JPH11264584A - Outdoor unit of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To condense water to a heat exchanger from an operation valve mounting fixture, which is attached to one side of an electrical component box installed at an upper part of a main body and has a fixed operation valve, to allow the heat exchanger to operate. Provided is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be guided on a bottom plate provided with a drain port together with dew water. SOLUTION: A through hole 9b corresponding to an upper part of a heat exchanger 3 is provided in an operation valve fitting 9 having a fixing portion 9a, and the dew condensation water generated in the operation valve 10 and dropped on the operation valve fitting 9 is removed. It flows down from the through-hole 9b to the heat exchanger 3, and is led to the bottom plate 1 provided with a drain port together with the dew water generated in the heat exchanger 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and more particularly, to an operating valve mounting fixture having an operating valve fixed to one side of an electrical component box installed at an upper portion of a main body. The present invention relates to a structure in which condensed water is dropped on a heat exchanger and can be guided together with the condensed water of the heat exchanger onto a bottom plate having a drain port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional outdoor unit of an air conditioner is mounted on a bottom plate 1 substantially at the center on the front side, as shown in FIGS. 1, 4A and 4B, for example. A compressor 2 covered with a cover 2a, a heat exchanger 3 provided on the rear side and both sides of the compressor 2, a blower 5 provided opposite to the rear side of the heat exchanger 3, An electrical component box 8 held on a holding plate 6 fixed to the upper end of a side plate 4 attached to both sides of the heat exchanger 3 and covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate 7; Operating valve 10 fixed to a sheet metal operating valve mounting member 9 attached to the holding plate 6 on the side
A top cover 11 for covering the operation valve 10 and the upper part of the electrical component box 8, a front cover 12 attached to the bottom plate 1 and having a front surface, and a rear cover 13 having a rear surface and both side surfaces. And an outer shell made of synthetic resin.

[0003] However, for example, when the outdoor unit main body is installed at a slight inclination, the condensed water generated in the operation valve 10 is dropped onto the operation valve mounting member 9 and then is removed from the operation valve mounting member 9. There is a problem that the water flows down along the trunk and leaks to the outside through a slight gap between the outer trunk and the bottom plate 1 as shown in a leak water a shown in FIG.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention condenses on a heat exchanger from a control valve mounting fixture having a control valve fixed to one side of an electrical component box mounted on an upper part of a main body. It is an object of the present invention to provide an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which water is dropped and guided on a bottom plate provided with a drain port together with dew water of the heat exchanger.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a bottom plate having a drain for discharging drain water,
A compressor mounted at approximately the center on the front side on the same bottom plate, and a heat exchanger provided on the rear side and both sides of the compressor,
A blower provided opposite to the back of the heat exchanger, and held on a holding plate fixed to the upper end of a side plate attached to both sides of the heat exchanger, and the upper portion was covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate. An electrical component box, an operating valve fixed to a sheet metal operating valve fixture attached to the holding plate on one side of the electrical component box, and a top cover that covers an upper portion of the operating valve and the electrical component box An air conditioner outdoor unit comprising: a front cover attached to the bottom plate, the front cover having a front surface, and a rear cover having a rear surface and both side surfaces. A corresponding through hole is provided at the upper part of the heat exchanger, and dew condensation water dropped from the operation valve to the operation valve mounting fixture flows down from the through hole to the heat exchanger, and condensation formed in the heat exchanger is formed. A configuration in which water is guided onto the bottom plate together with water; You have me.

A guide is provided between the through hole and a fixing portion for fixing the operation valve, and a guide portion for guiding the condensed water dropped from the operation valve to the through hole is provided.

Further, the guide portion is formed continuously with a concave cross-sectional shape on the operating valve fitting by drawing.

Further, the fixing portion is formed continuously with a convex cross-sectional shape on the bottom surface of the concave guide portion by drawing.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as examples. FIG. 1 and FIG.
3 (A) and 3 (B), 1 is a bottom plate, 1a is a drain port provided in the bottom plate 1, and 2 is a compressor cover 2a substantially at the center of the front surface of the bottom plate 1 on the front side. The mounted compressor 3 is a heat exchanger bent in a substantially concave shape on the rear side and both sides of the compressor 2, and 5 is provided facing the rear part of the heat exchanger 3. Blower, 8 is the heat exchanger 3
An electrical component box held on a sheet metal holding plate 6 fixed to the upper end of a side plate 4 attached to both ends of the electronic component box and having an upper portion covered with a ceiling reinforcing plate 7, and 9 is one side of the electrical component box 8. The holding plate 6
In addition, a sheet metal operation valve mounting tool to which a plurality of operation valves 10 are fixedly mounted.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a top cover made of a synthetic resin for covering the upper part of the electrical component box 8 covered by the operating valve fixture 9 to which the operating valve 10 is fixed and the ceiling reinforcing plate 7, and 12 denotes a bottom plate 1. A synthetic resin front cover consisting of a front surface attached, 13 is a synthetic resin rear cover consisting of a back surface and both side surfaces, and these top cover 11 and front cover
An outer trunk is constituted by 12 and the rear cover 13.

A through-hole 9b corresponding to the upper part of the heat exchanger 3 is provided in the operating valve fitting 9, and the condensed water dropped from the operating valve 10 onto the operating valve fitting 9 is supplied through the through-hole 9b to the heat-exchanger. It flows down to the exchanger 3 and is guided on the bottom plate 1 together with the dew water generated in the heat exchanger 3, whereby the operating valve 10 is generated by the operating valve 10. The condensed water dropped on the bottom plate 1 flows down from the through-hole 9b to the heat exchanger 3 together with the condensed water generated in the heat exchanger 3 and is discharged from the drain port 1a provided in the bottom plate 1. 4 (B), which leaks to the outside through a small gap between the outer shell and the bottom plate 1, as described above with reference to FIG. 4 (B). The structure can be prevented.

A guide portion 9c for guiding the dew condensation water dropped from the operation valve 10 to the through hole 9b is provided between the through hole 9b and a fixing portion 9a for fixing the operation valve 10. Thus, the dew condensation water dropped from the operation valve 10 can be smoothly and accurately guided toward the through hole 9b.

Further, since the guide portion 9c is continuously formed with a concave cross-sectional shape on the operation valve mounting member 9 by drawing, it is possible to accurately finish the dimensions and shape and to obtain a configuration advantageous in cost. Has become.

Further, since the fixing portion 9a is continuously formed with a convex cross-sectional shape on the bottom surface of the concave guide portion 9c by drawing, the dimensions and shape can be accurately finished and the cost is advantageous. In addition, since the fixing portion 9a is formed in a convex shape, the workability when fixing the operation valve 10 is not deteriorated.

With the above configuration, FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the operation valve fitting 9 is provided with a through hole 9b corresponding to the upper part of the heat exchanger 3, and the operation valve 10 is provided with the through hole 9b. The dropped condensed water flows down from the through hole 9b to the heat exchanger 3 and is guided on the bottom plate 1 together with the condensed water generated in the heat exchanger 3, so that the generated condensed water is generated in the operation valve 10 and The condensed water dropped on the operating valve fitting 9 is passed through the through-hole 9b to the heat exchanger 3.
To the bottom plate 1 together with the condensed water generated in the heat exchanger 3 so that the water can be discharged to the outside from the drain port 1a provided in the bottom plate 1. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can prevent the problem of leaking to the outside from a slight gap between the outer shell and the bottom plate 1 as in the leak water a shown in FIG. 4 (B).

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, dew condensation water is dropped on a heat exchanger from an operation valve mounting fixture having an operation valve fixed to one side of an electrical component box installed at an upper portion of a main body. It is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner that can be guided on the bottom plate with a drain port together with the dew water of the heat exchanger.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention and a conventional example.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of an outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a main part of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to the present invention, wherein (A) is a perspective view of an operation valve and an operation valve attachment, and (B) is a perspective view of an operation valve attachment. .

4A and 4B are explanatory views of a main part of an outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to a conventional example, in which FIG. 4A is a perspective view of an operation valve and an operation valve fitting, and FIG. 4B is a cross-section showing leakage water flowing to the outside. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bottom plate 2 Compressor 2a Compressor cover 3 Heat exchanger 4 Side plate 5 Blower 6 Holding plate 7 Ceiling reinforcing plate 8 Electrical component box 9 Operating valve mounting 9a Fixed part 9b Through hole 9c Guide part 10 Operating valve 11 Top cover 12 Front Cover 13 Rear cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bottom plate provided with a drain port for discharging drain water, a compressor placed substantially at the center on the front side of the bottom plate, and a heat exchanger provided on the rear side and both sides of the compressor. The heat exchanger is held on a holding plate fixed to the upper end of a side plate attached to both sides of the heat exchanger and a blower provided opposite to the rear portion of the heat exchanger, and the upper portion is a ceiling reinforcing plate. A covered electrical component box, an operating valve fixed to a sheet metal operating valve fixture attached to the holding plate on one side of the electrical component box, and an upper portion of the operating valve and the electrical component box An air conditioner outdoor unit comprising a top cover, a front cover attached to the bottom plate, a front cover formed of a front surface, and a synthetic resin outer body formed of a rear cover formed of a back surface and both side surfaces. A through hole corresponding to the upper part of the heat exchanger is provided in the valve fitting. The condensed water dropped from the operation valve to the operation valve mounting fixture flows down from the through-hole to the heat exchanger, and is guided on the bottom plate together with the condensed water generated in the heat exchanger. Outdoor unit of the air conditioner. 2. A guide portion for guiding dew condensation water dropped from the operation valve to the through hole is provided between the through hole and a fixing portion for fixing the operation valve. An outdoor unit of the air conditioner according to item 1. 3. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the guide portion is formed continuously with a concave cross-sectional shape on the operation valve fitting by drawing. 4. The air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the fixing portion is continuously formed with a convex cross-sectional shape on the bottom surface of the concave guide portion by drawing. Outdoor unit.