JPS5818114Y2 - Air conditioner dew catcher - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of the dew pan installed in an air conditioner, and prevents dew from spreading after falling at the stage where dew falls into the dew pan and is collected. , one of its purposes is to ensure that it is collected.

Conventionally, this type of water receiving structure has an upper water receiving tray 5 as shown in FIG. 4 in order to receive and discharge ice from the heat exchanger 4'.
The water 9' collected at 9' flows along the fan case side plate 6' and drips onto the lower water tray 7'.
It was designed to drain water from the water.

However, with this structure, if the slope of the water dripping point of the lower water pan 7' is gentle, as shown in the figure, the water 9' will scatter after dripping and will not be reliably collected in the water pan 7'. If the slope of the dripping point is increased in order to prevent this, the water receptacle becomes deep, which has the disadvantage of requiring more space than necessary.

The present invention eliminates the drawbacks seen in the above-mentioned conventional exposure structure.

As a configuration for this purpose, the present invention provides a heat exchanger, an upper water tray for receiving condensed water from the heat exchanger d, and a lower water tray located below the upper water tray in the main body of the air conditioner. The lower water tray is shaped to have an inclined surface that spreads upward, and the upper water tray is further provided with a drain port for dripping condensed water onto the inclined surface of the lower water tray, and the inclined surface of the lower water tray is provided with: A rib is formed near the point where the condensed water falls and is positioned above the point where the condensed water falls.

Hereinafter, Figures 1 to 1 of the accompanying drawings showing one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the figure, 1 and 2 are an outer box and a frame that constitute the air conditioner, and 3 is a fan.

4 is a heat exchanger; 5 is an upper water tray for receiving dew adhering to the heat exchanger 4; the bottom thereof is provided with a drain port 5a;

A lower water tray 7 receives dew that has fallen from the drain port 5a and flowed along the air guide side plate 6. The lower water tray 7 is slanted so as to spread upward, and a rib 8 is formed integrally with the water tray 7 on its surface. It is provided.

The position of this rib 8 is set slightly above the falling point 9 of the slope where water droplets 9 fall.

In the above configuration, when the water droplet 9 is dripped, the rib 8 is
In order to prevent water droplets from scattering, the droplets do not come out of the water tray 7, and the water droplets are surely collected in the water tray 7.

Furthermore, the position of the rib 8 can be reliably set because it can be integrally molded using today's resin molding technology.

Further, by providing the ribs 8, the slope of the water droplet dripping portion of the water receiving tray 7 can be made smaller, resulting in effective space utilization and reduction in materials.

Since dew is dripped outside the ventilation path, there is no need to worry about water droplets being scattered due to air blowing pressure, and the height of the ribs can be kept low, and the depth of the water tray can also be reduced, allowing for a more compact air conditioner.

Moreover, in the lower water tray, the ribs prevent water droplets from scattering as they fall, so a more reliable dew receiving effect can be obtained, preventing the harmful effects of water droplets from scattering, and the configuration is extremely simple and inexpensive. , which has various advantages.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of an air conditioner equipped with a dew pan in an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a dew pan in the device, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the dew pan. 4 are cross-sectional views of an air conditioner using a conventional water tray. 4...Heat exchanger, 5...Upper water tray,
5a...Drain port, 7...Lower water tray,
8...Rib, 9...Water drop.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A heat exchanger and an upper water tray for receiving condensed water from the heat exchanger, and a lower water tray located below the upper water tray are provided in the air conditioner main body, and the lower water tray is spread upward. The upper water tray is further provided with a drain port for dripping condensed water onto the inclined surface of the lower water tray, and the lower water tray is provided with a drainage port near the point where the condensed water falls and The air conditioner's dew tray is a device that has ribs located above the drop point.