JP2019143930A - Unit installation frame for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a unit installation frame for air conditioner capable of preventing a bottom base from breaking when fastening an air conditioner unit to an anchor bolt.SOLUTION: A unit installation frame 11 for air conditioner is a frame on which an air conditioner unit 511 including a bottom base 512 having a hole 513 in which an anchor bolt 612 can be inserted is placed, and includes: a frame body having a pair of frames 211, 212 constituting opposing sides, and at least a pair of engaged parts a provided at the frames 211, 212; and a center pillar 31 which has an engaging part b1 whose both end parts are engaged with the engaged part a, and in which a lower end comes into contact with a floor surface 611 and an upper end comes into contact with the bottom base 512. The center pillar 31 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612, or the center pillar 31 and the frame body 21 sandwich the anchor bolt 612.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a unit installation stand for an air conditioner.

  The indoor unit of the air conditioner is provided with a drain pan that temporarily stores the dew condensation water generated in the heat exchanger, and drains it to the outside through a pipe connected to the drain pan.

  In an indoor unit having such a structure, the piping length may be long due to the installation location of the indoor unit.In such a case, for example, a frame for mounting the indoor unit is provided, and a sufficient gradient is provided in the piping. By ensuring that the dew condensation water drains smoothly.

  Here, as the above-described gantry, for example, a rectangular wooden frame in plan view provided with a reinforcing central pillar is used, and the indoor unit is placed on the floor surface by fastening the bottom base of the indoor unit to an anchor bolt. The fixing technique is known.

  However, the conventional frame as described above is reinforced so that the wooden frame and the middle pillar can withstand the load of the unit by contacting both the bottom base and the floor surface, but the bottom base is used as an anchor bolt. When fastening, the bending stress generated in the bottom base increases with the progress of bolt fastening, and the bottom base may break depending on the fastening torque.

  The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is an air conditioner capable of preventing the bottom base from cracking when the air conditioner unit is fastened to an anchor bolt. It is to provide a unit installation stand.

One aspect of the present disclosure is:
A mount for mounting a unit of an air conditioner having a bottom base having a hole through which an anchor bolt can be inserted,
A frame having a pair of frames constituting opposite sides and at least one set of engaged portions provided on the pair of frames;
The both ends have an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion, and a middle column whose lower end is in contact with the floor and whose upper end is in contact with the bottom base,
An air conditioner unit installation stand (hereinafter also referred to simply as a “stand”), wherein the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt, or the middle pillar and the frame sandwich the anchor bolt.
It is.

  In this specification, “unit” means a component of an air conditioner including a heat exchanger using a refrigerant, and includes, for example, an indoor unit and an outdoor unit of the air conditioner. Further, “the middle column sandwiches the anchor bolt” is a concept including both a mode in which the middle column and the anchor bolt are in contact with each other and a mode having a clearance. “Pinch” is a concept that includes both a mode in which the middle pillar and the anchor bolt, and a frame and the anchor bolt are in contact with each other and a mode having a clearance. The term “engagement” is a concept that includes both the case where the engaging portion and the engaged portion are fixed, and the case where the engaging portion and the engaged portion are detachable. “Width” means a dimension in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the member in plan view, and “width direction” means the direction perpendicular to the above.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION This invention can provide the unit installation stand of the air conditioner which can prevent that a bottom base cracks, when fastening the unit of an air conditioner to an anchor bolt.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the assembly process of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view for demonstrating the installation method of a unit. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the middle column vicinity which shows the fastening state of an anchor bolt. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the installation state to the floor surface of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the installation state to the floor surface of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the installation state to the floor surface of FIG.

  The air conditioner unit installation stand is a stand on which an air conditioner unit including a bottom base having a hole through which an anchor bolt can be inserted is mounted. The pair of frames constituting opposite sides and the pair of frames A frame having at least one set of engaged portions provided on the frame; an engaging portion having both ends engaged with the engaged portions; a lower end contacting the floor surface; and an upper end being the bottom A middle column in contact with the base, wherein the middle column sandwiches the anchor bolt, or the middle column and the frame sandwich the anchor bolt.

  Hereinafter, although the 1st-4th embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to drawings, the present invention is not limited only to the embodiment described in the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The unit installation stand 11 of the air conditioner is a flat table, and generally includes a frame body 21 and two middle pillars 31 as shown in FIG.

  The frame body 21 mounts the air conditioner unit 511 having the bottom base 512 having the hole 513 through which the anchor bolt 612 can be inserted. The frame body 21 constitutes the gantry 11 together with the middle column 31 described later. 11 is used to fasten the unit 511 to an anchor bolt 612 provided on the floor surface 611.

  The frame body 21 has a pair of frames constituting opposite sides. Specifically, the frame 21 uses, for example, two vertical frames 211 and two horizontal frames 212 formed by a substantially rectangular column having a long shape, and the vertical frame 211 and the horizontal frame 212. By fixing the ends with a nail, a finish nail, an adhesive, etc. (not shown), for example, a rectangular shape in a plan view can be formed.

  The material constituting the frame body 21 is not particularly limited as long as the unit 511 can be stably placed. For example, a metal material such as aluminum, a resin material such as wood or acrylic resin, or the like can be employed. .

  The above-described frame body 21 has at least one set of engaged portions a provided on the above-described pair of frames (for example, the pair of horizontal frames 212 in the mount 11). The engaged portion a is not particularly limited as long as it can be engaged with an engaging portion b1 of the middle pillar 31 described later. For example, the engaged portion a is formed on the inner periphery of the frame body 21 in the horizontal frame 212 as shown in FIG. It is possible to employ a notch part a1 or the like provided for fitting the middle pillar 31. By providing the notch a <b> 1 that can be fitted to such a middle pillar 31, the middle pillar 31 is fixed to the frame body 21, so that workability can be improved.

  The middle column 31 has an engaging part b1 whose both end parts engage with the notch part a1 (engaged part a), and as shown in FIG. 4, the lower end is in contact with the floor surface 611 and the upper end is the bottom base. 512 is a member in contact with 512. The middle column 31 functions to reinforce the frame body 21 and to receive at least a part of the load of the unit 511 to be placed. In addition, it is preferable that the middle column 31 is formed of a solid member so that it can effectively counter the pressing of the bottom base 512. In the present embodiment, the middle column 31 is a substantially rectangular column having a long shape. Is formed. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a1 of the horizontal frame 212 and the engagement portion b1 of the middle post 31 is detachable. Further, the middle column 31 is provided at a position where the refrigerant pipe outlet 514 (see FIG. 3) of the unit 511 is not blocked.

  In addition, when the member of at least any one of a vertical frame, a horizontal frame, and a center pillar is comprised with two or more, it is preferable that the said member is the same shape. Thereby, the kind of member can be reduced and manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the gantry 11, the middle pillar 31 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the configuration in which the middle column 31 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612 has a through hole 41 into which the middle column 31 can be inserted. When installing the unit 511, the anchor bolt 612 is inserted into the through hole 41. As a result, the middle column 31 can be adjacent to the entire circumference of the anchor bolt 612, and the pressing force of the bottom base 512 accompanying the fastening of the anchor bolt 612 is equalized around the through hole 41 of the middle column 31. 512 cracks can be further reduced.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable that the through-hole 41 of the middle pillar 31 is provided in the approximate center part of the width direction of this middle pillar 31. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the middle column 31 can counter the pressing force of the bottom base 512 with a good balance.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the clearance between the middle pillar 31 adjacent to the anchor bolt 612 and the anchor bolt 612 is formed to be larger than the clearance between the bottom base 512 and the anchor bolt 612. Preferably it is. Thereby, the anchor bolt 612 can be easily inserted into the through hole 41 of the middle column 31, and workability when the unit 511 is installed on the mount 11 can be improved.

  Further, the width of the middle pillar 31 is preferably larger than the width of the frame body 21 (vertical frame 211 and horizontal frame 212). Thereby, the frame body 21 can be further reinforced, and the load of the unit 511 placed on the middle pillar 31 can be reliably received.

  Further, the height of the gantry 11 (the vertical dimension of the gantry 11 when installed on the floor surface 611) may be smaller than the height from the lower end of the bottom base 512 of the unit 511 to the drain port. preferable. Thereby, the gantry 11 can be stably installed on the floor surface 611.

  Next, a method for installing the unit 511 will be described. First, the gantry 11 is formed by attaching the middle column 31 to the frame body 21 so that the engaging portion b1 of the middle column 31 and the cutout portion a1 of the frame body 21 are engaged (see FIG. 2). Next, after the anchor bolt 612 is passed through the through hole 41 of the gantry 11 and the gantry 11 is arranged on the floor surface 611, the anchor bolt 612 is inserted into the hole 513 provided in the bottom base 512 of the unit 511. 511 is placed on the gantry 11. Next, a washer 701 and a nut 702 are attached to each anchor bolt 612 in this order, and the bottom base 512 is fastened to the gantry 11 while the nut 702 is screwed into the threaded portion of the anchor bolt 612. Note that the positional relationship among the gantry 11, the unit 511, the washer 701, and the nut 702 is shown in FIG.

  As described above, since the gantry 11 has the above-described configuration, when the air conditioner unit 511 is fastened to the anchor bolt 612, the bottom base 512 can resist the bending stress associated with the bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent the base 512 from cracking. In addition, since the bottom base 512 is less likely to crack, the allowable torque range for bolting is widened, and as a result, the installation workability can be improved. Further, in the present embodiment, the engagement between the notch portion a1 of the horizontal frame 212 and the engaging portion b1 of the middle column 31 is formed so as to be detachable, so that the middle column 31 is replaced in accordance with the unit 511. Thus, the same frame body 21 can be used to easily obtain mounts corresponding to various hole positions of the bottom base.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the gantry 12 is roughly constituted by a frame body 21 and two middle pillars 32. The gantry 12 is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the middle pillar 32. In addition, since the frame 21 is the same structure as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The middle column 32 is a member that has an engaging portion b <b> 2 that engages with the notch a <b> 1 (engaged portion a) at both ends, a lower end that contacts the floor surface 611, and an upper end that contacts the bottom base 512. As shown in FIG. 5, the middle column 32 is formed of a substantially rectangular column having a long shape, and has two cutout portions 42 having a substantially U shape in plan view with one end opened. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a1 of the horizontal frame 212 and the engagement portion b2 of the middle column 32 is detachable.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the gantry 12, one middle pillar 32 sandwiches two anchor bolts 612 at a notch portion 42. The method of installing the unit 511 using the gantry 12 is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the middle pillar 32 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612. Therefore, the description of the first embodiment will be given. Incorporate.

  As described above, since the gantry 12 has the above-described configuration, when the air conditioner unit 511 is fastened to the anchor bolt 612, the bottom base 512 can resist bending stress associated with bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent the base 512 from cracking.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the gantry 13 is schematically configured by a frame body 23 and four middle pillars 33. The gantry 13 is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the middle pillar 33 and the horizontal frame 232.

  The frame body 23 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the pair of horizontal frames 232 of the frame body 23 includes four cutout portions a3 (engaged portions a). In addition, since the structure of each notch part a3 and structures other than the notch part a3 of the frame 23 are the same as that of 1st Embodiment, description of 1st Embodiment is used.

  The middle pillar 33 is a member that has engaging portions b <b> 3 whose both ends are engaged with the notch a <b> 3, a lower end that is in contact with the floor surface 611, and an upper end that is in contact with the bottom base 512. As shown in FIG. 7, the middle column 33 is formed of a substantially rectangular column having a long shape. Here, the four middle pillars 33 are arranged in parallel to the vertical frame 211 inside the two vertical frames 211, and are located closest to the vertical frame 211 of the four middle pillars 33. A gap 43 into which the anchor bolt 612 can be inserted is formed between the middle pillar 33 and the middle pillar 33 adjacent to the middle pillar 33. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a3 of the horizontal frame 232 and the engagement portion b3 of the middle pillar 33 is fixed using an adhesive (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the gantry 13 is adjacent to the two intermediate pillars 33 so as to sandwich the two anchor bolts 612 in a state where the anchor bolts 612 are inserted into the gap 43 described above. In addition, about the installation method of the unit 511 using the said mount 13, since the center pillar 33 mentioned above is the same as that of 1st Embodiment except pinching the anchor bolt 612, description of 1st Embodiment is carried out. Incorporate.

  As described above, since the gantry 13 has the above-described configuration, when the air conditioner unit 511 is fastened to the anchor bolt 612, the bottom base 512 can resist the bending stress associated with the bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent the base 512 from cracking.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, the 4th Embodiment of this invention is described with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the gantry 14 is roughly constituted by a frame body 24 and two middle pillars 34. The gantry 14 is different from the third embodiment in the configuration of the middle pillar 34 and the horizontal frame 242.

  The frame body 24 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and the pair of horizontal frames 242 of the frame body 24 includes two cutout portions a4 (engaged portions a). In addition, since the structure of each notch part a4 and structures other than the notch part a4 of a frame are the same as that of 3rd Embodiment, description of 3rd Embodiment is used.

  The middle pillar 34 is a member having both ends having engaging portions b4 that engage with the notches a4, the lower end in contact with the floor surface 641, and the upper end in contact with the bottom base. As shown in FIG. 9, the middle column 34 is formed of a substantially rectangular column having a long shape. Here, the two middle pillars 34 are arranged in parallel to the longitudinal frame 241 inside the two longitudinal frames 241 and are located closest to the longitudinal frame 241 of the two middle pillars 34. A gap 44 into which an anchor bolt 642 can be inserted is formed between the middle pillar 34 and the vertical frame 241. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a4 of the horizontal frame 242 and the engagement portion b4 of the middle post 34 is fixed using an adhesive (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the state where the anchor bolt 642 is inserted into the gap 44, the gantry 14 is configured such that the middle pillar 34 and the vertical frame 241 of the frame body 24 sandwich the two anchor bolts 642. Adjacent. Note that the unit installation method using the gantry 14 is the same as that of the third embodiment except that the middle pillar 34 and the frame body 24 (vertical frame 241) sandwich the anchor bolt 642. The description of the third embodiment is incorporated.

  As described above, since the gantry 14 has the above-described configuration, when the unit of the air conditioner is fastened to the anchor bolt 642, the bottom base can resist the bending stress associated with the bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent cracking.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the structure of embodiment mentioned above, is shown by the claim, and intends that all the changes within the meaning and range equivalent to a claim are included. Is done.

  For example, in the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the gantry 11 to 14 having the cutout portions a1 to a4 as the engaged portion a has been described. For example, the frame body such as screwing (not shown) and the like It may be a gantry provided with other engaging portions and engaged portions that can engage with the middle pillar.

  Moreover, in the first to fourth embodiments described above, the gantry 11 to 14 in which the middle pillars 31 to 34 are formed of solid members have been described. However, as long as the middle pillar can resist the pressing of the bottom base. It may be formed of a hollow member.

11, 12, 13, 14 Frame 21, 23, 24 Frame 211, 241 Vertical frame 212, 232, 242 Horizontal frame a Engagement part 31, 32, 33, 34 Middle pillar b1, b2, b3, b4 Engagement Part 41 Through-hole 42 Notch part 43, 44 Gap 511 Unit 512 Bottom base 513 Hole 611, 641 Floor surface 612, 642 Anchor bolt 701 Washer 702 Nut

Claims (7)

A mount for mounting a unit of an air conditioner having a bottom base having a hole through which an anchor bolt can be inserted,
A frame having a pair of frames constituting opposite sides and at least one set of engaged portions provided on the pair of frames;
The both ends have an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion, and a middle column whose lower end is in contact with the floor and whose upper end is in contact with the bottom base,
A unit installation stand for an air conditioner, wherein the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt, or the middle pillar and the frame sandwich the anchor bolt.   The unit installation stand for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the structure in which the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt has a through hole through which the middle pillar can be inserted.   The unit installation stand according to claim 2, wherein the through hole of the middle column is provided at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the middle column.   The unit installation of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a clearance between the middle column or the frame and the anchor bolt is larger than a clearance between a bottom base and the anchor bolt. Mounting stand.   The unit installation stand for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the engagement between the engaged portion and the engaging portion is detachable.   The unit installation stand for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the width of the middle column is larger than the width of the frame.   The unit installation stand for an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a height is smaller than a height from a bottom base lower end of the unit to be placed to a drain port.

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