JP2017198624A - Gas meter supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the structure of a gas meter supporting device by reducing the number of parts of the device and make assembly and installation of the supporting device more efficient, the supporting device being configured so that the distance between the gas meter and a wall can be adjusted.SOLUTION: A supporting device 1 includes: a base 10, a primary side connection tube 20, a secondary side connection tube 30, a mounting plate 40, and a holding tool 50. The base has an attachment plate part 11 and a supporting plate part 12 integrated with each other. The primary side connection tube has an upstream side end part 22, to which a primary side gas tube is connected, and has a downstream side end part 21, to which an inlet port of the gas meter is connected. The secondary side connection tube has an upstream side end part 31, to which the outlet port of the gas meter is connected, and has a downstream side end part 32, to which the secondary side gas tube is connected. The mounting plate fixes the downstream side end part 21 and the upstream side end part 31 in a separation state. The holding tool holds the upstream side end part 22 and the downstream side end part 32 in a separation state. The holding tool is mounted on and is connected to the supporting plate part, and a connection piece part 52 of the holding tool is connected to the lower surface of the supporting plate part. The mounting plate and the holding tool can be adjusted in directions in which they becomes closer to or separate from a wall.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a support device for attaching a gas meter to a wall.

  The gas meter is installed outdoors, in a meter box of an apartment house, a pipe shaft, and the like. At the time of installation, the gas meter is attached to a wall of a building or the like via a support device. Depending on the installation location, the distance between the gas pipe and the wall varies, and the wall has irregularities, or the installation space of the gas meter is blocked by a water pipe or the like. Therefore, some gas meter support devices can adjust the distance between the gas meter and the wall.

The gas meter support device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes an upper base, a lower base, a primary connection pipe, a secondary connection pipe, a mounting plate, and a gripping tool.
The primary side connecting pipe has a primary side gas pipe connected to an upstream end portion and a gas meter inlet port connected to a downstream end portion. The secondary connection pipe has a gas meter outlet port connected to the upstream end and a secondary gas pipe connected to the downstream end.
The mounting plate fixes the downstream end of the primary connection pipe and the upstream end of the secondary connection pipe in a state of being separated from each other.

  The gripping tool includes a first plate member having arc-shaped grip portions on the left and right sides, and a second plate member connected to the first plate member, and an upstream end portion of the primary connection pipe and the second plate member. The downstream side end of the secondary connection pipe is inserted into the left and right grips and gripped with being sandwiched between the first plate and the second plate.

  The support structure for the above-described mounting plate will be described. The upper base has a first attachment plate portion attached to the wall and a first support plate portion extending horizontally from the first attachment plate portion toward the front. The placement plate is placed on the upper surface of the first support plate portion, and is connected to the first support plate portion so that the position of the placement plate can be adjusted in a direction approaching and separating from the wall.

  The support structure for the gripping tool will be described. The lower base includes a second attachment plate portion attached to the wall and a second support plate portion extending horizontally from the second attachment plate portion toward the front. The second plate material of the gripping portion has a connecting piece portion, and the connecting piece portion is placed on the upper surface of the second support plate portion of the lower base, and the position is adjusted in a direction approaching and separating from the wall. It is connected to the second support plate part as possible.

Design Registration No. 1325204

  The gas meter support device of Patent Document 1 requires two upper and lower bases, the mounting plate is connected to the first support plate portion of the upper base, and the gripping tool is the second support plate portion of the lower base. Therefore, the number of parts is large and the structure is complicated, and the mounting work on the wall is complicated.

  In order to solve the above problems, a gas meter support device of the present invention includes a base, a primary side connection pipe, a secondary side connection pipe, a mounting plate, and a gripping tool. The base integrally includes a mounting plate portion attached to the wall and a support plate portion extending horizontally from the mounting plate portion toward the front. The primary side connecting pipe has a primary side gas pipe connected to an upstream end portion and a gas meter inlet port connected to a downstream end portion. The secondary connection pipe has a gas meter outlet port connected to the upstream end and a secondary gas pipe connected to the downstream end. The mounting plate fixes the downstream end of the primary connection pipe and the upstream end of the secondary connection pipe in a state of being separated from each other. The gripping tool grips the upstream end of the primary connection pipe and the downstream end of the secondary connection pipe in a state of being separated from each other. The mounting plate is placed on the upper surface of the support plate portion of the base, and is connected to the support plate portion so that the position can be adjusted in a direction approaching and separating from the wall. The gripping tool has a connecting piece that contacts the lower surface of the base support plate, and the connecting piece is connected to the support plate so that the position of the connecting piece can be adjusted toward and away from the wall. ing.

  According to the said structure, since a base is comprised by one component, the support apparatus of a gas meter can be made into a simple structure with few components, and the attachment operation | work to a wall can be performed efficiently. Further, since the mounting plate and the gripping tool are connected to one support plate portion of the base, it is possible to reduce the trouble of assembling the support device and adjusting the position of the gas meter.

  Preferably, one of the mounting plate and the support plate portion has a first long hole extending in the front-rear direction and through which the first bolt is inserted, and the other has penetrated the first long hole. A first screw hole into which the first bolt is screwed, and one of the support plate portion and the connecting piece portion of the gripper extends in the front-rear direction and is inserted into the second bolt. The other has a second screw hole into which the second bolt penetrating the second elongated hole is screwed.

Preferably, the mounting plate has the first long hole, the support plate portion has the first screw hole, the support plate portion has the second long hole, and the gripping tool. The connecting piece portion has the second screw hole.
According to the above configuration, the mounting plate and the support plate portion are connected by the bolt inserted from above, and the support plate portion and the gripping tool are connected. Therefore, it is easy to assemble the support device and adjust the position of the gas meter. Can do.

Preferably, the gripping tool is made of a metal plate material, and an elongated substrate portion extending in the left-right direction in parallel with the mounting plate portion of the base, and left and right arcs connected to both ends of the substrate portion. The grip part, the receiving plate part that is connected to the tip of the grip part and faces the substrate part, and the connecting piece part that is connected to the upper edge of the substrate part and orthogonal to the substrate part are integrally provided. The upstream end of the primary connection pipe and the downstream end of the secondary connection pipe are respectively gripped by the left and right gripping portions, and the receiving plate portion and the substrate portion approach each other by the fastening means. They are connected in a tightened state.
According to the above configuration, since the gripping tool is composed of one part, the number of parts can be reduced,
The holding work of the primary side and secondary side connecting pipes can be performed efficiently.

Preferably, the upstream end of the primary connection pipe and the downstream end of the secondary connection pipe each have an annular fitting recess into which the grip portion is fitted on the outer peripheral surface.
According to the said structure, it can prevent that the upstream edge part of the primary side connection pipe hold | gripped by the holding tool and the downstream edge part of a secondary side connection pipe | tube shift | deviate to an up-down direction.

Preferably, the upstream side end portion of the primary side connecting pipe and the downstream side end portion of the secondary side connecting pipe each have an engaging convex portion on the outer peripheral surface, and the gripping portions are the engaging convex portions. Has an engagement hole to be engaged.
According to the said structure, it can prevent that the upstream edge part of the primary side connection pipe hold | gripped by the holding tool and the downstream edge part of a secondary side connection pipe | tube shift | deviate.

Preferably, the left and right side edges of the support plate portion of the base are formed with bent edges that are bent downward and extend linearly, and the bent edge portion is formed on the upper edge of the substrate portion of the gripping tool. A notch into which the slidably fits is formed.
According to the above configuration, the support plate portion of the base is reinforced by the bent edge portion, and the gripping tool can be guided toward and away from the wall when adjusting the position of the gripping tool.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to simplify the structure by reducing the number of parts of the support device of the gas meter in which the distance between the gas meter and the wall can be adjusted, and to efficiently assemble the support device and attach it to the wall. Can be done well.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the support apparatus of the gas meter which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st process for assembling the support apparatus of the gas meter. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd process for assembling the support apparatus of the gas meter. It is a perspective view of the support device of the gas meter. It is a top view of the support apparatus of the gas meter. It is a right view of the support apparatus of the gas meter. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along arrow VII-VII in FIG. 6. It is a front view of the support apparatus of the gas meter. It is a right view of the support apparatus of the gas meter which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is XX arrow sectional drawing of FIG.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a gas meter support device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The gas meter support device 1 of this embodiment includes a base 10, a primary side connection pipe 20, a secondary side connection pipe 30, a mounting plate 40, and a gripping tool 50.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the base 10 is formed by forming a flat plate made of metal. The base 10 extends in the vertical direction and is attached to the wall W, and is bent by 90 ° with respect to the attachment plate 11. A support plate portion 12 that is formed and extends horizontally from the mounting plate portion 11 toward the front (the direction away from the wall W) is integrally provided. The mounting plate portion 11 has an upper vertical plate portion 11a and a lower vertical plate portion 11b on the same plane.

The upper vertical plate portion 11a is formed by cutting up the upper portion of the lower vertical plate portion 11b. The upper vertical plate portion 11a has a long hole 11c extending in the horizontal direction.
The lower vertical plate portion 11b has a pair of long holes 11d and 11d formed in the left and right portions and extending in the vertical direction, and a long hole 11e formed in the lower portion and extending in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the support plate portion 12 has a pair of long holes (second lengths) extending in the front-rear direction (direction approaching and separating from the wall W) parallel to the rear portion (portion close to the wall W). Hole) 12a, 12a and a pair of screw holes (first screw holes) 12b, 12b on the left and right of the front end. On the left and right side edges of the support plate portion 12, bent edge portions 13, 13 that are bent downward and extend linearly in the front-rear direction are formed, and the support plate portion 12 is reinforced.

  The primary side connection pipe 20 has an inverted “U” shape, and is arranged such that the downstream end 21 is positioned in front of the upstream end 22. A gas pipe (primary side gas pipe) (not shown), for example, a steel pipe, is connected to the upstream end 22. A gas meter inlet (not shown) is connected to the downstream end 21 by a connection nut 21a.

  The upstream end 22 of the primary side connection pipe 20 has an annular fitting recess 22a on the outer peripheral surface of which the gripping portion 53 of the gripping tool 50 described later is fitted. The downstream end portion 21 has a fixed arm portion 21b for fixing to a mounting plate 40 described later, and an insertion hole is formed in the fixed arm portion 21b. A valve body (not shown) is provided inside the primary side connection pipe 20, and the passage of the primary side connection pipe 20 is opened and closed by rotating the valve body by the handle 23.

  The secondary side connecting pipe 30 has an inverted “U” shape like the primary side connecting pipe 20, and is arranged so that its upstream end 31 is located in front of the downstream end 32. Yes. A gas meter outlet (not shown) is connected to the upstream end 31 by a connection nut 31a. A gas pipe (secondary gas pipe) (not shown) that is drawn into the building, for example, a flexible gas pipe, is connected to the downstream end 32.

  The upstream end 31 of the secondary connection pipe 30 has a fixed arm portion 31b (FIG. 5) for fixing to the mounting plate 40 described later, and an insertion hole is formed in the fixed arm portion 31b. Has been. Further, the upstream end portion 31 is provided with a pressure detection hole 33 to which a pressure detection plug (not shown) is attached. The downstream side end portion 32 has an annular fitting recess 32a in which a gripping portion 53 of a gripping tool 50 described later is fitted on the outer peripheral surface thereof.

  The placement plate 40 is made of a metal flat plate and placed on the upper surface of the support plate portion 12 of the base 10. A pair of semicircular mounting recesses 40a and 40a spaced from each other are formed at the front end of the mounting plate 40, and a pair of arcuate guide holes 40b adjacent to the mounting recesses 40a and 40a. 40b is formed.

  In the central portion of the mounting plate 40, a pair of long holes (first long holes) 40c, 40c extending in the front-rear direction in parallel with each other at locations facing the screw holes 12b, 12b of the support plate portion 12 of the base 10. Is formed.

The fixing of the connecting pipes 20 and 30 to the mounting plate 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 8.
The downstream end 21 of the primary connection pipe 20 is inserted into one mounting recess 40 a of the mounting plate 40, and the bolt 61 and the nut 62 penetrate the insertion hole of the fixed arm 21 b and the one guide hole 40 b. The downstream end 21 is fixed to the mounting plate 40.

Similarly, the upstream end 31 of the secondary connection pipe 30 is inserted into the other mounting recess 40a of the mounting plate 40, and the bolt 61 passing through the insertion hole of the fixed arm 31b and the other guide hole 40b. The upstream end 31 is fixed to the mounting plate 40 by the nut 62.
In this way, the downstream end 21 of the primary connection pipe 20 and the upstream end 31 of the secondary connection pipe 30 are fixed to the mounting plate 40 while being separated from each other in the left-right direction.

  The connection of the mounting plate 40 to the base 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 and 8. The first bolts 63 and 63 penetrating through the first long holes 40c and 40c of the mounting plate 40 are screwed into the first screw holes 12b and 12b of the support plate portion 12 of the base 10, respectively. Is connected to the support plate portion 12. By loosening the first bolts 63, 63, the placement plate 40 can be adjusted in position in the longitudinal direction of the first long holes 40c, 40c.

  The gripping tool 50 is made of a metal plate as shown in FIG. 1, and has an elongated substrate portion 51 extending in the left-right direction in parallel with the mounting plate portion 11 of the base 10, and an upper edge of the substrate portion 51. A connecting piece portion 52 that extends in a direction orthogonal to the continuous substrate portion 51, a pair of gripping portions 53, 53 that are connected to both left and right ends of the substrate portion 51, and a substrate portion that is connected to the tips of the gripping portions 53, 53. The receiving plate portions 54, 54 facing the 51 are integrally provided.

  The gripping tool 50 is disposed below the support plate portion 12 of the base 10. The connecting piece portion 52 faces the lower surface of the support plate portion 12 of the base 10, and a pair of screw holes (second screw holes) 52 a, at locations facing the second long holes 12 a and 12 a of the support plate portion 12. 52a.

The receiving plate portions 54 and 54 have long holes 54a and 54a for inserting bolts (tightening means) 64 and 64, respectively.
The board portion 51 has a pair of screw holes (fastening means) 51a, 51a at locations facing the elongated holes 54a, 54a of the receiving plate portions 54, 54, and a pair of left and right sides of the connecting piece portion 52 on the upper edge. It has notches 51b and 51b.

  The gripping of the connection pipes 20 and 30 by the gripper 50 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the upstream end 22 of the primary connection pipe 20 and the downstream end 32 of the secondary connection pipe 30 are separated from each other, and the left and right grips of the gripping tool 50 are respectively separated from each other. 53, 53. More specifically, the upstream end 22 and the downstream end 32 of the secondary connection pipe 30 are inserted into the grips 53 and 53 with the grips 53 and 53 elastically deformed and opened. 53 and 53 are restored. Bolts 64 and 64 penetrating through the long holes 54a and 54a of the receiving plate portions 54 and 54 of the gripper 50 are respectively screwed into the screw holes 51a and 51a of the substrate portion 51, and the receiving plate portions 54 and 54 are connected to the substrate portion. By tightening so as to approach 51, the upstream end 22 of the primary connection pipe 20 and the downstream end 32 of the secondary connection pipe 30 are held by the holding tool 50.

  In the annular fitting recesses 22a and 32a formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the upstream end 22 of the primary side connecting pipe 20 and the downstream end 32 of the secondary side connecting pipe 30, the gripping part 53 of the gripper 50, Since 53 respectively fits, it is prevented that the upstream edge part 22 and the downstream edge part 32 shift | deviate to an up-down direction.

  The connection of the gripping tool 50 to the base 10 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, 7, and 8, the second bolts 66 and 66 that pass through the second long holes 12 a and 12 a of the support plate 12 of the base 10 are respectively connected to the connecting pieces of the gripping tool 50. The gripping tool 50 is coupled to the support plate portion 12 by being screwed into the second screw holes 52a and 52a of the 52. As shown in FIG. 8, the connecting piece 52 is in contact with the lower surface of the support plate 12, and the bent edges 13 and 13 of the base 10 are fitted into the notches 51 b and 51 b of the gripping tool 50. By loosening the second bolts 66, 66, the position of the gripping tool 50 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the second long holes 12a, 12a.

Next, assembly of the gas meter support device 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the downstream end 21 of the primary connection pipe 20 and the upstream end 31 of the secondary connection pipe 30 are fixed to the mounting plate 40. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the upstream end 22 of the primary connection pipe 20 and the downstream end 32 of the secondary connection pipe 30 are gripped by the gripping tool 50. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, the sub-assembly S is configured by the primary side connecting pipe 20, the secondary side connecting pipe 30, the mounting plate 40, and the gripping tool 50.

  Next, the subassembly S is attached to the base 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the front end of the support plate portion 12 of the base 10 is inserted into the gap between the mounting plate 40 and the gripping tool 50 from the rear of the subassembly S. At this time, the bent edge portions 13 and 13 of the support plate portion 12 are fitted and slid into the notches 51 b and 51 b of the gripping tool 50. At a desired position, the mounting plate 40 and the base 10 are connected by the first bolts 63 and 63, and the support plate portion 12 and the gripping tool 50 are connected by the second bolts 66 and 66.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the gas meter support device 1 (FIG. 4) assembled in this way is fixed to the wall W by the mounting plate 11 of the base 10 being fixed to the wall W and fixed to the wall W. Attached to. When there is any obstacle in the installation space when the gas meter is attached to the support device 1, the first bolts 63 and 63 and the second bolts 66 and 66 are loosened, and the subassembly S is attached to the surface of the wall W. The position may be adjusted in the direction of approaching or separating, and the gas meter may be disposed at a position where it does not interfere with the obstacle and re-fixed.

In the gas meter support device 1 having the above-described configuration, the base 10 for attaching the subassembly S to the wall W is composed of a single component, so that the number of components can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. Also, the work of attaching the subassembly S to the base 10 is easy.
Moreover, since the 1st volt | bolts 63 and 63 and the 2nd volt | bolts 66 and 66 for connecting the mounting board 40 and the holding tool 50 to the support plate part 12 can be screwed from upper direction, the connection operation and the position of a gas meter Adjustment work can be performed easily.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following embodiment, only the configuration different from the above embodiment will be described, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.
[Second Embodiment]
9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the upstream side end 22 of the primary side connecting pipe 20 and the downstream side end 32 of the secondary side connecting pipe 30 have engaging convex portions 22b and 32b on the outer peripheral surfaces, respectively. Each grip part 53, 53 of the gripper 50 has engagement holes 53a, 53a, and the engagement protrusions 22b, 32b are engaged with the engagement holes 53a, 53a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the upstream end 22 and the downstream end 32 gripped by the gripping tool 50 from shifting.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, various modifications can be employ | adopted.
A first screw hole may be formed in the mounting plate, and a first long hole may be formed in the support plate portion of the base. Moreover, a 2nd screw hole may be formed in a support plate part, and a 2nd long hole may be formed in a connection piece part.
In the above embodiment, after assembling the gas meter support device, the base mounting plate is attached to the surface of the wall, but after the base is first attached to the wall, the subassembly is attached to the base support plate. Also good.
In the above embodiment, a pair of the first long hole, the first screw hole, the second long hole, and the second screw hole are formed, but each of them may be one or three or more. .
The mounting plate portion of the base may be attached to the wall indirectly through a member fixed to the wall, not directly to the wall.

  The present invention can be applied to the case where a gas meter is installed outdoors, in a meter box of a housing complex, a pipe shaft, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gas meter support apparatus 10 Base 11 Mounting plate part 12 Support plate part 12a, 12a 2nd long hole 12b, 12b 1st screw hole 13, 13 Bending edge part 20 Primary side connection pipe 21 Downstream side edge part 22 Upstream side edge Part 22a Fitting concave part 22b Engaging convex part 30 Secondary connection pipe 31 Upstream side end part 32 Downstream side end part 32a Fitting concave part 32b Engaging convex part 40 Mounting plate 40c, 40c First long hole 50 Grip tool 51 Substrate part 51a, 51a Screw hole (tightening means)
51b, 51b Notch 52 Connecting piece portion 52a, 52a Second screw hole 53, 53 Holding portion 53a, 53a Engagement hole 54, 54 Receptacle portion 64, 64 Bolt (tightening means)

Claims (7)

A base integrally having a mounting plate attached to a wall and a support plate extending horizontally from the mounting plate toward the front;
A primary side connecting pipe having a primary side gas pipe connected to the upstream side end and a downstream side end connected to the inlet of the gas meter;
A secondary connection pipe in which the outlet of the gas meter is connected to the upstream end and a secondary gas pipe is connected to the downstream end;
A mounting plate for fixing the downstream end of the primary connection pipe and the upstream end of the secondary connection pipe in a state of being separated from each other;
A gripping tool for gripping the upstream end of the primary connection pipe and the downstream end of the secondary connection pipe in a state of being separated from each other. It is placed on the upper surface and is connected to the support plate part so that the position can be adjusted in the direction approaching and separating from the wall,
The gripping tool has a connecting piece that contacts the lower surface of the base support plate, and the connecting piece is connected to the support plate so that the position of the connecting piece can be adjusted toward and away from the wall. A support device for a gas meter. One of the mounting plate and the support plate portion has a first elongated hole extending in the front-rear direction and through which the first bolt is inserted, and the other is a first bolt penetrating the first elongated hole. Has a first screw hole to be screwed,
One of the support plate portion and the connecting piece portion of the gripper has a second long hole extending in the front-rear direction and through which the second bolt is inserted, and the other has penetrated the second long hole. The gas meter support device according to claim 1, further comprising a second screw hole into which the second bolt is screwed. The mounting plate has the first elongated hole, and the support plate portion has the first screw hole.
3. The gas meter support device according to claim 2, wherein the support plate portion has the second elongated hole, and the connecting piece portion of the gripper has the second screw hole. 4. The gripping tool is made of a metal plate, and includes an elongated substrate portion extending in the left-right direction in parallel with the mounting plate portion of the base, and left and right gripping portions connected to both ends of the substrate portion to form an arc shape. The receiving plate portion that is continuous with the tip of the gripping portion and faces the substrate portion, and the connecting piece portion that is continuous with the upper edge of the substrate portion and orthogonal to the substrate portion,
The upstream end of the primary side connecting pipe and the downstream end of the secondary side connecting pipe are respectively gripped by the left and right gripping parts, and the receiving plate part and the board part approach each other by the fastening means. The gas meter support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the gas meter support device is connected in a state of being tightened in a direction.   5. The upstream end of the primary side connecting pipe and the downstream end of the secondary connecting pipe each have an annular fitting recess into which the gripping part fits on the outer peripheral surface. The support device of the gas meter as described in 2. The upstream side end of the primary side connection pipe and the downstream side end of the secondary side connection pipe each have an engaging convex portion on the outer peripheral surface,
6. The gas meter support device according to claim 4, wherein each of the gripping portions has an engagement hole with which the engagement convex portion is engaged.   The left and right side edges of the support plate portion of the base are formed with bent edges that are bent downward and extend linearly, and the bent edges are slidable on the upper edge of the substrate portion of the gripping tool. The gas meter support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a notch is formed to be fitted into the gas meter.

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