JPH079934Y2 - Partition panel connection structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connecting structure between upper and lower partition panels when the partition panels are arranged vertically.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a conventional panel connection structure, in which panels (a) and (a) are placed between the floor and the ceiling.
Arranged in steps, with intermediate joint material between the upper and lower panels
(B) is interposed and connects both panels. Here, the description is omitted because the baseboard structure arranged on the floor side and the ceiling rail structure provided on the ceiling are not covered, but the intermediate joint material (b) is the panel (a), (a). Has a receiver (c) for supporting the back surface of the panel and maintaining a distance between the panels, and has a hook-shaped locking piece outside the receiver (c). On the other hand, the surface material of the panel (a) is bent to form locking pieces, and these locking pieces engage with the locking pieces of the intermediate joint material to form upper and lower panels (a), (a). It has a structure to connect.

By the way, the conventional type of connecting structure forms a joint space (d) between the upper and lower panels (a) and (a), which spoils the appearance of the partition. In addition, the intermediate joint material (b) is formed by bending a plate material to form a hook-shaped locking piece, and the locking pieces formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the panel surface material are engaged with the locking piece. The strength of the connection is low and the stability is poor, and the panel may fluctuate. As a result, the panel swells to the front side or a slight step is formed between the upper and lower panels, which, together with the joint space (d), further impairs the appearance of the partition.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional panel connecting structure has the above problems. The problems to be solved by the present invention are these problems. It prevents bulging of the panels arranged in the upper and lower directions, stably connects them without forming a step, and creates a gap (joint space) between the panels. )
A connection structure that does not leave

[0005]

The panel connecting structure according to the present invention has the following features in order to solve the above problems. That is, the connecting structure of the present invention uses the connecting tool and the inner frame as the connecting member, and connects the panel through these members without any step or bulge in the upward and downward directions and without leaving a gap. To configure. The connector is locked to the upper end of the lower panel, abuts on the back surface of the panel standing upright in parallel at a predetermined interval, and the hook-shaped locking pieces formed on both sides are formed by bending the surface material. It engages with the fitting hole of the panel locking piece. Therefore, the lower panel is correctly positioned by the connecting tool, and the distance between both panels is also regulated.

On the other hand, the inner frame is placed on the connecting tool, and both side pieces of the inner frame are in contact with the back surface of the upper panel to regulate the distance between the upper panels, and the surface material of the upper panel is bent. Then, the locking piece is extended downward on the back surface side, and the locking piece is fitted into the gap left between the side piece of the inner frame and the side piece of the connecting tool. Therefore, the position of the upper panel is also properly regulated. Further, in the connection structure of the present invention, there is no gap left between the upper and lower panels, and the locking piece of the connector is housed in the locking piece formed by bending the surface material of the lower panel. A concave recess is formed in the recess, the fitting hole is formed in the bottom of the recess, and the key of the locking piece is fitted into the fitting hole. Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0007]

1 is an embodiment showing a panel connecting structure of the present invention, in which upper and lower panels 1a and 1b are connected to each other by a connecting tool 2 and an inner frame 3. FIG. Here, in the upper panel 1a, the surface material 4a is bent at the panel lower end, and is bent again on the back surface 6 side of the back inner material 5 and extends downward to form a locking piece 7.

The lower panel 1b has a surface material 4b as a backing material 5
Is extended further upward from the upper end of the backing material 5 to form a locking piece 8 which is bent to the back side leaving a space between it and the upper end of the backing material 5.
FIG. 2 shows the details of the lower panel 1b, in which a recess 9 is formed in the locking piece 8 and a fitting hole 1 is formed in the bottom 10 of the recess 9.
1 is drilled. The recesses 9 and 9 are provided on both sides of one panel to connect the panels at two locations.

FIG. 3 shows a connecting tool 2 for supporting the lower panels 1a and 1b alone. The connecting tool 2 is a member formed by bending a plate material, and has side pieces on both sides of the substrate 12.
13a and 13b are erected, and hanging pieces are provided on the front and rear ends of the substrate 12.
14a and 14b are formed. The width L of the hanging piece 14 is smaller than the distance between both side pieces 13a and 13b, and is the same as the distance between the backing materials 5 and 5 of both panels 1a and 1b standing upright parallel to the floor surface. Further, locking pieces 15a, 15b extend horizontally toward the outside at the centers of the upper ends of the side pieces 13a, 13b, and a key 16a is provided at the tip of the locking pieces 15a, 15b.
16b extends downward.

This locking piece 15 is, as shown in FIG.
The key 16 can be fitted into the fitting hole 11 of the recess 9 by being housed in the recess 9 formed in the locking piece 8 of the lower panel 1b.
When the key 16 is fitted in the fitting hole 11, both ends of the hanging piece 14 contact the back surface 6 of the backing material 5, so that both lower panels 1b and 1b are regulated by the hanging piece 14 and the key 16 and are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. Stand up in parallel. Further, the size and depth of the recess 9 are set so that the locking piece 15 of the coupling tool 2 is housed in the recess 9 and the upper surface of the locking piece 15 does not project upward from the upper surface of the locking piece 8. It has been decided.

On the other hand, the inner frame 3 is a member having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section as shown in the cross section of FIG. 1, the side pieces 17a and 17b are parallel to each other, and the distance between the side pieces 17a and 17b is the above-mentioned. It is equal to the hanging piece width L of the connector 2, and the side pieces 17a, 17b
The back surfaces 6, 6 of the backing materials 5, 5 of the upper panels 1a, 1a abut. The inner frame 3 is placed on the base plate 12 of the coupling tool 2, and is arranged in a slight gap formed between the side piece 17 of the inner frame 3 and the side piece 13 of the coupling tool 2 so that the locking piece of the upper panel 1a is engaged. 7 is inserted. Therefore, the position of the upper panel 1a is determined by the fitting of the inner frame 3 and the locking piece 7, and the lower end of the upper panel 1a abuts on the locking piece 8 of the lower panel 1b.
No small gap is left between b.

By the way, the shape of the inner frame 3 is not limited to a member having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section, and is not limited as long as it can be placed on the connector 2 to position the upper panels 1a, 1b. As described above, the panel connecting structure of the present invention connects the panels arranged above and below through the connecting member composed of the connecting tool and the inner frame, and the following effects can be obtained.

[0013]

[Effect of the Invention] In the panel connecting structure of the present invention, the distance between both lower panels is determined by the connecting tool, and the key of the connecting tool is fitted into the fitting hole of the lower panel engaging piece, so that the lower panel stands up on the skirting board. Is extremely stable. Then, the inner frame is placed on the connector attached to this stable lower panel to regulate the distance between the upper panels, and the upper panel locking piece is fitted in the gap provided between the inner frame side piece and the connector side piece. Therefore, the upper panel is also stable, and a stable connection between the upper and lower panels can be obtained without bulging of the panel.

Further, according to the present invention, since the locking piece of the connector is housed in the recess of the lower panel locking piece, no space is left between the upper and lower panels, and the partition panel is connected without a joint space as in the conventional case. .

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a lower panel constituting the panel connecting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a connecting member that constitutes the panel connecting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conventional panel connection structure.

[Explanation of sign]

 1 panel 2 connector 3 inner frame 4 surface material 5 backing material 6 back surface 7 locking piece 8 locking piece 9 recess 10 bottom 11 fitting hole 12 board 13 side piece 14 hanging piece 15 locking piece 16 key

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A connecting structure in which an upper panel is placed on a lower panel which is parallel to each other and stands upright and the upper panel and the lower panel are connected to each other via a connecting member. Side is provided with a locking piece extending downward, a space is provided between the lower panel and the upper end of the backing material, and the surface material is bent into an L shape to form a locking piece. A recess is machined to form an insertion hole in the bottom of the recess. On the other hand, a connector having a key that abuts on the back surfaces of both lower panels and fits into the insertion holes is attached to the upper end of the lower panel. The locking pieces that extend horizontally from the upper ends of both side of the both sides are housed in the recess so that they do not protrude from the upper surface of the locking side of the lower panel. An abutment, characterized in that the locking piece of the upper panel is fitted in the gap formed between the inner frame side piece and the coupling tool side piece. Connection structure of cutting panels. 2. The partition panel connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein recesses are formed in both side portions of the locking piece of the lower panel, and the connecting tools are separately attached at two positions.