JP2001164820A - Sliding door device in furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the impact sound or rebound of a sliding door guided along a guide groove to open and close the front surface of furniture or the like and enhance the appearance. SOLUTION: In this sliding door device for opening and closing the front surface of a furniture body by a sliding door 4 slid and guided along a guide groove 3, and a cushioning material 6 is mounted substantially over the whole eight of the tip end surface of the sliding door, a catch slider 1 having substantially the same planar outer shape as the planar outer shape of the cushioning material and opened in the side is mounted on at least the lower end of the cushioning material, and a stopper 2 at least partially fitted to the opening part of the catch slider is provided in the vicinity of the position of stopping the cushioning material mounted on the tip end surface of the sliding door within the guide groove. The catch slider and the stopper have means for fitting and engaging the both within the opening part 1a by the elastic deformation of the catch slider or stopper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sliding door device for furniture and the like, and slides along a guide groove, such as a sliding door and a shutter door for opening and closing the front of various furniture such as an archive and a storage, or a bellows type sliding door for a partition. The present invention relates to a device for smoothly closing various sliding doors that are guided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when two sliding doors are closed by abutting their leading end surfaces against each other, for example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-23992.
As described in the publication, a stopper fitting for regulating the closing position of the two sliding doors is used, but at the time of closing the door, a contact piece provided on the sliding door collides with the stopper fitting,
Inconveniences such as generation of impact noise and rebound of the sliding door from the closed position to the open side are likely to occur.

[0003] In the case of a type in which the front end surface of a sliding door is brought into contact with the inner wall surface of a front opening of furniture or the like to close the door, usually,
No stopper fitting is used, and when the door is closed, impact noise and rebound are likely to occur.

As a countermeasure for solving such inconvenience, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-189266 discloses that a sliding stud which can slide in a guide groove is provided at a lower end of a front end face of a shutter door. In the guide groove, a stopper member having a barrier portion fitted between opposed inner walls of the guide groove and a resilient contact piece extending from the barrier portion along the guide groove is fixed, and a shutter door is provided. Disclosed is a shutter door device in which when a sliding position is reached, a sliding stud is elastically contacted with a side surface of an elastic contact piece so that the sliding stud is sandwiched between the elastic contact piece and one inner wall of the guide groove. Have been.

[0005]

The shutter door device described in the above publication is effective in preventing impact noise and rebound, but a sliding stud is exposed at the lower end of the front end surface of the shutter door. Is not preferable in appearance.

In addition, since the sliding stud is pressed against one inner wall of the guide groove by the elastic contact piece of the stopper member to stop the shutter door, the sliding stud is covered with a cover to improve the appearance. I can't do that either.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliding door device which prevents an impact sound and rebound when the sliding door reaches a closed position, makes the opening of the sliding door smooth, and has a good appearance. .

[0008]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) In a sliding door device in which the front surface of the furniture body is opened and closed by a sliding door such as a shutter door that is slidably guided along a guide groove, a cushioning material is attached over almost the entire height of the leading end surface of the sliding door, and at least at the lower end thereof A catch slider having substantially the same planar appearance as the cushioning material in plan view and having a side opening is attached, and a catch slider is provided near a position where the cushioning material attached to the front end surface of the sliding door in the guide yard stops. A stopper that can be fitted at least partially into the opening is provided, and a means is provided for the catch slider and the stopper to be fitted and locked in the opening by elastic deformation of the catch slider or the stopper.

(2) In the above item (1), the catch slider may be configured so that both side pieces forming the opening are elastically deformable so as to enlarge the opening width of the opening, and a stopper having a widening portion. Due to the abutment, the opening width of the opening of the catch slider is increased, and the widened portion of the stopper is sandwiched.

(3) In the above item (2), the stopper is provided with a widened portion at the tip of the stopper facing the catch slider, or the shape of the stopper in a plan view is substantially circular or elliptical. Alternatively, it is non-circular, and a large portion in the front-rear direction is a widened portion.

(4) In the above item (1), the catch slider is provided with a stop in the opening.
The stopper is provided with a locking groove corresponding to the locking portion.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a sliding door apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a catch slider (1) in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a stopper in FIG.
It is a perspective view of (2).

A guide groove (3) provided in the lower part of the front of the furniture body
A plurality of slides (5) are attached to the lower surface of left and right sliding doors (4) (in FIG. 1, the left sliding door is not shown) that is slid and guided along When the slide (5) slides in the guide groove (3), the sliding door (4) moves in the guide groove.
You will be guided along (3).

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a part of the left and right sliding doors (4) (4) in a state where the front end faces abut against each other and the door is closed.
FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof.

As shown in the figure, the sliding door (4) is configured by connecting a plurality of sliding door constituting units (4a), and further connecting a handle unit (4b) to the tip thereof.

A cushioning material (6) is attached to the leading end surface of the sliding door (4) over almost the entire height, and a cushioning material (6) is provided at the lower end thereof.
, A catch slider (1) having substantially the same outer shape in plan view and having a side opening is attached.

The cushioning material (6) and the catch slider (1)
As shown in FIG. 4, each is fitted and attached to the handle unit (4b).

The handle unit (4b) is generally made of a synthetic resin, and is formed into a cross-sectional shape capable of being inserted and inserted.

The cushioning material (6) includes a cylindrical cushioning part (6a) having a cushioning action for cushioning an impact when the door is closed, and a handle unit (4b).
And an opposite hook-shaped fitting portion (6b) for attachment to the device. The buffer part (6a) is made of a soft material such as a soft synthetic resin or rubber, and the fitting part (6b) is made of a hard synthetic resin, and can be easily integrally formed by a two-layer extrusion molding method. .

The catch slider (1) is made of a synthetic resin, and has a plan view outer shape substantially the same as the plan view outer shape of the cushioning material (6) in order to provide a continuous and integral appearance with the buffer material (6). It is molded to have.

One side of the catch slider (1), that is, the side facing the stopper (2) is opened so that at least a part of the stopper (2) can be fitted therein, and continues to the opening (1a). The side piece (1b) is elastically deformable so as to increase the width of the opening (1a).

The catch slider (1) is attached to the distal end surface of the sliding door (4) below the cushioning material (6) and continuously with the cushioning material (6), supports the cushioning material (6), and has a guide groove. It can slide along (3).

On the other hand, the stopper (2) is fixed with a screw (7) in the guide groove (3) in the vicinity of the position where the cushioning material (6) attached to the front end surface of the sliding door (4) stops. I have. The stopper (2) has a widened portion (2a) at the left and right inner ends facing the catch slider (1).

FIG. 7 is a plan view for explaining the interaction between the catch slider (1) and the stopper (2) in the sliding door device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the left and right sliding doors (4)
When closing (4), both sliding doors are slid along the guide groove (3) toward the stopper (2).

As shown in FIG. 7 (b), the ends of both side pieces (1b) (1b) forming the opening (1a) of the catch slider (1) (1) are widened at both ends of the stopper (2). When abutting against the portions (2a) and (2a), the side pieces (1b) and (1b) are elastically deformed so that the opening width of the opening (1a) is increased as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 7D, both side pieces (1b) and (1b) are
The catch slider (1) is fitted and locked to the widened portion (2a) of the stopper (2) by sandwiching (2a).

The catch slider (1) is a stopper (2)
Collides with both sides of the catch slider (1) (1b) (1b)
Requires a corresponding load to elastically deform, and the reaction of this load causes the sliding door via the catch slider (1).
(4) The stopper function works.

Therefore, the sliding speed of the left and right sliding doors (4) and (4) is reduced immediately before the leading end surfaces of the sliding doors (4) and (4) abut, and the sliding doors (4) and (4) have substantially The left and right sliding doors (4) because the cushioning material (6) is attached over the entire height
The shock when the cushioning members (6) and (6) of (4) collide with each other is weakened, and the recoil causing rebound is reduced.

The reduction of the recoil and the fact that the both sides (1b) and (1b) of the catch slider (1) are connected to the stopper (2)
Rebound is effectively prevented by sandwiching the widened portion (2a).

When the sliding door (4) is opened, a hand is applied to the handle unit (4b) to apply a force in the opening direction, and the both side pieces (1b) and (1b) of the catch slider (1) The opening width of the opening (1a) is expanded by elastic deformation, and the door can be easily opened.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the catch slider and the stopper.

This catch slider (11) is different from that shown in FIG. 2 in that a headed locking piece (11c) is provided in an opening (11a), and a stopper (12) is shown in FIG. The locking groove (12a) corresponding to the headed locking portion (11c) is provided at the left and right ends.

[0033] Catch slider (11) and stopper (12)
And the tip of the stopper (12) fits into the opening (11a) of the catch slider (11), and the locking groove (12a) of the stopper (12) is elastically deformed and widened. The catch slider (11) and the stopper (12) are fitted and locked in the opening (11a).

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the catch slider and the stopper.

The catch slider (21) is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 2, but the stopper (22) has a circular shape in plan view.

The engagement between the two is achieved by fitting the openings (21a) and (21a) of the catch slider (21) around the stopper (22) as shown by the broken line. The side surfaces before and after () function as the widened portions (22a) (22a).

The stopper (22) shown in FIG. 9 is circular in plan view, but may be elliptical or non-circular. In this case, a large portion in the front-rear direction becomes the widened portion.

This stopper (22) is of a type in which the sliding door is of a single-opening type, and the cushioning material (6) attached to the front end surface of the stopper closes the inner wall surface of the front opening of furniture or the like. To
Used well.

The catch slider according to the present invention described above may be attached to both the upper and lower ends of the cushioning material, and a stopper may be provided in a vertically facing guide groove in furniture or the like.

[0040]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sliding speed in the guide groove of the sliding door is reduced by the reaction when the catch slider and the stopper abut and the catch slider or the stopper is elastically deformed, and The shock-absorbing material attached to the front end surface of the sliding door reduces the impact, and the catch slider and the stopper are fitted and locked to each other, thereby effectively preventing the impact sound and rebound. Therefore, the sliding door can be closed smoothly. In addition, by using a catch slider having a planar appearance substantially the same as the planar appearance of the cushioning material,
Both are continuously and integrally visually recognized on the appearance, and a sliding door device with a good appearance is obtained.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the side pieces on both sides of the opening of the catch slider can be used as they are as the engagement pieces with the stopper, and the shapes of the catch slider and the stopper can be simplified. Things.

(3) According to the third aspect of the invention, the shape of the stopper can be simplified.

(4) According to the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to improve the stopping time of the engagement between the catch slider and the stopper.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a sliding door device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a catch slider in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a stopper in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mode in which a cushioning material and a catch slider according to the present invention are attached to a leading end of a sliding door.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view showing a state in which the front end surfaces of the left and right sliding doors abut against each other in the present invention and the door is closed.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the sliding door shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a plan view for explaining the interaction between the catch slider and the stopper according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a catch slider and a stopper.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a catch slider and a stopper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Catch slider (1a) Opening (1b) Side piece (2) Stopper (2a) Widening section (3) Guide groove (4) Sliding door (4a) Sliding door component unit (4b) Handle unit (5) Slider ( 6) Buffer material (6a) Buffer part (6b) Fitting part (7) Screw (11) Catch slider (11a) Opening (11c) Top locking piece (12) Stopper (12a) Lock groove (21) Catch slider (22) Stopper

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sliding door apparatus wherein a front surface of a furniture body is opened and closed by a sliding door such as a shutter door which is slidably guided along a guide groove, and a cushioning material is attached over substantially the entire height of a leading end surface of the sliding door. At the lower end, having a plan view outer shape that is substantially the same as the planer outer shape of the cushioning material, and attaching a catch slider that opens to the side, near the position where the cushioning material attached to the sliding door tip surface in the guide premises stops, A stopper that can be fitted at least partially into the opening of the catch slider is provided, and a means is provided for the catch slider and the stopper to be fitted and locked in the opening by the elastic deformation of the catch slider or the stopper. Sliding door device for furniture and the like. 2. The catch slider according to claim 1, wherein both side pieces forming the opening are elastically deformable so as to enlarge the opening width of the opening, and the catch slider is brought into contact with a stopper having a widened portion. The sliding door device for furniture or the like according to claim 1, wherein the opening width of the opening is enlarged to sandwich the widened portion of the stopper. 3. The stopper is provided with a widened portion at the end of the stopper facing the catch slider, or the stopper has a substantially circular, elliptical or non-circular shape in plan view, and is formed in the front-rear direction. The sliding door device for furniture and the like according to claim 2, wherein the large portion is a widened portion. 4. The catch slider according to claim 1, wherein a stop portion is provided in the opening, and a stopper is provided with a locking groove corresponding to the locking portion. Sliding door device for furniture and others.