ES1264114U - Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units characterized in that it comprises the following main elements; A. Main structure as a bench (1) in metal profiles of measures adapted to the shape and dimensions of the external unit to be supported, provided with a free front face with horizontal guides (4) to fit the closing system, as well as ground contact plates provided with the corresponding vertical threaded guides (3) where the intermediate supports (5) fit above and fixing holes to the ground (2) in which to insert the corresponding anchor rods down. B. Two intermediate supports (5) between the external air conditioning unit and the front bench (1), where each support (5) consists of a rectangular plate to which a first 90º fold has been made for each of its two ends, followed by a second intermediate folding to the end section previously folded also at 90º and towards the interior of the plate in order to house respective holes (7) on a superior plane and in which to carry out the fixing to the equipment of air conditioning, while the resulting central longitudinal plate section houses a central hole (6) to fix the position on the bench (1) by means of a screw for this purpose using its vertical threaded guides (3), plus separate holes in which house two screws equipped with rubber plugs to prevent vibrations (8), for each of the two intermediate supports (5), designed to be adjusted until they transfer the entire weight of the equipment on the bench (1). C. Metal closure (9) as a front cover of the bench (1) that prevents access to all the fixing screws of the referred external air conditioning unit to the bench (1), provided with two security screws with those that carry out its fixation directly on the bed (1) making use of horizontal guides (10) for this purpose. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to a frame-like structure provided with a cage-type envelope, designed to house the outdoor unit of an air conditioning installation inside, in order to prevent it from being stolen, without limiting access to it. to undertake maintenance work.

The present invention belongs to the field of air conditioning installations and more specifically is aimed at complementing the installations of external air conditioning units in places of public or generalized access in order to avoid that anyone can freely access equipment that is not their property. or for which it has no responsibility.

Background of the state of the art

It is known by all that most air conditioning installations require the installation of an external unit or equipment outside the house or cabin to be air conditioned, in its vicinity in order to connect its refrigeration circuit with the equipment that remains inside. of the space to be air-conditioned.

These air conditioning equipment that need to be mounted outside, usually remain in areas to which there is access from the public highway or by the community members that make up a community of owners, being in many cases the object of theft of the complete equipment or theft of some of its components, which affect its normal operation.

Considering the state of the art in the matter, in many cases use is made of perimeter fences, video surveillance cameras connected to alarm switchboards, physical presence by guards in the enclosure, etc. costs are not always feasible or manageable, or even with guarantees that theft does not really occur.

Safety cages are also common, although they are an additional impediment, they do not prevent access from the outside to the screws for fixing the equipment to its bench or fixing system.

Specifically evaluating, some inventions belonging to the state of the art, in the patent Title and Publication Number respectively, "Anti-theft battery bank", ES2676881, belonging to the inventor of the present invention, as well as the identification by its publication number and publication date respectively CN 201371873Y AND (YUTING SHEN) 12.30.2009 discloses an anti-theft battery bench, with measurements adapted to the shape and dimensions of the battery, however, no specific adaptations are found for external air conditioning units.

However, the "Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units" provides, compared to other systems present in the state of the art, a specific application for said equipment that provides the following additional advantages;

^ Provides a metal bench to seat the outdoor air conditioning unit on a floor or a work deck.

^ It does not prevent normal access to the equipment to carry out maintenance activities that are proper to it.

^ Eliminates the risk that anyone in a simple way, making use of basic tools, can steal the complete equipment or some of its accessories, accessing from the public road itself or a common area or roof terrace of a community of owners.

^ Complete adaptation to the external air conditioning units usually present on the market.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

By way of explanation, the "Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units" is made up of the following main elements;

A. Main structure as a metal frame bench with measures adapted to the shape and dimensions of the external unit to be supported, provided with a free front face with horizontal guides to fit the closure system into it, as well as contact plates with the ground provided with the corresponding vertical threaded guides where the intermediate supports and fixing holes to the floor are fitted at the top in which to insert the corresponding ground anchor rods.

B. Two intermediate supports between the external air conditioning unit and the previous bench, where each support consists of a rectangular plate to which a first 90 ° fold has been made at each of its two ends, followed by a second intermediate folding to the end section previously folded also at 90 ° and towards the interior of the plate in order to accommodate two holes on a higher plane in which to carry out the fixing to the air conditioning equipment, while the central longitudinal plate section The resulting hole houses a central hole to fix the position on the bench by means of a screw for this purpose, making use of its vertical threaded guides, plus separate holes for fixing to the ground in which to house two screws equipped with rubber plugs to avoid vibrations, for each of the two intermediate supports, designed to be adjusted until they transfer the entire weight of the equipment on the bench.

C. Metal closure as a front cover of the bench that prevents access to the fixing screws of the referred equipment to the bench itself, provided with two security screws with which to carry out its fixation directly on the bench using the two horizontal guides for this purpose.

Obviously, the previous system has been conceived for its operation making use of a safety cage for external air conditioning units, usually present on the market, with options of opening through the front door and closing it, by means of a lock, padlock or control. wireless access type LOCKEN, facilitating the access of professionals to the referred equipment to carry out maintenance operations

From the set described, the installation of the "Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units" has been carried out taking into account the following sequence;

1. Fixing the bench on the ground or slab on which it is to be installed by making the rods until they penetrate the ground, to which it is fixed by means of chemical anchoring.

2. Placement of two intermediate supports, fixing them first by means of a central screw for each support for this purpose to the previous bench, followed by their fixing to the air conditioning unit using two screws for each of the two intermediate supports, equipped with termination. with rubber studs.

3. Finally, placement of a safety cage for external air conditioning units adapted to the dimensions of the equipment to be applied, by welding its lower profiles to the surface of the previous bench.

From the previous description, all the fixing elements of the external air conditioning unit to its bench are covered and, therefore, without access from the outside. However, maintenance operations usually carried out by specialized personnel can be carried out easily by accessing the equipment by opening the front door equipped with some type of locking system, while the removal of the equipment could only be carried out using of the specific key that allows the front cover to be removed as a necessary preliminary step to gain access to the air conditioning fixing screws in their location on the bench.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of a practical embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a main perspective view of "Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units" exploded.

Figure 2.- Shows a main perspective view of the battery unit support of "Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units" once assembled.

In the aforementioned figures the following constituent elements can be highlighted; 1. Conventional bench.

2. Holes for fixing to the floor.

3. Vertical threaded guides.

4. Threaded plates as horizontal guides.

5. Intermediate supports.

6. Central hole for adjustment on the corresponding vertical threaded guides.

7. End holes for lashing to outdoor air conditioning unit.

8. Screws endowed with rubber studs to avoid vibrations. 9. Metal closure of the bench.

10. Bench positioning guides and locking system.

EXAMPLE OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT SUPPORTED BY FIGURES

In view of Figures 1-2, it can be seen, as an example of a preferred embodiment of the "Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units", how it can be done using a conventional bench (1) to support equipment in order to house it on a concrete slab of for example 80 * 140 * 25 cm respectively making use of four M12 rods provided with the corresponding chemical plugs at their ends to be inserted in the four fixing holes to the ground (2) distributed in the plates of the bench designed to make contact with the slab.

Thus, the referred plates of the bench designed to make contact with the slab, also contain vertical threaded guides (3) designed to facilitate the placement of two intermediate supports (5), finally, the bench also contains a free front face In order to place the closure system on it, for which it has two threaded plates as horizontal guides (4).

Continuing with the description of the elements that make up the invention, the two intermediate supports (5) provided with their central hole (6) are shown for their adjustment on the corresponding vertical threaded guides (3), two end holes (7) in plane where the screwed fixing to the external air conditioning unit will be carried out, while the support of the air conditioning unit supported on two intermediate supports (5) is transferred to the respective interior plates of the bench through the corresponding holes in those that house two screws provided with a lower termination based on rubber blocks (8).

Once the three previous elements have been fixed, bench (1), two intermediate supports (5) and external unit, the bench is closed using the metal lock of the bench (9), which is Screw with a safety key, matching its guides (10) with the aforementioned horizontal guides of the bench (4).

Lastly, the safety cage can be placed, containing the external unit inside, welding it to the resulting assembly, without the movement of the metal closure of the bench invading it when opening.

From the described installation, once installed following the procedure outlined, the resulting set forms a single block impossible to remove by the usual means of theft, if the corresponding security keys are not available, without this implying a restriction to access to the equipment by opening its front door, previously unlocked, in order to undertake any repair or the deployment of the maintenance plan.

It is not considered necessary to make this description more extensive for any person skilled in the art to understand the scope of the invention and the advantages derived from it. The fact of dispensing with the safety cage, the dimensions and shapes of the set described to adapt to the size and shape of the air conditioning condensing unit or similar that it is desired to contain, the materials chosen for the manufacture of the different elements, thicknesses, design, screws or fixing or damping elements between them, etc., will be subject to modification as long as this does not imply an alteration to the essentiality of the invention.

The terms in which this report has been written should always be taken in a broad and non-limiting sense.

Claims (1)

1. Anti-theft bench for outdoor air conditioning units characterized in that it comprises the following main elements; A. Main structure as a bench (1) in metal profiles of measures adapted to the shape and dimensions of the external unit to be supported, provided with a free front face with horizontal guides (4) to fit the closing system, as well as contact plates with the ground provided with the corresponding vertical threaded guides (3) where the intermediate supports (5) and fixing holes to the ground (2) fit from above in which to insert the corresponding anchor rods down. B. Two intermediate supports (5) between the external air conditioning unit and the front bench (1), where each support (5) consists of a rectangular plate to which a first 90 ° fold has been made for each one of its two ends, followed by a second intermediate folding to the previously folded end section also at 90 ° and towards the interior of the plate in order to house respective holes (7) on a superior plane and in which to carry out the fixing to the air conditioning equipment, while the resulting central longitudinal plate section houses a central hole (6) to fix the position on the bench (1) by means of a screw for this purpose making use of its vertical threaded guides (3), plus separate holes in those that house two screws equipped with rubber plugs to prevent vibrations (8), for each of the two intermediate supports (5), designed to be adjusted until they transfer the entire weight of the equipment on the bench (1) . C. Metal closure (9) as a front cover of the bench (1) that prevents access to all the fixing screws of the referred external air conditioning unit to the bench (1), provided with two security screws with those that carry out its fixation directly on the bench (1) making use of horizontal guides (10) for this purpose.