JP2007212062A - Heat pump water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat pump water heater with a heat insulating and retaining material having a combination of a vacuum heat insulating material and a molded polystyrene foam, the vacuum heat insulating material being less influenced when broken and easily arranged on a hot water storage tank while maintaining heat insulating performance. <P>SOLUTION: The heat insulating and retaining material arranged around the hot water storage tank 30 has a combination of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b, 31c which are split into a plurality of parts and provided with their core material portions 31b2, 31c2 covered with laminate films 31b1, 31c1 to insulate and retain heat and vacuum-sealed to form a protruded portion, and the molded polystyrene foam, thus improving work efficiency when covering the hot water storage tank 30 with the vacuum heat insulating material 31 and reducing the possibility of breaking the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b, 31c and the influences thereof when broken. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention stores a refrigerant circulation circuit that circulates refrigerant in a closed circuit in which a compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, and a decompression means are sequentially connected, and hot water heated by the water refrigerant heat exchanger. The present invention relates to a heat pump water heater that houses a cylindrical hot water storage tank in a single housing.

  A conventional heat pump type hot water heater is heated by a refrigerant circulation circuit that circulates refrigerant in a closed circuit in which a compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, and a decompression means are sequentially connected, and the water refrigerant heat exchanger. It consists of a hot water storage tank that stores hot water.

  Such a heat pump type hot water heater has a large hot water storage tank, and since all the necessary amount for use during the day is boiled at night and stored at high temperature, the heat dissipation loss from the hot water storage tank is large, and it is installed with an increase in the size of the hot water heater Etc. also had many problems.

  Therefore, in a heat pump water heater having a heat pump circuit, a refrigerant-to-water heat exchanger, a hot water storage tank, a direct hot water supply circuit, a hot water supply control unit, and a heat pump control unit, a vacuum heat insulating material is provided around the hot water storage tank. The thing which achieves compactness and high heat insulation by installing was considered (patent document 1, patent document 2).

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a hot water storage tank of a conventional heat pump type hot water heater. In FIG. 7, a vacuum heat insulating material 52 having good heat insulating performance is installed in close contact with the hot water storage tank 51 so that the temperature drop can be reduced as much as possible, and a refrigerant is provided around the vacuum heat insulating material 52. By installing the anti-water heat exchanger 53, the capacity of the hot water storage tank 51 and the water heater itself can be made compact.
JP 2005-315480 A JP 2002-277055 A

  However, when the vacuum heat insulating material 52 having good heat insulating performance is placed in close contact with the hot water storage tank 51, if any one hole is opened in the vacuum heat insulating material 52 for some reason such as an operation error, the vacuum heat insulating material 52 There is a problem that the heat insulation and heat retention effect is remarkably lost, the heat dissipation loss from the hot water storage tank 51 is increased, and the capacity of the heat pump type hot water heater is reduced. In particular, there are metal or resin parts around the hot water storage tank 51 and its surroundings, and it is also necessary to connect pipes or the like. Therefore, if the hot water storage tank 51 is covered with one vacuum heat insulating material 52, the workability is improved. As the problem worsened, the possibility of damage was fully considered.

  Therefore, the present invention reduces the influence at the time of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material by arranging the heat insulating heat insulating material that combines the vacuum heat insulating material and the molded foam polystyrene, and maintains the heat insulating performance to the hot water storage tank of the vacuum heat insulating material. The purpose is to facilitate the arrangement.

In order to solve the conventional problems, a heat pump water heater of the present invention includes a refrigerant circulation circuit that circulates a refrigerant in a closed circuit in which a compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, and a decompression unit are sequentially connected. A cylindrical hot water storage tank that stores hot water heated by the water refrigerant heat exchanger, a connection valve that connects a water supply pipe that supplies water to the hot water storage tank, the refrigerant circulation circuit, and the hot water storage tank are integrated. A heat insulating heat insulating material combining a vacuum heat insulating material that forms a convex portion by covering the core portion with a laminate film and vacuum-sealing so that heat insulation is maintained around the hot water storage tank. The arrangement is arranged.

  In the configuration described above, since there is a combination of a heat insulating heat insulating material with a vacuum heat insulating material and a foamed polystyrene so as to insulate and heat the surroundings of the hot water storage tank, a portion that performs operations such as a connection portion of the hot water storage tank with a water refrigerant heat exchanger In other words, by configuring the portion that is difficult to dispose of the vacuum heat insulating material or easily damaged by the foamed polystyrene, the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be reduced, and the workability can be improved.

  In the vacuum heat insulating material configuration of the present invention, a vacuum heat insulating material in which a core material portion is covered with a laminate film and vacuum-sealed to form a convex portion and a molded polystyrene foam are disposed so as to insulate and retain heat around the hot water storage tank. Therefore, the workability when the periphery of the hot water storage tank is covered with the vacuum heat insulating material is improved, the risk of damage to the vacuum heat insulating material is reduced, and the degree of influence at the time of breakage can be reduced.

  The first invention includes a compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, a refrigerant circulation circuit that circulates refrigerant in a closed circuit in which decompression means are sequentially connected, and hot water heated by the water refrigerant heat exchanger. A cylindrical hot water storage tank for storing water, a connection valve for connecting a water supply pipe for supplying water to the hot water storage tank, and a housing for integrally storing the refrigerant circulation circuit and the hot water storage tank, A heat insulating heat insulating material is provided in which the core material portion is covered with a laminate film so as to be insulated and heat-insulated in the surroundings, and is vacuum-sealed to form a convex portion and a molded polystyrene foam.

  And, since there is a combination of a foamed polystyrene and a heat insulating heat insulating material so that heat insulation and heat insulation is provided around the hot water storage tank, a portion that performs work such as a connection portion of the hot water storage tank with a water refrigerant heat exchanger, that is, vacuum heat insulation By configuring the portion that is difficult to dispose of the material or easily damaged by the polystyrene foam, the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be reduced, and the workability can be improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerant circulation circuit for circulating a refrigerant in a closed circuit in which a compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, and a decompression means are sequentially connected, and hot water heated by the water refrigerant heat exchanger A cylindrical hot water storage tank for storing water, a connection valve for connecting a water supply pipe for supplying water to the hot water storage tank, and a housing for integrally storing the refrigerant circulation circuit and the hot water storage tank, Cover the core part with a laminate film so as to insulate and heat the surrounding area, and arrange a heat insulating heat insulating material that combines the molded foamed polystyrene with a vacuum heat insulating material that forms a convex part by vacuum-sealing. The configuration is provided by dividing.

  Then, a vacuum heat insulating material that covers the core portion with a laminate film and vacuum seals to form a convex portion is provided so as to insulate and retain heat around the hot water storage tank, and the vacuum heat insulating material is divided into a plurality of parts. Therefore, even if a hole or the like is broken in the vacuum insulation material for any reason, the insulation performance of the vacuum insulation material only in that part will be lowered, and the insulation performance of other parts will not be lowered, so the degree of influence is Less. In addition, since the vacuum insulation material can be divided into multiple parts, the workability when the hot water storage tank is covered with the vacuum insulation material is improved, and the risk of damage to the vacuum insulation material is also reduced. Can be made.

Also, by combining the vacuum insulation material divided into multiple parts and the molded polystyrene foam, it is difficult to install or damage the part where the hot water tank is connected to the water / refrigerant heat exchanger, that is, the vacuum insulation material. By configuring the easy-to-do part with polystyrene foam, the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be reduced, and the workability can be improved.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in particular, the heat insulation and heat insulation material of any one of the first to second aspects is provided with a fixing part for attaching the vacuum heat insulating material to the foamed polystyrene, and the vacuum heat insulating material is provided on the fixed part of the foamed polystyrene. After the attachment, the heat insulating and heat insulating material is arranged around the hot water storage tank.

  And since the fixed part which attaches the said vacuum heat insulating material to the said foamed polystyrene is provided, after attaching the said vacuum heat insulating material divided | segmented into the fixed part of the said foamed polystyrene beforehand, the vacuum heat insulating material which is easy to damage is protected with foamed polystyrene. Thus, it can be disposed around the hot water storage tank together with the expanded polystyrene, so that the workability is further improved and the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be reduced.

  In the fourth invention, in particular, in the heat pump water heater according to any one of the first to third inventions, a temperature detecting means for detecting the hot water temperature of the hot water storage tank is provided, and a repair inspection of the temperature detecting means or the like is required. The part is composed of at least a removable polystyrene foam inspection section.

  And a temperature detection means for detecting the hot water temperature of the hot water storage tank and at least a part that requires a repair check that is difficult to dispose of a vacuum heat insulating material such as a temperature detection means or that is easily damaged is a polystyrene inspection part Since it is configured to be detachable, the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material is reduced, and repair and inspection can be easily performed.

  The fifth aspect of the invention is, in particular, the insulating heat insulating material of any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, the coverage of the foamed polystyrene in which the upper part of the hot water storage tank is made higher in the vacuum heat insulating material and the lower part is molded. It is set as the structure which made it arrange | position high.

  The temperature of the hot water storage tank is higher at the upper part and lower at the lower part, the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating material obtained by dividing the upper part of the hot water storage tank into a plurality is increased, and the coverage of the foamed polystyrene molded at the lower part is increased. Therefore, it is possible to improve the heat insulation and heat insulation performance of the upper part of the hot water storage tank, to make the heat insulation and heat insulation more effective, and to easily damage the expensive vacuum insulation material. The amount of use can be reduced, the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating material can be reduced, and it can be constructed at low cost.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, a heat pump water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a heat pump water heater according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal arrangement of the heat pump water heater, and FIG. 3 is a heat insulating heat insulating material around a hot water storage tank of the heat pump water heater. 4 is an external view of a hot water storage tank showing a state in which the heat insulation tank is disposed, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part in which a heat insulating heat insulating material attached with the vacuum heat insulating material is disposed, and FIG. The principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view and FIG.

  First, the overall configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  The heat pump water heater according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerant circulation circuit 20 and a hot water storage tank 30 inside a cubic housing 10.

  Inside the housing 10, two spaces are formed in the left-right direction by the partition plate 11, the refrigerant circulation circuit 20 is disposed in one space, and the hot water storage tank 30 is disposed in the other space. As shown in FIG. 3, a heat insulating heat insulating material combining the foamed polystyrene 31a and the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c divided into a plurality of pieces as shown in FIG. 31 is arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the heat insulation and heat insulating material 31 includes a plurality of vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c that form a convex portion by covering the core portions 31b2 and 31c2 with the laminate films 31b1 and 31c1 in advance and vacuum-sealing them. The heat insulating and heat insulating material 31 is arranged around the hot water storage tank 30 and the expanded polystyrene 31a portion of the heat insulating heat insulating material 31 is provided in the hot water storage tank 30 (not shown). The upper part of the hot water storage tank 30 is divided into a plurality of vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c, and the lower part of the foamed polystyrene 31a is formed with a higher covering ratio. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the hot water storage tank 30 is provided with temperature detection means 37 for detecting the hot water temperature of the hot water storage tank 30. A removable styrofoam molded inspection section 38 is provided.

  The refrigerant circulation circuit 20 is configured by a closed circuit in which a compressor 21, a water refrigerant heat exchanger 22, an air refrigerant heat exchanger 23, and a decompression means (not shown) are sequentially connected to circulate the refrigerant. In addition, what uses a carbon dioxide refrigerant as this refrigerant | coolant is preferable.

  Here, the compressor 21 and the water-refrigerant heat exchanger 22 are installed on the support plate 12. The air refrigerant heat exchanger 23 is arranged in a substantially L shape in plan view so as to cover the rear surface and side surface of one space of the housing 10. A plurality of fans 24 and 25 are arranged in one space of the housing 10. These fans 24 and 25 perform heat exchange in the air refrigerant heat exchanger 23.

  In addition, a water supply pipe 32 for supplying water to the hot water storage tank 30, a hot water supply pipe 33 for deriving the hot water of the hot water storage tank 30 to the outside, a hot water supply pipe 34 for bath reheating, and a bath reheating service Connection valves 32A, 33A, 34A and 35A for connecting the water supply pipes 35 are arranged. The support plate 12 located in the lower front part of the hot water storage tank 30 is provided at a position higher than the other surfaces, and the connection valves 32A, 33A, 34A, 35A are arranged in the lower front part of the hot water storage tank 30. A space is formed. In FIG. 1, these connection valves 32A, 33A, 34A, and 35A are omitted.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the vacuum insulating material 31b that covers the core portions 31b2 and 31c2 with the laminate films 31b1 and 31c1 so as to be insulated and heat-insulated around the hot water storage tank 30 and forms a convex portion by vacuum-sealing. 31c is provided, and the vacuum heat insulating material 31 is divided into a plurality of vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c. Therefore, even if a hole or the like is broken in the heat insulating material 31 for some reason, Since only the heat insulation performance of the vacuum heat insulating material 31 is lowered and the heat insulation performance of other portions is not lowered, the degree of influence is reduced. Moreover, since the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c can be divided and arranged, the workability when the hot water storage tank 30 is covered with the vacuum heat insulating material 31 is improved. The risk of breakage can also be reduced.

Moreover, the heat insulation heat insulating material 31 performs the operation | work of the connection part etc. with the water refrigerant | coolant heat exchanger 22 of the hot water storage tank 30 by combining the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c provided in plurality, and the molded polystyrene foam 31a. By constructing the part or the part requiring the repair inspection such as the temperature detecting means 37, that is, the part where the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c are difficult to be arranged or easily damaged by the polystyrene foam 31a, the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c are damaged. Risk can also be reduced, and workability can be improved.

  In particular, the temperature detection means 37 for detecting the hot water temperature of the hot water storage tank 30 is provided, and at least a portion that requires repair inspection that is difficult to dispose of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c such as the temperature detection means 37 or is easily damaged. Since the detachable polystyrene foam inspection section 38 is provided, the use of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c that are difficult to configure the opening is not used, so the configuration is simplified and the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c are damaged. The risk is reduced and the repair inspection can be easily performed.

  And since the fixed part 31a1 which attaches the divided | segmented vacuum heat insulating material 31b and 31c to the polystyrene foam 31a is provided, the vacuum heat insulating material which is easy to damage after attaching the vacuum heat insulating material divided into plurality to the fixed part of the polystyrene foam beforehand. 31b and 31c can be protected by the foamed polystyrene 31a and disposed around the hot water storage tank 30 together with the foamed polystyrene 31a, so that the workability can be improved and the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c can be reduced. Can do. Further, the heat insulating heat insulating material 31 configured by combining the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c and the molded polystyrene foam 31a in the hot water storage tank 30 is fixed at the foamed polystyrene 31a portion, and there is a risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c due to fixing. Workability can also be reduced, and workability can be improved.

  Furthermore, the temperature of the hot water storage tank 30 is higher at the upper part and lower at the lower part, the coverage of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c obtained by dividing the upper part of the hot water storage tank 30 into a plurality is increased, and the coverage of the polystyrene foam 31a formed at the lower part. Since the heat insulation and heat retention performance of the upper part of the hot water storage tank 30 can be improved, the heat insulation and heat insulation can be more effectively performed, and the vacuum is easily damaged and expensive. The amount of the heat insulating materials 31b and 31c used can be reduced, the risk of breakage of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c can be reduced, and the heat insulating materials 31b and 31c can be configured at low cost.

  In the present embodiment, the hot water storage tank 30 is divided into a plurality of upper portions of the vacuum heat insulating materials 31b and 31c, and the lower portion of the foamed polystyrene 31a has a higher coverage. As described above, this may be constituted by a vacuum heat insulating material obtained by dividing the upper part of the hot water storage tank 30 into a plurality of parts, and may be constituted by a foamed polystyrene foamed at the lower part, or divided into a plurality of fixed portions 31a1 of the foamed polystyrene 31a. The vacuum heat insulating materials 31a and 31b are attached to the fixed portion 31a1 of the foamed polystyrene 31a, and the vacuum heat insulating materials 31a and 31b may be attached to the fixing portion 31a1 by adhesive means such as double-sided tape. As long as the object of the present invention is achieved, the configuration thereof may be any.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a heat pump water heater having heating and drying functions in addition to a hot water heater and a heat pump water heater having a boiling function.

The perspective view of the heat pump water heater in Embodiment 1. Configuration diagram of the heat pump water heater External view of the hot water storage tank Longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part of the hot water storage tank with heat insulation Cross-sectional view of the main part of the hot water storage tank with an insulation heat insulation material inspection section Cross-sectional view of the main part of the heat pump water heater with a heat insulation material installed in the hot water storage tank Schematic diagram of a conventional heat pump water heater

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Refrigerant circuit 21 Compressor 22 Water refrigerant heat exchanger 23 Air refrigerant heat exchanger 30 Hot water storage tank 31 Heat insulation heat insulating material 31a Styrofoam 31a1 Stabilization part of foam polystyrene 31a 31b, 31c Vacuum heat insulation 31b1, 31c1 Laminate film 31b2, 31c2 Core material Part 32 Water supply pipe 32A, 33A, 34A, 35A Connection valve 37 Temperature detection means 38 Inspection part

Claims (5)

A compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, a refrigerant circulation circuit that circulates the refrigerant in a closed circuit sequentially connected to the decompression means, and a cylindrical shape that stores hot water heated by the water refrigerant heat exchanger A hot water storage tank, a connection valve for connecting a water supply pipe for supplying water to the hot water storage tank, and a housing that integrally stores the refrigerant circulation circuit and the hot water storage tank so as to insulate and keep warm around the hot water storage tank. A heat pump water heater provided with a heat insulating heat insulating material that combines a vacuum heat insulating material that covers a core portion with a laminate film and is vacuum-sealed to form a convex portion and a molded polystyrene foam. A compressor, a water refrigerant heat exchanger, an air refrigerant heat exchanger, a refrigerant circulation circuit that circulates the refrigerant in a closed circuit sequentially connected to the decompression means, and a cylindrical shape that stores hot water heated by the water refrigerant heat exchanger A hot water storage tank, a connection valve for connecting a water supply pipe for supplying water to the hot water storage tank, and a housing that integrally stores the refrigerant circulation circuit and the hot water storage tank so as to insulate and keep warm around the hot water storage tank. A heat pump in which a heat insulating heat insulating material combining a vacuum heat insulating material that covers a core portion with a laminate film and vacuum-sealed to form a convex portion and a molded polystyrene foam is provided, and the vacuum heat insulating material is divided into a plurality of heat pumps Water heater. The heat insulating heat insulating material is provided with a fixing portion for attaching the vacuum heat insulating material to the foamed polystyrene, and after the vacuum heat insulating material is attached to the fixing portion of the foamed polystyrene, the heat insulating heat insulating material is disposed around the hot water storage tank. The heat pump water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 2. The temperature detection means for detecting the hot water temperature of the hot water storage tank is provided, and the part that requires repair and inspection such as the temperature detection means is configured by at least a removable polystyrene foam inspection section. The heat pump water heater according to item. 5. The heat insulation and heat insulation material according to claim 1, wherein the upper part of the hot water storage tank is arranged with a higher covering ratio of the vacuum heat insulating material and a lower covering part of the molded polystyrene foam. The heat pump water heater according to item 1.

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