阅读说明：本技术 全热交换元件及其制造方法 (Total heat exchange element and method for manufacturing same ) 是由 松木义孝 于 2019-07-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开的目的在于：使全热交换元件的性能提高。在全热交换元件(30)中,交替层叠有分隔部件(31)和间距保持部件(32),分隔部件(31)和间距保持部件(32)均由以纤维素为主要成分的材料构成。层叠的分隔部件(31)和间距保持部件(32)由粘合层(33)接合起来。粘合层(33)中含有纤维素作为粘合成分。粘合层(33)中含有的纤维素的直径小于构成分隔部件(31)和间距保持部件(32)的纤维素的直径。(The purpose of the present disclosure is: the performance of the total heat exchange element is improved. In the total heat exchange element (30), partition members (31) and space holding members (32) are alternately stacked, and both the partition members (31) and the space holding members (32) are made of a material containing cellulose as a main component. The laminated partition member (31) and the spacing member (32) are joined by an adhesive layer (33). The adhesive layer (33) contains cellulose as an adhesive component. The diameter of the cellulose contained in the adhesive layer (33) is smaller than the diameters of the cellulose constituting the partition member (31) and the pitch-retaining member (32).)

1. A total heat exchange element includes a plurality of partition members (31), a pitch retaining member (32), and an adhesive portion (33),

the plurality of partition members (31) are made of a material containing cellulose as a main component, are formed in a flat sheet shape and are laminated with a predetermined pitch,

the spacing member (32) is made of a material containing cellulose as a main component, is arranged between the laminated partition members (31), and maintains the spacing between the adjacent partition members (31),

the bonding part (33) bonds the partition member (31) and the spacing member (32),

a first air flow path (36) and a second air flow path (37) are alternately formed with the partition member (31) therebetween, and the air conditioner is characterized in that:

the bonding part (33) contains cellulose as a bonding component, and the diameter of the cellulose is smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member (31) and smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the space holding member (32).

2. The total heat exchange element of claim 1, wherein:

the cellulose as the binding component of the binding part (33) has a diameter of 2nm to 100 nm.

3. The total heat exchange element according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:

the space maintaining member (32) is formed in a corrugated plate shape,

the thickness of the spacing member (32) is larger than the thickness of the partition member (31).

4. A method for manufacturing a total heat exchange element (30), wherein a partition member (31) and a space holding member (32) are alternately laminated in the total heat exchange element (30), the partition member (31) is formed into a flat sheet shape and is made of a material containing cellulose as a main component, the space holding member (32) is made of a material containing cellulose as a main component, and a first air flow path (36) and a second air flow path (37) are alternately formed through the partition member (31), characterized in that:

the method for manufacturing a total heat exchange element comprises coating steps (51, 52), laminating steps (53, 54), and drying steps (55, 56),

in the coating steps (51, 52), a binder (34) is coated on the pitch-retaining member (32), the binder (34) being a suspension containing cellulose as a binder component, the cellulose having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member (31) and smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the pitch-retaining member (32),

in the laminating steps (53, 54), the partition member (31) and the distance-maintaining member (32) after the adhesive (34) is applied in the applying steps (51, 52) are laminated,

in the drying steps (55, 56), a dispersion medium contained in the binder (34) of the semifinished products (61, 62) obtained in the laminating steps (53, 54) is evaporated.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a total heat exchange element and a method of manufacturing the total heat exchange element.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses a total heat exchange element for a ventilation device. The total heat exchange element is a cross-flow type heat exchanger that exchanges sensible heat and moisture (latent heat) between outdoor air supplied to the indoor and indoor air discharged to the outdoor.

The total heat exchange element is configured by alternately stacking a plurality of flat sheet-like partition members and a plurality of corrugated plate-like pitch-retaining members. The material of the partition member and the space holding member is paper containing cellulose as a main component. In the total heat exchange element, a plurality of air passages on the air supply side and a plurality of air passages on the air discharge side are alternately formed with a partition member interposed therebetween.

Patent document 1: international publication No. 2009/004695

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problems to be solved by the invention

As shown in fig. 9, in the total heat exchange element 200, adjacent partition members 201 and pitch maintaining members 202 are joined by an adhesive. Therefore, in the total heat exchange element 200, a part of the surface of the partition member 201 is covered by the adhesive layer 203 formed by curing the adhesive.

In the conventional total heat exchange element 200, an adhesive containing a resin as an adhesive component is generally used as the adhesive for joining the partition member 201 and the pitch holding member 202. Therefore, the moisture permeability (moisture permeability) of the adhesive layer 203 formed in the conventional total heat exchange element 200 is not so high.

In the total heat exchange element, moisture contained in air flowing through one air passage penetrates the partition member and moves to air flowing through the other air passage. However, in the conventional total heat exchange element 200, a part of the surface of the partition member 201 is covered with the adhesive layer 203 having low moisture permeability. As a result, in each of the partition members 201 of the conventional total heat exchange element 200, the portion covered with the adhesive layer 203 has a smaller permeability to moisture than the other portions. Therefore, the performance of the conventional total heat exchange element 200 still has room for improvement.

The purpose of the present disclosure is: the performance of the total heat exchange element is improved.

Technical solution for solving technical problem

The disclosure of the first aspect is directed to a total heat exchange element 30 including a plurality of partition members 31, a pitch holding member 32, and a bonding portion 33, wherein the plurality of partition members 31 are formed of a material containing cellulose as a main component, are formed in a flat sheet shape, are stacked with a predetermined pitch, the pitch holding member 32 is formed of a material containing cellulose as a main component, are arranged between the stacked partition members 31, and hold the pitch of the adjacent partition members 31, the bonding portion 33 bonds the partition members 31 and the pitch holding member 32, and a first air flow path 36 and a second air flow path 37 are alternately formed through the partition members 31. The bonding portion 33 contains cellulose as a bonding component, the diameter of the cellulose being smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the pitch holding member 32.

In the first aspect, the cellulose contained in the adhesive portion 33 as an adhesive component is joined to both the partition member 31 and the spacing members 32. The diameter of the cellulose contained in the adhesive portion 33 as an adhesive component is smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32. Therefore, the bonding strength of the bonding portion 33 with respect to the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32 is improved. The adhesive component of the adhesive portion 33 and the main components of the materials constituting the partition member 31 and the spacing member 32 are cellulose. Therefore, the penetration of moisture is relatively high in the adhesive portion 33, like the partition member 31.

In the partition member 31 of the total heat exchange element 30 of the first aspect, the difference between the permeability of moisture in the portion covered with the adhesive portion 33 and the permeability of moisture in the portion not covered with the adhesive portion 33 is smaller than in the related art. Therefore, according to this aspect, the entire partition member 31 can be effectively utilized to exchange moisture between the air flowing through the first air flow path 36 and the air flowing through the second air flow path 37, and the performance of the total heat exchange element 30 can be improved.

In the second aspect, in addition to the first aspect, the diameter of the cellulose as the binder component of the binder 33 is 2nm to 100 nm.

In the second aspect, the adhesive portion 33 contains cellulose having a diameter within a predetermined range as an adhesive component.

The third aspect is disclosed in the first or second aspect, wherein the distance maintaining member 32 is formed in a corrugated plate shape, and the thickness of the distance maintaining member 32 is larger than the thickness of the partition member 31.

In the third aspect, the thickness of the pitch holding member 32 formed in a corrugated plate shape is larger than the thickness of the partition member 31 in a flat sheet shape.

The fourth disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a total heat exchange element 30, in which a partition member 31 and a pitch holding member 32 are alternately laminated in the total heat exchange element 30, the partition member 31 is formed in a flat sheet shape and is made of a material having cellulose as a main component, the pitch holding member 32 is made of a material having cellulose as a main component, and a first air flow path 36 and a second air flow path 37 are alternately formed through the partition member 31. The method for manufacturing a total heat exchange element includes coating steps 51, 52, laminating steps 53, 54, and drying steps 55, 56, wherein in the coating steps 51, 52, a binder 34 is applied to the pitch retaining members 32, the binder 34 is a suspension containing cellulose as a binder component, the diameter of the cellulose is smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the pitch retaining members 32, in the laminating steps 53, 54, the partition member 31 and the pitch retaining members 32 after the binder 34 is applied in the coating steps 51, 52 are laminated, and in the drying steps 55, 56, a dispersion medium contained in the binder 34 of the semifinished products 61, 62 obtained in the laminating steps 53, 54 is evaporated.

In the fourth aspect, in the method for manufacturing the total heat exchange element 30, the coating steps 51 and 52, the laminating steps 53 and 54, and the drying steps 55 and 56 are performed. In the coating steps 51 and 52, the adhesive 34 containing cellulose as an adhesive component is applied to the pitch retaining member 32. In the laminating steps 53 and 54, the pitch holding member 32 and the partition member 31 coated with the adhesive 34 are laminated. In the drying steps 55 and 56, the dispersion medium contained in the binder 34 evaporates, and the partition member 31 and the pitch holding members 32 are bonded to each other by cellulose, which is a bonding component of the binder 34.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ventilation apparatus including a total heat exchange element according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a total heat exchange element of an embodiment;

fig. 3 is a sectional view of a main portion of the total heat exchange element of the embodiment;

fig. 4 is a process diagram showing a method of manufacturing the total heat exchange element of the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the pitch maintaining member after being subjected to the first coating process;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a spacing member and a partition member that are stacked in the first stacking step;

fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a first semi-finished product after being subjected to a second coating process;

fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a plurality of first semi-finished products laminated in the second laminating process;

fig. 9 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional total heat exchange element.

Detailed Description

The total heat exchange element 30 of the embodiment will be explained below.

Air exchange device

The total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment is provided in the ventilator 10. Here, the ventilator 10 including the total heat exchange element 30 will be described.

As shown in fig. 1, the ventilation device 10 includes a housing 15 that houses a total heat exchange element 30. The casing 15 is provided with an outside air inlet 16, an air supply port 17, an inside air inlet 18, and an exhaust port 19. In the internal space of the casing 15, an air supply-side passage 21 and an air discharge-side passage 22 are formed. An outside air suction port 16 is connected to one end of the air supply-side passage 21, and an air supply port 17 is connected to the other end of the air supply-side passage 21. An internal air intake port 18 is connected to one end of the exhaust-side passage 22, and an exhaust port 19 is connected to the other end of the exhaust-side passage 22.

The total heat exchange element 30 is arranged to cross the air supply side passage 21 and the air discharge side passage 22. The total heat exchange element 30 is provided in the casing 15 in a state where a first air flow path 36 described later communicates with the supply-side passage 21 and a second air flow path 37 described later communicates with the exhaust-side passage 22. The details of the total heat exchange element 30 will be described later.

The ventilation device 10 further includes an air supply fan 26 and an air exhaust fan 27. The air supply fan 26 is disposed on the downstream side (i.e., the air supply port 17 side) of the total heat exchange element 30 in the air supply-side passage 21. The exhaust fan 27 is disposed on the downstream side (i.e., the exhaust port 19 side) of the total heat exchange element 30 in the exhaust-side passage 22.

In the ventilator 10, outdoor air flows through the supply-side passage 21 toward the indoor space, and outdoor air flows through the discharge-side passage 22 toward the outdoor space. The indoor air flowing in the air supply-side passage 21 and the indoor air flowing in the exhaust-side passage 22 exchange sensible heat and moisture (latent heat) in the total heat exchange element 30.

-total heat exchange element-

As shown in fig. 2, the total heat exchange element 30 is a cross-flow type heat exchanger in which a plurality of first air flow paths 36 and a plurality of second air flow paths 37 are formed. The total heat exchange element 30 is formed in a quadrangular prism shape as a whole by alternately laminating a plurality of partition members 31 and a plurality of pitch maintaining members 32. In the total heat exchange element 30, the spacing between the adjacent partition members 31 is substantially kept constant by the spacing keeping member 32.

The partition member 31 is a member formed in a flat sheet shape having a substantially square shape in a plan view. The material of the partition member 31 is paper or nonwoven fabric containing cellulose as a main component. The thickness t1 of the partition member 31 is approximately 30 μm or so. The partition member 31 is made of paper or nonwoven fabric containing cellulose as a main component, and therefore can allow moisture to pass therethrough.

The pitch holding member 32 is a member formed in a corrugated plate shape having a substantially square shape in a plan view. The pitch holding member 32 has a plurality of peak portions 32a and a plurality of valley portions 32b, each having a linear ridge. The ridges of the respective peak portions 32a and the respective trough portions 32b are substantially parallel to each other. In the pitch retaining members 32, the peak portions 32a and the valley portions 32b are alternately formed. The pitch holding members 32 hold the pitch of the partition members 31 arranged on both sides thereof.

The material of the space holding member 32 is paper or nonwoven fabric mainly composed of cellulose. The thickness t2 of the pitch holding member 32 is approximately 60 μm. The space holding member 32 is made of paper or nonwoven fabric mainly composed of cellulose, and therefore can hold moisture.

In the total heat exchange element 30, the first air flow paths 36 and the second air flow paths 37 are alternately formed in the stacking direction of the partition member 31 and the pitch holding members 32 (i.e., the central axis direction of the total heat exchange element 30). The adjacent first air flow path 36 and second air flow path 37 are separated by the partition member 31.

In the total heat exchange element 30, the pitch holding members 32 adjacent to each other with the partition member 31 interposed therebetween are arranged in a posture in which the ridge directions of the respective waveforms are substantially orthogonal to each other. As a result, in the total heat exchange element 30, the first air flow path 36 is open to a pair of side surfaces of the total heat exchange element 30 that face each other, and the second air flow path 37 is open to the remaining pair of side surfaces of the total heat exchange element 30 that face each other.

As shown in fig. 3, in the total heat exchange element 30, adjacent partition members 31 and pitch maintaining members 32 are joined to each other by an adhesive portion, i.e., an adhesive layer 33. The adhesive layer 33 is arranged in the vicinity of the apexes of the respective mountain portions 32a and the respective valley portions 32b of the pitch holding members 32. The adhesive layer 33 is formed over the entire length of each of the peak portions 32a and the valley portions 32 b. The adhesive layer 33 is formed by drying an adhesive 34 containing cellulose as an adhesive component. The main component of the adhesive layer 33 is cellulose.

The adhesive layer 33 is bonded to the partition member 31 by hydrogen bonding association of the cellulose contained therein with the cellulose constituting the partition member 31. Further, the adhesive layer 33 is bonded to the pitch-retaining member 32 by hydrogen bonding association of the cellulose contained therein with the cellulose constituting the pitch-retaining member 32.

The cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32 has a diameter of about 2 μm and a length of about 500 μm to 5000 μm. On the other hand, the cellulose constituting the adhesive layer 33 is a so-called cellulose nanofiber having a diameter of approximately 2nm to 10nm, and a length of approximately 10nm to 1000 nm.

In this way, the cellulose constituting the adhesive layer 33 has a significantly smaller diameter than the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32. Therefore, compared to the case where the diameter of the cellulose constituting the adhesive layer 33 is almost the same as the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32, there are many sites where hydrogen bonds are generated between the cellulose constituting the adhesive layer 33 and the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32. As a result, the adhesive layer 33 can be firmly bonded to both the partition member 31 and the spacing members 32.

The main components of the adhesive layer 33, the partition member 31, and the space holding member 32 are cellulose. Therefore, the adhesive layer has the same degree of moisture permeability as the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32.

Method for producing a total heat exchange element

A method of manufacturing the total heat exchange element 30 will be described below.

As shown in fig. 4, in the method for manufacturing the total heat exchange element 30, a first coating step 51, a first laminating step 53, a first drying step 55, a second coating step 52, a second laminating step 54, and a second drying step 56 are performed in this order.

In the first coating process 51, the adhesive 34 is coated on the pitch holding member 32. As shown in fig. 5, the adhesive 34 is applied on the tops of one of the mountain portions 32a and the valley portions 32b of the pitch-retaining members 32 treated in the first application step 51.

The binder 34 used in the first application step 51 is a suspension in which cellulose as a binder component is dispersed in water as a dispersion medium. The viscosity of the pressure-sensitive adhesive 34 is preferably about 50 mPas to 2000 mPas. The adhesive 34 may contain an additive such as a tackifier.

In the first laminating step 53, the spacer member 31 and the pitch maintaining member 32 after the adhesive 34 is applied in the first applying step 51 are laminated. As shown in fig. 6, in the first laminating process 53, the partition member 31 is disposed in contact with the adhesive 34 applied on the pitch holding member 32. In the first stacking step 53, a first semi-finished product 61 is formed by stacking one partition member 31 and one pitch maintaining member 32.

In the first drying process 55, the first semifinished product 61 formed in the first laminating process 53 is dried. In the first drying step 55, the first semifinished product 61 is heated to evaporate the dispersion medium contained in the binder 34. When the dispersion medium of the binder 34 evaporates, hydrogen bonds are generated between the cellulose contained in the binder 34 and the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the spacing members 32. As a result, the adhesive layer 33 is formed, and the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32 are joined by the adhesive layer 33.

In the second coating process 52, the adhesive 34 is coated on the pitch maintaining members 32 of the first semi-finished product 61 processed through the first drying process 55. As shown in fig. 7, in the second application step 52, the adhesive 34 is applied to the top of one of the peak portions 32a and the valley portions 32b of the pitch holding member 32 that is not joined to the spacer member 31. The adhesive 34 used in the second coating process 52 is the same as the adhesive 34 used in the first coating process 51.

In the second laminating process 54, the plurality of first semi-finished products 61 processed through the second coating process 52 are laminated. As shown in fig. 8, in the second laminating process 54, the partition member 31 of each first semifinished product 61 is arranged in contact with the adhesive 34 applied on the pitch-retaining members 32 of the adjacent first semifinished products 61. In the second laminating step 54, a second semi-finished product 62 in which a plurality of first semi-finished products 61 are laminated is formed.

In the second drying step, the second semi-finished product 62 formed in the second laminating step 54 is dried. In the second drying step 56, the second semi-finished product 62 is heated to evaporate the dispersion medium contained in the binder 34. When the dispersion medium of the binder 34 evaporates, hydrogen bonds are generated between the cellulose contained in the binder 34 and the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the spacing members 32. As a result, the adhesive layer 33 is formed, and the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32 are joined by the adhesive layer 33.

Then, the second semi-finished product 62 processed in the second drying process 56 is subjected to the final process in which necessary members such as a frame are attached to the final product, that is, the total heat exchange element 30, and the final product is completed.

Features (1) of the embodiment

The total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of partition members 31, a pitch holding member 32, and an adhesive layer 33. The partition member 31 is made of a material containing cellulose as a main component, and is formed in a flat sheet shape and laminated with a predetermined pitch. The spacing members 32 are made of a material containing cellulose as a main component, are arranged between the stacked partition members 31, and maintain the spacing between the adjacent partition members 31. The adhesive layer 33 bonds the spacer member 31 and the spacing member 32 together. In the total heat exchange element 30, a first air flow path 36 and a second air flow path 37 are alternately formed with a partition member 31 interposed therebetween. The adhesive layer 33 contains cellulose as an adhesive component, and the diameter of the cellulose is smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the pitch holding member 32.

In the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the cellulose contained in the adhesive layer 33 as an adhesive component is bonded to both the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32. The diameter of the cellulose contained in the adhesive layer 33 as an adhesive component is smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32. Therefore, the bonding strength of the adhesive layer 33 with respect to the partition member 31 and the pitch holding member 32 is improved. The adhesive component of the adhesive layer 33 and the main components of the materials constituting the partition member 31 and the spacing members 32 are all cellulose. Therefore, the adhesive layer 33 has relatively high penetration of moisture as the partition member 31.

In the partition member 31 of the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the difference between the penetrability of moisture in the portion covered with the adhesive layer 33 and the penetrability of moisture in the portion not covered with the adhesive layer 33 is smaller than that of the related art. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the entire partition member 31 can be effectively utilized to exchange moisture between the air flowing through the first air flow path 36 and the air flowing through the second air flow path 37, and the performance of the total heat exchange element 30 can be improved.

Here, in the total heat exchange element 30, the pitch retaining members 32 are arranged inside the air flow paths 36, 37. The space holding member 32 holds moisture contained in the air flowing through the air flow paths 36 and 37. In the conventional total heat exchange element 200, the adhesive layer 203 located between the pitch holding members 202 and the partition members 201 has low moisture permeability, and therefore, the movement of moisture from the pitch holding members 202 to the partition members 201 is hindered by the adhesive layer 203.

In contrast, in the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the binder component of the binder layer 33 is cellulose. As described above, the adhesive layer 33 of the present embodiment has relatively high moisture permeability, as in the case of the partition member 31. Therefore, in the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the moisture held by the pitch holding members 32 is not prevented by the adhesive layer 33 and moves to the partition member 31. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the moisture held by the pitch holding members 32 can be moved to the partition member 31 and supplied to the air flowing in the air flow paths 36 and 37, and as a result, the performance of the total heat exchange element 30 can be improved.

Features (2) of the embodiment

In the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the cellulose as the binder component of the binder portion 33 has a diameter of 2nm to 100 nm. The adhesive portion 33 contains cellulose having a diameter within a predetermined range as an adhesive component. The cellulose contained as the binder component in the binder 33 of the present embodiment is a so-called cellulose nanofiber.

Features (3) of the embodiment

In the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the pitch holding member 32 is formed in a corrugated plate shape having a thickness larger than that of the partition member 31. That is, the thickness of the pitch holding member 32 formed in a corrugated plate shape is larger than the thickness of the partition member 31 in a flat sheet shape.

According to the present embodiment, the amount of moisture held by the pitch holding members 32 can be ensured. Therefore, the amount of moisture in the air that moves from the pitch holding member 32 to the partition member 31 and is supplied to the air flow paths 36 and 37 can be increased, and as a result, the performance of the total heat exchange element 30 can be improved.

Features (4) of the embodiment

The manufacturing method of the present embodiment is a manufacturing method of a total heat exchange element 30 in which partition members 31 and pitch holding members 32 are alternately laminated, the partition members 31 are formed in a flat sheet shape and are made of a material having cellulose as a main component, the pitch holding members 32 are made of a material having cellulose as a main component, and first air flow paths 36 and second air flow paths 37 are alternately formed through the partition members 31 in the total heat exchange element 30. The manufacturing method includes coating steps 51, 52, laminating steps 53, 54, and drying steps 55, 56. The application steps 51 and 52 are steps of applying the adhesive 34 to the pitch-retaining member 32, in which the adhesive 34 is a suspension containing cellulose as an adhesive component, and the diameter of the cellulose is "smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the partition member 31 and smaller than the diameter of the cellulose constituting the pitch-retaining member 32". The laminating steps 53 and 54 are steps of laminating the spacer member 31 and the pitch retaining member 32 after the adhesive 34 is applied in the applying steps 51 and 52. The drying steps 55 and 56 are steps of evaporating the dispersion medium contained in the binder 34 of the semifinished products 61 and 62 obtained in the laminating steps 53 and 54.

In the method for manufacturing the total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment, the coating steps 51 and 52, the laminating steps 53 and 54, and the drying steps 55 and 56 are performed. In the coating steps 51 and 52, the adhesive 34 containing cellulose as an adhesive component is applied to the pitch retaining member 32. In the laminating steps 53 and 54, the pitch holding member 32 and the partition member 31 coated with the adhesive 34 are laminated. In the drying steps 55 and 56, the dispersion medium contained in the binder 34 evaporates, and the partition member 31 and the pitch holding members 32 are bonded to each other by cellulose, which is a bonding component of the binder 34.

Modification of embodiment

The total heat exchange element 30 of the present embodiment is not limited to the cross-flow heat exchanger. The total heat exchange element 30 may be, for example, a convection type or parallel flow type heat exchanger in which the flow direction of air in the first air flow path 36 and the flow direction of air in the second air flow path 37 are approximately parallel.

While the embodiments and the modifications have been described above, it is to be understood that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. The above embodiments and modifications may be appropriately combined and replaced as long as the functions of the objects of the present disclosure are not affected.

Industrial applicability-

In view of the foregoing, the present disclosure is useful for total heat exchange elements and methods of making the same.

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30 total heat exchange element

31 partitioning member

32-pitch holding member

33 adhesive layer (adhesive part)

51 first coating step (coating step)

52 second coating step (coating step)

53 first laminating step (laminating step)

54 second laminating step (laminating step)

55 first drying step (drying step)

56 second drying step (drying step)