JP2003232115A - Detachable snap-in panel fixing device and its engaging metal fitting - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To install a panel to furring strips by a snap-in engagement while removing the panel by releasing the snap-in engagement from the outside as required. <P>SOLUTION: Furring-strip side engaging metal fittings 20 are arranged to the furring strips B installed to a skeleton C and panel-side engaging metal fittings 30 to the panels A respectively. The panels A are fixed onto the furring strips B so as to form an opening joint 40 between the panels A by the snap-in engagement of these metal fittings 20 and 30 while the furring-strip side engaging metal fittings 20 are expanded elastically and the snap-in engagement is released by pushing pushing sections 24 mounted at the front ends of the metal fittings 20 placed on the non-joint side by inserting tools into through-holes 34 formed to the engaging projecting pieces 32 of the metal fittings 30 placed on the joint 40 side. The panels A can be removed by pulling the panels A to a front. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a detachable snap-in panel fixing device used for installing a panel on the frame of a building for interior or exterior, and a metal fitting for the snap-in panel fixing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of panel fixing, the panel is screwed directly to the furring strip or the panel is screwed, for example, via a panel installation metal fitting (fastener). As described above, it is generally assumed that the screws (including bolts) are used. In this case, it is possible to remove the panel once installed by operating the screws, and to check the wiring between the body and the like. It can be used for various types of maintenance, and it is possible to replace panels at the wrong installation position during installation work, but tightening work at multiple locations is required, and panel installation work tends to be complicated.
It is difficult to avoid exposing screws (screw heads) to the front and side flanges of the panel, and this tends to damage the appearance of the installation panel, especially on the walls such as the lobby and halls. Improvement is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a problem to be solved by the present invention is that the panel can be fixed easily and surely by a simple structure as much as possible. By ensuring a high degree of workability and enabling easy and reliable removal of the installation panel, maintenance and erroneous installation can be dealt with, and there is no exposure of the panel fixing screws, etc. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a detachable snap-in panel fixing device that can ensure extremely excellently, and to provide a locking metal fitting used for this.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to fix the panel to the furring strip, a furring strip side locking metal fitting arranged on the furring strip and a panel side locking metal fitting arranged on the panel are used. Then, these are snap-in locked at the intermediate position in the front-back direction (may be referred to as the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the cross section) so that the panel can be fixed to the furring strip through the joint between the panels. The simple and reliable installation of the locking metal fittings of the snap-in panel is performed on the joint side by paying attention to the positional relationship and form of the metal fittings on the furring strip side and the panel side and the locking. A through hole is arranged in the panel side locking metal fitting located, and a tool is inserted through the through hole to press the free end of the furring strip side locking metal fitting located on the non-joint side in the locked state of the locking metal fitting. Aluminum,
By using a steel or hard resin, etc., the furring-side locking metal fitting that has the elasticity of the material (spring property) can be made elastic by the shape or structure that promotes its elasticity and its performance. It is designed to release the panel easily and reliably by unlocking the panel side metal fitting by elastically expanding by utilizing it, that is, in claim 1. The described invention is a panel fixing device for fixing a panel to a furring strip so as to form joints between the panels by snap-locking the fastening fittings on the furring strip side and the panel side to each other between the facing surfaces. Then, the panel side locking metal fittings are arranged on the joint side, and the furring edge side locking metal fittings are arranged on the non-joint side, and the snap-in locking position is defined as an intermediate position in the front and rear direction of the locking metal fittings, and the panel side locking metal is arranged. The locking position on the metal fitting By disposing a through hole on the non-free end side and pressing the free end of the furring strip side locking metal fitting from the joint to the non-joint side through the through hole, the panel fixing of the snap-in locking can be released. The snap-in panel fixing device is detachable.

In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 2 is,
By pressing the panel from the front side, the snap-in locking and the secure holding of the locked state can be performed, so that the panel installation can be securely and stably fixed. The movement preventing means is provided between the metal fitting and the furring strip or the furring fitting locking fitting so as to be opposed to each other by the snap-in locking so as to prevent the panel locking fitting from moving to the rear side. Removable snap-in panel fixing device described.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the amount of material used for the furring strip side locking metal fittings can be suppressed and the panel side locking metal fittings can reinforce the panel end portion. In order to simplify the structure and improve the stability of the panel installation, this is made by the piece metal fittings in which the above-mentioned furring edge side locking metal fittings are intermittently arranged in the longitudinal length of the furring edge and the panel side locking metal fittings are mounted on the panel. The detachable snap-in panel fixing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the long metal fittings are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral edge of the back surface.

In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 4 is, in addition to the above, an installation panel which may be caused by a play of snap-in engagement due to a tolerance of production processing of the furring edge side locking fitting and the panel side locking fitting. In order to eliminate the possibility of swinging and improve the stability of the panel installation, a snap-in locking mechanism is used between the above-mentioned furring edge side locking fitting and the panel rear surface or panel side locking fitting due to these tolerances. 4. A play absorbing means for absorbing play is provided.
And a detachable snap-in panel fixing device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in order to provide a locking metal fitting for use in the detachable snap-in panel fixing device, the panel is formed by snap-in locking the facing metal fittings between the facing surfaces. Locking metal fittings on the furring edge side and the panel side for fixing the panel to the furring strip so as to form joints between them. The panel side is placed on the joint side and the furring edge side is placed on the non-joint side, and The position is an intermediate position in the front and back direction, a through hole is arranged on the non-free end side from the locking position on the panel side, and the free end on the furring edge side is pressed to the non-joint side from the joint through the through hole. By so doing, the panel fixing of the snap-in locking can be released, and the locking metal fitting of the detachable snap-in panel fixing device is characterized.

The present invention uses these as the gist of the invention to solve the above problems.

In the present invention, the term "engaging metal fitting" is used to include both a metal fitting separate from the furring strip or the panel and an integral metal fitting, and the joint is provided at least through the through hole of the panel side metal fitting. Open joints in which the joint space is arranged by opening the joint portion without arranging the joint material so that the free end of the furring strip side metal fitting can be pressed, the entire longitudinal direction of the joint material, or snap-in locking The term "joint material removable joint" is used to mean that all or part of the joint material can be opened when the panel is removed by disposing a part in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the portion in a removable manner.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the examples of the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 3, A is a panel, B is a furring strip, and panel A is a furring strip side and a panel side. A snap joint 40 is provided between the panels A by snap-locking the locking metal fittings 20 and 30 to each other between the facing surfaces.
Is fixed to the furring strip so that the panel-side locking fitting 30 is placed on the joint 40 side and the furring-edge fitting 2
0 is arranged on the non-joint side, and the position of the snap-in locking is defined as an intermediate position between the locking metal fittings 20 and 30 in the front and rear direction, and the panel side locking metal fitting 30 is transparent to the non-free end side from the locking position. The joints 4 are formed through the through holes 34 by arranging the holes 34.
By pressing the free end of the furring strip side metal fitting 20 from 0 to the non-joint side, the snap-in locking of the panel A can be released, whereby the panel A can be detached.

In this example, the panel A is a sandwich-like composite plate in which a finishing material is laminated on the front and back of a non-combustible core material, for example, "ALPOLIC" (trade name) made of a resin-based core material and front and back aluminum finishing materials. The interior or exterior is made by using known composite panels as various interior or exterior materials such as buildings such as reinforced concrete buildings, wall surfaces of underground structures such as subway stations, ceilings, etc. At this time, panel A
Is a flat panel panel in which the composite panel is cut into a predetermined rectangle or square and the end faces are finished as necessary, or a bent edge portion in which the outer periphery is bent to the back side so that the cut surface is not exposed. The flat plate panel is attached, for example, to the furring strip B installed on the skeleton C using the locking fittings 20.30 on the furring strip side and the panel side.

In the present embodiment, the furring strip B is, for example, an anchor bolt that is erected on a skeleton C, and a bracket 1 of an L-shaped angle member.
5 is fixedly installed and fixed to the bracket 15 by bolts and nuts 16 and fixed to the skeleton C. For example, a long one made of aluminum material is arranged in a vertical and horizontal lattice pattern according to a conventional method, and the four sides of the panel A are arranged. The rear surface of the outer periphery is fixed and supported by the locking metal fittings 20 and 30.
At this time, the furring strip B of this example includes a base portion 11, a hollow base portion in the present example, a fixing piece 12 fixed to the bracket 15 protruding from the base portion 11 to the back surface, and the base portion 11 on both sides thereof. It is provided with a U-shaped projecting piece 13 which forms an opening groove 14 which is arranged so as to project outward and, in the present example, opens laterally, and is integrally molded by, for example, extruding aluminum. It is made of extruded aluminum.

Engagement fittings 20, 30 on the furring strip side and panel side
For fixing the panel A, the joint 4 is fixed between the panels A by snap-in engagement between the facing surfaces.
As the metal fitting for fixing the panel A to the furring strip 10 so as to form 0, the panel side is placed on the joint side and the furring edge side is placed on the non-joint side, and the position of the snap-in locking is set to the intermediate position in the front-back direction (longitudinal cross section). Direction intermediate position), and a through hole 34 is arranged on the non-free end side from the locking position on the panel side, and the free end on the furring edge side from the joint 40 is non-joint through the through hole 34. In this example, the fixing of the snap-in locking panel A is made to be freely released by pressing it to the side, and in this example, the furring side locking fitting 20 is intermittently arranged in the longitudinal direction of the furring edge B. And the panel side locking metal fittings 30 are long metal fittings continuously arranged on the outer peripheral edge of the rear surface of the panel A, while the panel side locking metal fittings 30 and the furring strip B or the furring edge side locking metal fittings are provided. Snap-in lock with 20 Accordingly pair contact panel side latching shell 3
It is provided with a movement preventing means for preventing the movement of 0 to the back side, and the movement preventing means of this example is provided by projecting it toward the panel side locking metal fitting 30, for example, the joint side. By the snap-in locking, there is a locking projection 36 on the furring strip B which can be hooked and locked on the front side of the hollow base 11, for example.

Locking metal fittings 2 on the furring edge side and the panel side of this embodiment
Like the furring strip B, 0 and 30 are made of aluminum extruded material integrally formed by extruding aluminum, for example, and are cut to a predetermined length in the furring strip side locking metal fitting 20. For example, the piece metal fitting having a short length of about several cm is used, and the panel fitting fitting 30 is cut according to the length of each side of the panel A to form the long metal fitting.

The furring strip side fitting 20 includes a fixing piece 21 fitted into the opening groove 14 formed by the U-shaped projecting piece 13 of the furring strip B,
A locking projection 22 that protrudes from the fixed piece 21 to the front side and is arranged by, for example, reducing the thickness so as to improve the elasticity of the aluminum extruded material with respect to the fixed piece 21, and the locking projection 22. 22 in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the middle of the protruding direction, toward the outside thereof, that is, toward the joint 40 side, for example, the upper surface (back surface side)
The locking projection 23 is a snap-in projection integrally arranged so as to form a V-shape with the locking surface of the locking projection horizontal, and the front side of the locking projection 22 near the position of the locking projection 23. And a pressing portion 24 arranged so as to form a thick flat surface at a position L, and the fixing piece 21 is fitted into the opening groove 14 of the furring strip B. For example, from the front side of the U-shaped projecting piece 13, the fixing piece 21 is fixed to the furring strip B by screws, rivets, bonding, or the like, in this example, by fixing with a screw 25. At this time, the furring strip side metal fitting 20 is provided with a groove width between the locking projection 22 and the side surface of the base portion 11 in this example, which is in accordance with the length of the fixing piece 12, and is in front of the front surface. A receiving groove 26 that is open to the side is formed.

On the other hand, the panel-side locking metal fitting 30 includes a fixing piece 31 fixed to the back surface of the panel A by face-to-face contact, a locking projection piece 32 arranged so as to project from the fixing piece 31 to the rear surface side, and the locking projection. In the middle of the longitudinal direction of the piece 32, toward the inner side thereof, that is, toward the non-joint side, for example, the lower surface (front side) is also made into a V shape with the locking surface being horizontal, and for locking the furring edge side locking fitting 20. The locking projection 33, which is also a snap-in projection and is integrally disposed so as to correspond to the projection 23, and the locking projection 33 is located in the middle in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the vicinity of the position of the locking projection 33 in the projection direction. Furring edge B on the outside of the lever, that is, on the joint 40 side
Locking projections 36 protruding like fins toward the base 11 of the
Similarly, in the locking projection 32, a through hole 34 for tool reception is provided in the middle in the longitudinal direction on the front side in the vicinity of the V-shaped and fin-shaped locking projections 33, 36. The panel A has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and is fixed by screws, rivets, bonding, or the like in this embodiment with rivets 35 so that the fixing piece 31 is in contact with the back surface of the panel A. , So that the locking projection 32 projects continuously from the rear side outer peripheral end of the panel A.

The furring strip side locking metal fitting 20 and the panel side locking metal fitting 30 of the present embodiment formed in this way have their respective locking projections 23,
33 are snapped in to mutually lock, and in this example, at the same time, by locking the locking projection 36 of the panel-side locking metal fitting 30 to the edge of the receiving groove 26, the space between the panels A is reduced. The joint 40 is formed and the panel A is detachably fixed to the furring strip B.

That is, the panel A is installed on the furring strip B in advance or at the site, and a plurality of furring strip side engaging metal fittings 20 are intermittently arranged on each side of the furring strip B in the width direction for each panel A. Similarly, the panel side locking metal fittings 30 are continuously arranged at the outer peripheral edge of the rear surface of the panel A in advance or in the field so as to leave some edge space.
By pressing the panel A from the front side toward the rear furring edge B side so that the locking projection 32 of the above is inserted into the receiving groove 26 of the furring edge side locking metal fitting 20, the panel side locking metal fitting 30 And respective locking projections 23, 33 of the furring strip side locking fitting 20
The outer peripheral end of each panel A is fixed to the furring strip B by snap-in locking each other elastically with each other. At this time, in this example, the panel side locking is performed. The engaging projection 36 on the joint 40 side of the metal fitting 30 is formed on the edge portion of the receiving groove 26 on the joint 40 side, that is, the receiving groove 2 in this example.
A movement preventing means for hooking and locking the lower surface (front side) of the base portion 11 of the furring strip B demarcating 6 so as to elastically lock and for preventing the panel side locking metal fitting 30 from moving to the rear side. In the present example, the fixing piece 21 of the furring strip side fitting 20 is attached to the furring strip B.
By disposing the escape space of the screw head for fixing and fixing the screw 25 to the rear side, the panel side locking metal fitting 30 is locked on the rear side by locking on the joint 40 side with the snap-in locking by the locking protrusion 23 on the non-joint side. The possibility of moving to the side is eliminated, and the snap-in locked state is securely held.

Further, the furring strip side locking fitting 20 is a base portion 1 of the furring strip B.
By forming the base 11 and the receiving groove 26 on both sides of 1 and inserting the locking projections 32 of the panel-side locking metal fitting 30 into the receiving groove 26, the receiving groove in the furring strip B when the panel A is installed. 26, in this example, an arrangement according to the found width of the base portion 11 described above, and a panel side locking metal fitting 30 arrangement leaving an edge space for the rear outer peripheral end of the panel A. According to the positional relationship between the adjacent panels A so as to surround each panel A, a joint 40 having a predetermined width corresponding to the base portion 11, in this example, a width of about 1 to 2 cm is provided by snap-in locking. The joint 40 of this example is formed as an open joint by opening the entire length in the longitudinal direction without disposing a joint material so as to form a joint space between the panels A, for example. .

The furring edge side locking metal fittings 20 and the panel side locking metal fittings 30 are arranged in advance or in the field by fixing the fixing piece 21 of the furring edge side locking metal fitting 20 to the opening groove 14 formed by the U-shaped protruding piece 13 of the furring edge B.
After the positioning, the screw 25 may be screwed from the front side to the U-shaped projection piece 13 after the positioning, and the fixing piece 31 of the panel side locking metal fitting 30 may be fixed to the outer peripheral end portion of the panel A. The locking projections 32 standing upright from the fixing pieces 31 are located on the outer peripheral end side along or at some intervals so that the fixing pieces 31 are not exposed from the rear surface of the panel A to the surface. As described above, it may be fixed by the above-mentioned screw, rivet, adhesive or the like.

On the other hand, to remove the panel A from the furring strip B,
As shown in FIG. 3, using a general tool such as a screwdriver or a wrench, or a dedicated tool or the like having a bending insertion portion for pressing at the tip by bending and forming an L-shape, the joint 40 In the present embodiment, the furring strip side locking metal fitting 2 in which a tool is inserted from the joint space side of the open joint into the through hole 34 of the panel side locking metal fitting 30 and snap-in locked thereto
By pressing the pressing portion 24 of 0, the locking projection 22 is expanded by its elasticity, and the locking projection 33 of the panel side locking fitting 30 is locked by the locking projection of the furring edge side locking fitting 20. It is sufficient to release the snap-in locking of the panel A by pulling the panel A to the front side away from 23, and at this time, the locking for locking the hook 40 on the joint 40 side of this example. The protrusion 36 is also pulled to the front side, and the locking thereof can be released similarly. Therefore, it is possible to remove the panel A by sequentially performing the pressing operation of the pressing portion 24 for releasing the snap-in locking for each of the furring edge side locking fittings 20 intermittently arranged on the furring edge B.

At this time, the locking projection piece 2 of the furring strip side locking fitting 20
2 is elastically returned to a fixed position without causing damage such as plastic deformation even if the locking projection 22 is expanded by providing the material and elasticity due to the thinning. This allows the panel A to be attached and installed again using the same furring strip side fitting 20 after removal, for example.

Reference numeral 28 in the drawing absorbs the play of snap-in engagement due to the tolerance of the present embodiment, which is arranged between the furring strip side fitting 20 and the panel A rear surface or the panel fitting 30. The play absorbing means 28 for snap-in locking of this example has a simple structure so that the play can be reliably absorbed and the stability of the installation of the panel A can be ensured to a high degree. ， This is the furring side locking metal 20
And the rear surface of the panel A or the panel side locking metal fitting 30, and in this example, an elastic member is provided between the furring strip side and the panel side locking metal fittings 20, 30. The play absorbing means 28, which is provided with an elastic member, absorbs the tolerance of the furring strip B, the furring strip side locking metal fitting 20, and the panel side locking metal fitting 30 due to the production processing, and the panel A receives an external force, but is slightly The panel A is fixed and attached and installed at a highly stable level without rattling without swinging or generating a squeaking noise due to the swinging.

The elastic member of this embodiment is made of a cushion material. In this embodiment, the cushion material is a hollow tube gasket used as an airtight material, etc. , The panel-side locking metal fitting 30 fixed to the panel A is arranged so as to be pressed against the fixing piece 31 of the panel-side locking metal fitting 30 so that the panel-side locking metal fitting 30 is elastically pressed. A fitting groove 27 having a C-shaped cross section opened to the front side is integrally installed at the tip of the locking projection 22 of the edge-side locking metal fitting 20.
The play absorbing means 28 is formed by interposing a base portion of the gasket on the base member 7 by fitting and fixing the same.

FIG. 4 shows the closing of the parting-out part.
When the parting is completed, the furring strip B and the furring strip side fitting 2
0 and the panel side locking metal fitting 30 are commonly used, the panel A may be bent and used as a parting line so that the end part on the parting side is closed. At this time, the bending of the panel A is V on the back side. A character cut is made, the cut surfaces are butted, and a fastening for fixing is performed as necessary, and the front end portion in the depth direction of the bent end is screwed to the bracket 15 separately installed on the frame C. You can do this. In the figure, 50 is a partition panel installed from the parting portion to the side.

FIG. 5 shows the accommodation of the inside corner portion, and FIG. 6 shows the accommodation of the outside corner, respectively. In the accommodation of the inside corner and the accommodation of the outside corner, the panel A, the furring strip side locking metal fitting 20 and the panel side locking metal fitting 30 are shown. While the panel A is commonly used, the furring strip B is used for the entrance corner and the exit corner, respectively, to mount and install the panel A.

That is, the furring strip B is fixed to the bracket 15 fixedly installed on the frame C in the same manner as described above.
And a bending piece 17 projecting from the fixing piece 12 to one side, and has an L-shaped cross section. The U-shaped protrusion 13 similar to the above is arranged and the opening groove 14 is formed.
And the bent piece 1 together with the opening groove 14 formed by the U-shaped projecting piece 13 of the fixing piece 12 for the projecting corner.
7, a U-shaped projecting piece or a single projecting piece 13 is arranged to form an opening groove 14 formed by the U-shaped projecting piece or the single projecting piece 13 and the fixing piece 17 and orthogonal to the opening groove 14 described above. It is as a thing.

The panel A that fits in the corner is a furring strip B for the corner.
By fixing the fixing pieces 12 to the brackets 15 fixedly installed at the corners of the body C so as to be orthogonal to each other, the opening groove 14 is vertically moved to the inner non-joint side.
The books are arranged in parallel, and the fixing pieces 12 of each furring strip side locking fitting 20 are arranged.
Are respectively inserted into the opening grooves 14 and similarly fastened with the screws 15 to form the receiving grooves 26 between the fixing pieces 12 of the furring strip B, and similarly, the furring side locking fitting 20 is locked to the panel side. Assuming that the metal fitting 30 is snap-in locked to form a joint 40 at the corner between the panels A, and in this example, an open joint is also formed, and the panel A is attached and installed so as to cross the panel A at right angles. is there.

Further, the panel A which fits in the projected corner is attached to the bracket 15 fixedly installed on the projected corner of the skeleton C on the furring edge side fitting 20.
The fixing piece 31 of the panel-side locking metal fitting 30 is inserted into the orthogonal opening groove 14 by fixing the fixing piece 21 and the fixing piece 1 of the furring strip B is similarly fixed by the screw 25.
2, the receiving groove 26 is formed between each of them, and the panel side locking metal fitting 30 is snap-in locked to the furring edge side locking metal fitting 20 as well. In this case, similarly, an open joint is formed and the panel A is attached and installed so as to be orthogonal to each other so that the panel A fits in the projected corner.

Since the remainder of FIGS. 4 to 6 is the same as the above example, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted. See also FIG.
6 to FIG. 6 are a horizontal sectional view and an exploded perspective view of the panel A arranged on the left and right, respectively. Since these figures are shown in a state in which they are inverted by 90 degrees and laid down, the illustration of the vertical cross-sectional views of these upper and lower arrangements is also omitted.

As described above, when the panel A is attached to the furring strip B by using the furring fitting side and panel fastening fittings 20 and 30, the furring side and panel side locking of the panel A and the furring strip B is performed. Since the metal fittings 20 and 30 are installed, the panel A is pressed toward the furring strip B side, and the locking metal fittings 20 and 30 are snap-in locked, the work for installing the panel A can be easily and surely performed. The workability can be greatly improved and the stability of the installation of the panel A is sufficiently ensured by the action of the movement preventing means and the play absorbing means, and the panel A can be installed reliably without rocking or rattling. You can In addition, while using snap-in locking to install panel A,
The panel A can be removed by releasing the snap-in lock by a simple removal operation from the front side without damaging the panel A or the locking metal fittings 20 and 30. Therefore, between the frame C and the panel A Panel A removal for maintenance inspection of arranged wiring, piping, etc., and for correction of erroneous work of panel A installation such as when a panel with holes for outlets is installed by mistake at a non-outlet position. And its re-installation can be performed smoothly and surely. Further, since the locking metal fittings 20 and 30 have a simple structure, they can be mass-produced relatively easily and inexpensively by processing a steel plate, extruding aluminum or a hard resin, or processing a metal or a resin. In addition, it is possible to secure accuracy in a gradeable manner and to make a stable metal fitting.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, the panel is made of an appropriate material such as an aluminum plate, a steel plate, a metal panel such as a cast plate, a wood panel, a cement panel and a gypsum board panel. That is, without using the above-described separate metal fitting, for example, by integrally molding, the furring edge-side fitting is integrally formed with the furring edge and arranged so that the panel-side fitting is integrated with the panel. Form it and arrange it so that the furring strip and fixing to the panel can be omitted. At this time, the metal type panel is pressed, the aluminum is extruded, cast molded, and the resin is By using an appropriate molding means such as injection molding, the snap-in locking is, for example, a locking groove in the furring side locking fitting, and a locking projection in the panel locking fitting. The groove and the projection are locked together, the movement preventing means is not installed at this time, and a removable joint material for closing the space is additionally arranged in the joint so that all of the joint or The snap-in locking part can be opened freely, the through hole can be a long hole or a groove whose longitudinal end is open. It should be provided between the rim or the furring strip side metal fitting, and also when the movement preventing means is provided, the tip of the locking projection of the panel metal fitting is snapped in with the snap-in locking. The projecting piece or the furring strip or the furring fitting on the furring strip side should be butted against the projecting piece, and the furring strip side locking means should be a long piece regardless of whether it is integral with the furring strip or a separate body. Also, the panel side locking metal fittings should also be of short length. , When the play absorbing means is provided, the elastic member made of a spring is used, and when the receiving groove is formed, the furring edge side fitting is opened toward the front side. In carrying out the present invention, including arranging these by means of, etc., furring strips, panels, locking metal fittings, joints,
Specific materials, shapes, structures, applications, relationships between these, such as snap-in locking, through holes, movement preventing means used as necessary, play absorbing means, etc., addition to these, do not contradict the gist of the above invention. As long as it can be in various forms.

[0034]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The invention according to claim 1 ensures a high workability of the panel installation work by easily and surely fixing the panel with a structure as simple as possible, and makes it easy to remove the installation panel. By making sure that it can be done reliably, maintenance and erroneous installation can be dealt with, and the appearance of the installation panel can be secured very well without any exposure of panel fixing screws etc. A snap-in panel fixing device can be provided.

In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 2 is:
By pressing the panel from the front side, the snap-in locking and the secure holding of the locked state can be performed, and the panel can be installed reliably and stably.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the material usage amount of the furring strip side locking metal fitting can be suppressed and the panel side locking metal fitting can reinforce the panel end portion. , The structure can be simplified and the panel installation stability can be improved.

In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 4 is, in addition to the above, an installation panel which may be caused by a snap-in engagement play caused by a tolerance of production processing of the furring edge side locking fitting and the panel side locking fitting. It is possible to eliminate the possibility of swinging and improve the stability of the panel installation.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a locking metal fitting used in the detachable snap-in panel fixing device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a panel is installed on a furring strip.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the furring strip, the furring strip side fitting, the panel, and the panel fitting.

FIG. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a removable state of the panel.

FIG. 4 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a state where the panel is installed on the furring strip in the parting portion.

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a state in which the panel is installed on the furring strip when it is accommodated in a corner.

FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a state in which the panel is installed on the furring strip when the projected corner is housed.

[Explanation of symbols]

A panel B furring C body 10 furring 20 Furringside locking fittings 21 Fixed piece 22 Locking protrusion 23 Locking protrusion 24 Pressing part 28 Play absorption means (elastic member) 30 Panel side locking bracket 31 fixed piece 32 Locking protrusion 33 Locking protrusion 34 through hole 36 Movement prevention means (locking protrusion) 40 joints

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A panel fixing device for fixing a panel to a furring strip so as to form joints between the panels by snap-locking the fastening fittings on the furring strip side and the panel side to each other between the facing surfaces. Then, the panel side locking metal fittings are arranged on the joint side, and the furring edge side locking metal fittings are arranged on the non-joint side, and the snap-in locking position is defined as an intermediate position in the front and rear direction of the locking metal fittings, and the panel side locking metal is arranged. A through hole is arranged on the non-free end side of the locking position of the metal fitting, and the free end of the furringside locking metal fitting is pressed toward the non-joint side from the joint through the through hole to secure the snap-in locking. Removable snap-in panel fixing device characterized by being able to release panel fixing. 2. A movement prevention means for contacting the panel-side locking metal fitting and the furring strip or the furring-edge locking metal fitting with each other by the snap-in locking so as to prevent the panel-side locking metal fitting from moving to the rear side. The detachable snap-in panel fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the snap-in panel fixing device is detachable. 3. The brim-side locking metal fitting is made of a piece metal fitting which is intermittently arranged in the longitudinal direction of the furring edge, and the panel-side locking metal fitting is made of a long metal fitting which is continuously arranged at the rear outer peripheral end of the panel. Claim 1 characterized by what it becomes.
Alternatively, the detachable snap-in panel fixing device according to item 2. 4. A play absorbing means is provided between the furring strip side locking metal member and the panel back surface or the panel side locking metal member for absorbing a snap-in locking play due to a tolerance therebetween. Item 8. A detachable snap-in panel fixing device according to item 1, 2 or 3. 5. Locking metal fittings on the furring edge side and the panel side for fixing the panel to the furring strip so as to form joints between the panels by snap-in locking between the facing surfaces, and On the joint side, the furring edge side is arranged on the non-joint side, the snap-in locking position is set to the intermediate position in the front and rear direction, and a through hole is arranged on the non-free end side of the locking position on the panel side. Locking of the snap-in panel fixing device is characterized in that the panel fixing of the snap-in locking can be released by pressing the free end on the furring edge side from the joint to the non-joint side through the hole. Metal fittings.