JPH09317063A - Accommodation panel coupling structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide possibility of coupling an accommodation panel with a left and a right wall panel independently of any case where the accommodation panel is installed previously and where the wall panels are installed previously. SOLUTION: A coupling fixture 54 provided with an engaging recess 54a is fixed to a reinforcing frame 52 of each wall panel unit 5 through a spacer 53, and an engaging pin 63 capable of being engaged by the recess 54a is fixed to a reinforcing member 62 of an accommodation panel 6. The recess 54a in the fixture 54 fixed to the left and right wall panels 5 is engaged with the pin 63 on the accommodation panel 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting structure of storage panels in a bathroom unit or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a bathroom unit as shown in FIG. 3 is known. The bathroom unit 1 includes a bathtub 2, a bathtub receiving member 3 into which the bathtub 2 is fitted, an adjacent floor pan 4 connectable to the bathtub receiving member 3, and an adjacent floor pan 4 of the bathtub receiving member 3. Formed by the peripheral edges of the other side excluding the one side facing the same and the adjacent floor pans 4 standing on the peripheral edges of the other sides of the adjacent floor pans 4 excluding the one side facing the bathtub receiving member 3. The ceiling panel (not shown) covers the upper opening.

In this bathroom unit, a storage panel for storing bathroom accessories and the like is connected by being sandwiched between a pair of left and right wall panels.

Such a storage panel has a fairness of 1-77.
As described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 88, the storage panel is first erected, and then the wall panels disposed on both sides of the storage panel are pushed in, whereby the hooked pieces provided on the storage panel are provided on the wall panel. The storage panel is connected to the wall panel by engaging the retaining pieces of the reinforcing frame.

[0005]

By the way, when assembling a wall panel including a storage panel in the above-mentioned bathroom unit, it is not always the case that the storage panel is first erected depending on the arrangement position of the bathtub or the like. After the wall panel is erected, the wall panels are erected in this order in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction with reference to this wall panel, and finally the storage panel is placed in the space formed between the pair of left and right wall panels. In some cases, it is erected and connected to the left and right wall panels.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional storage panel connection structure, the storage panel is first erected,
After that, since the order of assembling the wall panels is regulated, it is impossible to deal with the bathroom unit that must be assembled from the wall panels.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and the storage panel can be connected to the pair of left and right wall panels regardless of whether the storage panel is attached first or the wall panel is attached first. A connecting structure for storage panels is provided.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a wall panel having a surface material and reinforcing frames attached to the left and right edges of the back surface of the surface material, and a panel body and a reinforcing material attached to the back surface of the panel body. And a storage panel connected by being sandwiched between a pair of left and right wall panels, and fixing a connection metal fitting having an engagement recess formed through a spacer to a reinforcing frame of the wall panel, while reinforcing the storage panel. By fixing the engagement pin engageable with the engagement recess of the connecting fitting to the material and engaging the engagement recess of the connecting fitting of the pair of left and right wall panels with the engagement pin of the storage panel, The storage panel is connected to the wall panel.

[0009]

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

1 and 2 show a connecting structure of storage panels according to the present invention. The wall panel 5 in this embodiment includes a surface material 51 such as a calcium silicate plate and a reinforcing frame 52 fixed to the peripheral edge of the back surface of the surface material 51.
The reinforcing frame 52 is made of steel, aluminum, resin, or the like and has a substantially C-shaped cross section. The spacer 53 is provided on the reinforcing frame 52 of the wall panel 5.
The metal fitting 54 having a substantially V-shaped engaging recess 54a is fixed via the.

On the other hand, the storage panel 6 sandwiched and connected to the wall panel 5 is a panel body 61 made of plastic or the like, and a reinforcing material fixed near the left and right edges of the back surface of the panel body 61. Although not shown in detail, the panel body 61 is formed with a plurality of storage portions 62. Then, the reinforcing material 62 of the storage panel 6
An engaging pin 63 that is engaged with the above-described engaging recess 54a of the connecting fitting 54 to prevent the connecting metal 54 from coming off is fixed to the.

The connecting fitting 54 is designed such that the engaging recess 54a opens downward or the engaging recess 54a moves upward depending on whether the storage panel 6 is attached first or the wall panel 5 is attached first. It can be attached to each to open.

Therefore, when assembling the bathroom unit 1, when the storage panel 6 is attached first, first, the spacer 53 is attached to the reinforcing frame 52 of the wall panel 5 and the engagement position with the engagement pin 63 of the storage panel 6. After adjusting, the connecting fitting 54 is attached so that the engaging recess 54a opens downward. Next, the storage panel 6 is erected on the set peripheral edge of the adjacent floor pan 4 or the bathtub receiving member 3, and then the wall panel 5 is adjacent to the storage panel 6.
To connect. Specifically, the engagement recess 54 a of the connecting fitting 54 fixed to the wall panel 5 is the engagement pin 63 of the storage panel 6.
By slightly lifting and lowering so as to be located above, the engaging pin 63 of the storage panel 6 is engaged with the engaging recess 54a of the coupling fitting 54 of the wall panel 5, and the storage panel 6
Connect the wall panels 5 adjacent to.

Hereinafter, the wall panels 5 are sequentially erected in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction. And the storage panel 6
Also in the case of connecting the wall panel 5 adjacent to the other of the two, the wall panel 5 is slightly lifted so that the engaging recess 54a of the connecting fitting 54 is located above the engaging pin 63 of the storage panel 6, as described above. The engaging pin 63 of the storage panel 6 into the engaging recess 5 of the connecting fitting 54 of the wall panel 5.
4a may be engaged (see FIG. 1).

On the other hand, when the wall panel 5 is erected in front of the storage panel 6, the connecting metal fitting 54 is provided in the reinforcing frame 52 of the wall panel 5 via the spacer 53 and the engaging recess 54a thereof.
Install so that it opens upward. Then, after one wall panel 5 is erected on the set peripheral edge portion of the adjacent floor pan 4 or the bathtub receiving member 3, the wall panels 5 are sequentially turned clockwise or counterclockwise with reference to this wall panel 5.
To stand. In order to arrange the storage panel 6 in the space defined by the pair of left and right wall panels 5 and 5 in which the wall panel 5 is erected upright, the storage panel 6 is slightly lifted and dropped, so that the engagement pin 63 is preliminarily set. The storage panel 6 may be connected to the left and right wall panels 5 and 5 by being engaged with the engagement recess 54a of the connecting fitting 54 fixed to the upright wall panel 5.

As a result, irrespective of whether the storage panel 6 is attached first or the wall panel 5 is attached first, the same connecting metal fitting 54 is used to change the direction of the engaging concave portion 54a and to attach it by a simple operation. The storage panel 6 can be connected to the pair of wall panels 5 and 5.

In this embodiment, the case where the wall panel 5 of the bathroom unit 1 is connected has been described as an example.
The present invention can be used not only for the bathroom unit but also for connection of wall panels constituting a shower unit, a toilet unit, and the like.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the connecting metal fitting having the engaging concave portion formed therein is fixed to the reinforcing frame of the wall panel via the spacer, while the engaging metal concave portion of the connecting metal fitting is attached to the reinforcing material of the storage panel. The storage panel is connected to the pair of left and right wall panels by fixing the engagement pin that can be engaged with the pair of left and right wall panels by engaging the engagement recesses of the coupling fittings of the pair of left and right wall panels with the engagement pins of the storage panel. Therefore, the storage panel can be connected to the pair of left and right wall panels using the same connecting fitting regardless of whether the storage panel is attached first or the wall panel is attached first.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a connecting structure of a storage panel of the present invention with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the storage panel connection structure of the present invention with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a bathroom unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathroom Unit 5 Wall Panel 52 Reinforcement Frame 53 Spacer 54 Connecting Metal Fitting 54a Engagement Recess 6 Storage Panel 62 Reinforcement Material 63 Engagement Pin

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of left and right wall panels including a surface panel and a wall panel having a reinforcing frame attached to the left and right edges of the back surface of the surface sheet, and a panel body and a reinforcing material attached to the back surface of the panel body. And a connecting panel having an engaging recess formed in the reinforcing frame of the wall panel via a spacer, while the connecting panel is engaged with the reinforcing member of the receiving panel. The storage panel is connected to the pair of left and right wall panels by fixing the engagement pin that can be engaged with the recess and engaging the engagement recess of the connecting fitting of the pair of left and right wall panels with the engagement pin of the storage panel. Storage panel connection structure characterized by the following.