JPH09287813A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an outer wall of a building from impairment in strength and lighten the work involved in the installation by setting the casing between two horizontal structural materials in a manner of having the upper horizontal structural material supported by the casing. SOLUTION: A casing 1 is formed with approximately the same measure vertically as the interval between a base C and a girt D. Between the base C and the girt D the casing 1 is set in a manner of supporting the girt D. At the right and left sides and from both the upper and lower ends of the casing 1 flanges 11 and flanges 12 respectively extend laterally and are fixed to the base C and the girt D by the use of several wood screws 5. With the girt D thus supported partly by the casing 1, the strength necessary for the outer wall can be secured and the number of studs E in use between the base C and the girt D can be reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a building, and more particularly to an integrated air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are integrated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as an air conditioner for buildings, an integrated air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are integrated has been invented. This integrated air conditioner is preferred because it requires less labor for installation work than a separated air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are separated.

A conventional integrated air conditioner is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-4.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 2776, an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are generally arranged in front and back and housed in a casing. Therefore, since the depth dimension of the casing becomes large, there is a problem that the casing does not fit inside the outer wall of the building and overhangs to the outside of the outer wall of the building, which deteriorates the appearance of the building.

Therefore, as a solution to this problem,
The applicant of the present application has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 7-227871 and Japanese Patent Application No. 7-27871.
An application for an air conditioner such as that described in No. 231306 was filed first. These inventions make the air conditioner thinner than before by accommodating the indoor air unit and the outdoor unit of the air conditioner in a state of being arranged vertically or horizontally in the casing, and thus the outer wall structure of the building. It is possible to store it in the body. The casing is placed on a lintel that is interposed between two vertical structural members (columns and studs) between the outer wall member and the inner wall member, and is provided on both left and right upper surfaces of the casing. The mounting bracket is fixed to the vertical structural member with bolts.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional air conditioner, the casing has two casings.
Since it is installed between the vertical structural materials of the book, the vertical structural materials must be provided at the installation position of the air conditioner at intervals corresponding to the width of the casing. There was a problem that required.

Further, in the case of a framed wall construction method in which an outer wall structure consisting of a vertical structure material, a horizontal structure material and an outer wall material is factory-produced in advance and then a building is assembled, an outer wall structure to which an air conditioner is attached is installed. Since the body has to have a large opening in the outer wall material in order to expose the outdoor intake port and the outdoor air outlet provided in the casing to the outside of the room, there is also a problem that the strength as a bearing wall becomes insufficient. . In addition,
The problem is that the outer wall structure to which the air conditioner is not attached must have strength as a load bearing wall, so it is not possible to provide openings such as windows, resulting in greater restrictions on the plan. Was there.

In view of the above problems, the present invention prevents the strength of the outer wall from being impaired in the air conditioner installed in the outer wall of the building in a state of being embedded, and also requires time and effort for construction work. The aim is to be able to reduce.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, a casing is attached to an outer wall of a building so as to be embedded therein, and the indoor unit and the outdoor unit are provided in the casing. Are arranged vertically and horizontally and accommodated therein, and an air conditioner provided with a partition plate that partitions the inside of the casing into an indoor unit room on the indoor unit side and an outdoor unit room on the outdoor unit side In the air conditioner, the casing is attached between two horizontal structural members of a building while supporting the upper horizontal structural member. In addition, in Claim 1, a horizontal structure material is a foundation, a beam, a lintel, etc. of a building.
Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the air conditioner according to claim 1 in which the casing is formed of a steel plate with ribs, and in the invention according to claim 3, the partition plate is formed of a steel plate with ribs. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the invention according to claim 4, a reinforcing member is provided inside the casing so as to support a load input to the casing. As an air conditioner,
The invention according to claim 5 is the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit is installed so as to support a load input to the casing. In the invention, the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the casing is formed so that a height dimension thereof can be adjusted.

[0009]

In the air conditioner according to claim 1 of the present invention, since the casing partially supports the upper lateral structural member, the strength required for the outer wall can be secured, and the casing is provided between the lateral structural members. The number of vertical structural members such as studs can be reduced.

In the air conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the casing is made of a material having high rigidity, high strength can be ensured in any direction of compression, tension, twisting and shearing.

In the air conditioner according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the partition plate is formed of a material having high rigidity, it is possible to secure high strength in the direction of twisting and shearing.

In the air conditioner according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since a part of the load input to the casing can be borne by the reinforcing material, the burden on the casing can be reduced.

In the air conditioner according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, part of the load input to the casing can be made to bear on at least one of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit, so the burden on the casing is reduced. be able to.

In the air conditioner according to claim 6 of the present invention, the height dimension of the casing can be adjusted in accordance with the interval between the horizontal structural members, so that individual design and manufacture for various buildings with different floor heights can be performed. You don't have to.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An air conditioner according to a first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the air conditioner of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a casing of the air conditioner of the first embodiment. In the figure, A is an air conditioner, B is a foundation, C is a base that is one of the horizontal structural materials, D is a barrel that is one of the horizontal structural materials, E is a stud that is one of the vertical structural materials, and F is Inner wall material, G is an outer wall material.

First, the overall structure of the air conditioner A will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The air conditioner A includes an indoor unit (not shown) inside the casing 1.
And an outdoor unit 2 are vertically arranged and housed, and the casing 1 is formed in a vertically long thin rectangular parallelepiped shape so as to be housed between the inner wall material F and the outer wall material G of the outer wall. It is attached to the outer wall of the first floor of the building in a buried state. Further, the casing 1 is formed so that the vertical dimension thereof substantially coincides with the distance between the base C and the body D, and the body D is supported between the base C and the body D. It is installed in the state. It should be noted that flanges 11 and 12 are laterally provided on both left and right sides of the upper end and the lower end of the casing 1, and these flanges 11 and 12 are used for several wood screws 5.
It is fixed to the base C and the barrel D by.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, the casing 1 will be described.
The structure inside will be described. The casing 1 has side portions formed by ribbed steel plates provided with ribs 13 in the up-down direction, and the inside is vertically divided by two partition plates 3 and 4 and The upper side is
The space between the indoor unit chamber 1a in which the indoor unit is accommodated and the two partition plates 3 and 4 is an outdoor unit chamber 1b in which the outdoor unit 2 is accommodated. In addition, the two partition plates 3,
4 is formed by a ribbed steel plate in which ribs 31 and 41 are provided in a grid pattern. Further, in the indoor unit room 1a of the casing 1, two reinforcing members 14 and 14 are provided in a state where the reinforcing members 14 and 14 obliquely intersect each other.
The indoor unit room 1a is provided so as to extend between the upper corner portion and the lower corner portion of the indoor unit room 1a, and can support the load input to the casing 1. Furthermore, the indoor side surface of the casing 1 is provided with an indoor intake port 16 and an indoor air outlet 17 of the indoor unit room 1a, and the outdoor side surface of the casing 1 is provided with an outdoor intake port of the outdoor unit room 1b. 18 and an outdoor air outlet 19 are provided. The indoor intake port 16 and the indoor outlet port 17 open indoors through an opening F1 provided in the inner wall material F, and the outdoor intake port 18 and the outdoor outlet port 19 are provided.
Open to the outside through an opening G1 provided in the outer wall material G.

Although not shown in the figure, the indoor unit includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an indoor fan, an indoor filter, and a control board. On the other hand, the outdoor unit 2 includes an outdoor heat exchanger 21 and an outdoor fan 22.
And is connected to the indoor unit via a refrigerant pipe (not shown) for circulating the refrigerant. Further, the outdoor heat exchanger 21 is obliquely installed between the two partition plates 3 and 4 while supporting the upper partition plate 13.

As described above, in the air conditioner of the first embodiment, since the casing 1 partially supports the casing D, it is possible to secure the necessary strength for the outer wall and the base C and the casing. It is possible to reduce the number of studs E provided between the studs and the studs. In other words, since the strength required for the outer wall can be secured, there are less restrictions on the plan, and the floor plan can be designed according to the user's preference. In addition, since the outer wall of the building and the air conditioner A can be installed at the same time, and the number of vertical structural members such as the studs E provided in the outer wall can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the installation labor and the installation cost. Further, since the side portions of the casing 1 and the partition plates 3 and 4 are made of highly rigid ribbed steel plates, high strength is ensured in any direction of compression, tension, twisting and shearing. can do. Further, since a part of the load input to the casing 1 can be made to be borne by the reinforcing material 14 and the outdoor heat exchanger 21 of the outdoor unit 2, the load on the casing 1 can be reduced. By these,
It is possible to prevent the casing 1 from being deformed by the load from the barrel D or the impact from the inner wall material F or the outer wall material G.

Next, the structure of the air conditioner of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the air conditioner of the second embodiment, the casing 6 is formed so that the height dimension can be adjusted. That is, the casing 6 includes an upper case 61 having an open lower end, a lower case 62 having an upper end inserted in a lower end of the upper case 61 so as to be vertically slidable, and the upper case 61 and the lower case 62. It is provided with a bolt 63 and a nut 64 for fastening and fixing and, and a bolt insertion hole 621 of the lower case 62 is formed to be long in the vertical direction. The upper case 61 and the lower case 62
The left and right sides are fastened and fixed with bolts 63 and nuts 64, and the bolts 63 and nuts 64 are provided at two locations on each side. Further, in the vicinity of the bolt insertion hole 621 of the lower case 62, a mark 65 indicating the height dimension of the casing 6 is provided so that the casing 6 can be adjusted to a desired height dimension without using a measuring instrument. Has become. The other configuration and operation are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will not be repeated.

Therefore, in the air conditioner according to the second embodiment, the height dimension of the casing 6 can be adjusted in accordance with the interval between the horizontal structural members, so that it can be individually used for various buildings having different floor heights. There is no need to design and manufacture, there will be no mistake in delivery, and an air conditioner can be provided at low cost.

Next, the structure of the air conditioner of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the air conditioner of the third embodiment, as in the air conditioner of the second embodiment, the casing 7 is formed so that the height dimension can be adjusted. That is, the casing 7 includes an upper case 71, a lower case 72, and the upper case 71 and the lower case 7.
The lower case 72 has a plurality of bolt insertion holes 721 provided in the vertical direction at a constant pitch. Further, the bolt insertion hole 721 of the lower case 7 is threaded so as to be screwed into the bolt 73. In addition, other configurations and operations are
The description is omitted because it is the same as that of the second embodiment.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and a design change or the like may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Even if present, it is included in the present invention. For example,
Although the air conditioner attached to the outer wall of the first floor of the building is shown in the embodiment, the air conditioner may be attached to the outer wall of the second floor of the building. In addition, building 1
In the case of the outer wall of the floor, as shown in the embodiment,
The casing is attached between the base and the barrel,
In the case of the outer wall of the second floor of the building, the casing is attached between the girder and the eaves girder. In the embodiment,
An example was shown in which flanges were provided laterally on the upper and lower ends of the casing, and the flanges were fixed to the base and barrel with several wood screws.The means for fixing the casing to the horizontal structural material Not limited to this, bolts, nuts or the like may be used. Further, instead of laterally installing flanges at the upper end and the lower end of the casing, a recess 10 is provided as shown in FIG. 8, and the bottom of the recess 10 is fixed by a fixing means (wood screw in the figure) 5. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9, the flange 20 may be provided in a vertical direction and the flange 20 may be fixed by a fixing means (wood screw in the figure) 5.

[0024]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
In the air conditioners described in (1) to (6), since the strength required for the outer wall can be secured, restrictions on the plan are reduced, and the floor plan can be designed according to the user's preference.
In addition, the outer wall of the building and the air conditioner can be installed at the same time, and the number of vertical structural materials such as studs provided in the outer wall can be reduced, which reduces the work time and cost of construction. The effect of being able to do is obtained.

In the air conditioner according to the second and third aspects of the present invention, since high strength can be secured in the casing, deformation of the casing can be prevented,
In the air conditioner according to the fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention, the load on the casing can be reduced, so that the deformation of the casing can be prevented.

In the air conditioner according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the height dimension of the casing can be adjusted according to the interval between the horizontal structural members, so that it can be individually used for various buildings having different floor heights. Since there is no need to design and manufacture the above, it is possible to obtain an effect that a delivery mistake is not caused and an air conditioner can be provided at a low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the air conditioner of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a casing of the air conditioner of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of an air conditioner according to a third embodiment.

7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part showing a modified example of the casing.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part showing a modified example of the casing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Air conditioner 1 Casing 1a Indoor unit room 1b Outdoor unit room 14 Reinforcing material 2 Outdoor unit 21 Outdoor heat exchanger 22 Outdoor fan 3,4 Partition plate 6,7 Casing C Base (horizontal structure material) D Body (horizontal) Structural material) E stud (vertical structural material) F Inner wall material G Outer wall material

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A casing is attached to an outer wall of a building in a state of being embedded therein, and an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are vertically and horizontally arranged and accommodated in the casing, and the inside of the casing is an indoor unit. An air conditioner provided with a partition plate for partitioning the indoor unit room on the unit side and the outdoor unit room on the outdoor unit unit side, wherein the casing is between two horizontal structural members of the building, An air conditioner, which is mounted while supporting an upper lateral structural member. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the casing is formed of a ribbed steel plate. 3. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is formed of a ribbed steel plate. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing member is provided inside the casing so as to support a load input to the casing. 5. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit is installed so as to be able to support a load input to the casing. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the casing is formed so that a height dimension thereof can be adjusted.