JP2800519B2 - Air conditioner decorative panel mounting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative panel mounting device for a ceiling-mounted air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, air conditioners such as air purifiers and air conditioners have been widely used in offices, hospitals, various stores, general homes and the like in order to achieve comfortable air conditioning. As one of such air conditioners, a so-called ceiling embedded type in which an air conditioner main body is buried in a ceiling in order to secure a room space is known.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ceiling-embedded air conditioner has a structure in which an air conditioner main body 91 has a bottom surface exposed through an opening (not shown) in a ceiling surface and a suspension bolt. At 96, the gap between the opening edge of the ceiling surface and the bottom surface side of the main body 91 is closed by a decorative panel 93 having an opening 92, and a grill 95 can be opened and closed in the opening 92 of the decorative panel 93. Are located in After the decorative panel 93 is inserted through mounting screws 97 screwed into the air conditioner body 92 side, the decorative panel 93 is moved in a predetermined direction. To the mounting screw 9
7 with the mounting plate 94 temporarily fixed,
7 is adjusted so that there is no gap between the periphery of the opening on the ceiling surface and the periphery of the upper surface of the decorative panel 93.

[0004]

As described above, in the above-described conventional air conditioner, each of the mounting screws 97 screwed into the air conditioner main body 92 is turned to rotate the ceiling surface and the decorative panel 93. The adjustment is performed such that no gap is formed between the upper edge and the peripheral edge of the upper surface.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a decorative panel mounting device for an air conditioner that does not require adjustment of a gap between a decorative panel and a ceiling surface.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a decorative panel mounting apparatus for an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein the decorative panel is detachably mounted on a bottom of a main body of the ceiling-mounted air conditioner. And mounting pins provided at a plurality of locations on the bottom of the apparatus main body and having round holes that connect the small holes and the large holes, pins that are vertically movable into the round holes of each mounting board, and A biasing spring, a non-return claw projecting from the lower end side of the pin and resiliently sinkable inside the pin, and the pin is provided on the pin, and the pin is positioned on the small hole side of the daruma hole. In this state, the pin is restricted from rising, and in a state where the pin is located on the large hole side of the daruma hole, a stopper that allows the pin to rise and a through-hole provided in the decorative panel and capable of introducing the pin are provided. The state where the claw was overcome Together is engaged with the non-return pawl,
A locking member that can be inserted into the large hole of the mounting hole of the mounting board.

[0007]

According to the decorative panel mounting device for an air conditioner having the above structure, the air conditioner main body is arranged behind the ceiling, and the pin is provided on the small hole side of the burrow hole of the mounting board provided on the air conditioner main body. When the locking member provided on the decorative panel is inserted into the pin in a state where the pin is lifted by the stopper and the check claw protruding from the side surface of the pin in the middle thereof, the locking claw is used. The locking member can be fitted above the check claw while being elastically pushed down inside the pin. When the locking member has passed over the pushed-down check claw, the check claw protrudes again and the locking member is locked, thereby preventing its removal. In this state, when the decorative panel is slid horizontally and the pin is moved to the large hole side of the daruma hole, the restriction of the pin being lifted by the stopper is released, and the pin is raised together with the decorative panel by the urging force of the spring. . Then, the upper edge of the decorative panel comes into contact with the ceiling surface, so that the above-described elevation is restricted. Therefore, there is no need to adjust the gap between the ceiling surface and the decorative panel upper surface.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of a decorative panel mounting apparatus according to the present invention. The mounting device is
The mounting boards 1 fixed to the four corners of the bottom opening A1 of the apparatus main body A, the hollow pins 2 movably supported by the mounting boards 1 vertically, and the pins 2 provided on the decorative panel B
The main part is constituted by a locking member 3 and the like, which are inserted through and are locked by the pins.

The mounting board 1 has a substantially circular large hole 11.
a and a small hole 11b formed to be continuous with the small hole 11a, a daruma hole 11 is formed to penetrate therethrough, and the pin 2 is inserted through the daruma hole 11. A compression coil spring 2 is provided above the mounting board 1 for the pins 2.
The compression coil spring 21 is compressed by a predetermined amount between a flange 22 provided on the top of the pin 2 and a spring receiving plate 4 provided above the mounting board 1. Tensioned in state. The spring receiving plate 4 has a long hole 41 through which the pin 2 is inserted.
It is set in a range that can move between the small hole 11b and the large hole 11a without any trouble.

On the side of the lower end of the pin 2,
The check pawl 5 is provided in a protruding manner. As shown in FIG. 2, the non-return claw 5 has a base portion introduced into the inside of the pin 2, and its distal end is moved from the side surface of the pin 2 by elastic deformation.
A predetermined amount can be elastically sunk into the inside. Further, an annular stopper 6 is fixed above the pin 2 above the check pawl 5. This stopper 6
As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the pin 2 is located on the small hole 11 b side of the darling hole, the pin 2 comes into contact with the lower surface of the mounting board 1 and the pin 2 is moved to a predetermined lower position against the urging force of the compression coil spring 21. To keep. The size of this stopper 6 is
The pin 2 is set in a range in which the large hole 11a of the daruma hole 11 can be inserted. As shown in FIG. 3, by moving the pin 2 toward the large hole 11a of the daruma hole 11, the upward movement of the pin 2 is allowed. It has become.

The locking member 3 is fixed to a position corresponding to the pin 2 on the side of the apparatus main body A on the periphery of the opening B1 of the decorative panel B. At the top of the locking member 3, a locking portion 31 extending horizontally is bent and formed.
The locking portion 31 has a through hole 3 through which the pin 2 can be introduced.
1a is formed. The outer shape of the locking portion 31 is as follows.
It is formed in a substantially circular shape through which the large hole 11a of the daruma hole 11 can be inserted.

With the above configuration, the decorative panel is placed in a state where the pins 2 suspended from each mounting board 1 are positioned on the small hole 11b side of the darling hole 11 and the rise of the pins 2 is restricted by the stopper 6. In the through hole 31a of the locking member 3 on the B side,
When the decorative panel B is lifted while the pins 2 are being introduced, the check claws 5 are elastically pushed down into the pins 2 by the locking members 3 on the way. Then, when the decorative panel B is further lifted and the locking portion 31 of the locking member 3 gets over the pushed-down check claw 5, the check claw 5 again projects from the side surface of the pin 2 and the locking portion 31 Withdrawal is prevented (see two-dot chain line in FIG. 2).

Next, the decorative panel B is moved in the horizontal direction, and the pin 2 is inserted into the large hole 1 of the burrow 11 as shown in FIG.
When the pin 2 is moved to the side 1a, the restriction of the rise of the pin 2 by the stopper 6 is released, and the pin 2 rises together with the locking member 3, that is, the decorative panel B by the urging force of the compression coil spring 21. During this ascent, the upper surface periphery of the decorative panel B comes into contact with the periphery of the opening on the ceiling surface,
The rise is restricted, and the gap between the ceiling surface and the decorative panel upper surface is closed. Therefore, there is no need to adjust the gap between the ceiling surface and the upper surface of the decorative panel B.

The decorative panel mounting device of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, if a large-diameter compression coil spring 21 is used, the compression coil spring 21 can be connected to the flange 22 of the pin 2. It can be stretched directly between the mounting board 1 and the mounting board 1. In addition, various design changes can be made, such as using a leaf spring as the compression coil spring.

[0015]

As described above, according to the decorative panel mounting device of the present invention, the locking member provided on the decorative panel side is inserted into the pin provided on the air conditioner body side. By simply moving the decorative panel in the horizontal direction, the decorative panel can be attached to the air-conditioning apparatus main body and can be brought into close contact with the lower surface of the ceiling surface. It is not necessary to adjust the gap between the panel and the ceiling. Therefore, there is a specific effect that the installation work of the air conditioner can be efficiently performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing one embodiment of a decorative panel mounting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a pin.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a pin is being lifted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A Air-conditioning apparatus main body B Decorative panel 1 Mounting board 11 Loose hole 11a Large hole 11b Small hole 2 Pin 21 Compression coil spring 3 Locking member 31a Through hole 5 Non-return claw 6 Stopper

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting device for mounting a decorative panel (B) on the bottom of a main body of a ceiling-embedded air conditioner, wherein the mounting panel is provided at a plurality of locations on the bottom of the main body (A) and has small holes (11b).
And a large hole (11a), and a mounting board (1) having a round hole (11), a pin (2) introduced into the round hole (11) of each mounting board (1) so as to be movable up and down, and a pin A spring (21) for urging the pin (2) upward, and a check pawl (5) protruding from the lower end side of the pin (2) and capable of elastically sinking into the pin (2). The pin (2) is provided on the pin (2), and when the pin (2) is positioned on the small hole (11b) side of the daruma hole (11), the pin (2) is restricted from rising, and the daruma hole (11) is While located on the side of the large hole (11a),
It has a stopper (6) that allows the pin (2) to rise, and a through hole (31a) that is provided on the decorative panel (B) and that allows the pin (2) to be introduced. While being locked by the check claw (5),
(1) A locking member that can be inserted through the large hole (11a) of the Daruma hole (11)
(3) A device for mounting a decorative panel of an air conditioner, comprising: