JPH0440326Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a technology for connecting wall panels for constructing walls of equipment units such as bathroom units.

[Background Art] Conventionally, wall panels 1 of equipment units such as bathroom units were connected as shown in FIG. 6. That is, the wall panel 1 is formed by laminating the face plate 9 on the front side of the frame body 8, and the vertical frames 2 of the frame body 8 of this wall panel 1 are connected to each other via the connecting fittings 15 on the side opposite to the face plate 9 (i.e., the back side). They were connected by screws 16 such as screws. However, in this conventional example, the work is troublesome as it requires screw-fastening work, and furthermore, since the connection work is done on the back side of the wall panel 1, the wall of the building is located directly on the back side of the wall panel 1. There was a problem that construction could not be carried out when there was only a small gap between the back of the wall panel 1 and the wall of the building.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and its purpose is to eliminate the need to use screws when connecting wall panels, and to eliminate the need for work from the surface side of the wall panels. To provide a wall panel connection structure which can easily and reliably connect the upper and lower sides of the wall panel.

[Disclosure of the invention] In the wall panel connection structure of the invention, the vertical frame 2 of the wall panel 1 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2 has a substantially U-shaped cross section.
The width of the groove is narrower than the internal width of the vertical frame 2, and stopper protrusions 4a, 4b are provided at multiple locations above and below the bottom of the groove in the vertical frame 2.
protrudes into the groove, and the upper stopper protrusion 4
A long connecting member 7a in which the protruding length of the stopper protrusion 4b at the lower part is longer than a, and enlarged parts 6 are provided on both sides of the connecting part 5, and a short connecting member 7a in which enlarged parts 6 are provided on both sides of the connecting part 5. 7b, the width of the connecting portion 5 of the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b is made narrower than the width of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2, and the enlarged portion of the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b is made narrower than the width of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2. 6 is wider than the width of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2 and narrower than the internal width of the vertical frame 2, and a long connecting member 7a is attached to the upper part of the vertical frame 2 of the adjacent wall panel 1. At the same time, insert the enlarged portions 6 on both sides of the
a, fit the enlarged portions 6 on both sides of the short connecting member 7b into the lower parts of the vertical frames 2 of the adjacent wall panels 1, and place the enlarged portions 6 on the lower stopper protrusions 4b. The length of the connecting member 4b is made shorter than the length between the upper stopper protrusions 4a in the vertical frame 2 of adjacent wall panels 1,
By employing such a configuration, the above-mentioned object of the present invention is achieved. That is, in the present invention, the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b
By inserting each of the enlarged parts 6 into the adjacent vertical frames 2 from above the joints of the adjacent wall panels 1, the long connecting members 7a and the short connecting members 7b can easily be used on the upper and lower sides of the wall panels 1. It is now possible to connect.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to Examples. The wall panel 1 is constructed by laminating a face plate 9 on the front side of a vertical frame 8 made of metal such as iron or aluminum. The face plate 9 is made of, for example, an inorganic material, but is not limited thereto. The vertical frame 2 constituting the frame 8 of the wall panel 1 has a U-shaped cross section, and is open at the side surfaces and upper and lower ends. Projections 10 are provided on both edges of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2 so that the side opening 3
The width of the vertical frame 2 is narrower than the inside of the vertical frame 2. Further, an intermediate rib 11 is provided protruding within the vertical frame 2 to divide the interior of the vertical frame 2 into two left and right chambers. Stopper protrusions 4a, 4b are provided at multiple locations above and below the bottom of the groove in the vertical frame 2.
protrudes toward the inside of the groove, and the protrusion length of the lower stopper protrusion 4b is longer than that of the upper stopper protrusion 4a. Here, the projection length of the upper stopper projection 4a and the lower stopper projection 4b into the vertical frame 2 can be changed by, for example, screwing a screw into the vertical frame 2 and changing the threading depth of the screw. It's becoming like that. Long connecting member 7a and short connecting member 7b
is made of synthetic resin, for example, and the connecting portion 5
It has a configuration in which enlarged portions 6 are provided on both sides of the tube. Here, the length between the left and right ends of the long connecting member 7a is longer than the length between the left and right ends of the short connecting member 7b. Further, the width of the connecting portion 5 of the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b is narrower than the width of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2, and the enlarged portion 6 of the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b is narrower than the width of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2. The width is wider than the width of the side opening 3 of the vertical frame 2 and narrower than the internal width of the vertical frame 2. First, the left and right sides of the short connecting members 7b are respectively fitted into the respective vertical frames 2 of the wall panels 1 from above the joints of the adjacent wall panels 1. In this case, the left and right enlarged portions 6 are inserted into the left and right wall panels
Fit the connecting part 5 into the vertical frame 2 on the left and right sides.
It is located in the side opening 3 of the. Then, the left and right enlarged portions 6 of the short connecting member 7b are placed on the lower stopper projections 4b that protrude from the bottom of the groove bottom in the left and right vertical frames 2, and the short connecting member 7b falls further downward. Try not to. Here, the length of the short connecting member 4b is made shorter than the length between the upper stopper protrusions 4a in the vertical frame 2 of adjacent wall panels 1. Next, from above the joints of the adjacent wall panels 1, the left and right sides of the long connecting member 7a are respectively fitted into the respective vertical frames 2 of the wall panel 1, and the left and right enlarged portions 6 are inserted into the vertical frames of the left and right wall panels 1. 2, the connecting portions 5 are positioned in the side openings 3 of the left and right vertical frames 2, and the left and right enlarged portions 6 of the long connecting members 7a are respectively projected to the upper side of the groove bottom in the left and right vertical frames 2. The long connecting member 7b is placed on the upper stopper protrusion 4a.
This prevents the panel from falling any further downward, and by doing so, the left and right wall panels 1 can be connected at their upper and lower parts. In this case, both the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b can be connected by positioning them above the joint members of the wall panel 1 from the surface side of the wall panel 1 and fitting them. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the enlarged portion 6 of the long connecting member 7a is engaged with the intermediate rib 11.

In the above embodiment, the upper and lower two stages are connected by the long connecting member 7a and the short connecting member 7b, but three or more upper and lower stages may be connected by connecting members of different lengths, and in this case. A stopper protrusion corresponding to the length of the connecting member is protruded from the upper part to the lower part, and the protrusion length becomes longer in order from the upper part to the lower part.

[Effect of the invention] As described above, in the present invention, stopper protrusions are protruded into the groove at multiple locations above and below the bottom of the groove in the vertical frame, and the stopper protrusions at the bottom are lower than the upper stopper protrusions. The projecting length of the stopper protrusion is increased, and the enlarged parts on both sides of the long connecting member are fitted into the upper part of the vertical frame of the adjacent wall panels, and the enlarged parts are placed on the upper stopper protrusion, and the Insert the enlarged parts on both sides of the short connecting members into the lower parts of the vertical frames of the wall panels, place the enlarged parts on the lower stopper protrusions, and adjust the length of the short connecting members into the vertical frames of the adjacent wall panels. Since the length is shorter than the length between the stopper protrusions on the top of the panel, adjacent wall panels can be connected at the top and bottom using long and short connecting members, and can be fastened with screws like in the past. This simplifies the work as no additional work is required, and the long and short connecting members can be fitted from above the joints of the wall panels and can be connected by operating from the surface side of the wall panel. In addition, the short connecting member and the long connecting member can be reliably positioned on the upper and lower sides of the wall panel, respectively, and the upper and lower sides of the wall panel can be reliably connected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the connection state of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XX of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of Fig. 1
4 is a perspective view of a long connecting member and a short connecting member, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a wall panel, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional example, in which 1 is a wall panel, 2 is a vertical frame, 3 is a side opening, 4a is an upper stopper protrusion, 4b is a lower stopper protrusion, 5 is a connecting part,
6 is an ampulla, 7a is a long connecting member, and 7b is a short connecting member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The vertical frame of the wall panel is approximately U-shaped in cross section, the width of the side opening of the vertical frame is narrower than the internal width of the vertical frame, and stopper protrusions are installed in the groove at multiple locations above and below the bottom of the groove within the vertical frame. A long connecting member in which the protruding length of the lower stopper protrusion is longer than that of the upper stopper protrusion, and enlarged portions are provided on both sides of the connecting portion, and enlarged portions are provided on both sides of the connecting portion. The width of the connecting part of the long connecting member and the short connecting member is narrower than the width of the side opening of the vertical frame, and the width of the enlarged part of the long connecting member and the short connecting member is made vertically narrower than the width of the side opening of the vertical frame. The width is wider than the width of the side opening of the frame and narrower than the internal width of the vertical frame, and the enlarged portions on both sides of the long connecting member are fitted into the upper part of the vertical frame of the adjacent wall panel, and the enlarged portion is Place it on the upper stopper protrusion, fit the enlarged parts on both sides of the short connecting member into the lower part of the vertical frame of the adjacent wall panel, place the enlarged parts on the lower stopper protrusion, and connect the short connecting member. A wall panel connection structure in which the length of the member is shorter than the length between the upper stopper protrusions in the vertical frame of adjacent wall panels.