EP1319903B1 - Air conditioner with humidifying function - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP1319903B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: humidifying; air conditioner; outdoor unit; unit; upper lid
Prior art date: 2000-09-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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EP01967717A

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T. Shiga-seisakusho of DAIKIN IND. LTD. OKAMOTO

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Daikin Industries Ltd

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Daikin Industries Ltd

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2000-09-20

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2001-09-18

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2008-01-09

2001-09-18 Application filed by Daikin Industries Ltd filed Critical Daikin Industries Ltd

2003-06-18 Publication of EP1319903A1 publication Critical patent/EP1319903A1/en

2004-11-17 Publication of EP1319903A4 publication Critical patent/EP1319903A4/en

2008-01-09 Application granted granted Critical

2008-01-09 Publication of EP1319903B1 publication Critical patent/EP1319903B1/en

2021-09-18 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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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
- 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
- F24F1/20—Electric components for separate outdoor 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
- F24F1/06—Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F6/00—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
- F24F13/20—Casings or covers
- F24F2013/207—Casings or covers with control knobs; Mounting controlling members or control units therein

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the present invention relates to an air conditioner having a humidifying function to humidify the inside of a room (See for example JPA-06 257 803).
Examples of a conventional air conditioner having a humidifying function include the one wherein water content in a room absorbed into an absorbent in an indoor unit is desorbed from the absorbent and supplied into the room again.
the housing space of the absorbent in the indoor unit cannot be made large in the air conditioner having a humidifying function, the amount of the water content accumulated in the absorbent is limited, thereby resulting in insufficient humidifying ability.
this air conditioner having a humidifying function is equipped with an indoor unit 101, an outdoor unit 102, a humidifying unit 103 disposed on the outdoor unit 102 and a humidifying hose 104 for connecting the indoor unit 101 and the humidifying unit 103.
This air conditioner having a humidifying function supplies a humidified air from the humidifying unit 103 to the indoor unit 101 via the humidifying hose 104 to humidify the inside of a room. It is noted that this humidifying device is employed here to explain the present invention in an easily understandable way and is not a particular known or prior art.
the humidifying unit 103 is fixed integrally to the outdoor unit 102 in a state that an electrical equipment box (control unit) of the outdoor unit 102 and electrical equipment of the humidifying unit 103 are connected with wiring.
the humidifying unit 103 is placed on the outdoor unit 102, and then a worker inserts hands into a hole provided in the side surface of the outdoor unit 102 to connect wires hanging from the bottom portion of the humidifying unit 103 to the electrical equipment box in the outdoor unit 102. This results in poor workability in assembly.
an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having a humidifying function with which workability can be improved and hence assembly man-hour can be reduced.
an air conditioner having a humidifying function equipped with an outdoor unit and a humidifying unit placed on the outdoor unit, wherein an opening for connection is provided in a base plate of the humidifying unit; and an electrical equipment box in the outdoor unit and electrical equipment in the humidifying unit are connected with wiring via the opening for connection.
connection work can be performed from the top side of the humidifying unit by routing the wiring through the opening for connection provided in the base plate of the humidifying unit. Therefore, assembly workability can be improved, and hence assembly man-hour can be reduced.
an upper lid is disposed on the top side of the electrical equipment box in the outdoor unit; and an opening or recessed portion facing the opening for connection in the base plate of the humidifying unit is provided in the upper lid.
a flame proofing measure can be taken since an upper lid made of, for example, a sheet metal is placed on the top side of the electrical equipment box of the outdoor unit. Furthermore, connection work can be performed from the top side of the humidifying unit since the wiring for connecting the electrical equipment box in the outdoor unit and the electrical equipment in the humidifying unit is routed through an opening (or recessed portion) that is provided in the upper lid and faces the aforementioned opening for connection of the base plate of the humidifying unit.
holding pawls for holding the wiring are provided in the vicinity of the opening or recessed portion of the upper lid of the outdoor unit.
the wiring can be fixed in a simple constitution since the wiring is held by the holding pawls provided in the vicinity of the opening (or recessed portion) of the upper lid of the outdoor unit.
a protective cover is provided in the vicinity of the opening or recessed portion of the upper lid of the outdoor unit.
the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the above embodiment invasion of water droplets is prevented and wiring can be protected against disconnection due to its contact with an edge of the opening (or recessed portion) of the upper lid by the protective cover provided in the vicinity of the opening (or recessed portion) of the upper lid.
a connector attaching portion to which an end portion of the wiring from the electrical equipment box is attached, is disposed in the vicinity of the opening or recessed portion of the upper lid of the outdoor unit.
the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the above embodiment workability is improved since an end portion of wiring from the electrical equipment box is attached to the connector attaching portion disposed in the vicinity of the opening (or recessed portion) of the upper lid of the outdoor unit while an end portion of wiring from the humidifying unit is connected to this connector attaching portion.
the connector attaching portion is made of a resin.
the connector attaching portion is made of a resin, which can easily constitute a three-dimensional structure, for example, the connector attaching portion can be protruded by a predetermined dimension upward from the opening for connection of the base plate of the humidifying unit.
workability of connecting the wiring from the humidifying unit to the connector attaching portion is further improved.
the connector attaching portion is made of a sheet metal.
the connector attaching portion is made of a sheet metal.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a major part on the side of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner having a humidifying function according to a first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 1 shows a state that a humidifying unit 8 is removed except for a base plate 2. It is noted that this air conditioner having a humidifying function has the same constitution as that of the air conditioner shown in Fig. 12 except for the constitution of a portion where the humidifying unit and the outdoor unit are connected.
a base plate 2 of a humidifying unit 8 is attached on top of an outdoor unit 1.
An opening for connection 2a is provided in the vicinity of the right side surface of the base plate 2.
reference numeral 3 denotes an upper lid made of a sheet metal covering the top of an electrical equipment box (not shown) in the outdoor unit 1, and the upper lid 3 has holding pawls 4, 5 for holding wiring 6.
the electrical equipment box (control unit) in the outdoor unit 1 has a control function of the outdoor unit 1 and a control function of the humidifying unit 8.
the wiring 6 from the electrical equipment box is connected to the electrical equipment (motor, heater and the like) of the humidifying unit 8 via the opening for connection 2a while held by the holding pawls 4, 5 of the upper lid 3.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state that the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8 and the upper lid 3 shown in Fig. 1 are removed.
An electrical equipment box 11 is disposed at the upper right portion in a casing 10 of the outdoor unit 1.
a bell mouth 13 for an outdoor fan (not shown) is disposed on the front surface side in the casing 10 of the outdoor unit 1.
An L-shaped outdoor heat exchanger 12 is disposed on the rear surface side and the left surface side in the casing 10.
Fig. 3A is a top view of the upper lid 3
Fig. 3B is a front view of the upper lid 3
Fig. 3C is a right side view of the upper lid 3.
this upper lid 3 has a generally rectangular plate portion 3a, an L-shaped recessed portion 3b disposed at a right-side rear corner portion of the plate portion 3a, a bent portion 3c disposed on the rear side of the plate portion 3a and an attaching portion 3e disposed in the vicinity of a right-side front corner portion of the plate portion 3a.
the upper lid 3 has a basal portion 3d provided vertically at a rear side edge of the recessed portion 3b.
Holding pawls 4, 5 are provided on the basal portion 3d with a predetermined gap therebetween. Furthermore, a buffer material 9 made of fire-resistant polyethylene as a protective cover is attached to the holding pawls 4, 5 so as to cover the holding pawls 4, 5. In Figs. 1 and 4, the buffer material 9 is omitted to make these figures readily understandable.
Fig. 4 shows a state that the upper lid 3 is attached to the top side of the electrical equipment box 11 (shown in Fig. 2) of the outdoor unit 1.
the upper lid 3 is fixed by fixing an attaching portion 3e to the right side portion of the casing 10 with a screw (not shown).
a protective cover 7 made of a fire-resistant vinyl chloride sheet is attached to a part of the recessed portion 3b (shown in Fig. 3) of the upper lid 3.
the wiring 6 for connecting the electrical equipment box 11 in the outdoor unit 1 and the electrical equipment in the humidifying unit 8 is routed through the opening for connection 2a provided in the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8. Consequently, since connection work can be performed from the top side of the humidifying unit 8, assembly workability can be improved, and hence assembly man-hour can be reduced.
an upper lid 3 made of a sheet metal is disposed on the top side of the electrical equipment box 11 in the outdoor unit 1, a flame proofing measure can be taken.
connection work can be performed from the top side of the humidifying unit 8.
the wiring 6 is held by the holding pawls 4, 5 provided in the vicinity of the recessed portion 3b of the upper lid 3, the wiring 6 can be fixed in a simple constitution.
the wiring 6 held by the holding pawls 4, 5 can be protected by a protective cover 7 so that the wiring 6 should not be disconnected due to its contact with an edge of the recessed portion 3b of the upper lid 3 and that invasion of water droplets should be prevented. Furthermore, the wiring 6 can be similarly protected by a buffer material 9 covering the holding pawls 4, 5.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a major part on the outdoor unit side of an air conditioner having a humidifying function according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 shows a state that a humidifying unit 8 is removed except for a base plate 2.
the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the second embodiment has the same constitution as that of the air conditioner of the first embodiment except for the connector attaching portion and the upper lid.
a connector attaching portion 20 made of a resin is disposed in an outdoor unit 1 so as to face an opening for connection 2a provided in the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8.
An end portion (connector) of wiring from an electrical equipment box (not shown) is attached to the connector attaching portion 20.
Fig. 6A is a top view of the connector attaching portion 20
Fig. 6B is a side view of the connector attaching portion 20
Fig. 6C is a rear view of the connector attaching portion 20 viewed from its rear.
this connector attaching portion 20 has a connector portion 21, a plate portion 22 provided at the bottom portion of the connector portion 21 and a fixed portion 23 in front of the bottom portion of the connector portion 21.
the connector portion 21 is provided with connector attaching holes 21a-21d.
the fixed portion 23 is fixed to the electrical equipment box 11.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state that the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8 shown in Fig. 5 and the upper lid are removed.
An electrical equipment box 11 is disposed in a casing 10 of the outdoor unit 1.
the connector attaching portion 20 to which an end portion (connector) of one wiring from the electrical equipment box 11 is attached, is attached in the casing 10 so as to face the opening for connection 2a of the base plate 2 (shown in Fig. 5).
the upper lid 25 shown in Figs. 8A, 8B and 8C is attached to the top side of the electrical equipment box 11, and the attaching portion 25e of the upper lid 25 is fixed to the right side portion of the casing 10 with a screw (not shown).
the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8 is placed on the casing 10, and the other wiring connected to electrical equipment (motor, heater and the like) of the humidifying unit 8 is routed through the opening for connection 2a.
An end portion (connector) of the other wiring is connected to a corresponding connector in the connector attaching portion 20.
the humidifying unit 8 is integrally fixed to the outdoor unit 1.
Fig. 8A is a top view of the upper lid 25 of the electrical equipment box
Fig. 8B is a front view of the upper lid 25
Fig. 8C is a right side view of the upper lid 25.
this upper lid 25 has a generally rectangular plate portion 25a, a recessed portion 25b provided at a right-side rear corner portion of the plate portion 25a, a recessed portion 25c provided on the right rear side of the plate portion 25a, a bent portion 25d provided on the rear side of the plate portion 25a and an attaching portion 25e provided in the vicinity of the right-side front corner portion of the plate portion 25a.
the connector attaching portion 20 shown in Fig. 7 is positioned at the recessed portion 25c.
the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the second embodiment has the same effect as that of the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the first embodiment.
the connector attaching portion 20 is made of a resin, which can easily constitute a three-dimensional structure, the connector attaching portion 20 can be placed close to an opening surface of the opening for connection 2a in the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8, and hence connection workability is further improved. Furthermore, for example, the connector attaching portion may be protruded by a predetermined dimension from the opening for connection in the base plate of the humidifying unit. In this case, workability is even further improved.
Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a major part on the side of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner having a humidifying function according to a third embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 shows a state that a humidifying unit 8 is removed except for a base plate 2.
the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the third embodiment has the same constitution as that of the air conditioner of the first embodiment except for the connector attaching portion and the upper lid.
a connector attaching portion 30 made of a sheet metal is disposed in an outdoor unit 1 so as to face an opening for connection 2a provided in the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8.
An end portion (connector) of wiring from an electrical equipment box (not shown) is attached to the connector attaching portion 30.
Fig. 10A is a top view of the connector attaching portion 30
Fig. 10B is a front view of the connector attaching portion 30
Fig. 10C is a right side view of the connector attaching portion 30.
This connector attaching portion 30 has a generally rectangular plate portion 31, a bent portion 32 provided on the rear side of the plate portion 31 and bent portions 33, 34 on the right side of the plate portion 31 with a predetermined gap therebetween.
the plate portion 31 is provided with connector attaching holes 31a-31d.
Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a state that the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8 shown in Fig. 9 and the upper lid are removed.
An electrical equipment box 11 is disposed in a casing 10 of the outdoor unit 1.
the upper lid 25 shown in Figs. 8A, 8B and 8C is attached to the top side of the electrical equipment box 11, and the attaching portion 25e of the upper lid 25 is fixed to the right side portion of the casing 10 with a screw (not shown).
the base plate 2 of the humidifying unit 8 is placed on the casing 10, and the other wiring connected to electrical equipment (motor, heater and the like) of the humidifying unit 8 is routed through the opening for connection 2a.
An end portion (connector) of the other wiring is connected to a corresponding connector in the connector attaching portion 30.
the humidifying unit 8 is integrally fixed to the outdoor unit 1.
the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the third embodiment has the same effect as that of the air conditioner having a humidifying function of the first embodiment.
the connector attaching portion 30 is made of a sheet metal.

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EP01967717A 2000-09-20 2001-09-18 Air conditioner with humidifying function Expired - Lifetime EP1319903B1 (en)

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JP2000285177		2000-09-20
JP2000285177A JP3608491B2 (ja)	2000-09-20	2000-09-20	加湿機能を有する空気調和機
PCT/JP2001/008091 WO2002025181A1 (fr)	2000-09-20	2001-09-18	Conditionneur d'air a fonction d'humidification

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EP1319903A1 EP1319903A1 (en)	2003-06-18
EP1319903A4 EP1319903A4 (en)	2004-11-17
EP1319903B1 true EP1319903B1 (en)	2008-01-09

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JP (1)	JP3608491B2 (zh)
KR (1)	KR100438377B1 (zh)
CN (1)	CN1154807C (zh)
AT (1)	ATE383551T1 (zh)
DE (1)	DE60132342T2 (zh)
ES (1)	ES2298258T3 (zh)
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EP1319903A1 (en)	2003-06-18
KR20020059756A (ko)	2002-07-13
CN1395668A (zh)	2003-02-05
WO2002025181A1 (fr)	2002-03-28
KR100438377B1 (ko)	2004-07-02
CN1154807C (zh)	2004-06-23
ES2298258T3 (es)	2008-05-16
ATE383551T1 (de)	2008-01-15
EP1319903A4 (en)	2004-11-17
JP3608491B2 (ja)	2005-01-12

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