Wall structure

The wall structure enhances shear strength by using notched panel members in a staggered pattern with jaw formations and vertical reinforcement bars to efficiently transmit and support loads, addressing the limitations of existing checkered wall structures.

JP2026111392APending Publication Date: 2026-07-03TAKENAKA CORP

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
TAKENAKA CORP
Filing Date
2024-12-23
Publication Date
2026-07-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing wall structures with checkered patterns struggle to effectively exhibit the shear strength of panel members due to limitations in transmitting horizontal and vertical loads through joint portions.

Method used

The wall structure employs rectangular panel members with notched corners forming jaws, arranged in a staggered pattern, allowing vertical loads to be supported by corner-to-jaw contact and horizontal loads to be transmitted via bearing pressure, with vertical reinforcement bars penetrating the horizontal plane to enhance connectivity and resistance to horizontal loads.

Benefits of technology

This configuration enables easy exhibition of shear strength by facilitating the transmission of both vertical and horizontal loads, thereby improving the structural integrity and load-bearing capacity of the wall.

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Abstract

This provides a staggered wall structure that facilitates the shear strength of the panel material. [Solution] The structure is formed using a plurality of rectangular panel materials 20, each having a jaw portion V with a horizontal surface and a vertical surface formed by cutting out the corners. The panel materials 20 are arranged in a staggered pattern with spacing between them in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the corners of one panel material 20 that are joined together are positioned on the jaw portion V of the other panel material 20. Vertical loads are transmitted between the corner of one panel material 20 and the horizontal surface, and horizontal loads are transmitted between the corner of one panel material and the vertical surface.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a wall structure.

Background Art

[0002] The following Patent Document 1 shows a wall structure formed by a plurality of wall column members arranged in a checkered pattern.

Prior Art Document

Patent Document

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In a wall structure formed by arranging wall column members (panel members) in a checkered pattern as in Patent Document 1 above, the shear strength of the wall structure is determined by the breaking strength of the joint portion of the panel members, and it may be difficult to sufficiently exhibit the shear strength originally possessed by the panel members.

[0005] In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a checkered wall structure in which the shear strength of the panel members can be easily exhibited.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The wall structure according to claim 1 is formed using a plurality of rectangular panel members provided with jaws having horizontal and vertical planes formed by notch-cutting corners, the panel members being arranged in a checkered pattern with intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and corners of one of the panel members to be joined being arranged in the jaws of the other panel member, the vertical load being transmitted by the corner of the one panel member and the horizontal plane, and the horizontal load being transmitted by the corner of the one panel member and the vertical plane.

[0007] In the wall structure of claim 1, the corner of one panel material is positioned against a jaw formed at the corner of the other panel material that is joined to it. This allows vertical loads to be supported and horizontal loads to be transmitted by the bearing pressure between the panel materials. In other words, the panel materials can exert shear strength.

[0008] In contrast, when panel materials without a jaw structure are placed vertically, it is difficult to transmit horizontal loads between the panel materials.

[0009] The wall structure of claim 2 is the wall structure of claim 1, wherein vertical reinforcement bars, arranged vertically across the upper and lower panel materials, penetrate the horizontal plane.

[0010] In the wall structure of claim 2, the panel materials are connected vertically by vertical reinforcement bars, and the shear strength of the vertical reinforcement bars allows for resistance to horizontal loads. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, the shear strength of the panel material is easily achieved. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] This is an elevation view showing a wall structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] (A) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an example of the joint structure of the upper and lower panel materials, (B) is a cross-sectional view of line BB in (A), and (C) is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the sleeve arrangement. [Figure 3] This is an elevation view showing a modified example of a wall structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] (A) is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an example of the joint structure of the upper and lower panel materials in the modified example, and (B) is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the sleeve arrangement in the modified example. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0013] The wall structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Components indicated by the same reference numerals in each drawing are considered to be the same component. However, unless otherwise specified in the specification, each component is not limited to one, and there may be multiple such components.

[0014] Furthermore, explanations of redundant components and reference numerals in each drawing may be omitted. This disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments, and modifications can be made as appropriate within the scope of the purpose of this disclosure, such as omitting components, substituting them with different components, or combining one embodiment with various modifications.

[0015] Figure 1 partially shows a building 10 to which a wall structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. This wall structure may be an exterior wall or an interior wall, and is formed using a plurality of rectangular panel materials 20. The panel materials 20 are arranged in a staggered (checkerboard) pattern with spacing in the vertical and horizontal directions.

[0016] More specifically, two panel materials 20 are arranged with a gap between them in the horizontal direction. One panel material 20 is positioned above these two panel materials 20, straddling them. The lower corner of the upper panel material 20 is positioned in the jaw portion V, which is a notch formed in the upper corner of each of the two lower panel materials 20.

[0017] Reinforcing bars 22 are inserted through the upper and lower panel materials 20. The configuration of the reinforcing bars 22 will be described later, but they are inserted in the vertical direction of the wall. In addition, a space W is formed in the area surrounded by the four panel materials 20 where no panel materials 20 are placed. Window frames or the like may be placed in space W.

[0018] In the following description, for convenience, the upper panel material 20 joined to each other may be referred to as panel material 20A, and the lower panel material 20 may be referred to as panel material 20B. However, the panel materials 20A and 20B have the same configuration as each other. Therefore, the configuration described for the panel material 20A is also included in the panel material 20B. Similarly, the configuration described for the panel material 20B is also included in the panel material 20A.

[0019] In FIGS. 2(A) and (B), details of the joint structure of the panel materials 20A and 20B are shown. FIG. 2(A) is an enlarged view of the portion indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1.

[0020] This figure shows the configurations of the upper left corner portion of the panel material 20B and the lower right corner portion of the panel material 20A, but the configurations of the upper right corner portion of the panel material 20B and the lower left corner portion of the panel material 20A are the same. Also, the configurations of both upper corner portions of the panel material 20A are the same as the configurations of both upper corner portions of the panel material 20B. Further, the configurations of both lower corner portions of the panel material 20B are the same as the configurations of both lower corner portions of the panel material 20A.

[0021] The jaw portion V formed at the upper corner portion of the panel material 20B includes a vertical surface V1 and a horizontal surface V2. The vertical surface V1 and the horizontal surface V2 are end surfaces formed by notch-cutting the upper corner portion of the panel material 20B.

[0022] The corner portion of the panel material 20A is disposed in the jaw portion V. The panel material 20A is disposed at a distance from the vertical surface V1 and the horizontal surface V2. The gap between the panel material 20A and each of the vertical surface V1 and the horizontal surface V2 is filled with grout G.

[0023] A vertical bar 22B vertically reinforced across the upper and lower panel materials 20A and 20B penetrates through the horizontal surface V2 of the panel material 20B.

[0024] The vertical bar 22B is a main bar reinforced at both horizontal ends in the panel material 20B. The upper end portion of the vertical bar 22B protrudes from the horizontal surface V2 and is inserted into the sleeve S.

[0025] Sleeve S is a mechanical joint positioned at the corner of the panel material 20A, with an opening at the lower end of the corner. The lower end of the vertical reinforcement bar 22A is inserted into Sleeve S. The vertical reinforcement bar 22A is the main reinforcement bar positioned at both horizontal ends of the panel material 20A.

[0026] These vertical reinforcements 22A and 22B are connected by sleeves S to form the reinforcement bar 22 shown in Figure 1.

[0027] As shown in Figure 2(B), the panel material 20A is reinforced with stirrups 26 surrounding the vertical reinforcement bars 22A. This allows the portion through which the vertical reinforcement bars 22A are inserted to function as a wall column. The thickness of the wall column portion through which the vertical reinforcement bars 22A are inserted is equal to the thickness of the portion other than the wall column portion.

[0028] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 2(A), wall reinforcement bars 24 are arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions within the panel material 20A.

[0029] <Mechanism and Effects> As shown in Figure 1, the panel materials 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention are arranged in a staggered pattern with gaps in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the lower corner of one panel material 20A, which is joined to the other, is positioned on the jaw portion V formed on the upper corner of the other panel material 20B.

[0030] This allows vertical loads to be transmitted between the lower corner of one panel material 20A and the horizontal surface V2 of panel material 20B shown in Figure 2. Furthermore, horizontal loads can be transmitted between the lower corner of one panel material 20A and the vertical surface V1 of panel material 20B. In other words, horizontal loads are transmitted by the bearing pressure between the corner of panel material 20A and the vertical surface V1 of panel material 20B. This allows panel materials 20A and 20B to exhibit shear strength.

[0031] Furthermore, in this wall structure, vertical reinforcement bars 22B, which are arranged vertically across the upper and lower panel materials 20A and 20B, penetrate the horizontal plane V2 of the panel material 20B. As a result, the panel materials 20A and 20B are connected vertically, and the shear strength of the reinforcement bars 22, including the vertical reinforcement bars 22B, allows them to resist horizontal loads.

[0032] <Other Embodiments> In the above embodiment, the sleeve S is placed at the corner of the panel material 20A as shown in Figure 2(A), but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to this.

[0033] For example, as shown in Figure 2(C), the sleeve S may be placed on the panel material 20B. In this case, the sleeve S opens into the horizontal plane V2 of the panel material 20B. The upper end of the vertical reinforcement bar 22B is inserted into the sleeve S. The lower end of the vertical reinforcement bar 22A that protrudes from the lower end of the panel material 20A is also inserted into the sleeve S.

[0034] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the lower corner of the upper panel material 20A is positioned on the jaw portion V formed at the upper corner of each of the two panel materials 20B, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to this.

[0035] For example, as shown in Figure 3, the upper corner of the lower panel material 20B may be placed on the jaw portion V formed on the lower corner of the upper panel material 20A. That is, the jaw portion V may be formed on the upper corner or the lower corner of the panel material 20.

[0036] Furthermore, even in the example where a jaw portion V is formed at the lower corner of the panel material 20, the sleeve S may be placed on the upper panel material 20A as shown in Figure 4(A), or on the lower panel material 20B as shown in Figure 4(B).

[0037] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the reinforcing bars 22 are assumed to penetrate vertically through the upper and lower panel materials 20A and 20B, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to this.

[0038] For example, instead of the reinforcing bars 22, connecting hardware may be placed across the upper and lower panel materials 20A and 20B. As connecting hardware, for example, a steel plate with stud bolts welded to it can be used. Furthermore, such connecting hardware may be used in combination with the reinforcing bars 22. Thus, the present invention can be implemented in various forms. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0039] 20 Panel materials 20A Panel Material 20B Panel Material 22 Reinforcing bars (vertical reinforcement) 22A Vertical stripes 22B Vertical lines V-shaped jaw

Claims

1. It is formed using multiple rectangular panel materials, each having a jaw portion with horizontal and vertical surfaces formed by cutting out the corners. The aforementioned panel material is The panels are arranged in a staggered pattern with gaps in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the corners of one panel that are joined together are positioned on the jaw portion of the other panel. The vertical load is transmitted between the corner of one of the panel materials and the horizontal surface, and the horizontal load is transmitted between the corner of one of the panel materials and the vertical surface. wall structure.

2. The wall structure according to claim 1, wherein vertical reinforcement bars, arranged vertically across the upper and lower panel materials, penetrate the horizontal plane.