Water cut-off plate with advertisement function

The water stop plate with an advertising function addresses the challenges of existing solutions by using a U-shaped locking portion that can be easily attached to either door or window frames, facilitating quick deployment and dual functionality as an advertisement board.

JP2025039331APending Publication Date: 2025-03-21SAWAYA CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2023146359
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-09-08
Publication Date
2025-03-21

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Technical Problem

Existing water stop solutions require processing on the frame side of the door, leading to increased costs, aesthetic issues when not in use, storage challenges, and time-consuming deployment during emergencies.

Method used

A water stop plate with an advertising function that features a U-shaped locking portion which can be easily attached to either the door or window frame without requiring any processing or additional components on the frame, allowing for quick installation and dual functionality as an advertisement board.

Benefits of technology

Enables rapid and cost-effective deployment during emergencies while providing an advertising opportunity in normal times, without compromising the aesthetic integrity of the building frames.

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Abstract

To provide a water cut-off plate with an advertisement function, which can be easily attached to a doorway of a building to prevent water from entering the building in the event of a disaster such as a flood or heavy rain, and which can be used for advertisement in a normal time.SOLUTION: A water cut-off plate 1 with an advertisement function, which serves for preventing water from entering a building from an opening 100 of the building, includes a plate-shaped water cut-off plate body 10 having an advertisement space 11 on its front surface side, and locking parts 20 arranged on right and left side edges on the rear surface side of the water cut-off plate body. The locking parts are locked to right and left vertical frames 112 constituting a door frame 110 in the event of a disaster, and is locked to right and left vertical frames 132 constituting a window frame 130 in a normal time. Further, the vertical frame is not subjected to processing for locking the locking parts, and a member for coupling with the locking parts is not attached to the vertical frame. By locking the water cut-off plate to the vertical frame of the window frame in a normal time, a business advertisement or the like placed in the space for advertisement is visually recognized by a passerby et al. to obtain an advertisement effect.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] To provide a water stop with an advertising function that can be easily attached to an entrance of a building to prevent water from entering the building during disasters such as floods and heavy rains, and can be used for advertising during normal times. [Background technology]

[0002] Waterstops are sometimes used instead of sandbags to prevent water from entering buildings during disasters. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which gaskets and permanent magnets are attached to both left and right edges of the back surface of the waterstop body, a ferromagnetic plate is attached to the left and right frames of a sliding door, and the permanent magnets are magnetically attracted to the ferromagnetic plates when in use, thereby fixing the waterstop body to the frame. Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for fixing a water stop to a frame by inserting a push bolt to which the water stop is attached into holes (receiving holes) provided in the frame on the left and right sides of a sliding door. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2022-134294 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2016-79641 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] All of the above-mentioned patent documents have problems in that some processing is required on the door frame side, which is costly, that the appearance of the frame is poor when the waterstop is not in use, that a storage space is required for the waterstop, and that it takes time and effort to transport the waterstop from the storage space in an emergency.

[0005] To provide a water stop plate with an advertising function that can be easily attached to the entrance of a building to prevent water from entering the building during disasters such as floods and heavy rains, and can be used for advertising during normal times, taking into consideration the above problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The waterstop with advertising function of the present invention is a waterstop for preventing water from entering a building through an opening in the building, and comprises a plate-shaped waterstop body having an advertising space on its front side, and locking portions arranged on the left and right side edges on the back side of the waterstop body, the locking portions lock onto the left and right vertical frames that make up the door frame in the event of a disaster, and lock onto the left and right vertical frames that make up the window frame in normal times, the vertical frames not being processed to lock onto the locking portions, and no members for connecting to the locking portions being attached. The locking portion is characterized in that it is a rod-shaped member having a U-shaped cross section, which has a space that contains the vertical frame when locked, and claw portions that lock onto the left and right sides of the vertical frame. Effect of the Invention

[0007] In normal times, the water stop can be fixed to the vertical frame of the window frame, allowing passersby to see the corporate advertisements and other items placed in the advertising space, thus achieving advertising effects. In addition, there is also the effect that the water stop does not need to be stored in a warehouse in normal times. The vertical frame is not processed to lock the locking part, and no metal fittings or other components for connecting to the locking part are attached to the vertical frame. Therefore, the appearance of the vertical frame is not marred. In addition, in the event of a disaster, workers can quickly install the water stop by simply removing the water stop from the window frame and attaching it to the door frame. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] Front view of a building with a sliding door frame and window frame (a) and front view showing the water stop installed on the door frame (b) [Diagram 2]Front view (a), rear view (b) and perspective view (c) of the water stop [Diagram 3] (a) Front view of a building with a hinged door frame and window frame, and (b) front view showing the water stop installed on the door frame [Figure 4] 13A to 13C are plan views showing the operation of engaging the engaging portion with the vertical frame. [Diagram 5] (a) is a front view showing the water stop plate attached to the window frame in normal times, and (b) is a front view showing the water stop plate attached to the door frame in the event of a disaster. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] An embodiment of a waterstop with advertising function (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as a "waterstop") of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a waterstop 1 is a member for preventing water from entering a building through an opening 100 in the building, and includes a waterstop body 10 and a fastening portion 20 as shown in FIG.

[0010] The opening 100 is provided with a door frame 110 and a door 111 . The door frame 110 may have either three or four sides as long as it has vertical frames 112 on the left and right. The material of the door frame 110 is not particularly limited, and examples include metals such as aluminum and iron, resins such as polyvinyl chloride resin, and composite materials of metal and resin. The method of opening and closing the door is not particularly limited, and it may be either a sliding door type as shown in FIG. 1 or a hinged door type as shown in FIG. There are window frames 130 on the left and right of the door frame 110, and window glass 131 is attached to the window frames 130. One of the left and right vertical frames 132 of the window frame 130 also serves as the vertical frame 112 of the door frame 110.

[0011] The waterstop body 10 is plate-shaped and has an advertising space 11 on its front side. Corporate advertisements and the like can be posted in the advertising space 11. The material of the waterstop body 10 is not particularly limited, and examples include metals such as aluminum and iron, and resins. In order to suppress deformation of the waterstop body 10 due to water pressure, a flange may be provided on the back side of the waterstop body 10, or a beading process may be applied. Also, a rubber packing may be attached to the lower part of the waterstop body 10 so that the waterstop body 10 adheres closely to the floor surface without any gaps.

[0012] The locking portion 20 is disposed on the left and right side edges of the back side of the waterstop body 10. The locking portion 20 in this embodiment is a rod-shaped member with a U-shaped cross section, which includes a space 21 that contains the vertical frames 112, 132 when locked, and a claw portion 22 that locks to the left and right sides of the vertical frames 112, 132. The locking portion 20 can be made of metal or resin, but a material that has enough elasticity to allow the claw portion 22 to elastically deform in the left and right directions when locked is preferable. As shown in FIG. 2(b), the length of the locking portion 20 is made shorter by a length t than the vertical height of the waterstop body 10 to provide a gap 23. When the locking portion 20 is locked to the vertical frames 112, 132, the lower frame 133 of the window frame 130 is positioned in this gap.

[0013] As shown in Fig. 4(a), when the left and right claw portions 22 are in contact with the vertical frames 112, 132, the left and right claw portions 22 are further moved toward the vertical frames 112, 132, causing the left and right claw portions 22 to elastically deform as shown in Fig. 4(b). The opening between the left and right claw portions 22 then widens, and finally, when the vertical frames 112, 132 are contained within the space 21 as shown in Fig. 4(c), the left and right claw portions 22 are engaged with the left and right sides of the vertical frames 112, 132. When engaging the engaging portion 20 with the vertical frames 112, 132, no processing is applied to the vertical frames 112, 132, and no metal fittings or other members for connecting with the engaging portion 20 are attached. As shown in Figure 5(a), during normal times, the water stop 1 is engaged with the vertical frame 132 of the window frame 130 so that corporate advertisements and the like posted in the advertising space 11 can be seen by passersby, and as shown in Figure 5(b), in the event of a disaster, the water stop 1 is engaged with the vertical frame 112 of the door frame 110 to prevent water from entering the building. [Industrial Applicability]

[0014] To provide an advertising waterstop that can be easily attached to the entrances and exits of buildings to prevent water from entering the building during disasters such as floods and heavy rains, and can be used for advertising during normal times, and has industrial applicability. [Explanation of symbols]

[0015] 1. Water stop with advertising function 10 Water stop body 11 Advertising space 20 Locking part 21 Space 22 Claw part 23 Gap 100 Opening 110 Door Frame 111 Door 112 Vertical Frame 130 Window Frame 131 Window Glass 132 Vertical Frame 133 Bottom frame

Claims

1. In a water stop plate to prevent water from entering a building through an opening in the building, A waterstop body having a plate shape and an advertising space on its surface side; The water stop body has a locking portion disposed on the left and right side edges of the back surface thereof, The locking portion locks onto the left and right vertical frames that make up the door frame in the event of a disaster, and locks onto the left and right vertical frames that make up the window frame in normal times, and the vertical frames are not processed to lock onto the locking portion, and no parts are attached to connect to the locking portion.This water stop plate with advertising function is characterized in that

2. The water stop board with advertising function as described in claim 1, characterized in that the locking portion is a rod-shaped member with a U-shaped cross-section having a space that contains the vertical frame when locked and claw portions that lock onto the left and right sides of the vertical frame.

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