JP2000064457A - Glass block construction body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glass block construction body allowing the application of the same joint material on a flat wall face and a curved wall face and capable of suppressing cost increase. SOLUTION: A glass block construction body constructing a curved wall face by laminating and arranging a plurality of glass blocks 1 in layers lengthwise and breadthwise through a joint material is provided with a framelike joint member 2 which adheres closely in and is fitted elastically in a recessed part 1a on an outer peripheral face of individual glass block 1 and an elastic spacer 5 arranged between adjacent framelike joint members 2 and 2 on an outer side of the curved wall face. A contact face between the adjacent framelike joint members 2, 2 and the elastic spacer 5 is provided with projecting and recessed parts 2d, 2e, 5a, 5b which engage mutually.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a glass block construction body for constructing a curved glass block wall by a dry construction method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of constructing a glass block wall, a wet construction method using mortar for joints,
A dry construction method that does not use mortar is known.

The above-mentioned wet construction method is problematic in that it requires a skilled worker for construction and requires a curing period for the mortar filled in the joints. There is an advantage in that the materials and labors used in constructing such a wall surface are almost the same.

On the other hand, the dry construction method has the advantage that it can be constructed in a short construction period because it does not require specialists and does not require a mortar curing period, but it has the advantage of constructing flat wall surfaces and curved wall surfaces. It is necessary to use different joint material when constructing. For example, the present applicant has proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-45774, and the joint main bodies integrally formed of an elastic material such as rubber into a polygonal frame are used as one set for two glass blocks. When a curved wall surface is constructed using joint materials for assembling glass blocks, which are attached to both side edges of the outer peripheral surface of the glass block, the joint width between the glass blocks is different between the inside and outside of the curve. Therefore, it is necessary to make the outer peripheral surface of the joint material positioned on the outer side larger than the outer peripheral surface of the joint material positioned on the inner side of the curved wall surface.

[0005]

In the conventional dry construction method, as described above, different joint materials have to be produced for constructing a flat wall surface and for constructing a curved wall surface. In addition, since it is necessary to manufacture a joint material having different shapes depending on the size of the curvature of the curved wall surface, the cost for manufacturing these molding dies is high, which causes a problem of a significant increase in cost.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems of the conventional dry construction method, and its object is to make it possible to apply the same joint material to a flat wall surface and a curved wall surface. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a glass block structure capable of suppressing cost increase.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a glass block construction in which a plurality of glass blocks are laminated in a matrix in a vertical and horizontal direction to form a curved wall surface. A frame-shaped joint material elastically and tightly fitted into a concave portion of the outer peripheral surface of the glass block, and an elastic spacer interposed between adjacent frame-shaped joint materials on the outer side of the curved wall surface are provided.

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the elastic spacer having a shape adapted to the curvature of the curved wall surface is disposed between the adjacent frame-shaped joint materials of the outer joint portion of the curved wall surface so as to obtain a desired curvature. Curved wall surfaces can be constructed. Further, since the frame-shaped joint material can be shared with a flat wall surface, and the elastic spacer can be manufactured in the shape of a rod, it is inexpensive and the cost can be reduced.

Further, since the contact surface between the adjacent frame-shaped joint material and the elastic spacer is provided with the concavo-convex portion which engages with each other, the sealing property and the positioning and fixing function can be improved.

[0010]

1 (A) is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of a vertical joint of a glass block construction of the present invention showing an embodiment for constructing a curved wall surface, and FIG. 1 (B) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an elastic spacer. 2 is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of a curved wall surface constructed according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of a glass block construction body of the curved wall surface according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view showing an example of the joint material according to the present invention, in which the cross-sectional shape of each side is partially cut away, and (B) and (C) are a left side view and a bottom view thereof.

1 to 3, 1 is a glass block, 2 is a frame-shaped joint material, 3 is a vertical reinforcing aggregate, 4 is a horizontal reinforcing aggregate, and 5 is an elastic spacer.

The glass block 1 has front and back surfaces each of which has a substantially square shape with one side having a predetermined dimension (for example, about 20 cm or the like), has a predetermined thickness (for example, about 10 cm), and has a hollow inside and an outer peripheral surface. Has a concave portion 1a, and rib convex stripes 1b, 1b are formed on both side edges of the concave portion 1a. The rib ridges 1b and 1b are used for the frame-shaped joint material 2 and the glass block 1.
It is formed to enhance the locking action with.

The frame-shaped joint material 2 is made of a rubber material such as silicone rubber, which is excellent in weather resistance as a whole and can be freely colored, a resin material, and other elastic materials, as shown in FIG. It is integrally molded into a shape.

The frame-shaped joint material 2 having the same shape is set in pairs for each glass block 1 as shown in FIG.
(A) and as shown in FIG. 2, the rib protrusions 1 on both sides of the recess 1a on the outer peripheral surface of the glass block 1 are arranged in opposite directions.
It is used by elastically closely fitting to b and 1b.

For this reason, the frame-shaped joint material 2 has a quadrangular frame shape, and the inner peripheral surface 2a at the outer end portion thereof has a shape as shown in FIG. 1 (A), FIG. 2 and FIG. Glass block 1
A concave groove 2c that fits into the rib ridges 1b and 1b of the concave portion 1a on the outer peripheral surface of the is provided. In addition, the outer peripheral surface 2b of the frame-shaped joint material 2
Is a sealing surface that can be in close contact with the outer peripheral surface 2b of the adjacent frame-shaped joint material 2. Therefore, a concave portion 2d is formed on the outer peripheral surface 2b of the outer end portion of two adjacent sides of the four sides of the frame-shaped joint material 2, and the concave portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface 2b of the outer end portions of the other two adjacent sides. It is provided with a convex portion 2e that fits into 2d.

A seal lip 2f is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the inner end of the frame-shaped joint material 2 so as to project outward. Then, the four corners of the outer peripheral surface 2b of the frame-shaped joint material 2 are formed in a rectangular shape, whereby when the glass blocks 1 and 1 are closely and vertically connected, the four corners of each frame-shaped joint material 2 are connected. It prevents the formation of gaps in the united part.

The elastic spacer 5 is made of the same material as the frame-shaped joint material 2 or another elastic material and is formed in a rod shape having a fan-shaped cross section. A plurality of elastic spacers 5 having a fan-shaped cross-section and different expansion angles are prepared, and one that matches the curvature of the curved wall surface to be constructed is used. On both surfaces of the elastic spacer 5, a concave portion 5a and a convex portion 5b that engage with the concave portion 2d and the convex portion 2e of the frame-shaped joint material 2 are provided. This elastic spacer 5
Is to be provided over the entire length of the joint outside the curved wall surface of the glass block construction. The elastic spacer 5 may have a length corresponding to one glass block 1.

The vertical reinforcing aggregates 3 and the horizontal reinforcing aggregates 4 are made of appropriate materials (iron, steel, stainless steel, other metallic materials or resins, FRP, other composite materials, wood, etc.). Are formed in various shapes (plate shape, round bar shape, ladder shape, and other shapes), and are arranged between the plurality of glass blocks 1, 1 in the vertical and horizontal direction frame-shaped joint materials 2 and 2 without being visible from the outside. It is something. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the vertical reinforcing aggregate 3 has a plate shape, the horizontal reinforcing aggregate 4 has a round bar shape, and the plate-like vertical reinforcing aggregate 3 side has a horizontal reinforcing member. A through hole 3a for penetrating the reinforcing aggregate 4 in the horizontal direction is provided at a portion intersecting with the aggregate 4. Upper and lower frame members and left and right frame members are attached to both ends of the vertical reinforcing aggregate 3 and the horizontal reinforcing aggregate 4 by bolts or the like.

The upper and lower frame members and the left and right frame members are made of an appropriate material (iron, steel, stainless steel, other metal material or resin, FRP, other composite material, wood, etc.) and have an appropriate cross-sectional shape ( L-shaped cross section, U-shaped cross section, hollow square pipe shape, solid square bar shape, and other shapes), and a length adapted to the height and width dimensions of the glass block wall to be constructed and the curvature of the curved wall surface. Size and shape are used,
A plurality of glass blocks 1 are vertically and horizontally laminated with a frame-shaped joint material 2 and elastic spacers 5 interposed therebetween to construct a curved glass block construction body.

The configuration of the present invention is as described above. Next, the outline of the construction of the curved wall surface will be outlined. First, as shown in FIG. 3, two frame-shaped joint materials 2 are fitted in pairs on both side edges of the outer peripheral surface of each glass block 1. And
In advance, the lower frame member that has been curved so as to match the curvature of the curved wall surface is arranged and fixed, and as shown in FIG. 2, the glass block 1 of the first stage is adjusted to match the curvature of the curved wall surface. The elastic spacers 5 are arranged between the frame-shaped joint materials 2, 2 arranged on the outer side of the curved wall surface. In this case, the lower end of the reinforcing aggregate 3 in the vertical direction is fixed to each of the vertical joints in advance on the lower frame member by bolts or the like. And the glass block 1 of the first stage
The horizontal reinforcing aggregate 4 is inserted into the through hole 3a of the vertical reinforcing aggregate 3 as shown in FIG. 3, and the second glass block 1 is stacked thereon. The same applies to the third and subsequent stages.

A frame-shaped joint material 2 is elastically closely fitted to each glass block 1, and a concave portion 2d and a convex portion 2e are formed on the outer peripheral surface 2b of the frame-shaped joint material 2. Also,
Since the elastic spacer 5 is also formed with the same concave portion 5a and convex portion 5b, the concave portion 2d and the convex portion 2e of the adjacent frame-shaped joint materials 2 and 2 are engaged with each other at the joint portion inside the curved wall surface.
In the joint portion outside the curved wall surface, the recess 5 of the elastic spacer 5 is formed.
a and the convex portion 5b engage with the convex portion 2e and the concave portion 2d of the frame-shaped joint material 2 on both sides to perform sealing. This sealing action is the same in the vertical and horizontal joints.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the elastic wall spacer having a shape adapted to the curvature of the curved wall surface is disposed between the adjacent frame-shaped joint materials at the outer joint portion of the curved wall surface, whereby the curved wall surface having the desired curvature is obtained. Can be built. And
The frame-shaped joint material can be shared with a flat wall surface, and the elastic spacer can be manufactured in the shape of a rod. Therefore, the cost is low and the cost can be reduced.

Further, since the contact surface between the adjacent frame-shaped joint material and the elastic spacer is provided with the uneven portion which engages with each other, the sealing property and the positioning and fixing function can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of a vertical joint portion of a glass block construct of the present invention showing an example of constructing a curved wall surface, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged sectional view of an elastic spacer.

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic sectional view of a curved wall surface constructed according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of a curved wall glass block construction according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 (A) is a rear view showing an example of a joint material according to the present invention, in which a cross-sectional shape of each side is partially cut away, and (B) and (C) are on the left side thereof. Front and bottom views.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 glass block 1a recess 1b Rib ridge 2 Frame-shaped joint material 2a Inner surface 2b outer peripheral surface 2c groove 2d recess 2e convex part 2f seal lip 3 Vertical reinforcing aggregates 3a through hole 4 Horizontal reinforcement aggregate 5 Elastic spacer 5a recess 5b convex part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A glass block construction body in which a plurality of glass blocks are laminated vertically and laterally through a joint material to construct a curved wall surface, and the glass block construction is elastically closely fitted to the concave portion of the outer peripheral surface of each glass block. And a frame-shaped joint material, and an elastic spacer interposed between adjacent frame-shaped joint materials outside the curved wall surface. 2. The glass block construction body according to claim 1, wherein the contact surfaces of the adjacent frame-shaped joint material and the elastic spacer are provided with uneven portions which engage with each other.