JPH1150572A - Connecting structure for panel material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the connecting work and disconnecting work by inserting a hook piece fixed to one panel material into the hook groove of another panel material to be coupled with the spring piece of a receiving body, and connecting both panel materials together at nearly right angles. SOLUTION: One piece section 7a of a receiving body 7 is fixed to the hook groove 3A of a panel material 1A by screws 10. The spring piece 6 of the receiving body 7 is set in the protruded state into the hook groove 3A from the side section of the hook groove 3A. The seat piece section 8a of a hook piece body 8 is fixed to the bottom section of the hook groove 3B of another panel material 1B by screws 11, then one of the panel materials 1A, 1B is pressed to the other of them. The coupling piece section 8d of the hook piece body 8 is inserted into the coupling groove 3A of one panel material 1A. The spring piece 6 is pressed by the coupling piece section 8d and is once retreated, however it is returned to the original position after the coupling piece section 8d rides over the spring piece 6, the free end section of the spring piece 6 is coupled with the coupling piece section 8d, and the connected state is maintained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting structure for panel materials such as a partition wall and a bathroom unit wall. In particular, it is very easy to connect panel materials to each other at substantially right angles.
The present invention also relates to a panel material connection structure that can be easily disconnected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As means for connecting panel materials of this kind at right angles to the related art, locking grooves each having a substantially concave planar shape are formed in the frame portions of the panel materials facing each other. Generally, both panel members are connected in a substantially right angle by press-fitting and fitting a connecting member having an L-shape in plan view into the locking groove.

However, in the above-described conventional structure for connecting panel materials, since the member for connecting the two panel materials is simply formed in an L-shape, the connecting member is formed by a locking groove between the two panel materials. Even if it is press-fitted, the frictional engagement force is extremely weak, and the panel material may be separated by the action of seismic vibration due to the use over time, and in some cases, the connection member may come off and the panel material may fall, and the shape of the connection member In some cases, there is a problem in that the connecting member is restricted by projecting to the back side of the panel material and hitting the building frame.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to fix a connecting member for connecting panel materials to each other at a substantially right angle in a locking groove of one of the panel materials. And a locking piece having an L-shaped piece fixed to the locking groove of the other panel material, and utilizing the elasticity of the spring piece of the receiving body to form the other. By engaging the locking pieces fixed to the panel material, it is very easy to connect the panel materials to each other in a substantially right angle, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel material connection structure that can be easily disconnected.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a panel member having a locking groove having a substantially concave planar shape is formed at an end portion thereof through a connecting member. Assuming that the connecting structure of the panel members connected at substantially right angles is a technical premise, the connecting member is provided with a receiving member having a spring piece fixed to a locking groove of one panel material, A locking piece having an L-shaped piece fixed to the panel member, and the locking piece fixed to the other panel material is fitted into the locking groove of the one panel material to receive the locking piece. The panel members are connected to each other in a substantially right angle by engaging with the spring pieces.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a connecting structure of panel materials 1A and 1B according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Locking grooves 3A, 3B having a substantially concave planar shape are formed in both side frame portions 2A, 2B of the panel materials 1A, 1B, respectively, and the connecting member 5 is pressed into the locking grooves 3A, 3B. Then, the panel members 1A and 1B are connected to each other in a substantially right-angle shape. The locking grooves 3A and 3B are
In this embodiment, both side frame portions 2A of the panel materials 1A and 1B,
Although the required number is formed facing each other at required intervals along the longitudinal direction of 2B, the present invention is not limited to this, and in some cases, the panel material 1A,
1B can be formed over the entire length of both side frame portions 2A, 2B. In this case, the connecting member 5 is of course appropriately formed to have a length and a shape corresponding thereto.

The connecting member 5 has a receiving member 7 having spring pieces 6 and 6 fixed to the locking groove 3A of one panel material 1A.
And a locking piece 8 having an L-shaped piece fixed to the locking groove 3B of the other panel material 1B.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the receiving member 7 is formed in an L-shape in plan view. A screw hole 7c for fixing with a screw 10 is formed in 3A, and the spring pieces 6, 6 are cut and raised in the other pieces 7b, 7b. The portion 7a is formed so as to be located between the spring pieces 6 and 6.

In this case, the gap between the free ends of the spring pieces 6 and 6 and the one piece 7a normally has the thickness of the engagement pieces 8d and 8d of the locking piece 8. It is desirable to form them so as to have substantially the same dimension as the height dimension.

As shown in FIG. 1, the locking piece 8 has a seat piece 8a fixed to the bottom of a locking groove 3B formed in the other panel member 1B with a screw 11, and a seat piece 8a. Piece 8a
An extension piece 8b extending substantially at right angles to and extending outwardly from the locking groove 3B, and a connection extending from the extension piece 8b at a substantially right angle in the direction of the one panel material 1B. A piece portion 8c and the engaging piece portions 8d, which extend substantially at right angles from the ends of the connecting piece portion 8c and are formed in a shape that can be in close contact with the bottom of the locking groove 3A in the one panel material 1A,
8d.

In this embodiment, although not particularly shown, at least the engaging piece 8 of the locking piece 8 is provided.
d and 8d are locking grooves 3 in the one panel material 1A.
For example, it is formed in a bifurcated concave shape so as to avoid one piece 7a of the receiver 7 when it is mounted on the bottom of A.

Therefore, the panel material 1A,
In the connection structure 1B, first, one piece 7a of the receiver 7 is fixed to the locking groove 3A of the panel material 1A with a screw 10. At this time, the spring pieces 6 and 6 of the receiving member 7 are set in a state of protruding inward from the side of the locking groove 3A of the panel material 1A.

Next, after fixing the seat piece 8a of the locking piece 8 to the bottom of the locking groove 3B of the other panel material 1B with a screw 11, one of the panel materials 1A or 1B is connected to the other. Press in the direction of panel material 1B or 1A. As a result, the engagement pieces 8d of the locking piece 8 are fitted into the engagement grooves 3A of the one panel material 1A.
The spring pieces 6, 6 are pressed by the engagement pieces 8d, 8d, and then retreat once. After the spring piece 8d gets over the spring pieces 6 and 6, it returns to the original position, so that the free ends (tips) of the spring pieces 6 and 6 engage with the engagement pieces 8d and 8d. Therefore, the connected state can be maintained.

After the panel members 1A and 1B are connected via the connecting member 5 in this manner, although not shown, a size for concealing the locking grooves 3A and 3B on the upper surface of the panel members 1A and 1B. An L-shaped fitting having a height is installed, and both ends thereof are fixed with screws or the like. In addition, the lower portions of the panel members 1A and 1B can be fixed with fixing members (not shown) similar to the L-shaped metal members, or can be fixed by applying various known fixing means. Yes, and both panel materials 1
Needless to say, the heights of A and 1B can be adjusted by various known height adjustments such as adjuster bolts.

In order to release the connection state,
For example, by simply moving the other panel member 1B in a direction away from the one panel member 1A while pressing the spring pieces 6 and 6 with a tool such as a screwdriver, the connection state can be released very easily. .

In this embodiment, after the panel members 1A and 1B are connected via the connecting member 5, a gap is formed at the joint S of the panel members 1A and 1B as shown in FIG.
Since this joint is formed in a bag shape, it is desirable to cover the gap by, for example, applying a sealing material or fitting a molding made of synthetic resin.

As described above, the panel material 1 according to this embodiment is
In the connection structure of A and 1B, when connecting the panel members 1A and 1B at right angles, the connection is performed by an extremely simple operation of pressing the other panel member 1B to one panel member 1A. be able to. At this time, the engagement pieces 8d of the engagement piece 8 fixed to the other panel member 1B are formed.
Engages with the spring pieces 6 and 6 of the receiver 7 disposed in the engagement groove 3A of the one panel material 1A, so that the above-mentioned connected state is maintained. Also, when releasing the spring piece 6, use a tool.
Since the connection state can be released very simply by simply pressing 6, the effect of greatly simplifying the work of connecting the corner portions of the panel materials 1A and 1B can be obtained.

In the present invention, the connecting member 5
Is fixed to the locking groove 3B of the other panel material 1B,
Even if the locking piece 8 is fixed to the locking groove 3A of the panel member 1A, the same effect can be obtained.

[0020]

The connecting structure of the panel material according to the present invention is as follows.
As described above, the connecting member that connects the panel members to each other at a substantially right angle is fixed to the receiving member having the spring piece fixed to the locking groove of one panel member and to the locking groove of the other panel member. And a locking piece having an L-shaped piece, and the locking piece fixed to the other panel material is engaged by utilizing the elasticity of the spring piece of the receiving member. Panel materials can be connected very easily in a substantially right angle,
By simply pressing the spring piece, an excellent effect is obtained such that the connection can be easily released.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded plan cross-sectional view showing a panel material connection structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a connecting member of the panel material.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the connecting member.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan sectional view showing a connected state of the panel members.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B Panel material 2A, 2B Frame 3A, 3B Locking groove 5 Connecting member 6, 6 Spring piece 7 Receptor 8 Locking piece 8d, 8d Engaging piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A panel material connection structure for connecting a panel material having a locking groove formed in a substantially concave shape at an end portion at a substantially right angle via a connection member, wherein the connection member is A receiving member having a spring piece fixed to the locking groove of one panel material, and a locking piece having an L-shaped piece fixed to the locking groove of the other panel material; By fitting the locking piece fixed to the panel material into the locking groove of the one panel material and engaging with the spring piece of the receiver, the panel materials are connected to each other in a substantially right angle. Panel material connection structure characterized by the following.