WO2004025161A2

WO2004025161A2 - Pipe supporter coated with thermal insulation material

Info

Publication number: WO2004025161A2
Application number: PCT/KR2003/001846
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dae Sik Kim
Original assignee: Dae Sik Kim
Priority date: 2002-09-11
Filing date: 2003-09-08
Publication date: 2004-03-25
Also published as: AU2003260980A1; KR200299144Y1; AU2003260980A8; WO2004025161A3

Abstract

A pipe supporter is provided, which includes an upper grip frame member (11) which is press-molded of a steel plate and includes left and right flanges (12), in order to enclose a pipe or pipes (P), and a lower grip frame member (21) including left and right flanges (22) and a supporting body (24), in which the flanges formed on the upper and lower grip frame members (11, 21) are combined and tightened by tightening bolts (31). Also, the left and right flanges (12) and foaming agent coupling holes (13) are formed in the upper grip frame member (11), and the left and right flanges (22), foaming agent coupling holes (23) and the supporting body (24) are formed on the lower grip frame member (21).

Description

PIPE SUPPORTER COATED WITH THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a pipe supporter coated

with a thermal insulation material , and more part icularly ,

to a pipe supporter coated with an urethane thermal

insulation material having a foaming function.

Background Art

A conventional pipe supporter includes a pipe clamp

coated with a thermal insulation material after pipes

have been completely fitted. A conventional pipe clamp

includes two grips which surround and grip a pipe or pipes

up and down, and a supporter which is vertically connected

to a lower grip of the two grips and then connected to

a supporting body. In order to thermally insulate the

supporter, a thermal insulation material is divided into

two halves and then the two halves are attached to the

supporter left and right. As a result, a thermal

insulation performance at a place where the two halves

of the thermal insulation material are attached becomes

deteriorated, and thus although pipe fitting and insulation is elaborately done, dew forming cannot be

escaped .

Also, the upper and lower semi-circular grips include

laterally protruding flanges for mutual connection.

Accordingly, a thermal insulation work is done so that

a thermal insulation material surrounds the protruding

flanges. This results in bad appearance after pipe

fitting and insulation work.

Also, the thermal insulation work for the

conventional pipe supporter needs much labor time and

force, and a thermal insulation efficiency is decreased

due to a loss of heat through the connected portions .

Disclosure of the Invention

To solve the above problems, it is an object of the

present invention to provide a pipe supporter in which

a thermal insulation material is molded into grips, to

thus simplify installation, reduce labor force, and

minimize a loss of heat.

It is another object of the present inventio.n to

provide a pipe supporter in which foaming resin is coated

on the outer surface of frame members in a mold, thereby exposing an elaborate appearance and excellent thermal

insulation effect.

It is still another object of the present invention

to provide a pipe supporter in which frame members are

combined firmly with a thermal insulation foaming agent,

and the frame members made of steel plates do not contact

a pipe, to thereby prevent a dew forming phenomenon at

a lower grip supporting body.

To accomplish the above objects of the present

invention, according to an aspect of the present invention,

there is provided a pipe supporter comprising: an upper

grip including left and right flanges; and a lower grip

including left and right flanges and a supporting body

with which the pipe supporter is fixed to a supported

body, in which the upper and lower grips are inserted

into a mold, respectively, and foaming resin is coated

and hardened on the upper and lower grips in the mold,

to thereby enable a thermal insulation material to be

coated on the pipe supporter with a good appearance.

Brief Description of the Drawings

The above objects and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the

preferred embodiment thereof in more detail with reference

to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing frame members

of a pipe supporter according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a lateral cross-sectional view showing

a state of using the pipe supporter according to the present

invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view cut along line A-A

of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view cut along line B-B

of FIG. 3.

Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention

Hereinbelow, a pipe supporter according to the

present invention will be described with reference to

the accompanying drawings .

The present invention provides a pipe supporter

coated with a urethane thermal insulation material.

Referring to FIGs. 1 through 4, an upper grip frame member

11 is press-formed of a steel plate, in order to enclose

a pipe or pipes. Left and right flanges 12 and foaming agent coupling holes 13 are formed in the upper grip frame

member 11. Likewise, left and right flanges 22, foaming

agent coupling holes 23 and a supporting body 24 are formed

on a lower grip frame member 21. The upper and lower grip

frame members 11 and 21 are inserted into a mold,

respectively. In the mold, a urethane foaming agent is

foamed, coated and hardened on the inner and outer surfaces

of the frame members 11 and 21. Therefore, inn.er surface

thermal insulation layers 15 and 25 of the frame members

11 and 21 are connected with outer surface thermal

insulation layers 16 and 26, through foaming agent

coupling holes 13 and 23.

When a pipe supporter according to the present

invention is applied to a pipe fitting and thermal

insulation work, a pipe P is fitted between the upper

grip and the lower grip, and tightening bolts 31 are fitted

and tightened into the flanges 12 and 22. The installation

procedure of the pipe supporter is same as the conventional

art. However, the present invention has the following

effects.

Since the urethane foaming agents on the inner and

outer surfaces of the upper and lower grip frame members 11 and 21 which have been press-molded with steel plates,

respectively, are connected through agent coupling holes

13 and 23, and thus the steel plate frame members are

integrated with the urethane foaming agents, the present

invention provides a very firm pipe supporter.

Since the upper and lower inner thermal insulation

layers 15 and 25 completely surround the outer

circumferential surfaces of a pipe P, the supporting body

24 is separated from the pipe P perfectively via a thermal

insulation material. Thus, a dew forming phenomenon is

prevented at the supporting body 24, to thereby provide

a very excellent thermal insulation effect.

Since the inner surface thermal insulation layers

15 and 25 and the outer surface thermal insulation layers

16 and 26 thermally insulate the pipe P in double folds,

the present invention provides a maximized thermal

insulation effect.

Since the urethane foaming agent are foamed, coated

and hardened on the upper and lower grip frame members

11 and 21, the present invention provides a pipe supporter

with a good-looking appearance.

Since a separate thermal insulation treatment work is omitted during installation, the present invention

provides a pipe supporter with an easy and inexpensive

installation work,

Industrial Applicability

As described above, the present invention provides

a pipe supporter including an upper grip including left

and right flanges, and a lower grip including left and

right flanges and a supporting body with which the pipe

supporter is fixed to a supported body, in which the upper

and lower grips are inserted into a mold, respectively,

and urethane foaming resin is coated and hardened on the

upper and lower grips in the mold, to thereby enable a

thermal insulation material to be coated on the pipe

supporter with a good appearance. Here, a thermal

insulation material is molded into grips, to thus simplify

installation, reduce labor force, and minimize a loss

of heat. Also, foaming resin is coated on the outer

surface of frame members in a mold, thereby exposing an

elaborate appearance and excellent thermal insulation

effect. Also, frame members are combined firmly with a

thermal insulation foaming agent, and the frame members made of steel plates do not contact a pipe, to thereby

prevent a dew forming phenomenon at a lower grip supporting

body .

As described above, the present invention has been

described with respect to a particularly preferred

embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited

to the above embodiment, and it is possible for one who

has an ordinary skill in the art to make various

modifications and variations, without departing off the

spirit of the present invention.

Claims

What is claimed is

1. A pipe supporter comprising:

an upper grip frame member (11) which is press-molded

of a steel plate and includes left and right flanges (12) ,

in order to enclose a pipe or pipes (P) ; and

a lower grip frame member (21) including left and

right flanges (22) and a supporting body (24) , in which

the flanges formed on the upper and lower grip frame members

(11, 21) are combined and tightened by tightening bolts

(31) ,

wherein the left and right flanges (12) and foaming

agent coupling holes (13) are formed in the upper grip

frame member (11), and the left and right flanges (22),

foaming agent coupling holes (23) and the supporting body

(24) are formed on the lower grip frame member (21) , and

wherein the upper and lower grip frame members (11

and 21) are inserted into a mold, respectively, and in

the mold, a urethane foaming agent is foamed, coated and

hardened on the inner and outer surfaces of the frame

members (11 and 21), to thereby connect inner surface

thermal insulation layers (15 and 25) of the frame members (11 and 21) with outer surface thermal insulation layers

(16 and 26), through foaming agent coupling holes (13

and 23) .

The pipe supporter of claim 1, whereinthe foaming

agent is urethane resin.