CN211776832U - Lower part prevention of seepage water exterior window mounting structure - Google Patents
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The application provides a lower part prevention of seepage water exterior window mounting structure, including window frame, windowsill stone and outer windowsill decorative layer, its characterized in that still includes: the plastering layer is arranged above the bottom surface of the window opening and used for repairing the square of the window opening; the waterproof platform is arranged above the plastering layer, the upper surface of the waterproof platform is higher than the highest point of the decorative layer of the outer windowsill, and the outer side surface of the waterproof platform is arranged in the outer side surface of the window frame; the waterproof layer is arranged on the outer surfaces of the waterproof platform and the plastering layer; the outer windowsill decorative layer is arranged to be an outward downward slope, a groove is formed in the joint of the outer windowsill decorative layer and the waterproof platform, weather-resistant sealant is coated on the groove, polyurethane foaming adhesive is coated on the gap between the waterproof platform and the window frame, and the problem that water seepage frequently occurs on the lower portion of the window after the outer windowsill decorative layer is installed again due to the fact that the outer window is replaced in the building decoration process can be solved through the technology.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a building construction technical field's an outer windowsill prevention of seepage water structure system, especially an assembled outer windowsill prevention of seepage water structure system.
Background
In the architectural decoration and finishing process, for improving the outer window sound insulation, thermal-insulated, heat preservation quality, or for improving ventilation daylighting effect, or for improving the rain-proof quality of outer window or for improving the outward appearance quality of window, often change the outer window, nevertheless after reinstallating, the seepage phenomenon often can appear in the window lower part, and the maintenance is very difficult moreover, often can prolong a long time, brings a great deal of influence for owner's life and leisure. The reason for this is that the outer window mounting process has problems: the original outer window is plastered after being dismantled to correct the hole, the lower part of the hole is in the same plane, and the inner part and the outer part of the hole are not arranged, namely, the inner side of the window is as high as the outer side of the window, and the outer side decorative surface of the window frame is usually higher than the bottom surface of the window frame after being decorated. Because a gap is formed between the outer side decoration layer of the window frame and the window frame, rainwater flowing down along the window is often collected at the gap, so as long as cracks are generated between the window frame and the opening due to improper waterproof construction, settlement of a house or aging of a sealing material, the rainwater collected at the gap can seep into a room along the cracks, and the water seepage at the lower part of the window is caused.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at providing a lower part prevention of seepage water exterior window mounting structure to solve the problem that the lower part of window appears the infiltration.
In order to achieve the above object, the main technical solution of the present application is to provide a lower anti-seepage outer window installation structure, which comprises a window frame, a windowsill stone, a waterproof platform and an outer windowsill decorative layer, and is characterized by further comprising:
the plastering layer is arranged above the bottom surface of the window opening and used for repairing the square of the window opening;
the waterproof layer is coated on the outer surfaces of the waterproof platform and the plastering layer so as to prevent rainwater from permeating into a lower wall and a room along cracks caused by house settlement, thermal expansion and cold contraction, solarization and rain and the like;
the waterproof platform is arranged above the plastering layer, the upper surface of the waterproof platform is higher than the highest point of the decorative layer of the outer windowsill, and the outer side surface of the waterproof platform is arranged in the outer side surface of the window frame, so that rainwater flowing down along a window cannot be blocked by the waterproof platform, can smoothly flow onto the outer windowsill, and then is discharged outdoors through the outer windowsill surface;
the outer windowsill decorative layer is arranged into an outward downward slope, a groove is formed in the joint of the outer windowsill decorative layer and the waterproof platform, weather-resistant sealant is coated on the groove, rainwater flowing down along a window can be prevented from permeating into a room through a joint, a gap between the waterproof platform and a window frame is filled with polyurethane foaming adhesive, so that rainwater permeating into the room through cracks generated by the weather-resistant sealant due to improper construction or house settlement, thermal expansion and cold contraction, sun and rain and the like can be prevented from permeating into the room, and the performances of heat preservation, heat insulation, sound insulation and the like of the window can be improved;
further, the windowsill stone is adhered to the waterproof platform, and the outer windowsill decoration layer is adhered to the plastering layer.
Furthermore, the outer windowsill decorative layer is characterized in that the outer windowsill decorative layer is inclined downwards by 10-20% outwards, so that rainwater flowing onto the outer windowsill can slide away quickly, and the possibility of water seepage at the lower part of a window can be reduced.
Preferably, the outer windowsill decoration layer is made of stone, ceramic tiles and exterior wall paint.
Further, the width of the groove is 5mm-10 mm.
Preferably, the upper surface and the outer side surface of the waterproof platform are coated with JS waterproof paint, and the JS waterproof paint does not pollute the environment, has particularly stable performance, excellent aging resistance, long waterproof service life, strong bonding force and excellent material elasticity.
Preferably, the JS waterproof paint is coated on the outer surface of the plastering layer, and the JS waterproof paint does not pollute the environment, has particularly stable performance, excellent aging resistance, long waterproof service life, strong binding power and very good elasticity of materials.
Furthermore, the weather-proof sealant is characterized in that the weather-proof sealant seals the joint between the outer windowsill decorative layer and the window frame, so that rainwater flowing down along the window is prevented from permeating into the room through the joint, the weather-proof sealant is exposed outside, inspection and acceptance are convenient, construction quality is guaranteed, the possibility of leakage at the position can be further reduced, and the maintenance and treatment are very convenient.
Preferably, the windowsill stone is bonded to the waterproof platform by using a tile adhesive, and the tile adhesive is very thin and is denser than cement mortar, so that a barrier for preventing rainwater from penetrating into a room is formed, and the possibility of water seepage of a window is further reduced.
Preferably, the outer windowsill decoration layer is bonded on the plastering layer by cement mortar, and the cement mortar layer is thick, so that the inclination angle of the ceramic tile bonded on the upper surface can be adjusted, the upward and downward gradient of the upper surface of the ceramic tile is 10-20%, rainwater flowing onto the outer windowsill can slide away quickly, and the possibility of water seepage of a window is further reduced.
Hereinafter, the technical features of a lower water seepage prevention exterior window installation structure according to one embodiment of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a lower watertight exterior window mounting arrangement according to the present application;
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1-window frame, 2-windowsill stone, 3-adhesive layer a, 4-waterproof platform, 5-polyurethane foaming adhesive, 6-weather-resistant sealant, 7-plastering layer, 8-waterproof layer, 9-adhesive layer b and 10-outer windowsill decorative layer.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example one
As shown in figure 1, the anti-seepage mounting structure at the lower part of the external window consists of a window frame 1, windowsill stones 2, an adhesive layer a3, a waterproof platform 4, polyurethane foam rubber 5, weather-resistant sealant 6, a plastering layer 7, a waterproof layer 8, an adhesive layer b9 and an external windowsill decorative layer 10, wherein the plastering layer 7 is a fine sand cement mortar layer with the proportion of 1:3 approximately equal to cement to fine sand, the plastering layer 7 can repair the window opening, namely the two side surfaces of the repaired window opening are vertical to the bottom surface, the top surface and the bottom surface of the window opening are the same, and the surface is flat and horizontal. The waterproof platform 4 is arranged above the plastering layer 7, the upper surface of the waterproof platform 4 is higher than the highest point of the outer windowsill decoration layer 10, the outer side surface of the waterproof platform 4 is arranged in the outer side surface of the window frame 1, so that rainwater flowing down along a window cannot be blocked by the waterproof platform 4, can smoothly flow onto the outer windowsill, and then is discharged outdoors through the outer windowsill surface. The waterproof platform is made of cement: pouring medium sand cement slurry with the medium sand ratio of 1:3, wherein the height of the cement slurry is 20mm, the upper surface of the cement slurry is slightly higher than the upper surface of the outer windowsill, namely, the highest point of the outer windowsill decoration layer 10 is lower than the upper surface of the waterproof platform 4, and the outer side surface of the cement slurry does not exceed the outer side surface of the window frame 1, namely, the outer side surface of the cement slurry is within the outer side surface of the window frame 1.
The outer windowsill decorative layer 10 is made of stone and slopes down 15% in an outward direction, so that rainwater flowing onto the outer windowsill can slide away quickly, and the possibility of water seepage at the lower part of the window can be reduced. The waterproof platform 4 is equipped with 8mm wide recess with outer windowsill decorative layer 10 department of meeting, and the recess department is full of weatherproof close seam gum 6, and weatherproof sealed gum 6 seals the seam of waterproof platform 4 and window frame 1 simultaneously, prevents to flow down along the window and passes through the seam infiltration entering indoor, because weatherproof sealed gum 6 exposes outside again, the inspection acceptance is convenient, construction quality is more secure, so can further reduce the possibility of here seepage, and it is very convenient to maintain and handle. The upper surface of waterproof platform 4, the surface of lateral surface and plastering layer 7 all scribble JS waterproof layer 8, prevent that the rainwater from permeating into below wall body and indoor along the rainwater that the crackle that leads because of reasons such as house subsides, expend with heat and contract with cold, sunshine and rain drenches gets off. The gap between the waterproof platform 4 and the window frame 1 is filled with polyurethane foaming glue 5, so that rainwater which permeates into the gap through cracks generated by weather-resistant sealant 6 caused by house settlement, thermal expansion and cold contraction, sun exposure and rain and the like can be prevented from permeating into the room, and the performances of heat preservation, heat insulation, sound insulation and the like of the window can be improved.
Because the waterproof platform 4 is arranged, the windowsill stone 2 is bonded on the waterproof platform 4, the bonding layer a3 is formed between the windowsill stone 2 and the waterproof platform 4, and the bonding layer a3 adopts a tile adhesive which is very thin and only 3-5mm in thickness and is more compact than cement mortar, a barrier for preventing rainwater from penetrating into a room is formed, and the possibility of water seepage of a window is further reduced. The outer windowsill decorative layer 10 is bonded on the plastering layer 7, the bonding layer b9 is formed between the outer windowsill decorative layer 10 and the plastering layer 7, the bonding layer b9 is made of cement mortar, and the inclination angle of the stone bonded on the upper surface of the bonding layer b9 can be adjusted due to the fact that the cement mortar layer is thick, so that the upper surface of the stone forms a downward slope 15% outwards, rainwater flowing onto the outer windowsill can slide away quickly, and the possibility of water seepage of a window is further reduced.
Example two
As shown in figure 1, the anti-seepage mounting structure at the lower part of the external window comprises a window frame 1, windowsill stones 2, an adhesive layer a3, a waterproof platform 4, polyurethane foam rubber 5, weather-resistant sealant 6, a plastering layer 7, a waterproof layer 8, an adhesive layer b9, an external windowsill decoration layer 10 and the like, wherein the plastering layer 7 is a fine sand cement mortar layer with the proportion of 1:3 approximately equal to cement to fine sand, the plastering layer 7 can repair the window opening, namely the two side surfaces of the repaired window opening are vertical to the bottom surface, the top surface and the bottom surface of the window opening are the same, and the surface is flat and horizontal. Waterproof platform 4 sets up in the top of plastering layer 7, the upper surface of waterproof platform 4 is higher than the peak of outer windowsill decorative layer 10, waterproof platform 4 lateral surface sets up in window frame 1 lateral surface, is favorable to not receiving the hindrance of waterproof platform 4 along the rainwater that the window trickled down, can flow smoothly to outer windowsill on, later through outer windowsill face discharge outdoor, waterproof for the platform cement: pouring medium sand cement slurry with the medium sand ratio of 1:3, wherein the height of the cement slurry is 20mm, the upper surface of the cement slurry is slightly higher than the upper surface of the outer windowsill, namely, the highest point of the outer windowsill decoration layer 10 is lower than the upper surface of the waterproof platform 4, and the outer side surface of the cement slurry does not exceed the outer side surface of the window frame 1, namely, the outer side surface of the cement slurry is within the outer side surface of the window frame 1.
The outer windowsill decorative layer 10 is made of ceramic tiles and slopes downward 20% outward, so that rainwater flowing onto the outer windowsill can slide away quickly, and the possibility of water seepage at the lower part of the window can be reduced. The waterproof platform 4 is equipped with the recess of wide 10mm with outer windowsill decorative layer 10 department of meeting, and the recess department is full of and is beaten resistant close seam glue 6, and the sealed seam of waterproof platform 4 and window frame 1 of sealed simultaneously of resistant glue 6, prevents to flow down along the window and passes through the seam infiltration entering indoor, because resistant sealed glue 6 of resistant glue is exposed outside again, the inspection acceptance test is convenient, construction quality is more secure, so can further reduce the possibility of here seepage to it is very convenient to maintain and handle. The upper surface of waterproof platform 4, the surface of lateral surface and plastering layer 7 all scribble JS waterproof layer 8, prevent that the rainwater from permeating into below wall body and indoor along the rainwater that the crackle that leads because of reasons such as house subsides, expend with heat and contract with cold, sunshine and rain drenches gets off. The gap between the waterproof platform 4 and the window frame 1 is filled with polyurethane foaming glue 5, so that rainwater which permeates into the gap through cracks generated by weather-resistant sealant 6 caused by house settlement, thermal expansion and cold contraction, sun exposure and rain and the like can be prevented from permeating into the room, and the performances of heat preservation, heat insulation, sound insulation and the like of the window can be improved.
Because the waterproof platform 4 is arranged, the windowsill stone 2 is bonded on the waterproof platform 4, the bonding layer a3 is formed between the windowsill stone 2 and the waterproof platform 4, and the bonding layer a3 adopts a tile adhesive which is very thin and only 3-5mm in thickness and is more compact than cement mortar, a barrier for preventing rainwater from penetrating into a room is formed, and the possibility of water seepage of a window is further reduced. The outer windowsill decorative layer 10 is bonded on the plastering layer 7, an adhesive layer b9 is formed between the outer windowsill decorative layer 10 and the plastering layer 7, cement mortar is adopted for the adhesive layer b9, and the inclination angle of the ceramic tile bonded on the upper surface of the ceramic tile can be adjusted due to the fact that the cement mortar layer is thick, so that the upper surface of the ceramic tile forms a downward slope of 20% towards the outside, rainwater flowing onto the outer windowsill can slide away quickly, and the possibility of water seepage of a window is further reduced.
The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are all covered by the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.
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1. The utility model provides a lower part prevention of seepage water exterior window mounting structure, includes window frame, windowsill stone, waterproof platform and outer windowsill decorative layer, its characterized in that still includes:
the plastering layer is arranged above the bottom surface of the window opening and used for repairing the square of the window opening;
the waterproof layer is coated on the outer surfaces of the waterproof platform and the plastering layer;
the waterproof platform is arranged above the plastering layer, the upper surface of the waterproof platform is higher than the highest point of the decorative layer of the outer windowsill, and the outer side surface of the waterproof platform is arranged in the outer side surface of the window frame;
the outer windowsill decorative layer is arranged into an outward downward slope, a groove is formed in the joint of the outer windowsill decorative layer and the waterproof platform, weather-resistant sealant is coated on the groove, and a gap between the waterproof platform and the window frame is filled with polyurethane foaming adhesive.
2. The lower water seepage prevention exterior window mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein said sill stone is bonded to a waterproof sill, and said exterior sill decorative layer is bonded to a render layer.
3. The lower water seepage prevention outer window installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the outer sill garnish layer is downwardly sloping 10% to 20% outward.
4. The mounting structure for the lower water seepage prevention exterior window according to claim 3, wherein the material of the exterior sill decoration layer is stone, ceramic tile and exterior wall paint.
5. The lower water seepage prevention exterior window mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the width of the groove is 5mm to 10 mm.
6. The lower water seepage prevention exterior window installation structure according to claim 1, wherein JS waterproof paint is coated on the upper surface and the outer side surface of the waterproof platform.
7. The lower water seepage prevention exterior window installation structure according to claim 1, wherein JS waterproof paint is coated on an outer surface of the plastering layer.
8. The lower water seepage prevention exterior window installation structure of claim 1, wherein the weather-resistant sealant seals a seam between the exterior sill decorative layer and the window frame.
9. The lower watertight exterior window mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the sill stone is bonded to the waterproof table with a tile adhesive.
10. The lower water seepage prevention exterior window installation structure according to claim 1, wherein said exterior sill decorative layer is bonded to the render layer with cement mortar.
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