Indoor unit for air conditioning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10145582-B2
Application number	US-201314374603-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2013
Priority date	Feb 15, 2012
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

An indoor unit for an air conditioning device that can increase the strength of a casing of the indoor unit, increase the stability of the indoor unit, and promote cooling of an electric component is disclosed. The indoor unit for the air conditioning device includes a casing formed with an intake air port in a lower portion thereof, and formed with an exhaust air port in an upper portion thereof, a fan arranged inside the casing, and generating air flow from the intake port to the exhaust port, a heat exchanging device arranged below the fan inside the casing to exchange heat with the air taken into the casing from the intake port, and an electric component case provided at a position adjacent to a lateral side of the fan in a circulation space of the air in the casing and configured as a strengthening member of the casing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An indoor unit for an air conditioning device comprising:
a casing formed with an intake air port in a lower portion thereof, and an exhaust air port in an upper portion thereof;
a fan arranged inside the casing, and generating air flow from the intake air port to the exhaust air port;
a heat exchanger arranged below the fan inside the casing to exchange heat with the air taken into the casing from the intake air port; and
an electric component case supporting an electric component; and
an internal plate provided a distance below a top plate of the casing, the internal plate forming an internal space between it and the top plate sufficient for temporarily placing the electric component case when detached from the casing, wherein
the electric component case is provided at a position adjacent to a lateral side of the fan in a circulation space of the air inside the casing, and is configured to counteract a load placed in a right-left direction on the casing,
the casing includes a second side wall and a third side wall arranged to be opposed to each other,
an upper reinforcement member and a lower reinforcement member spaced in a vertical direction are constructed across the second side wall and the third side wall,
an upper portion and a lower portion of the electric component case are coupled to the upper reinforcement member and the lower reinforcement member, respectively, and
wherein the internal plate is the upper reinforcement member.

2. The indoor unit for the air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein
a detachable first side wall is provided in one side surface of the casing, and
the electric component case is accessible by detaching the first side wall, and
the electric component case is detachable from the casing.

3. The indoor unit for the air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric component case is formed into a box shape.

4. The indoor unit for the air conditioning device according to claim 3 , wherein the electric component case has a bottom plate and side plates extending upward from this bottom plate, and at a lower end of each of the side plates, a folded portion making a surface contact with an upper surface of the bottom plate is provided.

5. The indoor unit for the air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric component case includes a lock that locks the electric component case to the upper reinforcement member in a suspended state.

6. The indoor unit for the air conditioning device according to claim 1 , wherein a heater is provided in the vicinity of the exhaust air port.

Assignees

• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Motonari
• Yamada Miki

Classifications

• F24F13/20

  Casings or covers · CPC title

• F28F13/12

  by creating turbulence, e.g. by stirring, by increasing the force of circulation (F28F13/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24H3/022

  using electric energy supply · CPC title

• F24H9/06

  Arrangement of mountings or supports · CPC title

• F24F1/0007

  Indoor units, e.g. fan coil units (self-contained units F24F1/02) · CPC title