JP6716963B2 - Outdoor unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an outdoor unit, in particular, a compressor and a closing valve arranged in a casing, which is arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor when the casing is viewed from a predetermined direction and which supports the closing valve. The present invention relates to an outdoor unit provided with a valve mounting member.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is an air conditioner configured by connecting an indoor unit and an outdoor unit via a refrigerant communication pipe. As an outdoor unit that constitutes such an air conditioner, there is an outdoor unit in which a compressor and a closing valve are arranged in a casing. A refrigerant communication pipe is connected to the closing valve. The closing valve is supported by a closing valve mounting member provided inside the casing.

As such a closing valve attachment member, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 (JP 2007-120900A and JP 2011-38658A), when the casing is viewed from the front, the front of the compressor is used. It is used that is arranged so as to cross.

The closure valve attachment members of the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a linear shape that extends horizontally as a whole when the casing is viewed from the front. Here, the arrangement of the closing valve in the casing is set to a position that takes into consideration the length and bending shape of the refrigerant communication pipe that is drawn into and connected to the casing. The directional position is also set to a vertical position suitable for supporting the closing valve.

In such a shut-off valve mounting member, the portion that crosses the front side of the compressor may overlap with the accessory of the compressor such as the terminal for electrical connection and the discharge nozzle for pipe connection, and from the front of the compressor to the terminal. When making electrical connections or connecting pipes to the discharge nozzle (various operations for the compressor), the part that crosses the front side of the compressor is an obstacle and it is not possible to secure a working space. There is a risk of impairing the workability at the time.

A subject of the present invention is that a compressor and a closing valve are arranged in a casing, and the closing valve mounting member is arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor when the casing is viewed from a predetermined direction and supports the closing valve. In the outdoor unit provided with, the work space from the front of the compressor can be secured.

The outdoor unit according to the first aspect has a compressor and a closing valve arranged in a casing, and is arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor when the casing is viewed from a predetermined direction, and supports the closing valve. It is an outdoor unit provided with a closing valve attachment member. The closing valve mounting member includes a compressor facing portion that crosses the front side of the compressor when the casing is viewed from the front, a closing valve supporting portion that supports the closing valve, and a space between the compressor facing portion and the closing valve supporting portion. It has a connection part which connects between a compressor facing part and a closing valve support part so that a level difference in the up-and-down direction may be formed.

Here, with the above-described connecting portion, when performing various operations on the compressor, the compressor facing portion that crosses the front side of the compressor can be arranged in a vertical position that does not hinder the operation.

Accordingly, here, the compressor and the closing valve are arranged in the casing, and the closing valve mounting member is arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor when the casing is viewed from a predetermined direction and supports the closing valve. In the outdoor unit provided with, the working space from the front of the compressor can be secured.

At this time, it is also conceivable that the closing valve support portion is set to have the same vertical position as the compressor facing portion so as to have a stepless shape (horizontally extending straight line shape) as in the conventional case. However, in this case, since the vertical position of the closing valve also needs to be changed, the length and bending shape of the refrigerant communication pipe that is drawn into the casing and connected will be different from the conventional one, and when updating the outdoor unit. However, the refrigerant communication pipe cannot be diverted as it is, and the work for adjusting the shape and length of the refrigerant communication pipe is required, which causes trouble. On the other hand, here, by adopting the above-mentioned connecting portion, it is possible to maintain the vertical position of the closing valve support portion, and by extension, the closing valve in the same position as in the conventional case, and the above-mentioned inconveniences occur. You can prevent it from happening.

An outdoor unit according to a second aspect is the outdoor unit according to the first aspect, in which the connecting portion has a vertical step that lowers the vertical position of the compressor facing portion from the vertical position of the closing valve support portion. Is forming.

Here, since it is possible to form a step on the upper side of the compressor facing portion so that a working space is formed, it becomes possible to access the work target portion of the compressor from diagonally above, and workability is improved. Can be improved.

An outdoor unit according to a third aspect is the outdoor unit according to the first or second aspect, wherein the closing valve mounting member is a member in which a compressor facing portion, a closing valve supporting portion, and a connecting portion are integrally formed. Is.

Here, as described above, since the closing valve mounting member is a member in which the three parts (the compressor facing portion, the closing valve supporting portion, and the connecting portion) are integrally formed, the number of parts can be reduced. Moreover, it is not necessary to attach each part.

Thereby, here, it is possible to improve workability when the closing valve attachment member is attached to the outdoor unit.

An outdoor unit according to a fourth aspect is the outdoor unit according to any one of the first to third aspects, in which the connecting portion forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the overall shape of the closing valve attachment member S-shaped. ing.

Here, as described above, since the overall shape of the closing valve mounting member is S-shaped, when the closing valve mounting member is manufactured from a plate-shaped material, the development area in the mold is reduced to be used for mass production. It can be easy to do.

An outdoor unit according to a fifth aspect is the outdoor unit according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, in which the compressor has a terminal for electrical connection, and the connecting portion sees the casing from the front. A vertical step is formed so that the compressor facing portion does not overlap the terminal when it is opened.

Here, when the electric connection work to the terminal is performed, the compressor facing portion that crosses the front side of the compressor can be arranged so as to be in a vertical position that does not interfere with the work by the above-mentioned connecting portion. ..

An outdoor unit according to a sixth aspect is the outdoor unit according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, in which the compressor has a discharge nozzle for pipe connection, and the connecting portion includes the casing from the front. A vertical step is formed so that the compressor facing portion does not overlap the discharge nozzle when viewed.

Here, when the pipe connecting work to the discharge nozzle is performed by the connecting portion as described above, the compressor facing portion that traverses the front side of the compressor may be arranged so as to be in a vertical position that does not interfere with the work. it can.

As described in the above description, according to the present invention, the compressor and the closing valve are arranged in the casing, and when the casing is viewed from the predetermined direction, the compressor and the closing valve are arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor. In the outdoor unit provided with the closing valve mounting member that supports the closing valve, a working space from the front of the compressor can be secured.

It is a schematic block diagram of the air conditioning apparatus which adopted the outdoor unit concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of an outdoor unit. It is a top view of an outdoor unit (a top plate and a refrigerant circuit component other than a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a closing valve are removed and shown). It is a front view of the outdoor unit (the left and right front plates and the refrigerant circuit components other than the compressor, the outdoor heat exchanger, and the shutoff valve are removed and shown). It is an enlarged view which shows the compressor of FIG. 4, a closing valve, and a closing valve attachment member vicinity. It is a perspective view of a closing valve attachment member. It is an image figure at the time of making a mold of a closing valve attachment member from a plate-shaped material. It is a figure which shows the outdoor unit concerning a modification, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG. It is a figure which shows the outdoor unit concerning a modification, Comprising: It is a figure corresponding to FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an outdoor unit according to the present invention and modifications thereof will be described with reference to the drawings. The specific configuration of the outdoor unit according to the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and modifications thereof, and can be changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

(1) Configuration of Air Conditioner FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioner 1 in which an outdoor unit 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is adopted.

The air conditioning apparatus 1 is an apparatus capable of cooling or heating a room such as a building by performing a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. The air conditioner 1 is mainly configured by connecting an outdoor unit 2 and an indoor unit 3. Here, the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor unit 3 are connected via a liquid refrigerant communication pipe 4 and a gas refrigerant communication pipe 5. That is, the vapor compression type refrigerant circuit 6 of the air conditioner 1 is configured by connecting the outdoor unit 2 and the indoor unit 3 via the refrigerant communication pipes 4 and 5. Further, the refrigerant circuit 6 is filled with a refrigerant such as R32.

The outdoor unit 2 is installed outdoors and constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 6. The outdoor unit 2 mainly includes a compressor 7, a four-way switching valve 10, an outdoor heat exchanger 11, an expansion valve 12, a liquid side closing valve 13, a gas side closing valve 14, an outdoor fan 15, and have.

The indoor unit 3 is installed indoors and constitutes a part of the refrigerant circuit 6. The indoor unit 3 mainly has an indoor heat exchanger 19.

The refrigerant communication tubes 4 and 5 are refrigerant tubes that are installed locally when the air conditioner 1 is installed in an installation location such as a building. One end of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 4 is connected to the liquid side closing valve 13 of the outdoor unit 2, and the other end of the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 4 is connected to the liquid side end of the indoor heat exchanger 19 of the indoor unit 3. .. One end of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 5 is connected to the gas side closing valve 14 of the outdoor unit 2, and the other end of the gas refrigerant communication pipe 5 is connected to the gas side end of the indoor heat exchanger 19 of the indoor unit 3. ..

(2) Configuration of outdoor unit <Whole>
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the outdoor unit 2. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the outdoor unit 2 (the top plate 42 and the refrigerant circuit components other than the compressor 7, the outdoor heat exchanger 11, and the closing valves 13 and 14 are removed for illustration). FIG. 4 is a front view of the outdoor unit 2 (the left and right front plates 43 and 44 and the refrigerant circuit components other than the compressor 7, the outdoor heat exchanger 11 and the closing valves 13 and 14 are removed and shown).

The outdoor unit 2 has a so-called trunk type structure in which a casing 40 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape is divided into a fan chamber S1 and a machine chamber S2 by a partition plate 48 extending vertically. The outdoor unit 2 mainly includes a casing 40 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape, an outdoor fan 15, devices such as the compressor 7 and the outdoor heat exchanger 11, valves such as the liquid side closing valve 13 and the gas side closing valve 14, and a refrigerant. And a refrigerant circuit component that forms a part of the refrigerant circuit 6 including a pipe and the like. In the following description, “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear”, “front”, and “rear” are shown in FIG. 2 unless otherwise specified. This means the direction of the outdoor unit 2 viewed from the front.

<Casing>
The casing 40 mainly has a bottom frame 41, a top plate 42, a left front plate 43, a right front plate 44, and a right side plate 45.

The bottom frame 41 is a horizontally long substantially rectangular plate-shaped member that constitutes the bottom surface portion of the casing 40. On the lower surface of the bottom frame 41, two fixing legs 46 that are fixed to the field installation surface are provided.

The top plate 42 is a horizontally long, substantially rectangular plate-shaped member that constitutes the top surface portion of the casing 40.

The left front plate 43 is a plate-shaped member that mainly constitutes the left front surface portion and the left side surface portion of the casing 40, and the lower portion thereof is fixed to the bottom frame 41 by screws or the like. The left front plate 43 is formed with an intake port 43a for air taken into the casing 40 by the outdoor fan 15. Further, the left front plate 43 is provided with an outlet 43b for blowing out the air taken in from the back side and the left side of the casing 40 by the outdoor fan 15 to the outside. Here, two outlets 43b are formed in the upper and lower sides, and a fan grill 47 is provided in each of them.

The right front plate 44 is a plate-shaped member that mainly constitutes the front part of the right front surface and the right side surface of the casing 40, and the lower part thereof is fixed to the bottom frame 41 by screws or the like. The left end of the right front plate 44 is fixed to the right end of the left front plate 43 with a screw or the like.

The right side plate 45 is a plate-shaped member that mainly constitutes a rear portion and a right rear surface portion of the right side surface of the casing 40, and the lower portion thereof is fixed to the bottom frame 41 by screws or the like. A suction port 43c for air sucked into the casing 40 by the outdoor fan 15 is formed between the rear end of the left front plate 43 and the rear end of the right side plate 45 in the left-right direction.

A partition plate 48 is provided in the casing 40. The partition plate 48 is a vertically extending plate-shaped member arranged on the bottom frame 41, and is arranged so as to partition the inside of the casing 40 into two spaces, left and right. The partition plate 48 extends from the right end portion of the left front plate 43 toward the rear surface when the casing 40 is viewed from above, and has a substantially L-shape that is arranged along the rear surface from the left side surface of the casing 40. It reaches the right end surface of the outdoor heat exchanger 11. The right end of the left front plate 43 is fixed to the front end of the partition plate 48 with a screw or the like.

In this way, the interior of the casing 40 is divided into the blower chamber S1 and the machine chamber S2 by the partition plate 48. More specifically, the blower chamber S1 is a space surrounded by the bottom frame 41, the top plate 42, the left front plate 43, and the partition plate 48, and mainly includes the outdoor fan 15 and the outdoor heat exchanger 11. It is arranged. The machine room S2 is a space surrounded by the bottom frame 41, the top plate 42, the right front plate 44, the right side plate 45, and the partition plate 48, and is mainly a refrigerant circuit component other than the outdoor heat exchanger 11. Are arranged. Then, in the casing 40, by removing the right front plate 44, the inside of the machine room S2 can be seen, and maintenance of the refrigerant circuit components housed in the machine room S2 of the outdoor unit 2 and the closing valve 13, Work such as connecting the refrigerant communication pipes 4 and 5 to 14 can be performed.

<Outdoor fan>
The outdoor fan 15 is a propeller fan, and is arranged in front of the outdoor heat exchanger 11 in the blower chamber S1. Here, the two outdoor fans 15 are arranged in the blower chamber S1 so as to face the air outlet 43b.

<Refrigerant circuit components>
The compressor 7 is a hermetic compressor in which a compression mechanism for compressing the refrigerant and a motor for rotationally driving the compression mechanism are housed in the housing, and is arranged in the machine room S2. Here, the compressor 7 has a vertical, substantially cylindrical shape, and is provided on the bottom frame 41. More specifically, the compressor 7 is arranged near the partition plate 48 of the machine room S2 when the casing 40 is viewed from above. Further, a terminal 71 for electrical connection and a discharge nozzle 72 for pipe connection are provided on the top of the compressor 7.

The outdoor heat exchanger 11 is arranged in the blower chamber S1 and exchanges heat with the air taken into the casing 40 by the outdoor fan 15. The outdoor heat exchanger 11 has a substantially L shape when the casing 40 is viewed from above, and is arranged so as to extend from the left side surface to the back surface of the casing 40.

A liquid side closing valve 13 and a gas side closing valve 14 to which the refrigerant communication pipes 4 and 5 are connected are arranged in the casing 40. More specifically, the liquid-side shutoff valve 13 and the gas-side shutoff valve 14 are arranged near the right side surface of the machine room S2 when the casing 40 is viewed from above, and the front right side of the machine room S2. It substantially faces the plate 44. The liquid side closing valve 13 and the gas side closing valve 14 are supported by a closing valve mounting member 50 provided in the casing 40.

The closing valve attachment member 50 is arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor 7 when the casing 40 is viewed from a predetermined direction (here, the front surface side), and supports the closing valves 13 and 14. The closing valve attachment member 50 is provided so as to be bridged between the right end portion of the left front plate 43 and the front end portion of the right side plate 45.

(3) Configuration of Closing Valve and Closing Valve Mounting Member Next, the configurations of the closing valves 13 and 14 and the closing valve mounting member 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. Here, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the compressor 7, the closing valves 13 and 14 and the closing valve mounting member 50 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the closing valve attachment member 50.

The liquid-side shutoff valve 13 has a substantially cross-shaped internal passage extending upward, forward, downward, and rearward therein when it is arranged in the machine chamber S2. At the upper end of the liquid-side shutoff valve 13, a service port 13a for enclosing the refrigerant, drawing a vacuum, and the like is formed. A connection port 13b connected to the liquid refrigerant communication pipe 4 drawn into the casing 40 is formed at the lower end of the liquid side stop valve 13. Further, the liquid side closing valve 13 is formed with a flange portion 13c protruding leftward and rightward, and is fixed to the closing valve mounting member 50 by screwing or the like. Here, when the casing 40 is viewed from the front, the liquid side closing valve 13 is arranged at the same height position as the top of the compressor 7 where the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 are provided.

Like the liquid-side shutoff valve 13, the gas-side shutoff valve 14 has a substantially cruciform internal flow passage extending upward, forward, downward, and rearward in the state where it is disposed inside the machine chamber S2. There is. At the upper end of the gas-side shutoff valve 14, a service port 14a for enclosing the refrigerant, drawing a vacuum, and the like is formed. At the lower end of the gas-side stop valve 14, a connection port 14b connected to the gas refrigerant communication pipe 5 drawn into the casing 40 is formed. Further, the gas side closing valve 14 is formed with a flange portion 14c protruding leftward and rightward, and is fixed to the closing valve mounting member 50 by screwing or the like. Here, the gas-side shutoff valve 14 is, like the liquid-side shutoff valve 13, at the same height position as the top of the compressor 7 provided with the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 when the casing 40 is viewed from the front. It is arranged.

The closing valve mounting member 50 mainly includes a compressor facing portion 51 that crosses the front side of the compressor 7 when the casing 40 is viewed from the front, a closing valve supporting portion 52 that supports the closing valves 13 and 14, and a compressor facing portion. It has a connecting portion 53 that connects the compressor facing portion 51 and the closing valve supporting portion 52 so that a step in the vertical direction is formed between the portion 51 and the closing valve supporting portion 52. The closing valve attachment member 50 is fixed to the right end portion of the left front plate 43 or the front end portion of the partition plate 48 by a first fixing portion 54 fixed by screwing or the like, and fixed to the front end portion of the right side plate 45 by screwing or the like. And a second fixing portion 55 that Further, here, the closing valve mounting member 50 is a metal plate-shaped member in which the respective parts 51 to 55 are integrally formed.

The compressor facing portion 51 is a portion that extends horizontally from the right end portion of the left front plate 43 or the front end portion of the partition plate 48 to the right in the state where the closing valve mounting member 50 is arranged in the machine chamber S2. Here, when the casing 40 is viewed from the front, the compressor facing portion 51 is arranged so as to cross a portion below the top portion of the compressor 7 in which the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 are provided.

The first fixing portion 54 is a portion that protrudes leftward from the left end portion of the compressor facing portion 51 in a state where the closing valve attachment member 50 is arranged in the machine chamber S2. The first fixing portion 54 is formed with a screw hole 54a for screwing to the right end portion of the left front plate 43 and the front end portion of the partition plate 48.

The connection portion 53 is a portion that extends from the right end portion of the compressor facing portion 51 toward the upper right in a state where the closing valve attachment member 50 is arranged in the machine chamber S2. Here, when the casing 40 is viewed from the front, the connecting portion 53 has the same height as the closing valves 13 and 14 from the height position below the top of the compressor 7 in which the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 are provided. It extends to the upper right until it reaches the Sa position.

The shutoff valve support portion 52 is a portion that horizontally extends rightward from the right end portion of the connection portion 53 to the front end portion of the right side plate 45 in a state where the shutoff valve attachment member 50 is arranged in the machine room S2. That is, the closing valve support portion 52 is a portion that horizontally extends at the same height position as the top of the compressor 7 provided with the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 when the casing 40 is viewed from the front. The cutout valve support portion 52 is formed with two notches 52a and 52b formed side by side so that the liquid side close valve 13 and the gas side close valve 14 can be arranged side by side. Has become. Further, screw holes 52c and 52d for screwing the flange portions 13c and 14c of the closing valves 13 and 14 to the closing valve support portion 52 are formed on the left and right sides of the cutout portions 52a and 52b, respectively.

The second fixing portion 55 is a portion formed at the right end portion of the closing valve support portion 52 when the closing valve attachment member 50 is arranged in the machine room S2. The second fixing portion 55 is formed with a screw hole 55a for screwing to the front end portion of the right front plate 45.

As described above, the closing valve attachment member 50 has a shape in which the connecting portion 53 forms a step in the vertical direction between the compressor facing portion 51 and the closing valve support portion 52. Here, the connecting portion 53 forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the vertical position of the compressor facing portion 51 lower than the vertical position of the closing valve support portion 52. As a result, the compressor facing portion 51 traverses a height position below the top of the compressor 7 where the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 are provided when the casing 40 is viewed from the front. The compressor facing portion 51 does not overlap the terminal 71 and the discharge nozzle 72 when the casing 40 is viewed from the front. Further, here, the overall shape of the shutoff valve mounting member 50 is an S shape due to the connecting portion 53.

(4) Features of the outdoor unit The outdoor unit 2 provided with the shutoff valve mounting member 50 of the present embodiment has the following features.

<A>
Here, as described above, the closing valve mounting member 50 supports the compressor facing portion 51 that crosses the front side of the compressor 7 when the casing 40 is viewed from the front, and the closing valve support portion that supports the closing valves 13 and 14. 52, and a connecting portion 53 that connects the compressor facing portion 51 and the closing valve supporting portion 52 so that a step in the vertical direction is formed between the compressor facing portion 51 and the closing valve supporting portion 52. Have

Therefore, here, the connecting portion 53 crosses the front side of the compressor 7 when performing various operations on the compressor 7 (electrical connection from the front of the compressor 7 to the terminal 71 and piping connection to the discharge nozzle 72). The compressor facing portion 51 can be arranged in a vertical position that does not interfere with the work.Specifically, when the casing 40 is viewed from the front, the compressor facing portion 51 is electrically connected. A vertical step is formed so as not to overlap the connection terminal 71 and the pipe connection discharge nozzle 72.

Thus, here, the compressor 7 and the closing valves 13 and 14 are arranged in the casing 40 so that the casing 50 may cross the front of the compressor 7 when viewed from a predetermined direction (here, the front side). A working space from the front of the compressor 7 can be secured in the outdoor unit 2 provided with the closing valve mounting member 50 that is arranged and supports the closing valves 13 and 14. That is, when the electrical connection work to the terminal 71 and the pipe connection work to the discharge nozzle 72 are performed, the compressor facing portion 51 that traverses the front side of the compressor 7 is arranged at a vertical position that does not interfere with the work. be able to.

At this time, it is also considered that the closing valve support portion 52 has the same vertical position as that of the compressor facing portion 51 so as to have the same stepless shape (horizontally extending straight line shape) as in the conventional case. To be However, in this case, since it is necessary to change the vertical position of the closing valves 13 and 14, the lengths and bending shapes of the refrigerant communication pipes 4 and 5 that are drawn into the casing 40 and connected are different from those of the related art. Therefore, when the outdoor unit 2 is renewed, the refrigerant communication pipes 4 and 5 cannot be used as they are, and the work of adjusting the shape and length of the refrigerant communication pipes 4 and 5 is required. become. On the other hand, here, by adopting the connecting portion 53 as described above, the vertical position of the closing valve support portion 52, and by extension, the closing valves 13 and 14 can be maintained at the same position as in the conventional case. It is possible to prevent such inconvenience from occurring.

<B>
Here, as described above, the connection portion 53 forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the vertical position of the compressor facing portion 51 lower than the vertical position of the closing valve support portion 52.

For this reason, here, since it is possible to form a step difference such that a work space is formed above the compressor facing portion 51, the work target portion of the compressor 7 can be accessed from diagonally above. Therefore, the workability can be improved.

<C>
Here, as described above, the closing valve mounting member 50 is a member in which the three parts (the compressor facing portion 51, the closing valve supporting portion 52, and the connecting portion 53) are integrally formed.

Therefore, here, it is possible to reduce the number of parts required for the support structure of the closing valves 13 and 14, and it is not necessary to attach the respective parts to each other, so that when the closing valve attaching member 50 is attached to the outdoor unit 2. Workability can be improved.

<D>
Here, as described above, the connecting portion 53 forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the overall shape of the shutoff valve mounting member 50 S-shaped.

For this reason, here, as shown in FIG. 7, when the closing valve mounting member 50 is molded from a plate-shaped material by a mold, the material is wasted as much as possible except for the portion shown by hatching in FIG. Without doing so, it is possible to mold the plurality of shutoff valve attachment members 50.

Accordingly, when the closing valve mounting member 50 is manufactured from a plate-shaped material, it is possible to reduce the development area of the mold and facilitate mass production.

(5) Modified example <A>
In the above embodiment, the vertical position of the compressor facing portion 51 is set to the closing valve support portion 52 with respect to the configuration in which the terminal 71 for electrical connection and the discharge nozzle 72 for pipe connection are provided on the top of the compressor 7. Although the closing valve mounting member 50 having the connecting portion 53 that forms a step in the vertical direction that is lower than the vertical position is adopted, the invention is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the discharge nozzle 72 is provided below the top of the compressor 7, the same closing valve mounting member 50 as in the above embodiment, that is, the compressor facing portion 51. The closing valve mounting member 50 having the connecting portion 53 that forms a step in the vertical direction that lowers the vertical position of the closing valve supporting portion 52 from the vertical position may be employed. Also in this case, it is possible to prevent the compressor facing portion 51 from overlapping the discharge nozzle 72 for pipe connection when the casing 40 is viewed from the front.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, contrary to the above-described embodiment, a connecting portion 53 that forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the vertical position of the compressor facing portion 51 higher than the vertical position of the closing valve support portion 52. The closing valve mounting member 50 having the above may be adopted. Also in this case, it is possible to prevent the compressor facing portion 51 from overlapping the discharge nozzle 72 for pipe connection when the casing 40 is viewed from the front.

<B>
In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the outdoor unit 2 having a trunk type structure has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, even in an outdoor unit of another type such as an upper blow type structure in which an outdoor fan is arranged on the top surface side of the casing, the compressor and the closing valve are arranged in the casing, and the casing is viewed from a predetermined direction. At this time, the present invention can be applied to any structure as long as the structure is provided so as to cross the front of the compressor and a closing valve mounting member that supports the closing valve is provided.

According to the present invention, a compressor and a closing valve are arranged in a casing, and a closing valve mounting member for supporting the closing valve is arranged so as to cross the front of the compressor when the casing is viewed from a predetermined direction. It can be widely applied to outdoor units.

2 Outdoor unit 7 Compressor 13 Liquid side closing valve 14 Gas side closing valve 40 Casing 50 Closing valve mounting member 51 Compressor facing part 52 Closing valve support part 53 Connection part 71 Terminal 72 Discharge nozzle

JP-A-2007-120900 JP, 2011-38658, A

Claims (6)

Casing (40) in a press (7) and the closing valve (13, 14) is arranged, said closing valve while being disposed to cross in front of the compressor when viewed the casing from the front An outdoor unit provided with a closing valve mounting member (50) for supporting
The closing valve mounting member includes a compressor facing portion that crosses the front side of the compressor when the casing is viewed from the front, a closing valve supporting portion that supports the closing valve, the compressor facing portion, and the closing valve. A connecting part (53) connecting the compressor facing part and the closing valve support part so that a step in the vertical direction is formed between the support part and the support part ;
The compressor has at least one of a terminal (71) for electrical connection and a discharge nozzle (72) for pipe connection,
At least one of the terminal for electrical connection and the discharge nozzle for pipe connection has the same vertical position as the closing valve when the casing is viewed from the front ,
Outdoor unit (2). The connection portion forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the vertical position of the compressor facing portion lower than the vertical position of the closing valve support portion.
The outdoor unit according to claim 1. The closing valve attachment member is a member in which the compressor facing portion, the closing valve support portion, and the connection portion are integrally formed.
The outdoor unit according to claim 1 or 2. The connection portion forms a step in the vertical direction that makes the overall shape of the closing valve attachment member S-shaped.
The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The compressor has a terminal (71) for electrical connection,
The connecting portion forms a step in the vertical direction that prevents the compressor facing portion from overlapping the terminal when the casing is viewed from the front,
The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The compressor has a discharge nozzle (72) for pipe connection,
The connecting portion forms a step in the vertical direction that prevents the compressor facing portion from overlapping the discharge nozzle when the casing is viewed from the front,
The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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