JP2003207155A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner constituted so that a display substrate can be mounted with a plurality of different angles to an electrical component box so as to enable common use of parts. <P>SOLUTION: In this air conditioner in which the electrical component box 5 is provided on one side of a base to which a front panel is mounted and a display substrate 6 is mounted at a lower front part of the electrical component box 5, a mounting part 8 of the display substrate 6 is constituted by a pair of flanges 9 inclined while facing to each other in parallel from upper side to lower side and holding the back face of left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate, a right and a left locking claws 10 provided while facing to each other at the center of the upper end of the flange 9 and locking the upper part of the left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate 6, an upper locking claw 11 for locking the upper edge of the display substrate 6, a locking piece 12 and/or a lower locking claw 13 for selectively locking the lower edge of the display substrate 6 according to a fixing angle of the substrate, and an upper holding piece 14 and a lower holding piece 15 for selectively holding the upper and the lower parts of the back face of the display substrate 6 according to the fixing angle so that mounting is possible with the plurality of different angles to the electrical component box 5 according to the width dimension of the display substrate 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a structure in which a display substrate attached to an electrical component box can be attached at a plurality of different angles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional air conditioner, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the air conditioner has a front panel 3 attached to the front surface of a base 2 which constitutes a main body 1, and the front panel 3 of the same.
A suction grille 4 is attached to the base 2, an electric component box 5'is provided on one side of the base 2, and a display substrate 6'is attached to a lower front mounting portion 8'of the electric component box 5 '. The display window 7 facing the display substrate 6'is provided on the lower side.

The display board 6'has a remote control light-receiving portion, a display element for lighting and displaying operation information, and the like, and is attached to the attachment portion 8'of the electrical component box 5'tilted downward, Through the transparent or translucent display window 7 provided at the lower part of one side of the panel 3, the remote control light reception and the display of operation information are performed.

The electrical component box 5'to which the display substrate 6'is attached
The mounting portion 8'is provided in parallel with the upper and lower portions facing each other from above and inclined in parallel, and a pair of left and right flanges 9'for holding the back surface side of the left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate 6 ', and the same flange 9'. Left and right locking claws 10 'that are provided opposite to each other in the center of the upper end of the display substrate 6'to lock the upper center of the left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate 6'and a substrate pad 12' that holds the lower edge of the display substrate 6 '. It is composed of and. In addition, the width dimension WA of the display substrate 6'and the locking piece
The width dimension WB between the left and right sides of 12 'is WA> WB.

In the above structure, the display substrate 6'is provided with a flange.
Place it on 9 ', fix it by sandwiching it with the left and right locking claws 10', and hold the lower edge of the display substrate 6'with the substrate rest 12 '. However, in the case of the above-described conventional configuration, when the inclination angle of the display substrate 6 is changed due to a design change or the like, the left and right locking claws 1 are
It is necessary to change 0'and the board rest 12 ', and it is necessary to deal with them with separate parts or to manufacture the electrical component box 5'for each display board 6', which is costly in any case. Had a problem.

[0006]

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an air conditioner having a structure in which a display board is attached to an electrical component box at a plurality of different angles, and parts can be commonly used. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. An electric equipment box is provided on one side of a base having a front panel mounted, and a remote controller is provided in the lower front part of the electric equipment box. An air conditioner equipped with a light-receiving part and a display board on which a display element for displaying operation information is mounted, and a display window facing the display board on one lower part of the front panel, wherein the display board is mounted. The mounting portion of the electrical component box is inclined downward from above and parallel to each other, and a pair of flanges for holding the right and left peripheral back surfaces of the display substrate, and the upper end center portion of the flange are provided to face each other. Left and right locking claws that lock the upper left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate, upper locking claws that lock the upper edge of the display substrate, and selectively lock the lower edge of the display substrate at a fixed angle of the substrate. Locking piece and / or lower locking claw It is composed of an upper holding piece and a lower holding piece for selectively holding the upper and lower parts of the back surface of the display board at a fixed angle, and the display board is arranged in a plurality of parts in the electrical component box according to the horizontal width dimension of the display board. It is configured so that it can be attached at different angles.

Further, a concave notch is provided at a position facing the upper locking claw of the display substrate.

Further, the lower engaging claw, the upper holding piece and the lower holding piece are arranged in pairs on the left and right sides.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view and a schematic perspective view of a main part of a wall-mounted air conditioner according to the present invention and a conventional example, and FIG. 2A is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of the present invention.
(B) is a view of FIG. In the figure, 1 is an air conditioner main body, 2 is a base constituting the main body 1, 3 is a front panel attached to the front surface of the base 2, 4 is a suction grill attached to the front panel 3, and 5 is the aforesaid Base 2
An electrical equipment box provided on one side, 6 is a display substrate provided on the lower front side of the electrical equipment box 5, and 7 is provided on one lower side of the front panel 3 and faces the display substrate 6. The display window 8 is a mounting portion for mounting the display substrate 6.

The display board 6 is provided with a remote control light-receiving portion, a display element for lighting and displaying operation information, etc., and is attached to the attachment portion 8 of the electrical component box 5 while inclining downward, and is mounted on the front panel 3. Through the transparent or translucent display window 7 provided at the lower part of one side, remote control light reception and driving information display are performed.

The electrical component box 5 to which the display substrate 6 is attached
The mounting portions 8 of the pair of left and right flanges 9 which are provided to face each other downward from above and in parallel with each other and which hold the back side of the left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate 6 and a central portion of the upper end of the flange 9 are provided. Left and right locking claws 10 that are provided to face each other and lock the upper center of the left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate 6, upper locking claws 11 that lock the upper edge of the display substrate 6, and the display substrate. An engaging piece 12 and / or a pair of left and right lower engaging claws 13 that selectively engage the lower edge of the display substrate 6 at a fixed angle of the substrate, and an upper portion of the back side of the display substrate 6 are selectively retained at the fixed angle. It is composed of a pair of left and right upper holding pieces 14 and a pair of left and right lower holding pieces 15 that also hold a lower portion on the back surface side.

In FIG. 3, the display board 6 is attached to the mounting portion 8 of the electrical component box 5.
3A is a perspective view showing a state where the fixing angle is small (gradual), and FIG. 3B is a sectional view thereof. The display substrate 6 is held by the flanges 9 on the back side of the left and right peripheral edges, the upper edge is locked by the upper locking claws 11, and the lower edge is locked by the locking pieces 12, so that the mounting portion 8 is provided. It is fixed to. In this case, the width dimension W1 of the display substrate 6 and the width dimension W between the left and right sides of the locking piece 12
The relationship of 2 is W1> W2.

FIG. 3C is a perspective view when the fixed angle is large, and FIG. 3D is a sectional view thereof. The upper part of the back surface side of the display substrate 6 is held by the pair of left and right upper holding pieces 14, the upper edge is locked by the upper locking claws 11, and the lower edge is a pair of left and right lower locking claws 13, It is held by the pair of left and right lower holding pieces 15 and fixed to the mounting portion 8. In this case, the relationship between the width dimension W3 of the display substrate 6 and the width dimension W4 between the left and right sides of the locking piece 12 is W3 <W4. Further, a concave notch 6a is provided at a position facing the upper locking claw 11 of the display substrate 6 so that the upper portion of the substrate can be securely fixed. As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the display substrate 6 is provided with a waste substrate S by means of perforations shown by broken lines on both sides, so that one type of substrate can support both width dimensions W1 and W3. it can.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG.
As shown by, by changing the design of the front panel 3 by attaching the display substrate 6 to the attachment portion 8 of the electrical component box 5 at different angles according to the horizontal dimension of the display substrate 6. With respect to the air conditioner, the air conditioner can be handled without changing the mold of the electric component box 5, the parts can be shared, and the cost can be reduced.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display board can be attached to the electrical component box at a plurality of different angles, so that the mold of the electrical component box can be changed against the design change of the front panel. Thus, the air conditioner can be made to have common parts and can reduce costs without changing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to the present invention and a conventional example.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a main part of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a view of arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the display substrate according to the present invention is attached to an electrical component box, FIG. 3A is a perspective view when the fixing angle is small,
(B) is a sectional view of (A), (C) is a perspective view when a fixed angle is large, and (D) is a sectional view of (C).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of an air conditioner according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Air conditioner body 2 base 3 front panel 4 Suction grill 5 Electrical equipment box 6 Display board 7 Display window 8 Mounting part 9 flange 10 Left and right locking claws 11 Upper locking claw 12 Locking piece 13 Lower locking claw 14 Upper holding piece 15 Lower holding piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electric component box is provided on one side of a base on which a front panel is mounted, and a display board having a remote control light receiving unit and a display element for displaying operation information is attached to the lower front of the electric component box, and the front face is provided. An air conditioner comprising a display window facing the display substrate at a lower part of one side of a panel, wherein an attachment part of an electrical component box to which the display substrate is attached is inclined in parallel from above toward below. A pair of flanges for holding the back surfaces of the left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate, left and right locking claws that are provided opposite to each other at the center of the upper end of the flanges and lock the upper left and right peripheral edges of the display substrate, An upper locking claw for locking the upper edge of the display substrate, a locking piece and / or a lower locking claw for selectively locking the lower edge of the display substrate according to a fixed angle of the substrate, and upper and lower back surfaces of the display substrate. To hold selectively by a fixed angle An air conditioner comprising a holding piece and a lower holding piece, wherein the display board can be attached to the electrical component box at a plurality of different angles according to the horizontal dimension of the display board. . 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a concave notch is provided at a position facing the upper locking claw of the display substrate. 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the lower engaging claw, the upper holding piece, and the lower holding piece are provided as a pair on the left and right respectively.