JP4098609B2 - Piping cover mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a piping cover mounting structure that is particularly suitable for application in renovation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Normally, a kitchen is provided with a faucet protruding forward from a rear mounting wall above the counter of the sink.
By the way, when the kitchen is remodeled and converted into a system kitchen, the original existing small sink is replaced with a large sink or the position of the sink is changed.
At this time, it is often necessary to change the mounting position of the faucet.
[0003]
However, conventionally, there has been a problem that it is not easy to change the mounting position of the faucet.
For the position of the pipe of Kabeura is fixed, and try to change the mounting position of the faucet Then must be redone from the pipe work by cutting the mounting wall, the mounting construction of the faucet is turned things remarkably hard The cost is also high.
[0004]
Under such circumstances, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133867 proposes that the mounting position of the faucet can be changed without scraping the faucet mounting wall or redoing the piping work.
FIG. 10 specifically shows this.
[0005]
In the illustrated example, water that is located at a position different from the water supply outlet 200 and the hot water outlet 201 in accordance with a change in the mounting position of the faucet with respect to the existing water supply outlet 200 and the hot water outlet 201 on the mounting wall W. The water supply and hot water supply ports of the plug 202 are connected by a connection pipe 204, and this is concealed inside by a pipe cover 206 that also serves as a faucet mounting panel, and the faucet 202 is attached to the pipe cover 206. In this state, the piping cover 206 is attached and fixed to the attachment wall W.
[0006]
In the case of this example, the back hanger (bracket) 208 fixed to the mounting wall W is hooked so that the hooked portion 212 provided at the end of the arm 210 fixed to the pipe cover 206 is hooked. The piping cover 206 is attached and fixed to the attachment wall W via the back hanger 208.
[0007]
In FIG. 10, 214 is a kitchen sink, 216 is a cabinet, 218 is a counter provided with a sink 220, and a back guard portion 222 that rises upward is provided at the rear end thereof.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-129612 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the mounting structure of the piping cover 206 shown in FIG. 10, the left and right height positions of the back hanger 208 have to be adjusted to exactly the same height position, and there is a problem that labor is required for the work.
Moreover, even if it does so, the position of the back hanger 208 may be slightly shifted in the vertical direction on the left and right. In this case, when the piping cover 206 is hooked on the back hanger 208 and attached to the mounting wall W, When the piping cover 206 is viewed from the front, the piping cover 206 is inclined to the left and right, resulting in problems such as poor appearance and poor finish.
[0010]
In that case, the piping cover 206 must be removed again, and the height position of the back hanger 208 must be adjusted again, and there is a problem that a great amount of labor and time are spent on mounting the piping cover 206 including the faucet 202.
[0011]
In the case of this pipe cover 206 mounting structure, after the pipe cover 206 is mounted on the mounting wall W, a caulking material is applied along the peripheral edge of the pipe cover 206 to perform waterproofing work. There's a problem.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The pipe cover mounting structure of the present invention has been devised to solve such problems.
Thus, in the first aspect of the present invention, a connecting pipe for connecting an existing water supply outlet and hot water supply outlet provided on the mounting wall and a water supply outlet and a hot water supply outlet of a faucet at a position different from them is provided inside. A structure for mounting a piping cover to be stored on the mounting wall, wherein the piping cover is fixed to the mounting wall on a counter provided with a water tank such as a sink, and is provided with a plurality of brackets spaced in the left-right direction. The bracket is provided and fixed to the mounting wall, and the bracket is provided with an abutting portion that is placed in contact with and placed on the upper surface of the back guard portion at the rear end of the counter at the lower end portion. Ri Thea fixed the bracket to the mounting wall state is brought into contact with the upper surface of the back guard, the pipe cover comprises a top plate portion extending forward from the side of the mounting wall, the front end of the top plate portion Front plate portion that falls downward from the portion, and the front plate And a lower plate portion extending rearward from the lower end portion toward the mounting wall, and a storage portion for storing the piping is formed inside thereof, and the lower plate portion A drain hole is provided at a position in front of the back guard part and in the vicinity of the back guard part, and the lower plate part is inclined as a whole from a part in front of the drain hole to the front plate part. Further, the pipe cover is characterized in that the lower end of the pipe cover is at the same height as the upper surface of the back guard .
[0013]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the abutting portion has a bent shape forward.
[0014]
A third aspect of the present invention is the back hanger according to any one of the first and second aspects, wherein the bracket has a hook portion, and the pipe cover is hooked and hooked on the hook portion. and each other and are provided, Ri Nashitea as tubing cover by hooking the該被hooking portion to該掛stopper portion is supported by said bracket, said lower plate portion, the water drainage holes A rising wall that rises vertically upward is provided at a rear position and a position close to the mounting wall, and the hooked portion is provided at an upper portion of the rising wall .
[0015]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the piping cover also serves as a faucet mounting panel .
[0016]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the lower end portion of the piping cover extends in a horizontal direction along the upper surface at a height position equal to the upper surface of the back guard portion. It is characterized by.
[0017]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
As described above, the present invention provides a contact portion at the lower end portion of each of the plurality of brackets, and places the contact portion in contact with the upper surface of the back guard portion at the counter rear end portion. The pipe cover is fixed and fixed to the mounting wall with a spacing in the left-right direction, and the bracket is fixed to the mounting wall with these brackets. According to the present invention, the piping cover is arranged with a spacing in the left-right direction. All brackets can be automatically positioned at the correct height position by simply placing the contact part in contact with the upper surface of the back guard part without specially adjusting the height of the plurality of brackets. .
[0018]
Therefore, when the piping cover is mounted and fixed to the mounting wall via these brackets, the piping cover can be mounted and fixed to the mounting wall in the correct horizontal posture, which makes the mounting appearance of the piping cover clear and beautiful. Can do.
Further, since no special height adjustment is required for each bracket, the installation work can be easily performed with little effort.
Here, the piping cover includes a top plate portion that extends forward from the mounting wall side, a front plate portion that falls downward from the front end portion, and a lower portion that extends rearward from the lower end portion of the front plate portion toward the mounting wall. It has what has a board part, and they are comprised by the integral structure.
[0019]
In the present invention, the lower end portion of the pipe cover can be extended in the horizontal direction along the upper surface at the same height position as the upper surface of the back guard portion (Claim 5 ). Therefore, when caulking along the lower end of the piping cover, it is only necessary to fill the caulking material between the lower end of the piping cover and the back guard. Can be made good.
[0020]
In the present invention, the contact portion of the lower end portion of the bracket can be bent forward (Claim 2), and in this way, the contact area between the bracket and the upper surface of the back guard portion Thus, the bracket positioning function by the back guard portion can be further stabilized, and the support force of the bracket by the back guard portion can be increased.
In addition, since the bracket can be fixed to the mounting wall in such a state that the bracket is supported by the back guard portion, the fixing operation of the bracket is further facilitated.
[0021]
In this case, the bracket is formed as a back hanger having a latching portion, while the piping cover is provided with a latching portion, and the latching portion is latched on the latching portion of the back hanger, The piping cover can be supported by a bracket (claim 3).
In such a case, the pipe cover can be easily fixed to the mounting wall via the back hanger simply by hooking the pipe cover on the back hanger, and the pipe cover can be easily installed.
In this case, the lower plate portion may be provided with a rising wall that rises vertically upward at a position behind the drain hole and in the vicinity of the mounting wall, and the above-mentioned hooked portion is provided above the rising wall. it can.
[0022]
In the present invention, the pipe cover can also be used as the faucet attachment panel, and the faucet can be attached thereto (claim 4) .
[0023]
【Example】
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, 10 is a sink in the system kitchen, 12 is a sink, and 14 is a cabinet.
The sink 10 is provided with a back guard 15 that rises upward at the rear end of the mounting wall W side. This back guard part 15 serves as a water return.
A pipe cover 16 also serving as a faucet mounting panel is provided in contact with the mounting wall W immediately above the back guard portion 15.
Here, the piping cover 16 is made of an extruded aluminum material.
[0024]
A faucet (here, a single lever faucet) 18 is attached to the front surface of the pipe cover 16.
Here, the faucet 18 is attached to the pipe cover 16 at the central portion of the sink 12 in the left-right direction.
The faucet 18 has a pair of crank legs 20 that also serve as water and hot water passage members, and the faucet 18 is attached to the front surface of the piping cover 16.
[0025]
A faucet body 22 in the faucet 18 is provided with a lever handle 24 at an upper portion thereof, and a water discharge pipe 28 having a water discharge port 26 at the tip extends from the lower surface of the water faucet body 22 toward the sink 12. ing.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the piping cover 16 includes a top plate portion 30 that extends horizontally forward from the mounting wall W side, and a front plate portion 32 that falls downward from the front end portion of the top plate portion 30. The lower plate portion 34 extends rearward from the lower end portion of the front plate portion 32 toward the mounting wall W.
In this example, the top plate portion 30, the front plate portion 32, and the lower plate portion 34 are configured as a continuous integrated structure.
[0027]
The pipe cover 16 has a housing space 36 formed between the pipe cover 16 and the mounting wall W, and as shown in FIG. Tube) 38 is housed.
[0028]
In FIG. 2, 40 and 41 are existing water supply outlets and hot water supply outlets provided on the mounting wall W, respectively, and one end of a connection pipe 38 for water and hot water is connected to each.
These connecting pipes 38 extend laterally through the storage space 36 in the pipe cover 16, and the other end portions are provided at the water supply and hot water supply ports of the faucet 18 that are located away from the water supply outlet 40 and the hot water supply outlet 41. Each is connected.
In this example, these connecting pipes 38 are respectively piped in an exposed state in the storage space 36, that is, in a state where the outer surface is not covered with a heat insulating material.
[0029]
FIG. 4 shows in detail the connection structure of the pair of connection pipes 38, the water supply outlet 40, the hot water supply outlet 41, and the water supply and hot water supply openings of the faucet 18.
As shown in the figure, the tip end portion of the crank leg 20 as a water supply port and a hot water supply port in the faucet 18 is a male screw pipe 21, and this male screw pipe 21 penetrates the front plate portion 32 in the pipe cover 16. A socket fitting 43 is screwed to the inside of the pipe cover 16 through the hole 42.
[0030]
Then, one end metal fitting 44 (the left end in the figure) in the connection pipe 38 is connected to the socket metal fitting 43 by a one-touch connection by a spring clip 46 having a substantially ring shape when inserted into the socket metal fitting 43.
On the other hand, a nipple 48 is attached to the water supply outlet 40 and the hot water supply outlet 41, a socket fitting 43 is screwed to the nipple 48, and the other (right end in the figure) of the connection pipe 38 is connected to the inside of the socket fitting 43. In a state where the end fittings 44 are fitted, they are one-touch connected by a spring clip 46.
[0031]
That is, one end of the connection pipe 38 is connected to the male threaded pipe 21 of the crank leg 20 through the socket fitting 43, and the other end is provided on the mounting wall W through the socket fitting 43 and the nipple 48. The outlet 40 and the hot water outlet 41 are connected respectively.
In FIG. 4, 50 is a packing, 52 is a nut with a seat, 54 is a flat packing, 56 is a star washer, and 58 is a fixing nut.
[0032]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the lower plate portion 34 of the pipe cover 16 is provided with a through water drain hole 62 at a position in front of the back guard portion 15 of the sink 10 and close to the back guard portion 15. It has been.
The drain hole 62 is for discharging the condensed water of the connection pipe 38 stored in the storage space 36 inside the pipe cover 16 toward the sink 12 when it drops down.
[0033]
The lower plate portion 34 is formed as a guide wall 34a having an inclined shape substantially in front of the drain hole 62.
The guide wall 34a has an inclined downward shape that moves downward as it approaches the mounting wall W from the lower end portion of the front plate portion 32. Based on the inclined shape, as shown in FIG. Condensed water falling downward is received by the guide wall 34 a and guided toward the drain hole 62.
[0034]
As shown in FIG. 7, the lower plate portion 34 is also provided with a rising wall 64 that rises vertically upward at a position behind the drain hole 62 and at a position close to the mounting wall W.
The rising wall 64 functions as a water blocking wall, and functions to prevent the condensed water that has fallen from reaching the mounting wall W and to discharge it from the drain hole 62.
[0035]
An upper portion of the rising wall 64 forms a hooking portion (a hooked portion) 66 together with a downward bent portion 68.
And in this hook part 66, it is latched by the lower end part (latch part 78) of the back hanger metal fitting 74 mentioned later (refer FIG. 9).
[0036]
On the other hand, a downward bent portion 70 is also provided at the rear end portion of the top plate portion 30, and another hooking portion (a hooked portion) 72 is provided at the lower end portion of the bent portion 70. Yes.
The piping cover 16 is also hooked to the upper end portion (latching portion 80) of the back hanger fitting 74 described later (see FIG. 9).
[0037]
In FIG. 5, reference numeral 74 denotes a back hanger fitting (bracket) attached to the attachment wall W.
A plurality of these back hanger fittings 74 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the mounting wall W, and are fixed to the mounting wall W by fixing screws 76.
Here, each back hanger fitting 74 is fixed to the attachment wall W at a position corresponding to the rear pillar of the attachment wall W, respectively.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 6, these back hanger fittings 74 are provided with hooking portions 78, 80 at positions slightly above and below the lower end, and the hooking portion of the pipe cover 16 is provided at the hooking portion 78. 66, and the hook portion 72 of the pipe cover 16 is hooked to the hook portion 80 at the upper end in the hooked state.
[0039]
The back hanger bracket 74 is provided with a contact portion 82 formed of a forward bent portion at the lower end thereof, and this contact portion 82 is placed in contact with the upper end surface of the back guard portion 15 in the sink 10. It is supposed to let you. That is, each back hanger fitting 74 is fixed to the mounting wall W in a state in which these contact portions 82 are placed in contact with the upper surface of the back guard portion 15.
[0040]
In the pipe cover mounting structure of this example, the faucet 18 is first attached to the pipe cover 16 in FIG. 8, and one end portion of the pair of connecting pipes 38 is connected to the water supply port and the hot water supply port of the faucet 18. Keep connected.
Then, the other end of each connection pipe 38 is connected to an existing water supply outlet 40 and hot water supply outlet 41 provided in the mounting wall W in advance.
[0041]
In this state, the piping cover 16 is hooked on each of the plurality of back hanger fittings 74 that are fixed in advance to the mounting wall W with the faucet 18 attached. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the pair of hook portions 66 and 72 are hooked to the pair of hook portions 78 and 80 in the plurality of back hanger fittings 74.
[0042]
At this time, the piping cover 16 is attached to the attachment wall W via the back hanger fitting 74 in a correctly horizontal orientation.
Each of the plurality of back hanger fittings 74 that should support the piping cover 16 is in a state where the lower end contact portion 82 is placed in contact with the upper end surface of the back guard portion 15 (see an enlarged view in FIG. 3). This is because it is attached to the attachment wall W. That is, the back hanger fittings 74 are fixed to the mounting wall W in a state where all the back hanger fittings 74 are aligned at the same height position.
[0043]
Note that the pipe cover 16 has a lower end portion substantially in the same position as the upper end position of the back guard portion 15 in the attached state.
The height of the rising wall 64 and the position of the hook portion 66 are determined in advance as described above.
[0044]
In addition, after the piping cover 16 is hooked on the back hanger fitting 74, the side opening portion is closed with a side cap 84 as shown in FIG.
[0045]
Thereafter, in this example, the caulking process is performed along the outer peripheral edge of the piping cover 16 on the mounting wall W side.
At that time, the lower end portion of the pipe cover 16 extends along the upper surface of the back guard portion 15 and in the left-right direction with a certain minute gap formed between the upper surface and the caulking process. be able to.
[0046]
According to the mounting structure of the piping cover 16 of this example, the contact portion 82 is simply connected to the back guard portion without specially adjusting the height of the plurality of back hanger fittings 74 arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. 15, all the back hanger fittings 74 are automatically positioned at the correct height position and fixed to the mounting wall W, so that the pipe cover 16 is attached via the back hanger fittings 74. When fixed on the mounting wall W, the piping cover 16 can be mounted and fixed on the mounting wall W in a correct horizontal posture, whereby the mounting appearance of the piping cover 16 can be made clean and beautiful.
Further, since it is not necessary to adjust the height of the back hanger fitting 74 and the piping cover 16, the installation work can be easily performed with little effort.
[0047]
Further, in this example, the contact portion 82 at the lower end of the back hanger fitting 74 is bent forward, so that the contact area between the back hanger fitting 74 and the upper surface of the back guard portion 15 is increased. Thus, the positioning function of the back hanger fitting 74 by the back guard portion 15 can be further stabilized, and the support force of the back hanger fitting 74 by the back guard portion 15 can be increased.
Further, since the back hanger fitting 74 can be fixed to the mounting wall W while the back hanger fitting 74 is supported by the back guard portion 15, the fixing operation of the back hanger fitting 74 can be facilitated.
[0048]
In this example, the hooks 78 and 80 are provided on the back hanger fitting 74, and the hooks 66 and 72 are provided on the pipe cover 16, and the hooks 66 and 72 are provided on the hooks 78 and 80 of the back hanger fitting 74. Since it is configured to be hooked, the piping cover 16 can be easily fixed to the mounting wall W via the back hanger fitting 74.
[0049]
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is only an example, and the present invention can be configured in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pipe cover as an example to which the present invention is applied in an attached state to a sink.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part of a piping cover mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the piping cover mounting structure of the same embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing a pipe cover mounting structure together with connection pipes in the same embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a back hanger fitting in a fixed state in the same embodiment.
6 is a view showing the back hanger fitting of FIG. 5 as a single item.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a single pipe cover in the same embodiment.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing one step of a procedure for attaching a piping cover in the same embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the process following FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a conventional piping cover mounting structure.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Sink 15 Back guard part 16 Piping cover 18 Water faucet 30 Top plate part 32 Front plate part 34 Lower plate part 36 Storage space 38 Connection piping 40 Water supply outlet 41 Hot water supply outlet 66,72 Hook part (latched part)
74 Back hanger bracket (bracket)
78, 80 Latching part 82 Abutting part W Mounting wall

Claims (5)

To the mounting wall of the piping cover that accommodates the existing piping for connecting the water supply outlet and hot water supply outlet provided on the mounting wall and the water supply outlet and hot water supply outlet of the faucet at positions different from them. Mounting structure,
The piping cover is fixed to the mounting wall on a counter provided with a water tank such as a sink, and is fixed to the mounting wall with a plurality of brackets spaced in the left-right direction. Is provided with an abutting portion that is placed in contact with and placed on the upper surface of the back guard portion at the rear end of the counter, and the bracket is placed in a state in which the corresponding contacting portion abuts on the upper surface of the back guard portion. Ri fixed tare in the mounting wall,
The piping cover includes a top plate portion that extends forward from the mounting wall side, a front plate portion that falls downward from a front end portion of the top plate portion, and a lower end portion of the front plate portion that faces the mounting wall. It has a lower plate part extending rearward in an integral structure, and a storage part for storing the pipe is formed inside them,
The lower plate portion is provided with a water drain hole at a position in front of the back guard portion and in the vicinity of the back guard portion, and the lower plate portion extends from the front side of the water drain hole to the front plate portion. The entire structure is an inclined guide wall.
Further , the piping cover mounting structure is characterized in that the lower end portion of the piping cover is located at the same height as the upper surface of the back guard portion .   2. The piping cover mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the abutting portion is bent forward. The back hanger according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the bracket is a back hanger having a hook portion, and the pipe cover is provided with a hook portion to be hooked and hooked to the hook portion, Ri Nashitea as the pipe covered by hooking the該被hooking portion of the hook member is supported by the bracket,
The lower plate portion is provided with a rising wall that rises vertically upward at a position behind the drain hole and in the vicinity of the mounting wall, and the hooked portion is provided above the rising wall. A piping cover mounting structure characterized by the above.   4. The piping cover mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the piping cover also serves as a faucet mounting panel. The pipe cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein a lower end portion of the pipe cover extends in a horizontal direction along the upper surface at a height position equivalent to the upper surface of the back guard portion. Mounting structure.

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