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- the present invention relates to a railway car having an air conditioner disposed on a rooftop of the car for supplying conditioned air into a cabin or for ventilating the cabin.
- Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view cut along a longitudinal direction 520 of the railway car showing a roof structure equipped with an air conditioner disposed above the roof structure and said air conditioner.
- the air conditioner disposed above a roof structure 40 constituting the railway car has partitions disposed in the interior of a casing thereof to define an exterior blower chamber 102, an indoor blower chamber 104 and an equipment chamber 106.
- a heat insulating material 42 is applied on the inner side of the car of the roof structure 40, so as to prevent heat from the outer side of the car from entering the inner side of the car (especially in summer) and prevent heat from the inner side of the car from escaping to the outer side of the car (especially in winter).
- An opening is formed at a portion of the lower wall of the indoor blower chamber 104 facing the roof structure 40, and an opening 41 is formed on the roof structure 40 corresponding to said opening.
- An airtight packing is disposed around the opening 41 between the roof structure 40 and the air conditioner 100, so as to prevent rain water and dust from entering the car and separating outer air and air-conditioned air.
- a vertical ventilation duct 43 is disposed on the opening 41 between the roof structure 40 and the ceiling 47 of the car.
- a porous plate 48 and a filter 46 are layered in the named order from the side facing the cabin and disposed on the opening of the ceiling 47 connected to the ventilation duct 43.
- the porous plate 48 and the ceiling 47 substantially constitute an identical plane.
- An end in a height direction 530 (refer to Fig. 1 ) of the ventilation duct 43 is connected to the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40.
- the air within the cabin passes through the porous plate 48 and the filter 46 and via the ventilation duct 43 to be introduced into the indoor blower chamber 104.
- an indoor blower and an indoor heat exchanger are disposed within the indoor blower chamber 104, and the temperature and humidity of the air guided from the cabin into the indoor blower chamber 104 is conditioned while passing through the indoor heat exchanger, and then re-supplied as conditioned air from the indoor blower chamber 104 into the cabin of the railway car.
- Patent document 1 teaches a railway car having an indoor blower of an air conditioner mounted in a space between the roof structure and the ceiling of the railway car and having cold air blown straight in the longitudinal direction of the car body, so that the ventilation resistance of the blowout section of the indoor blower is reduced to enhance the flow of cold air, and a small-sized air blower having an impeller whose outer diameter is smaller than that of a conventional impeller is used, by which the noise within the car can be reduced and power consumption of the indoor blower can be reduced.
- Japanese patent application laid-open publication No. 2007-253693 discloses an air conditioner for a vehicle and a railway car equipped therewith, wherein the air conditioner (body) mounted on the rooftop of a railway car has built therein indoor blowers for blowing air into the cabin and guide plates disposed under the blowers for changing the direction of flow of the air blown from the blowers, wherein the vibration generated when the air blown from the blowers collide against the guide plates is prevented frombeing directly transmitted to the car body, so as to suppress the vibration generated when the air blown from the blowers collide against the guide plates and reduce the vibration transmitted to the car body.
- the air conditioner body mounted on the rooftop of a railway car has built therein indoor blowers for blowing air into the cabin and guide plates disposed under the blowers for changing the direction of flow of the air blown from the blowers, wherein the vibration generated when the air blown from the blowers collide against the guide plates is prevented frombeing directly transmitted to the car body, so as to suppress the vibration generated when the air blown from the blowers collide against
- the noise within the cabin of the car is one of the causes that deteriorate the pleasantness of passengers. Therefore, the pleasantness of passengers may be deteriorated by the noise 310 generated by the air conditioner being transmitted to the cabin through the opening on the ceiling 47 of the cabin and diffused within the cabin as shown in Fig. 10 .
- the problem to be solved according to the present invention is to devise the arrangement of a ventilation duct connecting the rooftop equipment mounted on the roof structure of the railway car and the cabin, to thereby attenuate the noise entering the ventilation duct from the air conditioner in the process of traveling through the ventilation duct into the cabin.
- the present invention aims at solving the problems of the prior art by providing a railway car capable of maintaining the pleasantness of passengers by attenuating the noise entering the cabin of the railway car even when noise caused by the aerodynamic vibration of the air conditioner, especially the upper cover thereof, enters the ventilation duct.
- the present invention provides a railway car comprising a roof structure having an air conditioner disposed on an upper portion thereof and having a first opening enabling air to flow to the air conditioner, a ceiling member disposed on a lower side of the roof structure to define a ceiling of a cabin and having a second opening enabling air to pass through from the cabin, and a duct connecting the first opening and the second opening for constituting a flow path communicating the first opening and the second opening, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the duct orthogonal to the direction of air flowing through the flow path is set to be greater than an opening area of the first opening, so that the duct constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer.
- the duct functions as an expansion-chamber silencer since the cross-sectional area of the duct orthogonal to the direction of air flowing through the flow path is greater than the opening area of the first opening, and the noise is attenuated thereby.
- the noise entering the cabin from the second opening formed on the ceiling member connected to the duct can be reduced.
- the second opening can be disposed substantially immediately below the first opening.
- the second opening may not be aligned with the first opening in a height direction of the railway car, and can be offset in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the railway car.
- a panel member constituting the duct or a panel member constituting the duct having layered on the cabin side thereof a panel member constituting the ceiling member can be arranged substantially immediately below the first opening.
- a plurality of second openings can be arranged in a dispersed manner on the ceiling member with respect to a single first opening, and the air from the cabin flowing through the second openings into the flow path can be converged within the duct, and then passed through the first opening into the air conditioner.
- the railway car of the present invention comprises a roof structure having an air conditioner disposed on an upper portion thereof and having a first opening enabling air to flow to the air conditioner, a ceiling member disposed on the lower side of the roof structure to define the ceiling of a cabin having two second openings enabling air to pass through from the cabin, a duct connecting the first opening and the second openings for constituting a flow path communicating the first opening and the second openings, wherein a difference between a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to one of the second openings and a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to the other second opening is set substantially equal to a length having added to an integral multiple of a wavelength corresponding to a peak frequency of the noise generated from the air conditioner a half wavelength thereof, so that the duct constitutes an interference silencer.
- the noise transmitted through the first opening and the second openings into the cabin can be deadened within the cabin at equal distances from the openings due to mutual interference.
- the two second openings may not be aligned with the first opening in a height direction of the railway car, and can be offset in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the railway car.
- a porous plate can be disposed on the second opening on a side facing the cabin, and a local aperture ratio of an area of the porous plate close to the first opening can be set low and a local aperture ratio of an area of the porous plate far from the first opening can be set high.
- the duct can have a sound absorbing function provided on the flow path side thereof, and the sound absorbing function can be provided by adopting at least one of the following arrangements: forming the panel member constituting the duct using a porous sound absorbing panel member; attaching a sound absorbing panel member to the panel member constituting the duct; and disposing a sound absorbing rectifying member on the panel member constituting the duct for smoothing the flow of air passing through the flow path.
- the duct constituting an expansion-chamber silencer or an interference silencer can be arranged so that one duct is disposed on a center in the width direction of the railway car or two ducts are disposed on either side in the width direction of the railway car.
- the present railway car arrangement can be applied to a ventilation unit having a ventilation function of the air within the cabin in place of the air conditioner, or to an air conditioner equipped with the ventilation function of the air within the cabin.
- the present invention enables to provide a railway car capable of overcoming the deterioration of pleasantness of passengers caused by the noise generated via the aerodynamic vibration of the upper cover of the air conditioner when the railway car is driven at high speed, since the noise generated in the air conditioner can have its peak component determining the noise level thereof reduced via a ventilation duct having an expansion-chamber silencer structure during the process in which the noise passes through the ventilation duct connecting the roof structure having the air conditioner mounted thereon and the ceiling portion of the cabin enters the cabin.
- the present invention can provide a railway car capable of overcoming the deterioration of pleasantness of passengers caused by the noise generated in the air conditioner, by adopting a ventilation duct connecting the roof structure having the air conditioner mounted thereon and the ceiling portion of the cabin constituting an interference silencer so that the noise passing therethrough is deadened via mutual interference within the cabin at equal distances from the openings.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a railway car equipped with an air conditioner according to the present invention.
- a width direction of a railway car (hereinafter simply referred to as "car") is denoted by number 510
- the longitudinal direction and the height direction of the car orthogonal to 510 are denoted by numbers 520 and 530.
- a car 1 is composed of an underframe 10 constituting a floor portion thereof, side structures 20 and 20 (only one of which is shown) erected from both ends in the width direction 510 of the underframe 10, end structures 30 and 30 (only one of which is shown) erected from both ends in the longitudinal direction 520 of the underframe 10, and a roof structure 40 mounted on the upper ends in the height direction 530 of the side structures 20 and 20 and the end structures 30 and 30.
- the underframe 10 In order to realize both lighter weight and improved productivity of the car, a method has been established to form the underframe 10, the side structures 20 and the roof structure 40 using hollow extruded shape members formed of aluminum alloy in which two opposing face plates are connected via ribs.
- a predetermined number of extruded shape members extruded and formed into a predetermined shape are arranged side by side along a direction orthogonal to the direction of extrusion on the upper surface of a rack.
- the extruded shape members are welded via friction stir welding or fusion welding along a weld line where the weld end surfaces are butted against each other, by which the underframe and various structures formed of a single panel are formed.
- Bogies 400 and 400 having multiple wheelsets supported rotatably on tracks are disposed on a lower side of the underframe 10 constituting the railway car 1 at both longitudinal ends, and the bogies 400 and 400 are connected to the underframe 10.
- Doors 24 enabling passengers to board and alight the railway car and windows 22 are disposed on the side structures 20 constituting the railway car 1.
- Air conditioners 100 and 100 are mounted on the upper side of the roof structure 40, which are secured to position via appropriate fixing means.
- Fig. 2 shows a first embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view of the railway car cut at a perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction shown in Fig. 1 .
- the components and sections equivalent to those of the prior art car illustrated in Fig. 10 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
- a ceiling member 47 defining a ceiling of a cabin (hereinafter simply referred to as "ceiling”) is disposed on a lower side of the roof structure 40 facing the cabin at a distance from the roof structure 40.
- the roof structure 40 has an opening 41 as a first opening formed to enable air to flow to the air conditioner 100.
- an opening 47a as a second opening is disposed on the ceiling 47 enabling air from the cabin to pass therethrough.
- the opening 47a is disposed substantially immediately below the opening 41.
- a ventilation duct 43 is disposed between the roof structure 40 and the ceiling 47 so as to connect the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40 and the opening 47a formed on the ceiling 47.
- the ventilation duct 43 connects the opening 41 and the opening 47a to constitute a flow path communicating the opening 41 and the opening 47a, so as to allow the air within the cabin to flow into the air conditioner 100.
- the ventilation duct 43 is formed so that the dimension thereof in the longitudinal direction 520 of the car is greater than the ventilation duct 43 illustrated in Fig. 10 .
- the ventilation duct 43 constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer.
- a filter 46 and a porous plate 48 are attached to the opening 47a of the ceiling 47.
- the opening 47a disposed on the ceiling 47 is not aligned with the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40 in the height direction 530 of the car 1, and is formed at an offset position in the longitudinal direction 520.
- a panel member constituting the ventilation duct 43 and a panel member constituting the ceiling 47 are disposed immediately below the opening 41 of the roof structure 40.
- the panel member constituting the ventilation duct 43 is provided with a sound absorbing function by forming the panel member itself using porous members, or either in place of or in addition to this sound absorbing function, as shown in Fig. 2 , a sound absorbing member 45 is attached to the side facing the air flow path of the panel member constituting the ventilation duct 43 to enhance the sound deadening function of the ventilation duct 43.
- the air from the cabin is flown as shown by the arrow 300 through the opening 47a formed on the ceiling 47 equipped with the filter 46 and the porous plate 48 into the ventilation duct 43 and then flown in a bent manner toward the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40.
- noise 310 When the car 1 is driven at high speed, noise 310 is generated by the aerodynamic vibration of an upper cover of the air conditioners caused by the air flow separation on the outer side of the air conditioners 100 disposed as rooftop equipments.
- Noise 310 normally travels through the opening 41 and the inner side of the ventilation duct 43 and passes through the opening 47a equipped with the filter 46 and the porous plate 48 into the cabin and is diffused (radiated) into the cabin.
- the noise 310 is emitted toward the cabin, the noise is prevented from directly travelling into the cabin by the ceiling 47 of the cabin disposed immediately below the opening 41 of the roof structure 40 and the bottom plate of the ventilation duct 43 disposed along the upper surface of the ceiling 47, and the noise is insulated.
- the expansion-chamber silencer formed by the ventilation duct 43 enables to reduce the noise level of the noise 310.
- the noise 310 is attenuated or absorbed while traveling within the ventilation duct 17 by the interference effect in which the direction of travel of the noise is bent and by the sound absorbing effect of the plate-shaped sound absorbing member 45 having a sound absorbing performance attached to the panel member constituting the ventilation duct 17, by which the noise level is reduced.
- the present arrangement is adopted in a railway car equipped with a rooftop equipment having a function to perform air conditioning of the air within the cabin, but the present arrangement can also be applied to a railway car having a ventilation duct connected to an opening for taking in air from the cabin to a ventilation unit for ventilating the air within the cabin or a ventilation unit chamber of an air conditioner having a ventilation unit built therein. Further, the present arrangement can be disposed on a cross-sectional position in a perpendicular plane extending in the longitudinal direction of the railway car in which the opening of the ceiling of the cabin is disposed at the center of the car. In this case, by arranging the opening of the roof structure 40 and the opening of the ceiling of the cabin to be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the car, the direction of travel of the noise traveling through the ventilation duct is bent.
- Fig. 9 shows an outline of the noise characteristics of the frequency and the sound pressure level within the cabin of the railway car according to the present invention.
- the sound pressure level can be reduced in the entire frequency band including a frequency f1 in which the sound pressure level is specifically high.
- a sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 having a triangular cross-section with an inclined plane is disposed so as not to block the air flow 300 within the ventilation duct 43 at a bent section (corner section) of the duct where stagnation or swirling of the air flow 300 is likely to occur.
- the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 not only exerts a sound absorbing effect but also suppresses the increase of pressure loss of the ventilation duct 43.
- the air floe 300 within the ventilation duct 43 can be made smooth and the noise colliding against the ceiling 47 of the cabin can be absorbed.
- the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 can also be disposed at a bent section at the opposing corner from the illustrated arrangement position of the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 within the ventilation duct 43. Further, if the ventilation duct 43 alone enables to realize a sufficient noise reducing effect, the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 can be omitted.
- Fig. 3 is a view showing a second embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken at perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction of the railway car illustrated in Fig. 1 .
- the components equivalent to those in the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
- openings 44a and 44b are formed on the ventilation duct 43 corresponding to the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40 and the opening 47a formed on the ceiling 47.
- the opening 41 of the roof structure 40, the openings 44a and 44b of the ventilation duct 43 and the opening 47a of the ceiling 47 are all formed along a substantially common center axis.
- the cross-sectional area 70 of the ventilation duct 43 perpendicular to the air flow 300 (horizontal plane) is greater than the area of the opening 44b of the ventilation duct 43, so that the ventilation duct 43 constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer.
- the transmission loss of the expansion-chamber silencer defined by the ventilation duct 43 is dominated by the ratio of the area of the opening 41 and the cross-sectional area 70, so that the cross-sectional area 70 of the ventilation duct 43 should be selected so that the transmission loss of the prominent frequency f that needs to be deadened becomes high.
- the spreading of the cavity of the ventilation duct 43 in the left and right (lateral) directions may be symmetric or asymmetric.
- a plate-like sound absorbing member 45 can be attached to the surface of the panel member forming the ventilation duct 43.
- the ventilation duct 43 having a cross-sectional area 70 selected so that the transmission loss of the peak frequency f1 of the noise becomes high enables to effectively attenuate the peak frequency f1 of the noise caused by the upper cover of the air conditioner 100, so that the noise level emitted into the cabin through the opening 47a of the ceiling 47 can be suppressed.
- the air flow 300 is substantially not bent in the ventilation duct 43, so that the pressure loss can be minimized compared to other embodiments. Therefore, the static pressure of the specification demanded in an indoor blower disposed in the interior of the air conditioner 100 can be reduced, so that the consumption power can be cut down and the noise level generated from the indoor blower itself can also be reduced.
- Fig. 4 is a view showing a third embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a cross-sectional view in which the railway car shown in Fig. 1 is cut at a perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction.
- the components and sections equivalent to those in the structure illustrated in Fig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
- the number of the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40 is one but the opening on the ceiling 47 is divided into multiple parts.
- two openings 47a and 47a are disposed in dispersedmanner along the longitudinal direction 520 of the car 1.
- the ventilation duct 43 also has openings 44a; 44b and 44b corresponding to these openings 47a and 47a formed thereto.
- a bottom panel is extended to the portion of the ventilation duct 43 opposed to the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40, so that the opening 41 is not visible from immediately below the opening within the cabin.
- a sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 is disposed on the upper surface of a bottom panel at a branch point of the ventilation duct 43 opposed to the opening 41.
- the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 has a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and arranged so that both sides thereof constitute equally inclined planes.
- a filter 46 and a porous plate 48 are arranged respectively on the openings 47a and 47a of the ceiling 47 and the openings 44b and 44b of the ventilation duct 43.
- a plate-shaped sound absorbing member 45 can be adhered to the surface of a panel member of the ventilation duct 43 as shown in Fig. 2 .
- the air from the cabin enters through two openings 47a and 47a formed on the ceiling 47 and passes through the porous plates 48 and the filters 46 as air flows 300 and 300 into the ventilation duct 43.
- the air flows 300 and 300 in the ventilation duct 43 are guided smoothly via a triangular sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 so that the increase of pressure loss in the ventilation duct 43 is suppressed.
- the air flows 300 and 300 are converged near the opening 41 of the roof structure 40 to flow into the indoor blower chamber 104.
- the noise 310 generated in the indoor blower chamber 104 travels into the ventilation duct 43 through the opening 41 on the roof structure 40, but it is insulated by the panel member (bottom panel) constituting the ventilation duct 43.
- the noise 310 collides against the sound absorbing member 45 arranged on the air flow side of the panel member of the ventilation duct 43 and is absorbed or suppressed before being diffused into the cabin. Moreover, the noise 310 travels in a bent manner within the ventilation duct 43 and further attenuated, so that the traveling of noise into the cabin through the openings 47a and 47a on the ceiling 47 can even further be reduced.
- multiple openings 47a and 47a are disposed on the ceiling 47 of the cabin, so that the opening areas of the respective openings 47a formed on the ceiling 47 can be reduced to ensure an equivalent amount of air flow as the air flow 300 within the cabin flowing through the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 . Therefore, since the present embodiment enables to enhance the reflection of noise by the openings 47a formed on the ceiling 47, the noise within the cabin can be reduced even further than the arrangement of Fig. 2 . Further, the number of openings 47a disposed on the ceiling 47 can be three ormore. Furthermore, the sound absorbing member 45 can be omitted if sufficient noise reduction effect is achieved without the member.
- Fig. 5 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a cross-sectional view in which the railway car shown in Fig. 1 is cut at a perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction.
- the components and sections equivalent to the structure illustrated in Fig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
- Embodiment 4 illustrated in Fig. 5 has a basic arrangement similar to the arrangement of embodiment 3 shown in Fig. 4 , but the distances L1 and L2 from the center of the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40 to the center of the openings 47a and 47a formed on the ceiling differ.
- the triangular sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 illustrated in Fig. 4 is not shown in Fig. 5 , but it can be disposed if necessary.
- Fig. 6 is a view illustrating embodiment 5 of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken at perpendicular cross-section B along the width direction of the railway car shown in Fig. 1 .
- the components and sections equivalent to the structure illustrated in Fig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
- heat exchangers 112 and 112 are arranged in separated manner along the width direction 510 of the car within the indoor blower chamber 104 constituting the air conditioner 100, and a blower 110 is disposed at the center in the width direction 510 between both heat exchangers 112 and 112.
- Ventilation ducts 43 (ducts are not shown in the drawing) adopting an arrangement in which openings are arranged in a dispersed manner similar to the ventilation duct 43 shown in Fig. 5 are disposed on left and right sides in the width direction 510 between the roof structure 40 and the ceiling 47 disposed on the inner side thereof.
- the ceiling 47 has openings 47a and 47a formed in a dispersed manner at positions separated from each other in the width direction 510.
- Each opening 47a has a filter 46 attached thereto.
- the openings 47a and 47a are arranged so that the distances from the center of the opening 41 of the roof structure 40 to the centers of openings 47a and 47a differ, as shown by L3 and L4.
- Openings 47b and 47b are disposed at the center in the width direction 510 of the ceiling 47.
- the conditioned air blown out of the blower 110 flows through the openings disposed at the center of width 510 of the roof structure 40 and is blown into the cabin through the openings 47b and 47b formed on the ceiling 47.
- an interference silencer is constituted, according to which the noise 310 generated in the indoor blower chamber 104 and emitted through openings 47a and 47a is deadened via interference within the cabin at equal distances from the openings 47a and 47a.
- the arrangement of the openings 47a on the ceiling 47 of the cabin can be determined arbitrary with respect to the lateral direction 510 and the longitudinal direction 520 of the car, and the number of openings 47a on the ceiling 47 can also be determined arbitrarily.
- the noises emitted through respective openings 47a and 47a on the ceiling 47 can be deadened via interference within the cabin at equal distances from the openings, according to which the noise having a prominent peak frequency can be reduced in the cabin and the pleasantness within the cabin can be improved.
- Fig. 7 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a cross-sectional view in which the railway car shown in Fig. 1 is cut at a perpendicular cross-section B along the width direction of the railway car.
- the components and sections equivalent to those in the structure illustrated in Fig. 6 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
- the ventilation duct arrangement disposed on left and right sides in the width direction 510 of the car is not illustrated, but as shown in Fig.
- the noise generated in the indoor blower chamber 104 of the air conditioner 100 is emitted into the cabin through the openings 47a and 47a arranged in a dispersed manner along the width direction 510 on the ceiling 47.
- the phases of noise 310 emitted through the openings 47a and 47a into the cabin are set so that the phases become opposite at positions close to the ears of standing passengers at substantially equal distances from the openings 47a and 47a (position at distance H1 from the floor surface of the underframe 10) and positions close to the ears of sitting passengers at predetermined distances from the openings 47a and 47a (position at distance H2 from the floor surface of the underframe 10).
- the phases of noises 310 emitted from openings 47a and 47a formed on the ceiling 47 are opposite, the noise at areas close to the ears of passengers sitting or standing in the cabin can be deadened via interference, according to which the noise having a prominent peak frequency can be reduced in the cabin and the pleasantness within the cabin can be improved.
- Fig. 8 shows a seventh embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a view of a ceiling of the cabin of the railway car seen from the direction of arrows C-C in Figs. 4 and 5 .
- the panel member of the ceiling 47 is disposed immediately below the opening 41 formed on the roof structure 40, and the area below the opening 41 is covered by the ceiling 47.
- porous plates 48 are fit to the openings 47a formed on the ceiling 47 of the cabin.
- the distances P1, P2, P3 ... between the pores 49 of the porous plate 48 are designed to become shorter as the distances from the opening 41 of the roof structure 40 to the pores 49 increase (inversely proportional).
- the interval is set short in the area where the distance from the opening 41 (sound source) is long (so that the aperture ratio of local porous plates 48 becomes high) and the interval is set long in the area where the distance from the opening is short (so that the aperture ratio of local porous plates 48 becomes small) .
- the travel distance of the noise traveling through the ventilation duct 43 Figs.
- the noise caused in the air conditioner 100 traveling through the ventilation duct 43 and emitted via the openings 49 of the porous plates 48 into the cabin can be attenuated both by the distance attenuation effect and the sound insulation effect of the porous plates 48, so that the noise level in the cabin can be reduced and the pleasantness within the cabin can be improved.
- the arrangement according to the present embodiment is adopted in a railway car having an air conditioner 100 disposed on the rooftop having a function to perform air conditioning of the air within the cabin, but the present arrangement can also be adopted in a railway car having an evacuation unit (ventilation unit) disposed on the rooftop for discharging the air within the cabin to the exterior.
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- the opening disposed on the predetermined position on the roof structure 40 constituting the railway car 1 and the opening disposed on the ceiling within the cabin are connected via a ventilation duct, wherein the arrangements disclosed in embodiments 1 through 5 and embodiment 7 can be adopted in the ventilation duct and the porous plates attached to the openings of the ceiling, according to which the noises caused by the upper cover of the evacuation unit traveling into the cabin can be suppressed.
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- The present invention relates to a railway car having an air conditioner disposed on a rooftop of the car for supplying conditioned air into a cabin or for ventilating the cabin.
- Conventionally, air conditioners for air-conditioning re-circulated air from the cabin and supplying the conditioned air into the cabin or also equipped with a ventilating function for discharging the air within the cabin to the exterior and introducing fresh outside air into the cabin are mainly disposed above roof structures of railway cars.
Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view cut along alongitudinal direction 520 of the railway car showing a roof structure equipped with an air conditioner disposed above the roof structure and said air conditioner. According toFig. 10 , the air conditioner disposed above aroof structure 40 constituting the railway car has partitions disposed in the interior of a casing thereof to define anexterior blower chamber 102, anindoor blower chamber 104 and anequipment chamber 106. Aheat insulating material 42 is applied on the inner side of the car of theroof structure 40, so as to prevent heat from the outer side of the car from entering the inner side of the car (especially in summer) and prevent heat from the inner side of the car from escaping to the outer side of the car (especially in winter). - An opening is formed at a portion of the lower wall of the
indoor blower chamber 104 facing theroof structure 40, and anopening 41 is formed on theroof structure 40 corresponding to said opening. An airtight packing is disposed around the opening 41 between theroof structure 40 and theair conditioner 100, so as to prevent rain water and dust from entering the car and separating outer air and air-conditioned air. Avertical ventilation duct 43 is disposed on the opening 41 between theroof structure 40 and theceiling 47 of the car. - A
porous plate 48 and afilter 46 are layered in the named order from the side facing the cabin and disposed on the opening of theceiling 47 connected to theventilation duct 43. Theporous plate 48 and theceiling 47 substantially constitute an identical plane. An end in a height direction 530 (refer toFig. 1 ) of theventilation duct 43 is connected to theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40. As shown by theair flow 300, the air within the cabin passes through theporous plate 48 and thefilter 46 and via theventilation duct 43 to be introduced into theindoor blower chamber 104. Although not shown, an indoor blower and an indoor heat exchanger are disposed within theindoor blower chamber 104, and the temperature and humidity of the air guided from the cabin into theindoor blower chamber 104 is conditioned while passing through the indoor heat exchanger, and then re-supplied as conditioned air from theindoor blower chamber 104 into the cabin of the railway car. - When a railway car having the air conditioner mounted on the rooftop thereof is driven at high speed, air cannot flow smoothly around the air conditioner and air flow separation occurs for example from the front edge of the air conditioner. The separated air flow creates a flow in which swirling in alternating directions are formed continuously, such as a Karman vortex, applying a periodic aerodynamic vibration force on the upper cover of the rooftop equipment and causing the upper cover to vibrate. The vibration of the outer wall causes
noise 310 to be generated within the air conditioner, and thenoise 310 is transmitted through the opening formed on the ceiling of the cabin directly into the cabin. Such noise has a prominent peak at frequency f1 corresponding to a characteristic value of the upper cover constituting theindoor blower chamber 104, as shown by the dotted line ofFig. 9 . - Japanese patent application laid-open publication No.
2002-347617 - Further, Japanese patent application laid-open publication No.
2007-253693 - The noise within the cabin of the car is one of the causes that deteriorate the pleasantness of passengers. Therefore, the pleasantness of passengers may be deteriorated by the
noise 310 generated by the air conditioner being transmitted to the cabin through the opening on theceiling 47 of the cabin and diffused within the cabin as shown inFig. 10 . - The problem to be solved according to the present invention is to devise the arrangement of a ventilation duct connecting the rooftop equipment mounted on the roof structure of the railway car and the cabin, to thereby attenuate the noise entering the ventilation duct from the air conditioner in the process of traveling through the ventilation duct into the cabin.
- The present invention aims at solving the problems of the prior art by providing a railway car capable of maintaining the pleasantness of passengers by attenuating the noise entering the cabin of the railway car even when noise caused by the aerodynamic vibration of the air conditioner, especially the upper cover thereof, enters the ventilation duct.
- The present invention provides a railway car comprising a roof structure having an air conditioner disposed on an upper portion thereof and having a first opening enabling air to flow to the air conditioner, a ceiling member disposed on a lower side of the roof structure to define a ceiling of a cabin and having a second opening enabling air to pass through from the cabin, and a duct connecting the first opening and the second opening for constituting a flow path communicating the first opening and the second opening, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the duct orthogonal to the direction of air flowing through the flow path is set to be greater than an opening area of the first opening, so that the duct constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer.
- According to the present railway car, even if the noise in the air conditioner mounted above the roof structure caused by aerodynamic force created by the flow of outer air enters the duct providing a flow path that enables air to flow to the air conditioner, the duct functions as an expansion-chamber silencer since the cross-sectional area of the duct orthogonal to the direction of air flowing through the flow path is greater than the opening area of the first opening, and the noise is attenuated thereby. Thus, the noise entering the cabin from the second opening formed on the ceiling member connected to the duct can be reduced.
- According to the present railway car, the second opening can be disposed substantially immediately below the first opening. Further, the second opening may not be aligned with the first opening in a height direction of the railway car, and can be offset in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the railway car. In that case, in order to prevent noise generated in the air conditioner from being transmitted directly from the first opening to the second opening, a panel member constituting the duct or a panel member constituting the duct having layered on the cabin side thereof a panel member constituting the ceiling member can be arranged substantially immediately below the first opening. Even further, a plurality of second openings can be arranged in a dispersed manner on the ceiling member with respect to a single first opening, and the air from the cabin flowing through the second openings into the flow path can be converged within the duct, and then passed through the first opening into the air conditioner.
- The railway car of the present invention comprises a roof structure having an air conditioner disposed on an upper portion thereof and having a first opening enabling air to flow to the air conditioner, a ceiling member disposed on the lower side of the roof structure to define the ceiling of a cabin having two second openings enabling air to pass through from the cabin, a duct connecting the first opening and the second openings for constituting a flow path communicating the first opening and the second openings, wherein a difference between a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to one of the second openings and a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to the other second opening is set substantially equal to a length having added to an integral multiple of a wavelength corresponding to a peak frequency of the noise generated from the air conditioner a half wavelength thereof, so that the duct constitutes an interference silencer.
- According to the present railway car, if noise is generated by aerodynamic operation caused by the flow of outer air in the air conditioner mounted above the roof structure and the noise enters the duct that forms a flow path of air to the air conditioner, since the duct is designed so that the difference between a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to one of the second openings and a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to the other second opening is substantially equal to the length having added to an integral multiple of a wavelength corresponding to a peak frequency of the noise generated from the air conditioner a half wavelength thereof, the noise transmitted through the first opening and the second openings into the cabin can be deadened within the cabin at equal distances from the openings due to mutual interference. According to the present railway car, the two second openings may not be aligned with the first opening in a height direction of the railway car, and can be offset in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the railway car.
- In any of the above-mentioned railway cars, a porous plate can be disposed on the second opening on a side facing the cabin, and a local aperture ratio of an area of the porous plate close to the first opening can be set low and a local aperture ratio of an area of the porous plate far from the first opening can be set high. Further according to any of the above-mentioned railway cars, the duct can have a sound absorbing function provided on the flow path side thereof, and the sound absorbing function can be provided by adopting at least one of the following arrangements: forming the panel member constituting the duct using a porous sound absorbing panel member; attaching a sound absorbing panel member to the panel member constituting the duct; and disposing a sound absorbing rectifying member on the panel member constituting the duct for smoothing the flow of air passing through the flow path. Furthermore, the duct constituting an expansion-chamber silencer or an interference silencer can be arranged so that one duct is disposed on a center in the width direction of the railway car or two ducts are disposed on either side in the width direction of the railway car. Even further, the present railway car arrangement can be applied to a ventilation unit having a ventilation function of the air within the cabin in place of the air conditioner, or to an air conditioner equipped with the ventilation function of the air within the cabin.
- The present invention enables to provide a railway car capable of overcoming the deterioration of pleasantness of passengers caused by the noise generated via the aerodynamic vibration of the upper cover of the air conditioner when the railway car is driven at high speed, since the noise generated in the air conditioner can have its peak component determining the noise level thereof reduced via a ventilation duct having an expansion-chamber silencer structure during the process in which the noise passes through the ventilation duct connecting the roof structure having the air conditioner mounted thereon and the ceiling portion of the cabin enters the cabin. Furthermore, the present invention can provide a railway car capable of overcoming the deterioration of pleasantness of passengers caused by the noise generated in the air conditioner, by adopting a ventilation duct connecting the roof structure having the air conditioner mounted thereon and the ceiling portion of the cabin constituting an interference silencer so that the noise passing therethrough is deadened via mutual interference within the cabin at equal distances from the openings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of a railway car equipped with an air conditioner according to the present invention; -
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing embodiment 1 of the railway car according to the present invention cut at perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing embodiment 2 of the railway car according to the present invention cut at perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing embodiment 3 of the railway car according to the present invention cut at perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing embodiment 4 of the railway car according to the present invention cut at perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing embodiment 5 of the railway car according to the present invention cut at perpendicular cross-section B along the width direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing embodiment 6 of the railway car according to the present invention cut at perpendicular cross-section B along the width direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 8 is a view showing embodiment 7 of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a ceiling of a cabin of the railway car seen from arrow view C-C ofFigs. 4 and5 ; -
Fig. 9 is a frame format view comprising the frequency characteristics of the noise level within the cabin when the prior art railway car having an air conditioner mounted on the rooftop is driven at high speed and that of the present invention; and -
Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a prior art railway car having an air conditioner mounted on the rooftop thereof cut along the longitudinal direction of the railway car (corresponding to cross-section A ofFig. 1 ). - Now, the preferred embodiments of a railway car equipped with a rooftop equipment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a railway car equipped with an air conditioner according to the present invention. As shown inFig. 1 , a width direction of a railway car (hereinafter simply referred to as "car") is denoted bynumber 510, and the longitudinal direction and the height direction of the car orthogonal to 510 are denoted bynumbers underframe 10 constituting a floor portion thereof,side structures 20 and 20 (only one of which is shown) erected from both ends in thewidth direction 510 of theunderframe 10,end structures 30 and 30 (only one of which is shown) erected from both ends in thelongitudinal direction 520 of theunderframe 10, and aroof structure 40 mounted on the upper ends in theheight direction 530 of theside structures end structures - In order to realize both lighter weight and improved productivity of the car, a method has been established to form the
underframe 10, theside structures 20 and theroof structure 40 using hollow extruded shape members formed of aluminum alloy in which two opposing face plates are connected via ribs. Upon forming the underframe and various structures using hollow extruded shape members, at first, a predetermined number of extruded shape members extruded and formed into a predetermined shape are arranged side by side along a direction orthogonal to the direction of extrusion on the upper surface of a rack. Thereafter, the extruded shape members are welded via friction stir welding or fusion welding along a weld line where the weld end surfaces are butted against each other, by which the underframe and various structures formed of a single panel are formed. -
Bogies underframe 10 constituting the railway car 1 at both longitudinal ends, and thebogies underframe 10.Doors 24 enabling passengers to board and alight the railway car andwindows 22 are disposed on theside structures 20 constituting the railway car 1.Air conditioners roof structure 40, which are secured to position via appropriate fixing means. -
Fig. 2 shows a first embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view of the railway car cut at a perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction shown inFig. 1 . The components and sections equivalent to those of the prior art car illustrated inFig. 10 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. As shown inFig. 2 , aceiling member 47 defining a ceiling of a cabin (hereinafter simply referred to as "ceiling") is disposed on a lower side of theroof structure 40 facing the cabin at a distance from theroof structure 40. Theroof structure 40 has anopening 41 as a first opening formed to enable air to flow to theair conditioner 100. Further, anopening 47a as a second opening is disposed on theceiling 47 enabling air from the cabin to pass therethrough. In the present embodiment, theopening 47a is disposed substantially immediately below theopening 41. Aventilation duct 43 is disposed between theroof structure 40 and theceiling 47 so as to connect theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40 and theopening 47a formed on theceiling 47. Theventilation duct 43 connects theopening 41 and theopening 47a to constitute a flow path communicating theopening 41 and theopening 47a, so as to allow the air within the cabin to flow into theair conditioner 100. - The
ventilation duct 43 is formed so that the dimension thereof in thelongitudinal direction 520 of the car is greater than theventilation duct 43 illustrated inFig. 10 . In other words, since the cross-sectional area of theventilation duct 43 is designed to be greater than the opening area of theopening 41, theventilation duct 43 constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer. Afilter 46 and aporous plate 48 are attached to theopening 47a of theceiling 47. Theopening 47a disposed on theceiling 47 is not aligned with theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40 in theheight direction 530 of the car 1, and is formed at an offset position in thelongitudinal direction 520. A panel member constituting theventilation duct 43 and a panel member constituting theceiling 47 are disposed immediately below theopening 41 of theroof structure 40. Normally, the panel member constituting theventilation duct 43 is provided with a sound absorbing function by forming the panel member itself using porous members, or either in place of or in addition to this sound absorbing function, as shown inFig. 2 , asound absorbing member 45 is attached to the side facing the air flow path of the panel member constituting theventilation duct 43 to enhance the sound deadening function of theventilation duct 43. - According to the above-described arrangement, the air from the cabin is flown as shown by the
arrow 300 through theopening 47a formed on theceiling 47 equipped with thefilter 46 and theporous plate 48 into theventilation duct 43 and then flown in a bent manner toward theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40. - When the car 1 is driven at high speed,
noise 310 is generated by the aerodynamic vibration of an upper cover of the air conditioners caused by the air flow separation on the outer side of theair conditioners 100 disposed as rooftop equipments.Noise 310 normally travels through theopening 41 and the inner side of theventilation duct 43 and passes through theopening 47a equipped with thefilter 46 and theporous plate 48 into the cabin and is diffused (radiated) into the cabin. In embodiment 1, even if thenoise 310 is emitted toward the cabin, the noise is prevented from directly travelling into the cabin by theceiling 47 of the cabin disposed immediately below theopening 41 of theroof structure 40 and the bottom plate of theventilation duct 43 disposed along the upper surface of theceiling 47, and the noise is insulated. Further, the expansion-chamber silencer formed by theventilation duct 43 enables to reduce the noise level of thenoise 310. Moreover, thenoise 310 is attenuated or absorbed while traveling within the ventilation duct 17 by the interference effect in which the direction of travel of the noise is bent and by the sound absorbing effect of the plate-shapedsound absorbing member 45 having a sound absorbing performance attached to the panel member constituting the ventilation duct 17, by which the noise level is reduced. - The present arrangement is adopted in a railway car equipped with a rooftop equipment having a function to perform air conditioning of the air within the cabin, but the present arrangement can also be applied to a railway car having a ventilation duct connected to an opening for taking in air from the cabin to a ventilation unit for ventilating the air within the cabin or a ventilation unit chamber of an air conditioner having a ventilation unit built therein. Further, the present arrangement can be disposed on a cross-sectional position in a perpendicular plane extending in the longitudinal direction of the railway car in which the opening of the ceiling of the cabin is disposed at the center of the car. In this case, by arranging the opening of the
roof structure 40 and the opening of the ceiling of the cabin to be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the car, the direction of travel of the noise traveling through the ventilation duct is bent. -
Fig. 9 shows an outline of the noise characteristics of the frequency and the sound pressure level within the cabin of the railway car according to the present invention. According to the present invention, the sound pressure level can be reduced in the entire frequency band including a frequency f1 in which the sound pressure level is specifically high. - According to embodiment 1 shown in
Fig. 2 , a sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 having a triangular cross-section with an inclined plane is disposed so as not to block theair flow 300 within theventilation duct 43 at a bent section (corner section) of the duct where stagnation or swirling of theair flow 300 is likely to occur. The sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 not only exerts a sound absorbing effect but also suppresses the increase of pressure loss of theventilation duct 43. Thus, theair floe 300 within theventilation duct 43 can be made smooth and the noise colliding against theceiling 47 of the cabin can be absorbed. The sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 can also be disposed at a bent section at the opposing corner from the illustrated arrangement position of the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 within theventilation duct 43. Further, if theventilation duct 43 alone enables to realize a sufficient noise reducing effect, the sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 can be omitted. -
Fig. 3 is a view showing a second embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken at perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction of the railway car illustrated inFig. 1 . The components equivalent to those in the arrangement shown inFig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. In embodiment 2 ofFig. 3 ,openings ventilation duct 43 corresponding to theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40 and theopening 47a formed on theceiling 47. Theopening 41 of theroof structure 40, theopenings ventilation duct 43 and theopening 47a of theceiling 47 are all formed along a substantially common center axis. - The
cross-sectional area 70 of theventilation duct 43 perpendicular to the air flow 300 (horizontal plane) is greater than the area of theopening 44b of theventilation duct 43, so that theventilation duct 43 constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer. The transmission loss of the expansion-chamber silencer defined by theventilation duct 43 is dominated by the ratio of the area of theopening 41 and thecross-sectional area 70, so that thecross-sectional area 70 of theventilation duct 43 should be selected so that the transmission loss of the prominent frequency f that needs to be deadened becomes high. Further, the spreading of the cavity of theventilation duct 43 in the left and right (lateral) directions may be symmetric or asymmetric. Although not shown, as illustrated inFig. 2 , a plate-likesound absorbing member 45 can be attached to the surface of the panel member forming theventilation duct 43. Theventilation duct 43 having across-sectional area 70 selected so that the transmission loss of the peak frequency f1 of the noise becomes high enables to effectively attenuate the peak frequency f1 of the noise caused by the upper cover of theair conditioner 100, so that the noise level emitted into the cabin through theopening 47a of theceiling 47 can be suppressed. - Further according to the present embodiment, the
air flow 300 is substantially not bent in theventilation duct 43, so that the pressure loss can be minimized compared to other embodiments. Therefore, the static pressure of the specification demanded in an indoor blower disposed in the interior of theair conditioner 100 can be reduced, so that the consumption power can be cut down and the noise level generated from the indoor blower itself can also be reduced. -
Fig. 4 is a view showing a third embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a cross-sectional view in which the railway car shown inFig. 1 is cut at a perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction. The components and sections equivalent to those in the structure illustrated inFig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. According to embodiment 3 as illustrated inFig. 4 , the number of theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40 is one but the opening on theceiling 47 is divided into multiple parts. In the illustrated example, twoopenings longitudinal direction 520 of the car 1. Theventilation duct 43 also hasopenings 44a; 44b and 44b corresponding to theseopenings - A bottom panel is extended to the portion of the
ventilation duct 43 opposed to theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40, so that theopening 41 is not visible from immediately below the opening within the cabin. Further, on the upper surface of a bottom panel at a branch point of theventilation duct 43 opposed to theopening 41 is disposed a sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45. The sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 has a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and arranged so that both sides thereof constitute equally inclined planes. Afilter 46 and aporous plate 48 are arranged respectively on theopenings ceiling 47 and theopenings ventilation duct 43. Although not shown, as shown inFig. 2 , a plate-shapedsound absorbing member 45 can be adhered to the surface of a panel member of theventilation duct 43 as shown inFig. 2 . - According to the above-described arrangement, the air from the cabin enters through two
openings ceiling 47 and passes through theporous plates 48 and thefilters 46 as air flows 300 and 300 into theventilation duct 43. The air flows 300 and 300 in theventilation duct 43 are guided smoothly via a triangular sound absorbing member (rectifying member) 45 so that the increase of pressure loss in theventilation duct 43 is suppressed. The air flows 300 and 300 are converged near theopening 41 of theroof structure 40 to flow into theindoor blower chamber 104. Thenoise 310 generated in theindoor blower chamber 104 travels into theventilation duct 43 through theopening 41 on theroof structure 40, but it is insulated by the panel member (bottom panel) constituting theventilation duct 43. Further, thenoise 310 collides against thesound absorbing member 45 arranged on the air flow side of the panel member of theventilation duct 43 and is absorbed or suppressed before being diffused into the cabin. Moreover, thenoise 310 travels in a bent manner within theventilation duct 43 and further attenuated, so that the traveling of noise into the cabin through theopenings ceiling 47 can even further be reduced. - According to the arrangement of the present embodiment,
multiple openings ceiling 47 of the cabin, so that the opening areas of therespective openings 47a formed on theceiling 47 can be reduced to ensure an equivalent amount of air flow as theair flow 300 within the cabin flowing through the arrangement shown inFig. 2 . Therefore, since the present embodiment enables to enhance the reflection of noise by theopenings 47a formed on theceiling 47, the noise within the cabin can be reduced even further than the arrangement ofFig. 2 . Further, the number ofopenings 47a disposed on theceiling 47 can be three ormore. Furthermore, thesound absorbing member 45 can be omitted if sufficient noise reduction effect is achieved without the member. -
Fig. 5 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a cross-sectional view in which the railway car shown inFig. 1 is cut at a perpendicular cross-section A along the longitudinal direction. The components and sections equivalent to the structure illustrated inFig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. Embodiment 4 illustrated inFig. 5 has a basic arrangement similar to the arrangement of embodiment 3 shown inFig. 4 , but the distances L1 and L2 from the center of theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40 to the center of theopenings Fig. 4 is not shown inFig. 5 , but it can be disposed if necessary. - The difference between distances L1 and L2 (= L1-L2) is substantially equal to the value having added to an integral multiple of the wavelength corresponding to the peak frequency f1 of the noise shown in
Fig. 10 a half wavelength λ/2 thereof, wherein by disposingopenings ventilation duct 43 is formed as an interference silencer. Therefore, regarding the peak frequency f1 of the noise, the noises emitted from therespective openings ceiling 47 are deadened via interference within the cabin at equal distances from theopenings -
Fig. 6 is a view illustrating embodiment 5 of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken at perpendicular cross-section B along the width direction of the railway car shown inFig. 1 . The components and sections equivalent to the structure illustrated inFig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. In embodiment 5,heat exchangers width direction 510 of the car within theindoor blower chamber 104 constituting theair conditioner 100, and ablower 110 is disposed at the center in thewidth direction 510 between bothheat exchangers ventilation duct 43 shown inFig. 5 are disposed on left and right sides in thewidth direction 510 between theroof structure 40 and theceiling 47 disposed on the inner side thereof. - As shown in the right side of
Fig. 6 , theceiling 47 hasopenings width direction 510. Eachopening 47a has afilter 46 attached thereto. Theopenings opening 41 of theroof structure 40 to the centers ofopenings Openings width direction 510 of theceiling 47. The conditioned air blown out of theblower 110 flows through the openings disposed at the center ofwidth 510 of theroof structure 40 and is blown into the cabin through theopenings ceiling 47. - Since the
openings ceiling 47 are formed at different distances (L3 and L4) from theopening 41 of theroof structure 40, an interference silencer is constituted, according to which thenoise 310 generated in theindoor blower chamber 104 and emitted throughopenings openings openings 47a on theceiling 47 of the cabin can be determined arbitrary with respect to thelateral direction 510 and thelongitudinal direction 520 of the car, and the number ofopenings 47a on theceiling 47 can also be determined arbitrarily. Therefore, regarding the peak frequency f1 of noise, the noises emitted throughrespective openings ceiling 47 can be deadened via interference within the cabin at equal distances from the openings, according to which the noise having a prominent peak frequency can be reduced in the cabin and the pleasantness within the cabin can be improved. -
Fig. 7 illustrates a sixth embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, showing a cross-sectional view in which the railway car shown inFig. 1 is cut at a perpendicular cross-section B along the width direction of the railway car. The components and sections equivalent to those in the structure illustrated inFig. 6 are denoted by the same reference numbers and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. In embodiment 6, the ventilation duct arrangement disposed on left and right sides in thewidth direction 510 of the car is not illustrated, but as shown inFig. 5 , an arrangement is adopted in which theopenings ceiling 47 are arranged in dispersed manner along thelongitudinal direction 520 of the car and the distances from the center of theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40 to the center of theopenings Fig. 10 a half wavelength λ/2 thereof. - The noise generated in the
indoor blower chamber 104 of theair conditioner 100 is emitted into the cabin through theopenings width direction 510 on theceiling 47. The phases ofnoise 310 emitted through theopenings openings openings - As described, since the phases of
noises 310 emitted fromopenings ceiling 47 are opposite, the noise at areas close to the ears of passengers sitting or standing in the cabin can be deadened via interference, according to which the noise having a prominent peak frequency can be reduced in the cabin and the pleasantness within the cabin can be improved. -
Fig. 8 shows a seventh embodiment of the railway car according to the present invention, which is a view of a ceiling of the cabin of the railway car seen from the direction of arrows C-C inFigs. 4 and5 . In the present embodiment, as shown inFig. 8 , the panel member of theceiling 47 is disposed immediately below theopening 41 formed on theroof structure 40, and the area below theopening 41 is covered by theceiling 47. - In the present embodiment,
porous plates 48 are fit to theopenings 47a formed on theceiling 47 of the cabin. The distances P1, P2, P3 ... between thepores 49 of theporous plate 48 are designed to become shorter as the distances from theopening 41 of theroof structure 40 to thepores 49 increase (inversely proportional). In other words, the interval is set short in the area where the distance from the opening 41 (sound source) is long (so that the aperture ratio of localporous plates 48 becomes high) and the interval is set long in the area where the distance from the opening is short (so that the aperture ratio of localporous plates 48 becomes small) . According to this arrangement, the travel distance of the noise traveling through the ventilation duct 43 (Figs. 4 and5 ) and emitted through theporous plates 48 on theopenings 47a formed on theceiling 47 of the cabin is elongated (since greater amount ofair flow 300 is allowed to pass through areas where travel distance becomes longer by reducing the interval between pores), so that the noise can be attenuated by distance, and the sound insulation property of theporous plate 48 is enhanced by reducing the aperture ratio of theporous plate 48 at areas close to the sound source and increasing the aperture ratio at areas distant from the sound source. The arrangement of the ventilation duct according to the present embodiment can be applied to embodiment 1 shown inFig. 2 . - Thus, the noise caused in the
air conditioner 100 traveling through theventilation duct 43 and emitted via theopenings 49 of theporous plates 48 into the cabin can be attenuated both by the distance attenuation effect and the sound insulation effect of theporous plates 48, so that the noise level in the cabin can be reduced and the pleasantness within the cabin can be improved. - The arrangement according to the present embodiment is adopted in a railway car having an
air conditioner 100 disposed on the rooftop having a function to perform air conditioning of the air within the cabin, but the present arrangement can also be adopted in a railway car having an evacuation unit (ventilation unit) disposed on the rooftop for discharging the air within the cabin to the exterior. In that case, the opening disposed on the predetermined position on theroof structure 40 constituting the railway car 1 and the opening disposed on the ceiling within the cabin are connected via a ventilation duct, wherein the arrangements disclosed in embodiments 1 through 5 and embodiment 7 can be adopted in the ventilation duct and the porous plates attached to the openings of the ceiling, according to which the noises caused by the upper cover of the evacuation unit traveling into the cabin can be suppressed.
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- A railway car comprising:a roof structure having an air conditioner disposed on an upper portion thereof and having a first opening enabling air to flow to the air conditioner;a ceilingmember disposed on a lower side of the roof structure to define a ceiling of a cabin and having a second opening enabling air to pass through from the cabin; anda duct connecting the first opening and the second opening for constituting a flow path communicating the first opening and the second opening;wherein the duct constitutes an expansion-chamber silencer or an interference silencer.
- The railway car according to claim 1, wherein
the second opening is disposed substantially immediately below the first opening. - The railway car according to claim 1, wherein
the second opening is not aligned with the first opening in a height direction of the railway car, and is offset in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the railway car. - The railway car according to claim 3, wherein
in order to prevent noise generated in the air conditioner from being transmitted directly from the first opening to the second opening, a panel member constituting the duct or a panel member constituting the duct layered on a panel member constituting the ceiling member disposed on the cabin side is arranged substantially immediately below the first opening. - The railway car according to claim 1, wherein
a plurality of second openings are arranged in a dispersed manner on the ceiling member with respect to a single first opening; and
the air from the cabin flowing through the second openings into the flow path is converged within the duct, and then passed through the first opening into the air conditioner. - The railway car according to claim 1, wherein
the ceiling member disposed on the lower side of the roof structure to define the ceiling of a cabin has two second openings enabling air to pass through from the cabin;
the duct connects the first opening and the second openings for constituting a flow path communicating the first opening and the second openings; and
a difference between a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to one of the second openings and a distance in a horizontal direction from the first opening to the other second opening is set substantially equal to a length having added to an integral multiple of a wavelength corresponding to a peak frequency of the noise generated from the air conditioner a half wavelength thereof, so that the duct constitutes an interference silencer. - The railway car according to claim 6, wherein
the two second openings are not aligned with the first opening in a height direction of the railway car, and are offset in a longitudinal direction or a width direction of the railway car. - The railway car according to any one of claims 1 through 7, wherein
a porous plate is disposed on the second opening on a side facing the cabin; and
a local aperture ratio of an area of the porous plate close to the first opening is set low and a local aperture ratio of an area of the porous plate far from the first opening is set high. - The railway car according to any one of claims 1 through 8, wherein
the duct has a sound absorbing function provided on the flow path side thereof; and
the sound absorbing function is provided by adopting at least one of the following arrangements: forming the panel member constituting the duct using a porous sound absorbing panel member; attaching a sound absorbing panel member to the panel member constituting the duct; and disposing a sound absorbing rectifying member on the panel member constituting the duct for smoothing the flow of air passing through the flow path. - The railway car according to any one of claims 1 through 9, wherein
the duct constituting an expansion-chamber silencer or an interference silencer is arranged so that one duct is disposed at a center in the width direction of the railway car or two ducts are disposed on either side in the width direction of the railway car. - The railway car according to any one of claims 1 through 10, wherein
the arrangement is applied to a ventilation unit having a ventilation function for ventilating the air within the cabin in place of the air conditioner, or to an air conditioner equipped with the ventilation function for ventilating the air within the cabin.
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