Front panel of indoor unit and manufacturing method thereof

• Main Authors: YOO, JAE SUNG, KIM, HYUN HO, KO, JUNG WOO, PARK, JAE SUK, MOON, HONG YEOL, NAM, JIN HYUNG, LIM, HYUN JIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 27.05.2015
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RANGES; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; VENTILATING; WEAPONS; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A front panel of an indoor unit of an air-conditioner is manufactured by dual injection so that the indoor unit has a beautiful design suitable for various interiors of an indoor space. The front panel of the indoor unit includes a suction grill in which a plurality of ribs are inclinedly arranged and are formed integrally with the front panel by dual injection molding. A sticking section to which a primary injection-molded part is fixed, a sealing section preventing an injection solution from flowing toward the primary injection-molded part during a secondary injection, and a scraping section formed between the adjacent ribs are provided at the ribs.