JP3470030B2 - Clip and method of mounting wall panel using the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clip provided on a floor surface and connected in an upright state to construct a wall surface around the clip, and a method for mounting a wall panel using the clip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS.
A stopper 52 has been proposed as a connecting means for raising the wall panel 50 from the flange 48 of the floor pan 46 (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-6122).

The stopper 52 is provided with a screw 5 on the flange 48.
The substrate 56 fixed by 4. A fixing piece 58 is erected from the bathroom B side of the board 56, and the board 56 is provided outside the bathroom B with a predetermined distance (corresponding to the thickness of the wall panel) from the fixing piece 58. A guide piece 60 that is inclined to is provided.

With such a construction, if the wall panel 50 is lifted and tilted to the outside of the bathroom B, the lower end portion is applied to the guide piece 60, and the wall panel 50 is raised to stand upright as shown in FIG. The wall panel 50 is easily attached to the floor panel 46 by pushing the sealing material 62.

However, since the wall panel 50 needs to be tilted to the outside of the bathroom B and attached to the stopper 52, the bathroom B is required.
A working space is required on the outside.

Further, in the stopper 64 as shown in FIG. 9 (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-1184), the groove portion 68 of the pedestal 66 provided at the corner portion of the flange 48 of the floor pan 46.
At the corner pillar 70, and the pedestal 7 provided on the straight line portion.
The intermediate pillar 76 is vertically erected so as to be sandwiched between the groove portions 74 of No. 2.

However, in this stopper 64, since it is necessary to raise the corner pillar 70 and the intermediate pillar 76 straight up, and to lower them as they are to engage with the groove portions 68 and 74, skill is required. Further, when the wall panel 78 is attached to the pillar in advance, it is heavy, and thus it is necessary for a plurality of workers to lift the wall panel 78 so as not to get their legs caught when they are lowered.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above facts, the present invention obtains a clip which does not require a working space outside a bathroom and can assemble a wall panel accurately by one person.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the pedestal is installed on the floor. Locking arm on top of pedestal
Is provided, and with this locking arm, from around the floor surface
The pedestal is fixed to the floor by sandwiching the upright flange. An engaging body is erected from the pedestal, and a hollow portion of a pillar attached to the wall panel engages with the engaging body so that the wall panel stands upright on the floor surface. A temporary placement portion is recessed in the front side surface of the engaging body, and supports the lower end portion of the pillar inserted into the engaging body at an angle.

As described above, by temporarily holding the tilted support pillar in the temporary placement portion, it becomes easy to insert the hollow portion of the support pillar into the engaging body.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the elastic piece that can be bent toward the engaging body from the temporary placement portion projects downward. When the column is upright, the elastic piece guides the column to the floor side while being pushed by the inner wall of the column and bent toward the engaging body. Then, when the lower end of the column approaches the floor surface, the temporary fixing portion provided on the lower end of the elastic piece supports the lower end of the column.

As described above, by providing the temporary fixing portion, when the column is upright, the lower end of the column does not directly descend to the floor surface. Therefore, in one breath, the support can be pushed into the engagement body, the elastic piece can be bent toward the engagement body, and the lower end of the support can be lowered to the floor surface, so that the worker can re-establish the posture and perform a safe work. You can lower it to the floor while finely adjusting the wall panel.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the holding portion is provided on the side rear surface side of the engagement body, and when the front side of the lower end portion of the support pillar is supported by the temporary placement portion, the rear end of the lower end portion of the support pillar is provided. Holds the side. Therefore, as compared with the case where the wall panel is supported at one point of the temporary placement section, the wall panel is supported at two points including the holding section, and the burden on the worker having the wall panel is reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the base of the clip is placed on the floor pan, and the locking arm provided on the upper surface of the base is used.
The pedestal is fixed by sandwiching the flange between the pedestals, and then the hollow portion of the column attached to the wall panel is inserted into the engagement body erected from the pedestal.

Here, a temporary placement portion is provided on the front side surface of the engaging body so that the lower end portion of the flange can be inserted into the engaging body and temporarily placed while the wall panel is inclined toward the inside of the bathroom. In this way, since the wall panel can be laid down inside the bathroom to be assembled, it is not necessary to secure a working space outside the bathroom.

Next, when the wall panel is erected upright, the lower end of the column is separated from the temporary placement portion, and the wall panel can be erected on the floor while the column is engaged with the engaging body.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the clip according to the present invention has a first form installed on a straight portion of a flange 12 which is erected from the periphery of a floor pan 10 of a bathroom. There are the clip 14 and the clip 16 of the second form installed at the corner portion of the flange 12, but since the basic configuration is the same, the description will be centered on the clip 14.

The clip 14 includes the floor pan 10 and the flange 1.
It is provided with a block-shaped pedestal 18 arranged at two corners. A pressing portion 18A having a curved lower surface is provided so as to project from the back surface of the pedestal 18, and is in contact with the inner side surface of the flange 12.

On the upper surface of the pedestal 18, the locking arm 2
0 is provided. The locking arm 20 straddles the upper end of the flange 12, is in surface contact with the outer surface of the flange 12, and holds the flange 12 between the pressing portion 18A.

Further, a pair of engagement bodies 26 are erected from the pedestal 18 at a predetermined interval (about twice the plate thickness of the column 24 attached to the wall panel 22). The width dimension of the engagement body 26 is substantially the same as the inner dimension of the hollow portion of the channel-shaped strut 24, and the strut 24 can be engaged with the engagement body 26.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the maximum thickness t of the engaging body 26 is such that the tip of the bent piece 24A folded inward and the inner wall surface so as to form the long groove 28 (see FIG. 2) in the column 24. The distance is substantially the same as the distance from 24B, and the column 24 can be engaged with the engaging body 26.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, tapered surfaces 26A and 26B are formed on the upper end of the engaging body 26, so that the lower end of the column 24 can be easily inserted. In addition, a guiding surface 26C that is inclined toward the outside of the bathroom B is formed from the upper end portion to the intermediate portion on the side surface (bathroom B side) of the engagement body 26. The end portion of the guide surface 26C is horizontally processed to form a temporary placement portion 28 that supports the lower end portion of the support column 24.

Further, a plate-like elastic piece 30 projects downward from the temporary placement portion 28. When the column 24 is inserted into the engaging body 26, the elastic piece 30 is pushed by the inner wall of the column 24 and can be bent toward the engaging body 26 side.

Further, a temporary fixing portion 32 which bulges outward is formed at the lower end portion of the elastic piece 30. This temporary fixing part 3
2 protrudes outward from the tip of the temporary placement portion 28, and as shown in FIG. 5, when the elastic piece 30 is not bent, the support 2
The lower end of 4 is supported.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the engagement body 26, a stay 34 standing upright from the pedestal 18 is provided. The stay 34 maintains the rigidity of the engaging body 26. The plate thickness of the stay 34 is substantially equal to the groove width of the long groove 28, and the long groove 28 of the support column 24 is guided along the stay 34.

Further, the upper end portion of the stay 34 is formed with an inclined surface 34A having a downward slope toward the outside of the bathroom B so that the pillar 24 can be easily inserted by tilting it toward the bathroom B side. Further, on the upper side surface of the stay 34, a holding portion 36 is provided that is stepped downward toward the inner side of the bathroom B. As shown in FIG. 4, the holding portion 36 supports the support 24 when the temporary placement portion 28 supports the front side of the support 24.
The back side of the is held at the corner.

Next, a method of attaching the wall panel using the clip according to this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, channel-shaped columns 24 are attached to both ends of the wall panel 22. The lower end of the column 24 is cut out in an L shape so that it can be connected to the clip 14 with the wall panel 22 grounded to the floor pan 10.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the locking arm 2
The pedestal 18 is arranged at the corner of the floor pan 10 and the flange 12 so that the flange 12 is sandwiched by 0.

As shown in FIG. 4, the wall panel 22 is attached to the bathroom B.
Tilt to the side and use the tapered surfaces 26A and 26B as guides,
The lower end of the column 24 is inserted into the upper end of the engaging body 26. As a result, the front side of the column 24 is placed on the temporary placement section 28 and the back side of the column 24 is placed on the holding section 36, so that the wall panel 22 in an inclined state can be temporarily held by the clip 14.

Therefore, the work of inserting the hollow portion of the column 24 into the engaging body 26 becomes easy, and the wall panel 22 is inserted into the temporary placement portion 2.
8 and the holding portion 36 support the wall panel 22.
The burden on workers with

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the wall panel 22 is raised to stand upright, the lower end portion of the support column 24 is temporarily placed in the temporary placement portion 28.
Then, the long groove 28 moves away from the holding portion 36 without being guided by the stay 34. At this time, since the front lower end of the column 24 hits the temporary fixing portion 32 provided at the lower end of the elastic piece 30, the wall panel 22 is supported in a state in which there is a gap before it goes down to the floor pan 10. It

By providing the temporary fixing portion 32 in this way, after one breath, as shown in FIG. 6, the column 24 is pushed into the engaging body 26 and the elastic piece 30 is bent toward the engaging body 26 side, and the column is formed. The lower end of 24 can be lowered onto the floor pan 10. For this reason, the worker can re-establish the posture and finely adjust the wall panel 22 in a safe working posture.

Finally, the lower end portion of the wall panel 22 which is erected on the floor pan 10 is filled with a sealant (not shown) to ensure the waterproof performance.

In the first embodiment, the clip 14 installed on the straight portion of the flange 12 has been described.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the case of the clip 16 of the second mode installed at the corner portion of the flange 12, the pedestal 19 is the floor pan 10.
It is installed in the corner part of, and from both ends of this pedestal 19,
The basic structure is the same except that the engaging body 26 is provided upright by changing the direction by 90 °.

[0035]

As described above, the present invention does not require a working space outside the bathroom, and the wall panel can be assembled accurately and safely by one person.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a clip according to the present invention is attached to a flange.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a wall panel is connected to the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the wall panel is temporarily placed on the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the wall panel is temporarily fixed by the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the wall panel is assembled to the clip according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounted state of a conventional bathroom wall panel.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a conventional bathroom wall panel.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounted state of another conventional wall panel for a bathroom.

[Explanation of symbols]

18 pedestals 26 Engaging body 28 Temporary part 30 elastic pieces 32 Temporary stop 36 Holder

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Akihiro Hada 1048 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. U) Actual development 4-119562 (JP, U) Actual development 4-72150 (JP, U) Actual development Sho-50-8709 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) ) E04H 1/12 301 E04B 2 / 72,2 / 74 531

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A clip, which is provided on a floor surface and is connected to the lower ends of pillars attached to the wall panel to erect the wall panel on the floor surface, comprising: a pedestal installed on the floor surface; and an upper surface of the pedestal. Provided in
The stand with the flange standing upright from the periphery of the floor
A locking arm for fixing the seat to the floor surface, an engagement body that is erected from the pedestal and that engages with the hollow portion of the support column, and a recessed portion on the front side surface of the engagement body that is tilted and inserted into the engagement body And a temporary placement portion that supports the lower end portion of the formed column. 2. An elastic piece that projects downward from the temporary placement portion and can be bent toward the engagement body, and a temporary fixing portion that is provided at a lower end portion of the elastic piece and that can support the lower end portion of the upright pillar. The clip according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A holding portion for holding the rear side of the lower end portion of the support pillar when the front side of the lower end portion of the support pillar is supported by the temporary placement portion on the side rear surface side of the engagement body. The clip according to claim 1 or claim 2. 4. A method of attaching a wall panel, wherein a pillar attached to a wall panel is connected to a clip attached to a flange of a floor pan constituting a bathroom to form a wall around the floor pan. Place the pedestal of the above on the floor pan,
Stand with the above-mentioned flange sandwiched by the locking arm provided on the top surface
The bottom end of the column with the wall panel tilted toward the inside of the bathroom to the temporary placement part that is fixed to the seat and is erected from the pedestal and that engages with the hollow part of the column Is temporarily placed, then the wall panel is erected upright, the support pillar is lowered downward, and the hollow portion of the support pillar is engaged with the engagement body.