JPH09196413A - Outdoor device of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outdoor device of an air conditioner in which a fan motor can be easily fixed and a working of a supporting member can be easily carried out. SOLUTION: This outdoor device of an air conditioner is constructed such that its main body is comprised of a heat exchanger 9, a fan motor 13 for blowing air to the heat exchanger and supporting plates 15a, 15b for supporting the fan motor 13. In this case, the supporting plates are arranged to perform a temporary engaging and fixing of temporary fixing claws 53 for temporarily fixing the motor to the engaging holes formed at the fan motor. In this way, the fan motor is temporarily fixed to facilitate a fixing of the fan motor to the supporting plates and also facilitate a machining of the supporting plates.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an outdoor unit of a separation type air conditioner in which an indoor unit and an outdoor unit are separated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an outdoor unit of this type of air conditioner, a heat exchanger and a fan unit for sending heat exchange air to the heat exchanger are provided in the main body.

This fan unit is composed of a fan and a fan motor. The fan unit is arranged in front of the heat exchanger in order to blow air to the heat exchanger.
Therefore, a support plate for fixing (supporting) the fan motor is arranged on the front surface of the heat exchanger, and the fan motor is fixed to the support plate by screws.

For example, in the conventional technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-52596, a support plate 200 is arranged on the front surface of the heat exchanger as shown in FIG. It is hooked on a heat exchanger and fixed by pressure contact with a top plate. The fan motor is fixed to this support plate with screws or the like.

[0005]

However, as is apparent from FIG. 6, in order to prevent the support plate 200 from interfering with the ventilation, it is necessary to form a large number of ventilation openings 201, and the support plate There is a problem that it takes time to process.

The male screw (bolt) 203 provided on the support plate 201 is fixed with a nut through a fixing hole of the fan motor 205 to fix the fan motor 205 to the support plate. Since it is heavy (for example, about 5 kg), there is a problem that the work of threading the screw through the fixing hole is troublesome and cannot be easily installed.

[0007] In particular, it is inferior in workability to pass through a plurality of male screws 203 protruding in advance at a predetermined interval so as to match all the fixing holes formed in the fan motor 205 because of low flexibility. There is a point.

Therefore, the present invention provides an outdoor unit of an air conditioner in which a fan motor can be easily attached and a support plate can be easily processed.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 has a heat exchanger in a main body, and a fan motor for driving a fan for blowing air to the heat exchanger, In an outdoor unit of an air conditioner including a support plate that supports the fan motor, the support plate includes a temporary fixing claw that temporarily fixes the fan motor, and the fan motor has a screw that is screwed to the support plate. A hole and a locking hole for locking the temporary fixing claw are formed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the motor is attached to the support plate, the provisional fastening claw formed on the support plate is engaged with the motor locking hole, and in that state, the support plate is attached to the support plate. Screw the motor. Therefore, when the motor is mounted, the motor is temporarily temporarily fixed, so that the screw can be easily fixed in that state. Therefore, the fan motor can be easily attached to the support plate, and the members can be easily processed because only the locking claws are provided to project.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an air having a heat exchanger in the main body, a fan motor for driving a fan for blowing air to the heat exchanger, and a support plate for supporting the fan motor. In the outdoor unit of a harmony machine, the support plate is composed of a pair of divided support plates, and each of the support plates is provided with a temporary fixing claw for temporarily fixing the motor, and the fan motor is provided with the support. A screw hole for screwing the plate and a locking hole for locking the temporary fixing claw are formed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the motor is attached to the support plate, the pair of support plates arranged in a divided manner are first temporarily fixed using the temporary fixing claws. Fix the motor with screws.

Since the support plate is divided, and the distance between the divided support plates can be easily adjusted, the degree of freedom in inserting the male screw formed in the support plate into the screw hole formed in the motor is improved. Is big. Therefore, the motor can be easily fixed. Moreover, by disposing the support plates at intervals, it is not necessary to form an opening for ventilation in the support plate itself, so that the support plate can be easily processed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The air conditioner according to the present embodiment includes an indoor unit (not shown) and an outdoor unit, and causes a refrigerant to flow in a refrigerant circuit connected by a refrigerant pipe to perform cooling operation and heating operation. It has become. The outdoor unit is located outdoors,
The heat is exchanged with the outdoor air to condense the refrigerant during the cooling operation to release the heat to the outside air, and during the heating operation to evaporate the refrigerant to take in the heat from the outside air.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the outdoor unit 5 has a refrigerating machine of a refrigerant circuit housed in a main body 3. That is, a heat exchanger 9 having a substantially L shape is arranged in a substantially L shape, and a propeller fan 11 for blowing outdoor air to the heat exchanger 9, a fan motor 13, and a support plate 15 for mounting the fan motor are main bodies. It is stored in 3. A fan guard 17 is provided on the panel 16.

On the right side of the indoor unit 5 in FIG. 2, there are provided a compressor 19 for forming a refrigerant circuit, an accumulator 21, a strainer 23, a heater 25 wound around the compressor to heat the compressor, and the like. Various electrical components 27 are arranged on the upper portion of the outdoor unit 5 in FIG. 2 so as to be separated from the heat exchanger 9 by a partition plate 29.

On the other hand, the main body 3 includes a bottom plate 31, outer plates 33, 3
4, the top plate 35 and the panel 16 described above. Then, by driving the propeller fan 11 provided on the front side of the heat exchanger, the outside air is blown to the heat exchanger 9 for heat exchange. In the present embodiment, the support plate to which the fan motor 13 is attached is separated into a pair of support plates 15a and 15b, and the fan motor 13 is installed between them, as further shown in FIG. The pair of support plates 15a and 15b are each formed by bending, and a lower part 41 fixed to the bottom plate 31, a support part 43 fixed to the fan motor 13, an upper part of the heat exchanger 9 and the top plate 35. And an upper portion 45 sandwiched between and. A tongue piece 47 that is engaged with the bottom plate is formed on the bottom portion 41, and a screw hole 49 for screwing the bottom plate 31 is formed.

Positioning pieces 46 (not shown in FIG. 2) extending to the left and right are provided on the upper part 45, and the positioning pieces 46 contact the heat exchanger 9 and support plates 15a, 15b.
The position of is fixed.

The support portion 43 is provided with a flange 13 of the motor.
A temporary fixing claw (hook) 53 that is hooked in the locking hole 51 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) formed in a is formed by cutting and raising. The fan motor 1 is provided in the middle of the support portion 43.
It is cut out in an arc shape so as to support the body of No. 3. Further, the support portion 43 is formed with a screw hole 55 for screwing the flange 13a of the motor.

The upper portion 45 is formed with a bent portion 57 which is hooked on the upper portion of the heat exchanger 9 and stopped thereat.
As shown in, the bent portion 57 is fixed to the heat exchanger with screws. Support plate 1 for fan motor 13
In the state where the fan motor 13 is attached to the fan motors 5a and 15b, as shown in FIG. 1, the pair of support plates 15a and 15b are arranged on the front surface of the heat exchanger 9 so that the fan motor 13 is sandwiched therebetween. Sufficient space is secured for ventilation. Moreover, since the support plates 15a and 15b are separately arranged, it is not necessary to form the ventilation holes (see FIG. 6) required for one support plate, so that the support plate can be easily processed. You can

Next, a method of mounting the fan motor will be described. Support the fan motor 13 to the support plates 15a and 15b
When fixing to, the support plates 15a and 15b are first attached. That is, after the bent portion 57 formed on the upper portion 45 of the support plates 15a and 15b is hooked on the upper portion of the heat exchanger, the tongue piece 47 formed on the bottom portion 41 of the support plates 15a and 15b is engaged with the bottom plate 31. Then, screws are passed through the screw holes 49 and lightly tightened. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
The flange 13a of the fan motor 13 has a pawl 53 for temporary fixing.
Hook. As a result, the fan motor 13 is suspended. In this case, although the pawl 53 for temporary fixing is inserted into the locking hole 51 formed in the flange 13a, the pair of support plates 15
Only a lower part 45 of a and 15b is lightly screwed,
Moreover, since it is erected long from the bottom plate to the top plate,
The degree of freedom for aligning the holes is high, and the engagement between the locking hole 51 and the temporary holding claw 53 can be facilitated. In this state, screws are attached to the lower and upper portions of the support plates 15a and 15b.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, screw holes 61 formed in the flange 13a of the fan motor 13
Then, screws are passed through the screw holes 55 formed in the support plates 15a and 15b to fix the screws. As a result, the fan motor 1
3 is easily and surely fixed to the support plates 15a and 15b.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the fan motor 13 can be easily attached and detached, and workability and safety can be improved. Moreover, the support plate 15
Since it is not necessary to form openings for ventilation in a and 15b, the support plate can be easily processed and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the number of fan motors is not limited to one, and a plurality of fan motors such as two may be arranged to obtain the same effect.
In this case, the temporary fixing claws are formed on the support plate by the number corresponding to the number of fan motors.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the supporting plate is provided with the temporary fixing claw, and the fan motor is formed with the locking hole and the screw hole for screwing. By temporarily fixing the fan motor, the fan motor can be easily attached to the support plate. Further, since the supporting plate is provided with the locking claws only, the processing is easy. Further, since the fan motor is substantially supported by the temporary fixing claw, the number of screws can be reduced, and at least one place is sufficient.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the support plate is divided into a pair of support plates, the position of each support plate can be easily adjusted slightly, and the screw holes formed in the motor can be easily adjusted. There is a high degree of freedom when passing the male screw in line with the male screw formed on the support plate. Therefore, the motor can be easily fixed. Moreover, by disposing the support plates at intervals, it is not necessary to form an opening for ventilation in the support plate itself, so that the support plate can be easily processed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of an outdoor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the outdoor unit shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing a pair of support plates extracted from FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state where a fan motor is temporarily fixed to a support plate.

5 is a side view of the support plate and the fan motor shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a conventional support plate and a fan motor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Main body 5 Outdoor unit 9 Heat exchanger 13 Fan motor 15a Support plate 15b Support plate 51 Temporary fixing hole 53 Temporary fixing claw 55 Screw hole

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tamura ▲ Yoshi ▼ Hisa, Keihan Hon-dori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 2-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Hisashi Kogure Keihan-hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 2-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner comprising a heat exchanger, a fan motor for driving a fan for blowing air to the heat exchanger, and a support plate for supporting the fan motor in the main body, The support plate is provided with a temporary fixing claw for temporarily fixing the motor, and the motor is provided with a screw hole for screwing the supporting plate and a locking hole for locking the temporary fixing claw. The outdoor unit of the characteristic air conditioner. 2. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, comprising: a heat exchanger in the main body; a fan motor for driving a fan for blowing air to the heat exchanger; and a support plate for supporting the fan motor, The support plate is composed of a pair of divided support plates, and each of the support plates is provided with a temporary fixing claw for temporarily fixing the motor, and the fan motor has a screw hole for screwing to the support plate. An outdoor unit of an air conditioner, characterized in that: and a locking hole for locking the temporary fixing claw.