CN114391079A - Indoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

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CN114391079A
CN114391079A CN202080064352.7A CN202080064352A CN114391079A CN 114391079 A CN114391079 A CN 114391079A CN 202080064352 A CN202080064352 A CN 202080064352A CN 114391079 A CN114391079 A CN 114391079A
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藤田浩辉
竹中启
配川知之
布隼人
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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Abstract

The air conditioning indoor unit (10) is configured so that the direction of the airflow blown out from the air outlet (15) can be changed. The air conditioning indoor unit (10) is provided with a control unit (40) that switches between a normal mode and a wide mode. The control unit (40) enlarges the range of air flow reaching the space to be air-conditioned at least in the vertical direction in the wide mode as compared with the normal mode, and lowers the air conditioning capacity in the wide mode as compared with the air conditioning capacity in the normal mode.

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Indoor unit of air conditioner
Technical Field
The invention relates to an air conditioner indoor unit.
Background
Patent document 1 proposes the following: in order to avoid the wind of the indoor unit of an air conditioner from blowing to a person and generating a wind sensation, a circulating air flow or a vertical air flow is used as an air flow for uniformly conditioning the entire room without the person feeling the wind.
Documents of the prior art
Patent document
Patent document 1: WO 2017/043492A 1
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
However, the air conditioning indoor unit of patent document 1 performs air conditioning by circulating an air flow throughout the entire room, and therefore is not suitable for a user to immediately heat or cool his or her body. Further, in order to uniformly air-condition the entire room with the air conditioning indoor unit of patent document 1, there are restrictions on the layout, the arrangement of furniture, the installation location of the air conditioning indoor unit, and the like.
The purpose of the present invention is to enable the body of a user to be heated or cooled immediately while suppressing wind sensation.
Means for solving the problems
A first aspect of the present invention is an air conditioning indoor unit that is provided in an air conditioning target space and is configured to be capable of changing the direction of an airflow blown out from an air outlet 15, the air conditioning indoor unit including a control unit 40 that switches between a normal mode and a wide mode, the control unit 40 increasing, in the wide mode, a range that the airflow reaches in the air conditioning target space at least in a vertical direction as compared to the normal mode, and setting air conditioning capacity in the wide mode lower than air conditioning capacity in the normal mode.
In the 1 st aspect, in the wide mode, since the air conditioning capability is reduced compared to the normal mode, the speed of the wind blowing on the user can be reduced to suppress the wind sensation, and the body of the user can be immediately heated or cooled by the expanded airflow.
An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to claim 2 of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to claim 1, wherein the control unit 40 switches to the normal mode when the wide mode continues for a predetermined time or longer during cooling.
In the 2 nd aspect, the occurrence of condensation in the air conditioning indoor unit during cooling can be suppressed.
An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to claim 3 of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit 40 switches between the normal mode and the wide mode according to whether or not a person is present within a range within which the airflow in the wide mode reaches in the space to be air conditioned.
In the 3 rd aspect, appropriate air conditioning can be performed according to the presence state of a person in the air-conditioned space.
An air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the aspects 1 to 3, the air conditioning indoor unit further includes a heat exchanger 13 for adjusting a temperature of air sucked from the space to be air conditioned by exchanging heat with the air, and the control unit 40 lowers a temperature of at least a part of the heat exchanger 13 to be lower than a dew point temperature of the space to be air conditioned in the wide mode during cooling.
In the 4 th aspect, cooling can be performed while dehumidification is performed.
An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to claim 5 of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to any one of aspects 1 to 4, characterized in that the controller 40 varies the blowing speed of the airflow in the wide mode.
In the 5 th aspect, an airflow similar to comfortable natural wind can be blown out.
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Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment at the time of operation stoppage.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit according to the embodiment when operating in the up-blowing mode.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit according to the embodiment in operation in a diagonal blow molding mode.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit of the embodiment when operating in the wide mode.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit of the embodiment when operating in the down-blowing mode.
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a difference between the wide mode and the normal mode in the air conditioning indoor unit according to the embodiment.
Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the wind speed distribution of the airflow blown out in the wide mode in the air conditioning indoor unit according to the embodiment.
Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the wind speed distribution of the airflow blown out in the normal mode in the air conditioning indoor unit according to the embodiment.
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit of the modification operating in the wide mode.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are essentially preferable examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses.
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< Structure of indoor Unit of air conditioner >
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to the present embodiment at the time of operation stop, and fig. 2 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 at the time of operation.
The air-conditioning indoor unit 10 is of a wall-mounted type installed on a sidewall of a space to be air-conditioned. The air conditioning indoor unit 10 mainly includes a main body casing 11, a heat exchanger 13, a fan 14, a bottom frame 16, and a control unit 40. The air conditioning indoor unit 10 is configured to be able to change the direction of the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15.
The main body casing 11 has a top surface 11a, a front surface 11b, a back surface 11c, and a bottom surface 11 d. The heat exchanger 13, the fan 14, the bottom frame 16, the controller 40, and the like are housed in the main body casing 11.
The top surface 11a is located at the upper part of the main body housing 11. A suction port (not shown) is provided in a front portion of the top surface portion 11 a.
The front panel 11b constitutes the front surface of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 and has a flat shape without a suction port. The upper end of the front panel 11b is rotatably supported by the top surface portion 11a, whereby the front panel 11b can be operated in a hinge manner.
The heat exchanger 13 and the fan 14 are mounted to the bottom frame 16. The heat exchanger 13 exchanges heat with the passing air, thereby adjusting the temperature of the air. The heat exchanger 13 has an inverted V-shape with both ends bent downward in a side view, and the fan 14 is positioned below the heat exchanger 13. The fan 14 is, for example, a cross-flow fan, and blows air taken in from the room into the room through the heat exchanger 13.
The bottom panel 11d is provided with an air outlet 15. The air outlet 15 is a rectangular opening whose long side is the lateral direction (the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in fig. 1).
A1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 that changes the direction of airflow (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "blown air") blown out from the air outlet 15 is rotatably attached along the long side of the air outlet 15 on the back surface plate 11c side. The 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 may be formed of one undivided plate having a length similar to that of the air outlet 15. The 1 st air deflector 31 is driven by a motor (not shown), and can not only change the direction of the blown air but also open and close the air outlet 15. The 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31 can take a plurality of postures having different inclination angles.
The 2 nd air direction adjustment plate 32 is provided along the long side of the air outlet 15 on the front panel 11b side. The 2 nd air direction adjustment plate 32 may be formed of one undivided plate having a length similar to that of the air outlet 15. The 2 nd air deflector 32 can take a plurality of postures having different inclination angles in the front-rear direction by a motor (not shown). The 2 nd louver 32 is housed in the housing portion 130 when the operation is stopped, and the housing portion 130 is provided in the bottom plate 11 d.
The outlet 15 is connected to the inside of the main body casing 11 by an outlet flow path 18. The outlet flow path 18 is formed from the outlet 15 along the rear scroll 17 of the base frame 16. The back-side scroll 17 is a partition wall constituting a part of the base frame 16, and is curved so as to face the fan 14. The tip F of the back-side scroll 17 is located near the periphery of the outlet 15. The front-side scroll 19 is provided in the main body casing 11 so as to face the rear-side scroll 17 with the outlet flow path 18 therebetween.
The indoor air is sucked into the fan 14 from the suction port of the top surface portion 11a through the heat exchanger 13 by the operation of the fan 14, and is blown out from the fan 14 through the blowout flow path 18 from the blowout port 15. The air passing through the outlet flow path 18 travels along the rear-side scroll 17 and is transported in the tangential direction of the tip F of the rear-side scroll 17.
For example, the main body casing 11 is viewed from the front panel 11b side, and the control unit 40 is located on the side of the heat exchanger 13 and the fan 14. The control unit 40 performs switching of an air-blowing mode, control of the rotation speed of the fan 14, control of the operation of the 1 st and 2 nd air direction adjustment plates 31, 32, temperature control of the heat exchanger 13, and the like, which will be described later.
Although not shown, a vertical airflow direction adjustment plate may be provided in the outlet flow path 18 closer to the fan 14 than the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31. The vertical wind direction adjustment plate has a plurality of blades and a connecting rod connecting the plurality of blades. The connecting rod is horizontally reciprocated by a motor (not shown) along the longitudinal direction of the air outlet 15, whereby the plurality of blades swing left and right about a state perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
< Structure and operation of the first wind Direction adjusting plate >
In a state where the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 closes the air outlet 15, the outer surface 31a of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 is finished to be positioned on the extension line of the outer surface of the bottom panel 11 d. The inner surface 31b (see fig. 2) of the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31 is also finished to be substantially parallel to the outer surface 31 a.
A rotation shaft 311 of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 is provided on the back plate 11c side (a position below the back-side scroll 17) of the periphery of the outlet 15. The base of the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31 and the rotation shaft 311 are coupled with a predetermined interval. The rotating shaft 311 is coupled to a rotating shaft of a motor (not shown) fixed to the main body housing 11.
By rotating the rotating shaft 311 counterclockwise as viewed from the front of fig. 1, the distal end portion of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 moves away from the air outlet 15, and opens the air outlet 15. Conversely, when the rotating shaft 311 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the front of fig. 1, the distal end portion of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 moves so as to approach the air outlet 15, thereby closing the air outlet 15.
In a state where the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 opens the air outlet 15, the blown air blown out from the air outlet 15 flows substantially along the inner surface 31b of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31. That is, the direction of the airflow blown out substantially in the tangential direction of the tip F of the rear scroll 17 is changed by the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31.
< Structure and operation of No. 2 wind Direction vane >
In a state where the 2 nd louver 32 is housed in the housing portion 130, the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd louver 32 is finished to be positioned on the extension line of the outer surface of the bottom panel 11 d. The inner surface 32b of the 2 nd louver 32 is finished to follow the surface of the housing 130.
A turning shaft 321 of the 2 nd louver 32 is provided on the front panel 11b side (near the tip of the front scroll 19) in the peripheral edge of the outlet 15. That is, the 2 nd louver 32 is provided so as to be continuous with the front scroll 19. The base of the 2 nd louver 32 is coupled to the rotating shaft 321. The rotating shaft 321 is coupled to a rotating shaft of a motor (not shown) fixed to the main body housing 11.
By rotating the rotating shaft 321 counterclockwise as viewed from the front of fig. 1, the distal end portion of the 2 nd louver 32 is separated from the housing portion 130. Conversely, when the turning shaft 321 is turned clockwise when viewed from the front in fig. 1, the distal end portion of the 2 nd louver 32 approaches the housing portion 130 and is finally housed in the housing portion 130.
< control of the direction of blown air >
The air-conditioning indoor unit 10 can switch each of the blowing modes, for example, the "up-blowing mode", the "diagonal-blowing mode", the "wide mode", and the "down-blowing mode" to each other by controlling the 1 st vane 31, the 2 nd vane 32, and the like in the cooling operation, the heating operation, the dehumidifying operation, the humidifying operation, and the air-blowing operation.
In the following description, the "up-blowing mode", the "oblique-blowing mode", and the "down-blowing mode" may be collectively referred to as a "normal mode". The type and the blowing direction of the blowing mode can be selected by the user via a remote controller or the like, and can be automatically set by the control unit 40.
Fig. 2 to 5 are cross-sectional views when the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is operated in each of the "top blow mode", the "diagonal blow mode", the "wide mode", and the "down blow mode".
In the "upper blow molding type", as shown in fig. 2, the controller 40 rotates the 1 st louver 31 until the inner surface 31b of the 1 st louver 31 faces slightly obliquely downward from the horizontal direction, and rotates the 2 nd louver 32 until the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd louver 32 faces slightly obliquely upward from the horizontal direction. Thus, the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 passes between the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 and the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32, and travels along the ceiling of the air-conditioned space, becoming a circulating airflow circulating throughout the room.
In the "oblique blow molding type", as shown in fig. 3, the controller 40 rotates the 1 st vane 31 to a position where the inner surface 31b of the 1 st vane 31 faces substantially the tangential direction of the tip F of the back-side scroll 17, and rotates the 2 nd vane 32 to a position where the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd vane 32 faces substantially the horizontal direction. Thus, the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 passes between the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 and the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32, and directly travels in an obliquely downward direction. In the "oblique blow molding type", the blow volume can be maximized.
In the "wide mode", as shown in fig. 4, the controller 40 rotates the 1 st louver 31 until the inner surface 31b of the 1 st louver 31 faces slightly downward from the tangential direction of the tip F of the back-face-side scroll 17, and rotates the 2 nd louver 32 until the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd louver 32 faces slightly obliquely downward from the horizontal direction. Thus, the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 is divided by the coanda effect into the airflow D1 that advances along the inner surface 31b of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 and the airflow D2 that advances along the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32, and advances in the obliquely downward direction. That is, the airflow is expanded in the downward direction by the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31, and the airflow is expanded in the upward direction by the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32. As a result, in the "wide mode", the range that the air current in the air-conditioned space reaches can be enlarged at least in the vertical direction as compared with the other "normal mode".
Further, the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31 and the 2 nd wind direction adjustment plate 32 may be provided as follows: when the air flow is blown out from the air outlet 15, the air flow can pass through the outer surface 31a side of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 and the inner surface 32b side of the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32, so that the air flow is not easily separated from the back-face-side scroll 17 and the front-face-side scroll 19.
In the "down blowing mode", as shown in fig. 5, the control unit 40 rotates the 1 st louver 31 until the inner surface 31b of the 1 st louver 31 is oriented in a direction slightly inclined toward the back panel 11c side with respect to the vertical lower direction, and rotates the 2 nd louver 32 until the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd louver 32 is oriented in a direction slightly inclined toward the back panel 11c side with respect to the vertical lower direction. Thus, the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 passes between the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 and the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32, and travels along the side wall of the space to be air-conditioned, becoming a circulating airflow circulating throughout the room.
< Wide mode >
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a difference between the "wide mode" and the "normal mode (" diagonal blow molding ") in the air conditioning indoor unit 10.
As shown in fig. 6, if the air-conditioning indoor unit 10 is installed such that the position of the air outlet 15 in the air-conditioning target space is 2m from the floor surface and a person 1.6m tall stands at a position 1m forward from the air outlet 15, the blown air is blown only to the upper half of the person in the "normal mode".
In contrast, in the "wide mode", the range to which the blown air reaches is enlarged in the vertical direction compared to the "normal mode", and therefore, the blown air can be blown to the whole body of the person.
In the "wide mode", the following air blowing state is realized by the control portion 40. Here, it is assumed that the width (short side length) of the air outlet 15 is 300mm or less.
(1) The range of height 1600mm from the floor surface at a position separated forward from the air outlet 15 by an arbitrary distance in the range of 1000mm to 2000mm is set as a reference height range,
(2) the range located at the upper side among 3 ranges obtained by trisecting the reference height range in the height direction is set as the 1 st range, the range located at the lower side is set as the 2 nd range, the range located at the center is set as the 3 rd range,
(3) in the case where the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is installed on the side wall of the air conditioning target space such that the center of the air outlet 15 is 2000mm above the floor,
(4) the 1 st range of average wind speeds and the 2 nd range of average wind speeds are substantially the same as each other, and the 3 rd range of average wind speeds is less than 1.5 times the 1 st range of average wind speeds.
The blown-out air state in the "wide mode" is realized at least in a range of 1000mm or more in a direction parallel to the long side of the air outlet 15. Further, in the "wide mode", it is more preferable that the average wind speed in the 3 rd range is 0.5 times or more and less than 1.1 times the average wind speed in the 1 st range. In the "wide mode", the average wind speed in the reference height range may be 0.5m/s or more. In the "wide mode", the width of the air outlet 15 may be 150mm or less. In the "wide mode", the proportion of the turbulent area occupied by the entire blown-out air immediately blown out from the air outlet 15 (i.e., in the vicinity of the air outlet 15) is preferably less than 30%.
Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the wind speed distribution of the airflow blown out in the "wide mode" in the air-conditioning indoor unit 10, and fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the wind speed distribution of the airflow blown out in the "normal mode" in the air-conditioning indoor unit 10. In addition, as for the results shown in fig. 7 and 8, the range of height 1600mm from the floor surface at the position separated forward by 1000mm from the air outlet 15 is set as the "reference height range", and the wind speed distributions of the "1 st range", the "2 nd range", and the "3 rd range" in the case where the air-conditioning indoor unit 10 is provided on the side wall of the air-conditioning target space so that the center of the air outlet 15 is at the position 2000mm above the floor surface are shown.
In the wind speed distribution shown in FIG. 7, the average wind speed in the reference altitude range was 0.76m/s, and the average wind speeds in the 1 st to 3 rd ranges were 0.84m/s, 0.85m/s, and 0.61m/s, respectively. Therefore, the average wind speed of the 1 st range (0.84m/s) and the average wind speed of the 2 nd range (0.85m/s) are substantially the same as each other, and the average wind speed of the 3 rd range (0.61m/s) is about 0.73 times and less than 1.5 times with respect to the average wind speed of the 1 st range (0.84 m/s). Namely, the "wide mode" is realized.
On the other hand, in the wind speed distribution shown in FIG. 8, the average wind speed in the reference altitude range is 1.15m/s, and the average wind speeds in the 1 st to 3 rd ranges are 0.97m/s, 0.74m/s, and 1.64m/s, respectively. Therefore, the average wind speed of the 1 st range (0.97m/s) and the average wind speed of the 2 nd range (0.74m/s) differ by 0.2m/s or more, and the average wind speed of the 3 rd range (1.64m/s) is about 1.69 times, more than 1.5 times, with respect to the average wind speed of the 1 st range (0.97 m/s). I.e., not "wide mode".
However, when the capacity (air conditioning capacity) and the air volume (blown air volume) of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 are the same as each other as compared between the "wide mode" and the "normal mode", the airflow area (the range through which the blown air passes in the height direction) of the "wide mode" is large as shown in fig. 6, and therefore the air velocity (average air velocity) of the blown air is reduced. In this way, in the "wide mode", for example, a decrease in sensible temperature due to wind sensation during heating is suppressed, and a warmer feeling can be felt. Therefore, if the volume of blown air is the same and the same sensible temperature as in the "normal mode" is obtained in the "wide mode", the air conditioning capacity is reduced as compared with the "normal mode", and thus, for example, the wind speed of the blown air can be further reduced.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, for example, when the air conditioning state by the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is stable, in other words, when the air conditioning load is relatively small, the control unit 40 makes the air conditioning capacity in the "wide mode" lower than the air conditioning capacity in the "normal mode" when switching from the "normal mode" to the "wide mode".
Specifically, when switching to the "wide mode", the control unit 40 may adjust the rotation speed of the fan 14, the rotation speed of the compressor in the outdoor unit (not shown), the opening degree of the electrically-operated valve, and the like so as to reduce the air conditioning capacity.
In the "wide mode", the airflow area is enlarged by the coanda effect, and therefore separation of the airflow is likely to occur on the inner surface 31b of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 and on the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plate 32. Therefore, during cooling, cold air comes into contact with room temperature air on the inner surface 31b of the 1 st air deflector 31 and on the outer surface 32a of the 2 nd air deflector 32, and as a result, condensation is likely to occur.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control unit 40 may switch to the "normal mode" when the "wide mode" continues for a predetermined time or longer during the cooling process. In this case, the air conditioning capacity of the "normal mode" may be increased to the air conditioning capacity before the switch to the "wide mode".
Further, the "normal mode", particularly the "upward blowing mode" and the "downward blowing mode" are suitable for heating or cooling the entire room by the circulating airflow circulating the entire room.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, a means for detecting a person, for example, a room sensor, may be provided in the air-conditioning indoor unit 10, the remote controller, or the like, and the control unit 40 may switch between the "normal mode" and the "wide mode" depending on whether or not a person is present in or outside the range to which the "wide mode" blown air in the air-conditioning target space reaches. For example, when the number of people in the room is 2 or more, the mode may be switched from the "wide mode" to the "normal mode". Further, the mode may be switched to the "wide mode" if a person is present only in the "range", and the mode may be switched to the "normal mode" if a person is present in both the "range" and the "range other than the range". In addition, when the number of people in the room is reduced, the mode may be switched from the "normal mode" to the "wide mode".
In the present embodiment, the controller 40 may set the temperature of at least a part of the heat exchanger 13 to be lower than the dew point temperature of the space to be air-conditioned in the "wide mode" during the cooling process.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 40 may change the blowing speed of the airflow in the "wide mode" such as 1/f fluctuation or wind speed jump, for example. Specifically, the rotation speed of the fan 14, the angles of the 1 st and 2 nd airflow direction adjustment plates 31, 32, the angles of the back-side scroll 17 and the front-side scroll 19, and the like may be changed, so that the blowing speed of the airflow may be varied, for example, in the range of 0 to 0.5 m/s.
Effects of the embodiment
According to the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present embodiment described above, in the "wide mode" in which the reach range of the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 is wider than the "normal mode", the air conditioning capacity is reduced as compared with the "normal mode". Therefore, the speed of the wind blowing on the user can be reduced to suppress the wind sensation, and the body of the user can be immediately heated or cooled by the expanded airflow blowing on the whole body of the user.
In other words, in the air flow of the "normal mode", even in the air-conditioned environment in which the user feels a sensation of wind, the air flow area is enlarged by the "wide mode", and the air-conditioning capability is reduced as compared with the "normal mode", whereby the speed of the wind blowing to the user is reduced without causing the sensation of wind, and the body of the user can be directly heated or cooled by the expanded air flow.
Further, the "wide mode" airflow is an airflow that blows not only a part of the body of the user but also the whole body, and therefore, the comfort of the user is improved. Further, the airflow of the "wide mode" is blown to the whole body of the user, whereby the deviation of the temperature distribution in the body of the user is reduced, and therefore, the burden on the body of the user is reduced.
In the "wide mode", the airflow reaching range is wider than that in the "normal mode", and therefore, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 is not easily restricted by the layout, the arrangement of the furniture, the installation location, and the like. That is, even if an obstacle exists in the room, the airflow in the "wide mode" easily surrounds the obstacle, and therefore, the temperature unevenness in the room is reduced.
In the "wide mode", the wind speed of the blown air is lower than that in the "normal mode", and therefore, the wind can be felt warm as compared with the case where the wind speed is high, and therefore, the sensible temperature can be increased even if the blown temperature is the same.
In addition, when the control is performed in accordance with the sensible temperature of the user in the "wide mode" during the heating process, the temperature of the heat exchanger 13 can be reduced, and thus the energy saving effect is exhibited.
Further, the "wide mode" is used not only during heating but also during cooling, and thus, when the discharge temperature is low, overcooling of the human body can be suppressed.
In the air-conditioning indoor unit 10 according to the present embodiment, when the control unit 40 switches to the "normal mode" when the "wide mode" continues for a predetermined time or longer during the cooling process, the occurrence of condensation in the air-conditioning indoor unit 10 during the cooling process can be suppressed.
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to the present embodiment, when the control unit 40 switches between the "normal mode" and the "wide mode" based on whether or not a person is present in or out of the range in which the "wide mode" blown air reaches in the space to be air conditioned, it is possible to perform appropriate air conditioning based on the presence state of a person in the space to be air conditioned.
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 40 can cool the air while dehumidifying when the temperature of at least a part of the heat exchanger 13 is lower than the dew point temperature of the space to be air conditioned in the "wide mode" during the cooling process.
In the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to the present embodiment, the controller 40 can blow an airflow similar to comfortable natural wind when the speed of the blown air is varied in the "wide mode".
< modification example >
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to the present modification when operating in the wide mode. In fig. 9, the same components as those of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the embodiment shown in fig. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
The air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present modification shown in fig. 9 is mainly different from the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the embodiment shown in fig. 4 in that a 3 rd air direction adjustment plate 33 is provided between the 1 st air direction adjustment plate 31 and the 2 nd air direction adjustment plate 32 at the air outlet 15 in order to realize the "wide mode". Here, the outer surface 33a of the 3 rd wind direction adjustment plate 33 faces the inner surface 31b of the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31, and the inner surface 33b of the 3 rd wind direction adjustment plate 33 faces the 2 nd wind direction adjustment plate 32. The 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 may be formed of one undivided plate having a length similar to that of the air outlet 15.
A rotary shaft 331 of the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 is provided near the center of the air outlet 15 in the short side direction. The root of the 3 rd wind direction adjustment plate 33 is coupled to the rotation shaft 331. The rotary shaft 331 is coupled to a rotary shaft of a motor (not shown) fixed to the main body housing 11. With this motor, the 3 rd wind direction adjustment plate 33 can take a plurality of postures with different inclination angles in the front-rear direction.
By rotating the rotating shaft 331 counterclockwise as viewed from the front in fig. 1, the distal end portion of the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 moves away from the air outlet 15. Conversely, when the rotating shaft 331 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the front of fig. 1, the distal end portion of the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 moves so as to approach the air outlet 15.
In addition, in the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present modification shown in fig. 9, in order to suppress the separation of the airflow from the front-side scroll 19, the curvature of the tip portion of the front-side scroll 19 is increased to improve the coanda effect, and the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 is disposed at a position closer to the front-side scroll 19 than the rear-side scroll 17.
Further, in order to suppress the separation of the airflow from the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31, the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31 is separated from the tip F of the back-face-side scroll 17, and a passage for the airflow is provided on the outer surface 31a side of the 1 st airflow direction adjustment plate 31.
Further, in the "wide mode" of the air conditioning indoor unit 10 of the present modification, the control unit 40 changes the bending angle of the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 so that the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 is separated on the inner surface 33b of the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 and the airflow is divided into 2 parts at the tip end portion of the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33. Further, in order to suppress the separation of the air flow from the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31, the control portion 40 gradually changes the bending angle of the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31, for example, as "33 ° → 39 ° → 45 °", "50 ° → 55 ° → 60 °", and changes the bending angle of the 3 rd wind direction adjustment plate 33 so that the tip end portion of the 3 rd wind direction adjustment plate 33 is positioned in the vicinity of the 1 st wind direction adjustment plate 31.
In the modification described above, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. In the present modification, the 3 rd airflow direction adjustment plate 33 is added to divide the airflow blown out from the air outlet 15 into 2 portions, thereby realizing the same configuration as the configuration in which 2 air outlets are provided. Specifically, in the configuration in which the 2 nd air direction adjustment plate 32 is provided so as to be continuous with the front side scroll 19, and the 1 st air direction adjustment plate 31 and the 3 rd air direction adjustment plate 33 are provided between the front side scroll 19 and the back side scroll 17, the upper side air flow is generated by the front side scroll 19 and the 3 rd air direction adjustment plate 33, and the lower side air flow is generated by the back side scroll 17, the 1 st air direction adjustment plate 31, and the 3 rd air direction adjustment plate 33. This makes it possible to extend the range of the airflow in the space to be air-conditioned in the vertical direction.
In the present modification, the blown air is expanded in the vertical direction by 3 horizontal air direction adjustment plates (horizontal flaps), but instead, the blown air may be expanded in the vertical direction by 4 or more horizontal flaps.
(other embodiments)
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 has the "up-blowing mode", the "diagonal-blowing mode", the "wide mode", and the "down-blowing mode" as the air blowing modes, but may have other modes. Each mode such as "wide mode" may further have a plurality of sub-modes. Further, the range to which the "wide mode" blown air in the air-conditioned space reaches may be movable in the height direction or the lateral direction (the direction parallel to the long sides of the air outlet 15). Further, a plurality of vertical airflow direction adjustment plates may be provided so as to divide the air outlet 15 into 2 or more regions in the longitudinal direction, thereby dividing the airflow blown out in the "wide mode" into 2 or more airflow directions in the lateral direction. This can expand the blown air in the lateral direction and reduce the variation in the wind speed distribution of the blown air in the lateral direction.
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the air-conditioning indoor unit 10 is of a wall-mounted type that is installed on a side wall of the space to be air-conditioned. However, the air conditioning indoor unit 10 may be of other types such as a ceiling type and a floor type as long as the "wide mode" of the present invention is provided.
Although the embodiments and the modifications have been described above, it is to be understood that various changes in the form and details may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. The above embodiments and modifications may be combined or substituted as appropriate as long as the functions of the object of the present invention are not impaired. Further, the above-mentioned descriptions such as "1 st", "2 nd", and … are used to distinguish the words to which the descriptions are given, and the number and order of the words are not limited.
Industrial applicability
As described above, the present invention is useful for an air conditioning indoor unit.
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10 air-conditioning indoor unit
11 main body casing
11a top surface part
11b front panel
11c back plate
11d bottom panel
13 heat exchanger
14 Fan
15 air outlet
16 bottom frame
17 back side scroll
18 blowout flow path
19 front side scroll
31 st wind direction adjusting plate
31a outer surface
31b inner surface
311 rotating shaft
32 nd 2 nd wind direction adjusting plate
32a outer surface
32b inner surface
Rotating shaft 321
33 rd 3 wind direction adjusting plate
33a outer surface
33b inner surface
331 rotating shaft
40 control part
130 receiving part

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1. An air conditioning indoor unit that is provided in a space to be air conditioned and that is configured so as to be able to change the direction of an airflow blown out from an air outlet (15),
the air conditioning indoor unit is provided with a control unit (40) for switching between a normal mode and a wide mode,
the control unit (40) enlarges a range to which the airflow in the space to be air-conditioned reaches at least in the vertical direction in the wide mode as compared with the normal mode, and reduces the air conditioning capacity in the wide mode to be lower than the air conditioning capacity in the normal mode.
2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1,
the control unit (40) switches to the normal mode when the wide mode continues for a predetermined time or longer during cooling.
3. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2,
the control unit (40) switches between the normal mode and the wide mode according to whether or not a person is present within or outside a range in the air-conditioned space where the airflow in the wide mode reaches.
4. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the air conditioning indoor unit further comprises a heat exchanger (13) for adjusting the temperature of air sucked from the air-conditioned space by exchanging heat between the heat exchanger (13) and the air,
the control unit (40) sets the temperature of at least a part of the heat exchanger (13) to be lower than the dew point temperature of the space to be air-conditioned in the wide mode during the cooling process.
5. An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
the control unit (40) varies the blowing speed of the airflow in the wide mode.
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