CN106049723A - Dry hanging curtain wall connecting piece - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a dry hanging curtain wall connecting piece. The dry hanging curtain wall connecting piece is characterized in that the connecting piece comprises a back bolt and a bolt lock; the back bolt comprises a clamping-connection part; the bolt lock comprises a protection frame and an openable clamping-connection matching mechanism located in the protection frame; the clamping-connection matching mechanism comprises an upper lip piece, a lower lip piece and two rotary shafts; the upper lip piece is connected with the protection frame rotationally through one rotary shaft, the upper lip piece is formed by overlapping a plurality of slips, and the front ends of part of the slips are provided with hooks connected with the clamping-connection part in a matched mode; and the lower lip piece is rotationally connected with the protection frame through the other rotary shaft, the lower lip piece is formed by overlapping a plurality of slips, and the front ends of part of the slips are provided with hooks connected with the clamping-connection part in a matched mode. The back bolt of the connecting piece is embedded in the back face of a dry hanging plate and connected with the bolt lock in an inserted mode, so that the replacement and repairing procedures of the single plate are greatly simplified; and besides, compared with a traditional back bolt, fastened connection between the back bolt and a keel or an anchor bolt can be achieved.
Description
This application be Chengdu Kuaidian Technology Co., Ltd.'s earlier application (denomination of invention: dry hanging curtain wall connector, the applying date:
October 21, application number in 2014: 2014105636564) divisional application.
Technical field
The present invention relates to building element field, especially relate to a kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector.
Background technology
Stone material dry suspending method hangs method also known as sky, is a kind of novel construction technology in ornamental stone finishing in the present age.The method
With metal hanger ornamental stone is directly hung on metope or sky is hung on steelframe, be not required to stickup of being in the milk again.Its principle is to lead
Set main stress point in body structure, by metal hanger, stone material is fixed on building, form stone curtain wall.
Current dry hanging curtain wall connector (metal hanger) sums up to get up mainly to have two kinds: slot type connector and back bolt type are even
Fitting.Slot type connector is to be developed by steel pin formula connector the earliest, is divided into short-slot connector and groove formula connector.
Steel pin formula connector the earliest owing to there being higher requirement to sheet metal thickness, the most superseded, mainly by short-slot even
Fitting replaces.Back bolting type connection part is by first carrying out holing, opening up hole at back face of stone, then with epoxy radicals glue (cloud stone glue) by nothing
Stress bolt anchoring is at back face of stone, finally, then hangs over Os Draconis crossbeam by aluminium alloy fastener or is fixed in the crab-bolt of body of wall.
Back bolting type connection part owing to using the connected mode not fastened between itself and Os Draconis or crab-bolt, be only applied to relatively low building or
The annex part of skyscraper.But, the common drawback of these dry hangings aforementioned is: owing to operating surface is in the side of dry-hung plate
End, face, therefore must mounting plate material one by one during construction;And the most mounted certain sheet material is damaged, then need by
The one entire row sheet material at this plate place is all dismantled, and could be filled by the sheet material of damage, and this gives to install or repair and causes very big inconvenience.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to, it is provided that a kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector, when solving to use Bartlit dry hanging article, once
Certain sheet material damages, and repairs the most troublesome problem, solves tradition back bolting type connection part and is connected with between Os Draconis or crab-bolt
The problem not fastened.
The goal of the invention of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: a kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector, it is characterised in that
This connector includes carrying on the back bolt and bolt-lock, and described back of the body bolt includes that Access Division, described bolt-lock include bearer bar and be positioned at bearer bar
In can the snap-fit engagement mechanism of folding, described snap-fit engagement mechanism includes upper lip part, lower lip part and two rotating shafts, described upper lip
Part is rotationally connected with bearer bar by a rotating shaft, this upper lip part by polylith slip overlapping constitute, the front end of part slip be provided with
The gib head that Access Division is connected, described lower lip part is rotationally connected with bearer bar by a rotating shaft, and this lower lip part is by polylith slip
Overlapping is constituted, and the front end of part slip is provided with the gib head being connected with Access Division.
Preferably, when maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, Access Division is just entirely insertable snap-fit engagement mechanism;Work as clamping
During matching mechanism Guan Bi, just envelope Access Division.
Preferably, the upper surface of described Access Division is parallel to each other with lower surface;When maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, on
The distance of the end face upper and lower with Access Division of the beeline between the gib head of lip part with the gib head of lower lip part is consistent, works as snap-fit engagement
During mechanism's Guan Bi, upper lip part is parallel to each other with the opposite face of lower lip part, and the distance between two opposite faces and Access Division upper and lower end
The distance in face is consistent.
Preferably, when maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, upper lip part abuts inwall on bearer bar, and lower lip part abuts protection
Inwall under frame.
Preferably, described back of the body bolt is made up of polylith slip overlapping, and one end of this back of the body bolt is Access Division, is positioned at Access Division extremely
The both sides of few one piece of slip stretch out and are formed with gib head, and these gib heads are connected with snap-fit engagement mechanism.
Preferably, the front end of described Access Division is pointed.
Preferably, the other end of described back of the body bolt is limiting section, and when snap-fit engagement mechanism closes, the front end of limiting section is just
Abut snap-fit engagement mechanism.
Preferably, described snap-fit engagement mechanism also includes for increasing the elastic component of closing force between upper and lower lip part.
Compared with prior art, the back of the body bolt of connector of the present invention is embedded in the dry-hung plate back side in advance, and use inserting mode with
Bolt-lock (being connected by Os Draconis or crab-bolt are fixing with metope) connects so that workman, can be directly from curtain wall when mounting plate material
Facade operates, extremely convenient when not only installing, and enormously simplify the Replacement and Repair operation of monolithic sheet material, additionally, with tradition
Back bolt type compare, it is also possible to realize being fastenedly connected of back of the body bolt and Os Draconis or crab-bolt.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the bearer bar of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the snap-fit engagement mechanism of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the back of the body bolt of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the back of the body bolt attachment structure schematic diagram with bolt-lock of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is present invention SBR schematic diagram when installing;
Fig. 6 is the present invention the first view when installing;
Fig. 7 is the present invention the second view when installing;
Fig. 8 is present invention third state schematic diagram when installing.
Accompanying drawing mark explanation:
1 it is the hole for connection rotating shaft arranged on bearer bar, 2 be upper lip part, 3 is the through hole of setting on upper lip part, 5 is
Lower lip part, 6 be on lower lip part arrange through hole, 7 be lower lip part part slip front end arrange gib head, 8 for slip, 9 for block
Connect portion, 10 be the both sides of slip stretch out formed gib head, 11 be limiting section.
Detailed description of the invention
The present invention is described in detail with specific embodiment below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment
One dry hanging curtain wall connector of the present invention, mainly include the pre-back of the body bolt being embedded in the dry-hung plate back side and by Os Draconis or
Crab-bolt fixes the bolt-lock being connected with metope.Wherein, back of the body bolt is provided with the Access Division for being connected with bolt-lock.Bolt-lock include bearer bar and
Be positioned at bearer bar can the snap-fit engagement mechanism of folding.Bearer bar is as it is shown in figure 1, it is rectangular frame structure, and thereon
Offering the hole 1 for connection rotating shaft, snap-fit engagement mechanism is fixed in bearer bar by rotating shaft, and snap-fit engagement mechanism closes
Time, its open end and bearer bar end face, bearer bar is supplied to the fulcrum that snap-fit engagement mechanism installs, and bolt-lock also passes through
Bearer bar is connected in Os Draconis or crab-bolt, and bearer bar also has an effect to be to shield, and snap-fit engagement mechanism is wrapped up by it
Get up, the erosion to snap-fit engagement mechanism such as rainwater can be avoided first, thus be greatly prolonged the service life of connector, second may be used
Avoid high-altitude junk hit snap-fit engagement mechanism, cause carrying on the back bolt and break off relations, occur stone material to drop.Snap-fit engagement mechanism as in figure 2 it is shown,
It includes upper lip part 2, lower lip part 5 and two rotating shafts.Upper lip part 2 is provided with through hole 3, and upper lip part 2 penetrates through hole 3 by a rotating shaft
In, then be connected with the hole 1 on bearer bar.Whole upper lip part 2 is made up of polylith slip overlapping, and the front end of part slip is provided with and card
The gib head (not shown) that the portion of connecing is connected, such as upper lip part 2 are made up of five pieces of slips altogether, and in the middle of it, three slips are provided with
Gib head.Being provided with through hole 6 on lower lip part 5 too, lower lip part 5 is penetrated in through hole 6 by another rotating shaft, then with the hole on bearer bar
1 connects, and whole lower lip part 5 is made up of polylith slip overlapping, and the front end of part slip is provided with the gib head being connected with Access Division
7, such as lower lip part 5 is made up of five pieces of slips altogether, and in the middle of it, three slips are provided with gib head 7.During use, back of the body bolt is inserted bolt
After lock, upper and lower lip part just hooks the Access Division of back of the body bolt, it is achieved connect.
But owing to not having elastic component to provide closing force to upper and lower lip part, thus clamping is not the most firm.In order to further
Promoting clamping fastness, the present embodiment uses the self-locking manner newly developed to realize being fastenedly connected, so-called self-locking manner, it is simply that logical
Profile and the size of crossing Access Division and snap-fit engagement mechanism realize being fastenedly connected.The Access Division of the present embodiment design and snap-fit engagement
Mechanism's profile meets: when maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, Access Division is just entirely insertable snap-fit engagement mechanism;When clamping is joined
When closing mechanism's Guan Bi, just envelope Access Division.In this example, the upper surface of Access Division and lower surface are set to the most flat
OK, when maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, the beeline between gib head and the gib head 7 of lower lip part 5 of upper lip part 2 and clamping
The distance of the upper and lower end face in portion is consistent, so can ensure that Access Division is just entirely insertable snap-fit engagement mechanism when snap-fit engagement machine
During structure Guan Bi;It is set to be parallel to each other by the opposite face of upper lip part 2 with lower lip part 5, and the distance between two opposite faces and clamping
The distance of the upper and lower end face in portion is consistent, so can ensure just to envelope Access Division.After Guan Bi, owing to Access Division is joined with clamping
Close and there is no activity space between mechanism, thus Access Division is difficult to rock in snap-fit engagement mechanism, and due to needs snap-fit engagement
When maximum reaches in mechanism, could break off relations in Access Division, and actually used in, unartificial in the case of, can make almost without external force
Maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, is equivalent to Access Division and is constantly in snap-fit engagement mechanism and is connected stationary state, and then realizes
It is fastenedly connected.
It addition, bolt-lock may be arranged as: when maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, upper lip part 2 abuts on bearer bar
Wall, lower lip part 5 abuts inwall under bearer bar, is equivalent to, and is controlled the aperture of snap-fit engagement mechanism by bearer bar, simply may be used
Lean on.
The structure of the back of the body bolt of the present embodiment is as it is shown on figure 3, it is made up of polylith slip 8 overlapping, and one end of this back of the body bolt is card
Meeting portion 9, the other end is limiting section 11.The both sides of at least one piece of slip being positioned at Access Division 9 stretch out and are formed with gib head 10, this
A little gib heads 10 are connected with snap-fit engagement mechanism.One end of limiting section 11 is embedded in the dry-hung plate back side in advance, and the other end connects Access Division
9.It is arranged to be made up of multi-disc by back of the body bolt, and on part slip, gib head 10 can be set, it so can be facilitated to take out, see figure
4, when the damage of certain block stone material needs to change, only need to break this stone material into pieces, the most first take out the slip that gib head is not set, then will set
It is equipped with the slip 90-degree rotation of gib head, i.e. can be taken off.
Grafting for convenience, the front end of Access Division 9 is pointed.
In order to increase connection fastening effect, further anti-locking hook, snap-fit engagement mechanism also includes for increasing upper and lower lip
The elastic component of closing force between part.Single spring can be used, be connected between upper and lower lip part rearward end, provide with the tension force of spring
Closing force;May be used without two springs, one is connected between upper lip part 2 and the upper inwall of bearer bar, and one is connected to lower lip
Between part 5 and the lower inwall of bearer bar, provide closing force by spring tension.
When using the present invention that stone material is installed: as it is shown in figure 5, first Access Division is directed at snap-fit engagement mechanism, then such as Fig. 6 institute
Showing, Access Division is slowly inserted snap-fit engagement mechanism, and now snap-fit engagement mechanism can open under the effect of Access Division thrust, and
Rear as it is shown in fig. 7, Access Division is completely into snap-fit engagement mechanism, now snap-fit engagement mechanism Guan Bi fully wrapped around firmly clamping
Portion, as shown in Figure 8, thus fixes Access Division.
The foregoing is only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, it is noted that all
Any amendment, equivalent and the improvement etc. made within the spirit and principles in the present invention, should be included in the guarantor of the present invention
Within the scope of protecting.
Claims (5)
1. a dry hanging curtain wall connector, it is characterised in that this connector includes carrying on the back bolt and bolt-lock, and described back of the body bolt includes clamping
Portion, described bolt-lock include bearer bar and be positioned at bearer bar can the snap-fit engagement mechanism of folding, described snap-fit engagement mechanism
Including upper lip part, lower lip part and two rotating shafts, described upper lip part is rotationally connected with bearer bar by a rotating shaft, and this upper lip part is by many
Block slip overlapping is constituted, and the front end of part slip is provided with the gib head being connected with Access Division, and described lower lip part passes through a rotating shaft
Being rotationally connected with bearer bar, this lower lip part is made up of polylith slip overlapping, and the front end of part slip is provided with and coordinates with Access Division even
The gib head connect;When maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, Access Division is just entirely insertable snap-fit engagement mechanism;When snap-fit engagement machine
During structure Guan Bi, just envelope Access Division;The upper surface of described Access Division is parallel to each other with lower surface;When snap-fit engagement, mechanism opens
To time maximum, the distance of the end face upper and lower with Access Division of the beeline between the gib head of upper lip part with the gib head of lower lip part is consistent,
When snap-fit engagement mechanism closes, upper lip part is parallel to each other with the opposite face of lower lip part, and the distance between two opposite faces and card
The distance of the upper and lower end face in the portion that connects is consistent;When maximum reaches in snap-fit engagement mechanism, upper lip part abuts inwall on bearer bar, lower lip
Part abuts inwall under bearer bar.
A kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that described back of the body bolt is overlapped by polylith slip
Constituting, one end of this back of the body bolt is Access Division, and the both sides of at least one piece of slip being positioned at Access Division stretch out and are formed with gib head, this
A little gib heads are connected with snap-fit engagement mechanism.
A kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the front end of described Access Division is point
Shape.
A kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the other end of described back of the body bolt is spacing
Portion, when snap-fit engagement mechanism closes, the front end of limiting section just abuts snap-fit engagement mechanism.
A kind of dry hanging curtain wall connector the most according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described snap-fit engagement mechanism also includes
For increasing the elastic component of closing force between upper and lower lip part.
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