JP6486185B2 - Connecting member for panel and connecting structure of panel using it - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a panel connection member that can be effectively applied to partition walls, partition devices, and the like, and a panel connection structure using the connection member.

  In some cases, the partitioning device may incorporate various types of panels such as a glass plate by being connected to each other, and a panel connection structure therefor is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the conventional panel connection structure, for example, male and female joint members that are fitted to each other are fixed to opposite side end surfaces of two panels arranged linearly, and the joint members are fitted by bringing the two panels close to each other. By joining, the panels are connected. In addition, when one joint member is fixed to the side end surface of the panel in a horizontal direction, it is possible to connect the corner portions of two panels arranged at right angles to each other.

JP 2008-144578 A

  According to such a conventional technique, the male and male joint members fixed to the side end surfaces of the respective panels need to be brought into close contact with each other to reduce the relative distance, and at least one of the panels is fitted when the panels are connected. There is a problem in that the relative movement must be performed in the width direction, and an extra movement space is required for the movement, and the connecting work tends to be complicated.

  Therefore, in view of the problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to adopt a first member and a second member that are combined with each other, so that it is not necessary to relatively move both panels in the width direction, thereby simplifying the connecting operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a panel connecting member that can be made more efficient and a panel connecting structure using the same.

  In order to achieve this object, the structure of the invention of claim 1 is a combination of the first member and the second member, the first member being fitted to the side edge of one panel and the other. A tongue piece corresponding to the back side of the panel, a holding piece standing in parallel with the bottom of the fitting part from the base of the tongue piece, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the bottom toward the extension of the holding piece The second member has first and second tongue pieces corresponding to each surface side of both panels, an upright piece standing on an intermediate portion of the first and second tongue pieces, and an upright piece. The gist of the present invention is that, when the upright piece is inserted between the bottom side and the holding piece, the engagement protrusion is elastically engaged with the engagement recess and is prevented from coming off.

  The structure of the invention of claim 2 is a combination of the first member and the second member, and the first member contacts the fitting portion to be fitted to the side edge of one panel and the inner surface side of the other panel. A projecting portion that comes into contact, a holding piece standing in parallel with the bottom of the fitting portion from the base of the projecting portion, and an engaging projection that projects from the bottom toward the extension of the holding piece, and the second member is A first tongue corresponding to the surface side of one panel, a second tongue corresponding to the outer surface side of the other panel formed by bending the tip of the support portion in the direction opposite to the first tongue; The first tongue piece, an upright piece standing on the intermediate portion of the support portion, and an engaging recess formed on the upright piece. When the upright piece is inserted between the bottom side and the holding piece, the engaging protrusion is engaged. The gist of the invention is to be elastically engaged with the concavity to be prevented from coming off.

  An engagement rib that protrudes toward the bottom side may be formed at the tip of the holding piece, and the first tongue piece extends beyond the engagement piece on one side of the fitting portion on the surface side of one panel. You may contact.

  The gist of the structure of the invention of claim 5 is that it comprises two panels arranged in a straight line with each other and a connecting member for a panel according to the invention of claim 1 that connects the panels.

  The gist of the structure of the invention of claim 6 is that it comprises two panels arranged at right angles to each other and a connecting member for a panel according to the invention of claim 2 that connects the corner portions of the panel.

  According to the configuration of the invention of claim 1, the first member is mounted on the side edge of one panel by elastically fitting the fitting portion to the side edge of the one panel. Can do. Next, the other panel is positioned in the thickness direction through the tongue piece of the first member and set at a fixed position, and both the panels are arranged linearly. Therefore, the second member is inserted between the bottom side of the first member and the holding piece from the surface side of both panels, and the tips of the first and second tongue pieces are in contact with the surface side of each panel. Then, the engagement protrusion of the first member is elastically engaged with the engagement recess of the second member, and the second member is prevented from coming off, thereby completing the connection of both panels. However, the 1st member and the 2nd member shall have the length equivalent to the full length of the side edge of both panels, respectively. Moreover, since it is not necessary to hold down the first member from the back side of each panel when mounting the second member, it is possible to simplify and improve the connection work, for example, even in the case of a double panel, There is no hindrance.

  According to the configuration of the invention of claim 2, the first member can be mounted by elastically fitting the fitting portion to the side edge of one panel. Next, the other panel is set at a fixed position so that the inner surface side abuts against the protruding portion of the first member, and the corner portions of both the panels arranged at right angles to each other are formed. Therefore, the second member is inserted from the surface side of one panel and the end surface side of the other panel, with the upright piece inserted between the bottom of the first member and the holding piece, and the first tongue piece on the surface side of the one panel. When the second tongue piece is brought into contact with the outer surface side of the other panel, the engagement protrusion of the first member is elastically engaged with the engagement recess of the second member, and the second member Is prevented from coming off and the connection of both panels can be completed. However, the 1st member in this case and the 2nd member shall also have the length equivalent to the full length of the side edge of both panels, respectively. Further, when mounting the second member, it is not necessary to hold the first member from the back side of one panel, and the side edge of the other panel after the connection is formed between the protruding portion of the first member and the second member. It is pinched elastically between the two tongue pieces.

  In the first and second aspects of the invention, the panel may be an arbitrary material plate such as a glass plate, a plastic plate, a metal plate, a wood plate, a paper plate, or a composite plate thereof. In addition to the plate, various honeycomb plates and the like are included.

  The engaging rib at the tip of the holding piece of the first member serves as a fulcrum when the rising piece of the second member inserted between the bottom side and the holding piece is resiliently pressed toward the bottom side. The relative posture of the second member with respect to the first member can be stabilized together with the engagement protrusion on the side and the engagement recess on the second member side. However, the engagement rib is preferably formed in a cross-sectional mountain shape or a semi-circular cross-sectional shape, and is in line contact with the standing piece.

  The first tongue piece of the second member contacts the surface side of one panel beyond the engagement piece on one side of the fitting portion of the first member, so that the surface side of one panel is brought together with the engagement piece. It can be supported more stably. In addition, the inner surface side of the first tongue piece is formed to fit the outer surface side of the engagement piece.

  According to the configurations of the inventions of claims 5 and 6, the connecting members of the inventions of claims 1 and 2 are applied to the corner portions of the panels arranged in a straight line and the panels arranged at right angles, respectively. The connection structure can be realized.

Overall configuration cross-sectional view Cross section explanatory drawing of the 1st member and the 2nd member Connection procedure explanatory diagram (1) Connection procedure explanatory diagram (2) FIG. 1 equivalent view showing another embodiment FIG. 2 equivalent view showing another embodiment FIG. 3 equivalent view showing another embodiment FIG. 4 equivalent view showing another embodiment

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The connecting member for the panel is formed by combining the first member 10 and the second member 20 (FIG. 1), and realizes a connecting structure for the panel that connects the two panels P1 and P2 arranged in a straight line. However, in FIG. 1, the panels P1, P2, the first member 10, and the second member 20 are each continuous in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface.

  The first member 10 has a fitting portion 11 for one panel P1, a tongue piece 12 for the other panel P2, a holding piece 13, and an engaging projection 14 in its cross-sectional shape (FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (A)). The fitting portion 11 is formed by standing the tongue piece 11a and the engaging piece 11b corresponding to the back side and the front side of the panel P1, respectively, at both ends of the base 11c. The tongue piece 11a is lightly curved inward, An inward engagement rib 11d is formed at the tip of the slightly inward linear engagement piece 11b. The fitting portion 11 can be elastically fitted to the side edge of the panel P1. The tongue piece 12 corresponding to the other panel P2 is formed substantially symmetrically with the tongue piece 11a, and the holding piece 13 is erected in parallel with the base 11c from the base of the tongue piece 12. Further, an engaging rib 13a having a substantially semicircular cross section that protrudes toward the bottom side 11c is formed at the tip of the holding piece 13. The engagement protrusion 14 is formed so as to protrude from one end of the bottom 11c on the engagement piece 11b side toward the extension of the holding piece 13 in the direction opposite to the engagement piece 11b.

  The second member 20 has first and second tongue pieces 21 and 22 corresponding to the surface sides of both panels P1 and P2 and an upright piece 23 in the cross-sectional shape (FIGS. 1 and 2B). ). Inwardly-engaging engagement ribs 21a and 22a are respectively formed at the tips of the first and second tongue pieces 21 and 22 that are lightly curved inward, and the upright pieces 23 are formed on the first and second tongue pieces 21 and 22, respectively. Stands in the middle. Note that an engagement recess 24 that fits the engagement protrusion 14 of the first member 10 is formed at the base of the standing piece 23.

  The first member 10 and the second member 20 are integrally formed as a long material having a uniform cross-sectional shape, for example, by an appropriate elastic hard plastic material such as AAS resin or ABS resin.

  The procedure for connecting the panels P1, P2 by the first member 10 and the second member 20 is, for example, as follows.

  First, the fitting portion 11 of the first member 10 is elastically fitted to the side edge of one panel P1 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3A), and the first member 10 is attached to the side edge of the panel P1. Attach to. Subsequently, using the tongue piece 12 of the first member 10, the other panel P2 is set at a fixed position (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3B). The panel P2 after being set is arranged linearly with respect to the panel P1, and is separated by a predetermined joint interval d.

  Thereafter, the standing piece 23 of the second member 20 is inserted between the bottom 11c of the first member 10 and the holding piece 13 from the surface side of the panels P1 and P2 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4A). At this time, since the first member 10 is mounted on the side edge of the panel P1 via the tongue piece 11a and the engagement piece 11b of the fitting portion 11, it is not necessary to press the first member 10 from the back side of the panels P1 and P2. . Therefore, when the upright piece 23 is sufficiently inserted, the engagement protrusion 14 of the first member 10 is elastically engaged with the engagement concave portion 24 of the base of the upright piece 23 and the second member 20 is prevented from coming off ( 4B and FIG. 1), the connection of the panels P1 and P2 can be completed.

  At this time, the first and second tongue pieces 21 and 22 of the second member 20 are elastically pressing the surface sides of the panels P1 and P2, respectively, and the first tongue piece 21 is the first member. It is in contact with the surface side of the panel P1 beyond the 10 engagement pieces 11b. Further, the standing piece 23 of the second member 20 is elastically pressed against the base 11c via the holding piece 13 of the first member 10, and can be stably held in parallel with the base 11c. This is because the holding piece 13 only makes line contact with the upright piece 23 via the engagement rib 13a at the tip.

  Note that the first member 10 appropriately changes the opening width in the free state of the fitting portion 11 and changes the protruding height of the holding piece 13 parallel to the base 11c with respect to the change in the thickness of the panels P1 and P2. The second member 20 can be shared as it is without changing anything.

Other embodiments

  The connecting member for a panel combining the first member 10 and the second member 20 can realize a connecting structure for a panel that connects the corner portions of the panels P1 and P2 arranged at right angles to each other (FIG. 5).

  The first member 10 of FIG. 5 has a protrusion 15 that abuts on the inner surface side of the other panel P2 instead of the tongue piece 12 corresponding to the back surface side of the other panel P2. 10 (FIG. 5, FIG. 6 (A)). On the other hand, the second member 20 in FIG. 5 replaces the second tongue piece 22 corresponding to the surface side of the other panel P2 with the support portion 25 and the second tongue piece 22 corresponding to the outer surface side of the other panel P2. It differs from the 2nd member 20 of FIG. 1 by the point which has (FIG. 5, FIG. 6 (B)). The support portion 25 is linearly extended in a direction opposite to the first tongue piece 21, and the second tongue piece 22 bends the tip of the support portion 25 at a substantially right angle and faces the tip portion inwardly. It is lightly curved and formed.

  The procedure for connecting the corners of the panels P1 and P2 is, for example, as follows.

  First, the fitting portion 11 of the first member 10 is elastically fitted and attached to the side edge of one panel P1 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7A). Subsequently, the other panel P2 is set at a fixed position so that the inner surface is abutted against the protruding portion 15 of the first member 10 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7B). The panel P2 after being set is arranged at a right angle to the panel P1 and is separated by a predetermined joint interval d.

  Thereafter, the upright piece 23 is placed on the bottom side 11c of the first member 10 so that the front end of the second tongue piece 22 of the second member 20 extends along the outer surface side of the panel P2 from the surface side of the panel P1 and the end face side of the panel P2. And inserted between the holding pieces 13 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8A). When the upright piece 23 is fully inserted, the engagement protrusion 14 of the first member 10 is elastically engaged with the engagement recess 24 of the second member 20 to prevent the second member 20 from coming off (see FIG. 8 (B), FIG. 5), the panel P2 is elastically clamped through the protrusion 15 of the first member 10 and the second tongue 22 of the second member 20, thereby completing the connection of the panels P1 and P2. be able to. However, at this time, the tip of the second tongue piece 22 elastically presses the outer surface side of the panel P2 so as to substantially face the projecting portion 15 that contacts the inner surface side of the panel P2.

  Note that the first member 10 appropriately changes the opening width of the fitting portion 11 in the free state and the protruding heights of the holding piece 13 and the protruding portion 15 in response to changes in the thicknesses of the panels P1 and P2. The second member 20 can be shared as it is without changing anything.

  The present invention is widely applied to partition walls, partition devices, and the like, in which various panels including glass plates are connected to each other in a straight line and corner portions that are perpendicular to each other. Can do.

P1, P2 ... Panel 10 ... First member 11 ... Fitting portion 11b ... Engagement piece 11c ... Base 12 ... Tongue piece 13 ... Holding piece 13a ... Engagement rib 14 ... Engagement projection 15 ... Projection 20 ... Second Member 21 ... 1st tongue piece 22 ... 2nd tongue piece 23 ... Standing piece 24 ... Engagement recessed part 25 ... Support part

Patent Applicant Komatsu Wall Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

  A first member and a second member are combined, and the first member includes a fitting portion to be fitted to a side edge of one panel, a tongue piece corresponding to the back side of the other panel, and the tongue piece A holding piece erected in parallel with the bottom side of the fitting portion from the base portion, and an engaging projection protruding from the bottom side toward the extension of the holding piece, and the second member includes both A first and second tongue piece corresponding to each surface side of the panel; an upright piece standing on an intermediate portion of the first and second tongue pieces; and an engagement recess formed on the upright piece; When the upright piece is inserted between the bottom side and the holding piece, the engagement protrusion is elastically engaged with the engagement recess to be prevented from coming off.   A first member and a second member are combined, and the first member includes a fitting portion that is fitted to a side edge of one panel, a protruding portion that is in contact with the inner surface side of the other panel, and the protruding portion. A holding piece erected in parallel with the bottom side of the fitting portion from the base portion, and an engaging projection protruding from the bottom side toward the extension of the holding piece, and the second member includes A first tongue corresponding to the surface side of the panel, a second tongue corresponding to the outer surface of the other panel formed by bending the tip of the support portion in the direction opposite to the first tongue; One tongue piece, an upright piece standing on an intermediate portion of the support portion, and an engagement recess formed in the upright piece, and when the upright piece is inserted between the bottom side and the holding piece, the engagement protrusion A connecting member for a panel, wherein the portion is elastically engaged with the engaging recess and is prevented from coming off.   The connection member for a panel according to claim 1, wherein an engagement rib projecting toward the bottom side is formed at a tip of the holding piece.   The panel connection according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first tongue piece abuts on a surface side of one panel beyond an engagement piece on one side of the fitting portion. Element.   A panel connection structure comprising: two panels arranged linearly with each other; and the panel connection member according to claim 1 for connecting the panels.   A panel connecting structure comprising two panels arranged at right angles to each other and a connecting member for a panel according to claim 2 for connecting a corner portion of the panel.

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