JPH1061968A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve workability by simplifying a mounting structure during the replacement of a drain pump arranged on the top part of a dew receiving tray of an air conditioner. SOLUTION: A side wall 5 with a roughly polygonal cross section of the body is provided with an opening part 5a, a mounting part 5c at an upper end thereof and a retaining part 5b at a lower end thereof while a room side heat exchanger 1 is arranged, a dew receiving tray 2 at a lower part thereof and a drain pump 3 at an upper part thereof. A support part 6a is provided on one side to support the drain pump 3 and a mounting member 6 is provided having a mounting piece 6c at the upper end thereof and a retaining piece 6b corresponding to the retaining part 5b at the lower end thereof. The retaining piece 6b is retained on the retaining part 5b while the mounting piece 6c is mounted on the mounting part 5c. On the other hand, a means is provided to turn the mounting member 6 centering around the outside of the lower end of the mounting member 6 after the removing of the mounting piece 6c from the mounting part 5c. The drain pump 3 is made free to rotate outside the side wall 5 while being detachably taken out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an air conditioner,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a mounting structure of a drain pump disposed above a dew tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of a conventional air conditioner, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the conventional air conditioner when a grill is removed.

During the cooling operation of the air conditioner, dehumidified water flows from the heat exchanger 1 and accumulates in the dew tray 2. Normally, the dehumidified water is supplied to the upper part of the dew tray 2 by a support 5 attached to the side wall 5 of the main body.
The water is drained by a drain pump 3 arranged in z.

However, when the drainage pump breaks down, or when the drainage pump 3 is to be replaced with a pump whose lifting function has been improved, the grill 4 attached to the lower end of the main body is removed as shown in FIG. Next, the dew tray 2
Then, the drain pump 3 is taken out and replaced, so that there is a problem that the number of steps is increased. Further, in order to remove the dew tray 2, it is necessary to remove the dehumidified water accumulated in the dew tray 2.

[0005] On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, the actual open flat 1-88
317, the air conditioner disclosed in JP-A-7-198156 is provided with an opening or an inspection port on the side wall of the main body, and a mounting plate or lid for supporting the drainage pump is attached to the opening or the inspection port. I have.

In this case, when replacing the drainage pump, it is necessary to take out the mounting plate or lid from the vicinity of the opening or the inspection port while supporting it by hand, and then mount the replacement drainage pump again in the same manner. In particular, the workability is improved when the ceiling is too high to reach the opening or the upper end of the inspection port, or when the gap between the ceiling opening and the main body is narrow as in a ceiling-mounted air conditioner. There was no problem.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and simplifies a mounting structure for replacing a drain pump disposed above a dew tray of an air conditioner. An object is to provide an air conditioner with improved workability.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an opening for mounting a mounting member having a support for supporting a drainage pump is provided on one side of a side wall of a substantially polygonal cross section of a main body. An inner heat exchanger, a dew tray that receives dehumidified water at the bottom, and a drainage pump at the top of the dew tray,
By attaching the mounting member to the opening, in the air conditioner supporting the drainage pump inside the opening, the upper end of the mounting member has a through hole and is bent at a right angle to the outside. A mounting piece having a shape, a locking piece is provided at a lower end, and a mounting section corresponding to the mounting piece is provided at an upper end of the opening, and a locking section corresponding to the locking piece is provided. While being locked to a locking portion, the mounting piece is attached to the mounting portion with a screw that penetrates the through hole, and the mounting member is mounted to the opening, while the mounting piece is removed from the mounting portion with the screw. By providing a means for rotating the mounting member downward about the lower end outside of the mounting member, the drain pump can be rotatably and detachably taken out of the side wall through the opening. To

Further, the air conditioner is a buried air conditioner having an octagonal cross-section side wall and a grill at a lower end thereof, and the side wall having the opening is provided at one corner of a main body at a corner. After passing through the triangular gap between the same corner and the rectangular ceiling opening to which the main body is attached, and removing the grill from the main body, the drainage pump can be taken out by the attachment member. To do.

[0010] The means for rotating the mounting member includes:
The locking piece protrudes from the inside downward in a substantially L-shape, and includes a locking portion formed inside the lower end of the opening corresponding to the rotation of the locking piece.

Alternatively, the means for rotating the mounting member is a hinge provided between the lower end of the mounting member and the lower end of the side wall instead of the locking piece and the locking portion. .

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An opening for mounting a mounting member having a support for supporting a drainage pump is provided on one side of a substantially polygonal cross-section side wall of a main body. A dew receiving tray for receiving water, and a drainage pump provided at an upper part of the dew pan, and the mounting member is attached to the opening, whereby the air conditioner supporting the drainage pump inside the opening is provided. At the upper end of the mounting member,
A mounting piece having a through-hole and bent outwardly at a right angle, a locking piece provided at the lower end, and a mounting section corresponding to the mounting piece at the upper end of the opening, and corresponding to the locking piece. A locking portion is provided, and the locking piece is locked to the locking portion,
The attachment piece is attached to the attachment portion with a screw passing through the through hole, and the attachment member is attached to the opening,
By removing the mounting piece from the mounting portion with the screw and providing a means for rotating the mounting member downward about the lower end outside of the mounting member, the drainage pump is passed through the opening and the outer side of the side wall is provided. To be rotatable and detachable.

In this way, when the drain pump breaks down, or when the drain pump is replaced with one having an improved function by raising the head of the drain pump, workability when replacing the drain pump of the air conditioner is improved. An air conditioner can be provided.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in the conventional example.

FIG. 1 is an enlarged side sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of a ceiling-mounted air conditioner according to the present invention, corresponding to AA 'in FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof. BB 'of
FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part when the drainage pump according to the embodiment is rotated and taken out at a substantially right angle, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a rotating part in FIG. 1.

The air conditioner of this embodiment has a grill 4 at its lower end, and a mounting member for supporting the drain pump 3 at one corner of the side wall 5 having an octagonal cross section of the main body. 6 is provided with an opening 5a, a locking portion 5b formed inside the lower end thereof, and a mounting portion 5c corresponding to the mounting piece 6c at the upper end thereof.

At the same time, an indoor heat exchanger 1, a dew tray 2 for receiving dehumidified water below the heat exchanger 1, and a drainage pump 3 above the dew tray are provided in the center.

A support portion 6a for supporting the drainage pump 3 is provided on one side, the locking piece 6b is provided at a lower end corresponding to the locking portion 5b and protrudes downward from the inside in a substantially L shape, and an upper end is provided. A mounting member 6 corresponding to the mounting portion 5c and having a mounting piece 6c bent outward at a right angle and having a through hole 6c1 formed therein is provided.

The locking piece 6b is connected to the locking portion 5b.
And the mounting piece 6c is inserted into the through hole 6c1.
The drainage pump 3 is supported inside the opening 5a by attaching the mounting member 6 to the opening 5a with the screw 7 passing therethrough, thereby constituting a ceiling-mounted air conditioner. .

Here, after the grill 4 is removed from the main body, it passes through a triangular gap 8a between the corner portion and the rectangular opening of the ceiling 8 to which the main body is attached, and is screwed using a screwdriver. The drainage pump 3 is removed from the opening 5a by removing the screw 7, removing the mounting piece 6c from the mounting portion 5c, and rotating the mounting member 6 downward about the lower end outside of the mounting member 6. To be rotatable out of the side wall 5. The locking portion 5
b is a shape corresponding to the rotation of the locking piece 6b.

Next, the effect of the mounting structure will be described. In the case of this embodiment of the ceiling-mounted air conditioner, after removing the grill 4 from the main body, a triangular gap 8a between the main body and the rectangular ceiling opening to which the main body is attached is opened by a tool such as a screwdriver. The screw 7 can be removed, after which the mounting member 6 supporting the drainage pump 3 can be pivoted and removed from the gap.

As a result, when the drainage pump 3 breaks down, or when the drainage pump 3 is replaced with one having an improved function by raising the head, the replacement work becomes easy. The present invention can be applied to air conditioners other than the ceiling-mounted type, and is particularly effective when the ceiling is high and the upper end of the opening 5a cannot be reached.

FIG. 4B shows another embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention. A hinge 9 is provided between the lower end of the mounting member 6 and the lower end of the side wall 5 instead of the locking piece 6b and the locking portion 5b.

The effect of the mounting structure in this case is that the drainage pump 3 is passed through the opening 5a to the outside of the side wall 5 by rotating the mounting member 6 downward as in the above-described embodiment. By pivoting, it can be removed from the support portion 6a of the mounting member 6 to the outside. In this case, the hinge 9 is made detachable by sliding.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, an opening for mounting a mounting member having a supporting portion for supporting a drainage pump is provided on one side of a side wall of a substantially polygonal cross section of a main body, and indoor heat exchange is provided. Vessel, a dew receiving tray for receiving dehumidified water at the lower part thereof, a drain pump is provided at the upper part of the dew tray, and the mounting member is attached to the opening to support the drain pump inside the opening. In the air conditioner, a mounting piece having a through hole and bent at right angles to the outside and a locking piece at the lower end are provided at the upper end of the mounting member, and the mounting piece is provided at the upper end of the opening. A corresponding mounting portion and a locking portion corresponding to the locking piece are provided, and the locking piece is locked to the locking portion, and the mounting piece is screwed into the mounting portion through the through hole. Mounting, mounting the mounting member to the opening On the other hand, the mounting piece is removed from the mounting portion with the screw, and means for rotating the mounting member downward around the lower end of the mounting member is provided, so that the drainage pump passes through the opening and the side wall. It is possible to provide an air conditioner with improved workability when the drain pump of the air conditioner is exchanged, since it is rotatable to the outside and detachably detachable.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged side sectional view of an essential part of an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and corresponds to AA ′ in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention, and corresponds to BB ′ in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part when the drain pump is taken out by being rotated at substantially right angles in an embodiment of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of a rotating portion according to the present invention, wherein (A) corresponds to FIG. 1 and (B) shows another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of a conventional air conditioner.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional air conditioner when a grill is removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heat exchanger 2 Dew receiving tray 3 Drain pump 4 Grill 5 Side wall 5a Opening 5b Locking part 5c Mounting part 6 Mounting member 6a Supporting part 6b Locking piece 6c Mounting piece 6c1 Through hole 7 Screw 8 Ceiling 8a Clearance of ceiling opening 9 Hinge

Claims (4)

[Claims] An opening for mounting a mounting member having a support for supporting a drainage pump is provided on one side of a side wall having a substantially polygonal cross section of a main body, and an indoor heat exchanger and dehumidified water are provided below the indoor heat exchanger. A receiving dew tray, and an air conditioner provided with a drainage pump at an upper part of the dew receiving tray and mounting the mounting member to the opening, thereby supporting the drainage pump inside the opening. At the upper end, a mounting piece having a through hole and bent at a right angle to the outside, and a locking piece at the lower end, and a mounting part corresponding to the mounting piece at the upper end of the opening; A locking portion corresponding to the piece; locking the locking piece to the locking portion; attaching the mounting piece to the mounting portion with a screw passing through the through-hole; and mounting the mounting member to the opening portion While attaching to the mounting part Remove the piece with the screw,
A means for rotating the mounting member downward around the lower end of the mounting member is provided so that the drain pump can be rotatably and detachably taken out of the side wall through the opening. An air conditioner characterized by comprising: 2. The air conditioner is a ceiling-mounted air conditioner having an octagonal cross-section side wall and a grill at a lower end thereof, wherein the side wall having the opening is located at one corner of the main body. After passing through the triangular gap between the same corner and the rectangular ceiling opening to which the main body is attached, and removing the grill from the main body, the drainage pump can be taken out by the attachment member. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The air conditioner as described. 3. A means for rotating the mounting member, the locking piece protruding substantially in an L-shape from the inside downward, and the locking piece corresponding to the rotation of the locking piece is provided inside the lower end of the opening. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the air conditioner comprises a formed locking portion. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the means for rotating the mounting member is a hinge provided between a lower end of the mounting member and a lower end of the side wall instead of the locking piece and the locking portion. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein