Indoor Unit of Air Conditioner

Abstract

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The present invention provides an indoor unit ( 1000 ) of an air conditioner, having a picture frame panel ( 40 ), the picture frame panel ( 40 ) including a picture frame base ( 42 ) mounted to a front of the indoor unit ( 1000 ), a deco-frame ( 44 ) rotatably mounted to a front of the picture frame base ( 42 ), and a supporting unit ( 300 ) for supporting the deco-frame ( 44 ) in a case the deco-frame ( 44 ) rotates with respect to the picture frame base ( 42 ), thereby permitting easy replacement of the exhibit being mounted on the picture frame base ( 42 ) by setting a rotated state of the deco-frame ( 44 ).

1 . An indoor unit of an air conditioner, having a picture frame panel, the picture frame panel comprising:
 a picture frame base mounted to a front of the indoor unit;   a deco-frame rotatably mounted to a front of the picture frame base; and   a supporting unit for supporting the deco-frame in a case the deco-frame rotates with respect to the picture frame base.   
     
     
         2 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the supporting unit includes; a supporting bar having one end rotatably connected to one of the picture frame base and the deco-frame, and the other end held at the other one thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the other one to which the supporting bar is not connected includes a supporting member for holding the other end of the supporting bar. 
     
     
         4 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the supporting member has holding slots for placing in, and setting the other end of the supporting bar. 
     
     
         5 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the holding slots are perpendicular to a rotation axis of the deco-frame, and a number of the holding slots are more than two. 
     
     
         6 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the supporting bar is rotatably mounted in a receiving groove in one of the picture frame base and the deco-frame, and projected to an outside of the picture frame base or the deco-frame. 
     
     
         7 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the supporting bar includes rotation preventive means for preventing the supporting bar from rotating more than a predetermined angle. 
     
     
         8 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the rotation preventive means includes a bent portion of the supporting bar adjacent to the one end, so that the bent portion is brought into contact with an inside surface of the receiving groove in a case the supporting bar rotates to prevent the supporting bar from rotating any more. 
     
     
         9 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the supporting bar has a holding grip at one side. 
     
     
         10 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the other one to which the supporting bar is not connected has a groove for placing the supporting bar therein, selectively. 
     
     
         11 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the groove has a step on an inside for holding the other end of the supporting bar. 
     
     
         12 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the step includes;
 an upper slope on an inside surface of the groove for seating and setting the other end of the supporting bar, and   a lower slope extended from a lower portion of the upper slope, with a slope more moderate than the upper slope with respect to the inside surface of the groove.   
     
     
         13 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the supporting bar has a stopper at the other end, and the groove has falling off preventive ribs at opposite edges, so that the other end of the supporting bar moves along the inside of the groove when the picture frame base rotates. 
     
     
         14 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 13 , further comprising rotation preventive means for preventing the supporting bar from rotating more than a predetermined angle. 
     
     
         15 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the rotation preventive means includes a stopping step on an inside of the groove, so that one side of the supporting bar is held at the stopping step when the supporting bar rotates following rotation of the picture frame base, to prevent the supporting bar from rotating any more. 
     
     
         16 . The indoor unit as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the stopping step is positioned at a position above the step.