JP2000240619A - Object connecting method and object connecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an object connecting method and an object connecting device having a simple structure, formed compact, facilitating attaching one member and the other member, and respectively usable. SOLUTION: An inserting and fitting body 4 having a locking member 10 provided on multiple base pieces 9 protruding from one member 3 are attached to and connected with a receiving body 2 provided on a pair of standing pieces 5 protruding on the other member 1. These multiple locking members 10 have a flat face on one side face and a protrusion only on the other side face with respect to the base piece 9. Multiple base pieces are provided such that the flat faces and the protruding locking members 10 are arranged in alternating positions. When the locking members 10 are pushed into a gap 6, the locking members are bent by the spring action of the base pieces 9 for inserting the locking member. The locking members and are returned to original positions by the spring action of the base pieces 9 after insertion, and the locking members 10 are engaged with receiving pieces 7 to prevent slip-off.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article connecting method and an article connecting apparatus which can be easily connected by a simple structure, and can be detached and used repeatedly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when assembling a partition, a frame, or the like by abutting a plurality of members, a joining tool 60 as shown in FIG.
By inserting the male member 62 attached to the female member 64 attached to the other member 63, the one and the other members 61 and 63 are connected.

[0003] However, this connector 60 has a head 6 attached to a shaft 65 of a male member 62 which engages with a female member 64.
6 is provided so as to protrude on both sides of the shaft portion 65 and extends so as to abut against the locking pieces 67 of the female member 64, so that the male member 62 and the female member 64 As shown in FIG. 7A, the connection cannot be made unless the insertion is from above.

The heads 66 projecting from both sides of the shaft 65 are engaged with the locking pieces 67, 67 and receive a tensile force in the longitudinal direction. Since the strength 65 is required and the thickness t of the shaft portion 65 is increased, the gap x between the inner ends of the locking pieces 67 is increased as shown in FIG. As a result, the overall configuration of the male member 62 and the female member 64 becomes larger.

[0005] Furthermore, a configuration in which connection can be performed by pushing in from the front is also known in some cases. In this case, for example,
As shown in FIG. 7 (c), when the shaft portion 65 of the male member 62 is halved for insertion into the female member 64, the passage dimension of the head portion 66 is narrowed when pushed. Is formed.

However, the half-split shaft portion 65 is thin and cannot provide sufficient strength, and the width of the head portion 66 that protrudes to both ends is increased. Increase in size.

[0007] In the case shown in FIG.
Is forcibly pushed into the locking pieces 67, 67, so that the head 66 is displaced and cannot be restored to the shape before insertion, resulting in poor connection. And other various problems.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and includes a plurality of receiving members provided on a pair of rising pieces protruding from one member and a plurality of protruding pieces protruding from the other member. In the article connecting method of attaching and connecting an insert having a locking member provided on a base piece, the locking member composed of the plurality of pieces has a flat surface on one side with respect to the base piece, and has another side. And a plurality of base pieces are provided so that the smooth surface and the protruding locking member are arranged at alternate positions, and when the locking member is pushed into the gap, the spring of the base piece is provided. The locking member is bent by the action, and the locking member is inserted. After the insertion, the locking member returns to the original position by the spring action of the base piece, and the locking member and the receiving piece are engaged with each other to prevent the slipping out. Structure and compact structure, one and the other Ri with and coupling readily performed, moreover, has an object to provide an article linking methods and articles coupling device can be used repeatedly.

[0009]

Means of the present invention for achieving the above object include a pair of rising pieces protruding at a predetermined interval from one member, and a predetermined gap provided at the front end of these rising pieces. To a receiving body provided with a pair of receiving pieces bent inward to form, a plurality of base pieces protruding from the other member so as to correspond to the gap and to be located on a straight line, and An article connecting method of attaching and connecting an insertion body provided with a locking member provided on the front side of the base piece and protruding so as to be inserted into the gap, wherein the plurality of locking members are One side of the base piece is a smooth surface, and only the other side is overhanging, and the plurality of base pieces are arranged such that a combination of the smooth surface and the overhanging locking member is arranged at alternate positions. The locking member is provided with the gap When pushed into, the locking member is bent by the spring action of the base piece and the locking member is inserted.After insertion, the locking member returns to the original position by the spring action of the base piece, and the locking member and the receiving piece Are engaged with each other to prevent the article from coming off.

[0010] In an article connecting device comprising a receiving member provided on one member and an insertion member provided on the other member,
The receiving body includes a pair of rising pieces protruding at a predetermined interval from the one member, and a pair of receiving pieces attached to the front ends of the rising pieces and bent inward to form a predetermined gap. A plurality of base pieces protruding from the other member so as to correspond to the gap and be located on a straight line, and to be provided on the front side of these base pieces so as to be inserted into the gap. With an overhanging locking member,
The plurality of locking members have a smooth surface on one side of the base piece and project only to the other side,
The article connecting device is provided with the plurality of base pieces so that the combination of the smooth surface and the protruding locking member is arranged at alternate positions.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of an article connecting method and an article connecting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG.
4 and 5, A is an article connecting device, which includes a receiving member 2 provided on one member 1 and an insertion member 4 provided on the other member 3.

The above-mentioned receiving body 2 has one member 1
A pair of rising pieces 5, 5 protruding at a predetermined interval from the mounting member 2 a attached to the mounting member 2 a, and a predetermined gap 6 is formed at the front end of the rising pieces 5, 5 to form a predetermined locking portion. And a pair of receiving pieces 7, 7 bent inward as described above.

The receiving member 2 is made of metal or synthetic resin, and is attached to one member 1 by an attachment member 2a.
Is fixed by attaching it with fastening means 8 such as screws.

The above-mentioned insertion member 4 is attached to the other member 3 so as to correspond to the gap 6 and, as shown in FIG. A plurality of base pieces 9, 9 projecting substantially vertically;
9 are provided on the front side and are provided with a locking member 10 that protrudes with a width H1 corresponding to the clearance dimension H3 so as to be inserted into the clearance 6. (See FIG. 1, H1 <H3)

The insertion member 4 is formed of synthetic resin or the like, and is fixed to the other member 3 by attaching the attachment member 3a to the other member 3 by fastening means 8 such as a screw.

The plurality of locking members 10 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 (a) and FIG. 3, one protruding side surface of the base pieces 9, 9,... Is made smooth, and only the other side is laterally extended, and a plurality of base pieces 9, 9,. Are provided such that the combination of the smooth surface and the protruding locking member 10 is arranged at alternate positions.

As shown in FIG. 1, the width H2 of the pair of locking members 10, 10 located on both sides of the base pieces 9 arranged at the alternate positions is the size of the gap 6 formed by the receiving pieces 7, 7. It has a wider interval than H2. (H2> H3).

Further, the locking member 10 is formed so as to be inclined as it extends from the front end to the rear.
This surface serves as an insertion guide surface, and the insertion operation when coming into contact with the receiving piece 7 during insertion into the receiving body 2 is improved.

The insert 4 has a base piece 9 made of a springy material such as synthetic resin.
The base piece 9 can bend to the side when it receives an external force, and can return to its original position when the external force is released. Any material can be selected as long as the material is satisfactory.

The embodiment of the article connecting method and the article connecting apparatus A according to the present invention configured as described above has the following effects.

At the time of connection between the receiving member 2 provided on one member 1 and the insertion member 4 provided on the other member 3, a plurality of base pieces 9 are provided in accordance with the direction of the gap 6 of the receiving member 2. As shown in FIG. 4A, the locking members 10 are pushed into the gaps 6 so as to correspond to each other.

Then, the locking members 10, 10 projecting to both sides at the alternate positions have their slopes abutting against the pair of receiving pieces 7, 7 of the receiving body 2 (according to the relationship of H 2> H 3), and the insertion thereof is stopped. Be regulated.

However, since the base piece 9 of the insertion member 4 has a spring property, the locking member 10 is bent by the action and inserted into the gap 6 as shown in FIG. You. After all of the locking members 10 are inserted, the locking members 10 return to their original positions by the spring action of the base piece 9, and as shown in FIG. 4 (corresponding to the relationship of H2> H3), the receiving pieces 7, 7 and the locking members 10, 10 are engaged with each other as shown in FIG. To stop in the direction of arrow y.

The receiving body 2 and the inserting body 4 can be detached (disassembled) by sliding in the longitudinal direction of the receiving bodies 2 and 4. FIG.
As shown in (a), the stopper 11 may be attached to the end of the receiving body 2.

Further, the connection between the receiving member 2 provided on the one member 1 and the insertion member 4 provided on the other member 3 may be performed by sliding the two members 2 and 4 in the longitudinal direction. Of course.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show an article connecting device A of another embodiment, which can be used for assembling and disassembling a fence or a lattice in a house garden or a partition in a room or the like. The receiving body 2 can be attached to a pillar member, and the insert 4 can be attached to a plate or a fence body, so that the article can be formed in a desired form. The basic configuration is the same as that of the above-described example. The same reference numerals are given and omitted, and only the changed points will be described.

That is, one or many receiving bodies 2 (in this embodiment) are provided at intervals on the outer peripheral portion of a column member which is one member 1 formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined length, for example. Then, in the gap 6 of the receiving body 2 corresponding to the predetermined position, the locking members 10, 10 of the inserting body 4 fixed to the plate member as the other member 3 by the fastening means 8 such as a screw are inserted.

Then, the locking members 10, 10 projecting to both sides at the alternate positions, the slopes thereof contact the pair of receiving pieces 7, 7 of the receiving body 2, and the insertion thereof is regulated.

However, since the base piece 9 of the insertion member 4 has a spring property, the locking member 10 is bent and inserted into the gap 6 by the action thereof. After the is inserted, it returns to the original position by the spring action of the base piece 9, and the locking members 10, 10 correspond to the outer positions of the gap 6 formed by the receiving pieces 7, 7. The receiving pieces 7, 7 are engaged with the locking members 10, 10, and as shown in FIG.
The stopper is attached to one end or both ends of the column member 1 at the end of the receiving body 2, thereby preventing the receiving body 2 from being detached from the insertion body 4.

The receiving pieces 7, 7 are arranged on both sides at the end of the rising piece 5, so that when a large number of receiving bodies 2 are provided, the rising pieces 5 can also be used. When used for the cylindrical column 1, the receiving pieces 7, 7 are also formed in a concentric arc shape, and the insert 4 is also formed on the surface of the receiving pieces 7, 7. Surface 1 that contacts
2 is formed in an arc shape following this circular arc.

Also, by providing a large number of receiving bodies 2 on the outer peripheral portion of the column member which is the one member 1, the mounting angle of the other member 3 to which the inserting body 1 is mounted with respect to the one member 1 can be relatively arbitrarily set. Can be set.

[0032]

According to the present invention constructed as described above, these inserts and the receiving body can be connected by a simple operation of pushing the insert into the receiving body. Since the structure can be simplified and compactly formed, it can be provided at low cost. Also, it can be easily disassembled, and repeated use of disassembly and assembly can be performed.

In particular, when the receiving body is pushed into the gap, the locking member is inserted by the spring action of the base piece of the insertion body, so that there is a special effect such as little wear and a long life. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded plan view showing an article connecting apparatus according to an embodiment employing an article connecting method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an insertion body in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing each state of connection of the article connection device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded plan view of another embodiment of the article connecting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG.

7A and 7B show a conventional joining tool, in which FIG. 7A is a perspective view before connection, and FIGS. 7B, 7C, and 7D are cross-sectional views after connection.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 One member 2 Receiving body 3 The other member 4 Insertion body 5 Standing piece 6 Gap 7 Receiving piece 9 Base piece 10 Locking member

Claims (2)

[Claims] A pair of rising pieces protruding from a member at a predetermined interval, and a pair of receiving pieces attached to the front ends of the rising pieces and bent inward to form a predetermined gap. A plurality of base pieces protruding from the other member so as to correspond to the gap and be located on a straight line, and provided on the front side of these base pieces so as to be inserted into the gap, so as to be inserted into the gap. An article connecting method of attaching and connecting an insert having a locking member, wherein the plurality of locking members have a smooth surface on one side with respect to the base piece and only on the other side. Overhanging,
The plurality of base pieces are provided so that the combination of the smooth surface and the protruding locking member are arranged at alternate positions, and when the locking member is pushed into the gap, the base piece operates by a spring action. The locking member is bent to be inserted, and after the insertion, the locking member returns to the original position by the spring action of the base piece, and the locking member and the receiving piece are engaged with each other to prevent slipping. Article connection method. 2. An article connecting device comprising a receiving member provided on one member and an insertion member provided on the other member, wherein the receiving member has a pair of rising pieces protruding from the one member at a predetermined interval. And a pair of receiving pieces attached to the front ends of these rising pieces and bent inward so as to form a predetermined gap, wherein the insertion body corresponds to the gap and is on a straight line. A plurality of base members protruding from the other member so as to be positioned, and a locking member provided on the front side of these base pieces and projecting so as to be inserted into the gap; The one side of the base piece is a smooth surface, and only overhangs the other side,
The article connecting device, wherein the plurality of base pieces are provided such that the combination of the smooth surface and the protruding locking member is arranged at alternate positions.