JPH0835316A - Floor structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To solve a trouble of tripping by eliminating a step difference between a floor panel, an edge panel and a floor surface indoor by way of raising the floor panel and the edge panel by a support leg, to avoid influence of inclination and irregularities of the floor surface by way of adjusting height of this raising for each of the support legs and to facilitate this height adjusting work. CONSTITUTION:Cutout parts 11, 21 are provided at corners of a floor panel 1 and an edge panel 2, and an edge frame part 12 is provided below them. A support leg 3 is made by screwing a maid screw part of a leg member 32 in a female screw part of a support member 31 provided with a groove part 31e to engage with these edge frame parts 12, 22. The floor panel 1 and the edge panel 2 are arranged in a checkerboard pattern and supported by arranging the support leg 3 below a part where their corners gather from four directions.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor structure for laying floor boards on a rooftop, a balcony, a balcony or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Rooftops, balconies, balconies, etc. are installed in many houses because of the open-air environment in which people can easily go in and out. However, since these floors are usually exposed with concrete and other fabrics as they are, the appearance is poor, and it is often difficult to get out while wearing barefoot or indoor slippers.
The merit of being able to come and go easily is halved.

Therefore, conventionally, there has been a case where a floor material such as a tile is laid on the floor surface so that the user can directly enter and leave the room with bare feet or indoor shoes.

[0004]

However, the floor surface of the veranda or the like is provided with an appropriate slope so that rainwater can be drained smoothly. In some cases, the surface of concrete or the like may have irregularities.

For this reason, if the floor material is laid directly on the floor surface as in the prior art, the floor material itself may be inclined or uneven along the floor surface, so that a flat surface similar to an indoor surface can be obtained. There was a problem that I could not. In addition, when the unevenness of the floor surface is severe, there is a problem that the laid tile and the like are easily loosened. In addition, the floor surface of the balcony is usually lower than the indoor floor surface to prevent water from entering.
By laying the floor material directly on the floor surface, the step remains as it is, and it is possible to easily enter and exit, but on the contrary, there is a problem that it is easy to trip when entering or exiting.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the floor structure according to a first aspect of the present invention is a substantially rectangular plate structure, and at least one corner is provided with a notch, and the notch is formed. A plurality of floor plates each having a floor plate locking portion on the lower surface in the vicinity are arranged in a row so that corners having cutouts are gathered from four sides to one place. Support leg locking portions for locking the stoppers from below respectively are provided at the upper end portion, and a support member in which a female screw portion that is vertical and is open at the top is screwed in the center of the support leg locking portion. , A female thread portion of the support member has a male screw portion screwed from below, the upper end portion of the male screw portion is provided with a tool engaging portion for engaging a tool inserted from above, and the lower end portion of the male screw portion Support legs consisting of a leg member with a pedestal It said floorboard is characterized in that it is supported from below I.

According to a second aspect of the floor structure, a cap having a top surface that is substantially flush with the floor plate is fitted into the opening formed by the notches at the corners of the floor plates that are assembled from the four sides. It is characterized by being

In the floor structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, a notch portion is formed by linearly cutting the square corner of the floor plate at an angle of about 45 ° on a plane, and the notch portion is about 45 °.
Is provided with a floorboard locking portion of which the edge of the floorboard has an appropriate thickness and projects substantially vertically downward in the shape of an edge frame, and a groove portion for sandwiching the floorboard locking portions of the corners of the floorboards gathering from four sides from below. Is provided to form a support leg locking portion in the support member of the support leg.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a floor plate edge engaging portion which is engaged with a supporting leg engaging portion of a supporting member of the supporting leg on a lower surface of the floor plate near a corner where the notch is not formed. It is characterized by being provided.

The floor structure according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the tool engaging portion of the leg member of the support leg is formed by a hexagonal hole provided at the upper end of the male screw portion.

[0011]

In the floor structure of the present invention, a plurality of square or rectangular substantially plate-shaped floor plates are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. At this time, the four-sided floor boards are arranged so that the corners are gathered at one place, and are arranged in a grid pattern as a whole. Also,
Since the cutouts are formed at the corners of the floor board at the gathering portions of the corners, the four cutouts form the openings at the gathering portions. In the invention of claim 3, since the notch is a square notch linearly cut at an angle of about 45 °, the opening is substantially 4 times larger than the floor plate.
It becomes a square shape inclined at an angle of 5 °. However, the notch is not limited to such a shape, and may have any shape as long as an appropriate gap is formed so that a tool can be inserted. For example, in the case of forming a notch having a shape in which a square corner is folded back with an axis of symmetry inclined at 45 °, a square opening parallel to the floor plate is formed.

The support leg is arranged below the opening of the gathering portion of the floor plates and lifts and supports the floor plates from the floor surface. Therefore, when a floor plate is laid on a veranda or the like, a step between the floor and the room can be absorbed by the height of the support leg, and the stumbling easiness when going in and out can be eliminated. Further, rainwater and the like directly flow down to the floor surface through the gaps between the floor plates arranged in a grid pattern, so that there is no possibility of flooding indoors even if the step is eliminated.

The support leg locking portions of the support member of the support legs support the floor plates by locking the floor plate locking portions at the corners of the floor plates assembled from the four sides from below, respectively. Prevent the floor boards from slipping or moving apart. Any structure can be used as long as the locking by the support leg locking portion restricts the downward movement of the floor board and at least the horizontal movement of the floor board away from the assembly portion. May be Therefore, if one of the floor plate locking portion and the support leg locking portion is a long protrusion or a protrusion having various short shapes, the other is constituted by a groove or a hole into which the protrusion fits. According to the third aspect of the invention, the floor plate locking portion projecting downward in the shape of an edge frame is sandwiched and locked by the groove of the support leg locking portion.

Since the male screw portion of the leg member is screwed into the female screw portion of the supporting member from below, the length of the screwing portion is changed and the height of the entire supporting leg is changed by rotating the leg member. . Therefore, by adjusting the height from the floor to the floorboard with this, it is possible to horizontally support multiple floorboards and to add any inclination to them, regardless of the slope or unevenness of the floor. Becomes

In order to rotate the leg member of the support leg, a tool is inserted from above through the opening of the gathering portion of the floor board,
It may be engaged with the tool engaging portion of the leg member. Therefore, the height of the support leg can be adjusted from above the floor plate while supporting the floor plate, and the construction work of the floor structure can be facilitated. The tool engaging portion can have an appropriate shape depending on the tool used. The invention of claim 5 shows a case where the tool engaging portion is formed by a hexagonal hole. Therefore, in this case, the leg member can be rotated using a tool such as a hexagon wrench. In addition, if the tool is a screwdriver or the like, the tool engaging portion may be formed into a groove having a minus shape or a plus shape according to the tip shape of the driver. The opening for inserting this tool can be closed after construction by fitting the cap shown in the second aspect of the invention.

When laying the floorboards, a floorboard having no cutouts at the corners on the peripheral edge side is arranged at the peripheral edge of the laying range. According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, the floor plate edge engaging portion is provided on the lower surface near the corner on the peripheral edge side of the floor plate thus arranged at the peripheral edge portion, so that this portion can be supported by the supporting legs from below. I have to.

[0017]

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

FIGS. 1 to 16 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a floor structure during construction.
2 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the support legs in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view when the floor panel is looked down obliquely from above,
4 is a perspective view of the floor panel when looking up from diagonally below, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the edge panel when looking down from diagonally above, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view when looking up the edge panel from diagonally below. 8 is a rear view showing another example of the edge panel, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a support leg, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a leg member of the support leg, FIG. 10 is an overall perspective view of the support leg, and FIG. 11 is a floor panel. 1 is a perspective view showing a process of locking the support leg with the support leg, FIG.
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the floor panel is locked to the support leg, FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a state in which four floor panels are locked to the support leg, and FIG. 14 is a line D-D arrow in FIG. A sectional view, FIG. 15 is a partial vertical sectional view of the floor structure, and FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a state in which the edge panel is locked to the support leg at the peripheral portion of the laying range.

The floor structure of this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Two types of floor boards, a floor panel 1 and an edge panel 2, are used. These panels 1 and 2 are supported from below by a large number of support legs 3. Further, the caps 4 are fitted from above into the openings of the portions where the corners of the panels 1 and 2 gather from the four sides.

As shown in FIG. 3, the floor panel 1 is a plate having a substantially square shape, and the four corners are linearly cut at an angle of 45 ° with respect to each side of the square. 11 is formed. Further, on the lower surface of the floor panel 1, as shown in FIG. 4, an edge frame portion 12 that protrudes substantially vertically downward from the entire circumference of the peripheral edge and an edge frame portion having a substantially square shape from the inside are formed. The inner edge frame portion 14 protruding downward as in the case of the portion 12 and 2 in each diagonal direction of the square.
Diagonal crosspieces 13 are provided, each of which has an appropriate thickness and which protrudes substantially vertically downward. Then, a portion of the edge frame portion 12 located below the cutout portion 11 functions as a floor plate locking portion.

As shown in FIG. 5, the edge panel 2 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and two adjacent corners are linearly cut at an angle of 45 ° with respect to each side of the rectangle. The notch 21 is formed in each. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, on the lower surface of the edge panel 2, an edge frame portion 22 which protrudes downward from the cutout portion 21 in a substantially vertical direction with a proper thickness, and a lattice at a predetermined interval over substantially the entire lower surface. So as to have a shape, and a lattice bar portion 23 having a proper thickness and protruding substantially vertically downward is provided. Then, the edge frame portion 22 functions as a floor plate locking portion, and a part of the lattice bar portion 23 functions as a floor plate edge locking portion. Note that, in FIG. 6, each grid-shaped eye of the grid cross section 23 has a rectangular shape with long sides, but as shown in FIG. 7, each grid-shaped eye has a square shape. It can also be the crosspiece 23. In this case, the strength of the edge panel 2 is increased by making the grid-like eyes fine, and the supporting legs 3 can be accurately positioned by the grid bars 23 on the four sides as shown in the drawing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the floor panel 1 is
Usually, a large number of sheets are arranged side by side in almost the entire laying range. The edge panel 2 is arranged so as to surround the floor panels 1 arranged in this manner, and the edge panel 2 is used by cutting the end portion appropriately according to the laying range. The panels 1 and 2 are arranged so that their corners are gathered at one place. That is, the adjacent panels 1 and 2 are arranged not in a staggered manner but in a grid pattern. At this time, the corners of the edge panel 2 in which the cutouts 21 are formed are always arranged inside the laying range, and are assembled together with the corners of the floor panel 1. FIG.
Shows only four edge panels 2 and two floor panels 1 arranged at the corners of the laying range A shown in the figure,
In this way, a large number of panels 1 and 2 can be spread in the directions of arrows B and C.

Panels 1 and 2 laid as described above
In the part where each corner gathers from four sides, the notch 1
45 ° to the floor panel 1 due to the 1 and the notch 21
A small square opening is formed that is inclined at an angle of. However, the cap 4 is fitted and closed in this opening after the construction of the floor structure. The cap 4 is provided with an engaging projection or a fitting shaft on the lower surface side so that it cannot be easily removed once it is fitted into the opening.

The floor panel 1 and the edge panel 2 are
In this embodiment, each is manufactured by high weather resistance BMC (bulk molding compound). This high weather resistance BMC is made by adding heavy calcium carbonate as an aggregate, a catalyst, glass fiber, etc. to unsaturated polyester, and molding it into each shape of the floor panel 1 and the edge panel 2 by heating and curing it. To do. Also, these panels 1,
On the upper surface of 2, in order to improve the appearance when laid,
The unevenness of the geometric pattern is formed, and the panel surface between the geometric patterns is also formed with fine unevenness of a stone pattern or a wood pattern. The panels 1 and 2 may be made of other resin materials or other materials as long as they have appropriate strength and weather resistance. The cap 4 can also be easily manufactured by molding an AES resin or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the panels 1 and 2 are supported by a plurality of support legs 3 placed on the floor surface and laid at a height with a proper distance from the floor surface. The support leg 3 is arranged below each opening formed by gathering the corners of the panels 1 and 2 from four sides. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the peripheral portion of the laying range A, it is also arranged below the corner near the peripheral edge of the edge panel 2.

The support leg 3 is composed of a support member 31 and a leg member 32, as shown in FIG. Support member 31
Is the outer protrusion 31 from the upper surface of the substrate 31a upward.
b and the inner protruding portion 31c are provided in a protruding manner, and the substrate 3
The female screw portion 31d is formed so as to extend downward from the center of the la 1a. The outer protruding portion 31b is formed on the substrate 3
1a is a protrusion having a certain length protruding from each of the four peripheral edges of the la, and the inner protrusions 31c are inside the outer protrusions 31b on these four sides and have a female screw portion 31d.
Is a V-shaped projection that is provided at two locations outside the opening. Therefore, the groove portions 31e are formed between the outer protruding portion 31b and the inner protruding portion 31c, respectively. Fitting adjustment ribs 31f that slightly project in the direction of the groove 31e are provided on the wall surfaces of the outer protruding portion 31b and the inner protruding portion 31c that face the groove 31e. The hole 31g formed on the upper surface of the inner protruding portion 31c is for fitting the fitting shaft of the cap 4 therein.

The leg member 32 is provided with a disk-shaped pedestal 32b at the lower end of a male screw portion 32a screwed from below into the female screw portion 31d of the support member 31, and the male screw portion 32d.
A hexagonal hole 32c is formed at the upper end of a. The hexagonal hole 32c is a tool hole that allows the leg member 32 to be rotated by inserting a hexagonal wrench. Pedestal 32b
Is for stably erecting the male screw portion 32a when it is placed on the floor. Also, on this pedestal 32b,
As shown in FIG. 9, a base rubber 34 is fitted through a thin ring plate 33.

As shown in FIG. 10, the male screw portion 32a of the leg member 32 is screwed into the female screw portion 31d of the supporting member 31 to form the supporting leg 3. Then, by inserting a hexagonal wrench into the hexagonal hole 32c from above and rotating only the leg member 32, the height position of the support member 31 can be arbitrarily adjusted. Further, at this time, since the pedestal 32b easily causes a slip between the pedestal 32 and the pedestal rubber 34 at the portion of the ring plate 33, when the support leg 3 is placed on the floor surface of concrete or the like, only the leg member 32 easily. You will be able to rotate.

In this embodiment, the support member 31 and the leg member 32 are made of polypropylene, the ring plate 33 is made of polyethylene, and the base rubber 34 is made of EPT rubber. However, these materials can be appropriately changed to other resin materials or other materials.

When the support legs 3 having the above-mentioned structure are arranged at the portions where the corners of the floor panel 1 gather from the four sides, FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 12, the cutout portion 11 of the floor panel 1
The edge frame portion 12 at the outer protrusion portion 31b of the support member 31.
And the groove 31e between the inner protrusion 31c and the inner protrusion 31c. Then, the ridges of the fitting adjustment ribs 31f bite into the edge frame portion 12, and the floor panel 1 is reliably locked to the support legs 3. In this manner, when the edge frame portions 12 of the cutout portions 11 of the four floor panels 1 are sequentially locked in the four-sided groove portions 31e, the structure shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the four floor panels 1 are securely connected by the support legs 3 to be integrated. Also, at this time,
As shown in FIG. 14, the lower surface of the edge frame portion 12 has the support member 31.
The floor panel 1 is supported by the support legs 3 from below by contacting the bottom surface of the groove portion 31e. Although only the case where the floor panel 1 is locked is described here, the case of the edge panel 2 can be locked by fitting the edge frame portion 22 into the groove portion 31e of the support member 31 in the same manner.

The panels 1 and 2 are supported by the supporting legs 3 as described above.
As shown in FIG.
Shows floor panel 1 only), these panels 1,
Insert the hexagon wrench 5 through the opening between
Insert into the hexagonal hole 32c of No. 2. Then, when the hexagon wrench 5 is turned, only the leg member 32 is rotated to rotate the support member 31.
Can be moved up and down, whereby the height of the support leg 3 can be adjusted. Further, at this time, the operator can perform this work extremely easily from the laid panels 1 and 2. Therefore, by sequentially adjusting the height positions of the support legs 3 arranged at the joints of the panels 1 and 2 in this manner, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, they are laid on the floor surface 6 having a slope. The panels 1 and 2 can be easily leveled. Also, if there is unevenness on the floor,
Similarly, the panels 1 and 2 can be easily horizontal, and the panels 1 and 2 themselves can be arbitrarily tilted. If the adjustment of the height of the support leg 3 is completed, the
As shown in FIG. 4, the cap 4 is fitted into this opening to complete the construction of the floor structure.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the support leg 3 is arranged below the corner near the peripheral edge of the edge panel 2, since there is no opening as described above, the support leg 3 is not supported. It is necessary to set the height in advance. However, since such support legs 3 are limited to those arranged at the peripheral portion of the laying range A, the adjustment of the height position does not become a particularly heavy burden. At this time, the edge panel 2 is locked by fitting a part of the lattice bar 23 into each groove 31e of the support member 31 as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, since the lattice bar 23 is formed in a lattice shape, the lattice bar 23 can be fitted into the three-sided groove portions 31e at appropriate positions, and reliable locking is possible.

As described above, according to the floor structure of the present embodiment, since the panels 1 and 2 are supported by the support legs 3, it is easy to stumble when a veranda or the like goes in and out without a step difference with the indoor floor surface. Can be eliminated. Further, since the height of each panel 1, 2 can be adjusted for each support leg 3, the panel 1, 2 can be irrespective of the slope or unevenness of the floor surface.
It is possible to support horizontally and attach an arbitrary inclination. Moreover, at the time of construction of the floor structure, the height of the support leg 3 can be easily adjusted by inserting the hexagon wrench 5 through the opening from above the laid panels 1 and 2, so that adjustment work in the construction work can be performed. The annoyance of can be eliminated.

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the floor structure of the present invention, since a plurality of floor boards are laid while being supported by the supporting legs, it is easy to stumble by eliminating a step from the indoor floor surface. Can be resolved. Also, since the height from the laid floor to the floorboard can be adjusted for each support leg, the floorboard can be supported horizontally regardless of the slope or unevenness of this floor surface, or it can be set independently of the floor surface. Can be inclined. Moreover, at the time of construction of the floor structure, the height of the support leg can be adjusted by inserting a tool from the opening between the laid floor plates, so that this height adjustment work can be easily performed. Furthermore, the openings between the floor plates that are opened for this height adjustment work can be closed by fitting a cap after the work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention and showing a floor structure during construction.

2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention and showing an arrangement of support legs in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view of the floor panel as viewed from diagonally above.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention when the floor panel is looked up from diagonally below.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view when the edge panel is viewed from diagonally above.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view of an edge panel when looking up obliquely from below.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a rear view showing another example of the edge panel.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is an exploded perspective view of a support leg.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is an exploded perspective view of a leg member of a support leg.

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is an overall perspective view of a support leg.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view showing a step of locking the floor panel and the support legs.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view showing a state in which a floor panel is locked to a support leg.

FIG. 13 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a plan view showing a state in which four floor panels are locked to the support legs.

FIG. 14 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a partial vertical sectional view of a floor structure, showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing the embodiment of the present invention and showing a state in which the edge panel is locked to the support leg at the peripheral portion of the laying range.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Floor Panel 2 Edge Panel 3 Support Leg 4 Cap 11 Notch 12 Edge Frame 21 Notch 22 Edge Frame 23 Lattice Cross Section 31 Support Member 31d Female Thread 31e Groove 32 Leg Member 32a Male Thread 32b Pedestal 32c Hexagonal Hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of floor plates each having a rectangular plate shape and a notch formed at at least one corner and a floor plate engaging part provided on a lower surface near the notch. The support corners are arranged at the upper end so that the corners of the corners of the floor plates gathered from the four corners are arranged in a line that gathers the corners from one side to the other from below. At the same time, the support leg has a support member having a female screw portion in the vertical direction and an upper opening that is screwed in the center of the support leg locking portion, and a male screw portion that is screwed into the female screw portion of the support member from below. A tool engaging portion for engaging a tool inserted from above is provided at the upper end portion of the male screw portion, and the floor plate is supported from below by a supporting leg including a leg member having a pedestal provided at the lower end portion of the male screw portion. The floor structure that has been characterized. 2. A cap having a top surface that is substantially flush with the opening is fitted into the opening formed by the notches at the corners of the floor boards that are assembled from the four sides. The floor structure according to claim 1. 3. A notch formed by linearly cutting a square corner of the floor plate at an angle of about 45 ° on a plane is formed, and a side of about 45 ° of the notch is formed with an appropriate thickness. The above-mentioned support leg is provided with a floor plate locking portion that is projected substantially vertically downward in the shape of an edge frame, and is provided with a groove portion that clamps the corners of each floor plate that gathers from all four sides from below. The floor structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support leg locking portion of the support member is configured. 4. A floorboard edge engaging portion which is engaged with a supporting leg engaging portion of a supporting member of the supporting leg is provided on a lower surface near a corner where a cutout portion is not formed in the floorboard. The floor structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The tool engaging portion of the leg member of the support leg is formed by a hexagonal hole provided at an upper end portion of the male screw portion, according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Floor structure.