Air conditioner unit, air conditioning system, and air conditioning control method

Abstract

An air conditioner unit includes an air conditioner body, a first outgoing chamber, an outgoing connection section, an outgoing communication member, an outgoing port, and an outgoing port member. Through the first outgoing chamber, adjusted air flowing in from the air conditioner body is supplied to a target room. Through the outgoing connection section, the first outgoing chamber communicates with a second outgoing chamber of an adjacent air conditioner unit. The outgoing connection section is connected to the first outgoing chamber. The outgoing communication member is configured to open and close the outgoing connection section. Through the outgoing port, the adjusted air is supplied from the first outgoing chamber to the target room. The outgoing port member is configured to open and close the outgoing port.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air conditioner unit comprising:
 an air conditioner body;   a first outgoing chamber through which adjusted air flowing in from the air conditioner body is supplied to a target room;   an outgoing connection section through which the first outgoing chamber communicates with a second outgoing chamber of an adjacent air conditioner unit, the outgoing connection section being connected to the first outgoing chamber;   an outgoing communication member configured to open and close the outgoing connection section;   an outgoing port through which the adjusted air is supplied from the first outgoing chamber to the target room; and   an outgoing port member configured to open and close the outgoing port.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioner unit according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first incoming chamber through which discharged air is returned from the target room to the air conditioner body;   an incoming connection section through which the first incoming chamber communicates with a second incoming chamber of the adjacent air conditioner unit, the incoming connection section being connected to the first incoming chamber;   an incoming communication member configured to open and close the incoming connection section;   an incoming port through which the discharged air is returned from the target room to the first incoming chamber; and   an incoming port member configured to open and close the incoming port.   
     
     
         3 . The air conditioner unit according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a backflow suppressing member configured to suppress a flow of air from the first outgoing chamber to the first incoming chamber through the air conditioner body.   
     
     
         4 . The air conditioner unit according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the air conditioner body includes a cooling device configured to cool air.   
     
     
         5 . The air conditioner unit according to  claim 2 , wherein
 a first outgoing connection section is provided at one end of the first outgoing chamber and a second outgoing connection section is provided at another end of the first outgoing chamber, and   a first incoming connection section is provided at one end of the first incoming chamber and a second incoming connection section is provided at another end of the first incoming chamber.   
     
     
         6 . The air conditioner unit according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first outgoing chamber and the first incoming chamber have a same length.   
     
     
         7 . An air conditioning system comprising:
 a first air conditioner unit including:
 a first air conditioner body, 
 a first outgoing chamber through which first adjusted air flowing in from the first air conditioner body is supplied to a first target room, 
 a first outgoing connection section connected to the first outgoing chamber, 
 a first outgoing communication member configured to open and close the first outgoing connection section, 
 a first outgoing port through which the first adjusted air is supplied from the first outgoing chamber to the first target room, and 
 a first outgoing port member configured to open and close the first outgoing port; and 
   a second air conditioner unit including:
 a second air conditioner body, 
 a second outgoing chamber through which second adjusted air flowing in from the second air conditioner body is supplied to a second target room, 
 a second outgoing connection section through which the second outgoing chamber communicates with the first outgoing chamber through the first outgoing connection section, the second outgoing connection section being connected to the second outgoing chamber, 
 a second outgoing communication member configured to open and close the second outgoing connection section, 
 a second outgoing port through which the second adjusted air is supplied from the second outgoing chamber to the second target room, and 
 a second outgoing port member configured to open and close the second outgoing port. 
   
     
     
         8 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the first air conditioner unit further includes:
 a first incoming chamber through which first discharged air is returned from the first target room to the first air conditioner body, 
 a first incoming connection section connected to the first incoming chamber, 
 a first incoming communication member configured to open and close the first incoming connection section, 
 a first incoming port through which the first discharged air is returned from the first target room to the first incoming chamber, and 
 a first incoming port member configured to open and close the first incoming port, and 
   the second air conditioner unit further includes:
 a second incoming chamber through which second discharged air is returned from the second target room to the second air conditioner body, 
 a second incoming connection section through which the second incoming chamber communicates with the first incoming chamber through the first incoming connection section, the second incoming connection section being connected to the second incoming chamber, 
 a second incoming communication member configured to open and close the second incoming connection section, 
 a second incoming port through which the second discharged air is returned from the second target room to the second incoming chamber, and 
 a second incoming port member configured to open and close the second incoming port. 
   
     
     
         9 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the second air conditioner unit further includes:
 a fourth outgoing connection section connected to the second outgoing chamber, and 
 a fourth incoming connection section connected to the second incoming chamber, 
   the air conditioning system further comprising:
 an air conditioner spare unit including:
 an air conditioner spare body, 
 an outgoing spare chamber through which adjusted air flowing in from the air conditioner spare body is supplied to the second outgoing chamber, the outgoing spare chamber being caused to communicate with the second outgoing chamber through the fourth outgoing connection section, and 
 an incoming spare chamber through which the second discharged air is returned from the second incoming chamber to the air conditioner spare body, the incoming spare chamber being caused to communicate with the second incoming chamber through the fourth incoming connection section. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . An air conditioning control method, comprising:
 sending, by each of a plurality of air conditioner units, adjusted air generated by an air conditioner body from an outgoing chamber to a target room corresponding to each of the plurality of air conditioner units, the air conditioner body and the outgoing chamber being included in each of the plurality of air conditioner units;   returning, by each of the plurality of air conditioner units, discharged air from the target room to the air conditioner body through an incoming chamber included in each of the plurality of air conditioner units; and   performing a first reconfiguration when a desirable amount of adjusted air in a first target room is changed,   
       wherein
 the first reconfiguration includes:
 changing communication positions of the outgoing chambers included in the plurality of air conditioner units, the outgoing chambers being communicably connected with adjacent outgoing chambers, and 
 changing communication positions of the incoming chambers included in the plurality of air conditioner units, the incoming chambers being communicably connected with adjacent incoming chambers. 
 
 
     
     
         11 . The air conditioning control method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 performing a second reconfiguration when a first air conditioner body included in a first air conditioner unit is stopped,   
       wherein
 the second reconfiguration includes:
 driving an air conditioner spare body included in an air conditioner spare unit, 
 causing an outgoing spare chamber to communicate with an outgoing chamber adjacent to the outgoing spare chamber, the outgoing spare chamber being included in the air conditioner spare unit, 
 causing an incoming spare chamber to communicate with an incoming chamber adjacent to the incoming spare chamber, the incoming spare chamber being included in the air conditioner spare unit, 
 changing communication positions of the outgoing chambers, and 
 changing communication positions of the incoming chambers.