JP6955709B2 - saddle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a saddle that is mounted on a wall surface to hold a pipe.

Conventionally, there are saddles of this type disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3.
The saddle shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1 is a so-called both saddles, and extends in a direction in which a holding portion having a U-shaped cross section for holding a pipe and both ends of the holding portion are separated from each other. It is provided with a pair of mounting portions having holes through which the screws are inserted. In a state where the pair of mounting portions are mounted on the wall surface, the pipe is held in a state of being sandwiched between the wall surface and the holding portion.

The saddle described in Patent Document 2 is a so-called single saddle, and has a substantially C-shaped saddle body that holds a pipe and a saddle body that extends from one end in the circumferential direction and comes into contact with a wall surface. It is provided with a lower fixing piece to be formed and an upper fixing piece extending from the other end of the saddle body in the circumferential direction and overlapping with the lower fixing piece. While the pipe is held by the saddle body, common screws are inserted into the holes formed in the upper fixing piece and the holes formed in the lower fixing piece, and the screws are struck against the wall surface to hit the saddle. Is mounted on the wall.

The saddle described in Patent Document 3 includes a pedestal mounted on a wall surface and a pair of support pedestals provided on the pedestal so as to be separated from each other. Each of the pair of support bases is provided with a pair of holding arms for holding the pipe. The base ends of the pair of holding arms are connected to each other via a spring member. Further, the tip portions of the pair of holding arms are provided with locking recesses and locking protrusions that can be locked to each other. In the case of the saddles shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 of the same document, it is disclosed that a hole for inserting a screw is formed in a pedestal located between a pair of support pedestals. Further, the saddle shown in FIG. 7 of the same document is provided with a pair of mounting portions extending from both ends of the pedestal in directions separated from each other and having holes through which screws are inserted. These pair of mounting portions extend along a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the pipe.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-89748 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-14263 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-97703

By the way, in the case of the saddle described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is difficult to attach / detach the pipe when the saddle is attached to the wall surface. Therefore, when attaching or detaching the pipe, the saddle must be removed from the wall surface, which makes the work complicated.

In the case of the saddle described in FIGS. 1 and 5 of Patent Document 3, when the screw is inserted into the hole of the pedestal, the support base, the holding arm, and the spring material become an obstacle, and the work becomes complicated. Further, even in the case of the saddle shown in FIG. 7 of the same document, when the screw is inserted into the hole of the mounting portion, the holding arm becomes an obstacle and the work becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new saddle having excellent workability.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a saddle including a base plate attached to a construction surface and a holding portion provided on the base plate capable of holding a pipe, and the holding portion is the same. It has an attachment / detachment port to which the pipe can be attached / detached by opening / closing by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion. It has a guide surface that is inclined toward the attachment / detachment port in order to guide it to the attachment / detachment port. When the pipe is inserted along the construction surface, the arc center of the convex curved surface is located away from the arc center of the pipe in a state of being in contact with the construction surface. The pipe is designed so as to hit the convex curved surface before the guide surface.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new saddle having excellent workability.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of a saddle. The perspective view which shows the saddle of the same embodiment. The front view which shows the saddle of the same embodiment. The rear view which shows the saddle of the same embodiment. An enlarged perspective view showing an enlarged recess and protrusion provided on the back surface of the base plate in the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation of the same embodiment, and is the perspective view which shows the state when the saddle is attached to the ceiling. The perspective view which shows the state which the pipe is held in the saddle of the same embodiment attached to the ceiling. The side view which shows the state which the attachment / detachment opening of the saddle of the same embodiment is blocked by the binding band. The perspective view which shows the saddle of the modification. A side view showing a saddle of another modified example.

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the saddle 10 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and is provided at a position different from the base plate 20 having the mounting hole 21 and the mounting hole 21 on the base plate 20 to hold the pipe 50. It is provided with a possible holding portion 30. The saddle 10 of the present embodiment is made of a hard resin material and is integrally molded.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holding portion 30 has a C-shaped cross section, and the circumferential base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30 is fixed on the base plate 20. A step 27 is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the base end portion 31 and the surface of the base plate 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the holding portion 30 is provided so that the axial direction of the holding portion 30, that is, the axial direction of the pipe 50 (hereinafter, the axial direction A) is along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 20. In the present embodiment, one end surface of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A is flush with one end surface of the base plate 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a flange portion 33 projecting toward the outer peripheral side is formed at the distal end portion 32 in the circumferential direction of the holding portion 30 over the entire axial direction A.
The gap between the base end portion 31 and the tip end portion 32 of the holding portion 30 is opened and closed by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion 30, so that the pipe 50 can be attached and detached as a detachable opening 34.

A guide surface 29 is formed on the end surface of the base plate 20 on the attachment / detachment port 34 side. The guide surface 29 is inclined with respect to the surface of the base plate 20, and extends to the base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30 and is continuous with the attachment / detachment opening 34 in the region close to the holding portion 30. The guide surface 29 guides the pipe 50 pressed against the guide surface 29 to the attachment / detachment port 34. The inclination angle of the guide surface 29 is 15 ° to 85 °, preferably 25 ° to 75 °, and more preferably 35 ° to 65 °.

A regulation rib 35 extending along the circumferential direction is provided so as to project from the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 30. The regulation rib 35 is formed at the central portion of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A.
On the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 30, a band-shaped reinforcing portion 36 that extends from the tip portion 32 toward the base end portion 31 along the circumferential direction and extends linearly along the plate thickness direction B of the base plate 20 protrudes from the middle. It is installed. The reinforcing portion 36 is connected to the side surface of the base plate 20. As shown in FIG. 2, a thin-walled portion that connects the inner surface of the linearly extending portion of the reinforcing portion 36, the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30, and the surface of the base plate 20 without a gap. 37 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a plurality of (four in this embodiment) engaging claws 22 are formed at equal angular intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 21. The plurality of engaging claws 22 are respectively located on the surface side of the base plate 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a face portion 23 for holding a finger is provided on the surface of the base plate 20 along with the mounting hole 21 in the lateral direction of the base plate 20. The surface portion 23 has a flat shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the saddle 10 of the present embodiment, the center position C2 of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A is one of the central position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to the axial direction A (left side in the figure). ). Further, the mounting hole 21 and the surface portion 23 are provided so as to deviate from the center position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to the other side (right side in the figure) opposite to the above one in the axial direction A.

Further, the mounting hole 21 is formed in a region S (hatched portion in the figure) to be concealed by the pipe 50 when the base plate 20 is viewed from the holding portion 30 side along the plate thickness direction B of the base plate 20. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, circular recesses 25 are formed in the vicinity of the four corners 24 on the back surface of the base plate 20, respectively. Further, each recess 25 is formed with a conical protrusion 26 having the same central axis as the recess 25. The tip of each protrusion 26 projects to the outside of the recess 25.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, when attaching the saddle 10 to the ceiling as a construction surface, the operator first brings the back surface of the base plate 20 into contact with a predetermined position on the ceiling and the surface portion 23 with the tip of a finger. Hold down. Then, the screw 40 is inserted into the washer 41 and the mounting hole 21, and the screw 40 is driven against the ceiling.

Here, since the mounting hole 21 is provided on the base plate 20 at a position different from that of the holding portion 30, the holding portion 30 is less likely to get in the way when the screw 40 is inserted into the mounting hole 21. Further, since the base plate 20 is provided with the face portion 23 for pressing the finger, the base plate 20 can be easily and stably pressed against the ceiling by pressing the surface portion 23 with a finger. Therefore, the saddle 10 can be easily attached to a wall surface such as a ceiling.

Further, since the mounting holes 21 are provided with a plurality of engaging claws 22, the male screw portions of the screws 40 can be engaged with the plurality of engaging claws 22 and temporarily fastened. As a result, the saddle 10 in which the screws 40 are temporarily fastened may be pressed against a predetermined position on the ceiling, and then the temporarily fastened screws 40 may be struck against the ceiling.

When the saddle 10 is attached to the ceiling in this way, the four protrusions 26 on the back surface of the base plate 20 bite into the ceiling. Therefore, when an external force acts on the saddle 10, the saddle 10 is prevented from rotating around the mounting hole 21.

Further, the protrusion 26 bites into the ceiling and is crushed by the ceiling. Therefore, there may be a gap between the ceiling and the back surface of the base plate 20. In this regard, according to the saddle 10 of the present embodiment, since the recess 25 is provided on the outer periphery of the protrusion 26, the material of the crushed protrusion 26 moves to the recess 25, and the ceiling and the back surface of the base plate 20 are backed by the recess 25. It is possible to suppress the formation of a gap between the two.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the pipe 50 is held by the holding portion 30, the regulating rib 35 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) on the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 30 bites into the covering material 51 of the pipe 50. Therefore, the pipe 50 is stably held.

Further, since the step 27 is formed between the surface of the base plate 20 and the inner peripheral surface of the base end portion 31 of the holding portion 30, the head of the screw 40 inserted into the mounting hole 21 does not interfere with the pipe 50. ..

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the state where the pipe 50 is held by the holding portion 30, the mounting hole 21 is concealed by the pipe 50 when facing the base plate 20, so that the mounting hole 21 and the mounting hole 21 are mounted. The screw 40 inserted into the hole 21 is rarely visible. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately avoid spoiling the appearance of the saddle 10. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately avoid spoiling the aesthetic appearance of the construction site. Further, the existence of the screw 40 can be hidden, and the screw 40 can be prevented from being unnecessarily removed.

Further, even when the saddle 10 is attached to the ceiling, the pipe 50 can be attached / detached by opening / closing the attachment / detachment port 34 by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion 30. In particular, when the pipe 50 is held by the saddle 10, the pipe 50 is pressed against the guide surface 29, and the pipe 50 is guided to the attachment / detachment port 34 by the tilting action of the guide surface 29. Therefore, the saddle 10 of the pipe 50 Easy to insert into.

As shown in FIG. 8, since the flange portion 33 is formed at the tip end portion of the holding portion 30, the bent portion between the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 30 and the flange portion 33 and the reinforcing portion 36 are included. The binding band 60 can be tightened to the holding portion 30. As a result, the opening area of the attachment / detachment port 34 can be reduced. Therefore, in the state where the pipe 50 is held by the holding portion 30, if the attachment / detachment port 34 is closed by tightening the binding band 60 to the holding portion 30 in the above embodiment, the pipe 50 is firmly held. be able to.

According to the saddle according to the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The saddle 10 includes a base plate 20 having a mounting hole 21 and a holding portion 30 provided on the base plate 20 at a position different from the mounting hole 21 and capable of holding the pipe 50. The mounting hole 21 is formed in a region S to be concealed by the pipe 50 when the base plate 20 is viewed from the holding portion 30 side along the plate thickness direction B of the base plate 20. A face portion 23 for holding a finger is provided alongside the mounting hole 21 at a position different from the holding portion 30 on the base plate 20. The holding portion 30 has an attachment / detachment port 34 to which the pipe 50 can be attached / detached by opening / closing by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion 30. The base plate 20 is formed with a guide surface 29 that guides the pipe 50 to the attachment / detachment port 34.

According to such a configuration, it is possible to provide a new saddle 10 having excellent workability by performing the above action.
(2) The holding portion 30 is provided with the center position C2 of the holding portion 30 in the axial direction A of the pipe 50 deviated from the center position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to one of the axial directions A, and is provided with a mounting hole. The 21 and the surface portion 23 are provided so as to be offset from the center position C1 of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A to the other side opposite to the above one in the axial direction A.

In this case, the holding portion 30, the mounting hole 21 and the surface portion 23 can be compactly arranged on the base plate 20. Therefore, the body size of the base plate 20 in the axial direction A can be reduced, and the saddle 10 can be reduced in size.

<Modification example>
The above embodiment can be changed as follows, for example.
-As shown in FIG. 9, a triangular knob portion 38 may be provided so as to project from the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 30. In this case, the operator can pinch and hold the gripped portion 38 with his / her fingers during construction. The knob portion 38 may be formed as a part of the reinforcing portion 36 as shown in the figure, or may be formed separately from the reinforcing portion 36.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the pipe 50 is moved along the ceiling and the pipe 50 is pressed against the holding portion 30, the surface of the flange portion 33 that first abuts on the pipe 50 in the holding portion 30 is piped. The convex curved surface 39 facing the 50 side is used. The arc center X of the convex curved surface 39 is located farther from the ceiling than the arc center Y of the pipe 50 in a state of being in contact with the ceiling. In this way, when the pipe 50 is pressed against the holding portion 30, a force is applied to the flange portion 33 in the direction of opening the attachment / detachment port 34, and the pipe 50 is inserted into the saddle 10. It will be easier.

-The engaging claw 22 can be omitted.
-The collar portion 33 can be omitted.
-The recess 25 on the back surface of the base plate 20 can be omitted. Further, the protrusion 26 can be omitted together with the recess 25.

-The face portion 23 for holding the finger can be made into a concave spherical surface that follows the shape of the fingertip. Further, a non-slip protrusion or the like can be formed on the surface portion 23.
A plurality of regulation ribs 35 may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the holding portion 30 at intervals in the axial direction A. Further, the regulation rib 35 can be omitted.

-The base plate 20 may have a shape other than a rectangular shape such as an oval shape when viewed from the front.
The mounting portion can also be embodied as a non-penetrating guide hole that does not penetrate the base plate 20. In this case, the operator can screw the screw 40 while guiding the tip of the screw 40 by the guide hole formed on the surface of the base plate 20 at the time of construction. As a result, a mounting hole is formed through the base plate 20.

<Additional notes>
The technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described.
(1) In a saddle including a base plate having a mounting portion and a holding portion provided on the base plate at a position different from the mounting portion and capable of holding a pipe, the mounting portion is provided in the plate thickness direction of the base plate. A surface portion for holding a finger is attached to the base plate at a position different from that of the holding portion, which is formed in a region to be concealed by the pipe when the base plate is viewed from the holding portion side along the same direction. A saddle that is provided side by side with a portion, and the holding portion has a attachment / detachment port to which the pipe can be attached / detached by opening / closing by utilizing the elastic deformation of the holding portion.

(2) The center position of the holding portion in the axial direction of the pipe is deviated from the center position of the base plate in the coaxial line direction to one of the coaxial line directions, and the mounting portion and the surface portion are the said in the axial direction. The saddle according to the technical idea (1), characterized in that the saddle is provided so as to be offset from the center position of the base plate to the other side opposite to the one in the coaxial line direction.

10 ... saddle, 20 ... base plate, 21 ... mounting hole (mounting part), 22 ... engaging claw, 23 ... surface part, 24 ... corner part, 25 ... concave part, 26 ... protrusion, 27 ... step, 29 ... guide surface, 30 ... holding part, 31 ... base end, 32 ... tip, 33 ... flange part, 34 ... attachment / detachment port, 35 ... regulation rib, 36 ... reinforcing part, 37 ... thin wall part, 38 ... knob part, 39 ... convex curved surface, 40 ... Screws, 41 ... washers, 50 ... pipes, 51 ... covering materials, 60 ... binding bands.

Claims (1)

A saddle including a base plate attached to a construction surface and a holding portion provided on the base plate capable of holding a pipe, and the holding portion is opened and closed by utilizing elastic deformation of the holding portion. The base plate has an attachment / detachment port to which the pipe can be attached / detached, and the end face on the attachment / detachment port side of the base plate is directed toward the attachment / detachment port in order to guide the pipe pressed against the end face to the attachment / detachment port. The guide surface is inclined, and in the holding portion, the portion where the pipe first contacts when holding the pipe is a convex curved surface toward the pipe, and the arc center of the convex curved surface is the construction surface. It is located in the area where the pipe is held in the holding portion in a side view, away from the arc center of the pipe in the state of being applied to the construction surface, and is in a state of being applied to the construction surface. A saddle in which when the pipe is inserted along the construction surface, the pipe hits the convex curved surface before the base plate.

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