Air-conditioning device

Abstract

An air-conditioning device can generate ions without interfering with a flow of air from an air outlet, and allows a user to easily change an ion generating electrode. The air-conditioning device includes a wind direction changing plate in an air outlet that blows out air; and an ion generating unit 40 detachably mounted to the wind direction changing plate. A recess is formed in the wind direction changing plate. The recess is larger than the ion generating unit in one direction so that the ion generating unit can be fitted in the recess only in a predetermined position. A guide mechanism is provided that slidably holds the ion generating unit in the recess and slides the ion generating unit toward one end in one direction to secure the ion generating unit to the wind direction changing plate.

1 . An air-conditioning device comprising:
 a wind direction changing plate provided in an air outlet that blows out air; and   an ion generating unit detachably mounted to the wind direction changing plate,   wherein a recess is formed in the wind direction changing plate, and the ion generating unit is mounted so as to be fitted in the recess.   
     
     
         2 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess is formed to be larger than the ion generating unit in one direction so that the ion generating unit can be fitted in the recess only in a predetermined position away from one of opposite ends of the recess in one direction, a guide mechanism is provided that slidably holds the ion generating unit fitted in the recess, and the guide mechanism slides the ion generating unit fitted in the recess toward one end in one direction to secure the ion generating unit to the wind direction changing plate. 
     
     
         3 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 2 , wherein the ion generating unit fitted in the recess is slid toward one end in one direction, and a movement regulating member is inserted in a space created between an inner surface on the other end of the recess in one direction and the ion generating unit to regulate sliding of the ion generating unit. 
     
     
         4 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 3 , wherein the movement regulating member is provided so as to be pivotably switched between an insertion position for regulating movement of the ion generating unit and a release position for releasing regulation of the movement of the ion generating unit. 
     
     
         5 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 2 , wherein the guide mechanism includes a protrusion formed on either opposite side surfaces of the ion generating unit in one direction or opposite inner surfaces of the recess in one direction, and a guide section that is formed on the other and slidably engages the protrusion, the guide section includes a lateral guiding path provided in the one direction, and a vertical guiding path having one end connected to a midpoint of the lateral guiding path perpendicularly to the lateral guiding path, and the other end opening in a peripheral edge of the recess, the protrusion can be introduced through the vertical guiding path into the lateral guiding path, and when the ion generating unit is moved from one end toward the other end of the recess in one direction to abut against the other end with the protrusion being introduced in the lateral guiding path, the protrusion passes over the vertical guiding path, and stops in the lateral guiding path on an opposite side. 
     
     
         6 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 2 , wherein a pair of connectors that electrically connect the wind direction changing plate and the ion generating unit are formed on one end surface of the ion generating unit in one direction and an inner surface on one end of the recess in one direction, the connector includes a male connector and a female connector, and when the ion generating unit is slid toward one end of the recess in one direction, the male connector engages the female connector. 
     
     
         7 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 6 , wherein the male connector is formed on one end surface of the ion generating unit in one direction, and an electrode terminal is formed on a bottom surface of the male connector. 
     
     
         8 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 7 , wherein a protective cover that prevents a finger from entering the male connector is formed on a top surface of the male connector. 
     
     
         9 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 2 , wherein positioning indications are provided on both the ion generating unit and the recess so as to face each other when the ion generating unit is placed in a position to be fitted in the recess. 
     
     
         10 . The air-conditioning device according to  claim 2 , wherein the ion generating unit includes a casing, and an ion generating element housed in the casing, the casing includes a lower casing housed in the recess with the ion generating unit being mounted to the wind direction changing plate, and an upper casing protruding from a surface of the wind direction changing plate and having a space therein, the upper casing has openings on upstream and downstream sides in accordance with a direction of wind flowing along the surface of the wind direction changing plate, and the ion generating element generates ions in the space in the upper casing.