JPH06300314A - Outdoor device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a transporting operation to be easily carried out and to improve handleability as well as workability by a method wherein a pair of handles are symmetrically arranged near a central part in a height direction of a main body of an outdoor device and near a central part in a depth direction and at the same time a depth of a recessed part of each of the handles is formed to be constant along its width direction. CONSTITUTION:A left side surface 1A and a right side surface 1B of a main body 100 of an outdoor device are provided with a pair of symmetrical outdoor device transporting handles 51 and 52 in such a manner that they are placed near a central part of the main body 100 in a height direction and at a central part in a depth direction, i.e., they may be symmetrical against the main body 100 of the outdoor device. A depth of each of the handles 51 and 52 is set to be a constant depth (f) along its width direction, and an upper surface 51A of the recessed part is applied as a surface inclined upwardly toward the depth side in such a manner that a hand and fingers 10 of a transporting worker can easily engage with it. With such an arrangement as above, the outdoor device can be easily lifted up and a weight of the outdoor device can be equally distributed to the right and left fingers without a center of gravity of the outdoor device being displaced to one side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor unit for an air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of an outdoor unit of a conventional air conditioner is shown in FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. In the figure,
100 is a unit body, 1A is a left side surface, 1B is a right side surface, 2 is an L-shaped heat exchanger housed in the unit body 100, 3 is a side cover detachably attached to the right side surface 1B, and 4 is a front surface. It is an exhaust port formed at 1C.

Left and right side surfaces 1A and 1B of the unit body 100
Handles 41, 42 for transporting the outdoor unit are provided in the. One of the handles 41 is located at the upper rear of the left side face 1A, and the bottom face thereof is inclined so as not to interfere with the heat exchanger 2 as shown in FIG. 3 (B).

The other handle 42, as shown in FIG.
It is formed on the side plate cover 3 and is located at the center of the right side surface 1B. When carrying the outdoor unit, a carrying operator puts fingers 10 in the left and right handles 41, 42 and lifts the outdoor unit for carrying.

[0005]

In the conventional outdoor unit described above, one handle 41 is located at the upper rear of the left side surface 1A, and the other handle 42 is located at the center of the right side surface 1B. The mounting positions of the handles 41 and 42 are not symmetrical vertically and horizontally.

Therefore, when the outdoor unit is transported, it is difficult to lift the outdoor unit horizontally, and the center of gravity of the outdoor unit is uneven, and the weight is unevenly applied to one finger. Furthermore,
Since the depth of one handle 41 is not constant along the width direction, there is a problem in that the fingers 10 are not easily caught on the handle 41. An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can easily carry and carry, and has good handleability and workability.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been invented in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. The gist of the present invention is to provide a carrying handle which is concave inward on each of the left and right side surfaces of the unit body. In the outdoor unit of the air conditioner that is provided, the pair of handles are provided symmetrically near the central portion in the height direction of the unit main body, and symmetrically near the central portion in the depth direction, and the depth of the concave portion of each handle is The outdoor unit of an air conditioner is characterized in that it is formed uniformly along the width direction.

It is also possible to cover the recess of the handle with a cover plate which can be folded into the recess.

[0009]

According to the present invention, since the outdoor unit is lifted and transported, the center of gravity of the outdoor unit is not biased and the weight is evenly distributed to the left and right fingers.

Further, if the recess of the handle is covered with a cover plate which can be folded into the recess, when the finger is inserted into the recess of the handle, the cover plate is automatically folded into the recess and the finger is pulled out. Then, the recess is covered by the cover plate.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A first embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. The left side surface 1A and the right side surface 1B of the unit main body 100 are located near the center in the height direction of the main body 100 and near the center in the depth direction, that is, the outdoor unit is symmetrical with respect to the unit main body 100. Handles 51 and 52 for transportation are provided.

The depths of the recesses of the handle 51 are set to be a constant depth f along the width direction thereof, and as shown in FIG. 1 (C), the upper surface 51A of the recess is caught by the fingers 10 of the carrier. For ease of use, that is, a surface inclined upward toward the back side so as to have an ergonomically optimum shape. Although not shown, the handle 52 has the same structure as the handle 51.

When carrying the outdoor unit, a carrying operator puts the fingers 10 into the left and right handles 51, 52 and horizontally lifts the outdoor unit to carry it to a predetermined place. Is provided near the central portion in the height direction of the unit body, so that the outdoor unit can be easily lifted.

Further, since the pair of handles 51 and 52 have the same height on the left and right and are provided symmetrically in the vicinity of the central portion in the depth direction, the weight of the outdoor unit is not biased to the left or right. .

Further, since the depths of the recesses of the handles 51, 52 are constant in the width direction, an unreasonable unbalanced load is not applied to the fingers 10, which is ergonomically favorable, and is easier to handle and handle than conventional ones. Workability is improved.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the unit body 100
A cover plate 8 for covering the handles 51, 52 is provided on the left and right side faces 1A, 1B of the device so as to be rotatable around a hinge 9.

When the outdoor unit is transported, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), when the transport worker pushes the outer surface of the cover plate 8 with the fingers 10, the cover plate 8 is rotated around the hinge 9 and the handle is held. It is folded into the recess of 51, 52 and pressed against the upper surface of the recess.

After transporting the outdoor unit to a predetermined position,
When the carrier pulls out the fingers 10 from the concave portions of the handles 51, 52, the cover plate 8 hangs downward from the hinge 9 by its own weight, as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2 (B). As a result, the recesses of the handles 51, 52 are covered with the cover plate 8,
The left and right sides 1A and 1B are flat, improving the aesthetics of the outdoor unit.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the pair of left and right handles are provided symmetrically near the center of the unit body in the height direction and near the center of the depth direction, it is easy to lift the outdoor unit and The center of gravity is not biased to one side, and the weight is evenly distributed to the left and right.

Further, since the depth of the recess of each handle is made constant along the width direction, the fingers of the carrier worker are evenly caught in the recess of the handle, and the outdoor unit drops due to the poor grip of the fingers. It can prevent the occurrence of such accidents.

If the recess of the handle is covered with a cover plate that can be folded into the recess, the aesthetic appearance of the outdoor unit can be improved without impairing the handling and workability of the outdoor unit.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, (A) is an external perspective view of an outdoor unit, (B) is a partial sectional view taken along the line BB of (A), and (C) is ( It is a fragmentary sectional view which follows CC line of B).

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a partial external perspective view of the outdoor unit, and (B) is a partial sectional view taken along the line BB of (A).

FIG. 3 shows an example of a conventional outdoor unit, (A) is an external perspective view, (B) is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line BB of (A),
(C) is a view taken along the arrow C of (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Body 1A Left side plate 1B Right side 51, 52 Handle

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Kenichi Miyazawa Kenichi Miyazawa 3-chome, Asahimachi, Nishibiwajima-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Air Conditioning Factory

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outdoor unit for an air conditioner comprising concave transporting handles on both left and right side surfaces of a unit body, wherein the pair of handles are located near a central portion in the height direction of the unit body, and An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, characterized in that it is provided symmetrically in the vicinity of the central portion in the depth direction and that the depth of the concave portion of each handle is constant along the width direction thereof. 2. The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a cover plate which covers the recess of the handle and is foldable into the recess.