JP2000074264A - Pipe holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe holder having a simple structure and capable of firmly holding pipes in a single operation. SOLUTION: A pipe holder for fixing and holding a plurality of pipes 7a, 7b, and 7c to be parallel arranged is provided with a holder base body 1 having fitting parts composed of a plurality of pipe receiving bodies 6a, 6b and 6c and recessed parts 1a for partially holding the peripheral surface of the pipes, a cover body 2 rotatable around a rotational part 3 provided on one side end of the holder base body and so constituted as to cover a plurality of pipes fitted to and arranged on the fitting parts; an engaging piece formed on the other side of the cover body and to be engaged with the holder base body in the terminal position of the rotation, and pipe holding pieces pressed in between the peripheral surfaces of the fitted and arranged pipes and the pipe receiving bodies for holding the mutually adjacent pipes, for bringing the pipes into pressure-contact with corresponding fitting parts in the terminal position of the rotation, and for holding the pipes to the holder base body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pipe holder for concentrating and holding a plurality of pipes arranged in parallel with each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pipe holder for concentrating and holding a plurality of pipes arranged in parallel with each other on a plurality of pipes is used, for example, as a fuel supply pipe to an engine or a hydraulic pipe in an automobile or the like. I have. In an example of a conventional pipe holder, as shown in FIG.
A lid 2A is rotatably formed at the connecting hinge 3 on the base 1A on which the bases A and 6B are formed, and a locking claw 4A for locking the base 1A is provided at an extended end of the lid 2A. Formed,
Further, lid pressing bodies 11a and 11b are formed at positions that face the pipe receiving bodies 6A and 6B at the end position of the rotation.
In this pipe holder, pipes 7a and 7b are fitted and arranged in pipe receivers 6A and 6B, and a lid 1
A is rotated to lock the locking claw 4A on the base 1A, and the lid pressing members 11a and 11b press the pipes 7a and 7b fitted to the pipe receiving members 6A and 6B, and the pipes 7a and 7b
Is held and fixed by the pipe holder.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional pipe holder, since the lid 1A and the base 1A are only locked and fixed by the locking claws 4A of the lid 1A, the pipe 7 of the pipe holder is fixed.
a, the holding and fixing force of 7b cannot be increased so much,
There has been a problem that it is difficult to suppress the displacement of the pipe with respect to the pipe holder and to ensure a reliable locking state over a long period of time.

To cope with this problem, a pipe holder having a configuration as shown in FIG. 7 has been proposed. As shown in FIG. 7, the pipe holder includes a base 12 having a half-moon-shaped recess 12a formed thereon, and a lid 13 also having a half-moon-shaped recess 13a formed therein, and is fitted into the recess 12a of the base 12. The lid 13 is arranged on the base 12 so that the combined pipes 7a and 7b are fitted into the recesses 13a, and the lid 13 is screwed and fixed to the base 12 with bolts 14. According to the pipe holder shown in FIG. 7, the cover 13 is firmly screwed with the bolts 14 to the base 12 having the pipes 7 a and 7 b positioned in the recesses 12 a by screwing with the bolts 14. , Pipes 7a, 7b can be firmly held.

[0007] However, the pipe holder shown in FIG. 7 has a large number of parts, is complicated, and has a problem in terms of manufacturing cost. The work of fixing and holding the pipes 7 a and 7 b by the bolts 14 is also troublesome and troublesome.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned current situation of such pipe holders, and has a simple structure, which is arranged in parallel by one-touch operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a pipe holder capable of holding a plurality of pipes firmly.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pipe holder for fixing and holding a plurality of pipes arranged in parallel with each other. And a holder base having a fitting portion composed of a plurality of pipe receivers and recesses each holding a part of the holder base, and a rotatable portion provided at one end of the holder base as a center, and A lid configured to cover the plurality of pipes fitted and arranged in the fitting portion; and a lid formed on the other side of the lid and locked to the holder base at the end position of the rotation. An engaging piece, a press fit between a peripheral surface of a pipe formed integrally with the lid and fitted to the fitting portion by the rotation, and the pipe receiver holding an adjacent pipe. At the end position of the rotation, the pipe is fitted to the corresponding fitting portion. Each pressure contact, characterized in that it has a pipe holding piece wedge holding the holder body,
A pipe holder is further characterized in that the pipe holder further has a pressing piece for pressing an adjacent pipe holding piece to a peripheral surface of a corresponding pipe integrally with the lid body.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a pipe is not fixed,
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of the pipe holder according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 in the fixed state of the pipe, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the pipe holder of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in the fixed state of the pipe, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to a second embodiment in a fixed and held state of a pipe, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention in a fixed and held state of a pipe.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is a pipe holder for holding and fixing three pipes 7a to 7c as shown in FIG. 1 and includes a plurality of recesses 1a into which the pipes 7a to 7c are fitted, and one side in the same direction. A base body 1 formed of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped and formed integrally with pipe receiving bodies 6a to 6c, and a connecting hinge 3 at one end of the base body 1
And a substantially U-shaped lid 2 formed integrally and rotatably at the connecting hinge 3. The inner peripheral surface formed by each of the recesses 1a and each of the pipe receivers 6a to 6c is a continuous semicircular curved surface which is inclined and opened toward the other end of the holder base 1.
A locking claw 4 is formed at an extension end of the other end of the lid 2 opposite to the connection hinge 3 so as to be engaged with an engagement notch 1 b formed at an end of the holder base 1. A receiving portion 4a is provided at a root portion of the end, and a wedge-shaped pipe holding claw is provided at an intermediate portion of the lid 2 so as to extend opposite to the concave portion 1a and hold the pipes 7a and 7b. 5a, 5
b is formed integrally.

In an embodiment having such a configuration,
In order to hold and fix the pipes 7a, 7b, 7c, as shown in FIG. 1, pipes 7a, 7b, 7b, 7c are formed on a continuous semicircular curved surface formed by the pipe receiving bodies 6a to 6c and the recess 1a.
Pipes 7a to 7c with a part of the peripheral surface of 7c held
Are fitted respectively. In this state, when the lid 2 is rotated around the connecting hinge 3 so as to cover the pipes 7a to 7c, the wedge-shaped pipe holding claw 5
a and 5b are press-fitted between the pipe 7a and the pipe receiver 6b and between the pipe 7b and the pipe receiver 6c, respectively. Is locked with the engagement notch 1b of the holder base 1, and the pipe 7a is strongly pressed against the inner peripheral surface formed by the concave portion 1a and the pipe receiving body 6a by the wedge effect due to the press-fit of the pipe holding claw 5a. , Pipe receiver 6b
Strongly presses the peripheral surface of the pipe 7b, and at the same time, the pipe 7b is pressed into
And the inner peripheral surface formed by the pipe receiver 6b and the pipe receiver 6c strongly presses the peripheral surface of the pipe 7c toward the receiving portion 4a.

In this locking position, the pipe receiver 6a
The pipe 7a fitted to the semicircular continuous curved surface formed by the concave portion 1a and the concave portion 1a is firmly held by the pipe holding claw 5a, and the semicircular shape formed by the pipe receiving body 6b and the concave portion 1a. The pipe 7b fitted to the continuous curved surface is firmly held by the pipe holding claw 5b, and the pipe 7c fitted to the semicircular continuous curved surface formed by the pipe receiving body 6c and the concave portion 1a is a lid. Body 2
Is firmly held by the receiving portion 4a formed at the base portion of the extended end portion.

In this embodiment, a concave portion 1 of a holder base 1 is provided.
The state of holding and fixing the pipe with respect to the pipe 7a will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the outer periphery (center C ') of the pipe receiving body 6b at the contact point T between the wedge-shaped pipe holding claw 5a and the pipe receiving body 6b as shown in FIG. A tangent line L and a line P extending in the radial direction from the center C of the pipe 7a through the center of an open portion of a continuous semicircular curved surface formed by the pipe receiver 6a and the concave portion 1a (the direction in which the pipe comes off). Intersection CP of
Is formed by the pipe receiver 6b and the recess 1
pipe 7 into a continuous semicircular curved surface formed by a
a is formed as large as possible without any hindrance. With the above structure, according to the present invention, a force for preventing the pipe holding claw 5a from expanding due to an external force applied to the pipe 7a is applied to the pipe holding claw 5a from the pipe receiving body 6b.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the lid 2 is rotated about the connecting hinge 3 so that the locking claw 4 of the lid 2 is locked to the engagement notch 1b of the holder base 1. By simple one-touch operation, the pipes 7a and 7 fitted and arranged on a continuous semicircular curved surface formed by the concave portions 1a of the holder base 1 and the pipe receivers 6a to 6c, respectively.
b, 7c are firmly held by pipe holding claws 5a, 5b and a receiving portion 4a formed at the base of the extended end of the lid 2, respectively, and the pipes 7a, 7b, 7c are held against the pipe holder. In addition to being able to fix and hold the pipes 7a and 7b, it is possible to prevent the pipe holding claws 5a and 5b from expanding due to a wedge effect with the pipe receivers & a to 6c due to an external force in the direction of the line P applied to the pipes 7a and 7b. . In this embodiment, the number of parts is small, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment already described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 as shown in FIG. 4 in that the lid 2 faces the lid 2 at the time of holding and fixing the pipe, and faces the back surface of the pipe holding claw 5a. A pressing piece 8a for pressing the pipe holding claw 5a against the pipe 7a and a pressing piece 8b for pressing the pipe holding claw 5b against the pipe 7b opposite to the back surface of the pipe holding claw 5b are formed respectively. I have. The configuration of the other parts of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment already described, and the description is omitted.

In this embodiment, the pressing pieces 8a and 8b abut against the back surfaces of the pipe holding claws 5a and 5b, and press the pipe holding claws 5a and 5b against the pipes 7a and 7b, respectively. Pipe 7 by pipe holder compared to
a, 7b, 7c can be held and fixed more firmly.

Further, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 2 is filled with the same material so that there are no notches 10a and 10b indicated by dotted lines which existed in the first embodiment already described. It has a solid configuration. The configuration of the other parts of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment already described, and the description is omitted.

In this embodiment, each recess 1 of the holder base 1 is
a, and pipes 7a, 7b, 7c are fitted to a continuous semicircular curved surface formed by a and the pipe receiving bodies 6a to 6c, and the lid 2 is turned around the connecting hinge 3 to thereby engage the locking claw. 4 is locked in the notch 1b of the holder base 1, the notches 10a, 10b which existed in the first embodiment as shown in FIG.
Is filled with the solid lid 2, the wedge-shaped pipe holding claw 5a presses and holds the pipe 7a against the pipe receiving body 6a, and presses the pipe receiving body 6b to form the pipe 7a.
b, the wedge-shaped pipe holding claw 5b presses and holds the pipe 7b against the pipe receiving body 6b, and also presses the pipe receiving body 6c to the receiving portion 4a formed at the base of the extended end. Since the pipe 7c is pressed and held against
Compared to the first embodiment, a pipe 7a with a pipe holder,
The holding and fixing of 7b and 7c can be performed more firmly.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a pipe holder capable of firmly holding a plurality of pipes arranged in parallel by one-touch operation with a simple structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a pipe is not fixed.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a pipe fixed and held state.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a pipe fixed state of the pipe holder according to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a state where the pipe is fixedly held;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a pipe holder according to a third embodiment of the present invention in a state where the pipe is fixedly held;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a conventional pipe holder.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another configuration of a conventional pipe holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 holder base 1a recess 1b engaging notch 2 lid 3 connecting hinge 4 locking claw 4a receiving part 5a, 5b wedge-shaped pipe holding claw 6a, 6b, 6c pipe receiving body 7a, 7b, 7c pipe 8a, 8b pressing piece 10a , 10b Notch A Angle C, C 'Center CP Intersection L Tangent P Line T Contact

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pipe holder for fixing and holding a plurality of pipes arranged in parallel with each other, a plurality of pipe receivers and a recess, each holding a part of a peripheral surface of the plurality of pipes on a side in the same direction. And a plurality of pipes that are rotatable around a rotating portion provided at one end of the holder base and that are fitted to the fitting portion. A lid configured as described above, formed on the other side of the lid, and engaged with the holder base at the end position of the rotation, and integrally formed with the lid, The pipe is press-fitted between the peripheral surface of the pipe fitted and arranged in the fitting portion and the pipe receiver holding the adjacent pipe, and the pipe corresponding to the end position of the rotation is rotated. Wedge-shaped pipes which are respectively pressed against the fitting portions and held on the holder base A pipe holder comprising a holding piece. 2. The pipe holder according to claim 1, further comprising a pressing piece that presses a pipe holding piece integral with and adjacent to the lid against a peripheral surface of a corresponding pipe.