JPH084127A - Joint-covering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the fitting work of the side cover arranged in the inner wall side and improve the appearance of the side cover, in a joint-covering device applied for the joints generated between the floor and the inner wall. CONSTITUTION:A support protrusive edge 12 is erected upward at the upper part of a fixed frame 3 arranged at the inner wall W side and a clip 15 provided with an elastic tongue at the external end is held and fixed at the support protrusive edge 12. A U-shaped covering edge 19 formed at the upper end of the side cover 13 is put on from the upper side and the elastic tongue of the clip 15 is engaged with the rugged part of the U-shaped covering edge 19 to hold the side cover 13. In this way, the side cover 13 can be fitted extremely easily and rapidly to the fixed frame differently from the conventional constitution in which that was fixed by screws. Since the head of screws is not exposed on the surface of the side cover 13, the appearance thereof has been improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a joint cover device which is inserted between a floor and an inner wall adjacent to each other through a joint to cover the joint.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a joint cover device applied to a joint between a floor and an inner wall, as shown in FIG. 6, a fixing frame a having a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed to a floor F and an inner wall W which are adjacent to each other through a joint s. a'is fixed respectively, and the cover plates c covering the joints s are passed over the supporting edges b, b'protruding upward on the opposite edges of both the fixed frames a, a ', and their left and right side edges d, d Slidably supported, and mounting edges e, which are provided on the fixed frames a, a ′.
The side covers f and f ′ are fixed to e ′ with a plurality of screws g and g ′, and the openings h and h ′ of the fixing frames a and a ′ are covered by the side covers f and f ′. A composition is proposed.

[0003]

In this joint cover device, the side cover f on the floor F side and the side cover f'on the inner wall W side are both fixed frames a and a'as described above. It is fixed with a plurality of screws g, g'on this.
Screws g and g'consisting of tapping screws are inserted into holes formed in the long side covers f and f'predetermined at predetermined intervals, and the screws g and g'are fixed one by one. This is done by screwing and fixing to the mounting edges e and e'of a ', and such complicated screwing work is performed up to the side wall cover f'on the inner wall W side that does not require much strength. Since it has to be applied, there is a drawback that the installation is troublesome and troublesome.

Further, since the head of the screw g'is exposed on the surface of the side cover f'on the inner wall W side, there is a drawback that the design is lost. An object of the present invention is to provide a joint cover device capable of solving the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a fixed frame having a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed to one inner edge of one side edge of a cover plate which is connected to a joint formed between an adjacent floor and an inner wall. In a joint cover device configured to be supported by a support edge that is formed to project upward on the lower outer edge of, and to cover the outer surface of the fixed frame above the support position of the cover plate by a side cover. A supporting projecting edge is formed upward on the upper part of the fixed frame, and a U-shaped receiving edge which is crowned from above to the supporting projecting edge is provided on the upper end edge of the side cover while straddling the supporting projecting edge. The elastic tongues that are engaged with the concave and convex portions formed on the inner surface of the U-shaped adhered edge are connected to the outer ends of the clip that is sandwiched between the front and back surfaces of the clip and is fixed to the support projection edge. The side portion is formed by crowning the U-shaped adhered edge on the supporting projecting edge to which the clip is fixed. It is characterized in that so as to hold the bar in a fixed frame of the support flange.

[0006]

First, when the clip is sandwiched and fixed from above over the supporting projecting edge of the fixed frame and then the U-shaped adhered edge of the side cover is fitted onto the supporting projecting edge from above and pushed down, Along with the pushing-down movement, the tip of the elastic tongue of the clip is engaged with the uneven portion of the U-shaped adhered edge in a biased state, and the side cover is fixed to the support projecting edge of the fixed frame.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawing, the floor F and the inner wall W are adjacent to each other through the joint s. A joint cover device 1 according to the present invention is attached to the joint s to shield the joint s.

On the floor F, a fixed frame 2 made of a long-shaped member having a substantially U-shaped cross section is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the joint s, and on the side surface of the inner wall W, a U-shaped cross section is similarly provided. A fixed frame 3 made of a long frame is arranged at a position facing the fixed frame 2, and the fixed frames 2 and 3 are fixed to the floor F and the inner wall W by bolts 4 and 4, respectively.

A support edge 5 is projected upward from the inner end 2a of the fixed frame 2 on the floor F side, and the support edge 5 extends between the fixed frames 2 and 3 to shield the joint s. One side edge 6a of the cover plate 6 is slidably supported. Further, the mounting edge 2c formed on the outer end 2b of the fixed frame 2 has
One side edge 7a of the side cover 7 that covers the opening 2d of the fixed frame 2
Is fixed by a screw 8 and the other side edge 7b of the side cover 7 is fixed.
Is placed above the supporting position of one side edge 6a of the cover plate 6.

On the other hand, a supporting edge 8 projects upward from the lower outer edge of the fixed frame 3 on the inner wall W side, and the supporting edge 8 slidably supports the other side edge 6b of the cover plate 6. . Further, in the fitting grooves 9 and 10 formed in the lower portion of the support edge 8 of the fixed frame 3 and the support edge 5 of the fixed frame 2 in a facing manner, the left and right sides of the water stop plate 11 made of a flexible rubber plate are provided. Edge-shaped engaging end 1
1'and 11 'are fitted, and the water blocking plate 11 is fixed to both fixing frames 2,
It is stretched between 3 to block the infiltration of water to the joint s.

A supporting projecting edge 12 is formed on the upper part of the fixed frame 3 so as to project upward along the longitudinal direction thereof, and at a middle position of the supporting projecting edge 12, a step having the same length as the upper outer edge 3a of the fixed frame 3 is formed. Edge 1
2a is projected outward. The side cover 13 that vertically abuts the step edge 12a and the upper outer edge 3a covers the opening 3b of the fixed frame 3 from the outer surface above the supporting position of the other side edge 6b of the cover plate 6. By connecting the L-shaped bent edge 14 to the upper end edge thereof, the U-shaped adhered edge 19 crowned from above is formed on the support projection edge 12. Further, a cushion material 16 that contacts the surface of the inner wall W is attached to the back surface of the L-shaped bent edge 14.

The support flange 12 has a plurality of clips 1
5 is sandwiched between the front and back surfaces. The clip 15 includes an engagement piece 15a that engages with a locking edge 12b formed on the front surface side of the support protrusion 12, and the side cover 13 from the engagement piece 15a.
Elastic sandwiching piece 1 that abuts on the inner surface 13a of the upper edge of the above, and continuously presses the supporting projecting edge 12 continuously in a substantially U-shape and comes into pressure contact with the back surface side thereof.
5b, the elastic tongue 15b has an outer end inclined obliquely downward, and an elastic tongue engageable with a substantially saw-toothed concavo-convex portion 17 formed on the inner surface of the L-shaped bent edge 14. Piece 15
c is coupled.

In such a structure, the fixed frame 3 on the inner wall W side
In order to attach the side cover 13 to, the clip 15 is first moved upward while the other side edge 6b of the cover plate 6 passed from the fixed frame 2 on the floor F side is supported by the support edge 8 of the fixed frame 3. To the supporting projection 12 of the fixed frame 3 at a predetermined interval,
As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the elastic sandwiching piece 15 b is sandwiched between the front and back surfaces of the supporting projecting edge 12 and the engaging piece 15 a is engaged with the locking edge 12 b of the supporting projecting edge 12. As a result, each clip 15 is fixed to the support flange 12.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the U-shaped adhered edge 19 of the side cover 13 is fitted onto the support projecting edge 12 from above until it abuts on the upper edge of the clip 15. When pushed down, the tip of the elastic tongue piece 15c riding on the uneven portion 17 of the L-shaped bent edge 14 along with the pushing movement is engaged with the uneven portion 17 in a biased state, and the L-shaped bent edge 14 The upward movement is blocked so that the side cover 13 supports the supporting frame 1 of the fixed frame 3.
Fixed to 2. Further, the front edge portion 15 of the elastic sandwiching piece 15b is
Since b'abuts on the inner surface 13a of the upper edge of the side cover 13 and supports the inner surface 13a of the upper edge, the side cover 13 is stably held.

Although the construction on the inner wall W side is completed in this state, the mortar x is driven outside the fixed frame 2 on the floor F side at the same height as the side cover 7.

4 to 5 show a clip 18 of another embodiment, which includes an engaging piece 18a which is engaged with a locking edge 12b formed on the surface side of the support projection 12. The engaging piece 18a is brought into contact with the inner surface 13a of the upper end edge of the side cover 13, and is folded back from the contact portion 18d which is continuously in a substantially U shape and is brought into contact with the upper portion 14a of the inner surface of the L-shaped bent edge 14. The elastic sandwiching piece 18b that is pressed against the back side of the support projection 12
The elastic tongue 18b is provided with an elastic tongue whose outer end is inclined obliquely downward and which can be engaged with the substantially saw-toothed concavo-convex portion 17 formed on the lower portion of the inner surface of the L-shaped bent edge 14. Piece 18
c is coupled.

In such a structure, in the clip 18, as in the above, the elastic sandwiching piece 18b is sandwiched between the front and back surfaces of the support projecting edge 12, and the engaging piece 18a is engaged with the engaging edge 12b. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5A, it is fixed to the support projecting edge 12. Then, in this state, as shown in FIG. 5B, the U-shaped adhered edge 19 of the side cover 13 is fitted to the support projecting edge 12 from above, and the clip 18
When it is pushed down until it abuts against the upper edge of the L-shaped bent edge 14, the tip of the elastic tongue piece 18c riding on the uneven portion 17 of the L-shaped bent edge 14 is engaged with the uneven portion 17 in a biased state. The upward movement of the L-shaped bent edge 14 is blocked, and the side cover 13 is fixed to the support projecting edge 12 of the fixed frame 3. At this time, the front edge portion 18b ′ of the elastic sandwiching piece 18b comes into contact with the inner edge 13a of the upper edge of the side cover 13 to contact the inner edge 13a of the upper edge.
And the contact portion 18d of the elastic sandwiching piece 18b.
Contacts the upper part 14a of the inner side of the L-shaped bent edge 14, so that the side cover 13 can be held more stably by the three-point support of the corresponding contact part 18d, the front edge part 18b 'and the elastic tongue piece 18c. You can

In the above embodiment, a case was described in which a plurality of clips 15, 18 formed in a short size were fixed to the support projection 12 at predetermined intervals.
It is also possible to use those 5 and 18 which are integrally formed to have substantially the same length as the support projection edge 12. Also, the clips 15 and 1
The direction of 8 can be reversed. That is, the engagement pieces 15a and 18a are engaged with the back surface side of the support projection edge 12, the elastic sandwiching pieces 15b and 18b are extended to the front surface side of the support projection edge 12, and the elastic tongue pieces 18c and 18c are covered with the cover plate. You may make it engage with the uneven | corrugated part formed in the inner surface 13a of the upper edge of 6.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a clip provided with a supporting projecting edge upward on an upper portion of a fixed frame disposed on the inner wall side, and the supporting projecting edge having an elastic tongue piece at its outer end. While sandwiching and fixing, the U-shaped adhered edge formed on the upper edge of the side cover is capped from above, and the elastic tongue of the clip is attached to the uneven portion of the U-shaped adhered edge. Since the side cover is held by engaging, the side cover can be attached to the fixed frame extremely easily and quickly, unlike the conventional structure in which screws are used. Since the head of the screw is not exposed, it has an excellent effect such as improving the aesthetic appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical perspective view of a joint cover device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a clip 15.

FIG. 3A is a partially enlarged side view of the clip 15 fixed to the support flange 12, and FIG. 3B is a partially enlarged side view of the side cover 13 held by the clip 15.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a clip 18 according to another embodiment.

5A is a partially enlarged side view of the clip 18 fixed to the support projection 12, and FIG. 5B is a partially enlarged side view of the side cover 13 held by the clip 18.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view showing a conventional joint cover device.

[Explanation of symbols] s Joint F Floor W Inner wall 1 Joint cover device 3 Fixed frame 6 Cover plate 6b Side edge 8 Support edge 12 Support protruding edge 13 Side cover 14 L-shaped bent edge 15 Clip 15c Elastic tongue piece 17 Uneven portion 18 clip 18c elastic tongue piece 19 U-shaped adhered edge

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A side edge of a cover plate, which is connected to a joint formed between an adjacent floor and an inner wall, projects upward from a lower outer edge of a fixed frame fixed to the inner wall and having a substantially U-shaped cross section. In a joint cover device configured to be supported by a supported edge and to cover the outer surface of the fixed frame with a side cover above the support position of the cover plate, a support protrusion is provided on an upper portion of the fixed frame. An edge is projected upward, and a U-shaped attachment edge that is crowned from above to the support protrusion edge is provided on the upper end edge of the side cover, while being sandwiched between the front and back sides of the support protrusion edge. An elastic tongue engaged with an uneven portion formed on the inner surface of the U-shaped adhered edge is connected to the outer end of the clip fixed to the support projecting edge, and the support fixed to the clip By attaching a U-shaped attachment edge to the protruding edge, the side cover is fixed to the supporting edge of the fixed frame. The joint cover device is characterized in that the joint cover device is held by the.