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EP0979978B1
EP0979978B1 EP99114952A EP99114952A EP0979978B1 EP 0979978 B1 EP0979978 B1 EP 0979978B1 EP 99114952 A EP99114952 A EP 99114952A EP 99114952 A EP99114952 A EP 99114952A EP 0979978 B1 EP0979978 B1 EP 0979978B1
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Jaime Arraiza
Jesus Barcos
Juan Gonzales
Ralf Schmülling
Johannes Geyer
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00—Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/20—Casings or covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/02—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing
    • F24F1/022—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing comprising a compressor cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F1/00—Room units for air-conditioning, e.g. separate or self-contained units or units receiving primary air from a central station
    • F24F1/02—Self-contained room units for air-conditioning, i.e. with all apparatus for treatment installed in a common casing
    • F24F1/04—Arrangements for portability

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  • the invention relates to a mobile air conditioner according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the mobile climate control air conditioning units conventionally comprise a frame with a housing containing the various functional elements, such as the condenser, the compressor, the evaporator, the fan, etc.
  • the construction of such systems usually consists of fixed elements , which has the disadvantage that for each functional or aesthetic change to the outer housing different production lines must be created, which limits the one hand, the range of aesthetic shapes that are applicable to the housing, and on the other hand, the opportunities to housing design that functionally adapt to the spaces in which they are located.
  • the air conditioner has two juxtaposed housing parts, which enclose an inner part and has the inner part and the two housing parts extending connecting elements.
  • the housing parts, the inner part and the connecting elements form a supporting frame.
  • the object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-described disadvantages of the air conditioners, which correspond to the prior art, by means of a housing for mobile air conditioning units, which is composed of combinable modules, so that in this way different shapes in function of Combination of the modules used can be achieved.
  • the housing portion may be made of one piece of plastic injection molding and includes receptacles that allow removable attachment of at least the first cover.
  • a second cover which is designed in the manner of a panel and are provided on the controls and air outlet openings.
  • the first cover and the second cover may be connected together in one piece or may be configured as separate components which are removably mounted on the housing portion by means of fasteners.
  • these covers may be made of a metallic material, such as aluminum, or of a plastic material.
  • the first and second covers may be made of the same or different materials.
  • the modular construction makes it possible, by means of various combinations of the aforementioned elements, to change both the aesthetic shape of the air conditioning system and the functional shape of an air conditioner (for example by changing the means for the direction of the cold air outflow).
  • the housing basically consists of a first cover, which forms the front housing 3 of the system, and a second cover 4, which comprises a control panel 1 and cold air outlets 6, and a housing section 5 of bell-shaped cross-section, in which the functional elements (not shown) such as the condenser, the evaporator, the refrigerant circuit, etc. (not shown) are accommodated, and to which the first cover 3 and the second cover 4 are detachably mounted.
  • the functional elements such as the condenser, the evaporator, the refrigerant circuit, etc.
  • the means for detachable attachment between the cover 3 and 4 and the section 5 are:
  • the second cover 4 is connected to the portion 5 by means of screws 7, which are screwed through the cover 4 into threaded holes 8 in corresponding projections in the section 5.
  • the first cover 3 is connected to the section 5 by means of hooks 2, which engage in corresponding openings (not shown) of the front part of the section 5.
  • the upper edge of the cover 3 can also be provided with such hooks or with projections which engage in corresponding openings of the section 5 in order to prevent the upper attachment of the front cover 3 with respect to the section 5, since it is above with the upper cover 4 itself concludes.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein mobiles Klimagerät gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a mobile air conditioner according to the preamble of claim 1.

Die mobilen Klimageräte zur Klimatisierung von Räumen umfassen herkömmlicher Weise einen Rahmen mit einem Gehäuse, in dem sich die verschiedenen Funktionselemente befinden, so wie zum Beispiel der Kondensator, der Kompressor, der Verdampfer, das Gebläse usw. Die Konstruktion solcher Anlagen besteht gewöhnlich aus festen Elementen, was den Nachteil mit sich bringt, dass für jede funktionelle oder ästhetische Veränderung am äußeren Gehäuse verschiedene Produktionsstraßen erstellt werden müssen, was zum einen die Bandbreite der ästhetischen Formgebungen beschränkt, die auf die Gehäuse anwendbar sind, und zum anderen die Möglichkeiten erschwert, Gehäuse zu entwerfen, die sich funktionell an die Räume anpassen, in denen sie sich befinden.The mobile climate control air conditioning units conventionally comprise a frame with a housing containing the various functional elements, such as the condenser, the compressor, the evaporator, the fan, etc. The construction of such systems usually consists of fixed elements , which has the disadvantage that for each functional or aesthetic change to the outer housing different production lines must be created, which limits the one hand, the range of aesthetic shapes that are applicable to the housing, and on the other hand, the opportunities to housing design that functionally adapt to the spaces in which they are located.

Aus DE 196 09 600 ist ein mobiles Klimagerät mit einem Gehäuse bekannt. Das Klimagerät weist zwei aneinander gesetzte Gehäuseteile auf, die ein Innenteil umschließen und sich dem Innenteil und den beiden Gehäuseteilen erstreckende Verbindungselemente aufweist. Die Gehäuseteile, das Innenteil und die Verbindungselemente bilden einen Tragrahmen.From DE 196 09 600 a mobile air conditioner with a housing is known. The air conditioner has two juxtaposed housing parts, which enclose an inner part and has the inner part and the two housing parts extending connecting elements. The housing parts, the inner part and the connecting elements form a supporting frame.

Aus US 4,967,569 ist ein Klimagerät bekannt, dass werkzeugfrei auf einer Luke eines Schiffdecks installiert werden kann. Hierzu weist das Klimagerät einen nach unten offene Bodenseite auf, durch die Raumluft angesaugt und Kühlluft eingeblasen wird.From US 4,967,569 an air conditioner is known that can be installed without tools on a hatch of a ship's deck. For this purpose, the air conditioner has a downwardly open bottom side, sucked through the room air and cooling air is blown.

Die vorliegende Erfindung macht es sich zur Aufgabe, die zuvor beschriebenen Nachteile der Klimageräte, die dem Stand der Technik entsprechen, mittels eines Gehäuses für mobile Klimageräte zu beseitigen, das aus miteinander kombinierbaren Modulen zusammengesetzt ist, so dass auf diese Weise verschiedene Formgebungen in Funktion zur Kombination der verwendeten Module erreicht werden können.The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-described disadvantages of the air conditioners, which correspond to the prior art, by means of a housing for mobile air conditioning units, which is composed of combinable modules, so that in this way different shapes in function of Combination of the modules used can be achieved.

Die zuvor beschriebene Aufgabe wird mittels eines mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst.The object described above is achieved by means of one having the features of patent claim 1.

Gemäß der Erfindung kann der Gehäuseabschnitt aus einem Stück aus Kunststoffspritzguss gefertigt sein und umfasst Aufnahmen, die eine abnehmbare Befestigung mindestens der ersten Abdeckung ermöglichen. Außer der ersten Abdeckung kann eine zweite Abdeckung angeordnet sein, die nach Art einer Verkleidung ausgelegt ist und auf der Bedienungselemente und Luftauslassöffnungen vorgesehen sind.According to the invention, the housing portion may be made of one piece of plastic injection molding and includes receptacles that allow removable attachment of at least the first cover. In addition to the first cover may be arranged a second cover, which is designed in the manner of a panel and are provided on the controls and air outlet openings.

Die erste Abdeckung und die zweite Abdeckung können miteinander in einem Stück verbunden sein oder als getrennte Bauteile ausgelegt sein, die auf dem Gehäuseabschnitt mit Hilfe von Befestigungsmitteln abnehmbar befestigt sind.The first cover and the second cover may be connected together in one piece or may be configured as separate components which are removably mounted on the housing portion by means of fasteners.

Gemäß der Erfindung können diese Abdeckungen aus einem metallischen Material sein, wie zum Beispiel Aluminium, oder aus einem Kunststoffmaterial. Die erste und die zweite Abdeckung können aus demselben oder aus verschiedenen Materialien gefertigt sein.According to the invention, these covers may be made of a metallic material, such as aluminum, or of a plastic material. The first and second covers may be made of the same or different materials.

Die Modulkonstruktion ermöglicht es mittels verschiedener Kombinationen der zuvor genannten Elemente, sowohl die ästhetische Formgebung der Klimaanlage als auch die funktionelle Formgebung eines Klimagerätes zu verändern (indem beispielsweise die Mittel für die Richtung der Ausgangsströmung der kalten Luft verändert werden).The modular construction makes it possible, by means of various combinations of the aforementioned elements, to change both the aesthetic shape of the air conditioning system and the functional shape of an air conditioner (for example by changing the means for the direction of the cold air outflow).

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung nun auf der Grundlage der beigefügten Zeichnungen beschrieben, die einen wesentlichen Bestandteil dieser Beschreibung bilden, und in denen

  • die Figur 1 eine schematische seitliche Schnittansicht des mobilen Klimagerätes gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist;
  • die Figur 2 eine schematische Ansicht im Aufriss des vorderen Gehäuses ist, das in Figur 1 gezeigt ist;
  • die Figur 3 eine schematische obere Draufsicht im Schnitt der Anlage ist, die in Figur 1 gezeigt ist;
  • die Figur 4 eine schematische obere Draufsicht der Anlage ist, die in Figur 1 gezeigt ist.
In the following, the invention will now be described on the basis of the attached drawings, which form an integral part of this description, and in which
  • Figure 1 is a schematic sectional side view of the mobile air conditioner according to an embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic elevational view of the front housing shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic top plan view in section of the plant shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a schematic top plan view of the plant shown in Figure 1.

Gemäß den Figuren setzt sich das Gehäuse grundlegend aus einer ersten Abdeckung, die das vordere Gehäuse 3 der Anlage bildet, und einer zweiten Abdeckung 4, die ein Bedienungsfeld 1 und Ausgänge für kalte Luft 6 umfasst, sowie einen Gehäuseabschnitt 5 mit glockenförmigen Querschnitt, in dem die Funktionselemente (nicht abgebildet), wie der Kondensator, der Verdampfer, der Kältemittelkreislauf usw. (nicht abgebildet), untergebracht sind, und an dem die erste Abdeckung 3 und die zweite Abdeckung 4 in abnehmbarer Form befestigt sind.According to the figures, the housing basically consists of a first cover, which forms the front housing 3 of the system, and a second cover 4, which comprises a control panel 1 and cold air outlets 6, and a housing section 5 of bell-shaped cross-section, in which the functional elements (not shown) such as the condenser, the evaporator, the refrigerant circuit, etc. (not shown) are accommodated, and to which the first cover 3 and the second cover 4 are detachably mounted.

Es ist ersichtlicht, dass gemäß der in den Figuren gezeigten Ausführungsform die Mittel zur abnehmbaren Befestigung zwischen der Abdeckung 3 und 4 und dem Abschnitt 5 folgende sind:It will be appreciated that according to the embodiment shown in the figures, the means for detachable attachment between the cover 3 and 4 and the section 5 are:

Die zweite Abdeckung 4 ist mit dem Abschnitt 5 mit Hilfe von Schrauben 7 verbunden, die durch die Abdeckung 4 hindurch in Gewindebohrungen 8 in entsprechenden Vorsprüngen im Abschnitt 5 eingeschraubt sind.The second cover 4 is connected to the portion 5 by means of screws 7, which are screwed through the cover 4 into threaded holes 8 in corresponding projections in the section 5.

Die erste Abdeckung 3 ist mit dem Abschnitt 5 mittels Haken 2 verbunden, die in entsprechenden Öffnungen (nicht abgebildet) des vorderen Teil des Abschnitts 5 einrasten. Der obere Rand der Abdeckung 3 kann ebenfalls mit solchen Haken oder mit Vorsprüngen versehen sein, die in entsprechende Öffnungen des Abschnitts 5 einrasten, um die obere Befestigung der vorderen Abdeckung 3 bezüglich des Abschnitts 5 zu verhindern, da er oben mit der oberen Abdeckung 4 selbst abschließt.The first cover 3 is connected to the section 5 by means of hooks 2, which engage in corresponding openings (not shown) of the front part of the section 5. The upper edge of the cover 3 can also be provided with such hooks or with projections which engage in corresponding openings of the section 5 in order to prevent the upper attachment of the front cover 3 with respect to the section 5, since it is above with the upper cover 4 itself concludes.

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  1. Mobile air-conditioning apparatus with a housing which is of multi-part construction and which encloses apparatus units such as an evaporator, a condenser or the like, which are carried by a support frame, characterised in that the housing comprises a housing section (5) of bell-shaped cross-section for reception of the assembled apparatuses and that at least one first cover (3), which is fastened to the housing section (5) and designed in the manner of a cladding, is provided.
  2. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the housing section (5) is made from one piece of a plastics material injection moulding and comprises receptacles enabling detachable fastening of at least the first cover (3).
  3. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that apart from the first cover (3) a second cover (4) is arranged, which is designed in the manner of a cladding and on which control elements (1) and air outlet openings (6) are provided.
  4. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that the first cover (3) and the second cover (4) are connected together in one piece.
  5. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that the first and the second covers (3, 4) are designed as separate components, which are fastened on the housing section (5) with the help of fastening means (2, 7, 8) enabling a detachable connection.
  6. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 3 to 5, characterised in that the covers (3, 4) are made from a metallic material.
  7. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 6, characterised in that the metallic material is aluminium.
  8. Air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 3 to 5, characterised in that the covers (3, 4) are made of plastics material.
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