JP2018093773A - Rod-shaped coupling tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rod-shaped coupling tool which can readily connect and fix a rod-shaped body or remove it at an intersection of the rod-shaped body such as a pipe member of a vinyl house, and which does not separate readily when connected and fixed, even if weight or vibration is applied to the pipe.SOLUTION: The present invention has a hooking portion 2 for hooking on the halfway part of a first pipe member P1; a cover portion 3 for covering the tip part of a second pipe member P2; a sandwiching portion 4 which is extended along the second pipe member P2 from the end of the cover portion 3 and which sandwiches with the hooking portion 2 the tip part of the first pipe member P1 and the second pipe member P2 intersecting this; a first flange portion 5 extended from the second end portion of the hook portion 2 along the second pipe member P2; and a second flange portion 6 which is extended from the end portion of the sandwiching portion 4 to a position facing the first flange portion 5 and is fastened to the first flange portion 5 at a position straddling the second pipe member P2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a bar-shaped connector for connecting and fixing bar-shaped bodies at intersections of the bar-shaped bodies.

  Conventionally, when constructing a greenhouse by assembling pipe materials, a connecting tool for connecting and fixing both pipe materials at an intersection of the pipe materials is used (for example, see Patent Document 1). FIG. 13 is a front view showing a conventional connector. The connector X shown in FIG. 13 allows the arch-shaped horizontal pipe 100 to be inserted therein, and the main body metal 300 formed with a notch portion 310 through which the vertical pipe 200 disposed orthogonally to the horizontal pipe 100 is inserted. A wedge 400 is provided between the lower end portion of the main body metal 300 and the lower peripheral surface of the vertical pipe 200 and firmly presses and tightens both the pipes 100 and 200.

  When attaching the connector X, the vertical pipe 200 is passed through the notch 310 of the main body metal 300 so that the intersection of the horizontal pipe 100 and the vertical pipe 200 is covered from above, and the lower end of the main body metal 300 and the vertical pipe are covered. By inserting the wedge 400 between the lower peripheral surface of the 200 and driving it with a hammer or the like, both the pipes 100 and 200 are strongly pressed and tightened.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a wedge-type pipe fastening bracket, which is a wedge-type fastening bracket for fixing a pipe to a cross as a fastener intended to cross a T shape, The thing which provided the cover in one side of a notch is disclosed.

JP 2002-286007 A (paragraphs 0002 to 0003, FIG. 6) Registered Utility Model No. 3046709

  However, in the conventional connector X, the wedge 400 may be displaced or detached when the horizontal pipe 100 and the vertical pipe 200 are heavy or due to vibration or the like. Further, when the wedge 400 is displaced, the film material of the greenhouse may be damaged or broken. Furthermore, the conventional connector X has a problem in that it takes time and effort since it is necessary to remove the wedge 400 by hitting the wedge 400 with a hammer or the like from the opposite side during the removal operation.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to easily connect and fix the rod-like body at the intersection of the rod-like bodies such as the pipe material of the greenhouse, and the pipe is heavy when connected and fixed. An object of the present invention is to provide a rod-shaped connector that does not easily come off even when it is vibrated or vibrated.

  The rod-shaped connector of the present invention is a rod-shaped connector that is connected to the middle portion of the first rod-shaped body by crossing the tip portion of the second rod-shaped body, and the middle portion of the first rod-shaped body. A hook portion that is hooked to the cover portion, a cover portion that is connected to the first end portion of the hook portion and covers the tip end portion of the second rod-shaped body, and extends from the end portion of the cover portion along the second rod-shaped body, A first rod-shaped body together with the hook portion and a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the tip of the second rod-shaped body intersecting the first rod-shaped body, and a second rod-shaped body extending from the second end of the hook portion along the second rod-shaped body An extended first flange portion, and a second flange portion extending from the end of the sandwiching portion to a position facing the first flange portion, wherein the first flange portion extends across the second rod-shaped body. And a second flange portion to be tightened.

  According to the connecting member of the rod-shaped body of the present invention, the hook portion is connected to the middle portion of the first rod-shaped body when connecting the tip portion of the second rod-shaped body to the middle portion of the first rod-shaped body. When the first flange portion and the second flange portion are tightened at the position straddling the second rod-shaped body, the first rod-shaped body and the second rod-shaped body are sandwiched by the hook portion and the sandwiching portion, and the first The rod-shaped body and the second rod-shaped body are connected and fixed. Further, in the connecting member of the rod-shaped body of the present invention, the tip end portion of the second rod-shaped body is covered with the cover portion, so that it does not jump forward from the connecting member of the rod-shaped body of the present invention.

  Here, each of the first flange portion and the second flange portion has a hole for fastening the first flange portion and the second flange portion with a bolt at a position straddling the second rod-shaped body. It is desirable. Accordingly, the first flange portion and the second flange portion can be easily tightened with the bolts using the holes of the first flange portion and the second flange portion. Moreover, when removing the coupling tool of the rod-shaped body of this invention, it becomes possible to remove easily by loosening a volt | bolt.

  Moreover, it is desirable for the hook part to have a convex space toward the outside at the center part on the inside. As a result, even if the first rod-like body is not linear and the first rod-like body is bent toward the second rod-like body, the bent convex portion is in the convex space of the hook portion. The first rod-shaped body and the second rod-shaped body can be connected and fixed.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the second flange portion has a concave portion that supports the second rod-shaped body. Thereby, since the 2nd rod-shaped body pinched by the 1st flange part and the 2nd flange part is supported by a crevice, it becomes possible to prevent that the 2nd rod-shaped body slips.

  In addition, the rod-shaped body connector of the present invention desirably has a hole for screwing the second rod-shaped body to one or both of the first flange portion and the second flange portion. Accordingly, the second rod-shaped body can be prevented from shifting by screwing the second rod-shaped body to the first flange portion or the second flange portion.

(1) A hook portion that is hooked in the middle portion of the first rod-shaped body, a cover portion that is connected to the first end portion of the hook portion and covers the distal end portion of the second rod-shaped body, and a first portion from the end portion of the cover portion. A holding portion that extends along the two rod-shaped bodies and sandwiches the first rod-shaped body and the tip of the second rod-shaped body intersecting the first rod-shaped body together with the hook portion, and a second hook portion A first flange extending from the end along the second rod-shaped body, and a second flange extending from the end of the sandwiching portion to a position facing the first flange, The structure having the first flange portion and the second flange portion tightened at the position straddling the second rod-shaped body makes it possible to easily connect and fix the rod-shaped body at the intersection of the rod-shaped bodies such as the pipe material of the greenhouse. Can be removed, and when connected and fixed, the pipe is heavy. In a case where or was or vibration Tsu never come off easily.

(2) By the configuration in which the first flange portion and the second flange portion each have a hole for fastening the first flange portion and the second flange portion with a bolt at a position straddling the second rod-shaped body, The first flange and the second flange can be easily tightened with bolts using the holes of the first flange and the second flange, and can be easily removed by loosening the bolts. It becomes.

(3) Since the hook portion has a convex space toward the outside in the central portion on the inside, the first rod-like body is not only a linear one, but the first rod-like body is the second one. Even if the shape is bent toward the rod-shaped body, the first rod-shaped body and the second rod-shaped body can be connected and fixed using the rod-shaped body connector of the present invention.

(4) Since the second flange portion has a concave portion that supports the second rod-shaped body, it is possible to prevent the second rod-shaped body from shifting.

(5) By having a hole for screwing the second rod-shaped body to one or both of the first flange portion and the second flange portion, the second rod-shaped body is By screwing to the second flange portion, the second rod-shaped body can be prevented from shifting.

It is a perspective view of the connector of the rod-shaped body in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the coupling tool of FIG. It is a left view of the coupling tool of FIG. It is a right view of the coupling tool of FIG. It is a top view of the coupling tool of FIG. It is a bottom view of the coupling tool of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the coupling tool of FIG. It is the A section enlarged view of FIG. It is the B section enlarged view of FIG. It is the C section enlarged view of FIG. It is the D section enlarged view of FIG. It is a right view which shows the state which used the coupling tool of FIG. 1 in the bent part of the 1st pipe material. It is a front view which shows the conventional connector.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rod-like connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a left side view, FIG. 4 is a right side view, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a use state of the connector of FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of part B of FIG. 7, and FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion D in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 11, the rod-shaped connector 1 in the embodiment of the present invention has a second rod-shaped body in the middle of a pipe material P1 as a first rod-shaped body constituting the greenhouse H. The pipe material P2 is connected by crossing the tip portions thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 1-6, the coupling tool 1 is connected to the hook part 2 hooked in the middle part of the first pipe material P1, and the first end (base end part) 2A of the hook part 2, Cover portion 3 covering the tip portion of second pipe material P2, and extending from end portion of cover portion 3 along second pipe material P2, and together with hook portion 1, first pipe material P1 and the first pipe material P1 And a sandwiching portion 4 that sandwiches the leading end portion of the second pipe material P2 that intersects the pipe material P1.

  The hook part 2 has a semi-cylindrical shape (substantially U-shaped) with an inner diameter slightly larger than that of the first pipe material P1. As shown in FIG. 3, both end portions of the hook portion 2 in the extending direction of the first pipe material P1 are inclined toward the second pipe material P2, that is, the holding portion 4 side. Thus, a convex space 20 is formed in the center portion on the inner side of the hook portion 2 in the state where the linear pipe material P1 is held toward the outside.

  From the 2nd end part (tip part) 2B of the hook part 2, the 1st flange part 5 is extended along the 2nd pipe material P2. On the other hand, a second flange portion 6 extends from the end portion of the sandwiching portion 4 at a position facing the first flange portion 5. The first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 are for tightening the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 with bolts 7A and nuts 7B, respectively, at positions that straddle the second pipe material P2. It has a hole 8. By using this hole 8, the second flange portion 6 is fastened with the first flange portion 5 at a position straddling the second pipe material P2.

  In addition, the 1st flange part 5 and the 2nd flange part 6 are each formed in the cross-sectional concave shape, as shown in FIG. The holes 8 are formed in the concave bottom surfaces 50 and 60, respectively. The width W between the concave side wall portions 51 and 52 of the first flange portion 5 is formed such that the width of the two surfaces of the bolt 7A can be held and the rotation of the bolt 7A can be restricted. The bolt 7A does not rotate when tightening. Further, a concave side wall portion 61 of the second flange portion 6 is formed with a concave portion 62 that supports the second pipe material P2. The recess 62 is formed in an arc shape corresponding to the outer shape of the second pipe material P2.

  Further, the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 are provided with holes 9 for screwing to the second pipe material P2.

  The connecting portion between the cover portion 3 and the sandwiching portion 4 is formed in a curved shape as shown in FIG. 2, and a notch portion 10 is formed in this connecting portion as shown in FIG. The notch 10 secures a clearance space at the tip of the second pipe member P2 as shown in FIG. 1, and the connection part between the cover part 3 and the sandwiching part 4 is curved, It is possible to insert the distal end portion of the second pipe material P2 to a position where it comes into contact with the cover portion 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the connector 1 having the above-described configuration is constructed by assembling an arch-shaped first pipe material P1 and a second pipe material P2 arranged orthogonal to the first pipe material P1. Used when building the greenhouse H. The connector 1 hooks the hook portion 2 in the middle of the first pipe material P1, and connects the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 with bolts 7A and nuts at a position straddling the second pipe material P2. Tighten with 7B. Accordingly, the first pipe material P1 and the second pipe material P2 are sandwiched by the hook portion 2 and the sandwiching portion 4, and the first pipe material P1 and the second pipe material P2 are connected and fixed.

  As described above, in the connector 1 in the present embodiment, the first pipe member P1 and the second pipe member P2 are simply clamped by the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 with the connector 1 interposed therebetween. It can be easily connected and fixed. And in this connector 1, since the 1st pipe material P1 and the 2nd pipe material P2 are being fixed by the fastening of the 1st flange part 5 and the 2nd flange part 6, weight is applied to a pipe. Even if it vibrates, it does not come off easily.

  In particular, in the connector 1 according to the present embodiment, the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 are positioned so that the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 straddle the second pipe material P2, respectively. Since the holes 8 for tightening the bolts with the bolts 7A are provided, the first flange portion 5 and the second flange portion 6 can be easily tightened with the bolts 7A using these holes 8 or the bolts 7A can be loosened. Can be easily removed.

  Moreover, in the connector 1 in this embodiment, since the front-end | tip part of the 2nd pipe material P2 is covered with the cover part 3, the 2nd pipe material P2 does not jump out ahead of this connector 1. FIG. Therefore, the film material of the greenhouse H is not damaged or broken by the second pipe material P2.

  Moreover, in the connector 1 in this embodiment, the 2nd flange part 6 is provided with the recessed part 62 which supports the 2nd pipe material P2, and the 2nd pipe material P2 is the direction where the 1st pipe material P1 extends. The movement of the second pipe material P2 is prevented from being displaced. In the illustrated example, the pipe material P1 and the pipe material P2 intersect so as to be orthogonal, but the second pipe material P2 does not have to be orthogonal to the pipe material P1, and may be disposed obliquely. Is possible. In this case, the second pipe material P2 is inclined in the extending direction of the first pipe material P1 within a range of a gap with the bolt 7A fastened to the hole 8 formed at a position straddling the second pipe material P2. It is possible to make it. In addition, in the connector 1 in this embodiment, it can be set as the arrangement | positioning inclined in the direction where the 1st pipe material P1 extends centering on the position of the recessed part 62. FIG. The concave portion 62 can be omitted.

  Moreover, in the connector 1 in this embodiment, since the hole 9 for screwing to the 2nd pipe material P2 is provided in the 1st flange part 5 and the 2nd flange part 6, it is 1st. After connecting and fixing the pipe material P1 and the second pipe material P2, the second pipe material P2 is screwed to the first flange portion 5 or the second flange portion 6 using this hole 9. Can be prevented from moving in the extending direction, and the second pipe material P2 can be prevented from shifting.

  Moreover, in the coupling tool 1 in this embodiment, since it has the convex space 20 in the hook part 2, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 11, the middle of the 1st pipe material P2 fixed by the coupling tool 1 is shown. The portion can be used not only in a straight portion, but also in a portion bent toward the second pipe member P2 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the bent convex portion of the first pipe material P1 is accommodated in the convex space 20 of the hook portion 2, and the first pipe material P1 and the second pipe material P2 are connected. It can be connected and fixed. 9 and 10, the illustration of the bolt 7A and the nut 7B is omitted, and there is a gap between the second pipe material P2 and the sandwiching portion 4, but in actuality the bolt 7A and This gap is eliminated by tightening with the nut 7B.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The rod-shaped body connector of the present invention is useful as a connector that can easily connect and fix the rod-shaped body at the intersection of rod-shaped bodies such as plastic pipes.

P1 1st pipe material P2 2nd pipe material 1 connector 2 hook part 3 cover part 4 clamping part 5 1st flange part 6 2nd flange part 7A bolt 7B nut 8,9 hole 10 notch part

Claims (5)

A connecting tool for a rod-shaped body for connecting the tip portion of the second rod-shaped body to the middle portion of the first rod-shaped body,
A hook portion hooked to a midway portion of the first rod-shaped body;
A cover portion connected to the first end of the hook portion and covering the tip of the second rod-shaped body;
Extending from the end of the cover portion along the second rod-shaped body, the first rod-shaped body and the tip of the second rod-shaped body intersecting the first rod-shaped body are sandwiched with the hook portion. A clamping part to be
A first flange portion extending along the second rod-like body from the second end of the hook portion;
A second flange portion extending from the end of the clamping portion to a position facing the first flange portion, and is fastened to the first flange portion at a position straddling the second rod-shaped body. A rod-shaped connector having two flange portions.   Each of the first flange portion and the second flange portion has a hole for fastening the first flange portion and the second flange portion with a bolt at a position straddling the second rod-shaped body. The connector for a rod-like body according to claim 1.   The said hook part is a coupling | bonding tool of the rod-shaped body of Claim 1 or 2 which has a convex space toward the outer side in the center part inside.   The said 2nd flange part has a recessed part which supports the said 2nd rod-shaped body, The coupling tool of the rod-shaped body of any one of Claim 1 to 3.   The rod-shaped body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a hole for screwing the second rod-shaped body to either one or both of the first flange section and the second flange section is provided. Coupling tool.