JP2000337656A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To reduce the noise generated when dew water generated in an evaporator is stored in a drain tank. A blower (13) and an evaporator (1) are provided in a blower passage (10) extending from intake ports (6a, 6b) provided in a main body case (5) to an exhaust port (7).
1 and an air conditioner provided below the evaporator 11 with a drainage tank 24 for storing dew water generated in the evaporator 11, wherein a slope inclined toward the inside of the drainage tank 24 is provided on a side surface of the drainage tank 24. While the surface 25b is provided, a guide portion 26b for guiding the condensed water generated in the evaporator 11 to the inclined surface 25b is formed above the drain tank 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner for dehumidifying indoor air, such as a dehumidifier or a cooler.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional dehumidifier is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-892.
No. 97 (F24F1 / 02), the inside of the main body case is vertically divided by a drain pan, and an air passage that communicates an intake port and an exhaust port provided in the main body case is provided in an upper space defined by the drain pan. A blower, an evaporator, and a condenser are arranged in the air passage, while a drainage tank is provided in the lower space defined by the drain pan, and the dew condensation water generated in the evaporator is drained from the drain hole provided in the drain pan to the drain tank. The one dripped is shown.

[0003] However, since the drain hole is opened above the drainage tank, when it falls from the opening of the drainage hole to the bottom of the drainage tank, it makes a harsh sound and gives a user discomfort. Was.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of reducing the noise generated when dew water generated in an evaporator is stored in a drain tank.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A first method for solving the above problems is described below.
Means is provided with a blower and an evaporator in an air passage from an intake port to an exhaust port provided in a main body case, and an air conditioner provided below the evaporator with a drainage tank for storing dew water generated by the evaporator. In the machine, a side surface of the drainage tank is provided with an inclined surface inclined toward the inside of the drainage tank, and a guide portion for guiding dew condensation water generated in an evaporator to the inclined surface is formed at an upper portion of the drainage tank. Things.

[0006] As a result, the dew water generated in the evaporator is guided by the guide portion and is dropped on the inclined surface provided on the side surface of the drainage tank.

A second means for solving the above-mentioned problem is to provide a blower and an evaporator in an air passage from an intake port to an exhaust port provided in a main body case, and to form a dew condensation generated by the evaporator below the evaporator. In an air conditioner provided with a drainage tank for storing water, a guide portion for guiding dew condensation water generated by an evaporator into the drainage tank is provided at an upper portion of the drainage tank, and the guide portion is extended to near the bottom of the drainage tank. Things.

As a result, the dew water generated in the evaporator is guided to the vicinity of the bottom surface of the drainage tank by the guide portion, and is dropped into the drainage tank.

In the above configuration, it is preferable that the guide portion is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the opening of the guide portion is gradually reduced toward the bottom of the drainage tank.

[0010] Thereby, the dew condensation water is formed on the inner surface of the guide portion.
It is easier to follow along, and the guide part can guide the dew water more reliably to the bottom side of the drainage tank.

[0011]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and a description will be given below with reference to these drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an air conditioner main body (here, a dehumidifier, hereinafter referred to as a main body) formed to be shorter in the left-right direction than in the front-rear direction. The outer surface of the main body 1 is made of a left case 2 made of synthetic resin and a right case. The main body case 5 includes a case 3 and a bottom plate 4. Inlet portions 6a and 6b of a grill structure are formed in the upper portion of the front surface 5a and the upper portion of the rear surface 5b of the main body case 5, respectively. A moving handle 8 of the main body 1 is provided at substantially the center of the upper surface of the main body case 5 so as to be stowable, and is pulled out and used when the main body 1 moves.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a partition plate provided in the main body case 5, which divides the inside of the main body case 5 into an upper part and a lower part.
An elbow-shaped drain pipe 9 a is provided on the lower surface of the partition plate 9.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an air passage formed in the upper part of the main body case 5 partitioned by the partition plate 9, and is provided with the intake port 6a,
A path from 6b to the exhaust port 7 is formed. In the air passage 10, the intake ports 6 a and 6 b are located near the intake ports 6 a and 6 b.
a, a filter (not shown) for removing dust sucked from the air sucked from the evaporator 11, and a condensing unit for heating the air dehumidified by the evaporator 11. The vessel 12 and the blower 13 are sequentially arranged along the path toward the exhaust port 7 side.

The blower 13 includes a motor 14 mounted on a fan guide 16 erected on the partition plate 9 and a sirocco fan 15 mounted on a rotating shaft of the motor 14.
Consists of The fan guide 16 has an intake hole 17 that is larger than the motor 14 and concentric with the motor 14, and has a control component storage case 18 in which a control component (not shown) such as a control board is stored. The fan guide 16 is fixed by being attached and fixing the control component storage case 18 to the right case 2 and the left case 3. Then, on the lower surface of the control component storage case 18,
The evaporator 11 is supported together with the support 19 standing on the upper surface of the partition plate 9.
And the claw 20 which clamps the condenser 12 is integrally formed.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a machine room formed in the lower part of the main body case 5 partitioned by the partition plate 9, and the machine room 21 is divided into front and rear by a partition plate 22 supporting the partition plate 9.

On the front side of the machine room 21 partitioned by the partition plate 22, a drainage tank 24 for storing dew water generated in the evaporator 11 is housed in a state that can be attached and detached from the front face 5a side of the main body case 5. I have. This drainage tank 24
A box 25 having an open top and a cover 26 provided to cover the opening of the box 25 are provided.
By making the box 6 detachable from the box 25, the inside of the box 25 can be easily cleaned.

A handle 2 for attaching and detaching the drainage tank 24 from the main body 1 is provided on the front surface 5a side of the main body case 5 of the box body 25.
5a, while a surface facing the surface on which the handle 25a is formed has an inclined surface 2 inclined inward.
5b are formed.

The lid 26 is provided with a guide portion 26a for guiding the dew condensation water below the drain pipe 9a of the partition plate 9. The guide portion 26a is provided on the front surface 5a of the main body case 5.
As seen from the side (FIG. 2), the box 2
5 inclined surface 26b inclined toward the inclined surface 25b side
And an inclined surface 26c inclined toward the inclined surface 26b from a surface adjacent to the surface on which the handle 25a is provided as shown in FIG. As a result, the condensed water dropped onto the guide portion 26a through the drain pipe 9a is removed by the inclined surfaces 26b and 26c.
It is designed to guide to the b side. Also, this guide part 2
6a has an opening 26d in the vicinity of the inclined surface 25b of the box 25, and condensed water flows from the opening 26d through the inclined surface 25 of the box 25.
b.

A refrigeration cycle is formed with the evaporator 11 and the condenser 12 and the like on the rear side of the machine room 21 divided by the partition plate 22, and the refrigerant is circulated through the evaporator 11 and the condenser 12 and the like. A compressor 27 is arranged.

Reference numeral 28 denotes an operation unit provided on an inclined surface on the front surface 5a side of the upper surface of the main body case 5, and an operation panel on which a switch SW for driving and stopping the main body 1 and an indicator LED indicating the operation state are arranged. Is provided, and L
ED etc. can be easily confirmed.

Next, the operation of the main body 1 configured as described above will be described.

Switch SW on operation panel of operation unit 28
Is turned on, the operation is started, and the refrigerant circulates through the refrigerant circulation path returning to the compressor 25 via the evaporator 11, the condenser 12 and the like by the driving of the compressor 27. At 12, a heat releasing operation is performed. Motor 1 at the same time
4 drives the indoor air into the front face 5 a of the main body case 5.
And the main body 1 from intake ports 6a and 6b provided on the rear surface 5b.
Captured inside. Then, after dust is removed by a filter (not shown), the dust is cooled and dehumidified when passing through the evaporator 11. After the dehumidified cold air is heated by the condenser 12, it is returned to the room through the exhaust port 7.

By the way, the water removed from the indoor air by passing through the evaporator 11 becomes condensed water, falls on the partition plate 9, and drops downward from a drain pipe 9a formed at the bottom of the partition plate 9. I do. The condensed water is once received by the lid 26 above the drainage tank 24, guided by the guide 26a of the lid 26, and dropped onto the inclined surface 25b of the box 25 from the opening 26d of the guide 26a. The condensed water moves downward along the inclined surface 25 b of the box 25 and is stored in the drainage tank 24.

As a result, the condensed water dropped from the drain pipe 9a of the partition plate 9 does not fall directly to the bottom of the drain tank 24, but is once received by the lid 26 and then guided to the guide portion 26a of the lid 26. Since the water is guided to the bottom surface of the drainage tank 24 along the inclined surface 25b of the box body 25, unpleasant noise when the dew condensation water is stored in the drainage tank 24 can be reduced, and the user can use it comfortably.

Incidentally, as in the above embodiment, the drainage tank 2
It is preferable that the container 4 is composed of a box 25 and a lid 26 which can be detachably attached to the box 25 so as to simplify the cleaning of the drainage tank 24. However, the box 25 and the lid 26 are integrally formed. It may be formed.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, since all are the same except the shape of the drainage tank 24, the same code | symbol is attached and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The drainage tank 30 is composed of a box body 31 opening upward as in the above embodiment, and a lid 32 provided to cover the opening of the box body 31. This lid 3
2, an inclined surface 32a is formed below a drain pipe 9a in which dew condensation water generated in the evaporator 11 is collected, and the inclined surface 32a is connected to a guide portion 32b formed substantially in the center of the lid 32. At the same time, it is inclined toward the guide portion 32b. The guide portion 32b is formed in a cylindrical shape, is opened near the bottom surface of the drainage tank 30, and the opening of the guide portion 32b is gradually reduced toward the bottom side of the drainage tank 30.

Thus, the condensed water dropped from the drain pipe 9a of the partition plate 9 is once received by the lid 32 of the drain tank 30, and then guided to the guide portion 32b by the inclined surface 32a. Then, it is guided to the bottom side of the drainage tank 30 along the guide portion 32b. Therefore, it does not drop directly to the bottom of the drainage tank 30, and the harsh sound when the dew condensation water is stored in the drainage tank 30 can be reduced, so that the user can use it comfortably.

Further, since the opening of the guide portion 32b is gradually reduced toward the bottom surface of the drainage tank 30, the dew condensation water can be more reliably guided by the guide portion 32b to the bottom side of the drainage tank 30. Harsh sounds when water is stored in the drainage tank 30 can be reduced more effectively.

[0031]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the dew water generated in the evaporator is guided by the guide portion and is dropped on the inclined surface of the drain tank side, the dew water is directly discharged to the drain tank. It is guided to the bottom side of the drainage tank along the slope without falling to the bottom. Therefore, unpleasant noise when dew condensation water is stored in the drainage tank can be reduced, and the user can use it comfortably.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the dew water generated in the evaporator is guided by the guide portion and is dropped into the drain tank through an opening hole opened near the bottom surface of the drain tank. The water does not fall directly to the bottom surface of the drainage tank, so that the unpleasant sound when the dew condensation water is stored in the drainage tank can be reduced, and the user can use it comfortably.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the dew water guided to the guide portion is more easily guided along the inner surface of the guide portion, and the guide portion surely guides the dew water to the bottom side of the drainage tank. Since it is possible, the harsh sound when the dew condensation water is stored in the drainage tank can be more effectively reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the air conditioner.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Body case 6a, 6b Intake port 7 Exhaust port 10 Blow path 11 Evaporator 13 Blower 24, 30 Drain tank 25b Inclined surface 26b Guide section 32b Guide section

Claims (3)

[Claims] An air provided with a blower and an evaporator in an air passage from an intake port to an exhaust port provided in a main body case, and a drain tank provided below the evaporator for storing dew water generated by the evaporator. In the conditioner, a guide portion for guiding dew water generated in an evaporator to the inclined surface is formed at an upper portion of the drain tank, while a slope inclined toward the inside of the drain tank is provided on a side surface of the drain tank. An air conditioner characterized in that: 2. An air blower and an evaporator are provided in an air passage from an intake port to an exhaust port provided in a main body case, and a drainage tank is provided below the evaporator for storing dew condensation water generated in the evaporator. In the conditioner, a guide portion is provided at an upper part of the drainage tank to guide dew condensation water generated in the evaporator into the drainage tank,
The air conditioner, wherein the guide portion extends to near the bottom surface of the drainage tank. 3. The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the guide portion has a cylindrical shape, and an opening of the guide portion is gradually reduced toward a bottom surface of the drainage tank.