CN217811831U - Angle-adjustable ceramic brick curtain wall system - Google Patents

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CN217811831U
CN217811831U CN202222047415.7U CN202222047415U CN217811831U CN 217811831 U CN217811831 U CN 217811831U CN 202222047415 U CN202222047415 U CN 202222047415U CN 217811831 U CN217811831 U CN 217811831U
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陈肖依
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The utility model relates to an adjustable angle's ceramic brick curtain system, relate to the field of ceramic brick body installation, it includes the ceramic brick body, the bracing piece with be used for the coupling assembling with ceramic brick body fixed connection on the bracing piece, set up the mounting hole that runs through on the ceramic brick body, the bracing piece is worn to locate in the mounting hole, coupling assembling includes the regulating part, connecting piece and mounting, the regulating part passes through connecting piece fixed connection in the mounting hole, mounting fixed connection is on the bracing piece, the periphery side of mounting is located to the regulating part cover, the extending direction along the bracing piece is provided with the regulation strip on the mounting periphery side, the inner wall of regulating part is provided with two at least adjustment tank that can hold the regulation strip. This application has the effect that can quick adjustment ceramic brick body installation angle.

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Angle-adjustable ceramic brick curtain wall system
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of installation of ceramic brick bodies, in particular to an angle-adjustable ceramic brick curtain wall system.
Background
The ceramic brick body is a novel curtain wall material at present, has the characteristics of environmental protection, energy conservation, moisture prevention, sound insulation, air permeability, rich color and luster and the like, and is widely applied in recent years. Because of its material and characteristics, it is often used for the outer wall of office buildings.
In order to achieve the architectural design effect, architects sometimes design curtain walls in uneven planes such as waves, arches, etc., and in such designs, the ceramic tile bodies are required to be mounted on the curtain walls at different angles.
However, in the ceramic brick curtain wall, if the angle of one or more ceramic brick bodies is not correctly installed, the overall effect of the curtain wall is influenced, and the current solution needs to be disassembled and re-installed, which wastes time and labor and reduces the construction efficiency. In view of the above-mentioned related art, the inventor thinks that there is a problem of low construction efficiency due to complicated adjustment of the installation angle of the ceramic tile.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to improve the problem that leads to the efficiency of construction low because of the ceramic brick installation angle is adjusted complicacy, this application provides an adjustable angle's ceramic brick curtain system.
The application provides a pair of ceramic brick curtain wall system of adjustable angle adopts following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an adjustable angle's ceramic brick curtain wall system, include ceramic brick body, bracing piece and be used for with ceramic brick body fixed connection in coupling assembling on the bracing piece, set up the mounting hole that runs through on the ceramic brick body, the bracing piece is worn to locate in the mounting hole, coupling assembling includes regulating part, connecting piece and mounting, the regulating part passes through connecting piece fixed connection in the mounting hole, mounting fixed connection in on the bracing piece, the regulating part cover is located the periphery side of mounting, follow on the periphery side of mounting the extending direction of bracing piece is provided with the regulation strip, the inner wall of regulating part is provided with two at least accommodations the adjustment tank of regulation strip.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the installation orientation of ceramic brick body need be adjusted, move the ceramic brick body to the regulation strip no longer fixed connection in the adjustment tank, then rotate ceramic brick body to required installation angle, move back the ceramic brick body again, make regulation strip fixed connection in the adjustment tank that corresponds, can realize the regulation to ceramic brick body installation angle to improve the problem that leads to the efficiency of construction low because of ceramic brick installation angle adjusts complicacy.
Optionally, the both sides of regulating part are followed the extending direction of bracing piece is provided with the spread groove, the connecting piece includes the fixed plate, fixed plate fixed mounting in the spread groove is kept away from one side at bracing piece center, the fixed plate is close to one side at bracing piece center is provided with two grip blocks, two grip blocks respectively the butt in the outer wall of spread groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the screw passes fixed plate threaded connection in the spread groove, and simultaneously, the setting up of grip block makes the installation of fixed plate more stable.
Optionally, the two ends of the fixing plate are vertically provided with supporting plates, one side, away from the center of the supporting rod, of each supporting plate is provided with a limiting plate, and one side, close to the center of the supporting rod, of each limiting plate abuts against the end of the corresponding mounting hole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the limiting plate makes connecting piece and regulating part be located the fixed position in the mounting hole, can't insert more deeply, has guaranteed that the cooperation of regulating part and mounting is used.
Optionally, a support bar is arranged on one side, away from the limiting plate, of the support plate, and the support bar abuts against the inner wall of the mounting hole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the connecting piece can be fixed connection in the mounting hole more firmly, reduces the possibility that the connecting piece rocked in the mounting hole.
Optionally, the supporting strips are rubber strips.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can wrench movement behind the glazed tile body receives the wind load, if be rigid contact between support bar and mounting hole, not only can produce the noise when the glazed tile body wrench movement, still can make the glazed tile body broken easily.
Optionally, one side of the lower portion of the supporting plate, which is far away from the fixing plate, is provided with a limiting groove along the horizontal direction, the rubber strip is fixedly installed in the limiting groove, and the thickness of the rubber strip is larger than the depth of the limiting groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the connecting piece was inserted from the mounting hole both ends, the rubber strip can receive the frictional force of mounting hole inner wall, and great deformation can not take place when spacing groove makes the rubber strip receive frictional force, reduces the damage that frictional force caused the rubber strip.
Optionally, the inner wall of mounting is provided with the location strip, be provided with on the lateral wall of bracing piece and hold the constant head tank of location strip, location strip sliding connection in the constant head tank.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, reduce the mounting and rotate the possibility of connecting in the bracing piece, can not rotate the change angle at will on the bracing piece when the ceramic brick body receives the wind load.
Optionally, coupling assembling still includes first self-tapping screw and second self-tapping screw, the mounting passes through first self-tapping screw with the second self-tapping screw is fixed in the both sides of bracing piece, seted up on the inner wall of regulating part and held the groove of stepping down of first self-tapping screw, the geometric centre line of first self-tapping screw with the geometric centre line of second self-tapping screw is located different planes.
By adopting the technical scheme, one side of the supporting rod, which is close to the first self-tapping screw, firstly penetrates into the mounting hole and the adjusting piece, the abdicating groove can accommodate the first self-tapping screw to penetrate through, but the second self-tapping screw cannot penetrate through the abdicating groove, the adjusting piece can be clamped on one side of the second self-tapping screw, and the second self-tapping screw plays a supporting role on the ceramic brick body; when the installation angle of the ceramic brick body is adjusted to the groove of stepping down and the second self-tapping screw is opposite, the adjusting piece close to the first self-tapping screw can be clamped on one side of the first self-tapping screw, the first self-tapping screw plays a supporting role for the ceramic brick body, and the ceramic brick can not slide off the supporting rod no matter which angle the ceramic brick body rotates.
Optionally, the first self-tapping screw is provided with two, and two the geometric centerline of the first self-tapping screw is the same straight line, the second self-tapping screw is provided with two at least, just the geometric centerline of the second self-tapping screw intersects.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, because first self-tapping screw and second self-tapping screw play the supporting role to the ceramic brick body, if only when a first self-tapping screw or second self-tapping screw support the ceramic brick body, probably can make the ceramic brick body take place the slope, and the holding power is relatively weak.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. when the installation direction of the ceramic brick body needs to be adjusted, the ceramic brick body is moved to the position that the adjusting strips are not fixedly connected in the adjusting grooves any longer, the ceramic brick body is rotated to the required installation angle, and then the ceramic brick body is moved back to ensure that the adjusting strips are fixedly connected in the corresponding adjusting grooves, so that the adjustment of the installation angle of the ceramic brick body can be realized, and the problem of low construction efficiency caused by the complex adjustment of the installation angle of the ceramic brick is solved;
2. when the connecting piece is inserted into the mounting hole from two ends, the rubber strip can be subjected to the friction force of the inner wall of the mounting hole, and the limiting groove enables the rubber strip not to be greatly deformed when being subjected to the friction force, so that the damage of the friction force to the rubber strip is reduced;
3. one side of the supporting rod, which is close to the first self-tapping screw, penetrates into the mounting hole and the adjusting piece, the abdicating groove can accommodate the first self-tapping screw to penetrate through, but the second self-tapping screw cannot penetrate through the abdicating groove, the adjusting piece can be clamped on one side of the second self-tapping screw, and the second self-tapping screw plays a role in supporting the ceramic brick body; if the installation angle of ceramic brick body is adjusted to when stepping down the groove and the second self-tapping screw is relative, the regulating part that is close to first self-tapping screw can joint in one side of first self-tapping screw, and first self-tapping screw plays the supporting role to the ceramic brick body, makes no matter which angle is rotated to the ceramic brick, can not follow the landing on the bracing piece.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the angle adjustable ceramic tile curtain wall system of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a connection assembly of the adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of the present application;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of the present application.
Description of the reference numerals: 1. a ceramic brick body; 11. mounting holes; 2. a support bar; 21. positioning a groove; 3. a connecting assembly; 31. an adjustment member; 311. connecting grooves; 312. an adjustment groove; 313. a yielding groove; 32. a connecting member; 321. a fixing plate; 322. a clamping plate; 323. a support plate; 324. a limiting plate; 325. a limiting groove; 326. a supporting strip; 33. a fixing member; 331. a positioning bar; 332. an adjustment bar; 34. a first self-tapping screw; 35. and a second self-tapping screw.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to figures 1-4.
Referring to fig. 1, the pottery brick curtain wall system of adjustable angle that this application embodiment disclosed includes pottery brick body 1, bracing piece 2 and coupling assembling 3, sets up the mounting hole 11 that runs through on the pottery brick body 1, and in the mounting hole 11 was worn to locate by bracing piece 2, coupling assembling 3 was with pottery brick body 1 fixed connection on bracing piece 2.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the connection assembly 3 includes an adjusting part 31 and a connecting part 32, the connecting part 32 fixes the adjusting part 31 at two ends of the mounting hole 11, and the adjusting part 31 is located in the mounting hole 11, the connecting part 32 includes a fixing plate 321 and two clamping plates 322, the clamping plates 322 are vertically disposed at one side of the fixing plate 321 far away from the end of the supporting rod 2, a connecting groove 311 is disposed on the outer side wall of two opposite sides of the adjusting part 31 along the extending direction of the supporting rod 2, the fixing plate 321 is disposed at one side of the connecting groove 311 far away from the center of the supporting rod 2, a screw passes through the fixing plate 321 and is screwed into the connecting groove 311, and the two clamping plates 322 respectively abut against the outer side wall of the connecting groove 311, so that the connection between the connecting part 32 and the adjusting part 31 is more stable.
The both sides of fixed plate 321 are provided with backup pad 323 perpendicularly, and the one end that backup pad 323 kept away from the bracing piece 2 center is provided with limiting plate 324, inserts adjusting part 31 when certain degree of depth in the mounting hole 11, and limiting plate 324 can the joint be in the tip of mounting hole 11, has guaranteed adjusting part 31 and mounting 33's cooperation and has used. One side that limiting plate 324 was kept away from to backup pad 323 is provided with spacing groove 325, and fixed mounting has a support bar 326 in the spacing groove 325, and support bar 326 is a little higher than spacing groove 325, and with the inner wall looks butt of mounting hole 11, makes in connecting piece 32 is fixed in mounting hole 11 more firmly, reduces the possibility that connecting piece 32 rocked in mounting hole 11. Because connecting piece 32 inserts during mounting hole 11, the rubber strip can receive the frictional force of mounting hole 11 inner wall, and spacing groove 325 can make the rubber strip can not take place great deformation when receiving frictional force, reduces the damage that frictional force caused the rubber strip. In addition, be the flexible contact best between support bar 326 and the ceramic brick body 1, support bar 326 is the rubber strip in this embodiment, and the cross section of rubber strip is semi-circular, because can wrench movement after ceramic brick body 1 receives the wind load, if be rigid contact between support bar 326 and mounting hole 11, not only can produce the noise when ceramic brick body 1 wrench movement, still can make ceramic brick body 1 easily broken.
The connecting assembly 3 further includes a fixing member 33, the fixing member 33 is sleeved on the support rod 2, and the adjusting member 31 is sleeved on an outer peripheral side of the fixing member 33. The periphery side of bracing piece 2 is provided with constant head tank 21 along the extending direction of bracing piece 2, and the inner wall of mounting 33 is provided with the location strip 331 that uses with constant head tank 21 cooperation, has reduced the possibility that mounting 33 rotated and connects in bracing piece 2, can not rotate its installation angle at will on bracing piece 2 when ceramic brick body 1 receives wind load. In addition, the fixing member 33 is also provided with a plurality of adjusting strips 332 at the outer periphery thereof along the extending direction of the supporting rod 2, and correspondingly, the inner wall of the adjusting member 31 is provided with a plurality of adjusting grooves 312 capable of accommodating the adjusting strips 332, so that the ceramic tile body 1 can be still fixed on the supporting rod 2 and cannot easily rotate after the installation angle is adjusted.
The connecting assembly 3 further comprises a first tapping screw 34 and a second tapping screw 35, the fixing member 33 is fixed on two sides of the supporting rod 2 through the first tapping screw 34 and the second tapping screw 35, a geometric center line of the first tapping screw 34 and a geometric center line of the second tapping screw 35 are located on different planes, and a yielding groove 313 which can accommodate the first tapping screw 34 to pass through is formed in the inner wall of the adjusting piece 31, so that one side of the supporting rod 2, which is close to the first tapping screw 34, firstly penetrates into the mounting hole 11 and the adjusting piece 31, the yielding groove 313 can accommodate the first tapping screw 34 to pass through, the second tapping screw 35 cannot penetrate through the yielding groove 313, the adjusting piece 31 can be clamped on one side of the second tapping screw 35, and meanwhile, the second tapping screw 35 also plays a supporting role on the ceramic brick body 1. When the installation angle of the ceramic brick body 1 is adjusted to the abdication groove 313 opposite to the second tapping screw 35, the adjusting piece 31 close to the first tapping screw 34 can be clamped on one side of the first tapping screw 34, the first tapping screw 34 supports the ceramic brick body 1, and the ceramic brick can not slide off the support rod 2 no matter which angle the ceramic brick rotates. Because of first self-tapping screw 34 and second self-tapping screw 35 can play the supporting role to ceramic brick body 1, in order to make the installation of ceramic brick body 1 more firm, consider the size of mounting hole 11 simultaneously, first self-tapping screw 34 is provided with two, and the geometric centre line of first self-tapping screw 34 is collinear, and second self-tapping screw 35 is provided with two at least, and the geometric centre line of second self-tapping screw 35 is crossing. In this embodiment, four second self-tapping screws 35 are provided, and the included angle between adjacent second self-tapping screws 35 is 90 °.
The implementation principle of the ceramic brick curtain wall system with the adjustable angle in the embodiment of the application is as follows: the connecting pieces 32 are fixed on two sides of the adjusting piece 31 through screws and inserted into two ends of the mounting hole 11 until the limiting plates 324 are clamped in the ceramic brick body 1, so that the adjusting piece 31 is fixed, then the end part of the supporting rod 2 close to one side of the first tapping screw 34 is inserted into the mounting hole 11, the adjusting piece 31 is clamped with the second tapping screw 35, and the ceramic brick body 1 is fixed on the supporting rod 2. When the installation direction of ceramic brick body 1 needs to be adjusted, move ceramic brick body 1 to adjusting strip 332 no longer fixed connection in adjustment tank 312, rotate ceramic brick body 1 to required installation angle, again with ceramic brick body 1 back-up, make adjusting strip 332 fixed connection in the adjustment tank 312 that corresponds, can realize the regulation to ceramic brick body 1 installation angle to improve the problem that leads to the low efficiency of construction because of the ceramic brick installation angle is adjusted complicacy.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, so: equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.

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1. The utility model provides a ceramic brick curtain wall system of adjustable angle which characterized in that: including ceramic brick body (1), bracing piece (2) and be used for with ceramic brick body (1) fixed connection in coupling assembling (3) on bracing piece (2), set up mounting hole (11) that run through on ceramic brick body (1), bracing piece (2) are worn to locate in mounting hole (11), coupling assembling (3) are including regulating part (31), connecting piece (32) and mounting (33), regulating part (31) pass through connecting piece (32) fixed connection in mounting hole (11), mounting (33) fixed connection in on bracing piece (2), regulating part (31) cover is located the periphery side of mounting (33), follow on mounting (33) periphery side the extending direction of bracing piece (2) is provided with regulation strip (332), the inner wall of regulating part (31) is provided with two at least can hold regulation groove (312) of regulation strip (332).
2. The adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of claim 1, wherein: the both sides of regulating part (31) are followed the extending direction of bracing piece (2) is provided with spread groove (311), connecting piece (32) are including fixed plate (321), fixed plate (321) fixed mounting in spread groove (311) is kept away from one side at bracing piece (2) center, fixed plate (321) are close to one side at bracing piece (2) center is provided with two grip blocks (322), two grip blocks (322) respectively the butt in the outer wall of spread groove (311).
3. The adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of claim 2, wherein: the two ends of the fixing plate (321) are perpendicularly provided with supporting plates (323), one side, away from the center of the supporting rod (2), of each supporting plate (323) is provided with a limiting plate (324), and one side, close to the center of the supporting rod (2), of each limiting plate (324) abuts against the end of the corresponding mounting hole (11).
4. The adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of claim 3, wherein: one side, away from the limiting plate (324), of the supporting plate (323) is provided with a supporting strip (326), and the supporting strip (326) abuts against the inner wall of the mounting hole (11).
5. The angle adjustable ceramic tile curtain wall system according to claim 4, wherein: the supporting strips (326) are rubber strips.
6. The adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of claim 5, wherein: one side of the lower portion of the supporting plate (323) far away from the fixing plate (321) is provided with a limiting groove (325) along the horizontal direction, the rubber strip is fixedly installed in the limiting groove (325), and the thickness of the rubber strip is larger than the depth of the limiting groove (325).
7. The adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of claim 1, wherein: the inner wall of mounting (33) is provided with location strip (331), be provided with on the lateral wall of bracing piece (2) and hold constant head tank (21) of location strip (331), location strip (331) sliding connection in constant head tank (21).
8. The adjustable angle ceramic tile curtain wall system of claim 1, wherein: coupling assembling (3) still include first self-tapping nail (34) and second self-tapping nail (35), mounting (33) are passed through first self-tapping nail (34) with second self-tapping nail (35) are fixed in the both sides of bracing piece (2), it can hold to have seted up on the inner wall of regulating part (31) the groove of stepping down (313) of first self-tapping nail (34), the geometric centre line of first self-tapping nail (34) with the geometric centre line of second self-tapping nail (35) is located different planes.
9. The angle adjustable ceramic tile curtain wall system according to claim 8, wherein: first self-tapping screw (34) are provided with two, and two the geometric centre line of first self-tapping screw (34) is collinear, second self-tapping screw (35) are provided with two at least, just the geometric centre line of second self-tapping screw (35) is crossing.
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