CN220539089U - Bearing assembly applied to wall body hole-forming structure and dry wall brick system - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of building wall construction, in particular to a bearing component applied to a wall opening structure and a dry wall brick system. A support assembly for use in a wall opening structure, comprising: the preassembled support is preassembled and fixed on the surface of the brick body; the window hole connecting piece is connected with the preassembled supporting piece and used for fixing the brick body at the position of the window hole; and the window hole connecting piece is provided with an extending end which extends towards the window hole and is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole. By means of the bearing assembly pre-fixed on the brick body in the factory, the construction difficulty of the wall bricks of the hole part of the structural wall and the production and manufacturing costs of related accessories can be effectively reduced, and accordingly the production and installation costs of the wall brick hanging system are reduced.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of building wall construction, in particular to a bearing component applied to a wall opening structure and a dry wall brick system.
Background
In recent years, the fabricated building industry is generally promoted under the promotion of policies, and the promotion of fabricated building evaluation standards is further carried out, so that a fabricated built-in dry wall brick system is also brought into the scoring item of a developer participating in land auction, and various large fabricated built-in enterprises in China put into the research and development of dry wall brick products in a dispute.
In drywall tile systems, the support assemblies designed for the open portions of structural walls, such as windows, wall openings, and the like, are lacking. Thus, those skilled in the art of dry wall blocks tend to secure the wall blocks by the same support assemblies as the rest of the structural wall. However, since the hole portion of the structural wall has a hole, if the contour surface of the hole can be effectively utilized, the wall brick can be dry-hung and fixed by adopting the bearing component with a simpler structure, thereby reducing the production and installation cost of the dry-hung wall brick system while ensuring the fixing strength of the wall brick.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the problems that the existing dry wall brick system lacks a bearing component designed for the hole part of the structural wall, so that the construction difficulty of the wall brick of the hole part of the structural wall and the production and manufacturing costs of related accessories are high, and the production and installation costs of the dry wall brick system are high. To this end, the present utility model provides a support assembly for use in a wall opening structure, comprising:
the preassembled support is preassembled and fixed on the surface of the brick body;
the window hole connecting piece is connected with the preassembled supporting piece and used for fixing the brick body at the position of the window hole; and the window hole connecting piece is provided with an extending end which extends towards the window hole and is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole.
Optionally, the pre-assembled support comprises: the first connecting part is fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body, and the second connecting part is fixedly connected with the window hole connecting piece.
Optionally, the preassembled support is in a plate-shaped structure;
the first connecting part is fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body in an adhesive bonding way;
the window hole connecting piece is accommodated between the second connecting part and the brick body, and is formed in the accommodating cavity.
Optionally, the surface of the first connecting part is provided with a glue injection hole and a protruding structure corresponding to the glue injection hole;
the glue injection holes are used for allowing fixing glue to pass through the preassembled support, so that the preassembled support is adhered and fixed on the surface of the brick body;
the protruding structure is used for increasing the panel beating intensity of preassembly support to in dry wall brick system assembly process, protruding structure with the brick body looks butt, so that first connecting portion with form the injecting glue clearance between the brick body, and the second connecting portion with form between the brick body be used for the holding window hole connecting piece the holding chamber.
Optionally, the window hole connecting piece is of a plate-shaped structure bent into an L shape;
the window hole connector includes: the extension end is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole, and the connecting end is fixedly connected with the preassembly bearing.
Optionally, the connecting end is fixedly connected with the second connecting part of the pre-installed bearing towards one side of the brick body.
Optionally, the window hole connector and the preassembled support are in an integrated structure.
Optionally, the protruding structure is a strip-shaped rib that is disposed on the surface of the first connecting portion and corresponds to the glue injection hole.
Optionally, a bending edge for increasing the strength of the metal plate of the preassembly support is arranged on the side part of the preassembly support; and the bending edges are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the preassembly bearing.
A drywall tile system comprising: the bearing component is applied to a wall body hole-forming structure.
The technical scheme of the utility model has the following advantages:
1. the utility model provides a bearing component applied to a wall body hole-forming structure, which comprises the following components: the preassembled support is preassembled and fixed on the surface of the brick body; the window hole connecting piece is connected with the preassembled supporting piece and used for fixing the brick body at the position of the window hole; and the window hole connecting piece is provided with an extending end which extends towards the window hole and is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole.
In the present utility model, the prefabricated support with the window connector is pre-fixed to the brick surface in the factory. The constructor only needs to fix the extension end of the window hole connecting piece at the outline position of the bottom of the window hole on site, and the brick body can be quickly and firmly fixed at the position of the window hole of the structural wall. The problems of high construction difficulty and high fitting cost of the hole part of the structural wall in the existing dry-hanging wall brick system are effectively solved.
2. The utility model provides a bearing component applied to a wall body hole-forming structure, wherein the preassembled bearing component is of a plate-shaped structure; the first connecting part is fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body in an adhesive bonding way; the window hole connecting piece is accommodated between the second connecting part and the brick body, and is formed in the accommodating cavity.
In the utility model, the preassembled support is arranged into a plate-shaped structure made of metal and the like, and is fixed at the position of the second connecting part of the preassembled support in an adhesive mode. The production and manufacturing cost of the preassembled bearing can be effectively reduced. In addition, the connecting end of the window hole connecting piece is accommodated in the accommodating cavity formed by the second connecting part and the brick body, so that the structural reliability of the whole bearing assembly can be effectively ensured.
3. The utility model provides a bearing component applied to a wall body hole-forming structure,
the surface of the first connecting part is provided with a glue injection hole and a protruding structure which is arranged corresponding to the glue injection hole;
the glue injection holes are used for allowing fixing glue to pass through the preassembled support, so that the preassembled support is adhered and fixed on the surface of the brick body;
the protruding structure is used for increasing the panel beating intensity of preassembly support to in dry wall brick system assembly process, protruding structure with the brick body looks butt, so that first connecting portion with form the injecting glue clearance between the brick body, and the second connecting portion with form between the brick body be used for the holding window hole connecting piece the holding chamber.
In the utility model, the protruding structure is arranged on the first connecting part of the preassembly support, so that the sheet metal strength of the preassembly support can be improved. Moreover, more importantly, the convex structure can form a glue injection gap between the preassembly support and the brick body, so that an operator can conveniently drive fixing glue between the brick body and the first connecting part, and the preassembly support can be conveniently and rapidly fixed on the brick body in a factory. Meanwhile, the convex structure can also enable the brick body and the second connecting part of the preassembled supporting piece to form a containing cavity, and the connecting end of the window hole connecting piece can be effectively contained through the containing cavity.
4. The utility model provides a bearing component applied to a wall body hole-opening structure, wherein a window hole connecting piece is of a plate-shaped structure bent into an L shape; the window hole connector includes: the extension end is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole, and the connecting end is fixedly connected with the preassembly bearing.
In the utility model, the window hole connecting piece is of an L-shaped plate-shaped structure formed by bending, and has the advantages of simple and reliable structure and low production and manufacturing cost.
5. The bearing component applied to the wall body hole-opening structure provided by the utility model is characterized in that the window hole connecting piece and the preassembled bearing component are of an integrated structure. In the utility model, the window hole connecting piece and the preassembled supporting piece can be of an integrated structure, and the structure further reduces the difficulty of installing the supporting component on the brick body and simplifies the installation steps.
6. The supporting component applied to the wall body hole-forming structure provided by the utility model is characterized in that the protruding structure is a strip-shaped convex rib which is arranged on the surface of the first connecting part and is arranged corresponding to the glue injection hole.
In the utility model, the raised structures are provided with the strip-shaped convex ribs corresponding to the glue injection holes, so that the structural strength of the preassembled bearing can be further improved.
7. The utility model provides a bearing component applied to a wall body hole-forming structure, wherein the side part of a preassembled bearing component is provided with a bending edge for increasing the strength of a metal plate of the preassembled bearing component; and the bending edges are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the preassembly bearing.
According to the utility model, the bending edge can effectively improve the sheet metal strength of the preassembled bearing component of the plate-shaped structure and improve the structural reliability of the bearing component.
8. The utility model provides a dry wall brick system, comprising: the bearing component is applied to a wall body hole-forming structure. In the present utility model, since the drywall tile system includes a support assembly, all of the advantages of the support assembly are provided.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a support assembly according to the present utility model in cooperative engagement with both a brick and a window opening;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the support assembly of the present utility model with the window opening attachment fixedly attached to the bottom profile of the window opening;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a window opening connector and a pre-assembled support fixedly connected by a second connecting portion according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an integrally formed support assembly according to the present utility model;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of a window hole in a dry wall tile system according to the present utility model.
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1-preassembling a bearing; 2-brick body; 3-a window opening connector; 4-a window opening; 5-extension ends; a 6-connection end; 7-a first connection; 8-a second connection; 9-injecting glue holes; 10-a bump structure; 11-bending the edge.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made apparent and fully in view of the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the utility model are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Example 1
In this embodiment, there is provided a support assembly for a wall opening structure, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, comprising:
the preassembled support member 1 is preassembled and fixed on the surface of the brick body 2; as shown in fig. 3, the preassembled support 1 has a plate-like structure, which includes: a first connecting part 7 fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body 2 in an adhesive manner, and a second connecting part 8 fixedly connected with the window hole connecting piece 3.
The window hole connecting piece 3 is connected with the preassembled supporting piece 1 and used for fixing the brick body 2 at the position of the window hole 4; and, the window hole connector 3 has an extension end 5 extending toward the window hole 4 and fixedly connected to the bottom contour of the window hole 4. As shown in fig. 3, the window hole connector 3 is a plate-shaped structure bent into an L shape; the window hole connector 3 includes: the extension end 5 fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole 4 and the connection end 6 fixedly connected with the preassembly bearing 1. And, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, in order to better ensure the reliability of the overall structure of the brick body 2 where the support assembly is prefabricated, the connection end 6 is fixedly connected to the second connection portion 8 of the side of the prefabricated support assembly 1 facing the brick body 2, so that the connection end 6 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity formed between the second connection portion 8 and the brick body 2.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, in order to facilitate the operator to drive the fixing glue between the brick body 2 and the first connection part 7, the pre-assembled support 1 is conveniently and rapidly fixed to the brick body 2 at the factory. A glue injection hole 9 and a convex structure 10 which is arranged corresponding to the glue injection hole 9 are arranged on the surface of the first connecting part 7; the protruding structure 10 is a strip-shaped rib disposed on the surface of the first connecting portion 7 and corresponding to the glue injection hole 9.
The glue injection holes 9 are used for allowing fixing glue to pass through the preassembly support 1, so that the preassembly support 1 is adhered and fixed on the surface of the brick body 2;
the protruding structure 10 is used for increasing the sheet metal strength of the preassembled support 1, and in the dry hanging wall brick system assembling process, the protruding structure 10 is abutted to the brick body 2, so that a glue injection gap is formed between the first connecting portion 7 and the brick body 2, and a containing cavity for containing the window hole connecting piece 3 is formed between the second connecting portion 8 and the brick body 2.
The protruding structure 10 can improve the sheet metal strength of the preassembled support 1. Moreover, the glue injection gap can be used for conveniently driving the fixing glue between the brick body 2 and the first connecting part 7 by an operator, so that the preassembly bearing 1 is conveniently and rapidly fixed on the brick body 2 in a factory. Meanwhile, the connecting end 6 of the window hole connecting piece 3 can be effectively accommodated through the accommodating cavity.
In this embodiment, the side portion of the pre-assembly support 1 is further provided with a bending edge 11 for increasing the sheet metal strength of the pre-assembly support 1; and the bending edges 11 are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the preassembly bearing 1.
Of course, the structure of the pre-assembled support 1 and the window opening connector 3 is not limited in this embodiment, and in other embodiments, the pre-assembled support 1 may be a clamping groove integrally formed on the back surface of the brick 2, and the window opening connector 3 is clamped and fixed in the pre-assembled support 1 and fixedly connected with the bottom contour of the window opening 4.
Of course, the manner in which the pre-assembled support 1 is fixed to the surface of the brick 2 is not particularly limited in this embodiment, and in other embodiments, the pre-assembled support 1 may be integrally formed with the brick 2. Alternatively, the pre-load support 1 may be secured to the back surface of the brick 2 by threaded connections.
Of course, the connection position and connection manner of the connection end 6 of the window connector 3 and the pre-installed support 1 are not limited in this embodiment, and in other embodiments, the connection end 6 of the window connector 3 is fixed on a surface of a side of the pre-installed support 1 away from the brick 2. The connecting end 6 is fixedly connected with the preassembled bearing 1 through a screw.
Of course, the specific structural form of the above-mentioned bump structure 10 is not particularly limited in this embodiment, and in other embodiments, the bump structure 10 may also be a plurality of bumps disposed on the surface of the first connection portion 7.
Of course, the present embodiment does not specifically limit whether the side portion of the pre-load carrier 1 is provided with the above-mentioned bent edge 11, and in other embodiments, the side portion of the pre-load carrier 1 is not provided with the bent edge 11.
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In this embodiment, there is provided a support assembly for a wall opening structure, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, comprising: the preassembled bearing component 1 and the window hole connecting component 3 are integrally formed. Wherein,
the preassembled support member 1 is preassembled and fixed on the surface of the brick body 2; as shown in fig. 4, the preassembled support 1 has a plate-like structure, which includes: a first connecting part 7 fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body 2 in an adhesive manner, and a second connecting part 8 fixedly connected with the window hole connecting piece 3.
The window hole connecting piece 3 is connected with the preassembled supporting piece 1 and used for fixing the brick body 2 at the position of the window hole 4; as shown in fig. 4, the window hole connector 3 is an extension end which is bent and extended from the upper portion of the window hole connector 3 and fixedly connected to the bottom contour of the window hole 4.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, in order to facilitate the operator to drive the fixing glue between the brick body 2 and the first connection part 7, the pre-assembled support 1 is conveniently and rapidly fixed to the brick body 2 at the factory. A glue injection hole 9 and a convex structure 10 which is arranged corresponding to the glue injection hole 9 are arranged on the surface of the first connecting part 7; the protruding structure 10 is a strip-shaped rib disposed on the surface of the first connecting portion 7 and corresponding to the glue injection hole 9.
The glue injection holes 9 are used for allowing fixing glue to pass through the preassembly support 1, so that the preassembly support 1 is adhered and fixed on the surface of the brick body 2;
the protruding structure 10 is used for increasing the sheet metal strength of the preassembled support 1, and in the process of assembling the dry wall brick system, the protruding structure 10 is abutted to the brick body 2, so that a glue injection gap is formed between the first connecting portion 7 and the brick body 2. Through the glue injection gap, an operator can conveniently drive the fixing glue between the brick body 2 and the first connecting part 7, so that the preassembly bearing 1 is conveniently and rapidly fixed on the brick body 2 in a factory.
Example 3
A drywall tile system comprising: a bearing component applied to a wall body hole-forming structure and a brick body 2. The support assembly includes: preassembled supports 1 and window opening connectors 3.
It is apparent that the above examples are given by way of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments. Other variations or modifications of the above teachings will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. While still being apparent from variations or modifications that may be made by those skilled in the art are within the scope of the utility model.
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1. A support assembly for use in a wall opening structure, comprising:
the preassembling support (1) is preassembled and fixed on the surface of the brick body (2);
the window hole connecting piece (3) is connected with the preassembled supporting piece (1) and is used for fixing the brick body (2) at the position of the window hole (4); and the window hole connecting piece (3) is provided with an extension end (5) which extends towards the window hole (4) and is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole (4).
2. Bearing assembly for wall-opening constructions according to claim 1, characterized in that said pre-assembled bearing (1) comprises: the first connecting part (7) is fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body (2), and the second connecting part (8) is fixedly connected with the window hole connecting piece (3).
3. Bearing assembly for wall-opening constructions according to claim 2, characterized in that the pre-assembled bearing (1) is of plate-like construction;
the first connecting part (7) is fixedly connected with the surface of the brick body (2) in an adhesive manner;
the window hole connecting piece (3) is accommodated between the second connecting part (8) and the brick body (2), and is formed in the accommodating cavity.
4. A support assembly applied to a wall opening structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the surface of the first connecting portion (7) is provided with glue injection holes (9) and raised structures (10) arranged in correspondence of the glue injection holes (9);
the glue injection holes (9) are used for allowing fixing glue to pass through the preassembly support (1), so that the preassembly support (1) is adhered and fixed on the surface of the brick body (2);
the protruding structure (10) is used for increasing the sheet metal strength of the preassembled support piece (1), and in the dry hanging wall brick system assembling process, the protruding structure (10) is abutted to the brick body (2), so that a glue injection gap is formed between the first connecting portion (7) and the brick body (2), and a containing cavity for containing the window hole connecting piece (3) is formed between the second connecting portion (8) and the brick body (2).
5. A support element for wall opening constructions according to claim 4, wherein said window opening connectors (3) are plate-like structures bent into an L-shape;
the window opening connecting piece (3) comprises: the extension end (5) is fixedly connected with the bottom outline of the window hole (4), and the connecting end (6) is fixedly connected with the preassembly bearing (1).
6. Bearing assembly for wall-opening constructions according to claim 5, characterized in that said connection end (6) is fixedly connected to said second connection portion (8) of said pre-assembled bearing (1) on the side facing said brick (2).
7. Bearing assembly for wall-opening constructions according to claim 1, characterized in that the window-opening connection (3) is of integral construction with the pre-assembled bearing (1).
8. The support assembly for wall opening structures according to claim 4, characterized in that said raised structure (10) is a strip-shaped rib provided on the surface of said first connecting portion (7) and in correspondence of said glue injection hole (9).
9. A support assembly for use in a wall opening structure according to claim 3, wherein the side of the pre-assembled support (1) is provided with a bent edge (11) for increasing the sheet metal strength of the pre-assembled support (1); and the bending edges (11) are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the preassembly bearing (1).
10. A dry wall tile system comprising: a support assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 for use in a wall opening construction.
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