Construction method of boardlike building elements

• US 5,265,396 A
• Filed: 10/15/1991
• Issued: 11/30/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: INAX Corporation (LIXIL Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: INAX Corporation (LIXIL Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Amimoto, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIEN T
• Application Number:
  US07/775,574
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 52/741, 52/745, 52/508, 52/511, 52/512, 52/513, 52/235, 52/732, 52/509, 52/585, 52/586, 52/713
• US Class Current: 52/745.12
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0855 adjustable in several directions, one of which is perpendicular to the wall

Abstract

In a construction method of boardlike building elements each having a groove formed in its upper edge face in the lengthwise direction thereof, the boardlike building elements are fixed to the wall surface of a building body in arranged form by fixing each first fixture to the building body such that the horizontal segment of each first fixture extends perpendicularly to the wall surface, inserting each second straight fixture in the downward direction in a slit which is formed in a distal edge portion of the horizontal segment of each first fixture in parallel to the wall surface, and fitting the lower edge of each second fixture in the upper edge groove of each boardlike building element, whereby the upper portion of each boardlike building element is fixed to the building body.

Claims

1. A construction method of fixing boardlike building elements to a wall surface of a building body in arranged form by fixtures, each boardlike building element having upper and lower edge grooves formed in upper and lower edge faces thereof in a lengthwise direction thereof;

and each fixture being composed of an L-shaped fixture to be fixed to the wall surface, a straight fixture to be coupled to the L-shaped fixture so as to project horizontally therefrom which has first and second slits formed in a distal edge portion thereof and extending parallel to the wall surface, and first and second insert plates to be inserted in the first and second slits, respectively, of the straight fixture in a downward direction;

comprising the steps of;

inserting a first insert plate in a first slit of a straight fixture after the straight fixture is coupled to an L-shaped fixture,

fitting a lower edge portion of said first insert plate in an upper edge groove of a first boardlike building element arranged under a lower side of said straight fixture,

fitting an upper edge portion of said first insert plate in a lower edge groove of a second boardlike building element arranged on an upper side, of said straight fixture so that said first and second boardlike building elements are vertically arranged and fixed to the wall surface, and

inserting a second insert plate in a second slit of said straight fixture which is provided closer to the wall surface than said first slit so that said first and second boardlike building elements are prevented from shifting toward the wall surface.

2. A construction method according to claim 1, wherein the L-shaped fixture has a vertical segment to be fixed to the building body and a horizonal segment extending horizontally from the vertical segment, to which said straight fixture is secured by a bolt;

and the horizontal segment and the straight fixture include individual slots which extend so as to cross each other and in which the bolt is inserted.

3. A construction method according to claim 1, wherein the upper edge groove of the boardlike building element extends over the whole width of the boardlike building element.

4. A construction method according to claim 1, wherein the lower edge groove of the boardlike building element extends over the whole width of the boardlike building element.

5. A construction method according to claim 1, wherein the groove is semi-circular in side view.

6. A construction method according to claim 1, wherein the lower edge groove of the boardlike building element is semi-circular in side view.

7. A construction method according to claim 1, wherein said first insert plate is loosely fitted into said lower and upper edge grooves of said first and second boardlike building elements.

8. A construction method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of filling a space between said second insert plate and said first and second boardlike boardlike building elements with a synthetic resin.

9. A construction method of fixing boardlike building elements to a wall surface of a building body with fixtures, each boardlike building element having upper and lower grooves extending lengthwise on upper and lower edge faces thereof;

and each fixture being composed of an L-shaped fixture having a vertical section to be fixed to the wall surface and a horizontal section extending outwardly from the wall surface and having a first slot, a straight fixture coupled to the horizontal section and having a second slot and first and second pairs of slits extending inwardly from opposite side edges to be parallel to the vertical section, and first and second insert plates, each having a pair of leg segments extending downwardly from opposite sides to be inserted in the first and second pairs of slits, respectively, said construction method comprising the step of;

fixing the vertical sections of the L-shaped fixtures to the building body so that the horizontal sections extend from the wall surface, superposing the straight fixtures on the respective horizontal sections of the L-shaped fixtures and connecting the straight fixtures and the fixtures together;

inserting leg segments of first and second insert plates into first and second pairs of slits of a first straight fixture;

fitting a lower edge groove of a boardlike building element over an upper edge of said first insert plate such that an upper edge groove of said boardlike building element aligns with a first pair of slits of a second straight fixture which has been arranged above said first straight fixture;

inserting leg segments of another first insert plate into said first pair of slits of said second straight fixture such that said leg segments of said another first insert plate fit into said upper groove of said boardlike building element to thereby fix said boardlike building element to the wall surface; and

inserting leg segments of another second insert plate into a second pair of slits of said second straight fixture which has been provided behind said first pair of slits to thereby prevent said boardlike building element from shifting toward the wall surface beyond a position of said second pair of slits.

10. A construction method according to claim 9, wherein said first insert plates are loosely fitted into said lower and upper edge grooves of said boardlike building element.

11. A construction method according to claim 10 further comprising the step of filling a space between said second insert plate and said boardlike building element with a synthetic resin to rigidly bond said boardlike building element to said second insert plate, thereby securing said boardlike building element to the wall surface.

12. A construction method according to claim 9, wherein said first and second slots extend perpendicular to each other, thereby permitting two-dimensional fine adjustment of said boardlike building element with respect to the wall surface.