JP5477171B2 - Panel radiator and its installation structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a panel radiator and its installation structure, and more particularly to a panel radiator for wall heating and its installation structure.

  JP-A-2009-222297 discloses a panel radiator for wall heating in which a large number of synthetic resin vertical pipes are installed between an upper horizontal pipe and a lower horizontal pipe. In the panel radiator of the same publication, both ends of the horizontal pipe are fixed to the side frame of the panel radiator (radiator in the publication).

JP 2009-222297 A

  In the panel radiator disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-222297, the upper and lower horizontal pipes are fixedly installed, and the upper and lower ends of the vertical pipe are connected to the upper and lower horizontal pipes. There is no escape space for stress when expanded due to expansion, and large stress is generated in the horizontal pipe and the vertical pipe.

  An object of this invention is to provide the panel radiator which can absorb the thermal expansion of the thermal radiation pipe extended in the up-down direction, and its installation structure.

  The panel radiator of the present invention (Claim 1) includes a frame-like frame installed in the vertical direction, an upper header installed at the upper part of the frame, a lower header installed at the lower part of the frame, and the upper part A plurality of heat radiating tubes laid between the header and the lower header, and a spring for supporting the upper header on the frame.

  A panel radiator according to a second aspect of the present invention is the panel radiator according to the first aspect, wherein the spring is disposed along a guide portion provided in the vertical direction on the frame.

  A panel radiator according to a third aspect of the present invention is the panel radiator according to the second aspect, wherein the guide portion includes a groove.

  The panel radiator installation structure of the present invention (Claim 4) is a panel radiator installation structure in which the panel radiator according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 is erected between the ceiling and the floor, The routed hot water pipe is connected to the lower header through an opening in the floor below the frame.

  In the panel radiator of the present invention, since the upper header is suspended from the frame by a spring, when the heat radiating tube expands and contracts due to thermal expansion, the spring expands and contracts and the upper header moves up and down, thereby Expansion is absorbed. In the present invention, since the upper header is pulled upward by the spring, the tension applied to the heat radiating pipe is small, and the heat radiating pipe is not fatigued.

  By providing a guide part such as a groove in the frame and having a spring along the guide part, the upper header can be prevented from rolling.

  In the panel radiator installation structure of the present invention, since the thermal expansion of the heat radiating pipe is absorbed by the spring, in addition to the hot water circulation pipe connected to the lower header and the connection portion between the hot water circulation pipe and the lower header The stress due to thermal expansion of the radiated pipe is reduced or eliminated.

It is a perspective view which shows the panel radiator of the state which mounted | wore the cover, and its installation structure. It is a perspective view which shows the panel radiator in the state which removed the cover, and its installation structure. It is a perspective view of the state looked up from the lower part which shows the structure of the panel radiator of the state which removed the cover at the time of a hot water flow stop. It is a perspective view of the state looked up from the lower part which shows the structure of the panel radiator at the time of warm water flow. (A) The figure is sectional drawing which follows the VV line of FIG. 1, (b) The figure is sectional drawing of a through panel. (A) A figure is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3, (b) The figure is an enlarged view of the B section of (a) figure.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a panel radiator 3 is erected between the floor 1 and the ceiling 2. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the panel radiator 3 includes a rectangular frame 4, an upper header 5 installed on the top of the frame 4, and a lower header installed on the bottom of the frame 4. 6, a heat radiating pipe 7 installed between the upper header 5 and the lower header 6, an adjuster 8 projecting from the upper and lower parts of the frame 4, and the upper header 5 suspended from the upper angle 4 b of the frame 4. A supporting spring (in this embodiment, a coil spring) 10 and a through panel 20 through which the heat radiating tube 7 is inserted are provided.

  The frame 4 is preferably made of a light metal such as aluminum, and includes a pair of vertical angles 4a and 4a, an upper angle 4b constructed between the upper ends of the vertical angles 4a and 4a, and a vertical angle 4a, The lower header 6 laid between the lower ends of the 4a forms a rectangular frame. A projecting piece projects from both ends of the lower header 6 in the longitudinal direction, and this projecting piece is fixed to the lower ends of the vertical angles 4a, 4a by bolts (not shown). Although illustration is omitted, nuts are fixed to the upper and lower ends of the vertical angles 4a and 4a. The adjuster 8 is screwed into the nut. The adjuster 8 is composed of a long bolt, and the protrusion length from the frame 4 is adjusted by rotating.

  In this embodiment, the heat radiating tube 7 is made of a synthetic resin tube such as polybutene or cross-linked polyethylene, and is inserted through the through panel 20 and connected to the upper header 5 and the lower header 6.

  The upper header 5 is located a predetermined distance below the upper angle 4b, and a predetermined gap is provided between the upper header 5 and the upper angle 4b. The upper header 5 is suspended and supported by the spring 10 with respect to the upper angle 4b, and is configured to absorb the expansion when the heat radiating pipe 7 is expanded by thermal expansion by passing warm water through the radiating pipe 7. . As shown in FIG. 6, a semicircular horizontal cross-section is provided on the inner side surface of the upper end of the vertical angle 4a of the frame 4 (the opposing surface of the pair of vertical angles 4a and 4a) as a guide for guiding the spring 10. A shaped groove 4h is provided. A half of the spring 10 in the diametrical direction is disposed in the groove 4h and can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction along the groove 4h. The diameter of the semicircular groove 4 h is substantially the same as the diameter of the spring 10.

  One end of the hot water circulation pipes 12 and 13 that have passed through the opening 11 of the floor 1 is connected to the lower header 6. The pipes 12 and 13 are made of a synthetic resin such as polybutene or crosslinked polyethylene, and the other ends are connected to a boiler or a branch header (not shown).

  The through panel 20 is made of a translucent synthetic resin such as polycarbonate. As shown in FIG. 5B, the through panel 20 has a harmonica-shaped cross-sectional shape having a pair of parallel main plate surfaces 21 and 21 and a rib portion 22 that connects the main plate surfaces 21 and 21 to each other. The space between adjacent rib portions 22 is an insertion hole 23 of the heat radiating tube 7. The rib portion 22 is perpendicular to the main plate surface 21.

  To assemble the panel radiator 3, the vertical angles 4a and 4a are arranged in parallel, their lower ends are connected by the lower header 6, and the through panel 20 is disposed between the vertical angles 4a and 4a. The left and right side edges of the through panel 20 are held by the frame 4 by engaging with grooves (not shown) provided on the inward surfaces (opposing surfaces) of the vertical angles 4a, 4a. It may be held by fastening or the like. The insertion hole 23 extends in a direction parallel to the vertical angle 4a.

  The upper header 5 is provided with a bamboo shoot-shaped nozzle-like connecting portion (not shown) on the lower surface side. The upper end of the heat radiating tube 7 is inserted into this connecting portion, and the band is fitted and tightened to prevent it from coming off.

  After connecting the upper end of the radiating pipe 7 to the upper header 5 and attaching a nozzle-like joint (not shown) to the lower end of each radiating pipe 7, each radiating pipe 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the through panel 20, It protrudes downward from the lower end of the panel 20. And the lower end of each heat radiating tube 7 is connected to the lower header 6 via this joint.

  The upper angle 4b is attached between the vertical angles 4a and 4a at an appropriate stage before or after the heat radiating tube 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 23 of the through panel 20, and the upper header 5 and the upper angle 4b Are connected by a spring 10.

  In order to stand the panel radiator 3 between the floor 1 and the ceiling 2 in a partitioning manner, the frame 4 including the headers 5 and 6, the through panel 20, the heat radiating pipe 7, the adjuster 8 and the coil spring 10 is used. Stand up at the planned installation position. It should be noted that a fixed seat 9 or packing made of rubber, synthetic resin or the like is preferably interposed between the lower adjuster 8 and the floor 1 and between the upper adjuster 8 and the ceiling 2. Next, with the panel radiator 3 supported so as to be vertical, the adjuster 8 is rotated to project, and the panel radiator 3 is stretched and fixed between the floor 1 and the ceiling 2.

  Next, the hot water circulation pipes 12 and 13 are connected to the lower header 6. Thereafter, the cover 16 is attached to the upper part of the frame 4, the cover 17 is attached to the lower part of the frame 4, and the headers 5 and 6 are concealed. These covers 16 and 17 are fixed to the frame 4 by, for example, screwing.

  In the panel radiator 3 configured as described above, the partition-like panel radiator 3 can be easily erected at a desired location in the room. In the panel radiator 3, the headers 5 and 6 are concealed by the covers 16 and 17, and the heat radiating tube 7 is covered by the translucent through panel 20, so that the appearance is excellent.

  Heat is radiated from both sides of the panel radiator 3 by circulating hot water through the heat radiating pipe 7 of the panel radiator 3. Since the through panel 20 is translucent, the far infrared rays from the heat radiating tube 7 are efficiently emitted into the room.

  When the hot water is passed, the heat radiating pipe 7 is thermally expanded and extended as shown in FIG. 4, and when the hot water water is stopped, the heat radiating pipe 7 is contracted and shortened as shown in FIG. Expansion and contraction of the heat radiating tube 7 is absorbed by the spring 10. In this embodiment, since the springs 10 that support both ends of the upper header 5 are accommodated in the grooves 4h, the upper header 5 is prevented from swinging.

  In this embodiment, since the lower header 6 is in a fixed state, stress due to thermal expansion of the heat radiating pipe 7 is not applied to the connection portion between the lower header 6 and the hot water circulation pipes 12 and 13, and the connection portion Good durability.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may be other than illustrated. For example, the number of the heat radiating pipes 7 may be other than that illustrated. The vertical angle 4a may be cylindrical. Further, the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the groove 4h may not be a semicircular shape, but may be a shallower arc shape, a V-shape, a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, or the like.

  Although the present invention is not particularly limited, the spring 10 is a piano wire having a wire diameter of 1 mm wound around a diameter (outer diameter) of 8.6 mm, and is deformed (elongated) by 40 mm. What has a tensile load of 5 kgf can be used.

  The panel radiator of the present invention may be erected along the wall.

1 Floor 2 Ceiling 3 Panel radiator 4 Frame 4a Vertical angle 4b Upper angle 4c Lower angle 4h Groove (guide part)
5 Upper header 5a Nozzle connection 6 Lower header 7 Radiation pipe 8 Adjuster 10 Spring 12, 13 Hot water circulation piping 20 Through panel 23 Radiation pipe insertion hole

Claims (4)

A frame-like frame installed in the vertical direction;
An upper header installed at the top of the frame;
A lower header installed at the bottom of the frame;
A plurality of heat radiating pipes laid between the upper header and the lower header;
A panel radiator comprising a spring for supporting the upper header on the frame.   The panel radiator according to claim 1, wherein the spring is disposed along a guide portion provided in the vertical direction on the frame.   The panel radiator according to claim 2, wherein the guide portion includes a groove.   A panel radiator installation structure in which the panel radiator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is erected between a ceiling and a floor, wherein a hot water pipe routed under the floor opens an opening on a floor surface below the frame. A panel radiator installation structure characterized in that it is connected to the lower header through.

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