JP6487667B2 - Piping cover and water heater - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cover that covers piping connected to a hot water supply apparatus, for example.

  The hot water supply apparatus is generally installed outdoors and is disposed on the wall surface of a building. This hot water supply apparatus is provided with a piping cover for protecting the piping. When a water heater is installed on the wall of a high floor such as a high-rise apartment, the piping cover is exposed to strong winds. The pipe cover includes a wall-hanging type and a stationary type, and further includes a vibration isolation stand type having a vibration isolation function.

With regard to such a pipe cover, it is known that a pipe cover disposed below the hot water supply apparatus is connected to the hot water supply apparatus side by screws (for example, Patent Document 1). It is known that the cover member of the pipe cover is elastically engaged with the hot water supply device side to be closely fixed (for example, Patent Document 2). In addition, with regard to the fixing structure, the protrusion on the cover body and the member to be fixed are fixed with a fixing screw, and this fixing screw has a concave groove between the tip side screw portion and the base end side screw portion. It is known to use (for example, patent document 3).

JP 2007-298200 A JP 2014-105910 A JP 2006-3000279 A

  By the way, the cover member arrange | positioned at the front side of a piping cover is maintained in the attachment state which can be removed for connection of piping installed in a piping cover, and opening / closing operation of a main valve. For example, the pipe cover installed on the wall of the higher floor may receive a strong wind with a wind speed of about 40 [m / s]. When such a strong wind blows into the pipe cover from the lower opening or the like, the pipe cover swells due to an increase in internal pressure, and a shape change occurs such that it is deflated due to a decrease in internal pressure. When such shape variation is repeated, the fixing screw receives a stress exceeding the fixing strength, and the fixing screw is loosened or the screw portion is damaged, and the fixing is destroyed. When the screw fixing is released, the cover member is only locked, and there is a problem that the cover member is detached from the piping cover.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to prevent the cover member from falling off even if the screw fixing is broken by an external force such as a strong wind.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pipe cover that covers pipes connected to a hot water supply apparatus, a support frame, a cover member attached to a front surface of the support frame , and the support installed in front lower side of the frame, and the front frame in which the cover member facing the slit surface is formed, is provided at the lower end of the cover member, engaged with the slit in the front frame of the support frame A locking projection, a hanging portion provided on the locking projection and projecting downward from the lower end of the cover member, and the support frame side or the support frame from the end of the hanging portion A rising portion that protrudes to the opposite side, and a locking portion that is locked to the slit when the fixing by the fixing screw is released.

  The said piping cover WHEREIN: The said slit of the said support frame may be provided with the receiving part which latches the said latching part.

In the piping cover, the front surface of the support frame is provided with an overhanging portion provided to protrude toward the cover member facing the cover frame, and the overhanging portion is covered with the cover member, and the cover is covered by a fixing screw. It may be fixed to the member .

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hot water supply apparatus including a pipe cover that covers piping, and is attached to the hot water supply apparatus main body and the hot water supply apparatus main body, or the hot water supply apparatus main body is fixed. A support frame attached to the fixed member, a cover member attached to the front surface of the support frame, a front frame installed on the lower front side of the support frame and having a slit formed on a surface facing the cover member; , provided at the lower end of the cover member, the locking projection to be engaged with the slit in the front frame of the supporting frame, provided with the locking projection, downward from the lower end of the cover member projecting toward to the hanging portion, and a rising portion protruding from an end portion of the lower said vertical on the opposite side of the supporting frame side or the support frame, fixed by fixing screws When it is released, and a 鉤止 portion which is 鉤止 the slit.

  According to the present invention, any of the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) Even if the screw fixing is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the cover member can be prevented from falling off from the support frame that supports the cover member.

  (2) The cover member is suspended by the retaining portion on the support frame side and hangs down. Even if an external force such as strong wind acts on the cover member, the cover member only moves by the external force, and the support frame side Can be prevented from leaving.

(3) In the state where the screw fixing is broken and the cover member is supported by the locking part, when installed on a high floor, the abnormal state of the cover member can be easily visually recognized from its shape change, and promptly It can contribute to correspondence.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one Embodiment of a hot water supply apparatus and a piping cover. It is a perspective view which shows the latching structure which looked at the front cover from the back side. It is a figure for demonstrating the attachment state and drop-off prevention state of a front cover. It is a figure which shows a part of front cover and cover main body which concern on the modification 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part of front cover which concerns on the modification 2, and a cover main body. It is a figure which shows a part of front cover and cover main body which concern on the modification 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part of front cover and cover main body which concern on the modification 4. It is a figure which shows a part of front cover and cover main body which concern on the modification 5. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part of front cover and cover main body which concern on the modification 6. FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of the latching protrusion which concerns on the modification 6. FIG.

<Hot water supply device and piping cover>

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a hot water supply device and a piping cover.

  The hot water supply apparatus 2 includes an apparatus main body 4, and a pipe cover 6 is installed below the apparatus main body 4. The apparatus main body 4 and the piping cover 6 are attached to the wall surface 8 of the house. The apparatus main body 4 or the wall surface 8 is an example of a fixing member that fixes the pipe cover 6. The pipe cover 6 is provided with a water supply pipe, a hot water supply pipe, a gas pipe, an electric cord, and the like (not shown) that are drawn from the wall surface 8 and connected to the apparatus main body 4. The pipe cover 6 is provided with a rectangular tube-shaped cover body 10, and a front cover 12 is detachably attached to the front surface of the cover body 10. The cover body 10 is an example of a support frame, and the front cover 12 is an example of a cover member.

  The cover body 10 is provided with side plates 14-1 and 14-2 on the left and right sides, and a front upper frame 16 on the front upper side and a front lower frame 18 on the lower front side between the side plates 14-1 and 14-2. The rear upper fixed frame 20 is provided on the upper rear side, and the lower rear fixed frame 22 is provided on the lower rear side.

  The front upper frame 16 is fixed to the fixing portion 26 of the apparatus main body 4 by a fixing screw 24 and integrated with the apparatus main body 4. The rear upper fixing frame 20 is fixed to the lower part of the apparatus main body 4 and fixed to the wall surface 8 (not shown). It is fixed by means such as a fixing screw.

  The front upper frame 16 is formed with an overhanging portion 28 that projects to the front side and covers the front cover 12. A pair of projecting portions 30 are formed on the front surface of the overhanging portion 28, and a fixing screw 36 through which the through hole 34 of the front cover 12 is inserted is attached to the screw hole 32 formed in the projecting portion 30.

  A pair of slits 38 is formed in the front lower frame 18. The slit 38 is, for example, a long hole. A pair of locking protrusions 42 that protrude from the lower edge portion 40 of the front cover 12 toward the cover body 10 (in the X-axis direction in the drawing) are inserted into the slits 38 and locked. That is, the front cover 12 in which the locking projection 42 is locked to the slit 38 is placed on the protruding portion 28 of the front upper frame 16 of the cover body 10 and fixed to the front upper frame 16 by the fixing screw 36. It is integrated with the main body 10.

<Locking structure of front cover 12>

  FIG. 2 shows a locking structure for locking the front cover 12 to the cover body 10 from the back side of the front cover 12. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The front cover 12 is formed, for example, by sheet metal processing using a metal plate material. A lower edge portion 40 that is bent toward the cover body 10 (in the X-axis direction) is formed on the lower edge side of the front cover 12. The above-described locking protrusion 42 is integrally formed on the lower edge portion 40. The width W1 of the locking projection 42 is formed to be narrower than the width W2 of the slit 38 (W1 <W2).

  The locking protrusion 42 is formed with a protruding portion 42-1 that extends toward the cover body 10 (in the X-axis direction in the drawing) by extending a part of the lower edge portion 40. The protruding width W4 of the protruding portion 42-1 is larger than the thickness d1 of the front lower frame 18 (d1 <W4).

  The locking projection 42 is formed with a hanging portion 42-2 that hangs downward (in the Z-axis direction in the drawing) from the end of the protruding portion 42-1 to the lower edge portion 40. The drooping length L1 of the drooping portion 42-2 is larger than the width W3 of the slit 38, and the latching protrusion 42 may be easily inserted into the slit 38. The width W3 of the slit 38 may be a size that allows the bent portion of the locking projection 42 to pass.

  The locking projection 42 is formed with a rising portion 42-3 that protrudes from the lower end portion of the hanging portion 42-2 toward the cover body 10 (in the X-axis direction in the drawing). That is, the locking projection 42 is formed with a hooking portion 44 by a hanging portion 42-2 and a rising portion 42-3. The protrusion width W5 of the stopper 44 may be set to a support length that can be inserted into the slit 38 to prevent the front cover 12 from falling off (for example, W5> W3). The peripheral portion of the slit 38 is an example of a receiving portion that receives the locking portion 44 with respect to the locking portion 44.

  In this embodiment, the angle θ1 (A in FIG. 3) formed by the protrusion 42-1 and the hanging portion 42-2 is set to θ1 = 90 [°], for example. The angle may be larger or smaller than [°].

  The angle θ2 (A in FIG. 3) formed by the hanging portion 42-2 and the rising portion 42-3 is set to θ2 = 90 [°], for example, but the angle θ2 is larger or smaller than 90 [°]. Also good.

<Fixing the front cover 12 and preventing it from falling off the cover body 10>

  FIG. 3A shows an attached state of the front cover 12. The locking protrusion 42 on the lower edge portion 40 of the front cover 12 is inserted into the slit 38 of the front lower frame 18 of the cover body 10 and locked. The upper edge portion of the front cover 12 is fixed by being screwed to the protruding portion 30 of the front upper frame 16 of the cover body 10 by a fixing screw 36. The fixing screw 36 includes a proximal end side screw portion 36-2, a small diameter portion 36-3, and a distal end side screw portion 36-4 from the boss portion 36-1 side. The base end side screw part 36-2 is screwed into the screw hole 32 of the protrusion part 30 on the cover body 10 side, and the front cover 12 is sandwiched and fixed between the protrusion part 30 and the boss part 36-1.

  FIG. 3B shows a fixed broken state of the fixing screw 36. When the fixing of the fixing screw 36 is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the front cover 12 rotates with respect to the cover body 10 in a direction away from the cover body 10 with the contact point of the locking projection 42 and the slit 38 as a fulcrum. Move. At this time, the locking portion 44 of the locking protrusion 42 hits the upper side surface portion of the slit 38 of the front lower frame 18 and is supported. Thereby, the front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off from the cover body 10.

<Effect of one embodiment>

  According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) Since the lower edge side of the front cover 12 is locked to the cover body 10 and the upper edge side of the front cover 12 is fixed by the fixing screw 36, the front cover 12 is firmly fixed to the cover body 10 so as to be removable. can do.

  (2) When an external force such as a strong wind is applied and the fixing by the fixing screw 36 is released, the hooking portion 44 of the locking projection 42 is locked to the front lower frame 18 of the cover body 10. Is maintained in the cover body 10, and the front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off from the cover body 10.

  (3) When the front cover 12 that has been fixed by the fixing screw 36 is rotated in a direction away from the cover body 10, the rotational moment acts on the slit 38 of the front lower frame 18 through the locking projection 42. The locking state between the locking projection 42 and the front lower frame 18 is further strengthened. For this reason, the front cover 12 is maintained in a rotating state from the cover body 10. Without dropping, it is possible to easily visually recognize the release of the fixing screw 36 of the front cover 12 that has undergone positional change. Abnormalities in the hot water supply device 2 on the higher floor can be easily confirmed without entering a house such as a home away from home.

<Modification 1>

  4A shows a part of the front cover 12 and the cover body 10 according to the first modification.

  In the first modification, a protrusion 42-4 is formed on the locking protrusion 42 in the opposite direction to the above-described rising portion 42-3 (FIG. 2), thereby forming an anchoring portion 46. In this case, the hanging length L1 of the hanging portion 42-2, that is, the interval between the protruding portion 42-1 and the rising portion 42-3 set by the hanging portion 42-2 is equal to the width W6 of the slit 38 of the front lower frame 18. Or larger than that.

  The slit width W6 in the height direction of the slit 38 on the front lower frame 18 side is such that the protruding portion 42-1 of the locking protrusion 42, the drooping portion 42-2 and the protruding portion 42- which are an example of the locking portion 46. 4 is formed in such a width that can penetrate 4. Depending on the attachment angle of the front cover 12, W6 ≧ L1 or W6 ≧ W7 may be satisfied. The protrusion width W7 of the protrusion 42-1 may be smaller than the protrusion width W4 of the protrusion 42-1 by the thickness d1 of the metal plate material forming the front lower frame 18 (for example, W7 = W4-d1).

  With such a locking structure, when the fixing of the fixing screw 36 is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the front cover 12 contacts the cover body 10 with a contact point between the locking protrusion 42 and the slit 38. Is pivoted in a direction away from the cover body 10, the locking projection 42 is locked to the slit 38 as shown in FIG. 4B. In this case, even if the drooping portion 42-2 of the locking projection 42 moves in the slit 38, the locking portion 46 is hooked on the side surface of the cover body 10 of the slit 38 as shown in FIG. It is possible to prevent the 12 cover bodies 10 from falling off.

<Effect of Modification 1>

  In the first modification, since the slit width W6 in the height direction of the slit 38 can be increased, the locking operation of the front cover 12 with respect to the front lower frame 18 is easy, and the construction work can be facilitated.

<Modification 2>

  FIG. 5A shows a part of the front cover 12 and the cover body 10 according to the second modification.

  In the second modification, the protruding portion 42-5 is bent upward with respect to the protruding portion 42-1, the hanging portion 42-2, and the rising portion 42-3 (FIG. 2) of the locking protrusion 42. A rising portion 42-6 is formed, and a locking portion 48 is formed. In this example, the stop portion 48 includes a hanging portion 42-2, a protruding portion 42-5, and a rising portion 42-6.

  On the other hand, the slit width W9 in the height direction of the slit 38 of the front lower frame 18 is large enough to allow the protruding portion 42-1, the hanging portion 42-2, the protruding portion 42-5, and the rising portion 42-6 to pass therethrough. (For example, larger than W8). Moreover, what is necessary is just to set the width W10 of the upper edge part 50 of the slit 38 smaller than the width W5 of the protrusion part 42-5. For example, W5 may be larger than W9.

  With such a locking structure, when the fixing of the fixing screw 36 is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the front cover 12 contacts the cover body 10 with a contact point between the locking protrusion 42 and the slit 38. Is pivoted in a direction away from the cover main body 10, as shown in FIG. 5B, the locking projection 42 is locked to the slit 38. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5C, the upper edge 50 of the front lower frame 18 is fitted with the bent portions constituting the hanging portion 42-2 and the locking portion 48 of the locking projection 42, so A simple locking state is formed. Thereby, even if the hanging part 42-2 of the latching protrusion 42 moves in the slit 38, the front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off from the cover main body 10.

<Effect of Modification 2>

  (1) In the second modification, as in the first modification, the slit width W9 in the height direction of the slit 38 can be increased, and the operation of locking the front cover 12 with respect to the front lower frame 18 is facilitated.

  (2) The weight of the front cover 12 is applied to the upper edge 50 of the slit 38, and the latching portions 44 and 48 of the front cover 12 with respect to the upper edge 50 are firmly locked. Can be prevented.

  (3) As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, when the front cover 12 maintained on the cover body 10 pushes the locking projection 42 into the slit 38 and repairs the fixing by the fixing screw 36, FIG. The state shown in A can be easily restored.

<Modification 3>

  FIG. 6 shows a part of the front cover 12 and the cover main body 10 according to the third modification.

  In the third modification, the pair of locking projections 42 shown in FIG. 2 are unified. The lateral width W11 of the locking protrusions 42 may be, for example, the above-described pair of locking protrusions 42 as the outer edge width, and may be a size that is at least one half of the lateral width of the front cover 12. In this case, the locking projection 42 is also unified, and this locking projection 42 is provided with a projecting portion 42-7, a hanging portion 42-8, and a projecting portion 42-9, thereby forming a tacking portion 50. ing.

  On the other hand, the front lower frame 18 may be formed with a slit 52 having a slit width W12 into which the locking protrusion 42 can be inserted. In this case, as the slit width W12 of the slit 52 is increased, a reinforcing portion 54 is formed on the front lower frame 18. The reinforcing portion 54 may be formed by bending the upper edge of the front lower frame 18 at, for example, a right angle.

  In the third modification, the locking portion 50 may be formed in the opposite direction to the direction shown in FIG. 6 as in the first modification (FIG. 4), and the second portion as in the second modification (FIG. 5). An anchoring portion 48 may be formed.

<Effect of Modification 3>

  (1) Also in the third modification, the same effects as those of the embodiment, the first modification, or the second modification shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 can be obtained.

  (2) When the front cover 12 is attached to the cover body 10, a single locking protrusion 42 may be inserted into the single slit 52 on the cover body 10 side, and the locking operation is easy.

<Modification 4>

  FIG. 7A shows a part of the front cover 12 and the cover main body 10 according to the fourth modification. In FIG. 7A, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In the fourth modification, the front cover 12 shown in FIG. 2 is used. On the other hand, the reinforcing portion 54 is provided by a cut-and-raised piece cut and raised when the slit 38 is formed in the front lower frame 18. The reinforcing portion 54 is bent on the inner surface side of the front lower frame 18 and is formed on the upper edge side of the slit 38. Thereby, the upper edge portion 50 of the slit 38 is reinforced by the reinforcing portion 54. The reinforcing portion 54 is an example of a receiving portion that receives the tacking portion 44.

  With such a locking structure, when the fixing screw 36 is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the locking protrusion 42 is locked to the slit 38 as shown in FIG. The In this case, as shown in FIG. 7C, the upper edge portion 50 of the front lower frame 18 is fitted with the locking portion 44 including the hanging portion 42-2 and the rising portion 42-3 of the locking projection 42. The upper edge 50 and the reinforcing part 54 on the upper side of the slit 38 are brought into contact with each other to be locked, thereby forming a strong locked state. Thereby, even if the hanging part 42-2 of the latching protrusion 42 moves in the slit 38, the front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off from the cover main body 10.

<Effect of Modification 4>

  (1) Also in the fourth modification, the same effects as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the first to third modifications can be obtained.

  (2) The locked state of the front cover 12 that has been screwed to the cover body 10 with respect to the cover body 10 is strengthened, and the upper edge portion 50 of the slit 38 is reinforced by the reinforcing portion 54. The reinforcing portion 54 may be formed by bending a member generated when the slit 38 is pulled out from the metal member used for the front lower frame 18 when the slit 38 is formed. If this member is used, it is necessary to use another member. Absent. Moreover, you may fix another member by welding etc. Even if an external force such as a strong wind is applied, the front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off from the cover body 10.

  (3) Since the upper edge portion 50 of the slit 38 is reinforced by the reinforcing portion 54, the slit 38 and the front cover 12 are not affected even if external force such as strong wind is applied to the front cover 12 that has been released from the screw fixing and is in a movable state. And the locked state can be maintained.

<Modification 5>

  FIG. 8A shows a part of the front cover 12 and the cover body 10 according to the fifth modification. In FIG. 8A, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In the fifth modified example, a hanging portion 42-10 is formed in the opposite direction to the third modified example with respect to the rising portion 42-6 (A in FIG. 5) formed on the distal end side of the locking projection 42. Thereby, the drooping parts 42-2 and 42-10 are formed in parallel with the protruding part 42-5 interposed therebetween. In the anchoring portion 56, the protruding portion 42-5 is reinforced by the protruding portion 42-7. The front lower frame 18 is the same as that in the second modification.

  With such a locking structure, when the fixing screw 36 is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the locking protrusion 42 is locked to the slit 38 as shown in FIG. 8B. The In this case, as shown in FIG. 8C, the locking portion 44 of the locking projection 42 hits the upper edge 50 of the slit 38 and is locked to the upper edge 50 of the front lower frame 18. In this case, since the projecting portion 42-5 is reinforced by the vertical portion 42-10 on the front end side, even if the hanging portion 42-2 of the locking projection 42 moves in the slit 38, the locked state is strong. Is maintained, and the front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off from the cover body 10.

<Effect of Modification 5>

  (1) Also in the fifth modification, the same effects as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the first to fourth modifications can be obtained.

  (2) The locking state of the front cover 12 that has been screwed to the cover body 10 with respect to the cover body 10 is strengthened, and the barb 56 that is locked to the upper edge 50 of the slit 38 is the vertical portion 42. Since it is strengthened at −5, it is possible to prevent the front cover 12 from falling off from the cover body 10 even when subjected to an external force such as a strong wind.

<Modification 6>

  FIG. 9A shows a part of the front cover 12 and the cover body 10 according to Modification 6. In FIG. 9A, the same parts as those in FIG.

  In this modified example 6, a pair of overhang portions 58, which is a modified example of the anchoring portion 44, are formed on both edge portions on the distal end side of the protruding portion 43 of the locking protrusion 42. The width W13 of the overhanging portion 58 is expanded by the overhanging portion 58 as compared with the width W1 of the anchoring portion 44. The front lower frame 18 is the same as that in the second modification. The slit 38 of Modification 6 may include a slit portion 38-1 having a slit width W14-1 and a slit portion 38-2 having a slit width W14-2. In this case, the locking projection 42 is inserted into the slit 38 and is clamped by the overhanging portion 58 which is a modified example of the butching portion 44, so that the overhang width W13, the slit widths W14-1 and W14-2 are large and small. The relationship may be W14-2> W13> W14-1.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, in the locking projections 42 provided with such overhanging portions 58 on the left and right, the locking projections 42 are passed through the slit portions 38-2, and the overhanging portions 58 are inserted into the slit portions. 38-1. That is, the front cover 12 can be fixed to the cover body 10 side by this locking.

  With such a locking structure, when the fixing screw 36 is broken due to an external force such as a strong wind, the locking protrusion 42 is locked to the slit 38 as shown in FIG. 9B. The In the case shown in FIG. 10B, the overhanging portion 58 of the locking portion 44 of the locking protrusion 42 is restrained and locked in the slit 38. 10A, even if the hanging portion 42-2 of the locking projection 42 moves in the slit 38, a strong locking state is maintained and the front cover 12 is prevented from falling off from the cover body 10. it can. In this modified example 6, the slit portion 38-1 is provided above and below the slit portion 38-2 in the slit 38, but only one slit portion 38-1 may be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the locking projection 42 is bent toward the front lower frame 18 to form a bent portion including the protruding portion 43-1, the hanging portion 43-2, and the protruding portion 43-3. Moreover, you may provide the overhang | projection part 58 in the front end side right-and-left part of the protrusion part 43-3. The protruding portion 43-3 and the pair of overhang portions 58 are an example of the above-described tacking portion 44. In this example, the protrusions 43-1 and 43-3 are formed in parallel, but may be non-parallel. Moreover, as shown to B of FIG. 10, as for the latching protrusion 42, the protrusion part 43-3 may be abbreviate | omitted and a pair of overhang | projection part 58 may be provided in the front end side right-and-left part of the hanging part 43-2. In this case, the drooping portion 43-2 and the pair of overhang portions 58 are examples of the above-described anchoring portion 44.

<Effect of Modification 6>

  (1) Also in the sixth modification, the same effects as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the first to fifth modifications can be obtained.

  (2) Since the front cover 12 whose screw fixing with the cover main body 10 is released is clamped by the overhanging portion 58 of the locking projection 42 with respect to the slit 38, the cover main body 10 even if subjected to an external force such as a strong wind The front cover 12 can be prevented from falling off.

[Other Embodiments]

  (a) In the above embodiment, the hot water supply device 2 is illustrated as an attachment target of the pipe cover 6, but the pipe cover 6 may be used as a cover for piping in equipment other than the hot water supply device 2.

  (b) The hot water supply device 2 may be a combustor such as an instantaneous water heater.

As described above, the most preferable embodiment of the pipe cover and the hot water supply apparatus of the present invention has been described. The present invention is not limited to the above description. Various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art based on the gist of the invention described in the claims or disclosed in the embodiments for carrying out the invention. It goes without saying that such modifications and changes are included in the scope of the present invention.

When the pipe cover and hot water supply apparatus of the present invention are installed on the wall surface of a high floor, even if the screw fixing part is broken due to an external force such as strong wind, the strong cover structure prevents the front cover from Dropping can be prevented.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Hot-water supply apparatus 4 Apparatus main body 6 Piping cover 8 Wall surface 10 Cover main body 12 Front cover 14-1, 14-2 Side plate 16 Front upper frame 18 Front lower frame 20 Rear upper fixed frame 22 Rear lower fixed frame 24, 36 Fixing screw 26 Fixed part 28, 58 Overhang part 30 Projection part 32 Screw hole 34 Through hole 36-1 Boss part 36-2 Base end side screw part 36-3 Small diameter part 36-4 Tip side thread part 38, 52 Slit 38-1 38-2 Slit part 40 Lower edge part 42 Locking projection part 42-1, 42-4, 42-5, 42-7, 42-9, 43, 43-1, 43-3 Projection part 42-2, 42-8, 42-10, 43-2 Hanging part 42-3, 42-6 Rising part 44, 46, 48, 56 Retaining part 50 Upper edge part 54 Reinforcing part

Claims (4)

A piping cover that covers piping connected to a hot water supply device,
A support frame;
A cover member attached to the front surface of the support frame;
A front frame installed on the lower front side of the support frame and having a slit formed on a surface thereof facing the cover member;
Provided at the lower end of the cover member, the locking projection to be engaged with the slit in the front frame of the support frame,
A hanging portion provided on the locking projection and projecting downward from the lower end of the cover member; and a rising portion projecting from the end of the hanging portion toward the support frame or the opposite side of the support frame; And when the fixing by the fixing screw is released, a locking portion that is locked to the slit,
A piping cover comprising:   The piping cover according to claim 1, wherein the slit of the support frame includes a receiving portion that locks the locking portion. On the front surface of the support frame, provided with an overhanging portion provided to protrude toward the cover member facing the support frame,
The piping cover according to claim 1, wherein the overhanging portion is covered with the cover member and fixed to the cover member with a fixing screw. A hot water supply device comprising a piping cover for covering piping,
A water heater main body,
A support frame attached to the hot water supply device main body or attached to a fixing member to which the hot water supply device main body is fixed;
A cover member attached to the front surface of the support frame;
A front frame installed on the lower front side of the support frame and having a slit formed on a surface thereof facing the cover member;
Provided at the lower end of the cover member, the locking projection to be engaged with the slit in the front frame of the support frame,
A hanging portion provided on the locking projection and projecting downward from the lower end of the cover member; and a rising portion projecting from the end of the hanging portion toward the support frame or the opposite side of the support frame; And when the fixing by the fixing screw is released, a locking portion that is locked to the slit,
A hot water supply apparatus comprising:

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