WO2018193520A1

WO2018193520A1 - Outdoor unit, air conditioner, and method for manufacturing outdoor unit

Info

Publication number: WO2018193520A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/015592
Authority: WO
Inventors: 怜早川; 洋平川口
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2017-04-18
Filing date: 2017-04-18
Publication date: 2018-10-25
Also published as: JP6732110B2; JPWO2018193520A1

Abstract

An outdoor unit comprising: a casing constituting the outer frame of the outdoor unit; and a partition plate that demarcates a blower chamber for accommodating a heat exchanger and a blower, and a machine chamber for accommodating a compressor. The casing has a rear surface wall part in which is formed a suction opening through which air produced by driving of the blower is drawn in, and a front surface wall part in which is formed a discharge opening through which the air produced by driving of the blower is discharged. The partition plate is divided along the depth direction of the casing, and has a front-side partition plate disposed on the front-surface-wall-part side and a rear-side partition plate disposed on the rear-surface-wall-part side.

Description

Outdoor unit, air conditioner, and outdoor unit manufacturing method

The present invention relates to an outdoor unit, an air conditioner, and an outdoor unit manufacturing method in which a partition plate is provided inside the casing.

Generally, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner has a blower chamber that houses a heat exchanger and a blower, and a machine room that houses a compressor and electrical components. And the outdoor unit has separated the machine room and the air blower room by the partition plate in the housing | casing (for example, refer patent document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-57436

Generally, in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, there are cases where mounting parts such as electrical components or piping are attached to a partition plate due to the space available in the machine room. However, as the number of mounted parts attached to the partition plate increases, the number of work steps on the outdoor unit assembly line increases. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit, the partition plate is put into the assembly line of the outdoor unit with all the parts attached to the partition plate attached in advance to the partition plate. There is a case. In this case, the actual work on the assembly line of the outdoor unit related to the partition plate is only the assembly of the partition plate to the outdoor unit body. However, the partition plate to which the mounted component is attached becomes heavy, increasing the burden on the operator.

Therefore, it is conceivable to divide the partition plate and distribute the weight of the partition plate by separately mounting components on each partition plate. When the partitioning direction of the partition plate is in the vertical direction as in Patent Document 1, the partition plate disposed below is adjacent to a compressor that is large and vibrates during operation. Therefore, it is difficult to attach a heavy mounting component or a cover mounting component with the number of components to the partition plate arranged below.

The present invention is for solving the above-described problems. Even when the parts mounted on the partition plate are heavy or when the number of parts mounted on the partition plate is large, the assembly line for the outdoor unit is provided. It aims at providing the manufacturing method of an outdoor unit, an air conditioner, and an outdoor unit which can suppress the number of work processes in the above.

The outdoor unit of the present invention includes a partition plate that divides a housing that forms an outline of the outdoor unit, a fan chamber that houses a heat exchanger and a blower, and a machine room that houses a compressor, The housing has a back wall portion formed with a suction port into which wind generated by the drive of the blower is sucked and a front wall portion formed with an outlet port through which the wind generated by the drive of the blower is blown. The plate is divided in the depth direction of the housing, and includes a front partition plate disposed on the front wall portion side and a rear partition plate disposed on the back wall portion side.

According to the outdoor unit according to the present invention, the partition plate that partitions the blower chamber and the machine room is divided in the depth direction of the housing, and the front partition plate disposed on the front wall portion side and the rear wall And a rear partition plate disposed on the part side. As a result, the partition plate can distribute the weight of the mounted parts attached to the partition plate before the assembly line of the outdoor unit is turned on, and even when the number of mounted parts is large, it can be used for the layout of the internal space of the machine room. Together, it can be distributed to an appropriate number of items. As a result, the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit can be suppressed, and the burden on the operator in the assembly line of the outdoor unit can be reduced.

1 is a schematic perspective view of an outdoor unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the outdoor unit of FIG. It is a top view inside the outdoor unit of FIG. It is a perspective view of the partition plate arrange | positioned inside the outdoor unit of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the partition plate of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of the A section of the partition plate of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the air conditioner using the outdoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Hereinafter, an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention and an air conditioner using the same will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts, and are common to all the embodiments described below. And the form of the component represented by the whole specification is an illustration to the last, Comprising: It does not limit to the form described in the specification. In the drawings, the size relationship of each component may be different from the actual one. In the present embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding, terms representing directions (for example, “up”, “down”, “right”, “left”, “front”, “back”, etc.) are used as appropriate. This is for explanation, and these terms do not limit the present invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
[Configuration of outdoor unit]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an outdoor unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the outdoor unit of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the interior of the outdoor unit shown in FIG. The configuration of each part of the outdoor unit 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 indicate the left and right width directions of the outdoor unit 100 with the X1 side as the left and the X2 side as the right. The Y axis indicates the depth direction before and after the outdoor unit 100 with the Y1 side as the front side and the Y2 side as the back side. Further, the Z-axis indicates the vertical direction of the outdoor unit 100 with the Z1 side as the upper side and the Z2 side as the lower side. In the following description, the front-rear, left-right, or top-bottom positional relationship between the constituent members of the outdoor unit 100 is basically the positional relationship when the outdoor unit 100 is installed in a usable state. 2 and 3 omit the illustration of the exhaust grill 11b shown in FIG. 1 in order to explain the internal structure of the housing 10. FIG.

The outdoor unit 100 is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the outdoor unit 100 is configured as a floor-type heat source side unit having a vertically long outer structure. The outdoor unit 100 may be configured as a heat source side unit other than the floor type, for example, a wall type, a roof type, or a ceiling suspended type heat source side unit.

[Outdoor unit housing]
As shown in FIG. 1, the outdoor unit 100 includes a housing 10 that forms an outer shell. The housing 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and as shown in FIG. 3, the back wall portion 10 c in which the air inlet 14 a into which the wind generated by the drive of the blower 36 is sucked is formed and the wind generated by the drive of the blower 36 A front wall portion 10a on which a blowout port 11a to be blown out is formed. Moreover, the housing | casing 10 has the left side wall part 10b and the right side wall part 10d which connect the back surface wall part 10c and the front surface wall part 10a. Moreover, the housing | casing 10 has the top panel 15 which comprises the ceiling wall of an upper surface part, and has the baseplate 16 which comprises the bottom wall of a lower surface part.

The side wall of the housing 10 is composed of four panels. The housing 10 includes a first side panel 11 that forms a left side wall on the front surface of the housing 10, a front right side and a front right side of the housing 10. The second side panel 12 constituting the side wall of the housing 10 and the third side panel 13 constituting the side wall on the right rear side and the rear right side of the housing 10 are provided. The housing 10 also includes a fourth side panel 14 that constitutes the left side wall and the left side wall of the outdoor unit 100. Therefore, the front wall portion 10a is composed of the first side panel 11 and the second side panel 12, and the right side wall portion 10d is composed of the second side panel 12 and the third side panel 13. The Further, the back wall portion 10 c is constituted by a third side panel 13 and a fourth side panel 14, and the left side wall portion 10 b is constituted by a fourth side panel 14. In addition, although the side wall of the housing | casing 10 of FIG. 1 is comprised combining the L-shaped panel by planar view, for example, four side walls on the front, back, left, and right may be comprised using a flat panel. .

The first side panel 11 may be configured as a single sheet metal panel or may be configured as a sheet metal panel divided into two or more. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first side panel 11 is formed with a blower outlet 11 a through which air generated by driving the blower 36 is blown out. The rear side (Y2 side) of the first side panel 11 is formed. ) Is provided with a blower 36. The blower outlet 11a is formed in the 1st side panel 11 as a circular through-hole. On the first side panel 11, an exhaust grille 11b that covers the air outlet 11a from the front is disposed so as to face the blower 36 through the air outlet 11a. As shown in FIG. 1, the first side panel 11 is provided with two air outlets 11a. In addition, two blowers 36 and two exhaust grilles 11 b are arranged in the outdoor unit 100. However, in the outdoor unit 100, the number of air outlets 11a formed in the casing 10, the number of fans 36 installed in the casing 10, and the number of exhaust grilles arranged in the casing 10 are arbitrary. Therefore, for example, in the outdoor unit 100, the number of air outlets 11a formed in the housing 10, the number of fans 36 installed in the housing 10, and the number of exhaust grilles arranged in the housing 10 are one or There may be three or more.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second side panel 12 is a sheet metal panel bent into an L shape when viewed from above. The third side panel 13 is a sheet metal panel bent into an L shape in a top view. The third side panel 13 is provided with a plurality of rectangular openings for discharging heat generated from devices such as the compressor 31 disposed in the housing 10. The fourth side panel 14 is a sheet metal panel bent into an L shape in a top view. The fourth side panel 14 is formed with a suction port 14a into which wind generated by driving the blower 36 is sucked. The blower 36 is located in front of the suction port 14a of the fourth side panel 14 (Y1 side). Has been placed.

The top panel 15 is a sheet metal panel that covers the upper portion of the housing 10, and is the upper edge of the first side panel 11, the second side panel 12, the third side panel 13, and the fourth side panel 14. It is detachably attached by screwing or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate 16 includes a bottom surface portion 16a on which the compressor 31 and the like are installed, and a peripheral surface portion 16b that surrounds the peripheral portion of the bottom surface portion 16a and extends upward from the peripheral portion of the bottom surface portion 16a. Have. On the lower surface side of the bottom surface portion 16 a of the bottom plate 16, a plurality of leg portions 17 serving as a base for installing the outdoor unit 100 are disposed. In the outdoor unit 100, two leg portions 17 are arranged on the bottom plate 16. The first side panel 11, the second side panel 12, the third side panel 13, and the fourth side panel 14 are attached to the peripheral surface 16 b of the bottom plate 16 by screwing or soldering. It is fixed by etc.

[Internal structure of outdoor unit]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the interior of the outdoor unit 100 is partitioned into a machine room 20 and a blower room 30 by a partition plate 50. 2 and 3, the machine room 20 located in the space on the right side of the outdoor unit 100 stores a compressor 31, a refrigerant pipe, an electrical box (not shown), and the like, and the left side in the outdoor unit 100. A heat exchanger 33, a blower 36, and the like are housed in the blower chamber 30 located in the space. The machine room 20 is configured by, for example, a second side panel 12, a third side panel 13, a top panel 15, a bottom plate 16, a heat exchanger support member 33a, and a partition plate 50. The blower chamber 30 includes, for example, a part of the heat exchanger 33 located on the rear surface side of the outdoor unit 100, the first side panel 11, the fourth side panel 14, the top panel 15, the bottom plate 16, and the heat exchanger. The support member 33a and the partition plate 50 constitute an outer shell. In addition, the element which comprises the outline of the machine room 20 and the air blower room 30 is arbitrary, and the outline of the machine room 20 and the air blower room 30 may be comprised by a different element by the shape of the side wall panel employ | adopted.

The compressor 31 compresses the sucked refrigerant and discharges it in the form of a high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant, and is composed of, for example, a rotary type, scroll type or vane type compressor. The compressor 31 may be controlled by an inverter circuit, for example, and may change the capacity of the compressor 31 (the amount of refrigerant sent out per unit time) by arbitrarily changing the operation frequency.

The heat exchanger 33 exchanges heat between the outside air and the refrigerant, and functions as an evaporator during heating operation and as a condenser during cooling operation. The heat exchanger 33 includes, for example, a heat transfer tube that allows the refrigerant to pass therethrough and fins that increase the heat transfer area between the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube and the outside air. The heat exchanger 33 is configured as a fin-and-tube heat exchanger that penetrates a plurality of fins in which heat transfer tubes are arranged in parallel. The heat exchanger 33 is fixed to the upper surface portion of the bottom surface portion 16a of the bottom plate 16 so that the heat transfer tubes are horizontal. As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the heat exchanger 33 is supported by a support member 33a. The heat exchanger 33 is formed in a so-called L shape having a flat plate region and a curved region in plan view. 2 and 3 exemplify the case where the heat exchanger 33 is formed in an L shape in a plan view, it may be formed in a flat plate shape and has curved regions at both ends. It may be formed in a so-called U-shape.

The blower 36 is configured as a propeller fan such as an axial fan, for example, and generates an air circulation for efficiently performing heat exchange between the refrigerant and the air in the heat exchanger 33. The rotation axis of the blower 36 is arranged so as to face the horizontal direction in the depth direction of the housing 10. The blower 36 is installed on a blower fixing base 36 a provided on the front side of the heat exchanger 33. When the outdoor unit 100 is driven and the blower 36 rotates, outdoor air is taken from the outside of the outdoor unit 100 through the suction port 14a of the fourth side panel 14. In the heat exchanger 33, heat exchange is performed between the outdoor air that passes between the fins of the heat exchanger 33 and the refrigerant that flows through the heat transfer tubes. The air heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger 33 is exhausted from the internal space of the outdoor unit 100 to the outside of the outdoor unit 100 through the air outlet 11a by the blower 36.

[Partition plate]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a partition plate disposed inside the outdoor unit of FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the partition plate of FIG. Next, the partition plate 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partition plate 50 divides, in the housing 10, a blower chamber 30 that houses the heat exchanger 33 and the blower 36 and a machine chamber 20 that houses the compressor 31. It is a wall. The partition plate 50 is disposed on the upper surface side of the bottom surface portion 16 a of the bottom plate 16 and extends between the bottom plate 16 and the top panel 15. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the partition plate 50 is divided in the depth direction of the housing 10, and the front partition plate 50 a disposed on the front wall portion 10 a side shown in FIG. 1 and the rear wall portion. And a rear partition plate 50b disposed on the 10c side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front partition plate 50a has a front intermediate wall portion 50a1 extending in the depth direction (Y-axis direction) of the housing 10 and a front side extended to face the front wall portion 10a. An inner wall portion 50a2. The front intermediate wall 50a1 and the front inner wall 50a2 are each formed in a rectangular plate shape. However, unevenness may be formed on each of the front intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front inner wall portion 50a2 in order to install, for example, a mounting component described later. The front intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front inner wall portion 50a2 are connected to each other at the end edges. For example, the front intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front inner wall portion 50a2 are formed by bending a sheet metal or the like. Yes.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a vertical wall portion extending toward the front wall portion 10a is provided at an end edge portion of the front inner wall portion 50a2 opposite to the end edge portion connected to the front intermediate wall portion 50a1. 50a3 is formed. Further, a connecting wall portion 50a4 extending so as to face the front inner wall portion 50a2 is formed on the end edge portion of the vertical wall portion 50a3 opposite to the end edge portion connected to the front inner wall portion 50a2. Has been. The connection wall 50a4 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 50a41 which are through holes in the vertical direction. The front partition plate 50a is fixed to the first side panel 11 by screwing the connection wall 50a4 and the first side panel 11 through the screw holes 50a41.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of part A of the partition plate of FIG. The front partition 50a is connected to the front edge of the front intermediate wall 50a1 opposite to the edge connected to the front inner wall 50a2, in other words, the front partition 50a and the rear partition 50b. The side edge portion has an engaging portion 50a5 formed in a crank shape. The crank shape is intended to mean a shape having a wall that is bent at an angle of approximately 90 ° in opposite directions at both ends of the wall constituting the linear portion. Note that “approximately 90 °” does not mean a complete right angle, but a degree recognized as a substantially right angle. Further, the folding includes a configuration that bends smoothly. As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging portion 50a5 includes a front facing wall portion 50a51 that forms a linear portion, a front base portion 50a52 in which one end of the front facing wall portion 50a51 is bent in a substantially vertical direction, and a front facing wall. The other end of the portion 50a51 has a front end wall portion 50a53 that is bent in another direction that is substantially vertical. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the engaging part 50a5 is continuously formed in the up-down direction from the lower end part of the edge part of the front side partition plate 50a to the upper end part.

The front partition plate 50a is integrally formed by bending the front intermediate wall portion 50a1, the front inner wall portion 50a2, the vertical wall portion 50a3, the connection wall portion 50a4, and the engaging portion 50a5. , Each of them may be connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear partition plate 50 b extends so as to face the rear intermediate wall portion 50 b 1 extending in the depth direction (Y-axis direction) of the housing 10 and the rear wall portion 10 c. And a rear inner wall portion 50b2. The rear intermediate wall 50b1 and the rear inner wall 50b2 are each formed in a rectangular plate shape. However, unevenness may be formed on each of the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear inner wall portion 50b2 in order to install, for example, a mounting component described later. The rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear inner wall portion 50b2 are connected to each other at an end edge portion. For example, by bending a sheet metal or the like, the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear inner wall portion 50b2 Is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rear inner wall portion 50 b 2 has an inclination extending toward the back wall portion 10 c as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 at the end edge portion opposite to the end edge portion connected to the rear intermediate wall portion 50 b 1. A wall 50b3 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the inclined wall portion 50b3 is provided with a screw hole 50b31 which is a through hole. The rear partition plate 50b is fixed to the support member 33a by screwing the inclined wall portion 50b3 and the support member 33a through the screw holes 50b31.

The rear partition plate 50b is an end edge portion opposite to the end edge portion connected to the rear inner wall portion 50b2 of the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1, in other words, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. And an engagement portion 50b5 formed in a crank shape at the end edge portion on the coupling side. As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging portion 50b5 includes a rear facing wall portion 50b51 constituting a linear portion, a rear base portion 50b52 in which one end of the rear facing wall portion 50b51 is bent in a substantially vertical direction, The other end of the rear facing wall portion 50b51 has a rear end wall portion 50b53 that is bent in another direction that is substantially vertical. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the engaging part 50b5 is continuously formed in the up-down direction from the lower end part of the edge part of the rear side partition plate 50b to the upper end part.

The rear partition plate 50b is integrally formed by bending the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1, the rear inner wall portion 50b2, the inclined wall portion 50b3, and the engaging portion 50b5. You may form by connecting.

The front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted so that the engaging portion 50a5 and the engaging portion 50b5 overlap each other. That is, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted by overlapping the engaging portions. In the partition plate 50, the front facing wall portion 50a51 and the rear facing wall portion 50b51 are in contact, the front tip wall portion 50a53 and the rear base portion 50b52 are in contact, and the rear tip wall portion 50b53 and the front base portion 50a52 intermediate wall portion are in contact. Touch. In FIG. 6, the front partition plate 50 a is disposed on the machine room 20 side and the rear partition plate 50 b is disposed on the blower chamber 30 side, but the front partition plate 50 a is disposed on the blower chamber 30 side, The rear partition plate 50b may be disposed on the machine room 20 side.

As shown in FIG. 4, one or a plurality of mounting parts 60 are attached and arranged on the machine room wall portion 50 c constituting the machine room side surface of the partition plate 50. The mounted component 60 is various components that constitute the outdoor unit 100, and includes, for example, a reactor, a refrigerant pipe, an oil separator, other electrical components, and the like. The mounted component 60 is fixed to the partition plate 50 by, for example, screwing or soldering. In the outdoor unit 100, since the partition plate 50 is divided in the front-rear direction, the mounting component 60 can be disposed on the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b avoiding the compressor 31.

4 and 5, a reactor 60a is disposed on the front partition plate 50a, and a refrigerant pipe 60b is disposed on the rear partition plate 50b. The reactor 60a is connected to an inverter housed in an electrical component box (not shown) and has a function of removing high frequency components. The reactor 60a and the refrigerant pipe 60b are an example of components mounted on the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b.

[Manufacturing method of outdoor unit]
Next, a method for manufacturing the outdoor unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on the assembly of the partition plate 50. One method for manufacturing the outdoor unit 100 is provided for each of the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b constituting the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine chamber 20 in the casing 10 of the outdoor unit 100. Alternatively, a step (ST1) of attaching a plurality of mounting components 60, a step (ST2) of arranging the rear partition plate 50b to which one or more mounting components 60 are attached, on the bottom plate 16 of the housing 10, and one or A step (ST3) in which the front partition plate 50a to which the plurality of mounting components 60 are attached is fitted to the rear partition plate 50b and disposed on the bottom plate 16.

One or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached to each of the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b constituting the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine chamber 20 in the casing 10 of the outdoor unit 100. In step (ST1), as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the reactor 60a is attached to the front partition plate 50a, and the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached to the rear partition plate 50b. The reactor 60a is attached to the front partition plate 50a by screwing. The refrigerant pipe 60b is attached to the rear partition plate 50b by screwing or soldering.

In the step (ST2) of arranging the rear partition plate 50b to which the one or more mounting components 60 are attached on the bottom plate 16 of the housing 10, the rear partition plate 50b is arranged at a predetermined position on the bottom plate 16. . Thereafter, the rear partition plate 50 b is fixed to the bottom plate 16 with the inclined wall portion 50 b 3 screwed to the support member 33 a of the heat exchanger 33. By assembling the rear partition plate 50b to which the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached before assembling the front partition plate 50a, a work space for connecting to other pipes can be secured, and workability can be improved. .

In the step (ST3) in which the front partition plate 50a to which the one or more mounting components 60 are attached is fitted to the rear partition plate 50b and disposed on the bottom plate 16 (ST3), the front partition plate 50a is in a specified position on the bottom plate 16. Placed in. At this time, the front partition plate 50a is fitted with the rear partition plate 50b, and is fixed to the bottom plate 16 with screws. Thereafter, the connection wall 50a4 of the front partition plate 50a is screwed to the first side panel 11. The front partition plate 50a may be screwed to the first side panel 11 first, and then disposed on the bottom plate 16 to be fitted to the rear partition plate 50b. In this step, the engaging portion 50a5 of the front partition plate 50a and the engaging portion 50b5 of the rear partition plate 50b are each formed in a crank shape and can be easily fitted.

Thereafter, the front partition plate 50 a and the rear partition plate 50 b are pressed from above by the top panel 15, and the top panel 15 is a panel constituting the side wall of the housing 10 so as to cover the top of the housing 10. Fixed. The front partition plate 50a is fixed to the first side panel 11, the rear partition plate 50b is fixed to the support member 33a of the heat exchanger 33, and the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted to each other. In addition, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are stably fixed by being pressed by the top panel 15 from above.

[Air conditioner]
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an air conditioner using the outdoor unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 7, solid arrows indicate the refrigerant flow during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 1, and dotted arrows indicate the refrigerant flow during the heating operation of the air conditioner 1. The air conditioner 1 in FIG. 7 includes an outdoor unit 100 and an indoor unit 200, and the outdoor unit 100 and the indoor unit 200 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 300 and a refrigerant pipe 400. In the air conditioner 1, a compressor 31, a flow path switching device 32, a heat exchanger 33, an expansion valve 34, and an indoor heat exchanger 35 are sequentially connected via a refrigerant pipe. The air conditioner 1 can be realized by switching the heating operation or the cooling operation by switching the flow of the refrigerant using the flow path switching device 32 of the outdoor unit 100. In addition, the structure of the air conditioner 1 shown in FIG. 7 is an example, For example, the muffler, the accumulator, etc. may be provided in the air conditioner 1 of FIG.

The outdoor unit 100 includes a compressor 31, a flow path switching device 32, a heat exchanger 33, and an expansion valve 34. The compressor 31 compresses and discharges the sucked refrigerant as described above. The flow path switching device 32 is, for example, a four-way valve, and is a device that switches the direction of the flow path of the refrigerant. The air conditioner 1 can realize a heating operation or a cooling operation by switching the flow of the refrigerant using the flow path switching device 32. The heat exchanger 33 performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and air (outdoor air). The heat exchanger 33 functions as an evaporator during heating operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant. The heat exchanger 33 functions as a condenser during the cooling operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant. A blower 36 is provided in the vicinity of the heat exchanger 33 so as to face the heat exchanger 33. The expansion valve 34 is a throttling device (flow rate control means), and functions as an expansion valve by adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the expansion valve 34 to depressurize the refrigerant that has flowed in. For example, when the expansion valve 34 is configured by an electronic expansion valve or the like, the opening degree is adjusted based on an instruction from a control device (not shown) or the like.

The indoor unit 200 has an indoor heat exchanger 35. The indoor heat exchanger 35 performs heat exchange between the air to be air-conditioned and the refrigerant. The indoor heat exchanger 35 functions as a condenser during heating operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant. The indoor heat exchanger 35 functions as an evaporator during the cooling operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant. An indoor blower 37 is provided in the vicinity of the indoor heat exchanger 35 so as to face the indoor heat exchanger 35.

As described above, according to the outdoor unit 100, the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine chamber 20 is divided in the depth direction of the housing 10 and is disposed on the front wall portion 10a side. It has the front side partition plate 50a and the rear side partition plate 50b arrange | positioned at the back wall part 10c side. Thereby, the partition plate 50 can distribute the weight of the mounted components attached to the partition plate 50 before the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 is put on. Further, even when the number of mounted components 60 attached to the partition plate 50 is large, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b can be distributed and attached to an appropriate number of items according to the layout of the internal space of the machine room 20. it can. As a result, the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 can be suppressed, and the burden on the operator in the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 can be reduced.

For example, as the number of parts mounted on the partition plate increases, the number of steps for attaching the mounted parts on the assembly line of the outdoor unit increases accordingly, and the work process for assembling the outdoor unit also increases. In this case, if the partition plate is put on the assembly line in a state where parts are mounted on the partition plate in advance, the actual work amount on the assembly line will not change. However, when the partition plate is put into the assembly line in a state where parts are mounted on the partition plate in advance, the weight of the partition plate is inevitably increased, which places a burden on the line operator. Therefore, the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine chamber 20 as in the outdoor unit 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is divided in the depth direction of the housing 10, and is formed on the front wall 10a side. If it is the structure which has the front side partition plate 50a arrange | positioned and the rear side partition plate 50b arrange | positioned at the back wall part 10c side, it will suppress the number of work processes on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100. In addition, the weight can be distributed between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

Further, for example, when one of a plurality of mounting components 60 attached to the partition plate 50 changes or when the number of mounting components 60 increases, the gold of the partition plate 50 is used to mount the components on the partition plate 50 body. It is necessary to modify the mold or raise a new mold. However, since the outdoor unit 100 only needs to change the mold of the front partition plate 50a or the rear partition plate 50b in which the mounting of the mounting component 60 is changed, the mold cost can be suppressed. In addition, even when parts to be mounted on the partition plate 50 are diversified between models of the outdoor unit 100 being produced, such as an oil separator or other electrical components, the work on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 is Only the combination of partition plates changes, and production management becomes easy.

Further, one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are arranged on the machine room wall 50c that constitutes the machine room 20 side surface of the partition plate 50. Therefore, the space in the machine room 20 can be used effectively, and the connection between the mounting component 60 and the compressor 31 or connection to other piping, or the connection between the mounting component 60 and other electrical components is easy. Workability can be improved.

The plurality of mounted components 60 include a refrigerant pipe 60b and a reactor 60a. The reactor 60a is disposed on the front partition plate 50a, and the refrigerant pipe 60b is disposed on the rear partition plate 50b. ing. Therefore, the space in the machine room 20 can be used effectively, and the connection between the mounting component 60 and the compressor 31 or connection to other piping, or the connection between the mounting component 60 and other electrical components is easy. Workability can be improved.

The front partition plate 50a includes a front intermediate wall 50a1 extending in the depth direction of the housing 10 and a front inner wall 50a2 extending so as to face the front wall 10a. The side partition plate 50b has a rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 extending in the depth direction of the housing 10 and a rear inner wall portion 50b2 extending so as to face the back wall portion 10c. Therefore, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b each have an L-shaped wall in plan view, and can maintain the strength in the vertical direction.

In addition, the partition plate 50 has an engagement portion 50a5 and an engagement portion 50b5 formed in a crank shape at an end edge portion on the coupling side between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, respectively. 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted by overlapping each other's engaging portions. Therefore, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b can be easily fitted together. As a result, the partition plate 50 is divided into a front partition plate 50a and a rear partition plate 50b, so that the amount of increase in work steps is compared with the case where the partition plate 50 is configured with one component. And can be kept to a minimum.

Moreover, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 is applied to each of the front side partition plate 50a and the rear side partition plate 50b constituting the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine room 20 in the casing 10 of the outdoor unit 100. A step of attaching one or more mounting components 60 (ST1), a step of arranging the rear partition plate 50b to which the one or more mounting components 60 are attached to the bottom plate 16 of the housing 10 (ST2), 1 A step (ST3) in which the front partition plate 50a to which one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached is fitted to the rear partition plate 50b and disposed on the bottom plate 16. Therefore, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 can distribute the weight of the mounted components attached to the partition plate 50 before the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 is charged. Moreover, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 is suitable for the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b in accordance with the layout of the internal space of the machine room 20 even when the number of mounted components 60 attached to the partition plate 50 is large. Can be distributed and attached to the number of items. As a result, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 can suppress the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 and can distribute the weight between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. Can be reduced. In addition, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 is such that even when the parts mounted on the partition plate 50 are diversified between the types of the outdoor unit 100 being produced, only the combination of the front and rear partition plates changes as work on the line. And production management becomes easy.

Moreover, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 can secure a work space for connecting to other piping by assembling the rear partition plate 50b to which the refrigerant piping 60b is attached before assembling the front partition plate 50a. Workability can be improved.

In the outdoor unit 100, the engaging portion 50a5 of the front partition plate 50a and the engaging portion 50b5 of the rear partition plate 50b are each formed in a crank shape, and the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are formed. Can be easily fitted. Therefore, when the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 is divided into the front side partition plate 50a and the rear side partition plate 50b, the amount of increase in the work process associated with the configuration is divided into 50 parts. Compared to the minimum.

Further, the air conditioner 1 includes an outdoor unit 100. Therefore, the air conditioner 1 can distribute the weight of the mounted components attached to the partition plate 50 before the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 is turned on. In addition, the air conditioner 1 has an appropriate number of parts for the front side partition plate 50a and the rear side partition plate 50b in accordance with the layout of the internal space of the machine room 20 even when the number of mounted components 60 attached to the partition plate 50 is large. Can be distributed and installed. As a result, the air conditioner 1 can suppress the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100, and can distribute the weight between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. The burden can be reduced. In addition, the air conditioner 1 only changes the combination of the front and rear partition plates as work on the line even if the parts mounted on the partition plate 50 are diversified between the types of outdoor units 100 being produced. Production management becomes easy.

In addition, the air conditioner 1 can perform welding work to other pipes by assembling the rear partition plate 50b to which the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached before assembling the front partition plate 50a in the assembly process of the outdoor unit 100. A work space to be performed can be secured, and workability can be improved.

Further, in the outdoor unit 100, the air conditioner 1 includes an engagement portion 50a5 of the front partition plate 50a and an engagement portion 50b5 of the rear partition plate 50b that are each formed in a crank shape, and the front partition plate 50a. And the rear partition plate 50b can be easily fitted. Therefore, the air conditioner 1 is divided into the front partition plate 50 a and the rear partition plate 50 b in the assembly process of the outdoor unit 100, and the amount of increase in the work process associated with the partition plate 50 is 1 It can be kept to a minimum compared to the case where it is composed of parts.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in FIGS. 4 and 5, the reactor 60a is attached to the front partition plate 50a, and the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached to the rear partition plate 50b. However, the mounting component 60 attached to the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b is arbitrary, the refrigerant pipe 60b may be attached to the front partition plate 50a, and the reactor 60a may be attached to the rear partition plate 50b. . Further, one or more electrical components may be attached to the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, or one or more refrigerant pipes may be attached to the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. Good. In addition, one or a plurality of electrical components or a combination of one or a plurality of refrigerant pipes may be attached to each of the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner, 10 housing | casing, 10a front wall part, 10b left side wall part, 10c back wall part, 10d right side wall part, 11 1st side panel, 11a blower outlet, 11b exhaust grille, 12 2nd side panel , 13 3rd side panel, 14 4th side panel, 14a suction port, 15 top panel, 16 bottom plate, 16a bottom surface, 16b peripheral surface, 17 legs, 20 machine room, 30 blower room, 31 compressor , 32 flow switching device, 33 heat exchanger, 33a support member, 34 expansion valve, 35 indoor heat exchanger, 36 blower, 36a blower fixing stand, 37 indoor blower, 50 partition plate, 50a front partition plate, 50a1 front middle Wall part, 50a2, front inner wall part, 50a3 vertical wall part, 50a4 connection wall part, 50a41 screw hole, 50a5 engagement 50a51, front facing wall, 50a52, front base, 50a53, front tip wall, 50b, rear partition plate, 50b1, rear intermediate wall, 50b2, rear inner wall, 50b3 inclined wall, 50b31 screw hole, 50b5 engagement portion, 50b51 rear facing wall, 50b52 rear base, 50b53 rear tip wall, 50c machine room wall, 60 mounted parts, 60a reactor, 60b refrigerant pipe, 100 outdoor unit, 200 indoor unit, 300 refrigerant pipe, 400 refrigerant Piping.

Claims

A housing constituting the outer shell of the outdoor unit;
A partition plate that divides a blower chamber that houses the heat exchanger and the blower, and a machine room that houses the compressor;
With
The housing has a back wall portion formed with a suction port into which wind generated by driving the blower is sucked, and a front wall portion formed with a blowout port through which wind generated by driving the blower is blown. And
The partition plate is divided in the depth direction of the housing, a front partition plate disposed on the front wall portion side, a rear partition plate disposed on the back wall portion side,
Outdoor unit having.
The outdoor unit according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of mounted parts are arranged on a machine room wall portion that constitutes the machine room side surface of the partition plate.
The mounted component has a refrigerant pipe and a reactor,
The outdoor unit according to claim 2, wherein the reactor is disposed on the front partition plate, and the refrigerant pipe is disposed on the rear partition plate.
The front partition plate includes a front intermediate wall portion extending in the depth direction of the housing, and a front inner wall portion extending so as to face the front wall portion,
The rear partition plate includes a rear intermediate wall portion extending in the depth direction of the housing and a rear inner wall portion extending so as to face the back wall portion. 4. The outdoor unit according to any one of 3.
The partition plate has an engagement portion formed in a crank shape at an end edge portion on the coupling side of the front partition plate and the rear partition plate,
The outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the front partition plate and the rear partition plate are fitted with each other by overlapping the engaging portions.
An air conditioner comprising the outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
Attaching one or more mounting parts to each of the front side partition plate and the rear side partition plate constituting the partition plate that partitions the blower chamber and the machine room in the casing of the outdoor unit;
Placing the rear partition plate with the one or more mounted components attached to a bottom plate of the housing;
Fitting the front partition plate to which the one or a plurality of mounting components are attached to the rear partition plate and disposing on the bottom plate;
The manufacturing method of the outdoor unit which has.