FIXING STRUCTURE OF STORAGE ELECTRIC WATER HEATER TO PACKING FRAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect a storage electric water heater having an exposed cylindrical hot water storage tank, in storing/carrying by easily and firmly fixing it to a packing frame. SOLUTION: In this fixing structure of the storage electric water heater to the rectangular parallelopiped frame body 16 storing the entire storage electric water heater for protecting the storage electric water heater 10 having a structure in which the cylindrical hot water storage tank 12 is exposed, in storing/carrying it, an inserting portion 22 for vertically inserting and fitting a rod material 18 is formed on an upper level of an outer peripheral side face of the hot water storage tank, and the rod material inserted and fitted to the inserting portion is fixed to a reinforcement material 24 of an upper face of the packing frame in a state of forming the T-shape with the reinforcement material. A cup-shaped cup body 26 opened downward is mounted on the reinforcement material of the upper face of the packing frame, and an upper end portion of the rod material is fitted and inserted into the cup body, thus the hot water storage type electric water heater is detachably fixed to the packing frame. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT