An air conditioner having an improved assembly structure of panels includes a lower panel located at a bottom surface thereof, an upper panel located at an upper surface thereof, front and rear panels located at front and rear surfaces thereof, and side panels to couple the front and rear panels. On
An air conditioner having an improved assembly structure of panels includes a lower panel located at a bottom surface thereof, an upper panel located at an upper surface thereof, front and rear panels located at front and rear surfaces thereof, and side panels to couple the front and rear panels. One side of each of the lower panel and at least one panel is provided with a protrusion and the other side thereof is provided with a coupling groove, so that the lower panel is coupled to at least one of the front panel and the side panels by coupling of the protrusion and the coupling groove. It may be possible to provide an air conditioner capable of reducing the number of fastening members coupled to respective panels and being free from restraint of an installation space.
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1. An air conditioner comprising: a lower panel located at a bottom surface of the air conditioner;a front panel and a rear panel located at front and rear surfaces of the air conditioner, respectively; andside panels to couple the front and rear panels,wherein a side of the lower panel is provided
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An air conditioner comprising: a lower panel located at a bottom surface of the air conditioner;a front panel and a rear panel located at front and rear surfaces of the air conditioner, respectively; andside panels to couple the front and rear panels,wherein a side of the lower panel is provided with a protrusion and a side of at least one of the front panel, rear panel and side panels is provided with a coupling groove, to couple the lower panel to the at least one of the front panel, rear panel and the side panels by coupling of the protrusion and the coupling groove,wherein first protrusions provided on the lower panel protrude in a direction toward inner side surfaces of corresponding side panels, the first protrusions being fitted into first coupling grooves provided in the inner side surfaces of the corresponding side panels to couple the lower panel to the corresponding side panels, the inner side surface of each corresponding side panel facing one another,a fixed portion is formed on the lower panel above each first protrusion to prevent the first protrusion from swinging, each fixed portion protrudes in a same direction as a corresponding first protrusion therebelow, and has a shorter protrusion length than a protrusion length of the corresponding first protrusion, anda second protrusion protrudes from a side surface of each of the front and rear panels and is inserted into a corresponding second coupling groove disposed between each fixed portion and corresponding first protrusion in the lower panel to couple the front and rear panels to the lower panel. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising: guide portions extending upward from the lower panel,wherein the guide portions are coupled to guide grooves formed in the front and rear panels to guide coupling positions between the front and rear panels and the lower panel. 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the front and rear panels are fitted to the side panels. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising an upper panel located at an upper surface of the air conditioner, fastened to the front and rear panels and the side panels by separate fastening members. 5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising an upper panel located at an upper surface of the air conditioner, wherein the first one of the side panels is provided with a third protrusion portion which protrudes from at least a portion thereof and the third protrusion portion is coupled to a third coupling groove provided in the upper panel. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the third protrusion portion is provided in a first bracket coupled to the first one of the side panels and the third protrusion portion protrudes outward of the first one of the side panels. 7. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the third coupling groove is provided in a second bracket coupled to the upper panel. 8. An air conditioner comprising: a lower panel located at a bottom surface of the air conditioner;a front panel and a rear panel located at front and rear surfaces of the air conditioner, respectively;side panels to couple the front and rear panels; andcoupling mediation members coupled to the lower panel to assist coupling between the front and rear panels and the lower panel and between the side panels and the lower panel,wherein one side of each coupling mediation member is provided with a first protrusion which protrudes in a direction toward an inner side surface of a first one of the side panels, the first protrusion being fitted into a first coupling groove provided in the inner side surface of the first one of the side panels to couple the lower panel to the first one of the side panels,the inner side surface of the first one of the side panels faces an inner side surface of a second one of the side panels provided opposite of the first one of the side panels,a fixed portion is formed on the lower panel above each first protrusion to prevent the first protrusion from swinging, each fixed portion protrudes in a same direction as a corresponding first protrusion therebelow, and has a shorter protrusion length than a protrusion length of the corresponding first protrusion, anda second protrusion protrudes from a side surface of each of the front and rear panels and is inserted into a corresponding second coupling groove disposed between one of the fixed portions and one of the first protrusions in the lower panel to couple the front and rear panels to the lower panel. 9. The air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the lower panel further comprises guide portions extending upward from the lower panel to guide coupling between the front and rear panels and the lower panel, and the guide portions are coupled to guide grooves formed in the front and rear panels. 10. The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising an upper panel located at an upper surface of the air conditioner, wherein the upper panel is fastened to the front and rear panels and the side panels by separate fastening members. 11. The air conditioner according to claim 8, further comprising an upper panel located at an upper surface of the air conditioner, wherein a first bracket, which is coupled to one side of the first one of the side panels, is coupled to a second bracket coupled to one side of the upper panel, and the second one of the side panels is coupled to the other side of the upper panel by a separate fastening member. 12. The air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein the first bracket is provided with a third protrusion portion protruding outward of the first one of the side panels and the second bracket is provided with a third coupling groove having a shape corresponding to the third protrusion portion such that the third protrusion portion is coupled to the third coupling groove. 13. An air conditioner comprising: an upper panel located at an upper surface of the air conditioner;front and rear panels located at front and rear surfaces of the air conditioner;a first side panel and a second side panel to couple the front and rear panels;a first bracket which is coupled to an upper surface of the first side panel facing the upper panel, the first bracket being formed with a first portion which protrudes upward toward the upper panel, a second portion which protrudes in an outward lateral direction from an upper portion of the first portion, and a protrusion extending from the second portion in the outward lateral direction; anda second bracket which is coupled to a side surface of an inner wall of the upper panel, the second bracket comprising: a third portion which extends inward of the side surface of the upper panel to come into contact with the upper surface of the first side panel during coupling with the first side panel,a fourth portion extending upward from the third portion and coupled to the side surface of the inner wall of the upper panel, anda bent portion extending inward from a top of the fourth portion, the bent portion being formed with a coupling groove coupled with the protrusion,wherein the first side panel is coupled to the upper panel by coupling of the first and second brackets. 14. The air conditioner according to claim 13, further comprising: a third bracket coupled to one side of the second side panel,wherein the third bracket is coupled to the upper panel using a separate fastening member. 15. The air conditioner according to claim 13, further comprising a support member coupled at one end to the upper surface of first side panel and at another end to an upper surface of the second side panel, the support member being longitudinally disposed in a substantially central location between the front and rear panels. 16. The air conditioner according to claim 13, wherein the protrusion is wholly disposed on an inside of the air conditioner. 17. The air conditioner according to claim 13, wherein the upper panel comprises an upper side and a plurality of side walls which extend downward from outer edges of the upper side,the second bracket is coupled to a first side wall among the plurality of side walls,a second side wall opposite to the first side wall is formed with a hole through which a fastening member enters from the outside to couple the second side wall to the second side panel, andthe second side wall is the only side wall among the plurality of side walls through which a fastening member enters from the outside. 18. An electronic device comprising: a lower panel disposed at a bottom surface of the electronic device;an upper panel disposed at an upper surface of the electronic device;a front panel and a rear panel disposed at front and rear surfaces of the electronic device, respectively;first and second side panels to couple the front and rear panels;a first bracket configured to be selectively coupled to an upper surface of the first side panel or to an interior portion of a first side of the upper panel; anda second bracket coupled to an upper surface of the second side panel,wherein a first side of the lower panel is provided with a first protrusion and a side of at least one of the front panel, rear panel and side panels is provided with a first coupling groove, to couple the lower panel to at least one of the front panel, rear panel and the side panels by coupling of the first protrusion and the first coupling groove, anda second side of the lower panel, adjacent to the first side, is provided with a second groove and a side of at least one of the front panel, rear panel and side panels is provided with a second protrusion, to couple the lower panel to at least one of the front panel, rear panel and the side panels by coupling of the second protrusion and the second coupling groove,wherein when the first bracket is coupled to the upper surface of the first side panel, fastening members pass through first and second sides of the upper panel to the first and second side panels via the first bracket and the second bracket, respectively, andwhen the first bracket is coupled to the interior portion of the upper panel, fastening members pass through only the second side of the upper panel to the second side panel via the second bracket, to couple the second side of the upper panel to the second side panel. 19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the second side of the lower panel is provided with a plurality of guide portions which extend upward from the lower panel, and the plurality of guide portions are coupled together with guide grooves formed in the front and rear panels, such that the front and rear panels are rotatable about the lower panel. 20. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein at least one of the front and rear panels is provided with a third protrusion, and at least one of the side panels is provided with a third coupling groove, to couple one of the front and rear panels to at least one of the side panels. 21. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein when the first bracket is coupled the Interior portion of the upper panel, the first bracket is coupled to a third bracket disposed on the upper surface of the first side panel, such that the upper panel is rotatable about the first side panel.
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