JPH0212499Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) This invention supports an air conditioner, more specifically, a frame on which a heat exchanger, a fan, and a drain pan are attached to a mounting plate fixed to a wall. The present invention relates to an air conditioner having a piping space provided at the lower part of the back side for arranging internal piping such as a drain hose and refrigerant piping.

(Prior art) Conventionally, this type of air conditioner was
As described in Publication No. 7321 and shown in FIG. 10, a heat exchanger 6, a fan 7, a drain pan 8, etc. are attached to the frame 2, and a drain hose connected to the drain pan 8 is installed at the lower part of the back side of the frame 2. 91 and a piping space 10 in which internal piping 9 such as refrigerant piping 92 is arranged.

Further, in the lower part of the piping space 10, between the lower end of the frame 2 and the installation plate 11 that fixedly supports the frame 2, a locking piece b is provided at one side end, extending in the width direction of the frame 2. Integrated bottom plate a
is attached by locking its locking piece b to the installation plate 11 and locking the other end of the bottom plate a to the lower end side of the frame 2. In the one shown in FIG. 10, the drain hose 91 is mounted floating from the bottom plate a, but generally the drain hose 91 is supported within the piping space 10 by the bottom plate a. .

When installing the air conditioner on the wall of a house, the installation plate 11 is fixed to the wall, the frame 2 is supported on the installation plate 11, and piping holes are opened at predetermined positions on the wall. The internal piping 9 is drawn out from the piping space 10 and extends to the outside from the piping hole.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional air conditioner, as described above, the frame 2 is located between the frame 2 and the installation plate 11 at the bottom of the piping space 10.
Since a bottom plate a extending in the width direction is attached and the drain hose 91 is supported in the piping space 10 by the bottom plate a, the internal piping 9 can be pulled out from the piping space 10 and When extending to the outside through the piping hole, the internal piping 9 can only be pulled out from a predetermined location on the bottom plate a. In other words, the internal piping 9 can only be pulled out from the piping space 10. Due to this restriction, it is necessary to accurately position the piping holes, which poses a problem in that the installation work of the air conditioner requires a long time.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to removably attach a support consisting of two members to the piping space of the internal piping, and use the support to connect the internal piping such as the drain hose. An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which the internal piping can be pulled out from any position in the piping space by supporting the piping.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The air conditioner of the present invention is constructed as shown in FIG. Further, a second member 13 extending downward is detachably provided at the lower end of the installation plate 11, and coupling means for detachably coupling each other to the free ends of the first and second members 12 and 13 is provided. These members 12 and 13 form a substantially L-shaped support 14, and the internal pipe 9 is supported by the support 14.

(Function) By coupling the first member 12 of the support body 14 attached to the frame 2 and the second member 13 attached to the installation plate 11 with the coupling means, each of these members 12, 13 so that the internal piping 9 can be supported within the piping space 10,
To prevent the internal piping 9 from falling out of the piping space 10, and when pulling out the internal piping 9 from the piping space 10,
This makes it possible to draw it out freely from any location other than the support body 14 of 0.

(Embodiments) The air conditioner according to the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments of the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes the main body casing of the air conditioner, which consists of a frame 2 and a front grille 3 that fits over the front part of the frame 2. The front grille 3 includes an inlet 4 and an outlet 5. and.

Further, the frame 2 supports the heat exchanger 6 and the fan 7, and a drain pan 8 is disposed below the heat exchanger 6 to catch the drain generated in the heat exchanger 6. While the drain hose 91 is connected, the drain hose 91 and the refrigerant pipe 9 are connected to the lower back side of the frame 2.
A piping space 10 is formed in which a second internal piping 9 is arranged.

In fixing and supporting the air conditioner on the wall surface of a house, the installation plate 11 is fixed to the wall surface via a fixing member, the frame 2 is latched and supported to this installation plate 11, and the frame 2 is supported on the wall surface. The internal piping 9
A piping hole (not shown) is opened to extend the internal piping 9 drawn out from the piping space 10 to the outside through the piping hole, while the front grille 3 is covered on the front side of the frame 2. It's like fitting it in for support.

In the air conditioner as described above, the drain hose 91 is supported in the piping space 10 of the frame 2 in the following manner.

That is, the installation plate 1 is attached to the lower end of the frame 2.
A support 14 is formed, which includes a first member 12 that can be attached toward the first side, and a second member 13 that can be attached downward to the lower end of the installation plate 11. At the free end sides of each of the constituent members 12 and 13, coupling means that can be attached and detached from each other is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first member 12 is made of an elongated plate member, and is integrally provided with a connecting piece 12a bent in a step-like manner on one side in the length direction, and on the other side in the length direction. A hooking piece 12b having a U-shape in side view is integrally formed on the side, and folded portions 12c are formed on both sides of the first member 12 in the width direction, and the first member 12 is held at each folded portion 12c. As if to reinforce it.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second member 13 is made of an elongated plate member, and is integrally provided with a receiving piece 13a extending perpendicularly on one side in the length direction. An elongated coupling hole 13b that can be engaged with the coupling piece 12a of the first member 12 is formed, and the coupling piece 12a and the coupling hole 13b form the above-mentioned coupling means. On the other side is a rectangular engagement hole 1.
3c, and folded portions 13d are formed on both sides of the second member 13 in the width direction, and each folded portion 1
3d to reinforce the second member 13,
Further, a positioning hole 13e is formed at an intermediate position in the length direction of the second member 13.

As shown in FIG. 7, a hooking piece 12b of the first member 12 is attached to the lower end of the frame 2.
A mounting hole 2a that can be engaged with is formed.

Further, as shown in detail in FIG. 6, the installation plate 11 is provided with upwardly extending mounting pieces 11a formed by cutting and raising a part of the installation plate 11 at a plurality of locations on the lower end, and the second This makes the engagement hole 13c of the member 13 engageable.

In this way, as shown in detail in FIG.
c are respectively locked to the mounting pieces 11a of the installation plate 11, and the connecting piece 12a provided on the free end side of the first member 12 is inserted and locked into the connecting hole 13b formed in the receiving piece 13a of the second member 13. By doing so, each of these members 12 and 13 supports the drain hose 91 within the piping space 10 of the frame 2.

The second member 13 constituting the support body 14 not only supports the drain hose 91 in the piping space 10 together with the first member 12, but also supports the drain hose 91 in the piping space 10.
When attaching the installation plate 11 to the wall of a house, the installation plate 11, that is, the main body casing 1, is positioned with respect to the wall.

That is, as is clear from FIGS. 6 and 8, on the upper part of the installation plate 11, there is a first locking piece 15a that projects upward from the upper end of the installation plate 11, and this locking piece 1.
An upper locking portion 1 consisting of a second locking piece 15b extending upward and cut and raised at the lower position of the upper locking portion 15a.
5, and the second locking piece 15b of this locking portion 15
By inserting and locking the side of the second member 13 opposite to the receiving piece 13a, and engaging the first locking piece 15a with the engagement hole 13c of the second member 13, the second member 13 is inserted and locked. The ceiling wall of the second member 13 is supported by supporting the member 13 upward on the installation plate 11 and bringing the receiving piece 13a located on the upper end side of the second member 13 into contact with the ceiling wall c. c.
In other words, a predetermined installation space is secured between the main body casing 1 and the ceiling wall c.

Further, a third groove is formed on the side of the installation plate 11 by cutting and raising it so that it is open in two directions, downward and outward.
A locking piece 16a and a fourth locking piece 1 that extends upward and is cut and raised at a position below the locking piece 16a.
6b, and by inserting and locking the second member 13 into these locking pieces 16a and 16b from the outside of the installation plate 11, the member 13 is The receiving piece 13a, which is supported toward the side of the installation plate 11 and located at the outer end of this member 13, positions the installation plate 11, that is, the side position of the main body casing 1. This is to ensure installation space.

Further, at the lower part of the installation plate 11, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, a lower locking part 17 is provided, which is a fifth locking piece 17a extending upward and formed by cutting and raising a part of the installation plate 11. The second member 13 is supported downward by engaging the locking piece 17a of the locking portion 17 with the engagement hole 13c of the second member 13. The positioning hole 13e is used to position a pipe hole for leading the internal pipe 9 to the outside, which is to be formed in the wall surface of the house.

The embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, and as shown in FIG. The member 13 is attached to the installation plate 11.
After hanging the coupling piece 12a of the first member 12 to the coupling hole 13b of the second member 13,
The hook piece 12b of the first member 12 is inserted into the attachment hole 2a formed at the lower end of the frame 2 by inserting it from below, and then rotating in the direction of arrow A to insert and lock the hook piece 12b of the first member 12 into the attachment hole 2a formed at the lower end of the frame 2. Thus, the first and second members 12 and 13 form an L-shaped support member 14, and the drain hose 91 is supported within the piping space 10 by the support member 14. This prevents it from falling out of the space 10.

Further, the support member 14 is attached to the frame 2 and the installation plate 11 after the air conditioner is installed on the wall (not shown) and the internal piping 9 is installed. The work must be carried out using the narrow space between the frame 2 and the wall where the pipe 9 is disposed, which is generally difficult to do. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the supporting member 14, which is L-shaped and relatively large, is divided into the first and second members 12 and 13, which are plate-shaped and easy to handle even in a narrow space. The above work can be easily performed even in a narrow space. Moreover, in this embodiment, by effectively utilizing the space created below the air conditioner, as shown in FIG.
By connecting the member 12 to the second member 13 by rotating it, the connecting structure is simplified.

Therefore, when installing the air conditioner on the wall of a house, when pulling out the internal piping 9 from the piping space 10 and piping the internal piping 9 from the wall to the outside, the support 14 of the piping space 10 The pipe is pulled out from any position other than the wall and piped to the outside through a pipe hole formed in the wall surface.

(Effect of the invention) As explained above, in the air conditioner according to the invention, the first member 12 extending toward the installation plate 11 side is provided at the lower end of the frame 2, and the first member 12 is provided at the lower end of the frame 2.
A second member 13 extending downward is detachably provided at the lower end of the first member 12, 13, and coupling means for detachably coupling the first and second members 12, 13 to each other is provided at the free ends of the first and second members 12, 13. Each member 12,1
3 forms a substantially L-shaped support 14, and the support 14 connects the piping space 1 of the frame 2.
Since the internal piping 9 is supported within the piping space 10, the internal piping 9 can be freely pulled out from any position other than the support body 14 in the piping space 10, and the internal piping 9 can be freely connected. In addition, the first member 12
is supported at the lower end of the frame 2, and the second member 13 is suspended downward from the lower part of the installation plate 11, and each of these members 12 and 13 supports the internal piping 9 such as the drain hose 91. Therefore, there is no need for the installation plate 11 to extend downward significantly as in the conventional case, and the installation plate 11 can be made smaller.

Moreover, since the L-shaped support member 14 is formed by dividing it into two parts, the support member 14 can be formed after the frame 2 is attached to the wall surface and the internal piping 9 is arranged. Also, the support member 14 can be attached to the frame 2 and the installation plate 11.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an air conditioner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the first member constituting the support, FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 4 is the first member constituting the support. FIG. 5 is a front view of the two members, FIG. 6 is a front view of the installation plate, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the assembled state of the support, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are the other parts of the second member. FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a conventional example. 2... Frame, 6... Heat exchanger, 7... Fan, 8... Drain pan, 9... Internal piping, 10...
...Piping space, 11...Installation plate, 12...1st
Member, 13... Second member, 14... Support, 91
...Drain hose, 92...Refrigerant piping.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting plate 11 fixed to a wall supports a frame 2 to which a heat exchanger 6, a fan 7, and a drain pan 8 are attached, and a piping space 10 for accommodating internal piping 9 is provided at the lower part of the back side of the frame 2. In the harmonizer, at the lower end of the frame 2,
a first member 12 extending toward the installation plate 11;
Further, a second member 13 extending downward is provided at the lower end of the installation plate 11 in a detachable manner, and a coupling is provided at the free ends of the first and second members 12 and 13 to connect them to each other in a detachable manner. provide means,
An air conditioner characterized in that each of these members 12 and 13 forms a substantially L-shaped support 14, and the internal pipe 9 is supported by the support 14.