JP2002106855A - Air conditioning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioning apparatus capable of being moved with small force, and being stably installed, and further being leveled. SOLUTION: A plurality (4) of casters (free) 6 are attached to a bottom plate 1A of an air conditioning apparatus 1 in a united manner, at least one among which is adapted to be a lock function equipped caster 6A. The caster 6 (6A) is formed integrally with a screw section 10 screwed into the bottom plate 1A, a ball holder 11, and a gripper 12 for rotating the screw section 10. A turning bracket 13 for turning a wheel 9 is loosely fitted at a lower portion of the foregoing screw section 10 freely turnably. A caster lock pedal 7 is supported on part of the turning bracket 13. The air conditioner is leveled by finely adjusting mounting height of the caster by inserting and extracting the screw section 10 of the caster 6 (6A), while checking the horizontal state of a leveling unit 5 disposed on the upper surface of the air conditioning apparatus 1. The air conditioning apparatus is movable with small force, and is positioned at a predetermined position even under external force to ensure a safe leveling of the apparatus.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to air conditioners such as oil heaters, fan heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, and more particularly to home air conditioners.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, home air conditioners such as oil stoves, fan heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers / dehumidifiers, etc., have various types and shapes. As shown in FIG. 4, many of these air conditioners generally used in each home are often placed on the floor and are on the market.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an air conditioner. Handles 2 are provided at upper portions of both sides of a housing of the air conditioner 1, and the handle 2 is lifted when the air conditioner 1 is moved. Was moving.

However, depending on the air conditioner, it is difficult for a woman or an elderly person who is heavy and has weak arm to lift the air conditioner and move it to a predetermined place.

[0005] Therefore, recently, 4
Air-conditioning equipment with casters has been introduced that can be easily moved by women and the elderly by attaching wheeled casters.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of an air conditioner with casters, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of casters and mounting screws. In FIG. 5, the air conditioner 1 has four casters 3 attached to its bottom surface 1 a with mounting screws 4. Therefore, by lightly pressing the air conditioner 1, even a woman with weak strength or an elderly person can easily move to a predetermined place in a room such as a living room, a kitchen, or a bedroom.

[0007]

However, although the above-described air conditioner with casters is easy to move, the air conditioners with casters are not locked, so that careless contact may occur.
There is a problem that when an external force is applied to the air conditioner due to an earthquake or the like, the air conditioner moves from the installation position.

When installing the air conditioner, it is preferable to install the air conditioner vertically to a horizontal floor. In particular, oil stoves and the like are required to be leveled by adding a level or the like. However, in the above-described conventional air conditioning equipment, there is a problem that there is no level adjustment means, and a problem such as lack of safety. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily move an air conditioner without lifting it up, and to maintain a stable state after moving to a predetermined place. An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner capable of horizontal adjustment.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an air conditioner according to the present invention is an air conditioner such as an oil heater, a fan heater, an air purifier, a humidifier / dehumidifier, and the like. It is characterized in that the air conditioner moving means is integrally attached and the air conditioner is provided with a horizontal adjusting means.

The air conditioner moving means integrally mounted on the bottom of the air conditioner is a plurality of casters.

Further, the horizontal adjusting means of the air conditioner is performed by a caster integrally mounted on a bottom of the air conditioner.

[0013] Further, the caster, which is a horizontal adjustment means of the air conditioner, performs horizontal adjustment by adjusting a mounting height of the caster by inserting and removing a screw portion of a caster screwed to a bottom of the air conditioner. It is assumed that.

Further, at least one of the plurality of casters has a wheel lock function.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An air conditioner according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of the caster attached to FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a level provided in FIG. 1.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped air conditioner (for example, an oil fan heater), and a level 5 is disposed at a corner of the rectangular upper surface. Four casters (free) 6 are attached near four corners of the bottom plate 1A of the air conditioner 1. 4 above
At least one of the casters 6 is provided with a lock function-equipped caster 6A to which a wheel lock function is added.

The caster 6A with a lock function locks the wheel 9 by stepping on the caster lock petal 7 and pressing the wheel 9 rotating about the axle 8 with a brake pad (not shown).

Referring to FIG. 2, the structure of the horizontal adjustment means of the air conditioner will be described. The caster 6 (6A) screwed to the bottom plate 1A of the air conditioner 1 is formed integrally with a screw portion 10 screwed to the bottom plate 1A, a ball holder 11, and a grip portion 12 for rotating the screw portion 10. ing. On the other hand, the turning bracket 13 for turning the wheel 9 is connected to the screw portion 10.
Is loosely fitted in a rotatable state at the lower part of the. The caster lock petals 7 are supported by a part of the turning bracket 13.

The operation of the horizontal adjustment means of the air conditioner with the above configuration will be described. After moving the air conditioner 1 to a predetermined position and locking the casters 6A, as shown in FIG. 3, a level 5 provided on the upper surface of the air conditioner 1
Check the horizontal position with. When the position of the bubble 5a of the level 5 is concentric with the reference circle 5b, it indicates that the bubble is horizontal.
The grip portion 12 of (6A) is gripped and rotated using a tool such as a spanner, and while checking the position of the bubble 5a of the level 5, the screw portion 10 is concentric with the reference circle 5b until the bubble 5a becomes concentric. The air-conditioning equipment 1 is leveled out by finely adjusting the mounting height of the casters 6 (6A) by taking in and out.

As described above, at least one of the four-wheel swivel casters is provided with a wheel locking device on the bottom surface of the air conditioner, so that the wheels can be easily moved between the rooms to a predetermined place with a small force. By locking one, it does not move from a fixed position against external force such as careless contact or earthquake.

[0021] Further, horizontal adjustment of the air conditioner is possible by the casters whose mounting height can be raised and lowered.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It can be easily moved by women and elderly people, and does not move from a fixed position because the casters are locked. Further, it is possible to provide a safe air conditioner capable of fine horizontal adjustment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of the caster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a level attached to the air conditioner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional air conditioner.

FIG. 5 (a) is a perspective view of another conventional air conditioner,
FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the casters and the mounting screws attached to FIG. 5A.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner 1A Bottom plate 5 Level 5a Air bubble 5b Reference circle 6 Caster (free) 6A Caster with lock function 7 Caster lock petal 8 Axle 9 Wheel 10 Screw part 11 Ball holder 12 Gripping part 13 Swivel placket

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner such as an oil stove, a fan heater, an air purifier, a humidifier / dehumidifier, etc., wherein an air conditioner moving means is integrally attached to a bottom portion of the air conditioner and a level adjusting means for the air conditioner is provided. An air conditioner characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner moving means integrally attached to the bottom of the air conditioner is a plurality of casters. 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal adjustment means of the air conditioner is performed by a caster integrally attached to a bottom of the air conditioner. 4. The caster, which is a horizontal adjustment means of the air conditioner, performs horizontal adjustment by adjusting a mounting height of the caster by inserting and removing a screw portion of a caster screwed into a bottom of the air conditioner. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 3, wherein: 5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of casters has a wheel lock function.