JP3859557B2 - Panel member connection structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a panel member connection structure for connecting panel members used for wall surfaces such as a unit bath and a partition.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, various mechanisms for connecting a wall surface panel or a partition panel of a unit bus have been proposed. For example, FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional panel member connection structure. Here, the connection structure of the panel member is that the hook piece 2 is fixed to the water return surface 1 with a screw 3, and a side wall in which a partly cut U-shaped column member 4 is fixed to each end. The panel 5 is attached by engaging with the hook piece 2.
[0003]
As another conventional example, as shown in FIG. 12, a column 8 having a U-shaped cross section is fixed to a housing wall 6 with a screw 7, and a panel joiner 9 is disposed along an opening of the column 8. The panel member 10 is connected by fitting a J-shaped or S-shaped spring member 11 extending at the end of the panel member 10 into the recess of the panel joiner 9. In addition, a soft portion 12 is disposed in the concave portion of the panel joiner 9 and is in contact with the spring member 11 to be fitted to ensure water tightness.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional panel member connection structure having the above-described configuration, the column member 4 is necessary and the depth space is required between the water return surface 1 and the side wall panel 5 in the structure shown in FIG. It was. Further, even in the case shown in FIG. 12, the support column 8 which is a metal roll forming material has to be fixed to the floor pan with a screw in advance. In order to seal the water, the soft part 12 is attached to the panel joiner 9 by two-color molding. This is because the supporting columns intervening for connecting the side wall panels 5 are both made of metal. This is because more power is required for the work, and the column 8 needs to be fixed to a floor pan or the like other than the side wall panel 5. In addition, a column called a corner pole is necessary for the corner portion. Furthermore, a lot of space is required between the housing wall 6 and the panel member 10.
However, recent unit baths tend to have a larger indoor area within a limited space, and the above configuration cannot secure a sufficient space.
[0005]
The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a panel member connection structure capable of ensuring a larger indoor area in a limited space.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes a female member having an engaging recess having an elastic engaging piece and attached to an end of a panel member, and an end of an adjacent panel member. And a male member provided with a pair of engaging protrusions inserted into the engaging recesses of the female member respectively disposed in the portion, and a part of the male member is connected to the panel member via the female member. The panel member is fixed to either the left or right side, and the panel member has steel plates on the front and back surfaces, the hollow portion is filled with foam material, and the female member is attached within the thickness range of the panel member. It is said.
[0007]
Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the male member has a substrate for fixing to the panel member, and the substrate is screwed to an outdoor side formed by the panel member. It is.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the pair of engaging protrusions provided on the male member are arranged in parallel.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a flexible sealing member is disposed between the engaging protrusions of the male member.
[0010]
Further, in the invention according to claim 5, the pair of engaging protrusions provided on the male member are arranged orthogonally and connect the orthogonally arranged panel members.
[0011]
Further, in the invention described in claim 6, the male member is provided with a recess for holding a seal member for sealing the corners of the panel members connected orthogonally from the inside.
[0012]
In the invention according to claim 7, the engagement piece includes a flexible anchor portion bent in a J-shape, and the engagement protrusion of the male member abuts on the anchor portion. A panel member is connected.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating an embodiment. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a female member according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a right side view of the female member. Here, the female member 20 has an engagement recess 23 provided with a prism portion 21 having a plurality of cavities 20a and an engagement piece 22 having elasticity. Further, a shallow groove 21a is formed in the side wall of the prism portion 21 along the longitudinal direction, and serves as a guide when screws are screwed later. However, it is not always necessary to provide the shallow groove 21a. The engagement piece 22 is bent in a J-shape, includes a bent anchor portion 22b, and has a step portion 22a at the tip. The female member 20 is formed into a long length by extrusion molding of a synthetic resin or the like and cut into an appropriate length according to the application. The female member 20 configured in this manner is attached to both the left and right ends of the panel member 24 and within the thickness range of the panel member 24 (see FIGS. 7 and 8).
[0014]
The panel member 24 has steel plates 25 on the front and back surfaces, and is filled with a foam material 26 in the hollow portion and is formed in a swich shape so as to increase the moment of inertia of the cross section. Further, the hollow portion may be filled with a material such as plaster board, asbestos, or glass wool instead of the foam material 26.
[0015]
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the male member of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the male member of the present invention. Here, the male member 27 has a pair of engaging protrusions 28 and 28 inserted into the engaging recess 23 of the female member 20. The engaging protrusions 28 and 28 are arranged in parallel and are provided with a protrusion 28a on the opposite side. Further, a flexible soft seal member 29 is disposed between the engagement protrusions 28 and 28. The seal member 29 is branched in a substantially Y shape, and when the engagement protrusion 28 is inserted into the engagement recess 23 of the female member 20, the seal member 29 abuts on the tip 22c of the engagement piece 22 and maintains watertightness. be able to.
[0016]
The male member 27 has a substrate 30 for fixing to the panel member 24. The male member 27 is formed by extruding a material constituting the sealing member and a dissimilar material constituting the main body by extrusion molding in a two-color molding method, and cut into an appropriate length depending on the application. To do.
[0017]
Next, the usage method of the connection structure of the panel member comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. First, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a prism 30 is formed from the outdoor side where the panel member 24 is formed by the panel 31 of the male member 27 with screws 31 on either the left or right side of the panel member 24 to which the female member 20 is attached at both ends. It is screwed and fixed toward the part 21. At this time, depending on whether the male member 27 is attached to the left or right of the panel member 24, it can be determined whether the panel member 24 is assembled clockwise or counterclockwise. This can be appropriately selected according to the situation at the assembly site. The substrate 30 is attached at a position where the engagement protrusions 28 of the male member 27 engage with the engagement recesses 23 of the female member 20. Therefore, the protrusion 28a of the engagement protrusion 28 and the stepped portion 22a of the anchor portion 22b are engaged, and the bent top portion 22c of the engagement piece 22 is brought into contact with the seal member 29 to perform watertight sealing. Further, since the screw 31 is screwed up to the prism portion 21 of the female member 20, the mounting rigidity can be increased.
[0018]
Further, when the adjacent panel member 24 is attached, the other engaging protrusion 28 of the male member 27 attached in advance is engaged with the engaging recess 23 of the female member 20 of the panel member 24. This operation is completed if the panel member 24 is pressed from the indoor side. In this way, when the other engagement protrusion 28 is engaged with the engagement recess 23 of the female member 20 of the panel member, the bent top portion 22c of the engagement piece 22 is similarly water-tightly sealed by the seal member 29, The assembly of the panel member is completed. In this way, if the panel member 24 to be connected is raised so as to lean, it can be assembled.
[0019]
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the male member of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the male member. In the present embodiment, the male member 32 is for connecting the panel members 24 arranged orthogonally, and a prismatic part 34 having a plurality of cavities 32a and a pair of engaging protrusions 33 are arranged orthogonally. And a substrate 35 for fixing to the panel member 24. In addition, the male member 32 is formed with a recess 37 that holds a seal member 36 that seals the corners of the panel member 24 connected orthogonally from the inside in a direction of 45 degrees with respect to the engagement protrusion 33. . That is, the concave portion 37 is formed in the prismatic portion 34 between the engaging protrusions 33 and 33. Furthermore, the engaging protrusions 33 are each provided with a protrusion 33a on the opposite side.
[0020]
Next, the usage method of the connection structure of the panel member comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. First, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a male member 32 is fixed to one side of a panel member 24 forming a corner of a bathroom by screws 31 from the outside. Screws 31 are drilled and screwed into the substrate 35 at appropriate intervals. The male member 32 is screwed to the prism portion 21 of the female member 20 built in the end portion of the panel member 24 as in the first embodiment. At this time, one of the engagement protrusions 33 of the male member 32 is engaged with the engagement recess 23 of the female member 20, so that the male member 32 is automatically positioned. The engagement recess 23 of the female member 20 built in the end of the panel member 24 constituting the corner is pushed into and attached to the remaining engagement protrusion 33 of the male member 32 thus fixed. The panel member 24 can be assembled very easily simply by pressing it from the inside of the bathroom toward the wall surface. Further, the seal member 36 is fitted into the corner portion of the panel member 24 assembled at a right angle. As shown in FIG. 10, the seal member 36 has a plurality of tongue pieces 36 a and a seal piece 36 b, and can be attached by fitting the tongue pieces 36 a into the concave portions 37 of the male member 32.
[0021]
Further, since the male member 32 is fixed to the prism portion 21 of the female member 20 built in one of the panel members 24 with the screws 31, the mounting rigidity can be increased. Furthermore, since the panel member 24 can be assembled simply by pressing it from the inside of the bathroom toward the wall surface, the assembly work can be performed with a small force. Further, the corner portion of the panel member 24 assembled by the seal member 36 can be water-tightly sealed. Furthermore, since the column member is not required as a separate body, the depth space can be minimized, and the area in the bathroom can be expanded in a small space.
[0022]
In addition, although the above description was described about the case where it uses for the connection of the wall panel of a bathroom, it can use for the connection of a large sized panel, without restricting to this. It can also be used to connect elevator inner walls and the like.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
Since this invention consists of an above-described structure, there can exist an effect which is demonstrated below.
[0024]
In the first aspect of the present invention, the female member attached to the end of the panel member and the engaging member having the engaging piece having elasticity are disposed on the end of the adjacent panel member. A male member having a pair of engaging protrusions inserted into the engaging recesses of the female member, and fixing a part of the male member to either the left or right of the panel member via the female member; The panel member has steel plates on the front and back surfaces, the hollow portion is filled with foam material, and the female member is attached within the thickness range of the panel member.
[0025]
With such a configuration, there is no need for a separate column member for connecting the panel members. Also, the depth space can be minimized. Furthermore, when the panel member is assembled, it can be connected by simply pressing it from the inside, so that the work can be done with little effort.
[0026]
Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the male member has a substrate for fixing to the panel member, and the substrate is screwed to an outdoor side formed by the panel member. Stiffness can be increased. Moreover, a column member is not required for connection of a panel member.
[0027]
In the invention according to claim 3, since the pair of engaging protrusions provided on the male member are arranged in parallel, the panel members can be connected linearly.
[0028]
In the invention according to claim 4, since the flexible sealing member is disposed between the engaging protrusions of the male member, the water tightness of the connecting portion of the panel member can be improved. .
[0029]
Further, in the invention according to claim 5, since the pair of engaging protrusions provided on the male member are arranged orthogonally and connect the orthogonally arranged panel members, the panel member is used as a corner of a bathroom or the like. A portion or the like can be formed.
[0030]
Further, in the invention according to claim 6, since the male member is provided with a recess for holding a seal member for sealing the corners of the panel members connected orthogonally from the inside, the water tightness of the orthogonal panel members Can be improved.
[0031]
In the invention according to claim 7, the engagement piece includes a flexible anchor portion bent in a J-shape, and the engagement protrusion of the male member abuts on the anchor portion. Since the panel members are connected, they can be connected with a small force by pushing from the inside.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a female member according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the female member.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a male member of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the same male member.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the male member of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a side view of the same male member.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a panel member connection structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of relevant parts showing an example in which panel members are linearly connected.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of relevant parts showing an example in which panel members are connected at a right angle.
FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an example in which panel members are connected at a right angle.
FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional panel member connection structure.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of a conventional panel member connection structure.
[Explanation of symbols]
20 Female member 20a Cavity 21 Square column part 22 Engagement piece 22a Step part 22b Anchor part 23 Engagement recessed part 24 Panel member 25 Steel plate 26 Foam material 27 Male member 28 Engagement protrusion 29 Seal member 30 Substrate 31 Screw 32 Male member 33 Engagement Collision piece 34 Square column part 35 Substrate 36 Seal member

Claims (7)

A female member having an engagement recess with an engagement piece having elasticity and attached to the end of the panel member;
A male member provided with a pair of engaging protrusions inserted into the engaging recesses of the female member respectively disposed at the ends of adjacent panel members;
A part of the male member is fixed to either the left or right side of the panel member via the female member, the panel member has steel plates on the front and back surfaces, and the hollow portion is filled with a foam material, and the female member is The panel member connection structure is attached within the thickness range of the panel member. 2. The panel member connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the male member has a substrate for fixing to the panel member, and the substrate is screwed to an outdoor side formed by the panel member. The panel member connection structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of engaging protrusions provided on the male member are arranged in parallel. The panel member connection structure according to claim 3, wherein a sealing member having flexibility is disposed between the engaging protrusions of the male member. 3. The panel member connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the pair of engaging protrusions provided on the male member are arranged orthogonally and connect the orthogonally arranged panel members. 6. The panel member connection structure according to claim 5, wherein the male member includes a recess that holds a seal member that seals corners of the panel members connected orthogonally from the inside. The engagement piece includes a flexible anchor portion bent in a J-shape, and the engagement protrusion of the male member contacts the anchor portion to connect the panel member. The connection structure of the panel member of any one of claim | item 1 -6.

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