JPH09242996A - Door structure of propane cylinder storing room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the opening large and to easily replace the cylinder by bending the door in an arc-like shape in the horizontal direction and by turnably supporting it around a vertical shaft at the center of the arc in a propane cylinder storing room provided with doors for closing the opening between the side plates. SOLUTION: A propane cylinder storing room comprises a pair of side plates 1, a back plate 6 for connecting the side plates 1, a roof, and a pair of right and left doors 10 for opening and closing the opening part in front on the side plates 1. The door 10 has a part bent like an arc in the horizontal direction, straight parts at both ends of the part bent like an arc. Two attaching plates 11 are mounted on the top of the door 10 and are spaced in the horizontal direction and a long boss 12 is mounted to the attaching plate 11 positioned at the center of the part bent like an arc of the door 10 in the vertical direction. According to this structure, when the door 10 is opened, the door 10 is turned toward the side plate 1 around a vertical shaft 5 at the center of the part bent like an arc, which makes the opening of the door 10 large.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box in which a consumer of propane gas (liquefied petroleum gas such as propane and butane) stores a propane cylinder and installs it outdoors, and more particularly to a door structure thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Propane cylinder storages such as these are installed for the purpose of protecting the cylinders and incidental equipment from direct exposure to the elements such as wind, rain and sunlight. It is often a small place.

As a conventional door structure for a propane cylinder storage of this type, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-43220, one in which the door hooked at the opening is removed and opened is known.

Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-174498, there is known a sliding door using a rail, which opens and closes by linearly moving left and right.

There are also known doors with a shutter wound on the upper part and doors that open in a double door.

[0006]

The above-mentioned propane cylinder storage is usually opened and closed when a propane gas distributor replaces the propane cylinder.
In addition, it is often the propane gas distributor that installs the propane cylinder storage, and consideration must be given to the ease of work when replacing the propane cylinder.

In the conventional propane cylinder storage door structure, the opening is wide open and the opened door does not hinder the replacement work because of the ease of replacement of the propane cylinder.
Various types have been proposed in consideration of the ease of opening and closing the door.

However, opening and closing the door is not easy if the door hooked in the opening is removed and opened.

Further, in the case where the door linearly moves left and right to open and close, the opened door hinders the replacement work.

Further, in the case of the shutter wound on the upper part, it takes time to open and close the shutter up and down, and it cannot be said that opening and closing of the door is easy, and it is more expensive than other things.

Further, in the case of a door that opens in a double door, the opening door requires a large area for the installation place, and the opening door hinders replacement work.

In view of the above, the present invention has a door structure in which the opening is wide open, the opened door does not hinder the replacement work, and the door can be opened and closed easily. The purpose is to provide a warehouse.

[0013]

A door structure for a propane cylinder container according to the invention of claim 1 is a propane cylinder container having a side plate 1 and a door 10 for closing an opening 9 of the side plate 1, the door 10 being horizontal. The door 10 is bent in an arc shape in a direction, and the door 10 is opened and closed by being rotated around a virtual or actual axis 5 in the vertical direction corresponding to the center of the bending arc.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the door structure of the propane cylinder storage box is such that the upper portion of the door 10 is stopped by the existing shaft core 5,
Is held by a guide body 2 that guides the lower part of the so as to rotate around an imaginary axis.

[0015]

According to the invention of claim 1, the door 10 is bent in an arc shape in the horizontal direction, and the door 10 is rotated around a virtual or actual axis 5 in the vertical direction corresponding to the center of the arc of bending. Then, when the door 10 is opened, the door 10 is rotated around the virtual or actual shaft core 5 and wraps around the side plate 1.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the upper portion of the door 10 is stopped by the existing shaft core 5, the weight of the door 10 is the actual shaft core 5.
Since the lower portion of the door 10 is supported by the guide member 2 that guides the lower portion of the door 10 to rotate around the virtual axis, the lower portion of the door 10 also stably rotates and opens and closes.

[0017]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The propane cylinder storage box shown in FIG.
It holds 2 kg of 0 kg propane cylinder PB.
A pair of side plates 1 provided in the vertical direction to the left and right with a space for accommodating two PBs, a rear plate 6 provided in the vertical direction so as to connect the ends of the pair of side plates 1 at the rear side, and the side plate 1 And a roof 3 horizontally installed to cover the upper part of the rear plate 6
And an opening 9 between the front sides of the pair of side plates 1, and a pair of left and right doors 10 that open and close the opening 9.

The lower portions of the four sides of the side plate 1 are fixed to the concrete floor with anchor bolts so that they cannot be blown off by strong wind.

The roof 3 is provided with a beam 4 extending inward in the left-right direction, and a pair of shafts 5 serving as actual shaft cores are provided below the beam 4, and the shaft 5 is above the center of the cylinder PB to be housed. Located in.

The rear plate 6 is provided with a cylinder receiver 7 extending in the left-right direction at an inner portion in the height direction thereof. The cylinder receiver 7 is located above the cylinder PB and fixes the cylinder PB by a chain.

Further, a collecting device mounting plate 8 is provided above the cylinder receiver 7 of the rear plate 6 in the left-right direction, and a gas meter, a pressure adjustment switching device, etc. are attached to the collecting device mounting plate 8 to change the pressure adjustment. The container and the cylinder PB are connected by a high pressure hose.

The door 10 is vertically long so as to be blocked by leaving the opening 9 below as a vent, and the door 10 has a portion bent in an arc shape in the horizontal direction and a straight portion at both ends of the arc shape. The upper part of the door 10 is vertically spaced 2
A single mounting plate (11) is provided, and a boss (12) is provided long in the vertical direction on the mounting plate (11) at a position corresponding to the center of the bending arc of the door (10).

The boss 12 of the door 10 is freely rotated and fitted into the shaft 5 of the roof 3 so as not to fall out, and the guide body 2 which is in contact with the inside of the door 10 along an arcuate bend is provided inside the lower portion of the side plate 1. The guide body 2 rotates the lower part of the door 10 around a virtual axis at a position corresponding to the center of the arc of bending.

A handle 13 is provided in the central portion in the height direction near the joint of the left and right doors 10, and a hole is opened in the handle 13.
When is closed, the holes of the handle 13 are aligned and can be locked.

When the door 10 of the propane cylinder storage box constructed as described above is opened, the door 10 bends horizontally in an arc shape, and the door 10 has a vertical axis 5 corresponding to the center of the bending arc. Since it rotates around to open and close, and rotates around the axis 5 and wraps around the side plate 1, the opening 9 is largely opened and the door 10 is located on the side and the rear side of the cylinder PB to take out the cylinder PB. Easy replacement work such as payment. Open door 10
Therefore, the area of the installation place is not required and the replacement work is not hindered.

The upper portion of the door 10 is stopped by the shaft 5 so that the door 10
The weight of is supported by the shaft 5, and the lower part of the door 10 is held by the guide body 2 and stably rotates to open and close. Therefore, the door can be opened and closed smoothly, and the door 10 can be opened and closed easily.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the upper portion of the door 10 rotates around the axis 5 as an actual shaft core and the lower portion rotates around an imaginary shaft center. It is also possible to provide a guide member above the receiving part and not to provide an actual shaft core.

Further, the door 10 may be rotated around the existing upper and lower axes, and the cylinder PB may be housed on the lower axis.

Also, an example in which there are two cylinders PB and two doors 10 is shown, but one cylinder PB and one door 10 may be used, or there may be a plurality of cylinders PB and a plurality of doors 10. As good as
The number of the doors 10 may be smaller than the number of the cylinders PB by making the doors 10 larger.

Although an example in which the cylinder PB and the auxiliary equipment are almost completely covered by the roof 3 and the rear plate 6 has been shown, the roof 3 is not necessary if it is not intended to protect it from direct sunlight and rain. The rear plate 6 is not necessary when the propane cylinder storage is installed very close to the building.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the door of the propane cylinder storage is opened, the door bends in an arc shape in the horizontal direction, and the door is imaginary in the vertical direction corresponding to the center of the bending arc. Or, it rotates around a real axis to open and close, and rotates around a virtual or real axis to wrap around to the side plate,
The opening is wide open and the doors are located on the side and the back of the propane cylinder, making it easy to take out and put in the propane cylinder. In addition, the open door does not require the area of the installation place or hinder the replacement work.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the upper part of the door is stopped by the real axis, the weight of the door is supported by the real axis, and the lower part of the door rotates around the virtual axis. Since the lower part of the door is stably rotated and opened and closed because it is held by the guide body, the door can be opened and closed smoothly, and the door can be easily opened and closed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a door structure of a propane cylinder storage.

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a view as viewed from an arrow A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view on arrow B in FIG.

5 is a view on arrow C in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 1.

7 is a diagram showing the door of FIG. 1 opened.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the door of FIG. 4 opened.

9 is a diagram showing the door of FIG. 6 opened.

[Description of sign]

 1 side plate 2 guide body 5 shaft as an actual shaft core 9 opening 10 door

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A propane cylinder storage comprising a side plate and a door which closes an opening of the side plate, wherein the door is bent in an arc shape in a horizontal direction, and the door is a virtual or actual vertical direction corresponding to the center of the arc of bending. The door structure of the propane cylinder storage that opens and closes by rotating around the axis of the. 2. A door structure for a propane cylinder storage box according to claim 1, wherein an upper part of the door is fixed to an existing shaft core, and a lower part of the door is held by a guide body which guides to rotate around an imaginary shaft center. .