JP3172210B2 - Heat exchange unit - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heat exchange unit used as an outdoor unit of a separation type air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A heat exchange unit in which a vertically long heat exchange unit having a height greater than a width or a depth is arranged on a floor, and a unit provided at an upper portion of the back of the unit so as to prevent the unit from tipping over, is used. There is one described in JP-B-58-33452.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned heat exchange unit, since the fixture is provided on the upper part of the back of the unit, when there is an obstacle around the back of the unit, for example,
The fixture could not be fixed to the building wall.

[0004] Since the heat exchange unit is for sucking and blowing air, if the unit is rearranged so that the back surface can be fixed to the wall of the arm by a fixing tool, the space near the inlet of the unit cannot be secured. There is a risk that the air outlet faces the user's path.

[0005] It is conceivable to process the unit so that a fixture can be attached to the right side or the left side of the unit. In this method, however, the fixture is designed to prevent air from flowing into the suction port and air from the air outlet. Could be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a heat exchange unit that does not require processing of the unit and that can select a plurality of installation locations and installation directions.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a fixing device mounted on a top plate of a heat exchange unit serving as an outdoor unit of a separation type air conditioner, wherein a mounting portion extending perpendicularly to the top plate is formed. The extensible fall prevention device, one end of which is attached to the fixing device and the other end of which is attached to the building, has attached portions which are vertically lowered on the front and left and right sides, respectively, at one end thereof. According to the direction of the wall surface of the building where the fall prevention tool extends, an arbitrary surface is selected from the front surface and the left and right side surfaces constituting the mounted portion and fixed to the mounting portion of the fixing device. .

[0008]

In this heat exchange unit, since the fall prevention device is attached to the fixture provided on the top plate of the unit, it is not necessary to perform a process for attaching the fall prevention device to the unit.

Any one of the front surface and the left and right side surfaces constituting the portion to be mounted according to the direction of the wall surface of the building where the overturning device extends from the heat exchange unit acting as the outdoor unit of the separation type air conditioner. Is selected and fixed to the mounting portion of the fixture, the configuration of the fall prevention device can be simplified, and moreover, a plurality of installation locations and installation directions of the heat exchange unit can be selected.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a heat exchange unit used as an outdoor unit of a separation type air conditioner. This unit includes an indoor heat exchanger 2 and an indoor blower 3 and is connected to an indoor unit 4 installed in a room 54. They are connected by refrigerant pipes 5 and 6.

The heat exchange unit 1 is provided with an outdoor heat exchanger 7 and an outdoor blower 8 in a ventilation passage inside the unit, and a refrigerant compressor (not shown) outside the ventilation passage.

The height, width and depth of the heat exchange unit 1 are 800 mm and 280, respectively.
mm and 380 mm.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an air inlet formed on the front left side and left side of the main body 9. Reference numeral 11 denotes an air outlet formed on the front right side. These air inlets and the air inlets face downward so that rainwater does not enter. The grill is provided.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a connection valve connected to the refrigerant pipe 5. The connection valve connected to the other refrigerant pipe 6 is hidden behind the unit body 11 and cannot be seen.

Reference numerals 13 and 14 denote legs projecting downward from the connection valve 12 by a distance of at least 150 mm, for example, 150 mm, for placing the unit body 11 on the floor.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a footrest on which the legs 13 and 14 of the unit body 11 are mounted. The footrest includes a mounting portion 16 on which flanges of the legs 13 and 14 are mounted, a screw hole 18 for fixing a side plate 17, and the like. , Holes 19 for stopping on the floor.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a side plate surrounding the right side of the footrest 15;
Is a front plate surrounding the front of the footrest 15.

Notches 22 and 23 are formed in the side plates 17 and 20, respectively, and are used for passing refrigerant pipes guided from the left side and right side, respectively.

The two side plates 17, 20 are connected to the legs 13, 1
The foot 1 is fixed by being straddled over the four-leg base 15.
3, 14 and the footrest 15 are firmly fixed.

The total height of the legs 13 and 14 and the footrest 15 of the unit body 9 is 1100 mm, which is set to be the same as the height of a veranda of a general condominium or the like. The dimensions are set so as not to impair the appearance.

Since the height of the footrest 15 is 150 mm, as shown in FIG. 2, a work space for tightening or loosening the valve 12 and the refrigerant pipe 5 with a tool 24 such as a wrench is secured. it can.

Numeral 25 denotes a fixture which is screwed to the top plate 26 of the unit body 9. The fixture is formed by screwing the unit body 9 to a hanging member 27 of a storage section 51 of a building called a pipe shaft. Alternatively, the unit body 9 can be suspended from the storage section 51 (see FIG. 5).

If a heat-exchange unit 1 for cooling only is installed, hot water for heating is supplied beside the unit 1 and a boiler for hot water supply may be provided side by side.

This boiler is installed so that its height is set to be the same as the height of the unit 1 and its top surface is flush with the unit 1.

The height from the lower end of the unit body 9 to the floor is three times the total height of the legs 13, 14 and the footrest 15.
Since it is 00 mm, the height from the lower end of the boiler to the floor is also 300 mm.

The boiler is connected in connection with the heat exchange unit 1 [connection of the refrigerant pipes 5 and 6 and connection of the inter-unit wiring 28] [connection of a water supply pipe and connection of a hot water supply pipe. Connection of outlet pipe and return pipe for hot water for heating, connection with wiring from the indoor side, connection of pipe for fuel supply]
In addition, since the water pipe is thick and requires high water pressure, it takes time and effort to bend or connect.

However, if the top surface of the boiler is installed so as to match the top surface of the unit body 9, a working space having a height of 300 mm is formed below the boiler, so that the connection work is not difficult to perform.

As described above, the footrest 15 has a function of aligning the upper end of the handrail of the veranda with the unit body 9 and a function of securing a working space below the unit body 9 and the boiler.

Numeral 29 denotes a fall prevention device, which is composed of two metal parts, and whose overall length can be adjusted by sliding and screwing.

Reference numerals 30, 31, and 32 denote screw holes formed at one end 50 of the tip-over prevention device 29, holes for fixing the tip-over prevention device 29 with the other end 33 facing the rear side, and the other end 33 at the left side. A hole for fixing toward the surface side, and a hole for fixing the other end 33 toward the right side surface. These screw holes 30,
As shown in FIG. 1, the reference numerals 31 and 32 are provided on the attached portions which are vertically lowered on the front surface of one end of the fall prevention device and the left and right side surfaces, respectively.

The other end 33 of the fall prevention device 29 is connected to the building 3
4, 35, 52 are fixed.

FIG. 4 shows that the heat exchange unit 1 is
3 shows examples of various attachments, 1a is a heat exchange unit in which a fall prevention device 29a is fixed to a partition (building) 34 of a veranda on the left side, and 1b is a fall prevention device on a wall (building) 35 of a back surface. 29b is a heat exchange unit to which 29b is attached.

In the heat exchange unit 1 configured as described above, since the suction port 10 and the air outlet 11 are not blocked, and the refrigerant pipes 5 and 6 are connected to the heat exchange unit 1, The selection must be made in consideration of the installation direction.

For this reason, if the overturn prevention device is mounted on the back side as in the conventional heat exchange unit, the installation location and the installation direction of the heat exchange unit are limited, and the heat exchange unit cannot be installed or is not preferable. In this heat exchange unit 1, one end 50 is screwed to the fixture 25 with the other end 33 of the fall prevention device 29 facing a plurality of directions (back and side directions), Since the other end 33 is screwed to the building, the installation location and the installation direction of the heat exchange unit 1 are expanded, and the degree of freedom in installing the unit is expanded.

Moreover, as described above, the heat exchange unit 1
According to the direction of the wall surface of the building where the fall prevention device 29 extends, an arbitrary surface is selected from the front surface and the left and right side surfaces constituting the mounted portion and fixed to the mounting portion 25a of the fixing device 25. Therefore, there is no need to perform processing on the unit main body 9 such as forming a new screw hole in the main body 9, the vertically long heat exchange unit 1 can be installed on the floor, and the overturn prevention device 29 is connected to the inlet 10. It does not become an obstacle of the air or the air from the outlet 11, and does not block them.

The mounting portion 25a of the fixing device 25 (the mounting portion extending perpendicularly to the top plate of the fixing device mounted on the top plate of the heat exchanging unit 1) is positioned such that the back of the unit main body 9 is open. , The heat exchange unit 1 can be fixed by the overturn prevention device 29 even when the distance to the building with the back is large.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the heat exchange unit 1 can be hung from a storage part 51 of a building.

In this case, the fixing tool 25 is screwed to the hanging tool 27 and the lower fixing tool 36 is screwed to the supporting tool 37.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a boiler having the same height as the heat exchange unit 1 for supplying hot water to the hot water heat exchanger or supplying hot water.

[0041]

According to the present invention, there is provided a heat exchange unit having a suction port and an air outlet on a side surface and a heat exchanger and a blower provided in a ventilation path connecting the air inlet and the air outlet. The replacement unit is an outdoor unit of a separate type air conditioner, and a fixing portion attached to a top plate of the unit has a mounting portion extending perpendicularly to the top plate, and one end is attached to the fixing device. The other end of the telescopic fall prevention device attached to the building is formed at one end with a vertically descending attached portion on the front surface and the left and right side surfaces, and the fall prevention device extends from the heat exchange unit. According to the direction of the wall surface, an arbitrary surface is selected from the front surface and the left and right side surfaces constituting the mounted portion and is fixed to the mounting portion of the fixing device. To prevent the unit from tipping over Processing need not straining facilities a for attaching, also not an obstacle air discharged from the air and outlet sucked fixture likewise inlet.

In addition, depending on the direction of the wall surface of the building where the overturn prevention tool extends from the heat exchange unit acting as the outdoor unit of the separation type air conditioner, any one of the front surface and the left and right side surfaces constituting the mounting portion can be selected. Since the surface is selected and fixed to the mounting portion of the fixture, a plurality of installation locations and installation directions of the heat exchange unit can be selected, and the degree of freedom of the location of the heat exchange unit installed outdoors is expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a heat exchange unit showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a lower portion of the heat exchange unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the heat exchange unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an installation state of the heat exchange unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the heat exchange unit of the embodiment is suspended in a storage section of a building.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heat exchange unit 7 Heat exchanger 8 Blower 10 Suction port 11 Outlet 25 Fixture 26 Top plate 29 Fall prevention device 33 The other end 34,35,52 Building 50 One end

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A and a suction port and a blow-out port on the side surface, Oite the heat exchange unit having a heat exchanger and blower air passage connecting the the inlet and outlet, the heat exchanger unit Is
This is an outdoor unit of a separate type air conditioner.
The fixing device attached to the top plate of the
A straight extension is formed, one end of which is attached to this fixture
Telescopic fall prevention device that can be attached to the building at the other end
To the front and the left and right sides at one end.
The heat exchange unit is
Depending on the direction of the wall surface of the building where the fall prevention device extends,
Select any surface from the front and left and right sides
A heat exchange unit, wherein the heat exchange unit is selectively fixed to a mounting portion of the fixture .