JPH10122591A - Grill fixing/removing device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grill fixing/removing device for an air conditioner in which a bearing section of a front panel and a supporting shaft for a suction grill are arranged to be blind to outside at a position where a fixing/removing operation may easily be carried out during its fixing/removing operation, and wen a suction grill is rotated and held at a desired angle, the grill is prevented from accidentally falling off form the front panel. SOLUTION: A bearing section 3a composed of a pair of bearing pieces (a) is arranged at the upper part of a rail 3b arranged at a front panel and at the same time a shaft supporting section arranged at a section grill, a shaft supporting section composed of a supporting shaft 4a and an arm 4b is arranged at a vertical beam of the suction section, and a male or female holding means composed of an engaging piece 3c and an engaging section 4c is arranged at the upper part of the rail 3b and the shaft supporting section 4a so as to hold the rotated suction grill at a desired angle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a work for detaching a bearing of a front panel and a spindle of a suction grille from the outside. The present invention relates to a structure in which the suction grille is provided at a position where the suction grille is easily rotated and is not accidentally dropped from the front panel when the suction grill is rotated and held at a predetermined angle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional air conditioner grill attachment / detachment devices include:
For example, as shown in FIG.
In addition, a front panel 3 is provided on the front surface with a rail for guiding and supporting a filter (not shown) so as to be able to be inserted and removed, and a left and right bearing part 3a. It has a cross section and a suction section composed of a plurality of vertical cross sections connecting the cross section, and a support shaft section 4a corresponding to the bearing section 3a. The support shaft section 4a is rotatably and detachably mounted on the bearing section 3a. And a suction grill 4 pivotally supported on the suction grill.

However, since the support shaft portion 4a and the bearing portion 3a are configured to be visible from the outside, there is a problem that the appearance is impaired. In addition, the support shaft portion
When attaching and detaching the bearing 4a and the bearing portion 3a, they are attached to the main body 1a.
, It is difficult to visually recognize it and the work for attaching and detaching is difficult.

[0004]

In the present invention, in view of the above-mentioned problems, the bearing portion of the front panel and the support shaft portion of the suction grill are provided at a position where they are not visible from the outside and are easy to work when attaching and detaching. It is another object of the present invention to provide a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner, which prevents the suction grill from being accidentally dropped from a front panel when the suction grill is rotated and held at a predetermined angle.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a base constituting a main body is provided with rails on its front surface for guiding and supporting a filter so that the filter can be inserted thereinto and removed therefrom. A front panel provided with a bearing portion is provided, and the front panel includes a suction portion including a plurality of horizontal rails and a plurality of vertical rails connecting the same, and a spindle portion corresponding to the bearing portion,
In a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner comprising a suction grill rotatably and detachably supported on the support shaft portion by the bearing portion, the bearing portion is provided on an upper portion of the rail. A shaft part is provided on the vertical rail of the suction part, and male and female holding means for holding the rotated suction grill at a predetermined angle are provided on the upper part of the rail and the support shaft part.

Further, the bearing portion comprises a pair of bearing pieces having a concave curved surface portion on the inside and divided into front and rear portions, and the support shaft portion includes a support shaft corresponding to the curved surface portion and a support shaft. The arm comprises a shaft and an arm connecting the vertical rail of the suction section.

The bearing piece separates the front bearing piece toward the side of the main body, and the support shaft corresponds to the separated bearing piece, and the suction shaft is inserted into the distal end of the arm. It is configured to protrude toward the side of the grill.

[0008] Further, the curved surface portion of the bearing piece is configured such that the curved surface portion of the rear bearing piece is longer than the curved surface portion of the front bearing piece.

The holding means may include an engagement piece provided on an upper portion of the rail, and a groove-shaped engagement part provided on the arm constituting the spindle corresponding to the engagement piece. Consisting of
The engagement piece is engaged with the engagement portion to hold the suction grill.

Further, the bearing piece and the engaging piece are formed integrally with the rail.

[0011] Further, the support shaft portion including the support shaft and the arm and the engaging portion are formed integrally with the vertical rail of the suction portion.

[0012]

With the above construction, the bearing of the front panel and the support shaft of the suction grille are provided at a position where they cannot be seen from the outside and are easy to operate when attaching and detaching, and the suction grille is rotated. A grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner that is prevented from unexpectedly dropping from the front panel when it is moved and held at a predetermined angle.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1, 2, 3A and 3B, 1 is an air conditioner main body, 2 is a base constituting the main body 1, and 3 is mounted on a front surface of the base 2. The front panels 4 and 4 are synthetic resin suction grills provided on the front panel 3.

The front panel 3 has a rail 3b on its front surface for guiding and supporting a filter (not shown) so as to be able to be inserted and removed, and has a pair of left and right bearings which will be described later. The suction grille 4 includes a plurality of horizontal rails and a plurality of vertical rails 4b ′ connecting the suction rails, and a suction shaft corresponding to a later-described bearing provided on the front panel 3; The support shaft is rotatably and detachably supported by the bearing portion so as to be provided on the front panel 3.

A bearing portion described later provided on the front panel 3 is provided above the rail 3b, and a spindle portion described later provided on the suction grille 4 is provided on a vertical bar 4b 'of the suction portion, and the rail The upper part of 3b and a shaft part described later provided on the suction grill 4 are provided with male and female holding means described later for holding the rotated suction grill 4 at a predetermined angle, As a result, the suction grill 4
Is closed, a bearing portion described later provided on the front panel 3 and a shaft portion described later provided on the suction grille 4 are provided at positions not visible from the outside.
When the suction grille 4 is rotated, a bearing portion and a support shaft portion, which will be described later, are easily visible, so that the suction grille 4 can be easily attached and detached. Thus, the suction grill 4 can be accurately held at a predetermined angle.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bearing portion provided on the front panel 3 comprises a pair of bearing pieces a having a concave curved surface portion on the inside and divided into front and rear portions. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 3A and 3B, a support shaft portion corresponding to the curved surface portion of the bearing piece a, the support shaft 4a, And an arm 4b connected to the vertical bar 4b 'of the suction portion, whereby the support shaft 4a can be accurately supported by the curved surface portion of the bearing piece a, and the bearing The support shaft 4a can be easily inserted into and removed from the curved surface of the piece a by utilizing the elasticity of the arm 4b.

Further, the bearing piece a forming a pair separates the bearing piece a at the front part toward the side of the main body 1 and the support shaft 4a corresponds to the separated bearing piece a. The arm
4b, it is configured to protrude toward the side of the suction grille 4 at the distal end portion, whereby the support shaft 4a can be accurately supported by the curved surface portion of the bearing piece a,
A finger is pressed against the curved surface of the bearing piece a in the direction of arrow b shown in FIG. 2 and the support shaft 4a is used by utilizing the elasticity of the arm 4b.
Can be more easily inserted and removed.

Further, the curved surface of the bearing piece a at the rear is longer than the curved surface of the bearing piece a at the front. When inserting / removing 4a, it is configured such that it can be easily inserted / removed from the front side of the main body 1.

Further, holding means for holding the rotated suction grille 4 at a predetermined angle is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (B), an engagement piece 3c provided on the upper part of the rail 3b, and a groove-shaped engagement provided on the arm 4b constituting the support shaft corresponding to the engagement piece 3c. 4c, and the engaging piece 4c is engaged with the engaging portion 4c to hold the suction grille 4, whereby the rotated suction grille 4 is The structure can be easily and accurately held at a predetermined angle.

Further, the bearing piece a and the engagement piece 3c are
By being formed integrally with the rail 3b, the dimensions and shape can be finished with high accuracy, and the configuration is advantageous in terms of cost.

Further, the support shaft portion composed of the support shaft 4a and the arm 4b and the engaging portion 4c are connected to a vertical rail of the suction portion.
By being formed integrally with 4b ', the dimensions and shape can be finished with high precision, and the configuration is advantageous in terms of cost.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
(A) and FIG. 3 (B), the bearing portion 3a
Is provided on the upper portion of the rail 3b, and the support shaft is integrally formed with the vertical bar 4b 'of the suction portion, and the rotated suction grille 4 is fixed to the upper portion of the rail 3b and the support shaft by a predetermined amount. The engaging piece 3c and the engaging portion for holding at an angle
By providing the male and female holding means 4c, when the suction grille 4 is closed, the bearing portion 3a and the support shaft portion are not visible from the outside, and when the suction grille 4 is rotated. The bearing portion 3a and the support shaft portion are easily visible, so that the suction grille 4 can be easily attached and detached, and the rotated suction grille 4 can be accurately held at a predetermined angle. And the arm 4b
As long as it is not elastically deformed by pressing the
Thus, the grill attachment / detachment device for the air conditioner is configured such that the support shaft 4a is not separated from the grill.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the bearing portion of the front panel and the support shaft portion of the suction grille are provided at a position where they are not visible from the outside and are easy to work at the time of attachment / detachment. A grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner that is prevented from unexpectedly dropping off from the front panel when being rotated and held at a predetermined angle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are explanatory views of a main part of a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing a back side of a suction grill, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a portion A shown in FIG. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body 2 Base 3 Front panel 3a Bearing 3b Rail 3c Engagement piece 4 Suction grill 4a Support shaft 4b Arm 4b 'Vertical bar of suction part 4c Engagement part a Bearing piece

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A front panel having a rail on a front surface thereof for guiding and supporting a filter so as to be insertable and removable and a pair of left and right bearings is provided on a base constituting the main body. A horizontal section and a suction section composed of a plurality of vertical sections connecting the same, and a support shaft section corresponding to the bearing section,
A grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner comprising a suction grill rotatably and detachably supported on the support shaft portion by the bearing portion, wherein the bearing portion is provided on an upper portion of the rail, and A shaft is provided on a vertical rail of the suction section, and male and female holding means for holding the rotated suction grill at a predetermined angle are provided on an upper portion of the rail and the support shaft. Harness machine grill attachment / detachment device. 2. The bearing portion comprises a pair of bearing pieces having a concave curved surface portion on the inside and divided into front and rear portions, and the support shaft portion includes a support shaft corresponding to the curved surface portion and a support shaft. The grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, comprising an arm connected to a shaft and a vertical rail of the suction portion. 3. The bearing piece separates the front bearing piece toward a side of the main body, and the support shaft corresponds to the separated bearing piece, and the suction shaft is inserted into a tip end of the arm. 3. The grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the grill is projected toward a side portion of the grill. 4. A curved surface portion of said rear bearing piece is longer than a curved surface portion of said front bearing piece compared to a curved surface portion of said front bearing piece. Claim 3
A grill attachment / detachment device for the air conditioner according to the above. 5. The holding means comprises: an engagement piece provided on an upper portion of the rail; and a groove-shaped engagement part provided on the arm constituting the spindle corresponding to the engagement piece. The grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the suction piece is engaged with the engagement portion to hold the suction grill. 5. 6. The grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the bearing piece and the engagement piece are formed integrally with the rail. 7. The support shaft portion comprising the support shaft and the arm and the engagement portion are formed integrally with a vertical rail of the suction portion. The grill attachment / detachment device for an air conditioner according to claim 3 or 5.