JPH11223296A - End cover member for pipe duct - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an end cover member for a pipe duct, which is capable of surely sealing the end part of the pipe duct and is easily attached. SOLUTION: In an end cover member 1 for a pipe duct D where a connecting piece 11 is provided in a side edge part 1C for attaching to the end part of the pipe duct D composed of a side wall member 2 and a canopy member 3, and the connecting piece 11 and the side wall member 2 are freely connected to each other by a connecting member while the connecting piece 11 is stacked on the side wall member 2, an outer fitting protruded piece part 12 arranged to be stacked on the outer surface side of the canopy member 3 and an inner fitting protruded piece part 13 arranged to be stacked on the inner surface side of the canopy member 3 are provided in an upper edge part 1A while the connecting piece 11 is stacked on the side wall member 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a state in which a connecting piece is provided at a side edge for attaching to an end of a piping duct composed of a side wall member and a canopy member, and the connecting piece is overlapped on the side wall member. Further, the present invention relates to an end cover member (hereinafter, simply referred to as an "end cover member") of a piping duct capable of connecting the connection piece and the side wall member by a connection member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an end cover member of this type, FIG.
There were the following. The piping duct D here may be, for example, various pipes such as cooler pipes or electric cables.
It is for arranging a long body on the roof of a building or the like. By using the pipe duct D, the various pipes can be easily arranged, and the various pipes can be protected from ultraviolet rays of sunlight and rainwater. The above piping duct D
Is usually used by connecting adjacent pipe ducts D, but it may be necessary to close an end of the pipe duct D at a predetermined location. In such places,
As shown in FIG. 3, the end cover member 1 is attached to the end of the piping duct D. The pipe duct D is generally provided with a pair of side wall members 2 and a canopy member 3 that is bridged over the pair of side wall members 2.
Attach to and. This mounting is performed by connecting the connecting piece 11 provided on the end cover member 1 to the side wall member 2 using the mounting screw 5. The connection pieces 11 are provided, for example, at two positions on both side edges 1C of the end cover member 1, respectively. The side wall member 2 and the connecting piece 11 are provided with mounting holes 7 through which the mounting screws 5 are inserted. On the connection piece 11, a nut 6 for screwing the mounting screw 5 is mounted on the back side of the mounting hole 7. As described above, the conventional end cover member 1 includes the connecting piece 1
1 is located inside the side wall member 2, and is attached to the pipe duct D by inserting the mounting screw 5 from the outside of the side wall member 2 and screwing it to the nut 6.

[0003]

However, the conventional end cover member 1 has the following problems. As described above, the conventional end cover member 1 is in principle connected to the connecting piece 11.
And can be attached to the piping duct D using only
The lower surface of the canopy member 3 merely abuts or approaches the mounting piece 20 provided on the upper edge 1A of the end cover member 1. For this reason, when the canopy member 3 is curved upward, a gap is formed between the canopy member 3 and the mounting piece 20, and not only can rainwater or sunlight not be sufficiently blocked, but also in strong winds. The member 3 flutters, and
Inconveniences such as impaired appearance have occurred. Also, paying attention to the workability in connecting the end cover member 1 to the piping duct D, in the conventional structure, for example, when the end cover member 1 is positioned and temporarily fixed to the piping duct D, Lid member 1
Was too much inside the piping duct D in some cases. Therefore, the positioning of the mounting hole 7 of the side wall member 2 and the mounting hole 7 of the connecting piece 11 for inserting the mounting screw 5 is complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide an end cover member of a piping duct which can securely close the end of the piping duct and is easy to attach. is there.

[0005]

The features of the present invention for achieving this object will be described with reference to the examples shown in FIGS. (Structure 1) As described in claim 1, the end cover member 1 of the present invention has an outer fitting protruding piece portion that is arranged on the outer surface side of the canopy member 3 in a state where the connecting piece 11 is overlapped on the side wall member 2. 12 and
Inner fitting protruding piece 1 superposed on the inner surface of canopy member 3
3 is provided on the upper edge 1A. (Operation / Effect) With this configuration, the outer fitting protruding piece and the inner fitting protruding piece sandwich the canopy member to eliminate the gap between the upper edge of the end cover member and the canopy member. Thus, it is possible to effectively prevent rainwater or sunlight from entering from the boundary between the canopy member and the end cover member, or prevent the canopy member from vibrating in a strong wind. Further, when the end cover member is attached to the piping duct, the base end portion of the outer fitting protruding piece abuts on the end of the canopy member, so that the end cover member does not excessively enter the inside of the piping duct. However, if the end cover member is simply pushed in until the end cover member comes into contact with the canopy member, the positioning with respect to the piping duct can be performed, and the work of attaching the end cover member becomes easy.

(Structure 2) The end cover member 1 according to the present invention is, as described in claim 2, an upper edge 1A of the end cover member 1.
Is bent to form the outer fitting protruding piece 12 and the inner fitting protruding piece 1
3 can be configured. (Operation / Effect) With this configuration, the effect shown in the above configuration 1 can be obtained while having a very simple configuration.

[0007] In the description of the means for solving the above problems, reference is made to the drawings and, in order to facilitate comparison with the drawings, reference numerals are used, but the present invention is limited to the configuration shown in the accompanying drawings. Not something.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. End cover member 1 according to the present invention
The piping duct D to be attached has the following configuration. The piping duct D mainly includes a pair of side wall members 2 and a canopy member 3 that can be detachably attached to the pair of side wall members 2,
Further, it comprises a plurality of pipe support members 4 for connecting the pair of side wall members 2 to each other. The piping support member 4
Also has a function of mounting various pipes such as cooler pipes or electric cables laid inside the pipe duct D. The side wall member 2 is formed by bending the upper edge 1A and the lower edge 1B. The upper edge 1A is used as a mounting portion of the canopy member 3, and the lower edge 1B is used as a mounting portion of the pipe support member 4. The attachment between the side wall member 2 and the canopy member 3 or the attachment between the side wall member 2 and the pipe support member 4 is performed using, for example, mounting screws 5 and nuts 6. Therefore, the upper edge 1A and the lower edge 1B
Is provided with a mounting hole 7 through which the mounting screw 5 is inserted. The nut 6 may be attached to the attachment hole 7 of the upper edge portion 1A by welding or the like, or may be a nut that directly forms a female screw with respect to the attachment hole 7. The side wall member 2 or the canopy member 3 is provided with a step 8 along its longitudinal direction X as shown in FIG. 1 in order to improve its strength. Piping duct D
Usually, it is fixed to the leg member 10 in a state of being placed on the leg member 10. In this case, the lower edge 1 of the pipe duct D
B between the holding member 9 and the leg member 10,
Fix using.

(End cover member and mounting) Piping duct D
The end cover member 1 may be attached to the side wall member 2 after the canopy member 3 is attached, or may be attached before the canopy member 3 is attached. FIG. 1 shows the former example. As shown in FIG. 1, the end cover member 1 has side edges 1 on both sides.
C has two connecting pieces 11 each, and further has an outer fitting protruding piece 12 and an inner fitting protruding piece 13 on the upper edge 1A.
Are provided. FIG. 1 shows an example in which two pairs of the outer fitting projecting piece 12 and the inner fitting projecting piece 13 are provided. The reason why the outer fitting protruding pieces 12 are provided at two positions is to avoid the step 8 formed on the canopy member 3. In order to attach the end cover member 1 to the piping duct D, the respective connecting pieces 11 are inserted into the inside of the side wall member 2, and the two inner fitting projecting pieces 13 are inserted into the inside of the canopy member 3, Two externally projecting pieces 1
2 is positioned outside the canopy member 3. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the end cover member 1 is attached. As a result, the inner fitting protruding piece 1
3 and the outer fitting projecting piece 12 sandwich the canopy member 3,
A gap does not occur between the upper edge 1A of the end cover member 1 and the canopy member 3. Therefore, rainwater or sunlight enters from the boundary between the canopy member 3 and the end cover member 1, or
Vibration of the canopy member 3 at the time of strong wind can be effectively prevented. When the end cover member 1 is aligned with the piping duct D, the base end portion 12A of the outer fitting projecting piece 12 abuts on the edge 3A of the canopy member 3. Therefore, the end cover member 1 does not excessively enter the inside of the piping duct D, and the positioning with respect to the piping duct D is performed by simply pushing the end cover member 1 until the end cover member 1 contacts the canopy member 3. The mounting work of the end cover member 1 is facilitated.

Although not shown, having the outer fitting protruding piece 12 and the inner fitting protruding piece 13 is also effective when the canopy member 3 is attached last. That is, when the end cover member 1 is first attached to both side wall members 2 and the canopy member 3 is attached thereafter, the edge 3 of the canopy member 3
A is inserted between the outer fitting protruding piece 12 and the inner fitting protruding piece 13, and the canopy member 3 is held until the edge 3A of the canopy member 3 contacts the base end 12A of the outer fitting protruding piece 12. Just push it. Therefore, it is easy to align the edge 3A of the canopy member 3, and particularly when the canopy member 3 is attached to the end cover member 1 provided at the lower end of the piping duct D arranged in the vertical direction. It is not necessary to lift and support the canopy member 3, and the work of mounting the canopy member 3 becomes extremely easy.

The inner fitting protruding piece 13 and the outer fitting protruding piece 12
Is not limited to two pairs, and at least one each may be provided. In short, the upper edge 1 of the end cover member 1
As long as there is no extreme gap between A and the canopy member 3, the configuration is not restricted by the shapes of the above-described inner fitting protruding piece 13 and the outer fitting protruding piece 12. Is also optional.

(Effect) As described above, by using the end cover member 1 of the pipe duct D according to the present invention, the pipe duct D
The end of the pipe duct D can be reliably closed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting mode of an end cover member according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where an end cover member according to the present invention is attached.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting mode of a conventional end cover member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 end cover member 1A upper edge 1C side edge 2 side wall member 3 canopy member 11 connecting piece 12 outer fitting protruding piece 13 inner fitting protruding piece D pipe duct

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A connecting piece is provided at a side edge for attaching to an end of a piping duct formed by a side wall member and a canopy member, and the connecting piece is placed on the side wall member in a state where the connecting piece is overlapped. An end cover member of a piping duct that is freely connectable to the side wall member by a connection member, wherein an outer fitting protruding piece portion is disposed on the outer surface side of the canopy member with the connection piece overlapped on the side wall member. And an end cover member for a piping duct, wherein an inner fitting protruding piece portion arranged on the inner surface side of the canopy member is provided on an upper edge portion. 2. An end cover member for a piping duct according to claim 1, wherein an upper edge portion of said end cover member is bent to form said outer fitting projection piece and said inner fitting projection piece. .