JP3998552B2 - Water meter protective cover - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention keeps the meter fastened and supported by the pipe connection release of the water meter used when installing the water meter in a place where the installation space or piping direction is restricted from the installation environment such as an apartment house. The present invention relates to a water meter protective cover used to protect against impacts.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The meter fastened and supported by the pipe connection release, for example, is installed on the pipe shaft etc. provided on the side wall of the stairway of the housing complex, so it cannot provide a protective environment due to burial etc. Warm insulation covers have been used.
[0003]
Conventionally, this type of heat insulation cover is covered with the cover unit divided along the longitudinal direction of the release as shown in Patent Document 1 from the left and right sides of the entire unit including the meter body, the stop cock, and the check valve. It was supposed to be worn.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-88827
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional heat insulation cover wraps the adherend globally in the form of a unit, but the shape of the adherend is complicated, so the adherend and the cover do not fit perfectly, and the shape of the cover becomes complicated. There is also a problem that the shape of the cover is different every time the unit form and the release shape are different, so that it is not versatile.
[0006]
In addition, the adherence work to the adherend of complicated shape is also troublesome, and the joining of the divided cover pieces is also based on the method of joining the divided surfaces together and fastening the side surface of the joint part with a surface fastener, which is stable. It was difficult to maintain the adhesion state.
[0007]
Furthermore, since the joining of the divided cover pieces is surface joining, there is a problem of the joining position of the cover pieces, and the temporary fixing or the like is performed to eliminate the shift, and then the main fixing with the surface fastener. Was also necessary.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is intended to address the above-described problem, and includes a bottom cover portion that covers the bottom portion of the meter through the gap between the bottom portion of the meter and the release base that is supported by fastening the cover piece to the release. A bottom covering cover comprising a side pad that is formed in an overhang and a side pad that is formed with a fitting recess for fitting the fitting convex part at the tip of the bottom covering part, and a body covering that covers the meter body from the top The cover and the main body cover cover were divided into cover covers that fit into the fitting recesses formed on the upper surface of the cover, and the cover pieces were covered by fitting with a cover structure.
[0009]
That is, for the covering of the bottom of the meter, a bottom covering portion that extends through the gap between the bottom of the meter and the release base is formed on the side padding plate, and the bottom portion of the side padding plate that is opposed to this side padding plate A bottom part is formed by forming a fitting concave part into which the fitting convex part formed at the tip of the covering part is fitted, inserting the bottom covering part into the gap part, and fitting the convex part into the fitting concave part and fitting the concave and convex parts. The covering cover is constructed at the same time as covering the bottom of the meter.
[0010]
In addition, the main body covering cover is formed in a cylindrical frame shape covering from the upper part of the water meter main body so that the instability of the covering due to surface bonding does not occur.
[0011]
Furthermore, the cover cover is also configured to be fitted into a fitting recess formed on the upper surface of the body cover cover, and the cover pieces are sequentially fitted so that the entire cover is integrally formed by fitting. By doing so, the meter is naturally covered.
[0012]
Furthermore, the arrow indicating the water flow direction of the meter is displayed on the upper surface of the bottom cover part and the outer surface of the cover body so that the primary side and the secondary side of the release holder and the meter body can be confirmed when being attached. Configured.
[0013]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a bottom cover covering the bottom of the water meter A that is fastened and supported by the pipe connection release B. On the inside, concave curved surfaces 11 and 12 along the curved surface on the bottom side of the water meter are respectively provided. It consists of a pair of formed side padding plates 1a and 1b.
[0014]
A bottom covering portion 13 that extends through the gap between the bottom of the meter A and the release base b that is fastened and supported by the release B and covers the bottom of the meter extends from the inner lower side of the side pad 1a. Formed at its tip is a fitting convex portion 14 that fits into a fitting concave portion 15 formed on the inner lower side of the side pad 1b that forms a pair with the side pad 1a. .
[0015]
Formed on the bottom surface of the fitting projection 14 are ridges 16, 16,... Parallel to the fitting direction, and fitted with a groove (not shown) formed at the corresponding position of the fitting recess 15 of the facing pad 1b. Thus, the fitting structure of the side padding plates 1a and 1b is surely strong. The ridges 16 and the ridges are not necessarily provided. When an elastic material such as foamed polyethylene is used as the cover material, only the ridges 16 are provided and tapered from the insertion tip toward the insertion direction. It can also be configured to increase the thickness to increase the degree of insertion and fastening.
[0016]
2 is a body covering cover, and a covering space 21 is formed by a side curved surface on the upper surface side of the water meter fastened and supported by a release on the lower side and a concave curved surface along the shape of the meter reading display portion a. A fitting recess 22 that fits with the cover cover 3 is formed in the upper portion, and a lower end portion is a fitting portion 23 that fits into the fitting frame 17 formed on the upper surface of the bottom covering cover 1.
[0017]
The cover cover 3 is formed with a fitting frame 31 to be fitted into the fitting recess 22 of the main body covering cover 2 on the inner lower surface, and covers the upper surface of the cover by fitting. Note that the top fitting frame 17 of the bottom covering cover 1 and the lower fitting portion 23 of the main body covering cover 2, the upper fitting recess 22 of the main covering cover 2, and the unevenness of the lower fitting frame 31 of the covering cover 3 are shown. The fitting can be performed with a tapered surface to increase the degree of fitting and fastening.
[0018]
In addition, the lower half M2 of the arrow indicating the water flow direction of the meter is drawn on the outside of the bottom covering cover 1, and the upper half M1 is drawn on the outer side of the main body covering cover 2. It is configured to be performed, and an arrow is also displayed on the top surface of the bottom covering part 13 so that the primary side and the secondary side of the release holder and the meter body after covering can be confirmed when covering the meter. It is configured as follows.
[0019]
The protective cover configured as described above first contacts the concave curved surface 12 of the side pad 1b with one side of the water meter A that is fastened and supported by the pipe connection release B, and the meter A from the other side. The bottom cover portion 13 of the side pad 1a is inserted into the gap C between the bottom and the release base b, and the tip fitting convex portion 14 is inserted into the fitting concave portion 15 of the side pad 1b to sandwich the meter A. By fitting , the side padding plates 1a and 1b are closely fitted and fixed integrally without a fixture.
[0020]
Next, the main body covering cover 2 is covered from the upper part of the meter A, the upper surface fitting frame 17 of the bottom portion covering cover 1 and the lower fitting portion 23 of the main body covering cover 2 are fitted, and further the covering cover 3 Is placed on the upper part of the main body covering cover 2 and the upper fitting recess 22 of the main body covering cover 2 is fitted to the lower fitting frame 31 of the cover cover 3 so that the water meter A is connected to the pipe connection release B. The cover is covered while being fastened and supported.
[0021]
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the water meter A is accommodated by sequentially contacting the cover pieces while the water meter A is being fastened and supported by the release B. The entire cover is integrally formed by fitting, and is naturally covered with a meter, so that a stable cover can be performed without the need for a fixing material such as a surface fastener. is there.
[0022]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which the relationship between a cover piece and a deposition meter is disassembled and the main part of each member of the cover piece is shown in cross section, and the entire release and protective cover Front view [Figure 2] Similarly, a side view of the water meter and protective cover showing the cover piece components in an exploded state of the relationship between the cover piece and the deposition meter [Figure 3] Similarly, the cross section of the covering cover Overall side view of water meter and release and protective cover in cover completed state shown as [Fig. 4] Similarly, a plan view in a state where the side paddle showing the fitting relationship of the bottom cover cover is disassembled and confronted [Fig. 5] Similarly, a bottom view of the side cover plate in which the bottom cover portion is formed so as to project from the bottom cover portion of the bottom cover cover, and the bottom cover portion is formed so as to extend in the fitting direction. Body cover Plan view 7 Similarly, vertical sectional side view of the body Kutsugaechaku cover [8] Similarly, a bottom view of the body Kutsugaechaku cover 9 likewise, bottom view of the covering cover EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bottom part cover 1a Bottom part cover cover convex side pad 1b Bottom part cover cover concave side pad 11 Bottom cover cover concave curved face 12 Bottom cover cover concave curved face 13 Bottom cover part 14 Bottom part Fitting protrusion 15 of the covering cover 15 Fitting recess 16 of the bottom covering cover 17 Projection 17 parallel to the fitting direction of the bottom surface of the fitting protruding part 2 Top fitting frame 2 of the bottom covering cover Main body covering cover 21 Main body covering cover Covering space 22 of the body cover cover fitting recess 23 Bottom cover fitting part 3 of the body cover cover Cover cover 31 Lower cover frame A of the cover cover Water meter B Pipe connection release
C Gaps between the bottom of the meter and the release base a Meter reading display part b Release base M Arrow indicating the water flow direction of the meter M1 Upper half of the arrow M2 Lower half of the arrow

Claims (3)

The gap between the bottom of the water meter and the release base sandwiched and supported between release holders of the release base having a connecting mechanism that communicates with the primary side pipe and the secondary side pipe, respectively. A side pad that covers the flank half surface of the water meter with a bottom covering portion that projects and covers the bottom of the meter, and opposite the side pad, the tip of the bottom covering portion A bottom covering cover comprising a counter side pad that covers the other half of the flank half of the water meter covered with the side pad that is formed with a fitting recess into which the fitting convex part is inserted, the water tap It consists of a body cover that covers the meter body from the top and a cover cover that fits into the fitting recess formed on the top surface of the body cover cover. To do Water for meter protection cover, characterized   Forming a ridge parallel to the insertion direction on the required portion of the fitting convex portion formed at the tip of the bottom covering portion, and fitting it with the groove formed at the corresponding position of the fitting recess at the tip of the opposite bottom covering portion The water meter protective cover for water according to claim 1, wherein   The water meter protective cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an arrow indicating the direction of water flow of the meter is displayed on the upper surface of the bottom covering portion and the outer surface of the water meter protective cover main body.

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