Machine configuration

Abstract

To provide an apparatus installation structure which hardly damages an apparatus itself at the time of installation, and can sufficiently suppress vibration of the apparatus while maintaining the easiness of the installation work even when the apparatus is installed at the lowermost portion of a shelf or the like provided facing a floor surface.SOLUTION: The apparatus installation structure is provided with: an installation main body 20 having an installation surface 20f on which an apparatus 10 can be mounted and fixed; an installation base 30 having a first opening 30d into which the installation main body 20 on which the apparatus 10 is mounted can be inserted while sliding; and a vibration suppression mechanism K for suppressing, between the installation main body 20 and the installation base 30, vibration involved in operating of the apparatus 10 in an insertion-installation state in which the installation main body 20 on which the apparatus 10 is mounted is inserted into the first opening 30d of the installation base 30a so as to be installed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an equipment installation structure in which equipment is moved to a predetermined fixed position and installed therein. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known an appliance stand device capable of fixing a relatively heavy appliance such as a clothes dryer, as shown in Patent Document 1. In such an appliance stand device, the appliance is placed on the top of the stand, moved to a predetermined position, and then fixed with screws or the like. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 06-277387 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Installing equipment on an equipment stand device such as that shown in Patent Document 1 requires a great deal of effort. In particular, when installing equipment on a stand such as a shelf, if there is little space around the installation location, there is a risk that the equipment or the wall may be damaged if it comes into contact with the wall or the like during installation. Furthermore, when the appliance vibrates when in operation, such as a clothes dryer, the vibrations need to be suppressed, and so existing clothes dryers are known to have screw holes in the legs for fixing. However, when the appliance is installed directly on the floor or at the bottom of a shelf or the like that faces the floor, fixing the appliance requires screws from under the floor, which makes the fixing process difficult and leaves room for improvement.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide an equipment installation structure that is less likely to damage the equipment itself during installation, and that can sufficiently suppress equipment vibration while maintaining ease of installation work even when the equipment is installed at the bottom of a shelf or the like facing the floor. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The equipment installation structure for achieving the above object is an equipment installation structure in which an equipment is moved to a predetermined fixed position and installed, and its characteristic configuration is as follows: a mounting body having a mounting surface on which the device can be placed and fixed; an installation base having a first opening into which the installation body on which the device is placed can be slidably inserted; In an inserted installation state in which the installation body on which the device is placed is inserted into the first opening of the installation stand, a vibration suppression mechanism is provided that suppresses vibrations caused by operation of the device between the installation body and the installation stand. 、 the mounting body is a box-shaped housing having a second opening into which the device can be inserted and into which the device can be fixed by a fixing member, The inner surface of the first opening of the installation base is shaped to surround the outer surface of the box-shaped housing. It's at the point.

[0007] According to the above characteristic configuration, when the equipment is moved to a fixed position for installation, the equipment fixed to the mounting surface of the mounting body can be moved by sliding the entire mounting body against the first opening of the installation stand, thereby realizing stable movement and maintaining ease of installation work, and preventing the equipment from coming into contact with a wall or the like during movement, which could cause damage to the wall or the equipment. Furthermore, the vibration suppression mechanism provided between the inner surface of the first opening and the mounting body suppresses vibrations caused by the operation of the equipment when the mounting body with the equipment placed on it is inserted into the first opening of the installation stand and installed.Therefore, even if the equipment is a type that vibrates when operating, such as a clothes dryer, the vibrations can be appropriately suppressed. As a result of the above, an equipment installation structure can be realized that is less likely to damage the equipment itself during installation, and that can sufficiently suppress equipment vibration while maintaining ease of installation work even when the equipment is installed at the bottom of a shelf or the like facing the floor.

[0009] Also,According to the above characteristic configuration, the mounting body is a box-shaped housing having a second opening into which an equipment can be inserted and into which the equipment can be fixed with a fixing member, and the inner surface of the first opening of the installation stand is shaped to surround the outer surface of the box-shaped housing.Therefore, the equipment fixed to the mounting surface of the mounting body can move with the outer surface of the box-shaped housing sliding along the inner surface of the first opening of the installation stand, making the movement to the fixed position more stable and improving the ease of installation work.

[0010] To achieve the above objectives Equipment installation structure is an equipment installation structure in which equipment is moved to a predetermined fixed position and installed, The characteristic configuration is: a mounting body having a mounting surface on which the device can be placed and fixed; an installation base having a first opening into which the installation body on which the device is placed can be slidably inserted; a vibration suppression mechanism is provided that suppresses vibrations caused by operation of the device between the installation body and the installation stand in an inserted installation state in which the installation body on which the device is placed is inserted into the first opening of the installation stand and installed; The vibration suppressing mechanism is an elastically deformable wedge member that fits into a gap formed between the inner surface of the first opening of the installation base and the installation body.

[0011] According to the above characteristic configuration, when the equipment is moved to a fixed position for installation, the equipment fixed to the mounting surface of the mounting body can be moved by sliding the entire mounting body against the first opening of the installation stand, thereby realizing stable movement and maintaining ease of installation work, and preventing the equipment from coming into contact with a wall or the like during movement, which could cause damage to the wall or the equipment. Furthermore, the vibration suppression mechanism provided between the inner surface of the first opening and the mounting body suppresses vibrations caused by the operation of the equipment when the mounting body with the equipment placed on it is inserted into the first opening of the installation stand and installed.Therefore, even if the equipment is a type that vibrates when operating, such as a clothes dryer, the vibrations can be appropriately suppressed. As a result of the above, an equipment installation structure can be realized that is less likely to damage the equipment itself during installation, and that can sufficiently suppress equipment vibration while maintaining ease of installation work even when the equipment is installed at the bottom of a shelf or the like facing the floor. Also, As described above, the vibration suppression mechanism is constructed from an elastically deformable wedge member that fits into the gap formed between the inner surface of the first opening of the installation base and the mounting body, thereby allowing the wedge member to suppress and absorb vibrations between the installation base and the mounting body, thereby improving installation stability at the fixed position.

[0012] Further characteristic configurations of the equipment installation structure include: a decorative plate that covers at least an end surface of the installation base that forms the first opening and an end surface of the installation body when viewed from the front of the first opening in the inserted installation state; The decorative plate has a back surface, which is the back side of the front surface when viewed from the front, and a plurality of the wedge members are provided so as to protrude from the back surface.

[0013] In the configuration described so far in which the mounting body is inserted into the mounting stand, a gap will be created between the mounting stand and the mounting body when viewed from the front. However, as in the characteristic configuration described above, by providing a decorative panel that covers the end face of the mounting stand that forms the first opening and the end face of the mounting body, the gap between the mounting stand and the mounting body can be covered and concealed, thereby improving the aesthetic appearance. Furthermore, by providing wedge members on the back surface of the decorative panel, which is shaped to fit between the installation base and the mounting body, multiple wedge members can be arranged in a manner that allows them to be inserted into the gap between the installation base and the mounting body.By inserting these multiple wedge members between the installation base and the mounting body, the decorative panel can be well positioned while suppressing and absorbing vibrations between the installation base and the mounting body.

[0014] Further characteristic configurations of the equipment installation structure include: an outer surface of the box-shaped housing as the mounting body is configured to be slidable relative to an inner surface of the first opening of the installation base, The vibration suppression mechanism is configured to Setting and the inner surface of the first opening of the stand.

[0015] According to the above characteristic configuration, the vibration suppression mechanism is Setting By making the gap between the inner surface of the first opening of the stand and the inner surface of the first opening of the stand small enough to allow them to slide freely against each other, no additional wedge members or the like are required, and vibrations of the equipment can be effectively suppressed with fewer components. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] 1 is an exploded perspective view of an equipment installation structure according to an embodiment; [Figure 2] 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of the device installation structure according to the embodiment in a state where the device is inserted and installed; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] The equipment installation structure of an embodiment of the present invention is one that is unlikely to damage the equipment itself during installation, and can sufficiently suppress the vibration of the equipment while maintaining ease of installation work even when the equipment is installed at the bottom of a shelf or the like facing the floor. Hereinafter, an equipment installation structure according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0018] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the equipment installation structure 100 according to this embodiment moves the equipment 10 to a predetermined fixed position and installs it there. Examples of the equipment 10 include various types of equipment, such as a clothes dryer that uses city gas 13A as fuel to dry clothes. In addition, when the device 10 is a clothes dryer, a fuel supply pipe for supplying fuel, an exhaust gas flow pipe for circulating combustion exhaust gas, etc. will be connected to the device 10, but these pipes are omitted in Figures 1 and 2.

[0019] The equipment installation structure 100 according to this embodiment includes a box-shaped casing 20 (an example of a mounting body) having a mounting surface 20f on which the equipment 10 can be placed and fixed, an installation stand 30 having a first opening 30d into which the box-shaped casing 20 on which the equipment 10 is placed can be inserted while sliding, and a vibration suppression mechanism that suppresses vibrations caused by operation of the equipment 10 between the box-shaped casing 20 and the installation stand 30 in an inserted installation state in which the box-shaped casing 20 on which the equipment 10 is placed is inserted into the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30.

[0020] When the device 10 is inserted into the box-shaped housing 20, the bottom side (base end side of arrow Z in Figure 1), side side (tip side and base end side of arrow Y in Figure 1), and top side (tip side of arrow Z in Figure 1) of the device 10 are surrounded by flat plates, and the box-shaped housing 20 has a shape having a second opening 20d through which the device 10 can be inserted. 1, the device 10 has, for example, legs 10a that extend toward the bottom side to support itself, and the legs 10a are fixed by screws B (an example of a fixing member) from the outside of the bottom side of the box-shaped housing 20. The screws B are screwed into the bottom of the box-shaped housing 20 in a state where they do not protrude beyond the bottom side of the box-shaped housing 20.

[0021] The box-shaped housing 20 with the device 10 inserted and fixed therein as described above can be inserted into the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30 with the bottom surface 20a thereof sliding relative to the bottom surface 30a of the installation stand 30. Incidentally, the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30 may be located near the ceiling indoors or near the floor. Even if the installation stand 30 is located in such a position that makes it difficult to install the equipment 10, if the equipment 10 is inserted and fixed in the box-shaped housing 20, the bottom surface 20a of the box-shaped housing 20 directly abuts and slides against the bottom 30a of the installation stand 30, so that the equipment 10 can be stably moved to the installation position without risk of damaging the equipment 10 or the installation stand 30. 2, the inner surfaces 30a, 30b, and 30c of the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30 are shaped to surround the outer surfaces 20a, 20b, and 20c of the box-shaped housing 20. In other words, the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30 has flat plates that form the side inner surfaces 30b opposite the side outer surfaces 20b of the box-shaped housing 20 and the top inner surface 30c opposite the top outer surface 20c of the box-shaped housing 20 when the box-shaped housing 20 is inserted and installed. The bottom surface 20a of the box-shaped housing 20 and the bottom 30a of the installation stand 30 are also made of flat plates. As a result, when the box-shaped housing 20 is inserted into the installation stand 30, it is also guided by the inner surface 30b on the side of the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30, allowing the worker to move it to the installation position more stably.

[0022] Although not shown in the figures, when the box-shaped housing 20 is inserted into the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30, a first insertion hole 30e is formed in the flat plate on the top side of the installation stand 30, and a second insertion hole 20e is formed in the flat plate on the top side of the box-shaped housing 20, and the above-mentioned fuel supply piping (not shown) and exhaust gas flow piping (not shown) are arranged through the first insertion hole 30e and the second insertion hole 20e.

[0023] In the equipment installation structure 100 according to this embodiment, when the box-shaped housing 20 is inserted into the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30, the equipment installation structure 100 includes, as a vibration suppression mechanism, an elastically deformable wedge member K that fits into a gap formed between the inner surfaces 30b, 30c of the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30 and the outer surfaces 20b, 20c of the box-shaped housing 20. The wedge member K can be made of a material such as rubber. This configuration suppresses vibrations in the horizontal direction (the direction along the arrow Y in FIGS. 1 and 2) and the vertical direction (the direction along the arrow Z in FIGS. 1 and 2). Although not shown in the figure, a configuration can be adopted in which a rear wall portion (not shown) is provided at the rear side of the installation stand 30 (the tip side of the arrow X in Figure 1), and in this configuration, vibrations in the direction along the arrow X can also be suppressed by abutting the box-shaped housing 20 against the rear wall portion.

[0024] In addition, in this embodiment, when the box-shaped housing 20 is inserted and installed into the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30, three wedge members K are provided: one on each of the left and right sides in the horizontal direction between the lateral inner surface 30b of the first opening 30d and the lateral outer surface 20b of the box-shaped housing 20, and one between the inner surface 30c on the top side of the first opening 30d and the outer surface 20c on the top side of the box-shaped housing 20.

[0025] To further explain, the equipment installation structure 100 according to this embodiment has a decorative panel 40 that covers at least the end faces of the installation base 30 that form the first opening 30d and the end faces of the box-shaped housing 20 when viewed from the front of the first opening 30d, in a state in which the box-shaped housing 20 is inserted into the first opening 30d of the installation base 30, in order to improve aesthetics. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the decorative board 40 is provided with the above-mentioned wedge member K integrally with the back surface 40a, which is the back side of the front surface when viewed from the front, in a manner that protrudes from the back surface 40a. With this configuration, the wedge member K also functions as a positioning and fixing member that positions and fixes the decorative plate 40 to the installation base 30 and the box-shaped housing 20.

[0026] [Another embodiment] (1) In the above embodiment, the mounting body is an example of a box-shaped housing 20 that surrounds the device 10. However, various types of mounting body can be used as long as they have a mounting surface on which the device 10 can be placed, and for example, they may be a plate-shaped body (not shown). In the above embodiment, when the mounting body is a plate-like body, a wedge member K can be inserted between the end of the plate-like body in the horizontal direction (the direction along arrow Y in Figure 1) and the lateral inner surface 30b of the inner surface of the first opening 30d of the mounting base 30. Furthermore, when the mounting body is a plate-like body, the end of the plate-like body in the horizontal direction (the direction along arrow Y in Figure 1) may be configured to directly abut without any gap against the lateral inner surface 30b of the inner surface of the first opening 30d of the mounting base 30. The mounting body may also have a side wall portion extending upward from the plate-like body on the side of the plate-like body.

[0027] (2) In the above embodiment, the wedge member K is made of an elastically deformable material such as rubber, but it does not necessarily have to be elastically deformable and may be made of, for example, wood, resin, or the like. Moreover, the wedge member K may be provided separately from the decorative plate 40.

[0028] (3) In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the decorative plate 40 is provided is exemplified, but a configuration in which the decorative plate 40 is not provided may also be employed. Moreover, the wedge member K does not necessarily have to be provided. In this case, for example, the outer surfaces 20b, 20c of the box-shaped housing 20 are configured to be able to slide freely relative to the inner surfaces 30b, 30c of the first opening 30d of the installation stand 30, and the vibration suppression mechanism can be composed of the outer surfaces 20b, 20c of the box-shaped housing 20 and the inner surfaces 30b, 30c of the installation stand 30. In other words, by appropriately designing the shapes of the box-shaped housing 20 and the installation stand 30 so that there is almost no gap between the outer surfaces 20b, 20c of the box-shaped housing 20 and the inner surfaces 30b, 30c of the installation stand 30, it is possible to appropriately suppress vibrations and also improve the aesthetic appearance.

[0029] Furthermore, the configurations disclosed in the above embodiments (including other embodiments, the same applies below) can be applied in combination with configurations disclosed in other embodiments, as long as no contradictions arise. Furthermore, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are examples, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these, and can be modified as appropriate within the scope that does not deviate from the purpose of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0030] The equipment installation structure of the present invention is unlikely to damage the equipment itself during installation, and can be effectively used as an equipment installation structure that can sufficiently suppress equipment vibration while maintaining ease of installation work, even when installed at the bottom of a shelf or the like facing the floor. [Explanation of symbols]

[0031] 10:Equipment 20: Box-shaped housing 20a, 20b, 20c: External surface 20d: 2nd opening 20f: Placement surface 30: Installation stand 30a, 30b, 30c: inner surface 30d: 1st opening 40: Decorative board 40a: Back 100: Equipment installation structure K: Wedge member

Claims

1. An equipment installation structure in which equipment is moved to a predetermined fixed position and installed, a mounting body having a mounting surface on which the device can be placed and fixed; an installation base having a first opening into which the installation body on which the device is placed can be slidably inserted; a vibration suppression mechanism is provided that suppresses vibrations caused by operation of the device between the installation body and the installation stand in an inserted installation state in which the installation body on which the device is placed is inserted into the first opening of the installation stand and installed; the mounting body is a box-shaped housing having a second opening into which the device can be inserted and into which the device can be fixed by a fixing member; An equipment installation structure in which the inner surface of the first opening of the installation base is shaped to surround the outer surface of the box-shaped housing.

2. An equipment installation structure in which equipment is moved to a predetermined fixed position and installed, a mounting body having a mounting surface on which the device can be placed and fixed; an installation base having a first opening into which the installation body on which the device is placed can be slidably inserted; a vibration suppression mechanism is provided that suppresses vibrations caused by operation of the device between the installation body and the installation stand in an inserted installation state in which the installation body on which the device is placed is inserted into the first opening of the installation stand and installed; The vibration suppression mechanism is an elastically deformable wedge member that fits into a gap formed between the inner surface of the first opening of the installation base and the installation body.

3. a decorative plate that covers at least an end surface of the installation base that forms the first opening and an end surface of the installation body when viewed from the front of the first opening in the inserted installation state; The equipment installation structure according to claim 2 , wherein the decorative panel has a back surface that is the back side of the front surface when viewed from the front, and the wedge members are provided so as to protrude from the back surface.

4. an outer surface of the box-shaped housing as the mounting body is configured to be slidable relative to an inner surface of the first opening of the installation base, 2. The equipment installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the vibration suppression mechanism is formed by an outer surface of the box-shaped housing and an inner surface of the first opening of the installation base.

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