CN105484399B - indoor glass curtain wall system - Google Patents

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CN105484399B
CN105484399B CN201510926485.1A CN201510926485A CN105484399B CN 105484399 B CN105484399 B CN 105484399B CN 201510926485 A CN201510926485 A CN 201510926485A CN 105484399 B CN105484399 B CN 105484399B
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王震秋
胡艳霞
张再方
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/88Curtain walls
    • E04B2/96Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/88Curtain walls
    • E04B2/96Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms
    • E04B2/962Curtain walls comprising panels attached to the structure through mullions or transoms with angles or corners in the curtain wall

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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of indoor glass curtain wall system, including crisscross framework, planar section are mounted by flat connectors to adjacent glass curtain wall, and the adjacent two sides glass curtain wall of corner is connected by Multi-angle connecting piece.The present invention can not only meet the requirement of planar design but also can meet the curtain wall demand of different angle, and flexible design is various, and the present invention is simple in construction, and easy to adjust, angle is various, strong adaptability.

Description

Indoor glass curtain wall system
Technical field
The invention belongs to door and window fields, more particularly, to a kind of indoor glass curtain wall system.
Background technology
Cut-off refers to the facade for being made exclusively for the separation interior space, and application is more flexible, and glass partition is because of its lustrous surface Spend, often appear in the heavy constructions such as railway station, airport, Chinese large-sized glass partition curtain wall interior decoration is hung at present Plate system uses curtain wall mounting technology more, and the technology now more uses direct hanging type mounting means, but because of in-site installation difficulty mistake Greatly, the slight quality problems such as stitching portion dislocation are often resulted in, the impression of user can be adversely affected.It is and now big absolutely Part is all plane attachment structure, for the partition curtain wall of some special tectonics, such as the connection of the curtain wall with certain angle Existing connector cannot meet to require, so how to design a kind of convenient installation and regulation while have the curtain wall of multi-angle System turns into the problem of those skilled in the art's research.
The content of the invention
In view of this, the present invention is directed to propose a kind of convenient installation and regulation have the curtain wall system of multi-angle simultaneously.
To reach above-mentioned purpose, the technical proposal of the invention is realized in this way:
A kind of indoor glass curtain wall system, including the horizontal and vertical square steel framework being staggered, on the horizontal square steel Provided with flat connectors, the transverse plane connector is hung to two longitudinally adjacent surface glasses by open model edge frame Connect, two adjacent surface glasses of corner are connected longitudinally through Multi-angle connecting piece with open model edge frame;
The open model edge frame section is H type, and the two bottom sides of the H type are equipped with the first inside extension, institute The first extension for stating H type long side is provided with limiting section, long side of the limiting section parallel to the H type;
The flat connectors are U-shaped, and U-shaped two side is provided with the second extension to the same side, and described second prolongs Extending portion is vertical with U-shaped two side, and the first die sinking section bar H type long side is mounted on second extension and is provided with limiting section Side, the die sinking section bar H type short side of mounting second side on another described second extension, the flat connectors it is U-shaped Bottom is connected by screw with horizontal square steel, and adjustment hole is provided with square steel junction on the inside of the U-shaped bottom of the flat connectors;
The multi-angle Corner Link includes positioning fastener and multi-angle corner regulating part, the multi-angle corner regulation Part includes fixed part and angle adjustment, and the fixed part includes horizontal component and vertical portion, the top of the vertical portion Connected with the left side of the horizontal component, the top of the horizontal component is provided with connecting shaft, the bottom connection of the vertical portion One omits arc, and the slightly arc extends to the top-direction of the vertical portion, described to be slightly provided with some teeth, the locator card on the inside of arc Part one end is hinged by teeth groove and the tooth clamping, the other end of the positioning fastener with the connecting shaft, the horizontal component One end away from the vertical portion is connected with right side open model edge frame, the portion that the hinged end for positioning fastener stretches out Divide and be connected with left open model edge frame.
Sawtooth is provided with the outside of the adjustment hole, the screw bottom is provided with the teeth being engaged with the sawtooth or the spiral shell The pad with teeth is provided between nail and the connector.
Second extension is provided with the adhesive tape mounting groove of the U-shaped both sides parallel to the flat connectors, the adhesive tape There is gap between mounting groove and its described first extension mounted.
Decoration buckling plate, the decorative buckle are provided between the limiting section being oppositely arranged on two adjacent open model edge frames Plate is fixed on the first extension of the second open model edge frame.
Sound insulating pad is provided between the square steel and the connector.
The top half of the H type of the open model edge frame is provided with glass, the glass and the open model edge frame it Between pass through structure gemel connection.
Double-face adhesive is provided between the vertical edge of the structure glue and the H type.
T-shaped company between the horizontal component of the fixed part of the connecting shaft and the multi-angle Corner Link by lying low Block connection is connect, the end of the horizontal component of the T-shaped contiguous block to lie low connects the connecting shaft, and the connecting shaft is away from described The side of the T-shaped contiguous block to lie low is concordant with the vertical portion of the fixed part of the multi-angle Corner Link.
The positioning fastener is positioned at the length for omiting the part between arc and the connecting shaft, and the multi-angle corner The vertical portion of the fixed part of connector is identical to the distance between the connecting shaft with the tie point of the slightly arc.
Relative to prior art, indoor glass curtain wall system of the present invention has the advantage that:
(1) present invention is mounted by the second connecting portion of flat connectors U-shaped opening both sides to adjacent cut-off, is led to The position that the adjusting hole crossed on connector is fixed carries out fine setting up and down, simple in construction, installation side to mounted cut-off Just;By multi-angle Corner Link to it is angled cut-off be attached, while the summary arc on multi-angle Corner Link with Position fastener and form a sector structure, and position fastener to rotate along connecting shaft, positioning fastener is placed on tooth different slightly on arc On, you can different angles is formed, the present invention is simple in construction, and easy to adjust, angle is various, strong adaptability;
(2) cooperation of the outer sawtooth of adjustment hole and teeth, it is convenient that connector after adjustment is fixed, and be not easy to loosen;
Gap between the adhesive tape mounting groove and the first extension of (3) second extensions, the convenient thickness pair by adhesive tape The front and rear amount of cut-off is finely adjusted;
(4) setting of decoration buckling plate, some connection members, the overall visual effect of lifting cut-off can be blocked;
(5) setting of sound insulating pad, soundproof effect is strengthened.
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The accompanying drawing for forming the part of the present invention is used for providing a further understanding of the present invention, schematic reality of the invention Apply example and its illustrate to be used to explain the present invention, do not form inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the vertical profile structural representation of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional structural representation of corner of the present invention.
Description of reference numerals:
1. glass, 2. adhesive tape, 3. structure glues, 4. Double-face adhesives, 5. self-plugging rivets, 6. decoration buckling plates, 7. sound insulating pads, 8. pads Piece, 9. open model edge frames, 10. square steel, 11. flat connectors, 12. positioning fasteners, 13. multi-angle corner regulating parts.
Embodiment
It should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the present invention can phase Mutually combination.
In the description of the invention, it is to be understood that term " " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", " on ", " under ", The orientation or position relationship of the instruction such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", " vertical ", " level ", " top ", " bottom ", " interior ", " outer " are Based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, it is for only for ease of the description present invention and simplifies description, rather than instruction or dark Show that the device of meaning or element there must be specific orientation, with specific azimuth configuration and operation, thus it is it is not intended that right The limitation of the present invention.In addition, term " first ", " second " etc. are only used for describing purpose, and it is not intended that instruction or hint phase To importance or the implicit quantity for indicating indicated technical characteristic.Thus, the feature for defining " first ", " second " etc. can To express or implicitly include one or more this feature.In the description of the invention, unless otherwise indicated, " multiple " It is meant that two or more.
In the description of the invention, it is necessary to illustrate, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " installation ", " phase Even ", " connection " should be interpreted broadly, for example, it may be being fixedly connected or being detachably connected, or be integrally connected;Can To be mechanical connection or electrical connection;Can be joined directly together, can also be indirectly connected by intermediary, Ke Yishi The connection of two element internals.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned term can be understood by concrete condition Concrete meaning in the present invention.
Describe the present invention in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.
A kind of partition wall system of glass 1, including the horizontal and vertical framework of square steel 10 being staggered, the horizontal square steel 10 Flat connectors 11 are provided with, the transverse plane connector 11 passes through open model edge frame 9 to two longitudinally adjacent surface glasses 1 Mounted, two adjacent surface glasses 1 of corner are connected longitudinally through Multi-angle connecting piece with open model edge frame 9;
The section of open model edge frame 9 is H type, and the two bottom sides of the H type are equipped with the first inside extension, institute The first extension for stating H type long side is provided with limiting section, long side of the limiting section parallel to the H type;
For the flat connectors 11 to be U-shaped, U-shaped two side is provided with the second extension to the same side, and described second Extension is vertical with U-shaped two side, and the first die sinking section bar H type long side is mounted on second extension provided with spacing The side in portion, the die sinking section bar H type short side of mounting second side on another described second extension, the flat connectors 11 U-shaped bottom is connected by screw with horizontal square steel 10, is set on the inside of the U-shaped bottom of the flat connectors 11 with the junction of square steel 10 There is adjustment hole;
The multi-angle Corner Link includes positioning fastener 12 and multi-angle corner regulating part 13, the multi-angle corner Regulating part 13 includes fixed part and angle adjustment, and the fixed part includes horizontal component and vertical portion, the vertical portion Top connected with the left side of the horizontal component, the top of the horizontal component is provided with connecting shaft, the bottom of the vertical portion Arc is omited in portion's connection one, and the slightly arc extends to the top-direction of the vertical portion, described to be slightly provided with some teeth on the inside of arc, described Position the one end of fastener 12 to be hinged with the connecting shaft by teeth groove and the tooth clamping, the other end of the positioning fastener 12, institute State the one end of horizontal component away from the vertical portion to be connected with right side open model edge frame 9, the positioning fastener 12 is hinged The part to stretch out is held to be connected with left open model edge frame 9.
Sawtooth is provided with the outside of the adjustment hole, the screw bottom is provided with the teeth being engaged with the sawtooth or the spiral shell The pad 8 with teeth is provided between nail and the connector.
Second extension is provided with the mounting groove of adhesive tape 2 of the U-shaped both sides parallel to the flat connectors 11, the glue There is gap between the mounting groove of bar 2 and its described first extension mounted.The adhesive tape mounting groove of second extension prolongs with first Gap between extending portion, it is convenient that the front and rear amount of cut-off is finely adjusted by installing different-thickness EPDM adhesive tape 2.Further, glue Bar mounting groove is T-slot, and adhesive tape firmly installs.
Decoration buckling plate 6, the decoration are provided between the limiting section being oppositely arranged on two adjacent open model edge frames 9 Buckle 6 is fixed on the first extension of the second open model edge frame 9.The setting of decoration buckling plate 6, some companies can be blocked Relay part, the overall visual effect of lifting cut-off.
Sound insulating pad 7 is provided between the square steel 10 and the connector.
The top half of the H type of the open model edge frame 9 is provided with glass 1, the glass 1 and the open model edge frame Connected between 9 by structure glue 3.
Double-face adhesive 4 is provided between the structure glue 3 and the vertical edge of the H type.Transparent configuration is beaten using the support of Double-face adhesive 4 Glue 3, the visible surface shadow-free of Double-face adhesive 4, good visual effect.
T-shaped company between the horizontal component of the fixed part of the connecting shaft and the multi-angle Corner Link by lying low Block connection is connect, the end of the horizontal component of the T-shaped contiguous block to lie low connects the connecting shaft, and the connecting shaft is away from described The side of the T-shaped contiguous block to lie low is concordant with the vertical portion of the fixed part of the multi-angle Corner Link.Such connecting shaft Just there is certain gap between the horizontal component of fixed part, can conveniently position the rotation of fastener 12, avoid scratching.
The positioning fastener 12 turns positioned at the length for omiting the part between arc and the connecting shaft, and the multi-angle The vertical portion of the fixed part of angle connector is identical to the distance between the connecting shaft with the tie point of the slightly arc.Ensure knot The stabilization of structure center of gravity.
During installation, first glass 1 can will be installed by Double-face adhesive 4 and structure glue 3 on open model edge frame 9, it is then right Flat connectors are installed, and after installing, adjacent cut-off is articulated on flat connectors, compares position, to even After fitting is finely adjusted, it would be desirable to which the cut-off for installing decoration buckling plate 6 is removed, and is installed to out decoration buckling plate 6 by self-plugging rivet 5 On model material, then mounted back.
Installation for corner, multi-angle corner regulating part 13 is fixed to longitudinal open model edge frame of a fan cut-off On 9, according to different angle needs, positioning fastener 12 is snapped on suitable tooth, tooth mill off unnecessary outside fastener 12 will be positioned, Then fastener 2 will be positioned to be fixed on longitudinal open model edge frame 9 of another fan cut-off, that is, complete the peace of the angled curtain wall of two fans Dress.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not intended to limit the invention, all essences in the present invention God any modification, equivalent substitution and improvements made etc., should be included in the scope of the protection with principle.

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  1. A kind of 1. indoor glass curtain wall system, it is characterised in that:Including the horizontal and vertical square steel framework being staggered, the horizontal stroke Flat connectors are provided with to square steel, the transverse plane connector passes through open model edge frame to two longitudinally adjacent surface glasses Mounted, two adjacent surface glasses of corner are connected longitudinally through Multi-angle connecting piece with open model edge frame;
    The open model edge frame section is H type, and the two bottom sides of the H type are equipped with the first inside extension, the H type First extension of long side is provided with limiting section, long side of the limiting section parallel to the H type;
    For the flat connectors to be U-shaped, U-shaped two side is provided with the second extension to the same side, second extension with it is U-shaped Two sides are vertical, and the side that the first die sinking section bar H type long side is provided with limiting section is mounted on second extension, another The die sinking section bar H type short side of mounting second side, the U-shaped bottom of flat connectors pass through screw and transverse direction on second extension Square steel is connected, and adjustment hole is provided with square steel junction on the inside of the U-shaped bottom of flat connectors;
    The multi-angle Corner Link includes positioning fastener and multi-angle corner regulating part, the multi-angle corner regulating part bag Fixed part and angle adjustment are included, the fixed part includes horizontal component and vertical portion, the top of the vertical portion and institute The left side connection of horizontal component is stated, the top of the horizontal component is provided with connecting shaft, and the bottom connection one of the vertical portion is omited Arc, the slightly arc extend to the top-direction of the vertical portion, described that some teeth, the positioning fastener one are slightly provided with the inside of arc End is hinged by teeth groove and the tooth clamping, the other end of the positioning fastener with the connecting shaft, and the horizontal component is remote One end of the vertical portion is connected with right side open model edge frame, the part that stretches out of hinged end of the positioning fastener with Left open model edge frame connection;
    T-shaped contiguous block between the horizontal component of the fixed part of the connecting shaft and the multi-angle Corner Link by lying low Connection, the end of the horizontal component of the T-shaped contiguous block to lie low connect the connecting shaft, and the connecting shaft lies low away from described T-shaped contiguous block side it is concordant with the vertical portion of the fixed part of the multi-angle Corner Link.
  2. 2. indoor glass curtain wall system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Sawtooth is provided with the outside of the adjustment hole, The screw bottom, which is provided with to be provided between the teeth being engaged with the sawtooth or the screw and the connector, carries teeth Pad.
  3. 3. indoor glass curtain wall system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Second extension be provided with parallel to The adhesive tape mounting groove of the U-shaped both sides of the flat connectors, first extension that the adhesive tape mounting groove mounts with it Between there is gap.
  4. 4. indoor glass curtain wall system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Two adjacent open model edge frames On be provided with decoration buckling plate between the limiting section that is oppositely arranged, the decoration buckling plate is fixed on the of the second open model edge frame On one extension.
  5. 5. according to the indoor glass curtain wall system described in claim any one of 1-4, it is characterised in that:The square steel and the company Sound insulating pad is provided between fitting.
  6. 6. according to the indoor glass curtain wall system described in claim any one of 1-4, it is characterised in that:The open model edge frame The top half of H type be provided with glass, pass through structure gemel connection between the glass and the open model edge frame.
  7. 7. indoor glass curtain wall system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:The structure glue is perpendicular with the H type Double-face adhesive is provided between straight flange.
  8. 8. indoor glass curtain wall system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The positioning fastener is positioned at the slightly arc The length of part between the connecting shaft, and the vertical portion of the fixed part of the multi-angle Corner Link and the summary The tie point of arc is identical to the distance between the connecting shaft.
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