JPH1123011A - Outdoor equipment of air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately accommodate connection piping introduced from the upper part of a body, and to improve the working property of the piping by forming an accommodation groove of nearly recessed section on a ceiling-reinforcing plate being covered with the top cover of an outdoor equipment, and by accommodating the connection piping at the accommodation groove for connecting the connection piping to a connection valve. SOLUTION: For example, a compressor 2, a heat exchanger 3 of nearly a recessed shape or L-shape in top view being arranged at the back part of the compressor 2, and a blower 4 provided at the back surface part of the heat exchanger 3 are mounted on the bottom plate 1 in an outdoor equipment. Also, a plurality of connection valves 8 for connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes being introduced from an indoor equipment side are provided at one side of an electrical part 5 where an upper part is covered with a ceiling-reinforcing plate 6, and the connection valve 8 and the upper part of the electrical part 5 are covered with a top cover 11 made of synthetic resin. In this case, an accommodation groove with a nearly recessed section for accommodating connection piping 7 is formed on the ceiling-reinforcing plate 6 so that it is set toward one side from the other side edge of the upper surface, and the connection piping 7 is connected to the connection valve 8 while it is being accommodated in the accommodation groove.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. The present invention relates to a structure in which the connection pipe can be cut and confirmed, and the connection pipe can be bent accurately.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner is mounted, for example, as shown in FIG.
A compressor 2 covered with a compressor cover 2a; a heat exchanger 3 provided over the rear side and one or both sides of the compressor 2 and bent in a substantially concave or L-shape; A blower 4 provided opposite to the back of the heat exchanger 3, and fixed to an upper end of a side plate 3a provided on both sides of the heat exchanger 3,
An electrical component part 5 that accommodates electrical components and whose upper part is covered by a ceiling reinforcing plate 6; and a plurality of large and small connecting pipes 7 provided on one side of the electrical component part 5 and introduced from an indoor unit (not shown) side. A plurality of connection valves 8, a synthetic resin top cover 11, which covers the connection valves 8 and the upper part of the electrical component 5,
And an outer shell composed of a front panel 9 and a rear panel 10 attached to the bottom plate 1.

However, when the connecting pipe 7 is cut or bent at a length required to connect the connecting pipe 8 to the connecting valve 8, an error is generated due to relying on visual measurement and intuition. Has a problem that unnecessary post-processing occurs. In addition, there is a problem that the connection pipe 7 is crushed by manually bending the connection pipe 7.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and has been made in consideration of the problems described above. An object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be bent accurately.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a compressor mounted on a bottom plate at substantially the center on the front side and covered by a compressor cover, and a compressor having a rear surface. A heat exchanger that is provided over the side or both sides and that is bent and formed in a substantially concave or substantially L-shape; a blower that is provided to face a back portion of the heat exchanger; and a heat exchanger that is provided on both sides of the heat exchanger. An electrical component fixed to the upper end of the provided side plate and containing electrical components and having an upper portion covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate, and a plurality of large and small connections provided on one side of the electrical component and introduced from the indoor unit side A plurality of connection valves for connecting pipes, a top cover made of a synthetic resin covering an upper portion of the connection valve and the electrical component, and an outer body attached to the bottom plate, and the other side of the upper surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate From the end toward one side, a substantially concave cross-section for housing the connection pipe The receiving groove is formed, a through hole is provided at the tip of the receiving groove, and the connection pipe is housed in the receiving groove, inserted through the through hole, and connected to the connection valve. I have.

In addition, the connecting pipe is connected to the outer body at a predetermined position of the outer body from the surface of the top cover in accordance with a length of the connecting pipe required for connecting to the connection valve. It has a configuration in which a plurality of marks indicating the cutting position are provided.

Further, the mark is constituted by a horizontal linear mark formed on the back of the outer body.

[0008] Further, the accommodating groove is formed continuously on the other side surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate, and a corner formed by the other side surface and the upper surface is formed in a curved shape.

A plurality of receiving holes for receiving the flare nut in a position between the through hole of the ceiling reinforcing plate and one end and corresponding to the connection length of the connection pipe. Is provided, the flare nut is accommodated in the accommodation hole, and the connection pipe is bent along the curved corner.

[0010] Further, it is placed substantially at the center on the front side on the bottom plate,
A compressor covered with a compressor cover, a heat exchanger provided over the rear side and one or both sides of the compressor, and bent substantially in a concave or L-shape; A blower provided opposite to the back part, an electrical part fixed to the upper end of a side plate provided on both sides of the heat exchanger, containing an electrical component and having an upper part covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate; A plurality of connection valves provided on one side of the unit and connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes introduced from the indoor unit side; a top cover and a bottom plate made of a synthetic resin covering the connection valve and an upper portion of the electrical unit; An upper body of the connection valve, an upper part of the connection valve is provided with an auxiliary reinforcing plate formed in a box shape by opening a lower part, from one end of the upper surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate toward the other side, An auxiliary accommodation groove having a substantially concave cross section for accommodating the connection pipe is formed, An auxiliary through hole provided at the distal end portion of the housing groove,
An insertion hole is provided on the other side surface, and the connection pipe is accommodated in the auxiliary accommodation groove, and is inserted into the auxiliary through hole and the insertion hole to be connected to the connection valve.

The auxiliary accommodating groove is formed continuously on one side surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate, and a corner formed by the one side surface and the upper surface is formed in a curved shape.

Further, a projection is provided at the bottom of the accommodation groove or the auxiliary accommodation groove for branching and accommodating the plurality of large and small connection pipes.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With the above construction, the connection pipe introduced from the upper part of the main body can be accurately accommodated, and the length required for connection can be easily confirmed and cut. It is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be bent accurately.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, and FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a bottom plate, and 2 denotes a bottom plate 1.
The compressor 3 mounted and covered with the compressor cover 2a at substantially the center of the upper front side is bent in a substantially concave or L-shape over the rear side and one or both sides of the compressor 2. The heat exchanger 4 is a blower provided opposite to the back of the heat exchanger 3, and 5 is a side plate attached to both ends of the heat exchanger 3.
An electrical component fixed to the upper end of 3a and containing an electrical component therein and having an upper portion covered by a ceiling reinforcing plate 6, and 7 is provided on one side of the electrical component 5 by a connecting flare nut 7a provided at the tip. A plurality of large and small connection pipes connected to a connection valve 8 comprising a two-way valve and a three-way valve, 9 and 10 denote a front cover and a rear cover constituting an outer body attached to the bottom plate 1, and 11 denotes the connection valve. 8 and a top cover made of a synthetic resin and covering the upper part of the electrical component 5.

An accommodation groove having a substantially concave cross section for accommodating the connection pipe 7 from the other end of the upper surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate 6 toward one side.
6a is formed, a through hole 6c is provided at the tip of the accommodation groove 6a, and the connection pipe 7 is accommodated in the accommodation groove 6a, inserted through the through hole 6a, and connected to the connection valve 8 respectively. With this configuration, the connection pipe 7 introduced from the upper part of the main body can be accurately housed in the housing groove 6a, and each of the connection valves 8 is inserted through the through-hole 6a. The structure enables easy connection.

Further, the outer body composed of the front cover 9 and the rear cover 10 is connected to the connection valve 8 by a length corresponding to the length of the connection pipe 8 required for connection to the connection valve 8. At a predetermined position on the outer trunk,
A plurality of marks a and b indicating cutting positions of the connection pipe 8
With this configuration, the length required for connection of the connection pipe 7 can be easily and accurately checked and cut without relying on visual measurement and intuition as in the related art. It has become.

Further, the marks a and b are formed by horizontal marks formed on the back surface of the outer shell shown in FIG. 1 so that the marks a and b may not impair the appearance. It is configured to be provided at a position that is not noticeable and that is convenient.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the receiving groove 6a is formed continuously on the other side surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate 6, and formed on the other side surface and the upper surface. By forming the corner to be formed into a curved surface, the connection pipe 7 can be bent accurately without crushing the connection pipe 7 while the connection pipe 7 is in contact with the corner, and the connection pipe 7 is also provided on the other side surface. It is configured to be able to be accommodated continuously.

As shown in FIG. 2, a position a ′ between the through hole 6c of the ceiling reinforcing plate 6 and one side end corresponding to the connection length of the plurality of large and small connection pipes 7 and b ', a plurality of receiving holes 6d for receiving the flare nut 7a in a detachable manner are provided, and the flare nut 7a is received in the receiving hole 6d, and the connection is made along the curved corner. Since the pipe 7 is bent, the connection pipe 7 can be bent accurately without being crushed as described above, and the length required for connection can be easily reduced.
In addition, the configuration is such that it can be accurately checked and cut.

Alternatively, a compressor 2 mounted on the bottom plate 1 substantially at the center on the front side and covered with a compressor cover 2a;
A heat exchanger 3 which is provided over the back side and one side or both sides thereof and is bent in a substantially concave shape or a substantially L-shape; and a blower 4 provided opposite to the back surface of the heat exchanger 3. An electrical component part 5 fixed to the upper end of a side plate 3a provided on both sides of the heat exchanger 3 and containing electrical components and having an upper part covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate 6, and provided on one side of the electrical component part 5; A plurality of connection valves 8 for connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes 7 introduced from an indoor unit (not shown) side; and a top cover made of a synthetic resin for covering the connection valves 8 and the upper part of the electrical unit 5.
11, and an outer body attached to the bottom plate 1 and composed of a front cover 9 and a rear cover 10. The lower part is opened at the upper part of the connection valve 8 as another example as shown in FIG. A supplementary reinforcing plate 6 'formed in a box shape is formed, and from one end of the upper surface of the supplementary reinforcing plate 6' to the other side, an auxiliary accommodation groove 6a 'having a substantially concave cross section for accommodating the connection pipe 7 is formed. An auxiliary through-hole 6c 'is provided at the tip of the auxiliary housing groove 6a', and an insertion hole 6e is provided on the other side surface.
6a ', the auxiliary through hole 6c' and the insertion hole 6e are inserted through the connection valve 8 so as to be connected to the connection valve 8, respectively, so that the connection pipe 7 is inserted through the insertion hole 6e. Since the positioning can be performed accurately, the work of attaching the top cover 11 becomes easy, and the top cover 11 can be reinforced by the auxiliary reinforcing plate 6 ′, so that the strength against a load from above can be further enhanced. Structure.

The auxiliary receiving groove 6a 'is formed continuously on one side surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 6', and the corner formed by the one side surface and the upper surface is formed in a curved shape. As described above, the connecting pipe 7 can be bent accurately without crushing the connecting pipe 7 while the connecting pipe 7 is in contact with the corner, and the connecting pipe 7 is also continuously accommodated in the other side surface. It has a configuration that enables it.

Further, the accommodation groove 6a or the auxiliary accommodation groove 6a '
As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of large and small connection pipes 7 are provided at the bottom thereof with ridges 6b for branching and accommodating the large and small connection pipes 7, so that the large and small connection pipes 7 can be accommodated more accurately. As a result, the strength of the ceiling reinforcing plate 6 or the auxiliary reinforcing plate 6 'can be further enhanced. Note that the ridge portion is provided at the bottom of the auxiliary accommodation groove 6a '.
In the configuration provided with 6b, the ridge 6b is provided at the bottom of the accommodation groove 6a.
This is the same configuration as FIG.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a housing groove 6a having a substantially concave cross section for housing the connection pipe 7 is formed from the other end of the upper surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate 6 to one side, A through hole 6c is provided at the tip of the accommodation groove 6a, and the connection pipe 7 is connected to the accommodation groove 6a.
The connection pipe 7 introduced from the upper part of the main body can be accurately accommodated in the accommodation groove 6a by being housed in the housing 6a and being connected to the connection valve 8 through the through hole 6c. At the same time, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be easily connected to the connection valve 8 through the through hole 6a is provided. Note that the configuration, operation, effects, and the like of the other example shown in FIG. 4 are as described above.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the connection pipe introduced from the upper portion of the main body can be accurately accommodated, and the length required for connection can be easily confirmed and cut. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be bent accurately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing an example of an outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

3 is an explanatory view of a main part of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 2, and (B) is a view taken in the direction of the arrow B shown in (A). is there.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing another example of the outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bottom plate 2 Compressor 2a Compressor cover 3 Heat exchanger 3a Side plate 4 Blower 5 Electrical unit 6 Ceiling reinforcement plate 6 'Auxiliary reinforcement plate 6a Storage groove 6a' Auxiliary storage groove 6b Projection 6c Through hole 6c 'Auxiliary hole 6d Housing hole 6e Insertion hole 7 Connection piping 7a Flare nut 8 Connection valve 9 Front cover 10 Rear cover 11 Top cover

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A compressor which is mounted substantially at the center on the front side on a bottom plate and is covered with a compressor cover. The compressor is provided on the rear side and one side or both sides of the compressor, and has a substantially concave or L-shape. A heat exchanger bent in a shape, a blower provided opposite to the rear part of the heat exchanger, and fixed to the upper end of a side plate provided on both sides of the heat exchanger to house electric components An electrical component whose upper part is covered by a ceiling reinforcing plate, and a plurality of connection valves provided on one side of the electrical component and connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes introduced from the indoor unit side; A top cover made of a synthetic resin that covers an upper part of the electrical component part; and an outer body attached to the bottom plate. The connection pipe is housed from the other end of the upper surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate toward one side. Forming an accommodation groove with a substantially concave cross section, providing a through hole at the tip of the accommodation groove, Serial connecting pipe, the outdoor unit of an air conditioner which is characterized in that so as to respectively connect to the housing and the connecting valve is inserted to the through hole in the housing groove. 2. The connection pipe according to a length of the connection pipe required for connecting the outer pipe to the connection valve, at a predetermined position of the outer pipe from a surface of the top cover. The outdoor unit for an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of marks indicating a cutting position are provided. 3. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the mark comprises a horizontal linear mark formed on a back surface of the outer trunk. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving groove is formed continuously on the other side surface of the ceiling reinforcing plate, and a corner formed by the other side surface and the upper surface is formed in a curved shape. An outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to item 1. 5. A plurality of receiving holes for receiving the flare nut in a position between the through hole of the ceiling reinforcing plate and one end and corresponding to a connection length of the connection pipe. And accommodating the flare nut in the accommodation hole,
The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the connection pipe is bent along the corner formed in a curved shape. 6. A compressor mounted substantially at the center on the front side on the bottom plate and covered by a compressor cover, provided on the rear side and one or both sides of the compressor, and substantially concave or substantially L-shaped. A heat exchanger bent in a shape, a blower provided opposite to the rear part of the heat exchanger, and fixed to the upper end of a side plate provided on both sides of the heat exchanger to house electric components An electrical component whose upper part is covered by a ceiling reinforcing plate, and a plurality of connection valves provided on one side of the electrical component and connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes introduced from the indoor unit side; A top cover made of a synthetic resin covering an upper part of the electrical component part and an outer body attached to the bottom plate, and an auxiliary reinforcing plate formed in a box shape with a lower part opened at an upper part of the connection valve is provided. From the one end of the upper surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate to the other side, the connection pipe An auxiliary accommodating groove having a substantially concave cross section for accommodating the auxiliary accommodating groove is provided, an auxiliary through hole is provided at a tip portion of the auxiliary accommodating groove, an insertion hole is provided on the other side surface, and the connection pipe is accommodated in the auxiliary accommodating groove and An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, characterized in that a hole and the insertion hole are inserted and connected to the connection valve, respectively. 7. The auxiliary storage groove is formed continuously on one side surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate, and a corner formed by the one side surface and the upper surface is formed in a curved shape. 6
An outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to item 1. 8. At the bottom of the accommodation groove or the auxiliary accommodation groove,
The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1, further comprising a ridge for branching and accommodating the plurality of large and small connection pipes.