US 12,222,129 B2
Air conditioner
Yuji Sakano, Toyota (JP); Ryuta Iijima, Nagoya (JP); Shigeki Yoshida, Toyoake (JP); Naokatsu Osawa, Nagoya (JP); Masashi Ichihashi, Mizuho (JP); and Manabu Shirai, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,038.
Application 17/866,038 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/001224, filed on Jan. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-006967 (JP), filed on Jan. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0349614 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. F24F 13/06 (2006.01); F24F 5/00 (2006.01); F24F 12/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/06 (2013.01) [F24F 5/0035 (2013.01); F24F 12/00 (2013.01); F24F 12/001 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air conditioner, comprising:
a housing having a first outlet and a second outlet;
a first channel communicating with the first outlet;
a second channel communicating with the second outlet;
a tank unit configured to hold water for cooling first air and second air, the first air flowing through the first channel, the second air flowing through the second channel;
a cooling unit configured to cool the first air by heat of vaporization of water held in the tank unit;
a water supply channel for supplying water held in the tank unit to the cooling unit; and
a water recovery channel for collecting water remaining in the cooling unit to the tank unit, wherein
the cooling unit includes:
a sensible heat exchanger configured to cool the second air by heat exchange with water supplied from the tank unit and cool the first air by sensible heat exchange between the cooled second air and the first air, and
a vaporization filter configured to cool the first air by heat of vaporization of water supplied from the tank unit;
the water supply channel includes a first water supply channel for supplying water to the vaporization filter and a second water supply channel for supplying water to the sensible heat exchanger; and
a volumetric flow rate of water in the second water supply channel is greater than a volumetric flow rate of water in the first water supply channel.