JPH11148709A - Air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air-conditioner to increase a supply air temperature without lowering cooling capacity during cooling operation of the air-conditioner. SOLUTION: An air-conditioner comprises a first suction port 2a1 and an air outlet 2a2, formed in the upper and lower parts, respectively, of a front part 2a on the body front side; a blower 3 to suck air through a second suction port 2b1 formed in an upper part 2b and the first and second suction ports 2a1 and 2b1; a first heat-exchanger 4a disposed in a flow of air from the front part 2a toward the blower 3; and a second heat-exchanger 4b disposed in a flow of air mainly from an upper surface part 2b toward the blower 3 and arranged with a gap between the first heat-exchanger 4a and the second heat- exchanger. Openable partition plates 5 and 6 are disposed in a gap between the first and second heat-exchanger 4a and 4b.

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 configuration of a heat exchanger and an air passage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing an example of a conventional air conditioner.

[0003] The conventional air conditioner 1 has, as shown in the figure,
A first suction port 2a1 and a blowout port 2a2 respectively formed above and below a front part 2a on the front side of the main body, a second suction port 2b1 formed in the top part 2b, and the first and second ports. Blower 3 for sucking air from the suction ports 2a1, 2b1, and the first heat exchanger 4a disposed mainly in the flow of air from the front face 2a toward the blower 3, and mainly from the upper face 2a. And a second heat exchanger 4b disposed in the flow of air toward the blower 3.

[0004] However, the air conditioner 1 has a blowout temperature of about 13 ° to 18 ° C during the cooling operation,
When the room temperature is stable, there is a problem that a long term exposure to cold air may cause a physical disorder or a step of cooling down the feet due to cold air drop.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has been made to increase the blow-out temperature without lowering the cooling capacity during the cooling operation of an air conditioner.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that prevents overcooling and improves comfort.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, first and second inlets and outlets are formed above and below a front portion on the front side of the main body, and first and second openings are formed on an upper surface portion. The second suction port, the first and second blowers for sucking air from the second suction port, and a first heat exchanger disposed mainly in the flow of air from the front portion to the blower, mainly An air conditioner comprising the first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger disposed with a gap in the flow of air from the upper surface to the blower, An openable and closable partition plate is provided in a gap between one heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger.

The partition plate has, at both ends thereof, support shafts which are supported by support portions provided at adjacent ends of both side plates of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. It consists of a pair of partition pieces which are rotatably supported and have a joint at the tip. In addition, the rotation direction of the partition piece at the time of opening is set to be the shortest direction toward the side surfaces of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. Alternatively, the partition plate has a support shaft at both ends which is supported by a support portion provided at an end adjacent to either one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The partition piece is movably supported and has a contact portion at the end corresponding to the adjacent end of the other heat exchanger.

[0008] A rotary device for opening and closing the partition piece is provided at an end of a spindle of the partition piece. Further, the rotating device is constituted by a gear. Further, the rotation angle of the partition piece can be preset in the rotation device.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention when a partition plate is closed, and FIG. 2 is a partition plate of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view showing a partition plate and a rotation device of the present invention when opened, and FIG. Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in the related art.

The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 is an air conditioner, 2 is a casing,
Is a blower, 4a is a first heat exchanger, 4b is a second heat exchanger, 5 and 6 are partition plates, and 7 is a rotating device.

Above and below the front part 2a on the front side of the main body,
A first suction port 2a1 and a blowout port 2a2 respectively formed;
A second suction port 2b1 formed in the upper surface 2b, a blower 3 for sucking air from the first and second suction ports 2a1, 2b1, and an air flow mainly from the front face 2a to the blower 3 The first heat exchanger 4a disposed therein
The first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b disposed with a gap in the flow of air mainly from the upper surface 2b to the blower 3; The harmonic device 1 is configured.

Here, both side plates 4a1 of the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b are provided in a gap between the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b. , 4b1
A pair of partitioning pieces 5a having support shafts 5b, 6b at both ends, which are rotatably supported by support portions 4a2, 4b2 provided at adjacent ends of the rotatable member, and having joint portions 5a1, 6a1 at the ends. , 6
The openable and closable partition plates 5 and 6 having a are provided. In addition, the opening direction of the partition pieces 5a and 6a is set to be the shortest direction toward the side surfaces of the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b, respectively. Next, the rotating device 7 for opening and closing the partition pieces 5a and 6a will be described. The rotating device 7 includes gears 7a, 7b, 7c
And the pulse motor 7d.
b, 6b.

The driving shaft of the pulse motor 7d is connected to the gear 7c to rotate the gear 7c.
At the same time, the gear 7 meshed with the gear 7c
Since a and 7b rotate in the same direction and are connected to the ends of the support shafts 5b and 6b, the partition plates 5 and 6 rotate in the same direction. Further, the rotation angles of the partition pieces 5a and 6a can be set in advance by the number of pulses for driving the pulse motor 7d.

Here, the operation of the present invention will be described.
In the above configuration, in the gap between the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b, both side plates 4a1 of the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b, 4b1
A pair of partitioning pieces 5a having support shafts 5b, 6b at both ends, which are rotatably supported by support portions 4a2, 4b2 provided at adjacent ends of the rotatable member, and having joint portions 5a1, 6a1 at the ends. , 6
The partition plates 5 and 6 having an opening / closing portion a are provided. By opening and closing the partition plates 5 and 6, the first and second partition plates 5 and 6 are opened and closed mainly during the flow of air from the upper surface portion 2b toward the blower 3. The outlet 2 directly without passing through the second heat exchanger 4b.
A bypass path for room air toward a2 is formed.

Further, since the rotation angles of the partition pieces 5a and 6a can be set in advance by the number of pulses for driving the pulse motor 7d, the inflow of room air can be adjusted. For this reason, the blowing temperature can be increased without lowering the cooling capacity during the cooling operation, and the temperature can be adjusted.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner showing another embodiment of the present invention. As in this embodiment, the partition plate 8 has, at both ends, support shafts 8b pivotally supported by support portions provided at adjacent ends of both side plates of the first heat exchanger 4a. The other heat exchanger 4 is supported at the tip by a support shaft 8b.
8a having a contact portion 8a1 corresponding to the adjacent end of b
May be used. Alternatively, although not shown in the drawing, the partition plate 8 in FIG. 4 has, at both ends, support shafts that are supported by support portions provided at adjacent ends of both side plates of the second heat exchanger 4b, A partition piece 8a rotatably supported at the adjacent end and having a contact portion 8a1 at the end corresponding to the adjacent end of the other heat exchanger 4a may be used.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner showing another embodiment of the present invention. As in the case of this embodiment, the second heat exchanger 4b is bent into an inverted V-shape, the first heat exchanger 4a is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and both of them are opposed to each other. Between one heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b, a supporting portion provided at an adjacent end of both side plates of the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b Openable and closable partition plates 5 and 6 having a pair of partition pieces 5a and 6a which are rotatably supported and have joint portions 5a1 and 6a1 at their ends are provided. It may be provided. As described above, the present invention does not limit the shapes and arrangements of the first heat exchanger 4a and the second heat exchanger 4b.

[0018]

According to the air conditioner of the present invention, the first suction port and the air outlet formed respectively above and below the front portion on the front side of the main body, and the second suction hole formed on the upper surface portion. A mouth, a blower for sucking air from the first and second suction ports, a first heat exchanger disposed mainly in a flow of air from the front surface portion to the blower, and mainly the upper surface portion An air conditioner comprising the first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger disposed with a gap in a flow of air from the air to the blower. An openable and closable partition plate is provided in the gap between the exchanger and the second heat exchanger. As a result, it is possible to provide an air conditioner in which the blow-out temperature is increased without lowering the cooling capacity during the cooling operation of the air conditioner, the overcooling is prevented, and the comfort is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention when a partition plate is closed.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention when a partition plate is opened.

FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view showing a partition plate and a rotation device of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention when a partition plate is closed.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention when a partition plate is closed.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing an example of a conventional air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner 2 Casing 2a Front part 2a1 First inlet 2a2 Outlet 2b Upper part 2b1 Second inlet 3 Blower 4a First heat exchanger 4a1 Side plate 4a2 Holder 4b Second heat exchanger 4b1 Side plate 4b2 Holding part 5 Partition plate 5a Partition piece 5a1 Joint part 5b Support shaft 6 Partition plate 6a Partition piece 6a1 Joint part 6b Support shaft 7 Rotating device 7a Gear 7b Gear 7c Gear 7d Pulse motor 8 Partition plate 8a 1 Contact part 8b Support shaft

Claims (7)

[Claims] A first inlet and an outlet formed respectively above and below a front portion on the front side of the main body; a second inlet formed on an upper surface portion; A blower that sucks air from the suction port, a first heat exchanger disposed mainly in the flow of air from the front surface to the blower, and a flow of air mainly from the upper surface to the blower. An air conditioner comprising the first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger disposed with a gap, wherein the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchange An air conditioner characterized in that an openable and closable partition plate is disposed in a gap between devices. 2. The partition plate has, at both ends thereof, support shafts which are supported by support portions provided at adjacent ends of both side plates of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. Pivotably supported,
2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner comprises a pair of partition pieces having a joint at a tip. 3. The rotating direction of the partition when the partition is opened is the shortest direction toward the side surfaces of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, respectively. The air conditioner according to claim 2. 4. The partition plate has, at both ends thereof, support shafts supported by support portions provided at adjacent ends of one of both side plates of the first heat exchanger or the second heat exchanger. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner comprises a partition that is rotatably supported and has a contact portion at a tip end corresponding to an adjacent end of the other heat exchanger. 5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a rotating device for opening and closing the partition is provided at an end of a support shaft of the partition. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the rotating device is formed by a gear. 7. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a rotation angle of the partition piece can be preset in the rotation device.