Support structure of multi-segmented blower for a split air conditionner
A support structure of a multi-segmented blower for an air conditioner, which is modified from an inventor's prior art, blower assembly with multi segmented support arrangement for split air conditioner, rearrange and design the posts on a base of air conditioner, which set a trough and a pressure plate on a post to stand and fix a bearing, and an alternative post with bearing hole to embed a bearing for bearing a multi-segmented blower. A multi-segmented blower is a unit of at least two segments with bearings set on a shaft of blower, or at least two separated segments of the blower which can join each other with bearings for assembly together. Therefore, the present art can reduce assembly time and costs, and, in the same time, improve the durability of the blower, for lasting the using time and lowing down the possibility of a noise of a vibration, which is caused by the loosing of the bearing from the post of the base.
The present invention relates to an air conditioner, and particularly to a support structure of a multi-segmented blower for a split air conditioner.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA conventional invention, a blower assembly for a split air conditioner, which has patented to Koochingchai in U.S. Pat. No. 6,511,291, comprises a casing having a bearing trough in one end, a pair of rubber sleeve troughs in the other opposite end, a plurality of central hollow posts each having a threaded hole; and a blower having a plurality of blower units each having a shaft in one end and a hole in the other opposite end, at least one bearing seat, a plurality of bearings, at least one motor, and a plurality of rubber sleeves mounted on the motor and rested on the rubber sleeve troughs, and a plurality of plates for threaded securing the rubber sleeves.
Above-mentioned case, the bearing seat of the blower is separated from a base plate of the air conditioner, which additionally screws on the base to locate the multi-segment blower fan, and the multi-segment blower is assembled by at least two separated units of blower. The assembling process is pretty consuming time and increasing the producing cost. Therefore, the present invention can increases the assembly speed and reduces the cost.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe main purposes of the present invention are simplified assembly, increasing efficiency of production, low down the cost, less opportunity of vibration and noise of loosing bearing seat.
The present invention comprises at least two post on a base for bearing a multi-segmented blower, a bearing trough on the post with a pressure plate, in arch or flat, for locating and fixing a bearing, and a multi-segment blower which is assembled by at least two separated segments of the blower or a unit of multi-segmented blower. In alternatively, the posts of the base can set a bearing hole to embed a bearing as a united part on the base. Therefore, there are at least seven preferred embodiments for assembly a multi-segmented blower on the base of a split air conditioner as shown in
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
The first preferred embodiment of the present invention is generally indicated in FIGS. 1 to 3. A base 10 of a split air conditioner comprises a plurality of posts 11 which can be vary number and location depending on the segments of a blower 20, a bearing trough 112 set on a post 11 for containing a bearing 12, and a pressure plate 13 which covers and limits a bearing on the bearing trough 112. The bearing trough 112 sets a limit hole 113 and a screw hole 114 for assembly with the pressure plate 13. The pressure plate 13 inserts one end into the limit hole 113 and screws a screw 14 through the hole 131 on the other end to fix on the bearing trough 112. Therefore, the pressure plate 13 can offer a pressure to the bearing 12 and fix it on the bearing trough 112. As shown in
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The embodiments of the present invention described above are regarded in all respects as being merely illustrative and not restrictive. Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without deviating from the spirit thereof. The present invention is therefore to be limited only by the scope of the following appended claim.
Claims
1. A support structure of a multi-segmented blower for a split air conditioner comprises:
- a base of the air conditioner set at least two posts with bearings for supporting a multi-segmented blower and at least a motor; and
- a multi-segmented blower which includes at least two segments of the blower with a shaft set on the axis, at least a bearing set on the shaft, and at least one end of the a shaft connects to the motor.
2. A base as in claim 1, wherein said post set a bearing trough with a limit hole on one side of the trough and a screw hole on the other, and a pressure plate for inserting one end into the limit hole and put a screw through the hole on the other end of the pressure plate to screw into the screw hole of the post.
3. A post as in claim 2, wherein said pressure plate also can be formed as an arched shape for fitting with the bearing.
4. A base as in claim 1, wherein said posts also can set a bearing hole for embedding a bearing tightly.
5. A base as in claim 1, wherein said posts can set the bearing trough of the post, as in claim 2, and the bearing hole of the post, as in claim 4, in a plurality of arrangement on the base.
6. A multi-segmented blower as in claim 1 wherein said segments of the blower are at least two, which set a shaft on one end of a segment of the blower and a joint on the other, and one shaft of a segment joins with a joint of another segment to assemble a multi-segmented blower.
7. A multi-segmented blower as in claim 1 wherein said blower is a unit with a shaft in the axis of the blower connect all segments and set a bearing on the shaft between every two segments.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 17, 2006
Publication Date: Jun 21, 2007
Inventor: Koochingchai Pong (Taichung)
Application Number: 11/332,332
International Classification: F01D 1/12 (20060101);