JPS6221855Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and more particularly to an improvement in the method of fixing a front panel to an air conditioner box.

Conventionally, the method of fixing this type of front panel 2 to the air conditioner box 1 is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The lower side of the panel 2 was fixed with screws 4. However, with this method of stopping, the lower central part 5 of the suction port, which is weakest in terms of strength, is not fixed in any way and is therefore bulky. The lower center part 5 of the mouth hit the drain pan 6 located below it, causing a chattering sound.

The present invention has been made with the aim of eliminating such drawbacks.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. Reference numeral 7 indicates a front panel lower hook part that is attached to the front panel 2, and 6 indicates a drain pan that collects dew generated from the heat exchanger 8. It is.

In the present invention, a lower front panel hook portion 7 provided on the front panel 2 is hooked onto the drain pan 6 to prevent the front panel 2 from protruding toward the front. The lower hook portion 7 of the front panel has inclined portions 9 and 10 at an angle of approximately 45°, and at both ends of the inclined portions 9 and 10, a plurality of ribs 1 inclined at an angle of approximately 45° are attached to the drain pan 6.
It is designed to be removably fitted and locked between 1 and 12.

The front panel 2 is attached to the air conditioner box 1 by the conventional method, that is, the upper part is hooked onto the air conditioner box 1 by the front panel upper hook part 3, and the lower part is attached by tightening with screws 4. When the lower central portion 5 of the suction port is lightly pressed, the lower hook portion 7 rides over the rib 11 and engages. The lower central part 5 of the suction port, which is structurally the weakest, is also fixed by the lower hook part 7 of the front panel caught on the drain pan 6, which prevents the front panel 2 from floating up to the front. Panel 2
There is no longer any looseness when the front panel 2 is attached to the air conditioner box 1, the front panel 2 does not vibrate even when the air conditioner is operated, and no chattering noise is generated when it comes into contact with the drain pan 6. Also, when removing the front panel 2, since the front panel lower hook part 7 has a 45° inclined part 9, all you have to do is remove the screws 4 at the bottom and remove the front panel upper hook part 3. This prevents the front panel lower hook portion 7 from getting caught.

Also, during heating operation, the ribs 10 and 1 of the drain pan
1 is deformed downward due to heat, the sloped parts 9, 10 of the lower hook part of the front panel at a predetermined angle are fitted into the drain pans 10, 11, so they will not come off, and the practical effect is great. There is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the air conditioner;
The figure is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a conventional air conditioner, and FIG. 3 is a local cross-sectional view showing the attachment part of the present invention. 1 is an air conditioner box, 2 is a front panel, 3 is an upper hook portion, 5 is a central portion below the suction port, 6 is a drain pan, 7 is a lower hook portion, and 11 and 12 are ribs. In the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An air passage is formed by the air conditioner box and the heat exchanger, and a front panel is provided on the front of the heat exchanger, and the lower side of the heat exchanger is formed at a predetermined angle of inclination to catch the dew generated from the heat exchanger. In an air conditioner configured with a drain pan having a plurality of ribs, a lower hook part having approximately the same inclination angle as the ribs provided at the lower center of the front panel suction port, and a lower hook part having a plurality of ribs on the drain pan. An air conditioner characterized by detachably fitting and locking between ribs.