CN103742427A - Ionic fan applied to air-conditioner - Google Patents

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CN103742427A
CN103742427A CN201410010231.0A CN201410010231A CN103742427A CN 103742427 A CN103742427 A CN 103742427A CN 201410010231 A CN201410010231 A CN 201410010231A CN 103742427 A CN103742427 A CN 103742427A
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严天宏
薛侠峰
陈夏琨
陈晓春
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The invention discloses an ionic fan applied to an air-conditioner. The ionic fan applied to the air-conditioner comprises an anion generator array layer framework (1), an anion generator carbon brush head (2), an ionic fan casing (3), an insulation screen grid layer (4), insulating blankets (5), an insulating accelerating grid layer (6) and insulating screws (7), wherein the insulation screen grid layer (4) and the insulating accelerating grid layer (6) which are interlayered with the insulating blankets (5) are fixed on the ionic fan casing (3) through the insulating screws (7) to form a high concentration anion generating chamber, when hot air or cold air of air-conditioning air constantly enters the high concentration anion generating chamber, the anion generator carbon brush head (2) immediately takes 'ionization effect' on gas molecules to generate anions, the anions are constantly collected in the anion generating chamber to form high concentration anion air, and the high concentration anion air is focalized through the insulation screen grid layer (4) fed by positive high pressure and accelerated by the insulating accelerating grid layer (6) fed by negative high pressure to form high concentration anion wind with a certain speed. The ionic fan applied to air-conditioner has the advantages that a fan system of a traditional air-conditioner can be replaced, producing costs of the air-conditioner can be reduced, the inner structure of the air-conditioner can be optimized, the whole appearance of the air-conditioner can be beautified, and fan noise influence of the air-conditioner in a working state is reduced.

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A kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner
Technical field:
The present invention relates to air conditioner technical field, specifically relate to a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner.
Background technique:
Along with economic development, the raising of people's living standard, air condition application is very universal, entered huge numbers of families family, people are because air-conditioning draught fan is contained in hotel, office area, apartment house mostly now, and the traffic tool are as passenger vehicle, private car etc., higher to the requirement of noise.Yet air-conditioning draught fan, in the process of work, because the rotation of impeller can produce noise, affects to environment, especially those more can cause their working efficiency to reduce and quality of life decline to the more sensitive crowd of noise ratio.And air-conditioning fan device volume is larger, a large amount of spacial influence monnolithic cases that not only taken air conditioner inside are attractive in appearance, also strengthened production and the fabricating cost of air conditioner.The noise that blower fan produces; Fan noise is mainly air power noise, rotational noise and turbulence noise etc., consists of.Research shows the relevant enhancings along with growth in the living standard and environmental consciousness of each factor such as airflow velocity in the quantity, shape, physical dimension, wheel speed, machine of the intensity of rotational noise and fan blade and flow, people are more and more higher to the requirement of air-conditioning noise performance, air-conditioning as with the closely-related electric equipment of living standard, its noiseproof feature will directly have influence on its sale and use.Therefore, reduce air-conditioning noise and become manufacturer and users' technical barrier in the urgent need to address.The noise that reduces air-conditioning draught fan is the effective way that reduces air-conditioning noise.Reducing air swirl noise does not have very successful method so far, this be because: 1) the frequency distribution scope of eddy current crack is very wide, and the sound sucting band width of normally used perforated acoustic board is very limited, can not whole eddy current crack compositions effectively be absorbed; 2) eddy current crack is distributed in Low Medium Frequency section, and the sound-absorbing material conventionally adopting is good to the acoustically effective of medium-high frequency, undesirable to the assimilation effect of low-frequency noise.
For effectively reducing energy consumption and the noise of the generation of air-conditioning draught fan, optimize air conditioner internal structure, beautify air-conditioning overall appearance, in conjunction with the structural feature of air conditioner, the invention provides a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner.
Summary of the invention:
Object of the present invention is exactly effectively to reduce energy consumption and the noise of the generation of air-conditioning draught fan, optimizes air conditioner internal structure, beautifies air-conditioning overall appearance, in conjunction with the structural feature of air conditioner, provides a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner.
The technical solution used in the present invention is:
Be applied to an ion fan for air conditioner, can substitute the fan system of air conditioner indoor machine and outdoor unit.
Specifically, a kind of negative ion fan that is applied to air conditioner, is by negative ion generator array layer framework, negative ion generator carbon brush head, and ion fan housing, insulation screen layer, insulating blanket, insulation accelerated grid layer, insulation screw forms.It is characterized in that: it is that the insulation screen layer and the insulation accelerated grid layer that utilize insulation screw that centre is accompanied to insulating blanket are fixed on negative ion generator array layer framework, creates Yi Ge high-concentration anion generating chamber.When no matter air-conditioner wind is that hot blast or cold wind constantly enter high-concentration anion generating chamber, at once to its gas molecule, there is " ionization " and produce negative ion in negative ion generator carbon brush head, in negative ion generating chamber, continuous accumulation forms high-concentration anion air, and high-concentration anion air accelerates to form the high-concentration anion wind with certain speed through passing to the burnt insulation accelerated grid layer with passing to negative high voltage of insulation screen strata of positive high voltage.
A kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner as above, is air conditioner indoor machine on-hook if be applied to air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original cross flow fan and is installed on on-hook chassis, on-hook assembly rear.
A kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner as above, is air conditioner indoor machine cabinet-type air conditioner if be applied to air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on vaporizer top.
A kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner as above, is central air conditioning indoor unit if be applied to air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on heat exchanger below.
A kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner as above, is air conditioner outdoor machine if be applied to air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on outdoor unit front panel rear outdoor machine system assembly one side.
A kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner as above, is on-board air conditioner if be applied to air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original on-board air conditioner cross flow fan and is installed on air-out fence rear in car.
The beneficial effect that the present invention compared with prior art has:
The present invention has also substituted the fan system of indoor machine of air conditioner and outdoor unit, effectively reduce energy consumption and the noise of the generation of air-conditioning draught fan, optimize air conditioner internal structure, beautify air-conditioning overall appearance, structural feature in conjunction with air conditioner, not only reduced the noise pollution under air conditioner working state but also saved fabricating cost and improved economic benefit, really having accomplished safe, noiseless, environmental protection.
Accompanying drawing explanation:
Fig. 1 is a kind of overall structure schematic diagram that is applied to the ion fan of air conditioner of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation that is applied to the interior partial solution of ion fan of air conditioner shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation that the present invention is applied to partial solution in wall-hung indoor unit of air conditioner;
Fig. 4 is the overall structure schematic diagram that the present invention is applied to indoor cabinet machine of air conditioner;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation that the present invention is applied to partial solution in air conditioner central air conditioning indoor unit;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation that the present invention is applied to partial solution in air conditioner outdoor machine;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation that the present invention is applied to partial solution in on-board air conditioner;
In each figure, the component names of reference character and correspondence thereof is as follows:
1, negative ion generator array layer framework; 2, negative ion generator carbon brush head; 3, ion fan housing; 4, insulation screen-grid; 5, insulating blanket; 6, insulation accelerated grid; 7, insulation screw; 8, be applied to the ion fan of air conditioner; 9, air conditioner on-hook system component; 10, air conditioner on-hook chassis; 11, cabinet air conditioner vaporizer; 12, cabinet air conditioner system component; 13, central air conditioning indoor unit front panel; 14, central air conditioning indoor unit heat exchanger; 15, central air conditioning indoor unit drain pan; 16, outdoor unit front panel; 17, outdoor unit top panel; 18, outdoor machine system assembly; 19, activated carbon filter; 20, on-board air conditioner vaporizer; 21, vehicle-mounted air conditioner compressor.
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Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the invention will be further described:
Be respectively as depicted in figs. 1 and 2 the present invention and be applied to the whole and inner decomposition texture schematic diagram of the ion fan of air conditioner.
Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner, is by negative ion generator array layer framework 1, negative ion generator carbon brush head 2, and ion fan housing 3, insulation screen layer 4, insulating blanket 5, insulation accelerated grid layer 6, insulation screw 7 forms.It is characterized in that: it is that the insulation screen layer 4 and the insulation accelerated grid layer 6 that utilize insulation screw 7 that centre is accompanied to insulating blanket 5 are fixed on ion fan housing 3, creates Yi Ge high-concentration anion generating chamber.When no matter air-conditioner wind is that hot blast or cold wind constantly enter high-concentration anion generating chamber, at once to its gas molecule, there is " ionization " and produce negative ion in negative ion generator carbon brush head 2, in negative ion generating chamber, constantly accumulation forms high-concentration anion air, and high-concentration anion air focused on and passed to negative high voltage insulation accelerated grid layer 6 through passing to the insulation screen layer 4 of positive high voltage accelerates to form the high concentration ion wind with certain speed.
To be applied to air conditioner be air conditioner indoor machine on-hook in the present invention as shown in Figure 3, and described ion fan replaces original cross flow fan and is installed on on-hook assembly 9 on-hook chassis, rear 10.
To be applied to air conditioner be air conditioner indoor machine cabinet-type air conditioner in the present invention as shown in Figure 4, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on vaporizer 11 tops.
To be applied to air conditioner be central air conditioning indoor unit in the present invention as shown in Figure 5, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on heat exchanger 14 belows.
To be applied to air conditioner be air conditioner outdoor machine in the present invention as shown in Figure 6, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on outdoor unit front panel 16 rear outdoor machine system assembly 18 1 sides.
To be applied to air conditioner be on-board air conditioner in the present invention as shown in Figure 7, shown in ion fan replace original on-board air conditioner cross flow fan and be installed on on-board air conditioner activated carbon filter 19 rears.
In a word, every ion fan that is applied to air conditioner, adopts ion fan to substitute original air conditioner turbofan system and produces high-concentration anion and accelerate its formation ion wind, all drops in scope of patent protection of the present invention.
The working circuit of kation anion generator is the common practise of related domain, therefore, its physical circuit is not described in detail, in simple terms, its working principle is as follows: at circuit input end, provide and exchange or DC low-voltage signal, by vibrator circuit, be converted into high frequency ac signal input boosting transformer input end, output AC high voltage after transformer boosts, then by positive or negative high voltage current rectifying and wave filtering circuit, being converted into the positive negative high-voltage of direct current exports, for just, negative discharge electrode provides several thousand and even the high pressure of volts up to ten thousand, it produces coronal discharge to ground loop, ionized air, thereby produce just a large amount of, negative ion group.
Above embodiment is only in order to technological scheme of the present invention to be described, but not is limited; Although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, for the person of ordinary skill of the art, the technological scheme that still can record previous embodiment is modified, or part technical characteristics is wherein equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention's technological scheme required for protection.

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1. an ion fan that is applied to air conditioner, by negative ion generator array layer framework (1), negative ion generator carbon brush head (2), ion fan housing (3), insulation screen layer (4), insulating blanket (5), insulation accelerated grid layer (6), insulation screw (7) forms.It is characterized in that: it is that the insulation screen layer (4) and the insulation accelerated grid layer (6) that utilize insulation screw (7) that centre is accompanied to insulating blanket (5) are fixed on ion fan housing (3) above, creates Yi Ge high-concentration anion generating chamber.When no matter air-conditioner wind is that hot blast or cold wind constantly enter high-concentration anion generating chamber, at once to its gas molecule, there is " ionization " and produce negative ion in negative ion generator carbon brush head (2), in negative ion generating chamber, constantly accumulation forms high-concentration anion air, and high-concentration anion air focused on and passed to negative high voltage insulation accelerated grid layer (6) through passing to the insulation screen layer (4) of positive high voltage accelerates to form the high-concentration anion wind with certain speed.
2. a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described air conditioner is air conditioner indoor machine on-hook, described ion fan replaces original cross flow fan and is installed on on-hook chassis, on-hook assembly (9) rear (10).
3. a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described air conditioner is air conditioner indoor machine cabinet-type air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on vaporizer (11) top.
4. a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described air conditioner is central air conditioning indoor unit, and described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on heat exchanger (14) below.
5. a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described air conditioner is air conditioner outdoor machine, described ion fan replaces original turbofan and is installed on outdoor unit front panel (16) rear outdoor machine system assembly (18) one sides.
6. a kind of ion fan that is applied to air conditioner according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described air conditioner is on-board air conditioner, and described ion fan replaces original cross flow fan and is installed on on-board air conditioner activated carbon filter (19) rear.
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