JP2009144982A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive air conditioner capable of positively holding heat exchanger units divided into and composed of simple structures, providing positive fixing by using a gap formed between adjacent divided heat exchangers and carrying out fixing by a heat exchanger fixing device, and not requiring a lot of mounting parts in the fixing. <P>SOLUTION: In the air conditioner, a plurality of flat heat exchange units are combined to form a bent shape in side view, its one end is composed of a metal end plate formed into a bent shape in side view, and another end is composed of a resin end plate formed into a bent shape in side view of the heat exchanger, the flat heat exchange unit being composed of a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged in parallel with each other at mutual intervals in a width direction, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes penetrating the heat dissipation fins. The heat exchanger fixing device extending in the width direction of the heat exchanger, with one end side fixed to the metal end plate and another end side fixed to the resin end plate, and composed of a tabular member equipped with a seal part blocking a gap formed in a bent part therebetween viewed from side is provided in the heat exchanger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an air conditioner having an improved heat exchanger structure.

  In general, an indoor heat exchanger provided in an indoor unit body of an air conditioner uses a heat exchanger in which a plurality of divided heat exchangers are combined in a substantially inverted V shape.

  Such an indoor heat exchanger requires many mounting parts to hold the divided heat exchanger in a predetermined position, and a gap is formed in a bent portion to which an adjacent divided heat exchanger is connected. The air that does not pass between the heat radiating fins flows into the air passage and causes condensation in the blower, the air passage or in the vicinity thereof. Moreover, since the flow velocity differs between the air passing between the radiating fins and the air flowing in through the gap, it may cause abnormal noise.

  Furthermore, even if the seal member is installed, the gap may not be closed due to variations in component accuracy and assembly accuracy, and the seal member must be securely fixed, requiring many mounting parts for fixing, and expensive. become.

In addition, a windshield is provided in a gap formed between the heat exchangers adjacent to each other in a substantially reverse V shape, and the windshield is fixed by a support member. Further, the support member is fixed to both ends of the heat exchanger. There has been proposed an air conditioner that is fixed to a side plate that is provided on the side plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The one described in this Patent Document 1 separately manufactures heat exchangers arranged at the front and rear, including the left and right end plates, and integrally couples them so as to sandwich the support plate and the wind shield plate from the front and rear. Therefore, many mounting parts are required for fixing.
JP 2003-240332 A

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and can manufacture a heat exchanger that is bent in a side view with a simple structure, and can securely hold the heat exchanger in a predetermined shape, and can be adjacently divided. An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive air conditioner that can reliably close the gap formed between the heat exchange units and that the sealing member is securely fixed and does not require many mounting parts for the fixing. .

  In order to achieve the above-described object, an air conditioner according to the present invention is an air conditioner in which a heat exchanger and a blower are provided in an air passage between an inlet and an outlet of an indoor unit body, and the heat exchanger includes: Combining a plurality of flat heat exchange units with a plurality of heat dissipating fins arranged side by side in the width direction with a gap between them and a plurality of heat transfer tubes penetrating these heat dissipating fins in a bent shape when viewed from the side The one end is composed of a metal end plate having a bent shape when viewed from the side, and the other end is composed of a resin end plate molded into the bent shape when viewed from the side of the heat exchanger, and is bent when viewed from the side. In the part, it extends in the width direction of the heat exchanger, one end side is fixed to the metal end plate, the other end side is fixed to the resin end plate, and the gap generated in the bent portion in side view is closed between them Heat exchange composed of a plate-like member with a seal Characterized by comprising a vessel fixture.

  According to the air conditioner according to the present invention, a heat exchange in a bent shape when viewed from the side by combining a plurality of plate-shaped heat exchange units each having a simple structure and a plurality of heat radiation fins and a plurality of heat transfer tubes passing through the heat radiation fins. A low-cost air conditioner that can manufacture a heat exchanger, can reliably close a gap formed between adjacent divided heat exchangers, and can securely fix a sealing member, and does not require many mounting parts for the fixing. Can be provided.

  An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the indoor unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an air conditioner 1 according to the present invention includes an indoor unit 2 and an outdoor unit 3 connected by a pipe 4, air-conditions the room, and the room temperature is changed by a remote controller 5. Done.

  The indoor unit 2 includes an indoor unit body 6. The indoor unit body 6 has an upper surface suction port 6b on the upper side of the front panel 6a, a front suction port 6c on the suction side front opening of the front panel 6a, and the front surface of the indoor unit body 6. An air outlet 6d is provided below the lower portion 6h.

  An indoor heat exchanger 7 is arranged in the indoor unit main body 6, and the indoor heat exchanger 7 is composed of, for example, three divided heat exchange units, and is inclined and arranged inside the upper surface inlet 6b. Rear heat exchanger 71 constituting the heat exchange unit and the upper upper heat exchanger 72 constituting the heat exchange unit and the inner side of the front suction port 6c, which are arranged to be inclined inside the front suction port 6c, are arranged vertically. And a front lower heat exchanger 73 constituting a heat exchange unit.

  A filter 8 is arranged between the indoor heat exchanger 7, the upper surface inlet 6b and the front inlet 6c, and an indoor fan 9 is arranged behind the indoor heat exchanger 7, and is connected to the outlet 6d. A louver 6e that adjusts the blowing direction of the conditioned air is provided.

  In addition, a front drain pan 6f integrally formed with the indoor unit body 6 is disposed at the lower portion of the front lower heat exchanger 73, and a rear drain pan 6g is disposed at the lower portion of the rear heat exchanger 71.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (a), in the indoor heat exchanger 7, a plurality of heat transfer tubes 7b are horizontally arranged on a plurality of aluminum radiating fins 7a arranged in parallel in the width direction at a predetermined interval. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the rear heat exchanger 71, the front upper heat exchanger 72, and the front lower heat exchanger 73 that constitute the fin-tube type flat plate heat exchange unit penetrated into It is arranged in a side view and substantially hand-shaped (to be precise, a shape in which one lower end of an inverted V-shape is extended downward) and connected by a connecting pipe.

  These rear heat exchanger 71, front upper heat exchanger 72, and front lower heat exchanger 73 all have the same structure, and a plurality of radiating fins arranged in parallel in the width direction with a gap therebetween. It is comprised by the flat heat exchange unit comprised with the several heat exchanger tube which penetrates a radiation fin.

As shown in FIG. 4, metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a are provided on one side of the rear heat exchanger 71, the front upper heat exchanger 72, and the front lower heat exchanger 73. The end plates 71a, 72a, 73a are provided with a number of pipe holes, and the ends of the U-shaped heat transfer tubes 7b inserted into the heat exchange unit are inserted into and supported by the pipe holes. The U-shaped connecting pipes 7e are welded to the respective parts, thereby constituting a circuit through which the refrigerant flows.

  These metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a are constituted by a single connected plate, and each heat exchange unit is constituted by a plurality of U-shaped heat transfer tubes 7b penetrating through the radiating fins 7a formed in a divided manner. After joining the end portions, the metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a are bent and formed so as to have a bent shape in a side view.

  In addition, these metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a are formed separately for each heat exchange unit, and the respective end portions of the metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a facing each other are bent in a side view. It is also possible to use an angled joint.

  In addition, in order to perform the operation | work which welds the U-shaped connection pipe | tube 7e to each U-shaped heat exchanger tube 7b edge part by the side of the heat exchanger to which this metal end plate 71a, 72a, 73a is joined, Assembling can be performed without being affected by the heat generated at the time, and the productivity can be improved.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a resin end plate 10 made of synthetic resin is provided on the other side of the front upper heat exchanger 72.

  The resin end plate 10 is formed in a side view shape that is substantially the same as the side view shape of the indoor heat exchanger 7, that is, a hand hook shape, and the rear side to which the metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a are joined. U-shape of each U-shaped heat transfer tube 7b inserted in the radiation fin 7a protruding at the opposite end of each heat exchange unit comprising the heat exchanger 71, the front upper heat exchanger 72 and the front lower heat exchanger 73 The U-shaped end 7c is inserted, supported, and opposed to the end 7c, and an end insertion hole 10a is provided as an insertion portion to be fixed. The accommodating portion is not limited to the insertion hole and may be an insertion recess.

  The U-shaped end 7c of each heat exchange unit is inserted into the end insertion hole 10a and supported in the end insertion hole 10a of the resin end plate 10 having substantially the same side view shape as the indoor heat exchanger 7. Thus, both end portions of each heat exchanger 71, 72, 73 are held in a substantially hand-held shape in side view by the metal end plates 71 a, 72 a, 73 a and the resin end plate 10.

As shown in FIG. 6, the indoor heat exchanger 7, which is held at both ends by the above-described configuration, further has a rear heat exchanger 71 and a front side that are bent portions B ₁ bent in a substantially C shape. both upper portion 71c which faces the upper heat exchanger 72, the first gap _{G 1} portion occurring between 72c, metallic end plates 71a, between 72a and the resin end plate 10, first to a plate-like member 1 It fixes with the heat exchanger fixing tool 11 of.

  The first heat exchanger fixture 11 is a metal or molded plate-like long plate-like base material 11a made of a hard member, and a back surface of the base material 11a that is in contact with the heat radiating fin side of the heat exchanger. Is formed in a two-layer structure in which a soft member 11b made of a foam heat insulating material or the like is pasted in a cross-sectional shape following the shape of the outer side of both upper end portions 71c and 72c.

The base material 11a has a function of coupling and firmly fixing both the metal end plates 71a and 72a and the resin end plate 10, and the soft member 11 attached to the back surface includes the rear heat exchanger 71 and The front upper heat exchanger 72 has a function of shielding the space by joining to the _first gap G1 portion formed between the opposing upper ends 71c, 72c.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7, the indoor heat exchanger 7 faces the front upper heat exchanger 72 and the front lower heat exchanger 73, which are bent portions B ₂ bent in a substantially inverted V shape. lower portion 72d, in the second gap _{G 2} parts occurring between the upper end portion 73c, the metal end plates 72a, between 73a and the resin end plate 10 and the second heat exchanger fixture to a plate-like member 12 Secure with.

  Like the first heat exchanger fixture 11, the second heat exchanger fixture 12 includes a long plate-like base material 12a made of a hard member made of a metal or a molded product, and the base. A two-layer structure in which a soft member 12b made of foam heat insulating material or the like is attached to the back surface of the material 12a that contacts the heat radiating fin side of the heat exchanger and has a cross-sectional shape that follows the shape of the outer ends of both the lower end portions 72d and the upper end portions 73c. Make.

The base material 12a has a function of coupling and firmly fixing both the metal end plates 71a, 72a, 73a and the resin end plate 10, and the soft member 11 attached to the back surface is a front upper heat exchanger. 72 and the lower front heat exchanger 73 opposite end portions 72d, joined to the second gap G ₂ portion generated between 73c, has a function to shield the space.

The first heat exchanger fixture 11 that connects the _first gap G1 portion of the rear heat exchanger 71 and the front upper heat exchanger 72 is attached to the rear end 11c as shown in FIG. The heat exchanger 71 is attached by hooking it to a mounting portion 71d provided on the metal end plate 71a, and the other end 11d is screwed into the screw hole 10b provided in the resin end plate 10 using a screw 13.

  In this way, since it is performed by hooking to the metal end plate 71a and screwing using the resin end plate 10, both the sealing members 11 and 12 are fixed securely, and many mounting parts are required for fixing. Absent.

The mounting of the second heat exchanger fixture 12 that connects the second gap G ₂₁ of the front upper heat exchanger 72 and the rear heat exchanger 71 is the same as the mounting of the first heat exchanger fixture 11. The other end 12d is screwed to the resin end plate 10 using the screw 14 by hooking one end thereof to a mounting portion (not shown) provided on the metal end plate 72a of the front upper heat exchanger 72. Done in

  The air conditioner of the present embodiment divides the indoor heat exchanger 7 into heat exchanger units of a rear heat exchanger 71, a front upper heat exchanger 72, and a front lower heat exchanger 73, and folds them into a substantially hook shape. By bending, it is not necessary to bend the integral flat plate heat exchanger, the radiating fins are not crushed, and the indoor heat exchanger 7 can be manufactured.

  Further, by using a resin end plate 10 molded in the same shape as the side view indoor heat exchanger 7, just inserting and fitting the U-shaped end portion 7c of the heat exchanger into the resin end plate 10, It is possible to easily assemble the indoor heat exchanger 7 having a substantially hand-shaped shape when viewed from the side.

Further, the first and second heat exchanger fixtures 11 and 12 are fixed by the gaps G ₁ and G ₂ so as to connect the metal end plates 71 a, 72 a, 73 a and the resin end plate 10. Thus, it is possible to obtain a function of blocking the air flowing in without exchanging heat from the gaps G ₁ and G ₂ and preventing the air from condensing on the blower, the air passage or the vicinity thereof.

Moreover, since the air sucked into the indoor unit main body 11 from the suction ports 6b and 6c does not pass through the gaps G ₁ and G ₂ , it passes through the indoor heat exchanger 7 and air having a high flow velocity that does not pass through the heat exchanger. In addition, mixing with air having a low flow velocity is eliminated, and abnormal noise can be reduced.

Furthermore, by fixing the two places with the heat exchanger fixtures 11 and 12, it is possible to minimize the displacement and deformation of the metal end plates 71a, 72a and 73a and the resin end plate 10. At the same time, the gaps G ₁ and G ₂ can be reliably closed.

  Moreover, since both heat exchanger fixtures 11 and 12 are made into a multilayer structure and both base materials 11a and 12a are made into a hard member, the single-piece | unit intensity | strength of both heat exchanger fixtures 11 and 12 can be ensured, and indoor heat with a long width Even in the exchanger 7, by simply fixing both ends of the heat exchanger fixtures 11 and 12, it is possible to eliminate center lifting and warping and to minimize the mounting parts (screws, clips, etc.) for fixing. .

Furthermore, by using both the soft members 11b and 12b, the adhesion between the heat exchanger fixtures 11 and 12 and the indoor heat exchanger 7 can be improved, and the gaps G ₁ and G ₂ can be reliably closed. .

  Moreover, since both the soft members 11 b and 12 b are in contact with the indoor heat exchanger 7, it is possible to prevent squeak noise generated between the both seal members 11 and 12 and the indoor heat exchanger 7.

  According to the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the split heat exchanger can be reliably held in a predetermined shape with a simple structure, and the gap formed between the adjacent split heat exchangers can be reliably closed and sealed. The fixing of the members is reliable, and many fixing parts are not required for the fixing, and an inexpensive air conditioner is realized.

The conceptual diagram of the air conditioner of one Embodiment of this invention. The side sectional view of the indoor unit of the air harmony machine of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the assembly state of the indoor heat exchanger used for the air conditioner of one Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a figure which shows an assembly before (b), respectively. The perspective view of the indoor heat exchanger used for the air conditioner of one Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view of the resin-made end plates used for the air conditioner of one Embodiment of this invention. The top view of the bending part of the indoor heat exchanger (rear side-front side upper heat exchanger) used for the air conditioner of one Embodiment of this invention. The top view of the bending part of the indoor heat exchanger (front side upper heat exchanger-front side lower heat exchanger) used for the air conditioner of one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Air conditioning apparatus, 2 ... Indoor unit, 6 ... Indoor unit main body, 7 ... Indoor heat exchanger, 7a ... Radiation fin, 7b ... Heat transfer tube, 7c ... U-shaped end part, 71 ... Rear side heat exchanger ( (Heat exchange unit), 71a ... metal end plate, 71b ... pipe hole, 71c ... upper end portion, 71d ... mounting portion, 72 ... front upper heat exchanger (heat exchange unit), 72a ... metal end plate, 72b ... pipe Hole, 72c ... Upper end, 72d ... Lower end, 73 ... Lower front heat exchanger (heat exchange unit), 73a ... Metal end plate, 73b ... Pipe hole, 73c ... Upper end, 9 ... Indoor fan, 10 ... Resin End plate, 10a ... end insertion hole, 10b ... screw hole, 11 ... first heat exchanger fixture, 11a ... plate-like base material, 11b ... seal part soft member, 12 ... second heat exchanger fixing Ingredients.

Claims (2)

In an air conditioner provided with a heat exchanger and a blower in the air passage between the air inlet and the air outlet of the indoor unit body,
The heat exchanger is formed by bending a flat plate-shaped heat exchange unit, which is configured by a plurality of heat dissipating fins arranged side by side in the width direction with a gap therebetween and a plurality of heat transfer tubes passing through the heat dissipating fins, when viewed from the side. In this way, a plurality of combinations are formed, and one end portion is formed of a metal end plate bent in a side view, and the other end portion is formed of a resin end plate formed in a bent shape in a side view of the heat exchanger. The side-folded portion extends in the width direction of the heat exchanger, one end side is fixed to the metal end plate, and the other end side is fixed to the resin end plate, and the side-view bent portion therebetween An air conditioner comprising a heat exchanger fixture configured by a plate-like member provided with a seal portion that closes a gap generated in the air conditioner. The heat exchanger fixture has a two-layer structure in which a hard plate-like base material and a seal portion of a soft member are provided on all or part of one surface of the plate-like base material. The air conditioner according to 1.

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