JP2005348783A - Bench - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bench capable of effectively cooling only the seated space of a chair. <P>SOLUTION: The bench 1 consists of a cooling unit R and the chair 3 integrally formed with each other. The cooling unit R has a coolant circuit including a compressor 22, a capacitor 23 and an evaporator 12, and the chair 3 has a seat 4 and a backrest 5. Cold air heat-exchanged with the evaporator 12 is fed to the seated space 9, consisting of a heat-insulating wall 2 and a side face composing materials 6 and 6, by a blower 13. The bench 1 also has a back face composing material erected in the rear of the chair and the side face composing materials 6 disposed on both sides of the chair. The evaporator and the blower are disposed in a duct 11 inside the back face composing material, and the cold air heat-exchanged with the evaporator is blown out of a cold air outlet 16 of the duct located above the chair and is taken into the duct from a cold air intake 18 located in the rear of the seat of the chair. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a bench having a cooling function installed outdoors such as a station platform where the installation space is limited.

  Conventionally, for example, a chair installed in a platform of a station, a chair installed in a public facility, etc. has a seat and a back, or a chair provided only with a seat. Few are equipped with heating means. However, chairs installed outdoors are greatly affected by outdoor temperatures, ventilation conditions, irradiated sunlight, and the like. Therefore, especially in the summer, when the sun is strong or the temperature is high, the back and the seat that make up the chair are remarkably heated, causing discomfort to the user, and the chair itself cannot be used. Sometimes it becomes. Therefore, the user is forced to use the chair even though the chair is installed. In addition, in a low temperature environment such as winter, the back and the seat constituting the chair are remarkably cooled, which also causes discomfort to the user. Moreover, since a user's body is cooled, it may become cold and hesitate to use a chair.

On the other hand, a conventional chair has been developed that heats the close contact surface with the body, that is, the back and the seat. Thereby, the discomfort due to the low temperature of the back and the seat in a low temperature environment such as winter can be eliminated. Also, in the summer when the temperature is high, the part where the body and chair are in close contact, that is, the bottom, back and side of the chair to improve the discomfort caused by sweating due to insufficient ventilation in the back and legs. A chair having an air blowing means has been developed for any of the above (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-5-146344

  However, since the chair of Patent Document 1 as described above blows out air for cooling and heating supplied from the indoor air conditioning equipment in which the chair is installed, it is installed indoors or the installation location is changed. It is assumed that this is not done. Therefore, it is not possible to install an outdoor chair that is significantly affected by outdoor temperatures, ventilation conditions, irradiated sunlight, etc., as compared with a room where air conditioning equipment is provided.

  For this reason, as a method for cooling the seating space of the chair in summer or the like separately from the air conditioning equipment, it is conceivable to provide a blowing means such as a fan and improve the environment of the sitting space by blowing air from the blowing means. However, in this case, there is a problem that the seating space cannot be effectively cooled because it does not have a function of actively lowering the temperature of the air to be blown. Therefore, there is a demand for the development of a chair having a cooling function that can be installed outdoors such as a station platform where the installation space is limited.

  The bench according to the present invention is configured integrally with a cooling unit having a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, and a chair having at least a seat, and supplies cool air exchanged with the evaporator to the seating space of the chair by a blower. To do.

  A bench according to a second aspect of the present invention is the bench according to the above invention, wherein a heating device is provided on the seat of the chair and / or the back of the chair.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bench according to a third aspect of the present invention, comprising: a rear constituent member erected on the rear side of the chair; and a side constituent member provided on both sides of the chair; The cool air exchanged with the evaporator is blown out from the duct outlet located above the chair and sucked into the duct from the inlet located behind the chair seat.

  A bench according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the bench according to the above invention, wherein a space is formed between the back and back components of the chair and the number of rotations of the blower and / or the direction of the cold air blown from the blowout port can be controlled. It is.

  The bench of the invention of claim 5 includes a detecting means for detecting that the person has been seated on the chair in the above invention, and when the detecting means does not detect the sitting, the rotational speed of the blower is reduced and / or When the cool air blowing direction from the blowout port is set downward and seating is detected, the rotational speed of the blower is increased and / or the cold air blowing direction from the blowout port is directed forward and downward.

  A bench according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the bench according to the third, fourth, or fifth aspect, wherein a space without the chair is formed on the side of the chair between the side surface components, and cold air is blown from the blowout opening. It will blow out even in a space where there is no space.

  The bench of the invention of claim 7 is characterized in that, in the above, the compressor and condenser of the cooling unit are arranged below the chair.

  A bench according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is such that a folding chair including a back and a seat that can be folded on the back side is arranged in a space without a chair.

  A bench according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the bench according to the third, fourth, or fifth aspect, wherein the compressor and the condenser of the cooling unit are disposed above the rear component, and the seat of the chair is placed on the back side of the chair. It can be folded.

  The bench of the invention of claim 10 is the invention of claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 8, claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the air outlet is arranged on the upper front side of the chair. Is.

  The bench according to the present invention is configured integrally with a cooling unit having a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, and a chair having at least a seat, and supplies cool air exchanged with the evaporator to the seating space of the chair by a blower. It is possible to cool the person who is seated on the chair by supplying the cool air exchanged with the evaporator. In particular, since only the seating space of the chair is cooled, the entire apparatus can be made compact, which is particularly effective when the installation space is limited.

  Further, when a heating device is provided on the chair seat and / or the back of the chair as in the invention of claim 2, moisture in the air condenses on the seat and back of the chair cooled by cold air, The inconvenience of wetting the back can be prevented or suppressed by the heat generated by the heating device. Further, for example, by stopping the cooling unit and causing the heating device to generate heat in winter, the seat and the back of the chair can be heated to warm the seated person.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there are provided a rear constituent member erected on the back of the chair and side constituent members provided on both sides of the chair, the evaporator and the blower are arranged in a duct in the rear constituent member, and the evaporator If the cool air exchanged with the air is blown out from the duct outlet located above the chair and sucked into the duct from the suction port located behind the chair seat, the cool air is efficiently circulated in the seating space of the chair, Cooling can be performed smoothly.

  In addition, if a space is formed between the back and the back component of the chair as in the invention of claim 4 and the rotational speed of the blower and / or the direction of blowing out the cold air from the outlet is controllable, for example, If the detection means detects that the seat is seated as shown in FIG. 5 and this detection means does not detect the seating, the number of rotations of the blower is reduced and / or the cool air blowing direction from the air outlet is set downward. By doing this, when there is no need for cooling, the cold air blown out from the outlet can be short-cycled through the space between the back of the chair and the back component. Thereby, it becomes possible to contribute to energy saving.

  And if seating is detected, the number of people who sat down without any trouble when cooling is required by increasing the rotation speed of the blower and / or directing the cool air blowing direction from the outlet to the front and lower You will be able to apply cool air to it.

  Moreover, if a space without the chair is formed on the side of the chair between the side surface components as in the invention of claim 6 and the cold air is blown out from the blowout port to the space without the chair, the space without the chair For example, it becomes possible to enter a wheelchair and hit the cold, and contribute to so-called barrier-free.

  Further, if the compressor and condenser of the cooling unit are arranged below the chair as in the invention of claim 7, the center of gravity is lowered and the entire apparatus is stabilized, and in the space without the chair as in the invention of claim 8, If a folding chair composed of a back and a seat that can be folded is arranged on the back side, the seat can be seated horizontally while realizing barrier-free in a space without the chair.

  In addition, when the compressor and the condenser of the cooling unit are arranged above the rear component as in the invention of claim 9 and the chair seat is foldable on the back side of the chair, the usage form for sitting on the chair, For example, it becomes possible to use different usage patterns that enter the wheelchair and hit the cold.

  Further, if the air outlet is arranged on the upper front side of the chair as in the invention of claim 10, a cool air curtain can be formed on the front side of the seating space surrounded by the back component and the side component, and the cooling effect is further improved. To do.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problems, and provides a bench that can effectively cool only the seating space of a chair. Hereinafter, the benches of the respective embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, a bench 1 as a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of the bench 1, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the bench 1.

  The bench 1 of the present embodiment is surrounded by a heat insulating wall 2 having a substantially L-shaped cross section, side surface components 6 and 6 attached to both sides of the heat insulating wall 2, and the heat insulating wall 2 and the side surface components 6 and 6. It is comprised from the chair 3 etc. which are arrange | positioned in the seating space 9 made. The side surface components 6, 6 are constituted by a transparent plate 7 such as glass that is curved with a predetermined curvature from the upper front edge to the lower front edge of the heat insulating wall 2. A frame member 8 is attached from the edge to the lower edge. The chair 3 includes a seat 4 and a back 5, and details will be described later.

  A back plate 10 is attached to the inside of the back wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2 at a predetermined interval, and a duct 11 is formed between the back plate 10 and the back wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2. The back wall 2B and the back plate 10 constitute the back component of the present invention in this embodiment. In the duct 11, an evaporator 12 of the cooling unit R is provided vertically, and a fan case 14 provided with a blower 13 is attached above the evaporator 12.

  Further, on the upper part of the back plate 10, a cold air outlet 16 is formed across the left and right above the position where the blower 13 is provided and above the chair 3 provided in the seating space 9. The The cold air outlet 16 is provided with a louver 17 capable of adjusting the direction of the cold air blowing. In this embodiment, the louver 17 is rotatable by, for example, a louver motor 17A (only FIG. 3 is shown), and the details are controlled by a control device 20 described later.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, at the lower part of the back plate 10, a plurality of cool air is located below the position where the evaporator 12 is provided and behind the seat 4 of the chair 3 provided in the seating space 9. A suction port 18 is formed across the left and right.

  Thus, when the blower 13 is operated, the cold air exchanged with the evaporator 12 is raised in the duct 11 and blown out into the seating space 9 from the cold air outlet 16 formed in the upper part of the back plate 10. Then, the cool air in the seating space 9 is sucked in from the cool air suction port 18 formed in the lower part of the back plate 10, accelerated again by the blower 13, and the cool air is circulated in the seating space 9, so that the seating space 9 is brought to a predetermined temperature. To be cooled.

  On the other hand, a machine room 21 is formed below the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulation wall 2, and in the machine room 21, together with the evaporator 12, a compressor 22 constituting a cooling unit R having a refrigerant circuit, and , A condenser 23, a condenser blower 24, and the like are provided. A front panel 26 in which a grill 25 is formed is provided on the front surface of the machine room 21. A back panel 27 is provided on the back surface of the back wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2 with a predetermined distance from the back wall 2B. A back duct 28 is provided between the back surface of the back wall 2B and the back panel 27. It is formed. The rear duct 28 is open at the top and communicates with the rear part of the machine room 21. As a result, when the condenser blower 24 is operated, the air is sucked into the machine room 21 from the grill 25, and waste heat is discharged to the outside from the upper end of the rear duct 28.

  Next, the chair 3 provided in the seating space 9 will be described. The chair 3 includes a seat 4 attached to the upper surface of the bottom wall 2 </ b> A of the heat insulating wall 2, and a back 5 attached to the front surface of the back plate 10 via a spacer 30. In this embodiment, the seat 4 and the back 5 are made of, for example, a hard synthetic resin that is durable against wind and rain, and each of them has a bench style made up of one part over the left and right sides of the heat insulating wall 2. . A heater 31 as a heating device is embedded in the surface of the seat 4 and the back 5 on the seating space 9 side. The heater 31 is controlled by the control device 20. In this embodiment, the heaters 31 are provided on both the seat 4 and the back 5, but either one may be used. In the present embodiment, the seat 4 and the back 5 are each made up of a bench style composed of one part as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bench style is divided into two or more parts. Even if it exists, the individual style divided | segmented into the number of persons which can be accommodated in the said bench 1 may be sufficient.

  In addition, the seat 4 or the back 5 constituting the chair 3 is provided with a seating sensor 32 for detecting the seating (only FIG. 3 is illustrated). For example, as long as the seating sensor 32 can detect seating, the seating sensor 32 may detect by weight, may detect by change in capacitance, and may be other than that. Be good.

  Next, the control device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 20 is constituted by, for example, a general-purpose microcomputer. On the input side of the microcomputer, for example, a control panel 35 provided at the front portion of the machine room 21, the seating sensor 32, and the seating space 9 are provided. A temperature sensor 33 for detecting the temperature and a seat surface temperature sensor 34 for detecting the surface temperature of the seat 4 of the chair 3 are connected, and the blower 13 and the cooling unit R are connected to the output side of the microcomputer. The compressor 22, the condenser blower 24, the heater 31, and the louver motor 17A that rotationally drives the louver 17 are connected. Thus, the blower 13, the compressor 22 constituting the cooling unit R, the condenser blower 24, the heater 31, and the louver motor 17A for rotationally driving the louver 17, the control panel 35, the seating sensor 32, the temperature Control is performed based on the outputs of the sensors 33 and 34.

  With the above configuration, the operation of the bench 1 of the present embodiment will be described. First, when the power is turned on by the control panel 35, the compressor 22 of the cooling unit R, the blower 13, and the condenser blower 24 are operated, and the cool air exchanged with the evaporator 12 is formed on the upper portion of the back plate 10. It blows out to the upper part of the seating space 9 from the cold air outlet 16 made. The cool air in the seating space 9 is sucked from the cool air suction port 18 formed in the back plate 10 located between the seat 4 and the back 5 of the chair 3 and accelerated again by the blower 13, so that the cool air efficiently flows into the seating space 9. The seating space 9 is circulated and smoothly cooled to a predetermined temperature.

  Thereby, the air cooled by the evaporator 12 can be supplied to the seating space 9, and the circumference | surroundings of the person seated on the chair 3 can be actively cooled now. In particular, according to the present embodiment, only the seating space 9 of the chair 3 is cooled, so that the entire apparatus can be made compact, and is particularly effective when the installation space is limited such as a station platform.

  Further, the control device 20 energizes the heaters 31 provided on the seat 4 and the back 5 of the chair 3 with the operation of the compressor 22 of the cooling unit R. Thereby, the inconvenience that moisture in the air is condensed on the seat 4 and the back 5 of the chair 3 cooled by the cold supplied to the seating space 9 to wet the seat 4 and the back 5 is prevented by the heat generation of the heater 31, or It becomes possible to suppress.

  For example, when cooling is not necessary, such as in winter, the operation of the cooling unit R is stopped and the heater 31 generates heat, so that the seat 4 and the back 5 of the chair 3 can be heated to warm the seated person. . As a result, the bench 1 can be used comfortably throughout the year, as well as when cooling is required, such as in summer.

  When the seating sensor 32 does not detect the seating because no person is seated on the seat 4 of the chair 3, the control device 20 reduces the rotational speed of the blower 13 and activates the louver motor 17 </ b> A. The direction of 17, that is, the cool air blowing direction is adjusted downward. As a result, when there is no need for cooling, the cold air blown from the cold air outlet 16 can be short-cycled through the space formed by the spacer 30 between the back 5 of the chair 3 and the back plate 10. it can. Thereby, it becomes possible to contribute to energy saving.

  When the seating sensor 32 detects the seating, and the seating sensor 32 detects the seating, the control device 20 increases the rotational speed of the blower 13 and activates the louver motor 17A. That is, the cold air blowing direction is adjusted to the front and lower direction. Thus, by blowing out the cold air increased by the blower 13 from the cold air outlet 16 so that the cold air blowing direction is the front and lower direction, it is possible to apply the cold air to the person seated without any trouble when cooling is necessary. Become. In addition, since the machine room 21 is configured below the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2, the center of gravity of the bench 1 is lowered and stabilized.

  Next, a bench 41 as a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a front view of the bench 41. In addition, what is attached | subjected with the code | symbol similar to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 in the figure has the same effect.

  The bench 41 of the second embodiment includes a seat 44 and a back 45 of a chair 43 on the inside, and for example, a heat insulating wall 42 having a substantially L-shaped cross section in which a bottom wall is formed only on the right side from the center, and a heat insulating wall 42 It is comprised from the side surface components 6 and 6 attached to both sides, and the seating space 49 of the chair 43 is formed in the space enclosed by these heat insulation walls 42 and the side surface components 6 and 6.

  Also in this embodiment, the back plate 10 is attached to the inside of the back wall of the heat insulating wall 42 with a predetermined interval, and the above-described embodiment is provided between the back plate 10 and the back wall of the heat insulating wall 42. Similar to the example, the duct 11 in which the evaporator 12 and the blower 13 are disposed is formed. In this case also, the back wall of the heat insulating wall 42 and the back plate 10 constitute the back component of the present invention in this embodiment. In the upper part of the back plate 10, a cold air outlet 16 provided with louvers 17 is formed across the left and right sides of the heat insulating wall 2, as in the above embodiment. A plurality of cool air inlets 18 are formed on the left and right sides of the heat insulating wall 2, located behind the seat 44 of the chair 43.

  In this embodiment, the machine room is formed only below the bottom wall formed only on the right side of the heat insulating wall 42, and the compressor 22, the condenser 23, and the like are accommodated in the machine room. Also in this case, since the machine room is below, the center of gravity is lowered, and the entire bench 41 is stabilized. Further, a front panel 47 having a grill 46 formed only on the front surface of the machine room is provided. A seat 44 constituting the chair 43 is attached only to the upper surface of the bottom wall formed only on the right side of the heat insulating wall 42.

  Thereby, in the seating space 49, the space which can be seated on the chair 43, the space which can stay in the standing state, and the space which can be approached with a wheelchair can be formed. Therefore, by operating the blower 13 in the same manner as in the above embodiment, the cool air exchanged with the evaporator 12 can be supplied to the seating space 49 from the cool air outlet 16 formed in the upper portion of the back plate 10. It is possible to actively cool the seatable space in which the seat 44 in 49 is provided and the space in which the seat 44 is not provided and can stay in an upright state. In addition, by forming a space in which the seat 44 is not provided as described above, it is possible to contribute to so-called barrier-free.

  In this embodiment, not only the seating sensor 32 in the above embodiment but also a human sensor for detecting that a person has entered a space where the seat 44 is not provided, and the seating sensor 32 and the human sensor are provided. On the basis of the above, the rotation speed of the blower 13 and the cold air blowing direction may be adjusted as described above. In addition, a folding chair may be attached to a space without the chair 43 between the side surface components 6 and 6, that is, a space on the left side from the center. In that case, a foldable seat on the back 45 side is attached to the left space. With such a configuration, in a state where the seat is horizontal, it is possible to sit on the left side of the chair 43, and if the seat is folded to the back 45 side, it is possible to stay in a standing state as described above, or It is possible to enter with a wheelchair.

  Next, a bench 51 as a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a vertical side view of the bench 51 with the chair 53 lowered, FIG. 6 is a vertical side view of the bench 51 with the chair 53 folded, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the bench 51. In addition, what is attached | subjected with the code | symbol similar to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 in the figure has the same effect.

  The bench 51 of the third embodiment includes a seat 54 and a back 55 of a chair 53 on the front side, and is attached to a back heat insulating wall 52 constituting the main body and both sides of the chair 53, that is, both sides of the back heat insulating wall 52. It is comprised from the side surface component materials 56 and 56, and the top | upper surface component material 61 attached over the upper end of these side surface component materials 56 and 56, These back heat insulation walls 52, the side surface component materials 56 and 56, and a top surface A seating space 59 for the chair 53 is formed in a space surrounded by the component 61. The side surface components 56, 56 are a side plate 57 having a substantially U-shaped cross section formed from the upper end to the lower end of the rear heat insulating wall 52, a transparent plate 58 such as glass surrounded by the side plate 57, and the transparent plate The frame member 60 is attached to the front edge of 58.

  The back plate 10 is attached to the front side of the back heat insulation wall 52 with a predetermined interval, and the duct 11 is formed between the back plate 10 and the back heat insulation wall 52. The back heat insulating wall 52 and the back plate 10 constitute the back component of the present invention in this embodiment. Similarly to the first embodiment, an evaporator 12 and a blower 13 of the cooling unit R are also provided in the duct 11. A cold air outlet 16 provided with a louver 17 is formed in the upper part of the back plate 10 as in the first embodiment, and a chair provided in a seating space 59 is provided in the lower part of the back plate 10. A plurality of cold air inlets 18 are formed on the left and right sides of the 53 seats 54.

  On the other hand, on the upper surface of the top surface constituting member 61, together with the evaporator 12, a compressor 22, a condenser 23, a condenser blower 24, and the like constituting a cooling unit R having a refrigerant circuit are provided. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the compressor 22 and the like constituting the cooling unit R are surrounded by the upper panel 62 constituting the side surface and the front surface. It is assumed that a grill 63 is formed on the front surface constituting the upper panel 62 so that air can be sucked into the upper panel 62.

  Next, the chair 53 provided in the seating space 59 will be described. The chair 53 includes a back 55 that is attached to the front surface of the back plate 10 via the spacer 30, and a seat 54 that is pivotally supported and held approximately 90 ° upward at the lower end of the back 55. The seat 54 can be folded to the back 55 side. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a heater 31 and a seating sensor 32 as a heating device are provided as in the chair 3 of the first embodiment. In the embodiment, the seat 54 and the back 55 are each made up of a bench style composed of one part, but the invention is not limited to this. Even the bench style that can be used may be divided into the number of persons that can be accommodated on the bench 51, and may be an individual style that allows the seat 54 to be rotated.

  Thus, by operating the blower 13 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the cool air exchanged with the evaporator 12 in the seating space 59 can be supplied from the cool air outlet 16 formed in the upper part of the back plate 10. The seating space 59 can be actively cooled. Moreover, in the embodiment, the chair 53 is configured so that the seat 54 can be folded to the back 55 side, and therefore, the usage mode of sitting on the chair 53 and the usage mode of hitting cold while entering a wheelchair can be used properly. become able to.

  Next, a bench 71 as a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal side view of the bench 71, and FIG. 9 is a front view of the bench 71. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 5 to 7 have the same effects.

  The bench 71 of the fourth embodiment includes a seat 74 and a back 75 of a chair 73 on the front side, and is attached to the back heat insulating wall 52 constituting the main body and both sides of the chair 73, that is, both sides of the back heat insulating wall 52. It is comprised from the side surface component materials 56 and 56, and the top | upper surface component material 61 attached over the upper end of these side surface component materials 56 and 56, These back heat insulation walls 52, the side surface component materials 56 and 56, and a top surface A seating space 79 for the chair 73 is formed in a space surrounded by the component 61.

  A partition plate 76 is attached to the front side of the rear heat insulating wall 52 and the lower side of the top surface component 61 with a predetermined interval (the rear heat insulating wall 52 and the partition plate 76 form the back surface of the present invention in this embodiment). A component 77 is formed), and a space between the partition plate 76, the rear heat insulating wall 52, and the top surface component 61 is a duct 77. Similarly to the first embodiment, the evaporator 12 and the blower 13 of the cooling unit R are provided in the duct 77 as well. A cold air outlet 80 provided with a louver 78 is formed on the front of the partition plate 76 located on the lower side of the top surface constituting member 61, and the partition plate located on the front side of the rear heat insulating wall 52. A plurality of cold air inlets 81 are formed on the left and right sides of the chair 76 provided in the seating space 79 above the back 55. It is assumed that the louver 78 in this embodiment can also adjust the cold air blowing direction by rotating the motor in the same manner as the louver 17 in the first embodiment.

  In this embodiment, the cooling unit R such as the compressor 22 is disposed on the top surface constituting member 61 as in the third embodiment, and the chair 73 is configured to be foldable like the chair 53. It shall be.

  As a result, by operating the blower 13 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the cold air that has exchanged heat with the evaporator 12 is raised in the duct 77 and in front of the partition plate 76 positioned below the top surface component 61. The air is blown into the seating space 79 from the cold air outlet 80 formed in the section. A part of the cool air blown out from the upper front side of the chair 73 to the seating space 79 forms a cool air curtain on the front side of the seating space 79. The remaining cold air is sucked in from the cold air suction port 81 formed in the partition plate 76, accelerated by the blower 13 again, circulated through the seating space 79, and the seating space 79 is cooled to a predetermined temperature.

  As a result, the air cooled by the evaporator 12 can be supplied to the seating space 79, the surroundings of the person seated on the chair 73 can be actively cooled, and cool air can be introduced to the front side of the seating space 79. By forming the air curtain, the cooling effect can be further improved.

  Also in this embodiment, not only the seating sensor 32 in the above embodiment but also a human sensor for detecting that a person has entered the seating space 79 is provided. In this way, the rotation speed of the blower 13 and the cold air blowing direction may be adjusted.

It is a vertical side view of a bench. (Example 1) It is a front view of a bench. (Example 1) It is a block diagram of a control apparatus. It is a front view of a bench. (Example 2) It is a vertical side view of the state which took down the chair of a bench. Example 3 It is a vertical side view of the state which folded the chair of the bench. Example 3 It is a front view of a bench. Example 3 It is a vertical side view of a bench. (Example 4) It is a front view of a bench. (Example 4)

Explanation of symbols

R Cooling unit 1, 41, 51, 71 Bench 2, 42 Insulation wall 3, 43, 53, 73 Chair 4, 44, 54, 74 Seat 5, 45, 55, 75 Back 6, 56 Side component 9, 49, 59, 79 Seating space 10 Back plate 11, 77 Duct 12 Evaporator 13 Blower 16 Cold air outlet 17, 78 Louver 18 Cold air inlet 20 Controller 22 Compressor 23 Capacitor 24 Capacitor blower 30 Spacer 31 Heater 32 Seat sensor 61 Top surface Constituent material 76 Partition plate

Claims (10)

A cooling unit having a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, and a chair having at least a seat are integrally configured,
A bench characterized in that cold air heat-exchanged with the evaporator is supplied to a seating space of the chair by a blower.   The bench according to claim 1, wherein a heating device is provided on the seat of the chair and / or the back of the chair.   A rear constituent member erected on the back of the chair and side constituent members provided on both sides of the chair, the evaporator and the fan are arranged in a duct in the rear constituent member, and heat exchange with the evaporator is performed. The bench according to claim 1 or 2, wherein cool air is blown out from an outlet of the duct located above the chair and sucked into the duct from an inlet located behind the seat of the chair.   The bench according to claim 3, wherein a space is formed between the back of the chair and the rear component, and the number of rotations of the blower and / or the direction of cool air blowing from the outlet is controllable. .   When the detection means detects that the chair is seated, and the detection means does not detect the seating, the rotational speed of the blower is reduced and / or the cool air blowing direction from the air outlet is downward In addition, when seating is detected, the rotation speed of the blower is increased and / or the cool air blowing direction from the air outlet is directed forward and downward.   A space without the chair is formed on the side of the chair between the side component members, and cold air is blown out from the blowout port into the space without the chair. 5 benches.   The bench according to claim 6, wherein a compressor and a condenser of the cooling unit are arranged below the chair.   The bench according to claim 7, wherein a folding chair comprising a back and a seat that can be folded on the back side is disposed in the space without the chair.   The compressor and the condenser of the cooling unit are disposed above the rear constituent member, and the seat of the chair can be folded to the back side of the chair. Bench.   The bench according to claim 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, wherein the air outlet is disposed on an upper front side of the chair.

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