JP2002348976A - Joint cover and sealing method of joint groove - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a joint cover and its execution method easily executable in a joint groove without impairing an external appearance, capable of omitting surface finishing of a sealing material, capable of restraining the deterioration with the lapse of time of the sealing material, and capable of excellently securing sealing performance of the joint groove. SOLUTION: This joint cover 2 is formed by continuously arranging a core part 6 and a collar plate of a head part 8 pushed in the sealing material 4 filled in the joint groove in a cross-sectional T shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sealing material filled into a joint groove between adjacent panels such as a wall material and a floor material inside a building or a wall covering material of a building exterior, and the joint groove is formed by the press-fitting. And a method for sealing the joint groove.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a means for sealing joint grooves between adjacent panels, a sealable material is filled in joint grooves between adjacent panels so as to secure sealing properties in the joint grooves. Is widely used in the past. However, the means for sealing the joint groove using the conventional sealing material is sufficient to seal the joint groove in order to ensure good sealing performance of the joint groove and not to impair the appearance. It is necessary to apply a sufficient amount of the sealing material so as not to protrude from the joint groove and to make the surface have a smooth finished surface, and the work requires skill. Also,
In particular, when the above-mentioned conventional means is applied to the joint groove between wall exterior materials in a building exterior, since the sealing material is directly exposed to sunlight, wind and rain, etc., deterioration with time progresses quickly, and good sealing performance is obtained. It was difficult to keep for a long time.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a joint groove between adjacent panels inside and outside a building which can be easily constructed without deteriorating its appearance, and furthermore, a surface finish of a sealing material itself. A joint cover that can be omitted and that can prevent deterioration of the sealing material filled in the joint groove over time due to exposure to sunlight, wind and rain, and can ensure good sealability of the joint groove over a long period of time. And its construction method.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided an joint cover for press-fitting a sealing material filled in a joint groove between panels inside and outside a building to cover the joint groove. The joint cover includes a core part which is pressed into the sealing material filled in the joint groove, and a soft head flange plate which abuts the joint groove mouth part and covers the joint part, and has a substantially T-shaped cross section. Are formed in such a way that they are connected to each other.

[0005] In the joint cover, it is preferable to provide a large number of holes at appropriate intervals along the longitudinal direction of the core portion of the joint cover. At least one or more retaining ridges can be provided.

[0006] The method for sealing joint grooves according to the present invention comprises a step of filling joint grooves between panels inside and outside a building with a sufficient amount of sealing material to seal the joint grooves; Press-fitting the core of the joint cover into the filled sealing material and bringing the flange plate of the head into contact with the joint groove opening.

When the joint cover is installed in the joint groove between the panels inside and outside the building, the core of the joint cover is pressed into the sealing material filled in the joint groove between the panels, and at the same time, the flange plate of the head is formed. Thus, the joint groove filled with the sealing material can be easily covered without impairing the external appearance by a simple operation of covering the joint groove opening. By constructing the joint cover in this manner, since the sealing material is not directly exposed to sunlight, wind and rain, etc., the deterioration of the sealing material over time is suppressed, and over a long period of time. The sealing effect of the joint groove can be satisfactorily ensured.

In addition, a number of holes are provided at appropriate intervals along the longitudinal direction of the core portion of the joint cover, or at least one retaining ridge is formed along the longitudinal direction of the core portion of the joint cover. By providing, the sealing material filled on both sides of the core of the joint cover through the hole is bound, or the sealing material hardened around the retaining ridge and the periphery of the locking ridge, the joint cover is Withdrawal from the joint groove can be suppressed as much as possible.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a joint cover according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, A is a panel constituting a floor material, 2 is an adjacent panel A
The joint cover 3 is press-fitted into the sealing material 4 filled in the joint groove between the joints, and the joint cover 3 for covering the joint groove positions the panel A and the depth of the joint groove corresponds to the joint cover 2. It is a jointer to adjust the dimensions.

As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, the joint cover 2 is made of a synthetic resin core 6 inserted into the sealing material 4 filled in the joint groove between the panels A, and a thermoplastic soft synthetic resin. An outer layer portion made of is formed integrally so as to cover the joint groove mouth portion, and a flange plate of a soft head 8 which abuts on a corner cut of the joint groove mouth portion and seals the gap therewith is integrally provided. Thereby, it is formed into a substantially T-shaped cross section as a whole. In addition, a large number of holes 10 are formed in the core 6 at appropriate intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof.
At the lower part of the core 6, three retaining protrusions 12 are protruded along the longitudinal direction thereof. Each of the holes 10 and the retaining ridges 12 is for preventing the joint cover 2 from coming off from the joint groove.
The sealing material 4 filled on both sides of the core 6 of the joint cover 2 is bound through the hole 10. The retaining ridge 12 is connected to the ridge 12 and the sealing material 4 hardened around the ridge 12. Are engaged with each other, and the joint cover 2 is more firmly held in the joint groove by a synergistic effect thereof, so that the joint cover 2 can be prevented from coming out of the joint groove as much as possible. . It should be noted that the number of the retaining ridges 12 is not limited to the above-described three, but can be appropriately provided.

When the flange plate of the head 8 of the joint cover 2 is pushed into the joint groove, the soft tongue-shaped wing portion 8a comes into contact with the corner cut of the joint groove opening to seal the joint. The joint cover 2 plays a role of a decorative board for adjusting the appearance after the construction. That is, since the flange plate of the head 8 is integrated with the upper flat surface of the core portion 6 except for the two wing portions 8a, when it is pressed into the joint groove, the portion integrated with the core portion 6 is flat. A surface is formed, and only the both wings 8a are slightly outwardly bent and come into contact with the corner cut of the joint groove opening, so that the appearance is very beautiful. Further, when the core portion 6 is pushed into the joint groove between the panels A, its tip is formed to have a length that does not reach the bottom of the filling region of the sealing material 4, that is, the mounting portion 3b of the jointer 3 to be described later. Have been.

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the joint jointer 3 is attached to a building frame via a waterproof sheet (not shown) which is used as necessary, and is provided on a rim B of a lower ground of the exterior. In this embodiment, the panel is disposed between adjacent panels A and is made of a flat metal plate, which is fixed to the rim B with nails or an adhesive. A pair of parallel contact portions 3 are provided on the surface of the jointer 3.
a, 3a are formed, and these contact portions 3a, 3a
A mounting portion 3b is formed between the joint portions 2 so that the accommodation depth of the joint cover 2 can be set to a necessary depth according to the thickness of the panel A. The contact portions 3a are for positioning the end portions of the adjacent panels A and forming joint grooves having a constant width between the panels A. The jointer 3 is not limited to the one formed of a flat metal plate, but may be formed of a relatively hard synthetic resin.

The joint cover 2 of the present invention having the above configuration.
Is installed in the joint groove between the adjacent panels A in the building, first, the joint jointer 3 is arranged on the rim B, and the contact portions 3a, 3a on the surface of the joint jointer 3 are provided.
By fixing the panels A in contact with each other,
Joint grooves are formed between adjacent panels A. Next, the sealing material 4 is filled in the joint groove in an amount sufficient to seal the joint groove. At the same time as the core 6 of the joint cover 2 is press-fitted into the sealing material 4 filled in the joint groove,
The flange plate of the head 8 is brought into contact with the joint groove opening. In this way, the joints filled with the sealing material 4 can be easily covered without impairing the external appearance by the simple operation as described above, whereby the sealing material 4 is directly exposed to sunlight, wind and rain. Because it will not be exposed
It is possible to prevent the sealing material 4 from deteriorating with time, and to ensure a good sealing effect of the joint groove over a long period of time.

A number of holes 10 are provided at appropriate intervals along the longitudinal direction of the core portion 6 of the joint cover 2, and three retaining protrusions are provided along the longitudinal direction of the core portion 6. Since the sealing material 4 is provided on both sides of the core portion 6 of the joint cover 2 through the hole 10, the sealing ridge 12 and the sealing material 4 hardened around the ridge 12 are provided. Because of the engagement, the joint cover 2 is more firmly held in the joint groove by the synergistic effect thereof, and the joint cover 2 can be prevented from coming out of the joint groove as much as possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the hole 10 and the retaining ridge 12 are provided in the core 6 of the joint cover 2 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. A configuration including only one of them or a configuration not including either of them is also possible.

[0016]

As described in detail above, according to the joint cover and joint groove sealing method of the present invention, joints can be easily installed in joint grooves between adjacent panels inside and outside a building without impairing the appearance. In addition, the surface finish of the sealing material itself can be omitted, and the sealing material filled in the joint groove is prevented from deteriorating over time due to exposure to sunlight, wind and rain, etc. Good property can be ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state after construction of a joint cover of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the joint cover of the present invention.

[Explanation of Signs] 2 Joint cover 4 Sealing material 6 Core 8 Head 10 Hole 12 Prevention ridge A Panel

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Claims (4)

[Claims] A joint cover for press-fitting a sealing material filled in a joint groove between panels inside and outside a building to cover the joint groove, wherein the joint cover covers the joint groove. A joint part formed by connecting a core part to be inserted into the material and a flange plate of a soft head which abuts on the joint groove mouth part and covers the joint part in a substantially T-shaped cross section. cover. 2. The joint cover according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of holes are provided at appropriate intervals along the longitudinal direction of the core of the joint cover. 3. The joint cover according to claim 1, wherein at least one retaining ridge is provided along a longitudinal direction of the core portion of the joint cover. 4. A method for applying a joint cover according to claim 1, wherein the joint groove between the panels inside and outside the building is filled with a sufficient amount of a sealing material to seal the joint groove. A step of press-fitting the core of the joint cover into the sealing material filled in the joint groove, and bringing the flange plate of the head into contact with the joint groove opening.