TW201411062A - Outdoor unit of separated air conditioner with water leakage proof - Google Patents

Abstract

An outdoor unit of a separated air conditioner with water leakage proof comprises a base, a connection plate, two valves, and a protection cover. The connection plate is connected to one side of the base and comprises a plate, an opening, and two guide blocks that are mounted on an inside surface of the plate with some space. A slit is defined by the two adjacent ends of two guide blocks along with the plate. The two valves are mounted to the plate body of the connection plate with some space. The protection cover houses the plate body and two valves of the connection plate and comprises a first sidewall and a second sidewall, a connection wall, a drain groove extending from the inside surface of the connection wall and through the opening to project above the base, and receiving wing plates respectively extending from the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the protection cover toward each other and jointed to opposite sides of the drain groove to be located under the two valves.

Description

Separate air-conditioning outdoor unit with water leakage prevention function

The present invention relates to a split type cold air outdoor unit having a function of preventing water leakage, and particularly relates to a separate type cold air outdoor unit having a function of preventing water leakage, in which condensed water condensed on the surface of the outdoor unit is not easily dripped outside the outdoor unit.

The general split type cold air includes an indoor unit installed indoors and an outdoor unit installed outdoors, and the indoor unit and the outdoor unit are connected by two copper pipes. In the case of separate air-conditioning operation, the outdoor unit transports the liquid refrigerant at normal temperature and low pressure to the evaporator of the indoor unit through one of the copper pipes, so that the indoor air flowing through the evaporator due to the fan operation is cooled to become a low-temperature cold air flow, thereby making the indoor The temperature is cooled, and when the refrigerant passes through the evaporator, a new cycle is started by flowing another copper pipe back to the outdoor unit. Moreover, both the condenser and the compressor are located inside the outdoor unit, which greatly reduces the noise in the room and maintains peace.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional outdoor unit includes a casing 10. The casing 10 has a base 11, a side wall 12 disposed on one side of the base 11 and extending upward, and two spaced apart from the inner surface of the side wall 12 to the outer surface. A protruding valve 13 and a protective cover 14 covering the two valves 13. The two valves 13 are channels for conveying the refrigerant and are respectively connected to two copper tubes (not shown) to the indoor unit (not shown). Since the temperature of the refrigerant itself is low and passes through the two valves 13, the two valves 13 and The temperature of the side wall 12 connected to the two valves 13 is also low. When the outdoor temperature is high, or the compressor installed in the outdoor unit (not shown) operates, the heat source causes a temperature difference in the two valves. 13 and the surface of the side wall 12 condenses into condensed water, and the condensed water that drops is not effective The ground is collected, so that the side wall 12, the gap between the protective cover 14 and the base 11 flows downward, and directly drops on the ground outside the outdoor unit, causing water marks on the building to affect the environmental perception.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a separate air-conditioning outdoor unit having a function of preventing water leakage, which is capable of efficiently collecting condensed water and is not easily dripped outside the outdoor unit.

Therefore, the present invention has a separate cold air outdoor unit for preventing water leakage, and comprises a base, a connecting plate, two valves and a protective cover.

The connecting plate is connected to one side of the base, and includes a plate body extending upwardly relative to the base, an opening extending through the plate body adjacent to the base, and two spaced apart from the inner surface of the plate body and surrounding the upper edge of the opening a guiding block, wherein one end of the two guiding blocks adjacent to each other defines a slit, and one end of the slit adjacent to the two guiding blocks is opposite to one end of the slit away from the two guiding blocks Relatively close. The two valves are spaced apart from the plate body of the connecting plate and disposed above the opening and the two guiding blocks. The protective cover covers the plate body of the connecting plate and the two valves, and includes a first side wall and a second side wall on opposite sides, and a connecting wall connecting the first side wall and the second side wall, Connecting the inner surface of the wall and extending through the opening to protrude above the base and disposed under the two guiding blocks and the slit, and the first side wall and the second side wall of the protective cover a receiving fin extending toward the opposite sides of the drain and disposed under the two valves, the end of the two receiving fins adjacent to the drain being away from the drain than the two receiving fins One end is relatively close.

Preferably, the drain has a body, a slot formed at a center of the inner surface of the body and extending along a length of the body, and a block disposed on an outer surface of the body end and aligned with the slot Stop the bumps.

Preferably, the body end and the blocking protrusion extend obliquely toward a side adjacent to the base.

Preferably, the base includes a bottom plate portion and an extending portion extending upward from a periphery of the bottom plate portion, the connecting plate further includes two supporting legs extending perpendicularly to the plate body and supporting the bottom plate portion, and The plate body is adjacent to the bottom plate portion and is located at a gap between the two supporting legs. The plate body of the connecting plate is spaced apart from the extending portion of the base portion and defines a groove communicating with the notch portion with the bottom plate portion.

Preferably, the protective cover further comprises two guiding portions respectively extending obliquely to the two receiving flaps and adjacent to the plate body of the connecting plate.

The effect of the present invention is: through the drainage ditch, the two guiding blocks and the slit, and the design of the groove communicating with the notch, and the two valves and the connecting plate are provided by four ways The condensed condensed water is guided to the bottom plate portion of the base to naturally evaporate, and does not drip to the outside of the outdoor unit and land on the wall or the ground of the building.

The foregoing and other technical aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments.

The following description of the embodiments is intended to be illustrative of the specific embodiments Directional terms mentioned in the present invention, For example, "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", etc. are only directions referring to the additional schema. Therefore, the directional terminology used is for the purpose of illustration and not limitation.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a preferred embodiment of the separated cold air outdoor unit having the function of preventing water leakage is disposed at an appropriate position outside the room, and includes a base 2, a side wall 3, and a connecting plate 4. , two valves 5, and a protective cover 6.

Referring to Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, the base 2 includes a bottom plate portion 21 and an extension portion 22 extending upward from the periphery of the bottom plate portion 21. The side wall 3 is connected to the side of the extension 22 of the base 2 and extends upward. The connecting plate 4 is connected to one side of the base 2 and connected to the side wall 3, and includes a plate body 41 extending upwardly relative to the base 2, and two supporting legs 42 extending from the vertical plate body 41 and supporting the bottom plate portion 21, the plate body 41 and The extensions 22 can be joined by means of a screw lock or a snap. The plate body 41 is outwardly raised with respect to the outer surface of the side wall 3. The plate body 41 has a first flat plate portion 411 connecting the support legs 42, a second flat plate portion 412 protruding outwardly and parallel to the first flat plate portion 411, and a connection. A connecting portion 413 of the first flat plate portion 411 and the second flat plate portion 412. The two valves are disposed at intervals of the second flat plate portion 412 of the plate body 41 of the connecting plate 4, and the two valves 5 are channels for conveying the refrigerant and are respectively connected to the two copper pipes (not shown) to the indoor unit (not shown) The refrigerant itself has a low temperature and travels through the two valves 5, and has a temperature difference from the ambient temperature, causing the inner and outer surfaces of the two valves 5 and the connecting plate 4 to condense into condensed water. The protective cover 6 covers the plate body 41 of the connecting plate 4, the two valves 5 and the side walls 3, and is engaged with the connecting plate 4 or with the extending portion 22 of the base 2 by a fastening manner, and includes one on opposite sides. The first side wall 61 and the second side wall 62 are connected to the connecting wall 63 of the first side wall 61 and the second side wall 62. In the present embodiment, the two valves 5 and the connecting plate 4 are made of metal.

In order to effectively prevent the condensed water from leaking out of the outdoor unit, the specific structure of the base 2, the connecting plate 4, and the protective cover 6 will be described in detail below: The connecting plate 4 further includes a first flat plate portion 411 penetrating the plate body 41 and adjacent to the opening 43 of the base 2, and two guiding blocks spaced apart from the inner surface of the first flat plate portion 411 of the plate body 41 and surrounding the upper edge of the opening 43 44. One end of the two guiding blocks 44 adjacent to each other and the first flat plate portion 411 of the plate body 41 define a slit 45, a notch 46 formed in the plate body 41 and adjacent to the bottom plate portion 21 and located between the two supporting legs 42. One end of the slit 45 adjacent to the two guiding blocks 44 is relatively close to one end of the slit 45 away from the two guiding blocks 44, that is, the two guiding blocks 44 are inclined toward the slit 45, respectively, and the opening 43 is The two guiding blocks 44 are located under the two valves 5, and the condensed water of the inner surface of the plate body 41 can be guided to the slit 45 through the two guiding blocks 44. The first flat plate portion 411 of the plate body 41 of the connecting plate 4 is spaced apart from the extending portion 22 of the base 2 and defines a groove 47 communicating with the bottom plate portion 21 with a gap 46. The through-groove 47 and the notch 46 can guide the plate body. Condensed water of the outer surface portion of 41 flows to the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2.

The protective cover 6 further includes a drain 64 extending from the inner surface of the connecting wall 63 and extending through the opening 43 to protrude above the base 2 and disposed under the two guiding blocks 44 and the slit 45, and the protective cover 6 The first side wall 61 extends toward the inner surface of the second side wall 62 and is connected to opposite sides of the drainage channel 64 and a receiving fin 65 disposed under the two valves 5, and two guiding portions respectively extending obliquely to the two receiving fins 65 and adjacent to the connecting plate 4 at the junction of the first flat portion 411 and the connecting portion 413 66 (also see Figure 7). The end of the two receiving fins 65 adjacent to the drain 64 is relatively close to the end of the two receiving fins 65 away from the drain 64, that is, the two receiving fins 65 are inclined toward the drain 64, respectively.

The drain groove 64 has a main body 641 having a U-shaped longitudinal section, a slit 642 formed at the center of the inner surface of the main body 641 and extending along the longitudinal direction of the main body 641 and having a V-shaped longitudinal section, and a groove 642 disposed at the main body 641. The end outer surface is aligned with the blocking projection 643 protruding from the slot 642. The end of the main body 641 and the stopper projection 643 extend obliquely toward the side adjacent to the base 2 (see also FIG. 9). The condensed water of the outer surface of the plate body 41 is guided to the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2 through the two guiding portions 66, the two receiving fins 65 and the drainage groove 64.

When the separate air-conditioning outdoor unit is in operation, refer to Figure 6, Figure 7, Figure 8, and Figure 9. Since the two valves 5 are pipes for conveying refrigerant, the temperature of the refrigerant itself is low and passes through two valves 5, resulting in two valves 5 and The temperature of the connecting plate 4 is also low. When the outdoor temperature is high, or the compressor installed in the outdoor unit (not shown) operates, the heat source causes a temperature difference, and the two valves 5 and the connecting plate 4 The inner and outer surfaces condense into condensed water and drip downward. The condensed water on the outer surface of the connecting plate 4 and the two valves 5 can be received by the two guiding portions 66 and the two receiving fins 65 and guided to the drain 64, and the condensed water is cut by the inner surface of the main body 641. The groove 642 slides down to the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2, and is also tilted by the end of the main body 641 of the drain groove 64 and the stopper projection 643. The slanting design, and the blocking protrusion 643 can resist the backflow of the condensed water, so that the condensed water flows out as indicated by the arrow I and is not easy to flow back. Further, the condensed water located under the two guiding portions 66 flows through the notches 46 to the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2 through the grooves 47 as indicated by the arrow II. And a part of the condensed water located on the outer surface of the connecting plate 4 is obliquely guided from the lower surface of the two guiding blocks 44 to the slit 45 as shown by the arrow III, flows through the drain 64 and cooperates with the path flow as the arrow I. To the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2. Since the oblique guiding of the two guiding blocks 44 is increased, the condensed water is more easily concentrated to the drain 64 without falling outside the outdoor unit.

Finally, the condensed water located on the inner surface of the connecting plate 4 is obliquely guided by the upper surface of the two guiding blocks 44 as indicated by the arrow IV through the slit 45, flows to the drain 64 and flows to the base along the path of the arrow I. 2 bottom plate portion 21. Through the four paths shown by the aforementioned arrows I, II, III and IV, the condensed water of the two valves 5 and the plate body 41 of the connecting plate 4 can be completely collected to the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2 and naturally evaporate without Dropped to the outside of the outdoor unit and landed on the wall or floor of the building; in addition, due to the closed design of the internal parts of the outdoor unit (not shown), the condensed water does not evaporate and does not affect the interior of the outdoor unit. The operation of the machine.

In summary, the present invention has a separate air-conditioning outdoor unit that prevents water leakage, through a drain 64, two guiding blocks 44 and a slit 45, and a groove 47 communicating with the notch 46, and borrows The condensed water condensed by the two valves 5 and the connecting plate 4 is guided to the bottom plate portion 21 of the base 2 by the four paths indicated by the aforementioned arrows I, II, III and IV to naturally evaporate without dripping to the outside. It’s on the wall or the ground of the building, so it’s really The object of the invention is achieved.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

2‧‧‧Base

21‧‧‧Bottom plate

22‧‧‧Extension

3‧‧‧ side wall

4‧‧‧Connecting board

41‧‧‧ board

411‧‧‧First flat section

412‧‧‧Second flat section

413‧‧‧Connecting Department

42‧‧‧Support feet

43‧‧‧ openings

44‧‧‧guide block

45‧‧‧slit

46‧‧‧ gap

47‧‧‧ trench

5‧‧‧ Valve

6‧‧‧ Protective cover

61‧‧‧First side wall

62‧‧‧Second side wall

63‧‧‧Connecting wall

64‧‧‧drain

641‧‧‧ Subject

642‧‧‧ slotting

643‧‧‧Blocking bumps

65‧‧‧Acceptance flaps

66‧‧‧Guide

I‧‧‧ arrow

II‧‧‧ arrow

III‧‧‧ arrow

IV‧‧‧ arrow

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a conventional split type air conditioner outdoor unit; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the split type cold air outdoor unit having water leakage preventing function of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a view illustrating a protection A partial exploded perspective view of the relationship between the cover, a side wall, a connecting plate and the two valves; FIG. 4 is a partial exploded perspective view showing the protective cover, the side wall, and the relationship between the connecting plate and the two valves; 5 is a perspective view showing a drainage groove protruding from an opening, a second guiding block adjacent to the opening, and a groove communicating with the notch; and FIG. 6 is a perspective cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing a condensed water flow to a bottom plate portion of the base; FIG. 8 is a front view of the protective cover, illustrating a condensed water The path through which it flows; and Figure 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the flow of condensed water to the bottom plate portion of the base.

2‧‧‧Base

21‧‧‧Bottom plate

413‧‧‧Connecting Department

44‧‧‧guide block

46‧‧‧ gap

47‧‧‧ trench

64‧‧‧drain

641‧‧‧ Subject

642‧‧‧ slotting

643‧‧‧Blocking bumps

65‧‧‧Acceptance flaps

I‧‧‧ arrow

II‧‧‧ arrow

IV‧‧‧ arrow

Claims (5)

The utility model relates to a separate cold air outdoor unit with water leakage preventing function, comprising: a base; a connecting plate connected to one side of the base, and comprising a plate body extending upwardly relative to the base, and an opening extending through the plate body and adjacent to the base And a guiding block disposed on the inner surface of the plate body and surrounding the upper edge of the opening, the adjacent ends of the two guiding blocks define a slit with the plate body, and the two guiding blocks are adjacent to the guiding block One end of the slit is relatively close to the end of the slit away from the two guiding blocks; the two valves are spaced apart from the plate body of the connecting plate and placed above the opening and the two guiding blocks; And a protective cover covering the plate body of the connecting plate and the two valves, and comprising a first side wall and a second side wall on opposite sides, a connecting wall connecting the first side wall and the second side wall, a drainage groove extending from the inner surface of the connecting wall and extending through the opening and protruding above the base and disposed under the two guiding blocks and the slit, and the first side wall of the protective cover The inner surfaces of the two side walls extend toward each other and the drainage groove The opposite side is connected to and disposed below the receiving two flap valves, the two adjacent receiving end of the flap compared to the drains of the two receiving an end of the flap away from the gutter relatively close. The split type cold air outdoor unit having the function of preventing water leakage according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the drain has a main body, a slit formed at a center of the inner surface of the main body and extending along a longitudinal direction of the main body, And a blocking protrusion disposed on the outer surface of the end of the body and aligned with the protruding groove. A split type cold air outdoor unit having a function of preventing water leakage according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein the end of the main body and the blocking projection extend obliquely toward a side adjacent to the base. The split type cold air outdoor unit having the function of preventing water leakage according to claim 1, wherein the base includes a bottom plate portion and an extending portion extending upward from a periphery of the bottom plate portion, the connecting plate further comprising two vertical portions. a support leg extending from the plate body and supporting the bottom plate portion, and a notch formed between the plate body and adjacent to the bottom plate portion and located between the two support legs, the plate body of the connection plate is spaced apart from the extension portion of the base plate And defining a groove connecting the notch with the bottom plate portion. The split type cold air outdoor unit having the function of preventing water leakage according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the protective cover further comprises two guiding portions respectively extending obliquely to the two receiving fins and adjacent to the plate body of the connecting plate .