JP5836553B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner that blows out sucked air together with charged particles.

  Indoor air contains various substances that are uncomfortable or toxic to the human body, such as dust, pollen, cigarette smoke, exhaled air, etc., in order to remove these substances and purify the air. Various air conditioners that generate charged particles have been proposed.

In general, an air conditioner that generates charged particles has positive ions H ⁺ (H ₂ O) _n (n is a natural number) and negative ions O ₂ ⁻ (H ₂ O) _m (m is a natural number). An ion generator is provided that blows out ions together with the inhaled air to inactivate mold, bacteria, etc. that float in the air.

  Patent Document 1 describes an air conditioner improved for a vehicle. The air conditioner includes a front casing, a rear casing, a support plate, an ion generator, a control board, a display board, a power supply board, and a blower. This air conditioner is configured by incorporating other components inside the front casing and the rear casing that form a bottomed cylindrical shape in a combined state. To assemble the device, first connect the ion generator and the control board, and connect the control board, the display board and the power supply board with connection lines, and then place the display board, the power supply board and the blower on the support plate. Attach to each mounting position.

  Next, the support plate is attached to the front housing so that the discharge surface of the ion generator is exposed from the opening of the support plate. Thereafter, the rear casing is bonded to the front casing. Subsequently, one end of the power cord is inserted into the plug insertion port of the rear casing, and the lid is put on the opening provided in the rear casing, thereby completing the assembly.

  In this air conditioner, the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion of the bottomed cylindrical shape is set to fit in a beverage container holder provided in the vehicle, and can be easily installed in the seat space of the vehicle. Further, by covering the periphery of the booster coil in the ion generator with a shield member, the emission of electromagnetic noise is suppressed, and electromagnetic interference to the in-vehicle device is reduced.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-096499

  However, in the conventional air conditioner described in Patent Document 1, when the ion generator mounted inside is to be removed, the front housing and the rear housing are separated, and the support plate mounted in the front housing There is a problem that it takes a lot of time and labor, and the control board, display board, power supply board and blower are exposed. Nowadays, ion generators are made compact and offered at a low price. Therefore, there is a user request to replace an old ion generator and use the air conditioner for a long time. It takes time to replace the harmony device. In addition, depending on the handling during the replacement work, the circuit on the exposed control board or the like may be damaged, or the reassembly may not be sufficient, causing mechanical backlash inside, resulting in electrical vibration due to vibration during vehicle travel. It may happen that the connection is interrupted and the operation of the apparatus becomes unstable.

  Also, if you remove the ion generator from the air conditioner and perform disassembly and assembly work to install a new ion generator, if the power cord is left plugged in, When the operation button is pressed, ions are generated even though the operation is in progress.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an air conditioner in which a charged particle generator can be attached and detached easily and reliably.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention, a charged particle generator is detachably attached to the outside of a wall that forms a flow path through which air blown by a blower flows to an outlet, and the charged particle generator the generated charged particles, in an air conditioner that is no so that the blower is blown from the air outlet with air blowing, the locking projection for locking the edge of one side of the front Symbol charged particle generator A flexible piece fixed to the wall and an abutting portion fixed to the wall and abutting against a side surface opposite to the one side surface. Ri clamping Citea said charged particle generator by contact portions, the charged particle generator, to the edge of the one side, to pulled out the charged particle generator is engaged with the step of the peripheral portion of the coin includes a convex hook portion for applying an external force, characterized in Rukoto.

The air conditioner according to the present invention is disposed at a position facing the one side surface, and controls a control circuit that controls the operation of the blower, and faces the one side surface, and includes the control circuit and the charged particle generator. and a partition wall for partitioning, characterized in that a recess having an arc-shaped sides in the partition Setsukabe is formed to face the hook portion.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention, a charged particle generator is detachably attached to the outside of a wall that forms a flow path through which air blown by a blower flows to an outlet, and the charged particle generator In the air conditioner configured to blow out the generated charged particles from the blower outlet together with the air blown by the blower, the charged particle generator has a locking protrusion for locking to an edge on one side surface of the charged particle generator. A flexible piece fixed to the wall, a contact portion fixed to the wall and contacting a side surface opposite to the one side surface, and a position facing the one side surface. A control circuit for controlling the operation of the blower; and a partition wall facing the one side surface and partitioning the control circuit and the charged particle generator; and the charged particles by the flexible piece and the contact portion A generator is sandwiched between the charged particle generator and the one side surface. The edges, Ru with a convex engagement portion for applying an external force to pulling out such a charging particle generator, and formed opposite the recess having an arcuate side surface in the partition wall to said hook portion Thea It is characterized by that.

In the present invention, the charged particle generator has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the flexible piece fixed to the wall forming the flow path is locked to the edge on one side of the charged particle generator. The abutting portion abuts against a side surface opposite to the one side surface of the charged particle generator, and the charged particle generator is sandwiched between the flexible piece and the abutting portion. As a result, the charged particle generator can be easily and reliably mounted .

In the present invention, a convex hooking portion for applying an external force for pulling out the charged particle generator is provided on the edge of one side surface of the charged particle generator. Thus, the hook portions, Ru can be performed dropping off of the air conditioner easy.

  In the present invention, the control circuit for controlling the operation of the blower is arranged at a position facing one side of the charged particle generator, and the control circuit and the charged particle generator are separated by a partition wall facing the one side. Partition. A concave portion having an arc-shaped side surface is formed on the partition wall so as to face the hook portion. As a result, even when one side surface of the charged particle generator and the partition wall are close to each other, a coin such as a 10-yen coin or a 100-yen coin is inserted into the recess, and a force is applied in a direction in which the charged particle generator is pulled out from the catching part. Can be removed.

  According to the present invention, the charged particle generator has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the locking piece that the flexible piece fixed to the wall forming the flow path locks to the edge of one side surface of the charged particle generator. The contact portion is in contact with the side surface opposite to the one side surface of the charged particle generator, and the charged particle generator is sandwiched between the flexible piece and the contact portion. Mounting can be performed easily and reliably.

It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the state which accommodated the air conditioning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention in the drink container holder in the seat space of a vehicle. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the front side of an air conditioning apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the back side of an air conditioning apparatus. It is a sectional side view of an air harmony device. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an ion generator. It is the perspective view which shows the external appearance which looked at the air conditioning apparatus of the state which removed the back housing | casing from the back lower surface. It is sectional drawing of the mounting part which shows the state before mounting | wearing with an ion generator. It is sectional drawing of the mounting part which shows the state in the middle of mounting | wearing of an ion generator. It is sectional drawing of the mounting part which shows the state after mounting | wearing of an ion generator. It is sectional drawing of the mounting part which shows the state before extracting / removing an ion generator. It is sectional drawing of the mounting part which shows the state in the middle of extraction / removal of an ion generator. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance which looked at the air conditioning apparatus of the state which removed the back housing | casing from the back upper direction.

  Embodiments of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a state in which the air-conditioning apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is housed in a beverage container holder 90 in a seat space of a vehicle. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the air conditioning apparatus 1 on the front side, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the back side of the air conditioning apparatus 1, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the air conditioning apparatus 1. . In FIG. 4, the left side of the paper is the front side (front side) of the air conditioner 1, the right side of the paper is the back side (rear side) of the air conditioner 1, and the vertical direction on the paper is the left-right direction of the air conditioner 1.

  The air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment has a function of blowing out positive ions and negative ions (hereinafter referred to as positive and negative ions) together with air sucked from the outside, and cleans the seat space of the vehicle by the blown out positive and negative ions. To do. The air conditioner 1 of the present embodiment has a substantially columnar outer shape, the lower outer diameter dimension is smaller than the inner diameter of the beverage container holder 90, and can be accommodated in the beverage container holder 90. The location of the air conditioner 1 is not limited to the position shown in FIG. 1. For example, a small luggage space between the driver seat and the passenger seat or a rear seat beverage can be used as long as the beverage container holder 90 can be installed. It may be a box. However, in the installation location shown in FIG. 1, the beverage container holder 90 in the vehicle is located below the air outlet 91 of the vehicle-mounted air conditioner, and the air blown out from the air conditioner 1 is blown out from the air outlet 91. Since ions merge with the air blown from the air, ions easily diffuse into the seat space. Further, the air conditioner 1 obtains driving power by connecting the power cord 8 to the cigarette lighter power source 92. The air conditioner 1 may be driven by a battery.

  The air conditioner 1 includes a housing 6, a blower 2, a flow passage 3, an ion generator (charged particle generator) 4, a power supply receptacle 73, and the like. The casing 6 has a vertical and bottomed cylindrical shape, and includes a front half casing 61 and a rear half casing 62, a circular plate-shaped bottom plate 64, and a circular plate-shaped canopy 63. By giving the bulge to the upper part, the outer diameter of the upper part is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the bottom part. The outer diameter of the bottom is a dimension that can be accommodated in the beverage container holder 90 in the vehicle as described above. The rear casing 62 is provided with a suction port 62a for sucking air in the lower part, and the canopy 63 is provided with an operation button 71 and a blower outlet 63a for blowing air.

  A conductive sheet 61b made of copper or the like is affixed to the inner peripheral surface of the front casing 61. Similarly, a conductive sheet 62b is also affixed to the inner peripheral surface of the rear casing 62. The conductive sheet 61b and the conductive sheet 62b are disposed so as to collide with the mating surfaces of the front casing 61 and the rear casing 62 or to have a slight gap, and surround the periphery of the ion generator 4, Electromagnetic noise generated by the ion generator 4 is prevented from being radiated to the outside (particularly in the horizontal direction).

The blower 2 has a cylindrical shape and is a centrifugal type having an impeller 21 that is arranged so that a rotation axis is left and right, and a casing 22 that rotatably accommodates the impeller 21. The impeller 21 is a multi-blade impeller having a plurality of blades whose rotation center side is displaced in the rotation direction with respect to the outer edge, in other words, a sirocco fan having a cylindrical shape, having a bearing plate at one end, The output shaft of the motor 23 is attached to the shaft hole that is opened at The impeller 21 is configured to release air sucked into the central cavity from the opening at the other end or both ends from between the blades at the outer peripheral portion.

  The casing 22 guides the airflow generated by the rotation of the impeller 21 in the rotation direction of the impeller 21, and increases the speed of the airflow from the arc-shaped guide wall 22a and a part of the arc-shaped guide wall 22a. And an air blowing port 22b opened upward in one of the tangential directions of the arc-shaped guide wall 22a. The air blowing port 22b has a rectangular tube shape protruding from a part of the arc-shaped guide wall 22a to one side in the tangential direction of the arc-shaped guide wall 22a. The blower 2 includes a side plate in which a portion corresponding to the opening of the impeller 21 is opened.

  The flow-through portion 3 has a cylindrical shape whose lower end is continuous with the air outlet 22b and whose upper end is continuous with the air outlet 63a. The flow passage portion 3 extends from one side of the air blowing port 22b to one side in the tangential direction of the arc-shaped guide wall 22a, and faces the front side wall 31 facing a part of the inner side surface of the front housing 61, and the air blowing port 22b. And a rear side wall 32 arranged to face the front side wall 31 from the other side. The left and right edges of the front side wall 31 and the rear side wall 32 are directly joined or joined to the side plate. The air blown from the blower port 22 b is guided so as to become a laminar flow along the front side wall 31 and the rear side wall 32. Further, the rear side wall 32 is provided with an opening 32a for allowing the ion generator 41 of the ion generator 4 to protrude into the flow path, and the ion generator 4 is attached to the outer surface of the rear side wall 32.

  The ion generator 4 is detachably attached to the attachment portion 5 provided on the outer surface of the rear side wall 32 of the flow passage portion 3. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the ion generator 4. The ion generator 4 has an ion generating part 41 composed of a needle-like discharge electrode and an induction electrode disposed opposite to the discharge electrode, and the discharge electrode to which a high voltage is applied causes corona discharge to generate positive and negative ions. Let The discharge electrode of the ion generator 4 protrudes to the downstream portion 13, and the generated positive and negative ions float in the air flowing through the downstream portion 13, and are blown out together with the air from the outlet 63a. Positive and negative ions blown out through the outlet 63a kill or inactivate fungi, viruses, allergens, etc., and decompose substances that cause malodors (for example, organic compounds such as acetaldehyde).

  The ion generator 4 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a through hole 42 through which a screw 45 fixed to the mounting portion 5 is inserted, a hook portion 43 for removing the ion generator 4, and a terminal 44 for supplying power. . The hook 43 projects upward from the center of the edge of the upper surface of the ion generator 4. The through hole 42 is provided slightly below the center of the surface facing the rear side wall 32. The terminal 44 is provided on the lower surface.

  A groove 45 a is formed at the head of the screw 45. The groove 45a has an arcuate shape with shallow ends and a deep center, and a disk-shaped member, for example, a peripheral portion of a coin such as a 10-yen coin or a 100-yen coin is inserted into the groove 45a, and the screw 45 is simply rotated. I can do it. The screw 45 is screwed into a screw hole provided in a boss 32 b protruding from the rear side wall 32 to the downstream portion 13.

  The mounting portion 5 is formed by a part of the rear side wall 32 and a surrounding wall that extends rearward from the rear side wall 32 and surrounds the top, bottom, left, and right of the mounted ion generator 4. The surrounding wall includes a lower side wall 51 having a contact part that contacts the lower surface of the ion generator 4 and a part extending upward from the corresponding contact part to the rear housing 62, an upper side wall 52 facing the upper surface, And left and right side walls 53 facing the left and right surfaces. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the air conditioner 1 with the rear housing 62 removed, as viewed from the lower rear side. The ion generator 4 is taken in and out through an opening formed by the rear end portions of the lower side wall 51, the upper side wall 52, and the left and right side walls 53 and 53. Further, the heads of the screws 45 for fixing the ion generator 4 are arranged so as to face the wall surfaces of the lower side wall 51, the upper side wall 52, and the left and right side walls 53, 53.

  Between the upper side wall 52 and the upper surface of the ion generator 4, flexible pieces 54, 54 are provided extending left and right rearward from the rear side wall 32. The lower surface of the ion generator 4 is in contact with the lower side wall 51, and the flexible pieces 54 and 54 are engaged with the upper edge of the ion generator 4, and are sandwiched between the lower side wall 51 and the flexible pieces 54 and 54. Further, a concave portion 55 that is bored upward and has an arcuate front side surface is provided in the center of the upper side wall 52 so as to face the hook portion 43. The rear of the recess 55 is open, and for example, a coin such as a 10-yen coin or a 100-yen coin can be inserted from the rear in parallel with the upper side wall 52. The hooking portion 43 of the ion generator 4 is hooked on the step of the peripheral edge of the inserted coin, and the ion generator 4 is pulled out backward. Above the ion generator 4, a control circuit 72 that controls the blower 2 is arranged facing the upper surface of the ion generator 4, and the upper side wall 52 partitions the ion generator 4 and the control circuit 72.

  On the wall surface of the lower side wall 51 (that is, the peripheral surface of the surrounding wall), an insertion port of a receptacle 73 to which a plug 81 connected to a power cord 8 that supplies power to the blower 3 and the ion generator 4 is connected. It is provided. The plug 81 projects from the wall surface while being connected to the receptacle 73. The power cord 8 is drawn out from a notch (not shown) provided on the mating surface of the front casing 61 and the rear casing 62.

  In the air conditioner 1 configured as described above, the impeller 21 of the blower 2 is rotated by the drive of the motor 23 so that the suction port 62a of the rear housing 62 is used as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. Air outside the rear is sucked into the upstream portion 11 through the suction port 65 a of the inner rear wall 65, air is passed through the impeller 31 to the midstream portion 12, and blown out from the outlet 63 a through the downstream portion 13.

  The ion generator 4 is detachably attached to the attachment portion 5, and those that have been used for a long time can be replaced with a new ion generator 4. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting portion 5 showing a state before mounting the ion generator 4, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting portion 5 showing a state during mounting of the ion generator 4, and FIG. 9 is an ion generator. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting portion 5 showing a state after the mounting of FIG.

First, mounting of the ion generator 4 will be described. The ion generator 4 is inserted with the lower side wall 51, the upper side wall 52, and the left and right side walls 53, 53 at the rear end portions thereof, slightly tilted rearward. The lower part of the ion generator 4 is dropped into the step 51b of the lower side wall 51, and the upper part of the ion generator 4 is pushed forward (see FIG. 8). A locking projection 54b of the truncated pyramid which is provided on the distal end of the flexible piece 54, against the front edge of the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4 is brought, the more is pushed the ion generator 4 to the front, The locking projection 54b passes through the front side edge of the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4, and the ion generation unit 41 is inserted into the opening 32b.

  When the ion generator 4 is further pushed forward, the front surface 4b of the ion generator 4 comes into contact with the end surface 5b of the mounting portion 5 (the outer surface of the rear side wall 32), and the ion generator 4 is brought into contact with the inner wall surface 51a of the lower side wall 51. The lower surface 4a contacts. The upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4 abuts against the abdomen 54a, 54a of the flexible pieces 54, 54, and the locking projection 54b of the flexible pieces 54, 54 is at the rear edge of the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4. Lock (see FIG. 9). Insertion of the ion generator 4 is completed by inserting the screw 45 into the through hole 42 from behind and screwing it.

  Next, removal of the ion generator 4 will be described. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting portion 5 showing a state before the ion generator 4 is removed, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the mounting portion 5 showing a state in the middle of the removal of the ion generator 4.

  First, a coin 46 such as a 10-yen coin or a 100-yen coin is inserted into the groove 45a of the screw 45, and the coin 45 is turned to remove the screw 45. Next, the coin 46 is inserted from behind into the recess 55 in parallel with the upper side wall 52. The step of the peripheral edge of the inserted coin 46 is hooked on the hook 43 of the ion generator 4 and a force for pulling backward is applied. As described above, the locking protrusions 54b of the flexible pieces 54 and 54 are locked to the rear edge of the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4, but when the pulling force is increased, the locking protrusions 54b are increased. The part 54b is unlocked, and the ion generator 4 is shifted backward (see FIG. 11). Further, when a force is applied to the coin 46 so that the ion generator 4 falls backward, the upper part of the ion generator 4 moves to the vicinity of the opening of the mounting portion 5, so that the upper part of the ion generator 4 or the left and right sides are picked up with fingers. Pull out.

  FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the air conditioner 1 with the rear housing 62 removed, as viewed from above the back surface. The wall surface of the lower side wall 51 is provided with an insertion port for a receptacle 73 into which the plug 81 is inserted, and the plug 81 is inserted into the insertion port from above and connected. The plug 81 protrudes from the wall surface of the lower side wall 51 while being connected to the receptacle 73. In addition, since the head of the screw 45 faces the wall surface of the lower side wall 51, the head of the screw 45 faces the plug 81 and the plug 45 is connected to the receptacle 73 when the screw 45 is connected to the receptacle 73. Can not be turned with coins 46.

  Therefore, when the ion generator 4 is removed, the removal work is performed after the plug 81 is removed from the receptacle 73. Further, when the ion generator 4 is mounted, if the plug 81 is connected to the receptacle 73, the plug 81 becomes an obstacle, and the ion generator 4 is moved from the opening at the rear end of the surrounding wall to the mounting portion 5. It is difficult to put in.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the ion generator 4 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the flexible pieces 54 and 54 fixed to the rear side wall 32 forming the flow path are the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4. There are locking projections 54b, 54b that are locked to the edges of the. The inner wall surface 51 a of the lower side wall 51 is in contact with the lower surface 4 a of the ion generator 4. The ion generator 4 is sandwiched between the flexible pieces 54 and 54 and the lower side wall 51. Thereby, mounting | wearing of the ion generator 4 can be performed easily and reliably.

Further, in the present embodiment, a convex hook 43 for applying an external force for pulling out the ion generator 4 is provided at the center of the end of the upper surface 4 c of the ion generator 4. Thereby, the ion generator 4 can be easily removed by the hooking portion 43.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the control circuit 72 which controls operation | movement of the air blower 2 is distribute | arranged to the position (namely, upper direction) facing the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4, and the upper side wall 52 facing the upper surface 4c. Thus, the control circuit 72 and the ion generator 4 are partitioned. A concave portion 55 having an arc-shaped side surface is formed on the upper side wall 52 so as to face the hook portion 43. Thereby, even when the upper surface 4c of the ion generator 4 and the upper side wall 52 are close to each other, a coin 46 such as a 10-yen coin or a 100-yen coin is inserted into the recessed part 55, and the ion generator 4 is inserted into the catching part 43. It can be pulled out by applying force in the pulling direction.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the ion generator 4 is detachably attached to the outside of the rear side wall 32 that forms the flow path, and has an surrounding wall (lower side wall 51) having an opening through which the ion generator 4 is taken in and out. The ion generator 4 is surrounded by the upper side wall 52 and the left and right side walls 53, 53). A plug 81 connected to a power cord 8 that supplies power to the blower 2 and the ion generator 4 is provided with a receptacle 73 that is detachably connected. The receptacle 73 has an insertion wall through which the plug 81 is inserted. It is provided on the wall surface of the lower side wall 51. As a result, in the state where the plug 81 is attached to the receptacle 73, it is difficult to insert the ion generator 4 from the opening of the surrounding wall, and the ion generator 4 is attached after the plug 81 is removed. Ion generation during the attaching / detaching operation of the vessel 4 is prevented.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, it arrange | positions so that the head of the screw | thread 45 which fixes the ion generator 4 may face the surrounding surface of an enclosure wall. This makes it difficult for the head of the screw 45 to turn opposite to the plug 81 inserted into the insertion port of the receptacle 73 provided on the wall surface of the lower side wall 51. After removing the plug 81, the screw 45 is removed. By performing the work of loosening and removing the ion generator 4, the generation of ions during the attachment / detachment work of the ion generator 4 is prevented.

  The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, but covers the technical scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioning apparatus 2 Blower 32 Rear side wall (wall)
4 Ion generator (charged particle generator)
43 hooking part 45 screw 51 lower side wall (contact part, go wall)
52 Upper side wall (go wall)
53 Left and right side walls (Go wall)
54 flexible piece 54b locking projection 55 recess 63a outlet 72 control circuit 73 receptacle 8 power cord 81 plug

Claims (3)

A charged particle generator is detachably mounted on the outside of a wall that forms a flow path through which air blown by the blower flows to the blower outlet, and the blower generates charged particles generated by the charged particle generator. In the air conditioner adapted to blow out from the outlet with the air to be blown,
Has a locking projection for locking the edge of one side of the front Symbol charged particle generator, a flexible piece is fixed to the wall,
An abutting portion fixed to the wall and abutting against the side surface opposite to the one side surface;
Ri clamping Citea said charged particle generator by the flexible piece and the abutment,
The charged particle generator, to the edge of the one side, that Ru provided with a convex engagement portion for applying external force pulling out the charged particle generator is engaged with the step of the peripheral portion of the coin An air conditioner characterized. A control circuit that is disposed at a position facing the one side surface and controls the operation of the blower;
A partition wall facing the one side surface and partitioning the control circuit and the charged particle generator,
The air conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein a concave portion having an arc-shaped side surface is formed in the partition wall so as to face the hook portion. A charged particle generator is detachably mounted on the outside of a wall that forms a flow path through which air blown by the blower flows to the blower outlet, and the blower generates charged particles generated by the charged particle generator. In the air conditioner adapted to blow out from the outlet with the air to be blown,
A flexible piece having a locking projection for locking to an edge of one side surface of the charged particle generator, and being fixed to the wall;
A control circuit that is fixed to the wall, is arranged at a position facing the side surface opposite to the one side surface, and a position facing the one side surface, and controls the operation of the blower;
A partition wall facing the one side surface and partitioning the control circuit and the charged particle generator,
The charged particle generator is sandwiched between the flexible piece and the contact portion,
The charged particle generator includes a convex hooking portion for applying an external force to pull out the charged particle generator at an edge of the one side surface,
The air conditioner you characterized in that the partition wall a recess having an arcuate side surface is formed to face the hook portion.

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