JPH033883Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) This invention relates to an outdoor unit for an air conditioner, and particularly to an outdoor unit with an improved mounting structure for an electrical component box.

(Prior art) As a conventional example of the mounting structure of an electrical component box in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, for example,
Publication No. 158978 can be mentioned. In this conventional example, as shown in FIG.
51, and a supporting member 52 made of a wire rod is removably installed between the side edge portions 51, 51.
Furthermore, a structure is adopted in which an electrical component box 53 is attached to this support member 52.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the conventional structure described above, when the electrical component box is removed from the support member, or when the support member is removed from the side edge while the electrical component box is attached to the support member, If this happens, the electrical equipment box will fall immediately. If the electrical component box falls as described above, problems such as damage to the internal parts and breakage of the connecting lead wires will occur. Therefore, when installing and removing the electrical component box as described above, Considerable care had to be taken to prevent it from falling.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and its purpose is to prevent the electrical component box from falling as described above and to facilitate the work of installing and removing the electrical component box. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can perform the following functions.

(Means for solving the problem) Therefore, the outdoor unit 1 of the air conditioner of this invention
In this, a pair of side edges 4, 4 are provided on the side surface of the outdoor unit 1 and extend in the vertical direction with an interval between them, and a support member 6 is removably installed between the side edges 4, 4. In this construction part, a notch 5 is provided in the side edge 4, and a horizontal part 7 that fits into the notch 5 is provided in the support member 6.
A hanging portion 8 is provided which is connected to the horizontal portion 7 and is attached to the front surface of the side edge portion 4, while side flanges 1 are provided on both sides of the electrical component box 12.
3 and 13 are detachably attached to the front surfaces of the side edges 4 and 4, and a flange 14 provided on the top or bottom surface of the electrical component box 12 is detachably attached to the front surface of the hanging portion 8 of the support member 6. .

(Function) In the outdoor unit 1 described above, the electrical component box 12
When removing, remove the side flange 1 of the electrical component box 12.
3, 13 and the support member 6 at the side edges 4, 4, respectively.
Then, with the flange 14 provided on the upper or lower surface of the electrical component box 12 still attached to the support member 6, the entire electrical component box 12 is taken out to the front. At this time,
When the electrical component box 12 is unlocked as described above, the lower surface of the horizontal portion 7 of the support member 6 comes into contact with the upward surface of the notch 5 of the side edge 4, and the support member 6 and the electrical component The item box 12 is prevented from falling. On the other hand, when installing the electrical component box 12,
First, the flange 14 provided on the top or bottom surface of the electrical component box 12 is attached to the support member 6, and
In this state, the horizontal portions 7 at both ends of the support member are fitted into the notches 5 of the side edge portions 4. In this manner, the side flanges 13, 13 of the electrical component box 12 and the hanging portion 8 of the support member 6 are attached to the front surfaces of the side edges 4, 4, respectively, while preventing the entire box from falling.

(Example) Next, a specific example of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates the entire outdoor unit, and this outdoor unit 1 has a fan 21 on its top surface and heat exchangers 22 on its three side surfaces.
They each have the following. On the other side, side plates 2, 2 extending in the vertical direction are fixed to the base 3 at both corner portions, and side plates 2, 2 are attached to opposing ends of the side plates 2, 2 substantially parallel to the vertical direction. A pair of side edges 4, 4 are formed that extend. Further, approximately square cutout portions 5, 5 are formed at opposing positions in the middle of the side edge portions 4, 4 in the height direction, respectively. A support member 6 is installed between the side edges 4, 4, and this support member 6 has an inverted L-shaped cross section, and has a horizontal portion 7 extending in the horizontal direction and a front end of the horizontal portion 7. It has a hanging part 8 extending downward from the part. At both ends of the support member 6, as shown in FIG.
At the same time, the lower surface 9 of the horizontal portion 7 is brought into contact with the upward surface 10 of the notch 5 of the side edge 4, and in this state, the hanging portion 8 is attached to the front surface of the side edge 4 with screws or the like. and secure it. On the other hand, reference numeral 12 indicates an electrical equipment box, and on the front side of this electrical equipment box 12, there are a pair of side flanges 1 that protrude laterally from both sides.
3 and 13, and a lower flange 14 protruding downward from the lower part are respectively formed. Then, the side flanges 13, 13 are placed above the notches 5, 5 on the front surfaces of the side edges 4, 4, and the lower flange 14 is placed on the front side of the hanging portion 8 of the support member 6, such as screws, etc. It is installed by.

In the outdoor unit 1 as described above, when removing the electrical component box 12, first remove the side flanges 13, 13 of the electrical component box 12 and both ends of the support member 6 from the side edges 4, 4, respectively. At this time, at both ends of the support member 6, as shown in FIG. And the electrical component box 12 will not fall. Then, from the above state, the support member 6 and the electrical component box 12 are taken out to the front of the outdoor unit 1, as shown in FIG. Note that as a method for removing the electrical component box 12, a method may be adopted in which the side flange 13 and the lower flange 14 of the electrical component box 12 are removed from the side edge 4 and the support member 6, respectively, and only the electrical component box 12 is removed. . In this case, electrical equipment box 1
In order to prevent the lead wire led out into the outdoor unit 1 from the lower surface of the outdoor unit 1 from interfering with the support member 6 during the above-mentioned extraction, it is necessary to remove the lead wire in advance. On the other hand, as mentioned above, the electrical component box 1
2 together with the support member 6, it is not necessary to remove the lead wires as described above, so the above method is practically preferable.

When assembling the outdoor unit 1, the support member 6 is first attached to the lower flange 14 of the electrical component box 12, and in this state, the horizontal portions 7 at both ends of the support member 6 are inserted into the notches 5, respectively. , 5, and then the hanging part 8 of the support member 6 and the electrical component box 1
The electrical component box 12 is mounted by fixing the second side flanges 13, 13 to the side edges 4, 4, respectively.

In the outdoor unit 1 described above, when installing or removing the electrical component box 12,
When the fixation of the electrical component box 12 is released,
Since both ends of the support member 6 supporting the electrical component box 6 are supported by the upper surface 10 on the side edge 4 side, it is possible to prevent the electrical component box 12 from falling during installation and removal work. Each of the above operations can be performed easily.

Further, in the above embodiment, since the flanges 13 and 14 of the electrical component box 12 are arranged in a vertical plane, the back surface of each flange 13 and 14 and the side edge 4 and the support member in contact with the back surface of the flanges 13 and 14 are Even if rainwater enters the space between the electric component box 6 and the front surface of the electric component box 6, this rainwater is prevented from falling naturally and entering the electrical component box 12. Although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, there is a lid member on the front opening of the electrical component box 12 of the outdoor unit 1 to close it, and a lid member between the side edges 4, 4. Of course, a side panel is attached to seal off the space between the two.

In the above embodiment, the electrical component box 12 is provided with the lower flange 14, and the electrical component box 14 is provided on the upper side of the support member 6.
Although an example in which the electrical component box 12 is arranged is shown, an upper flange may be formed on the upper surface of the electrical component box 12, and the electrical component box 12 may be suspended from the support member 6 via the upper flange. Furthermore, in the above example, a member having an inverted L-shaped cross section was used as the support member 6;
A member having another cross-sectional shape may be used, and the point is that a horizontal part 7 that can fit into the notch 5 is provided at both ends of the member, and a member that is connected to the horizontal part 7 and is fixed to the front surface of the side edge 4 is used. Any structure may be used as long as it has a hanging portion 8.

(Effect of the invention) In the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of this invention, even when the electrical component box is released,
Because the structure is such that both ends of the support member that supports the electrical component box are supported by the upward facing surfaces provided on the side edges, it is difficult to install or remove the electrical component box.
The electrical component box can be prevented from falling, and therefore the electrical component box can be easily installed and removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of the mounting structure of the electrical component box in the outdoor unit of the air conditioner of this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of the installation part of the support member, and Fig. 3 is the electrical component box. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a state with the box removed, and is an explanatory view of a conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Outdoor unit, 4... Side edge, 5... Notch, 6... Support member, 7... Horizontal part, 8... Drooping part, 12... Electrical component box, 13... Side flange,
14...Lower flange.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pair of side edges 4, 4 extending vertically with an interval are provided on the side surface of the outdoor unit 1, and a support member 6 is removably installed between the side edges 4, 4. , the side edge 4
The support member 6 is provided with a notch 5, while the support member 6 is provided with a notch 5.
A horizontal portion 7 that fits into the cutout portion 5 and a hanging portion 8 that is connected to the horizontal portion 7 and attached to the front surface of the side edge portion 4 are provided. The side flanges 13, 13 provided on the side edges 4, 4 are removably attached to the front surface of the side edge portions 4, 4, and the flange 14 provided on the top or bottom surface of the electrical component box 12 is detachable from the front surface of the hanging portion 8 of the support member 6. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner characterized by being attached to.