JPH09111920A - Joint construction of wall panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily connect adjacent wall panels to each other without making step in the forward and backward direction. SOLUTION: Gutters 15 are formed in the outsides of substrate materials 13 opposed to adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B, and a joint member 16 is provided to one of the gutters 15. The joint member 16 is formed of an elastic member, at the same time, it is equipped with a base section 16A brought into contact with the depth of each of the gutters 15 and a spring piece 16B with one end connected to the base section 16A and having the other end extending in the direction of the separation from the depth of one recessed section 15 against the base section 16A at a certain angle. The spring piece 16B is stored in one gutter 15 in the case of compression, and it is recoiled to push the opposite gutter 15 when compression is released.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for connecting wall panels constituting a wall of a building.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART FIG. 4 shows a general wall panel 1. This wall panel 1 is provided with a base material 3 in which wooden lumber 2 is assembled, for example, and a surface material 4 such as a gypsum board is attached to the base material 3. Then, by arranging a plurality of such wall panels 1 side by side, walls such as an inner wall and a partition wall of a building are formed.

In FIG. 5, for example, the window sash 5 is provided approximately at the center.
Shown is a wall 7 having an opening 6 for mounting. The wall 7 has first wall panels 1A of the same size arranged on both sides, and a second wall panel of a size different from that of the first wall panel 1A, disposed between and above and below the first wall panels 1A. It is formed with 1B. Conventionally, such joining of the first and second wall panels 1A and 1B is performed by, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, contacting the opposing outer surfaces of the adjacent base materials 3 of the adjacent wall panels 1A and 1B. The two wall panels 1A and 1B are aligned and the nails 8 are struck between the two adjacent base materials 3 so that the wall panels 1A and 1B do not have a step in the front-rear direction.

[0004]

However, in connecting the wall panels 1A and 1B to each other as described above, even if the adjacent wall panels 1A and 1B are aligned so that there is no step in the front-rear direction, both walls are then aligned. Since the panels 1A and 1B are connected and fixed to each other with nails, the two wall panels 1A and 1B may be displaced at the nailing stage to cause a step in the front-rear direction, a gap may be formed, or the surface material may be damaged. there were. In addition, since the adjacent wall panels 1A and 1B are carefully arranged so that there is no step in the front-rear direction and there is no gap, and the nailing work is performed carefully, it takes time and workability. There was also the problem of being bad.

An object of the present invention is to provide a connecting structure for wall panels that can easily connect adjacent wall panels without forming a step in the front-back direction.

[0006]

A structure for connecting wall panels according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a wall formed by attaching a face material 4 to a base material 13 is formed. A connecting structure for connecting wall panels that connect the panels 11A and 11B in series, in which adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B
Indentations 15 that face each other are formed in the adjacent base materials 13, and one of these depressions 15 is provided with a connecting member 16 that positions and connects the adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B. The connecting member 16 is characterized in that it has an elastic piece 16B which is housed in the recess 15 at the time of compression and elastically springs outward when decompressing to press the other recess 15. is there.

According to such a connecting structure of the wall panels, the adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B have a recessed portion 15 between them.
When the one wall panel 11B provided with the connecting member 16 is pushed in, the elastic piece 16B accommodated in the recess 15 of the wall panel 11B reaches the recess 15 of the other wall panel 11A. It bounces in the direction and presses the recess 15 of the wall panel 11A. As a result, the adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B are easily positioned and connected to each other without forming a step in the front-rear direction.

In this wall panel connecting structure, the connecting member 16 is made of an elastic member and has a base portion 16A that abuts on the inner surface of one of the recessed portions 15, and the elastic piece 16B is One end may be continuous with the base portion 16A, and the other end may extend at an angle to the base portion 16A in a direction away from the back surface of the one recess 15.

In such a connection structure of wall panels,
Since the connecting member 16 has a simple structure and is formed of an elastic member, it is possible to surely press the opposing recessed portions 15, whereby adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B have a step difference in the front-rear direction. It is positioned and connected easily without any occurrence.

In the present invention, the elastic pieces 16B are replaced with the outer elastic pieces 17 provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 16A.
And a central elastic piece 18 provided between these outer elastic pieces 17 and extending in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the outer elastic pieces. In such a connection structure of the wall panels, the elastic pieces 16B are different in the extending direction.
Since it is formed of 7, 18, elastic force works evenly,
Positioned and connected in good balance.

In the present invention, the recess 15 may be a groove formed over the entire length of the base material 13 facing each other. In such a connection structure of wall panels, the groove can be continuously processed, so that the recess 15 can be easily formed.

In the present invention, the connecting member 16 may be formed by bending an iron plate. In such a connecting structure of wall panels, the connecting member 16 is formed by bending an iron plate.
As a result, the connecting member 16 can be easily manufactured.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a connecting structure of wall panels according to the present embodiment. First connected in series
The wall panel 11A and the second wall panel 11B have the same configuration as that of the wall panel 1, and are formed by attaching the face material 4 to the base material 13 formed of wooden squares 12.

Grooves 15 which are recesses are formed over the entire lengths of the base materials 13 on the outer surfaces of the base materials 13 facing each other between the wall panels 11A and 11B. These grooves 15 have a width dimension slightly narrower than the side surface width dimension of the base material 13 and are formed shallowly.

A connecting member 16 for positioning and connecting the adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B is provided on one side of the facing groove 15. The connecting member 16 is formed of an elastic member, and as shown in detail in FIG. 2, the base portion 16 that abuts on the inner surface of the groove 15.
A and an elastic piece 16B having one end continuous with the base portion 16A and the other end extending at an angle with respect to the base portion 16A in a direction away from the inner surface of the one recessed portion 15. Has been formed. And this bullet piece 16B
Is provided between the outer resilient pieces 17 provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 16A, and between the outer resilient pieces 17.
It has a central resilient piece 18 extending in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the outer resilient piece 17.

As shown in FIG. 1, such a connecting member 16 is placed in the groove 15 so that the bent portion of the outer resilient piece 17 is the tip with respect to the pushing direction (arrow A) of the wall panel 11B. Will be placed. Further, the connecting members 16 are arranged at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction of the wall panel 11B, for example, at a few positions.

Resilient pieces 17, 18 of the connecting member 16
Is accommodated in the groove 15 when compressed as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, and as shown in FIG. 15 is pressed. In addition, such a connecting member 16
May be fixed in advance by adhering or screwing the base portion 16A in the groove 16, or
When connecting the wall panels 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B, the operator may push them into the groove 15 for use.

Next, referring to FIGS. 3A to 3C,
The work of connecting the wall panels 11A and 11B of the present embodiment will be described. As shown in (A) of FIG. 3, when connecting the wall panel 11A arranged in advance to the wall panel 11B next to the wall panel 11A, first, in the groove 15 of the base material 13 of the wall panel 11B. A worker manually presses the central elastic piece 18 of the attached connecting member 16 so that the groove 15
It is housed inside, and in this state, the worker pushes in the wall panel 11B as shown in FIG. 3 (B). At this time, even if the hands are released, the elastic members 17 and 18 press the base material 13 facing each other by the elastic force of the elastic members 17 and 18, so that the connecting member 16 does not fall. Not available (when not fixed with adhesive or screws).

By further pushing in the wall panel 11B, when the positions of the grooves 15 of the base material 13 facing each other are aligned with each other, the elastic pieces 16A and 16B are released from compression and elastically spring outward. At the same time, the grooves 15 of the base material 13 facing each other are pressed, whereby the adjacent wall panels 1
1A and 11B are accurately positioned and connected to each other.
Further, the wall panels 11A and 11B are joined to each other by nailing the upper part and the lower part thereof to runners provided on the ceiling and the floor (not shown), or between the adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B. This is done by striking the nail diagonally.

According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained. That is, the adjacent wall panels 11A, 1
A connecting member 16 is provided in one of the grooves 15 formed on the opposing outer surfaces of the adjacent base materials 13 of 1B, and the connecting member 16 is housed in the groove 15 during compression. At the same time, when the compression is released, it will spring outward,
Since the opposing grooves 15 are pressed, the wall panels 11A, 11
Bs are accurately positioned and connected to each other. Therefore, the wall panels 11A and 11B do not have a step in the front-rear direction.

The adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B are connected to each other by an operator manually pressing the central resilient piece 16B of the connecting member 16 provided in one of the grooves 15 of the base material 13 facing each other. After being housed in the other groove 15, if it is further pushed in, the elastic pieces 17, 18 elastically press the groove 15 of the other party, thereby positioning and connecting, which facilitates positioning and connection. It takes less effort,
Workability is improved.

Further, the connecting member 16 has a base portion 16
Outer resilient pieces 17 provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of A, and a central resilient piece provided between the outer resilient pieces 17 and extending in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the outer resilient pieces 17. 18, the elastic action acts in a well-balanced manner on the other opposing groove portion 15, whereby the wall panels 11A, 11B
There is no step in the front-back direction.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes the following modifications as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. For example,
In the above embodiment, the base material 1 for the wall panels 11A and 11B is used.
3 is made of wood timber 12 but is not limited to this.
For example, a light steel member having a square pipe-shaped cross section formed by roll-forming a steel strip (so-called light iron) having an extremely thin plate thickness may be used as the base material. In this case, grooves may be simultaneously formed on the side surfaces of the light iron member facing each other during roll forming. The present invention is, in short, an adjoining base material 1 of adjacent wall panels 11A and 11B.
It suffices that the grooves 15 provided with the connecting members 16 for connecting the wall panels 11A and 11B are provided on the opposite side surfaces of the groove 3.

Further, in the above embodiment, the connecting member 16
The outer resilient pieces are provided between the outer resilient pieces 17 provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 16A, and between the outer resilient pieces 17, and are in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the outer resilient pieces 17. It has been formed in a shape having the central elastic piece 18 extending to, but is not limited to this, it may be one elastic piece continuous to the base portion 16A, or two elastic pieces having different directions. It may be provided.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the wall panels 11A and 11B are arranged adjacent to each other in series in the left-right direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. Can also be used for In this case, the grooves may be formed in the base materials facing each other in the vertical direction, and the connecting member 16 may be provided in one of the grooves.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the grooves 15 are formed on the outer surface of the opposing base material as the recesses in which the connecting members 16 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the groove 15 is formed at a predetermined position on the outer surface. You may make it respectively form a recessed part and provide the connection member 16 in one recessed part. Even in this case, each of the above effects can be obtained.

[0027]

As described above, according to the connecting structure of the wall panels of the present invention, the adjacent wall panels B are pushed into each other by pushing one wall panel having the connecting member in the recess. When the elastic piece contained in the recess of this wall panel reaches the recess of the other wall panel, it elastically springs outward and presses the recess of this wall panel. as a result,
Adjacent wall panels can be easily positioned and connected without causing a step in the front-rear direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing adjacent wall panels according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a connecting member used for connecting the wall panels according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a procedural diagram showing a procedure of a connecting action between the wall panels of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a general wall panel.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a wall formed by connecting a plurality of wall panels to each other.

FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view showing a conventional connecting structure of wall panels.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11A, 11B Adjacent wall panels 13 Base material that forms wall panels 15 Grooves that are recesses 16 Connecting member 16A Base portion that forms connecting member 16B Resilient piece 17 that forms a connecting member The outer bullet pieces that make up 18 The central bullet pieces that make up the bullet pieces

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A connection structure of wall panels for connecting in series wall panels formed by attaching a face material to a base material, the recesses facing each other to the adjacent base material of the adjacent wall panels. Is formed, and one of these recesses is provided with a connecting member that positions and connects the adjacent wall panels to each other, and the connecting member fits in the recess during compression and is decompressed. A structure for connecting wall panels to each other, which has an elastic piece that elastically springs outward to press the other recessed portion. 2. The wall panel connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is formed of an elastic member and has a base portion that abuts on a rear surface of the one recessed portion. One end of the resilient piece is continuous with the base portion,
Further, the connecting structure of the wall panels is characterized in that the other end extends at an angle with respect to the base portion in a direction away from the inner surface of the one recess. 3. The wall panel connecting structure according to claim 2, wherein the elastic pieces are provided between outer elastic pieces provided on both sides of the base portion in a longitudinal direction and between the outer elastic pieces. A structure for connecting wall panels to each other, characterized in that the wall panels are provided with a central elastic piece extending in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the outer elastic piece. 4. The wall panel connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein the recessed portion is a groove formed over the entire length of the facing base material. Connection structure of each other. 5. The connection structure for connecting wall panels according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is formed by bending an iron plate. Construction.