JPH0547752U - Electric water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an electric water heater that is installed by effectively utilizing unused parts such as inside walls and underfloor of a house and has excellent operability and maintainability. [Structure] A desired portion including all of the hot water storage unit 11 of the electric water heater 2A is shaped to be stored in an unused portion such as a wall of the house or under the floor, and a control unit 12 and a maintenance unit 13 for performing inspection and maintenance are installed in the house. It is characterized in that it is arranged so as to be located in a region such as the outside that is not always used, and that the operating portion 16 is arranged so as to be located in a region facing the actual operation space in the house.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an electric water heater for hot water supply, in which an unused part such as a wall or an underfloor of a house is effectively used to store a hot water storage part and which is extremely easy to operate and maintain.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, electric water heaters are generally installed outdoors or in dedicated installation locations. Further, as an example of utilizing an unused portion, a washroom undressing room unit is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-64658. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the construction of the conventional example in which the electric water heater is installed in the room.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 is a washroom changing room unit (hereinafter referred to as washroom unit), 1 a and 4 a are partition walls for storing the open electric water heater 2, and 1 b is provided on the floor surface of the washroom unit 1. An inspection port for pipe inspection, 3 is a wash basin, 4 is a bath unit assembled by connecting to the wash unit 1, 5 is a bathtub, 6 and 6a are entrances and exits, and 7 is piping.

In the above configuration, the inspection and repair of the pipe 7 is performed by removing the cover (not shown) of the inspection port 1b, and both the operation unit and the control unit (not shown) are provided in the living space.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Since the conventional example is configured as described above, a dedicated installation site is required for general outdoor installation, etc., and it is difficult to obtain the installation site in an apartment house, etc., and important parts such as the control section are required. There was a problem that it became expensive because it was necessary to make it waterproof.

In addition, in the case of the unit type, the open type electric water heater 2 is embedded in the intermediate partition wall between the washroom changing room unit 1 and the bath unit 4, but the water heater body and the inspection part are separated, Not only is it difficult to construct, but repairs and inspections in the event of an abnormality ultimately correspond to the main body of the water heater, that is, the bulkhead, which makes maintenance and inspection difficult and extremely time-consuming. In addition, the number of parts on the floor of the washroom changing room unit 1 is increased, and the structure thereof is complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the conventional example as described above, and effectively utilizes an unused space such as inside a wall or under the floor to completely or partially remove the water heater body. The purpose is to provide an electric water heater that is stored in an unused space, facilitates its construction, and has excellent operability and maintainability.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 For this reason, the electric water heater according to the present invention is an electric water heater including a boiling portion for supply water, a hot water storage portion, a control portion for controlling the boiling, and a maintenance portion for inspecting and maintaining main parts. , The desired part including all of the hot water storage part is stored in an unused part such as a wall or underfloor of a house, and the control part and the maintenance part are located on the outside of the house such as a part that is not always used. It is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object by arranging the operation section and arranging the operation section at an appropriate portion facing the actual operation space in the house.

[0009]

[Action]

 In the electric water heater according to the present invention configured as described above, all or part of the hot water occupying space, which occupies a large space, is stored in an unused space such as inside a wall or under the floor, and the installation area is reduced. Instead, the control section and maintenance section are installed in areas that are not normally used, such as the outside surface of the house, and only the operation sections necessary for operation are located and installed in appropriate areas facing the actual indoor operation space. Since it is configured so that all parts of the electric water heater are integrated, the workability is improved.

In addition, the electric water heater does not require a dedicated installation place, and it becomes extremely easy to effectively install the electric water heater in each use space, which improves operability, inspection and maintainability, and efficiency. Planned.

[0011]

【Example】

 A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Structure) FIG. 1 is a structural side view of an electric water heater in an installed state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1A is an inner wall of a house having an opening 1c, 4A is an outer wall also having an opening 4b, 8 is a floor, 2A is an electric water heater, 11 is a hot water storage portion of the electric water heater 2A, and 12 is a A control unit, 13 is a maintenance unit provided in the vicinity of the control unit 12, 14 is an electric heater (hereinafter referred to as a heater) for heating the water supply, 15 is a boiling unit in which the heater 14 is disposed, and 16 is electric hot water. The operation unit is attached to the side surface of the main body of the water heater 2A, and the hot water supply condition and the hot water supply temperature are input and displayed. It is an operation unit for remote operation that can be attached to another desired place.

(Operation) An operation will be described based on the above configuration. First, when a power source (not shown) is turned on and hot water supply conditions such as a boiling temperature of hot water, a hot water supply temperature, and a hot water supply amount are input to the operation unit 16, the water supply is heated by the heater 14 and boiled by the boiling unit 15. Hot water is stored in the hot water storage unit 11. The hot water is supplied to the hot water supply location according to the input conditions. At this time, the water heater 2A is disposed by effectively utilizing the unused space between the inner wall 1A and the outer wall 4A of the house, and the operation unit 16 operates the room through the opening 1c of the inner wall 1A. Since the operation surface is exposed at an easy position, the operation input of the electric water heater 2A can be performed extremely easily.

Further, the control unit 12 and the maintenance unit 13 are provided at places such as the outdoor side which are not normally used, and inspection and repair can be performed extremely easily from the opening 4b of the outer wall 4A. Since the rain cover can be easily attached to the opening 4b if necessary, the control unit 12 and the maintenance unit 13 do not need to have a waterproof structure.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 2B is an electric water heater having a shape that matches the space of the unused portion under the floor. In this embodiment, since the electric water heater 2B is arranged under the floor, the operating portion 16 is not directly attached to the water heater 2B but is attached at a desired position on the inner wall 1A and is connected to the control portion 12 by the cable 17. To be done. The operation is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

Further, FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In the case of this embodiment, an electric water heater 2C is disposed inside the washroom 1 and the partition walls 1a and 4a of the bathroom 4, and two sets of operation parts 16 and 16 are provided in the electric water heater 2C main body. The control part 12 and the maintenance part 13 are attached to both walls of the bathroom 4 at positions where the operation surface of the operation part 16 can be exposed, and the control part 12 and the maintenance part 13 are arranged at positions where they can be easily inspected and repaired from the opening 1c on the side of the washroom 1. . Others are the same as the above-mentioned embodiment.

Furthermore, a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a part of the electric water heater 2A is embedded in the wall 4A, the control unit 12 and the maintenance unit 13 are provided on the outdoor side, and the operation unit 16 is provided on the indoor side. That is, it is not completely housed inside the wall but is partially exposed indoors and outdoors.

As described above, the electric water heaters 2A, 2B, and 2C have a shape that can be effectively arranged in an unused space such as inside a wall or under the floor, and the operating portion 16 is located at a position where it is easy to operate in the room. The operation surface is exposed from the opening 1c to the interior of the room, and the control unit 12 and the maintenance unit 13 are installed in a portion that is not always used, such as the outer wall of the house, and inspection and repair are extremely performed from the opening 4b. Since it can be easily done, it is possible to place an electric water heater close to the usage site without providing a special installation space, which is very suitable for collective housing, etc., and is easy to work and operate. It is possible to obtain an electric water heater with excellent maintainability and maintenance.

[0019]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the hot water storage part of the electric water heater is stored in a conventionally unused wall or under the floor, and the operation part is located in the part facing the actual operation space in the house. In addition to installing the electric water heater, the control part and the maintenance part are located so as to face the outside of the house or a part that is not always used, so that the electric water heater can be installed near the part that uses hot water. This makes it possible to obtain an electric water heater that has a high degree of freedom in the installation location, is ideal for multi-dwelling houses, and has excellent workability, operability, and maintainability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration side view of an installed state of an electric water heater showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration side view of an electric water heater according to a second embodiment in an installed state.

FIG. 3 is a configuration side view of an installed state of an electric water heater showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration plan view of an electric water heater according to a fourth embodiment in an installed state.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory perspective view showing the configuration of a conventional electric water heater in an installed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2A, 2B, 2C Electric water heater 11 Hot water storage part 12 Control part 13 Maintenance part 14 Electric heater 15 Boiling part 16, 16a Operation part In addition, the same code | symbol shows the same or corresponding part in the figure.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An electric water heater comprising a water supply boiling unit, a hot water storage unit, a control unit for controlling the boiling, and a maintenance unit for inspecting and maintaining a main part of the electric water heater. Is to be stored in an unused part such as a wall or underfloor of a house, and the control part and the maintenance part are arranged at an always unused part such as the outside of the house, and the operation part is An electric water heater, which is provided at an appropriate position facing the actual operation space in a house.