Panel fixing device

Provided is a panel fixing device with which panels can be rapidly and easily installed to reduce a construction period and a broken panel can be easily replaced with a new one to easily perform maintenance of the panel. For this, the panel fixing device is configured to fix a plurality of panels having anchor bolts protruding rearward therefrom to a wall of a building and maintaining the panels to the wall of the building, and includes a wall-fixing bracket, a connecting plate, a first connecting bracket and a second connecting bracket, wherein a fixing pin and a support pin protrude upward and downward from a front side of the connecting plate, and an auxiliary hole, a first auxiliary long hole and a second auxiliary long hole are formed in the connecting plate, the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket to communicate with each other.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a panel fixing device, and more particularly, to a panel fixing device, which includes a wall-fixing bracket, a connecting plate, a first connecting bracket and a second connecting bracket, wherein a fixing pin and a support pin protrude upward and downward from a front side of the connecting plate, and an auxiliary hole, a first auxiliary long hole and a second auxiliary long hole are formed in the connecting plate, the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket to communicate with each other. Thus, a panel can be rapidly and easily installed to reduce a construction period, and the panel can be easily changed with a new one to enable easy maintenance of the panel.

2. Description of the Related Art

In general, marble blocks, which are used as panels for construction and have a certain shape and size, are fixedly installed at a wall surface of a building by separate tools such as a panel fixing device, an anchor bolt, and so on.

That is, the panel fixing device, which is an intermediate member configured to attach a panel such as a marble block having a substantial weight and a plate shape to an outer wall or an inner wall of a building, having one side fixed to the building through an anchor bolt and the other side fixed to the panel through a fixing pin, is installed between the wall of the building and the panel.

FIG. 1is a view showing an example in which a conventional panel fixing device is installed. A conventional panel fixing device10shown inFIG. 1includes a fixing bracket20fixedly installed at a wall200of a building, and an adjustment bracket configured to adjust a gap between the wall200of the building and a panel300, which are separated from each other.

As shown, a vertical portion22of the fixing bracket20having a substantially L-shaped cross-section is fixed to the wall200via an anchor bolt40. Meanwhile, the adjustment bracket30is coupled to the fixing bracket20by screw-fastening of a position adjustment bolt50and a position adjustment nut52through position adjustment holes24aand30aformed in a horizontal portion24of the fixing bracket20and the adjustment bracket30in a state in which a certain portion of the adjustment bracket30is disposed on the horizontal portion24of the fixing bracket20.

In addition, a pin hole32, through which a fixing pin60configured to support a lower end of the panel300such as a marble block and fix a position of an upper end of another panel passes, is vertically formed in an outer end portion of the adjustment bracket30. Pin installation grooves302are previously formed in an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the panel300such as a marble block such that an upper end and a lower end of the fixing pin60are stably installed.

Here, the pin installation grooves302are formed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the panel300, and after forming the pin installation grooves302at a construction site, the panel300is installed and fixed.

Accordingly, the panel300such as a marble block is installed at the outside of the wall200of the building via the panel fixing device10and the anchor bolt40, further improving an appearance of the building and protecting the building from various external environments.

Meanwhile, in recent times, in order to more easily install the panels300, anchor bolts protrude rearward from four corners of a rear surface of each of the panels300so that the panels300are installed at the wall of the building through separate fixing devices at predetermined intervals.

However, the conventional panel fixing device can be applied only to the panel having the pin installation grooves formed in an upper surface and a lower surface thereof but cannot be applied to the panel having the anchor bolts protruding from the rear surface thereof.

In addition, in the conventional panel fixing device, the pin installation grooves are formed in the upper surface and the lower surface of the panel in the construction site, the pin installation grooves formed in the upper surface of the panel disposed at a lower side are aligned with the pin hole of the adjustment bracket, and then, the fixing pin is inserted to align an upper protrusion of the fixing pin with the pin installation groove of the lower surface of the panel, which is to be disposed at an upper side, and thus an installation process is complicated and the panel cannot be easily installed.

Further, when any one of the plurality of panels installed at the wall of the building in vertical and horizontal directions is broken, due to a structure in which neighboring panels in the vertical direction are fixed by the fixing pins, the broken panel cannot be easily replaced with a new one, and thus, maintenance after installation of the panels cannot be easily performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In order to solve the problems, the present invention provides a panel fixing device, which includes a wall-fixing bracket, a connecting plate, a first connecting bracket and a second connecting bracket, wherein a fixing pin and a support pin protrude upward and downward from a front side of the connecting plate, thus enabling a panel to be rapidly and easily installed to reduce a construction period.

The present invention also provides a panel fixing device, which includes a wall-fixing bracket, a connecting plate, a first connecting bracket and a second connecting bracket, wherein an auxiliary hole, a first auxiliary long hole and a second auxiliary long hole are formed in the connecting plate, the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket to communicate with each other, thus enabling the panel to be easily changed with a new one to enable easy maintenance of the panel when the panel is partially broken.

The present invention discloses a panel fixing device configured to fix a plurality of panels having anchor bolts protruding rearward therefrom to a wall of a building and maintaining the panels to the wall of the building, the panel fixing device including: a wall-fixing bracket having a vertical portion fixed to a wall anchor bolt projecting from the wall, a horizontal portion bent to extend from a lower end of the vertical portion at a right angle, and an adjustment long hole formed in the horizontal portion; a first connecting bracket having a first vertical portion fixed to an anchor bolt installed at an upper portion of the panel disposed at a lower side, among the plurality of panels, a first horizontal portion bent to extend from an upper end of the first vertical portion at a right angle, and a leftward/rightward adjustment support long hole formed in the first horizontal portion; a second connecting bracket disposed to opposite the first connecting bracket in a vertical direction, and having a second vertical portion fixed to an anchor bolt installed at a lower portion of the panel disposed at an upper side, among the plurality of panels, a second horizontal portion bent to extend from a lower end of the second vertical portion at a right angle, and a leftward/rightward adjustment fixing long hole formed in the second horizontal portion; and a connecting plate disposed between the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket, and having a forward/rearward adjustment long hole formed at a front side to correspond to the adjustment long hole formed in the horizontal portion of the wall-fixing bracket, a fixing pin protruding upward from a front side thereof, and a support pin protruding downward from the front side and opposite to the fixing pin, connecting the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket to each other.

Here, the connecting plate may have an auxiliary hole formed between the fixing pin and the forward/rearward adjustment long hole, the first connecting bracket may have a first auxiliary long hole formed behind the leftward/rightward adjustment support long hole, and the second connecting bracket may have a second auxiliary long hole formed behind the leftward/rightward adjustment fixing long hole and corresponding to the first auxiliary long hole.

Here, the auxiliary hole, the first auxiliary long hole and the second auxiliary long hole may be disposed to vertically communicate with each other.

Meanwhile, when any one of the plurality of panels is broken, a replacement fixing pin may be inserted and fixed into the auxiliary hole, the first auxiliary long hole and the second auxiliary long hole to replace the broken panel with a replacement panel.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of a panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2is a view showing an example of a panel having anchor bolts installed at corners of a rear surface thereof and fixed by a panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention,FIG. 3is an exploded perspective view showing a coupling structure of the panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention,FIG. 4is an assembled cross-sectional view showing the coupling structure of the panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention,FIG. 5is an exemplary view showing a first step of exchanging a panel damaged in use of the panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention with a new one,FIG. 6is an exemplary view showing a second step of exchanging the panel damaged in use of the panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention with a new one, andFIG. 7is an exemplary view showing a third step of exchanging the panel damaged in use of the panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention with a new one.

First, a structure of a panel300to be installed by a panel fixing device100shown inFIGS. 3 to 7will be described in detail with reference toFIG. 2.

Anchor bolts310and330protrude rearward from four corners of a rear surface of the panel300to be spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other in vertical and horizontal directions.

That is, the anchor bolts310of the anchor bolts310and330protruding outward from the upper corners of the rear surface of the panel300are installed at positions spaced apart predetermined distances d1and d2from an outer edge of the panel300in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Of course, the anchor bolts330of the anchor bolts310and330protruding outward from the lower corners of the rear surface of the panel300are also installed at positions spaced apart the predetermined distances from the outer edge of the panel300in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Hereinafter, the anchor bolts310protruding outward from the upper corners of the rear surface of the panel300are referred to as “upper anchor bolts310,” and the anchor bolts330protruding outward from the lower corners of the rear surface of the panel300are referred to as “lower anchor bolts330.”

The panel fixing device100in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention as shown inFIGS. 3 to 7includes a wall-fixing bracket110, a connecting plate130, a first connecting bracket150and a second connecting bracket160.

Here, the wall-fixing bracket110including a vertical portion111having a long hole113is disposed so that a wall anchor bolt170protruding from a wall200of a building passes through the long hole113, and a wall anchor nut171is fastened to the wall anchor bolt170to fix the bracket110to the wall200.

Here, a horizontal portion115is bent from a lower end of the vertical portion111at a right angle to extend by a certain length, and an adjustment long hole117is formed to pass through the horizontal portion115in a longitudinal direction thereof.

Meanwhile, in the first connecting bracket150, a first horizontal portion153is bent at a right angle to extend from an upper end of a first vertical portion151fixed to the upper anchor bolt310installed at an upper portion of the panel300disposed at a lower side, among a plurality of panels300,300′ and300″, which are fixed to the wall200of the building in a matrix in horizontal and vertical directions. Here, leftward/rightward adjustment support long hole155may be formed in the first horizontal portion153.

In addition, the second connecting bracket160is disposed to oppose the first connecting bracket in the vertical direction, and a second horizontal portion163is bent at a right angle to extend from a lower end of a second vertical portion161fixed to a lower anchor bolt330′ installed at a lower portion of the panel300′ disposed at an upper side, among the plurality of panels300,300′ and300″. Here, a leftward/rightward adjustment fixing long hole165may be formed in the second horizontal portion163.

Here, in a state in which the second connecting bracket160is fixed to the panel300′, which is disposed at the upper side, a support pin135is supported and fixed to the leftward/rightward adjustment support long hole155of the first connecting bracket150fixed to the panel300, which is disposed at the lower side, and simultaneously, the connecting plate130is attached to an upper surface of the horizontal portion115of the wall-fixing bracket110.

Here, a forward/rearward adjustment long hole133formed at a rear side of the connecting plate130is in communication with an adjustment long hole117of the horizontal portion115of the wall-fixing bracket110, and the panel300′ disposed at the upper side is adjusted in a forward/rearward direction to be fixed through a position adjustment bolt120, a washer121and a position adjustment nut122.

Here, a fixing pin131protrudes upward from a front side of the connecting plate130, and the fixing pin131is inserted and fixed into the leftward/rightward adjustment fixing long hole165formed in the second horizontal portion163of the second connecting bracket160fixed to a lower portion of the panel300′ disposed at the upper side.

Accordingly, the panel300′ disposed at the upper side can be adjusted in the leftward/rightward direction through the leftward/rightward adjustment fixing long hole165and the leftward/rightward adjustment support long hole155and fixed to the wall.

That is, after the connecting plate130is connected to the wall-fixing bracket110, as the connecting plate130is disposed and fixed between the first connecting bracket150and the second connecting bracket160, the panel300can be adjusted leftward/rightward and forward/rearward with respect to the panel300′ disposed at the upper side to be aligned and fixed so that front surfaces of the panels are flush with each other.

Meanwhile, an auxiliary hole137is formed in the connecting plate130and between the fixing pin131and the forward/rearward adjustment long hole133, and a first auxiliary long hole157is formed in the first connecting bracket150behind the leftward/rightward adjustment support long hole155to correspond to the auxiliary hole137.

In addition, a second auxiliary long hole167may be formed behind the leftward/rightward adjustment fixing long hole165of the second connecting bracket160to correspond to the auxiliary hole137and the first auxiliary long hole157.

As described above, the auxiliary hole137of the connecting plate130is disposed to vertically communicate with the first auxiliary long hole157of the first connecting bracket150and the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160.

As the auxiliary hole137, the first auxiliary long hole157and the second auxiliary long hole167are vertically disposed to communicate with each other, when any one of the plurality of building panels300,300′ and300″ is broken, the broken panel can be replaced with a replacement panel300a′.

Here, when the broken panel300′ is replaced with the replacement panel300a′, a replacement fixing pin500can be inserted and fixed into the auxiliary hole137, the first auxiliary long hole157and the second auxiliary long hole167to easily exchange the broken panel300′ with a new one and easily perform maintenance of the installed panels.

Specifically, replacement of the broken panel300′ with the replacement panel300a′ will be described below with reference toFIGS. 5 to 7.

First, in order to remove the broken panel300′, the fixing pin131and the support pin135are cut by a tool such as a grinder, etc., through a joint between the plurality of neighboring panels300,300′ and300″, removing the broken panel300′.

Specifically, the support pin135is cut through the upper joint of the broken panel300′, and the fixing pin131is cut through the lower joint, removing the broken panel300′.

After the broken panel300′ is removed, tape400is adhered to a lower surface of the connecting plate130to temporarily seal the auxiliary hole137of the connecting plate130fixed to the second connecting bracket160fixed to the lower portion of the panel300″ disposed at the upper side.

Here, the tape400is adhered to extend forward from the front surface of the panel300″ disposed at the upper side by a certain length.

Next, the replacement fixing pin500is inserted through the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160fixed to the lower portion of the panel300″ disposed at the upper side and the auxiliary hole137of the connecting plate130to be adhered to an adhesion surface of the tape400at a lower surface thereof.

Next, more tape400is adhered to the lower surface of the second connecting bracket160to temporarily seal the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160fixed to the lower portion of the replacement panel300a′.

Here, the tape400is adhered to extend forward from the front surface of the panel300disposed at the lower side by a certain length.

After adhesion of the tape400, a front surface of a replacement panel300a′ is disposed flush with the front surfaces of the panels300and300″ disposed at the upper side and the lower side, and the tape400projecting forward form upper and lower portions of the replacement panel300a′ is pulled and removed.

At this time, when the tape400protruding forward from the upper portion of the replacement panel300a′ is pulled and removed, the replacement fixing pins500inserted and fixed into the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160fixed to the lower portion of the panel300″ disposed at the upper side and the auxiliary hole137of the connecting plate130move downward by their own weight.

When the replacement fixing pin500moves downward by its own weight, the replacement fixing pin500is inserted and fixed into the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160fixed to the upper portion of the replacement panel300a′, and thus, the front surfaces of the panel300″ disposed at the upper side and the replacement panel300a′ may be fixed to be flush with each other.

Meanwhile, when the tape400protruding forward from the lower portion of the replacement panel300a′ is pulled and removed, the replacement fixing pin500inserted and fixed into the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160fixed to the upper portion of the panel300disposed at the lower side moves downward by its own weight.

When the replacement fixing pin500moves downward by its own weight, the replacement fixing pin500is inserted and fixed into the second auxiliary long hole167of the second connecting bracket160fixed to the upper portion of the panel300disposed under the replacement panel300a′ and the auxiliary hole137of the connecting plate130adhered to the upper surface of the second connecting bracket160, and thus, the front surfaces of the replacement panel300a′ and the panel300disposed at the lower side may be fixed to be flush with each other.

The broken panel300′ can be easily replaced with a new one through the above-mentioned simple replacement operation, and thus, maintenance of the panels can be easily performed.

In addition, the panel fixing device100in accordance with the present invention includes the wall-fixing bracket110, the connecting plate130, the first connecting bracket150and the second connecting bracket160, and the fixing pin131and the support pin135protrude upward and downward from the front side of the connecting plate130, so that the panels can be simply installed and the construction can be rapidly performed to reduce a construction period.

As apparent from the above description, effects of the panel fixing device in accordance with the present invention are as follows. First, the panel fixing device includes a wall-fixing bracket, a connecting plate, a first connecting bracket and a second connecting bracket, wherein a fixing pin and a support pin protrudes upward and downward from a front side of the connecting plate, so that a panel can be rapidly and easily installed to reduce a construction period.

Second, the panel fixing device includes a wall-fixing bracket, a connecting plate, a first connecting bracket and a second connecting bracket, wherein an auxiliary hole, a first auxiliary long hole and a second auxiliary long hole are formed in the connecting plate, the first connecting bracket and the second connecting bracket to communicate with each other, so that the panel can be easily changed with a new one to enable easy maintenance of the panel when the panel is partially broken.