JP5889236B2 - Fixture - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fixture for fixing two pipes to each other in a crossed state.

  Conventionally, a fixture for fixing two pipes to each other in a crossed state is known. For example, a fixture described in JP-A-8-326965 includes a first fixing member including a first insertion portion, a second insertion portion, and a hook portion, and a shaft portion that can be hooked on the hook portion. And a second fixing member. In the case of fixing the first pipe and the second pipe, the fixing tool inserts the first pipe into the first insertion portion of the first fixing member, and then inserts the second pipe into the second insertion portion of the first fixing member. Insert through. In this state, the worker hooks the shaft portion of the second fixing member on the hook portion while supporting the first pipe and the second pipe, and rotates the second fixing member around the shaft portion. Thus, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are fixed to the first pipe and the second pipe, and the first pipe and the second pipe can be fixed to each other.

JP-A-8-326965

  In the conventional fixture, since the first fixing member, the first pipe, and the second pipe are not fixed to each other until the second fixing member is rotationally moved, the first pipe and the second pipe are not fixed. When the pipe is long and there is one worker, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach the second fixing member while supporting the first pipe, the second pipe, and the first fixing member.

  An object of this invention is to provide the fixing tool which can fix two long pipes easily by one person in view of the said situation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a fixture that fixes the first pipe and the second pipe in a state of crossing each other.

According to the present invention, in the fixture described above, a first fixing portion having a through hole at a position facing each other and capable of sandwiching an outer peripheral surface of the first pipe, and the second pipe can be fitted into the first fixing portion. A fixing member including a second fixing portion having a fitting hole penetrating in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first pipe sandwiched between the first and second portions, so that the width becomes narrower from one end to the other end. An insertion member having a wedge portion inclined with respect to the other side edge in one side edge in the width direction, and the insertion member sandwiches the first pipe in the first fixing portion, The first pipe and the fixing member can be fixed to each other by the wedge portion, and the insertion member includes a flat plate-like connecting portion, and the wedge portion is connected to the connecting portion. Paired on both sides of Only Yes, the feature that the other side edge is connected to the connecting portion such that said one side edge is located farther from the connection part forms a plate shape extending in a direction perpendicular to the connecting portion And

  In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing portions are opposed to each other so that the separation interval at the base end portion is narrower than the separation interval at the distal end portion, and the through holes are located at positions facing each other. The second fixing portion has a U-shaped plate shape, and one end portion is connected to one of the base end portions of the first fixing portion, while the other end. The portion is connected to the other of the base end portions of the first fixing portion, and has the insertion hole at a position facing each other.

  In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the through hole is formed at a position where a part of the first pipe overlaps in a direction facing each other when the first pipe is sandwiched between the first fixing portions. Is done.

  In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insertion hole has a hole diameter that decreases in a direction orthogonal to a direction extending from the U-shaped bottom portion of the second fixing portion to the one and the other end portions. It is formed as follows.

  In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a part of the insertion hole is formed to extend to the base end.

  In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a step is formed at the center of the one side edge of the wedge portion.

  In one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the first fixing portion includes an extending portion that extends in a direction in which the through hole opposes on the tip portion side of the through hole.

  The fixing device according to the present invention has a through hole at a position facing each other, a first fixing portion that can sandwich the outer peripheral surface of the first pipe, and a second pipe that can be fitted into the first fixing portion. A fixing member including a second fixing portion having a fitting hole penetrating in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first pipe, and the width in the width direction so that the width becomes narrower from one end to the other end. An insertion member having a wedge portion inclined with respect to the other side edge, and the insertion member can be inserted into the through hole in a state where the first pipe is sandwiched between the first fixing portion and the insertion member. Since the first pipe and the fixing member can be fixed to each other by the wedge portion, the second pipe is inserted into the insertion hole of the second fixing portion in a state where the first pipe and the fixing member are fixed to each other by the insertion member. And then fitted The pipe and the second pipe may be secured together. The operator can insert the second pipe through the insertion hole in a state where the first pipe, the fixing member, and the insertion member are fixed to each other, and the fixing work is performed while supporting the fixing member, the first pipe, and the second pipe. Therefore, even if the first pipe and the second pipe are long, the two pipes can be easily fixed by one person.

The perspective view which shows the fixing tool which is embodiment of this invention. The top view of the fixing tool shown in FIG. The front view of the fixing tool shown in FIG. The side view of the fixing tool shown in FIG. The VV sectional view taken on the line of the fixture shown in FIG. The perspective view of the fixing member shown in FIG. The perspective view of the insertion member shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the usage method of the fixing tool shown in FIG. The top view which shows the other usage example of the fixing tool shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the fixture according to the present invention will be described in detail. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  1 to 5 are a perspective view, a plan view, a front view, a side view, and a sectional view of a fixture 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, 2, 3 and 5, two pipes fixed by the fixture 1, that is, a first pipe 50 and a second pipe 60 fixed in a state of intersecting the first pipe 50 are two points. This is indicated by the phantom line of the chain line. The fixture 1 in the illustrated example includes a fixing member 20 and an insertion member 30. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the fixing member 20, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the insertion member 30. The fixing member 20 has an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction that are orthogonal to each other. The insertion member 30 has an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction that are orthogonal to each other.

  The fixing member 20 includes a first fixing part 200 and a second fixing part 250. The first fixing part 200 is a part for fixing the first pipe 50, and the second fixing part 250 is a part for fixing the second pipe 60. The first fixing portion 200 is made of plate-like members that are spaced apart from each other and are formed such that the separation interval at the base end portion 210 is narrower than the separation interval at the distal end portion 220. More specifically, the separation interval of the distal end portion 220 is formed to be larger than the outer diameter of the first pipe 50, and the separation interval of the proximal end portion 210 is larger than the outer diameter of the first pipe 50. It is formed to be smaller.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 6, in the present embodiment, the first fixing unit 200 includes a first sandwiching plate 201 and a second sandwiching plate 202 that are separated from each other in the X direction. The first sandwiching plate 201 and the second sandwiching plate 202 are formed in a planar shape so as to be parallel to each other at the distal end portion 220 located on the front side in the Y direction (the right side in FIG. 2). . The base end portion 210 located on the rear side in the Y direction (left side in FIG. 2) is formed in a curved shape toward the inside so as to be close to each other, and a separation interval in the base end portion 210 is a front end portion. It is narrower than the separation interval at 220.

  The fixing member 20 has through holes 230 at positions facing each other in the X direction. The first through-hole 231 that is the through-hole 230 formed in the first sandwiching plate 201 and the second through-hole 232 that is the through-hole 230 formed in the second sandwiching plate 202 are each an insertion member 30. It is formed in a size that can be inserted. As shown in FIG. 6, each of the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 includes a pair of vertical opening edges 23a and 23b extending in the Z direction and a pair of horizontal opening edges 23c and 23d extending in the Y direction. A rectangular hole defined in the Z direction that is defined. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 are formed so that a part of the first pipe 50 is in the X direction when the first pipe 50 is sandwiched between the first fixing parts 200. It is formed at the overlapping position.

  The first sandwiching plate 201 and the second sandwiching plate 202 are respectively connected to the longitudinal opening edge 23a located on the front end 220 side of the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232, that is, the front side in the Y direction. It has an extension 240 that extends in the X direction, which is the opposing direction of the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232. In the extension part 240, the first sandwiching plate 201 and the second sandwiching plate 202 are arranged such that the plate surfaces of the first sandwiching plate 201 and the second sandwiching plate 202 form a plane parallel to the XZ plane. Bending toward the outside in the X direction.

  The second fixing part 250 has a U-shaped plate shape, one end 251 is connected to one base end 211 of the first fixing part 200, and the other end 252 is the first fixing part 200. Is connected to the other base end 212. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, one end 251 of the second fixing portion 250 is connected to the base end portion 211 of the first sandwiching plate 201, and the other end of the second fixing portion 250 is connected. The end portion 252 is connected to the base end portion 212 of the second sandwiching plate 202, and the U-shaped bottom portion 253 is located rearward in the Y direction with respect to the respective end portions 251 and 252. The 2nd fixing | fixed part 250 has the insertion hole 260 in the position which mutually opposes in a X direction. The fitting hole 260 is a hole into which the second pipe 60 is fitted.

  The fitting hole 260 is a hole that penetrates in the direction perpendicular to the Z direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the first pipe 50 fixed to the first fixing part 200, in the second fixing part 250. The insertion hole 260 is formed long in the Z direction, and is formed in a tapered shape so that the hole diameter decreases toward the lower side in the Z direction (lower side in FIG. 3). The hole diameter above the fitting hole 260 is formed larger than the outer diameter of the second pipe 60, and the hole diameter below the fitting hole 260 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the second pipe 60. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, in the second fixing portion 250, the U-shaped bottom portion 253 extends in parallel toward the respective end portions 251 and 252, and faces each other in the X direction. Insertion holes 260 are formed in the respective parts. Each insertion hole 260 has the same shape and the same size.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion hole 260 extends in the Z direction and is positioned in the front in the Y direction, the front vertical opening edge 26 a, and extends in the Z direction and positioned in the rear in the Y direction. The upper horizontal opening edge 26c extends in the Y direction and is positioned above the Z direction, and the lower horizontal opening edge 26d extends in the Y direction and positioned below the Z direction. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, the insertion hole 260 is formed to extend to the base end portion 210 of the first fixing portion 200 so that a part thereof overlaps the base end portion 210 of the first fixing portion 200. Yes. The front vertical opening edge 26a of the insertion hole 260 is located at the base end portion 210 of the first fixing portion 200 and extends linearly along the Z direction. The rear vertical opening edge 26b is inclined with respect to the Z direction so that the hole diameter decreases downward. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear vertical opening edge 26 b is inclined toward the front in the Y direction at the lower portion of the fitting hole 260. In the upper part of the fitting hole 260, the rear vertical opening edge 26b extends linearly along the Z direction so that the hole diameter in the Y direction is constant. The upper lateral opening edge 26c and the lower lateral opening edge 26d each extend linearly along the Y direction.

  The insertion member 30 fixes the first pipe 50 and the fixing member 20 to each other, and is formed of a plate-like member. As shown in FIG. 7, the insertion member 30 includes a connecting portion 310, a wedge portion 320, and a knob portion 330. The connecting portion 310 is formed in a flat plate shape having both side portions 311 and 312 extending in the X direction and both side portions 313 and 314 extending in the Z direction.

  The wedge portion 320 is provided in a pair with both side portions 311 and 312 extending in the X direction in the connecting portion 310, and is rearward in the Y direction from the both side portions 311 and 312 of the connecting portion 310 so as to be orthogonal to the connecting portion 310. It is a plate-shaped part extended toward (left side of FIG. 2). As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the pair of wedge portions 320 are formed in an elongated shape in the X direction, and are one end portions located on the left side in the X direction (downward in FIG. 2 and left in FIG. 4). The width in the Y direction becomes narrower from the (one end) 321 toward the other end (the other end) 322 located on the right in the X direction (upward in FIG. 2, right in FIG. 4). Is formed. Specifically, of the side edges 324 extending in the X direction, the side edge on the proximal side where the side edge (one side edge) 324 a located on the far side of the connecting portion 310 is connected to the connecting portion 310. It is inclined with respect to (the other side edge) 324b. A step 325 is formed at the center of the side edge 324a on the distal end side. On the side edge 324a on the distal end side, on the right side and the left side of the step 325, the first inclined side edge 326 has a gentle inclination angle with respect to the side edge 324b on the base end side compared to the step 325 part. The second inclined side edge 327 is formed.

  The knob portion 330 is provided on both side portions 313 and 314 extending in the Z direction in the connecting portion 310. The knob 330 is a plate-like portion extending rearward in the Y direction so as to be orthogonal to the connecting portion 310, and is formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the Z direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, among the knobs 330 provided on both side parts 313 and 314, the first knob 331 located on the one end 321 side of the wedge part 320 is the other end 322 side of the wedge part 320. The width in the Y direction is longer than that of the second knob 332 positioned at the position. The width of the second knob portion 332 in the Y direction is formed to be the same as or shorter than the width of the second end portion 322 of the wedge portion 320 in the Y direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the first knob portion 331 and the pair of wedge portions 320 are separated from each other.

  In the present embodiment, the fixing member 20 is formed to be symmetrical with respect to the YZ plane that bisects the dimension in the X direction. The insertion member 30 is formed so as to be vertically symmetrical with respect to an XY plane that bisects the dimension in the Z direction.

  Next, the usage example of the fixing tool 1 mentioned above is demonstrated. FIGS. 8A to 8C are explanatory views showing a method of using the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment.

  When the first pipe 50 and the second pipe 60 are fixed, as shown in FIG. 8A, the first fixing of the fixing member 20 is performed with the longitudinal direction of the first pipe 50 aligned with the Z direction. The first pipe 50 is inserted from the distal end portion 220 of the portion 200 toward the proximal end portion 210, and the outer peripheral surface of the first pipe 50 is sandwiched by the first fixing portion 200.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, the insertion member 30 is inserted into the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the insertion member 30 is configured so that the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction coincide with the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction of the fixing member 20, respectively. It can be inserted into the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 from the end 322 side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the one plate surface 31 a of the connecting portion 310 of the insertion member 30 can abut against the surface 24 a on the through hole 230 side of the extending portion 240 of the fixing member 20. Since the contact surface becomes a slide surface, the insertion member 30 can be slid smoothly. When the insertion member 30 is inserted into the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232, the first pipe 50 includes the first inclined side edge 326 of the wedge part 320 and the base end part 210 of the first fixing part 200. (See FIG. 2), the first pipe 50, the fixing member 20, and the insertion member 30 are fixed to each other.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8C, the second pipe 60 is inserted into the insertion hole 260 of the second fixing portion 250 of the fixing member 20. After the second pipe 60 is inserted to a position where it intersects the first pipe 50, the second pipe 60 is pushed downward below the insertion hole 260. Then, in the tapered fitting hole 260, the second pipe 60 is fitted into a portion where the hole diameter is small, and the second pipe 60 is fixed to the fixing member 20. Thereby, the 1st pipe 50 and the 2nd pipe 60 can be mutually fixed in the state which crossed. In the present embodiment, the second pipe 60 is fixed in a state sandwiched between the first pipe 50 and the rear vertical opening edge 26b of the second fixing portion 250, as shown in FIGS. When the pipe 60 moves downward in the Z direction by its own weight, the first pipe 50 and the second pipe 60 are more firmly fixed.

  Next, another usage example of the above-described fixture 1 will be described. In the usage example shown in FIG. 9, in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5, the first pipe 51 having a different outer diameter from the first pipe 50 indicated by the phantom line is fixed to the second pipe 60. The first pipe 51 is a pipe having an outer diameter larger than that of the first pipe 50. The first pipe 51 is sandwiched between the base end portion 210 of the first fixing portion 200 and the second inclined side edge 327 of the wedge portion 320, and the first pipe 51, the fixing member 20, and the insertion member 30 are mutually connected. It is in a fixed state.

  In FIG. 3, the state which fixed the 2nd pipe 61 from which the 2nd pipe 60 and an outer diameter differ is shown with the dashed-two dotted line. The second pipe 61 is a pipe having an outer diameter larger than that of the second pipe 60. In FIG. 3, the first pipe 50 is fixed to the first fixing portion 200, but the first pipe 51 can be fixed instead of the first pipe 50. When the first pipe 51 is fixed, the second pipe 61 is fixed while being sandwiched between the first pipe 51 and the rear vertical opening edge 26b of the second fixing portion 250.

  As described above, the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment has the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 at positions facing each other and can sandwich the outer peripheral surface of the first pipe 50. 200 and a fixing member 20 including a second fixing part 250 having a fitting hole 260 into which the second pipe 60 is fitted, and a first pipe 50 into which the second pipe 60 can be fitted and is sandwiched between the first fixing parts 200. The fixing member 20 including the second fixing portion 250 having a fitting hole 260 penetrating in the X direction orthogonal to the Z direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the head, and the width narrowing from the one end 321 toward the other end 322. The insertion member 30 includes a wedge portion 320 having a side edge 324a on the distal end side in the Y direction that is the width direction inclined with respect to the side edge 324b on the proximal end side, and the insertion member 30 is connected to the first fixing portion 200. Since the first pipe 50 can be inserted into the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 and the wedge part 320 can fix the first pipe 50 and the fixing member 20 to each other, the insertion member 30 can be inserted. With the first pipe 50 and the fixing member 20 fixed to each other, the second pipe 60 is inserted into the insertion hole 260 of the second fixing portion 250 and is fitted into the first pipe 50 and the second pipe. 60 can be fixed to each other. An operator can insert the second pipe 60 into the fitting hole 260 in a state where the first pipe 50, the fixing member 20, and the insertion member 30 are fixed to each other. The fixing member 20, the first pipe 50, and the first pipe Since it is not necessary to perform the fixing work while supporting the two pipes 60, even if the first pipe 50 and the second pipe 60 are long, the two pipes can be easily fixed by one person.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, the first fixing portions 200 are opposed to each other so that the separation interval at the base end portion 210 is narrower than the separation interval at the distal end portion 220, and are opposed to each other. The first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 are formed in a plate shape, the second fixing portion 250 is a U-shaped plate shape, and one end portion 251 of the first fixing portion 200 is formed. One base end portion 211 is connected to the other end portion 252 and the other base end portion 212 of the first fixing portion 200 is connected to the base end portion 211, and a fitting hole 260 is provided at a position facing each other.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 are first in the X direction facing each other when the first pipe 50 is sandwiched between the first fixing parts 200. The pipe 50 is formed at a position where a part thereof overlaps. As a result, the wedge portion 320 of the insertion member 30 is brought into contact with the first pipe 50, the first pipe 50 is pressed against the proximal end portion 210 of the fixing member 20, and the first end is formed by the proximal end portion 210 and the wedge portion 320. The pipe 50 can be clamped and fixed.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, the insertion hole 260 faces the Z direction orthogonal to the Y direction extending from the U-shaped bottom portion 253 to the one and other end portions 251 and 252 in the second fixing portion 250. Thus, the hole diameter is reduced. Thereby, the fixing tool 1 can respond | correspond to the several 2nd pipe 60 from which an outer diameter differs.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, a part of the insertion hole 260 is formed to extend to the base end portion 210. Therefore, when the second pipe 60 moves downward in the Z direction by its own weight, the first pipe 50 and the second pipe 60 can be more firmly fixed.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, the insertion member 30 includes a flat plate-like connecting portion 310, and the wedge portion 320 is provided in pairs on both side portions 311, 312 of the connecting portion 310, The base end side edge 324b is connected to the connecting portion 310, and the distal end side edge 324a is located far from the connecting portion 310 to form a plate shape extending in the Y direction orthogonal to the connecting portion 310.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, a step 325 is formed at the center of the side edge 324a on the distal end side of the wedge portion 320. Therefore, the fixture 1 can correspond to a plurality of first pipes 50 having different outer diameters, and the first inclined side edge 326 and the second inclined side edge 327 are made gentle by making the inclination angles gentle. After the 1 pipe 50 and the fixing member 20 are fixed, the inserted insertion member 30 can be prevented from coming off.

  Further, in the fixture 1 according to the present embodiment, the first fixing portion 200 has the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 opposed to the first through hole 231 and the distal end portion 220 side of the second through hole 232. An extending portion 240 extending in the X direction. Thereby, the insertion member 30 can be smoothly slid along the extended portion 240.

  If the insertion member 30 can be inserted into the first through-hole 231 and the second through-hole 232 in a state where the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction coincide with each other, the first through-hole 231 and the second through-hole 231 The through holes 232 may be different in size and shape. For example, one of the first through hole 231 and the second through hole 232 may be formed so as to be larger than the other through hole.

  In the present embodiment, one step 325 is formed at the center of the side edge 324a on the front end side of the wedge portion 320, but a plurality of steps 325 are formed on the side edge 324a on the front end side. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which inclined side edges with respect to the side edge 324b on the base end side are formed on both sides of each step, which is gentler than the stepped portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixing tool 20 Fixing member 30 Insertion member 50, 51 1st pipe 60, 61 2nd pipe 200 1st fixing part 210 Base end part 220 Tip part 230 Through-hole 231 1st through-hole 232 2nd through-hole 240 Extension part 250 2nd fixing | fixed part 251,252 End part 253 Bottom part 260 Insertion hole 310 Connection part 320 Wedge part 321 One end part 322 Other end part 324a Side edge 324b of the front end side edge 325 of the base end side

Claims (7)

In a fixture for fixing the first pipe and the second pipe in a state of crossing each other,
A first fixing portion having a through hole at a position facing each other and capable of sandwiching the outer peripheral surface of the first pipe; and the first pipe capable of fitting the second pipe and being sandwiched by the first fixing portion. A fixing member including a second fixing portion having a fitting hole penetrating in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction;
An insertion member having a wedge portion in which one side edge in the width direction is inclined with respect to the other side edge so that the width becomes narrower from one end portion toward the other end portion,
The insertion member can be inserted into the through hole in a state where the first pipe is sandwiched in the first fixing portion, and the first pipe and the fixing member can be fixed to each other by the wedge portion ,
The insertion member includes a flat connecting portion,
The wedge part is provided in a pair on both sides of the connecting part, the other side edge is connected to the connecting part, and the one side edge is located far from the connecting part. The fixture having a plate shape extending in a direction orthogonal to the connecting portion . The first fixing portion is opposed to each other so that the separation interval at the base end portion is narrower than the separation interval at the distal end portion, and has a plate shape having through holes at positions facing each other.
The second fixing portion has a U-shaped plate shape, and one end portion is connected to one of the base end portions of the first fixing portion, while the other end portion is the first fixing portion. The fixture according to claim 1, wherein the fitting is connected to the other of the base end portions and has the insertion holes at positions facing each other.   The fixture according to claim 2, wherein the through hole is formed at a position where a part of the first pipe overlaps in a direction facing each other when the first pipe is sandwiched between the first fixing portions.   The said insertion hole is formed so that a hole diameter may become small toward the direction orthogonal to the direction extended from the U-shaped bottom part in said 2nd fixing | fixed part to said one and the other edge part. Fixing device according to.   The fixture according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a part of the insertion hole is formed to extend to the base end portion. The fixture according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein a step is formed at a central portion of the one side edge of the wedge portion. The said 1st fixing | fixed part is a fixing tool in any one of Claims 1-6 containing the extension part extended toward the direction where the said through-hole opposes in the said front-end | tip part side of the said through-hole.

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