JPH11148657A - Temperature adjustor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a temperature adjustor which achieves excellent handlability without a smack of sinking over the entire surface thereof. SOLUTION: This temperature adjustor is installed at an installing part to adjust a temperature by circulating a heating medium and provided with a plate-shaped heat insulating material, reinforcing members 16a and 16b to be arranged on the heat insulating material and a heating medium circulating means 14 which is disposed at surrounding positions of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b to circulate the heat medium. In a domain part 420 of the heat insulating material where none of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b is arranged, a material is used with the foaming rate thereof lower than that of a domain part 430 of the heat insulating material where the reinforcing members 16a and 16b are arranged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a temperature controller for adjusting the temperature of a room or room by arranging the room at a setting site such as a floor, a wall, or a ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in order to heat an indoor space, a temperature control device of this type is arranged on a floor F as shown in FIG. This type of temperature control device 1000 includes a mat member 1001 that spreads in a planar shape, and a hot water pipe 1002 that is arranged on almost the entire surface of the mat member 1001. A heat transfer member 1003 is disposed on the upper surface of the mat member 1001, and the heat of the hot water passing through the hot water pipe 1002 passes through the heat transfer member 1003 to heat the floor above the heat transfer member 1003. It has become.

The conventional mat member 1001 has several reinforcing members 1004 for reinforcement, and these reinforcing members 1004 are provided with cutouts 10 of the mat member 1001.
05. This type of temperature control device is called a hot water mat or the like when used for heating, for example.

[0004]

When the above-described temperature control device 1000 is actually set on the slab SF and used, a floor material is installed on the temperature control device 1000. However, even if the floor material is set in such a manner, since the reinforcing member 1004 is not disposed in the portion R indicated by the broken line of the temperature control device 1000, the mat is larger than the area where the reinforcing member 1004 is disposed. Member 1
001 may feel like sinking. As described above, depending on where the temperature control device 1000 is depressed, if the temperature control device 1000 sinks or does not sink,
However, there is a problem that the quality in use is reduced. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a user-friendly temperature control device which does not sink over the entire surface.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a temperature adjusting device for adjusting a temperature by circulating a heat medium by setting the temperature at a setting target portion.
Plate-shaped heat insulating material, a reinforcing member disposed on the heat insulating material, a heat medium circulating means for circulating a heat medium disposed at a position around the reinforcing member in the heat insulating material, and the reinforcing member is disposed. The portion of the heat insulating material that is not provided is achieved by a temperature control device characterized by using a material having a lower foaming rate than the foaming rate of the portion of the heat insulating material where the reinforcing member is disposed.

In the present invention, when temperature is adjusted by circulating a heat medium to a setting target portion, a reinforcing member is disposed on the flat heat insulating material. The heat medium circulating means is arranged at a position around the reinforcing member in the heat insulating material, and circulates the heat medium. In the area of the heat insulating material where the reinforcing member is not disposed, a material having a lower foaming rate than that of the heat insulating material in the area where the reinforcing member is disposed is used. Thereby, even when the user sets the temperature adjustment device and walks on it,
The degree of depression of the heat insulating material in the region where the reinforcing member is not disposed and the heat insulating material in the region where the reinforcing member is disposed can be made uniform, and the usability in use can be improved.

In the present invention, preferably, a heat equalizing means for equalizing the heat from the heat medium circulating means is provided on the surface of the heat insulating material, and the heat insulating means is provided in a region where the reinforcing member made of a material having a low foaming rate is not disposed. If a groove is formed in the part of the insulation,
Even when the temperature adjusting device is wound with the heat equalizing means inside, the portion of the heat insulating material where the reinforcing member is not arranged can be wound well without interference.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention,
Although various technically preferable limits are given, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these modes unless otherwise specified in the following description.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the temperature control apparatus of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG.
Particularly, an example in which this temperature control device is used as a floor heating device is shown. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the temperature adjustment device 10 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the temperature adjustment device 10 of FIG.

A temperature adjusting device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a hot water heating device for floor heating, and is disposed, for example, on a floor SF of a building. A structural plywood 39 having a thickness of, for example, 12 mm, called a control panel, is laid on a joist 77 of a floor SF of a building, and a temperature controller 10 is laid thereon. The temperature control device 10 is also called, for example, a hot water mat, and a flooring 32 is mounted on the temperature control device 10. That is, the temperature control device 10 is inserted between the control panel and the flooring 32. A dummy structural plywood 28 is arranged in a region around the temperature control device 10. The temperature control device 10 includes a mat 12 as a heat insulating member, a plurality of pipes 14 as guide members for guiding a heat medium, a plurality of small joists 16a and 16b as reinforcement members (hereinafter, referred to as reinforcement members), and a reinforcement member. The tape 33 (see FIG. 3) as a falling-off prevention member, the aluminum foil 18 (see FIG. 1) as a heat transfer member, and the like.

The mat 12 has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the thickness d1 of the mat 12 shown in FIG. 3 is, for example, approximately 12 mm. Moreover,
The thicknesses of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b are also set substantially the same as the thickness d1 of the mat 12.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, the mat 12 has a portion 400 where the reinforcing member is disposed.
And a part AR in a region where the reinforcing member is not disposed. The portion 400 of the area where the reinforcing member of the mat 12 is arranged is made of, for example, a foamed polystyrene foam (for example, having a foaming rate of 20 times) or a polystyrene foam (for example, having a foaming rate of 20 times) having a heat insulating function. . On the other hand, the reinforcing member 16a or 16b
The portion AR where is not disposed is made of, for example, a foamed polystyrene foam having a relatively low foaming rate (for example, a foaming rate of 15 times) or a polystyrene foam (for example, a foaming rate of 15 times) having a heat insulating function. As described above, the area AR where the reinforcing members 16a and 16b are not provided is shown.
Mat portion 420 constituting the reinforcing member 16a,
Mat portion 43 of portion 400 of the region having 16b
Since it is made of a material having a lower foaming ratio than that of the flooring 32, even if the user steps on the flooring 32 of FIG. 1 and walks, the part AR in the region not having the reinforcing members 16a and 16b and the reinforcing member The sink amount in the portion 400 of the region that is the member can be made uniform. From this, it is possible to improve the quality in use and the usability of the temperature control device.

As shown in FIG. 3, each pipe 14 is buried in parallel with a groove in the mat 12, and for example, a cross-linked polyethylene pipe, a polypropylene pipe, or a metal pipe can be used. The mat 12 has a first surface 12a and a second surface 12b.
And the pipe 14 is the second surface 12 b of the mat 12.
Embedded in the side groove. Aluminum foil 18 is mat 1
The second second surface 12b and the pipe 14 are fixed to the second surface 12b with an adhesive or the like so as to cover the second surface 12b and the pipe 14. The aluminum foil 18 is a heat equalizing means for dispersing the heat of, for example, hot water passing through the pipe 14 by conducting heat toward the flooring 32 in FIG. In addition, the aluminum foil 18 of FIG.
For example, a mark 1 representing the position of the reinforcing members 16a, 16b
8a is included.

The pipe 14 can have various shapes such as a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and a rectangular shape. The pipes 14 are arranged along the X direction and the Y direction of the mat 12 as shown in FIG.
4 are parallel and substantially zigzag, and the reinforcing members 16a, 1
6b. These pipes 14
It is connected to a header section 30 which is a supply and recovery means of the heat medium. This header section 30
Hot water is supplied, and the returned low-temperature hot water is collected and guided to an external water heater, for example. In particular,
The pipe 14 is routed in a zigzag manner so as to pass in parallel with each of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b and to detour around a portion AR in a region near the ends of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b.

The reinforcing members 16a and 16b are fitted into the notches 12e of the mat 12 as shown in FIG. The reinforcing members 16a are arranged alternately in parallel with each other over substantially the entire surface of the mat 12. A plurality of reinforcing members 16a are arranged from the upper side to the lower side of the mat 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing member 16b is
6a are arranged in parallel with an interval of L,
Again, the tip of the reinforcing member 16b leaves a part AR in a certain area so as not to reach the upper side. The pipes 14 have already passed through these areas AR in parallel. The reinforcing members 16a and 16b serve to reinforce the mat portion 430 of the mat 12 as shown in FIG. When the temperature control device 10 is arranged on a floor structure made of reinforced concrete, the structural plywood 12 corresponds to a slab floor.

As shown in FIG. 4, a groove 14m for embedding the pipe 14 as described above is formed on one surface 421 of the mat portion 420. On the other hand, the other surface (back surface) 422 of the mat portion 420 has a groove 423.
Are formed. The groove 423 is provided in the reinforcing member 16a,
It is preferably provided at a position corresponding to the extension of 16b. One or more such grooves 423 are formed in the Y direction for the following reason.
That is, as shown in FIG. 10, when the temperature adjusting device 10 is wound with the aluminum foil 18 inside, the temperature adjusting device 10 can be smoothly wound. In addition, in order to ship the temperature control device 10 called a hot water mat from a manufacturing factory and transport it to a construction site, it is necessary to wind and carry the temperature control device 10.
If the groove 423 is used as the reinforcing member 16 of the mat portion 420,
If they are not provided at positions corresponding to a and 16b, the following problem occurs. In the mat portion 430 shown in FIG. 4, since the reinforcing members 16a and 16b are arranged and located in the notch portion 12e, the notch portion 12e is provided in advance. From this, the notch 12e
The mat portion 430 in FIG.
It helps to roll in the direction, but if there is no groove 423 in the mat portion 420, the mat portion 420 is
I can't follow the 30 and roll it. For this reason, the grooves 423 and 423 are formed corresponding to the notches 12e of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b.

The hot water introduced from the header 30 first passes through the entire surface of the mat 12 and transfers heat to the flooring 32 through the aluminum foil 18. Thereby, it is possible to heat the flooring 32 with hot water evenly over the front surface of the mat 12.

Next, the tape 33 which is a member for preventing the reinforcing member from falling off will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tape 33
A member for preventing the a and 16b from falling off, and is preferably set on the second surface 12b of the mat 12 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. The tape 33 can be made of, for example, a synthetic resin or fiber material, and it is preferable to use a vinyl tape, a paper tape, a Teflon tape, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the tape 33 is 12b apart from the second surface 12b of the mat 12 along the X direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing members 16a, 16b.
And it is set so as to fit inside the notch 12e.
Thereafter, the reinforcing members 16a and 16b are fitted into the notches 12e, respectively.
Second surface 12b and lower surface 16c of reinforcing members 16a, 16b
Can be supported. After this, the aluminum foil 18 is
6 and the tape 33 as shown in FIG.
2 and the upper surface 16 of the reinforcing members 16a, 16b.
d) is fixed via an adhesive or the like. The reinforcing member 1
6a and 16b can be made of wood, metal or other material.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10, a manufacturing procedure of the temperature adjusting device 10 will be described. 7 to 9 show a part of the temperature control device 10 of FIG. 1 and are simplified for simplification of the drawing. 7, first, the mat portion 4 of the mat 12 shown in FIG.
20 and 430, and a plurality of reinforcing members 1 shown in FIG.
6a and 16b are prepared. In the groove of the mat 12, a pipe 14 is embedded in a zigzag shape in advance, and a notch 12e for embedding the reinforcing members 16a and 16b.
Are formed in parallel.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the mat portions 420 and 430 of the mat 12 are aligned and the tape 33 is arranged. Although only one tape 33 is shown in FIG. 7B for simplification of the drawing, actually, for example, three tapes are used as shown in FIG.
In the mat 12 of FIG. 7B, the illustration of the pipe 14 is omitted for simplification of the drawing. After the tape 33 is set in relation to the mat 12 and the notch 12e, the plurality of reinforcing members 16a and 16b are
e. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the lower surface 16 c and the two side surfaces 16 e of the reinforcing members 16 a and 16 b are held by the mat 12 so as to be surrounded by the tape 33. The state is shown in FIG.

Next, the mat portion 42 of the mat 12 shown in FIG.
The aluminum foil 18 is fixed to the upper surfaces of the reinforcing members 16a and 16b by an adhesive, as shown in FIGS. Thus, the temperature control device 10 is completed as shown in FIG.

The temperature control device 10 made as shown in FIG.
Is wound up and stored in the manner shown in FIG. 10 or transported to a construction site. Mat 10 of FIG.
Shows a case where the aluminum foil 18 is wound inside, and in this case, the mat portion 420 can be wound without difficulty because of the notch 12e. The mat portion 420 is made of a material having a low foaming rate, so that it is harder than the mat portion 430. However, since the groove 423 is formed in advance corresponding to the notch portion 12e, the groove 423 is formed. Perform the opening action, mat part 4
20 can be wound well so as to follow the mat portion 430. In the winding method in FIG. 10, the mat 12 is wound so that the aluminum foil 18 is on the inner surface. Since the reinforcing member is arranged in the notch portion of the mat, the reinforcing member jumps out of the notch portion to the outside in a conventional structure.

However, in the embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the tape 33 is
Since the reinforcing member 16a or 16b is prevented from falling off the mat 12, the dropping phenomenon of the reinforcing member, which has conventionally occurred, can be completely prevented. Then, when the temperature adjusting device 10 is transported in the winding state as shown in FIG. 10 and the winding state is released at the construction site, as shown in FIG. 3, it is placed on the floor slab SF.
With the aluminum foil 18 facing upward, the first surface 12a of the mat 12
Can be unfolded in a state where is placed on the lower side. There is no need for the operator to turn the temperature control device 10 upside down after deployment as in the prior art.
The temperature control device 10 can be deployed on F.

As described above, when the temperature control device 10 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is packed in a wound state, the aluminum foil 18 serving as the heat transfer surface is inside, and the reinforcing member 1
Even if 6a, 16b is located outside, the reinforcing members 16a, 1
6b is not detached from the mat 12 and can prevent the reinforcing member of the temperature control device 10 from being detached not only during packing but also during transportation. As described above, at the time of construction, the aluminum foil 18a can be developed so that the aluminum foil 18a faces upward simply by releasing the wound state.
mat 1 while applying adhesive to the lower surfaces of a and 16b.
By spreading 2, it can be easily fixed to the floor slab SF with an adhesive as shown in FIG.

In the above-described embodiment, a plurality of grooves are provided on the first surface (back surface) 12a of the mat portion 420 having a low foaming rate. The cross-sectional shape of the groove is triangular, but is not limited to this, and other shapes can be adopted. For example, in FIG. 11, a plurality of grooves 1423 are formed in the mat portion 420. The groove 1423 has a circular hole 1423a at the center thereof.
Are connected to the outside by thin grooves 1423b. FIG.
The second groove 2423 is formed by simply forming an elongated groove in the thickness direction of the mat portion 420. The groove 3423 in FIG.
Has an inverted triangular cross-sectional shape. The number of grooves is 1
The number is not limited to two or two, and may be three or more. Of course, it is also possible to adopt a shape other than the shape of the illustrated groove.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment. For example, the reinforcing member as the reinforcing member can be made of wood, hard plastic, rubber, or other materials.
In particular, the use of rubber is advantageous in preventing vibration. The pipe can be supplied with hot water as a heated heat medium to heat the indoor ambient temperature such as a floor, a ceiling, or a wall, but is not limited thereto. By introducing a coolant such as cold water to the cooling device, the device can be used as a cooling device without temperature unevenness.

The heat medium is not limited to water, but may be another type of liquid or gas. When the temperature control device is arranged on an object such as a floor slab, it can be arranged not only on the floor slab but also on a wooden floor. The temperature control device is not limited to the floor, and may be disposed on a wall, ceiling, or other portion of a metal, wooden, or concrete building. For example, when placing a temperature control device on the ceiling,
The space for conducting heat may be provided not only in the room but also on the attic side, which is the back side of the room. Thereby, dew condensation on the attic can be prevented.

In the illustrated embodiment, the material and the foaming rate of the mat portion 420 having a low foaming rate are not limited to those of the above-described embodiment, and another material or another foaming rate can be adopted. The mat portion 420 and the mat portion 430 can of course be made of different materials.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is no feeling of sinking over the entire surface and the usability is excellent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the structure of a preferred embodiment of a temperature adjusting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the temperature adjusting device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the temperature control device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mat portion having a reinforcing member and a part of a mat portion having no reinforcing member in the mat.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the temperature adjusting device.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing a part of the temperature adjusting device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a method of assembling the temperature adjusting device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a temperature adjusting device immediately before completion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a completed temperature control device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the temperature adjusting device of FIG. 9 is rolled up.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another example of the groove of the mat portion where the reinforcing member is not arranged.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another example of the groove of the mat portion where the reinforcing member is not arranged.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another example of the groove of the mat portion where the reinforcing member is not arranged.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a conventional temperature adjusting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 10: temperature control device, SF: floor slab (part to be set), 12: mat (insulation material), 16a, 16
b: small joist (reinforcing member), 14: pipe (heat medium circulating means), 18: aluminum foil (heat uniforming means),
33 ... tape (a member for preventing the reinforcing member from falling off), 420
... Part of region where reinforcing member is not arranged, 430
... Part of area where reinforcing members are arranged

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A temperature adjusting device for adjusting a temperature by circulating a heat medium by setting the temperature at a setting target portion, comprising: a flat heat insulating material; a reinforcing member disposed on the heat insulating material; And a heat medium circulating means for circulating a heat medium, which is disposed at a position around the reinforcing member, and wherein a portion of the heat insulating material in a region where the reinforcing member is not disposed is in a region where the reinforcing member is disposed. A temperature control device characterized in that a material having a lower foaming rate than that of a heat insulating material is used. 2. The temperature controller according to claim 1, wherein the material having a low foaming rate is polystyrene. 3. The temperature controller according to claim 1, wherein the material having a low foaming rate is styrene. 4. The material having a low foaming rate is rubber.
The temperature adjusting device according to item 1. 5. A portion of the heat insulating material which has a heat equalizing means for equalizing the heat from the heat medium circulating means on the surface of the heat insulating material, wherein the reinforcing member made of a material having a low foaming rate is not disposed. The temperature control device according to claim 1, wherein a groove is formed in the device. 6. The temperature adjusting device according to claim 5, wherein a heat equalizing means is arranged on one surface of the heat insulating material, and the groove is formed on the other surface side of the heat insulating material.