CN214701195U - Panel fixing structure, panel assembly and air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a panel fixing structure, a panel component and an air conditioner, which relate to the technical field of air conditioners and solve the technical problems of difficult assembly and low assembly efficiency of a panel fixing mode; the panel fixing structure comprises an installation component and an assembly component, wherein the installation component is positioned on a panel, the assembly component is positioned on a panel body, the panel is pushed to enable one of the installation component and the assembly component to slide into the other of the installation component and the assembly component, and the installation component can be clamped with the assembly component after the panel and the assembly component completely slide in place so as to correspondingly lock the panel and the panel body; the utility model discloses a promote the panel and realize that installation component and assembling part one of them slide to in both another and block, reach the purpose that corresponds locking panel and panel body. The panel fixing mode is simple to operate, and accessories such as screws and the like are not needed, so that the panel fixing efficiency is improved; the panel is not required to be provided with screw holes, so that the appearance of the panel is ensured; and the fixing structure is not easily influenced by the appearance structure, and the application range is wider.

Description

Panel fixing structure, panel assembly and air conditioner

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the air conditioner technique and specifically relates to a panel fixed knot constructs, panel components and air conditioner.

Background

The main appearance of the air conditioner in the market at present consists of a panel and a panel body. The assembly mode of panel and panel body among the prior art mainly has two kinds, and wherein, the first assembly mode is that loose-leaf and buckle cooperation are fixed, and another kind of assembly mode is that the screw is fixed.

The applicant has found that the prior art has at least the following technical problems: for the first assembly mode, the panel is assembled on the panel body through hinges, the panel is required to rotate on the panel body in the assembly process, the assembly mode is easy to interfere with the structure on the air conditioner on some air conditioners with complicated appearance structures, and for part of air conditioners with special appearances, the assembly mode is limited by the structure and is difficult to assemble through the conventional hinge mode; with the second assembly method, the fixing efficiency of the panel and the panel body is low, and the overall appearance of the panel is damaged.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a panel fixing structure, a panel component and an air conditioner, which solve the technical problems of difficult assembly and low assembly efficiency of the prior panel fixing mode in the prior art; the utility model provides a plurality of technical effects that preferred technical scheme among a great deal of technical scheme can produce see the explanation below in detail.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a panel fixed knot constructs, including installing component and assembled part, wherein:

the mounting component is positioned on the panel, the assembling component is positioned on the panel body, the panel is pushed to enable one of the mounting component and the assembling component to slide into the other of the mounting component and the assembling component, and the mounting component can be clamped with the assembling component after the mounting component and the assembling component are completely slid into place so as to correspondingly lock the panel and the panel body.

Preferably, one of the mounting component and the assembling component is a buckle, the other of the mounting component and the assembling component is a clamping groove, and the downward pushing of the panel can enable the buckle to slide into a position clamped with the clamping groove.

Preferably, the mounting component is distributed on one or more of the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side of the panel or the panel body, the assembling component is arranged corresponding to the mounting component, and the mounting component is engaged with the assembling component to correspondingly lock the panel and one or more of the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side of the panel body.

Preferably, there is the bullet knot in the buckle, there is the guide way with the adaptation of bullet knot in the draw-in groove of corresponding position, promote downwards the panel can make the bullet knot slide to with the position of guide way looks block for the restriction the panel moves in horizontal direction and/or vertical direction.

Preferably, a guide inclined plane is arranged on the upper edge of the inner wall of the guide groove, and the insertion end of the elastic buckle can slide into a position clamped with the guide groove along the guide inclined plane.

Preferably, the clamping groove on the upper side is provided with a clip groove, the corresponding position of the clip is provided with an inserting strip matched with the clip groove, and the panel is pushed downwards to enable the inserting strip to be inserted into the clip groove to limit the opening of the upper side of the panel.

Preferably, a U-shaped buckle is arranged in the buckle positioned on the lower side, a clamping end is arranged on the clamping groove in the corresponding position, and the panel is pushed downwards to enable the U-shaped buckle to be inserted into the side wall of the clamping groove and clamp the clamping end so as to limit the lower side of the panel to be opened.

Preferably, in the buckle that is located left side or right side, the lower extreme of at least one buckle has the extension, with the extension correspond the position the panel or there is spacing muscle on the panel body, the buckle with when the draw-in groove block is fixed, spacing muscle can butt the outside of extension, be used for making the lateral part of panel paste tightly the panel body.

Preferably, the panel fixing structure further comprises a positioning mechanism, and the positioning mechanism is used for positioning the mounting component and the assembling component at the corresponding position before pushing the panel.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism comprises a positioning hook positioned on the panel and a positioning groove positioned on the panel body, wherein:

the locating groove is internally provided with a stroke space allowing the locating hook to slide downwards, the locating hook is inserted into the locating groove and can enable the installation component to be correspondingly located on the assembly component, and the panel is slid to the locating hook and locked on the panel body, and the installation component is clamped in place with the assembly component.

Preferably, the hook body of the positioning hook extends downwards, and a step part used for being matched and locked with the positioning hook is arranged at the lower part of the positioning groove.

Preferably, a support rib is arranged at the lower part of the panel, a guide surface is arranged at the lower part of the panel body, and the support rib can slide along the guide surface so that the mounting component slides into the assembling component to be clamped with the assembling component.

The utility model also provides a panel assembly, including panel and panel body, the panel through above-mentioned panel fixed knot construct with the panel body locks.

The utility model discloses still an air conditioner, including above-mentioned panel components.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model, following beneficial effect has:

1. the utility model provides a panel fixed knot constructs, realizes through promoting the panel that installation component and assembly component one of them slide to in both another and block, reaches the purpose that corresponds locking panel and panel body. The panel fixing mode is simple to operate, and accessories such as screws and the like are not needed, so that the panel fixing efficiency is improved; the panel is not required to be provided with screw holes, so that the appearance of the panel is ensured; and the fixing structure is not easily influenced by the appearance structure, and the application range is wider.

2. The utility model provides a panel component, owing to through above-mentioned panel fixed knot construct fixed panel and panel body, the event has the advantage that assembly efficiency is high, the assembly methods is simple, easily operation equally.

3. The utility model provides an air conditioner, owing to including above-mentioned panel components, the event has the assembly efficiency height equally, is difficult for receiving the advantage that other structures of outward appearance interfered the influence.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the distribution of mounting components on a panel;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the arrangement of assembled components on a panel body;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the panel and the panel body after being fixed;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken at A-A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken at B-B of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken at C-C of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken at D-D of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at F;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the snap fastener cooperating with the corresponding slot;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of the mating structure of the clip and the clip;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the structure of the U-shaped buckle matching with the corresponding slot;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a structure of the left or right side fastener engaging with the corresponding slot and the limiting rib;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the structure of the positioning hook matching with the positioning groove;

fig. 14 is a schematic view of the structure of the support rib matched with the guide surface.

In the figure 100, a panel; 200. a panel body;

11. snapping; 12. a returning groove; 13. a U-shaped buckle; 14. a first side buckle; 141. an extension portion; 15. a second side buckle; 16. a positioning hook; 17. supporting ribs;

21. a guide groove; 211. a guide slope; 22. cutting; 23. a first card slot; 231. a clamping end; 24. a second card slot; 242. limiting ribs; 26. positioning a groove; 261. a step portion; 27. a guide surface.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be described in detail below. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "height", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "side", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, the present embodiment provides a panel fixing structure including a mounting part and a fitting part, wherein: the mounting component is located on the panel 100, the assembling component is located on the panel body 200, pushing the panel can make one of the mounting component and the assembling component slide into the other of the mounting component and the assembling component, and the mounting component can be clamped with the assembling component after the panel is completely slid into place so as to correspondingly lock the panel and the panel body.

The panel fixing structure provided by the embodiment realizes that one of the mounting component and the assembling component slides into the other and is clamped by pushing the panel 100, so as to achieve the purpose of correspondingly locking the panel 100 and the panel body 200. The panel fixing mode is simple to operate, and accessories such as screws and the like are not needed, so that the panel fixing efficiency is improved; the panel is not required to be provided with screw holes, so that the appearance of the panel is ensured; and the fixing structure is not easily influenced by the appearance structure, and the application range is wider.

As an alternative embodiment, one of the mounting component and the mounting component is a buckle, and the other of the mounting component and the mounting component is a slot, and pushing the panel 100 downwards can make the buckle slide into a position where the buckle is engaged with the slot.

The mounting part adopts the structure of buckle, and the assembly part adopts the structure of corresponding draw-in groove, and both need not to reuse retaining members such as other bolts, screws when cooperating the locking, and need not to beat screw hole etc. on the panel, and the assembly mode is simple, and does not influence the panel outward appearance.

Above-mentioned all buckles with correspond the draw-in groove all can be through upper and lower direction block, because the self gravity influence of panel, compare in the cooperation structure of other orientation locking, the stability can be better of the cooperation structure panel of direction block locking about installation component and the rigging part.

As an alternative embodiment, the mounting components are distributed on one or more of the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side of the panel or the panel body, the assembling components are arranged corresponding to the mounting components, and the mounting components and the assembling components are clamped for correspondingly locking one or more of the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side of the panel and the panel body.

Preferably, in order to ensure that four sides of the panel can be stably fixed on the panel body and prevent the panel from warping, referring to fig. 1 to 3, in this embodiment, the fasteners are distributed in the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side of the panel 100 or the panel body 200 at intervals, the slots are arranged corresponding to the fasteners, and the fasteners and the slots are engaged with each other to lock the panel 100 and the panel body 200 correspondingly in the upper side, the lower side, the left side and the right side.

The structure can prevent the side of the panel from warping and separating from the panel body, and ensures that the panel is good in fixing effect.

The concrete structure of above-mentioned buckle and corresponding draw-in groove does not do the restriction, in order to guarantee that the panel firmly locks on the panel body, provides the concrete structure of several kinds of buckles and corresponding draw-in grooves below this embodiment:

as an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 4, 6 and 9, there is a latch 11 in the buckle, there is a guide slot 21 matching with the latch 11 in the corresponding slot, and pushing the panel downwards can make the latch 11 slide to a position where it is engaged with the guide slot 21, so as to limit the panel from moving in the horizontal direction and/or the vertical direction.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the latch 11 is disposed on the upper side of the panel, and the guide groove 21 is disposed on the upper side of the panel body at a position corresponding to the latch 11. The cooperation structure of hasp 11 and guide way 21 can restrict the panel in the ascending removal of horizontal direction and vertical direction, guarantees that the panel locks on the panel body, prevents that the panel from shifting.

As an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the inner wall of the guide groove 21 has a guide slope 211 along which the insertion end of the latch 11 can slide to a position where it is engaged with the guide groove 21.

The guide slope 211 is provided to facilitate the elastic buckle 11 to smoothly slide into the guide groove 21; after the elastic buckle 11 is engaged with the guide groove 21, the guide inclined surface 211 abuts against the insertion end of the elastic buckle 11 (as shown in fig. 9), so that the elastic buckle 11 is not easy to be separated, and the stability of the structure is ensured.

In order to further ensure that the upper side of the panel does not warp outward, as an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 4, 7 and 10, a clip groove 12 is present in the clip groove located on the upper side, a slip 22 adapted to the clip groove 12 is present in the corresponding buckle, and pushing the panel downward can enable the slip 22 to be inserted into the clip groove 12 for limiting the opening of the upper side of the panel.

Referring to fig. 10, a clip 12 is provided on the upper portion of the panel. When the panel is pushed downwards, the inserting bar 22 on the panel body is inserted into the clip groove 12 on the upper side of the panel, the peripheral wall of the clip groove 12 can limit the movement of the inserting bar 22, and the two are tightly interlocked in the horizontal direction, so that the upper side of the panel is prevented from being opened from the panel body.

Preferably, the snaps 11 and the clip grooves 12 are alternately arranged at intervals on the upper side of the panel. The proportion of the elastic buckle 11 and the clip groove 12 can be adjusted according to the requirements of the tightness of opening and closing the panel.

The buckle of above-mentioned two kinds of structures cooperatees, can prevent the panel in the removal of upper and lower direction and prevent that the panel from warping up outward, has guaranteed the better locking of panel upside and panel body.

As an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 1, 4, 6 and 11, there is a U-shaped buckle 13 in the buckle at the lower side, there is a clamping end 231 on the corresponding slot, and pushing the panel downwards can make the U-shaped buckle 13 insert into the side wall of the slot and clamp the clamping end 231 to limit the opening of the lower side of the panel.

As shown in fig. 6, for the sake of clarity, the slot on the lower side of the panel body, which is adapted to the U-shaped buckle 13, is referred to as a first slot 23. As shown in fig. 11, the U-shaped buckle 13 is located at the lower side of the panel, an accommodating space for allowing the side wall of the first slot 23 to extend into is provided on the U-shaped buckle 13, when the U-shaped buckle 13 is engaged with the first slot 23 in place, the U-shaped buckle 13 clamps the clamping end 231 on the side wall of the slot, and the structure of the U-shaped buckle 13 and the clamping end can prevent the panel from moving in the vertical direction and prevent the lower side of the panel from opening.

As shown in fig. 11, the holding end is a flange located at the upper edge of the inner wall of the slot and extending inwardly of the slot.

The buckles on the two sides can be clamped with the corresponding clamping grooves to prevent the panel from moving up and down, and the problem of how to prevent the two sides of the panel from opening is also noted because the panel in the prior art is usually arc-shaped.

In view of the above problem, as an alternative embodiment, a plurality of buckles are arranged at intervals on both the left side and the right side of the panel or the panel body, as shown in fig. 1, and three buckles are arranged on both the left side and the right side of the panel in the present embodiment.

As an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 5, 8 and 12, in the buckles located on the left side or the right side, at least one buckle has an extending portion 141 at the lower end thereof, and a limiting rib 242 is located on the panel or the panel body corresponding to the extending portion 141, and when the buckle is fastened and fixed with the buckle slot, the limiting rib 242 can abut against the outer side of the extending portion to make the side portion of the panel abut against the panel body.

In order to distinguish the side buckles, as shown in fig. 1, each side buckle includes a first side buckle 14 located at both ends and a second side buckle 15 located at a middle portion, in this embodiment, the first side buckle 14 is provided with the above-mentioned extending portion 141 (without being limited to the provision of the extending portion on the buckle), and the panel body is provided with the above-mentioned limiting rib 242 at a position corresponding to the extending portion 141.

For the sake of distinction from the above-mentioned card slot on the lower side of the panel body, the card slot cooperating with the above-mentioned first side catch 14 and second side catch 15 is referred to herein as a second card slot 24, as shown in fig. 8. Referring to fig. 12, the extending portion extends downward, and an accommodating space allowing the extending portion to extend into is formed between the upper limiting rib 242 of the panel body and the outer wall of the panel. When the first side buckle 14 and the second clamping groove 24 are clamped in place, the extending portion extends into the accommodating space, and the inner wall of the limiting rib 242 abuts against the outer side of the extending portion to prevent the side portion of the panel from warping outwards. The structure ensures that the two sides of the panel and the panel body can be locked with each other.

In order to facilitate the sliding-in-place clamping between the mounting component and the assembling component by pushing the panel. As an alternative embodiment, the panel fixing structure further includes a positioning mechanism for positioning the mounting component and the assembling component at the corresponding position before pushing the panel.

As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 13, the positioning mechanism in this embodiment includes a positioning hook 16 located on the panel and a positioning slot 26 located on the panel body, wherein:

the positioning groove 26 has a stroke space allowing the positioning hook 16 to slide downwards, the positioning hook 16 can be inserted into the positioning groove 26 to enable the installation component to be correspondingly positioned on the assembly component, and the installation component and the assembly component are clamped in place when the positioning hook 16 is locked on the panel body by sliding the panel.

Preferably, the positioning hook 16 is disposed at a middle position of the panel.

The structure of the positioning hook 16 cooperating with the positioning groove 26 can position the panel before the fasteners are engaged with the slots, when the panel is inserted into the positioning groove 26 on the panel body through the positioning hook 16, the fasteners and the corresponding slots are positioned one by one, the panel is pushed downwards, and the positioning hook and the positioning groove 26 are locked and simultaneously the fasteners and the corresponding positioning grooves 26 are engaged one by one.

As an alternative embodiment, referring to fig. 13, the hook body of the positioning hook 16 extends downward, and the lower portion of the positioning slot 26 is provided with a step 261 for cooperating and locking with the positioning hook 16.

The structure of the step 261 on the panel body 200 can realize locking with the positioning hook 16 after pushing the panel downwards.

To facilitate pushing the panel, as an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, 5, 7 and 14, the lower part of the panel is provided with support ribs 17, the lower part of the panel body is provided with guide surfaces 27, and the support ribs 17 can slide along the guide surfaces 27 to slide the mounting component into the mounting component to be engaged with the mounting component.

The guide surface 27 is an inclined plane, and when the panel is pushed after being positioned, the support ribs 17 can slide along the guide surface 27, so that stable assembly of each buckle and the corresponding clamping groove is ensured.

The operation mode of the panel fixing structure in the embodiment is as follows:

closing the panel: as shown in fig. 13, the panel middle positioning hook 16 is inserted into the panel body positioning groove 26, and the distance between the panel and the panel body which are not assembled in place is about 20mm, and the distance can be set according to actual assembly requirements; at this time, the panel supporting ribs 17 are erected on the panel body guide surface 27 to support the panel, and the upper side buckles, the two side buckles and the lower side buckles of the panel are positioned on the corresponding clamping grooves. On the basis, the panel slides in towards the air inlet side (namely the bottom) with force by both hands, and the upper side buckle, the two side buckles and the lower side buckle of the panel are clamped with the corresponding clamping grooves until the bottom panel is completely matched with the panel body.

As described above, the panel can be locked and assembled in a sliding-in mode, and the panel can be completely self-locked with the clamping groove in the panel body through the self-clamping buckle.

When the panel is opened, the operation is reversed.

Example 2

The present embodiment provides a panel assembly, which includes a panel 100 and a panel body 200, wherein the panel 100 is locked with the panel body 200 by the panel fixing structure.

The panel component provided by the embodiment has the advantages of high assembly efficiency, simple assembly mode and easiness in operation due to the fact that the panel and the panel body are fixed through the panel fixing structure.

Example 3

The embodiment provides an air conditioner, which comprises the panel assembly.

The air conditioner provided by the embodiment also has the advantages of high assembly efficiency and low possibility of being influenced by interference of other structures in appearance due to the panel assembly.

The particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (14)

1. A panel fixing structure comprising a mounting part and a fitting part, wherein:

the mounting component is positioned on the panel, the assembling component is positioned on the panel body, the panel is pushed to enable one of the mounting component and the assembling component to slide into the other of the mounting component and the assembling component, and the mounting component can be clamped with the assembling component after the mounting component and the assembling component are completely slid into place so as to correspondingly lock the panel and the panel body.

2. The panel-securing structure according to claim 1, wherein one of the mounting member and the fitting member is a catch, and the other of the mounting member and the fitting member is a catch, and pushing the panel downward causes the catch to slide into engagement with the catch.

3. The panel fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the mounting members are distributed on one or more of upper, lower, left and right sides of the panel or the panel body, the fitting members are arranged corresponding to the mounting members, and the mounting members are engaged with the fitting members for locking the panel and the panel body on one or more of upper, lower, left and right sides.

4. The panel fixing structure according to claim 2, wherein a snap is provided in the snap, a guide groove adapted to the snap is provided in the corresponding position of the snap, and pushing the panel downward can slide the snap to a position where the snap engages with the guide groove, so as to limit the panel from moving in a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction.

5. The panel fixing structure according to claim 4, wherein a guide slope is formed on an upper edge of an inner wall of the guide groove, and an insertion end of the elastic buckle can slide along the guide slope to a position where the elastic buckle is engaged with the guide groove.

6. The panel fixing structure according to claim 2, wherein a clip groove is formed in the clip groove at the upper side, and a plug strip adapted to the clip groove is formed in the clip at a corresponding position, and pushing the panel downward enables the plug strip to be inserted into the clip groove to restrict the panel from opening at the upper side.

7. The panel fastening structure of claim 2, wherein a U-shaped buckle is provided in the buckle at the lower side, and a clamping end is provided in the corresponding slot, and pushing the panel downward can insert the U-shaped buckle into the side wall of the slot and clamp the clamping end to restrict the lower side of the panel from opening.

8. The panel fixing structure according to claim 7, wherein an extension portion is provided at a lower end of at least one of the clips located on the left side or the right side, and a position-limiting rib is provided on the panel or the panel body at a position corresponding to the extension portion, and when the clip is fastened and fixed to the clip, the position-limiting rib can abut against an outer side of the extension portion, so that a side portion of the panel abuts against the panel body.

9. The panel fixing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a positioning mechanism for positioning the mounting member with the fitting member at a corresponding position before pushing the panel.

10. The panel fixing structure according to claim 9, wherein the positioning mechanism includes a positioning hook on the panel and a positioning groove on the panel body, wherein:

the locating groove is internally provided with a stroke space allowing the locating hook to slide downwards, the locating hook is inserted into the locating groove and can enable the installation component to be correspondingly located on the assembly component, and the panel is slid to the locating hook and locked on the panel body, and the installation component is clamped in place with the assembly component.

11. The panel fixing structure of claim 10, wherein the hook body of the positioning hook extends downward, and a step portion for cooperating with the positioning hook for locking is disposed at a lower portion of the positioning slot.

12. The panel fixing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a support rib is present on a lower portion of the panel, and a guide surface is present on a lower portion of the panel body, the support rib being slidable along the guide surface to slide the mounting member into the fitting member to be engaged with the fitting member.

13. A panel assembly comprising a panel and a panel body, the panel being secured to the panel body by a panel securing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. An air conditioner characterized by comprising the panel assembly of claim 13.

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