EP3805659A1 - In eine raumdecke eingebettete klimaanlage - Google Patents

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EP3805659A1
EP3805659A1 EP19811986.9A EP19811986A EP3805659A1 EP 3805659 A1 EP3805659 A1 EP 3805659A1 EP 19811986 A EP19811986 A EP 19811986A EP 3805659 A1 EP3805659 A1 EP 3805659A1
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Hirofumi Nakagawa
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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
    • 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
    • F24F1/0011—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets
    • 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
    • F24F1/0011—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets
    • F24F1/0014—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by air outlets having two or more outlet openings
    • 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
    • F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
    • F24F13/06—Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser
    • F24F13/065—Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser formed as cylindrical or spherical bodies which are rotatable
    • 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
    • F24F2221/00—Details or features not otherwise provided for
    • F24F2221/14—Details or features not otherwise provided for mounted on 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
    • F24F2221/00—Details or features not otherwise provided for
    • F24F2221/26—Details or features not otherwise provided for improving the aesthetic appearance

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  • the present invention relates to a ceiling-embedded air conditioner, and in particular relates to a structure of an indoor unit.
  • an outdoor unit installed outdoors and an indoor unit installed in an attic of an air-conditioning room are connected by gas pipes and liquid pipes to form a refrigerant circuit.
  • the indoor unit has a box-type body unit embedded in an attic and a decorative panel disposed on the air-conditioning room side of the ceiling and mounted on the body unit.
  • the body unit is provided with a U-shaped heat exchanger, a fan casing in the center of the heat exchanger, and a blower fan formed of a sirocco fan surrounded by the fan casing.
  • the decorative panel is formed with a blowing port at the center and suction ports along three sides below the heat exchanger.
  • the air drawn in through the suction ports is heat exchanged with refrigerant in the heat exchanger and can then be blown out through the blowing port in one direction.
  • the distance between the blower fan and the surface of the heat exchanger is almost constant so that the airspeed and air volume of the air passing through the heat exchanger are less biased, and the heat exchanger can be used effectively to increase the heat exchange capacity.
  • Patent Literature 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-213767
  • the air blowing ports are often opened on the panel surface of the decorative panel, which poses a limitation on an ability to widen the blowing range of the conditioned air.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a ceiling-embedded air conditioner including an air blowing part which can blow out conditioned air over a wider area.
  • the present invention provides a ceiling-embedded air conditioner including: a box-type body unit including a blower and a heat exchanger inside and disposed in an attic of an air-conditioning room; and a decorative panel mounted on a bottom surface of the above-described body unit along a ceiling surface of the above-described air-conditioning room, the above-described decorative panel including an air suction part and an air blowing part, wherein the above-described air blowing part comprises a movable blowing part on the above-described decorative panel side, the movable blowing part including a rotating unit that rotates around an axis that is normal to a virtual plane on a rear surface side of the above-described decorative panel that is parallel to a bottom surface of the above-described body unit to blow conditioned air delivered by the above-described blower along a panel surface of the above-described decorative panel.
  • the above-described rotating unit has a truncated cone shape that protrudes from the panel surface of the above-described decorative panel toward the above-described air-conditioning room side and preferably includes an air blowing port that blows air delivered by the above-described blower along the above-described panel surface on a side surface of the above-described truncated cone.
  • the above-described air blowing part further includes on the above-described decorative panel side a fixed blowing part that blows the conditioned air delivered by the above-described blower toward one specified side of the above-described decorative panel, and the above-described movable blowing part is disposed adjacent to the above-described fixed blowing part.
  • the conditioned air can be blown out over a wider range.
  • an outdoor unit (not illustrated) installed outdoors and an indoor unit 1 mounted on a ceiling T1 of an air-conditioning room R are connected by a gas pipe and a liquid pipe (both not illustrated) to form a refrigerant circuit.
  • the indoor unit 1 of the present embodiment is a ceiling-embedded air conditioner having a box-type body unit 10 embedded into an attic T2, and a decorative panel 70 disposed on the air-conditioning room R side of the ceiling T1 and mounted on a bottom surface 101 of the same body unit 10, and in particular, is a ceiling-embedded air conditioner of an omnidirectional blowing type, which blows conditioned air over a wide range.
  • the body unit 10 has a rectangular-shaped top panel 111 formed of sheet metal and a box-type outer body 11 formed from side plates 112, 113 extending downward from four sides of the top panel 111.
  • Two mounting brackets 12 each are secured to two side plates 113 facing each other, with the side plate 112 being the side plate on the long side of the top panel 111 and the side plate 113 being the side plate on the short side of the top panel 111.
  • the body unit 10 is installed in the attic T2 by suspending the mounting brackets 12 with a plurality of hanging bolts, not illustrated, which are fixed to the attic T2.
  • the decorative panel 70 has a panel part 71 that forms a main body of the decorative panel 70, which is larger than the top panel 111 and has a rectangular shape, and a side wall portion 72 that is erected from a rear surface 70R of the panel part 71 to the body unit 10 side and is sized to fit, and mounted on, an opened bottom surface of the box-type outer body 11 (the bottom surface 101 of the body unit 10).
  • the panel part 71 has an air suction part 73 squarely opened on the side of one side 70b located at the rear out of the long sides facing each other, and an air blowing part 74 on the side of the other side 70a located in front of the long side that faces the one side 70b.
  • the direction of the top panel 111 will be described below as upper surface or above, the direction of the air-conditioning room R as bottom surface or below, the side of the air blowing part 74 as front surface or front, the side of the air suction part 73 as back surface side or rear, the side of the left short side 70c as left side surface or leftward, and the side of the right short side 70d as right side surface or rightward.
  • the side wall portion 72 includes, as illustrated in Figure 10(a) , a frame 721 sized to enclose the air suction part 73 and the air blowing part 74 formed in a square shape along each side of the panel part 71 (long sides 70a, 70b, short sides 70c, 70d), and a beam 722 bridged between the short sides of the frame 721 (short sides 70c, 70d of the panel part 71), and is screwed integrally to the rear surface of the panel part 71 (decorative panel 70).
  • the frame 721 and the beam 722 are both made of sheet metal, and the beam 722 is placed on a partitioning part 713 formed between the air suction part 73 and the air blowing part 74 of the panel part 71.
  • the beam 722 when packing the decorative panel 70, the beam 722 is held down by a protrusion on the packing material side, and can thereby prevent damage due to impact such as when dropped.
  • the beam 722 also provides a structure that can withstand a load applied in a direction parallel to a panel surface 70S of the decorative panel 70.
  • the beam 722 may be bridged between the long sides 70a and 70b of the frame 721, depending on the shape and arrangement of the air suction part 73 and the air blowing part 74, or the like.
  • the inner surface of the top panel 111 of the outer body 11 is provided with a heat insulating material 13 formed of a polystyrene foam having a thick plate thickness.
  • a thin heat insulating sheet (not illustrated) is sufficient for the inner surface of the side plates 112, 113 of the outer body 11, instead of the heat insulating material 13.
  • the center of the heat insulating material 13 is open and a part of the top panel 111 is exposed when viewed from below.
  • a heat exchanger 20 and a fan unit 30 are fixed to the exposed part of the top panel 111.
  • an electrical component box 14 containing electrical components (not illustrated) that control the indoor unit 1 is mounted on the outer surface on the right side surface of the outer body 11.
  • the heat exchanger 20 is of a fin-tube type formed from a plurality of reed-shaped aluminum fins 23 arranged in parallel and a plurality of heat transfer tubes 22 penetrating the aluminum fins 23, and is provided with two heat exchanger sections, or a front heat exchanger section (first heat exchanger section) 20L on the left side in Figure 4 and a rear heat exchanger section (second heat exchanger section) 20R, on the right side also in Figure 4 as two heat exchanger sections separated from each other.
  • first heat exchanger section first heat exchanger section
  • second heat exchanger section second heat exchanger section
  • the front heat exchanger section 20L and the rear heat exchanger section 20R are mounted on the top panel 111 so as to face each other.
  • the front heat exchanger section 20L and the rear heat exchanger section 20R may be arranged parallel to each other almost perpendicular to the top panel 111, but are preferably assembled so as to slant downwards, in which the spacing (distance) on the upper end side is wider (longer) than the spacing (distance) on the lower end side as illustrated in Figure 4 , in order to keep the height dimensions low and to increase the heat exchange area.
  • slanting upwards in which the spacing (distance) on the upper end side is narrower (shorter) than the spacing on the lower end side, is also applicable.
  • both the left and right ends of the front heat exchanger section 20L and the rear heat exchanger section 20R are coupled respectively by coupling plates 21 and 21.
  • the space inside the heat exchanger 20 functions as a blower chamber F with both the left and right ends blocked by the coupling plates 21, 21.
  • a bottom surface of the heat exchanger 20 (a surface between lower ends of the front heat exchanger section 20L and the rear heat exchanger section 20R) is blocked by a drain pan 40, as described below.
  • a first air suction chamber S1 is provided between the outer body 11 and the rear heat exchanger section 20R, and a second air suction chamber S2 is provided between the outer body 11 and the front heat exchanger section 20L.
  • the first air suction chamber S1 is disposed directly above the air suction part 73, and the second air suction chamber S2 is communicated with the air suction part 73 via an air conduction path L described below.
  • the fan unit 30 is located in the blower chamber F provided inside the heat exchanger 20.
  • the fan unit 30 has sirocco fan type blower fans 31, a fan motor 36, a fan mount 311 (see Figure 3 ) which supports and fixes the blower fans 31 to the top panel 111, and a motor mount 361 (see Figure 3 ) which fixes the fan motor 36 to the top panel 111.
  • the blower fan 31 includes a tubular impeller (sirocco fan) 32 provided with a plurality of blades, a spiral fan casing 34 housing the impeller 32, and a rotating shaft 35 coupled to the center of the impeller 32.
  • blower fans 31 are optionally selected according to the required air conditioning capacity, but in the present embodiment, four fans are arranged coaxially side-by-side.
  • the blower fans 31 have the same structure, respectively.
  • the fan motor 36 is fixed to the top panel 111 by the motor mount 361, and then two each of the blower fans 31 are coupled to each other at both ends of the fan motor 36 by a rotating shaft 35. Both ends of the rotating shaft 35 are fixed to the top panel 111 via bearing plates, not illustrated, for example, made of an L-shaped bracket. There is also a fan fixing section 341 (see Figure 4 ) at the upper part of the fan casing 34, which is fixed to the top panel 111 with screws.
  • the fan casing 34 includes a housing section 342 that houses the impeller 32, and a tubular air-blowing section 343 that is formed continuously from the housing section 342 and extends downward beyond the lower end of the heat exchanger 20.
  • a fan suction port 344 is circularly opened on the side surface of the housing section 342 to draw air into the impeller 32.
  • the fan casing 34 may be formed by dividing the interior into upper and lower compartments by a plane parallel to the axis of the impeller 32 or may be formed by dividing the interior into left and right compartments by a plane perpendicular to the axis of the impeller 32 so that the impeller 32 can be housed inside.
  • the housing section 342 and the air-blowing section 343 are continued to form an airflow path 33 for blown air H.
  • the fan unit 30 is disposed with the internal space surrounded by the heat exchanger 20 as the blower chamber F, when the impellers 32 of the blower fans 31 rotate, negative pressure is created inside the blower chamber F, and thus the air from the air suction part 73 passes through the front heat exchanger section 20L and the rear heat exchanger section 20R, enters the blower chamber F, is sucked into the fan suction ports 344, and discharged to the peripheries of the impellers 32, and the discharged air is blown out along the airflow paths 33 in the fan casings 34 in one direction and blown out of the air blowing part 74 into the air-conditioning room R.
  • a drain pan 40 is provided at the lower end of the heat exchanger 20 to receive drained water produced by the heat exchanger 20.
  • the drain pan 40 is molded integrally with an insulating member 41 made of polystyrene foam and a resin-made drain sheet 42 provided on a surface facing the heat exchanger 20.
  • the drain pan 40 is formed in a rectangular shape having a size that covers the opening surface of the lower end side of the heat exchanger 20 and is also a partitioning plate that partitions the blower chamber F from the air conduction path L described below.
  • the drain pan 40 is provided with ventilation holes 43 through which the tubular air-blowing sections 343 of the fan unit 30 are fitted by the number corresponding to the number of the blower fans 31 (four in the present embodiment).
  • the drain pan 40 is correspondingly small, and the area occupied by the drain pan 40 in the body unit 10 is small, so that the ventilation resistance by the drain pan 40 is also reduced and the ventilation area around the drain pan 40 is enlarged to enhance the ventilation efficiency.
  • a flume section 45 is provided to receive the drained water produced by the heat exchanger 20. Since the condensation water generated on the outer side of the fan casing 34 during cooling operation can be received by the drain pan 40, it is preferable to provide waterproofing around the ventilation holes 43.
  • the drain pan 40 may be provided with a drain pump and a drain hose for discharging the drained water, as well as a float switch, or the like, for the on-off controlling of the drain pump.
  • the decorative panel 70 has the air blowing part 74 on one long side 70a side and the air suction part 73 on the other long side 70b side.
  • the air blowing part 74 is in particular formed as a raised part 740 in which a portion of the panel part 71 is raised in a trapezoidal shape in a cross-section along the long side 70a toward the air-conditioning room R.
  • the raised part 740 is ellipsoidal, which is a rectangular shape with rounded corners including two parallel lines of equal length and two semicircles, and has a side surface (peripheral surface) forming an inclined surface.
  • the air blowing part 74 has a fixed blowing part 75 in the center portion of the raised part 740 and has movable blowing parts 77L, 77R on both left and right sides. When it is not necessary to distinguish between movable blowing parts 77L and 77R, they are collectively referred to as movable blowing part 77.
  • the movable blowing part 77L has a truncated cone-shaped rotating unit 78L that rotates within a predetermined range of angles around the axis that is normal to a virtual plane on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70 parallel to the bottom surface 101 of the body unit 10.
  • the movable blowing part 77R likewise has a truncated cone-shaped rotating unit 78R that rotates within a predetermined range of angles around the axis that is normal to a virtual plane on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70 parallel to the bottom surface 101 of the body unit 10.
  • the virtual plane on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70 is also parallel to the ceiling surface T1 of the air-conditioning room R.
  • rotating unit 78 Semicircular portions are formed at both ends of the raised part 740 by a portion of these rotating units 78L and 78R. When it is not necessary to distinguish between rotating units 78L and 78R, they are collectively referred to as rotating unit 78.
  • a top surface (bottom surface) 751 of the fixed blowing part 75 and a top surface (bottom surface) 781 of the rotating unit 78 are always on the same plane, even when the rotating units 78 are in a rotated state, to improve the design.
  • the fixed blowing part 75 is a trapezoidal shape in a cross-section, with a first air blowing port 754 opening on a side surface on the front long side (specified side) 70a side and facing the long side 70a, is provided with horizontal air vent deflectors 752 (see Figure 15 ) within a first air blowing port 754, and is provided with a vertical air vent deflector 753 on the opening surface of the first air blowing port 754.
  • the movable blowing part 77 is provided with a second air blowing port 783 on a portion of the side surface of the rotating unit 78, and the second air blowing port 783 is provided with a vertical air vent deflector 782. Since the rotation of the rotating unit 78 changes the direction of the flow of air in the left and right directions, the movable blowing part 77 does not need a horizontal air vent deflector.
  • the first air blowing port 754 of the fixed blowing part 75 and the second air blowing port 783 of the movable blowing part 77 are opened along the side surfaces having the same angle of inclination in order to give a sense of design unity to these air blowing ports 754 and 783.
  • the movable blowing part 77 rotates between a first position where the second air blowing port 783 faces the long side 70a and a second position where the same faces the short sides 70c, 70d, and within this rotational range, the conditioned air sent from the blower fan 31 is blown out in the specified direction.
  • the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783 are linearly aligned.
  • the dummy flaps 791 are also located on the same inclined surface as the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783.
  • Figure 12 and Figure 13 illustrate the state in which the left side movable blowing part 77L is in the first position and the right side movable blowing part 77R is in the second position facing the short side 70d.
  • the indoor unit 1 is an omnidirectional (multi-directional) blowing type capable of blowing out conditioned air in all directions except in the direction of the long side 70b on the rear side.
  • the portion other than the second air blowing port 783 is the side surface of a cone, thus providing a sense of continuity with the first air blowing port 754 in appearance.
  • the basic shape of the air blowing part 74 an ellipsoidal ridge shape
  • the first air blowing port 754 of the fixed blowing part 75 and the second air blowing port 783 of the movable blowing part 77 are formed on the side surface of a raised part 740 with a portion of the panel part 71 raised in a trapezoidal shape in a cross-section toward the air-conditioning room R side, so that conditioned air is blown out from the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783 in an almost horizontal direction along the panel surface 70S of the decorative panel 70, allowing the conditioned air to spread farther away.
  • the conditioned air is blown out of the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783 at the same time, it is difficult to create a boundary between the air flow blown out of the first air blowing port 754 and the air flow blown out of the second air blowing port 783, so that the air-conditioning room R is uniformly conditioned.
  • the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783 may be opened in a vertical plane that is normal to the panel surface (or ceiling surface) of the decorative panel 70.
  • the fixed blowing part 75 and the left and right movable blowing parts 77 are contained within the ellipsoidal raised part 740.
  • the movable blowing part 77 can be rotated around an axis that is normal to the virtual plane on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70 parallel to the bottom surface 101 of the body unit 10, it may be simply an aspect in which the movable blowing parts 77 are disposed on both sides of the fixed blowing part 75 irrespective of the appearance, and this aspect is also included in the present invention.
  • the partitioning plate unit 50 illustrated in Figure 14 is mounted on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70.
  • the partitioning plate unit 50 includes, on its upper surface side (the surface side facing the drain pan 40), four ducts 51 (51a to 51d) which are each fitted to the four ventilation holes 43 (43a to 43d; see Figure 9 ) formed in the drain pan 40 and communicated with the air-blowing section 343 of the fan unit 30.
  • the ventilation holes 43 (43a to 43d) are square holes, and the ducts 51 (51a to 51d) fitted thereto are square tubular shapes (the shape of a square tube), and the ducts 51 (51a to 51d) extend as square tubes to the rear surface 70R of the decorative panel 70.
  • the ducts 51a and 51b are the ducts for the fixed blowing part 75, and as illustrated in Figure 15 , a central blowing unit 751 with one chamber 751a, which is allocated across the ducts 51a and 51b, is mounted on the lower surface side of the partitioning plate unit 50.
  • the horizontal air vent deflectors 752 are provided in chamber 751a.
  • the first air blowing port 754 is formed on the front surface side of the central blowing unit 751, and the vertical air vent deflector 753 is provided therein.
  • a motor to drive the horizontal air vent deflectors 752 is disposed on the back surface of chamber 751a, and a motor to drive the vertical air vent deflector 754 is disposed beside the first air blowing port 754.
  • the outer ducts 51c and 51d are ducts for the movable blowing part 77, and as illustrated in Figure 16 , a rotating unit 78L provided on the left side movable blowing part 77L is rotatably mounted on the lower end of the left side duct 51c, and a rotating unit 78R provided by the right side movable blowing part 77R is rotatably mounted on a lower end of the right side duct 51d.
  • Both of the rotating units 78L and 78R are driven by a motor.
  • the motor driving the rotating unit 78 is located within a motor cover 512, illustrated in Figure 14 beside the outer ducts 51c and 51d.
  • the rotating units 78L, 78R can be rotated from the first position to a position of 90° or more, for example, 100° , as the second position, respectively.
  • the short-circuit phenomenon in which the blown air is sucked into the air suction part 73 instead of being directed to the air-conditioning room R may occur.
  • walls 711 are provided between the rotating units 78 and the air suction part 73, referring to Figure 11 to Figure 13 .
  • the walls 711 are formed in the form of slopes that rise from portions of the panel part 71 around the rotating units 78 from the short sides 70c, 70d sides toward between the rotating units 78L, 78R and the air suction part 73 to the height of the top surfaces 781 of the rotating units 78 or to the height of the air suction part 73.
  • ridge lines 711a of walls 711 are illustrated to be sloping.
  • each wall 711 prevents the short-circuit phenomenon when the rotating unit 78 is rotated to near its maximum rotational position, and the blown air flow will reach farther away along a slope surface 712 of the wall 711.
  • the wall 711 not only prevents the short-circuit phenomenon, but also functions as an air flow guiding surface that allows the blown air to reach farther away by being provided with a slope surface 712.
  • the air blown from the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783 flows along the panel surface of the decorative panel 70, so that a remaining panel surface 70S of the decorative panel 70, except for the air suction part 73, acts as an air flow guiding surface, including the slope surface 712 of the wall 711.
  • the decorative panel 70 is mounted on the body unit 10 by fitting the side wall portion 72 into the bottom surface opening of the body unit 10 and screwing it in place.
  • the air suction part 73 is disposed on the first air suction chamber S1 side, and at the time of this assembly, as indicated by arrows in Figure 6 , the air conduction path L is formed to guide part of air sucked from the air suction part 73 to between the bottom surface 40R of the drain pan 40 (see Figure 3 and Figure 9 ) and the rear surface 70R of the decorative panel 70 into the second air suction chamber S2.
  • the raised part 740 including a fixed blowing part 75 and a movable blowing part 77 is provided on a decorative panel 70, and the first air blowing port 754 of the fixed blowing part 75 and the second air blowing port 783 of the movable blowing part 77 are formed on the side surface of the raised part 740, so that an air conduction path L larger in vertical width may be ensured between the drain pan 40 and the decorative panel 70.
  • the air suction part 73 is disposed above the raised part 740 and included within the panel surface 70S of the decorative panel 70, so that the air suction part 73 is positionally close to the air conduction path L, and a portion of the air sucked from the air suction part 73 is easily directed to the second air suction chamber S2 side via the air conduction path L.
  • the body unit 10 is first placed on an assembly table with the top panel 111 side of the outer body 11 down, and the heat insulating material 13 is fitted inside the outer body 11.
  • the pre-assembled heat exchanger 20 (a heat exchanger coupling the front heat exchanger section 20L and the rear heat exchanger section 20R with a coupling plate 21) is then fixed to the top panel 111 via a predetermined mounting fixture, not illustrated, with a gas coupling pipe and a liquid coupling pipe (both not illustrated) of the pre-assembled heat exchanger 20 drawn out of the side plate 113.
  • the pre-assembled fan unit 30 is then placed in the blower chamber F in the heat exchanger 20 and fixed to the top panel 111 via the motor mount 361 and the fan fixing section 341.
  • the flume section 45 on the drain sheet 42 side of the drain pan 40 is fitted into the bottom surface of the outer body 11 in line with the lower ends of the heat exchanger sections 20L, 20R.
  • the air-blowing sections 343 of the fan casings 34 are fitted to the ventilation holes 43 of the drain pan 40.
  • the body unit 10 thus assembled and the decorative panels 70 are packed separately and transported to the installation site.
  • the body unit 10 is installed in the attic T2 by being suspended with a plurality of hanging bolts previously embedded in the attic T2.
  • the decorative panel 70 is installed from the air-conditioning room R side.
  • the ducts 51 of the partitioning plate unit 50 are connected to the air-blowing sections 343 of the fan casings 34 through the ventilation holes 43 of the drain pan 40.
  • the indoor unit 1 can be operated by connecting refrigerant piping, a power line and signal lines to the outdoor unit.
  • the rotating units 78L, 78R of the movable blowing parts 77L, 77R have the second air blowing ports 783 facing in the same direction (on the long side 70a side) as the first air blowing port 754 of the fixed blowing part 75, as an initial position (first position), and the first air blowing port 754 and the second air blowing port 783 are both closed by the vertical air vent deflectors 782 and 753.
  • a compressor and a fan motor of the outdoor unit (both not illustrated) and the fan motor 36 of the indoor unit 1 are then started to operate by a command of the remote controller (not illustrated) by the user or by the command of the air conditioning system.
  • the blower fan 31 is rotated by operation of the fan motor 36.
  • the rotation of the blower fan 31 blows out the air in the air-blowing section 343 of the blower fan 31, resulting in a negative pressure in the blower chamber F, so that the air K in the air-conditioning room R is drawn in from the air suction part 73 provided in the decorative panel 70.
  • the air K drawn in from the air suction part 73 flows into the first air suction chamber S1 and also flows into the second air suction chamber S2 through the air conduction path L.
  • the air in the first air suction chamber S1 passes through the rear heat exchanger section 20R, is heat exchanged with the refrigerant, and enters the blower chamber F.
  • the air in the second air suction chamber S2 passes through the front heat exchanger section 20L, is heat exchanged with the refrigerant, and enters the blower chamber F.
  • the air thus conditioned is delivered by rotation of the blower fans 31 from the air-blowing sections 343 of the fan casings 34 to the fixed blowing part 75 and the movable blowing parts 77 of the decorative panel 70 via the ducts 51.
  • the conditioned air delivered to the fixed blowing part 75 is blown from the first air blowing port 754 toward the direction guided by the horizontal air vent deflectors 752 and the vertical air vent deflector 753.
  • the conditioned air delivered to the movable blowing part 77 is blown out in the direction of rotation of the rotating unit 78 and in the direction guided by the vertical air vent deflector 782.
  • the conditioned air can be supplied in many directions according to the user's requirements, except in the direction of the long side 70b on the rear side, where the air suction part 73 is located.
  • the indoor unit 1 of the present embodiment has a partitioning plate unit 50 illustrated in Figure 14 on the rear surface 70R of the decorative panel 70, as previously described.
  • the partitioning plate unit 50 is mounted on the air blowing part 74 of the decorative panel 70, but is large and heavy because of the fixed blowing part 75, the movable blowing part 77, and the like provided thereon.
  • the frame 721 described in Figure 10 is provided on the rear side of the decorative panel 70 with the intention of preventing damage due to impact, such as when dropped.
  • a frame 760 is provided to support the partitioning plate unit 50 on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70.
  • the frame 760 includes, as a main frame, long side frames 761 and 762 disposed respectively along the long sides 70a and 70b of the decorative panel 70, and short side frames 763 and 764 disposed respectively along the short sides 70c and 70d of the decorative panel 70 between both ends of the long side frames 761 and 762.
  • Two beams 765, 766 are bridged between the short side frame 763 and the short side frame 764.
  • the long side frames 761 and 762, short side frames 763 and 764 and beams 765 and 766 are preferably made of sheet metal.
  • the partitioning plate unit 50 is mounted on the decorative panel 70 so that the fixed blowing part 75 and the movable blowing part 77 thereof protrude to the air-conditioning room R side, and the opening 74a, which corresponds to the air blowing part 74, is formed along the long side 70a of the decorative panel 70.
  • the beams 765 and 766 are disposed respectively on the side of the long side of the opening 74a where the air blowing part 74 is provided, and the partitioning plate unit 50 is supported by the beams 765 and 766 on the rear surface 70R side of the decorative panel 70.
  • the partitioning plate unit 50 is mounted on the rear surface 70R of the decorative panel 70 with its three edges, a front edge 50a, a right side edge 50b and a left side edge 50c, surrounded by the long side frame 761 at the front and the short side frames 763 and 764 on the left and right, respectively, and fitted into the frame 760. As a result, the beams 765 and 766 are sandwiched between the partitioning plate unit 50 and the rear surface 70R of the decorative panel 70.
  • the partitioning plate unit 50 can be mounted on the rear surface of the decorative panel 70 without causing deformation or distortion to the decorative panel 70.
  • the fan unit 30 and the rotating unit 78 are connected via the partitioning plate unit 50 so that air can be circulated, but as illustrated in the exploded perspective view in Figure 19 , the partitioning plate unit 50 is provided with drive means 600 to rotate the rotating unit 78.
  • the drive means 600 is provided in each of the rotating units 78L and 78R, but the configuration is the same.
  • the drive means 600 is provided with a annular rotating ring 610 that is integrally coupled to an upper part of the rotating unit 78 and a motor unit 650 that rotates the rotating ring 610.
  • the rotating ring 610 has a cylindrical part 611, and on the outer periphery of the cylindrical part 611, rack teeth 613 are formed along the arcuate surface of the outer periphery.
  • the rack teeth 613 may be formed over the entire circumference of the cylindrical part 611 but need only be formed at least in a range that can realize the rotational range (the above-described range between the first position and the second position) of the rotating unit 78.
  • a flange 614 is formed outward in a radial direction concentrically around the outer periphery of the cylindrical part 611.
  • the flange 614 is hereafter referred to as an outer flange.
  • a vent hole 612 having a square shape is formed to be communicated with the duct 51 (51c, 51d) for the movable blowing part.
  • the motor unit 650 has a motor (preferably a stepper motor) 651 capable of forward and reverse rotation, a pinion gear 652 mounted on an output shaft 651a thereof, and a mount 653 for mounting, and the pinion gear 652 is mounted on a predetermined portion of a duct cover 630, which will be described later, so as to engage the rack teeth 613 of the rotating ring 610.
  • a motor preferably a stepper motor
  • pinion gear 652 mounted on an output shaft 651a thereof
  • mount 653 for mounting and the pinion gear 652 is mounted on a predetermined portion of a duct cover 630, which will be described later, so as to engage the rack teeth 613 of the rotating ring 610.
  • circular openings 520 are formed on both sides of the partitioning plate unit 50 into which the rotating rings 610 are fitted.
  • a flange 521 is formed inward in a radial direction in a concentric manner.
  • the flange 521 is hereafter referred to as an inner flange.
  • the outer flange 614 When the rotating ring 610 is fitted into the opening 520, the outer flange 614 is positioned on the inner flange 521, and the outer flange 614 slides on the inner flange 521 as the rotating ring 610 rotates.
  • the outer flange 614 and the inner flange 521 function as a kind of thrust bearing that bears an axial load of the rotating body.
  • the duct cover 630 is covered to hold the rotating ring 610 down.
  • the duct cover 630 is screwed to the partitioning plate unit 50.
  • the ducts 51 (51c, 51d), that are connected to the ventilation holes 43 formed in the drain pan 40, are formed in the duct cover 630.
  • the duct cover 630 is also formed with a base part 631 on which the motor unit 650 is mounted.
  • the rear surface 630R of the duct cover 630 has an annular guide groove 635 formed therein and the cylindrical part 611 of the rotating ring 610 is fitted in the guide groove 635.
  • the circular portion surrounded by the guide groove 635 on the rear surface 630R of the duct cover 630 is an inner bottom surface 633 at a height slightly lower than an edge 630a of the duct cover 630 in Figure 27 (a height slightly higher than the edge 630a in the cross-sectional view in Figure 28 ).
  • the duct 51 (51c, 51d) is square in shape, but has ventilation area (cross-sectional surface area) progressively widened from the upper surface of the duct cover 630 to the inner bottom surface 633, and widened at the inner bottom surface 633 to an extent that the apex (corner) touches the annular guide groove 635, and the rotating ring 610 rotates along a circumscribed circle of the duct 51 on the inner bottom surface 633 side.
  • the airflow pressure changes in a rotating portion of the rotating unit 78.
  • the airflow path is not even partially blocked, so that the pressure change in the rotating portion of the rotating unit 78 can be reduced.
  • the structure of the coupling part (connecting part) between the rotating ring 610 and the duct 51 can be reduced in size.
  • the rotating ring 610 does not have to touch the four apexes of the duct 51, for example, the rotating ring 610 can be made into a large circle that touches the two adjacent apexes of the duct 51 on the inner bottom surface 633 side, and can be rotated without reducing the ventilation area of the duct 51 (without blocking the duct in any part).
  • the duct cover 630 is further covered with an exterior cover 640.
  • This exterior cover 640 is one size larger than the duct cover 630, but may be omitted in some cases.
  • the rotating ring 610 When changing the air blowing direction of the rotating unit 78, the rotating ring 610 is rotated in the opening 520 by the motor 651. It is necessary to prevent rattling of the rotating ring 610 from occurring during this rotation.
  • the rattling can be horizontal direction (radial direction) rattling or vertical direction (axial direction) rattling.
  • a stable seat 523 illustrated in Figure 24 , is used to prevent rattling in the horizontal direction (radial direction).
  • the stable seat 523 has a seat portion 524 having a flat shape and a side wall portion 525 that rises almost vertically from one end of the seat portion 524, and an elastically deformable mounting leg 526 with a slot at a bottom of the seat portion 524.
  • the side wall portion 525 is formed with an arcuate surface 525a along the outer peripheral edge 614a of the outer flange 614.
  • the stable seats 523 are preferably formed of a low friction resin such as polyacetal (POM) and are provided at four locations at 90° intervals at the base of the inner flange 521 on the outer peripheral side as illustrated in Figure 23 in this example. As another example, provision at three locations at 120° intervals is also applicable. If the length of the stable seat 523 (the length along the circumferential direction of the inner flange 521) is long, provision at two locations is applicable.
  • POM polyacetal
  • the stable seat 523 is mounted on the inner flange 521 along the outer peripheral edge 614a of the outer flange 614 of the rotating ring 610.
  • an engagement hole 522 may be drilled in the inner flange 521, and the mounting leg 526 may be pushed into the engagement hole 522 while being elastically deformed.
  • a protrusion 616 is provided in the interior of the cylindrical body 611 of the rotating ring 610, as illustrated in Figure 26 .
  • the vent holes 612 formed in the cylindrical part 611 are square in shape, so that there is an inner wall 617 in the cylindrical part 611 that forms each side of the square.
  • a protrusion 616 is erected on the inner wall 617.
  • the position of the protrusion 616 is at a position where it can contact the inner bottom surface 633 on the rear surface 630R of the duct cover 630 illustrated in Figure 27 .
  • the inner bottom surface 633 is located along three sides of the square openings of the duct 51, while the protrusions 616 are located at four locations at 90° intervals, as illustrated in Figure 21 .
  • the protrusion 616 since the three protrusions 616 are always on the provisional surface 633 regardless of which rotational position the rotating ring 610 is in, the protrusion 616 will not deviate from the inner bottom surface 633, but in order to reduce sliding frictional resistance, the smaller contact area per protrusion 616 to the inner bottom surface 633 preferably should be as small as possible.
  • the protruding height of the protrusion 616 is the height at which the tip of the protrusion 616 contacts the inner bottom surface 633 when the rotating ring 610 is covered by the duct cover 630, as illustrated in Figure 28 .
  • the rotating ring 610 is rotated in the opening 520 of the partitioning plate unit 50 by the motor 651.
  • a sealing material 618 is provided on the inner surface of the outer flange 614 (on the surface side facing the inner flange 521).
  • the sealing material 618 need only have moderate elasticity and heat insulation properties.
  • a tape or sheet of fibers made of polyacetal for example, planted on a tape-shaped or sheet-shaped base material is preferably employed as a low friction fiber.
  • a clearance between the inner flange 521 and the outer flange 614 can be set substantially on the order of 0 to 0.5 mm to prevent wind leakage. Also, the structure free from dew condensation is achieved. The sliding frictional resistance associated with the rotation of the rotating ring 610 can also be reduced.
  • a boss 619 which is used to couple the rotating unit 78, is provided at a plurality of locations on the rear surface 610R side of the rotating ring 610.
  • the blower fan 31 is fixed to the top panel 111 of the outer body 11 via the fan mount 311 in the fan casing 34, and the fan motor 36 is also fixed to the top panel 111 of the outer body 11 via its motor mount 361. This requires a large number of parts to be used and a high degree of accuracy in positioning the blower fan 31 and fan motor 36.
  • Figure 31 and Figure 32 are a fan unit 30A with improvement in such points.
  • a sirocco fan is preferably used as the blower fan 31, and the fan motor 36 is used as-is without any particular change required.
  • the fan casing 34 of the blower fan 31 is divided into two compartments, a lower casing 371 and an upper casing 372, both of which are made of synthetic resin material, and the lower casing 371 includes a motor mount 373 of the fan motor 36 formed integrally.
  • a bearing part that supports the blower fan 31 of the lower casing 371 and a bearing part that supports the fan motor 36 of the motor mount 373 are pre-centered when the motor mount 373 is integrally molded in the lower casing 371.
  • the upper casing 372 may be secured to the lower casing 371 with a locking device 374 such as a snapping lock, for example.
  • the blower fan 31 and the fan motor 36 may be coupled in advance, and by opening the upper casing 372, the blower fan 31 may be housed in the lower casing 371, and the fan motor 36 may be set on the motor mount 373, so that positioning (centering) of the blower fan 31 and the fan motor 36 is easily performed.
  • Fixation of the outer body 11 to the top panel 111 does not have to be performed separately for the blower fan 31 and the fan motor 36, and all that is needed is to fix only the mounting part (not illustrated) provided on the lower casing 371 to the top panel 111.
  • this fan unit 30A is unitized by the smallest unit, it is only necessary to select the number of units to be used according to the blown out air volume and size of the air blowing part or the like required by the air conditioner, and there is no need to design a fan unit (blower) dedicated to each model with a different air volume. With this fan unit 30A, the air volume can be adjusted individually, thus enabling more detailed air conditioning operation.

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