JP3261364B2 - Wall panel connection structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting structure for a wall panel, and more particularly, to a technique for reducing the number of parts of a connecting member so as to facilitate a connecting operation and to release a connection lightly. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, connecting groove members 3, 3 are attached to connection end portions of outer surfaces of adjacent wall panels 1, 2, and connection vertical holes 4, 4 are formed in side walls 3a, 3a of the groove members 3, 3. In the structure in which the wall panels are connected using these connection vertical holes 4, 4, as shown in FIG. 6, a large-diameter hole 4 a and a small-diameter hole are formed in a channel 3 attached to one wall panel 1. The connecting projection 5a of the first connecting member 7a is inserted and fixed in the connecting vertical hole 4 provided with the connecting member 4b, and the first connecting member 7a is attached to one wall panel 1, and the first connection member is similarly connected to the other wall panel 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the longer engagement leg 8b of the second connector 8a is slid into engagement with one of the first connectors 7a by about half, and thereafter, The other wall panel 2 is arranged at a predetermined position so as to be substantially orthogonal, and the second connecting member 8a is attached to the back of the two wall panels By using the slide jig J is slid downwardly had those sliding connection to the other of the first connector 7a.

[0003]

By the way, in such a connection structure, two first connecting members 7a and 7a and one second connecting member 8a are required, so that the number of parts is increased and the connection is reduced. There is a problem that the workability is lowered by using the tool J.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a connection structure of a wall panel capable of reducing the number of parts of a connection tool and facilitating connection work and lightly releasing connection. The task is to provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, connecting channel members (3, 3) are attached to connection end portions of outer surfaces of adjacent wall panels (1, 2), and side walls (3a, 3a) of the channel members (3, 3). 3a, connecting vertical holes 4 and 4 having large-diameter holes 4a and small-diameter holes 4b are formed, and the wall panels are connected using these connecting vertical holes 4 and 4. At one end, a connection protrusion 5 is formed in the connection vertical hole 4 of the channel member 3 of the one wall panel 1 which is prevented from moving downward and is inserted and held, and is vertically engaged with the other end of the first connection member 7. A receiving portion 6 is formed, a vertical engagement portion 9 is formed at one end of the second connecting member 8, and an engagement piece 11 and a groove are inserted at the other end into the channel 3 of the other wall panel 2. Forming an insertion fitting portion 12 to be inserted into the connection vertical hole 4 of the mold member 3;
The connecting projection 5 of the first connecting member 7 is inserted into the connecting vertical hole 4 of the channel member 3 of one wall panel 1, and the first connecting member 7 is prevented from moving in the vertical direction and held on the one wall panel 1. Then, the engagement piece 11 of the second connecting member 8 is engaged in the channel member 3, and the insertion fitting portion 12 is fitted in the connection vertical hole 4, and the vertical engagement portion 9 is formed.
Are engaged with the vertical engagement receiving portion 6 of the first connecting member 7 while being prevented from moving downward. According to such a configuration, the connector for connecting the wall panels 1 and 2 can be formed at two points of the first connector 7 and the second connector 8,
The number of parts can be reduced as compared with the conventional one, and since the first connection 7 and the second connection 8 are connected at two points, the connection work is easier than at the conventional three-point connection, In addition, the first connecting member 7 is attached to the channel 3 of the one wall panel 1.
By attaching the channel member 3 of the other wall panel 2 to the engagement piece 11 of the second connection 8 from the inside in a state where the second connection tool 8 is connected to the first connection tool 7, The connection of the wall panels 2 can be performed, and therefore, the jig J does not need to be used, and the connection of the wall panels 1 and 2 can be easily performed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an engaging piece 10 to be inserted into the channel 3 of one wall panel 1 is formed at one end of the second connecting member 8. . According to such a configuration, by inserting the engagement piece 10 of the second connector 8 into the channel 3 of the one wall panel 1,
The rattling of the second connector 8 is prevented, and as a result, rattling of the first connector 7 locked and connected to the second connector 8 can also be prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing ribs 13 and 14 are formed on at least the outer surfaces of the first and second connecting members 7 and 8. According to such a configuration, the strength of the first connector 7 and the second connector 8 can be increased, and as a result, the connection strength of the wall panels 1 and 2 can be increased.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the enlarged piece 15 is formed in the locking piece 11.
According to such a configuration, the locking piece 11 on which the enlarged portion 15 of the second connecting member 8 is formed is engaged with the channel 3 of the other wall panel 2 so that the locking piece 11 As a result, the second connector 8 and the other wall panel 2 can be retained.
Connection strength can be increased.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the insertion fitting portion 12 is formed with a taper 16 for facilitating escape from the connection vertical hole 4. According to such a configuration, the second fitting 7 is pushed upward to insert the insertion fitting portion 1.
2 can be easily pulled out from the connection vertical hole 4, and the wall panel 1,
2 can be easily performed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1A is a plan view in which connection of a wall panel has been completed, FIG. 1B is a schematic perspective view in which the wall panel is orthogonal, and FIG. 1C is a partial front view. FIG. 2A is an exploded plan view in which the first connector is fixed to the channel member of one wall panel, and FIG. 2B is a plan view in which the second connector is connected.

As shown in FIG. 1 (b), connecting channel members 3, 3 are attached to the connection side end portions of the outer surfaces of the adjacent wall panels 1, 2. A connecting vertical hole 4 having a large-diameter hole 4a above and a small-diameter hole 4b below is formed in a side wall 3a of the channel 3. The wall panels 1 and 2 are connected using these connection vertical holes 4 and 4. The details will be described below.

A connection protrusion 5 is formed at one end of the first L-shaped connecting member 7, and the connection protrusion 5 is inserted into the large-diameter hole 4a of the channel 3 of one wall panel 1 and slid downward. Thus, the small diameter hole 4b cannot be prevented from being pulled out, and is prevented from moving downward, and is inserted and held in the connection vertical hole 4. In this case, the first
The contact piece 17 of the connecting tool 7 is in contact with one wall panel 1. A ridge 18 is formed at the other end of the first connector
The upper end surface of the other end of the connection tool 7 is a vertical engagement receiving portion 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, a groove-like portion 19 is formed on the outer surface of one end of the second connector 8 and an eave-like portion 20 is formed on the upper end to form a vertical engaging portion 9. . At the other end of the second connecting member 8, an engaging piece 11 inserted into the channel member 3 of the other wall panel 2 and a pressing piece 21 are formed to face the engaging piece 11. This holding piece 21 has a connecting vertical hole 4
Is formed into an insertion fitting portion 12 to be inserted into the insertion hole.

Thus, the connecting projection 5 of the first connecting member 7 is inserted into the connecting vertical hole 4 of the channel member 3 of the one wall panel 1, and the first connecting member 7 is prevented from moving in the vertical direction. One end of the second connector 8 is inserted into the inner surface side of the vertical engagement receiving portion 6 of the first connector 7 while the vertical engagement portion 9 is 1 engages with the vertical engagement receiving portion 6 of the connector 7, that is, the eaves-shaped portion 20 abuts on the vertical engagement receiving portion 6 to prevent downward movement, and
Is held down by the first connector 7 to prevent the second connector 8 from coming off. Thus, the first connector 7
With the second connecting tool 8 connected to the other wall panel, the channel member 3 of the other wall panel 2 is fitted into the engagement piece 11 of the second connection 8 from inside (arrow in FIG. 1). Two connections can be made.

As described above, the connecting devices for connecting the wall panels 1 and 2 can be provided at two points, that is, the first connecting device 7 and the second connecting device 8, and the number of components can be reduced as compared with the conventional one. In addition to the above, since the connection is made at two points, the first connection 7 and the second connection 8, the connection work becomes easier as compared with the conventional connection at three points.

By the way, an engaging piece 10 to be inserted into the channel member 3 of one wall panel 1 is formed at one end of the second connecting tool 8, and the engaging piece of the second connecting tool 8 is formed. By inserting 10 into the channel 3 of one wall panel 1, rattling of the second connector 8 is prevented and, as a result, the first connector locked and connected to the second connector 8 This also prevents rattling of 7.

Incidentally, reinforcing ribs 13 and 14 are formed on the outer surfaces of the first and second connecting members 7 and 8, and
Reinforcing ribs 14 are also formed on the inner surface of the connecting member 8, so that the strength of the first connecting member 7 and the second connecting member 8 can be increased. As a result, the connecting strength of the wall panels 1 and 2 can be increased. Is what you can do.

An enlarged portion 15 is formed on the locking piece 11, and the locking piece 11 forming the expanded portion 15 of the second connector 8 is connected to the grooved material of the other wall panel 2. 3, the retaining piece 1 is pressed while pressing the channel member 3 with the retaining piece 21.
1 can be prevented, and as a result, the connection strength between the second connector 8 and the other wall panel 2 can be increased.

As shown in FIG. 3, a taper 16 for facilitating escape from the connection vertical hole 4 is formed in the insertion fitting portion 12 of the pressing piece 21 of the second connector 8. 7, the insertion fitting portion 12 can be easily pulled out from the connection vertical hole 4, and the wall panels 1 and 2 can be easily disassembled.

When the connection between the wall panels 1 and 2 is released, the jig J is connected to the second connecting member 8 as shown in FIG.
By pressing up against the lower surface of the vertical connecting portion 9, the vertical engaging portion 9 provided with the eaves-shaped portion 20 is separated upward from the vertical engaging receiving portion 6, and the second connecting member 8 is separated from the first connecting member 7, Separation is performed in a state where the second connecting member 8 is attached to the other wall panel 2. Such first and second connecting members 7 and 8 are arranged at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction of both wall panels 1 and 2.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a connection groove is attached to the connection side end of the outer surface of the adjacent wall panel, and a connection vertical hole having a large diameter hole and a small diameter hole is formed on the side wall of the groove material. The connecting vertical holes are used to connect the wall panels, and one end of the first connecting member is prevented from moving downward by the connecting vertical holes of the channel member of one wall panel, and is inserted and held. Forming a vertical engagement receiving portion at the other end of the first connector, a vertical engagement portion at one end of the second connector, and the other wall panel at the other end. Forming an insertion fitting portion to be inserted into the connecting vertical hole of the channel member and the engaging piece inserted into the channel member, and connecting projections of the first connecting member to the connecting vertical hole of the channel member of one wall panel. Is inserted, the first connecting member is prevented from moving in the vertical direction, is held by one wall panel 1, and the engagement piece of the second connecting member is inserted into the channel member. Since the vertical engagement portion is engaged with the vertical engagement receiving portion of the first connection member while being prevented from moving downward, the wall panel is inserted. Can be connected at two points, a first connector and a second connector, the number of components can be reduced as compared with the conventional connector, and the first connector and the second connector can be connected to each other. Because of the two-point connection, the connection work is easier than the conventional three-point connection, and the first connector is attached to the channel member of one wall panel, and the second connector is connected to the first connector In this state, the other wall panel can be connected by fitting the channel member of the other wall panel into the engagement piece of the second connection from the inside, so that the jig is not used. There is an advantage that the wall panel can be easily connected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an engaging piece to be inserted into the channel member of the one wall panel is formed at one end of the second connecting member. By inserting the engagement piece of the two fittings into the channel of one wall panel, the rattling of the second fitting is prevented and, as a result,
There is an advantage that rattling of the first connecting device locked and connected to the second connecting device can also be prevented.

According to the third aspect, since the reinforcing rib is formed on at least the outer surface of the first and second connecting parts, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are provided in addition to the effects of the first and second aspects. This has the advantage that the connection strength of the wall panel can be increased as a result.

In the fourth aspect, since the enlarged piece is formed in the locking piece, the locking piece forming the enlarged portion of the second connector 8 is used as the groove-shaped material of the other wall panel. By engaging, the retaining piece material can be prevented from coming off, and as a result,
There is an advantage that the connection strength between the second connector and the other wall panel can be increased.

In the fifth aspect, the insertion fitting portion is formed with a taper for facilitating escape from the connection vertical hole, so that in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the second connector is pushed upward. There is an advantage that the insertion fitting portion can be easily pulled out from the connection vertical hole, and the disassembly of the wall panel can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B show an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a plan view in which connection of a wall panel has been completed, FIG. 1B is a schematic perspective view in which the wall panel is orthogonal, and FIG. 1C is a partial front view. is there.

FIG. 2A is an exploded plan view in which a first connecting member is fixed to a channel member of one wall panel, and FIG. 2B is a plan view in which a second connecting member is connected.

FIG. 3A is a partial plan view of a second connector, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a second connector, FIG. 4B is a front view,
(c) is a sectional view taken along line BB of (a).

5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4A, and FIGS. 5B and 5C are partial bottom views of a second connector.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are perspective views showing an operation of fixing a first connector to a wall panel, and FIG. 6 (c) is an operation of connecting a second connector to the first connector. FIG.

FIG. 7A is a plan view after connection, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wall panel 2 Wall panel 3 Channel material 4 Connection vertical hole 4a Large diameter hole 4b Small diameter hole 5 Connection projection 6 Vertical engagement receiving part 7 First connecting part 8 Second connecting part 9 Vertical engaging part 10 Engagement piece 11 Engagement Insert material 12 Insertion fitting part 13 Reinforcement rib 14 Reinforcement rib 15 Enlarged part 16 Taper

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-9-137529 (JP, A) Utility model registration 2518782 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields studied (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E04B 2/72- 2/82 E04H 1/12 301

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A connecting channel member is attached to a connection end of an outer surface of an adjacent wall panel, and a connecting vertical hole having a large-diameter hole and a small-diameter hole is formed on a side wall of the channel member. And a connecting projection formed at one end of the first connecting member so that the connecting vertical hole of the channel member of one wall panel is prevented from moving downward and inserted and held. A vertical engagement receiving portion is formed at the other end of the first connector, a vertical engagement portion is formed at one end of the second connector, and the other wall panel is formed at the other end of the second connector. An engaging piece inserted into the channel member and an insertion fitting portion to be inserted into the connection vertical hole of the channel member are formed, and the connection protrusion of the first connector is inserted into the connection vertical hole of the channel member of one wall panel. When inserted, the first connector is prevented from moving in the vertical direction and is held by one wall panel, and the engaging piece of the second connector is engaged in the channel. And a vertical engagement portion is fitted into the vertical engagement receiving portion of the first connection member while being prevented from moving downward, and the insertion engagement portion is fitted into the connection vertical hole. Connection structure. 2. The wall panel connection structure according to claim 1, wherein an engagement piece inserted into a channel member of one wall panel is formed at one end of the second connection tool. . 3. The wall panel connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing rib is formed on at least an outer surface of each of the first and second connecting members. 4. The wall panel connection structure according to claim 1, wherein an enlarged portion is formed in the locking piece material. 5. The wall panel connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the insertion fitting portion is formed with a taper for facilitating escape from the connection vertical hole.