JPH0972570A - Bottom frame of indoor air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner, where a cover plate can be easily attached on a pipe insert part with a beautiful appearance obtained. SOLUTION: A detachable cover plate 2 is provided on a nearly square pipe insert part 1a of a bottom frame 1. Plate-like fixing members 4 and 5 parallel to each other are raised on the rear face of the cover plate 2 at a specified distance. On the bottom frame 1, a fixing member 11 is erected at a specified distance from and in parallel to the fixing member 4, and a fixing member 12 is erected at a specified distance from and in parallel to the fixing member 5. A plate-like connection member 3 provided between the fixing members 4 and 5 is removed and divided into two segments. Both ends of one segment 3A between the two segments are fitted in a cut 11a of the fixing member 11 and a cut 4a of the fixing member 4, and both ends of the other segment 3B is fitted in a cut 12a of the fixing member 12 and a cut 5a of the fixing member 5 to attach the cover plate 2 on the bottom frame 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some indoor air conditioners have a bottom frame 30 and a panel 31 attached to the front side of the bottom frame 30, as shown in FIG. Lids 32, 32 are detachably provided on the pipe penetrating portions 33, 33 provided near both ends of the bottom frame 30, respectively.

When the indoor air conditioner is installed on a wall surface, usually, a hole is formed in the wall surface on the back side of the indoor air conditioner, a pipe is passed through the hole in the wall surface, and the pipe is connected to the outdoor air conditioner. ing. In addition, when it is not possible to make a hole in the wall surface, one of the lids 32, 32 of the bottom frame 30 is removed, a pipe is passed through the pipe penetrating portion 33 after the lid 32 is removed, and the outdoor air conditioning is performed through another route. The piping is connected to the machine.

[0004]

The indoor air conditioner connected to the outdoor air conditioner through the pipe is moved from one pipe penetration portion 33 of the bottom frame 30 to another place. In this case, depending on the conditions of the relocation site, the pipe may be re-routed from one pipe penetration portion 33 of the bottom frame 30 to the other pipe penetration portion 33, or a hole may be drilled in the wall surface on the back side of the indoor air conditioner, and the piping may be passed through. Or,
There is a problem in that one of the pipe penetration portions 33 of the bottom frame 30 remains open, and the aesthetic appearance is significantly impaired.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner in which the lid can be easily reattached to the pipe penetration portion and the appearance can be made beautiful.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a first aspect of the present invention is provided with a lid provided on a pipe penetrating portion for passing a pipe, and after removing the lid. In order to attach the lid to the pipe penetrating portion again, a connecting member for connecting the lid and the main body is provided.

According to the bottom frame of the indoor air conditioner of the first aspect, when the indoor air conditioner installed through the pipe is transferred from one pipe penetration portion of the bottom frame,
When relocating the pipe from one pipe penetration part of the bottom frame to the other pipe penetration part at the relocation place, or when making a hole through the wall surface on the back side to pass the pipe, cover one pipe penetration part of the bottom frame. The lid can be easily reattached to the pipe penetrating portion by closing the lid with and connecting the lid to the bottom frame main body by the connecting member. Therefore, the pipe penetrating portion of the bottom frame is not opened, and the appearance of the indoor air conditioner is not spoiled.

A bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a second aspect is the bottom frame of the indoor air conditioner according to the first aspect, wherein the connecting member is detachably provided on the back surface of the lid. .

According to the bottom frame of the indoor air conditioner of the second aspect, it is not necessary to separately prepare the connecting member,
It can be stored together with the removed lid so that the connecting member that is relatively small and easily lost can not be lost. Also, in the case of a bottom frame with a connecting member inside the main body, it is difficult to take it out from within a narrow bottom frame, and workability is extremely poor.
In the bottom frame in which the connecting member is provided on the back surface of the lid, the connecting member can be easily removed from the lid removed from the pipe penetration portion, and workability is good. Further, by integrally molding the lid and the connecting member with synthetic resin, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main portion of a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the back side. The bottom frame 1 has a substantially quadrangular pipe penetrating portion 1a whose rear end is open, and a detachable lid 2 is provided on the pipe penetrating portion 1a. Two pipe penetrating portions 1a are provided near both lower ends of the bottom frame 1 (only one is shown in FIG. 1). Further, the main body of the bottom frame 1 and the lid 2 are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the lid 2 and the main body of the bottom frame 1 are separated and connected by a plurality of easy connecting portions (not shown).

On the back surface (the upper surface in FIG. 1) of the lid 2,
Plate-shaped mounting members 4 and 5 that are parallel to each other with a predetermined gap
Are erected along the front-back direction of the bottom frame 1. Then, the plate-shaped mounting member 11 is erected on the main body of the bottom frame 1 at a predetermined interval in parallel with the mounting member 4 of the lid 2, and at the same time, at a predetermined interval in parallel with the mounting member 5 of the lid 2. A plate-shaped mounting member 12 is erected on the main body of the bottom frame 1. At the ends of the mounting members 4, 5 and the mounting members 11, 12 (on the rear side of the bottom frame 1), cutouts 4a, 5 having a substantially rectangular shape are formed.
a, 11a, and 12a are formed, respectively. Further, a plate-like connecting member 3 is provided upright substantially in the middle of the mounting members 4 and 5 of the lid 2 in parallel with the mounting members 4 and 5. A groove having a V-shaped cross section is formed in the vicinity of the lid 2 of the connecting member 3, and the connecting member 3 is removable from the lid 2 by bending the groove portion. In addition, along the longitudinal direction of the mounting members 4 and 5 and the connecting member 3, a plate member 13,
13 and 13 are erected respectively.

A connecting portion (not shown) for connecting the main body of the bottom frame 1 and the lid 2 is separated, and the lid 2 is removed from the bottom frame 1. After that, when attaching the lid 2 to the pipe penetrating portion 1a of the main body of the bottom frame 1 again, the connecting member 3 is detached from the lid 2 and the connecting member 3 is cut off at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction as shown by the dotted arrow in FIG. Then, it is divided into two connecting members 3A and 3B. Then, the pipe penetrating portion 1a of the main body of the bottom frame 1 is closed by the lid 2, and the both ends of the connecting member 3A are cut out 11a of the attaching portion 11 as shown by the solid line arrow in FIG.
While fitting into the notch 4a of the mounting portion 4 and the connecting member 3
Both ends of B are fitted in the notch 12a of the mounting portion 12 and the notch 5a of the mounting portion 5. In this way, the lid 2 removed from the main body of the bottom frame 1 is connected to the main body of the bottom frame 1 by the connecting members 3A and 3B and is attached again.

In the above-mentioned indoor air conditioner, for example, when the indoor air conditioner installed through the pipe from one of the pipe penetrating portions 1a of the bottom frame 1 is transferred, the pipe is installed at one of the bottom frame 1 at the transfer place. When the pipe penetrating portion 1a is re-passed from the penetrating portion 1a to the other pipe penetrating portion, or when the pipe is formed by making a hole in the wall surface on the back surface and the pipe penetrating portion 1a is not used at all, one pipe penetrating portion 1a of the bottom frame 1 is used. The lid 2 can be easily reattached by closing the lid 2 with the lid 2 and connecting the lid 2 to the main body of the bottom frame 1 by the connecting member 3. Therefore, the appearance of this indoor air conditioner is not impaired.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the back side. The bottom frame 21 has a substantially quadrangular pipe penetrating portion 21a whose rear end is open, and the pipe penetrating portion 21a is provided with a detachable lid 22.
Two pipe penetrating portions 21a are provided near both lower ends of the bottom frame 21 (only one is shown in FIG. 2). Further, the main body of the bottom frame 21 and the lid 22 are integrally molded with a synthetic resin, and the lid 22 and the main body of the bottom frame 21 are separated and connected by a plurality of easy connecting portions (not shown).

On the back surface (the upper surface in FIG. 2) of the lid 22,
The connecting member 2 is provided substantially at the center of the bottom frame 21 along the front-rear direction.
3 are standing. The connecting member 23 includes a triangular portion 23a having a cross section of an isosceles triangle whose apex is connected to the lid 22,
A cross section of the central portion of the triangular portion 23a, which is continuous with the bottom,
It has a character-shaped base portion 23b. The connecting member 23
The connecting member 23 can be removed from the lid 22 by bending the portion of the triangular portion 23a near the lid 22.

The connecting portion (not shown) for connecting the main body of the bottom frame 21 and the lid 22 is separated to remove the lid 22 from the main body of the bottom frame 21. After that, when the lid 22 is attached to the main body of the bottom frame 21 again, the connecting member 23 is removed from the lid 22 and the connecting member 3 is divided into two at the substantially center in the longitudinal direction as shown by the dotted arrow in FIG. Then, with the lid 22, the pipe penetration portion 21 of the bottom frame 21 main body
When a is closed, as shown by the solid arrow in FIG. 2, one end of one connecting member 23A obtained by dividing the connecting member 23 is inserted between the bottom frame 21 main body and the lid 22. In addition, one end of the other connecting member obtained by dividing the connecting member 23 is attached to the bottom frame 2
1 Insert between the main body and the lid 22 (not shown). The step portion 21b is provided outside the peripheral edge portion of the pipe penetrating portion 21a of the bottom frame 21 main body, and the step portion 22a is provided outside the peripheral edge portion of the lid 22 facing the step portion 21b of the bottom frame 21 main body. Then, the base portion 23a of the connecting member 23 is inserted into the concave portion formed by the step portion 21b of the bottom frame 21 main body and the step portion 22a of the lid 22 to make the appearance flat. Thus
The lid 22 is connected to the main body of the bottom frame 21 by the connecting member 3 and attached again.

In the above-mentioned indoor air conditioner, for example, when the indoor air conditioner installed through the pipe from one pipe penetration portion 21a of the bottom frame 21 is transferred, the pipe is installed at one of the bottom frame 21 at the transfer place. Penetration part 21a
From the bottom frame 1 to the other pipe penetrating part 21a, or when the pipe is penetrating through the wall on the rear surface side and the pipe penetrating part 21a is not used at all, one pipe penetrating part 21a of the bottom frame 1 main body is covered. The cover 22 can be easily reattached by closing the cover 22 and connecting the cover 22 to the main body of the bottom frame 21 by the connecting member 23. Therefore, the appearance of this indoor air conditioner is not impaired.

In the first and second embodiments, the connecting members 3 and 23 are provided on the back surface of the lids 2 and 22, and the lids 2 and 22 are reattached to the main bodies of the bottom frames 1 and 21 by the connecting members 3 and 23. However, the connecting member does not have to be provided on the back surface of the lid, and the connecting member may be separately prepared, or the connecting member may be provided inside the bottom frame or the like. The shape of the connecting member is not limited to that of the first and second embodiments, and may be any connecting member that can connect the bottom frame body and the lid.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above, the bottom frame of the indoor air conditioner according to the invention of claim 1 is provided with a lid provided on a pipe penetrating portion for passing a pipe, and the lid after removing the lid. Since it is equipped with a connecting member for connecting the lid and the main body in order to reattach the above to the pipe penetration part, when the indoor air conditioner installed through the pipe is transferred from one pipe penetration part of the bottom frame, it is relocated. When re-inserting the pipe from one pipe penetration part of the bottom frame to the other pipe penetration part at a place, or when passing a pipe by making a hole in the wall surface on the back side, use one of the bottom frame's pipe penetration parts with a lid. By closing and connecting the lid to the bottom frame by the connecting member,
The lid can be easily reattached to the pipe penetration. Therefore, the appearance of this indoor air conditioner can be made beautiful.

The bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a second aspect of the present invention is the bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to the first aspect, wherein the connecting member is detachably provided on the back surface of the lid. It is not necessary to prepare a separate member, and it can be stored together with the removed lid, and the relatively small and easily lost connecting member can be kept. Also, in the case of a bottom frame with a connecting member inside the main body, it is difficult to take it out from within a narrow bottom frame, and workability is extremely poor.
In the bottom frame in which the connecting member is provided on the back surface of the lid, the connecting member can be easily removed from the lid removed from the pipe penetration portion, and workability is good. Further, by integrally molding the lid and the connecting member with synthetic resin, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts of a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a conventional indoor air conditioner.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 21 ... Bottom frame, 1a, 21a ... Pipe penetration part, 2, 2
2 ... Lid, 3, 23 ... Connecting member, 4, 5, 11, 12 ... Mounting member, 4a, 5a, 11a, 12a ... Notch, 13 ... Plate material.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pipe penetrating portion (1a, 21) for passing a pipe.
The lid (1, 21) provided on the a) and the lid (1, 21) for removing the lid (1, 21) and then reattaching the lid (1, 21) to the pipe penetrating portion (1a, 21a). A bottom frame for an indoor air conditioner, comprising: a connecting member (3, 23) connecting (1, 21) and a main body. 2. The bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member (3, 23) is attached to the lid (1,
21) A bottom frame of an indoor air conditioner, which is detachably provided on the back surface of 21).