CN220434008U - Glass curtain wall upright post structure - Google Patents
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The application relates to a glass curtain wall stand structure, include the wall and be fixed in stand body on the wall, the stand body is kept away from the one end joint cooperation of wall has the fixed plate that is used for strengthening stand body structural strength, be provided with on the fixed plate be used for with the locking subassembly of stand body locking, the middle part position of stand body is provided with the spliced pole, the fixed plate transversely passes inside the spliced pole, the spliced pole is kept away from the one end joint cooperation of stand body has the connecting plate, the connecting plate with fixedly connected with glass curtain wall body between the fixed plate, the connecting plate with be provided with between the fixed plate and be used for fixing the fixed subassembly of glass curtain wall body. The glass curtain wall body and the upright post body are firmly fixed.
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Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of glass curtain walls, in particular to a glass curtain wall upright post structure.
Background
The glass curtain wall is a building outer enclosure structure or a decorative structure which is characterized in that a supporting structure system can have certain displacement capacity relative to a main structure and does not share the action of the main structure. The stand is used for fixing the glass curtain wall, plays a firm supporting role to the glass curtain wall, and the stand is fixed on the wall through the steel angle sign indicating number generally.
In the glass curtain wall installation in the related art, glass is installed on a stand column through a bolt and other components, so that the glass curtain wall can be fixed on the stand column.
However, in the actual use process, most of the weight of the glass curtain wall is transferred to the upright post, the pressure born by the upright post becomes large, and the upright post can not bear the weight of the glass curtain wall for a long time, so that potential safety hazards are caused.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to improve the phenomenon that the installation of the glass curtain wall is not stable enough in the related art, the application provides a glass curtain wall upright post structure.
The application provides a glass curtain wall upright post structure adopts following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a glass curtain wall stand structure, includes the wall and is fixed in stand body on the wall, the stand body is kept away from the one end joint cooperation of wall has the fixed plate that is used for strengthening stand body structural strength, be provided with on the fixed plate be used for with the locking subassembly of stand body locking, the middle part position of stand body is provided with the spliced pole, the fixed plate transversely passes inside the spliced pole, the spliced pole is kept away from the one end joint cooperation of stand body has the connecting plate, the connecting plate with fixedly connected with glass curtain wall body between the fixed plate, the connecting plate with be provided with between the fixed plate and be used for fixing the fixed subassembly of glass curtain wall body.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, before installing glass curtain wall body to stand body, with fixed plate and stand body joint cooperation, then make realizing the locking between fixed plate and the stand body through locking component, through the joint cooperation between connecting plate and the spliced pole for realize fixing between connecting plate and the stand body, be fixed in between fixed plate and the connecting plate with glass curtain wall body again, fix glass curtain wall body through fixed component, thereby realize fixing glass curtain wall body and stand body. Through setting up fixed plate and connecting plate to realize fixed with glass curtain wall body and stand body through fixed subassembly, strengthened the structural strength of stand body, and make the connection between glass curtain wall body and the stand body more firm.
Preferably, a clamping piece is arranged on one side of the upright post body, which faces the fixing plate, a clamping groove is formed in the clamping piece, and a clamping block used for being matched with the inner wall of the clamping groove in a clamping mode is arranged on one side of the fixing plate, which faces the clamping piece.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the joint piece of fixed plate cooperates with the joint groove inner wall joint of joint spare for the fixed plate can be preliminarily fixed on the stand body.
Preferably, the locking assembly comprises a rotating rod arranged in the fixed plate, a bevel gear set sleeved on the rotating rod and a screw rod penetrating through the clamping block, the rotating rod is arranged along the length direction of the fixed plate, the screw rod is perpendicular to the rotating rod, the bevel gears are respectively sleeved on the screw rod and the rotating rod, and one end of the rotating rod penetrates out of the fixed plate and is connected with a rotating piece for rotating the rotating rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, after joint piece and joint inslot wall joint cooperation on the fixed plate, when rotating the piece with the dwang through rotating, control bevel gear group rotates to drive the screw rod and rotate, so that the one end of screw rod penetrates in the joint piece and with stand body threaded connection, thereby realize firm connection between messenger's fixed plate and the stand body.
Preferably, the rotating member is a first handle, and the first handle is sleeved at the end of the rotating rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, first handle makes things convenient for manual rotation to conveniently fix fixed plate and stand body, first handle can dismantle after fixed plate and stand body are fixed to do not influence the aesthetic property of glass curtain wall body.
Preferably, the spliced pole is kept away from one side of stand body is provided with the connecting piece, the both sides edge of connecting piece all is provided with first pothook, the connecting plate orientation one side of connecting piece be provided with be used for with connecting piece joint complex connecting block, the connecting block orientation the position of first pothook be provided with be used for with first pothook is hooked and is held fixed second pothook, still wear to be equipped with the threaded rod in the connecting plate, the one end of threaded rod penetrates in the connecting piece, and with spliced pole threaded connection, the connecting block with still be provided with between the connecting piece inner wall and be used for strengthening fixed joint subassembly.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, realize fixed connection through first pothook and second pothook between spliced pole and the connecting plate, the pothook of first pothook and second pothook is held fixedly, can be preliminarily fixed spliced pole and connecting plate, the threaded connection of rethread threaded rod and connecting plate and spliced pole to realize the firm connection of connecting plate and spliced pole.
Preferably, the clamping assembly comprises a plurality of protruding points arranged on the outer wall of the connecting block and a plurality of grooves formed in the inner wall of the connecting piece, the protruding points and the grooves are correspondingly arranged, and the protruding points and the inner walls of the grooves are correspondingly clamped.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the bump of connecting block and the recess inner wall joint cooperation of connecting piece for after the connecting block stretches into the connecting piece, strengthen the connectivity between connecting block and the connecting piece.
Preferably, the fixing assembly comprises a fixing rod penetrating between the connecting plate and the fixing plate and a second handle sleeved at one end of the fixing rod, threads are arranged on the outer wall of the fixing rod along the length direction, a screw hole for being in threaded connection with the fixing rod is formed in one side of the fixing plate, and one end of the fixing rod penetrates through the connecting plate and the glass curtain wall body and is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the screw hole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, make the dead lever rotate when rotating the second handle to make the dead lever stretch into in connecting plate and the glass curtain wall body, and with screw inner wall threaded connection, thereby be fixed in glass curtain wall body between fixed plate and the connecting plate, make glass curtain wall body and stand body realize firm fixed.
Preferably, the connecting plate and one side of the fixing plate, which faces the glass curtain wall body, are provided with gaskets.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the gasket is used for when the fixed glass curtain wall body of dead lever, can not damage glass curtain wall body.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. before the glass curtain wall body is installed to the upright post body, the fixing plate is matched with the upright post body in a clamping way, then the first handle is rotated to enable the fixing plate to be locked with the upright post body, the fixing is achieved between the connecting plate and the upright post body through the clamping matching between the connecting plate and the connecting post, the glass curtain wall body is fixed between the fixing plate and the connecting plate, the glass curtain wall body is fixed through the second handle, and therefore the glass curtain wall body and the upright post body are fixed. Through setting up fixed plate and connecting plate and dead lever, realize fixed with glass curtain wall body and stand body, strengthened the structural strength of stand body to make the connection between glass curtain wall body and the stand body more firm;
2. the fixed plate and the connecting plate are connected and fixed with the upright post body, so that the structural strength of the upright post body is enhanced, and the fixed plate and the connecting plate can bear partial pressure of the glass curtain wall body to ensure the safety of the glass curtain wall body.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic overall structure of an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partial cross-sectional structure of an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the assembly relationship between a connection plate and a connection post according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B in fig. 4.
In the figure, 1, a wall surface; 11. steel corner brace; 2. a column body; 21. a clamping piece; 211. a clamping groove; 22. a connecting column; 221. a connecting piece; 2211. a first hook; 2212. slotting; 2213. a groove; 3. a fixing plate; 31. a clamping block; 311. a screw; 32. a rotating lever; 33. a bevel gear set; 331. a first bevel gear; 332. a second bevel gear; 34. a screw hole; 4. a first handle; 5. a connecting plate; 51. a connecting block; 511. a second hook; 512. a bump; 6. a threaded rod; 7. a glass curtain wall body; 8. a fixed rod; 9. a second handle; 10. a gasket.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1-5.
The utility model provides a glass curtain wall stand structure, references fig. 1 and 2, includes wall 1 and is fixed in stand body 2 on the wall 1, and all pre-buried steel angle sign indicating number 11 for the both sides of stand body 2 on the wall 1, two steel angle sign indicating numbers 11 are located the both sides of stand body 2 respectively, realize fixed connection with stand body 2 and steel angle sign indicating number 11 through the bolt to be fixed in on the wall 1 with stand body 2.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the stand body 2 is kept away from the fixed plate 3 of the structural strength of stand body 2 that is used for strengthening in the cooperation of one end joint of wall 1, and stand body 2 is provided with joint spare 21 towards one side of fixed plate 3, and joint spare 21 has two, and two joint spare 21 are located stand body 2 and are close to both sides edge respectively. The clamping piece 21 is provided with a clamping groove 211 towards one side of the fixed plate 3, and the clamping groove 211 is provided with a T shape. One side of the fixing plate 3, which faces two clamping pieces 21, is provided with clamping blocks 31 which are matched in the clamping grooves 211 in a clamping manner, the clamping blocks 31 are arranged in a T-shaped manner, and one ends of the clamping blocks 31 extend into the clamping grooves 211 and are matched with the inner walls of the clamping grooves 211 in a clamping manner.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a locking assembly for locking is further provided between the fixing plate 3 and the column body 2, the locking assembly comprises a rotating rod 32 rotatably arranged in the fixing plate 3, two bevel gear sets 33 sleeved on the rotating rod 32, and screws 311 respectively penetrating through the two clamping blocks 31, the rotating rod 32 is arranged along the length direction of the fixing plate 3, and two ends of the rotating rod 32 are respectively rotatably arranged on two inner walls of the fixing plate 3. The bevel gear set 33 includes a first bevel gear 331 and a second bevel gear 332 engaged with the first bevel gear 331, wherein the first bevel gear 331 is sleeved on the rotating rod 32, the second bevel gear 332 is sleeved on an end portion of the screw 311, and the screw 311 is perpendicular to the rotating rod 32. One end of the rotating rod 32 penetrates out of the fixed plate 3 and is sleeved with a first handle 4, and the first handle 4 is detachably arranged and can be detached after the fixed plate 3 is fixed on the upright post body 2. After the clamping block 31 on the fixing plate 3 is matched with the inner wall of the clamping groove 211 in a clamping manner, when the rotating rod 32 is rotated by rotating the first handle 4, the two first bevel gears 331 are controlled to rotate, the first bevel gears 331 are meshed with the second bevel gears 332 to rotate, and the screw 311 is driven to rotate, so that one end of the screw 311 penetrates into the clamping piece 21 and is in threaded connection with the upright post body 2, and the fixing plate 3 is firmly connected with the upright post body 2.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a connecting column 22 is integrally formed in the middle of the upright body 2, and the connecting column 22 is located at one end of the upright body 2 far away from the wall surface 1. The connecting column 22 is hollow, and the fixing plate 3 transversely passes through the inside of the connecting column 22. The connecting plate 5 is matched with one end of the connecting column 22 far away from the upright post body 2 in a clamping way. The connecting column 22 is provided with the connecting piece 221 far away from one side of the stand body 2, and both side edges of the connecting piece 221 are provided with first clamping hooks 2211, and the first clamping hooks 2211 are arranged in a bending mode towards the inside of the connecting piece 221. Connecting plate 5 is provided with connecting block 51 towards one side of connecting piece 221, and connecting block 51 is the I shape setting, and connecting piece 221 has seted up the fluting 2212 that is used for supplying connecting block 51 to stretch into in the connecting piece 221 towards one side of connecting piece 5, and the one end of connecting block 51 stretches into in fluting 2212 and cooperates with fluting 2212 inner wall joint. The connecting block 51 is provided with a second hook 511 for hooking and fixing with the first hook 2211 towards the first hook 2211, the second hook 511 is opposite to the first hook 2211, and after the connecting block 51 stretches into the connecting piece 221, the second hook 511 is hooked and fixed with the first hook 2211, so that the connecting plate 5 and the connecting column 22 are fixedly connected.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a clamping assembly for reinforcing fixation is further disposed between the connecting block 51 and the inner wall of the connecting piece 221, and the clamping assembly includes a plurality of protruding points 512 disposed on two outer walls of the connecting block 51 and a plurality of grooves 2213 disposed on the inner wall of the connecting piece 221, wherein the protruding points 512 are disposed corresponding to the grooves 2213, and the grooves 2213 are all communicated with the grooves 2212. After the connection block 51 extends into the slot 2212, the plurality of protruding points 512 are correspondingly clamped with the inner walls of the plurality of grooves 2213, so that connectivity between the connection block 51 and the connection piece 221 is enhanced.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a threaded rod 6 is inserted into the connection plate 5, and the other end of the threaded rod 6 passes through the connection block 51 and into the connection member 221 to be screwed with the connection post 22.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a glass curtain wall body 7 is fixedly connected between the connecting plate 5 and the fixing plate 3, a fixing component for fixing the glass curtain wall body 7 is arranged between the connecting plate 5 and the fixing plate 3, the fixing component comprises a fixing rod 8 penetrating between the connecting plate 5 and the fixing plate 3 and a second handle 9 sleeved at one end of the fixing rod 8, threads are arranged on the outer wall of the fixing rod 8 along the length direction, and a screw hole 34 for the threaded connection of the fixing rod 8 is formed in one side, facing the connecting plate 5, of the fixing plate 3. The second handle 9 is sleeved at one end of the fixing rod 8 far away from the fixing plate 3. One end of the fixing rod 8 penetrates through the connecting plate 5 and the glass curtain wall body 7 and penetrates into the screw hole 34 of the fixing plate 3, and the fixing rod 8 is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the screw hole 34 by rotating the second handle 9, so that the glass curtain wall body 7 is fixed between the fixing plate 3 and the connecting plate 5. In this embodiment, there are two sets of fixing members, and the two sets of fixing members are respectively located at two sides of the connecting post 22.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the connection plate 5 and the fixing plate 3 are provided with a spacer 10 on a side facing the fixing bar 8, and the spacer 10 is used to prevent damage to the glass curtain wall body 7 when the fixing bar 8 fixes the glass curtain wall body 7.
The implementation principle of the embodiment of the application is as follows: before the glass curtain wall body 7 is installed to the upright post body 2, the fixing plate 3 is matched with the upright post body 2 in a clamping way, then the first handle 4 is rotated to lock the fixing plate 3 and the upright post body 2, the fixing is realized between the connecting plate 5 and the upright post body 2 through the clamping cooperation between the connecting plate 5 and the connecting post 22, the glass curtain wall body 7 is fixed between the fixing plate 3 and the connecting plate 5, the glass curtain wall body 7 is fixed through the second handle 9, and the glass curtain wall body 7 and the upright post body 2 are fixed. Through setting up fixed plate 3 and connecting plate 5 and dead lever 8, realize fixed with glass curtain wall body 7 and stand body 2, strengthened the structural strength of stand body 2 to make the connection between glass curtain wall body 7 and the stand body 2 more firm.
The embodiments of this embodiment are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, in which like parts are denoted by like reference numerals. Therefore: all equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered in the protection scope of this application.
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1. The utility model provides a glass curtain wall stand structure, includes wall (1) and is fixed in stand body (2) on wall (1), a serial communication port, stand body (2) are kept away from a joint cooperation of wall (1) has fixed plate (3) that are used for strengthening stand body (2) structural strength, be provided with on fixed plate (3) be used for with the locking subassembly of stand body (2) locking, the middle part position of stand body (2) is provided with spliced pole (22), fixed plate (3) transversely pass inside spliced pole (22), spliced pole (22) are kept away from one end joint cooperation of stand body (2) has connecting plate (5), connecting plate (5) with fixedly connected with glass curtain wall body (7) between fixed plate (3), connecting plate (5) with be provided with between fixed plate (3) be used for fixing the fixed subassembly of glass curtain wall body (7).
2. The glass curtain wall upright post structure according to claim 1, characterized in that a clamping piece (21) is arranged on one side of the upright post body (2) facing the fixed plate (3), a clamping groove (211) is formed in the clamping piece (21), and a clamping block (31) used for being matched with the inner wall of the clamping groove (211) in a clamping mode is arranged on one side of the fixed plate (3) facing the clamping piece (21).
3. The glass curtain wall upright post structure according to claim 2, wherein the locking assembly comprises a rotating rod (32) rotatably arranged in the fixed plate (3), a bevel gear set (33) sleeved on the rotating rod (32) and a screw rod (311) penetrating through the clamping block (31), the rotating rod (32) is arranged along the length direction of the fixed plate (3), the screw rod (311) and the rotating rod (32) are vertically arranged, the bevel gear set (33) is sleeved on the screw rod (311) and the rotating rod (32) respectively, and one end of the rotating rod (32) penetrates out of the fixed plate (3) and is connected with a rotating piece for rotating the rotating rod (32).
4. A glass curtain wall pillar structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the turning member is a first handle (4), and the first handle (4) is sleeved at the end of the turning rod (32).
5. The glass curtain wall upright post structure according to claim 1, wherein a connecting piece (221) is arranged on one side, far away from the upright post body (2), of the connecting post (22), first clamping hooks (2211) are arranged on two side edges of the connecting piece (221), a connecting block (51) used for being matched with the connecting piece (221) in a clamping mode is arranged on one side, facing the connecting piece (5), of the connecting piece (221), a second clamping hook (511) used for being clamped and fixed with the first clamping hook (2211) is arranged on the connecting block (51) in a position, facing the first clamping hook (2211), of the connecting piece, a threaded rod (6) is further arranged in the connecting block (5) in a penetrating mode, one end of the threaded rod (6) penetrates into the connecting piece (221) and is in threaded connection with the connecting post (22), and a clamping assembly used for reinforcing and fixing is further arranged between the connecting block (51) and the inner wall of the connecting piece (221).
6. The glass curtain wall upright post structure according to claim 5, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a plurality of protruding points (512) arranged on the outer wall of the connecting block (51) and a plurality of grooves (2213) arranged on the inner wall of the connecting piece (221), the protruding points (512) and the grooves (2213) are correspondingly arranged, and the protruding points (512) and the inner walls of the grooves (2213) are correspondingly clamped.
7. The glass curtain wall upright post structure according to claim 1, wherein the fixing component comprises a fixing rod (8) penetrating between the connecting plate (5) and the fixing plate (3) and a second handle (9) sleeved at one end of the fixing rod (8), threads are arranged on the outer wall of the fixing rod (8) along the length direction, a screw hole (34) for being in threaded connection with the fixing rod (8) is formed in one side, facing the connecting plate (5), of the fixing plate (3), and one end of the fixing rod (8) penetrates through the connecting plate (5) and the glass curtain wall body (7) and is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the screw hole (34).
8. A glass curtain wall pillar structure according to claim 7, characterized in that the connection plates (5) and the fixing plates (3) are provided with gaskets (10) on the side facing the glass curtain wall body (7).
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