JP2011021862A - Water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water heater that contributes to human labor reduction and industrial waste reduction by allowing a leg part to be used as a leg for fixed installation of a body and also as a transportational loading tool so as to dispense with the trouble of loading tool removal and disposal after transportation. <P>SOLUTION: The water heater includes the body 2 having a built-in tank for storing hot water heated to an optional temperature by a heating device and the leg part 3 fixed to the body 2, and the body 2 is installed with the leg part 3 and the leg part 3 has a transportational loading portion 3k. The leg part 3 can be used as a leg for fixed installation of the body 2 and also as a transportational loading tool to dispense with the trouble of loading tool removal and disposal after transportation, which contributes to human labor reduction and industrial waste reduction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to installation and transportation of a water heater.

  Conventionally, this type of water heater uses a mounting tool for use in applications such as transportation and storage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  According to the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1, the packaging form of the main body is composed of the main body, the leg portions of the main body, a mounting tool used for transportation, and a packaging member.

  Most of the legs of the main body are a stainless steel plate or a sheet metal product made of iron with a plating process.

  In addition, most of the mounting tools used for transporting the main body are made with specifications using wood and iron nails, and an opening for inserting the nails of a transport forklift is provided. It is also used when moving to warehouses and transporting and setting up customers' homes.

JP 2004-51153 A

  However, the mounting tool described in Patent Document 1 has the trouble of lifting the main body by at least two people and removing the mounting tool from the main body after the transportation to the customer's home is completed, or after the mounting / demounting. Has a problem in terms of the global environment, such as disposing the mounting tool as industrial waste.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and by placing the leg portion as a leg for installing and fixing the main body and also as a placement tool for transportation, the placement tool is provided after transportation. It is an object to provide a water heater that can reduce labor and labor and can reduce industrial waste.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a water heater of the present invention includes a main body containing a tank for storing hot water heated to an arbitrary temperature using a heating device, and a leg portion fixed to the main body. The main body is installed at the leg portion, and the leg portion has a carrying placement portion. The leg portion can be used as a leg for installing and fixing the main body, or for carrying. Providing a water heater that can reduce the labor and industrial waste by reducing the labor and labor of mounting and removing the mounting tool after transportation by making it available as a mounting tool. it can.

  According to the present invention, the leg portion can be used as a leg for installing and fixing the main body and also as a mounting tool for transportation, so that the labor and time for removing the mounting tool after transportation is discarded. This can also be omitted, and a water heater that can reduce human labor and industrial waste can be provided.

The perspective view of the water heater in Embodiment 1 of this invention Schematic diagram when transporting the water heater Installation state diagram of the water heater (A) Leg top view of the water heater (b) Front view of the leg of the water heater (c) Side view of the leg of the water heater (d) Bottom view of the leg of the water heater AA sectional view of FIG. BB sectional view of FIG. CC sectional view of FIG. Sectional view of leg connection part of the water heater

  1st invention is equipped with the main body which incorporated the tank which stores the hot water heated to arbitrary temperature using the heating apparatus, and the leg part fixed to the said main body, The said main body is installed in the said leg part. In addition, the leg portion has a carrying placement portion, and the leg portion can be used as a leg for installing and fixing the main body or as a placing tool for carrying. Thus, it is possible to omit the labor of removing the mounting tool and disposal after transportation, and it is possible to provide a water heater that realizes a reduction in human labor and industrial waste.

  The second invention is characterized in that, in particular, the leg portion of the first invention has an opening communicating with the carrying placement portion, and the claw portion of the carrying forklift is inserted into the opening to carry it. Since the main body can be placed and transported by the claw part of the transport forklift at the mounting part for use, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of removing the mounting tool and disposal after transporting. A hot water heater that realizes reduction and reduction of industrial waste can be provided.

  The third aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in particular, the leg part of the first or second aspect of the invention has an opening for penetrating a hot water supply pipe member connected to a pipe connection part arranged in the main body. Therefore, since the hot water supply pipe member connected to the plurality of pipe connection portions provided in the main body can be used by penetrating the opening, the workability can be improved.

  The fourth invention is characterized in that, in particular, the front tip portion of the leg portion of any one of the first to third inventions is located behind the pipe connection portion disposed in the main body. The workability in front of can be improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, the leg portion of any of the first to fourth aspects of the invention has a connection hole portion that connects to the main body and an installation hole portion that installs the main body on the installation surface. It is a feature, and it can be easily installed after transportation.

  The sixth invention is particularly characterized in that the legs of any one of the first to fifth inventions are formed of a resin, which enables mass production with a resin molding apparatus and can reduce the cost. At the same time, recycled resin materials can be used, and the body can be made smaller and lighter.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water heater in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram when handling a water heater, FIG. 3 is an installation state diagram of the water heater, and FIG. 4 is a hot water heater. 5 is a local sectional view of the vertical rib shape of the leg portion of the hot water heater, FIG. 5 is a local sectional view of the vertical rib shape of the leg portion of the water heater, and FIG. 6 is a leg of the water heater. 7 is a local cross-sectional view of the tank mounting hole portion of FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a local cross-sectional view of the installation hole portion of the leg portion of the hot water heater, and FIG. 8 is a local cross-sectional view of the tank connection portion of the leg portion of the water heater.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a water heater, a main body 2 having a tank (not shown) for storing hot water heated to an arbitrary temperature using a heating device, and a plurality of pipes connected to the main body 2. The leg portion 3 constitutes a leg portion 3 for installing and fixing the tank body 2 at the same time as installing and fixing the tank body 2. Also used as a fixture.

  Next, details of the use of the leg 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The water heater 1 completed at the production factory is connected to the opening 3a by inserting the claw portion 5a of the transport forklift 5 into the opening 3a of the leg 3 connected to the main body 2 by the transport forklift 5. The main body 2 is placed on the claw portion 5a of the transport forklift 5 and transported and moved by the transport placement portion 3k.

  Further, the water heater 1 transported to the customer's house includes a water supply pipe 10 that is piped to city water from a plurality of pipe connection portions 2a of the tank body 2, a heat source pipe 11 that is piped to the heating device 6, and a housing Since the position where the hot water storage type hot water supply device 1 is installed cannot be specified depending on the size and construction of the house 7 when constructing the bath pipe 12 connected to the bath 8 and the hot water supply pipe 13 connected to the shower 9, the main body By providing the opening 3a for penetrating the pipe in the leg 3 of the 2 on the side surface, the pipe can be freely piped from any direction, so that the workability is improved.

  However, the front end part of the leg part 3 is positioned behind the pipe connection part 2a, thereby improving the workability in front of the main body 2.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4-8, the leg part 3 is formed in a substantially plane rectangular parallelepiped, and the area of the upper surface part 3c which is a connection part with the main body 2 is formed so as to be less than the area of the bottom surface part 2c. The upper surface 3c of the leg 3 has a plurality of tank mounting holes 3e in the vicinity of the plurality of tank mounting parts 3f, a relief hole 3g in the vicinity of the drainage port of the main body 2, and a side surface of the main body 2 of the main body 2. Anchor bolts (not shown) are inserted into the plurality of openings 3a and the bottom surface portion 3d for penetrating the plurality of connection piping members and used for fixed connection when the water heater 1 is transported to the customer's house and installed. Therefore, a plurality of installation holes 3b are provided.

  In addition, the opening part 3a for penetrating piping to the leg part 3 of the said main body 2 and the opening part 3a for inserting the nail | claw part 5a of the transport forklift 5 are connected below the upper surface part 3c. . Incidentally, the carrying placement portion 3k communicating with the opening 3a corresponds to the back surface of the upper surface portion 3c.

  Further, the leg portion 3 is constituted by a vertical rib portion 3h to support the weight of the main body, and the tank connecting portion 2e of the main body 2 uses the bottom plate hole portion 2c of the main body 2 and the installation hole portion 3b of the leg portion 3. Then, it is connected and fixed by a tightening nut 14 fitted with a flat washer 14a, and the strength is improved particularly in the tank mounting portion 3e. Furthermore, the leg portion 3 has a shape that can be formed by resin molding.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present embodiment, there are a main body 2 containing a tank (not shown) for storing hot water heated to an arbitrary temperature using a heating device, Pipe connection portion 2a, drainage valve 2b for discharging water from main body 2, and leg portion 3 for installing and fixing main body 2, and leg portion 3 mounting and fixing the main body 2 at the same time as carrying fixture By doing so, the leg portion 3 of the main body 2 can be used as a mounting tool for installation fixing and transportation.

Further, the leg portion 3 is formed of a substantially flat rectangular parallelepiped, and a hot water supply piping member connected to a plurality of piping connection portions 2a provided on the tank body 2 on the side surface of the leg portion 3, and a claw insertion portion of the transport forklift By forming the opening 3a, the claw portion 5a of the forklift for transportation can be inserted, so that the main body 2 can be transported safely, and the hot water supply piping member connected to the plurality of piping connection portions 2a provided in the main body 2 is also provided. Since it can be used by penetrating the space, workability can also be improved.

  Further, the leg portion 3 is connected to the bottom surface portion 2c of the main body 2 by a connecting means and formed below the area of the bottom surface portion 2c, so that a useless area can be saved and the weight can be reduced. There is no protrusion from the part 2c, and the appearance can be improved.

  In addition, the leg 3 includes a plurality of tank mounting holes 3e with the main body 2, a relief hole 3g near the drain outlet of the main body 2, an upper surface 3c of the leg 3 connected to the main body 2, and a main body By forming a plurality of installation holes 3b for installing 2, the connection between the main body 2 and the leg 3 can be securely tightened with a tightening nut 14 fitted with a flat washer 14a. Since the position of the drainage port (not shown) is easy to see, a plurality of installation holes 3b for installing the drainage pipe processing and the main body 2 are formed, so that installation after transportation can be easily performed. .

  In addition, the leg portion 3 is formed with vertical rib portions 3 h in the vicinity of a plurality of connection portions of the leg portion 3 connected to the main body 2, whereby the weight of the main body 2 is increased in the vicinity of the plurality of connection portions of the leg portion 3. Since the rib portion 3h is molded, it can be reliably supported and installed with peace of mind.

  Further, by integrally molding the leg portion 3 with resin, mass production can be performed with a resin molding apparatus, the cost can be reduced, and a resin recycled material can also be used.

  As described above, the present invention is applied to a hot water supply device that stores hot water and supplies the hot water, and can be applied to, for example, a domestic hot water storage heat pump water heater or an electric water heater that incorporates an electric heater in a tank. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water heater 2 Main body 2a Pipe connection part 2e Tank connection part 3 Leg part 3a Opening part 3b Installation hole part 3c Upper surface part 3d Lower surface part 3e Tank attachment hole part 3f Tank attachment part 4 Mounting part 5 Transportation forklift 5a Transportation Forklift claws 6 Heating device

Claims (6)

A main body including a tank for storing hot water heated to an arbitrary temperature using a heating device; and a leg portion fixed to the main body, wherein the main body is installed at the leg portion, and the leg portion Has a carrying platform for transporting water. The water heater according to claim 1, wherein the leg portion has an opening communicating with the carrying placement portion. The water heater according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the leg portion has an opening for allowing a hot water supply piping member connected to a piping connection portion disposed in the main body to pass therethrough. The water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a front tip portion of the leg portion is located behind a pipe connection portion disposed in the main body. The water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the leg portion includes a connection hole portion that connects to the main body and an installation hole portion that installs the main body on an installation surface. The water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the legs are made of resin.