JPH11101470A - Suspension type air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect the joint between a side cover and the air conditioner body against damage by projecting an engaging part sideways from the side face of the air conditioner body and providing a protrusion to be engaged with the lower surface of the engaging part when a suction grill is directed upward on the inner surface of the side cover. SOLUTION: A suspension metal 55 projecting sideways are secured, by means of three screws 53, to the side face of the air conditioner body 1 and an engaging part 55a is formed integrally with the metal 55. A protrusion 49 is formed integrally on the inner surface of the side cover 45 while abutting the upper surface of the protrusion 49 against the lower surface of the engaging part 55a when a suction grill 37 is directed upward. A bolt is hooked in the groove 56 of the suspension metal 55. According to the structure, coupling part (hook 47) between the side cover 45 and the body 1 can be protected against damage even when the body is held up by grasping the side cover 45 because the weight of the body 1 is supported through engagement of the protrusion 49 and the engaging part 55a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a side cover of a ceiling-suspended air conditioner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an air conditioner body of a ceiling-suspended air conditioner is packaged and transported with its lower surface facing upward at the time of shipping to protect the lower surface provided with a suction grill and the like. Therefore, when unpacking at the construction site, the air conditioner body is upside down. When mounting the air conditioner main body in such a state, the air conditioner main body may be lifted with hands on resin side covers at both ends of the air conditioner main body.

[0003]

However, conventionally,
The side covers attached to both sides of the air conditioner main body do not have enough strength to support the air conditioner main body because the design is for the purpose of aesthetic appearance. When hung and lifted, there is a possibility that the joint between the air conditioner body and the side cover may be damaged.

[0004] Conventionally, in order to avoid such a situation, it has been described that it is prohibited to put a hand on a side cover on a box for packing the air conditioner body and lift the box.
It is difficult to give attention to the worker installing the air conditioner body simply by stating that such a prohibition is stated. The trouble that caused damage has not been resolved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to provide a side cover mounting structure in which the joint between the side cover and the air conditioner body is hardly damaged even when a load is applied to the side cover. Is to provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is an air conditioner provided with a suction grill, and a ceiling-suspended air having resin side covers at both ends of an air conditioner body. In the harmony device, an engagement portion that protrudes laterally is provided on a side surface of the air conditioner main body, and an inner surface of the side cover is a protrusion that engages with a lower surface of the engagement portion when the suction grill is up. The present invention is characterized in that a unit is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the engaging portion is formed integrally with a hanging bracket of the air conditioner body.

According to the present invention, even if the side cover is lifted with a hand on the side cover with the top surface of the ceiling-suspended air conditioner body facing downward, the projection and the engagement portion are engaged. As a result, the joint with the side cover is not easily damaged.
In addition, even if the air conditioner body is dropped while being transported in a packaged state, the joined portion of the air conditioner body or the side cover is hardly damaged.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an air conditioner main body. The air conditioner main body 1 is hooked on hanging bolts 3 suspended from the ceiling and is installed and fixed on the lower surface of the indoor ceiling plate 5. The air conditioner body 1 has an electrical box 1
1, various devices such as a blower 13, a heat exchanger 15, a refrigerant pipe 29, and the like are stored with almost no gap. The blower 13
As shown in FIG. 2, the motor comprises four blower units 21 to 24, each of which has a rotating shaft 27 driven by one motor 25.
It is fixed and arranged above.

The heat exchanger 15 is a fin-tube type heat exchanger as shown in FIG. 1, and is installed obliquely in the air conditioner body 1. This heat exchanger 15 has a refrigerant pipe 29
The refrigerant pipe 29 is led out of the air conditioner main body 1 and has a compressor, a pressure reducing device, and a compressor of an outdoor unit (not shown).
Connected to an outdoor heat exchanger and the like.

Below the heat exchanger 15, a drain pan 31 made of styrene foam is installed as shown in FIG.
A sheet metal panel 33 is provided on the lower surface of the drain pan 31. As shown in FIG. 2, a drain pump unit 35 is connected to the drain reservoir 31a of the drain pan 31 via a flexible tube 32. And discharge it out of the air conditioner body 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a suction grill 37 made of resin is installed below the blower 13 so as to be openable and closable, and an air cleaning filter 39 is attached to the suction grill 37. When the blower 13 is driven, the suction grill 3
The air in the room is sucked into the air conditioner main body 1 through the filter 7 and the filter 39, and the air is heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger 15 and then blown into the room through the outlet 41. Reference numeral 43 denotes a middle partition plate that partitions substantially the center of the air conditioner main body 1 transversely.

In the ceiling-suspended air conditioner having the above configuration, the air conditioner body 1 is packed at the time of shipment. In this case, in order to protect the lower surface provided with the suction grill 37, it is packed and transported with the lower surface facing upward (for example, FIG. 4). Therefore, when unpacking at the construction site, the air conditioner body 1 is upside down. When installing the air conditioner main body 1 in this state, the air conditioner main body 1 may be lifted by putting a hand on the resin side covers 45 (FIG. 2) at both ends of the air conditioner main body 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a resin side cover 45 is provided on both sides of the air conditioner body 1.
Is attached. Then, the side cover 45 is
As shown in (B) and (C), a concave portion 45a is provided inside. On the inner surface of the side cover 45, three hooks 47 are provided integrally. Usually, these hooks 47 are hooked into hook holes 51 of the air conditioner main body 1 as shown in FIG. 45 is connected to the air conditioner body 1. The resin side covers 45 at both ends of the air conditioner body 1 are formed only by the connection by the hooks 47.
There is a possibility that the hook 47 may be damaged when the user lifts the hook 47 with his / her hand (FIG. 2).

In order to solve this, in this embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, on the side surface of the air conditioner main body 1, there is provided a hanging metal member 55 which is screwed with three screws 53 and protrudes to the side, and is integrally engaged with the hanging metal member 55. A portion 55a is formed. The engaging portion 55a when the suction grill 37 is turned up is provided on the inner surface of the side cover 45.
A convex portion 49 is formed integrally with the lower surface of the first member so that the upper surface thereof comes into contact with and engages with the lower surface. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the suspension bolt 3 is hooked in the groove 56 of the suspension fitting 55.

In this embodiment, a convex portion 49 is provided on the inner surface of the side cover 45, and the convex portion 49 is engaged with the lower surface of the engaging portion 55a on the side surface of the air conditioner body 1 in the state shown in FIG. Therefore, even if the air conditioner main body 1 is lifted with the hand on the side cover 45 in the state shown in FIG. Since the weight is supported, the connecting portion (hook 47) between the side cover 45 and the air conditioner main body 1 is not easily damaged. In addition, even if the air conditioner main body 1 is dropped while being transported in a packaged state, the joined portion of the air conditioner main body 1 or the side cover 45 is hardly damaged.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on one embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the engaging portion 55a may be formed on the side surface of the air conditioner main body 1 as a separate member without being formed on the hanging bracket 55. Further, the positions and shapes of the protrusion 49 and the engaging portion 55a are not limited to the positions and shapes described above.

[0019]

According to these inventions, the side surface of the main body is provided with a convex portion protruding laterally, and the inner surface of the side cover is engaged with the lower surface of the convex portion when the suction grill is up. Because of the provision of the portion, even if the air conditioner body is lifted with the side cover in a state where the suction grill surface of the air conditioner body faces upward, the joint portion of the side cover is hardly damaged. In addition, even if the air conditioner body is dropped while being transported in a packaged state, the joined portion of the air conditioner body or the side cover is hardly damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the same internal structure.

FIG. 3 shows a side cover of the air conditioner,
(A) is a plan view, (B) is a top view, and (C) is a rear view.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating attachment of the side cover to the air conditioner body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner main body 45 Side cover 47 Hook 49 Convex part 51 Hook hole 53 Screw 55 Support fitting 55a Engagement part

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhiro Hyugano 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazunobu Okawa 2-5-5-1 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ceiling-suspended air conditioner provided with resin side covers at both ends of an air conditioner main body provided with a suction grill, wherein an engaging portion protruding laterally on a side surface of the air conditioner main body. And a convex portion that engages with a lower surface of the engaging portion when the suction grill is up, is provided on an inner surface of the side cover. 2. The ceiling-suspended air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion is formed integrally with a suspension bracket of the air conditioner body.