Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a vibration-reducing support structure for supporting
a compressor in a vibration-reducing manner on a fixing base of a unit main body of
an air conditioner, a chiller, and the like.
{Background Art}
[0002] A compressor includes multiple leg parts on the outer circumference of its housing,
and its leg parts are commonly mounted in a vibration-reducing manner on a fixing
base of a unit main body through a rubber vibration isolator or a spring, etc. In
such a vibration-reducing support structure for a compressor, a single system of a
rubber vibration isolator or a spring alone cannot always sufficiently absorb vibrations,
and the vibrations failing to be absorbed travel to a unit main body, which can contribute
to vibrations of the unit, or cause repetitive stress on refrigerant pipes connected
to the compressor.
[0003] To address this problem, PTL 1 shows a structure in which a compressor is supported
on a sheet-metal fixing plate through a vibration-reducing member composed of a rubber
or a spring, etc., and the fixing plate is installed on a fixing base of a unit through
a cushioning member such as a rubber sheet, while PTL 2 shows a structure in which
a compressor, an accumulator, an oil separator, and the like are fixed on a common
fixing plate and the fixing plate is fixed with bolts to a fixing base through a sheet-like
rubber vibration isolator.
{Citation List}
{Patent Literature}
[0004]
{PTL 1}
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, Publication No. H3-286193
{PTL 2}
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, Publication No. 2004-293856
{Summary of Invention}
{Technical Problem}
[0005] The aforementioned PTL 1 discloses the structure in which the rubber cushioning member
is integrally bonded with an adhesive to the sheet-metal fixing plate supporting the
compressor in a vibration-reducing manner, and the fixing plate is installed on the
fixing base. it is not clearly specified how to fixedly install the fixing plate and
the cushioning member on the fixing base. When a fixing plate with a compressor installed
thereon is fixedly installed on a fixing base through a sheet-like rubber vibration
isolator, a common practice is, as shown in PTL 2, to fasten and fix the fixing plate
with bolts to the fixing base.
[0006] However, if such a configuration as described above is adopted, in which the fixing
plate with the compressor installed thereon is fixedly installed, together with the
sheet-like rubber vibration isolator, on the fixing base with a fixing means such
as a bolt, despite the rubber vibration isolator interposed between the fixing plate
and the fixing base, vibrations can travel to the fixing base via the fixing means,
so that the sufficient effect of isolating vibrations cannot always be obtained. For
this reason, when the configuration is adopted, in which the fixing plate with the
compressor supported thereon in a vibration-reducing manner is installed on a fixing
base through a sheet-like vibration-reducing member, there has been a need of a vibration-reducing
support structure which can more reliably block the vibrations travelling from the
fixing plate to the fixing base by means of a vibration-reducing member.
[0007] The present invention has been made in view of this situation, and an object thereof
is to provide a vibration-reducing support structure for a compressor which can reliably
block the vibrations travelling from the compressor to the fixing base, and thereby
reducing vibrations of the unit.
{Solution to Problem}
[0008] In order to solve the above problem, the vibration-reducing support structure of
a compressor of the present invention has adopted the following solutions.
[0009] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vibration-reducing
support structure for a compressor including a compressor supported in a vibration-reducing
manner on a fixing plate through a vibration-reducing member, the fixing plate being
installed on a fixing base through a sheet-like vibration-reducing member, wherein
the fixing plate is installed on the sheet-like vibration-reducing member by being
stacked thereon or integrally joined therewith, and both of the fixing plate and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member are fixedly installed on the fixing base through
fixing means while reducing vibrations travelling from the fixing plate to the fixing
base.
[0010] According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the vibration-reducing
support structure for a compressor, in which the fixing plate supporting the compressor
in a vibration-reducing manner by means of the vibration-reducing member is installed
on the fixing base through the sheet-like vibration-reducing member, the fixing plate
is installed on the sheet-like vibration-reducing member by being stacked thereon
or integrally joined therewith, and both of the fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member are fixedly installed on a fixing base surface through the fixing means which
fixes both while reducing the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate to the fixing
base. This configuration makes it possible to absorb the vibrations of the compressor,
which fail to be absorbed by the vibration-reducing member and travel to the fixing
plate, by means of the sheet-like vibration-reducing member interposed between the
fixing plate and the fixing base, and thereby blocking the vibrations travelling through
the fixing base to a unit main body. At the same time, since both of the fixing plate
and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member are fixedly installed through the fixing
means so that the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate to the fixing base are
reduced, the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate to the fixing base via the
fixing means can be reduced. Accordingly, vibrations of the unit can be reduced, and
lift, etc. of the fixing plate during transportation or due to fall of the unit can
be prevented.
[0011] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vibration-reducing
support structure for a compressor of the first aspect, the fixing plate and the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member are provided with a drain hole for discharging drain water
onto the fixing base, and a surface of the fixing base is provided with drain grooves
for collecting the drain water and discharging the drain water to a predetermined
position.
[0012] According to the second aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member are provided with the drain hole for discharging
the drain water onto the fixing base, and the fixing base surface is provided with
the drain groove for collecting the drain water and discharging the drain water to
a specific position. Due to this configuration, even when dew is formed on surfaces
of refrigerant pipes or components disposed in a space above the compressor, etc.
and drips onto the fixing plate, this drain water is discharged onto the fixing base
through the drain hole provided in the fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member, and is introduced through the drain groove provided in the fixing base surface
to a specific drain position for treatment. Thus, the drain water can be reliably
discharged to a specific position for treatment, even in the configuration where the
compressor is supported in a vibration-reducing manner on the fixing plate and the
fixing plate is fixedly installed on the fixing base through the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member.
[0013] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned vibration-reducing
support structure for a compressor of the first or second aspect, the fixing plate
is provided with flange parts which are formed by bending the fixing plate upward
at left and right ends thereof, the flange parts are fitted between upright walls
provided on left and right sides of the fixing base so that the fixing plate and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member are installed on the fixing base, and the fixing
means is a claw part which engages with the flange parts of the fixing plate and prevents
the fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member being uplifted.
[0014] According to the third aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate is provided
with the flange parts at the left and right ends, these flange parts being fitted
between the upright walls on the left and right sides of the fixing base so that the
fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member are installed on the fixing
base, and the fixing means is the claw part which engage with the flange parts of
the fixing plate and prevent uplift of the fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member. This configuration makes it possible to fixedly install on the fixing base
the fixing plate supporting the compressor in a vibration-reducing manner, and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member interposed between the fixing plate and the fixing
base, without using fastening means such as a screw. Accordingly, the fixing plate
and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member can be reliably fixed on the fixing base
without using expensive fixing means such as a bolt with a rubber vibration isolator
which isolates vibrations.
[0015] According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vibration-reducing
support structure for a compressor of the third aspect, the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member is formed with upward bent parts at left and right ends thereof, and the bent
parts are inserted between the upright walls of the fixing base and the flange parts
of the fixing plate.
[0016] According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member is formed with the upward bent parts at the left and right ends thereof, and
these bent parts are inserted between the upright walls of the fixing base and the
flange parts of the fixing plate. This configuration makes it possible to block the
vibration transmission, caused by direct contact between the flange parts of the fixing
plate and the upright walls of the fixing base, by means of the bent parts provided
in the sheet-like vibration-reducing member. Accordingly, the vibrations travelling
from the fixing plate to the fixing base can be further reduced and the effect of
reducing vibrations of the unit main body can be further enhanced.
[0017] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vibration-reducing support
structures for a compressor of the first or second aspect, the fixing plate and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member are integrally bonded with an adhesive, and the
fixing means is a fixing screw which passes through a hole of the fixing plate and
fixes only the sheet-like vibration-reducing member to the fixing base.
[0018] According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member are integrally bonded with an adhesive, and the
fixing means is the fixing screw which passes through the hole of the fixing plate
and fixes only the sheet-like vibration-reducing member to the fixing base. This configuration
makes it possible to fixedly install both of the fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member on the fixing base through the fixing screw, while the vibrations travelling
from the fixing plate to the fixing base is reduced, by fastening and fixing the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member, which is integrally bonded with the fixing plate with an
adhesive, to the fixing base through the fixing screw passing through the hole of
the fixing plate. Thus, even in the configuration where the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member is fixed to the fixing base with the usual screw, vibrations of the unit main
body can be reliably reduced by blocking the vibrations travelling from the fixing
plate to the fixing base via the fixing means.
{Advantageous Effects of Invention}
[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible to absorb vibrations of the compressor,
which fail to be absorbed by the vibration-reducing member and travel to the fixing
plate, with the sheet-like vibration-reducing member interposed between the fixing
plate and the fixing base, and thereby blocking the vibrations travelling through
the fixing base to the unit main body. Furthermore, since both of the fixing plate
and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member are fixedly installed on the fixing base
through the fixing means so that the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate to
the fixing base are reduced, the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate to the
fixing base via the fixing means can be reduced. Accordingly, vibrations of the unit
can be reduced, and lift, etc. of the fixing plate during transportation or due to
fall of the unit can be prevented.
{Brief Description of Drawings}
[0020]
{Fig. 1}
Fig. 1 is a perspective longitudinal cross-sectional view of a portion of a unit main
body where a compressor is installed, Fig. 1 shows a vibration-reducing support structure
of a compressor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
{Fig. 2}
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of only the vibration-reducing support structure part
shown in Fig. 1.
{Fig. 3}
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing support structure
with the compressor removed.
{Fig. 4}
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of only a fixing base part of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing
support structure.
{Fig. 5}
Fig. 5 is a front view of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing support structure.
{Fig. 6}
Fig. 6 is a front view, whose view direction is corresponding to Fig. 5, of a modified
example of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing support structure.
{Fig. 7}
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of only major parts of a vibration-reducing support
structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
{Description of Embodiments}
[0021] Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with
reference to the drawings.
(First Embodiment)
[0022] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in the following using
Fig. 1 to Fig. 5.
[0023] Fig. 1 shows a perspective longitudinal cross-sectional view of a portion of a unit
main body where a compressor is installed, Fig. 1 shows a vibration-reducing support
structure of a compressor according to the first embodiment, Fig. 2 is a perspective
view of only the vibration-reducing support structure part shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3
is a perspective view of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing support structure
with the compressor removed, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of only a fixing base part
of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing support structure, and Fig. 5 is a front
view of the above-mentioned vibration-reducing support structure.
[0024] A unit main body 1 of an air conditioner, a chiller, or various heat pumps, etc.
has a compressor 2 supported in a vibration-reducing manner on a bottom surface of
the unit main body. The compressor 2 includes multiple leg parts 4 in a lower portion
of the outer circumference of a closed vessel 3.
[0025] This compressor 2 is supported on a fixing plate 10 in a vibration-reducing manner
at multiple positions of the outer circumference of the compressor through a vibration-reducing
support device 9. The vibration-reducing support device 9 has a configuration in which
the leg parts 4 are fitted to the outer circumference of rubber vibration isolators
(vibration-reducing member) 5, bolts 7 fixedly installed on the fixing plate 10 are
inserted into through-holes 6 provided at the center of the rubber vibration isolators
5, and the compressor is fastened and fixed with nuts 8. The rubber vibration isolator
5 may be substituted with a spring, etc.
[0026] The fixing plate 10 is a rectangular sheet-metal plate member, and is provided with
flange parts 11, formed by being bent upward, at left and right ends. In addition,
the bolts 7 for the above-described vibration-reducing support device 9 are fixedly
installed at multiple positions (usually, at three to four positions) of the fixing
plate 10, and besides, as shown in Fig. 3, the fixing plate is provided with draining/positioning
holes (draining holes) 12 for discharging drain water dripping onto the fixing plate
10.
[0027] A sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 is integrally joined with a lower surface
of the fixing plate 10 with an adhesive, a bolt, or caulking, etc. This sheet-like
vibration-reducing member 13 is constituted of a rectangular rubber sheet, etc. having
predetermined thickness and hardness, and serves to absorb vibrations which fail to
be absorbed by the vibration-reducing support device 9 and travel to the fixing plate
10. The sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 is provided with holes corresponding
to the multiple draining/positioning holes (draining holes) 12 of the fixing plate
10 at corresponding positions. It is not essential that the fixing plate 10 and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 are integrally joined, and the fixing plate
may instead just be stacked on the sheet-like vibration-reducing member.
[0028] The sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 is provided with bent parts 14, formed
by being bent upward along the outer surface of the flange parts 11 of the fixing
plate 10, at left and right ends, and these bent parts 14 are inserted between upright
walls 19 of a fixing base 15, which is described later, and the flange parts 11 of
the fixing plate 10. The sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 is placed on an upper
surface of the fixing base 15 which is fixedly installed on a seat 21 constituting
the bottom surface of the unit main body 1.
[0029] The upper surface of the fixing base 15 is provided with many ribs 16, and multiple
draining grooves 17 are formed between these ribs 16, so that the drain water can
be guided and discharged to a specific position. In addition, the upper surface of
the fixing base 15 is provided with protruding parts 18 protruding upward at multiple
positions, which are fitted to the draining/positioning holes 12 provided in the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member 13 and the fixing plate 10.
[0030] The fixing base 15 is provided with vertical upright walls 19 on left and right sides,
to which the flange parts 11 of the fixing plate 10 and the bent parts 14 of the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member 13 are fitted. Furthermore, the upright walls 19 on the
left and right sides are each provided with a claw part (fixing means) 20 extending
in the width direction over a predetermined area, which engages with the flange part
11 of the fixing plate 10 and the upward bent part 14 of the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member 13, and fixes the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member
13 so as not to be lifted upward.
[0031] According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained by the configuration
described above.
[0032] Various vibrations are caused by operation of the compressor 2. As these vibrations
are firstly absorbed by the vibration-reducing support device 9 supporting the compressor
2 in a vibration-reducing manner, the vibrations travelling to the fixing plate 10
are blocked. However, the vibration-reducing support by a single system of the rubber
vibration isolator 5 alone cannot always sufficiently absorb the vibrations. Therefore,
by installing the fixing plate 10 on the fixing base 15 through the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member 13 constituted of a rubber sheet member, etc. and absorbing the vibrations,
which fail to be absorbed by the vibration-reducing support device 9, by means of
the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13, the vibrations travelling through the
fixing base 15 to the unit main body 1 are blocked and thereby vibrations of the unit
are reduced.
[0033] Further, in this embodiment, both of the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member 13 are not directly fixed by being fastened with fixing means such as a bolt,
etc., but the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 are
fixedly installed on the fixing base 15 through fixing means which fixes both while
isolating the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate 10 to the fixing base 15.
This configuration makes it possible to reduce the vibrations travelling from the
fixing plate 10 to the fixing base 15 via the fixing means, and thereby reliably reducing
vibrations of the unit as well as preventing lift, etc. of the fixing plate 10 during
transportation or due to fall of the unit.
[0034] In this embodiment, the fixing plate 10 is provided with the flange parts 11 at the
left and right ends, and these flange parts 11 are fitted to the upright walls 19
on the left and right sides of the fixing base 15, thereby the fixing plate 10 and
the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 are installed on the fixing base 15. In
addition, the fixing means for fixing the fixing plate and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member is the claw parts (fixing means) 20 which engage with the flange parts 11 of
the fixing plate 10 and prevent the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member 13 from being uplifted.
[0035] This configuration makes it possible to fixedly install, on the fixing base 15, the
fixing plate 10 supporting the compressor 2 in a vibration-reducing manner, and the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 interposed between the fixing plate 10 and
the fixing base 15, without using fastening means such as a screw. Accordingly, the
fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 can be reliably fixed
on the fixing base 15 without using expensive fixing means such as a bolt with a rubber
vibration isolator to isolate vibrations.
[0036] In particular, the upward bent parts 14 are formed at the left and right ends of
the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13, and these bent parts 14 are inserted
between the upright walls 19 of the fixing base 15 and the flange parts 11 of the
fixing plate 10. This configuration makes it possible to block the vibration transmission,
caused by direct contact between the flange parts 11 of the fixing plate 10 and the
upright walls 19 of the fixing base 15, by the bent parts 14 provided in the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member 13. Thus, the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate
10 to the fixing base 15 can be further reduced, and the effect of reducing vibrations
of the unit main body 1 can be further enhanced.
[0037] In this embodiment, the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member
13 are provided with the draining/positioning holes (draining holes) 12 for discharging
the drain water onto the fixing base 15 so that the drain water is discharged to the
surface of the fixing base 15 through these draining holes 12 and discharged through
the draining grooves 17 to a specific position. Due to this configuration, even when
dew is formed on surfaces of refrigerant pipes or components disposed in a space above
the compressor 2, etc. and drips onto the fixing plate 10, the drain water can be
discharged onto the fixing base 15 through the draining holes 12 provided in the fixing
plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13, and be guided through the
draining grooves 17 provided in the surface of the fixing base 15 to a specific draining
position for appropriate treatment.
[0038] Accordingly, even in the configuration where the compressor 2 is supported in a vibration-reducing
manner on the fixing plate 10 and this fixing plate 10 is fixedly installed on the
fixing base 15 through the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13, the drain water
can be reliably discharged to a specific position.
[0039] In the above embodiment, the upward bent parts 14 are formed at the left and right
ends of the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13, and the bent parts 14 are inserted
between the upright walls 19 of the fixing base 15 and the flange parts 11 of the
fixing plate 10. However, as shown in Fig. 6, the bent parts 14 may be omitted.
[0040] Also in this configuration, it is possible to fixedly install both of the fixing
plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 on the fixing base 15 by
the claw parts 20, without directly fixing both with fixing means such as a bolt,
while the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate 10 to the fixing base 15 are
isolated. Thus, it is possible to reduce the vibrations travelling from the fixing
plate 10 to the fixing base 15 via the fixing means, and thereby reducing vibrations
of the unit main body 1 as well as preventing lift, etc. of the fixing plate 10 during
transportation or due to fall of the unit.
(Second Embodiment)
[0041] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described using Fig. 7.
[0042] This embodiment differs from the above-described first embodiment in the fixing structure
of the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13. Other features,
which are the same as in the first embodiment, will not be described.
[0043] This embodiment has a configuration in which, after the flange parts 11, the bent
parts 14, and the claw parts 20 are removed, as shown in Fig. 7, the fixing plate
10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 to be installed on the fixing base
15 are integrally bonded with an adhesive. In addition, only the sheet-like vibration-reducing
member 13 is fastened and fixed with a fixing screw (fixing means) 22, which passes
through a hole part 10A provided in the fixing plate 10, to a screw boss part 15A
provided in the fixing base 15.
[0044] As described above, the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like vibration-reducing member
13 are integrally bonded with an adhesive, and the fixing screw 22 as the fixing means
passes through the hole part 10A of the fixing plate 10 to fasten and fix only the
sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13 to the fixing base 15. This configuration
makes it possible to fixedly install both of the fixing plate 10 and the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member 13 on the fixing base 15 through the fixing screw 22, while
the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate 10 to the fixing base 15 are isolated,
by fastening and fixing the sheet-like vibration-reducing member 13, which is integrally
bonded to the fixing plate 10 with an adhesive, to the fixing base 15 through the
fixing screw 22 passing through the hole part 10A of the fixing plate 10.
[0045] Accordingly, also by this embodiment, even in the configuration where the sheet-like
vibration-reducing member 13 is fastened and fixed to the fixing base 15 with the
usual fixing screw 22, the vibrations travelling from the fixing plate 10 to the fixing
base 15 via the fixing means can be blocked, and thereby vibrations of the unit main
body 1 can be reliably reduced.
[0046] The present invention is not limited to the invention according to the above-described
embodiments, but modifications can be made appropriately within the scope of the invention.
For example, in the description of the above embodiments, the vibration-reducing support
device 9 for supporting the compressor 2 in a vibration-reducing manner on the fixing
plate 10 has a configuration, as an example, where the leg parts 4 of the compressor
2 are fitted to the outer circumference of the rubber vibration isolators 5, the bolts
7 fixedly installed on the fixing plate 10 are inserted into the through-holes 6 provided
at the center of the rubber vibration isolators 5, and the compressor is fastened
and fixed with the nuts 8. However, the vibration-reducing support device 9 may be
arbitrarily configured.
[0047] Although in the above embodiments, the draining/positioning holes (draining holes)
12 serve as a draining hole as well as a positioning hole, these holes may, of course,
be separately provided. Furthermore, in the description of the above embodiments,
the upper surface of the fixing base 15 is provided with the draining grooves 17 for
discharging the drain water. Needless to say, the groove shape and the like of the
draining groove 17 can be changed appropriately. In addition, the present invention
is not limited to structures that include the draining groove 17, but can be readily
applied to those that do not include the draining groove 17 as well.
{Reference Signs List}
[0048]
- 1
- Unit main body
- 2
- Compressor
- 5
- Rubber vibration isolator (vibration-reducing member)
- 9
- Vibration-reducing support device
- 10
- Fixing plate
- 10A
- Hole part
- 11
- Flange part
- 12
- Draining/positioning hole (draining hole)
- 13
- Sheet-like vibration-reducing member
- 14
- Bent part
- 15
- Fixing base
- 17
- Drain groove
- 19
- Upright wall
- 20
- Claw part (fixing means)
- 22
- Fixing screw (fixing means)