JP3043221B2 - 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 having a heat exchanger and an electric box in a case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an air conditioner is composed of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, and performs cooling and heating by circulating a refrigerant through heat exchangers respectively disposed in the outdoor unit and the indoor unit. Heat pump types are known. An indoor unit of this type of air conditioner (in the present specification, “air conditioner” means both an indoor unit and an outdoor unit) has a ventilation passage in which a heat exchanger is arranged. And a machine room in which an electric box for controlling operation, a motor for a fan, and the like are arranged.

[0003] Incidentally, in an air conditioner ("air conditioner" in this specification means both an indoor unit and an outdoor unit), the electric circuit diagram and the maintenance of the air conditioner are performed in the maintenance and the like. A service manual (technical data for service maintenance) that describes the items to be checked at the time is required, but the service manual was carried by the worker.

Further, simple electric circuit diagrams and the like are merely attached to the back side of a grill of an air conditioner or the like.

[0005]

However, since there are many types of air conditioners, it is difficult for workers to carry their service manuals for all types.

[0006] Further, there is a problem that a worker may know the model only after seeing the air conditioner on site, and cannot immediately cope with the problem because he does not have a service manual corresponding to the model.

[0007] Further, when affixed to the back side of a grill or the like, since the area is limited to an extremely small area, there is a problem that characters and the like are small and difficult to read, and sufficient information cannot be posted.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an air conditioner that can provide sufficient technical data to workers during service maintenance and installation.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a home-use household mounted on a wall in a room.
In the indoor unit of the air conditioner,
Is divided into the ventilation passage where the heat exchanger is located and this ventilation passage.
The machine room is provided with a motor for a blower.
Close to one side wall of the case at the side of this motor
At the position so as to cross the depth direction inside the case.
A box is provided, and the side of the electrical box and this side
Surface and the side wall of the case facing the
The storage bag that stores the technical data for
It was done.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a side surface of the electrical box is provided.
And a supplement formed on the side wall of the case facing the side surface.
Stores technical data for service maintenance with heavy use ribs
The storage bag is sandwiched .

A third aspect of the present invention provides the service maintenance
The storage bag containing the technical data for
When the front panel of the case is opened,
Hold the side of the electrical box so that the storage bag is exposed.
Is housed between the side wall of the case and the opposing side wall of the case .

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the technical data can be stored in almost no space by arranging the technical data for service maintenance between the side wall of the case and the electrical box. In addition, since the technical data is held on the machine room side where the electrical box is arranged, there is no influence from the humidity of the ventilation air or the like.

Further, since the technical data is stored in the storage bag, damage is prevented and the technical data can be stored for a long time. Soshi
Electrical box so that it crosses the depth direction inside the case.
That the electrical box
The side forms a storage section that widely corresponds to the side of the case.
The wide service
It is also suitable for storing technical data for maintenance.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the storage bag is sandwiched between the reinforcing ribs provided on the side wall of the case, the storage bag storing the technical data for service maintenance can be securely provided. Can be held in the case.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the storage bag storing the technical data for service maintenance is made of a self-extinguishing material, there is no danger of ignition, and the electrical equipment box and the like are abnormal. Even if heat is generated, ignition can be prevented. And stored by opening the front panel
Because the bag is exposed, it is extremely easy to retrieve technical data
is there.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a wall-mounted air conditioner 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a home air conditioner capable of cooling and heating, and is an indoor unit connected to an outdoor unit. It can be mounted on a wall.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the air conditioner 3 mainly includes a refrigerant heat exchanger 5 into which a refrigerant is introduced, a hot water heat exchanger 6 into which hot water is introduced, and a blower 7 as a case. 4 inside.

The case 4 includes a frame 10 and a front panel 9.
0 and a grill 11.
Suction ports 11a and 11b are formed on the front and upper sides of the. An outlet 17 is formed below the grill 11, and the outlet 17 is provided with guide vanes 19 for guiding the direction in which air is blown.

The frame 10 comprises a top plate 23 located on the upper side, a bottom 25 located on the lower side, a back plate 27 and side walls 28, which are integrally molded from synthetic resin. ing.

The inside of the case 4 is provided with heat exchangers 5 and 6, which are divided into a ventilation passage 12 through which the wind passes, and a machine room 14 in which a blower motor 18 and an electric box 31 are provided.

In the present embodiment, the heat exchangers 5 and 6 of the ventilation path 12 are composed of two heat exchangers, a refrigerant heat exchanger 5 and a hot water heat exchanger 6, and the refrigerant heat exchanger 5 It is connected to an external device (not shown) of the air conditioner, and the refrigerant is introduced through a refrigerant pipe. Hot water heat exchanger 6
Is similarly connected to an external device, and hot water is introduced through a hot water pipe.

The blower 7 is a once-through blower, and is configured to be blown from a blowout port 17 by a vertically long crossflow fan rotated by a motor 18.

On the machine room 14 side, an electrical box 31, a motor 18, a branch pipe, and other various wirings are housed.

The electrical box 31 controls the operation of the air conditioner. A control board is housed in the electrical box 31. The board has control wiring such as an electromagnetic valve, a temperature sensor 33 and a humidity sensor. The sensor 35 is connected. The electrical box 31 is made of a self-extinguishing material.

The electrical component box 31 is provided on the side of the motor 18 so as to cross the depth direction inside the case 4.

A storage bag 51 is mounted on the side surface of the electrical component box 31 between the side wall 41 of the case 4 and the housing bag 51. This storage bag 51 contains technical data 5 for service maintenance.
2 technical books are stored.

The storage bag 51 is sandwiched between the side walls of the electrical box 31 and the reinforcing ribs 53 formed on the side wall of the case 4.
By holding only a, the technical book in the storage bag 51 can be easily taken in and out.

The material of the storage bag 51 is self-extinguishing without burning.
Sex and is used material is not Moeutsura be fire broke out emergency electric box and other parts are prevented and Moehirogara. The storage bag 51 is a self-extinguishing material generally used, and is mainly a vinyl chloride sheet or the like.

In this embodiment, the storage bag 51 is formed of a transparent material, so that the presence of a technical book can be easily confirmed from the outside.

The shape of the storage bag 51, may have a shape for housing the technical books 52, and this <br/> having a closed white 51b is preferred. It is not limited to the one that covers the entire technical book 52, but may be partially cut out so that the inside can be easily taken out, may be a thin box shape, or may simply be sandwiched between a pair of sheet members. The same effect can be obtained.

Although the size of the storage bag 51 is not particularly limited, it is desirable to reduce the thickness of the technical book as much as possible and to increase the size. In the present embodiment, the width is substantially equal to the side wall of the electrical box 31. And a height substantially equal to the depth thereof.

The technical book 52 is obtained by folding one sheet of paper, or may be formed in a booklet. In order to make a simple configuration, in this embodiment, a sheet of A2 standard size folded in four or eight is used, and the control circuit diagram of the electrical box and the
Details necessary for maintenance, such as a flowchart, a failure diagnosis, a check point at the time of installation, and the like are described in detail.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In the air conditioner of this embodiment, the technical data 52 can be stored in almost no space by arranging the storage bag 51 between the side wall 28 of the case 4 and the side surface of the electrical box 31. In addition, since the technical data is held on the machine room side where the electrical box is arranged, it is possible to prevent the influence of heat, moisture, and the like in the air conditioner.

The storage bag 51 is securely inserted and fixed between the electrical box 31 and the rib 53, so that the insertion and removal is easy and reliable.

Alternatively, when the front panel of the case 4 is opened, the storage bag 51 is exposed.
It is possible to extract technical materials such as service manuals stored inside.

As described above, the technical data 52 is stored in the air conditioner.
, The operator does not need to carry a service manual for each model, and can easily perform maintenance on the spot.

Moreover, since a booklet or a large sheet of paper can be stored in a folded state, a large amount of technical information can be posted even in the size of easy-to-read characters, so that sufficient technical information can be provided to workers and the like.

Since the technical data 52 is stored in the storage bag 51 instead of in the naked state, the damage can be prevented for a long time.

The storage bag 51 containing the technical data is self- contained.
Since it is made of fire-extinguishing material, there is no risk of ignition, and even if the electrical box or the like abnormally generates heat, it is possible to prevent ignition of the paper-based technical book 52.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the indoor unit has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a storage bag 51 containing technical data 52 for service maintenance may be arranged in the outdoor unit. Similar effects can be obtained.

[0044]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the side of the electrical box is provided.
Technical data for service maintenance with the case side wall
The storage section of the storage bag that stores the
There is no need to configure the storage section with materials, and assembly parts
It is possible to store the technical data in the air conditioner with almost no space. Therefore, sufficient technical data can be provided to the operator during service maintenance.

Moreover, since the technical data is held on the machine room side where the electrical box is arranged, it is not affected by moisture or the like.

Further, since the technical data is stored in a storage bag to prevent its damage, it can be stored for a long time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the storage bag storing the technical data for service maintenance is sandwiched between the side walls of the electrical box and the ribs on the side of the case, the storage bag storing the technical data can be easily formed. And it can hold | maintain reliably.

According to the third invention, the storage bag is self-extinguishing.
Since it is made of a conductive material , there is no danger of ignition. Even if the electrical box or the like generates abnormal heat, the ignition of technical data is prevented and the spread of fire is prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which technical materials for service maintenance are extracted from a storage bag in the air conditioner shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the air conditioner shown in FIG. 1 with its front panel removed.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 air conditioner 4 case 41 side wall 51 storage bag 52 technical data 53 reinforcing rib

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-51-103950 (JP, A) JP-A 58-74028 (JP, U) JP-A 62-43263 (JP, U) JP-A 63-43 49453 (JP, U) Hira 4-78428 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F24F 1/00 401

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An air conditioner for home use mounted on a wall in a room.
In the indoor unit, heat exchange is provided inside the case of the indoor unit.
The ventilation room where the heat exchanger is located and the ventilation room
The machine room has a blower motor and this motor.
At a position close to one side wall of the case on the side of the
Electrical box so as to cross the depth direction inside the case
Is provided, facing the side of the electrical component box and this side.
With the side wall of the case
An air conditioner characterized by comprising a portion for storing a storage bag for storing technical materials . 2. A side surface of the electrical component box,
With a reinforcing rib formed on the side wall of the case facing,
Insert a storage bag containing technical data for service maintenance.
The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner is held. 3. The technical data for service maintenance is provided.
The stored storage bag is made of a self-extinguishing material,
The storage bag is exposed when the front panel of the case is opened.
So as to face the side of the electrical box and this side.
Characterized by being housed between the case and the side wall of the case.
The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2 .