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EP1922515B1
EP1922515B1 EP06796300A EP06796300A EP1922515B1 EP 1922515 B1 EP1922515 B1 EP 1922515B1 EP 06796300 A EP06796300 A EP 06796300A EP 06796300 A EP06796300 A EP 06796300A EP 1922515 B1 EP1922515 B1 EP 1922515B1
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Tetsuro Fuji Operation Center. Toshiba Carrier Corporation OZAWA
Hideto Fuji Operation Center. Toshiba Carrier Corporation SUZUKI
Mitsukuni Fuji Operation Center. Toshiba Carrier Corporation SANO
Takechika Fuji Operation Center. Toshiba Carrier Corporation MISHIMA
Kaku Fuji Operation Center. Toshiba Carrier Corporation OKADA
Nobuyuki Fuji Operation Center. Toshiba Carrier Corporation TAKEYA
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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
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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
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  • the present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air-conditioner, and more particularly, to a discharge structure which removes dust from an air filter and discharges the removed dust to the outside.
  • indoor air is drawn in from a suction port to the indoor unit proper, and dust contained in indoor air is caught by an air filter installed opposite to the suction port and indoor air alone is guided to a heat exchanger and heat-exchanged.
  • the caught dust accumulates on the air filter and when it is left as it is, circulation of indoor air to the heat exchanger is interrupted and degraded heat exchange efficiency results.
  • the indoor unit of the air-conditioners popularly used is of a so-called wall-mounted type and is mounted on the wall at high level in a room. Consequently, for example, for elderly people and women, opening and closing of the front panel and attaching and detaching of a filter are accompanied with difficulties, and it is likely to leave air-filters intact with dust adhering.
  • the dust collection box in a plurality of boxes opposite to the air filter, and these dust collection boxes are communicated to each other in series from the upstream side to the downstream side of the exhaust channel of the exhaust means.
  • an exhaust fan which constitutes an exhaust means, dust accumulated in the dust collection box is guided to an exhaust pipe and further to the outside to be discharged.
  • a suction-exhaust device that draws in and discharge air is arranged, and at the same time, a suction duct that communicates with the suction-exhaust device and an exhaust duct that discharges air from the suction-exhaust device to the outside are installed, and the suction-exhaust device is formed with a centrifugal blower with a built-in motor and a casing which surrounds this centrifugal blower.
  • the contaminated air inside the room can be exhausted to the outside by allowing the air to pass the suction duct, suction-exhaust device with the centrifugal blower incorporated, and exhaust duct, in that order, and at the same time, dust adhering to the filter can be removed and cleaning of this filter can be automatically carried out.
  • centrifugal fan When this is used over a long time, large quantities of dust adhere and are accumulated to blades of the centrifugal fan which composes a centrifugal blower.
  • the centrifugal fan since the centrifugal fan is of a multi-blade type which has a large number of blades and narrow clearances between blades, it tends to cause clogging with dust accumulated between blades, giving rise to a problem in that the originally intended exhaust air volume and exhaust characteristics are unable to be secured by such influence.
  • JP2002/340395 A discloses an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the precharacterizing part of claim 1.
  • the present invention was made in light of the above-mentioned situation, and it is an object of the invention to provide an indoor unit of an air-conditioner which automatically removes dust adhering to the air filter, allows a ventilation unit to draw in and discharge the removed dust to the outside, thereby achieves smooth exhaust operation free of clogging in the middle of discharge, and prevents contamination by dust of the ventilation unit which includes a heat exchanger and a blower.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner with part shown diagrammatically.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view with the front panel 2 of the indoor unit proper 1 removed to show the inside
  • FIG. 3 is a side view with the rear panel housing 3 of the indoor unit proper 1 removed.
  • the indoor unit proper 1 is composed with a front panel 2 and a rear panel housing 3 and forms a horizontally long shape.
  • a front suction port 4 is opened and a movable panel supported to an open/close drive mechanism is fitted.
  • the movable panel becomes flush to the front panel 2 and closes the front suction port 4.
  • it is controlled to protrude and be displaced to the front side to form a clearance with the main body side, and open the front suction port 4.
  • An upper suction port 6 is provided over the front panel 2 and the rear plate housing 3.
  • a frame-form bar 7 is fitted, and by this bar 7, a plurality of open spaces are formed.
  • two blowout louvers 8a and 8b are installed parallel. Each of the blowout louvers 8a and 8b opens and closes a blowout port 9 installed at the front bottom of the indoor unit proper 1 and sets the blowout direction of heat-exchanged air in accordance with the operating conditions.
  • a heat exchanger 10 formed by a front-side heat exchanger unit 10A and a rear-side heat exchanger unit 10B in a nearly inverted V-letter shape is arranged.
  • the front-side heat exchanger unit 10A is formed in a nearly curved shape parallel to the front panel 2 with a clearance formed in-between, and the rear-side heat exchanger unit 10B is nearly formed upright and faces obliquely to the upper suction port 6.
  • a suction frame assembly Sa with a front air filter 11A equipped is located between the front suction port 4 and the front-side heat exchanger unit 10A.
  • a top-frame assembly Sb with an upper air filter 11B equipped is mounted between the upper suction port 6 and the upper-side heat exchanger unit 10B.
  • These frame assemblies Sa and Sb are formed with a main frame portion and an air filter retainer frame and are assembled to each other with the relevant air filters 11A and 11B interposed.
  • a pair of rolls 50 is rotatably supported along the longitudinal direction and over these rolls 50, a feed band mounted on both side end portions of air filters 11A and 11B is installed.
  • a drive mechanism is connected to rotate and drive the rolls 50 in response to control signals.
  • the above-mentioned feed band has a so-called belt-form and travels endlessly as rolls 50 rotate.
  • Each of the air filters 11A and 11B is installed only half-round each with respect to the whole circumference of the feed band and forms an area shape that is opposed to each of suction ports 4 and 6.
  • an air filter sweeping mechanism hereinafter called the "sweeping unit" Z later discussed is installed.
  • An electric dust collector is installed in such a manner as to come into close contact with part of the front surface side of the front-side heat exchanger unit 10A of the heat exchanger 10.
  • This electric dust collector is configured with a charge-side electrode which gives electric charge to dust in the circulating air and a dust-collection-side electrode which attracts and catches the charged dust.
  • an indoor blower 13 is arranged between front and rear side heat exchanger units 10A and 10B of the heat exchanger 10 formed in a shape of an umbrella.
  • the indoor blower 13 is composed with a fan motor and a transverse fan with one spindle mechanically linked to the rotating shaft of this fan motor.
  • Ventilation unit 15 An exhaust unit (herein after called the "ventilation unit”) 15 later discussed is installed adjacent to one side end of the indoor blower 13, with the center axis located on the extension of this center axis. (In FIG. 1 , the ventilation unit 15 is diagrammatically indicated.)
  • the bottom end portion of the front-side heat exchanger unit 10A is located on a front drain pan 16a and the bottom end portion of the rear-side heat exchanger unit 10B is located on a rear drain pan 16b to receive drain water trickling from relevant heat exchanger units 10A and 10B, and discharge the drain water to the outside via a drain hose (not shown).
  • the one part side-wall outer surface of the front and rear drain pans 16a and 16b is installed at the position close to the indoor blower 13, and with these, a nose to the transverse fan of the indoor blower 13 is formed.
  • the clearance between the edges of the blow-out port 9 and the side wall portion of front and rear drain pans 16a and 16b which form the nose is connected by a bulkhead member 17.
  • the space surrounded by the bulkhead member 17 forms a blow-out ventilating flue 18 which communicates the nose with the blow-out port 9.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an exploded ventilation unit 15 related to the embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the ventilation unit 15 and its surrounding portion related to the embodiment
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view of one surface side of the ventilation unit 15 related to the embodiment.
  • the one side portion of the ventilation unit 15 is formed from a unit base 20, while the other side portion is formed from a blower mechanism 30. Between the unit base 20 and the blower mechanism 30, a damper 40 and a damper drive mechanism 45 is intermediately installed, and with these, the ventilation unit 15 is formed.
  • the above-mentioned unit base 20 is equipped with a vertical portion 20a, inclined portion 20b and a horizontal portion 20c.
  • the vertical portion 20a is protrudably formed nearly in a triangle as viewed from the side and agrees with the umbrella-form assembly shape of the front-side heat exchanger unit 10A and the rear-side heat exchanger side 10B which compose the heat exchanger 10. Allowing the side-end portion of the heat exchanger 10 to be placed on the horizontal portion 20c forms a gap at the portion opposite to the inclined portion 20b.
  • a circular fixing opening 21 is provided and along the circumferential surface of this opening, ribs 22 which protrude to the inner surface side of the vertical portion 20a is mounted.
  • reinforcing ribs 23 are radially installed.
  • a plurality (7 pieces) of fragment parts for total closure 24 are installed, with specified intervals provided. Part of fragment parts for total closure 24 is opened, and this opening is called a secondary ventilation port 25.
  • a bearing 26 is fixed, and with these, a bearing portion 27 is configured.
  • This bearing portion 27 pivotally supports one spindle h of the transverse fan 13F which configures the indoor blower 13.
  • two stays 28a are protrudably mounted, and to these stays 28a, a pinion 46 is rotatably fitted, which composes a damper drive mechanism 45.
  • a plurality of stays 28b are installed. From a protruded end face of each stay 28b, a threaded hole is mounted and a fixing screw m which mounts and fixes the blower mechanism 30 is driven. Only the stay 28b in the vicinity of the fragment parts for total closure 24 has a receiving portion 29 installed integrally adjacent to the circumferential portion. On the receiving portion 29, a drive motor 47 that composes the damper drive mechanism 45 is mounted and fixed, and a drive gear 48 which is linked to a rotating shaft of the drive motor is further rotatably supported.
  • a hole portion 41 installed at the center part of the damper 40 is rotatably fitted.
  • This damper 40 is formed from the hole portion 41 along in the radial direction to have nearly disk-form cross section, and along the circular peripheral edge, a gear unit 42 is installed. To the gear unit 42, two pinions 46 and a drive gear 48 are engaged.
  • a plurality of guide ventilation ports 43 are equipped. These guide ventilation ports 43 have the opening size and shape completely identical to the secondary ventilation port 25 mounted on the unit base vertical portion 20a.
  • a bar n between relevant guide ventilation ports 43 has the interval between them set to be identical to the mutual interval of the fragmental part for total closure 24.
  • the damper 40 forms a clearance with the vertical portion 20a inner surface while it is fitted to the rib 22, and one side surface of the damper 40 is normally slidably in contact with the end edge of the fragmental part for total closure 24. Consequently, except the state in which the guide ventilation port 43 of the damper 40 faces against the secondary ventilation port 25 of the vertical portion 20a, each of the secondary ventilation ports 25 is blocked by the damper 40.
  • the blower mechanism 30 has an intake port 31 which is open to the side surface on the damper 40 side and at the same time, is composed with a fan casing 33 having a rectangular exhaust port 32 protrudably mounted along its circumferential end portion and a fan motor 34 mounted to the opposite side surface of the intake port 31 of this fan casing and a fan 35 which is mounted on this fan motor rotary shaft.
  • the fan 35 is a so-called centrifugal fan type (multiblade type) which draws in air from the center axis direction as it rotates and blows air in the circumferential direction, and the circumferential surface of the fan casing 33 is formed of scroll. Consequently, the fan 35 works to draw in air from the intake port 31 of the fan casing 33 and send air from the exhaust port 32.
  • centrifugal fan type multiblade type
  • blower mechanism 30 is mounted on the vertical portion 20a of the unit base 20 via the damper 40 and the damper drive mechanism 45, a clearance exists between the blower mechanism 30 and the vertical portion 20a. Furthermore, the circumferential surface of the blower mechanism 30 is mounted on the inclined portion 20b and the horizontal portion 20c of the unit base 20 with clearances provided, and in particular, has a large clearance at the triangular protruded portion of the unit base 20.
  • the exhaust port 32 of the fan casing 33 is inserted into a ventilation nipple 51 protrudably mounted to the bottom-end back-side corner of the indoor unit proper 1 as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • a discharge hose (not shown) is connected, and this discharge hose is extended to the outside.
  • a drain discharge nipple 52 is installed in parallel, to which a drain hose connected to the front drain pan 16a is inserted.
  • a drain hose extended to the outside is also connected.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show part of the sweeping unit Z.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view with an enlarged view of connecting hose 55 and connections 56 of the sweeping unit Z
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view that shows the connections 56 in cross section.
  • the sweeping unit Z is composed with a rotary brush B linked to the rotation drive mechanism, a dust box 57 (partly illustrated) which is a dust housing unit surrounding this rotary brush B and the connection hose 55 installed across one side end portion of the dust box 57 and the ventilation unit 15.
  • the dust box 57 is formed by assembling divided parts which are divided into a plurality of pieces, and surrounds the suction frame assembly Sa top end portion and the top frame assembly Sb front end portion.
  • the brush B is rotatably housed. The brush B comes into full contact with part of the air filter 11A and the upper air filter 11B in the whole lateral direction.
  • the rotation drive mechanism that drives the rotary brush B is mounted to the side portion (right side portion) which is opposite to the portion shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • the connection hose 55 is connected to the side portion shown in each drawing.
  • one side end bottom portion of the dust box 57 is protrudably installed in the longitudinal direction, and on this, a unit end-connector 58 and an end-connector fixture 59 are integrally installed.
  • the unit end-connector 58 communicates with the dust box 57 inside, to which one end portion of the connection hose 55 is fitted.
  • the end-connector fixture 59 is mounted and fixed to the unit base 20 of the ventilation unit 15 via a fixture.
  • connection hose 55 has a bend a at the midway, with the other end portion insertedly passed into the unit base 20 of the ventilation unit 15.
  • FIGS. 8 to 10 the position of the connection hose 55 to the unit base 20 is diagrammatically shown by chain double-dashed line.
  • the connection hose 55 which insertedly passes the unit base 20 faces to the fan casing 33 of the blower mechanism 30.
  • a guide port is installed, and a discharge case 60 is mounted on the circumferential surface of the fan casing 33 while surrounding this guide port.
  • the discharge case 60 is equipped with a fixing part c which conforms to the circumferential shape of the fan casing 33, no air stream leaks from the clearance with the guide port.
  • an end-connector b is intergrally protrudably installed, to which the other end portion of the connection hose 55 is connected.
  • a damper cover d is mounted, to which a backflow prevention damper 61 is mounted.
  • This backflow prevention damper 61 allows the flow of an air stream from the connection hose 55 to the guide port (fixing part c) side, and the flow of the air stream from the guide port to the connection hose 55 side is hampered.
  • the indoor air is guided from the upper suction port 6 and the front suction port 4 to the inside of the indoor unit proper 1, and passes through the front air filter 11A and the upper air filter 11B. Dust contained in the indoor air is caught by these air filters 11A and 11B, the indoor air with dust removed passes the heat exchanger 10 where heat exchanging operation takes place. Thereafter, the heat-exchanged air is guided along the blowoff ventilation passage 18, then, guided from the blowoff port 9 to blowoff louvers 8a and 8b, and allowed to blow off into the room, and highly efficient air-conditioning operation is continued.
  • the ventilation unit 15 is designed to change over to three kinds of modes: "secondary-side air ventilation mode", “primary-side air ventilation mode”, and “ventilation damper totally closed mode”. It shall be rated that the secondary side and primary side are designated with the heat exchanger 10 used as a reference and the secondary-side air means the air which has passed the heat exchanger 10 and the primary-side air means the air before it circulates into the heat exchanger 10.
  • the cleaning operation mode when air-conditioning operation is finished allows the "secondary-side air ventilation mode" to automatically function. That is, right after cooling operation or dehumidifying operation is carried out and stopped, moisture (drain water) adheres to the heat exchanger 10 and the inside of the indoor unit proper 1 becomes the high-humidity atmosphere. Leaving the indoor unit proper as it is causes the moisture content adhering to the heat exchange 10 as well as to other components to stay without evaporating, forming causes of corrosion or mold generation. Therefore, by choosing the cleaning operation mode, drying and sterilization operation of the inside of the indoor unit proper 1 are carried out.
  • the damper drive mechanism 45 of the ventilation unit 15 operates to swing the damper 40 and to bring the guide ventilation port 43 of the damper 40 to face to the secondary ventilation port 25 of the unit base 20. Then, the blower mechanism 30 of the ventilation unit 15 operates, draws in secondary-side air into the ventilation unit 15 via the secondary ventilation port 25 and guide ventilation port 43 and intake port 31, and blows off from the exhaust port 32.
  • the secondary-side air circulates the secondary ventilation port 25 and the guide ventilation port 43 from a clearance between the outer surface of the inclined portion 20b of the unit base 20 and the heat exchanger 10, via the gap between the external surface of the vertical portion 20a and the end face of the transverse fan'13F, and is drawn in through the intake port 31 of the fan casing 33 and blown off from the exhaust port 32.
  • the above-mentioned ventilation mode may be chosen in parallel with the air-conditioning operation or may be chosen when air-conditioning operation is stopped. That is, the ventilation mode is chosen when the room inside is ventilated while cooling operation or heating operation is being carried out.
  • the damper drive mechanism 45 rockably drives the damper 40 and when the guide ventilation port 43 is located at the position not opposite to the secondary ventilation port 25 of the unit base 20, it stops operation of the damper drive mechanism 45.
  • the damper 40 surface comes into contact with the end of the fragment parts for total closure 24 of the unit base 20, and the secondary ventilation port 25 is closed by the damper.
  • gaps are formed, and the guide ventilation port 43 communicates with these gaps.
  • the blower mechanism 30 operates and draws indoor air from the upper suction port 6 in the normally open state into the indoor unit proper 1.
  • the indoor air passes air filters 11A and 11B and after dust is caught, as shown in the broken-line arrow mark and solid-line arrow mark in FIG. 7 , it is directly guided to the ventilation unit 15 as the primary air before it passes the heat exchanger 10 and is discharged from the exhaust port 32 to the outside.
  • the backflow prevention damper 61 equipped to the discharge case 60 prevents the air stream from flowing to the connection hose 55 side. Consequently, there is no backflow of air stream from the connection hose 55 to the dust box 57.
  • the ventilation unit 15 communicates directly with the outside via a hose connected to the ventilation nipple 51. In the event that extremely large quantities of dust are released into the outside or large noises are generated in the nighttime, these dusts intrude into the ventilation unit 15 via the hose, and there is a possibility that dust enters indoor environment via the indoor unit proper 1. In such an event, the "ventilation damper totally closed mode" is chosen which brings the ventilation unit 15 into the totally closed condition.
  • FIG. 10 indicates the condition of the damper 40 when the ventilation damper totally closed mode is chosen. That is, the damper drive mechanism 45 swings the damper 40 as a blocking means and stops the damper swinging at the position where bars n between guide ventilation ports 43 face against the end edge of the fragment parts for total closure 24 of the unit base vertical portion 20a. All the guide ventilation ports 43 are surrounded by the fragment parts for total closure 24 of the unit base 20 and the rib 22 and are totally closed and the secondary ventilation port 25 of the unit base 20 is totally closed by the damper 40. That is, the intake port 31 of the fan casing 33 is blocked.
  • the air-conditioner After the completion of the cleaning operation mode inside the main body described previously and after the completion of the regular air-conditioning operation, the air-conditioner is set to automatically achieve the totally closed mode described above. In addition, selecting the totally closed mode during the air-conditioning operation achieves the state equivalent to the regular air-conditioning operation.
  • the ventilation damper totally closed mode is selected. That is, the upper air filter 11B is driven to travel towards the sweeping unit Z and at the same time, the brush B drives to swing as if the brush surface swings in the direction same as that of the traveling surface of the upper air filter 11B.
  • the rotating speed of the brush B is set to be faster than the traveling speed of the upper air filter 11B.
  • the brush B When removal of dust from the upper air filter 11B is finished, then, the brush B is reversely driven and at the same time, the front air filter 11A is driven to travel in the same direction as the mobile surface of the brush, and the dust adhering to the front air filter 11A is removed. In this event, too, because the brush B rotates faster than the front air filter 11A and the contact surfaces of the two are rotated (travel) to swing in the same direction, no resistance is generated between the two and dust is smoothly scraped off.
  • the backflow prevention damper 61 mounted inside the discharge case 60 allows the air stream to be guided from the end-connector b to guide port side and negative pressure is applied to the dust collected in the dust box 57. Dust inside the dust box 57 moves to the connection hose 55 side in the dust box 57 and is guided from one side end portion to the connection hose 55.
  • Dust inside the connection hose 55 passes the backflow prevention damper 61, is guided from the discharge case 60 into the fan casing 33 via the guide port, and is blown off from the exhaust port 32. All the dust is discharged to the outside smoothly via the ventilation nipple 51 and discharge hose.
  • the ventilation unit 15 is able to carry out indoor ventilation operation and operation to discharge collected dust to the outside and can be effectively utilized.
  • connection position of the connection hose 55 equipped to the sweeping unit Z to the ventilation unit 15, that is, the position of the discharge case 60 is set to the blowoff side of the exhaust fan 35 and to the upstream position from the exhaust port 32 of the fan casing 33. Consequently, dust that moves by negative pressure of the blast generated as the ventilation fan 35 rotates does not come directly in contact with the exhaust fan 35 and is attracted and guided by the flow of an air stream.
  • the exhaust fan 35 which is a centrifugal fan housed in a scroll-form fan casing 33, with a regular centrifugal fan, the exhaust fan 35 is rotated with the channel connected to a bell mouth, which is the sole intake port 31 totally closed. In such an event, no centrifugal air stream is generated which heads off from the inner circumference to the outer circumference of the original exhaust fan 35, but around the exhaust fan 35, an induction air stream which rotates with the exhaust fan 35 is generated.
  • the induction air stream on the outer circumferential side of the exhaust fan 35 has the majority kept away from the exhaust fan 35 at the nose portion of the fan casing 33 and an exhaust air stream is generated. Then, the inside of the fan casing 33 is brought to the negative pressure by this exhaust stream and the discharge case 60 and connection hose 55 installed on the scroll circumferential surface 33a of the fan casing 33 can obtain air intake capacity.
  • the ventilation unit 15 is equipped with a means to block the intake port 31 of the fan casing 33 (damper drive mechanism 45 that drives the damper 40), while the sweeping unit Z is being operated to remove dust adhering to the front and upper air filters 11A and 11B and discharge outside, the intake port 31 is blocked. Consequently, the degree of negative pressure of the backflow prevention damper 61 and the connection hose 55 linked to the outer circumferential surface on the upstream side than the exhaust port 32, the dust suction capacity is increased and still more effective dust discharge is enabled.
  • the front air filter 11A and the upper air filter 11B are formed into a roll form, respectively, and a sweeping unit Z that drives the relevant air filters 11A and 11B, respectively, and rotates a brush B, respectively, when the air filter is cleaned to remove dust, but the invention shall not be limited to this.
  • the front air filter and the upper air filter are formed in a flat sheet to tailor to the cross-sectional shape of the suction port, and an air filter sweeping mechanism to reciprocatively drive each air filter successively with respect to the rotatably driven brush and remove dust may be equipped or any other configuration can be accepted.
  • any configuration may be used in which dust is removed from each air filter and is collected in the dust box 57, which is a dust storage part, and dust in this dust box 57 is guided to the ventilation unit 15 via the connection hose 55.
  • FIGS. 11A and 11B show the second embodiment in the present invention, and in particular, is a schematic configuration drawing of the ventilation unit 15 to explain the position of the connection hose 55 to be connected to the fan casing 33, and is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the fan casing 33, respectively.
  • the above-mentioned fan casing 33 is formed in a shape of a scroll along the circumferential surface 33a, is equipped with an intake port 31 to draw in air for ventilation on the side surface, and has an exhaust port 32 on the circumferential end portion, which communicates with the outside.
  • the above-mentioned centrifugal fan type exhaust fan 35 is housed, and as shown in FIG. 11B with the chain double-dashed line, air is drawn in from the center axis direction opposite to the intake port 31 and is discharged from the circumferential direction.
  • the sweeping unit Z and the ventilation unit 15 communicate with each other via the connection hose 55.
  • the discharge case 60 is mounted, and to this discharge case 60, the connection hose 55 is connected, but in this case, for simplifying the explanation, the discharge case 60 is omitted.
  • the dust is guided to the position kept away from the blade part of the exhaust fan 35 by the operation as described above and is discharged from the exhaust port 32 to the outside. Consequently, dust does not clog up the blade part of the exhaust fan 35 and high air-distributing performance can be maintained over a long time in the same manner as described before.
  • connection hose 55 is connected to the circumferential surface 33a which is formed into a scroll shape of the fan casing 33. That is, since the intake port 31 is located on the side surface portion of the fan casing 33, it is unable to connect the head end portion of the connection hose 35 to this. Furthermore, the connection hose 35 shall not be connected to the side surface opposite to the intake port 31 or to a projection plane X of the exhaust fan 35 as shown by fine hatching in FIG. 11B .
  • connection position of the connection hose 55 to the fan casing 35 should be set to the fan casing 33 surface portion other than these intake port 31 and the projection plane X of the exhaust fan 35. Consequently, dust guided from the sweeping unit Z to the ventilation unit 15 via the connection hose 55 is guided to the position kept away from the exhaust fan 35 in the fan casing 33 and does not adhere to the exhaust fan 35 nor clog the blade part.
  • FIG. 12 shows the third embodiment according to the present invention, and is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ventilation unit Z in order to establish the position of the connection hose 55 to be connected to the fan casing 33 of the ventilation unit 15.
  • the head end portion of the connection hose 55 to.the fan casing 33 should be connected to a surface portion other than the intake port 31 of the fan casing 33, the side surface opposite to the intake port 31 and the projection plane X of the exhaust fan 35.
  • the head end portion of the connection hose 55 is connected to one (right) side surface part 33b of the fan casing 33 which is away from the projection plane X of'the exhaust fan 35. Or as shown by the chain double-dashed line in the figure, it may be connect to the other (left) side surface part 33c. In either case, the working effect identical to the second embodiment can be obtained.
  • FIG. 13 shows the fourth embodiment according to the present invention, and is a schematic configuration drawing of the ventilation unit 15 in order to establish the connection position of the connection hose 55 to the fan casing 33 of the ventilation unit 15.
  • connection hose 55 is connected to the circumferential surface 33a formed in a scroll shape of the fan casing 33 and at the same time, the connecting direction is headed out to go along in the flow direction K of air stream which is generated in the fan casing 33 as the exhaust fan 35 rotates.
  • the fan casing 33 basically, air can be drawn in from any portions but since it is not the intended use of the centrifugal fan, the negative pressure generated or the exhaust air volume is reduced even at the same rotating speed.
  • the air should be allowed to flow in from nearly same direction in such a manner as to go along in the flow direction K of air stream which is generated in the fan casing 33, which is the rotating direction of the exhaust fan 35.
  • FIG. 14A is a view that explains the operation of the case in which the connection hose 55 is connected without considering the above-mentioned conditions
  • FIG. 14B is a view that explains the operation of external force when the connection hose 55 is connected with the above-mentioned conditions taken into account.
  • FIG. 14A will be explained. While the removed dust is being guided in the connection hose 55, an air stream which is headed toward the exhaust port 32 is generated in the fan casing 33 as the exhaust fan 35 is driven to be rotated. As soon as the dust guided to the connection hose 55 enters the fan casing 33, it collides against the air stream which circulates in the fan casing 33.
  • FIG. 15A is a partial perspective view of the ventilation unit 15 with part of the ventilation unit 15 enlarged in the fourth embodiment
  • FIG. 15B is a perspective view with the fan casing 33 side surface part of the ventilation unit 15 detached.
  • a backflow prevention damper 61A connected to a drive source (not shown) is mounted on the discharge case 60.
  • the backflow prevention damper 61A has the drive source subject to drive control in accordance with drive signals from the control part, and works to open and close the discharge case 60 inside.
  • control is carried out by changing over the opening signals and closing signals to the backflow prevention damper 61. That is, during operation in which in the sweeping unit Z, dust is removed from the front and the upper air filters 11A and 11B and is collected into the dust box 57, the control part sends closing signals to the backflow prevention damper 61A and totally closes the connection hose 55.
  • the ventilation unit 15 which originally selects the primary-side air and the secondary-side air of the heat exchanger 10
  • guides, and ventilates dust collected in the sweeping unit Z is discharged to the outside.
  • the backflow prevention damper 61A which carries out open/close operations in accordance with drive signals is necessary in order to prevent any air for ventilation from back-flowing into the sweeping unit Z as well as in order to smoothly discharge dust from the sweeping unit Z to the outside via the ventilation unit 15.
  • the discharge case 60 which houses the backflow prevention dampers 61 and 61A is configured with transparent material so that the operation of backflow prevention dampers 61 and 61A mounted inwards can be checked from the outside.

Abstract

Dans l’unité ci-décrite, les orifices d’aspiration 4 et 6 et un orifice d’extraction 9 sont réalisés sur un passage de ventilation situé entre lesdits orifices 4 et 6 et l'orifice 9; un échangeur de chaleur 10 et une soufflerie 13 sont agencés sur l'unité intérieure 1 proprement dite ; et des filtres à air 11A et 11B sont montés entre les orifices d’aspiration et l’échangeur de chaleur. Une unité de ventilation 15 qui évacue l’air intérieur vers l’extérieur est également installée, et les filtres à air comportent une unité de balayage Z qui élimine la poussière collant à leurs surfaces et la récupère dans un boîtier à poussière. L’unité de ventilation possède un carter de soufflerie doté d’un orifice d’aspiration 31 et d’un orifice d’extraction 32, une soufflerie d’extraction 35, et un tuyau de raccord 55 qui communique avec un boîtier à poussière de l’unité de balayage et avec l’unité de ventilation, la partie de tête du tuyau de raccord étant reliée à la partie circonférentielle externe en amont de l’orifice d’extraction du carter de soufflerie.

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  1. Unité intérieure d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air, comprenant :
    une unité intérieure proprement dite (1) équipée d'un orifice de succion (6) et d'un orifice de soufflage (9) ;
    des filtres à air (11A, 11B) qui sont agencés dans un canal de ventilation entre l'orifice de succion (6) et l'orifice de soufflage (9) dans l'unité intérieure proprement dite (1) et recueillant la poussière contenue dans l'air intérieur ;
    une unité d'échappement (15) qui aspire l'air intérieur dans l'unité intérieure proprement dite (1) et le décharge vers l'extérieur ; et
    un mécanisme d'essuyage de filtre à air (Z) qui enlève la poussière qui adhère sur la surface du filtre à air, dans laquelle
    l'unité d'échappement (15) comprend :
    une surface latérale ;
    un orifice d'admission (31) qui aspire l'air pour la ventilation, prévu sur la surface latérale ;
    un carter de ventilateur (33) pour lequel un orifice d'échappement (32) est équipé sur la portion d'extrémité circonférentielle ;
    un ventilateur d'échappement (35) qui est abrité dans le carter (33) ; et
    un moteur de ventilateur (34) qui est relié au ventilateur d'échappement (35) et qui entraîne en rotation le ventilateur d'échappement (35), et dans laquelle le mécanisme d'essuyage de filtre à air (Z) comprend des moyens d'enlèvement pour enlever depuis les filtres à air la poussière recueillie sur les filtres à air (11A, 11B) ;
    l'unité intérieure étant caractérisée par
    un tuyau souple de connexion (55) pour décharger la poussière enlevée par lesdits moyens d'enlèvement, la portion d'extrémité de tête du tuyau de connexion (55) est connectée à la portion de surface circonférentielle extérieure du carter de ventilateur (33) à une position en amont de l'orifice d'échappement (32), installé sur le carter de ventilateur de l'unité d'échappement, sur un côté de soufflage du ventilateur d'échappement (35), de sorte que la poussière qui se déplace sous la pression négative du soufflage engendré alors que le ventilateur d'échappement (35) tourne ne vient pas directement en contact avec le ventilateur d'échappement (35) et est attirée et guidée par le flux d'un courant d'air.
  2. Unité intérieure d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'unité d'échappement (15) comprend des moyens de blocage (40) pour bloquer l'orifice d'admission (31) du carter de ventilateur (33) d'une manière telle que celui-ci est libre de s'ouvrir et de se fermer et, pendant le fonctionnement pour décharger la poussière enlevée par le mécanisme d'essuyage de filtre à air (Z) vers l'extérieur, l'actionnement des moyens de blocage (40) pour bloquer l'orifice d'admission (31) et simultanément l'entraînement en rotation du ventilateur d'échappement (35) de l'unité d'échappement (15).
  3. Unité intérieure d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une ou l'autre des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce qu'un amortisseur d'empêchement de reflux (61) est équipé sur la portion à l'extrémité de tête du tuyau de connexion (55).
  4. Unité intérieure d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que l'amortisseur d'empêchement de reflux (61) est logé dans un boîtier de décharge qui communique avec le carter de ventilateur (33) et un boîtier de décharge (60) est composé de matériau transparent.
  5. Unité intérieure d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit ventilateur d'échappement (30) est composé avec un ventilateur centrifuge (35) qui aspire l'air depuis la direction axiale centrale lors de sa rotation, et qui souffle l'air dans la direction circonférentielle, et la surface circonférentielle du carter de ventilateur (33) est formée d'une volute ;
    ledit carter de ventilateur (33) ayant un orifice d'échappement (32) qui communique vers l'extérieur sur la portion d'extrémité circonférentielle et une ouverture prévue sur la portion de surface autre que la surface latérale en projection du ventilateur d'échappement (35), le carter de ventilateur (33) est formé sous la forme d'une volute le long de la surface circonférentielle et abritant le ventilateur d'échappement (35).
  6. Unité intérieure d'un appareil de conditionnement d'air selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que la portion à l'extrémité de tête du tuyau de connexion (55) est reliée à la surface circonférentielle de la volute du carter de ventilateur (33), et simultanément la direction de connexion va le long de la direction d'écoulement du courant d'air engendré dans le carter de ventilateur (33) alors que le ventilateur d'échappement est en rotation (35).
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