JP2006213090A - Vehicular air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for restraining an enlargement of an air-conditioning duct, in a vehicular air conditioner having an adsorbing rotary body. <P>SOLUTION: This vehicular air conditioner 10 has a blower 15 for introducing air from an inlet 41, a heating heater 22 for forming heating air by heating the air, a bypass passage 23 for flowing the air by bypassing this heating heater 22, an air mix damper 24 for adjusting a rate of the air flowing to the heating heater 22 and the bypass passage 23, a mixing chamber 25 for mixing the air passing through the heating heater 22 with the air passing through the bypass passage 23, the adsorbing rotary body 26 composed of an adsorbent 44 for adsorbing the moisture content, and a desorbing heater 34 for providing desorbing air by heating the air turning to a desorbing zone 53 of this adsorbing rotary body 26, in the air-conditioning duct 14 having the inlet 41 and an outlet 42. The adsorbing rotary body 26 and the desorbing heater 34 are arranged in the mixing chamber 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in an air conditioner for a vehicle that takes in air and prevents the cloudiness generated on the inner surface of the window glass and at the same time prevents the interior of the vehicle from being dried.

There is a demand for an air conditioner for a vehicle to prevent the fogging generated on the inner surface of the window glass and to prevent the vehicle interior from being dried and to ensure a comfortable vehicle interior space.
The vehicle air conditioner consumes a large amount of energy, and from the viewpoint of energy saving, there is a need for a vehicle air conditioner that takes into account energy consumption.

  Conventionally, in Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-337320, the present applicant has proposed a vehicular air conditioner that prevents fogging generated on the inner surface of the window glass and also prevents drying of the passenger compartment.

FIG. 1 of the Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-337320 will be described with reference to FIG. The code was re-assigned.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the basic principle of the prior art. The vehicle air conditioner 100 includes an interior air inlet 101 for taking in vehicle interior air (hereinafter also referred to as interior air), a window glass side outlet 102 and an occupant side. An air conditioning duct 104 having an outlet 103, a partition wall 105 that bisects the air taken from the inside air inlet 101, a passage toward the window glass side outlet 102 as a first passage 106, and a passage toward the passenger side outlet as a second passage 107 In this case, an adsorption rotator 108 rotatably disposed in the first passage 106 and the second passage 107 to dehumidify the inside air, and a detachment disposed in the second passage 107 upstream of the adsorption rotator 108. And a heater 109.
In addition, 111 is a blower and 112 is an evaporator.

  The inside air passing through the first passage 106 is adsorbed with moisture by the adsorption rotating body 108, and the inside air that has been turned into dry air is applied to the window glass, thereby preventing the window glass from being clouded while saving thermal energy. The inside air passing through the second passage is heated by the desorption heater 109, this inside air is passed through the adsorption rotator 108, and the moisture adsorbed by the adsorption rotator 108 in the first passage 106 is desorbed to obtain humidified air. Is led to the passenger-side exit 103, and the humidity in the passenger compartment is maintained in a comfortable state.

  However, according to Non-Patent Document 1, the adsorption rotator 108 and the detachable heater 109 are disposed between the blower 111 and the evaporator 112, and the air conditioning duct 104 becomes longer in the air flow direction. And there is room for improvement.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the technique which suppresses the enlargement of an air conditioning duct in a vehicle air conditioner provided with an adsorption | suction rotary body.

  In the invention according to claim 1, a blower for introducing air from an inlet into an air conditioning duct having an inlet and an outlet, a heater for heating the air to form heating air, and bypassing the heater for air A bypass passage through which air flows, an air mix damper that adjusts the ratio of air flowing through the heater and bypass passage, a mixing chamber that mixes air that has passed through the heater and air that has passed through the bypass passage, and moisture. An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising an adsorption rotator constituted by an adsorbing material to be adsorbed and a desorption heater that heats air toward a desorption zone of the adsorption rotator to obtain desorption air, the adsorption rotator and the desorption The heater is arranged in the mixing chamber.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the exit of an air-conditioning duct consists of a window glass side exit which discharges air to the window glass side of a vehicle, and a passenger | crew side exit which discharges air on a passenger | crew side, and an adsorption | suction rotary body is in the center. By comprising a hollow cylindrical body having a hollow portion, air is allowed to flow in the radial direction, and a region between the inlet and the hollow portion of the mixing chamber is defined as the first adsorption zone, and a region between the hollow portion and the window glass side outlet. When the region between the second adsorption zone and the hollow portion and the passenger side outlet is set as the desorption zone, the desorption heater is disposed in the hollow portion and upstream of the desorption zone.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the adsorption rotator is rotated from the bypass passage side to the heater side.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that an evaporator for cooling the air to obtain cooling air is disposed in the air conditioning duct and upstream of the heater for heating.

  In the invention according to claim 1, a mixing chamber for mixing the air that has passed through the heater for heating and the air that has passed through the bypass passage is provided, and the adsorption rotating body and the detachable heater are disposed in this mixing chamber. Since the adsorption rotating body and the detachable heater are arranged in the mixing chamber of the air conditioning duct, there is an advantage that an increase in the size of the air conditioning duct can be suppressed.

  In the invention according to claim 2, in the mixing chamber, first, air is passed from the air inlet that is the first adsorption zone toward the hollow portion of the adsorption rotator, and then the hollow of the adsorption rotator that is the second adsorption zone. Air is passed through the window toward the window glass side outlet, and dry air is discharged from the window glass side outlet. That is, air passes twice through the radial passage of the adsorption rotator from the outside to the inside of the adsorption rotator and from the inside to the outside. That is, it passes through the radial passages of the adsorption rotating body in opposite directions.

  The adsorption rotator is composed of an adsorbent, and in the first and second adsorption zones provided in the mixing chamber, air passes through the radial passage of the adsorption rotator provided with the adsorbent twice, so the air passing through the radial passage The moisture inside can be effectively adsorbed.

  In addition, the temperature of the air that has passed through the first adsorption zone and reached the hollow portion rises due to latent heat. Then, the temperature-increased air is heated by a desorption heater provided in a hollow portion upstream of the desorption zone. For this reason, compared with the case where the air in a mixing chamber is heated directly, the load of the desorption heater can be reduced.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the adsorption rotator rotates from the bypass passage side to the heater side, the adsorption rotator is first introduced from the bypass passage at the entrance of the first adsorption zone of the mixing chamber. It is exposed to air and cooled, and then exposed to air introduced from a heater for heating. Since the adsorption rotator that has reached the first adsorption zone is first cooled, the adsorption rotator adsorbs moisture in the first adsorption zone as compared with the case where the adsorption rotator rotates from the heater to the bypass passage. There is an advantage that the efficiency can be improved.

  In the invention according to claim 4, since the evaporator for cooling the air to obtain the cooling air is arranged in the air conditioning duct and upstream of the heater for heating, the adsorption rotator is first caused by the air introduced from the bypass passage. To be cooled. And since this air is the air cooled by the evaporator, compared with the case where an evaporator is not provided, there exists an advantage that the adsorption efficiency of the moisture of an adsorption | suction rotation body can be improved further.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention. The vehicle air conditioner 10 includes an air inlet 11 for taking in air, a window glass side outlet 12 for discharging conditioned air toward the inner surface of the window glass, and An air-conditioning duct 14 having an occupant-side outlet 13 that discharges conditioned air toward the occupant, and an air-conditioning duct 14 that is provided inside the air-conditioning duct 14 take in air from the air inlet 11, and this air is supplied to the window glass-side outlet 12 and the occupant-side outlet 13. A blower 15 to be sent to the blower, a blower motor 18 that is connected to a blower shaft 16 that supports the blower 15 via a shaft coupling 17 and rotates the blower 15, an evaporator 21 that cools the air that has flowed out of the blower 15, A heater 22 for heating the air that has passed through the evaporator 21, for example, a heater core using engine cooling water, and the heater 22 for heating A bypass passage 23 provided in a row to bypass the heating heater 22 and allow air to pass therethrough, an air mix damper 24 for adjusting the flow passage area of the bypass passage 23, the heater 22, the bypass passage 23, and the window glass Interposing between the side outlet 12 and the occupant side outlet 13, mixing the air that has passed through the heater 22 and the bypass passage 23, and adsorbing moisture from the air in the mixing chamber 25; Adsorption rotator 26 for supplying air to the air discharged from the occupant-side outlet 13, and adsorption rotation as rotation means 27 for rotating this adsorption rotator 26 from the bypass passage 23 side to the heater 22 side in the direction of arrow S It is stretched between the body motor 28 and a drive pulley 31 of the suction rotator motor 28 and a driven pulley 32 included in the suction rotator 26 to drive the suction rotator 26. A drive belt 33 for transmitting, the desorption heater 34 disposed inside the mixing chamber and attraction rotating member 26 in the 25, for example made of a sheathed heater.

The blower motor 18 connected to the blower 15 is a variable speed motor, and the blower rotational speed can be freely changed. The structure of the rotation means 27 of the blower 15 and the suction rotator 26 can be changed, and is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the rotation means 27 may be changed to a gear.
35 (... indicates a plurality. The same applies hereinafter) is a bearing, and exemplifies a structure for supporting the blower 15 at both ends.

  That is, the vehicle air conditioner 10 of the present invention includes a blower 15 that introduces air into the air conditioning duct 14 having an inlet 41 and an outlet 42, and a heater 22 that heats the air to form heating air. A bypass passage 23 that bypasses the heating heater 22 and flows air, an air mix damper 24 that adjusts a ratio of air flowing through the heating heater 22 and the bypass passage 23, and air that has passed through the heating heater 22 The mixing chamber 25 for mixing the air that has passed through the bypass passage 23, the adsorption rotator 26 composed of an adsorbent 44 (described later) that adsorbs moisture, and the air toward the desorption zone 53 (described later) of the adsorption rotator 26. The desorption heater 34 which obtains desorption air by heating is used, and the adsorption rotating body 26 and the desorption heater 34 are arranged in the mixing chamber 25.

  In addition, the exit 42 of an air-conditioning duct consists of the window glass side exit 12 which discharges air to the window glass side of a vehicle, and the passenger | crew side exit 13 which discharges air on a passenger | crew side.

  The mixing chamber 25 includes a mixing chamber inlet 54, a window glass side outlet 12, and an occupant side outlet 13 so as to have a substantially T-shaped cross section, and has a ventilation structure and adsorbs moisture from moist air. An adsorption rotator 26 composed of an adsorbent 44 is provided, the adsorption rotator 26 is driven by a rotating means 27, and a desorption heater 34 for warming air is disposed in the mixing chamber 25, and the desorption heater 34 warms it. The heated air is allowed to pass through the adsorption rotator 26 so that the warm air absorbs moisture.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the structure of the adsorption rotating body and the flow of air.
The adsorbing rotator 26 is a hollow cylindrical body 47 having a hollow portion 45 therein and a radial passage 46 that holds the adsorbent 44 (see FIG. 1) radially from the hollow portion 45.
The radial passages 46... Provided from the hollow portion 45 toward the periphery 48 of the hollow cylindrical body 47 are, for example, structures having lattice-like passages, and adsorbents such as zeolite are provided in the structure. It is formed by adding.

  In the figure, the number of the radial passages 46 is six for easy understanding of the air flow. However, the actual number is different, and it goes without saying that these numbers can be set to an arbitrary number. Nor.

  That is, the adsorption rotator 26 is constituted by a hollow cylindrical body 47 having a hollow portion 45 in the center so that air flows in the radial direction. The hollow cylindrical body 47 has an inlet 54 and a hollow portion 45 of the mixing chamber. The region between the first adsorption zone 51 and the region between the hollow portion 45 and the window glass side outlet 12 (see FIG. 1) is the second adsorption zone 52, the hollow portion 45 and the passenger side outlet 13 (see FIG. 1). When the area in between is set as the desorption zone 53, the desorption heater 34 is disposed in the hollow portion 45 and upstream of the desorption zone 53.

  In the mixing chamber 25, while rotating the adsorption rotator 26 in the direction of arrow S, first, in the first adsorption zone 51, the arrows 56, 56 are directed from the inlet 54 of the mixing chamber toward the hollow portion 45 of the adsorption rotator 26. Then, air passes in the direction of arrows 57, 57 from the hollow portion 45 of the adsorption rotating body 26 to the first outlet 61 in the second adsorption zone 52, and the window glass side outlet 12 (FIG. 1) to discharge dry air. That is, air passes twice through the radial passages 46 of the adsorption rotator 26 from the outside to the inside and from the inside to the outside. The suction rotor 26 passes through the radial passages 46 and 46 in opposite directions.

  Similarly, the air in the hollow portion 45 passes in the direction of the arrows 58 and 58 toward the second outlet 62 and is adsorbed by the adsorbent 44 provided in the adsorption rotating body 26 in the first adsorption zone 51 and the second adsorption zone 52. Dehumidified moisture is desorbed in the desorption zone 53. Due to the action of the desorption heater 34 provided in the hollow portion 45 upstream of the desorption zone 53, heated air flows through the desorption zone 53 and is adsorbed by the adsorbent of the radial passages 46 and 46 located in the desorption zone 53. The moistened moisture is desorbed and air containing moisture is discharged from the passenger side outlet 13 (see FIG. 1).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the adsorption and desorption of moisture in the adsorption rotator. Air that has entered the mixing chamber 25 from the inlet 54 of the mixing chamber is absorbed by the adsorption zones 51 and 52 of the adsorption rotator 26. The moisture is adsorbed and becomes dry air, which is discharged from the first outlet 61 in the direction of the arrow 59, and the moisture adsorbed on the adsorption rotator 26 is removed by the desorption heater 34 and the desorption zone 53 of the adsorption rotator 26. It shows that it is desorbed, becomes humidified air, and is discharged from the second outlet 62 in the direction of the arrow 60.

  The radial passage 46 (see FIG. 2) of the adsorption rotator 26 is provided with an adsorbent 44 (see FIG. 1), and in the first and second adsorption zones 51 and 52 provided in the mixing chamber 25 of the air conditioning duct 14, the air is Since the radial passage 46 of the adsorption rotating body 26 including the adsorbent 44 passes twice from the outside to the inside and from the inside to the outside, moisture in the air passing through the radial passage 46 is effectively adsorbed. can do.

  In addition, the temperature of the air that has passed through the first adsorption zone 51 and reached the hollow portion 45 rises due to latent heat. Then, the heated air is heated by the desorption heater 34. For this reason, compared with the case where the air in the mixing chamber 25 is heated directly, the load of the detachable heater 34 can be reduced.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the adsorption rotator 26 rotates in the order of the mixing chamber inlet 54, the first outlet 61, and the second outlet 62 in the direction from the bypass passage 23 to the heater 22 by the rotating means 27. is there. Since the adsorption rotator 26 rotates in the order of the mixing chamber inlet 54, the first outlet 61, and the second outlet 62, the adsorption rotator is at the inlet 54 of the mixing chamber that is the inlet of the first adsorption zone 51 of the mixing chamber 25. 26 is first cooled by being exposed to air introduced from the bypass passage 23, and then is heated by being exposed to air introduced from the heater 22. Since the adsorption rotator 26 that has reached the first adsorption zone 51 is first cooled, the first adsorption zone 51 (FIG. 2) is compared with the case where the adsorption rotator 26 rotates from the heater 22 toward the bypass passage 23. The adsorption efficiency of moisture of the adsorption rotating body 26 in (see) can be improved.

  Therefore, the adsorption efficiency of the moisture of the adsorption rotator 26 in the first adsorption zone 51 can be improved as compared with the case where the adsorption rotator 26 is rotated from the heater 22 toward the bypass passage 23.

On the side of the air inlet 11 upstream of the heater 22 provided in the air conditioning duct 14, an evaporator 21 that cools the air and obtains cooling air is provided.
Since the air conditioning duct 14 has the evaporator 21 upstream of the heater 22, the adsorption rotator 26 is first cooled by the air introduced from the bypass passage 23. And since this air is the air cooled by the evaporator 21, compared with the case where the evaporator 21 is not provided, the adsorption efficiency of the moisture of the adsorption | suction rotation body 26 can be improved further.

  The evaporator 21 is an element having a function of cooling air as a heat exchanger. However, when the evaporator 21 is set to a temperature equal to or lower than the dew point temperature of the air, the evaporator 21 passes the evaporator 21 in order to remove moisture. Can be dehumidified.

FIG. 4 is an operation diagram of the vehicle air conditioner (a diagram illustrating that air conditioned by the adsorption rotating body blows out from the window glass side outlet and the occupant side outlet).
The air taken into the air conditioning duct 14 from the air inlet 11 by the blower 15 is distributed to the heater 22 and the bypass passage 23 by the air mix damper 24 after being cooled by the evaporator 21. The air that has passed through the heater 22 and the bypass passage 23 enters the mixing chamber 25, and the moisture of the air is adsorbed and becomes dry air when passing through the adsorption rotator 26 in the adsorption zones 51 and 52, and the inner surface of the window glass. It blows out into the passenger compartment from the window glass side outlet 12 attached so as to face the vehicle.

  The air that has entered the mixing chamber 25 is heated by the desorption heater 34 and then dehumidified by the adsorption rotator 26 in the desorption zone 53 to become humidified air, which is blown into the passenger compartment from the passenger side outlet 13. put out.

  Since the desorption heater 34 is disposed upstream of the adsorption rotator 26 in the desorption zone 53, the air passing through the desorption heater 34 is heated by the desorption heater 34 and is desorbed when passing through the adsorption rotator 26. The moisture adsorbed by the adsorption rotating body 26 in the zone 53 is desorbed to become humidified air. And the humidity in a vehicle interior can be maintained in a comfortable state by guiding this humidified air to the passenger side.

FIG. 5 is an operation diagram of the vehicle air conditioner (a diagram illustrating the flow of air in the passenger compartment), and is a diagram in which the vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention is mounted on a vehicle.
The vehicle air conditioner 10 takes vehicle interior air and / or vehicle exterior air from the air inlet 11, discharges dry air from the window glass side outlet 12 toward the inner surface 65 of the window glass, and occupant P from the passenger side outlet 13. It discharges air with high humidity toward

Therefore, the vicinity of the inner surface 65 of the window glass in the vehicle interior 66 is the low humidity region L, and the position where the occupant P is seated can be the high humidity region H.
As a result, the low-humidity region L can ensure a good field of view without clouding of the window glass, and the high-humidity region H can enhance the comfort of the passenger P.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation compared with the conventional example.
In (a), the adsorption rotating body 26A and the detachable heater 34A are arranged between the blower 15A and the evaporator 21A, and the air conditioning duct 14A has a length L1 in the air flow direction, so that the air conditioning duct 14A is enlarged. .

In (b), the other end 14b of the air conditioning duct 14 is provided with a mixing chamber 25 that mixes the air that has passed through the heater 22 and the air that has passed through the bypass passage 23, and the adsorption rotator 26 is placed in the mixing chamber 25. The demounting heater 34 is disposed at a portion facing the second outlet 62 of the suction rotator 26. That is, the adsorption rotating body 26 and the desorption heater 34 are arranged together in the mixing chamber 25.
Since the adsorbing rotor 26 and the heater 34 are arranged together in the air conditioning duct mixing chamber 25, the air conditioning duct 14 has a length L2 and can be shortened by ΔL compared to L1, so the air conditioning duct 14 is enlarged. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, although the vehicle air conditioner of this invention was applied to the four-wheeled vehicle in the embodiment, it can also be applied to a three-wheeled vehicle and can be applied to a general vehicle.

  The vehicle air conditioner of the present invention is suitable for a four-wheeled vehicle.

1 is a principle diagram of a vehicle air conditioner according to the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of an adsorption | suction rotation body, and the flow of air. It is a figure explaining adsorption and desorption of moisture in an adsorption rotating body. It is an effect | action figure of a vehicle air conditioner (The figure explaining that the air harmonized with the adsorption | suction rotary body blows off from a window glass side exit and a passenger | crew side exit). It is an effect | action figure of a vehicle air conditioner (The figure explaining the flow of the air in a vehicle interior). It is effect | action explanatory drawing compared with the prior art example. It is a figure explaining the basic principle of the prior art.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle air conditioner, 12 ... Window side exit, 13 ... Passenger side exit, 14 ... Air conditioning duct, 15 ... Blower, 21 ... Evaporator, 22 ... Heater, 23 ... Bypass passage, 24 ... Air mix damper, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 25 ... Mixing chamber, 26 ... Adsorption rotary body, 34 ... Desorption heater, 41 ... Inlet, 42 ... Outlet, 44 ... Adsorbent, 45 ... Hollow part, 47 ... Hollow cylindrical body, 51 ... First adsorption zone, 52 ... Second adsorption zone, 53... Desorption zone.

Claims (4)

  An air conditioning duct having an inlet and an outlet, a blower for introducing air from the inlet, a heater for heating the air to form heating air, a bypass passage for bypassing the heating heater and flowing air; and An air mix damper that adjusts the ratio of air flowing through the heater and the bypass passage, a mixing chamber that mixes the air that has passed through the heater and the air that has passed through the bypass passage, and an adsorbent that adsorbs moisture A vehicle air conditioner comprising: an adsorption rotator constituted by: a desorption heater that heats air toward a desorption zone of the adsorption rotator to obtain desorption air, the adsorption rotator and the desorption heater Is arranged in the mixing chamber. The outlet of the air conditioning duct consists of a window glass side outlet that discharges air to the window glass side of the vehicle and a passenger side outlet that discharges air on the passenger side,
The adsorption rotator is configured by a hollow cylindrical body having a hollow portion in the center so that air flows in the radial direction, and a region between the inlet of the mixing chamber and the hollow portion is formed in the first adsorption zone, When the region between the hollow portion and the window glass side outlet is set as the second adsorption zone, and the region between the hollow portion and the passenger side outlet is set as the desorption zone,
2. The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the desorption heater is disposed in the hollow portion and upstream of the desorption zone.   The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the adsorption rotating body is rotated from the bypass passage side to the heating heater side.   The vehicle air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein an evaporator for cooling air to obtain cooling air is disposed in the air conditioning duct and upstream of the heater.

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