JPH01219224A - Joint - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fix a joint to a column easily and certainly even if a wall slot is very small so that the joint may be barely inserted through the slot, by setting a fitting slot for inserting a fitting screw in the roughly horizontal or vertical direction from the inclined front side of the wall slot, on the side surface of the column. CONSTITUTION:The tip section of a fluid pipe 20 is fitted on the lower surface of a machine 1 fitted on a wall surface W, with a wire or the like, and on the front surface of the machine 1, a wall member 3 is erected. After that, the fluid pipe 20 is led to the front of a wall from a wall slot 3a, and to the tip of the fluid pipe 20, a joint 10 is connected with a nut 26. After that, the fluid pipe 20 is bent and at the same time, the joint 10 is inserted into the rear of the wall from the wall slot 3a, and the butted surface 14 of the joint 10 is butted to the lower surface of the machine 1. Besides, through a fitting slot 17 bored through a collar section 15 from the inclined lower side of the front surface of the wall member 3, a fitting screw 16 is inserted, and by a driver D, the fitting screw 16 is screwed into the lower surface of the machine 1, and the joint 10 is fixed on the lower surface of the machine 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a joint that is attached to construction materials such as pillars and crosspieces placed behind a wall through a wall hole, and specifically relates to This invention relates to a joint that can be attached to the side of a column or the upper or lower surface of a crosspiece from the back of a wall through a hole in the wall using screws, even if the joint is so small that it can just barely be inserted.

(Prior art) Conventionally, when a fluid pipe for passing fluids such as hot water, water, gas, etc. inside a house is installed behind a wall and a faucet or gas cock is installed, for example, in the case of a newly built house, the front wall Before erecting the material, first install a steel pipe (80) below the crosspiece (1) installed along the back wall (W) as shown in Figure 18, and screw a screw (81) into the tip of the steel pipe (80). Mounting hole (82
) with a collar (83). Then, the screw (8) is inserted into the mounting hole (82) from below.
1) and screw it into the crosspiece (1), and then connect the joint (84).
Fix it to the crosspiece (1).

After the joint (84) is fixed, the front wall material (3) is erected in front of the crosspiece (1) as shown in FIG. 19. Then, as shown in Fig. 20, a wall hole (3
a).

Furthermore, when installing water faucets or gas cocks, etc., it is strongly requested that the aesthetics of the wall surface not be damaged, and wall holes (
Since it is necessary to cover the wall hole (3a) with some means such as a cover so that it is not noticeable, this wall hole (3a) is made as small as possible.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) On the other hand, in recent years, for example, during renovation or new construction, after the front wall material (3) has been erected, fluid pipes are installed behind the wall, and water There is an increasing demand for installing a stopcock or gas cock.

Therefore, the steel pipe (80) is installed behind the wall using the conventional joint (84) as described above, and the joint (84) is connected to the crosspiece (
1) If you try to fix it to the lower surface of the driver (D ) from diagonally in front of the crosspiece (1) through the wall hole (
3a) and the screw (81) had to be inserted and screwed into said mounting hole (82), which was practically impossible.

That is, when trying to fix the joint (84) to the bottom surface of the crosspiece (1) by using the conventional joint (84) as described above, it is necessary to use the conventional joint (84) as shown by the solid line in FIG. 21 so that the driver (D) can be operated from directly below. It is necessary to provide a very large wall hole (3b) in the wall material (3), and in order to cover the large wall hole (3b), a large repair cover (4) is required as shown in Figure 22. ), which caused major problems in terms of cost and appearance.

The object of the present invention is to use a flexible fluid pipe that passes hot water, water, gas, etc., and after the wall material is erected, to connect it to construction materials such as pillars and crosspieces placed behind the wall through small wall holes. The object of the present invention is to provide a joint that can be fixed with screws.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the joint according to claim 1 is a joint for connecting a flexible fluid pipe for passing hot water, water, gas, etc., which is piped behind a wall. In order to attach the joint to the side of the column through a wall hole small enough to allow the joint installed to expose the side of the column installed vertically behind the wall to be inserted and removed, the wall is attached to the side of the column. It is characterized by having a mounting hole through which a mounting screw is inserted in a substantially horizontal direction from diagonally in front of the hole.

Furthermore, the joint according to claim 2 is a joint for connecting a flexible fluid pipe for passing hot water, water, gas, etc. piped behind a wall, and the joint is connected to the top or bottom surface of a crosspiece installed horizontally behind the wall. In order to attach the joint to the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece through a wall hole small enough to allow the joint provided to expose the top or bottom of the crosspiece to be inserted or removed, it is necessary to attach the joint to the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece in an approximately vertical direction from diagonally in front of the wall hole. It is characterized by having a mounting hole for inserting a mounting screw.

(Function) In the above-mentioned joint, even if the wall hole provided in the wall material is so small that the joint can barely be inserted after the wall material is erected, Table 9 shows that It is easily and reliably fixed to the construction material by inserting a mounting screw into the mounting hole from diagonally in front of the wall hole on the side surface of the column or the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece.

(Example) (First Example) Hereinafter, a first example of a joint embodying the present invention will be described.
This will be explained according to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the abbreviated joint (lO) is a cylinder to which a flexible fluid pipe (20) for passing fluids such as hot water, water, and gas is connected. It has a shaped connection port and a female threaded portion (13) serving as a connection port to which a water faucet, gas cock, etc. is connected. Furthermore, the joint (1
0) is formed with a flange (15) having a contact surface (14) with the crosspiece (1) as a construction material.

Mounting screws (16) are installed at both left and right ends of the flange (15) from a diagonal direction with respect to the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece (1).
A mounting hole (17) for inserting a mounting screw (16) to the crosspiece (1) from diagonally in front of the contact surface (14) in a vertical direction so that the mounting screw (16) can be inserted therethrough is provided; The mounting hole (17) does not have to face exactly vertically as long as it faces diagonally backward from the front. That is, the mounting direction of the mounting hole (17) is that the mounting screw (16) is inserted from the back of the wall through the wall hole (3a) to the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece (1).
Since it is only necessary to be able to insert the joint diagonally, the joint (lO
) Approximately 60 degrees to the left and right in the vertical direction when viewed from the front, totaling 120 degrees.
The angle may be changed within a range of degrees.

Further, on both left and right sides of the outer periphery of the female threaded portion (13) of the joint (lO), there is a cover mounting portion (1) provided with a screw hole (18) for mounting a cover (4) covering a wall hole (3a) to be described later.
9) is provided.

Next, the function of the joint (10) will be explained according to the procedure of piping work.

First, fixing pillars (1) as construction materials made of wood etc. are placed in advance as shown in Figures 2 and 4 before the front wall material (3) is erected.
As shown in the figure, it is fixed horizontally along the back wall surface (W>). Then, the tip of the flexible fluid pipe (20) that will be piped behind the wall is attached to the bottom surface of the crosspiece (1) in advance. It is attached with wire or the like (31), and a wall material (3) is erected in front of the crosspiece (1).

Subsequently, at a position corresponding to the tip of the fluid pipe (20),
A small wall hole (3a) that is large enough to allow the joint (10) to pass through is provided. It should be noted that the wall material (3) may be erected after providing the wall hole (3a) in the wall material (3), or a flexible pipe through which the fluid pipe (20) can be inserted is inserted into the wall. Connect the pipe to the back and insert the fluid pipe (20) inside the flexible pipe.
After the wall material (3) is erected, the fluid pipe (20) may be inserted into the back of the wall through the wall hole (3a) to provide piping.

Next, as shown in Figure 5, the plumber pulls out the flexible fluid pipe (20) from the wall hole (3a) to the back of the wall, and attaches a joint to the tip of the fluid pipe (20) using a nut (26) or the like. (
lO) and connect the fluid pipe (20) as shown in Figure 6.
Insert the joint (lO) into the back of the wall through the small wall hole (3a) while bending, and bring the contact surface (14) of the joint (10) into contact with the bottom surface of the crosspiece (1) as shown in Figure 7. . Therefore, the 8th
As shown in the figure, from the diagonally lower front side of the wall material (3)
Insert the mounting screw (16) into the mounting hole (17) provided in the mounting hole (15), screw the mounting screw (16) into the lower surface of the crosspiece (1) from an oblique direction with a screwdriver (D), and attach the joint (lO) to the crosspiece (1). 1) Fix it to the bottom surface.

At this time, the joint (lO) has a mounting hole (1
7) is provided, so for example, when renovating,
Alternatively, even in the case of new construction, after the front wall material (3) has been erected, the joint (
1O) can be easily and reliably fixed to the lower surface of the crosspiece (1). In addition, since the joint (lO) is fixed to the lower surface of the crosspiece (1), there is no need to provide a large wall hole (3a) that exposes the front surface of the crosspiece (1), and the conventional joint (lO)
), there is no need to provide a very large wall hole (3b) that allows the driver (D) to be operated from directly below.

That is, there is no need to make the wall hole (3a) larger than necessary to insert the joint (10) into the back of the wall. Therefore, as shown in Figure 9, the cover (4) is the minimum size necessary.
The wall hole (3a) can be plugged with a wall hole (3a) without causing cost or appearance problems.

In addition, since the joint (10) is provided with a cover attachment part (19), the cover (4) covering the wall hole (3a) can be attached directly to the joint ( 10
) can be fixed.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 10, a gas cock (8) may be connected as the joint (lO), or a joint provided integrally with the gas cock (8) may be used. Alternatively, the joint (10) may be fixed to the top surface of the crosspiece (1) and the fluid pipe (20) is piped upward, or the joint (10) may be fixed horizontally to a vertical column and the fluid pipe (20) 20) may be piped horizontally.

(Second Example) Next, regarding the second example of the joint embodying the present invention,
This will be explained according to the drawings. The joint (10) of the above embodiment is:
The fluid pipe (20) was installed in a direction perpendicular to the construction material such as the crosspiece (1), but in the joint (110) of this embodiment, the fluid pipe (20) was installed parallel to the construction material such as the column. ).

The joint (110) of this embodiment includes a connection port (11), a male threaded portion provided at its periphery, and a female threaded portion (13), as in the previous embodiment. In addition, the fitting (
110), as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, there is a contact surface (114) with the pillar (2) as a construction material.
A collar portion (115) is formed.

The pillars (2) are provided at both upper and lower ends of the brim (115).
A mounting hole (117) for inserting a mounting screw (16) to the pillar (2) in a horizontal direction from diagonally forward is provided through the side surface of the pillar (2).

Incidentally, the attachment hole (117) does not have to face exactly horizontally as long as it faces diagonally backward from the front. That is, the mounting direction of the mounting hole (117) is that the mounting screw (16) is inserted from the back of the station through the wall hole (3a) into the mounting hole (117).
) can be inserted diagonally, so the fitting (1
10) Approximately 60 degrees up and down in the horizontal direction when viewed from the front
The angle may be changed within a range of up to 20 degrees.

Further, on both left and right sides of the outer circumference of the female threaded portion (13) of the joint (110), there are screw holes (18) for attaching the cover (4).
) is provided.

Next, to explain the function of the joint (110) according to the procedure of actual piping work, first, the front wall material (3)
Before the installation, the tip of the fluid pipe (20) is attached with a wire or the like (31 ).

Next, a wall material (3) is erected in front of the column (2), and the joint (1) is placed at a position corresponding to the tip of the fluid pipe (20).
10) A small wall hole (3a) that is just large enough to be inserted through is made.

Next, the plumber installs the fluid pipe (
20) from the wall hole (3a) to the back of the station, and connect the fluid pipe (2
0) using a nut (26) etc. at the tip of the joint (110).
Connect the fitting (110) while bending the fluid pipe (20).
) into the back of the station through the small wall hole (3a), and as shown in Figure 11, insert the contact surface (114) of the joint (110) into the column (2
). Therefore, as shown in Fig. 13, the mounting screw (16) is inserted into the mounting hole (117) provided in the diagonal front side opening (115) of the wall material (3).
As shown in Figure 4, the mounting screw (16) is screwed into the side of the column (2) through the small wall hole (3a) with a screwdriver (D) to fix the joint (110) to the side of the column (2). Then, the fluid pipe (20) is arranged parallel to the column (2).

At this time, the joint (110) has mounting holes (
117), it is possible to easily and securely fix the joint (110) to the side of the pillar (2) behind the station by making a small wall hole (3a) after the wall material (3) is erected. Can be done.

Also, as in the first embodiment, a joint (1) is attached to the wall material (3).
10) into a small wall hole (
3a), and the wall hole (3a) can be covered with a small cover (4) as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, without causing any cost or appearance problems.

Note that this invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
The number or position of the mounting holes (17, 117) may be changed as appropriate, and other changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, in the present invention, after the wall material is erected, a screwdriver such as a mounting screw is inserted into the mounting hole from an oblique direction through a wall hole small enough to insert the joint. This provides an excellent effect in that the joint can be easily and reliably fixed to construction materials such as pillars and crosspieces by operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 9 show a first embodiment embodying the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view of the joint showing the joint fixed to the lower surface of the crosspiece, FIG. 2 is a front view of the joint, Figure 3 is a plan view of the joint, Figures 4 to 8 are side views of the crosspiece, wall material, wall hole, joint, fluid pipe, etc. showing how the joint is fixed to the underside of the crosspiece, and Figure 9 is a side view of the crosspiece, wall material, wall hole, joint, fluid pipe, etc. A front view of a cover covering a wall hole, FIG. 10 is a side view showing a modification of the joint, FIGS. 11 to 17 show a second embodiment embodying the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a front view of the joint. Figure 12 is a side view of the joint and fluid pipe, Figures 13 to 15 are plan views of the joint showing the procedure for fixing the joint, respectively, Figure 16 is a side view of the joint and the cover covering the wall hole, 1
Figure 7 is a front view of the cover covering the wall hole, Figures 18 to 22
The figures are side views of a joint, a wall hole, etc., each showing a piping procedure using a conventional joint. Explanation of symbols 1...beam, 2...column, 3
...Wall material, 3a...Wall hole, t
o, ilo...joint, 14,114
-...Abutment surface, 15.115...Brim part,
16...Mounting screw, 17.117...Mounting hole,
18...Screw hole, 20...Fluid pipe. Patent applicant Mirai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 311! J Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 12wA Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 zzrlJ Procedural Amendment (Voluntary) April 1988 B:

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A joint that connects flexible fluid pipes that pass hot water, water, gas, etc. piped behind a wall, and is installed to expose the side of a column installed vertically behind the wall. In order to attach the joint to the side of the column through a small wall hole that can be inserted and removed, a mounting hole is provided in the side of the column for inserting a mounting screw from diagonally in front of the wall hole in a substantially horizontal direction. Features joints. (2) A joint that connects flexible fluid pipes that run hot water, water, gas, etc. piped behind a wall, and is installed so that the top or bottom surface of a crosspiece installed horizontally behind the wall is exposed. In order to attach the joint to the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece through a small wall hole that allows the joint to be inserted and removed, a mounting screw is inserted into the top or bottom surface of the crosspiece approximately vertically from diagonally in front of the wall hole. A joint characterized by having a hole.