JP3222997B2 - 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 heater such as an oil stove, and more particularly to a heater provided with a rotatable metal plate handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a heater of this type, a handle provided with a rotatable metal plate handle is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-8 / 1987.
No. 3,105,105. In this conventional heater, a pivot hole having a rotation restricting groove is provided at both ends of a substantially U-shaped handle made of a metal plate, and a fixing fitting is fitted into the pivot hole, and By engaging a regulating column provided on a fixing bracket with the rotation restricting groove, and in this state, fixing the fixing bracket to the heater main body with a screw, the handle is rotatably attached to the heater main body. The rotation range is restricted by the rotation restriction groove and the restriction pillar engaged with the rotation restriction groove.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional heater, screwing work must be performed while supporting both the handle and the fixing metal by hand, and the mounting work of the handle is very troublesome. Instead, when screwing one handle to the heater body, the other side contacts the heater body,
I was worried about scratching the body surface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and allows a handle to be attached without requiring a screw, thereby improving the workability of attaching the handle, and using a simple structure. It is an object of the present invention to be able to regulate the rotation range of the.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a heater in which a substantially U-shaped handle made of a metal plate having a spring property is rotatably attached to a heater main body. At both ends, a pivoting piece bent inwardly is provided, and at the tip of the pivoting piece, a plurality of retaining portions bent upward or downward are provided. A pair of mounting openings through which the pieces are inserted are provided, and the mounting openings have a regulating function of restricting the turning range of the handle, and only at an intermediate position of the turning range regulated by this restricting function, It is a configuration formed in a shape that allows the retaining portion to be taken in and out.

[0006]

[Function] The handle has a spring property, and by using the spring property, the handle can be attached to the heater body. Therefore, screws for attaching the handle are not required, and the attachment can be simply performed. Instead, the operator can hold the pivoting pieces provided at both ends of the handle with both hands and simultaneously insert the left and right pivoting pieces into the mounting opening, so that the workability of attaching the handle can be improved, The generation of scratches on the heater surface can also be prevented.

[0007] Further, the mounting opening provided in the heater body,
Because it has a regulation function to regulate the rotation range of the handle,
Not only can the range of rotation of the handle be regulated with a simple structure without using separate parts, but also the stopper provided at the tip of the pivot piece only at the intermediate position of the range of rotation regulated by the regulating function. Since the shape is such that the part can be taken in and out, there is no fear that the handle comes off carelessly.

[0008]

1 to 11 show an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a heater main body such as an oil stove having a built-in combustor 11, and a substantially U-shaped handle 12 made of a metal plate is rotatably attached to the heater main body 10. The upper part of the heater main body 10 is covered with a top plate 14 having heat radiating ports 13, 13.

The handle 12 has a thickness of about 3 mm and a width of about 1 mm.
The handle 12 is formed by bending a band-shaped metal plate having a length of 5 to 20 mm. Further, at both ends of the handle 12, pivoting pieces 15 which are bent inward at substantially right angles are formed. As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of retaining portions 16, 16, each of which is bent obliquely upward, are formed on both sides of the distal end of each of the pivot locking pieces 15.

Reference numeral 17 denotes left and right side walls 1 of the heater main body 10.
At the center of the circular recess 17, there is provided a mounting opening 18 through which the pivoting piece 15 of the handle 12 is rotatably inserted. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the mounting opening 18 is provided with angle-shaped restricting projections 19, 19 that abut on the pivoting piece 15 to restrict the rotation range of the handle 12, so that the edges of the opening are opposed to each other. Position, and only at an intermediate position of the rotation range regulated by these regulating projections 19, 19, the retaining portion 1 formed on the pivoting piece 15
It is formed in a shape that allows the taking in and out of 6,16. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the attachment opening 18 has a shape in which two point-symmetric fan-shaped holes are connected to each other. Reference numeral 20 denotes a reinforcing wall formed by bending the entire periphery of the opening 18.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a disk-shaped spacer made of synthetic resin. The spacer 21 is fitted to the base of the pivoting piece 15 of the handle 12 and the pivoting piece 15 is attached to the mounting opening 18. When the handle 12 is inserted, the handle 12 is interposed in the circular recess 17 and forms a gap between the handle 12 and the side wall 10A so that the handle 12 does not contact the side wall 10A of the heater body 10. It is. Reference numeral 22 denotes an insertion hole provided in the spacer 21 for inserting the pivot locking piece 15, and reference numeral 23 denotes a fitting groove for fitting the lower end of the handle 12.

The attachment of the handle 12 in the above configuration will be described. First, spacers 21 are fitted to the roots of the left and right pivot stoppers 15 respectively, and then, with the lower part of the handle 12 expanded, the handles 12 are tilted to separate the left and right pivot stoppers 15 respectively. Left and right mounting openings 18
To face. In this way, as shown in FIG.
Can be passed through, and the attachment of the handle 12 is completed by inserting the left and right pivoting pieces 15 through the attachment openings 18 using the spring property of the handle 12.

The handle 12 thus attached is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Abuts against the horizontal surface of the regulating projections 19, 19 to prevent the heater main body 10 from tipping over, and, as shown in FIG. In this case, the pivoting range is regulated at a pivot angle of about 90 degrees so that the pivoting piece 15 abuts on the vertical surface of the regulating projections 19, 19 to prevent further overturning.

According to this embodiment, at both ends of a substantially U-shaped handle fitting 12 made of a band-shaped metal plate, there are provided pivoting pieces 15 which are bent inward from each other. A plurality of retaining portions 16, 16 bent obliquely upward are provided at the tip of the piece 15, and mounting openings 18 for inserting the pivot locking pieces 15 are provided in the left and right side walls 10 </ b> A of the heater body 10. As a result, the handle 12 can be attached to the heater body 10 by utilizing the resiliency of the handle 12, and a screw for attaching the handle 12 is unnecessary, and the attachment of the metal plate handle is extremely easy. The operator can hold the pivoting pieces 15 at both ends of the handle 12 with both hands while simultaneously inserting the pivoting pieces 15 into the left and right mounting openings 18.
Can be inserted, the workability of attaching the handle is improved, and there is no fear that the surface of the heater main body 10 is scratched when the handle 12 is attached.

At the position opposite to the edge of the mounting opening 18, a chevron-shaped restricting projection for restricting the range of rotation of the handle 12 from a substantially upright state to a state in which the handle 12 is overturned substantially horizontally. Since the parts 19, 19 are formed, the rotation range of the handle 12 can be regulated without using separate parts, and the structure can be simplified.

The mounting opening 18 has a regulating projection 19,
Only at an intermediate position of the rotation range of the handle 12 regulated by 19, the retaining portions 16, 16 formed on the pivoting piece 15 are provided.
The handle 12 has a shape that allows the handle 12 to be taken in and out, so that the handle 12 can be prevented from accidentally coming off.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the spacer 21 made of synthetic resin is fitted to the root of the pivot piece 15 so that the handle 12 does not directly contact the side wall 10A of the heater body 10. In addition, the frictional resistance due to the rotation of the handle 12 can be reduced by the spacer 21, the rotation of the handle 12 can be made smooth, and the occurrence of the heater surface scratch due to the rotation of the handle 12 can be prevented.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention relates to a heater in which a substantially U-shaped handle made of a metal plate having a spring property is rotatably attached to a heater body.
The handle is provided with pivoting pieces bent inward at both ends thereof, and a plurality of retaining portions bent upward or downward are provided at the tip of the pivoting piece,
The heater body is provided with a pair of mounting openings through which the pivot piece is inserted, so the handle can be attached to the heater body using its own spring property, eliminating the need for a handle mounting screw. In addition to being able to attach the handle with a simple operation, the handle can be attached to the left and right simultaneously, improving the installation workability and preventing the heater body from being scratched when attaching the handle. . In addition, since the attachment opening is provided with a regulation function for regulating the rotation range of the handle, the rotation range of the handle can be regulated without using a separate component, and the structure can be simplified. At the same time, the mounting opening is formed in a shape that allows the retaining portion to be taken in and out only at the middle of the rotation range of the handle, so that the handle is not inadvertently detached and is excellent in usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a main part of a heater showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the same.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same main part in a disassembled state.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of FIG. 2 viewed from an arrow A side.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a mounting opening portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an end of a handle.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a spacer.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the spacer.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a relationship between a pivot locking piece and a mounting opening in a state where a handle is upright.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a relationship between a pivot locking piece and a mounting opening when the handle is at an intermediate position in a rotation range.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the relationship between the pivot locking piece and the mounting opening in a state where the handle is overturned.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Heater main body 12 Handle 15 Pivot piece 16 Retainer 18 Mounting opening 19 Regulatory protrusion (regulatory mechanism)

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Soichiro Watanabe 2-18-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References Japanese Utility Model Sho 58-210 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Sho 63-192247 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 58-157425 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 59-77952 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F24C 15/26

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A heater in which a substantially U-shaped handle made of a metal plate having a spring property is rotatably attached to a heater body, wherein said handle has both ends bent inward at both ends thereof. A plurality of retaining portions bent upward or downward are provided at the distal end of the pivoting piece, and a pair of mounting members for inserting the pivoting piece through the heater body. An opening is provided, and this mounting opening has a regulating function for regulating the turning range of the handle fitting, and the retaining portion can be taken in and out only at an intermediate position of the turning range regulated by this regulating function. A heater characterized in that the heater is formed in the following shape.