JPH10213271A - Piping unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a piping workability on a job site by making plural pipings such as a gas piping and water supply piping altogether to a piping unit used to the enforcement of a piping for housing, holding pipe end connectable plural pipings by a support member at both ends and fixing to a piping enforcement place by the support member. SOLUTION: A piping unit A is composed by holding, for example an additional burning piping 10, a water supply piping 20, a gas piping 30 and a hot water piping 40 altogether to a support member 50 and piping joint parts 10a-40a for joint are provided in a flush state in one end side of respective pipings. The other end side of the additional burning piping 10 is bent and a flange 10b is provided on its former pipe end. While, a water supply header 60 which is a header for branching is provided on the side near to the piping joint part 20b of the pipe end of the water supply piping 20 and in the hot water piping 40, a hot water header 70 is provided on the side near to the piping joint part 40b alike. The straight parts of these pipings 10-40 are mutually parallel and maintained by the support members 50 of four places altogether.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for efficiently constructing residential pipes by using a pipe unit comprising a plurality of pipes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pipes such as gas pipes and water supply pipes are laid in houses. Such a pipe is often provided along a wall surface, a pipe behind the ceiling, or, in recent years, below the floor in order to secure a living space as large as possible. Particularly in the case of apartment buildings, the demand is strong.

[0003] Conventionally, such residential piping work has been performed on site for each pipe such as a water supply pipe and a gas pipe.

[0004]

However, in the case of on-site construction for each pipe, there is a conflict between the respective pipes.
The problem that it took time was pointed out. In particular, in the case of an apartment house or the like, it is necessary to perform such a plumbing work for each room for each room, and a technical development of efficient plumbing work has been demanded from the site.

[0005] Further, in the case where each work is performed on site, the work is greatly affected by the experience of workers, etc., and it is difficult to homogenize the work, and improvement is required in terms of work quality. Was. Further, in the on-site construction by site adjustment, an excessive construction work is often performed, and a variable construction such as changing the arrangement of piping once set is likely to occur.

An object of the present invention, which has been proposed in view of the above problems, is to provide a construction technique for a residential pipe that does not require a joint work at a site for each pipe.

[0007] The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Among the inventions disclosed in the present application, the outline of a representative one will be briefly described.
It is as follows.

That is, a piping unit according to the present invention is a piping unit used for constructing residential piping by combining a plurality of piping such as gas piping and water supply piping. It is characterized in that the plurality of connectable pipes are held together by the support member, and are fixed to a pipe construction site by the support member.

For example, a plurality of pipes to be laid under the ceiling or under the floor in a house are united by a support member in advance, so that the time and effort for connecting each pipe at the site, which cannot be avoided by the above-mentioned conventional method, can be reduced. Can be omitted. By connecting the pipe ends of a plurality of pipes collectively to required pipes, the connection work of the residential pipes can be performed without any trouble.

Further, since the piping unit can be fixed to the construction site by using the support member which holds the piping collectively, it can be performed without much trouble.

Further, by unitizing a plurality of pipes as in the above configuration, it is possible to produce a pipe unit in a factory, and it is possible to further promote the homogenization and labor saving of the pipe work on site.

Further, a plurality of pipes may be arranged in a plane and fixed by a support member. By arranging the pipes in a plane, the pipes are thin along the ceiling, the wall surface and the lower surface of the floor. Efficient construction can be achieved even in the piping space.

Further, a branch header for pipe branching may be provided, and the branch header can easily perform a plurality of branches from the unit pipe.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a piping unit A according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the piping unit A is a unit in which a reheating pipe 10, a water supply pipe 20, a gas pipe 30, and a hot water supply pipe 40 are collectively held by a support member 50.

Both ends of each pipe are configured so that they can be connected to other pipes and the like via conventional joints and the like. Further, in the present embodiment, pipe joints 10a, 20a, 30a and 40a for joints are provided at one end side of each pipe, and pipe connection with other pipes can be easily performed at each pipe joint. It has become.

In FIG. 1, one end of the additional heating pipe 10 is bent, and a flushing portion 10b is provided at the end of the pipe. On the other hand, a water supply header 60 as a branch header is provided on the side of the pipe end of the water supply pipe 20 near the pipe joint portion 20b. A plurality of branch pipes (four in the present embodiment) are branched from the water supply pipe 20 by the water supply header 60.

In the illustrated embodiment, the gas pipe 30 is made straight without having a branch header or the like. The hot water supply pipe 40 is provided with a hot water supply header 70 on the side near the pipe joint 40b at the pipe end, like the water supply pipe 20, so that two branch pipes are branched.

The pipe joints 20b, 30b, and 40b at the pipe ends of the water supply pipe 20, the gas pipe 30, and the hot water supply pipe 40 are arranged so that the pipe ends can be easily connected at the same level during pipe construction. ing.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of pipes, that is, the straight sections of the reheating pipe 10, the water supply pipe 20, the gas pipe 30, and the hot water supply pipe 40 are parallel to each other in the pipe direction. It is held together by four support members 50 so as to be arranged in a plane. By holding in a planar shape in this way, piping work can be carried out well in a flat space under the ceiling or under the floor.

Further, if the present invention is applied to a vertical pipe along a wall surface around a water place, the protrusion from the wall surface can be reduced, so that the construction can be performed in consideration of space saving.

As shown in FIG. 2, the support member 50 of the present embodiment is formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate into a substantially U-shape, and forming a U-shaped fastener 51 having a bent inside corresponding to the pipe diameter. It can be attached as many as possible. When the pipes 10 to 40 are fixed to the respective fasteners 51, a clamp member is provided on the fasteners 51.

In order to attach each fastener 51 to the support member 50, a notch 52 is formed in the support member 51, and a base 53 of the fastener 51 passes through the notch 52, and a base end thereof. 53 is fixed to the support member 50 by welding or a screw member. As a method of attaching the fastener 51 to the support member 50, an engagement portion that engages the base end of the fastener 51 may be provided on the inner surface of the support member 50 without depending on the case illustrated.

If the number of the notches 52 is larger than the number of the fasteners 51, the mounting position of the fasteners 51 can be easily changed according to the number of pipes supported by the support member 51 and the state of connection of the pipes. can do.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, flat mounting bases 54 are formed at both ends of the strip-shaped metal plate, and the mounting bases 54 are used to fix the piping on the pipe laying surface under the floor by fixing members such as anchor bolts 55. The unit A can be fixed.

The support member 50 is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be a mesh-shaped metal plate. Also,
As the fastener 51, for example, a substantially hook-shaped U-bolt may be used other than the shape shown in FIG. Basically,
Any configuration may be used as long as a plurality of pipes can be held together and the pipe unit can be fixed at the place where the pipes are laid. Fastener 51
When a U-bolt is used, a large number of through-holes are formed in the support member 50, the base end of the U-bolt is passed through the through-hole at an arbitrary position, and a nut protruding from the upper surface of the support member 50 is provided with a nut Screw connection.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a supporting member 50 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, a large number of engaging claws 56 are formed on the supporting member 50 by working means such as press working. I have. In this case, each engaging claw 56
The fastener 51 can be fixed to the support member 50 by inserting the base end of the fastener into the engagement hole 57 formed by the support member 50 and the surface of the support member 50.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a supporting member 50 and a fastener 51 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the fastening member 51 is fixed on the upper side of the supporting member 50. Are mounted on the upper side of the support member 50. A clamp member 58 for fixing each of the pipes 10 to 40 is attached to the fastening member 51.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where four pipes are used is shown. However, as shown in FIG.
Alternatively, the three straight pipes of the gas pipe 30 and the hot water supply pipe 40 may be held as a unit by holding the support member 50 having the above configuration at appropriate intervals along the pipe direction.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the invention. Needless to say, it can be changed.

For example, in the above embodiment, the additional heating pipe 10, the water supply pipe 20, the gas pipe 30, and the hot water supply pipe 40
Has been described, but the piping constituting the piping unit A may include common piping for indoor wiring such as electric wires and telephone wires, drainage pipes, and the like, in addition to the above-mentioned piping.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that another pipe can be connected to each pipe of the pipe unit A by a pipe joint at the pipe end. The section range may be formed as a piping unit, and the piping work may be easily performed by connecting the unit piping.

[0034]

According to the invention disclosed in the present invention,
The effect obtained by the representative one will be briefly described as follows.

By using the piping unit of the present invention, when performing underfloor piping in a dwelling unit, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to connect the respective pipes, and labor for piping is not required and labor can be saved.

In particular, since the piping of the piping unit is held so as to be arranged in a plane, the piping can be installed in a low-floor flat space in a dwelling unit.

Further, by unitizing a plurality of pipes as in the configuration of the present invention, factory production of the pipe units can be easily performed, and the work quality at the time of on-site construction can be made uniform.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a piping unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a support member illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the support member shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a support member used for a piping unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a support member and a fastener used in a piping unit according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a piping unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Additional heating piping 20 Water supply piping 30 Gas piping 40 Hot water supply piping 50 Support member 60 Water supply header 70 Hot water supply header A Piping unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A piping unit for collecting a plurality of pipes, such as gas pipes and water supply pipes, for use in the construction of residential pipes, wherein the pipe units have pipe ends connectable at both ends. Characterized in that the supporting members are collectively held by a supporting member, and the supporting member is fixed to a pipe construction site by the supporting member. 2. The piping unit according to claim 1, wherein
The piping unit, wherein the plurality of pipes are respectively arranged in a plane and held by the support member. 3. The piping unit according to claim 1, wherein the piping is provided with a branch header for branching the piping.