JPH035634A - Filter attachment and detachment jig for conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the attachment and detachment of filter to be efficiently performed from the floor in a short period of time so as to save labor by detachably holding the filter disposed in the suction side of an air conditioner with a filter holding mechanism which is operated by the handle of a handle mechanism. CONSTITUTION:A filter attachment and detachment jig 10 is inserted from the open inspection hole 39, and the hook 24 of a filter holding mechanism 12 is hooked to the frame 21 for filter 20 to pull out the filter 20 halfway. The book 24 is then released from the filter frame 21, and then the holding arm 22 of the holding mechanism 12 is engaged thereto. As such engagement is maintained, the handle mechanism 13 located at the lower end is gripped and operated to resiliently but firmly hold the filter 20 between the stationary and movable holding arms 22, 23. At this time, the movable handle grip 15 is locked by using the stopper 18 of a locking mechanism 18. As the holding mechanism 12 resiliently holds the filter 20, the filter 20 is pulled out of the inspection hole 39 of the air conditioner unit 32.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention provides an air conditioner in which a filter attached to the suction side of an air conditioner such as a ceiling-embedded air conditioner can be removed from the floor. Regarding the filter attachment/detachment jig for the machine.

(Prior Art) Some ceiling-embedded air conditioners, in which the air conditioner is buried in the ceiling, are configured as shown in FIG. 3 is provided, and the filter box 2 and the blow-off duct 3 are housed in a chamber 4 under the attic and hidden from view from inside the room.

In this ceiling-embedded air conditioner, the filter 5 attached to the suction port side of the air conditioner main body 1 is regularly inspected and cleaned to prevent clogging and the like. When inspecting the filter 5, the filter 5 is installed and removed through an inspection port 6 provided near the suction port. To attach and detach this filter 5, the worker prepares a stepladder 7 in advance, and
A worker climbs up and performs the work.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) When a large number of indoor units are used as a ceiling-mounted air conditioner in a large building such as a building air conditioner, it is necessary to install the unit in the ceiling of each room on each floor. In order to remove and install filters during inspection of ceiling-mounted air conditioners, it is necessary to carry a heavy stepladder 7 each time, and there is also an office desk or cabinet located directly below the inspection opening in the ceiling. In this case, it was necessary to move these furniture each time, and the work of attaching and detaching the filter for filter inspection was extremely troublesome and took a long time, and could not be carried out efficiently.

This invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances,
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a filter attachment/detachment jig for a ceiling-mounted air conditioner, which allows filter attachment/detachment work to be efficiently performed from the floor without using a stepladder, and improves the efficiency of filter attachment/detachment work. shall be.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the air conditioner filter ll52 attachment jig according to the present invention has a fixed presser attached to one end side of a long attachment/detachment jig body. A filter gripping mechanism having an arm and a movable presser arm is provided, a handle mechanism is provided on the other end side of the attachment/detachment jig main body, the movable handle grip of the handle mechanism is connected to the movable presser arm via a connecting rod, and the The filter attached to the suction side of the air conditioner is detachably gripped by the filter gripping mechanism by operating the handle of the handle mechanism.

In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, this filter 1112 attaching jig has a filter gripping mechanism that works with a fixed presser arm provided on the elongated attachment/detachment jig main body and the fixed presser arm to filter the filter. The movable presser arm is provided with an elastic force at its tip, and the filter is detachably held between the presser arms.

(Function) The filter attachment/detachment jig for this air peace machine is provided with a filter gripping mechanism at one end of the long body of the elongated attachment/detachment jig, and a handle mechanism at the other end. can operate the movable presser arm of the filter gripping mechanism. By operating this movable presser arm, the filter attached to the suction side of the air peace machine can be detachably grasped, and the filter can be attached and detached from the floor without using a stepladder.

(Example) An example of the filter [jig] for an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a filter attachment/detachment jig 10 for an air peace machine suitable for attachment/detachment of a filter in a ceiling-embedded air conditioner. This filter attachment/detachment jig 10 has an elongated attachment/detachment jig main body 11 having an elongated cylindrical shape. A filter gripping mechanism 12 is provided at one end of the attachment/detachment jig main body 11, and a handle mechanism 13 is provided at the other end.

The handle mechanism 13 includes a fixed handle grip 14 provided integrally or integrally with the attachment/detachment jig main body 11, and a movable handle grip 15 supported by the fixed handle grip 14 so as to be movable forward and backward. The movable handle grip 15 is a support formed on the curved portion 16 of the handle mechanism 13.
The movable handle grip 15 is rotatably supported around A, and rotation of the movable handle grip 15 is regulated by a lock mechanism 17. The lock mechanism 17 has a stopper 18 attached to the fixed handle grip 14 and a lock pawl 19 that can be engaged with the stopper 18. This lock claw 19 is connected to the stopper 18.
By locking the movable handle grip 15, rotation of the movable handle grip 15 is restricted and the movable handle grip 15 is held in a locked state.

Further, the filter gripping mechanism 12 is attached to the formwork 2 of the filter 20.
A fixed presser arm 2 having a formwork shape and capable of contacting and engaging with 1.
2 and the filter 20 in cooperation with this fixed presser arm 22.
It has a movable presser arm 23 that can hold the presser arm 23. The fixed presser arm 22 is fixed integrally or integrally to the attachment/detachment jig main body 11, and is provided with a hook 24 that can be engaged with the formwork 21 of the filter 20.

On the other hand, the movable presser arm 23 of the filter gripping mechanism 12 is rotatably supported around the support shaft B, while the free end (tip) side of the arm has an elastic force that can abut the formwork 21 of the filter 20 from the outside. A mechanism 25 is provided. This elastic mechanism 25
is an elastic body, such as a rubber roller, attached to the tip of the movable presser arm 23.

The movable presser arm 23 extends rearward from the support shaft B, and the upper end of a connecting rod 26 is connected to its rear end.

This connecting rod 26 extends downward within the attachment/detachment jig main body 11, and its lower end is rotatably connected to the intermediate portion of the movable handle grip 15. The distances from the axis of the connecting rod 26 to the support shafts A and B are in opposite directions and approximately equal to each other. The movable handle grip 15 is connected to the child presser arm 23 via the connecting rod 26, and a spring 27 is attached to the connecting rod 26, and the spring 27 always biases the movable presser arm 23 in the open direction. are doing. The movable handle grip 15, the connecting rod 26, the movable presser arm 23, and the attachment/detachment jig main body 11 constitute a four-bar link mechanism. Further, a guide grip 28 is provided on the handle grip mechanism side of the attachment/detachment jig main body 11, and by gripping this guide grip 28 and operating the filter attachment/detachment jig 10, stability of operation can be achieved.

By the way, the ceiling-embedded air conditioner 30 is embedded in the ceiling of a building, as shown in FIG. The suction side of the air conditioner 1fi30 opens into a chamber 31 in the ceiling. In this air conditioner 1130, a filter box 33 and a blow-off duct 34 are attached to an air conditioner main body (indoor unit) 32, and these filter box 33 and blow-off duct 34 are stored in the ceiling so that they cannot be seen from inside the room. A filter 20 such as a pre-filter is attached to the filter box 33 while being guided by a filter guide 36, and an inspection port 39 is formed in the ceiling 38 near the suction port of the air conditioner 30, and this inspection port 39 can be opened and closed. The lid 40 is opened.

Next, the filter attachment/detachment function of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner 30 will be explained.

When removing the filter 20 of the ceiling-embedded air conditioner 30, open the lid 40 with a long screwdriver (not shown) and open the inspection port 39.

The filter attachment/detachment jig 10 is inserted through the opened inspection port 39, the hook 24 provided on the filter gripping mechanism 12 is hooked onto the formwork 21 of the filter 20, and the filter 20 is pulled out halfway.

Thereafter, the hook 24 is removed from the formwork 21 of the filter 20, and then the fixed presser arm 22 of the filter gripping mechanism 12 is brought into contact with and engaged with the filter 20. In this engaged state, the lower handle mechanism 13 is grasped and operated, and the filter 20 is sandwiched between the fixed presser arm 22 and the spinnable presser arm 23 and is elastically fixed and held. At this time, lock mechanism 1
The movable handle grip 15 is locked using the stopper 18 of 7.

Pull out the filter 20 from the air conditioner main body 32 with the filter gripping mechanism 12 elastically gripping the filter 20,
Take it out from the inspection port 39. The filter 20 taken out from the inspection port 39 is removed by releasing the locking mechanism 17.
Filter W12 @ removed from jig 10, filter 2
0 inspection and cleaning work will be carried out.

After inspection and cleaning of the filter 20 is completed, the filter 20 is reattached to the suction side of the air conditioner main body 32. This installation work is performed in the reverse order of the removal work of the filter 20.

During this installation work, the filter 20 is gripped by the filter gripping mechanism 12 by operating the handle mechanism 13, and is locked and held in this gripped state by the locking mechanism 17.

Thereafter, the filter 20 is inserted into the filter guide 36 of the empty WA machine body 32 through the inspection hole 39. With the filter 20 inserted halfway into the filter guide 36, the lock mechanism 17 is released, one end of the filter attachment/removal jig 10 is removed from the filter 20, and then the filter 20 is placed on the fixed presser arm 22 of the filter gripping mechanism 12. Attachment of the filter 20 is completed by bringing them into contact with each other and pushing the filter 20 in with the tip thereof. The work of attaching and detaching the filter 20 is performed in this manner.

3 to 5 show other embodiments of the filter attachment/detachment jig for an air conditioner.

The filter attachment/detachment jig 10A shown in this embodiment differs from that shown in FIG. 1 in the configuration of a filter gripping mechanism 40 provided at one end of the attachment/detachment jig main body 11, but the other configurations are substantially the same. Therefore, the explanation will be omitted.

The filter gripping mechanism 40 of this filter attachment/detachment jig 10A has a movable presser arm 42 facing a fixed presser arm 41 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the free end (tip @) side of the movable presser arm 42 is It has a U-shaped frame structure,
An elastic mechanism 43 is provided on this free end side. Elastic mechanism 4
3 has an elastic stand 44 such as a rubber stand that can come into contact with the mold of the filter 20, and an ear shaft 46 is attached to a shaft 45 that supports this elastic stand 44. This ear shaft 46 is a U-shaped frame side plate 42a of the movable presser arm 42.

The spring 49 inserted into the shaft 45 allows the spring 49 to pass through the elongated holes 48a and 48b formed in the shaft 42b.
The elastic base 44 is biased toward the fixed presser arm 41 by a spring.

Note that the hook 50 attached to the filter gripper 41140 can have various shapes, and may be attached as shown by the chain line in FIG. 3.

The filter attachment/detachment work when using this filter IIR attachment jig 10A is almost the same as that shown in FIG. The difference is that when the filter 20 is gripped by the filter attachment/detachment jig 10A and taken out from the inspection port 39, the locking mechanism 1
There is no need to cancel 7.

By pushing down the ear shaft 46 of the movable presser arm 42 against the spring force of the spring 49 while locking the locking mechanism 17, the gripping state of the filter gripping mechanism 40 is released and the filter 20 is moved to the filter attachment/detachment jig 10A. It can be removed from.

When attaching the filter 20 to the filter attachment/detachment jig 10A, the operation for detachment may be reversed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the attachment/detachment jig body is formed of a long hollow cylinder, but the attachment/detachment jig body may have a telescopic structure. In that case, the connecting rod housed within the attachment/detachment jig body must also match the telescopic structure of the attachment/detachment jig body.

Further, this filter attachment/detachment jig may be used as a filter attachment/detachment jig for an air conditioner such as a wall-mounted type that is mounted at a high place.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the filter attachment/detachment jig for an air peace machine according to the present invention is provided with a filter gripping mechanism at one end of the elongated attachment/detachment jig body and a handle mechanism at the other end, and the handle vsm The movable handle grip is connected to the movable presser arm of the filter gripping mechanism via a connecting rod, and the filter attached to the suction side of the air conditioner is detachably gripped by the filter gripping mechanism by operating the handle of the handle mechanism. The work of attaching and detaching the filter can be done efficiently from the floor in a short time without using a heavy stepladder, and the work efficiency of attaching the filter 1I52 can be greatly improved and labor saving can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an air conditioner-like filter attachment/detachment jig according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing filter attachment/detachment work using this filter attachment/detachment jig, and FIG. 3 is an air conditioner-like filter attachment/detachment jig according to the present invention. 4 and 5 are perspective views and sectional views showing a movable presser arm of a filter gripping mechanism incorporated in the filter attachment/detachment jig of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the process of attaching and removing a filter for a ceiling-embedded air conditioner. 10.10... Filter attachment/detachment jig, 11... Attachment/detachment jig main body, 1... Filter gripping mechanism, 13... Handle mechanism, 14... Fixed handle grip, 1... Movable handle grip , 17... lock mechanism, 18...
・Stopper, 20...Filter, 21...Formwork, 2
2.41... Fixed presser arm, 23.42... Movable presser arm, 24.50... Hook, 25.43...
- Elastic mechanism, 26... Connecting rod, 27... Spring, 44... Elastic body, 46... Ear shaft, 49... Grip.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A filter gripping mechanism having a fixed presser arm and a movable presser arm is provided at one end of the elongated attachment/detachment jig body, a handle mechanism is provided at the other end of the attachment/detachment jig body; A movable handle grip of the handle mechanism is connected to the movable presser arm via a connecting rod, and a filter attached to the suction side of the air conditioner is detachably grasped by the filter gripping mechanism by operating the handle of the handle mechanism. Filter attachment/detachment jig for air conditioners. 2. The filter gripping mechanism has a fixed presser arm provided on the elongated attachment/detachment jig body, and a movable presser arm that can grip the filter in cooperation with the fixed presser arm, and the movable presser arm is 2. The filter attachment/detachment jig for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a resilient mechanism is provided at the tip, and the filter is detachably held between the presser arms.