JP2011137598A - Outdoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which a thermistor can not be directly touched from the external, and can not be demounted without using a tool. <P>SOLUTION: This outdoor unit of the air conditioner includes a suction grille 5 mounted in a state of covering an air inlet formed on a casing of the outdoor unit, and a thermistor storage section 3 fixed to an upper part of the suction grille 5 and receiving the thermistor 37 detecting an outside air temperature. The thermistor storage section 3 has a holding section 30 holding the thermistor 37 and opened at its front face, and a cover section 33 rotatably mounted on a lower part of the holding section 30 at one end, and having a knob section 35 at the other end in such a manner that the knob section 35 is positioned at an upper part of the suction grille 5 when the front opening of the holding section 30 is covered, and the knob section 35 of the cover section 33 is fitted inside of a top board when the top board is mounted on an upper part of the casing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which a thermistor housing is fixed to a suction grill.

  A conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a suction grille mounted so as to cover an air suction port provided in a box-shaped casing, and a thermistor holder that holds a thermistor that detects the temperature of the outside air. . The thermistor holder is formed integrally with the suction grille via a fragile portion formed on the suction grille, and is provided so as to be detachable from the suction grille at the fragile portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-139017 A (6th page, FIG. 1)

  In the conventional technology described above, only the thermistor holder can be used alone as needed. However, it is possible to apply external force to the thermistor holder and forcibly remove the thermistor from the thermistor holder. It was not preferable.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to obtain an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which the thermistor cannot be directly touched from outside and cannot be removed without a tool. Objective.

  The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention is a box-shaped casing, a suction grille mounted so as to cover an air suction port provided in the casing, and an upper part of the suction grille, and detects the temperature of the outside air A thermistor storage part in which the thermistor is stored, and the thermistor storage part has a front opening holding part for holding the thermistor, one end rotatably attached to the lower part of the holding part, and a handle part on the other end. And a cover portion is provided at the top of the suction grille when the front opening of the holding portion is covered, and when the top plate is attached to the upper portion of the casing, the handle portion of the cover portion is It is designed to go inside the top board.

  In the present invention, when the front opening of the holding portion is covered with the cover portion, the handle portion of the cover portion is positioned above the suction grille, and when the top plate is fixed to the upper portion of the casing, the handle portion of the cover portion is the top plate. The cover portion of the thermistor storage portion cannot be opened without a tool, and the thermistor cannot be removed from the holding portion of the thermistor storage portion.

It is a rear view which shows the outdoor unit of the air conditioner which concerns on embodiment from the back. It is a perspective view which shows the thermistor accommodating part fixed to the suction grill of the outdoor unit shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the air heat exchanger and suction grill of the outdoor unit in embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment as viewed from the rear, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a thermistor storage portion fixed to a suction grill of the outdoor unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of the air heat exchanger and suction grill of the outdoor unit in embodiment. FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing the side opposite to the suction grille installation surface of the air heat exchanger as viewed from below.
The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the embodiment has a top plate 1 attached to the top, and stores a compressor and an outdoor fan (not shown), an air heat exchanger 4, a circuit board 6 that controls the operation of the outdoor unit, and the like. Casing 2, a grid-like suction grill 5 attached to cover the air inlet provided in the casing 2, and an upper corner of the suction grill 5 on the circuit board 6 side, and detects the temperature of the outside air The thermistor storage part 3 in which the thermistor 37 to be stored is stored.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the thermistor storage 3 is attached to the holding portion 30 of the front opening that holds the thermistor 37 and one end rotatably to the lower portion of the holding portion 30 via a connecting portion 36. A handle portion 35 is provided at the other end, and the handle portion 35 is configured by a cover portion 33 located on the upper portion 5 a of the suction grill 5 when the front opening of the holding portion 30 is covered. When the top plate 1 is attached to the upper portion of the casing 2, the cover portion 33 prevents the upper portion 5 a of the suction grill 5 and the handle portion 35 from entering the inside of the top plate 1 so that the cover portion 33 cannot be opened. ing.

  The holding portion 30 is provided with a pair of claw portions 31 provided substantially opposite to each other at substantially the center of the bottom portion of the holding portion 30 and inside the both side plates of the holding portion 30 so as to face each other. A pair of claw portions 32 projecting outward is provided. The thermistor 37 is held by the pair of claws 31 described above. 2B and 2C, the lead wire 38 of the thermistor 37 is pulled out from the upper part of the holding part 30 and passes through the notch hole 5b provided in the upper part 5a of the suction grill 5, and enters the casing 2. Entered and connected to the circuit board 6 described above.

  The cover portion 33 has a quadrilateral hole 34 facing the pair of claws 32 of the holding portion 30, a plurality of elongated holes 39 formed in the longitudinal direction and extending in the width direction, and the handle portion described above. 35 is provided. When the cover portion 33 is rotated (180 degrees) in the direction of the arrow (see FIG. 2A) by the handle portion 35, the pair of claw portions 32 of the holding portion 30 forms the quadrilateral holes 34 of the cover portion 33. The cover part 33 is fixed to the holding part 30 through the locking. The plurality of long holes 39 are holes for taking in outside air, and the dimension a on the short side of the long hole 3 is smaller than 3 mm. Accordingly, since the thermistor 37 cannot be directly touched with a test finger having a diameter of 3 mm, it is not necessary to apply an insulator to the thermistor 37, and the cost and the number of parts required for the thermistor 37 can be suppressed.

  The handle portion 35 is formed with a recess 35 a that protects the lead wire 38 drawn from the upper portion of the holding portion 30. The shape from the concave portion 35 a to the tip is the same as the shape of the upper portion 5 a of the suction grill 5. As described above, when the opening surface of the holding portion 30 is closed by the cover portion 33, as shown in FIG. 2C, the holding portion 30 is positioned in the notch hole 5 b of the suction grill 5, and the upper portion 5 a of the suction grill 5 is Part.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the suction grill 5 is hooked on the surface opposite to the suction grill installation surface of the air heat exchanger 4 installed in the casing 2, as shown in FIGS. A locking part 50 is provided. Reinforcing members 51 are provided on both sides of the upper portion 5 a of the suction grill 5 to fill the space between the air heat exchanger 4 and the top plate 1 of the casing 2. The reinforcing member 51 includes a plurality of reinforcing ribs 51 a provided at equal intervals in the width direction of the suction grill 5.

  As described above, in the embodiment, when the opening surface of the holding portion 30 is closed by the cover portion 33, the handle portion 35 of the cover portion 33 is positioned in the cutout hole 5 b of the suction grill 5 and When the upper portion is covered with the top plate 1 and attached, the handle portion 35 of the cover portion 33 enters the inside of the top plate 1. Thereby, unless the top plate 1 of the casing 2 is removed, the cover part 33 of the thermistor storage part 3 cannot be opened without a tool, and the thermistor 37 cannot be removed from the holding part 30 of the thermistor storage part 3. Safety is improved.

  Further, when the opening surface of the holding portion 30 is closed by the cover portion 33, the pair of claw portions 32 of the holding portion 30 are locked through the four-sided holes 34 of the cover portion 33, so The work at the time of fixing the top plate 1 becomes easy.

  Further, since the thermistor housing 3 is installed at the upper corner of the suction grill 5 on the circuit board 6 side, the lead wire 38 of the thermistor 37 can be shortened, and the cost of the thermistor 37 can be reduced.

  Further, since the cover portion 33 is provided with a plurality of elongated holes 39 formed extending in the width direction, the temperature of the outside air by the thermistor 37 can be detected more accurately.

  In addition, when attaching the suction grill to the outdoor unit, the engaging portion 50 is hooked on the surface opposite to the suction grill installation surface of the air heat exchanger 4, so that the installation work becomes easy and the work process is shortened. it can.

  Moreover, since the reinforcement member 51 which fills the space between the air heat exchanger 4 and the top plate 1 of the casing 2 is provided on both sides of the upper part of the suction grill 5, the outdoor unit is stacked vertically in the warehouse. Even if stored, deformation of the top plate 1 of the casing 2 due to the load of the outdoor unit can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outdoor unit top plate, 2 Outdoor unit casing, 3 Thermistor storage part, 4 Air heat exchanger, 5 Suction grill, 6 Circuit board, 30 Holding part, 31 Claw part, 32 Claw part,
33 cover part, 34 holes, 35 handle part, 36 connecting part, 37 thermistor,
38 lead wires, 39 elongated holes, 50 locking portions, 51 reinforcing members, 51a reinforcing ribs.

Claims (6)

A box-shaped casing;
A suction grille mounted to cover an air suction port provided in the casing;
A thermistor storage unit fixed to the upper portion of the suction grille and storing a thermistor for detecting the temperature of the outside air;
In the thermistor storage section,
A holding part of the front opening for holding the thermistor;
A cover portion having one end rotatably attached to a lower portion of the holding portion, a handle portion on the other end, and the handle portion being positioned at an upper portion of the suction grill when the front opening of the holding portion is covered; Is provided,
An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, wherein a handle portion of the cover portion enters inside the top plate when a top plate is attached to an upper portion of the casing. A plurality of claw portions protruding toward the front opening side are provided on the holding portion,
The cover portion is provided with a plurality of holes arranged to face the plurality of claw portions,
The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of claw portions are locked through the holes when the cover portion is closed.   The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of elongated holes formed in the cover portion so as to extend in the width direction are provided.   The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the thermistor storage portion is disposed in the vicinity of a circuit board provided in the casing.   5. The locking portion for hooking on the surface opposite to the suction grille installation surface of the air heat exchanger installed in the casing is provided on the upper portion of the suction grille. The outdoor unit of the air conditioner described in 1.   6. A reinforcing member for filling a space between an air heat exchanger installed in the casing and a top plate of the casing is provided on an upper portion of the suction grill. The outdoor unit of the air conditioner described.

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