JPH04161642A - Glass block - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the function of a glass block by removably joining a front surface material made of glass and a back surface material made of glass together so as to form a hollow glass block body, and by storing a functionable member in the glass block. CONSTITUTION:An hold member 5 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape and made of resin is joined at one end to a rectangular pan-like glass front surface material 1 by means of an adhesive, and a planar glass back surface material 2 is removably attached to the other end of the member 5 by means of a connecting member such as a magic tape or the like so as to form a glass block body 1. Then, an illumination equipment 4a as a function member 4 is disposed in the member 5, and a through hole 8 for an electric bulb 7 is formed in the bottom part thereof, and ventilation holes 9 are formed between the other end part of the member 5 and the back surface material 2 and in the back surface material 2. With this arrangement, it is possible to enhance the function thereof.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to glass blocks for building structures used as walls, partitions, panels, etc.

[Prior art]

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, structures made of glass blocks arranged in large numbers on all sides have been used as walls, partitions, etc. Walls and partitions using glass blocks are attracting a lot of attention because they can be expected to have excellent effects not only in practical aspects such as lighting, heat insulation, and soundproofing, but also in terms of interior design.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the past, only one aspect of the basic performance of glass blocks was utilized, and the advantages of other glass blocks were not fully utilized, so potential demand was not fully utilized. Not made manifest. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a glass block that can provide functionality such as illumination to a wall to be constructed.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the glass block of the present invention, a glass front material 1 and a glass back material 2 are removably joined to form a glass block main body 3. This configuration solves the above problem. [Function] Glass block body 3 has functional components 4 such as lighting equipment, clocks, etc.
Since the glass block A is housed in the glass block A, a wall constructed using the glass block A can be provided with functionality. [Example] The glass block main body 1 is made by removably joining a glass front material 1 and a glass back material 2. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, one end of a prismatic cylindrical resin-made holding member 5 is bonded to the surface material 1 of square rectangular glass via adhesive, and the other end of the holding member 5 is attached to a flat plate-like surface material 1. A glass block main body 1 is formed by removably connecting glass backing materials 2 with a connecting member 6 such as Velcro tape or a magic catch. A lighting fixture 4a is disposed as a functional member 4 on the holding member 5, and an insertion hole 8 for an electric wire 7 is bored in the bottom. Ventilation holes 9 are bored between the other end of the holding member 5 and the back material 2 and in the back material 2. or,
A clock 4b is attached as the functional member 4 to the opening 10 in the substantially central portion of the back material 2. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, one end of the holding member 5 is inserted into and joined to the inner peripheral surface of the surface material 1, so that it has the same shape as the other glass block A'. Further, a speaker 4c as a functional member 4 is attached to the opening 10 of the back material 2. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, one end of a plate-shaped holding member 5 is joined to the upper and lower surfaces of the opening side of the surface material 1, respectively, and an abbreviation protruding inward from approximately the center of the holding member 5 is formed. A glass block main body 1 is formed by removably inserting the opening-side end of a backing material made of rectangular flat glass between the shaped elastic spring piece 11 and the other end of the holding member 5. A clock 4b is arranged on the front side of 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the opening side ends of the front surface material 1 and the back surface material 2 are inserted into the joining groove 12 of the rubber holding member 5, which has an H-shaped cross section and opens outward. A glass block body 1 is formed. A liquid crystal film 4d is mounted inside the glass block body 1. The embodiment shown in FIG. 5 basically has the same structure as that in FIG. 2, and a slit 13 is formed in the back material 2.
The light from the lighting fixture 4a is allowed to leak through this slit 13. These plurality of glass blocks A are stacked together with ordinary glass blocks A' to construct a wall body B as shown in FIG. The wiring process for the electric wires 7 of the lighting equipment 4a etc. is performed by providing a wiring space 15 in the joint part 14 as shown in FIG.
This is done by forming a In FIG. 9, a joint cover 16 having a U-shaped cross section is removably attached to the wiring space 15 formed on both sides of the bonding material 17 using elastic force, and this joint cover 16 can be removed for maintenance. I'm trying to make it possible. [Effects of the Invention] In the present invention, a glass front material and a glass back material are removably joined to form a hollow glass block body, and lighting equipment, watches, etc. can be attached to the glass block body. Since the glass blocks house the functional members, the walls constructed using the glass blocks are provided with functionality such as lighting functions that are integrated with the walls.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing a second embodiment, Fig. 3 is a side sectional view showing a third embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a side sectional view showing a third embodiment. 5 is a side sectional view showing the fifth embodiment, FIG. 6 is a front view showing the back material in the same as above, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing the construction example in the same as above. Figure 8 is a sectional view showing the wiring in the same as above, Figure 9 (a
) (b) is a sectional view showing the other side of the wire passage and a sectional view of the joint cover in the same as above, where A is a glass block, 1 is a surface material, 2 is a back material, 3 is a glass block body, and 4 is a function It is a member. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Choshichi

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Glass front material and glass back material are removably joined to form a hollow glass block body, and functional components such as lighting equipment and clocks are housed in the glass block body. A glass block featuring