JP2724803B2 - Box cover installation method for wiring and piping and box cover - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting method and a box cover for mounting a box cover in a predetermined state on various wiring and piping boxes such as a switch box and a concrete box installed on a wall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in electrical works such as when a wiring device such as an outlet is provided on a wall, a box cover 5 as shown in FIG.
0, a wiring device is attached to the box cover 50, and a decorative cover is further attached. And the box cover 50
At the time of mounting on the box, the slot 51 provided on the box cover 50 is aligned with the mounting hole provided on the peripheral edge of the opening of the box, and the box is mounted with screws.

[0003] In such a construction, the box is often installed in an inclined state due to an impact at the time of placing concrete, and such an inclined box is provided on a box cover. It is necessary to adjust the position of the box cover with the mounting hole by using the elongated hole, and to position and mount the box cover so that the mounting portion is located in a predetermined direction.

Heretofore, the positioning of the box cover with respect to such an inclined box has been determined by an operator. For this reason, there is a problem that it is unavoidable that an outlet, a makeup cover, and the like exposed in the room may be attached in a slightly inclined state. On the other hand, it is conceivable to attach a box to the box while positioning the box cover by drawing a reference line using a level or the like, but the work is extremely troublesome and the work efficiency is poor.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and attaches a box cover in a predetermined state to a box arranged on a wall by a simple operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of mounting a box cover for wiring and piping, and a box cover that can be used.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems As means for solving the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a method for mounting a box cover in a predetermined state on a wiring and piping box installed on a wall. The method of mounting the box cover, wherein the hanging member is suspended from the box cover, and the positioning portion provided on the box cover is aligned with the hanging member in the suspended state. The method for mounting a box cover for wiring and piping, characterized in that the method is to position the box cover in a predetermined state and mount the box cover on a box.

Here, the suspending material may be any as long as it can be suspended in a hanging state. In addition to the weight having the suspending line,
A hanging tool such as a scale used for the construction, a piece of board scrap, a wire, and the like, which were discarded at the site, can be used. As a method of suspending the suspending material in a hanging state, a method of suspending the suspending material in a box cover provided with a suspending portion capable of suspending the suspending material, and a method of suspending the suspending material in the box cover. Is attached to the box cover and suspended. In this case, the suspending portion for the former method may be provided in advance on the box cover or may be attached when suspending. In the latter method, it is necessary to swingably suspend the suspension so that the suspension is in a hanging state.
The method for attaching the box cover to the box is not limited to screwing, but may be adhesion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box cover attached to a box for wiring and piping, wherein a hanging portion for hanging a hanging material and a hanging portion are hung on the hanging portion. A box cover, comprising: a positioning portion for positioning the hanging material.
Its contents.

The suspending portion may be any as long as the suspending material can be suspended in a hanging state, and may be a projection, a notch, a hole, or a separately attached screw or pin. Etc. The projection may be provided integrally with the box cover or may be attached separately. Further, the projection may be cylindrical, flat, or other prismatic, and the structure can be securely hooked by turning the tip upward or forming a groove. It is good. Further, a structure that can be cut off as necessary may be adopted. The notch may be a vertical groove, a horizontal groove, an inclined groove, or a combination of these grooves.
Further, the hole is not limited to a through hole penetrating to the far side, and may be formed as a dent. Further, the position of the hanging portion may be any position as long as it corresponds to the positioning portion, and may be singular or plural. In addition, the same thing as the thing of Claim 1 can be used for a suspending material.

[0010] In addition to the markings and lines attached to the surface of the plate part constituting the box cover, the positioning part includes
An object using the shape of the box cover, for example, an outer edge of a plate portion forming the box cover, or a side edge of a coating margin may be used. In addition, the display object is not limited to one that is applied to the surface of the plate part constituting the box cover with paint or the like, and may be one that is formed by processing the surface of the plate part with unevenness. Such a positioning portion is displayed or formed such that the box cover is positioned in a predetermined state based on the hanging member when the hanging member is suspended. Therefore, the display position and the form of formation are determined not only by the position of the hanging portion but also by the relationship with the hanging material.

The invention according to claim 3 includes "the box cover according to claim 2, wherein the positioning portion is an outer edge of a plate portion forming the box cover."

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that “the box cover according to claim 2, wherein the positioning portion is a display object attached to the front surface of the plate portion forming the box cover”. Its contents.

The box cover according to the first to fourth aspects has a mounting portion to which a switch, an outlet and other wiring and piping instruments and plates are mounted, and a cable is wired inside the box cover. There is a box cover attached to a wiring box that is attached to the wiring box, and a box cover attached to a piping box in which a fluid coupling to which a hot water pipe or the like is connected is housed therein. With a coated cover,
There is a so-called flat cover that has no coating allowance. Box covers are available in square, octagonal, or round shapes, depending on the shape of the box to be mounted. And the like, and the form is not particularly limited.

[0014]

In the mounting method according to the first aspect of the present invention, the suspending member is suspended from the box cover, and the hanging member in the suspended state is provided with an alignment portion provided on the box cover. The box cover can be mounted in a predetermined state with respect to a box installed at an angle by a simple operation for positioning. That is, the hanging material in the hanging state can be used as a reference to check the mounting state of the box cover, and the hanging material can be hung by the box cover, and can be positioned at an accurate position by being aligned with the positioning portion. The work can be performed more efficiently as compared with a method of drawing a reference line using a level or the like and mounting the box cover while positioning the box cover.

Further, in the box cover according to the second aspect of the present invention, the suspending member is suspended by the suspending portion, and the positioning portion is aligned with the suspended suspending member so as to be accurate. In a predetermined position, and can be attached in a predetermined state to a box installed at an angle. Such a box cover has a simple structure and can be easily manufactured.

Further, in the box cover according to the third aspect of the present invention, the configuration of the box cover is used as it is for the configuration of the positioning portion, and the configuration of the box cover can be simplified.

Further, the box cover according to the fourth aspect of the present invention has a display attached to the front surface of the plate portion constituting the box cover as a positioning portion, so that the positioning can be easily performed. I can do it.

[0018]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention; Here, each embodiment of the box cover will be described, and the mounting method will be referred to in the description of their use state.

The box cover 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called cover with a margin, and is provided with mounting holes 11 as mounting portions in upper and lower portions of the periphery of the opening. Switches, outlets, and other wiring and piping instruments and plates (not shown) are attached to the mounting holes 11 by screws, and nuts into which the screws are screwed are insert-molded. It is formed by being done. The plate portion 12 constituting the box cover 10 is provided with a long hole 13 at a peripheral edge thereof for being attached to a mounting hole 21 provided at a peripheral edge of the opening of the box 20 by a screw 30. The long holes 12 are provided so that they can be adjusted and attached in accordance with the inclination of the box 20, and the box cover 10 is usually attached to the box 20 using two locations located on a diagonal line.

On the upper part of the plate portion 12 of the box cover 10, a projection 14a constituting a suspension portion is provided.
As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, a scale 40a used for construction and a weight 40b having a suspension line are suspended. And in this example, the box cover 1
0, the outer edge 15a of the plate portion 12 and the triangular mark 15b attached to the lower portion of the plate portion 12 are the scale 40a and the weight 40b.
Is configured as a positioning unit. That is, FIG.
As shown in the figure, when the scale 40a is suspended, the side edge of the scale 40a and the outer edge 15a of the box cover 10 are made to coincide with each other, so that the box cover 1
0 is positioned in a straight state (predetermined state), and
As shown in FIG. 3, when the weight 40b is hung, the suspension line of the weight 40b is aligned with the triangular mark 15b of the box cover 10 so that the box cover 10
Are positioned in a straight state (predetermined state).

The box cover 10 is formed of a synthetic resin, and the projection 14a is formed integrally with the plate 12.
Further, the triangular mark 14b, which is an alignment portion, is formed by processing a convex portion on the surface of the plate portion 12. Therefore, the box cover 10 having such protrusions 14a and triangular marks 14b is made only of a synthetic resin which is a molding material of the conventional box cover 10, and can be supplied at a low cost.

The projections 14a may be formed so as to protrude to the extent that the suspension lines of the scales 40a and the weights 40b can be suspended. If the projections 14a are longer than the thickness of the coating allowance, they protrude from the finished wall surface. Further, there is a case where the box cover 10 is buried in a concrete wall in a state where the box cover 10 is attached to the box 20 in advance. . However, by providing a cut in the base of the projection 14a and forming it so that it can be broken off with pliers, a screwdriver or the like, even if the projection 14a is formed longer than the thickness of the coating allowance, it can be removed later. Thus, the use of such a box cover is also possible. In particular, when the box cover is a flat cover, it is convenient to provide such a folding structure.

The triangular mark 14b, which is a positioning unit,
The display portion may be displayed on the plate portion 12 with paint, and the display position is not necessarily limited to the display position immediately below the protrusion 14a serving as the suspension portion. Hanging material is scale 40
a, and when the alignment portion is indicated by the triangular mark 14b, the scale 40a in the hanging state
Displaying the triangular mark 14b along the side edge of may make it easier to understand and work.

The box cover 10 of the above embodiment has both the outer edge 15a of the plate portion 12 and the triangular mark 15b as a positioning portion, and can be positioned by the scale 40a. Positioning can also be performed by 40b, and the operator can appropriately select the more efficient one to perform the work.

When the box cover 10 is mounted on the box 20 using such a box cover, as shown in FIG.
b is suspended in a hanging state, and is applied to the opening of the box 20 installed on the wall.
The box cover 10 is positioned in a predetermined state by aligning the suspension line 0b with the triangular mark 14b, which is an alignment section provided on the box cover 10 (see FIG. 3). Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the box cover 10 is attached to the box 20 with screws 30. Thus, even when the box 20 is installed at an angle, the box cover 10 can be attached to the box 20 in a predetermined state by a simple operation. After the box cover 10 is attached to the box 20, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the surface of the wall surface is finished with mortar or the like, a wiring device such as an outlet is attached to the box cover 10, and a decorative cover is further attached.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the box cover. The box cover 10 is made of a transparent material. In the case of the box cover 10 made of such a transparent body, as shown in FIG.
0 can be easily confirmed from the front of the box.
There is an advantage that alignment with the 0 mounting hole 21 can be easily performed. Further, by configuring the box cover 10 with a transparent body, as shown in this example, the box cover 10 does not have a long hole corresponding to the mounting hole 21, and when the box cover 10 is positioned as shown in FIG.
A mark (x mark) is provided at a position corresponding to the mounting hole 21, and a hole can be formed by drilling the mark to fix the screw. In the case of the box cover 10 without such holes, the toro (mortar, concrete) enters the box 20 from the long holes when the wall surface is finished (FIG. 6) or when the concrete is buried. Can be prevented.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show examples of various box covers. The box cover 10 shown in FIG. 9 has a round opening, and the box cover 10 shown in FIG. Indicates a case where a wide opening is formed. As described above, there are various forms of the box cover. Since the box cover covers the opening of the box installed at an angle, the overall shape is larger than that of the box.

It should be noted that the box cover may be provided with a suspending member in advance. For example, as a box cover configured with a hanging material,
As shown in FIG. 3, there is a box cover to which a weight 40b provided with a suspension line is attached, and a scale 40 shown in FIG.
There is a box cover or the like to which a plate-like object or a line-like object in place of a is swingably attached. In this way, if a hanging material is provided, a box installed at an angle by aligning the positioning part with the hanging material in a hanging state without preparing a separate hanging material And can be mounted in a predetermined state. In addition, since the hanging member is unnecessary after the positioning, it is preferable that the hanging member be detachable. As the structure of the removal, the whole suspension material may be removed. For example, in the case of a box cover as shown in FIG. 3, only the weight 40b is removed so that the subsequent construction is not hindered. It may be one that can be partially removed. The same positioning unit as that described in claim 2 can be used.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The box cover can be attached to the box placed in an inclined state on the wall by simple work,
This has the effect that the construction can be performed accurately and quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a box cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where a suspending member is suspended from the box cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where another suspending member is suspended from the box cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing one procedure for construction using the box cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing one procedure for construction.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing one procedure for construction.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the box cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a use state of the box cover shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view showing another embodiment of the box cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing still another embodiment of the box cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a conventional box cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Box cover 11 Mounting hole 12 Plate part 13 Long hole 14a Projection 15a Outer edge 15b Triangular mark 20 Box 30 Screw 40a Scale 40b Weight

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting method for mounting a box cover in a predetermined state with respect to a wiring and piping box installed on a wall, wherein a hanging member is suspended from the box cover. A box cover for wiring and piping characterized in that the box cover is positioned in a predetermined state and attached to the box by aligning a positioning portion provided on the box cover with the hanging material in a hanging state. Mounting method. 2. A box cover attached to a wiring / piping box, comprising: a suspending portion for suspending a suspending member; and a positioning device for positioning the suspending member suspended by the suspending portion. And a box cover. 3. The box cover according to claim 2, wherein the positioning portion is an outer edge of a plate portion forming the box cover. 4. The box cover according to claim 2, wherein the positioning portion is a display attached to a front surface of a plate portion forming the box cover.