JP6732110B2 - Outdoor unit, air conditioner, and method of manufacturing outdoor unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an outdoor unit having a partition plate inside a housing, an air conditioner, and a method for manufacturing the outdoor unit.

Generally, an outdoor unit of an air conditioner has a blower room that houses a heat exchanger and a blower, and a machine room that houses a compressor and electrical components. In the outdoor unit, the machine room and the blower room are separated from each other by a partition plate in the housing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-57436

Generally, in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, mounted components such as electrical components or pipes may be attached to a partition plate due to the space available in the machine room. However, when the number of mounted components attached to the partition plate increases, the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit increases. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of work steps on the outdoor unit assembly line, the partition plate is put into the outdoor unit assembly line with all parts attached to the partition plate already attached to the partition plate. There are cases where In this case, the actual work on the assembly line of the outdoor unit related to the partition plate is only the assembling of the partition plate to the outdoor unit main body. However, the partition plate to which the mounted parts are attached becomes heavy, and the burden on the operator increases.

Therefore, it is conceivable to divide the partition plate and separately mount the components on each partition plate to distribute the weight of the partition plate. When the partition plate is divided in the vertical direction as in Patent Document 1, the partition plate arranged below is adjacent to the compressor, which is a component that is large in size and that vibrates during operation. Therefore, it is difficult to attach a heavy mounting component or a cover mounting component with a large number of components to the partition plate arranged below.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and when the components mounted on the partition plate are heavy, or even when the number of components mounted on the partition plate is large, the assembly line of the outdoor unit An object of the present invention is to provide an outdoor unit, an air conditioner, and a method for manufacturing an outdoor unit that can reduce the number of work steps described above.

The outdoor unit of the present invention includes a casing that forms the outer shell of the outdoor unit, a blower chamber that stores the heat exchanger and the blower, and a machine chamber that stores the compressor, and a partition plate, The housing has a rear wall portion formed with a suction opening for sucking wind generated by driving the blower and a front wall portion formed with an outlet for discharging wind generated by driving the blower. The plate is divided in the depth direction of the housing, and is divided into a front partition plate arranged on the front wall side, a rear partition plate arranged on the rear wall side, a front partition plate and a rear partition plate. the edge portion of the coupling side of the plate, possess an engaging portion formed in a crank shape, respectively, and, with the front partition plate and the rear partition plate is fitted in the engagement portion of the each other overlapping It is a thing.

According to the outdoor unit of the present invention, the partition plate that divides the blower chamber and the machine room is divided in the depth direction of the housing, and the front partition plate disposed on the front wall portion side and the rear wall. And a rear partition plate disposed on the side of the section. As a result, the partition plate can distribute the weight of the mounted components that are attached to the partition plate before the outdoor machine assembly line is input, and the layout of the internal space of the machine room can be achieved even when the number of mounted components is large. It can be combined and distributed to an appropriate number. As a result, the number of working steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit can be suppressed, and the burden on the worker on the assembly line of the outdoor unit can be reduced.

It is a schematic perspective view of the outdoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the outdoor unit of FIG. It is a top view inside the outdoor unit of FIG. It is a perspective view of the partition plate arrange|positioned inside the outdoor unit of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the partition plate of FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of part A of the partition plate of FIG. 4. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the air conditioner using the outdoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

Hereinafter, an outdoor unit and an air conditioner using the unit according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like. In the following drawings, the components denoted by the same reference numerals are the same or equivalent, and are common to all the sentences of the embodiments described below. Further, the forms of the constituent elements shown in the entire specification are merely examples, and the forms are not limited to the forms described in the specification. Further, in the drawings, the size relationship of each component may be different from the actual one. Note that in this embodiment, a term indicating a direction (for example, “upper”, “lower”, “right”, “left”, “front”, “rear”, or the like) is appropriately used in order to facilitate understanding. This is for the purpose of explanation, and these terms do not limit the present invention.

Embodiment 1.
[Outdoor unit configuration]
1 is a schematic perspective view of an outdoor unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the outdoor unit of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the inside of the outdoor unit of FIG. The configuration of each unit of the outdoor unit 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In addition, the X axis shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 indicates the left and right width directions of the outdoor unit 100 with the X1 side on the left and the X2 side on the right. Further, the Y-axis indicates the front-back depth direction of the outdoor unit 100 with the Y1 side as the front side and the Y2 side as the back side. Furthermore, the Z-axis indicates the vertical direction of the outdoor unit 100 with the Z1 side as the upper side and the Z2 side as the lower side. In the following description, the front-rear, left-right, or top-bottom positional relationship between the constituent members of the outdoor unit 100 is basically the positional relationship when the outdoor unit 100 is installed in a usable state. 2 and 3, the illustration of the exhaust grill 11b shown in FIG. 1 is omitted in order to explain the internal structure of the housing 10.

The outdoor unit 100 is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and in FIG. 1, an example configured as a floor-standing heat source side unit having a vertically elongated outer structure is shown. The outdoor unit 100 may be configured as a heat source side unit other than the floor-standing type, for example, a wall-mounted type, a roof-standing type, or a ceiling-hung type heat source side unit.

[Case of outdoor unit]
As shown in FIG. 1, the outdoor unit 100 has a housing 10 that forms an outer shell. The housing 10 is formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and as shown in FIG. The front wall part 10a in which the blowing outlet 11a which blows off was formed. Further, the housing 10 has a left side wall portion 10b and a right side wall portion 10d that connect the back surface wall portion 10c and the front surface wall portion 10a. Further, the housing 10 has a top panel 15 that constitutes a ceiling wall of an upper surface portion and a bottom plate 16 that constitutes a bottom wall of a lower surface portion.

The side wall of the housing 10 is composed of four panels. The housing 10 includes a first side panel 11 forming a side wall on the front left side of the housing 10, and a front right side and a right front side of the housing 10. And a third side panel 13 forming side walls on the right rear side and the rear right side of the housing 10. The housing 10 also includes a fourth side panel 14 that forms left and right side walls of the outdoor unit 100. Therefore, the front wall portion 10a is composed of the first side surface panel 11 and the second side surface panel 12, and the right side wall portion 10d is composed of the second side surface panel 12 and the third side surface panel 13. It The rear wall portion 10c is composed of the third side surface panel 13 and the fourth side surface panel 14, and the left side wall portion 10b is composed of the fourth side surface panel 14. Although the side wall of the housing 10 in FIG. 1 is configured by combining L-shaped panels in a plan view, for example, four front, rear, left, and right side walls may be configured using a flat panel. ..

The 1st side surface panel 11 may be comprised as a single sheet metal panel, and may be comprised as a sheet metal panel divided into two or more. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first side panel 11 is formed with an outlet 11a through which the wind generated by the drive of the blower 36 is blown, and the rear side (Y2 side) of the first side panel 11 is formed. ), a blower 36 is arranged. The air outlet 11a is formed in the first side panel 11 as a circular through hole. An exhaust grill 11b that covers the air outlet 11a from the front is arranged on the first side panel 11 so as to face the blower 36 through the air outlet 11a. As shown in FIG. 1, the first side panel 11 is provided with two outlets 11a. Further, the two blowers 36 and the two exhaust grilles 11b are arranged in the outdoor unit 100. However, in the outdoor unit 100, the number of the outlets 11a formed in the housing 10, the number of the blowers 36 installed in the housing 10, and the number of exhaust grills arranged in the housing 10 are arbitrary. Therefore, for example, in the outdoor unit 100, the number of the outlets 11a formed in the housing 10, the number of the blowers 36 installed in the housing 10, the number of exhaust grills arranged in the housing 10 is one or There may be three or more.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second side panel 12 is a sheet metal panel that is bent into an L shape in a top view. The third side panel 13 is a sheet metal panel that is bent into an L shape in a top view. The third side panel 13 is provided with a plurality of rectangular openings for discharging heat generated from devices such as the compressor 31 arranged in the housing 10. The fourth side panel 14 is a sheet metal panel that is bent into an L shape in a top view. The fourth side panel 14 is provided with a suction port 14a through which wind generated by driving the blower 36 is sucked, and the blower 36 is provided in front of the suction port 14a of the fourth side panel 14 (Y1 side). It is arranged.

The top panel 15 is a sheet metal panel that covers the upper part of the housing 10, and includes upper edges of the first side panel 11, the second side panel 12, the third side panel 13, and the fourth side panel 14. It is detachably attached by screwing etc.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom plate 16 includes a bottom surface portion 16a on which the compressor 31 and the like are installed, and a peripheral surface portion 16b that surrounds the peripheral edge portion of the bottom surface portion 16a and extends upward from the peripheral edge portion of the bottom surface portion 16a. Have On the lower surface side of the bottom surface portion 16 a of the bottom plate 16, a plurality of leg portions 17 serving as a base for installing the outdoor unit 100 are arranged. In the outdoor unit 100, two legs 17 are arranged on the bottom plate 16. The first side panel 11, the second side panel 12, the third side panel 13, and the fourth side panel 14 are attached to the peripheral surface portion 16b of the bottom plate 16 by screwing or soldering. It is fixed by etc.

[Internal structure of outdoor unit]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the interior of the outdoor unit 100 is partitioned by a partition plate 50 into a machine room 20 and a blower room 30. 2 and 3, a compressor 31, a refrigerant pipe, an electrical equipment box (not shown), and the like are housed in the machine room 20 located in the space on the right side of the outdoor unit 100, and the left side inside the outdoor unit 100. The heat exchanger 33, the blower 36, etc. are accommodated in the blower room 30 located in the space. The machine room 20 has an outer shell configured by, for example, the second side panel 12, the third side panel 13, the top panel 15, the bottom plate 16, the heat exchanger support member 33 a, and the partition plate 50. The blower room 30 includes, for example, a part of the heat exchanger 33 located on the rear surface side of the outdoor unit 100, the first side panel 11, the fourth side panel 14, the top panel 15, the bottom plate 16, and the heat exchanger. An outer shell is configured by the support member 33a and the partition plate 50. The elements forming the outer contours of the machine room 20 and the blower room 30 are arbitrary, and the outer contours of the machine room 20 and the blower room 30 may be different elements depending on the shape of the side wall panel to be adopted.

The compressor 31 compresses the sucked refrigerant into a high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant and discharges it, and is constituted by, for example, a rotary type, scroll type, or vane type compressor. The compressor 31 may be controlled by, for example, an inverter circuit or the like, and the capacity (amount of refrigerant discharged per unit time) of the compressor 31 may be changed by arbitrarily changing the operating frequency.

The heat exchanger 33 exchanges heat between the outside air and the refrigerant, and functions as an evaporator during heating operation and as a condenser during cooling operation. The heat exchanger 33 includes, for example, a heat transfer tube through which a refrigerant passes, and fins for increasing a heat transfer area between the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube and the outside air. The heat exchanger 33 is configured as a fin-and-tube heat exchanger in which heat transfer tubes penetrate a plurality of fins arranged in parallel. The heat exchanger 33 is fixed to the upper surface portion of the bottom surface portion 16a of the bottom plate 16 so that the heat transfer tube is horizontal. As shown in FIG. 3, one end of the heat exchanger 33 is supported by a support member 33a. The heat exchanger 33 is formed in a so-called L-shape having a flat plate area and a curved surface area in a plan view. 2 and 3 illustrate the case where the heat exchanger 33 is formed in an L shape in a plan view, it may be formed in a flat plate shape and has curved surface regions at both ends. It may be formed in a so-called U shape.

The blower 36 is configured as, for example, a propeller fan such as an axial fan, and generates air circulation for efficiently exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the air in the heat exchanger 33. The rotation shaft of the blower 36 is arranged so as to face the horizontal direction in the depth direction of the housing 10. The blower 36 is installed on a blower fixing base 36a provided on the front side of the heat exchanger 33. When the outdoor unit 100 is driven and the blower 36 rotates, the outdoor air is taken in from the outside of the outdoor unit 100 via the suction port 14a of the fourth side panel 14. In the heat exchanger 33, heat exchange is performed between the outdoor air passing between the fins of the heat exchanger 33 and the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube. The air that has undergone heat exchange in the heat exchanger 33 is discharged from the internal space of the outdoor unit 100 to the outside of the outdoor unit 100 via the air outlet 11a by the blower 36.

[Partition board]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a partition plate arranged inside the outdoor unit of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the partition plate of FIG. Next, the partition plate 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the partition plate 50 divides the fan chamber 30 that houses the heat exchanger 33 and the fan 36 and the machine chamber 20 that houses the compressor 31 in the housing 10. It is a wall to do. The partition plate 50 is arranged on the upper surface side of the bottom surface portion 16 a of the bottom plate 16 and extends between the bottom plate 16 and the top panel 15. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the partition plate 50 is divided in the depth direction of the housing 10, and the front partition plate 50a and the rear wall part are arranged on the front wall part 10a side shown in FIG. And a rear partition plate 50b arranged on the 10c side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front partition plate 50a includes a front intermediate wall 50a1 extending in the depth direction (Y-axis direction) of the housing 10 and a front partition wall 50a extending to face the front wall 10a. And an inner wall portion 50a2. The front intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front inner wall portion 50a2 are each formed in a rectangular plate shape. However, unevenness may be formed on the respective walls of the front intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front inner wall portion 50a2, for example, in order to install a mounting component described later. The front side intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front side inner wall portion 50a2 are connected to each other at their edge portions. For example, by bending a sheet metal or the like, the front side intermediate wall portion 50a1 and the front side inner wall portion 50a2 are formed. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a vertical wall portion extending toward the front wall portion 10a is provided at an end edge portion of the front inner wall portion 50a2 opposite to the end edge portion connected to the front intermediate wall portion 50a1. 50a3 is formed. Further, a connection wall portion 50a4 extending to face the front inner wall portion 50a2 is formed at an end edge portion of the vertical wall portion 50a3 opposite to the end edge portion connected to the front inner wall portion 50a2. Has been done. The connection wall portion 50a4 is provided with a plurality of screw holes 50a41, which are through holes, in the vertical direction. The front partition plate 50a is fixed to the first side panel 11 by screwing the connection wall portion 50a4 and the first side panel 11 via the screw holes 50a41.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of part A of the partition plate of FIG. The front partition plate 50a is an edge part on the side opposite to the edge part connected to the front inner wall part 50a2 of the front intermediate wall part 50a1, in other words, a combination of the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. The side edge portion has a crank-shaped engaging portion 50a5. The term "crank shape" is intended to mean a shape having walls formed by bending the opposite ends of the wall forming the straight-shaped portion at angles of approximately 90°. It should be noted that “approximately 90°” does not mean a perfect right angle, but a degree that is recognized as a substantially right angle. In addition, the fold also includes a configuration that smoothly bends. As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging portion 50a5 includes a front facing wall portion 50a51 forming a linear portion, a front base portion 50a52 in which one end of the front facing wall portion 50a51 is bent in a substantially vertical direction, and a front facing wall portion. The other end of the portion 50a51 has a front end wall portion 50a53 which is bent in another substantially vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the engagement portion 50a5 is formed continuously in the vertical direction from the lower end portion to the upper end portion of the edge portion of the front partition plate 50a.

In the front partition plate 50a, the front intermediate wall portion 50a1, the front inner wall portion 50a2, the vertical wall portion 50a3, the connecting wall portion 50a4, and the engaging portion 50a5 are integrally formed by bending. , May be connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear partition plate 50b is extended so as to face the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 extending in the depth direction (Y-axis direction) of the housing 10 and the rear wall portion 10c. And a rear inner wall portion 50b2. The rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear inner wall portion 50b2 are each formed in a rectangular plate shape. However, unevenness may be formed on the respective walls of the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear inner wall portion 50b2 in order to install, for example, mounting components described later. The rear-side intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear-side inner wall portion 50b2 are connected to each other at their edge portions. For example, by bending a sheet metal or the like, the rear-side intermediate wall portion 50b1 and the rear-side inner wall portion 50b2 are connected. Are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a slope extending to the rear wall portion 10c side is formed at an end edge portion of the rear inner wall portion 50b2 opposite to the end edge portion connected to the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1. The wall portion 50b3 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the inclined wall portion 50b3 is provided with a screw hole 50b31 which is a through hole. The rear partition plate 50b is fixed to the support member 33a by screwing the inclined wall portion 50b3 and the support member 33a via the screw holes 50b31.

The rear partition plate 50b is an edge part on the side opposite to the edge part connected to the rear inner wall part 50b2 of the rear intermediate wall part 50b1, in other words, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. An engaging portion 50b5 formed in a crank shape is provided at an edge portion on the side of coupling with. As shown in FIG. 6, the engagement portion 50b5 includes a rear facing wall portion 50b51 forming a linear portion, and a rear base portion 50b52 in which one end of the rear facing wall portion 50b51 is bent in a substantially vertical direction, The other end of the rear facing wall portion 50b51 has a rear end wall portion 50b53 which is bent in another direction that is substantially vertical. As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging portion 50b5 is formed continuously in the vertical direction from the lower end to the upper end of the edge portion of the rear partition plate 50b.

In the rear partition plate 50b, the rear intermediate wall portion 50b1, the rear inner wall portion 50b2, the inclined wall portion 50b3, and the engaging portion 50b5 are integrally formed by bending, but It may be formed by being connected.

The front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted so that the engaging portion 50a5 and the engaging portion 50b5 overlap. That is, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted to each other by overlapping the engaging portions of each other. In the partition plate 50, the front facing wall portion 50a51 and the rear facing wall portion 50b51 are in contact, the front end wall portion 50a53 is in contact with the rear base portion 50b52, and the rear end wall portion 50b53 and the front base portion 50a52 are intermediate wall portions. Contact. In FIG. 6, the front partition plate 50a is arranged on the machine room 20 side and the rear partition plate 50b is arranged on the blower room 30 side, but the front partition plate 50a is arranged on the blower room 30 side. The rear partition plate 50b may be arranged on the machine room 20 side.

As shown in FIG. 4, one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached and arranged on the machine room wall portion 50c that constitutes the machine room side surface of the partition plate 50. The mounted components 60 are various components that make up the outdoor unit 100, and include, for example, a reactor, a refrigerant pipe, an oil separator, other electrical components, and the like. The mounting component 60 is fixed to the partition plate 50 by, for example, screwing or soldering. In the outdoor unit 100, since the partition plate 50 is divided in the front-rear direction, the mounting parts 60 can be arranged on the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b while avoiding the compressor 31.

4 and 5, a reactor 60a is arranged on the front partition plate 50a, and a refrigerant pipe 60b is arranged on the rear partition plate 50b. The reactor 60a is connected to an inverter housed in an electrical component box (not shown) and has a function of removing high frequency components. The reactor 60a and the refrigerant pipe 60b are examples of components mounted on the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b.

[Method of manufacturing outdoor unit]
Next, a method of manufacturing the outdoor unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on the assembly of the partition plate 50. The method for manufacturing the outdoor unit 100 includes one for the front partition plate 50a and one for the rear partition plate 50b that configure the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine room 20 in the housing 10 of the outdoor unit 100. Or a step of attaching a plurality of mounting components 60 (ST1) and a step of arranging the rear partition plate 50b having one or a plurality of mounting components 60 attached to the bottom plate 16 of the housing 10 (ST2), one or The step (ST3) of fitting the front partition plate 50a to which the plurality of mounting components 60 are attached to the rear partition plate 50b and disposing the front partition plate 50a on the bottom plate 16 (ST3).

One or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached to each of a front partition plate 50a and a rear partition plate 50b that form a partition plate 50 that partitions the blower room 30 and the machine room 20 in the housing 10 of the outdoor unit 100. In step (ST1), as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the reactor 60a is attached to the front partition plate 50a, and the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached to the rear partition plate 50b. The reactor 60a is screwed and attached to the front partition plate 50a. The refrigerant pipe 60b is attached to the rear partition plate 50b by screwing or soldering.

In the step (ST2) of arranging the rear partition plate 50b having one or a plurality of mounting components 60 attached thereto on the bottom plate 16 of the housing 10, the rear partition plate 50b is arranged at a prescribed position on the bottom plate 16. .. After that, the rear partition plate 50b is fixed to the bottom plate 16 by screwing the inclined wall portion 50b3 to the support member 33a of the heat exchanger 33. By assembling the rear partition plate 50b to which the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached before assembling the front partition plate 50a, a work space for connecting to another pipe can be secured, and workability can be improved. ..

In the step (ST3) of fitting the front partition plate 50a to which one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached to the rear partition plate 50b and arranging the front partition plate 50a on the bottom plate 16, the front partition plate 50a is positioned at a predetermined position on the bottom plate 16. Is located in. At this time, the front partition plate 50a is fitted with the rear partition plate 50b, and is fixed to the bottom plate 16 by screwing. After that, the connection wall portion 50a4 of the front partition plate 50a is screwed to the first side panel 11. The front partition plate 50a may be screwed to the first side panel 11 first, and then disposed on the bottom plate 16 and fitted to the rear partition plate 50b. In this step, the engaging portion 50a5 of the front partition plate 50a and the engaging portion 50b5 of the rear partition plate 50b are each formed in a crank shape and can be easily fitted together.

After that, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are pressed by the top panel 15 from above, and the top panel 15 is a panel forming a side wall of the housing 10 so as to cover the top of the housing 10. Fixed. The front partition plate 50a is fixed to the first side panel 11, the rear partition plate 50b is fixed to the support member 33a of the heat exchanger 33, and the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted to each other. In addition, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are stably fixed by being pressed by the top panel 15 from above.

[Air conditioner]
FIG. 7: is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the air conditioner using the outdoor unit which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. In FIG. 7, solid arrows indicate the flow of the refrigerant during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 1, and dotted arrows indicate the flow of the refrigerant during the heating operation of the air conditioner 1. The air conditioner 1 of FIG. 7 includes an outdoor unit 100 and an indoor unit 200, and the outdoor unit 100 and the indoor unit 200 are connected by a refrigerant pipe 300 and a refrigerant pipe 400. Further, in the air conditioner 1, a compressor 31, a flow path switching device 32, a heat exchanger 33, an expansion valve 34, and an indoor heat exchanger 35 are sequentially connected via a refrigerant pipe. The air conditioner 1 can be realized by switching the heating operation or the cooling operation by switching the flow of the refrigerant using the flow path switching device 32 of the outdoor unit 100. The configuration of the air conditioner 1 shown in FIG. 7 is an example, and for example, the air conditioner 1 of FIG. 7 may be provided with a muffler, an accumulator and the like.

The outdoor unit 100 includes a compressor 31, a flow path switching device 32, a heat exchanger 33, and an expansion valve 34. The compressor 31 compresses the discharged refrigerant as described above and discharges it. The flow path switching device 32 is, for example, a four-way valve, and is a device that switches the direction of the flow path of the refrigerant. The air conditioner 1 can realize the heating operation or the cooling operation by switching the flow of the refrigerant using the flow path switching device 32. The heat exchanger 33 exchanges heat between the refrigerant and air (outdoor air). The heat exchanger 33 functions as an evaporator during heating operation, and evaporates and vaporizes the refrigerant. Further, the heat exchanger 33 functions as a condenser during the cooling operation, condensing and liquefying the refrigerant. A blower 36 is provided near the heat exchanger 33 so as to face the heat exchanger 33. The expansion valve 34 is a throttle device (flow rate control means), and functions as an expansion valve by adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the expansion valve 34, and decompresses the refrigerant that has flowed in. For example, when the expansion valve 34 is composed of an electronic expansion valve or the like, the opening degree is adjusted based on an instruction from a control device (not shown) or the like.

The indoor unit 200 has an indoor heat exchanger 35. The indoor heat exchanger 35 exchanges heat between the air to be air-conditioned and the refrigerant. The indoor heat exchanger 35 functions as a condenser during heating operation and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant. In addition, the indoor heat exchanger 35 functions as an evaporator during the cooling operation to evaporate and vaporize the refrigerant. An indoor blower 37 is provided near the indoor heat exchanger 35 so as to face the indoor heat exchanger 35.

As described above, according to the outdoor unit 100, the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine chamber 20 is divided in the depth direction of the housing 10, and is arranged on the front wall portion 10a side. The front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b arranged on the rear wall portion 10c side are provided. As a result, the partition plate 50 can distribute the weight of the mounted components attached to the partition plate 50 before the introduction of the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100. Further, even when the number of mounting components 60 to be mounted on the partition plate 50 is large, it is possible to distribute and mount an appropriate number of parts on the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b in accordance with the layout of the internal space of the machine room 20. it can. As a result, the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 can be suppressed, and the burden on the worker on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 can be reduced.

For example, when the number of parts mounted on the partition plate increases, the number of steps for mounting the parts mounted on the assembly line of the outdoor unit increases, and the number of work steps for assembling the outdoor unit also increases. In this case, if the partition plate is loaded on the assembly line with the parts mounted on the partition plate in advance, the actual work amount on the assembly line will not change. However, when the partition plate is loaded on the assembly line in advance with the components mounted on the partition plate, the weight of the partition plate is inevitably heavy, and the line operator is burdened. Therefore, like the outdoor unit 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine chamber 20 is divided in the depth direction of the housing 10, and is located on the front wall portion 10a side. If the configuration has the front partition plate 50a arranged and the rear partition plate 50b arranged on the back wall portion 10c side, the number of work steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 can be suppressed. In addition, the weight can be distributed between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

Further, for example, when one of the plurality of mounting components 60 attached to the partitioning plate 50 is changed, or when the number of mounting components 60 is increased, the metal of the partitioning plate 50 for mounting the components on the partitioning plate 50 main body is changed. It is necessary to modify the mold or to open a new mold. However, since the outdoor unit 100 only needs to change the mold of the front partition plate 50a or the rear partition plate 50b in which the mounting of the mounting component 60 is changed, the mold cost can be suppressed. Further, for example, even when the parts to be mounted on the partition plate 50 are diversified among the types of the outdoor unit 100 being produced, such as an oil separator or other electric components, the work on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 is not limited to the front and rear. Only the combination of the partition plates of is changed, and the production control becomes easy.

Further, one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are arranged on the machine room wall portion 50c that constitutes the surface of the partition plate 50 on the machine room 20 side. Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the space in the machine room 20, and it is easy to connect the mounting component 60 and the compressor 31 or to another pipe, or to easily connect the mounting component 60 and another electrical component. Workability can be improved.

Further, the plurality of mounted components 60 have a refrigerant pipe 60b and a reactor 60a, the reactor 60a is arranged on the front partition plate 50a, and the refrigerant pipe 60b is arranged on the rear partition plate 50b. ing. Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the space in the machine room 20, and it is easy to connect the mounting component 60 and the compressor 31 or to another pipe, or to easily connect the mounting component 60 and another electrical component. Workability can be improved.

The front partition plate 50a has a front intermediate wall portion 50a1 extending in the depth direction of the housing 10 and a front inner wall portion 50a2 extending to face the front wall portion 10a. The side partition plate 50b has a rear intermediate wall portion 50b1 that extends in the depth direction of the housing 10, and a rear inner wall portion 50b2 that extends so as to face the rear wall portion 10c. Therefore, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b each have an L-shaped wall in plan view, and can maintain the strength in the vertical direction.

Further, the partition plate 50 has an engaging portion 50a5 and an engaging portion 50b5, each of which is formed in a crank shape, at an edge portion on the side where the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are joined, and the front partition plate is formed. The rear partition plate 50b and the rear partition plate 50b are fitted to each other by their engaging portions overlapping each other. Therefore, the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b can be easily fitted together. As a result, the partition plate 50 is divided into the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, and the amount of increase in the work process is greater than that in the case where the partition plate 50 is composed of one part. Can be kept to a minimum.

In addition, the method for manufacturing the outdoor unit 100 includes a front partition plate 50a and a rear partition plate 50b that form a partition plate 50 that partitions the blower chamber 30 and the machine room 20 in the housing 10 of the outdoor unit 100. A step of attaching one or a plurality of mounting components 60 (ST1) and a step of arranging the rear partition plate 50b to which the one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached on the bottom plate 16 of the housing 10 (ST2), 1 And a step (ST3) of fitting the front partition plate 50a to which one or a plurality of mounting components 60 are attached to the rear partition plate 50b and arranging it on the bottom plate 16. Therefore, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 can distribute the weight of the mounted components attached to the partition plate 50 before the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100 is input. In addition, the method for manufacturing the outdoor unit 100 is suitable for the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b according to the layout of the internal space of the machine room 20 even when the number of mounted components 60 attached to the partition plate 50 is large. It can be installed by distributing it according to the number of items. As a result, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 can suppress the number of working steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100, and can distribute the weight between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. It is possible to reduce the burden on the In addition, the manufacturing method of the outdoor unit 100 is such that, even when the components mounted on the partition plate 50 are diversified among the types of the outdoor unit 100 being produced, the combination of the front and rear partition plates is changed as the work on the line. Therefore, production control becomes easy.

Further, in the method for manufacturing the outdoor unit 100, the rear partition plate 50b to which the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached is assembled before the front partition plate 50a is assembled, so that a work space for connecting to another pipe can be secured. The workability can be improved.

Further, in the outdoor unit 100, the engaging portion 50a5 of the front partition plate 50a and the engaging portion 50b5 of the rear partition plate 50b are each formed in a crank shape, and the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are formed. And can be easily fitted. Therefore, in the method for manufacturing the outdoor unit 100, when the partition plate 50 is configured by one part, the amount of increase in the work process due to the configuration in which the partition plate 50 is divided into the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b is configured. Can be kept to a minimum compared to.

The air conditioner 1 also includes an outdoor unit 100. Therefore, the air conditioner 1 can distribute the weight of the mounted components attached to the partition plate 50 before the introduction of the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100. Further, the air conditioner 1 has an appropriate number of parts for the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b in accordance with the layout of the internal space of the machine room 20 even when the number of mounted components 60 attached to the partition plate 50 is large. Can be distributed and installed. As a result, the air conditioner 1 can suppress the number of working steps on the assembly line of the outdoor unit 100, and can distribute the weight between the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, which can be applied to the worker. The burden can be reduced. Further, in the air conditioner 1, even when the parts to be mounted on the partition plate 50 are diversified among the types of the outdoor unit 100 being produced, the combination of the front and rear partition plates is changed as the work on the line. , Production management becomes easy.

Further, in the air conditioner 1 in the assembly process of the outdoor unit 100, by welding the rear partition plate 50b to which the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached before the front partition plate 50a is assembled, welding work to other pipes can be performed. A work space for performing the work can be secured and workability can be improved.

Further, in the air conditioner 1, in the outdoor unit 100, the engaging portion 50a5 of the front partition plate 50a and the engaging portion 50b5 of the rear partition plate 50b are each formed in a crank shape, and the front partition plate 50a is formed. The rear partition plate 50b can be easily fitted to each other. Therefore, in the assembly process of the outdoor unit 100, the air conditioner 1 is divided into the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, and the increased amount of the work process is 1 partition plate 50. It can be kept to a minimum compared to the case where it is composed of parts.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in FIGS. 4 and 5, the reactor 60a is attached to the front partition plate 50a, and the refrigerant pipe 60b is attached to the rear partition plate 50b. However, the mounting components 60 attached to the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b are arbitrary, and the refrigerant pipe 60b may be attached to the front partition plate 50a and the reactor 60a may be attached to the rear partition plate 50b. .. Further, one or a plurality of electric components may be attached to the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b, and one or a plurality of refrigerant pipes may be attached to the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b. Good. Further, one or a plurality of electric components or one or a plurality of refrigerant pipes may be combined and attached to each of the front partition plate 50a and the rear partition plate 50b.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Air conditioner, 10 Housing|casing, 10a Front wall part, 10b Left side wall part, 10c Back side wall part, 10d Right side wall part, 11 1st side panel, 11a Air outlet, 11b Exhaust grill, 12 2nd side panel , 13 Third side panel, 14 Fourth side panel, 14a Suction port, 15 Top panel, 16 Bottom plate, 16a Bottom part, 16b Peripheral surface part, 17 Legs, 20 Machine room, 30 Blower room, 31 Compressor , 32 flow path switching device, 33 heat exchanger, 33a support member, 34 expansion valve, 35 indoor heat exchanger, 36 blower, 36a blower fixing base, 37 indoor blower, 50 partition plate, 50a front partition plate, 50a1 front intermediate Wall part, 50a2 front inner wall part, 50a3 vertical wall part, 50a4 connecting wall part, 50a41 screw hole, 50a5 engaging part, 50a51 front facing wall part, 50a52 front side base part, 50a53 front end wall part, 50b rear partition plate, 50b1 Rear intermediate wall portion, 50b2 rear inner wall portion, 50b3 inclined wall portion, 50b31 screw hole, 50b5 engaging portion, 50b51 rear facing wall portion, 50b52 rear side base portion, 50b53 rear front end wall portion, 50c machine room wall portion , 60 mounted parts, 60a reactor, 60b refrigerant pipe, 100 outdoor unit, 200 indoor unit, 300 refrigerant pipe, 400 refrigerant pipe.

Claims (6)

A casing that forms the outer shell of the outdoor unit,
A partition plate that divides a fan room that houses the heat exchanger and the fan, and a machine room that houses the compressor,
Equipped with
The casing has a back wall portion formed with a suction port through which wind generated by driving the blower is sucked, and a front wall portion formed with an outlet through which wind generated by driving the blower is blown out. Then
The partition plate is
Wherein in the depth direction of the casing is divided, a front partition plate disposed on the front wall portion side, and the side partition plate after being arranged on the rear wall portion side, after the said front partition plate An engaging portion formed in a crank shape, at an edge portion on the coupling side with the side partition plate,
Have a,
An outdoor unit in which the front partition plate and the rear partition plate are fitted together by mutually overlapping the engaging portions . The outdoor unit according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of mounting components are arranged on a machine room wall portion that constitutes a surface of the partition plate on the machine room side. The mounted component has a refrigerant pipe and a reactor,
The outdoor unit according to claim 2, wherein the reactor is arranged on the front partition plate, and the refrigerant pipe is arranged on the rear partition plate. The front partition plate has a front intermediate wall portion extending in the depth direction of the housing, and a front inner wall portion extending to face the front wall portion,
The rear partition plate includes a rear intermediate wall portion extending in the depth direction of the housing, and a rear inner wall portion extending so as to face the back wall portion. The outdoor unit according to any one of 3 above. Air conditioner having the outdoor unit according to any one of claims 1-4. A step of attaching one or a plurality of mounting parts to each of a front partition plate and a rear partition plate that form a partition plate that divides the blower room and the machine room in the housing of the outdoor unit;
Arranging the rear partition plate, to which the one or more mounting components are attached, on a bottom plate of the housing;
Fitting the front partition plate to which the one or more mounting components are attached to the rear partition plate and arranging the front partition plate on the bottom plate;
A method of manufacturing an outdoor unit having a.

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