KR101338619B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner provided with steam generating means for cooling the outdoor heat exchanger by absorbing heat of the outdoor heat exchanger by evaporating the condensed water collected on the upper surface of the base.

The air conditioner according to the present invention comprises: an indoor side (I) provided with an indoor heat exchanger (210) therein to heat-exchange indoor air; An outdoor side O formed below the indoor side I and provided with an outdoor heat exchanger 320 so as to be orthogonal to the indoor heat exchanger 210 to exchange heat between the refrigerant and outdoor air; And a partition plate (150) for partitioning the indoor side (I) and the outdoor side (O) upward or downward. On one side of the outdoor side (O) And a steam generating means (400) for converting the phase of the condensed water into steam. The steam generating means 400 is provided on the upper surface of the base 130 supporting the load of the outdoor heat exchanger 320. According to this configuration, the heat exchanging efficiency of the air conditioner is improved.

Movable type, air conditioner, condensate, circulation, steam generating means

Description

Air conditioner

Brief Description of the Drawings Fig. 1 is an internal structural view showing a configuration of an air conditioner according to the related art.

2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view showing an internal configuration of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

4 is a perspective view showing an indoor side structure of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing the outdoor side structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view of the single unit showing the external structure of the base in the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view schematically showing a state in which steam generating means, which is a main constituent of an air conditioner according to the present invention, is installed.

FIG. 8 is a side elevational sectional view schematically showing a state in which condensed water flow means, which is a constitution of an air conditioner according to the present invention, is installed.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100. Air conditioner 110. Front case

112. Discharge port 114. Discharge grill

116. louver 118. shift knob

120. Rear case 122. Outer air inlet

124. Outer air outlet 126. Inlet

130. Base 132. Guide channel

134. Separated projections 136. Collector

138. Pump housing space 139. Mounting space

150. Division plate 152. First collecting space

154. Thinning 156. Supporting projection

158. Full-bore prevention hole 159. Flaring projection

210. Indoor heat exchanger 220. Filter

230. Indoor ventilation device 232. Indoor motor

233. Fitting flanges 234. Indoor fans

235. Indoor orifice 237. Indoor housing

237 '. Air inlet hole 237 ". Indoor guide

238. Indoor housing cover 239. Motor mounting hole

310. Drain pan 312. Second collecting space

314. Drains 320. Outdoor heat exchangers

330. Outdoor blower 332. Outdoor motor

334. Outdoor fans 336. Outdoor orifices

338. Outdoor housing 338 '. Ambient flow hole

339. Outdoor housing cover 339 '. Mounting hole

340. Motor bracket 350. Canister

360. Compressor 370. Condensate flow means

372. Condensate pumps 374. Guide hoses

400. Steam generating means I. Indoor side

 He. Outdoor side

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an air conditioner provided with steam generating means for cooling an outdoor heat exchanger by absorbing heat of a condensed water collected on an upper surface of a base to heat the outdoor heat exchanger.

Generally, the air conditioner includes components such as a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger, and maintains the temperature, humidity, etc. of the indoor space at an appropriate level. The refrigerant circulates inside the component and is changed from the liquid to the gas and from the gas to the liquid, and the circulation action of the refrigerant keeps the indoor space in a comfortable environment.

That is, the air conditioner is a cooling / heating device installed in a space or a wall of a room such as a vehicle, an office or a home to cool or heat the room, a series of a compressor-outdoor heat exchanger-expansion valve (capillary) And a heating cycle by the reverse circulation of the refrigerant.

However, since the conventional air conditioner can not be moved after installation, the usability is reduced. Therefore, in recent years, a portable air conditioner has been actively developed, in which a castor is attached to the floor and can move within a certain range.

Hereinafter, a portable air conditioner (hereinafter, referred to as an 'air conditioner') disclosed in Korea Patent Office Registration No. 0252478 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the drawing, a compressor 12 for compressing a refrigerant gas at a high temperature and a high pressure, a condenser 13 for condensing a refrigerant at a high temperature and a high pressure at a low temperature are provided in the main body 11 of the air conditioner according to the related art, (Not shown) for evaporating the condensed refrigerant, an evaporator 14 for taking out the heat of the outside air to generate cold air, an outdoor fan motor 15 and a condensate storage tank 16, Parts are installed together.

A plurality of casters 17 are provided on the lower surface of the main body 11 to facilitate the flow of the main body 11. [

The evaporator (14) is installed at a position higher than the condenser (13). That is, the condenser 13 is installed on the upper surface of the condensate collector 22, and the evaporator 14 is installed on the upper side of the condensate water guide plate 21 at the lower end, A condensate induction plate 21 is installed.

A first induction pipe 23 is formed at one side of the lower end of the condensate induction plate 21 to guide the condensed water dropped from the evaporator 14 to the lower side of the condensate induction plate 21. A condensate splashing propeller 24 is installed above the condensate collector 22.

The condensing water splashing propeller 24 is coupled with the lower end of the motor shaft 15a of the outdoor fan motor 15 generating the rotating power and rotates to disperse the condensed water collected in the condensing water collecting tank 22.

A stepped step 22a is formed at the right end of the condensed water collecting tube 22 and a condensed water collecting water collected in the condensed water collecting tube 22 at one end of the stepped portion 22a is higher than the stepped portion 22a A second induction pipe (25) for guiding the condensate to the storage reservoir (16) is formed.

In the reference numerals, reference numeral 18 denotes a cold air discharge port, 19 denotes a warm air discharge port, and 20 denotes an outdoor fan.

However, the conventional air conditioner having the above-described configuration has the following problems.

That is, since the condensed water generated in the air conditioner is forcibly scattered by the condensed-water dispersion propeller 24 rotated by the outdoor fan motor 15, the amount of the condensed water collected in the condensed- The load to be applied to the outdoor fan motor 15 shows a remarkable difference.

More specifically, when the amount of the condensed water collected in the condensed water collecting cylinder 22 is small, the condensed water propeller 24 does not contact the condensed water and performs only idling, resulting in power waste.

On the other hand, when a large amount of condensed water is collected in the condensed water collecting cylinder 22, the condensed water dispersing propeller 24 is interfered with the condensed water and receives a lot of interference, which causes an overload in the outdoor fan motor 15.

In addition, the overloading of the outdoor fan motor 15 causes not only breakage of the outdoor fan motor 15 but also breakage of the outdoor fan motor 15 causes a safety accident such as electric shock, which is undesirable because an overload occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that improves heat exchange efficiency by providing steam generating means for evaporating condensed water collected on an upper surface of a base to cool the outdoor heat exchanger. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which the condensed water evaporated by the steam generating means absorbs the heat of the outdoor heat exchanger and is then discharged to the outside, thereby reducing the collection amount of the condensed water, thereby improving the usability .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: an indoor side having an indoor heat exchanger installed therein for heat-exchanging indoor air; An outdoor side formed below the indoor side and provided with an outdoor heat exchanger inside the indoor heat exchanger so as to be orthogonal to the indoor heat exchanger to exchange heat between the refrigerant and outdoor air; A partition plate partitioning the indoor side and the outdoor side upward or downward and collecting condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger; A drain pan provided at an upper end of the outdoor heat exchanger and discharging condensed water collected in the partition plate to an upper portion of the outdoor heat exchanger; A guide passage for receiving the lower end of the outdoor heat exchanger from the bottom surface of the outdoor side and collecting condensed water flowing along the outdoor heat exchanger; A condensed water flowing means provided on a bottom surface of the outdoor side in contact with the guide passage for forcedly flowing the condensed water on the guide passage to the partition plate; A steam generating means provided on a floor of the outdoor side in contact with the guide passage for changing the phase of the condensed water dripped from the indoor heat exchanger into water vapor and a steam generator provided on the outdoor side, And an outdoor air blowing device for forcibly blowing the air introduced from the outside through the outdoor heat exchanger.
The steam generating means is provided on the upper surface of the base for supporting the load of the outdoor heat exchanger.
The steam generating means generates ultrasonic waves in the condensed water to evaporate the condensed water.
A mounting space for mounting the steam generating means is formed on a bottom surface of the outdoor side, and the mounting space is formed to be lower than a bottom surface of the guide passage.
The outdoor heat exchanger may divide the outdoor side, and the steam generating means and the outdoor air blowing device may be located in different spaces with respect to the outdoor heat exchanger.
The partition plate is provided with a water-repelling hole opened so that the condensed water collected therein does not overflow, and a water-collecting container is provided at one side of the outdoor side for storing and storing the condensed water from the water-repellent prevention hole.

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According to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the heat exchange efficiency of the air conditioner is improved and the maintenance cost is reduced.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a configuration of a portable air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

3, the air conditioner 100 according to the present invention has a substantially rectangular parallelepipedal outer shape and includes a front case 110, a rear case 120, and a base (reference numeral 130 in FIG. 3) So that an appearance is formed.

That is, the front case 110 forms the front, top and left and right sides of the air conditioner 100, the rear case 120 forms a rear appearance, and the bottom surface of the air conditioner 100 Is formed by the base 130.

Accordingly, when the front case 110, the rear case 120, and the base 130 are coupled, a space for mounting a plurality of parts is formed therein.

A discharge port 112 is formed in the upper part of the front surface of the front case 110 so as to discharge the air introduced into the air conditioner 100 from the rear side of the front case 110. The discharge port 112 has an inlet The discharge grill 114 is closed.

A plurality of louvers 116 are provided on the rear side of the discharge grill 114. The louvers 116 are arranged in a longitudinal direction and are spaced at equal intervals in the left / right direction and rotate left / right with reference to the upper and lower ends. The louver 116 is rotatable in the left / right direction by a rotational power transmitted from a louver motor (not shown) and can control the wind direction by interfering with the traveling direction of the air discharged forward through the discharge port 112 do.

A moving handle 118 is formed on an upper side of the front case 110 so as to be recessed inward and a caster 140 for facilitating the movement of the air conditioner 100 is provided on the lower surface of the base 130 Respectively.

Therefore, when a force is applied to the air conditioner 100 while holding the moving knob 118, the caster 140 rolls to enable the air conditioner 100 to move.

Hereinafter, the internal structure of the air conditioner 100 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the indoor side structure of the air conditioner according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the outdoor side structure of the air conditioner.

As shown in these drawings, a partition plate 150 for partitioning the internal space of the air conditioner 100 upward or downward is provided at the substantially central portion of the inside of the air conditioner 100. That is, an indoor heat exchanger 210 is installed on the upper side of the partition plate 150 to form an indoor side I serving as an indoor unit. On the lower side of the partition plate 150, an outdoor heat exchanger 320 And an outdoor side O which is installed and serves as an outdoor unit is formed.

The rear case 120 has an outer air inlet 122 and an outer air outlet 124, which are perforated in the same size. The outside air inlet 122 and the outside air outlet 124 serve to guide outdoor air to the outside through the inside of the outdoor side O. Although not shown in the drawing, the outside air inlet 122 and the outside air outlet 122, (124) are respectively connected to ducts formed in a flexible manner.

An indoor heat exchanger (210) is installed upright on the upper half of the upper surface of the partition plate (150). The indoor heat exchanger 210 exchanges heat with indoor air introduced into the indoor side I through an inlet 126 formed in the upper half of the rear case 120 and has a rectangular plate shape.

A filter 220 is provided between the indoor heat exchanger 210 and the rear case 120. The filter 220 selectively filters only the foreign matter from the air flowing into the indoor side I through the suction port 126 and has a size corresponding to the upper half size of the rear case 120 in which the suction port 126 is formed .

An indoor air blowing device 230 is provided in front of the indoor heat exchanger 210. The indoor air blowing device 230 simultaneously generates a suction force for sucking the room air into the suction port 126 and a toe output for discharging the air heat-exchanged by the indoor heat exchanger 210 to the room again.

That is, the indoor air blowing device 230 includes an indoor motor 232 generating rotation power, an indoor fan 234 axially coupled to the indoor motor 232 to force air flow, And an indoor orifice 235 for guiding the direction of the generated air flow.

The indoor orifice 235 includes an indoor housing 237 formed in a rectangular plate shape from the rear side of the indoor fan 234 and an indoor housing cover 238 for shielding a part of the front surface of the indoor housing 237.

An air inlet hole 237 'is formed at the center of the indoor housing 237 to guide the rear air to flow forward. The air inlet hole 237 'is a hole through which the suction force generated at the rear center portion of the indoor fan 234 is transmitted when the indoor fan 234 rotates and is punctured to a size smaller than the outer diameter of the indoor fan 234 .

Accordingly, when the indoor fan 234 rotates and a suction force is generated from the rear to the front, the suction force is transmitted to the indoor housing 237 and the suction port 126 so that the indoor air can flow into the indoor side I do.

An indoor guide 237 "protrudes from the front surface of the indoor housing 237. The indoor guide 237" corresponds to the outer shape of the indoor housing cover 238, and the indoor housing cover 238, And the inside is formed to open upward when engaged.

That is, the lower half of the indoor guide 237 '' is formed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the indoor fan 234, and the upper half of the indoor guide 237 '' is formed to gradually expand toward the left and right.

The upper end of the indoor guide 237 "is formed to correspond to the size and shape of the discharge port 112. Accordingly, when the indoor orifice 235 is mounted on the indoor side I, The upper end of the indoor orifice 235 communicates with the discharge port 112 to guide the air introduced into the indoor side I through the suction port 126 to the discharge port 112 do.

A motor mounting hole 239 is formed in the lower center of the indoor housing cover 238. The motor mounting hole 239 is formed at a position where the indoor motor 232 is mounted and has an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the indoor motor 232.

Therefore, when the front half of the indoor motor 232 is inserted into the motor mounting hole 239, the fastening flange 233 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the indoor motor 232 and the indoor housing cover 238 The flow of the indoor motor 232 is restricted within the interior of the indoor rear part 235.

Meanwhile, the indoor air blowing device 230 and the indoor heat exchanger 210 are seated on the upper surface of the partition plate 150. Accordingly, the first collecting space 152 is formed in the rear half of the upper surface of the partition plate 150 so that condensed water generated when the indoor air is heat-exchanged by using the refrigerant passing through the interior of the indoor heat exchanger 210 is collected.

The bottom of the first collecting space 152 is formed to have a downward slope toward the center so that the condensed water can be collected at the center and a perforation 154 is formed at the center of the first collecting space 152 .

The perforation 154 serves to guide the condensed water collected in the first collecting space 152 to flow downward through the partition plate 150. The drain pan 310 Thereby guiding the flow of the condensed water.

On the bottom surface of the first collecting space 152, support protrusions 156 protruding upward in the left / right direction are formed. The support protrusions 156 contact the lower end of the indoor heat exchanger 210 to support the load of the indoor heat exchanger 210 upward.

A full water prevention hole 158 is formed in the right bottom surface of the first water collecting space 152. The accumulation preventing hole 158 is provided to prevent overflow to the outdoor side O when a large amount of condensed water is collected in the first collecting space 152. In the first collecting space 152, Located.

Accordingly, when the amount of condensed water collected in the first collecting space 152 is relatively larger than the amount of condensed water flowing downward through the perforation 154, the condensed water moves downward through the full- And then falls into a cans 350, which will be described below.

The bottom surface of the partition plate 150 is provided with a protrusion 159 (shown in FIG. 6) protruding to be coupled with the drain pan 310 described below. The fused protrusions 159 are formed to have a size slightly smaller than the open top of the drain pan 310 and are fitted together.

Therefore, when the fused protrusion 159 and the drain pan 310 are coupled, the condensed water falling downward through the perforation 154 falls into the drain pan 310.

A drain pan 310 is provided below the partition plate 150. The drain pan 310 collects condensed water dripping through the partition plate 150. The center portion of the upper surface of the drain pan 310 is downwardly recessed to form a second water collecting space 312 .

Accordingly, the second water collecting space 312 is formed below the perforation 154 so as to receive the condensed water primarily collected in the partition plate 150 and then dripped through the perforation 154 .

A plurality of drain holes 314 are formed in the bottom surface of the second collecting space 312 in the downward direction. The drain hole 314 is formed at regular intervals to guide condensed water collected in the second water collection space 312 to the outdoor heat exchanger 320.

The lower surface of the drain pan 310 is recessed upward, and the recessed cross-sectional area corresponds to the cross-sectional area of the outdoor heat exchanger 320. Accordingly, the outdoor heat exchanger 320 is fitted and fixed to the lower side of the drain pan 310.

An outdoor heat exchanger 320 for heat exchanging outdoor air with refrigerant is installed upright on the lower side of the drain pan 310. The outdoor heat exchanger 320 is mounted on the upper surface of the base 130 and configured to be orthogonal to the indoor heat exchanger 210.

The outdoor heat exchanger (320) is provided with an outdoor air blowing device (330) on the left side. The outdoor air blowing device 330 generates a suction force to the outside air inlet 122 and blows air to the outside air outlet 124.

That is, the outdoor fan unit 330 includes an outdoor motor 332 generating a rotating power, an outdoor fan 334 axially coupled to the outdoor motor 332 to generate wind power, and the outdoor fan 334 And an outdoor orifice 336 for guiding the direction of generated air flow.

The outdoor orifice 336 guides the heat-exchanged air and the non-heated air so that the air exchanged by the outdoor heat exchanger 320 is moved to the outside air outlet 124.

That is, the outdoor orifice 336 includes an outdoor housing 338 for partitioning the outdoor side O to the left and a right side and an outdoor fan 334 coupled to the left side of the outdoor housing 338 to house the outdoor fan 334 therein And an outdoor housing cover (339).

The center portion of the outdoor housing 338 is pierced to form an outer air flow hole 338 'and guide the air on the right side of the outdoor housing 338 to flow to the left through the air flow hole 338'.

The outdoor housing cover 339 is similar to a structure in which a mounting hole 339 'for mounting an outdoor motor 332 is drilled in the center of the outdoor housing cover 339 and an indoor motor 232 is mounted in the motor mounting hole 239. However, the motor bracket 340 is further provided between the outdoor motor 332 and the outdoor housing cover 339.

The motor bracket 340 is formed by bending a rectangular plate many times and cutting the upper part thereof in a circular fashion. The lower end of the motor bracket 340 is fastened in contact with the upper surface of the base 130, The lower portion of the outer circumferential surface of the outer circumferential surface is in line contact.

Accordingly, the motor bracket 340 supports the load of the outdoor air blowing device 330 to keep the outdoor air blowing device 330 separated from the base 130.

Discharge guide holes (not shown) are formed on the upper half of the outdoor orifice 336 formed by combining the outdoor housing 338 and the outdoor housing cover 339. That is, the upper half of the outdoor housing 338 and the upper half of the outdoor housing cover 339 are rounded to correspond to each other, and when the outdoor housing 338 and the outdoor housing cover 339 are coupled, It has a cylindrical shape.

Accordingly, the outdoor air introduced into the outdoor orifice 336 through the outdoor air flow hole 338 'is discharged to the outdoor air discharge opening 124 through the discharge guide hole (not shown) (Not shown) may be connected to the outside air discharge opening 124 to communicate with the outside air discharge opening 124.

A base 130 in the form of a square plate is provided at a lower end of the air conditioner 100. Hereinafter, the structure of the base 130 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in the drawing, a guide passage 132 is formed on the upper surface of the base 130 so that the outdoor heat exchanger 320 is installed so as to protrude upward in the longitudinal direction. The guide passage 132 serves to guide the flow direction of the condensed water dropped to the outdoor heat exchanger 320 through the drain hole 314 and is guided to the condensate pump 372 to be described below.

A spacing projection 134 is formed in the guide passage 132. The upper end of the spacing protrusion 134 is in contact with the lower end of the outdoor heat exchanger 320 and is connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 320 and the base 130 are not in contact with each other.

A collecting part 136 is formed on the left rear half of the base 130. The water collecting part 136 is formed such that the condensed water inside the guide path 132 is collected and is positioned lower than the bottom surface of the guide path 132.

In the first half of the water collecting part 136, a pump receiving space 138 for mounting the condensate flow means 370 described below is provided. The pump receiving space 138 is formed such that the front and rear surfaces thereof and the left side surface thereof are shielded and the right side surface thereof is opened, and condensed water collected in the collecting part 136 can flow into the opened right side surface.

A mounting space 139 is provided at the center of the right side of the guide passage 132. The mounting space has a rectangular tube shape which is opened in the direction of the guide passage with a space for mounting the steam generating means (reference numeral 400 in FIG. 7), which is a main component of the present invention.

More specifically, the mounting space 139 is shielded from the front and rear sides and the left side is opened to communicate with the guide passage 132. The bottom surface of the mounting space 139 is connected to the bottom of the guide passage 132 It is formed lower than the surface.

Accordingly, the condensed water flowing along the outer surface of the outdoor heat exchanger 320 is collected into the guide passage 132 and then introduced into the mounting space 139.

Referring to FIG. 3 again, a catchment receptacle 350 is provided on the right front half of the upper surface of the base 130. The water collecting container 350 receives the condensed water that is dewatered into the full water preventing hole 158 as described above.

A compressor (360) is installed behind the water collection container (350). The compressor 360 compresses refrigerant as a working fluid to a high temperature and a high pressure, and the inside of the compressor 360 communicates with the outdoor heat exchanger 320 and the indoor heat exchanger 210. Accordingly, the refrigerant compressed in the high temperature and high pressure inside the compressor 360 flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 320 or the indoor heat exchanger 210 according to the cooling / heating operation mode of the air conditioner 100.

The condensing water flow unit 370 is provided in the front half of the water collecting unit 136. The condensed water flow unit 370 forcibly flows the condensed water collected in the water collecting unit 136 into the partition plate 150 and more specifically into the first water collecting space 152 to cool the outdoor heat exchanger 320 This is a constitution for water cooling.

That is, the condensed water flow unit 370 mainly includes a condensate pump 372 for forcibly flowing the condensed water upward in the upward direction, and a condensate pump 372 for condensing the condensed water flowing upward by the condensed water pump 372 to the upper surface of the partition plate 150 And a guide hose 374 for guiding.

The condensate pump 372 is fixed to a pump accommodating space 138 partitioned at the left front half of the base 130 by forcibly flowing the condensed water downward by receiving power from the outside.

The guide hose 374 is fitted to the upper end of the condensate pump 372 and the other end of the guide hose 374 is fixed to the inside of the first collecting space 152. Accordingly, when the condensed water pump 372 is operated, condensed water accumulated in the water collecting part 136 and the pump receiving space 138 flows upward through the condensed water pump 372, and the guide hose 374 Collecting into the first collecting space 152.

As shown in FIG. 7, the steam generating means 400, which is a main component of the present invention, is provided on the inner bottom surface of the mounting space 139. The steam generating means 400 is configured to absorb the heat of the outdoor heat exchanger 320 by flowing into the mounting space 139 and generating ultrasonic waves in the condensed water located on the upper side to evaporate the condensed water.

That is, the steam generating means 400 is installed inside the ultrasonic humidifier used in a general household, and has the same structure as that for converting water into water vapor. In the present invention, considering the air flow direction inside the outdoor side O And is installed on the right side of the outdoor heat exchanger (320).

That is, on the outdoor side O, a suction force is generated by the outside air flow hole 338 'in operation of the outdoor air blowing device 330, so that the outdoor air flowing into the outdoor side O through the outside air inlet 122 The outdoor heat exchanger 320 and the outdoor heat exchanger 320 are heat-exchanged.

Therefore, the steam generating means 400 is positioned on the right side of the guide passage 132 in which the outdoor heat exchanger 320 is installed, and steam generated by the steam generating means 400 flows into the outdoor side O The outdoor heat exchanger 320 can be cooled by being mixed with the air flowing from the right side to the left side and coming into contact with the outer surface of the outdoor heat exchanger 320.

Hereinafter, the operation of the air conditioner according to the present invention will be described with reference to a cooling mode.

First, when power is applied to the air conditioner 100, the indoor motor 232 and the outdoor motor 332 rotate to generate an air flow.

That is, the indoor motor 232 generates a suction force in the indoor housing 237 and sucks indoor air into the indoor side I through the suction port 126. The indoor air introduced into the indoor side I flows into the interior of the indoor housing 237 through the indoor housing 237 and is forced upward and discharged through the discharge opening 112 into the room.

At this time, the indoor air is in a state in which the foreign object is filtered and cleaned by the filter 220, and is heat-exchanged with the refrigerant passing through the interior of the indoor heat exchanger 210,

The outdoor motor 332 generates a suction force on the right side with respect to the outdoor housing 338, and the suction force is transmitted to the outdoor air inlet 122. Accordingly, the outdoor air flows into the outdoor side O through a duct (not shown), exchanges heat with the outdoor heat exchanger 320, passes through the outdoor air flow hole 338 'and flows into the outdoor orifice 336 do.

The outdoor air introduced into the outdoor orifice 336 is blown in the direction of the outer circumference of the outdoor fan 334 and then discharged through the opened upward direction of the outdoor orifice 336. Thereafter, And is discharged outdoors.

Meanwhile, during operation of the air conditioner 100, condensed water is generated on the outer surface of the indoor heat exchanger 210. The condensed water flows downward along the outer surface of the indoor heat exchanger 210, and then is collected in the first collecting space 152 (see FIG. 7).

The condensed water collected in the first collecting space 152 is guided along the perforation 154 and collected in the second collecting space 312.

The cold condensed water collected in the second collecting space 312 is discharged to the upper end of the outdoor heat exchanger 320 through the drain hole 314. The condensed water dripped into the outdoor heat exchanger 320 is cooled in a water-cooled manner through the hot refrigerant passing through the inside of the outdoor heat exchanger 320 and then collected into the upper surface of the base 130, that is, into the guide passage 132.

The condensed water collected in the guide passage 132 is collected in the collecting part 136 and then forced upward by the condensed water pump 372. The condensed water forced upward by the condensed water pump 372 is introduced into the guide hose 132, And is introduced into the first collecting space 152 by the guiding member 374.

The outdoor heat exchanger (320) is cooled with cold condensate generated from the outer surface of the indoor heat exchanger (210) while repeating this process.

Even if the condenser pump 372 sends a large amount of condensed water to the first collecting space 152 due to the long use of the air conditioner 100, 350 so that the condensed water is prevented from flowing over the catch portion 136. [

During operation of the condensate flow means 370, the steam generating means 400 also operates to cool the outdoor heat exchanger 320. 7, the steam generator 400 flows along the outdoor heat exchanger 320 and generates ultrasonic waves when the condensed water collected in the guide passage 132 flows into the mounting space 139 And is phase-changed into water vapor.

At this time, the condensed water evaporated by the steam generating means 400 is located in the right space of the outdoor heat exchanger 320, and the outdoor air blowing device 330 generates outdoor air by the air flow (right to left) And is in contact with the outer surface of the outdoor heat exchanger (320) to absorb heat.

The condensed water in the gaseous state that has absorbed the heat of the outdoor heat exchanger 320 passes through the outside air flow hole 338 'and is guided by the outdoor orifice 336 to the outside through the outside air outlet 124 .

The outdoor heat exchanger 320 can be further cooled by the condensate flow means 370 and the steam generating means 400 by the above process.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

In the air conditioner according to the present invention as described above, the steam generating means for evaporating the condensed water collected on the upper surface of the base to cool the outdoor heat exchanger is further provided.

Therefore, the temperature reduction amount of the outdoor heat exchanger is remarkably increased, and the heat exchanging efficiency of the air conditioner is improved.

In addition, the condensed water in the steam state, which absorbs the heat of the steam generating means, is discharged to the outside of the room, thereby reducing the amount of condensed water in the air conditioner, so that the user does not need to frequently empty the water storage tank.

In addition, there is an advantage that a safety accident such as an electric shock which may be caused by the full water of the condensed water is prevented in advance.

Claims (10)

An indoor side where an indoor heat exchanger is installed inside to heat-exchange indoor air; An outdoor side formed below the indoor side and provided with an outdoor heat exchanger inside the indoor heat exchanger so as to be orthogonal to the indoor heat exchanger to exchange heat between the refrigerant and outdoor air; A partition plate partitioning the indoor side and the outdoor side upward or downward and collecting condensed water generated in the indoor heat exchanger; A drain pan provided at an upper end of the outdoor heat exchanger and discharging condensed water collected in the partition plate to an upper portion of the outdoor heat exchanger; A guide passage for receiving the lower end of the outdoor heat exchanger from the bottom surface of the outdoor side and collecting condensed water flowing along the outdoor heat exchanger; A condensed water flowing means provided on a bottom surface of the outdoor side in contact with the guide passage for forcedly flowing the condensed water on the guide passage to the partition plate; A steam generating means provided on a bottom surface of the outdoor side in contact with the guide passage for changing the phase of the condensed water dripped from the indoor heat exchanger into steam, And an outdoor air blowing device provided on the outdoor side for forcibly blowing steam, which has been phase-changed by the steam generating means, and air introduced from the outside through the outdoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the steam generating means is provided on an upper surface of a base for supporting a load of the outdoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the steam generating means generates ultrasonic waves in the condensed water to evaporate the condensed water. delete delete delete 2. The steam generator according to claim 1, wherein a mounting space for mounting the steam generating means is formed on a bottom surface of the outdoor side, Wherein the mounting space is formed to be lower than the bottom surface of the guide passage. delete The outdoor heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the outdoor heat exchanger partitions the outdoor side, Wherein the steam generating means and the outdoor air blowing device are located in different spaces with respect to the outdoor heat exchanger. The water treatment system according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is formed with a water-repellent hole, And a water collecting box is provided at one side of the outdoor side to receive and store the condensed water from the full water preventing hole.

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