EP3321602A1 - Innenraumeinheit für klimaanlage - Google Patents

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EP3321602A1
EP3321602A1 EP15897728.0A EP15897728A EP3321602A1 EP 3321602 A1 EP3321602 A1 EP 3321602A1 EP 15897728 A EP15897728 A EP 15897728A EP 3321602 A1 EP3321602 A1 EP 3321602A1
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Naoyuki Fushimi
Ryuta Ohashi
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
    • F25D21/14—Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays
    • 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
    • F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
    • F24F13/222—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate for evacuating condensate
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • F24F13/30—Arrangement or mounting of heat-exchangers
    • 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
    • F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
    • F24F2013/221—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate to avoid the formation of condensate, e.g. dew
    • 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
    • F24F13/22—Means for preventing condensation or evacuating condensate
    • F24F2013/228—Treatment of condensate, e.g. sterilising

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  • the present invention relates to an indoor unit for an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a ceiling-mounted indoor unit for an air conditioner.
  • Indoor units for an air conditioner include one to be mounted in a ceiling (ceiling-mounted type).
  • the ceiling-mounted indoor unit for an air conditioner sucks indoor air by rotating a centrifugal fan, cools the sucked air with a heat exchanger, and blows out the cooled air through air outlets for cooling a room.
  • drain water is generated in the heat exchanger.
  • the drain water is accumulated in a drain pan so as to be drained out of the indoor unit with a drain pump.
  • the drain pump does not drain the drain water below a suction limit level, so that a certain amount of the drain water remains in the drain pan after the operation is stopped. This leads to bacteria growing in the remaining drain water to generate muddy slime, causing a problem such as clogging in the drain pump.
  • an antimicrobial agent is generally arranged inside the drain pan.
  • an antimicrobial agent in liquid form is coated on an inner face of the drain pan, or an antimicrobial agent is kneaded in a resin drain pan sheet on a face of the drain pan, so that the antimicrobial agent is gradually dissolved in the drain water.
  • an antimicrobial agent in liquid form is coated on an inner face of the drain pan, or an antimicrobial agent is kneaded in a resin drain pan sheet on a face of the drain pan, so that the antimicrobial agent is gradually dissolved in the drain water.
  • the drain pan itself needs to be replaced to keep the antimicrobial effect.
  • the antimicrobial agent is often arranged near the drain pump where the drain water is accumulated on the drain pan, to efficiently sterilize the drain water. Further, a float switch is arranged near the drain pump, to prevent overflow of the drain water from the drain pan. Therefore, a space for arranging the antimicrobial agent is further needed at the space on the drain pan where such various components are arranged.
  • a cross-sectional area of the outlet passage for cooling air formed between the drain pan and a body case is made smaller. This incurs an increase in noise and an increase in driving power of a fan.
  • a ratio of the space occupied by these components increases with respect to an entire space of the drain pan. Therefore, the cross-sectional area of the outlet passage is further decreased.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances and intends to provide an indoor unit for an air conditioner in which an antimicrobial agent is arranged on a drain pan while a cross-sectional area of an outlet passage is prevented from being reduced.
  • the present invention provides an indoor unit for an air conditioner having: a blower fan that is arranged in a casing; a heat exchanger that encompasses all air flow directions from the blower fan; a drain pan that is arranged below the heat exchanger; and an antimicrobial unit that is installed on the drain pan and has an antimicrobial agent to sterilize drain water, wherein at least a part of the antimicrobial unit is arranged directly below the heat exchanger.
  • an indoor unit for an air conditioner in which an antimicrobial agent is arranged on a drain pan while a cross-sectional area of an outlet passage is prevented from being reduced.
  • FIG. 1 is a half cross-sectional view of an indoor unit 100 for an air conditioner (hereinafter, simply referred to as an "indoor unit") according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the indoor unit 100 shown in FIG. 1 for describing an air flow therein. In FIG. 2 , a decorative panel 42 (see FIG. 1 ) is removed.
  • the indoor unit 100 is a ceiling-mounted indoor unit that is mounted in a ceiling 41.
  • the air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes the indoor unit 100 and an outdoor unit (not shown) connected to the indoor unit with a refrigerant pipe (not shown) to constitute a refrigeration cycle for air conditioning.
  • the indoor unit 100 has a body case 1 and a decorative panel 42.
  • the lower face of the decorative panel 42 faces inside a room, and the body case 1 is mounted in the ceiling 41.
  • the decorative panel 42 is attached to the lower part of the body case 1 so as to be substantially flush with the face of the ceiling 41.
  • the body case 1 is mounted in a ceiling space (above the face of the ceiling 41) with hanging hooks and hanging bolts (not shown).
  • the decorative panel 42 is fixed to the body case 1 with screws or the like (not shown).
  • the body case 1 includes a casing 1a and a heat insulating member 1b.
  • the casing 1a is in a rectangular shape in a planar view and is formed of a metal plate in a bottomed box shape having an opening on the lower side.
  • the "rectangular shape” here includes a "substantially rectangular shape” which has, for example, chamfered or rounded corners, in addition to a "literally rectangular shape.”
  • the casing 1a is formed of two or more sheet metals being pressed into a predetermined shape and joined together with screws, rivets, or the like.
  • the heat insulating member 1b for heat insulation, dew prevention, sound insulation and the like is arranged inside the casing 1a with the opening side down.
  • the indoor unit 100 is provided with a blower fan 2 arranged in the casing 1a, a heat exchanger 4 that encompasses all air flow directions from the blower fan 2, and a drain pan 5 arranged below the heat exchanger 4.
  • the blower fan 2 is, for example, a centrifugal fan, and turns the orientation of an air flow by approximately 90 degrees to send the air to the heat exchanger 4.
  • the blower fan 2 is rotationally driven by a fan motor 3 arranged in the casing 1a.
  • the fan motor 3 is fixed to a top plate of the casing 1a.
  • the blower fan 2 and the fan motor 3 constitute a blower.
  • the drain pan 5 serves to accumulate drain water that is condensed on the face of the heat exchanger 4 to be dropped.
  • the drain pan 5 is, for example, a styrene foam product, and is formed with a resin layer such as an ABS resin on the inner face thereof to be in contact with the drain water.
  • An air inlet 6 is arranged at the center of the lower face of the indoor unit 100. Further, air outlets 7 (at four positions in this case) are arranged on the peripheral edge in the lower face of the indoor unit 100.
  • the blower fan 2 is arranged in an air passage in the casing 1a that connects the air inlet 6 to the air outlet 7.
  • the heat exchanger 4 is arranged between the blower fan 2 and the air outlet 7. Further, a bell mouth 8 is arranged between the blower fan 2 and the air inlet 6.
  • air 21 in a room is sucked from the air inlet 6 (see FIG. 1 ) by the rotation action of the blower fan 2 and is blown out toward the heat exchanger 4 through the blower fan 2.
  • the air 21 is cooled down through the heat exchanger 4.
  • the air 21 cooled down through the heat exchanger 4 passes through an outlet passage 9 formed between the drain pan 5 and the heat insulating member 1b of the body case 1, and is blown out from the indoor unit 100 through the air outlet 7 (see FIG. 1 ) into the room.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a vicinity of the drain pump 14 in the indoor unit 100 shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an antimicrobial unit 15 on the drain pan 5 for describing an installation state thereof.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of the antimicrobial unit 15 on the drain pan 5 for describing the installation state thereof.
  • the heat exchanger 4 is omitted for the purpose of illustration.
  • the drain pan 5 includes a partition wall 12 that partitions a primary space on the upstream side (primary side) from a secondary space on the downstream side (secondary side) of the air 21 (see FIG. 2 , the same applies hereinafter) blown through the heat exchanger 4 above the drain pan 5. Further, an opening groove 13 is formed in the partition wall 12 by cutting out a part thereof, allowing the primary space to communicate with the secondary space.
  • the drain water When the air 21 in the room is dehumidified by the heat exchanger 4, the drain water is generated. The drain water drops into the primary space (drain water 10) and into the secondary space (drain water 11) above the drain pan 5.
  • the indoor unit 100 (see FIG. 1 , the same applies hereinafter) is provided with a drain pump 14 that drains the drain water accumulated in the drain pan 5.
  • the drain water 10 that drops into the primary space above the drain pan 5 is directed toward the drain pump 14 through the opening groove 13 formed in the partition wall 12.
  • the drain water 10 is joined with the drain water 11 around the opening groove 13 formed in the partition wall 12, and is sucked by the drain pump 14 to be drained outside.
  • the drain pump 14 is unable to drain the drain water below the suction limit level, to always cause a certain amount of drain water to remain in the drain pan 5 after the air conditioner is stopped. This leads to bacteria growing in the remaining drain water to generate muddy slime, causing a problem such as clogging in the drain pump 14.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 with an antimicrobial agent to sterilize the drain water is installed on the drain pan 5.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 includes a resin case in which a solid antimicrobial agent is accommodated. A plurality of through holes is formed in a wall of the resin case to allow the drain water to pass through.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is fixed to the drain pan 5, for example, with a screw 16.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is preferably installed on the drain pan 5 near the drain pump 14.
  • the bottom face of the drain pan 5 to face a suction port 14a of the drain pump 14 is formed lower than the peripheral portion thereof, so that the drain water is easily accumulated toward the drain pump 14.
  • the drain pan 5 is in a rectangular frame shape in a planar view.
  • the "rectangular frame shape” here includes a “substantially rectangular frame shape” which has, for example, chamfered or rounded corners, in addition to a “literally rectangular frame shape.”
  • the drain pump 14 is usually installed in a corner of the drain pan 5, together with a float switch 17.
  • the outlet passage 9 defined between the drain pan 5 and the heat insulating member 1b (see FIG. 2 ) of the body case 1 in the radial direction about the rotation axis of the blower fan 2 is circumferentially defined between the adjacent corners of the drain pan 5 in a rectangular frame shape.
  • Four outlet passages 9 are defined in this case.
  • Reference numerals L1 to L4 in FIG. 5 each indicate a circumferential length (hereinafter, referred to as a "circumferential dimension in a cross section of a passage) of a cross section that is orthogonal to the air flow direction in each outlet passage 9.
  • the float switch 17 detects that the drain water accumulated in the drain pan 5 is equal to or more than a predetermined amount. When the float switch 17 detects that the drain water accumulated in the drain pan 5 is equal to or more than the predetermined amount, the air conditioner is stopped. Accordingly, the overflow of the drain water from the drain pan 5 is prevented.
  • an installation space for components is small in the corner of the drain pan 5, which makes it difficult to install the drain pump 14, the float switch 17 and the antimicrobial unit 15 in the same corner of the drain pan 5.
  • FIG. 6 is a plan view of the antimicrobial unit 15 as a comparative example to show an installation position thereof.
  • the comparative example in FIG. 6 shows an expanded (enlarged) installation space in the corner of the drain pan 5.
  • the circumferential dimension L0 in the cross-section of the passage is shortened by the amount of the expanded installation space in the corner of the drain pan 5. Therefore, the cross-sectional area of the outlet passage 9 is reduced, to potentially cause an increase in noise and an increase in driving power of a fan.
  • the drain water 10 (see FIG. 3 ) is generated more than the drain water 11 (see FIG. 3 ). This is because, in the heat exchanger 4, refrigerant pipes in the first column with respect to the primary side (upstream side of the air flow) and its vicinity have the most heat exchange amount.
  • the drain water 10, 11 (see FIG. 3 ) accumulated toward the drain pump 14 flows as drain water 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b along the four passages, respectively.
  • the drain water 10a, 10b, 11b flow away from the antimicrobial unit 15, and thus are hardly sterilized with the antimicrobial unit 15. Therefore, the antimicrobial effect may not be sufficiently exhibited.
  • FIG.7 is a plan view of the antimicrobial unit 15 in the present embodiment to show an installation position thereof.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed directly below the heat exchanger 4 (also see FIG. 3 ). Although almost entire antimicrobial unit 15 is installed directly below the heat exchanger 4 in this case, a part of the antimicrobial unit 15 may be installed directly below the heat exchanger 4.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed in the opening groove 13 formed in the partition wall 12 of the drain pan 5.
  • the opening groove 13 is formed in a size to accommodate the antimicrobial unit 15, so that the antimicrobial unit 15 is fitted into the opening groove 13.
  • the circumferential dimension L1 in the cross section of the passage in the present embodiment only needs the same dimension as in the case where the antimicrobial unit 15 is not installed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the circumferential direction L1 does not need to be shortened by the dimension ⁇ L to the circumferential dimension L0 in the cross section of the passage in the comparative example where the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed on the expanded space.
  • the drain pump 14, the antimicrobial unit 15 and the float switch 17 are installed in the same corner of the drain pan 5 having a rectangular frame shape in a planar view, that is, in the same corner among the four corners in the casing 1a having a rectangular shape in a planar view.
  • the heat exchanger 4 has two bent portions 4a, in one corner of the casing 1a, specifically, in the corner where the drain pump 14 is installed.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed between the bent portions 4a in a planar view. Further, the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed so that the longitudinal direction of the antimicrobial unit 15 in a planar view is along the extending direction of the heat exchanger 4 in a planar view.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 7
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 7
  • the bottom face of the opening groove 13 is set to have the same height as the bottom face in the primary space (space on the upstream side of the heat exchanger 4) and the bottom face in the secondary space (space on the downstream side of the heat exchanger 4) of the drain pan 5.
  • the partition wall 12 serves to prevent the air 21 (see FIG. 2 , the same applies hereinafter) from passing through the secondary side (downstream side) of the heat exchanger 4, without passing through the heat exchanger 4.
  • a resistive element 30 against the air is installed on the partition wall 12 to fill in a gap between the partition wall 12 and the heat exchanger 4.
  • the opening groove 13 formed in the partition wall 12 preferably passes the drain water but blocks the air 21. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9 , a resistive element 31 against the air is installed on the antimicrobial unit 15 to fill in a gap between the antimicrobial unit 15 and the heat exchanger 4 (and the resistive element 30).
  • a material of the resistive elements 30 and 31 a material such as foam rubber may be used. Note that, for the purpose of illustration, the resistive elements 30 and 31 are not shown in other figures such as FIG. 1 .
  • the indoor unit 100 for an air conditioner is provided with the heat exchanger 4 that encompasses all air flow directions from the blower fan 2, the drain pan 5 that is arranged below the heat exchanger 4, and the antimicrobial unit 15 that is installed on the drain pan 5 and has the antimicrobial agent to sterilize drain water, wherein at least a part of the antimicrobial unit 15 is arranged directly below the heat exchanger 4.
  • the indoor unit 100 for an air conditioner is provided in which the antimicrobial agent is arranged on the drain pan 5 while the cross-sectional area of the outlet passage 9 is prevented from being reduced. Therefore, the increase in noise and the increase in fan power caused by the decrease in the cross-sectional area of the outlet passage are prevented.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed in the opening groove 13 formed in the partition wall 12 of the drain pan 5.
  • the opening groove 13 that corresponds to the antimicrobial unit 15 is formed in the partition wall 12 of the drain pan 5 to allow the antimicrobial unit 15 to be installed on the drain pan 5 efficiently. Further, since the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed in the opening groove 13 where the drain water flowing on the drain pan 5 passes or joins, the antimicrobial effects of the antimicrobial unit 15 is sufficiently exerted.
  • the drain pump 14, the antimicrobial unit 15 and the float switch 17 are installed in the same corner of the casing 1a. Therefore, the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed in the small space close to the drain pump 14 and the float switch 17 on the drain pan 5. Further, since the drain water is accumulated toward the drain pump 14, the drain water around the drain pump 14 is sterilized efficiently so as to more effectively prevent slime from being generated.
  • the bottom face of the opening groove 13 has the same height as the the bottom faces in the primary space and the secondary space of the drain pan 5, to avoid the flow of the drain water from being inhibited. This prevents the drain water from remaining and bacteria from growing.
  • the antimicrobial unit 15 is installed between the two bent portions 4a of the heat exchanger 4 in one corner of the casing 1a. Accordingly, a space for installing the drain pump 14 is secured in a corner of the casing 1a, and the antimicrobial unit 15 is efficiently installed near the drain pump 14.
  • the longitudinal direction of the antimicrobial unit 15 in a planar view approximately runs along the extending direction of the heat exchanger 4 in a planar view. Therefore, a large part of the antimicrobial unit 15 is positioned directly below the heat exchanger 4, to prevent the cross-sectional area of the outlet passage 9 from being reduced.
  • the resistive element 31 against the air is installed on the antimicrobial unit 15.
  • the gap between the antimicrobial unit 15 and the heat exchanger 4 in the opening groove 13 of the partition wall 12 is filled by the resistive element 3 to allow only the drain water to pass through but disallow the air 21 to pass through.
  • the air 21 is prevented from flowing into the secondary side of the heat exchanger 4.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the present embodiment.
  • a drain pan 5a may have a step formed with a first bottom face 12a and a second bottom face 12b that is lower than the first bottom face 12a.
  • a recess 13a is preferably formed in a portion below the heat exchanger 4 in the first bottom surface 12a to allow the antimicrobial unit 15 to be installed therein.

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