KR20020044801A - A drain pump fixing device for ceiling type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for fixing drain pump of ceiling type air conditioner is provided to securely and simply fix the drain pump on an inside of a main body and to minimize vibration of the drain pump. CONSTITUTION: A device includes a supportive member(50); brackets(62); and vibration isolation members(70). The supportive member has one side fixed on a side surface of a main body, in which a heat exchanger and a condensed water drip pan are built, and the other side placed on the condensed water drip pan. The brackets are protrusively formed on both sides of a drain pump(60), forcibly delivering condensed water collected in the condensed water drip pan. The vibration isolation members have insertion grooves(74),to which the brackets to be inserted, formed thereon to fix the drain pump to the supportive member and fixed elasticity to prevent transmission of vibration generated in the drain pump to the supportive member and the main body.

Description

A drain pump fixing device for ceiling type air conditioner

The present invention relates to a ceiling type air conditioner that sucks indoor air and lowers the temperature in a heat exchanger and supplies cold or warm air to the room. A drain pump for pumping condensate collected in the condensate receiver to the outside is firmly inside the main body. The present invention relates to a drain pump mounting structure of a ceiling type air conditioner, which can be fixed simply and can be minimized.

In general, the ceiling type air conditioner is largely composed of an indoor unit installed between the ceiling wall and the ceiling surface to perform a cooling function, an outdoor unit performing a heat dissipation and compression function, and a refrigerant pipe connecting the indoor unit and the outdoor unit to each other.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main part of a conventional indoor air conditioner indoor air conditioner, the conventional ceiling air conditioner is located on the upper side of the ceiling (2) and the heat exchanger (6), the blower (8), the air guide 10 A main body 4 that is built-in and whose bottom is opened; A front panel 14 covering a bottom surface of the main body 4 and having a discharge port 12 formed at one side thereof; Inlet port 17 is formed so that the air from the indoor side into the main body 4 is formed and comprises a suction grill 18 coupled to the front panel (14).

Between the lower part of the heat exchanger 6 and the front panel 14, a condensate receiver 16 having an upper opening is provided to collect the condensed water falling from the heat exchanger 6, and the condensate receiver 16 The upper side of the) is equipped with a drain device for discharging the condensed water collected in the condensate receiver 16 to the outside.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a drain apparatus according to the prior art, wherein the drain apparatus includes a drain pump 20 for sucking condensate from the upper side of the condensate receiver 16 and a condensate sucked by the drain pump 20. It includes a drain hose (not shown) for transporting to the outside, and a sensing switch 34 for detecting the level of the condensate collected in the condensate receiving 16 to output a detection signal to the control unit (not shown).

The drain pump 20 has a bracket 22 having a through hole 22a formed thereon to allow the bolt 36 to pass therethrough, and a fixing plate 26 is formed on the inner surface of the main body 4. 27) is fixed to the upper side of the condensate receiver, the fixing plate 26 is fixed to the bracket 22 and the support plate 28 is fitted with a cylindrical dust-proof member 30 is fixed.

The dustproof member 30 has a through hole 32 formed therein so that the bolt 36 penetrates the through hole 22a of the bracket, and has a constant elastic force to absorb vibration of the drain pump 20. The support plate 28 has a fitting hole 29 to be fitted with the dustproof member 30.

On the other hand, 'b' shaped protection member 44 is seated on the upper side of the support plate 28 to protect the drain pump 20, the protection member 44 is the dustproof member ( The through hole 45 is formed to penetrate the bolt 36 inserted into the through holes 32 and 22a of the bracket 22 and the protection member 44, the dustproof member 30, and the bracket. Bolts 36 which sequentially pass through through holes 45, 32 and 22a of 22 are fitted to nuts (not shown) below the bracket 22.

On the other hand, the other side of the fixing plate 26 is supported by the support member 38, the sensing switch 34 for detecting the level of the condensate collected in the condensate receiving 16 and outputting a detection signal to a controller (not shown) The sensing switch 34 has a bolt portion 34a protruding from the upper portion thereof, and a nut 34b is fitted into the bolt portion 34a.

The support member 28 is bent in a 'b' shape, the vertical portion is formed with a bolt hole 38a in the center to be fixed to the fixing plate 26 by a bolt 39, the horizontal portion is A through hole 38b is formed at the center thereof so that the bolt part 34a penetrates from the lower side to the upper side and is fixed to the nut 34b.

In addition, a cover member 35 is positioned between the sensing switch 34 and the supporting member 38 to protect the sensing switch 34, and the bolt part 34a is disposed on the protective member 35. The through hole 35a is formed to penetrate.

In the conventional ceiling-type air conditioner configured as described above, indoor air is sucked into the main body 4 through the suction port 17 of the suction grill 18 by driving the blower 8, and the heat exchanger ( 6) Cooled while passing through the air guide 10 and the discharge port 12 is discharged into the room.

In addition, the drain pump 20 fixes the fixing plate 26 to the inner surface of the main body 4 by bolts 27 and vertically fixed to the fixing plate 26 of the support plate 28, The dustproof member 30 is inserted into the fitting hole 29 of the support plate 28. The center of the through hole 45 of the protection member 44 and the center of the through hole 32 of the dustproof member 30 coincide with the center of the through hole 22a of the bracket 22. After passing the bolt 36 through the through holes 45, 32, 22a in turn, the nut is inserted into the lower portion of the bolt 36.

In addition, the vertical part of the support member 38 is fixed to the fixing plate 26 by the bolt 39, and the bolt part 32 of the sensing switch 34 passes through the through hole 35a of the cover member 35. ) And the through hole 38b formed in the horizontal portion of the support member 38 in order, and then insert the nut 34b on the upper side of the bolt portion 32.

However, in the conventional ceiling type air conditioner configured as described above, the bent portions of the fixed plate 26 and the support plate 28 are fixed to install the drain pump 20, and each of the plurality of dustproof members 30 is Inserted into the fitting hole 29 of the support plate 28, the through hole 45 of the protective member 44, the through hole 32 of the dustproof member 30 and the through hole 22a of the bracket 22 ), While the bolt 36 is inserted into each of the through holes 45, 32, and 22a, the nut needs to be fitted, and the structure thereof is complicated.

In addition, the vibration generated by the operation of the drain pump 30 is transmitted to the bolt 36 and the nut through the bracket 22, the nut may be loosened from the bolt 36, the bolt 36 The vibration transmitted to the support plate 28 and the fixed plate 26 is transmitted, there is a fear that the support of the support plate 28 and the fixed plate 26 is weakened.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the drain pump is fixed to the inside of the main body firmly, simply fixed, the drain pump fixing of the ceiling type air conditioner that can minimize the vibration of the drain pump The purpose is to provide a device.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the main part of a conventional indoor air conditioner indoor unit,

2 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of a drain apparatus according to the prior art;

3 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of a fixing device of a drain pump according to the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a fixed state of the drain pump according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: support member 52: fixing part

53: bolt 56: support

57: detection switch 58: holder

60: drain pump 62: bracket

70: dustproof member 74: insertion groove

78: bolt 82: nut

Drain pump fixing device of the ceiling-type air conditioner according to the present invention for solving the above problems is that one side is fixed to the side of the main body is built-in heat exchanger and condensate receiver, the other side and the support member is located above the condensate receiver And a bracket protruding from the drain pump for conveying the condensate collected in the condensate receiver to the outside, and an insertion groove is formed to allow the bracket to be inserted to secure the drain pump to the support member and to be generated from the drain pump. It characterized in that it comprises a dust-proof member having a certain elasticity to prevent the vibration is transmitted to the support member and the main body.

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

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the fixing device of the drain pump according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a fixed state of the drain pump according to the present invention.

The drain pump fixing device of the ceiling type air conditioner according to the present invention, one side is fixed to the side of the main body (not shown) with a heat exchanger (not shown) and the condensate receiver (not shown), the other side is above the condensate receiver The support member 50 is positioned, a bracket 62 protruding to both sides from the drain pump 60 for pumping the condensate collected in the condensate receiver to the outside, and the insertion groove so that the bracket 62 can be inserted ( Is formed to secure the drain pump 60 to the support member 50, and to have a vibration-proof with a certain elasticity to prevent the vibration generated from the drain pump 50 is transmitted to the support member 50 and the main body The member 70 is comprised.

The support member 50 is fixed to the body 52 and the dust pump 70 is fixed so that the drain pump 60 can be supported in a suspended state and the fixing portion 52 It consists of an orthogonal support part 56.

The fixing part 52 has a bolt hole 54 is formed to be fixed to the main body by the bolt 53, one side of the fixing part 52 is fixed by welding with one side of the support 56. do.

On the other hand, in addition to the fixing portion 52 and the support 56 is fixed vertically by welding as described above, the fixing portion 52 and the supporting portion 56 is integrally formed, the fixing portion 52 and the supporting portion ( It is also possible for 56 to be bent vertically.

The support portion 56 is formed with a protruding base 58 so that the detection switch 57 for detecting the level of the condensate collected in the condensate receiver is fixed in a state suspended from the side of the drain pump 60.

The sensing switch 57 is located at an adjacent position of the drain pump 60 as the bolt portion 57a formed on the upper portion of the sensing switch 57 penetrates the nut 58b. The support 56 is formed so as to protrude downward from the rear side, and the through hole 58a is formed so that the bolt portion 57a protrudes from the lower side to the upper side.

Meanwhile, a passage hole 56b is formed in the support part 56 such that an upper portion of the drain pump 60 protrudes above the support part 56, and the passage hole 56b is formed in the drain pump 60. The opening is slightly larger than the top of the drain pump 60 so as not to interfere with the top.

The dustproof member 70 is formed in a flat plate shape and is fixed to one side of the support part 56 by bolts 78 so as to be located at both sides of the drain pump 60, and laterally toward the bracket 62. The insertion groove 72 opened by the groove is formed.

Through holes 56a and 62a are formed in the support part 56 and the bracket 62 to allow the bolt 78 to pass therethrough, and the dustproof member 70 includes the through holes 56a of the support part 56. ) Through the upper through hole 74 and the through hole 62a of the bracket 62 communicating with the insertion groove 72 so that the bolt 78 passed through the through hole through the bracket. A lower through hole 76 is formed in communication with the insertion groove 72 so that one bolt 78 protrudes downward of the dustproof member 70 and fits into the nut 82.

Meanwhile, the nut 82 is prevented from being separated from the bolt 78 between the bolt 78 protruding downward of the dustproof member 70 and the nut 82 fitted to the bolt 78. A separation preventing iron piece 80 having a through hole 81 formed therein is inserted to allow the 78 to pass therethrough.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the upper part of the drain pump 60 passes through the through hole 56b of the support part 56, and the dustproof member 70 is inserted into the insertion groove 72 so that the drain 62 is inserted into the drain hole 60b. Push from both sides of the pump (60). At this time, the upper and lower through-holes 74 and 76 of the dustproof member 70, the through-hole 62a of the bracket 62 and the center of the through-hole 81 of the separation preventing member 80 coincide with each other. And bolts 78 are sequentially inserted into the through holes 56a, 74, 62a, 76, and 81 at the upper side of the support part 56, and the nut 82 is inserted into the lower portion of the bolt 78. .

Here, the dustproof member 70 is fixed to the rear surface of the support part 56 by a bolt, and the drain pump 60 is supported in a state suspended from the dustproof member 70 to directly contact the support part 56. Since the vibration of the drain pump 60 can be minimized.

In addition, the bolt portion 57a of the sensing switch 57 protrudes upward through the through hole 58a of the holder 58 at the lower side of the holder 58, and the nut 57b is bolted to the upper side. As the fitting 57a is fitted, the sensing switch can be fixed to the support member 50 without using a separate fixing member (not shown).

The drain pump fixing device of the ceiling type air conditioner of the present invention configured as described above has a drain pump inserted into a fitting groove formed in the dustproof member and the dustproof member is fixed to one side of the main body of the air conditioner to the bolt. As a result of the fixing, the vibration generated in the drain pump can be minimized.

In addition, there is an effect that the sensing switch can be easily and firmly fixed to the support member without using a separate fixing member.

Claims (5)

One side is fixed to the side of the main body with a heat exchanger and the condensate receiver, the other side is a support member which is located above the condensate receiver, and a bracket protruding from the drain pump for pumping the condensate collected in the condensate receiver to the outside, An insertion groove is formed to allow the bracket to be inserted to secure the drain pump to the support member, and to include a dustproof member having a constant elasticity to prevent vibration generated from the drain pump from being transmitted to the support member and the main body. Drain pump fixing device of the ceiling air conditioner, characterized in that configured to. The method of claim 1, The support member is a drain of the ceiling type air conditioner, characterized in that it is composed of a fixing part fixed to the main body, the dustproof member is fixed so that the drain pump is supported in a suspended state, and a support portion orthogonal to the fixing part. Pump fixture. The method of claim 2, The support unit is a drain pump fixing device of the ceiling type air conditioner, characterized in that the support is formed protruding so that the detection switch for detecting the level of the condensate collected in the condensate can be fixed in a suspended state next to the drain pump. The method of claim 2, The dustproof member is formed in a flat plate shape is fixed by a bolt on the lower surface of the support so as to be located on both sides of the drain pump, the drain pump fixing device of the ceiling air conditioner, characterized in that the insertion groove is formed toward the bracket . The method of claim 4, wherein Through holes are formed in the support part and the bracket so that the bolts can penetrate, and in the dustproof member, bolts passing through the through holes of the support part can protrude downward through the through hole of the bracket. The drain pump fixing device of the ceiling type air conditioner, characterized in that the through-hole is formed in communication with the insertion groove.