JP2001041501A - Fixing member for air conditioner outdoor unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To readily set up a horizontal portion for mounting an outdoor unit thereon and improve a setup work efficiency at a place having an inclination such as on a roof, by providing a verticality checking mechanism on a vertical connecting plate. SOLUTION: A fixing member is fixed so that a horizontal portion 21 of a base plate 2 is horizontally placed. First of all, upper and lower toeboards 1 are closely arranged on a roof surface. Then a vertical portion 22 of the base plate 2 and a vertical connecting plate 3 are adjusted with each other to determine a position where the lower end of a lower vibratory body 353 indicates a mark 355. At such a position, a connecting bolt 26 is tightened to fix the base plate 2 to the connecting plate 3. After confirming the fixed position by a scale 34, temporarily fixing members, i.e., the base 2 and the connecting plate 3 which are not provided with a verticality checking mechanism 35, are fixed at given positions. Further, connecting bolts 45 and nuts 46 or connecting individual connecting bodies 4 are tightened for securing the entire fixture. Then an outdoor unit is set up on a horizontal portion 21 of the base plate 2. With the verticality checking mechanism 35 being provided, the vertical condition of the connecting plate 3 can be readily attained despite the variation of the roof inclination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an installation device used for installing an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner in a horizontal position on a slope or on an eave on a slope.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an instrument for mounting an outdoor unit of an air conditioner on a sloped surface such as a roof, there is known an instrument described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 63-47798. Its basic structure is
A foot plate arranged in parallel with the upper and lower sides of the sloping roof, a horizontal portion connected to the upper foot plate and provided with a long hole for outdoor unit connection, and an inclined portion bent in the lower foot plate direction continuously to the horizontal portion. A pair of base plates, and a pair of inclined connecting plates for connecting the inclined portion of the base plate and the lower foot plate, the base plate and the inclined between the upper and lower foot plates arranged vertically in parallel on the inclined surface. The board is connected in a direction perpendicular to and parallel to the footboard at appropriate intervals, and the footboard is fixed to a sloped roof or the like, and the outdoor unit is installed on a horizontal portion of the base board. The change in the slope is dealt with by moving the inclined portion of the base plate and the connecting position of the inclined plate.

[0003]

By the way, when the apparatus is installed on a slope, the connecting position of the inclined connecting plate and the base plate is adjusted so that the mounting position of the outdoor unit is horizontal. Sometimes it is necessary to measure the horizontal state, and the connection must be exactly the same on the left and right. Therefore, there is the complexity of the assembly work while measuring the level.

[0004] Further, the conventional air conditioner outdoor unit fixture for a sloped roof is basically premised on a narrow adjustment range. Therefore, it cannot be said that it is excellent in versatility for the difference in the gradient angle. Specifically, the connection structure of the base plate and the connecting inclined plate with the upper and lower foot plates adopts a structure in which the rising sides of the upper and lower foot plates are fitted into the grooves formed in the side portions of the base plate and the inclined connecting plate. I do. Therefore, the mounting angle of the foot plate corresponds only to a certain gradient angle, and if the gradient angle is different and the base plate is adjusted to be horizontal, the roof mounting surface of the foot plate becomes the roof surface. And a concentrated load is applied to the roof.

Therefore, the present invention provides a novel leveling device which can easily perform leveling, facilitates assembly and adjustment work on a roof, and has sufficient versatility even for changes in the inclination angle of a roof or the like. It is a proposal for a fixture.

[0006]

A room air conditioner outdoor unit installation tool according to the present invention is provided with a foot plate arranged in parallel with the upper and lower sides of a slope, and a long hole for connecting the outdoor unit with the upper foot plate. A pair of base plates having a horizontal portion, and a vertical portion bent in the lower foot plate direction continuously to the horizontal portion, and a pair of vertical connecting plates connecting the vertical portion of the base plate and the lower foot plate. Prepare, between the upper and lower footboards arranged vertically parallel on the slope,
The base plate and the vertical plate are connected in a direction perpendicular to and parallel to the foot plate at appropriate intervals, and the vertical connection plate is provided with a vertical confirmation mechanism. .

[0007] Therefore, the upper and lower foot plates are arranged on the installation slope,
When the vertical connection plate is set to the vertical state by the vertical confirmation mechanism and connected to the vertical portion of the base plate, the horizontal portion of the base portion is installed in a horizontal state.

According to the present invention, in particular, the base plate and the vertical connecting plate are formed in a U-shaped cross section composed of a surface plate portion and both side plate portions, and the front and rear longitudinal edges of the foot plate are bent inward. A stop portion is formed and abuts on both side plates of the base plate and the vertical connection plate, and a connection side plate portion that is rotatable and fixable in an axial direction parallel to the surface plate portion, and a bottom edge of the connection side plate portion. A base plate and a vertical connection plate, having a connection body comprising a lower plate portion provided with a fixing screw for connecting and being able to be inserted below the front and rear locking portions of the foot plate and for pressing the bottom surface of the foot plate. , And upper and lower foot plates are connected.

Therefore, the foot plate can be brought into close contact with the inclined surface regardless of the inclination angle by fixing the connecting body to the base plate and the vertical connecting plate in the horizontal and vertical state at an arbitrary rotation angle.

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The installation tool for the outdoor unit of the room air conditioner shown in the embodiment includes a pair of upper and lower foot plates 1, a pair of left and right base plates 2, a pair of right and left vertical connecting plates 3, and four connecting members 4. .

The foot plate 1 is a long metal plate that is sufficiently longer than the left and right widths of the outdoor unit A, and is formed by bending the front and rear longitudinal edges of the bottom plate portion 11 inward with each other to form a locking portion 12. The positioning scale 13 is displayed on the surface of the locking portion 12 by means such as engraving. Further, an appropriate cushion member 14 is covered and mounted at an appropriate location.

The base plate 2 is a rod having a U-shaped cross section composed of a surface plate portion and both side plate portions, and has a horizontal portion 21 having a length corresponding to the front-rear width of the outdoor unit A; A vertical portion 22 having a rear portion bent downward at a right angle is provided. A long slot 23 for attaching the outdoor unit A is provided in a surface plate portion of the horizontal portion 21, and a side plate portion at a front end of the horizontal portion is provided in a side plate portion. , Connected body 4
And a connecting hole 24 for connecting. In addition, a screw hole (nut) 25 is provided on the rear surface side of the surface plate portion of the vertical portion 22.
And a connection bolt 26 with a washer that is screwed into the screw hole 25 from the front side.

The vertical connecting plate 3 is formed in a U-shaped cross section composed of a surface plate portion 31 and a side plate portion 32 like the base plate, but covers the vertical portion 22 of the base plate 2 from outside. In the surface plate portion 31, a connecting vertical hole 33 of an appropriate length in the vertical direction is formed, and a scale 34 is displayed on a side edge of the connecting vertical hole 33 by means such as engraving. The side plate portion 32 is provided with a vertical confirmation mechanism 35, and a connection hole 36 for a connector is formed below the side plate portion 32.

The vertical confirmation mechanism 35 pushes out an appropriate portion of the side plate portion 32 outward, makes the pushing portion 351 pierce and project to the surface side by burring, and forms a screw inside the piercing projecting portion 352. A perforation hole is provided on the upper part of the perforated protrusion 352 so as to be hung so as to be hung, and a plate-shaped lower vibration body 353 provided with an indicator at the lower end is formed. The lower vibration body 353 prevents the lower vibration body 353 from being detached.
A mark 355 is displayed at the position indicated by 53.

The connecting member 4 has a U-shape with an upper opening having connecting side plates 42 rising on both sides of the lower plate portion 41. The lower plate portion 41 can be arranged on the bottom plate portion 11 of the foot plate 1, The front and rear edges have a shape that can be fitted between the bottom plate portion 11 and the locking portion 12, and are further provided with fastening screws 43 for pressing the bottom plate portion 11. The connection side plate 42 is formed at an interval in contact with the side plates of the base plate 2 and the vertical connection plate 3 facing each other, and a connection hole 44 corresponding to the connection holes 24 and 36 is formed. , 44 or connecting bolts 45 and nuts 46 passing through the connecting holes 36, 44.

The mounting device is used by assembling the above-mentioned members in advance, and the vertical connecting plate 3 is attached to the vertical portion 22 of the base plate 2 so as to penetrate through the connecting vertical hole 33 from outside. The connection bolt 26 is screwed into the screw hole 25 and temporarily fixed. The connecting body 4 is temporarily and rotatably loosely fixed to a connecting bolt 45 which is mounted through the connecting hole 24 at the end of the base plate 2 in a rotatable manner. The connecting body 4 is temporarily fixed. This temporary fixing member (composed of a base plate, a vertical connecting plate and two connecting members) is paired, and the front and rear edges of each connecting member 4 are positioned between the bottom plate portion 11 of the foot plate 1 and the locking portion 12. And connected so as to be orthogonal to the parallel-arranged foot plates 1 and parallel to each other at a predetermined interval (an interval corresponding to the outdoor unit A to be installed).

The above-mentioned interval determines the position with reference to the scale 13, and when the position is determined, the fastening screw 43 is used.
, The front and rear edges of the lower plate portion 41 are pressed against the locking portions 12 to fix the foot plate 1 and the respective connected bodies 4. In this state, the fixture is raised on the sloped roof B, and the fixture is placed on the roof B with an appropriate mooring member C.

Next, each part of the fixture is fixed so that the horizontal portion 21 of the base plate 2 is in a horizontal state. First, the upper and lower foot plates 1 are brought into close contact with the roof C surface, and the vertical portion 22 of the base plate 2 is fixed.
The vibration body 35 is shifted while shifting the connection position between the
3 at the position where the lower end points to the mark 355,
6, the base plate 2 and the vertical connecting plate 3 are fixed.
Further, the fixing position is confirmed on the scale 34, and the base plate 2 and the vertical connecting plate 3 of the temporary fixing member not provided with the vertical confirmation mechanism 35 are fixed at a predetermined position. Further, the connecting bolts 45 and nuts 46 penetrating through the connecting bodies 4 are tightened to fix the whole. Then, the outdoor unit A is installed on the horizontal portion 21 of the base plate 2.

Therefore, even if the inclination of the roof B is changed, the vertical state of the vertical connecting plate 3 and thus the horizontal portion 21 of the base plate 2 can be easily secured immediately by providing the vertical confirmation mechanism 35. The fixtures can be installed as planned. Footboard 1 that comes into contact with roof B
In addition, the foot plate 1 can be brought into close contact with the roof surface regardless of the roof gradient by rotating and fixing the connecting body 4, so that the fixture can be stabilized.

[0020]

As described above, the present invention is directed to a pair of foot plates which are disposed obliquely up and down and parallel to each other, having a horizontal portion on which an outdoor unit is mounted and a vertical portion which is bent continuously to the horizontal portion. A base plate and a pair of vertical connection plates capable of being connected at a selected position to a vertical portion of the base plate, in an installation unit of an air conditioner outdoor unit installed on a sloped roof connected in an orthogonal direction,
In particular, the vertical connection plate is provided with a vertical confirmation mechanism,
The horizontal part of the installation location of the outdoor unit can be easily set in a horizontal state, and the efficiency of installation work on a roof or the like having a slope of an installation tool is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of each member of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the vertical confirmation mechanism.

3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams of the use state, wherein FIG. 3A shows an example of a steep gradient, and FIG. 3B shows an example of a gentle gradient.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the assembled state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 foot plate 11 bottom plate portion 12 locking portion 13 positioning scale 14 cushion member 2 base plate 21 horizontal portion 22 vertical portion 23 connecting long hole 24 connecting hole 25 screw hole (nut) 26 connecting bolt 3 vertical connecting plate 31 table Face plate part 32 Side plate part 33 Connecting vertical hole 34 Scale 35 Vertical confirmation mechanism 351 Extruding part 352 Drilling protruding part 353 Lower vibration body 354 Screw 355 Mark 36 Connecting hole 4 Connecting body 41 Lower plate part 42 Connecting side plate 43 Fastening screw 44 Connecting hole 45 Connecting bolt 46 Nut

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A foot plate arranged in parallel with the upper and lower sides of a slope, a horizontal portion connected to an upper foot plate and provided with a slot for outdoor unit connection, and a lower foot plate direction continuous with the horizontal portion. A pair of base plates having a bent vertical portion, and a pair of vertical connecting plates connecting the vertical portion of the base plate and the lower foot plate,
The base plate and the vertical plate are connected between the upper and lower foot plates, which are vertically arranged in parallel on the slope, in a direction perpendicular to the foot plate and in parallel at appropriate intervals, and the vertical connection plate is confirmed vertically. A room air conditioner outdoor unit fixture characterized by being provided with a mechanism. 2. A vertical confirmation mechanism comprising a lower vibration body attached to a vertical connecting plate in a suspended state and a mark displayed on a vertical plate, and provided with a scale for confirming a connecting position between the base plate and the vertical connecting plate. The room air conditioner outdoor unit installation tool according to claim 1, comprising: 3. The base plate and the vertical connection plate are formed in a U-shaped cross section including a surface plate portion and both side plate portions, and front and rear longitudinal edges of the foot plate are bent inward to form a locking portion. And, while being in contact with both side plates of the base plate and the vertical connection plate, the connection side plate portion that is freely rotatable and fixable in the axial direction parallel to the surface plate portion, and the bottom edge of the connection side plate portion is connected, A base plate and a vertical connecting plate, a lower connecting plate having a lower plate portion provided with fixing screws capable of being inserted below the front and rear locking portions of the foot plate and provided with fixing screws for pressing the bottom surface of the foot plate; The room air conditioner outdoor unit fixture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein