JP2010071517A - Outdoor unit for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the mounted state and mounting work of a leg member to a bottom plate member of an outdoor unit. <P>SOLUTION: This outdoor unit for an air conditioner is equipped with: a casing including the bottom plate member; and the leg member 40 mounted to the bottom plate member. The bottom plate member has a horizontal section and a vertical section rising almost vertically from the horizontal section. The leg member 40 has: horizontal mounting sections 44, 45 facing the horizontal section and fixed to the horizontal section; a vertical tab 46 facing the vertical section and fixed to the vertical section; and another vertical tab 47. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly to a structure of a bottom plate member and a leg member thereof.

  As an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, there is a unit that includes a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped casing, and the inside of the casing is divided into a blower chamber and a machine chamber by a partition plate. An outdoor heat exchanger and an outdoor fan are disposed in the blower room. In the machine room, a liquid reservoir, a valve, a refrigerant pipe, and the like that can store liquid refrigerant such as a compressor, an accumulator, and a receiver are arranged. Such an outdoor unit is connected to the indoor unit via a refrigerant communication pipe.

The outdoor unit of an air conditioning apparatus may be provided with a leg member different from the casing, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1. The leg member has a horizontal portion parallel to the horizontal plane, the horizontal portion abuts on the bottom plate member of the casing, and is fastened to the bottom plate member by a bolt or a screw. Also in the outdoor unit of Patent Document 1, legs (leg members) are attached to a bottom plate (bottom plate member) by bolts and nuts.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-318561

  In such an outdoor unit of an air conditioner including a leg member, a structure in which the horizontal portion of the bottom plate member and the leg member are fastened is often employed. However, since the size of the hole provided in the bottom plate member or the leg member is larger than the size of the bolt or screw, the relative position of both may be slightly deviated from the design dimension. Moreover, it is necessary to match the hole of the horizontal part of a bottom-plate member and the hole of a leg member at the time of an assembly, but it is calculated | required to make the operation | work easy.

  The subject of this invention is improving the mounting state and mounting | wearing operation | work of the leg member to the baseplate member of an outdoor unit.

  The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a casing including a bottom plate member, and leg members attached to the bottom plate member. The bottom plate member has a first horizontal portion and a first vertical portion that rises substantially vertically from the first horizontal portion. The leg member has a second horizontal portion facing the first horizontal portion and fixed to the first horizontal portion, a second vertical portion facing the first vertical portion and fixed to the first vertical portion, and a second vertical portion thereof. And a third vertical part different from the part.

  Here, the second horizontal portion and the second vertical portion of the leg member are fixed to the bottom plate member of the casing, but in addition to the conventional second horizontal portion, the second vertical portion and the third vertical portion are provided, The two vertical portions are fixed to the first vertical portion of the bottom plate member. Since the second vertical portion and the third vertical portion are present, it is easy to align the leg member and the bottom plate member in a plan view, and the workability of attaching the leg member to the bottom plate member is improved. Further, the possibility that the leg member and the bottom plate member are displaced in a plane is reduced.

  The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention is the outdoor unit of the first aspect, and the bottom plate member has an opening through which the third vertical portion can pass. Further, when the leg member is attached to the bottom plate member, the third vertical portion of the leg member is inserted into the opening of the bottom plate member.

  Here, since the opening is formed in the bottom plate member, in the mounting operation of the leg member to the bottom plate member, first, by inserting the third vertical portion into the opening of the bottom plate member, After that, the positioning of the first horizontal part and the second horizontal part and the fixing of the first vertical part and the second vertical part can be performed. For this reason, the workability | operativity of mounting | wearing of the leg member to a baseplate member improves.

  It is desirable that the size of the opening of the bottom plate member is slightly larger than the cross section of the third vertical portion of the leg member. The closer the size of both, the higher the planar positioning accuracy of the leg member with respect to the bottom plate member, and the better the workability.

  The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the third aspect of the present invention is the outdoor unit of the first or second aspect of the present invention, and the first vertical part and the second vertical part each have a hole. The first vertical portion and the second vertical portion are fastened with screws, bolts, or nuts.

  Here, since the first vertical portion of the bottom plate member and the second vertical portion of the leg member are appropriately and firmly fastened by screws, bolts, or nuts, the mounting state of the leg member to the bottom plate member is further improved.

  An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to a fourth aspect is the outdoor unit according to the third aspect, wherein the first vertical portion is parallel to the front surface of the casing. The screw or bolt fastens the first vertical part and the second vertical part back and forth.

  In many outdoor units of an air conditioner, an outdoor fan, which is a built-in component, blows air forward from an air outlet formed on the front surface of the casing, and by the reaction force, the first horizontal portion of the bottom plate member and the second of the leg member are used. It can also be assumed that the horizontal portion deviates back and forth. However, in the outdoor unit according to the third aspect of the invention, the second vertical portion of the leg member is fastened back and forth with screws, bolts, and nuts with respect to the first vertical portion parallel to the front surface of the casing. The phenomenon is suppressed.

  An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to a fifth aspect is the outdoor unit according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the first horizontal part and the second horizontal part are fastened by screws, bolts, or nuts.

  Here, in addition to the fastening of the first vertical part and the second vertical part by screws or bolts and nuts, the first horizontal part and the second horizontal part by screws or bolts and nuts are fastened. The mounting state of the leg member to the member is further strengthened.

  In the outdoor unit according to the first and second inventions, the positioning of the leg member and the bottom plate member in plan view is facilitated, and the workability of attaching the leg member to the bottom plate member is improved.

  In the outdoor unit according to the third and fifth inventions, the mounting state of the leg member to the bottom plate member is further improved.

  In the outdoor unit according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the leg member and the bottom plate member can be prevented from shifting back and forth.

<Outline configuration of outdoor unit>
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outdoor unit 1 of an air conditioner. The outdoor unit 1 is installed outside the air-conditioning target space (indoor) that performs air conditioning, and the interior of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped unit casing 3 is separated from the blower chamber S1 by a partition plate (not shown) that extends vertically. It is divided into a machine room S2. The outdoor unit 1 is connected to an indoor unit (not shown) disposed in the air-conditioning target space via a refrigerant communication pipe (not shown).

  The outdoor unit 1 mainly includes a substantially box-shaped unit casing 3, an outdoor fan (not shown), a heat exchanger, a compressor, a valve, a pipe, and the like. (Not shown), an electrical component unit (not shown) that performs operation control, and a leg member 40 that is positioned between the unit casing 3 and the floor surface of the installation location.

<Configuration of unit casing and bottom plate member of unit casing>
The unit casing 3 is formed with air outlets located at the center and the left of the front surface 3a, and the air sent out by the outdoor fan is blown forward from the air outlet.

  The unit casing 3 includes a bottom plate member 30 in addition to the top plate member and the side plate member. As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate member 30 mainly has a horizontal portion 31 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and extending along a horizontal plane, and a vertical portion 32 rising vertically upward from each of the four edge portions of the horizontal portion 31. It is composed of The vertical portion 32 is formed integrally with the horizontal portion 31 by press molding. By this press molding, shallow irregularities and grooves for increasing the strength are formed in the horizontal portion 31. Further, a hole is formed in the horizontal portion 31 at a position corresponding to a burring hole 49 of the leg member 40 described later. Further, a rectangular opening 33 is formed in the horizontal portion 31 so as to penetrate one of the right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47 of the leg member 40 described later, which is not adjacent to the vertical portion 32 (see FIG. 6). . The rectangular opening 33 is formed slightly larger in width and depth than the cross sections of the right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47, respectively.

<Configuration of leg member>
The leg member 40 is a member that directly contacts the ground (floor surface) of the place where the outdoor unit 1 is installed. The leg member 40 is used to secure a space between the bottom plate member 30 of the unit casing 3 and the ground, or by an anchor bolt or the like. It plays the role which fixes the unit 1 to the ground.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the leg member 40 mainly includes a grounding part 41 that hits the ground, a right vertical part 42 and a left vertical part 43 that rise vertically upward from the left and right ends of the grounding part 41, and these right vertical parts. A right horizontal mounting portion 44 and a left horizontal mounting portion 45 extending outwardly from the upper ends of the portion 42 and the left vertical portion 43 along a horizontal plane, and a right vertical tab 46 and a left vertical tab 47 are configured.

  The grounding portion 41 is a plate-like portion that extends back and forth longer than the depth dimension of the bottom plate member 30, and as shown in FIG. A notch is formed so that it can be fixed to.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the right vertical portion 42 and the left vertical portion 43 that rise vertically from the left and right end portions of the grounding portion 41 have an upper front and rear length shorter than a lower front and rear length. The front and rear lengths of the upper portions of the right vertical portion 42 and the left vertical portion 43 are slightly shorter than the depth dimension of the bottom plate member 30.

  The right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 are portions extending along the horizontal plane from the upper ends of the right vertical portion 42 and the left vertical portion 43 to the right outer side and the left outer side, respectively. The upper surfaces of the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 abut against the lower surface of the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30 and are fixed to the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30 by screws (not shown). The screws are inserted from below into a plurality of downward burring holes 49 (see FIGS. 3 to 5) formed in the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45.

  The right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47 are plate-like portions that rise vertically upward from the front ends of the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45, and are formed by bending. That is, the right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47 are parallel to the front surface 3 a of the unit casing 3. The leg member 40 is formed by subjecting a metal plate, which is a material, to pressing or bending, and the portions 41 to 47 are integrated. The right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47 are formed with holes 46a and 47a penetrating in the thickness direction (front-rear direction) (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

<Attaching the leg member to the bottom plate member>
The leg members 40 having the above-described configuration are respectively attached to the lower surface of the right side portion and the lower surface of the left side portion of the bottom plate member 30. In both cases, the same leg member 40 is mounted. That is, two identical leg members 40 are prepared for one outdoor unit 1.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (right side), the leg member 40 attached to the lower surface of the horizontal portion 31 of the right side portion of the bottom plate member 30 is positioned downward so that the left vertical tab 47 is inserted into the rectangular opening 33 of the bottom plate member 30. To the bottom plate member 30. As a result, the right vertical tab 46 is adjacent to the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30, and some of the burring holes 49 are positioned at the positions of the holes of the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30 in plan view. Then, screws are inserted from below the burring hole 49, and the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 of the leg member 40 are fastened to the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30. When the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 of the leg member 40 are brought into contact with the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30, the hole 46 a of the right vertical tab 46 is formed in the vertical portion 32 of the adjacent bottom plate member 30. The hole 32a (see FIG. 6) that is opened overlaps with the front view. Screws 51 are inserted and screwed through the holes 32a and 46a. Thereby, the right vertical tab 46 and a part of the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30 adjacent to the right vertical tab 46 are firmly fastened back and forth.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (left side), the leg member 40 attached to the lower surface of the horizontal portion 31 on the left side portion of the bottom plate member 30 is positioned so that the right vertical tab 46 is inserted into the rectangular opening 33 of the bottom plate member 30. To the bottom plate member 30. Accordingly, the left vertical tab 47 is adjacent to the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30, and some of the burring holes 49 are positioned at the positions of the holes of the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30 in plan view. Then, screws are inserted from below the burring hole 49, and the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 of the leg member 40 are fastened to the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30. Further, when the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 of the leg member 40 are brought into contact with the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30, the hole 47 a of the left vertical tab 47 is formed in the vertical portion 32 of the adjacent bottom plate member 30. The hole 32a (see FIG. 6) that is opened overlaps with the front view. Screws 51 are inserted and screwed through the holes 32a and 47a. Thereby, the left vertical tab 47 and a part of the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30 adjacent to the left vertical tab 47 are firmly fastened back and forth.

<Features of outdoor unit>
(1)
In the outdoor unit 1, the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45, the right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47 of the leg member 40 are fixed to the bottom plate member 30. In addition to the left horizontal mounting portion 45, a right vertical tab 46 and a left vertical tab 47 are provided. One of these tabs is inserted into the rectangular opening 33 of the bottom plate member 30, and the other tab is inserted into the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30. It is fixed.

  For this reason, the positioning of the leg member 40 and the bottom plate member 30 in a plan view is facilitated, and the mounting workability of the leg member 40 to the bottom plate member 30 is improved. Further, the leg member 40 and the bottom plate member 30 are hardly displaced in a plane.

(2)
In the outdoor unit 1, holes 46 a and 47 a are formed in the right vertical tab 46 and the left vertical tab 47, respectively. The right vertical tab 46 or the left vertical tab 47 of the leg member 40 and the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30 are fastened by screws 51.

  Here, since the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30 and the right vertical tab 46 or the left vertical tab 47 of the leg member 40 are fastened appropriately and firmly by the screw 51, the mounting state of the leg member 40 to the bottom plate member 30 is determined. It is getting very good.

  In particular, in the outdoor unit 1 of the air conditioner, since the outdoor fan blows wind forward from the air outlet formed on the front surface 3a of the unit casing 3, the reaction force causes the horizontal portion 31 of the bottom plate member 30 and the leg member 40 to It can be assumed that the right horizontal mounting portion 44 and the left horizontal mounting portion 45 are displaced forward and backward. However, here, such a shift before and after is suppressed.

  Although the screw 51 is used here, a bolt or a nut may be used instead of the screw 51. Although the workability is slightly inferior, the vertical portion 32 of the bottom plate member 30 and the right vertical tab 46 or the left vertical tab 47 of the leg member 40 can be fixed by welding. The horizontal part 31 of the bottom plate member 30 and the right horizontal mounting part 44 and the left horizontal mounting part 45 of the leg member 40 are also fixed by using bolts or nuts instead of screws, or welding instead of fastening with screws or the like. Can be adopted.

The external appearance perspective view of the outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The top view of the baseplate member of the outdoor unit with which the leg member was mounted | worn. The top view of a leg member (the front side of a paper surface is an upper side, the back of a paper surface is a lower side). The side view of a leg member. The front view of a leg member. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outdoor unit of air conditioning apparatus 3 Unit casing 3a Front of unit casing 30 Bottom plate member 31 Horizontal part (1st horizontal part)
32 Vertical part (first vertical part)
32a hole 40 leg member 44 right horizontal mounting part (second horizontal part)
45 Left horizontal mounting part (second horizontal part)
46 Right vertical tab (second vertical part, third vertical part)
46a hole 47 left vertical tab (third vertical part, second vertical part)
47a hole 51 screw

Claims (5)

A casing (3) including a bottom plate member (30);
A leg member (40) attached to the bottom plate member;
With
The bottom plate member includes a first horizontal part (31) and a first vertical part (32) rising substantially vertically from the first horizontal part,
The leg member is opposed to the first horizontal portion and fixed to the first horizontal portion, and the second horizontal portion (44, 45) is fixed to the first vertical portion. A second vertical portion (46, 47) and a third vertical portion (47, 46) separate from the second vertical portion;
An outdoor unit (1) of an air conditioner. The bottom plate member has an opening (33) through which the third vertical portion can pass,
When the leg member is attached to the bottom plate member, the third vertical portion (47, 46) is inserted into the opening (33).
The outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus of Claim 1. Holes (32a, 46a, 47a) are respectively formed in the first vertical part and the second vertical part,
The first vertical part and the second vertical part are fastened by screws (51) or bolts and nuts,
The outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus of Claim 1 or 2. The first vertical part is parallel to the front surface (3a) of the casing;
The screw or bolt fastens the first vertical part and the second vertical part back and forth,
The outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus of Claim 3. The first horizontal portion and the second horizontal portion are fastened by screws, bolts, or nuts,
The outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus of Claim 3 or 4.

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