EP4407242B1 - Unité intérieure et climatiseur - Google Patents

Unité intérieure et climatiseur

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EP4407242B1
EP4407242B1 EP22875436.2A EP22875436A EP4407242B1 EP 4407242 B1 EP4407242 B1 EP 4407242B1 EP 22875436 A EP22875436 A EP 22875436A EP 4407242 B1 EP4407242 B1 EP 4407242B1
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Hiroyuki Nakano
Shota AGO
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Daikin Industries Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/06—Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger
    • F24F1/26—Refrigerant piping
    • F24F1/32—Refrigerant piping for connecting the separate outdoor units to indoor units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0059—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers
    • F24F1/0067—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by heat exchangers by the shape of the heat exchangers or of parts thereof, e.g. of their fins
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/0007—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units
    • F24F1/0068—Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units characterised by the arrangement of refrigerant piping outside the heat exchanger within the unit casing

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  • the present invention relates to an indoor unit and an air conditioner.
  • Examples of a known indoor unit include an indoor unit in which a connection portion between a first refrigerant pipe formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and a second refrigerant pipe formed of copper or a copper alloy is disposed at a falling portion of the first refrigerant pipe, and the first refrigerant pipe is entirely covered with a heat insulating material for corrosion prevention (see, for example, JP 2013-155892 A ).
  • EP 2 423 609 A2 describes a heat exchanger which is provided with a heat transfer pipe formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and a connection pipeline through which a refrigerant flowing from the heat transfer pipe or the refrigerant flowing into the heat transfer pipe passes and provided in an air conditioner, in which the connection pipeline has a gas pipeline through which a gas refrigerant flows and a liquid pipeline through which a liquid refrigerant or a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows.
  • the gas pipeline and the liquid pipeline are constituted by a first refrigerant pipeline formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and a second refrigerant pipeline formed of copper or copper alloy connected by a connection portion, and the first refrigerant pipeline is connected to the heat transfer pipe so as to form a descending portion which falls from the heat transfer pipe.
  • the connection portion is arranged at a straight part of the descending portion, and in the straight part of the descending portion, the first refrigerant pipeline is longer than the second refrigerant pipeline.
  • the dissimilar metals of the first and second refrigerant pipes are connected to each other outside a casing, and dew condensation is likely to occur in the refrigerant pipes due to exposure to indoor air. Therefore, an anti-dew tube that covers the refrigerant pipes is provided. It is difficult to keep the inside of the anti-dew tube dry, which keeps the connection portion between the first and second refrigerant pipes wet for a long period of time and causes the connection portion to suffer electrolytic corrosion.
  • the present invention proposes an indoor unit capable of preventing a refrigerant pipe from suffering electrolytic corrosion, and an air conditioner including the indoor unit.
  • An indoor unit of the present invention includes inter alia:
  • a connection point between the first refrigerant pipe and the second refrigerant pipe is located in an internal space of the casing, the inner space is not covered with an anti-dew tube or the like, so that it is possible to prevent the connection point from suffering dew condensation and thus prevent the refrigerant pipes from suffering electrolytic corrosion.
  • the other end of the first refrigerant pipe is located above the one end of the second refrigerant pipe.
  • the other end of the first refrigerant pipe is located above the one end of the second refrigerant pipe, so that even when dew condensation occurs in the second refrigerant pipe, dew condensation water does not flow to the first refrigerant pipe, and it is therefore possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion.
  • the indoor unit further includes a tubular member that covers a part of the connection pipe but does not cover the other part of the connection pipe, in which in the other part, the second refrigerant pipe has the one end connected to the other end of the first refrigerant pipe.
  • a connection portion where the one end of the second refrigerant pipe is connected to the other end of the first refrigerant pipe is not covered with the tubular member, so that it is possible to reduce the risk of the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion due to dew condensation water accumulated in the tubular member.
  • the second refrigerant pipe includes a bent section that is bent to protrude downward, and the bent section is disposed in the casing.
  • the bent section that is bent to protrude downward from the second refrigerant pipe is disposed in the inner space of the casing, so that dew condensation water generated in the second refrigerant pipe drops from the bent section without flowing from the second refrigerant pipe to the first refrigerant pipe. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion.
  • connection pipe includes a first connection pipe and a second connection pipe
  • first connection pipe includes:
  • connection pipe includes a first connection pipe and a second connection pipe
  • first connection pipe and the second connection pipe include the first refrigerant pipe and the second refrigerant pipe respectively.
  • the present invention it is possible to prevent the refrigerant pipes of both the first connection pipe and the second connection pipe from suffering dew condensation and thus prevent the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion.
  • the first connection pipe is a liquid pipe and the second connection pipe is a gas pipe, and the other end of the first-first refrigerant pipe is disposed above the one end of the second-second refrigerant pipe in the casing.
  • the liquid pipe is a refrigerant pipe connected to an inlet of an evaporator (heat exchanger during cooling operation or dehumidifying operation), and the gas pipe is a refrigerant pipe connected to an outlet of the evaporator.
  • the other end of the first-first refrigerant pipe that is a liquid pipe is disposed above the one end of the second-second refrigerant pipe that is a gas pipe. That is, an amount of dew condensation that occurs on the second-second refrigerant pipe is larger than one that occurs on the first-first refrigerant pipe, the second-second refrigerant pipe being disposed below the first-first refrigerant pipe. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the first-first refrigerant pipe located above from suffering electrolytic corrosion.
  • the first-first refrigerant pipe is disposed so as not to overlap the second-second refrigerant pipe as the casing is viewed from above.
  • the first-first refrigerant pipe and the second-second refrigerant pipe do not overlap each other as viewed from above, so that it is possible to prevent dew condensation water dropped from the second-second refrigerant pipe from hitting the first-first refrigerant pipe and thus prevent the first-first refrigerant pipe from suffering electrolytic corrosion.
  • the bent section is disposed so as not to overlap an electric component in the casing as the casing is viewed from above.
  • the bent section of the second refrigerant pipe and the electric component do not overlap each other as viewed from above, so that it is possible to prevent dew condensation water dropped from the second refrigerant pipe from hitting the electric component.
  • the second refrigerant pipe has the one end connected to the other end of the first refrigerant pipe above a drain pan provided in the casing.
  • the drain pan can receive dew condensation water dropped from the connection portion where the one end of the second refrigerant pipe is connected to the other end of the first refrigerant pipe and drain the dew condensation water together with drain water.
  • An air conditioner of the present invention includes any one of the indoor units.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a refrigerant circuit RC provided in an air conditioner including an indoor unit 1 of a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the air conditioner of the first embodiment includes the indoor unit 1 and an outdoor unit 2 connected to the indoor unit 1 via the refrigerant circuit RC.
  • the air conditioner is of a type in which the outdoor unit 2 is paired one-to-one with the indoor unit 1.
  • the refrigerant circuit RC includes a compressor 11, a four-way switching valve 12, an outdoor heat exchanger 13, an electric expansion valve 14, an indoor heat exchanger 15, and an accumulator 16.
  • a refrigerant for example, an HFC refrigerant such as R410A or R32
  • the indoor heat exchanger 15 is an example of a heat exchanger.
  • the four-way switching valve 12 has one end connected to a discharge side of the compressor 11.
  • the four-way switching valve 12 has the other end connected to one end of the outdoor heat exchanger 13.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 13 has the other end connected to one end of the electric expansion valve 14.
  • the electric expansion valve 14 has the other end connected to one end of the indoor heat exchanger 15 via a shutoff valve V1 and a connection pipe L1.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 15 has the other end connected to one end of the accumulator 16 via a connection pipe L2, a shutoff valve V2, and the four-way switching valve 12.
  • the accumulator 16 has the other end connected to an intake-side portion of the compressor 11.
  • the indoor unit 1 is equipped with the indoor heat exchanger 15 and an indoor fan 18.
  • the indoor fan 18 is, for example, a cross-flow fan, and takes in indoor air through the indoor heat exchanger 15.
  • the outdoor unit 2 is equipped with the compressor 11, the four-way switching valve 12, the outdoor heat exchanger 13, the electric expansion valve 14, the accumulator 16, and an outdoor fan 17.
  • the air conditioner switches the four-way switching valve 12 to a switching position indicated by a solid line to activate the compressor 11 for cooling operation and dehumidifying operation, and switches the four-way switching valve 12 to a switching position indicated by a dotted line to activate the compressor 11 for heating operation.
  • a direction of a solid arrow in Fig. 1 indicates a direction in which the refrigerant flows during the cooling operation and the dehumidifying operation.
  • a direction indicated by a dotted arrow in Fig. 1 indicates a direction in which the refrigerant flows during the heating operation.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the indoor unit 1 as viewed obliquely from above
  • Fig. 3 is a front view of the indoor unit 1.
  • the indoor unit 1 includes a casing 21, and the indoor heat exchanger 15 (illustrated in Fig. 1 ), the indoor fan 18 (illustrated in Fig. 1 ), and the like are accommodated in the casing 21.
  • An upper portion of the casing 21 is provided with an intake port 22 through which indoor air is taken in.
  • indoor air enters the casing 21 through the intake port 22 and flows toward the indoor fan 18 (cross-flow fan).
  • a filter (not illustrated) is attached to the intake port 22.
  • a lower portion of the casing 21 is provided with a blow-out port 23 through which air from the indoor fan 18 (indoor air subjected to heat exchange with the indoor heat exchanger 15) blows out.
  • a horizontal flap 24 is rotatably attached to a peripheral edge portion of the blow-out port 23.
  • the horizontal flap 24 changes its position from a stop position to close the blow-out port 23 to an operation position to open the blow-out port 23 to adjust a vertical airflow direction of air blown out from the blow-out port 23.
  • Fig. 4 is a rear perspective view of the indoor unit 1
  • Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V in Fig. 3 .
  • a reference numeral 28 denotes an electric component portion.
  • the casing 21 of the indoor unit 1 includes a bottom frame 25, a front grille 26 attached to the bottom frame 25 and having a substantially rectangular opening (not illustrated) provided on a front surface, and a front panel 27 attached to cover the opening of the front grille 26.
  • the front grille 26 surrounds a front surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, and both side surfaces of the bottom frame 25.
  • a rear surface of the bottom frame 25 is attached to an indoor wall surface with an attachment plate (not illustrated) interposed between the rear surface and the indoor wall surface.
  • a first space 21a surrounded by the bottom frame 25, the front grille 26, and the front panel 27 is formed.
  • the first space 21a is a main area in the casing 21.
  • An inner section of a liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and an inner section of a gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 are accommodated in the first space 21a.
  • a second space 30a (pipe rising portion) is formed on a right side of the bottom frame 25 along an up-down direction.
  • a third space 30b is formed, extending in a left-right direction, on the rear surface of and below the bottom frame 25 so as to be continuous with a lower end of the second space 30a.
  • the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 are disposed extending from the indoor heat exchanger 15 in the first space 21a along the second space 30a and the third space 30b.
  • a vertical section of the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and a vertical section of the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 are accommodated in the second space 30a.
  • a horizontal section of the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and a horizontal section of the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 are accommodated in the third space 30b.
  • the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 are led out of the casing 21 from a space above a drain pan 29 (illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 ) provided in the bottom frame 25.
  • the second space 30a and the third space 30b are not located in the casing 21 and are located outside of the rear of the bottom frame 25, i.e., are a space behind the bottom frame 25. In other words, the second space 30a and the third space 30b are located outside the casing 21.
  • Fig. 6 is a front view of the indoor heat exchanger 15, the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31, and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 15 includes a heat exchange portion 151 and a plurality of heat transfer tubes 152 extending through the heat exchange portion 151 in a left-right direction.
  • the heat exchange portion 151 and the heat transfer tubes 152 are each formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the indoor unit 1 further includes the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32, the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 being fluidly connected to the heat transfer tubes 152 of the indoor heat exchanger 15.
  • the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 is an example of a first connection pipe, and constitutes a part of the connection pipe L1 (illustrated in Fig. 1 ).
  • the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 is an example of a second connection pipe, and constitutes a part of the connection pipe L2 (illustrated in Fig. 1 ).
  • the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 guides a liquid refrigerant from the electric expansion valve 14 to the indoor heat exchanger 15 during the cooling operation and the dehumidifying operation.
  • the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 guides a gas refrigerant from the indoor heat exchanger 15 to the compressor 11 during the cooling operation and the dehumidifying operation.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic front view of a main portion of the indoor heat exchanger
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic front view of the main portion of the indoor heat exchanger
  • Fig. 9 is a right-side view of the indoor heat exchanger 15, the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31, and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32.
  • a reference numeral 29 denotes the drain pan disposed in the casing 21 and below the indoor heat exchanger 15.
  • a tubular member 61 is not illustrated.
  • the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 includes a first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 formed of copper or a copper alloy, and a connection portion 313 formed of copper or a copper alloy that connects between the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 and the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312.
  • the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 is an example of a first refrigerant pipe and a first-first refrigerant pipe
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 is an example of a second refrigerant pipe and a second-first refrigerant pipe.
  • the aluminum and the aluminum alloy are each an example of a first metal.
  • the copper and the copper alloy are each an example of a second metal.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 has one end connected to one end of the connection portion 313 by copper-copper bonding.
  • the connection portion 313 has the other end connected to the heat transfer tube 152 of the indoor heat exchanger 15 through the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 has the other end fixed to a liquid-refrigerant flare union 41 by brazing.
  • the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 is similar in configuration to the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31, and includes a first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 formed of copper or a copper alloy, and a connection portion 323 formed of copper or a copper alloy that connects between the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 and the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322.
  • the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 is an example of the first refrigerant pipe and a first-second refrigerant pipe.
  • the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 is an example of the second refrigerant pipe and a second-second refrigerant pipe.
  • the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 has one end connected to one end of the connection portion 323 by copper-copper bonding.
  • the connection portion 323 has the other end connected to the heat transfer tube 152 of the indoor heat exchanger 15 through the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
  • the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 has the other end fixed to a gas-refrigerant flare union 42 by brazing.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 of the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 includes a first section 312a extending along an approximate vertical direction.
  • the approximate vertical direction means a vertical direction or a direction inclined at an angle of, for example, 20 degrees or less relative to the vertical direction.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 further includes a second section 312b closer to the liquid-refrigerant flare union 41 than the first section 312a.
  • the second section 312b is continuous with a lower end (a liquid-refrigerant-flare union 41-side end) of the first section 312a, and is bent from the lower end toward the liquid-refrigerant flare union 41.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 further includes a third section 312c closer to the liquid-refrigerant flare union 41 than the second section 312b.
  • the third section 312c extends along an approximate horizontal direction.
  • the approximate horizontal direction means a horizontal direction or a direction inclined at an angle of, for example, 20 degrees or less relative to the horizontal direction.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 includes a fourth section 312d closer to the indoor heat exchanger 15 than the first section 312a.
  • the fourth section 312d extends upward from an upper end of the first section 312a and then extends downward like a U-turn.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 further includes a fifth section 312e closer to the indoor heat exchanger 15 than the fourth section 312d.
  • the fifth section 312e is an example of a bent section.
  • the fifth section 312e extends downward from an end of the fourth section 312d and then extends upward like a U-turn.
  • the fifth section 312e has an end adjacent to the indoor heat exchanger 15, the end being connected to the one end of the connection portion 313 formed of copper or a copper alloy.
  • the indoor-heat-exchanger 15-side end of the fifth section 312e is connected to the one end of the connection portion 313 formed of copper or a copper alloy.
  • connection portion 313 has the other end (end adjacent to the indoor heat exchanger 15) fixed to the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy by brazing.
  • the connection portion 313 has the other end connected to the heat exchange portion 151 through the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311.
  • the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 is similar in configuration to the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 is covered with the tubular member 61 from the fourth section 312d to the vicinity of the liquid-refrigerant flare union 41.
  • the tubular member 61 is formed of a heat insulating material (for example, foamed polyester).
  • the tubular member 61 has an inner diameter set larger than a sum of an outer diameter of the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 and an outer diameter of the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32.
  • the waterproof tube 51 is formed of a tube made of a waterproof material (for example, vinyl chloride, silicone rubber, fluorine-based polymer, or the like) and shrunk by heating.
  • a waterproof material for example, vinyl chloride, silicone rubber, fluorine-based polymer, or the like
  • liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 is disposed above the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 (second refrigerant pipe) is formed of the second metal (copper or copper alloy in this embodiment) that is higher in potential than the first metal (aluminum or aluminum alloy in this embodiment) of the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 (first refrigerant pipe), the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 having the one end connected to the other end of the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 in the casing 21.
  • the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 (second refrigerant pipe) formed of the second metal (copper or copper alloy in this embodiment) that is higher in potential than the first metal (aluminum or aluminum alloy in this embodiment) of the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 (first refrigerant pipe), the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 having one end connected to the other end of the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 in the casing 21.
  • connection point between aluminum (or aluminum alloy) and copper (or copper alloy) is located in the internal space of the casing 21 that is not covered with an anti-dew tube or the like, so that it is possible to prevent the connection point from suffering dew condensation and thus prevent the refrigerant pipes from suffering electrolytic corrosion.
  • the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 and the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 are connected to each other through the connection portion 313 in this embodiment, or alternatively, the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 and the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 may be directly connected to each other without the connection portion.
  • the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 and the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 are connected to each other through the connection portion 323, or alternatively, the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 and the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 may be directly connected to each other without the connection portion.
  • the other end of the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 is located above the one end of the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312, so that even when dew condensation occurs in the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312, dew condensation water does not flow to the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 and drops from the fifth section 312e (bent section), and it is therefore possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion (the same applies to the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32).
  • connection portion 313 (other part) where the one end of the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 is connected to the other end of the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 is not covered with the tubular member 61, so that it is possible to reduce the risk of the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion due to dew condensation water accumulated in the tubular member 61 (the same applies to the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32).
  • the fifth section 312e (bent section) that is bent to protrude downward from the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 is disposed in the casing 21, so that dew condensation water generated in the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 drops from the bent section without flowing from the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 to the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311, and it is therefore possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion (the same applies to the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32).
  • the indoor unit 1 can prevent the refrigerant pipes of both the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 (first connection pipe) and the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32 (second connection pipe) from suffering dew condensation and thus prevent the occurrence of electrolytic corrosion.
  • first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 first-first refrigerant pipe
  • second-second refrigerant pipe 322 second gas-refrigerant pipe
  • the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 first-first refrigerant pipe
  • the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 second-second refrigerant pipe
  • the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 do not overlap each other, so that it is possible to prevent dew condensation water dropped from the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 from hitting the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 and thus prevent the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 from suffering electrolytic corrosion.
  • the fifth section 312e (bent section) of the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 and the electric component (for example, the electric component portion 28) in the casing 21 do not overlap each other, so that it is possible to prevent dew condensation water dropped from the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 from hitting the electric component.
  • the one end of the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 is connected to the other end of the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 through the connection portion 313 above the drain pan 29 provided in the casing 21, so that it is possible to cause the drain pan 29 to receive dew condensation water dropped from the connection portion 313 and drain the dew condensation water together with drain water.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic front view of a main portion of an indoor unit 1 of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the indoor unit 1 of the second embodiment is similar in configuration to the indoor unit 1 of the first embodiment except for the waterproof tube 51.
  • a section extending from the joint portion between the connection portion 313 and the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 to the fourth section 312d is covered with the waterproof tube 51. It is therefore possible to prevent the occurrence of dew condensation water from the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 formed of copper or a copper alloy.
  • the indoor unit 1 of the second embodiment has effects similar to the effects of the indoor unit 1 of the first embodiment.
  • Fig. 11 is a schematic front view of a main portion of an indoor unit 1 of a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the indoor unit 1 of the third embodiment is similar in configuration to the indoor unit 1 of the first embodiment except for a third refrigerant pipe 314.
  • connection portion 313 and the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 are connected to each other through the third refrigerant pipe 314 formed of stainless steel.
  • one indoor unit 1 is connected to one outdoor unit 2, or alternatively, a plurality of indoor units 1 may be connected.
  • the above-described air conditioner is of a pair-type, or alternatively, the air conditioner may be of a multi-type.
  • the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 and the first gas-refrigerant pipe 321 as the first refrigerant pipe are formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy in the first to third embodiments, or alternatively, may be formed of metal other than aluminum and an aluminum alloy.
  • the second liquid-refrigerant pipe 312 and the second gas-refrigerant pipe 322 as the second refrigerant pipe are formed of copper or a copper alloy in the first to third embodiments, or alternatively, may be formed of metal that is other than copper or a copper alloy and is higher in potential than the metal of the first refrigerant pipe.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 15 and the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 are connected to each other in the liquid-refrigerant connection pipe 31 in the first to third embodiments, or alternatively, a flow divider may be interposed between the indoor heat exchanger 15 and the first liquid-refrigerant pipe 311 to connect a plurality of the first liquid-refrigerant pipes 311 to the indoor heat exchanger 15 (the same applies to the gas-refrigerant connection pipe 32).

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  1. Unité intérieure (1) comprenant :
    un boîtier (21) incluant un cadre inférieur (25), une grille avant (26), et un panneau avant (27) ;
    un échangeur de chaleur (15) logé dans un espace (21a) formé dans le boîtier (21) et entouré par le cadre inférieur (25), la grille avant (26), et le panneau avant (27) ; et
    un conduit de raccordement (31, 32) qui est raccordé à l'échangeur de chaleur (15) et à travers lequel s'écoule un fluide frigorigène,
    dans laquelle
    le conduit de raccordement (31, 32) inclut :
    un premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321) présentant une extrémité raccordée à l'échangeur de chaleur (15), le premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321) étant formé d'un premier métal ; et
    un second conduit de fluide frigorigène (312, 322) formé d'un second métal dont le potentiel est supérieur au premier métal du premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321), et
    le second conduit de fluide frigorigène (312, 322) présente une extrémité raccordée à une autre extrémité du premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321) dans l'espace (21a).
  2. Unité intérieure (1) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle
    l'autre extrémité du premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321) est située au-dessus de ladite une extrémité du second conduit de fluide frigorigène (312, 322).
  3. Unité intérieure (1) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, comprenant en outre un élément tubulaire (61) qui couvre une partie du conduit de raccordement (31, 32) mais ne couvre pas une autre partie du conduit de raccordement (31, 32), dans laquelle
    dans l'autre partie, le second conduit de fluide frigorigène (312, 322) présente ladite une extrémité raccordée à l'autre extrémité du premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321).
  4. Unité intérieure (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans laquelle
    le second conduit de fluide frigorigène (312, 322) inclut une section courbée (312e) qui est courbée pour faire saillie vers le bas, et
    la section courbée (312e) est disposée dans le boîtier (21).
  5. Unité intérieure (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle
    le conduit de raccordement (31, 32) inclut un premier conduit de raccordement (31) et un second conduit de raccordement (32),
    le premier conduit de raccordement (31) inclut :
    un premier-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311) présentant une extrémité raccordée à l'échangeur de chaleur (15), le premier-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311) étant formé du premier métal ; et
    un second-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (312) formé du second métal dont le potentiel est supérieur au premier métal du premier-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311), le second-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (312) présentant une extrémité raccordée à une autre extrémité du premier-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311), et
    le second conduit de raccordement (32) inclut :
    un premier-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (321) présentant une extrémité raccordée à l'échangeur de chaleur (15), le premier-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (321) étant formé du premier métal ; et
    un second-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (322) formé du second métal dont le potentiel est supérieur au premier métal du premier-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (321), le second-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (322) présentant une extrémité raccordée à une autre extrémité du premier-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (321).
  6. Unité intérieure (1) selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle
    le premier conduit de raccordement (31) est un tuyau de liquide et le second conduit de raccordement (32) est un tuyau de gaz, et
    l'autre extrémité du premier-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311) est disposée au-dessus de ladite une extrémité du second-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (322) dans le boîtier (21).
  7. Unité intérieure (1) selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle
    le premier-premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311) est disposé de manière à ne pas chevaucher le second-second conduit de fluide frigorigène (322) lorsque le boîtier (21) est vu de dessus.
  8. Unité intérieure (1) selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle
    la section courbée (312e) est disposée de manière à ne pas chevaucher un composant électrique dans le boîtier (21) lorsque le boîtier (21) est vu de dessus.
  9. Unité intérieure (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle
    le second conduit de fluide frigorigène (312, 322) présente ladite une extrémité raccordée à l'autre extrémité du premier conduit de fluide frigorigène (311, 321) au-dessus d'un bac de vidange (29) prévu dans le boîtier (21).
  10. Climatiseur comprenant une unité intérieure (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9.
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