Tile louver

Abstract

To provide a tile louver that has a simple configuration and is cost-effective.SOLUTION: The tile louver comprises a plurality of tiles arranged in a single direction, a first bearing member that supports the plurality of tiles, and an adhesive agent located between the tiles and the first bearing member, and the first bearing member comprises a hollow member and a hanger fixed to the front surface of the hollow member and inserted into the rear surface of the tiles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tile louver. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a louver that is attached to the wall surface of a building, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1. A louver is a long, narrow plate-like member that is attached to a building at intervals in the horizontal or vertical direction.

[0003] The louver includes a decorative member and a support structure that supports the decorative member. For example, in Patent Document 1, the support structure includes a core member having a U-shaped cross section. The decorative member also has a U-shaped cross section. The decorative member is disposed to cover an opening of the core member and to fit with the core member. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-159158 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a tile louver having a simple structure at low cost. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention relates to the following [1] to [7]. [1] A tile louver, Multiple tiles arranged in one direction, A first support member that supports a plurality of the tiles; an adhesive disposed between the tile and the first support member; The first support member includes a hollow member and a hanger fixed to a front surface of the hollow member and inserted into a rear surface of the tile.

[0007] [2] In the tile louver described in [1], the hanger may include a base portion fixed to the front surface of the hollow member and a first insertion portion extending in a direction inclined relative to the front surface of the hollow member, the tile may include a first groove formed in the rear surface of the tile into which the first insertion portion is inserted, and the adhesive may include a portion located between the rear surface of the tile and the front surface of the hollow member and a portion located in the first groove.

[0008] [3] In the tile louver described in [2], the hanger may further include a second insert portion extending in a direction opposite to the first insert portion and at an angle to the front surface of the hollow member, the tile may further include a second groove formed in the rear surface of the tile into which the second insert portion is inserted, and the adhesive may further include a portion located in the second groove.

[0009] [4] In the tile louver described in [2] or [3], the hanger may include holes formed in the base portion and the first insertion portion located between two adjacent tiles.

[0010] [5] The tile louver described in any one of [1] to [4] may further include a sealant including a portion located between side surfaces of two adjacent tiles.

[0011] [6] In the tile louver described in [5], the sealant may have an elastic recovery of 65% or more. The elastic recovery is measured based on JIS A 1439 (2016).

[0012] [7] In the tile louver described in [5] or [6], the sealant may further include a portion located above the adhesive between the rear surface of the tile and the front surface of the hollow member. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, a tile louver having a simple structure can be provided at low cost. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a plurality of tile louvers attached to a wall surface. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a tile louver. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tile louver shown in FIG. 2 along line III-III. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a hanger. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a tile. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a hanger. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a tile louver. [Figure 8] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the tile louver shown in FIG. 2 along line VIII-VIII. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a first modified example of a tile louver. [Figure 10] A cross-sectional view showing a second modified example of a tile louver. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the scale and the aspect ratios are appropriately changed and exaggerated from those of the actual objects for the sake of ease of understanding.

[0016] 1 is a diagram showing a structure according to the present embodiment. The structure includes a building 1 and a plurality of tile louvers 10 attached to the building 1. The tile louvers 10 are attached to, for example, a wall surface 2 of the building 1. The wall surface 2 may be provided with a window.

[0017] (Tile louvers) The tile louver 10 may be attached to a steel frame 3 fixed to a wall surface 2 and extending in a first direction D1. The first direction D1 is, for example, the up-down direction. A plurality of tile louvers 10 may be arranged in the first direction D1.

[0018] The tile louver 10 includes a first end 11 attached to one of two steel frames 3 adjacent to each other in a first direction D1, and a second end 12 attached to the other steel frame 3. The tile louver 10 extends in a second direction D2 between the two steel frames 3. The second direction D2 is a direction perpendicular to the first direction D1, for example, a horizontal direction.

[0019] FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the tile louver 10. The tile louver 10 includes a plurality of tiles 30 arranged in the second direction D2, and a first support member 20 that supports the plurality of tiles 30. The tile louver 10 may include a sealant 35. The sealant 35 is a material that is filled into the gaps of the tile louver 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the sealant 35 includes a portion located between the side surfaces 305 of two tiles 30 adjacent to each other in the second direction D2. The sealant 35 can prevent liquids such as water from penetrating between the two tiles 30.

[0020] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a cross section of the tile louver 10 of FIG. 2 taken along line III-III. The first support member 20 includes a hollow member 21 and a hanger 22. The hollow member 21 is made of a metal such as steel. For example, the hollow member 21 includes a steel plate that constitutes a front surface 211, a rear surface 212, an upper surface 213, and a lower surface 214. The front surface 211 is a surface facing the tile 30. The rear surface 212 is a surface located opposite to the front surface 211 in the third direction D3. The rear surface 212 faces a wall surface to which the tile louver 10 is attached, such as the wall surface 2 of the building 1. The third direction D3 is a normal direction of the wall surface 2 of the building 1. The third direction D3 is perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2.

[0021] The hanger 22 is a member that is fixed to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and partially inserted into the tile 30. The hanger 22 includes a base portion 23 that is fixed to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21, and a first insertion portion 24 and a second insertion portion 25 that are inserted into the rear surface 302 of the tile 30. The base portion 23, the first insertion portion 24, and the second insertion portion 25 are produced, for example, by processing a metal plate such as a steel plate.

[0022] The base portion 23 is fixed to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 by a fastener 27. The fastener 27 includes, for example, a bolt and a nut.

[0023] The first insertion portion 24 extends from the base portion 23 toward the tile 30 in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface 211 and the third direction D3. The second insertion portion 25 also extends from the base portion 23 toward the tile 30 in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface 211 and the third direction D3. The second insertion portion 25 extends in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface 211 and the third direction D3 in the opposite direction to the first insertion portion 24. Specifically, the first insertion portion 24 is inclined so as to be displaced upward from the base portion 23 toward the tile 30. On the other hand, the second insertion portion 25 is inclined so as to be displaced downward from the base portion 23 toward the tile 30.

[0024] The tile 30 is, for example, a ceramic tile containing ceramics. The ceramic tile is produced by sintering powder of an inorganic material. The tile 30 includes a front surface 301, a rear surface 302, an upper surface 303, a lower surface 304, and the above-mentioned side surface 305. The rear surface 302 is a surface facing the first support member 20. The front surface 301 is a surface located opposite to the rear surface 302 in the third direction D3.

[0025] The tile 30 includes a first groove 31 and a second groove 32 formed on the rear surface 302. The first insertion portion 24 of the hanger 22 is inserted into the first groove 31. The first groove 31 extends in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the third direction D3, similar to the first insertion portion 24. For example, the first groove 31 is inclined so as to be displaced upward from the rear surface 302 toward the front surface 301. The second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 is inserted into the second groove 32. The second groove 32 extends in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the third direction D3, similar to the second insertion portion 25. For example, the second groove 32 is inclined so as to be displaced downward from the rear surface 302 toward the front surface 301.

[0026] The first groove 31 includes a first corner 311. The first corner 311 is a portion of the first groove 31 that is farthest from the base portion 23 in the first direction D1. The first insertion portion 24 of the hanger 22 may be located closer to the front surface 301 than the first corner 311 in the third direction D3. This means that the first insertion portion 24 is appropriately inserted deep into the first groove 31.

[0027] The second groove 32 includes a second corner 321. The second corner 321 is a portion of the second groove 32 that is farthest from the base portion 23 in the first direction D1. The second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 may be located closer to the front surface 301 than the second corner 321 in the third direction D3. This means that the second insertion portion 25 is appropriately inserted into the second groove 32 to a deep position.

[0028] The hollow member 21 has a dimension S01 in the first direction D1. The tile 30 has a dimension G01 in the first direction D1. The dimension G01 is approximately the same as or greater than the dimension S01. This allows the entire or most part of the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 to be covered by the tile 30, improving the design of the tile louver 10. G01 / S01, which is the ratio of the dimension G01 to the dimension S01, is, for example, 0.95 or more, and may be 1.00 or more. G01 / S01 is, for example, 1.50 or less, and may be 1.30 or less, or may be 1.10 or less.

[0029] 3, the tile louver 10 further includes an adhesive 40 positioned between the tile 30 and the first support member 20. The adhesive 40 bonds the tile 30 to the first support member 20. The adhesive 40 includes, for example, a modified silicone.

[0030] The adhesive 40 is filled between the rear surface 302 of the tile 30 and the hollow member 21, in the first groove 31, and in the second groove 32. In other words, the adhesive 40 includes a portion located between the rear surface 302 of the tile 30 and the hollow member 21, a portion located in the first groove 31, and a portion located in the second groove 32. The adhesive 40 can suppress the movement of the tile 30 relative to the hanger 22 when a force is applied to the tile 30. This suppresses damage such as cracks in the tile 30 caused by a collision between the tile 30 and the hanger 22.

[0031] The rear surface 302 of the tile 30 may include irregularities. That is, the rear surface 302 of the tile 30 may be a rough surface. This increases the contact area between the rear surface 302 and the adhesive 40, thereby improving adhesion between the tile 30 and the adhesive 40. The rear surface 302 including irregularities can be obtained by performing a process of roughening the rear surface 302 of the molded tile 30.

[0032] 3, the sealant 35 may also be filled on the adhesive 40. In other words, the sealant 35 may include a portion located above the adhesive 40 between the rear surface 302 of the tile 30 and the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21. This sealant 35 can prevent liquids such as rainwater from penetrating between the hollow member 21 and the tile 30 from above.

[0033] The sealant 35 preferably contains a low modulus resin having flexibility and resilience. This prevents a gap from being generated between the sealant 35 and the first support member 20 or between the sealant 35 and the tile 30 due to vibration or the like. For example, the sealant 35 may have high elastic resilience. The sealant 35 contains, for example, modified silicone.

[0034] The elastic recovery of the sealant 35 is, for example, 65% or more, may be 70% or more, or may be 80% or more. The elastic recovery of the sealant 35 may be higher than the elastic recovery of the adhesive 40. The elastic recovery is measured based on JIS A 1439 (2016).

[0035] The dimensions of the hanger 22 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the hanger 22. θ1 represents the inclination angle of the first insertion portion 24 with respect to the first direction D1. The angle θ1 is, for example, 30° or more, and may be 35° or more, or 40° or more. The angle θ1 is, for example, 60° or less, and may be 55° or less, or 50° or less. θ2 represents the inclination angle of the second insertion portion 25 with respect to the first direction D1. The angle θ2 is set in the same manner as the angle θ1.

[0036] H1, H2, and H3 respectively represent dimensions of the base portion 23, the first insertion portion 24, and the second insertion portion 25 in the first direction D1. The dimension H2 is set so that the first insertion portion 24 can hook onto the tile 30 over an appropriate range when a force is applied to the tile 30 in the third direction D3. The dimension H2 may be determined relative to the dimension G01 of the tile 30. H2 / G01, which is the ratio of the dimension H2 to the dimension G01, is, for example, 0.05 or more and may be 0.10 or more. H2 / G01 is, for example, 0.30 or less and may be 0.20 or less. The dimension H3 is set in the same manner as the dimension H2.

[0037] H4 represents the thickness of the hanger 22. The thickness H4 is, for example, 1.0 mm or more, and may be 1.3 mm or more. The thickness H4 is, for example, 3.0 mm or less, and may be 2.0 mm or less.

[0038] An example of the dimensions of the hanger 22 is shown below. θ1=45°, θ2=45°, H1=8.00mm, H2=8.84mm, H3=8.84mm, H4=1.5mm

[0039] The dimensions of the tile 30 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the hanger 22. θ3 represents the inclination angle of the first groove 31 with respect to the first direction D1. The angle θ3 is, for example, 30° or more, may be 35° or more, or may be 40° or more. The angle θ3 is, for example, 60° or less, may be 55° or less, or may be 50° or less. θ4 represents the inclination angle of the second groove 32 with respect to the first direction D1. The angle θ4 is set in the same manner as the angle θ3.

[0040] G2 and G3 respectively represent the dimensions of the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 in the first direction D1. G1 represents the distance between the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 in the first direction D1. The dimension G2 is set so that the first insertion portion 24 can be caught by the tile 30 over an appropriate range when a force is applied to the tile 30 in the third direction D3. The dimension G2 may be determined relative to the dimension G01 of the tile 30. G2 / G01, which is the ratio of the dimension G2 to the dimension G01, is, for example, 0.10 or more, and may be 0.15 or more. G2 / G01 is, for example, 0.35 or less, and may be 0.25 or less. The dimension G3 is set in the same manner as the dimension G2.

[0041] G4 and G5 respectively represent the width of the first groove 31 and the width of the second groove 32. G6 represents the distance between the first corner 311 and the rear surface 302 in the third direction D3. G7 represents the distance between the second corner 321 and the rear surface 302 in the third direction D3. The distance G6 is set so that the first insertion portion 24 can be caught by the tile 30 over an appropriate range when a force is applied to the tile 30 in the third direction D3. The distance G6 may be determined relative to the dimension G02 of the tile 30 in the third direction D3. G6 / G02, which is the ratio of the distance G6 to the dimension G02, may be, for example, 0.15 or more, and may be 0.20 or more. G6 / G02 may be, for example, 0.40 or less, and may be 0.35 or less. The distance G7 is set similarly to the distance G6.

[0042] An example of the dimensions of the tiles 30 is shown below. G01=60mm, G02=20mm, θ3=45°, θ4=45°, G1=8.00mm, G2=12.37mm, G3=12.37mm, G4=5.00mm, G5=5.00mm, G6=5.30mm, G7=5.30mm

[0043] 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a portion of the hanger 22 located between two adjacent tiles 30 in the second direction D2. The hanger 22 may include a hole 26 formed in the base portion 23 and the first insertion portion 24 at a position between the two tiles 30. The hole 26 may be formed to straddle the base portion 23 and the first insertion portion 24. The hole 26 can function as a drainage hole for draining liquid such as rainwater that has entered the gap between the first support member 20 and the tile 30 downward.

[0044] H5 represents the dimension of the portion of the hole 26 that is formed in the first insertion portion 24. H6 represents the dimension of the first insertion portion 24 in the case where the hole 26 is not formed. The dimension H5 is, for example, 4.0 mm, and the dimension H6 is, for example, 12.5 mm.

[0045] Fig. 7 is a plan view showing an example of the tile louver 10. In Fig. 7, the holes 26 of the hanger 22 are indicated by dotted lines. Since a plurality of holes 26 are arranged along the second direction D2, liquids such as rainwater are appropriately discharged to the outside of the tile louver 10.

[0046] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a VIII-VIII cross section of the tile louver 10 of Fig. 2. The tile louver 10 may include a second support member 50 located between the steel frame 3 and the first support member 20. The second support member 50 may include a first channel steel 51 fixed to the steel frame 3, and a second channel steel 52 fixed to the first support member 20. The first channel steel 51 and the second channel steel 52 may be combined such that the second channel steel 52 covers the opening of the first channel steel 51.

[0047] The second support member 50 may be provided only in the vicinity of the steel frames 3. That is, the second support member 50 may be shorter than the first support member 20 in the second direction D2. The hollow member 21 and the hanger 22 of the first support member 20 extend continuously in the second direction D2 between the two steel frames 3.

[0048] (Manufacturing method of tile louvers) An example of a method for manufacturing the tile louver 10 will be described.

[0049] First, the hollow member 21 is prepared. Next, the base portion 23 of the hanger 22 is fixed to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 using the fastener 27. Next, the adhesive 40 is applied to the hanger 22. Next, the first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 are inserted into the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 of the tile 30. For example, at the end of the hanger 22 in the second direction D2, the first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 are inserted into the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 of the tile 30. Next, the tile 30 is slid in the second direction D2 along the hanger 22. As a result, the first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 are inserted into the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 with the adhesive 40 filled in the first groove 31 and the second groove 32.

[0050] Next, a first drying step is performed to dry the adhesive 40 filled in the first groove 31 and the second groove 32. The first drying step may be performed in a state where a spacer is disposed between the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the rear surface 302 of the tile 30. This makes it possible to appropriately maintain the distance between the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the rear surface 302 of the tile 30. The spacer is removed after the first drying step.

[0051] Next, adhesive 40 is filled between the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the rear surface 302 of the tile 30. Next, a second drying step is performed to dry the adhesive 40 filled between the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the rear surface 302 of the tile 30.

[0052] Next, a sealing process is performed to provide a sealant 35. For example, the sealant 35 is applied between the side surfaces 305 of the tiles 30 adjacent to each other in the second direction D2. For example, the sealant 35 is applied between the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 and the rear surface 302 of the tile 30 above the adhesive 40. In this manner, the tile louver 10 is manufactured.

[0053] Thereafter, the tile louver 10 is fixed to the steel frame 3 of the wall surface 2 of the building 1. In this manner, the tile louver 10 is installed on the wall surface 2.

[0054] The tile louver 10 of the present embodiment is constructed by fixing a tile 30 to the front surface 211 of a hollow member 21. By employing a tile louver 10 having such a simple configuration, the tile louver 10 can be provided at low cost.

[0055] The first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 fixed to the front surface 211 of the hollow member 21 are inserted into the rear surface 302 of the tile 30. The first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 extend in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface 211 and the third direction D3. When a force is applied to the tile 30 in the third direction D3, the first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 can be caught in the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 of the tile 30. This prevents the tile 30 from falling off.

[0056] The sealing material 35 of this embodiment contains a low modulus resin, which increases the resistance of the tile louver 10 to vibration. By providing the sealing material 35, the burden on the hanger 22 is reduced. For example, it becomes possible to reduce the dimensions of the first insertion portion 24 and the second insertion portion 25 of the hanger 22 and the first groove 31 and the second groove 32 of the tile 30. By reducing the dimensions of the first groove 31 and the second groove 32, the occurrence of defects such as cracks in the tile 30 is suppressed.

[0057] Various modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment.

[0058] (First Modification) 9, the hanger 22 may include the first insert 24 but not the second insert 25. The tile 30 may include a first groove 31 and a second groove 32. The first groove 31 has the first insert 24 inserted therein and is filled with adhesive 40. The second groove 32 may be filled with adhesive 40.

[0059] In this modified example, the first insertion portion 24 may be inserted into the first groove 31 by hooking the first groove 31 of the tile 30 onto the first insertion portion 24 of the hanger 22 from above.

[0060] (Second Modification) 10, the hanger 22 may include the first insert 24 but not the second insert 25. The tile 30 may include the first groove 31 but not the second groove 32. The first insert 24 is inserted into the first groove 31 and filled with adhesive 40. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 1. Building 2. Wall 3. Steel Frame 10 Tile Louvers 20 First support member 21 Hollow members 211 Front 212 Rear 213 Top surface 214 Bottom surface 22 Hanger 23 Base 24 First insertion part 25 Second insertion part 26 holes 27 Fixtures 30 tiles 301 Front 302 Rear 303 Top surface 304 Bottom surface 305 Side 31 First groove 311 First corner 32 2nd groove 321 2nd corner 35 Sealant 40 Adhesive 50 Second support member 51 First channel steel 52 Second channel steel

Claims

1. A tile louver, Multiple tiles arranged in one direction, A first support member supporting a plurality of the tiles; an adhesive disposed between the tile and the first support member; The first support member includes a hollow member and a hanger fixed to a front surface of the hollow member and inserted into a rear surface of the tile.

2. the hanger includes a base portion fixed to the front surface of the hollow member and a first insertion portion extending in a direction inclined with respect to the front surface of the hollow member, the tile includes a first groove formed on the rear surface of the tile and into which the first insertion portion is inserted; The tile louver of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes a portion located between the rear surface of the tile and the front surface of the hollow member and a portion located in the first groove.

3. The hanger further includes a second insert portion extending in a direction inclined relative to the front surface of the hollow member in a direction opposite to the first insert portion, The tile further includes a second groove formed on the rear surface of the tile and into which the second insertion portion is inserted, The tile louver of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive further comprises a portion located in the second groove.

4. The tile louver of claim 2 , wherein the hanger includes holes formed in the base portion and the first insert portion located between two adjacent tiles.

5. The tile louver according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a sealant including a portion located between the sides of two adjacent tiles.

6. The sealing material has an elastic recovery of 65% or more, The tile louver according to claim 5, wherein the elastic recovery is measured based on JIS A 1439 (2016).

7. The tile louver of claim 5 , wherein the sealant further comprises a portion located above the adhesive and between the rear surface of the tile and the front surface of the hollow member.

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