JP2018159497A - Floor type indoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor type indoor unit that can be downsized.SOLUTION: An upper motor holder 22 for holding an upper motor 20 is arranged in an upper part at a left side of a suction port 1a, a lower motor holder 23 for holding a lower motor 21 is arranged in a lower part at the left side of the suction port 1a, and an electric component box 12 is arranged between the upper motor holder 22 and the lower motor holder 23. A switch part 11 for setting an address, etc., is arranged in front of the upper motor holder 22, and a communication line terminal part 13 for connecting a communication line for communicating with an outdoor unit is attached in front of the lower motor holder 23. A power connection part 15 and a pipe connection part 16 are arranged at a right side of the suction port 1a, and an electronic expansion valve 17 is arranged in the pipe connection part 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a floor-standing indoor unit for an air conditioner.

  As a floor-mounted indoor unit installed on the floor with the indoor wall facing away, the upper crossflow fan and the lower crossflow fan sucked air from the suction port formed at the front center of the indoor unit body. Are exchanged with the refrigerant of the heat exchanger arranged inside the indoor unit, and then blown out into the room from the upper outlet formed at the upper front of the indoor unit and the lower outlet formed at the lower front of the indoor unit. (For example, Patent Document 1).

  In such a floor-standing indoor unit, the upper motor that drives the upper cross flow fan is disposed on the upper left side of the indoor unit, and the lower motor that drives the lower cross flow fan is disposed on the lower left side of the indoor unit. The electrical component box is disposed between the upper motor and the lower motor. On the other hand, the power supply terminal block for taking in the external power supply is arranged at the upper part on the right side of the indoor unit, and the pipe connecting part for connecting the pipe of the heat exchanger and the pipe of the outdoor unit is arranged at the lower part on the right side of the indoor unit.

  In an air conditioner in which one or more indoor units are connected to one outdoor unit, an electronic expansion valve that controls the flow rate of the refrigerant is installed on the outdoor unit side. It can be applied almost as it is.

JP 2008-267656 A

  However, in a refrigerant flow rate variable control type air conditioner in which two or more indoor units are connected to one or two or more outdoor units, an electronic expansion valve must be arranged in each indoor unit. Also, a switch part for setting the refrigerant system address and the indoor unit address and a communication line terminal part for connecting a communication line for communicating with the outdoor unit must be arranged in each indoor unit. . Therefore, in the refrigerant flow variable control type air conditioner, the space for arranging the electronic expansion valve, the switch unit, and the communication line terminal unit in the indoor unit is more than in the case of an air conditioner other than the refrigerant flow variable control type. However, there is a concern that the indoor unit will increase in size.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a floor-standing indoor unit that can be miniaturized by devising the arrangement of an electronic expansion valve, a switch unit, a communication line terminal unit, and the like.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a suction port is provided at the front center, an upper outlet is provided at the upper front, a lower outlet is provided at the lower front, and a heat exchanger is provided inside. The upper crossflow fan driven by the upper motor is provided in the upper part of the interior, and the lower crossflow fan driven by the lower motor is provided in the lower part of the interior. The upper crossflow fan and the lower crossflow fan are provided. In a floor-standing indoor unit that blows air from the suction port by a fan to the refrigerant in the heat exchanger and blows out from the upper outlet and the lower outlet, either the left side or the right side of the indoor unit On the other hand, an upper motor holder for holding the upper motor and a lower motor holder for holding the lower motor are arranged, and the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder are arranged. An electrical component box is disposed between the power supply terminal block and the pipe connection portion on the other of the left side and the right side of the indoor unit, an electronic expansion valve is disposed on the pipe connection portion, and the upper motor holder. And a communication line terminal portion for connecting a communication line for communication with an outdoor unit to the other front surface of the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder. Is arranged.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the floor-standing indoor unit according to the first aspect, the switch portion is disposed in front of the upper motor holder, and the communication line terminal portion is disposed in front of the lower motor holder. It is characterized by being.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the floor-standing indoor unit according to the second aspect, the electronic expansion valve is connected to the electrical component by an expansion valve wiring disposed so as to pass through a space above the heat exchanger. It is connected to a box.

  According to the present invention, since the switch unit and the communication line terminal unit are arranged in front of the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder, it is not necessary to provide a special space for arranging the switch unit and the communication line terminal unit. The indoor indoor unit can be downsized. In addition, since the electronic expansion valve is disposed in the pipe connection portion, the floor-standing indoor unit can be further downsized.

It is a perspective view of a floor-standing indoor unit of an air conditioner. It is the front view which removed the suction grille and front panel of the indoor unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the center part of the indoor unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which removed the suction grille and front panel of the indoor unit from the left front method. It is attachment explanatory drawing of the switch part of the indoor unit. It is sectional drawing of the attachment part of the switch part of the indoor unit. It is attachment explanatory drawing of the communication line terminal part of the indoor unit. It is sectional drawing of the attachment part of the communication line terminal part of the indoor unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which removed the suction grille and front panel of the indoor unit from the right front. It is explanatory drawing of the electronic expansion valve wiring of the indoor unit. It is an enlarged view of the wiring part of expansion valve wiring.

  In the floor-standing indoor unit 100 of this embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a suction grill provided with a suction port 1 a in the center, and is attached to the front of the indoor unit 100. Reference numeral 2 denotes a front panel that closes the front surface of the indoor unit 100. The front panel is attached so that the suction port 1a of the suction grill 1 is located at the center of the front, and the display unit 2a is formed at the upper part. 3 is a left panel for closing the left side of the front of the indoor unit 100, 4 is a right panel for closing the right side of the front of the indoor unit 100, and 5 is a back panel for closing the back of the indoor unit 100. The back panel 5 has an upper surface portion 5a, a left side surface portion 5b, and a right side surface portion 5c. Reference numeral 6 denotes an upper air outlet formed in the upper part of the front panel 2, and 7 denotes an upper opening / closing flap for adjusting the opening / closing degree of the upper air outlet 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a lower outlet formed at the lower portion of the front panel 2, and 9 denotes a lower opening / closing flap for adjusting the opening / closing degree of the lower outlet 8.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a heat exchanger arranged to be located on the back surface of the suction grill 1. 11 is a switch unit for performing various settings such as the refrigerant system address and indoor unit address of the indoor unit 100, 12 is an electrical component box in which a control board for controlling the indoor unit 100 is built, and 13 is an electrical component of the indoor unit 100. It is a communication line terminal part for connecting the communication line wired between the box 12 and an outdoor unit. These switch unit 11, electrical component box 12, and communication line terminal unit 13 are all arranged in the vertical direction inside the left side of indoor unit 100, that is, inside surrounded by left side 6 b and left panel 3 of rear panel 5. Has been placed. Reference numeral 14 denotes an indicator holder disposed between the upper end 10 a of the heat exchanger 10 and the upper outlet 6. Reference numeral 15 denotes a power supply connection part from which a power cord (not shown) is drawn out on the back side of the indoor unit 100, and reference numeral 16 denotes a pipe connection part to which piping connected to the outdoor unit is connected. Reference numeral 17 denotes an electronic expansion valve that adjusts the flow rate of the refrigerant, and is disposed in the pipe connection portion 6. These power supply connection part 15, pipe connection part 16, and electronic expansion valve 17 are all arranged inside the right side of the indoor unit 100, that is, inside the right side part 6 c of the back panel 5 and the right panel 4. Yes.

  18 is an upper cross flow fan disposed on the upper back of the heat exchanger 10 inside the upper air outlet 7, and 19 is a lower cross flow fan disposed on the lower back of the heat exchanger 10 inside the lower air outlet 8. Yes (see FIG. 3). Reference numeral 20 denotes an upper motor (see FIG. 6) for rotationally driving the upper crossflow fan 18, and reference numeral 21 denotes a lower motor (see FIG. 8) for rotationally driving the lower crossflow fan 19. The panel 5 is disposed inside the left side surface portion 6 b and the left panel 3. When the upper cross flow fan 18 is driven by the upper motor 20 and the lower cross flow fan 19 is driven by the lower motor 21, the indoor air is sucked into the heat exchanger 10 from the suction grill 1 and heat exchanged with the refrigerant, The air is blown into the room from the upper air outlet 6 and the lower air outlet 8.

  An upper motor holder 22 holds the upper motor 20 on the indoor unit frame 24. A lower motor holder 23 holds the lower motor 21 on the indoor unit frame 24. The switch part 11 described above is attached to the front surface of the upper motor holder 22, and the communication line terminal part 13 is attached to the front face of the lower motor holder 23. The electrical component box 12 is disposed between the switch unit 11 and the communication line terminal unit 13.

  FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are explanatory diagrams of the attachment of the switch unit 11. The upper motor holder 22 has a switch mounting surface 221 on the front side. The switch unit 11 includes a switch board 111 on which a digital switch 111a such as a dip switch or a rotary switch is mounted, and a box-shaped resin switch box 112 in which the switch board 111 is loaded. The switch box 112 is screwed to the switch mounting surface 221 of the upper motor holder 22 so that the open surface 112a faces the front. The switch board 111 is loaded into the switch box 112 and is screwed so that the digital switch 111a as the operation unit faces the front. A wiring (not shown) connected to the switch board 111 is connected to the electrical component box 12. Therefore, by removing the left panel 3, the switch board 111 can be easily accessed from the front of the indoor unit 100, and various settings such as the refrigerant system address and the indoor unit address can be easily performed. .

  7 and 8 are explanatory views of attachment of the communication line terminal portion 13. A communication line terminal mounting surface 231 is formed on the front side of the lower motor holder 23. The communication line terminal unit 13 includes a communication line terminal block 131 and a terminal block mounting plate 132. The terminal block mounting plate 132 is screwed to the communication line terminal mounting surface 231 of the lower motor holder 23, and the communication line terminal block 131 is screwed to the terminal block mounting plate 132. It is attached in a posture facing the front. Both the wiring drawn from the electrical component box 12 and the wiring drawn from the outdoor unit are connected to the communication line terminal block 131. Also by removing the left panel 3, the communication line terminal portion 13 can be easily accessed from the front of the indoor unit 100, and the communication line wiring work is facilitated.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the floor-mounted indoor unit in which the upper motor holder 22 that holds the upper motor 20 is arranged at the upper left and the lower motor holder 23 that holds the lower motor 21 is arranged at the lower left. 100, the switch unit 11 is attached to the front of the upper motor holder 22, and the communication line terminal unit 13 is attached to the front of the lower motor holder 23.

  Even in a normal floor-standing indoor unit that is not a variable refrigerant flow control type, the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder are attached, so the upper motor holder is replaced with the upper motor holder 22 having the switch mounting surface 221, By replacing the motor holder with the lower motor holder 23 having the communication line terminal mounting surface 231, it is possible to easily correspond to the refrigerant flow rate variable control type indoor unit.

  In addition, in the refrigerant flow variable control type indoor unit, it is necessary to mount the electronic expansion valve 17 in addition to the switch unit 11 and the communication line terminal unit 13 described above. 17 is arranged in the pipe connection part 16. However, since the pipe connection portion 16 is located inside the right panel 4, the expansion valve wiring 25 that connects between the electrical component box 12 and the electronic expansion valve 17 disposed inside the left panel 3 is electrically connected to the electrical component box 12. It is necessary to perform wiring via the vicinity of the heat exchanger 10 disposed between the product box 12 and the electronic expansion valve 17.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the expansion valve wiring 25 is arranged in a space S1 formed between the display device holder 14 and the upper end 10a of the heat exchanger 10, as shown in FIGS. The display holder 14 includes a display substrate holder 141 in which a display substrate 26 having LEDs and the like is loaded, and a front holder disposed on the back surface of the display unit 2a of the front panel 2 while holding the display substrate holder 141. 142.

  The display substrate holder 141 includes a groove-shaped substrate accommodating portion 141 a that accommodates the display substrate 26, a lid 141 b that closes the substrate accommodating portion 141 a, and a sensor wiring 28 of the temperature sensor 27 that measures the piping temperature of the piping connecting portion 16. A wiring guide part 141c for guiding and a wiring pressing piece 141d for the expansion valve wiring 25 formed so as to protrude downwardly below the wiring guide part 141c are provided.

  Guide pieces 142a and 142b are formed on the front holder 142 on the back side in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIGS. 10 and 11, and the display substrate holder 141 is guided and held between the guide pieces 142a and 142b.

  The display part 2a of the front panel 2 is formed so as to be inclined upward at an angle of about 30 degrees, and the display holder 14 is arranged in accordance with the inclination of the display part 2a. For this reason, the display substrate holder 141 is similarly inclined, and the wiring holding piece 141d and the lower piece 141c1 of the wiring guide portion 141c generate a space S1 between the upper end 10a of the heat exchanger 10.

  Therefore, if the expansion valve wiring 25 is placed in advance in the space S1 before the display holder 14 is attached, the expansion valve wiring 25 is attached to the upper end of the heat exchanger 10 when the display holder 14 is attached. 10a, the wiring holding piece 141d, and the lower piece 141c1 of the wiring guide portion 141c are surrounded by the left panel from the inside of the right panel 4 along the heat exchanger 10 without falling off from the upper end 10a of the heat exchanger 10. 3 is arranged and held inside.

  In this manner, the expansion valve wiring 25 is guided in the space S1 between the display holder 14 and the upper end 10a of the heat exchanger 11, so that a dedicated wiring guide component for the expansion valve wiring 25 is not required. .

  Further, in a conventional floor-standing indoor unit that does not support the refrigerant flow rate variable control type, the wiring guide portion 141c that guides the sensor wiring 28 is formed in the display substrate holder. In this embodiment, such a display substrate is used. Since the expansion valve wiring 25 can be guided only by using the display substrate holder 141 in which the wiring pressing piece 141d is added to the holder, the design of the display substrate holder 141 is facilitated.

  Note that the upper motor 20, the lower motor 21, the upper motor holder 22, and the lower motor holder 23 can also be disposed on the right side of the indoor unit 100, that is, on the right side surface portion 5 c of the back panel 5 and the right panel 4. Alternatively, the switch unit 11 can be attached to the front surface of the lower motor holder 23, and the communication line terminal unit 13 can be attached to the front surface of the upper motor holder 22.

  1: suction grill, 1a: suction port, 2: front panel, 2a: display unit, 3: left panel, 4: right panel, 5: back panel, 5a: top surface, 5b: left side, 5c: right side, 6: Upper outlet, 7: Upper opening / closing flap, 8: Lower opening / closing flap, 9: Lower opening / closing flap, 10: Heat exchanger, 11: Switch part, 111: Switch board, 111a: Digital switch, 112: Switch box, 12: Electrical component box, 13: Communication line terminal unit, 131: Communication line terminal block, 132: Terminal block mounting plate, 14: Display holder, 141: Display substrate holder, 141a: Substrate housing unit, 141b: Cover, 141c : Wiring guide part, 141c1: Lower piece, 141d: Wiring holding piece, 142: Front holder, 142a, 142b: Guide piece, 15: Power supply connection part, 16: Pipe connection part, 17: Electronic expansion valve, 1 : Upper cross flow fan, 19: Lower cross flow fan, 20: Upper motor, 21: Lower motor, 22: Upper motor holder, 221: Switch mounting surface, 23: Lower motor holder, 231: Communication line terminal mounting surface, 24 : Indoor unit frame, 25: Expansion valve wiring, 26: Display board, 27: Temperature sensor, 28: Sensor wiring

Claims (3)

The upper cross is provided with a suction port in the center of the front, an upper outlet in the upper part of the front, a lower outlet in the lower part of the front, a heat exchanger in the interior, and driven by an upper motor in the upper part of the interior A flow fan is provided, and a lower cross flow fan driven by a lower motor is provided in the lower part of the inside, and air sucked from the suction port by the upper cross flow fan and the lower cross flow fan is cooled by the heat exchanger. In an air conditioner floor-standing indoor unit that exchanges heat with and blows out from the upper outlet and the lower outlet,
An upper motor holder that holds the upper motor and a lower motor holder that holds the lower motor are disposed on either the left side or the right side of the indoor unit, and electrical components are provided between the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder. A box is placed,
On either the left side or the right side of the indoor unit, a power terminal block and a pipe connection part are arranged, and an electronic expansion valve is arranged in the pipe connection part,
A switch unit is arranged in front of one of the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder, and a communication line for communicating with an outdoor unit is connected to the other front of the upper motor holder and the lower motor holder. The communication line terminal part is arranged,
An air conditioner floor-standing indoor unit. The floor-standing indoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1,
The switch unit is disposed in front of the upper motor holder, and the communication line terminal unit is disposed in front of the lower motor holder. In the floor-standing indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 2,
The electronic expansion valve is connected to the electrical component box by an expansion valve wiring arranged so as to pass through a space above the heat exchanger, and is an air conditioner floor-standing indoor unit.

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