux latéraux (16L, 16R), la surface de conception de panneau (14), les panneaux
en forme de L (17L, 17R), le panneau inférieur (17C), le panneau de commande vertical
frontal dans le sens du vent (11a) et le panneau de commande vertical inférieur dans
le sens du vent (11b) sont moulés à partir du même type de résine thermoplastique.
5. Unité intérieure (100) d'un climatiseur selon l'une quelconque des revendications
1 à 4, dans laquelle les panneaux latéraux (16L, 16R) font saillie latéralement par
rapport aux surfaces latérales du corps de bâti (1), et
le panneau inférieur (17C) fait saillie vers le bas par rapport à la surface inférieure
du corps de bâti (1).
6. Unité intérieure (100) d'un climatiseur selon l'une quelconque des revendications
1 à 5, dans laquelle une fenêtre de réception de commande à distance (18) est formée
dans au moins l'un des panneaux en forme de L (17L, 17R), comprenant une paire de
surfaces de réception en forme de surface plate orthogonales entre elles.