JPH08327094A - Block for mounting outdoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a block from being displaced due to vibration caused during an operation of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. CONSTITUTION: A reinforcing rib 14 reaching near a lower end of a block main body 1 is integrally installed inside a part near a central part having its low height in a longitudinal direction of the main body 1 of the synthetic resin block for use in mounting an outdoor device of an air conditioner formed by an injection molding. A lower part of each of blocks 6 at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the block main body 1 is provided with a synthetic resin bottom plate 15 for closing a lower end opening. A lower end of the reinforcing rib 14 of the block main body l is received at the upper surface of the bottom plate 15 and there is provided a receptacle part 17 having a groove 16 to which the lower end of the rib 14 is fitted. In addition, the upper surface of the bottom plate 15 is provided with a rised piece 18 abutting against an inner surface of the lower end of the long side side plate of the block main body l. This block for mounting an outdoor unit of an air conditioner is made such that a slip preventing member such as a rubber member is installed at the lower surface of the bottom plate 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a concrete block has been generally used as a block used when receiving an outdoor unit of an air conditioner and installing the outdoor unit, but the concrete block is heavy and inconvenient to handle. Therefore, recently, blocks made of synthetic resin have been used.

Many of these synthetic resin blocks are made by injection molding, and the lower end is open. Therefore, in use, the air conditioner outdoor unit is placed on the block and installed on the ground.However, since the lower edge of the block is only in contact with the ground, the air conditioner outdoor unit may be affected by vibrations during operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit. There is a problem that the placed block shifts.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and provides a block for installing an air conditioner outdoor unit in which the block does not move due to vibration during operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit. The purpose is.

[0005]

In order to solve this problem, the present invention is formed by injection molding so that the planar shape is substantially rectangular and the side surface is substantially trapezoidal, and the inside is hollow and the lower end is open. A synthetic resin bottom plate that closes the lower end opening is provided below both ends in the longitudinal direction of the synthetic resin block main body for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit, and the vertical direction provided inside the block main body is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate. Is provided with a receiving portion having a groove into which the lower end of the rib for reinforcement and which fits the lower end of the rib are fitted, and further, the upper surface of the bottom plate is provided with positioning means for abutting against the inner surface of the lower end of the side plate part of the block main body. The gist of the invention is a block for installing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, which is provided with a non-slip material such as rubber on the lower surface or has a large number of convex portions.

[0006]

With this construction, the bottom of the block body is provided with a bottom plate having rubber or other non-slip material or a large number of protrusions formed on the lower surface of the block body. It is possible to prevent the block mounting the outdoor unit from being displaced. Further, according to the present invention, the bottom plate has an upper surface formed with a receiving portion having a groove for receiving the lower end of the reinforcing rib provided in the inside of the block body and extending in the vertical direction, and having the lower end of the rib fitted therein. Thus, the load of the air conditioner outdoor unit or the like applied to the block main body from above can be received by the receiving unit, and the strength of the block for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit can be improved.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 12, reference numeral 1 denotes a block body for installation of an air conditioner outdoor unit, which is made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene or vinyl chloride having weather resistance and is made by injection molding. The block body 1 has a substantially trapezoidal side surface. In addition, the planar shape is almost rectangular, the lower end is open, and the inside is hollow, and both sides of the lower end project along the longitudinal direction. Reference numeral 2 denotes this overhanging portion. In the longitudinal direction of the overhanging portion 2, a cutout portion 4 having a U-shaped thin portion 3 is formed to fix the block main body 1 to the ground with anchor bolts at appropriate intervals. By breaking this thin portion 3, a bolt through hole as shown in FIG. 4 is formed. The cut-out portion 4 having the thin portion 3 is formed in the recess 2 a in the longitudinal direction of the projecting portion 2.

The upper end of the central portion of the block body 1 in the longitudinal direction is formed to have a low height, and the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 is received by the pedestals 6 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the block body 1. Specifically, the block body 1 is oriented with its longitudinal direction orthogonal to the left-right direction of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5,
The left and right lower end portions of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 are received by the two block main bodies 1, and brackets 7 projecting forward and backward at the left and right lower end portions of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 are attached to the base portion 6 of the block main body 1 by rivets 8. It is designed to be connected. 7a is a hole formed in the bracket 7. A groove 9 is formed on the upper surface of the base 6 of the block body 1 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the block body 1 and into which the perfect circular shaft 8a of the rivet 8 is press fitted. The width of the groove portion 9 is formed to be slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the shaft portion 8a so that the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 can be press-fitted. Further, a groove portion 10 having a width larger than the width of the groove portion 9 is formed in an intermediate portion in the depth direction of the groove portion 9, and a split resin washer 12 having a hole portion 11 at the center is provided with the groove portion 10. With it positioned inside,
The shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 is driven by driving the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 into the hole portion 11 of the washer 12 from the upper end of the groove portion 9.
The outer width dimension of the washer 12 expands as the a and the washer 12 are joined together, and the outer surface of the washer 12 is pressed against the inner surface of the groove 10. The shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 has a washer in order to have such a function.
The diameter is slightly larger than that of the 12 holes 11.

By the way, in the drawing, the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 is shown.
Although it is configured to project below the groove portion 9, it does not necessarily have to project. The shaft portion 8 of the rivet 8
When a is configured to project below the groove 9, a bulge 8b having a diameter larger than the width of the groove 9 may be provided at the tip of the shaft 8a of the rivet 8 as shown in the drawing.
This further improves the retaining effect of the rivet 8 from the groove 9. In this case, by providing the slit 8c at the bulge 8b from the tip, the bulge 8b has a small diameter when the rivet 8 is driven, and the bulge 8b easily passes through the grooves 9 and 10. Reference numeral 13 denotes an opening formed at the lower end of the groove 9, which is provided to drop rainwater, dust, and the like that have entered the groove 9 to the lower end of the block body 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, a pair of reinforcing members are provided inside the vicinity of both ends of the central portion of the block body 1 which is formed to have a low height in the longitudinal direction, and which extend vertically to the vicinity of the lower end of the block body 1. The rib 14 is integrally provided, and the rib 14 maintains the strength of the block main body 1 when the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 is installed on the block main body 1.

Further, in this embodiment, two bottom plates 15 made of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene or vinyl chloride are attached to the lower end of the block body 1 as in the case of the block body 1. The bottom plate 15 has a rectangular shape having a size that closes the lower end opening of the lower side of each pedestal 6 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the block body 1, and has a rectangular shape. A receiving portion 17 having a groove 16 for sandwiching the lower ends of the short-side side plate portions 1a at both ends in the longitudinal direction in the thickness direction is formed. In addition, a standing piece 18 is formed on the opposite side of the other set of the bottom plate 15 so as to avoid the recess 2a of the block body 1 and contact the inner surface of the lower end of the long side side plate 1b. Further, a receiving portion 20 having a groove 19 for receiving the lower end of the rib 14 of the block body 1 and sandwiching the lower end of the rib 14 in the thickness direction is formed on the other side of the pair of opposite sides of the bottom plate 15. There is. Reference numerals 21 and 22 are reinforcing ribs provided inside the receiving portion 17 and the standing piece 18. In addition,
The portion surrounded by the receiving portion 17, the standing piece 18, and the receiving portion 20 has a plate thickness for maintaining strength as the bottom plate 15.
The outer portion and the portion of the block body 1 facing the recess 2a are thin plate portions 23 for mounting the lower end of the block body 1. That is, the parts other than the thin plate part 23 have a plate thickness for maintaining strength as the bottom plate 15, and the receiving part 17, the upright pieces 18, and the receiving part 20 are formed thereon. By the way, an anti-slip material 24 such as rubber is attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate 15 in order to prevent sliding on the ground during use.

Next, a method of using the block for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit having the above-mentioned structure will be explained.
When mounting by mounting on the base 6 of the block body 1,
The pair of left and right block main bodies 1 are preliminarily positioned at the positions where the lower left and right ends of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 are placed, and the lower left and right ends of the outdoor unit 5 are placed on the base 6 of the pair of block main bodies 1. At this time, the hole 7a of the bracket 7 at the lower end of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 is aligned with the groove 9 and the washer 12 is positioned in the groove 10 having a large width below the bracket 7. In this state, the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 is driven into the groove portion 9 and the washer 12 through the hole portion 7a of the bracket 7 from above, so that the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 and the washer 12 are coupled, and at the same time, the washer 12 The outer width of the block is widened, and the outer surface of the washer 12 is pressed against the inner surface of the groove 10 so that the base 6 of the block body 1
The air conditioner outdoor unit 5 is fixed on the top.

In the embodiment described above, the rivet 8 is used.
Although the shaft portion 8a of the shaft portion 8a has a perfect circular shape, it is possible to use a rivet in which the shaft portion 8a is formed into an oval shape, whereby the shaft portion 8a with respect to the inner surface of the groove portion 9 and the inner surface of the hole portion 11 of the washer 12 is formed. The contact portion becomes large, so that the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 and the block body 1 can be connected more firmly. When the ground below the block body 1 is not horizontal and is distorted, the weight of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 causes the block body 1 to be distorted, which in turn causes the groove portion 9 to distort. 9 inner surface and 12 washers
The inner surface of the hole 11 is strongly contacted by the shaft 8a of the rivet 8, and the connection between the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 and the block body 1 is strengthened.

Further, the washer 12 shown in the above embodiment is 1
Although it has a split shape, it may have a ring shape in which the outer circumference is completely connected, and the thicker the washer 12, the larger the range of gripping the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 and the larger the shaft of the rivet 8. The connection with the portion 8a becomes stronger. Further, the washer 12 may be made of metal.

Further, the shaft portion 8a of the rivet 8 is inserted into the groove portion 9 and the washer 12 through the hole portion 7a of the bracket 7.
Although the outer width of the washer 12 is expanded by pressing into the groove 10 so that the outer surface of the washer 12 comes into pressure contact with the inner surface of the groove portion 10, the outer surface of the washer 12 is not necessarily the groove portion 10.
It does not have to be pressed against the inner surface of the. If the outer surface of the washer 12 is pressed into contact with the inner surface of the groove 10 by driving the rivet 8, the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 can be mounted more firmly than in the case without pressure contact.

As described above, the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 is mounted on the base portion 6 of the block body 1 and installed.
At the lower end of the block body 1, a bottom plate 15 having a non-slip material 24 such as rubber for preventing slippage is attached to the lower surface, so that the air conditioner outdoor unit is integrated with the block due to vibration during operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit. There is no such thing as 5 shifting. Moreover, the bottom plate 15 receives the lower ends of the ribs 14 of the block body 1 by the receiving portions 20 and sandwiches the lower ends of the ribs 14 in the thickness direction, and the receiving portions 17 make the short side of both ends of the block body 1 in the longitudinal direction. Since the lower end of the side plate portion 1a is received and the lower end of the short side side plate portion 1a is sandwiched in the thickness direction, the load of the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 or the like applied to the block body 1 from above is also received by the load receiving portions 20 and 17. Therefore, the strength of the block for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit is improved.

By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the anti-slip member 24 such as rubber is attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate 15 in order to prevent slipping on the ground during use, but a large number of convex portions are formed. You can

Further, the block main body 1 is formed such that the height of the upper end of the central portion in the longitudinal direction is low and the base portions 6 for mounting the air conditioner outdoor unit 5 are formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Is not limited to the shape of the embodiment shown in the drawings.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, at the lower end of the block body, a bottom plate having a lower surface on which a non-slip material such as rubber is attached or a plurality of convex portions is formed,
It is possible to prevent the block on which the air conditioner outdoor unit is mounted from trying to move due to vibrations or the like during operation of the air conditioner outdoor unit. Further, according to the present invention, the bottom plate has an upper surface formed with a receiving portion having a groove for receiving the lower end of the reinforcing rib provided in the inside of the block body and extending in the vertical direction, and having the lower end of the rib fitted therein. Thus, the load of the air conditioner outdoor unit or the like applied to the block main body from above can be received by the receiving unit, and the strength of the block for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner outdoor unit installation block seen from above according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the block for installing the outdoor unit of the air conditioner viewed from below.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a bolt through hole is formed by breaking the thin portion.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the rivet.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the washer.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the air conditioner outdoor unit is installed on the block for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the relevant part.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a bottom plate of the block for installing the outdoor unit of the air conditioner.

FIG. 11 is a front cross-sectional view showing a state where a bottom plate is attached to the block main body for installing the air conditioner outdoor unit.

FIG. 12 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state where a bottom plate is attached to the block main body for installing the outdoor unit of the air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Block Main Body 1a Short Side Side Plate 1b Long Side Side Plate 5 Air Conditioner Outdoor Unit 6 Unit 7 Bracket 7a Hole 8 Rivet 8a Shaft 9 Groove 10 Groove 11 Hole 12 Washer 14 Rib 15 Bottom Plate 16 Groove 17 Receiver 18 Standing piece 19 Groove 20 Receiving part 23 Plate part 24 Anti-slip material

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A longitudinal direction of a synthetic resin block main body for installing an air conditioner outdoor unit, which is made by injection molding and has a substantially rectangular plane shape and a substantially trapezoidal side shape, and is formed so that the inside is hollow and the lower end is opened. A bottom plate made of synthetic resin that closes the lower end opening is provided on the lower side of the both end portions of the bottom plate, and the bottom plate of the bottom plate receives the bottom end of the reinforcing rib provided inside the block body in the vertical direction and the bottom end of the rib. The bottom plate is provided with a receiving portion having a groove to be fitted therein, and further, the bottom plate has a positioning means for abutting against the inner surface of the lower end of the side plate part of the block body, and the bottom surface of the bottom plate is provided with a non-slip material such as rubber. A block for installing the outdoor unit of the air conditioner. 2. A longitudinal direction of a synthetic resin block main body for installing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, which is made by injection molding and has a substantially rectangular planar shape and a substantially trapezoidal side shape, and has a hollow interior and an open lower end. A bottom plate made of synthetic resin that closes the lower end opening is provided on the lower side of the both end portions of the bottom plate, and the bottom plate of the bottom plate receives the bottom end of the reinforcing rib provided inside the block body in the vertical direction and the bottom end of the rib. The bottom plate is provided with a receiving part having a groove to be fitted, the bottom plate further has a positioning means for abutting against the inner surface of the lower end of the side plate part of the block body, and the bottom plate has a large number of protrusions formed thereon. Block for installing the outdoor unit of the air conditioner.