JPS6214532Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a decorative cover used when multiple solar heat collectors are installed side by side. This invention relates to a decorative cover for improving the overall appearance of a group of heat collectors.

In this invention, the decorative cover mounting bracket is configured to sandwich the outward flange on the upper edge of the side wall of the solar heat collector, which not only improves the appearance of the decorative cover but also facilitates the installation work of the decorative cover on site. The system is characterized in that it can be simplified as described later, and specifically, it is configured as follows.

In other words, in the present invention, a plurality of solar heat collectors are arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction, and a laterally extending overhang is provided at the top of the vertical side wall of each solar heat collector over the entire length of the side wall. a protruding part protruding downward at the tip of the overhanging part, a band-shaped decorative cover mounting bracket extending in the horizontal direction is arranged in the gap, and bending brackets are attached laterally to both ends of the mounting bracket. Mounted in a state where the directional position can be adjusted, and with the hook of the bending metal fitting engaged with the above-mentioned protrusion from below, both ends of the mounting fitting are seated on the upper surface of the above-mentioned protrusion, and the above-mentioned gap is spanned over the entire length. The present invention is characterized in that a decorative cover that covers from above is fixed to the mounting bracket, and both sides of the decorative cover are seated over the entire length on the side upper surface of the solar heat collector.

Next, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, which is a perspective partial view, a number of solar heat collectors 1 are installed on a roof or a pedestal (not shown). Each heat collector 1 has a flat box shape with long side walls 2, 2 and short side walls 3, 3, and a heat collecting plate or a heat collecting tube is housed inside, and the upper surface is made of tempered glass 4 (Fig. 2). covered. A large number of heat collectors 1 are arranged on the same inclined plane, and in the illustrated embodiment the side walls 3, 3 are horizontal, and the side walls 2, 3 are horizontal.
2 is inclined. A large number of heat collectors 1 are regularly arranged without shifting, in other words, the side walls 2 and 3 are aligned in a straight line with respect to the longitudinally adjacent side walls 2 and 3, respectively. A gap 5 with a width of, for example, about 12 cm is provided between the horizontally adjacent side walls 2, 2, and within this gap 5, the heat collectors 1 from each heat collector 1 to the upper side (upper side on the slope) are provided. Piping (not shown) extending to is installed. Note that the vertically adjacent heat collectors 1, 1 are in contact with each other at the side walls 3, 3, and no gap is formed between them.

In FIG. 2, which corresponds to the - cross-section in FIG. In preparation for this, the upper edge is provided with an inward flange 11 for supporting the edge of the glass 4 via the seal 10, and an outward flange 1 for fixing the ridge 12 near the upper edge.
It has 3. The edge 12 is an extruded aluminum member, for example, that extends along the entire length of the side wall 2, and includes a portion 16 that presses against the upper edge of the glass 4 via the seal 15, and a portion 16 that extends downward from the outer edge of the portion 16 (the edge on the gap 5 side). and an outward flange 19 extending from the lower edge of the portion 17 in a direction opposite to the flange 11. The flange 19 abuts on the upper surface of the edge of the flange 13, and is fixed to the flange 13 at a plurality of locations in the longitudinal direction (direction perpendicular to the paper plane of FIG. 2) of the flange 19 by screws 20. A downwardly extending portion 21 is formed on the outer edge of the flange 19, and the portion 21 abuts the edge of the flange 13 and protrudes further downward than the flange 13.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 22 denotes a decorative cover mounting fitting that spans the longitudinally intermediate portions and portions near both ends of the adjacent side walls 2, 2. The metal fitting 22 is made of, for example, a stainless steel plate, and as shown in FIG. 2, both ends are supported on the upper surface of the flange 19, and a bending metal fitting 23 is fixed to the lower surface of the portion near both ends with screws 25 and welding nuts 26. . The metal fitting 23 is the flange part 2
The lower part of the part 27 is curved upward and toward the side wall 2 to form a hook 29. The hook 29 is fitted into the portion 21 from below, and the flange 19 is held between the hook 29 and the end of the metal fitting 22. A hole 30 is provided in the center of the metal fitting 22, and a nut 31 is welded to the lower surface concentrically with the hole 30. A screw 32 is screwed into the nut 31 from above, and a decorative cover 33 is fixed to the upper surface of the metal fitting 22 by the screw 32.
As shown in FIG. 3, which is an exploded perspective partial view, in addition to the washer 35, a urethane gasket 36 is installed between the head of the screw 32 and the decorative cover 33, and the gasket 36 opens the bolt insertion hole 38 of the cover 33 with liquid. It is closed in a dense state. Also, as is clear from FIG.
Reference numeral 9 is a long hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the metal fitting 22 (the longitudinal direction of the side wall 3), so that the position of the hook 29 can be adjusted according to the width W of the gap 5 and the position of the flange portion 21 in the width W direction. It's getting old. 40
is a downwardly bent portion provided in the middle of both side edges of the metal fitting 22, and by providing the portion 40, the rigidity of the metal fitting 22 and the support strength for the decorative cover 33 are increased. Although not shown in detail,
The structure of the side wall 3 itself is also similar to that of the side wall 2 in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the decorative cover 33 includes both metal fittings 23,
23, and both side parts 41, 41 of the cover 33 pass above both ends of the metal fitting 22 and are in contact with the upper surface of the ridged edge portion 16. Note that the edge 44 of the portion 16 protrudes from the edge of the cover 33, and the cross-sectional shape of the edge 44 is formed into a substantially wedge shape, and the thickness decreases as the distance from the cover 33 increases.

As shown in FIG. 4, which is an exploded perspective partial view, the decorative cover 33 is made of a strip-like extruded aluminum material, for example, and is slightly longer than the side wall 2, and is arranged so that both ends of the side wall 2 and both ends of the cover 33 are generally aligned. There is.
As shown in the enlarged part of FIG. 4, among the decorative covers 33, 33 arranged in a row in an inclined position, the lower end 45 of the upper decorative cover 33 is overlapped with the upper end 46 of the adjacent decorative cover 33 from above. , and the length l of the overlapping portion indicated by broken line hatching is set to, for example, about 20 mm. By stacking the adjacent decorative covers 33, 33 in a tiled manner in this way, the cover 3
3. End portion 45 where rainwater, etc. that has flowed down has polymerized,
46 is prevented.

Next, the heat collector installation work will be explained. First, as shown in Fig. 1, a large number of heat collectors 1 are attached to a frame, external piping is installed in the gap 5, and a heat insulating material (for example, glass wool) for keeping the external piping warm is installed in the gap 5.
Then, the mounting bracket 22 is fixed to the heat collector 1. In that case, even if the adjacent heat collectors 1 and 1 are shifted in the longitudinal direction of the gap 5 as shown in FIG. Since the metal fittings 22 are fixed to the heat collectors 1, the metal fittings 22 can be fixed to the heat collectors 1, 1 without any problems due to the above-mentioned deviation. When the attachment of the metal fittings 22 is completed, the decorative cover 33 is then fixed to the metal fittings 22 as shown in FIG.

According to the structure of the present invention described above, since the gap 5 is covered from above by the decorative cover 33, the piping and the heat insulating material within the gap 5 are hidden from the outside, improving the overall appearance of the heat collector. In addition, since the decorative cover mounting bracket 22 is designed to sandwich the flange 19 of the heat collector 1, even if the heat collectors 1 and 1 are installed in shifted positions as shown in Fig. 5, it can be easily and without any problem. The metal fittings 22 can be attached to the heat collector 1 at the same time. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 6, which is a schematic cross-sectional view, if the brackets 50, 50 are fixed to the heat collector side walls 2, 2 by welding or bolts, and the decorative cover fittings 22' are screwed to the brackets 50, 50, When the heat collectors 1, 1 are installed offset as shown in Fig. 5, the metal fittings 22' are attached to the brackets 50, 50.
(Fig. 6) cannot be secured with screws.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the mounting bracket 22 is attached to the flange 19.
(overhang), the bending fittings 23 are attached to both ends of the mounting fittings 22 in a state in which the lateral position can be adjusted, and the hooks 29 of the bending fittings 23 are engaged with the downward portion 21 from below. In this state, both ends of the mounting bracket 22 are seated on the upper surface of the flange 19.

With this structure, in various solar heat collectors (assemblies of a plurality of solar heat collectors 1) having different widths of the gaps 5, the bending fittings 2 are adjusted to correspond to the widths of the gaps 5.
By simply adjusting the lateral position of the bracket 3, the bending bracket 23 and the mounting bracket 22 having the same specifications can be used. Therefore, there is no need to prepare many types of metal fittings 22, 23, and the manufacturing cost and work cost thereof can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective partial view of the embodiment in the middle of the installation process, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional partial view corresponding to the - cross section in Figure 1, Figures 3 and 4 are exploded perspective partial views, and Figure 5 is a plan view. FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention. 1...Solar heat collector, 2
... Side wall, 5... Gap, 19... Outward flange, 22... Decorative cover mounting bracket, 33... Decorative cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of solar collectors are spaced laterally, and on the top of the vertical sidewall of each solar collector,
A projecting portion projecting laterally is formed over the entire length of the side wall, a projecting portion projecting downward is formed at the tip of the projecting portion, and a band-shaped decorative cover mounting bracket extending in the horizontal direction is provided in the gap. Place the bending bracket on both ends of the mounting bracket with screws so that its horizontal position can be adjusted, and while the hooks of the bending bracket are engaged with the protrusion from below, attach the bending bracket to both ends of the mounting bracket. A decorative cover that is seated on the upper surface of the overhang and covers the entire length of the gap from above is fixed to the mounting bracket, and both sides of the decorative cover are seated over the entire length on the upper surface of the side of the solar heat collector. A decorative cover for a solar heat collector.