JP4255560B2 - Air conditioner outdoor unit - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and particularly to a mounting structure for a blowout grill of the outdoor unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional outdoor unit described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-133563 will be described with reference to FIGS. This outdoor unit has a bottom plate 20, left and right side plates 21, a front grille 22, and a top plate 23, and the front grille 22 is attached to the side plate 21 by a protrusion 24 formed on the front grille 22. It is performed by engaging with the formed notch 25 and covering the top plate 23 with this engaging portion.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When disassembling the outdoor unit having the assembly structure as described above, it is necessary to remove the top plate 23 and to manually disengage the protrusion 24 from the engagement with the notch 25. If the engaging portion between the protruding portion 24 and the cutout portion 25 is near the top plate, by removing the top plate 23, the protruding portion 24 is connected to the cutout portion 25 by pushing the protruding portion 24 from the back side. Although it is possible to disengage from the engagement, when the engaging portion between the projection 24 and the notch 25 is also on the bottom plate side, even if the top plate 23 is removed, the back side of the engaging portion Thus, the operation of disengaging the protrusion 24 from the engagement with the notch 25 becomes troublesome.
[0004]
For this reason, it takes time to separate the plastic front grille and the metal side plate at the time of dismantling for recycling, and the dismantling operation cannot be performed efficiently, which hinders the promotion of material recycling.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to obtain an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that is excellent in disassembling workability of a front grill (blowout grill) for recycling. .
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention is configured such that an engagement grille formed on a blowout grill is engaged with an engagement hole formed in a front panel so that the blowout grill is in front. The unit fuselage is clamped to the panel and sandwiched from above and below by a shallow pan-shaped bottom plate and top plate, so that the upper and lower fixing pieces of the blow grill are sandwiched between the bottom plate or the top plate and the unit body. In the outdoor unit of the air conditioner in which the blowout grill is fixed , each engagement claw is formed with a thin portion for claw folding that enables the blowout grill to be removed by shearing the engagement claw. It is what.
[0008]
In the outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the next invention, a handle for lifting the grill is formed on the blowout grill.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0010]
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 and 2 show Embodiment 1 of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention. In these drawings, 1 is a bottom plate, 2 is a left and right side panel, 3 is a front panel, 4 is a back panel, 5 is a top plate, and 6 is a front blowing grill. The bottom plate 1, the side panel 2, the front panel 3, the back panel 4, and the top plate 5 are made of metal plates, and the blowing grill 6 is made of plastics.
[0011]
The bottom plate 1 and the top plate 5 have a shallow bread shape having bent pieces 1a and 5a at the edges, and the unit body portion of the left and right side panels 2, the front panel 3, and the back panel 4 is viewed from above and below. It is configured to sandwich. The front panel 3 is provided with a step 7 for mounting the blow grill, and the step 7 is provided with an opening 9 for a fan 8.
[0012]
A lower fixing piece 10 sandwiched between the bent piece 1a of the bottom plate 1 and the front panel 3 is integrally formed at the lower edge of the blowout grill 6, and the top edge of the blowout grill 6 has a ceiling. An upper fixing piece 11 sandwiched between the bent piece 5a of the plate 5 and the front panel 3 is integrally formed.
[0013]
Shallow engaging claws 12 are integrally formed on the back surface side of the blow-out grill 6 at four vertical and horizontal positions, and the engaging claws 12 are inserted into the vertical and horizontal four positions of the stepped portion 7 of the front panel 3. A hole 13 is formed.
[0014]
The blow grill 6 is formed with tool insertion through holes 14 adjacent to the respective engaging claws 12, and the stepped portion 7 is aligned with the tool insertion through hole 14 as an extension hole of the engagement hole 13. A tool insertion hole 15 is formed at the site.
[0015]
In assembling the outdoor unit configured as described above, the blowing grill 6 is applied to the stepped portion 7 of the front panel 3, and the respective engaging claws 12 are inserted into the engaging holes 13 to perform temporary fixing. In this temporarily fixed state, the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 5 are assembled and screwed with screws 16 respectively. Thus, the lower fixing piece 10 of the blow grill 6 is sandwiched between the bent piece 1 a of the bottom plate 1 and the front panel 3, and the upper fixing piece 11 is connected to the bent piece 5 a of the top plate 5. The blow grill 6 is fixed between the front panel 3 and the front grill 3.
[0016]
When removing the outdoor blower grill 6 for recycling when disposing of the outdoor unit, remove the screws 16 of the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 5, remove the top plate 5, and then insert the tool on the top plate side. A tool or a rod such as a screwdriver 17 is inserted into the tool insertion hole 15 from the through-hole 14 for use, and the engagement claw 12 on the top plate side is pushed so as to pry and the engagement claw 12 is engaged with the engagement hole 13. Let go. Next, the bottom plate 1 is removed, and a tool or a rod such as a screwdriver 17 is similarly inserted into the tool insertion hole 15 from the tool insertion through hole 14 on the bottom plate side, and the engagement claw 12 on the bottom plate side is pushed so as to pry, The engagement claw 12 is disengaged from the engagement with the engagement hole 13.
[0017]
As a result, the engagement claws 12 are disengaged without requiring a large force, and the blow-out grill 6 is easily removed, so that the efficiency of dismantling the outdoor unit can be improved.
[0018]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
3 and 4 show Embodiment 2 of the outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to the present invention. In FIGS. 3 and 4, parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2, and description thereof is omitted.
[0019]
In this embodiment, each engaging claw 12 is formed with a thin portion 18 for claw folding. The blow grill 6 has left and right handle recesses 19 for lifting the grill.
[0020]
In this embodiment, when the outdoor unit is discarded, when removing the resin blow grill 6 for recycling, the screws 16 of the top plate 5 are removed, the top plate 5 is removed, and then the left and right handles are removed. A hand is put in each of the recesses 19 and the blowing grill 6 is lifted in a substantially vertical direction. Thereby, a shearing force acts on each engagement claw 12, each engagement claw 12 is bent at the thin wall portion 18, and the lower fixing piece 10 is between the bent piece 1a of the bottom plate 1 and the front panel 3. The blow-out grill 6 is removed.
[0021]
Thus, by simply removing the top plate 5 and pulling up the blowing grill 6, the engaging claws 12 can be easily folded without requiring a large force, and the blowing grill 6 can be easily removed. Is achieved.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As understood from the above description, according to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, since the thin portion for claw folding is formed on each engaging claw, when the outdoor unit is discarded, the resin is When removing the blowout grill made for recycling, the engagement claw breaks at the thin wall part by applying a shearing force to the engagement claw, for example, by lifting the blowout grill, thereby easily removing the blowout grill. Thus, the efficiency of the dismantling work of the outdoor unit can be improved.
[0024]
In the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the next invention, the handle for lifting the grill is formed on the blow-out grill. Therefore, the blow grill can be easily lifted by putting a hand in the handle, and the outdoor unit of the outdoor unit The efficiency of the dismantling work is achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing Embodiment 1 of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing Embodiment 1 of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing Embodiment 2 of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing an engaging claw of a second embodiment of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing an engaging portion of an engaging claw of an outdoor unit of a conventional air conditioner.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bottom plate, 2 Side panel, 3 Front panel, 4 Back panel, 5 Top plate, 6 Outlet grille, 7 Step part, 8 Fan, 9 Opening, 10 Lower fixing piece, 11 Upper fixing piece, 12 Engagement Claw, 13 engagement hole, 14 tool insertion through hole, 15 tool insertion hole, 16 screw, 17 screwdriver, 18 thin wall portion, 19 handle recess.

Claims (2)

By engaging the engaging claws formed on the blow grill with the engagement holes formed on the front panel, the blow grill is temporarily fixed to the front panel, and the unit body is moved up and down by a shallow pan-shaped bottom plate and top plate. In the outdoor unit of the air conditioner in which the upper and lower fixing pieces of the blow grill are sandwiched between the bottom plate or the top plate and the unit body, and the blow grill is fixed.
An outdoor unit unit of an air conditioner, wherein each engaging claw is formed with a thin-wall portion for claw folding that allows the blowout grill to be removed by shearing the engaging claw . The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a handle for lifting the grill is formed on the blowout grill .

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