JP2007071513A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner capable of preventing outflow of dew condensation water by an inexpensive composition. <P>SOLUTION: The air conditioner is provided with a heat exchanger 13, a blower 12 sending air to the heat exchanger, a partition plate 6 provided facing the heat exchanger 13 in a front face side, a front face panel 5 arranged in a front face of the partition plate with a space part in between, and a dew condensation pan 15 receiving condensed water in a lower part of the heat exchanger. It has a structure wherein a lower part of the partition plate 6 goes into an inner side of the dew condensation pan 15, condensed water can be positively led to the dew condensation pan 15 without allowing outflow of the condensed water to an air conditioner interior, and a dew condensation preventing heat insulating member for the partition plate 6 can be eliminated or simplified. By this, costs for dew condensation prevention design or dew condensation tests, a heat insulating member cost, and assembly man-hours can be reduced, and an inexpensive air conditioner can be provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner including a partition plate that can eliminate or simplify a dew condensation preventing heat insulating member.

  For example, a floor-standing type air conditioner in the prior art generally has a structure of a lower side suction and a front upper side blowing, and a heat exchanger is located at the center of the air conditioner body. In such an air conditioner, in order to prevent air that has been heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger from reaching the air outlet and mixing with air that has not been heat-exchanged, the air conditioner is provided between the heat exchanger and the air outlet. A partition plate is provided as part of the wind tunnel. During the cooling operation, the partition plate is cooled, and condensation occurs on the front surface of the partition plate. Therefore, in the prior art, a condensation prevention heat insulating member is attached to one side or both sides of the partition plate to prevent the occurrence of condensation on the partition plate during the cooling operation.

  FIG. 3 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of an air conditioner in the prior art (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In FIG. 3, the blower 12 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 11, and the indoor air is sucked from the suction port 2, blown to the heat exchanger 13, and heat-exchanged, and then blown from the blower port 3. Here, when the cooling operation is performed under a high humidity condition, the partition plate 6 is cooled by the heat-exchanged air, but the air on the front side of the partition plate 6 is air that is not heat-exchanged and is high-temperature and high-humidity, Condensation forms on the front surface of the partition plate 6.

Therefore, in Patent Document 1, during cooling, the condensed water adhering to the heat exchanger 13 is collected in a dew tray 15 installed at the lower part of the heat exchanger 13 and discharged to the outdoors. On the other hand, the lower end portion of the partition plate 6 is installed on the outer front side of the dew receiving tray 15, and a dew condensation prevention heat insulating member 9 is attached to the front surface of the partition plate 6 in order to prevent the occurrence of condensation on the partition plate 6 during cooling. .
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-156049

  However, as shown in Patent Document 1, in the prior art, since the lower end portion of the partition plate 6 is disposed on the front side of the dew receiving tray 15, it adheres to the front surface of the partition plate 6 even though there is a dew condensation preventing heat insulating member 9. Condensed water may flow out of the air conditioner body 1 without entering the dew tray 15.

  As shown in Patent Document 1, in the prior art, in order to prevent the outflow of dew condensation water, it is necessary to prevent dew condensation on the partition plate, and this is dealt with by sticking a large dew condensation prevention heat insulating member to the partition plate. Therefore, a dew prevention design, a dew test cost, and a heat insulation member cost are required, and the number of assembling steps is increased, resulting in an expensive air conditioner.

  The object of the present invention is to prevent the outflow of dew condensation water even if the dew condensation prevention heat insulation members of the partition plate are abolished or simplified in the air conditioner, and the dew prevention design, its test cost, heat insulation member cost and assembly man-hour are reduced. It is to provide an inexpensive air conditioner.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention mainly adopts the following configuration.
An air comprising a heat exchanger, a blower for sending air to the heat exchanger, a partition plate provided facing the heat exchanger, and a dew receiving tray for receiving condensed water at a lower portion of the heat exchanger. A harmony machine,
The partition plate is arranged such that the lower part enters the inside of the dew tray,
The dew tray is configured to receive condensed water adhering to the heat exchanger and to receive condensed water generated on the partition plate.

  In the air conditioner, the partition plate is provided with a ridge for guiding condensed water generated in the partition plate to the dew tray.

  According to the present invention, the dew condensation preventing heat insulating member of the partition plate can be eliminated or simplified by reliably guiding the dew condensation water adhering to the partition plate to the dew receiving tray. As a result, it is possible to reduce dew prevention design, dew test cost, heat insulation member cost, and assembly man-hours, and provide an inexpensive air conditioner.

  An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the configuration and arrangement of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating a configuration example of a partition plate in the air conditioner according to the present embodiment.

  1 and 2, 1 is an air conditioner main body, 2 is a suction port, 3 is a blowout port, 5 is a front panel, 6 is a partition plate, 6a, 6b and 6c are bowls, 10 is a casing, 11 is a motor, 12 represents a blower, 13 represents a heat exchanger, and 15 represents a dew tray.

  In FIG. 1, the partition plate 6 is a partition plate that partitions the air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 13 and the air on the front panel 5 side that is not heat-exchanged, and is screwed to the side case of the air conditioner body 1. (As a fixed example). Moreover, the dew receiving tray 15 is screwed to the side case of the air conditioner body 1 as an example, and the dew condensation water received by the dew receiving tray 15 is outdoors by a hose via a drain pipe provided at the bottom of the plate. It is supposed to be discharged.

  The feature of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is that the lower end portion of the partition plate 6 is configured to enter the front inside of the dew receiving tray 15, and this configuration reliably prevents the dew condensation adhering to the partition plate 6. It can be led to the dew receiving tray 15 to prevent the dew condensation water from flowing out into the air conditioner main body 1.

  In this embodiment, it is not necessary to provide the condensation prevention heat insulation member in the partition plate 16, and it is not necessary to provide the heat insulation member which fully prevents condensation. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate or simplify the condensation preventing heat insulating member to the partition plate.

  Next, a configuration example of the partition plate in the air conditioner according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the partition plate according to the present embodiment is a structure in which flanges 6 a, 6 b, 6 c are provided on the front surface of the partition plate 6. With this structure, the speed at which the condensed water adhering to the upper part of the partition plate 6 falls is suppressed, and it is prevented that the condensed water falls onto the dew receiving tray 15 and jumps out of the dew receiving tray 15 so that the dew receiving water is reliably received. 15 can be led. Thus, by preventing the dew condensation water from flowing out, the dew condensation preventing heat insulating member of the partition plate 6 can be eliminated or simplified.

  In FIG. 2, the ridge 6 a is provided inclined to the front side of the partition plate 6 to suppress the falling speed of the condensed water, and the ridge 6 c is for receiving the condensed water from the ridge 6 a and guiding it to the dew receiving tray 15. is there. This is for receiving the dew condensation water falling along the side edge of the eave 6b partition plate 6 and guiding it to the dew receiving tray 15.

  As described above, the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention has a structure in which the lower end portion of the partition plate enters the dew tray, and the dew condensation water flows out by reliably guiding the dew condensation water to the dew tray. This can be prevented. In addition, by providing a plurality of ridges on the partition plate, the speed at which the condensed water attached to the upper side of the partition plate falls is suppressed, and it prevents the water from splashing on the dew tray and jumping out of the dew plate. By reliably guiding the water to the dew tray, it is possible to prevent the condensed water from flowing out.

It is a side view showing composition and arrangement of an air harmony machine concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the structural example of the partition plate in the air conditioner which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view which shows schematic structure of the air conditioner in a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body 2 Suction port 3 Outlet 5 Front panel 6 Partition plate 6a, 6b, 6c ９ 9 Condensation prevention heat insulation member 10 Casing 11 Motor 12 Blower 13 Heat exchanger 15 Dew tray

Claims (3)

An air comprising a heat exchanger, a blower for sending air to the heat exchanger, a partition plate provided facing the heat exchanger, and a dew receiving tray for receiving condensed water at a lower portion of the heat exchanger. A harmony machine,
The partition plate is arranged such that the lower part enters the inside of the dew tray,
The dew receiving tray receives condensed water adhering to the heat exchanger and also receives dew condensation water generated on the partition plate. In claim 1,
The air conditioner, wherein the partition plate is provided with a bowl for guiding the dew condensation water generated in the partition plate to the dew tray. In claim 1 or 2,
An air conditioner characterized in that no condensation prevention heat insulating member is provided on the partition plate.

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