JPH10185231A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce mold-making cost and improve assembling workability by forming a drain pan so as to be usable for a setting-on-floor type serving also as a suspension-from-ceiling type. SOLUTION: A blower 3 and a heat exchanger 4 slantingly disposed are provided in an air passage connecting an air suction port 2 of a main body with an air outlet port 5 thereof, and a substantially L-shaped drain pan 6 is disposed at a lower portion of the heat exchanger 4. In an air conditioner having such a construction, the drain pan 6 is composed of two drain pans; one being a first drain pan 6a and the other being a second drain pan 6b, and a water discharge port is provided in a bottom face of the first drain pan 6a while a water discharge port 7c corresponding to the water discharge port of the first drain pan 6a is provided in a bottom face of the second drain pan 6b. The first drain pan 6a and the second drain pan are combined with each other at right angles, and a water discharge port 7b is provided on one side of the second drain pan 6b. Either one of water discharge ports is closed, whereby the drain pan 6 is formed so as to be usable for a setting-on-floor type serving also as a suspension-from-ceiling type.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a dew tray having a structure that can be used for both a floor-mounted type and a ceiling-mounted type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional air conditioners include, for example, a floor-standing type shown in FIG. 5 and a ceiling type shown in FIG.
The structure is almost the same, and there is also a model that can be used both on the floor and on the ceiling. 5 and 6, 1 is a main body,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a suction port provided on the front face of the main body 1; 3 denotes a blower fan which faces the suction port 2 and blows air to a heat exchanger and an air outlet provided in the main body 1; A heat exchanger 5, which is inclined between the fan 3 and the air outlet, 5 is an air outlet for sending out the air heat exchanged by the heat exchanger toward the room, and 6 'is a heat exchanger 4'. And a dew tray for receiving dew water flowing down from the heat exchanger 4. The dew tray 6 ′ is formed in a box shape along the longitudinal direction of the heat exchanger 4, and dew condensation generated in the heat exchanger 4 during cooling is performed by a dew tray provided at a lower portion of the heat exchanger 4. It is guided to 6 ′, and is configured to be discharged to the outside via a drain pipe (not shown) from a drain port 7 ′ provided at one end of the dew tray 6 ′. However, in the case of a floor-standing type, the above-mentioned dew tray 6 'is arranged between the heat exchanger 4 and the blower fan 3, and in the case of a ceiling-hanging type, it is arranged between the heat exchanger 4 and the panel on the side of the suction port 2. Therefore, the mounting position is changed, and since the shapes are different, two types of dew trays for the floor-standing type and the ceiling-hanging type are required. As a countermeasure, there is also an integrated dew tray for both a floor-standing type and a ceiling-hanging type. However, the shape of the dew tray complicates the mold structure and raises the cost of mold production.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has a configuration in which a dew tray can be used for both a floor-standing type and a ceiling-hanging type. It is intended to provide an air conditioner that can be peeled off.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and comprises a blower and an inclined heat exchanger in an air passage connecting an inlet and an outlet of a main body. An air conditioner having a substantially L-shaped dew pan below the heat exchanger, wherein the dew pan is composed of two parts, a first dew pan and a second dew pan, A drain port is provided on one side wall of the pan, while the first dew port is provided on the bottom of the second dew pan.
A drain port for inserting the drain port of the dew tray is provided, the first dew tray and the second dew tray are combined at right angles, and a drain port is provided on one side wall of the second dew tray, and any one of the drain ports is provided. One of them is closed so that the dew tray can be used for both a floor-standing type and a ceiling-hanging type.

Further, one of the drain ports is closed with a cap. In addition, the first
The drain port of the dew tray is formed of a cylindrical projection projecting outward, and the projection is inserted into the drain port of the second dew tray to serve also as a positioning guide. Further, a groove is formed in the vicinity of the drain port of the first dew tray to be a water channel connected to the drain port of the second dew tray.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As described above, the configuration in which the first and second dew trays are combined into a substantially L-shaped dew tray can be used for both a floor-standing type and a ceiling-hanging type. The air conditioner can reduce the mold manufacturing cost and improve the assembling work.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the inside of the center of the floor-mounted air conditioner main body, and FIG. 2 is a diagram of the center inside of the ceiling-mounted air conditioner main body viewed from the side, and FIGS. 3A and 3B. FIG. 3C is a side sectional view of the dew tray, and FIG. 3C is an enlarged side sectional view of a portion A in FIG. 3B. In the figure, 1 is a main body, 2 is a suction port provided on the front face of the main body 1, and 3 is a fan facing the suction port 2 to blow air to a heat exchanger and an air outlet provided in the main body 1. The blower fan 4 is a heat exchanger which is arranged to be inclined between the blower fan 3 and the blower outlet, and 5 is a blower outlet for sending out the air heat exchanged by the heat exchanger toward the room. Reference numeral 6 denotes a dew tray that is provided below the heat exchanger 4 and receives dew water flowing down from the heat exchanger 4. The dew tray 6 is a combination of a first dew tray 6a and a second dew tray 6b. It is configured to be substantially L-shaped.

[0008] The first dew tray 6a and the second dew tray 6b constituting the dew tray 6 are each formed in an independent box shape for receiving dew condensation water, and the first dew tray 6a is provided at an outer corner of one side wall. While the second dew tray 6b has a cylindrical drain port 7b projecting outward at one corner of the side wall, the second dew tray 6b faces the drain port 7a, In addition, it has an inner diameter into which the drain port 7a is inserted, and has a cylindrical drain port 7c protruding outward. The second dew saucer
Using the drain port 7c of 6b as a guide, the drain port 7a of the first dew tray 6a is inserted into the drain port 7c, and the openings of the first dew tray 6a and the second dew tray 6b face each other inward. A substantially L-shaped dew tray 6 is formed.

In the above configuration, if the dew tray 6 is used as a floor-standing type, it is attached as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3C. That is, the drain port 7c of the second dew tray 6b is closed by the rubber cap 8. Therefore, particularly during cooling, when the main body 1 is operated, the dew water condensed on the heat exchanger 4 by the evaporating action flows through the inclined portion of the heat exchanger 4 and is received by the second dew tray 6b of the dew tray 6. Can be And
The condensed water flows to the drain port 7b, and is drained to the outside from the drain port 7b via a drain pipe (not shown).

Next, when the dew tray 6 is used as a ceiling-suspended type, it is attached as shown in FIG. In the same manner as described above, when the main body 1 is operated during cooling, the dew water condensed on the heat exchanger 4 by the evaporative action flows through the inclined portion of the heat exchanger 4 and is received by the first dew tray 6 a of the dew tray 6. Can be Then, the condensed water flows to the drain port 7c via the drain port 7a, and is drained to the outside from the drain port 7c via a drain pipe (not shown).

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment according to the present invention. In the figure, a groove 9 serving as a water channel is formed on the outer wall of the first dew tray 6a located near the drain port 7c of the second dew tray 6b.
When the dew receiving tray 6 is used as a floor-standing type by closing the cap 7b with the cap 8, the dew condensation water flows to the drain port 7c through the groove 9 serving as the above-mentioned water channel, and is drained, as shown by the solid line arrow. Since the drainage can be drained from below the pan 6 with a drainage pipe, it can be used for both the floor-standing type and the ceiling-hanging type, and in the case of the floor-standing type, it becomes a dew pan that can drain from either the side surface or the bottom surface.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the dew tray can be used for both the floor-standing type and the ceiling-hanging type, and in the case of the floor-standing type, drainage can be performed from either the side surface or the bottom surface. The air conditioner can reduce costs and improve assembly work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a floor-mounted air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are views showing an embodiment according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a side sectional view of a dew tray before assembly, FIG. 3B is a side perspective view after assembly, and FIG. It is an A side enlarged sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a floor-mounted air conditioner according to a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a ceiling-suspended air conditioner according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body 2 Inlet 3 Blow fan 4 Heat exchanger 5 Outlet 6 Dew tray 6a First dew tray 6b Second dew tray 7a, 7b, 7c Drain port 8 Cap 9 Groove

Claims (4)

[Claims] An air passage connecting an inlet and an outlet of a main body is provided with a blower and a heat exchanger arranged at an angle, and a substantially L-shaped dew tray is provided below the heat exchanger. In the air conditioner, the dew pan is composed of a first dew pan and a second dew pan,
A drain port is provided on one side wall of the first dew tray, and a drain port for inserting the drain port of the first dew tray is provided on a bottom surface of the second dew tray, and the first dew tray and the second dew tray are provided. And a drain port is provided on one side wall of the second dew tray, and one of the drain ports is closed, so that the dew tray can be used for both a floor-standing type and a ceiling-hanging type. An air conditioner characterized by the following. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein one of the drain ports is closed with a cap. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the drain port of the first dew tray is formed of a cylindrical projection projecting outward, and the projection is inserted into the drain port of the second dew tray to also serve as a positioning guide. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The groove according to claim 1, wherein a groove serving as a water channel connected to the drain port of the second dew tray is formed near the drain port of the first dew tray. Air conditioner.