JP4544973B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a floor type package type air conditioner.

In general, in an office or a building, a floor type package type air conditioner that is directly installed on the floor is used. In this type of air conditioner, an operation panel is arranged on the front panel side, and the operation of the air conditioner is operated by operating the operation panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
JP-A-6-123439

However, for example, when the air conditioner is installed in a place where an unspecified number of people come and go, such as a theater or a movie theater, the operation panel may be operated without permission due to mischief, etc. was there.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner that can prevent an arbitrary operation due to mischief or the like.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an air conditioner having a housing that houses a heat exchanger, a blower, and an electrical box, and the heat exchanger and the blower are housed by a partition plate inside the housing. A heat exchange chamber and an electrical box storage chamber for storing the electrical box are partitioned, and an operation controller for operating operation is detachably attached to a side surface of the electrical box accommodated in the electrical box storage chamber, and The front surface of the electrical box storage chamber is covered with a detachable panel member.

According to the present invention, in the above invention, the operation controller is fixed to the mounting base, and a support piece is provided in the electrical box, and the support piece removably supports the mounting base. .
Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the mounting base is fixed to the electrical box with screws.

  According to the present invention, an arbitrary operation due to mischief or the like can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the air conditioner 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the air conditioner 1 includes a case 2 as a housing and a pedestal 3 on which the case 2 is placed and fixed. The case 2 is configured in a box shape, and includes a side plate 4 that forms left and right side surfaces, a top plate 5 (not shown in FIG. 2) that forms an upper surface, a bottom plate 6 that forms a lower surface, and a back plate that forms a back surface. A face plate (not shown) is provided, and a front panel 7 is provided on the front surface of the case 2.

  An air outlet 8 for blowing out air is formed at the uppermost position on the front surface of the case 2, and guide vanes 9 for guiding the wind in the vertical direction are provided in the air outlet 8. An inner guide plate 10 for guiding the blowing direction is provided. The front panel 7 covers the entire lower part of the front surface of the case 2 from the outlet 8 and, in order from the top, the center panel 7A and the suction panel 7B (see FIG. 2). And an under panel 7C.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the case 2 is partitioned into three spaces by two partition plates 11 and 12, and an air blowing chamber 13A, a heat exchange chamber 13B, and an electrical box storage chamber 13C are formed in order from the top. Yes. The heat exchange chamber 13B is a space formed between the partition plates 11 and 12. The heat exchange chamber 13B includes a heat exchanger (not shown), a liquid pipe connected to the heat exchanger, and a gas pipe. The refrigerant | coolant piping 14 which consists of, and also the air blower unit 15 arrange | positioned close to the lower surface of the partition plate 12 above the heat exchanger are accommodated. Moreover, the edge part of the refrigerant | coolant piping 14 penetrates the partition plate 11, is withdraw | derived to the electrical equipment box storage chamber 13C, and is connected to the refrigerant | coolant pipe | tube of an outdoor unit (not shown).

  The blower unit 15 has two blowers 15C arranged in parallel in the width direction of the case 2, and each blower 15C accommodates an electric motor 15A and an impeller that is rotationally driven by the electric motor 15A. The fan case 15B is formed with an air suction port. The discharge port 16 of each blower 15C is connected to an opening formed in the surface of the partition plate 12, and the air sucked by the blower unit 15 is blown into the air blowing chamber 13A.

  The front of the heat exchange chamber 13B is covered with the center panel 7A and the suction panel 7B, the front of the blower unit 15 is covered with the center panel 7A, and the front of the heat exchanger (not shown) is covered with the suction panel 7B. Therefore, when the blower unit 15 is driven, indoor air is sucked from the suction panel 7B, and after this indoor air passes through a heat exchanger (not shown) and is heat-exchanged, it is sucked into the blower unit 15 and discharged from the discharge port. The air is blown from 16 to the air blowing chamber 13A, and then blown into the room from the blowing port 8 formed in front of the air blowing chamber 13A. In addition, it is desirable that the heat exchanger be disposed obliquely in the air passage, and thereby, it is possible to reduce the wind noise caused by the air passing through the heat exchanger.

  The electrical box storage chamber 13C is a space formed by the partition plate 11 and the bottom plate 6, and its front is covered with the under panel 7C. In the electrical box storage chamber 13C, an electrical box 17 that houses various control boards is disposed.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view schematically showing the electrical box 17, and FIG. 4 is a five-side view showing the plane, front, left and right sides, and bottom of the electrical box 17. As shown in these drawings, the electrical box 17 is formed in a box shape whose front is open, and is fixed to the upper right corner of the electrical box storage chamber 13C. Specifically, the mounting pieces 18A, 18B, and 18C are respectively formed on the left and right and upper edges of the front edge of the electrical box 17 that has been released, and the upper mounting pieces 18A are located in front of the partition plate 11. Screwed to the side surface 11A, the right mounting piece 18B is screwed to the right side plate 4, and the left side mounting piece 18C is screwed to the reinforcing frame 19 standing on the bottom plate 6. Thus, even if the weight of the electrical equipment box 17 becomes heavy by fixing the upper and left and right edges of the electrical equipment box 17, sufficient fixing strength can be maintained.

  In the electrical box 17, for example, when a plurality of the air conditioners 1 are installed in a movie theater or an office, the operation of each air conditioner 1 can be remotely controlled from a central control room or the like in FIG. As shown, a remote control circuit 20 is accommodated, and the electrical box 17 accommodates a control board 21 for performing various controls such as air conditioning control of the air conditioner 1 and various electrical circuits. ing. In addition, a plurality of openings 22 are formed on the side surface of the electrical equipment box 17 for drawing out or drawing in the electrical equipment box 15.

  The air conditioner 1 is configured to be directly operable in addition to the above-described remote operation, and a wired remote controller (hereinafter simply referred to as “remote control”) 30 is provided as an operation controller for direct operation. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, the remote controller 30 is detachably attached to the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17, and a signal line 31 drawn from the remote controller 30 is formed on the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17. The opening 22 </ b> A is drawn into the electrical box 17 and connected to the control board 21.

For details of the mounting structure of the remote controller 30, as shown in FIG. 5, a mounting base 40 having a U-shaped cross section is fixed to the back of the remote controller 30 with screws 41, and the mounting base 40 is connected to the electrical box 17. Is supported by a support piece 50 provided on the left outer surface 17A of the left outer surface 17A.
Specifically, the lateral width W1 of the remote controller 30 is shorter than the lateral width of the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17 (that is, the depth of the electrical box 17), and the mounting base 40 has a lateral width W2 of the remote controller 30. Is longer than the lateral width W1 and slightly shorter than the lateral width of the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17, and one side (right side in FIG. 5) of the mounting base 40 and one side of the remote control 30 (FIG. 5). By fixing the remote controller 30 to the mounting base 40 so as to match the middle right side surface 30A, a shoulder 40B having a width W3 due to a step between the mounting base 40 and the remote controller 30 is formed on the other side of the mounting base 40. The support piece 50 is engaged with the shoulder portion 40B to support the remote controller 30.

  The support piece 50 is a thin sheet metal formed with a substantially L-shaped cross section, and a width restricting portion 51 that restricts the width direction of the attachment base 40 in cooperation with the attachment piece 18C formed on the electrical box 17; A tilt restricting portion 52 that engages with the shoulder portion 40B of the base 40 to restrict the mounting base 40 from tilting away from the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17; The bottom surface restricting portion 53 is prevented. Therefore, when the remote controller 30 is inserted between the support piece 50 and the mounting piece 18C of the electrical box 17, the width of the remote control 30 is determined by the width restricting portion 51 of the support piece 50 and the mounting piece 18C of the electrical box 17. The direction is regulated, the tilt is regulated by the tilt regulating part 52 of the support piece 50, and the remote control 30 is mounted on the left outer side surface 17 </ b> A of the electrical box 17 while being held by the bottom regulating part 53. Is done.

  After mounting the remote control 30 in this way, the remote control 30 is fixed to the left outer side surface 17A of the electrical equipment box 17 by screwing the mounting piece 18C of the electrical equipment box 17 and the side surface 40A of the mounting base 40 with the screws 60. Is done.

  When the service person or the like directly operates the air conditioner 1 under the above configuration, first, the under panel 7C is removed, and the remote controller 30 fixed to the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17 is exposed. The remote controller 30 is operated. When the remote control 30 is difficult to operate due to the refrigerant piping or the like disposed in the left space of the electrical box 17 hiding the display panel of the remote control 30 or the like, the screw fixing the mounting base 40 is used. 60 is removed, the remote controller 30 is taken out together with the mounting base 40, and the remote controller 30 is operated.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the remote controller 30 for driving operation is detachably attached to the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17 accommodated in the electrical box storage chamber 13C, and the electrical box storage chamber 13C. The under panel 7C is detachably attached to the front surface of the door so as to cover the electrical box storage chamber 13C, thereby making it impossible to grasp the position of the remote control 30 from the appearance and preventing arbitrary operations due to mischief and the like. .

  Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which the remote controller 30 is attached to the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17, it is possible to effectively use the outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17 to save space required for mounting the remote controller 30. it can. Further, the distance between the remote controller 30 and the control board 21 accommodated in the electrical box 17 can be shortened, and the length of the signal line 31 connecting the remote controller 30 and the control board 21 can be shortened.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the remote controller 30 is fixed to the mounting base 40 and the mounting base 40 is supported by the support piece 50, the operation buttons and the display panel of the remote control 30 are covered by the support piece 50. The remote controller 30 can be operated even when attached to the left outer surface 17A of the electrical box 17.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, since the mounting base 40 is fixed to the electrical equipment box 17 using the screws 60, the remote controller 30 can be easily attached and detached, and the air conditioner 1 is transported. It is possible to prevent the remote controller 30 from being dropped or damaged due to vibration or the like.

  Note that the above-described embodiment is merely an aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified within the scope of the present invention. For example, the remote controller 30 may be detachably attached to the inner surface of the electrical equipment box 17, and the remote controller 30 may be a wireless remote controller.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the air conditioner concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the same air conditioner. It is a perspective view which expands and shows roughly an electrical equipment box. It is a 5th page figure which shows the structure of an electrical equipment box. It is a figure which shows the attachment structure of a remote control.

Explanation of symbols

1 Air conditioner 2 Case (housing)
7 Front panel 7C Under panel 11, 12 Partition plate 13B Heat exchange room 13C Electric box storage room 15 Blower unit 17 Electric box 30 Remote controller (operation controller)
50 support pieces

Claims (3)

In an air conditioner having a housing for storing a heat exchanger, a blower and an electrical box,
Partitioning the inside of the housing by a partition plate into a heat exchange chamber for storing the heat exchanger and the blower, and an electrical box storage chamber for storing the electrical box,
An operation controller for driving operation is detachably attached to a side surface of the electrical box housed in the electrical box housing chamber,
An air conditioner characterized in that the front surface of the electrical box storage chamber is covered with a detachable panel member.   2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the operation controller is fixed to an attachment base, a support piece is provided in the electrical box, and the support piece removably supports the attachment base.   The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the mounting base is fixed to the electrical box with screws.

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