JP2000097562A - Bathroom heating drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the installation of a bathroom heating drier body. SOLUTION: A ceiling joist fixing tool 105 is fixed at a ceiling joist 104 at the periphery of an installation opening 212, and a bathroom heating drier body 101 is fixed by using body fixing bolts 110. In this case, a suspension member 250 is coupled to the body fixing bolt 110. The suspension member 250 comprises a sheath part 252 locked with the female screw of the ceiling joist fixing tool 105; and an auxiliary bolt 251 contained in the sheath part 252 and having a low end part threadedly joined with the body fixing bolt 110 and the length of a whole is expandable, the length of a whole being expandable. When the body 101 is fixed, a washer is inserted between the head part of the body fixing bolt 110 and a suspension hole 177 and with the suspension member 250 stretched, the body 101 is suspended. Thereafter, by lifting the body 101 to a given position, the suspension member 250 is contracted and the body fixing bolt 110 and the female screw are threadely engaged with each other to fix the body 101.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathroom heater / dryer capable of heating or drying a bathroom or a dressing room (hereinafter referred to as a bathroom) by blowing in four directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The temperature of a bathroom or the like in a general house is not so different from the outside air temperature when no one has taken a bath yet. Therefore, for a person whose environmental adaptability has decreased, such as an elderly person, a sudden change in temperature in winter or the like may cause a large heat shock, causing a sudden change in blood pressure, which may cause a fatal accident.

On the other hand, in recent years, due to a change in housing conditions, there is a case where ventilation of a bathroom or the like cannot be sufficiently performed. In this case, mold is likely to be generated on a wall or ceiling of a bathroom or the like, and means for drying the bathroom or the like is desired.

[0004] Further, it is sometimes difficult to secure a clothes-drying place for drying laundry due to a change in housing conditions. Therefore, it has been proposed to use a bathroom or the like as a clothesline.

In response to such a request, see, for example,
A bathroom heater / dryer as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6199 is proposed.

The bathroom heater / dryer 10 according to the above publication is
As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a heat exchanger 12 in which hot water from a heat source unit 11 circulates, a cross flow fan 13 for circulating air in a bathroom or the like through the heat exchanger 12, and ventilation of air in a bathroom or the like. And a power supply block 18 for supplying power to the cross flow fan 13 and the ventilation fan 14.

The bathroom heater / dryer 10 is installed in an opening provided in a ceiling of a bathroom or the like, and a hot water pipe 16 and an exhaust duct 15 are connected behind the ceiling.

The installation and maintenance of the bathroom heater / dryer 10, the hot water pipe 16 and the exhaust duct 15 and the maintenance thereof are performed by reaching the ceiling through an inspection port 17 provided adjacent to the opening and sometimes reaching the ceiling. It is supposed to be entered.

[0009] In addition to a bathroom or the like, a general room includes a ceiling formed by a decorative panel supported by a field margin or the like, and a ceiling provided on the ceiling (eg, the second floor). Floor space), and the space between them constitutes the space above the ceiling. Therefore, in this specification, a ceiling attached by a decorative board is referred to as a bathroom ceiling or the like, and a ceiling above the ceiling is referred to as a main ceiling.

[0010]

However, the installation work of the bathroom heater / dryer 10 in the above configuration is performed by the inspection port 1
The worker enters the ceiling from 7 and the bathroom heating / drying machine 10
To the opening, and is fixed to a hanger installed on the main ceiling in advance, and the connection of the hot water pipe and the ventilation duct is performed.

[0011] Also, since the main ceiling is usually made of thin board,
In fixing with a wood screw or the like, a wood screw having a sufficient length cannot be used, and strength cannot be secured.

Of course, it is conceivable to fix it to a neda or the like. However, since the size of the bathroom heating / drying device 10 according to the above publication is not configured to have a size directly related to a standardized house size, the necessity of the neda is not necessarily obtained. Is not always possible.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a bathroom heater / dryer which can be easily and firmly installed without using an inspection port.

[0014]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 exchanges air sucked from a bathroom or a undressing room with hot water supplied from a heat source unit to generate hot air, and again. A bathroom heater / dryer body that blows into a bathroom or a dressing room, a field fixing device fixed to a field edge supporting the ceiling of the bathroom or the dressing room, and a female screw provided on the field fixing device are screwed together. The main body is fixed to the rim, the main body fixing bolt has a female screw at the tip, and the diameter is larger than the hanging holes provided at the four corners of the main body case. And a body fixing member having a washer inserted into the body fixing bolt through the cut,
A sheath portion whose upper end portion is locked when inserted into the female screw of the field edge fixing device, and an auxiliary bolt provided so as to be housed in the sheath portion and having a lower end portion screwed with the main body fixing bolt. And a suspension member having an overall length that is extendable and retractable, and when fixing the main body, insert a washer between the head of the main body fixing bolt and the suspension hole to suspend the main body. The main body is suspended in a state where the lower member is extended, and then the main body is lifted to a predetermined position so that the suspension member can be contracted so that the main body fixing bolt and the female screw of the field edge fixing device are screwed together to form the main body. It is characterized by being fixed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the sheath portion is provided at an upper end portion of the housing portion formed to receive the auxiliary bolt and is inserted into the female screw of the field edge fixing device,
A female screw engaging portion that comes into contact with the female screw, and an insertion hole formed smaller than the head of the auxiliary bolt so that the auxiliary bolt is inserted into and out of the storage portion so that the auxiliary bolt does not come off. It is characterized by having.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is an external perspective view of a bathroom heater / dryer according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the bathroom heater / dryer, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main body of the bathroom heater / dryer, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of a bathroom heater / dryer installed on a ceiling of a bathroom.

The bathroom heater / dryer 100 is mounted on a main body 101 for exchanging air in the bathroom or the like with hot water to warm the bathroom or the like and to ventilate the bathroom or the like, and a front surface (side of the bathroom or the like) of the main body 101. And a mounting device for mounting the main body 101 on the ceiling.

The installation device includes a ridge fixing device 105 fixed to the ridge 104 or the like, a main body fixing member for fixing the main body 101 to the ridge fixing device 105, and a main body 101 to the ridge fixing device 105.
The main body fixing member is provided with a main body fixing bolt 110, a washer 111, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 6, the edge fixing tool 105 is a square angle. A female screw 107 is fixed to each corner, and a plurality of through holes 109 are provided in the side plate 108. It is configured to be screwed to.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the structure of the main body fixing bolt 110 and the washer 111. A female screw 114 is formed at the tip of the main body fixing bolt 110.

The washer 111 has a cut 116 formed up to the center hole 115. At this time, the central hole 115
Dimension D1, width D4 of cut 116, body fixing bolt 11
The relationship D2 <D4 <D1 <D3 is satisfied for the diameter D2 of 0 and the diameter D3 formed by the head of the main body fixing bolt 110.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, the suspension member 250 includes an auxiliary bolt 251 that is screwed into the female screw 114 of the main body fixing bolt 110, a sheath 252 in which the auxiliary bolt 251 is housed, and the like. It is configured.

As shown in FIG. 8, both ends of the auxiliary bolt 251 are threaded, and the threaded portion 253 at one end is screwed to the female screw 114 of the main body fixing bolt 110 as described above. The other end of the screw portion 254 is a nut 2
55 (see FIG. 10) is screwed.

As shown in FIG. 9, the sheath 252 is formed by bending a plate-like member into approximately two folds, and is inserted from the lower end into the female screw 107 of the field edge fixing device 105.
9A is a front view of the sheath 252, FIG. 9B is a side view thereof, and FIG. 9C is a top view.

The inner space of the sheath portion 252 forms a storage portion 256 in which the auxiliary bolt 251 is stored, a female screw engaging portion 257 is provided at the upper end portion, and the insertion hole 2 is provided at the lower end portion.
58 are provided. Note that the size of the storage portion 256 is formed appropriately larger than the size of the nut 255.

The female screw locking portion 257 is provided with
05 is larger than the female screw 107 of the suspension member 2
When the female screw 50 is inserted into the female screw 107, the female screw locking portion 257 contacts the female screw 107 so as not to drop out.

The insertion hole 258 is sized so that the auxiliary bolt 251 can be freely inserted therein, and is formed to be smaller than the nut 255 as appropriate.

FIG. 10 is a front view when the main body fixing bolt 110 and the suspension member 250 having such a configuration are connected.
This is shown in FIG. 10A and a side view thereof is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the grill 102 is provided with first to fourth louvers 244 to 247 at four peripheral portions so as to open and close the first to fourth outlets 240 to 243, respectively. To the fourth louvers 244 to 247 to set the blowing direction of the warm air.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the main body 101. The main body 101 draws in air from a bathroom or the like, turns it into warm air, and then sends it to the bathroom or the like again. The warm air from the portion 128 is supplied to the four first to fourth outlets 24.
The main body case 1 includes a wind guide section 161 that guides the air to the chambers 0 to 243, a ventilation section 130 that ventilates air and the like in a bathroom, a control section 131 that drives and controls the heating section 128 and the ventilation section 130, and the like.
32.

The inside of the main body case 132 includes the partition plate 13.
The heating room and the ventilation unit 1 in which the heating unit 128 and the like are stored by 3
The control room 30 is divided into a control room in which the control unit 30 and the control unit 131 are housed.

The heating unit 128 has a three-sided "co"
The heat exchanger 138 is formed in a V-shape and exchanges heat in the bathroom or the like with the hot water circulated from the heat source unit 136 via the hot water pipe 137.
And a circulation blower 139 that circulates through the air passage 8.

Next, the installation procedure and the maintenance / inspection procedure of the bathroom heating / drying apparatus 100 having the above configuration are shown in FIG. 4 where the bathroom heating / drying apparatus 100 is installed in the bathroom and the undressing room. The case where the air is supplied to the bathroom heating / drying machine 100 will be described as an example.

The installation of the bathroom heater / dryer 100 will be described in the case where the bathroom is installed in an existing house, and the distance between the ceiling 104 of the bathroom ceiling and the undressing room ceiling is 60 cm. However, it is clear that the present invention is not limited to these, and may be installed in a new house.

It is assumed that a decorative ceiling plate is fixed to the rim 104, and the position of the image of the decorative ceiling plate is the position of the rim 104.

The installation procedure and the maintenance / inspection procedure will be described on the basis of such a premise. However, the common installation procedure of the bathroom heating / drying machine 100 in the bathroom and the like and the dressing room will be described without distinguishing between them.

First, an installation opening 212 for installing the bathroom heater / dryer 100 is provided on the ceiling of the bathroom or the like. The size of the main body case 132 of the bathroom heater / dryer 100 is, for example, 53c.
m, and the installation opening 212 is, for example, a 55 cm square. The size of the grill 102 is larger than the interval between the ridges 104, for example, 61 cm.

Since the minimum width between the ridges 104 in the standard house is 60 cm, any standard house can be installed if the above dimensions are set.
The work of expanding the margin 104 and the cost associated therewith are not required.

A hot water pipe 137 from the heat source unit 136 is connected to the bathroom heater / dryer 100 in the dressing room. At this time, the hot water pipe 137 is appropriately lengthened for a reason described later.
In addition, the ventilation duct 216 is provided up to the vicinity of the installation opening 212. Further, a control line 213 is wired.

Next, the ridge fixing tool 105 is fixed to the ridge 104, the sheath 252 is inserted into each female screw 107, and the auxiliary bolt 251 to which the nut 255 is fixed is inserted into the insertion hole 25.
Insert 8 Of course, the auxiliary bolt 251 must be
2 may be inserted into each female screw 107.

Since the sheath portion 252 is provided with a female screw engaging portion 257 which is larger than the female screw 107, the sheath portion 2
Reference numeral 52 indicates a state in which it is hung from the field edge fixing device 105. Therefore, the auxiliary bolt 251 is screwed and connected to the female screw 114 of the main body fixing bolt 110.

After such a state is completed, as shown in FIG. 12, the main body 101 of the bathroom heater / dryer 100 is lifted, and the main body fixing bolts are inserted into hanging holes 177 provided at four corners around the main body case 132. Hanging hole 177 through 110
And a washer 111 between the body fixing bolt 110 and the head thereof.
Insert

Since the washer 111 is formed to be appropriately larger than the suspension hole 177, the main body 101 is attached to the installation opening 212.
Suspended temporarily suspended from the sky. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing this state.

A bathroom heating / drying machine 100 for a bathroom or the like and a dressing room
Then, the connection of the hot water pipe 137 and the connection of the control line 213 are performed.

Since the hot water pipe 137 is made of a suitably flexible resin pipe or the like and is long, it is necessary to draw out the end of the hot water pipe 137 to the bathroom or the like and connect it to the water supply / drain section 230. Can be.

Thus, the hot water pipe 137 and the control line 21
After the connection of No. 3 is completed, the main body 101 is fixed at a predetermined position according to the following procedure.

The main body 101 in a suspended state is lifted toward the installation opening 212, and in this state, the main body fixing bolts 1 are sequentially placed.
The main body 101 is firmly fixed to the field edge fixing tool 105 by pushing up the 10 and turning the main body fixing bolt 110.

Incidentally, it is possible to form the suspension member 250 with a single bolt, or to lengthen the main body fixing bolt 110 without using the suspension member 250. Is not equipped, so hot water piping 1
It is not possible to sufficiently lower the suspended state when connecting the 37 or the like.

Further, since the distance between the main ceiling and the bathroom ceiling (height above the ceiling) differs depending on the building, the body fixing bolt 1
In some cases, the tip such as 10 abuts on the main ceiling, making it impossible to install the bathroom heating / drying machine.

However, in the structure according to the present invention, if the sum of the lengths of at least the auxiliary bolt 251 and the main body fixing bolt 110 is set to be lower than the height of the main body 101, the auxiliary bolt 251 is Since it is possible to enter and exit, the hot water pipe 137 is the length of the sheath 252.
And so on can be performed at a low position, thereby improving workability.

After the main body 101 is fixed at a predetermined position, the control room cover 127 is removed (it may be removed in advance), and the exhaust duct 15 is connected to the main body case 132 by being drawn into the main body case 132.

Then, the grill 102 is screwed to the main body 101, and the angles of the four first to fourth louvers 244 to 247 are adjusted so that warm air is appropriately blown in a desired direction, and the bathroom heater / dryer 100 is heated. Is completed.

The state of the main body 10 depends on the state of the installation apparatus, the state of formation of the installation opening 212 or the state of fixing of the decorative ceiling panel.
1 may not be parallel to the image of the decorative ceiling panel. At this time, since the end portion of the main body case 132 and the media are close to each other, they are conspicuous even in a slightly non-parallel state, and fine adjustment is required.

However, since the size of the grill 102 according to the present invention is set to be larger than that of the decorative ceiling panel, the image of the ceiling decorative panel is hidden so that it can be made inconspicuous even in a slightly non-parallel state. It has become.

When the maintenance and inspection of the bathroom heating / drying machine 100 thus installed is performed, it is possible to go back to the above-described installation procedure.

[0056]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the main body of the bathroom heater / dryer is temporarily suspended in the suspended state by using the extending and retracting suspension member. The connection of a hot water pipe or the like can be easily performed at a low position without using it, and the installation of the bathroom heater / dryer can be easily and firmly performed, thereby improving workability.

The invention according to claim 2 comprises an auxiliary bolt for screwing the suspension member to the main body fixing bolt, and a sheath having a storage portion and an insertion hole so that the auxiliary bolt can be stored. Since the female screw engaging portion that is engaged with the female screw of the field edge fixing device is provided at the upper end of the sheath portion, it is possible to form the suspension member with a simple and inexpensive configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathroom heater / dryer applied to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a bathroom heater / dryer.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bathroom heater / dryer main body when a grill is removed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram when a bathroom heater / dryer is provided in a bathroom and a dressing room.

FIG. 5 is a side view when a bathroom heater / dryer is installed.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a field edge fixing device.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a main body fixing bolt and the like.

FIG. 8 is a side view of an auxiliary bolt.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a sheath.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram when a main body fixing bolt, an auxiliary bolt, and a sheath are connected.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of a bathroom heating / drying device main body.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a mounting state of a bathroom heating / drying device main body.

FIG. 13 is a side view when the bathroom heater / dryer main body is installed.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram when a bathroom heater / dryer applied to the description of a conventional technique is attached to a bathroom.

FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a bathroom heating / drying machine applied to the description of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Bathroom heater / dryer 101 Main body 104 Field edge 105 Field edge fixing tool 107, 114 Female screw 110 Main body fixing bolt 132 Body case 250 Hanging member 251 Auxiliary bolt 252 Sheath part 253, 254 Screw part 255 Nut 256 Storage part 257 Female screw Locking part 258 Insertion hole

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Katsuo Suzuki 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuo Naito 2-5-2 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. 5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasuhide Ishizaki 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Susumu Sato, 2 Keihan-hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 3-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroyoshi Kasahara 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka F-term in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 3L071 AA02 AB03 AC02 AD01 AE02 AF01 AG01 3L072 AA05 AB06 AC02 AD07 AD17 AE02 AE03 AF01 AG01 3L113 AA01 AB02 AC16 AC44 AC48 AC51 AC54 AC63 AC67 AC72 AC73 BA12 DA06 DA07 DA13 DA16 4L019 BA01 BA03

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bathroom heater / dryer body for exchanging heat of air taken in from a bathroom or a dressing room with hot water supplied from a heat source device to generate hot air, and sending the heated air to the bathroom or the dressing room again; A ridge fixing device fixed to a ridge supporting the ceiling of the ridge, and a female screw provided on the ridge fixing device is screwed to fix the main body to the ridge, and a female screw is formed at a tip portion. And a washer formed into a diameter larger than the suspension holes provided at the four corners of the case of the main body, and a cut formed up to the center hole, and inserted into the main body fixing bolt through the cut. A body fixing member comprising: a sheath portion having an upper end portion locked when inserted into the female screw of the field edge fixing device; and a lower end portion provided so as to be housed in the sheath portion, wherein the lower end portion is fixed to the main body fixing member. With auxiliary bolts to be screwed together with A suspension member having a length that is extendable and contractible, and when fixing the main body, insert the washer between the head of the main body fixing bolt and the suspension hole to insert the washer. The main body is suspended in a state where the suspending member is extended, and then the main body fixing bolt and the female screw of the field edge fixing device are allowed to be retracted by lifting the main body to a predetermined position so that the suspending member can be contracted. A bathroom heating / drying machine wherein the body is fixed by screwing. 2. The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the sheath portion is provided at an upper end portion of the housing portion, the female portion being configured to receive the auxiliary bolt. And an insertion hole formed smaller than the head of the auxiliary bolt so that the auxiliary bolt is inserted into and out of the storage portion so that the auxiliary bolt does not come off. The bathroom heating / drying device according to claim 1, further comprising: