Wall panel assembly and its installation method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a wall panel assembly and an installation method thereof. The wall panel assembly includes: a wall keel for being fixedly attached to a structural wall; a plurality of wall panels, the plurality of wall panels being arranged in a matrix and attached to the wall keel by glue; a pre-tightening member having a pressing surface facing the wall panel, the pre-tightening member being correspondingly arranged at the docking seam between two adjacent wall panels and located outside the wall panel; wherein: the pre-tightening member and the wall keel are connected by a flexible belt, so as to apply an inward pressure to the wall panel through the pulling of the flexible belt on the pre-tightening member to limit the wall panel from breaking free from the glue.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of decoration, and in particular to a wall panel assembly and an installation method thereof. Background Art

[0002] During the construction process of bonding wall panels to a structural wall using a colloid, the following problems will inevitably be encountered:

[0003] Since the solidification process of the colloid takes a relatively long time, before the colloid solidifies, the wall panel may break away from the colloid, rendering the bonding effect of the colloid ineffective. For example, the wall panel breaks away outward, preventing the colloid from bonding the wall panel. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above technical problems existing in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a wall panel assembly and an installation method thereof.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted in the embodiments of the present invention is as follows:

[0006] A wall panel assembly includes:

[0007] A wall keel for being fixedly attached to a structural wall;

[0008] A plurality of wall panels, the plurality of wall panels being arranged in a matrix and attached to the wall keel by a colloid;

[0009] A pre-tightening member having a pressing surface facing the wall panel, the pre-tightening member being correspondingly disposed at the docking seam between two adjacent wall panels and located outside the wall panel; wherein:

[0010] The pre-tightening member and the wall keel are connected by a flexible belt, and the flexible belt penetrates through the docking seam, so as to apply an inward pressure to the wall panel through the pulling of the flexible belt on the pre-tightening member to restrict the wall panel from breaking away from the colloid.

[0011] Preferably, a cross bar is processed on the wall keel, and the flexible belt is sleeved on the cross bar.

[0012] Preferably, a retaining portion is formed at the head of the cross bar, and the retaining portion is used to prevent the flexible belt from slipping off the cross bar.

[0013] Preferably, the wall panel is composed of an inner plate body and an outer body; wherein:

[0014] An insertion bar is processed on the wall keel, the insertion bar bends outward, and the insertion bar has a retaining portion. When the wall panel is attached to the wall keel, the insertion bar is inserted into the inner plate body.

[0015] Preferably, the wall keels are arranged vertically, and the side edges of every two adjacent wall panels are correspondingly attached to one of the wall keels.

[0016] Preferably, a bottom keel is arranged at the bottom of the structural wall, and the lower end of the wall panel abuts against the bottom keel.

[0017] Preferably, a top keel is arranged at the upper part of the structural wall, and the top keel is used to cover the upper end of the wall panel.

[0018] The present invention also discloses an installation method for a wall panel assembly, the wall panel assembly including wall keels, a bottom keel, a top keel, wall panels, pre-tightening components and flexible bands; the installation method includes the following steps:

[0019] S10: Vertically and spacedly arrange a plurality of wall keels on the structural wall, and fix the bottom keel to the lower part of the structural wall;

[0020] S20: Sequentially bond a plurality of wall panels to the wall keels by means of a colloid, and make the lower end of the wall panel abut against the bottom keel;

[0021] S30: Place the pre-tightening component at the docking seam between adjacent wall panels and on the outer side of the wall panels, and make the flexible band penetrate through the docking seam to connect the wall keel and the pre-tightening component, so as to press the wall panels by pulling the pre-tightening component by the flexible band;

[0022] S40: Arrange a top keel at the upper part of the structural wall to cover the upper end of the wall panel;

[0023] S50: Remove the pre-tightening component after the colloid between the wall keel and the wall panel solidifies.

[0024] Preferably, before the wall keel is fixed to the structural wall, transverse strips are processed on the wall keel, so that after the wall keel is fixed to the structural wall and the wall panel is attached to the wall keel, the flexible band is hooked on the transverse strips.

[0025] Preferably, before the wall keel is fixed to the structural wall, inserting strips are processed on the wall keel; after the wall keel is fixed to the structural wall and before the wall panel is attached to the wall keel, the inserting strips are bent outwards, so that when the wall panel is attached to the wall keel, the inserting strips are inserted into the inner side of the wall panel.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the wall panel assembly and its installation method disclosed by the present invention are:

[0027] The wall panel assembly provided by the present invention can effectively prevent the wall panels from breaking away from the un-solidified colloid when decorating the wall surface, thereby improving the firmness of the bonding between the wall body and the wall keel after the colloid solidifies.

[0028] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0029] An overview of various implementations or examples of the technology described in the present invention is not a full disclosure of the entire scope or all features of the disclosed technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, the same reference numerals may describe similar components in different views. The same reference numerals with alphabetical suffixes or different alphabetical suffixes may represent different instances of similar components. The drawings generally illustrate various embodiments by way of example and not limitation, and are used together with the description and the claims to explain the embodiments of the invention. Where appropriate, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar parts. Such embodiments are illustrative and are not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive embodiments of the apparatus or method.

[0031] Figure 1 FIG.

[0032] Figure 2 FIG.

[0033] Figure 3 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of part A of

[0034] Figure 4 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of part B of

[0035] Figure 5 is a relationship view of the pre-tightening member and the wall keel (the wall panels on both sides are hidden).

[0036] Figure 6 is a relationship view of the pre-tightening member and the wall keel (one side of the wall panel is hidden).

[0037] Figure 7 is a flow chart of the installation method of the wall panel assembly provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Reference numerals:

[0039] 10 - wall panel; 11 - outer plate body; 12 - inner plate body; 20 - wall keel; 21 - cross bar; 211 - anti-disengagement part; 22 - insertion bar; 221 - anti-retreat part; 30 - pre-tightening member; 31 - pressing surface; 40 - flexible belt; 50 - bottom keel; 60 - top keel; 100 - structural wall; 200 - ground. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0040] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the described embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0041] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention shall have the ordinary meanings understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. The "first", "second", and similar terms used in the present invention do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. The terms such as "comprising" or "including" mean that the elements or items appearing before this term cover the elements or items listed after this term and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or items. The terms such as "connected" or "coupled" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. The terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", and "right" are only used to represent relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0042] To keep the following description of the embodiments of the present invention clear and concise, detailed descriptions of known functions and known components are omitted in the present invention.

[0043] As Figures 1 to 6 shown, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a wall panel 10 assembly, which is used to decorate the interior wall surface. The wall panel 10 assembly includes: wall keels 20, wall panels 10, pre-tightening components 30, bottom keels 50, and top keels 60.

[0044] There are multiple wall keels 20, and each wall keel 20 is prefabricated in a factory; specifically, in the factory, numerous cross bars 21 and inserting bars 22 are cut out on each wall keel 20 by cutting tools such as wire cutting and spark cutting. A plurality of cross bars 21 and inserting bars 22 are cut out along the length direction of each wall keel 20, and the cut cross bars 21 and inserting bars 22 are an integral structure with the main body of the wall keel 20. Preferably, the cross bars 21 and inserting bars 22 are both formed in the middle protruding area of the wall keel 20.

[0045] At the construction site, multiple wall keels 20 are vertically and spaced apart and arranged on the structural wall 100. As Figure 5 shown, each wall keel 20 is fixed to the structural wall 100 by screws passing through its side.

[0046] The wall panel 10 includes multiple ones, and each wall panel 10 is also prefabricated in the factory; specifically, in the factory, as Figure 3 shown, each wall panel 10 is composed of an inner plate body 12 and an outer plate body 11. The inner plate body 12 can be made of a soft plate such as a foam board, and the outer plate body 11 can be made of a hard plate such as an extruded board to form the decorative surface of the wall.

[0047] As Figure 1 shown, multiple wall panels 10 are arranged in a row in sequence, and a wall keel 20 corresponds to the butt joint of every two adjacent wall panels 10, which enables the side edges of two adjacent wall panels 10 to be attached to the wall keel 20. When arranging the wall panels 10 in sequence, the wall panels 10 are bonded to the wall keel 20 by a colloid.

[0048] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, the bottom keel 50 is arranged on the ground 200 at the lower part of the structural wall 100. When arranging the wall panel 10, the lower end of the wall panel 10 abuts against the bottom keel 50. That is to say, the bottom keel 50 supports the wall panel 10 to prevent the wall panel 10 just bonded to the wall keel 20 from sliding down.

[0049] As Figure 5 shown, after the wall keel 20 is fixed to the structural wall 100 and before the wall panel 10 is bonded to the wall keel 20, a force is applied to bend the insert 22 outwards.

[0050] The pre-tightening components 30 include multiple ones. Multiple pre-tightening components 30 are arranged in sequence in the vertical direction at the butt joint seams of every two adjacent wall panels 10, and the multiple pre-tightening components 30 correspond to the cross bars 21 on the wall keel 20 one by one. Each pre-tightening component 30 has a pressing surface 31 for pressing towards the inside and a pulling part for applying an outward force by hand, and a connecting part such as a ring body is formed on the pressing surface 31.

[0051] As Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, when the wall panel 10 is arranged at one of the wall keels 20, a flexible belt 40 is provided between each pre-tightening member 30 and the corresponding cross bar 21. The flexible belt 40 can be an industrial strap capable of continuous contraction. The strap passes through the connecting portion of the pre-tightening member 30 and simultaneously sleeves the cross bar 21. Thus, when the wall panels 10 on both sides of the wall keel 20 are attached to the wall keel 20 by glue, a force is applied to the pulling portion of the pre-tightening member 30 to make the pre-tightening member 30 located outside the wall panel 10. After the applied force is withdrawn, under the pulling action of the flexible belt 40, the pressing surfaces 31 of all the pre-tightening members 30 press against the side edges of the adjacent two wall panels 10 with a certain pre-tightening force, thereby restricting the outward displacement of the wall panel 10 and thus preventing the wall panel 10 from breaking free from the uncured colloid. Thus, after the colloid is completely cured, the wall panel 10 is firmly bonded to the wall keel 20.

[0052] While the wall panel 10 is being attached to the wall keel 20, all the outward-facing inserts 22 on the wall keel 20 are simultaneously inserted into the inner plate body 12 of the wall panel 10, which can improve the positioning effect on the wall panel 10.

[0053] In some preferred embodiments, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 shown, a retaining portion 211 is formed at the head of the cross bar 21. For example, a triangular retaining structure is provided at the head of the cross bar 21 as the retaining portion 211, which is used to prevent the flexible belt 40 from slipping off the cross bar 21.

[0054] In some preferred embodiments, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 shown, a retaining-back portion 221 is formed at the head of the insert 22. For example, a triangular retaining-back structure is provided at the head of the insert 22 as the retaining-back portion 221, which is used to effectively prevent the insert 22 inserted into the wall panel 10 from easily withdrawing, thereby making the combination of the wall panel 10 and the wall keel 20 more firm.

[0055] After the colloid between all the wall panels 10 and the corresponding wall keels 20 is completely cured, the flexible belt 40 can be cut off using a tool, and then all the pre-tightening members 30 are removed from the outside of the wall panel 10.

[0056] As Figure 2 and Figure 4 shown, the top keel 60 is arranged at the upper part of the structural wall 100 and fixed to the structural wall 100. The top keel 60 is generally in a U-shaped structure and is used to shield the upper end of the wall panel 10 to play a closing role.

[0057] As Figure 7 shown, the following introduces the installation method of the above-mentioned wall panel 10 assembly provided by the present invention:

[0058] S10: Vertically and at intervals arrange multiple wall keels 20 on the structural wall 100, and fix the bottom keel 50 to the lower part of the structural wall 100;

[0059] S20: Bond multiple wall panels 10 to the wall keels 20 in sequence by means of a colloid, and make the lower end of the wall panel 10 abut against the bottom keel 50;

[0060] S30: Place the pre-tightening member 30 at the butting joint of adjacent wall panels 10 and on the outer side of the wall panel 10, and make the flexible belt 40 penetrate through the butting joint to connect the wall keel 20 and the pre-tightening member 30, so as to press the wall panel 10 by pulling the pre-tightening member 30 through the flexible belt 40;

[0061] S40: Set a top keel 60 at the upper part of the structural wall 100 to cover the upper end of the wall panel 10;

[0062] S50: Remove the pre-tightening member 30 after the colloid between the wall keel 20 and the wall panel 10 solidifies.

[0063] The advantages of the wall panel 10 assembly and its installation method provided by the present invention are as follows:

[0064] When decorating the wall surface, the wall panel 10 assembly provided by the present invention can effectively prevent the wall panel 10 from breaking free from the un-solidified colloid, thereby improving the firmness of the bonding between the wall body and the wall keel 20 after the colloid solidifies.

[0065] In addition, although exemplary embodiments have been described in the present invention, the scope includes any and all embodiments based on the present invention with equivalent elements, modifications, omissions, combinations (e.g., solutions that cross various embodiments), adaptations or changes. The elements in the claims will be broadly interpreted based on the language used in the claims and are not limited to the examples described in this specification or during the implementation of this application, and the examples will be interpreted as non-exclusive. Therefore, this specification and the examples are only to be considered as examples, and the true scope and spirit are indicated by the following claims and the entire scope of their equivalents.

[0066] The foregoing description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. For example, the above examples (or one or more aspects thereof) may be used in combination with each other. For example, those of ordinary skill in the art may use other embodiments when reading the above description. Additionally, in the above detailed description, various features may be grouped together to simplify the present invention. This should not be construed as an intention that the disclosed features not claimed are necessary for any claim. On the contrary, the subject matter of the present invention may be less than all of the features of a particular disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the detailed description as examples or embodiments, where each claim stands on its own as a separate embodiment, and it is contemplated that these embodiments may be combined with each other in various combinations or permutations. The scope of the present invention should be determined with reference to the appended claims and the full scope of equivalents to which those claims are entitled.

[0067] The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent replacements within the essence and protection scope of the present invention, and such modifications or equivalent replacements should also be regarded as falling within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wall panel assembly, characterized in that, Including: Wall keels, which are used to be fixedly attached to the structural wall; Wall panels, including a plurality of them. The plurality of wall panels are arranged in a matrix and are attached to the wall keels by glue; Pre-tightening components, which have a pressing surface facing the wall panels. The pre-tightening components are correspondingly arranged at the butt joints of two adjacent wall panels and are located outside the wall panels; wherein: The pre-tightening components and the wall keels are connected by a flexible belt, and the flexible belt penetrates through the butt joint to apply an inward pressure to the wall panels through the pulling of the flexible belt on the pre-tightening components to limit the wall panels from breaking away from the glue; Cross bars are processed on the wall keels, and the flexible belt is sleeved on the cross bars; The head of the cross bar is formed with a anti-disengagement part, which is used to prevent the flexible belt from disengaging from the cross bar; The wall panels are composed of an inner plate body and an outer body; wherein: Insert bars are processed on the wall keels, and the insert bars are bent outward. The insert bars have anti-retreat parts. When the wall panels are attached to the wall keels, the insert bars are inserted into the inner plate body.

2. The wall panel assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wall keels are arranged vertically, and the sides of every two adjacent wall panels are correspondingly attached to one wall keel.

3. The wall panel assembly according to claim 1, wherein A bottom keel is arranged at the bottom of the structural wall, and the lower end of the wall panel abuts against the bottom keel.

4. The wall panel assembly according to claim 1, wherein, A top keel is arranged at the upper part of the structural wall, and the top keel is used to cover the upper end of the wall panel.

5. A method for installing a wall panel assembly, characterized in that, The wall panel assembly includes wall keels, a bottom keel, a top keel, wall panels, pre-tightening components and a flexible belt; the installation method includes the following steps: S10: Vertically and spacedly arrange a plurality of wall keels on the structural wall, and fix the bottom keel at the lower part of the structural wall; S20: Sequentially bond a plurality of wall panels to the wall keels by glue, and make the lower end of the wall panel abut against the bottom keel; S30: Place the pre-tightening components at the butt joints of adjacent wall panels and outside the wall panels, and make the flexible belt penetrate through the butt joint to connect the wall keels and the pre-tightening components, so as to press the wall panels by pulling the flexible belt on the pre-tightening components; S40: Set a top keel at the upper part of the structural wall to cover the upper end of the wall panel; S50: Remove the pre-tightening components after the glue between the wall keels and the wall panels solidifies; Before the wall keels are fixed to the structural wall, process cross bars on the wall keels so that after the wall keels are fixed to the structural wall and the wall panels are attached to the wall keels, the flexible belt is hung on the cross bars; Before the wall keels are fixed to the structural wall, process insert bars on the wall keels; after the wall keels are fixed to the structural wall and before the wall panels are attached to the wall keels, bend the insert bars outward so that when the wall panels are attached to the wall keels, the insert bars are inserted into the inner side of the wall panels.

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