JPH09250681A - Piping storage duct - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate correction of inclination by forming a part or the whole of an installation hole of an installation base long in the cross direction on device furnished with the lengthy installation base installed on a wall surface and a masking cover to store a piping between the wall surface and the installation base. SOLUTION: A piping storage duct is furnished with an installation base 1 and a masking cover 12, and, for example, it is used to store an outdoor part of a refrigerant pipe for an air conditioner, etc. The installation base 1 is formed of an installation wall 2 and a pair of opposite side walls 6, 6, and the installation wall 2 forms installation holes 5 provided with specified intervals in the longitudinal direction of its installation part 4 long in the cross direction. In the meantime, the masking cover 12 is constituted of a top board wall 13 and a pair of engagement walls 15, 15, and it is assembled in a box shape by engagement of an engagement part 16 of the engagement wall 15 and an engaged part 7 of the installation base 1. By providing such an installation hole 5 long in the cross direction, it is possible to displace the installation base 1 in the cross direction and to facilitate correction of inclination.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pipe accommodating duct arranged along a wall surface for accommodating air conditioner pipes and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of this type of pipe accommodating duct is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-49013. This one is provided with a pair of long rectangular tube-shaped dividing members. One of the split members is provided with a plurality of fixture insertion holes arranged in the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals. The fixture insertion hole is for fixing one of the split members to the wall surface, and a fixture such as a screw is inserted therein. The other split member engages with one split member, and inserts and holds a refrigerant pipe or a drain pipe in an internal space between the split member and the other split member. One of the dividing members can be fixed to the wall surface by providing a screw hole on the wall surface and screwing a wood screw into the screw hole through the fixture insertion hole, or by tightening the tapping screw without the screw hole. In general, there is a case where is screwed into the wall surface through the fixture insertion hole.

By the way, this is mainly arranged vertically to the ground, but it is often arranged horizontally depending on the construction site. In the latter case, the water in the drain pipe that is inserted and held in the inside should flow downward, for example, 1
It is arranged with a gradient of / 50 or more. If there is an excess or deficiency of the gradient or if you forget to remove it, water in the drain pipe may not flow easily, aesthetics may be impaired, and connection with other members may be inconvenient. Needs to correct the slope.

[0004]

However, when trying to correct the gradient in the above-mentioned thing, once the wood screw is removed and a new screw hole is provided on the wall surface, or the tapping screw is re-screwed in a place different from before. However, there is a problem that it takes a lot of trouble to correct the gradient.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is an object of the invention to provide a pipe accommodating duct capable of easily correcting a gradient.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the pipe accommodating duct of the present invention has a long mounting base having mounting holes arranged at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction and mounted on a wall surface, and a mounting base. And a concealing cover for accommodating the pipe between the mounting base and the mounting base, the mounting base is configured such that a part or all of the mounting hole is formed to be long in the width direction. .

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, this pipe accommodating duct is equipped with a mounting base 1 and a concealing cover 12, for example,
An outdoor portion of a pipe, such as a refrigerant pipe for an air conditioner or a drain pipe, which is piped from the indoor to the outdoor is accommodated along a wall surface as shown in FIG. Also, in some cases, it is used after being cut to a required length. It should be noted that the pipe accommodated in the pipe accommodating duct is generally piped vertically downward from the outlet after being taken out from the room, and while being extended in a substantially horizontal direction as necessary.

The mounting base 1 is made of a hard resin having a predetermined length, and is composed of a wall mounting wall 2 and a pair of opposing side walls 6 and 6 standing on both ends in the width direction thereof. It is formed into a generally U-shape and is attached to the wall surface by a screw member to accommodate the pipe.

The attachment wall 2 includes an abutting portion 3 that abuts the wall surface,
Mounting part with mounting holes 5, 5, ... for screwing to the wall
It consists of 4 and. The mounting portion 4 is formed in a groove shape at the center of the contact portion 3, and is formed so as to project inward. The mounting holes 5 are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the mounting portion 4, and are smaller than the head of the screw member, and
It has a scale through which the shaft can be inserted, and is formed long in the width direction.

The opposed side wall 6 is provided so as to open slightly to the left and right so as to elastically engage with a concealing cover 12 which will be described later, and the engaging portion 16 of the concealing cover 12 engages with the tip end portion thereof. An engaged portion 7 is provided. The engaged portion 7 is a step portion 8,
It includes a locking portion 9 and an engaging groove 10. Specifically, a step portion 8 is provided by bending the tip portion of the opposing side wall 6 inwardly in parallel with the attachment wall 2, and from there, the step portion 8 is further extended in a direction away from the attachment wall 2. By bending at a right angle and rounding the tip end outward, a hinge-like locking portion 9 having a substantially circular cross section is provided at a predetermined distance from the step 8. The gap between the step portion 8 and the locking portion 9 separated by a predetermined distance is used as the engagement groove 10. The stepped portion 8 also functions as a displacement restraint portion that restrains the displacement of the concealing cover 12 in the axial direction when the concealing cover 12 is housed in the mounting base 1 in an overlapping manner.

Further, a screw member,
For example, a locking hole 11 into which the shaft portion of the tapping screw A can be inserted is provided. The locking hole 11 is formed to have an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the shaft of the tapping screw A 1 so that the shaft of the tapping screw A 1 can be screwed. This locking hole
When the tapping screw A is screwed in and attached to the mounting base 1 and the concealing cover 12 which will be described later are engaged and combined with each other, the head Aa of the tapping screw A is attached as shown in FIG. It engages with both the axial edge of the engaged portion 7 of the base 1 and the axial edge of the engaging portion 16 of the concealing cover 12.

The concealment cover 12 is made of a hard resin having a predetermined length like the mounting base 1, and
And the pipes are housed between the mounting base 1 and the mounting base 1. This concealment cover 12 is a top plate wall 13
And a pair of engagement walls 15 and 15 that are erected on both ends in the width direction.
And consisting of The top plate wall 13 faces the mounting wall 2 of the mounting base 1 in a state of being engaged with the mounting base 1, and the length in the width direction thereof is the narrowest distance between the facing side walls 6 and 6 of the mounting base 1. Formed shorter than. A corner portion 14 extending from the top plate wall 13 to the engagement wall 15 is formed in a tapered shape.

The engagement wall 15 is provided at a substantially right angle to the top plate wall 13,
The facing distance is formed to be substantially the same as the distance between the facing side walls 6, 6 of the mounting base 1. An engaging portion 16 is provided on the engaging wall 15 and engages with the engaged portion 7 of the mounting base 1 from the outside. The engaging portion 16 includes an engaging piece 17 and a reinforcing locking portion 18. The engaging piece 17 is engaged with the engaging groove 10 of the mounting base 1 and abuts parallel to the stepped portion 8 by bending the tip portion of the engaging wall 15 inwardly at a substantially right angle. It is provided. The engagement piece 17 is elastically engaged with the engagement groove 10 by forming the distance between the tips thereof to be slightly shorter than the distance between the bottoms of the engagement grooves 10 of the mounting base 1. Also,
The length of the perpendicular line from the engaging piece 17 to the top plate wall 13 is
Shorter than the length of the vertical line from step 8 of 1 to mounting 4,
Alternatively, they are formed substantially the same.

The reinforcing locking portion 18 is provided at a position where the locking portion 9 of the mounting base 1 is sandwiched between the reinforcing locking portion 18 and the engaging piece 17. The reinforcing locking portion 18 abuts on the locking portion 9 of the mounting base 1 and the top plate wall. Supports pressure from side 13. The reinforcement locking portion 18 includes an abutment piece 19 that is substantially parallel to the top plate wall 13 and a support piece 20 that is substantially perpendicular to the top plate wall 13.

In this concealing cover 12, the top wall 13 is pushed into the opening between the opposing side walls 6 of the mounting base 1 so that the corner portion 14 and the engaging wall 15 serve as a guide, as shown in FIG. Thus, it can be easily stacked and stored inside the mounting base 1. The engaging piece 17 is attached to the mounting base 1.
By touching the step 8 of the
Displacement in the axial direction of is suppressed, and a stable stored state can be obtained. Therefore, the handleability when not in use is excellent, and packaging, transportation, storage, etc. can be performed efficiently. In addition, the cutting work at the time of cutting use can be easily performed.

The pipe accommodating duct is arranged on the wall surface as follows. First, in order to mount and fix the mounting base 1 on a wall surface, a screw hole is provided at a required position on the wall surface. At this time, the mounting base 1 is fixed using two mounting holes 5 near one end and one mounting hole 5 near the other end, or three mounting holes 5 including one at substantially the center. It is common to provide screw holes so that Then the mounting base 1
The mounting base 1 is fixed by screwing a screw member, for example, a wood screw into the screw hole and tightening the screw while the mounting hole 5 and the screw hole of the wall surface overlap. When the tapping screw is used, it is not necessary to previously provide a screw hole on the wall surface, and the mounting base 1 is fixed by supporting the mounting base 1 at a desired position and screwing the tapping screw into the wall surface.

Here, when the mounting base 1 is mounted and fixed on the wall surface in a direction substantially horizontal to the ground, for example, with a slope of 1/50 or more, it is sometimes desired to correct the slope of the mounting base 1 once fixed. . In this case, according to this piping housing duct, after loosening the wood screw or tapping screw, the position of the screw member with respect to the wall surface is not moved and the mounting base 1 is displaced in the width direction of the mounting hole 5 to correct the slope. It can be done easily. Therefore, remove the screw once and remove the mounting base 1 from the wall surface to create a new screw hole in the wall surface, or move the mounting base 1 to the required position and screw the tapping screw back into a different place than before. There is no need to take a lot of trouble, and problems such as water flowing in the drain pipe becoming difficult to flow due to excess or deficiency of the gradient or forgetting to take it, aesthetic loss, and inconvenience in connection with other members are easy. Can be prevented.

After the mounting base 1 is mounted on the wall surface, the pipe is accommodated along the mounting base 1 and the concealing cover 12 is engaged with the mounting base 1. The concealment cover 12 is engaged with the mounting base 1 in the following manner. First,
One engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 is engaged with one engaging groove 10 of the mounting base 1, and in that state, the other engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 is engaged with the other engaging portion 9 of the mounting base 1. Abut. Then, while lightly pressing the other side wall of the mounting base 1 inwardly, the concealing cover 12 is lightly pressed toward the mounting base 1 side, and the other engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 causes the other engaging portion of the mounting base 1 to engage. 9 Sliding outward on the top, and surely engaging with the other engaging groove 10 of the mounting base 1. On the contrary, when it is desired to remove the concealment cover 12, one side wall of the mounting base 1 is lightly pressed inward while one engagement piece 17 of the concealment cover 12 is lightly pressed in a direction away from the mounting base 1. As a result, the engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 can be removed from the engaging groove 10 of the mounting base 1.

Here, since the engaging portion 9 of the mounting base 1 is provided in a hinge shape, one engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 is engaged with one engaging groove 10 of the mounting base 1. In this state, the engagement work can be performed by rotating the concealing cover 12 about the locking portion 9. Also, the locking portion 9
Guides the engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 to engage with the engaging groove 10 of the mounting base 1 when the concealing cover 12 is engaged with the mounting base 1, and conversely, the concealing cover 12 is mounted on the mounting base 1. When removing from 1, the engaging piece 17 of the cover 12 is
It is guided so as to be disengaged from the engaging groove 10 of. Therefore, the engagement / disengagement work of the mounting base 1 and the concealing cover 12 can be easily and promptly performed without applying a strong force.

Further, when the concealing cover 12 and the mounting base 1 are engaged with each other, an unnecessarily large load is applied from the concealing cover 12 side to the mounting base 1 side, or the soccer ball collides with the concealing cover 12 in the engaged state. Even if there is an impact from the outside, the engaging piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 and the stepped portion 8 of the mounting base 1, the reinforcing locking portion 18 of the concealing cover 12 and the locking portion 9 of the mounting base 1 are not covered by the concealing cover 12. Side to the mounting base 1 side, the reinforcing locking portion 18 supports the force applied from the concealment cover 12 side to the mounting base 1 side. It is possible to secure a stable and firm engagement state without easily disengaging 1 and.

Further, in this pipe accommodating duct,
Since the engagement piece 17 of the concealing cover 12 and the reinforcing locking portion 18 sandwich the locking portion 9 of the mounting base 1, the concealing cover 12 and the mounting base 1 are unlikely to be displaced in the longitudinal direction. Has become. Then, while both are engaged, the shaft portion of the tapping screw A is screwed and inserted into the locking hole 11 of the concealing cover 12, so that both the concealing cover 12 and the mounting base 1 are attached with the tapping screw A. Since they are locked to the head Aa, they are more reliably prevented from being displaced in the longitudinal direction. Therefore,
A series of arranging work including the connecting member can be satisfactorily performed without any inconvenience due to positional displacement, and workability is improved.

The mounting hole of the mounting base is, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 5, the mounting holes 5 long in the width direction and the mounting holes 5a long in the longitudinal direction may be alternately provided. The point is that at least one long mounting hole is provided at each end of the mounting base. A mounting hole may be provided. Further, the locking hole may be provided in the engagement wall of the concealing cover instead of the side wall facing the mounting base. Further, the locking hole may have a female screw engraved on the inner surface thereof so that a wood screw can be inserted therein.

[0024]

The pipe accommodating duct of the present invention has the mounting base provided with the mounting hole elongated in the width direction, so that when the mounting base is fixed to the wall surface substantially horizontally with respect to the ground,
By loosening the screw member fixing the mounting base and displacing the mounting base in the width direction of the mounting hole, the slope can be easily corrected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is an exploded front view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the concealing cover housed in a mounting base.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which a tapping screw is inserted into a locking hole of the guide base.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a usage state thereof.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another example of the guide base.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mounting base 5 Mounting hole 12 Concealment cover

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A long mounting base having mounting holes arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction and mounted on a wall surface, and a concealing cover which is combined with the mounting base and accommodates a pipe between the mounting base. In the pipe accommodating duct, a part or all of the mounting hole of the mounting base is formed to be long in the width direction.