JP2596645B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are integrated with each other, and is particularly useful when the air conditioner is to be made thinner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows the structure of a conventional air conditioner 1 of this type. In the above air conditioner 1, as shown in FIG.
The interior of the housing 2 is partitioned so as to be inclined from the outdoor upper part to the indoor lower part in a side view, and an outdoor unit 3 is arranged on the outdoor side and an indoor unit 4 is arranged on the indoor side. . The outdoor unit 3 includes a condenser 5,
It has an outdoor fan 6 and the like, and is covered with an outdoor casing 7. The indoor unit 4 includes an evaporator 8, an indoor fan 9, and the like, and is covered with an indoor casing 10. On the upper surface of the housing 2,
A mounting plate 11 (contact portion) for positioning when the air conditioner 1 is mounted is protrudingly provided, and a fixing plate is also provided on both sides of the housing 2 in the vertical direction, though not shown. Has been established. The fixed plate is provided with the air conditioner 1.
There is a hole for bolt penetration for fixing the The fixing plate and the mounting plate 11 are integrally formed in a substantially U-shape that is opened downward when viewed from the front.
The air conditioner 1 configured as described above is buried, for example, under a bay window of a house. That is, an opening for inserting and deploying the air conditioner 1 is formed in the wall portion 12 below the bay window so as to penetrate from the indoor side to the outdoor side, and a mounting frame 13 is fixed to an inner peripheral edge of this space in advance. Is established. Then, the air conditioner 1 is inserted into the space from the indoor side, the mounting plate 11 and the fixing plate are brought into contact with the mounting frame 13, and the fixing plate and the mounting frame 13 are screwed together with bolts. By doing so, the air conditioner 1 is installed. In the figure, reference numeral 14 denotes an outdoor decorative panel provided with an outdoor louver 15,
Reference numeral 16 denotes a decorative panel on the indoor side provided with an indoor louver 17. It should be noted that the air flow path during the operation of the air conditioner 1 is indicated by solid arrows in FIG.

[0003]

The air conditioner 1 as described above is often mounted on the above bay window, flat window or other lower part of the wall. By the way, since the floor area ratio of a house is calculated based on the area within 30 cm above the floor surface and also taking into account the amount of protrusion outside the outdoor wall, the air conditioner 1 in the above installation situation has the floor area ratio of Has a large effect on the calculation of. That is, by reducing the thickness of the air conditioner 1 so as to reduce the protruding portion of the air conditioner 1 to the outside without making the air conditioner 1 protrude to the indoor side, when calculating the building area ratio, The value can be kept low, or a wider indoor space can be secured at the same floor area ratio, which is extremely effective. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an air conditioner in which the thickness of the air conditioner is reduced so that a portion protruding to the outdoor side when the air conditioner is installed can be reduced. The purpose is to provide.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the main means adopted by the present invention is that the gist of the invention is that the inside of the housing is inclined from the upper outdoor side to the lower indoor side in side view. An outdoor unit is arranged outside the room, and an indoor unit is arranged inside the room. A contact portion for positioning when the air conditioner is mounted is projected from the upper surface of the housing. In the air conditioner, the contact portion is shifted to the outdoor side in side view,
This is an air conditioner according to a point in which the indoor unit is slid obliquely upward to the outdoor side to the position of the upper edge of the indoor side.

[0005]

In the air conditioner according to the present invention, the contact portion is shifted to the outside in the side view, and the indoor unit is slid obliquely upward to the outside to the position of the upper end edge on the indoor side. Thus, the portion protruding from the contact portion to the outside of the room is reduced, and the thickness of the entire air conditioner is also reduced.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention and is not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention. here,
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the air conditioner mounted on a lower part of a bay window of a house. Elements common to the conventional air conditioner 1 shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air conditioner 18 according to this embodiment has substantially the same basic structure as that of the conventional air conditioner 1, and the difference from the conventional air conditioner 1 is as follows. The contact portion 19 which is in contact with the mounting frame 13 and is used for positioning when installing the air conditioner 18 is attached to the mounting plate 1 of the conventional air conditioner 1.
1 and the contact area 1
In this case, the indoor unit 4 is slid obliquely upward (in the direction of arrow 20) to the outside of the indoor unit 4 to the position of the upper end edge on the indoor side of No. 9. Since the air conditioner 18 of this type is configured by housing various devices integrally in the housing 21, the outdoor unit 3 must be provided with the outdoor fan 6 which has to be thickened. Part side downward,
The outdoor unit 3 and the indoor unit 4 are combined so that the installation unit side of the indoor fan 9 in which the thickness dimension of the indoor unit 4 must be increased in the indoor unit 4 is positioned upward. Is housed. As a result, the outdoor unit 3 and the indoor unit 4
The interior of the casing 21 is inclined and partitioned from the upper part on the outside to the lower part on the inside in the side view.

In the above configuration, as described above, the contact portion 19 is shifted to the outside of the room in a side view, and the region is effectively used up to the position of the upper end of the contact portion 19 on the indoor side. By forming a part of the body 21, the indoor unit 4 can be slid obliquely upward on the outdoor side indicated by the arrow 20. As a result, the thickness of the air conditioner 18 is reduced, and the protruding portion of the air conditioner 18 from the contact portion 19 to the outdoor side is also reduced. And
Flanges 22, 22 for fixing the air conditioner 18 are attached to both sides of the housing 21. In this case, for example, a commercially available angle member can be used as the flange 22, and the flange 22 is attached to the substantially U-shaped mounting plate 11 that is opened downward and used in the conventional air conditioner 1. Thus, the configuration can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced. In the air conditioner 18 according to the above configuration, since the entire indoor unit 4 is moved upward as described above, the installation area of the evaporator 8 on the front portion thereof can be enlarged. As a result, a larger evaporator can be used than in the case of the conventional apparatus, and the air circulation area can be increased. As a result, noise can be reduced and performance can be improved.

[0008]

Since the air conditioner according to the present invention is configured as described above, the thickness of the air conditioner can be reduced, and at the time of installation, the protruding portion to the outdoor side is reduced. Can be reduced. As a result, for example, when calculating the floor area ratio of a house, it can be calculated as a value of the floor area ratio that is substantially more advantageous than when a conventional air conditioner is installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an air conditioner according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view in a state where the air conditioner is attached to a lower part of a bay window of a house.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a structure of a conventional air conditioner and corresponding to FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Outdoor unit 4 ... Indoor unit 13 ... Mounting frame 18 ... Air conditioner 19 ... Contact part 20 ... Arrow 21 ... Housing

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hirokazu Abe 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City Sharp Corporation (72) Inventor Isao Taniguchi 22-22 Nagaikecho, Abeno-ku, Osaka City Sharp Corporation

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] The interior of a housing is inclined and partitioned from an upper outdoor portion to a lower indoor portion in a side view, and an outdoor unit is disposed on the outdoor side and an indoor unit is disposed on the indoor side, respectively. In the air conditioner provided with a positioning abutment for mounting the air conditioner on the upper surface of the air conditioner, the abutment is shifted to the outside of the room in a side view, and the upper edge of the indoor side. An air conditioner characterized in that the indoor unit is slid obliquely upward to the outside of the room to the position of (1).