JPH0583628U - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To obtain an air conditioner in which the opening and closing and opening and closing of the grill are easy. [Structure] A fan 2 and a heat exchanger 3 are housed in a box-shaped ceiling-embedded main body 1 whose lower side is opened, and a lower surface of the main body 1 is in contact with a lower surface of the heat exchanger 3 and a shielding member 4 is provided. A suction port 5 is provided so as to cover and cover the fan 2, and a discharge port 6 is provided between the main body 1 and the suction port 5. A panel 7 having an opening 8 is provided in contact with the lower surface of the shielding member 4 and a grill 9 is attached. An attachment body 12 is provided with locking claws 9a on the upper surface of one side of the grill 9, and the side surfaces of the opposite sides are pivotally supported on the lower end of a hanging body 11 provided with a protrusion and a pressing portion on a folding piece formed by folding back the upper part. Fixed to
The locking body 10 having a locking hole for locking the projection and forming a gap between the vertical wall 7a and the vertical wall 7a for accommodating the upper part of the hanging body 11 is attached to the upper surface of the panel 7.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to a grill mounting structure for a ceiling-embedded air conditioner.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Referring to FIG. 1, a ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to a conventional example has a fan 2 and a heat exchanger 3 surrounding the fan 2 arranged in a box-shaped main body 1 having an open bottom, and the heat exchanger 3 The opening surface is covered with a shield member 4 in contact with the lower surface of the fan 1. The shield member 4 is provided with an intake port 5 facing the fan 2 and a discharge port 6 between the main body 1 and the shield member 4. The panel 7 is disposed on the lower surface of the panel 7, and the grill 9 is attached to the lower side of the suction port 5 as the opening 8. Referring to FIG. 5, grill 9 is attached to opening 8 of panel 7 by hinge 16 in this example. This hinge 16 is provided with two pivotal support parts, and the upper piece is fixed to the upper surface of the opening edge of the panel 7, the intermediate piece is hung down, and a spring 16c is attached to the pivotal support part 16a to urge these two pieces in the opening direction. Then, the lower piece is fixed in parallel to the middle piece on the side wall of the grill 9. A locking claw 9a is provided at the other end of the grill 9. In another example of FIG. 6, the hinge 16 is provided with one pivotal support, one piece of which is horizontal and is fixed to the upper surface of the grill 9, and the other piece of which is extended upward along the vertical wall of the opening and then the outer side. The cross-sectional shape of the vertical wall that is bent toward the opening extends into the stepped notch 7d, and the lower surface is placed on the stairs, and further extends below the stairs along the ceiling and then draws an arc. The bottom part of the staircase is bent inward and the whole is hook-shaped. On the other hand, the cross section of the lower portion of the inlet of the cutout 7d is formed by rotating the above hook shape 90 degrees counterclockwise, and a cutout portion 7e is provided in the lower portion of the inlet. A slide hook 9b is provided on the other end of the grill 9. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 5, when the grill 9 is moved to the right against the spring 16c to release the locking claw 9a, the lower pivotal support 16b opens the grill 9, but the grill 9 cannot be attached or detached. As shown in FIG. 6, by moving the sliding hook 9b, the grill 9 opens as shown by the chain double-dashed line, and in that state, the grill 9 is moved to the left and then moved downward to move the hinge 16 The tip rotates and comes off the notch 7d, but it is quite difficult and the mounting is more difficult.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the conventional example, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner having a grill that can be freely opened and closed and can be easily attached and detached.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a fan and a heat exchanger surrounding the fan are arranged in a box-shaped main body whose lower side is opened, and the open surface is shielded by being in contact with the lower surface of the heat exchanger. The shielding member is provided with an inlet port facing the fan and an outlet port between itself and the main body, and the panel is placed on the lower surface of the main body in contact with the shielding member. In an air conditioner in which opposing portions are openings and a grill is attached to the openings, an outward engaging pawl is provided on an upper surface of one side of the grill, and side surfaces of the opposing sides are engaging bodies, hanging bodies, The panel is opened and closed by a mounting means consisting of a mounting body and is detachably mounted. The above-mentioned mounting means has a folding piece formed by folding back the upper part and a protrusion, and a lower end partly including a pivotal support part. Lower body, grille mounting holes and pivots The upper part of the suspension body is sandwiched between a mounting body having a part, a shaft that connects a part of the pivotal support part to each other as a pivotal support part, and the vertical wall that is attached to the opening. It is composed of a locking body that forms a gap and has a locking hole facing the above projection, and the grill is suspended by a suspension body through a pivotal support, and the suspension body is inserted into the locking body and locked. It is characterized by being done.

[0005]

[Action]

 When the grill is moved in the direction of the stepped recess of the panel against the elasticity of the hanging body, the locking claw disengages and opens, and when closed, the upper curved part of the locking claw contacts the panel and moves the grill in the same direction to close. Therefore, the grill can be opened and closed, and the protrusion is released from the locking hole by pressing the pressing piece, and is re-locked when the hanging body is inserted into the locking body, so that the grill is removable.

[0006]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the present air conditioner, FIG. 2 is a bottom view with a panel removed, and FIG. 1 shows a cross section taken along the line AOA of FIG. As shown in the figure, a fan 2 is hung in the center of the inside of a box-shaped main body 1 whose lower side is open, and a heat exchanger 3 is hung so as to surround the fan 2. A shield member 4 which is in contact with the lower surface of the heat exchanger 3 and also serves as a dew tray is provided with a suction port 5 facing the fan 2, and a discharge port 6 is provided between the main body 1 and the cover to cover the open surface. . This shield member 4 is fixed at one end to the main body 1 with a screw, and the other end is fixed to the main body 1 and is fixed to the screw provided at the lower end of the suspended support body 15 by four nuts. The heat exchanger 3 is pressed from below. A panel 7 is arranged below the shielding member 4, and the panel 7 is equipped with a grill 9 having an opening 8 at a portion facing the suction port 5. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an essential part of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a member for attaching the grill to the panel. As shown in FIG. 3, the panel 7 is provided with an opening 8 and the grill 9 has locking claws 9a directed to the outside on the upper surface of one side, and the side surface of the opposite side has a locking body 10 and a hanging body 11. , Is attached to the panel opening 8 so as to be openable / closable and attachable / detachable by an attaching means including an attaching body 12. Referring to FIG. 4 together, this attaching means is provided with a protrusion 11b on a folded piece 11a formed by folding back the upper portion, and further extended to form a pressing portion 11c, and a tubular portion which is a part of the pivotal support portion at the lower end. 11 d is provided, and a through hole 12 a which is a part of the pivotal support is formed on the surfaces facing each other in a planar U shape, and the surface without the through hole is extended upward to the outside. A mounting body 12 that is bent and has a mounting hole 12b that is fixed to the grill 9, and a shaft 13 that connects the tubular portion 11d that is a part of the pivotal support portion and the through hole 12a to form a pivotal support portion. , A mounting hole 10a for attaching the upper surface to the upper surface of the grill 7 is formed in a U-shape in plan view so as to form a gap for mounting the upper portion of the suspension 11 between the opening 8 and the vertical wall 7a. And a locking hole 10b facing the protrusion 11b. Made from the body 10 Metropolitan, the lower portion of the vertical wall 7a of the opening 8 of the that attachment means are provided side is provided with stepped recesses 7b for allowing the movement of the lower and grille 9 Tsushitatai 11. Further, the hanging body 11 is made of an elastic material, has a protruding piece 11e extending upward at the top thereof, and the locking body 10 is provided with a through hole 10c facing the protruding piece 11e.

In the attachment by the above members, first, the tubular portion 11d and the through hole 12a are connected by the shaft 13 to form a pivotal support portion, and the attachment body 12 is fixed to the grill 9 by the attachment hole 12b. Next, the U-shaped opening is brought into contact with the vertical wall 7a, and the locking body 10 is fixed to the upper surface of the panel 7 by the mounting hole 10a to form a gap for sandwiching the upper portion of the hanging body 11. When the grill 9 is suspended by the suspension body 11 via the pivotal support and the suspension body 11 is inserted into the locking body 10 against the elasticity, the projecting piece 11e is inserted into the through hole 10c and the projection 11b. Is locked by the locking hole 10b, the grill 9 is rotated around the pivotal part, and the locking claw 9a comes into contact with the panel 7, the upper curved part of the locking claw 9a guides and the hanging body 11 moves. When the grill 9 is moved in the direction of the stepped recess 7b against the elasticity and reaches the end point of the curved portion, the elasticity of the hanging body 11 causes the grill 9 to return to the old position and the locking claw 9a to engage with the receiving portion 7c. And finish the installation. Therefore, when the grill 9 is moved in the direction of the stepped recess 7b of the panel 7 against the elasticity of the hanging body 11, the locking claw 9a is released and the grill 9 is opened, and when the grill 9 is closed, the locking is performed as described in the above-mentioned mounting method. Since the upper curved portion of the claw comes into contact with the panel and moves the grill in the direction of the stepped concave portion 7b to close it, it can be opened and closed. By pressing the pressing portion 11c, the projection 11b is disengaged from the locking hole 10b and inserted. If it is locked again, it can be detached. The protruding piece 11e serves as a fulcrum when the pressing portion 11c is pressed to reduce the pressing stroke required to release the locking of the projection 11b, and a force is applied to the hanging body 11 in the front-rear direction or in the downward direction. At this time, the upper part is prevented from being deformed and the locking is ensured.

[0008]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the grill is hung on the elastic suspension body via the pivotal support and the mounting body, and the protrusion of the suspension body is engaged with the locking hole of the locking body and is pressed. Since it can be removed at the section, it is possible to achieve an excellent effect of making opening and closing and attachment and detachment of the grill extremely easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of an air conditioner according to a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of an air conditioner according to another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 2 Fan 3 Heat exchanger 4 Shielding member 5 Suction port 6 Discharge port 7 Panel 7a Vertical wall 7b Step recess 8 Opening 9 Grill 9a Locking claw 10 Locking body 10b Locking hole 11 Hanging body 11b Protrusion 11c Pressing part 12 Mounting body 13 axis

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A fan and a heat exchanger surrounding the fan are arranged in a box-shaped main body having an open lower part, and the open surface is covered with a shielding member in contact with the lower surface of the heat exchanger. Is provided with an inlet port facing the fan and an outlet port between the fan and the main body. The panel is provided on the lower surface of the main body in contact with the shielding member and the portion of the panel facing the inlet port is used as an opening. In an air conditioner having a grill attached to an opening, an outward engaging claw is provided on an upper surface of one side of the grill, and a side surface of an opposite side is attached by an attaching means including an engaging body, a hanging body, and an attaching body. An air conditioner characterized by being opened and closed in a panel opening and being detachably attached 2. The attachment means comprises a folding piece formed by folding back an upper part and having a protrusion, and a hanging body having a part of a pivotal support part at a lower end thereof, a mounting hole for a grill, and a part of the pivotal support part. A mounting body, a shaft for connecting a part of the pivot support portion to each other to form a pivot support portion, and a vertical wall attached to the opening for holding an upper portion of the suspension body, and A locking body having a locking hole facing the protrusion, the grill is suspended by a suspension body through a pivotal support, and the suspension body is inserted into the locking body and locked. The air conditioner according to claim 1. 3. The stepped recess for allowing the lower part of the suspension body and the grill to move is provided in the lower part of the vertical wall of the opening on the side where the mounting means is provided. Air conditioner.