JP2000065422A - Apparatus for installing air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for installing an air conditioner which can raise the work efficiency of installation and the external appearance when installing two units of indoor machines connected to one outdoor machine at the upper and lower parts of an indoor wall face. SOLUTION: The main body of an air conditioner, where a front cover 3 is mounted on the front of a base 2 being equipped with a lock piece 2a for installation at the top of the rear and a suction grill 4 is overlaid on the front of that front cover and also the bottom of the base 2 and the front cover 3 is provided with an opening, is installed at the upper part and/or lower part of an indoor wall face A, using an installing plate 6 or the like which is fixed to the wall face and is equipped with a lock art 6a corresponding to the lock piece 2a at its top, and an under cover part 6b corresponding to the opening 5 is made continuously at the installing plate 6, and the opening 5 is closed with the under cover part 6b when installing the main body of the air conditioner, locking the lock piece 2a to the lock part 6a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for installing an air conditioner, and more particularly, to installing two indoor units connected to one outdoor unit on upper and lower walls of a room. The present invention relates to a structure capable of improving workability and appearance of installation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, for example, a conventional installation device for an air conditioner is provided on a front surface of a base 2 provided with a locking piece 2a for installation on an upper rear surface. The air conditioner body 1 having the front cover 3 attached thereto and the suction grill 4 detachably attached to the front surface of the front cover 3 is attached to the indoor wall A
At the upper and / or lower part of the mounting plate 6 and the like, which are screwed and attached to two pillars 9 fixed to the wall A, and provided at the upper part with locking portions 6a corresponding to the locking pieces 2a. When the air conditioner main body 1 is installed below the indoor wall A, a stand 7 is provided between the bottom surface of the air conditioner main body 1 below and the floor B. The configuration was as follows.

However, the air conditioner body 1 is
Since it is configured to be installed using the installation plate 6 attached to the two columns 9 fixed to the indoor wall A,
There is a problem that the gap a 'between the air conditioner main body 1 and the indoor wall surface A becomes large and the appearance is impaired. Further, the stand 7 is composed of a front part 7a '' and support pieces 7b which are assembled by screwing, and side plates 8 which are attached to both sides. Therefore, there was a problem that the number of parts increased and the workability of installation was poor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, in the present invention, when two indoor units connected to one outdoor unit are installed on the upper and lower portions of the indoor wall, respectively, the workability of the installation is improved. It is another object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner installation device capable of improving appearance.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a front cover is mounted on a front surface of a base provided with a mounting piece on an upper rear surface, and a suction grill is provided on a front surface of the front cover. The base unit and / or an air conditioner body having an opening formed on the bottom surface of the front cover is attached to the upper and / or lower part of the indoor wall surface, and the air conditioner body is fixed to the upper surface by being fixed to the wall surface. It is configured to be installed by using a mounting plate or the like having a locking portion corresponding to the locking piece, and an under cover portion corresponding to the opening is continuously formed on the mounting plate, and the locking portion has When the locking piece is locked and the air conditioner body is installed, the opening is closed by the under cover.

Further, the under cover and the air conditioner main body are provided with fixing portions for mutually fixing them from the front side of the front cover, and when the air conditioner main body is installed, the fixing portion is attached to the locking portion. The locking piece is locked and fixed by the fixing portion.

[0007] Further, the fixing portion includes a vertical flange having a screw hole continuously formed at the upper front end of the under cover portion, and an insertion hole provided in the front cover corresponding to the screw hole. When the air conditioner body is installed by locking the locking piece to the locking portion, a screw inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole, and the front surface is attached to the undercover portion. The cover is fixed.

[0008] Further, the under cover is arranged at a position slightly higher than the bottom of the base and / or the front cover.

Further, a decorative cover for covering the undercover portion is provided substantially flush with the bottom surface of the base and / or the front cover.

Further, when the air conditioner body is installed at a lower portion of a wall surface of a room, a lower portion is provided between an under cover portion of the installation plate used for installing the lower air conditioner body and a floor surface. A stand is provided on the floor and the upper part is fixed to the under cover.

The stand includes a pedestal having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a rear portion and both sides opened, and side plates attached to both sides of the pedestal. When a screw hole corresponding to the insertion hole provided in the portion is provided, and a screw inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole and the stand is fixed to the under cover portion, the rear end of the stand is It is configured to be flush with the mounting plate.

Further, the front portion of the stand is formed by an inclined surface having an upper side located rearward with respect to a lower side thereof.

Further, the inclined surface is formed in a concave shape.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below as examples based on the attached drawings. 1 (A) and 1 (B) and FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), reference numeral 1 denotes an upper portion of an indoor wall surface A which is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) installed outdoors. And / or an air conditioner main body installed at a lower portion, 2 is a base constituting the air conditioner main body 1, 2a is a locking piece 2a provided on an upper rear surface of the base 2, and 3 is a front surface of the base 2. The front cover 4 to be mounted is a suction grill provided on the front cover 3, 5 is an opening provided on the base 2 and / or a bottom surface of the front cover 3, and 6 is the air conditioner main body 1. For this purpose, a mounting plate is provided which is provided with a locking portion 6a corresponding to the locking piece 2a at the upper portion, and which is fixed by screwing a screw through the fixing hole a at the upper portion and / or lower portion of the indoor wall surface A. It is.

When the under cover 6b corresponding to the opening 5 is continuously formed on the mounting plate 6, and the locking piece 2a is locked to the locking portion 6a, the air conditioner body 1 is installed. Since the opening 5 is closed by the under cover 6b, there is no need to attach an under cover (not shown) made of a separate member to the opening 5, so that the number of parts can be reduced and installation can be performed. Workability can be improved,
Since the support 9 as in the prior art described above is not used, the gap a between the air conditioner main body 1 and the indoor wall surface A does not become large and the appearance is not impaired. Has become.

Further, the under cover 6b and the air conditioner main body 1 are provided with a fixing portion, which will be described later, for fixing them to each other from the front side of the front cover 3, and the air conditioner main body 1 is installed. At this time, the air conditioner main body 1 can be accurately and firmly installed by locking the locking piece 2a to the locking portion 6a and fixing the locking piece 2a with a fixing portion described later. The configuration is as follows.

A fixing portion provided to fix the under cover portion 6b and the air conditioner body 1 to each other from the front side of the front cover 3 is provided on the upper front end of the under cover portion 6b. A vertical flange 6d having a continuously formed screw hole 6c, and an insertion hole 3a provided in the front cover 3 corresponding to the screw hole 6c, the locking portion 6a having the locking piece 2a is locked and the air conditioner body 1 is locked.
When installing the front cover 3, a screw inserted through the insertion hole 3 a is screwed into the screw hole 6 c so that the front cover 3 is fixed to the undercover portion 6 b. The cover 3 can be fixed by screwing from the front side thereof, resulting in a structure with good workability.

Further, the under cover 6b is arranged slightly higher than the bottom surface of the base 2 and / or the front cover 3 so that the under cover 6b becomes less noticeable. The structure does not impair the performance.

Further, a decorative cover 7c for covering the under cover portion 6b is provided substantially flush with the bottom surface of the base 2 and / or the front cover 3, so that the base 2 and / or the front cover 3 are provided. The bottom surface 3 and the decorative cover 7c are substantially integrated with each other so as not to impair the appearance. The decorative cover 7c is configured to be attached to, for example, the under cover portion 6b so as not to impair the appearance of the air conditioner main body 1 particularly mounted on the upper part of the indoor wall surface A. I have.

The main body 1 of the air conditioner is a
The lower cover 6b of the installation plate 6 used for installation of the air conditioner main body 1 at the lower part when installed on the lower part of the
And a floor 7 having a lower portion provided on the floor surface B and an upper portion fixed to the under cover portion 6b, the air conditioner particularly installed on the lower portion of the indoor wall surface A. The configuration is such that the machine body 1 can be installed without impairing the appearance.

The stand 7 has a base 7a having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a rear portion and both sides opened.
And a side plate 8 attached to both sides of the base 7a.
A screw hole c corresponding to the insertion hole b provided in the under cover portion 6b is provided, and a screw inserted through the insertion hole b is screwed into the screw hole c to attach the stand 7 to the under cover portion 6b. When the stand is fixed, the rear end of the stand 7 is
The air conditioner body 1 is accurately tilted forward and backward without any gap between the rear end portion of the stand 7 and the indoor wall surface A without causing a gap. It is designed to be installed in

The front of the stand 7 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2B and the base 7a shown in FIG. 2A, the stand 7 is formed with an inclined surface whose upper side is located rearward with respect to the lower side, so that the design of the stand 7 is changed and appearance is improved. Is improved.

Furthermore, the design of the stand 7 can be further changed by forming the inclined surface formed on the front surface of the stand 7 into a concave shape like the pedestal 7a 'shown in FIG. 2B. It has a configuration in which the appearance is improved by giving it.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1 (A) and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 (B) and FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), an under cover 6b corresponding to the opening 5 is continuously formed on the mounting plate 6, and When the air conditioner main body 1 is installed by locking the locking piece 2a, the opening 5 is closed by the under cover 6b. (Not shown), the number of parts can be reduced, the workability of installation can be improved, and the air conditioner main body 1 is not used because the support columns 9 are not used unlike the above-described prior art. The air conditioner installation apparatus is configured such that the gap a between the air conditioner and the indoor wall surface A is not increased and the appearance is not impaired.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, when two indoor units connected to one outdoor unit are installed on the upper and lower portions of the indoor wall, the workability and appearance of the installation are improved. It becomes an installation device of an air conditioner that can be installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an installation device for an air conditioner according to the present invention, in which (A) is an exploded perspective view of a main part and (B) is a side sectional view.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an installation device for an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein (A) is an exploded perspective view and (B) is a perspective view of a main part.

3A and 3B are explanatory views showing a conventional air conditioner installation device, in which FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view of a main part, and FIG. 3B is a side sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body 2 Base 2a Engagement piece 3 Front cover 4 Suction grille 5 Opening 6 Installation plate 6a Engagement part 6b Undercover part 6c Screw hole 6d Flange 7 Stand 7a, 7a 'Base 7c Decorative plate 8 Side plate A Room Wall B Floor surface a Fixing hole or gap b Insertion hole c Screw hole

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A front cover is mounted on the front surface of a base provided with a locking piece for installation on the upper rear surface, and a suction grill is removably attached to the front surface of the front cover. An air conditioner body having an opening provided on the bottom surface of a front cover is provided on an upper and / or lower portion of a wall surface of a room, and a mounting plate fixed to the wall surface and provided with a locking portion corresponding to the locking piece on an upper portion. An under cover portion corresponding to the opening is continuously formed on the installation plate, and the locking piece is locked to the locking portion to mount the air conditioner main body. Wherein the opening is closed by the under cover. 2. A fixing portion for fixing the under cover portion and the air conditioner main body to each other from the front side of the front cover, and when the air conditioner main body is installed, the fixing portion is attached to the locking portion. The installation device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a locking piece is locked and fixed by the fixing portion. 3. The fixing portion includes a vertical flange having a screw hole continuously formed at an upper portion of a front end of the under cover portion, and an insertion hole provided in the front cover corresponding to the screw hole. When the air conditioner body is installed by locking the locking piece to the locking portion, a screw inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole, and the front surface is attached to the undercover portion. The installation device for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the cover is fixed. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the under cover is disposed at a position slightly higher than the bottom of the base and / or the front cover. Installation equipment. 5. The installation of the air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein a decorative cover for covering the under cover portion is provided substantially flush with the base and / or the bottom surface of the front cover. apparatus. 6. When the air conditioner main body is installed at a lower portion of a wall surface of a room, a lower portion is provided between an under cover portion of the installation plate used for installation of the air conditioner main body at the lower portion and a floor surface. The installation device for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a stand installed on the floor and having an upper portion fixed to the undercover portion. 7. The stand includes a pedestal having a substantially U-shaped cross section with a rear portion and both sides opened, and side plates attached to both sides of the pedestal. When a screw hole corresponding to the insertion hole provided in the portion is provided, and a screw inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole and the stand is fixed to the under cover portion, the rear end of the stand is The installation device for an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the installation plate is flush with the installation plate. 8. The installation device for an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein a front portion of the stand is formed by an inclined surface having an upper side located rearward with respect to a lower side thereof. 9. The installation device for an air conditioner according to claim 8, wherein the inclined surface is formed in a concave shape.