The present application is a national phase entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2019/102173, filed Aug. 23, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201910355402.6, and Chinese Patent Application No. 201910380311.8, each filed May 8, 2019, and which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The present invention relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and particularly to an auxiliary mounting device and a mounting method for a saddle-type window air conditioner.
Compared with an ordinary window air conditioner, a saddle-type window air conditioner is more difficult to mount due to its special shape. A windowsill is a non-plane, while a mounting position of the saddle-type window air conditioner needs to be a plane. Therefore, a mechanism is needed to transform the non-plane into a plane and fix the plane on the windowsill to facilitate mounting of the saddle-type window air conditioner.
In order to solve the foregoing technical problem, the present invention provides an auxiliary mounting device and a mounting method for a saddle-type window air conditioner. The auxiliary mounting device can transform a non-plane of a windowsill into a plane that facilitates mounting of the saddle-type window air conditioner, and it is simple in structure and high in reliability.
The present invention provides the following technical solutions: An auxiliary mounting device for a saddle-type window air conditioner is configured to assist in mounting the saddle-type window air conditioner, and includes two groups of mutually connected L-shaped main supports and L-shaped auxiliary supports. The main support includes a main transverse support and a main vertical support, and the auxiliary support includes an auxiliary transverse support and an auxiliary vertical support. The main transverse support is connected with the auxiliary transverse support, and an upper surface formed after the main transverse support is connected with the auxiliary transverse support is a plane. A distance between the main vertical support and the auxiliary vertical support is adjustable. The main transverse support and the auxiliary transverse support are located at an upper portion of a windowsill respectively. The main vertical support is located on an outer side of a wall below the windowsill, and the auxiliary vertical support is located on an inner side of the wall below the windowsill. A bracket is disposed on an outer side of the main vertical support, a clamping groove is formed in a bottom plate of an outdoor part of the saddle-type window air conditioner, and the bracket is clamped in the clamping groove. A connecting part of the saddle-type window air conditioner is located at upper portions of the main transverse support and the auxiliary transverse support.
Further, a descent control component is disposed on the main support. The descent control component includes the bracket, a pressing plate, a steel wire rope, a spring, and a bearing. The spring is disposed on the main vertical support along a vertical direction. The bearing is disposed at a corner of the main support. The steel wire rope is wound on the bearing. One end of the steel wire rope is connected with the spring, and the other end of the steel wire rope is connected with the pressing plate or the bracket. The pressing plate is connected with the bracket. A gap is formed between the pressing plate and the bracket. The main vertical support is provided with a long-strip opening along a height direction thereof. The gap is clamped to a sidewall of the opening. The bracket and the pressing plate move up and down along the sidewall of the opening.
Further, a pin hole is formed in the corner of the main support, a cylindrical pin passes through and is disposed in the pin hole, and the bearing is sleeved on the cylindrical pin.
Further, a clamping hook is disposed on the main vertical support, and one end of the spring is clamped with the clamping hook.
Further, a flat connecting portion is disposed at one end of the steel wire rope, a groove is formed in the pressing plate or the bracket, and the connecting portion is clamped in the groove.
Further, first flangings facing an inner side of the main support are formed on two sides of the main support, and the first flangings on the main transverse support are provided with a plurality of long-strip first through holes along a length direction thereof. Second flangings facing an outer side of the auxiliary support are formed on two sides of the auxiliary support, and the second flangings on the auxiliary transverse support are provided with a plurality of first screw holes along a length direction thereof. Screws simultaneously pass through and are disposed in the first through holes and the first screw holes.
Further, a windowsill pressing plate is disposed between the two main supports. The windowsill pressing plate includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. The horizontal portion abuts against the windowsill. Two ends of the vertical portion are connected with the main vertical support respectively.
Further, the first flangings on the two sides of the main vertical support are provided with a plurality of second screw holes along a height direction thereof. The two ends of the vertical portion are respectively provided with two connecting plates arranged at intervals. Long-strip second through holes are formed in the connecting plate. Screws pass through and are disposed in the second through holes and the second screw holes.
Further, a lower guide rail is disposed between the two auxiliary transverse supports. Curtain-drawing frames are inserted to two sides of the lower guide rail respectively. The curtain-drawing frames move along the lower guide rail. End portions of the curtain-drawing frames are connected with a sidewall of a window.
Further, a first adjusting screw passes through and is disposed at a free end portion of the main vertical support, and the first adjusting screw abuts against the outer side of the wall below the windowsill. A second adjusting screw passes through and is disposed at a free end portion of the auxiliary vertical support, and the second adjusting screw abuts against the inner side of the wall below the windowsill.
The present invention further provides a method for mounting a saddle-type window air conditioner. The mounting method uses the above-mentioned auxiliary mounting device for a saddle-type window air conditioner, and includes the following mounting steps:
(1) stretching a length size of the connecting part of the saddle-type window air conditioner to adjust a distance between an indoor part and an outdoor part of the saddle-type window air conditioner to a maximum size, and placing the outdoor part at the upper portions of the main transverse support and the auxiliary transverse support;
(2) pushing the saddle-type window air conditioner towards an outdoor direction until the clamping groove in a lower portion of the bottom plate of the outdoor part is clamped with the bracket;
(3) causing the outdoor part to descend to a proper position slowly along with the bracket, and causing the connecting part to abut against upper surfaces of the main transverse support and the auxiliary transverse support at this time; and
(4) reducing the length size of the connecting part of the saddle-type window air conditioner to cause the indoor part of the saddle-type window air conditioner to abut against the auxiliary vertical support.
The present invention provides the auxiliary mounting device and the mounting method for a saddle-type window air conditioner. The auxiliary iii mounting device includes two groups of mutually connected L-shaped main supports and L-shaped auxiliary supports. The main transverse support is connected with the auxiliary transverse support, the upper surface formed after the main transverse support is connected with the auxiliary transverse support is a plane, and the connecting part of the saddle-type window air conditioner is located on the plane. The main transverse support and the auxiliary transverse support can move relative to each other, so that the distance between the main vertical support and the auxiliary vertical support is adjustable for adaptation to windows with different sizes, and that the applicability is strong. During mounting, the main transverse support and the auxiliary transverse support are located at the upper portion of the windowsill respectively, the main vertical support is located on the outer side of the wall below the windowsill, and the auxiliary vertical support is located on the inner side of the wall below the windowsill. The bracket is disposed on the outer side of the main vertical support, the clamping groove is formed in the bottom plate of the outdoor part of the saddle-type window air conditioner, and the bracket is clamped in the clamping groove, so that the saddle-type window air conditioner is more reliable and is unlikely to shake and tilt after mounted.
To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or in the prior art clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show some embodiments of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
In the figures: 100 denotes an auxiliary mounting device; 110 denotes a main support; 111 denotes a main transverse support; 112 denotes a main vertical support; 1121 denotes an opening; 1122 denotes a clamping hook; 113 denotes a first flanging; 1131 denotes a first through hole; 1132 denotes a second screw hole; 114 denotes a first adjusting screw; 115 denotes a pin hole; 120 denotes an auxiliary support; 121 denotes an auxiliary transverse support; 122 denotes an auxiliary vertical support; 123 denotes a second flanging; 1231 denotes a first screw hole; 124 denotes a second adjusting screw; 130 denotes a descent control component; 131 denotes a bracket; 132 denotes a pressing plate; 1321 denotes a groove; 133 denotes a steel wire rope; 1331 denotes a connecting portion; 134 denotes a spring; 135 denotes a bearing; 136 denotes a cylindrical pin; 140 denotes a windowsill pressing plate; 141 denotes a horizontal portion; 142 denotes a vertical portion; 1421 denotes a connecting plate; 1422 denotes a second through hole; 150 denotes a lower guide rail; 160 denotes a curtain-drawing frame; 200 denotes a saddle-type window air conditioner; 210 denotes an indoor part; 220 denotes an outdoor part; 221 denotes a bottom plate; 2211 denotes a clamping groove; and 230 denotes a connecting part.
In order to make objectives, technical solutions and advantages of embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are parts of embodiments rather than all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The present invention discloses an auxiliary mounting device for a saddle-type window air conditioner, which is configured to assist in mounting the saddle-type window air conditioner. The saddle-type window air conditioner 200 includes an indoor part 210, an outdoor part 220 and a connecting part 230. The connecting part 230 is used to connect the indoor part 210 together with the outdoor part 220. The auxiliary mounting device 100 is mounted on a windowsill, and the connecting part 230 is located on the auxiliary mounting device 100. According to the embodiment, the auxiliary mounting device 100 is structurally improved to mount the saddle-type window air conditioner 200.
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It is to be noted that, when the spring 134 is in a return state, the bracket 131 is located at an upper position of the main vertical support 112.
After the auxiliary mounting device 100 is fixedly mounted on the windowsill, the saddle-type window air conditioner 200 is mounted through the following main steps:
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(4) A length size of the connecting part 230 of the saddle-type window air conditioner 200 is reduced, so that the indoor part 210 abuts against the auxiliary vertical supports 122. So far, the mounting is completed.
A pin hole 115 is formed in the corner of the main support 110, a cylindrical pin 136 passes through and is disposed in the pin hole 115, and the bearing 135 is sleeved on the cylindrical pin 136. The bearing 135 rotates about the cylindrical pin 136, to facilitate a sliding motion of the steel wire rope 133.
A clamping hook 1122 is disposed on the main vertical support 112, the clamping hook 1122 being opened downwards, and one end of the spring 134 is clamped with the clamping hook 1122. The structure is simple, and convenient for mounting.
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A windowsill pressing plate 140 is disposed between the two main supports 110. The windowsill pressing plate 140 is of an L-shaped structure, and includes a horizontal portion 141 and a vertical portion 142 that are mutually connected. The horizontal portion 141 abuts against the windowsill. Two ends of the vertical portion 142 are connected with the main vertical supports 112 respectively. Mounting positions of the two ends of the vertical portion 142 on the main vertical supports 112 are related to a height of a window frame. Before the windowsill pressing plate 140 is mounted, the height of the window frame needs to be measured at first to ensure that the main transverse supports 111 are located at an upper portion of the window frame.
The first flangings 113 on the two sides of the main vertical support 112 are provided with a plurality of second screw holes 1132 along the height direction thereof. The two ends of the vertical portion 142 are respectively provided with two connecting plates 1421 arranged at intervals. Long-strip second through holes 1422 are formed in the connecting plate 1421. Screws pass through and are disposed between the second through holes 1422 and the second screw holes 1132, to implement fixed connection between the windowsill pressing plate 140 and the main vertical support 112. Mounting positions of the screws in the second through holes 1422 and the second screw holes 1131 are adjusted to adjust a mounting position of the windowsill pressing plate 140 for adaptation to window frames of different heights, so that the applicability is strong.
A lower guide rail 150 is disposed between the two auxiliary transverse supports 121. Curtain-drawing frames 160 are inserted to two sides of the lower guide rail 150 respectively. The curtain-drawing frames 160 move along the lower guide rail 150. An end portion of the curtain-drawing frame 160 is fixedly connected with a sidewall of a window through screws. The lower guide rail 150 is fixedly connected with the auxiliary transverse support 121 through screws.
A first adjusting screw 114 passes through and is disposed at a free end portion of the main vertical support 112, and the first adjusting screw 114 abuts against the outer side of the wall below the windowsill. A second adjusting screw 124 passes through and is disposed at a free end portion of the auxiliary vertical support 122, and the second adjusting screw 124 abuts against the inner side of the wall below the windowsill.
The auxiliary mounting device 100 of the embodiment is assembled through the following steps:
(1) The descent control components 130 are mounted to the main supports 110.
(2) A thickness size of the windowsill is measured, and the main transverse supports 111 are fixedly connected with the auxiliary transverse supports 121 through screws according to the thickness size of the windowsill to make the distance between the main vertical support 112 and the auxiliary vertical support 122 equal to or slightly greater than the thickness size of the windowsill.
(3) The height of the window frame is measured, and the windowsill pressing plate 140 is fixedly mounted to the main vertical supports 112 through screws according to the height of the window frame to ensure that the main transverse supports 111 are located at the upper portion of the window frame.
(4) The lower guide rail 150 is fixedly mounted to lower portions of the auxiliary transverse supports 121 through screws.
(5) The two curtain-drawing frames 160 are inverted to two ends of the lower guide rail 150 respectively.
(6) A distance between an outer sidewall and the windowsill is measured, and the first adjusting screws 114 are adjusted to proper positions according to the distance. It should be understood here that the outer sidewall retracts in the windowsill, and when the distance between the main vertical support 112 and the auxiliary vertical support 122 is equal to the thickness size of the windowsill, an extending size of the first adjusting screw 114 relative to the main vertical support 112 is equal to a retracting size of the outer sidewall relative to the windowsill.
(7) The auxiliary mounting device 100 is placed on the windowsill, the main transverse supports 111 are located on the window frame, the main vertical supports 112 are located on an outdoor side, and the second adjusting screws 124 are adjusted to abut against an indoor sidewall. So far, assembling of the auxiliary mounting device 100 is completed.
It should be illustrated finally that, the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention is illustrated in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that, modifications may still be made on the technical solutions recited in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent replacements are made on part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions break away from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the various embodiments of the present invention.
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