JPH0526516A - Floor fixing metallic fixture of legged space heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a metallic fixture the height of which is adjustable and which requires no screw setting work near the floor face so that the time of fixing works is shortened. CONSTITUTION:A flat, nearly N-letter shaped vertical slit groove 3b is formed in the vertical engaging section 3V of a mounting plate 3 that is fixed to a space heater. And, in the horizontal engaging section 5U of the fixing plate 5 that is fixed to the floor face a flat and nearly rectangular, horizontal slit groove 5b is formed. And the support section 3c of the mounting plate 3 is inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixing plate 5 and the horizontal mutual movement of the mounting plate 3 and fixing plate 5 is restricted through the engagement of the vertical slit groove 3b and horizontal slit groove 5b and the mutual movement in the vertical direction is allowed. Therefore, the screw setting works near the floor face in the installation work can be abolished and the time of installation can be shortened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor fixing metal fitting for a heater with legs, and in particular, a warm air heater mounted on the floor of the installation floor by legs that can freely respond to changes in height. It relates to a floor fixing metal fitting for a heater with legs such as.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional hot air heater fixed by a floor fixing metal fitting of this type, there is a technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-137950 or Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-5289.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a warm air heater fixed to the floor surface by a conventional floor fixing metal fitting, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the conventional floor fixing metal fitting.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of a warm air heater, and 2 is legs attached to respective corners of the lower surface of the main body 1. Also,
Reference numeral 23 denotes a mounting plate fixed to the main body 1 side and having a substantially L-shaped cross section.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a fixed plate having a substantially L-shaped cross section fixed to the floor side, and 25 a denotes a long hole formed in the fixed plate 25. 4 is a screw for fixing the mounting plate 23 to the lower surface of the main body 1, 6 is a screw for fixing the fixing plate 25 to the mounting plate 23 through the elongated hole 25a so that the height of the fixing plate 25 can be adjusted, and 7 is a fixing plate. It is a wood screw for fixing 25 to the floor.

At the time of installing the conventional hot air heater constructed as described above, as is well known, holes for drawing out the intake / exhaust system of the hot air heater to the outside of the room are provided in the wall near the installation floor. It is necessary to provide. If the positions of these holes are misaligned, it may not be possible to properly insert the holes into the intake / exhaust system. Therefore, generally, the height of the leg 2 of the main body 1 is changed to cope with the vertical displacement of the hole. As a result, the allowable range of the height position of the hole is expanded, and the installation work of the warm air heater is facilitated. Further, in the warm air heater, the main body 1 is finally fixed at a fixed position on the floor surface by the above-mentioned floor fixing metal fitting so as not to move from the proper installation state.

That is, the pair of mounting plates 23 are fixed to the left and right sides of the main body 1 by the screws 4, and the fixing plates 25 are fastened to the mounting plates 23 by the screws 6. At this time, as described above, the fixing plate 25 is provided with the long hole 25a so that the vertical position of the fixing plate 25 can be adjusted with respect to the mounting plate 23, and the height of the leg 2 of the main body 1 can be changed. You can do it.
After the fixing plate 25 is height-adjusted and fastened to the mounting plate 23, the fixing plate 25 is fixed to the floor with wood screws 7, so that the warm air heater can move forward and backward, left and right, and vertically from a fixed position on the floor. Movement is restricted.

[0007]

Since the floor fixing bracket of the conventional heater with legs is constructed as described above, the height when fixing the heater with legs such as a warm air heater to the floor. In order to accommodate the adjustment, the height of the floor fixing bracket itself also needs to be adjustable, and the relative position between the mounting plate 23 and the fixing plate 25 needs to be changeable in the vertical direction within a predetermined range. On the other hand, since the floor fixing metal fitting is located at the bottom of the main body 1, in particular, the screw 6
There is a possibility that the work of adjusting the height of the fixing plate 25 to the mounting plate 23 by using the and fixing the fixing plate 25 with screws becomes complicated and difficult, and the overall mounting workability is deteriorated.

[0008] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a floor fixing metal fitting for a heater with a leg, the height of which is adjustable and the fixing work time is shortened by eliminating the need for screwing work near the floor surface. is there.

[0009]

A floor fixing bracket for a legged heater according to the present invention comprises a mounting plate fixed to the heater side and a fixing plate fixed to the floor side. And a vertical engaging portion that extends in a substantially vertical direction on one of the fixing plates, and a horizontal engaging portion that extends in a substantially horizontal direction on the other of the mounting plate and the fixing plate, and the vertical engaging portion and A pair of slit grooves is formed in each of the horizontal engaging portions, and their peripheral edges are engaged with each other to regulate the relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixing plate in the horizontal direction, and allow the relative movement in the vertical direction. Is.

[0010]

In the present invention, the peripheral edge of the slit groove of the vertical engaging portion and the peripheral edge of the slit groove of the horizontal engaging portion are engaged with each other in a state where the vertical engaging portion and the horizontal engaging portion are orthogonal to each other. As a result, the relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixed plate in the horizontal direction is restricted, and the heater is prevented from being displaced from the fixed position on the floor to the front and back and to the left and right. On the other hand, the relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixed plate in the vertical direction is not regulated and allowed, and the heater can be held at a fixed position on the floor surface and vertically adjusted.

[0011]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a floor fixing metal fitting of a legged heater according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the floor fixing metal fitting of a leg heating apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a figure.

It should be noted that, in the drawings, the same reference numerals and symbols as those of the conventional example indicate the same or corresponding parts as those of the conventional example, and therefore, redundant description will be omitted.

In the figure, 3 is a mounting plate having a substantially L-shaped cross section, which is fixed to the main body 1 side of a warm air heater as a heater with legs.
3H is a mounting portion fixed to the lower surface of the main body 1 of the warm air heater,
Reference numeral 3a designates a screw-fixing hole formed in the mounting portion 3H of the mounting plate 3, 3V designates a vertical engaging portion extending substantially vertically to the fixing surface of the mounting portion 3H, and 3b designates the mounting plate 3 Vertical slit groove 3c formed in the vertical engaging portion 3V in a substantially N-shape in plan view is a support portion surrounded by the vertical slit groove 3b of the vertical engaging portion 3V, and 5 is a stepped shape fixed to the floor side. The formed fixing plate 5L is a fixing portion fixed to the floor surface, and 5a is a screw-fastening hole formed in the fixing portion 5L of the fixing plate 5,
Reference numeral 5U denotes a horizontal engaging portion that extends in the horizontal direction above a predetermined height of the fixing portion 5L, and reference numeral 5b denotes a horizontal slit groove having a substantially rectangular shape formed in the horizontal engaging portion 5U.

The horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 is formed to have a width that can be inserted into the vertical slit groove 3b of the mounting plate 3,
In addition, the support portion 3c of the mounting plate 3 is formed to have a width that can be inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, with the supporting portion 3c of the mounting plate 3 inserted perpendicularly to the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5, the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 3b of the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 are inserted. Horizontal engagement part 5U
Of the mounting plate 3 so that the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 cannot move relative to each other in the front-rear direction of the warm air heater because the outer peripheral edge and the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b abut each other. The front-rear length of the slit groove 3b and the width of the fixed plate 5 are the same, or the front-rear length of the support portion 3c of the mounting plate 3 and the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5 are the same. Is preferred.

Next, the work of mounting the floor fixing metal fittings of the legged heater of the first embodiment constructed as described above will be explained.

First, the hot air heater is
Temporarily installed at a predetermined position on the floor. At this point, the pair of mounting plates 3 are already fixed by screwing the screws 4 into the burred holes 3a of the mounting portion 3H and screwing them to the lower surfaces on the left and right sides of the main body 1 of the warm air heater. Next, after temporarily installing the warm air heater,
The horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 is held while being inclined, and is inserted from the oblique portion of the vertical slit groove 3b of each mounting plate 3. Then, with the horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 in a horizontal state, the support portion 3c of the mounting portion 3 is inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5, and the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 3b of the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate. 5
While making the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b and the outer peripheral edge of the horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 abut each other,
One side edge in the width direction of the horizontal slit groove 5b, for example, the outer edge is brought into contact with the outer surface in the thickness direction of the support portion 3c of the mounting plate 3. Then, the wood screw 7 is inserted into the fool hole 5a of the fixed portion 5L and screwed into the floor to fix the fixed portion 5L of the fixed plate 5. As a result, the pair of floor fixing fittings are fixed to the floor on the left and right sides of the main body 1, and the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 3b of the mounting plate 3, the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixing plate 5, and the outer peripheral edge of the horizontal engaging portion 5U. The movement of the main body 1 in the front-rear direction is restricted through the engagement with. Further, the movement of the main body 1 in the left-right direction is restricted by the engagement between the outer surface of the support portion 3c of the mounting plate 3 and the widthwise outer edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5. At this time, only the support portion 3c of the mounting plate 3 is inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5, and the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5
Since there is no restriction on the vertical movement of the mounting plate 3, the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 can be relatively moved in the vertical direction by the height of the vertical slit groove 3b of the mounting plate 3, and the main body of the warm air heater. The height of the leg 1 can be adjusted from the floor by changing the height of the leg 2.

As described above, the floor fixing bracket of the legged heater of the first embodiment is mounted on the bottom surface of the heater 3H.
And a mounting plate 3 having a substantially L-shaped cross section, which includes a vertical engaging portion 3V hanging from the mounting portion 3H, a fixed portion 5L fixed to the floor surface, and a predetermined height above the fixed portion 5L, and horizontally. A fixing plate 5 having a stepped shape including an extending horizontal engaging portion 5U, a vertical slit groove 3b having a substantially N-shaped plane is formed in the vertical engaging portion 3V of the mounting plate 3, and the fixing plate 5 is provided.
The horizontal slit groove 5 having a substantially rectangular shape on the horizontal engaging portion 5U
b, the horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 is inserted into the vertical slit groove 3b of the mounting plate 3, and the vertical engaging portion 3V of the mounting plate 3 is inserted into the horizontal slit groove of the fixed plate 5. 5b to engage the peripheral edges of the vertical slit groove 3b and the horizontal slit groove 5b with each other to restrict the relative movement of the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 in the horizontal direction, and
It allows relative movement in the vertical direction.

Therefore, in the first embodiment described above, with the vertical engaging portion 3V and the horizontal engaging portion 5U orthogonal to each other, the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 3b of the vertical engaging portion 3V and the horizontal engaging portion 5U.
By engaging the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b with each other, the relative movement of the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 in the horizontal direction is regulated, and the warm air heater is positioned forward and backward and left and right from a fixed position on the floor. It is prevented from shifting. On the other hand, the relative movement of the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 in the up-down direction is not regulated and allowed, and the heater can be held in a fixed position on the floor surface and adjusted in the vertical position. As a result, the relative movement of the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 in the horizontal direction is restricted and the mounting plate 3 and the fixed plate 5 are relatively moved without requiring complicated screwing work near the floor surface. Since the height can be adjusted, the work for fixing the floor fixing fitting can be facilitated to shorten the work time, and the work time for installing the warm air heater can be shortened.

Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described below. Only the differences from the first embodiment will be described in each embodiment, and the same components as those in the first embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting plate of the floor fixing metal fittings of the heating apparatus with legs of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a use state of the floor fixing metal fittings of the heating apparatus with legs of the second embodiment. It is a perspective view showing.

In the figure, 13 is a mounting plate having a substantially L-shaped cross section which is fixed to the main body 1 side of a warm air heater as a heater with legs, and 13H is fixed to the lower surface of the main body 1 of the warm air heater. The mounting portion 13a is a screw-fastening burial hole formed in the mounting portion 13H of the mounting plate 13, and the vertical engaging portion 13V extends in the vertical direction at a right angle to the fixing surface of the mounting portion 13H.
Reference numeral b is a vertical slit groove having a substantially U-shaped plane formed in the vertical engaging portion 13V of the mounting plate 13, and reference numeral 13c is a supporting portion surrounded by the vertical slit groove 13b of the vertical engaging portion 13V. As the fixing plate of the second embodiment, the same fixing plate 5 as that of the first embodiment is used.

Next, a description will be given of the work of mounting the floor fixing metal fittings of the heater with legs of the second embodiment having the above structure.

First, the horizontal engagement of the fixing plate 5 is carried out in the vertical slit grooves 13b of the pair of mounting plates 13 fixed by screwing to the lower surface of the main body 1 of the warm air heater temporarily installed at a predetermined position on the floor. Insert the joint 5U. Then, the supporting portion 1 of the mounting portion 13
3c is inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5, and the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 13b of the mounting plate 13, the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5, and the outer peripheral edge of the horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 are inserted. While abutting and engaging with each other, one side edge in the width direction of the horizontal slit groove 5b, for example, the outer edge is brought into contact with the outer surface in the thickness direction of the support portion 13c of the mounting plate 13. After that, the wood screw 7 is inserted into the fool hole 5a of the fixing portion 5L and screwed into the floor to fix the fixing portion 5L of the fixing plate 5. As a result, a pair of floor fixing fittings are fixed to the floor on both the left and right sides of the main body 1, the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 13c of the mounting plate 13, the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 15b of the fixing plate 5, and the outer peripheral edge of the horizontal engaging portion 5U. The movement of the main body 1 in the front-rear direction is restricted through the engagement with. Further, the lateral movement of the main body 1 is restricted through the engagement between the outer surface of the support portion 13c of the mounting plate 13 and the widthwise outer edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5.
At this time, since the support portion 13c of the mounting plate 13 is only inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5, the vertical movement of the mounting plate 13 and the fixed plate 5 is not restricted, so the mounting plate 13 is not restricted. 13 and the fixed plate 5 can be moved relative to each other in the vertical direction by the height of the vertical slit groove 13b of the mounting plate 13, and the main body 1 of the warm air heater changes the height of its legs 2, thereby The height can be adjusted from the surface.

As described above, the floor fixing bracket of the legged heater of the second embodiment is mounted on the bottom surface of the heater by the mounting portion 13.
H and a mounting plate 13 having a substantially L-shaped cross section that includes a vertical engaging portion 13V that hangs down from the mounting portion 13H, a fixed portion 5L fixed to the floor surface, and a horizontal direction at a predetermined height above the fixed portion 5L. A fixing plate 5 having a stepped shape including a horizontal engaging portion 5U extending in a vertical direction, and a vertical slit groove 13b having a substantially U-shaped plane is formed in the vertical engaging portion 13V of the mounting plate 13, and the fixing plate is provided. 5, a horizontal slit groove 5b having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view is formed in the horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixing plate 5, and the horizontal engaging portion 5U of the fixed plate 5 is inserted into the vertical slit groove 13b of the mounting plate 13 and the mounting plate The vertical engaging portion 13V of 13 is inserted into the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixing plate 5, the peripheral edges of the vertical slit groove 13b and the horizontal slit groove 5b are engaged with each other, and the mounting plate 13 and the fixing plate 5 are Restricts horizontal relative movement And it is intended to allow relative movement in the vertical direction.

Therefore, in the second embodiment described above, with the vertical engaging portion 13V and the horizontal engaging portion 5U orthogonal to each other, the peripheral edge of the vertical slit groove 13b of the vertical engaging portion 13V and the horizontal engaging portion 5U. By engaging the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b with each other, the mounting plate 13 and the fixed plate 5 are restricted from moving relative to each other in the horizontal direction, and the warm air heater is displaced from the fixed position on the floor to the front and back and to the left and right. Be prevented. On the other hand, relative movement of the mounting plate 13 and the fixed plate 5 in the vertical direction is not restricted and allowed, and the heater can be held in a fixed position on the floor surface and adjusted in the vertical position. As a result, the relative movement of the mounting plate 13 and the fixed plate 5 in the horizontal direction is restricted without the need for complicated screwing work near the floor surface, and the mounting plate 13 is prevented.
And the fixing plate 5 can be relatively height-adjustable, and the work for fixing the floor fixing bracket can be facilitated to shorten the working time and the installation work time for the warm air heater. it can.

By the way, in the above first and second embodiments,
The width of the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5 is equal to that of the mounting plates 3, 13
It is configured to have a margin in the thickness direction when it is inserted through the support portions 3c and 13c.
When carrying out the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mounting plates 3, 13 are engaged with each other by engaging the peripheral edges of the vertical slit grooves 3b, 13b and the horizontal slit grooves 5b.
It suffices that it functions so as to regulate the relative movement between the fixing plate 5 and the fixed plate 5 in the horizontal direction. For example, the width of the horizontal slit groove 5b is made substantially the same as the thickness of the supporting portions 3c and 13c, and the supporting portion 3 is formed.
It is also possible to closely engage both side surfaces in the thickness direction of c and 13c with both side edges in the width direction of the horizontal slit groove 5b. Also,
On the contrary, the mounting plates 3 and 13 are engaged with each other by engaging the peripheral edges of the vertical slit grooves 3b and 13b and the peripheral edge of the horizontal slit groove 5b.
It is also possible to change the length of the horizontal slit groove 5b to be slightly larger than the length of the supporting portions 3c and 13c in the front-rear direction within a range in which the relative movement of the fixing plate 5 in the horizontal direction can be restricted.

Further, in the first and second embodiments, the vertical slit grooves 3b and 13b of the mounting plates 3 and 13 are substantially N in plane.
Although the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, the horizontal slit groove 5b of the fixed plate 5 is not limited to this when the present invention is carried out.
It suffices that they engage with each other at their peripheral edges to regulate the relative movement in the horizontal direction of the mounting plate and the fixed plate and allow the relative movement in the vertical direction. For example, the vertical slit groove and the horizontal slit groove can be formed in a comb-teeth shape that can be meshed with each other.

[0029]

As described above, the floor fixing metal fitting for the heater with legs of the present invention comprises the mounting plate fixed to the heater side and the fixing plate fixed to the floor side. And a vertical engaging portion that extends in a substantially vertical direction on one of the fixing plates, and a horizontal engaging portion that extends in a substantially horizontal direction on the other of the mounting plate and the fixing plate, and the vertical engaging portion and A pair of slit grooves is formed in each of the horizontal engaging portions, and their peripheral edges are engaged with each other to regulate the relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixing plate in the horizontal direction, and allow the relative movement in the vertical direction. Is. Therefore, in a state where the vertical engaging portion and the horizontal engaging portion are orthogonal to each other, by engaging the peripheral edge of the slit groove of the vertical engaging portion and the peripheral edge of the slit groove of the horizontal engaging portion with each other, the mounting plate and The fixed plate is restricted from moving relative to the horizontal direction, and the heater is prevented from being displaced forward and backward and left and right from a fixed position on the floor. On the other hand, the relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixed plate in the vertical direction is not regulated and allowed, and the heater can be held at a fixed position on the floor surface and vertically adjusted. As a result, the relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixing plate in the horizontal direction can be regulated and the height of the mounting plate and the fixing plate can be adjusted relatively without the need for complicated screwing work near the floor surface. It is possible to shorten the installation work time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a floor fixing bracket of a legged heater according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a floor fixing bracket of the legged heater of the first embodiment in use.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting plate of a floor fixing bracket of a legged heater according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a floor fixing bracket of the heater with legs of the second embodiment in use.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a warm air heater fixed to a floor surface by a conventional floor fixing bracket.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional floor fixing member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Mounting Plate 3b Vertical Slit Groove (Slit Groove) 3V Vertical Engagement Section 5 Fixed Plate 5b Horizontal Slit Groove (Slit Groove) 5U Horizontal Engagement Section 13 Mounting Plate 13b Vertical Slit Groove (Slit Groove) 13V Vertical Engagement Section

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A mounting plate fixed to the heater side, a fixing plate fixed to the floor side, and formed on one of the mounting plate and the fixing plate and extending in a substantially vertical direction. A vertical engaging portion, a horizontal engaging portion formed on the other of the mounting plate and the fixing plate and extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and formed on the vertical engaging portion and the horizontal engaging portion, respectively, and engaging their peripheral edges with each other. And a pair of slit grooves for restricting relative movement of the mounting plate and the fixing plate in the horizontal direction and permitting relative movement in the vertical direction. ..