Exhaust adapter mounting structure

Abstract

To improve the work efficiency when a worker installs an exhaust adapter on a water heater by themselves. [Solution] An exhaust adapter mounting structure for attaching an exhaust adapter 30 to the front of a water heater 1 using an upper mounting bracket 34, wherein the water heater 1 comprises a main body 10 and a front panel 11, the exhaust adapter 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the left-right direction, and the upper mounting bracket 34 comprises a fixing part 34A which is fixed to the upper surface of the exhaust adapter 30 from above by a first screw 14, a second upward extension part 34B which extends upward from the rear end of the fixing part 34A, and a hooking part 34N which is hooked from above to at least one of the panel side flange part 11C and the main body side flange part 12, the hooking part 34N having a second rear extension part 34C which extends rearward from the upper end of the second upward extension part 34B, and a downward extension part 34D which extends downward from the rear end of the second rear extension part 34C, the mounting structure for the exhaust adapter.

Claims

1. A mounting structure in which an exhaust adapter is attached to the front of the water heater using mounting brackets, The aforementioned water heater is A box-shaped main body with an open front, having a main body side flange portion rising from the front edge of the upper surface of the main body, A front panel attached to the front of the main body, the front panel having a panel-side flange portion that overlaps the main body-side flange portion from the front, Equipped with, The aforementioned front panel has an exhaust port formed therein. The exhaust adapter is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the left-right direction, and has an opening that allows exhaust gas from the exhaust port to flow into the exhaust adapter. The aforementioned mounting bracket is A fixing part is provided on the upper surface of the exhaust adapter, which is secured from above by a first screw, An upward extension portion extending upward from the rear end of the fixed portion, A hook portion that is hooked from above onto at least one of the panel-side flange portion and the main body-side flange portion, the hook portion having a rearward extension portion extending rearward from the upper end of the upward extension portion and a downward extension portion extending downward from the rear end of the rearward extension portion, An exhaust adapter mounting structure that includes the following.

2. The mounting structure for the exhaust adapter according to claim 1, An exhaust adapter mounting structure wherein the upward extension portion is screwed and fixed from the front to at least one of the panel-side flange portion and the main body-side flange portion by a second screw.

3. The mounting structure for the exhaust adapter according to claim 2, An exhaust adapter mounting structure wherein a recess or hole is formed in the downward extension portion to accommodate the tip of the second screw.

4. An exhaust adapter mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A boss is formed on the upper surface of the upper part of the exhaust adapter, An exhaust adapter mounting structure wherein a recess or hole is formed in the fixing portion of the mounting bracket into which the boss fits.

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