JPH0113932Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to an embedded air conditioner that is embedded in a partition wall that partitions a room, and particularly relates to an improvement in the mounting structure of an embedded air conditioner. .

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Conventionally, a separate type air conditioner is divided into an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, and as shown in FIGS. Lord,
Therefore, the indoor unit 1' protrudes into the living space, which has the disadvantage of narrowing the living space.

As one solution to this problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-41341 discloses that unit panels such as sashes or curtain walls, which are installed as a complete unit on a building frame, are provided with a recess for storing an air conditioner in advance. A configuration is shown in which the air conditioner is integrated into the unit panel by inserting a standard air conditioner into this recess.

The publication also discloses a specific configuration in which the air conditioner main body is installed below the unit panel so that the lower surface of the main body is in contact with the floorboard. According to this configuration, the refrigerant piping between the outdoor unit and the air conditioner main body (not shown) and the drain hose can be stored under the floorboard, that is, under the floor. However, if the air conditioner body is installed above the unit panel so as to be separated from the floorboard, the refrigerant pipes and drain hoses wrapped with insulation material will hang down from the air conditioner body, spoiling the aesthetic appearance from the indoor side.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to embed the indoor unit in the partition wall so that the living space can be used as effectively as possible. The aim is to improve the aesthetic appearance of

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a door frame member integrally provided with a door frame portion whose lower edge extends to the floor forming a door mounting opening and an indoor unit frame portion forming an indoor unit mounting space. The indoor unit is installed on the partition wall, and the indoor unit is inserted into the mounting space and fixed to the indoor unit frame of the door frame member, and the drain hose connected to the indoor unit is installed above and below the door frame. It is disposed on the door contacting surface of the extending column and in a groove cut along the column, and the open surface of the groove is removably covered with a packing member, and the door frame member is further provided with a packing member. A feature is that a shielding member is detachably provided in the upper part and within the partition wall to cover the pipe connection space.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the drain hose connected to the indoor unit is disposed in a groove carved on the door contact surface of a column extending up and down the door frame and along the column, and Since the open surface of the drain hose is covered with a removable packing member, the drain hose is hidden by the packing member.

Further, since a shielding member is removably provided above the door frame member and within the partition wall to cover the piping connection space, the piping is hidden by the shielding member.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below with reference to drawings showing embodiments.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an indoor unit of a separate type air conditioner having a well-known heat pump type refrigeration cycle. A mounting hole 2a for mounting the indoor unit 1 is formed. An opening is formed in one side of the frame 2, and a front panel 3 having an inlet 3a at the upper front surface and an outlet 3b at the lower front surface is disposed in the opening. The indoor unit 1
A ventilation passage 4 communicating between the suction port 3a and the air outlet 3b is formed inside the ventilation passage 4, and a drain water for receiving and discharging the drain water of the blower 5, the heat exchanger 6, and the heat exchanger 6 is formed in the ventilation passage 4. A saucer 7 etc. are provided. 8
is a refrigerant pipe extending upward from the side of the heat exchanger 6,
It extends through a first through hole 2b formed in the frame 2 and a first through hole 12e formed in the door frame member 12 to a piping connection space 15, which will be described later. Reference numeral 9 denotes a drain hose connected to the drain water receiving tray 7 for discharging drain water from the indoor unit 1 to the outside. Reference numeral 10 indicates a dustproof filter disposed at the suction port 3a, and reference numeral 11 indicates a dustproof filter disposed on the back side of the indoor unit 1 to prevent dew from forming on an interior material 14a provided on the surface of a partition wall 14, which will be described later. It is an insulation material.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the indoor unit 1
The frame 2 is formed with a first through hole 2b for passing the refrigerant pipe 8 and a second through hole 2d for passing the drain hose 9, and a hole for fitting the protrusion 3c of the front panel 3. A concave portion 2c is formed so that the front panel 3 can be easily attached to and detached from the indoor unit 1. Next, as shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b, the door frame member 12 has a door frame portion 12-1 whose lower edge extends to the floor forming a door mounting opening 12a, and an indoor unit mounting space 12b.
The indoor unit frame portion 12-2 is integrally provided.

The groove 12c is formed with a substantially square cross section on the door contact surface 12c-1 of the column 12c extending vertically of the door frame 12-1 and along the column 12c.
Further, the upper end of the groove 12d is a second through hole 12 formed in the door frame portion 12-1 through which the drain hose 9 passes.
It is continuous with f. A transparent drain hose 9 for drainage is arranged in the groove 12d, and a packing member 13 made of synthetic resin (for example, soft PVC, hard PVC) and having an elastic cross section of approximately U-shape is detachably arranged. do. This allows drain hose 9
is covered with a packing member 13 so that it cannot be seen from the outside, but the packing member 13 covers the groove 12d.
Since it can be removed more easily, the drain hose 9 can be easily replaced.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a pipe connection space 15 is formed above the door frame 12-1 to which the indoor unit 1 is attached and within the partition wall 14, and a chamber A of the pipe connection space 15 is formed. The space 15 is provided on the side surface.
A shielding member 16 is provided to cover the door frame member 1, and the shielding member 16 is attached to the door frame member 1 by means of mounting screws 17.
2 and the house member 18 in a detachable manner.
19 extends upward from the side surface of the heat exchanger 6 disposed in the indoor unit 1, and passes through the through hole 2b of the frame 2 and the first through hole 12e of the door frame member 12 to the piping connection space 15. This is a piping connection section between the installed refrigerant pipe 8 and the refrigerant pipe 21 connected to the outdoor unit 20. The refrigerant pipes 8 and 21 and the pipe connection part 19 disposed in the pipe connection space are covered with a heat insulating material 22, and the refrigerant pipes 21 are connected to the ceiling 23 and the collection point as shown in FIG. It is connected to the outdoor unit 20 through a duct 24, an underfloor 25, etc.

In the above embodiment, the structure in which the heat insulating material 11 is provided integrally on the back side of the main body of the indoor unit 1 has been described, but the heat insulating material 11 may be provided separately from the indoor unit 1, or If the drain hose 9 is made of a transparent material, a blockage in the drain hose 9 can be easily detected, and the drain hose 9 can be divided into appropriate lengths and connected to each other so that parts can be replaced. good.

Next, the structure and work for attaching the indoor unit of the air conditioner having the above configuration to the door frame member will be explained with reference mainly to FIGS. 5 to 7.
A is indoors, B is indoors or hallway, 14 is partition wall, 2
6 is a door, and 27 is a ceiling. First, the installation space 12 of the door frame member 12 arranged on the partition wall 14
The indoor unit 1 is inserted into the room from the A side of the room. At this time, a heat insulating material 11 is provided between the interior material 14a provided on the indoor side or hallway side surface of the partition wall 16 and the back surface of the indoor unit 1. Next, the indoor unit 1 is installed and fixed in the installation space 12b by fixing the installation screw 28 to the column part 12c of the door frame member 12 through the installation hole 2a formed in the frame 2 of the indoor unit 1. . next,
After completing various operations such as connecting the refrigerant pipes in the piping connection space 15, the shielding member 16 is installed at the opening of the piping connection space 15 on the room A side, and the door frame member 12 is secured to the door frame member 12 with the mounting screws 17. and house members 18
By fixing the indoor unit to the partition wall 14, installation of the indoor unit of the embedded air conditioner into the partition wall 14 is completed.

The drain hose 9 passes through a second through hole 2d formed in the frame 2 and a second through hole 12f formed in the door frame member 12, is disposed in the groove 12d of the door frame member 12, and further extends through the floor. It penetrates and is led to the floor below. Thereby, the drain water generated in the heat exchanger 6 can be discharged from the indoor unit 1 main body to the outside.

Therefore, it is as simple as inserting the indoor unit 1 into the mounting space 12b of the door frame member 12 disposed on the partition wall 14 and fixing the frame 2 of the indoor unit 1 to the door frame member 12 with the mounting screws 28. The embedded air conditioner can be installed inside the partition wall 14 by a simple operation, and maintenance and inspection work can also be performed by simply removing the front panel 3 and the shielding member. Furthermore, the interior material 14a provided on the surface of the partition wall 14 that partitions the room can be replaced without moving the indoor unit 1, making it extremely easy to remodel the living space. Furthermore, since the indoor unit 1 does not protrude into the living space, the living space can be used effectively.
It is disposed in a groove 12d carved on the door contact surface 12c-1 of the door contact surface 12c-1 of the door 2c and along the column part, and the open surface of the groove 12d is covered with a removable packing member 13. Therefore, the drain hose 9 is hidden by the packing member 13, and a shielding member 16 is detachably provided above the indoor unit frame 12-2 and within the partition wall 14 to cover the pipe connection space 15. The piping is hidden by a shielding member 16,
The resulting interior space is also very aesthetically pleasing.

As mentioned above, the door frame member 1 arranged on the partition wall
When the indoor unit 1 installed in the indoor unit 2 is operated, the blower 5 is driven, and the air in the room A flows in from the suction port 3a at the top of the front surface, exchanges heat with the heat exchanger 6 into the ventilation path 4, and passes through the air outlet 3b. It is blown out into the room A. By repeating this process, the room A is air-conditioned.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the present invention provides a door frame member integrally provided with a door frame portion whose lower edge extends to the floor and which forms a door mounting opening, and an indoor unit frame portion which forms an indoor unit mounting space. The indoor unit is inserted into the installation space and fixed to the indoor unit frame of the door frame member, and the drain hose connected to the indoor unit is connected to a column extending above and below the door frame. It is disposed in a groove carved on the door contact surface of the door frame member and along the pillar part, and the open surface of the groove is covered with a removable packing member. In addition, since the shielding member that covers the pipe connection space is removably provided within the partition wall, the drain hose is hidden by the packing member and the piping is hidden by the shielding member, resulting in an effect that does not impair the aesthetic appearance from the inside. There is. What's more, the drain hose can be replaced simply by removing the removable packing member.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1a and 8 are explanatory diagrams showing how the indoor unit of a conventional air conditioner is installed, and Figures 2 to 8 are
The figures show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the indoor unit, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the indoor unit with the internal mechanism omitted, and Fig. 4a is the door frame to which the indoor unit is attached. A perspective view of the member, b is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 4a, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view showing the state in which the indoor unit is attached to the door frame member, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the indoor unit attached to the door frame member. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the state in which the indoor unit is inserted, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing the state in which the frame of the indoor unit is fixed to the door frame member, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of a house in which the indoor unit of the embodiment is installed. 1...Indoor unit, 2...Frame, 3...
Front panel, 12...Door frame member, 14...
Partition wall, 15... Piping connection space, 16... Shielding member, A... Room, B... Room or hallway.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a mounting structure for a built-in air conditioner installed in a partition wall that partitions a room, a door frame portion whose lower edge forms a door mounting opening extends to the floor, and an indoor unit that forms an indoor unit mounting space. A door frame member integrally provided with a frame portion is disposed on the partition wall, an indoor unit is inserted into the mounting space, and is fixed to the indoor unit frame portion of the door frame member, and further connected to the indoor unit. The drain hose is disposed on the door contact surface of the column extending up and down the door frame and in a groove carved along the column, and the open surface of the groove is provided with a removable drain hose. The embedded type is covered with a packing member, and further includes a piping connection space formed above the door frame member and within the partition wall, and a shielding member detachably provided to cover the piping connection space. Installation structure of air conditioner.