JP7229875B2 - Cover member and cover structure - Google Patents

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pipe connection box provided on the outer wall of a building, a covering member for covering rising portions from the ground surface of pipes connected to the pipe connection box, and a covering structure.

For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, in order to lead wires (cables) housed in a wire protection tube buried underground into a room, a tube junction box is fixed to the outer wall of a building, and the wire protection tube is connected to the ground. The upper end of the rising portion is connected to the tube junction box, and the electric wire pulled out from the wire protection tube is bent in the accommodation space in the tube junction box and drawn into the building. there is

For this reason, the rising portions of the tube junction box and the wire protection tube are exposed on the outer wall of the building in a protruding state, which impairs the appearance of the outer wall of the building.

In addition to the tube junction box described above, exposed outlets, watt-hour meters, gas meters, and the like may be placed on the outer wall of the building in an exposed state, and the same problem as the tube junction box exposure occurs.

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The present invention aims to enhance the appearance of the building outer wall by integrally covering both the pipe connection box provided on the outer wall of the building and the rising portion of the pipe connected to the pipe connection box from the ground surface. It is an issue.

The invention of claim 1 for solving the above problems is a pipe connection box provided on the outer wall of a building, and a pipe connected to the pipe connection box fixed to the outer wall so as to cover the rising portion from the ground surface. A covering member comprising:
a tube-junction-box-accommodating-space-forming portion that forms a tube-junction-box-accommodating space capable of accommodating the tube-junction-box therein;
a pipe housing space forming portion forming a pipe housing space capable of housing therein the rising portion of the pipe communicating with the pipe junction box housing space forming portion;
It is characterized by comprising

According to the first aspect of the invention, the pipe junction box exposed to the outer wall of the building and the rising portion of the pipe whose upper end is connected to the pipe junction box are the pipe junction box and the pipe of the cover member that communicate with each other. Therefore, a single cover member can integrally cover the tube junction box and the rising portion of the pipe, which are completely different in shape. It is possible to prevent the appearance of the outer wall of the building from being damaged.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, the tube junction box accommodation space forming part is
an extending portion that extends in the depth direction while covering at least a portion of the outer periphery of the tube junction box in the depth direction;
The tube junction box accommodating space forming part is mounted on the extension part to cover the front surface of the tube junction box and, in a non-assembled state, exposes the front surface of the tube junction box to the outside. an openable lid member;
It is characterized by consisting of

According to the second aspect of the invention, the extending portion extends in the depth direction in a state where the tube junction box accommodation space forming portion covers at least a part of the outer circumference of the tube junction box in the depth direction; Since it is formed of two parts separated from the cover member that is assembled to the extension and covers the front surface of the pipe junction box, the extension is fixed to the outer wall of the building in advance, and then fixed. A lid member can be assembled to the extension of the. Therefore, it becomes easy to fix the cover member to the outer wall of the building. It is possible to change, repair, etc. the wiring position of the electric wire arranged in the housing space.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the extending portion includes a fixing portion fixed to the outer wall, and the fixing portion is provided at a position that is covered by the assembly of the lid member. It is characterized by being

According to the third aspect of the invention, it becomes easy to fix the cover member to the outer wall of the building via the extension, and by assembling the cover member to the extension, the outer wall of the building provided on the extension is Since the fixed portion to the cover member is hidden, the fixing screws for fixing the cover member to the outer wall of the building are not exposed to the outside, so that the good appearance of the cover member itself can be maintained.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an abutting portion that abuts against the upper outer peripheral surface of the tube junction box is provided in the upper inside of the tube junction box accommodation space forming portion. , and can be fixed to the outer wall in the contact state of the contact portion.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the abutment portion formed in the upper inside of the junction box housing space forming portion abuts against the upper outer peripheral surface of the junction box, that is, through the abutment portion. Since the covering member can be fixed to the outer wall of the building in a state in which the covering member is suspended from the junction box, the fixing operation of the covering member is facilitated.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tube housing space forming part includes a front wall arranged in front of the rising part of the tube so as to face the outer wall, and Each side wall extends from both side edges of the front wall toward the outer wall, and is provided with a communication opening communicating with the tube junction box accommodating space above, and a passage opening below through which the rising portion of the tube passes. It is characterized by being formed

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the pipe housing space forming portion has an open side facing the outer wall of the building and has a U-shaped cross section. can be covered.

The invention of claim 6 is the invention of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the width between both sides extending in the vertical direction from the tube junction box accommodation space forming portion to the tube accommodation space forming portion is constant. is characterized by

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the covering member has a uniform width over the entire length in the vertical direction, so that the shape is the most neat, and the portion covering the tube junction box and the rising portion of the tube looks good. gets better.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and a pipe connecting box housing space forming part is provided below the pipe housing space forming part in a state of being communicated with the pipe housing space. It is characterized in that it is possible to connect another cover member from which the part is removed.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, by connecting a plurality of cover members including a cover member obtained by removing a part of the tube junction box accommodation space forming portion, the tube accommodation space forming portion can be adjusted according to the length of the rising portion of the pipe. Since the length can be increased, it is possible to cover both the pipe junction box and the rising portion of the pipe in response to various sites having different lengths of the rising portion of the pipe.

In the eighth aspect of the invention, a pipe connection box having an internal space forming an equipment housing space or an installation route for wiring and piping materials is provided on the outer wall of the building, and the rising portion of the pipe is connected to the pipe connection box. has been
The entire tube junction box and at least the front surface and both side surfaces of at least a portion of the rising portion of the tube near the tube junction box are covered with a covering member.

According to the invention of claim 8, in the irregular structure in which the rising portion of the pipe is connected to the pipe junction box provided on the outer wall of the building, the entire pipe junction box and at least the rising portion of the pipe Since at least the front surface and both side surfaces of the portion close to the building are covered with the covering member, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the appearance of the irregular structure portion projecting from the outer wall of the building to the front surface.

A ninth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the eighth aspect of the invention, the front side of the tube connection box is covered with a lid member that can be opened by removing the front side.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, the same or equivalent effect as the second aspect of the invention can be achieved.

The invention of claim 10 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 8 or 9, the cover member is formed to have the same width in the vertical direction.

According to the invention of claim 10, the same or equivalent effect as that of the invention of claim 6 can be achieved.

The invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein a portion having an outer wall with a different color is provided below the pipe connection box, and the range covered by the cover member is the pipe connection box. It is characterized by the fact that the same color as the outer wall where the box is installed continues to the part.

In many wooden buildings, the concrete foundation is exposed from the ground surface to a certain height, and the lower end of the outer wall reaches to the concrete foundation. often different. According to the eleventh aspect of the invention, based on the above-described building structure and color arrangement, the range covered by the cover member is a portion of the same color as the outer wall on which the pipe junction box is provided, i.e., up to the lower end of the outer wall. , The part exposed on the front of the concrete foundation at the rising part of the pipe is not covered with the cover member, but is left exposed as it is, in order to harmonize the color of the building outer wall and the part where the cover member is arranged. .

The invention according to claim 12 is the invention according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein a parting member protruding from the outer wall is provided below the tube junction box, and the range covered by the cover member is the It is characterized in that it is a portion from the pipe junction box to the parting material.

Since the parting material provided on the outer wall of the building is an aesthetic accent, in the invention of claim 12, the covering member is arranged up to the parting material without crossing the parting material. As a result, both the pipe connection box and the rising portion of the pipe are covered to prevent deterioration of the appearance of the outer wall of the building, and the presence of the parting material as an accent is achieved.

The invention of claim 13 is characterized in that, in the invention of any one of claims 8 to 12, the lower edge of the cover member is close to the ground surface.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the invention, the covering member has a structure that covers both the pipe junction box and the rising portion of the pipe, so that there is no exposed portion, and deterioration of the appearance of the outer wall of the building can be prevented to the greatest extent possible. .

According to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, a pipe connection box having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall erected from the bottom wall, and an opening surrounded by the peripheral wall is fixed with the bottom wall abutting against an outer wall of a building. , a lid covering the opening is fixed to the peripheral wall;
The lid body has a plate-like opening cover plate portion that covers the opening and extends beyond the range of the opening in the piping direction of a pipe that is connected to the peripheral wall and piped in the vertical direction. , and side wall portions extending toward the outer wall are provided on both side portions along the extending direction of the extension portion to cover both outer sides of the pipe.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, when the opening of the pipe junction box is covered by the opening cover plate portion of the lid, the extension portion extending in the piping direction of the pipe from the opening cover plate portion and the extension portion Side wall portions extending toward the outer wall on both sides of the portion cover the front side and both outer sides of the pipe arranged vertically along the outer wall surface. As a result, by covering the opening of the pipe connection box with the opening cover plate portion of the lid, the extending portion extending from the opening cover plate portion is connected to the peripheral wall of the pipe connection box and piped in the vertical direction. The entire tube is covered.

According to the present invention, the pipe junction box exposed on the outer wall of the building and the rising portion of the pipe whose upper end is connected to the pipe junction box are connected to each other to accommodate the pipe junction box and the pipe of the cover member, respectively. Since it is accommodated in the space forming part, it is possible to integrally cover the tube junction box having a completely different shape and the rising part of the tube with a single cover member, and the tube junction box and the tube exposed from the outer wall It is possible to prevent the appearance of the outer wall of the building from being spoiled by the rising part of the building.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a separated state of a cover member main body C ₁ and a lid member D that constitute the cover member A ₁ of Example 1, as viewed from the surface side. It is the perspective view similarly seen from the back side. (a) and (b) are perspective views of the assembled state of the cover member main body _C1 and the lid member D as viewed from the front side and the back side, respectively. 3 is a cross-sectional view along line X ₁ -X ₁ of FIG. 2; FIG. (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views taken along lines Y ₁ -Y ₁ and Y ₂ -Y ₂ of FIG. 3, respectively. (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views taken along lines Z ₁ -Z ₁ and Z ₂ -Z ₂ of FIG. 4, respectively. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing connection of the cover member main body C ₁ ; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which two cover member main bodies _C1 are connected; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X ₂ -X ₂ of FIG. 8; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a state before a rising portion _P1 of a tube junction box B and a wire protection tube P fixed to an outer wall W of a building is covered with a covering member _A1 ; It is a perspective view of the same covered state. It is a cross-sectional view of the same covered state. It is a cross-sectional view of a state in which only the drain plate 41 provided on the outer wall W of the building at the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P is covered. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which only parting members 42 provided on the outer wall W of the building are covered at the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P. FIG. 14(a) and 14(b) are a perspective view of the binding device G and an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line U--U of FIG. 14, respectively. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a cover member _A2 of Example 2; It is a perspective view of the construction state which similarly covers the rise|rising part _P1 of the tube junction box B and the electric wire protection tube P with cover member _A2 . FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a construction state of the lid body _A3 of Example 3 of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a lid body _A3 ; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which the rising portion _P1 of the tube junction box B and the wire protection tube P is covered with a cover _A3 ;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to several best examples.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, the covering member A ₁ of the first embodiment includes a tube junction box B fixed to the outer wall W of the building, and a rising portion P of a wire protection tube P whose upper end is connected to the tube junction box B. ₁ , the cover member main body _C1 integrally provided with the extension _E1 on the upper end side, and the cover member integrally attached to the extension _E1 D. The covering member main body _C1 is a member that covers the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P, and an extending portion _E1 to which the lid member D is assembled integrally is provided at the upper end portion thereof. Both the cover member main body _C1 and the lid member D are formed by injection molding of resin. The wire protection tube P is made of resin and has an outer circumference. Annular concave portions 71 and convex portions 72 (see FIG. 15(b)) are alternately formed on the surface to have flexibility.

The cover member main body C ₁ has side walls 2 extending toward the outer wall W from both ends in the width direction of the front wall 1 arranged on the front side of the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P. A portion facing the outer wall W is opened to form a U-shaped cross section, and the inner space forms a tube accommodating space _V1 for accommodating the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P. A width _direction reinforcing plate portion 3a and a The depth-direction reinforcing plate portions 3b are connected to each other, and the opening at the upper end excluding the reinforcing plate portions 3a and 3b is formed inside by the extending portion _E1 and the cover member D to accommodate the tube junction box. A communication port 4 communicating with the space V ₂ is formed, and a lower end opening of the cover member main body C ₁ is a passage port 5 through which the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P passes.

The extending portion _E1 integrally provided at the upper end portion of the cover member main body _C1 has a frame shape capable of partially covering the outer circumference of the tube junction box B fixed to the outer wall W of the building on the base end side. A frame in which the upper ends of the upper extension plate portions 6 extending slightly upward from the inner side portions of the side walls 2 of the cover member main body _C1 are connected by a contact plate portion 7 horizontally disposed. The bulging portions 10 at both ends of the contact plate portion 7 can contact the upper outer peripheral surface (upper two corner portions) of the tube junction box B. As shown in FIG. Therefore, at the time of construction, the cover member main body C ₁ can be arranged in a suspended state with respect to the pipe connection box B fixed to the building outer wall W, and can be arranged in proximity to or in contact with the building outer wall W. , the work of fixing the cover member main body _C1 to the outer wall W of the building is facilitated. Each corner portion of the extending portion E ₁ having the shape of a rectangular frame is slightly bulged inward, and a screw insertion hole 11 is formed in each bulging portion 10 . In the above structure, since there is no large difference in the sizes of the extension _E1 and the tube junction box B, the bulges 10 at both ends of the contact plate 7 are located two inches above the tube junction box B. However, if the size of the tube junction box B is smaller than the size of the extension _E1 , the intermediate portion of the abutment plate portion 7 directly contacts the tube junction box B. It abuts against the outer surface of the upper peripheral wall.

In order to accommodate the rising portion P1 of the wire protection tube P in the tube accommodating space _V1 of the cover _member main body C1 and cover the entire rising portion _P1 , the length of the tube accommodating space _V1 of the cover member main body _{C1 is} The length L ₀ should correspond to the length of the rising portion P ₁ . Therefore, the rectangular frame-shaped extending portion E ₁ of the cover member main body C ₁ is broken off at the break-off groove 12 in the middle of each upper extension plate portion 6 so as to function as the connecting plate portion 13 . By connecting the tube accommodation space _V1 portions of the two cover member main bodies C1 via a pair of connecting plate portions 13, the tube accommodation space _V1 having the length _L0 of the plurality of cover member main bodies _C1 is formed _. The length can be made longer. In most cases, the length of the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P from the ground surface is not an integral multiple of the length _L0 of the tube housing space _V1 . In order to bring the lower end of C ₁ closer to the ground surface, an arbitrary portion of the tube accommodating space V ₁ of the cover member main body C ₁ on the side closest to the ground surface is cut off. Correspondingly, on the inner surface of the front wall 1 and each side wall 2 of the cover member main body C ₁ , at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction (the piping direction of the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P), A cutting guide line 8 is formed as a reference for cutting. At the end of the front wall 1 of the cover member main body C ₁ on the passage port 5 side, there is a narrow connection reinforcing plate portion for reinforcing the connection portion of the two cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ′. 9 is formed over the entire width of the front wall 1 toward the inner surface side.

That is, on the lower end side of the cover member main body C ₁ , as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 , each side wall 2 is provided at a predetermined distance from the side wall 2 and furthermore, in the longitudinal direction of the cover member main body C ₁ . Two connecting pieces 14 are erected from the front wall 1 at a predetermined interval along (the piping direction of the wire protection tube P). A fitting hole 15 into which a fitting projection 17 described below is fitted is formed on the free end side of each connecting piece 14 (the opening side facing the building outer wall W of the cover member main body _C1 ). As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the side walls 2 constituting the cover member main body _C1 are gradually widened toward the opening side, while the connecting pieces 14 are Since it is formed perpendicular to the front wall 1, the gap 16 between each connecting piece 14 and each side wall 2 gradually widens as the distance from the front wall 1 increases. The connecting plate portion 13 of another cover member main body C ₁ ' from which part of the portion E ₁ has been cut off is inserted, and provided inside each connecting plate portion 13 at the same interval as the two connecting pieces 14. When the fitting protrusions 17 are fitted into the fitting holes 15 of the connecting pieces 14 and connected, the connecting pieces 14 are likely to be elastically deformed inward.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, 5 and 6, the lid member D and the assembly structure of the lid member D and the extension portion _E1 will be described. The cover member D is fitted to the outside of the extension _E1 provided integrally with the cover member main body _C1 , and is assembled integrally with the extension _E1 . ), and the front wall 31, the side walls 32 and the upper wall 33 are integrated to form an opening 34 facing the outer wall W of the building and a pipe accommodating space _V1 inside the cover member main body _C1 . Connection openings 35 are formed to be connected to the portions where the are formed. The space inside the lid member D is a tube junction box accommodation space _V2 that accommodates the tube junction box B fixed to the outer wall W of the building. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, in a state in which the upper end portion of the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P is connected to the tube junction box B fixed to the outer wall W of the building, the tube junction box B is connected to the rising portion The front wall 31 of the cover member D is attached to the extending portion _E1 of the cover member main body _C1 so as to slightly protrude forward from _P1 . The front wall 1 of the member main body _C1 projects slightly forward, and both front walls 1 and 31 are connected by an inclined front wall portion 31a provided on the front wall 31 of the lid member D. It has become. Also, the width of the lid member D (the interval between the side walls 32) is the same as the width of the cover member main body _C1 . Both front walls 1 and 31 may be formed in the same plane by making the depth of the cover member main body _C1 the same as the depth of the lid member D, without providing an inclined step at the assembly connection portion.

A portion of the lid member D which is inserted into the connection opening 35 is formed perpendicular to the front wall 31 to provide a width direction reinforcing plate portion _3a of the cover member main body C1 when assembled with the extension portion _E1 . A reinforcing plate portion 36 is formed in close contact with the center portion of each side wall 32 of the reinforcing plate portion 36, and formed at the center portion of each side wall 2 of the width direction reinforcing plate portion 3a of the cover member main body C ₁ Fitting protrusions 37 that fit into the fitting grooves 21 are formed. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5(b), the extending portion _E1 is formed at the end of each side wall 32 on the side of the opening 34 and near the connection opening 35. Fitting protrusions 38 are formed in fitting grooves 22 formed in the base end portion of each upwardly extending plate portion 6 and in the end face facing the outer wall W of the building. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5(a), at both ends of the end face of the upper wall 33 of the lid member D on the side of the opening 34, the outer wall of the building at the contact plate portion 7 of the extending portion _E1 is provided. Fitting projections 39 are formed to fit into the fitting stepped portions 23 formed at both end portions of the end face on the side facing W. As shown in FIG.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6(b), the lid member D is attached to the extension portion E1 of the width direction reinforcing plate portion _3a of the cover member main body _C1 . A pair of lower support projections 24 that abut the lower end surface of the reinforcing plate portion 36 of the member D and support the reinforcing plate portion 36 from below are formed so as to protrude toward the extending portion _E1 . With this structure, the front wall 31 of the lid member D is integrally structured with the front wall 1 of the cover member main body C ₁ with respect to the vertical load applied to the front wall 31. The strength against the vertical load of 31 is increased.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9, the connection of the portion of the tube housing space V ₁ of the two cover member main bodies C ₁ will be described. That is, by breaking off the pair of upper extension plate portions 6 of one extension portion _E1 of the two cover member main bodies _C1 to be connected at the break-off grooves 12, the cover member main body _C1 can be The cover member main body C ₁ ' is obtained by removing the U-shaped removed portion 25 on the contact plate portion 7 side of the extended portion E ₁ . The remaining portion of the pair of upward extension plate portions 6 in the cover member main body C ₁ ′ functions as the connecting plate portion 13 .

Then, when the pair of connecting plate portions 13 of one cover member main body C ₁ ′ is inserted into the gap 16 between the connecting piece 14 formed on the passage port 5 side of the other cover member main body C ₁ and the side wall 2, the cover is Fitting projections 17 provided at two locations along the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of each connecting plate portion 13 of the member main body C _{1 ′ are} provided at the free ends of the respective connecting pieces 14 of the cover member main body C 1 . The cover member main body C is fitted in each fitting hole 15 and the connecting reinforcing plate portion 9 of the cover member main body C ₁ and the width direction reinforcing plate portion 3a of the cover member main body C _{1 ′} are in contact with each other. _One connecting reinforcing plate portion 9 is supported by a pair of lower supporting projections 24 provided on the width direction reinforcing plate portion 3a of the cover member main body C ₁ '. With this structure, the two cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' are integrated so that each front wall 1 of the connecting portion of each covering member main body C ₁ and C ₁ ' is integrated against the vertical load acting on the connecting portion. are connected to each other. Since the length of the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P is known in advance, the cover member main body C ₁ ' from which part of the extending portion E ₁ is removed is cut to the required length, It is connected with another cover member main body _C1 .

Next, referring to FIGS. 10 to 12, both the tube junction box B fixed to the outer wall W of the building and the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P whose upper end is connected to the tube junction box B A construction method for covering the whole of with the cover member A ₁ of Example 1 will be described. The wire protection pipe P is buried in the ground, bent at a portion near the outer wall W of the building, raised along the outer wall W of the building, and connected to a pipe junction box B fixed to the outer wall W of the building. ing. The outer wall W of the building has a structure in which a heat insulating material is arranged between the intermediate plate 62 inside the outer wall plate 61 and the inner wall plate 63. Between the lower end of the outer wall W of the building and the foundation 64 made of concrete, A predetermined gap 65 is formed. In addition, in FIG. 12, 66 indicates a base placed on the base 64. As shown in FIG.

The length L ₁ of the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P is longer than the length L ₀ of the tube accommodating space V 1 of the cover member main body C ₁ and shorter than twice the length (L ₀ < L _{1 <} 2L ₀ ). For this reason, one of the two cover member main bodies C ₁ is cut in advance so that the length of one of them is (L ₁ -L ₀ ), and the length of the tube accommodating space V ₁ is L ₀ and ( L ₁ -L ₀ ) are _connected as described above _. A total of four screw insertion holes provided inside each corner portion of the extending portion _E1 of _the cover member main body _C1 arranged above of the two mutually connected cover member main bodies C1 and _C1 ' 11, the two cover member main bodies C _{1 and} C 1 ' in a connected state are attached to the building while the extension E ₁ of the upper cover member main body C ₁ is arranged outside the pipe junction box B. It is fixedly arranged on the outer wall plate 61 of the outer wall W via the extension _E1 . During this fixing work, the contact plate portion ₇ provided on the extension E1 of the upper covering member main body _C1 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the upper side of the tube junction box B, and the whole is suspended. By doing so, the work of fixing the two cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' in the connected state to the outer wall plate 61 is facilitated. In the above construction example, the two covering member main bodies C ₁ and C _{1 ′} are connected and fixed _to the outer wall W of the building with screws. After fixing only the covering member main body C ₁ ' to the building outer wall W using the two screw insertion holes 11 left in the covering member main body C ₁ ', another covering member main body C ₁ is extended. The covering member main body C ₁ is connected to the covering member main body C ₁ ' fixed to _the outer wall W of the building while the housing portion E 1 is arranged outside the pipe junction box B, and the covering member main body C ₁ may be screwed to the outer wall W of the building.

After that, the cover member D is attached to the extending portion _E1 of the upper covering member main body C1 fixed to the outer wall plate ₆₁ via a total of four screws J in a first direction Q perpendicular to the outer wall W. After being moved and pressed against the outer wall W, the lid member D is slightly slid downward along the outer wall W along the extending portion _E1 in the second direction R orthogonal to the first direction Q. , the lid member D is integrally assembled with the extension portion E ₁ . That is, the fitting projections 37, 38 and the fitting projection 39 provided on the side of the extension _E1 , and the fitting grooves 21, 22 and the fitting step portion 23 provided on the side of the cover member D are , respectively, so that, as shown in _FIG . Since the entire box B and the entire rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P raised close to the outer wall W of the building are covered, the tube junction box B and the rising portion P of the wire protection tube P are exposed. ₁ can prevent the external appearance of the building outer wall W from being damaged. The width of the cover member bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' and the width of the lid member D are the same, and the step between the upper cover member body C ₁ and the lid member D is small and inclined. Therefore, it has a clean feeling and looks good. Further, the lower end surface of the cover member main body C ₁ ' is close to or in contact with the ground surface S. In FIG. 12, K indicates an electric wire drawn out from the rising portion _P1 of the electric wire protective tube P, bent inside the tube junction box B and introduced into the room.

As described above, in a state where the lid member D is integrally attached to the extension portion _E1 fixedly arranged on the outer wall W, the direction opposite to the second direction R with respect to the lid member D, that is, Since there is almost no upward external force, the lid member D, once attached to the extending portion _E1 , is almost never disengaged. On the other hand, after the tube junction box B and the like are covered with the covering member _A1 , for some reason, the wire K is bent at the tube junction box B and drawn into the building. is applied to the lid member D in a direction opposite to the second direction R, the lid member D is assembled to the extension _E1 fixedly arranged on the outer wall W. is released, and the above operation of the electric wire K can be performed.

Also, as shown in FIG. 13, a drain board 41 is provided at the lower end of the outer wall W of the building, or as shown in FIG. can be In such a case, if the rising portion P _{1 of the wire protection tube P is covered with the cover member body C 1 over} the drain plate 41 or the parting material 42 , in the case of the drain plate 41, the cover member body C ₁ It is necessary to notch the portion of each side wall 2 that interferes with the drain board 41 in the cross-sectional shape of the drain board 41, and the notch work is extremely difficult, and in the case of the parting material 42, the drain board Similar to 41, it is necessary to notch the interfering portions of the side walls 2 of the cover member main body _C1 , and in addition, the parting material 42, which is an aesthetic accent, and the cover member main body _C1 intersect. . However, the present invention eliminates the arrangement structure in which the interfering portion of the covering member main body _C1 with other members is notched, or the parting material presenting an aesthetic accent and the covering member main body _C1 intersect. isn't it.

Therefore, in the above case, the cover member main body _C1 is arranged up to the lower edge of the outer wall W, and the front surface portions of the bases 64, 64' at the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P are exposed as they are. It is structured. When the drain board 41 is provided, the single covering member body C ₁ is cut to shorten its length, and in the case of the parting material 42, the single covering member body C ₁ is used as it is without cutting. In FIG. 13, the drain plate 41 is formed by bending a metal plate in cross section, is fixed to the intermediate plate 62 of the outer wall W, and protrudes outside through the gap 65 .

As described above, when the drain board 41 or the parting material 42 is arranged at the lower end of the outer wall W, the covering member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ are arranged along the vertical direction (vertical direction) on the part. ' creates specific problems of physical interference or aesthetics. However, if the concrete foundation 64, which is different in color from the outer wall W, is exposed below the pipe junction box B, it is covered with the covering member main body _C1 from the viewpoint of maintaining the aesthetic appearance of the color arrangement of the building. The part is the part where the same color as the outer wall W where the pipe junction box B is arranged is connected, that is, the part up to the gap 65, so that the color of the building outer wall W and the part where the cover member main body C ₁ is arranged are matched. are harmonized and the beauty of the building's color arrangement is maintained. The rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P present in front of the concrete foundation 64, which is different from the outer wall W, is also covered with a covering member main body different from the covering member main body arranged on the outer wall W portion. Then, if the other covering member main body is colored in the same color as the concrete base 64, it is possible to cover all of the pipe junction box B and the rising portion _P1 with the covering member without damaging the external appearance. It becomes possible.

When the two cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' are connected to cover the rising portion P ₁ of the tube junction box B and the wire protection tube P, the length of the cover member main body C ₁ ' arranged below If _the length (L ₁ -L ₀ ) is short, the portion close to the ground surface S is inconspicuous _. It may be exposed as it is. Based on the same idea, even if the covering member main body _C1 intersects with the parting material or enters into a different colored part of the outer wall W, it is possible to construct it as it is as long as the aesthetic appearance is not significantly impaired. is. Regarding these points, it can be said that there is no problem as long as the owner is convinced (satisfied).

In any of the construction examples described above, the cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ′ having a predetermined length in the vertical direction (vertical direction) are integrated with the extending portion E ₁ fixed to the outer wall W with screws. Since it is not fixed or connected to the surrounding members, the cover member may be damaged by the inflow of wind from the open lower end passage port 5 or by the collision of other articles during strong winds. The main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' may swing and collide with the outer wall W to generate a sound.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, a pair of binding wire insertion holes 27a are formed in a rectangular adhesive fixing plate 27 which is adhered to the rear surface of the front wall 1 of the cover member bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' by double-sided tape 26. The lower end portions of the cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' are bound and connected to the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P using the binding tool G formed and having the binding wire 28 inserted through the respective binding wire insertion holes 27a. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of the above-described rocking motion and collision noise. In addition, the part where the binding wire 28 is arranged on the back surface of the adhesive fixing plate 27 is formed in a concave shape to prevent a part of the binding wire 28 from protruding from the back surface of the adhesive fixing plate 27. , making it possible to stick with a double-sided tape 26. - 特許庁In FIG. 15, 26a indicates a release paper of the double-faced tape 26 to be released immediately before use.

As a method of installing the binding device G, there are "post-installation" and "pre-application". In either case, as shown in FIGS. The two binding wires 28 are attached to the rear surface of the front wall 1 at the lower ends of the member bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ', and are bound to the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P. As shown in FIG. In the "post-installation", as shown in FIG. 14, the two binding wires 28 drawn out from the adhesive fixing plate 27 are inserted into the concave portions 71 of the rising portions _P1 of the two wire protection tubes P. , the rising portions P ₁ of the two wire protection tubes P are bound, and then the cover member main bodies C 1 and C 1 ′ fixedly arranged on the front surface of the outer wall W are operated from the passage opening 5 at the lower end of the cover member main body C ₁ , C ₁ ' A person's fingertip is inserted to adhere the adhesive fixing plate 27 to the rear surface of the front wall 1. - 特許庁On the other hand, in the "pre-installation construction", as shown in FIG. 12, before fixing the covering member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' to the outer wall W, the adhesive fixing plate 27 of the binder G is attached to the covering member main body C _{1 .} , C ₁ ' and attached to the back surface of the front wall 1 at the lower end portion, and two binding wires 28 drawn out from the adhesive fixing plate 27 are bound to the rising portions P ₁ of the two wire protection tubes P. In this state, the covering member main body C ₁ or the covering member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' in a connected state with a longer overall length are placed along the rising portions P ₁ of the two wire protection tubes P, The extension E ₁ is slid until it reaches the fixed position, and then the extension E ₁ is fixed to the outer wall W with screws. In the "pre-installation work", the bundled state of the binding wires 28 with respect to each rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P is somewhat relaxed, and the bundled binding wires are attached to the outside of the convex portion 72 of the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P. The above-described sliding becomes possible by creating a state in which there is a predetermined gap (looseness of the bundled binding wire 28 as a whole). As shown in FIG. 12, the "advance construction" has the advantage of enabling construction even when the lower ends of the connected cover member main bodies C ₁ and C ₁ ' come close to or touch the ground surface.

In addition, in the description of the first embodiment, some terms different from the terms used in the claims are used, and the terms "pipe housing space forming part" and "pipe connection box" used in the claims are used. The terms "accommodating space forming portion" correspond to the terms "cover member main body _C1 , _C1 '" and "cover member D and extension _E1 " used in the first embodiment, respectively.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17, the covering member _A2 and its covering structure of Example 2 of the present invention will be described. The cover member _A2 is composed of a cover member main body C2 _obtained by integrating the cover member main body _C1 of the cover member _A1 of Example 1 and the cover member D, and the outer circumference of the pipe junction box B fixedly arranged on the outer wall W. and an extension E ₂ partially arranged on the side of said outer wall W at . In order to avoid interference with the rising portion _P1 of the existing wire protection tube P when fixed to the outer wall W, the extension _E2 of the separate structure has a shape in which one side of the rectangular frame member is missing. Since it has the same function as the extended portion _E1 of the first embodiment, the corresponding portions are shown only by adding "'" to the reference numerals used for the extended portion _E1 . As for the cover member main body _C2 , the cover member main body _C1 and the lid member D of the first embodiment are integrated, so the same reference numerals as those used for the cover member main body _C1 and the lid member D of the first embodiment are used. "'" is attached and only shown in the figure.

In order to entirely cover both the tube junction box B fixedly arranged on the outer wall W and the rising portion _P1 of the _wire protection tube P with the cover member A2, an extension body _E2 of a separate structure is The extension body _E2 is partially arranged on the outer wall W side of the outer periphery of the tube junction box B and fixed to the outer wall W with a plurality of screws J, and then fixedly arranged to the outer wall W. After moving the cover member main body _C2 in the first direction Q perpendicular to the outer wall W and bringing it into contact with the outer wall W, the cover member main body _C2 is slid vertically downward in the second direction R By doing so, the one-to-one fitting projections 38' and fitting projections 39' provided on the cover member main body _C2 are aligned with the one-to-one fitting grooves 22' and fitting shoulders of the extension body _E2 . 23', the cover member main body _C2 is integrally assembled with the extension body _E2 , and both the tube junction box B and the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P are connected. the whole is covered.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 18 to 20, the cover A ₃ and its cover structure according to Example 3 of the present invention will be described. The cover A ₃ has an opening covering plate portion 51 covering the opening 57 from which the opening closing plate 56 of the tube connection box B has been removed, and has a vertically elongated rectangular shape and extends downward beyond the opening 57 . An extension plate portion 51a is provided to cover the front surfaces of the rising portions P ₁ of the two wire protection tubes P arranged below the tube junction box B. It has a shape in which a side plate portion 52 extending toward the W side and covering both sides of each rising portion _P1 is provided. The opening cover plate portion 51 is formed with a screw insertion hole 53 for inserting a screw J to be screwed into each screw lower hole 59 formed at one opposing corner portion of the front end surface of the peripheral wall 58 of the tube junction box B. ing.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, the opening cover plate portion 51 of the cover _A3 is placed in the opening 57 from which the opening block plate 56 of the tube connection box B has been removed, and the opening cover plate portion 51 is provided with a A screw J is inserted into each of the screw insertion holes 53 thus formed, and each screw J is screwed into the lower screw hole 59 of the peripheral wall 58 . As a result, as shown in FIG. 19, the opening 57 of the tube junction box B and the front surface of each rising portion _P1 of the two wire protection tubes P are covered with the opening cover plate portion 51, and the two wires are Both sides of each rising portion _P1 of the protective tube P are covered with respective side plate portions 52 provided on the extension plate portion 51a of the opening cover plate portion 51, respectively, so that the tube connection box B and the lid _A3 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape elongated in the vertical direction, and the whole including the tube connection box B has a neat shape.

In the lid body _A3 , the opening cover plate portion 51 is provided with the remaining three surfaces of the peripheral wall 58 having a total of four surfaces of the tube junction box B, to which the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P is not connected. By integrally providing a peripheral wall cover plate portion covering the opening cover plate portion 51, both the tube junction box B and the rising portion _P1 of the wire protection tube P can be entirely covered, and the appearance of the covered state is improved. Increased. In addition, by arranging the pair of side plate portions 52 provided on the extension plate portion 51a of the opening cover plate portion 51 on extensions of the peripheral wall portions of the peripheral wall 58 of the tube junction box B that face each other in the horizontal direction, With the tube junction box B and the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P covered with the lid A ₃ , the tube junction box B and the lid A ₃ have the same width over the entire length in the vertical direction when viewed from the front. It has a neat appearance in the covered state.

In the construction example described above, the horizontal portion of the wire protection tube P is buried underground, but the horizontal portion may be arranged along the ground surface S and exposed.

In addition, the front shape of the tube junction box B covered with the lid member D or the exposed members such as the corresponding exposed outlet, power meter, gas meter, etc. is not limited to a rectangular shape, and is a shape that is accommodated in the lid member D. and any size.

In Examples 1 to 3 above, the objects covered by the cover members A ₁ and A ₂ or the cover A ₃ are the tube junction box B fixedly arranged outside the outer wall W and the upper end portion of the tube junction box B. Although the rising portion P ₁ of the wire protection tube P to which is connected is shown, other instruments corresponding to the tube junction box B include an exposed outlet, a power meter, a gas meter, etc., and the wire protection tube _{Corresponding} pipes include gas pipes, water pipes _, and the like. It can be covered with a lid _A3 .

A ₁ , A ₂ : cover member
A ₃ : Lid
B: Tube junction boxes _C1 , _C1 ', _C2 : Cover member main body (pipe housing space forming portion)
D: Lid member (pipe connection box housing space forming portion)
E ₁ : Extension part (connection box housing space forming part)
E ₂ : Extending body (extending part) [Joint box housing space forming part]
P: Wire protection tube
P ₁ : rising portion of wire protection tube
V ₁ : tube accommodation space
V ₂ : tube junction box accommodation space
W: building outer wall 1, 31: front wall 2, 32: side wall
4: Communication port
5: Passage
41: Draining board
42: Parting material
51: Opening cover plate portion 51a: Extension plate portion
52: Side plate
57: Opening of tube junction box
58: Peripheral wall of pipe junction box

Claims (14)

A pipe connection box provided on an outer wall of a building, and a cover member fixed to the outer wall so as to cover a rising portion from the ground surface of a pipe connected to the pipe connection box,
a tube-junction-box-accommodating-space-forming portion that forms a tube-junction-box-accommodating space capable of accommodating the tube-junction-box therein;
a pipe housing space forming portion forming a pipe housing space capable of housing therein the rising portion of the pipe communicating with the pipe junction box housing space forming portion;
A covering member comprising: The tube junction box accommodation space forming part includes:
an extending portion that extends in the depth direction while covering at least a portion of the outer periphery of the tube junction box in the depth direction;
The tube junction box accommodating space forming part is mounted on the extension part to cover the front surface of the tube junction box and, in a non-assembled state, exposes the front surface of the tube junction box to the outside. an openable lid member;
2. The covering member of claim 1, comprising: 3. The extension part according to claim 2, wherein a fixed part fixed to the outer wall is provided in the extension part, and the fixed part is provided at a position that is covered when the lid member is assembled. covering material. The upper inside of the tube junction box housing space forming part has a contact part that contacts the upper outer peripheral surface of the tube junction box, and the tube junction box can be fixed to the outer wall in the contact state of the contact part. 4. The covering member according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The pipe housing space forming portion includes a front wall disposed in front of the rising portion of the pipe so as to face the outer wall, and side walls extending from both side edges of the front wall toward the outer wall. 5. A communication port communicating with the housing space for the tube connection box is provided in the tube connection box, and a passage port through which the rising portion of the tube passes is formed in the lower portion. covering member. 6. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the width between both sides extending in the vertical direction from the tube junction box accommodating space forming portion to the tube accommodating space forming portion is constant. Another cover member obtained by removing a part of the tube junction box housing space forming part is connectable to the lower part of the pipe housing space forming part while communicating with the pipe housing space. Item 7. The covering member according to any one of Items 1 to 6. A pipe connection box having an internal space forming an equipment housing space or an arrangement route for wiring and piping materials is provided on the outer wall of the building, and the rising portion of the pipe is connected to the pipe connection box,
A cover structure, wherein the entire tube junction box and at least the front surface and both side surfaces of at least a portion of the rising portion of the tube near the tube junction box are covered with a cover member. 9. The cover structure according to claim 8, wherein the front side of said tube connection box is covered with a cover member that can be opened by removal. 10. The covering structure according to claim 8, wherein the covering member has the same width in the vertical direction. A portion having an outer wall with a different color is provided below the pipe junction box, and the range covered by the cover member is up to a portion continuing the same color as the outer wall provided with the pipe junction box. 11. The covering structure according to any one of claims 8 to 10. A parting member protruding from an outer wall is provided below the pipe junction box, and a range covered by the covering member is a portion from the pipe junction box to the parting member. 12. A covering structure according to any one of 11. 13. A covering structure as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 12, wherein the lower edge of the covering member is close to the ground surface. A pipe junction box having a bottom wall, a peripheral wall erected from the bottom wall, and an opening surrounded by the peripheral wall is fixed with the bottom wall in contact with an outer wall of a building, and the lid covers the opening. is fixed to the peripheral wall,
The lid body has a plate-like opening cover plate portion that covers the opening and extends beyond the range of the opening in the piping direction of a pipe that is connected to the peripheral wall and piped in the vertical direction. , and side wall portions extending toward the outer wall are provided on both side portions along the extending direction of the extension portion to cover both outer sides of the pipe.

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