JP2005098653A - Drain catch pan mounting structure for air blower - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drain catch pan mounting structure for an air blower capable of quickly and easily performing the cleaning such as removing the clogging of a drain outlet by preventing the dropping of the drain catch pan and the contamination of a floor surface by spilled drainage. <P>SOLUTION: This drain catch pan mounting structure comprises a main body casing 1 having an inlet port 2 and an outlet port 3, a motor mounted in the main body casing 1, blades connected with the motor and the drain catch pan 30 mounted at a lower part of the main body casing 1 for processing the drained water inside of the main body casing 1. The drain catch pan 30 is supported by a drain catch pan supporting means mounted at the lower part of the main body casing 1 in a state that it can be drawn out, and the drain catch pan supporting means is a mount having a hat-shaped cross-section, supporting the main body casing 1 and having a part acting as drain rails for drawably supporting the drain catch pan 30, and has drain guides supported on the drain rails on upper parts of both side faces of the drain catch pan 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a drain tray mounting structure of a blower provided with a motor provided in a main body box, blades connected to the motor, and a drain tray provided at the lower portion of the main body box.

  A conventional drain-up device for a ceiling-embedded indoor air conditioner includes a drain pump and a float switch in a sub-drain tray attached to an outer bending flange of a pump housing provided with a pair of inner bending flange and outer bending flange. The sub-drain tray is held by the inner bending flange and the outer bending flange (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 09-210397 (paragraphs 0014 to 0021, FIG. 1)

In the conventional drain pan structure, if the drain pump is clogged with dust, dust, etc., it is assumed that the drain water will accumulate in the sub drain pan. The sub drain pan can be removed.
However, since the drain water is accumulated in the sub-drain tray, when the device is large and the drain tray is large, cleaning is very heavy and heavy labor is required for cleaning. There is a problem that the floor is spilled and the floor is soiled, and in particular, there is a problem in cleaning the kitchen blower that needs to be cleaned.
In addition, there is a problem that two people work with a person supporting the sub-drain tray and a person removing the fixing bracket when removing.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems.When cleaning the drain outlet for dust or clogging due to dust, the drain tray is dropped or drain water is spilled to contaminate the floor surface. It is an object of the present invention to provide a drain tray mounting structure for a blower that can prevent the above-mentioned problem and can perform a cleaning operation such as removal of clogging of a drain discharge port quickly and easily.

  A drain tray mounting structure for a blower according to the present invention includes a main body box having a suction port and a discharge port, a motor provided in the main body box, blades connected to the motor, and a lower portion of the main body box. And a drain pan for treating drain water generated inside the main body box, and the drain pan is supported by a drain pan support means provided at a lower portion of the main body box so as to be freely drawn out.

  In the drain tray mounting structure of the blower according to the present invention, the drain tray is supported by the drain tray support means provided at the lower part of the main body box so that it can be pulled out. When cleaning, it is not necessary to lift a heavy drain pan with accumulated drain water, and it prevents the drain pan from falling or spilling the drain water to contaminate the floor surface, thus quickly and easily clogging the drain outlet. Cleaning work such as removal can be performed.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is an internal structural view of a blower showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. It is a block diagram of the drain tray of an air blower.
The blower of the present embodiment is installed in a ceiling-mounted or floor-standing state in a ceiling or machine room. 1 to 3, the six-sided body box 1 of the blower is provided with a suction port 2 and a blow-out port 3 on the opposite side surfaces so as to be duct-connectable.

  A plurality of blades 4, motors 5, and fan casings 7 are fixed inside the main body box 1, and the main body box 1 is supported by a gantry 20. Further, a drain tray 30 for treating drain water generated inside the main body box 1 is provided at the lower part of the main body box 1. A plurality of drain holes 6 are provided in the bottom plate of the main body box 1.

  The gantry 20 is provided along the vicinity of both sides of the bottom surface of the main body box 1, and supports the main body box 1, but is formed in a shape having a portion that also serves as a drain rail 21 that supports the drain tray 30 so that it can be pulled out. . That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the gantry 20 has a substantially hat-shaped cross section, and the inner edge portion is a drain rail 21.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, drain guides 34 supported by the drain rail 21 are provided on the upper sides of the drain tray 30, and the drain guide 34 of the drain tray 30 is inserted into the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20. Sometimes, a positioning stopper 32 is provided to stop the drain pan 30 at a predetermined position. The positioning stopper 32 is formed to extend downward from the front end portion of the drain guide 34.
In addition, a fixing screw hole 34 a that is used when the drain guide 34 is placed on the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20 and is fastened and fixed with a fixing screw 31 is provided at the end of the drain guide 34.

  Further, the tilt stopper 33 for preventing the drain tray 30 from tilting so that the water and oil accumulated in the drain tray 30 do not spill and tilt when the drain tray 30 is taken in and out of the drain tray 30 is provided. The upper end portion of the tilt prevention stopper 33 and the bottom surface of the main body box 1 are formed when the drain receiving tray 30 is placed on the drain rail 21 and extends upward from the outer end portions of the pair of drain guides 34. Is a predetermined gap S. When the drain receiving tray 30 is tilted with the upper edge of the tilt prevention stopper 33, the tilt is prevented by hitting the bottom surface of the main body box 1, but the tilt degree is determined by the gap S.

Next, the operation of the drain pan mounting structure of the blower according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The main body box 1 is exhausted from the suction port 2 through the blade 4 of the fan casing 7 to the outlet port 3. For example, in the case of ventilation in a kitchen, a pool, a hot water supply room, etc., oil or steam passes through the blower, so that water and oil are dripped onto the bottom of the main body box 1. The water and oil pass through the drain holes 6 in the bottom plate of the main body box 1 and accumulate in the drain tray 30.
The bottom plate of the drain pan 30 flows toward the drain drain plug 50 and is collected and processed at a predetermined place from a hose, a vinyl chloride pipe, a metal flexible pipe or the like connected to the drain plug 50.

  Exhaust air contains a lot of dust and dust in addition to water and oil, and when used for several years, the drain hole 51 of the drain plug 50 becomes clogged and cannot be drained, so that it cannot be drained in the drain pan. There are many cases that accumulate. In this case, in order to remove the clogging factor of the drain hole 51, first, the fixing screw 31 that fixes the drain screw 21 of the drain guide 21 and the fixing screw hole 34a at the tip of the drain guide 34 is removed, and the drain tray 30 is removed. When pulled forward, the drain guide 34 of the drain pan 30 slides forward on the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20.

At this time, if the drain tray 30 tries to tilt, the drain tilt prevention stopper 33 provided on the drain guide 34 comes into contact with the bottom surface of the main body box 1, so that tilting is prevented and water and oil collected in the drain tray 30 are prevented. Can prevent spills.
Since the degree of inclination is determined by the gap S provided between the drain inclination prevention stopper 33 and the bottom surface of the main body box 1, it is necessary to reduce the gap as much as possible within a range where sliding is easy.

  Then, the water and oil accumulated in the drain tray 30 can be drained by looking through the drain plug 50 located on the inner surface of the drain tray 30 and removing the clogging factor at that position. Furthermore, when cleaning the inner surface of the drain tray 30, it is further pulled out and cleaned. It is also possible to further pull out and remove the drain tray 30 to clean the inner surface.

Next, after setting the cleaning, the drain guide 34 of the drain pan 30 is placed on the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20 and slid rearward so that the drain guide 34 of the drain pan 30 is screwed through the fixing hole 31a. It is fastened and fixed to the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20.
At this time, the positioning stopper 32 provided at the distal end portion of the drain guide 34 of the drain tray 30 comes into contact with the distal end portion of the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20 so that the position of the drain tray 30 is determined, so that it does not go too far. Can be.

  As described above, the drain pan is supported by the drain pan support means provided at the lower part of the main body box so that it can be pulled out. Therefore, when cleaning the drain discharge port for dust, clogging with dust, etc., There is no need to lift and remove the accumulated heavy drain pan 30, and it is also possible to prevent the drain pan from falling or spilling drain water to contaminate the floor surface. Even if the drain pan 30 is not attached or detached, one person can quickly Cleaning operations such as removing clogging of the drain outlet can be easily performed.

  Further, the drain tray support means is provided on the bottom surface of the main body box, and has a shape that supports the main body box 1 and also has a portion that also serves as a drain rail 21 that supports the drain tray 30 so that it can be pulled out. Can be simple.

  Further, since the positioning stopper 32 is provided to stop the drain receiving tray 30 at a predetermined position when the drain guide 34 of the drain receiving tray 30 is inserted into the drain rail 21 of the gantry 20, the drain receiving tray 30 can be easily positioned at a predetermined position. Can be set.

  Moreover, since the inclination prevention stopper 33 for preventing the inclination of the drain tray 30 is provided, the floor surface can be prevented from being stained without spilling the drain water.

  Further, since the tilt prevention stopper 33 is formed to extend upward from the outer end portion of the drain guide 34 of the drain receiving tray 30, it also serves as a reinforcement of the drain guide 34, and deformation does not occur without increasing the thickness of the drain guide 34. It is possible to reduce the sliding property while reducing the weight.

  In the present embodiment, the gantry 20 has a substantially hat-shaped cross section, but may have a stepped shape having a drain rail 21 inside.

It is an internal structure figure of the air blower which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2. It is an enlarged view of the FIG. 2A section. It is a block diagram of the drain pan of the air blower which shows embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body box body, 2 suction inlet, 3 outlet, 20 mount, 21 drain rail, 30 drain tray, 32 positioning stopper, 33 anti-tilt stopper, S clearance, 34 drain guide

Claims (7)

A main body box having a suction port and a discharge port, a motor provided in the main body box, blades connected to the motor, and drain water generated in the lower portion of the main body box and generated in the main body box With a drain pan to handle
The drain tray mounting structure for a blower, wherein the drain tray is supported by a drain tray support means provided at a lower portion of the main body box so that the drain tray can be pulled out.   The drain tray support means is provided on the bottom surface of the main body box, and has a shape having a portion that also serves as a drain rail that supports the main body box and supports the drain tray so that it can be pulled out. The drain pan mounting structure of the described blower. The shape of the drain pan support means is formed in a substantially hat-shaped or stepped cross section, and the inner edge is a drain rail,
The drain tray mounting structure for a blower according to claim 2, wherein drain guides supported by the drain rail are provided on upper portions of both side surfaces of the drain tray.   The positioning stopper for stopping the drain pan at a predetermined position when the drain guide of the drain pan is inserted into the drain rail of the drain pan support means is provided. Drain pan mounting structure for the blower.   5. A drain tray mounting structure for a blower according to claim 4, wherein the positioning stopper extends downward from the front end portion of the drain guide.   6. The drain tray mounting structure for a blower according to claim 2, further comprising a tilt prevention stopper that prevents the drain tray from tilting when the drain tray is put in and out. The anti-tilt stopper is formed to extend upward from the outer end of the drain guide of the drain pan, and when the drain pan is placed on the drain rail, the upper edge of the anti-tilt stopper and the main body box The drain tray mounting structure for a blower according to claim 6, wherein the bottom surface of the body has a predetermined gap.

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