JPH0996080A - Metal tool for laterally connecting external facing material and structure for laterally connecting facing material with the metal tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the laterally installing work of external facing materials. SOLUTION: The lower end is provided with a protrusion 21 at the front face side, a small protrusion 23 at the rear face side, and a fitting recession 22 formed between the front face side protrusion 21 and the rear face side small protrusion 23. In the upper end, external facing materials 20, 30 having protrusions 31 at the rear face side are vertically connected to each other to laterally extend, through fitting metal tools 10. The connection metal tool is provided with a fitting piece 11 having a plurality of fitting holes 14 to fix it to the substrate, a lower part piece 12 extended to the lower side of the fitting piece, a nearly horizontal piece bent at nearly right angle from the lower end of the fitting piece in both sides holding the lower piece, and an upwardly extending piece and a downwardly extending piece bent upward and downward from the front end of the horizontal piece. The fitting piece 11 of the fitting metal tool is fixed to the substrate and the small protrusion 21 of the rear face side at the lower end of the upper stage external facing material is fitted between the fitting piece, the horizontal piece and the upwardly extending piece and the protrusion 31 of the rear face side of the upper end of the lower stage external facing material is fitted between the lower part piece 12, the horizontal piece, and the downwardly extending piece.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting fitting for laterally connecting an exterior material to an outer wall surface of a building and a laterally laying structure for an exterior material using the connecting fitting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A laterally lining structure of this type of exterior material is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 14539.

According to this conventional technique, a lower step exterior member having a connection recess formed in the upper end portion on the outer surface side thereof, and a connection projection portion formed at the lower end portion on the side surface side thereof are formed. By connecting the upper exterior material in which the engaging groove is formed upward in the back with a connecting metal fitting, a laterally lining structure of the exterior material is obtained.

The connecting metal fitting has a substantially horizontal gripping piece extending forward from a mounting piece attached to a base material, and a lower engaging piece bent downward in the middle of the front end edge of the gripping piece. Is formed, upper engaging pieces bent upward are formed on both sides of the lower engaging piece of the front end edge, and the mounting piece bent upward in the middle part of the rear end edge of the held piece. Is formed, and lower back pieces bent downward are formed on both sides of the mounting piece at the end edge,
The mounting piece and the lower back piece are provided flush with each other.

Then, the attachment piece of the connection fitting is attached to the base material, the sandwiched piece is sandwiched in the inner portion between the upper and lower exterior materials, and the lower end of the connection convex portion is brought into contact with the lower end surface of the connection recess. The connection protrusion is inserted and connected to the connection recess, the upper engagement piece is engaged in the engagement groove, and the lower engagement piece engages with the back vertical side of the connection protrusion to the depth vertical surface of the connection recess, The length of the lower engaging piece is set to a length such that the lower engaging piece does not reach the back of the joint formed by the connecting convex portion being inserted and connected to the connecting concave portion, and the lateral covering structure of the exterior material described above. Is configured.

[0006]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned prior art, the upper engaging piece and the mounting piece, and the lower engaging piece and the lower inner piece of the connecting fitting are provided in parallel. Further, the inner and outer surfaces of the upper end projecting portion of the lower packaging material and the lower end projecting portion of the upper packaging material to be inserted between them are also parallel surfaces.

Since the exterior material is fixed by fitting to the connection fitting, if a clearance is provided between the interval between the pieces of the connection fitting and the thickness of the convex portion of the exterior material to be inserted, the exterior material is provided. Clearance cannot be provided between these dimensions as they cause rattling and damage.

Therefore, it is necessary to insert the upper end portion or the lower end portion of the exterior material between the pieces of the connecting fittings in a state where there is substantially no clearance.

Further, this type of exterior material is long in the width direction (generally horizontal direction in the installed state) and must be fitted simultaneously using a plurality of connecting fittings across the width direction. The construction work was extremely difficult.

Further, since the mounting piece and the lower back piece of this connection fitting are provided flush with each other, when nailing is performed through the nail hole provided in the mounting piece for fixing the mounting piece to the base material, The nail head protrudes outward from the mounting piece,
It didn't fit well.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and, in particular, to facilitate the lateral lining of exterior materials.

That is, the laterally-attached connection fitting of the exterior material according to the present invention has a front side convex portion, a back side small convex portion at the lower end portion,
It is used to connect the exterior materials having the fitting concave portion formed between the front surface side convex portion and the back surface side small convex portion and having the rear surface side convex portion at the upper end portion side by side in the vertical direction. A connecting piece having a plurality of mounting holes for attaching to a base material, a lower piece extending below the mounting piece, and a lower end portion of the mounting piece on both sides of the lower piece. A horizontal piece that is bent at a substantially right angle and becomes substantially horizontal,
It has an upward piece and a downward piece that are formed by bending upward and downward from the tip of the horizontal piece, and between the attachment piece, the horizontal piece and the upward piece of the lower end portion of the outer packaging material of the upper stage. The back side small convex portion is fitted, and the back side convex portion of the upper end portion of the lower exterior material is fitted between the lower piece, the horizontal piece, and the downward piece, and the mounting is further performed. The surface side is convex so as to extend along both side edges of the lower piece from a position below the lower end horizontal line of the mounting hole of the piece and above the upper end horizontal line of the upward piece to the lower end portion of the lower piece. It is characterized in that the reinforcing rib is formed.

Further, in the lateral lining structure of the exterior material according to the present invention, the lower surface is formed between the front surface side convex portion, the back surface side small convex portion, and the front surface side convex portion and the back surface side small convex portion. External fittings having a fitting concave portion and a convex portion on the back side at the upper end thereof are horizontally stretched and connected vertically via a mounting metal fitting, and the connecting metal fitting is a base material. A mounting piece having a plurality of mounting holes for mounting, a lower piece that extends below the mounting piece, and a substantially horizontal shape that is bent at a right angle from the lower end portion of the mounting piece on both sides with the lower piece sandwiched therebetween. A horizontal piece, an upward piece and a downward piece bent upward and downward from the tip of the horizontal piece, and further downward and above the lower end horizontal line of the mounting hole of the mounting piece. Upper end of the piece From the position above the horizontal line, the lower end of the lower piece Reinforcing ribs having convex surfaces are formed so as to extend along both side edges of the lower piece, and the mounting piece of the mounting bracket is attached to a base material, and the mounting piece, the horizontal piece, and The lower surface side small convex portion of the lower end portion of the upper packaging material is fitted between the upward facing pieces, and the back surface side of the upper end portion of the lower packaging material is interposed between the lower piece, the horizontal piece, and the downward facing piece. It is characterized by being configured by fitting the convex portions.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As an exterior material, a wood-based exterior material,
A ceramic-based exterior material, a metal-based exterior material, or the like can be arbitrarily used.

As shown in FIG. 4, at the lower end of the exterior material, the front surface side convex portion 21, the fitting concave portion 22 and the rear surface side small convex portion 2 are provided.
A fruit comprising 3 is formed. The front-side small protrusion 23 is formed in a tapered shape having an inclined surface 24. Also,
At the lower end of the exterior material, there is provided a fruit having a back side convex portion 31 formed in a tapered shape having an inclined surface 32.

Further, in the state in which these upper and lower fruits are connected vertically and horizontally stretched as shown in FIG. 4, the end of the upper surface-side convex portion 21 of the upper casing 20 is lower than the lower one. It is formed so as to come into close contact with a portion of the lower surface side convex portion 31 of the outer packaging material 30 below the inclined surface 32.

The exterior material is horizontally installed vertically with connecting fittings so that the upper solid side is the lower end side and the lower solid side is the upper end side. One example of such connecting metal fittings is shown in FIG.
Through FIG.

The connecting fitting is generally formed by bending a single metal plate, but instead of being made of metal,
It may be made of synthetic resin such as engineering plastic.

The connecting fitting 10 having the structure shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a mounting piece 11 to be mounted on a base material, a lower piece 12 extending below the mounting piece 11, and a lower part from a middle position of the mounting piece 11. A pair of reinforcing ribs 13 and 13 each having a convex surface side extending along both end edges of the lower piece 12 to reach the lower end of the piece 12, and the lower end of the mounting piece 11 on both sides with the lower piece 12 interposed therebetween. It has horizontal pieces 15 and 15 which are bent at right angles and extend in a substantially horizontal direction, and upward pieces 16, 16 and 17 and 17 which are bent and formed obliquely upward and downward from the tips of the horizontal pieces 15 and 15, respectively. There is.

In the illustrated construction, the lower piece 12
One horizontal piece 15 is formed on each of the two sides, and one end is cut out to form an upward piece 16 and the other is a downward piece 17. However, the upward piece 16 and the downward piece 17 are independent of each other. May be included.

The attachment piece 11 is provided with a plurality of attachment holes 14 for driving nails, wood screws, screws or the like to fix the attachment piece 11 to the base material.

Reinforcing rib 1 provided with a convex surface
3, 13 can have any cross-sectional shape such as semi-circular, rectangular, triangular, trapezoidal. Such a reinforcing rib 13
Is formed so as to extend from the middle position of the mounting piece 11 to the lower end portion of the lower piece 12, thereby enabling cost reduction due to thinning of the connecting metal fitting while maintaining a predetermined strength, and mounting hole. The nail heads, screw heads, and screw heads of the fixing members to be driven into 14 can be housed within the height of the reinforcing ribs 13 to prevent the exterior material from rising.

In the present invention, the reinforcing rib 13 extends from the position Z below the lower end horizontal line X of the mounting hole 14 in the mounting piece 11 and above the upper end horizontal line Y of the upward piece 16 to the lower end of the lower piece 12. It has been extended. As a result, the bending strength of the area of the mounting piece 11 including the mounting hole 14 is secured, and a fixing member such as a nail is driven into the mounting hole 14 to mount the mounting piece 1.
When 1 is fixed to the base material, the portion outside the reinforcing ribs 13 is prevented from floating from the base material to cause warpage.

Further, since the exterior material is mounted on the reinforcing ribs 13, surface contact between the back surface of the exterior material and the mounting piece 11 is avoided, so that moisture is prevented from adhering due to dew condensation.

The upward piece 16 has a small rear surface side convex portion 23 at the lower end portion of the exterior material in a concave space formed by cooperation of the mounting piece 11 (and the reinforcing rib 13 thereon) and the horizontal piece 15. It is formed so that it can be fitted. That is, the inclination angle of the upward piece 16 is substantially the same as that of the inclined surface 24 of the back-side small protrusion 23 at the lower end of the exterior material.

Similarly, the downward piece 17 is provided in the concave space formed by the cooperation of the lower piece 12 (and the reinforcing ribs 13 thereon) and the horizontal piece 15, and the rear surface side convex portion at the upper end portion of the exterior material. It is formed so that 31 can be fitted. That is, the inclination angle of the downward piece 17 is substantially the same as the inclined surface 32 of the back-side convex portion 31 at the upper end of the exterior material.

FIG. 4 shows a laterally lining structure of an exterior material obtained by using the connecting fitting 10, and the construction procedure thereof will be described below.

First, the base material at the bottom of the wall surface (not shown)
The connection fitting 10 is fixed on the top. This is performed by driving an arbitrary fixing member (not shown) into the mounting hole 14 provided in the mounting piece 11, as described above. The head of the driven fixing member is placed within the height range of the reinforcing rib 13 provided on the connection fitting 10.

In this way, the outermost packaging material is attached to the fitting 10 fixed to the lowermost portion of the base material. That is, the back surface side small convex portion 23 at the lower end portion is provided with the mounting piece 11 (reinforcing rib 13) of the connection fitting 10, the horizontal piece 15, and the upward piece 1.
It is inserted in the concave space formed between the groove 6 and the groove 6. The inclined surface 24 of the small convex portion 23 on the rear surface side of the lower end portion of the exterior material and the connection fitting 10
The inclination angles of the upward facing pieces 17 are substantially the same, and the taper-shaped back side small convex portion 23 is widened upward.
Since it is inserted and fitted in the recessed space, the work is easy, and a tight fitting state can be easily obtained by dropping the exterior material from above.

After mounting the lowermost exterior material in this way, the rear surface side convex portion 31 of the upper end portion is attached to the lower piece 12 (reinforcing rib 13), the horizontal piece 15 and the downward piece 17 of the connecting fitting 10.
The connection fitting is mounted so as to be inserted into the recessed space formed between and. The inclined surface 32 of the back surface side convex portion 31 of the upper end of the exterior material and the downward angle of the downwardly facing piece 17 of the connection fitting 10 are substantially the same, and the tapered back surface side projection portion 31 is expanded downward. Since it is inserted and fitted into the recessed space, the work is easy, and the fitting fitting 10 is attached to the rear surface side convex portion 31 and pressed from above to facilitate a tight fitting state. Can be obtained.

In this way, the connection fitting 10 is attached to the upper surface and the back surface side convex portion 31 of the lowermost exterior material to obtain a tight fitting state, and then this is attached in the same manner as described above to an arbitrary fixing member. Use to fix to the base material.

A second-stage exterior material is mounted on this connection fitting 10 in the same manner as described above, and another connection fitting 10 is attached to the upper end of the same in the same manner as described above and fixed to the base material. By repeating this work, the exterior material is sequentially installed above the wall surface.

[0033]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is easy to carry out a construction work in which a connecting metal fitting is used to connect the outer packaging material up and down to obtain a laterally laid structure, and moreover, the connection metal fitting and the upper and lower end portions of the outer packaging material are tightly connected. Since the fitting state is obtained, it is possible to prevent damage due to rattling of the exterior material.

Since the connecting fitting is provided with the reinforcing rib, the head of the nail or the like for fixing to the base material is housed within the height of the reinforcing rib, and it is possible to prevent the exterior material from floating. Further, since the reinforcing rib is formed so as to continuously extend from the attachment piece of the connection fitting to the lower piece,
The attachment levels of the outer packaging materials on the upper and lower stages, which are installed via the connection fittings, are automatically set to be flush.

Since the ends of the lower convex portion on the rear surface side of the lower end portion of the upper packaging material and the upper convex portion of the lower surface portion of the lower packaging material on the rear surface side are abutted against each other through the horizontal plane of the connection fitting, the abutting is performed. Rainwater can be prevented from entering from the outside of the joint, and the durability of the house itself is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a connection fitting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of this connecting fitting.

FIG. 3 is a front view of this connecting fitting.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an essential part showing a laterally lining structure of an exterior material using this connecting fitting.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Connection Metal Fittings 11 Mounting Pieces 12 Lower Pieces 13 Reinforcing Ribs 14 Mounting Holes 15 Horizontal Pieces 16 Upward Pieces 17 Downward Pieces 20 Upper Exterior Material 21 Surface Side Convex Parts 22 Fitting Recesses 23 Back Side Small Convex Parts 24 Inclined Surface 30 Lower Exterior Material 31 Back side convex portion 32 Sloped surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lower end portion has a front surface side convex portion, a back surface side small convex portion, and a fitting concave portion formed between the front surface side convex portion and the back surface side small convex portion, and an upper end portion. Is a connecting metal fitting used for horizontally connecting the exterior materials having the convex portions on the back side to each other vertically, and a mounting piece having a plurality of mounting holes for mounting the base material, and a mounting piece below the mounting piece. A lower piece that extends, a horizontal piece that is bent at a right angle from the lower end of the mounting piece on both sides of the lower piece to be substantially horizontal, and a bent piece that is bent upward and downward from the tip of the horizontal piece. The lower piece is fitted with the back side small convex portion of the lower end portion of the upper packaging material between the mounting piece, the horizontal piece and the upward piece. , Between the horizontal piece and the downward piece, the back side convex of the upper end of the lower exterior material Both sides of the lower piece from the position below the lower horizontal line of the mounting hole of the mounting piece and above the upper horizontal line of the upward piece to the lower end of the lower piece. A laterally connecting fitting for an exterior material, characterized in that a reinforcing rib having a convex surface is formed so as to extend along the edge. 2. The lower end portion has a front surface side convex portion, a rear surface side small convex portion, and a fitting concave portion formed between the front surface side convex portion and the rear surface side small convex portion, and the upper end portion. Is a structure in which exterior materials having convex portions on the back surface side are vertically stretched and connected to each other through a fitting, and the fitting includes a mounting piece having a plurality of mounting holes for mounting on a base material. , A lower piece extending below the mounting piece, a horizontal piece that is bent substantially at a right angle from the lower end portion of the mounting piece on both sides of the lower piece to be substantially horizontal, and an upper side from the tip of the horizontal piece. And an upwardly facing piece and a downwardly facing piece that are bent downward, and further downward from a position below the lower end horizontal line of the mounting hole of the mounting piece and above the upper end horizontal line of the upward facing piece. Extend along both edges of the lower piece to the bottom of the piece As described above, a reinforcing rib having a convex surface is formed, and the mounting piece of the mounting bracket is mounted on a base material, and the lower end of the outer packaging material on the upper stage is provided between the mounting piece, the horizontal piece, and the upward piece. The small convex portion on the rear surface side of the lower portion, and the convex portion on the rear surface side of the upper end portion of the lower packaging material is fitted between the lower piece, the horizontal piece, and the downward piece. The horizontal structure of the exterior material.