KR20030038503A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an air conditioner having an outdoor unit which improves the workability such as carriage and installation, and also improves the maintainability by setting the center of gravity of the outdoor unit at the center position of the outdoor unit. CONSTITUTION: In a machine chamber 8 of the outdoor unit 1, a compressor 22 is disposed close to a partition 5 to divide a heat exchanger chamber 7 from the machine chamber 8, an accumulator 23 is disposed opposite to the partition 5 of the compressor 22, and refrigerant circuit components and refrigerant pipes including a four-way valve 24 and an electrically-driven valve 25 are disposed around a distal side of the accumulator 23. As a result, the position of the center of gravity of the outdoor unit 1 is closer to the center, and the workability such as assembly and maintenance is improved by arranging the inside of the machine chamber 8 into the refrigerant piping system and the electric circuit system.

Description

Air Conditioner {Air Conditioner}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the organization of the outdoor unit in the machine room by the arrangement of the parts of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, and the improvement of workability such as the conveying work and the mounting work, or the assembly or maintenance by the arrangement of the parts.

So far, the compressor and the accumulator are disposed in a machine room of an outdoor unit divided into a heat exchanger chamber and a machine chamber by a partition plate, and the accumulator is disposed around the partition plate side of the compressor. The refrigerant pipe was connected to a refrigerant circuit component such as a four-way valve and an electric valve, while suppressing the vibration of the refrigerant pipe.

As a result, the center of the outdoor unit is biased toward the machine room side, and a difference in weight between the handles provided on the left and right sides of the outdoor unit is generated. It was not good workability such as assembling and repair.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to arrange the arrangement of parts in the machine room, and to put the outdoor unit at the center position of the outdoor unit so as to be the center of the outdoor unit, and workability such as transportation and mounting work, or assembly or maintenance. It is to provide an air conditioner, characterized in that the improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an outdoor unit in which a controlled apparatus and an outdoor control unit are arranged according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows the inside of the machine room of the outdoor unit.

3 is a schematic view showing a front face of the outdoor unit shown in FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: outdoor unit

2: exterior case

3: exterior case

4: bottom plate

5: partition board

6: upper and lower partition plates

7: heat exchanger room

8: machine room

9: outdoor control unit

10: outlet

11: Blown Grill

12 handle (left)

13: notication

14: wiring harness

15: opening

16: die sheet

17: pipe plate

18: valve

19: outdoor heat exchanger

20: outdoor blower

21: outdoor blower angle

22: compressor

23: Accumulator

24: four way valve

25: outdoor electric valve

26: capillary tube

27: reactor

28: outdoor battlefield box

29: terminal plate

30: connector

31: fuse holder

32: fixture

33: discharge tube

34: suction pipe

35 handle (right)

36: protection panel

37: sound absorbing material

The invention according to claim 1 divides the inside of an outdoor unit into a heat exchanger chamber and a machine chamber by a partition plate, and compresses a refrigerant in the machine chamber, a four-way valve that selects a circulation direction of the refrigerant, and regulates a flow rate of the refrigerant. The electric control valve is connected to the refrigerant pipe, built together with a part of the electric circuit, an upper and lower partition board is installed on the upper part of the machine room, and an outdoor control unit is installed thereon to control the operation of the controlled device such as the compressor. In an air conditioner having an outdoor unit, the compressor is disposed at a position on the front surface around the partition plate of the machine room, and the accumulator is disposed at a position on the front surface of the side separated from the partition plate. And position a refrigerant pipe connected to the accumulator and a refrigerant pipe part deep within the accumulator. It arrange | positioned centrally, arrange | positioned in the space except the upper space around the said partition board of the said compressor, It is characterized by placing some components of the said electric circuit in the upper space around the said partition board.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect, the space in the machine room in which a part of the electric circuit is arranged is set as a space around the partition board below the upper and lower partition plates.

In the invention according to claim 3, the connector according to claim 1 or 2 is provided with a connector on the upper and lower partition plates, and the wiring from the outdoor control unit is relayed to connect the connector and the upper and lower partitions in the machine room. It is characterized by arranging around the partition plate.

(Embodiment of the Invention)

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment of this invention is described with reference to FIG.

First, referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 divides the inside of an outdoor unit into a heat exchanger chamber and a machine chamber with a partition plate extending in a vertical direction, and the inside of the machine chamber is a compressor, a refrigerant circuit component, and these refrigerants according to the present invention. The structure of the outdoor unit provided with the arrangement | positioning of the refrigerant pipe which connects a circuit component, and the machine room which arrange | positioned some components of the electric circuit to the space which this circuit created, and the upper and lower partition board which divides this machine room and an outdoor control part. As a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, for example, the housing is composed of an exterior case 2 covering the front and top surfaces, an exterior case 3 covering the side and the back, and a bottom plate 4. The front face of the outer case 2 is provided with a discharge port 10 for discharging the heat-exchanged air, and obstacles such as stones enter the heat exchanger chamber 7 deep inside the discharge port 10,Wihaeseona to charge so as not to damage the outdoor fan (20), in order to prevent accidents reached such a mistake, put the hurt finger, etc., and find French grille (11) is installed.

Then, a handle 12 for carrying or carrying the outdoor unit 1 is installed on the left side of the outer case 3, and the refrigerant pipe is installed on the indoor unit fixed to the bottom plate 4 on the right side. Notch 13 for exposing the pipe plate 17 for fixing the valve 18 to be connected, and wiring harness for connecting the power supply and communication wiring from the indoor unit to the terminal plate 29 of the outdoor control unit 9. 14 is provided, and an opening 15 through which the atmosphere is ventilated to the heat exchanger chamber 7 is provided on the rear surface.

In addition, the bottom sheet 4 has a die sheet 16 that supports the mounting of the outdoor unit 1 on its bottom surface in a direction orthogonal to its direction near both ends in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 4. The upper surface of the heat exchanger chamber 7 of the outdoor unit 1, the machine chamber 8, and the components of the outdoor control unit 9 on the machine chamber 8, and support them, The pipe plate 17 which fixes the valve 18 for connecting a refrigerant pipe to an indoor unit is provided.

The inside of the outdoor unit 1 is bent into a L-shape, and the heat exchanger chamber 7 and the machine room are partition plates 5 extending in a vertical direction in which the sound absorbing material 37 is attached to the inner wall side of the curved portion. Divided into (8), one heat exchanger chamber (7) supports an outdoor blower (20) and one end fixed to the bottom plate (4) and the other end of the outdoor blower (20) hung on the outdoor heat exchanger (19). The outdoor blower angle 21 and the outdoor heat exchanger 19 are mounted on the bottom plate 4 and embedded therein, and the other machine room 8 includes a compressor 22, an accumulator 23, and a four-way valve 24. ), The outdoor electric valve 25, and the capillary tube 26 are connected by a refrigerant pipe, mounted on the bottom plate 4, and embedded therein, and the reactor 27, which is a power supply component, also includes the diaphragm 5. It is fixed to the top of the built-in.

The upper and lower partition plates 6 are attached to the upper part of the machine room 8 so as to cover the upper surface of the machine room. On the upper and lower partition plates 6, operation control of the outdoor unit 1 and communication with the indoor units are carried out. Wiring to the machine room 8 located under the upper and lower partition plates 6, the fuse 31, and the terminal board 28 for connecting the power supply and communication wiring from the indoor unit to the outdoor electrical box 28 for performing the The connector 30 which relays this is provided, and the outdoor control part 9 is comprised.

Next, referring to Figs. 2 and 3, Fig. 2 shows a machine room 8 of the outdoor unit 1 of the embodiment according to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a front face of the outdoor unit 1; In the drawing showing the machine room 8 and the outdoor control unit 9 removed from the front case side, the inside of the outdoor unit 1 is bent into a L-shape, and the sound absorbing material is formed on the inner wall side of the curved portion. The heat exchanger chamber 7 and the machine chamber 8 are divided into partition plates 5 extending in the vertical direction to which the 43 is attached, and according to the present invention, a compressor 22 is disposed around the partition plates 5 of the machine chamber 8. ), The accumulator 23 is arranged around the side opposite to the partition plate 5 with respect to the compressor 22, and the refrigerant circuit components such as the four-way valve 24 and the electric valve 25 and the refrigerant The piping is arranged around the deep side around the accumulator 25.

Then, the discharge pipe 33 from the compressor 22 is bent at a lower position above the compressor 22 and lowered in the vertical direction. The discharge tube 33 extends in the horizontal direction to the lower position of the four-way valve 24 in the vertical direction. The suction pipe 34 which is raised and extends upwardly from the upper end of the accumulator 23 is also bent downward and at a position below the accumulator 23, in a transverse direction with a radius almost equal to the distance of the cylindrical accumulator 23. Bends, extends to the rear of the compressor 22 and ascends in the vertical direction, and connects the discharge tube 33 and the suction pipe 34 to the four-way valve 24 to thereby connect the discharge tube 33 to the rear of the compressor 22. In addition, the suction pipe 34 is also arranged around the accumulator 23, and the space arranged near the partition plate 5 above the compressor 22 is secured. 27) can be placed At the same time, a bent part for absorbing vibration is provided in the middle of extending the discharge pipe 33 and the suction pipe 34 extending from the compressor 22 and the accumulator 23, and disposed on the deep side of the accumulator 23. Transmission of vibration to refrigerant circuit components such as the four-way valve 24 and the electric valve 25 and the refrigerant pipe is suppressed.

Moreover, the four-way valve to which the discharge pipe 33 and the suction pipe 34 which extend from this compressor 22 and the accumulator 23 are connected is also connected to the partition board 5 by the fastener 32 which has a buffer property. By fixing, the vibration of the compressor 22 or the like is transmitted to the housing, and the vibration generated by the four-way valve 24 itself is suppressed.

Moreover, on the upper and lower partition boards provided in the upper part of the machine room 8, the connector which relays the wiring connected to the compressor 22, the reactor 27, etc. in the machine room 8 from the outdoor control part 9 is provided, It arranges wiring in the machine room 8 by relaying and arrange | positioning and connecting around the partition board 5 and the upper and lower partition boards.

Thus, in the present invention, by placing the heaviest compressor 22 among the parts loaded in the machine room 8 of the outdoor unit 1 around the partition plate 5, the center position of the outdoor unit 1 is set so as to be around the center. In the position of transport, or during the mounting operation, the weight of each of the handles 12 and 35 provided on the left and right sides of the outdoor unit 1 is equalized so that the refrigerant disposed in the machine room 8 can be equalized. By arranging the piping parts, the compressor 22 is secured at a position below the outdoor control unit 9 above, where the refrigerant space is separated into the refrigerant piping system and the electric field system, and a part of the electric circuit is arranged. (5) and the upper and lower partition boards 6 are arranged around the wiring.

As described above, a heavy compressor is disposed around the partition plate in the machine room of the outdoor unit, and the accumulator is disposed on the side opposite to the partition plate of the compressor, and other refrigerant circuit components such as four-way valves and electric valves, and refrigerant piping Is arranged about the deep side around the accumulator, and the coolant piping parts in the machine room can be arranged so that the center position of the outdoor unit can be centered so as to improve the workability of conveying or mounting, and at the same time, Since the inside can be arranged separately by the refrigerant piping system and the electric field system, the workability of assembly and repair can also be improved.

Claims (3)

The inside of the outdoor unit is partitioned into a heat exchanger chamber and a machine room by a partition plate, and a compressor for compressing the refrigerant in the machine room, a four-way valve for selecting the circulation direction of the refrigerant, and an electric valve for controlling the flow rate of the refrigerant are refrigerant piping. Air conditioning having an outdoor unit connected to and built together with a part of an electric circuit, and having an upper and lower partition board installed in the upper part of the machine room, and an outdoor control unit for controlling the operation of a controlled device such as the compressor thereon. In the apparatus, The compressor is disposed at a position on the front surface around the partition plate of the machine room, the accumulator is disposed at a position on the front surface of the side separated from the partition plate, and a refrigerant pipe connected to the compressor and the accumulator, and a refrigerant Pipe parts are arranged around a position deep in the accumulator, arranged in a space other than the upper space around the separator plate of the compressor, and some parts of the electric circuit are left in the upper space around the separator plate. An air conditioner, characterized in that disposed. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a space in the machine room in which a part of the electric circuit is arranged is set as a space around the partition board below the upper and lower partition plates. The connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a connector is provided on the upper and lower partition boards, and wiring from the outdoor control unit is arranged to be arranged around the partition board and the upper and lower partition boards in the machine room by relaying the connector. Air conditioner characterized in that.