JP2007162953A - Check valve mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a check valve mounting structure which enables easily mounting of the check valve with a simple operation midway in a feedwater piping already installed, and also enables simple taking-out of the check valve without using exclusive tools during a maintenance or an exchange operation. <P>SOLUTION: This structure is composed to accomodate the check valve unit 3 inside an accomodating pipe 22 mountable to and demountable from the feedwater piping already installed: the check valve unit 3 has an elastic hook 33 sharply projecting with an acute angle from a side face, and the inside surface of the accomodating pipe 22 has a groove 23 which is hooked with the elastic hook 33 to inhibit one directional movement of the check valve unit 3. The end part of a fixed pipe which is connected with the accomodating pipe 22 is abutted with the peripheral end part of the check valve unit 3 to inhibit a movement of the check valve unit 3 in a different direction from the movement inhibiting direction of the check valve unit 3 by the goove 23 and fixes it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a check valve mounting structure for mounting a check valve unit having a check valve therein so that the check valve unit can be replaced in the middle of piping.

  Since it has become important to prevent the backflow of water in the water supply pipe, for example, a check valve is newly attached to an existing water supply pipe that does not have a backflow prevention function.

  In addition, even in a water supply pipe to which a check valve is attached in advance, the check flow prevention function is deteriorated due to secular change or the like, and therefore it is necessary to perform check valve maintenance and replacement work at regular intervals.

  Conventionally, a stop cock provided in an existing pipe is provided with an expansion / contraction union, and the structure is relatively easy to attach / detach to / from the pipe. Therefore, the stop cock is replaced with a stop cock with a check valve. Therefore, a backflow prevention function is provided.

  By the way, it is desirable to make the check valve as easy as possible when installing or replacing the check valve with respect to the existing water supply pipe, and when replacing the check valve, it is possible to reduce the number of parts to be replaced as much as possible. desired.

  However, the conventional check valve mounting structure is a structure that seals the check valve using a metal stopper inside the stop cock or expansion / contraction union, so take out only the check valve. There was a problem that was difficult. Therefore, when the check valve is replaced, the stop cock is replaced with a check valve built-in type, and the part cost at the time of replacement becomes higher than the part cost of the check valve itself. Conventionally, when performing maintenance or replacement work with only the check valve taken out, it is necessary to remove the dedicated stop using a dedicated tool, but even in that case, take it out without damaging the check valve. This is extremely difficult, and there is a problem that work efficiency is remarkably lowered. Furthermore, when a special tool was not brought, it was impossible to take out only the check valve.

  The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned conventional problems. A check valve can be attached to the middle of a pipe with a simple operation, and a dedicated tool is used for maintenance and replacement work. Provided is a check valve mounting structure in which a check valve can be easily taken out without being used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts a check valve mounting structure in which a check valve unit provided with a check valve inside is replaceably mounted in the middle of an existing water supply pipe. The check valve unit is housed inside a housing pipe that is attachable to and detachable from the pipe, and the check valve unit includes an elastic claw projecting at an acute angle from the side surface, and the housing pipe A groove is formed on the inner surface of the housing so as to be engaged with the elastic claw and prohibit the check valve unit from moving in one direction. Abutting on the peripheral edge of the check valve unit housed in a pipe, the movement of the check valve unit in a direction different from the movement prohibition direction of the check valve unit by the groove is prohibited and fixed. There is a point as a structure.

  Furthermore, the check valve mounting structure is preferably provided in an expansion / contraction union of a stop cock installed in the middle of an existing water supply pipe.

  The check valve mounting structure is preferably provided in a pipe joint installed in the middle of the existing water supply pipe.

  According to the check valve mounting structure adopted by the present invention as a solution, an elastic claw protruding at an acute angle from the side surface is formed on the side surface of the check valve unit, while the elastic claw and A locking groove is formed, and movement of the check valve unit in one direction is prohibited by locking the elastic claw and the groove, so the check valve unit is inserted from one side of the receiving tube. Then, the elastic claw and the groove are locked, and the check valve unit can be prevented from returning in the direction opposite to the insertion direction. Then, the end of the fixed pipe connected to the receiving pipe abuts on the peripheral edge of the check valve unit housed in the receiving pipe, so that the check valve unit is locked by the elastic claw and the groove. Further check of the check valve unit in a direction different from the movement prohibition direction can be prohibited, and the check valve unit can be fixed inside the receiving pipe. For this reason, the check valve unit can be easily attached and fixed to the storage tube simply by inserting the check valve unit from one side of the storage tube. Moreover, if the connection state of a fixed pipe and a storage pipe is cancelled | released, the fixed state of a check valve unit can be cancelled | released and a check valve unit can be taken out from a storage pipe. And since the containment pipe can be attached to and detached from the pipe, a check valve can be attached to the middle of the pipe with a simple operation, and it can be easily checked without using a dedicated tool during maintenance or replacement work. The valve can be removed.

  Then, by providing the check valve mounting structure as described above in the expansion / contraction union of the stop cock installed in the middle of the piping, the check valve can be mounted in the middle of the piping by an extremely simple operation. Therefore, the backflow prevention function can be efficiently provided only by performing a simple construction on the existing water supply pipe that does not have the backflow prevention function.

  Further, by providing the above-described check valve mounting structure in a pipe joint installed in the middle of the piping, the check valve can be mounted in the middle of the piping by an extremely simple operation. Further, in this case, a check valve can be attached to any pipe portion regardless of the position of the stop cock or the like. Therefore, also in this case, the backflow prevention function can be efficiently attached only by performing a simple construction on the existing water supply pipe that does not have the backflow prevention function.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, as an example, a structure in which a check valve is provided for a stop cock provided in the middle of a water supply pipe, more specifically, in order to make the stop cock detachable from the pipe, The structure which attached the check valve (check valve unit) to the inside of the expansion / contraction union (expansion pipe) provided in connection is illustrated.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration aspect of a check valve mounting structure according to the present invention. In this embodiment, an expansion / contraction union (expansion tube) 1c is detachably connected to one side of the stop cock 100, and the check valve unit 3 is fixed inside the expansion / contraction union 1c. The In the present embodiment, the check valve unit 3 includes a check valve inside. For example, when the check valve unit 3 flows in the right direction in the figure, the check valve moves to the right and the left end opening of the check valve unit 3 is opened. When the water flow flows from the downstream side to the left (upstream side), the check valve moves to the left and closes the left end opening. This prevents backflow to the upstream side.

  The expansion / contraction union 1c is accommodated in the connection pipe of the water stop cock 100, the sliding pipe 21 which slides with respect to this connection pipe, and the connection for connecting this sliding pipe 21 to the connection pipe of the water stop cock 100 The metal fitting 13, the accommodation pipe 22 that accommodates the check valve unit 3 inside, the coupling metal fitting 25 for connecting the sliding pipe 21 to the accommodation pipe 22, and the connection pipe 22 for connecting to the downstream pipe The connecting bracket 18 is provided.

  2A and 2B are views showing the telescopic union 1c. FIG. 2A shows an assembly of the telescopic union 1c, FIG. 2B shows a state where the sliding tube 21 and the accommodating tube 22 are separated, and FIG. The process of taking out the check valve unit 3 from the storage tube 22 is shown. In the present embodiment, the check valve unit 3 has a cylindrical shape and has a structure in which the elastic claw 33 protrudes from the side surface at an acute angle. The elastic claw 33 is in a state of jumping up from the side surface of the check valve unit 3 in an acute direction when no external force is applied, and substantially the entire elastic claw 33 is applied when a pressing force is applied from the outside. Is accommodated inside the side surface of the check valve unit 3. The elastic claw 33 may be provided over the entire side peripheral surface of the check valve unit 3 or may be provided at a plurality of locations.

  On the other hand, a groove 23 that engages with the elastic claw 33 of the check valve unit 3 is formed inside the accommodation tube 22. The groove 23 locks the elastic claw 33 of the check valve unit 3 and prohibits the check valve unit 3 from moving in one direction (in the present embodiment, downstream (right direction in FIG. 1)). When the check valve unit 3 is housed inside the housing tube 22, the check valve unit 3 is inserted from the downstream side opening (the right side opening in FIGS. 1 and 2) of the housing tube 22, and the elastic claw 33 has a groove. Push in until it engages. When the elastic claw 33 enters the inner side from the opening of the housing tube 22, it comes into contact with the inner wall of the housing tube 22 to receive a pressing force and is pressed into the side surface of the check valve unit 3. When the check valve unit 3 is pushed into the housing tube 22, the elastic claw 33 jumps up at the position where the groove 23 is formed and enters a locked state.

  Then, the accommodating tube 22 is connected to the sliding tube 21. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), a plurality of convex portions 24 are provided on the flange portion of the opening end portion facing the sliding tube 21 in the accommodating tube 22, and the convex portion is formed on the flange portion of the sliding tube 21. A plurality of recesses 26 are provided corresponding to the formation position of 24, and the receiving tube 22 is joined to the sliding tube 21 so that the protruding portion 24 of the receiving tube 22 fits into the recessed portion 26 of the sliding tube 21. Let At this time, the opening end portion 27 of the sliding tube 21 is in contact with the peripheral edge of the end portion 3a of the check valve unit 3 housed in the housing tube 22, and is fixed so that the check valve unit 3 does not move upstream. The

  And the accommodation pipe | tube 22 and the sliding pipe | tube 21 are made into the state mutually connected by screwing the connection metal fitting 25 of the sliding pipe | tube 21 in the threading part provided in the flange part outer peripheral side of the accommodation pipe | tube 22 ( FIG. 2 (a)). The convex portion 24 and the concave portion 26 described above are provided as a rotation preventing means for preventing the accommodating tube 22 from rotating when the connection fitting 25 is rotated for screw connection. Therefore, even when the connection fitting 25 is rotated for screw connection, the convex portion 24 of the storage tube 22 is fitted into the concave portion 26 of the sliding tube 21, so that the supply of the storage tube 22 is performed. Rotation is prevented, and only the connecting fitting 25 can be easily rotated. Therefore, the connecting operation can be performed very easily and the housing tube 22 and the sliding tube 21 can be reliably connected.

  When the housing tube 22 and the sliding tube 21 are connected, the check valve unit 3 housed in the housing tube 22 is prohibited from moving downstream due to the engagement between the elastic claw 33 and the groove 23. At the same time, the opening end 27 of the sliding tube 21 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the end 3a of the check valve unit 3 so that the upstream movement is prohibited. Therefore, the check valve unit 3 is fixed inside the accommodation tube 22. Therefore, in other words, the sliding tube 21 has a check valve unit in a direction different from the direction in which the check valve unit 3 is prevented from moving due to the elastic claw 33 and the groove 23 being locked inside the housing tube 22. 3 also has a function as a fixed pipe for prohibiting the movement of 3 and fixing the check valve unit 3.

  The procedure for housing the check valve unit 3 inside the housing tube 22 may be a procedure different from the above. For example, the check valve unit 3 may be inserted from the downstream opening of the storage tube 22 after the storage tube 22 that does not store the check valve unit 3 is connected and fixed to the sliding tube 21.

  Then, the end of the sliding tube 21 is pushed into the connecting pipe of the water stop cock 100, and the connecting fitting 13 is screwed into the threaded portion provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the connecting pipe, thereby stopping the telescopic union 1c. Attach to the faucet 100. At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the O-ring 11 provided on the side surface of the end portion of the sliding tube 21 is configured to contact the inner wall surface of the water stop cock 100 and seal the inside of the tube.

  The sliding tube 21 is slid with respect to the connecting pipe of the water stop cock 100 so that the expansion / contraction union 1c is expanded and contracted to have an appropriate length to be connected to the downstream pipe, and is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the downstream pipe. The connecting fitting 18 is screwed into the threaded portion, and the expansion / contraction union 1c is connected to the downstream pipe.

  The check valve unit 3 mounted in the existing pipe as described above can be easily taken out by proceeding with the procedure reverse to the above. That is, first, after loosening the connection fittings 13 and 18, the extendable union 1c is removed from the pipe. At this time, since the check valve unit 3 is fixed in a state of being accommodated in the accommodation pipe 22, if the extension / contraction union 1c is pulled out from the water stop cock 100, the accommodation pipe 2 places the check valve unit 3 therein. It is taken out in the accommodated state. Then, after the metal fitting 25 is loosened to separate the housing tube 22 and the sliding tube 21, if the check valve unit 3 is pushed in from the downstream opening of the housing tube 22, as shown in FIG. The unit 3 can be taken out from the opening on the upstream side of the housing tube 22. In addition, by loosening the connection fittings 18 and 25, only the housing pipe 22 may be taken out from the existing pipe, and the check valve unit 3 may be taken out therefrom. Thus, also in this embodiment, the check valve unit 3 can be taken out from the existing piping without being damaged.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the check valve unit 3 is attached to the expansion / contraction union 1c or when the check valve unit 3 is removed from the expansion / contraction union 1c, no tools are required, and everything is simple. Can be attached or removed manually. Further, when the check valve unit 3 is removed, it can be removed without damaging the check valve unit 3. Therefore, after the check valve unit 3 is maintained, it is returned to the expansion / contraction union 1c again. It is also possible.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the check valve unit 3 is configured to be housed in the housing tube 22 that can be attached to and detached from the pipe, and the check valve unit 3 projects at an acute angle from the side surface. In addition to having an elastic claw 33, a groove 23 that is engaged with the elastic claw 33 and prohibits the check valve unit 3 from moving in one direction is formed on the inner surface of the storage tube 22. The end portion 27 of the fixed tube (sliding tube) 21 to be connected comes into contact with the peripheral end portion 3a of the check valve unit 3 housed in the housing tube 22, and the movement prohibition direction of the check valve unit 3 by the groove 23 Since the check valve unit 3 is prohibited from moving in a direction different from that of the valve, the check valve can be attached to the middle of the piping with a simple operation, and a dedicated tool is used for maintenance and replacement work. Easily remove check valves without using It is adapted to perform the out.

(Modification)
As mentioned above, although embodiment regarding this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned thing.

  For example, in the above description, the structure in which the check valve unit is provided with respect to the expansion / contraction union of the stop cock provided in the middle of the water supply pipe is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, if the accommodation pipe which accommodates the check valve unit is detachable from the pipe, the above-described configuration can be applied thereto. For example, what is called a single check valve is a type of piping joint that contains a check valve unit inside the tubular body of the joint body, and is installed in the middle of the pipe independently of the water stopcock and telescopic union. However, the above-described configuration can also be applied as a check valve mounting structure in such a pipe joint. Even in this case, the check valve can be attached to the middle of the pipe with a simple operation, and the check valve can be easily taken out without using a dedicated tool during maintenance or replacement work. . Moreover, there exists an advantage that a check valve can be attached irrespective of the installation position of a water stopcock by providing the above-mentioned check valve attachment structure with respect to a coupling.

It is a figure which shows the structure aspect of the non-return valve attachment structure which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the expansion-contraction union in the said structure aspect.

Explanation of symbols

1c Telescopic union (expandable tube)
3 Check Valve Unit 21 Sliding Tube 22 Housing Tube 23 Groove 33 Elastic Claw 100 Stopcock

Claims (3)

A check valve mounting structure in which a check valve unit having a check valve is attached in the middle of an existing water supply pipe in a replaceable manner.
The check valve unit is configured to be housed inside a housing pipe that is detachable from the pipe, and the check valve unit has an elastic claw projecting at an acute angle from a side surface thereof, and an inner surface of the housing pipe. Is formed with a groove that is engaged with the elastic claw and prohibits the check valve unit from moving in one direction, and an end of a fixed tube connected to the storage tube is formed in the storage tube. Abutting a peripheral edge of the received check valve unit, and prohibiting and fixing the movement of the check valve unit in a direction different from the direction in which the check valve unit is prevented from moving by the groove; Characteristic check valve mounting structure.   A check valve mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the check valve mounting structure according to claim 1 is provided in an expansion / contraction union of a stop cock installed in the middle of an existing water supply pipe.   A check valve mounting structure, wherein the check valve mounting structure according to claim 1 is provided in a pipe joint installed in the middle of an existing water supply pipe.

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