Pipe fixing device

Abstract

A pipe fixing device comprising a plurality of pipes, for conducting liquid or gas, arranged to cross each other, and a fixing member for fixing the plurality of pipes. The fixing member comprises a plurality of pipe fixing bores, and a plurality of fitting bores for the fitting of bands used to tighten the pipes. The present invention can secure not only easy insertion of the pipes arranged to cross each other, but also enhancement in a coupling force of the pipes through the use of the tightening bands, resulting in stable and reliable fixation of the pipes.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A pipe fixing device comprising a plurality of pipes arranged to cross each other, and a fixing member for fixing the plurality of pipes, the fixing member comprising:
 a body;   a plurality of fixing bores formed in the body corresponding to arrangement of the plurality of pipes; and   a plurality of fitting bores formed in the body corresponding to arrangement of the plurality of pipes,   wherein the pipe fixing device further comprises a plurality of bands configured to secure the plurality of pipes to the body, and a plurality of recesses formed at the body thereof for preventing movement of the plurality of bands.   
     
     
       2. The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fixing bores are formed in a longitudinal direction of the respective pipes; and
 the plurality of fitting bores are formed in a diametrical direction of the respective pipes.   
     
     
       3. The device according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of fixing bores and one of the plurality of fitting bores form a pair with each other, the fixing bore and the fitting bore of the pair being formed to cross each other. 
     
     
       4. A pipe fixing device comprising a fixing member for fixing first and second pipes arranged to cross each other, the fixing member comprising:
 a body;   a first fixing bore vertically perforated through the body operable to fix the first pipe to the body;   a first fitting bore horizontally perforated through the body near the first fixing bore so as to cross thereto;   a second fixing bore horizontally perforated through the body operable to fix the second pipe to the body; and   a second fitting bore vertically perforated through the body near the second fixing bore so as to cross thereto,   wherein to the first fitting bore is fitted a first band operable to secure the body to the first pipe, and to the second fitting bore is fitted a second band operable to secure the body to the second pipe, wherein the first and second bands are provided around the fixing member, the fixing member further comprising a plurality of recesses formed at the body thereof for preventing movement of the first and second bands.   
     
     
       5. The device according to  claim 4 , wherein the fixing member further comprises slits formed at one side of the respective first and second fixing bores operable to allow insertion of the first and second pipes. 
     
     
       6. A pipe fixing device comprising a plurality of pipes arranged to cross each other, and a fixing member for fixing the plurality of pipes, the fixing member comprising:
 a body;   a plurality of fixing bores formed in the body corresponding to arrangement of the plurality of pipes;   a plurality of fitting bores formed in the body corresponding to arrangement of the plurality of pipes; and   a plurality of bands configured to secure the plurality of pipes to the body by exerting compressive force on the plurality of pipes and the body, and a plurality of recesses formed at the body thereof for preventing movement of the plurality of bands which extends through the recesses.   
     
     
       7. The device according to  claim 6 , wherein to the plurality of fitting bores is fitted the plurality of bands operable to secure the body to the plurality of pipes. 
     
     
       8. An air conditioner comprising:
 a compressor and a heat exchanger mounted inside a casing;   a plurality of pipes comprising a first pipe and a second pipe arranged to cross each other; and   a pipe fixing device configured to fix the first pipe and the second pipe between the compressor and the heat exchanger, the pipe fixing device comprising:
 a body made of a rubber material to reduce vibration of the first and second pipes, a first fixing bore perforated through the body, a first slit formed with respect to the first fixing bore, the first slit being operable to allow insertion of the first pipe to the body, a first fitting bore perforated through the body near the first fixing bore so as to cross thereto, a second fixing bore perforated through the body, a second slit formed with respect to the second fixing bore, the second slit being operable to allow insertion of the second pipe to the body, and a second fitting bore perforated through the body near the second fixing bore so as to cross thereto, wherein the body further comprising a first recess and a second recess formed in relation to the first and second fitting bores; 
   a first tightening band fitted to the first fitting bore to secure the body to the first pipe, the first tightening band being configured to be inserted through the first fitting bore such that the first tightening band surrounds the first pipe to tighten a first portion of the body around the first pipe, wherein the first recess is for preventing movement of the first tightening band; and   a second tightening band fitted to the second fitting bore to secure the body to the second pipe, the second tightening band being configured to be inserted through the second fitting bore such that the second tightening band surrounds the second pipe, which is arranged to cross with respect to the first pipe, to tighten a second portion of the body around the second pipe, wherein the second recess is for preventing movement of the second tightening band.   
     
     
       9. The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , wherein each of the first tightening band and the second tightening band comprises a cable-tie. 
     
     
       10. The air conditioner according to  claim 8 , wherein the first fixing bore and the second fitting bore extend from a first side of the body to a second side opposite to the first side of the body, and
 wherein the first fitting bore and the second fixing bore extend from a third side of the body to a fourth side opposite to the third side of the body, the third and fourth sides extending perpendicular to the first and second sides.   
     
     
       11. The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , wherein the first tightening band wraps around the body from the third side to the fourth side, and
 wherein the second tightening band wraps around the body from the first side to the second side.   
     
     
       12. The air conditioner according to  claim 10 , wherein the first recess is formed in the body and extends from the third side to the fourth side, and the second recess is formed in the body and extends from the first side to the second side.