Air conditioner constituent unit and air conditioner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025116414-A1
Application number	US-202418982606-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2024
Priority date	Sep 27, 2022
Publication date	Apr 10, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A refrigerant pipe connected to a flow divider includes a first pipe made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and a second pipe made of copper or copper alloy. A first connection end of the first pipe and a second connection end of the second pipe are connected. A cover member is disposed in a through hole to extend across an internal space and an external space of a casing, A first portion of the refrigerant pipe including the first connection end of the first pipe and the second connection end of the second pipe is covered with the cover member.

First claim

1 . An air conditioner constituent unit comprising:
a casing having a through hole; a heat exchanger that is housed in the casing and has a plurality of heat transfer tubes; a refrigerant pipe passing through the through hole; a flow divider that is connected to the heat exchanger and the refrigerant pipe and distributes refrigerant flowing in from the refrigerant pipe to the plurality of heat transfer tubes; and a cover member covering the refrigerant pipe, the refrigerant pipe having a first pipe connected to the flow divider and made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and a second pipe made of copper or copper alloy, a first connection end of the first pipe and a second connection end of the second pipe being directly connected or connected through a metal pipe made of a material different from those of the first pipe and the second pipe, the cover member being disposed in the through hole to extend across an internal space and an external space of the casing, a first portion of the refrigerant pipe including the first connection end of the first pipe and the second connection end of the second pipe being covered with the cover member.

2 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastening member fastening the cover member to the refrigerant pipe, wherein the first connection end is disposed between a first end of the cover member located outside the casing and the fastening member.

3 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastening member fastening the cover member to the refrigerant pipe, wherein the second connection end is disposed between a second end of the cover member located inside the casing and the fastening member.

4 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first fastening member and a second fastening member fastening the cover member to the refrigerant pipe, wherein the first connection end and the second connection end are disposed between the first fastening member and the second fastening member.

5 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 1 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe includes a laterally-extending pipe portion that extends horizontally or is inclined downward toward the outside of the casing, and the first portion of the refrigerant pipe is disposed in the laterally-extending pipe portion.

6 . An air conditioner comprising: the constituent unit of claim 1 .

7 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 2 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe includes a laterally-extending pipe portion that extends horizontally or is inclined downward toward the outside of the casing, and the first portion of the refrigerant pipe is disposed in the laterally-extending pipe portion.

8 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 3 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe includes a laterally-extending pipe portion that extends horizontally or is inclined downward toward the outside of the casing, and the first portion of the refrigerant pipe is disposed in the laterally-extending pipe portion.

9 . The air conditioner constituent unit of claim 4 , wherein
the refrigerant pipe includes a laterally-extending pipe portion that extends horizontally or is inclined downward toward the outside of the casing, and the first portion of the refrigerant pipe is disposed in the laterally-extending pipe portion.

10 . An air conditioner comprising: the constituent unit of claim 2 .

11 . An air conditioner comprising: the constituent unit of claim 3 .

12 . An air conditioner comprising: the constituent unit of claim 4 .

13 . An air conditioner comprising: the constituent unit of claim 5 .

Assignees

• Daikin Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Sakamaki Tomohiko
• Omiya Akira
• Kimura Tsuyoshi
• Miyatani Naonobu

Classifications

• F28F17/005

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

• F28D2021/0068

  for refrigerant cycles · CPC title

• F28F9/0275

  with multiple branch pipes · CPC title

• F28F9/0256

  Arrangements for coupling connectors with flow lines · CPC title

• F28F21/08

  of metal · CPC title