WO2020202298A1

WO2020202298A1 - Air-conditioner indoor unit

Info

Publication number: WO2020202298A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/014138
Authority: WO
Inventors: 雄大平野; 紘己毛呂
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社
Priority date: 2019-03-29
Filing date: 2019-03-29
Publication date: 2020-10-08
Also published as: JPWO2020202298A1; JP7224440B2

Abstract

This air-conditioner indoor unit comprises a housing, a base panel disposed on the front side of the housing, and a design panel disposed on the front side of the base panel and attached to the base panel. The design panel has: a design panel front part; design panel side parts that are provided on both ends of the housing in the left-right direction in the front view of the housing, and extend from the front side to the back side of the housing; and engaging parts provided at the ends in the left-right direction. The base panel has engaged parts which are formed at the ends in the left-right direction and with which the engaging parts engage. The design panel side parts are positioned outside of the portions where the engaging parts and engaged parts engage with each other.

Description

Indoor unit of air conditioner

The present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and particularly to a mounting structure of a design panel.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner is installed in the room to be air-conditioned, and the design panel placed on the front is often seen by the user. Patent Document 1 describes a structure relating to a partition panel that is installed indoors and is often seen by the user. What is described in Patent Document 1 is a structure in which a skirting bar is attached below the panel. The panel of the partition of Patent Document 1 is supported by a plurality of columns, and the skirting board is attached to cover the columns below the panel. A bracket is provided at the bottom of the column, and a support shaft is attached to the bracket. An inverted U-shaped engaging piece is formed at the bottom of the purse. By engaging the engaging piece of the timber to the support shaft of the bracket, the timber is attached below the panel and the stanchions are covered by the timber.

JP-A-2002-004564

However, the skirting board attached by the attachment structure of Patent Document 1 covers only the front side of the column, and the side surface of the column is exposed below the panel. That is, the portion where the support shaft of the bracket of the column and the engaging piece of the purse is engaged is exposed in a lateral view. Therefore, it does not look good as a partition installed indoors. When such a mounting structure is applied to the mounting structure of the design panel of the indoor unit, since the indoor unit is installed indoors, the side of the part supporting the design panel is exposed to the eyes of the user. As a result, there is a problem of impairing the design.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an indoor unit of an air conditioner with improved design.

The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention includes a housing, a base panel arranged on the front surface of the housing, and a design panel arranged on the front surface of the base panel and attached to the base panel. The design panel includes a front portion of the design panel, side portions of the design panel extending in a direction from the front surface to the back surface of the housing, and left and right portions of the housing at both ends in the left-right direction when the housing is viewed from the front. The base panel has engaging portions provided at both ends in the direction, the base panel is formed at both ends in the left-right direction, and has engaged portions with which the engaging portions are engaged, and the design panel. The side surface portion is located outside the engaging portion between the engaging portion and the engaged portion.

According to the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the present invention, the engaging portion between the engaging portion of the design panel and the engaged portion of the base panel is covered by the side surface portion of the design panel and can be seen by the user. Absent. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an indoor unit of an air conditioner with improved design.

It is a perspective view of the indoor unit of the air conditioner which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view of the state which the front panel of the indoor unit of the air conditioner which concerns on embodiment was moved downward. It is an exploded perspective view of the front panel of the indoor unit which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a part of the base panel and a design panel of a front panel. It is sectional drawing of the engaging part of a design panel and the engaged part of a base panel. It is sectional drawing of the locking part of the 1st base part and the locked part of the 1st panel. It is an exploded perspective view which shows a part of an upper cap and a front panel. It is sectional drawing of the upper cap and the front panel. It is sectional drawing of the front panel which the upper cap is removed. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the 1st panel is attached to the 1st base part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the indoor unit according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Further, in the following drawings, the size and shape of each component may differ from the actual device.

Embodiment.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front panel of the indoor unit of the air conditioner according to the embodiment is moved downward. The indoor unit 1 is a type of indoor unit installed on the floor surface of an air-conditioned room. The indoor unit 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 2. A front panel 10 is arranged on the front surface of the housing 2. The front panel 10 is a plate-shaped member having a rectangular shape as a whole. The front panel 10 is supported by the housing 2 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. In the following description, the left-right direction is the left-right direction when the indoor unit 1 or the housing 2 is viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the front panel of the indoor unit according to the embodiment. The front panel 10 has a base panel 20, a design panel 30, an upper cap 40, and a lower cap 50. The base panel 20 is a plate-shaped member having a rectangular shape as a whole. The base panel 20 is attached to the front surface of the housing 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 so that the longitudinal direction extends in the vertical direction and the lateral direction extends in the horizontal direction. Further, the base panel 20 is attached to the housing 2 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The base panel 20 has a first base portion 21 and a second base portion 22. The first base portion 21 is located on the right side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side. The second base portion 22 is located on the left side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side.

The design panel 30 is arranged in front of the base panel 20. The design panel 30 constitutes a design surface located at the foremost surface when the indoor unit 1 is installed indoors. The design panel 30 has a first panel 31, a second panel 32, and a decorative board 33.

The first panel 31 is a metal plate-shaped member having a rectangular shape. The first panel 31 is arranged on the right side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side, and is attached to the first base portion 21 of the base panel 20. The back surface of the first panel 31 is in contact with the front surface of the first base portion 21 of the base panel 20. The longitudinal length of the first panel 31 is substantially the same as the longitudinal length of the first base portion 21, and the lateral length of the first panel 31 is the lateral length of the first base portion 21. It is almost the same as the length of.

The second panel 32 is a metal plate-shaped member having a rectangular shape. The second panel 32 is arranged on the left side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side, and is attached to the second base portion 22 of the base panel 20. The back surface of the second panel 32 is in contact with the front surface of the second base portion 22 of the base panel 20. The length of the second panel 32 in the longitudinal direction is substantially the same as the length of the second base portion 22 in the longitudinal direction, and the length of the second panel 32 in the lateral direction is the length of the second base portion 22 in the lateral direction. It is almost the same as the length of.

The decorative plate 33 is a long member, and is arranged between the first panel 31 and the second panel 32 in the left-right direction.

The upper cap 40 is arranged on the upper part of the front panel 10. The lower cap 50 is arranged at the lower part of the front panel 10.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of the base panel and the design panel of the front panel. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the first panel 31 is removed from the first base portion 21 from the lower side of the base panel 20. The first panel 31 has a design panel front portion 31C, a design panel side surface portion 311A, and an engaging portion 311B. The design panel side surface portion 311A and the engaging portion 311B are provided at the first end portion 31A. The first end portion 31A is an end portion located on the right side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side. A left flange 312 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the first panel 31 at the second end 31B of both ends of the first panel 31 in the lateral direction. The second end portion 31B is an end portion located on the central side in the left-right direction when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side. The left flange 312 projects in a direction intersecting the design panel front portion 31C. A lower design panel flange 313 is formed at the lower end of the first panel 31. The design panel side surface portion 311A, the left flange 312, and the lower design panel flange 313 project to the same side with respect to the design panel front portion 31C. The design panel side surface portion 311A, the left flange 312, and the lower design panel flange 313 face the front surface of the base panel 20. That is, the design panel side surface portion 311A, the left flange 312, and the lower design panel flange 313 extend in the direction from the front surface to the back surface of the housing 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

A plurality of rectangular holes 320 are formed in the left flange 312. The plurality of holes 320 are formed at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the first panel 31.

The engaged portion 211 is formed at the first end portion 21A of both ends of the first base portion 21 of the base panel 20 in the lateral direction. The first end portion 21A is an end portion located on the right side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side.

In the base panel 20, a central portion 20C is provided in the center in the left-right direction. The decorative plate 33 of the design panel 30 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the central portion 20C. A groove 20D is formed between the central portion 20C and the second end portion 21B of both ends of the first base portion 21 in the lateral direction. The second end portion 21B is an end portion located on the central side in the left-right direction when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side. On the side surface of the first base portion 21 located on the side of the second end portion 21B, a plurality of claws 220 projecting toward the groove portion 20D are formed. A plurality of claws 220 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the first base portion 21.

A lower base panel flange 213 is formed at the lower end of the first base portion 21. The lower base panel flange 213 extends from the front surface to the back surface of the housing 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the present embodiment, the hole 320 of the left flange 312 of the second end 31B of the first panel 31 and the claw 220 of the second end 21B of the first base 21 of the base panel 20 are provided at corresponding positions. Has been done. The claw 220 is a locking portion and the hole 320 is a locked portion. The locking relationship between the hole 320 and the claw 220 will be described later.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the engaging portion of the design panel and the engaged portion of the base panel. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the first panel 31 is attached to the first base portion 21. FIG. 5 shows a first base portion 21 and a first panel 31 cut along a horizontal plane passing through a hole 320 formed at the lowermost portion in the vertical direction among a plurality of holes 320 of the left flange 312 shown in FIG. 1 It is shown from the lower side of the base portion 21 and the first panel 31.

FIG. 5 shows the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 311B of the first panel 31 and the engaged portion 211 of the first base portion 21 of the base panel 20. At the first end 31A of the first panel 31, the connecting portion 31D between the design panel front portion 31C and the design panel side surface portion 311A is curved. The connecting portion 311C between the design panel side surface portion 311A and the engaging portion 311B is curved. As described above, the design panel side surface portion 311A extends in the direction from the front surface to the back surface of the housing 2. The engaging portion 311B extends from the design panel side surface portion 311A toward the center in the left-right direction in parallel with the design panel front portion 31C. The side surface portion 311A of the design panel and the engaging portion 311B intersect. The design panel side surface portion 311A, the connecting portion 311C, and the engaging portion 311B form a flange having an L-shaped cross-sectional shape as a whole.

The design panel side surface portion 311A is integrally molded with the design panel front portion 31C via the connecting portion 311C, and the engaging portion 311B is integrally molded with the design panel side surface portion 311A via the connecting portion 311C.

The engaged portion 211 of the first base portion 21 has a first engaged element 211A, a second engaged element 211B, and a third engaged element 211C. The first engaged element 211A extends from the front surface portion 21C of the base panel in the direction from the front surface to the back surface of the housing 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The second engaged element 211B is integrally molded with the first engaged element 211A, and extends in parallel with the base panel front portion 21C in a direction away from the base panel front portion 21C. The third engaged element 211C is integrally molded with the second engaged element 211B, and extends from the back surface to the front surface of the housing 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The engaged portion 211 constitutes a step portion having a U-shaped cross-sectional shape as a whole.

The second engaged element 211B is located between the design panel front portion 31C and the engaging portion 311B. The surface of the engaging portion 311B facing the front portion 31C of the design panel and the surface of the second engaged element 211B of the engaged portion 211 facing the opposite side of the base panel front portion 21C are in contact with each other. The design panel side surface portion 311A is located outside the first base portion 21, that is, outside the base panel 20, with respect to the third engaged element 211C of the engaged portion 211. Further, a gap is formed between the design panel side surface portion 311A of the engaging portion 311 and the third engaged element 211C of the engaged portion 211. In such an embodiment, the engaging portion 311 is engaged with the engaged portion 211.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the locking portion of the first base portion and the locked portion of the first panel. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the first panel 31 is attached to the first base portion 21. FIG. 6 shows a first base portion 21 and a first panel 31 cut along a horizontal plane passing through a hole 320 formed at the lowermost portion in the vertical direction among a plurality of holes 320 of the left flange 312 shown in FIG. 1 It is shown from the lower side of the base portion 21 and the first panel 31.

The locking relationship between the hole 320 of the left flange 312 of the first panel 31 and the claw 220 of the first base portion 21 of the base panel 20 is shown. The claw 220 has a claw body 220A and a support portion 220B. The claw body 220A has a hook-like shape. The support portion 220B is a linear member having a U-shape and has flexibility. The claw body 220A of the claw 220 is locked in the hole 320.

As described above, the engaging portion 311B engages with the engaged portion 211 at the right end portion, and the claw 220 is inserted into the hole 320 at the left end portion, in other words, at the central end portion of the front panel 10. By locking, the first panel 31 is attached to the first base portion 21.

The configuration of attaching the base panel 20 of the second panel 32 of the design panel 30 to the second base portion 22 is the same as the configuration of attaching the first panel 31 to the first base portion 21 described above. Of both ends of the second panel 32 in the lateral direction, the end portion located on the left side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side has a design panel side surface portion similar to the design panel side surface portion 311A and the engaging portion 311B and a design panel side surface portion similar to the engaging portion 311B. An engaging portion is formed. Of both ends of the second base portion 22 in the lateral direction, the end portion located on the left side when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front side is engaged with a U-shaped cross section similar to that of the engaged portion 211. A joint is formed. The engaging portion of the second panel 32 and the engaged portion of the second base portion 22 are engaged in the same manner as that shown in FIG.

Further, of both ends of the second panel 32 in the lateral direction, a flange similar to the left flange 312 is formed at an end located on the center side of the indoor unit 1, and a hole similar to the hole 320 is formed in the flange. It is formed. Of both ends of the second base portion 22 in the lateral direction, claws similar to the claw 220 are formed at the ends located on the central side of the indoor unit 1. The claw of the second base portion 22 is locked to the hole of the second panel 32 in the same manner as that shown in FIG.

That is, in the present embodiment, the engaging portions provided at both ends of the design panel 30 in the left-right direction engage with the engaged portions provided at both ends of the base panel 20 in the left-right direction. There is. Then, each design panel side surface portion of the engaging portion is located outside the base panel with respect to the engaged portion.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the upper cap and the front panel. The upper cap 40 is a long member. The length of the upper cap 40 in the longitudinal direction is substantially equal to the length of the design panel 30 in the left-right direction. In other words, the length of the upper cap 40 in the longitudinal direction is the length of the first panel 31 in the lateral direction, the length of the second panel 32 in the lateral direction, and the length of the decorative plate 33 in the lateral direction. Approximately equal to the added length.

In the present embodiment, the upper cap 40 is fixed to the upper edge of the front panel 10 by the first screw 61, the second screw 62, the third screw 63, and the fourth screw 64. That is, the upper cap 40 is fixed to the upper edge of the front panel 10 at four points.

The upper cap 40 is fixed to the first base portion 21 by the first screw 61 and the second screw 62 in the area where the first panel 31 is attached to the first base portion 21. The upper cap 40 is fixed by the first screw 61 on the right end side of the first base portion 21 and the first panel 31 in the left-right direction, and is fixed on the left end side of the first base portion 21 and the first panel 31 in the left-right direction. It is fixed with 2 screws 62.

Further, the upper cap 40 is fixed to the upper edge portion of the second base portion 22 by the third screw 63 and the fourth screw 64 in the area where the second panel 32 is attached to the second base portion 22. The upper cap 40 is fixed by a third screw 63 on the left end side of the second base portion 22 and the second panel 32 in the left-right direction, and is fixed on the right end side of the first base portion 21 and the first panel 31 in the left-right direction. It is fixed with 4 screws 64.

The first screw 61 is fitted into the mounting hole 101 formed on the right end side in the left-right direction at the upper part of the first base portion 21 by inserting the mounting hole 401 formed in the upper cap 40. The second screw 62 is fitted into a mounting hole 102 formed on the left end side in the left-right direction at the upper portion of the first base portion 21 by inserting a mounting hole 402 formed in the upper cap 40. The third screw 63 is fitted into the mounting hole 103 formed on the left end side in the left-right direction at the upper portion of the second base portion 22 by inserting the mounting hole 403 formed in the upper cap 40. The fourth screw 64 inserts the mounting hole 404 formed in the upper cap 40 and fits into the mounting hole 104 formed on the right end side in the left-right direction at the upper portion of the second base portion 22.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the upper cap and the front panel. FIG. 8 is a view showing the front panel 10 to which the upper cap 40 is fixed, cut along the longitudinal direction of the front panel 10 at the position where the first screw 61 is fixed, from the right side. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the front panel from which the upper cap has been removed. FIG. 9 shows the front panel 10 cut at the same position as FIG. 8 along the longitudinal direction and is shown from the right side. An upper base panel flange 214 is formed at the upper end of the first base portion 21 of the base panel 20 of the front panel 10 in the same manner as the lower base panel flange 213 shown in FIG. An upper design panel flange 314 similar to the lower design panel flange 313 shown in FIG. 4 is formed at the upper end of the first panel 31 of the design panel 30 of the front panel 10. Then, the lower surface of the upper design panel flange 314 of the first panel 31 is in contact with the upper surface of the upper base panel flange 214 of the first base portion 21. The lower design panel flange 313 at the lower end of the first panel 31 shown in FIG. 4 is in contact with the lower surface of the lower base panel flange 213 at the lower end of the first base 21.

As shown in FIG. 8, the upper cap 40 has a covering portion 41 and a fixing portion 42. The covering portion 41 and the fixing portion 42 are integrally molded, and the covering portion 41 and the fixing portion 42 intersect at a substantially right angle. The fixing portion 42 is formed with a mounting hole 401 that penetrates the fixing portion 42.

As shown in FIG. 9, the upper base panel flange 214 of the first base portion 21 is bent at a right angle to form the edge portion 214A. That is, the edge portion 214A is parallel to the base panel front portion 21C of the first base portion 21. The above-mentioned mounting hole 101 is formed in the edge portion 214A. The mounting hole 101 penetrates the edge portion 214A.

As shown in FIG. 8, a through hole is formed by the mounting hole 401 of the fixing portion 42 of the upper cap 40 and the mounting hole 101 of the edge portion 214A of the upper base panel flange 214 of the first base portion 21, and the first screw is formed. Reference numeral 61 denotes a mounting hole 401 and a mounting hole 101. The upper cap 40 is fixed to the first base portion 21 by the first screw 61. The structure of fixing the upper cap 40 to the first base portion 21 by the second screw 62 is the same as the structure of fixing the upper cap 40 to the first base portion 21 by the first screw 61. Further, the structure of fixing the upper cap 40 to the second base portion 22 by the third screw 63 and the fourth screw 64 is the same as the structure of fixing the upper cap 40 to the first base portion 21 by the first screw 61. Is.

Further, the mounting structure of the lower cap 50 to the front panel 10 shown in FIG. 3 has the same configuration as the mounting structure of the upper cap to the front panel 10. That is, the lower cap 50 is fixed to the first base portion 21 and the second base portion 22 by a structure similar to the structure of fixing the upper cap 40 to the first base portion 21 and the second base portion 22. There is.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the first panel is attached to the first base portion. A mode of attachment to the first base portion 21 of the first panel 31 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10, the first panel 31 before being attached to the first base portion 21 is shown by a two-dot chain line. The first panel 31 is tilted in a posture as shown by the two-dot chain line, and is brought closer to the first base portion 21 from the side of the engaged portion 211. Then, the edge portion of the engaging portion 311B is brought into contact with the surface of the second engaged element 211B of the engaged portion 211 facing the front surface of the housing 2. Using this contact portion as a fulcrum, the first panel 31 is rotated in a direction in which the second end portion 31B approaches the second end portion 21B of the first base portion 21. That is, the first panel 31 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. At this time, the upper design panel flange 314 at the upper end of the first panel 31 is positioned on the upper surface of the upper base panel flange 214 at the upper end of the first base 21. Further, the lower design panel flange 313 at the lower end of the first panel 31 is positioned on the lower surface of the lower base panel flange 213 at the lower end of the first base 21. Then, a force is applied to the support portion 212B of the claw 220 from the outside to bend it inward of the first base portion 21, and the claw body 212A is locked in the hole 320 of the first panel 31. In this way, the first panel 31 is attached to the first base portion 21, as shown by the solid line in FIG.

The attachment of the second panel 32 to the second base portion 22 is also performed in the same manner as the attachment of the first panel 31 to the first base portion 21.

In the present embodiment, at both ends of the front panel 10 in the left-right direction, the side surface portions of the design panel of the engaging portions provided at both ends of the design panel 30 in the left-right direction are the base panel 20 rather than the engaged portions. It is located on the outside of. Therefore, the engaging portion of the design panel 30 and the engaged portion of the base panel 20 are not exposed when the indoor unit 1 is viewed sideways, and are not visible to the user. As a result, the design of the indoor unit 1 can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the engaging portion 311 of the first panel 31 of the design panel 30 is integrally molded with the front portion 31C of the design panel. Therefore, the first panel 31 has rigidity against a load applied to the engaging portion between the engaging portion 311 and the engaged portion 211.

The upper cap 40 is arranged so as to cover the upper surface of the upper design panel flange 314 at the upper end of the first panel 31. Further, the lower cap 50 is arranged so as to cover the lower surface of the lower design panel flange 313 of the first panel 31. Therefore, the edge portion of the upper design panel flange 314 and the edge portion of the lower design panel flange 313 are not exposed and are not visible to the user. Therefore, the design of the indoor unit 1 can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper cap 40 is not arranged so as to cover the upper end portion of the front surface of the design panel 30 from the front when it is placed on the upper surface of the upper design panel flange 314. Similarly, the lower cap 50 is not arranged so as to cover the lower end portion of the front surface of the design panel 30 from the front when it is placed on the lower surface of the lower design panel flange 313. That is, when the indoor unit 1 is viewed from the front, the upper end and the lower end of the design panel 30 are exposed without being covered by the upper cap 40 and the lower cap 50 from the front, and the design panel 30 can be visually recognized as a whole. Will be done. Therefore, the design of the indoor unit 1 can be improved.

In the present embodiment, the upper cap 40 is fixed to the upper edge of the front panel 10 at four places, but the upper cap 40 may be fixed at five or more places or three or less places. The same applies to the fixed portion of the lower cap 50.

1 indoor unit, 2 housing, 10 front panel, 20 base panel, 21 1st base part, 21A 1st end, 21B 2nd end, 21C base panel flat surface, 21D center, 21E groove, 22 2nd Base part, 30 design panel, 31 1st panel, 31A 1st end, 31B 2nd end, 31C design panel flat part, 31D connection part, 32 2nd panel, 33 decorative plate, 40 top cap, 41 covering part , 42 fixing part, 50 lower cap, 61 1st screw, 62 2nd screw, 63 3rd screw, 64 4th screw, 101 mounting hole, 102 mounting hole, 103 mounting hole, 104 mounting hole, 210 flange, 211 covering Engagement part, 211A 1st engaged element, 211B 2nd engaged element, 211C 3rd engaged element, 212A claw body, 212B support part, 213 lower base flange, 214 upper base panel flange, 214A edge , 220 claws, 311A design panel side surface, 311B engagement part, 311C connection part, 312 left flange, 313 lower design panel flange, 314 upper flange, 320 hole, 401 mounting hole, 402 mounting hole, 403 mounting hole, 404 mounting hole.

Claims

A housing, a base panel arranged on the front surface of the housing, and a design panel arranged on the front surface of the base panel and attached to the base panel are provided.
The design panel includes a front portion of the design panel, both ends in the left-right direction when the housing is viewed from the front, side portions of the design panel extending in a direction from the front surface to the back surface of the housing, and both ends in the left-right direction. It has an engaging part provided in the part,
The base panel is formed at both ends in the left-right direction, and has an engaged portion with which the engaging portion engages.
The side surface portion of the design panel is an indoor unit of an air conditioner located outside the engaging portion between the engaging portion and the engaged portion.
The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the side surface portion of the design panel and the engaging portion intersect each other.
The engaging portion extends from the side surface portion of the design panel toward the center in the left-right direction in parallel with the front surface portion of the design panel.
The engaged portion is a first engaged element extending in a direction from the front surface to the back surface of the housing at both ends in the left-right direction of the base panel front portion of the base panel, and from the base panel front surface portion. It has a second engaged element that extends parallel to the front surface of the base panel in a direction away from the base panel.
The second engaged element is located between the front surface portion of the design panel and the engaging portion.
The indoor unit of an air conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the engaging portion and the second engaged element are in contact with each other.
The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the side surface portion of the design panel is integrally molded with the front surface portion of the design panel, and the engaging portion is integrally molded with the side surface portion of the design panel.
The design panel has a first panel located on the right side in the left-right direction and a second panel located on the left side in the left-right direction.
The base panel has a first base portion located on the right side in the left-right direction and a second base portion located on the left side in the left-right direction.
The engaging portion is provided at the end located on the right side of both ends of the first panel in the left-right direction.
The engaged portion is provided at an end portion of the first base portion located on the right side of both ends in the left-right direction.
A locking portion is provided at the left end of the first base portion in both ends in the left-right direction.
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a locked portion for locking the locking portion is provided at an end located on the left side of both ends in the left-right direction of the first panel. Indoor unit of air conditioner.
The locked portion is a hole formed in a flange provided at the end portion on the central side of the housing of the first panel.
The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the locking portion is a claw provided on a side surface of the first base portion located on the central side of the housing.
An upper cap fixed to the upper part of the base panel and a lower cap fixed to the lower part of the base panel are provided.
The base panel has an upper base panel flange formed at the upper end portion and a lower base panel flange formed at the lower end portion.
The design panel has an upper design panel flange formed at the upper end portion and a lower design panel flange formed at the lower end portion.
The upper design panel flange abuts on the upper surface of the upper base panel flange.
The lower design panel flange abuts on the lower surface of the lower base panel flange.
The upper cap is arranged so as to cover the upper surface of the upper design panel flange.
The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lower cap is arranged so as to cover the lower surface of the lower design panel flange.