JPH11190532A - Connector structure for floor heating panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connection structure for floor heating panel in which a pair of male and female connectors can be jointed surely without producing any gap between them. SOLUTION: In the connection structure for floor heating panel, recesses 16, 17 for receiving connectors 14, 15 to be connected with a heater are made in the side end face of floor heating panels to be tongue and groove jointed while incorporating the heater. The connector 14 contained in one recess 16 is supported retractively whereas the connector 15 contained in the other recess 17 is supported fixedly. A resilient member 2 expanding/contracting while supporting one connector 14 which retracts as the connectors 14, 15 are connected through tonque and groove joint of the floor heating panels is fixed to the inner end part of one connector 14 facing the inner bottom face of one recess 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a connector structure for a floor heating panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a floor heating panel suitable for realizing indoor heating has a structure in which a plurality of sheets including heaters are internally joined to each other to form a floor surface. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the side edge surfaces 11a and 11b along the longitudinal direction of the floor heating panel 11 having a rectangular shape in a plan view has concave fruits (fittings) fitted to each other. ) 12 and a convex fruit 13 are formed. Each of the side edge surfaces 11a and 11b is connected to a pair of male and female connectors electrically connected to a heater (not shown), that is, the female connector 1 on one side.
There are provided recesses 16 and 17 for accommodating the male connector 15 and the male connector 15 on the other side respectively. On the other hand, the male connector 15 housed in the recess 17 on the other side is fixedly supported.

[0003]

By the way, the female connector 14 and the male connector 15 of the floor heating panel 11 are provided.
Are connected to each other to connect the heaters provided for each floor heating panel 11 in a conductive manner and to secure a desired heating area.
4 is supported in a retractable state so that it can be reliably connected to the male connector 15 after being pulled out of the recess 16 to the outside. However, at the time of the floor surface construction work, the floor heating panels 11 may be actually joined together without pulling out the female connector 14 to the outside, and when such work is performed, As a result, the female connector 14 to be connected to the male connector 15 is pushed into the recess 16 by the reciprocating operation and the positive connector is connected to the male connector 15 with the actual joining. Will not be.

If the female connector 14 and the male connector 15 are not securely connected to each other, and there is a gap between them, the female connector 14
Although the waterproof treatment is applied to each of the male connector 15 and the male connector 15, moisture or moisture can enter through a gap between the male connector 15 and the floor heating panel 11 by joining them together. A sufficient waterproof effect on the floor cannot be obtained. In order to prevent such inconvenience, it is necessary to restrict the retreating operation of the female connector 14 accompanying the connection of the female connector 14 and the male connector 15 which is executed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels 11. However, it is difficult to jointly connect the floor heating panels 11 with each other in which a tolerance for facilitating the formation of the floor surface is provided in advance if the vigorous regulation measures are taken. It is impossible at present to regulate the backward movement of the vehicle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above inconvenience, and it is possible to reliably connect a pair of male and female connectors and to form a gap between the connected connectors. There is no floor heating panel connector structure.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector structure for a floor heating panel, wherein a heater is mounted on each side edge surface of the floor heating panel to be connected to the heater. A recess is provided for accommodating each of the connectors provided separately. The one connector housed in the one recess is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the other housing accommodated in the other recess is provided. The connector is fixedly supported, and the inner end of the connector on one side facing the inner bottom surface of the recess on one side has a connection between the connectors performed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels. And an elastic member that contracts while supporting the one connector that retreats with the connector is attached.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector structure for a floor heating panel, which is not the inner end of the one connector supported so as to be able to advance and retreat, but faces the inner end of the one connector. An elastic member is attached to the inner bottom surface of the concave portion on the side, that is, an elastic member that contracts while supporting the connector on one side that retreats with the connection of the connectors performed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels. It is characterized by being carried out.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a part of a floor heating panel according to the present embodiment in a cut-away manner. FIGS. 2 and 3 are enlarged plan views showing a connector structure. FIG. 3 shows a disassembled state, and FIG. 3 shows a connected state of the connectors. Reference numeral 1 in the drawings denotes a floor heating panel, and the overall structure of the floor heating panel 1 according to the present embodiment is basically not different from the floor heating panel 11 according to the conventional embodiment. Figure 4 in each of
The same or corresponding parts and portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

[0010] The floor heating panel 1 according to the present embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of sheets including heaters (not shown) are internally joined to each other to form a floor surface, and the floor heating panel 1 has a rectangular shape in a plan view. Each of the side edge surfaces 1a and 1b along the direction,
Side edge surface 1 on which concave and convex fruits 12 and 13 are formed
For each of a and 1b, a pair of male and female connectors electrically connected to the heater, that is, a female connector 14 on one side and a male connector 15 on the other side are arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, the female connector 14 and the male connector 15 are respectively provided with concave portions 16 and 17 having predetermined depths provided at required positions of the side edge surfaces 1a and 1b of the floor heating panel 1. The female connector 14 housed in the recess 16 on one side is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat, while the male connector 15 housed in the recess 17 on the other side is fixedly supported. Have been. In this case, it is not inevitable that the recesses 16 and 17 are opened only on the side edge surfaces 1a and 1b of the floor heating panel 1, and although not shown, the floor heating panel 1 is not shown.
There is no problem even if it is also open on the back side of.

Further, the inner end of the female connector 14 housed in the recess 16 on one side so as to be able to advance and retreat, that is, the inner end of the female connector 14 facing the inner bottom surface of the recess 16 has: An elastic member 2 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape made of plastic foam, rubber, or rubber foam is attached after being positioned. The shape of the elastic member 2 at this time is not limited to a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and its material is not limited to a plastic foam or the like. For example, a compression coil spring or a leaf spring known as a spring may be used. Of course, there may be.

When the elastic member 2 is attached to the inner end of the female connector 14, the female and male connectors 1 to be executed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels 1 are performed.
The elastic member 2 interposed between the inner end of the female connector 14 and the inner bottom surface of the recess 16 contracts while the female connector 14 retreats with the connection between the female connector 4 and the female connector 15. To support the female connector 14 from its inner end side as a backup and to prevent the female connector 14 from being pushed into the recess 16, FIG.
As shown by, the female connector 14 and the male connector 15 are securely connected. Here,
The one connector supported so as to be able to move forward and backward is the female connector 14 and the other connector fixedly supported is the male connector 15, but the one connector where the male connector 15 is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat. And the other connector on which the female connector 14 is fixedly supported.

By the way, in the floor heating panel 1 according to the present embodiment, the elastic member 2 is connected to the inner end of the female connector 14 which is a connector on one side supported in the recess 16 on one side so as to be movable. However, the configuration is not limited to such a configuration, and although not shown, not the inner end of the female connector 14 but the one facing the inner end of the female connector 14. The elastic member 2 may be attached to the inner bottom surface of the concave portion 16 on the side. When such a configuration is adopted, the elastic member 2 attached to the inner bottom surface of the concave portion 16 is used to connect the female and male connectors 14 and 15 which are executed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels 1. Since the female connector 14 contracts while supporting the female connector 14 that moves backward with the connection of the female connector, the female connector 14 and the male connector 15 are securely connected as described above.

[0014]

As described above, in the connector structure of the floor heating panel according to the present invention, the inner end portion of the one-side connector housed in the one-side recess so as to be able to advance and retreat, or the one-side connector. An elastic member is attached to the inner bottom surface of the concave portion facing the inner end portion of the concave portion, which contracts while supporting the connector on one side that retreats with the connection between the connectors performed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels. ing. In spite of the fact that the connector on one side retreats with the connection of the connectors performed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels, the connector is interposed between the inner end of the connector and the inner bottom surface of the recess. Since the elastic member that contracts supports the connector from its inner end side while contracting, a reliable connection between the pair of male and female connectors is performed. as a result,
A gap does not occur between the connected connectors, and an effect is obtained that a sufficient waterproof effect of the floor surface obtained by actually joining the floor heating panels is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a part of a floor heating panel according to an embodiment of the present invention in a cutaway manner.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing a connector structure, illustrating an exploded state of the connector.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a connector structure, and illustrates a connected state of the connector.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of a floor heating panel according to a conventional mode in a cutaway manner.

[Description of Signs] 1 Floor heating panel 1a Side edge surface of floor heating panel 1b Side edge surface of floor heating panel 2 Elastic member 14 Female connector (one connector) 15 Male connector (other connector) 16 One The recess on the side 17 The recess on the other side

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A floor heating panel in which a heater is installed and which is jointed by a tongue joint is provided with a recess for accommodating each of the connectors electrically connected to the heater. The one-side connector housed in the one-side recess is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the other connector housed in the other-side recess is fixedly supported in a floor heating panel connector structure. On the inner end of the connector on one side facing the inner bottom surface of the recess on the one side, a connector on one side that retreats with the connection of the connectors performed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels is provided. A connector structure for a floor heating panel, wherein an elastic member that contracts while being supported is attached. 2. A floor heating panel having a heater inside and having a recess for accommodating each of the connectors electrically connected to the heater is provided on each of the side edge surfaces of the floor heating panel to be connected and joined. One side connector housed in the recess is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the other connector housed in the other side recess is a connector structure of a floor heating panel fixedly supported, The inner bottom surface of the concave portion on one side facing the inner end portion of the connector shrinks while supporting the connector on one side that retreats with the connection of the connectors performed together with the actual joining of the floor heating panels. A connector structure for a floor heating panel, wherein an elastic member is attached.