JP3202897B2 - Packing device for water heater - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing device for a water heater, and more particularly to a packing device for a water heater provided with a wall mounting bracket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in packing equipment such as a water heater, a reinforcing block molded from a foamed styrene material has been fitted to the upper and lower ends of the water heater. The package in this state is packed so as to be accommodated in a box made of corrugated paper. Thereby, the upper end and the lower end of the water heater are closely housed in the box, and the water heater is packed so as not to move.

Recently, this type of reinforcing block has been changed to a cardboard paper. In the case of a simple rectangular parallelepiped water heater, it is only necessary to replace the reinforcing block with the reinforcing block and to use it as it is made of corrugated paper. However, some water heaters are provided with metal fittings for fixing to the wall on the top and bottom of the back, and in this case, these metal fittings protrude vertically from the back of the rectangular parallelepiped water heater. .

Therefore, when packing such a water heater, it is not possible to reliably reinforce the whole by simply using a conventional reinforcing block made of corrugated paper.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a rectangular dish-shaped upper reinforcing frame is externally fitted to the upper end of the water heater, and a rectangular dish-shaped lower reinforcing frame is externally fitted to the lower end thereof. In the water heater packing apparatus wherein the water heater is packed together with the upper reinforcing frame and the lower reinforcing frame, the water heater having the wall-hungs protruding up and down is securely secured by a reinforcing member made of corrugated paper. The task is to be able to reinforce.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the means for solving the problems of the present invention according to claim 1 is "the water heater
(10) has a configuration in which a plate-shaped wall-mounting bracket (11) protrudes upward from the upper end of the rear surface and a plate-shaped wall-mounting bracket (12) protrudes downward from the lower end of the rear surface, and the upper reinforcing frame (20) Back wall (2
b) open to the open end of the upper reinforcement frame
A notch (22) into which (11) is inserted is provided, and the rear wall (3b) of the lower reinforcing frame (30) is opened at an open end of the lower reinforcing frame, and the wall mounting bracket (12) is inserted. The upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30) are formed by folding corrugated paper cut into a predetermined shape, and have a rear wall (2b) and a rear The wall (3b) is made of corrugated cardboard
As the layer structure, the notch (22) or the notch (32) and the water heater
(10) Corrugated paper is interposed between the back and the back.

According to this solution, when the upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30) are externally fitted to the upper and lower ends of the water heater (10), the wall mounting bracket (11) and the wall mounting bracket are provided. (12) is accommodated in the notch (22) or the notch (32) formed in the back wall of the respective side walls of the upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30). . Therefore, the whole of the water heater (10) has a top end or a bottom end in the upper reinforcing frame (2) in a cardboard box.
(0) and the lower reinforcing frame (30), the wall-mounting metal fitting (11) and the wall-mounting metal fitting (12) in a form protruding from the water heater (10) are reinforced by the back wall. Are tightly fitted into the movement-preventing state. Further, since the upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30) are formed by folding corrugated paper cut into a predetermined shape, the upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower The reinforcing frame (30) is previously flattened and folded to form a rectangular dish-shaped reinforcing frame. Then, between the notch (22) and the notch (32) and the back of the water heater (10), the back wall (2b) and the back wall (2b) of the upper reinforcing frame (20) so that corrugated paper is interposed. Rear wall (3b) of lower reinforcement frame (30)
, The protection of the wall mounting brackets (11) and (12) is further ensured.

The invention of claim 2 limits the configuration of the upper reinforcing frame (20). "The upper reinforcing frame (20) has a partition wall (23) for vertically partitioning a rectangular cylindrical body. Provided, the partition wall
(23) The component group is housed in the recessed portion above. " In this case, when used for packing the water heater, the accessory parts thereof can be accommodated in the recessed portions, and furthermore, these are accommodated in a room partitioned in a sealed manner in a cardboard box. Also, the packaging of these parts can be performed reliably and easily.

[0009]

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the wall mounting bracket (11) and the wall mounting bracket (12) projecting up and down on the rear surface can be securely covered and packed in a protected state, the state in which the water heater is packed is provided. Even if an impact load is applied to this, the water heater (10)
Of course, it is possible to prevent the wall-mounting fitting (11) and the wall-mounting fitting (12) that are connected thereto from being damaged.

When packing, the wall-mounting brackets (11) (1)
The work of packing 2) in a covered state is easy. In addition, the entire reinforcing frame is made of corrugated paper, and after the water heater is mounted, it is folded back to return to one corrugated paper, and the waste is collected one by one to facilitate transportation. Also, the volume can be reduced. Further, the protection of the wall mounting brackets (11) and (12) is further ensured. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the accessory parts of the water heater can be packed at the same time, the packing work is also simple in this regard, and the protection of the accessory parts is also ensured.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiment shown in FIGS.
An upper reinforcing frame (20) and a water heater that cover the upper end of the water heater (10)
Both the lower reinforcing frame (30) fitted to the lower end of (10) and the lower reinforcing frame (30) are made of corrugated cardboard, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, from the center of the upper end and the lower end of the back of the water heater (10). Wall hanging brackets that project up and down
(11) and the wall mounting bracket (12) are covered by the body constituting walls of the upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30).

The wall mounting bracket (11) and the wall mounting bracket (12) are both mounted so as to have a certain gap with the back surface of the water heater (10), and are above or below the upper and lower surfaces of the water heater (10). It protrudes. An operation lever (13) is connected to the lower surface of the water heater (10), and a pair of water supply and hot water supply pipes (15) (1) is provided.
5) is protruding. From the front of the water heater (10), an operation knob (14) projects forward.

The upper reinforcing frame (20) is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, and is provided with a partition wall (23) so as to partition a middle portion of the surrounding wall constituting the body. As shown in FIG. 3, a region above the partition wall (23) of the upper reinforcing frame (20) is a dish-shaped concave portion that opens upward, and the concave portion is, as shown in FIG. When stored in the cardboard box (40) for main packing, between the cardboard box (40) and the top wall (41),
Sealed vacant room (50) to accommodate the water heater accessories (51) (51)
Becomes

Although not shown, when two card straps are used instead of the cardboard box (40), a method such as adding a cover plate to the recess is used to prevent the accessories from dropping. Just do it. The upper reinforcing frame (20) is formed by folding a corrugated cardboard blank as shown in FIG. 5 (the fold line is indicated by a broken line), and the glue piece (28) at one end of the side wall equivalent portion (200) is connected to the other. It is formed into a rectangular cylinder by gluing and bonding to the edge of the side wall equivalent portion (200). Of the side wall equivalent parts (200), reinforcing pieces (24) (24) having a rectangular opening (241) formed in the center thereof are connected to the pair of side wall equivalent parts, and the other front wall equivalent parts. On one side, a plate portion (26) serving as the partition wall (23) is continuously provided, and on the other corresponding portion of the back wall, a plate portion (27) serving as a part of the back wall (2b) is provided continuously. Have been.

The plate piece (27) is folded in the middle so that the tip half (271) is on the inside, and the plate piece (27) is joined to the rear wall equivalent part of the side wall equivalent part (200). It becomes the rear wall (2b) of the three-layer structure configured. The half piece (271) has a rectangular opening (2) set to be larger than the wall mounting bracket (11).
72) is formed in a certain range from the folded portion,
When folded into a box, the end of the opening (272) opens to the lower end of the rear wall (2b), as shown in FIG. This serves as a notch (22) for inserting the wall mount (11). And before and after this notch (22),
(200) and the half piece on the base end side of the plate piece (27).

The lower half of the front wall (2a) is the side wall equivalent part (2
00) only. Side wall (2c) (2c), similar to the back wall (2b), the reinforcing piece (24) is a central opening (241)
Has a three-layer structure folded in the middle. Therefore,
As shown in FIG. 4, a corrugated paper 2
Notches (21) (2) corresponding to the thickness of the sheet and corresponding to the width of the opening (241) (width in the front-rear direction as the upper reinforcing frame (20))
1) opens downward. The front and rear widths of the cutouts (21) and (21) substantially correspond to the front and rear widths of the left and right sides of the water heater (10),
The distance between the notch (21) and the notch (22) is set to be equal to the distance between the wall bracket (11) and the water heater (10).

Further, the depth of the notch (21) is set to a predetermined value, and the upper reinforcing frame (20) is mounted on the upper reinforcing frame (20) so that the wall bracket (11) is inserted into the notch (22). When the water heater (10) is covered, the upper ends of the left and right sides of the water heater (10) are notched.
(21) It comes in contact with the upper side of (21). Further, in order to fix the partition wall (23) to the rear wall (2b), the projection (261) of the plate piece (26) is locked by the cut (273) of the plate piece (27).

The lower reinforcing frame (30) is constituted by a box having a bottom and opened upward, and is formed by folding a blank in an expanded state shown in FIG. This blank is also the upper reinforcement frame (2
As in the case of (0), a pair of side wall equivalent portions (34) and (34) on the pair of short sides from the side wall equivalent portion (300), a plate piece portion (36) serving as a bottom wall,
An opening (341) is formed in each side wall corresponding portion (34) to extend to both sides of the center fold. And the plate piece portion
(37) also has openings (371) extending to both sides of the central fold. A glue piece (3
8) is formed, and this is glued to the inner surface of the other end of the side wall equivalent part (300) to form a rectangular cylinder.

The side wall equivalent portion (34) and the plate piece portion (37)
In each case, the front half is folded inward so that it becomes a part of the left and right side walls (3c) and (3c) and a part of the back wall (3b). The other front wall (3a) is composed of only one piece of corrugated paper as shown in FIG. 6, but the left and right side walls (3c)
(3c) has a three-layer structure composed of three pieces of corrugated paper. The back wall (3b) also has a similar three-layer structure. A cutout (31) that opens upward is formed in the two inner layers of the side wall (3c), and a cutout (32) that opens upward is also formed in the back wall (3b). The notch (31) is similar to the notch (21),
Approximately the width before and after the side of the water heater (10), the notch (3
The left and right widths of 2) correspond to the width of the wall mounting bracket (12), and the depth thereof is adapted to the length of the wall mounting bracket (12) projecting downward.

The distance between the notch (32) and the notch (31) is substantially equal to the distance between the water heater (10) and the wall bracket (12). Further, from the bottom wall of the water heater (10) of this example, as shown in FIG.
5) and (15) are provided. The height of the protrusion matches the height from the bottom wall (39) of the lower reinforcing frame (30) to the lower side of the notch (31).

Accordingly, the water heater (1) is provided in the lower reinforcing frame (30).
When the lower part of (0) is accommodated, the wall mounting bracket is placed in the notch (32).
(12) is inserted, the lower side of the notch (31) supports the lower part of the water heater (10), and at the same time, the lower end of (15) (15) is the bottom wall (39) of the lower reinforcing frame (30). Will be supported by
If the upper reinforcing frame (20) is covered from the upper end of the water heater (10) and the lower part of the water heater (10) is accommodated in the lower reinforcing frame (30), the wall mounting bracket (11) is Notch of the upper reinforcement frame (20)
(31), and in the packing device of this example, FIG.
As shown in the figure, there is a corrugated paper between the wall hanging bracket (11) housed in the notch (22) and the wall hanging bracket (12) housed in the notch (32) and the back of the water heater (10). , The protection of these wall hangings is sufficient.

A water heater is provided in the notch (31) and the notch (21).
Since both upper and lower ends of (10) are held as shown in FIG. 6, the upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30) are used in the cardboard box (40) of the water heater (10). Is stable. In addition, since the accessory parts (51) and (51) are accommodated in the closed space (50) formed by the partition wall (23) of the upper reinforcing frame and the cardboard box (40), the accessory parts are accommodated. There is no need to prepare special members for this.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the water heater (10).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the upper reinforcing frame (20) from above.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the upper reinforcing frame (20) from below.

FIG. 5 is a development view when the upper reinforcing frame (20) is made of corrugated paper.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lower reinforcing frame (30).

FIG. 7 is a development view when the lower reinforcement frame (30) is made of corrugated paper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) ・ ・ ・ Boiler (20) ・ ・ ・ Upper reinforcement frame (22) ・ ・ ・ Notch (31) ・ ・ ・ Notch (30) ・ ・ ・ Lower reinforcement frame (32) ・ ・ ・ Notch

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page Examiner Toshihide Abe (56) References Japanese Utility Model Sho 57-63089 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 54-128830 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model Hei 2-28418 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 1-154119 (JP, U) Japanese public utility model 50-43788 (JP, Y1) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 5/00-5/76 B65D 85/68

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rectangular dish-shaped upper reinforcing frame is externally fitted to an upper end of a water heater, and a rectangular dish-shaped lower reinforcing frame is externally fitted to a lower end of the water heater. In a water heater packing device that is packed together with a reinforcing frame, the water heater (10) is a plate-shaped wall mounting bracket (1
1) protrudes upward, and a plate-shaped wall mounting bracket (12) protrudes downward from the lower rear end, and the upper reinforcing frame (20)
A notch (22) is provided on the rear wall (2b) of the upper reinforcing frame and is open at the open end of the upper reinforcing frame, and the wall mounting bracket (11) is inserted therein, and the rear wall (3b) of the lower reinforcing frame (30) is provided. A notch which is open to the open end of the lower reinforcing frame and into which the wall mounting bracket (12) is inserted.
The upper reinforcing frame (20) and the lower reinforcing frame (30) are formed by folding corrugated paper cut into a predetermined shape, and the back wall (2b) and the back wall (3b) are provided. Has a three-layered structure of corrugated paper, the notch (22) or notch (32) and the water heater (10)
A packing device for a water heater, in which corrugated paper is interposed between the packing and the back of the water heater. 2. An upper reinforcing frame (20) is provided with a partition wall (23) for vertically partitioning a rectangular cylindrical body, and a group of components is accommodated in a recessed portion above the partition wall (23). The packing device for a water heater according to claim 1, wherein the packing device has a configuration.