JPH1123012A - Outdoor machine for air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outdoor machine for an air conditioner, which permits easily and correctly the cutting and bending of a connecting pipeline introduced fro the upper part of a main body, while confirming a length necessary for connecting, and which permits easily the positioning of the optimum position of the main body installed so as to be apart from a wall surface. SOLUTION: Upon connecting a connecting pipeline 7 to a connecting valve 8, the connecting pipeline penetrated through a substantially reversed recessed sectional surface part 12a is connected to the connecting valve, and the connecting pipeline is retained by a retaining unit 12d by pivoting about supporting shaft units 5a, 12c, 10a, 12c by 180 deg., while screws penetrated through penetrating holes (d) bored on the flange of an auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 are screwed into screw holes (e) on a retaining plate 10 to fix the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12.

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, and more particularly, to a method for easily confirming a length required for connecting a connection pipe introduced from an upper portion of a main body and cutting the same. In addition, the present invention relates to a structure which can be bent accurately and can easily position a proper position of a main body which is set apart from a wall surface.

[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 5 that accommodates electrical components and is held at its lower portion on a holding plate 10 and whose upper portion is covered by a ceiling reinforcing plate 6, and is provided on one side of the electrical component 5, and is connected to an indoor unit (not shown). A plurality of connection valves 8 for connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes 7 introduced from the
The connection valve 8 and a top cover 11 made of a synthetic resin for covering the upper part of the electrical component part 5, and an outer body composed of a front panel 9 and a rear panel 9 ′ 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. Also, by bending the connection pipe 7 by hand, the connection pipe 7 may be crushed, and furthermore, the proper position of the main body separated from the wall surface may be accurately determined by relying on measurement and intuition. There was a problem that positioning was not possible.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention makes it possible to easily confirm the length required for connection of a connection pipe introduced from the upper part of a main body, cut the pipe, and accurately fold the pipe. It is an object of the present invention to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be bent and that can easily position a proper position of a main body installed separately from a wall surface.

[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 unit that is fixed to the upper end of the provided side plate, accommodates the electric components, and has a lower portion held on the holding plate and an upper portion covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate; A plurality of connection valves for connecting a plurality of large and small connection pipes introduced from the side, an outer shell attached to the top plate and the bottom plate made of a synthetic resin covering the connection valve and the upper part of the electrical component, and Provided at the top of the connection valve, facing the top of the connection valve It consists of an auxiliary reinforcing plate that reinforces the top cover, and the auxiliary reinforcing plate includes a front portion on both sides of the auxiliary reinforcing plate, a rear portion on one side of the electrical component portion, and a rear portion on one side of the holding plate opposed thereto. It is rotatably supported by the provided male and female support shafts, and is formed in a substantially box-like shape with a top opening and a substantially concave holding portion at the front, and a bottom facing the connection valve. A reverse substantially concave cross-section extending from the rear end to the front end is formed, and when connecting the connection pipe to the connection valve, connecting the connection pipe passing through the reverse substantially concave cross-section to the connection valve, The connection pipe is held by the holding portion by rotating by 180 ° about the support shaft portion, and a screw inserted through an insertion hole provided in a flange of the auxiliary reinforcing plate is inserted into a screw hole provided in the holding plate. It is configured to be screwed and fixed You.

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.

The inverted substantially concave cross-section is formed continuously on the rear side surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate, and the corner formed by the rear side surface and the bottom surface is formed in a curved shape.

A plurality of the flare nuts are removably accommodated in the holding plate at a position between the inverted substantially concave cross-section and the connection valve and corresponding to a 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, a projecting ridge for branching a plurality of large and small connection pipes is provided in the inverted substantially concave cross section.

Further, the holding portion is provided with a projection for branching and holding a plurality of large and small connection pipes.

Further, the protruding ridge and the protruding portion have a structure in which a base end is formed to be thick.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With the above construction, the length required for connection of a connection pipe introduced from the upper part of the main body can be easily checked and cut, and also it can be bent accurately. In addition, the outdoor unit of the air conditioner is configured so that an appropriate position of the main body installed apart from the wall surface can be easily positioned.

[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. FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIGS.
4 (D) and FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a bottom plate, 2 denotes a compressor which is mounted on the bottom plate 1 at substantially the center on the front side thereof covered with a compressor cover 2a, and 3 denotes a rear side of the compressor 2 And a heat exchanger bent in a substantially concave or substantially L-shape across one or both sides,
4 is a blower provided opposite to the back of the heat exchanger 3 and 5 is a side plate 3a attached to both ends of the heat exchanger 3.
It is fixed to the upper end of the
The electrical part, which is held on 10 and the upper part is covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate 6, and 7 is provided by a connection flare nut 7a provided at the tip.
A plurality of large and small connection pipes connected to a connection valve 8 composed of a two-way valve and a three-way valve provided on one side of the electrical component 5,
Reference numerals 9 and 9 'denote a front cover and a rear cover which constitute the outer body attached to the bottom plate 1, and 11 denotes the connection valve 8
And a synthetic resin top cover 12 for covering the upper part of the electrical component part 5, provided on the connection valve 8,
An auxiliary reinforcing plate for reinforcing the top cover 11 facing the upper part of the connection valve 8.

The auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 includes male and female male and female female members provided at the front portions on both sides of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12, the rear portion on one side of the electrical component section 5 and the rear portion on the one side of the holding plate 10 opposed thereto. Spindle
5a, 12c and 10a, 12c are rotatably supported, and the upper part is opened and the front part is formed in a substantially box shape with a substantially concave holding part 12d, and the bottom part faces the connection valve 8. And an inverted substantially concave cross section 12a extending from the rear end to the front end. When connecting the connection pipe 7 to the connection valve 8, the connection pipe 7 inserted through the inverted substantially concave cross section 12a is formed.
Is connected to the connection valve 8 and the spindle 5
a, 12c and 10a, 12c are rotated by 180 ° to hold the connection pipe 7 by the holding portion 12d, and the screw that has passed through the insertion hole d provided in the flange of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 is held. The connecting pipe 7 is smoothly guided to the connecting valve 8 by the inverted substantially concave cross section 12a by being screwed and fixed to a screw hole e provided in the plate 10. After connection, the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12
Is rotated by 180 °, the connection pipe 7 connected to the connection valve 8 can be accurately held by the holding portion 12d, and at the same time, the connection valve 8 of the top cover 11 made of synthetic resin is The structure is such that the portion facing the upper part of the can be effectively reinforced.
It should be noted that the front and rear length c of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 before the rotation by 180 ° makes it possible to easily position an appropriate position of the main body installed apart from the wall surface.

Further, an outer shell composed of the front cover 9 and the rear cover 9 ′ is provided with a length from the surface of the top cover 11 corresponding to the length of the connection pipe 8 required for connecting to the connection valve 8. In a predetermined position of 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.

The inverted substantially concave cross section 12a is formed continuously on the rear side surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12, and the corner formed by the rear side surface and the bottom surface is formed in a curved shape. While the connection pipe 7 is in contact with the corner, the connection pipe 7 can be bent accurately without being crushed.

The flare nut 7a is inserted into and removed from the holding plate 10 at a position between the inverted substantially concave cross section 12a and the connection valve 8 and corresponding to the connection length of the connection pipe 7. A plurality of receiving holes a ′ and b ′ are provided for receiving the flare nut 7a in the receiving holes a ′ and b ′, and the connection pipe 7 is formed along the curved corner. By being bent, the connection pipe 7 can be bent accurately without being crushed as described above, and the length required for connection can be easily and accurately confirmed and cut. The configuration is as follows.

FIG. 3 shows the inverted substantially concave cross-section 12a.
As shown in (D), by providing the ridge 12b for branching the plurality of large and small connection pipes 7, the play of the large and small plurality of connection pipes 7 is eliminated and the connection pipe 8 can be more accurately directed toward the connection valve 8. And the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12
The structure is such that the strength of the can be further enhanced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (C), the holding portion is provided with a projection 12e for branching and holding a plurality of large and small connection pipes 7, so that a plurality of large and small connection pipes 7 are provided.
The structure is such that it can be held more accurately without play.

Further, the ridge 12b and the ridge 12e
The base end portion is formed to be thick, so that the ridge portion 12b
In addition, the projection 12e can come into contact with the connection pipe 7 without a gap, and the strength of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 can be further enhanced.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 3 (A) to 3 (D) and FIG. 4, the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 is opposed to a front portion on both sides of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12, a rear portion on one side of the electrical component section 5 and the same. Male and female spindle portions 5a, 12c and 10a provided on one side rear portion of the holding 10 plate
, 12c so as to be rotatable, the upper part is formed in a substantially box shape with an opening and the front part provided with a substantially concave holding part 12d, and the bottom part is facing the connection valve 8 from the rear end to the front end. When the connection pipe 7 is connected to the connection valve 8, the connection pipe 7 inserted through the reverse substantially concave cross section 12 a is connected to the connection valve 8.
And the spindle portions 5a, 12c and 10a, 1
The connection pipe 7 was rotated by 180 ° about the center 2c to hold the connection pipe 7 by the holding portion 12d, and a screw was inserted into the holding hole 10 through the insertion hole d provided in the flange of the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12. Since it was screwed into the screw hole e and fixed,
After the connection pipe 7 is smoothly guided and connected to the connection valve 8 by the inverted substantially concave cross section 12a, the connection connected to the connection valve 8 is formed by rotating the auxiliary reinforcing plate 12 by 180 °. The pipe 7 can be accurately held by the holding portion 12d, and at the same time, a portion of the top cover 11 made of synthetic resin facing the upper portion of the connection valve 8 can be effectively reinforced. The outdoor unit of the machine.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the length required for connection of the connection pipe introduced from the upper part of the main body can be easily confirmed and cut, and it can be bent accurately. Thus, the outdoor unit of the air conditioner can be easily positioned at a proper position of the main body installed at a distance from the wall surface.

[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 of an outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a main part of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view showing a state in which an auxiliary reinforcing plate is turned by 180 °, and (B) is shown in (A). It is an example of the A arrow view, (C) is another example of the A arrow view shown in (A),
(D) is a perspective view which shows the protrusion part provided in the inverted substantially concave cross-section part.

FIG. 4 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 part 6 Ceiling reinforcing plate 7 Connection piping 7a Flare nut 8 Connection valve 9 Front cover 9 'Rear cover 10 Holding plate 11 Top cover 12 Auxiliary reinforcing plate 12a Inverted substantially concave cross section 12b Projection 12d Holder 12e Projection 5a, 10a, 12c Support shaft

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 part whose lower part is held on a holding plate and whose upper part is covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate, and a plurality of connecting parts provided on one side of the electrical part and connecting a plurality of large and small connecting pipes introduced from the indoor unit side A connection valve, an outer shell attached to the top valve and the bottom plate made of a synthetic resin that covers the connection valve and the upper part of the electrical component, and an upper body provided on the connection valve, and an upper part of the connection valve. An auxiliary reinforcing plate for reinforcing the opposing top cover, The auxiliary reinforcing plate is rotatable by male and female spindles provided at both front portions of the auxiliary reinforcing plate, at one rear portion of the electrical unit, and at one rear portion of the holding plate opposed thereto. In addition to being pivotally supported, the upper part is opened and the front part is formed in a substantially box shape by providing a substantially concave holding part, and the bottom part is an inverted substantially concave cross-sectional part extending from the rear end to the front end facing the connection valve. When the connection pipe is formed and connected to the connection valve, the connection pipe inserted through the inverted substantially concave cross-section is connected to the connection valve, and the connection pipe is turned 180 ° around the support shaft to rotate the connection pipe. The connection pipe is held by the holding portion, and a screw inserted through an insertion hole provided in a flange of the auxiliary reinforcing plate is screwed into a screw hole provided in the holding plate and fixed. Air conditioner outdoor unit. 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 method according to claim 1, wherein the inverted substantially concave cross-section is continuously formed on a rear side surface of the auxiliary reinforcing plate, and a corner formed by the rear side surface and the bottom surface is formed in a curved shape. The outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1. 5. A plurality of flare nuts which are removably housed in the holding plate at a position between the inverted substantially concave cross-section and the connection valve and corresponding to a connection length of the connection pipe. 2. The connecting hole according to claim 1, wherein the receiving hole is provided, the flare nut is received in the receiving hole, and the connecting pipe is bent along the curved corner. An outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 2 or 4. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a projecting ridge for branching a plurality of large and small connection pipes is provided in the inverted substantially concave cross section. Outdoor unit. 7. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the holding portion is provided with a protrusion for branching and holding the plurality of large and small connection pipes. 8. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the protruding ridges and the protruding portions are formed such that their base ends are thick.