JP2010025385A - Air-conditioning indoor unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce dust moving to a back face side at an opposite side of a face cleaned by a brush, of faces of an air filter, in an air-conditioning indoor unit in which the air filter is automatically cleaned by the brush. <P>SOLUTION: With respect to the air filter 6, a supporting frame body 6b is projected from a filter section 6a by a projecting amount 6x, at an air filter stabilizing board contact side. Meanwhile, at a brush contact side, the supporting frame body 6b is projected from the filter section 6a by a projection amount 6y. The relationship of the projection amounts is determined to be projection amount 6x<projection amount 6y. As a clearance between the air filter stabilizing board at the opposite side of the brush contact face, and the filter section 6a is reduced, the movement of dust to the back face side of the air filter is reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioning indoor unit, and more particularly, to an air conditioning indoor unit having a filter cleaning function.

  The air conditioning indoor unit includes a heat exchanger and a blower fan in its main casing. The blower fan sucks room air into the casing and blows it out of the casing through the heat exchanger. In the heat exchanger, the air is conditioned by heating or cooling the room air. For this reason, if dust is contained in the sucked room air, it adheres to the heat exchanger and the blower fan, which causes a decrease in heat exchange capability and a failure of the equipment. Therefore, an air filter is attached to the air suction port of the air conditioning indoor unit in order to prevent dust contained in the sucked air from entering the casing (see Patent Document 1).

However, when dust is removed by the air filter, the removed dust accumulates in the air filter and gradually clogs the air filter. The clogging of the filter causes a decrease in the amount of room air sent to the heat exchanger by the blower fan, and if the same amount is sent, the load of the blower fan is increased and the power consumption is increased. In order to prevent such a problem, it is necessary to clean the air filter. Therefore, in order to save as much as possible the trouble of cleaning the air filter, an air conditioning indoor unit provided with means for automatically cleaning dust with a brush has been proposed (see Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-23051 JP 2007-155241 A

  In a type in which dust attached to the air filter is automatically scraped off with a brush in the main body casing of the air conditioning indoor unit, there may be a phenomenon that dust moves around to the back side of the air filter due to the brush hair. When dust wraps around the back side of the air filter, it is carried together with the sucked room air to the heat exchanger and the blower fan, and the effect of attaching the air filter is reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce dust that wraps around the back surface of an air filter, which is a surface opposite to the surface being cleaned with a brush, in an air conditioning indoor unit that automatically cleans the air filter with a brush.

  The air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first invention comprises a brush and an air filter. The air filter has a filter part and a support frame that supports the filter part. The air filter passes while contacting the brush for cleaning. The support frame body of the air filter is configured such that the side on which the brush does not contact is smaller than the side on which the brush contacts with respect to the protrusion amount with respect to the filter portion.

  According to the present invention, since the amount of protrusion on the side where the brush does not contact is small, the gap between the member that contacts the support frame and the filter portion when the air filter passes can be reduced.

  The air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit of the first aspect of the present invention, further comprising a receiving member facing the brush. The air filter passes between the brush and the receiving member while being in contact with the brush and the receiving member for cleaning.

  According to the present invention, since the dedicated member called the receiving member is provided at the position facing the brush, the protruding amount with respect to the filter portion can be easily set so that the receiving member side is smaller than the brush side. .

  The air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the third invention is the air conditioning indoor unit of the second invention, further comprising a biasing member that biases the receiving member toward the brush.

  According to the present invention, the contact state between the air filter and the receiving member can be maintained by urging the receiving member toward the brush. Thereby, it can prevent that the space | interval of a filter part and a receiving member spreads, and it can prevent that the hair of a brush penetrates a filter part.

  An air conditioning indoor unit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit of the first to third aspects, wherein the brush contacts the filter unit from below.

  According to the present invention, since the brush contacts the filter portion from below, the dust scraped off by the brush falls downward from the filter portion due to gravity.

  An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a fifth aspect of the invention is the air conditioning indoor unit of the fourth aspect of the invention, further comprising a dust collection box below the air filter for collecting the dust scraped off by the brush.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the dust scraped off with the brush can be accommodated in a dust collection box, and dust scattering can be prevented.

  An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a sixth aspect of the invention is the air conditioning indoor unit of any of the first through fifth aspects, wherein the surface of the receiving member that contacts the air filter is formed as a smooth flat surface or a curved surface.

  According to the present invention, by making the surface of the receiving member in contact with the air filter a smooth flat surface or a smooth curved surface, it is easy to maintain the state in which the air filter and the receiving member are in contact.

  An air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the air conditioning indoor unit of any of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the driving force for the air filter to pass between the brush and the receiving member is transmitted. A rack gear is provided at the edge of the support frame outside the cleaning range.

  According to the present invention, since the rack gear is outside the cleaning range, the cleaning by the brush is not adversely affected. On the other hand, since the shape of the support frame is maintained by the rigidity of the rack gear, it is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the air filter and the receiving member.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the first aspect of the present invention, the gap between the member in contact with the support frame when the air filter passes and the filter part can be reduced, and the wraparound of dust in the filter part can be reduced.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the second aspect of the invention, it is easy to reduce the gap between the filter part and the receiving member, and it is easy to make settings that reduce the amount of dust wrapping around the filter part.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the third aspect of the invention, by energizing the receiving member toward the brush, it is possible to prevent the brush hair from penetrating, and to suppress dust from entering.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the brush comes into contact with the filter portion from below, dust falls from the filter portion to the lower side, so that the wraparound of the dust to the upper side of the filter portion can be reduced. .

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the fifth aspect of the invention, the dust collection box can prevent the dust from being scattered, and the dust can be reduced.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the sixth aspect of the invention, it is easy to maintain the contact state between the air filter and the receiving member, and it is easy to prevent dust from entering the receiving member side of the air filter.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit pertaining to the seventh aspect of the invention, since the shape of the support frame is maintained and the gap between the air filter and the receiving member can be prevented from expanding, it prevents dust from entering the receiving member side of the air filter. It becomes easy.

<Outline of configuration of air conditioning indoor unit>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an air conditioning indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioning indoor unit 1 includes a casing 2 and a decorative panel 3. This air conditioning indoor unit 1 is a ceiling installation type, and a casing 2 is embedded in the ceiling, and a decorative panel 3 is attached toward the room (downward). The decorative panel 3 is provided with an inlet 5 and an outlet 13. A movable panel 4 is provided at the suction port 5, and a wind direction adjusting blade 12 is provided at the air outlet 13.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1 in a state where the movable panel 4 is open. During operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 1, the movable panel 4 is opened, and indoor air is taken in from the suction port 5. Air sucked from the suction port 5 passes through the air filter 6 and is sucked into the suction flow path 7. At this time, the air filter 6 removes dust contained in the indoor air by the air filter 6.

  The air guided from the suction flow path 7 to the heat exchanger 8 by the cross flow fan 9 is heated or cooled by the heat exchanger 8. The air conditioned by the heat exchanger 8 is sent to the blowout flow path 10 by the cross flow fan 9.

  The air sent into the blowout flow path 10 by the cross flow fan 9 is further directed in an appropriate direction through the wind direction adjusting blades 11 and 12 and blown out into the room from the blowout opening 13.

  Condensed water generated when air is conditioned in the heat exchanger 8 is received by the drain pan 14 through the heat exchanger 8. Therefore, the drain pan 14 is disposed below the heat exchanger 12 and occupies the entire range where the condensed water may drop directly.

  The dust removed by the air filter 6 accumulates in the air filter 6 as the indoor air passes through the air filter 6. Therefore, the air filter 6 is periodically cleaned by the filter cleaning mechanism 20. The air filter cleaning mechanism 20 is provided on the movable panel 4 for collecting dust that has been scraped off from the air filter 6, an air filter housing portion 21 for housing the air filter 6, a brush 27 for cleaning the air filter 6, and the like. The dust box 29 is provided.

<Configuration of air filter storage unit>
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the air filter housing portion, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the air filter housing portion. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the air filter housing section taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a portion corresponding to one air filter in the air filter housing portion shown in FIG. 3.

  The air filter storage portion 21 of the filter cleaning mechanism 20 is divided into a front storage portion 22 and a rear storage portion 23. As shown in FIG. 6, the air filter storage portion 21 mainly includes a storage portion main body 31, a lower frame 32, and an upper frame 36. The lower frame 32 includes a fixed frame portion 33 and a movable frame portion 34. The movable frame portion 34 is rotatably attached to the storage portion main body 31. The movable frame portion 34 is locked to the storage portion main body 31 by a locking member 35.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front storage portion 22 has a front storage path 24, and the rear storage portion 23 has a rear storage path 25. In the straight forward storage path 24, the air filter 6 stays during operation and exhibits a filter function, or the air filter 6 moves and exits during cleaning. Further, the air filter 6 moves into the rear storage path 25 when the air filter 6 is cleaned.

  The front storage unit 22 is configured by combining a storage unit main body 31 with a lower frame 32. The front storage path 24 has a combination of a rib 31a of the storage unit body 31, a rib 33a of the fixed frame part 33, and a rib 34a of the movable frame part 34. The front storage path 24 includes an opening 31b and There is an opening 34b and the like. Therefore, when the air filter 6 is in the front storage portion 22, the air filter storage portion 21 is configured so that the filter portion 6a of the air filter 6 is exposed from the openings 31b and 34b and the air can pass through the filter portion 6a. ing.

  The rear storage unit 23 is configured by combining an upper frame 36 with the storage unit main body 31. The rear storage path 25 is formed by combining the curved portion of the storage portion main body 31 and the curved portion of the upper frame 36, and has two curved regions. One is the first curved region 25a, which is located in the vicinity of the pinion gear 41, and the center of curvature of the first curved region 25a is located toward the pinion gear 41. The other one is the second curved region 25b, which occupies most of the rear storage path 25 that reaches the end of the rear storage unit 23 following the flat region behind the first curved region 25a. . The center of curvature of the second curved region 25b is on the brush side opposite to the first curved region 25a. The reason why the rear storage path 25 has the second curved region 25b is to reduce the occupation region of the filter cleaning mechanism 20 and to make the air conditioning indoor unit 1 compact.

  The two air filters 6 are individually driven by the two drive motors 37 and 38 shown in FIGS. The brush 27 is driven by a drive motor 39 shown in FIG. The air filter 6 is formed with a rack gear 6c, and the driving force of the drive motors 37 and 38 is transmitted to the rack gear 6c, whereby the air filter 6 moves in the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25. . The rack gear 6c is formed integrally with the edge of the support frame 6b that supports the filter portion 6a. The driving force of the drive motors 37 and 38 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 40 having a square section shown in FIG. 6 through some intermediate transmission gears (not shown). A pinion gear 41, which is a spur gear, is fitted on the rotation shaft 40. When the pinion gear 41 meshes with the rack gear 6 c, the driving force of the driving motors 37 and 38 is transmitted to the air filter 6. The reason why the first curved region 25a of the rear storage path 25 described above is provided is that the meshing rate between the rack gear 6c of the air filter 6 and the pinion gear 41 is increased, so that the air filter 6 and the pinion gear 41 are provided with each other. This is because tooth skipping hardly occurs and the power of the pinion gear 41 is reliably transmitted to the air filter 6.

  The rotating shaft 40 is passed through a cylindrical tube 42 whose center is cut into a square cross section. In this state, the rotating shaft 40 is assembled to the air filter storage portion 21 through the hole 43 a of the filter pressing member 43 together with the tube 42. The hole 43a through which the tube 42 passes is formed in a long oval shape so as to prevent the tube 42 from being loaded by hitting the filter pressing member 43 even when the filter pressing member 43 moves up and down. A spring 44 is fitted into the columnar portion 43 b on the upper side of the filter pressing member 43, and the columnar portion 43 b is inserted into the hole 31 c of the storage portion main body 31 so as to be movable up and down. Therefore, the filter pressing member 43 is urged downward by the spring 44, that is, in the direction in which the air filter 6 is disposed. An air filter stabilizing plate 45 that comes into contact with the air filter 6 is attached below the filter pressing member 43. The air filter stabilization plate 45 is a long plate provided between the two pinion gears 41, and is in contact with a cleaning range required for cleaning sandwiched between the rack gears 6 c of the air filter 6. As shown in FIG. 5, the air filter stabilizing plate 45 has a sectional shape that is convexly curved downward. The reason why the air filter stabilizing plate 45 is bent convexly downward is to allow the air filter 6 to move smoothly without being caught. Since the filter holding member 43 is biased by the spring 44, the air filter stabilizing plate 45 is also biased toward the air filter 6. A stopper 43c is provided so that the filter holding member 43 is not lowered too much and the air filter housing portion 21 and the air filter 6 are not damaged.

<Cleaning the air filter>
Cleaning of the air filter will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, 9 and 10. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view for explaining an outline of the structure of the filter cleaning mechanism cut along line CC in FIG. In FIG. 8, the function of the filter cleaning mechanism 20 will be described. Moreover, FIG. 9 demonstrates the operation | movement of the movable panel 4. FIG. FIG. 10 shows a state where the movable panel 4 is lowered.

  FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view of the air filter storage portion 21 when the air filter 6 is in the front storage portion 22. FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the air filter storage portion 21 when the air filter 6 is in the rear storage portion 22. FIG. 8C is a cross-sectional view of the air filter housing portion 21 when the air filter 6 is taken out. FIG. 9A is a side view of the air conditioning indoor unit during operation. FIG. 9B is a side view of the air conditioning indoor unit when operation is stopped. FIG. 9C is a side view of the air conditioning indoor unit during maintenance.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pinion gear 41 of the filter cleaning mechanism 20 is disposed at the boundary between the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25 on the suction flow path 7 side of the air filter storage unit 21. Further, the brush 27 of the filter cleaning mechanism 20 is disposed at the boundary between the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25 on the suction port 5 side of the air filter storage unit 21. That is, the brush 27 is disposed at a position facing the pinion gear 41 with the air filter 6 interposed therebetween. The reason why the brush 27 is disposed at the above-described position is to make the brush 27 face the air filter stabilizing plate 45 disposed so as to be sandwiched between the pinion gears 41 at the boundary between the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25. The brush 27 extends long along the boundary between the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25, and is provided so that a predetermined range of the air filter 6 can be cleaned by the bristles 27 a of the brush 27. The brush 27 is rotatably attached to the filter cleaning mechanism 20, and a final transmission gear 28 is attached to the shaft of the brush 27. When the driving force is transmitted from the driving motor 39 shown in FIG. 3 to the final transmission gear 28, the brush 27 rotates about the axis. Not only the air filter 6 moves but also the brush 27 rotates, whereby dust on the air filter 6 can be scraped off more reliably.

  In the air conditioning indoor unit 1, the air filter 6 is automatically cleaned by a control unit (not shown) periodically or when the user transmits a command using a remote controller or the like when necessary by the user. . During operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 1, as shown in FIG. 8A, the air filter 6 is in the front storage path 24, and the movable panel 4 of the air conditioning indoor unit 1 is opened to the state shown in FIG. 9A. It has become. As shown in FIG. 10, the surface 29a facing the suction air of the dust box 29 is inclined to reduce the air resistance so that the air coming to the dust box 29 is smoothly directed to the air filter 6. In order to open the movable panel 4, in order to release the lock of the locking device 51, the movable portion 52 is extracted from the holding portion 54 by storing the movable portion 52 in the storage portion 53. And when the raising / lowering apparatus 50 pays out the wire 55, the movable panel 4 rotates and opens.

  During operation, one edge 6d of the air filter 6 protrudes slightly toward the rear storage path 25 from the pinion gear 41 so that the rack gear 6c meshes with the pinion gear 41. Further, the other edge 6 e of the air filter 6 abuts against the end portion of the front storage path 24 on the casing 2 side. The end portion of the front storage portion 22 is fitted into a recess 2a of the casing 2 formed so as to be recessed outward from the wall. Accordingly, there is no room air that circulates outside the other edge 6e of the air filter 6, in other words, no room air that flows from the suction port 5 into the suction flow path 7 without passing through the air filter 6. All indoor air that is inhaled is filtered. Note that the position detection switch 30 detects that the air filter 6 is located at the end of the front storage portion 22.

  Cleaning is performed when the operation is stopped, and as shown in FIG. 9B, the movable panel 4 is closed and air is not flowed from the suction port 5 toward the suction flow path 7. At the start of cleaning, the driving force is transmitted from the driving motor 39 to the brush 27 via the final transmission gear 28 in the state of FIG. 8A, and the brush 27 starts to rotate. The brush 27 rotates in the direction in which the bristles 27a of the brush 27 sweep the air filter 6 from the rear storage portion 23 side toward the front storage portion 22 side. At the same time, driving force is transmitted from the drive motors 37 and 38 to the pinion gear 41, and the pinion gear 41 also starts rotating.

  While being swept by the bristles 27 a of the brush 27, the air filter 6 moves from the front storage path 24 toward the rear storage path 25 as the pinion gear 41 rotates. Finally, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), one edge 6 d of the air filter 6 reaches the position detection switch 30 provided at the end of the rear storage path 24. At this time, the other edge 6 e of the air filter 6 is engaged with the pinion gear 41. Then, from the state of FIG. 8B, the pinion gear 41 rotates again in the reverse direction, and the air filter 6 is moved from the rear storage portion 23 to the front storage portion 22. When the position detection switch 30 detects that the state shown in FIG. 8A has been reached, the drive of the pinion gear 41 and the brush 27 is stopped, and the filter cleaning is completed.

  When the air filter 6 is in the state of FIG. 8A, the air filter 6 is supported from below by the fixed frame portion 33 and the movable frame portion 34. When the user removes the air filter 6 from the air filter housing portion 21 for maintenance, the movable frame portion 34 is rotated downward and the air filter 6 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 8C.

  When the air filter 6 is continuously cleaned by the brush 27, it becomes necessary to remove dust accumulated in the dust box 29 by the cleaning. In order to remove dust from the dust box 29, the movable panel 4 is lowered to a position that can be reached by the user while being suspended by the wire 55, as shown in FIGS. 9C and 10. In order to lower the movable panel 4, the hinge connecting device 57 releases the connection with the end of the movable panel 4, the lock device 51 releases the lock of the movable panel 4, and the drive motor 56 is driven to drive the wire 55. To pay out. In order to release the lock of the locking device 51, the movable portion 52 is extracted from the holding portion 54 by storing the movable portion 52 in the storage portion 53. The hinge connecting device 57 removes the rotating member 58 from the movable panel 4 by driving the motor 59.

<Air filter structure and cleaning>
FIG. 11 is a front view showing the front of the air filter. Fig.12 (a) is a rear view which shows the back surface of an air filter, FIG.12 (b) is the DD sectional view taken on the line of Fig.12 (a). FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion E in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the air filter 6 has a substantially rectangular plane shape, and includes six substantially rectangular filter portions 6a and a resin support frame 6b surrounding the filter portion 6a. The filter portion 6a has a mesh shape so as to allow dust and indoor air to pass therethrough, and has a hole slightly larger than the bristles 27a of the brush 27. On the periphery of the support frame 6b of the air filter 6, there are four edges 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g corresponding to the four sides of the rectangle. In addition, although the characters 6d and 6e are dug out so as to be visible, the height of the unevenness forming the characters is small enough to be ignored in this embodiment.

  The air filter 6 is attached to the air filter housing 21 and the front of FIG. 11 faces the suction port 5 shown in FIG. Further, the back surface of FIG. 12 faces the suction flow path 7 shown in FIG. For this reason, the room air escapes from the front surface of the air filter 6 toward the back surface. As shown in FIG. 8, the edge 6 d of the air filter 6 is disposed toward the rear storage portion 23, and the edge 6 e is disposed toward the front storage portion 22.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the rack gear 6 c of the air filter 6 is formed on the back side of the air filter 6. The rack gear 6c is positioned at the edge portions 6f and 6g of the support frame 6b and is formed integrally with the support frame 6b. The position where the rack gear 6c is formed is outside the cleaning range 6h. The air filter stabilization plate 45 is in contact with the back surface side of the air filter 6 in the cleaning range 6h. However, since the rack gear 6c is outside the cleaning range 6h, the air filter stabilization plate 45 and the rack gear 6c are not in contact.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the air filter 6, on the side where the air filter stabilizing plate 45 abuts, the support frame 6b protrudes by a protrusion amount 6x with reference to the filter portion 6a. On the other hand, on the side where the brush 27 abuts, the support frame 6b protrudes by a protruding amount 6y with respect to the filter portion 6a. The relationship between these protrusion amounts is set so that the protrusion amount 6x <the protrusion amount 6y. The protrusion amount 6x is set to 0.5 mm, for example. The protruding amount 6x is preferably 0.7 mm or less, and more preferably 0.5 mm or less. However, in order to smoothly move the air filter 6 without damaging the filter portion 6a, the protruding amount 6x is preferably 0.1 mm or more, and more preferably 0.2 mm or more. Here, the protruding amount is defined by the shape of the support frame 6b in the range where the rack gear 6c of the air filter 6 is not formed, that is, the cleaning range 6h. In other words, the range of the air filter 6 that passes between the brush 27 and the air filter stabilizing plate 45 in the plan view is the cleaning range. The reason why dust wraps around the filter section 6a is related to the cleaning range 6h that receives the cleaning action. If the shape of the support frame 6b in that range satisfies the above-described conditions, the effect is obtained. In the present embodiment, the brush 27 comes into contact with the entire air filter 6 by moving during cleaning, while the air filter stabilizing plate 45 comes into contact with a portion other than the formation region of the rack gear 6c. However, when the rack gear 6c is formed on the side in contact with the brush 27 and the stabilization plate 45 is in contact with the entire air filter 6, the range in which the brush 27 contacts. Becomes the cleaning range. In addition, if the amount of movement of the air filter 6 is smaller than that of the present embodiment and the range through which the brush 27 passes becomes a narrow and limited range, the cleaning range is further limited, and naturally, the protruding amount is small in the narrowed cleaning range. What is necessary is just to satisfy the above-mentioned conditions.

  In order to reduce the wraparound of the air filter 6 to the back surface side, the thickness of the support frame body 6b, that is, the sum of the protrusion amount 6x and the protrusion amount 6y is preferably small. However, since the support frame 6b requires rigidity for maintaining the shape, there is a limit to making it thin. Therefore, the protruding amount 6x is suppressed by arranging the filter portion 6a so as to be shifted to the back surface side. The thickness (the sum of the protrusion amount 6x and the protrusion amount 6y) is preferably 2.0 mm or less, more preferably 1.5 mm or less in order to suppress the wrapping of dust, but 0.7 mm or more is required to obtain rigidity. Preferably, it is 1.0 mm or more.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the air filter stabilizing plate 45 is smoothly curved. However, the area where the air filter stabilizing plate 45 contacts the air filter 6 may be flat. The surface of the air filter stabilizing plate 45 is also formed smoothly. The reason why the air filter stabilizing plate 45 has a smooth curved surface or flat surface is to smoothly move the air filter 6 that reciprocates between the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25 during cleaning. The air filter 6 is sandwiched between the air filter stabilizing plate 45 and the brush 27. The bristles of the brush 27 are made of plastic, and when the air filter 6 is sandwiched, the bristles 27a are pressed against the air filter 6 to such an extent that the bristles 27a are bent slightly. Therefore, the bristles 27a of the brush 27 are set so as to reach the lower side of the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25, that is, slightly above the height at which the air filter 6 slides when the air filter 6 is not present. Yes. As a result, even if the protruding amount 6y is a little larger, the tip of the hair 27a of the brush 27 reaches the filter part 6a and can be sufficiently cleaned.

<Features>
(1)
During cleaning, the driving force of the drive motors 37 and 38 is transmitted to the rack gear 6 c via the pinion gear 41 and the air filter 6 moves from the front storage portion 22 to the rear storage portion 23. While moving, the filter portion 6 a of the air filter 6 is scraped off dust by the rotating brush 27. It is in the cleaning range 6h that both the brush 27 and the air filter stabilizing plate 45 come into contact with the air filter 6 in order to scrape off dust. In the cleaning range 6h, the protruding amount 6x on the air filter stabilizing plate 45 side, from which the support frame 6b protrudes from the filter portion 6a, is smaller than the protruding amount 6y on the brush 27 side. In particular, since the air filter stabilizing plate 45 is provided exclusively as a receiving member so as to face the brush 27, it is easy to set the gap of the filter portion 6a small. Since the gap between the filter portion 6a and the air filter stabilizing plate 45 can be reduced, even if the filter portion 6a is hit with the brush 27, the wraparound of dust toward the air filter stabilizing plate 45 in the filter portion 6a can be reduced. it can. By preventing the dust from wrapping around, the dust can be prevented from accumulating in the heat exchanger 8 or the cross flow fan 9.

(2)
The air filter stabilizing plate 45 is urged toward the brush 27 by the spring 44 together with the filter pressing member 43. Even if the air filter 6 is pushed by the brush 27, the air filter 6 and the air filter stabilizing plate 45 are kept in contact with each other because they are biased by the spring 44. By urging the air filter stabilizing plate 45 toward the brush 27, it is possible to prevent the bristles 27a of the brush 27 from penetrating through the filter portion 6, and to suppress dust from entering.

(3)
Since the brush 27 comes into contact with the filter unit 6a from below, the dust scraped off by the brush 27 falls toward the dust box 29 below due to gravity and is stored. Since the dust falls downward from the filter portion 6a, it is possible to reduce the wraparound of the dust to the upper side of the filter portion 6a, that is, the filter stabilizing plate 45 side. In addition, the dust box 29 can prevent dust from being scattered and suppress the dust from being circulated.

(4)
The surface of the air filter stabilizing plate 45 in contact with the air filter 6 is formed as a smooth flat surface or a curved surface. By making the surface of the air filter stabilization plate 45 in contact with the air filter 6 a smooth flat surface or a smooth curved surface, the contact state between the air filter 6 and the air filter stabilization plate 45 can be easily maintained. This makes it easier to prevent dust from entering the air filter 6 toward the air filter stabilizing plate 45 side.

(5)
A rack gear 6c is formed integrally with the support frame 6b at the edges 6f and 6g of the support frame 6b outside the cleaning range 6h of the air filter 6. Since the rack gear 6c is outside the cleaning range 6h, cleaning with the brush 27 is not adversely affected. On the other hand, since the shape of the support frame 6b is held by the rigidity of the rack gear 6c, it is possible to prevent a gap from being opened between the air filter 6 and the air filter stabilizing plate 45. This makes it easier to prevent dust from entering the air filter 6 toward the air filter stabilizing plate 45 side.

<Modification>
(A)
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 is a ceiling-mounted type has been described. However, the air-conditioning indoor unit 1 may be a wall-mounted type, and has the same effect as the above-described embodiment.

(B)
In the above-described embodiment, the air filter stabilizing plate 45 facing the brush 27 is provided. However, the wall surfaces of the front storage path 24 and the rear storage path 25 located at positions facing the brush 27 without the air filter stabilizing plate 45 are provided. A member that is formed with a smooth curved surface or a flat surface and is disposed at a position facing the brush 27 is not limited to the air filter stabilizing plate 45.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the air-conditioning indoor unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing cut | disconnected by the AA line in the state which the movable panel of the air-conditioning indoor unit of FIG. 1 is open. The top view of an air filter storage part. The side view of an air filter storage part. BB sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional exploded view of a portion corresponding to one air filter in the air filter housing portion of FIG. Sectional drawing for demonstrating the outline of the structure of a filter cleaning mechanism. (A) Sectional drawing of an air filter accommodating part when a filter exists in a front accommodating part. (B) Sectional drawing of an air filter storage part when a filter exists in a back storage part. (C) Sectional drawing of an air filter storage part when taking out a filter. (A) A side view of the air conditioning indoor unit during operation. (B) The side view of the air-conditioning indoor unit at the time of operation stop. (C) The side view of the air-conditioning indoor unit at the time of a maintenance. The perspective view of a movable panel and a decorative board periphery at the time of a movable panel fall. The front view of an air filter. (A) The rear view of an air filter. (B) DD line sectional drawing of an air filter. The elements on larger scale of the E section of FIG.12 (b). The partial expanded sectional view of the F section of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

6 Air filter 6a Filter part 6b Support frame 6c Rack gear 6h Cleaning range 21 Air filter storage part 22 Front storage part 23 Rear storage part 27 Brush 27a Hair 29 Dust box (dust storage box)
37, 38 Drive motor 41 Pinion gear 43 Filter holding member 44 Spring (biasing member)
45 Air filter stabilizer (receiving member)

Claims (7)

A brush (27);
An air filter (6) having a filter part (6a) and a support frame (6b) for supporting the filter part, and passing through the brush for cleaning;
The support frame body is an air conditioner indoor unit configured such that a side on which the brush does not contact is smaller than a side on which the brush contacts with respect to a protruding amount with respect to the filter portion. A receiving member (45) facing the brush;
The air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 1, wherein the air filter passes between the brush and the receiving member while being in contact with the brush and the receiving member.   The air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 2, further comprising a biasing member (44) for biasing the receiving member toward the brush.   The air conditioning indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the brush contacts the filter unit from below.   The air conditioning indoor unit according to claim 4, further comprising a dust collection box (29) for collecting dust scraped off by the brush, below the air filter.   The air conditioning indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the receiving member is a flat surface or a curved surface in contact with the air filter.   The air filter has a rack gear (6c) to which a driving force for passing between the brush and the receiving member is transmitted at an edge (6f, 6g) of the support frame outside the cleaning range. The air conditioning indoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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