JP2017020664A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner capable of improving performance of the air conditioner in normal time, and also facilitating work to a dust removal unit in maintenance.SOLUTION: In air conditioning operation, an automatic cleaning mechanism 70 makes a dust removal unit 73 stand by at an initial position DP1 as a standby position that is near a boundary between a front side heat exchanger 13a and a rear side heat exchanger 13c or behind the vicinity of the boundary. The automatic cleaning mechanism 70, when performing maintenance operation of the dust removal unit 73, makes the dust removal unit 73 move from the standby position to a maintenance position ahead of the vicinity of the boundary.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner including an automatic cleaning mechanism for automatically cleaning an air filter.

  Conventionally, an air conditioner is generally provided with an air filter for removing dust from indoor air taken into the machine. In recent years, as disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-121990), an automatic cleaning mechanism that automatically cleans an air filter is often provided in an air conditioner. By such an automatic cleaning mechanism, the convenience of the user is improved by eliminating the labor of maintenance.

  The cleaning brush described in Patent Document 1 moves along a fixed air filter to remove dust, and the dust is stored in a dust box that moves together with the cleaning brush. Unlike the cleaning mechanism that is fixed and the air filter moves, it is necessary to control the movement of the cleaning brush and the dust box in consideration of maintenance and the like. However, in the technique described in the cited document 1, it cannot be said that the control of the movement of the cleaning brush and the dust box in consideration of maintenance is sufficiently established, and the movement of the cleaning brush in consideration of the ease of work is considered. There is room for improvement.

  The subject of this invention is aiming at coexistence of the performance improvement of the air conditioner at the time of normal time, and the ease of performing the operation | work with respect to the dust removal unit at the time of a maintenance.

  An air conditioner according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a heat exchanger having a front heat exchange section and a rear heat exchange section, and indoor air that is disposed on the windward side of the heat exchanger and is heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger. Has an air filter that removes dust from the passing room air and a dust removal unit that can be moved relative to the air filter back and forth. An automatic cleaning mechanism that automatically removes dust, and the automatic cleaning mechanism is a standby position in which the dust removal unit is located near the boundary between the front heat exchanger and the rear heat exchanger or behind the boundary during air-conditioning operation. When the maintenance operation of the dust removal unit is performed, the dust removal unit is moved from the standby position to a maintenance position in front of the vicinity of the boundary.

  In the air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the maintenance operation of the dust removal unit is performed, the dust removal unit is moved from the standby position to the maintenance position provided on the front side near the boundary. Sometimes a dust removal unit is present on the front side, which facilitates maintenance of the dust removal unit. For example, when there is a place where the function is improved if the dust removal unit is placed on standby near the boundary or behind the boundary during air conditioning operation, or near the boundary between the front heat exchange unit and the rear heat exchange unit at times other than during maintenance or Since the standby position can be set behind the vicinity of the boundary, the function can be improved.

  An air conditioner according to a second aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to the first aspect, wherein the dust removal unit has a removal brush, and moves the removal brush in contact with the air filter when cleaning the air filter, When returning to the standby position after cleaning, the removal brush is moved away from the air filter, and the automatic cleaning mechanism has the maintenance position above the front heat exchange part, and removes the removal brush from the air filter and stops at the maintenance position. Is. In this air conditioner, the removal brush is separated from the air filter and stopped above the front heat exchanger, so even when the air filter is removed or the removal brush is maintained, the air filter remains attached. The removal brush can be operated without contacting the air filter. In addition, if there is a dust removal unit above the front heat exchange unit, the dust removal unit can be easily maintained because it is a position where the removal brush can be operated while considering the separated state.

  The air conditioner according to a third aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to the first aspect or the second aspect, wherein the automatic cleaning mechanism removes dust that has been transferred from the dust removal unit to a separate dust box from the dust removal unit. It has a lower position below the front end of the air filter for storing, and the maintenance position is above the dust box and in front of the boundary and is a position where the dust box can be removed. In this air conditioner, since the maintenance position is above the dust box before the boundary and the dust box can be removed, handling of the dust box is facilitated simultaneously with the handling of the dust removal unit.

  The air conditioner according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the air conditioner according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect, wherein the automatic cleaning mechanism is indoor air that is directed to the heat exchanger near the boundary or behind the boundary. The standby position is set in a low flow rate region where the flow rate is lower than the surroundings. In this air conditioner, since the standby position is in the low flow area, it is more difficult for the dust removal unit to take in indoor air than when the dust removal unit is in a standby area in a relatively high flow area other than the low flow area. You do n’t have to.

  In the air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to achieve both improvement in performance of the air conditioner during normal operation and ease of work on the dust removal unit during maintenance.

  In the air conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention, dust adhering to the removal brush and the air filter can be prevented from being scattered during maintenance.

  In the air conditioner according to the third aspect of the present invention, the maintenance work for the dust removing unit can be easily performed simultaneously with the dust box, and the ease of performing the maintenance work is improved.

  In the air conditioner according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it becomes easy to secure the air volume of the indoor air that passes through the heat exchanger, and noise generated by the airflow hitting the dust removal unit can be suppressed.

The perspective view of the air-conditioning indoor unit of the air conditioner which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The II sectional view taken on the line of the air-conditioning indoor unit shown in FIG. The II sectional view taken on the line of the air-conditioning indoor unit shown in FIG. The perspective view of the state which installed the filter in the holding frame fixed to the flame | frame. The block diagram for demonstrating the object controlled by a control apparatus. The figure for demonstrating the movement path | route provided in the guide frame. The perspective view of the main body frame for demonstrating the state in which the filter was installed. The perspective view of the main body frame for demonstrating the state in which the filter was installed. The fragmentary sectional view of the back side edge part periphery of a filter. (A) The perspective view of the dust removal unit which takes a proximity | contact state, (b) The perspective view of the dust removal unit which takes a separation state. (A) Sectional drawing of a cleaning unit, (b) The cross-sectional perspective view which expanded the edge part of the removal part which took both the states at the time of fastening and separation. (A) II-II arrow sectional view of the dust removal unit shown in FIG. 10 (a), (b) III-III arrow sectional view of the dust removal unit shown in FIG. 10 (b) Figure. The elements on larger scale for demonstrating a drive mechanism. (A) Sectional drawing which shows the drive belt and belt guide which concern on embodiment, (b) The side view which shows a drive belt and a belt guide, (c) The perspective view which shows a part of drive belt. Sectional drawing of a cleaning unit and a dust box. The side view of the cleaning unit in the front side edge part of a filter. The side view which shows the cleaning unit which moved to the front side edge part vicinity of a filter. The side view which shows the cleaning unit which moved to the back side edge part vicinity of the filter. The side view of the cleaning unit located on a guide member. The figure for demonstrating the relationship between the leeward side brush, the removal brush, and the surface of a filter. (A) The figure for demonstrating the positional relationship of the cleaning unit and dust box at the time of dust collection | recovery operation | movement, (b) The figure for demonstrating the positional relationship of the cleaning unit and dust box at the time of a dust collection | recovery operation | movement. The perspective view which shows a main body frame, an air filter, and a filter pressing member. The partial expanded sectional view which shows the dust removal unit waiting in the upper space of a front side top part and a rear side top part. Sectional drawing of the air-conditioning indoor unit for demonstrating the maintenance position of the dust removal unit which concerns on a modification.

  An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an air conditioning indoor unit 100 and an air conditioning outdoor unit (not shown) shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Since the configuration important for the present invention is the configuration of the drive belt and its surroundings, in the following description of the embodiment, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 will be described, and the description of the air conditioning outdoor unit will be omitted.

(1) Configuration of Air Conditioning Indoor Unit 100 FIG. 1 shows an external view of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 as viewed from diagonally upward on the front right. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 cut along the line I-I. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the horizontal flap 23a is opened, and FIG. 3 shows that the horizontal flap 23a is closed. The state is shown. 2 shows a state in which the dust removal unit 73 provided in the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 is in the initial position, and FIG. 3 shows that the dust removal unit 73 provided in the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 is at the front end of the filter pressing member 300. The state in the part 301 is drawn. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a part of an object controlled by the control device. The air conditioner indoor unit 100 is attached to an indoor wall surface or the like, and is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) installed outdoors via a refrigerant pipe (not shown).

  The air conditioning indoor unit 100 can perform a cooling operation for cooling the room and a heating operation for heating the room. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the air conditioning indoor unit 100 includes an automatic cleaning mechanism 70 for cleaning the air filter 25, and the dust removing unit 73 of the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 is provided for the air filter 25. It is also possible to perform an automatic cleaning operation in which dust is automatically removed from the air filter 25 by moving.

  In addition, the air filter 25 is arrange | positioned 1 each on either side on both sides of the guide frame 192 as FIG. 1 shows. In addition, an automatic cleaning mechanism 70 for cleaning the two air filters 25 and a filter pressing member 300 to be described later are arranged on the left and right sides of the guide frame 192 corresponding to the air filters 25. Since the configurations related to these two air filters 25 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the guide frame 192, in the following description, only one of them may be described and the description of the other may be omitted.

(2) Detailed Configuration The air conditioner indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner includes a casing 11, an indoor heat exchanger 13, an indoor fan 15, an air filter 25, a main body frame 19, a guide member 14, and an automatic cleaning mechanism 70. (See FIG. 1 to FIG. 3).

(2-1) Casing 11
The casing 11 is shaped like a box that is elongated in the lateral direction (the left-right direction of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 (see FIG. 4)) and has a plurality of openings. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the casing 11 has a three-dimensional space surrounded by the top surface portion 11a, the front plate 11b, the back plate 11c, the right plate 11d, and the left plate 11e, and the three-dimensional space is within the three-dimensional space. The indoor heat exchanger 13, the indoor fan 15, the main body frame 19, the air filter 25, the guide member 14, the bottom frame 17, and the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 are accommodated.

  The top surface portion 11 a is located at the upper end portion of the casing 11. The front plate 11 b constitutes the front of the casing 11. Further, the upper end of the front plate 11b is rotatably supported on the top surface portion 11a by a hinge (not shown). The right side plate 11d and the left side plate 11e constitute a right side surface and a left side surface of the casing 11, respectively.

  The back plate 11 c constitutes the back surface of the casing 11. The back plate 11c is attached to a mounting plate (not shown) installed on the wall surface of the room by screws or the like, so that the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is installed on the wall surface of the room.

  A top surface suction port 21 is provided in the top surface portion 11a of the casing 11 from the front side to the rear side of the top surface portion 11a. The indoor air in the vicinity of the top surface suction port 21 is taken into the casing 11 by driving the indoor fan 15 from the top surface suction port 21, and the front side heat exchange units 13 a and 13 b and the rear side heat exchange unit of the indoor heat exchanger 13. 13c is sent to each. A broken-line arrow A in FIG. 2 represents the flow of indoor air sent from the top surface inlet 21 to the indoor fan 15 via the front heat exchange units 13a and 13b and the rear heat exchange unit 13c.

  The lower surface of the casing 11 is constituted by a bottom portion 17 a of the bottom frame 17, and a lower surface suction port 22 and an air outlet 23 are formed on the lower surface. The lower surface suction port 22 is provided on the wall side of the air outlet 23 and is connected to the inside of the casing 11 by the suction flow path 16. From the lower surface suction port 22, indoor air in the vicinity of the lower surface suction port 22 is taken into the casing 11 by driving the indoor fan 15, passes through the suction flow path 16, and the rear heat exchange part 13 c of the indoor heat exchanger 13. Sent to. A broken-line arrow B in FIG. 2 represents the flow of room air sent from the lower surface suction port 22 to the rear heat exchange unit 13c.

  The outlet 23 is provided on the front side of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 with respect to the lower surface inlet 22, and is connected to the inside of the casing 11 by the outlet channel 18. The room air sucked from the top surface suction port 21 and the lower surface suction port 22 is subjected to heat exchange in the indoor heat exchanger 13, and then blown out from the blower outlet 23 into the room through the blowout flow path 18. A broken arrow C in FIG. 2 represents the flow of air sent from the blowout flow path 18 to the room through the blowout opening 23.

  The suction flow path 16 is formed along the flow path forming wall 17 b of the bottom frame 17 from the lower surface suction port 22. The suction flow channel 16 and the blow flow channel 18 are adjacent to each other with the flow channel forming wall 17b interposed therebetween.

  A horizontal flap 23 a and a vertical flap 23 b are attached to the casing 11 so as to be rotatable in the vicinity of the air outlet 23. The horizontal flap 23a is rotated in the vertical direction by the stepping motor M1, and opens and closes the air outlet 23 according to the operating state of the air conditioning indoor unit 100. The vertical flap 23b is rotated in the left-right direction by the stepping motor M2. The horizontal flap 23a and the vertical flap 23b have a function of changing the blowing direction of the room air so that the room air blown out from the blower outlet 23 is guided in the direction desired by the user.

(2-2) Indoor heat exchanger 13
The indoor heat exchanger 13 includes a plurality of fins and a plurality of heat transfer tubes. The indoor heat exchanger 13 is attached to a part of the bottom frame 17 inside the casing 11. The indoor heat exchanger 13 functions as an evaporator or a condenser according to the operating state of the air conditioning indoor unit 100, and exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing in the heat transfer tube and the air passing through the indoor heat exchanger 13. Let it be done.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the indoor heat exchanger 13 has a substantially inverted V shape in which both ends are bent downward in a side view, and the indoor fan 15 is located below the indoor heat exchanger 13. . The vicinity of the boundary between the front heat exchanger 13a and the rear heat exchanger 13c of the indoor heat exchanger 13 is the space above the apex 13d of the indoor heat exchanger 13, in other words, the front top 13aa and the rear heat exchange of the front heat exchanger 13a. It is upper space S1, S2 of both the rear side top parts 13ca of the part 13c (refer FIG. 23). The air conditioning indoor unit 100 shown in FIG. 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped humidification duct 400 on the left side facing the indoor heat exchanger 13 in order to supply high humidity air. Such a humidification duct 400 may not be provided.

(2-3) Indoor fan 15
The indoor fan 15 is a cross-flow fan that is located inside the casing 11 and has a substantially cylindrical fan rotor 15a that is elongated in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the air conditioning indoor unit 100. When the indoor fan 15 is operated, indoor air is sucked in from the top surface inlet 21 and the lower surface inlet 22 and passes through the indoor heat exchanger 13, and then is generated by passing through the indoor heat exchanger 13. Conditioned air is supplied into the room from the outlet 23 (see broken arrows A, B, and C in FIG. 2). In the indoor fan 15, the fan rotor 15 a is rotated by a motor M 4 (see FIG. 4), and the rotation of the motor M 4 is controlled by the control device 40, and the amount of air blown can be changed according to a command from the control device 40. it can.

(2-4) Bottom frame 17
The bottom frame 17 includes a bottom portion 17a and a flow path forming wall 17b. The bottom portion 17a is an element constituting at least a part of the lower surface of the casing 11, and is a portion of the bottom frame 17 exposed to the outside of the air conditioning indoor unit 100.

  The flow path forming wall 17 b is a part of the bottom frame 17 that is located inside the casing 11. The flow path forming wall 17 b extends upward from one end of the bottom portion 17 a and has a curved shape along the shape of the indoor fan 15.

(2-5) Main body frame 19
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 with the casing 11 and the bottom frame 17 removed. 6 is a view of the guide frame 191 as viewed from the inside (the direction of the arrow a shown in FIG. 4). In FIG. 4, a part of the air filter 25 and the indoor fan 15 are omitted. Further, FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the dust box 72 and the dust removing unit 73 are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the main body frame 19 includes three guide frames 191, 192, and 193 and a connecting member 194 that connects the front and rear ends of the guide frames 191, 192, and 193. The guide frames 191, 192, 193 are provided with a movement path 195 for moving a dust removing unit 73 (to be described later) along the air filter 25 (see FIG. 6). Further, the guide frames 191, 192 and 193 are provided with contact guide convex portions 196 for causing the dust removing unit 73 to perform a contact operation described later. Here, the contact guide convex portion 196 is an inner side surface of the guide frame 191 located on the left side and the guide frame 193 located on the right side in the front view of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 and is near the rear side end portion of the movement path 195. The guide frame 192 located in the center of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 in the front view is provided on both sides and in the vicinity of the rear end of the movement path 195. Further, the contact guide convex portion 196 includes a contact surface 197 configured such that the distance between the movement path 195 and the contact guide convex portion 196 gradually decreases toward the rear end portion of the movement path 195. Yes.

(2-6) Air filter 25
7 and 8 are views of a part of the main body frame 19 to which the filter pressing member 300 with the air filter 25 attached is fixed as viewed from an oblique direction. 7 and 8 illustrate a state in which only the air filter 25 located on the right side in the front view of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is attached to the filter pressing member 300. In particular, in FIG. The filter body 251 is omitted.

  The air filter 25 is for collecting dust in the room air sucked from the top surface suction port 21 and the bottom surface suction port 22. The air filter 25 is disposed between the top surface portion 11 a of the casing 11 and the indoor heat exchanger 13, and can be attached to the inside of the casing 11 or taken out from the inside. The air filter 25 covers the front heat exchange units 13a and 13b and the rear heat exchange unit 13c in a state where the air filter 25 is mounted and fixed inside the casing 11.

  The center portion of the air filter 25 extends along the top surface portion 11a of the casing 11, and the front end portion 25a and the rear end portion 25b in the front-rear direction are the apex 13d of the indoor heat exchanger 13 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). That is, the air filter 25 has a substantially inverted J shape so as to cover the upper portion of the indoor heat exchanger 13 in a side view. And here, as shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the air filter 25 has reached the vicinity of the rear end part of the rear side heat exchange part 13c in the height position of the rear side end part 25b, The height position of the front end 25a reaches a position below the center in the height direction of the front heat exchange section 13b. The portion of the air filter 25 corresponding to the front heat exchange units 13a and 13b can collect dust from the room air sucked from the top surface suction port 21. Further, since the position of the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 is located below the outlet 16a of the suction flow path 16, the portion of the air filter 25 corresponding to the rear heat exchange portion 13c Dust can be collected from indoor air sucked from the mouth 22. Thus, the air filter 25 prevents the dust in the room air from adhering to the surface of the indoor heat exchanger 13.

  The air filter 25 is a flat plate-like component, and has an overall rectangular shape in plan view. The air filter 25 has a filter body 251 that collects dust in room air, and a filter frame body 252 that is formed in a frame shape so as to surround the filter body 251 (see FIG. 7). The filter main body 251 is, for example, a net made of resin yarn. The filter frame body 252 is a resin frame formed integrally with the filter body 251, that is, around the resin net. With such a configuration, the filter main body 251 made of a resin net is supported by the resin filter frame body 252.

  Further, the air filter 25 is fixed to the main body frame 19 by the filter pressing member 300. The filter pressing member 300 and the main body frame 19 are provided with a fixing mechanism (not shown) for fixing the filter frame body 252. The fixing mechanism is provided with a contact portion (not shown) with which the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 contacts. The rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 becomes an end portion on the front end side in the mounting direction when the air filter 25 is mounted. The air filter 25 is mounted so as to slide between the main body frame 19 and the filter pressing member 300, and the air filter 25 moves until the rear end portion 25b hits the contact portion when mounted. The fixing of the air filter 25 is completed by fixing the filter pressing member 300 to the main body frame 19 in a state where the rear end portion 25b is in contact with the contact portion. The fixing mechanism includes a locking portion (not shown) that locks the filter frame body 252, and the air filter 25 is attached to the filter pressing member 300 by fixing the filter pressing member 300 to the main body frame 19. Locked. The filter frame body 252 of the fixed air filter 25 is locked by the locking portion even if the dust removal unit 73 moves while the air filter 25 is sandwiched between the removal brush 742 and the leeward brush 734 during filter cleaning. Thus, the relative position with respect to the main body frame 19 is maintained.

  Further, the filter holding member 300 is provided with a separation guide portion 302 for causing the dust removal unit 73 to perform a separation operation described later. Here, the separation guide portions 302 are provided only at the left and right ends of the front end portion 301 of the filter pressing member 300, and are inclined obliquely forward toward the tip (here, the front end portion 301 of the filter pressing member 300). (See FIGS. 7 and 8). Two filter pressing members 300 are fixed to the main body frame 19 so as to be aligned in the left-right direction in a front view. The two air filters 25 are installed so as to be arranged on the right side and the left side in a front view in a state of being installed on the main body frame 19.

(2-7) Guide member 14
FIG. 9 is a view for explaining the positional relationship between the rear end portion 25 b of the air filter 25 and the guide member 14.

  The guide member 14 is a component that is long in the longitudinal direction of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100 (the left-right direction of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100), and is a rectangular flat plate component in the present embodiment. When the air filter 25 is mounted, the guide member 14 causes the end of the air filter 25 (here, the rear end 25b of the air filter 25) to ride on a part of the upper surface thereof, thereby moving the air filter 25 to a predetermined position ( Here, it is for leading to the position shown in FIG. The guide member 14 is fixed to the guide frames 191, 192, and 193 so as to extend rearward from the vicinity of the rear end portion 25 b of the air filter 25 that is in contact with the contact portion. As shown in FIG. 9, the guide member 14 is arranged so as to extend from the front side of the rear end portion 25 b of the air filter 25 along the mounting direction of the air filter 25 (the direction of arrow Z shown in FIG. 9). .

  The guide member 14 of the present embodiment includes a guide portion 141 including a portion on which a rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 disposed at a predetermined position rides, and a rear portion of the air filter 25 in the vicinity of the guide portion 141 in a plan view. It has a main portion 142 that does not overlap the side end portion 25b. The main portion 142 includes an inflection portion 143 whose curvature changes in the short direction (here, the front-rear direction) of the guide member 14. The inflection portion 143 is located at one end portion (here, the front end portion) of the main portion 142 and is adjacent to the guide portion 141. Further, the curvature of the inflection portion 143 is configured to be smaller than the respective curvatures of the main portion 142 other than the inflection portion 143 and the guide portion 141. That is, the inflection part 143 serves as a bending base point of the guide member 14, and as shown in FIG. 9, the guide member 14 is bent so that the inflection part 143 protrudes rearward from the upper part.

  Various materials such as various metals and resins can be adopted as the material of the guide member 14. Since the guide member 14 of the present embodiment is a flat plate-like component, for example, taking into account the ease with which the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 can ride on the upper surface, it is easy to process and has a smooth surface. May be employed as the guide member 14. In view of cost, a resin flat plate part may be employed as the guide member 14.

(2-8) Automatic cleaning mechanism 70
The automatic cleaning mechanism 70 is controlled by the control device 40 (see FIG. 5) of the air conditioning indoor unit 100. The automatic cleaning mechanism 70 includes a dust removing unit 73, a drive mechanism 71, and a dust box 72 as a dust storage unit. The drive mechanism 71 is controlled by the control device and reciprocates the dust removing unit 73 on a predetermined track. The dust removing unit 73 removes dust attached to the air filter 25. The dust box 72 stores the dust removed by the dust removing unit 73 from the air filter 25.

  The automatic cleaning mechanism 70 removes dust attached to the air filter 25 by the dust removing unit 73 by the reciprocating movement of the dust removing unit 73 along a predetermined path. Further, the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 uses the reciprocating movement of the dust removing unit 73 to separate and collect the dust removed from the air filter 25 by the dust removing unit 73 and collect it in the dust box 72. .

(2-9) Opening / closing plate 30
The opening / closing plate 30 is disposed on the lower surface of the casing 11 in order to open and close the lower surface suction port 22. The opening / closing plate 30 is rotated by a stepping motor M3 (see FIG. 4). In a state where the opening / closing plate 30 is open, room air is sucked from the lower surface suction port 22, and room air is blown above the air filter 12 from the upper outlet 16 a.

(2-10) Control device 40
The control device 40 is housed in an electrical component box (not shown) installed inside the casing 11. The control device 40 controls the air conditioning indoor unit 10 according to, for example, an instruction stored in the memory 42 and an instruction from the remote controller 41. FIG. 4 shows a part of the equipment controlled by the control device 40. The control device 40 controls a motor M4 of the indoor fan 15 and a drive motor 74 of a drive mechanism 71 described later, in addition to the above stepping motors M1 to M3.

(3) Detailed description of automatic cleaning mechanism 70 (3-1) Dust removal unit 73
FIGS. 10A and 10B depict the vicinity of the left end of the dust removing unit 73 as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 10A is a perspective view of the dust removing unit 73 in the close state, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view of the dust removing unit 73 in the separated state. FIG. 11A is a diagram depicting a cross section of the dust removing unit 73 cut in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the dust removing unit 73. FIG. 11A shows a cross section of the dust removing unit 73 in a state where the dust removing unit 73 is separated and the air filter 25 is in between. FIG. 11B shows cross sections of the left and right windward portions 741 and the windward portion 731 in a proximity state and a separation state described later. Note that the state shown in FIG. 11B is for easy understanding of the description, and is not in actual operation. FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view of the dust removal unit 73 shown in FIG. FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of the dust removing unit 73 shown in FIG.

  The dust removing unit 73 is configured by combining a leeward portion 731 and an leeward portion 741. In addition, two dust removal units 73 are provided so as to be arranged on the right side and the left side in the front view of the air conditioning indoor unit 100, and the right side dust removal unit 73 and the left side dust removal unit 73 are connected to each other. Yes.

(3-1-1) Windward 731
The leeward portion 731 is an elongated member along the longitudinal direction of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 (see FIG. 10). The leeward portion 731 includes a roller 733 and a leeward brush 734.

  The rollers 733 are provided in the vicinity of both end portions (left and right end portions) in the longitudinal direction of the lee part 731. The roller 733 is attached so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in the longitudinal direction of the leeward portion 731, and is disposed in the movement path 195 of the guide frames 191, 192, and 193. The roller 733 rolls along the movement path 195 while being in contact with the movement path 195, so that the lee part 731 moves while drawing a trajectory along the movement path 195.

  The leeward brush 734 is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the leeward portion 731 from the vicinity of one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the leeward portion 731 to the vicinity of the other end portion. The leeward brush 734 is disposed on the leeward side of the air flow of the air filter 25. The leeward brush 734 is provided to improve the function of removing dust attached to the rear surface of the air filter 25, that is, the air flow downstream side of the air filter 25, that is, the surface located on the leeward side (hereinafter referred to as the leeward side surface 25f1). ing.

  The leeward brush 734 includes, for example, a resin-made first plate-like first base 734a and a plurality of linear hair materials 734c. The bristle material 734c is planted on the first surface 734b of the first base 734a. The leeward brush 734 is a straight hair brush in which the bristle material 734c stands straight toward the air filter. For example, the bristle material 734 c is implanted in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the dust removal unit 73. In FIG. 11 (a), the bristle material 734c extends straight forward from the first base 734a spreading vertically and horizontally. The bristle material 734c of the leeward brush 734 is in contact with the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25 both when the dust removing unit 73 is in the proximity state described later and when it is in the separated state described later.

  In addition, first fastening members 735 extending toward the windward portion 741 are provided upright at both ends (left and right end portions) of the windward portion 731 in the longitudinal direction. In the left and right lee parts 731, a total of four first fastening members 735 extend upward. (See FIG. 11B and FIG. 12B). An opening 739 is formed in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the first fastening member 735 (see FIG. 12B). In addition, a first protrusion 736 that protrudes inward (center side) is provided on the inner surface (center side surface) of the upper end portion of the first fastening member 735 and above the edge of the opening 739. Yes. Here, the first protrusion 736 is formed so that its cross section has a triangular shape having two inclined surfaces 736a and 736b.

(3-1-2) Windward 741
The windward portion 741 has an elongated shape along the longitudinal direction of the air-conditioning indoor unit 100, as with the windward portion 731 (see FIG. 10). The windward portion 741 has a removal brush 742 that contacts the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25 in the proximity of the dust removal unit 73.

  The removal brush 742 is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the windward portion 741 from the vicinity of one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the windward portion 741 to the vicinity of the other end portion. The removal brush 742 is disposed on the air flow upstream side of the air filter 25. The removal brush 742 is provided to remove dust on the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. Here, different types of brushes are employed for the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742.

  The removal brush 742 has, for example, a resin-made second base 742a and a plurality of bristle materials 742c. The plurality of bristle materials 742c are implanted on the second surface 742b of the second base 742a. The removal brush 742 is an inclined brush in which the bristle material 742c is inclined in the direction in which the removal brush 742 advances during cleaning. In Fig.11 (a), it is provided so that the direction where the bristle material 742c extends may face diagonally backward and downward. The plurality of bristle materials 742c are in direct contact with the surface of the air filter 25 in the proximity state described later. However, the number of bristle materials 742c do not contact the surface of the air filter 25 in the separated state described later.

  Here, for the removal brush 742 of the present embodiment, for example, a pile-woven fabric base fabric can be used. The woven fabric is woven so that the pile yarn covering the surface of the woven fabric is inclined at a certain angle, and fine dust can be collected. Therefore, the plurality of bristle materials 742c of the present embodiment are fibers (pile yarns) having a short surface on a pile-woven fabric base fabric. In this embodiment, a fabric base fabric woven in piles is used for the removal brush 742, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 are arranged so as to face each other with the air filter 25 interposed therebetween. In the dust removal unit 73, the first surface 734b of the first base 734a and the second surface 742b of the second base 742a face each other so that a part thereof overlaps when viewed from the direction orthogonal to the air filter 25. It is installed at the position to be.

  At both ends in the longitudinal direction of the windward portion 741 (left and right end portions), there are outer wall portions 743 located outside the first fastening member 735. The outer wall portion 743 is a part of the main body portion 741 b of the windward portion 741. The windward portion 741 is provided with a second fastening member 747 that is fitted into the main body portion 741b and biased by a spring (not shown) attached to the space S (see FIG. 12A). The second fastening member 747 includes an operating part 744 located inside the first fastening member 735 and a second protrusion 745 extending from the operating part 744 toward the outer wall part 743. A third protrusion 746 is provided on the outer surface of the operating portion 744 (the surface closer to the outer wall portion 743) and protrudes toward the outer side (outer wall portion 743 side). Here, the third protrusion 746 is formed so that its cross-sectional shape has a triangular shape having one inclined surface 746a. The second protrusion 745 is formed to have a size that penetrates the opening 739 of the first fastening member 735 and protrudes toward the lee part 731.

(3-1-3) Proximity State and Separation State The dust removal unit 73 is in a proximity state where the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 are close to each other (see FIG. 10A), and the leeward brush 734 is removed. It is comprised so that the separation state (refer FIG.10 (b)) which the brush 742 has separated can be taken.

  In the proximity state, as shown in FIG. 12A, the first protrusion 736 is located on the windward side of the third protrusion 746. More specifically, in the proximity state, the inclined surface 736a of the first protruding portion 736 and the inclined surface 746a of the third protruding portion 746 are in contact with each other, and the concave portion 745a adjacent to the second protruding portion 745 and the lower portion of the opening 739 are defined. The contact surface 739a is close to or partially in contact with the surface 739a.

  On the other hand, in the separated state, as shown in FIG. 12B, the first protrusion 736 is located on the leeward side with respect to the third protrusion 746. More specifically, in the separated state, the upper surface 736c of the first protrusion 736 and the lower surface 746b of the third protrusion 746 are close to or partially in contact with each other, and the lower surface 736d of the first protrusion 736 and the second protrusion 745 are in contact. The upper surface 745b of the upper surface 745b is in close contact with or partially in contact.

  In order to maintain the separation state and the proximity state in the dust removal unit 73, for example, the operating unit 744 is directed to the first fastening member 735 in the space S shown in FIG. A biasing member such as a spring for biasing is disposed.

  When changing from the separated state to the close state, the dust removal unit 73 in the separated state moves to the rear side, so that the upper surface 743a of the outer wall portion 743 becomes the contact surface 197 (see FIG. 9) of the contact guide convex portion 196. Abut. Further, as the dust removing unit 73 moves rearward, the gap between the contact guide convex portion 196 and the air filter 25 (filter holding member 300) becomes narrower, so that the contact guide convex portion 196 causes the outer wall portion 743 to The upper surface 743a is pushed toward the leeward portion 731. And the windward part 741 and the windward part 731 of the dust removal unit 73 will be in a proximity | contact state before the dust removal unit 73 remove | deviates from the air filter 25 to the rear side.

  In the separated state of the dust removal unit 73 (see FIG. 12B), the upper surface 736c of the first protrusion 736 of the first fastening member 735 contacts the lower surface 746b of the third protrusion 746 of the second fastening member 747, When the lower surface 736d of the first protrusion 736 of the first fastening member 735 contacts the upper surface 745b of the second protrusion 745 of the second fastening member 747, the vertical movement is restricted. Moreover, since the top part of the 1st projection part 736 of the 1st fastening member 735 contacts the side surface of the operation part 744, a left-right movement is controlled by the urging | biasing of a spring.

  When changing from the proximity state to the separation state, the leeward portion 731 and the leeward portion 741 of the dust removing unit 73 are in contact with the separation guide portion 302 with the leeward side surface of the leeward portion 741 and the leeward side surface of the leeward portion 731. It is separated by being pushed out. Therefore, the separating guide portion 302 is formed so that the thickness gradually increases from the upper side to the lower side. The separation guide portion 302 is provided on the filter pressing member 300.

  When the dust removing unit 73 is separated, the third protrusion 746 of the second fastening member 747 is pushed by the first protrusion 736 of the first fastening member 735 and the spring in the space S contracts, so that the operating part 744 is centered. Slide toward (inside). When the dust removing unit 73 is fully opened, the third protrusion 746 of the second fastening member 747 gets over the first protrusion 736 of the first fastening member 735 so that the third protrusion 746 does not press the first protrusion 736 and operates. The biasing force of the spring that presses the portion 744 is relieved.

  In the proximity state of the dust removal unit 73 (see FIG. 12A), the upper surface of the third protrusion 746 of the second fastening member 747 is inclined to the inclined surface 736a of the lower portion of the first protrusion 736 of the first fastening member 735. Surface 746a is in contact. Further, a recess 745 a adjacent to the second protrusion 745 of the second fastening member 747 is fitted to the edge of the opening 739 of the first fastening member 735. In such a state, the vertical movement of the windward portion 741 relative to the windward portion 731 is caused by the fact that the recess 745a of the second fastening member 747 is in contact with the edge of the opening 739 of the first fastening member 735 and the first fastening member. The inclined surface 736a of the first protrusion 736 of 735 and the inclined surface 746a of the third protrusion 746 of the second fastening member 747 are in contact with each other. Further, the movement of the windward portion 741 in the left-right direction with respect to the windward portion 731 is restricted by fitting the concave portion 745 a of the second fastening member 747 into the edge of the opening 739 of the first fastening member 735.

(3-2) Drive mechanism 71
FIG. 13 shows the drive mechanism 71 in an enlarged manner. The drive mechanism 71 shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 moves the dust removal unit 73 along one end and the other end of the movement path 195 along the upwind side surface 25f2 and the downwind side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25. Move back and forth between parts. The drive mechanism 71 includes, for example, a drive motor 74 and a drive belt 75 that transmits the rotational force of the drive motor 74 to the dust removal unit 73.

(3-2-1) Drive motor 74
The drive motor 74 is provided on the outer surface of the guide frames 191 and 193 and is housed in a dedicated gear case. The drive motor 74 rotates a drive gear 77 located in the vicinity of the drive belt 75 via one or a plurality of gears. The drive gear 77 is, for example, a pinion gear.

(3-2-2) Drive belt 75
FIGS. 14A and 14B show a state in which the drive belt 75 is supported by the belt guide 85. In FIG. 14C, the drive belt 75 is partially shown so that the front side and the back side of the drive belt 75 can be seen. In FIG. 14A and FIG. 14B, the description of the rotating shaft that supports the belt guide 85 and the shaft hole into which the rotating shaft is inserted is omitted. The drive belt 75 is hung between a front pulley 76 provided at the front end of the guide frames 191 and 193 and a rear pulley (not shown) provided at the rear end of the guide frames 191 and 193. This is a rotated belt.

  The outer surface of the drive belt 75 is provided with a tooth portion 80 that meshes with a drive gear 77 that is a pinion gear. The tooth portion 80 is a rack gear. When the drive motor 74 is driven, the drive gear 77 is rotated, and the drive belt 75 is rotated by the drive force transmitted from the drive gear 77.

  The drive belt 75 has a fixing ring 78 to which a connecting portion 738 at one end in the longitudinal direction of the leeward portion 731 is fixed (see FIG. 14C). Specifically, in the front view of the air conditioning indoor unit 100, in the lee part 731 of the left dust removing unit 73, the connecting portion 738 located on the left side is fixed to the fixing ring 78 of the drive belt 75. Further, in the front view, in the lee part 731 of the dust removing unit 73 on the right side, the connecting portion 738 located on the right side is fixed to the fixing ring 78 of the drive belt 75.

  Further, the left and right dust removing units 73 are connected to and integrated with each other on the side where the drive belt 75 is not fixed in the left and right dust removing units 73 (see FIG. 11B). As a result, the drive belt 75 rotates and repeats normal rotation and reverse rotation, whereby the dust removal unit 73 is indicated by the arrows X1 and Y1 shown in FIG. 6 along the movement path 195 of the guide frames 191, 192, and 193. Move back and forth in the direction that

(3-2-3) Belt guide 85
The plurality of belt guides 85 respectively release the teeth 79 so as not to contact the teeth 79 of the drive belt 75 and the support ring portion 87 that supports the drive belt 75 by contacting the contact portion 81 of the drive belt 75. And a collar portion 88 that abuts against the end portion of the drive belt 75 and restricts the drive belt 75 from being detached from the belt guide 85.

(3-2-4) Perimeter adjustment mechanism 90
The circumferential length adjusting mechanism 90 includes an elastic member having one end fixed to the fixing portion 91 of the main body frame 19 and the other end fixed to the front pulley 76. Examples of the elastic member include a spring and rubber. The circumferential length adjusting mechanism 90 urges the front pulley 76 to be pushed out of the circumference of the drive belt 75 by the elastic member by the elastic deformation force that the elastic member tends to extend. As a result, a stable tension is applied to the drive belt 75, and the drive belt 75 is pressed against the drive gear 77, the rear pulley, and the plurality of belt guides 85 with a stable pressure.

(3-3) Dust box 72
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the dust box 72 located at the front end of the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 and the dust removing unit 73 that has moved to the vicinity thereof. The dust box 72 is arranged separately from the dust removing unit 73 on an extension line in the moving direction of the dust removing unit 73 (here, the moving direction of the dust removing unit 73 is the vertical direction) on the front side of the casing 11. Yes. More specifically, the dust box 72 is fixed below the front end 301 of the filter pressing member 300 in the casing 11, that is, below the front end 25 a of the air filter 25.

  In the dust box 72, dust of the air filter 25 removed by the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 is accumulated. The dust box 72 is detachably attached to the main body frame 19. For this reason, the user can easily remove the dust accumulated in the dust box 72 by removing the dust box 72 from the main body frame 19 and the casing 11. The dust box 72 has a main body 721 and a lid 722.

(3-3-1) Main body 721
A main body 721 of the dust box 72 is an elongated member along the longitudinal direction of the air conditioning indoor unit 100. As shown in FIG. 15, the main body 721 has a box shape opened upward. The main body 721 also has a first peeling brush 725 and a second peeling brush 726 as dust collection brushes for separating and collecting the dust held by the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742.

  The 1st peeling brush 725 and the 2nd peeling brush 726 are elongate members along the longitudinal direction of the main body 721, Comprising: It forms in flat form. The first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 are center portions in the short direction (front-rear direction) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body 721 from the vicinity of one end in the longitudinal direction of the main body 721 to the vicinity of the other end. Is arranged. The first peeling brush 725 is disposed on an extension line in the movement direction of the leeward brush 734, and the second peeling brush 726 is disposed on an extension line in the movement direction of the removal brush 742. Therefore, if the dust removing unit 73 continues the movement for removing the dust adhering to the surface of the air filter 25 (here, the downward movement in the downward direction), the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 are held. It is possible to peel off and collect the dust. Here, both the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 are provided so as to protrude above the opening 721a of the main body 721.

  The first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 are in sliding contact with the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 to peel off dust held by the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 and scrape the dust inside the main body 721. Dust is collected by dropping to In order to have such a function, the hairs of the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 are inclined in a direction opposite to the direction in which the dust removing unit 73 moves toward the main body 721. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 15, the hair of the first peeling brush 725 is provided so as to extend obliquely rearward and upward from the rear surface of the base 727. Further, the bristles of the second peeling brush 726 are provided so as to extend obliquely forward and upward from the front surface of the base 727. The first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 are, for example, those in which a linear bristle material is planted on the base 727 and a pile-woven fabric base fabric is pasted on the base 727. In addition, those capable of separating and collecting dust from the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 are appropriately employed.

(3-3-2) Lid 722
The lid 722 of the dust box 72 is an elongated plate-like member along the longitudinal direction of the air conditioning indoor unit 100, and can cover the opening 721 a of the main body 721. The lid 722 is divided into front and rear at the center, and includes a first lid portion 723 that covers the rear portion of the opening 721a and a second lid portion 724 that covers the front portion of the opening 721a.

  The lid 722 is provided so that the opening 721a of the main body 721 can be opened and closed. As shown in FIG. 15, the rear end portion in the short direction of the first lid portion 723 and the front end portion in the short direction of the second lid portion 724 are rotatably supported. And the 1st cover part 723 and the 2nd cover part 724 are urged | biased by the direction which closes the opening 721a of the main body 721 by urging | biasing members not shown, such as a spring member. Thereby, the 1st cover part 723 and the 2nd cover part 724 can maintain the attitude | position (position drawn by FIG. 15) which closed the opening 721a of the main body 721.

(4) Downwind brush 734 and removal brush 742
FIG. 16 is a view of the dust removing unit 73 located at the front end 25a of the air filter 25 as viewed from the side. FIG. 17 is a side view of the dust removing unit 73 located below the front end 25a of the air filter 25, and shows a state in which the dust removing unit 73 of FIG. 16 is further moved in the direction of the arrow X2. I'm drawing. FIG. 18 is a side view of the dust removing unit 73 located in the vicinity of the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25. FIG. FIG. 19 is a view of the dust removing unit 73 located behind the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 as viewed from the side, and the dust removing unit 73 of FIG. 18 is further moved in the direction of the arrow Y2. Is drawn.

(4-1) Operation at the time of automatic cleaning The leeward brush 734 is arranged on the downstream side (leeward side) of the air flow of the air filter 25, and always during the reciprocating movement of the dust removing unit 73 with respect to the air filter 25, that is, The bristles of the bristle material 734c are in contact with the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25 during both the forward movement operation and the backward movement operation of the dust removal unit 73. On the other hand, the removal brush 742 disposed on the air flow upstream side (windward side) of the air filter 25 is in a one-way movement operation (here, the dust removal unit) when the dust removal unit 73 is reciprocating. 73 (during the forward movement operation 73), the bristle material 742c (pile yarn of the fabric base fabric) contacts the upwind side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25, and during the other direction movement operation (here, the dust removal unit 73 moves in the backward direction). During operation, the bristle material 742c does not contact the upwind side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. That is, the windward portion 741 having the removal brush 742 is separated from the surface of the air filter 25 when the dust removal unit 73 is separated, and is in contact with the surface of the air filter 25 when the dust removal unit 73 is in the proximity state.

  In the separation operation when changing from the proximity state to the separation state, the windward portion 741 moves relative to the leeward portion 731 to a position where a gap is generated between the hair tip of the removal brush 742 and the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25.

  In the contact operation that changes from the separated state to the close state, the windward portion 741 moves relative to the leeward portion 731 to a position where no gap is generated between the hair tip of the removal brush 742 and the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. Note that the distance from the leeward portion 731 to the surface of the air filter 25 does not change in the separation operation or the contact operation.

  Both the separation operation and the contact operation are performed in accordance with the movement along the surface of the air filter 25. The separation operation of the dust removing unit 73 is performed at the end of the forward movement operation, and the contact operation is performed at the end of the backward movement operation. The separation operation of the dust removing unit 73 is performed by the separation guide portion 302 in which the windward portion 741 is provided on the filter pressing member 300. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the inclined surface 302 a of the separation guide portion 302 provided at the front end portion 301 of the filter pressing member 300 and the short side direction that intersects the longitudinal direction of the windward portion 741. The dust removal unit 73 moves in the direction of the arrow X2 in a state where the surface 741f of the end 741a on the lower side in FIG. When the separation operation is completed, as shown in FIG. 17, the positional relationship between the windward portion 741 and the leeward portion 731 is fixed in a state where the windward portion 741 moves away from the leeward portion 731 (forward in FIG. 17). . Therefore, even if the dust removal unit 73 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow X2 after the separation operation is completed, the dust removal unit 73 maintains the separation state.

  The contact operation of the dust removing unit 73 is performed by the contact guide convex portion 196 provided with the windward portion 741 on the guide frames 191, 192 and 193. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 18, in the guide frames 191, 192, and 193, the contact surface 197 of the contact guide convex portion 196 provided in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the movement path 195 and the outer wall portion of the windward portion 741. When the dust removing unit 73 moves in the direction of the arrow Y2 in a state where the upper surface 743a of the 743 is in contact, a contact operation is performed. When the contact operation is completed, as shown in FIG. 19, the positional relationship between the windward portion 741 and the leeward portion 731 is fixed in a state where the windward portion 741 moves in a direction toward the leeward portion 731 (in FIG. 19, diagonally forward and downward). Is done. Therefore, even if the dust removal unit 73 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow Y2 after the contact operation is completed, the dust removal unit 73 maintains the proximity state.

(4-2) Form of Bristle Material 734c, 742c FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the leeward side brush 734 and the removal brush 742 and the surface of the air filter 25. As shown in FIG. 20, the second angle θ <b> 2 is an angle formed by the direction in which the bristle material 742 c of the removal brush 742 extends toward the windward side surface 25 f <b> 2 of the air filter 25 and the windward side surface 25 f <b> 2 of the air filter 25. Is an angle smaller than 90 degrees, for example, set in a range of 15 degrees ≦ θ2 ≦ 75 degrees. In this embodiment, the removal brush 742 is designed so that the second angle θ2 is about 40 degrees. Therefore, it can be said that the extending direction of the hair material 742c of the removal brush 742 is a so-called inclined brush that is inclined with respect to the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. Note that the second angle θ2 is the direction in which the bristle material 742c of the removal brush 742 extends toward the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25 and after the dust is removed by the removal brush 742 on the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. And an angle formed by a portion in the vicinity of the contact portion of the bristle material 742c of the removal brush 742. In other words, the bristle material 742c of the removal brush 742 is inclined with respect to the upwind side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25 so as to face the direction opposite to the movement direction of the dust removal unit 73 during the forward movement operation of the dust removal unit 73. .

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20, the angle formed by the direction in which the bristle material 734c of the leeward brush 734 extends toward the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25 and the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25 is the first angle. One angle θ1. The first angle θ1 is designed to be larger than the second angle θ2. The leeward side brush 734 is a straight hair brush in which the bristle material 734 c stands straight toward the air filter 25. Here, the hair material 734c standing straight toward the air filter 25 means that the extending direction of the hair material 734c of the leeward brush 734 is not inclined at all with respect to the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25. In addition to the state, it includes a state where the air filter 25 is inclined about ± 15 degrees with respect to the leeward side surface 25f1. In the present embodiment, the leeward brush 734 is designed so that the first angle θ1 is about 90 degrees.

(5) Dust Removal Operation FIGS. 21A and 21B are conceptual diagrams showing the positional relationship between the dust removal unit 73 and the dust box 72 during the dust collection operation.

  The air conditioning indoor unit 100 includes a control device (not shown) that controls the operation of the automatic cleaning mechanism 70 in the casing 11. The control device counts the operation time of the air conditioning indoor unit 100, and performs the automatic cleaning operation when the accumulated operation time from the previous automatic cleaning operation reaches a predetermined time (for example, 24 hours). In the automatic cleaning operation, the dust removal unit 73 reciprocates in addition to the forward movement operation and the backward movement operation in which the dust removal unit 73 is reciprocated with respect to the air filter 25 fixed a predetermined number of times (for example, once). A dust collecting operation for separating and collecting the dust held by the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 is performed.

(5-1) Outward Movement Operation When the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is stopped or during normal operation (heating operation or cooling operation), the dust removal unit 73 has a rear end 25b of the air filter 25 as shown in FIG. It is located in the main part 142 of the guide member 14 on the rear side, which is the initial position DP1 at the start of the cleaning operation. Therefore, when the dust removal unit 73 is at the initial position DP1, the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 are located on the back side of the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25, and the dust removal unit 73 is It does not overlap with the air filter 25. Further, when the dust removing unit 73 is at the initial position DP1, the dust removing unit 73 takes a close state in which the leeward portion 731 and the leeward portion 741 are close to each other. Therefore, in this embodiment, the dust removal operation of the air filter 25 is started almost simultaneously with the start of the cleaning operation by the automatic cleaning mechanism 70. That is, the initial position DP1 is also a standby position.

  When the cleaning operation is started, first, the forward movement operation (moving operation in the directions of arrows X3, X1, and X2) is performed in which the dust removing unit 73 taking the proximity state moves with respect to the air filter 25. In the forward movement operation, the dust removing unit 73 at the initial position DP1 passes through the rear end 25b of the air filter 25 and moves to below the front end 25a of the air filter 25. Here, the removal brush 742 of the dust removal unit 73 passes through the step 145 of the rear end 25b of the air filter 25 before reaching the rear end 25b of the air filter 25 from the initial position DP1. In the forward movement operation, the bristle material 734c of the leeward brush 734 comes into contact with the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25 to push out dust adhering to the leeward side surface 25f1 to the leeward side surface 25f2. On the other hand, the bristle material 742c of the removal brush 742 (pile yarn of the fabric base fabric) comes into contact with the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25 and captures dust adhering to the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. Since the bristle material 742c of the removal brush 742 is inclined in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the dust removal unit 73, the bristle material 742c removes dust adhering to the upwind side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25, and the bristle material 742c. Accumulate from the tip to the root.

  When the dust removing unit 73 moves to the front end 25a of the air filter 25, the windward portion 741 is pushed forward along the inclined surface 302a of the separation guide portion 302, whereby the first fastening member 735 has a first portion. The protrusion 736 and the third protrusion 746 of the second fastening member 747 move along the mating inclined surfaces 736a and 746a, respectively, and the third protrusion 746 gets over the first protrusion 736. As a result, the first projecting portion 736 is sandwiched and engaged between the third projecting portion 746 and the second projecting portion 745, and the position of the leeward portion 741 with respect to the leeward portion 731 is fixed in a separated state. The dust removal unit 73 that has been switched from the close state to the separate state moves to the front end 301 of the filter pressing member 300 that is the end point of the forward path. Thereby, the forward movement operation | movement of the dust removal unit 73 is complete | finished.

(5-2) Dust Collection Operation The dust removal unit 73 that has moved to the front end 301 of the filter presser member 300 performs a dust collection operation while keeping the separated state. In the dust collecting operation, the dust removing unit 73 is reciprocated a plurality of times in the vicinity of the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. Here, the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 reciprocate a plurality of times (for example, three times) so as to draw a trajectory along a straight line with respect to the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. Here, the trajectory along the straight line may be a trajectory that is not curved at all with respect to the straight line, or may be a trajectory having a large curve.

  Further, in the dust collecting operation, as shown in FIGS. 21A and 21B, the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 pass completely through the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. And reciprocate a distance longer than the width in the direction parallel to the moving direction of the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. Then, as shown in FIG. 21B, in the forward movement during the dust collecting operation, the dust removing unit 73 moves from the front end 301 of the filter holding member 300 to the inside of the dust box 72. Note that when the dust removing unit 73 moves forward during the dust collecting operation, the first peeling brush 725 and the removing brush 742 are inclined in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the dust removing unit 73, so that the leeward brush 734. Moves while sliding in contact with the first peeling brush 725, so that dust held by the leeward brush 734 is scraped off by the first peeling brush 725, and the removal brush 742 moves while sliding in contact with the second peeling brush 726. Thus, the dust held by the removal brush 742 is scraped off by the second peeling brush 726. As a result, dust held by the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 is peeled from the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742. Most of the dust peeled from the leeward brush 734 and the removal brush 742 is entangled mainly at the roots of the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 and is received by the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. However, some will be recovered by falling downward due to their own weight. Further, when the dust removing unit 73 moves in the return path during the dust collecting operation, the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 are inclined to follow the moving direction of the dust removing unit 73, so that the leeward brush Even if 734 moves while making sliding contact with the first peeling brush 725 and the removal brush 742 moves while making sliding contact with the second peeling brush 726, there is little dust moving between the brushes. As the dust removing unit 73 is reciprocated a plurality of times in the dust collecting operation, the dust held by the leeward brush 734 and the removing brush 742 is peeled off by the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. And move to the lower part of the brush and move away from the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726. Dust separated from the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 is collected by dropping downward due to its own weight and is stored in the dust box 72.

  Further, when the dust removing unit 73 moves forward during the dust collecting operation, the first lid portion 723 is pushed down and rotated against the urging force of the urging member as the leeward brush 734 moves. The first lid portion 723 is opened, and the second lid portion 724 is opened by rotating the second lid portion 724 against the urging force of the urging member as the removal brush 742 moves. Go. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 21B, the first lid portion 723 and the second lid portion 724 are opened, and the opening 721a of the main body 721 is opened. On the other hand, since the first lid portion 723 and the second lid portion 724 are urged by the urging member so as to close the opening 721a of the main body 721, the return path of the dust removing unit 73 during the dust collecting operation. At the time of movement, the first lid portion 723 is rotated with the movement of the leeward brush 734 to close the first lid portion 723, and the second lid portion 724 is moved with the movement of the removal brush 742. By rotating, the second lid 724 is closed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 21A, the first lid portion 723 and the second lid portion 724 are closed, and the opening 721a of the main body 721 is closed. In the dust collecting operation, the dust separated from the first peeling brush 725 and the second peeling brush 726 is in a state where the opening 721a of the main body 721 is opened during the forward movement of the dust removing unit 73 during the dust collecting operation. It is stored in the internal space of the main body 721 through the opening 721a of the main body 721. In this way, dust is stored in the dust box 72.

(5-3) Return path movement operation After the dust recovery operation is completed, the return path movement operation (arrows Y1, Y1) in which the dust removing unit 73 located at the front end 301 of the filter pressing member 300 moves in the opposite direction to that of the forward path movement operation. Movement in the direction of Y2) is performed. At the start of the forward movement operation, the dust removal unit 73 is in the separated state, so the leeward brush 734 is in contact with the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25, but the removal brush 742 is the leeward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. There is no contact. For this reason, dust is pushed out from the leeward side surface 25f1 of the air filter 25 to the leeward side surface 25f2 also during the backward movement operation. On the other hand, since the removal brush 742 is not in contact with the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25, even if dust that could not be thrown away in the dust box 72 remains in the removal brush 742, the windward side surface 25f2 of the air filter 25. It is possible to prevent dust from adhering to the surface.

  When the dust removing unit 73 moves to the vicinity of the rear end 25b of the air filter 25, the windward portion 741 is pushed downward along the contact surface 197 of the contact guide convex portion 196, so that the second fastening member 747 The three protruding portions 746 move along the inclined surface 736b of the first protruding portion 736 of the first fastening member 735, and the third protruding portion 746 gets over the first protruding portion 736. Thereby, the engagement of the first protrusion 736, the third protrusion 746, and the second protrusion 745 is released, and the position of the windward portion 741 with respect to the windward portion 731 is fixed in the proximity state. The dust removal unit 73 switched from the separated state to the close state moves to the initial position DP1 that is the end point of the return path and the start point of the forward path. Thereby, the cleaning operation ends. The above operation may be configured to be forcibly executed by transmitting an instruction to the control device using a remote controller (not shown).

(5-4) Maintenance The maintenance work includes cleaning of the air filter 25, cleaning of the dust removing unit 73, and disposal of dust accumulated in the dust box 72. These maintenance operations are performed when the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is stopped. Note that description of maintenance work other than those described above is omitted. In order to maintain the air filter 25, the dust removing unit 73, and the dust box 72, the front plate 11b supported by the hinges is rotated to first expose the main body frame 19 on the front side. In order to maintain the air filter 25, the air filter 25 is fixed as will be described later. Therefore, this fixing is released and the air filter 25 is pulled out to the front side. Maintenance of the air filter 25 is performed when the operation is stopped, and at the time of maintenance of the air filter 25, the dust removal unit 73 is located at the initial position DP1 (see FIG. 9) which is a standby position. Therefore, the dust removal unit 73 does not interfere with the attachment / detachment of the air filter 25.

(5-4-1) Fixing of Air Filter 25 FIG. 22 shows a scene in which the air filter 25 is placed on the main body frame 19 and the air filter 25 is about to be fixed to the main body frame 19 by the filter pressing member 300. It is shown. Note that FIG. 22 shows members on the right side portion of the main body frame 19. The air filter 25 is fixed to the main body frame 19 by a filter pressing member 300.

  The filter holding member 300 is provided with a knob 305 on the front side. The user picks the knob 305 and lifts or lowers the filter pressing member 300 to fix the filter pressing member 300 to the main body frame 19 or to release the fixing of the filter pressing member 300 to the main body frame 19. A shaft hole 307 is formed at the rear end of the filter pressing member 300 so as to be rotatably fitted to the rotation shaft 199 of the main body frame 19 (see FIG. 6). From another viewpoint, when the knob 305 is picked and the filter presser member 300 is lifted or lowered, the entire filter presser member 300 rotates around the rotation shaft 199 and the front of the filter presser member 300 is rotated. Will be opened and closed.

  A hooking piece 306 projects toward the main body frame 19 at the front portion of the filter pressing member 300. On the main body frame 19, a hooking protrusion 198 for locking the hooked piece 306 protrudes toward the filter pressing member 300. The filter pressing member 300 is fixed to the main body frame 19 by the upper surface of the hooking piece 306 being hooked on the lower surface of the hooking protrusion 198.

  Further, the upper surface of the latching protrusion 198 is also a contact portion with which the front end portion 25a of the air filter 25 contacts. Positioning is performed on the front side of the air filter 25 by the front end portion 25 a coming into contact with the upper surface of the latching protrusion 198.

(5-4-2) Dust Discarding in Dust Box 72 As described in the description of the dust box 72 in (3-3) above, the dust box 72 rotates the front plate 11b to expose the main body frame 19. In this state, it can be attached to and detached from the main body frame 19. The dust accumulated in the dust box 72 is discarded from the dust box 72 in a state where the dust box 72 is pulled forward from the main body frame 19 and the dust box 72 is removed from the main body frame 19. After the dust is discarded, the installation of the dust box 72 is completed by pushing the dust box 72 into the main body frame 19.

(5-4-3) Maintenance of Dust Removal Unit 73 Maintenance of the dust removal unit 73 is also performed when the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is stopped. However, immediately after the operation of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 is stopped, the dust removal unit 73 is in a standby state at the initial position DP1. Therefore, the user instructs the control device 40 to move the dust removal unit 73 using, for example, the remote controller 41. For example, the remote controller 41 instructs the control device 40 to switch to the maintenance mode. Receiving this instruction, the control device 40 controls the drive motor 74 to move the dust removal unit 73 to the maintenance position MP1 (see FIG. 15) in the maintenance mode. The drive motor 74 is a stepping motor, for example, and moves from the initial position DP1 to the maintenance position MP1 by rotating by the number of rotations instructed by the control device 40. In order to move to the maintenance position MP1 in a separated state where the windward portion 741 and the windward portion 731 are separated from each other, the windward portion 741 and the windward portion 731 are separated from each other by moving once to the separation guide portion 302 and then moving backward. Move. Further, it may move directly from the initial position DP1 to the maintenance position MP1, and in that case, the leeward portion 741 and the leeward portion 731 can be kept in the proximity state.

  Note that the air filter 25 may be removed before the maintenance of the dust removing unit 73, or the dust removing unit 73 may be maintained with the air filter 25 attached. In the former case, it is easy to perform maintenance of both the removal brush 742 and the leeward brush 734 at the same time, and in the latter case, dust is scattered inside the air filter 25 even if dust is scattered when the removal brush 742 is removed. It becomes difficult to invade.

  The maintenance position MP1 of the dust removal unit 73 is near the boundary, that is, in front of the upper spaces S1 and S2. The maintenance position MP1 is a position above the dust box 72 where the dust box 72 can be removed. Specifically, the maintenance position MP1 is a place higher than the entire dust box 72, that is, a place higher than the first peeling brush 725, the second peeling brush 726, and the base 727.

  The windward portion 741 can be separated from the windward portion 731 toward the front. Specifically, the windward part 741 can be pulled out from the first fastening member 735 of the windward part 731. By separating the leeward part 741 and the leeward part 731, not only the removal brush 742 but also the leeward side brush 734 can be easily cleaned. Further, being separable means that it is possible to easily replace only the removal brush 742.

  When maintenance is completed and the windward portion 741 is returned to the state shown in FIG. 15, the user uses the remote controller 41 to release the maintenance mode for the control device 40, that is, change from the maintenance mode to the normal mode. Instruct. When receiving the instruction to cancel the maintenance mode, the control device 40 controls the drive motor 74 to move the dust removal unit 73 to the initial position DP1 that is the standby position.

(6) Modification (6-1) Modification A
The maintenance position MP1 in the above embodiment is a position in front of the indoor heat exchanger 13 and above the dust box 72, but a maintenance position MP2 as shown in FIG. 24 can also be used. The maintenance position MP2 is a position above the dust box 72 and above the indoor heat exchanger 13. Since the method of moving to the maintenance position MP2 can be configured in the same manner as the method of moving to the maintenance position MP1, description thereof will be omitted.

(6-2) Modification B
In the above embodiment and Modification A, the case where the standby position is at the initial position DP1 after the rear end portion 25b of the air filter 25 has been described. However, the standby position includes the front heat exchange unit 13a and the rear heat exchange unit. It is also possible to set a position near the boundary 13c or behind the boundary and other than the initial position DP1.

  For example, the initial position DP2 shown in FIG. 23 can be set as the standby position. The initial position DP2 is the upper spaces S1, S2 of both the front top 13aa of the front heat exchange section 13a and the rear top 13ca of the rear heat exchange section 13c, and the front heat exchange section 13a and the rear heat exchange section 13c. Near the boundary. This is a low flow rate region where the flow of room air taken into the machine is small. The dust removal unit 73 that stands by in the vicinity of the boundary stands by in a proximity state. Therefore, the dust removal unit 73 does not get in the way when taking in indoor air.

(7) Features (7-1)
In the air conditioner indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner of the present embodiment, for example, when the remote controller 41 is used to instruct the control device 40 to switch to the maintenance mode and the maintenance operation of the dust removal unit 73 is performed, the control device 40 is Then, the drive motor 74 is controlled to move the dust removal unit 73 from the standby position to the maintenance positions MP1 and MP2 provided in front of the boundary. By such control, the dust removal unit 73 exists on the front side during maintenance, and the maintenance of the dust removal unit 73 is facilitated. When the dust removal unit 73 is put on standby at the initial positions DP1 and DP2 near the boundary or behind the boundary during the air-conditioning operation, the airflow hitting the dust removal unit 73 is reduced, and the function of the air conditioning indoor unit 100 can be improved. Thus, it is possible to achieve both the improvement of the performance of the air conditioner indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner at the normal time and the ease of performing the work on the dust removing unit 73 at the time of maintenance.

(7-2)
In the air conditioning indoor unit 100, the removal brush 742 is separated from the air filter 25 and stopped above the front heat exchange units 13a and 13b. Therefore, when the air filter 25 is removed or the removal brush 742 is maintained. Even with the air filter 25 attached, the removal brush 742 can be operated without contacting the air filter 25. Further, if the dust removal unit 73 is located above the front heat exchanging portions 13a and 13b, the dust removal unit 73 can be easily maintained because it is a position where the removal brush 742 can be seen while being viewed. And it can suppress that the dust adhering to the removal brush 742 and the air filter 25 disperses at the time of a maintenance.

(7-3)
In the air conditioning indoor unit 100, since the maintenance positions MP1 and MP2 are above the dust box 72 before the boundary and can be removed, the dust box 72 can be easily handled simultaneously with the dust removal unit 73. Become. As described above, the maintenance work for the dust removal unit 73 can be easily performed simultaneously with the dust box 72, and the ease of the maintenance work can be improved.

(7-4)
In the air conditioner indoor unit 100 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment, the initial positions DP1 and DP2 that are standby positions are in the low flow rate region, so that the dust removal unit 73 is in standby in a relatively high flow rate region other than the low flow rate region. Compared to the case where the dust removal unit 73 is used, the dust removal unit 73 does not interfere with the intake of room air. It becomes easy to secure the air volume of the indoor air that passes through the indoor heat exchanger 13, and noise generated when the air flow strikes the dust removal unit 73 can be suppressed.

13 Indoor heat exchanger (heat exchanger)
13a, 13b Front heat exchange section 13c Rear heat exchange section 19 Body frame 25 Air filter 70 Automatic cleaning mechanism 72 Dust box 73 Dust removal unit 74 Drive motor 100 Air conditioning indoor unit 742 Removal brushes DP1, DP2 Initial position (standby position)
MP1, MP2 maintenance position

JP 2008-121990 A

Claims (4)

A heat exchanger (13) having a front heat exchange section and a rear heat exchange section;
An air filter (25) that is disposed on the windward side of the heat exchanger and removes dust from the indoor air that passes through when indoor air that is heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger passes;
An automatic cleaning mechanism (70) having a dust removing unit (73) movable relative to the air filter back and forth, and automatically removing dust from the air filter by moving the dust removing unit back and forth. When,
With
The automatic cleaning mechanism causes the dust removal unit to stand by at a standby position (DP1, DP2) near the boundary between the front heat exchange unit and the rear heat exchange unit or behind the boundary during the air conditioning operation, An air conditioner that moves the dust removal unit from the standby position to maintenance positions (MP1, MP2) ahead of the boundary when a maintenance operation is performed on the dust removal unit. The dust removal unit has a removal brush (742), moves the removal brush in contact with the air filter when the air filter is cleaned, and removes the air filter from the air filter when returning to the standby position after cleaning. Move the brush away,
In the automatic cleaning mechanism, the maintenance position is above the front heat exchange unit, and the removal brush is separated from the air filter and stopped at the maintenance position.
The air conditioner according to claim 1. The automatic cleaning mechanism has a dust box (72) separate from the dust removal unit, below the front end of the air filter for storing dust transferred from the dust removal unit, and the maintenance position. Is a position above the dust box and in front of the boundary and detachable from the dust box.
The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2. In the automatic cleaning mechanism, the standby position is set in a low flow rate region in which the flow rate of indoor air toward the heat exchanger is lower than the vicinity in the vicinity of the boundary or behind the boundary.
The air conditioner as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3.

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