JPH08193729A - Roof frame for outdoor machine of room air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a roof frame for an outdoor machine of a room air conditioner the angle of which can be adjusted at one time, which has a simple structure and for which assembling and constructing operations can be simplified and executed economically. CONSTITUTION: This roof frame is composed of two parallel support members 11 each of which is constructed of two members so joined as to be bendable at a joining part, two connecting rods 12 which pierce the end parts of the support members corresponding to each other and connect the corresponding end parts rotatably and an engaging member 20 which has engaging means of which the position of engagement is variable along a direction intersecting the connecting rods perpendicularly, and of which the end parts are fitted axially and rotatably to the connecting rods respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner is often placed on an outdoor unit mount and arranged under an eaves or a veranda. However, depending on the installation location of the air conditioner, it may be necessary to install the outdoor unit on the roof or the like. In such an inclined surface, it is important to install the outdoor unit while always holding it in a horizontal state with respect to the ground.

Therefore, even if the mounting place is an inclined surface,
Various roof mounts for outdoor units that can keep the outdoor unit horizontal have been proposed. For example, the outdoor unit roof mount 90 shown in FIG. 10 includes support members 91, 91, leg width adjusting members 92, 92, adjusting plates 93, 93, and roof legs 94, ....

The supporting members 91, 91 are for keeping the outdoor unit of the room air conditioner horizontal and for mounting and fixing the legs thereof, and the mounting portion 95 and the supporting portion 96 are connected so as to be bendable. The mounting portion 95 is for holding and fixing the outdoor unit, and has fixing holes 97 for fixing legs of the outdoor unit. The support portion 96 supports the attachment portion 95 from the back surface and keeps it horizontal, and the angle Δ with the attachment portion 95 can be appropriately changed according to the inclination θ of the attachment surface.

The leg width adjusting member 92 is provided with a groove 98 along the longitudinal direction of its upper surface. The groove 98 is for adjusting the positions of the support members 91, 91 according to the leg width of the outdoor unit, and both ends of the support member 91 can be engaged and slid along the groove 98. It is like this.

The adjusting plates 93, 93 fix the angle Δ between the mounting portion 95 and the supporting portion 96 to maintain the supporting member 91 in a horizontal state. This adjusting plate 93, 9
Both ends of each of the 3 are fixed to the mounting portion 95 and the supporting portion 96 on the side engaged with the leg width adjusting members 92, 92, respectively. Reference numeral 99 is a plurality of adjustment holes for finely adjusting the horizontal state of the mounting portion 95.

The roof leg 94 is for preventing the vibration of the outdoor unit from being transmitted to the house through the roof tile, and is made of vibration-proof hard rubber or plastic. The leg width adjusting members 92, 92 are appropriately positioned. Be fitted to.

The outdoor unit roof mount 90 having such a structure is maintained in a horizontal state as shown in FIG. That is, the attachment portion 95, the support portion 96, and the adjustment plate 93.
In the triangle formed by and, the support member 91 is adjusted by adjusting the length of the adjusting plate 93 so that the angle between the mounting portion 95 and the adjusting plate 93 becomes equal to the slope θ of the inclined surface such as the roof. The bending angle Δ of is changed and fixed.

However, in the above structure, both ends of the support member 91 have grooves 9 of the leg width adjusting member 92 even when the angle between the mounting portion 95 and the adjusting plate 93 changes.
There is a problem in that the structure must be changed so that it can be slidable within 8, and the structure becomes complicated and the product cost increases. In addition, as described above, the support member 91
Since the angles at both ends are variable, the roof mount for the outdoor unit 9
0 In most cases, the angles at both ends are not constant when assembled. Therefore, the ends of the support member 91 must be inserted into the grooves 98 of the leg width adjusting member 92 while the angles of both ends of the support member 91 are aligned with the grooves 98 of the leg width adjusting member 92, and the assembling work is troublesome. It was In addition, at the time of assembly, the two adjusting plates 93, 93 must be attached to the respective supporting members 91, 91 with nuts. Moreover, when adjusting the angle between the attaching portion 95 and the adjusting plate 93, the nuts and the adjusting plates 93 must be adjusted. Since it is necessary to remove the plate 93 once and then attach the nut and the adjusting plate 93 to the support members 91, 91 again, it takes time to perform the work.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and the angle of the supporting member can be easily adjusted, and the structure is simple, and the assembling and the construction are performed. An attempt is made to provide a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner that simplifies work and can be performed economically.

[0011]

There are two inventions proposed here. According to a first aspect of the present invention, two parallel supporting members, in which two members are connected to each other and are bendable at the connecting portions, and end portions corresponding to each other between the supporting members penetrate through the corresponding end portions. Has two connecting rods that rotatably connect to each other and engaging means that can change an engaging position along a direction orthogonal to the connecting rods, and the end portions of the connecting rods are rotatably attached to the connecting rods. The present invention relates to a roof mount for an outdoor unit of an room air conditioner, characterized in that the roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner comprises one set or a plurality of sets of engaging members.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the two parallel supporting members, in which the two members are connected to each other and are bendable at the connecting portions, and the corresponding end portions between the supporting members are passed through. Two connecting rods that rotatably connect corresponding ends and a plurality of positioning holes formed at predetermined intervals along a direction orthogonal to the connecting rods are inserted with the two connecting rods at predetermined intervals. And a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner, which comprises two connecting rod fixing plates arranged outside the two supporting members.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner of the first invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing its engaging member, and FIG. 3 shows a condition in which the mount of the invention is attached to a roof. FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the gantry is attached to a roof having a different slope, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of the engaging member, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the other example, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another example, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a roof mount for an outdoor unit of another example, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner of the second invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an outdoor unit roof mount 10 of the first invention comprises two supporting members 11, 11, two connecting rods 12, 12 and a pair of engaging members 20. It is placed on an inclined surface such as a roof, and easily and reliably forms a horizontal surface.

The support member 11 is for supporting the outdoor unit from the lower side and holding it horizontally. The roof member 1 for the outdoor unit is one.
Two of them are provided in parallel with an appropriate interval.
The support member 11 is configured to be bendable by connecting two members, a mounting member 13 and a holding member 14, with a connecting portion 15. The mounting member 13 is for horizontally mounting and fixing the outdoor unit, and has holes 16 through which bolts and the like for fixing the legs of the outdoor unit are inserted. This hole 16 is formed in a long hole shape so that it can be appropriately adapted to the position of the leg of the outdoor unit. Further, the holding member 14 is for holding the mounting member 13 in the horizontal direction, and the holding member 14
It connects with the said attachment member 13 through 5 at a predetermined angle (DELTA), and supports from the lower side. The angle Δ formed by the mounting member 13 and the holding member 14 is appropriately narrowed or widened so that the mounting member 13 is kept horizontal even if the roof has a large gradient.

The connecting rod 12 penetrates the corresponding end portions of the support members 11 and 11 and rotatably connects the corresponding end portions. That is, this connecting rod 1
2 are provided at both ends of the support member 11. One connecting rod 12 connects one end of the mounting member 13 to another connecting rod 1
2 connects the ends of the holding member 14 to each other.
As a result, the two support members 11 and 11 are linked to each other, so that the angle Δ between the mounting member 13 and the holding member 14 can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the distance between the connecting rods 12 and 12. It can be adjusted at once without adjusting the support member. Further, since the support members 11, 11 are slidably attached in the longitudinal direction of the connecting rods 12, 12, the distance between the support members 11, 11 can be adjusted according to the size of the outdoor unit. . Reference numeral 17 is a vibration damping material for absorbing the vibration of the outdoor unit to be mounted, and is attached to the connecting rod 12 at an appropriate position.

The engaging member 20 has an angle Δ between the mounting member 13 and the holding member 14, which is necessary for maintaining the mounting member 13 in the supporting member 11 horizontal, that is, the connecting rod 1.
The distance between the connecting rods 2 and 12 is adjusted and held, and one end of each connecting rod 12 is rotatably provided. The engagement member 20 has an engagement means capable of variably adjusting an engagement position along a direction orthogonal to the connecting rod 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the engaging member 20 of this embodiment is formed in a U-shaped cross-section that can be overlapped with each other. A plurality of claws 21 are provided at the end of the one engaging member 20a that overlaps the other engaging member 20b.
The other engaging member 20b is provided with a plurality of rows of holes 22 corresponding to the claws 21, respectively. This engaging member 20
The a and 20b are positionally adjusted in the front-rear direction according to the interval between the connecting rods 12 and 12, and the overlapping length of each is adjusted. Then, the claw 21 and the hole 22 at a predetermined position are engaged with each other, and the two engaging members 20 are connected by the bolt 23 and the nut 24.
The a and 20b are integrally fixed and their positions are fixed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gantry 1 of the present invention
According to 0, by extending the connecting rods 12 and 12 to a predetermined interval in accordance with the slope of the roof 18, each supporting member 1
The angle Δ required for 1, 1 to maintain horizontal can be easily determined. Moreover, the angle of the engaging member 20
Can be adjusted and fixed easily and securely. Further, even if the slope of the roof 18 changes (in this example, the slope becomes steep), as understood from FIG. 4,
The distance between the connecting rods 12, 12 may be adjusted so as to keep the support member 11 horizontal, and the support member 11 may be fixed by the engaging member 20. further,
The angles of the support members 11, 11 can be fixed at one time by a set of engaging members 20, and it is necessary to remove the engaging members 20 from the connecting rods 12, 12 and attach them again each time the angle is adjusted. Therefore, the angle adjustment and the mounting work can be simplified. In addition, the number of parts such as bolts can be reduced, which is economical.

5 to 7 show another example of the engaging member. The engaging member 30 shown in FIG. 5 is composed of an engaging member 30a having a U-shaped cross section, and an engaging member 30b slidably moved in and out in a state of overlapping with the engaging member 30a. A screw hole 3 is formed in the engaging member 30a.
1 is provided, and a plurality of screw holes 32 for adjustment are provided in the other engaging member 30b. The screw holes 31 are overlapped with the predetermined adjustment screw holes 32, and are integrally fixed by bolts 33. It has become.

Further, FIG. 6 shows two engaging members 40a, 4a.
0b is formed in a U-shaped cross-section having a size capable of superimposing with each other. A shaft-shaped positioning member 42 is bridged over the one engaging member 40a by connecting the standing pieces 41, 41 on both sides thereof. Further, the standing piece 4 is attached to the other engaging member 40b.
A plurality of positioning grooves 45, with which the positioning member 42 can be engaged, are provided in the central portion 44 between 3, 43. The engaging members 40a and 40b can fix the angle of the supporting member (the distance between the two connecting rods) by engaging the positioning member 42 with an appropriate positioning groove 45.

Further, according to the engaging member shown in FIG. 7,
The angle of the supporting member (the distance between the two connecting rods) can be adjusted steplessly. That is, one engaging member 50a
An adjusting groove 55 is provided in the central portion 54 of the slab along the longitudinal direction thereof by burring. Other engaging member 50b
Is provided with a fixing hole 56 which is aligned with the adjusting groove 55, and the engaging members 50a and 50b are superposed on each other and fixed by bolts 57 which are passed through the fixing hole 56 so as to integrally fix the two. Is fixed.

The engaging members are not limited to one set, and a plurality of sets may be provided. Further, the engagement member is not limited to being provided between the support members, and may be provided outside the support member. Another example of a room air conditioner roof mount 6 for an outdoor unit shown in FIG.
0 represents the two sets of engaging members 61, 62 and the supporting members 63, 6
It is provided on the outside of 3. One set of engaging members 61
Has two engaging members 61a and 61b as a set, and the other engaging member 62 has two engaging members 62a and 62b.
Are in pairs. Reference numeral 64 is a connecting rod.

FIG. 9 shows a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner according to the second invention. Reference numeral 70 indicates a roof mount for an outdoor unit,
Reference numeral 71 is a support member, and 72 is a connecting rod. Support member 71
The two members 71a and 71b are flexibly connected via a connecting portion 76. Further, the connecting rod 72 is inserted into both ends of the support member 71 and rotatably connects the ends.

In this structure, the two members 71a, 71 of each supporting member 71 required to keep the gantry 70 horizontal.
The angle Δ formed by b is adjusted and fixed by maintaining the distance between the connecting rods 72, 72 by the connecting rod fixing plate 80 described below. This connecting rod fixing plate 80 is
It has a plurality of positioning holes 81 formed at predetermined intervals. With respect to the distance between the connecting rods 72, 72, the connecting rods 72, 72 having a predetermined width are inserted into the positioning holes 81, and the connecting rod fixing plate 80 is connected to the connecting rod 7 from the outside of the support member 71.
It is fixed by mounting along the direction orthogonal to 2, 72. The spacing is adjusted by appropriately selecting the positioning hole 81 into which the connecting rod 72 is inserted.
Reference numeral 82 is a vibration damping material for absorbing the vibration of the outdoor unit to be mounted, and is attached to the connecting rod 72 at an appropriate position. According to this structure, the horizontal state of the gantry can be easily and reliably formed by expanding the connecting rods to a predetermined distance and fixing the distance by the connecting rod fixing plate.

[0025]

As shown and described above, according to the outdoor unit roof mount of the room air conditioner of the present invention, the inclination of the two support members can be adjusted once by widening or narrowing the distance between the connecting rods. Can be done. Also, both ends of the support member have a simple structure in which the connecting rod penetrates,
It is economical because it is not necessary to change the angles of both ends of the support member or to be able to slide in the groove by a complicated structure as in the past. Moreover, since the connecting rods may be inserted into both ends of the supporting member and the like during assembly and construction, the work is simplified. Further, according to the roof mount for the outdoor unit of the room air conditioner of the present invention, the installation work on the roof where the work is difficult can be simplified, so that the work safety can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner of the first invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the engaging member.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the mount of the present invention is attached to a roof.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the gantry is attached to a roof having a different slope.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of an engaging member.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of the same.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing still another example.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner of another example.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a roof mount for an outdoor unit of the room air conditioner of the second invention.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a general outdoor unit roof mount.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing the attached state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Outdoor Unit Roof Mount 11 Supporting Member 12 Connecting Rod 13 Mounting Member 14 Holding Member 15 Connecting Portion 20 Engaging Member 80 Connecting Rod Fixing Plate 81 Positioning Hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of parallel supporting members, in which two members are connected to each other and can be bent at the connecting portion, and corresponding corresponding end parts penetrating through corresponding end parts between the supporting members. An end portion is rotatably attached to each of the connecting rods by having two connecting rods that are rotatably connected and engaging means whose engaging position is variable along a direction orthogonal to the connecting rods. A roof mount for an outdoor unit of a room air conditioner, which comprises one set or a plurality of sets of engaging members. 2. A pair of parallel supporting members, in which two members are connected to each other and can be bent at the connecting portion, and corresponding end parts penetrating through corresponding end parts between the supporting members. The two support rods are rotatably connected to each other, and the two support rods are inserted at predetermined intervals into a plurality of positioning holes formed at predetermined intervals along a direction orthogonal to the connection rods. A roof mount for an outdoor unit of an room air conditioner, which comprises two connecting rod fixing plates arranged outside the member.