JP2008111613A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form an air conditioner into the shape horizontally-long and vertically-short, and to provide a premixed damper device incorporating other functional units such as a clean filter unit in a main body, and being assembled without problems even when an installation space is narrowed, and the air conditioner comprising the premixed damper device. <P>SOLUTION: The premix damper device 8 is composed of a rectangular damper guide 9 provided with a plurality of air holes 9a, a damper 13 disposed on a top face of the damper guide 9 slidably back and forth, a right holder 10, a left holder 12 and a center holder 11 positioned at the center of these holders for holding the damper 13 on the damper guide 9, and a driving device 14 mounted at a left holder 12 side, and a pair of right and left lower step portions 13d, 13e recessed downward are formed on the damper 13 to prevent interference with other members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a configuration including a premix damper device that mixes air that is not heat-exchanged and air that is heat-exchanged.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the conventional air conditioner 30 comprises a base 31 and a front panel 32, and a first suction port 33 is provided on the front surface of the main body and a second suction port 34 is provided on the upper surface of the main body. An air outlet 35 provided with a wind direction deflecting plate 36 is provided at the lower part of the main body. A filter rail 39, a heat exchanger 37, and a blower fan 38 are provided in the air flow path connecting the first suction port 33, the second suction port 34 and the blower outlet 35, and the heat exchanger 37. Consists of a vertical portion 37a, a rear inclined portion 37b, and a front inclined portion 37c.

  Between the rear inclined part 37b and the front inclined part 37c, there is a windshield plate having an opening, and an opening / closing door that is rotatably attached to the windshield and opens and closes the opening. A mix damper device 40 is provided. Support shafts connected to a driving device are provided on both sides of the opening and closing door, and the opening and closing door is rotated by driving of the driving device to open and close the opening. Thereby, the bypass path which goes directly to the said blower outlet 35 without passing through the heat exchanger 37 is formed.

However, when the air conditioner is formed in a horizontally long shape having a small vertical dimension and the filter rail 39 and the premix damper device 40 are close to each other, the configuration of the premix damper device 40 interferes with the members of the clean filter unit. Therefore, there is a possibility that it cannot be incorporated into the air conditioner body, and a premix damper device that can be assembled even in a narrow installation space and an air conditioner including the premix damper device have been demanded.
JP 2000-39168 (page 3, FIG. 1)

  An object of this invention is to provide the air conditioner which can miniaturize the main body provided with the premix damper apparatus even if installation space is insufficient in view of the said problem.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a heat exchanger including a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger that are separated from each other in a main body having a suction port and a blower outlet, and a blower fan. And a filter support part for supporting the filter on the back surface of the suction port, in the vicinity of the filter support part, in the upper separation part of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, heat exchange In an air conditioner provided with a premix damper device that allows unpermitted air to pass by opening and closing the damper, the premix damper device is disposed so as to be slidable back and forth on the surface of the damper guide provided with an air passage hole And a driving device for driving the damper. A stepped portion that is recessed downward is provided in a portion near the filter support portion of the damper, and the stepped portion is provided on the damper guide. It has become provided comprising configure sul guide portion.

  In addition, the air passage hole is formed by providing a rib around the periphery, and the guide portion is formed between the air passage hole by the rib.

  According to the present invention, by forming a pair of left and right lower stepped portions in the damper of the premix damper device, it is possible to prevent the damper from interfering with the filter support member that supports the filter, and the air It is possible to form the harmonic machine main body while suppressing the vertical dimension as much as possible.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail as examples based on the attached drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing the internal configuration, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a main part thereof. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the premix damper device mounted on the heat exchanger, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the premix damper device after operation. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the premix damper device, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the drive device. 8A is a perspective view of the damper, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the main part thereof.

  As shown in the external perspective view of FIG. 1, the air conditioner according to the present invention is provided with a suction port 3 from the upper front surface to the upper surface of a main body composed of a base 1 and a front panel 2, and a blower outlet 4 at a lower portion of the main body. Yes. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, the air conditioner has a vertical portion 5a and a first heat exchange in an air flow path connecting the suction port 3 and the air outlet 4 provided with a wind direction deflecting plate 4a. A heat exchanger 5 comprising a rear inclined portion 5b as a heat exchanger and a front inclined portion 5c as a second heat exchanger, and air exchanged by the heat exchanger 5 is sent out from the outlet 4 to the room. A blower fan 6 is provided.

  A filter 3a that captures dust contained in the air sucked from the suction port 3 is detachably attached to the back surface of the suction port 3, and a filter 3a is attached to the front side and the rear side of the filter 3a. A clean filter unit 25 including a cleaning box 7 and a box mounter 25e for mounting the cleaning box 7 is provided. Further, a premix damper device 8 is mounted between the upper end portions of the rear inclined portion 5b inclined backward and the forward inclined portion 5c inclined forward in the heat exchanger 5.

  A box mounter 25e fitted with the filter cleaning box 7 is supported by a guide frame 25c so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the filter cleaning box 7 moves along the surface of the filter 3a, so that the filter The dust accumulated on the surface of 3a is automatically cleaned. The premix damper device 8 is provided with a later-described damper 13 that opens and closes. When the damper 13 is opened, a part of the air sucked from the suction port 3 is heat-exchanged. Without going to the air outlet 4, the air passes through the heat exchanger 5 and is mixed with the heat-exchanged air and sent out from the air outlet 4. Thereby, the humidity of the air which blows off from the said blower outlet 4 is reduced relatively, and the comfort with respect to a user is improved.

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3, the frame constituting the clean filter unit 25 includes an upper beam 25a and a lower beam 25b, and the upper beam 25a and the lower beam 25b are arranged in the vertical direction located on both sides and in the central portion. And a sub-frame that supports the back surface of the filter 3a and supports the filter cleaning box 7 between the guide frames 25c. 25d is provided. The box mounters 25e, to which the filter cleaning box 7 is mounted, are mounted on the frame as a pair on the left and right sides and move vertically while being supported at both ends by the guide frame 25c. Each guide frame 25c has an insertion port at the lower end portion, and supports the filter 3a in a detachable manner. A drive motor 25 and a gear case are incorporated on one side of the guide frame 25c, and a drive unit 25f that drives the cleaning unit mounter 7 in the vertical direction is provided.

  Inside the filter cleaning box 7 are a pair of cleaning brushes that are pivotally supported, a pair of recovery brushes for collecting the dust captured by the cleaning brushes in the box body, and a rotation of the cleaning brush. A lock member for restricting movement is housed.

  As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 3B, the guide frame 25c and the sub frame 25d are arranged in close proximity to the premix damper device 8 in order to suppress the height of the air conditioner body. ing.

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4, the premix damper device 8 is disposed in a gap formed between the upper end portion of the rear inclined portion 5b of the heat exchanger 5 and the upper end portion of the front inclined portion 5c. It has come to be. The premix damper device 8 has a front edge portion fixed to the upper surface of the rear inclined portion 5b and a rear edge portion fixed to the upper surface of the front inclined portion 5c, and has a plurality of air passage holes 9a shown in FIG. A rectangular damper guide 9, a damper 13 slidably disposed on the upper surface of the damper guide 9, a right holder 10 that holds the damper 13 on the damper guide 9, and a left holder 12 The center holder 11 located in the center of these and the drive device 14 mounted on the left holder 12 side are configured.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the damper 13 moves forward, a plurality of air passage holes 9a formed in the damper guide 9 are opened, and a part of the air sucked from the suction port 3 is the air It passes through the passage hole 9a and flows into the air conditioner body. The air that has flowed in is mixed with the air that has passed through the heat exchanger 5 and heat-exchanged, and the mixed air is sent out from the outlet 4 into the room by the blower fan 6.

  The premix damper device 8 mixes the air exchanged from the outlet 4 and the non-heat exchanged air and sends the mixture into the room, for example, to change the operating conditions and the cooling capacity during the cooling operation. Therefore, the temperature of the air blown from the outlet 4 can be increased, and the indoor overcooling phenomenon can be prevented, and the humidity of the blown air can be relatively lowered to improve comfort. It has become.

  Next, the detailed structure of the premix damper device 8 will be described. As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 6, the damper guide 9 has a plurality of rectangular air passage holes 9a each provided with a rib 9a 'standing around the periphery, the right guide portion 9b on the right side, Left guide portions 9c are erected on the respective portions. In addition, a stopper 9k is formed in the central portion that extends forward as shown in FIG. 6 and bends the tip portion upward so that the damper 13 does not protrude excessively. A rail 9d extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the right guide portion 9b, a front fixing portion 9e having a screw hole is provided at the front portion, and a rear fixing portion 9f having a screw hole is provided at the rear portion. Is provided. Similarly, the left guide portion 9c is formed with a rail 9g extending in the front-rear direction, a front portion fixing portion 9h having a screw hole formed in the front portion, and a rear portion having a screw hole formed in the rear portion. A fixing portion 9j is provided, and the driving device 14 is mounted on the left guide portion 9c.

  A recess 13e of the damper 13 is inserted between the rib 9a 'and the rib 9a' so that the rib 9a 'serves as a guide when the damper 13 slides back and forth.

  The damper 13 is formed in a rectangular shape, provided on the right side with a right side mounting part 13b to be mounted and guided on a rail 9d formed on the right side guide part 9b, and similarly formed on the left side guide part 9c on the left side. A left-side placement portion 13a is provided which is placed on and guided by the rail 9g. A rack gear extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the left-side placement portion 13a. In addition, a lower step 13c that is recessed downward in a step shape is formed at the center of the damper 13, a lower step 13d is formed on the right side, and a lower step 13e is formed on the left side. Further, the lower stepped portion 13d and the lower stepped portion 13e are respectively formed at positions that are asymmetrical to the left and right.

  Between the plurality of air passage holes 9a of the damper guide 9, there are formed sliding support surfaces on which the lower step portion 13c, the lower step portion 13d, and the lower step portion 13e are slidably mounted. As shown by the arrows, the lower step 13d is mounted on the right sliding support surface 9m, the lower step 13c is mounted on the center sliding support surface 9n, and the lower step 13e is mounted on the left sliding support surface 9p. It is supposed to be placed. Further, the lower stepped portion 13d and the lower stepped portion 13e are formed at positions that are asymmetrical to the left and right, respectively, thereby preventing erroneous assembly when the damper 13 is assembled to the damper guide 9. It can be done.

  The right holder 10 is formed with screw holes 10a and 10b in the front and rear, and the screw inserted therethrough is screwed into the front fixing portion 9e and the rear fixing portion 9f of the right guide portion 9b, whereby the damper 13 is fixed to the damper guide 9 while holding the right side of 13. Similarly, the left-side holder 12 has screw holes 12a and 12b formed in the front and rear, and the screw inserted through these holes is screwed into the front fixing portion 9h and the rear fixing portion 9j of the left guide portion 9c. The damper guide 9 is fixed while holding the left side of the damper 13. The central holder 11 is formed with a bent portion 11a corresponding to the stopper 9k at the tip, and is fixed to the damper guide 9 by an engaging portion 11b at the rear edge corresponding to the concave portion 13c of the damper 13. It has become so.

  As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 7, the drive device 14 includes a drive motor 15 having a pinion gear 15 a mounted on a rotating shaft, the pinion gear 15 a, and a rack gear formed on the left mounting portion 13 a of the damper 13. The drive motor 15 is fixed by a screw 20. The driving device 14 includes a key top 17 and a micro switch 18, and a protective cover 19 is attached to the upper surface so as to protect them. When the drive motor 15 starts, the damper 13 slides back and forth by a rack gear meshed with the intermediate gear 16.

  As described above, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 8B, the bumper 13 is formed with lower step portions 13d and 13e that are recessed downward. The lower stepped portion 13d is formed to prevent interference with the lower surface portion of the sub-frame 2b of the clean filter unit indicated by the dotted line, whereby the damper 13 can be smoothly moved without causing any trouble in the front-rear direction. It can be moved. Moreover, by this, the dimension of the air conditioner main body in the vertical direction can be suppressed as much as possible.

1 is an external perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the air conditioner by this invention. (A) is a perspective view which shows an internal structure.

(B) is an enlarged view of the main part.
It is a perspective view which shows the premix damper apparatus with which the heat exchanger was mounted | worn. It is a perspective view which shows after operation | movement of a premix damper apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of a premix damper apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view of a drive device. (A) is a perspective view of a damper.

(B) is the principal part sectional drawing.
It is sectional drawing of the conventional air conditioner.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Front panel 3 Suction port 3a Filter 4 Outlet 4a Wind direction deflecting plate 5 Heat exchanger 5a Vertical part 5b Back inclination part 5c Front inclination part 6 Blower fan 7 Filter cleaning box 8 Premix damper apparatus 9 Damper guide 9a Air passage Hole 9b Right guide portion 9c Left guide portion 9d Rail 9e Front fixing portion 9f Rear fixing portion 9g Rail 9h Front fixing portion 9j Rear fixing portion 9k Stopper 9m, 9n, 9p Sliding support surface 10 Right holder 10a, 10b Screw hole 11 Central holder 11a Bending portion 11b Engaging portion 12 Left holder 12a, 12b Screw hole 13 Damper 13a Left placement portion 13b Right placement portion 13c Recess 13d Lower step portion 13e Lower step portion 14 Drive device 15 Drive motor 15a Pinion gear 16 Intermediate gear 17 Key top 18 Micros Pitch 19 the protective cover 20 screw 25 under the clean filter unit 25a on the beam 25b beam 25c guide frame 25d subframe 25e box mounter 25f driver

Claims (2)

In the body provided with a suction port and a blower outlet, a heat exchanger composed of a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger separated from each other and a blower fan are provided, and on the back surface of the suction port. A premix provided with a filter support for supporting the filter, in which air that is not heat-exchanged is passed by opening and closing a damper in the upper space between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, in proximity to the filter support In an air conditioner equipped with a damper device,
The premix damper device includes a damper guide provided with an air passage hole, a damper disposed on the surface of the damper guide so as to be slidable back and forth, and a driving device for driving the damper, and the filter of the damper An air conditioner characterized in that a stepped portion that is depressed downward is provided in a portion close to the support portion, and a guide portion that guides the stepped portion is provided in the damper guide.   2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air passage hole is formed by providing a rib around the air passage hole, and the guide portion is formed between the air passage hole by the rib. Machine.

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