JP6824087B2 - Fluid processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a fluid processing apparatus in which a processing device for processing a fluid is provided inside a stationary housing, and a plurality of connection ports for connecting pipes provided in the processing device are attached to the housing.

In this type of fluid treatment device, a housing containing treatment equipment such as a hot water storage type water heater is supported by pedestals, and the bottom of the housing is installed in a lifted state, and the bottom plate on the bottom side is used for piping. In some cases, a plurality of connection ports are fixed and a plurality of connection ports are provided on the outside of the housing (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-101836 (see paragraphs "0014" and "0015", and "Fig. 1" and "Fig. 3" in the drawings).

The structure shown in Patent Document 1 is provided with a pipe connection port on the outside of the bottom of the housing in which the processing equipment is housed. However, from the viewpoint of protecting the connection portion, the connection port is provided as a housing. There is a request to be provided inside. When the connection port is provided inside the housing in this way, the pipes that are led out to the outside through the pipe lead-in opening formed in the building wall are formed in a part of the housing installed outside. It is connected to the connection port inside the housing through the opening, which has the following problems.
That is, since the installation area tends to be restricted in a narrow place such as an apartment house, it is desired to install the housing as close to the building wall as possible. However, the position and size of the opening formed in the housing and the position and size of the outer wall opening for pulling in the pipe formed on the building wall are not necessarily in a suitable positional relationship for the pipe. The positions of the parts may deviate from the proper state. On the plurality of pipe sides connected to the connection ports inside the housing, the minimum bend radius that can be bent may be specified depending on the type of pipe.
For this reason, if the separation distance between the housing and the building wall is short, the pipe is bent to the minimum allowable bending radius between the connection port inside the housing and the outer wall opening for pulling in the pipe on the building wall. However, it may not be possible to install the piping so as to pass through both the opening on the housing side and the outer wall opening on the building wall side. As a result, it is unavoidable to separate the housing from the building wall and install it with a large separation distance between the housing and the building wall, or connect elbow pipes so that the piping can be arranged by bending it at a steep angle. It was necessary to connect using members.

However, if the separation distance between the housing and the building wall is large, it is difficult to install the pipe properly in a narrow space, and if the pipe is connected at a steep angle using a connecting member such as an elbow pipe, the fluid flowing in the pipe This is not preferable because the pressure loss of the pipe becomes large and the fluid flow rate becomes insufficient, which may lead to a decrease in capacity.

The present invention is to provide a fluid processing apparatus capable of appropriately installing a pipe from a connection port inside the housing to the inside of the building wall while installing the housing containing the processing equipment close to the building wall. Is.

The feature of the fluid processing apparatus in the present invention is that a processing device for processing a fluid is provided inside a stationary housing, and a plurality of connection ports for connecting pipes provided in the processing device are provided inside the housing. The fluid processing device is attached to the housing, and the housing is formed with openings for leading a plurality of pipes connected to the plurality of connection ports to the outside of the housing. The plurality of connection ports are installed so that the mounting position inside the housing can be changed in the perspective direction with respect to the opening.

According to the above-mentioned feature configuration, the plurality of connection ports attached to the housing inside the housing can change the mounting position inside the housing in the perspective direction with respect to the opening formed in the housing. The position of the bent portion in the pipe connected to the connection port can also be changed in the inside / outside direction of the housing.
Therefore, when a pipe with a specified minimum bend radius is used, a part of the bent part of the pipe is exposed to the outside of the housing, and the outer wall opening for pulling in the pipe of the building wall is used. If it is difficult to insert the pipe into the portion, the position of the connection port can be changed so that the exposed bent portion of the pipe is pulled into the inside of the housing. This solves the problem that the proximity arrangement between the housing and the building wall is hindered by the interference between the bent portion of the pipe and the opening of the outer wall, and has the advantage that the housing can be easily installed in a state of being close to the building wall. There is.

Further, since the bending angle of the pipe connected to the connection port is not changed to a steep angle by using a connecting member such as an elbow pipe, the fluid does not increase the pressure loss of the fluid flowing in the pipe. There is little risk of functional deterioration of the supplied heat consuming device and the like.
Furthermore, since the position of the connection port inside the housing can be changed, it is possible to use the space inside the housing widely by appropriately moving the positions of the fittings and piping during construction work and maintenance work. It is also advantageous in that it is easy to perform construction work and maintenance work.

In the fluid processing apparatus of the present invention, the connection port is provided on a rail member installed inside the housing, and the connection port is attached to the inside of the housing by moving on the rail member. It is preferable that the position can be changed.

According to this configuration, since the mounting position can be changed by moving on the rail member, the mounting position of the connection port can be set to an arbitrary position on the rail member. Therefore, the structure can be simplified as compared with the structure in which each connection port is individually prepared for the housing.

In the fluid processing apparatus of the present invention, a pipe connector having a plurality of the connection ports is provided inside the housing, and the position of the pipe connection inside the housing can be fixed and repositioned. Suitable.

According to this configuration, if the positions of the pipe fittings having a plurality of connection ports are changed, the positions of the plurality of connection ports can be changed at once. Therefore, the position change work can be easily and quickly performed as compared with the case where the position of each connection port is changed individually.

In the fluid processing apparatus of the present invention, the piping connector is provided on a rail member installed inside the housing, and can move on the rail member to change its position inside the housing. It is preferable that it is configured.

According to the above-mentioned feature configuration, the piping connector is provided on the rail member, and the mounting position can be changed only by moving the pipe connector on the rail member. Therefore, it is easier to simplify the structure of the attachment structure of each connection port to the housing as compared with the case where each connection port is individually prepared for the housing, and compared to the case where each connection port is individually repositioned. Easy and quick repositioning work.

In the fluid processing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the mounting position of the connection port with respect to the opening is changed in the direction in which the horizontal distance changes.

According to this configuration, since the changing direction of the mounting position of the connection port is the horizontal direction, it is easy to move the bent portion of the pipe along the insertion / removal direction of the pipe with respect to the opening as the mounting position is changed.
Therefore, compared to the case where the change direction of the attachment position of the connection port is the vertical direction that intersects the insertion / removal direction of the pipe with respect to the opening, the change amount of the attachment position is in the insertion / removal direction at the bending point of the pipe. It is possible to avoid a decrease in the proportion of movement. As a result, it is easy to move the bent portion of the pipe with respect to the opening without increasing the amount of change of the mounting position more than necessary.

In the fluid processing apparatus of the present invention, the processing apparatus is provided as a heat source device that generates or stores heat inside the housing, and the heat consuming device outside the housing is provided from the heat source device. It is preferable to supply the heat medium as the fluid through the pipe.

According to this configuration, while the housing of the fluid treatment device is installed close to the outer wall of the building, the heat medium supplied from the heat source equipment inside the housing increases the pressure loss due to the bending of the piping more than necessary. It is possible to efficiently supply the heat to the heat consuming device outside the housing while avoiding the above.

In the fluid processing apparatus of the present invention, the processing apparatus is provided as a heat source device that generates or stores heat inside the housing, and between the heat consuming device outside the housing and the heat source device. It is preferable to circulate the heat medium as the fluid through the pipe for the outward route and the pipe for the return route.

According to this configuration, while the housing of the fluid treatment device is installed close to the outer wall of the building, the heat medium supplied from the heat source device inside the housing is placed between the heat consuming device outside the housing. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently circulate the pipe while avoiding an increase in pressure loss due to bending of the pipe more than necessary.

It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure of the hot water supply system using a fluid processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing in the front view which shows the connection state of the connection port and a pipe in a fluid processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing in plan view which shows the connection state of a connection port and a pipe in a fluid processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the position change state of the connection port and a pipe in a fluid processing apparatus.

〔overall structure〕
The hot water supply system using the fluid treatment apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically explaining a configuration of a hot water supply system. As shown in the figure, the hot water supply system includes a fluid treatment device 2 provided with a heat source device 3 (corresponding to a treatment device) housed in a stationary housing 20 on the outside of the outer wall 1 of the building, and the fluid treatment device 2 thereof. It is provided with a heat consuming device 4 that uses the fluid supplied from.
The heat consuming device 4 is installed in the room of the building, and is connected to the heat source device 3 through the outer wall 1 of the building by a plurality of pipes 5 for guiding the fluid from the heat source device 3.

The heat source device 3 generates high-temperature water by performing a process such as heating a hot water storage tank 30 that stores hot water as a fluid, hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 30, or water supplied from a water supply channel (not shown). It has a heating device 31.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the hot water or water in the hot water storage tank 30 is guided to the connection port 33 via the supply / discharge pump 32, and the pipe 5 is connected to each of the connection ports 33. The supply / discharge pump 32 and each connection port 33 are connected by using a bendable and deformable flexible connection pipe 34 such as a metal flexible tube or a flexible heat-resistant resin hose.

The heating device 31 is configured by using various types of devices such as a combustion type water heater that utilizes the combustion heat of fuel such as gas, an electric water heater, a natural refrigerant heat pump water heater, and a solar heat collector. Will be done. Alternatively, the heating device 31 may include a fuel cell, a combined heat and power device that includes an engine and a generator driven by the engine, and uses the exhaust heat of the engine and the generated power of the generator. You can also.
Further, the heating device 31 may be configured to separately include a heat and power cogeneration device and an auxiliary heat source device such as a combustion type water heater. And. The heating device 31 is a type that can heat the hot water stored in the hot water storage tank 30 as a heating target, a type that can heat the water supplied from the water supply channel as a heating target, and the hot water and water supply that are stored in the hot water storage tank 30. It can be configured into various types, such as a type that can heat both water supplied from the road as a heating target.
Furthermore, the heating device 31 is a type that performs a hot water storage operation in which hot water (high temperature water) heated and heated is stored in the hot water storage tank 30, and hot water (high temperature water) heated and heated passes through the hot water storage tank 30. It can be configured into various types, such as a type that performs a hot water supply operation that is sent to a hot water supply channel without a hot water supply, and a type that can perform both a hot water storage operation and a hot water supply operation.

The heat consuming device 4 is the heat of the hot water supply system such as a water supply hot water supply device in a kitchen or a washbasin, a bath shower or hot water supply device, and a washing machine that consumes hot water or water supplied from the heat source device 3 side. There is a heat circulation system heat consumption device 41 having a structure in which hot water or water supplied from the heat source device 3 side is circulated between the heat source device 3 and the heat source device 3, such as a floor heating device.
For the hot water supply system heat consuming device 40, a pipe 5 for supplying a fluid of hot water or water supplied from the heat source device 3 side is connected to the connection port 33, and the fluid is used as the fluid through the pipe 5. A heat medium is supplied.
To the heat circulation system heat consuming device 41, the outbound pipe 5 and the inbound pipe 5 are connected as the pipe 5, and the hot water or water fluid supplied from the heat source device 3 side in the outbound pipe 5. Is supplied, and the return fluid from the heat circulation system heat consuming device 41 is returned to the heat source device 3 side through the outbound pipe 5.

[Structure of connection port]
The connection port 33 provided in the housing 20 is configured as follows.
First, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the housing 20 has a front plate portion 20a on the side facing the outer wall 1 of the building and a rear side on the opposite side of the front plate portion 20a and far from the outer wall 1 of the building. A plate portion 20b is provided. Then, the horizontal plate portion 20c connecting the front plate portion 20a and the rear plate portion 20b, and the top plate portion 20d serving as the ceiling portion of the front plate portion 20a, the rear plate portion 20b, and the horizontal plate portions 20c on both sides are formed. In preparation, it is formed in the shape of a rectangular box with an open bottom.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the housing 20 has an opening 21 formed in the front plate portion 20a of the housing 20 on the side facing the outer wall 1 of the building.
The opening 21 is provided so as to face the pipe lead-in outer wall opening 10 formed in the building outer wall 1 while facing the building outer wall 1 side. As a result, the pipe 5 provided through the outer wall opening 10 is connected to the connection port 33 located inside the housing 20 through the opening 21 formed in the front plate portion 20a of the housing 20.
At this time, the opening 21 formed in the front plate portion 20a of the housing 20 and the outer wall opening 10 for drawing in the pipe formed in the outer wall 1 of the building face each other, but their sizes and positions Do not always match. Rather, it is configured in various ways depending on the specifications of the building, the model of the fluid treatment device 2, etc., but the position is not so large, so if the housing 20 is separated from the outer wall 1 to some extent, the outer wall opening 10 It is possible to introduce the pipe 5 through which the pipe 5 has passed through through the opening 21 of the housing 20.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a plurality of connection ports 33 are arranged along the horizontal direction on the inner surface side of the housing 20.
The plurality of connection ports 33 are provided in the pipe connector 35 having the plurality of connection ports 33. The pipe connecting tool 35 supports a plurality of connecting ports 33 together, and the pipe connecting tool 35 is a rail member arranged along the horizontal direction on the inner surface side of the housing 20. 22 is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction.
The end of the pipe 5 introduced from the outside of the housing 20 is connected to each of the connection ports 33. Therefore, the fluid is supplied from the flexible connection pipe 34 provided between the supply / exhaust pump 32 on the heat source device 3 side to the external heat consuming device 4 via the connection port 33 and the pipe 5, or the pipe 5 and the pipe 5 are supplied from the outside. The fluid can be taken into the flexible connection pipe 34 side through the connection port 33.

The rail member 22 has a shape that is bent in a substantially L shape in a plan view over the inner surface of the front plate portion 20a and the horizontal plate portion 20c that intersects one end side of the front plate portion 20a in the horizontal direction. is there. The curvature of the bent portion of the rail member 22 in a plan view is such that the pipe connector 35 is moved from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 to the position shown by the virtual line while being supported by the rail member 22. It is appropriately set according to the length of the pipe connector 35 in the moving direction so that the guide movement can be smoothly performed.
The above-mentioned piping connector 35 includes a position fixing member such as a fixing bolt (not shown), and the fixing position with respect to the rail member 22 is changed in the length direction of the rail member 22 in the perspective direction with respect to the opening 21. Then, it can be fixed at that position.

[About changing the mounting position of the connection port]
The mounting position of the connection port 33 configured as described above is changed as follows.
FIG. 4 schematically shows a state in which the connection port 33 and the pipe 5 connected to the connection port 33 are repositioned.
Of the pipes 5, the first pipe 51 shown by the solid line in the drawing is located at the position closest to the opening 21, and the end on the side closest to the first connection port 33a is bent with the minimum bending radius r1. The bent first pipe 51 is connected to the first connection port 33a.

The outer wall 1 of the building corresponds to the proximity position P1 shown by the virtual line in the drawing in a state where the end of the first pipe 51 bent with the minimum bending radius r1 is connected to the first connection port 33a as described above. It is assumed that it exists in the place where it is used. In this case, the distance between the outer wall 1 of the building and the front plate portion 20a of the housing 20 is only a distance L1. Therefore, the bent portion of the first pipe 51 comes into contact with the outer wall 1 around the outer wall opening 10, and the first pipe 51 cannot be inserted into the outer wall opening 10.
Therefore, in the case of a conventional structure in which the mounting position of the first connection port 33a is fixed, the distance between the outer wall 1 of the building and the front plate portion 20a of the housing 20 is set as shown by a solid line in the drawing. The first pipe 51 is inserted into the outer wall opening 10 by being separated by a distance L2. That is, the housing 20 is required to be installed at a distance P2 separated from the outer wall 1 of the building by a distance L2 or more.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the position of the connection port 33 can be changed in the length direction of the rail member 22, and therefore, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. 4, the first connection port 33a and the first pipe The position of 51 can be moved and fixed at a position away from the opening 21.
As a result, the bent portion of the first pipe 51 connected to the first connection port 33a is pulled into the inside of the housing 20 from the opening 21. As a result, even when the distance between the outer wall 1 of the building and the front plate portion 20a of the housing 20 is only a distance L1, the bent portion of the first pipe 51 does not interfere with the outer wall 1 around the outer wall opening 10. The first pipe 51 can be inserted through the outer wall opening 10.
Therefore, the housing 20 can be installed in a state of being close to the outer wall 1 of the building to a distance of about L1.

The second connection port 33b shown by a virtual line in FIG. 4 is an opening on the inner inner side of the rail member 22 in the length direction of the first connection port 33a, that is, at both ends of the rail member 22 in the horizontal direction. It is provided not at the end on the side close to 21 but near the end on the side far from the opening 21. The second pipe 52 connected to the second connection port 33b is bent with a radius of curvature r2 larger than the minimum bending radius r1 of the bent portion of the first pipe 51, but the distance from the opening 21 is also the first. Since it is located farther than the pipe 51, it can be installed without any trouble.
In FIG. 4, only the first connection port 33a and the second connection port 33b, and the first pipe 51 and the second pipe 52 are illustrated, but the same applies even if other connection ports 33 and the pipe 5 are provided. It is possible to select and mount the connection port 33 in an appropriate state.

[1 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, a structure in which a plurality of connection ports 33 are supported by the pipe connection tool 35 and the entire connection port 33 is moved together with the pipe connection tool 35 has been illustrated, but the structure is not limited to this structure. Absent.
For example, without using the piping connector 35, each connection port 33 is appropriately mounted inside the housing 20 by using a mounting member, and the position of each connecting port 33 is changed by changing the position of the mounting member. You may do so. Further, a part of the connection port 33 is supported by the piping connector 35, and the remaining part is attached to the housing 20 with another attachment member (not shown), and the position can be changed or the position is fixed. You may.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

[2 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, a structure in which the rail member 22 supports the pipe connector 35 and the position of the pipe connector 35 on the rail member 22 can be changed has been illustrated, but the structure is not limited to this structure. Absent.
For example, instead of using the piping connector 35, the rail member 22 may support each of the connection ports 33, and each connection port 33 may be moved on the rail member 22 to change the position of the connection port 33. It may be configured.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

[3 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, a structure in which the pipe connector 35 is supported by using the rail member 22 and the position of the pipe connector 35 can be changed on the rail member 22 has been illustrated, but the structure is limited to this structure. It's not a thing.
For example, instead of using the rail member 22, the pipe connector 35 is mounted inside the housing 20 by appropriately using a mounting member, and the position of the piping connector 35 is changed by changing the position of the mounting member. You may.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

[4 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, a structure in which the rail member 22 is provided in the horizontal direction is illustrated, but the structure is not limited to this.
For example, the rail member 22 may be provided in an appropriate perspective direction with respect to the opening 21, such as being provided in a vertical direction or an oblique vertical direction.
Further, the guiding direction of the connection port by the rail member 22 may be changed from the middle such as from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction or from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

[5 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, a structure in which the mounting position of the connection port 33 can be changed by using the rail member 22 has been illustrated, but the structure is not limited to this structure.
For example, although not shown, a rod-shaped member is configured to be swingable in the horizontal direction around the vertical axis, supported by the housing 20, and the rod-shaped member is swinged around the vertical axis. Therefore, an appropriate configuration can be adopted, such as a configuration in which the distance of the connection port 33 with respect to the opening 21 can be changed.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

[6 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the heat source device 3 has a structure in which the hot water storage tank 30 and the heating device 31 are combined, but the heat source device 3 is not limited to this structure.
For example, the hot water storage tank 30 and the heating device 31 are installed under separate control systems, and the hot water storage tank 30 and the heating device 31 can be operated as the heat source device 3 under the control of the control device. You may. At this time, the hot water storage tank 30 and the heating device 31 may be housed in separate housings 20.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

[7 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the heat source device 3 is exemplified as the processing device, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, some treatment may be performed on the fluid, such as temporarily storing a heat medium or other fluid.
As for other configurations, the same configurations as those in the above-described embodiment may be adopted.

The configuration disclosed in the above embodiment (including another embodiment, the same shall apply hereinafter) can be applied in combination with the configuration disclosed in other embodiments as long as there is no contradiction. The embodiments disclosed in the present specification are examples, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the object of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to any fluid processing apparatus that uses a housing 20 that is placed close to the outer wall of a building.

3 Processing equipment (heat source equipment)
4 Heat consuming device 5 Piping 20 Housing 21 Opening 22 Rail member 33 Connection port 35 Piping connector

Claims (7)

A processing device that processes fluid is installed inside the stationary housing,
A plurality of connection ports for connecting pipes provided in the processing device are fluid processing devices attached to the housing inside the housing.
The housing is formed with openings for leading a plurality of pipes connected to the plurality of connection ports to the outside of the housing.
A fluid processing device in which the plurality of connection ports are installed so that the mounting position inside the housing can be changed in the perspective direction with respect to the opening. The connection port is provided on a rail member installed inside the housing, and the connection port is configured to be able to change the mounting position inside the housing by moving on the rail member. The fluid processing apparatus according to claim 1. A pipe connector having a plurality of the connection ports is provided inside the housing.
The fluid processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position of the pipe connector can be fixed and repositioned inside the housing. 3. The third aspect of the present invention, wherein the pipe connecting tool is provided on a rail member installed inside the housing, and can move on the rail member to change the position inside the housing. Fluid processing equipment. The fluid treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the change direction of the attachment position of the connection port with respect to the opening is a direction in which the distance in the horizontal direction changes. The processing device is provided inside the housing as a heat source device that generates or stores heat.
The fluid processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a heat medium as the fluid is supplied from the heat source device to the heat consuming device outside the housing through the piping. The processing device is provided inside the housing as a heat source device that generates or stores heat.
Any one of claims 1 to 5 in which a heat medium as a fluid is circulated between the heat consuming device outside the housing and the heat source device through the pipe for the outward route and the pipe for the return route. The fluid processing apparatus described.

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