JP2991128B2 - Indoor unit piping structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a piping structure for an indoor unit. More specifically, the present invention relates to a structure of a refrigerant pipe connected to a flow divider in an indoor unit of an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an air conditioner, a heat exchanger having two refrigerant lines may be provided in an indoor unit. For example, in order to reduce the size of the indoor unit, a heat exchanger having a shape in which fins are bent in two along the front surface and the top surface of the indoor unit is mounted, and two heat exchangers generated by bending the heat exchanger are mounted. This is the case where a refrigerant is caused to flow in parallel to the parts. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), a refrigerant is introduced into the indoor unit 101 from the outside through a refrigerant pipe (indicated by a solid line) 111, and the refrigerant is divided into two systems by a bifurcated flow divider 110. To the refrigerant pipes 112 and 1 respectively.
The air is supplied to the inlets A and B of the respective refrigerant pipes of the heat exchanger through 13. 2 (a) shows the vicinity of the flow divider 110 as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 2 (b) shows the vicinity of the flow divider 110 as viewed from directly above. The refrigerant pipe 111 on the introduction side is connected to the inlet 110a of the flow divider 110, and is bent horizontally at the site according to the layout of the installation location at the lower side 111b of the flow divider 110, and the right side surface, left side surface or Indoor unit 1 through the wall hole behind the indoor unit
01 is pulled out. On the other hand, the outlet 11 of the flow divider 110
Pipes 112 and 113 connected to 0b and 110c are raised upward. Conventionally, in order to prevent the flow rate of the divided refrigerant from being affected by the centrifugal force on the refrigerant when passing through the locally bent portion 111b of the refrigerant pipe 11, the locally bent portion 111b and the inlet 110 of the flow divider 110 are
The height difference L of the linear portion 111c is set as long as possible (about 150 mm).

[0003]

By the way, the ratio of the flow rate of the refrigerant passing through each refrigerant pipe of the heat exchanger is determined by the flow rate of the room air passing through the outside of each refrigerant pipe so as to maximize the heat exchange efficiency. It should be set to a certain ratio depending on the ratio.

However, the present inventor has proposed that the refrigerant pipe 111
Of the horizontal portion (hereinafter referred to as “introduction portion”) 111a in the horizontal plane at 0 °, 45 °, 90 ° (the current divider 110
The direction perpendicular to the direction connecting the outlets 110b and 110c of the
°. ), It was found that the flow rate of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider 110 was affected. As a result, the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger may be reduced depending on the orientation of the introduction portion 111a of the refrigerant pipe 111 with respect to the indoor unit 101 at the time of installation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a piping structure of an indoor unit which can make the flow ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider constant, regardless of the direction of the introduction portion of the refrigerant piping with respect to the indoor unit. It is in.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a piping structure for an indoor unit, wherein a refrigerant is introduced into the indoor unit from outside through a refrigerant pipe, and the refrigerant is specified in the indoor unit. Is a piping structure of an indoor unit that divides the flow into a plurality of systems by a flow divider mounted at a position, wherein the refrigerant pipe is disposed vertically below the introduction part for the indoor unit and the distribution part located above the introduction part. Between the facing inlet, from the bottom, in order from the bottom, a bent portion that is bent at the time of installation, a rising portion that rises up from the local bent portion by a certain height difference, and a fixed bending in which the arrangement with respect to the shunt is fixed And a portion.

In the piping structure of the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, between the bent portion of the refrigerant pipe and the inlet of the flow divider which is directed vertically downward, the pipe rises upward from the bent portion at a predetermined height. In addition to the rising portion, there is a fixed bent portion in which the arrangement with respect to the flow divider is fixed, so that the flow rate ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider is dominantly determined by the fixed bent portion, and the influence of the local bent portion Is smaller than in the past. Therefore, the flow ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider becomes constant regardless of the direction of the introduction portion of the refrigerant pipe with respect to the indoor unit. As a result, in the case where the refrigerant divided by the flow divider flows in parallel through a plurality of refrigerant lines of the heat exchanger, the flow ratio of the refrigerant passing through each refrigerant line of the heat exchanger is set to The ratio can be set to a constant value according to the flow ratio of room air passing outside the road.
Therefore, it is possible to increase the heat exchange efficiency of such a heat exchanger.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 shows a piping structure of an embodiment of an indoor unit 1. (A) shows the piping structure of the installed indoor unit in a front view direction, and (b) of FIG. (A) is a view of the same view from the right side, (c) of FIG. Shows the state of FIG. 1A viewed from above.

A heat exchanger (not shown) having two refrigerant pipes is mounted in the indoor unit 1, and is located at a specific position (the right position in FIG. 1A) with respect to the heat exchanger. A flow divider 10 for dividing the refrigerant into two systems is arranged. The flow divider 10 includes a main body 10s having a cylindrical outer shape arranged in a vertical direction, a refrigerant inlet 10a provided at a lower end surface of the main body 10s, and two refrigerant outlets provided at an upper end surface of the main body 10s. 10b and 10c. Inside the main body 10s, a forked flow path that connects the refrigerant inlet 10a and the refrigerant outlets 10b and 10c is formed. As can be seen from FIG. 1 (c), the direction connecting the refrigerant outlets 10b and 10c is:
The azimuth angle is 45 ° with respect to the left-right direction of the indoor unit 1.

The refrigerant outlets 10b and 10c of the flow divider 10 are
The refrigerant pipes 12 and 13 are connected to the inlets A and B of the refrigerant pipes of the heat exchanger, respectively. As can be clearly understood from FIG. 1B, the refrigerant pipes 12 and 13 rise from the outlets 10b and 10c of the flow divider 10 and are curved in the front-rear direction, respectively, and obliquely extend from the curved parts 12a and 13a. Inclined portions 12b and 13b extending linearly downward and forward, and the curved portions 12a and 13a
Curved portions 12c, 13c which are curved in the opposite direction, and linear portions 12d, which extend linearly from the curved portions 12c, 13c to the heights of the inlets A, B of the refrigerant path of the heat exchanger.
13d. Furthermore, as can be clearly understood from FIG.
d, 13d, curved portions 12e, 13e curved leftward
And connecting portions 12f and 13f extending linearly in the horizontal direction from the curved portions 12e and 13e to the inlets A and B of the refrigerant path of the heat exchanger.

A refrigerant pipe 11 for introducing refrigerant from the outside into the indoor unit 1 is connected to a refrigerant inlet 10a of the flow divider 10. The refrigerant pipe 11 is bent by about 90 ° toward the inlet portion 11a introduced into the indoor unit 1 through the left side surface (not shown) of the indoor unit 1 and into the inlet 10a of the flow divider 10 below the flow divider 10. Local bending part 11
b, a rising portion 11c extending upward from the local bending portion 11b, a fixed bending portion 14 (including 11d, 11e and 11f), and a connecting portion 11g extending vertically upward from the fixed bending portion 14. Fixed bending part 1
4 is a bent portion 11d for slightly bending the direction of the rising portion 11c in the direction of the azimuth angle of 45 ° (direction from the refrigerant outlet 11b to 11c in FIG. 1 (c)), and linearly extends from this portion 11d. Shift part 1 extending diagonally upward
1e, and a correction portion f that bends the direction of the shift portion 11e by a slight angle and corrects it vertically upward. Here, the height difference L1 at both ends of the shift portion 11e shown in FIG. 1A is set to 30 mm, and the shift amount in the horizontal plane at both ends of the shift portion 11e is set to 10 mm. The vertical length L2 of the connection portion 11g is set to 15 mm. The on-site bending portion 11b and the flow divider 1
The height difference L between the entrance 10a and the entrance 10a is 150 as before.
mm.

When the refrigerant pipe 11 is actually installed, the refrigerant pipe 11 is formed with the fixed bent portion 14 formed in advance.
Is connected to the inlet 10a of the flow divider 10. Then, the on-site bent portion 11b is bent in the horizontal direction at the site according to the layout of the installation location, etc., and the introduction portion 11a is pulled out of the indoor unit 1 through the right side surface, the left side surface of the indoor unit, or the wall hole behind the indoor unit. It is.

In this case, since the fixed bent portion 14 exists between the local bent portion 11b of the refrigerant pipe 11 and the inlet 10a of the flow divider 10, the flow ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider 10 is fixed at this fixed value. Determined by the bend,
The influence of the local bending portion 11b is reduced as compared with the conventional case.
Therefore, regardless of the direction of the introduction portion 11a of the refrigerant pipe 11 with respect to the indoor unit 1, the flow ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider 10 becomes constant. As a result, the flow rate ratio of the refrigerant passing through each refrigerant line of the heat exchanger can be set to a constant ratio according to the flow ratio of room air passing outside the refrigerant line. Therefore, the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger can be improved.

Although the flow divider divides the refrigerant into two systems, the refrigerant may be divided not only into two systems but into three or more systems.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, in the piping structure of the indoor unit according to the first aspect, between the locally bent portion of the refrigerant pipe and the vertically directed inlet of the flow divider, There is not only a rising portion that rises upward by a certain height difference but also a fixed bent portion in which the arrangement with respect to the flow divider is fixed, so that the flow ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider is dominated by the fixed bent portion. As a result, the influence of the above-mentioned field bending portion is reduced as compared with the conventional case. Therefore, regardless of the direction of the introduction portion of the refrigerant pipe with respect to the indoor unit, the flow ratio of the refrigerant after passing through the flow divider can be made constant. As a result, in the case where the refrigerant divided by the flow divider flows in parallel through a plurality of refrigerant lines of the heat exchanger, the flow ratio of the refrigerant passing through each refrigerant line of the heat exchanger is set to The ratio can be set to a constant value according to the flow ratio of room air passing outside the road, and the heat exchange efficiency of such a heat exchanger can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a piping structure of an indoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional piping structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Divider 11, 12, 13 Refrigerant piping 11b On-site bending part 14 Fixed bending part A, B Inlet of refrigerant pipe of heat exchanger

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) F24F 1/00 F25B 41/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerant is introduced into an indoor unit (1) from the outside through a refrigerant pipe (11), and the refrigerant is divided into a plurality of parts by a flow divider (10) mounted at a specific position in the indoor unit (1). The piping structure of an indoor unit that branches into a system, wherein the refrigerant pipe (11) includes an introduction part (11a) for the indoor unit (1) and the flow divider (10) located above the introduction part (11a). )), A local bent portion (11b) which is bent at the time of installation, and a local bent portion (1).
A piping structure for an indoor unit, comprising: a rising portion (11c) that rises upward by a predetermined height difference from 1b); and a fixed bent portion (14) having a fixed arrangement with respect to the flow divider (10).