JP4606129B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an air conditioner for hanging on a wall.

Conventionally, in this type of air conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 1), when installing an indoor unit on a wall, the installation frame is fixed to the wall, and the upper part of the indoor unit is tilted to the installation frame fixed to the wall. In addition to being hooked as much as possible, it is known that a support material extending from the indoor unit is used as a stick, and the indoor unit is tilted to perform construction such as piping connection.
JP 2003-161459 A

  By the way, in such an air conditioner, the support material functioning as a stick is removed after construction work such as pipe connection. Accordingly, it is necessary to remove the support member while supporting the tilted indoor unit with a hand or the like, and it takes time to install the air conditioner. In addition, the support material that has become unnecessary is not effectively used.

  The problem to be solved is that it was necessary to remove the support material that functioned as a stick, and it took time to install the air conditioner, and it became unnecessary after functioning as a stick. The support material is not effectively used.

  When the indoor unit (1) is installed on a wall, the air conditioner of the present invention fixes the installation frame (2) to the wall, hooks the upper part of the indoor unit to the installation frame so as to be tiltable, and extends from the indoor unit. The support material (17) is used as a stick, and the indoor unit is tilted to perform construction such as piping connection. The support member includes a base portion (31) rotatably attached to the back surface of the indoor unit, a strut portion (32) extending from the base portion, and a contact portion that is bent from the front end portion of the strut portion and contacts the installation frame ( 33) and a pipe support part (34) further extending from the contact part. On the back side of the indoor unit, a pipe placement space (11) is formed below the base of the support material. And if the contact part of a support material is made to contact | abut to an installation frame, an indoor unit can be made into the state which inclined. From the state in which the indoor unit is inclined, the support member can be rotated downward to put the pipe support portion into the pipe arrangement space, and the pipe arranged in the pipe arrangement space can be pushed in by the support material. .

Further, the pipe support portion of the support material is bent twice at a substantially right angle from the end portion of the contact portion and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the contact portion, and the contact portion of the support material contacts the installation frame. When the indoor unit is tilted, the pipe support portion of the support member is located on the base side with respect to the contact portion.

Further, the central portion of the lower wall (12) of the indoor unit is cut away, and a lower work opening (13) is formed below the base of the support member. A lower cover (14) covering the lower work opening is provided. Is provided.
And the installation frame may be equipped with the mounting base (27) with which the contact part of a support material contacts.

  According to the present invention, the supporting member extending from the indoor unit can be used as a stick, so that the indoor unit can be inclined, and construction such as piping connection can be easily performed without supporting the indoor unit by hand. Can be done. And since the pipe support part further extends from the contact part of the support material, the pipe support part is moved to the pipe installation space by rotating downward from the state where the support material is a stick. It is possible to push the pipe disposed in the pipe placement space with the support material. As a result, the operation of storing the pipe in the pipe disposition space is facilitated, and the support material functioning as a stick is effectively used to function as a pipe holding member.

Also, the pipe support part of the support material extends while bending from the end of the contact part. When the indoor unit is tilted with the contact part of the support material in contact with the installation frame, the pipe support of the support material is supported. parts are so positioned on the base side of the contact portion, even if such an installation error occurs like support, a possibility that the pipe support contacts like the lower wall of the mounting frame and piping distribution設用space Decrease.

Further, on the lower side of the lower wall of the pipe arrangement設用space below the base of the support, lower working opening is formed, the lower cover that covers the lower working opening is provided, lower working opening A hand or the like can be inserted into the piping installation space. Accordingly, it is easy to arrange the piping or the like in the piping arrangement space.

  And when the installation frame has a mounting table with which the contact portion of the support material comes into contact, not only the protruding portion of the support material but also the protruding mounting table can promote the inclination of the indoor unit, Plumbing work becomes easier.

  It is not necessary to remove the support material that functioned as a support rod, and the base of the support material is routed to the back of the indoor unit to effectively use the support material that has become unnecessary after functioning as a support rod. The pipe support part is further extended from the abutment part of the support material, and the pipe support part is rotated downward from the state in which the support material is a stick, so that the pipe support part can be installed in a space for pipe installation. This was realized by configuring so that the piping arranged in the piping installation space can be pushed in by the support material.

  Next, an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear surface of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention and a front surface of an upper frame of an installation frame. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the installation frame. FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory views for explaining a process of attaching the indoor unit of the air conditioner. FIG. 3A is a diagram of a state in which the lower frame is attached to the indoor unit, and FIG. The figure of a state just before, (c) is a perspective view of the air conditioning apparatus when installation is completed. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the support member and the mounting table. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part in a state where the support member is engaged with the mounting table. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the rotation of the support material, in which FIG. 6A is a diagram in which the support material is engaged with the mounting table, and FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the piping is pushed in by the support material. FIG. In FIG. 5, the inclination direction is indicated by a two-dot chain line so that the inclination of the back surface of the indoor unit can be seen. The stand is shown in cross section. Further, in FIG. 6, the lower work opening is not shown and the lower wall is shown.

  In FIG. 3, the indoor unit 1 of the wall-mounted air conditioner is installed on an indoor wall via an installation frame 2. The indoor unit 1 is provided with a suction grill 6 on the front surface and an air outlet 7 on the lower part. When the cross flow fan 5 (see FIG. 6), which is a blower in the indoor unit 1, operates, the indoor air in which the indoor unit 1 is installed is sucked from the suction grill 6. A refrigerant from an outdoor unit (not shown) flows through the heat exchanger (not shown) of the indoor unit 1. The air sucked into the indoor unit 1 is blown out from the air outlet 7 after being air-conditioned (that is, cooled or heated) by a heat exchanger in the indoor unit 1.

  In FIG. 1, a pipe 8 such as a refrigerant pipe led out from the indoor unit 1 is connected to a pipe 9 from an outdoor unit (not shown). A pipe placement space 11 for storing the pipes 8 and 9 is formed in the lower part of the back surface of the indoor unit 1. The piping arrangement space 11 is open on the back side, and the lower wall 12 of the indoor unit 1 extends below the piping arrangement space 11. A central portion of the lower wall 12 is cut out to form a lower work opening 13. A lower cover 14 is detachably attached to the lower working opening 13.

  Further, an engaging portion 16 for hooking on the installation frame 2 is provided at the upper part of the back surface of the indoor unit 1. Further, a support member 17 (details will be described later) is attached to the center of the back surface of the indoor unit 1 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis.

  In FIG. 2, the installation frame 2 includes an upper frame 21 and a lower frame 22, the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22 are separable, and the upper frame 21 is screwed to the wall. And the hook 26 which latches the engaging part 16 of the indoor unit 1 so that tilting is possible is formed in the upper part of the upper frame 21. As shown in FIG. In addition, at the center of the upper frame 21, a stand 27, which will be described in detail later, is provided so as to protrude to the front side (that is, the indoor unit 1 side). Furthermore, a locking portion 28 is provided at the lower ends of both sides of the upper frame 21 to engage and lock the upper ends of both sides of the lower frame 22. When the lower frame 22 is attached to the upper frame 21, the upper ends of both sides are fitted and locked in the locking portions 28 of the upper frame 21 and fixed to the upper frame 21 with screws 29.

  4 to 6, the support member 17 includes a base 31 that is pivotally attached to the back surface of the indoor unit 1, a flat-plate-like projecting portion 32 that extends from the base portion 31, and a front end portion of the projecting portion 32. A plate-like contact portion 33 that bends at a right angle and abuts against the mounting table 27 of the installation frame 2, and a plate-like pipe support portion 34 that extends from the contact portion 33 by being bent twice at a substantially right angle. Yes. A protrusion 36 is formed at the end of the contact portion 33 on the side of the stretched portion 32 (upper side in FIGS. 4 and 5). Further, the mounting position of the base 31 is above the lower work opening 13 and, as shown in FIG. 6B, from the pipes 8 and 9 housed in a predetermined position of the pipe placement space 11. Is also located on the back side.

  The mounting table 27 includes a mounting portion 41 with which the contact portion 33 of the support member 17 abuts, an overhanging portion 42 on both sides of the mounting portion 41, a locking hole 43 provided near the upper end portion of the mounting portion 41, and The stopper 44 is provided so as to protrude above the locking hole 43. The lateral width A of the mounting portion 41 is substantially the same as the lateral width A of the contact portion 33, and the lateral width B of the locking hole 43 is substantially the same as the lateral width B of the protrusion 36. In a state where the contact portion 33 of the support material 17 is in contact with the placement portion 41 of the mounting table 27, the stopper 44 prevents the contact portion 33 of the support material 17 from moving upward. The overhanging portion 42 prevents the contact portion 33 from moving in the lateral direction. Further, the protrusion 36 of the support member 17 is fitted into the locking hole 43 of the mounting table 27, thereby preventing the support member 17 from rotating.

  When the indoor unit 1 of the air conditioner configured in this way is installed on the wall, first, the upper frame 21 of the installation frame 2 is fixed to the wall by screws. Next, the upper engaging portion 16 of the indoor unit 1 is hooked on the hook 26 of the upper frame 21. Then, the lower part of the indoor unit 1 is moved upward around the engaging portion 16 to tilt the indoor unit 1. The support member 17 is rotated to bring the contact portion 33 into contact with the mounting portion 41 of the mounting table 27, and the indoor unit 1 is tilted by the support member 17 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A. Support in the state.

  In the state where the indoor unit 1 is inclined, the pipe 8 on the indoor unit 1 side and the pipe 9 from the outdoor unit or the like are connected. When this connection work or the like is completed, the locking piece 51 (see FIG. 2) of the lower frame 22 of the installation frame 2 is sandwiched between ribs (not shown) of the indoor unit 1, and the lower frame 22 is temporarily fixed to the indoor unit 1 ( (See FIG. 3 (a)). Then, the support member 17 is rotated downward, and the pipe support portion 34 is used for pipe placement while the pipes 8 and 9 are pushed into the pipe placement space 11 by the stretched portion 32 and the pipe support portion 34 of the support material 17. While being put in the space 11, the indoor unit 1 is tilted downward with the engaging portion 16 as the center to obtain the state of FIG. At that time, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the upper ends of both sides of the lower frame 22 are fitted into the engaging portions 28 of the upper frame 21. Next, the lower frame 22 is screwed and fixed to the upper frame 21 with screws 29. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 3C, the lower cover 14 is attached to the lower work opening 13 of the indoor unit 1.

  As described above, in the above embodiment, the indoor unit 1 can be maintained in an inclined state by the support member 17, so that the connection work of the pipes 8 and 9 is facilitated. Further, after the work, the pipes 8 and 9 can be pushed into the pipe arrangement space 11 by rotating the support member 17 downward. Therefore, the support member 17 that has functioned as a stick can be effectively functioned as a member that holds the pipes 8 and 9, and the operation of housing the pipes 8 and 9 in the pipe placement space 11 is facilitated. .

  A lower working opening 13 is provided in the lower wall 12 of the pipe placement space 11 below the base 31 of the support member 17. Therefore, the operation of pushing the pipes 8 and 9 into the pipe placement space 11 by the support member 17 can be performed without being obstructed by the lower wall 12.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, when the indoor unit 1 is inclined with the contact portion 33 of the support member 17 in contact with the mounting portion 41 of the installation frame 2, the pipe support portion of the support material 17. 34 is located on the base 31 side (left side in FIG. 6) from the contact portion 33. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the piping support portion 34 of the support material 17 from coming into contact with the installation frame 2 or the lower wall 12 of the indoor unit 1 as much as possible due to an attachment error of the support material 17. it can.

As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various change is performed within the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim. It is possible. Examples of modifications of the present invention are illustrated below.
(1) The materials of the support member 17 and the mounting table 27 can be changed as appropriate.
(2) The mounting table 27 is preferably provided, but is not necessarily provided, and the contact portion 33 of the support member 17 can directly contact the main body of the installation frame 2.

  The support material extending from the indoor unit can be used as a stick, so that the indoor unit can be tilted, and the pipe support part extends further from the abutment part of the support material. By turning downward from the rod state, the pipe support part can be put into the pipe placement space, and the pipe placed in the pipe placement space can be pushed in with a support material, The functioning support material can be used effectively to function as a pipe holding member. Therefore, when the indoor unit is installed on the wall, the installation frame is fixed to the wall, the upper part of the indoor unit is tiltably hooked on the installation frame, and the support member extending from the indoor unit is used as a stick to fix the indoor unit. It is optimal to apply it to an air conditioner that performs construction such as pipe connection in an inclined state.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear surface of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention and a front surface of an upper frame of an installation frame. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the installation frame. FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory views for explaining a process of attaching the indoor unit of the air conditioner. FIG. 3A is a diagram of a state in which the lower frame is attached to the indoor unit, and FIG. The figure of a state just before, (c) is a perspective view of the air conditioning apparatus when installation is completed. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the support member and the mounting table. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part in a state where the support member is engaged with the mounting table. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the rotation of the support material, in which FIG. 6A is a diagram in which the support material is engaged with the mounting table, and FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the piping is pushed in by the support material. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor unit 2 Installation frame 11 Piping installation space 12 Lower wall of piping installation space 13 Lower work opening 14 Lower cover 17 Support material 27 Mounting frame mounting base 31 Support material base 32 Support material thrusting portion 33 Support material 34 abutment part of the support material

Claims (2)

When installing the indoor unit on the wall, the installation frame was fixed to the wall, the upper part of the indoor unit was tiltably hooked on this installation frame, and the support unit extending from the indoor unit was used as a stick to tilt the indoor unit In the air conditioner that performs the construction such as piping connection in the state,
The support member includes a base that is pivotally attached to the back surface of the indoor unit, a strut extending from the base, a contact that is bent from the front end of the strut and contacts the installation frame, and the abutment. A pipe support part further extending from the part,
On the back side of the indoor unit, a pipe disposition space is formed below the base of the support material,
When the abutting portion of the support material is brought into contact with the installation frame, the indoor unit can be inclined.
From the state in which this indoor unit is tilted, the support member can be rotated downward to put the pipe support portion into the pipe arrangement space, and the pipe arranged in the pipe arrangement space can be pushed in by the support material. ,
The pipe support part of the support material is bent in a substantially right angle from the end part of the contact part and bent in a direction substantially parallel to the contact part ,
In a state where the abutment portion of the support material abuts the installation frame and the indoor unit is inclined, the pipe support portion of the support material is located on the base side with respect to the abutment portion ,
The central part of the lower wall of the indoor unit is cut away, and a lower working opening is formed below the base of the support material .
A lower cover is provided to cover this lower working opening ,
From the state in which the indoor unit is tilted, the support member is rotated downward, the pipe support part is placed in the pipe arrangement space, and the pipe arranged in the pipe arrangement space is pushed in by the support material. When this is done , the air conditioner is characterized in that the pipe support part is positioned above the contact part, and the tip of the pipe support part of the support material does not engage with the main body of the indoor unit . The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the installation frame includes a table on which a contact portion of the support material comes into contact.

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