JP2001133033A - Installation plate for air conditioner installation - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To prevent a rolling element from falling off from a passage for receiving a rolling element when adjusting a mounting angle of an installation plate for an air conditioner using the rolling element. A mounting plate (1) includes a passage (3) for receiving a rolling element (16). The cross-sectional shape of the front wall 2 forming the passage 3 is substantially arcuate, and the upward movement of the rolling element 16 is restricted to prevent the rolling element 16 from falling off from the path 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a mounting plate used for mounting an indoor unit of a separation type air conditioner on a wall surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 shows an example of a conventional installation plate of an air conditioner.
0 and FIG. The mounting plate 1 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is described in JP-A-5-172365. FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional structure along the line BB in FIG.

[0003] As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the mounting plate 1 includes an indicating portion 20, a rolling member 21, an arc-shaped holder 22, and a hook portion 23. The rolling member 21 is movably received in the holder 22, and the mounting plate 1 can be installed vertically (horizontally) by aligning the position of the rolling member 21 with the indicating portion 20.

[0004]

However, there is no description that a mechanism for preventing the rolling member 21 from falling off is provided at both ends of the holder 22 in the mounting plate 1 described above. Therefore, there is a concern that the rolling member 21 may fall off from both side ends of the holder 22 when the mounting plate 1 is attached.

Since the side wall of the holder 22 rises vertically as shown in FIG. 11, the upward movement of the rolling member 21 cannot be restricted by the side wall. For this reason, there is a concern that the rolling member 21 may fall over the side wall.

As described above, in the conventional mounting plate 1, the holder 2
There has been a problem that it is not possible to sufficiently prevent the rolling member 21 from falling off from the position 2.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to suppress a rolling element from falling off a passage in an installation plate that adjusts an attachment angle by using a rolling element movably received in a passage.

[0008]

The mounting plate for mounting an air conditioner according to the present invention is a mounting plate used for mounting an air conditioner on a wall surface. The mounting plate includes a rolling element, a passage, an indicator, and a drop-off suppressing unit. The passage movably receives the rolling element. The index is for adjusting the mounting angle of the mounting plate by aligning the index with the rolling elements. The falling-off suppressing means suppresses the rolling element from falling off the passage.

By providing the drop-off suppressing means as described above, it is possible to prevent the rolling elements from falling off from the passage when the mounting angle of the mounting plate is adjusted.

[0010] The drop-off suppressing means includes a movement restricting portion for restricting the movement of the rolling element in a direction beyond the wall forming the passage.

As a result, the rolling elements can be prevented from jumping out of the wall forming the passage, and the rolling elements can be prevented from falling out of the passage.

[0012] The drop-off suppressing means includes walls provided at both ends of the passage in the moving direction of the rolling element.

By providing the above wall, it is possible to prevent the rolling elements from jumping out of both ends of the passage when, for example, the mounting plate is inclined. Also in this case, it is possible to suppress the rolling element from falling off from the passage.

[0014] It is preferable to provide a window for confirming the position of the rolling element on the wall forming the passage.

Thus, the rolling element can be visually recognized through the window, and the positioning of the rolling element and the index can be performed easily and with high accuracy.

Preferably, a scale is provided along the passage to adjust the angle of inclination of the mounting plate. At this time, the scale may be provided in an arc shape or a radial shape, and a numerical value indicating the inclination angle may be provided on the scale.

Accordingly, the scale is easy to read, and the inclination angle of the mounting plate can be adjusted with high accuracy.

Preferably, the mounting plate has a reinforcing rib, and a passage is provided below the reinforcing rib.

By providing the reinforcing ribs on the mounting plate, the mounting plate can be reinforced. Thereby, the indoor unit can be stably supported. In addition, by providing the passage below the reinforcing rib, the rolling elements can be easily recognized, and the angle of the mounting plate can be easily adjusted.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation plate 1 for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which rolling elements 16 are received therein.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Is a front wall 2, a passage 3, a vertical line 4, a temporary fixing screw hole 5, an indoor unit support portion 6, a plurality of mounting plate fixing screw holes 7, a reinforcing rib 8, a rolling element 16 And

As shown in FIG. 2, the front wall 2 protrudes forward from the mounting plate main body to form a passage 3 and has a substantially arc-shaped cross-sectional shape. Since the front wall 2 has a substantially arc-shaped cross-sectional shape as described above, when the rolling element 16 is received in the passage 3, the front wall 2 has a state in which the rolling element 16 is held. Can be regulated. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the rolling element 16 from jumping out beyond the front wall 2.

It is to be noted that any other element can be used as long as the rolling element 16 can be prevented from moving in a direction (upward in FIG. 1) protruding beyond the wall forming the passage 3 such as the front wall 2. Techniques can be employed.

The passage 3 movably receives the rolling element 16 and is groove-shaped in the present embodiment. The rolling element 16 moves in the passage 3 in the left-right direction in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vertical line 4 extends in the vertical direction (vertical direction) at the center of the mounting plate 1. The vertical (horizontal) of the mounting plate 1 can be obtained by aligning the vertical line 4 with the center of the rolling element 16. That is, the angle of the mounting plate 1 can be adjusted.

The screw holes 5 for temporary fixing are for temporarily fixing the mounting plate 1 to the wall surface, and are provided on the extension of the vertical line 4.

The indoor unit supporting portion 6 is a portion for supporting the indoor unit, and is provided above the mounting plate 1.

A plurality of mounting plate fixing screw holes 7 are provided on the left and right of the vertical line 4 and are used for fixing the mounting plate 1 to a wall surface.

The reinforcing ribs 8 are provided to reinforce the mounting plate 1 and are provided immediately below the indoor unit support 6. The passage 3 is provided below the reinforcing rib 8. Therefore, the rolling elements 16 can be easily visually recognized, and the positioning between the vertical line 4 and the rolling elements 16 can be easily performed.

The rolling element 16 is an object that moves while rolling in the passage 3, and its shape can be arbitrarily selected.
Typically, as shown in FIG. 3, the rolling elements 16 are spherical.

Next, the operation of installing the mounting plate 1 having the above configuration will be described. First, the installation plate 1 is temporarily fixed to the wall surface on which the air conditioner is installed. This work is performed by screwing a screw into the temporary fixing screw hole 5. In this state, the rolling element 16 is placed in the passage 3. Thereby, the rolling elements 16 can move in the passage 3.

Next, the tilting angle of the mounting plate 1 is adjusted while the mounting plate 1 is tilted to the left and right like the pendulum of the timepiece with the temporary fixing screw hole 5 as a fulcrum. At this time, the rolling element 16 moves in the passage 3 with the inclination of the installation plate 1, and the center of the rolling element 16 is aligned with the vertical line 4. Thereby,
The vertical (horizontal) of the mounting plate 1 can be secured.

When the mounting plate 1 is mounted as described above, even if an impact or the like is applied to the mounting plate 1 for some reason, the above-mentioned means for restricting the upward movement of the rolling element 16 is provided. This can prevent the rolling elements 16 from jumping out of the passage 3 beyond the wall surface of the passage 3.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner installation plate 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A pair of walls 9 is provided at both side ends of the passage 3 to prevent the rolling elements 16 from dropping out of the passage 3. Thereby, when the installation plate 1 is tilted after the temporary fixing, the rolling elements 16 can be prevented from falling off from both side ends of the passage 3.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner mounting plate 1 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the third embodiment,
A window 11 for visually recognizing the rolling elements 16 is provided on the front wall 2. Thereby, the rolling element 16 can be visually recognized from the diagonally lower side through the window portion 11, and the inclination angle of the mounting plate 1 can be easily set.

The shape of the passage 3 is substantially circular. This can also contribute effectively to the prevention of the rolling element 16 from falling off from both ends of the passage 3.

(Embodiment 4) Next, Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner mounting installation plate 1 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

When the mounting plate 1 is mounted, the mounting plate 1 may be slightly tilted in order to smoothly discharge the condensed water. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, by attaching a linear scale 12 near the passage 3, the angle of the mounting plate 1 can be accurately and easily set.

Note that the scale 12 is located near the passage 3.
May be attached along the scale 3, for example,
2 may be added. The scale 12 may be directly provided on the front wall 2.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner mounting installation plate 1 according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

In the fourth embodiment, the distance between the rolling element 16 and the scale 12 differs depending on the position of the rolling element 16.
Therefore, there is a concern that the angle adjustment of the mounting plate 1 may be inaccurate.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the scale 13 is formed in an arc shape in accordance with the shape of the passage 3. As a result, the distance between the rolling elements 16 and the scale 13 can be kept substantially constant, and the angle of the mounting plate 1 can be adjusted accurately.

The scale 13 can be easily seen by providing the scale 13 below the passage 3. This can also contribute to accurate angle adjustment of the mounting plate 1.

Embodiment 6 Next, Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner mounting plate 1 according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the scale 14 is radially provided so as to connect the scale 14 and the passage 3, and the scale is made closer to the passage 3. Thereby, the angle of the mounting plate 1 can be adjusted with higher accuracy than in the case of the above-described arc-shaped scale 13. In particular, this is effective when the mounting plate 1 is inclined at a small angle.

(Seventh Embodiment) Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner mounting installation plate 1 according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the present embodiment is provided with an angle display 15 for displaying an angle below the scale. Thereby, the angle of the mounting plate 1 can be easily adjusted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the claims.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The rolling element can be prevented from falling off from the passage at the time of adjusting the mounting angle of the installation plate. Thereby, the work of adjusting the angle of the installation plate can be performed smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a mounting plate showing a state where a rolling element is received in a passage.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an air conditioner mounting plate according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a conventional installation plate for mounting an air conditioner.

11 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 installation plate, 2 front wall, 3 passages, 4 vertical lines, 5
Screw holes for temporary fixing, 6 indoor unit support, 7 screw holes for fixing the mounting plate, 8 reinforcing ribs, 9 walls, 11 windows, 12 linear scale, 13 arc scale, 14 radial scale, 15 radial scale, 15
Angle display, 16 rolling elements.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A mounting plate used for mounting an air conditioner on a wall surface, comprising: a rolling element; a passage for movably receiving the rolling element; and a position of the mounting plate by being aligned with the rolling element. An installation plate for mounting an air conditioner, comprising: an index for adjusting a mounting angle; and a drop-off suppressing means for suppressing the rolling element from falling off from the passage. 2. The air conditioner mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein said falling-off suppressing means includes a movement restricting portion for restricting a movement of said rolling element in a direction exceeding a wall forming said passage. 3. The air conditioner mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein said falling-off suppressing means includes walls provided on both side ends of said passage in a moving direction of said rolling element. 4. The mounting plate for mounting an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a window for confirming a position of the rolling element is provided on a wall forming the passage. 5. A scale for adjusting an inclination angle of the mounting plate along the passage is provided.
An installation plate for mounting an air conditioner according to any one of the above. 6. The mounting plate for mounting an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein the scale is provided in an arc shape or a radial shape. 7. The mounting plate for mounting an air conditioner according to claim 5, wherein a numerical value indicating an inclination angle is attached to the scale. 8. The air conditioner mounting plate according to claim 1, wherein the mounting plate has a reinforcing rib, and the passage is provided below the reinforcing rib.