JP6165360B2 - Heat exchanger and air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat exchanger used in an air conditioner such as a room air conditioner and a packaged air conditioner, and an air conditioner including the heat exchanger.

  Conventionally, in a corrugated fin type heat exchanger mounted on an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, air flowing through the air path is absorbed from the flat tube through the corrugated fin during heating operation, and the water vapor that the air has is oversaturated It becomes a state. When the surface temperature of the flat tube and the corrugated fin is 0 ° C. or lower, supersaturated water vapor becomes ice and forms frost on these surfaces. When the frost progresses, the fins are blocked and the ventilation resistance is increased. There was a problem that would decrease.

Therefore, a corrugated fin type heat exchanger in which a part of the corrugated fin protrudes further to the windward side than the windward end portion of the flat tube has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In the corrugated fin heat exchanger described in Patent Document 1, the protruding portion of the corrugated fin that protrudes to the windward side from the windward side end portion of the flat tube has a longer heat transfer distance from the flat tube. Therefore, fin efficiency (heat conduction efficiency in the fin) is lowered, and the surface temperature of the corrugated fin is hardly lowered, so that it is possible to suppress the amount of frost formation and blockage between the fins.

JP-A-6-147785

  In the conventional corrugated fin heat exchanger as described in Patent Document 1, in order to promote heat transfer (facilitating heat transfer between the fin and air), the corrugated fin protruding portion is formed in the direction perpendicular to the ventilation. When providing a part, fin efficiency falls further and frost formation to a cut and raised part is suppressed.

  However, once frost is formed on the corrugated fin protrusion or cut-and-raised portion, when frost is melted with refrigerant heat during defrosting operation, heat is not easily transferred from the flat tube to the frost via the corrugated fin, resulting in a decrease in defrosting performance. There was a problem to do.

  This invention was made in order to solve the above subjects, and it aims at obtaining the heat exchanger and air conditioner which can suppress the fall of a defrosting performance, promoting heat transfer. .

The heat exchanger according to the present invention is sandwiched between a plurality of flat tubes juxtaposed in the left-right direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, which is the ventilation direction, and the adjacent flat tubes, and the flat tube and the heat at each vertex. Connected corrugated fins, an inlet header connected to one end of each flat tube, and an outlet header connected to the other end of each flat tube, the flat tube extending in the vertical direction The corrugated fin has a protruding portion protruding forward from the front end portion of the flat tube, and the protruding portion is formed by inclining with respect to the front-rear direction. Are provided on the left and right, and a second cut-and-raised part formed in the left-right direction is provided in a portion sandwiched between the adjacent flat tubes of the corrugated fins, A gap is formed between the cut and raised parts. , Wherein the first cut-and-raised portion has a slit formed in the protruding portion, the raised portion a plurality of said first cutting, in the protruding portion, the longitudinal end of the slit, the flat leeward side The one that approaches the pipe and is inclined so as to approach the center of the front end of the protruding portion on the windward side has a path through which water flows through the slit .

  According to the heat exchanger according to the present invention, the corrugated fin has a protruding portion protruding forward from the front end portion of the flat tube, and the protruding portion is a (first) cut-and-raised portion for promoting heat transfer. The cut-and-raised portion is formed to be inclined with respect to the front-rear direction, which is the ventilation direction. Therefore, compared with the case where the cut-and-raised part is formed in the direction perpendicular to the wind, the heat transfer path is not easily divided by the cut-and-raised part during the defrosting operation. As a result, heat can be sufficiently transmitted to the protruding portion and the cut-and-raised portion of the corrugated fin, and a decrease in defrosting performance can be suppressed.

It is a perspective view which shows the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the flat tube and corrugated fin in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing shown in FIG. It is the schematic which shows the outdoor unit (side flow type) of the air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the outdoor unit (top flow type) of the air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st raising part in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the drainage channel of the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st modification of the 1st cut and raised part in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 2nd modification of the 1st raising part in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 3rd modification of the 1st raising part in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 4th modification of the 1st cut-and-raised part in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the 5th modification of the 1st cut-and-raised part in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the flat tube and corrugated fin which show the modification of the corrugated fin in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is an enlarged front view of the flat tube and corrugated fin in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the frosting condition of the flat tube at the time of the heating operation in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, and a corrugated fin. It is a figure which shows the frost formation state of the flat tube and corrugated fin at the time of the defrost operation in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the drainage channel of the corrugated fin type heat exchanger which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is DD sectional drawing shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Moreover, in the following drawings, the relationship of the size of each component may be different from the actual one.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In addition, the arrow WF in FIG. 1 shows the flow of air (ventilation direction) generated by the fan 31 (see FIGS. 4 and 5 to be described later), and the arrow RF shows the flow of the refrigerant. The same applies to. Further, “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “front”, and “rear” used in the first embodiment refer to the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 in front unless otherwise specified. It shall indicate the direction when viewed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment is arranged in parallel in the ventilation orthogonal direction (left-right direction) orthogonal to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) of the arrow WF. A plurality of flat tubes 1 and a meandering corrugated fin 2 sandwiched between adjacent flat tubes 1 and thermally connected to the flat tube 1 at each vertex 2a, and one end (lower end) of each flat tube 1 ) And an outlet header 4 connected to the other end (upper end) of each flat tube 1, a refrigerant flowing through the flat tube 1, an adjacent flat tube 1 and a corrugate Heat exchange is performed with air flowing through a space surrounded by the fins 2 (hereinafter referred to as a heat exchanger air passage). In addition, each flat tube 1 is arrange | positioned along the up-down direction.

  The corrugated fin 2 is a thin metal plate having a shape in which peaks and troughs that are vertices 2a appear alternately when viewed from one side. Of the two flat tubes 1 adjacent to each other in the cross-flow direction (left-right direction), the peak of the corrugated fin 2 is joined to the surface of one flat tube 1 and the valley of the corrugated fin 2 is joined to the surface of the other flat tube 1. Is done. The peaks and valleys of the corrugated fins 2 have shapes extending in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction). For this reason, the joining location of the corrugated fin 2 and the flat tube 1 is a straight line continuous in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction). In addition, a joining location has the width | variety for joining. Moreover, when a peak and a trough have a flat surface and this flat surface is joined with the flat tube 1, the junction location of the corrugated fin 2 and the flat tube 1 becomes a wide linear form.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. 2 in the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 6 is a figure which shows the 1st raising part 7 in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 6A is a perspective view of the first cut-and-raised portion 7, and FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 6A.
As shown in FIG. 3, a protruding portion 5 is formed on the windward side (front side) of the corrugated fin 2 so as to protrude further to the windward side (front side) than the windward side end portion (front side end portion) 1 a of the flat tube 1. Yes. Further, the corrugated fin 2 is provided with a plurality of cut-and-raised portions for heat transfer promotion (heat transfer promotion between the fin and air).

  The protruding part 5 is provided with first cut-and-raised parts 7 radially from the flat tube 1 toward the center of the windward end part (front end part) of the protruding part 5. Two first cut-and-raised portions 7 formed to be inclined (obliquely) with respect to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) are provided symmetrically. As shown in FIG. 6, the first cut and raised portion 7 forms two slits (cuts) on the surface of the protruding portion 5 of the corrugated fin 2 (hereinafter referred to as a protruding surface), and the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2. On the other hand, it is a louver type that is cut and raised in either direction.

  Further, a portion other than the protruding portion 5 of the corrugated fin 2, that is, a portion sandwiched between the adjacent flat tubes 1 is provided with a second cut-and-raised portion 6 formed in the direction perpendicular to the ventilation (left-right direction). The five second cut-and-raised parts 6 are provided side by side in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the outdoor unit (side flow type) of the air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the outdoor unit (top flow type) of the air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 4 and 5 are also used in a second embodiment to be described later.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 is mounted on an outdoor unit of an air conditioner including a fan 31 and circulates a refrigerant between the outdoor unit and an indoor unit connected by piping. The refrigeration cycle is configured.

As an outdoor unit on which the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 is mounted, there are a side flow type shown in FIG. 4 and a top flow type shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the side flow type outdoor unit has an outlet 32 a provided on the side surface on the front side of the outdoor unit main body 30 a. Further, an L-shaped corrugated fin heat exchanger 10a is mounted in a plan view, and a suction port 33a is provided on a side surface of the outdoor unit main body 30a facing the L-shaped corrugated fin heat exchanger 10a. And by the flow of the air which the fan 31 generate | occur | produced, air is suck | inhaled from the suction inlet 33a inside the outdoor unit main body 30a, and passes the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10a. At that time, after being sent from an indoor unit (not shown) and compressed in the compressor 34, heat exchange is performed with the refrigerant flowing in the flat tube of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10a. Thereafter, the air is blown out of the outdoor unit main body 30a through the blowout port 32a.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the top flow type outdoor unit has an outlet 32b provided on the upper surface of the outdoor unit main body 30b. Further, a U-shaped corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10b is mounted in plan view, and a suction port 33b is provided on the side surface of the outdoor unit main body 30b facing it. And by the flow of the air which the fan 31 generate | occur | produced, air is suck | inhaled from the suction inlet 33b inside the outdoor unit main body 30b, and passes the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10b. At that time, after being sent from an indoor unit (not shown) and compressed by the compressor 34, heat exchange is performed with the refrigerant flowing in the flat tube of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10b. Thereafter, the air is blown out of the outdoor unit main body 30b from the blowout port 32b.

Next, the operation of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the air flows into the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 due to the air flow generated by the fan 31, and the refrigerant and heat flowing in the flat tube 1 when passing through the heat exchanger air passage. It exchanges and it flows out from corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10.

Next, the flow of the refrigerant will be described.
During heating operation, heat is exchanged with air in the indoor unit, and after radiating and liquefying, the refrigerant that has been decompressed and returned to a low-temperature and low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase state is used as an evaporator mounted on the outdoor unit. It flows into the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 which operates from the inlet header 3. And it flows through the inside of the flat tube 1, heat-exchanges with the air which flows through a heat exchanger air path, and after heat absorption and evaporation, it flows out from the exit header 4 and flows into the indoor unit again, thereby circulating the refrigeration cycle.

  During the heating operation, the air flowing through the heat exchanger air passage is absorbed from the flat tube 1 through the corrugated fins 2, and the water vapor held by the air is supersaturated. Then, the supersaturated water vapor is condensed on the surfaces of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fins 2 and becomes water. The water flows through the surface of the flat tube 1 and passes through a slit formed on the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2 and is drained to the lower part of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10. Here, when the amount of dew condensation is large or the drainage performance is poor, water stays in the gap between the fins of the corrugated fins 2 and the heat exchanger air passage is blocked, and the performance of the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 is improved. The heating performance will be reduced. Therefore, in the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment, the first cut-and-raised portion 7 is formed radially from the flat tube 1 toward the center of the windward end portion (front end portion) of the protruding portion 5. Is formed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a drainage channel of corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In addition, arrows DFA and DFb in FIG. 7 indicate the flow of water in the drainage process, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 7, there are two drainage paths of the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10, and the first one is that when the corrugated fin 2 is provided when the first cut-and-raised portion 7 is provided with water as indicated by the arrow DFb. It is a path | route which flows through the slit formed in the protrusion surface. The second is a path through which water flows from the protruding portion 5 in the vicinity of the apex 2a of the corrugated fin 2 through the flat tube 1 as indicated by the arrow DFA. In this second path, since the first cut-and-raised portion 7 is formed radially from the flat tube 1 toward the center of the windward end portion (front-side end portion) of the protruding portion 5, the first cut and raised portion is formed. Due to the wind guide effect of the portion 7, drainage flowing through the flat tube 1 is promoted.
Moreover, when the surface temperature of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 is 0 ° C. or less, supersaturated water vapor becomes ice and forms frost on the surfaces. In particular, since the effect of promoting heat transfer is large at the cut and raised portion, the amount of frost formation increases.

  Next, when the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 is frosted and the heat exchanger air passage is blocked, the performance of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 is lowered and the heating performance is lowered. enter.

  In the defrosting operation, usually, the fan 31 is stopped, the refrigeration cycle is switched to the cooling operation, and the high-temperature refrigerant is caused to flow into the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 to adhere to the surfaces of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2. To melt. The melted frost becomes water, passes through the slit formed in the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2 along the surface of the flat tube 1 and when the first cut and raised portion 7 is provided, and corrugated fin type It is drained to the lower part of the heat exchanger 10. Thereafter, when the defrosting is completed, the heating operation is started again.

  Here, if the corrugated fin 2 has a cut-and-raised portion, the cut-and-raised portion (a slit formed when the corrugated fin 2 is provided) causes the wind from the leeward side (rear side) that is the flat tube 1 side through which the refrigerant flows. The heat transfer path to the upper side (front side) is divided, and the fin efficiency (heat conduction efficiency in the fin) is lowered. If it does so, the heat from a refrigerant | coolant cannot fully be tell | transmitted to the windward side edge part (front side edge part) and cut-and-raised part of the protrusion part 5 at the time of a defrost operation, and defrost time will become long. Or when a heat exchanger air path is obstruct | occluded by frost formation, the fall of heating performance will be caused.

  Therefore, in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment, the protruding portion 5 is radially radiated from the flat tube 1 toward the central portion of the windward end portion (front end portion) of the protruding portion 5. A cut-up portion 7 is formed. Therefore, compared with the case where the cut-and-raised part is formed in the direction perpendicular to the wind (left-right direction), the heat transfer path is less likely to be divided by the cut-and-raised part. As a result, heat can be sufficiently transmitted to the windward side end (front side end) and the first cut-and-raised part 7 of the protruding part 5 during the defrosting operation, and a decrease in defrosting performance can be suppressed. That is, it can suppress that defrost time becomes long.

  In addition, since a gap is formed between the left and right first cut-and-raised parts 7, a heat exchanger air passage can be secured even when the first cut-and-raised part 7 is frosted during the defrosting operation. And the fall of heating performance can be controlled.

  According to the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment, in order to obtain the above effect, the pitch of the corrugated fins 2 (interval between adjacent vertices 2a) is widened to sacrifice the performance during normal operation. Measures such as doing are unnecessary.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modification of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 2 in the same manner as FIG.
In the first embodiment, the number of the first cut-and-raised portions 7 is two. However, the number is not limited thereto, and may be one. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, three or more first cut and raised portions 7 may be provided radially from the flat tube 1 toward the central portion of the windward end portion (front end portion) of the protruding portion 5. . By forming a large number of first cut-and-raised parts 7 formed in this way, drainage is improved by the wind guiding effect to the flat tube 1 that is a drainage channel during heating operation, and defrosting performance is improved during defrosting operation. Without lowering, heat transfer is promoted by the leading edge effect of the cut and raised portion during normal operation, and heating performance can be improved.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a first modification of the first cut-and-raised portion 7 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 10 is a figure which shows the 2nd modification of the 1st raising part 7 in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. Moreover, FIG. 11 is a figure which shows the 3rd modification of the 1st raising part 7 in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. Moreover, FIG. 12 is a figure which shows the 4th modification of the 1st cut-and-raised part 7 in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 9 to 12, (a) is a perspective view of each modified example of the first cut and raised portion 7, and (b) is a sectional view taken along line BB of (a).

As shown in FIG. 9, the first modification (first cut and raised portion 7 a) of the first cut and raised portion 7 according to the first embodiment is unidirectional (upward) with respect to the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2. This is a slit type that is cut (raised) in the direction.
In the first modification, the heat transfer performance is reduced as compared with the louver type shown in FIG. 6, but the effect of increasing the area (heat transfer promoting heat transfer area) of the raised portion of the slit and increasing the fin strength is obtained. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the second modification (first cut and raised portion 7 b) of the first cut and raised portion 7 according to the first embodiment is unidirectional with respect to the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2. This is a type that is simply bent in the upward direction and cut into a rectangular shape in plan view.
In the second modified example, the heat transfer performance is reduced as compared with the louver type shown in FIG. 6 and the slit type shown in FIG. 9, but the slit can be formed relatively easily, so that the manufacturing can be simplified.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the third modified example (first cut and raised portion 7 c) of the first cut and raised portion 7 according to the first embodiment is unidirectional with respect to the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2. It is a type that is bent upward (upward) and cut and raised in a triangular shape in plan view, and the cut-and-raised height decreases as it approaches the windward end (front end) of the protruding portion 5.

  The first cut-and-raised portion 7c shown in FIG. 11 has a larger area for promoting heat transfer due to the leading edge effect of the cut-and-raised portion, that is, the first cut-and-raised portion, compared to the first cut and raised portion 7b shown in FIG. ing. Therefore, in the third modified example, the effect of promoting heat transfer by the cut-and-raised portion can be made larger than in the second modified example.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the fourth modified example (first cut and raised portion 7 d) of the first cut and raised portion 7 according to the first embodiment has a single slit on the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2. It is a slit type that is formed and not caused by a slit with respect to the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2 or is slightly caused by a slit to form a gap.

  The first cut-and-raised portion 7d shown in FIG. 12 has a small cut-and-raised portion, and the effect of promoting heat transfer by the cut-and-raised portion is reduced, but it is possible to suppress the fin interval from being narrowed. It is possible to suppress a decrease in heating performance due to the exchanger air passage being blocked. In addition, when the first cut-and-raised portion 7 d is provided, water generated during the defrosting operation can be drained to the lower portion of the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 20 through a slit formed on the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2. That is, the slit can secure the drainage path of the drained water.

  Further, the first cut and raised portion 7d has a small slit, and the heat transfer path is difficult to be divided. As a result, heat can be sufficiently transmitted to the windward side end (front side end) and the first cut-and-raised part 7d of the protruding part 5 during the defrosting operation, and a decrease in defrosting performance can be suppressed. That is, it can suppress that defrost time becomes long.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a fifth modification of the first cut-and-raised portion 7 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an enlarged front view of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 showing a modification of the corrugated fin 2 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a front view of the corrugated fin 2 and the first cut-and-raised portion 7 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10.
The corrugated fin 2 is sandwiched between adjacent flat tubes 1 and is thermally connected to the flat tube 1 at each vertex 2a.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the fifth modified example (first cut and raised portion 7 e) of the first cut and raised portion 7 according to the first embodiment is a direction perpendicular to the ventilation of the corrugated fin 2 (projecting portion 5) ( Two are provided on the left and right of the central portion in the left-right direction). The left first cut and raised portion 7e1 is cut downward with respect to the surface of the corrugated fin 2, and the right first cut and raised portion 7e2 is cut and raised upward. That is, the first cut-and-raised portion 7 e is cut and raised on the outer peripheral side in the vicinity of each vertex 2 a of the corrugated fin 2.

  In the corrugated fin 2, the fin interval is narrow on the inner peripheral side in the vicinity of each apex 2a. However, as shown in FIG. Ventilation of the part provided with the raising part 7e becomes favorable. That is, by providing the first cut-and-raised portion 7e on the outer peripheral side in the vicinity of each vertex 2a of the corrugated fin 2, an increase in ventilation resistance can be suppressed as compared with the case where it is provided on the inner peripheral side, and the heating performance is reduced. Can be suppressed. Further, since a gap is formed between the left and right first cut and raised portions 7e, a heat exchanger air passage can be secured even when the first cut and raised portions 7e are frosted during the defrosting operation. And the fall of heating performance can be controlled.

  As described above, according to the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment, the protruding portion 5 is provided with two first cut-and-raised portions 7 on the left and right sides for promoting heat transfer. The first cut-and-raised portion 7 is formed radially from the flat tube 1 toward the central portion of the windward end portion (front end portion) of the protruding portion 5. That is, it is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction), and water is generated by the wind-introducing effect to the flat tube 1 that is a drainage channel, compared with the case where the cut and raised portion is formed in the direction perpendicular to the ventilation (left-right direction). Is easily drained, and the heat transfer path is not easily cut off by the cut-and-raised part. As a result, drainage is improved during heating operation, and heat can be sufficiently transferred to the windward side end (front side end) and the first cut-and-raised part 7 of the protruding portion 5 during the defrosting operation. The decrease can be suppressed. That is, it can suppress that defrost time becomes long.

  In addition, since a gap is formed between the left and right first cut-and-raised parts 7, a heat exchanger air passage is ensured even when condensation and frost form on the first cut-and-raised part 7 during the defrosting operation. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the heating performance.

  In addition, the basic structure of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment is the flat tube 1 arranged in the vertical direction as a drainage channel, and the adjacent flat tube 1. In FIG. 2, the shape of the top of the corrugated fin 2 joined to the flat tube 1 is an arc shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the flat shape may be used, and the bonding area is increased to promote heat conduction. Further, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the corrugated fin 2 may have a shape having a surface perpendicular to the flat tube 1, that is, the surfaces perpendicular to the flat tube 1 may be parallel to each other. Since the pitch of the corrugated fins 2 (the interval between adjacent vertices 2a) can be reduced depending on the shape and the mounting area increases, the heat exchange performance is improved.

  In addition, the effect similar to the above can be acquired also about the air conditioner provided with the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10 according to the first embodiment.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Hereinafter, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, the description of (a part of) the same as that of the first embodiment is omitted, and the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts as those of the first embodiment. Attached.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 16 is an enlarged front view of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 20 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10 according to the second embodiment is arranged in parallel in the ventilation orthogonal direction (left-right direction) orthogonal to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) of the arrow WF. A plurality of flat tubes 1 are provided in two rows in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction). In addition, each flat tube 1 is arrange | positioned along the up-down direction. Further, meandering corrugated fins 2 are provided which are sandwiched between the flat tubes 1 adjacent to each other in the cross-flow direction (left-right direction) and are thermally connected to the flat tube 1 at each vertex 2a. An inlet header 3 is connected to one end (lower end) of each flat tube 1 on the windward side (front side), and an outlet header 4 is connected to one end (lower end) of each flat tube 1 on the leeward side (rear side). An intermediate header 11 is connected to the other end (upper end) of each flat tube 1 on the windward side (front side) and the other end (upper end) of each flat tube 1 on the leeward side (rear side). . Then, heat exchange is performed between the refrigerant flowing through the flat tube 1 and the air flowing between the fins of the corrugated fins 2.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a protruding portion 5 is formed on the windward side (front side) of the corrugated fin 2 so as to protrude further to the windward side (front side) than the windward side end portion (front side end portion) 1 a of the flat tube 1. Yes. Further, the corrugated fin 2 is provided with a plurality of cut-and-raised portions for promoting heat transfer.

  The projecting portion 5 is provided with two first cut and raised portions 7 that are inclined (obliquely) with respect to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction). Are tilted in the same direction.

  Further, a portion other than the protruding portion 5 of the corrugated fin 2, that is, a portion sandwiched between the adjacent flat tubes 1 is provided with a second cut-and-raised portion 6 formed in the direction perpendicular to the ventilation (left-right direction). The five second cut-and-raised parts 6 are provided side by side in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 is mounted on an outdoor unit of an air conditioner including a fan 31, and circulates a refrigerant between the outdoor unit and an indoor unit connected by piping. The refrigeration cycle is configured.

Next, operation | movement of the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 20 which concerns on this Embodiment 2 is demonstrated.
As shown in FIG. 15, due to the air flow generated by the fan 31, the air flows into the corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 and passes through the heat exchanger air passage, so that the refrigerant and the heat flowing in the flat tube 1 are heated. They are exchanged and flow out of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 20.

Next, the flow of the refrigerant will be described.
During heating operation, heat is exchanged with air in the indoor unit, and after radiating and liquefying, the refrigerant that has been decompressed and returned to a low-temperature and low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase state is used as an evaporator mounted on the outdoor unit. It flows from the inlet header 3 into the corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 that operates. And it flows through the inside of the flat tube 1 on the windward side (front side), flows through the intermediate header 11 and flows inside the flat tube 1 on the leeward side (rear side), and exchanges heat with the air flowing through the heat exchanger air passage, After heat absorption and evaporation, the refrigerant flows out of the outlet header 4 and flows into the indoor unit again, thereby circulating the refrigeration cycle.
Since other operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a frosting state of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 during the heating operation in the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 20 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 19 is a figure which shows the frosting condition of the flat tube 1 and the corrugated fin 2 at the time of the defrost operation in the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 20 which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a drainage channel of corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 18 and 19 are CC cross-sectional views shown in FIG. 16, similarly to FIG. In addition, arrows DFA, DFb, DFc, and DFd in FIG. 20 indicate the flow of water generated during the defrosting operation.

  On the corrugated fin 2, the amount of frost formation is small where the wind speed distribution is small, and the amount of frost formation is large where the wind speed distribution is large. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, in the second embodiment, the wind speed distribution is formed in the direction in which the wind direction is slightly bent in the cross-flow orthogonal direction (left-right direction) by the wind guiding effect by the first cut and raised portion 7. The And like the frost formation part (part which forms frost) 40 shown in FIG. 18, in order to disperse and frost in the front-back direction (ventilation direction), the windward side edge part (front side edge part) of the protrusion part 5 The amount of frost formation is small compared to the case where frost formation is concentrated on the surface. Therefore, a portion with a small amount of frost formation, that is, a portion with a relatively small ventilation resistance is easily secured, and the entire front side (windward side) of the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 20 can be hardly blocked.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the first cut and raised portion 7 is inclined with respect to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) in accordance with the inclination direction of each surface of the serpentine corrugated fin 2, and is It is alternately tilted in the opposite direction. That is, with respect to the surface inclined from the right side to the left side of the corrugated fin 2, the first cut-and-raised portion 7α that is inclined leftward from the windward side (front side) toward the leeward side (rear side) is provided. Is provided. Further, with respect to the surface of the corrugated fin 2 that is inclined from the left side to the right side, a first cut-and-raised portion 7β that is inclined rightward from the windward side (front side) toward the leeward side (rear side) is provided. Is provided.

  Since the frost of the frosting part 40 shown in FIG. 18 is melted and becomes water during the defrosting operation, in order to drain the water to the lower part of the corrugated fin type heat exchanger 10, as shown in FIG. A drainage channel is formed in the fin-type heat exchanger 20. There are two paths for the drainage channel. First, as shown by arrows DFc and DFd, water flows through a slit formed on the protruding surface of the corrugated fin 2 when the first cut and raised portion 7 is provided. It is a route. Second, as shown by arrows DFA and DFb, water flows from the protruding portion 5 in the vicinity of the apex 2a of the corrugated fin 2, and the flat tube 1 on the windward side (front side) and the flat tube on the leeward side (rear side). This is a path that flows between the pipes 1. In this second path, the first cut-and-raised portion 7 is provided so as to be inclined with respect to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) in accordance with the inclination direction of the meandering corrugated fins 2. Is easily guided between the flat tube 1 on the leeward side (front side) and the flat tube 1 on the leeward side (rear side).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, since the flat tubes 1 are provided in two rows in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction), in addition to the path through which the water flows through the slit and the path connecting the flat tubes 1, A path that flows between the upper (front) flat tube 1 and the leeward (rear) flat tube 1 is formed. Therefore, when only one row of the flat tubes 1 is provided, the flat tubes 1 are connected to be drained by gravity, and in addition, between the flat tube 1 on the windward side (front side) and the flat tube 1 on the leeward side (rear side). It is sucked by the capillary force of the gap formed in the gap, and it is easy to drain to the lower part of the corrugated fin heat exchanger 10, and the drainage performance is improved. Further improvement can be achieved. In addition, the drainage improvement by the wind guide effect promotes the drainage of water into the flat tube 1 not only during the defrosting operation but also when the surface of the flat tube 1 or the corrugated fin 2 is condensed during the normal heating operation. Has an effect.

  When the first cut-and-raised portion 7 inclined in the same direction with respect to the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) is provided on the protruding portion 5 of the corrugated fin 2 on the left and right sides, one is radial from the flat tube 1. Therefore, the defrosting performance is reduced as compared with the first embodiment. However, the protruding portion 5 of the corrugated fin 2 provided with the first cut-and-raised portion 7 has a relatively small amount of frost formation, so the influence of the decrease in the defrosting performance is small. The effect is promoted, and the effect that the time until defrosting operation can be extended is greater.

21 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 21, the thickness of the central portion of the corrugated fin 2 in the direction perpendicular to the ventilation (the left-right direction) is formed thicker than the other portions (the left and right end portions). By doing in this way, when the frost is formed on the windward side end (front side end) of the protruding portion 5, the fin efficiency can be improved substantially equivalent to the case where the thickness of the entire fin is increased during the defrosting operation. Therefore, heat can be sufficiently transmitted to the windward end portion (front end portion) and the first cut-and-raised portion 7 of the protruding portion 5, and a decrease in defrosting performance can be suppressed. That is, it can suppress that defrost time becomes long.

  It is most efficient when the thickness of the corrugated fin 2 is changed only to the windward end (front end) of the protrusion 5 as described above, but the ventilation direction (front-rear direction) of the corrugated fin 2 There may be similar thickness variations throughout. In this case, even when the leeward (rear) corrugated fin 2 is frosted, the defrosting performance can be improved.

  As described above, according to the corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 according to the second embodiment, the protruding portion 5 is provided with two first cut-and-raised portions 7 on the left and right sides for promoting heat transfer. And since the 1st cut raising part 7 is inclined in the same direction with respect to the ventilation direction (front-back direction), the wind guide effect is accelerated | stimulated rather than Embodiment 1, and time until it enters into a defrost operation Can be lengthened.

  The flat tubes 1 are provided in two rows in the ventilation direction (front-rear direction), and in addition to the path through which water flows through the slit, the flat tube 1 on the windward side (front side) and the flat tube 1 on the leeward side (rear side). A path that flows between the two is formed. Therefore, compared with the case where only one row of the flat tubes 1 is provided, drainage is easy to drain to the lower part of the corrugated fin-type heat exchanger 10, and drainage is improved by the above-mentioned wind guiding effect when ventilated after defrosting. Can be further improved.

  Further, the thickness of the central portion of the corrugated fin 2 in the cross-flow direction (left and right direction) is thicker than other portions (both left and right end portions), and the thickness of the entire fin is increased during the defrosting operation. The fin efficiency can be improved almost equivalent to Therefore, heat can be sufficiently transmitted to the windward end portion (front end portion) and the first cut-and-raised portion 7 of the protruding portion 5, and a decrease in defrosting performance can be suppressed. That is, it can suppress that defrost time becomes long.

  Note that the same effect as described above can be obtained for the air conditioner including the corrugated fin heat exchanger 20 according to the second embodiment.

1 flat tube, 2 corrugated fin, 2a apex, 3 inlet header, 4 outlet header, 5 protruding portion, 6 second cut and raised portion, 7 first cut and raised portion, 7a first cut and raised portion, 7b first cut and raised portion 7c First cut and raised portion, 7d First cut and raised portion, 7e
First cut and raised portion, 7e1 First cut and raised portion, 7e2 First cut and raised portion, 7α First cut and raised portion, 7β First cut and raised portion, 10 Corrugated fin heat exchanger, 10a
Corrugated fin type heat exchanger, 10b Corrugated fin type heat exchanger, 11 Intermediate header, 20 Corrugated fin type heat exchanger, 30a Outdoor unit body, 30b Outdoor unit body, 31 Fan, 32a Air outlet, 32b Air outlet, 33a Suction Mouth, 33b Suction port, 34 Compressor, 40 Frosting part.

Claims (8)

A plurality of flat tubes juxtaposed in the left-right direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction, which is the ventilation direction;
A corrugated fin sandwiched between adjacent flat tubes and thermally connected to the flat tube at each apex;
An inlet header connected to one end of each said flat tube;
An outlet header connected to the other end of each of the flat tubes,
The flat tube is arranged along the vertical direction,
The corrugated fin has a protruding portion protruding to the front side from the front end portion of the flat tube,
The protruding portion is provided with a plurality of first cut-and-raised portions formed at an angle with respect to the front-rear direction, and a portion sandwiched between the adjacent flat tubes of the corrugated fin includes a left-right portion A second cut-and-raised part formed in the direction is provided,
A gap is formed between the left and right first cut and raised portions ,
The first cut and raised portion has a slit formed in the protruding portion,
In the plurality of first cut-and-raised parts, in the projecting part, the longitudinal end of the slit approaches the flat tube on the leeward side and approaches the center of the front end part of the projecting part on the leeward side. Includes tilted ones,
A heat exchanger having a path through which water flows through the slit . The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the first cut and raised portion is formed radially from the flat tube toward a central portion of a front end portion of the protruding portion. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the first cut-and-raised part is formed by being inclined in the same direction with respect to the front-rear direction. The heat exchanger according to claim 3, wherein the first cut-and-raised portion is formed so as to be inclined in an inclination direction of each surface of the corrugated fin from the front side toward the rear side. The heat exchanger according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the flat tubes are provided in two rows in the front-rear direction. The heat exchanger according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the corrugated fin is formed such that a thickness of a central portion in a left-right direction is thicker than other portions. The first cut and raised portion is
It is a slit type which formed the said slit in the said protrusion part, The heat exchanger as described in any one of Claims 1-6. The heat exchanger according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A fan for blowing air to the heat exchanger,
The heat exchanger is
The air conditioner in which the protruding portion is disposed on the windward side.

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