JP2002243519A - Gas meter support structure for multiple dwelling house - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily install a gas meter in a midway part of flexible gas piping in a pipe shaft of a multiple dwelling house. SOLUTION: A cylindrical strut fixture 8 is screwed in a substantially center position of a floor face 1a of the pipe shaft 1. A strut 2 of a predetermined height is erected by fixing a steel pipe 10 to the fixture 8 by insertion. A side plate 14 of a meter fixture 3 is attached to the strut 2 by a U-bolt 4. A tip of each joint 15 connected to an entering and exiting side of the gas meter 7 is passed through a meter fixing plate 13 horizontally arranged on the meter fixture 3. Each joint 15 and each elbow pipe 16 connected to the flexible gas piping 6 of the entering and exiting side are fixed to the meter fixture 3 by coupling them with a screw so as to hold the meter fixing plate 13 in between. By this, the gas meter 7 can be fixed and supported in the substantially center position of the pipe shaft 1 where installment is easy.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gas meter support structure applied when a gas meter is installed in the middle of a flexible gas pipe in a pipe shaft of an apartment house.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, city gas is supplied to each household through a supply pipe branched from a main pipe connected to a gas holder, and a gas supply amount to each household is provided in the middle of the supply pipe. A gas meter for measurement is installed. Conventionally, a gas pipe made of steel pipe has been used as the supply pipe, and the rigidity of the gas pipe supports the gas meter. However, in recent years, in order to efficiently perform a supply pipe work, a flexible gas pipe having flexibility is used for a part thereof. When a flexible gas pipe is used as the supply pipe, it is not possible to support the gas meter only with the supply pipe as in the related art, so it is necessary to provide a separate means for supporting the gas meter.

[0003] As such gas meter support means,
For example, there is a gas meter mounting structure disclosed in JP-A-10-253419. This gas meter mounting structure is, as shown in FIG. 5, a wall surface 51a of an outer wall 51 of a house or the like.
The fittings 53 are fixed to the fittings 53 via spacers 52, and the end portions of the fittings 55 connected to the inlet / outlet side of the gas meter 54 are passed through meter fixing pieces 53a horizontally disposed on the fittings 53, so that the fittings 55 And flexible gas pipe 5 on the entrance and exit side
By connecting each U-shaped bend pipe 57 connected to 6 to the mounting bracket 53 by sandwiching the meter fixing piece 53a, the gas meter 54 can be passed through the flexible gas pipe 56 on the back side thereof. Wall surface 51a at intervals
It is to be attached to.

[0004]

In the above-described gas meter mounting structure, it is easy to install the gas meter in a place having a sufficient free space around, such as the outer wall surface of a detached house, When installing a gas meter in the middle of a flexible gas pipe branched from a common gas pipe in a narrow pipe shaft through which pipes such as pipes are passed, attach the gas meter along the back of the pipe shaft and along the left and right wall surfaces As a result, equipment such as pipes and a water heater becomes an obstacle, resulting in poor workability. There is also a problem that it is difficult to see a display or the like after installing the gas meter.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to enable a gas meter to be easily installed in a pipe shaft of an apartment house in the middle of a flexible gas pipe.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is provided in a pipe shaft of each room of an apartment house, in the middle of a flexible gas pipe for each room branched from a common gas pipe. A meter fixture having two holes for fixing a gas meter through respective pipe joints connecting a flexible gas pipe to an inlet and an outlet of the gas meter, and a mounting portion mounted on a support member fixed to a wall surface or a floor surface of a pipe shaft. In the gas meter support structure for an apartment house supported by the support member, the support member is provided so as to extend to an empty space where the gas meter can be installed, so that the gas meter can be fixedly supported at an easily installable position. is there.

[0007] The support member may be a column standing on the floor of the pipe shaft, a bracket projecting from the wall surface of the pipe shaft, or two opposing wall surfaces of the pipe shaft. Fixed rails can be employed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 and FIG.
An embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the gas meter support structure has a pillar 2 as a support member erected at a predetermined height at a substantially central position on a floor 1a of a pipe shaft 1 surrounded by walls on three sides. Mount the meter fixture 3 on this support 2
A gas meter 7 mounted on a flexible gas pipe 6 branched from a common gas pipe 5 by a bolt 4 is fixed to a meter fixture 3 and is supported by a column 2.

The column 2 is formed by screwing a cylindrical column fixture 8 to the floor 1a with a flange 8a provided at the lower end thereof, inserting a steel pipe 10 covered with a cap 9, and removing the column 8 from the fixture 8. The steel pipe 10 is fixed by screwing a set screw 11 from the side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the meter mounting member 3 comprises a meter fixing plate 13 horizontally disposed above the gas meter 7 and a side plate 14 hanging from one end thereof to the back of the gas meter 7. The distal end of each pipe joint 15 connected to the inlet and outlet of the gas meter 7 is passed through the meter fixing plate 13.
There are four holes 13a, and four long holes 14a are provided in the side plate 14 as attachment portions to the column 2. Each pipe fitting 15 passed through the hole 13a of the meter fixing plate 13
And the elbow pipes 16 connected to the flexible gas pipe 6 on the inlet / outlet side are screwed together.
The peripheral edge of the hole 13a is sandwiched between the pipe 5 and the elbow pipe 16, and the lower end of each pipe joint 15 is connected to the inlet / outlet base 7a of the gas meter 7, respectively, so that the gas meter 7 is fixed to the meter fixture 3. I have. The threaded end portions of the two U bolts 4 straddling the column 2 are respectively passed through the long holes 14 a of the side plate 14 and fastened with nuts, so that the meter mounting fixture 3 is attached to the column 2.

Next, using this support structure, the gas meter 7
The procedure for installing the device will be described. First, the support fixture 8 is screwed to the floor 1a of the pipe shaft 1, the support 2 is erected, and the meter mount 3 is attached to the support 2. Next, the tip thread portions of the two pipe joints 15 are fixed to the fixing plate 1 of the meter fixture 3.
3 and threadedly connect the tip of the pipe joint 15 to one end of the elbow pipe 16 so as to sandwich the peripheral edge of the hole 13a. Finally, the gas meter 7 is connected to each pipe joint 15. The flexible gas pipe 6 on the inlet / outlet side is connected to each elbow pipe 16.

In this procedure, the fitting 3 is attached to the column 2, and then the fitting 3 and the elbow pipe 16 are attached to the fitting 3.
However, the pipe joint 15 and the elbow pipe 16 may be fixed to the fixture 3 before the fixture 3 is attached to the column 2.

According to the procedure described above, the gas meter 7 is installed in an empty space substantially at the center of the pipe shaft 1, so that the pipes, the water heater 17 and the like are arranged along the wall surface 1b of the pipe shaft 1. Easy to install, easy to read, etc. even after installation. Further, the position where the support 2 is erected is not necessarily limited to the center of the floor 1a, but the height of the support 2 and the support 2
Since the mounting position of the fixture 3 on the pipe shaft 1 can be easily changed, even if the arrangement of pipes and equipment in the pipe shaft 1 is different, the gas meter 7 can be installed in an appropriate empty space which is easy to construct according to the arrangement. Can be installed.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment. In this gas meter support structure, the meter mounting tool 3 is mounted on a portal bracket 18 provided to protrude from the wall surface 1b of the pipe shaft 1.

The bracket 18 has two upper and lower portions of the board portion 18a screwed to the wall surface 1b, and one end of two L-shaped arm portions 18b welded to the board portion 18a is connected to each other at the other end. Have been. Also, each arm 18b is provided with a number of long holes 18c along the longitudinal direction corresponding to the intervals of the long holes 14a of the meter fixture 3, and two upper and lower two of these long holes 18c are provided. The long holes 14a of the attachment 3 are overlapped one by one, and the attachment 3 is screwed to each arm 18b. Therefore, the wall surface 1b of the bracket 18
Slot 18c for screwing the mounting position and mounting fixture 3 to
By changing the position, it is possible to easily adjust the gas meter installation position according to the situation inside the pipe shaft 1.

Other configurations are the same as the support structure of the first embodiment. Further, the gas meter installation procedure is different from the first embodiment only in that the bracket 18 is first provided so as to protrude from the wall surface 1b, and subsequent procedures can be performed in the same manner.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment. In this gas meter support structure, two rails 19 are fixed at both ends to wall surfaces 1b on both left and right sides of the pipe shaft 1 via rail support members 20. Is attached.

In each of the rail supports 20, bolts 20a are screwed into two upper and lower screw holes, and the bolts 20a are tightened in a state where the rails 19 are sandwiched between the wall surfaces 1b on both sides. The tools 20 approach each other to fix the rail 19.

Each of the rails 19 is bent in a U-shape at both ends in the width direction, and a groove 19a is formed in the center in the width direction along the longitudinal direction. The rail 19 is fixed so that the interval between the grooves 19a is equal to the interval between the upper and lower slots 14a of the meter fixture 3. The slot 14a of the fixture 3 is overlapped with a predetermined position of each of the grooves 19a.
It is screwed to a back metal 19b movably inserted into 9a. Therefore, by changing the position where the rail 19 is fixed to the wall surface 1b and the position where the mounting fixture 3 is screwed to the rail 19, the gas meter installation position can be easily adjusted according to the situation inside the pipe shaft 1. .

The other structure is the same as the support structure of the first embodiment. Also, the gas meter installation procedure differs from the first embodiment only in that the rail 19 is first fixed to the wall surface 1b, and subsequent procedures can be performed in the same manner.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the meter mounting member is mounted on the support member by a long hole provided in a side plate hanging down from one end of the meter fixing plate. Attach the meter mounting fixture to the support member, such as fixing the meter mounting fixture to the support post by providing a tubular portion with a lower end opened at the end of the The shape of the mounting portion and the mounting method can be variously changed.

[0022]

As described above, in the gas meter support structure for an apartment house according to the present invention, the support member is extended to an empty space where the gas meter can be installed according to the arrangement of pipes and equipment in the pipe shaft of the apartment house. The gas meter can be fixed and supported at a position where the gas meter can be easily installed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1a and 1b are a front view and a side view of a gas meter support structure according to a first embodiment, respectively.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a meter fixture used in the gas meter support structure of FIG.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are a top view, a front view, and a side view, respectively, of main parts of a gas meter support structure according to a second embodiment.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are a top view and a front view, respectively, of a main part of a gas meter supporting structure according to a third embodiment;
Sectional view along line C

5A and 5B are a front view and a side view of a conventional gas meter mounting structure, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pipe shaft 1a Floor surface 1b Wall surface 2 Post 3 Meter mounting fixture 4 U bolt 5 Shared gas pipe 6 Flexible gas pipe 7 Gas meter 7a Base 8 Post fixing fixture 8a Flange 9 Cap 10 Steel pipe 11 Set screw 13 Meter fixing plate 13a Hole 14 side plate 14a Long hole 15 Fitting 16 Elbow pipe 17 Water heater 18 Bracket 18a Substrate 18b Arm 18c Long hole 19 Rail 19a Groove 19b Back metal 20 Rail support 20a Bolt

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Sadao Nakanishi 2-2-1 Okamotomachi, Minato-ku, Osaka F-term in Makoto Shokai Co., Ltd. (reference) 2F030 CC13 CF14

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a pipe shaft of each room of an apartment house,
Two holes for fixing the gas meter installed in the middle of the flexible gas pipe for each room branched from the common gas pipe through each pipe joint connecting the flexible gas pipe to the inlet / outlet side of the gas meter, and the wall or floor of the pipe shaft In a gas meter support structure for a multi-family housing supported by the support member via a meter mounting tool having a mounting portion attached to a support member fixed to the support member, the support member is provided by extending to an empty space where the gas meter can be installed. A gas meter support structure for an apartment house, wherein the gas meter can be fixedly supported at a position where it can be easily installed. 2. The gas meter support structure for an apartment house according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a column erected on the floor of the pipe shaft. 3. The gas meter support structure for an apartment house according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a bracket provided so as to protrude from a wall surface of the pipe shaft. 4. The gas meter support structure for an apartment house according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a rail having both ends fixed to two opposite wall surfaces of the pipe shaft.