JPH0444987Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a unit duct for removing waste heat from electronic equipment.

[Conventional technology]

Traditional offices, especially tenant buildings, are often old buildings with very poor facilities, and many people are crammed into them, and even air conditioning, a basic condition of human life, has deteriorated. In addition, with the recent trend toward office automation, many types of office automation equipment have come into use. Electronic devices called office automation devices that are placed on a desk include computers, printers, desk fax machines, desk copiers, and the like. Examples of items placed on the floor include office computers, fax machines, photocopiers, and paper shredders.

By the way, it is said that the human body generates a calorific value of 100 kcal/hour per person, but it is generally said that each electronic device generates a calorific value of 150 to 350 kcal/hour.

Although a wide variety of electronic devices are used as mentioned above, the concentration of these devices and the increase in the number of devices are significant, and it is difficult to deal with the heat generated by them simply by introducing partitions or using existing indoor general air conditioning equipment. I'm starting to be unable to do that. In other words, it is wasteful to control locally generated heat throughout the room, and it also causes variations in room temperature, which is not efficient and has many problems in terms of comfort.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Nowadays, the work environment has become a hot topic of attention as a health issue, and new ideas have become necessary to solve air conditioning problems caused by the introduction of new heat sources such as electronic devices into offices. Furthermore, the number and layout of office electronic devices must be flexible. Furthermore, if the current type of office air conditioning were to be used to exhaust heat from all electronic devices in order to maximize exhaust heat efficiency, this would be inappropriate as it would require extensive construction work on the building.

As conventional heat exhaust devices for electronic devices, it has been proposed to install an air conditioning function in the partition or to install personal cooling equipment in desks, etc., but none of these are sufficient to solve the above problems. It is not possible.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose is to provide a unit duct with a simple structure that can efficiently exhaust heat in accordance with the layout and number of electronic devices.

[Means for solving problems]

The configuration of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 or FIG. 6. A duct body 6 or 36 is provided along the lateral direction of the shelf 40 on the partition plate 4 or the partition plate 34. This duct body has a heat exhaust port 11 . Pipes 7 and 8 are connected to at least one side of the duct body. The pipe 7 of the duct body and the pipe 8 of the adjacent duct body are connectable.

[Effect]

According to the configuration of the present invention, the heat of the electronic device enters the duct body 6 or 36 through the heat exhaust port 11 and is sent through the pipe 7 or 8.

[Embodiment 1] A unit duct 1 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to a desk 2. A partition plate 4, also called a rear plate, is attached to the rear side of the top plate 3 of the desk 2. The top plate 3 is supported by legs 5.

The unit duct 1 has a hollow box-shaped duct body 6 as a duct body and left and right pipes 7, 8. The duct main body 6 is hooked and attached to the partition plate 4 via a mounting portion 9, and is movable in the left and right directions according to the position of the word processor 10. A heat exhaust port 11 is formed on the lower side of the duct body 6, and the heat exhaust port 11 and the pipes 7 and 8 are connected. The pipes 7 and 8 are flexible pipes that can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction and can be bent. The ends of each pipe 7, 8 are connections 12, 13. For example, when two desks 2 are arranged side by side, the connecting portion 12 of the pipe 8 can be freely connected to the connecting portion 13 of the adjacent pipe 7.

With this structure, the partition plate 4 has the function of guiding heat discharged from the rear of the word processor 10 to information and the function of movably supporting the duct body 6.

Further, the duct body 6 is provided with a hood 14 as shown in FIG. This hood 14 covers the top of the word processor 10. The heat exhaust ports 11 are formed at the front and the bottom, respectively.

The heat from the word processor 10 rises along the partition plate 4, enters the heat exhaust port 11 from under the hood 14, is led to the heat exhaust ducts 7a and 8a in the pipes 7 and 8, and is carried away by a fan (not shown) into the building or It is released outside the room.

In this way, there is no need to provide a heat exhaust duct directly on the partition plate itself, and it can be retrofitted to an existing desk, making it inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

FIG. 3 shows an alternative duct body 26 and hood 34. Pipes 7 and 8 are connected to the left and right sides. A heat exhaust port 11 is formed under the duct body 26.

[Example 2] Please refer to FIGS. 4 and 5.

Two sets of duct bodies 36, 36 are attached to the upper groove 34a of the partition plate 34 via attachment portions 39. The duct main body 36 is shaped like a long hollow box, and a heat exhaust port 41 is formed on the lower side. Pipes 7 and 8 are connected to the left and right sides of the duct body 36. These pipes 7 and 8 are similar to those in the first embodiment and can be freely connected.

The partition plate 34 is erected between the top plates 3, 3 of the desks 2, 2. A word processor 10 is placed on each of the top plates 3, 3. A hood 36a is also attached to the duct body 36.

[Example 3] Refer to FIG. 6. Upper groove 34a of partition plate 34
The mounting portion 42 of the shelf 40 is fitted into the mounting portion 42 of the shelf 40. A duct body 36 is attached to the lateral direction of the shelf 40. The duct body 36 has a heat exhaust port 11 .

[Example 4] Please refer to FIG.

The duct main body 56 has a hollow box shape, but a mounting body 56a is provided below. These two mounting bodies 5
Pipes 7 and 8 are connected to 6a. A heat exhaust port 61 is formed on the front side of the duct body 56. The mounting body 56a and the pipes 7, 8 are inserted into a groove 57 formed laterally in the upper part of the partition plate 54. Furthermore, the duct main body 56 is movable in the left and right direction (lateral direction). Partition plates 54, 54
When connected, one pipe 8 can be connected to the other pipe 7. A hood 59 is attached to the duct body 56.

Note that the groove 57 can be closed with a lid 60. In this way, the pipes 7 and 8 are not visible from the outside, and even if they sag, the aesthetic appearance will not be affected.

[Example 5] Refer to FIG. 8. At the upper edge of each partition plate 74,
Duct body 76 and left and right bellows-shaped pipes 8
7 and 88 are movably mounted. Adjacent pipes 87 and 88 are connected. Each duct body 7
6 has a hood 89. Looking at FIG. 9, the duct main body 76 is inserted into the groove 74a of the partition plate 74.
They are engaged by a letter-shaped engagement piece 100.

As shown in FIG. 10, for example, when a word processor 10 is placed on each top plate 3, the duct body 76 is moved left and right in correspondence with each word processor 10.

However, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. In addition to guiding heat to the outside through the duct body and pipes, it is also possible to conduct cold air to electronic devices. Alternatively, the pipe may be connected only to one side of the duct body. Furthermore, the partition plate may be used not only for a desk but also for a room.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, the duct body is provided along the lateral direction of the partition plate or the shelf on the partition plate, the duct body is formed with a heat exhaust port, and the duct body is provided with a pipe on at least one side. Since the pipe of the duct body and the pipe of the adjacent duct body can be connected freely, heat can be efficiently exhausted depending on the layout and number of electronic devices, and the structure is simple and inexpensive.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the duct body of the first embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the duct body of the first embodiment.
The figures are a perspective view showing another duct main body, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing Embodiment 2, Fig. 5 is a side view of Embodiment 2, Fig. 6 is a side view showing Embodiment 3, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing Example 4, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing Example 5, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view at - in FIG.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the fifth embodiment. 1... Unit duct, 2... Desk, 3... Top plate, 4... Partition plate, 6... Duct body, 7, 8...
...pipe, 11...heat exhaust port, 14...hood.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claims for utility model registration] (1) Along the lateral direction of the partition plate or the shelf on the partition plate,
A duct body is provided, the duct body has a heat exhaust port, and the duct body has at least one side.
A unit duct characterized in that pipes are connected, and a pipe in a duct body can be freely connected to a pipe in an adjacent duct body. (2) The unit duct according to claim 1, wherein the pipe is a flexible pipe. (3) The unit duct according to claim 1, wherein the duct body is movable laterally. (4) The unit duct according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is fixed to the rear of the desk top or placed on the floor along the rear of the desk.