Outdoor device
By integrating a waterproof outlet into outdoor water heaters and air conditioners, the power supply can be utilized to easily install and power outdoor security devices, addressing the lack of suitable power sources and enhancing crime prevention.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023216281
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-18
AI Technical Summary
Existing outdoor water heaters and air conditioners do not utilize their power supply for purposes other than their original functions, and there is a lack of suitable power sources for outdoor security devices like sensor lights and cameras.
Modifying outdoor water heaters and air conditioners to include a waterproof, dustproof, and anti-disconnection outlet, allowing for the easy installation of crime prevention sensor lights and cameras by attaching poles with pole holding fittings to the equipment boxes.
This solution provides a cost-effective and easy way to power outdoor security devices, eliminating the need for batteries or solar panels and enhancing crime prevention efforts without worrying about shade or battery depletion.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to water heaters, electric water heaters, gas water heaters, eco-specification water heaters, outdoor air conditioners, and other outdoor devices located outside a building.
Background Art
[0002] Conventionally, water heaters, various water heaters, outdoor units of air conditioners, etc. located outside a house have outdoor devices with different heat source methods of energy used and various eco-friendly measures. However, they are only those that have improved the original water supply and air conditioning functions structurally and performance-wise.
[0003] The installed water heaters and various water heaters are, due to the nature of their functions, stored in metal boxes for heat sources and electrical equipment to maintain and improve performance, and are almost completely sealed. Also, for the outdoor unit of an air conditioner, the electrical part is sealed for performance maintenance, and the other parts are designed to allow unobstructed ventilation due to the nature of the function, but they do not have any other special functions.
Disclosure of the Invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0004] As described above, the water heaters, water heaters, and outdoor units according to the prior art only have the equipment built in along the original purpose of each device, and the power supply used is also for the built-in devices, and they do not consider using the power supply for other purposes. Despite being placed as devices with power supply equipment outside the building, no other utilization has been made.
[0005] On the other hand, it is difficult to obtain power for operation of security sensor lights and security cameras installed outdoors, and they have to rely on batteries or solar panels. Also, it is currently difficult to find suitable locations such as poles for installing security sensor lights, etc.
[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such points, and its object is to provide an environment in which a crime prevention sensor light and a crime prevention video can be installed inexpensively and easily by utilizing the power supply of outdoor equipment placed outdoors and the outdoor equipment box. Means for solving the problem
[0007] The outdoor equipment of the present invention that achieves the above object is an outdoor water heater, an eco-type water heater, and an outdoor air conditioner unit having its own power supply that uses power from a waterproof, dustproof, and anti-disconnection outlet installed outdoors. By having a pole made of a hard substance or metal that fits into a pole holding fitting attached to the outer surface of each outdoor equipment box, a crime prevention sensor light or a crime prevention video that draws electricity from each anti-disconnection outlet can be easily installed.
[0008] Attach a waterproof and dustproof anti-disconnection outlet with a cover that branches off from the electrical installation part to a place more than 30 cm above the ground on the outer surface of the outdoor equipment box connected to the indoor power supply. The pole is attached by pole holding fittings on one side or both sides of the outdoor equipment surface, and protrudes approximately 30 cm vertically from the upper part of the outdoor equipment box. The pole holding fitting joined to the outdoor equipment box is a corrosion-resistant plated concave-shaped metal with a length of approximately 10 cm and fixes the pole with a metal belt. Effects of the invention
[0009] As described above, according to the present invention, by attaching an outdoor waterproof outlet to the outer surfaces of an outdoor water heater, an eco-water heater, and an outdoor air conditioner unit having its own power supply that uses power from a waterproof, dustproof, and anti-disconnection outlet installed outdoors, it becomes easy to secure power outdoors. Similarly, it is possible to easily install a crime prevention sensor light and a crime prevention video on the poles attached by pole holding fittings to the outer surfaces of each outdoor equipment. As a result, it is inexpensive and easy without worrying about battery depletion or shaded areas, and is extremely effective for outdoor crime prevention.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.
[0011] Figs. 1 to 3 relate to the first embodiment of the present invention, and Figs. 1 to 3 are external perspective views thereof.
[0012] 1 shown in Fig. 1 is an outdoor water heater that uses power from a waterproof and dustproof grommet 3 installed outdoors, and 2 is an eco-type water heater that also uses power from 3. Each is fixed to an outdoor wall by 5 and 6.
[0013] On the outer surface of the outdoor equipment boxes of the above 1 and 2, pole holding brackets 4 are respectively attached at a location 30 cm or more above the ground. On 1, a sensor light 13 that operates electrically by an electric cord 25 from the grommet 3 is gripped on a pole 11 by a clamp 14 and two metal belts 12, senses a suspicious person with a sensor 24, and transmits the information to the sensor light.
[0014] The air conditioner outdoor unit 7 shown in Fig. 2 is attached with a waterproof and dustproof grommet 8 branched from an electrical instrumentation part 9 connected to an indoor power source by an in-hose electric cord 10. Similarly, on the outdoor unit 7, a crime prevention sensor light attached to a pole 11 fixed by a pole holding bracket belt 12 by a clamp 14 operates electrically by an electric cord 25 from the grommet 8, and when a sensor 24 senses something, the sensor light 13 brightly illuminates a suspicious person, which is useful for crime prevention.
[0015] The concave pole holding bracket 4 shown in Fig. 3 is joined to the outer surface 15 of the outdoor equipment by a screw 17. The pole 11 fits into two parallel metal plates 16 and a bottom plate 19 that form the concave shape of the pole holding bracket 4 so as to protrude approximately 30 cm from the outdoor equipment, and two metal belts 12 pass through the upper and lower holes 18 of the pole holding bracket 4 respectively and grip the pole to hold it, and are tightened with an attached bolt 21 and nut 22.
[0016] The metal belt 12 shown in Fig. 3 has several rectangular gaps 23, which makes it easy to handle and can be tightened and fixed without difficulty for the pole 4.
[0017] Although the embodiments and examples of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, there are cases where holes are drilled in the pole and it is directly attached to the outdoor device with bolts, etc., the pole holding fitting also has molding with a hard member, and the same applies to the belt. The present invention, which does not care about shade or battery depletion, is extremely effective for countermeasures against suspicious persons.
Brief Description of the Drawings
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Claims
1. An outdoor water heater, an eco-type water heater, and an air conditioner outdoor unit that uses power from a waterproof, dustproof, and anti-loosening outlet installed outdoors, characterized in that a pole made of a hard substance or metal fitted into a pole holding fitting attached to the outer surface of each outdoor equipment box enables an anti-theft sensor light or an anti-theft video that draws electricity from each anti-loosening outlet to be easily installed.
2. An anti-theft assist outdoor equipment, characterized in that a waterproof, dustproof, and anti-loosening outlet with a cover, branched from the electrical installation part, is attached to a place 30 cm or more above the ground on the outer surface of an air conditioner outdoor unit box connected to an indoor power supply.
3. The pole is attached to one side or both sides of the outer surface of the outdoor equipment box by pole holding fittings and protrudes approximately 30 cm in the vertical direction from the upper part of the outdoor equipment box. The pole holding fittings joined to the outdoor equipment box are characterized in that they fix the pole with a corrosion-resistant plated concave-shaped metal and a metal belt having a length of approximately 10 cm.