EP2224184B1 - Air conditioner indoor unit - Google Patents

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EP2224184B1
EP2224184B1 EP08867622.6A EP08867622A EP2224184B1 EP 2224184 B1 EP2224184 B1 EP 2224184B1 EP 08867622 A EP08867622 A EP 08867622A EP 2224184 B1 EP2224184 B1 EP 2224184B1
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Jihong Liu
Mariko Takakura
Isao Ohgami
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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
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/20—Casings or covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0043—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements
    • F24F1/0047—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by mounting arrangements mounted in the ceiling or at the ceiling

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  • the present invention relates to an indoor unit for an air conditioner, and, more particularly, to a configuration of a top plate of an indoor unit for an air conditioner.
  • This type of indoor unit for an air conditioner (which is, for example, an indoor unit for a built-in type air conditioner) includes a top plate having increased rigidity.
  • Methods for increasing the rigidity of the top plate include spot welding of an L-shaped angle bar to the top plate and formation of a reinforcement rib on the top plate to which the L-shaped angle bar has been spot-welded.
  • Such methods for increasing the rigidity of the top plate necessitate an additional component, which is the L-shaped angle bar attached to the top plate. This not only raises the cost for manufacturing the indoor unit but also increases the weight of the indoor unit and the thickness of the top plate.
  • Patent Document 1 The technique for increasing the rigidity of the top plate by forming parallel reinforcement ribs on this type of top plate has been conventionally known as disclosed in Patent Document 1.
  • Patent Document 1 The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 relates to a configuration of a top plate for supporting a fan and fan motor to the top plate each in a suspended state. A plurality of reinforcement ribs are formed on the top plate. However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, deflection of the top plate caused by static pressure and torsion and flexure of the top plate caused by spring back after the top plate is formed are not considered. Patent Document 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-105573
  • JP 2007/192415 discloses features falling under the preamble of claim 1.
  • an air conditioner indoor unit having the features of claim 1 is provided.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed on the top plate 13. This significantly increases the rigidity of the top plate 13 as a whole. If the lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed by stretch-forming, one or more first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and one or more second lateral reinforcement ribs 16, which are formed in the first region 13a and the second region 13b, respectively, decrease torsion and flexure of the top plate 13 caused by spring back after the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed. This increases work efficiency when the top plate 13 is mounted.
  • the top plate 13 has a rectangular shape, and the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 extends parallel to the side edges 13c of the top plate (13).
  • the top plate 13, which is shaped rectangular, is divided into the first region 13a and the second region 13b.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 is usable as a member for supporting an upper end of a component arranged in the body casing, which is, for example, a partition plate 9.
  • the one or more first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the one or more second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the side edges 13c of the top plate 13. In this configuration, the lengths of the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are minimized. This simplifies formation of the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16. If the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed by stretch-forming, torsion and flexure of the top plate 13 caused by spring back after the lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed, are decreased further effectively. As a result, the top plate 13 is mounted with further improved work efficiency.
  • the one or more first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 preferably include a pair of first lateral reinforcement ribs 15, and the one or more second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 include a pair of second lateral reinforcement ribs 16.
  • One of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and a corresponding one of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are preferably aligned along a common straight line, and the other first lateral reinforcement rib 15 and the corresponding second lateral reinforcement rib 16 are preferably arranged along mutually offset straight lines.
  • the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are located in accordance with the positions and the shape of the components arranged in the body casing 1.
  • the one or more first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 preferably include three or more first lateral reinforcement ribs 15, and the one or more second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 preferably include three or more second lateral reinforcement ribs 16. Some of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and corresponding ones of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are preferably aligned along common straight lines, and the other first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the corresponding second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are preferably arranged along mutually offset straight lines. In this configuration, the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are located further effectively in accordance with the positions and the shapes of the components arranged in the body casing 1.
  • the top plate 13 preferably has the side edges 13c and a pair of end edges 13d, 13e extending perpendicular to the side edges 13c.
  • An edge bending rib 17 extending downward is preferably formed in each side edge 13c and each end edge 13d, 13e. In this configuration, the edge bending rib 17 increases the rigidity of the side edges 13c and the end edges 13d, 13e of the first and second regions 13a, 13b, which are divided by the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 on the top plate 13. This increases the rigidity of the top plate 13 as a whole further effectively.
  • first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed by stretch-forming, torsion and flexure of the top plate 13 caused by spring back after the lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed are decreased further effectively. As a result, the top plate 13 is mounted with improved work efficiency.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 is preferably formed through bending. In this configuration, spring back does not occur after the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 is formed. Also, the top plate 13 is formed by the first and second regions 13a, 13b, which are fully separated areas, thus preventing the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 from being twisted or flexed after the lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed. This improves work efficiency when the top plate 13 is mounted.
  • the one or more first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the one or more second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are formed by stretch-forming. This configuration simplifies the steps for molding the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16.
  • Atop plate 13 which is illustrated in Fig. 1 , is optimal for use in a body casing 1 of an air conditioner indoor unit A (for 2 HP(1.5 kW)) shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the air conditioner indoor unit A is a built-in type arranged in the path of a duct and includes the rectangular parallelepiped body casing 1.
  • the body casing 1 accommodates a fan 2 and a heat exchanger 3.
  • the fan 2 draws air from an air inlet port 7 of the fan casing 5 and blasts the air through an outlet port 8, which is arranged in the distal end of the fan casing 5.
  • the space in the body casing 1 is divided into a fan chamber 10 and a heat exchange chamber 11 by a partition plate 9.
  • the fan 2 is arranged in the fan chamber 10 with a distal portion of the fan casing 5 supported by the partition plate 9.
  • the heat exchanger 3 is arranged in the heat exchange chamber 11 in an inclined state. Indoor air Wr is drawn through an inlet duct 4a, which communicates with the fan chamber 10, and sent into the heat exchange chamber 11 through the fan 2. The heat exchanger 3 selectively cools and heats the indoor air Wr that has been blasted out from the fan 2. After having been cooled or heated, the air is blasted out into the room from an outlet duct 4b as conditioned air W.
  • a drain pan 12 is arranged in the heat exchange chamber 11.
  • the first region 13a has two first lateral reinforcement ribs 15, which are formed between the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the corresponding one of two side edges 13c of the top plate 13.
  • the second region 13b has two lateral reinforcement ribs 16, which are formed between the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the corresponding one of the two side edges 13c of the top plate 13.
  • Edge bending ribs 17 extending downward are formed along the side edges 13c and end edges 13d, 13e, which extend perpendicular to the side edges 13c, of the top plate 13. The edge bending ribs 17 thus increase the rigidity of the top plate 13 at the side edges 13c and the end edges 13d, 13e of the first and second regions 13a, 13b.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 is a recessed groove that extends parallel to the side edges 13c of the top plate 13 and divides the top plate 13 into the first and second regions 13a, 13b.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 is formed through bending.
  • the top plate 13 is divided into the first and second regions 13a, 13b, each of which has a rectangular shape, by the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14.
  • the first and second regions 13a, 13b are prevented from being distorted through machining.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 functions as a member for supporting an upper end of the partition plate 9 (see Fig. 2 ).
  • first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 both extend perpendicular to the side edges 13c of the top plate 13.
  • the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 may be inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 (up to approximately 45°).
  • the numbers of the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 may be selected in accordance with the size of the corresponding one of the first and second regions 13a, 13b, respectively.
  • the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 may be shaped differently in the first region 13a, and the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 may be shaped differently in the second region 13b.
  • the positions of the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 may be determined in accordance with the shapes and the positions of the devices arranged in the body casing 1. For example, with reference to Fig. 1 , one of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 in the first region 13a and the corresponding one of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 in the second region 13b are aligned along a straight line in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the side edges 13c of the top plate 13. The other one of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the corresponding one of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are arranged along offset straight lines in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the side edges 13c of the top plate 13, without being aligned along a line.
  • the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 of the top plate 13 are formed by stretch-forming.
  • the stretch forming is performed using a die illustrated in Figs. 3(a) to 3(c) .
  • the top plate 13 is formed using a blank 13' shown in Fig. 3(d) .
  • the blank 13' shown in Fig. 3(d) is mounted on a die block X, which is illustrated in Fig. 3(c) .
  • the blank 13' is maintained by a holder Y, which is shown in Fig. 3(b) and arranged on the blank 13'.
  • the top plate 13 is shaped.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 is formed in the blank 13' in advance through bending.
  • the stretch forming simplifies the molding steps but causes torsion and flexure of a formed product caused by spring back after the product is formed.
  • the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed on the formed top plate 13, thus significantly increasing the rigidity of the top plate 13 as a whole. Further, since the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed in the corresponding first and second regions 13a, 13b, which are separated from each other by the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14, torsion and flexure of the top plate 13 caused by spring back after the first and second lateral reinforcement ribs 15, 16 are formed are decreased. This improves work efficiency when the top plate 13 is mounted.
  • a configuration of a top plate for an air conditioner indoor unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention will hereafter be described mainly about the differences from the first embodiment.
  • first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 are formed in a first region 13a, and four second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are arranged in a second region 13b.
  • some of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the corresponding ones of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are aligned along common straight lines, and the other ones of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the corresponding other ones of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are arranged along offset straight lines without being aligned along common straight lines.
  • first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 in the first region 13a and the corresponding two of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 in the second region 13b are aligned along common straight lines in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the side edges 13c of the top plate 13.
  • the other two of the first lateral reinforcement ribs 15 and the corresponding other two of the second lateral reinforcement ribs 16 are arranged along offset straight lines in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal reinforcement rib 14 and the side edges 13c of the top plate 13, without being aligned along common straight lines.
  • the configuration of the other components of the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the corresponding components of the first embodiment, and the advantages of the second embodiment are equivalent to those of the first embodiment. Accordingly, explanation of the configuration of these components and the advantages of the second embodiment are omitted herein.
  • the air conditioner indoor unit according to the invention is embodied as a built-in type indoor unit.

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