JPH0552659U - Water heater mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] The present invention relates to a water heater mounting structure, and to provide a water heater mounting structure capable of easily mounting a water heater even in a narrow space such as a lower portion of a wash basin. With the goal. [Structure] In a water heater mounting structure for mounting the water heater at a horizontal or vertical installation location through a fixing bracket attached to the water heater, the fixing bracket has a plurality of elastic piece insertion holes. At the same time as installing the water heater, lay a water heater mounting plate provided with a plurality of elastic pieces that can be inserted into the elastic piece insertion holes,
By inserting the elastic pieces into the elastic piece insertion holes and moving the water heater in one direction, the fixing brackets are held between the elastic pieces and the water heater mounting plate.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a small water heater installed near a facility that uses hot water, such as a washroom or a kitchen sink.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Generally, bathrooms, kitchen sinks, etc. are equipped with hot water supply equipment. Recently, as one of such hot water supply equipment, a small water heater 1 as shown in FIG. 8 is provided depending on the number of hot water taps. Installed in the immediate vicinity of the water heater, and the water introduced from the water tap 3 is heated by the heater in the water heater 1 to supply water from the hot water supply port 5 to each hot water tap of the washbasin. A hot water supply method is used.

Thus, conventionally, the water heater 1 is attached to the floor 9 via two fixing fittings 7 mounted on the left and right respectively. The fixing member 7 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, a mounting portion 7a in which a flat plate is formed in an arc shape along the outer circumference of the water heater 1, and a substantially L-shaped fixing portion integrally formed with the mounting portion 7a. If the floor 9 is made of wood board, etc., fix the fixing part 7b to the floor 9 with screws and attach the water heater 1 to the lower part of the sink as shown in the figure. There is.

In FIG. 8, 11 is a screw hole formed in the fixed portion 7b, and 13 is a mounting screw, which normally fixes the water heater 1 in the front-back direction in order to securely fix the water heater 1. Two screw holes 11 are drilled in each.

Although not shown, when the floor on which the water heater 1 is mounted is concrete, anchor bolts are embedded in the floor in advance and the water heater 1 is fixed to the floor with the anchor bolts and nuts. ..

[0006]

However, since the water heater 1 usually needs to be installed in a narrow space such as the lower part of the washbasin, as shown in FIG. The height H of the entire water heater 1 is suppressed by narrowing the space between the water heater 1 and the water heater 1.

Therefore, it is very difficult to tighten the mounting screw 13 and the nut between the water heater 1 and the fixed portion 7b, and when the anchor bolts are driven in advance, the intervals between them should be accurately set. It had to be measured and installed, and it was pointed out that there were problems such as dimensional deviation when placing concrete. Therefore, the reality is that the water heater 1 is not fixed to the floor 9 but the pipes are connected.

[0008] Therefore, if the water heater 1 is displaced due to long-term use, an earthquake, or some shock, there is a risk that stress concentrates on the connection portion of the pipe and water leakage occurs. The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a water heater mounting structure that enables easy mounting of a water heater even in a narrow space such as a lower portion of a wash basin.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a water heater mounting structure for mounting the water heater in a horizontal or vertical installation place through a fixed metal fitting mounted in the water heater. In the fixing metal fitting, a plurality of elastic piece insertion holes are provided, and a water heater mounting plate provided with a plurality of elastic pieces that can be inserted into each elastic piece insertion hole is laid at the installation location of the water heater. By inserting the elastic pieces into the elastic piece insertion holes and moving the water heater in one direction, the fixing pieces are held between the elastic pieces and the water heater mounting plate. Then, in the water heater mounting structure according to the second aspect, the elastic piece is formed with the bending projection, and the fixing metal fitting is provided with the engaging groove with which the bending projection is engaged.

[0010]

[Action]

 According to the first aspect of the invention, the water heater mounting plate is laid at a location such as a floor, and the elastic pieces of the mounting plate are inserted into the elastic piece insertion holes of the fixing metal fitting so that the hot water is placed on the mounting plate. Place a heater.

When the water heater is moved in one direction, the fixing metal fitting is elastically held between the elastic pieces and the mounting plate, and the water heater is fixed to the mounting plate. Further, according to the invention of claim 2, when the fixing metal fitting is elastically held by each elastic piece and the mounting plate, the bending protrusion engages with the engaging groove, and the bending protrusion engages with the water heater. This will surely prevent the deviation.

[0012]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a water heater mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 15 denotes a water heater mounting plate (hereinafter referred to as “mounting plate”) laid on a floor 9 below a sink. )) Corresponding to four rectangular elastic piece insertion holes (hereinafter referred to as “insertion holes”) 19 formed in a fixing metal fitting 17 described later. Are provided in the same direction with a predetermined gap.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the elastic piece 21 is formed by making a U-shaped cut in the mounting plate 15 and punching it upward, and the tip side thereof is curved downward. The bent protrusion 23 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the water heater 1.

The fixing metal fittings 17 are attached to the left and right sides of the water heater 1, respectively, and like the conventional fixing metal fitting 7 shown in FIG. 8, the fixing metal fitting 17 also has a flat plate shaped like an arc along the outer circumference of the water heater 1. It is composed of a mounting portion 17a formed in the above and a substantially L-shaped fixing portion 17b integrally formed with the mounting portion 17a, and the mounting portion 17a is attached to the outer periphery of the lower portion of the water heater 1.

Then, two rectangular locking holes 19 into which the elastic pieces 21 can be inserted are respectively formed in the front and rear directions in each of the fixed portions 17b that abut the mounting plate 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an engaging groove 25 is provided on the upper surface of the fixing portion 17b in the vicinity of each insertion hole 19 along the longitudinal direction of the water heater 1, and is shown in FIGS. As described above, the elastic pieces 21 of the mounting plate 15 are inserted into the respective insertion holes 19 of the fixing metal fittings 17 and the water heater 1 is arranged on the mounting plate 15, and then the water heater 1 is placed at the back (see FIGS. 1 and 4). If the bending protrusion 23 engages with the engaging groove 25 as shown in FIG. 4, the elastic piece 21 and the mounting plate 15 make the fixing bracket 17 elastic. The water heater 1 is fixed on the mounting plate 15 by holding it.

Since this embodiment is constructed in this way, if the floor 9 is made of wood board, the mounting plate 15 may be bolted to the floor 9 in advance before mounting the water heater 1. If the floor 9 is made of concrete, the mounting plate 15 may be fixed to the floor 9 with anchor bolts and nuts in advance.

Then, after fixing the mounting plate 15 to the floor 9 in this way, as described above, the elastic pieces 21 are inserted into the respective insertion holes 19 of the fixing metal fitting 17 to be mounted on the mounting plate 15. When the water heater 1 is arranged and then the water heater 1 is moved in the direction of arrow A, the elastic pieces 21 and the mounting plate 15 elastically hold the fixing metal fitting 17 as shown in FIG. The water heater 1 is fixed to the mounting plate 15, and the bent protrusions 23 engage with the respective engaging grooves 25, so that the bent protrusions 23 prevent the water heater 1 from being displaced. Become.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the water heater 1 is mounted, the bolts and nuts of the related art are eliminated, and the elastic piece 21 and the mounting plate 15 elastically clamp the fixing bracket 17. By doing so, the water heater 1 is attached to the floor 9. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the space between the water heater 1 and the fixing portion 17b of the fixing bracket 17 is narrow, no water is supplied. The water heater 1 can be easily attached to the narrow space under the washbasin without any trouble in the attachment of the water heater 1.

As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which piping is performed without fixing the water heater 1 to the floor 9 due to the troublesome installation of the water heater 1, and thus the water heater 1 It has become possible to prevent the occurrence of water leakage due to misalignment.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, one rectangular plate is used as the mounting plate 15. However, as shown in FIGS. An elastic piece 21 similar to that in the above-described embodiment may be provided on each of the corner portions 27a and 29a by forming the character shape.

Thus, even with such a structure, the intended purpose can be achieved as in the above-mentioned embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 7, when the mounting plates 27 and 29 are manufactured, There is an advantage that the material plate 31 can be economically split.

Further, although the elastic piece 21 is provided integrally with the mounting plate 15 in the above-mentioned embodiment, the elastic piece may be formed separately from the mounting plate and attached to the mounting plate. .. Furthermore, the mounting method described in the above embodiment can be applied not only to horizontal portions such as floors but also to vertical portions such as walls.

[0023]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the invention described in each claim, even if the space between the water heater and the fixing bracket is narrow, it does not hinder the installation of the water heater, and the water heater can be easily installed. The water heater can be attached to a narrow installation location such as the bottom of the washbasin, and as a result, it is possible to avoid the situation where the water heater is connected to the installation location without fixing the water heater to the installation location. It has become possible to prevent the occurrence of water leakage due to the displacement of the water heater.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, when the elastic metal piece and the mounting plate elastically clamp the fixing metal fitting, the bending protrusion engages with the engaging groove and the bending protrusion is Since the displacement of the water heater is surely prevented, there is an advantage that leakage of water due to the displacement of the water heater can be more reliably prevented as compared with the invention of claim 1.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of a water heater mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a mounting plate and a fixing bracket showing a method of mounting the water heater.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a mounting plate and a fixing bracket showing a method of mounting the water heater.

FIG. 4 is an elastic piece showing a state in which the fixing piece is held by the elastic piece and the mounting plate when the water heater is attached.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a modified example of a mounting plate.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another modification of the mounting plate.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a plate split state of the mounting plate shown in FIGS. 5 and 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional water heater mounting structure.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a conventional water heater mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Water heater 9 Floor 15, 27, 29 Mounting plate 17 Fixing metal fitting 17a Mounting part 17b Fixing part 19 Insertion hole 21 Elastic piece 23 Bending projection 25 Engagement groove

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A water heater mounting structure for mounting a water heater at a horizontal or vertical installation location through a fixing metal fitting mounted on the water heater, wherein a plurality of elastic pieces are inserted into the fixing metal fitting. In addition to providing holes, at the location of the water heater, lay a water heater mounting plate with multiple elastic pieces that can be inserted into each elastic piece insertion hole, and insert the elastic pieces into each elastic piece insertion hole A mounting structure for a water heater, characterized in that a fixing bracket is held between each elastic piece and a water heater mounting plate by moving the water heater in one direction. 2. The hot water according to claim 1, wherein the elastic piece is formed with a bent protrusion, and the fixing metal fitting is provided with an engagement groove with which the bent protrusion is engaged. Mounting structure for a water heater.