US20100307717A1 - Indoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- the present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner and, more specifically, to an indoor unit of an air conditioner having a wind direction plate at a blowout port.
- Patent Literature 1 JP-A-5-272799 (pp. 3-4, FIG. 1)
- the indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is provided with a pair of blowout walls for opening and closing the blowout port, and the blowout walls are configured to be opened and closed in the vertical direction in a double-door system so as to meet at a midpoint of the opening height of the blowout port, whereby the dew condensation on the opening edge of the blowout port can be restrained.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner which is adapted to prevent dew condensation on a blowout port itself and blowout walls (wind direction plates) installed at the blowout port.
- An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention is a box member having blowing means and heat exchanging means stored therein, including:
- a blowout port is formed on a front surface of the box member in a range nearer a lower surface and on the lower surface of the box member in a range nearer the front surface;
- a fan casing which defines a blowout air duct from the blowing means to the blowout port;
- front tilting means configured to tilt the front flap
- lower tilting means configured to tilt the lower flap
- control means configured to control the front tilting means and the lower tilting means so that the front flap and the lower flap stop at positions to form a smoothly continuing surface in the blowout air duct at a predetermined distance.
- the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is configured in such a manner that the control means controls the front tilting means and the lower lilting means to cause the front flap and the lower flap to stop at the positions to form the smoothly continuing surface in the blowout air duct at the predetermined distance from each other. Therefore, cooled air can be blown out in a predetermined direction (for example, substantially horizontal direction). At this time, since the front side and the back side of the front flap and the front side and the back side of the lower flap are all exposed to blown air (cold air), occurrence of the dew condensation is avoided.
- a predetermined direction for example, substantially horizontal direction
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a see-through perspective view illustrating part of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 shows a flowchart showing actions of vertical wind direction plates during a cooling operation of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 6 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the cooling operation of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 7 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the cooling operation of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the actions of the vertical wind direction plates during a heating operation of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 9 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the heating operation of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 10 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the heating operation of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating components which constitute a first example of a tilting mechanism of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 12 is a side view showing the action of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism shown in FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 13 is a side view showing the action of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism shown in FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 14 is a side view showing the action of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism shown in FIG. 11 .
- FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view illustrating components which constitute a second example of a tilting mechanism of the indoor unit shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 16 is a side view showing the action of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism shown in FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 17 is a side view showing the action of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism shown in FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 18 is a side view showing the action of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism shown in FIG. 15 .
- FIG. 1 to FIG. 10 are drawings for explaining an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a front view
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view
- FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view
- FIG. 4 is a partly see-through perspective view
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing actions of vertical wind direction plates during a cooling operation
- FIG. 6 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the cooling operation
- FIG. 7 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the cooling operation
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the actions of the vertical wind direction plates during a heating operation
- FIG. 9 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the heating operation
- FIG. 10 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the heating operation.
- the respective drawings are illustrated schematically, and the present invention is not limited to illustrated modes.
- an indoor unit 1 of an air conditioner (hereinafter, referred to as “indoor unit”) 1 includes a box-shaped main body 10 , a blowing fan 20 stored in the interior of the main body 10 , a heat exchanger 30 arranged so as to oppose part of the blowing fan 20 , and a front panel (precisely, it is the same as a design panel which also covers part of side surfaces of the main body 10 ) 40 covering an opening on the front surface (the left side in FIG. 3 ) of the main body 10 .
- the main body 10 is configured to be installed with a back surface (the right side in FIG. 3 ) thereof placed on an indoor wall or the like, and includes an inlet port 50 for sucking indoor air on an upper surface (the upper side in FIG. 3 ), and a fan casing 60 for defining a blowout air duct from the blowing fan 20 in the interior thereof.
- the fan casing 60 is a space having a predetermined width and being surrounded by a front casing member (the same as a front casing panel) 61 arranged on the side of the opening on the front surface, a rear casing member (the same as a rear casing panel) 62 arranged on the back surface side, and a partition wall 80 which constitutes a side surface (see FIG. 11 ). Then, a space formed between a terminal end of the fan casing 60 , that is, a side edge on the front surface side of the lower surface (the lower side in FIG. 3 ) and a side edge on the lower side of the front panel 40 corresponds to a blowout port 63 .
- a front flap 100 and a lower flap 200 are tiltably provided on the blowout port 63 on the front surface side and the rear surface side respectively as the vertical wind direction plates.
- Front flap arms 101 are provided on a back side 100 b of the front flap 100 at predetermined intervals, and a front flap revolving shaft 102 is provided on the front flap arms 101 .
- the front casing member 61 is provided with casing flanges 64
- casing bearings 65 are provided on the casing flanges 64 .
- the front flap revolving shaft 102 is rotatably supported by the casing bearings 65 .
- lower flap arms 201 are provided on a back side 200 b of the lower flap 200 at predetermined intervals, and a lower flap revolving shaft 202 is provided on the lower flap arms 201 .
- casing flanges are provided at the blowout port 63 , and a casing bearing is provided on the casing flanges.
- the lower flap revolving shaft 202 is rotatably supported by the casing bearings.
- a front stopper 160 configured to limit a tilting range when the front flap 100 is tilted toward the inside of the fan casing 60 (counterclockwise), and a lower stopper 260 configured to limit a tilting range when the lower flap 200 is tilted toward the outside of the fan casing 60 (counterclockwise) are also provided.
- the structures of the front stopper 160 and the lower stopper 260 are not limited thereto, and a structure in which the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 come into abutment with each other, or a structure in which a projection or a shoulder provided on the front flap revolving shaft 102 and a projection or a shoulder provided on the lower flap revolving shaft 202 come into abutment with the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 respectively is also applicable.
- Control means is configured to control a tilting mechanism (not shown) to cause the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 to be tilted independently.
- the tilting mechanism will be described separately in detail.
- the control means causes the front flap 100 to take a position substantially parallel to the front panel 40 when the operation is stopped.
- the back side 100 b of the front flap 100 is positioned on the side of the fan casing 60
- the front side 100 a of the front flap 100 is positioned outside (front side) so as to be visible from the indoor.
- the lower flap 200 takes a position substantially parallel to a lower surface 70 , and the back side 200 b of the lower flap 200 is positioned on the side of the fan casing 60 and the front side 200 a of the lower flap 200 is positioned outside (lower side) so as to be visible from the indoor.
- the control means when a signal indicating that the cooling operation is to be started is supplied to the control means (SS 1 in FIG. 5) , the control means firstly causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to tilt in a direction to bring the lower flap into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (counterclockwise in FIG. 6 ) and brings the lower flap into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S 1 in FIG. 5 ).
- control means causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move the lower flap 200 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) for a predetermined angle A 2 and causes the lower flap 200 to stop in the fan casing 60 (S 2 in FIG. 5) .
- the lower flap 200 is positioned substantially midway between the front casing member 61 and the rear casing member 62 , and is fixed at a position with the lower flap surface 200 a being at an upper location and inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction.
- control means then causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to bring the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise) and brings the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S 3 in FIG. 5) .
- the front flap revolving shaft 102 is rotated via the clutch mechanism (slipping mechanism) in the same manner as the lower flap revolving shaft 202 , it is not rotated excessively after the front flap 100 has come into abutment with the front stopper 160 . Therefore, even though the position of the front flap 100 is changed (such as slightly tilting) when the operation is stopped, the accurate positioning is achieved by the abutment with the front stopper 160 .
- control means further causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to move the front flap 100 a predetermined angle A 4 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise) and causes the front flap 100 to stop in the fan casing 60 (S 4 in FIG. 5) .
- the front flap 100 is positioned substantially midway between the front casing member 61 and the rear casing member 62 , and is fixed at a position with the front side 100 a faced downside and inclined at a smaller angle than the angle of the lower flap with respect to the horizontal direction.
- the lower flap 200 and the front flap 100 are arranged smoothly without a level difference so as to form a substantially identical curved surface (precisely, a slightly bent surface) even though there exists a gap between the terminal ends thereof. Therefore, air flowing along the front side 200 a of the lower flap 200 continues to flow along the back side 100 b of the front flap 100 , and air flowing along the back side 200 b of the lower flap 200 continues to flow along the front side 100 a of the front flap 100 .
- the front side 200 a and the back side 200 b of the lower flap 200 and the front side 100 a and the back side 100 b of the front flap 100 are all exposed to the cooled airflow, so that dew condensation thereon is avoided. Therefore, occurrence of dew dropping in indoors is avoided, and improvement of comfort is achieved.
- the cooled air is blown out in the substantially horizontal direction by the lower flap 200 and the front flap 100 which form the substantially identical curved surface in the substantially horizontal direction, cold air reaches an area far from the indoor unit 1 without increasing a load of the blowing fan 20 , so that a wide range in the indoors can be cooled.
- the lower flap 200 is caused to stop in the blowout air duct after having brought into abutment with the lower stopper 260
- the front flap 100 is caused to stop in the blowout air duct after having brought into abutment with the front stopper 160 .
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and either one of operations may be implemented first. For example, bringing the lower flap 200 and the front flap 100 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 and the front stopper 160 respectively and then causing both to stop in the blowout air duct, and bringing the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 and then bringing the lower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 are both applicable.
- a step of bringing the lower flap 200 or the front flap 100 into abutment respectively with the lower stopper 260 and the front stopper 160 may be omitted.
- actions when ending the cooling operation will be described.
- the actions when ending the cooling operation are performed by reversing the actions when starting the cooling operation.
- FIG. 7( a ) is a drawing which is the same as FIG. 6( e ), and shows a position immediately before ending the cooling operation.
- the control means when a signal indicating that the cooling operation is to be ended is supplied to the control means (SS 2 in FIG. 5) , the control means firstly causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to bring the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise), and brings the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S 5 in FIG. 5 ).
- the control means causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to move the front flap 100 a predetermined angle A 6 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise), and causes the front flap 100 to stop at a position parallel to the front panel 40 (S 6 in FIG. 5) .
- control means then causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to bring the lower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 , and brings the lower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S 7 in FIG. 5) .
- control means causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move the lower flap 200 a predetermined angle A 8 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) and causes the lower flap 200 to stop at a position parallel to the lower surface 70 (S 8 in FIG. 5) .
- the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 are tilted after having come into abutment with the front stopper 160 and the lower stopper 260 respectively in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation, the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 stop at proper positions when the operation is stopped (see FIG. 6( a )) even though their positions are changed (slightly tilting, etc.) during the operation. Therefore, the blowout port 63 of the indoor unit 1 is closed, and a good appearance is maintained.
- the order of the respective steps is not limited, and the step of bringing the lower flap 200 or the front flap 100 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 or the front stopper 160 respectively may be omitted in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation.
- FIG. 9( a ) shows the state when the operation is stopped, and is the same as FIG. 6( a ).
- the control means causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move the lower flap 200 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) by a predetermined angle B 2 and causes the lower flap 200 to stop at a position extending across the blowout port 63 (S 12 in FIG. 8) .
- the lower flap 200 is substantially parallel with an imaginary plane formed by smoothly extending the rear casing member (inclined in such a way that the front side becomes downward) with the back side 200 b of the lower flap 200 being located upward.
- control means causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to tilt in a direction to bring the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise), and brings the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S 13 in FIG. 8) .
- control means causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to tilt in a direction to move the front flap 100 a predetermined angle B 4 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise) and causes the front flap 100 to stop at a position opposing the lower flap 200 and approaching thereto as it goes downstream of the airflow ( 814 in FIG. 8) .
- the front flap 100 is inclined to a larger extent than the lower flap 200 (the same as the position closer to the perpendicular direction), and the front side 100 a is positioned downside. Therefore, an air duct which becomes narrower as it goes downstream of the air flow is defined by the front side 100 a of the front flap 100 and the back side 200 b of the lower flap 200 .
- the order of the respective steps is not limited, and the step of bringing the lower flap 200 or the front flap 100 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 or the front stopper 160 respectively may be omitted in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation.
- the actions when ending the heating operation are in conformity with the actions when ending the cooling operation (see FIG. 7 ).
- FIG. 10( a ) is a drawing which is the same as FIG. 9( e ), and shows a position immediately before ending the heating operation.
- the control means when a signal indicating that the heating operation is to be ended is supplied to the control means (SS 12 in FIG. 8) , the control means firstly causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to bring the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise), and brings the front flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S 15 in FIG. 8 ).
- control means causes the front flap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to move the front flap 100 a predetermined angle B 6 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise) and cause the front flap 100 to stop at a position parallel to the front panel 40 (S 16 in FIG. 8) .
- control means then causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to bring the lower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 , and brings the lower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S 17 in FIG. 8) .
- control means causes the lower flap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move the lower flap 200 a predetermined angle B 8 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) and causes the lower flap 200 to stop at a position parallel to the lower surface 70 (S 18 in FIG. 8) .
- the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 are tilted after having come into abutment with the front stopper 160 and the lower stopper 260 respectively in the same manner as the actions when starting the heating operation, the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 stop at proper positions when the operation is stopped (see FIG. 6( a )) even though their positions are changed (slightly tilting, etc.) during the operation. Therefore, the blowout port 63 of the indoor unit 1 is closed, and the good appearance is maintained.
- the order of the respective steps is not limited, and the step of bringing the lower flap 200 or the front flap 100 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 or the front stopper 160 respectively may be omitted in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation.
- FIG. 11 to FIG. 14 are drawings for explaining the first example of the tilting mechanism.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing components thereof
- FIG. 12 to FIG. 13 are side views showing actions of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism.
- the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 are tilted independently, and a first stepping motor 190 for tilting the front flap 100 and a second stepping motor 290 for tilting the lower flap 200 are stored in a motor case 90 provided on the partition wall 80 of the main body 10 .
- the tilting mechanism will be described in detail below.
- one of the front flap arms 101 provided on the front flap 100 which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80 , is provided with a first braking member 110 so as to tilt integrally therewith.
- the first braking member 110 includes a shaft portion 111 having a circular shape in cross section, a disk portion 112 provided on the shaft portion 111 , an arcuate-shaped recessed portion 113 formed on the disk portion 112 , and an end portion 114 connected to a tilt shaft of the first stepping motor 190 .
- One of the lower flap arms 201 provided on the lower flap 200 which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80 , is provided with a second drive member 210 so as to tilt integrally therewith.
- the second drive member 210 includes a shaft portion 211 having a circular shape in cross section, a drive flange 212 provided on the shaft portion 211 , a drive pin 213 provided at a distal end of the drive flange 212 , and an end portion 214 connected to a tilt shaft of the second stepping motor 290 .
- the second drive member 210 is connected to a second braking member 240 via a second coupling member 230 .
- the second coupling member 230 includes a coupling arm 231 , and coupling pin holes 233 , 234 provided respectively at both end portions of the connecting arm 231 .
- the second braking member 240 includes a shaft portion 241 , a fan-shaped portion 242 formed into a fan shape having a pivot at a center of the shaft portion 241 , a braking flange 243 provided on the shaft portion 241 , and a braking pin 244 provided at a distal end of the braking flange 243 .
- the partition wall 80 is provided with a partition wall bearing 81 configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 111 of the first braking member 110 , a partition wall bearing 82 configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 211 of the second drive member 210 on the side of the partition wall 80 , and a partition wall bearing 84 configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 241 of the second braking member 240 .
- the partition wall bearing 84 is positioned between the partition wall bearing 81 and the partition wall bearing 82 so as to be arranged into a triangle shape.
- the motor case 90 is provided with a bearing (not shown) configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 241 of the second braking member 240 on the side of the first stepping motor 190 .
- a bearing (not shown) configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 241 of the second braking member 240 on the side of the first stepping motor 190 .
- this bearing and the partition wall bearing 84 may be omitted.
- the motor case 90 is formed with a through hole 98 which allows a nut (not shown) for securing the same to the partition wall 80 to penetrate therethrough, and the partition wall 80 is formed with a partition wall female screw 89 at a position corresponding to the through hole 98 .
- the first stepping motor 190 and the second stepping motor 290 are provided in the motor case 90 by a known measure.
- the shaft portion 111 of the first braking member 110 connected to the front flap 100 is pivotably supported by the partition wall bearing 81
- the shaft portion 211 of the second drive member 210 connected to the lower flap 200 is pivotably supported by the partition wall bearing 82
- the shaft portion 241 of the second braking member 240 is pivotably supported by the partition wall bearing 84 and a bearing (not shown) provided on the motor case 90 , respectively.
- the coupling pin hole 233 and the coupling pin hole 234 of the second coupling member 230 are pivotably engaged with the drive pin 213 of the second drive member 210 and the braking pin 244 of the second braking member 240 , respectively.
- the arcuate-shaped recessed portion 113 of the first braking member 110 of the front flap 100 stands upright substantially perpendicularly.
- the drive flange 212 of the second drive member 210 of the first braking member 110 stands upright, and pushes the second coupling member 230 upward. Therefore, the fan-shaped portion 242 of the second braking member 240 lies substantially horizontally.
- an arcuate surface (depressed surface) of the arcuate-shaped depressed portion 113 and an arcuate surface (projected surface) of the fan-shaped portion 242 come into abutment with each other. Therefore, even when an attempt is made to tilt the front flap 100 , the abutment prevents the tilting movement, and hence the front flap 100 cannot be tilted. In other words, the front flap 100 is brought into a locked state.
- the front flap 100 can be lied down substantially horizontally.
- a distal end of the fan-shaped portion 242 of the second braking member 240 comes into abutment with the disk portion 112 of the first braking member 110 , so that the tilting movement is prevented. Since a space is provided between the both in the drawing, the tilting movement is made by an amount corresponding to the space, precisely speaking (see FIG. 6( e )),
- the indoor unit 1 includes the tilting mechanism, and the front flap 100 or the lower flap 200 is prevented from tilting inadvertently by locking or unlocking between the first braking member 110 and the second braking member 240 . Therefore, even when the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 are arranged in proximity, interference does not occur when the both are tilted.
- the blowout port 63 can be covered by the front flap 100 and the lower flap 200 with a relatively narrow gap formed therebetween.
- the design characteristics of the blowout port 63 is secured by the front side 100 a of the front flap 100 and the front side 200 a of the lower flap 200 .
- first braking member 110 and the second braking member 240 are in abutment with each other over a wide range of the arcuate abutment surface, it is also possible to form the arcuate-shaped depressed portion 113 of the first braking member 110 into a flat surface so that the first braking member 110 comes into partly abutment with the second braking member 240 only when the first braking member 110 is tilted at a predetermined angle.
- the disk portion 112 does not have to be circular because what is essential is just to have an abutment surface with respect to the second braking member 240 .
- FIG. 15 to FIG. 18 are drawings for explaining the second example of the tilting mechanism.
- FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing components thereof, and
- FIG. 16 to FIG. 17 are side views showing the actions of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism.
- one of the front flap arms 101 provided on the front flap 100 which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80 , is provided with a first braking member 120 so as to tilt integrally therewith.
- the first braking member 120 includes a shaft portion 121 having a circular shape in cross section, a cam portion 122 provided on the shaft portion 121 , and an end portion 124 coupled to a tilt shaft of the first stepping motor 190 .
- the cam portion 122 in this example is an end surface cam formed with a shouldered portion 123 , and has a large diameter portion 122 a and a small diameter portion 122 b having a smaller distance from a center of the shaft portion 121 than the large diameter portion 122 a with the shouldered portion 123 interposed therebetween as a boundary.
- One of the lower flap arms 201 provided on the lower flap 200 which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80 , is provided with a second braking member 220 so as to tilt integrally therewith.
- the second braking member 220 includes a shaft portion 221 having a circular shape in cross section, a cam portion 222 provided on the shaft portion 221 , and an end portion 224 coupled to a tilt shaft of the second stepping motor 290 .
- the cam portion 222 in this example is an end surface cam where a shouldered portion 223 is formed, and has a large diameter portion 222 a and a small diameter portion 222 b having a smaller distance from a center of the shaft portion 221 than the large diameter portion 222 a with the shouldered portion 223 being a boundary.
- a seesaw member 300 has an arm portion 304 and a pivot shaft 303 provided at a center of the arm portion 304 .
- one of distal ends of the arm portion 304 is referred to as a first distal end 301
- the other end is referred to as a second distal end 302 .
- the partition wall 80 is provided with the partition wall bearing 81 configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 121 of the first braking member 120 , the partition wall bearing 82 configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 221 of the second braking member 220 , and a partition wall bearing 83 configured to tiltably support the pivot shaft 303 of the seesaw member 300 on the side of the partition wall 80 .
- pivot shaft 303 of the seesaw member 300 on the side of the motor case 90 is tiltably supported by a bearing (not shown) provided on the motor case 90 , one of the bearing and the partition wall bearing 83 may be omitted.
- the small diameter portion 122 b of the first braking member 120 connected integrally to the front flap 100 is positioned on the upper side
- the large diameter portion 222 a of the second braking member 220 connected integrally to the lower flap 200 is positioned on the upper side
- the second distal end 302 of the seesaw member 300 comes into abutment with the large diameter portion 222 a
- the first distal end 301 of the seesaw member 300 is in abutment with the small diameter portion 122 b of the first braking member 120 or opposes the same with a small gap therebetween.
- the shouldered portion 123 of the first braking member 120 comes into abutment with the first distal end 301 of the seesaw member 300 to cause the seesaw member 300 to tilt clockwise.
- the front flap 100 cannot be tilted counterclockwise. In other words, the front flap 100 is brought into the locked state.
- the second distal end 302 of the seesaw member 300 is allowed to tilt (pivot) until it comes into abutment with the small diameter portion 222 b of the second braking member 220 .
- FIG. 18 if the first stepping motor 190 is activated to tilt the front flap 100 counterclockwise, the front flap 100 takes a position lying down substantially horizontally (see FIG. 6( e )).
- the seesaw member 300 is allowed to tilt (pivot) as described above, when the first braking member 120 tilts counterclockwise, the large diameter portion 122 a of the cam portion 122 comes into abutment with the second distal end 302 of the seesaw member 300 to tilt the seesaw member 300 . In other words, a state in which the lock of the tilting movement of the front flap 100 is released (the same as “unlock”) is resulted. At this time, the second distal end 302 of the seesaw member 300 is in abutment with the small diameter portion 222 b of the second braking member 220 or opposes the same with a small gap therebetween.
- the first distal end 301 of the seesaw member 300 comes into abutment with the shouldered portion 223 of the second braking member 220 to cause the seesaw member 300 to tilt counterclockwise.
- the lower flap 200 cannot be tilted counterclockwise. In other words, the lower flap 200 is in the locked state.
- the indoor unit of the present invention since the dew condensation on the vertical wind direction plates can be prevented during the cooling operation, the indoor unit of the present invention can be widely used as the indoor unit of the various types of air conditioners for home use and commercial use.
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Abstract
There is provided an indoor unit of an air conditioner which is able to prevent dew condensation on upper and lower vertical wind direction plates. When a cooling operation is started, control means of the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner causes a lower flap 200 to tilt counterclockwise to abut on a lower stopper 260 first (S1), causes the lower flap 200 to tilt clockwise to stop in a fan casing 60 (S2) subsequently, then causes a front flap 100 to tilt counterclockwise to abut on a front stopper 160 (S3), causes the front flap 100 to tilt clockwise to stop the same in the fan casing 60 subsequently (S4), and arranges the lower flap 200 and the front flap 100 smoothly so as to form a substantially identical curved surface even though there exists a gap between terminal ends.
Description
- The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner and, more specifically, to an indoor unit of an air conditioner having a wind direction plate at a blowout port.
- In the related art, an invention related to an indoor unit of an air conditioner in which a sufficient length of a blowout flow channel is secured so as to avoid dew condensation on an opening edge of a blowout port is disclosed (For example, see Patent Document 1).
- [Patent Literature 1] JP-A-5-272799 (pp. 3-4, FIG. 1)
- The indoor unit of the air conditioner disclosed in
Patent Literature 1 is provided with a pair of blowout walls for opening and closing the blowout port, and the blowout walls are configured to be opened and closed in the vertical direction in a double-door system so as to meet at a midpoint of the opening height of the blowout port, whereby the dew condensation on the opening edge of the blowout port can be restrained. - However, during a cooling operation (when the blowout port is opened), a lower surface of the blowout wall arranged above and an upper surface of the blowout wall arranged below are substantially parallel to each other and define an air duct therebetween, and the blowout walls themselves are cooled. Accordingly, there arises a problem that the dew condensation is caused on an upper surface (back side of the air duct) of the blowout wall arranged above and a lower surface (back side of the air duct) of the blowout wall arranged below. Consequently, dew dropping in indoors occurs and hence impairment of comfort is resulted.
- In order to solve the above-described problem, an object of the present invention is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner which is adapted to prevent dew condensation on a blowout port itself and blowout walls (wind direction plates) installed at the blowout port.
- An indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention is a box member having blowing means and heat exchanging means stored therein, including:
- a main body, in which a blowout port is formed on a front surface of the box member in a range nearer a lower surface and on the lower surface of the box member in a range nearer the front surface;
- a front flap tiltably arranged on the front surface side of the blowout port;
- a lower flap tiltably arranged on the lower surface side of the blowout port;
- a fan casing which defines a blowout air duct from the blowing means to the blowout port;
- front tilting means configured to tilt the front flap;
- lower tilting means configured to tilt the lower flap; and
- control means configured to control the front tilting means and the lower tilting means so that the front flap and the lower flap stop at positions to form a smoothly continuing surface in the blowout air duct at a predetermined distance.
- The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention is configured in such a manner that the control means controls the front tilting means and the lower lilting means to cause the front flap and the lower flap to stop at the positions to form the smoothly continuing surface in the blowout air duct at the predetermined distance from each other. Therefore, cooled air can be blown out in a predetermined direction (for example, substantially horizontal direction). At this time, since the front side and the back side of the front flap and the front side and the back side of the lower flap are all exposed to blown air (cold air), occurrence of the dew condensation is avoided.
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FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is a see-through perspective view illustrating part of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart showing actions of vertical wind direction plates during a cooling operation of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 6 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the cooling operation of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 7 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the cooling operation of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the actions of the vertical wind direction plates during a heating operation of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 9 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the heating operation of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 10 shows side views illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the heating operation of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view illustrating components which constitute a first example of a tilting mechanism of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 12 is a side view showing the action of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism shown inFIG. 11 . -
FIG. 13 is a side view showing the action of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism shown inFIG. 11 . -
FIG. 14 is a side view showing the action of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism shown inFIG. 11 . -
FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view illustrating components which constitute a second example of a tilting mechanism of the indoor unit shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 16 is a side view showing the action of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism shown inFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 17 is a side view showing the action of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism shown inFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 18 is a side view showing the action of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism shown inFIG. 15 . -
FIG. 1 toFIG. 10 are drawings for explaining an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.FIG. 1 is a front view,FIG. 2 is a perspective view,FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view,FIG. 4 is a partly see-through perspective view,FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing actions of vertical wind direction plates during a cooling operation,FIG. 6 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the cooling operation,FIG. 7 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the cooling operation,FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the actions of the vertical wind direction plates during a heating operation,FIG. 9 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when starting the heating operation, andFIG. 10 shows side views schematically illustrating the actions of the vertical wind direction plates when stopping the heating operation. The respective drawings are illustrated schematically, and the present invention is not limited to illustrated modes. - In
FIG. 1 toFIG. 4 , anindoor unit 1 of an air conditioner (hereinafter, referred to as “indoor unit”) 1 includes a box-shapedmain body 10, a blowingfan 20 stored in the interior of themain body 10, aheat exchanger 30 arranged so as to oppose part of the blowingfan 20, and a front panel (precisely, it is the same as a design panel which also covers part of side surfaces of the main body 10) 40 covering an opening on the front surface (the left side inFIG. 3 ) of themain body 10. - The
main body 10 is configured to be installed with a back surface (the right side inFIG. 3 ) thereof placed on an indoor wall or the like, and includes aninlet port 50 for sucking indoor air on an upper surface (the upper side inFIG. 3 ), and afan casing 60 for defining a blowout air duct from the blowingfan 20 in the interior thereof. - The
fan casing 60 is a space having a predetermined width and being surrounded by a front casing member (the same as a front casing panel) 61 arranged on the side of the opening on the front surface, a rear casing member (the same as a rear casing panel) 62 arranged on the back surface side, and a partition wall 80 which constitutes a side surface (seeFIG. 11 ). Then, a space formed between a terminal end of thefan casing 60, that is, a side edge on the front surface side of the lower surface (the lower side inFIG. 3 ) and a side edge on the lower side of thefront panel 40 corresponds to ablowout port 63. - Furthermore, a
front flap 100 and alower flap 200 are tiltably provided on theblowout port 63 on the front surface side and the rear surface side respectively as the vertical wind direction plates. -
Front flap arms 101 are provided on aback side 100 b of thefront flap 100 at predetermined intervals, and a frontflap revolving shaft 102 is provided on thefront flap arms 101. On the other hand, thefront casing member 61 is provided withcasing flanges 64, andcasing bearings 65 are provided on thecasing flanges 64. The frontflap revolving shaft 102 is rotatably supported by thecasing bearings 65. - In the same manner,
lower flap arms 201 are provided on aback side 200 b of thelower flap 200 at predetermined intervals, and a lowerflap revolving shaft 202 is provided on thelower flap arms 201. On the other hand, casing flanges, not shown, are provided at theblowout port 63, and a casing bearing is provided on the casing flanges. The lowerflap revolving shaft 202 is rotatably supported by the casing bearings. - A
front stopper 160 configured to limit a tilting range when thefront flap 100 is tilted toward the inside of the fan casing 60 (counterclockwise), and alower stopper 260 configured to limit a tilting range when thelower flap 200 is tilted toward the outside of the fan casing 60 (counterclockwise) are also provided. The structures of thefront stopper 160 and thelower stopper 260 are not limited thereto, and a structure in which the front flap 100 and thelower flap 200 come into abutment with each other, or a structure in which a projection or a shoulder provided on the frontflap revolving shaft 102 and a projection or a shoulder provided on the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 come into abutment with thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200 respectively is also applicable. - For easier understanding, description will be given below by exemplifying the
front stopper 160 provided on thefront casing member 61 and configured to come into abutment with thefront flap 100 being tilted to the maximum extent, and thelower stopper 260 provided on therear casing member 62 and configured to come into abutment with thelower flap 200 being tilted to the maximum extent. - Control means, not shown, is configured to control a tilting mechanism (not shown) to cause the
front flap 100 and thelower flap 200 to be tilted independently. The tilting mechanism will be described separately in detail. - (State when Operation is Stopped)
- In
FIG. 6( a), the control means, not shown, causes thefront flap 100 to take a position substantially parallel to thefront panel 40 when the operation is stopped. At this time, theback side 100 b of thefront flap 100 is positioned on the side of thefan casing 60, and thefront side 100 a of thefront flap 100 is positioned outside (front side) so as to be visible from the indoor. - Also, the
lower flap 200 takes a position substantially parallel to alower surface 70, and theback side 200 b of thelower flap 200 is positioned on the side of thefan casing 60 and thefront side 200 a of thelower flap 200 is positioned outside (lower side) so as to be visible from the indoor. - In the illustration of drawing (a) in
FIG. 6 , the sizes of the members are exaggerated, and hence there exists a gap between a lower edge of thefront flap 100 and a front edge of thelower flap 200. However, this gap is small in actuality to an extent that they do not interfere with each other. Therefore, since theblowout port 63 is closed by thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200, a good appearance is maintained. - (Actions when Starting Cooling Operation)
- Referring now to
FIG. 5 andFIG. 6 , actions to be taken when starting the cooling operation will be described. - In
FIG. 6( b), when a signal indicating that the cooling operation is to be started is supplied to the control means (SS1 inFIG. 5) , the control means firstly causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to tilt in a direction to bring the lower flap into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (counterclockwise inFIG. 6 ) and brings the lower flap into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S1 inFIG. 5 ). - At this time, since the lower
flap revolving shaft 202 is rotated via a clutch mechanism (slipping mechanism), it is not rotated excessively after thelower flap 200 has come into abutment with thelower stopper 260. Therefore, even though the position of thelower flap 200 is changed (such as slightly tilting) when the operation is stopped, accurate positioning is achieved by the abutment with thelower stopper 260. - Subsequently, as shown in
FIG. 6( c), the control means causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move thelower flap 200 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) for a predetermined angle A2 and causes thelower flap 200 to stop in the fan casing 60 (S2 inFIG. 5) . - At that time, the
lower flap 200 is positioned substantially midway between thefront casing member 61 and therear casing member 62, and is fixed at a position with thelower flap surface 200 a being at an upper location and inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction. - In
FIG. 6( d), the control means then causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to bring thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise) and brings thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S3 inFIG. 5) . - At this time, since the front
flap revolving shaft 102 is rotated via the clutch mechanism (slipping mechanism) in the same manner as the lowerflap revolving shaft 202, it is not rotated excessively after thefront flap 100 has come into abutment with thefront stopper 160. Therefore, even though the position of thefront flap 100 is changed (such as slightly tilting) when the operation is stopped, the accurate positioning is achieved by the abutment with thefront stopper 160. - In
FIG. 6( e), the control means further causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to move thefront flap 100 a predetermined angle A4 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise) and causes thefront flap 100 to stop in the fan casing 60 (S4 inFIG. 5) . - At this time, the
front flap 100 is positioned substantially midway between thefront casing member 61 and therear casing member 62, and is fixed at a position with thefront side 100 a faced downside and inclined at a smaller angle than the angle of the lower flap with respect to the horizontal direction. - In other words, the
lower flap 200 and thefront flap 100 are arranged smoothly without a level difference so as to form a substantially identical curved surface (precisely, a slightly bent surface) even though there exists a gap between the terminal ends thereof. Therefore, air flowing along thefront side 200 a of thelower flap 200 continues to flow along theback side 100 b of thefront flap 100, and air flowing along theback side 200 b of thelower flap 200 continues to flow along thefront side 100 a of thefront flap 100. - Therefore, the
front side 200 a and theback side 200 b of thelower flap 200 and thefront side 100 a and theback side 100 b of thefront flap 100 are all exposed to the cooled airflow, so that dew condensation thereon is avoided. Therefore, occurrence of dew dropping in indoors is avoided, and improvement of comfort is achieved. - Also, since the cooled air is blown out in the substantially horizontal direction by the
lower flap 200 and thefront flap 100 which form the substantially identical curved surface in the substantially horizontal direction, cold air reaches an area far from theindoor unit 1 without increasing a load of the blowingfan 20, so that a wide range in the indoors can be cooled. - Therefore, since temperature fluctuations in the indoors is alleviated, it is no longer necessary to excessively lower a set temperature and increase a burden of the blowing
fan 20 or the heat exchanger 30 (more precisely, a freezing cycle for supplying cold heat to the heat exchanger 30) in order to lower the temperature of an area far from theindoor unit 1, so that an energy saving effect is achieved. On the other hand, since excessive lowering of the temperature of an area close to theindoor unit 1 is avoided, improvement of comfort is achieved. - In the description given above, the
lower flap 200 is caused to stop in the blowout air duct after having brought into abutment with thelower stopper 260, and then thefront flap 100 is caused to stop in the blowout air duct after having brought into abutment with thefront stopper 160. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and either one of operations may be implemented first. For example, bringing thelower flap 200 and thefront flap 100 into abutment with thelower stopper 260 and thefront stopper 160 respectively and then causing both to stop in the blowout air duct, and bringing thefront flap 100 into abutment with thefront stopper 160 and then bringing thelower flap 200 into abutment with thelower stopper 260 are both applicable. - Furthermore, if the position of the
lower flap 200 and thefront flap 100 do not vary when starting the operation, a step of bringing thelower flap 200 or thefront flap 100 into abutment respectively with thelower stopper 260 and thefront stopper 160 may be omitted. - (Actions when Ending Cooling Operation)
- Subsequently, actions when ending the cooling operation will be described. The actions when ending the cooling operation are performed by reversing the actions when starting the cooling operation.
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FIG. 7( a) is a drawing which is the same asFIG. 6( e), and shows a position immediately before ending the cooling operation. - In
FIG. 7( b), when a signal indicating that the cooling operation is to be ended is supplied to the control means (SS2 inFIG. 5) , the control means firstly causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to bring thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise), and brings thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S5 inFIG. 5 ). - In
FIG. 7( c), the control means causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to move thefront flap 100 a predetermined angle A6 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise), and causes thefront flap 100 to stop at a position parallel to the front panel 40 (S6 inFIG. 5) . - In
FIG. 7( d), the control means then causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to bring thelower flap 200 into abutment with thelower stopper 260, and brings thelower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S7 inFIG. 5) . - In
FIG. 7( e), finally, the control means causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move thelower flap 200 a predetermined angle A8 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) and causes thelower flap 200 to stop at a position parallel to the lower surface 70 (S8 inFIG. 5) . - At this time, since the
front flap 100 and thelower flap 200 are tilted after having come into abutment with thefront stopper 160 and thelower stopper 260 respectively in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation, thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200 stop at proper positions when the operation is stopped (seeFIG. 6( a)) even though their positions are changed (slightly tilting, etc.) during the operation. Therefore, theblowout port 63 of theindoor unit 1 is closed, and a good appearance is maintained. - The order of the respective steps is not limited, and the step of bringing the
lower flap 200 or thefront flap 100 into abutment with thelower stopper 260 or thefront stopper 160 respectively may be omitted in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation. - (Actions when Starting Heating Operation)
- Referring now to
FIG. 8 andFIG. 9 , actions to be taken when starting a heating operation will be described. -
FIG. 9( a) shows the state when the operation is stopped, and is the same asFIG. 6( a). - In
FIG. 9( b), when a signal indicating that the heating operation is to be started is supplied to the control means (SS11 inFIG. 8) , the control means firstly causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to tilt in a direction to bring the lower flap into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (counterclockwise inFIG. 5 ), and brings the lower flap into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S11 inFIG. 8 ). - In
FIG. 9( c), subsequently, the control means causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move thelower flap 200 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) by a predetermined angle B2 and causes thelower flap 200 to stop at a position extending across the blowout port 63 (S12 inFIG. 8) . - At this time, the
lower flap 200 is substantially parallel with an imaginary plane formed by smoothly extending the rear casing member (inclined in such a way that the front side becomes downward) with theback side 200 b of thelower flap 200 being located upward. - In
FIG. 9( d), the control means causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to tilt in a direction to bring thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise), and brings thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S13 inFIG. 8) . - In
FIG. 9( e), the control means causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to tilt in a direction to move thefront flap 100 a predetermined angle B4 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise) and causes thefront flap 100 to stop at a position opposing thelower flap 200 and approaching thereto as it goes downstream of the airflow (814 inFIG. 8) . - At this time, the
front flap 100 is inclined to a larger extent than the lower flap 200 (the same as the position closer to the perpendicular direction), and thefront side 100 a is positioned downside. Therefore, an air duct which becomes narrower as it goes downstream of the air flow is defined by thefront side 100 a of thefront flap 100 and theback side 200 b of thelower flap 200. - Therefore, a sharp blast of heated air is blown out downward from the
indoor unit 1. Warm air is not held up on the ceiling side, and hence the indoor may be warmed up without the temperature fluctuations. - The values of the angles B2 and B4 of the
lower flap 200 are not limited, and may be set as desired by a user or varied at a predetermined time cycle. Also, during the heating operation, thelower flap 200 may be kept in abutment with thelower stopper 260, that is, “B2=0°”, or thefront flap 100 may be kept in abutment with thefront stopper 160, that is, “B4=0°”. - The order of the respective steps is not limited, and the step of bringing the
lower flap 200 or thefront flap 100 into abutment with thelower stopper 260 or thefront stopper 160 respectively may be omitted in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation. - (Actions when Ending Heating Operation)
- The actions when ending the heating operation are in conformity with the actions when ending the cooling operation (see
FIG. 7 ). -
FIG. 10( a) is a drawing which is the same asFIG. 9( e), and shows a position immediately before ending the heating operation. - In
FIG. 10( b), when a signal indicating that the heating operation is to be ended is supplied to the control means (SS12 inFIG. 8) , the control means firstly causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to bring thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (counterclockwise), and brings thefront flap 100 into abutment with the front stopper 160 (S15 inFIG. 8 ). - In
FIG. 10( c), the control means causes the frontflap revolving shaft 102 to rotate in a direction to move thefront flap 100 a predetermined angle B6 away from the front stopper 160 (clockwise) and cause thefront flap 100 to stop at a position parallel to the front panel 40 (S16 inFIG. 8) . - In
FIG. 10( d), the control means then causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to bring thelower flap 200 into abutment with thelower stopper 260, and brings thelower flap 200 into abutment with the lower stopper 260 (S17 inFIG. 8) . - In
FIG. 10( e), finally, the control means causes the lowerflap revolving shaft 202 to rotate in a direction to move thelower flap 200 a predetermined angle B8 away from the lower stopper 260 (clockwise) and causes thelower flap 200 to stop at a position parallel to the lower surface 70 (S18 inFIG. 8) . - At this time, since the
front flap 100 and thelower flap 200 are tilted after having come into abutment with thefront stopper 160 and thelower stopper 260 respectively in the same manner as the actions when starting the heating operation, thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200 stop at proper positions when the operation is stopped (seeFIG. 6( a)) even though their positions are changed (slightly tilting, etc.) during the operation. Therefore, theblowout port 63 of theindoor unit 1 is closed, and the good appearance is maintained. - The order of the respective steps is not limited, and the step of bringing the
lower flap 200 or thefront flap 100 into abutment with thelower stopper 260 or thefront stopper 160 respectively may be omitted in the same manner as the actions when starting the cooling operation. - Referring now to
FIG. 11 toFIG. 14 , a first example of the tilting mechanism will be described. -
FIG. 11 toFIG. 14 are drawings for explaining the first example of the tilting mechanism.FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing components thereof, andFIG. 12 toFIG. 13 are side views showing actions of the components of the first example of the tilting mechanism. InFIG. 11 toFIG. 14 , thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200 are tilted independently, and afirst stepping motor 190 for tilting thefront flap 100 and asecond stepping motor 290 for tilting thelower flap 200 are stored in amotor case 90 provided on the partition wall 80 of themain body 10. The tilting mechanism will be described in detail below. - In
FIG. 11 , one of thefront flap arms 101 provided on thefront flap 100, which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80, is provided with afirst braking member 110 so as to tilt integrally therewith. - The
first braking member 110 includes a shaft portion 111 having a circular shape in cross section, adisk portion 112 provided on the shaft portion 111, an arcuate-shaped recessedportion 113 formed on thedisk portion 112, and anend portion 114 connected to a tilt shaft of thefirst stepping motor 190. - One of the
lower flap arms 201 provided on thelower flap 200, which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80, is provided with asecond drive member 210 so as to tilt integrally therewith. - The
second drive member 210 includes ashaft portion 211 having a circular shape in cross section, adrive flange 212 provided on theshaft portion 211, adrive pin 213 provided at a distal end of thedrive flange 212, and anend portion 214 connected to a tilt shaft of thesecond stepping motor 290. - The
second drive member 210 is connected to asecond braking member 240 via asecond coupling member 230. Thesecond coupling member 230 includes acoupling arm 231, and coupling pin holes 233, 234 provided respectively at both end portions of the connectingarm 231. - The
second braking member 240 includes ashaft portion 241, a fan-shapedportion 242 formed into a fan shape having a pivot at a center of theshaft portion 241, abraking flange 243 provided on theshaft portion 241, and abraking pin 244 provided at a distal end of thebraking flange 243. - In contrast, the partition wall 80 is provided with a partition wall bearing 81 configured to tiltably support the shaft portion 111 of the
first braking member 110, a partition wall bearing 82 configured to tiltably support theshaft portion 211 of thesecond drive member 210 on the side of the partition wall 80, and a partition wall bearing 84 configured to tiltably support theshaft portion 241 of thesecond braking member 240. At this time, the partition wall bearing 84 is positioned between the partition wall bearing 81 and the partition wall bearing 82 so as to be arranged into a triangle shape. - The
motor case 90 is provided with a bearing (not shown) configured to tiltably support theshaft portion 241 of thesecond braking member 240 on the side of thefirst stepping motor 190. However, one of this bearing and the partition wall bearing 84 may be omitted. - In addition, the
motor case 90 is formed with a throughhole 98 which allows a nut (not shown) for securing the same to the partition wall 80 to penetrate therethrough, and the partition wall 80 is formed with a partition wallfemale screw 89 at a position corresponding to the throughhole 98. Thefirst stepping motor 190 and thesecond stepping motor 290 are provided in themotor case 90 by a known measure. - The shaft portion 111 of the
first braking member 110 connected to thefront flap 100 is pivotably supported by the partition wall bearing 81, theshaft portion 211 of thesecond drive member 210 connected to thelower flap 200 is pivotably supported by the partition wall bearing 82, and theshaft portion 241 of thesecond braking member 240 is pivotably supported by the partition wall bearing 84 and a bearing (not shown) provided on themotor case 90, respectively. - The
coupling pin hole 233 and thecoupling pin hole 234 of thesecond coupling member 230 are pivotably engaged with thedrive pin 213 of thesecond drive member 210 and thebraking pin 244 of thesecond braking member 240, respectively. - (Tilting Mechanism when Operation is Stopped)
- When the operation is stopped (suspended) as shown in
FIG. 12 , thefront flap 100 stands upright substantially perpendicularly, and thelower flap 200 lies substantially horizontally (seeFIG. 6( a)). - At this time, the arcuate-shaped recessed
portion 113 of thefirst braking member 110 of thefront flap 100 stands upright substantially perpendicularly. Thedrive flange 212 of thesecond drive member 210 of thefirst braking member 110 stands upright, and pushes thesecond coupling member 230 upward. Therefore, the fan-shapedportion 242 of thesecond braking member 240 lies substantially horizontally. - Then, an arcuate surface (depressed surface) of the arcuate-shaped
depressed portion 113 and an arcuate surface (projected surface) of the fan-shapedportion 242 come into abutment with each other. Therefore, even when an attempt is made to tilt thefront flap 100, the abutment prevents the tilting movement, and hence thefront flap 100 cannot be tilted. In other words, thefront flap 100 is brought into a locked state. - In
FIG. 13 , since thesecond stepping motor 290 tilts thesecond drive member 210 clockwise (tilts the same counterclockwise when viewed from the back side of the sheet of the drawing), thedrive flange 212 lies down. Therefore, thesecond coupling member 230 is pulled downward, and thesecond braking member 240 is tilted clockwise. In other words, the fan-shapedportion 242 is inverted and the arcuate portion thereof is apart from the arcuate-shapeddepressed portion 113 of the first braking member, whereby thefront flap 100 is tiltable. In other words, a state in which the lock of thefront flap 100 is released (it may be referred to as “unlock”, hereinafter) is resulted (seeFIG. 6( c)). - In
FIG. 14 , if thefirst stepping motor 190 is activated to tilt thefront flap 100 counterclockwise, thefront flap 100 can be lied down substantially horizontally. When an attempt is made in turn to tilt thelower flap 200 counterclockwise in this state, a distal end of the fan-shapedportion 242 of thesecond braking member 240 comes into abutment with thedisk portion 112 of thefirst braking member 110, so that the tilting movement is prevented. Since a space is provided between the both in the drawing, the tilting movement is made by an amount corresponding to the space, precisely speaking (seeFIG. 6( e)), - As described above, the
indoor unit 1 includes the tilting mechanism, and thefront flap 100 or thelower flap 200 is prevented from tilting inadvertently by locking or unlocking between thefirst braking member 110 and thesecond braking member 240. Therefore, even when thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200 are arranged in proximity, interference does not occur when the both are tilted. - Therefore, the
blowout port 63 can be covered by thefront flap 100 and thelower flap 200 with a relatively narrow gap formed therebetween. In other words, the design characteristics of theblowout port 63 is secured by thefront side 100 a of thefront flap 100 and thefront side 200 a of thelower flap 200. - The respective drawings described above are illustrated schematically, and the relative positions and sizes are not limited to the illustration. Although the
first braking member 110 and thesecond braking member 240 are in abutment with each other over a wide range of the arcuate abutment surface, it is also possible to form the arcuate-shapeddepressed portion 113 of thefirst braking member 110 into a flat surface so that thefirst braking member 110 comes into partly abutment with thesecond braking member 240 only when thefirst braking member 110 is tilted at a predetermined angle. Thedisk portion 112 does not have to be circular because what is essential is just to have an abutment surface with respect to thesecond braking member 240. - Since the present invention is not intended to limit the tilting mechanism, a second example of the tilting mechanism will be shown below.
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FIG. 15 toFIG. 18 are drawings for explaining the second example of the tilting mechanism.FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing components thereof, andFIG. 16 toFIG. 17 are side views showing the actions of the components of the second example of the tilting mechanism. - In
FIG. 15 , one of thefront flap arms 101 provided on thefront flap 100, which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80, is provided with afirst braking member 120 so as to tilt integrally therewith. - The
first braking member 120 includes ashaft portion 121 having a circular shape in cross section, acam portion 122 provided on theshaft portion 121, and an end portion 124 coupled to a tilt shaft of thefirst stepping motor 190. Thecam portion 122 in this example is an end surface cam formed with a shoulderedportion 123, and has alarge diameter portion 122 a and asmall diameter portion 122 b having a smaller distance from a center of theshaft portion 121 than thelarge diameter portion 122 a with the shoulderedportion 123 interposed therebetween as a boundary. - One of the
lower flap arms 201 provided on thelower flap 200, which is positioned nearest to the partition wall 80, is provided with asecond braking member 220 so as to tilt integrally therewith. - The
second braking member 220 includes ashaft portion 221 having a circular shape in cross section, acam portion 222 provided on theshaft portion 221, and anend portion 224 coupled to a tilt shaft of thesecond stepping motor 290. Thecam portion 222 in this example is an end surface cam where a shoulderedportion 223 is formed, and has alarge diameter portion 222 a and asmall diameter portion 222 b having a smaller distance from a center of theshaft portion 221 than thelarge diameter portion 222 a with the shoulderedportion 223 being a boundary. - A
seesaw member 300 has anarm portion 304 and apivot shaft 303 provided at a center of thearm portion 304. Hereinafter, one of distal ends of thearm portion 304 is referred to as a firstdistal end 301, and the other end is referred to as a seconddistal end 302. - In contrast, the partition wall 80 is provided with the partition wall bearing 81 configured to tiltably support the
shaft portion 121 of thefirst braking member 120, the partition wall bearing 82 configured to tiltably support theshaft portion 221 of thesecond braking member 220, and a partition wall bearing 83 configured to tiltably support thepivot shaft 303 of theseesaw member 300 on the side of the partition wall 80. - Although the
pivot shaft 303 of theseesaw member 300 on the side of themotor case 90 is tiltably supported by a bearing (not shown) provided on themotor case 90, one of the bearing and the partition wall bearing 83 may be omitted. - (Tilting Mechanism when Operation is Stopped)
- When the operation is stopped (suspended) as shown in
FIG. 16( a), thefront flap 100 stands upright substantially perpendicularly and, in contrast, thelower flap 200 lies down substantially horizontally (seeFIG. 6( a)). - The
small diameter portion 122 b of thefirst braking member 120 connected integrally to thefront flap 100 is positioned on the upper side, and thelarge diameter portion 222 a of thesecond braking member 220 connected integrally to thelower flap 200 is positioned on the upper side, and the seconddistal end 302 of theseesaw member 300 comes into abutment with thelarge diameter portion 222 a. Also, the firstdistal end 301 of theseesaw member 300 is in abutment with thesmall diameter portion 122 b of thefirst braking member 120 or opposes the same with a small gap therebetween. - Therefore, when an attempt is made to tilt the
front flap 100 counterclockwise, the shoulderedportion 123 of thefirst braking member 120 comes into abutment with the firstdistal end 301 of theseesaw member 300 to cause theseesaw member 300 to tilt clockwise. However, since the seconddistal end 302 of theseesaw member 300 comes into abutment with thelarge diameter portion 222 a of thesecond braking member 220, thefront flap 100 cannot be tilted counterclockwise. In other words, thefront flap 100 is brought into the locked state. - When starting the operation as shown in
FIG. 17 , since thesecond stepping motor 290 tilts thesecond drive member 210 clockwise (tilts counterclockwise when viewed from the back side of the sheet of this drawing), thesmall diameter portion 222 b of thesecond braking member 220 is positioned on the upper side (seeFIG. 6( c)). - Then, the second
distal end 302 of theseesaw member 300 is allowed to tilt (pivot) until it comes into abutment with thesmall diameter portion 222 b of thesecond braking member 220. - In
FIG. 18 , if thefirst stepping motor 190 is activated to tilt thefront flap 100 counterclockwise, thefront flap 100 takes a position lying down substantially horizontally (seeFIG. 6( e)). - In other words, since the
seesaw member 300 is allowed to tilt (pivot) as described above, when thefirst braking member 120 tilts counterclockwise, thelarge diameter portion 122 a of thecam portion 122 comes into abutment with the seconddistal end 302 of theseesaw member 300 to tilt theseesaw member 300. In other words, a state in which the lock of the tilting movement of thefront flap 100 is released (the same as “unlock”) is resulted. At this time, the seconddistal end 302 of theseesaw member 300 is in abutment with thesmall diameter portion 222 b of thesecond braking member 220 or opposes the same with a small gap therebetween. - Alternatively, when an attempt is made to tilt the
lower flap 200 counterclockwise, the firstdistal end 301 of theseesaw member 300 comes into abutment with the shoulderedportion 223 of thesecond braking member 220 to cause theseesaw member 300 to tilt counterclockwise. However, since the firstdistal end 301 of theseesaw member 300 comes into abutment with thelarge diameter portion 122 a of thefirst braking member 120, thelower flap 200 cannot be tilted counterclockwise. In other words, thelower flap 200 is in the locked state. - According to the present invention, since the dew condensation on the vertical wind direction plates can be prevented during the cooling operation, the indoor unit of the present invention can be widely used as the indoor unit of the various types of air conditioners for home use and commercial use.
- 1 indoor unit, 10 main body, 20 blowing fan, 30 heat exchanger, 40 front panel, 50 suction port, 60 fan casing, 61 front casing member, 62 rear casing member, 63 blowout port, 64 casing flange, 65 casing bearing, 70 lower surface, 80 partition wall, 81 partition wall bearing, 82 partition wall bearing, 83 partition wall bearing, 84 partition wall bearing, 89 partition wall female screw, 90 motor case, 98 through hole, 100 front flap, 100 a front side of front flap, 100 b back side of front flap, 101 front flap arm, 102 front flap revolving shaft, 110 braking member, 111 shaft portion, 112 disk portion, 113 arcuate-shaped recessed portion, 114 end portion, 120 braking member, 121 shaft portion, 122 cam portion, 122 a large diameter portion, 122 b small diameter portion, 123 shouldered portion, 124 end portion, 160 front stopper, 190 stepping motor, 200 lower flap, 200 a front side of the lower flap, 200 b back side of the lower flap, 201 lower flap arm, 202 lower flap revolving shaft, 210 drive member, 211 shaft portion, 212 drive flange, 213 drive pin, 214 end portion, 220 braking member, 221 shaft portion, 222 cam portion, 222 a large diameter portion, 222 b small diameter portion, 223 shouldered portion, 224 end portion, 230 coupling member, 231 coupling arm, 233 coupling pin hole, 234 coupling pin hole, 240 braking member, 241 shaft portion, 242 fan-shaped portion, 243 braking flange, 244 braking pin, 260 lower stopper, 290 stepping motor, 300 seesaw member, 301 distal end, 302 distal end, 303 pivot shaft, 304 arm portion, A2 angle, A4 angle, A6 angle, A8 angle, B2 angle, B4 angle
Claims (10)
1. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a main body, being a box member having blowing means and heat exchanging means stored therein, and including a blowout port formed on a front surface thereof in a range nearer a lower surface and on the lower surface in a range nearer the front surface;
a front flap tiltably arranged on the front surface side of the blowout port;
a lower flap tiltably arranged on the lower surface side of the blowout port;
a fan casing which defines a blowout air duct from the blowing means to the blowout port;
front tilting means configured to tilt the front flap;
lower tilting means configured to tilt the lower flap; and
control means configured to control the front tilting means and the lower tilting means so that the front flap and the lower flap stop at positions to form a smoothly continuing surface in the blowout air duct at a predetermined distance.
2. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a main body, being a box member having blowing means and heat exchanging means stored therein, and including a blowout port formed on a front surface thereof in a range nearer a lower surface and on the lower surface in a range nearer the front surface;
a front flap tiltably arranged on the front surface side of the blowout port;
a lower flap tiltably arranged on the lower surface side of the blowout port;
a fan casing which defines a blowout air duct from the blowing means to the blowout port;
a front stopper configured to limit a tilting range when the front flap tilts inward of the fan casing;
a lower stopper configured to limit a tilting range when the lower flap tilts outward of the fan casing;
front tilting means configured to tilt the front flap;
lower tilting means configured to tilt the lower flap; and
control means configured to control the front tilting means and the lower tilting means, wherein
the control means causes the front flap to take a position parallel to the front surface and the lower flap to take a position parallel to the lower surface when the operation is stopped, and
the control means causes to execute:
a first step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to abut on the lower stopper to abut on the lower stopper when starting a cooling operation;
a second step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to move away from the lower stopper, and stopping the same in the blowout air duct in succession to the first step;
a third step of tilting the front flap in a direction to abut on the front stopper to abut on the front stopper in succession to the second step; and
a fourth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to move away from the front stopper, and stopping the same to a position which forms a smoothly continuing surface against the lower flap at a predetermined distance in succession to the third step.
3. The indoor unit of the air conditioner of claim 2 , wherein
a front flap arm is fixed onto a back side of the front flap which is positioned on the side of the blowout air duct of the front flap when the operation is stopped, and a front flap revolving shaft configured to rotatably support the front flap arm provided at a distal end of the front flap arm is provided,
a lower flap arm is fixed onto a back side of the lower flap which is positioned on the side of the blowout air duct of the lower flap when the operation is stopped, and a lower flap revolving shaft configured to rotatably support the lower flap arm provided at a distal end of the lower flap arm is provided, and
the back side of the front flap is positioned downside and the back side of the lower flap is positioned upper side in the fourth step.
4. The indoor unit of the air conditioner of claim 2 , wherein
the control means causes to execute:
a fifth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to abut on the front stopper to abut on the front stopper when ending the cooling operation;
a sixth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to move away from the front stopper, and stopping the same at a position parallel to the front surface in succession to the fifth step;
a seventh step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to abut on the lower stopper to abut on the lower stopper in succession to the sixth step; and
an eighth step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to move away from the lower stopper, and stopping the lower flap to a position parallel to the lower surface in succession to the seventh step.
5. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a main body, being a box member having blowing means and heat exchanging means stored therein, and including a blowout port formed on a front surface thereof in a range nearer a lower surface and on the lower surface in a range nearer the front surface;
a front flap tiltably arranged on the front surface side of the blowout port;
a lower flap tiltably arranged on the lower surface side of the blowout port;
a fan casing which defines a blowout air duct from the blowing means to the blowout port;
front tilting means configured to tilt the front flap;
lower tilting means configured to tilt the lower flap; and
control means configured to control the front tilting means and the lower tilting means so that the lower flap stops at a position extending across the blowout port and the front flap opposes the lower flap and stops at a position such that the front flap approaches the lower flap more at the downstream of an airflow.
6. An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a main body, being a box member having blowing means and heat exchanging means stored therein, and including a blowout port formed on a front surface thereof in a range nearer a lower surface and on the lower surface in a range nearer the front surface;
a front flap tiltably arranged on the front surface side of the blowout port;
a lower flap tiltably arranged on the lower surface side of the blowout port;
a fan casing which defines a blowout air duct from the blowing means to the blowout port;
a front stopper configured to limit a tilting range when the front flap tilts inward of the fan casing;
a lower stopper configured to limit a tilting range when the lower flap tilts outward of the fan casing;
front tilting means configured to tilt the front flap;
lower tilting means configured to tilt the lower flap; and
control means configured to control the front tilting means and the lower tilting means, wherein
the control means causes the front flap to take a position parallel to the front surface and the lower flap to take a position parallel to the lower surface when the operation is stopped, and
the control means causes to execute:
a first step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to abut on the lower stopper to abut on the lower stopper when starting a heating operation;
a second step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to move away from the lower stopper, and stopping the same at a position extending across the blowout port in succession to the first step;
a third step of tilting the front flap in a direction to abut on the front stopper to abut on the front stopper in succession to the second step; and
a fourth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to move away from the front stopper, and stopping the same to a position opposing the lower flap and approaching the same as it goes downstream of an airflow.
7. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 6 , wherein
a front flap arm is fixed onto a back side of the front flap which is positioned on the side of the blowout air duct of the front flap when the operation is stopped, and a front flap revolving shaft configured to rotatably support the front flap arm provided at a distal end of the front flap arm is provided,
a lower flap arm is fixed onto a back side of the lower flap which is positioned on the side of the blowout air duct of the lower flap when the operation is stopped, and a lower flap revolving shaft configured to rotatably support the lower flap arm provided at a distal end of the lower flap arm is provided,
the back side of the front flap is positioned obliquely upper side and the back side of the lower flap is positioned obliquely downside in the fourth step.
8. The indoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 6 , wherein
the control means causes to execute:
a fifth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to abut on the front stopper to abut on the front stopper when ending the heating operation;
a sixth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to move away from the front stopper, and stopping the same at a position parallel to the front side in succession to the fifth step;
a seventh step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to abut on the lower stopper to abut on the lower stopper in succession to the sixth step; and
an eighth step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to move away from the lower stopper, and stopping the lower flap to a position parallel to the lower surface in succession to the seventh step.
9. The indoor unit of the air conditioner of claim 3 , wherein
the control means causes to execute:
a fifth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to abut on the front stopper to abut on the front stopper when ending the cooling operation;
a sixth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to move away from the front stopper, and stopping the same at a position parallel to the front surface in succession to the fifth step;
a seventh step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to abut on the lower stopper to abut on the lower stopper in succession to the sixth step; and
an eighth step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to move away from the lower stopper, and stopping the lower flap to a position parallel to the lower surface in succession to the seventh step.
10. The indoor unit of an air conditioner of claim 7 , wherein
the control means causes to execute:
a fifth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to abut on the front stopper to abut on the front stopper when ending the heating operation;
a sixth step of tilting the front flap in a direction to move away from the front stopper, and stopping the same at a position parallel to the front side in succession to the fifth step;
a seventh step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to abut on the lower stopper to abut on the lower stopper in succession to the sixth step; and
an eighth step of tilting the lower flap in a direction to move away from the lower stopper, and stopping the lower flap to a position parallel to the lower surface in succession to the seventh step.
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