JP2016008783A - Blower and outdoor unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blower and an outdoor unit capable of preventing the generation of noise and breaking due to the generation or growth of ice in the blower including a blowout grille for use in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, an outdoor unit of a heat pump water heater.SOLUTION: A blower comprises: a blade; a rotary shaft; a motor; an orifice; and a blowout grille. The blowout grille includes a cylindrical hub; radial bars 25b extending radially from the hub; circle bars 25c crossing the radial bars 25b and disposed concentrically with the hub; and a side surface portion. If an angle θ1 formed between each of the radial bars 25b extending downward of intersections in the blowout grill and a vertical direction satisfies 0°≤θ1≤45, end portions, closer to the blade, of the radial bars 25b around the intersections are positioned closer to the blade than end portions, closer to the blade, of the circle bars 25c.

Description

  The present invention relates to a blower, and more particularly to a blower mounted on an outdoor unit of a refrigeration apparatus such as an air conditioner or a heat pump type hot water heater.

  Conventionally, an outdoor unit such as an air conditioner has been provided with a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between air and refrigerant, and a moving blade that sends air to increase the amount of heat exchange and a finger on the moving blade It is equipped with a blower consisting of a grill that protects it from touching. The grill is formed of a plurality of crossing crosspieces, and plays a role of protection by adjusting the distance between the crosspieces and the crosspiece and the distance between the crosspiece and the moving blade.

  In recent years, focusing on the appearance and making it difficult to see inside the outdoor unit, converting the dynamic pressure of the swirling flow generated from the moving blades to static pressure and lowering the electric input of the fan that rotates the moving blades, etc. There is a technique in which part of the grill bar is extended in the depth direction to provide other functions (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 15 shows an outdoor unit on which a conventional blower described in Patent Document 1 is mounted. In FIG. 15, the outdoor unit 100 includes a chassis 101, a blower 104 including a grill 102 and a propeller fan (moving blade) 103. The grill 102 includes a radial beam 102a, a circle beam 102b intersecting with the radial beam 102a, and a boss 102c. The radial beam 102a has a plate shape inclined in the axial direction of the propeller fan 103, and is located outside the central side in the radial direction. Widely formed.

  In the blower 104 configured as described above, the radial flow 102a collects the swirling flow that causes energy loss in the circumferential direction as a static pressure, so that the axial flow amount of the propeller fan 103 can be increased.

JP 2001-289466 A

  However, when a conventional blower is installed outdoors or in a refrigerated warehouse, for example, under conditions where the ambient temperature is below the freezing point, such as in severe winter, snow or frost accumulated on the upper part of the outdoor unit or its peripheral members is exposed to sunlight. When it melts, water droplets may be transmitted to the grill as snow melting water. And when these water droplets merge at the intersection of the radial cross of the grill and the circle cross, the water accumulates on the cross close to the horizontal in the vertical lower part than the cross, and the water overflowing from the top of the cross re-freezes. May grow into icicles. When icicles grow in the direction of the propeller fan from the intersection of the crosspieces, they interfere with the moving blades, causing problems such as abnormal noise being generated and the moving blades being stopped or broken.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and in an axial flow or mixed flow type blower used for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner or a heat pump water heater, abnormal noise is generated due to the generation or growth of ice. Also, the purpose is to prevent the blades from being stopped or damaged. In addition, in an outdoor unit equipped with a blower, it prevents the generation of abnormal noise due to the generation and growth of ice, and the stop and breakage of moving blades.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the blower of the present invention includes a moving blade that sends air and a grill provided on the upstream side or the downstream side of the moving blade, and the grill includes a plurality of first rails. And a plurality of second bars crossing the first bar, and adjacent to the first bar and the second bar below the crossing part along the first bar. The crossing portion where the angle θ1 formed by the first beam extending in the intersecting portion and the vertical direction is 0 ° ≦ θ1 ≦ 45 ° is defined as one end of the first beam close to the moving blade, and the second beam. A water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be closer to the moving blade than one end on the side close to the moving blade.

  By adopting such a configuration, the end of the second beam near the moving blade at the water droplet rectifying intersection is connected to the first beam so as to surround the periphery, and has an obstructed shape. Therefore, the water droplets that have flowed along the end of the second beam near the moving blades existing above the water droplet rectifying intersection are blocked by the first beam at the water droplet rectifying intersection. In addition, even if the water droplets that have flowed along the first beam existing above the water droplet rectifying intersection contact the second beam at the water droplet rectifying intersection, the first beam intersects the second beam. Therefore, without being blocked by the second rail, the second rail can flow along the first rail around the end near the moving blade.

  In addition, the first beam below the water droplet rectifying intersection has an angle θ1 with respect to the vertical lower side of the beam to the adjacent intersection so that 0 ° ≦ θ1 ≦ 45 °. Of the force, the component force along the first rail is greater than the component force perpendicular to the first rail. Therefore, since the force to flow the water droplets downward along the first rail becomes dominant, the water droplets that are in contact with the first rail at the water droplet rectifying intersection flow downward along the first rail. It is easy and does not stagnate at the water drop rectifying intersection and overflow and fall from the end near the moving blade of the pier, and the water drops stay on the first pier until the next intersection. It is also possible to prevent the water droplets from joining and growing and overflowing in the depth direction of the first rail.

  The blower of the present invention can prevent the generation and growth of ice from the grill. In addition, the outdoor unit equipped with the blower of the present invention does not generate abnormal noise due to the generation or growth of ice, or stop or break the blower.

The front view seen from the discharge side of the air of the outdoor unit which mounts the air blower in Embodiment 1 of this invention Meridional section in section aa in FIG. Front view of blowing grill in the same embodiment (A) Enlarged view, (b) Cross section in PP section, (c) Cross section in QQ section (A) Enlarged view, (b) Cross section in RR cross section, (c) Cross section in SS section Front view of blow-out grill in embodiment 2 of the present invention (A) Enlarged view, (b) Cross section at TT cross section, (c) Cross section at U-U cross section Front view of blow-out grill in embodiment 3 of the present invention (A) Enlarged view, (b) Cross section in XX section, (c) Cross section in YY section at intersection E of the blower in the same embodiment The front view seen from the discharge side of the air of the outdoor unit which mounts the air blower in Embodiment 4 of this invention The meridional section in the bb section of FIG. Front view of stationary blade member in the same embodiment Front view of blowing grill in the same embodiment (A) Enlarged view of the blower in the same embodiment from the intersection F to the lower adjacent intersection, (b) a sectional view of the intersection F in the MM section, and (c) a sectional view in the NN section. Front view of an outdoor unit equipped with a conventional blower

  1st invention is equipped with the moving blade which sends air, and the grill provided in the upstream or the downstream of the said moving blade, The said grill | grill is a some 1st crosspiece, and the plurality which cross | intersects the said 1st crosspiece The first cross and the vertical direction extending from the intersection of the first cross and the second cross to the adjacent cross section along the first cross below the intersection. The crossing portion where the angle θ1 formed by the angle is 0 ° ≦ θ1 ≦ 45 °, the one end of the first beam close to the moving blade is set to be more than the one end of the second beam close to the moving blade. It is a water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be close to the moving blade.

  By adopting such a configuration, the end of the second beam near the moving blade at the water droplet rectifying intersection is connected to the first beam so as to surround the periphery, and has an obstructed shape. Therefore, the water droplets that have flowed along the end of the second beam near the moving blades existing above the water droplet rectifying intersection are blocked by the first beam at the water droplet rectifying intersection. In addition, even if the water droplets that have flowed along the first beam existing above the water droplet rectifying intersection contact the second beam at the water droplet rectifying intersection, the first beam intersects the second beam. Therefore, without being blocked by the second rail, the second rail can flow along the first rail around the end near the moving blade.

  In addition, the first beam below the water droplet rectifying intersection has an angle θ1 with respect to the vertical lower side of the beam to the adjacent intersection so that 0 ° ≦ θ1 ≦ 45 °. Of the force, the component force along the first rail is greater than the component force perpendicular to the first rail. Therefore, since the force to flow the water droplets downward along the first rail becomes dominant, the water droplets that are in contact with the first rail at the water droplet rectifying intersection flow downward along the first rail. It is easy and does not stagnate at the water drop rectifying intersection and overflow and fall from the end near the moving blade of the pier, and the water drops stay on the first pier until the next intersection. It is also possible to prevent the water droplets from joining and growing and overflowing in the depth direction of the first rail.

  As a result, under conditions where snow and frost accumulated on the top of the blower and its peripheral members are melted by solar radiation and transmitted to the grille, and the snow melt re-freezes and grows icicles, the grille It is possible to prevent the icicle from growing toward the windward side of the grill from the water droplets overflowing from. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the icicle from interfering with the moving blades to generate abnormal noise, and to stop or break the blower, thereby improving the reliability of the blower.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, among the intersections of the first beam and the second beam, a second beam extending to an adjacent intersection along the second beam below the intersection. The angle θ2 formed by the vertical direction is 0 ° ≦ θ2 ≦ 45 °, and the first is provided between the intersection and the intersection adjacent to the first rail below the intersection. The average angle θ1 ′ formed by the crosspiece and the vertical direction is defined by the vertical direction and the second crosspiece provided between the crossing section and the crossing section adjacent to the second crossing section below the crossing section. With respect to the average angle θ2 ′, the crossing portion where θ2 ′ <θ1 ′ is set, the one end of the second beam close to the moving blade is more than the one end of the first beam close to the moving blade It is a water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be close to the moving blade.

If the angle θ2 with respect to the vertical direction is 0 ° ≦ θ2 ≦ 45 ° in the second beam below the water droplet rectifying intersection, the gravity acting on the water droplet on the second beam is a component force in the direction along the second beam. When the average angle of the second rail below the water drop rectifying intersection with respect to the vertical downward direction is smaller than that of the first rail, the gravitational force acting on the water droplets on the second rail is more The force of flowing water droplets in the direction along the rail is greater than the gravitational force acting on the water droplets on the first rail. Therefore, by doing this, water droplets that have flowed through the first and second rails to the water droplet rectifying intersection can be caused to flow to the second rail, so the intersection of the first and second rails It is possible to prevent water droplets from overflowing on the end close to the moving blade or on the second rail, to prevent ice pillars from forming toward the windward side of the grill, and to improve the reliability of the blower.

  3rd invention is equipped with the moving blade which sends air, and the grill provided in the upstream or the downstream of the said moving blade, The said grill | grill is a some 1st crosspiece, and the plurality which cross | intersects the said 1st crosspiece The first crosspiece and the second crosspiece, and the vertical direction of the crosspiece of the first crosspiece and the second crosspiece in the section from the first crosspiece to the crossing section adjacent to the first crosspiece. The one end on the side closer to the moving blade of the other beam is smaller than the average angle formed by the other beam and the vertical direction in the section to the adjacent intersection along the other beam. This is a water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be closer to the moving blade than one end on the side close to the moving blade.

  By adopting such a configuration, the water droplets flowing on the relatively gentle slope below the water droplet rectifying intersection flow to the end near the moving blade at the water droplet rectifying intersection. Even if it is, the end of the side closer to the moving blade of the relatively gentle slope after being dammed to the relatively steep slope formed closer to the moving blade. And then it flows to the side of the pier where the slope is relatively steep.

  In addition, the relatively steep pedestal is more susceptible to force in the direction along the pedestal due to gravity compared to the relatively gradual sled, so water droplets move downward along the pedestal. Easy to flow. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the water droplets from overflowing from the end of the water droplet rectifying intersection near the moving blades or on the crosspiece, thereby forming an ice column, and to improve the reliability of the blower.

  In a fourth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, in the section from the water drop rectification intersection to the intersection below the intersection, the water drop rectification intersection The width in the depth direction of one rail formed so as to be close to the moving blade is larger than the width in the depth direction of the other rail.

  By setting it as such a structure, a surface area can be enlarged, suppressing the resistance of the wind sent from a moving blade. That is, even if the direction of the water droplets is changed so that it flows to the relatively steep beam at the water droplet rectifying intersection, the width of the beam in the depth direction is increased even if the amount of water flowing along these beams increases. Is larger than the other beam and has a larger surface area, the amount of water in contact with the beam can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water droplets from overflowing and dripping from the rails and forming ice pillars, thereby further improving the reliability improvement effect of the blower.

  According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, at the water droplet rectifying intersection, one end of the first beam or the second beam far from the moving blade has a smooth curved surface shape. Is.

  By configuring in this way, the horizontal portion of the crosspiece can be configured to be less at the end of the crosspiece farther from the moving blade at the water droplet rectifying intersection, so that water droplets flowing along the crosspiece at the water drop rectifying crossover are It is difficult to collect, and it can flow around to the side with a steep slope. Therefore, the effect of changing the flow of water droplets at the water droplet rectifying intersection is promoted, and the possibility that the accumulated water drops overflow from the railing and hangs down and ice columns are formed is effectively reduced, further improving the reliability of the blower. Can do.

According to a sixth invention, in any one of the first to fifth inventions, the grill is constituted by a radiation beam extending radially from the center and a circle beam intersecting the radiation beam.

  Radiant beam grille, which is composed of a combination of radially extending beams and circular beams, has a constant angle with respect to the vertical direction of the circle beam at the intersection. It is easy to change depending on wind conditions, and there is a high possibility that icicles will occur in a wide area of the grill. Therefore, the effect of preventing the formation of ice pillars according to any one of the first to fifth inventions appears more remarkably.

  7th invention is equipped with the moving blade which sends air, and the grill provided in the upstream or the downstream of the said moving blade, The said grill | cross has several 1st crosspieces, and several crossing the said 1st crosspieces. The angle formed by the tangential direction and the vertical direction of the cross at the intersection of the first cross and the second cross is at the intersection of the first cross and the second cross. A protrusion is provided to project one end of the smaller beam closer to the moving blade toward the side closer to the moving blade than one end of the larger beam closer to the moving blade.

  By configuring in this way, at the intersection, the end of the side rail closer to the moving blade is connected to the projection portion of the side rail with a steep slope and has a blocked shape. Accordingly, the water droplets that have flowed along the gentler slope that exists above the water droplet rectifying intersection are blocked by the projection of the beam that has a steep slope at the water droplet rectifying intersection. In addition, even if the water droplets that have flowed along the steeply-inclined cross above the intersection are in contact with the low-inclined cross at the crossing, they should surround the low-inclined cross In addition, since the projections of the steep slope have crossed, without being damped by the loose slope, go around the end near the moving blade of the loose slope, It can flow along a steep slope.

  8th invention is an outdoor unit which mounts the air blower of any one invention of 1st-7th. According to this, in the outdoor unit, it is possible to prevent the generation of abnormal noise due to the generation and growth of ice, and the stop and breakage of the moving blade.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by the following embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of an outdoor unit on which an air blower according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is mounted, as viewed from the air discharge side. FIG. 2 is a meridional sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG. Here, the meridional sectional view is a sectional view obtained by rotationally projecting the rotating blades of the moving blade on a plane including the central axis of the rotating shaft of the moving blade.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the outdoor unit 26 of the heat pump cycle apparatus includes a blower 1 that sucks air from the back side of the outdoor unit 26 and discharges it to the front side, housed in a housing 21, and refrigerant and air of the heat pump cycle apparatus. And an outdoor heat exchanger 23 that exchanges heat with the compressor, a compressor (not shown) that compresses the refrigerant, and the like.

  The blower 1 includes a rotating hub 3 attached to a rotating shaft 2, a moving blade 5 having rotating blades 4 provided around the rotating hub 3, and an outlet grill 25 provided on the air discharge side.

The moving blade 5 has a shape called a propeller fan, and the rotating hub 3 of the moving blade 5 has a cylindrical shape or a truncated cone shape whose diameter increases toward the discharge side. The rotating shaft 2 is provided on the suction side of the moving blade 5 and is connected to a driving shaft of a motor 10 that rotationally drives the moving blade 5. The motor 10 is fixed to the housing 21 via a motor fixture 24. At a position corresponding to the outer periphery on the discharge side of the moving blade 5, an orifice 9 is provided to maintain a predetermined gap in the moving blade 5. Since the motor 10 and the orifice 9 are both supported by the casing 21, the relative positions of the moving blade 5 and the orifice 9 are adjusted and held.

  The blow-out grill 25 is fixed to the front portion 21 a of the housing 21. The blowout grill 25 prevents a person or object approaching the outdoor unit 26 from coming into contact with the rotating moving blade 5.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the blowing grill 25. The blowing grill 25 includes a hub 25a, a radiating bar 25b, and a circle bar 25c. In addition, the blow grill 25 includes a side surface portion 25d for projecting the hub 25a, the radiation beam 25b, and the circle beam 25c formed in substantially the same plane from the front surface portion 21a (see FIG. 2).

  The hub 25a is circular and has a shape that is substantially concentric with the rotating hub 3 of the moving blade 5 when viewed from the front of the outdoor unit 26, and the radiating bar 25b is formed to extend radially from the hub 25a. The circle beam 25c has a substantially concentric shape with the hub 25a, and the radiation beam 25b and the circle beam 25c are formed so as to intersect at a plurality of intersections. The cross sections of the radiation beam 25b and the circle beam 25c are elongated in the depth (axial direction of the moving blade 5) side in order to reduce the resistance of the air discharged from the moving blade 5. There are openings between the plurality of radiation bars 25b and the plurality of circle bars 25c.

  The length in the depth direction of the hub 25a is larger than the length in the depth direction of the radiating bar 25b, and the end of the hub 25a on the moving blade 5 side is closer to the moving blade 5 than the end of the radiating bar 25b on the moving blade 5 side. It is designed to be located on the side.

  The side surface portion 25d is formed of a beam that is bent and extended from the radiation beam 25b to the front surface 21a side. For this reason, there is an opening between the crosspieces. In addition, you may provide the circle cross | intersection which cross | intersects the crosspiece extended from the radiation crosspiece 25b in the side part 25d.

  At the intersection of the radiating beam 25b and the circle beam 25c, at a specific intersection, of the radiating beam 25b and the circle beam 25c, the beam that is close to the vertical (the angle formed by the tangential direction of the beam at the intersection and the vertical direction is smaller) One end of the side close to the moving blade 5 (hereinafter referred to as the moving blade proximity end) of the side of the moving blade is close to the horizontal (the one with the larger angle formed by the tangential direction of the crossing at the intersection and the vertical direction). A water droplet rectification crossing portion (details will be described later) is located closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end.

  Here, the path | route through which water drops, such as the snowmelt water after snowfall, flows is demonstrated using FIG. 1 and FIG. During the winter season and the like, snow may accumulate on the upper surface of the housing 21 and the upper portion of the side surface portion 25d of the blowout grill 25, and frost may fall. At this time, water droplets in which snow and frost have melted due to an increase in the outside air temperature and solar radiation reach the blow grill 25 through the front portion 21a, and downward through the radiation beam 25b, the circle beam 25c and the hub 25a. It flows toward. The water droplets that have reached the lower end of the blowing grill 25 either travel on the front portion 21a again or fall from the blowing grill 25 and reach the installation surface of the outdoor unit 26.

  By the way, since the radiant beam grill composed of the radiant beam and the circle beam has a plurality of intersections, the water droplets that have traveled on the respective beams merge at the intersections and further flow downward. In the case where the inclination of the lower rail is close to the horizontal (for example, a place like the intersection A in FIG. 3), the water droplets that merge at the intersection tend to stay on the horizontal rail.

Furthermore, if the blade's proximal end near the horizontal rail is located at the same position as the blade's near edge near the vertical, or closer to the blade than it, the blade near the vertical The vicinity of the proximate end is divided into a horizontal bar. For this reason, when the water droplets that merged at the crossing point reach the moving blade near end through the near horizontal beam, they do not flow to the near vertical beam, but hang down from the moving blade adjacent end of the horizontal beam and drop or freeze. And become an icicle.

  In addition, for water droplets flowing through a horizontal rail, the component force acting in the direction along the rail out of the gravitational force acting on the water droplet is smaller than the component force in the direction perpendicular to the rail. The water droplets stagnate and merge on the pier, overflow from the pier, hang down from the end of the moving blade, and freeze or become icicles.

  Further, when the wind blows toward the front of the outdoor unit 26, the water droplets easily flow toward the moving blade proximity end, and the phenomenon that the water drops hang down from the moving blade proximity end is likely to occur. Because of the force from the wind acting on the water droplets hanging from the pier, the ice column grows diagonally toward the moving blade, and contact with the moving blade generates abnormal noise, breaks the moving blade, and further May cause a stop. In addition, water drops that fall from the crosspiece enter into the outdoor unit by the force of the wind and freeze on the orifice, so that an ice mass grows and contacts the moving blades to cause the same problem.

  However, in this embodiment, as will be described in detail below, the moving blade proximity end of the crosspiece near the vertical is positioned closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade proximity end of the crosspiece near horizontal. Therefore, the above-described problems do not occur.

  4 (a) is an enlarged view of the intersection A of FIG. 3 showing the blower of Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 4 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line PP in FIG. 4 (a), and FIG. (c) is sectional drawing in the QQ cross section of Fig.4 (a).

  With respect to the beam below the intersection A, until the next intersection, the radiation beam 25b is at an angle θ1 with respect to the vertical downward direction (that is, at the intersection A, below the intersection A and along the radiation beam 25b). An angle θ1) formed by the radiation beam 25b extending to the adjacent intersection and the vertical direction is a steep slope section where 0 ° ≦ θ1 ≦ 45 °. The moving blade adjacent end 31 at the intersection A of the radiation beam 25b is configured to be closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end 32 of the circle beam 25c, and forms a water droplet rectifying intersection 33.

  More specifically, at the intersection A, the radiating bar 25b is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes toward the moving blade 5 from the radiating bar 25b. That is, the end of the protrusion on the moving blade 5 side is located closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end 32 of the radiation beam 25b or the circle beam 25c. The protrusion is substantially semicircular, and the length of the protrusion in the longitudinal direction of the radiation beam 25b (the length equivalent to the diameter of the approximately semicircular disk) is larger than the thickness of the circle beam 25c. . That is, the protrusion is formed so as to cover the periphery of the moving blade proximity end 32 in a side view of the radiation bar 25b (see FIG. 4B). Further, the thickness at the base of the protrusion (portion connected to the radiation beam 25b) is substantially the same as that of the radiation beam 25b, and the thickness decreases toward the rotor blade 5 side (see FIG. 4 (c)).

  As a result, at the intersection A, the moving blade proximity end 32 of the circle crosspiece 25c is shaped to be blocked by the projection of the radiation crosspiece 25b, so that the water droplets flowing to the intersection A along the circle crosspiece 25c Dammed by the radiating bar 25b and flows downward along the radiating bar 25b to the lower side of the intersection A (in the direction of the dotted arrow in FIG. 4A).

In addition, the water droplets flowing to the intersection A along the radiating bar 25b reach the periphery of the circle bar 25c, but the moving blade adjacent end of the radiating bar 25b surrounds the moving blade adjacent end 32 of the circle bar 25c. Since 31 is formed, it flows around the moving blade adjacent end 32 and flows downward along the radiation bar 25b to the lower side of the intersection A without being blocked by the circle bar 25c (dotted line arrow in FIG. 4B) direction).

  Since the section from the intersection A of the radiation beam 25b to the next intersection is a steep slope, the component in the direction along the radiation beam 25b out of the gravitational force acting on the water droplets is the radiation beam 25b. Therefore, the water droplet flows downward along the radiation bar 25b. That is, in the radiation beam 25b, the section from the intersection A to the next intersection is a steep slope section, so that water droplets are unlikely to stay on the beam.

  The water droplets flowing into the intersection A in this way do not overflow from the water droplet rectifying intersection 33 and flow to the steep slope section of the radiation beam 25b, and flow without falling from the beam on the way to the next intersection. The reliability of the blower 1 can be improved by preventing the dripping and dropping of water droplets from the blade adjacent ends 31 and 32 and preventing the growth of ice columns toward the moving blade 5 and ice blocks on the orifice 9.

  In addition, the rectangular part of the broken line drawn along the long side direction in the radiation beam 25b of FIG. 3 has shown the part by which the water droplet rectification crossing part is provided on the radiation beam 25b similarly to the above, By providing the water droplet rectifying intersections at the plurality of intersections as described above, the effect of flowing the water drops downward without remaining on the intersections or the crosspieces is increased.

  5A is an enlarged view of the intersection B of FIG. 3 showing the blower according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line RR of FIG. 5A, and FIG. (c) is sectional drawing in the SS cross section of Fig.5 (a).

  For the crosspieces below the intersection B, the circle crosspiece 25c is at an angle θ2 with respect to the vertically downward direction until the next intersection (that is, at the intersection B, below the intersection B and along the circle crosspiece 25c). An angle θ2) formed by the circle beam 25c extending to the adjacent intersection and the vertical direction is a steep slope section where 0 ° ≦ θ2 ≦ 45 °.

  In addition, for the radiation beam 25b, the average value θ1 ′ of the angle θ1 with respect to the vertical downward direction until the next intersection part (that is, the intersection part B and the intersection part B is lower than the intersection part B). The average value θ1 ′) of the angle formed by the radiation beam 25b provided in the section between the adjacent intersections along the radiation beam 25b and the vertical direction is vertically below the intersection B of the circle beam 25c. The average value θ2 ′ of the angle θ2 to the next intersection (that is, provided in the section between the intersection B and the intersection that is below the intersection B and adjacent to the circle crosspiece 25c) In addition, θ2 ′ <θ1 ′ with respect to an average value θ2 ′) of the angle formed by the circle crosspiece 25c and the vertical direction.

  The average value θ1 ′ is the tangential direction and the vertical direction of the radiation beam 25b at each intersection of the intersection B and the intersection below the intersection B and adjacent to the radiation beam 25b. An arithmetic average of angles formed by and may be adopted. Further, an angle formed by the tangential direction of the radiation beam 25b and the vertical direction at the midpoint between the intersection B and the intersection located below the intersection B and adjacent to the radiation beam 25b is adopted. Also good. The same applies to the average value θ2 ′.

  Further, the moving blade adjacent end 34 at the intersection B of the circle crosspiece 25c is configured to be closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end 35 of the radiating crosspiece 25b, and forms a water droplet rectifying crossover 36.

More specifically, at the intersection B, the circle bar 25c is provided with a protrusion that protrudes toward the moving blade 5 from the circle bar 25c. That is, the end of the protrusion on the moving blade 5 side is located closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end 32 of the radiation beam 25b or the circle beam 25c. The protrusion is substantially semicircular, and the length of the protrusion in the longitudinal direction of the circle beam 25c (the length equivalent to the diameter of the approximately semicircular disk) is larger than the thickness of the radiation beam 25b. . That is, the protrusion is formed so as to cover the periphery of the moving blade proximity end 32 in the side view of the circle crosspiece 25c (see FIG. 5B). Further, the thickness at the base of the protrusion (the portion connected to the circle crosspiece 25c) is substantially the same as that of the circle crosspiece 25c, and the thickness decreases toward the moving blade 5 side (see FIG. 5 (c)).

  As a result, at the intersection B, the moving blade proximity end 35 of the radiating bar 25b is blocked by the protrusion of the circle bar 25c. The dam is stopped by the circle bar 25c and flows to the lower side of the intersection B along the circle bar 25c.

  In addition, the water droplets flowing to the intersection B along the circle crosspiece 25c reach the periphery of the radiation crosspiece 25b, but the moving blade proximate end of the circle crosspiece 25c so as to surround the moving blade proximate end 35 of the radiation crosspiece 25b. 34 is formed, it flows around the moving blade adjacent end 35 and flows to the lower side of the intersection B along the circle bar 25c without being blocked by the radiation bar 25b.

  Since the section from the intersection B of the circle crosspiece 25c to the next intersection below is a steep slope section, the component in the direction along the circle crosspiece 25c out of the gravitational force acting on the water drops is the circle crosspiece 25c. Therefore, the water droplets flow downward along the circle bar 25c. That is, in the circle crosspiece 25c, since the section from the intersection B to the next intersection is a steep slope section, water droplets are unlikely to stay on the crosspiece.

  In this way, the water droplets flowing into the intersection B do not overflow from the water droplet rectifying intersection 36 and flow into the steep slope section of the circle crosspiece 25c, and flow without dropping from the crosspiece on the way to the next intersection. The reliability of the blower 1 can be improved by preventing the dripping or dropping of water droplets from the blade adjacent ends 34, 36, and preventing the growth of ice columns toward the moving blade 5 and ice blocks on the orifice 9.

  In addition, the rectangular part of the broken line drawn along the long side direction in the circle crosspiece 25c of FIG. 3 has shown the part by which the water droplet rectification crossing part is provided on the circle crosspiece 25c similarly to the above, Thus, by providing the water droplet rectifying intersections at a plurality of intersections, the effect of flowing water drops vertically downward without remaining on the intersections or the crosspieces is increased.

  Due to the action of the water droplet rectifying intersections 33 and 36 as described above, the water droplet flows along the dotted arrow in FIG. The hub 25a is made larger in the depth direction than the radiating bar 25b, and the water that has reached the hub 25a through the radiating bar 25b flows downward while going around the radiating bar 25b. In addition, a groove or the like may be provided in the hub 25a so that water droplets can easily flow.

  In addition, in the case of a radiant beam grill composed of a radiant beam and a circle beam as in the present embodiment, the angle of the beam has various intersections, so the effect of preventing water drop fall by providing a water droplet rectifying intersection Appears prominently.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 5B, in the first embodiment, the crosspieces having the moving blade adjacent ends 32 and 35 farther from the moving blades in the water droplet rectifying intersections 33 and 36 are It has a smooth curved surface shape. With this configuration, the crosspiece having the moving blade adjacent ends 32 and 35 has almost no horizontal surface, so that the water droplets reaching the water droplet rectifying intersections 33 and 36 are in the vicinity of the moving blade adjacent ends 32 and 35. It is difficult to stay and moves around the moving blade adjacent ends 32 and 35 and quickly flows downward. Therefore, it is possible to improve the reliability of the blower 1 by preventing water droplets from overflowing and dripping from the water droplet rectifying intersections 33 and 36 and falling, thereby preventing the formation of ice columns and ice blocks.

  In the first embodiment, the ends of the blowout grill 25 on the side far from the moving blade 5 of the radiating bar 25b and the circle bar 25c are arranged so that both of the bars are substantially equal to the moving blade. However, it may be arranged at an arbitrary position. The crosspiece arranged so that the moving blade adjacent end is closer to the moving blade 5 at the water drop rectifying intersection is configured such that the end farther from the moving blade is farther from the moving blade than the other piece at the water drop rectifying intersection. By doing so, water droplets can be easily flowed vertically downward, similar to the moving blade adjacent end at the water droplet rectifying intersection, and it is possible to prevent the water droplets from dropping or falling from the crosspieces and to prevent the formation of ice columns or ice blocks.

  All of the front surfaces of the blow grill 25 except for the intersection of the outermost circle beam 25c (that is, the circle beam 25c in contact with the side surface portion 25d) and the radiation beam 25b of the front surface of the blow grill 25. The intersection may be the water droplet rectifying intersection 33 or the water droplet rectifying intersection 36. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the blowing grill 25 is divided into four quadrants of upper, lower, left, and right in the front view of the blowing grill 25, all the intersections of the upper region and the lower region are water droplets. The rectifying intersection 33 may be used, and all the intersections of the left region and the right region may be the water droplet rectifying intersection 36.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. Of the intersections, only the intersection where water droplets easily convect may be used as the water droplet rectification intersection 33 or the water droplet rectification intersection 36.

  In the first embodiment, the grill is described as the blowout grill 25 located on the downstream side of the moving blade 5, but the same effect can be obtained even with the suction grill located on the upstream side of the moving blade 5. It is done.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 shows a front view of the blowing grill 125 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The blow-out grill 125 includes a hub 125a, a radiation bar 125b, a circle bar 125c, and a side surface part 125d. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the water drop rectifying intersection and the section up to the water drop rectifying intersection below the water drop rectifying intersection are close to the moving blade 5 at the water drop rectifying intersection. The width in the depth direction of one of the bars formed in this way is the same as the width in the depth direction of the protrusion, and is larger than the width in the depth direction of the other bar.

  Details will be described below. 7A is an enlarged view at the intersection C in FIG. 6, FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line TT in FIG. 7A, and FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line U- in FIG. A sectional view in the U section is shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, at the intersection C, the moving blade adjacent end 37 of the radiating bar 125b is disposed closer to the moving blade than the moving blade adjacent end 38 of the circle bar 125c. And constitutes a water droplet rectifying intersection 39.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the moving blade adjacent end 40 of the radiation bar 125 b at a position below the water droplet rectifying intersection 39 is substantially equal to the moving blade adjacent end 37 with respect to the moving blade 5. And the depth of the radiation beam 125b is relatively larger than the depth of the circle beam 125c. This configuration continues to the next intersection, and may be formed over the entire steep slope section, for example, as indicated by a broken line along the radiation beam 125b in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, in the front view of the blow grill 125, when the blow grill 125 is divided into four quadrant regions, upper, lower, left and right, the upper region and the lower region are below the intersection. The width in the depth direction of the extending radiation beam 125b may be larger than the width in the depth direction of the circle beam 125c in the region.

  By doing so, the depth of the cross and the area can be increased with respect to the water drops that flow in the direction of the radiating cross 125b at the water drop rectifying intersection 39. Therefore, even if the amount of water increases, Can prevent the formation of icicles and ice blocks by preventing drooping and falling.

  Similarly, the same effect can be obtained for the circle crosspiece 125c even if the crosspiece is configured so that the depth of the crosspiece is larger than that of the other crosspiece over the entire area of the steep slope section, as indicated by a broken line along the circle crosspiece 125c in FIG. be able to.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, in the front view of the blow grill 125, when the blow grill 125 is divided into upper, lower, left and right quadrant regions, the left region and the right region are below the intersection. The same effect can be obtained even if the width in the depth direction of the extending circle beam 125c is larger than the width in the depth direction of the radiation beam 125b in the region.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 8 is a front view as seen from the discharge side of the blowing grill in the third embodiment of the present invention. 9A is an enlarged view at the intersection E of FIG. 8, FIG. 9B is a VV cross section of FIG. 9A, and FIG. 9C is a WW cross section of FIG. 9A. A cross-sectional view is shown.

  Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The blow-out grill 225 includes a hub 225a, a radiation bar 225b, a circle bar 225c, and a side surface part 225d. The radiation beam 225b is longer than the circle beam 225c and has a plate shape having a predetermined inclination with respect to the axial direction of the rotor blade 5. Thereby, the radiation beam 225b collects the static pressure by adjusting the function of the blind so that the inside of the outdoor unit cannot be seen and the flow of the air sent from the moving blade 5 of the blower 1, and the efficiency of the blower 1 is recovered. The function of a stationary blade for improving the air quality can be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 9 (c), in the radiation beam 225b around the intersection E, the moving blade adjacent end 41 at the intersection E of the circle beam 225c is closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end 42 of the radiation beam 225b. The shape is reduced in the depth direction so as to be positioned.

  That is, at the intersection E, the radiation beam 225b is provided with a substantially semicircular cutout so that the protrusion provided on the circle beam 225c protrudes from the end of the intersection E on the moving blade 5 side. .

  By configuring in this way, the water droplet rectifying intersection 43 can be formed, and the water droplets flowing from the upper side of the water droplet rectifying intersection 43 can be flowed downward without stopping. Therefore, water does not overflow from the water droplet rectifying intersection 43 and hang down or fall, and the formation of ice columns and ice blocks can be prevented.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 10 is a front view of an outdoor unit equipped with a blower according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention as viewed from the blower discharge side, and FIG. 11 is a meridional cross-sectional view taken along the line bb of FIG. Hereinafter, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The difference between the fourth embodiment and the first embodiment is that, in the outdoor unit 326, the shape of the blowing grill 325 is different, and the stationary blade member 47 is provided between the blowing grill 325 and the moving blade 5. It is.

  FIG. 12 is a front view of the stationary blade member 47. The stationary blade member 47 includes a cylindrical hub 47a, a plurality of radially extending plate-shaped stationary blades 47b extending from the hub 47a, and a frame 47c that connects the outer peripheral portions of the stationary blade 47b. It is fixed to the unit 326. The stationary blade member 47 has a function of improving the efficiency of the blower 1 by adjusting the flow of air sent from the moving blade 5 of the blower 1 in the outdoor unit 326 by using the stationary blade 47b.

  FIG. 13 is a front view of the blowing grill 325. The blowing grill 325 includes a cylindrical hub 325a, a plurality of radial bars 325b extending radially from the hub 325a, and a circular circle that intersects with the radial bars 325b provided substantially concentrically with the hub 325a so as to intersect the radial bars 325b. A crosspiece 325c, and a side surface portion 325d that connects the outer peripheral side of the radiation crosspiece 325b and the circle crosspiece 325c are provided.

  The radiating bar 325b is not linear, but is formed to have substantially the same shape as the curve of the discharge side end of the stationary blade 47b, so that the air flow arranged by the stationary blade 47b is not easily disturbed. Further, the shape of the side surface portion 325d is substantially square when viewed from the front, and by adopting such a shape, even if the shape of the outer frame of the blowing grill is conventionally a square, radiation is achieved simply by changing the shape of the blowing grill. A crosspiece shape can be applied.

  FIG. 14A is an enlarged view of the radiation beam 325b and the circle beam 325c from the intersection F in the blow grill 325 of FIG. 13 to the next intersection on the lower side. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along line MM in FIG. 14A, and FIG. 14C is a cross-sectional view taken along line NN. In the range of FIG. 14A, the average value of the angle α between the circle beam 325c and the vertically downward angle is smaller than the average value of the angle β between the radiation beam 325b and the vertically downward angle, and the moving blade of the circle beam 325c at the intersection F The proximity end 48 is disposed at a position closer to the moving blade 5 than the moving blade adjacent end 49 of the radiation bar 325 b, and constitutes a water droplet rectifying intersection 50.

  By configuring in this way, the periphery of the moving blade proximity end 49 of the radiation beam 325b at the intersection F is blocked by the circle beam 325c, and is transmitted from the upper side of the intersection F to the radiation beam 325b. The flowing water droplets are dammed to the crosspiece 325c at the intersection F and flow on the circle crosspiece 325c.

  In addition, the water droplets that have flowed from the upper side of the intersection F through the circle beam 325c flow around the moving blade adjacent end 49 of the radiation beam 325b at the intersection F and flow through the circle beam 325c. The circle beam 325c below the intersection F has an average value α of the angle α with the vertically lower portion in the section to the next intersection, and the angle β with the vertically lower portion in the section to the next intersection of the radiation beam 325b. Since it is smaller than the average value, out of the gravitational force acting on the water droplets on the crosspiece, the component in the direction along the crosspiece is larger in the circle crosspiece 325c than in the radiation crosspiece 325b. Therefore, the water flowing on the circle beam 325c flows more easily in the direction along the beam than the radiation beam 325b, and flows downward without staying on the beam.

  Therefore, by configuring the moving blade adjacent end of the beam along the long side of the rectangle drawn by the broken line in FIG. 13 as the moving blade adjacent end 48 and providing a water droplet rectifying intersection, water overflows from the beam and hangs down. Since water droplets can be prevented from falling, it is possible to prevent ice pillars from growing and ice blocks from being formed from the crosspiece.

As described above, the blower having the configuration according to the present invention can prevent generation of abnormal noise due to the generation and growth of ice and breakage of the moving blades at ambient temperature conditions below the table development such as severe winter season.
It can also be applied to applications such as air conditioning equipment for commercial air conditioners and heat pump equipment such as water heaters.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blower 2 Rotating shaft 3 Rotating hub 4 Rotating blade 5 Rotor blade 9 Orifice 10 Motor 21 Housing 21a Front part 23 Outdoor heat exchanger 24 Motor fixture 25, 125, 225, 325 Outlet grill 25a, 125a, 225a, 325a Hub 25b, 125b, 225b, 325b Radiation beam 25c, 125c, 225c, 325c Circle beam 25d, 125d, 225d, 325d Side surface 26, 326 Outdoor unit 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 49 Moving blade proximal end 33, 36, 39, 43, 50 Water drop rectifying intersection 47 Stator blade member 47a Hub 47b Stator blade 47c Frame

Claims (8)

A moving blade for sending air, and a grill provided on the upstream side or the downstream side of the moving blade,
The grill is composed of a plurality of first bars and a plurality of second bars crossing the first bars.
Of the intersecting portions of the first and second beams, an angle θ1 formed by a first beam extending vertically below the intersecting portion and adjacent to the intersecting portion along the first beam is 0 ° ≦ The intersection where θ1 ≦ 45 ° is
One end of the first cross close to the moving blade is a water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be closer to the moving blade than one end of the second cross close to the moving blade. Do the blower. Of the intersecting portions of the first and second beams, an angle θ2 formed by a second beam extending to an adjacent intersection along the second beam below the intersecting portion and the vertical direction is 0 ° ≦ θ2 ≦ 45 °, and the average angle θ1 ′ formed by the first beam provided between the intersection and the intersection adjacent to the first beam below the intersection and the vertical direction is The average angle θ2 ′ formed by the second beam provided between the intersection and the intersection adjacent to the second beam below the intersection and the vertical direction is θ2 ′ <θ1. The intersection that becomes'
One end of the second rail close to the moving blade is a water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be closer to the moving blade than one end of the first rail close to the moving blade. The blower according to claim 1. A moving blade for sending air, and a grill provided on the upstream side or the downstream side of the moving blade,
The grill is composed of a plurality of first bars and a plurality of second bars crossing the first bars.
The average angle formed by one crosspiece and the vertical direction in the section from the first crosspiece and the second crosspiece to the crossing section adjacent to one crossing section below the crossing section is the other. One end on the side closer to the moving blade of the smaller beam is closer to the moving blade of the larger beam, the smaller angle than the average angle formed by the other beam and the vertical direction in the section to the adjacent intersection along the beam A blower characterized in that it is a water droplet rectifying intersection formed so as to be closer to the moving blade than one end on the side. In the section from the water droplet rectifying intersection to the intersection below the intersection, the width in the depth direction of one of the bars formed to be close to the moving blades at the water droplet rectifying intersection The blower according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the blower is larger than a width of the other crosspiece in a depth direction. The one end of the first beam or the second beam on the side far from the moving blade in the water droplet rectifying intersection has a smooth curved surface shape, according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Blower. The blower according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the grill is configured by a radiation beam extending radially from a center and a circle beam intersecting the radiation beam. A moving blade for sending air, and a grill provided on the upstream side or the downstream side of the moving blade,
The grill is composed of a plurality of first bars and a plurality of second bars crossing the first bars.
At the intersection of the first beam and the second beam, of the first beam and the second beam, the moving blade of the beam having a smaller angle formed by the tangential direction of the beam and the vertical direction at the intersection. A blower, characterized in that a protrusion is provided to project one end on the near side closer to the side closer to the moving blade than one end on the larger beam closer to the moving blade. The outdoor unit which mounts the air blower of any one of Claims 1-7.