JPH024138A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To select freely an upper blow out or lower blowout of conditioned air with one air conditioner and provide a suitable temperature distribution in the room by providing a blower and heat exchanger in the main body and providing the main body with a suction port and blowout port in the front face and a dew receiving pan in the lower section of the heat exchanger and another dew receiving pan in the upper section of it so as to make the main body capable of mounting with its upper section up or lower section up. CONSTITUTION:A suction port 12 facing downwards is provided at the lower section of the front face side 23 of the main body 11 of an air conditioner, and on its upper section a blowout port 14 facing upwards is also provided. In the main body a blower 16 and heat exchanger 17 are provided, and at the same time a lower dew receiving pan 18 right below the heat exchanger and an upper dew receiving pan 19 right above it are provided. Wit this constitution, when it is desired to blow out the conditioned air from the upper side of the main body, the air conditioner is installed with its blowout port positioned in the upper section and if it is desired to blowout the air from the lower side, the air conditioner is rotated as it is by 180 deg. and installed, and the blowout port becomes the lower blowout port. The selection of those positions is free. If a large number of air conditioners are installed in a large room as in a building, a good heat distribution in the room can be achieved by installing those heat exchangers with their blowout ports in the directions upper and lower alternately.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an air conditioner installed in a building or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an air conditioner such as a fan coil unit installed in a building or the like to condition indoor air has a configuration as shown in FIG. That is, a blower 2 is provided inside the main body 1, and a heat exchanger 4 is provided opposite the outlet 3 of the blower 2 to exchange heat by passing cold and hot water. is the heat exchanger 4 during cooling.
A dew catcher 6 is provided to collect dew condensation water generated. The heat exchanger 4 is also provided with a receiving plate 8 so that condensed water generated during cooling can be smoothly collected into the dew receiving tray 6. Below the main body 1, there is a suction port 6 that faces the blower 2 and sucks indoor air, and above the main body 1, there is a suction port 6 that faces the blower 2, and above the main body 1, there is a suction port 6 that blows air that has passed through the heat exchanger 4 and has been heat exchanged into the room. A lower blower is provided. Furthermore, the suction port 6 and the blowout lower part are provided with a grille 1° whose wind direction can be adjusted. Then, as shown by arrow B, the suction port 6
The indoor air that has been sucked in is discharged from the discharge port 3, undergoes heat exchange with the heat exchanger 4, and is blown out from the blow-off lower into the room as shown by arrow A. Further, condensed water generated in the heat exchanger 4 during cooling is guided to a receiving plate 8, collected in a dew receiving tray 8, and discharged to the outside. A large number of these main units 1 were installed in a floor room of a building depending on the load as appropriate to perform air conditioning.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a conventional configuration, a large number of main bodies are blown out in the same direction from the blowout lower provided above as shown by arrow A, so that the blowout air is There has been a problem in that only moving upwards indoors deteriorates the temperature distribution in the lower part of the indoor living space, making it impossible to obtain an appropriate indoor temperature distribution.

The present invention solves these problems by providing an air conditioner that allows the user to freely select upper and lower air outlet using a single air conditioner body, thereby making it possible to maintain an appropriate indoor temperature distribution. This is the purpose.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve this problem, the present invention includes a blower and a heat exchanger in the main body, has an inlet and an outlet on the front side, and has a lower part at the bottom of the heat exchanger. A dew pan is provided on the top of the heat exchanger so that the main body can be installed in either the top or bottom direction.

Function: If you want to blow air from the top of the main body, install it with the air outlet upward, and if you want air to blow from the bottom, rotate it horizontally by 1800 degrees and install it as a downward air outlet. In addition to being able to choose freely, floor rooms such as buildings will have air outlets alternately installed above and below.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 3. In FIG. 1, a suction port 12 is provided below the front side 23 of the main body 11 of the air conditioner, a grill 13 is provided so as to draw in air downward, and an air outlet 14 is provided above.
A grill 15 is provided which blows air upward.

In addition, the main body 11 is provided with an air blower 16 for indoor circulation and a heat exchanger 17 for passing cold and hot water. A saucer 19 is provided. Further, the heat exchanger 17 is configured to include a lower receiving plate 20 and an upper receiving plate 21 at the upper end and the lower end. Furthermore, the top surface 1111 and bottom surface 11b of the main body 11 are made of thick grooves 11a and 11b.

In the above configuration, when the main body 11 is used for lower blowing, as shown in FIG.
First, install it so that the suction port 13 is located at the bottom of the main body. As a result, the indoor air sucked through the suction port 13 passes through the blower 16 and then passes through the heat exchanger 17.
The hot and cold air passes through the air outlet 14 and is blown upward through the air outlet 14.

That is, it is installed in the direction of the large arrow C shown in FIG. 3, and the panel 11b serves as the base. Next, the main body 11 is rotated 1800 times in the horizontal direction,
The panel 11a is used as a base and is installed in the direction of the large arrow C.

In other words, the installation as shown in Fig. 2 is possible.In this way, it is possible to install the main body 11 either above or below in a floor room of a building, etc., and since the installation involves a large number of units, the blowing direction can be alternately set up and down at intervals of one unit. It is set up towards. Therefore, when the upper blowing direction is set, the lower dew catcher 18 receives the condensed water via the lower catcher plate 2o.
(Fig.), and when the downward blowing direction is used, the Gyokudou receiving tray 19 receives condensed water via the upper receiving plate 21 as shown in Fig. 2. In this example, the example was set in a bed room, but by installing one unit or a small number of units above and below each other,
This allows for more convenient usage.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, a blower, a heat exchanger are provided in the main body, and condensed water is guided above and below the heat exchanger by upper and lower receiving plates. By installing a condensation tray and rotating the main body 1000 times, the installation structure allows the air to blow in either the up or down direction, so if a large number of units are installed in a floor room such as a building, the blowing direction can be alternated. According to the installation instructions, the temperature distribution in the floor room is distributed over a wide angle and a good temperature distribution can be obtained, and the blowing direction can be freely selected, making it possible to use it advantageously even when a small number of units are installed. It is effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention when used for the top outlet of an air conditioner, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same embodiment when used for the bottom outlet of the air conditioner, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same air conditioner. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an example of indoor installation of a conditioner, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional air conditioner. 11...Main body, 13...Suction port, 14
...Air outlet, 16...Blower, 17.
... Heat exchanger, 18 ... Lower dew saucer, 19
...Gyokuro saucer, 23...Front side. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person. +1--Body

Claims (1)

[Claims] The main body is equipped with an air blower and a heat exchanger, and has an inlet and an outlet on the front side, a lower condensation tray at the bottom of the heat exchanger, and an upper condensation tray at the top of the heat exchanger. An air conditioner that can be installed either upward or downward.