JPH0639969B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an air conditioner incorporated in storage furniture.

[Background Art] When heating and cooling a living room, it is efficient to blow cold air from the upper part and warm air from the lower part. However, the conventional furniture-embedded air conditioner is installed in one of the upper part and the lower part of the furniture, and the efficiency of either heating or cooling becomes poor. Further, an air conditioner of a type that is installed so as to project into the living room has a problem that it impairs the aesthetics of the living room and interferes with the use in the living room.

[Object of the Invention]

It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner that can efficiently perform both heating and cooling, can be installed in a living room and can be installed well, does not interfere with the use of the living room, and has an excellent aesthetic appearance.

[Disclosure of Invention]

The air conditioner of the present invention includes a rising duct which is formed in a flat shape having a width narrower than the depth and has an upper entrance and a lower entrance above and below the front, respectively, and a first air passage opening the rising duct to the upper entrance. And a second air passage opened to the lower entrance and exit, an air conditioner main body projecting below the side surface of the rising duct and accommodating the air blowing means and the heating / cooling means, and the suction of the air conditioner main body It is provided with an air passage switching device that connects the first air passage and the second air passage by switching between the mouth and the air outlet.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the upper duct and the lower duct are provided above and below the rising duct, and the intake port and the blow port of the air conditioner main body are provided in the first air passage and the second air passage opened to the upper door and the lower door, respectively. Since the outlets are switchably connected, the cold air can be blown out from the upper entrance and the warm air can be blown out from the lower entrance. for that reason,
Both heating and cooling can be done efficiently.

Further, since the outer shape of the air conditioner is composed of a flat-shaped rising duct having a width narrower than the depth and an air conditioner main body projecting to the lower part of the side surface of the rising duct, the rising duct has a gap between furniture and furniture. The air conditioner body can be stored in the furniture along the side surface of the. Therefore, it does not significantly protrude into the living room, and the storage unit does not need to have a large accommodation portion for the air conditioner, and the accommodation is good. Therefore, this air conditioner does not disturb the use of the living room or impair the appearance.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. This air conditioner is formed in a flat shape having a width narrower than the depth, and has a rising duct 3 having an upper entrance 1 and a lower entrance 2 at the top and bottom of the front, respectively, and a first opening of the rising duct 3 to the upper entrance 1. A partition wall 6 that partitions the air passage 4 and a second air passage 5 that opens into the lower entrance / exit 2, and an air conditioner main body 9 that is provided so as to project below the side surface of the rising duct 3 and accommodates the air blowing means 7 and the heating / cooling means 8. When,
The air conditioner body 9 is provided with an air passage switching device 12 that switches the air outlet 10 and the air outlet 11 from each other and is connected to the first air passage 4 and the second air passage 5.

The upper entrance 1 and the lower entrance 2 of the rising duct 3 are
Louvers 1'and 2'are attached. A main body fitting port 13 into which a part of the air conditioner main body 9 is fitted is provided in the lower side surface of the rising duct 3, and the partition wall 6 is bent from the vertical portion rising from the main body fitting port 13 and its upper end. It consists of a horizontal part extending to.

The air conditioner main body 9 has a horizontal partition plate 14 (see FIG. 3) above the main chamber 9a accommodating the air blowing means 7 and the heat exchange means 8.
A blow-out chamber 9b is provided through the filter, and a suction chamber 9c is provided on the rising duct 3 side of the main chamber 9a through a filter 15. The blower means 7 comprises a fan such as a sirocco fan,
The fan case outlet 7 a is open to the horizontal partition plate 14. The heating / cooling means 8 includes a filter 15 and a blowing means 7.
And a heat exchanger 8a interposed between the heat exchanger 8a and
And a heat medium heating / cooling device (not shown) such as a heat pump for circulating the heat medium.

The blow-out chamber 9b and the suction chamber 9c communicate with each other through a switching chamber 9d, and the blow-out port 10 and the suction port 11 of the air conditioner body 9 are
The blow-out chamber 9b and the suction chamber 9c are composed of portions that open into the switching chamber 9d.

The switching chamber 9d is divided into front and rear parts by a vertical partition plate 16 following the partition wall 6 of the rising duct 3, and a first damper 17 and a second damper 18 are provided in each of the split switching chambers. The first damper 17 and the second damper 18 are rotatably supported at their base ends, and close the outlet 10 at a vertical angle and close the inlet 11 at a horizontal angle. First damper 17 and second
The damper 18 is connected to a damper drive means (not shown) such as a solenoid, and the damper drive means is driven in response to switching between heating and cooling of the heating / cooling means 8. The first
The damper 17 and the second damper 18 may be manually rotated.

4 to 6 show the installation state of this air conditioner. The rising duct 3 extends along the side surface of the furniture 21 in the living room 20, and the air conditioner body 9 is housed in the furniture 21. Two
2 is a table placed on the floor.

Operation During cooling, the air flow is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5. The first damper 17 collapses to close the suction port 11, and the second damper 1
8 stands up and closes the outlet 10. Therefore, the blowout chamber 9b communicates with the first air passage 4, and the cold air is blown out from the upper entrance 1 of the rising duct 3 as indicated by the white arrow in FIG. The suction chamber 9c communicates with the second air passage 5, and the air in the living room 20 is sucked from the lower entrance 2 as indicated by the black arrow.

During heating, the air flow is as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6. Contrary to the cooling operation, the first damper 17 stands up and closes the air outlet 10, and the second damper 18 falls down to close the suction port 11. Therefore, warm air is blown out from the lower entrance / exit 2 as shown by the white arrow in FIG. 2, and the air in the living room is taken out from the upper exit 1 as shown by the black arrow.
Sucked from.

In this way, since the cool air is blown out from the upper entrance 1 and the warm air is blown out from the lower entrance 2, efficient air conditioning can be obtained during both cooling and heating. That is, it is possible to obtain efficient cooling and heating using the temperature distribution in the living room 20 (warm air is collected above and cold air is collected below). Then, the overall thermal environment in the living room 20 can be improved.

Further, since the outer shape of the air conditioner includes the flat rising duct 3 having a width narrower than the depth, and the air conditioner main body 9 projecting to the lower part of the side surface of the rising duct 3, the rising duct 3 is attached to the furniture 21. The air conditioner body 9 can be housed in the furniture 21 along the side surface. Therefore, living room 20
It does not protrude significantly into the interior, and the furniture 21 does not need to have a large accommodation portion for the air conditioner, so that the furniture 21 can be stored easily. Therefore, this air conditioner does not interfere with the use of the living room 20 or spoil the appearance.

In the above embodiment, the air passage switching device 12 is composed of the two dampers 17 and 18 and the switching chamber 9d, but the air passage switching device 12 is not limited to this structure, and the first air passage is not limited thereto. It suffices that the blower outlet 10 and the suction inlet 11 can be switched and connected to the 4 and the second air passage 5.

〔The invention's effect〕

The air conditioner of the present invention is provided with an upper entrance and a lower entrance above and below the rising duct, and the first air passage and the second air passage opened to the upper entrance and the lower entrance, respectively,
Since the inlet and outlet of the air conditioner body are switchably connected, cold air can be blown out from the upper entrance and hot air can be blown out from the lower entrance. Therefore, both heating and cooling can be performed efficiently.

Further, since the outer shape of the air conditioner is composed of a flat-shaped rising duct having a width narrower than the depth and an air conditioner main body projecting to the lower part of the side surface of the rising duct, the rising duct has a gap between furniture and furniture. The air conditioner body can be stored in the furniture along the side surface of the. Therefore, it does not significantly protrude into the living room, and the storage unit does not need to have a large accommodation portion for the air conditioner, and the accommodation is good. Therefore, there is an effect that this air conditioner does not interfere with the use of the living room or impair the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view showing a state during cooling of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state during heating, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is also a cutaway perspective view of the air conditioner body, FIG. 4 is also an explanatory view of the plane wind direction thereof, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the elevation wind direction of the same during cooling, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a wind direction. 1 ... Upper air outlet, 2 ... Lower air outlet, 3 ... Standing duct, 4 ... First air passage, 5 ... Second air passage, 6 ... Partition wall, 7 ... Blower, 8 ... ... Heating / cooling means, 9 ... Air conditioner body, 10 ... Air outlet, 11 ... Suction opening, 12 ...
Air path switching device, 17 ... first damper, 18 ... second damper

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rising duct which is formed in a flat shape having a width narrower than a depth and has an upper entrance and a lower entrance respectively above and below a front surface, and a first air passage opening the rising duct to the upper entrance. A partition wall for partitioning into the second air passage opened to the lower entrance / exit, an air conditioner main body projecting below the side surface of the rising duct and accommodating the air blowing means and the heating / cooling means, and an intake opening of this air conditioner main body An air conditioner comprising: an air passage switching device that is connected to the first air passage and the second air passage by switching the air outlets to each other.