Flow guiding device for Air Conditioner, Method for Heat Dissipation Air Conditioner, and Supplementary Device

Abstract

The present invention provides a flow guiding device for an air conditioner, a supplementary device for enhancing and accelerating heat dissipation of flow guiding device and a method for heat dissipation thereof. The flow guiding device which is disposed between a condenser fan and a condenser coil is configured on a bottom surface of the air conditioner and obliquely configured to the condenser fan. The flow guiding device includes a flake body and a plurality of flow guiding members, the flake body has holes disposed through the flake body, and flow guiding protrusions are disposed on two opposite sides of the flake body, and a space between two of the plurality of flow guiding protrusions is a concave. A plurality of flow guiding member disposed on the concaves, and parts of the plurality of holes on the two opposite sides connected to the plurality of flow guiding member.

Claims

1. A flow guiding device for an air conditioner, the air conditioner comprising a condenser fan and a condenser coil, an airflow which is defined as a direction of the airflow is generated by operating the condenser fan and faces towards the condenser coil; the flow guiding device configured on a bottom surface of the air conditioner and obliquely configured to the condenser fan; wherein the flow guiding device comprises: a flake body having a plurality of holes disposed through the flake body and a plurality of flow guiding protrusions; wherein the plurality of holes are disposed through two opposite sides of the flake body, the plurality of flow guiding protrusions which have spaces among them are disposed on two opposite sides of the flake body, and a space between two of the plurality of flow guiding protrusions is defined as a concave; a plurality of flow guiding member disposed on the plurality of concaves, and parts of the plurality of holes on the two opposite sides connected to the plurality of flow guiding member; wherein the flow guiding device is obliquely configured between the condenser fan and the condenser coil, one side of the two opposite sides faces towards the condenser fan is a windward side, and the windward side and the bottom surface form an angle; wherein when the airflow is formed by operating the condenser fan and parts of the airflow moves towards the windward side, parts of the airflow passes through the plurality of flow guiding protrusions, and water vapor on the bottom surface is driven along the direction of the airflow by the plurality of flow guiding member to move to the condenser coil.

2. The flow guiding device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of flow guiding member is a solid cylinder, or each of the plurality of flow guiding member is a hollow cylinder, or parts of the plurality of flow guiding member are solid cylinders, and parts of the plurality of flow guiding member are hollow cylinders; wherein when each of the plurality of flow guiding member that is the hollow cylinders is combined to each of the plurality of hole, the hollow cylinder has a top side and a bottom side for combining to each of the plurality of hole, and the top side is a plane or an irregular shape.

3. The flow guiding device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of flow guiding member disposed on each of the plurality of concave further has gas hole through itself, and a central axis of each of the plurality of flow guiding member is perpendicular to an axial of the gas hole.

4. The flow guiding device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of flow guiding protrusion is a plane or a protrusion, when each of the plurality of flow guiding protrusion is a plane, the plane and the flake body form a tilt angle; and when each of the plurality of flow guiding protrusion is a protrusion, the protrusion protrudes from one of the two sides and has an arcuate surface.

5. The flow guiding device according to claim 1, wherein the flow guiding device has a top at a level lower than an axis of the condenser fan.

6. A method for dissipating waste heat from an air conditioner, comprising a flow guiding device according to claim 1 configured in air conditioner, wherein the flow guiding device is configured between the condenser fan and the condenser coil, the flow guiding device configured on a bottom surface of the air conditioner and obliquely configured to the condenser fan; wherein when the condenser fan operates to create wind, parts of the airflow facing towards the windward side pass through the plurality of flow guiding protrusions of the gas guiding device, and the flow guiding member drives water on an inner bottom surface of the air conditioner to move to the condenser coil.

7. The method for reducing temperature of waste heat discharged from an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of flow guiding member is a solid cylinder, or each of the plurality of flow guiding member is a hollow cylinder, or parts of the plurality of flow guiding member are solid cylinders, and parts of the plurality of flow guiding member are hollow cylinders, when each of the plurality of flow guiding member to be the hollow cylinders is combined to each of the plurality of hole, the hollow cylinder has a top side and a bottom side for combining to each of the plurality of hole, and the top side is a plane or an irregular shape.

8. The method for reducing temperature of waste heat discharged from an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of flow guiding member disposed on each of the plurality of concave further has a gas hole through itself, and a central axis of each of the plurality of flow guiding member is perpendicular to an axial of the gas hole.

9. The method for reducing temperature of waste heat discharged from an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the flow guiding protrusion is a plane or a protrusion, when each of the plurality of flow guiding protrusion is the plane, the plane and the flake body form a tilt angle; and when each of the plurality of flow guiding protrusion is the protrusion, the protrusion protrudes from one of the two sides and has an arcuate surface.

10. The method for reducing temperature of waste heat discharged from an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the flow guiding device has a top at a level lower than an axis of the condenser fan.

11. An air conditioner, comprising a housing, a condenser fan, a condenser coil, an evaporator fan, an evaporator coil, a compressor, an expansion valve, and a controller; wherein the condenser fan, the condenser coil, the evaporator fan, the evaporator coil, the compressor and the expansion valve are configured in the housing, the controller is electrically connected to the condenser fan, the evaporator fan and the compressor; one end of the condenser coil is connected to the compressor, and another end is connected to the expansion valve; one end of the evaporator fan is connected to the compressor, and another end is connected to the expansion valve; the condenser fan faces the condenser coil, and the evaporator fan faces the evaporator coil, characterized in that: a flow guiding device according to claim 1 is configured between the condenser fan and the condenser coil, and the flow guiding device configured on a bottom surface of the air conditioner and obliquely configured to the condenser fan.

12. The air conditioner according to claim 11, wherein the flow guiding device has a top at a level lower than an axis of the condenser fan.

13. A supplementary device for enhancing and accelerating heat dissipation of gas guiding device, the supplementary device configured on the top of the gas guiding device according to claim 1, wherein the supplementary device comprising: a flake body; and a plurality of air deflectors are equidistantly disposed on one of the surfaces of the flake body; wherein the supplementary device is used for enhancing and accelerating water driven by the flow guiding device along a direction of wind to move to the condenser coil.

14. The supplementary device for enhancing and accelerating heat dissipation of flow guiding device according to claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of the air deflectors are a semi-cylindrical, a rod-like, a hollow tubular, a solid columnar or a wavy shape.

15. The supplementary device for enhancing and accelerating heat dissipation of flow guiding device according to claim 13, wherein the flake body is a plane or a curved surface.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0017] FIG. 1 is a stereoscopical perspective schematic view of each component and a flow guiding device of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0018] FIG. 2 is a stereoscopical schematic view of the flow guiding device configured in the air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0019] FIG. 3A is a side schematic view of a flow guiding device obliquely configured according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] FIG. 3B is a side schematic view of a flow guiding device obliquely configured according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the flow guiding device according to the most embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the flow guiding member according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the flow guiding protrusion according to the other embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] FIG. 7 is a stereoscopical perspective schematic view of each component and a flow guiding device of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0025] FIG. 8 is a stereoscopical schematic view of the flow guiding device and the supplementary device configured in the air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the supplementary device according to the most embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] FIG. 10 is a top schematic view of the supplementary device configured toward a condenser fan according to an aspect of the present invention;

[0028] FIG. 11 is a top schematic view of the supplementary device configured opposite the condenser fan according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 12 is parts of side view of flow guiding device and the supplementary device configured in the air conditioner according to the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an air deflector with different shapes of the supplementary device according to the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the air deflector with different wavy shapes of the supplementary device according to the present invention; and

[0032] FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the air deflector of the supplementary device to be one piece according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0033] In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawings.

[0034] FIG. 1 is a stereoscopical perspective schematic view of each component and a flow guiding device of an air conditioner according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a stereoscopical schematic view of the flow guiding device configured in the air conditioner according to the present invention; and FIG. 3A3B are side schematic views of gas guiding devices configured in the air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1, the air conditioner 4 comprises a housing 40, a condenser fan 41, a condenser coil 42, an evaporator fan 43, an evaporator coil 44, a compressor 45, an expansion valve 46, and a controller 47; wherein the condenser fan 41, the condenser coil 42, the evaporator fan 43, the evaporator coil 44, the compressor 45 and the expansion valve 46 are configured in the housing 40. The controller 47 is electrically connected to the condenser fan 41, the evaporator fan 43 and the compressor 45. One end of the condenser coil 42 is connected to the compressor 45, and another end is connected to the expansion valve 46. One end of the evaporator coil 44 is connected to the compressor 45, and another end is connected to the expansion valve 46. Generally speaking, the condenser fan 41 faces toward the condenser coil 42, and the evaporator fan 43 faces toward the evaporator coil 44. Therefore, FIG. is a stereoscopical perspective schematic view of each component of the air conditioner, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0035] Regarding to an arrangement of the flow guiding device according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A-3B, the flow guiding device 1 is obliquely disposed between the condenser fan 41 and the condenser coil 42, and the flow guiding device 1 has a top at level lower than an axis 49 of the condenser fan 41. Therefore, the airflow generated by the operating condenser fan 41 is first blown through the flow guiding device 1 to the condenser coil 42.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 4-6, FIG. 4-6 are the most embodiments of the gas guiding devices according to the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 4, the flow guiding device 1 comprises a flake body 10 and a plurality of flow guiding member 3; wherein the flake body 10 has a plurality of holes 14 disposed through the flake body 14 and a plurality of flow guiding protrusions 2. The plurality of holes 14 are disposed through two opposite sides of the flake body 10, the plurality of flow guiding protrusions which have spaces among them are disposed on two opposite sides of the flake body, and a space between two of the plurality of flow guiding protrusions 2 is defined as a concave 13. A plurality of flow guiding member 3 are disposed on each of concaves 13 of the flake body 10, and parts of the plurality of holes 14 on the two opposite sides 11 are connected to the plurality of the flow guiding member 3. Namely, each of the hole 14 on the two opposite sides 11 is not totally connected to the flow guiding member 3.

[0037] Please refer to FIG. 4, each of the flow guiding member 3 is a solid cylindrical 302, or a hollow cylindrical 301, or part is the solid cylindrical 302, or part is the hollow cylindrical 301; wherein when the flow guiding member 3 is connected to the holes 14, the hollow cylindrical 301 has a bottom surface 31 and a top surface 32. The bottom surface 31 may be connected to the holes, and the top surface 32 may have different aspects, such as the top surface to be a planar or a zigzag surface shown in FIG. 5. If the flow guiding member 3 is the hollow cylindrical 301, the airflow will be flowing more smoothly. However, the flow guiding member 3 is the solid cylindrical 302, the airflow produces a separated flow, thereby forming a turbulent flow. The aforementioned solid or hollow cylindrical flow guiding member 3 can effectively enhance the flow velocity of the airflow, so that the foreign matter such as the water vapor W and the dust (not shown) inside the air conditioner 4 shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B is quickly brought out.

[0038] Furthermore, in order to accelerate the airflow passing through the gas guide member 3, the plurality of concaves 13 on the gas guide member 3 have a gas hole 33 disposed through therefore. As shown in FIG. 5, the axle center 2 of the gas hole 33 is disposed through the gas guide member 3, namely, one axle center 1 of the gas guide member 3 and the axle center 2 of the gas hole 33 are perpendicular to each other.

[0039] The flow guiding protrusions 2 of this embodiment may be design as a plane 20 or a protrusion 21 in order to drive flow of the airflow; thereby increasing the velocity of the airflow and guiding the flow direction of the airflow. Specifically, the flow guiding protrusions 2 of FIG. 4 and FIG.5 are planes 20, and the flow guiding protrusions 2 and the flake body 10 are formed an angle 1; wherein the angle is randomly varied between 0 and 180 degrees based on actual requirements. Regarding to the flow guiding protrusions 2 in the bottom of FIG. 6, the flow guiding protrusions 2 is disposed on the bottom of the air conditioner, and the protrusion 21 protrudes from the two opposite sides 11 to form a curved surface 211 on one side of the protrusion 21.

[0040] A method for dissipating waste heat from an air conditioner is described according to combine the flow guiding device 1 and the air conditioner 4. The internal parts configuration of the air conditioner has been described in detail above, so the description of the internal parts configuration of the air conditioner will be omitted here.

[0041] Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the flow guiding device 1 is obliquely configured between the condenser fan 41 and the condenser coil 42, and the flow guiding device 1 has a top at a level lower than an axis of the condenser fan 41; wherein one side of the two opposite side 11 which faces the condenser fan 41 is a windward side F. Further, one side of the two opposite side 11 is the windward side and an angle is formed between the side 11 and the bottom 48, and the leeward side of another side 11 faces the condenser coil 42. When parts of the airflow operated in the condenser fan 41 moves toward the windward side F, parts of the flow passes through the flow guiding protrusion 2 and the flow guiding member 3 of the flow guiding device 1 drive the water vapor W on the bottom surface 48 to move toward the condenser coil 42 along a direction D of the blowing airflow. From above, we can see that the arrangement of the flow guiding device 1 may effectively guide and drives with the flow direction and velocity of the airflow. As the flow velocity of the airflow increases, the foreign objects, such as the water vapor W on the bottom surface 48 in the housing 40 and the dust (not shown) are brought out of the housing 40 of the air conditioner 4. On the other hand, the water vapor W is used to lower the internal temperature of the air conditioner 4.

[0042] Further, FIG. 3A is an aspect of the flow guiding device 1 obliquely configured, the windward side F of the side 11 and the bottom surface 48 of the air conditioner 4 are formed the angle which is less than 90 degrees. Therefore, the flow guiding device 1 will generate a larger wind pressure, and the relative airflow velocity will also be stronger. Therefore, the airflow may be forcibly pressed so that the airflow flow along the windward side F toward the bottom surface 48 of the air conditioner 4. The water vapor W on the bottom surface 48 of the air conditioner 4 is taken up and the water vapor W brought out by the airflow is taken to the condenser coil 42 by means of the airflow blowing direction D formed by the condenser fan 41.

[0043] On the other hand, FIG. 3B is another aspect of the title flow guiding device 1. The flow guiding device 1 is obliquely configured in the other direction so that the windward side F of the side 11 and the bottom surface of the air conditioner 4 are formed an angle that is greater than 90 degrees. Therefore, the flow guiding device 1 will cause a small wind pressure and the relative flow velocity will be weakened. Furthermore, the flow velocity of the airflow may be regulated and the direction of airflow blowing D may be guided by the different angles of inclination.

[0044] The speed of airflow may be adjusted by changing the direction of inclination of the windward side F of the flow guiding device 1. Therefore, the design of the flow guiding device 1 may be changed based on the different countries or regions. The shapes and the installation locations of the flow guiding device 1 are not limited to the drawings.

[0045] Furthermore, FIG. 7 to FIG. 15 are some embodiments of the present invention. The present invention provides a supplementary device for enhancing and accelerating heat dissipation of gas guiding device. As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG.8, the supplementary device 5 is configured on the top of the flow guiding device 1.

[0046] Please refer to FIG. 9, the supplementary device 5 comprises a flake body 50 and a plurality of air deflectors 51. The plurality of air deflectors 51 are equidistantly disposed on one of one surface 501 of the flake body 50, and the flake body 50 is a plane (not shown) or a curved surface 500. Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the interference of the airflow will have different effects depending on the difference in the placement direction of the supplementary device 5. As shown in FIG. 10, when the air deflectors 51 faces the condenser fan 41, airflow blocking effect can be achieved because of the air deflectors 51 to be the windward surface F. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 11, when the air deflector 51 oppositely faces the condenser fan 41, that is, the surface which is the windward surface F does not include the air deflectors 51 on the flake body 50. The airflow passes along both sides of the flake body 50 along the windward surface F of the flake body 50 to fast flow to condenser coil 42.

[0047] Further, please refer to FIG. 12, FIG. 12 is parts of side view of flow guiding device and the supplementary device configured in the air conditioner according to the present invention. The supplementary device 5 above the flow guiding device 1 is used to enhance and accelerate the movement of the water vapor W driven by the flow guiding device 1 to the condenser coil 42 in the wind blowing direction D. The structure and operation of the flow guiding device 1 have been described in detail in the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

[0048] Additionally, please refer to FIG. 13 to FIG. 15, as shown in FIG. 13, the air deflectors 51 may be formed in the shape of a semicylinder (a), a rod (b), a hollow tube (c), a solid columnar body (d). As shown in FIG. 14, the air deflectors 51 may also be various wavy shapes. As shown in FIG. 15, the air deflectors 51 may further form a predetermined distance between the air deflectors 51 so that the air deflectors 51 may be easily assembled with the flake body 50. Please refer to FIG. 9, each of the air deflectors 51 may further include a hole 510 to allow the airflow to flow at a faster speed. The degree of airflow interference may vary according to different shapes of the hole 510.

[0049] In summary, in order to solve the conventional air conditioner cannot be quickly cooled and emissions the water vapor. Therefore, the present invention provides a flow guiding device for an air conditioner and a supplementary device. The structure of the flow guiding protrusions on flake body of the flow guiding device and the configuration of the flow guiding member are used to force the pressure of the airflow of the condenser fan and the direction of the wind to be directed downward so that the water vapor and dust are effectively brought out from the air conditioner. Additionally, regardless of the flow guiding device or supplementary device, the design of the windward direction and inclination angle may be changed according to the different climate conditions of each country and region, so as to achieve the purpose of regulating the flow velocity of the airflow and make it more convenient to use flexibility.

[0050] The foregoing description, for the purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments; however, the embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The embodiments depicted above and the appended drawings are exemplary and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings.