JP2001263785A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner in which air cleaning efficiency is enhanced by passing air from an air inlet to a deodorizing filter or a dust filter. SOLUTION: A reverse V-shaped indoor heat exchanger 5 comprising a bent front heat exchanger 5a and a rear heat exchanger 5b bent rearward from the upper end of the front heat exchanger, and a fan 6 are disposed in an air passage 4 coupling air inlets 2a1, 2a2 made in the front and upper faces of a housing 1 with an air outlet 3 made at a front lower part. A frame 7 is disposed laterally on the windward side of the upper front heat exchanger and mounted with a deodorizing filter 8 and the dust collection filter 9 of an electric air cleaner. In such an air conditioner, covers 10 opening/closing freely are provided at a lower part of the front air inlet and at the upper face air inlet and since substantially entire air sucked through the air inlet passes through the deodorizing filter or the dust collection filter of the electric air cleaner, air cleaning efficiency can be enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an air conditioner provided with a deodorizing filter and an electric air purifier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, an air conditioner has a suction port 2 (2a, 2a,
2b) and an air passage 4 connecting the outlet 3 provided in the lower part of the front surface
The front heat exchanger 5a (5a1, 5a1,
5a2), an inverted V-shaped indoor heat exchanger 5 composed of a rear heat exchanger 5b bent rearward from the upper end of the front heat exchanger 5a, and a blower 6; Frames 7 were provided side by side on the windward side of the front heat exchanger 5a (5a1), and each of the frames 7 was provided with a deodorizing filter 8 and a dust collecting filter 9 of an electric air cleaner. But,
In this configuration, when this air conditioner is used only as an air purifier, the room air sucked from the suction port 2 passes through the deodorizing filter 8 or the dust collecting filter 9 as well as the indoor air. Alternatively, there is a problem that a large amount of air does not pass through the dust collecting filter 9 and the air cleaning efficiency is poor.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and improves the air cleaning efficiency by allowing almost all of the air sucked from the suction port to pass through the deodorizing filter or the dust collecting filter. It aims to provide an air conditioner.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention folds an air passage connecting an air inlet provided on the front and upper surfaces of a housing and an air outlet provided on a lower part of the front in a U-shape. An inverted V-shaped indoor heat exchanger including a front heat exchanger, a rear heat exchanger bent rearward from an upper end of the front heat exchanger, and a blower. In the air conditioner provided with a horizontally arranged frame on the windward side of the front heat exchanger, and a deodorizing filter and a dust collecting filter of an electric air purifier mounted on the frame, a lower portion of the front suction port is provided. And, an opening / closing lid is provided on the upper surface suction port so as to be openable and closable, and the frame provided with the deodorizing filter is separated from the upper front heat exchanger as going downward, and the deodorizing filter is placed on the front upper suction port. With an air conditioner To have.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional side view showing a main part of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, a front suction port 2a (a lower front suction port 2a1, a front upper suction port 2a2) provided on the front face of the housing 1, an upper suction port 2b provided on the upper face, and an outlet 3 provided on the lower front face. A front heat exchanger 5a (lower front heat exchanger 5a1, upper front heat exchanger 5a2) bent in a U shape is connected to the air passage 4 to be connected, and an upper end of the front heat exchanger 5a. An inverted V-shaped indoor heat exchanger 5 composed of a rear heat exchanger 5b bent rearward, and a blower 6 are arranged, and a frame 7 arranged horizontally on the windward side of the upper front heat exchanger 5a2 is disposed. The frame 7 is provided with a deodorizing filter 8 and a dust filter 9 of an electric air cleaner. An opening / closing lid 10 is provided at the front lower intake port 2a1 and the upper intake port 2b so as to be openable and closable. Then, as the frame 7 (7a) on which the deodorizing filter 8 is mounted goes down, the frame 7 (7a) is separated from the upper front heat exchanger 5a2, and the deodorizing filter 8 is brought closer to the front upper suction port 2a (2a2). Like that.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, when used as an air conditioner, both the open / close lids 10 are opened to perform a cooling operation or a heating operation, and in some cases, for example, during a dehumidifying operation or when air cleaning is required, the lower front surface of the open / close lid 10 is sucked. One or both of the port 2a1 side and the upper surface suction port 2b side are closed to operate. Next, when only the air purifier is used, the indoor air is sucked only from the front upper intake port 2a2 by operating the air conditioner with both the open / close lids 10 closed, and substantially all of the air is removed by the deodorizing filter 8 or the collecting filter. It passes through the dust filter 9. Further, as described above, the frame 7 (7
a) going down, the upper front heat exchanger 5a2
And the deodorizing filter 8 is made closer to the front upper suction port 2a (2a2). Therefore, even if the thickness of the deodorizing filter 8 is increased to a certain extent, not only the dust collecting filter 9 but also the deodorizing filter 8 has air. Is distributed, and the deodorizing efficiency can be improved together with the air cleaning efficiency.

[0007]

As described above, according to the air conditioner of the present invention, the air passage connecting the suction port provided on the front and upper surfaces of the housing and the outlet provided on the lower part of the front has a U-shape. A bent front heat exchanger, an inverted V-shaped indoor heat exchanger including a rear heat exchanger bent rearward from the upper end of the front heat exchanger, and a blower, In an air conditioner provided with frames arranged side by side on the windward side of the upper front heat exchanger, and a deodorizing filter and a dust collecting filter of an electric air purifier mounted on the frames, Opening / closing lids can be opened and closed at the lower and upper suction ports, so that almost all of the air sucked from the suction port passes through the deodorizing filter or the dust collection filter of the electric air purifier, improving air cleaning efficiency. Can also
As the frame on which the deodorizing filter is mounted is moved downward, it is separated from the upper front heat exchanger, and the deodorizing filter is made closer to the front upper suction port, so that the thickness of the deodorizing filter is increased to some extent. Even so, air is circulated not only to the dust collecting filter but also to the deodorizing filter, so that the deodorizing efficiency can be improved as well as the air cleaning efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a main part of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a main part of a conventional air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 2a Front suction port 2a1 Front lower suction port 2a2 Front upper suction port 2b Top suction port 3 Outlet 4 Air passage 5a Front heat exchanger 5a1 Lower front heat exchanger 5a2 Upper front heat exchanger 7 Frame 8 Deodorizing filter 9 Dust collecting filter 10 Opening / closing lid

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front heat exchanger bent in a V-shape in an air passage connecting an inlet provided on a front surface and an upper surface of a housing and an outlet provided on a lower part of the front, and the front heat exchanger. An inverted V-shaped indoor heat exchanger consisting of a rear heat exchanger bent rearward from the upper end of the indoor heat exchanger and a blower are provided, and a frame arranged side by side on the windward side of the upper front heat exchanger is provided. In the air conditioner equipped with a deodorizing filter and a dust collecting filter of an electric air purifier in the same frame respectively, an opening / closing lid is provided on the lower part of the front suction port and the upper surface suction port so as to be openable and closable, The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a frame on which the deodorizing filter is mounted is separated from the upper front heat exchanger as going downward, so that the deodorizing filter is closer to the front upper suction port.