JP2012013332A - Fixing leg protection structure for heat source unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing leg protection structure for a heat source unit capable of protecting a fixing leg of the heat source unit and capable of reducing a packing material of the heat source unit.SOLUTION: The fixing leg protection structure for the heat source unit includes an outdoor unit 11 having a fork insertion hole 13g into which a fork of a forklift is inserted on the fixing leg 13a arranged on a bottom of an outdoor unit body 12, and a protection member 14 made of elastic resin and detachably attached to a lower flange 14b of the fixing leg 13a and protecting the fixing leg.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a fixing leg protection structure for a heat source unit.

  In general, an outdoor unit of a large-sized air conditioner that is an example of a heat source unit is often handled by a forklift or the like alone because of its heavy weight.

  Conventionally, in order to prevent damage to the fixed legs disposed on the bottom of the outdoor unit main body during the handling of the load, the outdoor unit is pre-installed with a wooden pallet (skid skid) when packing the outdoor unit. ) Packed in a state of being placed on top.

  As shown in FIG. 6, this wooden pallet 1 has a pair of left and right forks of a forklift mounted on a rectangular base pallet body 1a on which a pair of front and rear fixed legs 3a and 3b in the figure are placed, for example. A pair of left and right fork insertion holes 1a, 1b to be inserted are formed, and a fork lift fork is inserted into these fork insertion holes 1a, 1b to convey the outdoor unit 2, thereby fixing the fixed legs 3a, 3b of the outdoor unit 2. While being protected, it can be handled by a folkft.

  However, in such a conventional wooden pallet 1, in general, the fixing legs 3a and 3b of the outdoor unit main body 2a are fastened to a predetermined installation location by fasteners such as bolts and nuts, and then discarded. There are many cases.

  In this case, since a large amount of wood is discarded, there is a problem in that waste of wood resources is wasted, and there is a problem that an environmental load is increased due to an increase in waste, and it is necessary to reduce packaging materials.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and the object thereof is to protect the fixing legs of the heat source unit and to protect the fixing legs of the heat source unit that can reduce the packaging material of the heat source unit. Is to provide.

  According to this embodiment, it has the heat source unit which formed the fork insertion hole in which the fork of a forklift is inserted in the fixed leg arrange | positioned at the bottom part of the heat source unit main body.

  In addition, a protective member made of resin having elasticity for protecting the fixed leg by being detachably attached to the fixed leg is provided.

The principal part expansion perspective view of 1st Embodiment. The perspective view of the outdoor unit shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a fixing leg and a protection member of the outdoor unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. (A) is a side view of the fixed leg shown in FIG. 1, (b) is a side view of the state where the protective member is mounted on the fixed leg, and (c) is a side view of the case where the protective member is attached to and detached from the fixed leg. Itinerary diagram. The principal part side view of 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the state which mounted the outdoor unit on the conventional wooden pallet.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the plurality of drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outdoor unit 11, which is an example of a heat source unit, includes fixed legs 13 a and 13 b made of, for example, metal and having a U-shaped cross section at the front end and the rear end of the bottom of the outdoor unit main body 12. Are integrally disposed. However, these fixed legs 13a and 13b may be disposed on the four sides of the bottom of the outdoor unit main body 12, respectively.

  The outdoor unit main body 12 is configured by housing necessary members such as a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve device, a four-way valve, and an outdoor fan (not shown) in a metal rectangular cylindrical main body case.

  As shown in FIG. 3, each of the fixed legs 13a and 13b is, for example, a metal flat plate-shaped fixed leg main body 13c hanging vertically from the bottom of the outdoor unit main body 12, and at both longitudinal ends of the fixed leg main body 13c. 1 and 3, that is, a pair of left and right bent portions 13 d and 13 e that are bent substantially at right angles inside the outdoor unit main body 12 and are substantially inverted triangular plates in the drawings. Yes.

  Each fixed leg main body 13c is formed with a pair of left and right fork insertion holes 13f, 13g, for example, which are horizontally long, at both ends in the longitudinal direction. These fork insertion holes 13f and 13g are formed so that when the fork of the forklift is inserted, these forks are positioned slightly below the outer surface of the bottom of the outdoor unit main body 12, and the fork can support the bottom of the outdoor unit main body 12. Has been.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each fixed leg main body 13c is formed in a U-shape by integrally forming an upper flange 13h and a lower flange 13i that protrude substantially perpendicularly outward in the horizontal direction at both upper and lower ends. Has been. A plurality of bolt insertion holes 13j, 13j,... Are inserted into upper ends of the upper flange 13h and the bent portions 13d, 13e, through which shaft portions of fasteners such as bolts for fixing to the bottom of the outdoor unit body 12 are inserted. ing.

  For example, a bolt insertion hole is formed in the lower flange 13i so as to be in close contact with a required installation location, and into which a shaft portion of a fixture such as a stud bolt (not shown) embedded in the installation location is inserted. Accordingly, the lower flange 13i is formed as the bottom of each of the fixed legs 13a and 13b. A protective member 14 made of resin such as PP (polypropylene) having elasticity is detachably attached to the lower flange 13i forming the bottom.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4B, the protection member 14 is substantially the same shape or the same size as or slightly larger than the bottom surface of the lower flange 13i, and protects the outer bottom surface of the lower flange 13i. A member main body 14a, a U-shaped front locking portion 14b which is provided at the front end in the width direction of the protection member main body 14a and is detachably fitted to the lower flange 13i, and is locked to the back side of the fixed leg main body 13c. And a rear locking portion 14c integrally formed, and the lower flange 13i is elastically held in the width direction by the pair of front and rear locking portions 14b and 14c.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the front locking portion 14b is detachably fitted to the tip of the lower flange 13i (the left end in FIG. 4 (b)), and the top surface thereof extends from the bottom of the tip. In order to cover, it is formed in a substantially U shape. Further, the rear locking portion 14c rises upward in the drawing at a substantially right angle or slightly smaller than the right angle at the rear end portion in the width direction of the protection member main body 14a (the right end portion in FIG. 4B), It elastically adheres to the back side of the fixed leg main body 13c and is elastically pressed against the U-shaped front locking portion 14b.

  Therefore, when the protection member 14 is attached to the lower flange 13i, which is the bottom of the fixed legs 13a and 13b, first, as shown in FIG. 4C, the protection member 14 is first attached to the tip of the lower flange 13i. The U-shaped opening of the front locking portion 14b is fitted, and then the rear locking portion 14c is pushed upward in the figure on the back side of the fixed leg main body 13c. Therefore, the rear locking portion 14c is elastically locked to the back surface of the fixed leg main body 13c.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG.4 (b), the protection member 14 is mounted | worn with the lower flange 13i which is the bottom part of the fixing legs 13a and 13b. At this time, the protective member 14 is firmly attached to the lower flange 13i because the lower flange 13i is elastically sandwiched in the width direction (front-rear) direction by the pair of front and rear locking portions 14b, 14c.

  After the protection member 14 is mounted, it is bundled with the outdoor unit 11 in the mounted state. Thereafter, when the outdoor unit 11 is installed at a required installation location, the protection member 14 is removed from the fixed legs 13a and 13b. As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the rear locking portion 14c of the protection member 14 is pushed downward against the elastic force to release the locking state from the back surface of the fixed leg main body 13c. Furthermore, by removing the front locking portion 14b of the protective member 14 from the bottom end portion of the fixed leg main body 13c, the protective member 14 can be easily and quickly removed from the lower flanges 13i of the fixed legs 13a and 13b.

  Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the both ends in the width direction and the bottom surface of the lower flange 13i, which are the bottom portions of the fixed legs 13a and 13b, are covered with the protective member 14, so that the forklift of the outdoor unit 11 can be handled. It is possible to prevent damage to the fixed legs 13a and 13b.

  Further, since these protective members 14 only locally cover a part of the lower flange 13i that is the bottom of the pair of front and rear fixed legs 13a and 13b, the physical quantity and bulk of the protective member 14 itself are reduced. Can do. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the packaging material that is bundled with the outdoor unit 11.

  Furthermore, since the protection member 14 is attached to the lower flange 13i by fitting using the elastic force, the protection member 14 can be attached and detached easily and quickly. For this reason, the workability of the installation work of the outdoor unit 11 can be improved. Moreover, the strength of the mounting force can be increased by strengthening the elastic force.

  Further, since the shape of the protective member 14 made of resin is simple, resin molding such as injection molding and extrusion molding can be performed easily and quickly, and the molding cost can be reduced. Moreover, since the protective member 14 is made of resin, waste of wood resources can be prevented even if it is temporarily discarded.

  FIG. 5 is a side view of an essential part of the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is characterized in that a plurality of anti-slip grooves 16 are formed as an example of a rough surface on the bottom surface 14d of the protective member body 14a according to the first embodiment.

  Each groove 16 has a cross-sectional shape formed in a required shape such as a rectangle or a triangle, is formed over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the protection member body 14a, and has a predetermined interval in the width direction of the protection member body 14a. Is formed.

  These grooves 16, 16,... Do not have to be formed on the entire bottom surface of the protective member 14a, and need only be formed at least in part. Further, a required shape such as a circular shape or a rectangular shape whose plane shape is independent. A plurality of convex portions or concave portions may be substituted, and the bottom surface 14d of the protective member main body 14a may be formed on a rough surface for preventing slipping.

  Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the bottom surface 14d of the protection member 14 is formed to be a rough surface, so that the outdoor unit 11 is mounted on the required floor surface or the like with the protection member 14 attached to the fixed legs 13a and 13b. It is possible to prevent or reduce slipping when placed on the screen.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Outdoor unit, 12 ... Outdoor unit main body, 13a, 13b ... Fixed leg, 13c ... Fixed leg main body, 13i ... Fixed leg lower flange (bottom), 14 ... Protection member, 14a ... Protection member main body, 14b ... Front locking part , 14c ... rear locking portion, 16 ... groove.

Claims (3)

A heat source unit in which a fork insertion hole into which a fork of a forklift is inserted is formed in a fixed leg disposed at the bottom of the heat source unit body;
A resin protective member that is detachably attached to the fixed leg and has elasticity to protect the fixed leg;
A fixed leg protection structure for a heat source unit, comprising: The protective member includes a main body that covers the bottom bottom surface of the fixed leg, and elastically engages the fixed leg bottom portion in the width direction by removably engaging the width direction both ends of the main body at both ends in the width direction of the main body. The fixed leg protection structure for a heat source unit according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of engaging portions that are sandwiched between the two. The fixed leg protection structure for a heat source unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protective member has a rough bottom surface at the bottom of the main body.

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