JPH10311548A - Heating panel for floor heating - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] To provide a floor heating heater panel excellent in workability and maintenance. SOLUTION: Male and female connectors 5 and 6 wired and connected to the heater 3 are provided on the side of a panel main body 2 in which a heater 3 is provided, and one connector 5 is fixed to the panel main body 2 and the other connector is fixed. The connector 6 is attached so as to be able to be pulled out and moved, or both connectors 5 and 6 are attached so as to be able to be pulled out and moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a floor heating heater panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a floor heating heater panel, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-69518,
2. Description of the Related Art There has been known a configuration in which male and female connectors connected to heaters are provided on the side of a panel main body in which heaters are installed, and heaters of adjacent heater panels are sequentially connected with connectors.

[0003]

In the above configuration,
Adjacent heater panels are fitted and connected via male and female nuts formed on the sides of the panel body, and the heaters of each heater panel are connected by connectors to form a floor heating area of a desired area. However, since the connectors were mounted on the sides of each panel body in a fixed position, it was necessary to simultaneously fit the panel body (toning) and insert and connect the male and female connectors. It was such a thing. Also, high positional accuracy is required for mounting the connector to the panel body,
The manufacturing cost of the heater panel itself tended to be high.

[0004] Further, since the connector is fixedly mounted on the panel body, if the heater panel fails in a part of the floor heating area after the installation, the failed heater panel must be replaced. Was extremely difficult to insert and remove.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a floor heating heater panel excellent in workability and maintainability.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following arrangement.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a male and female connector wired and connected to the heater is provided on a side of the panel body containing the heater, and one connector is fixed to the panel body and the other connector is fixed to the panel body. The connector is mounted so that it can be pulled out and moved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a male / female connector wired to the heater is provided on a side of the panel body in which the heater is provided, and both connectors can be pulled out and moved. It is characterized by.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when connecting the adjacent heater panels, first, the movable connector is pulled out from the panel main body, inserted into the fixed connector of the mating panel, and then connected. While positioning each other, it is possible to actually fit (tone) at the end sides of each other.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a failure occurs in the heater panel in a part of the floor heating area after the construction, the failed heater panel is first removed, and then the connector is disconnected. Next, pull out the connector of the new heater panel, insert and connect it to the connector of the remaining heater panel, and then assemble the new heater panel to the original position while pushing the connected connector into the predetermined position of the panel body It is.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a floor surface on which a large number of floor panels are fitted and laid, and heater panels 1A, 1A (m), 1B with diagonal lines and a normal floor panel 1C are used.

The heater panels 1A, 1A (m) and 1B have the same basic configuration.
A detailed configuration will be described. In the following description, the long side direction of the panel is referred to as a longitudinal direction, and the short side direction is referred to as a width direction.

FIG. 3 shows a disassembled state of the heater panel 1A as viewed from the back side. This heater panel 1A
Is a panel body 2 made of a plywood material and its back surface (lower surface)
Sheet-like PTC heater 3 and the PT
A back connector 4 made of a plywood material that covers the C heater 3 from the back, and a male connector 5 and a female connector 6 wired and connected to the PTC heater 3 are provided at both long side portions of the panel body 2. You.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a PTC heater 3 is provided on the back surface of the panel body 2 over substantially the entire surface thereof.
Is formed by gang saw processing or the like, and a deep wiring storage recess 8 is formed at one longitudinal end thereof, and furthermore, the heater storage recess 7 is formed in the width direction of the heater storage recess 7. Electrode storage grooves 9 and 10 are formed near each end in parallel with each other, and a wiring storage groove 1 is provided at an intermediate portion between the electrode storage grooves 9 and 10.
1 is formed, and a recess 12 for storing a ground wire is formed at an end of the recess 7 for storing a heater. Also,
On both long sides of the back surface of the panel body 2, connector housing recesses 13, 14 connected to the heater housing recess 7 are formed, and the connector housing recesses 13, 14 and the wire housing recess 8 are formed. Three for each wiring storage groove 15,
16 are formed.

The PTC heater 3 is formed by covering a sheet-like heating element having a pair of linear electrodes 21 and 22 along both long sides with an insulating resin sheet from both sides.
As shown in the wiring diagram of FIG. 2, each of the electrodes 21 and 22 includes a pair of power cords 23 and 24 connecting the connector 5 and the connector 6.
Connected to each other. In addition, these power cords 2
An earth wire 26 derived from the PTC heater 3 is connected to an intermediate portion of an earth cord 25 arranged in parallel with the wires 3 and 24.

Then, as shown in FIG.
On the surface of the TC heater 3, a heat diffusion sheet 27 made of a metal material such as aluminum having high thermal conductivity is laminated, and the PTC heater 3 is heated so that the heat diffusion sheet 27 is located on the surface side of the panel body 2. It is fitted into the storage recess 7 and stored. At this time, a pair of raised ridges corresponding to the thickness of both electrodes 21 and 22 and a ground wire 26 protrude from the front side of the PTC heater 3, and the raised ridges of the electrodes 21 and 22 are recessed for heater storage. 7. Electrode storage grooves 9 and 10
And the ground wire 26 is stored in the recess 12 for storing the ground wire.

A connection cord 28 for connecting one of the electrodes 21 and the power supply cord 23 is provided substantially at the center of the heat generating surface of the PTC heater 3, and the connection cord 28 is connected to the wiring storage groove 11 of the heater storage recess 7. It is designed to be stored in. In the middle of the connection cord 28, three thermal fuses 29 that sense and disconnect the temperature higher than the set temperature are interposed in series.

A connector 5 containing three male terminals 5a
The connector 6 is fitted and mounted in a position fixed state in the connector housing recess 13 on the long side where the male fruit (sane) ms is formed, and the connector 6 having the three female terminals 6a therein is a female I) Long side connector recess 1 in which fs is formed
4 is attached so as to be freely movable.

That is, the connector accommodating recess 13 is formed in a shape conforming to the outer shape of the connector 5 and is fitted and mounted so that it cannot move left and right and cannot move out, while the connector accommodating recess 14 is wider than the connector 6. The connector 6 is formed so as to be able to be pulled out from the panel body 2 to the outside and to be able to be pushed inward at the depth of the female flute (fs) f. Is bent and stored in the inner part of the connector storage recess 14.

Reinforcing iron plates 37 and 38 are adhesively fixed to the bottom surfaces of the recessed wiring housing recess 8 and the connector housing recess 14 which are largely hollowed in order to compensate for the reduction in strength.
Also, three cords 23, 2 connecting both connectors 5, 6
4 and 25 are stuck on a reinforcing iron plate 37 via a double-sided tape so that the storage posture is stably maintained.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the connector 6 is inserted into the insertion hole 30 formed in the connector 5 and connected thereto, the engagement claws provided on the connector 6 are engaged with the engagement projections 31 provided on both sides of the outer surface of the connector 5. As long as the engagement 32 is engaged and the engaging claw 32 is not released, the connected state of the connectors 5 and 6 is firmly maintained. Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a seal ring 33 to which the distal end of the inserted connector 6 is pressed is attached to the bottom of the insertion hole 30 in the connector 5. A waterproof plug 34 is press-fitted and attached to each of the cord lead-out portions. In addition, the seal ring 33 is prevented from being deformed inwardly of the loop by the guide projections 35 erected between the male terminals 5 a at the bottom of the insertion hole 30, so that the seal ring 33 always covers the entire periphery of the distal end of the connector 6. It comes into contact. In this way, the terminal connection portion in the connector connection portion is waterproofed.

The back cover 4 is dropped into a stepped portion 36 formed on the periphery of the heater accommodating recess 7 and is fixed by nailing, so that the back surface of the heater panel 1A is formed flush.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, in the heater panel 1 A (m) in the front row, not only the connector housing recess 14 but also the connector housing recess 13
It is formed wider and deeper in the inner part, and a cord having a sufficient length is bent and stored in the inner part of the connector storing recess 13 so that the connector 5 can be pulled out from the panel body 2. ing.

The heater panel 1B is different from the heater panel 1A only in the connector mounting position, and a detailed description of the structure is omitted.

The heater panel 1 configured as described above
A, 1A (m), 1B are arranged in a plurality of rows,
The connectors 5 facing each other between the panels adjacent in the width direction are sequentially connected, and the code derived from the heater panel 1A (m) in the front row is controlled by the controller 17 as shown in the wiring diagram of FIG. Relay 1
8, and a heating area having a desired area is formed.
Then, the frontmost heater panel 1A located on the power supply side
The temperature sensor 19 inserted and mounted in (m) is the controller 1
The power supply is controlled to turn on and off the relay 18 based on the information from the temperature sensor 19 to maintain the heater heat generating surface at the set temperature. In addition, the safety against unexpected accidents is ensured by the thermal fuse 29 provided in each PTC heater 3.

At the time of construction, since the connector 6 is capable of moving back and forth with respect to the heater panels 1A, 1A (m) and 1B, the connector 6 is fitted to the mating connector 5 in a state where the connector 6 is pulled out, and then the opposed length is set. The sides are sexes f
Joined by fitting s and ms. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the frontmost heater panel 1A on the power supply side
A connector 20 for wiring is connected to the connector 5 of (m), and the connector 20 and the relay 18 are connected by wiring.

Here, the connector 6 of the heater panel 1B in the last row is equipped so as to be able to be slightly pushed in and moved as well as drawn out, so that the heater panel 1B and the floor panel 1C adjacent thereto are connected. As shown in FIG. 8, the connector 6 is pushed into the connector housing recess 14 with the fitting. Since there is no mating connector to be connected to the connector 6, it is preferable to fit a rubber cap 40 for waterproofing.

Also, the frontmost heater panel 1A (m)
In the above, the connector 5 drawn out together with the cord is guided to an opening formed in the base plate, and can be connected to the connector 44 here.
There is no need to cut out a concave portion or the like for accommodating the connector in C, and it can be easily connected to the heater panel 1A (m).

Since both connectors 5 and 6 of this heater panel 1A (m) can be pulled out and moved to the outside of the panel, respectively, it can be conveniently used when partially replacing a failed heater panel. It can be manufactured in advance as a maintenance heater panel.

In addition, a maintenance heater panel in which both connectors 5 and 6 can be pulled out and moved according to the specification of the heater panel 1B is also separately manufactured. When the front row on the power supply side has the specification of the heater panel 1B, this maintenance panel is required. A maintenance heater panel will be used.

[0032]

As is clear from the above description, the following effects can be expected according to the present invention.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since one movable connector can be pulled out of the panel main body and connected to the other fixed connector, the connection between the panel main bodies can be performed. The connection operation and the panel body connection operation can be performed as separate processes, which facilitates assembly work.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since both connectors can be pulled out from the panel main body and moved, when the heater panel which has locally failed is replaced,
The remaining heater panel can be easily connected to the connector, and can be conveniently used as a maintenance heater panel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a part of a floor surface of a room with floor heating.

FIG. 2 is a schematic wiring diagram

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the heater panel viewed from the back side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a panel main body.

FIG. 5 is a plan view seen from the back surface of the panel body.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway plan view from the back of the assembled heater panel.

7A is a sectional view taken along line aa in FIG. 6; FIG. 7B is a sectional view taken along line bb in FIG. 6;

8 (d) is a sectional view taken along line dd in FIG. 6. (e) is a longitudinal sectional view of a panel joint.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a separated state (a) and a connected state (b) of the connector.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of the inner part of the insertion hole.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the maintenance heater panel viewed from the back surface of the panel body.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the maintenance heater panel as viewed from the back surface of the panel body.

FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway plan view of the assembled maintenance heater panel as viewed from the back.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Panel body 3 Heater 5 Connector 6 Connector

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A panel body provided with a heater is provided with male and female connectors wired and connected to the heater on the side of the panel body, and one connector is fixed to the panel body and the other connector can be pulled out and moved. Heater panel for floor heating characterized by being attached. 2. A floor heating system comprising: a male / female connector connected to the heater by wiring on the side of a panel body in which the heater is provided; Heater panel.