TWI663314B - Tile retainer - Google Patents

Abstract

A tile holder includes a base, a partition plate, and a tie bar. The base includes a plurality of overflow holes. The partition plate is arranged on the base and is suitable for separating a plurality of tiles arranged on the base. The pull bar is set on the divider.

Description

Tile holder

The invention relates to a tile fixing device, which can promote the tiles to align with each other on the same horizontal plane, fit flatly to the wall surface to be fixed by the tiles, and further strengthen the fixing of the tiles.

Tiles are often used to decorate the exterior walls of buildings, but the placement of tiles is often difficult to align, whether it is front-to-back, left-to-right, or top-to-bottom alignment.

FIG. 13 is a plurality of tiles 30 that are misaligned in the conventional technology. Among them, the spacing and height between the tiles 30 and the tiles 30 are inconsistent, each other is skewed, which causes the exterior wall of the building to be unsightly and easy. There is a danger of the tiles falling off. Therefore, there is a need for improved technology.

In view of this, the present invention provides a tile holder, which includes a base, a partition plate, and a tie bar. The base includes a plurality of overflow holes; the partition plate is provided on the base and is suitable for separating a plurality of tiles provided on the base; and the pull bar is provided on the partition plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tile holder of the present invention is suitable for fixing a plurality of corners of a plurality of tiles. As long as the corners of multiple tiles are aligned back and forth, left and right, and up and down, those tiles will be aligned.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the overflow hole penetrates the base, and is suitable for the mud to overflow from one surface of the base to the other surface of the base.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the base is rectangular; and the partition plate is a cross-shaped partition plate, and is suitable for separating four tiles. In this way, the four tiles can be placed on the base so as to be aligned up and down, and against the partition plate so as to be aligned back and forth and left and right.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the overflow holes are symmetrically distributed based on the partition plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pull bar includes a reduced portion, and the pull bar is connected to the partition plate through the reduced portion. The reduced portion can be broken by rotation to remove the pull bar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tile holder further includes a gland, and the gland is formed with an opening adapted to pass through the tension bar. In addition, the gland may be adapted to fit the substrate to sandwich a plurality of tiles separated by a partition plate. In addition, the gland may include an upper wall and a plurality of side walls. The side walls are vertical and connected to the upper wall, and the opening penetrates the upper wall. In addition, the opening may have an inclined inner wall, the pull bar may have a zigzag outer wall, and the inclined inner wall of the opening may cooperate with the zigzag outer wall of the pull bar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pull bar has a pull hole at an end thereof remote from the partition plate. The pull hole is suitable for the pivot of the pliers or a connecting member extending from the pivot of the pliers to pass through, so that the pivot of the pliers applies force to the pull bar.

Therefore, the tile fixture of the present invention can promote the tiles to align with each other back and forth, especially up and down to the same horizontal plane, fit flatly to the wall surface to be fixed by the tiles, and can further strengthen the fixing of the tiles.

1‧‧‧ Tile holder

11‧‧‧ base

111‧‧‧ Spill hole

12‧‧‧ divider

13‧‧‧Bar

131‧‧‧Reduction

132‧‧‧ serrated outer wall

133‧‧‧Lacon

21‧‧‧ Gland

211‧‧‧upper wall

212‧‧‧ sidewall

213‧‧‧ opening

214‧‧‧inclined inner wall

30‧‧‧Tiles

31‧‧‧Seams

40‧‧‧wall

50‧‧‧ pliers

51‧‧‧ Leverage

511‧‧‧ end

52‧‧‧ Pivot

53‧‧‧Connector

60‧‧‧ Mud

H‧‧‧ height

FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 are respectively a combined view of a tile holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, a perspective sectional view and a plan sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. A plan sectional view of the BB line segment.

FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are operation schematic diagrams of a tile holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 and 10 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view taken along a line C-C of a wall surface on which a tile is fixed using a tile holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are schematic diagrams of the urging force of the tile holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a tile which is uneven in the conventional technology.

Examples of the present invention will be provided below. It can be understood that the following embodiments are not intended to be limiting. The technical features of the present invention can be modified, substituted, combined, separated and designed to be applied to other embodiments.

1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 are respectively a combined view of a tile holder 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a perspective sectional view and a plan sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. Plane sectional view of the BB line segment. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 4 at the same time.

The tile holder 1 of the present invention can be divided into a pull-up part and a push-down part. The pull-up component includes a base 11, a partition plate 12, and a pull bar 13. The pressing member includes a pressing cover 21. The base 11, the partition plate 12, the tie bar 13 and the gland 21 can be made of plastic.

The base 11 includes a plurality of overflow holes 111. The overflow hole 111 penetrates the base 11 and is suitable for the mud 60 to overflow from one surface of the base 11 to the other surface of the base 11. According to this, if there is a large amount of mud 60 deposited on one surface of the base 11, the mud 60 can overflow to the other surface of the base 11, so that the tile holder 1 itself has more The corners are aligned with the same horizontal plane, so that the plurality of tiles 30 fixed by the tile holder 1 are aligned with each other at the same horizontal plane, and are flatly attached to the wall surface to which the tile 30 is to be fixed. 40.

The partition plate 12 is disposed on the base 11 and is adapted to partition a plurality of tiles 30 disposed on the base 11.

The base 11 is rectangular, preferably square, but other shapes are possible. The partition plate 12 is a cross-shaped partition plate, preferably a regular cross-shaped partition plate of equal length and length, which is suitable for partitioning the four tiles 30, but other shapes are also possible. In practice, the thickness of the partition plate can be 3mm, and the height can be 8mm, but it is not limited to this. The cross-shaped partition plate may have a center, and the same height continuously extends in the longitudinal direction from the center, and the same height continuously extends in the lateral direction from the center. The four tiles 30 can be placed on the base 11 so as to be aligned up and down, and abut the partition plate 12 so as to be aligned back and forth and left and right. Preferably, the partition plate 12 and the base 11 may be integrally formed. Preferably, the overflow holes 111 may be symmetrically distributed based on the partition plate 12 so that the plurality of tiles 30 are symmetrically fixed based on the tile holder 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tie bars 13 are provided on the partition plate 12. In practice, the pull bar 13 may be a rectangular parallelepiped with a length of 3 mm, a width of 3 mm, and a height of 60 mm or more, or a cylinder with a diameter of 3 mm and a height of 60 mm or more, but is not limited thereto. The pull bar 13 is convenient for a user to apply force to pull up the pull-up member. Preferably, the tie bars 13 and the partition plate 12 may be integrally formed. Preferably, the pull bar 13 includes a reduced portion 131; and the pull bar 13 is connected to the partition plate 12 through the reduced portion 131. A notch may be formed in the pull bar 13 to form the reduced portion 131. Preferably, the structure of the reduction portion 131 is formed so as to be able to withstand a vertical tensile force, but not to withstand a rotational moment, such as a shape of a quadrangular pillar or a polygonal pillar. After the alignment and fixing of the tile 30 is completed, the user can rotate the pull bar 13, and the reduced portion 131 of the pull bar 13 will not be able to withstand the rotational moment and break, and the pull bar 13 can be removed accordingly. Figures 9 and 10 show the situation where the pull bar 13 has been removed.

Returning to FIG. 1, the gland 21 includes an upper wall 211 and a plurality of side walls 212. The side wall 212 is vertical and connected to the upper wall 211. In practice, the thickness of the upper wall 211 is 2.5 mm, and the height of the side wall 212 is 25 mm, but it is not limited thereto. The gland 21 is formed with an opening 213 adapted to allow the stay 13 to pass through. In practice, the opening 213 may be a square opening with a length of 3 mm and a width of 3 mm, or a circular opening with a diameter of 3 mm, but is not limited thereto. The opening 213 penetrates the upper wall 211. The gland 21 is adapted to fit the substrate 11 to sandwich a plurality of tiles 30 separated by the partition plate 12, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

Returning to FIG. 1, the gland 21 has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, or even a cube, but as long as the gland 21 is suitable for cooperating with the substrate 11 to exert a force, the shape is not limited to this, and even a cylindrical or elliptical column is not indispensable. It is important that equivalent force can be applied to the plurality of tiles 30 through the gland 21, and equivalent force can also be applied to the plurality of tiles 30 through the base 11. In addition, the application points of the plurality of tiles 30 through the gland 21 must be symmetrical; the application points of the plurality of tiles 30 through the base 11 must also be symmetrical. In this way, it is more ensured that the plurality of tiles 30 are aligned with each other at the same horizontal plane, and are flatly adhered to the wall surface 40 to which the tiles 30 are to be fixed.

The gland 21 is used to push the plurality of tiles 30 downward, so it is necessary to prevent the gland 21 from moving upward in the opposite direction. In this regard, as shown in FIG. 2, preferably, the opening 213 of the gland 21 may have an inclined inner wall 214, and the stay 13 may have a zigzag outer wall 132, and the inclined inner wall 214 of the opening 213 of the gland 21 is matched The sawtooth-shaped outer wall 132 of the pull bar 13 can be referred to the enlarged view of FIG. 2. As a result, the gland 21 can only move downward due to the anastomosis of the inclined inner wall 214 and the serrated outer wall 132, and does not move upward in the opposite direction, thereby ensuring the efficiency of force application, and the plurality of tiles 30 can be separately The pushing of the gland 21 and the base 11 from the tile holder 1 of the present invention results in being aligned with each other at the same horizontal plane and flatly conforming to the wall surface 40 to which the tile 30 is to be fixed.

FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are operation schematic diagrams of a tile holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the user applies the mud 60 on the wall surface 40 and places the two tiles 30 on the mud 60 while the mud 60 is still wet.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the tile holder 1 of the present invention is inserted into the mud 60 under the two tiles 30 placed, so that the two tiles 30 are positioned on the base 11 and separated. One side (eg, left or right) of the plate 12. In practice, the tile holder 1 may be located 3 mm below the tile, but is not limited thereto, and the mud 60 is filled in between. Later, the mud 60 is coated on the base 11 and on the other side (correspondingly, for example, the right or left side) of the partition plate 12. It is also possible to make full use of the mud 60 that overflows from the lower surface of the base 11 to the upper surface of the base 11 through the overflow hole 111.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the other two tiles 30 are placed on the base 11 and on the other side (correspondingly, on the right or left side) of the partition plate 12. In this way, the four tiles 30 are all placed on the base 11 and separated by the partition plate 12 in the upper left, lower left, upper right, and lower right directions. However, at this time, the four tiles 30 have not been firmly fixed and are not aligned on the same horizontal plane.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the four cover tiles 30 are covered by the cover 21 in such a manner that the pull bar 13 passes through the opening 214 of the cover 21.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, force is applied to pull up the pull bar 13 to drive the partition plate 12 and then the base 11, and the base 11 pushes the plurality of tiles 30 upwards; Press the gland 21 down, the gland 21 will push down the multiple tiles 30; the multiple tiles 30 are sandwiched by the gland 21 and the base 11, and are pushed by the gland 21 and the base 11, respectively As a result, they are aligned with each other on the same horizontal plane and flatly adhere to the wall surface 40 to be fixed by the tile 30. Specifically, the exposed surfaces of the plurality of tiles 30 are located at the same height H, as shown in FIG. 10.

FIGS. 9 and 10 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of a wall surface 40 to which a tile 30 is fixed using the tile holder 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, after the fixing of the tile 30 is completed, the user can remove the gland 21. The gland 21 can be reused. Therefore, it can be seen that the lower pressing member including the pressing cover 21 and the upper pulling member including the base 11, the partition plate 12, and the stay 13 can be selectively separated.

In addition, the user can rotate the pull bar 13, and the reduced portion 131 of the pull bar 13 will not be able to withstand the rotational moment and break, and the pull bar 13 is removed accordingly. Therefore, in the completed diagrams of FIGS. 9 and 10, the base 11 and the partition plate 12 of the tile holder 1 of the present invention will remain on the wall surface 40 to be decorated by the tiles without being removed. . Specifically, the base 11 is retained under the plurality of tiles 30, and the partition plate 12 is retained in the joint 31 of the plurality of tiles 30.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are schematic diagrams of the urging force of the tile holder 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the user may use a tool to provide both the pressing force of the pressing cover 21 and the pulling force of the pull bar 13. For example, using a pliers 50, the end 511 of the lever 51 of the pliers 50 is pressed against the pressure. The cover 21 is fixed on the pivot shaft 52 of the pliers 50. Preferably, the pull bar 13 may have a pull hole 133 located at an end thereof away from the partition plate 12, and the pull hole 133 is adapted to the pivot 52 of the pliers 50 or the connecting member 53 (for example, the extension 53 extending from the pivot 52 of the pliers 50 (for example, (Hook) so that the pivot 52 of the pliers 50 exerts a force on the stay 13.

As shown in FIG. 12, when the pliers 50 is closed with scissors movement, the end portion 511 of the lever 51 of the pliers 50 will press down the gland 21, and at the same time, the pivot 52 of the pliers will pull the pull bar 13 up. The gland 21 pushes the plurality of tiles 30 downward, and the pull bar 13 drives the partition plate 12, which in turn drives the base 11 to push the plurality of tiles 30 upward. The plurality of magnetic tiles 30 are sandwiched by the gland 21 and the base 11 and are pushed by the gland 21 and the base 11 respectively, resulting in alignment with each other at the same horizontal plane.

In summary, the tile holder of the present invention can promote the tiles to align with each other on the same horizontal plane, fit flatly to the wall surface to be fixed by the tiles, and further strengthen the fixing of the tiles.

Although the present invention has been illustrated through the above embodiments, it is understood that many other modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope of patent application.

Claims (10)

A tile holder includes: a base including a plurality of overflow holes; a partition plate, the partition plate is a cross-shaped partition plate, is arranged on the base, and is suitable for being arranged on the base; The four tiles on the base, the cross-shaped partition plate has a center, and the same height in the longitudinal direction is continuously extended from the center, and the same is maintained in the lateral direction from the center. The height extends continuously; and a pull bar is provided on the partition plate, the pull bar has only a reduction portion, and the pull rod is connected to the partition plate through the reduction portion, and the structure of the reduction portion is formed as It can withstand vertical tensile forces but cannot withstand rotational moments. The reduced portion is in the shape of a quadrangular pillar or a polygonal pillar; wherein the base, the partition plate, and the tie bar are integrally formed. The tile holder according to claim 1, wherein the tile holder is adapted to fix a plurality of corners of a plurality of tiles. The tile holder according to claim 1, wherein the slurry overflow holes penetrate the base and are suitable for the mud to overflow from one surface of the base to the other surface of the base. The tile holder according to claim 1, wherein the base is rectangular. The tile holder according to claim 1, wherein the overflow holes are symmetrically distributed based on the partition plate. The tile holder according to claim 1, further comprising: a gland formed with an opening suitable for the pull bar to pass through. The tile holder according to claim 6, wherein the gland is adapted to cooperate with the substrate to sandwich a plurality of tiles separated by the partition plate. The tile holder according to claim 6, wherein the gland includes an upper wall and a plurality of side walls; the side walls are vertical and connected to the upper wall; and the opening penetrates the upper wall. The tile holder according to claim 6, wherein the opening has an inclined inner wall; the pull bar has a sawtooth outer wall; the inclined inner wall of the opening is the sawtooth outer wall that cooperates with the pull bar. The tile holder according to claim 1, wherein the pull bar has a pull hole located at an end away from the partition plate.