Sprinkler head
To provide a sprinkler head including: a sprinkler head main body having a nozzle therein, connected to water supply piping, and installed in a ceiling; a cover plate concealing the sprinkler head main body; a retainer disposed so that the cover plate is located below the ceiling surface and capable of releasing the cover plate in the event of fire; and a cylindrical member that is attached to the sprinkler head main body and to which the retainer is detachably connected, and having a structure that can save the trouble of removing and reattaching a protective cap at the time of installation of the sprinkler head. The sprinkler head has such a structure that a protective cap attached to the sprinkler head is fitted to the outer periphery of the sprinkler head main body.
1. A sprinkler head comprising:
a sprinkler head main body having a nozzle therein, connected to water supply piping, and installed in a ceiling;
a cover plate concealing the sprinkler head main body;
a retainer disposed so that the cover plate is located below the ceiling surface and capable of releasing the cover plate in the event of fire; and
a cylindrical member that is attached to the sprinkler head main body and to which the retainer is detachably connected,
wherein a protective cap attached to the sprinkler head is fitted to the outer periphery of the sprinkler head main body,
wherein in the sprinkler head main body, the engaging portion to be engaged with the tightening tool has a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the protective cap and smaller than the inside diameter of the cylindrical member.
2. The sprinkler head according to claim 1 , wherein an engaging portion to be engaged with a tightening tool for connecting the sprinkler head main body to the water supply piping is formed inside the cylindrical member.
3. The sprinkler head according to claim 1 , wherein an engaging portion to be engaged with the tightening tool is formed between the protective cap attached to the sprinkler head main body and a connecting portion of the sprinkler head main body connected to the water supply piping.
4. The sprinkler head according to claim 1 , wherein a deflector provided on the extension of the nozzle exit of the sprinkler head main body has such a structure that the deflector is normally housed in the sprinkler head main body and is protruded from the sprinkler head main body at the time of operation.
5. The sprinkler head according to claim 2 , wherein an engaging portion to be engaged with the tightening tool is formed between the protective cap attached to the sprinkler head main body and a connecting portion of the sprinkler head main body connected to the water supply piping.
6. A sprinkler head comprising:
a sprinkler head main body having a nozzle therein, connected to water supply piping, and installed in a ceiling;
a cover plate concealing the sprinkler head main body;
a retainer disposed so that the cover plate is located below the ceiling surface and capable of releasing the cover plate in the event of fire;
a cylindrical member that is attached to the sprinkler head main body and to which the retainer is detachably connected,
wherein a protective cap attached to the sprinkler head is fitted to the outer periphery of the sprinkler head main body,
wherein an engaging portion to be engaged with a tightening tool for connecting the sprinkler head main body to the water supply piping is formed inside the cylindrical member, and
wherein in the sprinkler head main body, the engaging portion to be engaged with the tightening tool has a diameter larger than the outside diameter of the protective cap and smaller than the inside diameter of the cylindrical member.