CN111173181B - Unit type curtain wall convenient to construct and install and installation method thereof - Google Patents

Unit type curtain wall convenient to construct and install and installation method thereof Download PDF

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CN111173181B
CN111173181B CN202010119972.8A CN202010119972A CN111173181B CN 111173181 B CN111173181 B CN 111173181B CN 202010119972 A CN202010119972 A CN 202010119972A CN 111173181 B CN111173181 B CN 111173181B
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The invention relates to the technical field of constructional engineering, and discloses a unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation, which comprises a plurality of installation supports, a plurality of curtain wall panels and connecting pieces for splicing and limiting the curtain wall panels; a plurality of mounting brackets are fixed on the wall in a parallel array; pinch plates are arranged on two sides of the mounting bracket and are obliquely arranged towards one side; the mounting bracket is provided with a chute for mounting a connecting piece along the axis of the mounting bracket; the connecting piece is used for limiting and connecting the diagonal angles of the adjacent curtain wall panels; and buckling grooves which are consistent with the buckling direction of the buckling plates and matched with the buckling plates are arranged on two sides of the curtain wall panel. The invention also provides an installation method of the unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation, the method is convenient for large-scale production and processing of factories and transportation of site construction, can improve the laying efficiency of the curtain wall, is convenient and simple for construction and installation, is convenient for disassembly and assembly of the curtain wall panel and later maintenance and replacement, and accelerates the site construction progress.

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Unit type curtain wall convenient to construct and install and installation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of constructional engineering, and particularly relates to a unit type curtain wall convenient to construct and install and an installation method thereof.
Background
The curtain wall is an outer enclosure structure commonly used in building engineering, and commonly comprises a glass curtain wall, a metal plate curtain wall, a stone curtain wall and the like. The unit curtain walls can be produced in a large scale in a processing factory in an industrialized mode, and can be directly installed after being transported to a construction site, so that the construction period is shortened to a certain extent, but most of the existing unit curtain walls are in a male and female material inserting connection mode, adjacent unit plates are restricted after being installed, the unit plates are fixedly connected with one another by adopting connecting pieces, and one unit plate is fixedly installed and then spliced with the next unit plate, so that the difficulty is brought to the disassembly, assembly and replacement of the unit plates; and the construction period is influenced because the quick assembly cannot be realized in the construction.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the defect of inconvenient installation in the prior art, and provides a unit type curtain wall convenient to construct and install and an installation method thereof.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a unit type curtain wall convenient for construction and installation is designed, and comprises a plurality of installation supports, a plurality of curtain wall panels and connecting pieces for splicing and limiting the curtain wall panels;
a plurality of the mounting brackets are fixed on the wall in a parallel array manner;
pinch plates are arranged on two sides of the mounting bracket and are obliquely arranged towards one side;
the mounting bracket is provided with a chute for mounting a connecting piece along the axis of the mounting bracket;
the connecting piece is used for limiting and connecting the diagonal angles of the adjacent curtain wall panels;
the both sides of curtain panel are equipped with the catching groove that the direction is unanimous and match each other with the buckle of bending, and when the curtain panel splices, the curtain panel is connected on adjacent installing support, and the catching groove lock joint of curtain panel both sides is on the buckle of adjacent installing support.
Furthermore, the mounting bracket is an integral structure formed by processing a strip-shaped metal plate through a metal plate.
Furthermore, symmetrical grooves are formed in the two sides, located on the sliding groove, of the mounting support, and fixing holes of the counter bore structure are formed in the grooves along the length direction of the grooves.
Furthermore, one end of the sliding groove, which is positioned on the mounting bracket, is of an open structure.
Further, the connecting piece includes slider, connecting plate and the transversal baffle of personally submitting "cross", slider and connecting plate set up the both ends at the baffle respectively, slider sliding connection is in the spout, the connecting plate is used for the curtain panel of spacing connection mutual concatenation, the diagonal angle concatenation of curtain panel is in the butt joint inslot of baffle.
Furthermore, clamping grooves are formed in two sides of the sliding block and clamped on the edges of two sides of the sliding groove in a sliding mode.
Furthermore, the four corners middle part of curtain panel all is equipped with and is used for the embedding the first caulking groove of connecting plate, the four corners bottom of curtain panel all is equipped with the second caulking groove that is used for imbedding the slider.
The invention also provides a method for installing the unitized curtain wall, which is convenient for construction and installation and comprises the following steps:
s1: fixing a plurality of mounting brackets on a wall surface in a parallel array mode, keeping the opening directions of the sliding grooves consistent, and enabling the distance between every two adjacent mounting brackets to be the same as the distance between every two buckling grooves on a curtain wall panel;
s2: the curtain wall panel is installed between two adjacent installation supports in an inserting mode from one side of each installation support, during installation, the buckling plate is aligned to the buckling groove, the buckling groove is connected to the buckling plate in a sliding mode from one end of the buckling plate, and therefore the curtain wall panel is connected to the installation supports;
s3: installing an upper curtain wall panel and a lower curtain wall panel in the same way as the step S2, then installing a connecting piece on the sliding groove from the opening end of the sliding groove, and respectively embedding a connecting plate and a sliding block on the connecting piece into the first caulking groove and the second caulking groove;
s4: next, two curtain wall panels on the other side of the connecting piece are installed, so that four curtain wall panels are symmetrically distributed around the connecting piece, and the limiting connection of the connecting piece to the adjacent four curtain wall panels is realized;
s5: the laying of the whole curtain wall is completed in the same way.
The invention provides a unit type curtain wall convenient for construction and installation and an installation method thereof, and the unit type curtain wall has the beneficial effects that:
(1) the curtain wall panel and the mounting bracket which have the same structure are adopted, so that the transportation of large-scale production and processing of a factory and field construction is facilitated.
(2) The curtain wall panel with the uniform structure is adopted, and a male-female butt joint end does not exist in construction, so that the curtain wall panel is convenient to install in construction, and the laying efficiency of the curtain wall can be improved.
(3) The curtain wall panels are connected in a non-fixed mode, construction and installation are convenient and simple, and the curtain wall panels are convenient to disassemble and assemble and convenient to maintain and replace at the later stage.
(4) The curtain wall panel is uniformly installed and combined after the installation support is integrally installed and arranged, so that the curtain wall laying efficiency is effectively improved, and the site construction progress is accelerated.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the mounting assembly of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of FIG. 1 about point A;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of FIG. 1 about point B;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention with respect to a mounting bracket;
FIG. 6 is a front view of the mounting bracket of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a curtain wall panel of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a side view schematic of the curtain wall panel of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the connector of the present invention;
fig. 10 is a side view of the connector of the present invention.
Labeled as: the curtain wall panel comprises a mounting bracket 1, a sliding groove 11, a groove 12, a fixing hole 13, a buckling plate 14, a curtain wall panel 2, a buckling groove 21, a first caulking groove 22, a second caulking groove 23, a connecting piece 3, a sliding block 31, a connecting plate 32, a partition plate 33, a clamping groove 34 and a butt joint groove 35.
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The invention will be further illustrated with reference to the following specific examples. These examples are intended to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted", "provided" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g. as a fixed connection, a detachable connection or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
The structural features of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-10, a unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation comprises a plurality of installation brackets 1, a plurality of curtain wall panels 2 and connecting pieces 3 for splicing and limiting the curtain wall panels 2; the mounting bracket 1 is an integral structure formed by processing a strip-shaped metal plate through a metal plate, and the mounting bracket 1 can be processed by selecting a galvanized cold-rolled plate with the thickness of 1-1.5t, a mirror surface stainless steel plate or an aluminum alloy plate through the metal plate.
The connecting piece 3 comprises a sliding block 31, a connecting plate 32 and a partition plate 33 with a cross-shaped cross section, the sliding block 31 and the connecting plate 32 are respectively arranged at two ends of the partition plate 33, the sliding block 31 is connected in the sliding groove 11 in a sliding mode, the connecting plate 32 is used for limiting and connecting the curtain wall panels 2 which are spliced mutually, opposite corners of the curtain wall panels 2 are spliced in butt joint grooves 35 of the partition plate 33, clamping grooves 34 are formed in two sides of the sliding block 31, and the clamping grooves 34 are clamped on edges of two sides of the sliding groove 11 in a sliding mode.
A plurality of installing supports 1 are fixed on the wall body in a parallel array mode, and a keel frame used for fixing the installing supports 1 is arranged on the wall body.
The two sides of the mounting bracket 1 are provided with pinch plates 14, and the pinch plates 14 are obliquely arranged towards one side;
the mounting bracket 1 is provided with a chute 11 for mounting the connecting piece 3 along the axis thereof, one end of the chute 11 positioned on the mounting bracket 1 is of an open structure, and the open end is used for an inlet for mounting the connecting piece 3; the connecting piece 3 is used for limiting and connecting the diagonal angles of the adjacent curtain wall panels 2.
Curtain panel 2's both sides are equipped with the catching groove 21 unanimous and the mutual matching of buckle 14 direction of bending, when curtain panel 2 splices, curtain panel 2 connects on adjacent installing support 1, the catching groove 21 lock joint of curtain panel 2 both sides is on the buckle 14 of adjacent installing support 1, curtain panel 2's four corners middle part all is equipped with the first caulking groove 22 that is used for imbedding connecting plate 32, curtain panel 2's four corners bottom all is equipped with the second caulking groove 23 that is used for imbedding slider 31, in curtain panel 2 course of working, need open out and buckle 14 inclination in curtain panel 2's both sides, the same catching groove 21 of degree of depth and width and open out first caulking groove 22 in curtain panel 2's four corners, second caulking groove 23.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 4-6, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the difference from embodiment 1 is that the mounting bracket 1 is provided with symmetrical grooves 12 at both sides of the sliding groove 11, the groove 12 is provided with fixing holes 13 with a counter bore structure along the length direction thereof, and the hidden fixing holes 13 are adopted to avoid that the screws for fixing the mounting bracket 1 protrude on the surface of the mounting bracket 1 to affect the installation of the curtain wall panel 2.
The unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation is simple in structure, the curtain wall panels 2 and the installation support 1 which are identical in structure are adopted, large-scale production and processing of factories and transportation of site construction are facilitated, the curtain wall panels 2 with uniform structures are adopted, male and female butt ends do not exist in construction, the curtain wall panels 2 are convenient to install in construction, the laying efficiency of curtain walls can be improved, meanwhile, the curtain wall panels 2 are connected in a non-fixed mode, construction and installation are convenient and simple, the curtain wall panels 2 are convenient to disassemble and assemble and convenient to maintain and replace in the later period, in addition, uniform installation and combination of the curtain wall panels 2 are carried out after the integral installation and arrangement of the installation support 1 are adopted, the laying efficiency of the curtain walls is effectively improved, and the site construction progress is accelerated.
The invention also provides a method for installing the unitized curtain wall, which is convenient for construction and installation and comprises the following steps:
s1: fixing a plurality of mounting brackets 1 on a wall surface in a parallel array mode, keeping the opening directions of the sliding grooves 11 consistent, and enabling the distance between every two adjacent mounting brackets 1 to be the same as the distance between two buckling grooves 21 on the curtain wall panel 2;
s2: the curtain wall panel 2 is installed between two adjacent installation supports 1 in an inserting mode from one side of each installation support 1, during installation, the buckling plate 14 is aligned to the buckling groove 21, the buckling groove 21 is connected to the buckling plate 14 in a sliding mode from one end of the buckling plate 14, and therefore the curtain wall panel 2 is connected to the installation supports 1;
s3: installing the upper curtain wall panel 2 and the lower curtain wall panel 2 in the same manner as the step S2, then installing the connecting piece 3 on the sliding chute 11 from the opening end of the sliding chute 11, and embedding the connecting plate 32 and the sliding block 31 on the connecting piece 3 into the first caulking groove 22 and the second caulking groove 23 respectively;
s4: next, two curtain wall panels 2 on the other side of the connecting piece 3 are installed, so that the four curtain wall panels 2 are symmetrically distributed around the connecting piece 3, and the limiting connection of the connecting piece 3 to the adjacent four curtain wall panels 2 is realized;
s5: the laying of the whole curtain wall is completed in the same way.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the embodiments and/or equivalents thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. A unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation is characterized by comprising a plurality of installation supports (1), a plurality of curtain wall panels (2) and connecting pieces (3) for splicing and limiting the curtain wall panels (2);
a plurality of the mounting brackets (1) are fixed on a wall body in a parallel array manner;
pinch plates (14) are arranged on two sides of the mounting bracket (1), and the pinch plates (14) are obliquely arranged towards one side;
the mounting bracket (1) is provided with a sliding groove (11) for mounting the connecting piece (3) along the axis thereof;
the connecting pieces (3) are used for limiting and connecting the diagonal positions of the adjacent curtain wall panels (2);
the both sides of curtain wall panel (2) are equipped with buckle groove (21) that bend the direction unanimity and match each other with buckle (14), and when curtain wall panel (2) spliced, curtain wall panel (2) are connected on adjacent installing support (1), and buckle groove (21) lock joint of curtain wall panel (2) both sides is on buckle (14) of adjacent installing support (1).
2. The unitized curtain wall convenient to construct and install as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket (1) is an integral structure formed by processing a strip-shaped metal plate through sheet metal.
3. The unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting bracket (1) is provided with symmetrical grooves (12) at both sides of the chute (11), and the grooves (12) are internally provided with fixing holes (13) of a counter bore structure along the length direction thereof.
4. A unitized curtain wall for facilitating construction and installation according to claim 3, characterised in that the chute (11) is of open construction at one of its ends in the mounting bracket (1).
5. The unitized curtain wall convenient to construct and install as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting piece (3) comprises a sliding block (31), a connecting plate (32) and a partition plate (33) with a cross-shaped cross section, the sliding block (31) and the connecting plate (32) are respectively arranged at two ends of the partition plate (33), the sliding block (31) is slidably connected in the sliding groove (11), the connecting plate (32) is used for limiting and connecting the curtain wall panels (2) which are spliced with each other, and the diagonal corners of the curtain wall panels (2) are spliced in the butt-joint grooves (35) of the partition plate (33).
6. The unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation as claimed in claim 5, wherein the two sides of the slider (31) are provided with locking grooves (34), and the locking grooves (34) are slidably locked on the edges of the two sides of the chute (11).
7. The unitized curtain wall convenient for construction and installation as claimed in claim 5, wherein the curtain wall panels (2) are provided with first caulking grooves (22) at the central parts of the four corners for embedding the connecting plates (32), and the curtain wall panels (2) are provided with second caulking grooves (23) at the bottoms of the four corners for embedding the sliding blocks (31).
8. A method for installing a unitized curtain wall for ease of construction and installation as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising the steps of:
s1: fixing a plurality of mounting brackets (1) on a wall surface in a parallel array mode, keeping the opening directions of the sliding grooves (11) consistent, and enabling the distance between every two adjacent mounting brackets (1) to be the same as the distance between two buckling grooves (21) on the curtain wall panel (2);
s2: the curtain wall panel (2) is installed between two adjacent installation supports (1) in an inserting mode from one side of each installation support (1), during installation, a buckle plate (14) is aligned to a buckle groove (21), the buckle groove (21) is connected to the buckle plate (14) in a sliding mode from one end of the buckle plate (14), and therefore the curtain wall panel (2) is connected to the installation supports (1);
s3: installing an upper curtain wall panel and a lower curtain wall panel (2) in the same way as the step S2, then installing a connecting piece (3) on the sliding chute (11) from the opening end of the sliding chute (11), and respectively embedding a connecting plate (32) and a sliding block (31) on the connecting piece (3) into the first caulking groove (22) and the second caulking groove (23);
s4: next, two curtain wall panels (2) on the other side of the connecting piece (3) are installed, so that the four curtain wall panels (2) are symmetrically distributed around the connecting piece (3), and the limiting connection of the connecting piece (3) to the adjacent four curtain wall panels (2) is realized;
s5: the laying of the whole curtain wall is completed in the same way.
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