JPWO2016129117A1 - Air conditioner outdoor unit - Google Patents

Abstract

An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a housing in which an air passage is formed, a fan that is attached to the housing and blows air into the air passage, and a control unit that is disposed at a position adjacent to the air passage in the housing. With. The control unit accommodates the control board and has a control box having an opening on the mounting surface in contact with the air passage, a reactor unit that is electrically connected to the control board, and is fixed on the opening from the inner surface side of the control box mounting surface. And a mounting plate for projecting and holding the reactor unit from the opening of the control box into the air passage, and a sealing material provided between the mounting plate and the reactor unit and made of an elastic body. The mounting plate has a protrusion that presses the sealing material and elastically deforms the portion facing the reactor unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner equipped with a control unit having a large reactor unit.

  Conventionally, an electrical component that constitutes an inverter circuit, a harmonic suppression circuit, and the like for driving a motor of a compressor has been housed in an air conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in Patent Document 1, a relatively large reactor is included as an electrical component accommodated in the outdoor unit, and the reactor unit and other electronic components are accommodated in an air conditioner while being accommodated in a control box. It is housed in the housing of the device. An inverter circuit using a reactor is configured in the control box, and driving power is supplied from the inverter circuit to the compressor and fan motors.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-75363

  In recent years, with the increase in the horsepower of the outdoor unit, the input power is increased, and the heat generation amount of the reactor is expected to increase as the power consumption (heat generation amount) of the inverter increases. Then, the reactor becomes a heating element, and the influence of thermal stress on other components in the control box cannot be ignored. For this reason, it is conceivable to reduce the thermal stress in the control box by separating the reactor, which is a heating element, from the inside of the control box and cooling it with an outdoor fan motor. On the other hand, when the reactor is separated from the inside of the control box, it is necessary to consider the waterproof property of the reactor so that water does not enter from the gap between the reactor and the control box.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus that can improve the heat insulating performance and waterproof performance of a reactor.

  The outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention is disposed at a position adjacent to the air passage in the housing, the housing in which the air passage is formed, the fan that is attached to the housing and blows air into the air passage. The control unit accommodates the control board and has a control box having an opening on the mounting surface in contact with the air passage, a reactor unit electrically connected to the control board, and a mounting surface of the control box. A mounting plate that is fixed on the opening from the inner surface side and holds the reactor unit protruding from the opening of the control box into the air passage, and a sealing material that is provided between the mounting plate and the reactor unit and is made of an elastic body. The mounting plate has a protruding portion that presses the sealing material and elastically deforms the portion facing the reactor unit.

  According to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently cool the reactor unit by projecting the reactor unit from the control box and arranging it in the air passage. In addition, the protrusion of the mounting plate presses the sealing material, preventing water from entering and ensuring waterproofness, and also improves heat insulation by suppressing heat transfer from the reactor unit to the control box. it can.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows Embodiment 1 of the air conditioning apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the control unit mounted in the air conditioning apparatus of FIG. It is a circuit diagram which shows an example of the power supply circuit comprised by the control board in the control box of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the reactor unit was attached to the control box of FIG. It is another perspective view which shows a mode that the reactor unit was attached to the control box of FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of the reactor unit attached to the control box of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that the reactor unit was attached to the control box of FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a comparative example in which a reactor unit is mounted on the air path. It is sectional drawing which shows the comparative example with which the reactor unit was attached in the air path of the outer side of a control box. It is sectional drawing which shows the periphery site | part of the fixing | fixed part in the reactor unit of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows Embodiment 2 of the attachment board in the air conditioning apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the front-end | tip shape of the projection part in the attachment plate of FIG. It is a top view which shows Embodiment 3 of the mounting plate in the air conditioning apparatus of this invention. It is a top view.

Embodiment 1. FIG.
Hereinafter, embodiments of an air-conditioning apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing Embodiment 1 of the air conditioning apparatus of the present invention. An air conditioner 1 in FIG. 1 is an outdoor unit for heating or cooling, for example, and includes a housing 2, a fan 3, and a control unit 10. The housing 2 accommodates, for example, a compressor and a heat exchanger that constitute a refrigeration cycle, and the housing 2 is formed with an air passage 2A serving as a wind passage for sending air to the heat exchanger. Yes. The fan 3 blows air into the air passage 2 </ b> A formed in the housing 2, and is attached to the upper portion of the housing 2, for example. When the fan 3 is rotationally driven, air flows from the lower side to the upper side in the air passage 2A. Moreover, since the rotation speed of the fan 3 changes depending on the operating state of the air conditioner, the air volume in the air passage 2A also changes.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a control unit mounted on the air conditioner of FIG. 1, and the control unit 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. The control unit 10 controls the air conditioning apparatus 1 and includes a control box 11, a control board 12, and a reactor unit 20. The control board 12 is a board on which a power conversion circuit such as an inverter circuit is formed together with the reactor unit 20, and is accommodated in the control box 11. The control box 11 is formed in a rectangular shape, for example, and is disposed at a position adjacent to the air path 2A in the housing 2. Therefore, wind flows on the mounting surface 11 </ b> A side of the control box 11. In addition, although the shape of the control box 11 has illustrated about the case where it is formed in the rectangular shape, it is not limited to this, For example, it becomes a shape according to accommodation space, such as a notch being formed in the corner | angular part. It may be.

  The reactor unit 20 is a large reactor in which a conducting wire is wound around a coil bobbin, and is disposed so as to protrude from the mounting surface 11A of the control box 11 toward the air passage 2A. Since the mounting surface 11A of the control box 11 is adjacent to the air passage 2A, the reactor unit 20 is in a state of being disposed in the air passage 2A.

  FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a power conversion circuit constituted by a control board in the control box of FIG. The power conversion circuit in FIG. 3 drives a fan motor and a compressor motor (not shown), and includes a noise filter 12A, a rectifier 12B, a smoothing capacitor 12C, an inverter circuit 12D, and a reactor mounted on the control board 12. And a DC reactor for power factor improvement composed of the unit 20. The AC power supplied from the commercial power source PS is rectified to DC by the rectifier 12B after noise is removed by the noise filter 12A. Thereafter, the rectified DC power is smoothed by the reactor unit 20 and the smoothing capacitor 12C and supplied to the inverter circuit 12D. Then, a predetermined switching operation is performed in the inverter circuit 12D, thereby driving the mode M of the fan and the compressor.

  Here, with the increase in the horsepower of the outdoor unit, the power consumption and the heat generation amount of the inverter circuit 12D increase, and accordingly, the heat generation amount of the reactor unit also increases. Therefore, in order to suppress the heat generated by the reactor unit 20 from becoming a thermal stress of other electronic components in the control box 11, the reactor unit 20 is disposed in the air passage 2 </ b> A and the air passage 2 </ b> A formed by the fan 3. Cooling is performed by the wind that flows through the reactor unit 20 directly hitting the reactor unit 20.

  4 and 5 are perspective views showing a state in which the reactor unit is attached to the control box of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of the reactor unit attached to the control box of FIG. . As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control unit 10 has a mounting plate 30 for fixing the reactor unit 20 to the control box 11. The control box 11 has an opening 11x in the mounting surface 11A that is in contact with the air passage 2A, and the mounting plate 30 is fixed on the opening 11x of the control box 11 by using a mounting plate fixing member 41 such as a screw. ing.

  The reactor unit 20 includes a reactor main body 21 in which a coil bobbin and a conductive wire are resin-sealed, a holding jig 22 attached to a side surface of the reactor main body 21, and a wiring 23 extending from the reactor main body 21. The holding jigs 22 are metal fittings formed in, for example, an L shape, and are fixed to both side surfaces of the reactor unit 20, respectively. The holding jig 22 is fixed to the mounting plate 30 by a unit fixing member 42 such as a screw, so that the reactor unit 20 is fixed to the mounting plate 30.

  The mounting plate 30 is formed in a flat plate shape, for example, and has a wiring hole 30x into which the wiring 23 of the reactor unit 20 is inserted. Then, the reactor unit 20 is fixed to the inner surface side of the mounting surface 11A by a unit fixing member 42 such as a screw on the wiring hole 30x of the mounting plate 30. Moreover, the wiring 23 of the reactor unit 20 is electrically connected to the control board 12 in the control box 11 through the opening 11x and the wiring hole 30x. As described above, the reactor unit 20 is fixed to the control box 11 using the mounting plate 30 so as to protrude outward from the mounting surface 11 </ b> A of the control box 11.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the reactor unit is attached to the control box of FIG. The control unit 10 includes a sealing material 50 provided between the reactor unit 20 (the reactor main body 21 and the holding jig 22) and the mounting plate 30. The sealing material 50 is made of an elastic body such as an ept sealer, for example, and prevents water from entering between the reactor unit 20 and the mounting plate 30.

  Here, a plurality of protrusions 31 are formed on the mounting plate 30 at a portion where the holding jig 22 is mounted on the facing surface facing the sealing material 50. The protrusions 31 are formed in a slit shape extending in the width direction (arrow X direction), for example, and a plurality of protrusions 31 are formed in the height direction (arrow Z direction). Then, when the holding jig 22 of the reactor unit 20 is attached to the attachment plate 30, the protrusion 31 presses and compresses the sealing material 50. Then, the sealing material 50 is elastically deformed, and waterproofness between the reactor unit 20 (holding jig 22) and the mounting plate 30 is ensured. In particular, in FIG. 7, a plurality of protrusions 31 are provided so as to surround the unit fixing member 42.

  At this time, the compression rate of pressing the sealing material 50 can be managed by the height of the protruding portion 31 to ensure waterproofness. The height of the protrusion 31 is set so as to be a compression rate that matches the characteristics of the sealing material 50 to be compressed. For example, when the sealing material 50 is 10 mm thick and the height of the protrusion 31 is 2 mm, the compression ratio to the sealing material 50 is 80%, and the waterproofness of the sealing material 50 can be ensured. Furthermore, the reactor unit 20 is attached to the control box 11 via the sealing material 50 and the attachment plate 30. Therefore, heat generated from the reactor unit 20 can be suppressed from being transferred to the control box 11 side.

  The sealing material 50 is also provided between the control box 11 and the mounting plate 30, and the protrusion 31 is also provided at a portion of the mounting plate 30 facing the control box 11. Therefore, the waterproof property is secured by the sealing material 50 between the control box 11 and the mounting plate 30. In particular, in FIG. 7, a plurality of protrusions 31 are provided so as to surround the mounting plate fixing member 41, thereby preventing water from entering from the mounting plate fixing member 41.

  In addition, the sealing material 50 is not provided on the wiring hole 30x of the mounting plate 30, and the part is opened. On the other hand, a waterproof material 51 made of, for example, waterproof silicon is provided between the periphery of the wiring hole 30 x of the mounting plate 30 and the reactor unit 20. Thereby, it can prevent reliably that water permeates from the wiring hole 30x.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 1-7, the attachment process of the reactor unit 20 is demonstrated. First, the holding jig 22 of the reactor unit 20 is attached using the unit fixing member 42 so as to sandwich the sealing material 50 into the attachment plate 30. At this time, the sealing material 50 is pressed and elastically deformed from the protrusion 31 of the mounting plate 30. Thereafter, a waterproof material 51 is applied between the reactor unit 20 and the mounting plate 30 in order to increase waterproofness. The reactor unit 20 is inserted into the opening 11x of the control box 11 from the inside, and the attachment plate 30 is attached to the inner surface side of the attachment surface 11A using the attachment plate fixing member 41.

  According to the first embodiment, the reactor unit 20 can be protruded from the control box 11 and disposed in the air passage 2A to efficiently cool the reactor unit 20. In addition, the protrusion 31 of the mounting plate 30 presses the sealing material 50, thereby preventing water from entering and ensuring waterproofness, and suppressing heat transfer from the reactor unit 20 to the control box 11 to provide heat insulation. Can be improved.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a water ingress path in the control unit of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, as the water intrusion path, the insertion holes of the mounting plate fixing member 41 and the unit fixing member 42 formed in the control box 11, the control box 11, and the reactor unit 20 (holding jig 22) Crevice. At this time, since the sealing material 50 compressed by the protrusion 31 is interposed between the reactor unit 20 and the mounting plate 30 and between the control box 11 and the mounting plate 30, intrusion from the insertion hole is prevented. Can be prevented. In addition, by using a waterproof screw (for example, applying a waterproof drug on the screw thread) as the fixing member 41 for the mounting plate and the fixing member 42 for the unit, it is possible to further prevent water from entering from the intrusion route. Can be prevented.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a comparative example in which the reactor unit is mounted in the air path outside the control box, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a peripheral portion of the fixed portion in the reactor unit of FIG. 9 and 10, a reactor main body 61 has a structure accommodated in a mounting cover 62, and is fixed to the control box 11 via a sealing material 50 at a flange portion of the mounting cover 62. And the reactor unit is the state arrange | positioned in the air path 2A. However, if the reactor unit is exposed to the air passage 2A, various problems such as leakage due to rainwater and corrosion of metal conductors occur. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the reactor unit from external factors such as rainwater. Further, although the reactor unit is arranged in the air passage 2 </ b> A, the mounting cover 62 itself covering the reactor main body 61 is also affected by the reactor main body 61 and becomes high temperature. Since the reactor unit is attached to the control box 11, heat may be easily transferred from the reactor unit to the control box 11.

  It is also conceivable that the control box 11 has a double structure of an inner sheet metal (BASE sheet metal) and an outer sheet metal (CASE sheet metal), and a reactor unit is attached to the outer sheet metal side of the control box 11. In this case, a control board and other electrical components are attached to the inner sheet metal, and the protrusion of the screw when the electrical components are attached is prevented by a double structure to ensure waterproofness. Even in this case, the sealing material 50 is inserted between the reactor unit and the outer sheet metal to ensure waterproofness. However, in this structure, since the sealing material 50 is crushed, it is difficult to ensure waterproofness for the intrusion route as shown in FIG. Further, since the screw tip of the unit fixing member 42 is exposed to the outside, it is difficult to ensure waterproofness for the intrusion path in the unit fixing member 42.

  On the other hand, in the attachment structure of the reactor unit 20 shown in FIG. 7, since the projection part 31 is compressing the sealing material 50, the waterproof performance in the sealing material 50 can be improved and water permeation can be prevented reliably. Further, since the reactor unit 20 is fixed to the control plate via the mounting plate 30 and the sealing material 50, the heat generated in the reactor unit 20 is transmitted to the control box 11 via the sealing material 50 and the mounting plate 30. become. As described above, since heat generated in the reactor unit 20 is transferred to the control box 11 via the mounting plate 30, to other electronic components such as a control board in the control box 11 due to heat generated by the reactor unit 20. The influence of can be suppressed. Further, regarding the heat transfer from the reactor unit 20 into the control box 11 through the air, the wiring hole 30x can be made small by the mounting plate 30, and thus the influence is reduced.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing Embodiment 2 of the mounting plate of the control unit in the air conditioner of the present invention, and the mounting plate 130 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in the mounting plate 130 of FIG. 11, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part which has the same structure as the mounting plate 30 of FIG. 7, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. The mounting plate 130 of FIG. 11 is different from the mounting plate 30 of FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the protruding portion of FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the protrusion 131 has an arc shape with a rounded tip 131t, and is formed to be tapered toward the reactor unit 20 side. As a result, the area where the control box 11 and the holding jig 22 are opposed to each other through the sealing material 50 at the tip 131t of the protrusion 131 is smaller than that in the case where it is formed in a flat shape.

  According to the second embodiment, since the tip 131t of the protrusion 131 has an arc shape, the contact area between the protrusion 131, the control box 11, and the reactor unit 20 can be reduced. The amount of heat transferred from 20 to the control box 11 can be suppressed. Even in this case, as in the first embodiment, the protrusion 131 presses and compresses the sealing material 50, so that waterproofness can be improved.

Embodiment 3. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a plan view showing Embodiment 3 of the mounting plate of the control unit in the air conditioner of the present invention. The mounting plate 230 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 13, parts having the same configurations as those of the mounting plates 30 and 130 of FIGS. 1 to 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The mounting plate 230 in FIG. 13 is different from the mounting plates 30 and 130 in FIGS. 1 to 11 in that guide ribs 241 for guiding the flow of water are provided.

  In FIG. 13, a guide rib 241 for guiding water dripping from the mounting plate fixing member 41 outward from the wiring hole 30x is provided below the portion of the mounting plate 230 that contacts the mounting plate fixing member 41. As described above, by arranging the guide rib 241 under the fixing member 41 for the mounting plate, if water oozes out to the upper portion of the mounting plate 230, it can be guided to the outside along the guide rib 241.

  For example, each mounting plate fixing member 41 uses a waterproof screw, but if the waterproof performance deteriorates, water penetrates through the thread and oozes out to the top of the mounting plate 30, When water enters the wiring hole 30x, the water may enter the control box 11 through the wiring 23. On the other hand, according to the third embodiment, since water does not reach the wiring hole 30x, the inside of the control box 11 against water can be protected. The arrangement of the guide ribs 241 at this time may be an arrangement that does not reach the wiring hole 30x, and is not limited to the arrangement shown in FIG. Note that the protrusion 131 shown in the second embodiment may be used for the mounting plate 230 having the guide rib 241.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the installation positions and heights of the protrusions 31 and 131 are not limited to the above embodiment, and can be set as appropriate. Moreover, although the case where the reactor unit 20 is fixed to the mounting plate 30 using the holding jig 22 is illustrated, if the reactor unit 20 has a structure fixed to the mounting plate 30, the mounting structure is It doesn't matter.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioning apparatus, 2 housing | casing, 2A air path, 3 fan, 10 control unit, 11 control box, 11A mounting surface, 11x opening, 12 control board, 12A noise filter, 12B rectifier, 12C smoothing capacitor, 12D inverter circuit, 20 Reactor Unit, 21 Reactor Body, 22 Holding Jig, 23 Wiring, 30, 130, 230 Mounting Plate, 30x Wiring Hole, 31, 131 Projection, 41 Mounting Plate Fixing Member, 42 Unit Fixing Member, 50 Sealing Material , 51 waterproofing material, 131t tip, 241 guide rib.

The outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention is disposed at a position adjacent to the air passage in the housing, the housing in which the air passage is formed, the fan that is attached to the housing and blows air into the air passage. The control unit accommodates the control board and has a control box having an opening on the mounting surface in contact with the air passage, a reactor unit electrically connected to the control board, and a mounting surface of the control box. A mounting plate that is fixed on the opening from the inner surface side and holds the reactor unit protruding from the opening of the control box into the air passage, and a sealing material that is provided between the mounting plate and the reactor unit and is made of an elastic body. has, reactor unit, mounting plate is fixed with a unit for fixing members to the mounting plate, have a projection portion which presses the sealing material in a position facing the reactor unit is elastically deformed, the protrusions Are those provided with a plurality so as to surround the fixing member unit.

Claims (5)

A housing in which an air passage is formed;
A fan attached to the housing and blowing air into the air passage;
A control unit disposed at a position adjacent to the air passage in the housing,
The control unit is
A control box that houses the control board and has an opening in the mounting surface that contacts the air path;
A reactor unit electrically connected to the control board;
A mounting plate fixed on the opening from the inner surface side of the mounting surface of the control box, and holding the reactor unit protruding from the opening of the control box into the air passage;
A sealing material provided between the mounting plate and the reactor unit and made of an elastic body;
The mounting plate is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner having a protrusion that presses the sealing material and elastically deforms the portion facing the reactor unit. The sealing material is provided between the mounting plate and the control box,
The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate has a plurality of the protrusions, and has the protrusions at a portion facing the control box. The mounting plate has a wiring hole into which the wiring of the reactor unit is inserted,
The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a waterproof material is provided between a peripheral edge of the wiring hole and the reactor unit.   The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the protrusion of the mounting plate has an arc shape at a tip. The mounting plate is fixed to the control box using a mounting plate fixing member,
The guide rib which guides the water dripped from the said fixing plate fixing member outward from the said opening is provided in the downward direction of the site | part in which the said fixing plate fixing member was provided of the said mounting plate. The outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus of any one of these.

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