TWI715050B - Deck clip - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a deck clip, which includes at least a clamping plate and a base, said clamping plate is provided with two arms on both sides thereof, and a first through hole is disposed at a position intermediate the clamping plate. A T-shaped groove is provided on the upside of said base, so that said clamping plate can be disposed therein. Said T-shaped groove includes an upper groove and a lower groove, the upper groove corresponds to the arms of said clamping plate, and the length of the lower groove of the T-shaped groove is greater than the width of the intermediate position of the clamping plate. The bottom of the lower groove of the T-shaped groove is provided with a second through hole downward. In this way, the deck boards can be arranged in advance above the joists, and then each of the deck clips can be locked one by one on the joist, and the deck clip can be used to grip the slot of the deck boards and hold them tight against the joist to achieve the purpose of rapid assembly.

Description

Plate holder

The present invention is an innovative two-piece plate holder structure, especially a plate holder which can lock and fix the plate holder after the plate is arranged and arranged.

According to the common plate holders currently on the market, such as US Patent Publication No. US2006/0059822A1 "DECK CLIP", it is provided with vertically extending legs and a pair of arms extending from the upper edge of the leg to both sides , Each arm structure is inserted into the groove of the plate and presents an enlarged circular protrusion. When the plate holder is locked on the plate joist, the circular protrusion will clamp the plate and They are tightly fixed to the joists. When the adjacent plates are pressed against each other in a hammering manner or pushed together in other ways, the shape of the circular protrusion increases the clamping force between the circular protrusion and the plates. The circular protrusion helps to clamp the plates and helps to maintain the required gap between adjacent plates during the life of the plates.

However, there are many problems in the use of the plate holder:

First, during the construction process of the plate holder, the plate must be placed in order, the plate holder is locked, the plate is placed, the plate holder is locked, and the operation is repeated, and finally the receiving is performed. Therefore, the construction efficiency is very poor, and it is not easy for one person to perform.

Second, when the plate holder is locked with the plate on one side, the circular protrusion on one side of the plate will be squeezed and the circular protrusion on the other side will be inclined, resulting in the next plate It is very difficult to push the panels together. If the user pushes too hard, the panel holder will be squeezed out or damaged, and the user will be very difficult to push the panels together. It is difficult to find the stuck plate holder, so it is very inconvenient to perform.

Third, the plate holder is very easy to fall after the screw is locked, so the user must use the other hand to hold the plate holder to smoothly lock the plate holder and drop it. The plate holder that falls under the joist is very difficult to pick up, which will seriously affect the construction efficiency.

For this reason, the inventor of this case has accumulated many years of experience in the manufacture and research and development of screws and related tools and equipment, and has made improvements to the problems of the front plate holder and invented this case.

The purpose of the present invention is to use an innovative two-piece plate holder structure so that a plurality of plates can be arranged above the joist at intervals, and then each plate holder is locked on the joist one by one. Use the plate holder to fix the groove of the plate to achieve the purpose of quick assembly. The construction method is very simple. Only one person can quickly complete the plate laying project, and the plate holder will not pop out during the construction process. The problems existed in the conventional plate holder.

To achieve the foregoing objective, the plate holder of the present invention at least includes a clamping plate and a base. The clamping plate is provided with arms on both sides, and a first through hole is provided in the middle of the clamping plate. The base is provided with a T-shaped groove on the upper side, so that the clamping plate can be installed therein. The T-shaped groove includes an upper groove and a lower groove, and the upper groove corresponds to the clamping plate. Arm, and the length of the groove under the T-shaped groove is greater than the width of the middle position of the clamping plate; the groove under the T-shaped groove A second through hole is set downwards at the bottom of the device. In this way, when the screw is locked into the plate holder in the plate interval above the joist, when the head of the screw contacts the upper surface of the clamping plate, the strong rotating torque of the screw will pass through the head. The part is transferred to the clamping plate, so that the clamping plate rotates down and falls into the groove under the T-shaped groove of the base, and finally the arm of the clamping plate will be stuck in the groove under the base and stop Rotation, through the pressure of the head of the screw, the clamping plate and the base will finally be crossed, and the arm of the clamping plate will clamp the groove of the adjacent plate, so that the plate can be tightly fixed on Above the joist.

In the plate holder of the present invention, the aforementioned clamping plate needs to be provided with a guide post, and a screw must be combined with the clamping plate and the base in advance, and a protruding ring is provided under the through hole of the base, The thread of the shaft of the screw and the protruding ring of the base are locked with each other to prevent the screw from falling off.

In the plate holder of the present invention, the upper ends of the two side walls of the groove above the T-shaped groove are respectively provided with a triangular guide block, and the triangular guide block is an inverted hook structure, so that when the clamping plate is self-base After the upper part of the seat is vertically pressed into the T-shaped groove, the triangular guide block can be used to prevent the clamping plate from separating from the vertical direction of the seat. The inner sides of the two side walls of the groove above the T-shaped groove must be provided with positioning protrusions. The positioning protrusions are used to assist the two side walls of the base to clamp the arms of the clamping plate together to prevent the arms of the clamping plate Rotate away from the horizontal direction of the base.

In the plate holder of the present invention, a first support portion is provided at the bottom of the upper groove, and a second support portion is provided at the bottom of the lower groove other than the second through hole; the first support portion The second support part is used as a buffer part for the clamping plate rotation and pressing process to prevent the clamping plate from excessively squeezing the base and causing the base to break, and the second supporting part can also be used as the clamping plate and the base in pre-assembly When (that is, before the clamping plate is pressed into the T-shaped groove of the base), the guide post is aligned with the guide element of the second through hole.

1: clamping plate

10: Guide post

11: Arm

12: The first through hole

2: Pedestal

20: T-shaped groove

200: upper groove

201: Lower groove

21: side wall

210: Triangle guide block

211: Positioning protrusion

22: The first support part

23: second through hole

230: highlight the surrounding

24: second support

3: screw

30: pole

31: head

32: drill tail

33: protrusion

4: Plate

40: Groove

5: joist

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the clamping plate and the base of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the base of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a first operation diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a second operation diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a third operation diagram of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of the construction of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a top view of the completed construction of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 9

Fig. 11 is a B-B sectional view of Fig. 10;

In order to further understand the present invention, the best embodiment of the plate holder of the present invention is shown in Figures 1 to 11. It includes at least a clamping plate 1 and a base 2: the aforementioned clamping plate 1 is provided with one The guide post 10 is provided with arm portions 11 on both sides of the upper side of the guide post 10. The aforementioned guide post 10 is provided with a first through hole 12, the diameter of the first through hole 12 is larger than that of the shaft 30 of the screw 3. The maximum diameter, and the diameter of the first through hole 12 is smaller than the maximum diameter of the head 31 of the screw 3, so that the shaft 30 of the screw 3 can directly pass through the clamping plate 1, and the head 31 of the screw 3 To pull the clamping plate 1, the head 31 of the screw 3 can also be used to drive the clamping plate 1 to rotate.

A T-shaped groove 20 is provided above the base 2 so that the clamping plate 1 can be set therein. The T-shaped groove 20 includes an upper groove 200 and a lower groove 201. The upper groove 200 It corresponds to the arm 11 of the clamping plate 1, and the lower groove 201 corresponds to the guide post 10 of the clamping plate 1.

The upper ends of the two side walls 21 of the groove 200 above the T-shaped groove 20 are respectively provided with a triangular guide block 210. The triangular guide block 210 is an inverted hook structure, so that when the clamping plate 1 comes from above the base 2 After the T-shaped groove 20 is vertically pressed down, the triangular guide block 210 can be used to prevent the clamping plate 1 from separating from the vertical direction of the base 2. The inner sides of the two side walls 21 of the groove 200 above the T-shaped groove 20 are provided with positioning protrusions 211. The positioning protrusions 211 are used to assist the two side walls 21 of the base 2 to clamp the arms of the clamping plate 1 together. 11. Prevent the arm 11 of the clamping plate 1 from rotating away from the horizontal direction of the base 2. The bottom of the upper groove 200 must be provided with a first supporting portion 22, which serves as the first buffering portion during the rotation and pressing process of the clamping plate 1, so as to prevent the clamping plate 1 from excessively squeezing the base 2 and causing The base 2 is broken (as shown in Figure 8).

The bottom of the groove 201 under the T-shaped groove 20 is provided with a second through hole 23 downward, so that the guide post 10 of the clamping plate 1 can be accommodated therein, and the second through hole 23 is provided below The protruding ring 230, the inner diameter of the protruding ring 230 is smaller than the maximum diameter of the shaft 30 of the screw 3, so that the thread of the shaft 30 of the screw 3 can bite the protruding ring 230, lifting the screw 3 and the base 2. Locking strength. At the bottom of the aforementioned lower groove 201, a second supporting portion 24 is provided at a position other than the second through hole 23. The second supporting portion 24 is used as a second buffering portion during the rotation and pressing process of the clamping plate 1 to avoid the clamping plate 1 Excessive squeezing of the base 2 causes the base 2 to rupture, and the second support portion 24 can also be used as the clamping plate 1 and the base 2 when pre-assembled (ie the clamping plate 1 is pressed into the T-shaped recess of the base 2 The guide post 10 in front of the slot 20 is aligned with the guide element of the second through hole 23.

The structural strength of the aforementioned clamping plate 1 is greater than the structural strength of the base 2, so that when the screw 3 pushes the clamping plate 1 to rotate and press down, the clamping plate 1 will not be pressed against the base 2 fracture. The aforementioned clamping plate 1 may be made of metal such as stainless steel or iron, and the aforementioned base 2 may be made of non-metallic materials such as plastic, rubber, wood, etc., depending on usage requirements.

As shown in Figure 4, the plate holder of the present invention has to be provided with a screw 3, which sets the rod 30, the head 31 and the drill tail 32, and the screw 3 has to be pre-connected with the clamping plate 1 and the base 2 are joined together, and the thread of the rod 30 of the screw 3 is locked with the protruding ring 230 of the base to prevent the screw 3 from falling off. A protrusion 33 is provided above the rod 30 of the screw 3, and the rod 30 of the screw 3 is used to drive the clamping plate 1 to rotate and press down, and finally press and fix it by the head 31 of the screw 3. The clamping plate 1 makes the rotation and pressing operation of the clamping plate 1 smoother, and also reduces the risk that the clamping plate 1 is stuck and cannot be rotated and pressed.

As shown in Figures 4 to 11, this is an example of the operation of the plate holder of the present invention. When the user is laying the plate 4, he first lays the plate 4 on top of the joist 5 at intervals, and then The plate holders composed of the clamping plate 1 and the base 2 are placed one by one at the interval of the plate 4 above the beam 5, and then each group of plate holders are locked one by one with screws 3 (as shown in Figure 4) ). When the screw 3 is locked into the joist 5, the drill tail 32 of the screw 3 is gradually locked into the joist 5 (as shown in Figure 5). When the head 31 (or protrusion 33) of the screw 3 and the clamping plate 1 At the moment when the upper surface is in contact (as shown in Figure 6), the strong rotating torque of the screw 3 will be transmitted to the clamping plate 1 through the head 31 (or protrusion 33), causing the clamping plate 1 to rotate and press down. Fall into the groove 201 under the T-shaped groove 20 of the base 2, and finally the arm 11 of the clamping plate 1 will be caught in the groove 201 under the base and stop rotating (as shown in Fig. 7). The head 31 of the screw 3 is pressurized, so that the clamping plate 1 and the base 2 are finally arranged to cross, and the arm 11 of the clamping plate 1 will clamp the groove of the adjacent plate 4 40. The plate 4 can be tightly fixed above the joist 5, and there will be no traces of screws on the plate 4 (as shown in Figures 8 to 11).

Of course, the plate holder of the present invention can also only provide the first through holes 12 in the middle of the arm portions 11 on both sides of the clamping plate 1, without the structure of the guide post 10, as long as the T-shaped groove 20 is below The length of the groove 201 is greater than the width of the middle position of the clamping plate 1, and the position of the second through hole 23 of the base corresponds to the position of the first through hole 12 of the clamping plate 1, and the same effect can also be achieved (in the figure) Not shown).

In this way, the plate holder of the present invention, through the two-piece structure composed of the clamping plate 1 and the base 2, enables a plurality of plates 4 to be arranged above the joist 5 at intervals, and then each plate is clamped The holders are locked on the joists 5 one by one, and the clamping plate 1 of the plate holder can be used to fix the groove 40 of the plate 4 to achieve the purpose of quick assembly. The construction method is very simple, and only one person is required. Complete the board laying project, and there will be no problems with the conventional board holders such as the board holder being squeezed and ejected by the board during the construction process. It has the best practicality and economic benefits. This case The composition.

The foregoing embodiments or drawings do not limit the aspect or usage of the present invention. Any appropriate changes or modifications by those with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field should be regarded as not departing from the patent scope of the present invention.

1: clamping plate

10: Guide post

11: Arm

12: The first through hole

2: Pedestal

20: T-shaped groove

200: upper groove

201: Lower groove

21: side wall

210: Triangle guide block

22: The first support part

23: second through hole

24: second support

Claims (8)

A plate holder at least includes: a clamping plate, arms are arranged on both sides, and a first through hole is arranged in the middle of the clamping plate; a base, a T-shaped groove is arranged on the upper side, so that the aforementioned The clamping plate can be set in it. The T-shaped groove includes an upper groove and a lower groove. The upper groove corresponds to the arm of the clamping plate, and the length of the groove under the T-shaped groove Is greater than the width of the middle position of the clamping plate; the bottom of the groove under the T-shaped groove is provided with a second through hole downward, and the position of the second through hole corresponds to the first through hole of the clamping plate position. A plate holder at least includes: a clamping plate, a guide post is arranged, arms are arranged on both sides of the upper side of the guide post, the guide post is provided with a first through hole; A T-shaped groove is arranged on the upper side to allow the clamping plate to be installed therein. The T-shaped groove includes an upper groove and a lower groove, and the upper groove corresponds to the arm of the clamping plate, and The lower groove corresponds to the guide post of the clamping plate; the bottom of the groove under the T-shaped groove is provided with a second through hole downward so that the guide post of the clamping plate can be accommodated therein. A plate holder at least includes: a clamping plate, a guide post is arranged, arms are arranged on both sides of the upper side of the guide post, the guide post is provided with a first through hole, and is arranged at the first A screw is arranged in the through hole, the diameter of the first through hole is larger than the maximum diameter of the shaft of the screw, and the diameter of the first through hole is smaller than the maximum diameter of the head of the screw; the base is attached above A T-shaped groove is provided so that the clamping plate can be installed therein. The T-shaped groove includes an upper groove and a lower groove. The upper groove corresponds to the arm of the clamping plate and the front The lower groove corresponds to the guide post of the clamping plate; the bottom of the groove under the T-shaped groove is provided with a second through hole downward so that the guide post of the clamping plate can be accommodated therein. A protruding ring is provided below the second through hole. The inner diameter of the protruding ring is smaller than the maximum diameter of the shaft of the screw, so that the thread of the shaft of the screw can bite the protruding ring and lift the aforementioned The locking strength between the screw and the base; the screw is set in the first through hole of the clamping plate and the second through hole of the base, and the screw is provided with a rod, a head and a drill tail. According to the plate holder described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, a protrusion is provided above the rod of the screw, and the rod of the screw is used to drive the clamping plate to rotate and press down first. Finally, the clamping plate is pressurized and fixed by the head of the screw, so that the rotation and pressing operation of the clamping plate is smoother. According to the plate holder described in item 1 or 2 or 3 of the scope of patent application, the upper ends of the two side walls of the groove above the T-shaped groove are respectively provided with triangular guide blocks, and the triangular guide blocks are one Inverted hook structure, so that when the clamping plate is vertically pressed into the T-shaped groove from above the base, the triangular guide block can be used to prevent the clamping plate from separating from the vertical direction of the base . According to the plate holder described in item 1 or 2 or 3 of the scope of patent application, the inner sides of the two side walls of the groove above the T-shaped groove are provided with positioning protrusions, and the positioning protrusions are used to assist the aforementioned base The two side walls of the seat jointly clamp the arm portion of the clamping plate to prevent the arm portion of the clamping plate from rotating away from the horizontal direction of the base. According to the plate holder described in item 1 or 2 or 3 of the scope of patent application, the bottom of the upper groove is provided with a first supporting part, and the first supporting part is used as the rotation and pressing process of the clamping plate The buffer part prevents the clamping plate from excessively squeezing the base and causing the base to break. According to the panel holder described in item 1 or 2 or 3 of the scope of patent application, the bottom of the lower groove and the position other than the second through hole are provided with a second support portion, and the second support portion serves as The buffering part of the clamping plate during the rotation and pressing process prevents the clamping plate from excessively squeezing the base and causing the base to break, and the second supporting part can also be used as the clamping plate and the base during pre-assembly The guide post is aligned with the guide element of the second through hole.

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