JPH112427A - Air-conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air-conditioner to easily connect a source cable to a terminal board. SOLUTION: An air-conditioner is formed such that a terminal board 6 to which a source cable is connected and an electrical equipment box 5 having an electric part are arranged at one side of a base of which a body is composed. An opening part on which the terminal board 6 fronts is arranged at the lower part of one side of the base, a front cover to which a suction grill is attached is mounted on a front, and an under cover is removably mounted at the opening part. After the terminal board 6 to which the source cable is connected is attached at an inclination part through a mounting base 9 provided with an inclination part to mount the terminal board 6 in an inclining-downward state, and a mounting part having lock means 9b, 9c, 9d, and 9e, locked at the electrical equipment box 5, the terminal board is locked by the locking means 9b, 9c, 9d, and 9e and attached to the electrical equipment box 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly, to a structure in which a power cable can be easily connected to a terminal board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air conditioner is, for example, shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 (C), a terminal board 6 for connecting a power cable 7 and an electrical component box 5 having electrical components are provided on one side of the base 2 constituting the main body 1. At the lower side, an opening facing the terminal board 6 is provided, and a front cover 3 to which a suction grille 4 is attached is attached to the front face,
An under cover 3 'as shown in FIG. 1 was detachably attached to the opening.

However, for example, the main body 1 for export
In such a case, when the under cover 3 ′ is removed and the power cable 7 is connected to the terminal board 6, the end of the power cable 7 is bent into a substantially U-shape, and this is wrapped around a screw 8. When the screw 8 is tightened or removed by the driver A, the connection portion of the power cable 7 is inclined with respect to the terminal board 6 when the screw 8 is tightened or removed. Since the driver A comes into contact with the front cover 3, it is necessary to remove the front cover 3, resulting in a problem that workability is deteriorated.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioner in which a power cable can be easily connected to a terminal board.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, an electric component box having a terminal board for connecting a power cable and electric parts is provided on one side of a base constituting a main body.
An air conditioner having an opening facing the terminal board at a lower portion of one side of the base, a front cover having a suction grill attached to a front surface thereof, and an under cover removably attached to the opening. In the machine, the terminal board to which the power cable is connected includes a mounting table provided with an inclined portion for mounting the terminal board by inclining the terminal board downward, and a mounting portion having locking means for locking to the electrical component box. Then, after being attached to the inclined portion, it is locked by the locking means and attached to the electrical component box.

In the terminal board, male and female positioning parts are provided on the terminal board and the inclined part, and a boss part having a mounting hole and a screw hole is provided. Is screwed into the screw hole and attached to the inclined portion.

Further, the positioning portion includes a ridge portion extending left and right provided below the inclined portion, a concave portion provided on the terminal board corresponding to the ridge portion, and the inclined portion. A concave notch provided by opening downward at the upper part of the upper part, and a protrusion provided on the inclined part corresponding to the notch, and the concave streak comes into contact with the protrusion, and The projection is inserted into the cutout to position the terminal board.

Further, the locking means includes a locking portion provided on the electrical component box, a substantially vertical portion provided on the mounting base corresponding to the locking portion, and a substantially horizontal portion having a step. And a plurality of locking pieces each of which is locked to the locking portion and attached to the electrical component box.

Further, a locking claw for locking to the back surface of the locking portion is provided at a tip of the substantially vertical portion.

Further, an auxiliary vertical portion corresponding to the locking portion and parallel to the substantially vertical portion is provided on the substantially horizontal portion.

Further, an auxiliary locking claw is provided at the tip of the auxiliary vertical portion for locking to the back surface of the locking portion.

Further, the mounting base is made of synthetic resin, and the mounting base, the boss, the ridge, the substantially vertical part and the substantially horizontal part, the locking claw, the auxiliary vertical part, and the auxiliary The stop claw and the stopper are integrally formed.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An air conditioner having the above structure enables a power cable to be easily connected to a terminal board.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A to 2C, 1 is an indoor unit main body of an air conditioner, 2 is a base constituting the main body 1, and 3 is mounted on the front side of the base 2. The front cover 3 has a configuration in which the suction grille 4 is attached to the front cover 3 and an opening is provided to allow a terminal board to be described later to face, and an under cover 3 ′ is detachably attached to the opening. ing.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an electric component box provided on one side of the base 2 and having electric components therein, and 6 denotes a terminal board for connecting the power cable 7 described in the above-mentioned prior art. Reference numeral 6 denotes a mounting base 9 having an inclined portion for mounting the terminal board 6 by inclining downward and a mounting portion having a locking means for locking to the electrical component box 5 described below. The power cable 7 is attached to the electrical component box 5 after being attached to the inclined part and then attached to the electrical component box 5 by an engagement means described later. Thus, the power cable 7 can be connected without removing the front cover 3. After the terminal board 6 is easily connected to the terminal board 6, the terminal board 6 can be easily attached to the electrical component box 5 by the attachment base 9, so that the workability can be improved. I have.

The terminal board 6 has male and female positioning portions, which will be described later, provided on the inclined portions of the terminal board 6 and the mounting table 9, and a boss having a mounting hole 6a and a screw hole 9a. After being positioned by the positioning portion to be mounted, the screw 8 inserted through the mounting hole 6a is screwed into the screw hole 9a and mounted on the inclined portion of the mounting base 9, whereby After the power cable 7 described in the prior art is connected to the terminal board 6, the screw 8 inserted through the mounting hole 6a is easily screwed into the screw hole 9a with the terminal board 6 accurately positioned. The structure is such that it can be mounted on the inclined portion of the mounting base 9.

Further, positioning portions for positioning the terminal board 6 correspond to the left and right projecting ridges 9e provided below the inclined portion of the mounting base 9 and the projecting ridges 9e. A concave ridge portion 6b provided on the terminal board 6, a concave cutout portion 6c provided to open downward at an upper portion of the inclined portion, and a projection provided on the inclined portion corresponding to the cutout portion 6c. 9f, the protrusions 9e are in contact with the concave ridges 6b, and the protrusions 9f are inserted into the cutouts 6c to position the terminal board 6. As a result, the terminal board 6 can be accurately positioned so as not to be displaced in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction. As described above, the screw 8 inserted through the mounting hole 6a can be used.
Is easily screwed into the screw hole 9a so as to be mounted on the inclined portion of the mounting table 9.

A locking means for locking the mounting base 9 to the electrical component box 5 includes a locking portion provided on the electrical component box 5 and the mounting portion corresponding to the locking portion. It is composed of a plurality of locking pieces formed by a substantially vertical portion 9b provided on the base 9 and substantially horizontal portions 9c and 9d having a step, and the locking pieces are formed as shown by arrows in FIG. The configuration is such that the mounting base 9 is attached to the electrical component box 5 by being locked to a locking portion, so that the mounting base 9 can be easily and accurately mounted to the electrical component box 5. , So that workability can be improved.

Further, by providing a locking claw for locking the back surface of the locking portion at the tip of the substantially vertical portion 9b, the substantially vertical portion 9b can be accurately locked by the locking portion. The configuration is as described above.

Further, the substantially horizontal portion 9d is provided with an auxiliary vertical portion 9e corresponding to the locking portion and parallel to the substantially vertical portion 9b, so that the substantially vertical portion 9b is further attached to the locking portion. It is configured to be able to lock accurately.

Further, by providing an auxiliary locking claw that locks on the back surface of the locking portion at the tip of the auxiliary vertical portion 9b,
The substantially vertical portion 9b can be locked to the locking portion more accurately.

Further, the mounting base 9 is made of synthetic resin,
The mounting base 9, the boss having the screw hole 9a, the ridge 9e, the substantially vertical portion 9b and the substantially horizontal portions 9c and 9d, the locking claw at the tip thereof, the auxiliary vertical portion 9e, and the like. By integrally forming the auxiliary locking claw at the tip, the dimensions and shape can be accurately finished, and the configuration is advantageous in terms of cost.

In the description of the present embodiment, the tip of the power cable 7 is bent into a substantially U-shape as described above as the prior art and Regarding the case where the connection is made by fastening to the screw hole 9a, the case where the mounting base 9 is used is applied to easily and accurately connect and remove the power cable 7 to and from the terminal board 6. The configuration that can be used has been described in detail. For example, the power supply is connected using a so-called insertion-type terminal board that is inserted and connected in a straight line without bending the end of the power supply cable 7. When the cable 7 is connected, the screw 8 inserted through the mounting hole 6a is screwed into a mounting screw hole 5a provided in the electrical component box 5 so that the insertion type terminal board can be mounted. And the And the case of using the terminal board 6 described in this embodiment, or be either in the case of using the insertable connection terminal board, said electrical component box 5
The structure is such that it can be easily and accurately mounted.

With the above construction, the terminal board 6 has an inclined portion for attaching the terminal board 6 by inclining downward, and a mounting portion having the locking means for locking to the electrical component box 5. By attaching to the electrical component box 5 by attaching to the inclined portion and then attaching to the electrical component box 5 through the mounting base 9 provided, the power supply can be performed without removing the front cover 3. After the cable 7 is easily connected to the terminal board 6, the terminal board 6 can be easily attached to the electrical component box 5 by the attachment base 9, and air for improving workability. It becomes a harmony machine.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner in which a power cable can be easily connected to a terminal board.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part of an air conditioner according to the present invention,
(A) is an exploded perspective view seen from the front, and (B) is an exploded perspective view seen from the rear.

3A and 3B are explanatory views of an air conditioner according to a conventional example, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a main part, FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state where a power cable is connected, and FIG. 3C is a side view. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Indoor unit main body of an air conditioner 2 Base 3 Front cover 3 'Under cover 4 Suction grille 5 Electrical component box 5a Mounting screw hole 6 Terminal board 6a Mounting hole 6b Recess 6c Notch 7 Power cable 8 Screw 9 Mounting base 9a Screw hole 9b Vertical part 9c, 9d Horizontal part 9e Auxiliary vertical part 9f Projection

Claims (8)

[Claims] An electric component box provided with a terminal board for connecting a power cable and an electric component is provided on one side of a base constituting a main body, and an opening facing the terminal board is provided at a lower portion of one side of the base. An air conditioner comprising: a front cover having a suction grill attached to a front surface thereof; and an under cover removably attached to the opening, wherein the terminal board to which the power cable is connected has the same terminal After being attached to the inclined portion via a mount having an inclined portion for attaching the board by inclining downward and an attaching portion having an engaging portion for engaging with the electrical component box, the attaching portion is used for the attaching portion. An air conditioner, wherein the air conditioner is locked and attached to the electrical component box. 2. The terminal board according to claim 1, wherein said terminal board and said inclined portion are provided with male and female positioning portions, and boss portions having mounting holes and screw holes are provided. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a screw having a through hole is screwed into the screw hole and attached to the inclined portion. 3. The positioning portion includes a ridge portion extending left and right provided at a lower portion of the inclined portion, a concave portion provided on the terminal board corresponding to the ridge portion, and the inclined portion. A concave notch provided by opening downward at the upper part of the upper part, and a projection provided on the inclined part corresponding to the notch,
The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the concave ridge is brought into contact with the ridge, and the terminal is positioned by inserting the protrusion into the notch. Machine. 4. The locking means includes a locking portion provided on the electrical component box, a substantially vertical portion provided on the mounting base corresponding to the locking portion, and a substantially horizontal portion having a step. 2. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the air conditioner includes a plurality of locking pieces, and the locking pieces are locked to the locking portions and attached to the electrical component box. 3. 5. A locking claw that locks to a back surface of the locking portion is provided at a tip of the substantially vertical portion.
The air conditioner according to item 1. 6. The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein an auxiliary vertical portion corresponding to the locking portion and parallel to the vertical portion is provided in the substantially horizontal portion. 7. The air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein an auxiliary locking claw that locks on a back surface of the locking portion is provided at a tip of the auxiliary vertical portion. 8. The mounting base is made of a synthetic resin, the mounting base, the boss, the ridge, the substantially vertical part and the substantially horizontal part, the locking claw, the auxiliary vertical part, and the auxiliary member. The air conditioner according to claim 1 or claim 3, wherein the stop claw is formed integrally.