JP2006214682A - Armoring material mounting structure of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an armoring material mounting structure of an air conditioner capable of easily and efficiently mounting an armoring material such as a state display board and a decorative sheet. <P>SOLUTION: An opening portion of a stepped face 32 of a step 30 formed on a front panel 7 in such manner that a mounting leg portion 22 can be vertically inserted to a display board sticking portion 71, and a notch continued from the opening portion are formed on the display board sticking portion 71 of the front panel 7 corresponding to a sticking face 24 of a state display board 20. That is, the opening portion 41 is formed in a state of being opened from the stepped face 32 over the display board sticking portion 71. In this mounting structure, the state display board 20 is approximately vertically inserted to the opening portion 41, then the sticking face 24 of the state display board 20 can be rotated approximately on a bottom surface 23, until it is brought into contact with a surface of the front panel 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  Exterior material mounting structure for attaching exterior materials such as a horizontally long display plate for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner and a horizontally long decorative plate for decorating the case of the air conditioner to the surface of the case of the air conditioner In particular, the air that attaches the exterior material to the air conditioner by engaging the mounting legs of the exterior material with the housing and attaching the attachment surface of the exterior material to the surface of the housing with an adhesive. It is related with the exterior material attachment structure of a harmony machine.

Various exterior materials are attached to an air conditioner installed indoors from the viewpoint of ensuring its function or design.
For example, in the wall-mounted air conditioner X shown in the overall perspective view of FIG. 4, as shown in the figure, there are internal parts at the lower ends when viewed from the front of the front panel 7 which is an example of the casing of the air conditioner X. A cover 8 that covers the equipment such as the drive motor of the louver 2 housed in the housing and is opened and closed during disassembly and cleaning is provided. On the front side of the front panel 7, the dust filter and the like fitted therein are covered. An exterior material such as an open panel 9 configured to be openable and closable for taking in indoor air is attached. In addition, the code | symbol 6 in a figure is the cabinet which accommodates and supports the component apparatus inside the said air conditioner X, and comprises the housing | casing 1 of the said air conditioner X with the said front panel 7. FIG.
Furthermore, on the front panel 7 on the lower side of the open panel 9, there is a status display plate 20 as an example of the exterior material shown in FIG. 5 for displaying the operating state (operation, ventilation, etc.) of the air conditioner X. The front panel 7 is attached in a state of being in contact with a step 30 (see an enlarged view of the portion H in the figure) formed to the full width of the front panel 7. As will be described later, the state display plate 20 is attached to the front panel 7 by being engaged with a locking claw 7a (FIG. 6) and attached with an adhesive 25 such as a double-sided tape.

  Here, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, a conventional mounting structure and mounting method of the state display plate 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6D. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining a conventional mounting structure and mounting method of the state display board 20. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the air conditioner X is in an operating state (operation, ventilation, etc.) and is made of a resin member molded into a substantially rectangular plate having the same width as the front panel 7. An example of a mounting method of the state display board 20 configured to include the display board body 21 printed with and the two mounting legs 22 provided on the bottom surface 23 near the left and right end portions of the display board body 21. explain.

First, from the state of FIG. 6 (a), the mounting leg portion 22 is inserted into the two opening portions 31 opened in the step surface 32 (see the enlarged view of the H portion in FIG. 4) forming the step 30 of the front panel 7. In this case, the mounting leg 22 and the engaging claw 7a provided on the back surface of the front panel 7 interfere with each other to prevent the mounting leg 22 from being inserted. As shown in FIG. 6B, it is necessary to insert a wedge K such as a flathead screwdriver into the opening 31 from the back side of the front panel 7 and push out the engaging claw 7a outward.
When the engaging claw 7a is pushed out as shown in FIG. 6B, the mounting leg portion 22 is inserted into the opening 31 while maintaining the state. FIG. 6C shows a state in which the mounting leg portion 22 is inserted. At this time, the approach path of the mounting leg portion 22 in the opening 31 is a portion (hereinafter referred to as “display plate pasting portion”) to which the display plate body 21 is pasted in the front panel 7 which is an example of a housing. 71 is secured on the side. For this reason, the mounting leg 22 is inserted in such a manner that the sticking surface 24 of the state display plate 20 (that is, the back surface of the state display plate 20) is brought close to the display plate sticking portion 71 and substantially parallel thereto. It must be done while maintaining it. Since it is difficult to attach an adhesive or the like to the affixing surface 24 of the state display board 20 as shown in FIG. A double-sided tape or the like is affixed to the surface 24 in advance.
Then, when the mounting leg portion 22 is completely inserted until the bottom surface 23 of the state display plate 20 contacts the stepped surface 32, the wedge K is extracted. As a result, the engaging claw 7a pressed by the wedge K is restored to its original form, and the engaging claw 7a and the notch 22a provided in the mounting leg portion 22 are engaged. At the same time, the state display plate 20 is pressed against the display plate attaching portion 71 of the front panel 7 by the restoration of the engaging claws 7a, thereby bonding the double-sided tape or the like attached to the attaching surface 24. The material comes into contact with the display plate pasting portion 71, and finally the state display plate 20 is attached to the front panel 7.

Patent Document 1 discloses a ceiling-embedded air conditioner to which a decorative plate, which is an example of an exterior material, is attached. Here, vibration and noise of the air conditioner body are made difficult to leak to the outside. For this purpose, a method has been proposed in which the decorative plate is attached to the side plate of the air conditioner body with a fixing bracket.
JP 2004-316970 A

However, the mounting structure of the state display plate 20 described with reference to FIG. 6 involves a troublesome work of pushing the engaging claw 7a outward when the mounting leg portion 22 is inserted. There is a problem of being bad.
Further, the attachment leg portion 22 must be inserted while the sticking surface 24 of the state display plate 20 is brought close to the display plate sticking portion 71 and is maintained substantially parallel thereto. For this reason, the adhesive material such as a double-sided tape that has been affixed in advance to the state display board 20 before it is completely inserted and the display board affixing portion 71 come into contact with each other. There arises a problem that it is fixed inadequately. Further, there is a high risk that the adhesive material is turned up or attached to the display plate attaching portion 71 in a peeled state, and the installation work is required to be careful and the time spent for the installation work is prolonged.
On the other hand, even if the mounting method described in Patent Document 1 is adopted, the above problems cannot be solved.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can easily and efficiently attach exterior materials such as a state display board and a decorative board. It is in providing the exterior material attachment structure of.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a substantially rectangular shape in which a step having a constant width is formed on a surface of a casing of an air conditioner, and an opening having a predetermined width is formed on a step surface forming the step. By inserting an exterior material mounting leg provided on the bottom surface of the plate-shaped exterior material into the opening, the exterior material mounting leg is engaged with the rear surface of the housing and the application surface of the exterior material is Applied to the exterior material mounting structure of the air conditioner for attaching the exterior material to the air conditioner by attaching the exterior material to the surface of the housing with an adhesive, and the housing corresponding to the application surface of the exterior material, An exterior material mounting structure for an air conditioner provided with a notch continuous with the opening so that the exterior material mounting leg can be inserted substantially perpendicularly to the housing.
By adopting such an exterior material mounting structure, the exterior material mounting legs are inserted substantially perpendicularly to the housing, and are inserted until the bottom surface of the exterior material contacts the housing. The exterior material mounting leg is engaged with the back surface of the housing, and the exterior material is rotated by rotating until the attachment surface of the exterior material contacts the surface of the housing, with the bottom surface of the material approximately at the center. Can be attached to the surface of the housing with an adhesive. This makes it possible to easily attach the exterior material without performing the conventional troublesome work of securing the insertion opening of the exterior material attachment leg using a wedge or the like. In addition, since the risk of an adhesive material such as a double-sided tape accidentally adhering to the housing during insertion of the exterior material mounting legs is reduced, it is not necessary to pay great attention to the mounting operation. As a result, work time is shortened and work efficiency is increased.
Specific examples of the exterior material include, for example, operating conditions such as operation, stop, and abnormality of the air conditioner, or equipment provided in the air conditioner (arousing fan, oxygen enricher, ion generator, etc.) A state display board for displaying the operating state of the air conditioner such as the operating state of the air conditioner can be considered. A decorative plate for decorating the casing of the air conditioner also corresponds to an example of the exterior material.

  According to the present invention, after the exterior material mounting leg is inserted substantially perpendicularly to the housing and inserted until the bottom surface of the exterior material contacts the housing, the bottom surface of the exterior material is substantially centered. The exterior material attachment leg is engaged with the back surface of the housing and the exterior material attachment surface is attached to the housing by rotating until the attachment surface of the exterior material contacts the surface of the housing. It is possible to attach the surface of the exterior material with an adhesive, so that it is possible to easily perform the above operation without performing the conventional troublesome work of securing the insertion opening of the exterior material mounting leg using a wedge or the like. The exterior material can be attached. In addition, since the risk of an adhesive material such as a double-sided tape accidentally adhering to the housing during insertion of the exterior material mounting legs is reduced, it is not necessary to pay great attention to the mounting operation. As a result, work time is shortened and work efficiency is increased.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that the present invention can be understood. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
Here, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an air conditioner X in which a mounting structure of a status display plate 20 (see FIG. 5) according to an embodiment of the present invention is adopted, and FIG. 2 is an I part and a J part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the mounting structure and mounting method of the state display plate 20.

First, the schematic configuration of the air conditioner X will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 using the exploded perspective view of FIG.
As shown in the figure, the interior of the air conditioner X exchanges heat between the blower 5 that sucks in indoor air and sends out heat-exchanged air into the room, and the indoor air taken in by the blower 5 and the refrigerant. A heat exchanger (not shown), a front drain pan 10a and a back drain pan 10b that receive water droplets generated in the heat exchanger due to condensation, and a plurality of LEDs (light emitters) according to the operating state of the air conditioner X. The LED display unit 11 that lights or blinks the LED according to the current operating state, and the electrical equipment that houses the control board and the like that controls the electrical devices such as the LED display unit 11 housed in the air conditioner X The box 12 is appropriately arranged.

Further, the air conditioner X includes a cannet 6 and a front panel 7 constituting the casing 1 (see FIG. 4) of the air conditioner X, an air inlet 3 for sucking indoor air, and the air conditioner. The air blower 16 which sends out the air which was arrange | positioned at the lower part of the machine X and heat-converted to the room | chamber interior, the louver 2 (refer FIG. 4) which can be attached or detached to this air blower 16, and the operating state of the air conditioner X are displayed And an external appearance of the state display board 20.
As described above, the state display plate 20 is made of a transparent or translucent resin member molded into a substantially rectangular plate shape having the same width as that of the front panel 7. As shown in FIG. It has the display board main body 21 and the two attachment leg parts 22 which have the notch 22a engaged with the engaging claw 7a (refer FIG. 2) provided in the front panel 7. As shown in FIG.

  The front panel 7 corresponds to the plurality of LEDs provided in the LED display unit 11 at a position corresponding to the LED display unit 11 when the front panel 7 is connected (attached) to the cabinet 6. A plurality of windows 72 (openings through which light can be transmitted) are formed. The window 72 is formed at a position where the state display plate 20 is attached. When the state display plate 20 is attached to the front panel 7, the state display plate 20 passes through the window 72. LED light applied to the light is transmitted to the outside through the state display board 20. In addition, characters indicating the operating state of the air conditioner X (“run”, “stop”, etc.) are printed at the transmission position of the state display plate 20 through which the LED light is transmitted. The user can recognize the operating state of the air conditioner X by lighting the described position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the front panel 7 is also provided with a step 30 similar to the conventional one on the lower side of the open panel 9. However, an opening 41 having a shape different from that of the conventional opening 31 is formed in the step 30 in the vicinity of both ends of the step 30.
Here, the shape of the opening 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in the figure, the opening 41 is a portion corresponding to the sticking surface 24 of the state display plate 20 (display plate sticking portion) so that the conventional opening 31 formed in the stepped surface 32 and the opening are continuous. 71 is formed in a cutout shape. That is, the opening 41 is formed in a range extending from the step surface 32 to the display plate pasting portion 71 through the corner portion between the step surface 32 and the display plate pasting portion 71. Since such an opening 41 is provided, the state display plate 20 can be attached to the front panel 7 using an attachment method described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the mounting structure and mounting method of the state display board 20.

First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the state display plate 20 is substantially horizontal with the sticking surface 24 of the state display plate 20 to which the adhesive 25 is attached facing upward, that is, the state display. In a state where the plate 20 is substantially perpendicular to the front panel 7 (the display plate mounting portion 71), the opening 41 corresponds to the portion on the display plate mounting portion 71 side (corresponding to a notch. The mounting leg 22 is inserted in the direction of the arrow Y1 into the side opening 41a ". In this case, unlike the conventional case, the mounting leg 22 and the engaging claw 7a provided on the back surface of the front panel 7 do not interfere with each other, and of course, it is not necessary to secure an insertion port using a wedge or the like. . Further, since the state display plate 20 is inserted substantially perpendicular to the front panel 7, the adhesive surface 24 of the state display plate 20 does not come into contact with the front panel 7 during insertion, and the adhesive 25 There will be no peeling.
As shown in FIG. 3B, when the mounting leg portion 22 is completely inserted until the bottom surface 23 of the state display plate 20 contacts the front panel 7, the mounting leg portion 22 is subsequently inserted. The state display board 20 is rotated in the direction of the arrow Y2 in the figure while keeping the bottom surface 23 substantially at the center. At this time, the state display plate 20 is rotated until the sticking surface 24 of the state display plate 20 contacts the display plate mounting portion 71. Since the opening 41 is formed not only in the display plate mounting portion side opening 41a on the display plate mounting portion 71 side but also in the stepped surface 32 like the conventional opening portion 31, the mounting leg portion The rotation in the direction of the arrow Y2 is possible with the 22 inserted.
When the state display plate 20 is rotated in the direction of the arrow Y2, the mounting leg portion 22 is rotated in the direction of the arrow Y3, and when the sticking surface 24 is rotated until it contacts the display plate mounting portion 71. The notch 22a of the mounting leg 22 is locked to the engaging claw 7a provided on the back surface of the front panel 7. By adopting such a structure, the mounting leg portion 22 is engaged with the back surface of the front panel 7, and the affixing surface 24 of the state display plate 20 is attached to the display plate mounting portion 71 with an adhesive 25. It is pasted.
In the present embodiment, as described above, the mounting structure of the state display board 20 has been described. For example, a decorative board for decorating the cabinet 6 and the front panel 7 constituting the casing 1 of the air conditioner X is provided. The mounting structure described above can also be applied when mounting other exterior materials to the housing 1.

The disassembled perspective view of the air conditioner X by which the mounting structure of the state display board concerning embodiment of this invention is employ | adopted. FIG. 2 is an enlarged detailed view of an I part and a J part in FIG. 1. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the attachment structure and attachment method of the state display board which concern on embodiment of this invention. 1 is an overall perspective view of an air conditioner X. FIG. The external view which shows the external appearance of the state display board which is an example of an exterior material. The schematic diagram for demonstrating the conventional attachment structure and attachment method of a state display board.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Housing 2 ... Louver 3 ... Air inlet 5 ... Air blower 6 ... Cabinet 7 ... Front panel 8 ... Cover 9 ... Open panel 10a ... Front drain pan 10b ... Rear drain pan 11 ... LED display unit 12 ... Electrical equipment box 20 ... Status display Board (an example of exterior material)
21 ... Display board body 22 ... Mounting leg (corresponding to exterior material mounting leg)
23 ... Bottom surface 24 of the state display plate ... Pasting surface 25 of the state display plate ... Adhesive 30 ... Step 31 ... Opening 32 ... Step surface 41 ... Opening

Claims (2)

A step having a constant width is formed on the surface of the casing of the air conditioner, and an opening having a predetermined width is formed on the step surface forming the step.
The exterior material mounting leg provided on the bottom surface of the substantially rectangular plate-shaped exterior material is inserted into the opening to engage the exterior material mounting leg with the rear surface of the housing and to attach the exterior material. An air conditioner exterior material mounting structure for attaching the exterior material to the air conditioner by adhering to the surface of the housing with an adhesive,
The casing corresponding to the attachment surface of the exterior material is provided with a notch continuous with the opening so that the exterior material mounting leg can be inserted substantially perpendicular to the housing. An exterior material mounting structure for an air conditioner characterized by comprising:   2. The air conditioner exterior material according to claim 1, wherein the exterior material is a state display plate for displaying an operating state or the like of the air conditioner or a decorative plate for decorating a casing of the air conditioner. Mounting structure.

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