WO2016163484A1 - Dispositif d'humidification et dispositif de climatisation de véhicule - Google Patents

Dispositif d'humidification et dispositif de climatisation de véhicule Download PDF

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WO2016163484A1
WO2016163484A1 PCT/JP2016/061450 JP2016061450W WO2016163484A1 WO 2016163484 A1 WO2016163484 A1 WO 2016163484A1 JP 2016061450 W JP2016061450 W JP 2016061450W WO 2016163484 A1 WO2016163484 A1 WO 2016163484A1
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伊藤　功治
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
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    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
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    • B60H3/02—Moistening ; Devices influencing humidity levels, i.e. humidity control
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F6/00—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
    • F24F6/02—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air
    • F24F6/06—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air using moving unheated wet elements

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  • the present disclosure relates to a humidifier applied to an air conditioning unit, and a vehicle air conditioner including the air conditioning unit and the humidifier.
  • a humidifier that blows humidified air into a vehicle interior using air in an air conditioning case of a vehicle air conditioning unit.
  • a moisture permeable tube that vaporizes water is disposed in a duct that guides air whose temperature has been adjusted in an air conditioning case to the passenger compartment.
  • the water stored in the tank is supplied to the moisture permeable tube, so that the air blown into the passenger compartment is humidified.
  • the vehicle interior is humidified by humidifying the air whose temperature is adjusted in the air conditioning case. Therefore, the presence of the humidification function has a great influence on the air conditioning function of the air conditioning unit. More specifically, the influence of humidification on the air heated by the heater core in the air conditioning case is large.
  • the present disclosure provides a technique for blowing humid air into a vehicle interior by a method other than humidifying air in an air conditioning case in a humidifier using air in an air conditioning case of an air conditioning unit for a vehicle. With the goal.
  • the humidifier is provided in an air conditioning unit in which a cooling unit that cools the blown air is housed in an air conditioning case that forms a ventilation path of the blown air into the vehicle interior. Applied.
  • the humidifier accommodates the adsorber having an adsorbent that adsorbs and desorbs moisture, and the adsorber, and distributes the moisture contained in the cooling air by circulating the cooling air cooled by the cooling unit.
  • a blower for flowing the humidified air from the moisture releasing space to the humidifying duct while flowing into the humid space.
  • the moisture contained in the cooling air is adsorbed to the adsorbent, and the target to be humidified with the moisture desorbed from the adsorbent is used as the inside air, Humidified air can be blown into the passenger compartment by a method other than humidifying the air.
  • the inside air used as a humidification object can be guide
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the humidification apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is an arrow view in a direction indicated by an arrow IV in FIG. 3. It is VV sectional drawing of FIG. 1, FIG. It is VI-VI sectional drawing of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a humidifier and the control apparatus of an air conditioning unit. It is a flowchart of the control process of the humidifier which a control apparatus performs.
  • the vehicle air conditioner includes an air conditioning unit 10 and a humidifier 50 as main components.
  • the arrow which shows the top and the bottom shown in FIG. 1 has shown the up-down direction at the time of mounting a vehicle air conditioner in a vehicle. The same applies to other drawings.
  • the air conditioning unit 10 is disposed in the vehicle interior. More specifically, the air conditioning unit 10 is disposed in the dashboard and below the instrument panel (ie, the instrument panel).
  • the air conditioning unit 10 includes an evaporator 13, a heater core 14, and the like inside an air conditioning case 11 that forms an outer shell thereof.
  • the air conditioning case 11 constitutes a ventilation path for blown air to be blown into the vehicle interior.
  • the air conditioning case 11 of the present embodiment is formed of a resin (for example, polypropylene) having a certain degree of elasticity and excellent in strength.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross section of the air conditioning case 11 when the air conditioning case 11 is cut in a direction orthogonal to the air flow direction.
  • a ventilation path through which blown air flows is defined by a bottom surface portion 11a, a top surface portion 11b, and a side surface portion 11c.
  • FIG. 2 for the sake of convenience of explanation, an example in which a drain discharge unit 111 and a cold air derivation unit 112, which will be described later, are arranged in the left-right direction on the paper is illustrated, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the bottom surface portion 11a is a portion constituting a lower wall surface facing the bottom portions of the evaporator 13 and the heater core 14 in the air conditioning case 11.
  • the upper surface part 11 b is a part constituting an upper wall surface facing the bottom surface part 11 a in the air conditioning case 11.
  • the side surface portion 11 c is a portion constituting a wall surface other than the bottom surface portion 11 a and the top surface portion 11 b in the air conditioning case 11.
  • an air-conditioning case 11 is provided with an inside / outside air switching box 12 for switching and introducing outside air and vehicle interior air (that is, inside air) on the most upstream side of the air flow.
  • the inside / outside air switching box 12 is formed with an outside air introduction port 121 for introducing outside air and an inside air introduction port 122 for introducing vehicle interior air.
  • the inside air introduction port 122 is opened inside the dashboard, and therefore the vehicle interior air introduced from the inside air introduction port 122 is more specifically the air inside the dashboard.
  • inside / outside air switching box 12 is arranged with inside / outside air switching door 123 that adjusts the opening area of each inlet 121, 122 to change the ratio between the amount of outside air introduced and the amount of inside air introduced. Yes.
  • the inside / outside air switching door 123 is rotatably disposed between the outside air introduction port 121 and the inside air introduction port 122.
  • the inside / outside air switching door 123 is driven by an actuator (not shown).
  • the evaporator 13 which comprises the cooling part which cools the ventilation air to the vehicle interior is arrange
  • the evaporator 13 is a heat exchanger that absorbs the latent heat of evaporation of the low-temperature refrigerant circulating inside from the blown air and cools the blown air.
  • the evaporator 13 constitutes a vapor compression refrigeration cycle together with a compressor, a condenser, and a decompression mechanism (not shown).
  • the heater core 14 is a heat exchanger that heats blown air using engine cooling water (not shown) as a heat source.
  • the heater core 14 constitutes a heating unit that heats the blown air.
  • An air mix door 18 is rotatably disposed between the evaporator 13 and the heater core 14.
  • the air mix door 18 is driven by an actuator (not shown) to adjust the ratio of the air flowing through the hot air passage 16 and the air flowing through the cold air bypass passage 17 to adjust the temperature of the blown air to be blown into the vehicle interior. It is a member to do.
  • An air-conditioning blower 19 is disposed on the downstream side of the hot air passage 16 and the cold air bypass passage 17.
  • the air-conditioning blower 19 is a device that generates an air flow that blows into the passenger compartment inside the air-conditioning case 11.
  • the air conditioner blower 19 includes a blower case 191, an air conditioner fan 192, an air conditioner motor 193, and the like.
  • the blower case 191 constitutes a part of the air conditioning case 11.
  • the blower case 191 is formed with an air suction port 191a and a discharge port 191b for discharging the air sucked through the suction port 191a.
  • the air conditioning fan 192 sucks air on the downstream side of the air flow in the hot air passage 16 and the cold air bypass passage 17 through the suction port 191a and discharges it from the discharge port 191b.
  • the air-conditioning fan 192 of this embodiment is configured by a centrifugal fan that blows air sucked in from the axial direction outward in the radial direction.
  • the air conditioning fan 192 is rotationally driven by the air conditioning motor 193.
  • the air-conditioning fan 192 is not limited to a centrifugal fan, and may be an axial fan, a cross-flow fan, or the like.
  • the air conditioning duct 20 is connected to the discharge port 191 b of the air conditioning blower 19.
  • the air conditioning duct 20 is a member that guides blown air to the face air outlet 20a, the foot air outlet 20b, and the defroster air outlet 20c at the downstream end of the air flow of the air conditioning duct 20.
  • the face air outlet 20a is an air outlet for blowing air to the upper body side of the occupant, and is disposed, for example, on the surface of the dashboard facing the upper end of the driver's seat or the upper end of the passenger seat.
  • the foot air outlet 20b is an air outlet for blowing air toward the lower body side of the occupant, and is disposed, for example, on the surface of the dashboard facing the lower side of the driver seat or the lower side of the passenger seat.
  • the defroster air outlet 20c is an air outlet that blows out air toward the window glass on the front surface of the vehicle.
  • the defroster air outlet 20c is disposed on the surface of the dashboard that is multifaceted with the window glass on the front surface of the vehicle.
  • the air conditioning duct 20 or the air blowing case 191 is provided with a mode switching door (not shown) for setting the air blowing mode from each outlet. The mode switching door is driven by an actuator (not shown).
  • the face mode is a mode in which the face air outlet 20a is fully opened and air is blown out from the face air outlet 20a toward the upper body of the passenger in the passenger compartment.
  • the bi-level mode is a mode in which both the face air outlet 20a and the foot air outlet 20b are opened and air is blown toward the upper body and the feet of the passengers in the passenger compartment.
  • the foot mode is a mode in which air is mainly blown out from the foot outlet 20b by fully opening the foot outlet 20b and opening the defroster outlet 20c by a small opening.
  • the foot defroster mode is a mode in which the foot outlet 20b and the defroster outlet 20c are opened to the same extent and air is blown out from both the foot outlet 20b and the defroster outlet 20c.
  • a drain discharge portion 111 and a cold air derivation portion 112 are formed on the bottom surface portion 11a.
  • the drain discharge part 111 is an opening for discharging condensed water generated in the evaporator 13 to the outside of the vehicle.
  • the drain discharge part 111 of this embodiment is formed in the site
  • the cold air derivation unit 112 is an opening through which a part of the blown air (that is, cooling air) cooled by the evaporator 13 in the air conditioning case 11 is led out of the air conditioning case 11.
  • the cold air derivation unit 112 of the present embodiment is formed in a portion between the evaporator 13 and the heater core 14 in the bottom surface part 11 a of the air conditioning case 11. More specifically, the cool air derivation unit 112 is formed on the bottom surface part 11 a located between the drain discharge unit 111 and the heater core 14. It should be noted that the cold air derivation unit 112 is not closed by the air mix door 18 regardless of the position of the air mix door 18.
  • the air conditioning unit 10 of the present embodiment employs a so-called suction type configuration in which the air conditioning blower 19 is arranged on the air flow downstream side of the air conditioning case 11. For this reason, the pressure inside the air conditioning case 11 is lower than the pressure outside the air conditioning case 11. The pressure outside the air conditioning case 11 is equal to the atmospheric pressure.
  • the humidifier 50 is a component formed separately from the air conditioning unit 10, and is arranged in the dashboard and in the lower part of the instrument panel, like the air conditioning unit 10. More specifically, the humidifying device 50 is on the lower side of the air conditioning case 11 so that the cold air derivation unit 112 of the air conditioning case 11 and a cold air suction unit 52 of the humidifying device 50 described later are close to each other. Is disposed at a position close to a portion where the evaporator 13 is disposed.
  • the humidifier 50 includes an adsorption case 51, a humidifier blower 55, an adsorber 60, a driving member 70, two first partition members 542, and a second partition member 543.
  • the adsorption case 51 is a resin casing that forms the outer shell of the humidifying device 50.
  • the adsorption case 51 accommodates the adsorber 60 in the inside thereof and constitutes a ventilation path for the blown air.
  • the suction case 51 is a component separated from the air conditioning case 11 and separated from the air conditioning case 11.
  • the adsorption case 51 includes a cold air suction part 52, an inside air suction part 53, an adsorber housing part 54, and an air discharge part 56.
  • the cold air suction part 52 is a bottomless hollow rectangular pipe, and is connected to a first external introduction port 52a that communicates with the outside of the humidifying device 50, and a first internal communication that communicates with a moisture absorption space 541a of the adsorber housing part 54 described later.
  • the mouths 52b are formed at both ends.
  • the cold air suction portion 52 surrounds a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped air flow path between the first external introduction port 52a and the first internal communication port 52b.
  • the cold air suction portion 52 has a cold air door 522 that is rotatably disposed between the first external introduction port 52a and the first internal communication port 52b.
  • the cold air door 522 is driven by an actuator (not shown).
  • the cold air door 522 communicates the first external introduction port 52a and the first internal communication port 52b in the cold air suction portion 52 when the cold air door 522 is open, and in the cold air suction portion 52 when the cold air door 522 is closed. The communication between the first external introduction port 52a and the first internal communication port 52b is blocked.
  • the cold air suction part 52 is an opening / closing mechanism that switches opening and closing of the cold air door 522 that guides the cooling air cooled by the evaporator 13 to the moisture absorption space.
  • the shape of the cold air door 522 and the shape of the air flow path surrounded by the cold air suction portion 52 are not limited to the above.
  • a cold air intake duct 521 for introducing the cooling air cooled by the evaporator 13 is connected to the first external introduction port 52a.
  • the cold air intake duct 521 connects the first external introduction port 52 a of the cold air intake part 52 and the cold air outlet part 112 of the air conditioning case 11.
  • the cold air intake duct 521 is a component formed separately from the air conditioning case 11 and the suction case 51, and is configured to be detachable from the cold air derivation unit 112 by a connecting member such as a snap fit (not shown).
  • the inside air suction part 53 is a bottomless cylindrical pipe, and is connected to a second external introduction port 53a that communicates with the outside of the humidifying device 50 and a second moisture communication space 541b of the adsorber housing part 54 described later.
  • a mouth 53b is formed.
  • the inside air suction portion 53 surrounds a cylindrical air flow path between the second external introduction port 53a and the second internal communication port 53b.
  • the second external introduction port 53a of the inside air suction portion 53 is open inside the dashboard, and therefore, more specifically, the vehicle interior air enters the inside air suction portion 53 from the second external introduction port 53a. Air inside the dashboard is introduced. Further, the shape of the inside air suction portion 53 and the shape of the air flow path surrounded by the inside air suction portion 53 are not limited to the above.
  • the adsorber accommodating portion 54 is a member of a portion that accommodates the adsorber 60 in the adsorption case 51. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the adsorber accommodating portion 54 of the present embodiment has a hollow cylindrical outer shape. The adsorber accommodating portion 54 has an adsorber accommodating space 541 of the adsorber 60 formed therein.
  • the adsorber accommodating part 54 there are a space through which the cooling air introduced through the cold air suction part 52 circulates and a space through which the inside air introduced through the inside air suction part 53 circulates as the adsorber accommodating space 541. Is set.
  • the adsorber housing space 541 includes a space in which cooling air circulates and an internal air by the first and second partition members 542 and 543 provided on both the upstream side and the downstream side of the air flow of the adsorber 60.
  • the space where circulates is partitioned.
  • the first partition member 542 is a member that is provided on the upstream side of the air flow of the adsorber 60 and partitions the space on the upstream side of the air flow of the adsorber 60 between the flow path of the cooling air and the flow path of the inside air.
  • the first partition member 542 is integrally formed on the inner side of the upper surface portion of the adsorber accommodating portion 54 (that is, the side facing the adsorber 60).
  • the first partition member 542 includes a ring portion immediately outside the rotation shaft 71 described later, and the ring portion to the outermost peripheral portion farthest from the rotation shaft 71 in the adsorber housing space 541. And two plate members extending in the radial direction around the rotation shaft 71.
  • the ring portion is not fixed to the rotating shaft 71 and is not in contact with the rotating shaft 71.
  • the angle formed by the two plate members around the rotation axis 71 is, for example, 120 °.
  • the second partition member 543 is a member that is provided on the downstream side of the air flow of the adsorber 60 and partitions the space on the downstream side of the air flow of the adsorber 60 from the cooling air flow path and the inside air flow path.
  • the second partition member 543 is integrally formed on the inner side of the bottom surface portion of the adsorber housing portion 54 (that is, the side facing the adsorber 60).
  • the second partition member 543 is a member in which the first upstream partition portion 543a, the first downstream partition portion 543b, the second upstream partition portion 543c, and the ring portion 543e are integrally formed.
  • the ring portion 543 e is a member that surrounds the rotation shaft 71 in the circumferential direction just outside the rotation shaft 71.
  • the ring portion 543 e is integrally formed on the inside of the bottom surface portion of the adsorber housing portion 54, and is not fixed to the rotating shaft 71 and is not in contact with the rotating shaft 71.
  • the first upstream partition portion 543a is a plate member that extends in the radial direction around the rotation shaft 71 from the ring portion 543e to the outermost peripheral portion farthest from the rotation shaft 71 in the adsorber housing space 541.
  • the first upstream partition portion 543a is integrally formed on the inside of the bottom surface portion of the adsorber housing portion 54.
  • the first downstream partition portion 543b is a plate member that extends from the end of the ring portion 543e and the first upstream partition portion 543a opposite to the adsorber 60 so as to approach the humidifier blower 55 and away from the adsorber 60. .
  • the first upstream partition portion 543a and the first downstream partition portion 543b form the same single flat plate.
  • the first downstream partition 543 b extends to the inside of the humidifier blower 55 through a hole surrounded by the air discharge unit 56. More specifically, the inside of the humidifier blower 55 here is very close to the fan boss 552a in the fan suction space 555 described later. Therefore, the length in the radial direction around the rotation shaft 71 of the first downstream partition portion 543b is shorter than that of the first upstream partition portion 543a.
  • the second upstream partitioning portion 543c is a plate member that extends in the radial direction around the rotation shaft 71 from the ring portion 543e to the outermost peripheral portion farthest from the rotation shaft 71 in the adsorber housing space 541.
  • the second upstream partition portion 543c is integrally formed on the inside of the bottom surface portion of the adsorber housing portion 54.
  • the second downstream partition portion 543d is a plate member that extends from the end of the ring portion 543e and the second upstream partition portion 543c opposite to the adsorber 60 so as to approach the humidifier blower 55 and away from the adsorber 60. .
  • the second upstream partition 543c and the second downstream partition 543d form the same single flat plate.
  • the second downstream partition portion 543 d extends to the inside of the humidifier blower 55 through a hole surrounded by the air discharge portion 56. More specifically, the inside of the humidifier blower 55 here is very close to the fan boss 552a in the fan suction space 555 described later.
  • the radial length around the rotation shaft 71 of the second downstream partition portion 543d is shorter than that of the second upstream partition portion 543c.
  • the first downstream partition 543b and the second downstream partition 543d are integrated between the rotation shaft 71 and the humidifier blower 55 on the extension line of the rotation center axis of the rotation shaft 71 and on the fan shaft core CL described later. Connected to.
  • an adsorber 60 is disposed so as to straddle both the space through which the cooling air circulates and the space through which the inside air circulates.
  • the space through which the cooling air flows in the adsorber housing 54 constitutes a moisture absorption space 541a that adsorbs moisture contained in the cooling air to the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60.
  • the space where the inside air in the adsorber housing 54 circulates constitutes a moisture releasing space 541b that desorbs moisture adsorbed by the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60 and humidifies the inside air.
  • the moisture adsorption rate per unit mass tends to be about twice as slow as the moisture desorption rate per unit mass. If the moisture adsorbed on the adsorbent 61 is small, the amount of moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 61 is also small, and there is a concern that it is difficult to ensure a sufficient amount of humidification in the passenger compartment by the humidifier.
  • the adsorber of the adsorber 60 so that the amount of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture absorption space 541a is larger than the amount of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture release space 541b.
  • the housing space 541 is partitioned by first and second partition members 542 and 543. Specifically, by using members bent in an L shape as the first and second partition members 542 and 543, the moisture absorption space 541 a is 2 in the adsorber accommodation space 541 of the adsorber 60 than the moisture release space 541 b.
  • the setting is about twice as large.
  • the angle formed by the two plate members constituting the first partition member 542 toward the moisture release space 541b with the rotation shaft 71 as the center is 120 °.
  • the angle formed between the flat plate formed by the first upstream partition portion 543a and the flat plate formed by the second upstream partition portion 543c on the moisture release space 541b side with the rotation shaft 71 as the center is 120. °.
  • the details of the adsorber 60 will be described later.
  • the air discharge part 56 is a member that forms a single hole communicating with both the moisture absorption space 541 a and the moisture release space 541 b of the adsorber housing part 54.
  • the air discharge unit 56 discharges the dehumidified air from which moisture has been removed through the moisture absorption space 541a and the humidified air that has been humidified through the moisture release space 541b to the outside of the adsorption case 51 through this hole.
  • the humidified air corresponds to an example of the first fluid
  • the dehumidified air corresponds to an example of the second fluid.
  • the air discharge unit 56 is connected to the humidifier blower 55 so that the dehumidified air and the humidified air discharged to the outside of the adsorption case 51 through the hole are sucked into the humidifier blower 55. .
  • the humidifier blower 55 sucks the dehumidified air and humidified air from the adsorption case 51 through the hole surrounded by the air discharge part 56, blows out the sucked humidified air to the humidifying duct 571, and removes the sucked dehumidified air into the dehumidified air duct. Exhale to 573.
  • the humidifying duct 571 guides humidified air that is humidified in the moisture releasing space 541b of the adsorption case 51 to the vehicle interior.
  • the humidifying duct 571 of the present embodiment is a separate component from the air conditioning duct 20 that is a blowout duct of the air conditioning unit 10.
  • the humidifying duct 571 faces the headrest of the driver's seat at a part where the outlet opening 572, which is the downstream end thereof, exists in the vicinity of the occupant's face on the instrument panel (for example, near the meter in the instrument panel). It is open. And the blowing opening part 572 is opening in the position away from the above-mentioned face blower outlet 20a, the foot blower outlet 20b, and the defroster blower outlet 20c (for example, 10 cm or more). Thereby, the humidified air flowing through the humidifying duct 571 is blown out toward the occupant's face without being disturbed by the air discharged from the blowout opening 572 and from the blowout ports 20a, 20b, and 20c. The space around the occupant's face is humidified.
  • a duct having a channel diameter of ⁇ 50 mm and a channel length of about 1000 mm is employed as the humidifying duct 571.
  • the humidified air having a high temperature and a high relative humidity that has passed through the adsorber 60 is cooled by exchanging heat with the air outside the humidifying duct 571, so that the relative humidity of the humidified air can be increased. It becomes possible.
  • the outlet opening 572 of the humidifying duct 571 is set to have an opening diameter and a distance to the occupant's face so that the blown air reaches the face in a high relative humidity state.
  • the blowing opening 572 of the present embodiment has an opening diameter of 75 mm so that the air reaching the face has a relative humidity of about 40%, a temperature of about 20 ° C., and a wind speed of about 0.5 m / s.
  • the air is blown out at an air volume of about 10 m 3 / h (ie, wind speed of 0.6 m / s).
  • the distance to the passenger's face is set to about 600 mm.
  • the wind speed of 0.6 m / s is 10% or less of the minimum air volume of the air exiting from the air outlets 20a, 20b, 20c of the air conditioning unit 10. That is, in the present embodiment, a duct in which the opening area of the blowing opening 572 is larger than the channel cross-sectional area of the channel reaching the blowing opening 572 is used as the humidifying duct 571. According to the humidifying duct 571 configured as described above, the wind speed reaching the occupant is as low as 1 m / s or less, so that it is possible to suppress the diffusion of the humidified air and to ensure that the humidified air reaches the face. it can.
  • the humidifying duct 571 of the present embodiment is configured to be thinner than the cold air intake duct 521 so that the air flowing inside and the air existing outside can exchange heat.
  • the dehumidified air duct 573 is a duct that guides dehumidified air that is cooling air from which moisture has been removed in the moisture absorbing space 541 a of the adsorption case 51.
  • An opening 574 of the dehumidified air duct 573 opened before the dehumidified air is guided by the dehumidified air duct 573 is opened inside the dashboard, thereby preventing the dehumidified air from blowing directly to the passenger. .
  • the destination where the dehumidified air is guided by the dehumidified air duct 573 is inside the dashboard in the vehicle interior, but the destination where the dehumidified air is guided by the dehumidified air duct 573 and blows out from the opening 574 is as shown in FIG. It may be outside the vehicle or inside the air conditioning case 11.
  • the adsorber 60 has a structure in which an adsorbent 61 that adsorbs and desorbs moisture (that is, releases moisture) is supported on a metal plate-like member (not shown). Each plate-like member is laminated and arranged at intervals so that a flow path along the axial direction of the rotation shaft 71 described later is formed between the plate-like members.
  • the adsorber 60 of the present embodiment increases the contact area between the blown air and the adsorbent 61 by stacking and arranging the plate-like members carrying the adsorbent 61.
  • the adsorbent 61 employs a polymer adsorbent that absorbs and releases moisture according to a relative humidity difference. When air having a high relative humidity passes through, the water adsorbs moisture in the air, and when air having a low relative humidity passes through the air, It has the characteristic of releasing moisture inside.
  • the adsorbent 61 the amount of moisture adsorbed when the relative humidity of the blown air passing through the adsorber 60 is changed by 50% within the temperature range assumed as the temperature of the blown air (that is, the amount of adsorption). It is preferable to have an adsorption characteristic that changes at least 3 wt%. More preferably, the adsorbent 61 preferably has an adsorbing characteristic in which the adsorbing amount changes in the range of 3 wt% to 10 wt% under the same conditions as described above.
  • the adsorber 60 of this embodiment is accommodated in an adsorber accommodating portion 54 whose internal space is partitioned into a moisture absorbing space 541a and a moisture releasing space 541b.
  • the adsorber 60 is disposed so as to straddle both the moisture absorbing space 541a and the moisture releasing space 541b, but the amount of moisture adsorbable by the adsorbent 61 existing in the moisture absorbing space is finite. . Further, the amount of moisture desorbed by the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture release space 541b is also finite.
  • the humidifying device 50 is provided with a drive member 70 as a moving mechanism for moving the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60 between the moisture absorbing space 541a and the moisture releasing space 541b.
  • the drive member 70 moves at least a part of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture release space 541b of the adsorber 60 to the hygroscopic space 541a and at least a part of the adsorbent 61 present in the hygroscopic space 541a of the adsorber 60. It is a device moved to the moisture release space 541b.
  • the drive member 70 has a configuration that includes a rotation shaft 71 that passes through the center of the suction device 60 and is connected to the suction device 60, and an electric motor 72 with a speed reducer that rotationally drives the rotation shaft 71.
  • the rotating shaft 71 is rotatably supported by the suction case 51, and rotates together with the suction device 60 inside the suction case 51 when a driving force is transmitted from the electric motor 72.
  • the electric motor 72 of the present embodiment continuously drives the rotating shaft 71 to rotate in one direction.
  • the adsorbent 61 from which moisture has been sufficiently desorbed in the moisture releasing space 541b of the adsorber 60 is moved to the moisture absorbing space 541a, and the adsorbent 61 having sufficiently adsorbed moisture in the moisture absorbing space 541a of the adsorber 60 is released. It can be moved to the wet space 541b.
  • the humidifier blower 55 includes a motor 551, a single centrifugal fan 552, and a scroll fan casing 553.
  • the humidifier blower 55 sucks dehumidified air and humidified air in the direction of the fan shaft core CL, divides the dehumidified air and humidified air in a plurality of directions away from the fan shaft core CL, and blows them out to different spaces. It is a resin member for mediating heat exchange.
  • a part of the motor 551 is accommodated in the centrifugal fan 552 and an output shaft is connected to the centrifugal fan 552.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 is connected to the centrifugal fan 552. Rotate around the axis CL.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 is a centrifugal multiblade fan, that is, an impeller of a centrifugal blower, more specifically, a turbo fan.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 includes a fan boss 552a, a plurality of blades 552b, and a top plate 552c.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 sucks dehumidified air and humidified air in the direction of the fan shaft core CL and blows them in a plurality of directions away from the fan shaft core CL, and mediates heat exchange between the dehumidified air and the humidified air.
  • the fan boss 552a corresponding to an example of the connecting member is a plate-like member connected to the output shaft of the motor 551.
  • the fan boss 552a has a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or more.
  • the fan boss 552a may be made of a metal having a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or higher, or a material other than a metal having a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or higher (for example, carbon (Nanofiber, resin).
  • the plurality of blades 552b are flat plates arranged circumferentially at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around a columnar fan suction space 555 centered on the fan axis CL.
  • the fan suction space 555 is a space including the fan shaft center CL and a space near the fan shaft center CL.
  • Each blade 552b guides air in a direction perpendicular or non-parallel to the fan boss 552a and away from the fan axis CL (that is, does not become perpendicular to the radial direction around the fan axis CL). And so on) and connected to the fan boss 552a.
  • the thermal conductivity of each of the blades 552b is 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or more.
  • each of the blades 552b may be made of a metal having a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or more, or a material other than a metal having a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or more (for example, (Carbon nanofiber, resin).
  • the plurality of blades 552b have the same size, shape, and surface area.
  • the top plate 552c corresponding to an example of the connection member is a ring-shaped member facing the fan boss 552a with the blade 552b interposed therebetween, and all the blades 552b are connected and fixed to the top plate 552c.
  • the thermal conductivity of the top plate 552c is 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or more.
  • the top plate 552c may be made of a metal having a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or higher, or a material other than a metal having a thermal conductivity of 10 W / (m ⁇ K) or higher (for example, carbon (Nanofiber, resin).
  • the thermal conductivity of the top plate 552c may be less than 10 W / (m ⁇ K).
  • the thickness of the fan boss 552a is larger than the thickness of each of the blades 552b and the top plate 552c.
  • the heat capacity of the fan boss 552a is larger than the heat capacity of the entire blades 552b and the top plate 552c. Therefore, naturally, the heat capacity of the fan boss 552a is larger than any one of the plurality of blades 552b. Further, the heat capacity of the fan boss 552a is larger than the heat capacity of the top plate 552c.
  • the scroll fan casing 553 is a housing that houses a part of the motor 551 and the centrifugal fan 552.
  • the scroll fan casing 553 may be made of resin or metal, but has lower thermal conductivity than the fan boss 552a, the blade 552b, and the top plate 552c.
  • the scroll fan casing 553 has a shape in which the dehumidified air that has passed through the moisture absorbing space 541a and the humidified air that has passed through the moisture releasing space 541b are independently blown to the dehumidified air duct 573 and the humidifying duct 571, respectively.
  • the scroll fan casing 553 has an upper bottom wall 553a, a lower bottom wall 553b, and an outer peripheral wall 553c.
  • the upper bottom wall 553a is a plate-like member corresponding to the upper lid of the scroll fan casing 553, and has an opening connected to the air discharge portion 56 at the inner peripheral end thereof.
  • the opening is a member that forms a hole for introducing dehumidified air and humidified air from the adsorber housing space 541.
  • the lower bottom wall 553b is a plate-shaped member that faces the upper bottom wall 553a in the direction of the fan shaft core CL.
  • the outer peripheral wall 553c is a plate-shaped member that forms the outer periphery of the scroll fan casing 553, and is connected to the outer peripheral end of the upper bottom wall 553a at the upper end thereof (that is, the end closer to the adsorber accommodating portion 54), The lower end (that is, the end far from the adsorber housing 54) is connected to the outer peripheral end of the lower bottom wall 553b. Therefore, the outer peripheral wall 553c is a member that connects the upper bottom wall 553a and the lower bottom wall 553b.
  • the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 553c on the fan housing space side (that is, the space housing the centrifugal fan 552) includes two scroll nose portions, a first nose portion N1 and a second nose portion N2.
  • a first scroll inner wall surface S1 and a second scroll inner wall surface S2 are provided.
  • the first scroll inner wall surface S1 corresponds to an example of a first inner wall surface
  • the second scroll inner wall surface S2 corresponds to an example of a second inner wall surface.
  • the first nose portion N1 is connected to an end portion of the first scroll inner wall surface S1 opposite to the rotation direction of the centrifugal fan 552.
  • the second nose portion N2 is connected to the end portion of the second scroll inner wall surface S2 in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the centrifugal fan 552.
  • the first nose portion N1 forms a boundary between the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 553c and the dehumidified air duct 573 and is a scroll start portion.
  • the second nose portion N2 forms a boundary between the inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 553c and the humidifying duct 571 and is a winding start portion of the scroll.
  • the first scroll inner wall surface S1 extends from the first nose portion N1 to the humidifying duct 571 so that the distance from the fan axis CL increases in accordance with a well-known logarithmic spiral function with respect to the winding angle about the rotation axis S.
  • the wall surface extends around the fan shaft core CL in a spiral shape.
  • the second scroll inner wall surface S2 extends from the second nose portion N2 to the dehumidified air duct 573 so that the distance from the fan shaft core CL increases according to a well-known logarithmic spiral function with respect to the winding angle about the rotation axis S.
  • the wall surface extends around the fan shaft core CL in a spiral shape.
  • each of the plurality of blades 552b is between the fan shaft core CL and the first inner wall surface S1 in some cases, and the fan shaft core in other cases. Between CL and the second inner wall surface S2.
  • the scroll fan casing 553 has two outlets, one of the two outlets is connected to the humidifying duct 571, and the other outlet is connected to the dehumidified air duct 573. ing.
  • the first downstream partition 543 b and the second downstream partition 543 d are both disposed in the fan suction space 555.
  • both the first downstream partition 543b and the second downstream partition 543d are sucked into the fan suction space 555 by passing the humid air through the centrifugal fan 552 and the dehumidified air through the centrifugal fan 552. Partition into space.
  • directions 81 and 82 in which the first downstream partition portion 543b and the second downstream partition portion 543d extend straight from the fan shaft core CL in a plane perpendicular to the fan shaft core CL are formed.
  • the angle is 120 °.
  • the direction 81 is also the direction of the end portion of the first downstream partitioning portion 543b that is farthest from the fan shaft core CL as viewed from the fan shaft core CL in a plane perpendicular to the fan shaft core CL.
  • the direction 82 is also a direction in which the end portion of the second downstream partitioning portion 543d that is farthest from the fan axis CL in the plane perpendicular to the fan axis CL is viewed from the fan axis CL.
  • the range of 120 ° is a range from the first downstream partition 543b to the second downstream partition 543d along the rotation direction of the centrifugal fan 552, and is a space through which humidified air is sucked into the centrifugal fan 552.
  • a range of 240 ° from the second downstream partition 543d to the first downstream partition 543b along the rotation direction of the centrifugal fan 552 is a space through which dehumidified air passes and is sucked into the centrifugal fan 552.
  • the angle formed by the direction 83 from the fan shaft core CL to the first nose portion N1 and the direction 84 from the fan shaft core CL to the second nose portion N2 in a plane perpendicular to the fan shaft core CL is 120 °. is there.
  • the direction 81 of the first downstream partition 543b is different from the direction of rotation 80 of the centrifugal fan 552 by a first deviation angle ⁇ that is greater than 0 ° and less than 90 ° with respect to the direction 83 of the first nose portion N1. It is shifted to the opposite side. Further, the direction 82 of the second downstream partition portion 543d is shifted to the opposite side to the rotation direction 80 of the centrifugal fan 552 by the substantially same second shift angle ⁇ z with respect to the direction 84 of the second nose portion N2. .
  • the absolute value of the difference between the first deviation angle ⁇ and the second deviation angle ⁇ z is most preferably 0 °, but if it is 15 ° or less, the effect described later (that is, the separation effect of humidified air and dehumidified air). ) Can be achieved to some extent.
  • the direction 81 and the direction 84 are also shifted from each other, and the direction 82 and the direction 83 are also shifted from each other.
  • the total contact area Q of the plurality of blades 552b and the height H of each of the plurality of blades 552b are defined as follows.
  • the height H of each blade 552b is the maximum value of the length of the blade 552b in the direction parallel to the fan shaft core CL, as shown in FIG.
  • the maximum value here is the maximum value in one blade.
  • the contact area Q of the plurality of blades 552b is the sum of the contact areas of all the blades 552b connected to the fan boss 552a and the fan boss 552a.
  • the contact area Q of the plurality of blades 552b in FIG. It is the same as the total cross-sectional area.
  • H ⁇ Q1 / 2 When defined in this way, H ⁇ Q1 / 2 .
  • a control device 100 shown in FIG. 7 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a storage unit such as a ROM and a RAM, and peripheral circuits thereof.
  • the control device 100 performs various calculations and processes based on the control program stored in the storage unit, and controls the operation of various devices connected to the output side.
  • the control device 100 of this embodiment is a device in which a control device that controls the operation of various devices of the air conditioning unit 10 and a control device that controls the operation of various devices of the humidifying device 50 are combined into one.
  • the various sensor groups 101 for air conditioning control, the various sensor groups 102 for humidification control, and the operation panel 103 for air conditioning control and humidification control are connected to the input side of the control device 100.
  • an inside air temperature sensor that detects an inside air temperature
  • an outside air temperature sensor that detects an outside air temperature
  • a solar radiation sensor that detects the amount of solar radiation in a vehicle interior
  • an evaporator that detects the temperature of the evaporator 13.
  • the various sensor groups 102 for humidification control include a first temperature sensor that detects the temperature of air blown from the humidification duct 571, a second temperature sensor that detects the temperature of air blown from the cold air discharge duct, and the like. .
  • the operation panel 103 is provided with an air conditioning operation switch 103a, a humidification operation switch 103b, a temperature setting switch 103c, and the like.
  • the air conditioning operation switch 103 a is a switch for switching on and off of the air conditioning operation by the air conditioning unit 10.
  • the humidifying operation switch 103b is a switch that switches on / off of the humidifying operation of the humidifying device 50.
  • the temperature setting switch 103c is a switch for setting a target temperature of air blown from the air conditioning unit 10 or the humidifier 50.
  • the actuator of the air mix door 18, the air conditioning motor 193 of the air conditioning blower 19, the actuator of the inside / outside air switching door 123, the motor 551 of the humidifier blower 55, and the electric motor of the driving member 70 are provided on the output side of the control device 100.
  • the actuator of the air mix door 18, the air conditioning motor 193 of the air conditioning blower 19, the actuator of the inside / outside air switching door 123, the motor 551 of the humidifier blower 55, and the electric motor of the driving member 70 are provided on the output side.
  • the air-conditioning unit 10 targets the blown air that the control device 100 blows into the vehicle interior based on the detection signals of the various air-conditioning control sensor groups 101 and the set temperature of the temperature setting switch 103c.
  • the blowing temperature TAO is calculated.
  • the control apparatus 100 controls the action
  • control device 100 controls various devices in accordance with the detection signals of the various sensor groups 101 for air conditioning control, thereby realizing appropriate temperature adjustment in the vehicle interior requested by the user. be able to.
  • the evaporator 13 cools the inside air or the outside air, and as a result, the temperature in the passenger compartment is kept at 25 ° C., and the relative humidity in the passenger compartment is kept at 20%.
  • the control device 100 executes the process shown in FIG.
  • the control device 100 first determines whether or not there is a humidification request by detecting on / off of the humidification operation switch 103b in step S10. In this determination process, it is determined that there is no humidification request when the humidification operation switch 103b is off, and it is determined that there is a humidification request when the humidification operation switch 103b is on. If it is determined that there is no humidification request, step S10 is repeated again.
  • step S10 when it is determined that there is a humidification request, the control device 100 proceeds to step S20 and starts the humidification process in the vehicle interior by the humidification device 50. Specifically, the control device 100 moves the cold air door 522 to the fully open position, operates the motor 551 of the humidifier blower 55 to rotate the centrifugal fan 552, and operates the drive member 70 to operate the adsorber 60. Rotate. Thereby, the humidification driving
  • the control device 100 uses the minimum air volume of the air-conditioning blower 19 as the reference air volume
  • the cooling air introduced through the cold air intake duct 521 has an air volume that is smaller than the reference air volume (for example, 20 m 3 / h
  • the humidifier blower 55 is controlled so as to be about 20% of the reference air volume.
  • the control device 100 may control the air volume of the air-conditioning blower 19 based on the detection values of the various sensor groups 102 for humidification control.
  • control device 100 controls the electric motor 72 of the drive member 70 so that the adsorbent 61 from which moisture has been sufficiently desorbed in the moisture release space 541b moves relative to the moisture absorption space 541a of the adsorber housing 54. To do. For example, when the time required for desorption of moisture from the adsorbent 61 in the moisture release space 541b is set as the reference time, the control device 100 moves the adsorbent 61 to the moisture release space 541b and then passes the reference time.
  • the electric motor 72 is controlled to move to the moisture absorption space 541a.
  • the electric motor 72 is controlled so that the adsorber 60 rotates at a predetermined constant rotation speed of 5 rpm to 10 rpm. Even if the adsorber 60 rotates, the adsorber accommodating portion 54, the first partition member 542, and the second partition member 543 do not rotate.
  • the operation state of the humidifying device 50 when the control device 100 executes the humidifying process will be described.
  • a part of the low-temperature, high-relative-humidity cooling air (for example, temperature 5 ° C., relative humidity 70%) cooled by the evaporator 13 is sucked by the suction force of the humidifier blower 55 and passes through the cold-air suction duct 521. It is introduced into the suction case 51.
  • the cooling air introduced into the adsorption case 51 adsorbs moisture contained in the cooling air by the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture absorption space 541a of the adsorber 60. As a result, the cooling air becomes dehumidified air.
  • the adsorber 60 rotates in the adsorber accommodation space 541, the adsorbent 61 from which moisture has been sufficiently desorbed in the moisture release space 541b of the adsorber 60 moves to the moisture absorption space 541a.
  • moisture contained in the cooling air introduced into the adsorption case 51 is continuously adsorbed by the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture absorption space 541a of the adsorber 60.
  • the dehumidified air that has passed through the moisture absorption space 541 a is sucked by the suction force of the humidifier blower 55 and flows into the fan suction space 555 of the humidifier blower 55 via the air discharge unit 56.
  • the air inside the dashboard in the passenger compartment has a temperature of 25 ° C. and a relative humidity of 20%. Part of this air is sucked by the suction force of the humidifier blower 55 and introduced into the suction case 51 from the inside air suction portion 53.
  • the inside air introduced into the adsorption case 51 is humidified by desorption of moisture adsorbed by the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture release space 541b of the adsorber 60, and the temperature is 21 ° C. and the relative humidity is 57%. It becomes humidified air.
  • the adsorber 60 rotates in the adsorber accommodation space 541, the adsorbent 61 that has sufficiently adsorbed moisture in the moisture absorption space 541a in the adsorber 60 moves to the moisture release space 541b.
  • the inside air introduced into the adsorption case 51 is continuously humidified by the moisture release of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture absorption space 541a in the adsorber 60.
  • the dehumidification of the cooling air in the moisture absorption space 541a and the humidification of the inside air in the moisture release space 541b are simultaneously and continuously realized.
  • the humidified air that has passed through the moisture release space 541 b is sucked by the suction force of the humidifier blower 55 and flows into the fan suction space 555 of the humidifier blower 55 through the air discharge unit 56.
  • the humidified air and the dehumidified air flowing into the humidifier blower 55 from the air discharge unit 56 are hardly mixed as shown in the humidified air flowing along the solid line arrow and the dehumidified air flowing along the broken line arrow in FIG. It flows toward the fan boss 552a in the fan suction space 555 while being separated.
  • the humidified air and the dehumidified air are separated from each other while being hardly mixed with each other, as indicated by the solid line arrows and the broken line arrows in FIG. 6, from the fan suction space 555 along the fan boss 552a, It flows into the space surrounded by the top plate 552c.
  • the thermal conductivity of the centrifugal fan 552 is high, the humidified air and the dehumidified air exchange heat with each other via the centrifugal fan 552 while being hardly mixed and separated.
  • humidified air having a temperature higher than that of dehumidified air has a temperature of 21 ° C. and a relative humidity of 57%.
  • the air flows into a space surrounded by the fan boss 552a, the blade 552b, and the top plate 552c, and the humidified air mainly hits the fan boss 552a and the blade 552b while circulating in the space.
  • the heat of the humidified air is transmitted from the humidified air to the fan boss 552a and the blade 552b.
  • the humidified air is deprived of heat, for example, the temperature is lowered to 18 ° C., and the relative humidity is increased to about 65% accordingly.
  • the heat transmitted to the blade 552b is transmitted to the fan boss 552a having a higher heat capacity than the blade 552b, and is temporarily stored in the fan boss 552a.
  • the temperature inside the fan boss 552a is kept substantially uniform throughout the fan boss 552a due to its high thermal conductivity.
  • dehumidified air having a temperature lower than that of the humidified air has a temperature of 5 ° C. and a relative humidity of 30%. While this air flows into the space surrounded by the fan boss 552a, the blade 552b, and the top plate 552c and flows through the space, the dehumidified air mainly hits the fan boss 552a and the blade 552b. Thereby, heat is transmitted from the fan boss 552a and the blade 552b to the dehumidified air. As a result, the dehumidified air receives heat and rises in temperature to 9 ° C., for example, and the relative humidity is lowered to about 28%. Then, heat is transferred from the fan boss 552a having a higher heat capacity than the blade 552b to the blade 552b from which heat has been removed.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 sucks humidified air from the adsorption case 51 and blows it out to the humidifying duct 571, and simultaneously sucks dehumidified air from the adsorption case 51 and blows it out to the dehumidified air duct 573, thereby taking air from the humidified air. Pass the deprived heat to dehumidified air.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 can suck dehumidified air and humidified air from the fan suction space 555 and blow out, and can mediate heat exchange between the dehumidified air and humidified air. And no need to arrange a humidified air heat exchanger.
  • the number of blowers is only one (that is, only the humidifier blower 55). As a result, the number of parts of the humidifying device 50 can be reduced, and as a result, the humidifying device 50 can be reduced in size.
  • the inside air is used instead of the air in the air conditioning case 11 as the air for passing the moisture release space 541b, the influence on the air conditioning function on the air conditioning unit 10 side due to the presence of the humidifying device 50 can be reduced. .
  • the humid air 91 represented by a substantially oval shape filled with black is discharged from the narrower space partitioned by the first downstream partition 543b and the second downstream partition 543d from the fan boss. It is assumed that the gas flows into a space surrounded by 552a, blade 552b, and top plate 552c.
  • the dehumidified air 92 represented by a hatched substantially oval shape is separated from the wider space partitioned by the first downstream partition 543b and the second downstream partition 543d from the fan boss 552a, It is assumed that the gas flows into a space surrounded by the blade 552b and the top plate 552c.
  • the humidified air 91 and the dehumidified air 92 try to flow out from the outermost end of the space surrounded by the fan boss 552a, the blade 552b, and the top plate 552c as shown in FIG.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 rotates while proceeding from the time point of FIG. 9 to the time point of FIG.
  • the angle at which the centrifugal fan 552 rotates during the time from the innermost end to the outermost end of the space surrounded by the fan boss 552a, the blade 552b, and the top plate 552c is specified in advance through experiments or the like. Keep it.
  • the rotational speed of the centrifugal fan 552 and the wind speed of the air blown out to the centrifugal fan 552 are in a proportional relationship. Therefore, the above angle hardly depends on the rotational speed of the centrifugal fan 552 and largely depends on the shape of the centrifugal fan 552, but is generally larger than 0 ° and smaller than 90 °.
  • the first deviation angle ⁇ in which the direction 81 of the first downstream partition portion 543b is shifted to the opposite side of the rotation direction 80 of the centrifugal fan 552 with respect to the direction 83 of the first nose portion N1 is defined as the specified angle.
  • the arrangement and the like of the first nose portion N1 are determined so as to be the same.
  • the second deviation angle ⁇ z in which the direction 82 of the second downstream partition portion 543d is shifted to the opposite side to the rotation direction 80 of the centrifugal fan 552 with respect to the direction 84 of the second nose portion N2 is defined as the specified angle.
  • the arrangement or the like of the second nose portion N2 is determined so as to be the same.
  • the direction 81 of the first downstream partition portion 543b coincides with the direction 83 of the first nose portion N1
  • the direction 82 of the second downstream partition portion 543d is the direction 84 of the second nose portion N2.
  • the degree of mixing of the humidified air and the dehumidified air can be further reduced as compared with the case where the deviation angle is not different.
  • the relationship between the height H of the blade and the total contact area Q of the plurality of blades 552b is H ⁇ Q1 / 2. Since heat conduction from the fan boss 552a to the fan boss 552a can be performed more quickly, the efficiency of heat exchange between the humidified air and the dehumidified air can be further improved.
  • the humidified air that has flowed into the centrifugal fan 552 is divided almost without being mixed with the dehumidified air, and heat exchange with the dehumidified air lowers the temperature and the relative humidity increases, and flows into the humidifying duct 571. . Further, the humidified air is blown out from the blowing opening 572 at the downstream end of the air flow of the humidifying duct 571 toward the occupant's face through the humidifying duct 571, and is discharged from the outlets 20a, 20b, and 20c. Without being disturbed by the air, the air is blown toward the occupant's face, and the space around the occupant's face is humidified.
  • the dehumidified air that has flowed into the centrifugal fan 552 is separated almost without being mixed with the humidified air, and heat exchange with the humidified air increases the temperature and the relative humidity increases, and flows into the dehumidified air duct 573. Further, the dehumidified air flows into the passenger compartment, outside the vehicle, or inside the air conditioning case 11 through the humidifying duct 571. When dehumidified air is allowed to flow into the air conditioning case 11, the load of the refrigeration cycle can be reduced because the dehumidified air has a lower temperature than the inside air.
  • step S20 it is determined whether there is a humidification stop request in step S30 while continuing the humidification process started in step S20.
  • step S30 it is determined that there is no humidification stop request when each of the operation switches 103a and 103b is on, and it is determined that there is a humidification stop request when one of the operation switches 103a and 103b is off. To do. If it is determined that there is no humidification stop request, the determination in step S30 is repeated while continuing the humidification process.
  • step S30 when it is determined that there is a humidification stop request, the control device 100 proceeds to step S40 and performs a desorption process for desorbing moisture adsorbed on the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60. Execute. Thereby, the desorption operation of the humidifier 50 is realized.
  • the control device 100 In the desorption process, the control device 100 fully closes the cold air door 522 while the adsorber 60 is rotated by the driving member 70. As a result, the cooling air does not flow from the cold air outlet 112 to the first internal communication port 52b. Therefore, the adsorbent 61 does not adsorb moisture in the hygroscopic space 541a. On the other hand, the inside air is sucked by the suction force of the centrifugal fan 552, introduced into the suction case 51, and moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent 61 in the moisture release space 541b.
  • the control device 100 continues the desorption process until a preset processing duration elapses.
  • the control device 100 stops the operation of the humidifier blower 55 and returns to step S10.
  • processing continuation time is just to set to the time required for the dehumidification apparatus 50 to desorb
  • the vehicle interior can be humidified using the moisture of the cooling air cooled by the air conditioning unit 10. So there is no need to supply water from the outside.
  • the water contained in the cooling air is adsorbed to the adsorbent 61 using the cooling air in the air conditioning case 11. That is, since moisture is supplied from the cooling air of the evaporator 13, the humidifier 50 can be simply configured without preparing a separate moisture supply source. Moreover, as long as the refrigeration cycle is operating, humidification is possible almost all seasons.
  • the humidified air can be blown into the vehicle interior by a method other than humidifying the air in the air conditioning case. Further, by providing a blower that sucks the inside air into the moisture release space 541b and sucks humidified air from the adsorption case 51 and blows it out to the humidifying duct 571, the inside air that is to be humidified can be appropriately guided.
  • the humidifier 50 moves a part of the adsorbent 61 in the moisture releasing space 541b of the adsorber 60 to the moisture absorbing space 541a and also dehumidifies a part of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture absorbing space 541a of the adsorber 60.
  • a driving member 70 that moves to the space 541b is provided.
  • moisture adsorbed by the adsorbent 61 in the moisture absorbing space 541a is desorbed by the moisture releasing space 541b to humidify the heated air, and at the same time, the moisture absorbing space 541a by the adsorbent 61 from which moisture has been desorbed by the moisture releasing space 541b. It is possible to adsorb the moisture of the cooling air that circulates.
  • the humidifier 50 and the vehicle air conditioner of the present embodiment it is possible to realize continuous humidification in the vehicle interior without water supply.
  • the humidifying duct 571 constituting the first derivation unit is a separate component from the air conditioning duct 20 whose temperature is adjusted by the air conditioning unit 10. According to this, the air whose temperature has been adjusted by the air conditioning unit 10 and the humidified air humidified by the humidifying device 50 are less likely to be mixed, so that humid air with high humidity can be supplied into the vehicle interior.
  • the suction case 51 and the cold air suction duct 521 are separate components from the air conditioning case 11, and the cold air suction duct 521 is detachable from the air conditioning case 11.
  • the humidifier 50 can be retrofitted to the air conditioning unit 10. That is, the humidifier 50 can be an option (ie, an add-on part) for the vehicle air conditioner.
  • the centrifugal fan 552 mediates heat exchange between the humidified air and the dehumidified air. According to this, the humidified air that has passed through the moisture release space 541b can be cooled with the dehumidified air that has passed through the moisture absorption space 541a, and the relative humidity of the humidified air that is led into the vehicle interior can be increased. As a result, passenger comfort is improved by humidification of the passenger compartment.
  • the control device 100 executes a desorption process for desorbing the moisture adsorbed on the adsorbent 61. According to this, when the humidifier 50 is stopped, it is possible to suppress propagation of germs due to moisture remaining in the adsorbent 61, and it is possible to ensure passenger comfort due to humidification in the passenger compartment.
  • the moisture adsorption rate per unit mass tends to be slower than the moisture desorption rate per unit mass.
  • the accommodation space in the adsorption case 51 is set so that the amount of the adsorbent 61 existing in the moisture absorption space 541a is larger than the amount of the adsorbent 61 existing in the moisture release space 541b.
  • the first partition member 542 and the second partition member 543 are used for partitioning.
  • the moisture adsorbed to the adsorbent 61 in the moisture absorption space 541a can be sufficiently secured, the moisture adsorbed to the adsorbent 61 in the moisture release space 541b can be efficiently desorbed, A sufficient amount of humidification can be secured.
  • the humidifier blower 55 of the present embodiment realizes sensible heat exchange between the humidified air and the dehumidified air, but does not perform latent heat exchange between the humidified air and the dehumidified air. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the relative humidity of the two fluids having different humidity, that is, humidified air and dehumidified air. Specifically, the relative humidity of the humidified air is further increased by cooling the high-temperature humidified air with the low-temperature dehumidified air, and the relative humidity of the dehumidified air is increased by warming the low-temperature dehumidified air with the high-temperature humidified air. It can be further reduced.
  • the lower one of the first fluid and the second fluid passes the heat from the connection member and the blade when passing through the fan, and the temperature rises and is blown out from the fan.
  • the higher one of the first fluid and the second fluid is deprived of heat from the connecting member and the blade when passing through the fan, and the temperature is lowered and blown out from the centrifugal fan. That is, the fan mediates heat exchange between the first fluid and the second fluid by sucking and blowing out the first fluid and the second fluid.
  • the fan for blowing and sucking out the two fluids also mediates heat exchange between the two fluids. Therefore, in the configuration for heat exchange, only one blower is required.
  • the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the humidifying device 50 is applied to the air conditioning unit 10A in which the air conditioner blower 19A is disposed on the upstream side of the air flow of the evaporator 13.
  • the humidifying device 50 is applied to the air conditioning unit 10A in which the air conditioner blower 19A is disposed on the upstream side of the air flow of the evaporator 13.
  • description of the same or equivalent parts as in the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified.
  • the air conditioning unit 10 ⁇ / b> A of the present embodiment has an air conditioning blower 19 ⁇ / b> A disposed on the downstream side of the air flow of the inside / outside air switching box 12 and on the upstream side of the air flow of the evaporator 13.
  • the suction port 191 a opens toward the inside / outside air switching box 12, and the discharge port 191 b opens toward the evaporator 13.
  • a portion 114 is formed.
  • the air conditioning unit 10 ⁇ / b> A of the present embodiment employs a so-called push-type configuration in which the air conditioning blower 19 ⁇ / b> A is disposed on the upstream side of the air flow of the evaporator 13. For this reason, the pressure after the discharge side of the air conditioning fan 19 ⁇ / b> A inside the air conditioning case 11 is higher than the pressure outside the air conditioning case 11. Therefore, the power consumed by the humidifier blower 55 for reducing the amount of cooling air having the same air volume as that of the first embodiment from the cold air derivation unit 112 to the adsorber 60 is reduced.
  • an axial fan that guides the inside air from the dashboard into the inside air suction portion 53 may be provided in the second external introduction port 53a.
  • the axial fan corresponds to an example of a blower.
  • a separate blower for guiding the cooling right from the cold air suction part 52 to the dehumidified air duct 573 via the moisture absorption space 541a is also required.
  • a heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the dehumidified air and the humidified air may be additionally arranged or may not be arranged.
  • the fan boss 552a and the blade 552b may be made of a resin having a thermal conductivity of less than 10 W / (m ⁇ K).
  • an additional heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the dehumidified air and the humidified air may or may not be arranged.
  • the amount of the adsorbent 61 existing in the moisture absorption space 541a is less than the amount of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture release space 541b in consideration of the difference between the adsorption speed and the desorption speed of the adsorbent 61.
  • the example which partitions off adsorption machine accommodation space 541 was explained so that it may become, it is not limited to this.
  • the air volume of the cooling air flowing through the moisture absorption space 541a may be made larger than the air volume of the heating air flowing through the moisture release space 541b. According to this, even if the amount of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture absorption space 541a is equal to the amount of the adsorbent 61 present in the moisture release space 541b, a sufficient amount of moisture is adsorbed on the adsorbent 61 in the moisture absorption space 541a. It becomes possible to do.
  • the adsorber 60 is not limited thereto.
  • the adsorber 60 may have a configuration in which the adsorbent 61 is supported inside a structure having a honeycomb structure.
  • adsorbent 61 for example, an adsorbent such as silica gel or zeolite may be employed.
  • the adsorber 60 is continuously rotated in one direction by the electric motor 72 of the driving member 70 so that the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60 is disposed between the moisture absorbing space 541a and the moisture releasing space 541b.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60 is moved between the moisture absorbing space 541a and the moisture releasing space 541b. Good.
  • the rotation direction of the adsorber 60 by the electric motor 72 of the driving member 70 is not limited to one direction, and may be rotated in a direction opposite to the one direction.
  • the adsorbent 60 of the adsorber 60 is moved between the moisture absorbing space 541a and the moisture releasing space 541b by switching the rotation direction of the adsorber 60 between one direction and a direction opposite to the one direction every predetermined time. May be.
  • the adsorber housing space 541 is partitioned such that the moisture absorption space 541a and the moisture release space 541b have the same size, all the adsorbents 61 existing in the moisture absorption space 541a and the moisture release space 541b are used. All the adsorbents 61 may be replaced. In this case, the adsorber 60 may be intermittently rotated 180 ° by the driving member 70.
  • the driving member 70 that rotates the adsorber 60 is employed as a moving mechanism that moves the adsorbent 61 of the adsorber 60 between the moisture absorption space 541a and the moisture release space 541b.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a configuration in which the adsorber 60 is configured by a plurality of adsorbing units and each adsorbing unit is slid between the moisture absorbing space 541a and the moisture releasing space 541b may be employed as the moving mechanism.
  • the humidifying duct 571 constituting the outlet portion may be a separate component from the air-conditioning duct 20 that is temperature-adjusted by the air-conditioning unit 10, but is not limited thereto.
  • the humidifying duct 571 may be an integral component of the air conditioning duct 20 on the air conditioning unit 10 side.
  • the suction case 51 and the cold air suction duct 521 may be configured as separate components from the air conditioning case 11, and the cold air suction duct 521 may be detachable from the air conditioning case 11, but this is not limitative.
  • the suction case 51 and the cold air suction duct 521 may be integrated components with the air conditioning case 11.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif d'humidification appliqué à une unité de climatisation (10) ayant une unité de refroidissement (13) qui refroidit l'air soufflé, ladite unité de refroidissement étant logée à l'intérieur d'un boîtier de climatisation (11) constituant un trajet de ventilation pour l'air soufflé à l'intérieur de l'habitacle d'un véhicule. Le dispositif d'humidification comprend : un adsorbeur (60) ayant un matériau adsorbant (61) qui adsorbe et élimine l'humidité; un boîtier d'adsorption (54) abritant l'adsorbeur et entourant un espace d'absorption d'humidité (541a) et un espace de libération d'humidité (541b), ledit espace d'absorption d'humidité (541a) faisant en sorte que l'air refroidi par une unité de refroidissement s'écoule à travers lui et que l'humidité incluse dans l'air refroidi soit adsorbée par le matériau adsorbant et ledit espace de libération d'humidité (541b) faisant en sorte que l'air interne, guidé vers celui-ci à partir de l'intérieur de l'habitacle du véhicule, s'écoule à travers lui, et provoquant la libération de l'humidité adsorbée par le matériau adsorbant; un conduit d'humidification (571) guidant, vers l'intérieur de l'habitacle du véhicule, l'air humidifié qui est de l'air interne humidifié par l'humidité libérée dans l'espace de libération d'humidité; un conduit d'air déshumidifié (573) qui guide l'air déshumidifié qui est de l'air refroidi dont l'humidité a été retirée dans l'espace d'absorption d'humidité; et un ventilateur (55) qui provoque l'écoulement de l'air interne dans l'espace de libération d'humidité et l'écoulement de l'air humidifié depuis l'espace de libération d'humidité jusqu'au conduit d'humidification.
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