JP2007163017A - Heat exchange unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchange unit that provides improved operability without causing deterioration of heat-exchange performance. <P>SOLUTION: The heat exchange unit 10 comprises a heat exchange chamber 11 having air suction ports 11d provided in both side faces 11c, with both side faces 11c formed to be inclined in such a way as to be tapered downwards; a machine room 12 provided contiguously to the lower face of the heat exchange chamber 11 and formed to be inclined in such a way as to widen downwards; a heat exchanger 13 disposed within the heat exchange chamber 11 while facing the air suction ports 11d; and a fan 14 for causing air sucked through the air suction ports 11d to blow out of an air outlet 11b through the heat exchanger 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat exchange unit such as an air conditioner, a heat pump hot water supply device, and a refrigeration device.

  For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a heat exchange unit in which a heat exchanger and a blower placed in a V shape on an upper portion of a base body are mounted is disclosed.

Generally, in such a heat exchange unit, a refrigeration cycle component device such as a compressor is arranged in a base body, and a plurality of heat exchange units are provided in accordance with the capability of the device installed indoors. It is used.
JP 2005-195324 A

  However, in the conventional heat exchange unit, when the refrigeration cycle component devices are centrally arranged on the base body, these devices become obstacles to air flow passing through the air heat exchanger, and are located above the refrigeration cycle component devices. There was a problem that the velocity distribution of the air passing through the heat exchanger deteriorated. Therefore, the heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger has been deteriorated.

  In addition, when multiple heat exchange units are installed side by side and each heat exchanger is installed adjacent to each other, the inside of the case of another adjacent heat exchange unit or the heat exchange between other adjacent heat exchange units There is a problem that the velocity distribution of the air passing through the heat exchanger on the other adjacent unit side deteriorates, for example, the air that has passed through the vessel once passes through the heat exchanger. For this reason, deterioration of the heat exchange performance of the air heat exchanger has been caused.

  In addition, the conventional heat exchange unit has a small work space for maintenance and inspection of the heat exchange unit when installing a plurality of heat exchange units adjacent to each other. There was a problem that the work progress was difficult.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchange unit that does not cause deterioration in heat exchange performance and has good workability.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and problems, the heat exchange unit of the present invention is provided with air suction ports on both side surfaces and reduced in width with both side surfaces facing downward as described in claim 1. A heat exchange chamber formed in a slanted manner, a machine chamber formed continuously on the lower surface of the heat exchange chamber, and slanted so that the widths of both side surfaces expand downward, and a surface facing the air suction port The heat exchanger is disposed in the heat exchange chamber, and the blower blows out the air sucked from the air suction port from the air outlet through the heat exchanger.

  According to the present invention, a space for ventilation necessary for preventing deterioration of heat exchange performance and a space for securing a work space for maintenance / inspection work are provided as a heat exchange chamber and a machine. A heat exchange unit that can be automatically formed in the shape of both sides of the chamber is configured.

  In the present invention, the heat exchange chamber may be formed in a substantially V shape so that the width is gradually reduced, or the width may be reduced in a stepwise manner, and further, the width may be an arc. You may make it reduce sequentially, and all the means to incline so that a width | variety may reduce toward the downward direction are accept | permitted.

  Also, the machine room may be formed to be substantially V-shaped so that the width is gradually increased, or the width is gradually increased stepwise, and further, the width is sequentially increased so as to draw an arc. You may make it, and all the means to incline so that a width | variety may expand toward the downward direction are accept | permitted.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the heat exchange chamber is formed so as to be inclined so that both sides are directed downward and the width is reduced, and the lower surface of the heat exchange chamber is provided continuously, and both sides are directed downward. The machine room is slanted so that its width is increased, and it is a space for ventilation necessary to prevent deterioration of heat exchange performance, and a work space for maintenance and inspection work is secured. Therefore, the space for forming the heat exchanger can be automatically formed in the shape of both side surfaces of the heat exchange chamber and the machine chamber. Thereby, it is possible to provide a heat exchange unit having good heat exchange performance and good workability.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the heat exchange chamber is formed in a substantially V shape so that the width is gradually reduced with both side surfaces facing downward, and the lower surface of the heat exchange chamber is provided continuously. It is a ventilation space necessary to prevent the heat exchange performance from being deteriorated by the machine room that is inclined so that its width increases toward the front, and also provides a work space for maintenance and inspection work. The space for ensuring can be automatically formed in the shape of both sides of the heat exchange chamber and the machine room. Thereby, it is possible to provide a heat exchange unit having good heat exchange performance and good workability.

  Furthermore, the heat exchanger disposed in a substantially V shape in the heat exchange chamber so as to face the air suction port can provide a heat exchange unit that can reduce the width of the heat exchange chamber and can be downsized. .

  According to the invention of claim 3, even if a plurality of heat exchange units are provided, it is a space for ventilation necessary to prevent deterioration of heat exchange performance, and work for maintenance / inspection work Provided is a heat exchange unit capable of automatically forming a space for securing a space with both side shapes of a heat exchange chamber and a machine room, having good heat exchange performance and good workability. be able to.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the heat exchange unit of the present invention will be described.

  The heat exchange unit of the present embodiment is configured as a chilling unit and will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a chilling unit constituting the heat exchange unit of the present invention, a heat exchange chamber 11, a machine room 12, a heat exchanger 13 disposed in the heat exchange chamber, a blower 14 for passing air through the heat exchanger, and The refrigeration cycle component device 15 is used.

 The heat exchange chamber 11 is made of a steel casing including frames 11f arranged at the four corners and end plates 11e provided on the front and back sides, the width of which is gradually reduced downward. The individual air outlets 11b are provided, and the air inlets 11d are provided on the inclined side surfaces 11c.

 Both side surfaces 11c and 11c are formed with an air suction port 11d having a substantially entire surface opened between the opposing frames 11f on the long side of the housing, and the width is sequentially reduced downward in front view and rear view. The heat exchange chamber 11 is formed so that both side surfaces thereof are substantially V-shaped.

 The machine room 12 forms a pedestal for supporting the heat exchange chamber 11, as with the heat exchange chamber 11, on the front and back sides of the frame 12 f arranged at the four corners, and the width sequentially expanding downward. It is made of a steel casing made of an end face plate 12e provided, and both side faces 12c and 12c are arranged so as to incline so that the width sequentially increases downward in front view and rear view. Contrary to the heat exchange chamber 11, 12 c is formed in a trapezoidal shape so as to have a substantially inverted V shape, and a refrigeration cycle component device 15 composed of a compressor or the like is housed inside to constitute a machine chamber.

 The lower part of the heat exchange chamber 11 is placed on the upper part of the machine room 12 configured as described above, and the frames 11f and 12f are fixed to the connecting plate 11g arranged horizontally with bolts or the like. The body and the housing of the machine room 12 are made into a continuous and integrated configuration.

 Similarly, the frames 11f and 12f provided on the back side are also fixed to the connecting plate 11g on the back side so that the side surfaces of the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine chamber 12 intersect as a whole and become substantially X-shaped. It is configured to be connected to a drum shape T whose center portion is constricted in front view and rear view.

 In FIG. 3, 11 h is a partition plate provided on the lower surface of the frame 11 f at the four corners of the heat exchange chamber 11, which partitions the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine chamber 12, and two heat exchangers described later on the upper surface of the partition plate. A tray 11 i for receiving the drain from 13 is provided.

 The heat exchanger 13 is composed of two heat exchangers, and is provided in the heat exchange chamber 11 so as to face the air suction ports 11d, respectively, and is arranged in a substantially V shape along both side surfaces of the heat exchange chamber 11. . In other words, the outer portion of the heat exchanger 13 faces the air suction port 11 d and forms both side surfaces 11 c of the heat exchange chamber 11.

 The blower 14 is composed of three propeller fans respectively provided at the three air outlets 11b on the upper surface 11a of the heat exchange chamber, and the air sucked from the air suction ports 11d on both sides is arranged in a substantially V shape. Furthermore, it arrange | positions so that it may blow off from the air blower outlet 11b through the two heat exchangers 13.

 As shown in FIG. 4, the refrigeration cycle component device 15 performs a heat exchange between the compressor 16 that compresses the refrigerant, the four-way valve 17, the above-described heat exchanger 13, the expansion valve 18 that expands the refrigerant, and water and the refrigerant. It consists of a water heat exchanger 19, and these are connected in sequence to constitute a refrigeration cycle, which is housed and installed in the machine room 12 described above.

 Next, the operation of the chilling unit configured as described above will be described.

 First, when water is cooled by the water heat exchanger 19, the high-temperature refrigerant compressed by the compressor 16 is caused to flow into the heat exchanger 13 through the four-way valve 17, and the refrigerant is further acted by the expansion valve 18. Is cooled in the water heat exchanger 19 to cool the water.

 In the case of heating water, the four-way valve 17 is switched and the high-temperature refrigerant compressed by the compressor 16 flows into the water heat exchanger 19 to heat the water. Simultaneously with these operations, the air blower 14 is operated to suck in air in the outside air from the air suction port 11d, and the heat exchange with the refrigerant flowing through the two heat exchangers 13 and passing through the two heat exchangers 13 is performed. The discharged air is discharged out of the heat exchange chamber 11 from the air outlet 11b.

 At this time, the air is guided along the shape of the hourglass T formed by the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine room 12, and is efficiently sucked from the air suction port 11d to exchange heat with the two heat exchangers 13. Efficiently performed and blown out from the air outlet 11b (arrow in FIG. 3).

  By the way, conventionally, the refrigeration cycle component equipment housed and installed in the base body becomes an obstacle to air flow passing through the heat exchanger, and the velocity distribution of air passing through the heat exchanger located above the refrigeration cycle component equipment is There was a problem getting worse.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the refrigeration cycle component device 15 does not become an obstacle to air flow passing through the two heat exchangers 13, and the shape of the hourglass T of the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine chamber 12. Can be guided toward the air inlet 11d, and good heat exchange can be performed without deteriorating the air velocity distribution.

  In particular, the air directed upward on both side surfaces of the heat exchange chamber 11 is guided by the inclined shape T1 above the hourglass T toward the air intake port 11d along the inclination, so that the air is efficiently and reliably sucked in. And good heat exchange can be performed.

  Further, since the heat exchanger 13 is arranged in a substantially V shape along the shape of both sides of the heat exchange chamber 11, the heat exchanger 13 is positioned substantially orthogonal to the air flow (arrow in FIG. 3). Air contacts uniformly over the entire surface, and more effective heat exchange is performed.

  At the same time, since the heat exchanger 13 is arranged in a substantially V shape in the heat exchange chamber 11 so as to face the air suction port 11d, the width of the heat exchange chamber 11 can be reduced, and the entire chilling unit can be downsized. It becomes.

  Next, installation work of the chilling unit configured as described above will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, when installing along the outer wall W of the building, both side surfaces of the chilling unit have the shape of the hourglass T formed by the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine room 12. Therefore, a predetermined space A (a hatched portion in the figure) having a substantially triangular shape is automatically formed, and the air suction port 11d is not blocked by the outer wall W, and the air permeability of the heat exchanger 13 may be impaired. Absent.

  At the same time, a predetermined space A having a substantially triangular shape for securing a work space for maintenance / inspection work can be automatically formed, facilitating work progress and improving workability.

  In addition, the chilling unit can be installed close to the outer wall, and the installation area occupied can be reduced, so that it does not get in the way and the installation location is not restricted more than necessary.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, even if a plurality of chilling units 10 are provided side by side so that the side surfaces are adjacent to each other, both side surfaces of the chilling unit are formed by the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine chamber 12. Since the shape of the shape T is formed, a predetermined space B having a rhombus shape (a hatched portion in the figure) is automatically formed between each chilling unit as shown in FIG. 6B, and the air suction port 11d. Does not approach the air suction port of the adjacent chilling unit 10, and the air permeability of each of the chilling units provided side by side is not impaired.

  Incidentally, conventionally, air that has once passed through the heat exchanger of another adjacent chilling unit or inside the housing of another adjacent chilling unit passes through the heat exchanger, and so on. There was a problem that the velocity distribution of air passing through the side heat exchanger deteriorated.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, a predetermined rhombus-shaped space B is automatically formed between each chilling unit, and the air suction ports 11d of the adjacent chilling units are separated by a predetermined distance. The air that has once passed through the heat exchanger of the other chilling unit does not pass through the heat exchanger, and the air velocity distribution is not deteriorated, so that good heat exchange can be performed.

  At the same time, it is possible to secure a working space for maintenance and inspection work between adjacent chilling units.

  Furthermore, each chilling unit 10 can be provided close to each other, and the installation area occupied can be reduced even when a plurality of chilling units 10 are provided.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the heat exchanger 13 is arranged in a substantially V shape along the shape of both side surfaces of the heat exchange chamber 11, but as shown in FIG. Also good.

  Both side surfaces of the heat exchange chamber 11 and the machine chamber 12 are formed to have a substantially V shape or a substantially inverted V shape. However, as shown in FIG. 7B, the width is gradually reduced or expanded stepwise. Alternatively, the width may be sequentially reduced or expanded so as to draw an arc. Furthermore, a step shape and an arc may be combined.

  Also with this configuration, a predetermined substantially triangular space C that is automatically deformed and a deformed diamond-shaped space D (shaded portion in the figure) are formed between the outer wall W and the adjacent chilling unit. Thus, the air suction port 11d is not blocked by the outer wall W, and the air suction port 11d is not close to the air suction port of the adjacent chilling unit.

  Although the said Example comprised the chilling unit, you may comprise an air conditioning apparatus, a heat pump hot-water supply apparatus, further refrigeration, a freezing apparatus, etc.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The perspective view which shows the heat exchange unit in Example 1 of this invention. The front view of a heat exchange unit similarly. Sectional drawing of the heat exchange unit which follows the AA line of FIG. The figure which shows schematically the refrigerating cycle of a heat exchange unit similarly. Similarly, the perspective view which shows the state which equipped with two or more heat exchange units. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which similarly installed the heat exchange unit, (a) is a front view which shows the state which installed the one heat exchange unit in the outer wall. (B) is a front view showing a state in which three heat exchange units are provided side by side. Similarly, the modification of a heat exchange unit is shown, (a) is a front view which shows a 1st modification schematically, (b) is a front view which shows a 2nd modification schematically.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Heat exchange unit 11 Heat exchange chamber 11b Air outlet 11c Side 11d Air inlet 12 Machine room 12c Side 13 Heat exchanger 14 Blower 15 Refrigeration cycle component

Claims (3)

Provided with air inlets on both sides and a heat exchange chamber that is slanted so that the width is reduced with both sides facing downward, and the lower surface of the heat exchange chamber. A machine room that is slanted so that its width increases, a heat exchanger that faces the air suction port and that is placed in the heat exchange chamber, and air that is sucked from the air suction port is blown through the heat exchanger. A heat exchange unit comprising a blower that blows out from an outlet. An air outlet is provided on the upper surface, an air inlet is provided on both sides, and a heat exchange chamber formed in a substantially V shape so that the width is sequentially reduced with both sides facing downward, and a lower surface of the heat exchange chamber. A machine room that is provided so as to be inclined so that the widths of both side surfaces expand downward, a heat exchanger that is disposed in a substantially V-shape in the heat exchange chamber facing the air suction port, and an air suction A heat exchange unit comprising: a blower that blows out air sucked from a mouth from an air outlet through a heat exchanger. A heat exchange unit comprising a plurality of the heat exchange units according to claim 1 or 2 so that side surfaces thereof are adjacent to each other.

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