CN1137304A

CN1137304A - Wall system

Info

Publication number: CN1137304A
Application number: CN 94193609
Authority: CN
Inventors: 科林·威廉·豪文; 斯图尔特·李·戴默
Original assignee: CARDBOARD INNOVATIONS Ltd
Current assignee: CARDBOARD INNOVATIONS Ltd
Priority date: 1993-09-30
Filing date: 1994-09-30
Publication date: 1996-12-04
Also published as: GB9320165D0; GB2282477A; GB2282477A8; AU7705394A; GB2282477B; AU677433B2; WO1995009288A1; EP0729537A1

Abstract

The present invention provides a wall system comprising a plurality of elongate rectangular panels (10) each having spaced parallel longitudinal folds (11, 12) and transverse slots (16, 17) in each portion between a fold (11, 12) and an adjacent longitudinal edge of the panel (10). The system also comprises a plurality of connectors (19) each formed from a blank of board material which is substantially of ''H'' configuration having outwardly extending corner tabs. Each blank is folded transversely to provide two connected bifurcated sheets of ''U'' configuration, there being spaced parallel projections (31, 32) connected by a bridging portion (33) and the corner tabs being folded onto the corresponding projections (31, 32). A pair of folded panels (10) are connected one to another to form a wall by inserting the projections (31, 32) through pairs of slots (16, 17) of adjacent panels (10). The corner tabs are released and restrain withdrawal of the connectors (19) from the adjacent panels (10).

Description

Wall system

The present invention relates to a wall system, it especially but not only be used for the exhibition booth.

Usually, the wall system that is used for the exhibition booth comprises many elongated rectangular of being made by sheet material, its each all bent at vertical crease place of two parallel interval, to form a pair of side plate that extends back from header board.These plates layout that stands, so as their longitudinal axis vertical extent and adjacent side plate mutually against.Adjacent side plate is fixed with each other with fastening devices.

Have many kinds of fastening devicess to use, but in general, they can not be satisfactory, because they can not prevent that the plate that has connected together from throwing off.

According to the present invention, a wall system is provided, it comprises a plurality of plates, a plurality of slotted holes are arranged on each plate, but also comprise a plurality of fastening devicess, be used for onboard slotted hole mutually on time adjacent plate being fixed together, fastening devices comprises a header portion, a part and a fin that is folded on the ledge of giving prominence to from header portion, arrange to such an extent that ledge can be inserted along the direction of the corresponding slotted hole that passes aligning, and the fin of turning up is released out after passing slotted hole, thereby limited fastening devices along moving in the opposite direction with above-mentioned side.

A kind of method that the present invention is come into operation is only described as an example and with reference to respective drawings below.

Fig. 1 is the plan view of a blank, and this blank is used to constitute the connector of an embodiment of wall system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a width of cloth schematic diagram, and it shows the blank shown in Fig. 1 and how to be folded into connector.

Fig. 3 is the plan view of a width of cloth from the connector of the formation of the blank shown in Fig. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is the diagram perspective drawing that two wall components of a width of cloth are interconnected by connector.

Fig. 5 is an elevation in one of two wall components shown in Figure 4, and this moment, its connected piece was linked on another wall components.

Fig. 6 is the vertical cross section of another plate in two wall components shown in Figure 4, and this moment, its connected piece was linked on first wall components.

Fig. 7 is the plan view of a width of cloth Fig. 1 to the optional feature embodiment of the wall system embodiment shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is the diagrammatic sketch that a width of cloth is similar to Fig. 6, and it shows the optional feature shown in Fig. 7 and is assembled to situation in the system.

Fig. 9 is the rear elevation of a width of cloth end cap assembly, combines with the optional feature shown in the connector shown in Fig. 1 to 6 and Fig. 7 and 8 herein, and wallboard side offside border district is interconnected together.

Figure 10 is the blank plan view that is used for forming another embodiment of wall system optional feature of the present invention.

Figure 11 is that a width of cloth is separated schematic diagram, show how the blank shown in Figure 10 is assembled in system and

Figure 12 and 13 is each blank plan views that a width of cloth is used to constitute another kind attached parts shown in Figure 11.

Referring now to accompanying drawing 1 to 6,, they show an embodiment of wall system, the rectangular elongate wall components 10 that this wall system is made by many sheet materials is formed,

vertical folding line

11,12 that two parallel interval are arranged on each wall components 10, parts 10 just can provide the

side plate

14,15 of a header board 13 and two parallel interval when folding up like this, and these two side plates extend back from header board 13.

Side plate

14,15 extends back from header board 13.Also have the horizontal expansion slotted

hole

16,17 of two row parallel interval on each

side plate

14,15, that row slotted hole 17 of outside and inboard that row slotted hole 16 are arranged to three groups two pairs relation, but outer row slotted hole 17 also has an other slotted hole 18 under every group.

Native system also comprises puts multi-link 19, each connector 19 all is to be formed by the blank 20 that a sheet material is made, blank is H type configuration substantially, has four

fins

21,22,23 and 24 upper and lowers from the parallel portion of corresponding H configuration to stretch out on it.The a pair of

transverse creases

25,26 that is positioned at the parallel interval of central authorities is arranged on the blank, and fin 21 to 24 all there is a root crease 27,28,29 and 30 corresponding and H configuration parallel portion is extended abreast above each,

Blank 20 is by folding shown in the arrow in the accompanying drawing 2, be converted into the connector 19 of the U word configuration of the sheet material that comprises double thickness as shown in Figure 3, from being the pair of

parallel ledge

31,32 that is connected by bridge portion 33 at interval, these ledges have last

lower panel

21,22,23 and 24 in form.

Will realize thus, it is stable that two-fold U type configurational energy keeps, folding because the layout of this paired parallel interval

transverse creases

25,26 provides " extremely ".But fin 21 to 24 folding single crease 27,28,29 and 30 layouts in the H configuration are not that " extremely " is folding, so fin 21 to 24 usually can eject the plane that is parallel to ledge 31,32.

The lateral dimension of

protuberance

31,32 is corresponding to the longitudinal size of each slotted hole 1,17, and the distance between the

ledge

31,32 is corresponding to the spacing of every pair of slotted hole 16,17.Therefore the

ledge

31,32 of each connector 19 can insert every pair of

slotted hole

16,17, and the

ledge

31,32 of each connector 19 can insert one of corresponding 18.

The wall components 10 of a plurality of bendings stood vertically just constituted a wall, each parts 10 just stands vertically along the longitudinal axis of its vertical extension like this.With a plurality of connectors 19 each parts 10 and adjacent parts 10 are coupled together, the

side plate

14,15 that at first is arranged to two adjacent parts 10 is abutted against each other together, and the

slotted hole

16,16 and the 17,17 and 18, the 18th of those plates that are close together, and aligns mutually.

Then connector 19 is placed to make

ledge

31,32 insert corresponding that in the

slotted hole

16,17, this moment, corresponding fin 21-24 was pressed on the U word configuration that two thickness sheet materials constitute securely.When each connector 19 inwardly was pushed into fully in

corresponding side plate

14,15, fin 21 to 24 will pass the corresponding

slotted hole

16,17 on the side plate that combines 14,15 that is positioned at adjacent component 10, and unfettered.

Then, fin 21 to 24 bullets from the plane parallel with

corresponding ledge

31,32 and with

slotted hole

16,17 misalignment, thereby retrained the counter motion of connector 19, the result has reduced the trend that connector 19 is thrown off from wall components 10.

Referring now to accompanying drawing 7 and 8,, what illustrate is the another kind of optional feature 34 that is made of sheet material, and these parts 34 are T type structure basically, and the middle body of its structure comprises a tongue piece 35.By following layout: a plurality of parts 34 are provided, each is cooperated with a corresponding connector, thereby the tongue piece of parts 34 35 inserts between the bridge portion 33 and

adjacent wallboard

14,15 of

ledge

31,32 and connector 19, the plane parallel of the plane of parts 34 and

wallboard

14,15.

Owing between connector 19 and

corresponding wallboard

14,15 optional feature 34 is arranged, this has just reduced the relative motion of connector 19 with

adjacent wallboard

14,15, and has reduced the possibility that

adjacent wallboard

14,15 is thrown off.

Referring now to accompanying drawing 9,, shown in it is the rear elevation of an end cap assembly 36, wherein a plate is bent at four creases 37,38,39 and 40 places, surrounded a casing, the one side is made of two boards 41,42, this two boards 41,42 mutual edge-to-edges ground are provided with, and all have on they each with the same

slotted hole

16,17 and 18 of plate 14,15.Plate 41,42 adopts connectors 13 to be connected with each other, and wherein the ledge of connector 43 is inserted in the adjacent slotted hole 18 of plate 41,42 or in the adjacent slotted hole 18 on each adjacent wallboard 14, this connector combines with optional feature 34.Spacing between the fin of connector 43 and the bridge portion 33 is enough to hold the thickness of polylith plate.

Referring now to accompanying

drawing

10 and 11,, they show another optional feature 44, it is known as " transverse slat ", make and rectangular configuration by sheet material, its longitudinal size is corresponding to the lateral dimension of header board 13, all there is an outward extending tongue piece 45,46 each end of transverse slat, and they can be folded up at corresponding foundation folding line 47,48 places.By tongue piece 45,46 is folded up at folding line 47,48 places along same direction, and tongue piece 45,46 is inserted into downwards between the

plate

14,15 of the

ledge

31,32 of corresponding connector 19 and bridging part 33 and adjacent wall parts 10, thereby transverse slat is arranged between the

side plate

14,15 of each wall components 10.

But transverse slat 44 needn't rectangular configuration.In Figure 12 and 13, show the plan view of the blank that constitutes horizontal stroke 49,50, each all is the irregular quadrilateral configuration, and when connecting together with the wall components of erectting 10, the inner surface of each

side plate

14,15 and the inner surface of header board 13 constitute acute angle or obtuse angle like this.This layout be this, promptly when the similar adjacent wall parts 10 that stand were connected with each other, the wall of Xing Chenging was crooked like this.

Claims

1. wall system, comprise and put many plates (10), each plate 10 has a plurality of slotted holes (16,17,18), and comprise fastening devices (19), be used for working as the slotted hole (16 of plate (10), 17,18) one by one mutually on time adjacent plate (10) being fixed together, it is characterized in that, fastening devices (19) comprises a header portion (33), one from the outstanding parts (31 of header portion (33), 32) and one at ledge (31,32) go up the fin (21 that bends, 22,23,24), ledge (31,32) can insert the corresponding slotted hole of aiming at (16 along a direction, 17,18), and the fin of being folded up (21,22,23,24) passing through slotted hole (16,17,18) be released out after, thereby retrained fastening devices (19) along moving in the opposite direction with described side.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, fastening devices (19) comprises a plurality of ledges (31,32), header portion comprises bridge portion (33), bridge portion (33) is connected with each other ledge (31,32) with a determining deviation ground, and provide an optional feature (34,44) herein, parts (34,44) have a tongue piece part (35,45,46), be used to insert between ledge (31,32), bridge portion (33) and the adjacent plate (10), with relatively moving of constraint fastening devices (19) and adjacent panels (10).

3. system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, optional feature (34) is the thin plate of a T shape configuration.

4. a system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that optional feature (44) is elongated, and in its each end a described tongue piece part (45,46) is arranged.

5. as any described system in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that fastening devices (19) forms by laterally folded one thin plate (20) that is the H configuration substantially.

6. system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that thin plate (20) has the transverse creases of two parallel interval (25,26).

7. as claim 5 or 6 described systems, it is characterized in that, have four fins (21,22,23,24), lay respectively at the corresponding upper and lower of parallel portion of H configuration, and each is parallel to last the folding of crease (27,28,29,30) that described parallel portion is extended accordingly.

8. system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, fin (21,22,23,24) extends along outward direction from described parallel portion.

9. as any described system in the above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that plate (10), fastening devices (19) and optional feature (34,44) are formed by sheet material.