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- the present invention relates to a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger.
- Parallel-flow-type heat exchangers are widely used in car air conditioners, outdoor units of building air conditioners, etc.
- a plurality of flat tubes are arranged between a plurality of header pipes with a plurality of refrigerant passages inside the flat tubes communicating with the inside of the header pipes and in which fins such as corrugated fins are arranged between the flat tubes.
- FIG. 10 the vertical-direction positional relationship is consistent with that in the real world.
- the heat exchanger 1 has two horizontal header pipes 2 and 3 arranged parallel at an interval in the vertical direction, and has a plurality of vertical flat tubes 4 arranged between the header pipes 2 and 3 with a predetermined pitch in the horizontal direction.
- the flat tubes 4 are elongate members made by extrusion of metal, and have refrigerant passages 5 formed inside through which to circulate a refrigerant.
- the flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction—the extrusion direction—vertically aligned, and therefore the refrigerant circulation direction through the refrigerant passages 5 is vertical.
- a plurality of the refrigerant passages 5 with an equal cross-sectional shape and an equal cross-sectional area are arranged in the depth direction in FIG. 10 , giving the flat tubes 4 a harmonica-shaped horizontal cross section.
- the refrigerant passages 5 each communicate with the inside of the header pipes 2 and 3 . Between adjacent flat tubes 4 , corrugated fins 6 are arranged.
- the header pipes 2 and 3 , the flat tubes 4 , and the corrugated fins 6 are all formed of metal with good heat conduction, such as aluminum.
- the flat tubes 4 are fixed to the header pipes 2 and 3 by brazing or welding, and so are the corrugated fins 6 to the flat tubes 4 .
- the heat exchanger 1 shown in FIG. 10 is a so-called down-flow, parallel-flow-type heat exchanger. Between the upper and lower header pipes 2 and 3 , a large number of flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned and, between the flat tubes 4 , corrugated fins 6 are arranged. The heat exchanger 1 thus has a large heat dissipation (heat absorption) area and allows efficient heat exchange. At one end of the lower header pipe 3 , a refrigerant port 7 is provided; at one end of the upper header pipe 2 diagonal to the refrigerant port 7 , a refrigerant port 8 is provided. It should be understood that the positional relationship between the refrigerant ports 7 and 8 is merely one example and is in no way meant as a limitation. For example, the header pipe 2 may be provided with refrigerant ports 8 one at each end.
- solid-line arrows indicate the case where the heat exchanger 1 is used as an evaporator, in which case the refrigerant flows in through the refrigerant port 7 of the lower header pipe 3 and flows out through the refrigerant port 8 of the upper header pipe 2 . That is, the refrigerant flows from down upward.
- the heat exchanger 1 is used as a condenser
- the refrigerant flows in the opposite direction; specifically, as dotted-line arrows in FIG. 10 indicate, the refrigerant flows in through the refrigerant port 8 of the upper header pipe 2 and flows out through the refrigerant port 7 of the lower header pipe 3 . That is, the refrigerant flows from up downward.
- the corrugated fins are arranged only between the flat tubes 4 , and no corrugated fins are fitted to the outward facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality of flat tubes 4 , those located outermost. These surfaces, however, are often fitted with corrugated fins, and such examples are seen in Patent Literatures 1 to 3 listed below.
- the heat exchanger disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger with flat tubes horizontally aligned, and has corrugated fins fitted on the outward facing flat surfaces of the outermost flat tubes as well.
- side plates for protecting the fins are arranged at the outer ends of the outermost corrugated fins
- the heat exchanger disclosed in Patent Literature 2 also is a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger with flat tubes horizontally aligned, and has corrugated fins fitted on the outward facing flat surfaces of the outermost flat tubes.
- side plates for reinforcing the core portion the portion composed of flat tubes and corrugated fins arranged alternately—are arranged at the outer ends of the outermost corrugated fins.
- the heat exchanger disclosed in Patent Literature 3 also is a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger with flat tubes horizontally aligned.
- side sheets are brazed at the outer ends of corrugated fins at both ends.
- an object of the present invention is, in a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger, when corrugated fins are fitted to the outward facing flat surface of, of a plurality of flat tubes, those located outermost, to eliminate the need to provide a protective plate or protective film further out.
- a heat exchanger has: a plurality of header pipes arranged parallel at an interval; a plurality of flat tubes arranged between the plurality of the header pipes with refrigerant passages inside them communicating with the inside of the header pipes; a corrugated fin arranged between adjacent flat tubes; and outermost corrugated fins fitted to outer facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality of flat tubes, those located outermost, in which the outermost corrugated fins have adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- the flat tubes can be sufficiently protected without providing the protective plate (such as the side plate or the side sheet) or protective film.
- the outermost corrugated fins have pleats extending obliquely downward.
- the plurality of flat tubes be arranged with their length direction horizontally aligned and, of the outermost corrugated fins, at least the bottommost corrugated fin have adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- the outermost corrugated fins have the shape of a louver, which makes it possible to protect the flat tubes to which they are fitted without relying on the protective plates and the protective film. As a result, it is possible to omit the protective plates and the protective film and thereby reduce the component cost.
- FIG. 1 A vertical sectional view showing the outline of a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 A vertical sectional view showing an outline of a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 3 An exploded perspective view of components of an air conditioner including the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 4 A perspective view of a first fitting member used for the fitting of the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 A perspective view of the first fitting member as seen from a different direction.
- FIG. 6 A perspective view of a second fitting member used for the fitting of the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 7 A perspective view of the second fitting member as seen from a different direction.
- FIG. 8 A perspective view of a third fitting member used for the fitting of the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 A perspective view of the third fitting member as seen from a different direction.
- FIG. 10 A vertical sectional view showing the outline of a conventional parallel-flow-type heat exchanger.
- FIG. 1 a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 1 such components as find their counterparts in the conventional structure shown in FIG. 10 are identified with common reference symbols, and no description of them will be repeated.
- a heat exchanger 1 A according to the first embodiment is a down-flow type
- header pipes 2 and 3 are horizontally aligned, and flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned.
- Outermost corrugated fins 6 a are fitted to the outward facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality of flat tubes 4 lined up, those located outermost.
- the outermost corrugated fins 6 a are formed of metal with good heat conduction, such as aluminum.
- the corrugated fins 6 a are fixed to the flat tubes 4 by brazing or welding.
- solid-line arrows indicate the case where the heat exchanger 1 is used as an evaporator, in which case a refrigerant flows in through a refrigerant port 7 of the lower header pipe 3 and flows out through a refrigerant port 8 of the upper header pipe 2 . That is, the refrigerant flows from down upward.
- the heat exchanger 1 is used as a condenser
- the refrigerant flows in the opposite direction; specifically, as dotted-line arrows in FIG. 1 indicate, the refrigerant flows in through the refrigerant port 8 of the upper header pipe 2 and flows out through the refrigerant port 7 of the lower header pipe 3 . That is, the refrigerant flows from up downward.
- Each of the outermost corrugated fins 6 a has pleats slanted in the same direction as the length direction of the flat tubes 4 , so that adjacent pleats overlap each other. Specifically, adjacent pleats overlap each other in the shape of a louver.
- the thickness of the outermost corrugated fin 6 a is, at the thinnest part, the thickness of a single material plate of the corrugated fin.
- the object with a sharp point that has made contact with the part where the pleats are overlapped is stopped by the overlapping pleats; thus, the object is less likely to penetrate through the outermost corrugated fin 6 a. For this reason, components such as side plates and side sheets that have been required conventionally to protect the outermost flat tubes 4 are no longer needed, and thus the component cost can be reduced.
- the outermost corrugated fin 6 a so as to have the shape of a louver, it is possible to either fit a corrugated fin that is previously formed to have such a shape to the flat tube 4 , or fit a corrugated fin having the same shape as the corrugated fins 6 between the flat tubes 4 to the flat tube 4 and then topple the pleats in one direction, like in domino toppling, to slant.
- the heat exchanger 1 A is the down-flow type, and the flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned.
- the outermost corrugated fin 6 a is fitted such that the pleats extend obliquely downward. In this way, condensed water and defrost water adhered on the outermost corrugated fin 6 a flow along the surfaces of the slanted pleats down to the tips of the pleats and drip down from there; thus, it is less likely that water accumulates between the pleats of the outermost corrugated fin 6 a and thereby blocks the flow of air.
- a heat exchanger 1 B according to a second embodiment is a side-flow type, in which header pipes 2 and 3 are aligned vertically and flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction horizontally aligned.
- the refrigerant ports 7 and 8 are provided in the header pipe 3 alone.
- partition plates 9 a and 9 c are provided at an interval in the vertical direction; inside the header pipe 2 , a partition plate 9 b is provided at a middle height of the partition plates 9 a and 9 c.
- a refrigerant flows in through the refrigerant port 7 at the lower side as indicated by a solid-line arrow in FIG. 2 .
- the refrigerant that has entered from the refrigerant port 7 is blocked by the partition plate 9 a and flows toward the header pipe 2 via the flat tubes 4 .
- the flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a leftward block arrow.
- the refrigerant that has entered the header pipe 2 is then blocked by the partition plate 9 b and flows toward the header pipe 3 via other flat tubes 4
- the flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a rightward block arrow.
- the refrigerant that has entered the header pipe 3 is then blocked by the partition plate 9 c and flows toward the header pipe 2 again via still other flat tubes 4 .
- the flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a leftward block arrow.
- the refrigerant that has entered the header pipe 2 then flows back to head toward the header pipe 3 again via still other flat tubes 4 .
- the flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a rightward block arrow.
- the refrigerant that has entered the header pipe 3 then flows out through the refrigerant port 8 .
- the refrigerant flows from down upward along a zigzag path.
- the number of partition plates is three here, it is merely one example, and the number of partition plates and the resulting number of times the refrigerant flows back can be set arbitrarily as required.
- the refrigerant flows in the opposite direction. Specifically, the refrigerant flows into the header pipe 3 through the refrigerant port 8 as indicated by a dotted-line arrow in FIG.
- outermost flat tubes 4 those located at the topmost and the bottommost are the outermost flat tubes 4 ; to their outward facing flat surfaces, namely the top surface of the topmost flat tube 4 and the bottom surface of the bottommost flat tube 4 , outermost corrugated fins 6 a are fitted.
- the bottom one (the bottommost corrugated fin) has its pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- the bottommost corrugated fin has its pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- the condensed water and defrost water adhered on the bottommost corrugated fin flow along the surfaces of the slanted pleats down to the tips of the pleats, and drip down from there; since they are not blocked by the protective plate or protective film, the drainage is improved.
- the bottommost corrugated fin but also the outermost corrugated fin 6 a at the top may have adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- the topmost corrugated fin also has the adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- FIGS. 3 to 9 show an example when a heat exchanger 1 B according to a second embodiment is assembled into an indoor unit of an air conditioner.
- a core part of the heat exchanger 1 B fondled of flat tubes 4 , corrugated fins 6 , and outermost corrugated fins 6 a is bent to have an L-shape as seen in a plan view.
- FIG. 3 other than the heat exchanger 1 B, there are shown part of components composing a housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and fitting members for fitting the heat exchanger 1 B to the housing.
- 10 represents a base plate of the housing and 11 represents one side plate of the housing, and these are formed by pressing a steel plate or by combining pressed steal-plate components together.
- the heat exchanger 1 B is joined to the housing with three different fitting members, all of which are synthetic resin components, and a plurality of screws that join the fitting members to the housing.
- the fitting members are assembled to header pipes 2 and 3 .
- a top part of the header pipe 3 is sandwiched by a first fitting member 12 having a shape as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 and a second fitting member 13 having a shape as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 .
- the first fitting member 12 and the second fitting member 13 arc tightened with a screw 14 to be a single piece.
- the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 surround a refrigerant port 8 , and also serve to protect the joint of the refrigerant port 8 .
- a bottom part of the header pipe 3 is sandwiched by another pair of the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 .
- the posture of the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 on this side is inverted, in the vertical direction, from that of the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 surrounding the top part of the header pipe 3 .
- the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 on this side are tightened with a screw 14 to be a single piece.
- the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 surround a refrigerant port 7 , and also serve to protect the joint of the refrigerant port 7 .
- the first and the second fitting member 12 and 13 fitted at the top and bottom parts of the header pipe 3 as described above are (as a single piece) fixed to the housing with another screw 14 . This completes the fitting at the header pipe 3 side.
- a third fitting member 15 For the fitting at the header pipe 2 side, two pieces of a third fitting member 15 are used.
- the third fitting members 15 having shapes as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are fitted into the top and bottom ends of the header pipe 2 , and the third fitting members 15 are then fixed to the housing with screws 14 . This completes the fitting at the header pipe 2 side.
- the heat exchanger 1 B As described above, by fitting the heat exchanger 1 B to the housing by use of the first, the second, and the third fitting member 12 , 13 , and 15 , all of which are synthetic resin components, it is possible to avoid direct contact of the heat exchanger 1 B with the housing. As a result, even though the heat exchanger 1 B and the housing are formed of different kinds of metal, it is possible to prevent electrolytic corrosion.
- the corrugated fins can be arranged at the outermost sides even though the side plates and the side sheets are disused, it is possible to increase the heat dissipation area compared with the case where the side plates and the side sheets, and hence the outermost corrugated fins, are disused.
- the parallel-flow heat exchanger is a side-flow type
- a protective plate such as a side plate or a side sheet
- water drainage from the corrugated fin is made difficult, and thus water gradually accumulates and blocks the air passing through the heat exchanger.
- the bottommost corrugated fin has pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver and has no protective plate provided at its outer end, defrost water and condensed water flow down without being blocked by the protective plate, and thus they do not block the air passing through the heat exchanger.
- the present invention may be carried out in any other manner than specifically described above as embodiments, and many modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the present invention.
- the number of the refrigerant passages in the flat tube be two or more.
- the number of the refrigerant passages may be one.
- the present invention finds wide application in parallel-flow-type heat exchangers.
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A heat exchanger 1A has: two header pipes 2 and 3 arranged parallel at an interval; a plurality of flat tubes 4 arranged between the header pipes 2 and 3 with refrigerant passages 5 inside them communicating with the inside of the header pipes 2 and 3; and corrugated fins 6 arranged between adjacent flat tubes 4. To outward facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality of flat tubes 4, those located outermost, outermost corrugated fins 6 a having pleats in the shape of a louver are fitted.
Description
- The present invention relates to a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger.
- Parallel-flow-type heat exchangers are widely used in car air conditioners, outdoor units of building air conditioners, etc. In the parallel-flow-type heat exchanges, a plurality of flat tubes are arranged between a plurality of header pipes with a plurality of refrigerant passages inside the flat tubes communicating with the inside of the header pipes and in which fins such as corrugated fins are arranged between the flat tubes.
- An example of a conventional parallel-flow-type heat exchanger is shown in
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FIG. 10 . InFIG. 10 , the vertical-direction positional relationship is consistent with that in the real world. Theheat exchanger 1 has twohorizontal header pipes flat tubes 4 arranged between theheader pipes flat tubes 4 are elongate members made by extrusion of metal, and haverefrigerant passages 5 formed inside through which to circulate a refrigerant. Theflat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction—the extrusion direction—vertically aligned, and therefore the refrigerant circulation direction through therefrigerant passages 5 is vertical. A plurality of therefrigerant passages 5 with an equal cross-sectional shape and an equal cross-sectional area are arranged in the depth direction inFIG. 10 , giving the flat tubes 4 a harmonica-shaped horizontal cross section. Therefrigerant passages 5 each communicate with the inside of theheader pipes flat tubes 4,corrugated fins 6 are arranged. - The
header pipes flat tubes 4, and thecorrugated fins 6 are all formed of metal with good heat conduction, such as aluminum. Theflat tubes 4 are fixed to theheader pipes corrugated fins 6 to theflat tubes 4. - The
heat exchanger 1 shown inFIG. 10 is a so-called down-flow, parallel-flow-type heat exchanger. Between the upper andlower header pipes flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned and, between theflat tubes 4,corrugated fins 6 are arranged. Theheat exchanger 1 thus has a large heat dissipation (heat absorption) area and allows efficient heat exchange. At one end of thelower header pipe 3, arefrigerant port 7 is provided; at one end of theupper header pipe 2 diagonal to therefrigerant port 7, arefrigerant port 8 is provided. It should be understood that the positional relationship between therefrigerant ports header pipe 2 may be provided withrefrigerant ports 8 one at each end. - In
FIG. 10 , solid-line arrows indicate the case where theheat exchanger 1 is used as an evaporator, in which case the refrigerant flows in through therefrigerant port 7 of thelower header pipe 3 and flows out through therefrigerant port 8 of theupper header pipe 2. That is, the refrigerant flows from down upward. When theheat exchanger 1 is used as a condenser, the refrigerant flows in the opposite direction; specifically, as dotted-line arrows inFIG. 10 indicate, the refrigerant flows in through therefrigerant port 8 of theupper header pipe 2 and flows out through therefrigerant port 7 of thelower header pipe 3. That is, the refrigerant flows from up downward. - In the
heat exchanger 1 ofFIG. 10 , the corrugated fins are arranged only between theflat tubes 4, and no corrugated fins are fitted to the outward facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality offlat tubes 4, those located outermost. These surfaces, however, are often fitted with corrugated fins, and such examples are seen inPatent Literatures 1 to 3 listed below. - The heat exchanger disclosed in
Patent Literature 1 is a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger with flat tubes horizontally aligned, and has corrugated fins fitted on the outward facing flat surfaces of the outermost flat tubes as well. Here, side plates for protecting the fins are arranged at the outer ends of the outermost corrugated fins - The heat exchanger disclosed in
Patent Literature 2 also is a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger with flat tubes horizontally aligned, and has corrugated fins fitted on the outward facing flat surfaces of the outermost flat tubes. Here, side plates for reinforcing the core portion—the portion composed of flat tubes and corrugated fins arranged alternately—are arranged at the outer ends of the outermost corrugated fins. - The heat exchanger disclosed in
Patent Literature 3 also is a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger with flat tubes horizontally aligned. Here, side sheets are brazed at the outer ends of corrugated fins at both ends. - [Patent Literature 1] JP-A-H05-79788
- [Patent Literature 2] JP-A-2006-64194
- [Patent Literature 3] JP-A-2007-139376
- In a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger, certainly, fitting corrugated fins to the outward facing flat surfaces of, of a plurality of flat tubes, those located outermost increases the heat dissipation (heat absorption) area and thus enhances the performance of the heat exchanger. However, if a trough part of a corrugated fin, i.e., a part of a corrugated fin where it is fixed to a flat tube, is hit by an object with a sharp point, not only the corrugated fin but also the flat tube may be damaged, possibly leading to leakage of the refrigerant. For this reason, in any conventional arrangement where corrugated fins are arranged also at such positions as described above, protective plates (such as the side palates or the side sheets in above-mentioned Patent Literatures) are arranged, or a protective film is applied, further out (at the outer ends of those corrugated fins) to protect the flat tubes. Inconveniently, providing the protective plates or protective films accordingly increases the number of components and hence the cost.
- In view of the foregoing, an object of the present invention is, in a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger, when corrugated fins are fitted to the outward facing flat surface of, of a plurality of flat tubes, those located outermost, to eliminate the need to provide a protective plate or protective film further out.
- To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a heat exchanger has: a plurality of header pipes arranged parallel at an interval; a plurality of flat tubes arranged between the plurality of the header pipes with refrigerant passages inside them communicating with the inside of the header pipes; a corrugated fin arranged between adjacent flat tubes; and outermost corrugated fins fitted to outer facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality of flat tubes, those located outermost, in which the outermost corrugated fins have adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- With this structure, even if an object with a sharp point comes close to an outermost corrugated fin, it is hard for it to penetrate through the outermost corrugated fin because of the pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. Thus, the flat tubes can be sufficiently protected without providing the protective plate (such as the side plate or the side sheet) or protective film.
- In the heat exchanger with the above-described structure, when the plurality of flat tubes are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned, it is preferable that the outermost corrugated fins have pleats extending obliquely downward.
- With this structure, condensed water and defrost water adhered on the outermost corrugated fins flow along the surfaces of the slanted pleats down to the tips of the pleats, and drip down from there; thus, it is less likely that water accumulates between the pleats of the outermost corrugated fins and thereby blocks the flow of air.
- In the heat exchanger with the above-described structure, it is preferable that the plurality of flat tubes be arranged with their length direction horizontally aligned and, of the outermost corrugated fins, at least the bottommost corrugated fin have adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver.
- With this structure, when the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger is used with a side-flow arrangement, even if an object with a sharp point comes close to the bottommost corrugated fin, it is hard for it to penetrate through the bottommost corrugated fin because of the pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. For this reason, even though the protective plate (such as the side plate or the side sheet) or protective film is disused, it is possible to sufficiently protect the flat tube. Moreover, the condensed water and defrost water adhered on the outermost corrugated fins flow along the surfaces of the slanted pleats down to the tips of the pleats, and drip down from there; since they are not blocked by the protective plate or protective film, the drainage is improved.
- According to the present invention, the outermost corrugated fins have the shape of a louver, which makes it possible to protect the flat tubes to which they are fitted without relying on the protective plates and the protective film. As a result, it is possible to omit the protective plates and the protective film and thereby reduce the component cost.
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FIG. 1 ] A vertical sectional view showing the outline of a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. - [
FIG. 2 ] A vertical sectional view showing an outline of a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to a second embodiment. - [
FIG. 3 ] An exploded perspective view of components of an air conditioner including the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment. - [
FIG. 4 ] A perspective view of a first fitting member used for the fitting of the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment. - [
FIG. 5 ] A perspective view of the first fitting member as seen from a different direction. - [
FIG. 6 ] A perspective view of a second fitting member used for the fitting of the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment. - [
FIG. 7 ] A perspective view of the second fitting member as seen from a different direction. - [
FIG. 8 ] A perspective view of a third fitting member used for the fitting of the parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the second embodiment. - [
FIG. 9 ] A perspective view of the third fitting member as seen from a different direction. - [
FIG. 10 ] A vertical sectional view showing the outline of a conventional parallel-flow-type heat exchanger. - Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to
FIG. 1 . InFIG. 1 , such components as find their counterparts in the conventional structure shown inFIG. 10 are identified with common reference symbols, and no description of them will be repeated. - A
heat exchanger 1A according to the first embodiment is a down-flow type; -
header pipes flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned. Outermostcorrugated fins 6 a are fitted to the outward facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality offlat tubes 4 lined up, those located outermost. The outermostcorrugated fins 6 a are formed of metal with good heat conduction, such as aluminum. Thecorrugated fins 6 a are fixed to theflat tubes 4 by brazing or welding. - In
FIG. 1 , solid-line arrows indicate the case where theheat exchanger 1 is used as an evaporator, in which case a refrigerant flows in through arefrigerant port 7 of thelower header pipe 3 and flows out through arefrigerant port 8 of theupper header pipe 2. That is, the refrigerant flows from down upward. When theheat exchanger 1 is used as a condenser, the refrigerant flows in the opposite direction; specifically, as dotted-line arrows inFIG. 1 indicate, the refrigerant flows in through therefrigerant port 8 of theupper header pipe 2 and flows out through therefrigerant port 7 of thelower header pipe 3. That is, the refrigerant flows from up downward. - Each of the outermost
corrugated fins 6 a has pleats slanted in the same direction as the length direction of theflat tubes 4, so that adjacent pleats overlap each other. Specifically, adjacent pleats overlap each other in the shape of a louver. When the pleats are not slanted, the thickness of the outermostcorrugated fin 6 a is, at the thinnest part, the thickness of a single material plate of the corrugated fin. By slanting and overlapping the pleats, it is possible to minimize part having the thickness of a single material plate. In this way, even if an object with a sharp point comes close to the outermostcorrugated fin 6 a from the side, it is likely that it makes contact with part where the pleats are overlapped. The object with a sharp point that has made contact with the part where the pleats are overlapped is stopped by the overlapping pleats; thus, the object is less likely to penetrate through the outermostcorrugated fin 6 a. For this reason, components such as side plates and side sheets that have been required conventionally to protect the outermostflat tubes 4 are no longer needed, and thus the component cost can be reduced. - To form the outermost
corrugated fin 6 a so as to have the shape of a louver, it is possible to either fit a corrugated fin that is previously formed to have such a shape to theflat tube 4, or fit a corrugated fin having the same shape as thecorrugated fins 6 between theflat tubes 4 to theflat tube 4 and then topple the pleats in one direction, like in domino toppling, to slant. - As mentioned above, the
heat exchanger 1A according to the first embodiment is the down-flow type, and theflat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction vertically aligned. The outermostcorrugated fin 6 a is fitted such that the pleats extend obliquely downward. In this way, condensed water and defrost water adhered on the outermostcorrugated fin 6 a flow along the surfaces of the slanted pleats down to the tips of the pleats and drip down from there; thus, it is less likely that water accumulates between the pleats of the outermostcorrugated fin 6 a and thereby blocks the flow of air. - Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to
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FIGS. 2 to 9 . Aheat exchanger 1B according to a second embodiment is a side-flow type, in whichheader pipes flat tubes 4 are arranged with their length direction horizontally aligned. Therefrigerant ports header pipe 3 alone. Inside theheader pipe 3,partition plates 9 a and 9 c are provided at an interval in the vertical direction; inside theheader pipe 2, apartition plate 9 b is provided at a middle height of thepartition plates 9 a and 9 c. - When the
heat exchanger 1B is used as an evaporator, a refrigerant flows in through therefrigerant port 7 at the lower side as indicated by a solid-line arrow inFIG. 2 . The refrigerant that has entered from therefrigerant port 7 is blocked by thepartition plate 9 a and flows toward theheader pipe 2 via theflat tubes 4. The flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a leftward block arrow. The refrigerant that has entered theheader pipe 2 is then blocked by thepartition plate 9 b and flows toward theheader pipe 3 via otherflat tubes 4 The flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a rightward block arrow. The refrigerant that has entered theheader pipe 3 is then blocked by the partition plate 9 c and flows toward theheader pipe 2 again via still otherflat tubes 4. The flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a leftward block arrow. The refrigerant that has entered theheader pipe 2 then flows back to head toward theheader pipe 3 again via still otherflat tubes 4. The flow of the refrigerant is indicated by a rightward block arrow. The refrigerant that has entered theheader pipe 3 then flows out through therefrigerant port 8. As described above, the refrigerant flows from down upward along a zigzag path. Although the number of partition plates is three here, it is merely one example, and the number of partition plates and the resulting number of times the refrigerant flows back can be set arbitrarily as required. - When the
heat exchanger 1B is used as a condenser, the refrigerant flows in the opposite direction. Specifically, the refrigerant flows into theheader pipe 3 through therefrigerant port 8 as indicated by a dotted-line arrow inFIG. 2 , is then blocked by the partition plate 9 c and flows toward theheader pipe 2 via theflat tubes 4, is then blocked by thepartition plate 9 b in theheader pipe 2 and flows toward theheader pipe 3 via otherflat tubes 4, is then blocked by thepartition plate 9 a in theheader pipe 3 and flows toward theheader pipe 2 again via still otherflat tubes 4, then flows back at theheader pipe 2 to head toward theheader pipe 3 again via still otherflat tubes 4, and then flows out through therefrigerant port 7, as indicated by a dotted-line arrow; that is, the refrigerant flows from up downward along a zigzag path. - Of the plurality of
flat tubes 4, those located at the topmost and the bottommost are the outermostflat tubes 4; to their outward facing flat surfaces, namely the top surface of the topmostflat tube 4 and the bottom surface of the bottommostflat tube 4, outermostcorrugated fins 6 a are fitted. - Of the two outermost
corrugated fins 6 a at the top and bottom, at least the bottom one (the bottommost corrugated fin) has its pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. In this way, even if an object with a sharp point (for example, a screw) comes close to the bottommost corrugated fin, it is hard for it to penetrate through the bottommost corrugated fin because of the pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. Thus, it is possible to sufficiently protect theflat tubes 4 even with the protective plate (such as the side plate or the side sheet) disused. Moreover, the condensed water and defrost water adhered on the bottommost corrugated fin flow along the surfaces of the slanted pleats down to the tips of the pleats, and drip down from there; since they are not blocked by the protective plate or protective film, the drainage is improved. - Not only the bottommost corrugated fin but also the outermost
corrugated fin 6 a at the top (the topmost corrugated fin) may have adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. In this way, even if an object with a sharp point comes close to the topmost corrugated fin, it is hard for it to penetrate through the topmost corrugated fin because of the pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. Thus, it is possible to sufficiently protect theflat tubes 4 even with the protective plate (such as the side plate or the side sheet) disused. InFIG. 2 , the topmost corrugated fin also has the adjacent pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver. -
FIGS. 3 to 9 show an example when aheat exchanger 1B according to a second embodiment is assembled into an indoor unit of an air conditioner. Here, a core part of theheat exchanger 1B fondled offlat tubes 4,corrugated fins 6, and outermostcorrugated fins 6 a is bent to have an L-shape as seen in a plan view. - In
FIG. 3 , other than theheat exchanger 1B, there are shown part of components composing a housing of the indoor unit of the air conditioner and fitting members for fitting theheat exchanger 1B to the housing. Specifically, 10 represents a base plate of the housing and 11 represents one side plate of the housing, and these are formed by pressing a steel plate or by combining pressed steal-plate components together. - The
heat exchanger 1B is joined to the housing with three different fitting members, all of which are synthetic resin components, and a plurality of screws that join the fitting members to the housing. The fitting members are assembled toheader pipes - A top part of the
header pipe 3 is sandwiched by a firstfitting member 12 having a shape as shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 and a secondfitting member 13 having a shape as shown inFIGS. 6 and 7 . The firstfitting member 12 and the secondfitting member 13 arc tightened with ascrew 14 to be a single piece. The first and the secondfitting member refrigerant port 8, and also serve to protect the joint of therefrigerant port 8. - A bottom part of the
header pipe 3 is sandwiched by another pair of the first and the secondfitting member fitting member fitting member header pipe 3. The first and the secondfitting member screw 14 to be a single piece. The first and the secondfitting member refrigerant port 7, and also serve to protect the joint of therefrigerant port 7. - The first and the second
fitting member header pipe 3 as described above are (as a single piece) fixed to the housing with anotherscrew 14. This completes the fitting at theheader pipe 3 side. - For the fitting at the
header pipe 2 side, two pieces of a thirdfitting member 15 are used. The thirdfitting members 15 having shapes as shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 are fitted into the top and bottom ends of theheader pipe 2, and the thirdfitting members 15 are then fixed to the housing with screws 14. This completes the fitting at theheader pipe 2 side. - As described above, by fitting the
heat exchanger 1B to the housing by use of the first, the second, and the thirdfitting member heat exchanger 1B with the housing. As a result, even though theheat exchanger 1B and the housing are formed of different kinds of metal, it is possible to prevent electrolytic corrosion. - By structuring a parallel-flow-type heat exchanger according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment, it is possible to prevent deformation of the outermost corrugated fin (fin distortion) during production and transportation. This makes it possible to prevent impaired appearance of the product.
- Since the corrugated fins can be arranged at the outermost sides even though the side plates and the side sheets are disused, it is possible to increase the heat dissipation area compared with the case where the side plates and the side sheets, and hence the outermost corrugated fins, are disused.
- When the parallel-flow heat exchanger is a side-flow type, if a protective plate (such as a side plate or a side sheet) is at the bottommost part, water drainage from the corrugated fin is made difficult, and thus water gradually accumulates and blocks the air passing through the heat exchanger. When the bottommost corrugated fin has pleats overlapped in the shape of a louver and has no protective plate provided at its outer end, defrost water and condensed water flow down without being blocked by the protective plate, and thus they do not block the air passing through the heat exchanger.
- It is to be understood that the present invention may be carried out in any other manner than specifically described above as embodiments, and many modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, it is not essential that the number of the refrigerant passages in the flat tube be two or more. The number of the refrigerant passages may be one.
- The present invention finds wide application in parallel-flow-type heat exchangers.
- 1A, 1B heat exchangers
- 2, 3 header pipes
- 4 flat tube
- 5 refrigerant passage
- 6 corrugated fin
- 6 a outermost corrugated fin
- 7, 8 refrigerant ports
Claims (3)
1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a plurality of header pipes arranged parallel at an interval;
a plurality of flat tubes arranged between the plurality of the header pipes with refrigerant passages inside them communicating with the inside of the header pipes;
corrugated fins arranged between adjacent flat tubes; and
outermost corrugated fins fitted to outward facing flat surfaces of, of the plurality of flat tubes, those located outermost,
wherein
the outermost corrugated fins have pleats overlapped in a shape of a louver.
2. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the plurality of flat tubes are arranged with a length direction thereof vertically aligned, and the outermost corrugated fins have pleats extending obliquely downward.
3. The heat exchanger according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the plurality of flat tubes are arranged with a length direction thereof horizontally aligned, and of the outermost corrugated fins, at least a bottommost corrugated fin has adjacent pleats overlapped in a shape of a louver.
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