JP2003065562A - Gap cover for piping - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gap cover capable of simply closing a gap between the outside surface of an apparatus mounted on a wall surface and the end face of a protection cover to cover piping leading through a connection port on the lower end side thereof. SOLUTION: The gap cover covers a gap between an outside surface B1 of an apparatus B, amounted on a wall surface K and piping C led through a connection port B2 on the lower end side thereof, and comprises a mounting part 10 capable of being fitted in an end part 1B of the protection cover 1; and a soft cover 20 capable of being removably coupled to the mounting part 10 and mounted on the outside surface B1 of the apparatus B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pipe gap cover for closing a gap between a device such as an air conditioner and a protective cover of a pipe leading to the device and a contact portion thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in an air conditioner, the pipe connecting an outdoor unit and an indoor unit is covered with a duct-type protective cover that can be opened and closed because protection of the pipe itself and maintenance and inspection become easy. Is becoming mainstream. In this type of construction, when the outer surface of the indoor air conditioner attached to the wall surface and the end surface of the protective cover that covers the pipe drawn out from the connection port on the lower end side are both flat surfaces, There was no gap between the abutting parts, and dust did not enter from the abutting part. Recently, due to the diversification of air conditioner designs, the outer surface of the device is often curved. As a result, there are many pipes having a connection port formed along a curved surface.

[0003]

However, in a device having an outer surface of this type, as shown in FIG. 11, the curved outer surface B1 of the device B mounted on the wall surface K and the lower end side of the outer surface B1. A gap S is formed between the end surface 1A of the protective cover 1 covering the pipe C led out from the connection port B2 and a portion corresponding to the curved portion, so that dust or the like may be left in the protective cover 1 during long-term use. There is a problem such as the accumulation of Therefore, when such a gap S is present, a putty material is embedded in the gap portion, or the contact end of the protective cover is processed into a shape corresponding to the curvature of the outer surface of the device at the construction site. , So that there is no gap between them,
Although workers have been performing additional work according to the current situation to deal with it, on the other hand, this also increases the construction work, which is a problem to be solved from the viewpoint of work rationalization.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and its main problem is to provide an outer surface of a device mounted on a wall surface and a pipe led out from a connection port on the lower end side of the device. The point is to provide a gap cover that can easily close the gap between the cover and the end face of the protective cover.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pipe gap cover characterized in that it covers an outer surface of a device mounted on a wall surface and a pipe led out from a connection port at a lower end thereof. A gap cover for covering a gap between the protective cover and an end surface of the protective cover, the mounting part being capable of being externally fitted and mounted to the end part of the protective cover, and being detachably connected to the mounting part, It is composed of a soft cover portion that can be attached to the side surface.

According to the above-mentioned characteristic structure, even if the outer surface of the device is curved, since the mounting portion for the protective cover is provided, the mounting on the protective cover can be easily performed and the outer surface of the device can be easily mounted. Since the flexible cover portion can be attached to the shape of, the gap between the device and the end portion of the protective cover can be closed reliably with good workability. Here, it is preferable to apply an adhesive or the like to the soft cover portion or to provide an adhesive layer in advance so that the soft cover portion can be surely attached to the outer surface of the device. . Therefore, in the past, when the outer surface of the device is curved, putty material is embedded in the gap portion or the protective cover abuts on the construction site at a shape corresponding to the curvature of the outer surface of the device. It is possible to eliminate the additional work that has been done so that there is no gap between the two by processing the ends, reducing the work load and improving the workability of work compared to such conventional work. Can be achieved.
Moreover, since the soft cover portion is detachable from the mounting portion, it is possible to manufacture the mounting portion and the soft cover portion by using materials and materials most suitable for the respective portions. That is, it is possible to select the optimum material and material that can maintain the external fitting with the protective cover for a long period of time in the attachment part, and to attach it to the outer surface of the device in the soft cover part. As it can be said that the optimum material or material can be selected, the best pipe gap cover can be formed.

The pipe gap cover according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the mounting portion has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional structure, and the soft cover portion constitutes a U-shaped portion. It is formed of a cover portion that is bent along the three sides of the shape, and is integrally formed of a sheet-shaped material that connects the cover portions.

According to the above characteristic structure, the protective cover can be fitted onto the protective cover without leaving a gap, and the soft cover portion of the sheet-shaped material integrally provided is attached to the outer surface of the device. Therefore, the gap between the device and the end of the protective cover and the gap between the mounting portion and the protective cover can be reliably closed.

The pipe gap cover according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the mounting portion is provided with a holding means for holding and fixing the base portion of the soft cover portion.

According to the above characteristic structure, the base portion of the soft cover portion can be held and fixed by the holding means without using an adhesive or the like with respect to the mounting portion, so that the assembly can be facilitated. Even at the construction site, the soft cover portion can be quickly assembled to the attachment portion. Therefore, if one of multiple soft covers with different sizes and different colors is selected and assembled, it is possible to create a gap cover for piping with a soft cover that fits the actual conditions of the construction site. Therefore, it is possible to form a product that is excellent in practical use.

The pipe gap cover according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the gripping means is provided with a plurality of locking protrusions which penetrate through the base of the soft cover portion provided at a plurality of cover mounting portions of the mounting portion. It is composed of a plurality of pressing members that hold the base portion of the soft cover portion between the base portion of the soft cover portion and the cover attachment portion of the attachment portion by engaging with the locking projections.

According to the above-mentioned characteristic structure, by engaging the pressing body with the locking projection, the base portion of the soft cover portion is held between the attachment portion and the cover attachment portion of the attachment portion, and the base portion of the soft cover portion is engaged. Since it is penetrated and supported by the stop projection, the base portion of the soft cover portion can be firmly attached to the mounting portion and the operation can be performed somewhat rough, so that a highly reliable product can be provided. .

The pipe gap cover according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the pressing body is integrally formed so as to be bendable with respect to the mounting portion with the thin portion as a fulcrum.

According to the above characteristic structure, since the thin portion can be used as the hinge portion and the thin portion can be formed together when the mounting portion is formed, a separate hinge is separately prepared. Therefore, the configuration can be simplified in that the number of parts is not increased.

A characteristic configuration of the gap cover for piping according to claim 6 of the present invention is that an adhesive layer that can be adhered to the outer surface of the device is formed at a specific portion of the soft cover portion.

According to the above-mentioned characteristic structure, since the adhesive layer is provided, the mounting portion can be reliably fitted and mounted on the protective cover, and the soft cover portion can be mounted on the outer surface of the device. Since it can be surely set in the attached state and the effect of preventing the pipe gap cover from falling off and the effect of closing the gap can be enhanced, the reliability after attachment can be improved.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [First Embodiment] A pipe gap cover A according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, in the air conditioner, the pipe C connected to the connection port B2 on the lower end side of the indoor air conditioner B attached to the wall surface K includes the protective cover 1 of the straight pipe portion and the pipe 90.
It is led out to the outside through the bent portion protection cover 2 of the bent portion, the pipe take-out cover 3 that guides the pipe to the wall through hole, and the like, and is connected to the outdoor unit through a similar duct structure such as a protective cover (not shown). To be done. The pipe C of this embodiment is a pair of reciprocating heat insulating pipes Ca and Cb for refrigerant, and a drain pipe C.
c, a control cable and the like Cd.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pipe clearance cover A is led out from an outer surface B1 of a device (indoor unit) B attached to a wall surface K and a connection port B2 on the lower end side thereof. The gap S between the end face 1A of the protective cover 1 that covers the pipe C
And a mounting portion 10 that covers the end portion 1a of the protective cover 1 and can be externally fitted to the end portion 1a, and the mounting portion 10 is detachably connected to the mounting portion 10 and the gap S is closed. And a soft cover portion 20 that can be attached to the outer side surface B1.

The protective cover 1 is composed of a bottom plate 1B installed on the wall surface K and a lid cover 1C having a U-shaped cross section for forming a corner portion into a chamfered shape. The cover 1C is configured to be removable. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a pair of locking claws 1D, 1D facing each other in the direction away from the wall surface K are formed on both sides of the bottom plate 1B along the longitudinal direction, which correspond to this. A pair of locking receivers 1E and 1E are formed on the inner surfaces of both sides of the lid cover 1C, and the lid cover 1C is fitted to the bottom plate 1B and the locking claws 1 are provided.
The lid cover 1C is pressed against the locking claws 1D, 1D of the bottom plate 1B by pressing against the elastic force of D, 1D.
The lock receivers 1E, 1E are in the engaged state, and the lid cover 1C can be attached to the bottom plate 1B. On the contrary, the bottom plate 1B covers the lid cover so that the locking claws 1D, 1D are elastically deformed. By pulling back 1C so as to pull it back, the locking catches 1E, 1E of the lid cover 1C disengage from the locking claws 1D, 1D of the bottom plate 1B, and the lid cover 1C is separated from the bottom plate 1B. be able to.

Mounting portion 10 of the clearance cover A for piping
2 to 5, the left and right side surfaces 1b, 1b of the protective cover 1 and the center are provided in one opening 10B of the main body 10A having a substantially U-shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the protective cover 1. A receiving portion 30 that is configured to be capable of externally fitting and mounting an end portion 1a having a substantially U-shaped cross-section whose corner portion with the surface 1c is chamfered 1d, 1d is formed, and the other opening portion 10C includes A continuous portion 40 is formed to detachably mount the base portion 20A of the soft cover 20. The mounting portion 10 itself is molded from hard synthetic resin, synthetic rubber or the like.

The receiving portion 30 includes both end plate portions of the central plate portion 10b constituting the main body portion 10A, and the left and right side plate portions 10a, 1
The receiving plates 10d are arranged opposite to each other inside the portions 10ba, 10ba from the central plate portion 10b of 0a, and the plurality of receiving grooves 3 are formed.
By forming 0A ..., The end portion 1a of the lid cover 1C that constitutes the end portion of the protective cover 1 can be attached and detached. The receiving groove 30A is set to have a groove width slightly larger than the thickness of the protective cover 1, so that the protective cover 1 can be inserted and removed freely.

The continuous portion 40 comprises a holding means 41 for holding and fixing the base portion 20A of the soft cover portion 20.

That is, the holding means 41 constitutes the cover mounting points 41A of the mounting section 10 and includes the left and right side plate portions 10a, 10a, a plurality of positions on the inner surface side of the central plate portion 10b, and the left and right corner plate portions 10c ,. Locking protrusions 4 formed inwardly at one location on the inner surface of 10c.
2 ..., left and right side plate portions 10a, 10a, central plate portion 10b,
The thin portion 43 corresponding to the left and right corner plate portions 10c, 10c
While being integrally molded so that it can be bent around
It is composed of a pressing body 45 ... In which a locking receiving hole 44 capable of engaging with the corresponding locking projection 42 in the bent state is formed.

According to the gripping means 41, the base portion 20A of the soft cover portion 20 is inserted through the mounting hole 20B which will be described later.
Locking protrusions 4 of the cover attachment points 41A of the attachment portion 10
2 is inserted, and then the pressing bodies 45 are bent and the corresponding locking projections 42 are engaged with the corresponding locking receiving holes 44, whereby the cover mounting portion 41A and the pressing body 45 are softened. The base 20A of the cover 20 is clamped and fixed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the engagement receiving hole 44 is guided by the chamfered surface 42b formed at the top of the engagement projections 42, and engages with the outward engagement recess 42a, as shown in FIG. It is formed in a tapered hole shape that makes it easier to perform.

The cover portions 20 on both the left and right sides, which constitute the soft cover portion 20 by being clamped and fixed by the pressing members 45.
a, 20a and the central cover portion 20b are the left and right side plate portions 10a, 10a of the mounting portion 10 and the central plate portion 1
It is in a protruding state in a direction intersecting with 0b.

As shown in FIG. 4, the soft cover 20 has the mounting portion 1 in a state before being assembled to the mounting portion 10.
No. 0 cover portions 20a, 20a, 20b extending outwardly from the three U-shaped three sides, and the inner portions of the substantially U-shaped three sides of the mounting portion 10. In addition, the left and right sides, the central part, and the base parts 20A of the left and right corners, which are the cover parts attached to the receiving part 30 of the attachment part 10, are integrally provided along the peripheral edge of the attachment part 10. It is made of sheet-like soft synthetic resin or synthetic rubber.
Between the adjacent bases 20A, 20A, each base 20
A notch 20C is formed to facilitate bending when assembling A into the mounting portion 10.

Each base portion 20A of the soft cover 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, mounting holes 20B ... Are drilled corresponding to the locking protrusions 42 ... Formed on the mounting portion 10.

Further, each cover portion 2 of the soft cover portion 20
0a, 20a, 20b are coated with adhesive layers 21 ... Which can be adhered to the outer surface B1 of the device B, and each adhesive layer 21 ...
The release paper 21a is attached, and the release paper 21a can be removed and used at the stage of use. As the composition of the adhesive layer 21, for example, a butyl rubber-based or acrylic resin-based adhesive material is used. Here, FIG.
The gap cover A for piping in FIG. 3 is illustrated in a state of being laid sideways, and the left and right side surfaces are illustrated as upper and lower surfaces. Similarly, the left and right side surfaces of the protective cover 1 are also shown as upper and lower surfaces in the drawing.

According to this structure, the pipe gap cover A can be formed by assembling the soft cover portion 20 to the mounting portion 10.

Then, as shown in FIG.
Bottom plate 1B laid on the wall surface K in advance along the pipe C led out from the connection port B2, which is formed on the lower right side surface of the
On the other hand, when attaching the lid cover 1C, the lid cover 1C
The receiving portion 30 of the attachment portion 10 of the piping gap cover A is inserted into the end portion 1a of the above, and is externally fitted and attached to the end portion 1a of the lid cover 1C.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1B, the lid cover 1C is attached to the bottom plate 1B, and the outer surface B of the device B is attached.
1 is adjusted by sliding the lid cover 1C with respect to the bottom plate 1B in a state in which the cover portions 20a, 20a, 20b of the soft cover 20 of the gap cover A for piping are attached.

Next, the cover portion 20 of the soft cover 20.
The peeling paper 21a of the adhesive layer 21 attached to a, 20a, 20b is peeled off while turning over the attached piece 20A, and the cover portions 20a, 20a, 20b of the soft cover 20 are attached to the outer surface B1 of the device B. To wear. In this state, the pipe gap cover A is attached to the wall surface K of the outer surface B1 of the device B.
1 and the end surface 1A of the protective cover 1 covering the pipe C led out from the connection port B2 on the lower end side of the same, the gap S between the two B and 1A is covered, and the state shown in FIG. (A) As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the gap S is closed.

[Other Embodiments] 1) In the above embodiment, the adhesive layer 2 that enables the attachment portion 10 and the soft cover portion 20 to adhere to the outer surface B1 of the device B.
1 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which such an adhesive layer 21 is not provided is applied, and an adhesive agent or the like is applied to attach the soft cover portion 20 to the device B. You may adhere to the outer surface B1 of this.

2) In the pipe clearance cover A in the above embodiment, the mounting portion 10 is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the lid cover 1C of the protective cover 1 whose corners are chamfered. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG.
When the protective cover 1 in which the corner portion of the lid cover 1C has a curved shape is used, the pipe gap cover A having the mounting portion 10 corresponding to the curved shape of the lid cover 1C is formed. As it is said to be used, the pipe gap cover A corresponding to the protective cover 1 having a different form may be commercialized. In the gap cover A for piping shown in FIG. 10, since the amount of protrusion from the wall surface K of the bottom plate 1B is large, the wall surface K is formed by extending the soft cover portion 20 from the inside to the outside of the bottom plate 1B. B between the outer surface B1 of the device B attached to the end surface and the end surface 1A of the protective cover 1 that covers the pipe C led out from the connection port on the lower end side of the device B
Can be closed.

3) In the above embodiment, the soft cover portion 2
0, the cover parts 20a, 20a on both the left and right sides,
The center cover portion 20b has been described as being formed so as to project in the direction intersecting the left and right side plate portions 10a, 10a of the mounting portion 10 and the center plate portion 10b, but the present invention is not limited to this. Of the soft cover portion 20 of the gap cover A for use, cover portions 20a, 20a on both left and right sides
Corresponding to the postures along the left and right outer side surfaces 1a and 1b of the protective cover 1, the left and right side plate portions 10a and 10a of the mounting portion 10.
From the central cover portion 20.
b may be formed so as to project from the upper surface portion A1c of the mounting portion 10 in a direction intersecting with the top plate upper surface 1c of the protective cover 1. In this case, the soft cover portion 20 is adhered by forming an adhesive layer 21 ... on the left and right cover portions 20a, 20a and the central cover portion 20b, or by applying an adhesive at the time of construction. Even if it does not exist, the outer surface B of the curved device B is protected against the elastic biasing force of the cover parts 20a, 20a, etc. of the soft cover portion 20 corresponding to the outer surface B1 of the curved device B.
1, the cover portions 20a, 20a, etc. are always kept in the attached state by their own elastic urging force, and the outer surface B1 of the device B attached to the wall surface K and the connection of the lower end side thereof. Since the gap B between the end surface 1A of the protective cover 1 covering the pipe C drawn out from the mouth can be closed, the number of components can be simplified.

4) In the above embodiment, the soft cover portion 2
0 has been described as a sheet-like structure integrally connected, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of sheets corresponding to the left and right side plate portions 10a and 10a of the mounting portion 10 and the central plate portion 10b are provided. The sheet-like structure may be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a simplified perspective view (a) showing the relationship between the pipe gap cover of the present invention, the outer surface of the device attached to the wall surface, and the pipe led out from the connection port on the lower end side of the device. A simplified perspective view showing the previous state in an exploded state (b) is a simplified perspective view showing a state of being mounted between the outer surface of the device and the end surface of the protective cover.

FIG. 2 is a simplified perspective view showing the gap cover for piping and the protective cover in a disassembled and disassembled state.

FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective view showing, in an exploded and disassembled state, a lid cover and a bottom plate to which a pipe gap cover is externally fitted and attached at ends thereof.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a gap cover for piping.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the entire gap cover for piping.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a holding means (a) showing a state before the base part of the soft cover part is held, and (b) a main part cross-sectional view showing a state of holding the base part of the soft cover part. Cross section

FIG. 7 is a front view of essential parts showing a state in which the device is mounted between the outer surface of the device and the end surface of the protective cover.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of an essential part showing a state where the device is attached between the outer surface of the device and the end surface of the protective cover.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of essential parts showing a state where the device is attached between the outer surface of the device and the end surface of the protective cover.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between different protective covers and the corresponding pipe gap cover.

FIG. 11 is an outer surface of a device mounted on a conventional wall surface;
Simplified front view showing the relationship with the pipe led out from the connection port on the lower end side of this

[Explanation of symbols]

A Piping gap cover B equipment B1 outer surface B2 connection port C piping S gap 1 protective cover 1A end face 1a end 10 Mounting part 20 Soft cover part 20A base 21 Adhesive layer 41 clamping means 41A cover attachment point 42 Locking protrusion 43 Thin part 45 Presser body

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A gap cover for covering a gap between an outer surface of a device mounted on a wall surface and an end surface of a protective cover for covering a pipe led out from a connection port on a lower end side thereof, the protective cover A gap cover for piping, which includes a mounting portion that can be externally fitted and mounted to an end portion of the device, and a soft cover portion that is detachably connected to the mounting portion and that can be attached to an outer surface of the device. 2. A cover portion in which the mounting portion has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional structure, and the soft cover portion is formed by bending along three U-shaped side edges constituting the mounting portion. The pipe gap cover according to claim 1, wherein the pipe gap cover is integrally formed from a sheet-shaped material that connects the cover portions. 3. The pipe gap cover according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a holding means for holding and fixing the base portion of the soft cover portion. 4. A retaining projection that penetrates through a base portion of a soft cover portion provided at a plurality of cover attachment points of the attachment portion, and the retaining means engages with the retaining projection, whereby The pipe gap cover according to claim 3, comprising a plurality of pressing members that hold the base portion between the base portion and the cover attachment portion of the attachment portion. 5. The pipe gap cover according to claim 4, wherein the pressing body is integrally formed so as to be bendable with respect to the mounting portion with a thin portion as a fulcrum. 6. A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can be adhered to an outer surface of a device is formed at a specific portion of the soft cover portion.
The gap cover for piping according to any one of to 5.