JP2019002206A - Joint storage box, assembling device for joint storage box and piping protect cover and installation structure of combination faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an installation structure of a combination faucet, in which the installation structure of the combination faucet comprises connecting a hot water supplying pipe and a water supplying pipe to the combination faucet without bending a pipe when connecting the hot water supplying pipe and the water supply pipe to the combination faucet, and furthermore, comprises arranging a plurality of combination faucets side by side by plumbing and connecting both pipe bodies as straight without bending the pipe when connecting the hot water supplying pipe and the water supply pipe to the combination faucet.SOLUTION: A box 1 for storing two joints 30 connecting the hot water supplying pipe and the water supplying pipe comprises: an insertion port 6 inserted into a joint storage portion in a state in which both pipe bodies are juxtaposed from substantially the same direction as an arrangement direction of the two joints 30, and each formed opening 27 for allowing a faucet mounting portion 39 of each joint 30 to face an outside of the box 1. Both openings 27 and 27 have respective centers O respectively formed at positions shifted in the direction of arrangement of a first hot water supplying pipe HP1 and a first water supplying pipe CP1. Further, a draw-out port 7 is formed on a side opposite to the insertion port 6 sandwiching both joints 30, and the draw-out port draws out a second hot water supplying pipe HP2 and a second water supplying pipe CP2 different from both pipe bodies inserted from the insertion port 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a joint housing box, a joint housing box and a pipe protection cover assembly device, and a mixed water faucet installation structure, each of which includes two joints to which a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe are connected. Is.

  Mixing faucets installed in kitchens, bathrooms, etc. are connected to a joint in which a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe are housed in a joint housing box, and a hot water connection part of the mixed water faucet and a water connection are connected to the joint faucet mounting part. Are connected and connected. As the joint accommodation box to which the mixed water faucet is attached, for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1 is known. The joint housing box described in Patent Document 1 includes a base and a lid, and as illustrated in FIG. 11, the joint housing box 70 in a state where two pipe bodies including a hot water supply pipe HP and a water supply pipe CP are arranged in parallel. Each of the joints 72 is connected to a hot water connection part and a water connection part of the mixed water faucet. Here, both the joints 72 and 72 are both located on the axis G of the hot water supply pipe HP piped on the lower side, and the hot water supply pipe HP is connected to the left joint 72 in FIG. On the other hand, the water supply pipe CP piped on the upper side is bent into a loose curved line inside the base 71, and moves from the position on the upper axis G side to the lower axis G side and moves to the right side in FIG. Are connected to the joint 72.

JP 2009-235759 A

  However, in the joint housing box 70 described in Patent Document 1, the water supply pipe CP that has been piped on the upper side is bent from the position on the upper axis G side to the lower axis G side inside the base 71. Therefore, in installing the mixing faucet, in order to connect to the right joint 72, it is necessary to bend by heating at the site or in advance at a factory or the like. Further, when these pipes are made of hard resin pipes or metal pipes that are difficult to bend or bend, they cannot be connected to the joint housing box 70 or are bent and get over the lower hot water supply pipe HP. It is necessary to prepare a connecting pipe and connect the straight water supply pipe CP and the right joint 72 to bend and connect the pipe. In addition, since the water supply pipe CP is bent in the joint housing box 70, the water passage resistance increases, a water hammer phenomenon occurs, and the water supply pipe CP itself also has an impact of water on its curved and bent parts. Is not preferable.

  In public baths such as public baths and baths such as hotels and inns, a plurality of mixed taps are arranged in a row. In this case, the water supply pipe CP piped on the upper side of the two parallel pipe bodies described in Patent Document 1 or the like is bent into a loose curved line inside the base 71, and the upper axis G side In the conventional joint housing box 70, which is shifted from the position to the lower axis G side and connected to the right joint 72 in FIG. 11, it is possible to install a plurality of mixed faucets side by side in one piping system. could not. That is, in order to install a plurality of mixed water faucets in a row, a cheese member or the like is used as the joint 72, and the tip of the lower hot water supply pipe HP is linearly connected to the joint 72. Another hot water supply pipe HP for feeding hot water to the adjacent mixing faucet is connected to the opposite side of 72, and the feed pipe is connected to the adjacent joint housing box 70. However, the water supply pipe CP bent from the upper shaft center G side and lowered to the lower shaft center G side is connected to the opposite side of the joint 70 and is connected to the opposite side of the joint 70. Therefore, the hot water supply pipe HP could not be fed to the adjacent joint housing box 70 and piped.

  Therefore, the present invention can be connected to the mixing faucet without bending the pipe body in the connection between the two pipe bodies composed of the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe and the mixing faucet. A joint housing box in which a plurality of mixed faucets can be installed side-by-side by piping and connecting in a straight shape without bending, an assembly device of the joint housing box and the piping protective cover assembly device; and It is an object to provide an installation structure for a mixing faucet.

The joint housing box according to claim 1 is:
It is provided with a joint housing part for housing two joints to which two pipe bodies composed of a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe are respectively connected;
From substantially the same direction as the direction of alignment of the two joints to be accommodated, an insertion port is provided that is inserted into the joint accommodation portion in a state in which the two pipes are in parallel.
Openings are formed so that the faucet mounting portion of each joint to be accommodated faces the outside of the box,
The centers of the two openings are respectively formed at positions shifted in the direction in which the pipes are inserted.
Here, “the insertion port through which the tube is inserted” means that the tube itself is inserted through the insertion port, and that the tube itself is not inserted through the insertion port, but a part of the pipe connection portion of the joint is It means a broad “insertion port” including those that pass through the insertion port and protrude outside the box.

  As a result, the centers of the two openings are formed at positions shifted in the arrangement direction of the two pipe bodies, so that the pipe body is bent in the joint housing box and piped to the axial center side of the other pipe body. Without changing the path, both pipes can be directly connected to the respective joints after being inserted into the joint housing box from the insertion port.

  The joint storage box according to claim 1, wherein the hot water supply pipe connected to the joint, which is different from the pipe bodies inserted from the insertion port, on the side opposite to the insertion port sandwiching the both joints, and An outlet through which at least one of the water supply pipes is drawn out may be formed.

  According to this, both pipes are inserted in a straight line from the insertion opening of the joint housing box in parallel and connected to a joint such as cheese to install a mixed water faucet, and another pipe on the opposite side of the joint. Can be installed side by side in a certain direction by connecting the pipe and connecting it to the joint. .

  Further, in the joint housing box according to claim 1, a through-hole having an opening surface larger than the opening is formed in at least one of the openings, and the through-hole is covered with a decorative cover having the opening. You can also

  According to this, since at least one opening is formed with a through-hole that opens larger than this, no matter whether the center of the opening is located on the axial center side of any tubular body in each through-hole, The stopper mounting part can face the outside of the joint housing box. On the other hand, since the through hole is greatly opened, the internal joint housing portion is exposed to the outside, and the appearance is deteriorated. However, since the through hole is covered with the decorative cover having the opening, it is possible to prevent the appearance from being deteriorated.

Furthermore, the joint storage box according to claim 1 is:
The openings are composed of the two through holes and the two decorative covers detachably attached to the through holes,
Each of the decorative covers has an arrangement in which the center of each of the two openings is formed at a position shifted in the arrangement direction of the two tubular bodies by reversing the mounting direction thereof, and each of the two openings. It can also be changed to an arrangement in which the center is formed at a position shifted to the axial center side of any of the tube bodies.

  According to this, as in the invention of claim 1, both pipes can be directly connected to the respective joints by piping straightly after being inserted from the insertion opening of the joint housing box, As described above, one pipe body can be bent in the joint housing box and connected to the joint by changing the piping path to the axial center side of the other pipe body.

The assembly device of the joint housing box and the pipe protection cover according to claim 5 is:
A joint housing box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and a pipe protection cover in which a pipe body comprising at least one of a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe is housed,
A cover connecting portion to which the pipe protection cover is connected is formed at the insertion opening of the joint housing box.
According to this, in addition to the inventions of claims 1 to 4, the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe can be protected by the pipe protection cover.

The assembly apparatus of the joint accommodation box and the pipe protection cover according to claim 5, wherein the pipe protection cover has a holding portion for holding the pipe body piped therein, and the centers of the both openings are Each of them may be located on an extension line of one of the axial centers of both the pipes.
According to this, the pipe body piped in the pipe protection cover is held at a fixed position by the holding portion, whereby the centers of both openings are on the extension line of one of the axial centers of both pipe bodies. It can be positioned stably.

The mixing faucet installation structure according to claim 7 is:
Two joints to which the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe are connected are accommodated in the joint accommodation portion provided in the joint accommodation box,
The joint housing in a state in which the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe are arranged in parallel from an insertion port provided on the one joint side, which is substantially in the same direction as the two joints housed in the joint housing portion. Inserted into the part and connected to the pipe connecting part of each joint,
From the two openings formed in the box, the faucet mounting portion of each joint is exposed to the outside of the box,
Each faucet mounting part facing from each opening is arranged to be shifted in the direction in which the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe are arranged, and a hot water connection part and a water connection part of the mixed water faucet are respectively connected to the respective faucet mounting parts. The mixing faucet is connected and installed.
The present invention operates in the same manner as the first aspect of the invention.

The mixing faucet installation structure according to claim 7, wherein an outlet is formed on a side opposite to the insertion port sandwiching both the joints, and the insertion port is inserted from the insertion port and connected to the joint. A tube body other than the tube body may be pulled out.
This invention operates in the same manner as the invention of claim 2.

The installation structure of the mixed faucet of claim 9 is
The joint housing box and the pipe protection cover according to claim 5 or 6, and a mixed water faucet,
The pipe protection cover is linear,
The pipe protection cover is connected to the joint storage box, and the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe piped in the pipe protection cover are stored in the joint storage box while maintaining the shaft center in the pipe protection cover. Connected to each of the joints, and to each of the joints, a hot water connection part and a water connection part of the mixing faucet are respectively connected,
Each joint is provided with a second pipe connection portion having the same axial center as the connected pipe bodies, and a second pipe body is connected to each of the second pipe connection portions,
The joint receiving box is formed with an outlet through which the second pipe is drawn out on the side opposite to the insertion port sandwiching the two joints, and the second pipe drawn out from the outlet is inside. The accommodated straight second pipe protective cover is connected to the joint accommodation box,
The second pipe connected to the second pipe connecting part is piped into the second pipe protective cover while maintaining the axis of the second pipe connecting part.
This invention operates in the same manner as the inventions of claims 2 and 8.

  In the present invention, since the centers of both openings of the joint receiving box are formed at positions shifted in the arrangement direction of both pipes, both pipes are directly inserted after being inserted from the insertion opening of the joint receiving box. It can be piped in a straight line and connected to each joint. Accordingly, in the case of a conventional joint housing box in which one pipe body is bent toward the axial center side of the other pipe body in the joint housing box and the piping path is changed and connected to the joint, It is necessary to bend by heating, and when the tube is made of a hard resin tube or metal tube, it cannot be connected to the joint because it is difficult to bend, or fluid cannot pass through the bent portion of the tube. While the tube resistance increases, problems such as the occurrence of a water hammer phenomenon occur, but such problems are eliminated in the present invention.

  In addition, both pipes are placed in parallel in the straight line from the insertion port of the joint storage box and connected to the joint to install a mixed water faucet, and another pipe is connected to the opposite side of the joint. By pulling out from the outlet of the storage box, sequentially feeding to the next joint storage box and connecting to the joint, a plurality of mixed water faucets can be installed side by side in a certain direction. As a result, it is possible to install a plurality of water faucets side by side in a single piping path in a public bath, a bathhouse of a hotel, an inn or the like.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the joint accommodation box of a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of the coupling to the base of FIG. 1 shows a joint housed in the joint housing box of FIG. 1, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view, (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of (a), and (d) is a cross-sectional view. It is sectional drawing by the BB cut line of (a). FIG. 2 shows a state in which two pipe bodies are connected to the joint of the base in FIG. 1, (a) is a perspective view, and (b) is a plan view. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which the cover body and the cover member were attached to each of the base of the coupling | combination accommodation box of FIG. 1, and the base member of a piping protection cover. It is a side view of the piping protection cover of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the gap blockage plate of FIG. 5. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a mixing faucet is attached to the joint accommodation box of FIG. FIG. 5 shows a joint housing box according to a second embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a plan view of a base, and (b) is a perspective view of an assembly device in which pipe protection covers are connected to the left and right sides of the joint housing box. . It is a top view which shows the state by which two pipe bodies were sent and piped to the base of FIG. 9 (a) which adjoins sequentially. It is a perspective view of the conventional joint accommodation box.

<First embodiment>
First, a joint housing box according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The joint housing box 1 of the present invention includes a joint housing portion 2 for housing two joints 30 and 30 to which two pipe bodies composed of a hot water supply pipe HP and a water supply pipe CP are respectively connected. The joint housing box 1 is provided with an insertion port 6 that is inserted into the joint housing portion 2 in a state in which both pipes are juxtaposed from substantially the same direction as the arrangement direction of the two joints 30 and 30 to be housed. An opening 27 is formed so that the faucet mounting portion 39 of each joint 30 faces the outside of the joint housing box 1, and the center O of each of the openings 27, 27 is in the direction in which both pipes are inserted. Each is formed at a shifted position. Here, “substantially the same direction as the direction in which the two joints 30 are arranged” means that in the present embodiment, “the major axis direction of the horizontally long rectangular box 1 in which the two joints 30 are accommodated side by side”. However, since the major axis of the joint housing box 1 and the direction in which the joints 30 are arranged are slightly shifted in the oblique direction, they are expressed as “substantially the same direction”.

The joint housing box 1, the pipe protection cover 40 in which the hot water supply pipe HP and the water supply pipe CP are housed, and the cover connecting portion that connects the two together, are combined into the joint housing box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40. An attachment device is configured.
Further, the water faucet connection portion 66 and the water connection portion 67 of the mixing faucet 60 connected to each faucet mounting portion 39 and the mixing faucet 60 are installed constitute the installation structure of the mixing faucet 60. ing.
Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

  1 and 2, the joint housing box 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “box 1”) is assembled to the base 10 so as to cover the base 10 fixed to the wall surface and the entire upper portion of the base 10. And is formed in a horizontally-long rectangular box shape. In the base 10, a first joint housing space 3 for housing the first joint 31 is formed on the left side of FIG. 2, and a second joint housing space 4 for housing the second joint 32 is formed on the right side. A communication space 5 is formed between the two to connect them. The first joint housing space 3 and the second joint housing space 4 constitute the joint housing 2 of the box 1.

  The base 10 is formed of a synthetic resin in a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape, and base fitting recesses 11 that are recessed inward are formed on both sides in the width direction at the center in the longitudinal direction. The base 10 is attached to a wall surface by inserting screws into screw insertion holes 12 provided at four corners. A first joint 31 and a second joint 32 are attached to the bottom wall 13 of the first joint housing space 3 and the second joint housing space 4 in the base 10 using screws. The both base fitting recesses 11 and 11 are provided with a pair of engaging portions 14 and 14, and each engaging portion 14 has an engaging claw 14 a.

  On the other hand, the lid 20 assembled on the base 10 is formed in a horizontally long box shape whose one surface is opened by a synthetic resin, and has an upper surface 21 and four side surfaces 22, and a width direction in a central portion in the longitudinal direction. On both sides, a lid fitting recess 23 is formed which is recessed inward. A pair of oval through holes 24 penetrating the first joint housing space portion 3 and the second joint housing space portion 4 are provided in the front portion of the lid body 20 on the left and right sides. A part is closed by attaching 25. In addition, a reinforcing flange 24 a that slightly protrudes to the inner side is provided at the inner peripheral edge of the through hole 24 so as to reach the entire peripheral edge in order to ensure the strength of the through hole 24. A substantially rectangular insertion opening 6 is formed on the left side surface 22 of the lid 20. The insertion opening 6 is formed by punching out a knockout blocking plate. However, the insertion port 6 may be formed in advance at the time of molding. A knockout closing plate is also formed on the upper side surface 22 and the right side surface 22 of the lid 20 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the decorative cover 25 attached to the through-hole 24 of the lid 20 is formed into an oval plate shape with a synthetic resin, and is an opening made of a round hole at a position eccentric in any one of the longitudinal directions. 27 is provided. The opening 27 is formed to have an inner diameter that allows the faucet mounting portion 39 of the joint 30 to face the outside of the box 1, and the decorative cover 25 is large enough to cover the entire through-hole 24 except for the portion of the opening 27. Is formed. The decorative cover 25 has an elastic piece 25a erected at each intermediate portion between the long axis side and the short axis side of the peripheral edge on the back surface, and a latching claw protruding outward at the tip of each elastic piece 25a. 25b is formed. Further, a flange 25c having a predetermined height along the reinforcing flange 24a on the periphery of the through hole 24 is provided on the entire periphery except for the elastic piece 25a on the back surface of the decorative cover 25. The decorative cover 25 is inserted into the through hole 24 from the front side of the lid 20 and the elastic piece 25a and the flange 25c are inserted, so that the latching claw 25b of the elastic piece 25a is attached to the front end surface of the reinforcing flange 24a of the through hole 24. Elastically hooked and attached. The decorative cover 25 can release the latch by pressing the latching claw 25 b against the inside of the decorative cover 25, and can be removed and changed in direction or exchanged with another decorative cover 25.

  Further, a pair of engaged portions 26, 26 that elastically engage with the pair of engaging portions 14, 14 of the base 10 are provided on the inner surfaces of the lid fitting recesses 23 on both sides to face each other. Yes. In the engaged portion 26, the engaging claw 14 a of the engaging portion 14 of the base 10 is elastically engaged with the engaging hole 26 b formed in the protruding piece 26 a that protrudes in parallel with the side surface 22 of the lid 20. It is supposed to be. Therefore, the engaging claw 14a of the engaging portion 14 of the base 10 is engaged with the engaged portion 26 of the lid 20 by pinching the lid fitting recess 23 of the lid 20 by hand from both sides and bending it inward. The engagement portion 14 of the base 10 and the engaged portion 26 of the lid 20 are released, and the lid 20 can be removed from the base 10.

  Next, the first joint 31 and the second joint 32 housed in the first joint housing space 3 and the second joint housing space 4 are made of synthetic resin, as shown in FIG. The cheese member 35 is placed in the curved concave portion 33a of the first holding member 33 having a substantially rectangular shape that comes into contact with the bottom wall 13, and the second holding member 34 is attached via a screw from the opposite side. It is formed by being sandwiched between these clamping members. The cheese member 35 is formed with a cylindrical pipe connecting portion 36 into which a pipe body is inserted at one end side, and the other end side is sealed with a plug member 35a. Further, the cheese member 35 is provided with a water faucet mounting portion 39 projecting perpendicularly to the pipe connecting portion 36 and projecting to the front side. Therefore, the cheese member 35 acts substantially like an elbow, and in this embodiment, an elbow may be attached instead of the cheese member 35. The faucet mounting portion 39 has a hexagonal outer surface, and a circular insertion hole is formed inside. The hot water connection portion 66 and the water connection portion 67 of the mixing faucet 60 are inserted into the insertion hole. Connected.

  The curved concave portion 33 a of the first clamping member 33 is formed on a curved surface having a curvature radius substantially the same as the outer diameter of the cylindrical tube connection portion 36 of the cheese member 35. The second sandwiching member 34 has a saddle portion 34a having a central portion formed on a curved surface in which half of the cylindrical tube connection portion 36 of the cheese member 35 is accommodated, and flanges formed on both upper and lower ends, and the saddle portion. It is formed integrally with a projecting pipe portion 34b which is formed in a hexagonal tube shape projecting to the front side perpendicular to 34a and into which the faucet mounting portion 39 of the cheese member 35 is inserted. That is, in the joint 30, the cheese member 35 is stored between the first clamping member 33 and the second clamping member 34, and only the internal cheese member 35 can be replaced with another type. Here, the faucet mounting portion 39 is formed in a round hole, and its center O ′ is located on a center line passing through the center O of the opening 27 of the decorative cover 25.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the pipe protection cover 40 that covers and protects the pipe body is formed in a long flat plate shape and has a base portion on which a holding portion 44 that holds the pipe body is formed. It is comprised by the member 41 and the cover member 42 which covers the whole base member 41 from upper direction, and makes a left-right symmetric shape. The base member 41 is provided along the axial direction of the tubular body in a state where a pair of holding portions 44, 44 are arranged in the width direction on the upper surface of the long flat plate-like substrate 43. A pair of holding pieces 45, 45 are formed in the direction. The pair of holding pieces 45, 45 are formed so that the gap is smaller than the diameter of the tube, and when the tube is forcibly pushed in from above, the tube is elastically expanded to accommodate the tube inside. Hold it by holding it. Thereby, the axial center G of the tubular body accommodated in the holding portion 44 is stably held at a fixed position in the width direction of the pipe protection cover 40, and the opening 27 of the box 1 is always one of the two tubular bodies. It is located on the extension line of the axial center G. An engaging recess 46 is formed at the lower end of the outer holding piece 45. The base member 41 formed in this way is integrally formed of synthetic resin.

  On the other hand, the cover member 42 is formed of a synthetic resin so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and includes a top plate portion 47 and side plate portions 48 on both sides, and has a bilaterally symmetric shape. Engagement convex portions 49 that elastically engage with the engagement concave portions 46 of the base member 41 are provided on the inner surfaces of the front end portions of the side plate portions 48, 48. The cover member 42 can be attached to the base member 41 by simply pressing the cover member 42 from above toward the base member 41 so that the engaging convex portion 49 elastically engages with the engaging concave portion 46 of the base member 41.

  A gap is formed between the insertion port 6 of the box 1 and the end of the pipe protection cover 40, and a gap closing plate 50 made of synthetic resin is attached to this part. The gap blockage plate 50 constitutes a cover connection portion that connects the box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40, and as shown in FIG. 7, the whole is formed in a substantially U-shaped plate shape. At the end of the gap closing plate 50 on the side of the box 1, a first flange 52 is provided so as to reach the entire end surface and bend at a right angle toward the inside, and the wall of the closing plate main body 51 extends from the tip of the first flange 52. A second flange 53 that is bent in the parallel direction protrudes. Further, a third flange 54 parallel to the first flange 52 projects outward from the end surface of the second flange 53 excluding both ends in the circumferential direction. The gap between the first flange 52 and the third flange 54 is formed as a narrow groove, and the distance between the narrow grooves is formed substantially the same as the thickness of the peripheral edge of the insertion opening 6 of the box 1. After the gap closing plate 50 is attached to the insertion opening 6 of the lid 20 of the box 1 and then attached to the base 10, the gap closing plate 50 is fitted to the outer surface of the end portion of the pipe protection cover 40. 1 and the pipe protection cover 40 are connected, and the gap between these members is closed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the mixing faucet 60 has one end of a mounting leg 63 rotatably attached to both ends of a faucet body 61 having a discharge port 62, and a fixed turning angle by tightening a nut 64. Fixed to. A connecting pipe 65 is provided at the other end of the mounting leg 63 in the orthogonal direction, and a washer 68 is fitted on the connecting pipe 65. The portion of the mounting leg 63 has a crank structure. A connection pipe 65 through which hot water on one end side of the faucet body 61 flows is a hot water connection part 66 connected to the faucet mounting part 39 of the first joint 31 in the box 1 to which the hot water supply pipe HP is connected. The connecting pipe 65 through which water on the other end side is a water connecting part 67 connected to the faucet mounting part 39 of the second joint 32 in the box 1 to which the water supply pipe CP is connected.

Next, a method for installing the mixing faucet 60 using the box 1 configured as described above will be described.
In order to install the mixing faucet 60, each joint 30 is previously attached to the first and second joint housing spaces of the base 10 of the box 1 using screws, and the lid 20 of the box 1 is installed. A decorative cover 25 is attached to each of the two through holes 24 and 24. At this time, the left decorative cover 25 in FIG. 1 is attached so that its opening 27 is located in the lower half of the through hole 24, and the right decorative cover 25 has its opening 27 in the upper half of the through hole 24. Install so that it is positioned.

  First, the base 10 of the box 1 is fixed to the wall surface using screws. Further, the base member 41 of the pipe protection cover 40 is fixed to the wall surface with screws. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the base member 41 has a pipe connection in which the axial center G of each tubular body held by the holding portion 44 is formed in a circular shape of each joint 30 in the box 1 on the wall surface. It is fixed at a position that coincides with the axis G of the portion 36.

  Subsequently, the end of the hot water supply pipe HP is inserted from the insertion port 6 in the base 10 of the box 1, the tip is connected to the pipe connection part 36 of the first joint 31, and the hot water supply pipe HP is connected to the base member of the pipe protection cover 40. The upper opening of the pair of holding pieces 45, 45 is pushed and held while being expanded. Similarly, the end of the water supply pipe CP is inserted from the insertion port 6 of the box 1 in parallel with the hot water supply pipe HP, the tip is connected to the pipe connection part 36 of the second joint 32, and the water supply pipe CP is connected to the pipe protective cover. The pair of holding pieces 45, 45 on the other side of the 40 base members 41 are held. At this time, the faucet attachment part 39 of the first joint 31 is attached to the axis G side of the hot water supply pipe HP, and the faucet attachment part 39 of the second joint 32 is attached to the axis G side of the water supply pipe CP. Needless to say, the hot water supply pipe HP is linearly piped, and the water supply pipe CP is also straightly piped in the box 1 without being bent toward the axis G of the hot water supply pipe HP.

  Thereafter, the cover member 42 is put on the base member 41 of the pipe protection cover 40, and the engagement convex portion 49 of the cover member 42 is engaged with the engagement concave portion 46 of the base member 41 and assembled. Then, the gap closing plate 50 is attached to the insertion opening 6 of the box 1, and the lid 20 is put on the base 10 in this state, and the engaged portion 26 of the lid 20 is engaged with the engaging portion 14 of the base 10. Let them assemble. At the same time, the gap closing plate 50 is fitted on the outer surface of the cover member 42 of the pipe protection cover 40, and the gap between the box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40 is closed.

  When the box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40 are connected and fixed and connected to each joint 30 in a state where both pipes are aligned in a straight line, the mixing faucet 60 is attached from the front side of the box 1. For this purpose, first, the connecting pipe 65 of the right mounting leg 63, which is one of the water connecting portions 67, for example, is attached to the faucet mounting portion 39 in the right opening 27 of the box 1, and the washer 68 is tightened for connection. . Similarly, the other connecting pipe 65 of the left mounting leg 63 which is, for example, the hot water connecting section 66 is mounted on the faucet mounting section 39 in the left opening 27 of the box 1, and the washer 68 is tightened for connection.

  At this time, since the faucet mounting portion 39 of each joint 30 is displaced in the vertical direction, the right water connecting portion 67 is on the axis G side of the water supply pipe CP, and the left hot water connecting portion 66 is the hot water supply pipe HP. However, since the connecting leg 63 of the mixing faucet 60 can be rotated with respect to the faucet body 61, the connecting leg 63 is rotated. By adjusting while moving, the nut 64 is tightened and fixed when the faucet body 61 becomes horizontal. In addition, although the water connection part 67 and the hot water connection part 66 of the mixing faucet 60 are connected to each other so as to be displaced in the vertical direction, these connection places are located behind the faucet body 61 and are not easily noticeable. There is no particular problem in appearance. Thus, the installation of the mixing faucet 60 is completed.

  Thus, what connected the pipe protection cover 40 to the box 1 via the gap obstruction board 50 as a cover connection part comprises the assembly apparatus of the box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40. FIG. In addition, the water faucet attachment portion 39 of each joint 30 is connected to the hot water connection portion 66 and the water connection portion 67 of the mixing faucet 60 and the mixing faucet 60 is installed in the box 1. Configure the installation structure.

  Next, the operation of the box 1 configured as described above, the assembly device of the box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40, and the installation structure of the mixing faucet 60 will be described.

  Since the box 1 is formed at a position where the centers O of both the openings 27 and 27 are shifted in the arrangement direction of both tubes, both the tubes are inserted from the insertion port 6 of the box 1. Thereafter, the pipes are straightly connected and connected to the respective joints 30. Thus, in the case of a conventional joint housing box in which one pipe body is bent to the axis G side of the other pipe body in the box 1 and connected to the joint 30, the pipe body is heated in advance. In addition, if the tube is made of a hard resin tube or metal tube, it cannot be used because it is difficult to bend, or the resistance to fluid flow increases at the bent portion of the tube. At the same time, problems such as the water hammer phenomenon occur, but such problems do not occur in the box 1 of the present embodiment.

  Moreover, since the through-hole 24 which opens large is formed in the cover body 20 of the box 1, no matter which center O of the opening 27 is located on the axis G side of any tubular body in each through-hole 24, the joint Thirty faucet mounting portions 39 can face the outside of the joint housing box 1. On the other hand, when the through-hole 24 opens largely, the internal joint housing part 2 is exposed to the outside and the appearance is deteriorated. However, since the through-hole 24 is covered by the decorative cover 25 having the opening 27, it looks good. Can be prevented.

  Further, the decorative cover 25 can be installed in a straight line after being inserted from the insertion opening 6 of the joint housing box 1 as shown in this embodiment by reversing the mounting direction of the decorative cover 25 as appropriate. Each of the water supply pipes CP can be connected to the joint 30 by bending in the box 1 and changing the piping path to the axis G side of the hot water supply pipe HP. it can.

<Second embodiment>
Next, the installation structure of the box 1, the assembling apparatus of the box 1 and the pipe protection cover 40, and the mixing faucet 60 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the box 1 of the second embodiment, an outlet 7 is formed on the side opposite to the insertion port 6 sandwiching both the joints 30 of the box 1 of the first embodiment. A hot water supply pipe HP and a water supply pipe CP connected to the opposite sides of the joint 30, which are different from the two pipe bodies, are drawn out.

  Specifically, the joint 30 includes a cheese member 35 sandwiched between a first sandwiching member 33 and a second sandwiching member 34. The cheese member 35 according to the second embodiment is formed with a cylindrical first pipe connection portion 37 and a second pipe connection portion 38 having the same diameter in which pipes are respectively inserted in both side portions, and the center of both pipe connection portions. Further, a water faucet mounting portion 39 that protrudes from the front side perpendicular to both pipe connecting portions is provided. In the first embodiment, the end of each joint 30 opposite to the pipe connecting portion 36 is sealed with a plug member 35a. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. In addition, a pipe body (hereinafter referred to as “second pipe body”) different from the pipe body (hereinafter referred to as “first pipe body”) inserted into the second pipe connection portion 38 of each joint 30 from the insertion port 6. .) Is connected.

  That is, in the first joint 31 on the left side of FIG. 9, the first hot water supply pipe HP <b> 1 that is one of the pipes inserted from the insertion port 5 is connected to the first pipe connection portion 37, and the second pipe connection portion 38. In addition, a second hot water supply pipe HP2 which is one of the second pipe bodies is connected. Here, the 2nd pipe connection part 38 of the 1st coupling 31 has the same axis G as the 1st pipe connection 37, and has the same axis G as the 2nd hot water supply pipe HP. . Further, in the second joint 32 on the right side of FIG. 9, a first water supply pipe CP <b> 1, which is another pipe body inserted from the insertion port 5, is connected to the first pipe connection portion 37, and the second pipe connection A second water supply pipe CP2, which is another one of the second pipe bodies, is connected to the portion 38. Here, the 2nd pipe connection part 38 of the 2nd joint 32 has the same axial center G as the 1st pipe connection part 37, and also has the same axial center G as 2nd water supply pipe CP2. .

  A gap closing plate 50 that is the same as the gap closing plate 50 attached to the insertion port 6 is attached to the outlet 7 of the box 1, and a second pipe protective cover 40 b is connected to the gap closing plate 50. The 2nd piping protection cover 40b is formed in the straight shape similarly to the 1st piping protection cover 40a which is the piping protection cover 40 of 1st embodiment penetrated from the insertion port 6, The inside of the outlet 7 is the inside. Two straight second pipes made up of the second hot water supply pipe HP2 and the second water supply pipe CP2 drawn out from are stored. The second hot water supply pipe HP2 and the second water absorption pipe CP2 connected to the second pipe connection section 38 are respectively piped into the second pipe protection cover 40b while maintaining the axis G of the second pipe connection section 38. ing.

  In the box 1 of the second embodiment configured as described above, the two first pipe bodies are inserted in a straight line from the insertion port 6 of the box 1 in a straight line and connected to the joint 30 and the mixing faucet 60 is installed. At the same time, two second pipes are connected to the second pipe connection part 38 of the joint 30 and are drawn straight out from the outlet 7 as they are, and then sent to the box 1 where the next mixing faucet 60 is installed. Can be connected to the joint 30. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of boxes 1 and a base 10 can be sequentially arranged in a certain horizontal direction. Thereby, a plurality of mixed faucets 60 can be installed side by side in a horizontal position through a single piping path in a public bath, a bathhouse such as a hotel or an inn. In FIG. 10, the lid 20 and the pipe protection cover 40 of the box 1 are omitted. Further, in FIG. 10, the second hot water supply pipe HP2 and the second water supply pipe CP2 drawn out from the outlet 7 of each box 1 are the parts inserted through the insertion opening 6 in the next right adjacent box 1. It also serves as a 1 hot water supply pipe HP1 and a first water supply pipe CP1.

  By the way, both the openings 27 and 27 of the lid body 20 of each of the above embodiments are provided in the upper half or the lower half of the decorative cover 25 attached to the through hole 24 of the lid body 20. In the case of implementation, the present invention is not limited to this, and both or either one of the openings 27 may be provided directly on the lid 20 without attaching the decorative cover 25. However, when the opening 27 is formed in the decorative cover 25, a plurality of types of the decorative cover 25 are prepared in advance, and by selecting or exchanging them, the size of the opening 27 is increased in relation to the mixing faucet 60 and the like. The formation position, orientation, etc. can be freely set or changed.

  The centers O of the openings 27 and 27 are positioned on the extension line of the axis G of both tubes, but are accurately positioned on the extension line of the axis G of both tubes to be inserted. It may not be, and may be in a position slightly shifted upward or downward from the extension line of the axis G of the tube body.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the left joint 30 is attached to the lower side in the box 1 and the right joint 30 is attached to the upper side. The right joint 30 may be attached to the lower side.

  The second hot water supply pipe HP2 and the second water supply pipe CP2 are drawn out from the outlet 7 of the box 1 of the second embodiment, but only one of them may be drawn out. In this case, the faucet arranged in the horizontal direction next by the feed pipe is not a mixed faucet 60 but a single faucet.

  In addition, the first pipe connection part 37 of the first joint 31 and the second pipe connection part 38 of the second joint 32 of each of the above embodiments are completely accommodated in the box 1, but a part of the box 1 It may be one that protrudes outward along the axis G of the tube from the insertion port 6 or the outlet 7.

  Needless to say, in each of the above embodiments, the hot water supply pipe HP is connected to the first joint 31 and the water supply pipe CP is connected to the second joint 32. The water supply pipe CP may be connected to the first joint 31 to the second joint 32.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 (Fitting accommodation) box 39 Water faucet attachment part 2 Joint accommodation part 40 Piping protection cover 3 1st joint accommodation space part 40b 2nd piping protection cover 4 2nd joint accommodation space part 44 Holding | maintenance part 6 Insertion port 50 Gap obstruction | occlusion board ( Cover connection)
7 outlet 60 mixing faucet 10 base 66 hot water connection part 20 lid 67 water connection part 24 through hole O center of opening 25 decorative cover G shaft center 27 opening HP hot water supply pipe 30 joint HP1 first hot water supply pipe 31 first joint HP2 Second water supply pipe 32 Second joint CP Water supply pipe 36 Pipe connection part CP1 First water supply pipe 37 First pipe connection part CP2 Second water supply pipe 38 Second pipe connection part

Claims (9)

A joint housing box having a joint housing portion for housing two joints to which two pipe bodies composed of a hot water pipe and a water pipe are respectively connected,
From substantially the same direction as the direction of alignment of the two joints to be accommodated, an insertion port is provided that is inserted into the joint accommodation portion in a state in which the two pipes are in parallel.
Openings are formed so that the faucet mounting portion of each joint to be accommodated faces the outside of the box,
The joint receiving box, wherein the centers of the two openings are formed at positions shifted in the arrangement direction of the pipes to be inserted.   At least one of the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe connected to the joint, which is different from the pipe bodies inserted from the insertion opening, is drawn out on the opposite side of the insertion opening sandwiching both the joints. The joint receiving box according to claim 1, wherein an outlet is formed. A through hole having an opening surface larger than the opening is formed in at least one of the openings.
The joint housing box according to claim 1, wherein the through hole is covered with a decorative cover having the opening. The openings are composed of the two through holes and the two decorative covers detachably attached to the through holes,
Each of the decorative covers has an arrangement in which the center of each of the two openings is formed at a position shifted in the arrangement direction of the two tubular bodies by reversing the mounting direction thereof, and each of the two openings. The joint accommodation box according to claim 3, wherein the center can be changed to an arrangement in which the center is formed at a position shifted to the axial center side of any one of the tubular bodies. A joint housing box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and a pipe protection cover in which a pipe body comprising at least one of a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe is housed,
An apparatus for assembling the joint housing box and the pipe protective cover, wherein a cover connecting portion to which the pipe protective cover is connected is formed at an insertion port of the joint housing box.   The pipe protection cover has a holding portion for holding the pipe body piped therein, and the centers of the two openings are respectively located on an extension line of one of the axial centers of the two pipe bodies. The assembly apparatus of the joint accommodation box and piping protective cover of Claim 5 characterized by these. Two joints to which the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe are connected are accommodated in the joint accommodation portion provided in the joint accommodation box,
The joint housing in a state in which the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe are arranged in parallel from an insertion port provided on the one joint side, which is substantially in the same direction as the two joints housed in the joint housing portion. Inserted into the part and connected to the pipe connecting part of each joint,
From the two openings formed in the box, the faucet mounting portion of each joint is exposed to the outside of the box,
Each faucet mounting part facing from each opening is arranged to be shifted in the direction in which the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe are arranged, and a hot water connection part and a water connection part of the mixed water faucet are respectively connected to the respective faucet mounting parts. A mixing faucet installation structure, wherein the mixing faucet is connected and installed.   An outlet is formed on the opposite side of the insertion port sandwiching both the joints, and a tube different from the tube inserted through the insertion port and connected to the joint is drawn out from the outlet. The installation structure of the mixing tap of Claim 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. A joint faucet installation structure comprising the joint housing box and the pipe protection cover according to claim 5 or claim 6, and a blend faucet,
The pipe protection cover is linear,
The pipe protection cover is connected to the joint storage box, and the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe piped in the pipe protection cover are stored in the joint storage box while maintaining the shaft center in the pipe protection cover. Connected to each of the joints, and to each of the joints, a hot water connection part and a water connection part of the mixing faucet are respectively connected,
Each joint is provided with a second pipe connection portion having the same axial center as the connected pipe bodies, and a second pipe body is connected to each of the second pipe connection portions,
The joint receiving box is formed with an outlet through which the second pipe is drawn out on the side opposite to the insertion port sandwiching the two joints, and the second pipe drawn out from the outlet is inside. The accommodated straight second pipe protective cover is connected to the joint accommodation box,
The second pipe connected to the second pipe connecting portion is piped into the second pipe protective cover while maintaining the axis of the second pipe connecting portion. Water faucet installation structure.

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