JP2005180135A - Joint metal fitting - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a joint metal fitting easily and rapidly jointing and fixing mutual square studs in accordance with various shapes. <P>SOLUTION: When a plurality of square studs 50 are arranged at a prescribed interval, in order to joint the mutual square studs 50 while keeping the distance, the joint tool 10 is bent so that the first holding plate to the fourth holding plate 56-59 become vertical to the first pressing plate 16 and the second pressing plate 18. Further, the main body 13 is bent by a slightly larger angle than a vertical state in the first bending line 34 and the second bending line 36. By using the connection tool 10 bent in this way, the first screw hole 20, the second screw hole 21, and the fifth screw hole 24 are respectively touched with one surface of two square studs 50 form a line at a prescribed interval and the third screw hole 22 and the fourth screw hole 23 are positioned in contact with the other surface. Thereafter, the screw penetrates in the first screw hole-the fifth screw hole 20-24 and respective square studs 50 are mutually connected to each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a connecting metal fitting for a wall base member, and more particularly to a connecting metal fitting used for connecting square studs.

  Conventionally, in the construction of a wall foundation, after attaching a runner to a ceiling slab and a floor surface, square studs are set up at a predetermined interval. And at the ground where the walls intersect, etc., it is necessary to fix or connect the square studs, so make a hole in the square stud and fix it with screws, or connect the member for connection at the work site Processed appropriately and used.

  In the fixing and connecting work between the square studs, a process of making a hole at an appropriate position of the square stud and an operation of processing a small piece of the base member to make a member suitable for connection are necessary. Incurs a decline. In particular, labor and time are required in the construction of a door attachment portion or the like that requires a square stud to be shorter than usual and to be connected at a predetermined interval.

  An object of this invention is to provide the coupling tool which connects and fixes a square stud easily and rapidly, in order to improve the efficiency of the connection of a square stud, and a fixing operation | work.

  The connector according to the present invention is made of metal, and includes a substrate having a main body extending in the first direction and a bulging portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from a substantially center of the main body, A first pressing plate and a second pressing plate that extend substantially parallel to each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate from the bulging portion are provided. Then, holes are formed in the vicinity of both ends of the main body portion, the first pressing plate, and the second pressing plate, respectively, and the main body portion is an intersection of the bulging portion and the first pressing plate, and the bulging portion and the second pressing plate. It is characterized in that it can be bent at a bending line that is an extension of the line.

  In order to easily bend the main body portion, it is preferable that the main body portion of the coupler is formed with a slit along the bending line, and a notch is formed on the bending line at the edge of the main body portion. It is preferable. Moreover, it is desirable that the tips of the pair of pressing plates are narrowed by a predetermined amount.

  The first pressing plate and the second pressing plate are both rectangular, and the first pressing plate has a first upper side and a first lower side that extend substantially perpendicular to the bulging portion, and the second pressing plate The plate has a second upper side and a second lower side that extend substantially perpendicular to the bulging portion, and the coupling tool includes, for example, a first spacing plate that is connected to the first upper side, and a first It further has a second spacing plate that is connected to the lower side, a third spacing plate that is connected to the second upper side, and a fourth spacing plate that is connected to the second lower side. In this case, the first spacing plate and the second spacing plate can be bent with respect to the first pressing plate so as to face each other, and the third spacing plate and the fourth spacing plate are opposed to each other. It is preferable that the second pressing plate can be bent.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, according to various arrangement | positioning forms of a square stud, the coupling tool which connects and fixes square studs easily and rapidly is realizable.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment and shows an example of use of a connector 10 used for fixing a square stud 50 when three frame-shaped wall bases are connected in a T shape. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fixed state of the connector 10 and the square stud 50 when the wall base is connected in a T shape.

  The metal connector 10 includes a substrate 12 that forms a convex-shaped plane. The substrate 12 includes a main body portion 13 extending in a first direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 1), and a bulging portion 14 that is connected to the center of the main body portion 13 and extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Is formed by. Both the main body 13 and the bulging portion 14 are rectangular. A rectangular first pressing plate 16 and a second pressing plate 18 are provided at both ends of the bulging portion 14. The first pressing plate 16 and the second pressing plate 18 extend substantially parallel to each other from the bulging portion 14 substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate 12. Near both ends of the main body 13, a first screw hole 20 and a second screw hole 21 through which a member for fixing the square stud 50 such as a screw passes are provided. Similarly, the first pressing plate 16 is provided with a third screw hole 22, the second pressing plate 18 is provided with a fourth screw hole 23, and the substrate 12 is provided with a fifth screw hole 24.

  In order to form a joint between a wall and a wall extending perpendicularly to the wall, when the wall base is connected in a T shape, the square stud 50 as the base member is generally as shown in FIG. Combined. Each member of the connector 10 has a size suitable for connecting and fixing the square stud 50, and the connector 10 is formed in a gap between the square studs 50 arranged to form a T-shaped wall. Inserted and used. After inserting the connector 10, the square studs 50 are fixed to each other through the connector 10 by passing a screw or the like through the first screw hole 20 to the fifth screw hole 24 (see FIG. 2). In FIG. 2, screws are omitted (the same applies to the following drawings).

  FIG. 3 shows an example of use of the connector 10 used for fixing the square stud 50 when two wall bases are connected in an L shape. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a fixed state of the connector 10 and the square stud 50 when the wall base is connected in an L shape.

  A first slit 30 is formed along a first bent line 34 that is an extension line of the intersection between the bulging portion 14 and the first pressing plate 16, and similarly, the bulging portion 14 and the second pressing plate 18 A second slit 32 is formed along a second bent line 36 that is an extension of the intersection line. Furthermore, a first notch 38 and a second notch 39 are formed in two regions on the edge of the main body 13 and on the first bending line 34, respectively. Similarly, a third notch 40 and a fourth notch 41 are formed on the second bend line 36 at the edge of the main body 13.

  For this reason, the connector 10 can be easily bent at the first bending line 34 and the second bending line 36, and is used by changing its shape according to the use situation. 3 and 4, the main body 13 is bent along the second bending line 36 in order to fix the three square studs 50. As described above, when the main body 13 is bent and the connector 10 is used, any one of the first screw hole 20 to the fifth screw hole 24 is in contact with all three square studs 50. Thus, the square studs 50 are fixed by the penetration of the screws (see FIG. 4).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a usage example of the connector 10 used for connecting the square studs 50 that form the wall base for attaching the door frame. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a connection state between the connector 10 and the square stud 50 when forming a wall base for attaching the door frame.

  The first pressing plate 16 includes a first interval holding plate 56 along a first upper side 46 and a first lower side 48 that extend substantially perpendicular to the bulging portion 14 and are sides of the first pressing plate 16. Second spacing plates 57 are connected to each other. Similarly, a third interval holding plate 58 and a fourth interval holding plate 59 are connected to the second pressing plate 18 along the second upper side 52 and the second lower side 54 that are sides of the second pressing plate 18. Yes. And the boundary part of the 1st space | interval holding plate 56 and the 2nd space | interval holding plate 57, and the 1st press plate 16, the 3rd space | interval holding plate 58, the 4th space | interval holding plate 59, and the 2nd press plate 18 In the boundary portion, third to sixth slits 60 to 63 are formed, respectively. Therefore, the connector 10 can be bent so that the first and second spacing plates 56 and 57, and the third and fourth spacing plates 58 and 59 face each other.

  In order to attach the door frame to the wall, the square studs 50 are arranged at a predetermined interval shorter than a normal interval. For this reason, in the usage example of FIG.5 and FIG.6, the 1st-4th space | interval designed beforehand by the magnitude | size suitable for arrangement | positioning space | interval so that the square studs 50 may be connected, maintaining predetermined space | interval. The holding plates 56 to 59 are bent so as to be perpendicular to the first pressing plate 16 or the second pressing plate 18. Further, both ends of the main body part 13 are bent so as to be substantially perpendicular to the main body part 13 at the first bending line 34 and the second bending line 36 and to face each other. As described above, when the connector 10 is bent and used, the first screw hole 20, the second screw hole 21, and the fifth screw are formed on one surface of the two square studs 50 arranged at a predetermined interval. The third screw hole 22 and the fourth screw hole 23 are in contact with the hole 24 and the other surface, respectively, and the square studs 50 are connected by the penetration of the screw (see FIG. 6).

  FIG. 7 is a front view of the connector 10 that is not bent, and FIG. 8 is a bottom view.

  The first screw hole 20 and the second screw hole 21 are arranged near the both ends of the main body portion 13 in the center with respect to the short side of the main body portion 13. Further, the fifth screw hole 24 is disposed near the center of the substrate 12. These arrangements are for maintaining the balance when the connector 10 is fixed, but they are not limited to the illustrated positions. Similarly, the third screw hole 22 and the fourth screw hole 23 are not limited to positions. Further, in order to fix the square stud 50 more firmly, a screw hole may be further provided in the main body 13 or the bulging portion 14.

  All of the first to fourth cutouts 38 to 41 are semicircular. In a region where the bulging portion 14 is in contact with the first and third cutouts 38 and 40, respectively, a portion of the bulging portion 14 is formed in order to make the first and second pressing plates 16 and 18 more easily bent. It is shaved along the first and second pressing plates 16 and 18. The first slit 30, the second slit 32, and the third to sixth slits 60 to 63 each have a semicircular end. However, the shapes of the first to fourth cutouts 38 to 41, the first and second slits 30 and 32, and the third to sixth slits 60 to 63 are not limited to those illustrated, and the first and first slits The positions of the two slits 30 and 32 may be provided on the first bent line 34 and the second bent line 36, respectively. Similarly, the positions of the third to sixth slits 60 to 63 are not limited as long as they are provided along the first upper side 46, the first lower side 48, the second upper side 52, and the second lower side 54, respectively. In order to impart flexibility to the connector 10, a cut line may be provided instead of the first and second slits 30 and 32 and the third to sixth slits 60 to 63.

  The first pressing plate 16 and the second pressing plate 18 substantially press against the surface of the bulging portion 14 in order to efficiently press the surface of the square stud 50 and firmly fix or connect the square studs 50 to each other. It extends from the bulging part 14 so that the front-end | tip of each other may narrow by predetermined amount (refer FIG. 8). An angle α formed by the first pressing plate 16 and the second pressing plate 18 and the substrate 12 including the bulging portion 14 is, for example, 87 °, but is not limited to this angle.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to process a member for connecting the square studs 50 or to form a hole while aligning a plurality of fixed square studs 50. A connector that improves efficiency is realized.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows 1st Embodiment and shows a connecting tool and a square stud when connecting a frame-shaped wall base | substrate to T shape. It is a perspective view which shows the state which fixed the square stud to the arrangement | positioning shown in FIG. 1 with the coupling tool. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a connection tool and a square stud when connecting a wall base in L shape. It is a perspective view which shows the state which fixed the square stud to the arrangement | positioning shown in FIG. 3 with the coupling tool. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a square stud when forming a wall base for attaching a connector and a door frame. It is a perspective view which shows the state which fixed the square stud to the arrangement | positioning shown in FIG. 5 with the coupling tool. It is a front view of the coupling tool which is not bent. It is a bottom view of the coupler which is not bent.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connector 12 Board | substrate 13 Main-body part 14 Bulging part 16 1st press plate 18 2nd press plate 20 1st screw hole (hole)
21 Second screw hole (hole)
22 Third screw hole (hole)
23 Fourth screw hole (hole)
24 Fifth screw hole (hole)
30 1st slit 32 2nd slit 38 1st notch 39 2nd notch 40 3rd notch 41 4th notch 56 1st interval holding plate 57 2nd interval holding plate 58 3rd interval holding plate 59 4th interval holding plate 60 4th 3 slits 61 4th slit 62 5th slit 63 6th slit

Claims (5)

A substrate having a main body portion extending in a first direction, and a bulging portion extending from a substantially center of the main body portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
A first pressing plate and a second pressing plate extending substantially parallel to each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate from the bulging portion;
Holes are formed in the vicinity of both ends of the main body, the first pressing plate, and the second pressing plate, respectively, and the main body includes the bulging portion, the first pressing plate, and the bulging portion and the first pressing plate. 2. A metal connector that can be bent at a bending line that is an extension of the line of intersection with the two pressing plates.   The connector according to claim 1, wherein slits along the bending line are respectively formed in the main body portion.   The coupling tool according to claim 1, wherein a cutout is formed on the bent line at an edge of the main body portion.   The connection tool according to claim 1, wherein tips of the pair of pressing plates are narrowed by a predetermined amount. The first pressing plate has a rectangular shape having a first upper side and a first lower side extending substantially perpendicular to the bulging portion, and the second pressing plate is substantially perpendicular to the bulging portion. A rectangular shape having a second upper side and a second lower side extending;
A first spacing plate connected to the first upper side; a second spacing plate connected to the first lower side; a third spacing plate connected to the second upper side; 2 further includes a fourth spacing plate continuously provided on the lower side,
The first spacing plate and the second spacing plate can be bent with respect to the first pressing plate so that the first spacing plate and the second spacing plate are opposed to each other, and the third spacing plate and the fourth spacing plate are opposed to each other. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector can be bent with respect to the second pressing plate.

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