JP2000129789A - Extension/folding guide device for folding structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly and stably perform extension for installing a folding structure such as a temporary house, and folding for removing it. SOLUTION: Support frames 20, 22 are installed on lower ends of a folding structure A, and the support frame 22 at a pair of folding walls 3 on a gable side is separately composed of a fixed support frame 23 fixed on one facing wall 1 on the front side and a guide rail frame 24 hinge-connected to its tip to be folded and contained. By reciprocating and moving guide rollers 33 respectively installed on lower ends of end part side walls 2 in the other facing wall 1 on the front side to the fixed support frame 23 and the guide rail frame 24, extension and folding in the folding structure A can be guided by the lower ends.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a folding structure, such as a temporary house or a storeroom, which is configured to be freely foldable, and more particularly to an extension / folding guide device.

[0002]

As a folding structure of this kind, the present inventor has proposed a pair of flat-sided opposing walls, hingedly connected to the opposing walls, and having a hinge frame interposed between one or more pairs of wall bodies. And a pair of folding walls having a pair of folded walls on the side of the bellows, which are folded in a bellows shape by hinged connection with each other, has been proposed. This kind of folding structure is, for example, a temporary structure. Large-sized construction for use as a house or office in a factory, insulation and sound-insulating material on the walls and roof, and reinforcement frames on the walls to increase the structural strength In many cases, the weight of the structure increases, and in this case, the weight is so heavy that the smooth extension / folding is hindered and the extension / folding force is concentrated on either the facing wall or the folding wall. And power Is not uniform, the hinge connection part rotates in its own direction, causing the part to be twisted, which also hinders smooth extension and folding. At this time, depending on the structure of the folding structure, this may not be possible. Transforms into a parallelogram,
In some cases, it may fall down. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure smooth extension and folding in installation and removal of the folding structure, and to facilitate the workability of this type of folding structure. It is essential.

[0003] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances in this type of folding structure, and the problem to be solved is to ensure a stable and extended folding by smoothing, including a heavy one. Another object of the present invention is to provide a folding guide for a folding structure, which can easily and reliably perform installation and removal work.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the above object, the present invention provides a support structure in which a support frame is disposed on a pair of flat walls on a flat side and a pair of folded walls on a wife side so as to form a base frame. The supporting frame is separated into a plurality of parts on the wife side, and a fixed supporting frame for supporting the folded structure in a folded state and a guide rail frame for guiding the extension and folding thereof are provided. A guide roller is installed at the lower end of the pair of opposed walls or the pair of folded walls on the wife side, and the guide roller is reciprocally movable between the fixed support frame and the guide rail frame.
By guiding the extension and folding of the folded structure, the weight of the folded structure is supported, and the folded structure can be smoothly and easily and reliably extended and folded. The invention described in the claims is characterized in that a pair of flat-sided opposing walls are hingedly connected to the opposing walls and hingedly connected to each other by interposing a hinge frame between one or a plurality of pairs of the wall bodies so that the bellows-shaped folds oppose each other. And a support frame for supporting these at the lower ends of the pair of flat-side opposed walls and the pair of wife-side folded walls. Each of the supporting frames on the wife side of the folding wall arrangement is set to a predetermined length corresponding to the folding width of the wife side, and is positioned on one of the flat side opposing walls of the pair, and the end of the flat side one supporting frame is A fixed support frame fixed to the part, A guide rail frame is formed so as to be continuous with the end of the holding frame and directed toward the end of one of the pair of flat sides of the pair of flat walls. And a guide roller provided between the fixed support frame and the guide rail frame so as to be reciprocally movable between the fixed support frame and the guide rail frame. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the guide roller is provided at the lower end of an end sleeve wall which is disposed at both ends of the other opposite flat side wall and protrudes in the direction of the folding wall. An extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 1, wherein
The invention according to claim 3 is arranged such that the folding roller is rotatable at the lower end of the other end of the flat wall on the other side of the flat wall instead of the guide rollers installed at the lower ends of both ends of the other opposite wall of the flat side. Guide row
An extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 1, wherein a guide rail is provided at the time of folding of the folding structure. In order to allow compact storage and transportation according to the folding dimensions without protruding the frame and requiring a large space for storage and transportation, and without causing damage during storage and transportation, This is referred to as the guide
4. The fixed frame according to claim 1, wherein the fixed support frame can be bent, slidable and extendable or detachable, so that the remaining protrusion of the folding wall at the time of folding can be prevented.
Alternatively, the present invention according to claim 5 is an extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 3, wherein the guide rail frame is housed in the folding structure to extend the guide rail frame. The guide rail frame is hingedly connected to the fixed support frame so that the use of the guide rail frame and the processing at the time of folding can be reliably performed with a simple structure. 5. The folding structure according to claim 4, wherein the guide rail frame is freely movable and foldable and the rotation bending angle is 1/4 circle or more, and the guide rail frame can be stored inside the space between the opposing walls. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the guide rail frame can be prevented from swinging due to the separate structure, and the guide for the extended folding and the support of the extended state in the folded structure can be provided. To improve stability 6. The extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 4, wherein the guide rail frame has a free end side end portion which can be fixed to a support frame of the facing frame. These are the means of solving the above-mentioned problems as the gist of the invention.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. A is a folding structure, and the folding structure A is composed of a pair of flat side opposed walls 1. A pair of wife-side folds, which are connected to the opposing wall 1 by hinges 13 and connected to each other by hinges 13 with a hinge frame 5 interposed between a pair or a plurality of pairs of wall bodies 4 to face each other to form a bellows-like fold. It is provided with a wall 3 so as to be freely extendable and foldable.

That is, in this embodiment, the folded structure A is a temporary house for offices, for example, and has a roof 6 and a floor 8 in addition to the opposed wall 1 and the folded wall 3, that is, a surrounding wall surrounding the outer periphery of the structure. It is provided with.

The opposing wall 1 is formed in a flat U-shape with end sleeve walls 2 protruding in the direction of the folding wall 3 disposed at both ends thereof. Wall 2
Each of the folded walls 3 is connected to a hinge 13 using an aluminum full-surface hinge, a hinge hardware, or the like, and the hinge 13 is connected to the pair of flat side opposing walls 1. A hinge frame 5 is interposed at the center position in the width direction, and the hinges 13 are similarly connected to each other using aluminum full hinges, hinge hardware, and the like. The valley fold can be folded so that it does not protrude outwardly in the width direction from a pair of flat-sided opposing walls 1 by the valley fold, thereby enabling a compact fold of the foldable structure A. It has been done.

In this embodiment, the roof 6 is a one-way roof, and the folding structure A of the folding structure A is provided at the upper ends of the pair of flat walls 1 and the other flat wall 1. A fixed roof part 7 having a width corresponding to or larger than the folding thickness is installed, and a roof (roof member) 6 is connected to the fixed roof part 7 by using a hinge 13 or a full-height aluminum hardware in the same manner as described above. By doing so, in the folded state, the outer side of the other opposing wall 1 on the flat side of the pair is folded so as to cover it, so as to cover it.
Is divided at the center in the width direction of the wife side toward the flat side, and each floor member is hinged to the lower end of each of the pair of opposing walls 1 on the flat side using a full aluminum hinge, a hinge hardware or the like. By being connected, the inside of each of the pair of opposing walls on the flat side is folded in a stacking-up manner.

Therefore, in the folding structure A of this embodiment,
The divided floors (floor members) 8 are pivoted in a flip-up manner by hinges 13, and the roof 6 is similarly pivoted by the hinges 13. The folding structure A is to be folded by pivoting between the walls 1 in a valley-folding manner. Conversely, each of the folding walls 3 is pulled out and the floor 8 is turned over. The extension for the use state is performed by the movement and the upright rotation of the roof 6.

The folding structure A is provided with a folding guide device so that a smooth operation can be easily and reliably performed during the above-mentioned extension and folding. The guide device is provided with the pair of flat-side opposed walls 1. At the lower ends of the pair of folding walls 3 on the wife side, supporting frames 20, 22 for supporting them are arranged, and each supporting frame 22 on the wife side of the folding wall 3 is set to a predetermined length according to the folding width of the wife side. One of the opposed walls 1 on the flat side of the pair
And a fixed support frame 23 fixed to the end of the one flat-side support frame 20 at the side of the flat-side support frame 20; And guide rails 33 are provided at the lower ends of both ends of the opposite flat wall 1, and each of the guide rollers 33 is fixed to the fixed support frame. The extension / folding can be guided freely by reciprocating between the guide rail frame 23 and the guide rail frame 24. At this time, the guide rail frame 24 of this embodiment can be bent by the fixed support frame 23 respectively. And the protrusion of the folding wall 3 at the time of folding can be prevented.
Are connected to the fixed support frame 23 by hinges 26, respectively, so that the fixed support frame 23 can be freely turned and bent in the direction facing the folding wall 3 and the turning angle is set to 1/4 circle or more. The guide rail frame 24 is housed inside the space between the opposing walls 1.

That is, the support frames 20 and 22 of the present embodiment form, for example, a U-shape, a U-shape, and a base frame of the folding structure A.
The supporting frames 20 and 22 have an appropriate cross-sectional shape such as an I-shape, for example, made of steel made of a thick steel plate. The supporting frames 20 and 22 have a length extending over the entire length of the facing wall 1 and the folding wall 3. The opposed wall 1 is placed and fixed, and the folded wall 3 is partially placed and fixed. At this time, the flat-side support frame 20 on which the opposed wall 1 is disposed is connected to the end sleeve wall 2. Each of the opposed walls 1 is placed and fixed in the width direction and in a short straight line, and the supporting frame 22 on the end side of the folding wall 3 is provided with the supporting frame 22 on the flat side. In between, this is 2
The fixed support frame 23 and the guide rail frame 24 are provided separately.

In this embodiment, the fixed supporting frame 23 is a folded width of the folding wall 3, that is, in this embodiment, the folded state of the wall body 4, the hinge frame 5 and the pair of flat side opposing walls 1 in the folding wall 3. The fixed support frame 23 has one end in the longitudinal direction at one of the flat sides of the pair, and in this example, the opposed wall provided with the fixed roof 7. 1 and fixed to the end of the support frame 20 arranged at the lower end of the one opposing wall 1 on the flat side. At this time, the end sleeve wall 2 of the opposing wall 1 is mounted and fixed, The other end in the direction is flat on the other side. In this example, when the above-mentioned roof 6 is folded, it is directed to each end of the opposing wall 1 on the side where the roof 6 is made to hang down.
For example, L
Fixing fixtures such as bolts and nuts through the angled material,
The fixed support frame 2 of this example is fixed by welding or the like.
3, a rail member, particularly a protruding rail member 25, is provided on the entire upper surface of the upper surface excluding the end sleeve wall 2 or on a part of the front end side, and the fixed support frame 23 is mounted on the rail. It is also used as a guide rail frame with a rail portion.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the guide rail frame 24 is
The rail member, particularly the fixed support frame 23, is formed in a straight line so as to extend straight under the end sleeve wall 2 of the other flat side opposite wall 1 and to reach the support frame 20 of the opposite wall 1, and to extend over the entire upper surface. The rail member 25 is formed to have the same cross-sectional shape as the rail member 25 so as to be continuous with the guide rail frame portion of the fixed support frame 23, for example, and to be hinged. One end is fixed using a metal support frame 23.
By connecting the hinge 26 to the longitudinal end of the guide rail frame 24, the rotation bending angle is reduced to 1/4 circle or more.
In the direction opposite to the folding wall 3, that is, inward, in this example, toward the lower surface side of the floor 8 in this example.

At this time, the end of the guide rail frame 24 of the present embodiment, which is freely rotatable and bendable, is free to be fixed to the support frame 20 of the facing frame 1 so that it can be freely fixed. The guide rail frame 24 is supported to be steady against the support frame 20 of the opposing wall 1.

In this embodiment, the guide rail frame 24 is fixed by setting its free end, that is, the end on the non-fixed support frame side, to a short length excluding the end sleeve wall 2. For example, the guide rail frame 24 of this embodiment is detachably attached to the longitudinal end face of the support frame 20 of the other flat wall 1 by using, for example, bolts and nuts. A bolt 30 is loosely fitted to the end of the support frame 20 and the end plate 2
The nut 32 is screwed into the end plate 21 on the inner side of the end plate 21, that is, on the side of the non-guide rail frame, so that the nut 32 is fixedly fastened to the opposing wall 1. The bolt 3 in this example is
Reference numeral 0 designates a retaining nut 31 screwed in the middle of the longitudinal direction, and the retaining nut 31 is attached to the outside of the end plate 21,
That is, the bolt 30 is loosely fitted to the guide rail frame 24 so as to be retained on the guide rail frame 24 and is fixed to the end plate 21 of the support frame 20 on the opposing wall 1. The nut 3
2, the fixing by the screwing and the release by the detachment can be performed on the support frame side.

On the other hand, the guide rollers 33 are disposed at the lower ends of both ends of the opposite flat wall 1 on the flat side, in this embodiment, at the lower ends of the end walls 2 of the end walls of the opposite wall 1, and the projecting rails are provided. The guide roller 33 is formed by a grooved door wheel for receiving the member 25. The guide roller 33 is directed toward the direction in which the end sleeve wall 2 projects, that is, toward the folding wall 3, so that the free end of the guide rail frame 24 is formed. On the side, the protruding rail member 25
The guide roller 33 is mounted on the folding wall 3.
The continuous protruding rail member 25 is reciprocated from the free end side of the guide rail frame 24 to the fixed support frame 23 in accordance with the extension and folding of the guide rail frame 24 so that the extension of the folding structure A is moved to the lower end. It is to guide in.

Accordingly, in the folding structure A, the guide roller 33 installed at the lower end of the other flat side opposite wall 1 with the extension and folding thereof is supported by the supporting frame arranged at the lower end of the pair of folding walls on the wife side. A fixed support frame 23, particularly a rail portion thereof, and a guide rail frame 24, which are formed by separating the guide 22 from each other, reciprocate to guide the extension and folding of the folding structure A, and reduce the weight of the folding structure A. Can be supported and smoothed to enable easy and reliable extension and folding;
In the folding structure A of the present embodiment in which the guide rail frame 24 is freely fixed to the support frame 20 of the other flat side opposite wall 1, the folding for the removal is performed by the guide rail frame 2
4 is released, and the folding structure A is folded by the above guide so that the opposite flat wall 1 on which the guide roller 33 is installed is pushed in the direction of the opposite flat wall 1. After the folding is completed, the guide rail frame 24 may be rotated and bent so as to be stored between the pair of opposing walls 1, and the extension for installation is performed by turning each guide rail frame in the opposite direction. After being bent, it is connected to the end of the fixed support frame 23, and the other flat wall 1 is pulled apart, and is extended by the above-mentioned guide. What is necessary is just to fix to the support frame 20.

In the drawing, reference numeral 9 denotes a support frame for abutting portions of a floor 8, reference numeral 10 denotes a facing wall, folding walls 3, structural members of a roof 6 and a floor 8, reference numeral 11 denotes an exterior material thereof, reference numeral 12 denotes an interior material thereof, and reference numeral 14 denotes an interior material. Is a hook for a crane installed on the roof surface which is fixed to the opposing wall by a fastener (not shown) so that the folding structure A can be transported and installed by the crane, and 15 is installed on the opposing wall 1 The opening members 27, such as sashes and doors, have a length extending over both the fixed support frame 23 in the support frame 22 at the lower end of the folding wall 3 and the hinge 26 connecting portion of the guide rail frame 24, and the guide rail frame 24 The positioning plate 28 of the guide rail frame 24, which is arranged so as to be linearly continuous with the fixed support frame 23, is connected to the fixed support frame 23.
So that the bolt 29 can be fixed
It is a receiving nut on the side of the fixed support frame 23 installed at a position corresponding to the bolt 29 hole of the positioning plate 27.

Although the illustrated example is as described above, a pair of folded walls on the side of the hinge connected to a pair of opposed flat walls on the flat side of the folded structure are provided with a hinge frame between a plurality of pairs of wall bodies. A plurality of bellows-shaped folds that are hinged to each other to perform opposed bellows-like folding; the bellows-like folds are mountain-folded instead of the valley-folded one; A gabled roof is used in place of the roof,
Hingedly connected to the upper end of one of the pair of flat-sided walls, similarly rotated and folded in a stacking manner, and a flat roof, hinged to the upper end of the pair of flat-sided opposite walls,
The bellows-like folding should be performed between them on the folding wall in the same way, and the floor installation should be omitted, for example, an office installed in a factory, and the floor should be used as a shared office. A pair of flat-sided opposing walls are not provided with the end sleeve walls, and a guide roller is provided at the lower end of the end of the other flat-side opposing wall.
Is installed so that the guide roller can reciprocate between the fixed support frame and the guide rail frame in the same manner as described above, and the guide roller is installed instead of the lower end of the end of the opposing wall. ,
The guide rail frame is slidably extended and retractable or detachable on a fixed support frame, respectively, so as to be rotatable at the lower end of the other flat wall side end of the folding wall. In the practice of the present invention, including the ability to prevent residual protrusion at the time, the opposing wall, the folding wall, a folding structure provided with these, a support frame,
The specific shape, material, structure, number, dimensions, and the like of the fixed support frame, guide rail frame, guide roller, and end sleeve wall of the opposing wall used as needed on the folded wall portion, Additions to these may take various forms without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0020]

The present invention is configured as described above.
The invention described in claim 1, the invention described in claim 2, and the invention described in claim 3 ensure smooth extension and folding, including heavy ones, and perform installation and removal operations. It is possible to provide a folding structure folding guide device which can be easily and surely formed. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the guide rail frame projects when the folding structure is folded. Thus, compact storage and transportation according to the folding dimensions are enabled without requiring a large space for storage and transportation, and without causing damage during storage and transportation. In addition to the above, the described invention also includes a guide rail frame housed in a folding structure, and the use of the guide rail frame at the time of extension and the processing at the time of folding can be reliably performed with a simple structure. The invention described in claim 6 is: Axis in addition to the above, guide rails due to the separate arrangement - can eliminate the deflection of Le frame, it is assumed that the improved stability of the support of the guide and an extended state of the folding extension in folded structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folding structure in an extended state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a folding structure in a folded state.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in an extended state showing a relationship between an opposing wall and a folded wall.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a folded state showing a relationship between an opposing wall and a folded wall.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a relationship between a fixed roof portion and a roof member.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a relationship between an opposing wall and a floor.

FIG. 7 shows a support frame and a guide rail on the other opposing wall on the flat side.
It is a perspective view of the corner lower end part of a folding structure which shows a relationship with a frame.

FIG. 8 shows a support frame and a guide rail on the other opposing wall on the flat side.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a corner lower end portion of the folding structure showing a relationship with a folding frame.

FIG. 9 shows a support frame and a guide rail on the other opposing wall on the flat side.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a corner lower end portion of the folding structure showing a relationship with a folding frame.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the support frame obtained by rotating and bending the guide rail, showing the relationship between the fixed support frame at the lower end of the folding wall and the guide rail frame.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a support frame formed by continuous guide rails, showing a relationship between a fixed support frame at the lower end of the folding wall and the guide rail frame.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the support frame at the lower end of the folding wall.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Folding Structure 1 Opposing Wall 2 End Sleeve Wall 3 Folding Wall 13 Hinge 20 Support Frame 22 Support Frame 23 Fixed Support Frame 24 Guide Rail Frame 26 Hinge 33 Guide Roller

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bellows-shaped fold that opposes a pair of flat-sided opposing walls hinged to the opposing walls and hinged to each other with a hinge frame interposed between one or more pairs of walls. And a support frame for supporting these at the lower ends of the pair of flat-side opposed walls and the pair of wife-side folded walls. Each of the supporting frames on the wife side of the folding wall arrangement is set to a predetermined length corresponding to the folding width of the wife side, and is positioned on one of the flat side opposing walls of the pair, and the end of the flat side one supporting frame is A fixed support frame fixed to the portion, and a guide rail frame which is provided at a tip of the fixed support frame and is directed toward the end of one of the pair of flat sides facing the opposite wall. Guide rollers are provided at the lower ends of both ends of the other opposing wall.
And the guide rollers are reciprocally movable between the fixed support frame and the guide rail frame so that the extension and folding can be guided freely. . 2. The guide roller according to claim 1, wherein said guide rollers are disposed at both ends of said opposite flat side wall and are installed at the lower end of an end sleeve wall protruding toward a folding wall. An extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 1. 3. A guide roller, which is rotatable at the lower end of the other side of the flat wall, instead of the guide rollers installed at the lower ends of both ends of the other opposite side wall of the flat side. The extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A guide rail frame according to claim 1, wherein said guide rail frame is foldable, slidable and extendable or detachable with respect to a fixed support frame, so that a remaining projection of said foldable wall when folded can be prevented. 4. The extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 2, 2 or 3. 5. The guide rail frame is hingedly connected to a fixed support frame so that the guide rail frame can be freely turned and bent in a direction opposite to the folding wall of the fixed support frame, and the turning angle is at least 1/4 yen. The extension / folding guide device for a folding structure according to claim 4, wherein the guide rail frame can be stored inside the space between the opposing walls. 6. The extension and folding guide according to claim 4, wherein an end of the guide rail frame on a free end side is freely fixed to a support frame of the opposed frame. apparatus.