JP4355626B2 - Corner post fixing member and corner post fixing structure using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a corner post fixing member for fixing a corner post in a substantially vertical state to a corner portion of a floor member when constructing a wall surface of a unit bath and the like, and a corner post fixing structure using the corner post fixing member.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when adopting a system in which a plurality of horizontally long wall panels 20 are stacked in the up-down direction and joined as a form for constructing the wall surface of the system bathroom, it stands vertically at the four corners of the waterproof panel 40. Although it is necessary to join the side edge of each wall panel 20 to a corner post (not shown), the work of fixing the corner post to the four corners of the waterproof panel 40 in a substantially vertical state as a pre-process for assembling the wall panel 20 Is required. A structure in which horizontally long wall panels are stacked one above the other and joined is disclosed in Patent Document 1, and a connector for joining wall panels to each other is disclosed in Patent Documents 2 and 3.

  Here, conventional examples of corner post fixing structures are shown in FIGS.

  13 to 15 are partial perspective views showing a conventional example of the corner post fixing structure. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the corner post 130 is attached to the flange-shaped peripheral wall member 101 erected on the periphery of the floor member. A structure is employed in which the lower end of the frame is attached to the peripheral wall member 101 from the inside (the back side in FIG. 13) with two screws 102, and in the example shown in FIG. 14, it is bent along the outer shape of the corner post 230. A structure is employed in which a metal fixing member 203 is welded to the peripheral wall member 201 and the lower end portion of the corner post 230 is attached to the fixing member 203 from the inside (the back side in FIG. 14) with two screws 202.

  In the example shown in FIG. 15, a metal fixing member 303 press-formed along the outer shape of the corner post 330 is fixed to the floor member 340 with two screws 302, and the corner post 330 is fixed to the fixing member 303. A structure is employed in which the corner post 330 is fixed in a substantially vertical state by fitting the outer peripheral portion of the lower end thereof.

Japanese Patent No. 3307614 Japanese Patent No. 2627394 JP 2003-171991 A

  However, the fixing structure shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 has a problem that workability is poor because the lower ends of the corner posts 130 and 230 need to be fixed with the screws 102 and 202 in a state where the corner posts 130 and 230 are set up substantially vertically. It was.

  In the fixing structure shown in FIG. 15, the lower end portion of the corner post 330 is externally fitted to the fixing member 303, so that the fixing member 303 is exposed to the outside of the corner post 330, and the corner post 330 is positioned inside thereof. In other words, a large gap is inevitably generated between the wall panel 320 and the periphery of the floor member 340, and the wall panel 320 cannot be disposed without a gap along the periphery of the floor member 340.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. The object of the present invention is that the corner post can be easily fixed with good workability, and the wall panel coupled to the corner post after fixing is fixed to the floor member. It is an object of the present invention to provide a corner post fixing member that can be arranged along the periphery without any gap and a corner post fixing structure using the same.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a convex portion protruding inward at the right-angled corner portion is integrally formed over the entire length, and is fitted to two inner surfaces facing the convex portion. the corner post fixing member for parts to fix in a state of being substantially vertically erected the formed square pipe shaped corner posts each, together with the outer surface fitted to the lower end inner peripheral surface of the corner posts, two outer A screw hole is formed in the side facing the inside of the fitting column part, and a fitting column part formed by vertically forming a fitting concave part to be fitted with the fitting convex part formed on the corner post on the side surface. It is characterized by being configured to stand on a horizontal rectangular plate-like base portion.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the corner post fixing member according to claim 1 is integrally formed of resin.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the corner post fixing member is screwed into the floor member by screwing a screw inserted into the screw hole formed in the base portion of the corner post fixing member according to the first aspect into the corner portion of the floor member. And fitting the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the corner post to the outer surface of the fitting column portion of the corner post fixing member, and the inner surface of the corner post in the fitting recess formed on the outer surface of the fitting column portion The corner post fixing structure is configured by fitting the fitting protrusions formed on the floor member and fixing the corner posts in an upright state to the corner portions of the floor member .

According to the present invention , by simply fitting the lower end portion of the corner post to the fitting post portion of the corner post fixing member, the corner post can be fixed to the corner portion of the floor member easily and vertically with good workability. it can. At this time, the fitting projections formed on the two inner surfaces of the corner post are fitted into the two fitting recesses formed on the outer surface of the fitting post portion of the corner post fixing member, respectively. Without being fitted and held by the corner post fixing member, it is fixed in a vertical state. The corner post fixing member is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the corner post, so that the corner post fixing member is not exposed to the outside of the corner post and is connected to the fixed corner post. Can be disposed without gaps along the periphery of the floor member. Further, the corner post fixing member can be easily fixed to the corner portion of the floor member by screws inserted into the screw holes formed in the base portion of the corner post fixing member.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the structure of the corner post fixing member and the corner post according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of the corner post fixing member and the corner post, FIG. 2A is a plan view of the corner post fixing member, and FIG. 1B is a side view of the corner post fixing member (arrow of FIG. 1A). FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the corner post 30 is made of extruded aluminum material in the shape of a square pipe, and one corner portion thereof (the portion facing the indoor side in the unit bathroom shown in FIG. 12) A convex portion 31 projecting inward is integrally formed over the entire length. An insertion groove (joint material receiving groove) groove 32 is formed in the convex portion 31 over the entire length, and the insertion groove 32 is open toward the room. Further, fitting convex portions 33 and 34 having a rectangular cross section are formed on the two inner surfaces 30C and 30D facing the convex portion 31 of the corner post 30, respectively.

  Thus, the side edges of the wall panel 20 (see FIG. 8), which will be described later, come into contact with the two outer surfaces 30a and 30b that form a right angle across the insertion groove 32 of the corner post 30, and the other two A coupling member 21A is attached to the outer side surfaces (surfaces facing the outdoor side) 30c, 30d as described later (see FIG. 7).

  On the other hand, the corner post fixing member 1 is an integrally molded product of resin, and has a cylindrical fitting column portion 3 with an upper surface opened vertically on a thin horizontal rectangular plate-shaped base 2. Has been.

  Here, the two outer side surfaces 3c and 3d forming a right angle of the fitting post portion 3 are surfaces on which the two inner surfaces 30C and 30D of the corner post 30 are fitted, and these include the inner surfaces 30C and 30C of the corner post 30, respectively. The fitting recesses 4 and 5 for fitting the fitting projections 33 and 34 formed in 30D are formed in the vertical direction. Further, the other two outer surfaces 3a and 3b forming a right angle of the fitting column part 3 are formed narrow, and the inner surfaces 30A and 30B of the corner post 30 are fitted to these. And between both the outer side surfaces 3a and 3b, the circular arc curved surface 3e for avoiding interference with the said convex part 31 of the corner post 30 is formed.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the outer side surfaces 3a to 3d of the fitting column part 3 are tapered inwardly by an angle θ (0.5 ° in the present embodiment) inward. The outer surface 3d is not shown in FIG. 2 (b), and the tip of the fitting post 3 is tapered.

  In the corner post fixing member 1, as shown in FIG. 2, a circular screw hole 6 is formed in a portion facing the inside of the fitting column portion 3 of the base portion 2.

  Next, how to fix the corner post 30 using the corner post fixing member 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 are partial perspective views showing the fixing procedure of the corner post using the corner post fixing member in the order of the steps.

  When the corner post 30 is fixed vertically to the four corners of the waterproof panel 40 of the unit bathroom shown in FIG. 12, for example, first, as shown in FIG. After caulking the hole 41, the corner post fixing member 1 is inserted into the screw hole 6 (see FIG. 2) formed in the base portion 2 from above with one screw 7 on the waterproof panel 40 side. By screwing into the pilot hole 41, it is fixed to the corner of the waterproof panel 40 as shown in FIG.

  When the corner post fixing member 1 is fixed to the corner portion of the waterproof panel 40 as described above, the lower end portion of the corner post fixing member 1 is fixed to the corner post fixing member 1 in a state where the corner post 30 stands vertically as shown in FIG. The inner surfaces 30 </ b> A to 30 </ b> D are inserted into the outer surfaces 3 a to 3 d of the fitting column portion 3 of the corner post fixing member 1, respectively. By this fitting, the corner post 30 is fixed in a substantially vertical state by the corner post fixing member 1, but the fitting protrusions 33 and 34 formed on the inner surfaces 30 </ b> C and 30 </ b> D of the corner post 30 are the corner post fixing member 1. The corner post 30 is fitted and held by the corner post fixing member 1 without any play by being fitted into the fitting recesses 4 and 5 formed on the outer side surfaces 3c and 3d of the fitting column portion 3, respectively. Fixed to. In addition, since the outer peripheral surfaces 3a to 3d of the fitting post portion 3 of the corner post fixing member 1 are configured with the tapered surfaces inclined inwardly upward as described above, the tip end portion of the fitting post portion 3 is tapered. The lower end portion of the corner post 30 can be smoothly inserted from the tapered tip, and can be easily fitted to the fitting column portion 3.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the corner post 30 is further reliably secured by passing the screw 8 through a pilot hole 35 formed in the lower end side portion of the corner post 30 and screwing the screw 8 into the corner post fixing member 1. Can be fixed to.

  By performing the above operation in the same manner for the other corner portions, the corner posts 30 can be fixed substantially vertically at the four corners of the waterproof panel 40 of the unit bathroom shown in FIG.

  Thus, according to the fixing structure of the corner post 30 using the corner post fixing member 1 according to the present invention, only the lower end portion of the corner post 30 is fitted to the fitting column portion 3 of the corner post fixing member 1. The corner post 30 can be easily fixed in a substantially vertical state with good workability. The corner post fixing member 1 is exposed to the outside of the corner post 30 because the outer side surfaces 3a to 3d of the fitting post portion 3 are fitted to the inner peripheral surfaces 30A to 30D of the lower end portion of the corner post 30. In addition, the wall panel 20 (see FIG. 8) coupled to the corner post 30 after being fixed can be disposed without a gap along the periphery of the waterproof panel 40.

  Further, the corner post fixing member 1 including the fitting column portion 3 fitted to the lower end inner surfaces 30 </ b> A to 30 </ b> D of the corner post 30 can be easily formed into a predetermined shape and size with a resin.

  Next, a method for connecting the wall panel to each corner post will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 11 are partial perspective views showing the procedure for joining the wall panels in the order of the steps.

  When the wall panel 20 is coupled to the corner post 30, as shown in FIG. 7, the head portion 24 of the coupling member 21 </ b> A attached to the corner post 30 is inserted into the insertion hole portion 12 a of the one engagement hole 12 of the connecting member 11. Then, the engaging portion of the coupling member 21A is engaged with the slit hole portion 12b of the connecting member 11, and a projection (not shown) formed on the connecting member 11 at the slit hole portion 12b is the engaging portion of the connecting member 21A. The connecting member 11 is temporarily fixed to the connecting member 21A as shown in FIG.

  When the connecting member 11 is temporarily fixed to the connecting member 21A on the corner post 30 side as described above, the wall panel 20 is erected substantially vertically as shown in FIG. 8 while maintaining the state, and shown in FIG. As described above, the head portion 24 of the coupling member 21 </ b> B attached to the wall panel 20 is passed through the insertion hole portion 13 a of the other engagement hole 13 of the connecting member 11. At this time, the length of the insertion hole portion 13a of one engagement hole 13 among the insertion hole portions 12a and 13a of the two engagement holes 12 and 13 formed in the connecting member 11 is set to the other engagement length. Since the length of the insertion hole 12 is longer than the length of the insertion hole 12 a of the joint hole 12, the wall panel 20 is raised substantially vertically and the coupling member 21 B attached thereto is directly passed through the insertion hole 13 a of the engagement hole 13 of the connecting member 11. be able to.

  Thus, in a state where the head portion 24 of the coupling member 21B attached to the wall panel 20 is passed through the insertion hole portion 13a of the other engagement hole 13 of the coupling member 11 as described above, the coupling member 11 is pushed down somewhat. Thus, the engaging portion of the coupling member 21 </ b> A is engaged with the slit hole portion 13 b of the engaging hole 13. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the wall panel 20 is temporarily fixed to the corner post 30 by the connecting member 11.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, if a thin batten 51 is attached to the upper end surface of the connecting member 11 and the upper end surface of the connecting member 11 is struck from above with, for example, a plastic hammer 50, the connecting member 11 is formed on this. The engagement holes 12 and 13 are pushed downward along the engagement portions of the coupling members 21A and 21B engaged with the slit hole portions 12b and 13b, and the upper end surfaces of both the slit hole portions 12b and 13b are coupled member 21A. , 21B, since both the connecting members 21A, 21B are locked by the connecting member 11 when they come into contact with the upper end surface of the engaging portion, as shown in FIG. The upper part of the side edge of the wall panel 20 is coupled to the corner post 30 by the coupling tool.

  By repeating the above operation for each panel 20, both side edges of the wall panel 20 stacked and joined in the vertical direction are sequentially coupled to the corner post 30, and the side wall of the unit bathroom as shown in FIG. Built.

  The present invention can be applied to fixing corner posts in the construction of wall surfaces of other arbitrary rooms such as a washroom in addition to the wall surface of a unit bathroom.

It is a perspective view of a corner post fixing member and a corner post concerning the present invention. The top view of the corner post fixing member which concerns on this invention, (b) is a side view (figure of the arrow A direction of (a)) of the corner post fixing member. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the fixation point of the corner post using the corner post fixing member which concerns on this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the fixation point of the corner post using the corner post fixing member which concerns on this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the fixation point of the corner post using the corner post fixing member which concerns on this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the fixation point of the corner post using the corner post fixing member which concerns on this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the connection point to the corner post of a wall panel. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the connection point to the corner post of a wall panel. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the connection point to the corner post of a wall panel. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the connection point to the corner post of a wall panel. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the connection point to the corner post of a wall panel. It is a perspective view of a unit bathroom. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the prior art example (the 1) of the fixing structure of a corner post. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the prior art example (the 2) of the fixing structure of a corner post. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the prior art example (the 3) of the fixing structure of a corner post.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Corner post fixing member 2 Base part 3 Fitting pillar part 4, 5 Fitting recessed part 6 Screw hole 20 Wall panel 30 Corner post 33, 34 Fitting convex part 40 Waterproof panel (floor member)

Claims (2)

Convex projections projecting inward at right-angled corners are formed integrally over the entire length, and square pipe-shaped corner posts each having fitting projections formed on two inner surfaces facing the projections are substantially vertical. A member for fixing in an upright state,
A fitting formed by fitting an outer side surface to the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the corner post and forming a fitting concave portion in the vertical direction on the two outer surfaces to fit the fitting convex portion formed on the corner post. A corner post fixing member characterized in that a joint post portion is configured to stand on a horizontal rectangular plate-like base portion in which a screw hole is formed at a portion facing the inside of the fitting post portion . A corner post fixing member is attached to a corner portion of the floor member by screwing a screw inserted into a screw hole formed in the base portion of the corner post fixing member according to claim 1 into the floor member, and the corner post fixing member The fitting post formed on the inner surface of the corner post is fitted into the fitting concave portion formed on the outer side surface of the fitting post portion and the inner peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the corner post is fitted to the outer side surface of the fitting post portion. The corner post is fixed in a state where the corner post is erected substantially perpendicularly to the corner portion of the floor member .

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