JP2001348994A - Panel construction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a panel construction to which a unit panel made of a plurality of glass plates can be easily installed or replaced to panel frames having an intermediate rail with the panel construction capable of making the glass plates hardly breakable. SOLUTION: An intermediate rail 5 is formed with gutter bottom pieces 10a and 11a forming the bottom portion of one gutter and front and intermediate rail pieces 10 and 11 having the same shape and comprising panel holding pieces 10b and 11b thereby forming a rising edge for either the front or rear of both the gutters connected to either edge of the front or the rear; the intermediate rail pieces 10 and 11 of the front and rear are arranged to point symmetry with both the gutter bottom pieces 10a and 11a and both the panel holding pieces 10b and 11b are facing each other; and each end portion of them is fixed to stiles 8 and 9 or rails 1 and 2 with screws.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel structure in which a plurality of unit panels such as glass plates are fitted in a frame, and more particularly to a structure of an intermediate bar and a mounting means thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, to attach a panel material such as a glass plate to a panel frame, one of grooves provided on the inner surface facing the panel frame, for example, a groove provided on an inner surface of an upper horizontal rail is slightly inclined. Fit the upper edge of the panel material to the limit,
Then, with this panel material in a vertical position, its lower edge is
This has been done by dropping into the other opposing groove, for example, a groove provided on the inner surface of the lower horizontal rail.

[0003] By doing so, the panel material having a size slightly larger than the inner dimension of the panel frame plus the depth of the groove of the lower horizontal rail can be used by utilizing the groove of the upper horizontal rail. In this state, the panel member is held by the grooves of the upper and lower horizontal rails.

[0004] Even when the panel frame has an intermediate bar, the unit panel can be mounted in a similar manner using the groove provided in the intermediate bar.

[0005]

In the conventional mounting means as described above, a delicate and cumbersome operation in which a panel material such as a glass plate is temporarily inserted into the upper groove, and then dropped into the lower groove in a vertical posture. And the attached panel material may rattle, and especially when the intermediate bar is welded to the vertical bar, distortion may occur in the attached glass plate, etc. due to distortion during welding, which may cause cracking. ing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention enables a unit panel such as a plurality of glass plates to be easily attached to or replaced with a panel frame provided with an intermediate bar, and is hardly damaged. It aims to provide a panel structure.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) The ends of the left and right vertical rails and the upper and lower horizontal rails each having a groove on the inner surface are joined to form a rectangular frame, and one or more of the frames are oriented in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction. A groove formed on the upper and lower sides or on the left and right sides of the intermediate rail,
In a panel structure in which a plurality of unit panels are fitted in a rectangular panel fitting groove formed by the vertical and horizontal rail grooves, the intermediate rail has a groove bottom piece that forms the bottom of one of the grooves. The front and rear intermediate crosspieces of the same shape consisting of a panel holding piece that is continuously provided at one of the front and rear edges and forms one of the front and rear rising edges of both grooves are formed. As a point-symmetric arrangement in which both groove bottom pieces and panel holding pieces face each other, each end thereof,
Screw to vertical or horizontal rail.

(2) In the above item (1), the panel holding pieces of the front and rear intermediate crosspieces are substantially C-shaped in cross section.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), each unit panel is a glass plate.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a panel structure according to the present invention.
It is a front view of panel (A) provided with an embodiment. panel
(A) consists of upper and lower horizontal crossbars (1) and (2), left and right vertical crossbars (3) and (4), and an intermediate crossbar (5). , Each groove of width corresponding to the thickness of the unit panel (6)
(7) is provided, and similar grooves (8) and (9) are provided on the inner surfaces of the left and right vertical bars (3) and (4), respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each intermediate bar (5)
Is composed of two intermediate crosspieces (10) and (11) having the same cross-sectional shape. The front and rear middle crosspieces (10) and (11) are respectively groove bottom pieces (10 and 10) forming the bottom of a groove having a width corresponding to the thickness of the unit panel.
a) (11a), a panel holding piece (10b) (11b) having a substantially C-shaped cross section which is provided continuously with one edge thereof and forms a rising edge of the groove.
It consists of

The left and right ends of the panel holding pieces (10b) (11b) are bent at right angles to form mounting pieces (12).
A mounting hole (or a screw hole) (13) is formed in the mounting piece (12).

As shown in FIG. 2, the front and rear intermediate crosspieces (10) (1)
1) are both groove bottom pieces (10a) (11a) and both panel holding pieces (10
b) (11b) are arranged in such a manner that they are opposed to each other so as to be in a point-symmetrical position, and as shown in FIG. Then, it is screwed using the mounting hole (13).

To explain the assembly of this panel structure,
First, the ends of the horizontal rails (1) and (2) and the vertical rails (3) and (4) are joined at right angles to form a rectangular frame.

Next, as shown in FIG.
The lower end of one unit panel (14) such as a glass plate is vertically fitted into the groove (7) of (2), and the bottom groove of the intermediate bar (10) is inserted into the upper end of this unit panel (14). (10a) is abutted and mounted, and the mounting pieces (12) (see FIG. 3) at both ends of the intermediate crosspiece (10) are attached to the vertical crosspiece.
(8) Screw in (9). Before the unit panel (14) is fitted, the intermediate bar (10) may be screwed to the vertical bars (8) and (9). In addition, the width of the unit panel (14) in the left-right direction should be slightly smaller than the inner dimensions of the vertical rails (3) and (4). , Sealing material (not shown) in grooves (8) and (9) of vertical rails (3) and (4)
Is fitted.

Subsequently, the intermediate bar after being fixed in this manner.
(10), the front intermediate piece (11) is placed at point-symmetric positions facing each other, and the mounting piece (12) is similarly attached to the vertical piece.
(3) If the screws are screwed to (4), the intermediate bar (5) is completed, and the upper end of the unit panel (14) is held by the rising edge of the intermediate bar (5) and does not fall off.

Such a work is performed on a plurality of unit panels (14).
After repeating the above, the uppermost unit panel (14) inserts the upper end thereof into the groove (6) of the upper horizontal rail (1), with the lower end of the unit panel (14) addressed to the front intermediate crosspiece (11). . This unit panel (14)
In a state where is in a vertical posture, the mounting pieces (12) at the left and right ends of the front intermediate bar (11) are screwed to the vertical bars (3) and (4) to complete the assembly.

In the above embodiment, the unit panel (1
4) was inserted into the grooves (6) and (7) of the horizontal rails (1) and (2) and the groove of the intermediate rail (5) extending in the lateral direction.
Can be fitted into the grooves (8) and (9) of the vertical rails (3) and (4) and the groove of the intermediate rail extending in the vertical direction. In addition, the unit panel (1
4) may be a transparent, translucent, opaque acrylic plate or other panel instead of a glass plate.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, not only is it easy to mount and replace the unit panel, but also it is possible to make the front and rear intermediate crosspieces different in color, thereby expanding the panel variation. Can be. In addition, the front and rear intermediate crosspieces are independent of each other and are each elastically deformed separately, so that no excessive force acts on the unit panel, especially the glass plate, and it is hard to break. Further, the configuration is simplified, the number of parts is reduced, and the cost is reduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the rigidity of the intermediate bar can be increased, and the rising edge for holding the edge of the unit panel can be formed in a good shape and without difficulty.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably hold a unit panel which is easily broken and has a large weight.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a panel employing an embodiment of the panel structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged end view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the intermediate crosspiece, which is omitted.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view showing a panel with a part thereof being omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (A) Panel (1) (2) Horizontal beam (3) (4) Vertical beam (5) Intermediate beam (6) (7) (8) (9) Groove (10) (11) Intermediate beam (10a) (11a) Groove bottom piece (10b) (11b) Panel holding piece (12) Mounting piece (13) Mounting hole (14) Unit panel

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular frame is formed by joining the respective ends of a left and right vertical rail and an upper and lower horizontal rail having a groove on the inner surface, and one or both of them are oriented in the horizontal or vertical direction in this frame. A plurality of intermediate rails are erected, and a plurality of unit panels are fitted in rectangular panel fitting grooves formed by the grooves formed on the upper and lower or left and right side surfaces of the intermediate rails and the grooves of the vertical rails and the horizontal rails. In the panel structure, the intermediate beam is formed by a groove bottom piece that forms the bottom of one groove and a panel holding piece that is connected to one of the front and rear edges thereof and forms one of the front and rear rising edges of both grooves. Formed by front and rear intermediate crosspieces having the same shape, and the front and rear intermediate crosspieces are arranged in a point-symmetrical manner in which both groove bottom pieces and panel holding pieces face each other, and their respective ends are formed. Panel structure characterized by being screwed to a vertical or horizontal rail. 2. A panel holding piece of the front and rear intermediate crosspieces,
2. The panel structure according to claim 1, wherein the panel has a substantially C-shaped cross section. 3. A unit panel comprising a glass plate.
Or the panel structure of 2.