JP2013036739A - Heat pump type water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat pump type water heater capable of ensuring a large tank volume for an installation area though it has a compact constitution.SOLUTION: In this heat pump type water heater, a water heat exchanger 56 is disposed below a hot water storage tank 33 in a casing 1. The hot water storage tank 33 has leg sections 6, and is supported at a position higher than a bottom surface 3 of the casing 1 by a prescribed height by the leg sections 6. A recess is formed on a heat insulator 7 having a prescribed thickness, and the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed in the recess. The heat insulator 7 is disposed on the bottom surface 3 of the casing 1 while being positioned by the leg sections 6 of the hot water storage tank 33.

Description

This invention is therefore also relates to heat pump water heater.

  FIG. 7 shows a simplified circuit diagram of the heat pump type water heater. This heat pump type water heater has a heat pump and a hot water storage tank 33 for storing hot water heated by the heat pump, and the hot water storage tank 33 is connected to a circulation path 42 provided with a heat exchange path 44. . Then, the heat exchange path 44 is heated by a heat pump, and the low-temperature water flowing out from the hot water storage tank 33 to the circulation path 42 is boiled and returned to the hot water storage tank 33. The hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 33 is supplied to a bathtub (not shown) or the like. In this case, the hot water storage tank 33 is provided with a water supply port 35 on its bottom wall and a hot water supply port 36 on its upper wall. Then, tap water is supplied from the water supply port 35 to the hot water storage tank 33, and hot water is discharged from the hot water supply port 36 through the hot water supply channel 37. In addition, the hot water storage tank 33 has a water intake 40 in the bottom wall thereof, and a hot water inlet 41 in the upper part of the side wall (circumferential wall). The water intake 40 and the hot water inlet 41 are connected to each other through the circulation path 42. It is connected. The circulation path 42 is provided with a water circulation pump 43 and a heat exchange path 44. A water supply channel 38 is connected to the water supply port 35.

  The heat pump includes a refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor 55, a water heat exchanger 56 constituting the heat exchange path 44, an electric expansion valve (decompression mechanism) 57, and an air heat exchanger (evaporator). ) 58 in order. That is, the discharge pipe 59 of the compressor 55 is connected to the water heat exchanger 56, the water heat exchanger 56 and the electric expansion valve 57 are connected by the refrigerant passage 60, and the electric expansion valve 57 and the air heat exchanger 58 are connected. Are connected by a refrigerant passage 61, and the air heat exchanger 58 and the compressor 55 are connected by a refrigerant passage 63 in which a muffler 62 is interposed. Thus, when the compressor 55 is driven, the water flowing through the heat exchange path 44 is heated in the water heat exchanger 56. The air heat exchanger 58 is provided with a fan 64 that adjusts the capacity of the air heat exchanger 58.

  According to the water heater configured as described above, when the compressor 55 is driven and the water circulation pump 43 is driven (actuated), the stored water (low-temperature water) is supplied from the water intake 40 provided at the bottom of the hot water storage tank 33. ) Flows out and flows through the heat exchange path 44 of the circulation path 42. At this time, the hot water is heated (boiling) by the water heat exchanger 56 and returned to the upper part of the hot water storage tank 33 from the hot water inlet 41. By continuously performing such an operation, hot hot water can be stored in the hot water storage tank 33.

  And in the said heat pump water heater, the heat pump unit and the tank unit were divided | segmented and formed, both were accommodated in the separate casing, and the structure which arranged both together was generally employ | adopted. However, in the structure in which two casings are arranged side by side in this manner, a large installation area is required, and installation in a narrow area is greatly restricted. Therefore, in recent years, a heat pump and a hot water storage tank are stored in a single casing. Hot water heaters having the structure described above are becoming widespread (for example, see Patent Document 1). This heat pump type hot water heater has an air heat exchanger arranged at the upper part of the casing, discharges the air blown from the fan from the upper surface of the casing, and connects the hot water storage tank, compressor, water heat exchanger, etc. below the air heat exchanger. The height of the casing is increased, the installation area is reduced, and installation in a narrow area is possible.

JP 2006-234350 A

  By the way, in the said conventional heat pump type hot water heater, although it can be installed in a narrow area as described above, there is a problem that the amount of hot water storage is insufficient because the height and diameter of the hot water storage tank are limited. is there.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a heat pump type hot water supply capable of securing a large tank capacity compared to the installation area while having a compact configuration. Is to provide a machine.

  Therefore, the heat pump type water heater of claim 1 includes a compressor 55, a water heat exchanger 56 functioning as a radiator, a pressure reducing means 57, a heat pump heating source having an air heat exchanger 58, and the water heat exchanger 56. And a hot water storage tank 33 for storing heated hot water, and the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed below the hot water storage tank 33 in the casing 1. The hot water storage tank 33 has legs 6. The legs 6 are supported at a position higher than the bottom surface 3 of the casing 1 by a predetermined height, and a recess is formed in the heat insulator 7 having a predetermined thickness, and the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed in the recess. And the said heat insulator 7 is arrange | positioned in the bottom face 3 of the casing 1 in the state positioned by the leg part 6 of the said hot water storage tank 33, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The heat pump type water heater of claim 2 is heated by the heat pump heating source having the compressor 55, the water heat exchanger 56 functioning as a radiator, the pressure reducing means 57, and the air heat exchanger 58, and the water heat exchanger 56. In the heat pump type hot water heater provided with the hot water storage tank 33 for storing the hot water and the water heat exchanger 56 disposed in the casing 1 below the hot water storage tank 33, the heat insulator 7 having a predetermined thickness is provided with the heat insulator. A concave portion is formed so as to open on the top surface of the heat exchanger 7, the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed in the concave portion, and the opening of the heat insulating body 7 is closed by the bottom heat insulating body 13 covering the bottom surface of the hot water storage tank 33. It is characterized by that.

  The heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to claim 3 is characterized in that the hot water storage tank 33 has a leg portion 6 and is supported by the leg portion 6 at a position higher than the bottom surface 3 of the casing 1 by a predetermined height.

  In the heat pump type hot water supply apparatus according to claim 4, the casing 1 is formed so that the outer shape thereof is substantially square in cross section, and the hot water storage tank 33 is formed so as to be substantially circular in cross section. The compressor 55 is arranged at a corner portion of the casing 1.

  In the heat pump type hot water heater of claims 1 to 4, since the water heat exchanger 56 is arranged at a position below the hot water storage tank 33, the equipment arrangement space inside the casing 1 can be used effectively, and therefore installed. The diameter of the hot water storage tank 33 can be made larger than the area, and as a result, the amount of hot water storage in the tank can be increased more than ever. In addition, the casing 1 is formed so that the outer shell thereof has a substantially rectangular cross section, the hot water storage tank 33 is formed so as to have a generally circular cross section, and the compressor 55 is connected to the corner portion of the casing 1. Therefore, the space in the casing 1 can be used more effectively, and this also increases the amount of hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 33. Moreover, since the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed in the lower part of the hot water storage tank 33, heat radiation from the water heat exchanger 56 can be suppressed, and the efficiency of the water heat exchanger 56 can be improved.

  Moreover, since the water heat exchanger 56 is housed in the heat insulator 7, heat radiation from the water heat exchanger 56 can be suppressed, and the efficiency of the water heat exchanger 56 can be further improved. Further, since the positioning of the heat insulator 7, that is, the water heat exchanger 56 is performed using the tank legs 6, no special member is required for positioning, and a simple and inexpensive structure can be obtained. At the same time, by positioning the water heat exchanger 56, it is possible to suppress the piping blurring during the piping work and to facilitate the piping work.

It is a perspective view which shows the casing internal structure in embodiment of the heat pump type water heater of this invention. It is a simplified sectional view showing the casing internal structure of the heat pump type hot water heater. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the back surface state of the casing of the said heat pump type water heater. It is a top view which shows the fixing structure of the compressor of the said embodiment. It is a top view for demonstrating the shape of the drain pan of the said embodiment. FIG. 6 is a simplified cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 5. It is a circuit diagram which shows the water circulation circuit and refrigerant circuit of the said heat pump type water heater.

  Next, specific embodiments of the heat pump type water heater of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a casing. Inside the casing 1, the hot water storage tank 33, a water circulation pump (not shown), a compressor 55, a water heat exchanger 56, an electric expansion valve (not shown). ), An air heat exchanger 58, a fan (not shown), a muffler (not shown), and the like.

  The casing 1 has a substantially rectangular substrate 3 supported by the legs 2, and reinforcing frames 4 are erected at the four corners of the substrate 3 which is the bottom surface of the casing 1. An intermediate substrate 5 that functions as a drain pan is installed between the reinforcing frames 4 at a position above the casing 1. An approximately cylindrical hot water storage tank 33 is erected on the substrate 3, and the hot water storage tank 33 is separated from the substrate 3 of the casing 1 by a predetermined height by the three tank legs 6. It is placed at a high position. In addition, a compressor 55 and a muffler (not shown) are disposed on the corner portion on the front side of the casing 1 located on the side of the hot water storage tank 33 on the substantially square substrate 3. In addition, the front side of the casing 1 is a left side portion of the hot water storage tank 33 in FIG. In addition to the compressor 55 and the muffler, various pipes and various devices are disposed on the front side of the hot water storage tank 33. This structure facilitates maintenance work. In addition, although detailed illustration etc. are abbreviate | omitted, a thin panel is finally arrange | positioned between the said reinforcement frames 4 and 4, and the casing 1 will be in the state by which the upper and lower sides were coat | covered with the panel as a whole.

  In the casing 1, a substantially U-shaped air heat exchanger 58 and a fan 64 (see FIG. 2) are disposed on the intermediate substrate 5. In this case, the fan 64 blows air upward and sucks air from the side of the casing 1. And the opening part of the air heat exchanger 58 opens to the front side of the casing 1, and makes it easy to perform maintenance work, such as the fan 64 inside.

  On the substrate 3, a water heat exchanger 56 is disposed below the bottom of the hot water storage tank 33. In this case, the water heat exchanger 56 is accommodated in the heat exchange insulator 7 having a substantially box shape. That is, a recess 8 that opens toward the upper surface is formed in the heat exchanger 7 having a predetermined thickness, and the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed in the recess 8.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the hot water storage tank 33 is entirely covered with a tank insulator 10. The tank heat insulator 10 is generally formed in a quadrangular prism shape, and the hot water storage tank 33 is accommodated in a cavity formed therein. The tank heat insulator 10 includes a top heat insulator 11 that covers the top portion of the hot water storage tank 33 and a part of the peripheral side portion connected to the top portion, a side heat insulator 12 that covers an intermediate portion of the peripheral side portion, and a hot water storage tank 33. It consists of three members including a bottom heat insulator 13 that covers a bottom portion and a part of a peripheral side portion connected to the bottom portion. And the said heat exchanger heat insulator 7 is arrange | positioned under the bottom heat insulator 13, and the opening part is covered by the bottom face of the bottom heat insulator 13, and is closed. In this case, it is preferable that the heat exchanger 7 is covered with the bottom insulator 13 as viewed from above.

  The heat exchanger 7 is arranged in a state of being positioned on the substrate 3. As this positioning method, the tank legs 6 of the hot water storage tank 33 are used. That is, the heat exchange heat insulator 7 is disposed between the plurality of legs 6 of the hot water storage tank 33, and the heat exchange heat insulator 7 is fixed to the tank legs 6. The positioning of the heat exchanger / insulator 7 is not limited to this method, and can be performed by using the reinforcing frame 4.

  Further, as is apparent from FIG. 2, the corners on the back side (right side in FIG. 2) of the tank heat insulator 10 are arranged so as to be in close contact with the pair of reinforcing frames 4 and 4 on the back side of the casing 1 from the inside. On the front side, a storage space for various devices including the compressor 55 and piping is secured.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper position of the pair of reinforcing frames 4, 4 on the back side of the casing 1 (the side on which the tank heat insulator 10 abuts) (the position of the intermediate portion in the height direction of the air heat exchanger 58). A connecting member 14 is arranged, and the pair of reinforcing frames are connected by the connecting member 14. A pair of handles 15, 15 are formed on the connecting member 14.

  As described above, the hot water storage tank 33 is covered with the tank insulator 10 having a substantially quadrangular prism shape as a whole, and the corners on the back side of the tank insulator 10 are disposed in close contact with the inner surfaces of the reinforcing frames 4 and 4. Furthermore, the reason why the handles 15 are provided on the back side of the casing 1 is to improve the transportability of the water heater. That is, the heat pump type hot water heater has a vertical and elongated shape because the air heat exchanger 58 and the fan 64 are arranged on the upper portion of the casing 1. Therefore, it is preferable to carry it sideways during conveyance. However, since the casing 1 has a structure in which not only the heat pump but also the hot water storage tank 33 is housed, the overall weight increases. As described above, in order to convey a vertically elongated heavy article on its side, the casing 1 is required to have a corresponding strength. In addition, it is necessary to prevent the vertical hot water storage tank 33 from falling during transportation. Therefore, by adopting the above structure, the above demand is met.

  That is, the reinforcement frames 4 and 4 are provided at the lower position during conveyance, and the casing 1 is laid sideways and conveyed so that the corners on the back side of the tank insulator 10 are in surface contact with the reinforcement frames 4 and 4. The strength at the time (bending rigidity) is improved. If such a structure is adopted, a special member is not required for improving the rigidity, and therefore it can be configured lighter and cheaper than the side plate (outer part) of the casing 1 having a thick plate. In addition, since the handles 15 are provided at the lower position during the sideways conveyance, the conveyance work can be easily performed. Further, the connecting member 14 can function as a member for improving rigidity.

  Moreover, the compressor 55 vibrates at the time of the said conveyance work. This is because the compressor 55 is fixed via an elastic body such as a spring or rubber for sound and vibration isolation. And in order to suppress this rocking | fluctuation at the time of conveyance, the compressor 55 is temporarily fixed at the time of conveyance. An example of this fixing structure is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a compressor 55 and a muffler 62 in the front corner portion of the casing 1 are arranged side by side, and the periphery thereof is covered with the soundproof material 20. In this corner portion, the compressor 55 and the muffler 62 are fixed to the casing 1 by a belt-like regulating plate (regulating means) 21. The restriction plate 21 is removed at the time of installation work after completion of transportation. In this way, the swing of the compressor 55 during sideways transportation can be restricted. Note that the swing of the compressor 55 can be regulated using means such as an airbag instead of the belt-like regulation plate. That is, the air bag is disposed around the compressor 55 and the muffler 62 or at a position on the lower side during the sideways transportation to restrict the swing of the compressor 55, and the air bag is broken and removed after the transportation is completed. .

  By the way, the tank heat insulator 10 will be described in more detail. As described with reference to FIG. 2, the tank heat insulator 10 includes a top heat insulator 11 that covers the top portion of the hot water storage tank 33 and a part of the peripheral side portion connected to the top portion, and a side portion that covers an intermediate portion of the peripheral side portion. The heat insulating body 12 is composed of three members: a bottom heat insulating body 13 that covers the bottom portion of the hot water storage tank 33 and a part of the peripheral side portion connected thereto. A drain pan (intermediate substrate) 5 is disposed above the top heat insulator 11. At this time, the drain pan 5 is disposed in contact with the top heat insulator 11. As schematically shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the drain pan 5 is provided with drain drain holes 22 for draining the drain water. More specifically, a drain drain hole 22 is formed in a corner portion on the back side of the drain pan 5 having a substantially square shape in plan view. The top heat insulator 11, the side heat insulator 12, and the bottom heat insulator 13 are provided with water guide holes 23 that communicate with the drain drain holes 22 and drain drain water to the outside.

  According to the structure in which the drain pan 5 and the air heat exchanger 58 are arranged on the tank heat insulator 10 as in the above embodiment, the following advantages arise. First, it is possible to easily realize a temporarily assembled state such as the drain pan 5 and the air heat exchanger 58 during the assembling work. That is, when the drain pan 5 and the air heat exchanger 58 are placed on the top heat insulator 11 in a state where the top heat insulator 11 is attached to the hot water storage tank 33, they are self-supporting. First, when the top heat insulator 11 is fitted into the hot water storage tank 33, the top arc-shaped portion of the hot water storage tank 33 is fitted into the arc-shaped concave portion of the top heat insulator 11, and the peripheral side portion connected to the top of the hot water storage tank 33 is The part fits into the cylindrical recess of the top heat insulator 11. Then, even if a force for tilting the top heat insulator 11 is applied, the tilt of the top heat insulator 11 is suppressed by the cylindrical recess of the top heat insulator 11 being pressed against the peripheral side portion of the hot water storage tank 33. The Therefore, even if the air heat exchanger 58 is placed on the upper portion thereof via the drain pan 5, it is possible to ensure the independence as a whole.

  When the above-mentioned independence cannot be ensured, it is necessary to fix the drain pan 5 and the air heat exchanger 58 to the reinforcing frames 4 and 4 of the casing 1 and perform piping work on the fixed frame. However, the work area is limited by the reinforcing frames 4 and 4 and becomes narrow, so that the workability is deteriorated. However, if the work can be secured independently as described above, the work is sufficiently wide. Since the area can be secured, piping work and the like can be facilitated. Moreover, in the said embodiment, in the state which installed the reinforcement frames 4 and 4, although the top heat insulating body 11, the drain pan 5, the air heat exchanger 58, etc. may be carried out independently, piping work may be performed. Even in such a case, the work area can be expanded as compared with the case where the casing 1 is manufactured in a panel shape, so that the effect of facilitating piping work by self-supporting can be obtained. In this case, since the top heat insulator 11 is guided by the reinforcing frames 4 and 4, the self-supporting state is ensured.

  The second advantage obtained in the above embodiment is that since the drain pan 5 directly contacts the top heat insulator 11, the heat insulating material for the drain pan, which has been necessary in the past, can be omitted. You can go down.

  Furthermore, the third advantage obtained in the above embodiment is that the drain pan hole 5 is provided in the drain pan 5 and the water introduction hole 23 is provided in the tank heat insulating body 10, so that the drain pipe that has been conventionally used can be shortened, It can be omitted, which means cost reduction and space saving.

  In the above embodiment, since the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed below the hot water storage tank 33, the device arrangement space inside the casing 1, particularly on the substrate 3, can be effectively utilized. That is, the floor area occupied by the water heat exchanger 56 and the hot water storage tank 33 can be greatly reduced. Accordingly, the diameter of the hot water storage tank 33 can be increased accordingly, and as a result, the amount of hot water stored can be increased more than ever. In addition, the casing 1 is formed so that the outer shell thereof has a substantially rectangular cross section, the hot water storage tank 33 is formed so as to have a generally circular cross section, and the compressor 55 is connected to the corner portion of the casing 1. Therefore, the space in the casing 1 can be used more effectively, and this also increases the amount of hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 33. Moreover, since the water heat exchanger 56 is disposed in the lower part of the hot water storage tank 33, heat radiation from the water heat exchanger 56 can be suppressed, and the efficiency of the water heat exchanger 56 can be improved. Moreover, since the water heat exchanger 56 is accommodated in the heat exchanger 7, heat radiation from the water heat exchanger 56 can be suppressed, and the efficiency of the water heat exchanger 56 can be further improved. Further, since the heat exchanger 7, that is, the water heat exchanger 56 is positioned using the tank legs 6, a special member is not required for positioning, and the structure is simple and inexpensive. In addition, since the water heat exchanger 56 is positioned, it is possible to suppress the piping blurring during the piping work and to facilitate the piping work. The heat exchanger 7 may be formed with a recess so as not to open upward but to open toward the substrate 3 side.

1 .. Casing, 2 .. Substrate, 6 .. Tank leg, 7 .. Heat exchanger, 10 .. Tank insulator, 13 .. Bottom insulator, 33 .. Hot water storage tank, 55. , 56 .. Water heat exchanger, 57 .. Electric expansion valve (pressure reduction means), 58 .. Air heat exchanger

Claims (4)

  A heat pump heating source having a compressor (55), a water heat exchanger (56) functioning as a radiator, a decompression means (57), and an air heat exchanger (58), and the water heat exchanger (56) are heated. A hot water storage tank (33) for storing hot water, and in the heat pump water heater in which the water heat exchanger (56) is disposed below the hot water storage tank (33) in the casing (1), the hot water storage tank ( 33) has a leg portion (6), which is supported by the leg portion (6) at a position higher than the bottom surface (3) of the casing (1) by a predetermined height, and is provided with a heat insulator (7) having a predetermined thickness. While forming a recessed part, the said water heat exchanger (56) is arrange | positioned in this recessed part, and the said heat insulator (7) is a casing (in the state positioned by the leg part (6) of the said hot water storage tank (33)). It is placed on the bottom (3) of 1) Heat pump water heater which is characterized.   A heat pump heating source having a compressor (55), a water heat exchanger (56) functioning as a radiator, a decompression means (57), and an air heat exchanger (58), and the water heat exchanger (56) are heated. And a hot water storage tank (33) for storing hot water, and a heat pump water heater in which the water heat exchanger (56) is disposed below the hot water storage tank (33) in the casing (1). A recess is formed in the heat insulator (7) having an opening on the upper surface of the heat insulator (7), the water heat exchanger (56) is disposed in the recess, and the opening of the heat insulator (7) is formed. Is closed by a bottom heat insulator (13) that covers the bottom surface of the hot water storage tank (33).   The hot water storage tank (33) has a leg portion (6), and is supported by the leg portion (6) at a position higher than a bottom surface (3) of the casing (1) by a predetermined height. Item 2. A heat pump type water heater according to item 2. The casing (1) is formed so that the outer shape thereof is substantially rectangular in cross section, and the hot water storage tank (33) is formed so as to be substantially circular in cross section, and the compressor (55) The heat pump hot water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heat pump hot water heater is disposed at a corner portion of the casing (1).