EP4180728B1 - Wärmetauscher und innenraumeinheit - Google Patents

Wärmetauscher und innenraumeinheit

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EP4180728B1
EP4180728B1 EP22207282.9A EP22207282A EP4180728B1 EP 4180728 B1 EP4180728 B1 EP 4180728B1 EP 22207282 A EP22207282 A EP 22207282A EP 4180728 B1 EP4180728 B1 EP 4180728B1
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hairpin
width direction
heat exchanger
parts
fixing plate
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Shion HISAMATSU
Azusa Kanamori
Keisuke Mitoma
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Yuji Mori
Yusuke Doi
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems Ltd
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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
    • F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
    • F24F1/0063—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the mounting or arrangement of the 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
    • 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
    • F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
    • F24F1/0067—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the shape of the heat exchangers or of parts thereof, e.g. of their fins
    • 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
    • F24F13/32—Supports for air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F28D1/0477—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
    • F28F1/325—Fins with openings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/007—Auxiliary supports for elements
    • F28F9/013—Auxiliary supports for elements for tubes or tube-assemblies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/008—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2280/00—Mounting arrangements; Arrangements for facilitating assembling or disassembling of heat exchanger parts
    • F28F2280/06—Adapter frames, e.g. for mounting heat exchanger cores on other structure and for allowing fluidic connections

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising heat exchanger fixing plate and an indoor unit.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2014-070759 discloses a heat exchanger fixing plate for fixing a heat exchanger in a casing of an indoor unit.
  • the heat exchanger is fixed in the casing by inserting hairpin parts of a plurality of heat transfer tubes of the heat exchanger into the heat exchanger fixing plate.
  • the hairpin parts protruding from the heat exchanger fixing plate are each covered with an insertion part in a state of being inserted into the insertion part.
  • Document JP2017096526 discloses another example of known device.
  • a force in a direction in which the heat transfer tube is inserted into the heat exchanger fixing plate may act from the hairpin part to the insertion part.
  • the hairpin part of the heat transfer tube may collide with the insertion part.
  • the present disclosure has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an objective thereof is to provide a heat exchanger fixing plate, a heat exchanger, and an indoor unit in which collision of a heat transfer tube with a hairpin part can be suppressed.
  • the present invention defines a heat exchanger as defined in claim 1, comprising a heat exchanger main body including a heat transfer tube through which a refrigerant is flowed to an inside of a casing of an indoor unit, the heat transfer tube is formed of a plurality of straight tube parts extending in a width direction of the casing and a plurality of curved hairpin parts each connecting end portions of the straight tube parts adjacent to each other,
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate includes: a fixing plate main body extending in a direction intersecting the width direction of the casing and having a plurality of insertion holes through which the hairpin parts are allowed to be inserted toward a first side in the width direction; and a cover which is installed on the fixing plate main body to cover the hairpin part protruding from the fixing plate main body toward a first side in the width direction and having a first through hole passing through an inner arc of the hairpin part.
  • an indoor unit includes a casing, a fan accommodated in the casing and introducing air into the casing; and a heat exchanger accommodated in the casing, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the air and the refrigerant.
  • a heat exchanger and an indoor unit in which a collision of a heat transfer tube with a hairpin part can be suppressed can be provided.
  • An indoor unit is a device provided indoors and conditioning indoor air by exchanging heat between a refrigerant that is exchanged with an outdoor unit provided outdoors and the indoor air.
  • An air conditioner is constituted by an indoor unit and an outdoor unit. In the present embodiment, an example in which an air conditioner performs a cooling operation will be described.
  • the indoor unit 100 includes a casing 1, a fan 2, a heat exchanger 3 and a filter part 4.
  • the casing 1 is constituted by a plurality of panels and is provided on a wall surface W in a room.
  • the casing 1 forms an outer casing of the indoor unit 100 and defines a housing space R for accommodating devices of various types therein.
  • the casing 1 has a mounting surface 11, an upper surface 12, a lower surface 13, a front surface 14 and side surfaces.
  • the mounting surface 11 is a surface facing the wall surface W.
  • the mounting surface 11 is fixed to the wall surface W in the room via mounting members or the like.
  • a direction in which the wall surface W and the mounting surface 11 face each other is referred to as an "installation direction D1.” That is, the installation direction D1 is a direction perpendicular to the wall surface W.
  • the mounting surface 11 has a rectangular shape when viewed in the installation direction D1.
  • the installation direction D1 includes a first direction horizontally approaching the wall surface W and a second direction horizontally separating from the wall surface W.
  • the upper surface 12 faces upward in a vertical direction D2 and connected to an upper side edge of the mounting surface 11 in the vertical direction D2.
  • a suction port for introducing indoor air into the housing space R is preferably formed on the upper surface 12.
  • the upper surface 12 is curved downward in the vertical direction D2 as separating from the mounting surface 11 in the installation direction D1.
  • the upper surface 12 has a rectangular shape when viewed above in the vertical direction D2.
  • the lower surface 13 faces downward in the vertical direction D2 and connected to a lower side edge of the mounting surface 11 in the vertical direction D2.
  • a blowout port for discharging the air introduced from the upper surface 12 side is preferably formed on the lower surface 13.
  • the lower surface 13 in the present embodiment is curved upward in the vertical direction D2 as separating from the mounting surface 11 in the installation direction D1.
  • the lower surface 13 has a rectangular shape when viewed below in the vertical direction D2.
  • the vertical direction D2 in the present embodiment is a direction being parallel to a direction of gravity.
  • the "upward in the vertical direction D2” means a direction from the lower surface 13 toward the upper surface 12.
  • the “downward in the vertical direction D2” means a direction from the upper surface 12 toward the lower surface 13, which is opposite to the upward in the vertical direction D2.
  • the front surface 14 is a surface located opposite to the mounting surface 11 in the installation direction D1 and extending so as to be parallel to the wall surface W.
  • the front surface 14 is connected to front edges of the upper surface 12 and the lower surface 13 in the installation direction D1.
  • the front surface 14 has a rectangular shape when viewed in the installation direction D1.
  • the mounting surface 11, the upper surface 12, the lower surface 13 and the front surface 14 have a width direction D3 perpendicular to the installation direction D1 and the vertical direction D2 as a longitudinal direction.
  • the side surfaces are a pair of surfaces that close a cylindrical space (housing space R), which extends in the width direction D3 and is formed by the mounting surface 11, the upper surface 12, the lower surface 13 and the front surface 14, from a first side and a second side in the width direction D3.
  • the side surfaces are connected over the end portions of all the mounting surface 11, the upper surface 12, the lower surface 13 and the front surface 14 on the first side and the second side in the width direction D3.
  • the fan 2 is a cross-flow fan extending in the width direction D3 in the housing space R and capable of introducing air into the casing 1.
  • the fan 2 rotates in the housing space R to suction indoor air from the suction port on the upper surface 12 side and blow out the suctioned air from the blowout port on the lower surface 13 side.
  • the heat exchanger 3 is provided to surround the fan 2 from an outer circumference in the housing space R.
  • the heat exchanger 3 includes a heat exchanger main body 30 and a heat exchanger fixing plate 300.
  • the heat exchanger main body 30 extends in the width direction D3 and exchanges heat between the air suctioned into the housing space R by the fan 2 and the refrigerant.
  • the heat exchanger main body 30 includes a first heat exchange part 31, a second heat exchange part 32, a third heat exchange part 33, a fourth heat exchange part 34 and a connection member.
  • the first heat exchange part 31 is placed in the housing space R so as to be above the fan 2 in the vertical direction D2 and closer to the mounting surface 11 than the fan 2 in the installation direction D1.
  • the first heat exchange part 31 includes a fin group 311 and a heat transfer tube 310.
  • the fin group 311 is formed by a plurality of flat plate-shaped fins 311a extending in a direction intersecting the width direction D3 and disposed at regular intervals in the width direction D3.
  • the fins 311a are formed of a metal such as aluminum.
  • the heat transfer tube 310 is a tube formed of a metal such as copper through which the refrigerant flows.
  • the heat transfer tube 310 includes a plurality of straight tube parts 310a and a plurality of hairpin parts 310b.
  • the straight tube parts 310a are cylindrical tubes extending in the width direction D3.
  • the straight tube parts 310a extend to penetrate the fins 311a, which are disposed in the width direction D3 in the fin group 311, in the width direction D3.
  • the hairpin parts 310b are tubes each connecting end portions in the width direction D3 of the straight tube parts 310a adjacent to each other.
  • the hairpin part 310b is a U-shaped bent tube that is curved so that a direction in which the refrigerant flows in the straight tube part 310a is turned by 180°.
  • a configuration in which the heat transfer tube 310 includes 18 straight tube parts 310a and 17 hairpin parts 310b is an exemplary example.
  • FIG. 1 only nine hairpin parts 310b of the first heat exchange part 31 disposed on a first side of the fin group 311 in the width direction D3 are illustrated.
  • the remaining eight hairpin parts 310b are disposed on a second side of the fin group 311 in the width direction D3 to connect end portions of the adjacent straight tube parts 310a on a second side in the width direction D3 so that the refrigerant sequentially flows through the straight tube parts 310a.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into one straight tube part 310a flows through the one straight tube part 310a in the width direction D3, and then flows into another straight tube part 310a adjacent thereto through the hairpin part 310b.
  • This flow of the refrigerant is sequentially repeated, and thereby the refrigerant circulates through the straight tube parts 310a and the hairpin parts 310b of the heat transfer tube 310 in the first heat exchange part 31.
  • Cold heat of the refrigerant is conducted to the fins 311a of the first heat exchange part 31 via tube walls of the straight tube parts 310a.
  • the second heat exchange part 32 is placed in the housing space R so as to be above the fan 2 in the vertical direction D2 and further from the mounting surface 11 than the fan 2 in the installation direction D1.
  • the second heat exchange part 32 includes a fin group 321 and a heat transfer tube 320.
  • the fin group 321 is formed by a plurality of fins 321a extending in a direction intersecting the width direction D3 and disposed at regular intervals in the width direction D3.
  • the fins 321a are formed of a metal such as aluminum.
  • the fin group 321 of the second heat exchange part 32 and the fin group 311 of the first heat exchange part 31 are integrally fixed by a connection member connecting them in the installation direction D1.
  • the positional relationship between the first heat exchange part 31 and the second heat exchange part 32 is defined by the connection member.
  • the heat transfer tube 320 is a tube formed of a metal such as copper through which the refrigerant flows.
  • the heat transfer tube 320 includes a plurality of straight tube parts 320a and a plurality of hairpin parts 320b.
  • the straight tube parts 320a are cylindrical tubes extending in the width direction D3.
  • the straight tube parts 320a extend to penetrate the fins 321a, which are disposed in the width direction D3 in the fin group 321, in the width direction D3.
  • the hairpin parts 320b are tubes each connecting end portions in the width direction D3 of the straight tube parts 320a adjacent to each other.
  • the hairpin part 320b is a U-shaped bent tube that is curved so that a direction in which the refrigerant flows in the straight tube part 320a is turned by 180°.
  • a configuration in which the heat transfer tube 320 includes 18 straight tube parts 320a and 17 hairpin parts 320b is an exemplary example.
  • FIG. 1 only nine hairpin parts 320b of the second heat exchange part 32 disposed on a first side of the fin group 321 in the width direction D3 are illustrated.
  • the remaining eight hairpin parts 320b are disposed on a second side of the fin group 321 in the width direction D3 to connect end portions of the adjacent straight tube parts 320a on a second side in the width direction D3 so that the refrigerant sequentially flows through the straight tube parts 320a.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into one straight tube part 320a flows through the one straight tube part 320a in the width direction D3, and then flows into another straight tube part 320a adjacent thereto through the hairpin part 320b.
  • This flow of the refrigerant is sequentially repeated, and thereby the refrigerant circulates through the straight tube parts 320a and the hairpin parts 320b of the heat transfer tube 320 in the second heat exchange part 32.
  • Cold heat of the refrigerant is conducted to the fins 321a of the second heat exchange part 32 via tube walls of the straight tube parts 320a.
  • the third heat exchange part 33 is placed in the housing space R so as to be further from the mounting surface 11 than the fan 2 in the installation direction D1.
  • the third heat exchange part 33 includes a fin group 331 and a heat transfer tube 330.
  • the fin group 331 is formed by a plurality of fins 331a extending in a direction intersecting the width direction D3 and disposed at regular intervals in the width direction D3.
  • the fins 331a are formed of a metal such as aluminum.
  • the fin group 331 of the third heat exchange part 33 and the fin group 321 of the second heat exchange part 32 are integrally fixed by a connection member connecting them in the vertical direction D2.
  • the positional relationship between the second heat exchange part 32 and the third heat exchange part 33 is defined by the connection member.
  • the heat transfer tube 330 is a tube formed of a metal such as copper through which the refrigerant flows.
  • the heat transfer tube 330 includes a plurality of straight tube parts 330a and a plurality of hairpin parts 330b.
  • the straight tube parts 330a are cylindrical tubes extending in the width direction D3.
  • the straight tube parts 330a extend to penetrate the fins 331a, which are disposed in the width direction D3 in the fin group 331, in the width direction D3.
  • the hairpin parts 330b are tubes each connecting end portions in the width direction D3 of the straight tube parts 330a adjacent to each other.
  • the hairpin part 330b is a U-shaped bent tube that is curved so that a direction in which the refrigerant flows in the straight tube part 330a is turned by 180°.
  • a configuration in which the heat transfer tube 330 includes eight straight tube parts 330a and seven hairpin parts 330b is an exemplary example.
  • FIG. 1 only four hairpin parts 330b of the third heat exchange part 33 disposed on a first side of the fin group 331 in the width direction D3 are illustrated.
  • the remaining three hairpin parts 330b are disposed on a second side of the fin group 331 in the width direction D3 to connect end portions of the adjacent straight tube parts 330a on a second side in the width direction D3 so that the refrigerant sequentially flows through the straight tube parts 330a.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into one straight tube part 330a flows through the one straight tube part 330a in the width direction D3, and then flows into another straight tube part 330a adjacent thereto through the hairpin part 330b.
  • This flow of the refrigerant is sequentially repeated, and thereby the refrigerant circulates through the straight tube parts 330a and the hairpin parts 330b of the heat transfer tube 330 in the third heat exchange part 33.
  • Cold heat of the refrigerant is conducted to the fins 331a of the third heat exchange part 33 via tube walls of the straight tube parts 330a.
  • the fourth heat exchange part 34 is placed in the housing space R so as to be below the fan 2 in the vertical direction D2 and further from the mounting surface 11 than the fan 2 in the installation direction D1.
  • the fourth heat exchange part 34 includes a fin group 341 and a heat transfer tube 340.
  • the fin group 341 is formed by a plurality of fins 341a extending in a direction intersecting the width direction D3 and disposed at regular intervals in the width direction D3.
  • the fins 341a are formed of a metal such as aluminum.
  • the fin group 341 of the fourth heat exchange part 34 and the fin group 331 of the third heat exchange part 33 are integrally fixed by a connection member connecting them in the vertical direction D2.
  • the positional relationship between the third heat exchange part 33 and the fourth heat exchange part 34 is defined by the connection member.
  • the heat transfer tube 340 is a tube formed of a metal such as copper through which the refrigerant flows.
  • the heat transfer tube 340 includes a plurality of straight tube parts 340a and a plurality of hairpin parts 340b.
  • the straight tube parts 340a are cylindrical tubes extending in the width direction D3.
  • the straight tube parts 340a extend to penetrate the fins 341a, which are disposed in the width direction D3 in the fin group 341, in the width direction D3.
  • the hairpin parts 340b are tubes each connecting end portions in the width direction D3 of the straight tube parts 340a adjacent to each other.
  • the hairpin part 340b is a U-shaped bent tube that is curved so that a direction in which the refrigerant flows in the straight tube part 340a is turned by 180°.
  • a configuration in which the heat transfer tube 340 includes four straight tube parts 340a and three hairpin parts 340b is an exemplary example.
  • FIG. 1 only two hairpin parts 340b of the fourth heat exchange part 34 disposed on a first side of the fin group 341 in the width direction D3 are illustrated.
  • the remaining one hairpin part 340b is disposed on a second side of the fin group 341 in the width direction D3 to connect end portions of the adjacent straight tube parts 340a on a second side in the width direction D3 so that the refrigerant sequentially flows through the straight tube parts 340a.
  • the refrigerant that has flowed into one straight tube part 340a flows through the one straight tube part 340a in the width direction D3, and then flows into another straight tube part 340a adjacent thereto through the hairpin part 340b.
  • This flow of the refrigerant is sequentially repeated, and thereby the refrigerant circulates through the straight tube parts 340a and the hairpin parts 340b of the heat transfer tube 340 in the fourth heat exchange part 34.
  • Cold heat of the refrigerant is conducted to the fins 341a of the fourth heat exchange part 34 via tube walls of the straight tube parts 340a.
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 fixes the heat exchanger main body 30 to the casing 1 in the casing 1 (in the housing space R).
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 includes a fixing plate main body 301, a cover 302 and a tying member 306.
  • the fixing plate main body 301 is a plate-shaped member that extends in a direction intersecting the width direction D3.
  • the fixing plate main body 301 is fixed to the casing 1 on a first side in the width direction D3 with respect to the fin groups 311, 321, 331 and 341 of the heat exchange parts (the first heat exchange part 31 to the fourth heat exchange part 34) of the heat exchanger main body 30.
  • the fin groups 311, 321, 331 and 341 of the heat exchange parts are disposed on a second side of the fixing plate main body 301 in the width direction D3 while they are adjacent to the fixing plate main body 301.
  • the fixing plate main body 301 is formed of a material having flexibility such as, for example, a synthetic resin that is softer than the heat transfer tubes 310, 320, 330 and 340.
  • a plurality of insertion holes 301h through which the hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b of the heat exchange parts (the first heat exchange part 31 to the fourth heat exchange part 34) of the heat exchanger main body 30 can be inserted in the width direction D3 are formed in the fixing plate main body 301.
  • the fixing plate main body 301 has the insertion holes 301h equal in number to the hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b of the heat exchanger main body 30.
  • the hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b are inserted through the insertion holes 301h of the fixing plate main body 301, and thereby the heat exchanger main body 30 is fixedly supported.
  • the fixing plate main body 301 fixedly supports the heat exchanger main body 30 in a cantilevered manner.
  • the hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b protrude from the fixing plate main body 301 to a first side in the width direction D3 when they are inserted through the insertion holes 301h.
  • the cover 302 is a member provided integrally with the fixing plate main body 301 and configured to cover each of the hairpin parts 320b and 330b which are part of the plurality of hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b protruding from the fixing plate main body 301 to a first side in the width direction D3.
  • the covers 302 of the present embodiment cover one of the hairpin parts 320b of the heat transfer tube 320 of the second heat exchange part 32, which is closer to the upper surface 12 than the other ones in the vertical direction D2, and one of the hairpin parts 330b of the heat transfer tube 330 of the third heat exchange part 33, which is further from the fan 2 than the other ones in the installation direction D1 and closer to the upper surface 12 than the other ones in the vertical direction D2.
  • the cover 302 is formed of the same material as that of the fixing plate main body 301.
  • cover 302 that covers the hairpin part 330b of the heat transfer tube 330 in the third heat exchange part 33 as an example.
  • the cover 302 includes a topside part 303 and a side wall part 304.
  • topside part 303 faces top of the hairpin part 330b in the width direction D3.
  • the side wall part 304 extends from the topside part 303 in the width direction D3 and is in contact with the fixing plate main body 301 in a state of surrounding the hairpin part 330b.
  • the side wall part 304 includes a pair of first side wall parts 304a and a pair of second side wall parts 304b.
  • the pair of first side wall parts 304a are disposed to interpose the hairpin part 330b from both sides in a direction Po perpendicular to a virtual plane X extending along the hairpin part 330b. That is, the first side wall parts 304a are adjacent to each other in the direction Po so as to interpose the hairpin part 330b therebetween.
  • a first through hole 304h passing through an inner arc of the hairpin part 330b is formed in the cover 302. Therefore, the first side wall parts 304a each have an opening of the first through hole 304h.
  • An opening area of the first through hole 304h when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the vertical plane X is larger than that of an inner arc of the hairpin part 330b when viewed in the same direction.
  • the inner arc of the hairpin part 330b when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the vertical plane X is positioned on an inner side of the opening of the first through hole 304h when viewed in the same direction.
  • the pair of second side wall parts 304b are disposed to interpose the hairpin part 330b from both sides in a direction Pi parallel to the virtual plane X. That is, the second side wall parts 304b are adjacent to each other in the direction Pi so as to interpose the hairpin part 330b therebetween.
  • the second side wall parts 304b are both integrally fixed to the first side wall parts 304a.
  • the top side part 303 which is adjacent to the top of the hairpin part 330b in the width direction D3, has a second through hole 303h passing through the top side part 303 in the width direction D3.
  • the opening area of the second through hole 303h when viewed from a first side in the width direction D3 is smaller than that of an outer edge of the hairpin part 330b when viewed from a first side in the width direction D3. Therefore, the outer edge of the hairpin part 330b is hidden by the topside part 303 when viewed from a first side in the width direction D3.
  • the tying member 306 is tying the hairpin part 330b and the cover 302 together by being wound over the inner arc of the hairpin part 330b and the topside part 303, which is an end portion of the cover 302 on a first side in the width direction D3, through the first through hole 304h.
  • the cover 302 is pressed against the fixing plate main body 301 by the tying member 306 that ties the topside part 303 and the hairpin part 330b together.
  • the tying member 306 As a specific example of the tying member 306, the tying band of INSULOK (registered trademark) manufactured by HellamanTyton Co., Ltd. can be mentioned.
  • the filter part 4 removes impurities such as dust contained in the air suctioned from the suction port.
  • the filter part 4 is placed above the heat exchanger 3 in the vertical direction D2 in the housing space R. That is, the filter part 4 is positioned between the casing 1 and the heat exchanger 3. Therefore, the filter part 4 supplies the air from which impurities such as dust are removed to the heat exchanger 3.
  • a force may act from the hairpin parts 320b and 330b toward the cover 302.
  • the rigidity of the cover 302 reduces due to the cover 302 having the first through hole 304h. Thereby, an elastic force of the entire cover 302 increases. Therefore, for example, even if a force directed from the hairpin parts 320b and 330b toward the cover 302 acts from the hairpin parts 320b and 330b, the hairpin parts 320b and 330b colliding with other members can be suppressed.
  • water vapor in the air condensed by the cold heat of the refrigerant flowing through the hairpin parts 320b and 330b can be diffused to the outside of the cover 302 through the second through hole 303h of the topside part 303.
  • the cover 302 since the cover 302 has the through holes interposing the hairpin parts 320b and 330b from both sides in the direction Po perpendicular to the virtual plane X extending along the hairpin parts 320b and 330b, the rigidity of the entire cover 302 can be reduced more uniformly. Therefore, the elastic force of the entire cover 302 can be increased in a more balanced manner.
  • the cover 302 is pressed against the fixing plate main body 301. Therefore, for example, even if an external force is applied to the cover 302, the cover 302 being buckled can be suppressed.
  • a force of pulling the fixing plate main body 301 toward a first side in the width direction D3 does not act because the cover 302 is configured to be pressed against the fixing plate main body 301. Therefore, generation of gaps between the fixing plate main body 301 and the fins 311a, 321a, 331a and 341a positioned on the most a first side in the width direction D3 of the fin groups 311, 321, 331 and 341 can be suppressed.
  • a heat exchanger fixing plate 300 according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to FIG. 4 .
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 described in the second embodiment is partially different in configuration from the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 of the first embodiment.
  • Components the same as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference signs and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 fixes a heat exchanger main body 30 to a casing 1 inside the casing 1 (inside a housing space R).
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 includes a fixing plate main body 301, a cover 302a and a tying member 306.
  • the fixing plate main body 301 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as the fixing plate main body 301 described in the first embodiment.
  • the cover 302a is provided integrally with the fixing plate main body 301, and covers hairpin parts 320b and 330b, which are part of a plurality of hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b protruding from the fixing plate main body 301 to a first side in a width direction D3, from a first side in the width direction D3.
  • cover 302a that covers the hairpin part 330b of a heat transfer tube 330 in a third heat exchange part 33 as an example.
  • the cover 302a includes a topside part 303a and a connection part 305.
  • topside part 303a faces top of the hairpin part 330b in the width direction D3.
  • the area of a surface of the topside part 303a facing a first side in the width direction D3 when viewed from a first side in the width direction D3 is larger than that of an outer edge of the hairpin part 330b when viewed from a first side in the width direction D3, and the outer edge of the hairpin part 330b when viewed from a first side in the width direction D3 is hidden by the topside part 303a.
  • connection part 305 extends from the fixing plate main body 301 to a first side in the width direction D3 and has a columnar shape that supports the topside part 303a.
  • the topside part 303a and the connection part 305 constitute the eave-shaped cover 302a that covers the hairpin part 330b from a first side in the width direction D3.
  • the tying member 306 is a member capable of tying the hairpin part 330b and the cover 302a together by being wound over the inside of a curve of the hairpin part 330b and a surface of the topside part 303a of the cover 302a facing a first side in the width direction D3 through a first through hole 304h.
  • connection part 305 has a configuration having a columnar shape that extends from the fixing plate main body 301 to a first side in the width direction D3 and supports the topside part 303a, compared to the configuration of the side wall part 304 surrounding the hairpin parts 320b and 330b described in the first embodiment, moisture does not stay on the cover 302a when moisture contained in the air condenses.
  • the numbers of the straight tube parts 310a, 320a, 330a and 340a, and the hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b of the heat transfer tubes 310, 320, 330 and 340 in each of the heat exchange parts are not limited to the above-described numbers.
  • the above-described embodiment may have a configuration in which all the hairpin parts 310b, 320b, 330b and 340b of the heat transfer tubes 310, 320, 330 and 340 are covered by the cover 302 or 302a.
  • the cover 302 or 302a may be configured to cover only one hairpin part 310b, 320b, 330b, or 340b.
  • the covers 302 and 302a may be formed of a material different from that of the fixing plate main body 301.
  • the heat exchanger fixing plate 300 may fix the heat exchanger main body to, for example, a casing inside the casing of an outdoor unit.
  • the tying member 306 in the above-described embodiment is not limited to a tying band.
  • the tying member 306 may be formed of a material such as a thread or a wire as long as it is a member capable of tying the hairpin part 310b, 320b, 330b, or 340b and the cover 302 or 302a together through the first through hole 304h.

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  1. Wärmetauscher (3), umfassend
    einen Wärmetauscher-Hauptkörper (30), der ein Wärmeübertragungsrohr (310, 320, 330, 340) beinhaltet, durch das ein Kältemittel strömt, wobei das Wärmeübertragungsrohr (310, 320, 330, 340) aus einer Vielzahl von geraden Rohrteilen (310a, 320a, 330a, 340a), die sich in einer Breitenrichtung erstrecken, und einer Vielzahl von gekrümmten Haarnadelteilen (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b), die jeweils Endabschnitte der geraden Rohrteile (310a, 320a, 330a, 340a) angrenzend aneinander verbinden, gebildet ist, und
    eine Wärmetauscher-Befestigungsplatte (300), wobei
    die Wärmetauscher-Befestigungsplatte (300) Folgendes beinhaltet
    einen Befestigungsplatten-Hauptkörper (301), der sich in einer Richtung erstreckt, die die Breitenrichtung (D3) schneidet, in der sich die Vielzahl von geraden Rohrteilen (310a, 320a, 330a, 340a) erstreckt, und der eine Vielzahl von Einsetzlöchern (301h) aufweist, durch die es den Haarnadelteilen (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) möglich ist, zu einer Seite in der Breitenrichtung (D3) eingesetzt zu werden; und
    eine Abdeckung (302), die an dem Befestigungsplatten-Hauptkörper (301) installiert ist, um den Haarnadelteil (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) abzudecken, der von dem Befestigungsplatten-Hauptkörper (301) in Richtung einer Seite in der Breitenrichtung (D3) hervorsteht und ein erstes Durchgangsloch (304h) aufweist, das durch einen inneren Bogen des Haarnadelteils (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) verläuft,
    wobei die Abdeckung (302) Folgendes beinhaltet
    ein Oberseitenteil (303, 303a), das dem Haarnadelteil (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) in der Breitenrichtung (D3) zugewandt ist, und
    Seitenwandteile (304), die sich von dem Oberseitenteil (303, 303a) in der Breitenrichtung (D3) erstrecken und mit dem Befestigungsplatten-Hauptkörper (301) in einem Zustand in Kontakt sind, in dem sie das Haarnadelteil (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) umgeben, und
    wobei das erste Durchgangsloch (304h) geformt ist, um die Seitenwandteile (304) zu durchdringen.
  2. Wärmetauscher (3) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Abdeckung (302) ein zweites Durchgangsloch (303h) beinhaltet, das in einem Oberseitenteil (303, 303a) der Abdeckung (302) gebildet ist, der einer Oberseite des Haarnadelteils (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) entspricht und durch den Oberseitenteil (303, 303a) der Abdeckung (302) in der Breitenrichtung (D3) verläuft, wobei eine Öffnungsfläche des zweiten Durchgangslochs (303h) betrachtet von einer Seite in der Breitenrichtung (D3) kleiner ist als die eines Profils des Haarnadelteils (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b).
  3. Wärmetauscher (3) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei Öffnungen des ersten Durchgangslochs (304h) an beiden Seitenteilen der Abdeckung (1) gebildet sind, die das Haarnadelteil (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) dazwischen einfügen.
  4. Wärmetauscher (3) nach Anspruch 3, ferner umfassend ein Bindeelement (306), das den Haarnadelteil und die Abdeckung (1) aneinander bindet, indem es über den inneren Bogen des Haarnadelteils (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) und einen Oberseitenteil der Abdeckung (1), der einer Oberseite des Haarnadelteils (310b, 320b, 330b, 340b) entspricht, durch das erste Durchgangsloch (304h) gewickelt wird.
  5. Wärmetauscher (3) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei:
    der Wärmetauscher-Hauptkörper (30) über die Wärmetauscher-Befestigungsplatte (300) an der Innenseite des Gehäuses (1) befestigt ist, wobei der Wärmetauscher-Hauptkörper (30) eine Lamellengruppe (311, 321, 331, 341) beinhaltet, die in der Breitenrichtung (D3) angrenzend an den Befestigungsplatten-Hauptkörper (300) ist und aus einer Vielzahl von Lamellen (311a, 321a, 331a, 341a) gebildet ist, die sich jeweils in einer die Breitenrichtung (D3) schneidenden Richtung erstrecken und in der Breitenrichtung (D3) ausgerichtet sind.
  6. Raumeinheit (100), umfassend:
    ein Gehäuse (1);
    ein Gebläse (2), das in dem Gehäuse (1) untergebracht ist und angepasst ist, um Luft in das Gehäuse (1) einzuleiten; und
    den Wärmetauscher (3) nach Anspruch 5, der in dem Gehäuse (1) untergebracht ist, wobei der Wärmetauscher (3) konfiguriert ist, um Wärme zwischen der Luft und dem Kältemittel auszutauschen.
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