JP2000146229A - Apparatus for installing outdoor unit for air - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To safely and easily install an outdoor unit at an outer wall under a window without largely leaning a body over the window at an indoor side. SOLUTION: In the case of installing a housing 1 of an outdoor unit, the housing is inclined rearward, a contact part 2 is brought into contact with an oblique part 11 for constituting an installing fitment 10, and slid forward under a window. Then, an engaging piece 3 is engaged with a guide 12, moved down by its own weight while returning an attitude of the housing to an original state, and a locking pawl 4 is locked to an upper end of the guide.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a device for safely mounting an outer wall surface under a window without greatly leaning out of a window on the indoor side. The present invention relates to a structure that can be easily installed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional installation apparatus for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner is, as shown in FIG. 3, connected to a vertical member 10a fixed to the outer wall of a building and a lower end of the vertical member 10a. The housing 1 of the outdoor unit is mounted by a pair of mounting brackets 10 formed in a substantially L-shape with a horizontal member 10b protruding forward.

However, for example, in a foreign high-rise apartment house or the like, when the housing 1 is installed on the outer wall surface under a window where no balcony is installed, the housing 1 is placed on the horizontal member 10b and An operation of fixing the leg with a fastening member such as a screw (bolt) 6 or a nut is performed by leaning the body largely through a window on the indoor side, so that workability is poor and danger is involved.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention makes it possible to safely and easily install the present invention on the outer wall surface under a window without greatly protruding from the indoor window. An object of the present invention is to provide an installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for installing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, wherein a housing is installed by a mounting bracket fixed to an outer wall of a building. A mounting bracket is provided on the upper part, the front is inclined downward, and an inclined part extending left and right corresponding to the left and right width of the housing, and a lower part provided at the front of both ends of the inclined part with a slight clearance therebetween. A pair of guide portions extending in a direction, and a horizontal receiving portion connected to the lower end of the guide portion and formed to receive the bottom surface of the housing, and which is fixed to an outer wall surface below the window. An abutting portion that slidably abuts the inclined portion is provided at a lower rear portion of the housing, and an engaging piece that engages with the guide portion and moves up and down is continuously formed on both sides of the abutting portion. On both sides of the upper part of the back, locking claws are provided for locking to the upper end of the guide part. When the housing is installed, the housing is tilted rearward, the contact portion is brought into contact with the inclined portion and slid forward under the window, and the engaging piece is engaged with the guide portion. Then, the housing is moved downward by its own weight while returning the posture of the housing to the original position, and the locking claw is locked to the upper end of the guide portion.

Further, the upper end of the guide portion is positioned higher than an extension of the inclined portion.

Further, the contact portion is formed to have a substantially trapezoidal cross section or an arcuate cross section.

Further, the height of the contact portion is set to be slightly larger than the distance between the tip of the inclined portion and the guide portion.

In addition, a drooping piece substantially parallel to the guide portion is continuously formed at the tip of the inclined portion.

Further, a first bent piece bent obliquely rearward is formed continuously at the lower end of the hanging piece.

Further, a second bent piece bent obliquely rearward is formed continuously at upper and lower ends of the engagement piece.

An engaging groove having a substantially concave cross section extending in the longitudinal direction is provided at a rear portion of the bottom surface of the housing, and a flange is formed continuously at a tip of the receiving portion so as to face the engaging groove. The flange is engaged with the engagement groove to fix the rear portion of the bottom surface of the housing.

The locking claw comprises a horizontal portion abutting on the upper end of the guide portion, and a vertical portion hanging down from the tip of the horizontal portion. Thus, the guide portion is sandwiched with almost no gap.

Further, a fixing portion having a screw hole is continuously formed at the upper end of the guide portion, and a fixing piece having an insertion hole corresponding to the screw hole is formed continuously with the locking claw. A screw inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole to fix an upper rear portion of the housing.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below as examples based on the attached drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG.
2A to 2C, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing constituting an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, 2 denotes an abutting portion provided on the lower rear portion of the rear of the housing 1 and extends left and right, and 3 denotes an abutting portion. Engaging pieces continuously formed on both sides of the contact portion 2, 4 are engaging claws provided on both upper sides of the rear surface, 5 are insertion holes for fixing pieces formed continuously with the engaging claws 4, and 6 are the same. The screw is inserted through the insertion hole 5 and screwed into a screw hole described later.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a mounting bracket fixed to the outer wall A below the window B of the building. The mounting bracket 10 is provided at an upper portion and has a lower front slope, corresponding to the left and right width of the housing 1. Inclined portion 11 extending left and right, and a pair of downwardly extending guide portions 12 provided at a small distance in front of the front end portions on both sides of the inclined portion 11.
And a horizontal receiving portion 13 connected to the lower end of the guide portion 12 and formed so as to receive the bottom surface of the housing 1. 11 is provided with the contact portion 2 slidably contacting the contact portion 2.
The engaging pieces 3 which move up and down by engaging with the guide portion 12 are continuously formed on both sides of the guide portion.
When the housing 1 is installed on the outer wall A below the window, the locking claw 4 is provided at the upper end of the twelve.
As shown in FIG. 2 (B), the housing 1 is inclined rearward, the contact portion 2 is brought into contact with the inclined portion 11 and slid forward under a window, and 2B is moved downward by its own weight as shown by an arrow shown in FIG. 2B while the posture of the housing 1 is returned to the original position by being engaged with the guide portion 12, and as shown in FIG. The locking claw 4 is configured to be locked to the upper end of the guide portion 12, whereby the housing 1 constituting the outdoor unit of the air conditioner is connected to the window on the indoor side of the high-rise apartment house. The structure is such that it can be safely and easily installed on the outer wall surface A below the window without greatly leaning the body.

Further, the upper end of the guide portion 12 is
As shown in (B), the position of the housing 1 is returned to the original position after the engagement piece 3 is received by the guide portion 12 by being positioned higher than the extension of the inclined portion 11. By returning to the state, the housing 1 can be slid downward by its own weight, so that the housing 1 is prevented from dropping during installation.

Further, the contact portion 2 is formed to have a substantially trapezoidal cross section, so that the housing 1 is slightly inclined backward so that each flat portion having the substantially trapezoidal cross section can be formed into the inclined portion.
It is designed to be able to slide forward while smoothly abutting on 11.

Further, since the contact portion 2 is formed to have an arcuate cross section, the contact portion 2 can be tilted rearward at an arbitrary inclination angle while the housing 1 is inclined obliquely rearward. It is configured so that it can be smoothly slid forward while making line contact in the longitudinal direction.

FIG. 2B shows the height of the contact portion 2.
As shown by, the engagement piece 3 is smoothly guided to the separation portion b by forming the engagement portion 3 to have a dimension a slightly larger than the separation portion b between the tip of the inclined portion 11 and the guide portion 12. It has a configuration.

FIG. 2 (B)
As shown in the figure, a hanging piece 11a substantially parallel to the guide portion 12
Are formed continuously, so that the strength of the inclined portion 11 can be increased and the engagement piece 3 can be accurately guided to the separation portion b.

FIG. 2 shows the lower end of the hanging piece 11a.
As shown in (B), the first bent piece 11 bent diagonally backward
By continuously forming b, the strength of the inclined portion 11 can be increased, and for example, when the housing 1 is moved upward to release the engagement piece 3 from the guide portion 12, the engagement piece 3 Have a configuration in which they can pass through the separated portion b smoothly.

The upper and lower ends of the engagement piece 3 are
As shown in (B), the second bent piece 3a bent diagonally backward.
Is formed continuously, the strength of the engagement piece 3 can be increased, and after the lower second bent piece 3a is more accurately received by the guide portion 12, the posture of the housing 1 is changed to the original. By returning to the state described above, the housing 1 can be slid downward by its own weight, so that the housing 1 is prevented from dropping during installation. The tip of the second bent piece 3a is formed so as not to protrude rearward from the contact portion 2.

Further, the receiving portion 13 is formed so as to receive the rear portion of the bottom surface of the housing 1, so that the mounting bracket 10 can be made advantageous in terms of cost, and the mounting bracket 10 can be formed in a cost-effective manner. A part of 10 does not protrude forward of the housing 1 so that the appearance can be improved.

An engaging groove 1a extending in the longitudinal direction and having a substantially concave cross section is provided at the rear of the bottom surface of the housing 1, and a flange 13a is provided at the tip of the receiving portion 13 so as to face the engaging groove 1a. By forming the flange 13a continuously and engaging the same flange 13a with the engagement groove 1a to fix the rear portion of the bottom surface of the housing 1,
The rear portion of the bottom surface of the housing 1 can be more accurately and firmly fixed.

As shown in FIG. 2C, the locking claw 4 has a horizontal portion 4a in contact with an upper end of the guide portion 12, and
The vertical portion 4b is suspended from the tip of the horizontal portion 4a. The horizontal portion 4a and the vertical portion 4b and the rear surface of the housing 1
By holding the guide portion 12 with almost no gap, the housing 1 is moved downward, so that both upper portions of the housing 1 can be accurately and firmly provided without play (play). It is configured so that it can be fastened to.

Further, a screw hole 14 is provided at an upper end of the guide portion 12.
The fixing part provided with the insertion hole 5 corresponding to the screw hole 14 is formed continuously with the locking claw 4 while the fixing part having the 6 is screwed into the screw hole 14 to fix the upper portion of the rear surface of the housing 1, thereby accurately and firmly fixing the play without play (play). The upper side of the housing 1 has a structure that can be fixed more firmly.

With the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 (A) to 2 (C), the mounting bracket 10 is provided on the upper part and the front thereof is tilted low, and An inclined portion 11 extending to the left and right corresponding to the left and right widths, a downwardly extending pair of guide portions 12 provided at a small distance in front of both end portions of the inclined portion 11, and a lower end of the guide portion 12 Connected to
A horizontal receiving portion 13 formed to receive the bottom surface of the housing 1, and the contact portion 2 slidably abutting on the inclined portion 11 at a lower rear portion of the housing 1. The engaging piece 3 which engages with the guide portion 12 and moves up and down is continuously formed on both sides of the contact portion 2, and the upper end of the guide portion 12 is locked on both sides of the upper rear surface. When the locking claw 4 is provided and the housing 1 is installed on the outer wall surface A below the window,
The housing 1 is tilted rearward, the abutting portion 2 is abutted against the inclining portion 11 and slid forward under a window, and the engaging piece 3 is engaged with the guide portion 12 so that Since the housing 1 is moved downward by its own weight while returning to the original position, and the locking claw 4 is locked to the upper end of the guide portion 12, for example, in a foreign high-rise apartment house, a balcony is installed. When the housing 1 is installed on the outer wall surface under the window which is not formed, the housing 1 is placed on the horizontal member 10b and the legs are screwed (bolts) as in the above-described prior art. 6 or a work of fixing with a fastening member such as a nut can be prevented from being carried out greatly from the window on the indoor side, so that it can be safely and easily installed on the outer wall surface A below the window. Of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner Become.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be safely and easily installed on an outer wall surface under a window without greatly leaning out of a window on the indoor side. Installation equipment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part showing an installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein FIG.
(B) shows the relationship between the lower rear part of the housing constituting the outdoor unit and the mounting bracket, and (B) shows the upper rear part of the housing.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 1a Engagement groove 2 Contact part 3 Engagement piece 3a Second bent piece 4 Locking claw 4a Horizontal part 4b Vertical part 5 Insertion hole 6 Screw 10 Mounting bracket 11 Inclined part 11a Hanging piece 11b First bent Piece 12 Guide 13 Receiver 13a Flange 14 Screw hole A Outer wall B Window

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, wherein a housing is installed by an installation fixture fixed to an outer wall surface of a building, wherein the installation fixture is provided at an upper portion and is inclined forward and low. An inclined portion extending left and right corresponding to the left and right width of the housing, a pair of downwardly extending guide portions provided at a small distance in front of both end portions of the inclined portion, and a lower end of the guide portion. Connected to a horizontal receiving portion formed to receive the bottom surface of the housing and fixed to an outer wall surface below a window, while being slidable on the lower rear portion of the housing on the inclined portion. Abutment portions are provided on both sides of the abutment portion, and engagement pieces that move up and down by engaging with the guide portion are continuously formed on both sides of the abutment portion. When installing the housing, tilt the housing backward. By tilting, the abutting portion is brought into contact with the inclining portion and slid forward under the window, and the engaging piece is engaged with the guide portion to return the housing to its original position while being returned to its original position. An installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, wherein the device is moved downward to lock the locking claw on an upper end of the guide portion. 2. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the guide portion is positioned higher than an extension of the inclined portion. 3. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is formed to have a substantially trapezoidal cross section or an arcuate cross section. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein a height of the contact portion is set to be slightly larger than a distance between a tip of the inclined portion and the guide portion. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the above. 5. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a hanging piece substantially parallel to the guide portion is continuously formed at a tip of the inclined portion. 6. A bent piece that is bent obliquely rearward and continuously at a lower end of the hanging piece.
The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the above. 7. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein second bent pieces bent obliquely rearward are formed continuously at upper and lower ends of the engagement pieces. 8. An engagement groove having a substantially concave cross section extending in a longitudinal direction is provided at a rear portion of a bottom surface of the housing, and a flange is continuously formed at a tip of the receiving portion so as to face the engagement groove. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a flange is engaged with the engagement groove to fasten a rear portion of a bottom surface of the housing. 9. The locking claw comprises a horizontal portion abutting on an upper end of the guide portion, and a vertical portion hanging down from a tip of the horizontal portion, and the horizontal portion, the vertical portion, and a back surface of the housing. 3. The installation device for an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is sandwiched with almost no gap. 10. A fixing portion having a screw hole is continuously formed at an upper end of the guide portion, and a fixing portion is formed continuously with the locking claw.
Forming a fixing piece having an insertion hole corresponding to the screw hole,
The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a screw inserted through the insertion hole is screwed into the screw hole to fix an upper rear portion of the housing. Installation equipment.