JP4888447B2 - Air conditioner outdoor unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner equipped with an electrical component box. More specifically, the present invention relates to a control board disposed in an electrical component box together with a control board mounted with a heat sink and a heat generating component protruding into a heat exchange chamber. The present invention relates to a structure in which a heat generating component is mounted.

  Conventionally, air conditioners installed in buildings such as condominiums and ordinary houses are, for example, outdoor units placed outdoors, indoor units placed on the wall near the ceiling of each room, and the outdoor units and indoor units are connected by refrigerant piping. In the outdoor unit, an electrical component box having a control board for controlling the outdoor unit is disposed in the outdoor unit.

  The control board provided in the electrical component box is equipped with a heat generating component such as an intelligent power module. The heat sink is in close contact with the heat generating component, and control is performed so that the heat sink and the control board maintain a predetermined distance. The substrate and the heat sink are fixed with a resin case.

  As a structure in which the control board and the heat sink are fixed with a resin case, the control board is fixed and a resin case fixed to the electrical component box is provided, and the resin case is in close contact with the bottom surface of the heat radiation fin (heat sink). A structure provided with a surface is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the structure according to Patent Document 1 includes a compressor room (machine room) 110a in which a compressor 110 is housed, a heat exchanger 120, and a blower room (heat chamber) in which a blower 130 is housed. This is an outdoor unit 100 of an air conditioner that is partitioned by a partition plate 140 from an exchange chamber 130a, and has a heat radiating fin (heat sink) 180 on the blower chamber (heat exchange chamber) 130a side above the compressor chamber (machine chamber) 110a. Is housed in an overhanging manner, the reactor 150b and the terminal block 150c are disposed on the inner bottom 150a, and the electrical component box 150 is provided with a third opening 150e on the side wall surface 150d.

  In addition, the first printed circuit board 160 is fixed, and a holder opening 170a for allowing the heat generating component 160a mounted on the first printed circuit board 160 to face is provided in the center so as to penetrate the third opening 150e of the electrical component box 150. Then, a synthetic resin substrate holder 170 fixed to the electrical component box 150 with screws 170b, and heat radiating fins (heat sinks) 180 mounted on the substrate holder 170 projecting toward the blower chamber (heat exchange chamber) 130a side. In addition, the substrate holder 170 is provided with a surface 170 c that is in close contact with the bottom surface of the heat radiation fin (heat sink) 180. A heat generating component 160a facing the holder opening 170a is fixed to a heat radiating fin (heat sink) 180 that protrudes toward the blower chamber (heat exchange chamber) 130a.

  Since it has such a structure, the heat generated by the heat generating component 160a is transmitted to the heat radiating fins (heat sinks) 180 to radiate heat. Since the heat generating component 160a becomes considerably high temperature, heat generated by the operation of the blower 130 and sucked through the heat exchanger 120 is applied to the heat radiating fins (heat sinks) 180 to promote heat dissipation. 160a is cooled.

  Furthermore, water droplets contained in the air sucked through the heat exchanger 120 are transmitted to the heat generating component 160a and the first printed circuit board 160 from the gap of the holder opening 170a provided in the board holder 170, and do not cause a failure. In this way, the bottom surface of the heat radiation fin (heat sink) 180 is brought into close contact with the surface 170c that is in close contact with the heat radiation fin (heat sink) 180 provided at the peripheral edge of the holder opening 170a by interposing a sealing material (not shown). Airtightness is given.

  On the other hand, a thermistor for detecting the temperature of the heat dissipating fin (heat sink) is generally attached to the bottom surface of such a heat dissipating fin (heat sink) 180, but is not particularly disclosed in the structure according to Patent Document 1. Therefore, as a structure in which the thermistor is attached to the heat radiating fin (heat sink), it has a board holder for fixing the control board, has a heat radiating fin (heat sink) provided to face the control board, and the bottom surface of the heat radiating fin (heat sink). There is known a structure in which a thermistor is attached to a heat sink and a thermistor is disposed between a heat radiating fin (heat sink) and a control board (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the structure according to Patent Document 2 is divided into two parts by a partition plate 200a erected from the back side to the front side of the main body, and houses a heat exchanger 200b and a blower on one side. The air conditioner outdoor unit 200 is provided with a heat exchange chamber and a machine room for storing the compressor 200c and the like on the other side, and includes an electrical component box for storing the control board 210 in the upper part of the machine room.

  The electrical component box is formed by attaching the control board 210 to the board holder 220 and covering the control board 210 with the board cover 230. Further, the heat generating component 210a is mounted on the control board 210, and the heat generating component 210a is attached to the heat-dissipating fin (heat sink) 250 that protrudes from the substrate holder 220 to the heat exchange chamber side with the heat generating component fixing device 240, and the thermistor 260 is attached. Is attached to the bottom surface of the heat radiation fin (heat sink) on the control board 210 side of the heat radiation fin 250 (heat sink) with the thermistor fixture 270.

By the way, in the structure by patent document 1 and patent document 2, since a heat-emitting component is mounted in a control board, in order to cool this heat-generating component, it is made to protrude to the heat exchange chamber side divided by the partition plate (heat sink). A control board is arranged in the electrical component box so that the heat generating component is fixed to the electrical component box. However, in recent years, in addition to arranging this control board in the electrical component box, it may be necessary to add a plurality of control boards separately in order to improve energy saving performance and remove harmful electrical noise. It is conceivable that a heat generating component is mounted on the heat sink, and a heat sink is required to cool the heat generating component. In order to dissipate heat from the heat sink, if it is arranged on the heat exchange chamber side of the partition plate 140 shown in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to seal for measures against water droplets contained in the air in the heat exchange chamber. Furthermore, since the partition plate 140 already has heat radiation fins (heat sinks) 180, it is necessary to place an additional heat sink at a place other than the heat radiation fins (heat sinks) 180, and the electrical component box 150 is enlarged accordingly. It becomes a complicated shape.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-317767 (page 3 to page 4, FIGS. 1 and 3) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-156647 (page 3 to page 5, FIGS. 1 and 3)

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a large-sized electrical component box when the electrical component box is mounted on a control board that is disposed together with a heat sink and a control board mounted with the heat-generating component. It aims at providing the outdoor unit of the air conditioner which can be made a simple structure, without making it into a complicated shape.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a heat exchange chamber provided with a heat exchanger and a blower fan, a compressor, and a partition plate extending vertically upward from the bottom plate in the main body. In an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that is partitioned into a machine room provided with an electrical component box, the electrical component box includes a side plate that also serves as a part of the partition plate, and a machine room side of the side plate. A back plate attached to the partition plate so as to form a space between the back side of the main body and the electrical component box; and a first heat generating component on the machine room side of the side plate, A first control board on which one heat generating component is mounted and a first substrate holder on which the first control board is mounted are provided, and heat generated by the first heat generating component is provided on the side of the heat exchange chamber of the side plate. A first heat sink that dissipates heat, and the first heat sink and the first heat sink Between the plate holders and at least one of the side plate and the first substrate holder is sealed, and the second heat generating component and the second heat generating component are mounted on the front side of the main body of the back plate. A second control board and a second board holder on which the second control board is mounted, and dissipate heat generated by the second heat generating component in the space on the back side of the main body of the back plate. The second heat sink is provided so as not to seal between the second heat sink and the back plate and between the back plate and the second substrate holder.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to the first aspect, the electrical component box is attached to the front side of the main body of the second heat sink, and detects the temperature of the second heat sink. A temperature detection element is provided, and the second substrate holder is formed with a first insulating side wall that insulates the temperature detection element and a mounting surface on which the second heat generating component of the second control board is mounted. It is the composition to do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to the first or second aspect, the second substrate holder covers an attachment member for attaching the second heat sink to the back plate. A second insulating side wall that insulates the mounting member and the mounting surface is formed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the electrical component box has a side plate that also serves as a part of the partition plate, and a space between the rear side of the main body and the electrical component box on the machine room side of the side plate. A back plate attached to the partition plate is provided so as to be formed, and a first heat generating component, a first control board on which the first heat generating component is mounted, and a first control board are mounted on the side of the machine room side of the side plate. A first heat sink that dissipates heat generated by the first heat-generating component is provided on the side of the heat exchange chamber of the side plate, between the first heat sink and the first substrate holder, and the side plate. And at least one of the first board holder and the second control board on which the second heating part is mounted and the second control board are mounted on the front side of the main body of the back plate. And a second substrate holder that is provided on the back side of the main body of the back plate. A second heat sink for dissipating heat generated in the second heating part provided, and between the second heat sink and the back plate, and a configuration that does not seal the between the back plate and the second substrate holder. As a result, when the electrical component box has the second control board on which the second heat generating component arranged together with the first heat sink and the first control board mounted with the first heat generating component projecting into the heat exchange chamber are mounted. The product box is not enlarged or complicated in shape, and can have a simple structure.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the electrical component box is attached to the front side of the main body of the second heat sink and includes a temperature detection element for detecting the temperature of the second heat sink. The first insulating side wall is formed to insulate the temperature detecting element from the mounting surface on which the second heat generating component of the second control board is mounted. Thus, the same effect as that of the first aspect of the present invention can be obtained, and at the same time when the second control board is mounted on the second board holder, the temperature detecting element attached to the second heat sink and the second control board An insulation distance from the mounting surface on which the second heat generating component is mounted can be ensured.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the mounting member for mounting the second heat sink to the back plate is covered on the second substrate holder, and the mounting member and the second heat generating component of the second control board are mounted. The second insulating side wall that insulates the mounting surface is formed. As a result, the same effects as those of the first or second aspect of the present invention can be obtained, and the mounting member for mounting the second heat sink to the electrical component box and the second heat generating component of the second control board are mounted. The insulation distance from the mounting surface can be ensured.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an external perspective view showing a front side of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a rear side of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an air conditioner according to the present invention. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the outdoor unit of the machine, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the electrical component box of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view of the structure seen from the direction of arrow C after removing the front plate of the electrical component box of FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an essential part of the electrical component box, and FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view showing a peripheral structure of a second control board of the electrical component box of FIG.

  8 is an exploded perspective view showing the main part of the electrical component box, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a heat sink is attached to the back plate of the electrical component box in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is an electrical component in the state of FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the substrate holder is attached to the back plate of the product box, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the control board is mounted on the substrate holder in the state shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 'Cross sectional view, FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view along BB' in FIG. 11, FIG. 14 is a cross sectional view along CC ′ in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state set | placed on.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention includes a main body 10 having a suction port A on the back and left side and a blower outlet B on the front surface. A front panel 10b having a plurality of lattice-shaped fan guards 10a is provided. Further, the suction port A provided on the back surface has a lattice-shaped protective member 10f, a back panel 10g is provided on the left side of the protective member 10f, and an intake air for sucking outside air into a machine chamber 10e described below at the lower portion of the back panel 10g. A hole 10h is formed. The main body 10 includes a bottom plate 10c on the bottom surface, a leg portion 20 for installing the main body 10 on the ground is provided below the bottom plate 10c, and a partition plate 30 extending vertically upward from the bottom plate 10c. Yes. The partition plate 30 includes an upper partition plate 31 and a lower partition plate 32.

  Inside the main body 10, a partition plate 30 is provided with a heat exchange chamber 10 d provided with a heat exchanger 40 formed in a substantially L shape from the back surface to the left side surface, and a compressor 50 incorporating a compressor motor. And a machine room 10e. In the heat exchange chamber 10d, an air passage connecting the suction port A and the outlet B is formed, and a heat exchanger 40 is provided in the air passage so as to face the suction port A. In addition to the heat exchanger 40, Opposite to the air outlet B, two upper and lower blow fans 60 are provided. The heat exchanger 40 has a configuration in which an upper heat exchanger 40a and a lower heat exchanger 40b are connected.

  The heat exchange chamber 10d is provided with a fan motor (not shown) for driving the blower fans 60 and a motor support 70 for supporting the fan motor in the air passage. The support 70 is attached close to the heat exchanger 40. Further, an electrical component box 80 is disposed above the compressor 50 in the machine room 10e, and a control board 81, a terminal block 82, and the like for performing operation control of the outdoor unit are disposed in the electrical component box 80. .

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the electrical component box 80 includes a left side plate 310 serving as a side plate also serving as a part of the upper partition plate 31, a front plate 80 a located on the front side of the main body 10, A back plate 80b located on the back side, a right side plate 80c as a side plate integrally formed at a right angle from the right end of the back plate 80b and extending to the front side of the main body 10, and formed on the back plate 80b and the right side plate 80c. A lower box 80d that is attached to the lower flange portion and is formed with a hollow portion 80da in the horizontal direction.

  The front plate 80a is formed with a plurality of hooks (not shown) that are hooked in the hook holes 31a provided in the front end flange portion of the left side plate 310 and the hook holes 80ca provided in the front end flange portion of the right side plate 80c. The front plate 80a can be removed. The front plate 80a includes an auxiliary plate 80aa attached to the lower end side of the front plate 80a and having a terminal block 82 attached to the front side of the lower box 80d. Further, the front plate 80a is formed with a concave portion 80ab having a U-shaped cross section that is recessed toward the rear plate 80b.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the control board 81 includes a first control board 81a as an inverter control board on which a control circuit for inverter-controlling a compressor motor built in the compressor 50 is mounted. The second control board 81b is provided as a power factor improving board on which a circuit for improving the power factor of the compressor motor built in the compressor 50 is mounted.

  The control board 81 is a power supply circuit for supplying power to the compressor 50, a third control board 81c as a power supply board on which a noise filter and the like are mounted, and a power supply board on which an electrolytic capacitor 81da and the like are mounted. A fourth control board 81d and a fifth control board 81e as a main control board on which a circuit for controlling the entire outdoor unit, such as a power supply circuit for supplying power to the fan motor that drives the blower fan 60, is mounted. I have.

  Furthermore, the first control board 81a is attached to the machine room 10e side of the left side plate 310 that also serves as a part of the upper partition plate 31 via the first board holder 83 on which the first control board 81a is mounted. The control board 81b is attached to the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b via a second board holder 84 on which the second control board 81b is mounted.

  The third control board 81c is attached to the left side face plate 310 side of the right side face board 80c, the fourth control board 81d is attached in the hollow portion 80da formed by the lower box body 80d, and the fifth control board 81e is the main body. 10 is attached to a concave surface portion 80ab formed on the front plate 80a with a mounting surface on which various electrical components are mounted facing the front surface side.

  Next, the peripheral structure of the first control board 81a disposed in the electrical component box 80 of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first control board 81a disposed on the machine room 10e side of the left side plate 310 has an internal current such as an IPM (intelligent power module) including a power transistor during operation of the outdoor unit. An inverter control element 81aa is mounted as a first heat generating component that generates heat. The inverter control element 81aa is inserted into an insertion portion 83a formed in the first substrate holder 83. A first heat sink 85 is provided on a surface of the first substrate holder 83 facing the left side plate 310 so as to cover the insertion portion 83a. The first heat sink 85 is provided on the left side plate 310 with the heat exchange chamber 10d. An opening 31b for exposing to the side is formed.

  The left side plate 310 is positioned near the corner of the opening 31b, near the right corner of the opening 31b, and four screw holes 31c for attaching the first substrate holder 83 to the left side plate 310. Two screw holes 31e for attaching the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80 to the upper partition plate 31 are formed on the upper right and lower sides from the two upper and lower screw holes 31c. The left side plate 310 receives the heat generated from the control boards 81 disposed in the entire electrical component box 80 and the lower box 80d above and below the opening 31b, and the air passage of the heat exchange chamber 10d. A ventilation hole 31f is formed in the heat exchange chamber 10d to the right of the opening 31b, and the air hits the heat radiation fin 86b of the second heat sink 86, which will be described later. 31d is formed.

  The first heat sink 85 includes a base portion 85a and a plurality of heat radiation fins 85b integrally formed with the base portion 85a and extending toward the heat exchange chamber 10d. The inverter control element is inserted into the base portion 85a through the insertion portion 83a. 81aa will be fixed. The base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85 is formed with four screw holes 85aa for attaching the first heat sink 85 to the first substrate holder 83 at a location close to the corner portion. A screw hole 85ab for attaching a thermistor (not shown) as a temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of the first heat sink 85 is formed between the two screw holes 85aa formed in the vicinity. Furthermore, two screw holes 85ac for fixing the inverter control element 81aa are formed on the upper and lower sides of the center of the base portion 85a provided in the first heat sink 85. The thermistor (not shown) is connected to a fifth control board 81e as a main control board by a cable, and a temperature detection operation is performed by supplying power from the fifth control board 81e. Further, the heat radiating fins 85b of the first heat sink 85 are exposed from the opening 31b to the heat exchange chamber 10d side, and are arranged at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the radiation fins 85 b of the first heat sink 85 are provided between the upper heat exchanger 40 a provided in the air passage connecting the suction port A and the blower outlet B and the upper blower fan 60. The heat generated by the inverter control element 81aa is transmitted to the heat dissipating fins 85b of the first heat sink 85 and is dissipated. Then, the inverter control element 81aa is generated by the operation of the blower fan 60, and the air sucked from the suction port A through the upper heat exchanger 40a on the back side of the main body 10 is used for the heat radiation fins 85b of the first heat sink 85. Heat dissipation is promoted, and the inverter control element 81aa is cooled. Air hitting the heat radiation fins 85 b of the first heat sink 85 is blown out from the air outlet B.

  In this way, the air sucked from the suction port A through the upper heat exchanger 40a promotes the heat radiation of the heat radiating fins 85b of the first heat sink 85, so the air sucked from the suction port A As shown in FIG. 7, the first heat sink 85 and the first substrate holder 83 are sealed with a sealing material 93 so that water droplets from the outside included do not enter the first control substrate 81 a side. It has become. Further, the left side plate 310 and the first substrate holder 83 are also sealed with a sealing material (not shown). The first substrate holder 83 may be sealed and sealed.

  In the first substrate holder 83 of the electrical component box 80, four screw holes 83g for attaching the first heat sink 85 are formed in the vicinity of the corner of the insertion portion 83a, and in the vicinity of the left corner of the insertion portion 83a. An opening 83i for fixing a thermistor (not shown) to the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85 is formed between the two formed screw holes 83g. The first substrate holder 83 is formed with screw holes 83h for attaching the first substrate holder 83 to the left side plate 310 at the upper and lower portions of the left peripheral portion 83b and the right peripheral portion 83c. Then, the left peripheral edge 83b of the first substrate holder 83 has a contact surface 83ba facing the left side plate 310, and the first substrate holder 83 is in close contact with the left side plate 310 via a seal material (not shown). The right peripheral edge 83c of the first substrate holder 310 also has a contact surface 83ca that faces the left side plate 310, so that the first substrate holder 83 is in close contact with the left side plate 310 through a seal material (not shown). It has become. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the first substrate holder 83 is fitted with a heat sink fitting for positioning and fitting the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85 around the insertion portion 83a on the side facing the left side plate 310. An alignment frame 83j is provided.

  In the first substrate holder 83, a plurality of positioning pieces 83d for positioning the first control substrate 81a are formed at predetermined intervals on the inner side of the peripheral portion. Also, three first locking claws 83e for locking the right peripheral edge of the first control board 81a inside the right peripheral edge 83c of the first substrate holder 83, and the left peripheral edge of the first substrate holder 83 Three second locking claws 83f having elasticity for locking the left peripheral edge portion of the first control board 81a are formed inside the portion 83b. The inverter control element 81aa mounted on the first control board 81a has two screw holes 81ab for attaching the inverter control element 81aa to the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85.

  Next, an assembly procedure of the peripheral structure of the first control board 81a described so far will be described. First, the first heat sink 85 is attached to the first substrate holder 83, and then the thermistor (not shown) is attached to the base portion 85 a of the first heat sink 85. The first heat sink 85 has a screw hole 85aa formed in the base portion 85a and a screw formed in the first substrate holder 83 when the base portion 85a is fitted into the heat sink fitting frame 83j via the sealing material 93. The holes 83g are aligned, and the first substrate holder 83 is attached to the first substrate holder 83 by screwing screws 91 from the side of the surface on which the first control substrate 81a of the first substrate holder 83 is mounted. At this time, a part of the base portion 85 a of the first heat sink 85 is exposed from the insertion portion 83 a formed in the first substrate holder 83. Thereafter, the thermistor is aligned with a screw hole 85ab formed in the base portion 85a visible from the opening 83i of the first substrate holder 83, and the side of the surface of the first substrate holder 83 on which the first control substrate 81a is mounted. Are attached to the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85 by screwing screws (not shown). The thermistor may be attached to the base portion 85 a of the first heat sink 85 before attaching the first heat sink 85 to the first substrate holder 83.

  When the first heat sink 85 is attached to the first substrate holder 83 and the thermistor is attached to the base portion 85 a of the first heat sink 85, the first substrate holder 83 is then attached to the left side plate 310. The first substrate holder 83 fits the heat radiation fin 85b of the first heat sink 85 into the opening 31b formed in the left side plate 310, and aligns the screw hole 83h of the first substrate holder 83 with the screw hole 31c. The first substrate holder 83 is attached to the left side plate 310 by screwing screws 92 from the side of the surface on which the first control board 81a is mounted. At this time, the left side plate 310 and the close contact surface 83ba of the left peripheral edge portion 83b and the close contact surface 83ca of the right peripheral edge portion 83c formed on the first substrate holder 83 are in close contact with each other via a sealing material (not shown). become.

  When the first substrate holder 83 is attached to the left side plate 310, the first control substrate 81 a is mounted on the first substrate holder 83. The first control board 81a is sandwiched between the positioning piece 83d formed on the first board holder 83 and the first locking claw 83e, and the first control board 81a and the positioning piece 83d formed on the first board holder 83 are It is mounted by pressing the first control board 81a using the elasticity of the second locking claw 83f so as to be sandwiched between the two locking claws 83f. At this time, the first control board 81a is mounted on the first board holder 83 by the positioning piece 83d, the first locking claw 83e, and the second locking claw 83f of the first board holder 83. Although the substrate 81a is attached to the left side plate 310 along with the first substrate holder 83 in a vertical installation, it does not come off. Note that an inverter control element is screwed by screwing a screw (not shown) through a screw hole 81ab formed in the inverter control element 81aa and a screw hole 85ac formed in the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85. 81 aa is fixed to the base portion 85 a of the first heat sink 85.

  In the above description, after the first heat sink 85 is attached to the first substrate holder 83 and the thermistor is attached to the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85, the first substrate holder 83 is attached to the left side plate 310, and then The first control board 81a is mounted on the first board holder 83. After the first heat sink 85 is attached to the first board holder 83 and the thermistor is attached to the base portion 85a of the first heat sink 85, The first control board 81a may be mounted on the first board holder 83, and then the first board holder 83 may be attached to the left side plate 310.

  Next, the peripheral structure of the second control board 81b arranged in the electrical component box 80 of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 8, the second control board 81b disposed on the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80 has an IPM similar to the inverter control element 81aa mounted on the first control board 81a. A power factor improving control element 81ba as a second heat generating component which is an (intelligent power module) is mounted. The power factor improving control element 81ba is inserted into an insertion portion 84a formed in the second substrate holder 84. Also, a second heat sink 86 is provided on the back side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80, and a power factor improving control element 81ba is provided on the second heat sink 86 at the approximate center of the back plate 80b. In order to fix, insertion part 80ba which inserts control element 81ba for power factor improvement is formed.

  The second heat sink 86 includes a base portion 86a and a plurality of heat radiating fins 86b integrally formed with the base portion 86a and extending to the back side of the main body 10. The second heat sink 86 has a force applied to the base portion 86a through the insertion portion 80ba. The rate improving control element 81ba is fixed. Furthermore, four screw holes 86aa for attaching the second heat sink 86 to the back plate 80b are formed in the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86 in the vicinity of the corner portion, and formed in the vicinity of the upper corner portion. A screw hole 86ab for attaching a thermistor 87 as a temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of the second heat sink 86 is formed between the two screw holes 86aa. The base portion 86a provided in the second heat sink 86 is formed with two screw holes 86ac for fixing the power factor improving control element 81ba on the left and right sides of the center. The thermistor 87 is connected to a fifth control board 81e as a main control board by a cable 87a, and a temperature detection operation is performed by supplying power from the fifth control board 81e. Further, like the heat radiation fins 85b of the first heat sink 85, the heat radiation fins 86b of the second heat sink 86 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the heat radiation fins 86b of the second heat sink 86 are located in a space formed between the back side of the main body 10 and the back plate 80b in the machine room 10e, and the power factor improving control element 81ba. The generated heat is transmitted to the radiation fins 86b of the second heat sink 86 and radiated. The power factor improving control element 81ba is generated by the operation of the blower fan 60, and the air taken in from the intake hole 10f formed in the back panel 10g on the back side of the main body 10 shown in FIG. And the heat radiation fin 86b of the second heat sink 86 is contacted to promote the heat radiation of the heat radiation fin 86b, thereby cooling the power factor improving control element 81ba. The air that hits the heat radiating fins 86 b of the second heat sink 86 is blown out from the air outlet B through the vent holes 31 d formed in the left side plate 310.

  As described above, the second control board 81b does not directly promote the heat radiation of the heat radiating fins 86b of the second heat sink 86 by the air sucked from the suction port A through the upper heat exchanger 40a. It is not necessary to have a structure using a sealing material so that water droplets contained in the air sucked from A do not enter the second control board 81b side.

  On the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80, four screw holes 80bb for attaching the second heat sink 86 are formed in the vicinity of the corner portion of the insertion portion 80ba, and are formed in the vicinity of the upper corner portion of the insertion portion 80ba. An opening 80bc for fixing the thermistor 87 to the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86 is formed between the two screw holes 80bb. In addition, the rear plate 80b is engaged with the engagement claw 84c and the engagement claw 84c in the vicinity of the corner thereof to engage the engagement claw 84b formed in the second substrate holder 84 described later. The engaging hole 80be is formed. The back plate 80b is formed with two screw holes 80bf for attaching a second substrate holder 84, which will be described later, to the back plate 80b above the engagement hole 80be. Further, two screw holes 80bg for attaching the back plate 80 integrally formed with the right side plate 80c to the upper partition plate 31 are formed in the left end flange portion of the back plate 80b.

  In the second substrate holder 84, a positioning piece 84d for positioning the second control board 81b is formed inside the peripheral portion, and a positioning piece 84d formed inside the left peripheral portion of the second substrate holder 84. Is divided into three pieces. Also, two first locking claws 84e for locking the right peripheral edge of the second control board 81b inside the right peripheral edge of the second substrate holder 84, and the left peripheral edge of the second substrate holder 84 Are formed with three second locking claws 84f having elasticity for locking the left peripheral edge portion of the second control board 81b. A first insulating side wall 84g for insulating the thermistor 87 and the second control board 81b is formed above the insertion portion 84a formed in the second substrate holder 84, and is formed at a substantially corner portion of the insertion portion 84a. A second insulating side wall 84h for insulating the screw 88 and the second control board 81b is formed outside. Furthermore, two screw holes 84i for attaching the second substrate holder 84 to the back plate 80b are formed at the corners of the upper peripheral edge of the second substrate holder 84. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the second substrate holder 84 is provided on the side facing the back plate 80b, in the vicinity of the lower corner of the second substrate holder 84, so as to be hooked in a hook hole 80bd formed in the back plate 80b. A hook claw 84b is provided, and an engagement claw 84c for engaging with an engagement hole 80be formed in the back plate 80b is provided in the vicinity of the upper corner of the hook claw 84b. The power factor improving control element 81ba mounted on the second control board 81b has two screw holes 81bb for fixing the power factor improving control element 81ba to the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86. Is formed.

  Next, an assembly procedure of the peripheral structure of the second control board 81b described so far will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 9, the second heat sink 86 is attached to the back plate 80 b of the electrical component box 80, and then the thermistor 87 is attached to the base portion 86 a of the second heat sink 86. The second heat sink 86 aligns the screw hole 86aa formed in the base portion 86a with the screw hole 80bb formed in the back plate 80b, and the screw 88 as a mounting member from the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b. Is attached to the back plate 80b. At this time, a part of the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86 is exposed from the insertion portion 80ba formed in the back plate 80b. Thereafter, the thermistor 87 is aligned with the screw hole 86ab formed in the base portion 86a visible from the opening 80bc of the back plate 80b, and is screwed with a screw 89 from the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b. The second heat sink 86 is attached to the base portion 86a.

  When the second heat sink 86 is attached to the back plate 80b and the thermistor 87 is attached to the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86, the second substrate holder 84 is then attached to the back plate of the electrical component box 80 as shown in FIG. Attach to 80b. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 14, the second substrate holder 84 has an engagement hole 80be formed in the back plate 80b after the hook claw 84b is hooked on the hook hole 80bd formed in the back plate 80b. The engaging claw 84c is engaged with the. Then, the second substrate holder 84 aligns the screw hole 84i with the screw hole 80bf formed in the back plate 80b, and screws the screw 90 from the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b, whereby the back plate 80b. Mounted on. At this time, a part of the base portion 86 a of the second heat sink 86 is exposed from the insertion portion 84 a formed in the second substrate holder 84. The thermistor 87 is covered with a first insulating side wall 84 g formed on the second substrate holder 84, and the screw 88 is covered with a second insulating side wall 84 h formed on the second substrate holder 84.

  When the second substrate holder 84 is attached to the back plate 80b, the second control substrate 81b is mounted on the second substrate holder 84 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the second control board 81b is sandwiched between the positioning piece 84d formed on the second board holder 84 and the first locking claw 84e, and the second board holder It is mounted by pressing the second control board 81b by using the elasticity of the second locking claw 84f so as to be sandwiched between the positioning piece 84d formed on 84 and the second locking claw 84f. At this time, the second control board 81b is mounted on the second board holder 84 by the positioning piece 84d, the first locking claw 84e, and the second locking claw 84f of the second board holder 84. Although the substrate 81b is attached to the back plate 80b along with the second substrate holder 84 in a vertical installation, it does not come off. In addition, by screwing a screw (not shown) through a screw hole 81bb formed in the power factor improvement control element 81ba and a screw hole 86ac formed in the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86, The power factor improving control element 81ba is fixed to the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 11, the back plate 80b integrally formed with the right side plate 80c is screwed with a screw (not shown) through a screw hole 80bg formed in the back plate 80b. The upper partition plate 31 is attached so that a space is formed between the back side of the main body 10 and the back plate 80b.

  The structure related to the electrical component box 80 described above includes a first heat sink 85 protruding to the heat exchange chamber 10d side of the left side plate 310 of the electrical component box 80 and a first control board 81a mounted with an inverter control element 81aa. The second heat sink 86 protruding to the back side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b and the second control board 81b on which the power factor improving control element 81ba is mounted are arranged. In this case, the structure for disposing the second control board 81b in the electrical component box 80 is a machine room of the upper partition plate 31 so that a space is formed between the back side of the main body 10 and the back plate 80b. Since it is assembled on the back plate 80b attached to the 10e side, the electrical component box 80 is not enlarged or complicated in shape, and it is not necessary to take measures against intrusion of water contained in the air sucked from the suction port A. be able to. For example, a sealing material is not interposed between the second heat sink 86 and the back plate 80b, or between the back plate 80b and the second substrate holder 84, or the second substrate holder 84 is not sealed. It is enough. As described above, since it is possible to eliminate the need for measures against intrusion of water droplets, compared to the structure for disposing the first control board 81a with respect to the upper partition plate 31 that also serves as a part of the left side plate 310 of the electrical component box 80. The second control board 81b, the related second heat sink 86, the thermistor 87, and the like can be easily attached and removed with a simple structure.

  Therefore, according to the peripheral structure of the second control board 81b, when removing the second control board 81b from the second board holder 84, the second locking claw 84f of the second board holder 84 is elastically deformed outward, It can be easily removed by opening the mounting state of the second control board 81b. Accordingly, maintenance such as inspection and replacement of the power factor improving control element 81ba mounted on the second control board 81b can be easily performed. Further, when removing the second substrate holder 84 from the back plate 80b, the second control substrate 81b is attached to the second substrate holder 84 and is screwed into the two screw holes 84i of the second substrate holder 84. It can be removed simply by removing the screw 90. Thereby, maintenance such as inspection and replacement of the thermistor 87 exposed on the front surface side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b can be easily performed, and at the same time, mounting of the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control board 81b is performed. Maintenance of other mounted components mounted on the surface opposite to the surface can be easily performed. Further, when the second control board 81 is attached to the second board holder 84, or when the second board holder 84 is attached to the back plate 80b, it can be easily attached.

  Next, other features of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13 which are sectional views of the peripheral structure of the second control board 81b described so far after assembly. As shown in FIG. 12, a second heat sink 86 is attached to the back side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80 b of the electrical component box 80 so as to expose the radiation fins 86 b. Further, a power factor improving control element 81ba is fixed to a base portion 86a formed on the second heat sink 86 on the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b, and the power factor improving control element 81ba is mounted. 2 A second substrate holder 84 to which the control substrate 81b is mounted is attached. And the thermistor 87 is attached to the base part 86a formed in the 2nd heat sink 86 at the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b. Further, the first insulating side wall 84g formed on the second substrate holder 84 separates the thermistor 87 and the mounting surface on which the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control substrate 81b is mounted from each other. ing.

  Therefore, by forming the first insulating side wall 84g on the second substrate holder 84, the structure of the second substrate holder 84 attached to the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80 is used as the second control substrate to the second substrate holder 84. Simultaneously with the mounting of 81b, the thermistor 87 attached to the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86 and the mounting surface on which the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control board 81b is mounted are not in direct contact with each other. An insulation distance between 87 and the mounting surface on which the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control board 81b is mounted can be secured.

  As shown in FIG. 13, as in FIG. 12, the second heat sink 86 is attached to the back side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80 b of the electrical component box 80 so as to expose the radiation fins 86 b. Further, a power factor improving control element 81ba is fixed to a base portion 86a formed on the second heat sink 86 on the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b, and the power factor improving control element 81ba is mounted. 2 A second substrate holder 84 to which the control substrate 81b is mounted is attached. The heads of screws 88 for attaching the second heat sink 86 to the back side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b are arranged on the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b. Further, the head of the screw 88 and the mounting surface on which the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control board 81b is mounted are partitioned from each other by the second insulating side wall 84h formed on the second board holder 84. It is like that.

  Therefore, by forming the second insulating side wall 84 h in the second substrate holder 84, the second control substrate to the second substrate holder 84 is structured as the second substrate holder 84 attached to the back plate 80 b of the electrical component box 80. Simultaneously with the mounting of 81b, the head of the screw 88 for attaching the second heat sink 86 to the back plate 80b and the mounting surface on which the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control board 81b is mounted are in direct contact. Therefore, it is possible to secure an insulation distance between the head of the screw 88 and the mounting surface on which the power factor improving control element 81ba of the second control board 81b is mounted.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the hooking claw 84b and the engaging claw 84c formed on the second board holder 84 shown in FIG. 14 are connected to the second control board 81b as shown in FIG. A hooking claw so that it can be used as a mounting leg for mounting on the work table S for mounting on the substrate holder 84 or for applying silicone grease to the fixing surface of the power factor improving control element 81ba. 84b and the engaging claw 84c have the same height, and a mounting plane portion is formed. The height of the hook claw 84b and the engagement claw 84c is the same as that of the second control board when the second board holder 84 is placed on the work table S and the second control board 81b is mounted on the second board holder 84. The power factor improving control element 81ba mounted on 81b does not come into contact with the work table S and has a sufficient height.

  In the description so far, the second substrate holder 84 is attached to the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80, and then the second control substrate 81b is attached to the second substrate holder 84. Not limited to this, after the second control board 81b is mounted on the second board holder 84, the second board holder 84 on which the second control board 81b is mounted may be attached to the back plate 80b of the electrical component box 80. Therefore, in this case, when the second control board 81b is mounted on the second board holder 84, the second control board 81b is placed from above the second board holder 84 after the second board holder 84 is placed on the work table S. Can be mounted, so that the mounting work can be easily performed. Further, the heat generated by the power factor improving control element 81ba is transmitted to the heat radiation fins 86b of the second heat sink 86 on the fixing surface of the power factor improving control element 81ba fixed to the base portion 86a of the second heat sink 86. Silicone grease is applied for ease. In this case, even if the second substrate holder 84 is placed on the work table S, the power factor improving control element 81ba does not come into contact with the work table S. The workability can be improved without polluting the hands.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the first heat sink 85 is attached to the first substrate holder 83, the first substrate holder 83 is attached to the left side plate 310, and between the first heat sink 85 and the first substrate holder 83. The left side plate 310 and the first substrate holder 83 are sealed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first heat sink 85 is attached to the left side plate 310, and the first substrate is mounted on the left side plate 310. A structure in which the holder 83 is attached and the space between the left side plate 310 and the first heat sink 85 and the space between the left side plate 310 and the first substrate holder 83 may be employed. Further, a structure in which only the first heat sink 85 and the first substrate holder 83 are sealed, or a structure in which only the left side plate 310 and the first heat sink 85 are sealed may be employed. In addition, the second heat sink 86 is attached to the back plate 80b and the second substrate holder 84 is attached to the back plate 80b so as not to seal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the second substrate holder 84 is attached to the second substrate holder 84. The second heat sink 86 may be attached, the second substrate holder 84 may be attached to the back plate 80b, and the structure may not be sealed.

  According to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention according to the embodiment described above, the heat exchanger 40 and the blower fan 60 are provided by the partition plate 30 extending vertically upward from the bottom plate 10 c in the main body 10. In the heat exchange chamber 10d and the machine room 10e provided with the compressor 50 and the electrical component box 80, the electrical component box 80 has a side plate 310 (left side) that also serves as a part of the partition plate 30. And a back plate 80b attached to the partition plate 30 so as to form a space between the back side of the main body 10 and the electrical component box 80 on the machine room 10e side of the side plate 310, and the side plate 310 On the machine room 10e side, a first heat generating component (inverter control element 81aa), a first control board 81a on which the first heat generating part is mounted, and a first board holder 83 on which the first control board 81a is mounted. If provided In addition, a first heat sink 85 that dissipates the heat generated by the first heat-generating component is provided on the side of the side plate 310 on the heat exchange chamber 10d side, between the first heat sink 85 and the first substrate holder 83, the side plate 310, At least one between the first substrate holder 83 is sealed, and the second heat generating component (power factor improving control element 81ba) and the second heat generating component are mounted on the front side of the main body 10 of the back plate 80b. 2 The control board 81b and the second board holder 84 on which the second control board 81b is mounted are provided, and the back plate 80b is provided on the back side of the main body 10 between the back side of the main body 10 and the electrical component box 80. A second heat sink 86 that dissipates the heat generated by the second heat generating component is provided in the space, and the space between the second heat sink 86 and the back plate 80b and the space between the back plate 80b and the second substrate holder 84 are not sealed. Special It was constructed to be.

  Moreover, according to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention according to the embodiment described above, the electrical component box 80 is attached to the front surface side of the main body 10 of the second heat sink 86 and the temperature of the second heat sink 86 is adjusted. A temperature detection element (thermistor 87) for detection is provided, and a first insulating side wall 84g that insulates the temperature detection element from the mounting surface on which the second heat generating component of the second control board 81b is mounted is formed in the second substrate holder 84. It was made the structure characterized by doing.

  Furthermore, according to the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of the present invention according to the embodiment described above, the mounting member (screw 88) for mounting the second heat sink 86 to the back plate 80b is covered on the second substrate holder 84. The second insulating side wall 84h that insulates the mounting member and the mounting surface for mounting the second heat generating component of the second control board 81b is formed.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the front side of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner by this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the back side of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner by this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner by this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the electrical component box of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a structure viewed from the direction of arrow C after removing the front plate of the electrical component box of FIG. 4. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of an electrical component box. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the periphery structure of the 2nd control board of the electrical component box of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the principal part of an electrical component box. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the heat sink was attached to the backplate of the electrical component box of FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a substrate holder is attached to the back plate of the electrical component box in the state of FIG. 9. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the control board was fixed to the board | substrate holder of the state of FIG. It is A-A 'sectional drawing of FIG. It is B-B 'sectional drawing of FIG. It is C-C 'sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the control board is fixed to the board holder in the state shown in FIG. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view which shows the internal structure of the outdoor unit of the conventional air conditioner. It is a front view which shows the outdoor unit of the air conditioner shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the internal structure of the outdoor unit of the other conventional air conditioner. It is sectional drawing which shows the control board with a radiation fin accommodated in the electrical component box of the outdoor unit shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body 10a Fan guard 10b Front panel 10c Bottom plate 10d Heat exchange chamber 10e Machine room 10f Protection member 10g Rear panel 10h Intake hole 20 Leg 30 Partition plate 31 Upper partition plate 310 Left side plate (side plate)
31a Hooking hole 31b Opening 31c Screw hole 31d Ventilation hole 31e Screw hole 31f Ventilation hole 32 Lower partition plate 40 Heat exchanger 40a Upper heat exchanger 40b Lower heat exchanger 50 Compressor 60 Blower fan 70 Motor support body 80 Electrical component box 80a Front plate 80aa Auxiliary plate 80ab Concave portion 80b Back plate 80ba Insertion portion 80bb Screw hole 80bc Opening portion 80bd Hooking hole 80be Engagement hole 80bf Screw hole 80bg Screw hole 80c Right side plate (side plate)
80ca hook hole 80d lower box 80da hollow part 81 control board 81a first control board 81aa inverter control element (first heat generating component)
81ab Screw hole 81b Second control board 81ba Power factor improving control element (second heating component)
81bb screw hole 81c third control board 81d fourth control board 81da electrolytic capacitor 81e fifth control board 82 terminal block 83 first board holder 83a insertion part 83b left side edge part 83ba contact surface 83c right side edge part 83ca contact surface 83d positioning piece 83e First locking claw 83f Second locking claw 83g Screw hole 83h Screw hole 83i Opening 83j Heat sink fitting frame 84 Second substrate holder 84a Insertion part 84b Hook claw 84c Engagement claw 84d Positioning piece 84e First locking claw 84f 2nd latching claw 84g 1st insulation side wall 84h 2nd insulation side wall 84i Screw hole 85 1st heat sink 85a Base part 85aa Screw hole 85ab Screw hole 85ac Screw hole 85b Radiation fin 86 2nd heat sink 86a Base part 86aa Screw hole 86ab Screw Hole 8 ac screw hole 86b radiating fins 87 thermistor (temperature detecting element)
87a Cable 88 Screw (Mounting member)
89 Screws 90 Screws 91 Screws 92 Screws 93 Sealing material A Suction port B Air outlet S Worktable

Claims (3)

An air conditioner that is divided into a heat exchange chamber provided with a heat exchanger and a blower fan and a machine room provided with a compressor and an electrical component box by a partition plate extending vertically upward from the bottom plate in the main body In the outdoor unit of
The electrical component box includes a side plate that also serves as a part of the partition plate, and a partition on the machine room side of the side plate so that a space is formed between the back side of the main body and the electrical component box. A back plate to be attached to the plate,
Provided on the machine room side of the side plate is a first heat generating component, a first control board on which the first heat generating component is mounted, and a first substrate holder on which the first control board is mounted. A first heat sink for dissipating heat generated by the first heat generating component is provided on the heat exchange chamber side of the face plate,
Sealing at least one between the first heat sink and the first substrate holder and between the side plate and the first substrate holder;
On the front side of the main body of the back plate, a second heat generating component, a second control board on which the second heat generating component is mounted, and a second substrate holder on which the second control board is mounted, On the back side of the main body of the back plate, a second heat sink that dissipates heat generated by the second heat generating component in the space is provided.
An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, wherein the space between the second heat sink and the back plate and the space between the back plate and the second substrate holder are not sealed. The electrical component box includes a temperature detection element that is attached to the front surface side of the main body of the second heat sink and detects the temperature of the second heat sink.
The first insulating side wall for insulating the temperature detecting element and a mounting surface for mounting the second heat generating component of the second control board on the second substrate holder. Air conditioner outdoor unit. 2. The second substrate holder is provided with a second insulating side wall that covers an attachment member for attaching the second heat sink to the back plate and insulates the attachment member from the mounting surface. Or the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of Claim 2.