JP2000283567A - Water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contrive the reduction of an installation cost as well as a running cost in a water heater and establish a countermeasure for utilizing the waste of pet bottles or the like. SOLUTION: A square pipe 11 is provided with a plurality of openings 13 on one surface of the same so that pet bottles 3 can be attached to the openings 13 through attachments 2 while water is supplied to the square pipe 11 from a water feeding source such as city water or the like, whereby the water which flows out of the other end of the square pipe 11 is heated. In such a water heater 1, the attachments 2 are provided with sealing means between the square pipe 11, and the attachments 2 can be engaged with the mouth parts of the pet bottles 3 through screws.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique suitable for a water heater which is inexpensive and is useful for environmental protection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when using well water, tap water, and the like in offices such as houses and factories, there is a case where water supplied from these water sources is heated and used. For the purpose, there have been cases where an electric water heater or a gas water heater for heating tap water or the like using gas, electricity or the like is installed. In addition, install a solar water heater that heats tap water, etc. with sunlight by installing it in a sunny place such as a roof or a rooftop, and using it alone, or using an electric water heater, gas water heater, etc. Sometimes used in combination with.

[0003]

However, when tap water or the like is heated using an electric water heater, a gas water heater, or the like, a fee for using gas, electricity, or the like is incurred. Since water is indispensable for daily life, water cannot be used, and the cost accumulated during a certain period of time becomes enormous, so there has been a demand to reduce this. In response to this demand, if a solar water heater is used, it is possible to reduce the amount of electricity, gas, etc. used, but the installation cost of the water heater itself will increase, so There was a demand for reduction.
On the other hand, interest in environmental issues has been increasing, and measures have been required for reduction of garbage and recycling, that is, use of waste products such as PET bottles.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to achieve the following objects. To reduce the installation cost of the water heater. To reduce the running cost of the water heater. Take measures against the use of waste items such as PET bottles.

[0005]

The water heater according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of openings on one surface of a square pipe so that a plastic bottle can be attached to the opening via an attachment, and a water tap is provided at one end of the square pipe. The above problem was solved by heating water flowing out from the other end of the square pipe by supplying water from a water supply source such as the above. Here, the PET bottle is made of polyethylene terephthalate and has a standard size such as a diameter according to JIS or the like used as a container for beverages or the like. In the present invention, it is preferable that the attachment has a sealing means between the attachment and the square pipe, and is capable of being screwed with a mouth portion of the PET bottle. Further, in the present invention, a plurality of the square pipes can be connected in series and used.

In the present invention, the following means can be adopted. At both ends of the square pipe, a water supply source such as tap water, another square pipe connected in series, and a hermetic connection member for connection to a water use part such as a faucet are provided.
The sealed connection member can be connected to a flexible tube such as a hose. The attachment is provided on a lower surface of the square pipe. Means for installing the square pipe at the eaves, on the roof, or on the roof can be selected. An L-shaped tube extending from the inside of the square pipe into the plastic bottle, one end of which is located inside the square pipe and opens to the water supply source side in the extension direction of the square pipe; Can be provided inside the PET bottle connected to the attachment, and have an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the PET bottle.

According to the present invention, by supplying water from a water supply source to one end of a square pipe to which a plurality of plastic bottles are attached by an attachment, water flowing out from the other end can be heated, and a gas water heater, an electric When used in combination with a water heater or the like, these running costs can be reduced. Since the attachment enables screwing of a PET bottle having the same standard, the attachment can be formed in the same shape, so that the production cost of the attachment can be reduced and the production cost of the water heater can be reduced. In addition, since the waste plastic bottles can be reused, the amount of garbage discharged can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the water heater can be reduced. Further, by making the waste plastic bottles available, it is possible to reduce the cost required when the plastic bottle needs to be replaced due to breakage, dirt, or the like. By connecting square pipes in series, the length and direction required for installing the water heater can be adjusted, and the setting range of the installation position and installation area is widened, so it can be installed in a predetermined place It can be. By installing in a place where sunlight can be irradiated to the PET bottle, such as on the eaves, on the roof, on the roof, etc., it becomes possible to heat the water in the PET bottle,
By installing the plastic bottle in contact with the rooftop, roof, wall, etc., heat is absorbed from the roof, roof, wall, etc., whose temperature has risen due to the radiated sunlight, and the inside of the plastic bottle is further increased. Water can be heated.
As an installation place, it can be provided in a place that does not interfere with daily life, such as on the eaves, on the roof, on the roof, or the like. By providing the hot water outflow promoter, it becomes possible to efficiently discharge the heated water inside the plastic bottle.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a water heater according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front sectional view showing a water heater according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view in which the vicinity of the attachment in FIG. 1 is enlarged, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an installation example in the water heater of the present embodiment, and FIG. It is a top view which shows the other example of installation in the water heater of this embodiment.
1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a water heater, and 3 denotes a plastic bottle.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water heater 1 of the present embodiment comprises a substantially square pipe 11 and a plurality of plastic bottles 3 and 3 attached thereto.
A plurality of openings 13, 13 are provided on one surface 12 of the square pipe 11, and plastic bottles 3, 3 can be attached to the openings 13, 13 via attachments 2, 2.
By supplying water to a first end 14 from a water supply source such as a tap, the water flowing out from the other end 15 of the square pipe 11 is heated.

As the stainless steel square pipe 11, for example, a pipe having a thickness of several mm, a cross section of 10 cm, and a longitudinal dimension of about several meters is used. On one surface 12 of the square pipe 11, for example, a plurality of openings 1 are equally spaced.
3, 13 are provided, and the installation interval is, for example, about ten and several cm. The opening 13 has a diameter that allows the attachment 2 described later to be inserted.

The PET bottles 3 and 3 are made of polyethylene terephthalate and have a standard size such as a caliber according to JIS or the like used as a container for beverages and the like. 2 liters of waste products collected and subjected to processes such as cleaning the inside, removing external packages, and the like are applied.

For example, an attachment 2 made of stainless steel
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a cylindrical main body 21
It has a structure having a flange 22 provided at one end of the main body 21. On the inside of the main body 21, a screwing portion 23 corresponding to the standard size such as the diameter and the screw pitch of the plastic bottle 3 is screwed so that the plastic bottle 3 can be screwed. The flange 22 is provided with sealing means for sealing the space between the flange pipe 22 and the square pipe 11, and a rubber O-ring 24 is applied as the sealing means. In addition to the sealing means, a square pipe is formed by applying a watertight resin such as putty to the outside of the main body 21, and by making the attachment 2 made of resin and elastically deforming the outer periphery of the flexible main body 21. Means for closing the space between the opening 11 and the opening 11 can be applied.

At both ends 14, 15 of the square pipe 11,
As shown in FIG. 1, sealing connection members 16 are provided. The sealing connection member 16 is connected to the end 1 of the square pipe 11.
4 and 15, each having a connection portion 16a connectable to a flexible pipe such as a hose 17 and a water supply source such as a water supply. It can be connected to a water-using portion such as a faucet, or an electric water heater or a gas water heater to be used in combination, and further to another square pipe 11 connected in series as described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the water heater 1 can irradiate the square pipe 11 with the sunlight to the plastic bottle 3 so that the attachment 2 is provided on the lower surface of the square pipe 11 as shown in FIG. Install at the eaves. At this time, FIG.
As shown by the broken line in FIG.

In the water heater 1 of the present embodiment, water is supplied from a water supply source such as tap water to one end 14 of a square pipe 11 to which a plurality of plastic bottles 3 and 3 are attached by an attachment 2. Then, the sunlight inside the plastic bottle 3 installed at the eaves is radiated by sunlight and the surrounding heat flows into the plastic bottle 3, thereby heating the water inside the plastic bottle 3 and the water pressure from the water supply source. The warmed water flows out of the other end 15. That is, the water supplied from one end 14 is heated and supplied from the other end 15 to a water-using portion such as a faucet, or to an electric water heater, a gas water heater, or the like.

In the water heater 1 of this embodiment, water is supplied from a water supply source to one end 14 of a square pipe 11 to which a plurality of plastic bottles 3 and 3 are attached by an attachment 2, so that water flowing out from the other end 15 is added. They can be heated, and if they are used in combination with a gas water heater, an electric water heater, or the like, the running costs can be reduced. In addition, this water heater 1
In the above, the square pipe 11, the sealing connection members 16, 16,
It is composed of the attachments 2 and 2 and the hose 17 connected to a water supply source such as water supply, so that the number of parts is small and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Furthermore, attachment 2
However, since the plastic bottles 3 of the same standard can be screwed together, a plurality of attachments 2 and 2 can be manufactured in the same shape, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the attachment 2 and the manufacturing cost of the water heater 1. Can be. In addition, by making the waste plastic bottles 3 and 3 available, it is possible to reduce the amount of garbage discharged and to use the water heater 1.
Manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, by making available PET bottles that are discarded,
Even when it is necessary to replace the dirt or the like, it is only necessary to newly prepare and replace the waste plastic bottle 3,
It is possible to reduce the cost required when replacement is required such as contamination.

In the water heater 1 of the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, the square pipes 11
And can be installed in a place where plastic bottles can be irradiated with sunlight, for example, on the roof of an office such as a factory. In this case, both ends of each of the square pipes 11, 11 are fixed by support portions indicated by broken lines in FIG. This support part is a plastic bottle 3
Having a height dimension greater than the height of the PET bottle 3,
3 can be prevented from contacting the rooftop or the like, and when an external force such as wind acts, the plastic bottles 3 and 3 can be prevented from contacting the rooftop or the like, thereby preventing the occurrence of breakage, dirt, and the like. In this case, in the water heater 1, the number of plastic bottles 3 that can be mounted can be increased, so that the ability to heat the water supplied from the water supply unit can be improved. in this way,
By making the square pipes 11 and 11 connectable in series, the length and direction required for installation of the water heater 1 can be adjusted, and a short eaves of a house, a long eaves of a business place such as a factory, It can be installed in places with various extension dimensions, such as the rooftop of such offices, and furthermore, the eaves, rooftop,
It can be installed at a location that does not interfere with daily activities, such as on the roof.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various variations are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the water heater 1 can be installed on the roof R.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment on a roof according to the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a plan view. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the square pipe 11 is positioned and installed so that the plastic bottle 3 is tilted so that the body of the plastic bottle 3 contacts the upper surface R1 of the roof R, and the hose 17 is installed so as to be able to crawl on the upper surface R1 of the roof R, and is connected to the water supply source and the water use part by the hose 17, so that heat is applied from the upper surface R1 of the roof R whose temperature has increased due to the irradiated sunlight. And water in the PET bottle can be further heated. In FIG. 5, the number of the plastic bottles 3 that can be installed on the square pipe 11 is increased by bringing the side surface having a small area of the body of the rectangular plastic bottle 3 into contact with the roof R upper surface R1. Of the body of the PET bottle 3 can contact the roof R upper surface R1. In this case, the contact area with the roof R upper surface R1 can be increased, Water can be heated more efficiently. In addition, the water inside the plastic bottle 3 can be efficiently heated by contacting the upper surface of the roof.

As shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, an L-shaped tube extending from the inside of the square pipe 11 to the inside of the plastic bottle 3 has one end 41 located inside the square pipe 11. The square pipe 11 opens to the water supply source side in the extending direction, and the other end 42 opens to the inside of the plastic bottle 3 connected to the attachment 2, and has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the plastic bottle 3. Can be provided. This hot water outflow enhancer 4
The length of the straight portion 43 located inside the square pipe 11 is set to be approximately half or more of one side length of the cross section of the square pipe 11, and one end 41 of the straight portion 43 is not reversed in the square pipe 11. . For example, when the plastic bottle 3 is mounted on the square pipe 11, the hot water outflow enhancer 4 is installed by screwing the plastic bottle 3 in a state where the plastic bottle 3 is inserted halfway into the mouth of the plastic bottle 3. Can be. By providing the hot water outflow enhancer 4 for each plastic bottle 3 of the water heater 1, one end 41 is provided by the water pressure applied from the water supply source.
Then, water flows into the plastic bottle 3, whereby the water heated inside the plastic bottle 3 is pushed out to the square pipe 11. Therefore, the provision of the warm water outflow enhancer 4 allows the water heated inside the plastic bottle 3 to efficiently flow out.

[0021]

According to the building of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) A plurality of openings are provided on one surface of a square pipe, a plastic bottle can be attached to the opening via an attachment, and water is supplied to one end of the square pipe from a water supply source such as a tap, thereby forming the square pipe. Since the structure is such that water flowing out from the other end is heated, the number of parts is small, waste products can be recycled, and the installation cost in the water heater can be reduced. (2) Since the attachments can be screwed into PET bottles having the same standard, the attachments can have the same shape, so that the production cost of the attachment can be reduced and the production cost of the water heater can be reduced. (3) Water is supplied from a water supply source to one end of a square pipe to which a plurality of plastic bottles are attached by an attachment, and the water flowing out from the other end is heated, so that water from a water supply source such as a water supply can be used without a fuel cost. Can be heated, gas water heater,
When used in combination with an electric water heater or the like, these running costs can be reduced. (4) By enabling the use of waste plastic bottles, it is possible to take measures against the use of waste products, reduce the amount of waste, and reduce the manufacturing cost of the water heater. Further, by making the waste plastic bottles available, it is possible to reduce the cost required when the plastic bottle needs to be replaced due to breakage, dirt, or the like. (5) By connecting square pipes in series,
The length and direction required for installing the water heater can be adjustable, and can be installed at a predetermined location.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a water heater according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side sectional view of the vicinity of the attachment in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an installation example in one embodiment of the water heater according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another installation example of the water heater of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a water heater according to the present invention on a roof, in which (a) is a perspective view and (b) is a plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Water heater 11 ... Square pipe 12 ... One surface 13 ... Opening 14 ... One end 15 ... Other end 16 ... Sealing connection member 16a ... Connection part 17 ... Hose 2 ... Attachment 21 ... Body 22 ... Flange 23 ... Screw part 24 ... O-ring (sealing means) 3 ... PET bottle 4 ... Hot water outflow enhancer

Claims (3)

[Claims] A square pipe is provided with a plurality of openings in a square pipe, a plastic bottle can be attached to the opening through an attachment, and water is supplied to one end of the square pipe from a water supply source such as tap water. A water heater for heating water flowing out from the other end of the water heater. 2. The water heater according to claim 1, wherein the attachment has sealing means between the attachment and the square pipe, and can be screwed into a mouth portion of the PET bottle. 3. The water heater according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said square pipes are connected in series and used.