JP2000136573A - Panel structure, connecting member therefor, and demolition tool therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure ease of assembly in forming a panel structure through the connection of a plurality of panels and also to easily remove only the panels in certain portions from the panel structure to enhance workability during the replacement or repair of the panels. SOLUTION: Connecting members 2, each mounted at the ends of panels 1 and formed by the combination of first and second connecting members 3, 4 where connecting legs 5, 7 having respective locking parts 6, 8 are arranged in parallel with an interval to each other, are connected together by engagement of the locking parts 6, 8 to connect the plurality of panels together. In that case, the connecting leg 5 of the first connecting member 3 is formed to be freely displaceable outwards, i.e., in the direction of each panel 1, in order for the first and second connecting members 3, 4 to be disconnected from each other and removed from the panels 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel structure constituting a wall surface of a simple building, a large-sized container for transportation, a box-type truck bed, etc., a connecting member for the panel structure, and a disassembly tool therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 11, a large number of such panel structures are formed by sequentially connecting a plurality of single panels 1 by connecting members 21. This connecting member 21
Conventionally, for example, is constituted by a long member having a H-shaped cross section,
Attachment legs 23a, 23 to one side from both ends of the center connecting wall 22
The mounting legs 23a, 23b are arranged side by side on the other side so as to face each other with an interval, and a projection 24 is provided at the inner tip of each of the mounting legs 23a, 23a, 23b, 23b.

In order to connect the panel 1 using this connecting member 21, the ends of the panel 1 in the longitudinal direction are attached to the mounting legs 23a, 23a.
a, and the other panel 1 is inserted into the groove formed between the mounting legs 23b, 23b in the same manner. 1 and 1 are locked to the connecting member 21 by the projections 24. As a result, the panels 1 and 1 are connected so that the ends thereof abut each other via the connecting member 21.

Although not shown, the panel 1 is connected to the connecting member 21 using a fastener such as an adhesive, a rivet, or a screw.
Is fixed further.

[0005]

As the size of the panel structure increases, the number of panels used increases. Accordingly, ease of assembly is required, and only a part (for example, a damaged one) of a large number of connected panels is replaced with a new one or replaced with another panel for repair or the like. May need to be uncoupled and removed.

[0006] In such a case, in the conventional connection structure, the mounting leg is used.
23a, 23a and the mounting legs 23b, 23b are inserted in the longitudinal direction such that the ends of the adjacent panels 1, 1 abut against each other. To take out only one panel 1 of the place,
Remove a plurality of consecutive panels 1 in order from the end position, or remove the end positions to secure a space, and then use this space to shift the position of the continuous panel 1 in order and remove it. It is a work to arrange a space next to the panel 1 to be used and to remove the panel 1 using this space, and it is difficult to take out only one of the panels 1 without changing the position of the other panels 1. Therefore, the workability of replacement and repair was not good.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, and when forming a panel structure by sequentially connecting a plurality of panels, it is possible to ensure the ease of assembly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel structure, a panel connecting member, and a disassembly tool which can easily remove only an arbitrary panel from among them and can improve workability in replacing or repairing the panel.

[0008]

According to the present invention, first, as a panel structure, firstly, connecting legs which are attached to the ends of the panel and have locking portions are arranged at intervals. A connecting member formed of a combination of the first and second connecting members provided, which is connected to each other by engaging the locking portion to connect a plurality of panels;
The connection leg of the first connection member is formed so as to be displaceable outward in the panel direction so that the connection between the connection leg and the second connection member is released and the panel is separated from the panel. The gist of the invention is to be mounted on the connecting member with a gap.

Third, as a panel connecting member, a first connecting member having juxtaposed connecting legs having an inward engaging portion, and an outward engaging portion engaging with the inward engaging portion. The connection legs having the first and second connection members are formed longer than the connection legs of the second connection member. Is formed by a projection having a locking surface that abuts on each other, and the locking surface is formed on a downward inclined surface that is inclined toward the base of the connection leg with the locking surface facing the tip of the projection.

Fifth, as a disassembly tool for a connecting member, a connecting leg having a locking portion is provided side by side at an interval.
A disassembly tool for a connecting member integrally joined by engaging the locking portion of the second connecting member with a short diameter portion that can pass through a space formed between the connecting legs; The gist is that a rotary handle is provided at an end of a member having an elliptical cross section having a short diameter portion and a long diameter portion in a direction orthogonal to the short diameter portion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting leg of the first connecting member and the connecting leg of the second connecting member are displaced outward in the panel direction. The engagement with the connection leg is released, and the connection member is detached from the panel. Therefore, for example, only the damaged panel can be taken out of the plurality of connected panels without moving the location of the other panel.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above operation, since there is a gap between the panel and the connection leg, the connection leg is displaced outward in this gap, so that the panel can be displaced outward. The panel does not hinder the displacement of the connecting legs even if the panel is not easily deformed by an external force.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the engaging portion provided on the connecting leg of the first connecting member is formed inward, and the engaging portion provided on the connecting leg of the second connecting member is provided. Since it is formed outward, the connecting leg of the first connecting member can be displaced outward, and the connecting member can be detached from the panel. Further, since the connecting leg of the first connecting member is formed longer than the connecting leg of the second connecting member, the connecting leg of the first connecting member can be displaced with a small external force, and the workability is good, and Deformation of the legs can also be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described operation, when the connecting leg of the first connecting member is displaced outward, the inclined surface formed on the engaging portion of the connecting leg is formed. Therefore, the displacement is easy because the locking portion moves.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the disassembling tool for the elliptical member having a cross section of an elliptical shape is inserted into the space between the connecting legs from the direction of the short diameter portion, and the rotary handle is rotated at this point. When displaced in the direction, the connecting legs can be easily opened outward and the connecting member can be removed from the panel.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a panel structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, and the illustrated example shows a panel structure used for a large container for transportation. Are connected sequentially.

In the illustrated example, the panel 1 is a sandwich panel in which the main body 1a is formed of a foamed resin (styrene foam), the outer surface of which is formed of an aluminum plate 1b, and the inner surface of which is formed of a plywood 1c, but is not limited thereto. Instead of using a foamed resin body, a sandwich panel with both sides of an aluminum plate or a steel plate, a honeycomb core structure using aluminum or synthetic resin without using foamed resin, or using plywood alone Various types are conceivable.

The connecting member 2 for connecting the panels 1 includes
The first connecting member 3 is composed of a combination of the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4.
A connection leg 5 opposed to the main body 3a at a distance is provided in parallel with a direction perpendicular to the main body 3a, and an inward locking portion 6 is provided at an end of the connection leg 5. Further, on the outside of the base of the connection leg 5, there is provided a ridge 18 for securing a space 16 formed between the panel 1 and a panel 1 described later.

The locking portion 6 is formed by a projection 6b provided with a locking surface 6a. The locking surface 6a is formed on a downwardly inclined surface which is inclined toward the base of the connection leg 5 toward the tip of the projection 6b. Form.

Similarly to the first connecting member 3, the second connecting member 4 projects from the inside of the plate-shaped main body 4a in parallel with the connecting legs 7 facing the main body 4a at a distance in a direction perpendicular to the main body 4a. An outward locking portion 8 is provided at the tip of the connection leg 7.

The locking portion 8 is formed by two adjacent projections 8b, 8b provided with a locking surface 8a, and the locking portion 6b is engaged between the two projections 8b, 8b. A groove 8c is formed. The locking surface 8a is formed as a downward inclined surface that is inclined toward the base of the connection leg 7 toward the tip of the projection 8b.

The first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 are provided with projections 9 for locking the panel 1 at the inner ends of the main bodies 3a, 4a. In addition, the connecting leg 5 of the first connecting member 3 is formed longer than the connecting leg 7 of the twenty-first connecting member 4, and the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 have a certain degree of elasticity. For example, an aluminum alloy or the like is used as a material so that the connection leg 5 is formed so as to be displaceable outward.

FIG. 4 shows a disassembly tool 10 for displacing the connection leg 5 outward. A short diameter portion 12 which can pass through a space 11 formed between the connection legs 5 and 5 and the short diameter portion 12 are shown. A rod-shaped rotary handle 15 is provided at an end of a rod-shaped main body 14 having an oblong cross section having a long diameter part 13 in a direction perpendicular to the part 12 in a direction perpendicular to the main body 14 to form a T-shape as a whole. is there.

In this case, the diameter of the short diameter portion 12 is formed to be slightly smaller than the interval width between the connection legs 5 and 5, and the short diameter portion 12 is formed.
The length of the diameter of 13 is formed larger than the interval between the connection legs 5 and 5 so that the connection legs 5 and 5 can be displaced. The tip of the main body 14 is formed into a tapered portion 14a and pointed, and the cross-sectional shape of the main body 14 is such that the long-diameter portion 13 side is a flat portion and the short-diameter portion 12 side is as shown in FIG. Various shapes such as a substantially elliptical shape formed in an arc-shaped portion, an elliptical shape as shown in FIG. 6, and a hollow elliptical tube shape shown in FIG. 7 are conceivable. The one shown in FIG. 6 is functionally excellent, but the manufacturing cost is high, and the tubular one shown in FIG. 7 can be manufactured by roll-forming a steel pipe.

The height of the panel 1 is usually about 2000 mm, and the length of the main body 14 is preferably formed to be equal to the height of the panel 1. Can also be shortened.

Further, the rotary handle 15 is fixedly provided at the end of the main body 14. When the length of the main body 14 is formed longer than the height of the panel 1, the rotary handle 15 is detachably attached to the end of the main body 14. It may be.

In order to connect a plurality of panels 1 using such a connecting member 2, the second connecting is performed with the panel 1 disposed on the first connecting member 3 as shown in FIG. Lumber 4
Is connected to the first connecting member 3. In this case, the locking portions 6 and 8 are connected by inserting the projection 6b of the locking portion 6 of the first connecting member 3 into the locking groove 8c of the locking portion 8 of the second connecting member 4. The first and second connecting members 3 and 4 are connected to each other, the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 sandwich the panel 1, and the connecting members 2 connect the panels 1 and 1, A panel structure is formed.

After connecting the connecting member 2 and the panel 1 in this manner, the first connecting member 3, the second connecting member 4, and the panel 1 may be further connected by a blind rivet, a tapping screw or the like. , The first connecting member 3 and the second
Panel 1 is connected to the first connecting member 3
And the second connecting member 4 is inserted into an end opening of the first connecting member 3 by a blind rivet, a tapping screw or the like.
And the second connecting member 4 and the panel 1 can be connected. However, in the case of the method of connecting the panel 1 by sandwiching only the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4 as described above, This is advantageous in terms of work in that it is not necessary to remove a blind rivet or the like at the time of dismantling.

In this state, the end face of the panel 1 comes into contact with the ridge 18, and a gap 16 for absorbing the displacement of the connection leg 5 is provided between the end face of the panel 1 and the connection leg 5 as described later. Is secured.

In such a panel structure, for example, in order to remove only an arbitrary panel 1 which has been damaged, as shown in FIG. Insert At this time, the tip of the main body 14 is formed in the tapered portion 14a, and the short-diameter portion 12 of the main body 14 is positioned in the direction between the connection legs 5 and 5, so that the main body 14 is vacant
Inserts smoothly into 11.

At this time, when the long diameter portion 13 of the main body 14 is formed as a flat portion as shown in FIG. 5, the flat portion surface comes into surface contact with the inner surface of the connection leg 5 as shown in FIG. As a result, the positioning of the short diameter portion 12 at right angles between the connection legs 5 and 5 can be performed reliably.

When the main body 14 is inserted into the space 11 in this manner, the rotating handle 15 is gripped and rotated by 90 degrees, and as shown in FIG. The connecting legs 5 and 5 are pushed outward by the long diameter portion 13 of the main body 14 so that the locking portions 6 at the distal ends are displaced.
Is separated from the locking portion 8 at the tip of the connection leg 7,7. In this case, since the abutment surfaces 6a and 8a of the locking portions 6 and 8 are formed as inclined surfaces, the separation of the locking portion 6 from the locking portion 8 is performed along the slope, so that the locking portions 6 and 8 are smoothly moved. Is made.

At this time, since a gap 16 is provided between the connection leg 5 and the end of the panel 1, the connection leg 5 is
Within. Therefore, even when the material of the panel 1 is not easily deformed by an external force, the displacement of the connection leg 5 is not hindered.

The connecting legs 5, 5 to be displaced are formed longer than the other connecting legs 7, 7, so that they can be displaced outward with a small force. Since the side surface is formed in an arc shape, the main body 14 rotates between the connection legs 5 and 5 along this arc surface, and the workability of rotating the main body 14 is improved. Furthermore, since the connection legs 5 and 5 are easily displaced as described above, they are not forcibly deformed by the application of an external force.

As described above, the locking portion 6 at the tip of the connection leg 5, 5 is separated from the locking portion 8 at the tip of the other connection leg 7, 7, and the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 3 are separated. When the lock with the connection member 4 is released, only the second connection member 4 is separated from the first connection member 3 and pulled out to be removed. Similarly, only the second connecting member 4 of the connecting member 2 connected to the other end of the panel 1 to be removed is removed from the panel 1. Thereby, only the second connecting members 4 on both sides of the panel 1 to be removed are removed, and only the panel 1 to be removed can be separated from the adjacent panel 1. The first connecting member 3 is still attached to the adjacent panel 1 remaining in this state.

Then, to mount a new panel 1,
After the panel 1 is disposed in the void formed in the trace of the removed panel 1 and the panel 1 is locked to the first connecting member 3 which is still attached to the remaining panel, If the second connecting member 4 is engaged with the first connecting member 3, the new panel 1 is also sandwiched between the first connecting member 3 and the second connecting member 4, and the new panel 1 is connected via the connecting member 2. The remaining panel 1 and the new panel 1 are connected to form a new panel structure.

In the panel structure of the above embodiment, the panels 1 are arranged side by side on the same plane. However, as shown in FIG. 10, the panels 1 can be connected in a 90-degree direction.
The structure of the connecting member 2 in this case is basically the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and is configured by a combination of the first and second connecting members 3 and 4 having the connecting legs 5 and 7 respectively. The structure of the connection leg 5 and the connection leg 7 is the same, but the main body 3a of the first connecting member 3 and the main body 4a of the second connecting member 4a are each assumed to be L It was bent in the shape of a letter.

The main body 3a of the first connecting member 3 has
The panel 1 is brought into contact with the end face of the panel 1 from the base of the connection leg 5.
Veneer plate 17 functions as a stopper that regulates the connection position of
In addition, the inner surface of the main body 3a was entirely brought into contact with the inner surface of the panel 1 without receiving the projection 9 on the main body 3a.
The method of removing the panel 1 using the dismantling tool 10 is the same as in the above embodiment.

[0039]

As described above, the panel structure, the connecting member for the panel structure and the disassembly tool of the present invention can be easily assembled when a plurality of panels are sequentially connected to form a panel structure. In addition to ensuring the operability, it is also possible to easily remove only the panel at an arbitrary position from the panel structure, and to improve the workability when replacing or repairing the panel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a panel structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the panel structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a panel structure connecting member of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a panel connecting member disassembly tool of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the embodiment of the disassembly tool of the panel connecting member of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of another shape of the main body, showing the embodiment of the disassembly tool of the panel connecting member of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of still another shape of the main body, showing the embodiment of the disassembly tool of the panel connecting member of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a first step of dismantling the panel structure of the present invention using a dismantling tool.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a second step of dismantling the panel structure of the present invention using a dismantling tool.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a modified example of the panel structure of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a conventional panel structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Panel 1a ... Main body 1b ... Aluminum plate 1c ... Plywood 2 ... Connecting member 3 ... First connecting material 3a ... Main body 4 ... Second connecting material 4a ... Main body 5 ... Connecting leg 6 ... Locking part 6a ... Locking Surface 6b ... Projection 7 ... Connection leg 8 ... Locking part 8a ... Locking surface 8b ... Projection 8c ... Locking groove 9 ... Projection 10 ... Demolition tool 11 ... Void 12 ... Short diameter part 13 ... Long diameter part 14 ... Main body 14a ... Tapered part 15 ... Rotating handle 16 ... Void 17 ... Protrusion plate 18 ... Protrusion 21 ... Connecting member 22 ... Connecting wall 23a, 23b ... Mounting leg 24 ... Protrusion

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A connecting member formed of a combination of first and second connecting members mounted on an end portion of a panel and having connection legs each having a locking portion arranged at an interval. The first and second connecting members are connected to each other by engaging the first and second connecting members so that the first and second connecting members are released from the panel. A panel structure wherein connection legs are formed so as to be displaceable outward in the panel direction. 2. The panel structure according to claim 1, wherein the panel is mounted on the connecting member with a gap between the connecting leg and the connecting leg. 3. A first connecting member having juxtaposed connecting legs having an inward engaging portion, and a connecting leg having an outward engaging portion engaging with the inward engaging portion. A connection member for a panel structure, wherein the connection member is formed of a combination of the second connection members, and the connection leg of the first connection member is formed longer than the connection leg of the second connection member. 4. The locking portion is formed by a projection having a locking surface that abuts on each other, and the locking surface is formed on a downward inclined surface that is inclined toward the base of the connection leg with the locking surface facing the tip of the projection. Item 4. A connecting member for a panel structure according to Item 3. 5. A disassembly tool for a connecting member which is integrally connected by engaging said locking portions of first and second connecting members in which connecting legs each having a locking portion are juxtaposed at intervals. Wherein a rotary handle is provided at an end of an elliptical member having a short-diameter portion capable of passing through a space formed between the connection legs and a long-diameter portion in a direction orthogonal to the short-diameter portion. A disassembly tool for a connecting member, characterized in that: