CN113389305A - Aluminum plate curtain wall structure - Google Patents

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CN113389305A
CN113389305A CN202110606760.7A CN202110606760A CN113389305A CN 113389305 A CN113389305 A CN 113389305A CN 202110606760 A CN202110606760 A CN 202110606760A CN 113389305 A CN113389305 A CN 113389305A
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刘荣顺
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张晓宇
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    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of curtain walls, in particular to an aluminum plate curtain wall structure which comprises a curtain wall body, wherein the front surface of the curtain wall body is provided with an insertion hole, an insertion rod is inserted into the inner wall of the insertion hole, the surface of the insertion rod is provided with a circular groove, the interior of the curtain wall body is provided with a cavity, the cavity is communicated with the insertion hole, the inner top wall of the cavity is fixedly connected with a spring, the bottom end of the spring is fixedly connected with a gravity ball, the right side of the curtain wall body is fixedly connected with a flat sliding rod, and the right side of the flat sliding rod is fixedly connected with a threaded rod. The curtain wall structure may drop, and certain potential safety hazards exist.

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Aluminum plate curtain wall structure
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of curtain walls, in particular to an aluminum plate curtain wall structure.
Background
The curtain wall is an outer wall enclosure of a building, does not bear load, is hung like a curtain, is also called as a curtain wall, and is a light wall with decorative effect commonly used by modern large and high-rise buildings, the aluminum veneer curtain wall mainly comprises a panel, reinforcing ribs and corner connectors, the corner connectors can be directly bent and punched and formed by the panel, the corner connectors can also be riveted on the small edges of the panel for forming, the reinforcing ribs are connected with electric welding screws behind the panel, so that the reinforcing ribs and the panel are connected into a firm whole, and the strength and the rigidity of the aluminum veneer curtain wall are greatly enhanced.
But present curtain generally all is independently installed, and the associativity between a plurality of curtain is more weak, and a plurality of curtain installs difficult location simultaneously, long-time the use, and the phenomenon that the curtain structure can appear loose or even drop if smash the human consequence and dare not imagine, has certain potential safety hazard. Accordingly, one skilled in the art has provided an aluminum panel curtain wall structure to solve the problems set forth in the background art as described above.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an aluminum plate curtain wall structure to solve the problem that the relevance between curtain walls is weak.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an aluminum plate curtain wall structure, includes the curtain body, the jack has been seted up in the front of curtain body, the inner wall of jack is pegged graft and is had the inserted bar, the flat slide bar of right side fixedly connected with of curtain body, the right side fixedly connected with threaded rod of flat slide bar, the right side fixedly connected with guide bar of threaded rod, the surface cover of flat slide bar is equipped with the antiskid sheets, the left side of antiskid sheets is provided with anti-skidding line, a plurality of archs of right side fixedly connected with of antiskid sheets.
As a further scheme of the invention: two hangers, two of curtain body's upper surface fixed connection the hanger uses the positive vertical central line of inserted bar to set up the upper surface at the curtain body as the symmetry axis, is convenient for hang the curtain body on the rope through setting up the hanger and installs, convenient the removal.
As a still further scheme of the invention: threaded hole is seted up on the left side of curtain body, threaded hole and threaded rod looks adaptation are used for two curtain bodies of horizontal fixed through setting up threaded hole and threaded rod looks adaptation.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the lower surface fixed connection of curtain body has three dovetail block, dovetail block adopts aluminium material to make, is used for connecting two curtain body in the vertical direction through setting up dovetail block.
As a still further scheme of the invention: three dovetail grooves are formed in the upper surface of the curtain wall body and are matched with the dovetail blocks, and the relevance of the two curtain wall bodies in the vertical direction is stronger through the dovetail grooves.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the back fixedly connected with strengthening rib of curtain body, the quantity of strengthening rib is two, is used for strengthening the intensity of curtain body through setting up the strengthening rib, prevents deformation damage.
As a still further scheme of the invention: the front of curtain wall body is provided with fluorocarbon polyester coating, through setting up fluorocarbon polyester coating anti-yellowing, low temperature resistant, prolongs the service life of curtain wall body.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. according to the curtain wall structure, the insertion rod is arranged to be used for fixing the curtain wall body on a wall, the spring and the gravity ball are matched to be associated with the insertion rod, the insertion rod is prevented from being partially broken outside the wall, the falling curtain wall body can be pulled by the spring and the gravity ball, the anti-slip piece, the anti-slip pattern and the protrusion are arranged to fasten the two curtain wall bodies in the horizontal direction, the curtain wall body is prevented from falling in the horizontal direction, and the guide rod is arranged to facilitate installation in the horizontal direction, so that the problems that the relevance among a plurality of curtain walls is weak, the curtain wall structure can fall off after long-time use, and certain potential safety hazards exist are solved.
2. According to the invention, the curtain wall body is hung on the rope for installation and convenient to move by arranging the hanging lugs; the threaded holes are matched with the threaded rods and used for transversely fixing the two curtain wall bodies; the dovetail block is arranged to connect the two curtain wall bodies in the vertical direction.
3. In the invention, the dovetail groove is arranged to ensure that the relevance of the two curtain wall bodies in the vertical direction is stronger; the reinforcing ribs are arranged to enhance the strength of the curtain wall body, so that deformation and damage are prevented; the fluorocarbon polyester coating is anti-yellowing and low-temperature resistant, so that the service life of the curtain wall body is prolonged.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a second overall view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a curtain wall body; 2. a dovetail groove; 3. a dovetail block; 4. a flat sliding bar; 5. anti-slip sheets; 6. a protrusion; 7. anti-skid lines; 8. a threaded rod; 9. a guide bar; 10. a threaded hole; 14. a jack; 15. inserting a rod; 17. reinforcing ribs; 18. hanging a lug; 19. a copper sleeve; 20. an air bag; 21. water absorbent resin particles.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in the embodiment of the present invention, an aluminum plate curtain wall structure includes a curtain wall body 1, a jack 14 is formed in a front surface of the curtain wall body 1, an insertion rod 15 is inserted into an inner wall of the jack 14, a flat sliding rod 4 is fixedly connected to a right side of the curtain wall body 1, a threaded rod 8 is fixedly connected to a right side of the flat sliding rod 4, a guide rod 9 is fixedly connected to a right side of the threaded rod 8, an anti-slip sheet 5 is sleeved on a surface of the flat sliding rod 4, anti-slip patterns 7 are formed on a left side of the anti-slip sheet 5, a plurality of protrusions 6 are fixedly connected to a right side of the anti-slip sheet 5, the curtain wall body 1 is fixed to a wall by the insertion rod 15, the anti-slip sheet 5, the anti-slip patterns 7 and the protrusions 6 are used for fastening two curtain wall bodies 1 in a horizontal direction, so as to prevent falling in the horizontal direction, and installation in the horizontal direction is facilitated by the guide rod 9, so that weak association among a plurality of curtain walls is solved, when the curtain wall is used for a long time, the curtain wall structure can fall off, and certain potential safety hazards exist.
The upper surface of the curtain wall body 1 is fixedly connected with two hanging lugs 18, the two hanging lugs 18 are arranged on the upper surface of the curtain wall body 1 by taking a vertical central line on the front surface of the inserted link 15 as a symmetry axis, and the curtain wall body 1 is hung on a rope for installation and convenient to move by arranging the hanging lugs 18; the left side of the curtain wall body 1 is provided with a threaded hole 10, the threaded hole 10 is matched with the threaded rod 8, and the threaded hole 10 and the threaded rod 8 are matched for transversely fixing the two curtain wall bodies 1; the lower surface fixedly connected with three dovetail blocks 3 of curtain wall body 1, dovetail block 3 adopt aluminium material to make, are used for connecting two curtain wall bodies 1 in the vertical direction through setting up dovetail block 3.
The curtain wall comprises a curtain wall body 1, dovetail grooves 2, dovetail blocks 3, dovetail grooves 2 and dovetail blocks, wherein the upper surface of the curtain wall body 1 is provided with the three dovetail grooves 2, and the dovetail grooves 2 are matched with the dovetail blocks 3, so that the two curtain wall bodies 1 in the vertical direction are stronger in relevance by arranging the dovetail grooves 2; the back of the curtain wall body 1 is fixedly connected with two reinforcing ribs 17, and the reinforcing ribs 17 are used for enhancing the strength of the curtain wall body 1 and preventing deformation and damage; the front of curtain body 1 is provided with fluorocarbon polyester coating, and through setting up fluorocarbon polyester coating anti-yellowing, low temperature resistant, extension curtain body 1's service life.
The curtain wall comprises a curtain wall body 1, an anti-slip sheet 5, an air bag 20, copper sleeves 19, screw threads, a threaded hole 10, a copper sleeve 19, an air bag 20, a copper sleeve 19, a screw thread, a threaded hole 10, a screw thread and a screw thread, wherein the anti-slip sheet 5 is arranged on the right side of the curtain wall body 1, the air bag 20 is arranged in the anti-slip sheet 5, the copper sleeve 19 is arranged on two sides of the anti-slip sheet 5, the air bag 20 is connected with the copper sleeve 19 in an adhesive mode, the surface of the copper sleeve 19 is provided with the screw thread, the anti-slip sheet 5 is made of rubber; the antiskid sheets 5 are made of rubber materials, can prevent water and can conveniently inject water into the air bag.
Wherein the air bag 20 is filled with air, the air bag 20 contains dry water-absorbent resin particles 21, and a plurality of bulges 6 are fixedly connected to two sides of the anti-skid sheet 5; the anti-slip sheet 5 is fixedly connected with a plurality of bulges to play the roles of fastening, loosening prevention and leaving gaps for facilitating disassembly and assembly; the water-absorbent resin has a high water-absorbing function and excellent water retention properties, and is difficult to separate water even under pressure when it swells to form a hydrogel upon water absorption.
The working principle of the invention is as follows: when using, the staff at first can be in the same place two curtain wall body 1 through threaded rod 8 and screw hole 10 fixed connection, protruding 6 and anti-skidding line 7 play the fastening this moment, locking effect, tie down hangers 18 with the rope after that, install curtain wall body 1 removal to suitable position, curtain wall body 1 accessible dovetail 2 and forked tail piece 3 on the vertical direction are fixed mutually, during the installation, the mounting hole that aligns inserted bar 15 on the wall is inwards inserted, prevent to drop and hinder the people, can stand the horse after the discovery and maintain, thereby it is relatively weak to have solved the associativity between a plurality of curtain walls, long-time use, the curtain wall structure can drop, there is the problem of certain potential safety hazard.
The working principle of another embodiment of the invention is as follows: when the curtain wall is used, a worker firstly fixedly connects two curtain wall bodies 1 with a threaded hole 10 through a copper sleeve 19, at the moment, a bulge 6 plays a role in fastening, loosening prevention and leaving a gap for facilitating disassembly and assembly, then a hanging lug 18 is tied by a rope, the curtain wall bodies 1 are moved to a proper position for installation, the curtain wall bodies 1 in the vertical direction can be fixed through a dovetail groove 2 and a dovetail block 3, during installation, an inserting rod 15 is inserted inwards aiming at an installation hole on a wall, when the part outside the wall of the inserting rod 15 is broken, a needle tube is used for pricking into an air bag 20 from the upper surface of an anti-skid sheet 5 for air suction, at the moment, only the damaged curtain wall needs to be pulled outwards for disassembly, when maintenance and installation are carried out, the air bag 20 extending out of the right side of the anti-skid sheet 5 is plugged into the copper sleeve 19, then the needle tube is used for pricking into the air bag 20 from the upper surface of the anti-skid sheet 5 for injecting water into the air bag 20 to enable water to absorb water and expand the dry water-absorbing resin particles 21 in the air to play a role in fixing to strengthen the association between the curtain walls, therefore, the problem that one row of curtain walls need to be disassembled after a plurality of curtain walls are installed and associated is solved, and a large amount of disassembling and installing time is saved.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art should be considered to be within the technical scope of the present invention, and the technical solutions and the inventive concepts thereof according to the present invention should be equivalent or changed within the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an aluminum curtain wall structure, includes curtain wall body (1), its characterized in that: the front surface of the curtain wall body (1) is provided with a jack (14), and the inner wall of the jack (14) is inserted with an insertion rod (15).
2. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: the curtain wall comprises a curtain wall body (1), a flat sliding rod (4) fixedly connected to the right side of the curtain wall body (1), a threaded rod (8) fixedly connected to the right side of the flat sliding rod (4), a guide rod (9) fixedly connected to the right side of the threaded rod (8), an anti-slip sheet (5) sleeved on the surface of the flat sliding rod (4), anti-slip lines (7) arranged on the left side of the anti-slip sheet (5), and a plurality of bulges (6) fixedly connected to the right side of the anti-slip sheet (5).
3. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: the upper surface of curtain body (1) is fixedly connected with two hangers (18), two hangers (18) use the positive vertical central line of inserted bar (15) as the upper surface of symmetry axis setting at curtain body (1).
4. An aluminium panel curtain wall construction, as claimed in claims 1 and 2, wherein: threaded hole (10) are seted up on the left side of curtain body (1), threaded hole (10) and threaded rod (8) looks adaptation.
5. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: the lower surface of the curtain wall body (1) is fixedly connected with three dovetail blocks (3), and the dovetail blocks (3) are made of aluminum materials.
6. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: three dovetail grooves (2) have been seted up to the upper surface of curtain body (1), dovetail groove (2) and forked tail piece (3) looks adaptation.
7. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: the back fixedly connected with strengthening rib (17) of curtain body (1), the quantity of strengthening rib (17) is two.
8. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: the front surface of the curtain wall body (1) is provided with a fluorocarbon polyester coating.
9. The aluminum panel curtain wall construction of claim 1 wherein: the curtain wall comprises a curtain wall body (1), and is characterized in that an anti-skid sheet (5) is arranged on the right side of the curtain wall body (1), an air bag (20) is arranged inside the anti-skid sheet (5), copper sleeves (19) are arranged on two sides of the anti-skid sheet (5), the air bag (20) extends out of the anti-skid sheet (5) to enter the copper sleeves (19) on the two sides, and the air bag (20) is bonded and connected with the inside of the copper sleeves (19);
the surface of the copper sleeve (19) is provided with threads, the threads on the surface of the copper sleeve (19) are matched with the threaded holes (10), the anti-skid sheet (5) is in threaded connection with the right side of the curtain wall body (1) through the left copper sleeve (19), and the anti-skid sheet (5) is made of rubber;
the air bag (20) is filled with air, the air bag (20) contains dry water-absorbent resin particles (21), and a plurality of bulges (6) are fixedly connected to two sides of the anti-skid sheet (5).
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