JPH09287777A - Outdoor device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable protection member for protecting a cable connected to some electrical components in an electrical component box and to reinforce an outer barrel against a load applied from an upper surface. SOLUTION: One side of an electrocal component box 5 and an operating valve fixing member 6 are provided with a plurality of threaded holes 5a and 6b. There is provided a cable protection member 7 comprised of a terminal plate cover section 7a having through-pass holes 7d corresponding to the threaded holes 5a of the electrical component box 5, and a protection section 7b for protecting a cable 12 integrally formed below the terminal plate cover section 7a, having a through-pass 7b are corresponding to the threaded holes 6b of an operative valve fixing member so as to protect the cable 12. Then, the cable 12 is stored in the protection section 7b and protected, and screws 13 inserted through the through-pass holes 7b are theradably fitted to the threaded holes and the upper and lower sections of the cable protection member 7 are fixed to the electrical component box and the operating valve fixing member.

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, and more particularly, to provide a cable protector for protecting a cable connected to an electrical component in an electrical component box. , A structure that doubles as a reinforcement of the outer case against a load from the upper surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An outdoor unit of a conventional air conditioner is installed on a bottom plate 2 as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B).
A partition plate 3 erected on the bottom plate 2 divides the compressor chamber and the heat exchanger chamber, a compressor (not shown) is provided in the compressor chamber, and an operation valve 6a is provided on the side of the compressor chamber. The attached operation valve attachment 6 is provided, and the electrical component box 5 having an electrical component to which a cable (not shown) is connected is provided on the upper part, and the heat exchanger 8 and the blower fan (not shown) are provided in the heat exchanger chamber. And the bottom plate 2 is covered with an outer case including a rear cover 10 and a front cover (not shown).

The outer case is provided with the partition plate 3 or an upper part of the other side of the electrical equipment box 5 on the side of the partition plate 3 against a load from above as indicated by an arrow a shown in FIG. 2B. A reinforcing plate 14 is installed between the other side upper part of the rear cover 10 on the heat exchanger chamber side, and the reinforcing plate 14 can reinforce the strength of the upper surface.

However, even if the strength of the outer case is reinforced by the reinforcing plate 14, the outer case faces the one side of the electric equipment box 5 and the operation valve attachment 6 and covers the electric equipment box ( (Not shown) has an opening to which the electric component box 5 and the operation valve attachment 6 shown in part b of FIG. There was a fear that it would end up.

Further, when the cable (not shown) is connected to an electrical component arranged in the electrical component box 5, it is not positioned near the electrical component box 5, resulting in poor workability. Had a problem.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a cable protector for protecting a cable connected to an electrical component in an electrical component box is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that also serves to reinforce the outer case against the load from the outside.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention divides the bottom plate into a compressor chamber and a heat exchanger chamber by a partition plate standing on the bottom plate, and A compressor is provided, an operation valve attachment having an operation valve attached to the side of the compressor is provided, and an electrical component box having an electrical component to which a cable is connected is provided at an upper portion, and a heat exchanger and a heat exchanger are provided in the heat exchanger chamber. In an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which a blower fan is provided and an outer case is attached to the bottom plate, a plurality of screw holes are provided on one side of the electrical equipment box and the operation valve attachment, while the same electrical equipment is provided. A terminal plate cover part having an insertion hole corresponding to the screw hole of the box and covering the terminal plate provided in the electrical component box, and the operation valve mounting member integrally formed below the terminal plate cover part. And a protection part for protecting the cable with an insertion hole corresponding to the screw hole of Cable protector is provided, the cable is housed in the protective part for protection, and the cable is screwed into the screw hole by a screw inserted through the insertion hole, and the upper and lower parts of the cable protector are connected to the electrical component box and the electrical component box. It is fixed to the operation valve attachment.

Further, the protection portion is provided with a clamp portion for clamping the cable.

The cross section of the protective portion is formed in a substantially concave shape with its lower end opened so as to project outward, and the cable is housed and protected in the substantially concave portion.

Further, the clamp portion has a narrow width shape formed on the upper end of the substantially concave portion.

Further, the clamp portion is formed in a substantially U shape by opening the electric component box side.

Further, the screw hole is provided with a projecting portion projecting toward the partition plate side.

Further, the outer case is composed of a synthetic resin front cover having an upper surface and a front surface, and a synthetic resin rear cover having both side surfaces and a rear surface.

Further, a reinforcing plate facing the upper surface of the front cover is provided on the other side upper part of the front electrical equipment box on the upper side of the partition plate or on the side of the partition plate and the upper side of the other side surface of the rear cover. The reinforcing plate is configured to come close to or abut on the inside of the upper surface of the front cover.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION With the above construction, a cable protector for protecting the cables connected to the electrical components in the electrical component box is provided, and the protective component reinforces the outer case against the load from the upper surface. It becomes an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that doubles as an air conditioner.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1A to 1D,
Reference numeral 1 is an outdoor unit body of the air conditioner. Reference numeral 2 denotes a bottom plate, and a partition plate 3 is erected on the bottom plate 2 so as to be divided into a compressor chamber and a heat exchanger chamber, and a compressor 4 is provided in the compressor chamber. An operating valve 6a consisting of a two-way valve and a three-way valve is attached to the side of the operating valve attachment 6 having a plurality of screw holes 6b, and an electric component is disposed above the compressor 4. An electric component box 5 having a plurality of screw holes 5a is provided on one side surface, a heat exchanger 8 and a blower fan 9 are provided in the heat exchanger chamber, and the electric component box shown by a hatched portion in FIG. A terminal board cover portion 7a provided with an insertion hole 7d corresponding to the screw hole 5a between one side surface of the product box 5 and the operation valve attachment 6.
And a protective part 7b integrally formed below the terminal plate cover part 7a and having an insertion hole 7d corresponding to the screw hole 6b to protect the cable 12 are provided. The cable 12 is positioned by being housed in the protective portion 7b, and the bottom plate 2 is covered with an outer case including a rear cover 10 including both side surfaces and a back surface and a front cover 11 including an upper surface and a front surface. It has been worn.

The cable protector 7 is screwed and fixed to the screw holes 5a and 6b with a screw 13 inserted through the insertion hole 7d, and is fixed between the electric component box 5 and the operation valve attachment 6. It is constructed to be installed.

Further, the cross-sectional shape of the protection portion 7b is formed in a substantially concave shape projecting outward and having a lower end opened, and the cable 12 is housed and protected in the substantially concave portion. As a result, the cable 12 can be positioned in the vicinity of the electrical component box 5 and the workability can be improved.

Further, the protection portion 7b is provided with a clamp portion 7c configured to clamp the cable 12 by a narrow width shape formed at the upper end of the substantially concave portion, whereby the above-mentioned structure is provided. The cable 12 can be clamped.

Since the clamp portion 7c has a narrow width shape formed on the upper end of the substantially concave portion, the cable 12 can be easily clamped with a simple structure.

Further, since the clamp portion 7c is formed in a substantially U shape by opening the electric component box 5 side, the clamp portion 7c is effective along the outer shape of the cable 12 without damaging the cable 12. It can be clamped to.

Further, by integrally forming the cable protector 7 including the terminal plate cover portion 7a, the protective portion 7b and the clamp portion 7c, the dimension and shape can be accurately finished and the cost can be reduced. It has an advantageous structure.

Next, the screw holes 5a and 6b are shown in FIG.
As shown in (D), a protruding portion protruding toward the partition plate 3 side.
It has a configuration with 5b and 6c, and by this,
When the screw 13 inserted through the insertion hole 7d is screwed into the screw holes 5a and 6b, the strength of the screw holes 5a and 6b can be increased to more firmly fix the cable protector 7. There is.

Further, the outer case is composed of a synthetic resin front cover 11 having upper and front surfaces and a synthetic resin rear cover 10 having both side surfaces and a rear surface, which is advantageous in terms of cost. It is configured.

Since the outer case is composed of the front cover 11 and the rear cover 10 made of synthetic resin, in order to reinforce the strength of the outer case, the upper part of the partition plate 3 or the electric component box 5 is Between the upper portion on the other side and the upper portion on the other side surface of the rear cover 10, the reinforcing plate 14 is formed as shown in FIG. 2 (B).
Is constructed so that the reinforcing plate 14 is brought close to or in contact with the inside of the upper surface of the front cover 11.

With the above structure, FIG. 1A to FIG.
As shown in (D), the protective portion 7b that constitutes the cable protector 7 by installing the cable protector 7 made of sheet metal between the electrical component box 5 and the operation valve mounting tool 6. The cable 12 is housed in the
By clamping with 7c, the cable protector 7 can reinforce the strength of the outer case in the vertical direction against the load as shown by the arrow a in FIG. Since it can be positioned near the electrical component box 5 and can be easily clamped by the clamp portion 7c, it becomes an outdoor unit of an air conditioner with improved workability.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, a cable protector for protecting a cable connected to an electric component in an electric component box is provided, and the protector can easily position and protect the cable. At the same time, it becomes an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that doubles as a reinforcement of the outer case against the load from the upper surface.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention,
(A) is a see-through plan view, (B) is a view on arrow A shown in (A), (C) is a perspective view of a cable protector and a cable, and (D) is a protruding portion of a screw hole. FIG.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to a conventional example,
(A) is a perspective view of an essential part as seen from the back side, and (B) is a perspective view of an essential part as seen from the front side of (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Air conditioner outdoor unit body 2 Bottom plate 3 Partition plate 4 Compressor 5 Electrical equipment box 5a, 6b Screw holes 5b, 6c Projection part 6 Operation valve mounting fixture 6a Two-way valve and three-way valve 7 Cable protector 7a Terminal plate cover Part 7b Protective part 7c Clamp part 8 Heat exchanger 9 Blower fan 10 Rear cover 11 Front cover 12 Cable 13 Screw

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A bottom plate is divided into a compressor chamber and a heat exchanger chamber by a partition plate provided upright on the bottom plate, a compressor is provided in the compressor chamber, and an operation valve is provided on a side portion of the compressor. Is equipped with an operation valve attachment, an electrical component box with electrical components with cables connected to the top, a heat exchanger and a blower fan in the heat exchanger chamber, and an outer shell attached to the bottom plate. In the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, the plurality of screw holes are provided on one side of the electrical component box and the operation valve attachment, and the electrical component is provided with an insertion hole corresponding to the screw hole of the electrical component box. A terminal plate cover portion that covers the terminal plate provided in the product box and an insertion hole that is integrally formed below the terminal plate cover portion and that corresponds to the screw hole of the operation valve attachment are provided to connect the cable. Provide a cable protector consisting of a protective part to protect the cable, It is housed and protected, and the upper and lower portions of the cable protector are fixed to the electrical equipment box and the operation valve attachment by being screwed into the screw hole with a screw inserted through the insertion hole. Air conditioner outdoor unit. 2. The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the protection section is provided with a clamp section for clamping the cable. 3. The cross-sectional shape of the protection part is formed in a substantially concave shape projecting outward and having a lower end opened, and the cable is housed and protected in the substantially concave part. The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to 1. 4. The clamp portion has a narrow width shape formed at an upper end of the substantially concave portion.
Or the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 3. 5. The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the clamp portion is formed in a substantially U shape by opening the electric component box side. 6. The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the screw hole is provided with a protrusion that protrudes toward the partition plate. 7. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the outer case includes a synthetic resin front cover having upper and front surfaces and a synthetic resin rear cover having both side surfaces and a rear surface. Outdoor unit. 8. A reinforcing plate facing the upper surface of the front cover is provided above the partition plate or on the other side upper part of the front electrical component box and on the other side surface of the rear cover, and the reinforcing plate is formed by the above-mentioned reinforcing plate. The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 7, characterized in that the outdoor unit approaches or abuts on the inside of the upper surface of the front cover.