JP2000073575A - Leveling device for folding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a leveling height regulation in a folding structure. SOLUTION: A height adjusting means 14 using an adjuster fittings 15 is severally provided at the lower end of a wall face part of a folding structure used as an office to enable a levelling height adjustment, and a support means 26 having a caster 28 which raises and supports the wall face part up to a height equivalent to or higher than its maximum adjusting width is detachably set in the wall face part, and therefore the height adjustment can be carried out in the supported state without feeling the load of the wall face part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding structure suitably used, for example, in an installation house installed outdoors, an office installed indoors in a factory, etc., and more particularly, to a horizontal installation of this folding structure on the ground or floor. The present invention relates to a leveling device for a folded structure, which can easily perform the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A folding structure of this kind has been proposed by the present inventors in a patent application. For example, a flat structure formed by a pair of opposed base walls and a pair of folded walls between the opposed base walls so as to be freely foldable. It has a square or rectangular folding wall surface, for example, a folding roof that is folded upward like a valley along with the folding of the above-mentioned folding wall, separated at the ridge and overlapped on the outside of a pair of opposed base walls. It is equipped with various types of roofs (used to include the ceiling), such as a separated flip-up roof that rotates and folds, or an assembled roof that is formed by connecting and assembling at the site. It shall be equipped with a floor such as a separated flip-up floor that is turned inside the wall and folded, or an assembled floor formed by connecting and assembling at the site, and a pair of opposing base wall, folding wall, roof, In response The floor to be used is generally made of a panel structure. For folding and rotation, for example, aluminum hinges and hinge hardware are used, and doors, sliding doors, and other fittings are installed on the pair of opposed base walls and folding walls. In this way, people can enter and exit.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
For example, it is relatively easy to install and remove compared to a structure constructed by on-site construction or assembled and installed, and has the advantage of being compactly folded and stored when not in use. If the floor has slopes or irregularities, the factory-made folding structure cannot cope with this as it is and cannot be installed horizontally. For example, a leveling height adjustment means is provided for this. This is preferable because it secures the workability of installation. On the other hand, the folding structure itself is heavy in weight. Since the opposed base wall and the folded wall are formed by using a foam-filled panel or the like, the weight of the folded wall part by the opposed base wall and the folded wall increases, and the roof and / or However, the folding structure having a floor or the like will be heavier, so that even if the leveling means for leveling is provided, the leveling cannot be easily adjusted by these weights. Will be.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a leveling means for leveling a folding structure and to adjust the leveling at the time of installation. The object of the present invention is to provide a leveling device for a folded structure, which is capable of performing as easily as possible.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the above object, the present invention provides a height-adjusting means for leveling a folding structure so that the folding structure can be installed horizontally.
In adjusting the leveling, the folding structure, that is, the folding wall portion is lifted to a predetermined height and supported so that the adjustment can be performed without feeling the weight of the folding structure or the folding wall portion. 2. The folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the folding structure has a flat rectangular or rectangular folding wall portion formed by a pair of opposed base walls and a pair of folded walls between the opposed base walls. Height adjusting means installed on the opposite base wall and the folding wall of the section, and a height equal to or larger than the maximum adjustment dimension of the height adjusting means detachably installed on the folding wall. And a support means for lifting and supporting the folding wall portion at the position of the folding structure.
In addition, when the folding structure is installed and removed, the supporting means also serves as a transporting means, and the folding structure or the folding wall surface can be moved to the installation place or the like without using a mechanical force such as a crane. The support means is installed on the folding wall portion via a caster frame so that the transfer can be smoothly performed to the storage place and the weight can be adjusted without feeling the weight in the state of the transfer. A leveling device for a folding structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the folding structure or the folding wall surface portion is also foldable. In order to eliminate as much as possible instability and to make the supporting means and transporting means as stable as possible by the casters of the supporting means, 3. The leveling device for a folding structure according to claim 2, wherein the casters of the holding means are provided at least at both ends in the width direction of the pair of opposed base walls in the folding wall portion. The gist of the invention is to solve the above problems.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings, in which A is a folding type which is installed in a building such as a factory and used as an office or a clean room. A folded structure A
Has a plane rectangular or rectangular folding wall portion 1 formed so as to be freely foldable by a pair of opposed base walls 2 and a pair of folded walls 3 between the opposed base walls. The part 1 connects the pair of folding walls 3 to each other in the width direction at both ends of the pair of opposing base walls 2 with a hinge 12. In this example, the pair of folding walls 3 is connected using an aluminum hinge, for example. The hinges 12 are connected at the corresponding intermediate positions in the width direction, and in the present example, the connection is similarly performed by the aluminum hinge at one central position in the width direction, and the pair of folding walls 3 are valley-folded between the pair of opposing base walls 2. It is freely foldable, mountain-foldable or bellows-foldable, and in this example, it is valley-foldable so that it can be compactly folded particularly in the width direction.

[0007] The folding structure A is provided with height adjusting means 14 for leveling out which is installed on the opposing base wall 2 and the folding wall 3 of the folding wall portion 1, respectively, and is detachably attached to the folding wall portion 1. A supporting means 26 for lifting and supporting the folded wall portion 1 at a height position equal to or greater than the maximum adjustment dimension of the installed height adjusting means 14; 26 calls this
A caster 28 is installed on the folding wall 1 via a caster frame 27, and the caster 28
Can be used as a pair of opposed base walls 2 on the folded wall 1.
Are installed at least at both ends in the width direction.

That is, in the present embodiment, the leveling means 14 for leveling out is provided with the pair of opposing base walls 2 and the folding walls 3.
For example, a plurality of adjuster fittings 15 installed in the longitudinal direction on the lower surface of the adjuster fitting 15 are used.
Is a base 16 for placing it on the floor of a building, a rotating bolt 17 capable of supporting the load of the folded structure A by using a thick shaft vertically set up on the base 16 and Bolt 1
Manual operation unit 18 with a fixing nut fixed below 7
And a receiving nut 20 for screwing the rotary bolt 17 fixed to the opposing base wall 2 and the folding wall 3 side. At this time, in this example, the opposing base wall 2 and the folding wall 3 side are provided. The receiving nut 20 is fixed in series or intermittently in the longitudinal direction of the lower end of the opposed base wall 2 and the folding wall 3 so as to form the adjusting device together with the adjuster fitting 15. A hollow support frame 19 capable of supporting the load of the folding structure A is used. The rotary bolt 17 is inserted through a through hole for a bolt into the upper or lower surface of the bottom plate portion, in this example, the hollow portion on the upper surface in this example. The height adjusting means 14 of the present embodiment is fixed so as to receive a screw.
A rotary bolt 17 is screwed into the support frame 19, and the adjuster bracket 15 is set on the support frame 19.
By rotating the rotating bolt 17 in the direction opposite to the screwing direction, the rotating bolt 17 is extended downward, and the base 16 of the adjuster fitting 15 is in contact with the floor of the building, and the folded wall 1 Adjustment work can be performed so that leveling is performed.

On the other hand, the supporting means, in particular, the supporting means 26 by the casters 28 installed through the caster frame 27 in the present embodiment, is provided below the folded wall portion 1, in this embodiment, the pair of opposed base walls 2 Bolt nuts 29 at four locations on one opposite base wall 2 at both ends in the width direction and two locations at each intermediate position, a total of eight locations, either directly or via a bracket.
At this time, the caster frame 27 is formed by combining, for example, a thick L-shaped angle material and welding and fixing these angle materials in a front L-shape and in a vertical triangle on the side. The caster 28 has excellent strength and can support the load of the folding structure A. The caster 28 is welded to the front end of the lower side of the vertical triangle of the caster frame 27 or is fixedly fastened by upper and lower nuts 30 which sandwich an angle material. In addition, it is also excellent in strength and can support the load of the folded structure A.

At this time, the casters 28 of the support means 26
Are fixed to the folding wall portion, the pair of opposed base walls 2 in this example via the caster frame 27, respectively.
Is fixed to the caster frame 27 so as to be in contact with the floor of the building with the same protruding height (protruding length) from the lower side, and the protruding height is the height using the adjuster bracket 15. The maximum adjustment dimension of the adjusting means 14, that is, the adjuster fitting 15 is set to a height equal to or greater than the maximum adjustment dimension planned for leveling out the folding structure A to the folding wall portion 1. Accordingly, in the state where the casters 28 are grounded, the height adjusting means 14 is located above the floor grounded position of the casters 28 and does not come into contact with the floor of the building. The wall portion 1 is lifted to a predetermined height and supported, so that the adjustment by, for example, the extension of the rotary bolt 17 can be performed smoothly and without feeling any weight. So as to be made the conveying movement by casters 28 while to be done quite, are to serve as the conveying movement means the support means 26 together.

The folding structure A of this embodiment, which has the height adjusting means 14 for leveling out and the supporting means 26 described above, assembles it by connecting the folding wall 1 with the folding wall 1 on site. In this example, the folding structure A is used indoors for installation in a building, and in particular, the ceiling 7 which is placed on the folding wall portion 1 and connected and assembled with each other. And with
At this time, each of the opposed walls 2 and the folded walls 3 and the ceiling 7 of the above-mentioned folded wall portion 1 are foam-filled with foamed resin between the front and back steel plates, and a heat insulating and soundproofing panel 8 integrally adhered to the connecting frame 9. As a connection, the airtight material 11 is interposed everywhere including the above-mentioned mounting portion and these connection portions, and the airtightness obtained by the aluminum hinge 12 as well as the entire airtightness is highly secured. In order to ensure the performance as a clean room or the like, for example, the panel 8 exceeds 10 kg / m ^2. Therefore, in this example, the transfer movement and the height in the state of the folded wall portion 1 are performed. Although the adjustment can be performed, the weight becomes extremely large, and even if the height adjustment means 14 is generally provided, it is extremely difficult to adjust the transport movement and leveling out. These can be extremely easily achieved by the holding means 26, and the installation and removal of the folding structure A can be performed with good workability.

At this time, since the supporting means 26 is detachable, in the present embodiment, by removing the fastening of the bolt and nut 29, it can be removed after the folding structure A is installed. With the support means 2
6 can also be prevented from protruding outward from the folding structure A to occupy space and hindering the walking safety of a pedestrian walking outside the folding structure A.

In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes an entrance and exit fitting by an airtight door which is installed on the opposing base wall 2 and in which the lower end is grounded to the floor of the building without the support frame 19 in this example. In this example, a window formed by a fitting sash, which is installed on the base wall 2 and the folding wall 3, is provided at both ends of the opposing base wall 2, and is also used as a reinforcing frame for connecting the folding wall 3 to the hinge 12. wall,
Reference numeral 10 denotes a ceiling reinforcing material, 13 denotes a hinge frame provided for connecting the hinge 12 at the middle position in the width direction of the folding wall 3, in this example, and a center position in the width direction, and 21 denotes a blind for the height adjustment means 14. A blind cover 2 which can be fixed to a screw 23 so that it can be tilted in accordance with the adjustment of the height adjusting means 14 through a long hole 22 inside and outside the lower end of the opposing base wall 2 and the folding wall 3, respectively.
In the present embodiment, the base 16 of the adjuster fitting 15 of the blind cover 21 on the indoor side is cut out and removed so as to protrude toward the outdoor side, and the airtight material 1 is provided.
1 is a grounding fin for ensuring airtightness with the floor of the building by arranging 1; 31 is an upper blind cover provided so as to surround the opposing base wall 2 and the upper end of the folding wall 3; 3 shows a hanging fin for preventing the fin from coming off.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, the above-mentioned folding roof, in which the above-mentioned roof (ceiling) is integrally installed on a folding wall portion instead of the above-mentioned roof (ceiling) being installed on site, is separated from the folding structure. It shall be provided with a folding roof such as a raised roof and, if necessary, a floor with a separated flip-up floor, an assembled floor, etc., and a height adjusting means for leveling a folding wall portion. One is rotatably held between a pair of upper and lower strong frames installed at the lower end of the opposing base wall and the folding wall so that adjustment can be performed by rotating the rotating bolt. A rotary bolt is interposed therebetween to adjust the rotation of the rotary bolt, and a plurality of door wheels having detachable support means installed through an inverted T-shaped door wheel frame. To be In practicing the present invention, including mounting the supporting means on a pair of folding walls in addition to or instead of the pair of opposing base walls, the present invention relates to a folding wall portion, an opposing base wall, a folding wall, Adjusting means, supporting means, and, if necessary, caster frames, casters and other specific materials,
Shape, structure, number, their relationship, addition to these,
The use of the folded structure can be in various forms without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0015]

The present invention is configured as described above.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the folding structure is provided with leveling height adjusting means, and the load is supported by the supporting means when the folding structure is installed, and the leveling adjustment by the height adjusting means is provided. Can be provided as easily as possible without feeling the weight of the folded structure or its folded wall, and the support means is detachable. Regardless of the form, after the folding structure is installed, it can be removed, and the supporting means may occupy more space in the installation state of the folding structure, or may be outside the folding structure. To prevent the pedestrian walking outside the pedestrian from stepping on the foot, thereby preventing the pedestrian's safety, and the invention according to claim 2 additionally has a folding structure. At the time of installation and removal, the above-mentioned supporting means is also used as the transporting and moving means, and smoothly transports and moves the folded structure or the folded wall surface to the installation location or the storage location without using mechanical force such as a crane. In addition to the above, in addition to the above, the invention according to the third aspect also includes a folding structure or a folding wall portion. The instability due to being freely foldable can be eliminated as much as possible, and the supporting means and the transporting means can be made as stable as possible by the casters of the supporting means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folding structure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing main members of the folding structure.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view immediately after installation of the folding structure.

FIG. 4 is a partial vertical sectional view of the folding structure.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the folding structure.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a folded state of a folding wall.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a height adjusting unit.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a mounting state of the support means.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a mounting state of the support means.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a mounting state of the support means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Folding structure 1 Folding wall 2 Facing base wall 3 Folding wall 12 Hinge 14 Height adjusting means 15 Adjuster bracket 26 Supporting means 27 Caster frame 28 Caster

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A folding structure having a flat rectangular or rectangular folding wall portion formed by a pair of opposing base walls and a pair of folding walls between the opposing base walls, wherein the opposing base of the folding wall portion is provided. The height adjustment means for leveling out which is installed on the wall and the folding wall, respectively, and the height adjustment means which is detachably installed on the folding wall portion, is located at a height position equal to or larger than the maximum adjustment dimension of the height adjustment means. A leveling device for a folded structure, comprising: a support means for lifting and supporting a folded wall portion. 2. The leveling device for a folding structure according to claim 1, wherein the supporting means is a caster installed on a folding wall portion via a caster frame. 3. The leveling of the folding structure according to claim 2, wherein the casters of the supporting means are installed at least at both ends in the width direction of a pair of opposed base walls in the folding wall portion. apparatus.