JP2019086215A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an air conditioner having high designability at low cost.SOLUTION: A body casing 20 of an air conditioner 10 constitutes a portion of a device outside surface. A side plate 30 partially overlaps with the body casing 20, connects with the body casing 20, and partially constitutes the device outside surface. A clip 40 comprises a first supporting part arranged on the side of the body casing 20, a second supporting part arranged on the side of the side plate, and a connecting part for connecting the first supporting part and the second supporting part. In the clip 40, an overlap part Pa1 between the body casing 20 and the side plate 30 is supported from both sides by the first supporting part and the second supporting part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an air conditioner.

  Conventionally, in the air conditioner, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-149634), in the overall appearance, the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the wall is the wall side There is a thing with high design nature which becomes small gradually toward.

  However, as described in Patent Document 1, when trying to give a complicated change to the outer surface shape of the air conditioner by emphasizing the design property, a plurality of members are combined to constitute the outer surface of the device, The cost of forming the members that make up the outer surface of the device increases.

  An object of the present disclosure is to provide an air conditioner with high designability at low cost.

  The air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present disclosure is configured by partially overlapping the main body casing that constitutes a part of the outer surface of the device and the main body casing, and connecting with the main body casing to configure a part of the outer surface of the device A side plate, a first supporting portion disposed on the side of the main body casing, a second supporting portion disposed on the side of the side plate, and a connecting portion connecting the first supporting portion to the second supporting portion; And a clip for supporting the overlapping portion of the main body casing and the side plate from both sides by the first support portion and the second support portion.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the first aspect, since a part of the device outer surface is constituted by separate members of the main body casing and the side plate, the main body casing and the side plate are integrated, for example, by injection molding at one time. Formation is easier than in the case of molding. In addition, since the overlapping portion of the main casing and the side plate formed of different members is supported by the clip, the external appearance of the clip can be easily adapted to the external appearance of the main casing as compared with, for example, fastening the overlapping portion with a screw. It becomes a thing.

  An air conditioner according to a second aspect of the present disclosure is the air conditioner according to the first aspect, wherein the side plate has a holding portion that holds the second support portion.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the second aspect, since the tip end of the second support portion is held by the holding portion of the side plate, the first support portion is the main body on the side closer to the connecting portion of the first support portion of the clip. Since the casing can be firmly supported, it is possible to suppress the breakage of the clip or the increase in the distance between the main casing and the side plate at the overlapping portion to cause a step on the outer surface of the device to reduce the design.

  An air conditioner according to a third aspect of the present disclosure is the air conditioner according to the first aspect or the second aspect, wherein the main body casing and the side plate include a curved surface at the overlapping portion.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the third aspect, the curved portion is included in the overlapping portion, so that when connecting curved surfaces that are difficult to form in the same shape, the gap between the overlapping portions can be reduced by supporting with clips. it can.

  An air conditioner according to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure is the air conditioner according to any one of the first aspect to the third aspect, wherein the clip has a main portion casing in which a distance between the first support portion and the second support portion is a support point. Or the same as or the sum of the thickness of the side plate and the thickness of the side plate.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the fourth aspect, the clips overlap because the distance between the first support portion and the second support portion is equal to or greater than the sum of the thickness of the main body casing at the support location and the thickness of the side plate. In a state in which the portion is sandwiched, the stress applied to the connecting portion can be kept small by opening the space between the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion.

  An air conditioner according to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is the air conditioner according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the main body casing is attached to a wall, and the clip is a front surface of the main body casing from the wall side Is being fitted towards.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the fifth aspect, the clip is fitted from the wall side toward the front surface of the main body casing, so that when the main body casing is attached to the wall, the clip is pulled off toward the wall Can be regulated by

  An air conditioner according to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure is the air conditioner according to the fifth aspect, wherein the main body casing and the side plate are open at the wall side and are narrowed toward the opening.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the sixth aspect, since the main body casing and the side plate are narrowed toward the opening, the pressure on the outer surface of the device is reduced so as to reduce the feeling of pressure felt by the user compared to when straight toward the opening. It can change the shape.

  An air conditioner according to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure is the air conditioner according to any of the first aspect through the sixth aspect, wherein the main body casing and the clip are formed of the same resin material.

  According to the air conditioner pertaining to the seventh aspect, since the main body casing and the clip are formed of the same resin material, for example, resin by ultraviolet light as compared to the case where the main body casing and the clip are formed of different resin materials In the same way, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the main casing and the clip from becoming different due to the aged deterioration.

  In the air conditioner according to the first aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the cost of members constituting the outer surface of the device and to improve the design of the outer surface of the device.

  In the air conditioner according to the second aspect of the present disclosure, the durability can be improved in the configuration in which the clip is used to form the outer surface of the device.

  In the air conditioner according to the third aspect of the present disclosure, it is easy to use a curved surface in the overlapping portion, and the design can be significantly improved.

  In the air conditioner according to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress breakage of the clip due to stress to open the space between the first support portion and the second support portion.

  In the air conditioner according to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, detachment of the clip can be prevented.

  In the air conditioner according to the sixth aspect of the present disclosure, the comfort can be improved by the design of the outer surface of the device.

  In the air conditioner according to the seventh aspect of the present disclosure, deterioration in design can be suppressed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the air conditioner which concerns on embodiment of this indication. The top view of the air conditioner of FIG. FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged perspective view showing a main body casing and a side plate. The disassembled perspective view which shows a main body casing, a side plate, and a clip. The partial top view which shows a main body casing and a clip. FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating the detailed structure of a clip. The front view which shows a main body casing. Sectional drawing of the main body casing, side plate, and clip which were cut | disconnected by the II line of FIG. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the region Ar1 of FIG. 9; Sectional drawing of the main body casing and side plate which were cut | disconnected by the II-II line of FIG.

(1) Overall Configuration Hereinafter, an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the air conditioner 10 when looking up the air conditioner 10 attached to the wall WA from diagonally below. The air conditioner 10 seen from the top is shown by FIG. The shape of the air conditioner 10 is generally set based on a rectangular solid long in the left and right. The air conditioner 10 sucks indoor air from the suction port 15 provided in the top surface portion 20 a of the main body casing 20. The air conditioner 10 warms or cools the sucked room air by heat exchange inside the device and blows out the conditioned air adjusted to the set temperature from the blowout port 11. The blowout port 11 is an opening formed from the bottom surface portion 20b of the main body casing 20 to the front surface portion 20c (see FIG. 4). The blowout port 11 and the suction port 15 extend in the longitudinal direction of the air conditioner 10. A part of the side surface of the air conditioner 10 is formed by the side surface portion 20 d of the main body casing 20.

  When the air conditioner 10 is stopped, as shown in FIG. 1, the outlet 11 is closed by the horizontal flap 13 and the front panel 12. When the air conditioner 10 performs a heating operation or a cooling operation, the horizontal flaps 13 and the front panel 12 move, and the air conditioner 10 is in a state where the air outlet 11 is open.

  A part of the device outer surface of the air conditioner 10 is constituted by a main body casing 20. Further, the other part of the device outer surface of the air conditioner 10 is configured by the side plate 30. In FIG. 3, the periphery of the right side surface of the air conditioner 10 is enlarged and shown from the front. In FIG. 3, the hatched area is the overlapping portion Pa1 of the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30. As described above, the side plate 30 partially overlaps the main body casing 20 and is connected to the main body casing 20 to constitute a part of the device outer surface. A clip 40 is attached to an overlapping portion Pa1 of the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30. That is, the clip 40 supports the main casing 20 and the side plate 30 from both sides of the overlapping portion Pa1.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which two side plates 30 on both the left and right sides are to be attached to the main body casing 20. Each side plate 30 is assigned two clips 40 disposed one above the other. Each clip 40 supports the outer surface of the main casing 20 and supports the inner surface of the side plate 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the clip 40 is fitted in the recess 21 formed on the outer surface of the main body casing 20, and is inserted between the supported portion 31 of the side plate 30 and the holding portion 32.

(2) Detailed configuration (2-1) Clip 40
The state which looked at the clip 40 from the apparatus outer surface side of the air conditioner 10 is shown by FIG.6 and FIG.7. The clip 40 includes a first support portion 41, a second support portion 42, and a connecting portion 43 that connects the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42. The first support portion 41 is disposed on the side of the main body casing 20, and the second support portion 42 is disposed on the side plate 30 side. The first support portion 41 is formed of a plate-like resin member having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above. One side of the rectangle of the first support portion 41 is integrally joined to the connecting portion 43. The hidden structures of the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42 are shown by broken lines in FIG. The first support portion 41 is formed with a claw 44 projecting toward the second support portion 42.

  As can be seen slightly from FIG. 6, the second support 42 is formed with an opening 46, and when viewed from above, the second support 42 has a U-shape. The second support portion 42 is also formed of a plate-like resin member. The second support portion 42 is integrally joined to the connecting portion 43 such that the U-shaped open portion faces the connecting portion 43. The second support portion 42 is formed with a claw 45 projecting toward the opposite side to the first support portion 41.

  It is preferable that the clip 40 be formed of the same resin material as the main casing 20 so that the difference in appearance with the main casing 20 is inconspicuous even after the passage of time. Further, for the same reason, the clip 40 is preferably formed of the same resin material as the side plate 30.

(2-2) Body casing 20
As shown in FIG. 2, the main casing 20 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above. However, in detail, in the outer shape of the air conditioner 10, the width W1 of the central portion is larger than the width W2 of the rear. That is, the main body casing 20 is gradually narrowed from the center to the rear toward the rear attached to the wall WA. Further, in the top view shown in FIG. 2, since the arc CR1 is formed from the central portion toward the front surface, the width W3 of the front surface is narrower than the width W1 of the central portion of the main body casing 20. I understand that.

  In the configuration in which the side plate 30 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is connected to the main body casing 20, the rear side is an opening 29. Accordingly, the outer surface of the device constituted by the main casing 20 and the side plate 30 can be rephrased to have a shape which is narrowed toward the opening 29. The fact that the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 have a shape that narrows toward the opening 29 means that, in the air conditioner 10 installed on the wall WA, the shape composed of the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 is parallel to the wall WA The contour when cutting in a flat plane becomes smaller as the point to be cut approaches the wall. Since the device outer surface constituted by the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 has such a shape, if it is attempted to integrally form the device outer surface constituted by the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 by injection molding It becomes difficult to remove the molded resin molded body from the mold, and the molding cost becomes high. By dividing such a shape into the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30, the injection molding becomes easy, and the air conditioner 10 having a shape that narrows toward the opening 29 as shown in FIG. 2 at low cost. Can be provided.

  The ridge line peripheral portion Pa2 extending from the front to the rear of the main body casing 20 is a curved surface. Accordingly, the cross-sectional shape of the ridge line peripheral portion Pa2 when the outer surface of the device constituted by the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 is cut in a plane parallel to the wall WA is an arc shape.

  In the top surface portion 20a of the main body casing 20, two recessed portions 21 are formed at the rear end near the ridge line peripheral portion Pa2 (see FIG. 4). Such a structure is also applied to the bottom surface portion 20b of the main body casing 20. In the four recesses 21 provided in the main body casing 20, retaining holes 22 are formed. The hooks 44 of the clip 40 are configured to be hooked on these hook holes 22. The clip 40 can not be removed unless it is pulled out in the direction toward the wall side shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, but it is difficult for the clip 44 to be pulled out by being caught in the retaining hole 22. Furthermore, when the air conditioner 10 is attached to the wall WA, the clip 40 hits the wall WA and the clip 40 can not move in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5, so the clip 40 attaches the air conditioner 10 to the wall WA It does not come off. In the state where the clip 40 is fitted into the main body casing 20, the outer surface 41a of the first support portion 41 of the clip 40 and the outer surface 20aa of the top surface 20a or the outer surface 20ba of the bottom surface 20b of the main body casing 20 become flush Is configured as.

  FIG. 8 shows the main casing 20 as viewed from the front, but FIG. 9 shows a cross section of the main casing 20 taken along the line II shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 10 shows an enlarged view of the configuration of the area Ar1 surrounded by a circle in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 10, the supported portion 31 of the side plate 30 is disposed at a position inside the device than the recess 21. The outer surface 21a of the recess 21 of the main casing 20 is supported by the inner surface 41b of the first support portion 41 of the clip 40, and the inner surface 31b of the supported portion 31 of the side plate 30 is by the outer surface 42a of the second support portion 42 of the clip 40. Be supported.

(2-3) side plate 30
As shown in FIG. 4, the side plate 30 has a top surface portion 30a, a bottom surface portion 30b, a side thin portion 30c, and a side thick portion 30d. The top surface portion 30 a of the side plate 30 overlaps the top surface portion 20 a of the main body casing 20, and the bottom surface portion 30 b of the side plate 30 overlaps the bottom surface portion 20 b of the main body casing 20. The side surface thin portion 30 c of the side plate 30 is formed in front of the side surface thick portion 30 d and overlaps the side surface portion 20 d of the main body casing 20. The side surface thick portion 30 d does not overlap with the side surface portion 20 d of the main body casing 20, and constitutes the side surface of the air conditioner 10 together with the side surface portion 20 d of the main body casing 20. It is preferable that the side plate 30 be formed of the same resin material as that of the main casing 20 so that the difference in appearance with the main casing 20 does not stand out even after the passage of time.

  The top surface portion 30a and the bottom surface portion 30b of the side plate 30 are designed to overlap the top surface portion 20a and the bottom surface portion 20b of the main body casing 20 without a gap or with a very small gap. However, it is permitted that a gap within the tolerance is generated between the top surface portion 30a and the bottom surface portion 30b of the side plate 30 and the top surface portion 20a and the bottom surface portion 20b of the main body casing 20 due to an error at the time of manufacturing. There is. And by supporting the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 by the clip 40, the clearance which affects the appearance of the air conditioner 10 is reduced, and a good design of the air conditioner 10 is secured.

  The supported portion 31 supported by the second support portion 42 of the clip 40 is formed on the top surface portion 30 a and the bottom surface portion 30 b of the side plate 30. Further, a holding portion 32 is formed in front of the supported portion 31. The holding portion 32 is disposed on the inner side of the device with respect to the supported portion 31, and placed in a front view, the plate thickness d4 of the second support portion 42 between the holding portion 32 and the supported portion 31 ( A gap larger than that in FIG. 6 is formed. Therefore, when the state in which the clip 40 supports the main body casing 20 and the supported portion 31 of the side plate 30 is viewed from the front, the second support portion 42 of the clip 40 is between the supported portion 31 and the holding portion 32 . Then, the holding portion 32 holds the second support portion 42 firmly to the side plate 30. Thus, the first support portion 41 can firmly support the main body casing 20 on the side closer to the connection portion 43 of the first support portion 41 of the clip 40.

  In a state in which the clip 40 supports the main casing 20 and the supported portion 31 of the side plate 30, a distance d3 (see FIG. 6) between the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42 of the clip 40 is a support location. It is set to be equal to or larger than the sum (d1 + d2) of the thickness d1 of the concave portion 21 of the main body casing 20 and the thickness d2 of the supported portion 31 of the side plate 30. That is, the relationship of d1 + d2 ≦ d3 is established.

(3) Connection of Main Body Casing 20 and Side Plate 30 The cross-sectional shape of the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 cut along the line II-II in FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. When the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 are connected, for example, the side plate 30 is attached to the main body casing 20 with a tape 60 in which an adhesive and / or an adhesive is applied on both sides. The tape 60 is attached to the side surface thin portion 30 c of the side plate 30. After the side plate 30 is attached to the main body casing 20, the clip 40 is attached to the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30. When the clip 40 is pushed in from behind the main body casing 20, the second support portion 42 advances along the inner surface 31b of the supported portion 31 and when it reaches the holding portion 32, the distance between the supported portion 31 and the holding portion 32 by the claw 45 Is pushed a little. When the claws 44 of the first support portion 41 ride on the recess 21, the distance between the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42 is slightly expanded. When the clip 40 is further pushed in, the claws 44 are fitted into the retaining holes 22 and the distance between the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42 is returned to the original state to cancel the elastic deformation and at the same time the claws 45 are held. After passing through the portion 32, the gap between the supported portion 31 and the holding portion 32 returns to the original state, and the elastic deformation is eliminated. Then, the claws 44 are hooked in the hook holes 22 and the hooks 45 are hooked in the holding portion 32, whereby the clip 40 is hooked on the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30.

(4) Modifications (4-1) Modification 1A
In the above embodiment, the air conditioning regarding the temperature of the room in which the air conditioner 10 is installed is performed, but the air conditioning performed by the air conditioner 10 is not limited to the adjustment of the temperature of air, for example It may be the adjustment of the humidity of the air, or it may be the removal of dust in the air.

(4-2) Modified Example 1B
Although the case where the tape 60 is used when connecting the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 has been described in the above embodiment, the tape 60 may not be used. For example, the adhesive and / or the adhesive may be used as the main body casing 20 and / or Alternatively, it may be applied directly to the side plate 30, or may be connected by a fitting structure.

(4-3) Modification 1C
Although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the holding part 32 was provided in the side plate 30, a holding part may be provided in the main body casing 20. As shown in FIG. If the holding portion provided on the main body casing 20 forms a recess on the inner surface side of the top surface portion 20a or the bottom surface portion 20b of the main body casing 20, for example, the tip of the second support portion 42 pierces the recess. Good. If it is a recess on the inner surface side of the top surface portion 20a or the bottom surface portion 20b of the main body casing 20, it can be formed on the main body casing 20 so as not to hinder the removal of the mold.

(5) Characteristics (5-1)
As described above, a part of the device outer surface of the air conditioner 10 is configured by separate members of the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30. If a molded body in which the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 are integrated is to be molded, for example, by injection molding, it becomes difficult for the molded body having a shape which is narrowed toward the opening 29 as described above to be extracted from the mold. Therefore, the molding cost is increased due to the complexity of the structure of the mold and the long molding time. On the other hand, by forming the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 as separate members, the respective forming becomes easy, and the cost applied to the members constituting the device outer surface can be reduced.

  Further, since the overlapping portion Pa1 of the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 formed of separate members is supported by the clip 40, the external appearance of the clip 40 is made as compared with the case where the overlapping portion is fastened with, for example, a screw. It is easy to get familiar with the appearance of That is, except for the boundary between the clip 40 and the main body casing 20, the same appearance can be obtained. As a result, using the clip 40 can improve the design of the outer surface of the device of the air conditioner 10 as compared to, for example, using a screw or the like.

(5-2)
The second support portion 42 of the clip 40 is firmly held by the holding portion 32 of the side plate 30, and the first support portion 41 firmly supports the main body casing 20 on the side closer to the connecting portion 43 of the first support portion 41 of the clip 40 it can. As a result, it is possible to suppress that the clip 40 is damaged or the distance between the main casing 20 and the side plate 30 is increased at the overlapping portion Pa1 to cause a step on the outer surface of the device to reduce designability. The durability of the air conditioner 10 can be improved in the configuration in which the clip 40 is used.

(5-3)
As described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the overlapping portion Pa1 includes a curved surface. When connecting curved surfaces that are difficult to form in the same shape, it is possible to support the clip 40 and reduce the gap in the overlapping portion, making it easy to use curved surfaces in the overlapping portion and significantly improving the designability It can be done.

(5-4)
The distance d3 between the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42 of the clip 40 is set equal to or larger than the sum of the thickness d1 of the main body casing 20 and the thickness d2 of the side plate 30 at the support location. As a result, in a state in which the clip 40 sandwiches the overlapping portion Pa1, an attempt is made to open the space between the first support portion 41 and the second support portion 42 so that the stress applied to the connecting portion 43 can be kept small. It can suppress that the clip 40 is damaged by the stress which tends to open the space | interval of the part 41 and the 2nd support part 42. As shown in FIG.

(5-5)
In the air conditioner 10, since the clip 40 is fitted from the side of the wall WA toward the front surface of the main body casing 20, the clip 40 is pulled out to the side of the wall WA when the main body casing 20 is attached to the wall WA. Is regulated by the wall WA. As a result, the clip 40 can be prevented from coming off the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30.

(5-6)
Since a part of the device outer surface constituted by the main body casing 20 and the side plate 30 is narrowed toward the opening 29, the air conditioner can reduce the feeling of pressure felt by the user as compared to the case where the opening is straight. Changes can be made to the shape of the ten instrument outer surfaces. As a result, the design of the device outer surface of the air conditioner 10 can improve the comfort.

(5-7)
When the main casing 20, the side plate 30, and the clip 40 are formed of the same resin material, for example, deterioration of the resin due to ultraviolet light, etc., as compared to the case where the main casing 20, the side plate 30, and the clip 40 are formed of different resin materials. Proceed in the same way. It can suppress that the external appearance of the main body casing 20, the side plate 30, and the clip 40 becomes different by age-deterioration, and can suppress degradation of the design of the air conditioner 10.

Reference Signs List 10 air conditioner 20 main body casing 30 side plate 31 supported portion 32 holding portion 40 clip

JP, 2011-149634, A

Claims (7)

A body casing (20) which constitutes a part of the outer surface of the device;
A side plate (30) partially overlapping the body casing and connected to the body casing to constitute a part of the outer surface of the device;
It has a first support portion arranged on the side of the main body casing, a second support portion arranged on the side plate side, and a connecting portion connecting the first support portion and the second support portion. An air conditioner, comprising: a clip (40) supporting an overlapping portion of the main body casing and the side plate from both sides by the first support portion and the second support portion. The side plate has a holding portion (32) for holding the tip end of the second support portion.
The air conditioner according to claim 1. The main body casing and the side plate include a curved surface at the overlapping portion.
The air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2. In the clip, the distance between the first support portion and the second support portion is equal to or larger than the sum of the thickness of the main body casing at the support location and the thickness of the side plate.
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The body casing is attached to a wall,
The clip is fitted from the side of the wall towards the front of the body casing,
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The main body casing and the side plate are open at the side of the wall, and exhibit a shape that is narrowed toward the opening.
The air conditioner according to claim 5. The main body casing and the clip are formed of the same resin material,
The air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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