WO2010093157A1

WO2010093157A1 - Air conditioner for an elevator

Info

Publication number: WO2010093157A1
Application number: PCT/KR2010/000778
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김진고
Original assignee: Kim Jin Koh
Priority date: 2009-02-11
Filing date: 2010-02-09
Publication date: 2010-08-19
Also published as: KR100913285B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner installed in an elevator. The present invention aims to provide an air conditioner for an elevator, wherein condensate water generated by an evaporator during operation is evaporated and removed, while reducing power consumption and preventing the recondensation of the evaporated condensate water. To accomplish the aim, the air conditioner for an elevator according to the present invention comprises a condensate water-removing device including a water-collecting reservoir in which condensate water delivered via a water-collecting pipe is stored, a heater installed in the water-collecting reservoir to heat the condensate water, and a drain pipe installed in the water-collecting reservoir to drain the condensate water evaporated by the heater to the outside. The drain pipe extends to the air discharge side of a condenser, and has outlet holes or drain holes formed in the delivery path of air heated by the condenser to discharge the evaporated condensate water.

Description

Air conditioners for elevators

The present invention relates to an air conditioner installed in an elevator, and more particularly, to an air conditioner for an elevator that can reduce the installation and maintenance costs of an elevator by vaporizing and quickly removing condensate generated during operation of the air conditioner.

In general, a multi-storey elevator is installed for moving between floors, and the elevator is equipped with an air conditioner that cools the inside air of the elevator to provide a more comfortable environment for the occupants during the hot weather, such as in summer.

An elevator air conditioner also has a structure provided with a compressor, an evaporator, an expander, a condenser, etc. to form a refrigeration cycle in which a refrigerant is circulated like a normal air conditioner. Will be supplied internally.

When the air conditioner is operated, water is condensed while the air is cooled, and condensate is continuously generated outside the evaporator, and thus a means for treating the air conditioner is required. In the past, the condensate was collected by installing a collecting tank on the upper part of the elevator to collect condensate, and when the collected condensate was above a certain amount, the elevator was lowered to the lowest floor of the building and discharged through the drainage system provided in the elevator passage. .

This method requires the installation of a collecting tank that occupies a large space in the upper part of the elevator, and for controlling the drainage through the piping according to the amount of condensate collected and the pipe for discharging the condensate from the collecting tank to the drainage side of the elevator passage. An automatic valve and a controller should be provided, and a drainage tank for receiving condensate from the collecting tank and a drainage system for pipes and pumps for discharging condensate from the drainage tank to the outside of the elevator passage were also required. As a result, the elevator and the surrounding facilities become complicated, and there is a problem in that construction and maintenance are inconvenient. In addition, since the elevator performs an unnecessary elevating operation to discharge the condensed water collected in the collecting tank to the drainage tank, there is a problem that causes inconvenience in using the elevator and waste of energy.

In order to solve this problem, an evaporative air conditioner condensate treatment apparatus has been disclosed. This is composed of a heat transfer heater inside the collection tank collecting condensate from the evaporator of the air conditioner on the top of the elevator to heat the evaporation of the collected condensate, there is no need for a complicated drainage system for the discharge of condensate, elevator There is an advantage to avoid unnecessary lifting.

However, since the conventional condensate treatment apparatus has a structure of removing condensate using only heat generated by the electrothermal heater, energy consumption is reduced due to the large amount of power required to vaporize the condensate, and in particular, water vapor discharged to the outside of the treatment apparatus There was a problem that the corrosion caused by the condensation in the upper part of the elevator is condensed while contacting the outside air.

The present invention is to solve the problems described above, to provide an elevator air conditioner to vaporize and remove the condensate generated in the evaporator during operation to reduce the power consumption and prevent re-condensation of the vaporized condensate. There is a purpose.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a compressor, a condenser, an expander and an evaporator connected through a refrigerant circulation pipe to form a refrigeration cycle; A cold air fan for cooling the air inside the elevator by passing it around the evaporator; A heat dissipation fan configured to transfer air outside the elevator to pass around the condenser to dissipate the condenser; An evaporator housing having an intake port and an exhaust port communicating with the first chamber and the second chamber in which the evaporator and the cold fan are respectively received and in the elevator; A water collecting pipe connected to the evaporator housing to transfer the condensed water inside the evaporator housing to the outside; And a condensate removal device connected to the water collecting pipe, and a communication path between the first chamber and the second chamber of the evaporator housing is narrowed toward the second chamber and has an inclined condensate guide formed therein. An inlet of the collecting pipe is connected to a lower portion of the chamber, and the condensate removing device includes a collecting tank for receiving the condensed water transferred through the collecting pipe, a heater installed in the collecting tank, and heating the condensed water, and provided in the collecting tank. And a discharge pipe for discharging the condensed water vaporized by the heater to the outside, wherein the discharge pipe extends to the air discharge side of the condenser to discharge the condensed water vaporized in the transfer path of the air heated by the condenser. It provides an air conditioner for an elevator, characterized in that.

It is preferable that the collection pipe has a high inlet side connected to the evaporator housing and a low outlet side connected to the collection tank.

And, it is preferable to further include a water level detector installed on one side of the sump tank to control the operation of the heater in accordance with the level of the condensate collected in the sump.

In this case, the water level detector includes a sensing tank connected to one side of the collection tank to have the same condensate level and a sensing rod installed inside the sensing tank, and more preferably, the outlet of the collection pipe is connected to the sensing tank. Do.

The air conditioner of the present invention may be formed on the end of the discharge pipe is provided on the transfer path of the air discharged through the condenser and having a heat absorbing portion formed with a plurality of heat absorbing fins on the outside.

In addition, the end of the discharge pipe may be made of a structure having a distributed discharge portion is provided on the transport path of the air discharged through the condenser and formed with a plurality of discharge holes at predetermined intervals.

According to the present invention as described above has the following advantages.

(1) The condensed water vaporized by the heating of the heater is discharged through the discharge pipe to the position where the hot air at the rear of the condenser is discharged to remove the condensed water by utilizing not only the heat generated by the heater but also the waste heat and air transfer force generated by the condenser. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the power required to remove condensate, thereby improving the energy efficiency of the elevator air conditioner.

(2) The evaporator housing includes a first chamber and a second chamber for receiving the evaporator and the cold fan respectively, and a condensate guide portion is formed in the communication path between the first chamber and the second chamber to form the condensate water generated in the evaporator. By allowing the first chamber to be collected without entering, condensate can be efficiently collected and removed without external leakage.

(3) By installing the collection pipe inclined so that the condensate collected in the evaporator housing can be transferred to the condensate removal device without additional power, energy efficiency can be further improved.

(4) It is equipped with a sensing tank in communication with the collection tank of the condensate removal device so that the sensing level is made by the sensing rod installed in the sensing tank, thereby preventing the level sensing error due to the boiling of the condensate around the heater, thereby improving the operation of the heater. It can be adjusted accurately, and the condensed water delivered from the collecting pipe is introduced into the collecting tank through the sensing tank, thereby preventing the condensed water heated inside the collection tank from being rapidly cooled due to the inflow of low temperature condensed water, so that the condensate discharge by the heater is always uniform. In this way, it is possible to more effectively prevent the recondensation of the discharged condensate.

(5) Equipped with a heat absorbing portion is formed in the discharge pipe of the condensate removal device to efficiently transfer the heat of the hot air passing through the condenser, it is possible to further increase the efficiency of energy use and more effectively prevent the re-condensation of the discharged condensate. have.

(6) a dispersion discharge portion having a plurality of discharge holes is formed in the discharge pipe of the condensate removal device so that the dispersion discharge portion absorbs heat of hot air and disperses the condensed water in small portions through the discharge hole in a wide area. Re-condensation of condensate can be prevented more efficiently.

1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of an air conditioner for an elevator according to the present invention.

2 is a plan view of the elevator air conditioner of the present invention shown in FIG.

3 is a side view of the elevator air conditioner of the present invention shown in FIG.

4 is a front view showing the main part of a second embodiment of an air conditioner for an elevator according to the present invention.

5 is a front view showing the main part of a third embodiment of an air conditioner for an elevator according to the present invention.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become more apparent from the following detailed description. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 are respectively a front view, a plan view and a side view showing a first embodiment of an elevator air conditioner according to the present invention.

Elevator air conditioner of the present invention is installed in the upper part of the elevator to cool while circulating the air inside the elevator, the main body case 100 is fixed to the upper part of the elevator and the evaporator is installed on one side of the main body case 100 A housing 110, an evaporator 121 and a cold air fan 122 installed inside the evaporator housing 110, a condenser 123 and a heat radiating fan 124 installed at the other side of the main body case 100; , An expander 127 and a compressor connected to a motor 125 driving the cold air fan 122 and the heat radiating fan 124, and a refrigerant circulation path between the condenser 123 and the evaporator 121 to form a refrigeration cycle. 126, and a condensate removing device 130 installed below the main body case 100, and a collecting pipe 133 installed between the evaporator housing 110 and the condensate removing device 130.

The main body case 100 is provided with a plurality of

vents

103 and 104 communicated to the outside of the front and rear and side portions so that the air outside the elevator can be circulated through the condenser 123, the air inside the elevator The intake pipe 101 and the exhaust pipe 102 which are connected to the inside of the elevator are coupled to the lower surface portion so that the water can be circulated via the evaporator 121.

The evaporator housing 110 is to shield the space around the evaporator 121 installed therein from the outside so that the cold air of the cooled air is not discharged to the outside, the first chamber 111 in which the evaporator 121 is installed And a second chamber 112 in which the cold air fan 122 is installed.

An inlet port 115 is formed at the lower portion of the first chamber 111 to be connected to the intake pipe 101, and an exhaust port 116 is connected to the exhaust pipe 102 at the lower portion of the second chamber 112. The communication path 113 is formed between the first chamber 111 and the second chamber 112 so that air cooled in the first chamber 111 can be transferred to the second chamber 112.

The communication path 113 is formed in the form of narrowing toward the second chamber 112 side, in particular, the lower portion of the condensate inclined in the form of being higher toward the second chamber 112 and lower toward the first chamber 111 side Guide portion 114 is provided. The condensate guide unit 114 prevents condensate generated by the evaporator 121 from being blown out by the wind pressure of the cold air fan 122 and flows into the second chamber 112 while falling on the communication path 113. Both condensate functions to guide the natural movement to the first chamber (111).

The evaporator 121 absorbs the heat from the outside through evaporation of the refrigerant, and has a conventional structure in which a plurality of endothermic fins are provided on the outside of the pipeline through which the refrigerant is transferred.

The cold air fan 122 pressurizes air from the first chamber 111 to the second chamber 112. The air inside the elevator is introduced into the elevator through the inlet port 115 by the cold air fan 122, and the evaporator ( After cooling by 121, it is fed back into the elevator through the exhaust port 116. In the illustrated embodiment, the centrifugal fan structure is connected to the right output shaft of the motor 125 to rotate.

The condenser 123 releases heat to the outside through the condensation of the refrigerant, and has a conventional structure in which a plurality of heat dissipation fins are provided on the outside of the conduit through which the refrigerant is transferred.

The heat dissipation fan 124 pumps air from the inside of the body case 100 to the outside, and the air outside the elevator is vented to the front / rear side of the body case 100 by the heat dissipation fan 124. Is introduced through the absorber to absorb the heat of the condenser 123 is discharged to the outside through the side vents 104. In the illustrated embodiment, the axial fan structure is connected to the left output shaft of the motor 125 to rotate.

The expander 127 is installed between the rear end of the condenser 123 and the front end of the evaporator 121 of the refrigerant circulation pipe to atomize the liquefied refrigerant to promote evaporation in the evaporator 121, the compressor ( 126 is also conventional, and is installed in the refrigerant circulation line between the rear end of the compressor 126 and the front end of the condenser 123 to compress the vaporized refrigerant to serve to promote condensation in the condenser 123.

The condensate removal device 130 is a collection tank 131 fixed to the lower surface of the main body case 100, a heater 132 installed inside the collection tank 131, and the water level installed on one side of the collection tank 131 It consists of a detector 137.

The water collecting tank 131 accommodates the condensed water introduced through the water collecting pipe 133 therein, and has a discharge pipe 135 for discharging the condensed water vaporized thereon. The discharge pipe 135 extends to the upper portion of the sump 131 so that the discharge port 136 is located at the rear end of the transfer path of the air discharged through the condenser 123.

The heater 132 is to heat and vaporize the condensed water contained in the water collecting tank 131, is connected to the power supply terminal 139 installed on the side of the water collecting tank 131 to receive power, vaporization of the condensate can be made even at a low water level. It is preferable to be installed close to the bottom side of the water collecting tank 131.

The water level detector 137 is for controlling the operation of the heater 132 according to the amount of condensate collected in the water collecting tank 131, including a structure for detecting a change in the position of the float according to the water level change. It may be made of a water level sensor structure. The illustrated embodiment illustrates a structure in which a plurality of sensing rods 134, which are energized when contacted with water to generate a signal, are installed at different heights so as to sense different water levels.

Preferably, the water level detector 137 is provided with a sensing tank 145 which is coupled to the lower side of the water collecting tank 131 through a connecting pipe 138, the condensed water is entered to form the same water level as the water collecting tank 131. The sensing rod 134 is installed on the upper portion of the sensing tank 145. Such a structure prevents a detection error that may occur due to condensate boiling around the heater 132 when installing the sensing rod 134 in the water collecting tank 131 so that the operation of the heater 132 can be accurately adjusted according to the water level. There is an advantage.

The water collecting pipe 133 is to transfer the condensed water condensed by the evaporator 121 to the water collecting tank 131, and the inlet side is connected to the lower portion of the first chamber 111 of the evaporator housing 110 where the condensed water is collected. And, the outlet side connected to the water collecting tank 131 is installed low so that the condensed water can be naturally transferred by gravity.

Preferably, the outlet of the collection pipe 133 is connected to the sensing tank 145 is configured such that condensed water is introduced into the collection tank 131 via the sensing tank 145. This structure prevents the condensed water heated inside the water collection tank 131 from being rapidly cooled due to the inflow of low temperature condensed water so that the condensed water is always uniformly discharged by the heater 132 and thus discharged in a vaporized state. There is an advantage to more effectively prevent the condensation water re-condensation.

The elevator air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above supplies cool air inside the elevator while the refrigerant is circulated along the refrigerant pipe connected through the condenser 123, the expander 127, and the evaporator 121. That is, the air inside the elevator is sucked into the evaporator housing 110 through the intake pipe 101 and cooled by passing through the evaporator 121 by the cold air fan 122, and again through the exhaust pipe 102. Is fed into the interior.

The refrigerant evaporated in the evaporator 121 is compressed to a high temperature and high pressure by the compressor 126, is transferred to the condenser 123, and liquefies by releasing heat while passing through the condenser 123. At this time, the heat is transmitted to the air transported by the heat radiating fan 124 is discharged to the outside. The liquefied refrigerant is transferred to the evaporator 121 in a state of being atomized by the expander 127 and circulated while repeating the above-described process.

When cooling is performed as described above, condensate is accumulated inside the evaporator housing 110 due to condensation of moisture contained in the air passing through the evaporator 121, and the condensate is removed through the collecting pipe 133. It is moved into the sump 131 of the device 130.

The height of the condensate collected in the sump 131 is sensed by the level sensor 137, and the heater 132 is operated to heat the condensate according to the set level. The condensed water vaporized by heating is discharged to the outside through the discharge pipe 135.

At this time, since the condensed water is discharged to the rear of the condenser 123 by the discharge pipe 135, it is quickly diffused into a large space by the transfer force of the air discharged by the condenser 123, while passing through the condenser 123 By maintaining the temperature by the heat of the heated air can be prevented re-condensation of the discharged condensate.

As described above, the condensed water generated by the operation of the air conditioner is collected by the condensate water removing device 130 and vaporized by the heat generated by the heater 132, the vaporized condensed water and the transfer force of the heat radiating fan 124 ( Since it is more effectively removed by the heat of 123, compared to the conventional condensate treatment device that removes condensed water using only the electric heater, it is possible to reduce the power required for the operation of the heater 132 to increase energy efficiency, and to improve the air conditioner and the elevator area. This prevents condensate from recondensing, thus eliminating corrosion and leakage problems caused by condensate.

Figure 4 shows a second embodiment of an air conditioner for an elevator according to the present invention.

4 is similar to the first embodiment described above, but transfers air discharged through the condenser 123 to the end of the discharge pipe 135 provided in the condensate removing device 130. The heat absorbing portion 141 is formed to extend on the path, and the heat absorbing portion 141 has a structure in which a plurality of heat absorbing fins 142 are provided on the outer surface of the heat absorbing portion 141.

This configuration has the advantage that the heat of the air passing through the condenser 123 is more efficiently transmitted through the heat absorbing portion 141, thereby more effectively preventing the recondensation of the discharged condensate.

Figure 5 shows a third embodiment of an elevator air conditioner according to the present invention.

The third embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is similar to the first embodiment described above, but has a dispersion discharge part 151 positioned in an air transfer path discharged through the condenser 123 at the end of the discharge pipe 135. Is formed to extend, and a plurality of discharge holes 152 having a small size are formed in the dispersion discharge port 151 at predetermined intervals.

This configuration has the advantage that the discharge of the condensate is made through a plurality of discharge holes 152 by a small amount dispersed over a large area, the re-condensation of the discharged condensate is more effectively prevented.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

Claims

A compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator connected through a refrigerant circulation pipe to form a refrigeration cycle; A cold air fan for cooling the air inside the elevator by passing it around the evaporator; A heat dissipation fan configured to transfer air outside the elevator to pass around the condenser to dissipate the condenser; An evaporator housing having an intake port and an exhaust port communicating with the first chamber and the second chamber in which the evaporator and the cold fan are respectively received and in the elevator; A water collecting pipe connected to the evaporator housing to transfer the condensed water inside the evaporator housing to the outside; And a condensate removal device connected to the collection pipe,

A communication path between the first chamber and the second chamber of the evaporator housing is narrowed toward the second chamber and has an inclined condensate guide formed therein, and an inlet of the water collecting pipe is connected to the lower portion of the first chamber.

The condensate removal device includes a water collecting tank accommodating the condensed water transferred through the water collecting pipe, a heater installed inside the water collecting tank to heat the condensed water, and a discharge pipe disposed in the water collecting tank to discharge the condensed water vaporized by the heater to the outside. The exhaust pipe is an air conditioner for an elevator characterized in that the discharge port or discharge hole is provided to extend to the air discharge side of the condenser to discharge the condensed water vaporized in the transport path of the air heated by the condenser.
The method of claim 1,

The water collecting pipe is an elevator air conditioner, characterized in that the inlet side is connected to the evaporator housing is high and the outlet side is connected to the collection tank is low.
The method of claim 1,

The air conditioner for an elevator, characterized in that it further comprises a water level detector installed on one side of the sump to detect the level of condensate collected in the sump.
The method of claim 3,

The water level detector includes a sensing tank connected to one side of the sump tank to have the same condensate level and a sensing rod installed inside the sensing tank, and the outlet of the sump pipe is connected to the sensing tank. air conditioner.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The air conditioner for an elevator characterized in that the end of the discharge pipe is provided on the transfer path of the air discharged through the condenser and a heat absorbing portion formed with a plurality of heat absorbing fins on the outside.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

An elevator air conditioner, characterized in that the discharging discharge portion is provided on the end of the discharge pipe is located on the transport path of the air discharged through the condenser and formed with a plurality of discharge holes at predetermined intervals.