JP2001090229A - Connecting structure of wall panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure watertightness between wall panels when a pair of the adjacent wall panels are connected. SOLUTION: The bending retaining sections 41x of the wall panels 4 are retained to the retaining sections 53c, 63c of supports 5, 6 by fitting the bending retaining sections 41x of the wall panels 4 through the opening sections 5x, 6x of supports 5, 6, and the slipping-off of the wall panels 4 is prevented. Since the partitioning sections 74, 81 of core members 7, 8 fixed into the supports 5, 6 are positioned so as to divide the opening sections 5x, 6x of the supports 5, 6 into approximately two at that time, soft members 9 stuck on the side end face sections 41a of the wall panels 4 are compressed and fast stuck on the partitioning sections 74, 81 of the core members 7, 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connection structure of a wall panel in a bathroom unit or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, bathroom units have been installed in houses and the like. As shown in FIG. 7, the bathroom unit 1 includes a bathtub 2, a bathtub installation portion 31 having an opening 31 a into which the bathtub 2 is fitted and mounted, and an apron suspended from one side of the bathtub installation portion 31. A waterproof pan 3 consisting of a washing floor 32 continuous with a lower side of the apron 32 and a peripheral edge of the waterproof pan 3, that is, a peripheral edge of the bathtub installation section 31 other than the one side on which the apron 32 is vertically installed. Apron 3 of part 311 and washing floor 33
2 is erected on the peripheral edge 331 of the other side excluding the one side where the wall panel 4 is vertically suspended, and a wall panel 4 surrounding the periphery thereof, and a ceiling panel (not shown) covering an upper opening formed by these wall panels 4 ).

[0003] Such a bathroom unit 1 is usually assembled by a panel method in which the wall panel 4 is screwed and fixed from the outside of the unit. If not, a local assembly method of attaching the wall panel 4 from inside the unit is adopted.

[0004] The wall panel 4 is formed by this on-site assembly method.
As shown in FIG. 8, first, the pillars 1 are respectively attached to the required sides and corners of the peripheral portion of the waterproof pan.
After erecting the wall panels 4, the wall panel 4 is fitted and fixed between the adjacent columns 15, 16 and between the columns 16, 16.

[0005] Here, the wall panel 4 is formed by bonding a gypsum board 42 as a backing material to the back surface of a PVC steel plate 41, and the right and left edges of the PVC steel plate 41 are bent rearward. A bending engagement portion 41x is formed. That is, the side edge of the PVC steel plate 41 of the wall panel 4 is bent at a right angle in the unit outdoor direction to form the side end surface portion 41a, and further bent inwardly toward the inside of the wall panel 4. A bent engagement portion 41x having a triangular cross section is formed. In the adjacent wall panels 4, backup materials 19, 20 are attached to the side end surface 41 a of the PVC steel plate 41 of one wall panel 4.

The columns 15, 16 have openings 15x, 16x extending vertically, and an engaging portion 17
The connecting members 17 and 18 formed with x and 18x are attached, and the bending and locking portions 41x of the wall panel 4 fitted through the openings 15x and 16x of the columns 15 and 16 are attached.
Engages with the engaging portions 17x, 18x of the connecting members 17, 18 to prevent the wall panel 4 from slipping out. At this time, the backup members 19 and 20 are in close contact with the side end portions 41a of the adjacent wall panels 4 and seal the gap between the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 and 4 (for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2).
No. 66422).

[0007]

However, in the bathroom unit 1 described above, when the wall panel 4 is connected and an assembly error occurs, the backup material 1
9 and 20 may not adhere to the side end surface 41a of the adjacent wall panel 4. As a result, the backup material 19,
There has been a problem that the adhesion between the side wall 20 and the adjacent side end surface 41a of the wall panel 4 becomes unstable, and watertightness cannot be ensured.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a wall panel connection structure that can ensure watertightness between adjacent wall panels even if there is an error in assembly. To provide.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a wall panel having left and right side edges formed with a side end face and a bending engagement portion, respectively, and a standing wall provided on a peripheral edge of a waterproof pan. A hollow column having a pair of lips each having a locking portion formed across the opening extending in the direction, and a core member having a partition fixed to the inside of the column and substantially dividing the opening of the column into two. A flexible member is adhered from the side end surface of the wall panel or from the side end surface to the bent engagement portion, and the bent engagement portion of the wall panel fitted through the opening of the support is engaged with the pillar. The soft member comes into close contact with the partitioning portion of the core member when locked to the portion.

[0010] The present invention also provides a wall panel having left and right side edges formed with a side end face portion and a bending engagement portion, respectively.
A hollow support having a pair of lips, each of which is provided with a pair of lips, each of which has a locking portion formed on the periphery of the waterproof pan and has an opening extending in the vertical direction, and is fixed inside the support, and has an opening of the support. And a core member having a partitioning part that divides into approximately two parts. A soft member is coated on the entire surface of the wall panel, including the side end surface part and the bending engagement part, and the wall panel is fitted through the opening of the column. The soft member comes into close contact with the partition portion of the core member when the bending and locking portion is locked to the locking portion of the column.

Further, the present invention provides a wall panel having left and right side edges formed with a side end face and a bent locking portion, respectively, and an opening which is erected on the peripheral edge of the waterproof pan and extends vertically. A hollow support having a pair of lips each having a locking portion, and a core member having a partition fixed to the inside of the support and substantially bisecting an opening of the support; When the flexible member is integrally molded into the partition part of the wall panel, and the bent locking part of the wall panel fitted through the opening part of the pillar is locked to the locking part of the pillar, the side end face part of the wall panel becomes the core member. It is characterized by being in close contact with the soft member of the partition.

According to the present invention, the bent locking portion of the wall panel is fitted into the locking portion of the column by fitting the bent locking portion of the wall panel through the opening of the column to which the core member is fixed. The wall panel is prevented from coming off. At this time, the soft member provided on the side end surface of the wall panel is in close contact with the partition of the core member, or the side end surface of the wall panel is in close contact with the soft member integrally formed on the partition of the core member. .

As a result, even if an assembly error occurs, since the partitioning portion of the core member is positioned so as to substantially overlap the opening of the column, the core member is fitted through the opening of the column. There is no gap between the side end surfaces of the pair of adjacent wall panels, and the pair of wall panels can be securely sealed to ensure watertightness.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the soft member at the partition of the core member has a plurality of fins,
The contact area between the side end surface of the wall panel and the soft member increases,
Watertightness can be ensured more reliably.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a wall panel connection structure according to the present invention. The connection structure is a wall panel built in the peripheral portions 311 and 331 of the waterproof pan 3. 4, hollow columns 5, 6 erected at the sides required by the peripheral portions 311, 331 of the waterproof pan 3 and the corners thereof, and core members 7 fixed to the columns 5, 8 is comprised.

Here, the wall panel 4 is the same as that described in the above-mentioned prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the side end surface 4 of the PVC steel plate 41 of the wall panel 4
A soft member 9 such as a plastic, for example, a soft polyethylene foam is adhered to the upper and lower ends of 1a.

The column 5 connects the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 so as to form a continuous plane, and is formed into a substantially C-shaped cross section by bending a steel plate.
Specifically, the strut 5 has a base 51, a pair of arm sides 52 bent at right angles from both ends of the base 51, and a right angle bent inward from the tip of each arm side 52. And a pair of lips 53, and an opening 5x extending in the vertical direction is formed between the pair of lips 53. Then, each lip 53 of the support 5 is formed with a flat portion 53a parallel to the surface of the wall panel 4 toward the inside of the support 5 and gradually from the wall panel 4 toward the inside of the support 5 from the flat portion 53a. An inclined portion 53b which is inclined so as to be away from the vehicle;
and a locking portion 53c folded in a U-shape from b to the outside of the support 5.

A plurality of small holes (not shown) having a hole diameter through which a drill screw B described later can be inserted are formed at the bottom 51 of the support column 5 at intervals in the vertical direction.

The core member 7 is a molded product made of plastic, for example, polyvinyl chloride, etc., and has a base 71, side sides 72 respectively extending at both ends of the base 71, and a tip of the side 72. Is formed in a rectangular shape having a substantially hollow cross section from the upper side 73 extending therefrom, and is set to have substantially the same length as the length of the support column 5 described above. The upper side 73 of the core member 7 is formed with a partition portion 74 protruding outward in the vertical direction.

The core member 7 is disposed inside the hollow column 5, and is inserted into the small hole formed in the bottom 51 of the column 5 and screwed into the small hole 5.
Enters the bottom 71 of the core member 7 while cutting the screw,
It is connected and fixed to the support 5. At this time, the partitioning part 74 of the core member 7 is located between the locking parts 53c of the pair of lips 53 facing each other on the support 5 and substantially divides the opening 5x of the support 5.

The struts 6 are for connecting a pair of adjacent wall panels 4 so as to form an orthogonal plane, and are formed by bending a steel plate to form a pair of strut members 6 having a substantially C-shaped cross section.
A are formed so as to be continuous at right angles to each other. Specifically, the strut 6 has a pair of strut members 6A having a substantially C-shaped cross section orthogonal to each other, and each strut member 6A is
A pair of arm sides 62 bent at right angles from both ends of the bottom side 61, and an outer arm side 62 of the pair of arm sides 62
And a lip 63 bent at a right angle toward the inside of the support member 6A from the front end of the support member 6A.
The connection is made via a connection side 64 forming an inclination angle of degrees. Then, the lip 63 of the support member 6A on the support 6
An opening 6x extending in the vertical direction is formed between them. The lip 63 of each support member 6A of the support 6 has a flat portion 63a parallel to the surface of the wall panel 4 toward the inside of the support member 6A, and a flat portion 63a from the flat portion 63a toward the inside of the support member 6A. An inclined portion 63b that is inclined so as to gradually separate from the wall panel 4, a locking portion 63c that is folded from the inclined portion 63b outward of the support member 6A in a U-shape,
Is formed from.

A plurality of small holes (not shown) having a hole diameter through which a drill screw B to be described later can be inserted are provided on the inner arm side 62 of each column member 6A of the column 6 in the vertical direction. Is formed.

The core member 8 is a molded product made of plastic, for example, polyvinyl chloride, and is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section by orthogonal partitioning portions 81, 81, and has substantially the same length as the length of the support column 6 described above. Set to length. Each partition portion 81 of the core member 8 is formed with a support portion 82 that is located at the distal end side and protrudes outward, extending vertically.

The core member 8 is disposed such that the inner surface of the partition portion 81 is along the inner surface of the column 6, that is, the inner surface of the arm side 62 and the inner surface of the connection side 64 inside each column member 6A. By inserting and screwing the drill screw B into the small hole formed in the inner arm side 62 of each support member 6 </ b> A, the drill screw B enters the partition portion 81 of the core member 8 while cutting the screw, and is connected to the support 6. Fixed. At this time, the orthogonal partitions 81, 81 of the core member 8 are located between the engaging portions 63c of the pair of lips 63 facing each other in the support 6, and substantially divide the opening 6x of the support 6 into two.

Next, the procedure for connecting the wall panels 4 will be described. First, the core member 7 is inserted into the support 5, and the core member 7 is fixed to the support 5 by screwing the drill member B through a small hole formed in the bottom 51 of the support 5. The core member 8 is provided inside the support 6.
Is inserted, and a screw B is screwed through a small hole formed in the arm side 52 inside each column member 6A, thereby fixing the core member 8 to the column 6.

As described above, the column 5 to which the core member 7 is fixed is
Are erected on the required sides of the peripheral parts 311 and 331 of the waterproof pan 3, and the columns 6 to which the core member 8 is fixed are erected at the corners of the peripheral parts 311 and 331 of the waterproof pan 3.
After that, the wall panel 4 is gripped, and the folding locking portion 41x of the wall panel 4 is pushed through the opening 5x of the adjacent column 5 or the opening 6x of the column 6. At this time, the bent locking portion 41x of each wall panel 4 pushes open the locking portion 53c of the column 5 or the locking portion 63c of each column member 6A of the column 6 against its elasticity. When passing through 63c, it is locked by the restoring force of the locking portions 53c, 63c, and the wall panel 4 is prevented from coming off.

Here, the soft member 9 adhered to the side end surface 41a of each wall panel 4 is compressed and adheres to the partition 74 of the core member 7 or the partition 81 of the core 8. , Side end surfaces 41 of a pair of adjacent wall panels 4
a, 41a, the partition 74 of the core members 7, 8
Can be filled with 81. The rear surface of the PVC steel plate 41 of the wall panel 4 is connected to the flat portion 5 of the lip 53 of the support 5.
3a or lip 6 of each support member 6A on support 6
Since the pair of wall panels 4 is supported by being in contact with the three flat portions 63a, the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 can be built so as to form a continuous plane and also to form an orthogonal plane.

As a result, even if an assembly error occurs, the partitioning portion 74 of the core member 7 is located at the opening 5x of the column 5 and the core member 8 is positioned at the opening 6x of the column 6. Since the partitions 81, 81 are located, no gap is generated between the side end surfaces 41a, 41a of the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 fitted through the openings 5x, 6x. The space can be securely sealed to ensure watertightness.

In the above-described embodiment, the soft member 9 is adhered to the side end surface 41a of the wall panel 4. However, as shown in FIG. The soft member 9 may be stuck over the bending and locking portion 41x, and as shown in FIG.
The whole surface including the side end surface 41a and the bending engagement portion 41x of the PVC steel plate 41 may be coated with a soft member 9A such as a polypropylene foam.

In the above embodiment, the case where the soft members 9 and 9A are provided on the wall panel 4 has been described.
The core members 7 and 8 may be provided with soft members. For example, as shown in FIG.
A soft member 9B such as an EPDM foam or a polyethylene foam may be formed integrally with the core members 7, 8 on the surface of the 4,81.

Also in this embodiment, by pushing the bent locking portion 41x of the wall panel 4 through the opening 5x of the support 5 or the opening 6x of the support 6, the locking portion 53c of the support 5 or each support of the support 6 is pushed. The wall panel 4 is locked by the locking portion 63c of the member 6A, thereby preventing the wall panel 4 from slipping out. The side end surface 41a of each wall panel 4 is provided with a partition 74 of the core member 7 or a partition 81 of the core member 8.
The gap between the side end faces 41a, 41a of the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 can be filled together with the partitioning parts 74, 81 of the core members 7, 8 by closely adhering to the soft member 9B formed integrally with the core member 7. Therefore, there is no gap between the side end faces 41a, 41a of the adjacent pair of wall panels 4 fitted through the openings 5x, 6x of the columns 5, 6, and the gap between them is securely sealed and watertight. Nature can be secured.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of fins 9b (see FIG. 6) may be formed on the soft member 9B. Thus, by forming the fins 9b on the soft member 9B, the side end face 41a of the wall panel 4 and the soft member 9B are formed.
The contact area with B increases, and watertightness can be more reliably ensured.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if an assembly error occurs, the partitioning portion of the core member is positioned so as to substantially form two openings of the support post. There is no gap between the side end faces of a pair of adjacent wall panels fitted through the opening of the support,
The space between the pair of wall panels can be securely sealed to ensure watertightness.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a partially omitted embodiment of a wall panel connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view showing a connection structure of the wall panel of FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional view partially showing a modified example of the embodiment of the wall panel connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded cross-sectional view partially showing another modification of the embodiment of the wall panel connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded cross-sectional view partially showing another embodiment of the wall panel connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded cross-sectional view partially showing a modification of another embodiment of the wall panel connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a bathroom unit partially omitted.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing a partially omitted connection structure of a wall panel in the bathroom unit of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom unit 3 Waterproof pan 4 Wall panel 41 PVC steel plate 41a Side end surface part 41x Bending locking part 5,6 Prop 5x, 6x Opening 53,63 Lip 53c, 63c Locking part 7,8 Core member 74,81 Partition Part 9, 9A, 9B Soft member 9b Fin

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A wall panel having left and right side edges formed with a side end face and a bent locking portion, respectively, and a locking portion which stands on an edge of a waterproof pan and extends vertically. A hollow pillar having a pair of lips formed with a core member fixed to the inside of the pillar and having a partition part that substantially bisects the opening of the pillar, and a side end face of the wall panel, Alternatively, a soft member is stuck from the side end surface to the bending and locking portion, and when the bending and locking portion of the wall panel fitted through the opening of the column is locked to the locking portion of the column, the soft member is A connection structure for a wall panel, which is in close contact with a partition portion of a child member. 2. A wall panel having left and right side edges formed with a side end surface and a bent locking portion, respectively, and a locking portion which stands on an edge of a waterproof pan and extends vertically. And a core member having a partition fixed to the inside of the support and having a partition portion substantially dividing the opening of the support, and a side end surface of the wall panel. And a soft member coated on the entire surface including the bent locking portion, and when the bent locking portion of the wall panel fitted through the opening of the column is locked to the locking portion of the column, the soft member becomes a core member. The wall panel connection structure, which is in close contact with the partition of the wall panel. 3. A wall panel having left and right side edges formed with a side end surface and a bent locking portion, respectively, and a locking portion which stands on an edge of a waterproof pan and extends vertically. A hollow column having a pair of lips formed with a core member fixed to the inside of the column and having a partition portion that substantially bisects the opening of the column, and a partition portion of the core member. When the flexible member is integrally formed and the bent locking portion of the wall panel fitted through the opening of the column is locked to the locking portion of the column, the side end surface of the wall panel is made of the soft material of the partition portion of the core member. A connection structure for a wall panel, which is in close contact with a member. 4. The soft member of the partition part of the core member,
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the fin comprises a plurality of fins.
The connection structure of the described wall panel.