EP2829814B1 - Indoor air conditioner - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an air conditioning indoor unit.
- patent document 1 JP-A No. 2001-116346 ) there is disclosed an air conditioning indoor unit that has air inlets in a front portion, an upper portion, and a lower portion of a body respectively. Air that has been sucked in from the lower air inlet in the lower portion of the body travels through a lower inlet air path and is supplied to a heat exchanger.
- the lower air inlet and the lower inlet air path are formed by a frame.
- the frame receives the weight of the heat exchanger and has a large force applied to it, so it is necessary to enhance the strength of the frame.
- JP 2002 195599 A discloses an air conditioner with a main body constituted of a base having an air vent in a connecting section which connects an upper rear guider section and a lower rear guider section and a suction opening in the bottom face, a base cover on the backside of the main body, and a front panel provided with an air outlet in the lower part of the front face of the main body, the air conditioner being provided with a heater exchanger which is positioned to face the air vent, first and second supply fans and which are respectively installed to the upper and lower rear guider sections, and a first opening in the front panel with an opening/closing panel which opens/closes the opening, a first rotating means which rotates the opening and a partition plate which divides the inside of the main body into front and rear chambers.
- An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a first aspect of the present invention is an air conditioning indoor unit of a wall-mounted type which is equipped with a body casing and having a lower air inlet disposed in a lower portion, the air conditioning indoor unit comprising: an attachment plate, the air conditioning indoor unit being attachable to an installation-side wall via the attachment plate, a first frame that has heat exchanger support portions that support a heat exchanger and a mounting portion, fixed to the attachment plate, for mounting a back surface of the air conditioning indoor unit on the installation-side wall; and a second frame which, together with the first frame, configures the lower air inlet and a lower inlet air path leading from the lower air inlet to the heat exchanger, with the second frame being installed facing the installation side wall.
- the first frame is configured as a result of the heat exchanger support portions that support the heat exchanger that is a heavy object and the mounting portion that is directly fixed to the installation-side wall being integrally formed.
- An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first aspect, wherein a first surface that forms an outlet air path for blowing out air from the heat exchanger and a second surface that is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface are formed on the first frame, and a third surface that configures the lower inlet air path and the lower air inlet together with the second surface of the first frame as a result of the second frame being attached to a back surface side of the first frame is formed on the second frame.
- the two first and second frames are formed with sheet shaped and are easy to remove from molds. Furthermore, the desired lower inlet air path and lower air inlet can be formed by combining the two sheet shaped first and second frames.
- An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a third aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first aspect, wherein the first frame further has a communicating opening for delivering air from the lower inlet air path to the heat exchanger, and the second frame is attached in such a way as to extend from an open end portion of the communicating opening and continuously forms the lower inlet air path and the communicating opening.
- the second frame is attached to the first frame in such a way that the communicating opening becomes continuous from the lower inlet air path.
- air that has passed through the lower inlet air path is provided to the heat exchanger efficiently from the communicating opening.
- the strength of the first frame can be enhanced as a result of the heat exchanger support portions that support the heat exchanger that is a heavy object and the mounting portion that is directly fixed to the installation-side wall being integrally formed.
- the two first and second frames are formed with sheet shaped and are easy to remove from molds.
- the communicating opening is continuous from the lower inlet air path, so air that has passed through the lower inlet air path is provided to the heat exchanger efficiently from the communicating opening.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the air conditioning indoor unit 10 pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention is a wall-mounted type and is equipped with a body casing 11, a heat exchanger 13, an indoor fan 15, a first frame 17, a second frame 27, a filter 25, and a controller 41.
- the body casing 11 has a front surface grille 11a and a front surface panel 11b and is attached via an attachment plate 11c to an installation-side wall 45 (see FIG. 3 ).
- the heat exchanger 13, the indoor fan 15, the filter 25, and the controller 41 are housed in a three-dimensional space formed by the front surface grille 11a, the front surface panel 11b, and the first frame 17.
- the second frame 27 is disposed on the back surface of the first frame 17 between the first frame 17 and the attachment plate 11c.
- the front surface panel 11b covers the front surface of the front surface grille 11a, and the upper end of the front surface panel 11b is rotatably supported on the front surface grille 11a and can move in a hinged manner.
- the heat exchanger 13 performs heat exchange with air passing through it. Furthermore, the heat exchanger 13 has an inverted V-shape, in which both ends are bent downward as seen in a side view, and is attached to the first frame 17.
- the indoor fan 15 is positioned under the heat exchanger 13.
- the indoor fan 15 is a cross flow fan, applies air taken in from a room to the heat exchanger 13, causes the air to pass through the heat exchanger 13, and blows the air out into the room.
- An air outlet 19 is disposed in the lower surface portion of the body casing 11.
- a flap 29 that guides the air blown out from the air outlet 19 is rotatably disposed in the air outlet 19.
- the flap 29 is driven by a motor (not shown in the drawings) and not only changes the direction in which the air is blown out but can also open and close the air outlet 19.
- the air outlet 19 is connected via an outlet air path 18 to the inside of the body casing 11 and allows the air that has exchanged heat in the heat exchanger 13 to be blown out.
- the outlet air path 18 is formed along the first frame 17 from the air outlet 19.
- a lower air inlet 21 is disposed in the lower surface portion of the body casing 11 on the wall side of the air outlet 19.
- the lower air inlet 21 is formed by an opening in the lower portion between the first frame 17 and the second frame 27 and is connected via a lower inlet air path 16 to the inside of the body casing 11.
- a shutter 31 that opens and closes the lower air inlet 21 as a result of being rotated by an opening and closing mechanism 32 is disposed in the lower air inlet 21.
- the lower inlet air path 16 is formed along the space between the first frame 17 and the second frame 27. Thus, the lower inlet air path 16 is adjacent to the outlet air path 18 across the first frame 17.
- Room air in the neighborhood of the lower air inlet 21 is sucked by the operation of the indoor fan 15 into the indoor fan 15 via the lower air inlet 21, the lower inlet air path 16, the filter 25, and the heat exchanger 13 and is blown out from the air outlet 19 via the outlet air path 18 from the indoor fan 15.
- the filter 25 is disposed between the front surface grille 11 a of the body casing 11 and the heat exchanger 13.
- the filter 25 removes dirt and dust included in the air flowing in toward the heat exchanger 13.
- An upper air inlet 22 is disposed in the front upper portion of the front surface grille 11a. Room air in the neighborhood of the upper air inlet 22 is sucked by the operation of the indoor fan 15 into the indoor fan 15 via the upper air inlet 22, the filter 25, and the heat exchanger 13 and is blown out from the air outlet 19 via the outlet air path 18 from the indoor fan 15.
- the controller 41 is housed in the front section of the body casing 11 and issues commands for controlling the rotating speed of the indoor fan 15, adjusting the opening degree of the air outlet 19, adjusting the opening degree of the lower air inlet 21, and adjusting the opening degree of the upper air inlet 22.
- FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are schematic views schematically showing the configurations of the first frame 17 and the second frame 27, with FIG. 3(a) being a sectional view and FIG. 3(b) being a front view showing the positional relationship between the first frame and the heat exchanger.
- the attachment plate 11c for supporting the body casing 11 is attached to the body casing 11.
- the second frame 27 and the first frame 17 are disposed in this order heading from the attachment plate 11c toward the front surface panel 11b.
- the first frame 17 supports the heat exchanger 13 located on its front surface.
- the first frame 17 has an air outlet end portion 17a, an outlet air path constituent portion 17b, a drain pan 17c, a mounting portion 17d, a communicating opening 17e, and heat exchanger support portions 17h.
- the air outlet end portion 17a is one end portion of the first frame 17, is disposed in the neighborhood of the air outlet 19, and is attached to the body casing 11 as a result of being bent relative to the outlet air path constituent portion 17b as shown in the drawings, for example.
- the outlet air path constituent portion 17b is formed extending from the air outlet end portion 17a and configures the outlet air path 18 that allows the air output from the indoor fan 15 to be blown out to the air outlet 19.
- a first surface 17f and a second surface 17g on the opposite side of the first surface 17f are formed on the first frame 17, and the first surface 17f of the outlet air path constituent portion 17b forms one surface of the outlet air path 18.
- the drain pan 17c is configured to branch, for example, from the outlet air path constituent portion 17b and has a first receiving portion 17c-1 and a second receiving portion 17c-2.
- the first receiving portion 17c-1 and the second receiving portion 17c-2 configure a pan that receives liquid dripping down from the heat exchanger 13.
- the mounting portion 17d is the other end portion of the first frame 17 and is formed extending from the first receiving portion 17c-1 of the drain pan 17c.
- the mounting portion 17d is fixed to the attachment plate 11 c, whereby the first frame 17 can support a heavy object such as the heat exchanger 13.
- the communicating opening 17e is an opening for delivering the air that has been sucked in from the lower air inlet 21 and traveled through the lower inlet air path 16 to the heat exchanger 13.
- the communicating opening 17e is formed between the first receiving portion 17c-1 of the drain pan 17c and the mounting portion 17d.
- the heat exchanger support portions 17h are disposed on both width direction end portions of the body casing 11 and support the heat exchanger 13.
- the heat exchanger support portions 17h include a first heat exchanger support portion 17h-1 and a second heat exchanger support portion 17h-2.
- the first heat exchanger support portion 17h-1 and the second heat exchanger support portion 17h-2 support both ends of the heat exchanger 13.
- the second frame 27 configures the lower air inlet 21 and the lower inlet air path 16 together with the first frame 17 and has a back surface portion 27a, a coupling portion 27b, and a pipe space constituent portion 27c.
- the back surface portion 27a is formed along the attachment plate 11c.
- the pipe space constituent portion 27c is formed bending from one end of the back surface portion 27a in such a way as to form, between itself and the attachment plate 11 c, a space 60 for pipes. Pipes and so forth connected between an air conditioning outdoor unit and the air conditioning indoor unit 10 are housed in the space 60 for pipes.
- the coupling portion 27b is formed extending from the other end of the back surface portion 27a toward the first frame 17.
- the coupling portion 27b is connected to the end portion of the communicating opening 17e in the first frame 17 so that the air that has traveled through the lower inlet air path 16 is introduced via the communicating opening 17e to the heat exchanger 13.
- the second frame 27 is attached to the first frame 17 in such a way that the communicating opening 17e becomes continuous from the lower inlet air path 16, so the air that has passed through the lower inlet air path 16 is provided to the heat exchanger 13 efficiently from the communicating opening 17e.
- a third surface 27d and a fourth surface 27e on the opposite side of the third surface 27d are formed on the second frame 27.
- the second frame 27 is attached to the back surface side of the first frame 17, whereby the second surface 17g of the first frame 17 and the third surface 27d of the second frame 27 form the lower inlet air path 16.
- a heavy object such as the heat exchanger 13 is supported by the first frame 17.
- the first frame 17 is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 without involving the second frame 27. That is, the air outlet end portion 17a, the outlet air path constituent portion 17b, the drain pan 17c, the mounting portion 17d, and the heat exchanger support portions 17h of the first frame 17 are continuously and integrally formed. Additionally, the heat exchanger support portions 17h of the continuous and integral first frame 17 support a heavy object such as the heat exchanger 13.
- the frame that supports the heavy object and the frame that is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 are separately formed, there is no longer the weakness in the coupled section where the separate frames are coupled together, and the strength of the first frame 17 can be enhanced.
- these two frames are divided into and formed by a front side frame that supports a heavy object such as a heat exchanger and a back surface side frame that supports the weight received by the front side frame and is fixed to a wall.
- a front side frame that supports a heavy object such as a heat exchanger
- a back surface side frame that supports the weight received by the front side frame and is fixed to a wall.
- the coupling between the front side frame and the back surface side frame strong in order to ensure that the front side frame does not fall due to the weight of the heavy object.
- the first frame 17 that supports a heavy object is itself fixed to the installation-side wall 45 as described above, so the heavy object can be sufficiently supported.
- first frame 17 and the second frame 27 that form the lower inlet air path 16 and the lower air inlet 21 comprise separate frames, so mold limitations are also met. That is, frames such as the first frame 17 and the second frame 27 are usually formed by injection molding or the like using a mold. However, due to mold limitations, it is difficult to integrally form the first frame 17 and the second frame 27. The reason is because in a case where a molding material is fed into a mold to integrally form the first frame 17 and the second frame 27, the frame cannot be removed from the mold or it is difficult to remove the frame from the mold. Furthermore, even if the first frame 17 and the second frame 27 can be integrally formed, they are limited to a frame shape that can be removed from the mold and the degree of freedom of the frame shape becomes lower.
- the first frame 17 and the second frame 27 are formed using a mold for the first frame 17 and a mold for the second frame 27, respectively.
- the first frame 17 that forms one surface of the lower inlet air path 16 and the second frame 27 that forms the other surface are separately formed, so mold limitations are met.
- the two first and second frames 17 and 27 are formed with sheet shaped and are easy to remove from the molds.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second frame is attached to the first frame.
- FIG. 5 is a back perspective view of the first frame, and
- FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the second frame.
- the first frame 17 shown in FIG. 5 is a frame that supports a heavy object such as the heat exchanger 13.
- FIG. 5 shows the back surface side of the first frame 17, and the front surface side of the second frame 27 shown in FIG. 6 opposes this back surface side.
- the air outlet end portion 17a, the outlet air path constituent portion 17b, the drain pan 17c, the mounting portion 17d, and the heat exchanger support portions 17h of the first frame 17 are continuously and integrally formed.
- the second frame 27 is attached to the first frame 17 in such a way as to cover a part of the back surface of the first frame 17 and forms the lower inlet air path 16.
- the heat exchanger 13 that is a heavy object is supported by the first frame 17.
- the first frame 17 that supports the heat exchanger 13 is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 without involving the second frame 27. That is, the first frame 17 is configured as a result of the heat exchanger support portions 17h that support the heat exchanger 13 that is a heavy object and the mounting portion 17d that is directly fixed to the installation-side wall 45 being integrally formed.
- the frame that supports the heavy object and the frame that is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 are separately formed, there is no longer the weakness in the coupled section where the separate frames are coupled together, and the strength of the first frame 17 can be enhanced.
- first frame 17 and the second frame 27 that form the lower inlet air path 16 and the lower air inlet 21 comprise separate frames, so mold limitations are also met.
- the two first and second frames 17 and 27 are formed with sheet shaped and are easy to remove from molds. Furthermore, the desired lower inlet air path 16 and lower air inlet 21 can be formed by combining the two sheet shaped first and second frames 17 and 27.
- the second frame 27 is attached to the first frame 17 in such a way that the communicating opening 17e becomes continuous from the lower inlet air path 16.
- air that has passed through the lower inlet air path 16 is provided to the heat exchanger 13 efficiently from the communicating opening 17e.
- the heat exchanger 13 is directly attached to the first frame 17. It suffices for the weight of the heat exchanger 13 to be supported by the first frame 17, so the heat exchanger 13 may be directly supported by the first frame 17 or may be indirectly supported by the first frame 17.
- the first frame 17 may also support the heat exchanger 13 with the heat exchanger support portions 17h via another member.
- the first frame 17 supports the heat exchanger 13. It suffices for the first frame 17 to be a frame that can support a heavy object with a relatively large weight among the devices supported in the body casing 11, so, for example, the first frame 17 may support just the heat exchanger 13 or may support the heat exchanger 13 and other configurations such as the indoor fan 15.
- a frame structure whose strength can be enhanced, so the present invention is useful for wall-mounted air conditioning indoor units.
- Patent Document 1 JP-ANo. 2001-116346
Description
- The present invention relates to an air conditioning indoor unit.
- In patent document 1 (
JP-A No. 2001-116346 - Additionally,
JP 2002 195599 A - However, in
patent document 1 there is no disclosure regarding how to enhance the strength of the frame that forms the lower air inlet and the lower inlet air path. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioning indoor unit that has a frame structure whose strength can be enhanced. - The aforementioned technical problem is solved by the combination of features of
claim 1. Preferred embodiments are addressed by the dependent claims. - An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a first aspect of the present invention is an air conditioning indoor unit of a wall-mounted type which is equipped with a body casing and having a lower air inlet disposed in a lower portion, the air conditioning indoor unit comprising: an attachment plate, the air conditioning indoor unit being attachable to an installation-side wall via the attachment plate, a first frame that has heat exchanger support portions that support a heat exchanger and a mounting portion, fixed to the attachment plate, for mounting a back surface of the air conditioning indoor unit on the installation-side wall; and a second frame which, together with the first frame, configures the lower air inlet and a lower inlet air path leading from the lower air inlet to the heat exchanger, with the second frame being installed facing the installation side wall.
- According to this air conditioning indoor unit, the first frame is configured as a result of the heat exchanger support portions that support the heat exchanger that is a heavy object and the mounting portion that is directly fixed to the installation-side wall being integrally formed. Thus, compared to a case where the frame that supports the heavy object and the frame that is fixed to the installation-side wall are separately formed, there is no longer the weakness in the coupled section where the separate frames are coupled together, and the strength of the first frame can be enhanced.
- An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first aspect, wherein a first surface that forms an outlet air path for blowing out air from the heat exchanger and a second surface that is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface are formed on the first frame, and a third surface that configures the lower inlet air path and the lower air inlet together with the second surface of the first frame as a result of the second frame being attached to a back surface side of the first frame is formed on the second frame.
- According to this air conditioning indoor unit, the two first and second frames are formed with sheet shaped and are easy to remove from molds. Furthermore, the desired lower inlet air path and lower air inlet can be formed by combining the two sheet shaped first and second frames.
- An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a third aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first aspect, wherein the first frame further has a communicating opening for delivering air from the lower inlet air path to the heat exchanger, and the second frame is attached in such a way as to extend from an open end portion of the communicating opening and continuously forms the lower inlet air path and the communicating opening.
- According to this air conditioning indoor unit, the second frame is attached to the first frame in such a way that the communicating opening becomes continuous from the lower inlet air path. Thus, air that has passed through the lower inlet air path is provided to the heat exchanger efficiently from the communicating opening.
- In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first aspect of the present invention, the strength of the first frame can be enhanced as a result of the heat exchanger support portions that support the heat exchanger that is a heavy object and the mounting portion that is directly fixed to the installation-side wall being integrally formed.
- In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the second aspect of the present invention, the two first and second frames are formed with sheet shaped and are easy to remove from molds.
- In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the third aspect of the present invention, the communicating opening is continuous from the lower inlet air path, so air that has passed through the lower inlet air path is provided to the heat exchanger efficiently from the communicating opening.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are schematic views schematically showing the configurations of a first frame and a second frame, withFIG. 3(a) being a sectional view andFIG. 3(b) being a front view showing the positional relationship between the first frame and a heat exchanger; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second frame is attached to the first frame; -
FIG. 5 is a back perspective view of the first frame; and -
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the second frame. - An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiment below is a specific example of the present invention and is not intended to limit the technical scope of the claims.
- The overall configuration of an air conditioning
indoor unit 10 will be described usingFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 .FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention. - The air conditioning
indoor unit 10 pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention is a wall-mounted type and is equipped with abody casing 11, aheat exchanger 13, anindoor fan 15, afirst frame 17, asecond frame 27, afilter 25, and a controller 41. - The
body casing 11 has afront surface grille 11a and afront surface panel 11b and is attached via anattachment plate 11c to an installation-side wall 45 (seeFIG. 3 ). Theheat exchanger 13, theindoor fan 15, thefilter 25, and the controller 41 are housed in a three-dimensional space formed by thefront surface grille 11a, thefront surface panel 11b, and thefirst frame 17. Thesecond frame 27 is disposed on the back surface of thefirst frame 17 between thefirst frame 17 and theattachment plate 11c. Thefront surface panel 11b covers the front surface of thefront surface grille 11a, and the upper end of thefront surface panel 11b is rotatably supported on thefront surface grille 11a and can move in a hinged manner. - The
heat exchanger 13 performs heat exchange with air passing through it. Furthermore, theheat exchanger 13 has an inverted V-shape, in which both ends are bent downward as seen in a side view, and is attached to thefirst frame 17. - The
indoor fan 15 is positioned under theheat exchanger 13. Theindoor fan 15 is a cross flow fan, applies air taken in from a room to theheat exchanger 13, causes the air to pass through theheat exchanger 13, and blows the air out into the room. - An
air outlet 19 is disposed in the lower surface portion of thebody casing 11. Aflap 29 that guides the air blown out from theair outlet 19 is rotatably disposed in theair outlet 19. Theflap 29 is driven by a motor (not shown in the drawings) and not only changes the direction in which the air is blown out but can also open and close theair outlet 19. Theair outlet 19 is connected via anoutlet air path 18 to the inside of thebody casing 11 and allows the air that has exchanged heat in theheat exchanger 13 to be blown out. Theoutlet air path 18 is formed along thefirst frame 17 from theair outlet 19. - Moreover, a
lower air inlet 21 is disposed in the lower surface portion of thebody casing 11 on the wall side of theair outlet 19. Thelower air inlet 21 is formed by an opening in the lower portion between thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 and is connected via a lowerinlet air path 16 to the inside of thebody casing 11. Ashutter 31 that opens and closes thelower air inlet 21 as a result of being rotated by an opening andclosing mechanism 32 is disposed in thelower air inlet 21. The lowerinlet air path 16 is formed along the space between thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27. Thus, the lowerinlet air path 16 is adjacent to theoutlet air path 18 across thefirst frame 17. - Room air in the neighborhood of the
lower air inlet 21 is sucked by the operation of theindoor fan 15 into theindoor fan 15 via thelower air inlet 21, the lowerinlet air path 16, thefilter 25, and theheat exchanger 13 and is blown out from theair outlet 19 via theoutlet air path 18 from theindoor fan 15. - The
filter 25 is disposed between thefront surface grille 11 a of thebody casing 11 and theheat exchanger 13. Thefilter 25 removes dirt and dust included in the air flowing in toward theheat exchanger 13. - An
upper air inlet 22 is disposed in the front upper portion of thefront surface grille 11a. Room air in the neighborhood of theupper air inlet 22 is sucked by the operation of theindoor fan 15 into theindoor fan 15 via theupper air inlet 22, thefilter 25, and theheat exchanger 13 and is blown out from theair outlet 19 via theoutlet air path 18 from theindoor fan 15. - The controller 41 is housed in the front section of the
body casing 11 and issues commands for controlling the rotating speed of theindoor fan 15, adjusting the opening degree of theair outlet 19, adjusting the opening degree of thelower air inlet 21, and adjusting the opening degree of theupper air inlet 22. - Next, the configurations of the
first frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 will be described usingFIG. 2 andFIGS. 3(a) and 3(b). FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are schematic views schematically showing the configurations of thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27, withFIG. 3(a) being a sectional view andFIG. 3(b) being a front view showing the positional relationship between the first frame and the heat exchanger. - The
attachment plate 11c for supporting thebody casing 11 is attached to thebody casing 11. Thesecond frame 27 and thefirst frame 17 are disposed in this order heading from theattachment plate 11c toward thefront surface panel 11b. Thefirst frame 17 supports theheat exchanger 13 located on its front surface. - The
first frame 17 has an airoutlet end portion 17a, an outlet air pathconstituent portion 17b, adrain pan 17c, a mountingportion 17d, a communicatingopening 17e, and heatexchanger support portions 17h. - The air
outlet end portion 17a is one end portion of thefirst frame 17, is disposed in the neighborhood of theair outlet 19, and is attached to thebody casing 11 as a result of being bent relative to the outlet air pathconstituent portion 17b as shown in the drawings, for example. - The outlet air path
constituent portion 17b is formed extending from the airoutlet end portion 17a and configures theoutlet air path 18 that allows the air output from theindoor fan 15 to be blown out to theair outlet 19. Afirst surface 17f and asecond surface 17g on the opposite side of thefirst surface 17f are formed on thefirst frame 17, and thefirst surface 17f of the outlet air pathconstituent portion 17b forms one surface of theoutlet air path 18. - The
drain pan 17c is configured to branch, for example, from the outlet air pathconstituent portion 17b and has afirst receiving portion 17c-1 and asecond receiving portion 17c-2. Thefirst receiving portion 17c-1 and thesecond receiving portion 17c-2 configure a pan that receives liquid dripping down from theheat exchanger 13. - The mounting
portion 17d is the other end portion of thefirst frame 17 and is formed extending from the first receivingportion 17c-1 of thedrain pan 17c. The mountingportion 17d is fixed to theattachment plate 11 c, whereby thefirst frame 17 can support a heavy object such as theheat exchanger 13. - The communicating
opening 17e is an opening for delivering the air that has been sucked in from thelower air inlet 21 and traveled through the lowerinlet air path 16 to theheat exchanger 13. The communicatingopening 17e is formed between the first receivingportion 17c-1 of thedrain pan 17c and the mountingportion 17d. - As shown in
FIG. 3(b) , the heatexchanger support portions 17h are disposed on both width direction end portions of thebody casing 11 and support theheat exchanger 13. The heatexchanger support portions 17h include a first heatexchanger support portion 17h-1 and a second heatexchanger support portion 17h-2. The first heatexchanger support portion 17h-1 and the second heatexchanger support portion 17h-2 support both ends of theheat exchanger 13. - The
second frame 27 configures thelower air inlet 21 and the lowerinlet air path 16 together with thefirst frame 17 and has aback surface portion 27a, acoupling portion 27b, and a pipe spaceconstituent portion 27c. - The
back surface portion 27a is formed along theattachment plate 11c. - The pipe space
constituent portion 27c is formed bending from one end of theback surface portion 27a in such a way as to form, between itself and theattachment plate 11 c, aspace 60 for pipes. Pipes and so forth connected between an air conditioning outdoor unit and the air conditioningindoor unit 10 are housed in thespace 60 for pipes. - The
coupling portion 27b is formed extending from the other end of theback surface portion 27a toward thefirst frame 17. Thecoupling portion 27b is connected to the end portion of the communicatingopening 17e in thefirst frame 17 so that the air that has traveled through the lowerinlet air path 16 is introduced via the communicatingopening 17e to theheat exchanger 13. Thesecond frame 27 is attached to thefirst frame 17 in such a way that the communicatingopening 17e becomes continuous from the lowerinlet air path 16, so the air that has passed through the lowerinlet air path 16 is provided to theheat exchanger 13 efficiently from the communicatingopening 17e. - A
third surface 27d and afourth surface 27e on the opposite side of thethird surface 27d are formed on thesecond frame 27. Thesecond frame 27 is attached to the back surface side of thefirst frame 17, whereby thesecond surface 17g of thefirst frame 17 and thethird surface 27d of thesecond frame 27 form the lowerinlet air path 16. - A heavy object such as the
heat exchanger 13 is supported by thefirst frame 17. Thefirst frame 17 is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 without involving thesecond frame 27. That is, the airoutlet end portion 17a, the outlet air pathconstituent portion 17b, thedrain pan 17c, the mountingportion 17d, and the heatexchanger support portions 17h of thefirst frame 17 are continuously and integrally formed. Additionally, the heatexchanger support portions 17h of the continuous and integralfirst frame 17 support a heavy object such as theheat exchanger 13. Thus, compared to a case where the frame that supports the heavy object and the frame that is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 are separately formed, there is no longer the weakness in the coupled section where the separate frames are coupled together, and the strength of thefirst frame 17 can be enhanced. - Assume, for example, that these two frames are divided into and formed by a front side frame that supports a heavy object such as a heat exchanger and a back surface side frame that supports the weight received by the front side frame and is fixed to a wall. In this case, it is necessary to make the coupling between the front side frame and the back surface side frame strong in order to ensure that the front side frame does not fall due to the weight of the heavy object. However, in a structure where the front side frame and the back surface side frame are separate, it is difficult to avoid weakness in the coupled section. According to the present embodiment, the
first frame 17 that supports a heavy object is itself fixed to the installation-side wall 45 as described above, so the heavy object can be sufficiently supported. - Furthermore, the
first frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 that form the lowerinlet air path 16 and thelower air inlet 21 comprise separate frames, so mold limitations are also met. That is, frames such as thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 are usually formed by injection molding or the like using a mold. However, due to mold limitations, it is difficult to integrally form thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27. The reason is because in a case where a molding material is fed into a mold to integrally form thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27, the frame cannot be removed from the mold or it is difficult to remove the frame from the mold. Furthermore, even if thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 can be integrally formed, they are limited to a frame shape that can be removed from the mold and the degree of freedom of the frame shape becomes lower. For that reason, thefirst frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 are formed using a mold for thefirst frame 17 and a mold for thesecond frame 27, respectively. According to the configuration of the present embodiment, thefirst frame 17 that forms one surface of the lowerinlet air path 16 and thesecond frame 27 that forms the other surface are separately formed, so mold limitations are met. Furthermore, the two first andsecond frames - A specific configuration of the present embodiment will be described using
FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 .FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second frame is attached to the first frame.FIG. 5 is a back perspective view of the first frame, andFIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the second frame. - The
first frame 17 shown inFIG. 5 is a frame that supports a heavy object such as theheat exchanger 13.FIG. 5 shows the back surface side of thefirst frame 17, and the front surface side of thesecond frame 27 shown inFIG. 6 opposes this back surface side. As shown inFIG. 5 , the airoutlet end portion 17a, the outlet air pathconstituent portion 17b, thedrain pan 17c, the mountingportion 17d, and the heatexchanger support portions 17h of thefirst frame 17 are continuously and integrally formed. As shown inFIG. 4 , thesecond frame 27 is attached to thefirst frame 17 in such a way as to cover a part of the back surface of thefirst frame 17 and forms the lowerinlet air path 16. - The
heat exchanger 13 that is a heavy object is supported by thefirst frame 17. Thefirst frame 17 that supports theheat exchanger 13 is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 without involving thesecond frame 27. That is, thefirst frame 17 is configured as a result of the heatexchanger support portions 17h that support theheat exchanger 13 that is a heavy object and the mountingportion 17d that is directly fixed to the installation-side wall 45 being integrally formed. Thus, compared to a case where the frame that supports the heavy object and the frame that is fixed to the installation-side wall 45 are separately formed, there is no longer the weakness in the coupled section where the separate frames are coupled together, and the strength of thefirst frame 17 can be enhanced. - Furthermore, the
first frame 17 and thesecond frame 27 that form the lowerinlet air path 16 and thelower air inlet 21 comprise separate frames, so mold limitations are also met. - The two first and
second frames inlet air path 16 andlower air inlet 21 can be formed by combining the two sheet shaped first andsecond frames - The
second frame 27 is attached to thefirst frame 17 in such a way that the communicatingopening 17e becomes continuous from the lowerinlet air path 16. Thus, air that has passed through the lowerinlet air path 16 is provided to theheat exchanger 13 efficiently from the communicatingopening 17e. - In the above embodiment, the
heat exchanger 13 is directly attached to thefirst frame 17. It suffices for the weight of theheat exchanger 13 to be supported by thefirst frame 17, so theheat exchanger 13 may be directly supported by thefirst frame 17 or may be indirectly supported by thefirst frame 17. For example, thefirst frame 17 may also support theheat exchanger 13 with the heatexchanger support portions 17h via another member. - In the above embodiment, the
first frame 17 supports theheat exchanger 13. It suffices for thefirst frame 17 to be a frame that can support a heavy object with a relatively large weight among the devices supported in thebody casing 11, so, for example, thefirst frame 17 may support just theheat exchanger 13 or may support theheat exchanger 13 and other configurations such as theindoor fan 15. - As described above, according to the present invention, there can be provided a frame structure whose strength can be enhanced, so the present invention is useful for wall-mounted air conditioning indoor units.
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- 10
- Air Conditioning Indoor Unit
- 11
- Body Casing
- 11a
- Front Surface Grille
- 11b
- Front Surface Panel
- 11c
- Attachment Plate
- 13
- Heat Exchanger
- 15
- Indoor Fan
- 16
- Lower Inlet Air Path
- 17
- First Frame
- 17a
- Air Outlet End Portion
- 17b
- Outlet Air Path Constituent Portion
- 17c
- Drain Pan
- 17h-1
- First Receiving Portion
- 17h-2
- Second Receiving Portion
- 17d
- Mounting Portion
- 17e
- Communicating Opening
- 17f
- First Surface
- 17g
- Second Surface
- 17h
- Heat Exchanger Support Portions
- 17f-1
- First Heat Exchanger Support Portion
- 17f-2
- Second Heat Exchanger Support Portion
- 18
- Outlet Air Path
- 19
- Air Outlet
- 21
- Lower Air Inlet
- 22
- Upper Air Inlet
- 25
- Filter
- 27
- Second Frame
- 27a
- Back Surface Portion
- 27b
- Coupling Portion
- 27c
- Pipe Space Constituent Portion
- 27d
- Third Surface
- 27e
- Fourth Surface
- 29
- Flap
- 31
- Shutter
- 32
- Opening and Closing Mechanism
- 41
- Controller
- 45
- Installation-side Wall
- 60
- Space
- Patent Document 1:
JP-ANo. 2001-116346
Claims (3)
- An air conditioning indoor unit (10) of a wall-mounted type which is equipped with a body casing (11) and having a lower air inlet (21) disposed in a lower portion, the air conditioning indoor unit comprising:a first frame (17) that has heat exchanger support portions (17h) that support a heat exchanger (13); anda second frame (27) which, together with the first frame, configures the lower air inlet and a lower inlet air path (16) leading from the lower air inlet to the heat exchanger, with the second frame being installed facing an installation-side wall,characterized in thatthe air conditioning indoor unit (10) further comprises an attachment plate (11c) and is attachable to the installation-side wall via the attachment plate (11c), whereinthe first frame (17) further comprises a mounting portion (17d), fixed to the attachment plate (11c), for mounting a back surface of the air conditioning indoor unit on the installation-side wall (45)
- The air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein
a first surface (17f) that forms an outlet air path for blowing out air from the heat exchanger and a second surface (17g) that is a surface on the opposite side of the first surface are formed on the first frame, and
a third surface (27d) that configures the lower inlet air path and the lower air inlet together with the second surface of the first frame as a result of the second frame being attached to a back surface side of the first frame is formed on the second frame. - The air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein
the first frame further has a communicating opening (17e) for delivering air from the lower inlet air path to the heat exchanger, and
the second frame is attached in such a way as to extend from an open end portion of the communicating opening and continuously forms the lower inlet air path and the communicating opening.
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