JP2001032414A - Installing structure of wall panel and floor surface - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an installing structure of a wall panel and a floor surface capable of easily installing the wall panel and the floor surface and capable of preventing infiltration of water into the wall panel lower end. SOLUTION: A side view almost U-shaped guide rail 4 composed of a base piece 4a and guide pieces 4b, 4c rising from both end sides of the base piece 4a is fixed so as to run along an end part of a waterproof pan 2 for forming a floor surface, and since a wall panel 1 can be easily installed on the waterproof pan 2 only by fitting the lower end of the wall panel 1 between both guide pieces 4b, 4c is covered with the guide rail 4 over a lower part of both side surfaces from a lower end surface of the wall panel 1, infiltration in between the guide rail 4 and the wall panel 1 can be surely prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a wall panel and a floor in a bathroom or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a mounting structure of a conventional bathroom in which a wall panel and a floor surface are attached to each other. Groove 01
The groove portion 05 where a is formed is formed one step lower than the floor surface.

At the outer edge of the groove 05, a projection 02
A guide rail 02 having a is fixed with a screw 03.

The wall panel 04 is made of a stainless steel plate 04.
b has a sandwich structure in which a foaming resin 04c or the like is interposed therebetween, and its lower end is closed by a metal member made of a galvanized steel sheet having a concave portion 04a that can be fitted to the convex portion 02a.

[0005] The wall panel 04 is attached to the waterproof pan 01 such that the recesses 04a of the wall panel 04 formed as described above are fitted to the projections 02a of the guide rails 02.

[0006]

However, when the wall panel 04 is erected in the groove 05 having a drainage function,
If the mounting portion between the wall panel 04 and the guide rail 02 is exposed to the bathroom side as described above, water may enter between the wall panel 04 and the guide rail 02 and cause corrosion of the metal member 04d. Had become.

Further, there is a problem that a hole is opened in the corroded portion, water enters the inside of the wall panel 04 from the hole, and the stainless steel plate 04b is peeled off, which leads to a cause of damage to the wall panel 04.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem. The present invention can easily attach a wall panel to a floor, and can prevent water from entering a lower end of the wall panel. It is an object to provide a mounting structure with a surface.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mounting structure of a wall panel and a floor of the present invention is a mounting structure of a lower end of a wall panel and a floor in a bathroom or the like,
A guide rail having a substantially U-shape in side view, comprising a base piece and a guide piece rising from both end sides thereof, is fixed along the end of the waterproof pan forming the floor surface, and the guide piece is provided between the guide pieces. And a lower portion of the wall panel is fitted so as to fit therewith. According to this feature, after the guide rail is fixed to the floor surface, the wall panel can be easily attached to the floor surface only by fitting the lower end of the wall panel between the two guide pieces, and the wall panel can be easily mounted on the floor surface. Since the guide rail covers the lower end surface and the lower part on both side surfaces, it is possible to reliably prevent water from entering between the guide rail and the wall panel.

[0010] The mounting structure of the wall panel and the floor of the present invention comprises:
It is preferable that at least one of the guide pieces can be elastically deformed outwardly, and that the distance between the upper ends of both guide pieces is slightly shorter than the thickness of the wall panel. With this configuration, when the wall panel is attached to the guide rail, both lower end surfaces of the wall panel are strongly held by the two guide pieces, so that the wall panel can be prevented from rattling.

[0011] The mounting structure of the wall panel and the floor of the present invention is as follows.
It is preferable that the upper end of the guide piece opposite to the bathroom is formed so as to be inclined outward and upward. With this configuration, the lower end portion of the panel is guided inward at the time of mounting, so that the panel can be easily fitted.

[0012] The mounting structure of the wall panel and the floor of the present invention is as follows.
It is preferable that a screw insertion hole is formed in the base piece of the guide rail. With this configuration, the screw can be easily fixed from above the guide rail.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a bathroom to which the mounting structure of the present invention is applied, and 1 is a wall panel constituting a side surface of the bathroom. Numeral 2 denotes a waterproof pan forming the floor of the bathroom.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wall panel 1 has a sandwich structure in which a foam resin 1e is sandwiched between a decorative plate 1a made of stainless steel and an outer plate 1b made of a galvanized steel plate. The groove 1d is closed by a closing member 1c formed of a galvanized steel sheet and formed in a substantially U-shape with a downward cross section.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the waterproof pan 2 is made of synthetic resin such as FRP,
A groove 2g which is lower than the floor surface 2a is formed in the peripheral edge of the side, and a drain groove 2c communicating with the drain port 2f is formed in the groove 2g.

A plurality of screw holes 2e are formed in the bottom 2b outside the drain groove 2c in the groove 2g along the mounting position of the wall panel 1, and the outer edge thereof is turned upward. A piece 2d is formed.

Above the groove 2c, a substantially U-shaped cover member 3 having a height substantially equal to the depth of the bottom 2b and having a substantially downward cross section is provided.
Are placed on the bottom 2b on both sides of the groove 2c, so that the groove 2g is concealed.

The wall panel 1 is mounted via a guide rail 4 on the outer bottom 2b of the groove 2g.
The guide rail 4 has a base piece 4a having substantially the same length as each end side of the waterproof pan 2, a guide piece 4b bent upward from an end of the wash piece side of the base piece 4a, and an outer side. A holding piece 4c is formed by bending upward from an end portion, and is formed in a U-shape having a substantially upward section in which a lower end of the wall panel 1 can be fitted from above.

The guide rail 4 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material so as to be elastically deformable, and the distance between the upper part of the holding piece 4c and the guide piece 4b is limited to the width of the wall panel 1.
Is formed so as to be slightly shorter than the plate thickness. The upper end of the holding piece 4c is bent and formed so as to be inclined outward and upward.

When the lower end of the wall panel 1 is fitted between the guide piece 4b and the holding piece 4c, the two pieces are pushed outward and the both sides of the wall panel 1 are elastically returned by the holding piece 4c. The guide piece 4b and the holding piece 4c are sandwiched.

A screw hole 4e vertically penetrating is formed at a position corresponding to the screw hole 2e in the base piece 4a, and a groove 4d extending in the longitudinal direction is provided on the lower surface.

Therefore, the guide rail 4 can be fixed to the waterproof pan 2 by screwing the fixing screw 8 from above into the fixing member 7 made of wood or the like through the screw holes 4e and 2e. .

At this time, a packing 5 having substantially the same shape as the base piece 4a is provided between the head of the fixing screw 8 and the base piece 4a, and further, the periphery of the screw hole 4e between the base piece 4a and the groove 2g is provided. Gaskets 6 which are substantially the same shape as the groove 4d and are formed thicker than the depth thereof are attached so as to surround the groove 4d, thereby preventing water from entering through the screw hole 4e.

Next, the procedure for mounting the mounting structure in this embodiment will be described. First, after the packing 6 is attached to the groove 4d of the guide rail 4, the drain groove 2c in the groove 2g is formed.
The guide rail 4 is arranged on the bottom 2b outside the. At this time, it is sufficient that the lower part of the holding piece 4c of the guide rail 4 is disposed so as to contact the lower part of the folded piece 2d, and positioning can be easily performed.

Next, after the packing 5 is disposed on the base piece 4a of the guide rail 4, a fixing screw 8 is inserted from above into the screw hole 4e, the packing 6, and the screw hole 2e to be screwed into the fixing member 7. By doing so, the guide rail 4 is fixed to the waterproof pan 2 immovably.

Next, the lower end of the wall panel 1 is erected so as to fit between the guide piece 4b and the holding piece 4c of the guide rail 4 fixed to the groove 2g on each side of the waterproof pan 2. I do. At this time, the lower end of the wall panel 1 is guided inward by the holding pieces 4c that are inclined upward and outward, so that the wall panel 1 can be easily fitted.

The distance between the upper part of the holding piece 4c and the guide piece 4b is formed to be shorter than the thickness of the wall panel 1, and the holding piece 4c is formed to be elastically deformable outward. Therefore, rattling of the wall panel 1 whose lower end is fitted to the guide rail 4 is prevented.

As described above, the bathroom is formed by arranging the wall panel 1 on the peripheral edge of the waterproof pan 2 in a frame shape and then appropriately attaching the ceiling panel to the upper portion thereof.

Finally, a caulking agent 9 is applied to the boundary between the upper end of the guide piece 4b and the inner surface of the wall panel 1 to prevent water from entering.

In the above-described mounting structure, after the guide rail 4 is fixed to the waterproof pan 2, only the lower end of the wall panel 1 is fitted between the guide piece 4b and the holding piece 4c.
Since the wall panel 1 can be easily attached to the waterproof pan 2 and is covered by the guide rails 4 from the lower end surface of the wall panel 1 to the lower part of both side surfaces, it flows through the groove 2g of the waterproof pan 2 when the bathroom is used. Water can reliably be prevented from entering between the guide rail and the wall panel.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific structure is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention.

For example, the holding piece 4 on the guide rail 4
Although c is formed to have the same length as the base piece 4a, a plurality of short holding pieces may be formed.

The waterproof pan 2 and the guide rail 4 are
The fixing screw is fixed by screwing into the fixing member 7, but may be fixed by other means such as bonding the surfaces in contact with each other with an adhesive.

[0034]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the guide rail is fixed to the floor, the wall panel can be easily mounted on the floor only by fitting the lower end of the wall panel between the two guide pieces. And the lower part of the wall panel is covered by the guide rail from the lower end face to the lower part of both side faces, so that water can be reliably prevented from entering between the guide rail and the wall panel.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the wall panel is mounted on the guide rail, both lower end surfaces of the wall panel are strongly held by the two guide pieces. Sticking can be prevented.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lower end portion of the panel is guided inwardly at the time of mounting, so that the panel can be easily fitted.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, screws can be easily fixed from above the guide rail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a bathroom to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an attachment structure between a waterproof pan and a wall panel in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional technique of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 wall panel 1a decorative panel 1b outer panel 1c closing member 1d groove 2 waterproof pan 2a floor surface 2b groove section 2c drain groove 2d folded piece 2e screw hole 2f drain port 2g bottom 3 cover member 4 guide rail 4a base piece 4b guide piece 4c holding Piece (guide piece) 4d groove 4e screw hole 5, 6 packing 7 fixing member 8 fixing screw 9 caulking agent

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure for connecting a lower end portion of a wall panel and a floor surface in a bathroom or the like, wherein a guide rail having a substantially U-shape in side view, comprising a base piece and a guide piece rising from both ends thereof, The wall panel and the floor surface are fixed along the edge of the waterproof pan forming the floor surface, and attached so as to fit a lower portion of the wall panel between the guide pieces. Mounting structure. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the guide pieces is elastically deformable outwardly, and a distance between upper ends of the two guide pieces is slightly shorter than a thickness of the wall panel. Item 2. A mounting structure of the wall panel and the floor surface according to Item 1. 3. An upper end of the guide piece opposite to the bathroom,
3. The mounting structure of a wall panel and a floor according to claim 1, wherein the mounting structure is formed so as to be inclined outward and upward. 4. The mounting structure of a wall panel and a floor according to claim 1, wherein a screw insertion hole is formed in the base piece of the guide rail.