JP2010261608A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air conditioner which enables a slide lever for fixing a suction grille to be mounted on the suction grille in an inexpensive constitution. <P>SOLUTION: This air conditioner includes: a decorative panel (not shown in the figure) mounted on an indoor unit body (not shown in the figure); a suction grille 10 mounted on the decorative panel; a hinge (not shown in the figure) disposed on one side of the suction grille 10 and locked on the decorative panel and a slide lever holding part 21 disposed on the opposite side of the hinge of the suction grille 10 for fixing the slide lever 14 for opening and closing the suction grille 10. Locking claws 22 for positioning, are disposed on the side faces of the slide lever 14, a square hole 23 for warping the side faces of the slide lever 14 is formed near the locking claws 22, and locking holes 24a, 24b for fitting the locking claws 22 are formed on side faces of the slide lever holding part 21, thus an extra component for fixing the slide lever 14 is not needed, and the inexpensive constitution is then provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a method for fixing a suction grill of a decorative panel of an air conditioner.

  Conventionally, this type of air conditioner usually has a structure in which the suction grill can be removed from the decorative panel body without using a tool or the like so that the air filter adsorbed with dust and dust can be easily cleaned. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  10 is a cross-sectional view of the conventional air conditioner described in Patent Document 1, FIG. 11 is a plan view of the decorative panel of the air conditioner, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the suction grill attached to the decorative panel. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a slide lever attached to the air conditioner, FIG. 14 is a plan view of the slide lever attached, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view of the slide lever attached portion.

  10 to 15, a heat exchanger 3, a drain pan 4, a blower 5, a fan motor 6, and the like are placed inside the indoor unit main body 2 embedded in the ceiling 1 of the air conditioner in the present embodiment. The decorative panel 7 covering the lower opening 2a is detachably attached to the indoor unit main body 2. A suction port 8 is formed at the center of the decorative panel 7, and air outlets 9 are formed on both sides of the suction port 8.

  A suction grill 10 is attached to the inside of the suction port 8, and a filter 11 for adsorbing dust and dust to the suction grill 10 is attached. The suction grill 10 is attached to the decorative panel 7 by providing several hinges 12 on one side of the suction grill 10, and the hinge 12 is hooked on the hinge mounting portion 13 of the decorative panel 7. In this way, one side of the suction grill 10 is held by the decorative panel 7.

  A slide lever 14 is engaged in the suction grill 10 in order to mount the suction grill 10 horizontally on the decorative panel 7 on the opposite side of the hinge 12 of the suction grill 10. The slide lever 14 is fixed to a slide lever tip locking portion 17 provided on the suction grill 10 with a slide lever fixing screw 16 via a slide lever fixing plate 15. By sliding the slide lever 14 to the outside of the suction grill 10, the tip of the slide lever 14 protrudes from the side surface of the suction grill 10.

  Thereby, the tip of the slide lever 14 is inserted into the slide lever tip locking hole 18 formed in the decorative panel 7, and the suction grill 10 is held. By providing the slide lever 14 at two positions on the left and right sides of the suction grill 10, the suction grill 10 is held horizontally with respect to the decorative panel 7.

  Conversely, in order to open the suction grill 10 to clean the filter 11, the slide lever 14 provided on the suction grill 10 is slid inside the suction grill 10, and the tip of the slide lever 14 is provided on the decorative panel 7. The holding of the suction grille 10 is released by removing it from the slide lever tip locking hole 18 formed.

JP 2008-64342 A

However, in the configuration of the conventional air conditioner, the suction grill 10 requires the slide lever fixing plate 15 and the slide lever fixing screw 16 for attaching the slide lever fixing plate 15 in order to fix the slide lever 14. There was a problem that the number of parts increased, and it was expensive and increased the number of assembly steps.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide an air conditioner in which a slide lever for fixing a suction grill can be attached to the suction grill without using a fixing plate or a mounting screw. .

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, an air conditioner according to the present invention includes an indoor unit main body, a decorative panel attached to the indoor unit main body, a suction grill attached to the suction side of the decorative panel, and the suction grill Provided on one side of the suction grille and a slide lever holding part for fixing a slide lever for opening and closing the suction grille provided on the opposite side of the hinge of the suction grille. In the air conditioner, a side surface of the slide lever is provided with a locking claw for positioning the slide lever, and a square hole is provided in the vicinity of the locking claw for deflecting the side surface of the slide lever. A slide lever for fixing the slide lever to the suction grille is provided with a locking hole into which the locking claw fits in the side surface of the holding portion. Since the fixed plate and the slide lever fixing screw is not required it is possible to provide a small air conditioner of inexpensive assembly steps.

  The air conditioner of the present invention can fix the slide lever to the suction grille without using a slide lever fixing plate or a slide lever mounting screw.

The slide lever attachment perspective view of the air conditioner in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Partial plan view of the suction grill of the air conditioner Cross section of the slide lever mounting section Top view of the slide lever Modified view of the slide lever The slide lever attachment perspective view of the air conditioner in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention Top view of the slide lever The slide lever attachment perspective view of the air conditioner in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention Top view of the slide lever mounting part Cross section of a conventional air conditioner Top view of the decorative panel of the air conditioner Cross section of suction grill attached to the decorative panel Slide lever mounting perspective view of the air conditioner Mounting plan of the slide lever Cross section of the slide lever mounting section

The first invention is an indoor unit main body, a decorative panel attached to the indoor unit main body, a suction grille attached to the suction side of the decorative panel, and provided on one side of the suction grille and locked to the decorative panel. And an air conditioner having a slide lever holding portion for fixing a slide lever for opening and closing the suction grill provided on a side opposite to the hinge of the suction grill. A locking claw for positioning the slide lever is provided, a square hole for deflecting the side surface of the slide lever is provided in the vicinity of the locking claw, and the locking claw is fitted into the side surface of the slide lever holding portion. With a locking hole, there is no need for a slide lever fixing plate or slide lever fixing screw to fix the slide lever to the suction grille. That the be able to provide an inexpensive and less assembly man-hours air conditioner.

  In the second invention, in particular, the slide lever of the first invention is provided with a notch instead of a square hole, and the operation of the slide lever becomes smoother and the slide lever reaches a predetermined position. You can feel the click feeling better.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in particular, the slide lever according to the first or second aspect of the present invention is provided with a drop-off preventing claw for preventing the slide lever from falling off at the engaging portion of the slide lever. When the claw is attached to the suction grille, the slide lever does not come off from the suction grille, and the slide lever mounting position shift is reduced, so that a reliable suction grill decorative panel can be obtained. Can be removed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)

1 is a perspective view of a slide lever attached to an air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of a suction grill of the air conditioner, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the slide lever attached portion. 4 is a plan view of the slide lever, and FIG. 5 is a modified view of the slide lever. In addition, the same code | symbol is provided to the same part as the said conventional air conditioner, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  1 to 4, a slide lever insertion hole 19 for mounting the slide lever 14 is provided in the suction grill 10 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment. The suction grill fixing portion 20 formed in the slide lever 14 is inserted into the slide lever insertion hole 19, and the suction grill fixing portion 20 is inserted into the slide lever holding portion 21 formed along the wall surface of the suction grill 10. To do.

  On the side surface of the suction grill fixing portion 20, positioning locking claws 22 are provided at two positions on the left and right sides, and square holes 23 are provided between the left and right locking claws 22.

  Further, locking holes 24 a and 24 b into which the locking claws 22 fit are provided on the left and right sides of the slide lever holding portion 21 provided in the suction grill 10. After the suction grill fixing portion 20 formed in the slide lever 14 is inserted into the slide lever holding portion 21 formed in the suction grill 10, the slide lever 14 is moved in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. The locking claw 22 fits into the locking hole 24a.

  This position is the open position of the slide lever 14. At this time, the tip of the suction grill fixing portion 20 is substantially at the same position as the wall surface of the suction grill 10. Thereafter, when the slide lever 14 is further moved in the direction of the arrow, the locking claw 22 fits into the locking hole 24b.

  This position is the closed position of the slide lever 14. At this time, the tip of the suction grill fixing portion 20 is inserted into the slide lever tip locking hole 18 formed in the decorative panel 7, and the suction grill 10 is held. In this way, by attaching the slide lever 14 to the suction grill 10, the suction grill 10 is attached in an organic manner in association with the decorative panel 7.

  In the present embodiment, when the slide lever 14 is moved, a square hole 23 is provided between the two locking claws 22, so that when the locking claw 22 is pushed, as shown in FIG. Since the suction grill fixing portion 20 bends in the direction of the arrow, the slide lever 14 moves smoothly.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the locking lever 22 for positioning the slide lever 14 is provided on the side surface of the slide lever 14, and the side surface of the slide lever 14 is bent in the vicinity of the locking claw 22. For fixing the slide lever 14 to the suction grille 10 by providing the locking holes 24a and 24b into which the locking claws 22 fit into the side surfaces of the slide lever holding portion 21 provided in the suction grille 10. Therefore, since the conventional slide lever fixing plate 15 and the slide lever fixing screw 16 are not required, it is possible to provide an air conditioner that is inexpensive and has a small number of assembly steps.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a slide lever attached to an air conditioner according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the slide lever. In addition, the same code | symbol is provided to the same part as the air conditioner in the said 1st Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

6 and 7, a slide lever insertion hole 19 for mounting the slide lever 14 is provided in the suction grill 10 of the air conditioner according to the present embodiment. Insert the suction grille fixing portion 20 formed in the slide lever 14 into the slide lever insertion hole 19,
The suction grill fixing portion 20 is inserted into the slide lever holding portion 21 formed along the wall surface of the suction grill 10.

  Positioning locking claws 22 are provided at two positions on the side surface of the suction grill fixing portion 20, and a vertically long notch 26 is provided between the left and right locking claws 22. When the locking claw 22 is pushed, the suction grill fixing portion 20 bends in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. In particular, in the present embodiment, the notch 26 is provided between the left and right locking claws 22, so that the suction grill fixing portion 20 can be easily bent and the slide lever 14 can be moved smoothly.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the notch 26 is provided in the slide lever 14, the operation of the slide lever 14 becomes smooth, and the click feeling when the slide lever 14 reaches a predetermined position is improved. It becomes possible to feel.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the slide lever mounting of the air conditioner according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a plan view of the slide lever mounting portion. In addition, the same code | symbol is provided to the same part as the air conditioner in the said 2nd Embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the air conditioner according to the present embodiment is hooked on the upper surface of the slide lever 14 to the end of the slide lever insertion hole 19 to prevent the slide lever 14 from falling off. A drop prevention claw 25 is provided, and an inclination 25a is provided at the tip of the drop prevention claw 25. The other configuration is the same as that of the air conditioner in the second embodiment.

Since the slide lever 14 of the air conditioner in the present embodiment is configured as described above, the drop formed on the upper surface of the slide lever 14 when the suction grill fixing portion 20 is inserted into the slide lever insertion hole 19. The tip of the prevention claw 25 is caught on the end of the slide lever insertion hole 19. Since the tip of the drop-off prevention claw 25 has an inclination 25a, when the suction grill fixing part 20 is further pushed in, the drop-off prevention claw 25 bends inward and the tip of the drop-off prevention claw 25 protrudes from the slide lever insertion hole 19. Locked.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the drop-off preventing claw 25 for preventing the slide lever 14 from dropping is provided at the engaging portion of the slide lever 14 with the suction grill 10.

  As a result, when the slide lever 14 is mounted on the suction grill 10, the drop-out preventing claw 25 is fitted into the suction grill 10, and the slide lever 14 is not detached from the suction grill 10, and the mounting position of the slide lever 14 is shifted. As a result, the suction grill 10 can be reliably detached from the decorative panel 7.

  As described above, the air conditioner according to the present invention can be attached to the slide lever by using the slide mechanism and the fitting mechanism, and thus can be applied to uses such as attachment of parts other than the decorative panel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ceiling 2 Indoor unit main body 3 Heat exchanger 4 Drain pan 5 Blower 6 Fan motor 7 Cosmetic panel 8 Suction port 9 Air outlet 10 Suction grill 11 Filter 12 Hinge 13 Mounting part 14 Slide lever 15 Slide lever fixing plate 16 Slide lever fixing screw 17 Slide lever tip locking part 18 Slide lever tip locking hole 19 Slide lever insertion hole 20 Suction grill fixing part 21 Slide lever holding part 22 Locking claw 23 Square hole 24a, 24b Locking hole 25 Fallout prevention claw 26 Notch

Claims (3)

An indoor unit main body, a decorative panel attached to the indoor unit main body, a suction grille attached to the suction side of the decorative panel, a hinge provided on one side of the suction grille and locked to the decorative panel, In an air conditioner provided on a side opposite to the hinge of the suction grille and provided with a slide lever holding portion for fixing a slide lever for opening and closing the suction grille, the slide lever is positioned on a side surface of the slide lever for positioning the slide lever. Provided with a locking claw, provided with a square hole for deflecting the side surface of the slide lever in the vicinity of the locking claw, and provided with a locking hole into which the locking claw fits into the side surface of the slide lever holding portion An air conditioner characterized by that. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the slide lever is provided with a cutout instead of a square hole. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a drop prevention claw for preventing the slide lever from falling off is provided at an engaging portion of the slide lever with the suction grill.

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