JP2003065591A - Wall-hung air conditioning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall-hung air conditioning apparatus capable of carrying warm air or cold air uniformly in every corner of the inside of an air- conditioned room. SOLUTION: The wall-hung air conditioning apparatus where an air outlet of an air conditioner body 1 is provided with a wind direction-changing plate is characterized that the wind direction-changing plate is provided with a downside horizontal plate 24 which extends in the longitudinal direction of the downside of the air outlet, a plurality of upside horizontal plates 25A and 25B which are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the upside of the air outlet and which are divided into a plurality of plates, and a plurality of vertical plates which extend in the lateral direction of the air outlet.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wall-mounted air conditioner having an air outlet of a main body of an air conditioner provided with a wind direction changing plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there is known a wall-mounted air conditioner having a wind direction changing plate in an air outlet surrounded by a scroll portion and a tongue portion of an air conditioner body. In this type of wall-mounted air conditioner, the wind direction changing plate is composed of, for example, two horizontal plates and a plurality of vertical plates, and by changing the orientations of these horizontal plates and vertical plates, the air blown from the air outlets. It is configured so that the direction of the blowing airflow can be controlled.

For example, during cooling operation, the airflow is blown out substantially horizontally, and control is performed to increase the reaching distance of the airflow.
During the heating operation, the airflow is blown out substantially vertically downward so that the airflow is formed along the floor surface.

[0004]

However, in the conventional structure composed of two horizontal plates and a plurality of vertical plates, the warm air is uniformly distributed throughout the room to be heated during heating operation or cooling operation. Or, it is difficult to reach cold air.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a wall-mounted air conditioner which solves the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques and allows warm air or cold air to reach the room to be conditioned uniformly. To do.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
In a wall-mounted air conditioner having an air outlet of the air conditioner main body with a wind direction changing plate, the wind direction changing plate is one lower horizontal plate extending in the lower longitudinal direction of the air outlet, and air. A plurality of upper horizontal plates arranged in the upper longitudinal direction of the outlet and divided into a plurality, and a plurality of vertical plates extending in the lateral direction of the air outlet are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the width of the lower horizontal plate is set narrower than the width of the upper horizontal plate.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, according to the first or second aspect, the dimples that increase the reaching distance of the blown airflow to both surfaces of the plurality of vertical plates and the upper surface of one lower horizontal plate. Is formed.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a wall-mounted air conditioner. Reference numeral 1 denotes an air conditioner body, and this body 1
Is installed on wall 3. An indoor heat exchanger 5 and a cross flow fan 7 are installed in the main body 1.

An upper suction port 9 is integrally formed in a grill shape on the upper portion 1A of the main body 1, and a suction grill 11 has an upper end 11A at a front edge portion 1B of the upper portion 1A, and a fulcrum not shown. The lower end 11B is attached so as to be freely opened from the front surface of the air conditioner main body 1 in a state of being hinge-connected with respect to the center.

Inside the suction grill 11, a suction filter 13 having a filter material is attached so as to be able to move up and down.

An air outlet 21 surrounded by a scroll portion 17 and a tongue portion 19 is formed in the lower portion of the air conditioner body 1, and an air direction changing plate 23 is arranged in the air outlet 21. There is. The wind direction changing plate 23 is a narrow lower horizontal plate 24 extending in the lower longitudinal direction of the air outlet 21.
And an upper horizontal plate 25 extending in the upper longitudinal direction of the air outlet 21 and a plurality of vertical plates 26 extending in the shorter direction of the air outlet 21. An ion generator 27 is attached to the most narrow upstream position in the air outlet 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower horizontal plate 24 is composed of one narrow slender flap 24.
5 is composed of two flaps 25A, 25B which are wider than the lower horizontal plate 24 and are divided in the longitudinal direction.

Each flap 24, 25A, 25B
Are connected to independent DC stepping motors, for example, and as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the swing control is possible in a state where the phases are independently shifted.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a plurality of vertical plates 26 are rotatably mounted on a single elongated plate 31, and the vertical plates 26 are connected to each other by respective bars 32. ing. And, among the vertical plates 26 connected to each other, as shown in FIG.
Only A is directly supported by the scroll portion 17, and a DC stepping motor (not shown) is connected to one end of the bar 32 connected to the vertical plate 26A.

By rotating this motor forward and backward,
This is a mechanism in which each bar 32 reciprocates in the direction of arrow A and the attitude of each vertical plate 26 is controlled.

A hook 31A is formed on one end of one elongated plate 31, and the plate 31 is attached to the scroll portion 17 by hooking the hook 31A on a locking portion (not shown) of the scroll portion 17. .

In this structure, when the hook 31A is disengaged and the plate 31 is pulled out, the scroll portion 17
The plate 31 rotates about the support point of the vertical plate 26A directly supported by the
It is pulled out from the air outlet 21 integrally with 1.
In this configuration, after removing the flaps 24, 25A, 25B, the plate 31 is rotated and all the vertical plates 26 are rotated.
By pulling out the plate 31 together with the plate 31 from the air outlet 21, the inside of the air outlet 21 becomes empty, so that the scroll portion 17, the tongue portion 19, the cross flow fan 7, and the like are extremely easily cleaned. .

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing the lower horizontal plate 24 and the vertical plate 26. As shown in the drawing, it is formed on both sides of at least a plurality of vertical plates 26 and the upper surface of one lower horizontal plate 24, for example, on the outer circumference of a known golf ball for increasing the reaching distance of the blowing airflow. A large number of dimples (recesses) 33, which are almost the same as the dimples, are formed. It is obvious that the dimple 33 is not limited to the above position and may be formed on other flaps or the like.

In the present embodiment, during cooling operation, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the lower horizontal plate 24 is controlled to a substantially horizontal position so that the air flow is blown out substantially horizontally and the action of a large number of dimples 33 causes the air flow. While increasing the reach of
As shown in (2), the postures of the two flaps 25A and 25B are independently controlled.

According to this, not only is the air flow reaching distance increased, but the cold air can be made to reach the room to be conditioned evenly by the action of the two flaps 25A and 25B. Further, when negative ions are generated from the ion generator 27, the negative ions are placed in the airflow to be evenly distributed in the room to be conditioned.
You can reach every corner.

During the heating operation, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 1, the lower horizontal plate 24 is controlled to a substantially vertical position to form an air flow along the floor surface, and as shown in FIG. The flaps 25A and 25B are independently attitude-controlled.

According to this, not only is the air flow formed along the floor surface, but also the action of the two flaps 25A and 25B allows the cool air to reach the room to be conditioned evenly. it can. In addition, when negative ions are generated from the ion generator 27, the negative ions can be carried in the airflow so that they can reach the inside of the conditioned room evenly.

7A to 7D show airflow directivity and temperature distribution when the air conditioner body 1 is installed at one corner in the conditioned room 41. FIG. 7A is conventional, and when each flap is controlled as described above, as shown in FIG. 7B, the center X of the air flow moves to substantially the center of the conditioned chamber 41. FIG. 7C is conventional, and when each flap is controlled, as shown in FIG. 7D, the temperature gradient is reduced, and warm air or cold air can reach the inside of the conditioned chamber 41 evenly.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of airflow during heating operation when the air conditioner body 1 is installed in one corner of the room to be conditioned 41.

As mentioned above, each flap 24, 25A, 2
When 5B is controlled, the airflow blown from the air outlet 21 can reach the inside of the conditioned chamber 41 evenly as shown by Y.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this.

The posture control of each flap is one example, and it goes without saying that another control other than the above control can be performed. Further, the upper horizontal plate 25 is composed of two flaps divided in the longitudinal direction, but the present invention is not limited to two divisions, and may be more divisions.

[0030]

According to the present invention, warm air or cold air can reach the room to be conditioned evenly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of a wall-mounted air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a wall-mounted air conditioner.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a control posture of a flap.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a flap is disassembled.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a vertical plate.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a vertical plate and a lower horizontal plate.

7A to 7D are diagrams showing airflow directivity and temperature distribution when an air conditioner main body is installed in one corner of a room to be conditioned.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of airflow during heating operation when the air conditioner body is installed in one corner of the room to be conditioned.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Air conditioner body 11 Suction grill 13 Suction filter 17 Scroll section 19 tongue 21 Air outlet 23 Wind direction change plate 24 Lower horizontal plate 25 Upper horizontal plate 25A, 25B flap 26 Vertical plate 27 Ion generator 33 dimples

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kozo Ninomiya             1 Otsuki-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning             Within the corporation (72) Inventor Takeshi Yuki             1 Otsuki-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning             Within the corporation (72) Inventor Koichi Aoishi             1 Otsuki-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning             Within the corporation (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Kitamura             1 Otsuki-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning             Within the corporation F-term (reference) 3L049 BA03 BB02 BC01 BD01                 3L080 BA07 BA10 BB02

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A wall-hanging type air conditioner having an air outlet of a main body of an air conditioner provided with an airflow direction changing plate, wherein the airflow direction changing plate is one lower side extending in a lower longitudinal direction of the air outlet. A horizontal plate, a plurality of upper horizontal plates arranged in the upper longitudinal direction of the air outlet and divided into a plurality, and a plurality of vertical plates extending in the lateral direction of the air outlet A wall-mounted air conditioner. 2. The wall-mounted air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the width of the lower horizontal plate is set narrower than the width of the upper horizontal plate. 3. The dimples for increasing the reaching distance of the blowout air current are formed on both surfaces of the plurality of vertical plates and the upper surface of the one lower horizontal plate. Wall mounted air conditioner.