EP1548372B1 - Ceiling embedded-type air conditioning apparatus - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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- the present invention relates to an in-ceiling type air conditioner having a heat exchanger disposed so as to surround an air blower, and particularly to an in-ceiling type air conditioner in which a space for accommodating various kinds of equipment such as a pipe group, a train pump, an electrical part box, etc. therein can be effectively used, and further these kinds of equipment can be easily secured.
- This type of air conditioner is designed so that various kinds of equipment such as a pipe group of the heat exchanger, an electrical part box, a drain pump, etc. are accommodated in a narrow space in the housing, and thus some determinate restriction is imposed on a bending shape of the heat exchanger.
- it has been required to achieve the largest power possible in the heat exchanger by increasing the heat transfer area of the heat exchanger as much as possible.
- a drain pan formed by integrally molding a resin frame for a drain pan sheet and foamed styrol is disposed below the heat exchanger of this type of in-ceiling air conditioner, and an air suction hole is formed substantially at the center of the drain pan so as to face an air suction port of an air blower.
- this type of air conditioner it is general that insert fittings are embedded in the foamed styrol face at the opposite side to the resin frame and a resin bell mouth of the air blower, the electrical part box, etc. are fixed to the insert fittings by screws.
- the construction as described above has a problem that the insert fittings must be embedded in the foamed styrol face and thus workability is low. Furthermore, the suction hole is formed in the foamed styrol, and such a construction causes the foamed styrol to expose to the surrounding of the suction hole. Therefore, there is also a problem that a corner portion of the foamed styrol is liable to be chipped while the air conditioner is carried.
- a first object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger which can be efficiently accommodated in a narrow space of a housing to thereby increase a heat-transfer area, and an in-ceiling type air conditioner using the heat exchanger.
- a second object of the present invention is to solve the above problem, and provide a train pan to which equipment such as a bell mouth of an air blower, an electrical part box, etc. can be simply secured, and an in-ceiling type air conditioner using the drain pan.
- An air conditioner according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in EP-A-0 985 889.
- an in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1.
- a pipe group of the heat exchanger and a drain pump are respectively disposed in the two equipment accommodating spaces.
- an auxiliary heater is disposed between the heat exchanger and the air blower is further disposed, and electrical parts of the auxiliary heater are mounted on the pipe plate for joining the bending start and end positions of the polygonal heat exchanger.
- the respective corner portions of the pentagonal heat exchanger are bent by using a common bending roller jig.
- the part of the heat exchanger protruding to the housing side is overlapped with an air blow-out port disposed so as to face an outer space of the heat exchanger.
- a drain pan formed by integrally molding a resin frame for a drain pan sheet and foamed styrol is disposed below the heat exchanger, a suction hole facing a suction port of the air blower is formed substantially at the center of the drain pan, a boss which penetrates through the foamed styrol is formed in the resin frame so as to face the surface of the resin frame at the opposite side to the foamed styrol, and a bell mouth of the air blower is fixable to the boss.
- an electrical part box is fixable to the boss.
- a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the boss.
- a suction hole reinforcing rib is formed in the resin frame so as to surround a suction hole formed in the foamed styrol.
- the suction hole reinforcing rib extends around a lead wire guide recess hole formed around the suction hole.
- an in-ceiling type air conditioner has a box-shaped main body formed of sheet metal and hung from the ceiling by hanging bolts 2.
- the air conditioner main body 1 is opened downwardly, and when it is embedded in the ceiling, this opening side faces a room to be air-conditioned.
- a motor 5 is fixed in the air conditioner main body 1, and a vane wheel 7 is secured to the shaft of the motor 5, thereby constituting an air blower 9.
- a polygonally-bent heat exchanger 11 is disposed so as to surround the air blower 9, and a drain pan 13 is disposed at the lower side of the heat exchanger 11.
- a bell mouth 14 is secured to the drain pan 13.
- a decorative panel 21 is secured to the lower surface of the air conditioner main body 1, an air suction port 22 and an air blow-out port 23 are formed in the decorative panel, and a filter 25 is mounted at the inside of the suction port 22.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the air conditioner main body 1 when the drain pan 13 is removed.
- the heat exchanger 11 is designed to be bent in a substantially pentagonal (polygonal) shape and disposed in the air conditioner main body 1.
- Three sides 11A, 11B and 11C of the heat exchanger 11 extend substantially in parallel to three sides 1A, 1B, 1C of the air conditioner main body (housing), and the remaining part 11D of the heat exchanger 11 is disposed so as to face one side 1D of the housing 1 and designed so as to protrude in a triangular shape toward the one side 1D of the housing 1.
- the heat exchanger 11 is constructed by doubly stacking fin-and-tube type heat exchangers in the air flow directions of solid-line arrows.
- Each of the corner portions A, B, C, D of the heat exchanger is bent by the same roller (not shown9 having a radius R which is set in a bending roller jig to thereby complete the pentagonal (polygonal) heat exchanger.
- a bending start position (one end of the heat exchanger) 11K and a bending end position (the other end of the heat exchanger) 11L are joined to each other through a width-narrow tube plate.
- a space in which a pipe group 27 of the heat exchanger and a drain pump 28 are disposed is required to be secured in the outer space of the heat exchanger 11, and also a space in which a bell mouth 14 and an electrical part box 45 are disposed is required to be secured in the inner space of the heat exchanger 11.
- some determinate restriction is imposed on the bending shape of the heat exchanger 11, and also it has been required to achieve large heat-exchange power by increasing the heat-transfer area at maximum.
- the part 11D of the heat exchanger 11 is designed so as to protrude to the housing 1 side (that is, the part 11D is protruded outwardly). Therefore, as compared with the construction that this part is not protruded (that is, all the sides are flat), the heat-transfer area can be increased.
- the pipe group 27 and the drain pump 28 are dispersively disposed in the relatively large spaces S1, S2 at both the sides of the protruded portion, so that these equipment can be efficiently accommodated.
- the bending start position 11K and the bending end position 11L of the heat exchanger 11 are approached to each other to reduce the interval therebetween, and joined to each other by the width-narrow pipe plate 11M. Therefore, as compared with the construction that the ends of the heat exchanger 11 are joined to each other by a width-broad pipe plate, the heat-transfer area of this embodiment can be increased more greatly.
- Fig. 4 is a plan view showing a state where the drain pan 13 is mounted in the air conditioner main body 1 shown in Fig. 1 .
- the air conditioner main body 1 (indicated by a one-dotted chain line in Fig. 4 ) has substantially rectangular inner blow-out ports 41 at four sides, and the inner blow-out ports 41 intercommunicate with the blow-out ports 23 of the decorative panel 21 shown in Fig. 1 .
- a projecting portion 13A projecting into the inner blow-out port 41 is formed integrally with the drain pan 13 at the position corresponding to the part 11D of the heat exchanger 11.
- the part 11D of the heat exchanger 11 protruded to the housing 1 side is slightly overlapped with the blow-out port 23 corresponding to the outside space of the heat exchanger 11, and thus the projecting portion 13A of the drain pan 13 which corresponds to the part 11D faces the blow-out port 23.
- the projecting portion 13A can achieve such a large effect that the heat-transfer area can be increased by protruding the part 11D so as to be overlapped with the blow-out port 23.
- auxiliary heaters 43 as indicated by broken lines are disposed as shown in Fig. 2 between the heat exchanger 11 and the air blower 9.
- the electrical parts of the auxiliary heaters 43 are mounted on the pipe plate 11M for joining the bending start position 11K and the bending end position 11L of the heat exchanger 11. Accordingly, an extra supporting member for supporting the electrical parts of the auxiliary heaters 43 is not needed, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the part 11D of the heat exchanger 11 is protruded in a triangular shape toward the housing 1 side, and thus the shape of the electrical part box 45 is set to be substantially elbowed in conformity with the shape of the part 11D.
- This type of electrical part box 45 is generally linearly designed. This construction makes the electrical part box 45 protrude greatly into the bell mouth 14, and thus reduces the air suction area of the air blower 9.
- the electrical part box 45 is designed to be substantially elbowed in conformity with the shape of the part 11D of the heat exchanger 11, so that the electrical part box 45 does not protrude into the bell mouth 14, and thus a large air suction area can be secured for the air blower 9.
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the drain pan 13 of Fig. 4 which is taken along V-V.
- the drain pan 13 is constructed by integrally molding a resin frame 51 of a drain pan sheet which constitutes the substantially overall upper surface area of the drain pan 13 and is unevenly shaped in a predetermined form to have a thickness of about 2mm, and foamed styrol 53 mainly serving as a heat-insulating member constituting the overall shape of the drain pan 13.
- An air suction hole 55 which the air suction port of the air blower 9 faces is formed substantially at the center of the drain pan 13, and the bell mouth 14 of the air blower 9 is fitted in the suction hole 55.
- the bell mouth 14 is fixed to the drain pan 13 by using plural screws 56 as shown in Fig. 4 .
- the electrical part box 45 is fixed to the drain pan 13 by using plural screws 58.
- Fig. 6A is a plan view of the resin frame 51 for the drain pan sheet
- Fig. 6B is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 6A which is taken along B-B.
- Screw reception bosses 61 are integrally formed with the resin frame 51 of about 2mm in thickness so that the bosses penetrate through the foamed styrol 53 and the heads thereof face the surface of the resin frame 51 at the opposite side to the foamed styrol 53 as shown in Figs. 5 , 6A and 6B , the number of the screw reception bosses 61 being set to be equal to the number of screws 56 and 58.
- the screws 56 for fixing the bell mouth 14 and the screws 58 for fixing the electrical part box 45 are screw-fixed to the screw reception bosses 61 integrally formed with the resin frame 51 as shown in Fig. 6B , for example.
- reinforcing ribs 63 are formed around the bosses 61 to reinforce the bosses 61 and the resin frame 51.
- the resin frame 51 is provided with a suction hole reinforcing rib 64 so as to surround the suction hole 55 formed in the foamed styrol 53, thereby reinforcing the suction hole 55 of the foamed styrol.
- a recess hole reinforcing rib 67 is formed so as to extend around a recess hole 65, and the recess hole reinforcing rib 67 is integrally formed with the resin frame 51.
- the bosses 61, the suction hole reinforcing rib 64, the recess hole reinforcing rib 67, etc. are integrally formed with the resin frame 51, thereby enhancing the mechanical strength of the drain pan 13.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- the heat exchanger can be efficiently accommodated in the narrow space in the housing, and also the heat transfer area can be increased. Furthermore, the space formed between the heat exchanger and the housing and the space formed in the heat exchanger are used to efficiently accommodate various kinds of equipment such as the pipe group, the drain pump, the electrical part box, etc. in compact spaces. Still furthermore, the air blower, the bell mouth, the electrical part box, etc. can be simply secured to the drain pan.
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Description
- The present invention relates to an in-ceiling type air conditioner having a heat exchanger disposed so as to surround an air blower, and particularly to an in-ceiling type air conditioner in which a space for accommodating various kinds of equipment such as a pipe group, a train pump, an electrical part box, etc. therein can be effectively used, and further these kinds of equipment can be easily secured.
- There has been generally known an in-ceiling type air conditioner in which a heat exchanger is disposed so as to surround an air blower provided in the main body (housing) of the air conditioner, blow-out ports for air-conditioned air are disposed so as to face the outside space of the heat exchanger, air from the air blower is heat-exchanged through the heat exchanger and the air-conditioned air thus heat-exchanged is blown out from the blow-out ports into a room.
- This type of air conditioner is designed so that various kinds of equipment such as a pipe group of the heat exchanger, an electrical part box, a drain pump, etc. are accommodated in a narrow space in the housing, and thus some determinate restriction is imposed on a bending shape of the heat exchanger. On the other hand, it has been required to achieve the largest power possible in the heat exchanger by increasing the heat transfer area of the heat exchanger as much as possible.
- A drain pan formed by integrally molding a resin frame for a drain pan sheet and foamed styrol is disposed below the heat exchanger of this type of in-ceiling air conditioner, and an air suction hole is formed substantially at the center of the drain pan so as to face an air suction port of an air blower. In this type of air conditioner, it is general that insert fittings are embedded in the foamed styrol face at the opposite side to the resin frame and a resin bell mouth of the air blower, the electrical part box, etc. are fixed to the insert fittings by screws.
- However, the construction as described above has a problem that the insert fittings must be embedded in the foamed styrol face and thus workability is low. Furthermore, the suction hole is formed in the foamed styrol, and such a construction causes the foamed styrol to expose to the surrounding of the suction hole. Therefore, there is also a problem that a corner portion of the foamed styrol is liable to be chipped while the air conditioner is carried.
- Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger which can be efficiently accommodated in a narrow space of a housing to thereby increase a heat-transfer area, and an in-ceiling type air conditioner using the heat exchanger.
- Furthermore, a second object of the present invention is to solve the above problem, and provide a train pan to which equipment such as a bell mouth of an air blower, an electrical part box, etc. can be simply secured, and an in-ceiling type air conditioner using the drain pan.
- An air conditioner according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in EP-A-0 985 889.
- In order to attain the above objects, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1.
- According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, a pipe group of the heat exchanger and a drain pump are respectively disposed in the two equipment accommodating spaces.
- According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, an auxiliary heater is disposed between the heat exchanger and the air blower is further disposed, and electrical parts of the auxiliary heater are mounted on the pipe plate for joining the bending start and end positions of the polygonal heat exchanger.
- According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, the respective corner portions of the pentagonal heat exchanger are bent by using a common bending roller jig.
- According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, the part of the heat exchanger protruding to the housing side is overlapped with an air blow-out port disposed so as to face an outer space of the heat exchanger.
- According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, a drain pan formed by integrally molding a resin frame for a drain pan sheet and foamed styrol is disposed below the heat exchanger, a suction hole facing a suction port of the air blower is formed substantially at the center of the drain pan, a boss which penetrates through the foamed styrol is formed in the resin frame so as to face the surface of the resin frame at the opposite side to the foamed styrol, and a bell mouth of the air blower is fixable to the boss.
- According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, an electrical part box is fixable to the boss.
- According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the boss.
- According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, a suction hole reinforcing rib is formed in the resin frame so as to surround a suction hole formed in the foamed styrol.
- According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the above in-ceiling type air conditioner, the suction hole reinforcing rib extends around a lead wire guide recess hole formed around the suction hole.
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Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of an in-ceiling type air conditioner and a heat exchanger according to the present invention. -
Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the main body of the air conditioner from which a drain pan is detached. -
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a heat exchanger. -
Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the main body of the air conditioner in which the drain pan is mounted. -
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view ofFig. 4 which is taken along V-V. -
Fig. 6A is a plan view of a resin frame, andFig. 6B is a cross-sectional view ofFig. 6A which is taken along B-B. - An embodiment according to the present invention will be described hereunder with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 , an in-ceiling type air conditioner according to this embodiment has a box-shaped main body formed of sheet metal and hung from the ceiling by hangingbolts 2. The air conditioner main body 1 is opened downwardly, and when it is embedded in the ceiling, this opening side faces a room to be air-conditioned. Amotor 5 is fixed in the air conditioner main body 1, and a vane wheel 7 is secured to the shaft of themotor 5, thereby constituting anair blower 9. A polygonally-bent heat exchanger 11 is disposed so as to surround theair blower 9, and adrain pan 13 is disposed at the lower side of theheat exchanger 11. Abell mouth 14 is secured to thedrain pan 13. - A
decorative panel 21 is secured to the lower surface of the air conditioner main body 1, anair suction port 22 and an air blow-outport 23 are formed in the decorative panel, and afilter 25 is mounted at the inside of thesuction port 22. -
Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the air conditioner main body 1 when thedrain pan 13 is removed. In this embodiment, theheat exchanger 11 is designed to be bent in a substantially pentagonal (polygonal) shape and disposed in the air conditioner main body 1. - Three
sides heat exchanger 11 extend substantially in parallel to threesides remaining part 11D of theheat exchanger 11 is disposed so as to face one side 1D of the housing 1 and designed so as to protrude in a triangular shape toward the one side 1D of the housing 1. As shown inFig. 3 , theheat exchanger 11 is constructed by doubly stacking fin-and-tube type heat exchangers in the air flow directions of solid-line arrows. Each of the corner portions A, B, C, D of the heat exchanger is bent by the same roller (not shown9 having a radius R which is set in a bending roller jig to thereby complete the pentagonal (polygonal) heat exchanger. In theheat exchanger 11, a bending start position (one end of the heat exchanger) 11K and a bending end position (the other end of the heat exchanger) 11L are joined to each other through a width-narrow tube plate. - Referring to
Fig. 2 , a space in which apipe group 27 of the heat exchanger and adrain pump 28 are disposed is required to be secured in the outer space of theheat exchanger 11, and also a space in which abell mouth 14 and anelectrical part box 45 are disposed is required to be secured in the inner space of theheat exchanger 11. In addition, when theheat exchanger 11 is disposed in a narrow space inside the housing 1, some determinate restriction is imposed on the bending shape of theheat exchanger 11, and also it has been required to achieve large heat-exchange power by increasing the heat-transfer area at maximum. - In this embodiment, the
part 11D of theheat exchanger 11 is designed so as to protrude to the housing 1 side (that is, thepart 11D is protruded outwardly). Therefore, as compared with the construction that this part is not protruded (that is, all the sides are flat), the heat-transfer area can be increased. In addition, thepipe group 27 and thedrain pump 28 are dispersively disposed in the relatively large spaces S1, S2 at both the sides of the protruded portion, so that these equipment can be efficiently accommodated. - Furthermore, the
bending start position 11K and thebending end position 11L of theheat exchanger 11 are approached to each other to reduce the interval therebetween, and joined to each other by the width-narrow pipe plate 11M. Therefore, as compared with the construction that the ends of theheat exchanger 11 are joined to each other by a width-broad pipe plate, the heat-transfer area of this embodiment can be increased more greatly. - In the above construction, when the
heat exchanger 11 is bent, the same roller of R in radius is used to bend the heat exchanger. Therefore, exchange of the roller is not required, and the manufacturing process of theheat exchanger 11 is simplified, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. -
Fig. 4 is a plan view showing a state where thedrain pan 13 is mounted in the air conditioner main body 1 shown inFig. 1 . The air conditioner main body 1 (indicated by a one-dotted chain line inFig. 4 ) has substantially rectangular inner blow-outports 41 at four sides, and the inner blow-outports 41 intercommunicate with the blow-outports 23 of thedecorative panel 21 shown inFig. 1 . A projectingportion 13A projecting into the inner blow-outport 41 is formed integrally with thedrain pan 13 at the position corresponding to thepart 11D of theheat exchanger 11. - In this construction, the
part 11D of theheat exchanger 11 protruded to the housing 1 side is slightly overlapped with the blow-outport 23 corresponding to the outside space of theheat exchanger 11, and thus the projectingportion 13A of thedrain pan 13 which corresponds to thepart 11D faces the blow-outport 23. The projectingportion 13A can achieve such a large effect that the heat-transfer area can be increased by protruding thepart 11D so as to be overlapped with the blow-outport 23. - In this embodiment,
auxiliary heaters 43 as indicated by broken lines are disposed as shown inFig. 2 between theheat exchanger 11 and theair blower 9. In this case, the electrical parts of theauxiliary heaters 43 are mounted on thepipe plate 11M for joining thebending start position 11K and thebending end position 11L of theheat exchanger 11. Accordingly, an extra supporting member for supporting the electrical parts of theauxiliary heaters 43 is not needed, and thus the manufacturing cost can be reduced. - As shown in
Figs. 2 and4 , thepart 11D of theheat exchanger 11 is protruded in a triangular shape toward the housing 1 side, and thus the shape of theelectrical part box 45 is set to be substantially elbowed in conformity with the shape of thepart 11D. - This type of
electrical part box 45 is generally linearly designed. This construction makes theelectrical part box 45 protrude greatly into thebell mouth 14, and thus reduces the air suction area of theair blower 9. In this embodiment, theelectrical part box 45 is designed to be substantially elbowed in conformity with the shape of thepart 11D of theheat exchanger 11, so that theelectrical part box 45 does not protrude into thebell mouth 14, and thus a large air suction area can be secured for theair blower 9. - Next, the structure of the drain pan described above will be described.
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Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of thedrain pan 13 ofFig. 4 which is taken along V-V. - The
drain pan 13 is constructed by integrally molding aresin frame 51 of a drain pan sheet which constitutes the substantially overall upper surface area of thedrain pan 13 and is unevenly shaped in a predetermined form to have a thickness of about 2mm, and foamedstyrol 53 mainly serving as a heat-insulating member constituting the overall shape of thedrain pan 13. - An
air suction hole 55 which the air suction port of theair blower 9 faces is formed substantially at the center of thedrain pan 13, and thebell mouth 14 of theair blower 9 is fitted in thesuction hole 55. Thebell mouth 14 is fixed to thedrain pan 13 by usingplural screws 56 as shown inFig. 4 . Furthermore, theelectrical part box 45 is fixed to thedrain pan 13 by usingplural screws 58. -
Fig. 6A is a plan view of theresin frame 51 for the drain pan sheet, andFig. 6B is a cross-sectional view ofFig. 6A which is taken along B-B. -
Screw reception bosses 61 are integrally formed with theresin frame 51 of about 2mm in thickness so that the bosses penetrate through the foamedstyrol 53 and the heads thereof face the surface of theresin frame 51 at the opposite side to the foamedstyrol 53 as shown inFigs. 5 ,6A and 6B , the number of thescrew reception bosses 61 being set to be equal to the number ofscrews screws 56 for fixing thebell mouth 14 and thescrews 58 for fixing theelectrical part box 45 are screw-fixed to thescrew reception bosses 61 integrally formed with theresin frame 51 as shown inFig. 6B , for example. - With the above construction, it is not needed to carry out the work of embedding in the foamed styrol the insert fittings for screw-fixing the
bell mouth 14 and theelectrical part box 45, and thus the fixing work efficiency of these elements can be enhanced. - Furthermore, as shown in
Figs. 6A and 6B , reinforcingribs 63 are formed around thebosses 61 to reinforce thebosses 61 and theresin frame 51. Theresin frame 51 is provided with a suctionhole reinforcing rib 64 so as to surround thesuction hole 55 formed in the foamedstyrol 53, thereby reinforcing thesuction hole 55 of the foamed styrol. A substantially U-shaped lead wireguide recess hole 65 for drawing out lead wires of the auxiliary heaters 43 (Fig. 2 ). A recesshole reinforcing rib 67 is formed so as to extend around arecess hole 65, and the recesshole reinforcing rib 67 is integrally formed with theresin frame 51. - In this construction, the
bosses 61, the suctionhole reinforcing rib 64, the recesshole reinforcing rib 67, etc. are integrally formed with theresin frame 51, thereby enhancing the mechanical strength of thedrain pan 13. - The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- According to the in-ceiling type air conditioner of the present invention, the heat exchanger can be efficiently accommodated in the narrow space in the housing, and also the heat transfer area can be increased. Furthermore, the space formed between the heat exchanger and the housing and the space formed in the heat exchanger are used to efficiently accommodate various kinds of equipment such as the pipe group, the drain pump, the electrical part box, etc. in compact spaces. Still furthermore, the air blower, the bell mouth, the electrical part box, etc. can be simply secured to the drain pan.
Claims (10)
- An in-ceiling type air conditioner having an air blower (9) and a heat exchanger (11) surrounding the air blower(9) which are mounted in a housing (1), wherein
the heat exchanger (11) is bent in a substantially pentagonal shape, characterized in that a part (11D) of the heat exchanger (11) protrudes to a housing side (1D) at least at the position corresponding to one side (1D) of the housing (1), whereby at least two equipment accommodating spaces (S1, S2) are formed by the one side (1D) of the housing (1) and the part (11D) of the heat exchanger (11), and bending start and end positions (11K, 11L) of the heat exchanger (11) bent in the pentagonal shape are joined to each other by a width-narrow pipe plate (11M). - The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a pipe group (27) of the heat exchanger (11) and a drain pump (28) are respectively disposed in the two equipment accommodating spaces (S1, S2).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein an auxiliary heater (43) is disposed between the heat exchanger (11) and the air blower(9) is further disposed, and electrical parts of the auxiliary heater (43) are mounted on the pipe plate(11M) for joining the bending start and end positions (11K, 11L) of the pentagonal heat exchanger (11).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the respective corner portions (A, B, C, D) of the pentagonal heat exchanger (11) are bent by using a common bending roller jig.
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the part (11D) of the heat exchanger (11) protruding to the housing side (1D) is overlapped with an air blow-out port (23) disposed so as to face an outer space of the heat exchanger (11).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a drain pan (13) formed by integrally molding a resin frame (51) for a drain pan sheet and foamed styrol (53) is disposed below the heat exchanger (11), a suction hole (55) facing a suction port of the air blower (9) is formed substantially at the center of the drain pan (13), a boss (61) which penetrates through the foamed styrol (53) is formed in the resin frame (51) so as to face the surface of the resin frame (51) at the opposite side to the foamed styrol(53), and a bell mouth (14) of the air blower (9) is fixable to the boss (61).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein an electrical part box (45) is fixable to the boss (61).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein a reinforcing rib (63) is formed so as to surround the boss (61).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein a suction hole (55) reinforcing rib (64, 67) is formed in the resin frame (51) so as to surround a suction hole (55) formed in the foamed styrol (53).
- The in-ceiling type air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the suction hole (55) reinforcing rib (64, 67) extends around a lead wire guide recess hole (65) formed around the suction hole.
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