JP2010159940A - Front panel structure of warm air heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of a front panel covering a front face of a body of a warm air heater, having a resin decorating frame arranged on the front face upper part of the body and having favorable appearance preventing the formation of a gap between the decorating frame and the front panel. <P>SOLUTION: The front panel structure includes: a front panel body 21 having a warm air blowout port 2a opened in the lower part and formed of sheet metal; and a jointing means 23 for vertically, forwardly/backwardly and laterally positioning and jointing a lower edge of the decorating frame 22 with respect to an upper edge of the front panel body 21. With the decorating frame 22 jointed to the front panel body 21 by the jointing means 23, the front panel body 21 and the decorating frame 22 are attachable and detachable to/from the front face of the body 1. A bent edge 14 of the front edge bent downwardly and a craw 15 positioned at the rear side of the bent edge 14 and protruded backwardly are formed on a ceiling of the body 1. An inclined plate 22a inclined backwardly upwardly and an engagement hole of a rear part of the inclined plate 22a are formed in the upper part of the decorating frame. With the inclined plate 22a entering into the rear side of the bent edge 14, the craw 15 is engaged with the engagement hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a front plate that covers a front surface of a body of a hot air heater.

  Conventionally, a ventilation case and a fan case with a built-in fan communicating with the lower end of the ventilation case are arranged in the fuselage, and a combustion housing with a burner is arranged in the ventilation case. Hot air heating that mixes the combustion gas discharged from the combustion housing with the air sucked from the air intake port on the back, and blows it out as hot air from the hot air outlet opening at the bottom of the front plate that covers the front of the aircraft A machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, for design reasons, it may be desired to provide a resin decorative frame having a degree of freedom in the shape of the front of the aircraft. In this case, it is generally considered that the decorative frame is fixed to the upper front portion of the airframe, and the front plate is detachably attached to the front surface portion of the airframe below the decorative frame.

  However, this requires that the front plate be separated from the decorative frame so that the front plate can be removed. Therefore, the front plate cannot be accurately positioned with respect to the decorative frame, and the lower edge of the decorative frame and the upper edge of the front plate It becomes easy to produce a gap between them, and the appearance is damaged.

JP 2004-271089 A

  In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a front plate structure of a warm air heater having a good appearance that does not cause a gap between the decorative frame and the front plate.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a front plate structure that covers the front surface of a body of a hot air heater, and is provided with a resin decorative frame at the upper front portion of the air body. A front plate body made of sheet metal having an outlet and a coupling means for positioning and coupling the lower edge of the decorative frame in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction on the upper edge of the front plate body. The front plate body and the decorative frame can be freely attached to and detached from the front surface of the aircraft with the decorative frame being coupled by the coupling means, and the bent portion of the front edge bent downward and the rear side of the bent edge on the ceiling of the aircraft. A claw portion projecting downward is formed, an inclined plate portion inclined rearwardly at the upper portion of the decorative frame, and an engagement hole in the rear portion of the inclined plate portion are formed, and the inclined plate portion is provided on the rear side of the bent edge. The nail | claw part is engaged with an engagement hole in the inserted state, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, it is not necessary to detach the front plate body from the decorative frame, and the lower edge of the decorative frame can be accurately positioned and coupled to the upper edge of the front plate main body by the coupling means. Therefore, there is no gap between the upper edge of the front plate body and the lower edge of the decorative frame. On the other hand, since it is necessary to make the decorative frame detachable together with the front plate main body, it is difficult to accurately align the upper edge of the decorative frame with the front edge of the ceiling of the aircraft. However, in the present invention, the decorative frame is locked to the ceiling part of the fuselage by the claw part in the state where the inclined plate part inclined to the rear of the decorative frame enters the rear side of the bent edge formed on the front edge of the ceiling part of the fuselage. Therefore, the gap between the ceiling of the fuselage and the decorative frame is inconspicuous, and coupled with the fact that the gap between the upper edge of the front plate body and the lower edge of the decorative frame can be prevented, the appearance is good become.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that a glossy metal strip is attached to the front surface of the decorative frame along the lower edge of the decorative frame. According to this, the band plate gives a visually strong impression due to its gloss, and the parting line between the lower edge of the decorative frame and the upper edge of the front plate main body becomes inconspicuous, and the appearance is further improved.

The perspective view of the warm air heater which comprises the front board structure of embodiment of this invention. The cutaway side view of the warm air heater cut | disconnected by the II-II line | wire of FIG. The perspective view seen from diagonally rear upper direction of the front board of the hot air heater of FIG. The expanded sectional view cut | disconnected by the IV-IV line of FIG. The expanded sectional view cut | disconnected by the VV line | wire of FIG. The expanded sectional view cut | disconnected by the VI-VI line of FIG. The expanded sectional view cut | disconnected by the VII-VII line of FIG.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a body of a hot air heater. The airframe 1 is formed in a box shape whose front surface is open. The front surface of the airframe 1 is covered with a front plate 2 having a hot air outlet 2a.

  In the airframe 1, a ventilation case 3 that communicates with an intake port 1 a opened on the back of the airframe 1 and a fan case 4 that communicates with the lower end of the airflow case 3 and incorporates a fan 4 a are arranged. In the ventilation case 3, a combustion housing 5 containing a burner 5a is disposed. Then, by operating the fan 4a, air is sucked into the ventilation case 3 from the intake port 1a, and the combustion gas and air from the combustion housing 5 are mixed and blown out as hot air from the hot air outlet 2a. Yes.

  The front plate 2 is composed of a sheet metal front plate main body 21 having a hot air outlet 2 a formed in the lower portion and a resin decorative frame 22 that covers the upper front of the machine body 1. Further, a coupling means 23 is provided for positioning and coupling the lower edge of the decorative frame 22 to the upper edge of the front plate main body 21 in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the coupling means 23 is formed at a plurality of rearward bending flanges 231 formed on the upper edge of the front plate main body 21 and at a plurality of lateral positions on the rear surface of the decorative frame 22. The hooks 232 are engaged from the rear so as to be sandwiched from above and below, and are formed at a plurality of lateral positions on the back surface of the decorative frame 22 to be engaged with the respective engagement holes 231a formed in the bending flange 231 from above. A claw portion 233 having a protruding portion 233a and a pocket portion 234 that is formed on the back surface of the decorative frame 22 as a pair on the left and right sides, receives a tongue piece 231b rising from the bending flange 231, and is fastened to the screw 234a.

  According to the coupling means 23, the lower edge of the decorative frame 22 can be accurately positioned and coupled to the upper edge of the front plate body 21. Therefore, there is no gap between the upper edge of the front plate body 21 and the lower edge of the decorative frame 22. The front plate 2, that is, the front plate main body 21 and the decorative frame 22 are detachably attached to the front surface of the machine body 1 with the decorative frame 22 coupled to the front plate main body 21 by the coupling means 23.

Here, a pair of upper and lower locking claws 24 ₁ and 24 ₂ protruding rearward are formed on the left and right side edge portions of the front plate body 21. Also, a pair of upper and lower locking holes (not shown) are formed in the front edge of the side plate on each of the left and right sides of the machine body 1. Then, and lock the Kakukakaritometsume ₂₄ 1, 24 ₂ in the engaging holes. The upper locking claw 24 ₁ is bent upward, and after the locking claw 24 ₁ is inserted into the upper locking hole, the front plate body 21 is pushed upward to raise the upper edge of the locking hole. engaging claws 24 ₁ part back surface engages the front plate body 21 is to be retained to the front. Locking claws 24 ₂ lower are inserted below the locking hole in a state of push up the front plate body 21, the front plate body 21 is held in a state pushed up.

  Furthermore, a louver frame 25 having a plurality of louvers 25a facing the warm air outlet 2a is mounted on the back surface of the front plate main body 21, and a plurality of mounting holes 26 are formed in the louver frame 25. The front plate 2 is fixed to the front surface of the airframe 1 by fastening the screws to the front end of the fan case 4 through the mounting holes 26, and the front plate 2 can be removed from the airframe 1 by removing the screws. I am doing so.

  By the way, it is also conceivable that the decorative frame 22 is fixed to the upper front portion of the machine body 1 and the front plate body 21 is separated from the decorative frame 22 so as to be removable. However, in this case, the front plate body 21 cannot be accurately positioned with respect to the decorative frame 22, and a gap is easily generated between the lower edge of the decorative frame 22 and the upper edge of the front plate main body 21, and the appearance is impaired. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, it is not necessary to separate the front plate body 21 from the decorative frame 22 so as to be removable, and the lower edge of the decorative frame 22 is accurately positioned by the coupling means 23 on the upper edge of the front plate main body 21. Can be combined. Therefore, there is no gap between the upper edge of the front plate body 21 and the lower edge of the decorative frame 22.

  However, since it is necessary to make the decorative frame 22 detachable from the airframe 1 together with the front plate body 21, it is difficult to accurately align the upper edge of the decorative frame 22 with the front edge of the ceiling of the airframe 1. . Therefore, there is a possibility that a gap between the ceiling portion of the body 1 and the decorative frame 22 may be conspicuous, and it is necessary to take measures. Hereinafter, this point will be described in detail.

  The ceiling part of the machine body 1 is located on both sides of the operation panel 12 in the lateral direction of the operation panel 12 and the operation panel 12 attached so as to cover the top plate 11 in the laterally central part of the ceiling part. 1 and an aluminum frame 13 extending inward in the lateral direction so as to cover the top plate 11 from the side plate portions on the left and right sides. A bent edge 14 that is bent downward is formed at the front edge of the operation panel 12 and the front edge of the frame 13. Further, a pair of left and right claws 15 projecting downward on the rear side of the bent edge 14 is formed at the front end of the top plate 11.

  Further, the upper portion of the decorative frame 22 is an inclined plate portion 22a slightly inclined rearward, and a pair of left and right engagement holes 27, 27 are formed at the rear portion of the inclined plate portion 22a. Then, the claw portions 15 are engaged with the respective engagement holes 27 when the front plate body 21 is pushed up as described above with the inclined plate portion 22a inserted into the rear side of the bent edge 14. According to this, the gap between the ceiling portion of the airframe 1 and the decorative frame 22 becomes inconspicuous by the inclined plate portion 22 a, and the connecting means 23 makes the gap between the upper edge of the front plate main body 21 and the lower edge of the decorative frame 22. Combined with the ability to prevent the occurrence of gaps, the appearance is improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a belt plate 28 made of a metal such as glossy stainless steel or aluminum is attached to the front surface of the decorative frame 22 along the lower edge of the decorative frame 22. A plurality of lateral portions of the band plate 28 are provided with caulking portions 28 a that are caulked to the back surface of the decorative frame 22 through slits formed in the decorative frame 22.

  If the band plate 28 is provided in this way, the band plate 28 gives a visually strong impression due to its gloss, and the parting line between the lower edge of the decorative frame 22 and the upper edge of the front plate body 21 becomes inconspicuous, Appearance is better.

  In addition, an indicator portion 29 that transmits light from an LED (not shown) that displays an operation state provided on the side of the machine body 1 is provided on one side portion in the horizontal direction below the decorative frame 22. 28 is divided by an indicator unit 29.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above embodiment, the left and right sides of the top plate 11 are covered with the frame 13, but the frame 13 may be omitted. In this case, the bent edge 14 is formed on the front edge of the left and right sides of the top plate 11.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Airframe, 11 ... Top plate (aircraft ceiling part), 12 ... Operation panel (aircraft ceiling part), 13 ... Frame (aircraft ceiling part), 14 ... Bending edge, 15 ... Claw part, 2 ... Front board, 21 ... Front plate body, 22 ... decorative frame, 22a ... inclined plate portion, 23 ... coupling means, 27 ... engagement hole, 28 ... strip.

Claims (2)

In the structure of the front plate that covers the front of the fuselage of the hot air heater, in which a decorative frame made of resin is provided on the upper front of the fuselage,
A sheet metal front plate body having a hot air outlet at the bottom, and a coupling means for positioning and coupling the lower edge of the decorative frame in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction and the horizontal direction on the upper edge of the front plate body, The front plate body and the decorative frame can be freely attached to and detached from the front surface of the aircraft in a state where the decorative frame is coupled to the front plate body by the coupling means.
On the ceiling of the fuselage, a bent edge at the front edge that is bent downward, and a claw portion that protrudes downward on the rear side of the bent edge, and an inclined plate portion that is inclined upwards at the top of the decorative frame, A front plate of a hot air heater, wherein an engagement hole is formed at a rear portion of the plate portion, and the claw portion is engaged with the engagement hole in a state where the inclined plate portion is inserted into the rear side of the bent edge. Construction.   The front plate structure of a warm air heater according to claim 1, wherein a glossy metal strip is attached to the front face of the decorative frame along the lower edge of the decorative frame.

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