JP6731431B2 - Air conditioner unit installation stand - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a unit installation stand for an air conditioner.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner is provided with a drain pan that temporarily stores the dew condensation water generated in the heat exchanger, and is drained to the outside through a pipe connected to the drain pan.

In an indoor unit having such a structure, the piping length may become long due to the installation location of the indoor unit, and in such a case, for example, a pedestal for mounting the indoor unit is provided, and a sufficient slope is provided for the piping. Condensation water will be drained smoothly by securing it.

Here, as the above-mentioned mount, for example, a wooden frame having a rectangular shape in plan view provided with a center pillar for reinforcement is used. Techniques for fixing are known.

However, the conventional pedestal as described above is reinforced so as to withstand the load of the unit by the wooden frame and the middle pillar contacting both the bottom base and the floor surface, but the bottom base is used as an anchor bolt. When tightening, the bending stress generated in the bottom base increases as the bolt tightening progresses, and the bottom base may be cracked depending on the tightening torque.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent an air conditioner from cracking a bottom base when fastening an air conditioner unit to an anchor bolt. The purpose is to provide a gantry for unit installation.

One aspect of the present disclosure is
A mount for mounting an air conditioner unit having a bottom base having a hole through which an anchor bolt can be inserted,
A frame body having a pair of frames forming opposite sides and at least one set of engaged portions provided in the pair of frames,
Both ends have an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion, and a middle pillar having a lower end in contact with the floor surface and an upper end in contact with the bottom base,
A unit installation stand for an air conditioner characterized in that the middle pillar holds the anchor bolt, or the middle pillar and the frame body sandwich the anchor bolt (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a "stand").
Is.

In addition, in this specification, a "unit" means the component of the air conditioner provided with the heat exchanger using the refrigerant, and includes, for example, the indoor unit and the outdoor unit of the air conditioner. In addition, "the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt" is a concept including both a mode in which the middle pillar and the anchor bolt are in contact with each other and a mode having a clearance, and "the middle pillar and the frame body are anchor bolts". The term “sandwich” is a concept including both a mode in which the center column and the anchor bolt, and a mode in which the frame body and the anchor bolt are in contact with each other and a mode having a clearance. The “engagement” is a concept including both that the engaging portion and the engaged portion are fixed to each other and that the engaging portion is removable. The "width" means a dimension in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the member in plan view, and the "width direction" means the orthogonal direction.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a unit installation stand for an air conditioner that can prevent the bottom base from cracking when fastening the air conditioner unit to the anchor bolts.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the assembly process of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view for demonstrating the installation method of a unit. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the middle pillar vicinity which shows the fastening state of an anchor bolt. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the installation state to the floor of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the installation state to the floor of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the installation state to the floor of FIG.

The unit installation stand of the air conditioner is a stand on which the unit of the air conditioner having a bottom base having a hole through which an anchor bolt can be inserted is placed, and a pair of frames constituting opposite sides and the pair of A frame body having at least one set of engaged parts provided on the frame, and engaging parts of which both ends engage with the engaged parts, a lower end of which is in contact with a floor surface and an upper end of which is the bottom. And a middle pillar that is in contact with the base, wherein the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt, or the middle pillar and the frame body sandwich the anchor bolt.

Hereinafter, first to fourth embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. The unit installation stand 11 of the air conditioner is a flat stand, and is roughly configured by a frame body 21 and two middle pillars 31, as shown in FIG.

The frame body 21 mounts an air conditioner unit 511 having a bottom base 512 having a hole 513 through which the anchor bolt 612 can be inserted, and constitutes a pedestal 11 together with a center pillar 31 described later. The unit 511 is fastened to the anchor bolts 612 provided on the floor surface 611 by using 11.

The frame body 21 has a pair of frames forming opposite sides. Specifically, the frame body 21 includes, for example, two vertical frames 211 and two horizontal frames 212 formed by a substantially rectangular prism having a long shape. By fixing the end portions to each other with a nail, a finish nail, an adhesive agent or the like (not shown), it is possible to form, for example, a rectangular shape in plan view.

The material forming the frame 21 is not particularly limited as long as the unit 511 can be stably placed, and for example, a metal material such as aluminum, wood, a resin material such as an acrylic resin, or the like can be adopted. ..

The frame body 21 has at least one set of engaged portions a provided on the pair of frames (for example, the pair of horizontal frames 212 of the gantry 11) described above. The engaged portion a is not particularly limited as long as it can engage with an engaging portion b1 of a middle pillar 31 described later, and is, for example, on the inner circumference of the frame body 21 in the horizontal frame 212 as shown in FIG. It is possible to employ a notch portion a1 or the like provided for fitting the center pillar 31. By providing the notch portion a1 that can be fitted to the center column 31, the center column 31 is fixed to the frame body 21, so that workability can be improved.

The middle pillar 31 has engaging portions b1 whose both ends engage with the cutout portions a1 (engaged portions a), and as shown in FIG. 4, the lower end is in contact with the floor surface 611 and the upper end is the bottom base. It is a member in contact with 512. The middle pillar 31 has a function of reinforcing the frame 21 and receiving at least a part of the load of the mounted unit 511. In addition, it is preferable that the middle pillar 31 is formed of a solid member so that it can effectively counter the pressing of the bottom base 512. In the present embodiment, the middle pillar 31 is a substantially rectangular pillar having a long shape. Has been formed. Further, in the present embodiment, the notch portion a1 of the horizontal frame 212 and the engaging portion b1 of the center column 31 are formed so as to be detachable. Further, the middle pillar 31 is provided at a position where it does not block the refrigerant pipe outlet 514 (see FIG. 3) of the unit 511.

In addition, when at least one of the vertical frame, the horizontal frame, and the middle pillar is composed of a plurality of members, it is preferable that the members have the same shape. As a result, the types of members can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In the gantry 11, the center pillar 31 holds the anchor bolt 612. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the configuration in which the center pillar 31 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612 is such that the center pillar 31 has a through hole 41 through which the anchor bolt 612 can be inserted. When installing the unit 511, the anchor bolt 612 is inserted into the through hole 41. Thereby, the center pillars 31 can be made to be adjacent to each other over the entire circumference of the anchor bolts 612, and the pressing force of the bottom base 512 due to the fastening of the anchor bolts 612 is equalized around the through holes 41 of the center pillars 31. The cracking of 512 can be further reduced.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, it is preferable that the through hole 41 of the center pillar 31 is provided at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the center pillar 31. Thereby, the center pillar 31 can counterbalance the pressing force of the bottom base 512 in a well-balanced manner.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the clearance between the middle pillar 31 and the anchor bolt 612 adjacent to the anchor bolt 612 is larger than the clearance between the bottom base 512 and the anchor bolt 612. Is preferred. As a result, the anchor bolt 612 can be easily inserted into the through hole 41 of the middle pillar 31, and the workability when installing the unit 511 on the gantry 11 can be improved.

In addition, the width of the center pillar 31 is preferably larger than the width of the frame body 21 (the vertical frame 211 and the horizontal frame 212). Thereby, the frame body 21 can be further reinforced, and the load of the unit 511 mounted on the center pillar 31 can be reliably received.

Further, the height of the gantry 11 (the vertical dimension of the gantry 11 when installed on the floor 611) may be smaller than the height from the lower end of the bottom base 512 of the unit 511 to be mounted to the drain port. preferable. Accordingly, the pedestal 11 can be stably installed on the floor surface 611.

Next, a method of installing the unit 511 will be described. First, the pedestal 11 is formed by mounting the middle pillar 31 on the frame body 21 so that the engaging portion b1 of the middle pillar 31 and the notch portion a1 of the frame body 21 are engaged with each other (see FIG. 2). Next, after the anchor bolt 612 is passed through the through hole 41 of the gantry 11 to place the gantry 11 on the floor surface 611, the anchor bolt 612 is inserted into the hole 513 provided in the bottom base 512 of the unit 511, and the unit 511 is inserted. 511 is placed on the gantry 11. Next, a washer 701 and a nut 702 are attached to each anchor bolt 612 in this order, and the bottom base 512 is fastened to the pedestal 11 while screwing the nut 702 into the threaded portion of the anchor bolt 612. The positional relationship among the gantry 11, the unit 511, the washer 701, and the nut 702 is shown in FIG.

As described above, since the gantry 11 has the above-described configuration, when the unit 511 of the air conditioner is fastened to the anchor bolts 612, the bottom base 512 can resist the bending stress associated with the bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent the base 512 from cracking. Further, since the bottom base 512 is less likely to be cracked, the torque allowable range for bolting is expanded, and as a result, the workability of installation can be improved. Further, in the present embodiment, the engagement between the notch portion a1 of the horizontal frame 212 and the engagement portion b1 of the middle pillar 31 is formed so as to be removable, so that the middle pillar 31 is replaced in accordance with the unit 511. Therefore, using the same frame 21, it is possible to easily obtain a mount corresponding to various hole positions of the bottom base.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the gantry 12 is roughly composed of a frame body 21 and two middle columns 32. The gantry 12 is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the center pillar 32. Since the frame body 21 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The middle pillar 32 is a member that has both ends having engaging portions b2 that engage with the cutout portions a1 (engaged portions a), a lower end thereof contacts the floor surface 611, and an upper end thereof contacts the bottom base 512. As shown in FIG. 5, the middle pillar 32 is formed of a substantially rectangular prism having a long shape, and has two cutout portions 42, which are substantially U-shaped in a plan view and whose one end is open. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a1 of the horizontal frame 212 and the engagement portion b2 of the middle column 32 is formed so as to be removable.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the gantry 12, one middle pillar 32 holds two anchor bolts 612 in the notch 42. The installation method of the unit 511 using the gantry 12 is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the aspect in which the middle pillar 32 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612, and thus the description of the first embodiment will be given. Incorporate.

As described above, since the gantry 12 has the above-described configuration, when the air conditioner unit 511 is fastened to the anchor bolts 612, the bottom base 512 can resist the bending stress associated with the bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent the base 512 from cracking.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the gantry 13 is roughly composed of a frame body 23 and four middle columns 33. The pedestal 13 is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the center pillar 33 and the horizontal frame 232.

The frame body 23 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, and each of the pair of horizontal frames 232 of the frame body 23 includes four cutout portions a3 (engaged portions a). The configuration of each cutout portion a3 and the configuration of the frame body 23 other than the cutout portion a3 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description of the first embodiment is cited.

The center pillar 33 is a member that has both ends having engaging portions b3 that engage with the cutout portions a3, and has a lower end in contact with the floor surface 611 and an upper end in contact with the bottom base 512. As shown in FIG. 7, the middle pillar 33 is formed of a long rectangular prism. Here, the four middle pillars 33 are arranged in parallel with the vertical frame 211 inside the two vertical frames 211, and are located closest to the vertical frame 211 of the four middle pillars 33. A gap 43 into which the anchor bolt 612 can be inserted is formed between the middle pillar 33 and the middle pillar 33 adjacent to the middle pillar 33. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a3 of the horizontal frame 232 and the engagement portion b3 of the center pillar 33 is fixed using an adhesive (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 8, the gantry 13 is adjacent to the two middle pillars 33 so as to sandwich the two anchor bolts 612 in a state where the anchor bolts 612 are inserted in the gap 43. The installation method of the unit 511 using the gantry 13 is the same as that of the first embodiment except the above-described mode in which the center pillar 33 sandwiches the anchor bolt 612. Therefore, the description of the first embodiment will be given. Incorporate.

As described above, since the gantry 13 has the above-described configuration, when the unit 511 of the air conditioner is fastened to the anchor bolts 612, the bottom base 512 can resist the bending stress associated with the bolt tightening. It is possible to prevent the base 512 from cracking.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the gantry 14 is roughly composed of a frame body 24 and two middle columns 34. The pedestal 14 is different from the third embodiment in the configuration of the center pillar 34 and the horizontal frame 242.

The frame body 24 is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, and each of the pair of horizontal frames 242 of the frame body 24 includes two cutout portions a4 (engaged portions a). The configuration of each cutout portion a4 and the configuration other than the cutout portion a4 of the frame body are the same as those in the third embodiment, and thus the description of the third embodiment is cited.

The middle pillar 34 is a member that has both ends having engaging portions b4 that engage with the cutout portions a4, and has a lower end in contact with the floor surface 641 and an upper end in contact with the bottom base. As shown in FIG. 9, the middle pillar 34 is formed of a long rectangular prism. Here, the two middle pillars 34 are arranged in parallel with the vertical frame 241 inside the two vertical frames 241, and are located closest to the vertical frame 241 of the two middle pillars 34. A gap 44 into which the anchor bolt 642 can be inserted is formed between the center pillar 34 and the vertical frame 241. In the present embodiment, the engagement between the cutout portion a4 of the horizontal frame 242 and the engagement portion b4 of the center pillar 34 is fixed using an adhesive (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 10, in the gantry 14, the middle pillar 34 and the vertical frame 241 of the frame body 24 sandwich the two anchor bolts 642 in a state in which the anchor bolts 642 are inserted into the gap 44. Adjacent. The installation method of the unit using the gantry 14 is the same as that of the third embodiment, except that the above-described center pillar 34 and the frame 24 (vertical frame 241) sandwich the anchor bolt 642. , The description of the third embodiment is incorporated.

As described above, since the gantry 14 has the above-described configuration, when the air conditioner unit is fastened to the anchor bolts 642, the bottom base can withstand the bending stress caused by bolting, and the bottom base is It can prevent cracking.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments described above, and is shown by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims. To be done.

For example, in the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the gantry 11 to 14 having the cutout portions a1 to a4 as the engaged portion a has been described, but, for example, with a frame body such as a screw fastening (not shown). It may be a gantry provided with another engaging portion and an engaged portion capable of engaging with the middle pillar.

In addition, in the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the pedestals 11 to 14 in which the central columns 31 to 34 are formed of solid members have been described, but the central columns are as long as they can counter the pressing of the bottom base. It may be formed of a hollow member.

11, 12, 13, 14 Frame 21, 23, 24 Frame body 211, 241 Vertical frame 212, 232, 242 Horizontal frame a Engaged part 31, 32, 33, 34 Middle pillar b1, b2, b3, b4 Engagement Part 41 Through hole 42 Notch part 43, 44 Gap 511 Unit 512 Bottom base 513 Hole 611, 641 Floor surface 612, 642 Anchor bolt 701 Washer 702 Nut

Claims (6)

A mount for mounting an air conditioner unit having a bottom base having a hole through which an anchor bolt can be inserted,
A frame body having a pair of frames forming opposite sides and at least one set of engaged portions provided in the pair of frames,
Both ends have an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion, and a middle pillar having a lower end in contact with the floor surface and an upper end in contact with the bottom base,
A unit installation stand for an air conditioner, wherein the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt, or the middle pillar and the frame body sandwich the anchor bolt. The gantry for unit installation of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the structure in which the middle pillar sandwiches the anchor bolt has a through hole through which the anchor bolt can be inserted. The unit installation stand according to claim 2, wherein the through hole of the middle pillar is provided at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the middle pillar. The unit installation of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a clearance between the middle pillar or the frame and the anchor bolt is larger than a clearance between the bottom base and the anchor bolt. Mount. The unit installation stand of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein engagement between the engaged portion and the engaging portion is removable. The gantry for unit installation of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a width of the middle pillar is larger than a width of a frame forming the frame body.

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