JPH1193436A - Wall panel connecting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall panel connecting structure which allows simple fitting of a wall panel and prevents it from slipping off certainly. SOLUTION: From indoors, a folding detention part 41a of a wall panel 4 is fitted in through openings 5x and 51x in adjoining columns 5 and 51 and openings 6x and 61x in coupling members 6 and 61 so that engagement with the detention part 6a and 61a of the coupling members 6 and 61 is established. A fastening member 7 inserted to the coupling member 6 is slided to indoors along the coupling member 6, and the detention part 6a of the coupling member 6 is pressed in the direction of generating engagement with the folding detention part 41a of the wall panel 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connection structure of a wall panel in a bathroom unit or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, bathroom units have been installed in houses and the like. As shown in FIG. 6, the bathroom unit 1 includes a bathtub 2, a bathtub installation section 31 having an opening 31 a into which the bathtub 2 is fitted and mounted, and an apron suspended from one side of the bathtub installation section 31. A waterproof pan 3 consisting of a washing floor pan 33 continuous to a lower side of the apron 32 and a peripheral edge of the waterproof pan 3, that is, a peripheral edge of the bathtub installation section 31 other than one side on which the apron 32 is vertically installed. Apron 3 of part 311 and washing floor 33
2 is erected on the peripheral edge 331 of the other side excluding the one side where the wall panel 4 is vertically suspended, and a wall panel 4 surrounding the periphery thereof, and a ceiling panel (not shown) covering an upper opening formed by these wall panels 4 ).

[0003] Such a bathroom unit 1 is usually assembled by a panel method in which the wall panel 4 is screwed and fixed from the outside of the unit. If not, a local assembly method of attaching the wall panel 4 from inside the unit is adopted.

When assembling the bathroom unit 1 by this on-site assembling method, the waterproof pan 3 is not shown in detail.
At the corners of the peripheral part and at about the middle part between the corners, there is provided a hollow column provided with a connecting member in which a pair of locking portions is formed with an opening extending in the vertical direction interposed therebetween. After being erected respectively, the bent locking portion of the wall panel is pushed in from the interior of the bathroom through the opening of the column and the opening of the connecting member, and the bent locking portion of the wall panel is locked to the locking portion of the connecting member. (For example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-296289 filed by the applicant).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned system in which the bent and locked portion of the wall panel is fitted and locked in the locking portion of the connecting member provided on the column, the elastic force of the connecting member causes the wall panel to be bent. Since it has a structure that prevents it from slipping out, a certain elastic force is required so that the wall panel does not easily come off, and as a result, there is a drawback that it is difficult to fit the wall panel.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a wall panel connection structure that can easily fit a wall panel and reliably prevent the wall panel from coming off. Things.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hollow pillar having an opening extending vertically and standing on a peripheral edge of a waterproof pan at intervals. A wall panel having a bent locking portion formed on the left and right end edges, and a pair of locking portions provided on the column and capable of locking the bent locking portions of a pair of adjacent wall panels respectively extend in the vertical direction. A connecting member formed with the opening interposed therebetween, and a connecting member slidably fitted to a connecting member provided on an upright portion of the connecting member which is provided approximately at an intermediate portion between corners of the peripheral portion of the waterproof pan. And a fastening member that can be pressed in a direction to reduce the distance between the pair of locking portions of the connecting member, and the bent locking portion of the wall panel is formed from the indoor side through the opening of the support post and the opening of the connecting member. The fitting member is engaged with the engaging portion of the connecting member, and the fastening member is moved along the connecting member. It is characterized in that for pressing the engaging portion of the connecting member is slid in the chamber in the direction of engaging the bent engaging portion of the wall panel.

For this reason, when building the wall panel,
The bent locking portion of the wall panel can be pushed into the locking portion of the connection member having a moderate elasticity, so that the wall panel can be easily fitted and the wall panel can be easily adjusted. . Next, when the tightening member is slid in the room direction along the connecting member, the connecting member is pressed so as to reduce the interval between the pair of locking portions, so that the connecting member is connected to the bent locking portion of the wall panel. The locking portion of the member can be securely locked, and the wall panel can be reliably prevented from coming off.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, if the connecting member has a fitting groove in which the fastening member can be fitted, the fastening member is dropped into the fitting groove to bend and lock the wall panel. It is possible to hold the state in which the locking portion of the connecting member is securely locked to the portion, and to reliably prevent the locking state of the connecting member from being locked to the bent locking portion of the wall panel from being loosened. Can be.

[0010]

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

For convenience of explanation, the same members as those shown in FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 shows a connection structure of a wall panel according to the present invention.
Hollow pillars 5 and 51 erected at approximately the middle and corners between the corners of the 11,331,
The connecting members 6 and 61 attached to the waterproof pan 3, respectively.
1, 331, and a fastening member 7 for adjusting the locking state of the wall panel 4 by the connecting member 6.

The column 5 has an opening 5x extending in the vertical direction, is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section, and stands upright at an approximately intermediate portion between the corners of the periphery of the waterproof pan 3.

The connecting member 6 is, as shown in FIG.
It has an opening 6x extending in the up-down direction, is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is screwed inside the above-mentioned column 5 at intervals in the up-down direction. At the tips of a pair of opposing arm pieces of the connecting member 6, locking portions 6 a protruding inward are formed, and the locking portions 6 a are screwed inside the columns 5. At this time, the support 5 is located near the opening 5x.

The pair of arm pieces of the connecting member 6 are bent with respect to the bottom piece so as to increase the distance from the other arm piece toward the tip. For this reason, the elastic force of the locking portion 6a of the connecting member 6 is weakened, and the bending and locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 described later is loosely locked.

Further, the wall panel 4 is formed by bonding a gypsum board 42 as a backing material to the back surface of a PVC steel plate 41, and the right and left side edges of the PVC steel plate 41 are bent back and bent. An engaging portion 41a is formed. That is, the bending and locking portion 41a is formed by bending the side edge of the PVC steel plate 41 at a right angle in the unit outdoor direction and further bending it inwardly toward the inside of the wall panel 4. Are formed in a triangular cross section.

The fastening member 7 is connected to the connecting member 6 described above.
And a plate member having an elongated hole 7a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) corresponding to the length and width of the arm member, and slidably fitted through a pair of arm pieces of the connecting member 6 through the elongated hole 7a. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the column 51 is formed in a substantially L-shape having a hollow cross section and having an opening 51x extending in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the central corner. Section.

The connecting member 61 has an opening 61x extending in the vertical direction and has a cross section substantially similar to that of the column 51, and is screwed inside the column 51 at intervals in the vertical direction. . At the tips of a pair of opposing arms of the connecting member 61, locking portions 61a projecting inward are formed, and the locking portions 61a
When the connecting member 61 is screwed to the position 1, it is located near the opening 51 x of the support column 51. Here, the locking portion 61a of the connecting member 61 has a necessary and sufficient elastic force so that the bending and locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 can be securely locked and prevented from coming off. Is set.

A back-up member S1 having an L-shaped cross section is attached in advance to an outer end surface of one of the bent locking portions 41a of the pair of wall panels 4 locked by the connecting member 61. For this reason, when the bent locking portion 41 a of the pair of wall panels 4 is locked to the locking portion 61 a of the connecting member 61, the back-up material S <b> 1 is the other of the bent locking portions 41 a of the adjacent wall panel 4. The gap between the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 can be sealed by closely adhering to the outer end surface.

Next, the procedure for connecting the wall panels 4 will be described. First, after the fastening member 7 is inserted into the connecting member 6, the connecting members 6, 61 are inserted into the columns 5, 51, and are screwed at intervals in the vertical direction. Then, the columns 5 and 51 to which the plurality of connecting members 6 and 61 are fixed are erected at approximately middle portions and corner portions between the corner portions of the peripheral portions 311 and 331 of the waterproof pan 3, respectively. Next, the wall panels 4 are arranged on the peripheral portions 311 and 331 of the waterproof pan 3, and the bending and locking portions 41 a of the wall panels 4 are connected to the openings 5 of the columns 5 and 51.
x, 51x and openings 6x, 61 of connecting members 6, 61
x through the wall panel 4 to bend the locking portion 41
a is locked to the locking portions 6a, 61a of the connecting members 6, 61. At this time, the bent locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 pushes open the locking portions 6a, 61a of the connecting members 6, 61 against its elasticity, and if the bending portions 41a pass through the locking portions 6a, 61a, the locking portions 41a. It is locked by the elastic force of 6a, 61a.

Here, the locking portion 6a of the connecting member 6 has its elastic force set to be slightly loose when the bending and locking portion 41a of the pair of wall panels 4 is locked in advance. 4 can be easily fitted between the adjacent connecting members 6 and 61.

Next, the bending and locking portion 41 of the wall panel 4
a is locked to the locking portions 6a and 61a of the connecting members 6 and 61, after adjusting the erected state, the clamping jig 8 (see FIG. 3) is gripped and the peripheral portion of the waterproof pan 3 is gripped. Of the pair of adjacent wall panels 4, 4, which are built between the corners of the wall, and is inserted into the gap formed between the left and right end surfaces of the pair of wall panels 4, 4. Pull out.

When the fastening member 7 slides toward the inside of the bathroom along the connecting member 6, a pair of opposing arm pieces of the connecting member 6 raised so as to widen the space toward the inside of the bathroom. That is, the interval between the locking portions 6a can be reduced, and the locking portions 6a are bent and locked portions 41a of the wall panel 4.
Is strongly pressed, and the elastic force of the locking portion 6a of the connecting member 6 with respect to the bending locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 can be increased.

Thereafter, the back-up material S is fitted into a gap between the left and right end faces of the pair of adjacent wall panels 4 and 4 built so as to form a continuous plane between the corners of the peripheral portion of the waterproof pan 3. And a pair of adjacent wall panels 4 and 4 which are filled with silicon caulking C and erected so as to form a plane perpendicular to the corner of the peripheral portion of the waterproof pan 3.
Is filled with silicon caulking C at the abutting portions of the left and right end faces of the substrate.

As a result, the pillars 5 erected at approximately the middle and between the corners of the peripheral edge of the waterproof pan 3 respectively.
Connecting members 6 and 6 provided on the supporting columns 5 and 51
1 can easily fit the bent locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 into the locking portions 6a, 61a. After the wall panel 4 has been fitted, the locking portion 6a of the connecting member 6 is connected to the wall panel 4. Of the wall panel 4 can be securely prevented from coming off.

By the way, in the above-described embodiment,
Since the fastening member 7 is slidably fitted to the connecting member 6, there is a possibility that the fastening member 7 may slide with respect to the connecting member 6 for some reason. In this case, the sliding direction of the tightening member 7 is determined by the elastic force of the connecting member 6 so that the locking portion 6 a
, The elastic force of the locking portion 6a of the connecting member 6 with respect to the bending and locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 is weakened, and the wall panel 4 easily comes out. For this reason, in the connecting member 6A shown in FIG. 4, the locking portion 6a is configured to securely hold the fastening member 7 at a position where the bending locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 is locked. .

More specifically, a fitting groove 6b having a width corresponding to the thickness of the tightening member 7 is formed at the upper end edges of a pair of opposing arms of the connecting member 6A. An inclined portion 6c for guiding the tightening member 7 into the fitting groove 6b is formed on one side of the bottom of 6b.

Therefore, after the bending and locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 is locked to the locking portions 6a and 61a of the connecting members 6 and 61, as described above, the tightening member is connected via the tightening jig 8. By sliding the member 7 along the connecting member 6 toward the inside of the bathroom, the fastening member 7 can be dropped into the fitting groove 6b via the inclined portion 6c of the connecting member 6. As a result, the space between the pair of locking portions 6a of the connecting member 6 that are opposed to each other can be reduced, and the bending locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 is strongly pressed through the locking portion 6a of the connecting member 6, Wall panel 4
Of the connecting member 6 to the bending and locking portion 41a
a can be strengthened and the fastening member 7
Is held without moving with respect to the connecting member 6, so that the elastic force of the connecting member 6 against the bending and locking portion 41a of the wall panel 4 by the locking portion 6a is reliably prevented from being loosened. Can be.

In the above-described embodiment, the embodiment in which the wall panels constituting the bathroom unit are connected has been exemplified. However, the invention is not limited to the bathroom unit.

Further, the waterproof pan 3 including the bathtub installation part 31, the apron 32 and the washing floor pan 33 has been exemplified.
The present invention can be applied to other than the waterproof pan 3.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a pair of adjacent wall panels can be easily fitted and connected, and the wall panels can be reliably prevented from coming off. Can be.

In the first aspect of the present invention, when the connecting member has a fitting groove in which the fastening member can be fitted, the fastening member is dropped into the fitting groove of the connecting member so that the fastening member is formed. Since it can be held without moving, it is possible to reliably prevent the locking state of the wall panel from being bent to the bent and locked portion by the elastic force of the locking portion of the connecting member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a partially omitted embodiment of a wall panel connection structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a connecting member constituting a connection structure of the wall panel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a connection structure of the wall panel of FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a modification of the connecting member.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a connection structure of a wall panel according to another embodiment of the present invention with a part thereof omitted;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a bathroom unit partially omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bathroom unit 3 Waterproof pan 4 Wall panel 41 PVC steel plate 41a Bending locking part 5,51 Support 5a, 51a Opening 6,6A, 61 Connecting member 6a, 61a Locking part 6b Fitting groove 7 Fastening member 7a Long hole 8 Tightening jig

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wall panel having a hollow pillar having an opening extending in the vertical direction and standing upright at a peripheral portion of a waterproof pan and having a bent locking portion formed at left and right side edges. A connecting member provided on the column, and a pair of locking members formed on both sides of an opening extending in the vertical direction, and a pair of locking portions capable of locking the bending locking portions of the pair of adjacent wall panels; Among them, the waterproof pan is slidably fitted to a connecting member provided on a support provided upright at an intermediate portion between corners of a peripheral portion of the waterproof pan, and reduces a distance between a pair of locking portions of the connecting member. And a fastening member that can be pressed in the direction, and the bent and locked portion of the wall panel is fitted from the indoor side through the opening of the support column and the opening of the connecting member, and locked to the locking portion of the connecting member. The connecting member is slid in the room direction along the connecting member so that the locking portion of the connecting member is A connection structure for a wall panel, wherein the connection structure is pressed in a direction in which the wall panel is locked to the bending and locking portion of the wall panel. 2. The connecting member has a fitting groove formed at an upper end edge of a pair of opposing arms to allow a fastening member to be fitted therein, and slides the fastening member along the connecting member. And pressing the locking portion of the connecting member in the direction of locking the bent locking portion of the wall panel, dropping the fastening member into the fitting groove of the connecting member, and bending the connecting member by the locking portion. The wall panel connection structure according to claim 1, wherein the connection structure is held at a pressing position with respect to the locking portion.