JP5728935B2 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

  More specifically, the present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more specifically, a rotary shaft portion of an up-and-down air direction plate is rotatably assembled to a support shaft portion provided on a support column between an upper wall and a lower wall of an outlet. The present invention relates to a structure with good workability at the time.

  Conventional air conditioners have a configuration in which conditioned air sucked from a suction port and heat-exchanged with a refrigerant in a heat exchanger is blown out from an outlet to an air-conditioned room by a blower fan (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the air conditioner 100 includes a heat exchanger 102 and a blower fan 103 in an air passage that connects the suction port 101 and the blower outlet 104, and is sucked from the suction port 101 and then the heat exchanger 102. In order to deflect the conditioned air blown out from the blower outlet 104 into the air-conditioned room in the vertical direction, the blower outlet 104 can be pivoted about the pivot shaft portion 111a. The front vertical wind direction plate 111 and the rear vertical wind direction plate (diffuser) 114 that are rotatable about the rotation shaft portion 114a are provided.

  The rear vertical wind direction plate 114 has a function of deflecting the blowing direction of the conditioned air over a wide range in the vertical direction, and is arranged so as to be continued on the extension of the lower wall 106 of the blowout port 104. Also serves as a component to be extended.

  A rotating shaft portion 111a provided on the front vertical wind direction plate 111 is suspended from the upper wall 105 of the air outlet 104 and is pivotally supported by a support shaft piece 109 having a support shaft hole 110 at the front end. The upper and lower wind direction plates 114 are provided with a pivot shaft portion 114a so as to protrude forward from the lower end portion 108 of the support column 107 connected to the upper wall 105 and the lower wall 106 of the blower outlet 104 to the tip. It is supported by a support shaft piece 112 having a support shaft hole 113.

  When the rotary shaft portion 111 a provided in the front vertical wind direction plate 111 is assembled to the support shaft hole 110 provided in the support shaft piece 109, the support shaft piece 109 is elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction to form the support shaft hole 110. The rotation shaft portion 111a is inserted. Further, when the rotating shaft portion 114 a provided in the rear vertical wind direction plate 114 is assembled to the support shaft hole 113 provided in the support shaft piece 112, the support shaft piece 112 is elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction to support the support shaft hole 113. The rotation shaft portion 114a is inserted into the shaft.

  The lower end portion 108 of the support column 107 is connected to a position where the front edge thereof is brought close to the front end of the lower wall 106 of the air outlet 104, and the support shaft piece 112 is located at the front of the lower portion from the vicinity of the lower end portion 108 of the support column 107. However, since the rear vertical wind direction plate 114 is provided with the rotation shaft portion 114a at the rear end portion, the interval between the support column 107 and the support shaft hole 113 is short. Yes.

  Therefore, it is difficult to elastically deform the support shaft piece 112 in the plate thickness direction when the rotating shaft portion 114a provided on the rear vertical wind direction plate 114 is assembled to the support shaft hole 113. There was a problem that workability of inserting the rotating shaft portion 114a was not good.

JP 2010-223453 A

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides an air with improved workability when the rotating shaft portion of the vertical wind direction plate is assembled to the support shaft portion provided on the support column between the upper wall and the lower wall of the air outlet. The purpose is to provide a harmony machine.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention has the following features.

Equipped with a suction port and air outlet, with a plate-like column between the upper and lower walls of the air outlet, and the pivot shaft part of the vertical wind direction plate is rotatable by the support shaft part provided on the column In the air conditioner that is pivotally supported, the rotating shaft portion is provided at a rear end portion of the up-and-down wind direction plate, the support shaft portion is adjacent to a front end of the lower wall, and the up-and-down wind direction plate Is provided at a position where the rotating shaft portion can be pivotally supported so as to be continuously disposed on the extension of the lower wall, and the lower end portion is opened at the rear portion of the pivot shaft portion and extends above the support column. A slit is formed, and the slit is formed in parallel with the support shaft portion and the front end portion of the support column .

  According to the present invention, air having improved workability when the rotating shaft portion of the vertical wind direction plate is rotatably assembled to the support shaft portion provided in the support column between the upper wall and the lower wall of the air outlet. A harmonic machine can be provided.

It is explanatory drawing of the air conditioner by this invention, (A) is an external appearance perspective view, (B) is the external appearance perspective view which removed the up-and-down wind direction board. It is explanatory drawing of the air conditioner by this invention, (A) is sectional drawing, (B) is a principal part perspective view, (C) is principal part sectional drawing. It is principal part explanatory drawing of the air conditioner by this invention, (A) is a figure which shows an example of the slit with which the support | pillar was equipped, (B) is a figure which shows the other example of a slit. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is explanatory drawing of the air conditioner by this invention, (A) is a perspective view of an up-and-down wind direction board (diffuser), (B) is a principal part perspective view of an up-and-down wind direction board (diffuser). It is sectional drawing of the air conditioner by a prior art example.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail as examples based on the attached drawings.

  The air conditioner according to the present invention is provided in an air passage connecting the inlet 2 and the outlet 5 of the air conditioner body 1 as shown in FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (B) and FIG. After the air sucked from the suction port 2 is heat-exchanged with the refrigerant by the heat exchanger 3, the air is sent to the blower outlet 5 by the blower fan 4 and blown out from the blower outlet 5 to the air-conditioned room. Yes.

  The air outlet 5 is provided with a plurality of support columns 6 connected to the upper wall 5a and the lower wall 5b, so that hot air or cold air (conditioned air) exchanged with the refrigerant by the heat exchanger 3 flows. The strength is increased so that it will not be deformed due to the temperature change.

  In addition, the blower outlet 5 is provided with a front vertical wind direction plate 10 provided with a rotary shaft portion 10a so as to be rotatable, and a rear vertical wind direction plate 13 provided with a rotary shaft portion 13a is rotatable. It is possible to deflect the wind direction in the vertical direction when conditioned air flows through the air outlet 5 in a wide range.

  The support column 6 is formed in a flat plate shape, and includes a support shaft hole 12 that rotatably supports a rotation shaft portion 13 a provided in the rear vertical wind direction plate 13, and a support shaft piece 11 that includes the support shaft hole 12. And a slit 7 to be described later for easily elastically deforming the support shaft portion in the plate thickness direction in order to improve workability when the rotation shaft portion 13a is inserted into the support shaft hole 12. It has.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the rear upper and lower wind direction plate (diffuser) 13 forming a part of the outlet 5 is provided with the pivot shaft portion 13a provided at the rear end portion thereof and the support shaft piece provided with the support shaft hole 12. A structure that can be rotated by being easily supported by the support shaft portion provided on the support column 6 made of 11 will be described in detail below.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 (A) and FIG. 4 (B), the rotation shaft part 13a provided in the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 is composed of a rotation shaft for rotating the vertical wind direction plate 13. The support portion provided in the support column 6 is described as a configuration including a support shaft hole 12 corresponding to the rotation shaft portion 13a including the rotation shaft and a support shaft piece 11 including the support shaft hole 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a support shaft hole may be provided on the rotation shaft portion 13a side, and a rotation shaft may be provided on the support portion side corresponding to the support shaft hole.

  The front vertical wind direction plate 10 also has a configuration in which the rotary shaft portion 10a can be pivotally supported by the pivot piece 8 formed with a predetermined width dimension so as to be rotatable. This will be described in the same manner as the up and down wind direction plate 13.

The front vertical wind direction plate 10 is supported by a support shaft piece 8 suspended from the upper wall 5a of the blower outlet 5 so as to be able to deflect the vertical wind direction at the front upper part of the blower outlet 5. The vertical wind direction plate 13 is supported by a support shaft piece 11 extending downward from the lower front end of the column 6 so that the vertical wind direction in the lower rear portion of the outlet 5 can be deflected. At this time, the support shaft piece 11 extends forward from a virtual line connecting the upper front end and the lower front end of the column 6.

  The rear vertical wind direction plate 13 has a function of deflecting the vertical wind direction over a wide range, and is arranged so as to be continued on the extension of the lower wall 5b of the outlet 5, so that the lower wall 5b is It also serves as a component that can be extended.

  The support shaft piece 8 suspended from the upper wall 5a of the blower outlet 5 is provided with a support shaft hole 9 that supports the rotation shaft portion 10a provided in the front vertical wind direction plate 10 at the front end. The support shaft piece 11 extending downward from the lower portion of the front end is provided with a support shaft hole 12 that supports the rotating shaft portion 13a provided in the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 at the tip.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the front vertical airflow direction plate 10 is pivotally supported by an uneven pivotal support portion A (not shown) provided on both side portions and both wall portions of the air outlet 5. In addition, a plurality of rotating shaft portions 10a provided in the middle portion in the longitudinal direction are suspended from the upper wall 5a of the air outlet 5 corresponding to the rotating shaft portion 10a, and a support shaft hole 9 is provided at the tip. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft portion made up of a support shaft piece 8.

  By assembling the front and lower wind direction plate 10 so as to have a short dimension in the longitudinal direction by elastic deformation, the assembling work of the concave and convex pivot support part A can be easily performed.

  The concave and convex pivot support portion A includes a concave support shaft portion or a convex rotation shaft portion provided on both sides of the front vertical wind direction plate 10, and the concave support shaft portion or the convex rotation portion. Corresponding to the shaft portion, it is constituted by a convex rotation shaft portion or a concave support shaft portion provided on both wall portions of the blower outlet 5.

  After both sides of the front vertical wind direction plate 10 are pivotally supported by the pivot A, a plurality of rotary shaft portions 10a in the middle portion of the front vertical wind direction plate 10 are provided in the support hole 9. When pivotally supported by a support shaft portion comprising a support shaft piece 8 provided at the tip, the rotation shaft portion 10a is easily inserted into the support shaft hole 9 by elastically deforming the tip of the support shaft piece 8 in the plate thickness direction. Therefore, workability is improved when the pivot shaft portion 10a of the front vertical wind direction plate 10 is pivotally supported by the support shaft portion.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 is pivotally supported by an unillustrated pivotal support portion B (not shown) provided on both side portions and both wall portions of the air outlet 5. At the same time, as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) to 2 (C), a plurality of rotating shaft portions 13a provided at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction shown in FIGS. Corresponding to the moving shaft portion 13a, the support shaft 6 is pivotally supported by a support shaft portion that is extended downward from the lower front end of the support column 6 and has a support shaft piece 11 having a support shaft hole 12 at the tip.

  The rear up-and-down airflow direction plate 13 can be easily assembled by assembling the concavo-convex pivot portion B by bending the elastic plate so that the longitudinal direction has a short dimension by elastic deformation.

  The concave and convex pivot support B includes a concave support shaft portion or a convex rotation shaft portion provided on both sides of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13, and the concave support shaft portion or the convex rotation shaft. Corresponding to the portion, it is constituted by a convex rotation shaft portion or a concave support shaft portion provided on both wall portions of the blower outlet 5.

The support column 6 includes a slit 7 having an open end so that the support shaft piece 11 can be elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction. This slit 7 is shown in FIGS. 2 (A) to 2 (C). As shown, it is formed in the rear part of the spindle piece 11 so as to open the lower end part and extend above the column 6. At this time, the slit 7 extends rearward from an imaginary line connecting the upper front end and the lower front end of the column 6 from the open end.

  The slit 7 is not limited to a configuration in which the lower end portion is opened and the rear end portion of the support shaft piece 11 extends above the support column 6. For example, as shown in FIG. The support shaft piece 11 may be formed in a shape that can be elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction by being formed so as to extend from both side portions of the hole 12 toward the rear end portion of the column 6.

  Alternatively, for example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the slit piece 7 is formed so as to extend from one side portion of the support hole 12 toward the rear end portion of the support column 6, so that the support shaft piece 11 is in the plate thickness direction. It may be configured to be formed in a shape that can be elastically deformed.

  After both side portions of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 are pivotally supported by the pivotal support portion B, a plurality of rotational shaft portions 13 a in the middle portion of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 are supported by the support shaft piece 11. When the shaft hole 12 is pivotally supported, the slit 7 is formed in the support column 6, so that the distal end of the support shaft piece 11 provided with the support shaft hole 12 is elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction, thereby turning the shaft portion 13a. Can be easily inserted into the support shaft hole 12, so that the workability when the rotating shaft portion 13 a provided at the rear end portion of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 is assembled to the support shaft hole 12 is improved.

  As described above, the present invention includes the suction port 2 and the air outlet 5, the column 6 between the upper wall 5 a and the lower wall 5 b of the air outlet 5, and the support shaft portion provided in the column 6. In the air conditioner in which the rotation shaft portion 13a of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 is rotatably supported, the rotation shaft portion 13a is provided at the rear end portion of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 and the support shaft portion. Is formed of a support piece 11 that extends downward from the lower front end of the support 6 and has a support hole 12 at the tip. The slit extends from the rear of the support 11 to the upper side of the support 6 by opening the lower end. 7 is formed.

  Further, since the slit 7 is formed in parallel with the support shaft piece 11 and the front end portion of the support column 6, the support shaft piece 11 has a predetermined width dimension and a predetermined length dimension like the support shaft piece 8. Since it can be formed into a shape, the rotation shaft portion 13 a is provided at the rear end portion of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13, so that the space between the support shaft hole 12 provided in the support shaft piece 11 and the support column 6 is close. Even so, the support piece 11 is configured to be elastically deformable in the thickness direction with a predetermined force.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the support column 6 is provided between the upper wall 5a and the lower wall 5b of the air outlet 5, and the support shaft portion formed of the support shaft piece 11 provided in the support column 6 is elastically deformed in the plate thickness direction. By making it possible to make it possible to easily insert the rotation shaft portion 13a provided at the rear end portion of the rear vertical wind direction plate 13 into the support shaft hole 12 provided in the support shaft piece 11, the rear portion It is possible to provide an air conditioner with good workability when the rotating shaft portion 13a of the vertical airflow direction plate 13 is assembled to the support shaft portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner 2 Intake port 3 Heat exchanger 4 Blower fan 5 Outlet 5a Upper wall 5b Lower wall 6 Post 7 Slit 8 Supporting piece 9 Supporting shaft hole 10 Front vertical wind direction plate 10a Rotating shaft part 11 Supporting shaft Piece 12 Support shaft hole 13 Rear vertical wind direction plate 13a Rotating shaft A, B Pivot

Claims (1)

Equipped with a suction port and air outlet, with a plate-like column between the upper and lower walls of the air outlet, and the pivot shaft part of the vertical wind direction plate is rotatable by the support shaft part provided on the column In the air conditioner pivotally supported by
The pivot shaft is provided at a rear end of the up-and-down wind direction plate;
The support shaft is adjacent to the front end of the lower wall, and is provided at a position where the pivot shaft can be supported so that the up-and-down wind direction plate is continuously disposed on the extension of the lower wall. ,
In the rear part of the support shaft part, a slit is formed that opens the lower end and extends above the support column.
The air conditioner characterized in that the slit is formed in parallel with the support shaft portion and the front end portion of the support column .

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