JPH05133565A - Outdoor unit for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the high exteriority of a connection valve cover by reducing the dimensions of said cover and improving the degree of freedom of its shape without increasing a work time and the number of parts in such a construction that a gutter part is provided at the lower part of the connection valve cover and dew droplets dropping from connection valves are caused to flow to a base plate. CONSTITUTION:A connection valve cover 1 constitutes a part of an outer case 3 to protect connection valves 2 and has a gutter part 5 provided on the lower inner face thereof so as to receive dew droplets dropping from the connection valves 2 and cause the dew droplets 7 to flow to a base plate 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner having a connection valve cover for protecting a connection valve.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the connecting valve cover also constitutes a part of the outer box, and has the function of improving the dew treatment and exterior appearance of the connecting valve.

The structure of the connecting valve cover in the above-described outdoor unit of the conventional air conditioner will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2, a connection valve cover 1 which constitutes a part of an outer box 3 of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner is provided to protect the connection valve and improve the exterior appearance of the exterior.

In order to prevent the dew on the connecting valve 2, a heat insulating material 6 is put inside the connecting valve cover 1 so as to be in close contact with the connecting valve 2 and shield the connecting valve 2 from the outside air.

[0006]

With the above construction, in order to meet the recent demand for high exterior appearance, not only connecting the pipe to the connecting valve 2 but also connecting valve cover 1 and In many cases, the heat insulating material 6 is newly attached as a separate component.
For this reason, there have been problems that the construction time is long, the cost is increased due to the increase of additional parts, and the connection valve cover 1 itself is large because it houses the heat insulating material 6.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a connection valve cover for protecting the connection valve with a toy having a tip protruding from the substrate.

[0008]

The present invention realizes a high exterior property by making the connecting valve cover compact and improving the degree of freedom of shape without increasing the construction time and the parts by attaching the heat insulating material by such a structure.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a connecting valve cover,
The toy portion 5 is provided on the inner surface of the lower portion of the connection valve cover where the dew water 7 dropped from the connection valve 2 falls, so that the dew water flows down to the substrate 4.

[0011]

As is apparent from the description of the above embodiment, the present invention uses a heat insulating material due to the structure in which the toy portion is provided in the lower portion of the connecting valve cover and the dew water from the connecting valve is made to flow to the substrate. Due to the increase of construction time and parts, the compactness without the restriction of the shape of the connecting valve cover by accommodating the heat insulating material, and the high degree of freedom in shape can realize a high exterior quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a front view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner showing a conventional example, FIG. 2B is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 2C is a side view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Connection valve cover 2 Connection valve 3 Outer box 4 Substrate 5 Toy section 6 Insulation material 7 Dew water

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A substrate having a compressor and a heat exchanger, a top surface, opposite side surfaces, and an outer box for closing the front surface,
An electric component for driving the compressor, and a connection valve for connecting a pipe and passing a refrigerant are provided, the connection valve is protected, and the dew attached to the connection valve has a function of flowing to the substrate. Outdoor unit.