JPH086421B2 - Connection structure between water collector and joint - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a connection structure between a water collector and a joint such as an elbow.

[Background Art] When connecting a square joint 6 such as a square elbow to the water collector 1, a square tube-shaped drain port 2 is provided in the lower portion of the water collector 1, and the joint 6 is provided on the outer periphery of the drain port 2. It is carried out by fitting and fixing the connecting tubular portion 7 on the upper part of the above, but it is difficult to use locking means such as turning and hooking the joint 6 due to the fitting between the square shapes, and therefore fixing is done at the 9th position.
As shown in the figure, this is done by bonding with an adhesive 11.

However, when the adhesive 11 is used for adhesion in this way, there is a problem in that the joint 6 cannot be removed from the water collector 1 after the joint 6 is attached to the water collector 1, and disassembly and cleaning cannot be performed. Also, adhesive for construction
There is also a problem in that it is necessary to hold the joint 6 until the 11 is hardened, which makes the work troublesome. Further, in the case where the joint is rotated and connected by a locking means such as a hook, when the pulling force acts on the hooked portion, the hooked portion is deformed and easily comes off.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a joint can be attached to a water collector by a locking means without using an adhesive, and the locking projection can be locked. An object of the present invention is to provide a connection structure between a water collector and a joint, which can prevent the mounting portion on the collar piece from being deformed and the locking protrusion from falling off from the locking collar piece.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The connection structure between the water collector and the joint according to the present invention is,
Guide ridges 13 are provided on both sides of the drainage port 2 of the water collector 1, slide ridges 14 are provided on both sides of the upper end opening of the rectangular tubular slide cover 3, and the slide ridges 14 are attached to the rectangular tubular slide cover. 3 is slidably locked to the guide projection 14 along the side where the slide projection 14 is provided, and the cutouts 5 are formed on both sides of the lower end opening corresponding to the slide projection 14 of the rectangular cylindrical slide cover 3. The locking brim piece 4 is extended inward, and a locking projection 8 is provided on the outer surface of the upper end of a square tubular connection tubular part 7 formed on the upper part of the joint 6, and the locking projection 8 is provided in the notch 5. The connection cylinder part 7 is inserted into the slide cover 3 and the slide cover 3
Slide the locking protrusion 8 on the upper surface of the locking collar piece 4, and a reinforcing rib 15 is formed on the upper surface of the locking collar piece 4 near the mounting portion A of the locking protrusion 8 and the locking collar piece 4. It is characterized by being integrally provided, and by sliding the slide cover 3, the locking collar piece 4 of the slide cover 3 is fitted to the joint 6
The locking projections 8 of Fig. 4 can be locked, and the joint can be attached to the water collector by the locking means without using an adhesive, and the locking projections on the upper surface of the locking collar piece 4 Reinforcing rib 15 near the mounting part of 8 Collar piece 4
By integrally providing with the locking protrusion 8, the load from the locking protrusion 8 is locally applied to a part of the locking collar piece 4 and the mounting portion is about to be deformed, and the deformation is prevented by reinforcing it by the reinforcing rib 15. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Examples.

As shown in FIG. 3, the water collector 1 is formed by projecting a rectangular tubular drainage port 2 downward at the bottom of the main body 12, and the outer surface of each upper end of two opposite sides of the drainage port 2. Guide ridges 13 and 13 are provided along the edge of the ridge. The slide cover 3 is formed in a square tubular shape, and locking collar pieces 4, 4 are provided along the sides of the lower edges of the two opposite sides thereof as shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and (c). As shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (d), the notches 5 are formed at the extending portions of the locking brim pieces 4, 4 which are extended inward and which face each other. Further, the locking collar piece 4 is provided on the upper edge of the inner surface of the slide cover 3.
Sliding ridges 14 parallel to and are projected as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) (c) (d). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the slide cover 3 is fitted into the outer peripheral portion of the drainage port 2 and the slide protrusion 14 is locked to the upper edge of the guide protrusion 13, so that the slide cover surrounds the drainage port 2. Water collector 1
Can be attached to the bottom surface of the slide cover 3 by sliding the slide ridge 14 with respect to the guide ridge 13, as shown by the double-headed arrow in FIG. 1 (a). It can be slid in the horizontal direction parallel to the piece 4. Reinforcing ribs 15 are provided integrally with the locking collar piece 4 in the vicinity of a mounting portion A (a portion where a locking projection 8 provided on a joint 6 described later is mounted) on the upper surface of the locking collar piece 4. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, two reinforcing ribs 15 are provided, one of which is provided along one side edge of the cutout portion 5, and the other one is provided with the cutout portion of the mounting portion A. It is provided at the end opposite to 5. Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, two reinforcing ribs 15 are provided along both side edges of the notch 5. Furthermore, the eighth
In the illustrated embodiment, three reinforcing ribs 15 are provided, and one is provided along each side edge of the cutout portion 5, and the other one is provided on the opposite side of the cutout portion 5 of the mounting portion A. It is provided at the end. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, at least the reinforcing rib 15 provided at the edge of the cutout portion 5 on the mounting portion A side and the eighth
The reinforcing rib 15 located at least in the middle in the figure has a protruding length shorter than the vertical length of the slide cover 3, and when the slide cover 3 is attached to the water collector 1, the water collecting surface facing the locking collar piece 4 is collected. The distance between the bottom of the container 1 and the reinforcing rib 15 is longer than the vertical length of the locking projection 8 described later. It is to be noted that the reinforcing rib 15 projecting from the locking flange piece 4 reaches the vertical piece of the slide cover 3 and is continuously integrated with the vertical piece as shown in FIG. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), the outer surface of the upper end of the square tubular connection tubular portion 7 formed on the upper portion of the joint 6 such as the elbow is located at a position corresponding to the cutout portion 5 of the slide cover 3. A locking projection 8 smaller than the cutout 5 is provided.

Then, when connecting the joint 6 to the water collector 1,
First, the upper portion of the connecting tubular portion 7 of the joint 6 is fitted to the outside of the lower portion of the drainage port 2, and the slide cover 3 is slid and moved as shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 (a). The notch 5 and the locking projection 8 of the joint 6 are vertically aligned, and the coupling 6 is pushed up to pass the locking projection 8 through the notch 5 as shown in FIG. Insert the upper part of 7 into the inner circumference of the slide cover 3. Next, by sliding the slide cover 3 as shown in FIG. 1 (c) and FIG. 2 (c), the locking projections 8 are locked onto the upper surfaces of the locking flanges 4 of the slide cover 3, The joint 6 can be held and attached to the water collector 1 via the slide cover 3. In this way, the joint 6 can be attached to the water collector 1 without using an adhesive, and the joint 6 can be easily removed from the water collector 1 in the reverse order of the above. , Easy to clean, repair, and replace.

By the way, in the case where the reinforcing rib 15 is provided on the upper surface of the locking brim piece 4 of the slide cover 3 at the side edge of the notch 5 as in the embodiment of FIG. 6, FIG. )
When the connecting tube portion 7 of the joint 6 is inserted into the slide cover 3 and the locking projection 8 is locked onto the locking collar piece 4 in the procedure of (b), (c) and (d), the reinforcing rib 15 is engaged. Hitting the stop projection 8,
The slide cover 3 is inadvertently slid to move and the notch 5
The locking projection 8 can be prevented from coming off.
Also in the embodiment using the slide cover 3 shown in FIG. 8, the locking ribs 8 can be prevented from coming off from the notches 5 by the reinforcing ribs 15.

It should be noted that the water collector 1 also includes what is called a catcher or a catcher, and the joint 6 includes, in addition to the elbow as in the above embodiment, a vertical joint, a connector for a cosmetic wedge gutter, and the like. It can be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the slide cover 3 is provided with a pair of cutout portions 5 and the joint 6 is provided with a pair of locking projections 8, respectively.
The number of the locking projections 8 and the number of the locking projections 8 may be one each.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, the guide ridges are provided on both sides of the drainage port of the water collector, and the slide ridges are provided on both sides of the upper end opening of the rectangular tubular slide cover. The slide ridge is slidably locked to the guide ridge along the side where the slide ridge of the rectangular tubular slide cover is provided, and both sides of the lower end opening corresponding to the slide ridge of the square tubular slide cover. Extend the locking collar piece that has a cutout inwardly, and provide a locking protrusion on the outer surface of the upper end of the square tube-shaped connecting cylinder at the top of the joint, and pass the locking projection through the cutout to connect the connecting cylinder. Since the part is inserted into the slide cover and the slide cover is slid to lock the locking protrusion on the upper surface of the locking brim piece, by sliding the slide cover without the need to rotate the square joint. , Lock the locking protrusions on the joint The fitting can be attached to the water collector with the locking means, and the fitting can be mounted to the water collector without problems such as the case of bonding with an adhesive, and the upper surface of the locking collar piece. By providing a reinforcing rib integrally with the locking collar piece in the vicinity of the mounting portion of the locking protrusion, the load from the locking protrusion is locally applied to a part of the locking collar piece and the mounting portion will be deformed. Since it is possible to prevent deformation by reinforcing with a reinforcing rib, there is no possibility that the locking flange piece will be deformed and the locking projection will come off. Furthermore, in the present invention, Guide ridges are provided on both sides of the drainage port of the, and slide ridges are provided on both sides of the upper end opening of the square tubular slide cover. Along with the guide ridges slidably locked,
Since the locking brim pieces having notches on both sides of the lower end opening corresponding to the slide protrusions of the rectangular tubular slide cover extend inward, even if the slide cover is slid, the slide protrusions and the guide protrusions The depth of engagement with
Even when inserting the locking projection from the notch, even when placing the inserted locking projection on the locking collar piece and instructing, the locking depth between the slide ridge and the guide ridge is always constant It is possible to easily perform, and to stably support after inserting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 (a), (b) and (c) are partially cutaway perspective views showing the connection order of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (a), (b) and (c) are the same as the above connection order. Partial cutaway front view, FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway enlarged front view showing the water collector of the same, FIG. 4 (a) (b)
(C) (d) (e) is a plan view showing the slide cover of the above, a bottom view, a front sectional view, a side sectional view, a schematic perspective view showing a reinforcing rib portion, and FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the same. , Sixth
The figure is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the slide cover used in the present invention, and FIGS. 7 (a), (b), (c), and (d) are partly showing the connection order of joints when the slide cover of the above is used. FIG. 8 is a cutaway front view, FIG. 8 is a sectional view of still another embodiment of the slide cover used in the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional example. 1 is a water collector, 2 is a drain port, 3 is a slide cover, 4 is a locking brim piece, 5 is a cutout portion, 6 is a joint, 7 is a connecting tubular portion, 8 is a locking projection, 15 is a reinforcing rib, A Is a placement part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A guide projection is provided on both sides of a drainage port of a water collector, and slide projections are provided on both sides of an upper end opening of a rectangular tubular slide cover. Slidingly engages with the guide ridge along the side where the slide ridge is provided, and the locking lugs with notches on both sides of the bottom opening corresponding to the slide ridge of the rectangular tubular slide cover The connecting projection is inserted in the slide cover, and the locking projection is provided on the outer surface of the upper end of the square tubular connecting cylinder that is formed in the upper part of the joint and passes through the notch. The slide cover is slid to lock the locking projection on the upper surface of the locking collar piece, and the reinforcing rib is provided integrally with the locking collar piece near the mounting portion of the locking projection on the upper surface of the locking collar piece. A connecting structure between a water collector and a joint, which is characterized in that