PANEL CONNECTING APPARATUS FOR BUILT-UP STORAGE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform panel connecting work after holding down the number of parts. SOLUTION: A connecting metal fitting 50 is fixed across a beam 22, and one mounting plate 52 is fixed to a connection end 40R of a left side panel 12, while the other mounting plate 53 abuts on a connection end 40L of a right side panel 12. The mounting plate 53 is provided with an elongate hole 55 for inserting a bolt 43 screwed to the connection end 40L, and a pressed plate 56. The upper face of the mounting plate 53 is mounted with a drawing metal fitting 60 comprising an axial hole 62 for inserting the bolt 43 through, and a peripheral surface cam 64. The drawing metal fitting 60 is turned around the axial hole 62 to bring the peripheral surface cam 64 into contact with the pressed plate 56 sequentially from a small distance part 65S toward a large distance part 65L. The connection end 40L of the right side panel 12 is thereby drawn to the connection end 40R of the left side panel 12 to join the end faces to each other. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT