KR100216475B1 - Wall fixing plate for room type airconditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a novel wall fixing plate for room air conditioners.

Conventionally, since the wall fixing plate is composed of one body corresponding to the size of the indoor unit, there is a problem in that each of the models of the room air conditioner has to have a dedicated wall fixing plate.

In the present invention, the first and the lower hook piece which is fitted into the upper locking ring and the lower locking groove of the indoor unit, respectively, can be relatively close or far away, respectively, the first and the appropriately spaced in the horizontal direction between each other and fastened with screws on the wall A second fixing plate; It is equipped with a pantograph-type connecting body which connects the first and second fixing plates in a horizontal direction so as to be able to be stretched and contracted so that the indoor units of all models can be fixed simply on the wall regardless of the size of the indoor unit.

Description

Wall mounting plate for room air conditioner

The present invention relates to a room air conditioner, and more particularly, to a wall fixing plate for fixing an indoor unit of a detachable room air conditioner to a wall.

A room air conditioner, which uses a cooling cycle to cool the room, liquefies refrigerant gas compressed in a compressor in a condenser and then expands an expansion valve or capillary tube. It is a compact air conditioner that performs the cooling action by the heat of vaporization of the refrigerant absorbed by vaporizing in the evaporator through). The air conditioner is classified into an integrated type in which each component is built into a cabinet according to its configuration type, and a separate type composed of an outdoor unit having an integrated compressor and a condenser, and an indoor unit having an evaporator. In consideration of the separation type is mainly used.

Meanwhile, the indoor unit of the detachable room air conditioner is relatively small and small, and is usually installed on the wall of a place to be cooled for uniform and comfortable cooling. Accordingly, the separate room air conditioner is generally provided with a wall fixing plate for fixing the indoor unit to the wall surface.

1 and 2 schematically show the configuration of such a conventional wall fixing plate (1). It has two L-shaped upper hook pieces (3) protruding forwardly, each of which supports a corresponding catching ring (R) of the indoor unit (U) on both sides of the upper part of the plate-shaped body (2). There are two L-shaped lower hook pieces 4 which are fitted into the corresponding locking grooves G of the indoor unit U, respectively, to protrude forward. In addition, a plurality of fastening holes 2a for fastening the wall fixing plate 1 to the wall surface W with a screw S are formed in the body 2. Accordingly, the wall fixing plate 1 is fastened to the wall surface W with a screw S through the fastening holes 2a of the body 2, and the hook ring R of the indoor unit U is fastened to the upper hook piece 3. The indoor unit U is fixed to the wall surface W by being coupled to and supported by the hook groove G so that the lower hook pieces 4 are fitted thereto.

However, since the conventional wall fixing plate 1 is composed of one body 2 having a size corresponding to the size of the indoor unit U to be fixed, the wall fixing plate 1 having a different size according to the model of the room air conditioner is provided. Each must be equipped. For this reason, not only the dedicated wall fixing plate 1 should be manufactured separately for each new development product, but also there was a problem of decreasing the manufacturability of the wall fixing plate 1 produced by the mold and raising the cost.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wall fixing plate for a room air conditioner which can be fixed simply and stably on a wall surface of an indoor unit of all room air conditioners regardless of the size of an indoor unit in view of the above-described conventional problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the wall fixing plate for the room air conditioner according to the present invention has the upper and lower hook pieces which can be relatively close to or far from each other and are fitted into the upper locking ring and the lower locking groove of the indoor unit, respectively. First and second fixing plates which are properly spaced in the horizontal direction and fastened to the wall by screws; And a pantograph connecting body which connects the first and second fixing plates to the horizontal direction in a stretchable manner.

According to one preferred feature of the present invention, the first and second fixing plate is a lower plate having a substantially L-shaped lower hook piece which is fastened with a screw to the wall surface and fitted into a hook groove in the lower part of the indoor unit, and the upper side of the lower plate. It consists of an upper plate having an upper hook piece of L-shape fastened to the wall by a screw and holding the hooks of the upper part of the indoor unit, respectively, and connecting means for connecting the upper plate and the lower plate to be relatively movable in the arrangement direction.

Accordingly, the present invention can easily fix the indoor unit of various sizes regardless of the type of the room air conditioner on the wall, thereby exhibiting a great effect on the improvement of manufacturability and cost reduction of the room air conditioner.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a method of fixing an indoor unit to a wall by a conventional wall fixing plate,

2 is a cross-sectional view thereof;

3 is a perspective view showing a wall fixing plate according to the present invention,

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V of FIG.

6 is a front view of the wall fixing plate showing the operation of the present invention,

7 is a cross-sectional view showing the indoor unit fixed to the wall by the wall fixing plate of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

11: wall fixing plate 12, 12 ': the first and second fixing plate (of the wall fixing plate)

13, 13 ': Bottom plate (of each fixed plate) 14, 14': Top plate (of each fixed plate)

14b, 14b ': Circular guide (upper) 15, 15': Lower hook (lower)

16, 16 ': Upper hook piece (top) 17, 17': Connecting piece (bottom)

18, 18 ': support ring (top)

19, 19 ', 20, 20': flange

21: link 23, 23 ': link (of link)

24, 24 ': Connecting pin (of connection) U: Indoor unit (of room air conditioning)

R: Hanging ring G: Hanging groove

Such specific features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 to 7, the wall fixing plate 11 for the room air conditioner according to the present invention is first and second fixing plate 12 fixed to the wall (W) of the room to be cooled and mutually appropriately fixed by screws (S), respectively. (12 ') and the connecting body (21) which connects the first and second fixing plates (12) and (12') in a horizontal direction so as to be stretchable.

Meanwhile, the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 'of the present invention have the same configuration. Hereinafter, for convenience, the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12' will be described by way of example. ) Will be displayed by adding 'to the member number of the first fixing plate 12.

As shown in the drawing, the first fixing plate 12 is composed of an upper plate 14 and a lower plate 13 arranged vertically, and are connected to each other so as to be relatively movable in the arrangement direction. In the lower plate 13, an approximately L-shaped lower hook piece 15, which is fitted into the locking groove G in the lower part of the indoor unit U, protrudes forward, and is formed around the lower hook piece 15. A plurality of fastening holes 13a through which S) penetrates are appropriately formed. The upper plate 14 is formed with an L-shaped upper hook piece 16 which also hangs and supports the hook R on the upper part of the indoor unit U, and is formed to protrude forward, and a screw is provided around the upper hook piece 16. A plurality of fastening holes 14a through which S passes are formed.

In addition, the upper end of the lower plate 13, the connecting piece 17 is formed extending from this to the appropriate length, the lower side of the upper plate 14, the support ring for inserting and supporting the connecting piece 17 of the lower plate 13 to be movable 18 is formed to protrude forward. Accordingly, the connecting piece 17 of the lower plate 13 is preferably bent side by side with its fixed end side bent at a height corresponding to its thickness so that the upper plate 14 and the lower plate 13 are located on the same plane. At the tip of the connecting piece 17, a stopper 17a for limiting the moving distance of the upper plate 14 and the lower plate 13 is bent so as not to be separated from each other.

Accordingly, the indoor unit U is supported on the wall surface W by the upper and lower hook pieces 16, 15, 16 ′, 15 ′ of the first and second fixing plates 12, 12 ′. And at the upper and lower ends of the second fixing plates 12 and 12 ', that is, at the upper ends of the upper plates 14 and 14' and at the lower ends of the lower plates 13 and 13 ', preferably on the rear surface of the indoor unit U. Flanges 19 and 29 and 19 'and 20' are formed to contact each other to increase the bearing force.

On the other hand, the connecting body 21 interconnecting the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 'may have any configuration as long as it can be flexibly connected to each other. For example, it may be configured as a pantograph. have. That is, two link motions 22 and 22 'composed of a plurality of links 23 and 23' are connected to each other so that the corresponding links 23 and 23 'form X characters. . Accordingly, at least one connecting pin 24 at both ends of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 ′, for example, each of the upper plates 14 and 14 ′, allows the connecting body 21 to stretch. Guide holes 14b and 14b 'are formed to slidably insert 24' in the vertical direction. The lengths of the guide holes 14b and 14b 'are the upper and lower plates 14, 13 and 14' and 13 'of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12' together with the stretching action of the connecting body 21. It is preferable that they are set to a length sufficient to stretch.

The method of fixing the indoor unit () of the room air conditioner to the wall surface () through the wall fixing plate () configured as described above is as follows.

In FIG. 6, lower hook pieces 15, 15 ′ of the first and second fixing plates 12, 12 ′ are inserted into the engaging grooves G to correspond to the length of the indoor unit U to be installed first. The first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 'are extended in the horizontal direction so as to correspond respectively. Then, the connecting pins 24 and 24 'at both ends of the connecting body 21 as shown in the imaginary line in FIG. 6 are the upper plates 14 and 14' of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 '. By moving downwards along the guide holes 14b and 14b 'respectively formed in the connector 21, the connecting body 21 is elongated, so that the separation distance between the two fixing plates 12 and 12' is appropriately extended. In this state, the lower plates 13 and 13 'of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12' are fastened to the wall surface w with screws s, respectively.

Next, the upper plates 14 and 14 'of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12' correspond to the height of the indoor unit u, that is, the upper hanger pieces 16 and 16 'are mounted to the indoor unit U. The top plate 14, 14 'is extended upward to correspond to the upper hooks (R). Then, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 6, the upper plates 14 and 14 ′ of the respective fixing plates 12 and 12 ′ are connected to the connecting pieces 17 and 17 ′ of the lower plates 13 and 13 ′, respectively. The upper and lower lengths of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 ′ are extended by being guided by the connecting pins 24 and 24 ′ of the connecting body 21. In this state, the upper plates 14 and 14 'of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12' are fastened to the wall surface W with screws S, respectively.

As described above, in the state in which the wall fixing plate 11 is fastened to the wall surface W, as shown in FIG. 7, the two catching rings R of the upper part of the indoor unit U are first and second fixing plates 12 ( 12 '), the upper hook pieces 16 and 16' are hooked and supported, and the lower hook pieces of the first and second fixing plates 12 and 12 'are inserted into the two locking grooves G below the indoor unit U. The indoor unit U is fixed to the wall surface W by fitting the 15 and 15 'to each other. At this time, the flanges 19, 20, 19 ', 20' formed at the upper and lower ends of the first and second fixing plates 12, 12 'are in contact with the rear surface of the indoor unit U, thereby increasing the supporting force.

As described above, the wall fixing plate 11 of the present invention can arbitrarily expand and contract its horizontal and vertical lengths according to the size of the indoor unit U to be installed. ) Can be fixed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the horizontal and vertical lengths of the wall fixing plates can be arbitrarily changed, and thus, indoor units of all models are very simple and stable without configuring a wall fixing plate for each model of the room air conditioner as in the prior art. It can be fixed to the wall. Accordingly, the present invention can greatly improve the manufacturability of the room air conditioner and has an excellent effect of significantly reducing the production cost thereof.

Claims (5)

It is connected to the outdoor unit, and is a wall fixing plate for fixing the indoor unit of the room air conditioner, which performs the cooling action by the built-in evaporator, to the wall of the room, The upper and lower hook pieces (16, 15) (16 ', 15'), which are fitted into the upper locking ring (R) and the lower locking groove (G) of the indoor unit (U), respectively, may be relatively close or far apart. First and second fixing plates 12 and 12 'which are properly spaced apart from each other in the horizontal direction and fastened to the wall surface W by screws S; And a pantograph-type connecting body (21) for elastically connecting the first and second fixing plates (12) (12 ') in a horizontal direction. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second fixing plate 12, 12 ', The lower plate 13 which is fastened by the screw S to the wall surface W and has lower L pieces 15 and 15 'having an approximately L-shape, which is fitted into the hanging grooves G below the indoor unit U, respectively. 13 '), The upper hook piece 16 of L-shape which is fastened to the wall surface W by the screw S to the upper side of the lower plate 13, 13 ′ and which hangs and supports the hook R of the upper part of the indoor unit U, respectively. A top plate 14 (14 ') having a 16', Wall fixing plate for the room air conditioner comprising the connecting means for connecting the upper plate (14) (14 ') and the lower plate (13) (13') to be movable relative to the arrangement direction. The method of claim 2, wherein the connecting means, A connecting piece (17) (17 ') extending from the upper end of the lower plate (13) (13') to an appropriate length and having a stopper (17a) (17a ') bent at its tip; Protruding forward from the lower portion of the upper plate (14) (14 ') and the support ring (18) (18') for movably inserting the connecting piece (17) (17 ') of the lower plate (13) (13'). Wall fixing plate for the room air conditioner, characterized in that made. The method of claim 2, At least one connecting pin 24, 24 ′ at both ends of the connecting body 21 may be vertically slidable to the upper plates 14, 14 ′ of the first and second fixing plates 12, 12 ′. Guide holes (14b) (14b ') for inserting the wall is characterized in that the wall fixing plate for the room air conditioner, respectively formed. The method of claim 1, Room characterized in that the flange (19, 20) (19 ', 20') is formed at the upper and lower ends of the first and second fixing plate (12) (12 ') to contact the rear surface of the indoor unit (U), respectively. Wall mounting plate for air conditioner.

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