JP2005336732A - Tile alignment method and manufacturing method of tile unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tile alignment method capable of surely aligning tiles by arranging them in the shape of a grid with the top face disposed upside and a manufacturing method of a tile unit making use of the tile alignment method. <P>SOLUTION: A large number of tile fitting sections 3 are formed in the shape of a grid on the upper surface of a joint frame 1 by surrounding it with a joint partition weirs 2. A large number of tiles 5 more than the total number of the tile fitting sections 3 are supplied on the joint frame 1, and vibration is applied thereto. Each tile 5 thereby enters each tile fitting section 3. The tile 5 entering downward the tile fitting section 3 with their front faces directed downward is separated from the tile fitting section 3 by the vibration, and another tile 5 enters the tile fitting section 3 instead thereof. This is repeated until an upwardly facing tile 5 enters the tile fitting section 3. The upwardly facing tile is not separated from the tile fitting section 3 even if the vibration is applied thereto. Accordingly, when predetermined time passes away, redundant tiles 5 which are not contained in the tile fitting sections 3 can be removed since the tiles 5 enter all of the tile fitting sections 3 with the top face disposed upside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a tile alignment method for aligning a plurality of tiles in a grid-like and upward direction, and a method for manufacturing a tile unit by aligning tiles by this alignment method.

  Widely used are a paper-covered tile unit in which a plurality of tiles are arranged in a grid and paper is bonded to the front surface of the tile, and a tile unit in which the back surfaces of the tiles are connected to each other by a sheet or a net. According to the former paper-clad tile unit, a tiled wall surface can be obtained by attaching the mortar or adhesive to the wall surface and then peeling the paper. According to the tile unit backed by the latter sheet or net, a tiled wall surface can be obtained by attaching the sheet or net to the wall surface using mortar, adhesive or the like. However, the above usage method is an example, and the tile unit can be used in other modes.

  When manufacturing a tile unit, it is necessary to align a plurality of tiles in a grid pattern. If a tile is 10 cm or more on a side, the tiles are received in a packing form in which the tiles are stacked upwards. Therefore, the tiles are chucked using a suction chuck or the like and aligned in a grid and upward direction. ing.

  However, in the case of small tiles called mosaic tiles with a side of about several centimeters or less, the tiles are often stored in bags at random, and each tile is in a grid shape and upwards in the tile unit manufacturing process. It is necessary to align.

  As a method of aligning the mosaic tiles in a grid shape and upward, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 37-21547, the mosaic tile is fitted to the grid frame regardless of the vertical direction, and then horizontally swung. A method is described in which only downward tiles are flipped upward.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the mosaic tile 11 used in the publication, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are explanatory diagrams of the tile inversion process. The mosaic tile 11 is curved (convex) in a circular arc shape on the front side. Metal plates 13 are erected vertically and horizontally on a flexible synthetic resin four-sided frame 12 for tile alignment. After the mosaic tile 11 is fitted into the square grid-like space partitioned by the metal plate 13 regardless of the vertical direction, the four-side frame 12 is horizontally swung. Then, the arc-shaped surface of the mosaic tile 11 and the elasticity of the soft synthetic resin bottom plate 2 are jointed so that the mosaic tile 11 which is downward as shown in FIG. 8 is inverted upward as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the paper-attached mosaic tile unit is manufactured by attaching the paper 14 to the front surface of the mosaic tile 11 with water-soluble glue.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 37-21547

  When the inventor tried to arrange the mosaic tiles by the method described in the Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 37-21547, not a few tiles remained in the downward direction without being inverted, and these had to be inverted manually by the worker. It was recognized that the tile alignment efficiency was inferior.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a tile aligning method capable of surely aligning tiles in a grid and upward direction, and a tile unit manufacturing method using this method.

  The tile aligning method of the present invention is a tile aligning method in which a tile is fitted and aligned with the tile fitting portion of a joint frame having a tile fitting portion defined by a grid-shaped joint partition weir. At least the front side of the tile end of the wood end surface is an inclined surface. Supply more tiles than the number of tile fitting parts on the joint frame and apply vibration to the joint frame to fit the tiles to each tile. It is made to fit to a part, and the excess tile which was not fitted to the tile fitting part is removed after that.

  The tile unit manufacturing method of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a tile unit in which a plurality of tiles are aligned and then connected to each other by a sheet or a net, and the tiles are aligned by the alignment method of the present invention. It is what.

  In the tile alignment method of the present invention, when a larger number of tiles than the number of tile fitting portions are supplied on the joint frame and vibration is applied to the joint frame, the tiles enter into each tile fitting portion, and this tile fitting is performed. The surplus tile slides on the tile that entered the section. When the tile is in the tile fitting part facing down (upside down), the excess tile hits the edge of the tile contained in the tile fitting part, and a strong force is applied to the downward tile in the horizontal direction. The downward tile protrudes from the tile fitting portion, and another tile enters the tile fitting portion instead.

  In other words, if the tile enters the tile fitting part downward, when the tile receives a lateral force, the inclined surface of the tile rides on the joint partition weir or stumbles and reverses the tile. Detach from the fitting part. When the tile newly entering the tile fitting portion is still downward, it is similarly detached from the tile fitting portion. This procedure is repeated until a downward tile enters the tile fitting portion.

  When the tile in the tile fitting part is facing upward, even if the tile slides on it, the sliding tile only hits the inclined surface of the upward tile, and the upward facing in the tile fitting part The lateral force applied to the tile is small. In addition, since there is no inclined surface on the back side of the upward tile, the upward tile does not ride on the joint partition weirs and does not trip over and remains in the tile fitting portion.

  Therefore, if a larger number of tiles than the number of tile fittings are supplied on the joint frame and vibration is continuously applied to the tile frame, all the tiles will eventually face upward.

  After all the tiles are directed upward in this manner, all the tiles are arranged in a grid-like and upward direction by removing excess tiles that are not in the tile fitting portion. A tile unit is obtained by connecting the tiles of the aligned body with a sheet (or paper) or a net.

  Hereinafter, the tile alignment method and the tile unit manufacturing method of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a joint frame used in the tile alignment method of the present invention, FIG. 1 (b) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG. 2 and FIG. Fig. 4 (a) is a side view of the tile, Fig. 4 (b) is a side view showing the relationship between the tile and the joint partition weir, and Fig. 5 is a side view of the tiles arranged on the joint frame. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, a cross girder-shaped joint partition weir 2 is installed on the top surface of the joint frame 1. By being surrounded by the joint partition weir 2, a large number of tile fitting portions 3 are formed in a grid shape. ing.

  The joint frame 1 has a rectangular shape, and a surrounding frame 4 is provided so as to surround the four sides thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the tile 5 is a mosaic tile having a shape in which the front edge side is chamfered, and the front surface of the wood end surface 5 </ b> A is an inclined surface 5 </ b> B.

  When the width of the tile 5 is a and the width of the front surface of the tile 5 excluding the inclined surface 5B is b, b / a is 0.8 or less, particularly 0.5 to 0.7, particularly 0.6 to 0.6. 0.7 is preferred. b / a may be 0.

  When the thickness of the tile 5 is d and the thickness of the inclined surface portion of the tile 5 is c, c / d is preferably 0.15 or more and particularly preferably 0.2 to 0.6. c / d may be 1.

  When the height of the joint partition weir 2 is set to e, it is preferable that e / c is 1.1 to 3.3, particularly 1.5 to 2.0, particularly about 1.8. By setting these ratios, the tile 5 that has entered the tile fitting portion 3 downwardly gets on the joint partition weir 2 and is stumbled and reversed to be separated from the tile fitting portion 3 and upward. The tile 5 contained in the tile fitting portion 3 does not leave the tile fitting portion 3.

  The dimension a of one side of the tile 5 is preferably about 10 to 30 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tile 5 is placed on the joint frame 1 in a larger amount than the total number of tile fitting portions 3, preferably 1 to 6 times the number of tile fitting portions, and more preferably 2 to 3 times the number. Then, the lid 6 is preferably put on as shown in FIG. Thereby, the tile 5 enters each tile fitting part 3. Further, the tile 5 entering the tile fitting portion 3 downward as shown in FIG. 4 is disengaged from the tile fitting portion 3 so as to get over the joint partition weir 2 or to stumble and reverse by this vibration. Instead, another tile 5 enters the tile fitting portion 3. This is repeated until the upward tile 5 enters the tile fitting portion 3. The tile entering upward in the tile fitting portion 3 does not leave the tile fitting portion 3 even if vibration is applied.

  Accordingly, when a predetermined time elapses after the vibration is started, the tiles 5 are fitted upward to all the tile fitting portions 3 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the tile alignment body is obtained by removing the lid 6 and removing the excess tile 5 that is not contained in the tile fitting portion 3. A tile unit is obtained by connecting the tiles 5 of the tile alignment body with a sheet or a net.

  The joint frame 1 is preferably vibrated in the horizontal direction, but may be swung.

  Although the above description relates to a batch type alignment method, the present invention may be carried out continuously. FIG. 6 shows an example thereof. The conveyor 7 having the joint partition weir 2 formed on the upward surface is continuously moved, and the tile 5 is supplied from the hopper 8 thereon. A vibrator 9 is installed below the tile supply area from the hopper 8, and vibration is applied to the conveyor 7. By this vibration, the tile 5 is fitted upward to each tile fitting portion 3 of the joint partition weir 2.

  As shown in FIG. 6, it is preferable that the upstream side of the conveyor 7 is inclined downward, and the vibrator 9 is also installed below the inclined portion. In this case, the tile 5 from the hopper 8 is supplied to the upstream side of the conveyor 7 along this inclination, and the upstream side is also vibrated by the vibrator 9. It can be lengthened and the fitting rate can be increased. Even in the case of using a batch system (supplying tiles intermittently instead of supplying tiles continuously), the fitting ratio of tiles can be increased.

  Instead of the conveyor 7 with the joint partition weir 2, a number of joint frames 1 may be connected and continuously moved under the hopper 8 one after another.

  The tile 5 may or may not be glazed.

FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a joint frame used in the tile alignment method of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1 (a). It is explanatory drawing of an alignment process. It is explanatory drawing of an alignment process. 4 (a) is a side view of the tile, and FIG. 4 (b) is a side view showing the relationship between the tile and the joint weir. It is a side view of the tile arranged on the joint frame. It is a side view which shows another embodiment. It is a side view of the tile used for the tile alignment method of a prior art example. It is explanatory drawing of the tile alignment method of a prior art example. It is explanatory drawing of the tile alignment method of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Joint frame 2 Joint partition weir 3 Tile fitting part 4 Enclosing frame 5 Tile 6 Lid 7 Conveyor 8 Hopper 9 Vibrator

Claims (5)

In the tile alignment method of fitting and aligning tiles to the tile fitting portion of the joint frame having the tile fitting portion defined by the grid-shaped joint partition weir,
Of the wooden end face of the tile, at least the front side of the tile is inclined,
Supply more tiles than the number of tile fitting parts on the joint frame, vibrate the joint frame to fit the tiles to each tile fitting part, and then fit the tile fitting parts A tile alignment method, wherein excess tiles that have not existed are removed. In claim 1, the ratio b / a of the width b of the portion other than the inclined surface of the front surface of the tile and the width a of the tile is 0.8 or less,
The ratio c / d between the height c in the tile thickness direction of the inclined surface and the tile thickness d is 0.15 or more,
The tile alignment method, wherein a ratio e / c between a height e of the joint partition weir and a height c of the inclined surface is 1.1 to 3.3. In claim 2,
b / a is 0.5 to 0.7,
c / d is 0.2 to 0.6,
The tile alignment method, wherein e / c is 1.5-2.   4. The tile alignment method according to claim 1, wherein tiles having a number 1 to 6 times the number of tile fitting portions of the joint frame are supplied onto the joint frame.   5. A tile unit manufacturing method in which a plurality of tiles are aligned and then connected to each other by a sheet or a net, and the tiles are aligned by the method according to claim 1. Manufacturing method.

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