JP6683948B2 - saddle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a saddle that is attached to a wall surface and holds a pipe.

Conventionally, as this type of saddle, there are those disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3.
The saddle illustrated in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1 is a so-called double saddle, and extends from a holding portion having a U-shaped cross-section for holding the pipe and in a direction away from each other from both ends of the holding portion. And a pair of mounting portions having holes through which screws are inserted. In the state where the pair of mounting portions are mounted on the wall surface, the pipe is held in a state of being sandwiched between the wall surface and the holding portion.

  The saddle described in Patent Document 2 is a so-called one-sided saddle, and is a substantially C-shaped saddle body that holds a pipe and a saddle body that extends from one end in the circumferential direction and abuts a wall surface. A lower fixing piece and an upper fixing piece extending from the other end of the saddle body in the circumferential direction and overlapping with the lower fixing piece. While the pipe is held by the saddle body, common screws are inserted into the holes formed in the upper fixing piece and the holes formed in the lower fixing piece, and the screws are struck on the wall surface to allow saddle Is attached to the wall.

  The saddle described in Patent Document 3 includes a pedestal attached to a wall surface and a pair of support pedestals provided on the pedestal and spaced from each other. The pair of support bases are respectively provided with a pair of clamping arms for clamping the pipe. The base ends of the pair of holding arms are connected to each other via a spring material. Further, a locking concave portion and a locking convex portion capable of locking each other are provided at the tip end portions of the pair of holding arms. In the case of the saddle described in FIGS. 1 and 6 of the same document, it is disclosed that a hole for inserting a screw is formed in a pedestal located between a pair of support bases. Further, the saddle shown in FIG. 7 of the same document is provided with a pair of mounting portions that extend from both ends of the pedestal in a direction in which they are separated from each other and that have holes through which screws are inserted. The pair of mounting portions extend along a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the pipe.

JP, 2002-89748, A JP, 2010-14263, A JP-A-2-97703

  By the way, in the case of the saddle described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is difficult to attach and detach the pipe when the saddle is attached to the wall surface. Therefore, when attaching or detaching the pipe, the saddle must be removed from the wall surface, which complicates the work.

  In the case of the saddle shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 5 of Patent Document 3, when the screw is inserted into the hole of the pedestal, the support base, the holding arm, and the spring material are obstructive and the work becomes complicated. Further, even in the case of the saddle shown in FIG. 7 of the same document, when the screw is inserted into the hole of the mounting portion, the gripping arm becomes an obstacle and the work becomes complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a novel saddle with excellent workability.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is a saddle provided with a base plate attached to a construction surface and a holding portion provided on the base plate and capable of holding piping, wherein the holding portion is the same. The pipe has an attachment / detachment port to which the pipe can be attached / detached by being opened / closed by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion, and the end face of the base plate on the attachment / detachment port side is the pipe pressed against the end face. In order to guide to the attachment / detachment port, a guide surface inclined toward the attachment / detachment port is formed, and in the guide surface, a region far from the holding portion in the axial direction of the pipe is the pipe surface on the guide surface. The height from the construction surface is lower than the area closer to the holding portion in the axial direction of .

  According to the present invention, a novel saddle with excellent workability can be provided.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of a saddle. The perspective view which shows the saddle of the same embodiment. The front view which shows the saddle of the same embodiment. The rear view which shows the saddle of the same embodiment. The enlarged perspective view which expands and shows the recessed part and protrusion provided in the back surface of the base plate in the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows the effect | action of the same embodiment, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows a mode when attaching a saddle to a ceiling. The perspective view showing the state where piping is held by the saddle of the embodiment attached to the ceiling. The side view which shows the state in which the attachment / detachment port of the saddle of the same embodiment is closed by the binding band. The perspective view which shows the saddle of a modification. The side view which shows the saddle of another modification.

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the saddle 10 has a substantially rectangular shape in a front view, and is provided at a position different from the base plate 20 having the mounting hole 21 and the mounting hole 21 on the base plate 20 to hold the pipe 50. And a possible holding part 30. The saddle 10 of this embodiment is made of a hard resin material and is formed by integral molding.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holding portion 30 has a C-shaped cross section, and a base end portion 31 in the circumferential direction of the holding portion 30 is fixed on the base plate 20. A step 27 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the base end portion 31 and the surface of the base plate 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the holding portion 30 is provided so that the axial direction of the holding portion 30, that is, the axial direction of the pipe 50 (hereinafter, axial direction A) is along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 20. In the present embodiment, one end surface of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A is flush with the one end surface of the base plate 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flange portion 33 projecting toward the outer peripheral side is formed at the distal end portion 32 of the holding portion 30 in the circumferential direction over the entire axial direction A.
The gap between the base end portion 31 and the tip end portion 32 of the holding portion 30 is opened and closed by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion 30 to form a detachable port 34 to which the pipe 50 can be attached and detached.

  A guide surface 29 is formed on the end surface of the base plate 20 on the side of the attachment / detachment port 34. The guide surface 29 is inclined with respect to the surface of the base plate 20, and in a region near the holding portion 30, extends to the base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30 and continues to the attachment / detachment port 34. The guide surface 29 guides the pipe 50 pressed against the guide surface 29 to the attachment / detachment port 34. The inclination angle of the guide surface 29 is 15 ° to 85 °, preferably 25 ° to 75 °, and more preferably 35 ° to 65 °.

A restriction rib 35 extending in the circumferential direction is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 30 so as to project. The restriction rib 35 is formed in the central portion of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A.
On the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 30, a strip-shaped reinforcing portion 36 that extends in the circumferential direction from the distal end portion 32 toward the base end portion 31 and linearly extends in the plate thickness direction B of the base plate 20 from the middle. It is set up. The reinforcing portion 36 is continuous with the side surface of the base plate 20. As shown in FIG. 2, between the inner side surface of the linearly extending portion of the reinforcing portion 36, the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30, and the surface of the base plate 20, a thin wall portion that connects these without any gaps. 37 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a plurality of (four in this embodiment) engaging claws 22 are formed at equal angular intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 21. The plurality of engaging claws 22 are respectively located on the front surface side of the base plate 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a finger pressing surface portion 23 is provided on the surface of the base plate 20 side by side with the mounting hole 21 in the lateral direction of the base plate 20. The surface portion 23 has a planar shape.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the saddle 10 of the present embodiment, the central position C2 of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A is from the central position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to one of the axial direction A (left side in the same figure). ). Further, the mounting hole 21 and the surface portion 23 are provided so as to be deviated from the center position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to the other side (right side in the figure) opposite to the one side in the axial direction A.

  Further, the mounting hole 21 is formed in a region S (hatched portion in the figure) which is to be hidden by the pipe 50 when the base plate 20 is viewed from the holding portion 30 side along the plate thickness direction B of the base plate 20. There is.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, circular recesses 25 are formed near the four corners 24 on the back surface of the base plate 20, respectively. Further, a conical projection 26 having the same central axis as the recess 25 is formed in each recess 25. The tip of each protrusion 26 projects outside the recess 25.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, when attaching the saddle 10 to the ceiling as a construction surface, first, the operator abuts the back surface of the base plate 20 against a predetermined position on the ceiling and also the surface portion 23 with the tip of a finger. Hold down. Then, the screw 40 is inserted into the washer 41 and is inserted into the mounting hole 21, and the screw 40 is struck on the ceiling.

  Here, since the mounting hole 21 is provided at a position different from the holding portion 30 on the base plate 20, the holding portion 30 is less likely to get in the way when the screw 40 is inserted into the mounting hole 21. Further, since the base plate 20 is provided with the finger pressing surface portion 23, the base plate 20 can be easily and stably pressed against the ceiling by pressing the surface portion 23 with a finger. Therefore, the saddle 10 can be easily attached to the wall surface such as the ceiling.

  Further, since the mounting hole 21 is provided with the plurality of engaging claws 22, the male screw portion of the screw 40 can be engaged with the plurality of engaging claws 22 and temporarily fixed. With this, the saddle 10 in which the screws 40 are temporarily fastened may be pressed against a predetermined position on the ceiling, and then the temporarily fastened screws 40 may be driven to the ceiling.

  When the saddle 10 is attached to the ceiling in this manner, the four protrusions 26 on the back surface of the base plate 20 bite into the ceiling. Therefore, when an external force acts on the saddle 10, the saddle 10 is prevented from rotating around the mounting hole 21.

  Further, the projection 26 bites into the ceiling and is crushed by the ceiling. Therefore, a gap may occur between the ceiling and the back surface of the base plate 20. In this respect, according to the saddle 10 of the present embodiment, since the recess 25 is provided on the outer periphery of the protrusion 26, the material of the crushed protrusion 26 moves to the recess 25, and the ceiling and the back surface of the base plate 20. It is possible to suppress the formation of a gap between the and.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the pipe 50 is held by the holding part 30, the regulating ribs 35 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) on the inner peripheral surface of the holding part 30 bite into the covering material 51 of the pipe 50. Therefore, the pipe 50 is stably held.

  Further, since the step 27 is formed between the surface of the base plate 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30, the head portion of the screw 40 inserted into the mounting hole 21 does not interfere with the pipe 50. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the pipe 50 is held by the holding portion 30, the mounting hole 21 is hidden by the pipe 50 when the pipe 50 is directly faced to the mounting plate 21 and the mounting hole 21 and the mounting hole 21. The screw 40 inserted into the hole 21 is hardly visible. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately prevent the appearance of the saddle 10 from being impaired. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately avoid impairing the aesthetics of the construction site. Further, the existence of the screw 40 can be hidden, and the screw 40 can be prevented from being unnecessarily removed.

  Even when the saddle 10 is attached to the ceiling, the pipe 50 can be attached / detached by opening / closing the attachment / detachment port 34 by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion 30. In particular, when the pipe 50 is held by the saddle 10, the pipe 50 is pressed against the guide surface 29, and the pipe 50 is guided to the attachment / detachment port 34 by the tilting action of the guide surface 29. It becomes easy to insert into.

  As shown in FIG. 8, since the collar portion 33 is formed at the tip of the holding portion 30, the bent portion between the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 30 and the collar portion 33 and the reinforcing portion 36 are included. Moreover, the binding band 60 can be fastened to the holding portion 30. Thereby, the opening area of the attachment / detachment port 34 can be reduced. For this reason, in the state where the pipe 50 is held by the holding part 30, the attachment / detachment port 34 is closed by fastening the binding band 60 to the holding part 30 in the above-described manner, so that the pipe 50 is firmly held. be able to.

According to the saddle of the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The saddle 10 includes a base plate 20 having a mounting hole 21, and a holding portion 30 provided at a position different from the mounting hole 21 on the base plate 20 and capable of holding the pipe 50. The mounting hole 21 is formed in a region S that is to be hidden by the pipe 50 when the base plate 20 is viewed from the holding portion 30 side along the plate thickness direction B of the base plate 20. At a position different from the holding portion 30 on the base plate 20, a finger pressing surface portion 23 is provided side by side with the mounting hole 21. The holding part 30 has an attachment / detachment port 34 through which the pipe 50 can be attached / detached by being opened / closed by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding part 30. A guide surface 29 for guiding the pipe 50 to the attachment / detachment port 34 is formed on the base plate 20.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to provide the novel saddle 10 having excellent workability by exhibiting the above-mentioned operation.
(2) The holding portion 30 is provided such that the center position C2 of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A of the pipe 50 is deviated from the central position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to one of the axial directions A, and the mounting hole 21 and the surface portion 23 are provided so as to be deviated from the center position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to the other side of the axial direction A opposite to the one side.

  In this case, the holding portion 30, and the mounting hole 21 and the surface portion 23 can be compactly arranged on the base plate 20. Therefore, the physical size of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A can be reduced, and the saddle 10 can be downsized.

<Modification>
The above embodiment can be modified as follows, for example.
As shown in FIG. 9, a triangular grip portion 38 may be provided so as to project on the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 30. In this case, the worker can hold the picking portion 38 by picking it with a finger during construction. The knob 38 may be formed as a part of the reinforcing portion 36 as shown in the figure, or may be formed separately from the reinforcing portion 36.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the pipe 50 is moved along the ceiling and pressed against the holding portion 30, the surface of the collar portion 33 that first comes into contact with the pipe 50 in the holding portion 30 is the pipe. The convex curved surface 39 is directed toward the 50 side. The arc center X of the convex curved surface 39 is located farther from the ceiling than the arc center Y of the pipe 50 that is in contact with the ceiling. With this configuration, when the pipe 50 is pressed against the holding portion 30, a force is applied to the collar portion 33 in the direction of opening the attachment / detachment port 34, and the pipe 50 is inserted into the saddle 10. It will be easier.

-The engaging claw 22 can be omitted.
-The collar 33 can be omitted.
The recess 25 on the back surface of the base plate 20 can be omitted. Further, the protrusion 26 may be omitted together with the recess 25.

-The finger pressing surface portion 23 may be a concave spherical surface that conforms to the shape of the fingertip. Further, a non-slip protrusion or the like can be formed on the surface portion 23.
A plurality of regulating ribs 35 may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 30 at intervals in the axial direction A. Further, the regulation rib 35 can be omitted.

The base plate 20 may have a shape other than a rectangular shape such as an oval shape when viewed from the front.
The mounting portion may be embodied as a non-penetrating guide hole that does not penetrate the base plate 20. In this case, the worker can screw the screw 40 while guiding the tip of the screw 40 through the guide hole formed on the surface of the base plate 20 at the time of construction. Further, as a result, the mounting hole is formed through the base plate 20.

<Appendix>
The technical idea that can be understood from the above embodiment will be described.
(1) In a saddle provided with a base plate having a mounting portion and a holding portion provided at a position different from the mounting portion on the base plate and capable of holding piping, the mounting portion has a plate thickness direction of the base plate. It is formed in a region that is supposed to be hidden by the pipe when the base plate is viewed from the holding portion side, and the finger pressing surface portion is attached to the base plate at a position different from the holding portion. The saddle, which is provided in parallel with the section, has a detachable port to which the pipe can be detached by being opened and closed by utilizing elastic deformation of the retainer.

(2) The center position of the holding portion in the axial direction of the pipe is deviated from the center position of the base plate in the coaxial line direction to one of the coaxial line directions, and the attachment portion and the surface portion are formed in the axial direction. The saddle according to the technical idea (1), wherein the saddle is provided so as to be offset from the center position of the base plate to the other side opposite to the one side in the coaxial line direction.

  10 ... Saddle, 20 ... Base plate, 21 ... Mounting hole (mounting portion), 22 ... Engaging claw, 23 ... Surface portion, 24 ... Corner portion, 25 ... Recessed portion, 26 ... Projection, 27 ... Step, 29 ... Guide surface, 30 ... Holding part, 31 ... Proximal end, 32 ... Tip, 33 ... Collar part, 34 ... Attachment / detachment port, 35 ... Regulating rib, 36 ... Reinforcing part, 37 ... Thin part, 38 ... Picking part, 39 ... Convex curved surface, 40 ... Screws, 41 ... Washers, 50 ... Pipes (piping), 51 ... Coating materials, 60 ... Binding bands.

Claims (1)

A saddle provided with a base plate attached to a construction surface, and a holding portion provided on the base plate and capable of holding a pipe, wherein the holding portion is opened and closed by utilizing elastic deformation of the holding portion. The base plate has an attachment / detachment port to which the pipe can be attached / detached, and the end face on the attachment / detachment port side is directed toward the attachment / detachment port in order to guide the pipe pressed against the end face to the attachment / detachment port. The guide surface is inclined, in the guide surface, a region far from the holding portion in the axial direction of the pipe, in the guide surface, than the region near the holding portion in the axial direction of the pipe , the A saddle characterized by a low height from the construction surface.

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