JP2007030698A - Arranging structure of cooler unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an arranging structure of a cooler unit capable of restraining increase of total weight and reducing manufacturing cost. <P>SOLUTION: This arranging structure of the cooler unit 20 to arrange the cooler unit 20 on a roof of a vehicle is constituted to extend a connecting material 33 of the cooler unit 20 and the roof in the car width direction and to disperse a load to the roof by the cooler unit 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of a cooler unit for arranging a cooler unit in a vehicle such as a bus.

  In recent years, a vehicle such as a bus has arranged a cooler unit on a roof in order to reduce the floor and make a storage space.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cooler unit 1 includes a cooler case portion 2 and a capacitor case portion 3, and the cooler case portion 2 is located in the center of the vehicle and sucks air in the vehicle compartment. 4, an evaporator 5 that is positioned on both sides of the suction port 4 in the vehicle width direction to lower the temperature of the air, a blower motor 6 that is positioned on the outer side of the evaporator 5 in the vehicle width direction, and an air outlet that is positioned on the outer side of the blower motor 6 in the vehicle width direction 7, a plurality of capacitor cores 8 (two in FIG. 7) located in the center of the vehicle and a plurality of capacitor fans located outside the capacitor core 8 in the vehicle width direction are provided inside the capacitor case portion 3. 9 (four in FIG. 7). In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes the outer shape of the bus.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cooler case portion 2 is engaged with the case lower portion 11, the case upper edge portion 12 that forms a peripheral portion above the case lower portion 11, and the case upper edge portion 12. The lid portion 13 is fixed to a fixing portion 15 such as an upper surface of the roof or a frame by fastening means 14 such as bolts at both sides and side ends of the suction port of the lower portion 11 of the case. On the other hand, the capacitor case portion 3 includes a case lower portion 16 connected to the cooler case portion 2, a case upper edge portion 17 that forms a peripheral portion above the case lower portion 16, and a lid portion 18 that is engaged with the case upper edge portion 17. Further, on both sides of the capacitor core of the case lower part 16, it is fixed to a fixing part (not shown) such as an upper surface of the roof or a frame by fastening means 19 such as bolts.

In addition, there exists the following patent document 1 as a prior art document relevant to the structure which arrange | positions a cooler unit on the roof of a bus | bath.
JP-A-6-234321

  However, when the cooler unit 1 is arranged on the roof of a vehicle such as a bus, the load concentrates on the center of the roof, so it is necessary to reinforce the roof, and the overall weight increases and the manufacturing cost increases. was there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement structure of a cooler unit that suppresses an increase in overall weight and reduces manufacturing costs.

  The present invention is an arrangement structure of a cooler unit in which a cooler unit is disposed on a roof of a vehicle, wherein a coupling material between the cooler unit and the roof extends in a vehicle width direction, and a load applied to the roof by the cooler unit is dispersed. It is related with the arrangement | positioning structure of the cooler unit characterized by having comprised so.

  In the present invention, the cooler unit is preferably divided in the left-right direction of the vehicle width.

  In the present invention, the divided cooler units are preferably arranged separately.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the cooler unit and the roof are coupled via the coupling material extending in the vehicle width direction, and the load on the roof by the cooler unit is distributed, so that the burden on the roof is reduced. Thus, the reinforcement is unnecessary, the increase in the overall weight can be suppressed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  If the cooler unit is divided in the left-right direction of the vehicle width, it is reduced in size and weight by dividing the cooler unit, so that workability such as transportation can be improved and manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  When the divided cooler units are arranged apart from each other, the center of the roof is used as a work place for installation or the like, and the cooler unit is arranged on the side of the roof, so that work such as installation can be facilitated and manufacturing costs can be reduced. .

  According to the arrangement structure of the cooler unit of the present invention described above, various excellent effects can be obtained that the increase in the overall weight can be suppressed and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment for carrying out the present invention.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the cooler unit 20 is divided into a plurality of cooler case portions (two in the figure) 22 that are separated from each other in the left-right direction of the vehicle width so as to open the center of a roof 21 such as a bus. The condenser case portion 23 is located in front of the cooler case portion 22 and extends in the vehicle width direction. In the figure, reference numeral 24 denotes the outer shape of the bus.

  Inside the cooler case portions 22 on both the left and right sides, a suction port 25 that is located on the side closer to the center of the vehicle and sucks in air in the vehicle compartment, and an air temperature that is located outside the suction port 25 in the vehicle width direction. The evaporator 26 to be lowered, the blower motor 27 located outside the evaporator 26 in the vehicle width direction, and the plurality of outlets 28 located below the blower motor 27 are arranged symmetrically in the vehicle width direction, and the capacitor case portion 23. Are a plurality of capacitor cores 29 (two in FIG. 1) arranged along the vehicle width direction, and a plurality of capacitor fans 30 (four in FIG. 1) located on the cooler case side of the capacitor core 29. Are arranged symmetrically in the vehicle width direction.

  Here, the left and right cooler case portions 22 are each composed of a case lower portion 31 and a lid portion 32 engaged with the case lower portion 31 via a fastening means 32a such as a bolt, and in the vehicle width direction. A central portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction of the roof 21 via the case lower portion 31 and the bonding material 33, and integrated with the two bonding materials (reinforcement) 33 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. The fixing bracket 34 on the side and the fixing bracket 35 on the end side located at the side end of the roof 21 are fixed by fastening means 36 such as bolts.

  On the other hand, the capacitor case portion 23 is composed of a case lower portion (not shown) spreading in the vehicle width direction and a lid portion (not shown) engaged with the case lower portion. At the side, it is fixed to the upper surface of the roof 21 or a fixing part (not shown) such as a frame by fastening means 37 such as bolts.

  The operation of the embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described below.

  When the cooler unit 20 is disposed on the roof 21 of a vehicle such as a bus, the cooler case portion 22 and the capacitor case portion 23 on both the left and right sides are separately placed and fixed on the roof 21 of the vehicle such as a bus. Here, the cooler case portion 22 may be mounted and fixed on the roof 21 of the vehicle such as a bus in a state where both the left and right sides are integrated with the binding material 33, or the bus etc. may be divided into the left and right sides. It may be mounted on the roof 21 of the vehicle and integrated and fixed by the binding material 33.

  Thus, according to the embodiment, the cooler unit 20 and the roof 21 are coupled via the coupling material 33 extending in the vehicle width direction such as a bus, and the load on the roof 21 by the cooler unit 20 is distributed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden on the roof 21, eliminate the need for reinforcement of the frame of the roof 21, etc., suppress an increase in the overall weight due to reinforcement of the frame, etc., and reduce the manufacturing cost. Moreover, since the cooler case part 22 divided | segmented into the right-and-left both sides is couple | bonded by the coupling material 33, the vibration which generate | occur | produces in the flame | frame etc. of the roof 21 is suppressed, the burden to the roof 21 by vibration is reduced, Reinforcement can be eliminated.

  If the cooler unit 20 is divided in the left-right direction of the vehicle width, the cooler unit 20 is reduced in size and weight, so that workability such as transportation can be improved and the manufacturing cost can be reduced so that it can be transported by a small number of people. Can do.

  When the divided cooler units 20 are arranged apart from each other, the center of the roof 21 is set as a work place for installation or the like, and the cooler unit 20 is arranged on the side of the roof 21, so that the work such as installation is facilitated and the manufacturing cost is reduced. can do.

  In addition, the arrangement structure of the cooler unit of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a top view which shows the concept of the arrangement structure of the cooler unit of the embodiment which implements this invention. It is a top view which shows the cooler case part of the arrangement structure of the cooler unit of the embodiment which implements this invention. FIG. 3 is an arrow view in the III-III direction of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an arrow view in the IV-IV direction of FIG. 2. It is an arrow view of the VV direction of FIG. It is an arrow view of the VI-VI direction of FIG. It is a top view which shows the concept of the arrangement structure of the conventional cooler unit. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the cooler case part of the arrangement structure of the conventional cooler unit.

Explanation of symbols

20 Cooler unit 21 Roof 33 Binding material

Claims (3)

  A cooler unit arrangement structure in which a cooler unit is arranged on a roof of a vehicle, wherein the cooler unit and the roof are extended in the vehicle width direction, and the load applied to the roof by the cooler unit is distributed. The arrangement structure of the cooler unit.   The arrangement structure of the cooler unit according to claim 1, wherein the cooler unit is divided in the left-right direction of the vehicle width.   The arrangement structure of the cooler unit according to claim 2, wherein the divided cooler units are arranged separately.

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