JP6203293B2 - Fan, centrifugal fan and air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fan and an air conditioner including the fan.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a centrifugal fan provided in a ceiling-embedded air conditioner. This centrifugal fan includes a main plate, a side plate, and a plurality of blades. The main plate is separated from the side plate in the fan rotation axis direction, and a plurality of blades are provided between the main plate and the side plate.

JP 2005-155510 A

  Each of the plurality of blades has one end surface connected to the main plate and the other end surface connected to the side plate, but in any of the plurality of blades, a suitable connection state between the main plate or the side plate is provided. I want to keep it.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fan and an air conditioner that can easily confirm a connection state between a plurality of blades and a blade support member.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a fan of the present invention is a fan including a first support member, a second support member, and a plurality of blades, wherein the first support member and the second support member are provided. Is separated in the direction of the rotation axis of the fan, and the plurality of blades are provided between the first support member and the second support member, and the plurality of blades are the first blades. being welded to at least one of the support member and the second support member, said at least one of the first support member and said second support member, visible light transmittance Ri member der of 30 percent or more, the vane each only each suction side of both ends of the vane is, the corresponding first support member and said second support member, that have been welded.
The blade is visible light transmittance but it may also be a member of less than 30 percent.
According to the present invention, in the fan described above, the first support member is a shroud, the second support member is a main plate, and the shroud is formed with a plurality of receiving portions. Each of the blades protrudes away from the main plate and has a recess inside the receiving portion, and one end of each of the blades is fitted into the recess of the receiving portion corresponding to the shroud, and the one end A centrifugal fan in which the negative pressure surface side is welded to the bottom surface of the corresponding recess may be used.
The receiving portion has a first step portion, a second step portion, and a slope portion, and the depth of the first step portion is deeper than the depth of the second step portion, The slope portion may be located between the first step portion and the second step portion, and may extend obliquely with respect to a direction in which the first step portion and the second step portion extend.
On the pressure surface of the blade, a first round portion is formed on one end side of the blade that is welded to the shroud, and on one end side of the blade that is welded to the shroud, A second round portion may be formed, and R1> R2 may be satisfied, where R1 is a radius of curvature of the first round portion and R2 is a radius of curvature of the second round portion.
A third round portion is formed on the front edge side of the pressure surface of the blade, a fourth round portion is formed on the front edge side of the suction surface of the blade, and the curvature radius of the third round portion is R3. When the radius of curvature of the fourth round part is R4, R3> R4 may be satisfied.
Moreover, the air conditioning apparatus of the present invention that achieves the same object includes a heat exchanger and a fan, and the fan is the above-described fan or centrifugal fan of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily check the connection state between the plurality of blades and the blade support member.

It is the figure which showed the internal structure of the air conditioning apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention from the side. 1 is a perspective view of a centrifugal fan according to a first embodiment. It is a figure when the one blade | wing periphery part is seen from the direction of arrow III of FIG. It is a figure when one blade | wing periphery part is seen from the direction of arrow IV of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the VV line of FIG. It is a perspective view of one blade | wing periphery part. It is a figure which shows the connection part of a shroud and a blade | wing in the direction of the cross section of FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the shape relationship of the welding part of a shroud and a blade | wing shown from the arrow VIII direction of FIG. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a Y part in FIG. 7. It is an enlarged view of the Z section of FIG. It is a perspective view of the crossflow fan which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the air-conditioning apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention from the side. More specifically, the air conditioner according to the first embodiment is a so-called indoor unit of a packaged air conditioner. FIG. 1 shows that most of the air conditioner is embedded in the ceiling of the room and the lower part of the main body is the room. The state facing the interior of the room is shown.

  The air conditioner 100 includes a case 1 embedded in a ceiling 15a of a space (room 15) to be air-conditioned. The case 1 is an example, but is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The case 1 includes an upper surface portion 1a, a side surface portion 1b, and a decorative panel 2 that is a lower surface portion.

  The side surface portion 1b has a rectangular shape in plan view and is formed in a cylindrical shape extending vertically. The upper portion of the side surface portion 1b is closed by the upper surface portion 1a, and the decorative panel 2 is provided below the side surface portion 1b. Yes. The case 1 is generally formed in a box shape by the upper surface portion 1a, the side surface portion 1b, and the decorative panel 2.

  A suction port 2a is provided at the center of the decorative panel 2, and four air outlets 2b are provided around the suction port 2a of the decorative panel 2 so as to correspond to the four surfaces of the side surface portion 1b.

  In the case 1, a centrifugal fan 3, a fan motor 4, a bell mouth 5, and a heat exchanger 6 are accommodated. The centrifugal fan 3 creates a flow of air that is sucked into the case 1 from the suction port 2a and blown out from the blowout port 2b to the target space. The heat exchanger 6 is disposed in such an air flow path and adjusts the temperature of the air. Note that the configurations and modes of the bell mouth 5 and the heat exchanger 6 are not particularly limited, and well-known ones are used in the first embodiment.

  In such a configuration, when the centrifugal fan 3 rotates, the air in the room 15 is sucked into the suction port 2 a of the decorative panel 2, guided by the bell mouth 5, and sucked into the centrifugal fan 3. Further, in the centrifugal fan 3, the air sucked upward from below is blown out in the horizontal direction and outward in the radial direction. The air thus blown out is subjected to heat exchange and humidity adjustment when passing through the heat exchanger 6, and then the flow direction is changed downward to be blown out from the respective outlets 2 b to the room 15.

  Next, the details of the centrifugal fan will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a view when one blade periphery is viewed from the direction of arrow III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view when one blade periphery is viewed from the direction of arrow IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. In addition, since FIG. 5 has shown the thin part of thickness, it has abbreviate | omitted about hatching. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the periphery of one blade. FIG. 7 is a view showing the connection portion between the shroud and the blade in the direction of the cross section of FIG. 5. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing the shape relationship of the welded portion between the shroud and the blades, shown from the direction of arrow VIII in FIG. In addition, FIG. 8 is a figure for the purpose of showing the relationship of the shape of a shroud and a blade to the last, giving priority to the easiness of a figure, and the clearance gap (the presence or absence of a clearance gap, and the magnitude | size of a clearance gap) of a shroud. In addition, the thickness of the shroud, the shape of the connecting slope of the shroud, and the like do not indicate an actual state.

  The centrifugal fan 3 includes a shroud 51 that is a first support member, a main plate 53 that is a second support member, and a plurality of blades 55. The shroud 51 and the main plate 53 are separated from each other in the direction of the rotation axis X of the centrifugal fan 3. The plurality of blades 55 are provided between the shroud 51 and the main plate 53.

  A plurality of corresponding blades 55 are welded to each of the shroud 51 and the main plate 53. Laser welding is used for welding the blades 55 to the corresponding shroud 51 or main plate 53. In addition, as this invention, it is not limited to laser welding, As another example, ultrasonic welding can also be used.

  Each of the blades 55 has at least one hollow portion therein, and is made by integral molding or a combination of a plurality of parts. Each of the blades 55 has a front edge 55a positioned radially inward of the rear edge 55b.

  The main plate 53 has a disk shape. On the other hand, the shroud 51 has an annular shape in plan view. The shroud 51 has a curved surface that is recessed upstream and radially outward of the flow of air sucked into the centrifugal fan 3, as shown in the longitudinal sections of FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, one end of the blade 55 in the rotation axis direction is welded to the shroud 51. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of receiving portions 61 that are the same number as the plurality of blades 55 are formed on the curved surface of the shroud 51. The receiving part 61 protrudes in a direction away from the main plate 53 and has substantially the same thickness. Accordingly, the receiving portion 61 has a dent that is substantially similar to the shape protruding in the direction away from the main plate 53 on the main plate 53 side (blade 55 side). One end of the corresponding blade 55 is fitted into this recess.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the receiving portion 61 protrudes in two stages, and includes a first step portion 61a and a second step portion 61b. The first step portion 61 a is located on the front edge 55 a side of the blade 55, and the second step portion 61 b is located on the rear edge 55 b side of the blade 55. The depth of the recess on the inner side (main plate side) of the first step portion 61a is deeper than the depth of the recess on the inner side (main plate side) of the second step portion 61b. The first step portion 61 a and the second step portion 61 b are flat surfaces (a plane having the rotation axis X of the centrifugal fan 3 as a perpendicular line) extending substantially parallel to the main plate 53.

  Moreover, the receiving part 61 has the connection slope part 61c between the 1st step part 61a and the 2nd step part 61b. The connection slope portion 61c connects the first step portion 61a and the second step portion 61b having different protrusion heights, and extends obliquely with respect to the extending direction of the first step portion 61a and the second step portion 61b. . And since the receiving part 61 has the substantially same thickness, the inside of the receiving part 61 (the main plate 53 side and the blade | wing 55 side) is a dent similar to the outside which appears in FIG.2 and FIG.6. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the first end surface 71 and the second end portion of the blade 55 correspond to the first step portion 61 a and the second step portion 61 b of the receiving portion 61 at one end (end portion on the shroud 51 side) of the blade 55. Two end surfaces 73 are provided. The first end surface 71 is located on the front edge 55 a side of the blade 55, and the second end surface 73 is located on the rear edge 55 b side of the blade 55. The first end surface 71 is farther from the main plate 53 than the second end surface 73. The first end surface 71 and the second end surface 73 are flat surfaces (a plane having the rotation axis X of the centrifugal fan 3 as a perpendicular) extending substantially parallel to the main plate 53.

  The blade 55 has a rising portion 75 between the first end surface 71 and the second end surface 73. The rising portion 75 extends substantially along the direction of the rotation axis X of the centrifugal fan 3 and connects the first end surface 71 and the second end surface 73.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the blade 55 and the shroud 51 configured as described above are formed by the first end surface 71 of the blade 55 and the inner side of the first step portion 61 a of the shroud 51 (the bottom surface seen in the recess). The space between the second end surface 73 of the blade 55 and the inner side of the second step portion 61b of the shroud 51 (the bottom surface viewed from the recess) are welded. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, in view of the relationship between the pressure surface 81 and the suction surface 83 of the blade 55, the suction surface 83 side of one end of the blade 55 (the rotation axis X of the centrifugal fan 3 in the blade 55). Only the surface side closer to the inner side of the receiving portion 61 of the shroud 51 is welded. That is, in the first embodiment, the portion on the negative pressure surface 83 side of the first end surface 71 of the blade 55 and the portion on the negative pressure surface 83 side of the second end surface 73 are respectively inside the receiving portion 61 (as seen in the recesses). It is welded to the bottom. In addition, the part to which the part of the cross pattern in FIG. 3 is welded is shown. The same applies to FIG. 4 described later.

  9 is an enlarged view of a Y portion in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a Z portion in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, a first round portion 85 is formed on the first end surface 71 side and the second end surface 73 of the positive pressure surface 81 of the blade 55. A second round portion 87 is also formed on the first end surface 71 side and the second end surface 73 side of the blade 55. When the radius of curvature of the first round portion 85 is R1, and the radius of curvature of the second round portion 87 is R2, R1> R2.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a third round portion 91 is formed on the front edge 55 a side of the positive pressure surface 81 of the blade 55. A fourth round portion 93 is formed on the front edge 55 a side of the negative pressure surface 83 of the blade 55. When the radius of curvature of the third round portion 91 is R3 and the radius of curvature of the fourth round portion 93 is R4, R3> R4.

  As described above, the provision of the round portions 85 and 93 having larger curvature radii on the positive pressure surface 81 side of the blades 55 than on the negative pressure surface 83 side can provide a configuration with less air resistance.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the other end of the blade 55 in the rotation axis direction is welded to the main plate 53. More specifically, a plurality of recesses having the same number as the plurality of blades 55 are formed on the inner surface of the main plate 53 (surface on the shroud 51 side), and the other end of the blades 55 is fitted into the recesses. Welded. The recess on the inner surface of the main plate 53 is only slightly recessed. Further, the bottom surface of the recess on the inner surface of the main plate 53 and the other end of the blade 55 are both flat surfaces extending substantially parallel to the main plate 53 (a plane having the rotation axis X of the centrifugal fan 3 as a perpendicular line). .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the blade 55 and the main plate 53 have a negative pressure surface 83 side (the rotation of the centrifugal fan 3 at the blade 55) at the other end of the blade 55 as viewed from the relationship between the pressure surface 81 and the suction surface 83 of the blade 55. Only the side closer to the axis X) is welded to the bottom of the recess on the inner surface of the main plate 53.

  In this way, the blades are welded to the corresponding shroud 51 and main plate 53 at the suction surface side of each end (one end and the other end) of the blade.

  The shroud 51 and the main plate 53 are both made of a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more (for example, a resin having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more). In the present invention, it is sufficient that at least one of the first support member and the second support member is made of a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more, and both the first support member and the second support member are used. However, it is not limited to being made of a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more. On the other hand, the blade 55 is made of a member having a lower visible light transmittance than each of the shroud 51 and the main plate 53, or made of a member having a visible light transmittance of less than 30%. Further, at least one of the first support member and the second support member is made of a member having a laser beam transmittance of 50% or more.

  According to the centrifugal fan and the air conditioner according to the first embodiment configured as described above, since the blade support member is a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more, a plurality of blades are connected to the blade support member. After welding, whether or not the blades are welded properly (whether there is a connection failure or the like) can be easily and reliably determined by appearance observation. More specifically, fan assembly abnormality, contamination of foreign matters on the adhesive surface, confirmation of blade welding state (gasification phenomenon (heat of blade support member with relatively high laser beam transmittance is transmitted through laser beam) Without proper heat transfer to the lower blade side where the rate is relatively high, it is possible to determine the phenomenon of foaming due to excessively high temperature) and the identification of the welding width) by visual observation. In the case of a centrifugal fan, it is possible to observe the appearance of a fan motor / wiring installation failure or the presence of foreign matter on the back side of the main plate when installed in an air conditioner.

  Further, in the first embodiment, since the blades are welded to the blade support member on the suction surface side of the blade ends, the blade support member and the blade even if centrifugal force due to the rotation of the fan acts on the blade. Since no gap is generated at the connection portion on the negative pressure surface side, noise caused by airflow passing through the gap can be prevented.

  Furthermore, in this Embodiment 1, since each end of each blade | wing is engage | inserted by the recess of the receiving part to which a shroud respond | corresponds, in addition to the support by a welding surface with respect to the twist of a rotation direction, the pressure surface side of a recess Since support by the surface and support by the surface on the suction surface side of the dent are also obtained, high strength blade support can be obtained. In addition, by making the welding surface face the surface with the rotation axis direction of the centrifugal fan as a perpendicular line, the degree of adhesion of the contact surface between the blade support member and the blade is improved, and poor welding can be reduced. Furthermore, since the welding surface of the shroud and the blade is composed of two surfaces with different distances from the main plate, the height in the rotational axis direction of the receiving portion can be reduced, and noise due to separation of the air flow generated by the convex shape can be reduced. . Further, the shroud receiving portion has a first step portion and a second step portion protruding in two steps, and the connection extends obliquely with respect to the direction in which the first step portion and the second step portion extend. Since it has an inclined surface portion, there is no abrupt step in the protruding receiving portion, so that noise due to separation of airflow generated at the step can be reduced.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the crossflow fan according to the second embodiment.

  The cross flow fan 203 includes a plurality of blade support members 253 that are arranged apart from each other in the direction of the rotation axis X of the fan, and a plurality of corresponding blades 255 that are welded between the two corresponding blade support members. Yes. And at least one part (or all) of the plurality of blade support members 253 is a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more. The one or more blades 255 welded to the blade support member 253 that is a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more are made of a member having a lower visible light transmittance than the blade support member 253, or It is made of a member having a visible light transmittance of less than 30%.

  Even in such a crossflow fan, whether or not the blades are welded can be determined easily and reliably by appearance observation.

  Although the contents of the present invention have been specifically described with reference to the preferred embodiments, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art based on the basic technical idea and teachings of the present invention. It is self-explanatory.

  For example, as an application example of the present invention, it can be widely used not only for indoor units constituting a refrigeration cycle apparatus, for example, indoor units for air conditioners, but also for various devices and facilities where a blower is installed.

  3 Centrifugal fan, 51 shroud, 53 main plate, 55 blades, 55a front edge, 55b rear edge, 61 receiving part, 61a first step part, 61b second step part, 61c connecting slope part, 71 first end face, 73 second End face, 75 rising part, 81 positive pressure face, 83 negative pressure face, 85 1st round part, 87 2nd round part, 91 3rd round part, 93 4th round part, 100 air conditioner, 203 crossflow fan.

Claims (8)

A fan comprising a first support member, a second support member, and a plurality of blades,
The first support member and the second support member are separated from each other in the rotation axis direction of the fan,
The plurality of blades are provided between the first support member and the second support member,
The plurality of blades are welded to at least one of the first support member and the second support member,
The at least one of the first support member and the second support member is a member having a visible light transmittance of 30% or more,
Each of the blades is welded to the first support member and the second support member only on the suction surface side at both ends of the blade,
fan. The blade is a member having a visible light transmittance of less than 30%.
The fan of claim 1. The fan according to claim 1 or 2,
The first support member is a shroud, the second support member is a main plate,
The shroud is formed with a plurality of receiving portions,
Each of the receiving portions protrudes away from the main plate and has a recess inside the receiving portion.
One end of each of the blades is fitted into the recess of the receiving portion corresponding to the shroud, and the suction surface side of the one end is welded to the bottom surface of the corresponding recess.
Centrifugal fan. The receiving part has a first step part, a second step part, and a slope part,
The recess depth of the first step portion is deeper than the recess depth of the second step portion,
The inclined surface portion is located between the first step portion and the second step portion, and extends obliquely with respect to a direction in which the first step portion and the second step portion extend.
The centrifugal fan according to claim 3. On the pressure surface of the blade, a first round portion is formed on one end side of the blade welded to the shroud,
On the suction surface of the blade, a second round portion is formed on one end side of the blade welded to the shroud,
When the radius of curvature of the first round portion is R1, and the radius of curvature of the second round portion is R2, R1> R2.
The centrifugal fan according to claim 3 or 4. A third round part is formed on the front edge side of the pressure surface of the blade,
A fourth round part is formed on the leading edge side of the suction surface of the blade,
When the radius of curvature of the third round portion is R3 and the radius of curvature of the fourth round portion is R4, R3> R4.
The centrifugal fan according to any one of claims 3 to 5. A heat exchanger,
A fan according to claim 1 or 2;
Air conditioner. A heat exchanger,
The centrifugal fan according to any one of claims 3 to 6,
Air conditioner.

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