JP2008286192A - Blower box and its placing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blower box requiring a smaller placement site and having an improved space saving property, capable of inexpensively and easily changing the number of blowers corresponding to the required capacity of the blowers. <P>SOLUTION: The blower box has a rectangular bottom face on which the blower is placed, the bottom face having four sides on three of which side walls are erected for storing the blower and on remaining one of which a front face wall at a predetermined height from the bottom face is erected, and doors for closing side face opening portions between each of the side walls and the front face wall. The doors each consist of a door face and frame portions provided on four sides of the door face, and one or more air flow-in hole is formed in the bottom face of the frame portion. The doors close the opening portions so that air flows from the air inflow holes into the box. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a blower box for storing a blower, and a method for laying the blower box.

  Conventionally, when laying a blower used for cooling or blowing electric and electronic equipment or industrial machinery, generally, a blower 50 is laid on a concrete base 55 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the necessary number of blowers are accommodated and laid in the blower box 51 shown in FIG.

  In addition, there is also an apparatus in which a blower box is mounted in an apparatus frame in which an electronic unit disclosed in Patent Document 1 is arranged. In the cooling structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, safety and maintenance inspection are improved by laying the blower unit in the blower box so that the blower unit can enter and exit.

Japanese Patent No. 3296181

  By the way, with what is disclosed by patent document 1, it is difficult to respond to equipment and machines of a scale that cannot be mounted together, and its use is limited. Therefore, generally, the laying method shown in FIG. 4 (a) or FIG. 4 (b) is adopted.

  However, in the method shown in FIG. 4A in which the blowers 50 are laid side by side on the concrete base 55, a large number of blowers must be arranged on the floor surface when a large blower capacity is required. Has the problem of requiring a large laying area.

  Similarly, in the method of storing in the blower box 51 of FIG. 4B, the blower box to be stored inevitably increases in order to increase the number of blowers as the demand for the blower capacity increases. Cost problems will occur.

  4B, when a plurality of blowers 50 are installed, housed and operated in one space, the blower 50a facing the intake port 54 and the blower 50b located away from the intake port 54 are operated. In this case, a difference in the amount of air that can be taken in tends to occur, resulting in problems such as variations in and reduction in blower capacity. Alternatively, the blowers interfere with each other, causing a reduction in blower capacity and a failure.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), a control unit 53 is provided on one side of the door 52 of the blower box 51 and an inlet 54 called a gallery for the blower is provided on the other side. Depending on the operation status of the engine 50, the intake air to the blower 50 becomes insufficient, and as a result, the electric motor of the blower 50 is caused to generate heat and the temperature in the blower box 51 is increased.
When the temperature in the blower box rises in this way, the consumption of lubricating oil in the blower is accelerated, and the replenishment thereof becomes complicated, which causes a decrease in the maintainability of the blower as a whole. At the same time, when the pressure in the blower box 51 is lowered, when it is laid outdoors, it is easy to suck raindrops, which may cause a failure.

  In order to solve such problems, the present invention provides a blower box having the same shape for storing the blower, and has a structure in which the blower boxes are stacked and laid to save space and easily match the required blower amount. The number of blowers can be changed, and a blower box having air intake holes (air inflow holes) sufficient to carry intake air, and a method for laying the blower box are provided.

  The blower box according to the present invention includes a bottom surface on which a blower is placed, a side surface standing on the bottom surface, a side surface opening formed by cutting a part of the side surface from above in a predetermined range, and the side surface opening. A door that can be freely opened and closed, and the door includes a door surface and a frame portion provided around the door surface, and one or more air inflow holes are formed in the bottom surface of the frame portion, The door is closed by the door, and air is introduced into the box from the air inflow hole.

  The blower box of the present invention has a rectangular bottom surface on which the blower is placed, and three of the four sides of the bottom surface are provided with side walls for housing the blower, and the remaining surface has a front surface of a predetermined height from the bottom surface. A blower box is provided with a wall erected and provided with a door that closes a side opening portion of the side wall and the front wall, and the door includes a door surface and frame portions provided on four sides of the door surface. 1 or a plurality of air inflow holes are formed in the bottom surface of the frame portion, the door closes the opening, and air is introduced into the box from the air inflow hole. is there.

  The blower box laying method according to the present invention includes a rectangular bottom surface on which the blower is placed, and three of the four sides of the bottom surface are provided with side walls for housing the blower, and the remaining surface has a predetermined height from the bottom surface. A front wall is provided, and a door is provided to close a side opening portion of the side wall and the front wall, and the door includes a door surface and a frame portion provided on four sides of the door surface. One or a plurality of air inflow holes are formed in the bottom surface of the door, the door closes the opening portion, and a blower is placed on the bottom surface of the blower box configured to allow air to flow into the box from the air inflow hole. A plurality of the blower boxes on which the blowers are placed are stacked one above the other, and the air to be supplied to the blowers is connected so as to be taken in from the air inflow holes, and the upper opening of the upper blower box is covered with a lid. Have It is characterized in.

The present invention blower box is provided with an air inflow hole large enough to take in the air to the blower on the bottom surface of the frame provided around the door surface, thereby preventing a temperature rise in the blower box, It has an excellent effect that can suppress the consumption of lubricating oil in the blower.
Since the blower box laying method of the present invention can stack the blower boxes having the same shape to store the blowers, the laying place can be reduced, the space is saved, and the blower box can be easily installed according to the required amount of blower. The number can be changed, and it has an excellent effect.

This will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the blower box of the present invention.
A blower box 1 shown in FIG. 1 stands on a rectangular bottom surface 3 on which a blower 2 (see FIG. 2) is placed and three sides 41, 51, 61, 71 of four sides 41, 51, 61, 71 of the bottom surface 3. The side walls 4, 5, 6 and the front wall 7 erected on the remaining side 71 are configured such that the side walls 4, 5, 6 can accommodate the blower 2. Is configured to have a predetermined height which is the height of the side wall together with the height of the door 8 to be described later.

The blower box 1 is provided with a door 8 that closes a side opening portion 81 formed by the side walls 4 and 6 and the front wall 7. The door 8 includes a door surface 82 and frame portions 9 (91, 92, 93, 94) provided on four sides of the door surface 82. The bottom frame 94 of the frame portion 9 has one air inflow hole 10 therein. Or more than one.
The door 8 is rotatably fixed to an end portion of the side wall 6 with a hinge (not shown), for example, closes the opening portion 81, and is configured so that air flows into the box from the air inflow hole 10.
In the figure, reference numeral 22 denotes an exhaust port to which an exhaust pipe that guides exhaust from the blower 2 is connected.

FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of a method for laying a blower box of the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
FIG. 2 shows a state in which three blower boxes 1 are vertically stacked. Each box 1 houses a blower 2 and is fixed to the bottom surface 3 of the box 1. The stacked blower boxes 1, 1, 1 are connected by a connector 20 and placed so as not to collapse. The top floor box 1 is covered with a lid 13. The operation of the blower 2 is controlled by the control device 40 installed on the side of the box.

  As described above, the blower box 1 having the same shape can be used by being stacked in multiple stages, so that the required number of blowers can be installed even in a narrow installation place, saving space and reducing the cost. Can be possible. The blower box 1 does not have a ceiling. However, by stacking, the bottom of the upper box 1 forms a lower ceiling, and the lid 13 is covered only on the uppermost stage. Easy installation.

When the blower 2 is operated by the control device 40, the air in the box 1 is sent out from the exhaust port 22 (see FIG. 1). In addition, when the exhaust port 22 is provided in each box 1, the unnecessary exhaust port 22 is blocked with a blind plug.
When the blower 2 is operated and the inside of the box 1 is depressurized, the outside air enters from the air inlet hole 10 provided in the bottom frame 94 of the door 8 of each box 1 to supply sufficient outside air to the blower 2 and from the blower 2. Is exhausted in the direction of the exhaust port 22. Moreover, since sufficient outside air can be taken into each box 1 from the air inflow hole 10 provided in each box, the temperature rise of the blower 2 is suppressed, so that the lubricating oil supporting the operation of the blower 2 is thermally deteriorated. Nor.

The air inflow holes 10 provided in the frame portion 9 of the door 8 can be provided in the bottom frame 94 in any shape, size, and number such as a circle, an ellipse, and a square. Moreover, it can be set as the magnitude | size and number according to the capability of the blower 2 installed in the box 1. FIG.
In addition, when the air intake amount is not sufficient only by the air inflow hole 10 formed in the bottom frame 94, an air inflow hole may be provided on the other surface of the frame portion or on the front wall 7. However, providing an air inflow hole on the side surface is not preferable because rainwater may be drawn into the box when the box 1 is installed outdoors. When the amount of intake air is insufficient, the width of the frame portion 9 is widened, and the area of the bottom frame portion is widened to widen the opening area of the air inflow hole 10. By providing the air inflow hole 10 in the bottom frame portion, there is no fear that rainwater will enter the box 1 even if the hole 10 is enlarged.

The shape of the blower box 1 is not limited to the shape of the rectangular parallelepiped shown in the present embodiment, and a column body such as a pentagonal column body or a hexagonal column body that can be easily stacked may be used in accordance with the laying place and the usage pattern.
Normally, one blower 2 is housed in each blower box 1, and the blower 2 can be replaced, maintained, or inspected by opening and closing the door 8 provided in the blower box 1 or from the ceiling. Since it can be performed, it can be performed easily.

Furthermore, since the blowers 2 can be individually isolated by storing the blowers 2 in the blower box 1, the problem of interference caused by the blowers 50 in the conventional blower box 51 of FIG. 4B can be easily avoided. Can do.
Depending on the size of the blower 2 to be used, a plurality of blowers 2 may be placed in the blower box 1 as long as the blower 2 does not interfere.

  FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the blower box laying method of the present invention, and is a front view showing a state in which the blower boxes 1 are stacked in two rows and three stages. The same parts as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  The blower box laying method shown in FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the blower boxes 1 are installed in two rows and three stages. The blower box 1 is provided with positioning protrusions 21 and positioned by the positioning protrusions 21. The blower boxes 1 are stacked in two rows and three stages, a total of six groups, and the uppermost stage is covered with a lid 13, and the six blower boxes 1 stacked. Are connected and fixed by a connecting joint 23.

  When it is required to increase the capacity of the blower 2, it can be easily handled by stacking the blower boxes 1 in a plurality of rows and stages.

  As described above, the blower box 1 of the present invention is provided with the air inflow holes 10 large enough to carry the intake air to the blower 2 in the bottom frame 94 of the frame portion 9 provided on the four sides of the door surface 82. It has an excellent effect of preventing temperature rise in the blower box 1 and suppressing the consumption of lubricating oil in the blower.

  The method for laying a blower box according to the present invention can stack the same number of blower boxes 1 having the same shape in which the blower 2 is accommodated. Therefore, the laying place can be reduced, the space is saved, and the required amount of blower is further increased. The number of blowers 2 can be easily changed in accordance with the above, and has an excellent effect.

It is a perspective view which shows the blower box of one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of embodiment of It is a figure for demonstrating one Embodiment of the blower box laying method of this invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view. It is a side view for demonstrating other embodiment of the blower box laying method of this invention. It is a top view which shows the laying method of the conventional blower.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blower box 2 Blower 3 Bottom face 4 Side wall 5 Side wall 6 Side wall 7 Front wall 8 Door 9 Frame part 10 Air inflow hole 13 Lid 20 Connection tool 21 Protrusion 22 Exhaust port 23 Connection joint 40 Controller 81 Side opening part 82 Door surface 94 Bottom frame

Claims (3)

  A bottom surface on which the blower is placed, a side surface standing on the bottom surface, a side surface opening formed by cutting a part of the side surface from a predetermined range from above, and closing the side surface opening so as to be openable and closable. The door is composed of a door surface and a frame portion provided on four sides of the door surface, and one or more air inflow holes are formed in the bottom surface of the frame portion, and the opening portion is formed by the door. A blower box that is closed and configured to allow air to flow into the box from the air inflow hole.   A rectangular bottom surface on which the blower is placed, and three sides of the four sides of the bottom surface are provided with side walls for storing the blower, and the remaining one surface is provided with a front wall having a predetermined height from the bottom surface, A blower box provided with a door for closing a side opening portion of a side wall and the front wall, wherein the door includes a door surface and a frame portion provided on four sides of the door surface, and the bottom surface of the frame portion The blower box has one or more air inflow holes, the door closes the opening, and air flows into the box through the air inflow holes. A rectangular bottom surface on which the blower is placed, and three sides of the four sides of the bottom surface are provided with side walls for storing the blower, and the remaining one surface is provided with a front wall having a predetermined height from the bottom surface, A door that closes a side opening of the side wall and the front wall is provided, and the door includes a door surface and a frame portion provided on four sides of the door surface, and an air inflow hole is formed on the bottom surface of the frame portion. Or a plurality of holes are formed, the door closes the opening, and the blower is placed on the bottom surface of the blower box configured to allow air to flow into the box from the air inflow hole, and the blower is placed. A plurality of the blower boxes are stacked one above the other, the air supplied to the blower is connected so as to be taken in from the air inflow hole, and a lid is provided on the upper surface opening of the uppermost blower box. Blower box設方 method.

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