KR100714293B1 - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and in particular, there is an obstacle in the ceiling on which the air conditioner is installed, or an air conditioner even when the position of the fixing bolt embedded in the ceiling for installing the air conditioner on the ceiling is not appropriate. The purpose is to provide an air conditioner to facilitate the installation of the.

The present invention for achieving this object is a casing, a connecting member movably installed on the casing and connecting the casing and the ceiling, and installed in the casing and coupled with the connecting member, the connecting member in the casing. It is provided with an air conditioner comprising a guide member for guiding to move.

Description

 Air Conditioner

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

Figure 2 is a partial front view showing a connecting member and a guide member according to the present invention.

3 is a plan view showing an air conditioner according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing that the air conditioner according to the present invention is installed on the ceiling.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

3: casing 30: connecting member

31: connecting plate 32: connecting groove

43: guide member 43: guide groove

44: receptacle

The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and in particular, there is an obstacle in the ceiling on which the air conditioner is installed, or the position of the fixing bolt embedded in the ceiling for installing the air conditioner on the ceiling was originally intended due to a mistake of the operator. The present invention relates to an air conditioner that enables easy installation of an air conditioner even when not in position.

In general, an air conditioner is a device for cooling and heating indoor air according to a principle of a refrigeration cycle, and a compressor for compressing refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the compressed refrigerant, and indoor / outdoor heat exchanged condensed refrigerant with indoor and outdoor air. It is equipped with a heat exchanger, and is classified into a separate air conditioner and an integrated air conditioner according to the separated state of the outdoor unit and the indoor unit, and the separate air conditioner is divided into a wall-mounted, standing type, and ceiling-embedded air conditioner according to the installed state of the indoor unit. The invention relates to an air conditioner embedded in a ceiling.

In a conventional air conditioner, a casing having a cylindrical shape forms its appearance, and inside the casing, a blower fan for sucking or discharging indoor air, and an heat exchanger in an indoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger that exchange heat with indoor air. The drain pan which collects the condensate which generate | occur | produces is installed.

When the air conditioner is installed on the ceiling, fixing bolts are mounted on the ceiling, and fixing brackets are installed on both sides of the casing so that the fixing bolts can be coupled to each other. The two are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval, and correspondingly, two fixing bolts are also formed on the ceiling, and two pairs of fixing bolts are embedded by the spaced position of the fixing bracket.

At this time, the fixing bracket is installed in a state that is firmly fixed to both sides of the casing from the beginning, there is no problem if the position of the fixing bolt embedded in the ceiling is installed in a position corresponding to the position of the fixing bracket, If there is an obstacle on the ceiling or if the gap between the fixing bolts is different from that of the fixing brackets due to the improper selection of the buried position, the installation problem occurs.In this case, the brackets are inevitably removed by fixing them. The inconvenience was that you had to change the position to fit the bolt.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, it is an object to be able to easily install the air conditioner even if the position of the fixing bolt embedded in the ceiling to install the air conditioner is changed.

The air conditioner according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a casing, a connecting member movably installed on the casing and connecting the casing and the ceiling, and installed in the casing and combined with the connecting member for the connection. And a guide member for guiding the member to move in the casing.

In addition, the connecting member and the guide member are disposed on both sides of the casing in a state coupled by a screw and a nut, the guide member is a receiving portion for receiving the nut, and through the connecting member and the nut and It characterized in that it comprises a guide groove which is in communication with the receiving portion so that the screw to engage.

In addition, the connecting member has a coupling plate formed with a through hole through which the screw is formed, and a connecting groove connected to a ceiling fixing bolt which is bent from one end of the coupling plate and is embedded in the ceiling to install the casing on the ceiling. Characterized in that it comprises a connecting plate formed.

And, the guide member is installed from the front end portion to the rear end of the inner surface of both side walls of the casing, the guide groove is installed so as to face the outside of both side walls of the casing, both side walls of the casing to the guide groove A guide passage having a corresponding shape is formed, and the connection member is positioned outside the sidewalls of the casing to move under the guidance of the guide groove and the guide passage.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, the air conditioner according to the present invention has a casing (3) is the appearance, the casing (3) is formed with an inlet 6 through which the indoor air is sucked, the inlet 6 In the vicinity, an indoor heat exchanger 9 is provided which generates heat exchange between the air sucked through the suction port 6 and the condensed refrigerant.

In addition, a drain pan 12 may be disposed below the indoor heat exchanger 9 to collect condensate generated by condensation of a part of the water vapor of the indoor air when heat exchange occurs.

In addition, a blower device 15 is disposed at a predetermined interval from the drain pan 12 and the indoor heat exchanger 9 to suck indoor air and simultaneously discharge heat exchanged to the outside of the casing 3. The blower 15 includes a pair of fan casings 18 for guiding the intake and discharge of air, a blower fan 21 installed inside each fan casing 18, and a fan casing 18. Is installed between the fan motor (not shown) for driving the blowing fan 21.

In addition, an end portion of the fan casing 18 where air is discharged is inserted into and installed in the discharge port 27 formed on one side of the casing 3.

The outer side of both sides of the casing (3) is not connected to the casing (3) is connected to the connection member 30 is installed, the connection member 30 is the casing (3) is embedded in the ceiling Connected to the fixed bolt (not shown) is a component that allows to be suspended.

In addition, the inner side of the casing (3) is provided with a guide member 42 for guiding the connection member 30 to move the side of the casing (3), the guide member 42 is a long straight It has a shape of a rail and is arranged to reach from the front end to the rear end of the side of the casing (3), so that the connecting member (30) is guided by the guide member (42) of the casing (3). Allow the side to move horizontally.

At this time, the connecting member 30 is movably coupled to the guide member 42 by fastening the screw 51 and the nut 54.

In the present embodiment, the guide member 42 is installed one by one inside both side walls of the casing (3), the connection member 30 is coupled to the front and rear of the guide member 42 one by one, eventually, one While showing a state in which the two connecting members 30 are coupled to the guide member 42, the number will be increased or decreased by those skilled in the art.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guide member 42 is located inside the casing 3 with respect to the side of the casing 3, and the connection member 30 is located outside the casing.

At this time, the connecting member 30 is formed in the shape of "L", the coupling plate 33 is formed in the through hole 34 is in direct contact with the casing 3 and the screw 51 penetrates And, bent from the lower portion of the coupling plate 33 extends horizontally and the connection groove 32 is connected to the ceiling fixing bolt (not shown) embedded in the ceiling to install the casing (3) on the ceiling is formed Consisting of a connecting plate 31.

And, when looking at the cross section of the guide member 42, the inside of the upper surface and the lower surface, and the side toward the inside of the casing 3 is closed, and a part of the side toward the connecting member 30 Guide grooves for guiding the screw 51 to move in accordance with the movement of the connecting member 30 at the same time the screw 51 is inserted through the connecting member 30 toward the guide member 42 ( 43) is formed.

In addition, the receiving member 44 is formed in the interior of the guide member 42 to communicate with the guide groove 43 and to accommodate the nut 54 coupled to the screw 51.

In addition, the side of the casing (3) is formed with a guide passage (4) formed from the front end to the rear end of the side of the casing (3) to correspond to the guide groove 43, the guide passage (4) The guide groove 43 may be in communication with the outside by the nut, the screw 51 is inserted into the guide groove 43 via the guide passage 4 and received in the receiving portion 44 ( 54), and when the connection member 30 is moved, it can move to a desired position along the movement path formed by the guide groove 43 and the guide passage 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member 30 is located on both sides of the casing 3, except that one side of the casing 3 has a circuit board necessary for operation and control of the air conditioner. Since the control box 5 is installed to accommodate the light, etc., the movement of the connecting member 30 installed thereon may be slightly limited, but the position of the control box 5 may be limited to that of the casing 3. Located in the middle of one side, in order to balance the casing (3) when the ceiling is installed, the moving range of the connection member 30 is the central portion and the front end, and the central portion and the rear end of the side of the casing (3) Since it will be limited to the space therebetween, even if the control box 5 is substantially, does not become an obstacle on the effective moving range of the connecting member 30.

The connecting groove 32 formed in the connecting plate 31 is formed so that one side is open toward the outside, which is easy to mount a fixing bolt (not shown) embedded in the ceiling, the position of the fixing bolt should be originally Although slightly biased to the left and right of the position, it is designed to accommodate the error and to fix the casing 3.

Hereinafter, an operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 4, the connection member 30 is movably coupled to the side surface of the casing 3 and the guide member 42, and the connection member 30 is connected to the guide passage 4. It can be moved along the movement path formed by the guide groove (43).

At this time, the position of the fixing bolt 100 embedded in the ceiling is located at the "A" position indicated by the dotted line, and if the position is the intended position of the first fixing bolt (no need to adjust the position of the connecting member 30) The fixing bolt 100 is inserted into the connecting groove 32 formed in the connecting plate 31, and then the fixing bolt 101 used to fix the fixing bolt 100 is fixed to the connecting plate 31. ) So that it does not flow in the

By the way, even if the position of the fixing bolt 100 is not the "A" position originally intended, and "A '", the connecting member 30 is detached from the casing (3) or fixed. A movement formed by the guide groove 43 of the guide member 42 and the guide passage 4 of the casing 3 by holding the connecting member 30 without the need to readjust the position of the bolt 100. What is necessary is just to arrange | position to the position corresponding to "A '" by moving on a path | route.

Then, after the fixing bolt 100 and the connecting plate 31 and the fixing nut 101 are combined, the fixing nut 101 may be tightened to fix the casing 3 to the ceiling.

According to the present invention as described above, when the position of the fixing bolt embedded in the ceiling due to the unexpected obstacles on the ceiling or the operator's mistake is not installed in the intended position at first, the connection member coupled to the fixing bolt There is a convenience that can be moved to a position corresponding to the changed position of the fixed bolt.

Therefore, in this unexpected situation can be expected to significantly reduce the effort and time required when fixing the casing to the ceiling.

Claims (4)

A casing, a connecting member movably installed on the casing and connecting the casing and the ceiling, and a guide member installed on the casing and coupled to the connecting member to guide the connecting member to move in the casing. , The connecting member includes a coupling plate provided to be movable along an outer surface of the casing, a connecting plate having a connecting groove bent from one end of the coupling plate and connecting the casing to an installation member provided on the ceiling; And a through hole through which a connection member for coupling the coupling plate and the guide member passes. The method of claim 1, The connecting member is a screw and nut disposed on both sides of the casing, The installation member is a ceiling fixing bolt one end is fixed to the ceiling extended, The connecting member and the guide member are disposed on both sides of the casing in a state coupled by a screw and a nut, The guide member includes an accommodating part accommodating the nut and a guide groove communicating with the accommodating part so that a screw coupled to the nut through the connecting member can move. delete The method of claim 2, The guide member is installed from the front end portion to the rear end portion of the inner surface of both side walls of the casing, the guide groove is installed so as to face the outside of both side walls of the casing, Guide passages of a shape corresponding to the guide grooves are formed on both sidewalls of the casing, The connecting member is located on the outer side of both side walls of the casing, the air conditioner, characterized in that the guide groove and the guide passage can move.

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