JP3025470B2 - Mounting base for 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 a wall-mounted type air-conditioner mounting base for mounting an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner (hereinafter simply referred to as an air conditioner) on a wall surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a wall-mounted type air-conditioner installation base comprises a horizontal rod 1 fixed laterally to a wall surface, and a pair of right and left hanging down from two longitudinal positions of the horizontal rod 1. As shown in FIG. The vertical rods 2, 2 and a pair of left and right arms 3, 3 projecting from the lower ends of the vertical rods 2, 2 to the front side and supporting the air conditioner are basic constituent members. Then, in the conventional air-conditioner installation stand shown in FIG. 8, these components are configured and assembled as follows.

[0003] The horizontal rod 1 has a pair of upper and lower receiving portions 1a and 1b which are continuous in the lateral direction at a lower edge portion. Upper receiving part 1
“a” protrudes to the front side, and the tip is bent downward. On the other hand, the lower receiving portion 1b protrudes toward the front side, and its tip is bent upward. And receiving parts 1a, 1
“b” forms a rail groove that is continuous in the lateral direction.

The vertical rod 2 has a notch 2a at the back of the upper end at which the receiving portions 1a and 1b are fitted. By screwing the screw 4 inserted through into the slide nut 5 inserted in the receiving portions 1a and 1b,
Fixed to

[0005] The rear end of the arm 3 is connected and fixed to the lower end of the vertical rod 2 by two upper and lower through bolts 6, 6.

Further, in the conventional frame for installing an air conditioner shown in FIG. 9, the horizontal rod 1, the vertical rod 2 and the arm 3 are constructed and assembled as follows.

[0007] The horizontal rod 1 has a receiving portion 1c having an L-shaped cross section at its lower edge, which protrudes toward the front side and has a tip bent at a right angle upward. 1d is provided.

The vertical rod 2 has a notch on the upper end rear surface to which the receiving portion 1c fits, and the two are fastened with the bolt 7 and the nut 8 while being hooked on the receiving portion 1c. Is fixed to the horizontal rod 1.

As for the arm 3, the rear end of the arm 3 is connected and fixed to the lower end of the vertical rod 2 by two upper and lower penetrating bolts 6, 6 in the same manner as the mount of FIG.

[0010]

The conventional mounting stand for air conditioners shown in FIG. 8 has a poor workability of mounting the arm 3. That is, since the upper and lower two through bolts 6, 6 are used for mounting the arm 3, the mounting workability is still poor.

Further, the conventional air-conditioner installation stand shown in FIG. 9 also uses the upper and lower two through bolts 6 for mounting the arm 3, similarly to the stand of FIG. Is not good.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air-conditioner installation base which is more excellent in assembling workability than the illustrated air-conditioner installation base.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An air conditioner installation base according to the present invention comprises a horizontal rod fixed laterally to a wall, a pair of vertical rods hanging down from two longitudinal positions of the horizontal rod, and a pair of vertical rods. And a pair of arms protruding forward from each lower end and supporting the air conditioner. A wall-mounted type air-conditioner installation base, wherein a hook-like shape that is bent upward at each rear end of the pair of arms and protrudes rearward. And a hook-shaped second hook portion bent downwardly below the first hook portion and projecting rearward is provided, and the first hook portion and the second hook portion are lower end portions of each arm. An opening is provided at the front of the lower end of each arm to engage with the first hook and the second hook, and is inserted between the lower end of the vertical rod and the rear end of the arm. Upward movement and rotation of arm by plug-in lock It is obtained by configured to block.

In the frame for installing an air conditioner according to the present invention,
By inserting the first hook part and the second hook part provided at the rear end of the arm into the opening provided at the lower end of the vertical rod, the arm is fixed to the lower end of the vertical rod in a cantilever state. You. This is because the first hook portion has a hook shape that is bent upward and projects rearward, and the second hook portion has a hook shape that is bent downward and projects rearward. This prevents the arm from coming off and turning downward. For this reason, the arm can be easily attached to the lower end of the vertical rod by a retaining structure that does not use bolts.

Moreover, the upward movement and rotation of the arm are prevented by the insertion type lock member inserted between the lower end of the vertical rod and the rear end of the arm. This lock member is also effective in fixing the arm and preventing rattling.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner installation stand according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a two-sided view of a horizontal rod used in the air conditioner installation stand, and FIG. 3 is a vertical view used in the air conditioner installation stand. FIG. 4 is a three-sided view of the arm, and FIG.
Is the 3rd lock member used for the air-conditioner installation stand.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing a method of mounting the arm, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part showing a method of mounting the vertical rod.

An air conditioner installation base according to an embodiment of the present invention is a wall-mounted type in which an air conditioner is installed on a wall surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mounting base for the air conditioner includes a horizontal rod 10 fixed to a wall surface sideways,
A pair of left and right vertical rods 20 and 2 hanging from two longitudinal positions
0, a pair of left and right arms 30 projecting from the lower ends of the pair of left and right vertical rods 20, 20 to the front side to support the air conditioner.
30 and a plug-in lock member 4 inserted between each of the pair of left and right vertical rods 20, 20 and the pair of left and right arms 30, 30 to prevent upward movement and rotation of the arms 30, 30.
0, 40.

As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal rod 10 has a horizontally long vertical portion 11 which is in close contact with the wall surface, and a receiving portion 12 provided at the lower edge of the vertical portion 11 over the entire width. The receiving portion 12 includes a horizontal portion 13 extending perpendicularly from the lower edge of the vertical portion 11 to the front side, and an inclined portion 14 extending upward from the tip of the horizontal portion 13 toward the front side. On the other hand, the vertical portion 11 is provided with a plurality of elongated screw holes 15 for attaching the horizontal rod 10 to a wall surface and a scale for positioning the vertical rod 20. The angle of the inclined portion 14 with respect to the horizontal portion 13 is 110 to 120 ° (the inclined angle is 20 to 3).
0 °) is preferable, and is set to 115 ° here.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vertical rod 20 has a U-shaped cross section. In the side portions 21 and 21 on both sides of the vertical rod 20, cuts 22 into which the receiving portions 12 of the horizontal rod 10 are fitted are provided at the upper end. The notch 22 is formed continuously with the horizontal portion 23 opened to the rear side so that the horizontal portion 13 of the receiving portion 12 is fitted and the horizontal portion 23 so that the inclined portion 14 of the receiving portion 12 is fitted. The receiving part 12 includes the inclined part 24.
At the angle corresponding to the front. The horizontal portion 23 is wide so that the inclined portion 14 can be smoothly inserted into the inclined portion 24.

A screw hole 26 is provided at the upper end of the front part 25 sandwiched between the side parts 21 and 21 of the vertical rod 20.
The screw hole 26 is formed by the inclined portion 1 in which the fixing screw 50 screwed into the screw hole 26 is fitted to the inclined portion 24 of the cut 22.
The height is set so as to come into contact with the front surface 4 from the front side.

On the other hand, at the lower end of the front part 25, slit-shaped openings 27, 27 extending in the vertical direction are provided at both side edges, and are located below the openings 27, 27. , Similar slit-shaped openings 28, 28 are provided. These openings are for attaching arms 30 described later. At the lower end of the front part 25, a pair of left and right convex parts 29, 29 formed by pressing a part of the front part 25 to the front side and a screw hole 26 'are provided. The pair of left and right convex portions 29, 29 is for fixing a lock member 40 described later. In addition, screw hole 2
An adjustment screw 60 for adjusting the distance from the wall surface to the lower end of the vertical rod 20 is screwed into 6 '.

As shown in FIG. 4, the arm 30 has a U-shaped angle in vertical section. Hook-shaped first hook portions 32, 32 which are bent upward and project rearward are provided on the side portions 31, 31 on both sides of the arm 30 at the rear end. Also, the hook-shaped second hook portions 33, 33 bent downward and projecting rearward are formed by the first hook portions 32, 32.
Is provided below.

First hook portions 32, 32 located on the upper stage
Are inserted into upper slit-like openings 27, 27 provided at the lower end of the front part 25 of the vertical rod 20, and the arm 3
0 is prevented from turning downward. The second hook portions 33, 33 located at the lower stage are inserted into lower slit-shaped openings 28, 28 provided below the openings 27, 27,
The arm 30 is prevented from moving downward and from falling forward. The functions of these hooks will be described later in detail.

Screw holes 36 and 37 for fixing an insulating member 70 also serving as a cushion member of an air conditioner placed above the upper surface portion 35 sandwiched between the side portions 31 and 31 of the arm 30 are provided. A scale for positioning the member 70 is provided. Further, in a state where the rear ends 31 ′ of the main body portions of the side portions 31, 31 are in contact with the front portion 25 of the vertical rod 20, an insertion space for a lock member 40 described later is formed between the front portion 25 and the upper surface portion 35. To this end, the rear end 35 ′ of the upper surface 35 is located on the front side of the rear end 31 ′ of the main body of the side surfaces 31, 31.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lock member 40 is a horizontally long resin block inserted from above into a rectangular gap formed between the front surface 25 of the vertical rod 20 and the upper surface 35 of the arm 30. Has a hollow structure that opens downward to facilitate its deformation. The lock member 40 has a wedge portion 41 whose front and rear surfaces are inclined at a lower portion in order to facilitate pushing into the gap.
It protrudes forward and backward to prevent 0 from falling off. The uppermost portion of the lock member 40 is a flange portion 42 that protrudes forward and backward to avoid excessive pushing and movement of the arm 30 upward.

Next, a method of assembling the base for mounting the air conditioner will be described.

The horizontal rod 10 is fixed to a wall surface with a screw 80. In addition, an adjusting screw 60 is screwed into a screw hole 26 ′ provided at the lower end of the front part 25 of the vertical rod 20 from the rear side, and the arm 30 is attached to this lower end. The mounting of the arm 30 is performed in the following procedure.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the upper first hook portions 32, 32 are moved while the arm 30 is tilted upward.
After being inserted into the upper openings 27, 27 provided at the lower end of the front portion 25 of the vertical rod 20, the arm 30 is rotated downward, and the lower second hook portions 33, 3 are rotated.
3 is inserted into the lower openings 28, 28. Then, FIG.
As shown in (b), the arm 30 is pressed downward. As a result, the lower second hook portions 33, 33 are
8, 28 are completely caught on the lower edge,
Is prevented from dropping to the surface side. In addition, the upper first hook portions 32, 32 are hooked on the upper edges of the openings 27, 27, and the downward rotation of the arm 30 is prevented.

Finally, as shown in FIG.
The lock member 40 is pushed from above into a rectangular gap formed between the front part 25 of the “0” and the upper part 35 of the arm 30. Thus, upward rotation of the arm 30 is prevented. The pushed locking member 40 is prevented from being removed by a wedge portion 41 also serving as its own retaining portion, and a pair of left and right convex portions 29, 29 provided at the lower end portion of the front portion 25 of the vertical rod 20. Further, the arm 30 is provided by the flange 42 of the lock member 40.
Is prevented from moving upward. Further, rattling of the entire arm 30 is prevented.

As described above, in the present air conditioner installation stand, the hook-shaped first hook portions 32, 32 and the second hook portions 3
The arm 30 can be easily attached to the lower end of the vertical rod 20 without using a bolt by a plug-in type latching structure using 3, 33. This attachment is made more secure by using the lock member 40.

Arms 30 and 30 are attached to the two vertical rods 20 and 20, respectively.
Is attached, the vertical rods 20, 20 are attached to the horizontal rod 10. This attachment is performed in the following procedure. Before attaching the arms 30, 30, the vertical rod 2
Although it is possible to attach 0,20, the attachment of the vertical rods 20,20 in this case is performed in the same procedure.

First, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the vertical rod 20 is tilted rearward to return to the original vertical state.
The receiving portion 12 of the horizontal rod 10 is fitted into the notch 22 of 0. Thereby, the vertical rod 20 is hooked on the receiving portion 12 of the horizontal rod 10. When the vertical rod 20 is hooked on the receiving portion 12 of the horizontal rod 10, as shown in FIG.
A fixing screw 50 is screwed into the screw hole 26 provided at the upper end of the front side from the front side. The screw 50 is brought into contact with the inclined portion 14 of the receiving portion 12 from the front side. This allows
The inclined part 14 of the receiving part 12 is clamped from front and rear. Further, since the inclined portion 14 is inclined to the front side, the vertical
The upward movement of zero is reliably prevented. By these,
The vertical rod 20 is easily and securely fixed to the horizontal rod 10 without using a nut member such as a slide nut.

Further, since the nut member is not required and the bolt does not penetrate through the receiving portion 12, a long hole for penetrating the nut is not required. .

[0035]

As described above, the mounting stand for an air conditioner according to the present invention has a vertically extending arm without a bolt by a retaining structure using two upper and lower hook-shaped hook portions which are bent up and down, respectively. Since the arm is attached to the lower end of the rod, the operation of attaching the arm is simple. In addition, since the insertion lock member is inserted between the lower end of the vertical rod and the rear end of the arm to prevent upward movement and rotation of the arm, the locking structure does not use a bolt. Nevertheless, the mounting of the arm is secure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a frame for installing an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a horizontal rod 2 used for the air-conditioner installation stand.
(A) is a front view and (b) is a side view.

FIG. 3 shows a vertical rod 3 used in the frame for installing the air conditioner.
(A) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a front view.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are three views of an arm used for the air-conditioner installation stand, wherein FIG. 4A is a plan view, FIG. 4B is a rear view, and FIG.

FIG. 5 is a two-sided view of a lock member used in the air-conditioner installation stand, (a) is a front view, and (b) is a cross-sectional view along AA.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing a method of attaching the arm.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part showing how to attach the vertical rod.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional frame for installing an air conditioner.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional frame for installing an air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 horizontal rod 12 receiving part 20 vertical rod 22 cut 26 screw hole 27, 28 opening 30 arm 32 first hook part 33 second hook part 40 locking member 50 fixing screw 60 adjusting screw 70 screw screw

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A horizontal rod fixed laterally to a wall surface, a pair of vertical rods hanging from two longitudinal positions of the horizontal rod, and a front end projecting from each lower end of the pair of vertical rods to support the air conditioner. In a wall-mounted type air-conditioner installation base having a pair of arms, a hook-shaped first hook portion bent upward and projecting rearward is provided at each rear end of the pair of arms. A hook-shaped second hook portion bent downward and projecting rearward is provided, and a first hook portion is provided at a lower end of each arm such that the first hook portion and the second hook portion are engaged with a lower end portion of each arm. An opening for fitting the hook portion and the second hook portion is provided, and the insertion lock member inserted between the lower end of the vertical rod and the rear end of the arm moves and rotates the arm upward. For air conditioner installation, characterized in that it is configured to block movement Mount. 2. A first hook portion and a second hook portion are provided on both side portions of the arm, and the first hook portion and the second hook portion are provided.
Openings into which the hooks are fitted are provided on both side edges of the front surface of the vertical rod, and the lock member is inserted from above into a gap formed between the front surface of the vertical rod and the upper surface of the arm. The mounting stand for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein: