DE2239515A1 - HOUSING FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OR. DGL - Google Patents

Description

2Z39515

G 48 554

Company PREMIX, INC., North Kingsville , Ohio (USA)

Housing for an air conditioner or the like.

The invention relates to a housing for an air conditioner or similar device and especially for to be installed in an exterior wall or window of a building and from the inside to the outside continuous air conditioning units, which also have a heater and / or may contain an air humidifier.

Air conditioners or the like passing through an outer wall or window

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ORIGINAL INSPECTED

A lot in private houses and commercial buildings spreads, because they can be adapted to the respective requirements without difficulty Air conditioning of individual rooms adapted and easily installed and maintained can. These devices contain common components of an air conditioning system such as blowers to circulate the air between the room to be air-conditioned and the air conditioner »a cooling evaporator to cool the room air, a compressor and condenser, a cooling fan for the condenser, a electrical control, a tray designed to collect water and associated mechanical and electrical equipment, including motors for fans and the fans.

Usually these numerous components are housed in a housing made of sheet metal and attached to these sheet metal parts, this housing consists of eight to ten or more separate parts, including a Main frame, which is essentially made up of a vertical wall, known as the fire wall, and a horizontal floor To these 'main frames are two side panels and one top and one Front plate attached, which form a casing that divides the wall of fire into two sections

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is divided, with the rear section the compressor, the condenser and the Blower and the front part the fan, the evaporator and the electrical components records. On the panels attached to the side and top there are usually Elbows that are attached to the outsides of these panels and are flat perpendicular running walls form, between which foam or other compressible Material is attached as insulation. Inside the formed from sheet metal parts Housing, the oil-rich components of the air conditioner are housed, including a Box for the electrical control, housing for the blower, a cover for the fan and a drip pan, with all of these parts either on the floor, or on the fire wall the panels forming the sides are fastened with the aid of conventional fasteners. In addition, the entire front part of the air conditioning unit, which is located in the Space extends, usually from another hood made of sheet metal with a Front wall, side walls and a top wall covered, this hood air grille or has other means of directing the flow of cooled air into the room in a controlled manner.

The known air conditioners associated with the manufacture of such wall penetrating air conditioners

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Problems are manifold, not least of which heard that the numerous sheet metal parts forming the housing are manufactured separately, must be ordered and kept in stock. This requires a lot of working capital and also storage space, which is therefore not available for production. aside from that the numerous individual parts of the known Blechgehätise are often different Place or from different companies with different delivery times and different qualities and tolerances and different final appearance, which leads to further difficulties and delays. After all, that requires Assembling the numerous sheet metal parts of the known housing is relatively much work, What is more, that these known air conditioners are also more difficult to maintain are. The many individual components of the housing further increase the total weight of the housing, so that the freight cost is relatively large and also spoils the appearance of the finished air conditioner.

The object of the invention is, in contrast, a both in the construction and the function simplified housing for the numerous components of through a wall or to create air conditioners or similar devices to be built through windows.

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To solve this problem, a housing for air conditioners is provided according to the invention or similar devices in the form of a single piece cast or injection-molded frame with a cover attached to the top and a cover attached to the front is proposed for receiving the numerous components of the air conditioner including the blower, the fan, electrical control, evaporator, condenser, motors and others associated electrical and mechanical components. The frame which preferably is poured or injected in one piece, has two side walls, the one in between running bulkhead are interconnected, and a floor on one side of the Bulkhead. On the other side of the bulkhead are the fan housings and water sumps for the evaporator, that with the frame can consist of one piece or, if so desired, also as separate components are made and attached to the bulkhead. This one-piece frame replaces the known metal housing composed of several parts, which as separate components has a bulkhead or partition, a floor and the side-forming plate.

The invention also achieves the advantage that the housing

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has considerably fewer parts than the housing of known air conditioners and also can be manufactured at a lower cost than the known housing.

Further advantages of the invention are that there is less housing for an air conditioner Requires work to assemble, "is lighter in weight and has a more attractive appearance than the known housing.

According to further advantages of the invention are that a completely corrosion-resistant Housing is created, which does not decompose, does not rust, does not stain Buildings as a result of rust and the like forms, which is the case with housings of known air conditioning units the case is.

After all, it is with the one according to the invention Housing is also not required, additional tubs for collecting and draining water and to provide special surface treatments or finishing such as coatings.

According to a further feature of the invention are the side walls of the frame in front of the bulkhead or middle partition wall preferably so that they continue to run laterally outwards in front of this paragraph, whereby the frame is sealed against an in

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an opening in the building wall or the like. Grow sleeve or cuff can. The stepped or stepped sections, which with the frame of a Pieces exist, replace elbows of known housings of air conditioners, which are based on the outside or on the side walls of this known housing.

The fan housings of the present invention conveniently have upper and lower halves, the upper halves preferably with the front of the bulkhead or partition and one of the side walls and also with an inner wall, which extends from the bulkhead, but at a distance from the other side wall

■ consist of extending forward, of one piece /, in The upper halves of the fan housing have air outlet openings at the upper end. A horizontally arranged attachment platform for the fan motor connects the upper ones Halves of the fan housing and consists of one piece with these, the arrangement is such that these parts lamellar areas around the air outlet openings of the fan housing or form collecting basins for water from the evaporator. The drive motor for the air blower hangs vertically under the suspension platform and is from the front of the air conditioner easily accessible.

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Appropriate brackets or nozzles for attaching the vaporizer can be placed near the ends of the upper housing parts of the fan molded on or via corresponding eyes or the like be attached to mount the cooling effect evaporator above the fan and the water collection areas. Optionally can additional heating in the form of electric or steam-operated heating coils and / or an air humidifier can be accommodated in the housing according to the invention. The upper edge of the inner wall slopes downwards to create a space under the evaporator To form space in which cables for the various electrical components can be accommodated.

At the bottom of the frame there are protruding lugs or eyes for attaching the compressor motor, a protruding bracket as a support for the motor of the condenser fan and ducts that connect the evaporator and the The condenser collects water so that it is easily absorbed and released by the fan the condenser can be distributed, thereby improving the efficiency of the air conditioner will. The lower half of the cladding or is located behind the upright bearing block Enclosure of the fan, which preferably also consists of one piece with the bottom. The top half of that cladding or cladding

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-θάβε fan consists of one piece with the cover of the housing, this cover being a substantially rectangular one-piece element which has such dimensions that it lies on top of the housing and is attached to the front edge of the housing frame.

The drawing shows two exemplary embodiments of the housing according to the invention for an air conditioner shown, namely shows

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment, from which all {File of the fiction according to the housing of the air conditioner and the main Components of the air conditioner can be seen in disassembled form, ^

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the assembled air conditioner, which in the opening of a The building wall is installed,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the air conditioner along line 3 - 3 in Fig. 2, but on a larger scale,

FIG. 4 shows a vertical section along line 4-4 from FIG. 3f

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Fig. 5 is a partial section along line 5-5 of Fig. 4 and

6 shows a perspective exploded view, only partially shown, of a modified embodiment of the housing according to the invention.

1 to 5 is a housing 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention for an air conditioner 2 or the like to be built into a wall opening or a window Device shown, which has as the main part a frame 3 to which an upper Cover 4 and a front cover 5 are attached, so that this housing the can accommodate numerous components of the air conditioner, namely, among other things, a compressor 6, a condenser 7, a fan for the condenser, a motor 9 for driving of the fan 8, an evaporator 10, fans 11 and 12, a motor 13 for driving the fans 11 and 12 and an electrical controller 14. The frame 3 is in one Pieces cast from glass fiber reinforced plastic or other suitable plastic, injected or otherwise shaped and has two spaced parallel to each other Side walls 15 and 16 and one between them

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extending bulkhead 17 or partition and also a floor 18, which as Corrosion-resistant water collection pan is used and is located on the back of the bulkhead 17 between the rare walls 13 and 16 first speech. Between the ends of the side walls 13 and 16 are the same in front of the bulkhead 17 with vertical Paragraphs 19 and 20, which are provided against the wall of a building place if the air conditioner is installed in an opening in the wall of a building, such as Fig. 2 shows.

FIG. 2 shows a typical type of installation of the air-conditioning device 2 in the outer wall 21 of a building, which has an outer facing material 22, an inner masonry 23 and an inner facing material 24. The opening 23 provided for the air conditioner in the outer wall 21 is preferably lined with a sleeve or sleeve 26 made of plastic or metal, into which the air conditioner 2 is inserted, with the exception of the part of the housing in front of paragraphs 19 and 20, so that the paragraphs 19 and 20 come into contact with the inner facing material 2h and determine how far the front part of the air conditioner projects into the room to be air-conditioned. The paragraphs 19 and 20 can be provided with a sealing material such as styrofoam or other foam material to

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create a good seal around the case. Since paragraphs 19 and 20 consist of one piece with the frame 3, they form a solid and attractive looking construction, which allows the installation of the air conditioner in the opening of the wall greatly simplify, because not that of known air conditioners on the outside of the housing for this purpose specific angle elements must be used.

The bottom 18 located in the rear part of the frame 3 is close to one side wall 15 provided with upright fastening lugs that are made of one piece with the floor exist and serve to support and secure the compressor 6. Also are with the bottom 18 in one piece near the back of the bulkhead 17 between the Side walls 15 and 16 two upstanding pedestals 28 are provided, which provide a raised support for a bearing block 18 of the for Driving the fan 8 provided motor 9 are intended (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 5). Behind the upright pedestals 28 is the lower half 30 of the fan cover 31 attached, which preferably consists of one piece with the bottom 18.

At the rear edge of the base 18 there is an upstanding flange 32 (Fig. 4),

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which consists of one piece with the bottom 18 and enables the bottom to be used as a water tub. Also serves the flange 32 as a contact surface for fastening the capacitor 7 to the rear of the frame 3 · As FIGS. 4 and 5 clearly show, the bottom 18 is provided with a channel-like recess 33 in which the evaporator and condenser water collects in order to attached to the fan 8 and raised into the recess 33 projecting slinger 34 and to be able to be brought up. The one torn up from the recess 33 by the slinger 34 Water is from the fan 8 via the condenser. snakes blown to the effectiveness of the To improve the air conditioner.

Between the walls 15 and 16 of the bulkhead 17 extends from one with the latter Piece of existing inner wall 35 to the front, which is connected to the bulkhead wall and the two in the Spaced side walls two chambers 36 and 37 forms, of which the larger ones, namely the chamber 36 for the fan and 12 and for driving the fan provided motor 13 and also the evaporator 10 receives, while in the smaller, namely the chamber 37 accommodates the electrical control 14, whereby the electrical control is separated and isolated from the rest of the device for reasons of safety.

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Located within the larger chamber 36 Fan housings 38 and 39 »their upper halves 40 preferably consist of one Piece with the frame 3 are molded. The rear edges of the upper housing halves 40 both go in one piece the bulkhead 17 over, one end of one of the upper housing halves also integral with the inner wall 35 and the other end of the other upper housing half integral with the side wall 16 connected is. The upper neck halves 40 are also preferably via a middle platform 41 intended for attaching the blower motor, connected to one another, which is molded with the bulkhead 17 and the upper housing halves 40 in one piece. From the inner wall 35 to the side wall 16, one extends in one piece with these two Walls and the upper hollow tone 40 and the platform 41 shaped rod 42, which is provided to improve stability iat.

As FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 clearly show, the upper housing halves 40 are horizontal arranged, semi-cylindrical shells, dl are each provided with a large air outlet opening 45 on their upper side. Around semicylindrical shells of the upper housing parts 40 are provided around drainage areas 46,

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which slope towards corners 47 and 48 where inner wall 35 and side wall 16 are connected to the bulkhead 17. At these corners 47 and 48 there are drainage holes 49, which go through the bulkhead 17 and for rapid drainage of the condensate formed on the evaporator from the front part of the Housing 1 on the bottom 18 formed as a collecting trough for water on the rear side of the Bulkhead serve.

The lower housing halves 50 are preferably as separate pieces in a single mold have been manufactured and are attached to the top with the help of suitable fasteners Housing halves 40 connected (see Figs. 1 and 3). It should be noted, however, that it also it is possible to form the lower housing halves 50 as individual pieces and the upper ones Housing halves 40 with the drainage areas 46 surrounding them separated from the frame 3 as to produce individual molded parts and then use suitable fasteners to do the same to connect to the frame 3.

The platform 41 is provided with suitable eyes for a suspension bracket 51 To be able to hang the motor 13 on the underside of the platform 41. After the motor 13 has been attached to the platform 41, the Fans 11 and 12 in the upper housing halves

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arranged and by fastening the lower housing halves 50 completely in the relevant Housing housed. Then a filter plate 52 can be placed under the fan housings on the frame to filter the air drawn in by the fans.

Eyes 53 are additionally attached to the upper housing halves 40 in order to attach supports 54, which are to carry the evaporator 10, the same inclined above the outlet openings 45 of the fans 11 and 12, so the circulating room air sweeps over him. Above the evaporator 10 can also be a Suitable heating element 55 be attached, for which purpose holder 56 has been provided to the to be able to heat circulating air in the room when the Vetter is cold. Also can A protective grille 67 can be attached over the heating element 55 for safety reasons.

Preferably, the top edge 58 of the inner wall 35 is formed to face forward sloping down to accommodate between the evaporator 10 and this inner wall 35 for electrical cables. going from the electrical controller 14 to the numerous electrical Lead components of the air conditioner to leave free. In addition, there are 60 in the upper edge the bulkhead 17 cutouts 59 attached through which electrical cables from the front

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can be guided in the rear area of the housing.

The upper cover 4 can be on the top of the frame 3 with the help of suitable fasteners like pins, or screws, which go through this cover in openings in Reinforced portions of the frame 3 extend, are attached. The top cover has an opening 61 in which a; louvre-like Air grille 62 can be attached directly above the evaporator 10 and the heating element 55. It is also possible to produce this air grille with the top cover 4 in one piece. The upper half 63 of the fan casing is also on the underside of the upper cover 4 31 integrally formed, which consists of one piece with the top cover and is perpendicular runs downwards and the lower half 30 attached to the floor 18 to the fan cover 31 added. Sin at the front edge of the top cover 4 protruding downwards Web 64 overlaps the front edge of the protective grille 57 "as FIG. 4 shows.

Although it is preferred that the top cover 4 be relatively flat and Thin component is to facilitate the attachment to the frame 3, but also exists the possibility of dividing the frame 3 'horizontally somewhere in its height, so that the

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upper part of the side walls 15 'and 16' and the bulkhead 17 * with the top cover 4 * consist of one piece, like FIf. 6 stigt.

The other components of the one indicated in FIG Housing 1 ¹ are essentially the same as

the components of the housing 1 from FIGS. 1 to

The front cover 5 can by means of suitable Fasteners on the front

of the frame 3 are attached, one this front cover through in any way

Attachment of strips 65 made of wood fibers

or other decorative elements and can thus make it decorative.

Both the top cover 4 ala as well The front cover 5, like the frame 3, can be made by known molding techniques Plastic can be molded, injected, poured or otherwise manufactured to be strong and to form corrosion-resistant components that can be manufactured inexpensively and require practically no maintenance costs. These parts can also be used for an appealing The exterior of the housing can be elegantly shaped without additional decorative cover elements are necessary.

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Claims (1)

G 48 554 PREMIX, Inc., North Kingsvllle . Ohio (USA) Patent claims: Housing for an air conditioner or the like, characterized in that that there is an integrally formed frame (3) with two spaced apart Side walls (15, 16), one between these side walls in the central area of the frame running bulkhead or partition wall (17) » which the frame in two on the two. Sides of this bulkhead lying parts to Receiving the components of the air conditioner (2) divided, and a floor (18), which is on the rear of the bulkhead extends between the two side walls. 2.) Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the side walls (15,16) in front of Bulkhead (17) has outward and rearward-facing shoulders (19, 20), which is against the wall (21) of a building in which the air conditioner (2) is installed, after installing the housing (1). -2- 309808 / 09S9 3.) Housing according to claim 2, characterized in that it is with one in the building opening (25) to be inserted lining (26) is provided. 4.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 3 »characterized in that the bottom (18) Fastening lugs (27 »28) for fastening motors (9) for the compressor (6) and the capacitor (7) on the back of the bulkhead (17) and that the bottom forms a water collection pan. 5.) Housing according to claim 4, characterized in that there is a channel-like in the bottom (18) Well (33) for collecting water is located and that the motor (9) of the condenser (7) is connected to a fan (8) which has a centrifugal ring (34) which in the recess (33) is immersed and water located in the same tears up, so that the same from the fan via the condenser attached to the back of the housing (7) is blown. 6.) Housing according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the lower half (30) of the Fan cover (31) in one piece with the bottom (18) and the upper half (63) of the Fan cover in one piece with the upper one to be attached to the top of the housing (1) Cover (4) is made. -3- 309808/0959 7.) Housing according to claim 6, characterized in that the upper cover (4) in one Piece is shaped and an ^ opening (61) for receiving a louvre-like air grille (62) contains. 8.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 7 » characterized in that on the front the bulkhead (17) two fan housings (3829) and a platform (41) is provided therebetween for suspending an engine (13) are. 9.) Housing according to claim 8, characterized in that the fan housing (38,39) and upper have lower halves (40,50), the upper halves (40) at their highest points each contain an air outlet opening (45) and each of these air outlet openings of a collection and drainage area (46) for water is surrounded, which is with the back of the bulkhead (17) in connection * so that condensed water from the evaporator (10) containing front part of the housing (1) quickly into the condenser (7) containing can reach the rear part of the housing. 10.) Housing according to claim 9, characterized in that the upper halves. (40) of the fan housing (38,39) in one piece with the collecting and Drainage areas (46) and with the platform located between the two fan housings (41) are produced. -4- 309808/0959 M - 11.) Gehlfte according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the frame (3) is also provided with an inner wall (35) made in one piece with the bulkhead (17), which is located on the front side of the bulkhead and is parallel runs to the side walls (15, 16) and forms two separate chambers (36, 37) which are also insulated from one another, one of the chambers (chamber 36) being the fan housing (3Q39) and the other chamber (chamber 37) being one electrical control (14 ^λ ) takes up. 12.) Housing according to claim 11, characterized in that cutouts (59) are provided on the upper edge (60) of the bulkhead wall (17), through which cables leading to the individual electrical components are laid. 13 ·) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by 4 * 0 in one chamber (36) supports (54) for fastening the evaporator (10) above the fan (11,12) are attached and that the upper edge (58) of the inner wall (35) sloping forward and downward to provide a passage between the Evaporator and the inner wall through which electrical cables from the electrical control (14) to the individual components of the air conditioning device (2). 309808/0959 14.) Housing according to claim 13; characterized in that the supports (54) are so designed are that the evaporator (10) is mounted inclined above the fan (11,12). 15.) Housing according to claim 8, characterized in that the bulkhead (17) contains holes (49) which create a connection between the collecting and drainage areas (46) and the bottom (18) designed as a water collecting trough. 16.) Housing according to claim 15, characterized in that the collecting and drainage areas (46) one leading away from each other and each to the points of the bulkhead (17), which the drainage holes (49) contain leading slope. 17.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that a heating element in the frame (3) above the evaporator (10) (55) is attached. 18.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the frame (3) integral with the upper fan housing halves (40) and the platform (41) provide stability improving rod (42) is provided. -6- 3098ÖB / Q9S9 19.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 18ι characterized in that on the frame (3) one attached to the front of the same Cover (5) is attached. 20.) Housing according to one of claims «1 to 19» characterized in that the frame (3) and the components to be attached to it, respectively are molded in one piece from plastic. 21.) Housing according to claim 20, characterized in that the plastic is a glass fiber reinforced plastic. 22.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that it is separate has upper and front covers (4,5) which are attached to the top and front of the Frame (3) are to be attached, these covers being molded from plastic in order to form an overall rigid corrosion-resistant housing (1). 23.) Housing according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the upper halves (40) the fan housing with the platform (41) and the Samuel and Drainage areas (46) are molded in one piece with the bulkhead (17) of the frame (3). 309808/0959