JP2018040438A - Gas plug socket device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas plug socket device capable of simplifying a structure for removing a socket and easily performing a socket removing operation.SOLUTION: A gas plug socket device 1 includes a mounting plate 2 fixed to a wall W, a gas cock 3 fixed to the mounting plate 2 and having a plug portion 32 to which a socket 6 is detachably connected, a case 4 fixed to the mounting plate 2 for covering the gas cock 3, and a movable member 5 disposed inside of the case 4 and supported in the case 4 slidably in an axial direction of the plug portion 32. The movable member 5 has a pressing portion 52 and an operation portion 51a, and an advance/retreat sleeve 61 of the socket 6 connected to the plug portion 32 is disposed on a moving locus of the pressing portion 52 in a sliding process of the movable member 5. The engagement of the socket 6 and the plug portion 32 is disengaged by pressing the advance/retreat sleeve 61 of the socket 6 by the pressing portion 52, when the operating portion 51a of the movable member 5 receives force in a direction opposite to a connecting direction of the socket 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a gas outlet device having a structure for removing a socket connected to a plug portion of a gas plug from the plug portion.

  After the building is completed, the gas outlet device to be added to the mounting target such as a wall is fixed to the mounting plate that covers the mounting plate fixed to the wall, the gas plug fixed to the mounting plate, and the gas plug. Case.

  A gas combustion appliance is connected to the gas plug through a quick coupling. This quick coupling is composed of a plug portion of a gas stopper and a socket attached to the tip of a secondary gas pipe extending from the gas combustion appliance. The gas plug opens when the socket is connected to the plug portion, and the gas plug is closed when the socket is removed from the plug portion. The socket has an advance / retreat sleeve at its tip. The advance / retreat sleeve is movable in the axial direction of the socket, and protrudes forward when the socket is connected to the plug portion, thereby engaging the socket and the plug portion.

In order to remove the socket from the plug portion of the gas plug, it is necessary to retract the advancing / retracting sleeve to release the engagement state between the socket and the plug portion.
The following Patent Document 1 includes a socket removal structure including a swing link and an operation button. This swing link is swingably provided on the gas stopper.
When the operation button is pushed in with the socket connected to the plug portion, the operation button pushes one end of the swing link to swing the swing link. At this time, the other end portion of the swing link presses and retracts the socket advance / retreat sleeve. Thereby, engagement of a socket and a plug part is cancelled | released and a socket can be removed from a plug part.

JP 2007-24284 A

  In the socket removal structure of Patent Document 1, the swing link is interposed between the operation button for removing the socket and the advance / retreat sleeve of the socket, the structure is complicated, and the manufacturing cost increases. In addition, when the axis of the plug portion extends in the vertical direction and the tip thereof faces downward, the operation button is also arranged on the lower side of the case, so that the operation of pushing the operation button from the lower side is troublesome. .

  In order to solve the above problems, a gas outlet device of the present invention includes a mounting plate fixed to a mounting target, a gas plug having a plug portion fixed to the mounting plate and removably connected to a socket. A case fixed to the mounting plate and covering the gas plug; a movable member disposed inside the case and supported by the case or the mounting plate so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the plug portion; . The movable member has a pressing portion and an operation portion, and an advancing / retreating sleeve at a tip portion of a socket connected to the plug portion is arranged on a movement locus of the pressing portion in a sliding process of the movable member. It has become. When the socket is connected to the plug portion, the advance / retreat sleeve of the socket hits the pressing portion, and the movable member is slid in the connecting direction of the socket to the plug portion. When the operation portion of the movable member receives a force in the direction opposite to the connection direction, the pressing portion of the movable member presses the advance / retreat sleeve of the socket, whereby the socket and the plug portion are engaged. Canceled.

  According to the above configuration, since the pressing portion of the movable member presses the socket advance / retreat sleeve without using the other constituent members and removes the socket, the structure for removing the socket is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced. The Also, the removal operation of the socket is simple because it is only necessary to slide the movable member. Furthermore, since the sliding direction of the movable member for removing the socket is the direction in which the socket is removed, the removal operation is easy to understand.

Preferably, the operation portion of the movable member protrudes from the case in a state where the socket is connected to the plug portion.
According to the said structure, the connection to the plug part of a socket can be confirmed by the operation part protruded from the case. In addition, the operation of removing the socket can be further simplified by pressing the operation portion protruding from the case.

Preferably, the movable member extends in an axial direction of the plug portion, the pressing portion is formed at one end portion of the movable member on the plug portion side, and the operation portion is the plug portion of the movable member. It is formed in the other end part away from.
According to the said structure, the press part and the operation part are each formed in the one end part and other end part of the movable member extended in the axial direction of the plug part, and a structure is simpler.

Preferably, the axis of the plug portion extends in the vertical direction, the tip of the plug portion faces downward, the movable member is slidable in the vertical direction, and is provided by a locking portion provided in the case. It is supported by the case at a reference position against gravity, and when connecting the socket to the plug part, the movable member is pushed up from the reference position by the socket, and the operation part is moved upward from the case. Protrusively.
According to the above configuration, in order to remove the socket, the operation portion protruding upward from the case has only to be pushed downward, so that the removal operation of the socket is easier.

Preferably, the movable member includes a slide portion having a plate shape, and a pair of the pressing portions are formed so as to protrude in a direction orthogonal to the slide portion from one end portion of the slide portion. The other end portion is provided as the operation portion, the case includes a peripheral wall and a top wall having a U-shaped cross section or a U-shape, and the peripheral wall has a flat front wall portion covering the front of the gas stopper, Both side walls covering both side surfaces of the gas plug, and the case further includes a guide wall portion parallel to the front wall portion inside the front wall portion, and the front wall portion and the guide wall. A housing space is formed between the housing and the top wall of the case, and an insertion hole is formed in the top wall of the case. The sliding portion of the movable member is slidably housed in the housing space, Is inserted through the insertion hole A pair of pressing portion protrudes toward the mounting plate so as to sandwich the plug portion.
According to the said structure, since the plate-shaped slide part was used, while being able to support a movable member stably, the enlargement of a case can be avoided. Since the operation part of the movable member is located in front of the gas stopper, the operability is good. Since the advancing / retreating sleeve of the socket is pushed by the pair of pressing portions, the socket can be stably removed.

  According to the present invention, since the pressing portion of the movable member presses the advance / retreat sleeve of the socket without passing through other constituent members, the structure for removing the socket is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. Moreover, the removal operation of a socket is also easy.

The state before a socket is connected to a gas stopper of the gas outlet device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is the right side which shows a case and a movable member in a section FIG. The state in which the socket of the gas outlet device of the embodiment is connected to the gas plug is shown, (A) is a front view, and (B) is a right side view showing the case and the movable member in cross section. The said case incorporating the said movable member is shown in the state which has a movable case in a downward position, (A) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (B) is the perspective view seen from the back side. The said case incorporating the said movable member is shown in the state which has a movable case in an upper position, (A) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (B) is the perspective view seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the said case and a movable member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the said case and a movable member. (A) is a rear view of the case in which the movable member is assembled, and (B) is a front view of an attachment plate to which the gas stopper is attached.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a gas outlet device added to a wall W (attachment target) of a building.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gas outlet device 1 includes a mounting plate 2, a gas plug 3, a case 4, and a movable member 5.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (B), the mounting plate 2 is made of a metal plate having a U-shaped front view and is fixed to the wall W. Cut and raised pieces 21, 22, and 23 that are orthogonal to the wall W are provided on the upper edge, the left and right side edges, and the lower edge of the mounting plate 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1B and 7B, the gas plug 3 has a body portion 31 and a plug portion 32 that are connected in a straight line. The gas stopper 3 is fixed to the mounting plate 2 by screwing the fixing bracket 25 surrounding the body portion 31 to the mounting plate 2.

  In the present embodiment, the axes of the body portion 31 and the plug portion 32 extend vertically in the vertical direction, and the tip of the plug portion 32 faces downward. A primary side gas pipe (not shown) is connected to the upper end connection port of the body part 31, and a socket 6 (attached to the tip of a secondary side gas pipe (not shown) extending from the gas device is connected to the plug part 32. (Shown only in FIG. 2) is detachably connected.

  The socket 6 and the plug portion 32 of the gas plug 3 constitute a quick coupling for gas equipment defined by Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS S 2135). Briefly, the socket 6 has an advance / retreat sleeve 61 that protrudes from the tip and is provided so as to be movable within a predetermined range in the axial direction. When the socket 6 is extrapolated to the plug portion 32 to a predetermined connection position, the advance / retreat sleeve 61 further protrudes from the initial position, whereby the socket 6 is engaged (locked) with the plug portion 32. When the advance / retreat sleeve 61 is pushed back to the initial position in the connected state of the socket 6, the engagement between the plug portion 32 and the socket 6 is released, and the socket 6 is detached from the plug portion 32.

  A case 4 is further fixed to the mounting plate 2. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7A, the case 4 has a rectangular shape in a rear view corresponding to a rectangular shape formed by connecting the upper and lower four corners of the mounting plate 2. The case 4 has a peripheral wall 41 having a U-shaped cross section (or U shape). The peripheral wall 41 has a front wall portion 41a and left and right side wall portions 41b and 41b. The front wall portion 41 a has a flat plate shape and covers the front surface of the gas plug 3. Both side wall portions 41 b and 41 b cover both side surfaces of the gas plug 3. The distance between the side wall portions 41b and 41b is formed so that the front wall portion 41a side is narrower than the mounting plate 2 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the upper end of the peripheral wall 41 is closed by the top wall 42. The top wall 42 is formed with an insertion hole 42a and a notch 42b. The insertion hole 42a has a shape corresponding to the outer shape of the slide portion 51 of the movable member 5 described later. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body 31 of the gas plug 3 passes through the notch 42 b. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower end of the peripheral wall 41 is closed by the bottom wall 43. The bottom wall 43 is formed with a through hole 43 a through which the socket 6 is passed when connecting to the plug portion 32. On the edge of the bottom wall 43, a convex portion 43b for attaching the case 4 to the attachment plate 2 is provided.

  The case 4 is fixed to the mounting plate 2 by cutting off the edges of the side walls 41b, 41b of the peripheral wall 41, the edge of the top wall 42, and the edge of the bottom wall 43 of the mounting plate 2 by raising and lowering pieces 21,22. 7A, the convex portion 43b of the bottom wall 43 shown in FIG. 7A is fitted into the hole 23a formed in the cut and raised piece 23 shown in FIG. 7B, and the hole 42c formed in the top wall 42 is formed. This is done by screwing a penetrating screw into a screw hole 21 a formed in the cut and raised piece 21.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the case 4 includes a guide wall portion 44 that is parallel to the front wall portion 41 a on the inner side of the front wall portion 41 a, and an auxiliary that extends from both upper portions of the guide wall portion 44 toward the front wall portion 41 a. Guide wall portions 45 and 45 are provided. An accommodation space 46 for slidably accommodating the movable member 5 is formed between the front wall portion 41a, the guide wall portion 44, and the auxiliary guide wall portions 45, 45. The lower part of the accommodation space 46 is opened, and the upper part is connected to the insertion hole 42 a of the top wall 42. A locking portion 44 a for restricting the downward movement of the movable member 5 is provided on the accommodation space 46 side of the guide wall portion 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the movable member 5 is L-shaped in a side view, and has a slide part 51 having a rectangular plate shape extending in a front view extending vertically, and a mounting plate 2 from the lower end of the slide part 51. And a pair of left and right pressing portions 52 extending horizontally toward. An upper end portion of the slide portion 51 is an operation portion 51a.

  A rectangular window 51 b in front view is formed in the middle part of the slide part 51. A locking claw 53 extends from the outside (left side in FIG. 6) of the upper edge of the window 51b. The locking claw 53 has an inclined part inclined downward and inward (right side in FIG. 6), and a hanging part extending downward from the lower end of the inclined part. The hanging portion is parallel to the slide portion 51 and protrudes from the inner surface of the slide portion 51 (the surface on the right side in FIG. 6).

  In the accommodation space 46 of the case 4, the slide portion 51 of the movable member 5 is accommodated so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The operation part 51 a of the slide part 51 is inserted into the insertion hole 42 a of the top wall 42 of the case 4.

  When the slide portion 51 is inserted into the accommodation space 46, the locking claw 53 gets over the lower end portion of the guide wall portion 44 with elasticity.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, in a state where the socket 6 is not connected to the plug portion 32, the movable member 5 is below due to its own weight, and the locking claw 53 of the movable member 5 locks the guide wall portion 44. By being locked to the portion 44a, the movable member 5 is supported by the case 4 against gravity. The position of the movable member 5 at this time is set as a reference position. The movable member 5 is accommodated in the case 4 at the reference position, and the top surface of the operation portion 51a is substantially flush with the top wall 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pressing portion 52 of the movable member 5 at the reference position is located on the plug portion 32 side, and on the movement locus of the pressing portion 52 in the sliding process of the movable member 5, As will be described later, an advance / retreat sleeve 61 of the socket 6 connected to the plug portion 32 is arranged.

  In order to connect the socket 6 to the plug portion 32, the socket 6 is moved upward from the through hole 43 a of the case 4. Then, the advance / retreat sleeve 61 of the socket 6 in the initial position hits the pressing portion 52 of the movable member 5 and pushes up the movable member 5. When the socket 6 is moved together with the movable member 5 further upward, that is, in the connecting direction of the socket 6 to the plug portion 32, the socket 6 is extrapolated to the plug portion 32 to the connection position. Then, the advance / retreat sleeve 61 protrudes upward, and the socket 6 and the plug portion 32 are engaged.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in a state where the socket 6 is connected to the plug portion 32 and the advance / retreat sleeve 61 protrudes upward, the operation portion 51 a of the movable member 5 protrudes upward from the top wall 42 of the case 4.

When removing the socket 6 from the plug portion 32 of the gas plug 3, the operation portion 51a of the movable member 5 is pushed downward, that is, in the direction opposite to the connection direction. At this time, the advancing / retreating sleeve 61 of the socket 6 is pressed by the pressing portion 52 of the movable member 5 and retracts to the initial position. As a result, the engagement between the socket 6 and the plug portion 32 is released, and the socket 6 is removed from the plug portion 32.
As described above, the socket 6 can be easily removed simply by pushing down the operation portion 51a protruding from the case 4. Moreover, since the operation direction of the operation unit 51a is the same as the direction in which the socket 6 is removed, the removal operation is easy to understand.

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.
In the said embodiment, the press part may comprise the cyclic | annular form corresponding to the advance / retreat sleeve.
In the above embodiment, when the movable member is at the reference position, the top portion of the operation portion is substantially flush with the top wall, but may be located below the top wall.
The axis of the plug part may extend horizontally. In this case, the movable member is slid in the horizontal direction.
The movable member may be slidably supported on the mounting plate.

  The present invention can be applied to a gas outlet device installed on a wall or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gas outlet apparatus 2 Mounting plate 3 Gas plug 32 Plug part 4 Case 41 Perimeter wall 41a Front wall part 41b Side wall part 42 Top wall 42a Insertion hole 44 Guide wall part 44a Locking part 46 Housing space 5 Movable member 51 Slide part 51a Operation part 52 Pressing part 6 Socket 61 Advance / Retreat sleeve W Wall (Mounting target)

Claims (5)

A mounting plate fixed to the mounting target;
A gas stopper having a plug portion fixed to the mounting plate and removably connected to a socket;
A case fixed to the mounting plate and covering the gas stopper;
A movable member disposed inside the case and supported by the case or the mounting plate so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the plug portion;
With
The movable member has a pressing portion and an operation portion, and an advancing / retreating sleeve at a tip portion of a socket connected to the plug portion is arranged on a movement locus of the pressing portion in a sliding process of the movable member. And
When the socket is connected to the plug portion, the advance / retreat sleeve of the socket hits the pressing portion, and the movable member is slid in the connection direction to the plug portion of the socket,
When the operation portion of the movable member receives a force in the direction opposite to the connection direction, the pressing portion of the movable member presses the advance / retreat sleeve of the socket, whereby the socket and the plug portion are engaged. A gas outlet device that is released.   The gas outlet device according to claim 1, wherein the operation portion of the movable member protrudes from the case in a state where the socket is connected to the plug portion. The movable member extends in the axial direction of the plug portion,
3. The pressing portion is formed at one end portion of the movable member on the plug portion side, and the operation portion is formed at the other end portion of the movable member away from the plug portion. Gas outlet device as described in 1. The axis of the plug portion extends in the vertical direction, and the tip of the plug portion faces downward,
The movable member is slidable in the vertical direction, and supported by the case at a reference position against gravity by a locking portion provided in the case,
The gas outlet according to claim 3, wherein when the socket is connected to the plug portion, the movable member is pushed up from the reference position by the socket, and the operation portion protrudes upward from the case. apparatus. The movable member has a slide portion having a plate shape, and the pressing portion is formed in a pair so as to protrude from one end portion of the slide portion in a direction perpendicular to the slide portion, and the other end portion of the slide portion Is provided as the operation unit,
The case includes a peripheral wall and a top wall having a U-shape or a U-shaped cross section, and the peripheral wall includes a flat front wall portion covering the front of the gas stopper, and both side walls covering both sides of the gas stopper. Have
The case further includes a guide wall portion that is parallel to the front wall portion inside the front wall portion, and a housing space is formed between the front wall portion and the guide wall portion, and the top wall of the case Is formed with an insertion hole connected to the accommodation space,
The slide part of the movable member is slidably accommodated in the accommodation space, the operation part is inserted into the insertion hole, and the pair of pressing parts protrudes toward the mounting plate so as to sandwich the plug part. The gas outlet device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the gas outlet device is provided.

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