JP2005249328A - Ceiling embedded air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ceiling embedded air-conditioner with a fan motor having less power consumption Wm to save energy and uniform a temperature distribution difference in a room for high air flow control ability, with a high speed rotor such as an impeller not exposed to a panel outlet for high quality and safety, and with a decorative panel having an opening face reduced to be designed integrally with a ceiling surface during stopping operation for improved design quality. <P>SOLUTION: A lower face central portion of a ceiling embedded air-conditioner body is provided with a body inlet and a body outlet around the body air inlet. The decorative panel facing an installation room is arranged at the lower part of the air-conditioner body. The decorative panel has an inlet grill and a panel outlet along almost all periphery of the inlet grill in communication with the body inlet and the body outlet. A vertical wind direction vane is provided in the whole outlet of at least one of the panel outlet and the body outlet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ceiling-embedded air conditioner, and relates to energy saving by reducing ventilation resistance in an air passage, reducing motor input, and reducing noise.

In a conventional ceiling-embedded air conditioner, a substantially rectangular decorative panel is attached to the lower part of the main body, facing the room, and an air inlet to the air conditioner main body is located near the center of the decorative panel. It has a substantially rectangular and grid-like suction grille and panel outlets formed along each side of the decorative panel, and each panel outlet has an up-and-down airflow vane to form an air conditioner. .
In addition, a turbo fan, a bell mouth that forms a suction air passage for the turbo fan, a motor that rotationally drives the turbo fan, and a substantially C-shaped heat exchanger that surrounds the turbo fan are provided inside the air conditioner body. Standing up. Further, the two end portions of the substantially C-shaped heat exchanger are connected to each other by a heat exchanger connecting plate and are formed in a substantially rectangular shape as a whole. The heat transfer pipe extending from the two ends of the substantially C shape has the heat exchanger connecting plate, the main body blowing air passage side wall, the air conditioner main body side plate, and the air conditioner for housing the header and distributor. A piping storage space surrounded by a main body top plate and a drain pan is formed.

  Further, the air conditioner main body has a main body inlet and a main body outlet around the main body inlet, and is formed along each side of the substantially rectangular suction grille of the decorative panel. It arrange | positions so that it may connect with an exit, and the up-and-down wind direction vane is arrange | positioned at each panel blower outlet. In addition, since the panel blower outlet and the right-and-left wind direction vane are not arrange | positioned at the corner | angular part of a decorative panel, blowing airflow control is impossible in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of a panel blower outlet. And the drain pump for discharging | emitting drain water which is the condensed water which generate | occur | produces with the heat exchanger collected in the drain pan outside the apparatus is arrange | positioned in the downstream of the air flow of a heat exchanger (for example, patent document 1). reference.).

  Further, as another conventional ceiling-embedded air conditioner, the panel outlet of the decorative panel has a substantially annular 360 ° opening, and the outside impeller can control the wind direction without the vertical wind vanes (for example, patents). Reference 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-148704 (page 3-4, FIG. 1-2) JP-A-11-325498 (page 6-8, Fig. 1-2)

  The conventional ceiling-embedded air conditioner is configured as described above, and can suppress the temperature distribution difference in the room with a certain amount of low noise. However, since the longitudinal opening widths of the panel outlet and the main body outlet formed along each side of the suction grille are narrow, the ventilation resistance is increased. Moreover, since the flow sucked into the suction grille passes through the corner portion where the panel blower outlet of the decorative panel is not formed, the blown flow from the panel blower outlet is changed when the panel blower outlet is simply enlarged. Inhibits ventilation resistance. As a result, the power consumption of the fan motor is increased and the energy saving performance is impaired since the suction and blowing air of the turbo fan is obstructed. Furthermore, since the panel blower outlet connected to the substantially rectangular shape is formed along each side of the substantially rectangular suction grille, there is no blowout flow at the corner of the decorative panel having no panel blower outlet. As a result, the temperature distribution becomes non-uniform.

  In another example of a conventional ceiling-embedded air conditioner, a 360 ° blowout opening is opened, and the blowout flow can be swung in the vertical direction by the inner and outer impellers. However, if a high-speed rotating body such as an impeller rotates in the vicinity of the panel outlet, there is a risk of injury if a finger is inserted, and safety is low. Furthermore, since it does not have all the air outlet vanes, it cannot be changed to the angle at which the wind is to be directed. This impairs comfort.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the ventilation resistance of the blowing flow due to the interference of the suction and blowing flows while opening the panel outlet and the main body blowing air passage of the decorative panel at approximately 360 °. By suppressing the power consumption Wm of the fan motor, energy saving, uniform temperature distribution difference in the room is achieved, air flow controllability is high, and a high-speed rotating body such as an impeller is exposed to the panel outlet. The aim is to obtain a ceiling-embedded air conditioner that has high quality and high safety, and has an improved design so that the opening surface of the decorative panel is reduced and integrated with the ceiling surface when the operation is stopped.

  In the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention, the main body of the air conditioner is embedded in the back of the ceiling, a turbo fan is provided inside the main body of the air conditioner, and a substantially C-shaped heat exchange so as to surround the turbo fan. The air conditioner main body has a main body inlet and a main body outlet around the main body inlet, and further faces a room installed below the air conditioner main body. A decorative panel is provided, and a panel blowout opening substantially along the entire periphery of the suction grille and the suction grille of the decorative panel is formed at a position communicating with the main body suction opening and the main body blowout opening. Any one of these has an up-and-down wind direction vane in the blower outlet.

  In the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention, the air conditioner body is embedded in the back of the ceiling, and a turbo fan is provided inside the air conditioner body, and is substantially C-shaped so as to surround the turbo fan. A curved heat exchanger is erected, and has a main body inlet and a main body outlet at the center of the lower surface of the air conditioner main body, and is further installed below the air conditioner main body. A decorative panel that faces the room, and has a suction grille of the decorative panel and a panel outlet along substantially the entire circumference of the suction grille at a position communicating with the main body inlet and the main outlet. The setting angles of the wind direction vanes arranged at the corner panel outlets of the panel and the side panel outlets other than the corners are different.

  In the ceiling-embedded air conditioner of the present invention, the air conditioner main body is embedded in the back of the ceiling, a turbo fan is provided inside the air conditioner main body, and a substantially C-shaped heat exchange is provided so as to surround the turbo fan. A main body suction port at the center of the lower surface of the air conditioner main body and a main body outlet on the entire periphery of the main body suction port, and a room installed below the air conditioner main body. A facing decorative panel is disposed, and has a suction grille of the decorative panel at a position communicating with the main body inlet and the main body outlet, and a panel outlet along substantially the entire circumference of the suction grille, and at least the panel outlet or Since all the outlets of the main unit have upper and lower airflow direction vanes, the length of the outlet increases compared to the conventional four outlets, and the outlet opening area increases, and all outlets Wind direction Because it has a control over wind speed, wind direction of the air flow, thereby reducing the air flow resistance can be suppressed interference of the suction flow and outlet flow. Therefore, since the blow of the turbo fan is not hindered, the power consumption Wm of the fan motor for driving the turbo fan can be reduced. Further, since all the panel outlets have wind direction vanes, it is possible to control the air flow of the outlet flow in all directions, so that temperature unevenness in the room can be suppressed. As a result, a high-quality air conditioner that is energy-saving and highly comfortable can be obtained.

  In the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention, the air conditioner main body is embedded in the back of the ceiling, the air conditioner main body includes a turbo fan, and is curved in a substantially C shape so as to surround the turbo fan. The heat exchanger is erected, and has a main body inlet and a main body outlet around the main body inlet, and is installed below the air conditioner body. A decorative panel facing the room is disposed, and has a suction grille of the decorative panel and a panel outlet substantially along the entire circumference of the suction grille at a position communicating with the main body inlet and the main body outlet. Since the setting angle of the wind direction vane arranged at the corner panel outlet and the side panel outlet other than the corner is different, the outlet flow from the corner outlet of the decorative panel and the other side panel Wind direction of the air flow from the air outlet In contrast, because the suction space is secured, interference between the suction flow to the suction grille and the blowout flow from the panel outlet is suppressed, and the suction air of the turbo fan is not obstructed, reducing the ventilation resistance and driving the turbo fan The power consumption Wm of the fan motor can be reduced. Moreover, since the entire vertical height direction of the room can be blown at a time by the vertical wind direction vanes, the temperature distribution in the room can be made uniform. As a result, it is possible to obtain a high-quality air conditioner that saves room temperature unevenness with energy saving.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Hereinafter, a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 is an external perspective view of a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the inside of the air conditioner of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a top view showing the inside of the air conditioner body of FIG. FIG. 4 is an external plan view of the lower part of the air conditioner main body, and FIG. 5 is an external plan view of the decorative panel when the decorative panel attached to the lower part of the ceiling embedded air conditioner main body is viewed from the room. The figure is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, a substantially rectangular decorative panel 2 is attached below the air conditioner main body 1 and faces a room 15. Near the center of the decorative panel 2 is a substantially square suction grille 2a to which a filter 14 for removing dust floating in the air of the room 15 that is an air suction port to the air conditioner main body suction port 11a is attached. The corner panel outlet 2b ₁ having an arc shape connecting the _two adjacent side panel outlets 2b ₂ and the adjacent _two side panel outlets 2b ₂ along the sides of the suction grille 2a is approximately. The panel blower outlet 2b connected to the letter B and the panel blower outlets 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ are provided with corresponding up and down wind direction vanes 2c ₁ and 2c ₂ to form an air conditioner.
2, 3, and 4, the air conditioner body 1 includes a turbo fan 3, a bell mouth 5 that forms a turbo fan suction air passage 23 a, and a motor 4 that rotationally drives the turbo fan 3. The heat exchanger 6 is erected in a substantially C shape so as to surround the turbofan 3, and the header 8 connected to the heat transfer tube 6 b extending from the two ends 6 a of the heat exchanger 6 The distributor 9 is connected and exposed to the turbo fan blow-out air passage 23b from the outflow part of the turbo fan to the heat exchanger 6. And the main body outlet 16a which is surrounded by the air conditioner main body top plate 1b, the air conditioner main body side plate 1a, and the drain pan 12 and communicates with the panel outlet 2b of the decorative panel 2 from the downstream side where the air passing through the heat exchanger 6 flows. Is formed as a main body blowing air passage 16.

Moreover, the drain pan 12 which temporarily stores the drain water which is the condensed water which generate | occur | produces in the heat exchanger 6 like the schematic diagram of the drain pipe connection shown in FIG. 6 which is arrow sectional drawing XX of FIG. 3 and FIG. A drain pump 17 that discharges the drain water of the heat exchanger 6 to the outside is disposed on the turbo fan blowing air passage 23 b side of the heat exchanger 6 and in the vicinity of the bent portion 6 c of the heat exchanger 6 far from the turbo fan 3. Yes. A drain pipe 17a connected from the drain pump 17 to a drain discharge port 17b to the outside of the air conditioner main body 1 is partially embedded under the drain pan 12, and further embedded in a reinforcing rib 16b of the main body outlet 16a. It is turned and is not in the state of draft resistance.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7 which is a cross-sectional view YY in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, on the drain pan side below the internal / external connection pipe 20 that connects the ceiling-embedded air conditioner body 1 and the outdoor unit on the refrigeration cycle. In the unlikely event that condensation occurs on the pipe surface, a water receiving wall 21 is provided so that the condensed water does not drip outside the air conditioner body 1. The water receiving wall 21 is formed so that the condensed water dripped from the inner and outer connecting pipes 20 flows to the drain pan 12, and is in close contact with the entire height direction of the heat exchanger end 6a and the air conditioner main body top plate 1b from the drain pan 12. It arrange | positions and is formed so that the turbo fan blowing air path 23b and the main body blowing air path 16 may be isolated by this.

An electrical component box 13 for storing a control board and the like for operating the motor 4 and controlling the vertical angle of the up-and-down air direction vanes 2 c and transmitting and receiving control signals to and from the outdoor unit is disposed. The turbo fan 3 rotates the motor 4. The main plate 3b formed integrally with the hub 3c for fixing the shaft is attached with a blade 3a, which is a backward blade opposite to the rotational direction A of the turbofan, and air guides the blade 3a opposite the main plate 3b. The turbo fan 3 as a whole is configured by a funnel-shaped shroud 3d that forms a flow path. When the air conditioner is operated, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the air in the room 15 is sucked from the suction grille 2 a by the turbo fan 3 driven by the motor 4 and rotating in the direction of arrow A, and dust and the like are removed by the filter 14. After that, the air is sucked into the turbofan 3 through the turbofan suction air passage 23 a and the bell mouth 5. After that, the air blown out from the turbo fan 3 (thick arrow C) is heated, cooled and dehumidified by the heat exchanger 6 and passes through the main body blowing air passage 16 formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and then connected to the substantially rectangular character. The air blown from the main body outlet 16a and the panel outlets 2b ₁ and 2b _{2 of} the decorative panel 2 to the room 15 while being changed in air direction by the up and down air direction vanes 2c ₁ and 2c ₂ is air-conditioned.

  Thus, by configuring the air conditioner, in the present invention, the location of the drain pump, the piping storage space and the drain pan that were installed on the main body blowing air passage side in the conventional air conditioner are used as openings in the present invention. And since it can use as the main body blowing air path 16, since the blowing opening area of the main body blower outlet 16a and the panel blower outlet 2b can be increased, ventilation resistance reduces. Therefore, since the air blown by the turbo fan 3 is not hindered, the power consumption Wm comparison diagram of the motor 4 for driving the turbo fan 3 of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention shown in FIG. In addition, the power consumption of the present invention can be reduced by about 20% compared to the prior art.

  Moreover, since the up-and-down wind direction vane 2c is each arrange | positioned at the panel blower outlet 2b of all the panel blower outlets 2b connected in a substantially square shape like FIG. 1, the panel blower outlet wind speed distribution map shown in FIG. In this way, the decrease in the blown wind speed at the panel blower outlet due to the expansion of the opening area of the panel blower outlet 2b can be increased by the set angle of the vertical wind vane 2c, and the difference in the blown wind speed distribution can be suppressed, and further the vertical wind direction of the room can be controlled. Therefore, the temperature distribution of the entire room 15 is also improved, and a comfortable conditioned space can be obtained. In FIG. 9, the vertical axis represents the wind speed at the panel outlet, and the horizontal axis represents the distance from the corner of the decorative panel to the substantially rectangular shape. None, ▲ indicates that there is a vertical vane according to the present invention, and ♦ indicates a conventional air conditioner.

  In addition, since the amount of air flow of the turbo fan 3 can be increased by the amount of decrease in the ventilation resistance of the main body blowing air passage 16 and the panel outlet 2b, the amount of heat exchange in the heat exchanger 6 can be increased and the temperature of the hot air can be raised. . And when the up-and-down wind direction vane 2c is closed when the operation of the air conditioner is stopped as shown in FIG. 5, the panel blowout port 2b can be almost blocked, so that the panel blowout port looks black and stands out. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an air conditioner that is not conspicuous on the ceiling surface of the installed room 15 and has high design. In addition, dust can be prevented from entering the machine when the operation is stopped, and cleanliness can be maintained and high air conditioning performance can be maintained. Further, since there is no high-speed rotating body in the vicinity of the panel outlet 2b in the conventional air conditioner, safety can be maintained. As a result, it is possible to obtain a ceiling-embedded air conditioner that is energy-saving, high in comfort, and high in design.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Hereinafter, a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
10 is an external perspective view of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention corresponding to FIG. 1, FIG. 11 is an external plan view of the lower part of the air conditioner main body of FIG. 10 corresponding to FIG. 4, and FIG. The external appearance top view of the decorative panel equivalent to is shown. The configuration inside the air conditioner body and the corresponding reference numerals are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the air conditioner main body 1 has a substantially octagonal horizontal cross section, and the substantially octagonal suction of the decorative panel 2 at a position communicating with the main body suction port 11 a in the center of the main body. Panel grille outlets 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ that are arranged in a substantially octagonal manner around almost the entire circumference of the suction grille 2a are arranged at positions where the grille 2a is provided and communicated with the main body outlet 16a. . The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the suction grill 2a has a substantially octagonal shape and the panel outlet 2b has a substantially octagonal configuration. By adopting these configurations, the blowout opening area is increased as compared with the conventional case, and the panel blowout ports 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ arranged in a substantially square shape as shown in FIG. Compared to FIG. 11, since the panel outlets 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ are opened according to the shape of the air conditioner main body as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the ventilation resistance is further reduced. For this reason, since the air blowing of the turbo fan 3 is not hindered, the power consumption Wm of the motor 4 for driving the turbo fan can be reduced by about 25% compared to the conventional case as shown in FIG.

Further, when the panel outlet 2b of the present invention is continuously arranged in a substantially octagonal shape and the suction grille has a corresponding octagonal shape, the suction grille 2a is substantially rectangular as in a conventional air conditioner. in comparison, the distance B of the formed corresponding to the corner portion 2d of the decorative panel the and corner panel outlet 2b ₁ suction grille 2a is enlarged as shown in FIG. 12, implantation conventional ceiling as shown in FIG. 13 When the panel air outlet 2b is simply expanded with a built-in air conditioner (the configuration in which the distance B between the suction grille and the panel air outlet in the figure is reduced), the interference between the air flow and the air suction flow is without resulting in the present invention, as the air current flow conditions shown in the longitudinal sectional view of a suction grille 2a and the corner panel outlet 2b ₁ near the present invention in FIG. 14, the suction flow and the corner portion of the suction grille 2a interference of the air flow of the panel blow-out port 2b ₁ There is suppressed. For this reason, the ventilation resistance is further reduced and the air flow of the turbo fan 3 is not hindered. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15 "when the panel outlet is connected to a substantially octagonal shape + when the suction grill is a substantially octagonal shape" The power consumption Wm of the motor 4 for driving is further reduced, and can be reduced by about 30% compared to the conventional case. As a result, an air conditioner with further energy saving can be obtained.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described below. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 16 is an external plan view of the decorative panel 2 corresponding to FIG. 5 when viewed from the room. FIG. 17 is a corner panel outlet 2b ₁ of the corner 2d of the decorative panel 2 and the vertical wind vane 2c provided there. longitudinal partial cross-sectional view around the _1, FIG. 18 shows a longitudinal partial cross-sectional view around the disposed side panel air outlet 2b ₂ except corners vertical airflow direction vane 2c _2. In addition, the main structure inside the air conditioner main body 1 and a corresponding code | symbol show the same thing as Embodiment 1. FIG.

16 to 18, the present invention is different from the above-described first or second embodiment in that the suction grill 2 a of the decorative panel 2 and the panel outlet 2 b that is connected to almost the entire periphery of the suction grill 2 a are provided in the present invention. a, and the side panel air outlet at the sides facing the other set angle θ1 and the corner portion of which is disposed at a corner panel outlet 2b ₁ of the corner portion 2d of the decorative panel corner vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₁ The setting angle θ2 of the side up / down wind direction vane 2c ₂ arranged in 2b ₂ is different.
Therefore, different wind direction of the air flow from the side panel air outlet 2b ₂ of other than the outlet flow and the corners of the corner corner panel outlet 2b ₁ of the 2d of the decorative panel, that the suction space is ensured Since the interference between the suction flow to the suction grille 2a and the blowout flow from the panel blower outlet 2b is suppressed and the ventilation resistance can be reduced, the motor for driving the turbofan 3 without impeding the suction / blowing flow of the turbofan 3 The power consumption Wm of 4 can be further reduced.

For example, table angle θ2 of the side portion vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₂ in cooling and heating operation mode and direction control mode of the air conditioner, the angle theta ₁ corner vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₁ of FIG. 19 _shows an example of the wind direction. In FIG. 19, in the case of heating 1 and cooling 1 (rapid, normal), when blowing to the room 15 with θ ₁ <θ ₂ , as shown in FIG. 20A, the corner vertical wind vane 2 c ₁ is as shown in FIG. By comparing and blowing upward at a different angle from the side vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₂ , a space for suction flow to the suction grille 2a is secured, and interference between the suction flow and the blowout flow is suppressed. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, in the heating 2 and cooling 2 (usually wide range), the vertical wind vanes rotate up and down (swing), and θ ₁ and θ ₂ satisfy θ ₁ <θ ₂ or θ ₁ > θ _2. It is blown out like a butterfly that alternately expands and contracts. Further, as shown in FIG. 22, in the case of heating 3 and cooling 3 (during stable operation), the side vertical air vane 2c ₂ is closed and only the corner vertical air vane 2c ₁ is opened to control the air direction. Minimal air conditioning is possible. As described above, since the entire vertical height direction and the entire circumferential direction of the room 15 can be blown at once, the temperature distribution in the room 15 can be made uniform. As a result, it is possible to obtain a high-quality air conditioner that saves room temperature unevenness with energy saving.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
Hereinafter, the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. FIG. 23 is the operation stop of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention corresponding to FIG. FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 23, and FIG. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view of the suction grill opening / closing mechanism portion of the decorative panel 2 in the D portion of FIG. In addition, the main structure inside the air conditioner main body 1 and a corresponding code | symbol show the same thing as Embodiment 1. FIG.

  In the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention, the difference from the first to third embodiments described above is that the portion related to the suction grill 2a at the substantially central portion of the decorative panel 2 attached below the main body is different. In the longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the suction grill opening and closing mechanism portion of FIG. 25, the suction grill opening and closing arm 2e provided on the inside of the main body from the suction grill 2a is provided with a suction grill grid 2f that is pivotally attached and rotatably mounted. One end of the suction grill opening / closing arm 2e has a tooth shape that meshes with the grill opening / closing motor 19 having a gear. When the air conditioner is in operation, the suction grill opening / closing arm 2e shown in FIG. 25 is moved horizontally by the grill opening / closing motor 19, the suction grill grid 2f is rotated and the suction grill 2a is opened, and the air conditioner is operated. At the time of stop, the suction grill opening / closing arm 2e of FIG. 25 is horizontally moved reversely by the grill opening / closing motor 19, the suction grill lattice 2f is rotated, the suction grill 2a is closed, and the wind direction vane 2c is also rotated to rotate the panel outlet. 2b is closed, and it becomes difficult to see the inside of the machine through the suction grille as shown in FIG.

  By forming the air conditioner in this way, when the operation is stopped, the opening in the panel blower outlet by the up-and-down air direction vane 2c and the closed state of the suction grille are almost eliminated, so that the opening in the decorative panel almost disappears and looks black. Since there are almost no parts, it is possible to obtain an air conditioner that can be integrated with the ceiling surface of the installed room and has high design. Further, since the panel outlet and the suction grille are covered, dust can be further prevented from entering the machine and cleanliness can be maintained, and high air conditioning capability can be maintained.

Embodiment 5. FIG.
Hereinafter, a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 to 29. FIG. 26 is an external perspective view of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention corresponding to FIG. FIG. 27 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 26, and FIG. 28 is an enlarged view of the panel outlet as seen from the direction of arrow E in FIG.
In addition, the main structure inside the air conditioner main body 1 and a corresponding code | symbol show the same thing as Embodiment 1-4.

  The ceiling-embedded air conditioner of the present invention is different from the above-described first to fourth embodiments in that both the up-and-down wind direction vane 2c and the left-right wind direction vane 2h are provided in the panel outlet 2b. 26 and 27, a vertical wind vane 2c and a left and right wind vane 2h are disposed at a panel outlet 2b that is provided in a substantially octagonal manner around substantially the entire periphery of the suction grill at the center of the decorative panel 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 28, the left and right wind direction vanes 2h have left and right wind direction vane rotation shafts 2k fixedly held on the decorative panel 2, and the left and right wind direction vanes 2h are connected by left and right wind direction vane joints 2J. When the vane motor 18 fixed to 2 is driven, the vane motor 18 rotates in conjunction with the left and right wind direction vane joints 2J.

  As a result, in the conventional air conditioner, the right and left wind vanes 2h are not arranged inside the air outlet, so that it is necessary to directly apply the blown air to the person depending on the installation position of the air conditioner or the person below the air conditioner When it is desired to avoid the wind, the wind direction can be controlled only by the up / down wind direction vane 2c. However, according to the present embodiment, the left / right wind direction vane 2h is arranged, so that it can be freely combined with the up / down wind direction vane 2c. Therefore, the wind direction can be changed to a place desired by a person in the room 15, and the comfort is improved and a high-quality air conditioner is obtained.

Further, when the installation angles of all the left and right wind direction vanes 2h are set in the direction of the rotational direction A of the turbofan, the suction flow into the turbofan 3 originally flows into the suction grille 2a in the same swirl flow as in the rotation direction A. Since the panel outlets 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ are disposed almost all around the suction grill 2a, the outlet flow of the panel outlets 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ interferes with the suction flow as shown in FIG. A swirl flow is formed without any negative pressure, and the vicinity of the suction grille 2a becomes more negative than the vicinity of the panel outlets 2b ₁ and 2b ₂ , so that the suction flow to the suction grille 2a is promoted. Therefore, the suction side ventilation resistance of the turbo fan 3 is reduced, and the power consumption Wm of the fan motor for driving the turbo fan 3 can be reduced. In addition, since the blown flow becomes a swirl flow, the reach of the blown flow to the floor is expanded, and the wind reaches the floor even if the ceiling-embedded air conditioner of the present invention is installed in a room with a high ceiling. This can improve room temperature unevenness. As a result, a further energy-saving and high-quality air conditioner can be obtained.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
Hereinafter, the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 to 34.
30 is a horizontal sectional view showing the inside of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention corresponding to FIG. 3, and FIG. 31 is the main body of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the present invention corresponding to FIG. FIG. 32 is a sectional view taken along the line ZZ in FIG. 31, and FIG. 33 is a sectional view taken along the line WW in FIG. In addition, the main structure and corresponding code | symbol in the inside of the air conditioner main body 1 show the same thing as Embodiment 1. FIG.

In FIG. 30, the air conditioner body 1 is provided with a turbo fan 3, a bell mouth 5 that forms a turbo fan suction air passage 23a, and a motor 4 that rotationally drives the turbo fan 3, and a heat exchanger 6 A turbo fan blowout air passage is installed in a substantially C shape so as to surround the turbo fan 3 and is connected to a header 8 and a distributor 9 connected to a heat transfer pipe 6b extending from two end portions 6a of the heat exchanger 6. 23b is exposed.
30 and 32, the panel outlet 2b of the decorative panel 2 is surrounded by the air conditioner main body top plate 1b, the air conditioner main body side plate 1a, and the drain pan 12 from the downstream side of the air flow of the heat exchanger 6. Another air passage that is isolated from the main body outlet 16a, the main body outlet air passage 16, and the heat exchanger 6 is formed as an air passage 24 for introducing outside air.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 33, the outside air introduction air passage 24 and another corner blowing air passage 16f form an air passage isolated from the other main air passage 16, and as an example, the anti-air flow passage shown in FIG. The case where the oxidation component generator 26 is provided is shown. The antioxidant component suppresses the generation of active oxygen in the air and suppresses the oxidation of human cells. The antioxidant component generator 26 heats a cartridge 27 containing a natural herb which is one of the antioxidant components arranged on the front surface by a film heater 28 arranged on the back surface, and supplies the natural herb components to the air. It is a mechanism to do.

An electrical component box 13 for housing a control board and the like for operating the motor 4 and controlling the vertical angle of the up-and-down air direction vanes 2 c and transmitting and receiving control signals to and from the outdoor unit is disposed. The main plate 3b formed integrally with the hub 3c for fixing the blade is attached with blades 3a, which are backward blades opposite to the rotation direction A of the turbofan, and the air guide flow to the blades 3a is opposed to the main plate 3b. The turbo fan 3 as a whole is configured by a funnel-shaped shroud 3d that forms a path.
Then, as shown in the view from the lower part of the main body of FIG. 31, the outside air introduction air passage 24 and the corner body outlet air passage 16 f provided with the antioxidant generator 26 are opened, and the corner panel blowing of the decorative panel 2 is opened. It communicates with the outlet 2b1.

  In this way, when the outside air is introduced into some of the main body blowing air passages 16f in the main body blowing air passage 16, the air cooled by the heat exchanger 6 during cooling and the warm air of the outside air Therefore, it is necessary to first suck the air introduced into the air into the main body suction air passage. However, according to the present invention, the necessity is eliminated and condensation can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the outside air introduction air passage area can be increased, the air passage pressure loss can be reduced, the outside air introduction efficiency can be improved, and the outside air introduction amount can be increased. Further, as another example, even if another type of air supply device such as an oxygen generator is connected to the outside air introduction connection portion 25, the flow after heat exchange in the heat exchanger and the supply air flow are merged. Since the air path is isolated, condensation within the unit can be prevented.

Furthermore, the outside air introduction air passage 24 and another corner blowing air passage 16f form an air passage isolated from the other main body air passage 16, and constitute another corner main body blowing air passage 16f. If the side body outlet air passage 16g and the corner body air passage 16f having a large outlet area are not isolated from the other body outlet air passages 16, the antioxidant components are diffused too much inside the air conditioner body. Antioxidant components do not diffuse inside the air conditioner main body because the corner main body blowing air passage 16f in which the antioxidant component generator 26 is disposed is isolated from other main body blowing air passages 16 as in the present invention. Therefore, the antioxidant component-containing air can be effectively released into the room 15. Even if a negative ion generator is provided instead of the antioxidant component generator 26, negative ions can be effectively released into the room 15.
By forming the main body blowing air passage in this way, the blower outlet area can be expanded and the ventilation resistance can be reduced, so the motor power consumption can be reduced, fresh air can be introduced into the outside air, and antioxidant component-containing air etc. can be effectively used Since it can be released into the room, an energy-saving, high-quality, high-functionality ceiling-embedded air conditioner can be obtained.

1 is an external perspective view of a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the inside of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a horizontal sectional view which shows the inside of the ceiling embedded type air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an external appearance top view in the main body lower part of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. 1 is an external plan view of a decorative panel viewed from a room according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is an outline figure of drain pipe connection concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a water receiving wall according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a comparison diagram of power consumption Wm of a motor for driving a turbofan according to the related art in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a blown wind speed distribution diagram according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the blower outlet is enlarged at the panel blower outlet, and when the vertical wind direction vanes are present or absent. It is an external appearance perspective view of the ceiling embedded type air conditioner which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is an external appearance top view in the main body lower part of the ceiling embedded type air conditioner concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 10 is an external plan view of a decorative panel viewed from a room according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed the mode of the interference of the blowing flow and suction | inhalation flow in the case of expanding the panel blower outlet 2b simply with the conventional ceiling-embedded air conditioner concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the vicinity of a suction grill 2a and a corner panel outlet 2b1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a power consumption Wm comparison diagram of a motor for driving a conventional turbofan according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is the external appearance top view which looked at the decorative panel of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention from the room. Relates to the third embodiment of the present invention, the suction grille 2a and the corner panel outlet 2b 1 of the decorative panel 2 _is a longitudinal sectional view of the vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₁ neighborhood. Relates to the third embodiment of the present invention, the suction grille 2a and the side panel air outlet 2b 2 of the decorative panel 2 _is a longitudinal sectional view of the vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₂ vicinity. An example of the angles θ ₂ , θ ₁ , and wind directions of the side vertical wind direction vane 2c ₂ and the corner vertical wind direction vane 2c ₁ in the air conditioner air conditioning operation mode and the wind direction control mode according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed. According to the third embodiment of the present invention, (a) corner up / down wind direction vane 2c ₁ and (b) side up / down wind direction vane 2c ₂ in the operation mode of heating 1 and cooling 1 (rapid, normal) shown in FIG. It is the schematic which showed the relationship between wind direction vane angle (theta) ₁ and (theta) ₂ . Relates to the third embodiment of the present invention, heating 2, cooling 2 (Normal wide) (a) in the operation mode corners vertical airflow direction vane 2c ₁ and (b) sides vertical airflow direction wind vanes of the vane 2c ₂ shown in FIG. 19 It is the schematic which showed the relationship of angle (theta) ₁ and (theta) ₂ . FIG. 20 relates to the third embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic view of the blow-out flow from the corner panel outlet 2b ₁ and the side panel outlet 2b _{2 in the} heating 3, cooling 3 (during stable operation) operation mode shown in FIG. . It is a perspective view at the time of operation stop of the ceiling embedded type air conditioner concerning Embodiment 4 of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 23 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view of a suction grill opening / closing mechanism portion of the decorative panel 2 of the D portion shown in FIG. 24 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view at the time of the operation stop of the ceiling embedded type air conditioner concerning Embodiment 5 of the present invention. FIG. 27 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 26 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 27 is an enlarged view of the panel outlet as viewed from an arrow E in FIG. 26 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. According to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the state of the flow from the panel blower outlet 2b and the flow to the suction grille 2a when the installation angles of all the left and right wind direction vanes 2h are the direction of the rotation direction A of the turbofan. FIG. It is a horizontal sectional view showing the inside of a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. It is an external appearance top view in the main body lower part of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner concerning Embodiment 6 of this invention. FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view taken along an arrow ZZ in FIG. 31 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view taken along an arrow WW in FIG. 31 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of an antioxidant component generator according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body, 1a Air conditioner main body side plate, 1b Air conditioner main body top plate, 2 Cosmetic panel, 2a Suction grill, 2b Panel blower outlet, 2b Panel blower outlet of corner part 2d of ₁ decorative panel, 2b ₂ Makeup Panel outlets on the sides other than the corners 2d of the panel, 2c wind direction vanes, 2c ₁ Wind direction vanes disposed at the panel outlets on the corners 2d of the decorative panel, 2c ₂ Sides other than the corners 2d of the decorative panel Wind vanes arranged at the panel outlet, 2d decorative panel corner, 2e suction grill opening / closing arm, 2f suction grill grid, 2g panel outlet substantial opening, 2h left and right wind vane, 2J left and right wind vane joint, 2k Left and right wind direction vane rotating shaft, 3 turbo fan, 3a turbo fan blade, 4 motor, 5 bell mouth, 6 heat exchanger, 6a heat exchanger end, 6b heat exchange Heat exchanger tube, 6c Heat exchanger bent part, 7 Heat exchanger connecting plate, 8 Header, 9 Distributor, 10 Piping storage space, 11 Body suction air passage, 11a Body suction port, 12 Drain pan, 13 Electrical box , 14 Filter, 15 rooms, 16 Main body outlet, 16a Main outlet, 16b Reinforcing rib of main outlet 16a, 16c Main outlet side wall, 17 Drain pump, 17a Drain pipe, 17b Drain outlet, 18 Vane motor , 19 Grill opening / closing motor, 20 Internal / external connection piping, 21 Water receiving wall, 23a Turbo fan suction air passage, 23b Turbo fan blowout air passage, 24 Outside air introduction air passage, 25 Outside air introduction duct connection portion, 26 Antioxidant component generation 27, antioxidant component cartridge, 28 film heater, A fan rotation direction, B corner panel outlet 2b ₁ To the suction grille 2a, C turbo-fan outlet flow, L longitudinal opening width of the panel outlet 102b, θ1 set angle of the wind direction vane 2c ₁ disposed at the panel outlet of the corner 2d of the decorative panel, θ2 setting the angle of the wind direction vane 2c ₂ disposed on the panel outlet side portion other than the corner portion 2d of the decorative panel.

Claims (11)

An air conditioner main body is embedded in the back of the ceiling, and a turbo fan is provided inside the air conditioner main body. A substantially C-shaped heat exchanger is provided so as to surround the turbo fan. There is a main body inlet in the center of the lower surface and a main body outlet around the main body inlet, and a decorative panel facing a room to be installed is disposed below the main body of the air conditioner, and the main body inlet and There is a suction grill of the decorative panel and a panel outlet along almost the entire circumference of the suction grill at a position communicating with the main outlet, and at least the upper and lower wind directions at either the panel outlet or the main outlet A ceiling-embedded air conditioner having a vane. 2. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the panel outlets provided on substantially the entire circumference of the suction grille are connected in a substantially octagonal shape. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a substantially octagonal suction grill of the decorative panel at a position communicating with the main body suction port. An air conditioner main body is embedded in the back of the ceiling, a turbo fan is provided inside the air conditioner main body, and a heat exchanger curved in a substantially C shape so as to surround the turbo fan is installed, and the air conditioner There is a main body inlet and a main body outlet around the main body inlet, and a decorative panel is arranged below the air conditioner main body. There is a suction grille on the decorative panel and a panel blower outlet connected to almost the entire periphery of the suction grille at the communicating position, and the corner panel blower outlet of the decorative panel and the side panel blower outlet other than the corners are arranged. A ceiling-embedded air conditioner characterized in that set angles of installed wind direction vanes are different. The drain pump which discharges the dew condensation water produced | generated in the said heat exchanger to the exterior of the said air conditioner main body was arrange | positioned in the bending part vicinity of the fan side of the said heat exchanger. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The said panel blower outlet is substantially sealed with the wind direction vane provided in the said panel blower outlet closed at the time of the operation stop of the said air conditioner main body. Ceiling-mounted air conditioner. An opening / closing device that reciprocally opens and closes the lattice grill that forms the suction grill of the decorative panel, and closes the suction opening when the operation of the air conditioner main unit is stopped, and rotates so as to open during the operation. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The suction grille of the decorative panel installed below the air conditioner main body and the vertical direction of the blowout air to all the panel outlets connected to the substantially square shape or the substantially octagonal shape along almost the entire circumference of the suction grille The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an up-and-down wind direction vane that changes to a horizontal direction and a left-right wind direction vane that changes to a left-right direction. 9. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein all the installation angles of the right and left wind direction vanes are changed in the same direction as a rotation direction of the turbofan. Among the main body outlet air paths of the air conditioner main body, some corner main body outlet air paths form another air path isolated from the other side main body outlet air paths and the heat exchanger, and on the downstream side. The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the air conditioner communicates with a corner panel outlet of the decorative panel. Among the main body air outlets of the air conditioner main body, some corner main body air outlets form another air path isolated from other side main body air outlets, and the corner of the downstream decorative panel The ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the ceiling-embedded air conditioner is communicated with a partial panel outlet.

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