JPH1163644A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner of a floor installation or ceiling suspension type which has straightening plates so designed as to be rotatable forward and backward automatically so that blown air let out toward a path area of a heat exchanger can be guided uniformly in the lateral direction. SOLUTION: A straightening body 9 composed of straightening plates 11 comprising a plurality of muntins whereby blown air let out toward a path area of a heat exchanger is guided uniformly in the lateral direction and of a frame part supporting the straightening plates rotatably is provided between the outlet side of a fan casing 6 and the heat exchanger 3, and the straightening plates are rotated forward and backward by a driving device in this constitution.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor-mounted or ceiling-suspended type air conditioner, and more specifically, can uniformly guide air blown out toward a pass area of a heat exchanger in a lateral direction. Thus, the present invention relates to a structure of a rectifying plate capable of automatically reciprocating rotation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air conditioner is, for example, shown in FIG.
And a partition plate provided with ventilation holes as shown in FIG.
1a, a suction port 2 is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the main body 1 divided vertically, and an air outlet 7 is provided at the upper part. A plurality of centrifugal fans 5 housed in a fan casing 6 connected to the left and right through a ventilating port of the partition plate 1a
The heat exchanger 3 exchanges heat with the suction air sucked from the suction port 2, and the wind direction is adjusted by a wind direction plate 8 rotatably provided at the air outlet 7. Was.

However, when heat is exchanged by the heat exchanger 3 with the suction air sucked through the suction port 2, the distribution of the airflow passing through the heat exchanger 3 in the left-right direction facing the drive motor 4 is not good. There is a problem that the heat exchange efficiency becomes uniform and the heat exchange efficiency decreases.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is designed to automatically reciprocate the air blown toward the pass area of the heat exchanger so that the air can be uniformly guided in the left-right direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a floor-standing or ceiling-hanging type air conditioner having a rectifying plate made in the above manner.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a suction port provided at a lower portion of a front surface of a main body divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate having a ventilation port, and a suction port is provided at an upper portion. An air outlet is provided, and a plurality of centrifugal fans housed in a fan casing connected to the left and right via a heat exchanger and a drive motor in an air passage connecting the air inlet and the air outlet, and connected to the air vent. In the air conditioner provided with a plurality of vertical rails, between the blowing side of the fan casing and the heat exchanger, a plurality of vertical rails for uniformly guiding the blowing air in the left-right direction toward the path region of the heat exchanger. A rectifying body composed of a rectifying plate made of, and a frame portion rotatably supporting the rectifying plate is provided, and the rectifying plate is reciprocated by a driving device.

[0006] Further, the straightening plate is supported by the frame so as to expand toward the heat exchanger.

[0007] Further, at least one support shaft portion of the rectifying plate is rotatably supported by a bearing hole provided in the frame portion, and is connected to the driving device by a linking means. Has become.

Further, the driving device and the linking means for automatically rotating the rectifying plate are provided with a motor provided on a front surface of the frame portion, and a driving force of the motor for supporting a shaft portion of the rectifying plate. And a connecting plate for connecting the bush to each other.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 (A) and FIG.
2 (B) and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a floor-standing or ceiling-hanging type air conditioner, 1 a denotes a partition plate having a ventilation hole in the main body 1 and divided into upper and lower parts, and 2 denotes a main body of the main body 1. A suction port 3 provided in the lower part of the front surface is a heat exchanger provided in an air passage connecting the suction port 2 and an outlet 7 provided in the upper part, 4 is a drive motor, 4 is driven by the drive motor 4 A plurality of centrifugal fans 6 connected to the left and right through the drive motor 4;
Numeral denotes a fan casing which accommodates the centrifugal fan 5 and is connected to the ventilation port of the partition plate 1a. Numeral 8 denotes a wind direction plate rotatably provided at the air outlet 7.

[0010] Between the blow-out side of the fan casing 6 accommodating the centrifugal fan 5 and the heat exchanger 3, the blown air blown toward the pass area of the heat exchanger 3 is uniformly distributed in the left-right direction. A rectifying body 9 composed of a rectifying plate 11 composed of a plurality of vertical rails for guiding the rectifying plate 11 and a frame portion 10 rotatably supporting the rectifying plate 11 is provided, and the rectifying plate 11 is reciprocated by a driving device described later. This structure automatically and uniformly guides the blown air blown toward the path area of the heat exchanger 3 in the left-right direction, so that the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger 3 is improved. Is not reduced.

Further, since the current plate 11 is supported by the frame portion 10 so as to expand toward the heat exchanger 3, the blown air blown out of the fan casing 6 by the centrifugal fan 5. Are uniformly guided in the left-right direction toward the path region of the heat exchanger 3 so that the heat exchange efficiency is not reduced.

A support shaft portion 11a at at least one end of the current plate 11 is provided with a bearing hole 10a provided on the front surface of the frame portion 10.
The centrifugal fan is configured to be rotatably supported by a rotating device and to be linked to a driving device to be described later by a linking device to be described later, so that the rectifying plate 11 can be automatically reciprocated and rotated. 5 allows the air blown out from the fan casing 6 to be uniformly guided in the left-right direction toward the pass area of the heat exchanger 3.

Further, a driving device and a linking means for automatically rotating the rectifying plate 11 are provided with a motor 15 provided on the front surface of the frame 10 and a driving force of the motor 15 by the rectifying plate.
Link 14 and bush 12 that transmit to 11 shaft 11a
And a connecting plate 13 for connecting the bush 12 to each other, whereby the rectifying plate 11 is smoothly and automatically reciprocated and rotated, and the centrifugal fan 5 The air blown out of the heat exchanger 3 can be uniformly guided in the left-right direction of the pass area of the heat exchanger 3.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1A and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2B and FIG. 2, between the blowout side of the fan casing 6 accommodating the centrifugal fan 5 and the heat exchanger 3, A rectifying body 9 comprising a rectifying plate 11 composed of a plurality of vertical rails for uniformly guiding the blowing air to be blown out in the left-right direction, and a frame portion 10 rotatably supporting the rectifying plate 11; Current plate 11
Is reciprocated by the driving device, whereby the air blown toward the path area of the heat exchanger 3 is automatically and uniformly guided in the left-right direction, so that the heat exchange is performed. A floor-mounted or ceiling-suspended type air conditioner in which the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger 3 is not reduced.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a rectifying plate capable of automatically reciprocatingly rotating so that the blown air blown toward the pass area of the heat exchanger can be uniformly guided in the left-right direction. It becomes a floor-standing or ceiling-hanging type air conditioner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein (A) is a cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from the front, and (B) is a cross-sectional view of a main part viewed from the side.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a rectifier provided in the air conditioner according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are explanatory views of an air conditioner according to a conventional example, in which FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of a main part as viewed from the front, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body 1a Partition plate 2 Suction port 3 Heat exchanger 4 Drive motor 5 Centrifugal fan 6 Fan casing 7 Air outlet 8 Wind direction plate 9 Rectifier 10 Frame of rectifier 10a Bearing hole 11 Rectifier plate 11a Rectifier plate support Shaft 12 Bush 13 Connecting plate 14 Link 15 Motor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A heat exchanger is provided in a lower part of a front surface of a main body which is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate having an air vent, an air outlet provided in an upper part, and an air passage connecting the air inlet and the air outlet. And a plurality of centrifugal fans connected to the left and right via a drive motor and housed in a fan casing connected to the ventilation port, wherein the blowout side of the fan casing and the heat exchanger A straightening plate composed of a plurality of vertical rails for uniformly guiding the blown air in the left-right direction toward the path region of the heat exchanger, and a frame portion rotatably supporting the straightening plate. An air conditioner comprising a rectifier body, wherein the rectifier plate is reciprocally rotated by a driving device. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the current plate is supported by the frame so as to expand toward the heat exchanger. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein a shaft portion of at least one end of the rectifying plate is rotatably supported by a bearing hole provided in the frame portion, and is linked to the driving device by linking means. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein 4. A motor provided on a front surface of the frame portion, wherein the driving device and the linking means for automatically rotating the rectifying plate are provided with a motor provided on a front surface of the frame portion, and a driving shaft of the rectifying plate. The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a link and a bush for transmitting the bush, and a connecting plate for connecting the bush to each other.