Coating composition, coating film, and micro channel type heat exchanger using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025035390-A1
Application number	US-202418783257-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 24, 2024
Priority date	Jul 27, 2023
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A coating composition, a coating film, and a micro-channel type heat exchanger using the same are disclosed herein. The coating composition contains a hydrophilic resin at 10 to 40% by weight; a metal compound at 1 to 10% by weight; an amide-based crosslinking agent at 0.5 to 5% by weight; a phosphoric acid-based compound at 1 to 5% by weight; a preservative at 0.1 to 3% by weight; and water as a remainder. Thus, the coating composition provides a coating film that has both long-term corrosion resistance and long-term hydrophilicity.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the hydrophilic resin includes a material selected from an acrylic functional group.

3 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the hydrophilic resin includes at least one of acrylic acid (C 3 H 4 O 2 ), methacrylic acid (C 4 H 6 O 2 ), methyl (meth)acrylate (C 5 H 8 O 2 ), ethyl (meth)acrylate (C 3 H 12 N 2 O 2 ), butyl (meth)acrylate (C 8 H 14 O 2 ), dimethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate (C 8 H 15 NO 2 ), isobutyl (meth)acrylate (C 8 H 14 O 2 ), t-butyl (meth)acrylate (C 8 H 14 O 2 ), cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate (C 10 H 16 O 2 ), ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate (C 12 H 22 O 2 ), (meth)acrylic ester monomer (C 7 H 10 O 3 ), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (C 5 H 8 O 3 ), or hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate (C 6 H 10 O 3 ).

4 . The of micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the metal compound includes at least one of zirconium (Zr) or titanium (Ti).

5 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the metal compound includes at least two metal elements of chromium (Cr), zirconium (Zr), or titanium (Ti).

6 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the amide-based crosslinking agent includes at least one of formamide (CH 3 NO), sodium amide (H 2 NNa), nicotinic acid amide (C 6 H 6 N 2 O), dimethylformamide (C 3 H 7 NO), acetamide (C 2 H 5 NO), acrylamide (C 3 H 5 NO), polyacrylamide (C 6 H 9 NNaO 3 ), potassium amide (H 2 KN), oxamide (C 2 H 4 N 2 O 2 ), lithium diethylamide (C 4 H 10 LiN), dimethylformamide (C 3 H 7 NO), benzamide (C 7 H 7 NO), iodoacetamide (C 2 H 4 INO), acetamide (C 2 H 5 NO), arylamide (C 3 H 5 NO), phenylacetamide (C 4 H 9 NO), cyanoacetamide (C 3 H 4 N 2 O), dicyanoacetamide (C 4 H 4 N 3 O), dimethylacetamide (C 4 H 9 NO), diethylchloroacetamide (C 6 H 12 ClNO), dimethylformamide (C 3 H 7 NO), glycinamide (H 2 NCH 2 CNH 2 ), isopropylacrylamide (C 6 H 11 NO), methacrylamide (C 4 H 7 NO), methylenebisacrylamide (C 7 H 10 N 2 O 2 ), nicotinamide (C 6 H 6 N 2 O), oleamide (C 18 H 35 NO), oxamide (C 2 H 4 N 2 O 2 ), sulfonylamide (C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S), or thioacetamide (C 2 H 5 NS).

7 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the phosphoric acid-based compound includes at least one of phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ), pyrophosphoric acid (H 4 P 2 O 7 ), polyphosphoric acid (HO[POOH] n H), potassium hydrogen orthophosphate (K 2 HPO 4 ), tetrasodium inorganic phosphate (Na 4 P 2 O 7 ), disodium pyrophosphate (Na 2 H 2 P 2 O 7 ), free potassium phosphate, phosphorus pentoxide (P 4 O 10 ), zinc phosphate (Zn 3 (PO 4 ) 2 ), manganese phosphate (Mn 3 (PO 4 ) 2 ), iron phosphate (FePO 4 ), trimetaphosphoric acid (H 3 O 9 P 3 ), tripolyphosphoric acid (H 5 P 3 O 10 ), or tetrapolyphosphoric acid (H 6 O 13 P 4 ).

8 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the preservative includes an organic acid.

9 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the preservative imparts a fragrance.

10 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein the preservative includes at least one of citric acid (C 6 H 8 O 7 ), lactic acid (C 3 H 6 O 3 ), sorbic acid (C 6 H 8 O 2 ), or a combination thereof.

11 . (canceled)

12 . The micro-channel type heat exchanger of claim 13 , wherein a coating amount of the coating film is in a range of 0.10 to 1.50 g/m2.

13 . A micro-channel type heat exchanger, comprising:
a plurality of tubes having a plurality of flow paths defined therein; a plurality of fins, each of the plurality of fins connecting adjacent ones of the tubes to each other to conduct heat therebetween; and a coating film formed on at least one of the tubes or the fins, wherein the coating film is made of a coating composition including:
a hydrophilic resin in an amount of 10 to 40% by weight;
a metal compound in an amount of 1 to 10% by weight;
an amide-based crosslinking agent in an amount of 0.5 to 5% by weight;
a phosphoric acid-based compound in an amount of 1 to 5% by weight;
a preservative in an amount of 0.1 to 3% by weight; and
water.

14 . An indoor or outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising:
a cabinet assembly having an inlet defined therein through which indoor air is sucked; and a heat exchanger disposed in the cabinet assembly and configured to exchange heat between the sucked indoor air and refrigerant, wherein the heat exchanger includes a micro-channel type heat exchanger, wherein a coating film is formed on a surface of at least one of a flat tube or a fin of the heat exchanger, wherein the coating film is made of a coating composition including:
a hydrophilic resin in an amount of 10 to 40% by weight;
a metal compound in an amount of 1 to 10% by weight;
an amide-based crosslinking agent in an amount of 0.5 to 5% by weight;
a phosphoric acid-based compound in an amount of 1 to 5% by weight;
a preservative in an amount of 0.1 to 3% by weight; and
water.

15 . The indoor or outdoor unit of the air conditioner of claim 14 ,
wherein the heat exchange assembly includes:
a first micro-channel type heat exchanger;
a second micro-channel type heat exchanger positioned over the first heat exchanger; and
a support disposed between the first micro-channel type heat exchanger and the second micro-channel type heat exchanger,
wherein the support integrally couples the first micro-channel type heat exchanger and the second micro-channel type heat exchanger, wherein the support supports the second heat exchanger thereon.

16 . The indoor or outdoor unit of the air conditioner of claim 14 ,
wherein the heat exchange assembly includes a first micro-channel type heat exchanger; and a second micro-channel type heat exchanger disposed in rear of the first heat exchanger.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Seo Donghyun
• Ko Younghwan
• Lee Yeol
• Kim Minsoo
• Yoon Hyeok-Jin

Classifications

• C09D7/63

  organic · CPC title

• C09D7/61

  inorganic · CPC title

• C09D133/00

  Coating compositions based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides, or nitriles thereof; Coating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers · CPC title

• F24F13/222

  for evacuating condensate · CPC title

• F28F17/005

  Means for draining condensates from heat exchangers, e.g. from evaporators (F28B9/08 takes precedence) · CPC title